Random Movie Talk, Louis the XIVth Edition

[djerdap]

Thanks, I'll check those out.

Oh, and I really liked Still Life. Jia Zhangke seems to combine documentary-style filmmaking with some slightly surreal touches, mixing beautiful scenery with memorable symbolism. I'm surprised the Chinese authorities didn't ban it, since it provides a pretty bleak view of the Three Gorges Dam and the fate of the people affected by the project.

 

[cobl04]

Haven't seen either film, but feel like this will be appreciated here

One Brian Eno song perfectly closes two very different movies · For Our Consideration · The A.V. Club

 

[cobl04]

also!!!!!!!!!

 

[lazarus]

If you've read this book, you'll understand what awesome news this is. I'm more excited for this than any Star Wars film, or any other project in the works by any other director.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese to Reunite For ‘The Devil in the White City’

 

[cobl04]

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They like going back to the well, don't they. I have mixed feelings about Toy Story 4. The third film was so perfect and great closure. They'd want to reboot it with a much bigger focus on different toys.

 

[lazarus]

Sad.

 

[bono_212]

Pathetic really.

 

[mikal]

Still coming back to that Spoon album. Really connected with me.

Sent from my Nexus 6 using U2 Interference mobile app

 

[cobl04]

Hahaha. Me too.

 

[IWasBored]

If you've read this book, you'll understand what awesome news this is. I'm more excited for this than any Star Wars film, or any other project in the works by any other director.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese to Reunite For ‘The Devil in the White City’

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lazarus]

I was shocked no one had commented yet.

 

[IWasBored]

I don't read this thread often. I'm glad I accidentally clicked it this time.

 

[lazarus]

Christian Bale To Star In ‘Ferrari’ Film From Michael Mann | Deadline


Sorry about your soiled underwear, Lance.

 

[Hewson]

R.I.P. Wes Craven

 

[bono_212]

Really sad about this. Going to pick up a few of the last films of his I haven't seen, today.

 

[bono_212]

Watched (most of) The Serpent and the Rainbow last night. Very good stuff. Nice different take on zombie films.

 

[lazarus]

Not a huge fan of the director, but that one is definitely my favorite.

 

[bono_212]

I really believe that Wes Craven is one of the most unique individuals to ever step behind the camera, but I can understand people not enjoying his work. I find it fascinating the way he helped build a genre and then subsequently tore it down so beautifully through both New Nightmare and the Scream franchise.

That being said, you know, I've never actually counted him among my favorite directors, for whatever reason, despite how often I talk about my admiration for him.

But yes, this movie was super good. I'm really disappointed that I fell asleep for about 20 minutes of it, since it had such a short run time to begin with, but the slow build creepy factor was really what sold it. It reminded me a lot of another movie, but I can't seem to think of which one it was now. Some aspects did remind me of Candyman, which, take that as a good or a bad as you will, but I think that's one of the most unsettling films I've ever seen.

Another thing I really appreciated about this movie was, relatively speaking, there was so little gore. Up to this point you're talking about a man who had made two movie squarely aimed at shocking people's sensibilities and created a slasher franchise. The reserved way that he went about telling this story was fantastic. And of course, that slight sense of realism, that this kinda really happened, was also a huge selling point.

 

[LemonMelon]

Not a huge fan of the director, but that one is definitely my favorite.

Really dug it as well. Very atmospheric film with a great setting.

 

[deep]

‘Macbeth’ trailer: So foul and fair a day Michael Fassbender has not seen |


this won't set any box office records

but, it will get 100% of my ticket buying dollars

 

[deep]

Has the year's best movie already been found? - Entertainment - NZ Herald News

I can live with this
there are a lot worse choices they could have made, that movie Wilco is hyping is now out of the running

 

[Hewson]

So when did Jason Statham suddenly become too old or whatever to be The Transporter, and more importantly why did they have to replace him with Chris Martin?

 

[bono_212]

I am trying to pretend this new one doesn't exist.

 

[LemonMelon]

it looks exactly like hot garbage. I'm guessing the original doesn't have quite the resemblance.

Even the title is terrible.

 

[djerdap]

Favorite movies of the decade (2010-) [because boredom]

Another Year (Leigh, 2010)
Blackhat (Mann, 2015)
Certified Copy (Kiarostami, 2010)
Cosmopolis (Cronenberg, 2012)
The Day He Arrives (Hong, 2011)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (To, 2011)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Anderson, 2014)
The Grandmaster (Wong, 2013)
The Homesman (Jones, 2014)
Inside Llewyn Davis (Coen, 2013)
Insidious: Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 (Wan, 2010/2013)
Like Someone in Love (Kiarostami, 2012)
Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller, 2015)
Melancholia (von Trier, 2011)
Shutter Island (Scorsese, 2010)
The Skin I Live In (Almodovar, 2011)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (Abrams, 2013)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Weerasethakul, 2010)
The World's End (Wright, 2013)
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (Resnais, 2012)

I'll do this as well:

Amour (Haneke, 2012)
Another Year (Leigh, 2010)
A Royal Affair (Arcel, 2012)
A Separation (Farhadi, 2011)
Before Midnight (Linklater, 2013)
Beyond the Hills (Mungiu, 2012)
Birdman (Inarritu, 2014)
Carlos (Assayas, 2010)
Norte, the End of History (Diaz, 2013)
Nostalgia for the Light (Guzmán, 2010)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Ceylan, 2011)
Oslo, August 31st (Trier, 2011)
Poetry (Lee, 2010)
Take Shelter (Nichols, 2011)
The Skin I Live In (Almodovar, 2011)

 

[LemonMelon]

Just went through my imdb ratings and selected what jumped out at me, so it's 16 movies instead of an even 15 or 20.

The Act of Killing (Oppenheimer, 2012)
American Hustle (Russell, 2013)
Amour (Haneke, 2012)
Before Midnight (Linklater, 2013)
Birdman (Inarritu, 2014)
Black Swan (Aronofsky, 2010)
Drive (Refn, 2011)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Anderson, 2014)
Her (Jonze, 2013)
The Hunt (Vinterberg, 2012)
It's Such a Beautiful Day (Hertzfeldt, 2012)
The Master (Anderson, 2012)
Nightcrawler (Gilroy, 2014)
A Separation (Farhadi, 2011)
Whiplash (Chazelle, 2014)
The Wind Rises (Miyazaki, 2013)

 

[lazarus]

Laurence Anyways (Dolan, 2012)
The Great Beauty (Sorrentino, 2013)
Mysteries Of Lisbon (Ruiz, 2010)
The Illusionist (Chomet, 2010)
Holy Motors (Carax, 2012)
Alps (Lanthimos, 2011)
Margaret (Lonergan, 2011)
I Origins (Cahill, 2014)
The Wind Rises (Miyazaki, 2013)
Once Upon A Time In Anatolia (Ceylan, 2011)
Stories We Tell (Polley, 2012)
Shutter Island (Scorsese, 2010)
Tree Of Life (Malick, 2011)
Uncle Boonmee... (Weersethakul, 2010)
Tabu (Gomes, 2012)
Inception (Nolan, 2010)
The Master (Anderson, 2012)
Blancanieves (Berger, 2012)
The Congress (Folman, 2013)

 

[bono_212]

There is a list thread .

Birdman
Black Swan
The Cabin in the Woods
Confessions
Frank
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Great Beauty
Her
Hugo
Jodorowsky's Dune
Life of Pi
Nightcrawler
Side Effects
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Whiplash

 

[lazarus]

Imma let you finish, Force Awakens, but this is my most anticipated film of all time this year!

 

[monkeyskin]

Star Wars tickets acquired, opening day at 18.30.

Was going to leave it as who knows what xmas shindigs are going to be on this far out, but apparently the missus has her priorities straight.