What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

NumberNineDream · 10-26-2009, 05:29 PM

^ I love Edward Scissorhands, very touching indeed.

It's an Argentinian movie, called LA ANTENA ('The Aerial' or 'Télépolis'). Such a lovely movie. An homage to silent movies and German expressionism in particular.

It's a silent movie in itself, which is given context to in the movie. It happens in a city ruled by the media (or just "television") were the voices have been taken from the citizens (Thus everyone is silent, tho they do talk). 9/10

adidasss · 10-26-2009, 05:36 PM

I absolutely loved La Antena. Great choice.

I saw Up, which was fun (7/10), Ciao, which was pretty bad in a way only gay movies can be bad (4/10) and Derek, which was alright (6/10). Jarman was a really charming and lovable man, it's a shame I don't really understand his art...:/

NumberNineDream · 10-26-2009, 05:55 PM

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I absolutely loved La Antena. Great choice.

It's more of the Uni's choice in that, they've just started an Argentinian festival today. I loved it, tho the little kid was really starting to annoy me at the end (¿dónde está... Mamà? ... lol) .

adidasss · 10-26-2009, 06:01 PM

Cool university. (: What else are they showing? I bet there's some Lucrecia Martel, amIrite?

NumberNineDream · 10-26-2009, 06:06 PM

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Cool university. (: What else are they showing? I bet there's some Lucrecia Martel, amIrite?

I guess that was one of them, I read the names today and Lucrecia Martel seems a bit familiar.

And it was more of an official cultural thing with the Argentinian embassy. They did the same thing with the Colombian embassy last year, but the movies weren't so great.

storymilo · 10-26-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

I absolutely loved La Antena. Great choice.

I saw Up, which was fun (7/10), Ciao, which was pretty bad in a way only gay movies can be bad (4/10) and Derek, which was alright (6/10). Jarman was a really charming and lovable man, it's a shame I don't really understand his art...:/

Haha I liked Up too, but I think it was a little overrated by critics. Not one of Pixar's best imo

In what way is Ciao gay? And how did that make it worse?

adidasss · 10-26-2009, 06:42 PM

Yeah, I didn't think Up was as good as Nemo or The Incredibles, but definitely one of the better animated offerings in the last few years. Just wish they'd drop the predictable chase sequences near the end.

Ciao is a gay film in that it focuses on gay characters. Unfortunately, seeing as how most such films target a specific and small gay audience, they tend to be low budget and have a low-talent cast (it's kinda hard to find good gay actors, I guess?). So this one is plagued most notably by a lack of acting talent. But it was rather unusual in the sense that it didn't have a sex scene (most *** themed films do) and did actually aspire to something more serious and meaningful (it's about dealing with grief, mostly) and had achieved a certain melancholic mood. But I place way too much weight on acting for any of it to matter much in the end. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone really...:/

NumberNineDream · 10-26-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Ciao is a gay film in that it focuses on gay characters. Unfortunately, seeing as how most such films target a specific and small gay audience, they tend to be low budget and have a low-talent cast (it's kinda hard to find good gay actors, I guess?). So this one is plagued most notably by a lack of acting talent. But it was rather unusual in the sense that it didn't have a sex scene (most *** themed films do) and did actually aspire to something more serious and meaningful (it's about dealing with grief, mostly) and had achieved a certain melancholic mood. But I place way too much weight on acting for any of it to matter much in the end. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone really...:/

With Almodovar's movies I thought there wouldn't be such a thing as a *** movie without a sex scene. It's like he's marketing it.

storymilo · 10-26-2009, 06:50 PM

Focused on gay characters... that would explain it.

Did you see Milk by any chance? If so what did you think of it

Molecules · 10-26-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NumberNineDream

I guess that was one of them, I read the names today and Lucrecia Martel seems a bit familiar.

And it was more of an official cultural thing with the Argentinian embassy. They did the same thing with the Colombian embassy last year, but the movies weren't so great.

I have a Colombian webquaintance who's response to my prodding about good Colombian films is that there simply aren't any. Can't be true, surely?

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10-26-2009, 05:36 PM	#4302 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I absolutely loved La Antena. Great choice. I saw Up, which was fun (7/10), Ciao, which was pretty bad in a way only gay movies can be bad (4/10) and Derek, which was alright (6/10). Jarman was a really charming and lovable man, it's a shame I don't really understand his art...:/ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

10-26-2009, 06:01 PM	#4304 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Cool university. (: What else are they showing? I bet there's some Lucrecia Martel, amIrite? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

10-26-2009, 06:42 PM	#4307 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Yeah, I didn't think Up was as good as Nemo or The Incredibles, but definitely one of the better animated offerings in the last few years. Just wish they'd drop the predictable chase sequences near the end. Ciao is a gay film in that it focuses on gay characters. Unfortunately, seeing as how most such films target a specific and small gay audience, they tend to be low budget and have a low-talent cast (it's kinda hard to find good gay actors, I guess?). So this one is plagued most notably by a lack of acting talent. But it was rather unusual in the sense that it didn't have a sex scene (most *** themed films do) and did actually aspire to something more serious and meaningful (it's about dealing with grief, mostly) and had achieved a certain melancholic mood. But I place way too much weight on acting for any of it to matter much in the end. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone really...:/ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

10-26-2009, 06:50 PM	#4309 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	Focused on gay characters... that would explain it. Did you see Milk by any chance? If so what did you think of it