28 Film Discussion Threads Later

[soitgoes...]

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I think he is referring to Hou's.

Yeah, that's the one.

[B-side]

Ah. Wasn't familiar with that trilogy title.

[baby doll]

Abel Ferrara wants you to torrent his films, says Lynch is not interested in making movies anymore and wrote a screenplay about Pasolini.

Well, it's not like many of his movies since The Funeral have had any kind of US distribution (and those that did, such as 'R Xmas, Mary and Go Go Tales, received virtually no mainstream recognition--and by recognition, I simply mean acknowledgement of their existence in the mainstream media).

[B-side]

Well, it's not like many of his movies since The Funeral have had any kind of US distribution (and those that did, such as 'R Xmas, Mary and Go Go Tales, received virtually no mainstream recognition--and by recognition, I simply mean acknowledgement of their existence in the mainstream media).

Yeah, I think he was mostly referring to the stuff you can't get in the US on DVD.

[Irish]

Screenwriter of Conan talks about what it feels like to have your movie flop at the box office:

http://www.quora.com/Whats-it-like-t...the-box-office

[Yxklyx]

Screenwriter of Conan talks about what it feels like to have your movie flop at the box office:

http://www.quora.com/Whats-it-like-t...the-box-office

Is it any surprising that this movie flopped? Just look at the imdb ratings of this director's previous films (tv included). Except for Texas Chainsaw Massacre he's consistently around 4 or 5.

[Dukefrukem]

Screenwriter of Conan talks about what it feels like to have your movie flop at the box office:

http://www.quora.com/Whats-it-like-t...the-box-office

That was a good read. I realize it's natural for one to put so much blame on themselves and always stand behind their work- but wouldn't the director and editor be more to blame than the screenwriter? Maybe even the PR people? I didn't see many commercials for Conan.

[Derek]

I dunno, the relationships are pretty sketchily defined/developed but I think Dolan does use his style to capture a swooniness that's vivid enough to overshadow the overall shallowness of the venture. The sounds of the knives hitting the cutting board at the beginning to underscore the mutual attraction to his and the girl's discovery of their object of desire was particularly ingenious.

I did like the regular sound against the slow-mo images, but the moment you mention is the only time it really worked. I mean, c'mon, the time where they're walking in the rain with the umbrella and she slowly moves the umbrella to cover both of them. *Sigh*

That was a good read. I realize it's natural for one to put so much blame on themselves and always stand behind their work- but wouldn't the director and editor be more to blame than the screenwriter? Maybe even the PR people? I didn't see many commercials for Conan.

Can the screenwriter or PR people be blamed for this?



Director of shitty, unambitious remake should blame director of shitty, unambitious remake.

[Spinal]

Something for the 'Isn't that amusing?' file ...

We were watching Back to the Future II last night and I was amused by the way that Marty discovers that the world as he knows it has been altered. He sneaks into what he thinks is his house ... and there's a black family living there! AHHHHH! DYSTOPIAN 1985!!!

[DavidSeven]

Rabbit Hole: might be the winner of the "An Education" award for meh-worthiest critical darling of 2010. Aaron Eckhart makes it sort-of worthwhile. There's one pretty great scene with him and Kidman.

[Rowland]

critical darling of 2010.

I don't even know if I'd classify it as such. Sure, its reviews were pretty good as far as such films are concerned, but it was largely ignored during the year-end list avalanche.

[Ezee E]

This never got any publicity? Has to be absolute shit.

[Henry Gale]

Ha, I saw that cover just yesterday and had the same reaction. Upon further research, it was shot around 2006 and isn't really a movie with that ensemble at all, since it's essentially a collection of short films from different directors that seem fairly unrelated to one another.

So basically, it's this sort of thing all over again:

[Mysterious Dude]

Steve Carell looks so serious. I prefer when he has his head on a stack of pancakes.

[Winston*]

How many movies have the title American Noun, I wonder?

[elixir]

How many movies have the title American Noun, I wonder?

http://www.criticker.com/blog/index....can-blog-post/

[Winston*]

There are two movies called American Gun? Why is there one movie called American Gun?

"You see it's an about gun culture...in America. American Gun. You get it? It's a metaphor."

[Winston*]

Saw White Material. First Claire Denis film I've been really impressed by, though I also think its the first of her films I've really understood.

[Boner M]

Saw White Material. First Claire Denis film I've been really impressed by, though I also think its the first of her films I've really understood.

White Material is sorta the Claire Denis film for people who don't like Claire Denis films.

What's the other one aside from Beau travail that you've seen? I think you'd like 35 Rhums, her Ozu homage.

[Winston*]

White Material is sorta the Claire Denis film for people who don't like Claire Denis films.

What's the other one aside from Beau travail that you've seen? I think you'd like 35 Rhums, her Ozu homage.

Trouble Every Day. I should probably see an Ozu film first before I go around seeing Ozu homages. I'm interested in seeing Chocolat now

[Qrazy]

No Fear, No Die is a nice small slice of life crime film. Maybe that one.

[Boner M]

Actually, Friday Night is the logical entry point. And the most beloved of hers around these parts.

[Boner M]

La Rupture (1970) ****

Nice! I need to watch this one again. Definitely Chabrol's most savagely satirical & Bunuel-esque film (that ending!).

[Lucky]

He trips over a foot that steps out, and his head hits a water fountain or something.

Kind of a lowpoint in the movie for me personally.

Agreed. Whatever it was, I remember it being ridiculous.

PS writing rep comments on your phone is difficult.

[Ezee E]

Agreed. Whatever it was, I remember it being ridiculous.

PS writing rep comments on your phone is difficult.

Sausage fingers.