I have a DVD of Caligari that I found in a dollar store. I first saw it in a film class in college, and I find it very intriguing.
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Connie Neil - Jun 11, 2009 10:18:55 am PDT #2381 of 30000
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Fred Pete - Jun 11, 2009 10:20:47 am PDT #2382 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
I think my favorite silent film is The Passion of Joan of Arc
An incredibly good film, but too intense to see more than once.
"Greed" that is a kick in the head.
One that I'd love to see in its complete form.
Atropa - Jun 11, 2009 10:24:11 am PDT #2383 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Calvin's dad told Calvin this....
MY dad told me this. Reading Calvin & Hobbes strips is, in some ways, a look into my childhood.
Why don't I have a copy of Caligari? How is that possible? glares at DVD collection.
DavidS - Jun 11, 2009 10:26:06 am PDT #2384 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have a DVD of Caligari that I found in a dollar store. I first saw it in a film class in college, and I find it very intriguing.
It's a very fascinating film, and hugely influential. As your film professor probably pointed out, the sets were designed so there are no right angles. The whole movie is designed to keep you askew.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2009 10:34:05 am PDT #2385 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
All the talks about silent movies reminds Frank he must get around to watching that DVD of THE LODGER.
Volans - Jun 11, 2009 10:51:39 am PDT #2386 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Reading Calvin & Hobbes strips is, in some ways, a look into my childhood.
I somehow have Calvin without even trying to be his parents. Of course, Hobbes is currently a wombat.
I was OK with black and white movies, but they ARE boring for a kid. They are not frenetic and stuff doesn't blow up a lot. What really helped me with watching them was really getting into theater; so many early movies are very theatrical, or consciously NOT.
What I hated as a kid and still do are those 1940s - 50s films where the actors all put their heads close together so they are all in focus, cheat towards the camera, and then talk really fast. My father loved them and swore that's how people acted then.
Connie Neil - Jun 11, 2009 11:01:22 am PDT #2387 of 30000
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As your film professor probably pointed out, the sets were designed so there are no right angles. The whole movie is designed to keep you askew.
No shit. It's where my dislike of Art Nouveau as an architectural style was solidified. Rooms need real corners and right angles! Anything else makes me very nervous and gives me a headache.
Jilli, I suspect your appreciation of the movie would transcend mine. I can send you my copy if you don't think you'd be able to find it easily. I just stumbled across it flipping through the DVDs in a bin at the dollar store, and that was a year ago.
megan walker - Jun 11, 2009 11:04:13 am PDT #2388 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
All the talks about silent movies reminds Frank he must get around to watching that DVD of THE LODGER.
Yes, you should.
I was OK with black and white movies, but they ARE boring for a kid.
I think it depends on the kid and the movie. A lot of what I would watch now is not going to interest a kid, but Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton, etc. probably might.
megan walker - Jun 11, 2009 11:06:36 am PDT #2389 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
No shit. It's where my dislike of Art Nouveau as an architectural style was solidified.
I think you mean Art Deco.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2009 11:11:40 am PDT #2390 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Given that the TV I grew up with until I was in grade school was black and white, I never had a problem with b&w movies.
A lot of what I would watch now is not going to interest a kid, but Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton, etc. probably might.
I can attest for a fact that they would. Our local PBS station in Maine used to show silent movies all the time.
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