Last (x) movies you saw

I think there were a couple of decent write-ups on S&S after Ruiz's death that led me to hunt down a couple of things via torrents and now MUBI but I really like to see his work in the cinema. Unlike Bunuel or Jodorowsky there is a reluctance to program anything.

Love Torn in a Dream for instance

Wind River (Sheridan, 2017) 6/10
Logan Lucky (Soderbergh, 2017) 5/10
Paris Can Wait (Coppola, 2017) 3/10
Logan (Mangold, 2017) 4/10
The Errand Boy (Lewis, 1961) 7/10
The Magician (Bergman, 1958) 8/10
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (Renoir, 1936) 7/10

(nose in air) The best writing on Pialat and Ruiz I've found so far is all in French.

Though Richard Brody has written some fine things on each of them.

It Came From Outer Space (1953)

i'd seen this before, in a theater in 3d, where the most impressive bit was when they had the telephone truck ladder sticking right out of the screen (!) but watching again after all these years it was really pretty awesome. main monsters are legit terrifying and the theremin soundtrack is all-time classic. apparently for the bubbly "monster's eye view" effect they actually blew a bubble around the camera while they shot, and this is why those shots only last a second or two. additionally it was fun to play spot the influences: one of the cops is wearing the full Indiana Jones costume, several creepy shots of telephone poles are nearly identical to shots in FWWM and the new Twin Peaks (the bit with the worker listening to the weird sounds coming over the lines felt v TP). would watch again in a heartbeat <3

I bought The Proud Princess because it was once voted the best Czech film ever and it's a fairy tale film. Becomes clear early on that it's a propaganda film about the joy of hard work, so I was ready to hate it but it's quite nice in places despite some of the messages. Though it's never convincing that the Prince feels compelled to go and change the Princess, even for this sort of film.

*The Portrait of a Lady (1996, Campion) 9/10
*Diary of a Chambermaid (1964, Bunuel) 10/10
*Farewell, My Lovely (1975, Richards) 7/10
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (1966, Compton) 6/10
The Oyster Princess (1919, Lubitsch) 9/10
Titicut Follies (1967, Wiseman) 9/10
Africa Screams (1949, Barton) 5/10
Nobody’s Watching (2017, Solomonoff) 7/10
Marjorie Prime (2017, Almereyda) 6/10
At War with the Army (1950, Walker) 6/10

Oh god, I just saw Titicut Follies as well. Amazing.

How was Marjorie Prime? Trailer was interesting

I thought it became a bit redundant/lost in the third act, but it's a generally well acted "filmed play."

I quite liked it Too, and it's better in memory.

KJB loathed it! he didn't pour his coffee on me or anything tho

we came up with "A.I. filtered through Interiors"

Geena Davis' current face is less mobile than it should be

"A.I. filtered through Interiors"

i must see this movie

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It Came From Outer Space (1953)

*Diary of a Chambermaid (1964, Bunuel) 10/10

wassa matter -- fascinated by Moreau's maid costume?

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nothin's the matter, Alfred, Luis & Carriere hit it outta the park first time

Michel Piccoli never did oafishly funny before or since, i don't think

Cock of the Air (Buckingham, 1932, in the Academy Film Archive restoration)
A Blonde for a Night (Hopper & Willis, 1928)
Getting Gertie's Garter (Hopper, 1927)
The Front Page (Milestone, 1931, the recently restored American cut)

I think I'm emotionally exhausted after so much fast-paced comedy.

Watched Beatriz At Dinner last night. Salma Hayek plays a masseuse/spiritual healer called to Connie Britton's house; when her car breaks down, she's invited to dinner. The guest of honor is John Lithgow, playing a crass real estate magnate. Mild awkwardness ensues. Had this been written by Michael Tolkin, it might have been something, but it's by Mike White, and directed by Miguel Arteta, so it's nothing—unfunny and incoherent. At least he makes the rich family's big house look nice, but White can't even make Hayek's interactions with the Spanish-speaking kitchen staff interesting.

I watched it last night too, turning it off with a similar reaction.

Mike White has written some good things tho this may not be one

Brad's Status is better.

Life is too short to watch Ben Stiller movies.

brads status was ok, its m/l non-profit Greenberg

jeez, he wrote Brad's Status, too? dude is on a roll this year (i haven't seen Brad's Status) but Beatriz at Dinner and The Emoji Movie is a solid double header. lol I just looked him up and realized he's the wimpy wife of Sarah Silverman/roommate of Jack Black in School of Rock.

The Greatest Show on Earth (DeMille, 1952) 2/10
Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, 2015) 7
Hamlet (Olivier, 1948) 7

3 more BP winners down, 3 to go (cavalcade, chariots of fire, rain man)

Ex Libris - New York Public Library (2017) 4/5
It (2017) 3/5
Certain Women (2016) 4/5
Straight Time (1978; rewatch) 4/5
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015) 3.5/5
Personal Shopper (2016) 4/5
I Married a Witch (1942) 3.5/5

Big Trouble in Little China

this movie really stands up. almost relentless with the one liners and crazy action setpieces. visuals to die for. probably one of my favorite films of all time.

*Fargo (Coen, 1996) 10/10
The Man With the Golden Gun (Hamilton, 1974) 6/10
*Secrets & Lies (Leigh, 1996) 8/10
My Favorite Wife (Kanin, 1940) 7/10
*Gosford Park (Altman, 2001) 7/10
The Lost City of Z (Gray, 2016) 7/10
You’ll Never Be Alone (Anwandter, 2016) 6/10
After the Storm (Koreeda, 2016) 6/10
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (Bailey and Barbato, 2016) 7/10
Tea and Sympathy (Minnelli, 1956) 5/10

That's Your Funeral (Robins, 1972) 5/10
Decalogue VII (Kieslowski, 1989) 8/10
Decalogue VIII (Kieslowski, 1989) 6/10
Decalogue IX (Kieslowski, 1989) 8/10
Decalogue X (Kieslowski, 1989) 8/10
Mickey One (Penn, 1965) 7/10
It (Muschietti, 2017) 6/10
The Anderson Tapes (Lumet, 1971) 7/10
The Goose Steps Out (Dearden/Hay, 1942) 6/10
Mother! (Aronofsky, 2017) 8/10
Logan Lucky (Soderbergh, 2017) 7/10
Ball of Fire (Hawks, 1941) 9/10

One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (1977, Varda) 7/10
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936, Renoir) 9/10
Pursued (1947, Walsh) 9/10
The Wonderful Country (1959, Parrish) 8/10
*The President’s Analyst (1967, Flicker) 8/10
Black Legion (1937, Mayo) 5/10
Bucking Broadway (1917, Ford) 6/10
The Unknown Girl (2016, Dardenne, Dardenne) 6/10
Boeing, Boeing (1965, Rich) 5/10
*Stagecoach (1939, Ford) 10/10
The Love Eterne (1963, Li) 8/10
Pork Chop Hill (1959, Milestone) 7/10

Wild at Heart (1990) - 9/10
Good Time - 8/10
Columbus - 7/10
Ingrid Goes West - 8/10
Patti Cake$ - 4/10
The Trip to Spain - 6/10
Menashe - 2/10
It - 6/10
Home Again - 6/10
mother! - 3/10
Beach Rats - 9/10
Rat Film - 8/10
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present - 8/10
American Made - 6/10
Battle of the Sexes - 7/10

I found Beach Rats pretty shallow beneath its beautiful, neorealistic skin. Disappointing after Hittman's debut feature, It Felt Like Love.

I liked It Felt Like Love, I saw it at a festival 4 years ago. Really good for a debut & I kept her name in mind, but I remember it felt undercooked/slightly amateurish. Beach Rats was imo a huge improvement and really fuckin impressive - first of all, the main guy is just great, & the cinematography is gorgeous - specifically thinking of that shot of moonlight on the water as he hooks up with one of those guys in the woods. Very understated & poignant, I think it articulated itself pretty well. You know, just, the unnecessary agony and guilt and shame that this world imposes upon so many young people. A really powerful moment: when he asks the girl about two guys kissing & if it's hot, and she's just so dismissive: "no, that's just gay." I mean, just crushing.

La Verite (Clouzot, 1960) 8/10
Ghost in the Shell (Sanders, 2017) 5/10
The Cocoanuts (Santley, 1929) 7/10
Brute Force (Dassin, 1947) 8/10
Chase a Crooked Shadow (Anderson, 1956) 7/10
Edward and Caroline (Becker, 1951) 7/10
Life (Espinosa, 2017) 7/10
Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) 10/10
My Life as a Courgette (Barras, 2016) 7/10
Serendipity (Chelsom, 2001) 5/10

The Love Eterne (1963, Li) 8/10

― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), 2. oktober 2017 18:01 (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Love this one.

Finally got to see I, Daniel Blake last night.

Good film but really depressing.
Hoping that here is a way of moving away from that model which just seems to be all too prevalent.
I thought the twist was going to be at least partially that he was oenalised for the work he was doing for the young family.

Very worth watching as most loach has been.

mother! (aranofsky, 2017) 5/10
nocturama (bonello, 2016) 6/10
nymphomaniac (von trier, 2013) 7/10
maze (burke, 2017) 7/10
*king of new york (ferrera, 1990) 7/10
vampires kiss (bierman, 1988) 7/10
pain and gain (bay, 2013) 6/10
miracle mile (de jarnatt, 1988) 7/10

Rain Man (Levinson, 1988) 6/10
Chariots of Fire (Hudson, 1981) 5/10
Cavalcade (Frank Lloyd, 1933) 3/10

i've now seen every best picture winner. those last two were a struggle to sit through.

Rebel in the Rye (Strong, 2017) 1/10
Brad's Status (White, 2017) 6/10
Graduation (Mungiu, 2017) 6/10
The Big Sick (Showalter, 2017) 5/10
mother! (Aronofksy, 2017) 4/10
Paris Can Wait (Coppola, 2017) 3/10
The Unknown Girl(2017, Dardenne, Dardenne) 6/10
Ryan's Daughter (Lean, 1970) 5/10
The Breaking Point (Curtiz, 1950) 8/10
Pursued (Walsh, 1947) 7/10
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936, Renoir) 9/10

Ryan's Daughter is terrible. Punch cartoon stereotypes of Irish people

with bad teeth!

i've now seen every best picture winner. those last two were a struggle to sit through.
― Einstein, Bazinga, Sitar (abanana)

That was a project of mine many years ago too, but I never followed up (probably still around 30 to go, most of them early or recent). Then I was going to make sure I had seen the Top 100 on the latest They Shoot Picture, Don't They? list. Then I let that slide too, and watched All the President's Men for the twentieth time instead.

Here's how I rank every BP winner. Note that I haven't seen some of them since I was a teenager (e.g. Gigi).
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I get how it may be easy to do so, but I think you seriously underrated Wings. One of the more visually interesting silents I've seen.

Film Socialisme (Godard, 2010)
*Burroughs: The Movie (Brookner, 1983)
Shirley Clarke shorts:
--- Dance in the Sun (1953)
--- In Paris Parks (1954)
--- Brussels Loops (with D.A. Pennebaker, 1957) 9/10
--- Bridges-Go-Round, Pts. 1 & 2 (1958)
--- Skyscraper (1958)
--- Bullfight (1955)
--- 24 Frames Per Second (1977)
--- Butterfly (with Wendy Clarke, 1967)
mother! (Aronofsky, 2017)
Mysterious Object at Noon (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2002)
Pierrot le fou (Godard, 1965)
The Hit (Frears, 1984)
Long Strange Trip (Bar-Lev, 2017)
Dragon Inn (King Hu, 1967)
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (Brittain, Owen, 1966) 10/10, the scene at the end where Cohen sees the footage of himself is amazing.
Blade Runner 2049 (Villeneuve, 2017)

hell's angels blows wings away