I love watching documentaries, well at least the good ones. It appears rather hard to make a good documentary for the masses, as they tend to focus narrowly on a subject. It is only through humanizing it, or showing a deeper correlation of the subject and of things people experience, that the documentary can have broad appeal. Also many documentaries aren’t widely available . I saw Mechanical Love in Scotland last year, but once I got back to the states it took for ever to find and it was expensive to ship. I think why documentaries need to be watched is that they are an observation of what the director sees as an important unobserved issue that needs clarification and attention.
I guess its less thematic, but Chuck Jones. If its all I could watch the rest of my life, I want it to make me laugh and also have a lot to choose from. I reserve the serious works for times of enlightenment and insight.
I don’t necessarily find that you have to be a certain age. However, most movies focus on a aspect of life that maybe only appreciated by having reached a certain point in life. I think there are movies that are hard to understand if you haven’t experienced the conditions that the movie is expressing. I would find it hard to understand Citizen Kane if you’ve never felt alone, and unable to find happiness. So I find it not so much about age, but about experience. I would like to consider myself young, but I’ve felt like I’ve lived countless lives. I feel that there are movies I enjoy more than my peers solely due to my experiences.
I will always love this movie, as I was really young when it came out and it aided as an intro into Sci-fi. During the late 1980’s you could always catch it on TV. At the time I didn’t really analyze the movie, I just enjoyed it. When I got older, friends said I needed to read the books. However the books are intense, filled with a lot of unknown terms that were very foreign and and with the length of each book, a trial of will to finish. For all it’s short comings, I’d find it hard for anyone, even now with CGI, to make a good movie base on Dune.
I fell in love with The Fountain. I say with a class and out of the 14 students I was the only one who like it. Also I love bad 80’s movies, like Howard the Duck, Legend and Willow. I grew up on those films. Even if they were bad, the were my introduction into another world, outside of the redneck south in Tennessee.
I’m pretty sure the universe is expanding faster than we thought and it’s yet to be shown it will contract at all. I doubt mankind will end in 2012. If it does, it sucks so much to be born so close to the end of days. Even in the 2012 movie I’m sure mankind will defy all olds and live to see another day. I’m pretty sure this movie isn’t going to offer anything new, but rehash old ideas in a thrilling ride of mediocrity.
I always wanted to be an animator as a kid, but it takes so much time. When I enrolled in college I figured I’d take film, so I could create stop-motions. Due to family obligations i had to goto a local college. I figured film would be part of the arts program. It wasn’t until late into my degree that I realized I was in an Art Film program that focused on experimentation. Each class we’d watch films that i doubt anyone had seen before. I was introduced to so many films this way.
I saw Avaze gonjeshk-ha (Song of Sparrows) by Majid Majidi at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last year and have been dying to get a copy. This movie opened my eyes to Iranian culture, and I was amazed at how much I have depended on the media for my understanding of other cultures. I really connect with the characters even though our culture is so different. In fact going to the festival opened my eyes to international film making and to some of the shortcomings in US film, mainly the lack of allowing the viewer to discern allegories and metaphors. It appears in modern cinema that the audience is considered retarded and must have everything explained in fine detail.
Great Underappreciated Film Scores almost 3 years ago
“The Fountain” featuring the Kronos Quartet.
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Regional Filmmaking (Specifically the American South) almost 3 years ago
The Evil Dead, The Green Mile and October Sky were all filmed in Tennessee. I’m pretty sure a lot of films come out of Nashville and Memphis.
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Movies that you cry at every time... almost 3 years ago
Grave of the Fireflies
American History X (Danny!)
The Fall (Alexandria!)
The Fountain
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What are the best documentary films ever? almost 3 years ago
I love watching documentaries, well at least the good ones. It appears rather hard to make a good documentary for the masses, as they tend to focus narrowly on a subject. It is only through humanizing it, or showing a deeper correlation of the subject and of things people experience, that the documentary can have broad appeal. Also many documentaries aren’t widely available . I saw Mechanical Love in Scotland last year, but once I got back to the states it took for ever to find and it was expensive to ship. I think why documentaries need to be watched is that they are an observation of what the director sees as an important unobserved issue that needs clarification and attention.
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If you could only watch ONE directors films for the rest of your life... almost 3 years ago
I guess its less thematic, but Chuck Jones. If its all I could watch the rest of my life, I want it to make me laugh and also have a lot to choose from. I reserve the serious works for times of enlightenment and insight.
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Which movies would you like to see on The Auteurs? almost 3 years ago
With the recent activity in Iran, I’d like to see Song of Sparrows by Majid Majidi!
Or maybe, the documentary Mechanical Love by Phie Ambo
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Most Traumatic or Dramatic Film Endings almost 3 years ago
Old Boy was so damn traumatic and deeply disturbing. In fact after thinking of Old Boy it has wiped every other film from my mind.
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Most Traumatic or Dramatic Film Endings almost 3 years ago
Oh, Deer Hunter!
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do you have to have to be a certain age to enjoy certain films? almost 3 years ago
I don’t necessarily find that you have to be a certain age. However, most movies focus on a aspect of life that maybe only appreciated by having reached a certain point in life. I think there are movies that are hard to understand if you haven’t experienced the conditions that the movie is expressing. I would find it hard to understand Citizen Kane if you’ve never felt alone, and unable to find happiness. So I find it not so much about age, but about experience. I would like to consider myself young, but I’ve felt like I’ve lived countless lives. I feel that there are movies I enjoy more than my peers solely due to my experiences.
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Lynch's Dune almost 3 years ago
I will always love this movie, as I was really young when it came out and it aided as an intro into Sci-fi. During the late 1980’s you could always catch it on TV. At the time I didn’t really analyze the movie, I just enjoyed it. When I got older, friends said I needed to read the books. However the books are intense, filled with a lot of unknown terms that were very foreign and and with the length of each book, a trial of will to finish. For all it’s short comings, I’d find it hard for anyone, even now with CGI, to make a good movie base on Dune.
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Films you love but most people hate. almost 3 years ago
I fell in love with The Fountain. I say with a class and out of the 14 students I was the only one who like it. Also I love bad 80’s movies, like Howard the Duck, Legend and Willow. I grew up on those films. Even if they were bad, the were my introduction into another world, outside of the redneck south in Tennessee.
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2012? DO YOU BELIEVE IT? almost 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure the universe is expanding faster than we thought and it’s yet to be shown it will contract at all. I doubt mankind will end in 2012. If it does, it sucks so much to be born so close to the end of days. Even in the 2012 movie I’m sure mankind will defy all olds and live to see another day. I’m pretty sure this movie isn’t going to offer anything new, but rehash old ideas in a thrilling ride of mediocrity.
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What Got You Interested in Cinema? almost 3 years ago
I always wanted to be an animator as a kid, but it takes so much time. When I enrolled in college I figured I’d take film, so I could create stop-motions. Due to family obligations i had to goto a local college. I figured film would be part of the arts program. It wasn’t until late into my degree that I realized I was in an Art Film program that focused on experimentation. Each class we’d watch films that i doubt anyone had seen before. I was introduced to so many films this way.
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Top 50 Films of All Time almost 3 years ago
OMG! I know Russian Ark’s process is impressive, but I don’t think I’ve ever been able to stay awake through it.
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Iranian Films almost 3 years ago
I saw Avaze gonjeshk-ha (Song of Sparrows) by Majid Majidi at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last year and have been dying to get a copy. This movie opened my eyes to Iranian culture, and I was amazed at how much I have depended on the media for my understanding of other cultures. I really connect with the characters even though our culture is so different. In fact going to the festival opened my eyes to international film making and to some of the shortcomings in US film, mainly the lack of allowing the viewer to discern allegories and metaphors. It appears in modern cinema that the audience is considered retarded and must have everything explained in fine detail.
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CONVERSATE/COMMUNICATE - USING MOVIE "QUOTES" - I'LL START IT OFF almost 3 years ago
“After fighting, everything else in your life got the volume turned down”-Fight Club
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what did you watch today? almost 3 years ago
I’m A Cyborg and It’s Ok.
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Books almost 3 years ago
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Best Dream Sequence in a film? almost 3 years ago
The Fall
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