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Sapa
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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| forgot to mention one i have seen recently which i really enjoyed, The Road to Guantanamo. A really well done docu-drama about the boys from the UK caught in Afghanistan and sent to Guantanamo Bay. |
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Jessie
Joined: 20 Jan 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| I liked "Once". Brilliant soundtrack. |
Man, hated it. |
I watched the first 30 minutes. Stopped. Couldn't get past the guy's whiney voice.
Went back the next day and watched it again and tried to blank out his whiney voice and it actually got a lot better. The story as such was pretty good. |
Maybe, but he wouldn't stop doing his insipid Coldplay impression. |
Glen Hansard can be a bit over-the-top and melodramatic, but in my opinion, he is a talented singer/songwriter. I enjoyed the movie, a bit slow at first like Dome Vans said, but it did get much better!
Oh, and as a side note, if you ever have the opportunity to see Glen's band, The Frames, in concert, I highly recommend it! I saw them a few years back in London, near Shepherd's Bush, and it was one of the best live shows that I have seen!  |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:53 am Post subject: |
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The plot summary sounds like the life of my mum, especially the line about 'the three worthless sons' 
Trees Lounge with Steve Buscemi is an absolute gem.
Meantime with Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Phil Daniels is another cracker about 1980s East London, a brilliant film. Here is a clip.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RINjMrDGxeM&feature=related |
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Jessie
Joined: 20 Jan 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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A couple of my favorite films:
"Captives" - Another great Tim Roth film, a bit dark and intense.
"Starter for 10" - James McAvoy as a first year uni student in 80's Bristol, great soundtrack with The Cure. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| bejarano-korea wrote: |
The plot summary sounds like the life of my mum, especially the line about 'the three worthless sons'
Trees Lounge with Steve Buscemi is an absolute gem.
Meantime with Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Phil Daniels is another cracker about 1980s East London, a brilliant film. Here is a clip.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RINjMrDGxeM&feature=related |
Another huge Meantime fan here. Like most Mike Leigh films, so real it hurts. |
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meangradin
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:17 am Post subject: |
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Mike Leigh is one of the great writer/directors. I like the comment one poster made, his films are so real, they hurt. My favorite is "Secrets and Lies" but i have enjoyed everything he has made. Everytime I see "Naked," I want to take a shower; "are you with me"
Another great film is "The Castle" from Australia. IMO, it is one of the funniest and sweetest films ever made; "he's dreaming"
Herzog's films are, well unique. "The Enigma of Kasper Hauser" is one strange piece of film making. I recently watched it with Herzog's commentary, and he even admits that some scenes make no sense, but he liked they way they looked and felt.
I have a soft spot for "Valley Girl" as it has a like totally awesome soundtrack, not to mention that scene with Sparx's "Monster of Love."
One more movie I can't get enough of is "Backbeat" which details the history of the Beatles before they become, THE BEATLES
Last one; "Hard Core Logo" |
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Craven Moorehead
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Hard Core Logo is definitely the best film in Bruce Macdonald's rock'n' roll trilogy, altho I do have a soft spot for Highway 61. I am also a huge fan of Backbeat, which has a fantastic soundtrack.
Australian comedy is among the best in the world, and I certainly group The Castle in there. Muriel's Wedding, Priscilla and the uber dark Bliss also rank. |
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BreakfastInBed
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Location: Gyeonggi do
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| The War of the Buttons is a nice little movie for those nostalgic afternoons when you want to be transported back to childhood. |
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applesandshanana
Joined: 09 May 2007
Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I haven't followed the thread or looked through all of it, but I thought I would throw Dancer in the Dark out there. Even though it's pretty painful to watch, it's so unique and heartbreaking it's hard to turn away. |
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BreakfastInBed
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Location: Gyeonggi do
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| applesandshanana wrote: |
| I haven't followed the thread or looked through all of it, but I thought I would throw Dancer in the Dark out there. Even though it's pretty painful to watch, it's so unique and heartbreaking it's hard to turn away. |
Someone may have mentioned Breaking the Waves along the way.
Don't know how obscure it is, but good call. Dancer in the Dark is one of my favorites, an extraordinary piece of work. It's like the camera is leering at her pain, it feels almost pornographic sometimes, like I'm watching something I shouldn't be seeing, something profoundly private. It destroys me every time. |
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Funkdafied
Joined: 04 Nov 2007
Location: In Da House
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| "Midnight in the garden of good and evil" ... has the wonderful John Cusac and a character called "The Lady Chablise" who is one of the most colorful characters in any movie I've ever seen. |
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Craven Moorehead
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| ^^ Jesus, your avatar is mesmerizing. I feel like slicing up a coffee heiress after watching that ding dong. |
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twavelingteacher
Joined: 26 Jun 2007
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:02 am Post subject: |
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children of heaven, an indian tearjerker with a message
end of the spear, awesome movie |
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agoodmouse
Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Anyang
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