I just finished Cantet's Time Out, an utterly fascinating character study of a middle-class man who can't admit to his family that he's lost his job. Like the other Cantet movie I've seen, Human Resources, this movie has a fundamentally political message, but the politics are far subsumed into the movie's humanism. Few directors care this much about their characters, even when the characters are being kinda shitty to undeserving people. He reminds me of Renoir in his treatment of his characters, even though Renoir's humanism is deeply tied to the richness and art of his shots, whereas Cantet is working with breathless close-ups and office-drab greys. Highly recommended.
Angel: How're you feeling? Faith: Like I did mushrooms and got eaten by a bear.
'A Hole in the World'
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Hayden - Dec 09, 2005 8:50:07 pm PST #9070 of 10002
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DavidS - Dec 10, 2005 9:20:45 am PST #9071 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Nutty Alert: Atom Egoyan on Hitchcock
Hayden - Dec 10, 2005 1:05:10 pm PST #9072 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Richard Pryor, RIP.
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2005 1:16:42 pm PST #9073 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He will be missed.
Thinking about that Superman trailer again. We have a powerful being who so loves the species that he sends his only son to show them the light. But the meat of the story takes place after said son has left and returned.
What up with that?
DavidS - Dec 10, 2005 1:31:03 pm PST #9074 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
A world without Richard Pryor. That's a less good world.
Tom Scola - Dec 10, 2005 1:44:19 pm PST #9075 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The first Richard Pryor concert film, Richard Pryor Live in Concert, is the funniest movie ever made. By a wide margin.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 10, 2005 3:24:57 pm PST #9076 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Just got back from seeing Rent after chickening out of the preschooler-filled afternoon showing of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It took me about 20 minutes to start liking it, which is 10 minutes more than I would ahve given anything not heartily recommended by bazillions of friends. The Roger & Mimi candle song was the first number that I enjoyed.
It got better as it went on, though I never developed a fondness for Anthony Rapp's singing. (This was overlooked for the "Tango Maureen" number with Tracie Thoms, who remains a goddess.)
Elais - Dec 10, 2005 7:31:49 pm PST #9077 of 10002
making her home at bronzebeta.com since 2001
It took a long time for me to warm up to Rent too. I was intrigued by Rosario's portrayal of Mimi which was different than I had expected. Wasn't really sold on the Roger/Mimi paring, though. I kind of wished they were more innovative with translating the stage version to the big screen.
Gris - Dec 10, 2005 9:33:39 pm PST #9078 of 10002
Hey. New board.
Sadly, Chris Columbus and "innovative" go together like pickles and ice cream.
This is why I'm waiting to netflix the Rent movie, despite the fact that I've seen it four times on stage, waiting 6+ hours for front row seats at least one of those times.
Hayden - Dec 10, 2005 10:18:59 pm PST #9079 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
The first Richard Pryor concert film, Richard Pryor Live in Concert, is the funniest movie ever made. By a wide margin.
No kidding. It's too bad that Comedy Central has chosen to only show one of the lesser concert films as part of its cuss-words-and-all late-night viewing.