Xander ,'Bring On The Night'
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Ok, so, Birdman was super fun, if you are the sort of theatre person whose experience can be characterized by the question, "Why does that actor refuse to wear fucking underwear?"
Anyone else seen it yet?
Also adding my voice to those recommending Interstellar.
I thought Big Hero 6 was Great fun, and guaranteed to please most Buffistas.
Pocket Princesses has a Baymax cartoon up.
Mixed reviews for the Farsi vampire movie A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Were you planning on seeing it, Jilli?
I am planning on seeing it. I can see how it could work, or be a mess.
Reviews seem to agree in a way. It is a film full of gorgeous images, evokes a mood, without much in the way or story, or even idea. Whether you find it empty or marvelous depends on how much style and mood and impression can carry a film for you. Makes me curious.
I was planning on catching it whenever it came to Netflix. It certainly looks pretty.
I'm not sure if you mentioned your actual opinion of the movie. How did you feel about Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive? I FUCKING loved it. From the Hammer fonts to the argument at the end that they would turn the couple and who would turn who and just oh my such a good movie.
ETA And the great freeze frame at the end!!!
I really liked the cinematography and of course Tilda Swinton is captivating in anything, but I think I'd have liked it better if Jim Jarmusch's idea of brilliant music didn't map so closely to my idea of discordant noise. Had an easier time buying Hiddleston as an ageless supernatural creature than a successful Rock musician.
I'm not sure if you mentioned your actual opinion of the movie. How did you feel about Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive?
Incoherent, hand-waving glee? It was a lush opium dream of a vampire movie, and I watch my BluRay of it A LOT. And am very happy that Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's "Blood Popsicle" scent from their Only Lovers Left Alive line works well with my body chemistry.
if Jim Jarmusch's idea of brilliant music didn't map so closely to my idea of discordant noise.
I really like the soundtrack, but I also get how it would be discordant noise to other people. And the scene in the super-underground club of people dancing to Adam's music was kind of laughable to me, because dark noise music hipsters don't do anything as uncool as dance to the music they listen to.