28 Film Discussion Threads Later

[Kurosawa Fan]

The Seven Year Itch - Soooooooooo much monologuing.

[Raiders]

A Field in England will be playing at the Silent Movie Theater / Cinefamily from the 7th to the 13th.

Eff to the fucking yes.

I think it is probably the best horror film in years, but the general reaction seems pretty mixed. The amount of freakish horror it can generate from so little is nothing short of miraculous. I need to see Kill List, but for sure Sightseers, while quite good, did not prepare me in any way for this one.

[Sven]

And the guy who plays Beef is something else.

Gerrit Graham. Definitely one of a kind. Don't know if you ever watched The Critic, but he did the voice of Jay's father. So awesome.

[MadMan]

I think it is probably the best horror film in years, but the general reaction seems pretty mixed. The amount of freakish horror it can generate from so little is nothing short of miraculous. I need to see Kill List, but for sure Sightseers, while quite good, did not prepare me in any way for this one.

I'm guessing you will love Kill List. I have Sightseers on my Instant Queue.

[Yum-Yum]

And the guy who plays Beef is something else.

Gerrit Graham is hilarious in Used Cars, TerrorVision and even C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud.

[Spinal]

I like this guy.

[Russ]

Spinal, if you haven't seen it, you should check out Gerrit Graham's turn as a black power radical in De Palma's Hi Mom. Equal parts disturbing and hilarious.

[Spinal]

Spinal, if you haven't seen it, you should check out Gerrit Graham's turn as a black power radical in De Palma's Hi Mom. Equal parts disturbing and hilarious.

I have seen it! I liked that movie, though I didn't remember him in it.

[EyesWideOpen]

I blind bought the Fanny & Alexander criterion blu-ray since I found it for only $25 and I was wondering if the television version is the preferred way to go?

[Sven]

I blind bought the Fanny & Alexander criterion blu-ray since I found it for only $25 and I was wondering if the television version is the preferred way to go?

Only version I've seen, but I wouldn't cut any of it.

[Mysterious Dude]

The TV version is worth seeing just for the scene in the attic.

[MadMan]

Gerrit Graham is hilarious in Used Cars, TerrorVision and even C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud.

I remember him in TerrorVision! I watched that movie last October. Its hilarious and good-I have a review of it somewhere on my blog...

[Spun Lepton]

I've seen TerrorVision two times and both times I was left stumped at how it got funded in the first place. Not because it's bad, but because it's completely batshit.

[wigwam]

- the incident would've occurred in a populated house in the midst of their suit after the Soon-Yi revelation
- the 7-year-old's taped allegation appeared forced/coached/doctored
- the 7-year-old's physical and psychiatric evaluations indicated no incident took place
- the prosecutors who left it at "inconclusive" were later discredited
- Allen's eldest adopted son later changed his mind and used the term "brainwashing" regarding Mia and the incident
- Weide repeatedly states his belief that Dylan/Malone and Satchel/Ronan aren't "lying" and they truly believe what they're accusing Allen of
- Mia's credibility is questionable in terms of the coached quality of the 7-year-old's accusation as well as the recent claim of Ronan's paternity, as well as her championing of Polanski and allowing her brother around her kids when he was later convicted of molestation
- Woody's long-term marriage and two adoptions of girls further dilutes Mia's (and Qrazy's and the like's) perspective of any proclivities or criminal-level compulsions that detractors want him demonized for

As far as it being problematic/wrong/evil to "blame the victim" or be insensitive to "victims of molestation", that's absolutely true, however, the fact that no molestation was proven (or even prosecuted) means there isn't a victim of molestation in this case, there's a woman stating a claim she's been led to believe her entire life and her recent personal anecdotal evidence (which is twitter punchline fodder to her brother and mother) isn't being accepted by those who weigh it against the decades of contradicting evidence

(This piece will be my final word on this entire matter and no one will be responding on my behalf to any further comments on it by any party. Enough people have been hurt.)

[MadMan]

I've seen TerrorVision two times and both times I was left stumped at how it got funded in the first place. Not because it's bad, but because it's completely batshit.

I gave it a 76/100 but the more I think about it the more I like it a lot. And yes it is a completely weird and crazy film. Imagine if [

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there had been a sequel that followed the alien as it continued to assimilate people. Eventually it would just be its multiple "human" heads talking to other heads. Chilling.

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[ledfloyd]

(This piece will be my final word on this entire matter and no one will be responding on my behalf to any further comments on it by any party. Enough people have been hurt.)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...y-allen-678552

[Pop Trash]

(This piece will be my final word on this entire matter and no one will be responding on my behalf to any further comments on it by any party. Enough people have been hurt.)

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/dai...abuse-10-facts

[Qrazy]

Also, the judge's findings.

[Watashi]

I don't know what to believe anymore.

[Spinal]

I don't know what to believe anymore.

Same. Feels like everyone has an agenda. I'm going to go ahead and live my life not having an opinion about this.

[Pop Trash]

Same. Feels like everyone has an agenda. I'm going to go ahead and live my life not having an opinion about this.

But are you able to watch Allen's films from here on out with a level of detachment from all this? I'm not sure I will. I think more than Polanski, Allen put himself literally and figuratively in his films and I'm not sure I can rewatch Annie Hall or Manhattan with the same "oh such a charmingly neurotic nebbish heeb!" vibe as before.

[Grouchy]

I don't know what to believe anymore.

Seriously. What a fucking mess.

As for enjoying his films, I'll just remind myself that Caravaggio and Rembrandt were assholes... but yeah, probably not the same.

[wigwam]

Also, the judge's findings.

...a judge not on any sexual assault charges since none were ever filed, but an adoption annulment case Mia used as retaliation and which was found to be "prejudiced" by Maco:

http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/24/ny...ody-allen.html

[Qrazy]

...a judge not on any sexual assault charges since none were ever filed, but an adoption annulment case Mia used as retaliation and which was found to be "prejudiced" by Maco:

http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/24/ny...ody-allen.html

Clearly you either did not read the judge's findings or did not understand them.

[EyesWideOpen]

Ok 2013 database thread is completely updated. I figure I'll wait till April (give people a chance to get in votes) to do the awards like I did last year.