Well unfortunately this isn't a democracy, it is a meg-tatorship.Quoting Mr. McGibblets (view post)
Your list will be added to the master at the beginning of the thread.
Resistance is futile.
Well unfortunately this isn't a democracy, it is a meg-tatorship.
Your list will be added to the master at the beginning of the thread.
Resistance is futile.
I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards.
2. Throne of Blood - 8/10
Its realllllly good. I definitely want to see it in a theater some day.
We might end up watching this one, too.
Our copy of Stray Dog seems to be missing. Very weird.
I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards.
We found our copy of Stray Dog!
What a great movie.
Feels surprisingly modern in both themes and execution. Mifune and Shimura are both exceptional, but that's not news to anyone.
Loved how the uncomfortable heat permeated the whole film. It feels sticky and gross. Characters all feel uncomfortable and miserable.
Very good. I think it is my first non-samurai Kurosawa film.
I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards.
Yep yep and yep!
I rewatched Ikiru for the first time in six years. When Takashi Shimura's face appeared on screen, my first thought was, "huh, he's not that old." Which can only mean... I'm old.
Weekend is a mess. The only Godard I'm not a fan of so far. Look I get what he is going for and I understand the themes yet the movie lacks a stable narrative and is all over the place. Also I feel that it contains themes and political ideals he expresses in better ways in previous works.
Blog!
Now, here I go again, I see
The crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me, who wants to
Wrap around your dreams and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell
Dreams of loneliness
So for me it is so far:
Blood Simple. Own it, love it.
The Hidden Fortress-Still rules, need to own it.
Weekend-Own it, not really a fan, of course I'm keeping it anyways.
Blog!
Now, here I go again, I see
The crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me, who wants to
Wrap around your dreams and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell
Dreams of loneliness
For Week 4 I am going with a recent Criterion release that I love dearly and am so glad I own on Blu-ray: Night of the Living Dead. Still a masterpiece and more timely than ever. Also eerie that the little girl in this movie is named Karen. Go figure. A very recent rewatch only added to my continuing appreciation of George A. Romero, who's gifts to cinema shall forever be regarded by myself and others. Still my all time favorite horror movie. Well that, Carpenter's The Thing, The Horror Express and maybe a few others....
Blog!
Now, here I go again, I see
The crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me, who wants to
Wrap around your dreams and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell
Dreams of loneliness
I think i'm breakign the rules, since I guess the concept was to actually watch a criterion version/disc and I'm going to stream all mine as I can find them. The only criterion I knowingly have access to is Chasing Amy, which I own.
No I don't think that's necessary at all.
I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards.
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 plot were more coherent, contemporary life wouldn't seem absurd and meaningless).
Just because...
Humanity and Paper Balloons (Yamanaka Sadao, 1937) warm
Chi-Raq (Spike Lee, 2015) mild
Les Créatures (Agnès Varda, 1966) mild
The last book I read was...
Enemies, a Love Story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
The (New) World
I agree with this, and I enjoy Weekend mainly for the absurd humor (not a fan of the butcher scenes, however). That being said, it's this type of intellectual remove that generally keeps me and Godard at arm's length.
Oh man, if I had to purchase physical media this would be a non-starter for me. I did subscribe to the Criterion Channel, and that's enough of a splurge.
I cheated a little this week by rewatching My Life to Live. My gut told me I might appreciate it more now than I did in high school, and my gut was right. What an odd, beautiful, heartbreaking movie. While Godard is certainly up to his usual tricks (the events of each of the twelve episodes are spoiled in title cards, faces are often obscured while speaking, the machine gun pan), he never loses sight of the heart of the film: Nana. Of course Anna Karina has her own gravitational pull -- I was enthralled early on watching her simply meander through a record store -- but the way in which we see Nana shift her approach to men, from brutal honesty to sly deceit to pure transaction and beyond, takes the performance over the top. Not sure about that ending, but regardless My Life to Live jumps up to my second favorite Godard movie behind Contempt. Four stars.
I really should be doing this.
Yes please.
I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards.
I wish I could find a simple printable list, but I did find this spreadsheet.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1332409659
Then maybe it should have been a mini series or a TV show instead. Btw Pierrot le Fou addressed much of the same topics and was a much superior movie from him.
Last edited by DFA1979; 01-21-2021 at 04:49 AM.
Blog!
Now, here I go again, I see
The crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me, who wants to
Wrap around your dreams and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell
Dreams of loneliness
It's funny because I've liked all of the other Godard I have watched. Most of them I love, actually. I just didn't care for that one oh noes or whatever.
Last edited by DFA1979; 01-21-2021 at 04:49 AM.
Blog!
Now, here I go again, I see
The crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me, who wants to
Wrap around your dreams and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell
Dreams of loneliness
The Criterion Channel is pretty cool I just don't have the time or the money for it right now.
Blog!
Now, here I go again, I see
The crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me, who wants to
Wrap around your dreams and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell
Dreams of loneliness
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 period of time, it doesn't seem to me there would be any artistic advantage in making it longer than it already is.
I like both, although in terms of plotting, Pierrot le fou isn't any more coherent, or less episodic, than Weekend. Why do you think the former episodic road movie is superior to the latter?
Just because...
Humanity and Paper Balloons (Yamanaka Sadao, 1937) warm
Chi-Raq (Spike Lee, 2015) mild
Les Créatures (Agnès Varda, 1966) mild
The last book I read was...
Enemies, a Love Story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
The (New) World
I have suggested Breathless to Jen, for this week's viewing.
I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards.
3. Every Man for Himself - 4/10 - eeeeehhhhhhh just not for me.
Are we on Week 5? I would have to Google what Criterions were even on LaserDisc.
Blog!
Now, here I go again, I see
The crystal vision
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me, who wants to
Wrap around your dreams and
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell
Dreams of loneliness
Posting Permissions
forum
Reply With Quote