dir. Fritz Lang
Germany, 1933
Eerie, at times terrifying mix of supernatural chiller and police procedural drama. Amazing special effects and many portentous lines, given the year it was made.
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Zizek!
dir. Astra Taylor
USA, 2005
Very funny portrait of Zizek. And very good at communicating his key ideas, too.
USA, 2005
Very funny portrait of Zizek. And very good at communicating his key ideas, too.
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
When A Stranger Calls
dir. Fred Walton
USA, 1979
Scary film interesting primarily for its exploitation of the "acousmatic voice", the voice the source of which cannot be identified, which is almost by definition terrifying.
USA, 1979
Scary film interesting primarily for its exploitation of the "acousmatic voice", the voice the source of which cannot be identified, which is almost by definition terrifying.
Un Homme Qui Dort
dir. Bernard Queysanne
France, 1974
Very well done adaptation of Georges Perec's novel. Speaking of philosophically interesting, this is a film that manages, within its tight conceit and formal constraints, to provide a fantastically acute analysis of late capitalist societies. Lil loves it for its use of language, and whilst I cannot comment fully, there were some wonderful alliterative passages.
France, 1974
Very well done adaptation of Georges Perec's novel. Speaking of philosophically interesting, this is a film that manages, within its tight conceit and formal constraints, to provide a fantastically acute analysis of late capitalist societies. Lil loves it for its use of language, and whilst I cannot comment fully, there were some wonderful alliterative passages.
Inception
dir. Christopher Nolan
USA, 2010
Not as mind-boggling as reviewers would have you believe. Still interesting, and depending on your viewpoint, philosophically brave/exciting - for a Hollywood film. Indie actors - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page - steal the show from a somewhat subdued Leonardo di Caprio, although he's a hugely interesting actor - an important one of his generation, certainly, along with Matt Damon.
USA, 2010
Not as mind-boggling as reviewers would have you believe. Still interesting, and depending on your viewpoint, philosophically brave/exciting - for a Hollywood film. Indie actors - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page - steal the show from a somewhat subdued Leonardo di Caprio, although he's a hugely interesting actor - an important one of his generation, certainly, along with Matt Damon.
Rewatch: Beau Travail
dir. Claire Denis
France, 1999
Part of Claire Denis season at GFT. Still wonderful. One of the best films of the 90s, if not ever.
France, 1999
Part of Claire Denis season at GFT. Still wonderful. One of the best films of the 90s, if not ever.
White Material
dir. Claire Denis
France, 2009
Interesting, if, in the end, a little disappointing. A truly irritating, morally dubious central character, played well by Isabel Huppert, but a strange atmosphere. Potentially iffy politics too, with the vast majority of speaking parts those of white parts/actors, with the many black actors and parts generally silent. If they're the real subjects of the film, why not focus on them, rather than the plantation owner who's a throwback to colonial times?
France, 2009
Interesting, if, in the end, a little disappointing. A truly irritating, morally dubious central character, played well by Isabel Huppert, but a strange atmosphere. Potentially iffy politics too, with the vast majority of speaking parts those of white parts/actors, with the many black actors and parts generally silent. If they're the real subjects of the film, why not focus on them, rather than the plantation owner who's a throwback to colonial times?
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