Yes, I saw that many times as a kid and it still holds up to this day. I also saw "Once Upon a Time in America" which is a fantastic 'western' style epic that takes place in New York during the 20's. Leone is amazing, I love how he takes his time in telling the story and allows his actors breathing room to just...act.
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Yes, I saw that many times as a kid and it still holds up to this day. I also saw "Once Upon a Time in America" which is a fantastic 'western' style epic that takes place in New York during the 20's. Leone is amazing, I love how he takes his time in telling the story and allows his actors breathing room to just...act.
Oh yes! the way he 'distorts' the time is amazing. All those long moments heightening the excitment with big close ups followed by a quick climax. I love western in general, I was watching The Wild Bunch , a Peckinpah classic this afternoon, but Leone has a special place in my heart. The stylisation and the music of his films are just incredible.
The music is really something else, isn't it? Ennio Morricone's scores always make as much of an impact in the films as the actors and directors. I don't think there are many film composers like that. I've been meaning to watch Peckinpah's work, too. I just haven't had the chance. Have you seen 'The Proposition'? It's a western that takes place in Australia. It was written by Nick Cave and has Danny Huston and Guy Pierce in it. It's absolutely brutal and brilliant.
I watched this a week ago, it was excellent. I was surprised that Bertolucci and Argento were involved in the writing! Here are some screencaps I uploaded for the heck of it.
Next I want to see Duck, You Sucker ...
I also saw part of My Name is Nobody, it is a parody of the genre. Despite the involvement of Leone, Morricone, and Henry Fonda, I didn't like the movie as much.
Morricone's scores are just glorious! I haven't seen The Proposition but it sounds interesting. Moreso after seeing Nick Cave singing the praises of Jesse James in The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ! I had no idea he wrote a screenplay.
auxt Thanks for the caps. I've read that Bertollucci and Argento were involved in the writing because Leone wanted to be taken seriously as a director. Apparently critics didn't think much of his work in his time.
Thanks for the recommendation. 
....and Ennio Morricone! 
I love Cinema Paradiso also (he did the music)....bc2006, is that movie out yet? How old is it?
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The Dreamers
It's truly amazing and beautiful! Definitely a must see for all film buffs~ The images are beautiful, the soundtrack is beautiful, and all together it's one of those rare films that have a deep sense of nostalgia. It's Bertolucci's homage to Godard and the French New Wave that became a culture in itself.
Broken English
It's truly amazing and beautiful! Definitely a must see for all film buffs~ The images are beautiful, the soundtrack is beautiful, and all together it's one of those rare films that have a deep sense of nostalgia. It's Bertolucci's homage to Godard and the French New Wave that became a culture in itself.
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Little Children was amazing! 
Definitely looking forward to watching Broken English.
Definitely looking forward to watching Broken English.
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^For anyone in the US, I saw the DVD for Broken English...in Target!! Its in the Indie section.
Its in the Indie section.lollicandy
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^Yea i saw the reviews were just so so but visually/clothing wise its supposed to be nice. I love Built by Wendy so I'm kinda biased.
Basically is the story of Sofia Coppola.
I think tv-links is dead now, I can't remember if it was that or another site that got raided by police! (serious) And the guy that owned the site was jailed.
Plus I am a bit of Francophile, I also love Le Divorce BIG TIME.
Thats another great one for clothes, Vivienne Westwood, Rykiel and Hermes and Chanel Yum.
Basically is the story of Sofia Coppola.
I think tv-links is dead now, I can't remember if it was that or another site that got raided by police! (serious) And the guy that owned the site was jailed.
Plus I am a bit of Francophile, I also love Le Divorce BIG TIME.
Thats another great one for clothes, Vivienne Westwood, Rykiel and Hermes and Chanel Yum.
I love Le Divorce too!! Something so whimsical about it I just kept watching it again and again.
I just saw Evening, I guess it was released pretty late here (?) but I fell in love with it how beautiful the visuals the story and the characters are so deeply intriguing and adorable! Real dialogue and real story I wish I had read the book! It just had all the elements of a film I search for and I think Claire Danes is finally being exposed as the wonderful actress she is with these roles.. like Stardust as well .. I can't wait to see more of her!
I just saw Evening, I guess it was released pretty late here (?) but I fell in love with it how beautiful the visuals the story and the characters are so deeply intriguing and adorable! Real dialogue and real story I wish I had read the book! It just had all the elements of a film I search for and I think Claire Danes is finally being exposed as the wonderful actress she is with these roles.. like Stardust as well .. I can't wait to see more of her!
ah same here. i mean i wasn't thrilled by any of the performances in the movie, but i think i only watch it repeatedly because of the scenery. Paris just looks so lovely in the film that you can't help but watch it and watch the bad acting.
noooo tv-links was my free rental central.
anyone seen MAD HOT BALLROOM?
i just watched it two hours ago at a friends house.i was so-so with the film. really touching at times and boring at other parts. i hated Claire Danes' character though. not really a great friend to Lila, knowing her true feelings yet pursuing her wants without really contemplating about how it'll effect others around her. i think the flashbacks and the real-time scenes could've been blended together much more smoothly than it did, but i really liked the flashback scenes. and the movie was really visually appealing. sad story nonetheless.
Thanks for sharing the recent reviews-- especially the noirs from Fuuma.
It's probably going to be hard to see for a while, but if it gets regular distribution, The Banishment (the second effort from the director of The Return) gets a strong recommendation from me. It's not worth getting into a synopsis. Let's just say that involves maternal issues. It's in the same Tarkovsky-esque vein as his debut, but based on my limited recollection of that film, it's even more morally ambiguous. It's going to require a second viewing, but unfortunately it was just screened as part of a film festival and due to customs delays, it was only available for the last of 3 planned screenings here. Maybe they added an extra one on the last day. I can't be sure.
I also saw the new Bela Tarr. It's called The Man From London. Unfortunately, I can't give it as high of a recommendation. It bears all of Tarr's trademarks (pace, photography, mood), but for reasons I can't entirely pin down, it didn't pack the same heft as his other work. It's not plot-heavy by any standard definition, but in his terms, there's a bit more drama. I think that may have been a disadvantage. There's something less mystical or otherworldly. If you are going to see it, a theatrical screening is a MUST. Seeing it on a smaller screen (and not being "trapped") will keep you from falling into its rhythms. I must see all of his late period work theatrically if I have the chance.
Darjeeling felt pretty run of the mill. It's clearly Wes Anderson and that makes it worth seeing, but it lacked the emotional pull that I find in Tennenbaums. I hoped the smaller cast would get him back on track- I didn't care for Life Aquatic- but it's like he's repeating himself. He stated his films are like reunions. That's what this is. He probably saw Phantom India and decided it'd be great fun to go to the subcontinent with his buddies and shoot the film. They have some great looking grey (disappointly for me, VUITTON) suits, but that's not enough.
Control was really strong. It's up there with The Banishment as one of my favorites of the year. I like it because Corbijn really understands his subject. He recognizes the importance of silence and negative space-- just like Joy Division did. This is really not a film about Joy Division though. That there is a band is more or less secondary. There's a key comment mid-way through the film when Curtis' boss tells him that he can't do "both jobs". So, for me, this is about a boy who was torn between two worlds (husband/father + stardom), but lost control over either. You wouldn't have to care about the scene or any of the bands to appreciate it. It's probably not on the level of Bresson. I need to see it a few more times, but it's at least in step with his concerns with lost youth and also his ability to edit out the "important parts". For example, you're hardly aware that the band is even recording their second album. By that point you're so far inside of Curtis' world. In a way I'm sad that Riley will likely go on to have a major career. He's perfect for the role and, at least for now, I only know him as Curtis. Also, if you were afraid of 'rock movie cliches' this avoids them as often as possible. Like I said, the band is really secondary.
As for DVDs or things that are soon to be on DVD (in the US at least)
I can recommend Bruno Dumont's Flandres. It played here this summer and comes to DVD next week. It's already out in the UK and presumably other R2 areas. I felt like he'd lost his way a bit after Life of Jesus. It's such a great debut, but then Humanite dragged too long and despite a great finale Twentynine Palms isn't on the same level. This gets him back on track. Bleak, rural, northern france. There's still a friend's concern that 'he hates women', but this was like a punch in the gut for me. I want to see it again soon, because there were times when I KNEW I WAS BEING MANIPULATED or that I should have kept my distance, but it drew me in.
O Lucky Man! just came out here. I'd never been able to see it before. It's what McDowell did with Anderson right after A Clockwork Orange. It's all over the place, but I'm thinking it's brilliant (just saw it last night). He lampoons all sorts of things in british and world society. There are comparisons to Clockwork, but that doesn't undermine it for me. I'll have to see it again to see how it holds up w/o the element of surprise.
A Mighty Heart is at least worth renting. It's the Jolie/Winterbottom film about the journalist who was beheaded on video. It follows his concerns in the Guantanamo film pretty closely. Some people hated it, but I'm glad to see Jolie taking an interesting role again. She pulls it off.
28 Weeks Later was a surprise for me. The focus is far different than the first. It's less about 'the infected' than it is about American occupation and the horrors of urban warfare. There are some great horrifying (but not HORROR) scenes here. The cast of unknowns helps too.
There's a second set of Kenneth Anger films. I only watched a couple so far, but Scorpio Rising is a MUST for anyone who likes the ironic use of 50s/60s pop. It's immediately clear that this was a major piece for Martin Scorsese.
Same for Kustom Kar Kommandos. You can youtube that (in bad quality). Dream Lover sung by a woman playing over a fetished classic car with, um, very suggestive, seats.
Bug may not be a masterpiece, but was overlooked theatrically. It's not a horror film as it was billed, but an adaptation of a stage play where an abused, bisexual alcoholic and paranoid schizophrenic war vet slowly collapse into madness. It loses itself at the end. Or maybe not. But it's challenging mainstream work.
Day Night Day Night worked for me. It's about an ethnically ambiguous girl who has decided to be a suicide bomber. It's verite. An interesting take on things.
I'm getting tired of typing, but I also enjoyed The Lookout, Red Road, Away From Her and The Wind that Shakes the Barley. Maybe I can write about them later. . .
It's probably going to be hard to see for a while, but if it gets regular distribution, The Banishment (the second effort from the director of The Return) gets a strong recommendation from me. It's not worth getting into a synopsis. Let's just say that involves maternal issues. It's in the same Tarkovsky-esque vein as his debut, but based on my limited recollection of that film, it's even more morally ambiguous. It's going to require a second viewing, but unfortunately it was just screened as part of a film festival and due to customs delays, it was only available for the last of 3 planned screenings here. Maybe they added an extra one on the last day. I can't be sure.
I also saw the new Bela Tarr. It's called The Man From London. Unfortunately, I can't give it as high of a recommendation. It bears all of Tarr's trademarks (pace, photography, mood), but for reasons I can't entirely pin down, it didn't pack the same heft as his other work. It's not plot-heavy by any standard definition, but in his terms, there's a bit more drama. I think that may have been a disadvantage. There's something less mystical or otherworldly. If you are going to see it, a theatrical screening is a MUST. Seeing it on a smaller screen (and not being "trapped") will keep you from falling into its rhythms. I must see all of his late period work theatrically if I have the chance.
Darjeeling felt pretty run of the mill. It's clearly Wes Anderson and that makes it worth seeing, but it lacked the emotional pull that I find in Tennenbaums. I hoped the smaller cast would get him back on track- I didn't care for Life Aquatic- but it's like he's repeating himself. He stated his films are like reunions. That's what this is. He probably saw Phantom India and decided it'd be great fun to go to the subcontinent with his buddies and shoot the film. They have some great looking grey (disappointly for me, VUITTON) suits, but that's not enough.
Control was really strong. It's up there with The Banishment as one of my favorites of the year. I like it because Corbijn really understands his subject. He recognizes the importance of silence and negative space-- just like Joy Division did. This is really not a film about Joy Division though. That there is a band is more or less secondary. There's a key comment mid-way through the film when Curtis' boss tells him that he can't do "both jobs". So, for me, this is about a boy who was torn between two worlds (husband/father + stardom), but lost control over either. You wouldn't have to care about the scene or any of the bands to appreciate it. It's probably not on the level of Bresson. I need to see it a few more times, but it's at least in step with his concerns with lost youth and also his ability to edit out the "important parts". For example, you're hardly aware that the band is even recording their second album. By that point you're so far inside of Curtis' world. In a way I'm sad that Riley will likely go on to have a major career. He's perfect for the role and, at least for now, I only know him as Curtis. Also, if you were afraid of 'rock movie cliches' this avoids them as often as possible. Like I said, the band is really secondary.
As for DVDs or things that are soon to be on DVD (in the US at least)
I can recommend Bruno Dumont's Flandres. It played here this summer and comes to DVD next week. It's already out in the UK and presumably other R2 areas. I felt like he'd lost his way a bit after Life of Jesus. It's such a great debut, but then Humanite dragged too long and despite a great finale Twentynine Palms isn't on the same level. This gets him back on track. Bleak, rural, northern france. There's still a friend's concern that 'he hates women', but this was like a punch in the gut for me. I want to see it again soon, because there were times when I KNEW I WAS BEING MANIPULATED or that I should have kept my distance, but it drew me in.
O Lucky Man! just came out here. I'd never been able to see it before. It's what McDowell did with Anderson right after A Clockwork Orange. It's all over the place, but I'm thinking it's brilliant (just saw it last night). He lampoons all sorts of things in british and world society. There are comparisons to Clockwork, but that doesn't undermine it for me. I'll have to see it again to see how it holds up w/o the element of surprise.
A Mighty Heart is at least worth renting. It's the Jolie/Winterbottom film about the journalist who was beheaded on video. It follows his concerns in the Guantanamo film pretty closely. Some people hated it, but I'm glad to see Jolie taking an interesting role again. She pulls it off.
28 Weeks Later was a surprise for me. The focus is far different than the first. It's less about 'the infected' than it is about American occupation and the horrors of urban warfare. There are some great horrifying (but not HORROR) scenes here. The cast of unknowns helps too.
There's a second set of Kenneth Anger films. I only watched a couple so far, but Scorpio Rising is a MUST for anyone who likes the ironic use of 50s/60s pop. It's immediately clear that this was a major piece for Martin Scorsese.
Same for Kustom Kar Kommandos. You can youtube that (in bad quality). Dream Lover sung by a woman playing over a fetished classic car with, um, very suggestive, seats.
Bug may not be a masterpiece, but was overlooked theatrically. It's not a horror film as it was billed, but an adaptation of a stage play where an abused, bisexual alcoholic and paranoid schizophrenic war vet slowly collapse into madness. It loses itself at the end. Or maybe not. But it's challenging mainstream work.
Day Night Day Night worked for me. It's about an ethnically ambiguous girl who has decided to be a suicide bomber. It's verite. An interesting take on things.
I'm getting tired of typing, but I also enjoyed The Lookout, Red Road, Away From Her and The Wind that Shakes the Barley. Maybe I can write about them later. . .
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