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Erik Villasenor: Filmography

03 Oct 11
Jean Vigo

Vigo's films are pure cinematic bliss. He has a playful and reckless style that no director can match (at least from what I've seen). I guess it's true that some of the best die young.

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13 Sep 11
Tommy Wiseau

The Room is a true marvel of bad movies (a film essentially made up of pointless and unfulfilled scenes). It transcends boredom and description, it is an enigma, a thing of great mystery and humor, so bizarre yet so humble, it can only be the work of a true genius, or a mad man, or maybe both. And for that Wiseau, I thank you. "You are tearing me apart The Auteurs!"

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13 Sep 11
The Room

"Every body betray me! I'm fed up with this woarld!"

The Room

interesting at some points but forgettable. anybody else bothered by Weaving's Werner Herzog-esque accent?

Captain America: The First Avenger
08 Aug 11
Senso

wow, a sprawling romantic italian period piece, count me in! Senso is a great experience that's both theatrical and cinematic, graceful and harsh, and contains a perfect execution of mood. Some of the scenes could have been tightened up a bit, but it's still a wonderful film.

Senso
05 Aug 11
Rubber

meh...it was hit or miss

Rubber
05 Aug 11
Dogtooth

I felt sick after watching this, there are few films I can say that about. Dogtooth has a serene look but it's bleak as all hell and has somewhat of a twisted humor about it, mixed with some horror elements (right up my alley). Over all one of my favorite films of the decade.

Dogtooth
05 Aug 11
Dead Alive

Man, the ending is fucking...It is...well it's...bloody, yeah I think that's a good word to describe it.

Dead Alive
04 Aug 11
Rome, Open City

Wow really impressive! Did this remind anybody of The Battle of Algiers abit, accept much more melodramatic.

Rome, Open City
26 Jul 11
Cobb

Hey, this wasn't too bad. The acting seemed pretty contrived and the dialogue is nothing special, but the subject is fascinating and the plot moves along rather well. Thank god it's not an underdog story, plus Cobb is a sports movie where you actually hear people say "mother fucker." They didn't keep it totally safe.

Cobb
25 Jul 11
Naked

Mike Leigh, if any more of your films are as good as Naked, your filmography and I will be friends for a long time.

Naked
19 Jul 11
Restrepo

it's to bad some of the film seemed like filler and contained a lot of predictable elements indicative of the "war documentary genre."

Restrepo
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    Yeah. This film is amazing and predictable. It is odd to feel like it is at once essential viewing and at the same time a caricature of itself.

19 Jul 11
Restrepo

Restrepo deals with one of the saddest subjects I can think of. Young people killing young people. Humanity destroying itself. This is a grim documentation on the horrors of war and the bonds created out of desperation for survival. This is a stunningly evokative film. It's truely shocking when one of the soldiers was smiling while describing the death his comrade, as if he realized the absurdity of his situation.

Restrepo
12 Jul 11
Dead Man

This film is incredible, i can deffinitely see the Ozu influence. Jarmusch creates his own vision of the western with impeccable efficiency and grace. Surreal and fascinating, dead man is one of the peaks in creativity of 90's independent american cinema and one of Johnny Depp's greatest performances.

Dead Man

All hail the goat master

Bill Hicks: Revelations

The only film I've walk out on. My god is this bad.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Oh man this film is great! The story telling is subtle and the moral implications are grand. This has some of the most memorable sequences I've had the pleasure witnessed. The movie might be a bit slow for some, but I personally enjoyed the pace of it. I can't wait to see pandora's box!

The Threepenny Opera
19 Jun 11
Metropolitan

This is a great satire on a class of vapid rich white kids who are in rapid decline. The characters are thoroughly explored and the dialogue is as frivolous as the class these characters belong to. I hate these people but I like this film. I do feel that the visuals were a bit lackluster, but that might just be me.

Metropolitan
19 Jun 11
Green Lantern

wow this was bad. Most of this movie just seemed like an excuse to fiddle around with a computer. But then again feel that way about most mainstream films nowadays. The story was a hack job at best.

Green Lantern
08 Jun 11
Ub Iwerks

We need to get some flip the frog on here pronto!

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the anime equivalent to James Bond, except more wonderful and charming than James Bond has ever been (that's a bold statement).

Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
08 Jun 11
Bridesmaids

the funny parts were highly entertaining, the other moments weren't. All in all a solid summer comedy. Probably better than the Hangover 2, from what I've heard that movie's a complete shit storm.

Bridesmaids
adina likes this

haven't seen the series yet and am already astonished by Evangelion. The animation is truely above and beyond.

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
31 May 11
Floating Weeds

Beside being one of the most breathtaking films visually, Floating weeds manages to tell the same story but in a more fast paced and nuanced matter.Though I still prefer the silent version, this reimagining is undoubtebly a masterpiece in it's own right. The characters are more fleshed out yet the emotional impact wasn't as strong. Ozu is one of my favorite auteurs at this point and I've only seen three of his films.

Floating Weeds
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31 May 11
FLCL

I'm not really an anime guy but this really impressed me. Some of the themes may not be fully realized but that is easily overshadowed by FLCL's incredible animation, witty dialogue, and sureal narrative. Some of the characters do seem to be "quirky" just for the sake of entertainment, but the irreverent and self referential nature of this show makes this perfecty acceptable. Plus I dig the south park references.

FLCL
19 May 11
The Long Goodbye

An interesting snapshot of the early 70's and a flowery neo-nior starring the uber-charismatic Elliott Gould. What's not to love?

The Long Goodbye
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a surreal journey into the relationship between human nature and politics, WR is nothing short of groundbreaking. It dares to confront the sexual revolution with unbridled passion and reactionary structure. It's striking symbolism and bizarre narrative makes it a radical figure head in arthouse cinema. A must see for anyone interested in avant garde.

WR: Mysteries of the Organism
16 May 11
Warrendale

The perfect documentary

Warrendale

one of the most intense visual experiences I have had the joy to witness. This is a must see for anybody who enjoys animation or symbolism.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion
02 Apr 11
Georges Méliès

Cinema was created for Melies. I can't praise this man enough.

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