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Post by Jonathan on Sept 15, 2006 14:41:01 GMT 8
Today I read that the director of "Kids" filmed a short story about a young man who works acting like a Michael Jackson's double. The story tells how to live in a place where everybody is famous or want to be famous. In that short film acts Diego Luna and Samantha Morton (I think she's Marilyn Monroe in the film). It sounds interesting...
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Post by Gg on Oct 24, 2006 21:56:42 GMT 8
HEY GUYS!!! We here in the US don't get "Perfume" -- twisted glorious book it was -- until late December, and the more the trades talk about the Foreign box-office having it easily outstripping "Pirates II" the more expectant I become -- anyone here seen it??? Hello Germany???!!
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Post by ginger on Nov 2, 2006 15:30:14 GMT 8
Wow you people are cool - I was going to list my faves but everyone already mentioned them. For the heck of it: Amelie Un Longue Dimanche de Fiancialles La Femme Nikita (love Jean Reno) Tatie Danielle (hilarious!) Run Lola Run Dogs in Space (old, Australian, starring young Michael Hutchence) Down by Law Chasing Amy  |
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Post by Jonathan on Nov 4, 2006 16:34:57 GMT 8
Hey, I saw Babel and it's an extraordinary film!!!!!
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Post by Nepenthe on Nov 18, 2006 18:48:19 GMT 8
Naked (far and away the best I've seen)
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Bang, Bang, You're Dead
Candy (wait, is that indie?)
The Motorcycle Diaries
Bad Education
Tape
Little Fish
Amelie
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
The Ice Storm
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Post by Jonathan on Nov 25, 2006 15:31:19 GMT 8
What do you think about Dancer in the dark??? I love Lars Von trier's films like Breaking the waves, Dancer in the dark and Dogville. I am not a Björk fan but after I saw her in the film like Selma I thought she is wonderful.
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Post by Virgil Reality on Dec 30, 2006 17:09:55 GMT 8
I went to see "Babel" the other day. Wow, what an intense experience, I had an ominous sense of dread for most of the movie so I wouldn't call it an enjoyable movie, but certainly a very interesting one. Although Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia were listed as the stars, and the story centres around Brad and cate, none of them really stood out from an excellent supporting cast. The expressions on faces were amazing - the kids' looks when they caught the chickens were priceless  . I just really like movies where location and atmosphere and expressions are used rather than special effects and CGI (Well I know they would have used it but it wasn't in-your-face-look-how-clever- we-are-and-how-much-we-spent. And if there's a message in this film it wouold have to be "Just shut up and Listen". That poor Japanese girl though. Recommended. Also seen recently and recommended is "Volver" That was just fantastic- quirky, funny, visually interesting, uplifting as you expect from Almodovar. And I was really impressed with Penelope Cruz, never really thought much of her before but I guess it shows the advantage of working in your native tongue ( and with a brilliant director) |
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Post by Jonathan on Dec 30, 2006 17:26:49 GMT 8
Yeah! Babel is a great great film  |
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Post by Zirus on Jan 12, 2007 16:20:17 GMT 8
I saw Pan´s Labyrinth. It was very dark and violent too. I did´t like it. I had to cover my eyes in some scenes...  . I don´t say it is a bad movie.It´s just too much for me... |
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Post by Jonathan on Jan 13, 2007 17:21:23 GMT 8
Yeah, I saw Pan's Labyrinth a few months ago and some people went out of the cinema because the film is very very violent in some scenes  |
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Post by liz on Jan 14, 2007 18:48:30 GMT 8
So what makes a film officially foreign and independent?  |
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Post by Virgil Reality on Jan 15, 2007 9:39:52 GMT 8
I think it all depends on how you interpret it yourself. The lines between independent and studio are quite blurred these days. It could mean anything not produced by a major studio. Not Hollywood, mainstream stuff catering to a mass market and destined for the multiplex after a huge publicity push.
Foreign of course should mean anything from other countries but most people here in Australia wouldn't refer to a film from USA or Britain as a foreign film. though, strictly speaking that's what they are. It usually refers to non-English speaking films. I think there's a tendency to refer to them as World Movies now, because of course something like Bathory which is being filmed in English is also' 'foreign'.
I believe Oscars and so on have rules which define these things, and sometimes see some good movies miss out on being eligble through some technicality There's a recent example but can't recall now which one it was.
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Post by liz on Jan 15, 2007 20:05:36 GMT 8
It does seem like a blurred line! I mean, take Brokeback Mountain; it's not a huge mainstream Hollywood production, but it wasn't nominated as an independent film at the Oscars I believe!
I'd have to say I loved Closer, Born Equal, Candy... those would have to be my favorites!
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Post by Jonathan on Jan 16, 2007 16:02:50 GMT 8
Just because I'm proud of:
Babel (film from mexican González Iñarritu) won the Golden Globe for best movie!!!
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Post by liz on Jan 16, 2007 16:46:22 GMT 8
I also really love "Intermission", an Irish film.
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