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I went to the Boston location back in the day, as a sort of pilgrimage the first time I ever went to the east coast. I'd been receiving their weekly email of new releases (with realaudio links, fer chrissakes) for years at that point and was dying to go. Weirdly never made it to the NYC shop. Not sure I want to see a bunch of 2000s indie darlings big it up onscreen for two hours, but it was a good shop (and not just for indie).
I remember just before the 'rona took control, there was a comedy about a suicide bathtub that looked great, but it seems to have vanished (or at least never made it to Nextflick). Anyone remember the name of this? Seen it?
I actually went to the cinema last week to see First Cow - only 4 of us in the theatre, so not hard to social distance! Anyway, I really enjoyed it. Another slo-mo classic from Kelly R. I won't say much more but it takes place in the early 1800s and seemed to explore proto-capitalism. I'm reading the book it's based on now (The Half Life).
Hey my dude Orion Lee is one of the leads in this! I am so vicariously proud of him - worked on some short comedy films/web series with him, then did a double-take when I saw him in a small part in Star Wars, and now this. Haven't seen it yet but I've enjoyed every film of Reichardt's that I've seen.
I’m trying to watch Da Five Bloods but it frankly isn’t that good. Spike Lee frustrates me... Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X are masterpieces to me, so he is capable of genius but also capable of turds.
Changing gears, I also watched The Weather Underground on YouTube and that was great. The background music hasn’t aged well but the movie itself was great, and relevant for the times we find ourselves in today.
Also started rewatching House of 1000 Corpses for the first time since it came out. Is it a statement on class warfare? Or is it just a laugh? Or maybe both?
Changing gears, I also watched The Weather Underground on YouTube and that was great. The background music hasn’t aged well but the movie itself was great, and relevant for the times we find ourselves in today.
Also started rewatching House of 1000 Corpses for the first time since it came out. Is it a statement on class warfare? Or is it just a laugh? Or maybe both?
DTRT is bona fide classic from Spike, but I think my favourite of his is Summer Of Sam. Great cast, looks authentic (as far as I know!), and I think it’s a novel take on a serial killer story to focus entirely on the people and their stories. Amid the chaos of murders and the blackouts, there’s a constant oppressive theme of tension. Oh, and I LOL’d when the dog talks.
Black Klansman was really good, but not as powerful as I think the film wanted itself to be... the best parts were the idiocy of the white racists, but overall nothing really stayed with me. I’m not sure his best directing days aren’t behind him. He still makes watchable films, but not great ones.On a tangent, he was recently doing a write-in Q&A on the Guardian, and along with a lot of very non-committal comments re:BLM, he said a few things that surprised me for their ignorance/parochialism: the one that really comes to mind was when asked what USA could do/have done better to mend post slavery race relations, his response was to ask which countries have done better. Really? Better question is which countries have done worse... a much shorter list.
Watched Tenet and loved and hated it. Too damn complex for a simple night out to the movies.
But, the night after that I watched Bill & Ted: Face The Music and it was pretty awesome.
Both films great in their own right (former in production quality and braininess, latter in fun) so I'll recommend both.
But, the night after that I watched Bill & Ted: Face The Music and it was pretty awesome.
Both films great in their own right (former in production quality and braininess, latter in fun) so I'll recommend both.
Hey my dude Orion Lee is one of the leads in this! I am so vicariously proud of him - worked on some short comedy films/web series with him, then did a double-take when I saw him in a small part in Star Wars, and now this. Haven't seen it yet but I've enjoyed every film of Reichardt's that I've seen.
he was great! dude is buck nekkid in his opening scene btw.
saw Tenet and it was incomprehensible yet totally watchable* for 2.5 hours - not sure how Nolan pulled that off. john david washington (from Black Klansman) was a great anti-Bond. * we saw it in IMAX and the sound mix was garbage - could NOT understand chunks of dialogue here and there. i read that's not the case with 70mm and other versions.
Yeah lots of festivals seem to be adapting that way. I support it, although I also really don't want to see cinemas die out. The experience is special, and I'm one of those festival nerds who spends a week researching the program and buys tickets to 3 movies a day when a big festival is on, so I see a lot of in-person Q&As and stuff too.
Just watched a strange Portuguese musical on MUBI, "Technoboss", which was about an old guy who owns a security alarm/door lock company... weird vibe... the guy sings in his car mostly, between jobs, and the genres range from like samba pop to death metal? No ringing endorsement from me but it was definitely like no musical I've seen.
Just watched a strange Portuguese musical on MUBI, "Technoboss", which was about an old guy who owns a security alarm/door lock company... weird vibe... the guy sings in his car mostly, between jobs, and the genres range from like samba pop to death metal? No ringing endorsement from me but it was definitely like no musical I've seen.
I do love going all in on a film fest, but ever since we had kids, I can only pull off a few actual screenings/events. So until babysitters are not needed, virtual screenings are more my lane!
Saw Memory House and it's a deep one. Slow but eventful. Dark but amusing. Has a very unique sense of spirituality. Not perfect but wholly original.
Gonna watch Limbo this Friday after the 5 star review in the Guardian.
That looks great - weirdly stars another guy whose smaller-time work I've edited, Amir El-Masry - didn't meet the dude on the project though. If you knew how few scripted (i.e. with actors) things I've worked on this would seem like quite a pair of coincidences I swear
A couple of great flicks I saw recently via a local online film fest...
Golden Bear winner There Is No Evil is a potent series of short stories about capital punishment in Iran - more about the impacts on people involved in the system rather than the people being offed.
My Name is Baghdad is a very rad Brazilian flick about a skater girl that has a totally refreshing soundtrack. Pity there's no plans to release an OST at this point.
I don't know quite what this film is about (not going to read the reviews) but the trailer looks great: https://vimeo.com/415819527
Golden Bear winner There Is No Evil is a potent series of short stories about capital punishment in Iran - more about the impacts on people involved in the system rather than the people being offed.
My Name is Baghdad is a very rad Brazilian flick about a skater girl that has a totally refreshing soundtrack. Pity there's no plans to release an OST at this point.
I don't know quite what this film is about (not going to read the reviews) but the trailer looks great: https://vimeo.com/415819527
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