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Yesterday and today:

Anemic Cinema by Duchamp
Ballet Mecanique by Fernand Leger
Emak Bakia by Man Ray
Meditation on Violence by Maya Deren
Entr'Acte by Rene Clair
L'Age de Or by Buñuel
Le Voyage dans de Lune by Georges Melies
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The Double Life of Veronique

Has probably the most well-acted/directed kissing scenes in cinema history, and has beautiful cinematography, but takes a beautiful, wistful idea-two women who look exactly the same but share nothing in common aside from a spiritual bond, living thousands of miles apart-and does practically nothing with it. I was looking forward to seeing the interaction between these two women but most of it turned out to be an art-house blueprint for Amelie, which I considered a huge waste of the movie's potential. And that ending is just the most groan-worthy arthouse bullsh*t. This movie's considered a classic in a lot of film circles but I couldn't grasp the significance of it and ended up not even caring to illuminate myself.

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Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

whoa

Haha, they're all pretty short, though I think you might already know those movies or experiments, or whatever they are haha.

They're all on YouTube, by the way.
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Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

whoa

Haha, they're all pretty short, though I think you might already know those movies or experiments, or whatever they are haha.

They're all on YouTube, by the way.


Actually, I've just put them on my endless to-watch list. Embarrassed
How was the Maya Deren one?
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Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Originally posted by The Quiet One The Quiet One wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

whoa

Haha, they're all pretty short, though I think you might already know those movies or experiments, or whatever they are haha.

They're all on YouTube, by the way.


Actually, I've just put them on my endless to-watch list. Embarrassed
How was the Maya Deren one?

It was my first Deren movie, not sure if it was the best place to start, lol. It deals with an eastern guy doing some kind of martial art. I must admit that it can get quite hypnotic, the figures of the arms and legs did something to me.

Anyway, the one's I really enjoyed were Ballet Mecanique, sublime stuff. L'Age de Or is classic surrealism, like Andalusian Dog but extended, showing the future satiric Buñuel.
Trip to the Moon is pretty fun, some unforgettable scenes.
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The Whistleblower

Well-intended and somewhat realistic but ultimately flat drama/thriller with a very good Rachel Weisz as an American cop-turned-peacekeeper who stumbles upon a sex trafficking ring in Bosnia.   Playing more as a modern TV series than a well-paced film, The Whistleblower jumps between erratic wartime drama and blah romance and starts losing us about halfway through.   Not bad, but missing something important.
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Today:

Ashes by Maya Deren
Les Temps Morts by Rene Laloux (recommended!)
H2O by Ralph Steiner
Vormittagsspuk by Hans Richter (recommended!)
At Land by Maya Deren


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Just watched:

El Angel Exterminador by Buñuel
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The Town

At first, I thought it was yet another case of 'seen it all before', gritty crime drama + love interest, but despite a couple of stretch-suspension-of-disbelief scenes, it is actually a very well written movie (Ben Affleck again proving his talent as a screenwriter); well worth a watch, especially for Jeremy Renner (best known for the Hurt Locker) who manages to steal most scenes he's in.

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J. Edgar

Clint Eastwood's surprisingly sympathetic look at J. Edgar Hoover's formative years and his development of the FBI.   Leonardo DiCaprio does a strained but watchable impression but considering Hoover was born and raised in Washington D.C., DiCaprio's New England accent is completely unfounded or accountable, and the film is in need of a thorough editing.   Nevertheless, its main goal seems to be to reveal why and how Hoover became the powerful counter-moralist he did, which to a degree it does.   It also suggests he was a skilled detective ahead of his time in the use of science and modern breakthroughs, his manchild-like relationship with his mother, obliges his homosexuality, and with an almost complete lack of music J. Edgar is a generally odd and incomplete biography of a twisted, mysterious little man.
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Taking Woodstock: 6/10, good and enjoyable. Very successful recreation of the style of the famous Woodstock documentary, with added fiction. The emulation is great to watch in itself but makes the film a (lovely) pastiche without other artistic merits. 
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Just watched:    Das Boot

         one of the greatest war films ever made, a five star film, depicting a story about a U-boat and her crew and captain-excellently done in so many ways

               music composed by Klaus Doldinger, leader of the great jazz/jazz rock band Passport
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Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:
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Just watched The Artist.

Much better than I thought it would be. Although a simple story, it has memoable and original scenes that is always what matters when a story is simple or rather typical. Very enjoyable.
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I just watched Being John Malkovich for the first time. The only other Charlie Kaufman movie I've seen thus far is Adaptation, but both are really good and unique. I like the dark humour. I think I'll have to check out more sometime.
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Moneyball

Terrific account of the Oakland A's 2002 season and their manager who went against all traditional baseball wisdom by using a statistical method based on players' actual results rather than theoretic promise, hiring players dismissed as flawed and repositioning them to be most effective.   Brad Pitt, who I have never been a fan of, does a great, great job as General Manager Billy Beane struggling to convince others that the old way of seeing baseball is wrong.   Based on Mike Lewis' book and with an engaging minimalist score by Mychael Danna, Moneyball may be the best sports movie I've ever seen.
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Tonight I checked out Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Another Charlie Kaufman. The guy is a really consistent writer based on what I've seen so far, even though this one was way different than either Adaptation or Being... . It really tugged at my heart strings, I really liked the end. 
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Pianomania

Good little doc following Steinway's chief tuner in Europe as he struggles to match the perfect piano with numerous fussy high-end performers.   Full of fascinating details and artisanship, Pianomania entertains and informs in a way that will likely impress non-musicians more than musicians, though should appeal to anyone with a curious mind.   Also features some stunning moments from master pianist Lang-Lang.






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