28 Film Discussion Threads Later

Winston* · 12-07-2007, 12:21 AM

Quoting Spinal (view post)

Do you have an IMehX theater near you?

Nah, just a regular Meh-ltiplex.

**number8** · 12-07-2007, 12:26 AM

Quoting Winston* (view post)

Nah, just a regular Meh-ltiplex.

Meh sure it's at least 3D. Or you'll be cheating yourself out of a mehperience.

**Boner M** · 12-07-2007, 12:27 AM

Guys, enough already.

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**Philosophe_rouge** · 12-07-2007, 12:29 AM

Finally got around to finishing Powell and Pressburger's The Small Back Room after being too busy for a week. The darkest of their films I've seen, it's about a neurotic scientist with one foot who is battling emotional, alcohol and relationship problems. The film is rather unusual as the harsh realism is contrasted by the adopted realism of their best known period. Sequences like the "whisky bottle" fantasy seem to have come under a lot of critisism, but I actually think they work quite well, although I'm not a huge fan of some of the sound devices. David Farrar is brilliant in the lead role, moving in an entirely different direction than his performances in Gone to Earth and Black Narcissus. He is a commanding screen presence, and makes holds this film firmly down to earth. The suspence is also very effective, and the film generally succeeds on all levels. I only wish it were a touch longer, as it feels rushed, especially towards the end.

**Sycophant** · 12-07-2007, 12:31 AM

Weekend:
I'm Not There
No Direction Home (If I don't start it by the time I see I'm Not There, both discs are going back to Netflix, 'cause I will never watch it)
Versus (rewatch)
Elf
Horsefeathers
Exodus
Dororo
The Golden Compass

Winston* · 12-07-2007, 12:33 AM

thesycophant is planning on forgoing sleep this weekend.

**Philosophe_rouge** · 12-07-2007, 12:35 AM

Weekend
-The Golden Compass OR Atonement OR I'm Not There... maybe a combination of two
-Picnic at Hanging Rock
-Went the Day Well
-Sunday, Bloody, Sunday
-Listen to Britain

**Sycophant** · 12-07-2007, 12:36 AM

Quoting Winston* (view post)

thesycophant is planning on forgoing sleep this weekend.

Heh. I don't realistically expect to get to all of that. Really, it's more or less something there to keep me on track if I forget the things I wanted to watch.

And I don't sleep anyway.

**baby doll** · 12-07-2007, 01:08 AM

Weekend:

She's Gotta Have It (Spike Lee)
Un divan Ã* New York (Chantal Akerman)
Woman in the Moon (Fritz Lang)

Revisiting: Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (Leos Carax), The Falls (Peter Greenaway)

**Eleven** · 12-07-2007, 01:18 AM

Weekend:

Writing Papers for Finals (07, dir. DeBagg Prefeusser)

In between, maybe the segments of Histoire(s) du cinema sans subtitles and/or Jeanne Dielman with subtitles.

**BirdsAteMyFace** · 12-07-2007, 01:35 AM

Weekend:

Sigur RÃ³s - Heima (theater)
Nobody Knows
Clean
Old Joy

**Sven** · 12-07-2007, 01:59 AM

Quoting baby doll (view post)

Woman in the Moon (Fritz Lang)

I thought you hated this movie.

**Qrazy** · 12-07-2007, 02:12 AM

Quoting Philosophe_rouge (view post)

Finally got around to finishing Powell and Pressburger's The Small Back Room after being too busy for a week. The darkest of their films I've seen, it's about a neurotic scientist with one foot who is battling emotional, alcohol and relationship problems. The film is rather unusual as the harsh realism is contrasted by the adopted realism of their best known period. Sequences like the "whisky bottle" fantasy seem to have come under a lot of critisism, but I actually think they work quite well, although I'm not a huge fan of some of the sound devices. David Farrar is brilliant in the lead role, moving in an entirely different direction than his performances in Gone to Earth and Black Narcissus. He is a commanding screen presence, and makes holds this film firmly down to earth. The suspence is also very effective, and the film generally succeeds on all levels. I only wish it were a touch longer, as it feels rushed, especially towards the end.

If you haven't seen it yet move Peeping Tom to the top of your list asap. Eleven can vouch for it's excellence.

**Qrazy** · 12-07-2007, 02:16 AM

Weekend:

A few of the following, someone tell me which...

Judgement at Nurembourg
Rocco and His Brothers
Smiles of a Summer Night
Aileen Wuornos
Failsafe
Caravaggio
Attack the Gas Station
Young Torless
The Heiress
La Captive
Children of Hiroshima
An Affair to Remember
Veronika Voss
Things to Come
The Abyss
An American Werewolf in London
Le Souffle au Coueur
Soldier of Orange
Story of the Late Crysanthemums
Cario Diario
Yeelen
Fists in the Pocket
Nine Queens
A Room with a View
Taboo
Chronicle of a Love
Official Story
Cria
Lady Snowblood
Exotica
Father and Son
Still Life
Vinyl
Three Songs about Lenin
Las Hurdes
Empire (Sokurov)

And probably some more Aleksei German films without subtitles... god damn it.

**Eleven** · 12-07-2007, 02:24 AM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

If you haven't seen it yet move Peeping Tom to the top of your list asap. Eleven can vouch for it's excellence.

"Better than Psycho!" raves The Eleventyville Gazette.

**Qrazy** · 12-07-2007, 02:30 AM

"It got me into Peeping!" raves Qrazy - Convicted Criminal

**Philosophe_rouge** · 12-07-2007, 02:34 AM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

If you haven't seen it yet move Peeping Tom to the top of your list asap. Eleven can vouch for it's excellence.

It's uber embarassing that I haven't, I just keep putting it off.

From your list I recommend, Judgement at Nurembourg and The Heiress. Not that I've seen many of the others.

**Mysterious Dude** · 12-07-2007, 02:52 AM

I recommend:

Smiles of a Summer Night
Failsafe
The Heiress
Things to Come - (very goofy sci-fi)
Story of the Late Crysanthemums - (I haven't seen this, but I would kill you and your children for the opportunity)
Vinyl - (I haven't seen this, either, but it looks very interesting)

**Sven** · 12-07-2007, 02:57 AM

See:
Soldier of Orange
Judgement at Nurembourg
Veronika Voss
An American Werewolf in London
A Room with a View
Exotica

Skip:
Nine Queens

**chrisnu** · 12-07-2007, 03:14 AM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

Yes.

I really hope I don't find the longer one inferior, as I thought the shorter one pretty much flowed perfectly and never felt rushed in any way.

I wouldn't say it's inferior, or better. Just longer. There's some good and some bad added to the film. What's interesting to analyze is how different scenes are recontextualized, and can change your interpretation of Cosmo as a character.

**balmakboor** · 12-07-2007, 03:20 AM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

If you haven't seen it yet move Peeping Tom to the top of your list asap. Eleven can vouch for it's excellence.

It certainly has one of my favorite director cameos ever. And yeh, it's better than Psycho me thinks.

**Qrazy** · 12-07-2007, 03:24 AM

Quoting chrisnu (view post)

I wouldn't say it's inferior, or better. Just longer. There's some good and some bad added to the film. What's interesting to analyze is how different scenes are recontextualized, and can change your interpretation of Cosmo as a character.

I preferred the longer one, especially for the longer opening scene of the film.

**MadMan** · 12-07-2007, 04:09 AM

Weekend:

*NFL football
*Maybe a movie or two. Not sure which one. I donno if I'll finally get to either Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang or True Romance because next week is finals week.
*Lots and lots of studying. Ugh.

**Qrazy** · 12-07-2007, 04:24 AM

What gives more rep power?

**Sven** · 12-07-2007, 04:24 AM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

What gives more rep power?

Posting more.

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