Talk About Movies: Part 4
Somehow threads merged, so here's part 4 of our ongoing movie discussion.
Latest arrival yesterday... Euro version.
MSchu,
I don't see you as a collector, just someone who buys what you like. You do have a collection.
I have @200 bottles of cologne, but I'm definitely not a collector although I do have a collection.
Some people collect for the sake of collecting.
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Showed In the Mood for Love in class tonight. Told the students they could leave when the film was done. Not one left. They stayed to ask questions and share observations.
This is a fun class.
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Schu, are you able to play your Lazer discs?
Showed In the Mood for Love in class tonight. Told the students they could leave when the film was done. Not one left. They stayed to ask questions and share observations.
This is a fun class.
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I have an exciting class of comma splices and MLA formatting coming up!
(I'm jealous. I wanna teach film)
these guys get it
Friend sends me the NY Times review of The Substance, saying it's just the kind of movie I think you would enjoy. Now what would make anyone think that?
The teaser trailer.
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Friend sends me the NY Times review of The Substance, saying it's just the kind of movie I think you would enjoy. Now what would make anyone think that?
The teaser trailer.
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This has gotten some good word of mouth from people I trust.
Just watched Civil War. Uhhhh? I really wanted to see this when it first came out then I read some reviews and took a pasadena. The reviews which panned it didn't do it justice. It was way worse than that! It was totally pointless and nonsensical. The first thing anyone on either ambiguos side of this conflict would do is kill the annoying press. I was really rooting for that!
Friend sends me the NY Times review of The Substance, saying it's just the kind of movie I think you would enjoy. Now what would make anyone think that?
The teaser trailer.
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A buddy of mine saw this last night and without even having to think about, picked it as his favorite film of 2024. Before that, it was Love Lies Bleeding. He did say to know as little as possible going in and whatever you’re expecting, it’s probably twice that. It’s Titane times 2!! I can’t wait for it come to streaming
The Lovers directed by Azazel Jacobs.
The film is about a couple who are both cheating on each other. They have both promised their lovers after the couple's son comes for a weekend from college that they will divorce.
The couple is played by Debra Winger and Tracy Letts, both wonderful in their roles. The lovers, played by the Melora Walters and Aiden Dillen, do not wait patiently for the son's arrival.
The twist is that the couple begin to rekindle their love for each other. (At one point, Walters asks Letts if he's ****ing his wife.) The couple, cheating on each other begin cheating on their lovers.
Any more plot description would spoil the film.
I love that both women, especially Winger, can go from looking a bit frumpy to almost radiant at times. Tracy Letts delivers his usual stellar performance. There's a great scene, played out with the slightest of looks and gestures, in which the couple have sex for what might be the first time in years.
I loved this film. Independent films allow actors like Debra Winger and Tracy Letts to shine and show their age.
On Criterion.
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If you have Kanopy, go and watch An Irish Goodbye. It won the academy award for best short film. It's sweet and charming and one of those films that you'll remember when others have faded from memory.
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The Substance Not going to go much into the plot as I think it is best to go in blind. Demi Moore is fantastic but the entire cast was as well. There are a lot of up close shots that are slowed down but mixed with high energy music that meshes perfectly. The first two thirds was very interesting and I didn't really know where it was headed. I'll add a spoiler tag to talk about the timing of the acts but there is nothing plot related.
Spoiler
It quickly ramps into a body horror film in the last act and they keep ramping it up. It goes from a 2 to 100 to 10000 fast. They use the subtleness of a sledgehammer to hammer home the themes of the movie. It's a Cronenberg type of film and I bet a lot of you will love it. I'm just not a body horror fan so the last 30 minutes ruined it for me.
The Substance Not going to go much into the plot as I think it is best to go in blind. Demi Moore is fantastic but the entire cast was as well. There are a lot of up close shots that are slowed down but mixed with high energy music that meshes perfectly. The first two thirds was very interesting and I didn't really know where it was headed. I'll add a spoiler tag to talk about the timing of the acts but there is nothing plot related.
I'm just going to say about this movie as I just saw it and I watch a lot of horror films but this movie nearly made me walk out that I was feeling that queasy. It definitely earns its R rating.
new 4k uhd remaster... it's lovely to see a very young Keith Carradine and Shelly Duvall under Robert Altman.
Cuckoo was an interesting, stylish horror movie that doesn't quite make sense...but that's ok, since the atmosphere and performances by Hunter Schaefer and Dan Stevens are excellent.
Strange Darling (2023-2024)) Terrific edge of your seat crime thriller set in rural Oregon. Fantastic acting and superb dialogue and superb score. Unexpected twists and turns. Thank you Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner. You deserve Oscars. Must watch,imo, but,sorry, but it is violent. Will be streaming in October. Grade A.
Who's the least intimidating villain in a movie? My vote goes to...
Cuckoo was an interesting, stylish horror movie that doesn't quite make sense...but that's ok, since the atmosphere and performances by Hunter Schaefer and Dan Stevens are excellent.
The same friend who recommends most of the films I watch these days absolutely loved Cuckoo. I thought it was cool but couldn’t figure out what’s to love about it. He sees everything in the theater so I guess that helps but it didn’t do much for me.
