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| Syd |
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billyweeds wrote: knox--You nailed something interesting, the points of similarity in The Adjustment Bureau and Source Code, both of which dare to enter metaphysical territory in the context of "action thriller." Could movies be regaining a slight degree of intelligence?
Of course I agree with you about the perfection of The Conspirator, one of the handful of truly great films of the 2000s.
I'm getting the impression that Duncan Jones is very intelligent, so maybe, yes. I'm impressed by Thomas McCarthy and Ramin Bahrani, too. Sarah Polley's debut as director was a very smart film, too.
Now if one of these directors would just direct a hit. (Though their films aren't exactly bombs, either, given their budgets.) |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:04 am |
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| Was Sarah Polley's debut you speak of, "Away From Her" ? If so, yeah, a smart film. Another talent from Toronto, which seems to crank it out disproportionately. O Canada! |
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:43 am |
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| The sheer ineptitude of Fast Five seems to have caught up with it in its second weekend; it registered a 62 percent drop in box office, pretty stark. It's a loser movie from beginning to end and the fact that it racked up such a thunderous opening weekend is a testament to the stupidity of America. Meanwhile, I have no room to talk. I was there. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 1:05 pm |
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bartist wrote: Was Sarah Polley's debut you speak of, "Away From Her" ? If so, yeah, a smart film. Another talent from Toronto, which seems to crank it out disproportionately. O Canada!
That's the one. IMDb lists several shorts she's directed, and something called "All I Want for Christmas" with no details. I suspect that was another short and they just don't know the details. |
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:54 am |
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A lesser man might say something about checking out Sarah Polley's shorts, but it's the high road for me today.
Saw The Trouble with Harry, which I hadn't seen since my youth -- held up nicely, a great prototype of the black comedy. The DVD extras include a recent interview with Forsythe, who does an amusing imitation of Hitchcock. |
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:33 am |
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| I am one of the world's biggest Hitchcock fans, but The Trouble With Harry is IMO not-so-hot. If we're talking Hitchcock black comedy, I much prefer AH's last film, the less acclaimed Family Plot, which features wonderful performances by Barbara Harris and Bruce Dern as well as an interestingly mysterious storyline. |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:34 am |
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Syd wrote: bartist wrote: Was Sarah Polley's debut you speak of, "Away From Her" ? If so, yeah, a smart film. Another talent from Toronto, which seems to crank it out disproportionately. O Canada!
That's the one. IMDb lists several shorts she's directed, and something called "All I Want for Christmas" with no details. I suspect that was another short and they just don't know the details.
I'll have to check out Sarah Polley's shorts one day. |
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:55 am |
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| The Polley film is 2002 and lists two actresses I've never heard of and no other cast. |
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:32 am |
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| It's not good how many Sir Alfreds I haven't seen. I saw Family Plot when quite young and don't remember it....but do remember TTWH. Seems like TTWH was kind of vignettish, but fun in that way. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 7:02 pm |
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Will look for Family Plot, which I haven't seen.
Malick Alert:
This is supposed to have plot secrets that are being closely guarded, of a sci-fi/fantasy nature. The trailer I saw in a theater made it look like a 50's period drama with some kind of metaphysical weirdness, maybe an apocalypse at the end.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/
I'll give Malick this much: he knows how to shoot landscapes. But somehow the hype around this film is making my suckometer nervously emit random whistles and beeps. |
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:28 pm |
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Malick has never made a bad film, never! In fact, he's made nothing but masterpieces.
One of a small handful of directors I can always count on. |
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:55 pm |
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Marc wrote: Malick has never made a bad film, never! In fact, he's made nothing but masterpieces.
One of a small handful of directors I can always count on.
I so disagree with this comment. Days of Heaven was beautifully photographed but completely undramatic, and The Thin Red Line was horrific. Badlands was great, but that's it. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:09 pm |
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| The New World was very good as well. |
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:51 pm |
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Syd wrote: The New World was very good as well.
Haven't seen it. |
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| The New World is simply astonishing. Cinema that alters consciousness in an almost religious way. |
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