aka The Bubble. It was okay. Cathartic; some good jokes.

it was rather good. beautiful cinematography. if you don't mind silent films, i think you'll enjoy it. Leni directed some parts of this film, by the way. so, she's not only acting in it.

if you can find a Eureka release of this film it has a really cool musical score. quite enjoyable.

If you haven't seen 'The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl' doc from 94' you should really seek it out. It's worth viewing.

She directed seven feature films. I never did see her last underwater doc but her photography in general is stellar.

Impressionen unter Wasser (2002) ... aka Underwater Impressions (International: English title)

Tiefland (1954) ... aka Lowlands (USA)

Olympia 1. Festival of the Nations (International: English title: literal title)
Olympia 2. Festival of Beauty (International: English title: literal title)

Triumph des Willens (1935) ... aka Triumph of the Will (USA)

Tag der Freiheit - Unsere Wehrmacht (1935) ... aka Day of Freedom (USA: video box title)

Sieg des Glaubens, Der (1933) ... aka Victory of the Faith (International: English title)

Blaue Licht, Das (1932) ... aka The Blue Light (USA)

it was a second dvd in that dvd set that i rented from the library, but i had to return it. i'll probably buy it sometime and will be able to watch the documentary too. more incentive to buy it now.

Thanks for the Riefenstahl recs, folks.


In the meantime, I've been enjoying some lighter fare:


Just started watching season 2. As much as I'm enjoying this, it's only occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. But I never get tired of seeing Julian with a drink in his hand.

Dude-- I think the only reason this movei didn't more acclaim was because of the "sugar-titting".

Apocalypto was one of the best films of last year. Definitely in my top 10. Maybe even top 5. Gibson's still got it. You just got to look at his art objectively. I think way too many people missed this one.

But then again, I'm always in agreeance with "the devil-man".

You can't be best-man, but I would love it if you would write a toast. And then maybe, throw Goofy into a somewhat large martini glass. Of course, Goofy would have to be dressed up as an olive. (With the pit- of course)

Pwnage.

Heston's a sleazy dinosaur which is how he came across onscreen. Affleck may or may not be vacuous, but at least was able to convey a sympathetic character.

such is my lot in life, to be the second bestest man

Superbad was supermeh

I wouldn't go that far, but I'm closer to your camp than I am the thread that was made about it. I laughed (a lot, even), but I was being told by people that this was the kind of movie that would make you lose your shit, and I definitely wasn't there.

All in all, this is a nice movie. I'd grade it a "B" or so.

Given all the hype I was expecting far more. It did have some laughs, but nothing too memorable. It was just campy humor with a downhill plot.

Storyline: F+
Acting: C+
LOLS: C+

how do people find the joke "you can scratch my back, but my back is on my dick" funny?!

That's not even the line, dude.

"You scratch our backs, we'll scratch yours."
"Well Jules, the funny thing about my back is that it's located on my cock."

And then you can tell by her reaction and the dude's face that his attempt at flirtatious hilarity has failed miserably... gah. It's fucking hilarious, dude!

Whatever, though. You're the guy who seems to think that "intelligent cinema" consists of nothing but foreign films on Criterion, so trying to explain the appeal of a mainstream comedy seems like it would just be an all-out waste of time.

my interest in cinema goes beyond the releases made by criterion. i just don't think that some sort of a logic word (scratch my back, but back=cock) constitutes a humor. and maybe i'm past that age when you find flirting failings between 16 years olds as funny.


saw these over the weekend:


i think i can see why "il bidone" is rarely mentioned as fellini's best films even in his 50s period. i think the morality and pity were too heavy handled in it. "asphalt" wasn't very good. it was rather dull. just some love/crime story. "cabinet of dr. caligary" had pretty cool sets and the whole theme of psychic ward was rather cool too. reminded me of "sileni" by svankmeyer.

That was good, yeah.

It needed way more cock jokes and less homoeroticism. Does that make sense?

I loved that line. Just saw Superbad last night. Laughed my ass off.
It's certainly not an art film, but damned entertaining. It was much better than the overrated The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

The thing is I do enjoy comedy, just not this wave of films aimed at Wedding Crashers quoting assholes.

Is there an online Artem-to-English dictionary?

Maybe, but I preferred Knocked Up to both of these.

Oh stop it--she's only a year older than you. That movie had her looking close to 60.

It's all in the delivery.

But did it constitute a humor?

ga-reat.

yeah or nay amigo? yeah or nay? heard the haggis flick wasn't so hot and cronenberg's was alright but it's pretty damn high on my must see list... war looks like a wait for cable flick imo.

Anyone see the new Resident Evil? Haven't seen the first two, but something about the combination of Milla Jovovich (yum!) and post-apocalyptic Vegas backdrop makes me think it'd be a fun popcorn flick. It's fun to play spot-the-dead-Casino during the trailer, at any rate.

I was explaining this exact sentiment to Bob Loblaw this past weekend. I never gave any thought to seeing the first two, but this one seems oddly mandatory.

oh, man, "rififi" was pretty hardcore. so many people died. damn!
"rules of the game" wasn't bad either.

Lech Majewski's GLASS LIPS

Art house film. I love, love Majewski's scores.

LINT

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Over the weekend:

Marie Antoinette - Great.

Hairspray (new one) - Very good.

Freaks (1932) - Brilliant.

Highly recommended. Puts Mortensen in the top tier of actors working today. Alluring and sinister as the best Cronenberg films. The Bath House scene is the stuff of film legend.

glad to hear it. I'm really looking forward to seeing this one.

Eastern Promises was pretty great.
In the Valley of Elah was very interesting. Almost a complete reversal in style from Crash.

War was awful. I'm a big Jet Li fan, but that was Black Mask 2-bad.

going to see this on friday

this is a 3 hour long italian historical drama. i watched the first hour today. that's enough for today.

Alien: Resurrection - the Special Edition from the Quadrology box set

I really dunno why I watched this movie again. I've always hated it, and yet... well... I felt like killin' some time with a lil' brainless sci fi. Gotta admit that the lighting is incredible, and the bonus footage is fairly interesting (the final glimpse of Earth is more fascinating than the entire movie). Joss Whedon as writer definitely shows the beginnings of the whole Firefly concept (which is quite possibly why I decided to give this one another look - I haven't seen this film since its release). Possibly the most disgusting third act I've ever seen (not to mention the most ludicrous) but hey... it did successfully kill 2 hours of time whilst I recovered from a quick trip from NYC. Still 100% unrecommended.

i'll help you get over your parents.

fucking Frank is freakin me out right now. my main concern while watching is if Grandma Death get out alive, will donnie? also the whole being a fucking 6ft tall bunny rabbit of doom thing. still a great movie. time to finish it off.

Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.

I was a little nervous going in but I was pleased with the way Into The Wild was presented.

I BURY THE LIVING

Premise with potential; piece of shit ending.

haid don't forget to catch some xtras on the donnie darko dvd. the psycho who won the contest for number one fan makes it worth watching.

Death Proof

I really enjoyed this movie, the same way I enjoyed the 70's chase movies that inspired it.
Hot women, great chase scenes & Kurt Russell.. what more could you ask for?


Knocked Up
Really good, but I think I was expecting more, because of the hype. Too many laugh out lines to count.

get both of these DVDs

Finally saw this. Definitely constituted a humor.

This movie constituted even more of a humor. Great stuff, the sequel was pretty bad though. Jackie Chan is like 40 years old in the movie but for some reason still lives with his parents and acts like he's 20 or so.

i finally watched Grandma's Boy this weekend. ZOMG, funny shit guys, funny shit. i also saw Across the Universe twice last week because it rules that much.

cool movie
old jackie chan movies are the best