Dope films

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:50 pm

jim wrote:I remember this Woody Allen short story about men who (forgot the title, just went to google for it because I remembered it was something to do with MENSA and here it is!) ... http://woodyallenitalia.tripod.com/short-uk.html

The Whore of Mensa.

Nah, it's not that one. Google "Death Knocks" which was the stageplay. That sounds exactly like this (non-existent) film.

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:51 pm

I wasn't suggesting it was what you were thinking of I was just mentioning liking this Woody Allen short story by the by

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:05 pm

jim wrote:I wasn't suggesting it was what you were thinking of I was just mentioning liking this Woody Allen short story by the by

Well that's me told

parson · Post by **parson** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:07 pm

i would now like to take time away from woody to draw your attention to this

BADMAN FILM

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:14 pm

Parson, you seem to like most of my fave films

That's one of the bleakest films I've ever seen, but so well done. Anti-hero doesn't even cover the character of Johnny in that, but it's really interesting how his role plays counterpoint to the sadistic yuppy, even though they're quite similar in certain ways.

Thewlis is an amazing actor in that film

parson · Post by **parson** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:15 pm

Crash Fistfight wrote:All danny boyle films

i tried watching that vacuuming nude in paradise one and couldn't make it through 20 minutes

parson · Post by **parson** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:15 pm

thewlis is awesome

he's in terrence malick's new one the new world

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:20 pm

Parson wrote:thewlis is awesome

he's in terrence malick's new one the new world

And not forgetting his part in this

Still one of my fave comedies

jahtao · Post by **jahtao** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:35 pm

Parson wrote:
BADMAN FILM

True-say true-say

I have that Criterion one - the dvd extra interview with Will Self is a must. Got a pirate one on ebay nuf cheap - that'll teach criterion to not make region 2 dvds!! Mike Leigh is a don.

Love all that northern realism flavour, watched Saturday Night, Sunday Morning and Kes back to back just the other week.

Ooh i fancy watching a film now....

skavoovie_blind9 · Post by **skavoovie_blind9** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:37 pm

Oh my golly

Absolute classic

Pammy at her breast

BEST!!

thesimonpure · Post by **thesimonpure** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:21 pm

The City of Lost Children

Rushmore

Waking Life

The Rivers Edge

Oh Brother, Where art thou?

Blue Velvet

crash fistfight · Post by **crash fistfight** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:55 pm

TheSimonPure wrote:The City of Lost Children

I watched the dubbed version of this, it was terrible, wish they would release a subtitle version with original audio

dopedragon · Post by **dopedragon** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:02 pm

Crash Fistfight wrote:
TheSimonPure wrote:The City of Lost Children
I watched the dubbed version of this, it was terrible, wish they would release a subtitle version with original audio

all time fav. one of the first movies that got me into readin film like text.

your problem must be local, my dvd has got all the proper language selections.

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:26 am

Watched this one with my parents, and it's fecked up to say the least. It's about how the media aren't just passively observing the badness that goes on; the media (and the people who consume it) are (sort of) complicit in what goes on. The act of observation transforms what is being observed. OOh yeah

j_j · Post by **j_j** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:13 am

anything by larry clark will do.

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:10 pm

paolo wrote:

Watched this one with my parents, and it's fecked up to say the least. It's about how the media aren't just passively observing the badness that goes on; the media (and the people who consume it) are (sort of) complicit in what goes on. The act of observation transforms what is being observed. OOh yeah

i bet that rape scene was kinda messed up to watch with the folx.

did you know that the scenes where he is with his family they are completely unaware of the nature of the film being made and they're just being themselves.

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:25 pm

^^ haha yeah. My mum left during the bit where the kid gets killed, she's such a wuss about child murder. Me and my dad were sitting around going 'how can we sit here and watch this stuff?', which I think is what we're supposed to be doing

dill · Post by **dill** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:26 pm

For those who like something a little different:

Even Dwarfs Started Small (Werner Herzog genius)
Stalker (Tarkovsky brilliance)
Gummo (?!)
Julien Donkey Boy (more ?!)
The Prodigal Son & 5 Venoms (Kung Fu Badness)
Wldstyle (Naturally)

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:14 pm

Parson wrote:match point was fantastic what are you talking about

it was like a slick, modern version of george stevens' 1951 classic:

a place in the sun is going to be on TCM today at 5:30 Eastern if anybody is interested

guerillaeye · Post by **guerillaeye** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:28 pm

oceanzen wrote:
Children of Men

must bump this film. up there at best of the year imo.

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