I do not need an explainer on the economics of folding pizza boxes.
Joyce: Dawn, you be good. Xander: We will. Just gonna play with some matches, run with scissors, take candy from some guy, I don't know his name.
'Beneath You'
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Jesse - Jan 10, 2020 7:40:15 am PST #2467 of 3427
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
-t - Jan 10, 2020 8:30:57 am PST #2468 of 3427
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
What?
Jesse - Jan 10, 2020 8:36:29 am PST #2469 of 3427
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I mean, I'm just assuming that's what would come of that partnership?
-t - Jan 10, 2020 9:08:28 am PST #2470 of 3427
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, okay. I could not connect the dots.
Vonnie K - Jan 10, 2020 9:20:43 am PST #2471 of 3427
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Neon has been running an amazing award campaign for Parasite and this is the first time I went, "oh God, no." It also feels weird to see this news coming at the heels of Bong's Golden Globe acceptance speech for Best Foreign film, where he humorously ribbed at English-speaking movie-goers for their reluctance to see subtitled films.
And there is the Adam McKay of it all. Bong's films are deeply humanist. The first word that pops in my head when it comes to McKay is "glib." If I recall, Adam McKay was also involved in an attempt to do an American remake of Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann (a brilliant, weird, deeply moving 3-hour German comedy of discomfort about an estranged father-daughter relationship set against the backdrop of globalized corporate culture). It doesn't look like that film is happening, so here's hoping the same thing will happen to this misguided notion.
(UGH, go make your own freakin' films instead of trying to drag down my favourite movies, Adam McKay!)
Vonnie K - Jan 10, 2020 5:46:13 pm PST #2472 of 3427
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
1917 is spectacular. It's harrowing and starkly beautiful, an all-around immersive experience. Roger Deakins is gonna get that second Oscar, yo.
Lots of cameos by Who's Who in British acting cabal in this. My favourite was probably Andrew Scott, a.k.a. Hot Priest, who's in it for like 2 mins but makes an impression.
I've seen one of its leads, George Mackay, in several films now and have always been impressed by him -- he's very fine in Pride and Captain Fantastic in particular -- but he may finally break out big after this one. He's such a lovely subtle actor and this movie puts him through a wringer. What a punishing shoot this must have been.
megan walker - Jan 11, 2020 12:20:49 pm PST #2473 of 3427
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
1917 is spectacular.
The Math Greek and I saw this yesterday and I have to agree. I went for the Deakins (and, as always re the Oscars, I say, "Go Deakins, choose Deakins!") but was overall very impressed. Right now, it is near the bottom of my personal top ten, but I won't be upset with it getting nominated (or winning) for almost anything.
erikaj - Jan 11, 2020 3:12:57 pm PST #2474 of 3427
Always Anti-fascist!
Being an activist makes entertainment look different. Didn't expect this one, though. [link]
erikaj - Jan 11, 2020 3:17:39 pm PST #2475 of 3427
Always Anti-fascist!
here's a working link. [link]
Vonnie K - Jan 11, 2020 4:03:14 pm PST #2476 of 3427
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Someone posted a comparison of the behind the scene vs actual footage of Big Run near the end of 1917, and I find myself watching it over and over. I think a big part of what makes it so compelling is the music. Thomas Newman's score is grand.
Right now, it is near the bottom of my personal top ten
I keep shuffling my fave-film of 2019 order but it's sitting at #8 right now.