A pinnacle of acting craft. Everyone has brought their A-game to the roles, no matter how small. The pacing of the plot propels the film forward perfectly, allowing the romance aspect to evolve naturally. Out Of Sight is a movie that easily bears repeated viewing.
After so many accolades and awards The Skewer makes the foray into the visual world, and the end result is as good as the audio episodes. (If you've not yet heard them then I urge you, seek them out and listen with headphones for the best experience!)
Definitely, as others have said, the less you know going in the better it becomes as the film & story unveils through the running time.
Best Bo Burnham special yet. Often feeling like an intimate performance for just one viewer. Innovative & funny, emotional & catchy. Everything that makes us adore Bo's superlative creative talent.
Compelling cinema. As fresh in 2016 as when I first saw it in 1995. Career enhancing roles from Natalie, Jean & Gary make this a great way to spend a couple of hours.
Beautiful Audrey, timeless Paris, charming scenario.
Every viewing is a joy!
A great complimentary experience to Inside. Like a re-imagined making of. Oh and I really loved the last beach shot. [chef's kiss emoji]
Visually simple in presentation. A collection of confessional interview subjects reveal themselves in a way that is raw, emotional & immediate.
It's not about the fall, it's about how you land.
A masterpiece of cinema; from the film's soundscape & visuals to the immersive realistic acting & dialogue, La Haine embodies everything that makes filmmaking such a powerful storytelling medium. Every viewing it's as good as ever.
Often remembered as simply a disco movie, Saturday Night Fever is more than the sum of it's dancing & music. Sure there are missteps with the plot (what's going on with Frankie; coming home to leave again) & the adult themes that get touched on but aren't allowed to intrude too much. The location footage captures a Brooklyn & New York that, 40 years on, is now history.
Watching this with the Director's Commentary on is a blast too! So many great snippets on movie making, acting & also period social reference.
A fantastic example of TV documentary making at it's best. There's no extraneous jingle jangle music covering poor sound recording. No superfluous talking heads, just Ian Nairn our guide along the three linked journeys. And with the passage of time his opinions of the architectural and planning decisions that he points out reveal their prescience.
A fantastic example of TV documentary making at it's best. There's no extraneous jingle jangle music covering poor sound recording. No superfluous talking heads, just Ian Nairn our guide along the three linked journeys. And with the passage of time his opinions of the architectural and planning decisions that he points out reveal their prescience.
A sad indictment of the lack of commitment to the prosecution of justice. The empty platitudes and words that enable bad actions to go unpunished.
Recommended to view with...
The Sorrow And The Pity (1969)
What a calling card!
A first film (albeit 20 minutes) written, directed, produced & starring Vin Diesel that perfectly encapsulates the directions demanded of an upcoming actor.
Viewing in 2022 (over 30 years from the original broadcast) this documentary remains undiminished. Pure & simple interviews ground us in the events, retold from some 20 year perspective but as fresh as the day they happened. NOT the "horrors of war" but a reminder of the potential for the barbarity of man.
A really great set with the addition of good crowd work too :grinning:
A search for one soldier among the chaos of war, gives the opportunity for superb acting performances both big & small.
What a fantastic & poignant examination of the final uncompleted filming. The assembled reconstruction of the filmed part of Something's Got To Give is a great testament to what could have been.
It's a rarity that a sequel is as good as the first film, but this manages to achieve that & still bring surprise twists to the story.
An engaging look at a quirky Sussex family. Hypnotic in visuals & soothing in soundscape. Leaves the modern viewer wondering "What happened to them in the ensuing 40+ years?"
An impressive demonstration of art coupled with sound & music. Don't expect a narrative as that is NOT what this short film is about.
NYC 22 is a great series (especially when viewed in the correct story order, which didn't happen on broadcast!)
To assist any other viewers the narrative sequence is:
Broadcast episode Sequence in Narrative Timeline
NYC 22 s1e01 1st
NYC 22 s1e02 8th
NYC 22 s1e03 11th
NYC 22 s1e04 10th
NYC 22 s1e05 12th
NYC 22 s1e06 13th
NYC 22 s1e07 9th
NYC 22 s1e08 7th
NYC 22 s1e09 3rd
NYC 22 s1e10 5th
NYC 22 s1e11 2nd
NYC 22 s1e12 4th
NYC 22 s1e13 6th
The Director's Commentary for this film is a brilliant insight into the film making processes used. Worth the repeat viewing alone.
Like long childhood summers this film develops slowly. Constantly brilliant is Willem Dafoe as the humanely real Bobby Hicks, a motel manager with a heart who really cares for his residents (whether they realise it or not) The cast comprises a large number of first time actors & they give great naturalistic performances. In the land of the "Magic Kingdom" we see all the brightness & colour, but we also get to see a grubbier flipside. Not everybody will get to visit the Disney castle, just like you never get to the end of the rainbow, but in the imagination of a child beating up the leprechaun for his pot of gold is a distinct possibility.
A salutary lesson from Steven Dood; "Don't read the comments. Never read the comments."
Stumbled across this show and like many others I have to recommend the English dubbed version. The unexpected blindsides of dialogue that leave you laughing out loud; at times offensive but always intended to amuse. Definitely an anime for an adult audience.
Excellent explanation of a complex web of corruption & criminality.
The constant background music bed is however quite wearying (but seemingly an endemic feature of modern documentaries)
The film calls to mind the TV series Maison Close (which would be a good companion piece of viewing). Both feature the use of 20th century music against a period setting, disconcerting the viewer. Split-screen is also used effectively in the film and often at unexpected junctures.
A seminal car chase film that is as iconic as Bullitt.
Kink (2013) is a perfect companion piece to this film, showing us how some of the interviewees have progressed in the BDSM scene.
