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| Befade |
 Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:54 pm |
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I suspect that after watching The Corporation, any documentary about just one corporation might lack substance.
As to Enron..........I thought it was interesting that the young woman who wrote for Fortune was the first to strike out and question their profits. Gutsy. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:29 pm |
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| Just when I don't have time to watch them, the UPS guy brought me movies. There's a DVD of The Toll-Gate, a William S. Hart silent I've never seen. It includes His Bitter Pill, a Mack Sennett parody of Hart starring Mack Swain. Also got a tape (the only way it is available) of the Valentino silent, Moran of the Lady Letty. And I still need to re-watch Stagecoach for the Westerns forum. There needs to be at least two of me right now. Sigh. Will try to start viewing some of the above on Sunday, if I'm lucky. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:20 pm |
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My documentary-ish binge continues.
Bush's Brain is a pretty good and enlightening film.
The beginning tends to overstate the case that Rove is pulling all the strings, as the author of the book Bush's Brain push their thesis. But then the film settles down into a pretty interesting look at Rove's personality and his career, from young republican days, to dirty tricks in Texas, to his ties to the Bush family.
I would have liked a little more about Rove's political ideas, as opposed to his political strategizing. And more on the relationship and interaction between W. and Rove. But this is a useful film, which makes me wonder why I left it sitting unwatched for so long.
Interestingly, today I check out what Bob Novak is up to, and he has an article about Bush's new chief of staff. According to Novak, Josh Bolten is clearly Rove's choice. And while Rove is officially Deputy Chief of Staff, his new boss owes his rise and position to Rove. Meaning Rove is pulling the strings more than ever. Interesante.
From Novak:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak30.html
Quote: What nobody expected was that Josh Bolten, in essence a professional bureaucrat, would be promoted to chief of staff. Yet, this selection becomes understandable as a confirmation of Karl Rove's supremacy in the White House.
Rove holds the mundane titles of senior adviser to the president and deputy chief of staff, but scarcely anything happens in the Bush administration without his approval. Now he is more influential than ever. Andrew Card, the departing chief of staff, served (as a Cabinet member) under the senior President Bush (as Rove did not). In contrast, Bolten can thank his rise in the second Bush regime to Rove, his nominal subordinate. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:34 am |
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Assuming there's actually people out there reading this ... there are a number of dvd's I was thinking of picking up, but couldn't get a good read on:
Tapeheads (1988)
I'd never heard of this, but I do like John Cusack. And Sam Moore and Junior Walker make up a musical duo, so I probably should go for it. Also, this mini-review on AMG makes it sound historically interesting:
Quote: In 1988, the median attention span among the moviegoing population was significantly longer than it would be after the release of Tapeheads. Tapeheads was one of the first to capitalize on the general audience's acceptance of the blisteringly paced editing of the music videos seen on MTV, which at that point was just reaching critical mass in cable TV penetration.
Story of a Love Affair (1950) Antonioni
Only two comments on IMDB.
Antonioni usually is intriguing, but leaves me a bit unsatisfied. The two comments reference neo-realism and film noir. Sounds good, but somehow, I'm still skeptical. Would like see more Antonioni though.
The Realm Of Fortune (1986) Directed by Arturo Ripstein
The Good: Supposedly influenced by Bunuel.
The Bad: Apparently rather long and obvious.
Life is a Miracle (2004) Emir Kusturica
Seems like Kusturica is on a downward trajectory and is borrowing heavily from himself these days. Think I need to find more of his early films. Still it should be interesting to see a movie about a small Bosnian village.
Any comments would be appreciated.
I'm thinking the Cusack and the Antonioni sound like the best bets. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:23 pm |
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| Unfortunately I haven't seen any of those films, gromit. Please let us know what you decide! |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 3:21 pm |
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| Gromit...........I would like to know what you think of Theo Van Gogh's Interview. It isn't available on Netflix. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:03 am |
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ehle64 wrote: Unfortunately I haven't seen any of those films, gromit. Please let us know what you decide!
Same here, gromit, but I'm interested. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:14 pm |
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Befade wrote: Gromit...........I would like to know what you think of Theo Van Gogh's Interview. It isn't available on Netflix.
I haven't picked that up yet. I am interested and plan to grab it.
Will report back when/if I watch it.
Unfortunately, so many dvd's spend their lives in "to watch" piles.
One of the reasons I tend to favor documentaries and other short films these days.
Did pick up Kiss Me Deadly and Marantz's rec Travellers and Magicians today. KMD going on now, T&M going in a pile next to The Saltmen of Tibet. |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:28 pm |
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| Anyone who wishes Jennifer Jason Leigh wasn't so pouty should see Miami Blues. That girl started out as a sweet little pixie with her eyes wide open. Maybe her experience with Alec Baldwin in the movie soured her outlook. |
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| bart |
| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:43 pm |
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City of Ghosts
Nice ensemble, moody and exotic visually with a Lynch feel to it in some places, a noir narrative that doesn't spoonfeed you anything or tie up all the ambiguities for you. Watching it is like settling into some tropical Asian delirium that will take some time from which to recover.
This is going out on a limb, perhaps but: Any film with Matt Dillon in it, that Matt Dillon struggled for six years to get made, is probably a film worth seeing. |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:07 pm |
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| The Argentinian movie Nine Queens (2002) is one of the best heist films I have seen. It has often been compared to Mamet's romp movies, and I agree. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:28 pm |
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Billy Rose's Jumbo is playing on TCM as I post. Charles Walters, who directed Lili (set in a carnival) scored again directing a circus, and Busby Berkeley joined in on the staging of the great Rodgers and Hart number "Over and Over Again," which saves its big gun for the end of the number. We've been following a bunch of circus acts throughout the number as Doris Day sings the beautiful melody and the inspiring lyric. Then, at the end of the number...the camera pulls back...and we see, for the first time, all the acts performing simultaneously. The heart leaps. This is what movies are all about. The film is totally underrated, with a great Day and a rare chance to see Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye in comedy support together.
BR'sJ is definitely worth catching for musical buffs and cinemaphiles alike. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:28 pm |
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| The last shot of "Over and Over Again" is as close to a "surprise ending" as a musical number can provide. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:43 pm |
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| I watched STAY last night. The director seems to be trying to duplicate the mystical mindfuck of a Nicholas Roeg film. Its a silly movie with Ewan Macgregor wearing some really really silly outfits. Nicely shot mumbo jumbo. |
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| shannon |
| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:38 pm |
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| Ah, Ewen MacGregor's clothes were about the only good thing about Stay. Ugh. I can understand Marc Foster making a bad film since he has yet to make a good one. What I don't get is David Benioff. Coming off of 25th Hour's success, his Stay script sells for like $2 million. And it's terrible. It's like he watched 21 Grams and thought, "Gee, I could do that." |
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