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Pi (Darren Aronofsky) - 8/10
I love mindfucks (as to opposed to mindcuddles) like this. More so when it's done in the 90's underground vein. Max, an isolated genius of sorts, spends his days trying to find a pattern in the stock market. He pops pills in an ever increasing dosage and plays Go with his equally insane mentor. His higher knowledge has him, at first, ignoring faith and then later, thinking he is vessel for God. The name that can not be pronounced is as maddening as Pi is beyond comprehension. He looks for patterns in everything but all it does is create an obsessive-compulsive nutjob who ends up a pattern himself. Becoming delusional and paranoid, he believes everyone wants a piece of him. The world is out to get his genius. They want to understand the universe. Or do they?
Perhaps knowledge, like everything, is best in moderation.
The quick-cut, face paced editing was great for the paranoia.
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I love mindfucks (as to opposed to mindcuddles) like this. More so when it's done in the 90's underground vein. Max, an isolated genius of sorts, spends his days trying to find a pattern in the stock market. He pops pills in an ever increasing dosage and plays Go with his equally insane mentor. His higher knowledge has him, at first, ignoring faith and then later, thinking he is vessel for God. The name that can not be pronounced is as maddening as Pi is beyond comprehension. He looks for patterns in everything but all it does is create an obsessive-compulsive nutjob who ends up a pattern himself. Becoming delusional and paranoid, he believes everyone wants a piece of him. The world is out to get his genius. They want to understand the universe. Or do they?
Perhaps knowledge, like everything, is best in moderation.
The quick-cut, face paced editing was great for the paranoia.
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Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) Toshio Matsumoto 8/10
One of a kind Japanese film with a transvestite theme.
Perestroika (2009) Slava Tsukerman 6/10
Russian director Tsukerman made highly original Liquid Sky back in 1983 and then disappeared from the cinema screen. He reemerged again 10 years ago and has directed a handful of films that remain widely unseen.
I have now had the opportunity to see his most recent work and whilst it lacks the impact and originality of his feature debut it is an interesting take on an ex-pat Russian return to his homeland after the fall of Soviet regime. Sam Robards sports a convincing Russian accent in a rare staring role. The film focus though is somewhat muddled but there's plenty of food for thought in it.
One of a kind Japanese film with a transvestite theme.
Perestroika (2009) Slava Tsukerman 6/10
Russian director Tsukerman made highly original Liquid Sky back in 1983 and then disappeared from the cinema screen. He reemerged again 10 years ago and has directed a handful of films that remain widely unseen.
I have now had the opportunity to see his most recent work and whilst it lacks the impact and originality of his feature debut it is an interesting take on an ex-pat Russian return to his homeland after the fall of Soviet regime. Sam Robards sports a convincing Russian accent in a rare staring role. The film focus though is somewhat muddled but there's plenty of food for thought in it.
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My God.. This man looks great at his age..mlrg wrote:Have you ever seen a picture of him? He looks younger than Clint EastwoodReza wrote:Does he ACTUALLY stand around a set and direct himself?? Hard to believe.mlrg wrote: Just give Manoel Oliveira a fucking honorary Oscar. At 101 he's premiering a new film in a couple of weeks and has already another one in the works.
Have you ever seen a picture of him? He looks younger than Clint EastwoodReza wrote:Does he ACTUALLY stand around a set and direct himself?? Hard to believe.mlrg wrote:Just give Manoel Oliveira a fucking honorary Oscar. At 101 he's premiering a new film in a couple of weeks and has already another one in the works.anonymous wrote:I'm Going Home (Manoel de Oliveira) - 7/10
Avatar - 9/10
Maybe the most enjoyable experience I've ever had in a movie theatre. Also, it's total boxoffice worldwide is currently $1,602,168,000. That's only $241 million off Titanic's worldwide total... I think we have a new champion.
Also, if you've yet to see it you don't need to see it in 3D. In fact, don't. Avatar is a very vibrant and colourful film. Due to the 3D glasses there's around 20-25% colour-loss.
Maybe the most enjoyable experience I've ever had in a movie theatre. Also, it's total boxoffice worldwide is currently $1,602,168,000. That's only $241 million off Titanic's worldwide total... I think we have a new champion.
Also, if you've yet to see it you don't need to see it in 3D. In fact, don't. Avatar is a very vibrant and colourful film. Due to the 3D glasses there's around 20-25% colour-loss.
And how many Academy members have even heard of de Oliveira? I'd say about 3 percent.mlrg wrote:Just give Manoel Oliveira a fucking honorary Oscar. At 101 he's premiering a new film in a couple of weeks and has already another one in the works.anonymous wrote:I'm Going Home (Manoel de Oliveira) - 7/10
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Eric wrote:Which one? I haven't seen The Brothers Bloom.
My bad. When Precious Doll gave the film 1/10 and Sabin reacted with mock horror, you said something like "that seems about right" - so I assumed you agreed with Precious Doll and had seen the movie.
I'm with Sabin on this one. I think the Johnson film is marvelous. I don't even mind the third act. And Weisz' final lines.... oh, they are beautiful.
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In trying to come up with a specific quotation in which to begin discussion on The Brothers Bloom, I feel surrounded by a chorus of crickets at every try. re: names, situations, dialogue, I don't really know what to tell you. None of these things bothered me outside of the ending which reeks of a recut third act. I think this is a masterful production: the throwaway gags, the lilting score, the deadpan deliveries, all working in conjunction with an incredibly moving theme. Perhaps the cynic in me is easy prey for movies about rebirth, but that's what it is. It's an incredibly touching story about a cad of a brother who is trying to make amends for manipulating his brother into a "written" life and tries to write him a better one as a parting gift. Because the plot of The Brothers Bloom is a little freewheeling (intentionally for fooling Penelope) and the third act implies a lot off-screen, The Brothers Bloom feels more like the outline of a con movie rather than a true blue one...which actually I don't mind. The arc of the narrative is defined by characters rejuvenating their relationships with brother, girlfriend, job, etc. There's a lot more going on in The Brothers Bloom besides whimsy for whimsy's sake!
Brody seems caught in a hangdog recursive loop, but Rachel Weisz (an actress that I've tried awfully hard to like in other films) gives the best performance of her career in The Brothers Bloom.
Brody seems caught in a hangdog recursive loop, but Rachel Weisz (an actress that I've tried awfully hard to like in other films) gives the best performance of her career in The Brothers Bloom.
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