ayyyy
― flappy bird, Sunday, 30 December 2018 23:11 (five years ago) link
Sacred Deer one is still the only film of his that’s worked for me. The Favourite just felt too empty and vapid and I know that’s one of his things, but why?
― tangenttangent, Monday, 31 December 2018 00:28 (five years ago) link
Dogtooth still reigns
otm
― Juul Haalmeyer Dancers washout (WmC), Monday, 31 December 2018 00:36 (five years ago) link
Yep
― resident hack (Simon H.), Monday, 31 December 2018 00:49 (five years ago) link
i loved this. it's the only film of his i've loved although i liked both dogtooth and deer. i just loved eveything about it. it is gorgeous to look at.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Monday, 7 January 2019 22:13 (five years ago) link
Lanthimos prefers animals to people (and why not?)
disagree w this premise
― flopson, Monday, 7 January 2019 22:18 (five years ago) link
thought this was great. a little bit slight, and i thought Rachel Weisz would come back one more time (also nearly everything was in the trailer smh). but i really liked it. the score was excellent
― flopson, Monday, 7 January 2019 22:19 (five years ago) link
as with The Lobaster, I spent the first half absolutely mesmerised and the second half wondering exactly when it was going to end. He seems to introduce all the excitement and fun right near the beginning and then the wheels start spinning and it becomes samey. But yes, I really did enjoy this. The three leads were amazing, the set was incredible, the script perfect. Just could have done with a small trim
― frame casual (dog latin), Monday, 7 January 2019 22:53 (five years ago) link
i like that every film I've seen by him (as far as I can remember) has a ridiculous dance sequence and a scene where someone deliberately smashes themself in the face
― frame casual (dog latin), Monday, 7 January 2019 22:57 (five years ago) link
we've all been there
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 January 2019 23:00 (five years ago) link
Yes I loved this, mainly for the acting by the three leads - but also for the dialogue, and the costumes (great work by Sandy Powell). I saw two Rachel Weisz films at the weekend (the other was Disobedience), and I’m really impressed by her versatility. I think this will be a cult film in years to come.
― Luna Schlosser, Monday, 7 January 2019 23:17 (five years ago) link
I'm not much of fan of anything the director has done since Dogtooth but thought this was very decent. Weisz puts in a right shift, and even that perennial useless fucker Hoult is pretty good. I've not enjoyed the design and costumes of a mainstream brit royal period movie this much since Kapur's Elizabeth.
― calzino, Tuesday, 8 January 2019 00:56 (five years ago) link
how is he useless? He bats his eyelashes and purses his lips when he knows I'm watching.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 January 2019 00:59 (five years ago) link
lol!
― calzino, Tuesday, 8 January 2019 01:01 (five years ago) link
Yes, I loved this too - and what a delight to hear a Luc Ferarri piece on the soundtrack.
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 8 January 2019 08:58 (five years ago) link
Hoult is pretty good at playing a ridiculous popinjay tbh.
Loved this, three central performances all excellent, there was something to enjoy in nearly every line, which is rare these days. It's the only one of his I've enjoyed all the way through - although the first half of The Lobster is phenomenal. Not seen Dogtooth.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 8 January 2019 11:11 (five years ago) link
Dogtooth is very very good and I think my fave so far (although it was the first I saw)
― frame casual (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 January 2019 11:14 (five years ago) link
flappy bird, Alps is streaming on Kanopy (as is Dogtooth) if you have access
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link
Just saw this, enjoyed it, but nobody seems to be a very sympathetic character maybe that's good.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 17:03 (five years ago) link
I haven't seen this yet but I am very happy that it is boosting Olivia Colman's US profile because she is awesome and should be cast in everything.
― GDPR vs GAPDY (DJP), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 17:54 (five years ago) link
Loved her since this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0fJNDOHYp4
― forrest drumpf (Eric H.), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
I enjoyed this but it wasnt amazing or anything. Not as good as Dogtooth or The Lobster but much better than Sacred Deer (which I hated)
The dialogue could have been a bit sharper though. It leaned a bit too heavily on actors in aristocratic clothing saying "cunt" for comic effect
― . (Michael B), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
I don't remember Colman in The Lobster... or Hot Fuzz. That's the only other stuff i've seen her in.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
(no, I don't watch contemporary Brit TV comedy, how much time do you think I have?)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:14 (five years ago) link
Queen Anne was a sympathetic character.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:54 (five years ago) link
xp- watch Peep Show, dumbass
― flopson, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:56 (five years ago) link
look around you >>>>>>>
― imago, Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:57 (five years ago) link
Look Around You was brilliant. Colman is a national treasure.
It leaned a bit too heavily on actors in aristocratic clothing saying "cunt" for comic effect
yeah I thought the lines were well written and delivered perfectly but the novelty of 'cunt' wore off v quickly*
*that's a clause I never thought I'd write
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 18:57 (five years ago) link
she's in a lot of contemporary Brit TV drama too
― sans lep (sic), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 19:45 (five years ago) link
one key scene, for me, was the incredibly amusing dance routine (i liked the various anachronistic touches) and then the shift to Queen Anne's face while that was happening. at first i was like "i want to see more of those moves! show me them!" but gradually you realise that you're watching something far more interesting - the change in Coleman's expression - that's the point at which your sympathy for her character is created. that's an acting masterclass right there.
i love this film more than any new film i've seen for a long time.
the thing i loved most were the candle-lit scenes. those were truly stunning.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Wednesday, 9 January 2019 23:30 (five years ago) link
I've heard of it. On what, fuckface?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 January 2019 01:23 (five years ago) link
you watch a lot of DVDs from the library and also have a computer
― sans lep (sic), Thursday, 10 January 2019 01:39 (five years ago) link
You have a library card, fuckface.
― forrest drumpf (Eric H.), Thursday, 10 January 2019 01:49 (five years ago) link
are y'all quoting All About Eve outtakes?
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 January 2019 01:59 (five years ago) link
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, January 9, 2019 8:23 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
dailymotion.com, dickwad
(btw, site is good for most old sitcoms)
― flopson, Thursday, 10 January 2019 03:07 (five years ago) link
Yet to see it, but reading descriptions I want a parody with Coleman & Stone uttering "Now we know. Now we know." in unison...
― Sanpaku, Thursday, 10 January 2019 15:12 (five years ago) link
my libraries do not have Peep Show DVDs, dickoids.
i gen avoid starting on TV shows. I couldn't even get through Twin Peaks s3, and I liked it.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 January 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
i did watch a Charley Chase short on YT last night
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 January 2019 16:18 (five years ago) link
I couldn't even get through Twin Peaks s3
ugh morbs!!!!
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 10 January 2019 16:21 (five years ago) link
There are many things to watch.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 January 2019 16:23 (five years ago) link
https://g.co/kgs/Do9dWW
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 10 January 2019 16:24 (five years ago) link
i'll prioritize Twin Peaks and Peep Show the second i find out i'm dying, how's that?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 January 2019 16:30 (five years ago) link
fair
― flappy bird, Thursday, 10 January 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, January 10, 2019 8:23 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the truest expression of our times
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Thursday, 10 January 2019 17:32 (five years ago) link
Peep show is at the top of any list of things to eat g. Wish i could watch it for the first time again..
― flopson, Thursday, 10 January 2019 17:57 (five years ago) link
All very well but this is the thread for The Favourite, a film by Yorgos Lanthimos.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Thursday, 10 January 2019 18:10 (five years ago) link
rumor has it they share a performer
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 January 2019 18:13 (five years ago) link
jed, have you watched Peep Show?
― flopson, Thursday, 10 January 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
my libraries do not have Peep Show DVDs, dickoids
ILL, and you're still on a computer
― sans lep (sic), Thursday, 10 January 2019 19:04 (five years ago) link
yeah, Amazon Prime has it
what makes the Required Viewing list is rather easy to predict around here
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 January 2019 19:08 (five years ago) link
like the cinematography in this.
rachel weisz was a revelation (to me, who am not familiar with her filmography).
still haven't liked any of lanthimos' films as much as dogtooth
― bookmarkflaglink (jim in vancouver), Friday, 12 July 2019 23:32 (four years ago) link
never saw the draughtsman's contract, it's on my list of films to watch this year
― Dan S, Friday, 12 July 2019 23:38 (four years ago) link
xp She's great and extremely fanciable, obv, but I didn't find her performance to be any better than any of the other main characters. Everyone is excellent in it. YL clearly has a profound engagement with actors/ performances.
― Funky Isolations (jed_), Friday, 12 July 2019 23:41 (four years ago) link
I meant to say that I didn't find her a revelation because I always think she's extremely good.
― Funky Isolations (jed_), Friday, 12 July 2019 23:46 (four years ago) link
I think about the draughtsman's a lot with regard to this.
― Funky Isolations (jed_), Friday, July 12, 2019 7:28 PM (forty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
this is interesting. i haven't seen the draughtsman's contract in years but would be curious about how you see them relating. there is a certain formalism and they both have some episodic plotting. maybe it's just tough for me to relate greenaway to anything.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 13 July 2019 00:16 (four years ago) link
I relate Greenaway to Derek Jarman, not that their styles were that similar, I guess because they were both experimental British filmmakers from the 1980s-1990s
― Dan S, Saturday, 13 July 2019 00:26 (four years ago) link
Not hard to find Lanthimos namechecking Draughtman's Contract in at least 4 interviews.
4 Oscar-Nominated Directors Reveal Their Biggest Inspirations
During preproduction we looked at different films — some of them period, some contemporary — in order to be inspired in different ways. We looked at period films that made bold choices in the past and were creative in how they dealt with the genre including Amadeus (Milos Forman), The Madness of King George (Nicholas Hytner), The Draughtsman's Contract (Peter Greenaway) and Cries and Whispers (Ingmar Bergman) in terms of tone but also visually.
― despondently sipping tomato soup (Sanpaku), Saturday, 13 July 2019 06:03 (four years ago) link
I loved the first episode of The Great - ploughing much the same furrow as The Favourite (right down to Nicholas Hoult's obnoxious performance), but it's one I apparently can't get enough of.
― chap, Monday, 4 January 2021 15:32 (three years ago) link