talk to adam. about films/movies/etc. because he is bored and pissed off at work again

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Movies! Films! Etc.!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Some topics:

I just saw "What Time Is It There?" finally. It was not quite as good as I was hoping, but very good nonetheless.

I am reading Peter Biskind's "Down And Dirty Pictures". I didn't think I really wanted to read a whole book about Sundance and Miramax, but it is really quite engrossing and addictive.

What should I see this weekend?

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I like Alexander Nevsky a lot, so does Ivan the Terrible live up to that film's reputation?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

What Time Is It There? didn't make much of an impression with me. Oh wait, except for the gorgeous framing shots. Every frame was extremely well-composed. But other than that, meh.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I am overly excited about Shaun of the Dead. I am making Sarah go see it with me tomorrow even though she doesn't really like horror movies. Yay!

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I have had Coffee & Cigarettes on DVD for 3 weeks and haven't watched it yet.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I just saw Guy Maddin's "Cowards Bend The Knee" and it was pretty great. I saw some of Janie Grei$er's animated films and thought they were mostly snoozy.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I'm seeing Silver City on Saturday.

Can someone tell me what Shaun of the Dead is all about? The title makes it sound like a Wayans-style parody.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, I bought a great-looking compendium of Positif articles published by MOMA. looking forward to reading that one.

xpost-Ned, I haven't seen either of those, should I?

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I saw Shaun Of The Dead when i was in the UK. I urge all of you MERKINS to go and see it!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it an actual horror movie?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost-Ned, I haven't seen either of those, should I?

I'd definitely see Nevsky at least. All three (Ivan being a two-parter) are in a Criteirion box.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I have had Coffee & Cigarettes on DVD for 3 weeks and haven't watched it yet.
Don't bother.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

The Onion review made it sound like a real horror movie in that the zombies themselves are scary and act like "real zombies" from "real horror movies." The humor comes from the hero characters I guess.

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 23 September 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

milo OTM

Is it an actual horror movie?
No, have you seen Spaced?

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Shaun Of The Dead also looks very slick for an English film. Nice.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no idea what Spaced is!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

You poor thing.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you have a region-freee DVD player? I could send you the first series along with these CDs I STILL haven't got round to mailing you.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha freeeeee I'm freeeeee at last

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Right now, the only DVD player I have is in my iMac, which I assume is region-free?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

NO, do not assume that.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Most Macs allow you to switch the region a few times and then they stick with the last one you selected. Weird, isn't it? I'm sure there's a way around it.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

appropos of nothing I would like to tell the people on this thread, whom I consider friends, this story:

My wife just wrote to me to say that she heard an interview with Chris Isaak on the radio this morning. During this interview, he recounted a story of how he used to live on a houseboat on a huge lake and would go kayaking every morning and feed the swans who lived on said lake. The swans and Chris Isaak became fast friends and he felt at peace.
My wife then asked me why WE can't be more like Chris Isaak. I did not know how to reply.

End of story.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh! That's really beautiful and sad and awesome.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

P.S. I will check on this "region" business.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

It certainly has no competition so far today.

xpost

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Plus, "Wicked Game" is an amazingly good song.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Was she implying that you should play more country flavored pop and sleep with Asians or that you should develop a penchant for aquatic birds? Is she telling you to kayak more often? Is she saying you should come up with hokey ready-made blurbs about how to 'be at peace' that you can drop on people at a moments notice?

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

All of the above.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Jimmy Wilsey played a mean gheetar.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Making love with his ego. Wait, wrong guitarist.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Making love with you id is more fun, though, n'est-ce pas?

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

movies!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Chris Isaak was in some movies! Like Little Buddha, with Keanu Reeves AS ... the Buddha.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 23 September 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

and Fire Walk With Me!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

What is Layer Cake about?

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

chris isaak is from stockton, CA, scotland.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it would take more of Chris Isaak-type money to live more like Chris Isaak.

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, that was my real answer!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope every thread today doesn't turn into a discussion about money, but it sure seems like it might break down that way. Thursdays are the pits.

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Brass Eye dvd is coming from Amazon.co.uk, you should come down to L.A. and watch it!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I would love to :(

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

back to movies...anyone planning on seeing the motorcycle diaries?

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

no, probably not

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe on DVD

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I finally saw Shrek 2 last night. It almost made my husband give into my incessant nagging about getting a pet kitten due to cute Puss-in-Boots type character. Almost. Then he realised that it wasn't a real kitten.

Here is a thread where people talk about Shaun of the Dead. It's very good (the film. not the thread. Though that's OK too, I guess)

Official Shaun of the Dead Thread!

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I am not sure what i think of Walter Salles, I like that actor though, he was great in Bad Reputation.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Layer Cake adam?

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't even know what that is!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Thursday, 23 September 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

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I just saw The Leopard two weeks ago (and a doc on Luchino Visconti last night.) Really good as well.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I REALLY need to see The Swimmer.

Burt Lancaster looks like he is made of granite. It's great!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

On an unrelated note you should also go on a Bob Fosse bender Star 80! Lenny! All That Jazz!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i didn't get the hype over notorious

― kephm (kephm), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I think you are right, Alex.

Notorious by hitchcock?

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

The Hitchcock? It's okay. It's certainly not his best.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha it's a damned sight better than Mission Impossible 2!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Motorcycle Diaries was good, in a modest, unambitious way.

― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah the Hithcock. it is okay. how did it warrant a Criterion Reissue? who picks those?

― kephm (kephm), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

i have started renting movies again after a 5 year break.

― kephm (kephm), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Say something about "Go Further", the forthcoming documentary starring Woody Harrelson and featuring musical contributions by Dave Matthews, Nathalie Merchant, and Michael Franti

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

My last two months of Netflixing!

Musa the Warrior, 2001
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Great Deliverance, 2001
Elizabeth R: Disc 4 of 4, 1971
Once a Thief, 1990
Elizabeth R: Disc 3 of 4, 1971
Elizabeth R: Disc 2 of 4, 1971
Futurama: Vol. 4: Disc 4, 1999
Phantom of the Paradise, 1974
Elizabeth R: Disc 1 of 4, 1971
The Duel, 2000
The Ruling Class, 1972
Futurama: Vol. 4: Disc 2, 1999
Fat City, 1972
Futurama: Vol. 4: Disc 1, 1999
The Brood, 1979
Southern Comfort, 1981
Small Change, 1976
Star 80, 1983
Bucktown, 1975
Bullets Over Broadway, 1994
Notorious, 1946
The Harder They Come, 1973
Papillon, 1973
Atlantic City, 1980
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, 1976
Fahrenheit 451, 1966
Tom Jones, 1963
Evil Dead Trap, 1988
Melvin and Howard, 1980
In Living Color: Season 1: Disc 1, 1990
A Passage to India, 1984
The Ice Storm, 1997
The Last Tycoon, 1976
Key Largo, 1948
Black Sunday, 1960
All Creatures Great and Small: The Specials, 1983
All Creatures Great and Small: Series 3: Disc 4, 1980
Topkapi, 1964
All Creatures Great and Small: Series 3: Disc 3, 1980
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
The Jewel in the Crown: Disc 4, 1984
All Creatures Great and Small: Series 3: Disc 2, 1980
The Jewel in the Crown: Disc 3, 1984
All Creatures Great and Small: Series 3: Disc 1, 1980
Six Feet Under: Season 2: Disc 4, 2001
Six Feet Under: Season 2: Disc 5, 2001
Six Feet Under: Season 2: Disc 3, 2001
The Jewel in the Crown: Disc 3, 1984
Six Feet Under: Season 2: Disc 2, 2001
Six Feet Under: Season 2: Disc 1, 2001
Kind Hearts and Coronets, 1949
The Jewel in the Crown: Disc 2, 1984
All Creatures Great and Small: Series 2: Disc 4, 1979
The Jewel in the Crown: Disc 1, 1984
Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1962
For a Few Dollars More, 1965
All Creatures Great and Small: Series 2: Disc 3, 1979
Any Number Can Win, 1963
All Creatures Great and Small: Series 2: Disc 2, 1979
Second Sight: Series 2: Disc 3: Kingdom of the Blind, 2001
Second Sight: Series 2: Disc 2: Parasomnia, 2001
The Prisoner, 1990
Mr. Majestyk, 1974
Secret Window, 2004
Cross of Iron, 1977
All Creatures Great and Small: Series 2: Disc 1, 1979
All Creatures Great and Small: Series 1: Disc 4, 1978
Second Sight: Series 2: Disc 1: Hide and Seek, 2001
The Night of the Following Day, 1968
Thunder Road, 1958
Sholay, 1975
The Long Riders, 1980

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

netflix frightens me. its the crack cocaine of movie watching

― kephm (kephm), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:30 (twenty-one years ago)

What did you think of Cross Of Iron?

Key Largo is secretly one of my favorite films.

the current, just-finished season of Six Feet Under really is as bad as you have heard, btw.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

It's neat to be able to that though.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Cross of Iron is okay. It's no Big Red One or Thin Red Line.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Sholay and The Night of the Following Day and The Duel are all pretty bad btw.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

So is Secret Window actually.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

it is better than most stuff though (six feet under that is, secret window was horrible).

i kind of miss netflix. but I never watched the movies I rented. why? because I rented pretentious movies. But when they finally arrived, I didn't really want to watch them. so they sat around. it started to make watching movies feel like a chore, something I had to do to make my $20 investment worth it. still, the selection was good.
I am very conflicted about it all!

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been watching films (esp. BBC stuff) like crazy, but I used to spend over a hundred dollars a month on rentals at video stores so I'm not sure if there is a great deal of uptick.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

The top ten in no particular order btw:

1. Musa the Warrior, 2001
2. Evil Dead Trap
3. The Ruling Class, 1972
4. Small Change, 1976
5. Star 80, 1983
6. The Harder They Come, 1973
7. Melvin and Howard, 1980
8. Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1962
9. For a Few Dollars More, 1965
10. The Long Riders, 1980

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Everyone said the third season (of Six Feet Under) was bad though and I thought it was great.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

What is Evil Dead Trap?

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Crazy mid-80s Japanese shock-horror flick.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Sounds great!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:42 (twenty-one years ago)

It is!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

The sequel is supposed to be rub though. I have it my list, but it seems to get moved down a lot.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I REALLY need to see The Swimmer.
Burt Lancaster looks like he is made of granite. It's great!

You probably won't approve of this suggestion but you really should read the story as well.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Why wouldn't he approve of the suggestion?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Michael thinks I am a film rockist!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

According to Netflix I have rented 92 movies between 6/7/04 and right now.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

adam do you like Bonnie and Clyde? I just saw this and I don't know how I feel about it.

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not keen on Bonnie and Clyde.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I miss being a film student. I took it for granted. :(

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

could you get away with film analyses like "I'm not keen on it" in film school?

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I would like to turn in one word papers, "Meh."

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Alex in SF,

'Cause it's usually too dark in the theater to read.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

kyle, I will send you my final paper.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:08 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.uea.ac.uk/eas/people/kramer/kramer.shtml

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Why does that sound so ominous, adam? I can see you dimly uplit from the front speaking in Bela Lugosi accent:

"I will send you my FINAL paper. Mwahahahaha."

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)

It will be the last paper Kyle ever reads.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)

So it's like the Ring but for film students? "I didn't have enough money to make a movie, the watching of which would kill you, but if you read even half this film school paper, your eyes will glaze over, your breathing will slow inexorably down and your will to live will disappear completely."

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Something like that, yes!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, isn't that sweet?

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Adam, does Sky Captain go well with Sparks?

― why do old people and old users of ILX such bastardos (deangulberry), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Nothing goes well with Sky Captain. Certainly nothing that keeps one awake.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I still want to see it!

― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I want to see it too! Not badly enough to see it before it hits the video store though.

― lyra (lyra), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 03:28 (twenty-one years ago)

King of Marvin Gardens!

― {Sand in the [vaseline} on the lens] (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 03:28 (twenty-one years ago)

We saw The Swimmer last night.

Has anyone seen Of Gods And Men?

― Tous Les Garcons S'Appellent Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

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