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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Netflix, leaving on April 1) - Early Scorsese movie that's a bit like Peter Broganovich films in some ways. You can tell it's a Scorsese movie - the scene in the car with "Daniel" playing, the scene going into the house with Mott the Hoople playing. The kid in the movie was annoying (which is the point). I don't see how Kris Kristofferson didn't end up as the leading man of the '70s. He and Ellen Burstyn are just incredible to watch. Harvey Keitel of course is scary as hell to watch.
Perfect Days - Went to a local arthouse theater to catch this.
Completely meditative as a movie but never boring. The first 30 minutes will depend on a person's interests: they'll either get caught up in the day to day minutae depicted or pulling their hair out waiting for 'something' to happen.
I found myself enjoying it and enjoying the rhythm of life in the movie - it taught me to pay attention to routines. Most films that depict 'day to day life' try to make it something bigger than it actually is. The movie just shows the quiet dignity of working a job and living a life. In most movies, guys like Hirayama's co-worker would get the girl and the focus would be on that. Instead, well....it doesn't work out.
How Koji Yakusho didn't get a Best Actor nomination at the Oscars, I don't know. I guess the Academy didn't want to nominate someone just living their life, scrubbing toilets, listening to Lou Reed and Patti Smith, going to the same restaurant for contention for an Oscar.
EDIT: Finished this this afternoon on Max...
The Cranes Are Flying - So far ahead of it's time it's scary. If you told me this movie came out this year, I would believe you. The fact that it came out in 1957 and seemingly predicted a lot of technique that show up in later films (hand held camera shots, close up on an actor/actress' face during emotional scenes, the ending scene has been used in tons of later films) is unbelievable.
If there had been justice in the world, Tatiana Samoilova would have gone to Hollywood and been as famous as Audrey Hepburn or Natalie Wood. The whole film is her.
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Some more films from yesterday and this morning:
Savages - Movie from Oliver Stone with Blake Lively and Benicio Del Toro. Basically a drug trade movie. The movie practically peaks in the first 10 minutes. "I get orgasms and he gets wargasms" (an actual line). Blake Lively can't act.
Pepe Le Moko - 1930s French crime movie. The movie pretty much predicted the amoral thief in later years. Jean Gabin is George Clooney before George Clooney existed. Superior to Savages in every way.
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2 hours ago, HarryArchieGus said:
What a great year for film! This was easily my favorite collection of 'Best Film Nominees' that I can remember. I'm always happy to see films and filmmakers I like get a commercial boost from the Academy. Particularly happy to see Zone of Interest take some hardware. I've long loved Glazer and was glad to see him get a nod for arguably his best yet, but especially happy for 'Best Sound'. I suspect the picture will play well on the small screen, but seeing this movie in the cinema was so captivating. Too unnerving for most I'd have to assume. What a year for Sandra Huller! Also glad to see Justine Triet win for the Anatomy of a Fall screenplay. There were a lot of films that challenged the times and momentum-building-relentless-misinformation, and AOAF was amongst the best. Teachers Lounge, which didn't win, also felt like a great awareness raiser. Lanthimos' Poor Things too! Between that and the Curse - what a great year for the talented Emma Stone. Nice to see Da'Vine Joy Randolph's wonderful supporting role in the excellent Holdovers take the win. Also, pleased to see first time director Cord Jefferson take home some hardware. I loved American Fiction. Oppenheimer and Nolan were certainly well deserving. I loved KOTFM and Barbie too. Past Lives was very thoughtful and really good. High(est) voter on the Maestro too. I'd argue more ppl would've been on board with it had they had the opportunity to see it in the cinema. Great sound picture. I was a little disappointed that maybe my favorite movie of all Kaurismaki's Fallen Leaves didn't get any of the Academy rub, but that's somewhat to be expected. Strange hearing Wes Anderson win for that strange and really interesting (I need to see it again) short take a win while not getting any attention for the excellent Asteroid CIty, but the field was strong nonetheless. Again, what a year!
I agree - I managed to see all but two of the Best Picture nominations (Maestro & KOTFM) and I'm very close to wanting to have them all on Blu Ray. The second The Zone of Interest and Anatomy of a Fall especially show up on Amazon, I'm getting them.
Sandra Huller should have been somehow nominated twice for Best Actress. Either of her roles this year were incredible.
SpoilerIt chills me to the bone to think about her scene wearing a coat from "Canada," which is the name of stolen goods from people in Auschwitz and wanting work done on the coat
The crazy thing is I saw almost all of them this past week. Honestly that and seeing Dune Part Two has renewed my interest in film (even though I didn't like Dune Part Two that much).
I'll have to check out Fallen Leaves.
I manage to watch everything Wes Anderson puts out and I wasn't in love with Asteroid City. The acting was incredibly flat and emotionless for me.
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Watched more films leaving various streaming services, here's my thoughts:
Love Simon (leaving Hulu) - I dug the hell out of this movie. Sometimes, high school teenage movies just hit the spot. Living in Georgia myself, I was surprised that Simon didn't encounter more problems. Not really any dull sections of the movie, although Martin made me cringe every time I saw him (which is the point).
A Day in the Country (leaving Hulu) - Jean Renoir movie from the 1930's and rather short. Sylvia Bataille is a gorgeous woman and carried the movie. Although the kiss scene towards the end hasn't aged well at all.
Get On Up (leaving Netflix) - Movie was a tad long and a bit disjointed with its nonlinear format but Chadwick Boseman is incredible as James Brown. The movie doesn't really sink in regarding his life. I loved the sequence leading towards the end though.
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Oppenheimer wins Best Picture. All the other movies in the field were robbed.
To borrow a phrase from Steve Earle, I'll stand on Christopher Nolan's coffee table in my cowboy boots to say that The Zone of Interest, Barbie, Anatomy of a Fall, American Fiction, and The Holdovers were better movies.
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Christopher Nolan won for Best Director even though Justine Triet, Yorgos Lanthimos and Jonathan Glazer are right there. (I haven't seen Killers of the Flower Moon to have an opinion about it)
The Zone of Interest scared the shit outta me and I'm still thinking about the movie even after watching it. Jonathan Glazer should have won. The only thing I remember about Oppenheimer is how confused I was about everything going on and how I wonder how there were two women that looked exactly the same.
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51 minutes ago, odessasteps said:
I thought Banshees was really good but never need to see it again.
I would agree. I thought Padraic (Colin Farrell) ended up as an asshole and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) was a complete asshole who did a stupid thing that he can never undo. The movie was more of a gimmick than a story.
SpoilerColm complained about how 'being good' won't lead to him doing something memorable yet he hangs out with the local policeman and write a song that to be honest didn't sound that great or memorable.
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Now watching The Banshees of Inisherin and planning on watching Love Simon, Get On Up, Savages and Please Stand By after that.
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Just saw two more movies. I may have found something besides doing Platinum trophy hunting on PlayStation:
Carol (Netflix, since it's coming off the service next week) - Great movie and Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are absolutely gorgeous.
American Fiction - Just saw this in theaters. I loved the commentary and what the movie was trying to say. The ending did my head in. It can be compared to a Woody Allen movie minus the main character getting the girl. Jeffrey Wright's character is much better written than any characters from Woody Allen though.
SpoilerI do wonder if everything in the almost two hours leading to the ending didn't happen or what the truth actually is (did Monk make up everything about his family and his writing the book under a pseudoynm for the film or was is it all true? The film doesn't answer that)
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Just saw Drive-Away Dolls.
SpoilerHilarious but dark movie and basically a Coen Brothers movie in all but name. Margaret Qualley literally acted like Johnny Depp from Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas meets George Clooney from O Brother Where Art Thou? Short movie but sticks the landing. Pedro Pascal plays a severed head.
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Just saw The Zone of Interest.
SpoilerThe Zone of Interest was almost sleep inducing due to how it was presented (which I wonder if that was the point). What the movie was about was unnerving because of the sounds you hear in the distance and what the characters are seeing that you cannot see. The music was completely terrifying. I can recommend it in a sense, but the movie sticks with you after it's done. The ending scenes stick out in my mind.
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1 hour ago, Curt McGirt said:
Couldn't they have explaned those things with a few lines of dialogue, or even a good old fashioned voiceover?
Why would they do that when they can make 'cinema' that people like Hideo Kojima love?
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So I watched quite a number of films this week:
Dune Part Two - Jesus Christ, this movie was dull. I was looking at my watch about an hour into the film.
SpoilerI dug the first 30 minutes with the overlapping voiceovers and the maneuvering around the Harkonnen enemies - very Kurosawa-esque with how that was set up. But the rest of the movie was boring and did little to explain ANYTHING and little to make you care about anything. The first movie did a better job of explaining the world - it showed you and it told you. This, I have no understanding of why Paul Atreides doesn't want to be the person of Fremen legend. He doesn't want it either. Then he takes a drink of sandworm blood, has a drug experience where he realizes things that aren't explained, and....all of sudden he wants to embrace his destiny?
Why did Chani seem to be for him doing it at the start, then seem against it, then is really against it and gets moody about it when Paul embraces his destiny? The last five minutes gave me whiplash - he tells Chani he will always love her....then asks for the hand of the Emperor's daughter in marriage. Chani should have walked up to Paul and slapped the shit outta him again for that. No wonder she was like 'f this, I'll ride a sandworm' at the end of the movie.
The Holdovers - '70s style movie with '80s style characters. After seeing Dune Part Two, this hit the spot and was better for me. Story, characters, character motivation, attention. There were moments that weren't that good (middle of the film was a bit ponderous).
Anatomy of a Fall - Slower paced movie but really well done. A lot of the complaints I read online were that it was 'boring,' which wasn't the case for me.
Mission: Impossible II - Holy shit 2000 was a strange time for movies. Unintentionally hilarious and just bad at times. I loved the first 30 minutes though and it was very stylish. Problem is it turns into "Tom Cruise shoots dudes, you never see him shoot them, you see a cut to them getting shot." And motorcycle jousting made me bust out laughing.
Repo Man - Bud wouldn't want Ethan Hunt in his car either. The movie doesn't offer any explanation as to the car or the purpose of it, which is the point.
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13 hours ago, odessasteps said:
Anything interest at the Xbox showcase? No Starfield news so I'm not sure I'm motivated to watch the whole thing.
The Sinking City 2 got announced and Persona 3 Reload will get DLC.
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On 3/4/2024 at 3:45 PM, AxB said:
per Fightful, Mike Santana is now gone from AEW. He's off the roster page and not because his name starts with The.
I wonder how things would be different if Mike Santana got out of his own damn way in AEW and patched things up with Ortiz. Maybe they've would had multiple tag title reigns.
Well, Mike Santana will do okay for awhile due to AEW connections then languish on the indies.
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12 hours ago, Steventon said:
If they really wanted to have Seth and Cody torch Rock all they would have to do is bring up how much of a flop Black Adam and the XFL were. But that may cut too close to the bone.
And mention overpriced tequila that The Rock owns, which if you have to watch Black Adam you'll need it.
The Rock is playing chess and Seth Rollins is playing checkers. Friday will be a massacre. Rollins' career will die the same year as CM Punk's did in the main event.
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4 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:
If Eddie Kingston decides to start using "Holy War" as his theme, it wouldn't be a bad idea.
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I saw pics of Sting's son in his American Sting gear from the '90s and I was amazed at how much his son looked like him during that time. I wouldn't say no to either of his sons continuing the Sting gimmick (El Hijo del Sting and Sting Jr. if you will) after getting trained somewhere or getting a lot more matches under their belt. If they're decent wrestlers, they would be perfect against Charlie Dempsey and Brogan Finlay in NXT or either of them against Dominik Mysterio in WWE for battle of second generation wrestlers.
4 minutes ago, hammerva said:In the medial scrum, apparently Darby Allin is planning on climbing Mt Everest at the end of March. The climbing part doesn't worry me one bit. It is how the fuck he is going to get off of it that worries me.
He'll just do a Coffin Drop off the mountain.
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5 minutes ago, SirSmUgly said:
I don't believe Nintendo hasn't ever done a mass layoff. They have cash reserves and I think - I'm not a Japanese labor lawyer - are somewhat constrained from doing so at their Japanese studios by Japanese law.
I agree about the definition of AA vs. AAA, but for me, I'm focused on games lower in budget and scope. I'll play anything that looks good, but trying to hit on big budget games with lots of scope creep is simply unsustainable financially. Sony lives off of those games and has multiple 10M+ and a few 20M+ sellers and can't even do it.
The closest Nintendo has done was reduce working hours and Iwata actually reduced his own salary so employees could keep getting paid during the last economic downturn. Some American CEOs would scoff at having to surrender their pay to help their employees and mumble about communism and refuse to do it.
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I also started on Helldivers II with playing with a buddy of mine last night. The game isn't easy at all.
I do want to go back and try to Platinum Helldivers on PS4 though.
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10 hours ago, RazorbladeKiss87 said:
I rewatched the Rock's promo and I really don't like the over reliance on jokes about crack and meth. Maybe I'm just being sensitive but things like that don't strike me as cool. I know where I'm at in recovery and don't watch things that could trigger me because I'm relatively fresh off stuff. I donno, really not a big deal in the long run but I wasn't a fan.
Yeah, it was in poor taste. Problem is, there wasn't really a way for The Rock to be a heel since he would get cheered anyway. So the old standby of making fun of the town/the people in the town was used. What really got people booing was The Rock saying he's on the TKO board and for Seth Rollins to be careful otherwise 'he'll take the title from him and give it to someone else.' The Rock as Vince McMahon (in terms of the evil corporation, not the weird/gross/sexual shit) would get people to hate him.
The Rock saying he runs the WWE, not HHH, really got him booed. He should lean more into that than below the belt comments about the town they're in this week.
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11 minutes ago, jaedmc said:
I guess it depends on how you look at it.
Roman says Seth's title is Second Place, which one could say is true particularly when they unveiled it a year ago.
Seth says Roman's title reign is padded by Roman sitting at home for months on end, and when he does show up it's one fight with lots of interference from his cousins. Which is true, but it also similarly undermines the historic nature of Roman's title reign.
So it's almost a wash as both guys are trying to shit on the other to build up their own legacy.
HOWEVER.
One guy has shown up to work every week and defended his belt not just on Premium Live Events, but on TV. A year of Seth's Title Reign does not equal a Year of Roman's.
And for me that's the difference. Rock and Roman can shit on Seth, but Seth can always say - he's working every week until his body won't let him. And he can say they've built WWE to something special again and Rock is just trying to leech off of younger stars success. And he wouldn't be wrong.
Rock can say the suits at Netflix don't know who Rollins is. But are fans supposed to get excited about Ted Sarandos' favorite wrestlers instead? Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes will most likely never ever ever be as famous as Dwayne The Rock Johnson. That's just reality. But I don't think that means folks should give up on them because they can't be transcendental generational ultra super mega stars.
That being said....
Rollins has been getting the worst barbs during every exchange. I feel like he's gotta be getting something out of this at some point. But wrestling history is littered with guys who didn't get theirs.
I agree.
The problem is....building up two of the most over faces in the company this way is almost insurmountable. Even if Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins win at WM40 and Rhodes wins against Reigns, how am I as a fan supposed to buy into it? Even a casual/lapsed fan won't see Rollins/Rhodes on the same level as The Rock. In a few months, The Rock will be away doing whatever and not on TV and it'll be back to Reigns pulling the football away for the next challenger to try to kick it. (Unless Rhodes finally win the titles at WM40, then it'll be something different)
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10 minutes ago, jaedmc said:
I don't think Seth has to get the win, when Drew Mac can be the spoiler, and siphon some of this heat for his match on Night 2.
I mean I guess you could go either way on Night 1, but logic would dictate that the bad guys don't get pinned until Night 2. So Drew and the Bloodline fuck Cody and Seth on Night 1. The good guys couldn't get it done on Night 1 together, what hope do they have on Night 2? Tune in to find out.
On the other hand, I feel like there's got to be some kind of reward for Seth Rollins somewhere. Something more than beating Drew Mac(again). He's done a lot of great work recently on the microphone trying to make all of these stories work, and it feels like he's getting done dirty with this angle.
That's my point about it killing Seth Rollins being able to be over. Yes, Rollins is a 'fighting champion,' but as Roman Reigns points out, the title is a second place prize to his titles. The Rock completely destroyed his character last night. All of that should lead to a heel (Reigns/Rock) comeuppance and Rollins getting rewarded, but I'm not holding my breath.
What's to stop Rollins from going completely off script next week on Smackdown and say, "You know what? Fck this. Since you (Rock) said you'll give my title to someone else, here take it. I quit. I'll call Dean Ambrose and go to AEW."
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The Rock's promo essentially killed Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes as far as being over and giving anyone a reason to want to watch WM40 this year. It came close to killing the always mediocre and boring Roman Reigns from being over too. I halfway expected a response to Reigns' "Rock acknowledge me" to be "Roman Reigns, I acknowledge you....as the biggest piece of monkey crap The Rock has ever seen!"Then The Rock telling Reigns that before Cody Rhodes wanted to 'finish his stupid story,' they were going to fight and The Rock wanted to be "the head of the table."
It's fine they went the way they did, but I have a hard time believing that Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins will win at Night 1, much less Rhodes winning at Night 2.
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