Sight and Sound 2022 Round 3: 41-60

Don't worry about Sarris -- watch it again!

I think of Rebecca as one of those perfect films, maybe not the best of all time but ones where you wouldn't want to change a thing, like City Lights, Sunset Blvd., Roman Holiday

I’m fine with the last ten minutes of PSYCHO tbqh

The best things about the last 10 minutes of Psycho are a) the final shot, and b) Ted Knight.

(The thrill of spotting him for the first time, I mean.)

Wait, what?

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Vote SANS SOLEIL, that is all

I voted for something obvious but considered many others.

I really hope Stalker doesn't win this, but from the comments here it appears that it might

Why?

It’s hard for me to understanding everyone else’s point of view about it. What everybody else loves about Stalker is a mystery to me. I remember it as being really un-cinematic and plodding and grim, and not even all that interesting in a philosophical sense. I had similar feelings about Solaris, although not to the same extent.

I should probably watch them both again

The Sacrifice, his last film, was so much more passionate, meaningful, visually beautiful and moving to me than either of them

I still haven't seen The Sacrifice so I can't compare, but Stalker to me is meaningful and visually beautiful. It is the most fugue-state movie I can think of. Like the movie itself loses touch with reality.

The best things about the last 10 minutes of Psycho are a) the final shot, and b) Ted Knight.

Wait, what?

This is pretty famous, no?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DO80wnaX0AEKHYo.jpg

Sorry I was focused on Simon Oakland and the fly and forgot about that.

When I think of Ted Knight I think of Ted Baxter stalling all night while reporting on election returns during a blizzard.

Largely dialogue-free film unfolding thru long takes "uncinematic", claims ILX poster

The Sights and the Shockahs!

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Results show The Piano’s ranking was completely fraudulent.

somewhat tempted to do a poll of the all the zero vote getters when this is over

OK, STALKER is very much overrated

And I’m on the record in believing NXNW to be the least of Hitch’s signposts. Bad results all around I’m afraid

NEWS FROM HOME is so wonderful, would have been my vote. watched it while working a night shift last year and still find myself thinking of it all the time

Having watched Ordet for the third time two weeks ago, I'm prepared to elevate NXNW.

OK, STALKER is very much overrated

― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:33 PM (seventeen minutes ago)

so what, though

Dennis Hopper to thread!

Stalker is overrated only in the sense that I think Andrei Rublev should be higher. I will say that it was seeing Stalker on a big screen that really did it for me. My first viewing on video I was intrigued but not immersed.

Stalker: Touching Grass, the Movie

Having watched _Ordet_ for the third time two weeks ago, I'm prepared to elevate NXNW.

Clemenza talked about Ted Knight but I remember being pretty excited when I saw that the one guy from The Kingdom was in Gertrud.

Ordet is an incredible film, otherworldly and hypnotic, a film about religious mania, miracles and sexual sublimation