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Post by julesd68 on Sept 9, 2023 17:33:12 GMT
Really like the look of Afire, will keep an eye out for that thanks. It's very good Jules and I'd say you'd probably like it. I've seen all Petzold's films apart from Wolfsburg, there are 10 in total now.
Only just out at the cinema, but the type of film that might pop up on Film4 - it's not really a Netflix / Prime film . . . BFI or MUBI maybe?. Most likely a MUBI I'd say as they feature a lot of Petzold's work. Other one's to look out for would be Barbara, Yella, Phoenix . . . hmm, well, all of them really!
Barbara was the first one I saw of his and I've been hooked ever since.
Found four of his films on Amazon so added to watchlist, might watch one tonight. |
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Post by Tim on Sept 9, 2023 17:48:39 GMT
Excellent  |
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Post by Tim on Sept 24, 2023 11:06:16 GMT
Now delayed until March 2024 because of the strikes in Hollywood.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 24, 2023 15:07:27 GMT
Oh well, based on the first one it'll be worth the wait. My son and I watched Dune together and we will do the same for Pt.II.
Villeneuve is the new Ridley Scott.
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Post by petea on Sept 24, 2023 15:56:13 GMT
The good news is that you might well be eligible for a senior citizen discount at this rate!  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 24, 2023 16:12:05 GMT
The thing that disappointed me about Dune......
We only saw the first bit
More !
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Post by Fro on Sept 24, 2023 17:19:34 GMT
"The English"
Emily Blunt was incredible in this old western mini-series!
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Post by MartinT on Sept 24, 2023 17:47:29 GMT
"The English"Emily Blunt was incredible in this old western mini-series! I shall look that up. Blunt in anything makes it better. |
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Post by Tim on Sept 24, 2023 18:16:56 GMT
Villeneuve is the new Ridley Scott. Well there's a whole (long) conversation there . . . . I get where you're coming from, but I don't personally think you can compare the two at all, very different filmmakers
But both are right up there with the all time greats, that I can agree on.
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 28, 2023 19:43:11 GMT
The Unthinkable 2018 Swedish (not the 2010 film with Samuel Jackson)
Starts off like a love film of sorts. Interesting music
Not what we were expecting
Then it goes mad
Great film.
Watch to the very end
IMDb
It's midsummer and Sweden wakes up to a state of emergency. TV, internet, and telephone networks are down, and before anyone realizes what's behind the ........
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 28, 2023 23:28:05 GMT
Villeneuve is the new Ridley Scott. Well there's a whole (long) conversation there . . . . I get where you're coming from, but I don't personally think you can compare the two at all, very different filmmakers
But both are right up there with the all time greats, that I can agree on.
Villeneuve an all time great? Gosh that does surprise me, not even close in my book but vive la difference as they say!  |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 29, 2023 7:52:33 GMT
Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Dune. Not enough for you, Jules?
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Post by Tim on Sept 29, 2023 8:20:14 GMT
Villeneuve an all time great? Absolutely Jules, but for different reasons than Martin lists - I think his best film is Incendies. |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 29, 2023 9:57:28 GMT
When I think of "all time greats" names like Powell & Pressburger, Hitchcock, David Lean, Kurosawa etc come to mind. I can't put Villeneuve in that kind of company.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 29, 2023 10:22:12 GMT
Kubrick is in my group with Scott and Villeneuve.
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Post by Tim on Sept 29, 2023 12:24:24 GMT
When I think of "all time greats" names like Powell & Pressburger, Hitchcock, David Lean, Kurosawa etc come to mind. I can't put Villeneuve in that kind of company. Certainly agree with all those, but that kind of thought process seems so restrictive and historical . . . like having a greatest guitarists of all time list with only a handful of names, all of which haven't done anything since the 60s or 70s. So nobody of note since then? . . . not sure I can agree with that 
I'd have all the names Martin mentioned, with Tarantino, Nolan, Villeneuve, Scorsese, Fellini . . . . and so many more and you absolutely have to have Kubrick in there.
I suppose it's subjective on what you class as an 'all time great' and if they have to be dead or not!
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 29, 2023 14:15:17 GMT
Of course, they were just a few of the first names that came to mind, not an exhaustive list ...
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Post by Tim on Sept 29, 2023 17:59:16 GMT
Mind you, you can't really put anyone in the same company of the likes of Hitchcock and Kurosawa
Maybe 'all time greats' of certain decades might be a more appropriate way of approaching it . . .
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Post by MartinT on Sept 29, 2023 18:34:18 GMT
Mind you, you can't really put anyone in the same company of the likes of Hitchcock and Kurosawa
Maybe 'all time greats' of certain decades might be a more appropriate way of approaching it . . . Yes, I would agree with that as I'm aware I tend to bracket the directors who live(d) during my life. Of course Hitchcock et al were greats, but from a different time period. |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 21, 2023 10:08:47 GMT
O-M-G I watched The Exorcist last night on BBC iPlayer for the first time in decades and was absolutely blown away by the mastery of the imagery and storytelling.
The prologue and build up to the possession are so expertly crafted and the exorcism scenes still pack a hefty punch today. What also sets the film apart is the quality of the performances that make everything feel so credible. Although the sound isn't great, the image quality is superb on iPlayer - highly recommended if you haven't seen it for a while.
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