List the films you've seen at the cinema: 2012
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october_lost
It's not hip any more...
I thought I would see '...Kevin' and 'Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy,' before they leave the cinema for good. I thought ...Kevin was pretty poor, the characters relationship was a total parody and had a trouble feeling anything for Tilda, even though she was otherwise good in the role. And TTSS was stylish but not the final product I had anticipated.
Really deparate to see Dreams of a life at Prince Charles before its taken off the billing altogether. Can't see it having much of a shelf life.
Really deparate to see Dreams of a life at Prince Charles before its taken off the billing altogether. Can't see it having much of a shelf life.
Gramsci
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As the other posters have said The Artist is definitely worth seeing.
And im no great fan of B&W silent films. Nothing wrong with them its just that I dont go out of my to see them. And I liked The Artist.
Its not a profound story but like Scorceses "Hugo" it is made by someone who loves cinema. I was carried along by its good natured exuberance.
Several scenes show the audience in cinemas. It was a communal act to see a film then. More than now. I liked the way that this was done in the film. It was not just a love story or about a star down on his luck. It was also about the magic of seeing film. ( something it also shares with Hugo).
Posters have said it brought them to tears at some point. I wonder if having to read peoples body language rather than the words they say is more likely to grab an audience emotionally.
It looks like a hit. I saw in Screen One Ritzy and it was 90% full in afternoon. BTW Iron Lady in smaller screen was sold out for most of Sunday. So that looks like a hit as well.
Maybe I should check out some more silent movies.
The dog, as has been said elsewhere, is in line for an Oscar.
And im no great fan of B&W silent films. Nothing wrong with them its just that I dont go out of my to see them. And I liked The Artist.
Its not a profound story but like Scorceses "Hugo" it is made by someone who loves cinema. I was carried along by its good natured exuberance.
Several scenes show the audience in cinemas. It was a communal act to see a film then. More than now. I liked the way that this was done in the film. It was not just a love story or about a star down on his luck. It was also about the magic of seeing film. ( something it also shares with Hugo).
Posters have said it brought them to tears at some point. I wonder if having to read peoples body language rather than the words they say is more likely to grab an audience emotionally.
It looks like a hit. I saw in Screen One Ritzy and it was 90% full in afternoon. BTW Iron Lady in smaller screen was sold out for most of Sunday. So that looks like a hit as well.
Maybe I should check out some more silent movies.
The dog, as has been said elsewhere, is in line for an Oscar.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Dreams of Life is still on at Curzon Soho
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
Goon,
more of a Friday night after the pub DVD sort of film. Not very original but entertaining enough, it passed the time..
more of a Friday night after the pub DVD sort of film. Not very original but entertaining enough, it passed the time..
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
I went to see The Artist this afternoon, absolutely loved it, a quite wonderful movie directed by someone with an obvious love for the subject, a thing of great beauty and wit, with some added pathos and lump-in-throat moments. i didn't even mind the extra 20 minutes that Reno wanted, out i thought it was gorgeous.
october_lost
It's not hip any more...
Finally got to see Dreams of a Life at Prince Charles. I had heard good things about it, though I was a little tepid about it because I thought it might be a little too macabre and having seen Blitz I wasn't all that wowed by Zawe Ashton. That said I enjoyed the documentary. It was more the kaleidoscope of her life has told through flat mates, lovers, old co-workers, good friends than anything else, but some, journos and MP imparticular did hint about what it said of society. This ran alongside a reconstruction with Zawe. The only limitation was no family was involved any of the interviews.
not-bono-ever
meh
teh artist
I really enjoyed it- a simple story of a silent movie actor falling out of favout when talkies come around, but filimg it as a silent movie really works...
I really enjoyed it- a simple story of a silent movie actor falling out of favout when talkies come around, but filimg it as a silent movie really works...
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
I was at a Q&A with director. She said that she has shown the film to the family. They did not want to be filmed in interview. She respected their decision. She did say ( this was not mentioned in film) that the family had hired a private dectective to find there sister at one point . He had failed.
Reno
The In Kraut
I find it quite troubling that this wasn't mentioned. It has put me off from watching the film.
october_lost
It's not hip any more...
Yeah, thanks Gramsci, but totally agree with this. The charm of the film more than anything was that people had clearly lost someone and that came through in the final product.
october_lost
It's not hip any more...
Saw the new Sherlock Holmes last night, didn't mind the first film, but the new one was rubbish almost from the start. Its like they lost what little charm there was in the first.
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
The War House, lavish epic about a horse set in World War 1. I thought it was great, excellent cast and the story is really moving. Best Speilberg in years.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
I was going to see Shame but it had sold out at Ritzy.
Read this. Ha Ha . The Artist is amaaayzing.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...d-this-year’s-'amaaayzing'-film-201201164770/
"The art-house film has become a huge hit among people who know more about films than you do
or who think their fondness for films you have not seen makes them more worthwhile than you are.
Amateur film critic Nathan Muir, 41, said: “I was told that The Artist was amaaayzing and I wasn't disappointed.
"The use of black and white was amaaayzing, as was the soundtrack and the set design. I also spotted several obscure references that I'm sure not many other people did and this momentarily boosted up my sense of self.
"Which was amaaayzing."
Read this. Ha Ha . The Artist is amaaayzing.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...d-this-year’s-'amaaayzing'-film-201201164770/
"The art-house film has become a huge hit among people who know more about films than you do
or who think their fondness for films you have not seen makes them more worthwhile than you are.Amateur film critic Nathan Muir, 41, said: “I was told that The Artist was amaaayzing and I wasn't disappointed.
"The use of black and white was amaaayzing, as was the soundtrack and the set design. I also spotted several obscure references that I'm sure not many other people did and this momentarily boosted up my sense of self.
"Which was amaaayzing."
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
They had to get the codes off the baddie before he sets off the nuclear weapons and kills the whole world! Great silly fun, non stop action and Simon Pegg
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
Saw 2 films this evening
J Edgar - don't know how accurate this portrayal is but even at over 2 hours long it's still very watchable and Leo is brilliant in it.
and
The Sitter which is great fun, it's got Jonah Hill in it who always makes me laugh whatever he's in.
J Edgar - don't know how accurate this portrayal is but even at over 2 hours long it's still very watchable and Leo is brilliant in it.
and
The Sitter which is great fun, it's got Jonah Hill in it who always makes me laugh whatever he's in.
not-bono-ever
meh
the war horse. supposed to be about a thouroughbred, but is an absolute donkey. Plods along , too much Spielberg Schamtlz.Then I saw that Richard Curtis co wrote it. All makes sense now. Read the book, see the show, dont bother with the film.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/shame/
Finally got around to see Steve McQueens "Shame" . Saw it at Ritzy Screen One this evening and it was 80% full. A good turnout for Sunday evening.
The video and installation artists second film after "Hunger" stars Fassbender as messed up guy in New York. Its another great performance by Fassbender. And for for the Ladies he is all there in the buff. Which apparently is going down well. Plenty of anonymous sex as well. This film is getting a big youngish audience. Which for an unrepentant art film is good. This film does not have a traditional narrative nor does it have the usual "finding oneself" bollox format of Hollywood films. Works as makes it more true to life.
It needs to be persisted with. I was not sure about it at the start but it builds up as a powerful film. Fassbender pulls it off as he is great in front of the camera. Not a pretty boy but has a certain vulnerable but rugged look that I can see is appealing.
Its a film about someone trying to make a connection with others but finding himself unable. Brendan ( Fassbender) is not a bad person but just does not make it. Two scenes are particularly excruciating as he really tries with one woman he meets in his office and its a disaster. You really feel for him
Also its interesting as Brendan ( Fassbender) is not a macho character. Unlike his boss. The sexual politics are interesting as it not a critique of masculinity as such. His sister is as just as much messed up as him. The Brendan character is actually sympathetic towards women. Despite the use of call girls and porn.It just that there is something missing in him. I may be wrong but there is a certain gay sensibility running through the film.
Finally got around to see Steve McQueens "Shame" . Saw it at Ritzy Screen One this evening and it was 80% full. A good turnout for Sunday evening.
The video and installation artists second film after "Hunger" stars Fassbender as messed up guy in New York. Its another great performance by Fassbender. And for for the Ladies he is all there in the buff. Which apparently is going down well. Plenty of anonymous sex as well. This film is getting a big youngish audience. Which for an unrepentant art film is good. This film does not have a traditional narrative nor does it have the usual "finding oneself" bollox format of Hollywood films. Works as makes it more true to life.
It needs to be persisted with. I was not sure about it at the start but it builds up as a powerful film. Fassbender pulls it off as he is great in front of the camera. Not a pretty boy but has a certain vulnerable but rugged look that I can see is appealing.
Its a film about someone trying to make a connection with others but finding himself unable. Brendan ( Fassbender) is not a bad person but just does not make it. Two scenes are particularly excruciating as he really tries with one woman he meets in his office and its a disaster. You really feel for him
Also its interesting as Brendan ( Fassbender) is not a macho character. Unlike his boss. The sexual politics are interesting as it not a critique of masculinity as such. His sister is as just as much messed up as him. The Brendan character is actually sympathetic towards women. Despite the use of call girls and porn.It just that there is something missing in him. I may be wrong but there is a certain gay sensibility running through the film.
Reno
The In Kraut
Not really.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
to the point Reno.
It was really because the film was not the macho angst movie I thought it was going to be. It was more interesting than that imo.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Missed Attenburg. U reminded me its one I want to see. Greek film is on the up at the moment. Hope the Greek film makers wont be held back by the economic crisis.
Reno
The In Kraut
to the point Reno.
It was really because the film was not the macho angst movie I thought it was going to be. It was more interesting than that imo.
I wasn't a fan of the film and have been bickering over it at legth here, among other things why I found the gay sex club scene problematic:
http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/steven-mcqueens-shame.287368/
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Got into this, but it took a while, I was nearly nodding off during the first hour.
best bit was when when Enya's Orinico Flow came on in the serial killer's murder den
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/12/22/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-enya/
best bit was when when Enya's Orinico Flow came on in the serial killer's murder den
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/12/22/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-enya/
Warhorse. Pretty good, a bit too Spielberg but worth watching nonetheless. Anyone else seen it?
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
The Muppets - not their best film but still really enjoyable, lots of very silly jokes. Chris Cooper is great as the evil oil man.
Margin Call: The 'Heat' of financial movies. Easily the best movie about Wall St ever made. Almost immaculately cast (except Jeremy Irons, who is woeful) and short, snappy dialogue easily the equal of Mamet. Very very good. Didn't think much of the final scene, but otherwise...spot on. Spacey is at his peak in this, rather than his slumming it of late performances....
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