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Re: “New Directors/New Films: Found Memories”
Oh saw this today and absolutely hated it! So dry and forced. It made me constantly think of a recent interview I read with Gregg Araki where he said the worst reason to make a film is just because you want to make a film. You can tell the filmmaker just wanted to make a movie and pieced some existing literature together to having something to put before the camera.
Re: “The End of the World, with Abel Ferrara”
The film, seen in tandem with the Lars von Trier failed effort at dystopic end-of-world scenario, is an exercise that might better have been confined to the sophomore film-lab in which it must, on some level, have been incubated. Little in the plot seems reasonable or inevitable, and the lack of REASON for the end of world cataclysm is a major negative in this most irritating though very NYC story.
Re: “God, Sex and Smalltown America”
I've heard nothing but amazing things about this film. I was unfortunately out of town when it hit NYC theaters and am PSYCHED to finally see it!
Re: “God, Sex and Smalltown America”
i saw this movie in Chicago in November and it was the best film i saw all year... amazing. so pumped to see it again!
Re: “Fashion Forward, Soviet!”
The film has no visual language of its own and deeply misrepresents the years it tries to depict...
Re: “U! S! A!”
Looks like a mind-blowing, totally awesome commercial.
Re: “The Master, Probably: Bresson at Film Forum”
There are also Bresson men. It's unseamly to overlook the vibrant homoeroticism of "A Man Escaped," "Pickpocket," "Au Hasard Balthazar" and "Le Diable Probablement."
Re: “The Action Movie As Must-Have New Gadget”
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Re: “Ugh, What Are We Going to Do with All This Extra Zoo?!?”
find out more about real Scarlett by typing Scarlett Johansson clone in Google search bar and you would see much more then in The Island movie..
Re: “Tiny Steps Out the Closet Door”
It seems you missed the point of the movie if you feel that the mother had no complexity. She was, in fact, one of the most complex characters of the story. (Not to mention that was an amazing performance by Kim Wayans, who up until now, has only done comedy.)
Although the mother's actions are deplorable, in her mind, she is acting out of love and faith. Perhaps you haven't had the experience of dealing with parents or people who struggle to reconcile their faith with their close relationships, but I have and trust me, her character is very true to life.
Re: “The Jolie Doctrine: In the Land of Blood and Honey”
Serbia -
It's true, I didn't think this movie was very good. Here's a proposal: when the DVD is released next year, you and I can get together with a couple of beers and try figuring out the cause of our disagreement.
smacfarl@hunter.cuny.edu
Re: “The Jolie Doctrine: In the Land of Blood and Honey”
Steve MacFarlane...What world are you living in? Get off of your high horse, chill out and re-watch the movie...and this time, try to see it without your ego. I can hear your ego screaming all through your review. Why so scornful?
Re: “"My music sucks": The Lie”
Wow, you really didn't like this film, did you? Personally I found it rather delightful, insightful and sincere. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.
Re: “Deeply Felt”
Deeply Felt was also the name of my pool (billiards) team.
Re: “Fathers, Sons, Logging: Sometimes a Great Notion”
oh man i read that one back in the 70's, twice, it was something that was like the opposite of the music i was so hooked on at the time, and ironically, proceeds from this book and the more famous Kesey novel were used to send the Merry Pranksters on the road to infamy. I have not seen the movie, but am happy to see it re-released, a must see for me , a must read for anyone interested in a seriously strong cup of literature
Re: “Tumbling into Adulthood: Dragonslayer”
Hello all, so i researched your subject and found out hes a complete loser. Word is he doesn't even take care of his so called son. So how is he suppose to be working at a bowling alley to support his son when all i see around is him traveling and getting wasted and making a complete ass of himself at the Milwualke premiere. This person is not struggling, he does it to himself and wants to make you feel sorry for him. I despise people like that, I would rather record myself wiping my buns then to watch such a nonsense of a film. Getting drunk, high, and abandoning his son is not a hero, so don't waste your money on this film because the money will go towards his next fix.
Re: “Growing Up Absurd: The Paul Goodman Story”
Very nice review. That exasperating quality of Goodman's—as well as why the guy was so hot—come off palpably in the film. More at www.paulgoodmanfilm.com. See you at Film Forum!
- Roger Smith
Re: “Oh, Another Thing... And Another Footloose!”
all these re-makes make me want to kill myself
Re: “Growing Up Absurd: The Paul Goodman Story”
Well, this has me pretty psyched to see a doc I never imagined would be made. Among college professors in my early career, the biggest influence after Carl Rogers. His understanding of modern institutions is way off on big points, but he took the huge step of actually regarding them *as* institutions and attempting to understand their social goals.
I'm sure Walt Whitman was unbearable much of the time, too.
