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Today, 08:08 PM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

I was thinking particularly of the proto-human centipede scene.

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Today, 07:15 PM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

I haven't seen the film in about five years, but the way I'm remembering it, the film is about what capitalism does to sex and relationships (hence,...

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Today, 06:24 PM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

If you felt deeply uncomfortable watching Sauve qui peut (la vie), I think it's safe to say you felt what Godard wanted you to feel. The film isn't...

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Today, 05:50 PM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

By my count, this was Godard's third "second first film" after Bande à part (Godard reportedly told the film's backers he was making a sequel to À...

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01-21-2021, 07:02 AM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

I don't follow your logic. Since the narrative would be equally absurdist if it were broken up into smaller episodes and stretched out over a longer...

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01-20-2021, 05:00 PM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

That's a strange criticism of a film that is deliberately episodic and all over the place in order to show the absurdity of contemporary life (if the...

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01-19-2021, 01:30 AM

baby doll replied to a thread Top Ten Films First Seen in 2021 in General Film Discussion

Touchez pas au grisibi (Jacques Becker, 1954) Sayat-Nova (Sergei Parajanov, 1969) Saint Jack (Peter Bogdanovich, 1979) Earth Girls Are Easy...

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01-17-2021, 10:53 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

I can't tell if this is ironic or not.

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01-17-2021, 06:07 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Celeb (and Celeb SO's) Obit Thread in The Kitchen Sink

He produced some great music.

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01-17-2021, 04:39 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Which early films are you talking about? The Believer? The Slaughter Rule? Half Nelson?

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01-17-2021, 04:37 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Top Ten Films First Seen in 2021 in General Film Discussion

For a second I thought you were talking about this movie:

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01-13-2021, 07:37 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Mine was Mihashi Tatsuya (8 films), who's probably best know for playing Phil Moscowitz in What's Up, Tiger Lily?.

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01-12-2021, 08:51 PM

baby doll replied to a thread The News Thread in The Kitchen Sink

Even if you're correct about the party establishment wanting to dump Trump, they can't do that without alienating all the people he's brought into...

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01-12-2021, 04:02 PM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

You can't go wrong with any of them.

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01-12-2021, 03:59 PM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

Two hours and nineteen minutes.

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01-12-2021, 04:32 AM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

You don't like entertaining movies?

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01-11-2021, 05:44 PM

baby doll replied to a thread The News Thread in The Kitchen Sink

Trump got more votes in the last election than any Republican candidate ever.

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01-10-2021, 02:13 AM

baby doll replied to a thread The News Thread in The Kitchen Sink

I think this is the key point. When you agree to the terms of service, you're effectively entering into a contract with social media companies that...

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01-09-2021, 06:04 PM

baby doll replied to a poll Mank (David Fincher) in 2020 Releases

The Other Side of the Wind? I'm not sure it's a successful movie overall, but parts of it are brilliant. (Incidentally, according to Jonathan...

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01-09-2021, 05:55 PM

baby doll replied to a thread The News Thread in The Kitchen Sink

I think there are two differences between the Civil Rights Era in the US and the present that are related to one another: Rising inequality due to...

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01-09-2021, 04:11 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

I know I've seen Evil Dead 2, but for the life of me, I can't remember if I ever saw Army of Darkness. Probably not (I think I'm thinking of the...

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01-08-2021, 10:36 PM

baby doll replied to a thread The News Thread in The Kitchen Sink

If there's any silver lining to the Trump presidency, it's that Americans are probably now more capable of seeing their country less as they would...

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01-07-2021, 11:06 PM

baby doll replied to a thread The News Thread in The Kitchen Sink

Which just goes to show the lengths Antifa radicals will go to in order to discredit Trump, spending years establishing themselves as hardcore Trump...

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01-07-2021, 09:09 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

More sad than annoyed, at least if it's an old movie and their career tanked immediately afterwards.

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01-07-2021, 08:58 PM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

Luckily there are other companies, notably Flicker Alley, that are committed to distributing silent films. (Incidentally, when Criterion does put out...

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01-07-2021, 05:12 AM

baby doll replied to a thread Top Ten Films First Seen in 2021 in General Film Discussion

Sayat-Nova (Sergei Parajanov, 1969) Earth Girls Are Easy (Julien Temple, 1988) Eureka (Aoyama Shinji, 2000)

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01-07-2021, 01:18 AM

baby doll replied to a thread MC's Criterion Challenge 2021 (by way of Letterboxd) in General Film Discussion

Some recommendations, off the top of my head: The Phantom Carriage (Victor Sjöström, 1921) Body and Soul (Oscar Micheaux, 1925) The Gold Rush...

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