Yeah, I looked into a Stormfront thread. They're rallying behind his "If Hitler made a movie, Cannes should recognize it" comment.Quoting baby doll (view post)
Yeah, I looked into a Stormfront thread. They're rallying behind his "If Hitler made a movie, Cannes should recognize it" comment.Quoting baby doll (view post)
Movie Theater DiaryQuoting Donald Glover
Yeah, I was there. I mentioned it on the previous page in this thread; he was hilariously self-deprecating.Quoting baby doll (view post)
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He also did a regular old Q&A after the film's screening in Toronto, via Skype.Quoting baby doll (view post)
Giving up in 2020. Who cares.
maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore (Sky Hopinka) ***½
Without Remorse (Stefano Sollima) *½
The Marksman (Robert Lorenz) **
Beckett (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino) *½
Night Hunter (David Raymond) *
Just wanted to quickly address this. Obviously, if you look at it from a historical perspective, it's much more complex. I was looking at it from an individual's perspective. Originally, he felt proud to belong to one group. Only to discover that he really belonged to another. That's all I was saying.Quoting Irish (view post)
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
Yeah, this is true.Quoting Winston* (view post)
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
I thought the Bier crack was funny, but the Israel comment was the pinnacle. To have the audacity to make that joke in that situation ... man.Quoting Bosco B Thug (view post)
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
I thought that he was making reference to understanding what it was like to be universally reviled and have everyone coming after you (which is where I thought he was going with the bunker comment). But, I'm just speculating obviously.Quoting origami_mustache (view post)
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
I admit I laughed the hardest at his audacity of bringing it back to Nazis after the panel already moved on to another question, about making movies on a grand scale:
"Yeah, that's we Nazis [do]. We have a tendency to do things on a greater scale."
I was in stitches.
Movie Theater DiaryQuoting Donald Glover
Wow, I didn't realize Dancer In the Dark won. He has at least 5 films more deserving than that one. Well I think he wanted to win 3 times :P.Quoting baby doll (view post)
In Front of Your Face (Hong Sang-soo, 2021) - 6
Introduction (Hong Sang-soo, 2021) - 6
True Mothers (Naomi Kawase, 2020) - 8
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021) - 7
Wife of a Spy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2020) - 7
The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, 2021) - 9
Don't Look Up - (Adam McKay, 2021) - 4
The Matrix Resurrections (Lana Wachowski, 2021) - 4.5
Benedetta (Paul Verhoeven, 2021) - 7
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I don't think Trier needs Cannes, but surely Cannes' publicity helps Trier and he would rather have it than not. Likewise, I think Cannes would rather have Trier around than not. They have a mutually beneficial relationship, and that's why I think Trier has apologized and accepted his banishment gracefully, and that Cannes' 'persona non grata' ban or whatever has the appearance of a special suspension rather than a permanent ban.Quoting baby doll (view post)
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It just seems ironic (and more than a little hyprocritical) that Gibson has been getting ovations while LvT was packing his bags.
I've always like Lars. I think I like him even more now.
I keep checking in hoping the discussion has left Von Trier behind and moved on to really interesting topics like The Skin I Live In.
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It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.
Hmm... Well, lets start off with predictions!Quoting balmakboor (view post)
Palme D'or -- The Artist
Grand Prix -- Drive
Jury Prize -- The Kid With the Bike
Director -- Nicolas Winding Refn
Actor -- Sean Penn (This Must Be the Place)
Actress -- Tilda Swinton
Screenwriter -- Michael
Cinematography -- Tree of Life
Gibson's comments were made in private, close to home in the US. It's not as if he was standing on the red carpet of the Kodak Theater calling Mary Hart "sugartits" and telling Elvis Mitchell that the Jews control the media.Quoting Russ (view post)
The festival isn't trying to act like some kind of universal moral arbiter (I mean, c'mon, this is France after all).
Politically, though, my guess is they have to be seen as doing something. To ignore Von Trier or the public outrage around his comments could be interpreted as them condoning them in some way.
I never had much an opinion on him one way or the other. Now I think he's just an immature asshole.
Sorta the same reaction I had when Prince Harry showed up at a costume party wearing a Nazi uniform.
Predix:
Palme D'or - Le Havre
Grand Prix - The Artist
Jury Prize - Polisse
Director - Malick
Actor - The (titular) Kid With the Bike
Actress - Tilda Swinton
Screenwriter - Drive
Cinematography - Tree of Life
Un Certain Regard - Miss Bala
Camera D'or - Snowtown
I'm guessing that Footnote will win the Palme d'or. Don't ask me why.
Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
The (New) World
A collection of reactions to the new Joachim Trier:
http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/3327
Some mixed or merely lukewarm reactions there but we'll see, Reprise was one of my favorites of its respective year so he's got my attention for a couple movies regardless.
Giving up in 2020. Who cares.
maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore (Sky Hopinka) ***½
Without Remorse (Stefano Sollima) *½
The Marksman (Robert Lorenz) **
Beckett (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino) *½
Night Hunter (David Raymond) *
Uh... so Kim Ki-duk's Arirang won the top prize in UCR, granted sharing the prize with Dresen's Stopped on Track. Still. Huh. Were there any positive reviews out there for Kim's film? I could find nothing but critical thrashings.
Giving up in 2020. Who cares.
maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore (Sky Hopinka) ***½
Without Remorse (Stefano Sollima) *½
The Marksman (Robert Lorenz) **
Beckett (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino) *½
Night Hunter (David Raymond) *
Wow, that's a pretty major upset. Based on the reviews, I figured Miss Bala had this one in the bag. Incidentally, I would've thought We Have a Pope a safe bet for the Ecumenical Jury Prize.Quoting Stay Puft (view post)
Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
The (New) World
Arirang's win is a little more understandable considering that the UCR jury is headed by Kusturica, another filmmaker whose glory days are behind him.
what time do they announce the awards?
Palme d’Or: “The Tree of Life”
Grand Prix: (tie) “The Kid With a Bike” and “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia”
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refn, “Drive”
Best Actress: Kirsten Dunst, “Melancholia”
Best Screenplay: “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar
Prix du Jury: “Polisse,” Maïwenn
Camera d’Or: “Las Acacias”
Palme d’Or (Short Film): “Cross Country”
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So those people were saying "Boo-urns" after all.
Sure why not?
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Could there be a time where the Brothers Dardenne didn't win anything? Ever? No? Okay.
Wow, despite the fact that they were high profile movies in the competition, I still did not expect those awards to go to Tree of Life and Dunst. I'm happy that at least Malick's film comes out as soon as it does, but Melancholia has definitely gone from "strong curiousity" after the trailer to "oh wow, I guess this has a good chance of being great" now.
Also, earlier this year, I would have never believed a movie with this promotional poster would have gone on to become the Best Director winner at Cannes:
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Beastie Boys Story (Jonze, 2020)
Bad Trip (Sakurai, 2020)
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Diva (Beineix, 1981)
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