the long, subdued, nearly action-free "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"

also i thought mcnairy was casey affleck this entire movie. ive seen that 'in search of a midnight kiss' thing too, guess he didnt make v much of an impression on me

needs its own thread :)

OK, even I think an "F" is a little over the top for this:

http://www.pajiba.com/box_office_round-ups/the-8-films-all-time-to-receive-an-f-from-cinemascore.php

Another movie that got an A+ from CinemaScore (not mention in that blog post): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courageous_%28film%29

i lol'd when the car blew up. then i lol'd when dude had "heroin" on the soundtrack and then that nico song and then the last shooting scene when that fucking like fallout 3 music was playing, and when SPOILERS NOT REALLY ray liotta gets it the blood looks like the blood in the new judge dredd movie, which was 100000000x better

Well, Morbs, if this Armond rave (?) doesn't entice you, nothing will: http://cityarts.info/2012/12/05/pitt-beats-clooney/

Killing Them Softly earns a footnote in cultural history for being the first dramatic film to question the Obama cult.

Mainstream media reaction rejected Coppola’s summary consequences (including Michael’s repentance), eventually leading to the guilt-free Sopranos—which Obama told Oprah he loved. Bill and Hilary Clinton even emulated that show in a political campaign ad.

Given Dominik’s grandiose conceit—featuring anachronistic presidential speeches and ironic pop songs—the film is only a little less hyperbolic than a junkie’s paranoia. This outsider director sees America’s economic woes as a gangster movie purgatory. It’s debatable, but it has a much greater effect than the recession documentary No End in Sight and the drab, socially conscious thrillers Michael Clayton, Syriana, Margin Call. Dominik and Pitt go where those films wouldn’t dare. Putting Obama in the tradition of bought leaders sharpens Killing Them Softly’s pretenses.

Killing Them Softly earns a footnote in cultural history for being the first dramatic film to question the Obama cult.

IKR?!

I feel like he confused 'recession documentaries' there with "No End in Sight".

Got his liberal-baiting wires crossed there.

don't think he knows what "anachronistic" means

maybe he meant ironic presidential speeches and anachronistic pop songs

he means we know O is an asshole shit now

That's PRESIDENT asshole shit to you, son

http://www.esquire.com/cm/esquire/images/4B/esq-obama-oval-office-0709-lg.JPG

Rooms seemed hotter when he was in them. Rains fell straighter. Clocks slowed. Sounds were amplified.

Killing Them Softly was pretty bad

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/11/20/movies/killing-them-softly.html

^p intersting re: sound fx...f/ sounds of norman mailer punching himself apparently

the director's name isnt even in the fucking thread title

i watched 'chopper' this morning - did v little for me; reminded me of 'bronson', which obv 'chopper' came 1st, but that is prob a better movie in every way i can think of

choppers better/less boring

Yeah I've always conflated Chopper and Bronson as well, but prefer the former.

does not compute in the slightest but w/e

i talked this up enough that my 62 yr old mom is curious enough to go see it (and im shocked its still playing near her)

also im ttly taking out like 4 george v higgins books from my lib over the holidays

Eddie Coyle if you haven't already

only have seen the film, which is great obv

My friend and I thought Killing Them Softly was worth watching, if a little sketchy in its construction. The constant political dialogue was definitely trying to drill in the parallel between criminal economies but it was a little overwrought in that it was mostly an extended implication without really fleshing it out.

It was great to be at a film where people were grumbling about "next time /I/ get to pick the movie, blah blah" on the way out. Hadn't heard that in a while/

political notes the most interesting thing about KMS.

(also from all the Dem whining you'd think they were pissing while the W clips were on)

Gandolfini much less interesting here than in the Chase rock movie, so yeah I'll probably never watch The Sopranos.

Scoot McNairy giving one of the performances of the year was the most interesting thing about KMS. The second-most interesting thing was the notion that you would, indeed, bend over backward to side with Armond.

but I haven't, as he claims to think it was a very good film.

certainly no Cabin in the Woods

KTS btw, KMS will be the Roberta Flack biopic

Scoot's versatility will be put to the test in that one.

what's with the Scoot hard-on? he was fine, but it's an awfully familiar character type and he's no Elisha Cook Jr.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/business/media/a-fans-mission-resurrect-a-little-watched-movie.html?_r=0

Rad. I love this movie.

Garret Dillahunt's career shift from stuff like this and "Deadwood" to being the dad in "Raising Hope" is still so weird to me.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/terrence-malick-thought-it-was-too-slow-10-things-learned-from-the-revival-screening-of-the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford-20131209?

interesting that he sez hes making 'Blonde' next from JCOs novel -- he tried to make it back a few yrs ago -http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/05/andrew-dominik-returns-with-marilyn.html

dominik sounds cool

Anyway, Dominik took the opportunity to say, bluntly, that he is “embarrassed by the stylization in 'Killing Them Softly.'”

otm

He should be embarrassed by some of the the stylization in this one too.

“Have you seen 'Bonnie & Clyde' lately?” Dominik interrupted, scrunching his face in disapproval. “Has some good editing in the end, I suppose...“

lol f u

bonnie & clyde sucks, hes right

only if you insist on long, subdued, and nearly action-free

my friend went to this, said dominik came across as a dick.

johnny crunch and hungry4ass otm re: killing them softly. i did actually worry when 'heroin' came on the soundtrack and also i thought 'the man comes around' was a dreadful choice for pitt's intro song (i think dominik's music library must consist entirely of other movie trailer songs) but overall it was a strong movie imo.

dominik is finally getting blonde off the ground, naturally for netflix

https://thefilmstage.com/news/andrew-dominik-begins-production-on-marilyn-monroe-biopic-blonde-as-full-cast-is-announced/

Based on JCO book?

yessir

"my friend went to this, said dominik came across as a dick.

― akm"

weird, I have no recollection of writing this or who this person may have been.

The Character Assassination of Andrew Dominik by the Coward akm