I think PTA is heavily influenced by Kubrick, we can see it in the begging of the film, sort of like the beginning of an era in America’s history to Stanley’s view of the beginning of an era in the world in Space Odyssey 2001.. the bowling alley at the end is purely Kubrick influenced too.. the minimalist sets of a space Odyssey reminded me of the bowling alley and his ironic ending with “I’m done” kind of reminds me of his Kubrick’s brilliant ending in eyes wide shut when Nicole Kidmans says “let’s $%&$”.. i am not personally a fan of PTA but i have to admit “There Will Be Blood” is an excellent film that i think will beat the test of time and we will be talking about that movie instead of “No Country for Old Men” a movie i adored also.. i do think TWBB has an edge on NCFOM…
I watched Silent Light a couple of weeks ago, i had it there for a long time, and kept reminding me of Terrance Mallick’s pacing and beautiful cinematography.. I’ve been wanting to discuss this movie for a while but nobody i know has ever seen it, nor have the intentions of seeing it so i was wondering if anybody here has seen it and wants to discuss it.
i completely adored Together, I like his personal touch to that movie.. i like his minimalists way of showing the characters emotions, this kind of claustrophobic feelings, this feeling of entrapment, it reminded me of Bergman’s way of shooting in “Scenes From a Marriage”. I think Moodysson influenced the director of “The Squid and the Whale”, i forget his name.. ..
i completely adored Together, I like his personal touch to that movie.. i like his minimalists way of showing the characters emotions, this kind of claustrophobic feelings, this feeling of entrapment, it reminded me of Bergman’s way of shooting in “Scenes From a Marriage”. I think Moodysson influenced the director of “The Squid and the Whale”, i forget his name.. ..
ah that’s good to know, but yeah i read somewhere that order was kind of like his template for this movie, i personally have never seen it but i will look for ti.. i liked Japón a lot, and battle in heaven was something of bad taste for me, i don’t know, never got aroud the movie, but silent light i really liked…
maybe a bit too late but yeah i’m also a film snob and a film teacher at that and one of my classes is Asian Film haha so yeah Fredo parish haha just kidding,, has anyone seen the housemaid? i’m about done with it, pretty great korean film… i discoverded this site because of koreanfilm.org so, yeah pretty darn good site i would say..
Talking about the original post, lest remind ourselves that while almost every director from his era, bieng, Spielberg, Coppola, Lucas etc etc he was the only one who never had commercial success. He kept going strong, independent and his early movies kind of became cult, like “taxi driver”, and “mean streets”. Let’s remember back to the movies who one oscars in those years of raging bull, taxi driver, goodfellas, can’t remember any, maybe i’m not trying hard enough but my point is that he has been very consistent on his productions, The Departed is a damn good film, ok a great re-make, but let’s not forget, he was the one who made violent and bloody a cool, he almost reformed the gangster genre so i think it was fair for him to take something from someone after giving so much to film.. i really like scorsese, he is one of my favorites, and let’s face it, he has not sold out as much as all those 70’s directors, yes gangs of new york is not one of his best, or the aviator, but he has been doing this kind of work all his career so I admire that, and when he won his oscar i was there cheering, he’s one of a kind…
Bergman’s “Scenes from a Marriage”, he’s minimalist style of shooting catches you and never let’s you go, just like life.. awesome and depressing at the same time.
I truly adore Wes Anderson, there’s something about his peculiar comedy and heart in all his movies that no matter what I always end up loving them, even if it reminds you of the last film you saw by him. My favorite is Royal Tenanbaums, but Rushmore is absolutely great and perfect at every angle, I guess this was his catalyst to start this wave of films that film like part of each other, kind of like Rushmore is the brain, and royal tenanbaums the torso and the others are limbs of his filmography. I’m from El Paso, TX, and when i go to a wes anderson film it’s usually only three people in there and i’m the only one laughing, I know some people don’t get his humor, and that sucks for them but man, i can’t imagine what his next project should be. There’s an animation project lined up next but in terms of film what do you think he should do, stay with in his style or mix it up a little?
If our opinions didn’t matter nobody would write in this forum, I think the great thing about the internet is that you can relate and talk to people you might not even know existed or had the same opinion or different, just like you, so it doesn’t matter what you say, you are still part of this cute thing you got going in this topic about people’s opinion, it matters enough to the people that respond to it, and that’s that…
yeah i heard and interview where he said that he loves people to put his movies next to each other and to think that they are part of each a series… and that he was OK with that, he loved that.. you gotta give him props for that.. i also read that Scorsese tagged him as his successor in the film industry… wow, what a statement hehe
nice, i love Bill Murray, haha, he’s awesome, well, i do like Scorsese, he’s statements could be wacky or whatever but movie wise i do, i can’t wait for the Sinatra biography, specially because it will be about he’s involvement with the mafia..but that’s another thread hehe
As a fan of horror films i have to say that Mexican director Carlos Enrique Taboada made some of the most memorable and influential horror films of all time..
“Hasta el Viento Tiene Miedo”(1968)..(even the wind is afraid) for me is the best horror film ever..
if you have never seen it, you should look for a copy, it is an amazing film..notice i put 1968.. don’t get the re-make…
There Will Be Blood…is really up there, and no country for old men too, but i think we will be talking about There will be blood more than no country for old men…
if i had seen Crash at the theaters would have ran away from it….. i absolutely hate that movie.. i used to work at a videorama in portland oregon and i had so many discussion with customers about how bad the movies was… i wanted to turn it off so bad but i had to finish it so i’d have the right to trash talk about ha!
oh no it is really great horror, it is one of those movies that prepares you through out the entire movie and psychologically attacks you trough out the entire movie.. David Lynch ha taking a lot of his approach , obviously making his own style but he has influenced many of the great horror films.. with that said it’s about this girl, who is in a girls college who starts seeing a tower in his dreams which she explores with his friends and soon after she comes up dead in that tower and that is part of the mystery and suspense..
@ jay
oh yeah i know, i wasn’t bashing him… i just thought it was funny how even the press got all offended about what he said and when they quote, they leave the part about his characters..
It is really hard to find.. but got a copy on amazon for 2 dollars, man was that a steal… he has three movies that are like the cornerstone of horror in mexico, even though it is not a very busy industry never the less in the horror genre, but he has
Más negro que la noche (1975)
… aka Blacker Than the Night (Europe: English title)
Hasta el viento tiene miedo (1968)
El libro de piedra (1969)
… aka The Book of Stone (USA: literal English title)
if you can get your hands on one of those three, you will search for the other two i will guarantee you that…
haha “two fatties bumping uglies” hahaha and yeah i mean there is nothing wrong on being called out on an influence by one of the best directors out there… it’s not like they are saying " i can see your MC3G influence" or whatever his name is…
KUBRICK'S INFLUENCE ON "THERE WILL BE BLOOD" about 3 years ago
I think PTA is heavily influenced by Kubrick, we can see it in the begging of the film, sort of like the beginning of an era in America’s history to Stanley’s view of the beginning of an era in the world in Space Odyssey 2001.. the bowling alley at the end is purely Kubrick influenced too.. the minimalist sets of a space Odyssey reminded me of the bowling alley and his ironic ending with “I’m done” kind of reminds me of his Kubrick’s brilliant ending in eyes wide shut when Nicole Kidmans says “let’s $%&$”.. i am not personally a fan of PTA but i have to admit “There Will Be Blood” is an excellent film that i think will beat the test of time and we will be talking about that movie instead of “No Country for Old Men” a movie i adored also.. i do think TWBB has an edge on NCFOM…
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Terrance Mallicks Influence on Carlos Reygada's Silent Light about 3 years ago
I watched Silent Light a couple of weeks ago, i had it there for a long time, and kept reminding me of Terrance Mallick’s pacing and beautiful cinematography.. I’ve been wanting to discuss this movie for a while but nobody i know has ever seen it, nor have the intentions of seeing it so i was wondering if anybody here has seen it and wants to discuss it.
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Lukas Moodysson anybody a fan of his work? about 3 years ago
i completely adored Together, I like his personal touch to that movie.. i like his minimalists way of showing the characters emotions, this kind of claustrophobic feelings, this feeling of entrapment, it reminded me of Bergman’s way of shooting in “Scenes From a Marriage”. I think Moodysson influenced the director of “The Squid and the Whale”, i forget his name.. ..
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Lukas Moodysson anybody a fan of his work? about 3 years ago
i completely adored Together, I like his personal touch to that movie.. i like his minimalists way of showing the characters emotions, this kind of claustrophobic feelings, this feeling of entrapment, it reminded me of Bergman’s way of shooting in “Scenes From a Marriage”. I think Moodysson influenced the director of “The Squid and the Whale”, i forget his name.. ..
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Terrance Mallicks Influence on Carlos Reygada's Silent Light about 3 years ago
ah that’s good to know, but yeah i read somewhere that order was kind of like his template for this movie, i personally have never seen it but i will look for ti.. i liked Japón a lot, and battle in heaven was something of bad taste for me, i don’t know, never got aroud the movie, but silent light i really liked…
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just wondering... about 3 years ago
maybe a bit too late but yeah i’m also a film snob and a film teacher at that and one of my classes is Asian Film haha so yeah Fredo parish haha just kidding,, has anyone seen the housemaid? i’m about done with it, pretty great korean film… i discoverded this site because of koreanfilm.org so, yeah pretty darn good site i would say..
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LET'S TALK FRANKLY ABOUT MARTIN SCORSESE about 3 years ago
Talking about the original post, lest remind ourselves that while almost every director from his era, bieng, Spielberg, Coppola, Lucas etc etc he was the only one who never had commercial success. He kept going strong, independent and his early movies kind of became cult, like “taxi driver”, and “mean streets”. Let’s remember back to the movies who one oscars in those years of raging bull, taxi driver, goodfellas, can’t remember any, maybe i’m not trying hard enough but my point is that he has been very consistent on his productions, The Departed is a damn good film, ok a great re-make, but let’s not forget, he was the one who made violent and bloody a cool, he almost reformed the gangster genre so i think it was fair for him to take something from someone after giving so much to film.. i really like scorsese, he is one of my favorites, and let’s face it, he has not sold out as much as all those 70’s directors, yes gangs of new york is not one of his best, or the aviator, but he has been doing this kind of work all his career so I admire that, and when he won his oscar i was there cheering, he’s one of a kind…
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Most depressing film you have ever seen? about 3 years ago
Bergman’s “Scenes from a Marriage”, he’s minimalist style of shooting catches you and never let’s you go, just like life.. awesome and depressing at the same time.
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What's next for Wes Anderson? about 3 years ago
I truly adore Wes Anderson, there’s something about his peculiar comedy and heart in all his movies that no matter what I always end up loving them, even if it reminds you of the last film you saw by him. My favorite is Royal Tenanbaums, but Rushmore is absolutely great and perfect at every angle, I guess this was his catalyst to start this wave of films that film like part of each other, kind of like Rushmore is the brain, and royal tenanbaums the torso and the others are limbs of his filmography. I’m from El Paso, TX, and when i go to a wes anderson film it’s usually only three people in there and i’m the only one laughing, I know some people don’t get his humor, and that sucks for them but man, i can’t imagine what his next project should be. There’s an animation project lined up next but in terms of film what do you think he should do, stay with in his style or mix it up a little?
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the Cutest Thing about the Internet is that Everyone Thinks Their Opinion Matters about 3 years ago
If our opinions didn’t matter nobody would write in this forum, I think the great thing about the internet is that you can relate and talk to people you might not even know existed or had the same opinion or different, just like you, so it doesn’t matter what you say, you are still part of this cute thing you got going in this topic about people’s opinion, it matters enough to the people that respond to it, and that’s that…
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What's next for Wes Anderson? about 3 years ago
yeah me too, but i don’t see range in anderson to see what he can do next, hopefully he can pull it off..
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What's next for Wes Anderson? about 3 years ago
yeah i heard and interview where he said that he loves people to put his movies next to each other and to think that they are part of each a series… and that he was OK with that, he loved that.. you gotta give him props for that.. i also read that Scorsese tagged him as his successor in the film industry… wow, what a statement hehe
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What's next for Wes Anderson? about 3 years ago
nice, i love Bill Murray, haha, he’s awesome, well, i do like Scorsese, he’s statements could be wacky or whatever but movie wise i do, i can’t wait for the Sinatra biography, specially because it will be about he’s involvement with the mafia..but that’s another thread hehe
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Favorite opening scene about 3 years ago
I am with you Grey Daisies – Stellet Licht (2007) by Carlos Reygadas., that comes to mind right now
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Favorite opening scene about 3 years ago
A clock work orange, there will be blood, a space oddissey 2001, great opening scenes
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What's next for Wes Anderson? about 3 years ago
yeah true that fredo.. he’s the future of jock horror, if there is such a thing…
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Who do you think the most overrated director is? about 3 years ago
spike lee for sure!!
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When I say "A Perfect Film", What One Film Pops Into Your Head First? about 3 years ago
In the mood for love…
eyes wide shut…
Underground
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Best horror film ever made...."Hasta el Viento Tiene Miedo" about 3 years ago
As a fan of horror films i have to say that Mexican director Carlos Enrique Taboada made some of the most memorable and influential horror films of all time..
“Hasta el Viento Tiene Miedo”(1968)..(even the wind is afraid) for me is the best horror film ever..
if you have never seen it, you should look for a copy, it is an amazing film..notice i put 1968.. don’t get the re-make…
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Any good documentaries out there? about 3 years ago
Hoop Dreams is an amazing doc.
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Mulholland Drive -- The Best Film of the 2000s (So Far)? about 3 years ago
There Will Be Blood…is really up there, and no country for old men too, but i think we will be talking about There will be blood more than no country for old men…
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Greatest movie villain. about 3 years ago
Darth Vader…
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What films have you walked out on and why ? about 3 years ago
@Chris B
if i had seen Crash at the theaters would have ran away from it….. i absolutely hate that movie.. i used to work at a videorama in portland oregon and i had so many discussion with customers about how bad the movies was… i wanted to turn it off so bad but i had to finish it so i’d have the right to trash talk about ha!
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Best horror film ever made...."Hasta el Viento Tiene Miedo" about 3 years ago
oh no it is really great horror, it is one of those movies that prepares you through out the entire movie and psychologically attacks you trough out the entire movie.. David Lynch ha taking a lot of his approach , obviously making his own style but he has influenced many of the great horror films.. with that said it’s about this girl, who is in a girls college who starts seeing a tower in his dreams which she explores with his friends and soon after she comes up dead in that tower and that is part of the mystery and suspense..
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Random Filmmaker Quotes about 3 years ago
“i am god” quentin tarantino at cannes this year…
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Best camerawork in a movie...handheld or otherwise. Or best use of the camera to convey the scene's intention. about 3 years ago
i don’t know about the best camera work ever but one scene that comes to mind is the one close to the end in “Children of Men” just amazing….
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What filmmakers made you want to become a filmmaker?[20 max] about 3 years ago
wong kar wai, kim ki duk, tarantino, scorsese, kubrick
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Random Filmmaker Quotes about 3 years ago
@ jay
oh yeah i know, i wasn’t bashing him… i just thought it was funny how even the press got all offended about what he said and when they quote, they leave the part about his characters..
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Best horror film ever made...."Hasta el Viento Tiene Miedo" about 3 years ago
It is really hard to find.. but got a copy on amazon for 2 dollars, man was that a steal… he has three movies that are like the cornerstone of horror in mexico, even though it is not a very busy industry never the less in the horror genre, but he has
Más negro que la noche (1975)
… aka Blacker Than the Night (Europe: English title)
Hasta el viento tiene miedo (1968)
El libro de piedra (1969)
… aka The Book of Stone (USA: literal English title)
if you can get your hands on one of those three, you will search for the other two i will guarantee you that…
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Terrance Mallicks Influence on Carlos Reygada's Silent Light about 3 years ago
haha “two fatties bumping uglies” hahaha and yeah i mean there is nothing wrong on being called out on an influence by one of the best directors out there… it’s not like they are saying " i can see your MC3G influence" or whatever his name is…
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