i almost basically did the same double bill at tiff!
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:25 (sixteen years ago) link
I saw In Between Days last night, which I liked a bit more than either.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:55 (sixteen years ago) link
i want to see that for sure.
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 15:50 (sixteen years ago) link
I want to know how to pronounce his name.
― Matt #2, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 15:56 (sixteen years ago) link
To the average American filmgoer it could rhyme with "Short Round" for all they care.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 15:57 (sixteen years ago) link
it's why he goes by "Joe"
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 15:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Ha, I was at that Syndromes screening! I wonder if this is the dude who wanted to see the copy of Cinemascope I was reading? Cinephile secret handshake.
I really liked Syndromes, it was probably the first JOE film that I've just loved from beginning to end. Some of it was ridiculously beautiful. I know that it is somewhat of a cliche to talk about architecture and filmic space, but the way he shoots the two hospital structures really impressed me, particularly the first dentist's office (both day and night!). The only film that I've seen recently that used built environments so well was...I Don't Want To Sleep Alone.
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 15:59 (sixteen years ago) link
We should do another thread about architects-turned-filmmakers (and vice versa), it's sort of an obsession of mine.
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Or architecture STUDENTS, at least.
well, he lost me in the 2nd half, esp after we went up that steamy vent.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:00 (sixteen years ago) link
b-b-b-but that was at the end! =)
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:04 (sixteen years ago) link
From your description, Morbz, it sounds like you were bored by the porn.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:04 (sixteen years ago) link
After his other films I expected a more difficult second half but it was fine, perhaps a little more fractured than the first.
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Meta-porn
Not quite, Adam.
You mean IBD is a year and a half old, and it's played NYC before Montreal?
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:07 (sixteen years ago) link
I mean that wasn't quite the end (exercise in the park)
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Adam, you're a Patrick Keiller, right?
― C0L1N B..., Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Patrick Keiller FAN
― C0L1N B..., Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:10 (sixteen years ago) link
YES
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:10 (sixteen years ago) link
I AM A PATRICK KEILLER
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Yes, I am. And he trained at UCL as an architect I think.
Also, Antonioni may have studied architecture, but that seems so fitting that it probably isn't true.
And Rem Koolhaas used to be a screenwriter!
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:12 (sixteen years ago) link
RS: How did your study of architecture inform your concept of cinema?
Apichatpong: I think they’re quite the same; it’s dealing with time. When you treat your audience, in architecture, they walk into the space, they experience the space, the light and shadow, by walking through time. So you design the space to evoke certain feelings and certain reactions from the viewer. The same with film; you use time, but I think film is more forcing the audience to experience while sitting in the dark. So I think architecture gives more freedom in a way. But in terms of the filmmaker, making films has more freedom, because it’s more abstract. And you don’t have to give in much on the practical use of the space.
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Wikipedia says Antonioni studied economics!
― C0L1N B..., Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:18 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, fair enough. =)
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Are we agreed that the likely pronounciation of "Apichatpong" has less possible variations than that of "Weerasethakul"?
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Dr. Morbius said: After one viewing?
how many times do film critics see a new movie? in this months film comment, amy taubin sounds like she's seen Zodiac, like, five times.
― poortheatre, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 18:22 (sixteen years ago) link
well, I've found that in writing about films -- esp the more 'open' seminarrative ones like AW's -- one viewing is often inadequate. (For one thing, I misremember sequences, dialogue, etc.)
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 18:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Dr Morbius, do you write about films?
― admrl, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 19:01 (sixteen years ago) link
under the radar, oui.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 19:09 (sixteen years ago) link
i could only see it once. and it's not like i was gonna be like "wow this movie totally blew me away i should see it again just in case i actually don't like it"
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 19:21 (sixteen years ago) link
anyway, i almost always only see a movie once before writing about it cuz i don't got any other choice.
yeah, which is why I write notes like a motherfucker for the half-hour after the screening.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 19:25 (sixteen years ago) link
i very often write my reviews like... half an hour after the screenings anyway.
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 19:26 (sixteen years ago) link
(xpost: ie, wait til yr my age)
"wow this movie totally blew me away i should see it again just in case i actually don't like it"
I think that is a desirable mindset!
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 19:26 (sixteen years ago) link
it's just never practical!
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 20:08 (sixteen years ago) link
and honestly... if my 2nd impression of a movie is different than my 1st i don't think it necessarily means it's more valid
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 20:09 (sixteen years ago) link
It doesn't usually amplify? "Joe" takes a second look, esp Malady, I found.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 20:12 (sixteen years ago) link
i watched woody allen's Manhattan four times last week and every time i saw something new.
(this is not supposed to be shocking or sarcastic)
― poortheatre, Thursday, 19 July 2007 06:47 (sixteen years ago) link
You didn't pay all 4x did you?
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 19 July 2007 13:21 (sixteen years ago) link
(I'm assuming you went to Film Forum)
Taking notes in the dark is the real grind, especially when you'v efound that you've written over a previous entry.
I tend to note things like actorly gestures, throwaway moments, and what used to be called "mise en scene," sprinkled with what bon mots a scene or actors inspire.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 19 July 2007 13:35 (sixteen years ago) link
i just never take notes. i am world's worst note taker.
― s1ocki, Thursday, 19 July 2007 13:49 (sixteen years ago) link
oh, I'd never take notes IN the theater. I've seen Gavin Smith of Film Comment doing that, tho, w/ his penlight.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 19 July 2007 13:52 (sixteen years ago) link
and i guess i can agree that multiple screenings can deepen your appreciation or understanding of a movie. i mean, who wouldn't? but i didn't feel i needed that with "syndromes" any more than any other movie, apichatpong's peculiarities notwithstanding.
― s1ocki, Thursday, 19 July 2007 13:58 (sixteen years ago) link
OF COURSE Gavin Smith has a penlight
― admrl, Thursday, 19 July 2007 16:05 (sixteen years ago) link
i mean, who wouldn't?
Pauline "I Only See Movies Once" Kael
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 19 July 2007 16:31 (sixteen years ago) link
DVD from the library. Srry, film forum..
(i was sick all week)
― poortheatre, Thursday, 19 July 2007 18:07 (sixteen years ago) link
hahaha, Gavin Smith with penlight non-shocka.
Nathan Lee is New York-based, right? I always look out for his articles..
― poortheatre, Thursday, 19 July 2007 18:09 (sixteen years ago) link
I can never read what I've written, but just the act of note-taking usually helps me remember specifics better than I normally would.
― C0L1N B..., Thursday, 19 July 2007 18:10 (sixteen years ago) link
nathan lee is nyc-based, yes. also: YOWZA
(hi poortheatre! good seeing you last night.)
― impudent harlot, Thursday, 19 July 2007 18:16 (sixteen years ago) link