tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post7300285950590023875..comments2024-03-05T02:14:39.266-07:00Comments on Strange Culture: Let's Go To The Movies???RChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-26581460061613491402007-10-03T09:37:00.000-06:002007-10-03T09:37:00.000-06:00Rc,Good post. I most look forward to There Will Be...Rc,<BR/><BR/>Good post. I most look forward to There Will Be Blood and I'm sure it will include violence of some kind. <BR/><BR/>It disturbs me that Cronenberg has now become this ultra-violent director and while he has teetered on the grotesque I've never thought him a violent director. And I'm not sure that makes much sense. <BR/><BR/>Juno looks fantastic and I am looking forward to that as well. But I would argue that it looks like it trivializes teen pregnancy so while it may not be violent, it still deals with objectionable material. It will do for teen pregnancy what Pretty Woman did for hookers.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-20502830592603829062007-10-02T12:03:00.000-06:002007-10-02T12:03:00.000-06:00Whenever I see the trailer for *Lions For Lambs* I...Whenever I see the trailer for *Lions For Lambs* I can't help but giggle and think about *A Few Good Men*. <BR/><BR/>I think it's b/c Tom Cruise has another one of those "DID YOU ORDER A CODE RED???!!!" moments when he says "Do you want to win the war on terror...yes or no? ... YES OR NO???!!!"<BR/><BR/>(sigh)...<BR/><BR/>I will see many of those films b/c I want to have an opinion on them, but I think you are right in where this fall season is heading.Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-40042917440353813042007-10-02T11:04:00.000-06:002007-10-02T11:04:00.000-06:00hi rc you once visted my blog can you tell people ...hi rc you once visted my blog can you tell people to go on mine pleeeeaaaasssseee thankyou.Ramyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386411315250370472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-8921620706456243592007-10-01T19:46:00.000-06:002007-10-01T19:46:00.000-06:00As long as it is not gratuitous, I have to admit t...As long as it is not gratuitous, I have to admit to not having an serious objection to violence in movies (my favourite movie of all time, after all, is The Seven Samurai...). That having been said, it seems to me as if lately Hollywood has gone overboard. There simply aren't many good movies out there that do not contain some violence. I would imagine that would make it difficult for anyone wanting to take their family to the movies.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-61379884891543975352007-10-01T18:01:00.000-06:002007-10-01T18:01:00.000-06:00@ kat, i haven't heard about shadow until you post...@ kat, i haven't heard about shadow until you posted about it here...it sounds interesting.<BR/><BR/>@ nate, thanks for the compliment.<BR/><BR/>@ rural juror, yes, I realize that this is not new, but why so many movies like this? And if the alternatives are limited to the one <B>Will</B> mentions below, than it's a limited year.<BR/><BR/>@ jeremey, i'm not there does look interesting...i think i'm worried it will be too existential to be entertaining.<BR/><BR/>@ ITSW, hooray for blood bath...oh never mind.RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-10449397014004900922007-10-01T16:24:00.000-06:002007-10-01T16:24:00.000-06:00You know, after having read the book (and loving e...You know, after having read the book (and loving every page), <I>No Country For Old Men</I> is likely going to be the bloodbath to beat. I just hope the movie doesn't tip into quirky-off-beat territory that the Coen Brothers sometime like to dip their toes into.is that so wrong?https://www.blogger.com/profile/17381583480546191643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-23496154795521259232007-10-01T11:36:00.000-06:002007-10-01T11:36:00.000-06:00You're right it is difficult to find good films th...You're right it is difficult to find good films that don't depend so much on violence. I find again and again I have to go to my classic movies in order to find a good film with little violence. So far my favorite films are either comedies like "Knocked Up" or the human drama "Away From Her" which you said you also liked. I'm especially looking forward to "I'm Not There" the Bob Dylan bio which I don't think should rely on violence.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711950010086961722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-91280964807296065662007-10-01T06:03:00.000-06:002007-10-01T06:03:00.000-06:00I know what you mean about this year, RC. If you'r...I know what you mean about this year, RC. If you're looking for a little more positive film-time this fall and winter, try a few of the following:<BR/><BR/>DAN IN REAL LIFE (dir. Peter Hedges)<BR/>MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM (dir. Zach Helm, who wrote Stranger than Fiction)<BR/>THE DAREJEELING LIMITED (dir. Wes Anderson)<BR/>MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS (dir. Wong Kar-Wai)<BR/>HORTON HEARS A WHO<BR/>THE FOX & THE CHILD (dir. Luc Jacquet, director of March of the Penguins)<BR/>LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA (dir. Mike Newell)<BR/>NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS (if you go in for this kind of movie)<BR/>LE VOYAGE DE BALLON ROUGE (dir. Hou Hsaio-Hsien, director of Three Times)<BR/>SILK (dir. Francois Girard, director of The Red Violin)<BR/>PARIS, JE T'AIME (multiple directors, I don't think it's out in the US yet)<BR/>SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (dir. Charlie Kaufman)<BR/>YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH (Coppola's new film; hard to tell what it will be like yet)<BR/><BR/>So, there are still a few positive ones! And thanks for the props!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866532531312584126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-83188399056447314742007-10-01T00:02:00.000-06:002007-10-01T00:02:00.000-06:00Although...what year isn't full of war dramas and ...Although...what year isn't full of war dramas and violent tragedies? Pan's Labyrinth, Lives of Others, Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwon Jima, The Departed, etc.....RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960849284510182412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-25373261875885667772007-09-30T22:32:00.000-06:002007-09-30T22:32:00.000-06:00RC, I was impressed with this somewhat disgrunteld...RC, I was impressed with this somewhat disgrunteld post. It seemed very personal and commited to human progression. At some level, I can relate!natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212790581679016617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-44178071211825329392007-09-30T20:21:00.000-06:002007-09-30T20:21:00.000-06:00I snuck out for a matinee movie this afternoon and...I snuck out for a matinee movie this afternoon and caught the documentary "In the Shadow of the Moon." <BR/><BR/>It was amazing. And uplifting. If it doesn't win an Oscar for best documentary this year, there is something wrong with the Academy.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985726167720419300noreply@blogger.com