But really though, what’s the lowdown on Faces? I’m waiting to see if it would be acceptable to Netflix and watch with a rather sensitive family member.
I think we can all agree it’s a monumental vulgarity that Laughton only directed Hunter. I have not however seen Band of Outsiders, though it is one of the few 60s Godards I have left(and am vastly looking forward to).
Very cool, folks — thanks for the intel. Am probably going to pick up the Teshigahara set now, I think.
I think we can all agree it’s a monumental vulgarity that Laughton only directed Hunter. I have not however seen Band of Outsiders, though it is one of the few 60s Godards I have left(and am vastly looking forward to).
Very cool, folks — thanks for the intel. Am probably going to pick up the Teshigahara set now, I think.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Joyce
Understanding Media – Marshall McLuhan
Collected Poems – Dylan Thomas
Winner Take All – Hemingway
Hemingway On Writing – Hemingway anthology
Hopefully I’ll be adding some John Dos Passos and Henry James pretty soon.
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
Pretty weird to think that something like Une Femme Est Une Femme would be rated R because of two shots of female nudity.
Same for Pierrot, maybe even the same for Breathless(unless the MPAA has different standards when it comes to shots of nude still pictures.)
During a Hollywood Video’s store closing sale, I got That Obscure Object of Desire, PI, The Passenger for about fourteen bucks. Also saw Autumn Sonata but was apparently braindead for a night and did not buy that too.
Carnival of Souls. Fourteen year-old me had no idea what he was in store for, assuming this was going to be his usual b-horror flick. Perhaps seeing this film that early explains my later affinity for Lynch.
Aside from starting with some of the hugely important essential titles on that Wiki page(i.e. Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Laura, The Big Sleep, Murder My Sweet, Kiss Me Deadly, Detour, D.O.A., Gun Crazy, Touch of Evil, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Third Man), I might also fervently highlight:
In A Lonely Place
Killer’s Kiss
Blast of Silence
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Elevator to the Gallows
Quicksand
The Wrong Man
The Killing
And some later titles:
Chinatown
Blood Simple
Brick
Mulholland Drive
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Seven
Mississippi John Hurt(when Morgan Freeman gets about twelve years older)
Bobby Dylan(something more oblique than I’m Not There. Maybe based in narratives and imagery from the songs that parallel his life/myth)
Orwell
Kim Novak
I think Westley is completely correct, considering the circumstances you mention.
Fight Club is attractively provocative enough to appeal to non-film folks, but substantial enough to study and form stances and interpretative arguments about.
Same goes for Seven in terms of accessibility. There is not as much immediate and blatant(by which I suppose I mean sociopolitical) thematic/character material to consider as there is in Fight Club, but nevertheless, there are some plentiful tentpole themes(morality, retribution) to consider.
Finishing with Zodiac is logical — combines the subject matter of Seven with a scope and pace more similar to Social Network. Could compare the two(Zodiac and Social Network) in regards to the way they both deal with slogging processes of searching for truth through facts(investigation/deposition), and their portraits of driven men whose obsessions possibly result in their self-destruction(which, really, applies to all of these films).
And on that note: a quote from Fincher…
“…he admitted normally his films are, ‘…pitch-black stories of misanthropes and the occasional serial killer’”.
(http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6229596/david_fincher_wins_best_director_award.html)
And lastly, in regards to comparing Zodiac and Social Network: this Mubi article on Social Network by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky(http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/2300) does just that, and it is quite intriguing. Primarily the sixth paragraph.
The first portion of the film makes me ready to love it, but(as most feel) once we get down into Death Valley this becomes a chore that is just a lightyear or so too tall. Nevertheless, I think it actually does go back to being mystifying and great once Daria begins heading toward Rod Taylor’s place and it takes on a more classically Antonioni quietude and sensuality. And then of course the ending indelibly redeems the entire thing for me a millionfold. Almost.
Naturally, my feelings about it are more complex than this, but so much so that I am still conflicted in my perception of it. More and more I think this is the archetype for a great flawed film, as it was characterized in a previous thread.
There is a multitude of things to consider; the politics, the choice and function of Daria Halprin and Mark Frechette as actors, the ending, Antonioni on Godard’s turf(?).
What do you think? Arguments, interpretations, general. Great or bad, it deserves some discourse.
Criterion Movies suitable for the whole family about 3 years ago
What about Faces by Cassavetes? Is there any nudity? Or am I correct in assuming the rating is for ‘language’.
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Criterion Movies suitable for the whole family about 3 years ago
But really though, what’s the lowdown on Faces? I’m waiting to see if it would be acceptable to Netflix and watch with a rather sensitive family member.
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Criterion Movies suitable for the whole family about 3 years ago
Where would the following fall in terms of sex/nudity and language?
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Faces
All of Godard’s films before Alphaville
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1984 worthy of Criterion release? over 2 years ago
The Edmond O’Brien one is quite underrated.
The John Hurt one seems to be rated…correctly.
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Your 5 Favourite Directors over 2 years ago
Godard
Lynch
Wilder
Kazan
Antonioni
Nice to see the Lynch love on these lists.
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Heads up!!!! 50% off Criterions over 2 years ago
Last time round I got
Made In U.S.A.
Cassavetes set
Two or Three Things I Know About Her
Vivre Sa Vie
Last Year At Marienbad
Breathless
L’avventura
L’Eclisse
Thinking about A Woman Is A Woman, Night of the Hunter, maybe Band of Outsiders, the Bergman trilogy , perhaps the Teshigahara one.
How do the other two films in that set compare to Woman in the Dunes?
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Heads up!!!! 50% off Criterions over 2 years ago
I think we can all agree it’s a monumental vulgarity that Laughton only directed Hunter. I have not however seen Band of Outsiders, though it is one of the few 60s Godards I have left(and am vastly looking forward to).
Very cool, folks — thanks for the intel. Am probably going to pick up the Teshigahara set now, I think.
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Heads up!!!! 50% off Criterions over 2 years ago
I think we can all agree it’s a monumental vulgarity that Laughton only directed Hunter. I have not however seen Band of Outsiders, though it is one of the few 60s Godards I have left(and am vastly looking forward to).
Very cool, folks — thanks for the intel. Am probably going to pick up the Teshigahara set now, I think.
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Coen brothers finest moments over 2 years ago
Obviously; the ashes at the end of Lebowski.
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Coen brothers finest moments over 2 years ago
“Is Carson Wells there?”
“Not in the sense that you mean.”
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OT: What are you reading? over 2 years ago
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Joyce
Understanding Media – Marshall McLuhan
Collected Poems – Dylan Thomas
Winner Take All – Hemingway
Hemingway On Writing – Hemingway anthology
Hopefully I’ll be adding some John Dos Passos and Henry James pretty soon.
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Performances That The Academy Failed To Notice over 2 years ago
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
ANDY GRIFFITH IN A FACE IN THE CROWD
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Films You Go To Bed To over 2 years ago
Pierrot Le Fou
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Would any of Godard's 60s films be rated R if released today? over 2 years ago
Pretty weird to think that something like Une Femme Est Une Femme would be rated R because of two shots of female nudity.
Same for Pierrot, maybe even the same for Breathless(unless the MPAA has different standards when it comes to shots of nude still pictures.)
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Surprising finds at your video store over 2 years ago
During a Hollywood Video’s store closing sale, I got That Obscure Object of Desire, PI, The Passenger for about fourteen bucks. Also saw Autumn Sonata but was apparently braindead for a night and did not buy that too.
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Surprising finds at your video store over 2 years ago
Oh yeah, and on a different trip there I too found a copy of Inland Empire.
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Films you related to so much it was scary over 2 years ago
I think I experienced the Spark of Recognition while reading your description of it. Superb post.
Inland Empire
400 Blows
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Is the Orphic Trilogy worth a blind buy... over 2 years ago
Where the hell is the Orphic Trilogy available?
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Is the Orphic Trilogy worth a blind buy... over 2 years ago
dp
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Your favorite title sequence over 2 years ago
Kane
Fail-Safe
Grapes of Wrath
Red Desert
Pierrot Le Fou
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Your Most Recent Criterion Purchase over 2 years ago
Masculin Feminin. Almost complete with my stock of sixties Godard.
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What was the first Criterion movie you watched? over 2 years ago
dp
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What was the first Criterion movie you watched? over 2 years ago
Carnival of Souls. Fourteen year-old me had no idea what he was in store for, assuming this was going to be his usual b-horror flick. Perhaps seeing this film that early explains my later affinity for Lynch.
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Recommend me some more films noir with good urban cinematography over 2 years ago
Mulholland Drive
Dark Passage
And though it’s not noir, Taxi Driver’s New York functions in the same way.
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Recommend me some more films noir with good urban cinematography over 2 years ago
@Andre:
Aside from starting with some of the hugely important essential titles on that Wiki page(i.e. Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Laura, The Big Sleep, Murder My Sweet, Kiss Me Deadly, Detour, D.O.A., Gun Crazy, Touch of Evil, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Third Man), I might also fervently highlight:
In A Lonely Place
Killer’s Kiss
Blast of Silence
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Elevator to the Gallows
Quicksand
The Wrong Man
The Killing
And some later titles:
Chinatown
Blood Simple
Brick
Mulholland Drive
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Seven
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If you could make a film about one person, who would it be - over 2 years ago
Mississippi John Hurt(when Morgan Freeman gets about twelve years older)
Bobby Dylan(something more oblique than I’m Not There. Maybe based in narratives and imagery from the songs that parallel his life/myth)
Orwell
Kim Novak
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best films dealing with Atheism. over 2 years ago
I third Winter Light by far. About as eloquently brisk I have seen a film deal with such subject matter.
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David Fincher Theme over 2 years ago
I think Westley is completely correct, considering the circumstances you mention.
Fight Club is attractively provocative enough to appeal to non-film folks, but substantial enough to study and form stances and interpretative arguments about.
Same goes for Seven in terms of accessibility. There is not as much immediate and blatant(by which I suppose I mean sociopolitical) thematic/character material to consider as there is in Fight Club, but nevertheless, there are some plentiful tentpole themes(morality, retribution) to consider.
Finishing with Zodiac is logical — combines the subject matter of Seven with a scope and pace more similar to Social Network. Could compare the two(Zodiac and Social Network) in regards to the way they both deal with slogging processes of searching for truth through facts(investigation/deposition), and their portraits of driven men whose obsessions possibly result in their self-destruction(which, really, applies to all of these films).
And on that note: a quote from Fincher…
“…he admitted normally his films are, ‘…pitch-black stories of misanthropes and the occasional serial killer’”.
(http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6229596/david_fincher_wins_best_director_award.html)
And lastly, in regards to comparing Zodiac and Social Network: this Mubi article on Social Network by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky(http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/2300) does just that, and it is quite intriguing. Primarily the sixth paragraph.
Good luck with the class.
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Zabriskie Point over 2 years ago
The first portion of the film makes me ready to love it, but(as most feel) once we get down into Death Valley this becomes a chore that is just a lightyear or so too tall. Nevertheless, I think it actually does go back to being mystifying and great once Daria begins heading toward Rod Taylor’s place and it takes on a more classically Antonioni quietude and sensuality. And then of course the ending indelibly redeems the entire thing for me a millionfold. Almost.
Naturally, my feelings about it are more complex than this, but so much so that I am still conflicted in my perception of it. More and more I think this is the archetype for a great flawed film, as it was characterized in a previous thread.
There is a multitude of things to consider; the politics, the choice and function of Daria Halprin and Mark Frechette as actors, the ending, Antonioni on Godard’s turf(?).
What do you think? Arguments, interpretations, general. Great or bad, it deserves some discourse.
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Do you believe in God? over 2 years ago
I believe in God ard.
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