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Theda Bara, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Fatty Arbuckle, Lillian Gish, Buster Keaton, Gloria Swanson... all directed by icons like Cecil B. DeMille, John Ford, D. W. Griffith, Mack Sennett, and Erich von Stroheim.
By the time the 1920s rolled around, Rudolph Valentino and Greta Garbo were already starting to run the show.
I don't know much about the scene over in Europe, aside from the Swedish genius Victor Sjöström—who some might recognize as Professor Borg from the Bergman film "Wild Strawberry." It’s a real shame that so many of his films have been lost or are just impossible to find, especially considering he's basically one of the founding fathers of European cinema.
By the time the 1920s rolled around, Rudolph Valentino and Greta Garbo were already starting to run the show.
I don't know much about the scene over in Europe, aside from the Swedish genius Victor Sjöström—who some might recognize as Professor Borg from the Bergman film "Wild Strawberry." It’s a real shame that so many of his films have been lost or are just impossible to find, especially considering he's basically one of the founding fathers of European cinema.
Movies playing in the background
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Jose White4 said:Nice, I think I need to pick up some music DVDs myself. What's in your collection? Any recommendations for the good stuff?
For reading sessions: Diana Krall Live in Paris
For just dusting around: some Robbie Williams live set
Ironing: Woodstock—but if you've really piled up the laundry, go for the Director's cut
Prepping lunch: Queen Greatest Hits
Cleaning windows: Duk & Ell live at French Riviera
and so on.
🙂
Movies playing in the background
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wearygardener13 said:Is Pulin actually any good, or are we just pretending he is? 😕
She’s not pulling any weight, honestly. I don't even know how someone could structure a question like that in their head to begin with. Mind you, it’s a shame because there are way more movies designed for mindless consumption these days rather than actually sitting down to savor them. I’ve waded through a massive amount of stuff just to make sure I’m not out of the loop. My routine is usually just putting on some Prafe while I realize I have enough time to knock out a load of laundry and accidentally swap my rolling pin for a pastry cutter. There's a certain logic to it, I suppose. 😉
Movies playing in the background
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Having a movie playing in the background while you study? 😲 Personally, I think that’s just a recipe for ruining the cinematic experience...🙂
When I'm dusting the house, I usually just throw on a concert DVD; it really depends on whether I'm polishing the hardwood floors or cleaning the blinds—everything has its own tempo, so the music should follow suit... 😛
When I'm dusting the house, I usually just throw on a concert DVD; it really depends on whether I'm polishing the hardwood floors or cleaning the blinds—everything has its own tempo, so the music should follow suit... 😛
Great casting, terrible movie
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It’s just Milligan and his crew, quietdriver3, Milligan!
Great casting, terrible movie
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northerncrane4 said:To me, it just feels like complete nonsense.
😲 Pure blasphemy!!! 🙂 🙂
Where can I find organic coffee around here?
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Supposedly, it’s used to tackle all sorts of cancers. We're talking about a technique that’s been around for centuries, now resurfacing as a staple in certain alternative medicine circles. I was just falling down a rabbit hole reading about it online...
Then you hit the other side of the argument, where people are practically screaming that the whole procedure is a total scam. They're asking: an enema? With coffee or without? Honestly, there's enough controversy here to keep someone busy digging for a while if they really wanted to find some substance...
Anyway, just Google "coffee enema" if you want to see what I mean.
Then you hit the other side of the argument, where people are practically screaming that the whole procedure is a total scam. They're asking: an enema? With coffee or without? Honestly, there's enough controversy here to keep someone busy digging for a while if they really wanted to find some substance...
Anyway, just Google "coffee enema" if you want to see what I mean.
Q&A: General Movie Discussion
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Jerry Martin19 said:Well, I definitely sweat it. Most remakes are just corporate cash grabs by industry types (mostly Americans) who run out of ideas and need to churn out a specific quota of films just to hit their profit margins. It's pretty gross...🤮
Yeah, I'm with you on that one, and honestly, here's exactly why they're doing it: 👎 !
Q&A: General Movie Discussion
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I don't usually get hung up on the whole remake debate. Whether a movie is revisiting an older film or adapting a book, every project should be judged on its own merits. You can certainly measure how faithful it stays to the source material—be it the original flick or the novel it's based on—but ultimately, what matters is how the film actually performs as a standalone piece of work.
In my experience, the films and directors who truly succeed are the ones who avoid the trap of just mindlessly copying scenes from the predecessor. Taking an auteur's approach feels much closer to actual artistic expression, though, logically speaking, that's often a double-edged sword.
Take Gus Van Sant’s "reimagining" of Hitchcock’s Psycho, for instance. Van Sant tweaked the plot, shifted the setting to the 1990s, opted for color, and gave the actors a bit more room to breathe and develop their characters... yet, about 95% of the shots in Van Sant's version are essentially identical to those in the Hitchcock original. Coincidence? Not a chance. Even though Van Sant claimed he wanted to interpret Psycho his own way rather than just duplicating it, there's no point in me breaking down every single scene; I'll just lean on the general critical consensus: this new Psycho is interesting primarily because, in the shots where Van Sant tries to replicate the originals, he inadvertently proves just how technically superior Hitchcock was. Essentially, it's a lesson in how less is more.
That doesn't change the fact that you can still watch Van Sant's film as its own entity. What might bother some viewers, however, is that nagging sense of a slightly inferior déjà vu.
In my experience, the films and directors who truly succeed are the ones who avoid the trap of just mindlessly copying scenes from the predecessor. Taking an auteur's approach feels much closer to actual artistic expression, though, logically speaking, that's often a double-edged sword.
Take Gus Van Sant’s "reimagining" of Hitchcock’s Psycho, for instance. Van Sant tweaked the plot, shifted the setting to the 1990s, opted for color, and gave the actors a bit more room to breathe and develop their characters... yet, about 95% of the shots in Van Sant's version are essentially identical to those in the Hitchcock original. Coincidence? Not a chance. Even though Van Sant claimed he wanted to interpret Psycho his own way rather than just duplicating it, there's no point in me breaking down every single scene; I'll just lean on the general critical consensus: this new Psycho is interesting primarily because, in the shots where Van Sant tries to replicate the originals, he inadvertently proves just how technically superior Hitchcock was. Essentially, it's a lesson in how less is more.
That doesn't change the fact that you can still watch Van Sant's film as its own entity. What might bother some viewers, however, is that nagging sense of a slightly inferior déjà vu.
Where can I find organic coffee around here?
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Organic coffee basically means beans grown without all those nasty synthetic chemicals. You can barely find the stuff in any local grocery stores around here, but honestly, what kind of massive difference is it actually going to make? 😕
It feels like whoever came up with this item didn't really think it through...
It feels like whoever came up with this item didn't really think it through...
Luis Buñuel
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Good grief, did nobody even mention "That Obscure Object of Desire"? 🙂
I have to say, Bunuel earns my skeptical eyebrow raise because he spent most of his career basically trolling his own audience. He’d think one thing, shoot something else, and then hand the public a complete bait-and-switch. The man was a total con artist—though I suppose that’s just part of the surrealist charm, isn't it? A little bit of smoke and mirrors to make sure you end up projecting your own intentions onto the screen.
Take that movie mentioned above, for example: you've got two different actresses systematically playing the exact same female lead. Then there's the male lead wandering around randomly carrying a burlap sack. Or the dwarf playing a psychiatrist... I could go on. And just when you think you've finally cracked the code and pieced together why everything is happening, you read somewhere that he actually never had any hidden agenda or deep symbolic motive at all. When faced with a question about his heavy-handed symbolism, he just plays coy, like a fox hiding in a thicket, acting as if he has no idea what anyone is talking about. 😎
Anyway, I absolutely love Angel of Destruction and Beauty Day. I'm just not a huge fan of Bunuelian destructive cinematography, especially in that first one.
I have to say, Bunuel earns my skeptical eyebrow raise because he spent most of his career basically trolling his own audience. He’d think one thing, shoot something else, and then hand the public a complete bait-and-switch. The man was a total con artist—though I suppose that’s just part of the surrealist charm, isn't it? A little bit of smoke and mirrors to make sure you end up projecting your own intentions onto the screen.
Take that movie mentioned above, for example: you've got two different actresses systematically playing the exact same female lead. Then there's the male lead wandering around randomly carrying a burlap sack. Or the dwarf playing a psychiatrist... I could go on. And just when you think you've finally cracked the code and pieced together why everything is happening, you read somewhere that he actually never had any hidden agenda or deep symbolic motive at all. When faced with a question about his heavy-handed symbolism, he just plays coy, like a fox hiding in a thicket, acting as if he has no idea what anyone is talking about. 😎
Anyway, I absolutely love Angel of Destruction and Beauty Day. I'm just not a huge fan of Bunuelian destructive cinematography, especially in that first one.
Cities as cinematic backdrops
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Great topic! 😍
Just a quick rundown of some movies everyone’s probably seen where the city isn't just a backdrop, but practically a lead character:
- Wings of Desire: the title pretty much gives it away, doesn't it?
- La Dolce Vita: The Eternal City 🙂
- Lost in Translation: Tokyo
- The Third Man: Vienna, the city of my dreams—though if we're bundling those up, we might as well toss in Before Sunrise and Before Sunset too.
- Chinatown: set in LA, which makes me wonder if a futuristic version of the city could be captured by something like Blade Runner?
- Midnight Cowboy; Taxi Driver; Manhattan; Annie Hall; Do the Right Thing...: all that Big Apple
- Match Point; The Fallen Idol; Closer; Notting Hill...: good old London
- Don't Look Now; Everyone Says I Love You: Venice
- A Room with a View: Florence
Out of all the fictional cities ever put on screen, the one that really stuck with me was Metropolis by Fritz Lang.
Just a quick rundown of some movies everyone’s probably seen where the city isn't just a backdrop, but practically a lead character:
- Wings of Desire: the title pretty much gives it away, doesn't it?
- La Dolce Vita: The Eternal City 🙂
- Lost in Translation: Tokyo
- The Third Man: Vienna, the city of my dreams—though if we're bundling those up, we might as well toss in Before Sunrise and Before Sunset too.
- Chinatown: set in LA, which makes me wonder if a futuristic version of the city could be captured by something like Blade Runner?
- Midnight Cowboy; Taxi Driver; Manhattan; Annie Hall; Do the Right Thing...: all that Big Apple
- Match Point; The Fallen Idol; Closer; Notting Hill...: good old London
- Don't Look Now; Everyone Says I Love You: Venice
- A Room with a View: Florence
Out of all the fictional cities ever put on screen, the one that really stuck with me was Metropolis by Fritz Lang.
Fearless Killers
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Oh, right! Krzysztof Trzcinski! He actually composed the score for "Rosemary's Baby" too—basically the American Henry Mancini. I’m pretty sure there's a 2-in-1 soundtrack album out there featuring both scores. You could probably find it online in just about any format you're looking for...
As for Sharon, well, Polanski definitely learned the hard way that playing with fire comes with a price. I guess it's true what they say: if you dance with the devil, you might actually get burned.
As for Sharon, well, Polanski definitely learned the hard way that playing with fire comes with a price. I guess it's true what they say: if you dance with the devil, you might actually get burned.
Fearless Killers
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Man, Polanski. It’s brilliant—basically a slightly more satanic version of a Burton flick. It feels like a high-end graphic novel come to life. I’ve been catching it on TCM quite a bit lately, probably three times in the last three months, just picking up bits and pieces each time. Honestly, I think it’s the greatest horror spoof ever made; it’s so cohesive and stylistically distinct that it stands perfectly on its own, regardless of the genre. In fact, you could almost use the movie itself as a blueprint for how to do a spoof right.
Unfortunately, I don't own it on DVD. Because of that, I can't tell if the version airing on TCM is the one the Americans butchered and Polanski walked away from, or if it actually stays true to the original cut. I can't really recall any other versions...
Unfortunately, I don't own it on DVD. Because of that, I can't tell if the version airing on TCM is the one the Americans butchered and Polanski walked away from, or if it actually stays true to the original cut. I can't really recall any other versions...
Where can I find copies of movie scripts?
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Sorry if I'm just rehashing old news, but this might actually be useful for someone. A colleague passed along this link where you can grab copies of scripts for various movies and series.
Where can I find copies of movie scripts?
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I mean, you can always just grab it online. Check here. If I’m being totally honest—though I’d never admit it out loud—I’d probably just hunt down a torrent and get it for free. Real software isn't cheap; we're talking closer to $200. Does anyone else have a better way to save some cash? The only thing I actually know anything about is >. There’s bound to be some freeware out there somewhere, though... I guess I could actually put in the effort to look...
Where can I find copies of movie scripts?
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You should probably just pick up a license for Final draft. Honestly, if you're looking for screenwriting software, it’s pretty much the gold standard. I've been using it for a while now, and it’s surprisingly intuitive—it basically hands you everything you need to get a polished, professional product ready for production.
Best skate films?
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copperwolf12 said:That rush you get from the stunts in this one, plus the stuff from the previous version on those old-school skateboards...
I tracked down a flick called Over The edge : BoardsX, but I can't quite remember if it's the right one; there’s absolutely no mention of skating in jump over Ivica...
Nah, that movie you found on IMDb isn't actually about skating. There is one title, though, "Over The edge : BoardsX" from 2003, which is all about skaters and extreme sports, but it’s more like a documentary-style adventure with a killer soundtrack rather than a scripted film.ovdje I dug up some info on it for you.