Christian Taylor3 said:Source. All the info you need is right there at your fingertips, you just have to put in a little effort—or, I guess, just click a button. How simple is that? 🤷
Yeah, I saw that too... and honestly, that sentence about "some movies being available on Max after April 1st" really gets under my skin. It’s just... what part? Which specific movies? And who is actually going to wait until April? I mean, I don't even know if I'll still be a subscriber by then, especially since they charge way more than the competing networks. It’s almost ridiculous. Most people watch everything on their phones or TVs these days, for goodness sake! 😠 It feels like I'm staring down a long, exhausting drive from Cleveland to Columbus this Sunday... Anyone want to split the gas money? 🤣
Honestly, hats off to the guys... I’m starting to get this feeling that they only play poorly because they just can't be bothered to go all out against Icelanders, Norwegians, and those types—but seeing them play like this, I guess that little luxury is totally justified. 🙂 They just need to hold up physically and not let it turn into some gritty, bruising matchup against those heavy hitters in the finals, and we'll have another trophy in the bag. Of course, there's no reason to be disappointed if things don't pan out. To me, the important thing is that they've proven once again that they play the most beautiful and imaginative handball on the planet, and that's exactly why people love them...
btw, our handball players are seriously great guys, every single one of them—I don't recall any of our other teams being quite that likable.
Arthur Garcia59 said:Movies like Antichrist (Lars von Trier), White Ribbon, Black Man, Giant, Legion, Milk and Sorrow, Let the Right One In, Prophet, Ricky, All the Others, Everybody's Fine, The Princess and the Frog, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs are headed to regular theaters after the film festival.
As for Crazy Heart, Waiting for..., Wild Grass, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Io, don Giovanni, Kinatay, To Win, and Dust Time, I guess you'll only be able to catch those on MaxTV Movie Mania.
Thanks for the heads-up on the distribution (at least I won't have to stress about seeing "Giant," "Prophet," or "Milk and Sorrow")... I actually have MaxTV, but I just don't have the patience 🙂 if I have the time and energy, I'll be back in downtown this Sunday ("Crazy Heart" at 1 PM, "White Ribbon" at 4 PM, and "Antichrist" at 9 PM 🙂)—so if anyone is up for coffee, pizza, a debate, or even a little argument during the break between the second and third movies, please reach out. I'll probably be flying solo, which makes it tough to talk anyone into this mini-marathon—I mean, some people are worried about the cost, and others just don't seem interested, I suppose.
p.s. and I was called number 593, but without a baseball bat or a copy of Mulholland Drive or some book titled "Understanding Lynch." Just kidding, obviously. 😉
Ethan Howard45 said:I guess the new François Ozon and "Let the Right One In" are at the top of my list... though "Let the Right One In" is already about two years old now. I don't think it was even shown at any festivals here in the States, if I recall correctly?
Well, I actually think it was! At the Motovun festival, for instance—that’s my warmest recommendation. Honestly, along with "Gran Torino," it might be the best film of 2008 for me. Anyway, this Cannes at AMC is just packed with treats. If only I could be in a big city like NYC during weeks like this... maybe. As it stands, I'll be happy if I can just make it out once or twice to see something. Haneke and von Trier (who I don't usually care for, but "Antichrist" looks really interesting to me) are my main priorities. Then there's "Giant," "Prophet," and "Crazy Heart"...
Oh, and one more thing... it says that after their theatrical run, the films from the festival will soon be available on the Max video library. Does anyone know when "soon" actually means? Because, in my experience, that term (or saying something like "available January 10th") is always very relative with them...
Michael Ortiz68 said:That’s exactly what I’m getting at. 😁
The action sequences in DK just feel... scattered, I guess? It feels like they tried too hard to pack everything in, and it just jumps into fifth gear immediately. The result is that instead of actually enjoying the stunts, I found myself getting bored pretty early on.
And don't even get me started on Batman's voice. 🤦
Honestly, if it wasn't for the late, great Ledger, who knows if this movie would have been such a massive hit? 🤷
Hail to Batman Begins 🙏
Exactly! I could probably watch that one a hundred times and never get tired of it, whereas watching DK felt like a chore by the second time through. Out of all the recent movies I was hyped for, Public Enemies was the biggest letdown for me. It isn't even a bad film, really, but I suppose when you're watching something by Mann, you always expect a masterpiece.
Arthur Morgan5 said:Deerhunter, Beach House, Grizzly Bear, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Wild Beasts, The xx, The Dodos, The Antlers, Phoenix, Los Campesinos!, Japandroids, Cymbals Eat Guitars, St. Vincent, Camera Obscura, Bat for Lashes, Bill Callahan, Cold Cave, Real Estate, The Mountain Goats, Florence + The Machine… there’s enough stuff here 😁that I won't even get intoArcade Fire, Interpol, Radiohead , Yo La Tengo, Wilco…
I have to agree... honestly, I nearly died of pure boredom listening to Editors (even though I do enjoy them sometimes), so maybe it would be the same with Interpolom-al, who knows. But anyway, I think I'd add a few more names to that list: Sigur Rós (man, if you can book them, I'll buy you a whole case of beer), Explosions in the Sky, Iron & Wine, M. Ward, Calexico, Ry Cooder, and then a few "commercial" ones—Kings of Leon, The Killers, Coldplay, Muse (though I've already seen The Killers, Muse, and Sigur live, but it doesn't matter much)...
crimsontrucker4 said:Man, I would give anything to just wipe my memory, go back in time, watch Fight Club in a theater, walk out, light up a cigar, and finally realize that I’m never going to see anything quite that good ever again.🙏
I think I’d go back in time too, just so I could smash the VHS tape that movie was on. 😛 Just kidding, I totally get that feeling. Even though we don't exactly share the same taste in Fincher's work—honestly, I’d rather travel back to when I saw Gladiator in the cinema... man, what a two-and-a-half-hour cinematic masterpiece. But I really do understand that sensation when someone starts flipping through the channels, and you realize they've already played that one a million times (though personally, I always end up glued to the screen like some sort of obsessive fan).
"Some Like It Hot," "North by Northwest," and "Roman Holiday." I haven't actually seen "12 Angry Men" in its original version, but judging by the remake, I suspect it would probably end up on my list of all-time greats too. Anyone feeling slighted by the lack of Japanese films from the 50s compared to these American classics should just go ahead and start their own poll; I honestly think it would be a massive hit... or, what do you call a poll titled "The Best Home Movies from the Midwest and Rural Texas (1962-1968)"? I mean... 🙄
Wait, you're telling me *Batman Begins* isn't considered one of the main ones??? I mean, I guess I could see why someone might say that, but I really don't think so. It’s pretty central, right? Maybe I'm wrong, but it feels like a huge part of it to me. 😕 Wait, what on earth is going on here? I mean, seriously, what is actually happening right now? I guess I might be a little out of the loop, maybe... but I am genuinely confused. Well... if I had to pick my top three, I suppose I’d have to go with "V for Vendetta" and "Unbreakable." They really stick with you. As for "The Incredibles," I'd say it's sitting comfortably in the reserve, and honestly, it's doing just fine right where it is.
You’ve been given some really lovely movie recommendations; you certainly can't complain 🙂 There are so many great international classics from the 60s, 70s, and 80s that are almost certainly masterpieces, though I can't say for sure since I haven't watched many of them myself (right now, I can only recall titles like: Babette's Feast, Amarcord, The 400 Blows... man, life is long—maybe I'll get through them eventually... Besides those, here are a few more excellent modern international films:
1. The Celebration 2. Lilja 4-ever 3. Death of mr. Lazaresc 4. Tilsammans 5. Efter bryllupet 6. Let the Right One In 7. Sophie Scholl (from what I see in the posts, it was on TV recently) 8. Crossing the Bridge 9. All or nothing 10. Happy-go-lucky 11. Volver 12. The Wayward 13. The Dinner Game 14. The Chorus 15. de Lorna 16. The Class 17. Barfuss 18. The Warrior and the Princess 19. Contre-enquête 20. The Magdalene Sisters 21. Boy 22. The Wind That Shakes the Barley 23. East Is East 24. L'auberge espagnole 25. Russian Dolls 26. Uno 27. Dogs Eating in China 28. The Orphanage—it says Mexico/Spain, but the director is The Spaniard, so I suppose it counts 😉 29. Accused 30. En soap 31. Character 32. Vratné lahve 33. Kolya 34. Downfall 35. Malen 36. The Counterfeiters 37. Red Road 38. Hallam Foe 39. Once 40. On the Edge 41. Slumming 42. Amal 43. The Son's Room
That should be plenty for you to chew on for now 😁
wiredbison82 said:Yeah, exactly, seeing the old legend Verhoeven get back to his peak form. It’s an excellent film; I’d say it deserves a full recommendation.
I haven't actually sat down to watch his earlier stuff with Hauer—though, I suppose, that might be the very best Verhoeven has to offer—but looking at the films I have seen, this one is far superior. It's tense, the acting is top-notch, and the direction is even better... it reminds me quite a bit of Lee's "lust, caution," though I think it's maybe just a tiny bit better than that. I'm really glad to have this one in my video store collection.😁
First off, it has to be Russell Crowe playing Jeffrey Wigand in 🙏"The Insider."
Then we have these others:
Al Pacino as Frank Slade in "Scent of a Woman," or Michael Corleone from "The Godfather" trilogy. Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, in "The Godfather." And honestly, pretty much everyone else in "The Godfather"—you know, Fredo Corleone (John Cazale), Sonny Corleone (James Caan), Kay Adams (Diane Keaton), and Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall). Then there's Jack Nicholson as McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and his turn as Jack Torrence in "The Shining." Or Hannibal Lecter (played by Hannibal Lecter) in "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal," plus Clarice Starling (played by Clarice Starling). Christian Bale as Trevor Reznik in "The Machinist." Denzel Washington as Rubin Carter in "Hurricane," then Alonzo in "Training Day," and John Creasy in "Man on Fire." Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman in "The Pianist." Mia Farrow as Rosemary Woodhouse in "Rosemary's Baby." Javier Bardem as Ramon Sampedro in "Mar Adentro." Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler in "Downfall." Ralph Fiennes as Justin Quayle in "The Constant Gardener." Sean Penn as Jimmy Markum in "Mystic River," and Matthew Poncelet in "Dead Man Walking." Sister Helen Prejean, played by Susan Sarandon, in "Dead Man Walking." Roy (played by Tom Wilkinson) and Ruth Applewood in "Normal," or Arthur Edens in "Michael Clayton." John Keating, played by Robin Williams, in "Dead Poets Society." Norman Bates, played by Anthony Perkins, in "Psycho." Sarah Norman, played by Marlee Matlin, in "Children of a Lesser God." Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull," and also in "Awakenings." Sandy Lyle, played by P.S. Hoffman, in "Along Came Polly," or maybe Rusty in "Flawless." Chris MacNeil, played by Ellen Burstyn, in "The Exorcist." Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line." Tessa Quayle, played by Rachel Weisz, in "The Constant Gardener." Daniel Plainview, played by Daniel Day Lewis, in "There Will Be Blood." Albert Goldman, played by Nathan Lane, in "The Birdcage." Senator Kevin Keeley, played by Gene Hackman, in "The Birdcage." Erin Brockovich, played by Julia Roberts, in her own movie, "Erin Brockovich." William Foster, played by Michael Douglas, in "Falling Down."
Actually, just about every character and actor in "Magnolia."
Henry Lee84 said:Which unmade film projects do you guys actually regret never getting to see?
Stanley Kubrick was planning this whole thing about Napoleon starring Jack Nicholson... everything was lined up, then he just backed out for a bunch of different reasons. Dammit! Honestly, I think it would’ve been a fucking masterpiece. And don't even get me started on what if he had directed AI instead of handing the reins over to Steven Spielberg. That would have been another absolute classic...
Then there's Sergio Leone. He was supposedly working on a film about the siege of Leningrad with Robert De Niro in the lead. Death got to him first. I really feel like we were robbed of another one of his masterpieces because of that. If he had lived just a little longer, who knows how many more legendary movies he would've dropped on us...
Quentin Tarantino was actually looking into making a western for a while. It would've been the perfect genre for him, especially since he's such a huge fan of Sam Peckinpah and Sergio Leone. I truly believe he could've breathed life back into the genre, and maybe even revitalized his own career in the process. (I haven't been feeling his recent stuff much lately, though... just picked up Inglourious Basterds, so we'll see)
Ugh, those are all such fascinating projects... but I don't quite get why you're mourning the fact that AI went to Spielberg? I mean, he did a pretty stellar job with it. I suspect Kubrick (even though he gave us three all-time classics) might have just needlessly surrendered to some philosophy that even he didn't fully grasp...
rustyscout34 said:According to IMDb, the movie doesn't hit theaters here until November 5, 2009. So, I guess we'll just be waiting... 😢
I think they’re planning to have it on Movieplex around November 19th, or something like that... I guess. Until then, I'll just be hanging out with Zooey while listening to her incredible album. 😍
ruggedranger33 said:Wasn't this one the best one yet 🤷?!
I really don't know. I'm just soaking it all in, gathering thoughts, and weaving together (other people's😢) critiques, I suppose.
Of course it was 😉 . Last year, Simon & Garfunkel were probably the most pleasant surprise, though I guess Nick Cave was a bit of a letdown—honestly, they should have put him on the Budweiser Stage given how he tries to get people hyped with that "cool" vibe, instead of playing in that style reminiscent of The Lumineers or The Black Keys. The Prodigy was solid enough, Fleetwood Mac was good, and that's about it...
But this year, we actually got to see four truly great shows—Moby, Franz Ferdinand, Kraftwerk, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Personally, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were my favorite, even if the sound felt a little strange at times... though I suppose Karen O. saved the day with her sheer charisma. 😍 Serge Gainsbourg was quite fun, whereas Editors were, well, deathly boring. Now I'm starting to realize that their music isn't really meant for big festivals; it feels more like bedroom music for a very specific mood, much like Interpol. I didn't listen to Nirvana, nor did I particularly care to, but from what I hear, they were excellent... If they could just bring in Arcade Fire, Sigur Ros, Muse, or Kings of Leon in future years (and hey, I wouldn't complain if they brought Radiohead too 😁), then there might be no limit to what this can become...
Unfortunately, the only Fellini film I’ve actually sat down with is "Amarcord"—and honestly, I think I just watched it for the fifth or sixth time yesterday. It’s because I can't seem to find any decent collections of his work, and from what I can tell, they aren't coming anytime soon. But, if his other movies are even half as brilliant as "Amarcord" (I swear, I laugh so hard my stomach actually hurts every single time), then I totally get where you're coming from 😉