Arlington is the closest place Parasite is showing to me, but I have gone more than 100 miles to see a movie before, so I might go see it there.
Wow, you've really mastered the power of positive giving-up.
Cordelia ,'End of Days'
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Zenkitty - Oct 08, 2019 2:17:16 pm PDT #2260 of 3435
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
amyth - Oct 08, 2019 2:47:58 pm PDT #2261 of 3435
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
It's playing at a film festival in Chapel Hill this weekend, but the tickets to each screening are over $20.00, and it looks like it's coming to the Alamo Drafthouse in Raleigh starting Nov. 6, so I may just wait.
Thanks for the link! I really want to see it.
megan walker - Oct 08, 2019 5:44:41 pm PDT #2262 of 3435
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Just got back from seeing Parasite at the Mill Valley Film Festival and all I can say is believe the hype (and also believe the people who say go into it knowing as little as possible).
I also saw Carmilla, which in no way resembles the original story by Le Fanu but is absolutely gorgeous in an "every frame a painting" way.
Vonnie K - Oct 09, 2019 12:06:12 pm PDT #2263 of 3435
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Just got back from seeing Parasite at the Mill Valley Film Festival and all I can say is believe the hype (and also believe the people who say go into it knowing as little as possible).
Yep. The hype is out of control, at least in the film twitter circuit I'm following, but it's one instance where that might be deserved.
Belatedly, I should mention that the Bong Joon Ho profile linked upthread has mild spoilers for the film, in so far as it describes the basic premise of the movie and some of the reactions it elicited. If you want to remain pure as driven snow, don't read the profile or just skip the paragraphs when it gets to the parts (there are a couple) where the interviewer describes the film.
I also saw Carmilla, which in no way resembles the original story by Le Fanu but is absolutely gorgeous in an "every frame a painting" way.
Oooh. Never heard of this before but it sounds intriguing. BTW, I was just at the festival web page and apparently the poor organizers are trying to make contingency plans in case the screening theater gets hit with the power outage issues affecting the Bay area? That whole thing sounds utterly fuckwitted. My sympathies to those of you affected by the outage!
megan walker - Oct 09, 2019 1:46:22 pm PDT #2264 of 3435
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
BTW, I was just at the festival web page and apparently the poor organizers are trying to make contingency plans in case the screening theater gets hit with the power outage issues affecting the Bay area? That whole thing sounds utterly fuckwitted. My sympathies to those of you affected by the outage!
Yes, but they have venues in multiple towns and I think only one may be affected. I was sort of surprised because the original PG&E map didn't show any of the festival towns affected. (Nor are those of us in SF proper supposed to be.) I have tickets for Hirokazu Kore-eda's La Verité on Saturday so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Vonnie K - Oct 17, 2019 7:00:14 am PDT #2265 of 3435
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
New trailer for Marriage Story: [link]
One of my favourite films from TIFF. The entire cast is phenomenal across the board. I legit teared up a little just watching the trailer. Prepare yourself to be emotionally destroyed, mhwahahaha!! *ahem* That said, it's never bleak, and the way it navigates through the Divorce Industrial Complex is quite funny in an absurdist-comedy type fashion.
Driver, Johansson and Dern have Oscar noms in the bag, and if Alan Alda makes it to the Best Supporting (a bit of a longer shot), it would be 4 for 4. Can't remember last time that happened.
FYI, they added a bunch of new cities for Parasite rollout. Chicago, SF, Washington DC etc. for this weekend, and many others for the next weekend. It's coming to Pitt on Nov 1st, yay!
Fred Pete - Oct 17, 2019 8:13:03 am PDT #2266 of 3435
Ann, that's a ferret.
I saw an ad for a remake of Doctor Doolittle starring Robert Downey, Jr. Looked interesting, but darker than I'd like to see the story told. Anybody have any thoughts?
Tom Scola - Oct 17, 2019 8:16:17 am PDT #2267 of 3435
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Doctor Doolittle
It was supposed to open this summer, but the studio pushed it back to January, which might give you some indication of how much confidence they have in the project.
Fred Pete - Oct 17, 2019 9:20:23 am PDT #2268 of 3435
Ann, that's a ferret.
I noticed the January opening.
Vonnie K - Oct 17, 2019 12:59:19 pm PDT #2269 of 3435
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
ad for a remake of Doctor Doolittle starring Robert Downey, Jr.
They dropped the trailer for this movie this week and honestly I thought it looked terrible. I've also heard the production was super expensive and riddled with problems. Someone from the production put up a Reddit thread listing all kind of ridiculous shenanigans on set, but I can't find it any more -- it's probably been scrubbed.
I wish RDJ went for more interesting projects that challenged him a bit more, but I don't think he cares that much. Which is a pity.