I’ve found a lot of stuff about camera mechanics and special effects of other scenes, but I cannot seem to find out how Kubrick created the antigravity scenes (specifically the ones leading up to HAL’s demise).
The post two above is full of great recommendations. Actually, the majority of films listed so far are really fantastic. As someone recommended prior, Synecdoche, New York is probably the most notable existential film of recent years (also one of my favorites in general—though well disputed…but I digress). Kubrick’s Paths of Glory is generally brought up during these discussions, though I don’t believe anyone’s mentioned it yet.
Essentially, check out those two and then pretty much any French New Wave (Truffaut, Godard obvious choices here) touch upon the topic of nothingness, but also Bergman’s The Seventh Seal and Kurosawa’s Ikiru.
Also, you may want to check out I Heart Huckabees, a comedy about existential detectives. I am rather fond of it, but I know that some are not.
I am looking into doing a short documentary (for a class) on Asian-American cinema in the Chicago area. Does anyone know of any applicable filmmakers in the area?
Any help at all is appreciated! Even film recommendations or local theaters (for any Chicagoans).
I instantly thought Phantom of Liberty as #1 but now that I’m thinking about it, I suppose it’s a bit too jumpy maybe to stack up against his other stuff. Thoughts on this?
I’ve got The Naked City buffering over on Hulu plus…& as far as Key Largo goes it’s really not particularly noir but I think the post-war angst and coupling of Bogart n Bacall kinda cause it to get lumped in
Did a re-watch of Rosemary’s Baby last week and absolutely cannot stop thinking about it. Essentially I am left with the question of whether or not this film terrorizes men. Have asked a handful of guy friends about it and across the board was met with a kind of tepid disinterest.
The notion of possession is something that I think reaches both sexes, but its marriage with pregnancy does perhaps complicate it here. If you think about The Exorcist—a film which toys with similar notions of “female struggling to understand her body” (puberty rather than pregnancy)—there’s a universal aspect in that both sexes could experience such a thing at such a vulnerable time. I’d also point to the chestbusters in Alien as a good example of possession on a gender-independent scale.
Mostly I’m curious if men feel this movie affected them to a significant degree. I’d also like to get men’s reactions to the social implications of what’s depicted. (My perception of it is perhaps too influenced by my gender.)
I think Argo is being overlooked. That being said, Zero Dark Thirty is the better (tangentially) “political” movie. So would win out between those two. Django shouldn’t even be mentioned; it’s caused too much trouble already. PC prevails~
Re: Men, Women, and Chainsaws (which I will definitely check out), the problem w possession in film is largely that it’s indicative of the male gaze being the dominant (and perhaps only) filmic gaze…additionally, most possessions are manifestations of patriarchy & must be in order to be REALISTIC. Cinema’s, of course, greatest terror is what is real.
Notion of “final girl” is interesting to think about in contrast with the “only girl” present here.
Again, with the notion of a “man-womb,” I’d like to point to Alien. Though I feel there’s definitely a problem in that with men, you couldn’t re-create the terrifying emotional trip of Mia Farrow’s character. Largely, Rosemary’s Baby is a film about the terrors of pregnancy; one of the more realistic portrayals of the ups and downs and emotional tumult, even if exaggerated and ultimately surreal.
Filming of antigravity scenes in 2001? over 2 years ago
I’ve found a lot of stuff about camera mechanics and special effects of other scenes, but I cannot seem to find out how Kubrick created the antigravity scenes (specifically the ones leading up to HAL’s demise).
Anyone know of anything?
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Lesser Known Films That Must Be Seen--That Are Available at Mubi almost 2 years ago
On that same note, can anyone recommend any of the free Cannes things up right now? I’ve watched a handful, and they’re very hit or miss.
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Lesser Known Films That Must Be Seen--That Are Available at Mubi almost 2 years ago
Thus far, The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories and In the Year of the Pig. I’m excited to explore the remainder.
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Existentialist Film Recommendations? over 1 year ago
The post two above is full of great recommendations. Actually, the majority of films listed so far are really fantastic. As someone recommended prior, Synecdoche, New York is probably the most notable existential film of recent years (also one of my favorites in general—though well disputed…but I digress). Kubrick’s Paths of Glory is generally brought up during these discussions, though I don’t believe anyone’s mentioned it yet.
Essentially, check out those two and then pretty much any French New Wave (Truffaut, Godard obvious choices here) touch upon the topic of nothingness, but also Bergman’s The Seventh Seal and Kurosawa’s Ikiru.
Also, you may want to check out I Heart Huckabees, a comedy about existential detectives. I am rather fond of it, but I know that some are not.
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Asian Cinema in Chicago over 1 year ago
I am looking into doing a short documentary (for a class) on Asian-American cinema in the Chicago area. Does anyone know of any applicable filmmakers in the area?
Any help at all is appreciated! Even film recommendations or local theaters (for any Chicagoans).
Thanks!
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Best End Speeches 7 months ago
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Surreal-Moviez invite 7 months ago
gillig.cassandra@gmail.com if anyone’s being generous
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Your top 5 Buñuel films... 7 months ago
I instantly thought Phantom of Liberty as #1 but now that I’m thinking about it, I suppose it’s a bit too jumpy maybe to stack up against his other stuff. Thoughts on this?
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noirvember 7 months ago
no shave noirvember http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CiE_xz40zik/S2q45TZubpI/AAAAAAAABfI/KKPaF4ZAvX4/s400/bogeybeard.JPG
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noirvember 7 months ago
I’ve got The Naked City buffering over on Hulu plus…& as far as Key Largo goes it’s really not particularly noir but I think the post-war angst and coupling of Bogart n Bacall kinda cause it to get lumped in
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Are men afraid of Rosemary's Baby? 5 months ago
Did a re-watch of Rosemary’s Baby last week and absolutely cannot stop thinking about it. Essentially I am left with the question of whether or not this film terrorizes men. Have asked a handful of guy friends about it and across the board was met with a kind of tepid disinterest.
The notion of possession is something that I think reaches both sexes, but its marriage with pregnancy does perhaps complicate it here. If you think about The Exorcist—a film which toys with similar notions of “female struggling to understand her body” (puberty rather than pregnancy)—there’s a universal aspect in that both sexes could experience such a thing at such a vulnerable time. I’d also point to the chestbusters in Alien as a good example of possession on a gender-independent scale.
Mostly I’m curious if men feel this movie affected them to a significant degree. I’d also like to get men’s reactions to the social implications of what’s depicted. (My perception of it is perhaps too influenced by my gender.)
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Lincoln or Les Miserables? Which Film Will Win Best Picture 5 months ago
I think Argo is being overlooked. That being said, Zero Dark Thirty is the better (tangentially) “political” movie. So would win out between those two. Django shouldn’t even be mentioned; it’s caused too much trouble already. PC prevails~
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Are men afraid of Rosemary's Baby? 5 months ago
These were two really great responses.
Re: Men, Women, and Chainsaws (which I will definitely check out), the problem w possession in film is largely that it’s indicative of the male gaze being the dominant (and perhaps only) filmic gaze…additionally, most possessions are manifestations of patriarchy & must be in order to be REALISTIC. Cinema’s, of course, greatest terror is what is real.
Notion of “final girl” is interesting to think about in contrast with the “only girl” present here.
Again, with the notion of a “man-womb,” I’d like to point to Alien. Though I feel there’s definitely a problem in that with men, you couldn’t re-create the terrifying emotional trip of Mia Farrow’s character. Largely, Rosemary’s Baby is a film about the terrors of pregnancy; one of the more realistic portrayals of the ups and downs and emotional tumult, even if exaggerated and ultimately surreal.
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