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Norwegian kids telly showed a load of Czech made stuff when I was a nipper, it was ace. Might have a go at one of these films.
 
going to see Arbitrage later, heard it's quite good. Plus Richard Gere is on it - he's kind of hot :)
 
Gramsci said:
Czech film festival starts at Ritzy this Sunday.

They will be showing a new Czech film every Sunday for next weeks.

Czech film is of a high standard. For a small country they have a long standing film industry. Not many get released here so this will be only chance to see these films.
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I was hoping to see Jan Švankmajer in that list :(
 
Went to see The Paperboy today in Clapham as it's not on at the Ritzy yet (I guess because of the Czech film festival stuff). Anyway, was rather good if very fucking dark. Zac Efron gives a very mature performance for a former Disney tween star, and Matthew McConaghey was surprisingly brilliant. There were 2 violent scenes in the film that drew audible gasps from the watchers, and I have to say given those and a couple of others it must have only just made the 15 rating (there's one quite violent sex scene as well albeit with little exposure of flesh). Macy Gray is the true star of the film as the narrating voice, but the ending was a little bit meh. Worth a watch though.
 
nipsla said:
Went to see The Paperboy today in Clapham as it's not on at the Ritzy yet (I guess because of the Czech film festival stuff). Anyway, was rather good if very fucking dark. Zac Efron gives a very mature performance for a former Disney tween star, and Matthew McConaghey was surprisingly brilliant. There were 2 violent scenes in the film that drew audible gasps from the watchers, and I have to say given those and a couple of others it must have only just made the 15 rating (there's one quite violent sex scene as well albeit with little exposure of flesh). Macy Gray is the true star of the film as the narrating voice, but the ending was a little bit meh. Worth a watch though.
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I agreed that Macy Gray was great, but thought it was overly melodramatic sweat Southern gothic with a plot twist too far.
I have never seen Efron in anything before but thought he was great.
I will never forget one particular scene on the beach though!
 
Orang Utan said:
I agreed that Macy Gray was great, but thought it was overly melodramatic sweat Southern gothic with a plot twist too far.
I have never seen Efron in anything before but thought he was great.
I will never forget one particular scene on the beach though!
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Yeah, the beach scene was a bit :eek::D
 
Just seen at the Ritzy ( cheap day Mondays) "Side Effects"



I was a bit nonplus-ed by it. It looks goods and is a film noir plot with twists and turns. But I could not help but think I have seen this kind of thing before. Also it seemed old fashioned in the way that the man is the victim who has to pull out the stops to save his life. Women they are devious creatures:eek:. Reminded me a bit of Basic Instinct in that sense.

I did like the way that none of the yuppie New Yorkers were portrayed as nice people. Below the surface they got nastier and nastier as the film went on. Good portrayal of the complacent middle class who will stab there fellow workers in the back if necessary.

Also takes apart the therapy culture of these people. Got a problem- get a pill or a shrink.

Is the film supposed to be a comment on present day corporate US or an exercise in film noir? Never sure whilst I watched the film.

Unlike satire this was played straight as a thriller. A satire on corporate business and middle classes can work as in the Norwegian film "Headhunters".

I got the feeling this film was trying to be more sophisticated than that. Or thought it was.

ps Soderberghs two part life film about Che I would highly recommend. You need to see both parts as they complement each other.
 
editor said:
Is Good Vibrations showing at the Ritzy? I fancy seeing that on the big screen.
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I cannot see it on Picturehouse website. Its coming out on the 29th March. Curzon Soho have it. I did not know about this film. Looks like limited release. So u may need to catch it in first week.

Terry Hooley was a prominent figure in the Belfast punk scene. Good Vibrations is an entertaining account of his life, from how he lost an eye in a scuffle to his ability to sweet talk both Unionists and IRA members into allowing him to open a record store without having to pay protection money. Set against one of the most turbulent periods in the city’s history, this film is a reminder of the sanctuary from the world that record stores once were.
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gaijingirl said:
I did see Django in the end.. it actually turned out to be less violent than I had anticipated so I survived it.. and got my swim. All good. I did think it was way too long though - a bit in the middle there I was zoning out - but that may say more about my attention span these days than anything else. Not used to being able to sit still in one place for such a long time.
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No, it doesn't say anything about your attention span. Many people agree that it is overlong.
 
MrsDarlingsKiss said:
Going to see Trance at the Ritzy on Friday. Nice Easter treat. Will report back :)
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I saw the trailer and it looks worth seeing.

Lot on at Ritzy this weekend

French director Ozon latest "In the House"- I really like his films. They are never quite what u expect

"The Paperboy" with Nicole Kidman

Ken Loach doc "The Spirit of 45" is still on. I notice this has been doing well at Ritzy. Some screenings have been almost sold out.

and as mentioned "Trance" Boyles latest. Its also got Vincent Cassel in it - a plus point. He starred in the French crime movie Mesrine ( in two parts)- which shows the French can make outstanding crime movies. So wonder how Boyle's will stand up. (Cassel is married to Monica Belluci. Lucky git:D)

Also this doc on British postcode wars I heard about on the radio is at Ritzy. Looks like unglamourised account. The documentary maker was asked to help with a truce between two gangs.
 
Annoyingly "Post Tenebras Lux" has gone this weekend. Only on for a week. And has disappeared from other cinemas as well. Except for Odean Panton street. Which has crap screens. Irritates me when this happens. The director is quite well known. So could have stayed on for a couple of weeks. Cinemas can be ruthless sometimes. The first week is all important.
 
Gramsci said:
Annoyingly "Post Tenebras Lux" has gone this weekend. Only on for a week. And has disappeared from other cinemas as well. Except for Odean Panton street. Which has crap screens. Irritates me when this happens. The director is quite well known. So could have stayed on for a couple of weeks. Cinemas can be ruthless sometimes. The first week is all important.
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Defo worth checking, still on at the ICA which is actually cheaper than the Ritzy for films these days. My last few visits to the Ritzy have been annoying due to audience noise. Do people have to eat pop corn loudly for 2.5hrs :mad:
 
Saw Paperboy last night, not at the Ritzy, was a bit disjointed at the start, but after 20 mins or so things fall into place and it turns into an interesting and engaging film, like the reviews I've read have said great acting and great cast but perhaps not brilliantly edited. Looks good too, and its got saucy Macy Grey in it!
 
DJWrongspeed said:
Defo worth checking, still on at the ICA which is actually cheaper than the Ritzy for films these days. My last few visits to the Ritzy have been annoying due to audience noise. Do people have to eat pop corn loudly for 2.5hrs :mad:
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Thanks for tip. Just checked ICA website. Unfortunately its on Screen 2 on weekend which I am not keen on. Really surprised this film only lasted a week. Even Curzon have pulled it from Renoir.

I hate popcorn. Also people leave it all over the floor as well.
 
this doc on British postcode wars I heard about on the radio is at Ritzy from Friday . The documentary maker was asked to help with a truce between two gangs.

The documentary maker discussed the film on Nightwaves. Its in the last 15 mins of the programme.

The documentary is to be shown on C4 soon.
 
Just went to see Trance

I found it really entertaining, Mr Sparkybird a bit non plussed (too predictable he said)...

Great film to look at though and good sound track

Not very busy - maybe a lot of people are away this weekend
 
sparkybird said:
Just went to see Trance

I found it really entertaining, Mr Sparkybird a bit non plussed (too predictable he said)...

Great film to look at though and good sound track

Not very busy - maybe a lot of people are away this weekend
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I was sitting near the front. :)

I agree. I found it entertaining. It has had average reviews. Not sure what reviewers want from Boyle. I rate him as a good director but not a great one. And he is British. I like to see British popular films up there competing with Hollywood on the big screen. Popular film market would otherwise be cornered by Hollywood.

I found the storyline interesting. Cannot say to much as it will spoil it.

The story line is over the top. But I do not mind that in a film. In this case it was psychological film rather than guns and action. Which I liked.

At Ritzy there is a short intro from Boyle thanking people for coming to see his film. Nice touch. Boyle is likeable. Especially after his Olympic opening ceremony.

His films are likeable as well. That is possibly a weakness. This film could have been darker. He did, however, manage to avoid the mockney gangster genre in this film.

Rosario Dawson as the hypnotherapist is hot.
 
"Paperboy"

Nothing wrong with it. It just that Southern Gothic does not do much for me. Always set in recent past of US. So that it can be seen as past that is no longer. Its not really genre that is critical of aspects of US society . Despite references to race.

So it comes across as a freak show. The gross behaviour of some of the characters is there to shock. But does not add to the story.

Acting is good and holds one attention.
 
Hmm thought is was ok... There were some parts of it that were a bit ridiculous but it wasn't awful. I thought it looked great and was pretty well acted. But i felt like something was missing in the story. Maybe it was the darkness that others mentioned.
 
There were some very annoying people who turned up to the cinema on the wrong day. The ritzy staff very kindly let them stay but they were occupying one of our seats and a seat of the other group. They were refusing to move >_< The other group had to get a member of staff to sort it and then man was complaining loudly about how annoying and rude it was that they were moved! Turn up to cinema on the right day then MUPPETZ!
 
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