so, this exists.
6 days ago on May 24, 2012 at 10:42pm
Posts tagged questions and answers.
great, now i’m completely obsessed with the idea of jay-z as the great gatsby.
6 days ago on May 24, 2012 at 09:57pm
i do like ‘fear & loathing’, but that movie succeeds in creating a world. also, the characters may be despicable, but at least they’re charming and eccentric.
on a visual level, somehow the techniques gilliam uses (puppets, lighting & costuming, for example) mesh with the story he’s trying to tell more than the split-screens & hip-hop montages aronofsky used in ‘requiem.’
1 week ago on May 18, 2012 at 11:25pm
i actually found it more boring than anything, but the “ASS TO ASS” scene was certainly a highlight of insanity
1 week ago on May 18, 2012 at 08:26pm
great recommendations, thanks. i haven’t seen either of them. we should all get together and bug TCM to release them on DVD.
1 week ago on May 17, 2012 at 04:23pm
morgseypie asked: can you recommend some films about film preservation? i just love montages
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (Netflix)
- Keepers of the Frame (Google Video)
- This is CINERAMA (soon to be on DVD)
- These Amazing Shadows (Netflix)
- Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies (Netflix)
- Guardians of History (haven’t seen this one, but it’s on YouTube)
Of these, I’d recommend Keepers of the Frame most highly. I saw it at Cinecon and it blew me away.
Also, anything the AFI has ever aired on TV…
1 week ago on May 17, 2012 at 04:00pm
i would accept a goat wearing a bow tie and shoulder holster like ruffalo’s character, but a tutu is a no-go for me
or
any kind of animal wearing an ‘i am not paul avery’ pin. also acceptable.
2 weeks ago on May 14, 2012 at 02:36am
whiskey tortellini. i would be dead within the hour.
2 weeks ago on May 14, 2012 at 12:03am
SIDEWAYS and BOTTLE SHOCK. And they’re both terrible! Yes, I hate SIDEWAYS. dealwithit.gif
2 weeks ago on May 12, 2012 at 01:45am
i don’t watch game of thrones. mostly because i’m terrified of how much i’ll love it.
my peter dinklage affection is ridiculous enough without throwing game of thrones into the mix.
1 month ago on April 30, 2012 at 03:15am
fun with film history: let’s create a false dichotomy!
if you could suss out the one essential split between the philosophies of charlie chaplin and buster keaton, what would it be?
can there be a definitive, original “split,” or do the two men simply share too much of a time and space to be extricated from each other and evaluated as separate, oppositional forces?
i seem to always be in flux about my own opinions on the matter…the more i read the more i find myself coming closer to a distinguishing feature, but there are always exceptions that prove the rule. what about you?
1 month ago on April 23, 2012 at 03:16pm
Discussion question of the day
What are some directors who make great and proficient use of the insert shot?
So far I have Lang and Hitchcock. The insert shot is sort of outmoded in contemporary cinema; can anyone think of a modern filmmaker who uses it as much as those directors trained during the silent era?
1 month ago on April 23, 2012 at 02:10pm
Does anyone know the Buster Keaton film where he’s looking through a stack of shoes to find the one that fits?
“Convict 13” maybe? Looking for a title, thanks!
1 month ago on April 18, 2012 at 09:57pm
