FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

[justdrew]

well, you know this gif, that's been knocking around the internet for like a decade or more?



they made a movie out of it



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_Not_Guaranteed

[justdrew]

and it's actually nice

[Luther Blissett]

I'm thirding "Safety Not Guaranteed."

I'm watching "Fight Club," which gave me the strong urge to open the board, and this is the top thread.

[justdrew]

[Nordic]

Just saw two incredible performances by two great actresses:

Charlize Theron in "Young Adult". This was way less of a comedy than I had been led to believe, and much more of a dark comedic drama. By the end of the movie, it's not a comedy at all. I liked it way more than I expected to, and Charlize Theron is absolutely incredible in it. She's just naked. Not physically (although in one scene she almost is), but emotionally. If you've ever had your doubts as to whether or not she's actually a great actress, this will put them to rest.

Annette Bening in "Running with Scissors". Holy crap this woman can act. From A to Z in this movie. Everything. I hadn't even heard of this movie, until my sister told me that my niece was reading the book. Then in my great local video store (called Vidiots) in Santa Monica, I just happened to see the title and decided to check it out. It was directed by Ryan Murphy, of Glee fame, and while I can't speak for how well it's adapted from the book, since I haven't read it, the movie is definitely worth watching. It's unlike almost anything I've ever seen. And all the acting is great, but Annette Bening should have won an Academy Award, for this. It's SUCH a pleasure to watch her.

Also saw Dark Knight Rises and thought it was a godawful mess. And offensive. It's like they went out of their way, while shooting, to try to equate the bad guys with the Occupy movement. Fucked up. Fuck Chris Nolan and his prep-school wardrobe he wears to work every day. He's a talented filmmaker, but he showed the worst side of himself in the making of this movie.

[JackRiddler]

Young Adult was good stuff, also a hell of a performance from Patton Oswalt.

Holy Motors:



This trailer doesn't do much, unfortunately, but the movie was exceptional. Maybe more later.

[JackRiddler]

I just watched A Prophet, a French prison movie by Jacques Audiard, the story of a young guy who walks into jail as a nobody and walks out as the boss six years later. It's one of the best gangster movies I've ever seen, like the Godfather, with that kind of character development and respect for film as a medium. To tie it in with the Peter Watkins thread - it's not at all a kind of cheaply manipulative, made-for-the-evening-slot movie: it's 2 1/2 hours long and the only music is blues or rap tunes at times when dialogue is superfluous. And much of the film is extremely subtle, some significant thing is shown through a window in a corner of the screen for instance, or over the shoulders of the characters in the foreground. I also liked that the dialogue is in three languages (French, Arabic and Corsican), with the change in the prison reflecting other changes in France. Like there's a bit about the change from francs to euros that Audiard doesn't dwell on too much, but it's there.

Highly recommended!

This is a great movie. All as you describe.

[justdrew]

[Luther Blissett]

There is a thread about this somewhere, but the old low-budget documentary "Born Rich" is pretty great. I understand the filmmaker (the Johnson & Johnson heir) was sued by at least one of his subjects, and is no longer on speaking terms with his father.

[semper occultus]

....anyone seen this...?

.....never even knew it existed.....

spoiler avoidance & sensible comment appreciated ( hence I'm going nowhere near imdb ) although at 50 quid for a VHS an imminent viewing looks unlikely

[IanEye]

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welcome to: "you're wrong" night

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"analog worms attack" is one of my favorite albums from the 90's

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[JackRiddler]

Thanks CW for recommending Visioneers. I found the ending flawed (George Washington) but it was really good and it was indeed an uncompromising fuck-you to the totalitarian reality of present-day Corporate America with its fake liberal commandment to feel good.

[justdrew]

....anyone seen this...?

.....never even knew it existed.....

spoiler avoidance & sensible comment appreciated ( hence I'm going nowhere near imdb ) although at 50 quid for a VHS an imminent viewing looks unlikely

heard of it, forgot it, no idea what it is, but here you go...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_What%27s_Happened_to_Rosemary%27s_Baby



here's another one



and

[8bitagent]

Just saw this film, holy tamale this gets really deep into the case. Really blows away the Paradise Lost trilogy.
So glad these boys got out before they died, as it sounded like the prosecutors would have done anything to convict
(including planting evidence)

[justdrew]

nice and moody one here, great Robert Cobert soundtrack (he also did music for Dark Shadows)... A Fred Mustard Stewart (The Mephisto Waltz) story. Very Lovecraftian story really.



probably shouldn't clutter the thread with ABC Movies of the Week, but there are some gems