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Dude you really gotta start sharing your thoughts on some of these. These numbers are driving me crazy.

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Melodii beloy nochi (1977)

watched this this afternoon on a contemporary russian cinema showing, quite a nice watch. solovev brings to his movie a lot from tarkovsky visually, though solovev's images don't have as much weight. it's quite a simple story, drinking a lot from dostoyevsky's white nights, and the japan setting gives a nice feel to the overall plot. the transitions between russia and japan are very smooth, almost like those totally different cultures are together with the pair of protagonists. it's very humorous too, there's some nice heart-warming comedic moments.

it has a very free spirit and it's obvious the director wasn't holding too much on rules, as it is a director from the perestroika urss period, very adventurous.



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Hell or High Water: I'd been waiting to watch this one for awhile, and I'm happy to say that it didn't disappoint. The premise certainly isn't very original, but I found the story immensely gripping nonetheless. This movie captured the Western Texas culture perfectly; the authenticity of the dialogue and the characters was striking. But the most powerful authenticities in this film were found in the realism of its violence. I always like it when thrillers don't rely on the action too heavily, and this is one that knew when to be violent, and it was all the more effective for it. Some sequences in this movie were insanely tense. Bridges, Foster, and Pine all turned in impeccable performances. The movie was nicely shot, and Nick Cave and Warren Ellis produced yet another beautiful score. I also liked that this movie was surprisingly funny. Despite its dark themes and mature subjects, this movie had plenty of good nature to it, too, with a strong fraternal relationship as its focal point.

One thing I didn't really like about this movie is that I felt this kind of story deserved a more definitive ending than the one it had. Otherwise, I liked it a lot. It's far from the most original or profound movie, but it is one of the best of its genre you'll be able to find.

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Barry Lyndon

Finally got around to watching this one. I feel a little out of my element criticizing a Kubrick film because I know every choice he made was deliberate, even if I don't get it right away.

To me this was a film about random chance disguised as self-determinism. Barry was a character who fell ass backwards from a lowly countryman to an aristocrat, but squandered his potential due to his over-inflated self-belief and the same short temper that put him on his initial path to wealth. He was trapped in an old all but forgotten painting.

9/10 Gorgeous film, but, as always Kubrick defies expectations in puzzling ways. The lead isn't very interesting and the scenes are ridiculously drawn out. I'll have to rewatch this one at some point.


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did you catch the movie is secretly a comedy?



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The final line summed up the main theme of the movie: It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarreled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor they are all equal now. The movie is the subtle satire on aristocracy. But even that quote is somewhat very ironic IMO.

The film maintained the so emotionally cold and distant tone even in the supposed most ridiculous or passionate moments. It fitted with elegance of the noble society but also created comedic contrast for the movie, a basic element of a satire

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Interesting. I find that Kubrick's films often portray the world in such a detached way that you start to notice how bizarre things really are. I did find myself chuckling at the little oddities throughout Barry Lyndon.

Come to think of it, Barry stealing the identity of the English commander who is professing his sexual desires towards another man, while both are standing in a lake like naked statues, was pretty hilarious.


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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

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Il mio viaggio in Italia (2001)

this is a powerful documentary directed and narrated by martin scorsese about italian cinema and how it influenced his work and who he is as an artist. it shows so much love to cinema and so much tenderness towards those movies that it becames heartwarming to know how passionate someone can be about a subject. he goes from his childhood, with alessandro blasetti, rossellini, visconti and de sica, to the age of antonioni and fellini. he explores the context of neo-realism and the existential cinema of the 60's, and he loves everything he talks about. the movie gives a lot of clarity on some of the movies and subjects, and it's great to see how he can love two very polarizing directors and styles. after all, auteur cinema is made of point of views, and there's most likely no 'right or wrong', just different people expressing different life experiences.

surprisingly, the doc works a lot like a youtube video essay, with footage from the movies with scorsese's narration on the background. it's four hours long, so there's plenty of room for a lot of interesting info and content.

i'm obviously watching all of the movies he mentioned that i hadn't watched before, so an italy marathon is on the way



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L'amore (1948)

starting my passing through the italian cinema with rossellini. this one is a movie divided in two stories, one written by jean cocteau, and the other by fellini. the first one, by cocteau, is a one location simple story, entirely told through a telephone call. it's quite difficult to watch since it's very restrained to incessant dialogue, but it's well written. the second one, by fellini, is where i held my interest. it's about religion and innocence, a very strong tale with great acting by anna magnini. the directing by rossellini is very restrained and naturalist, a great follow-up to the war trilogy



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Moonlight Review:

So I had to go to some small, pretentious indie theater to catch this one, but it was totally worth it.

Moonlight takes the Boyhood concept of chronicling a young man's life as he goes through various stages of his life, but uses it to tell an actually substantial, effectual story. Moonlight is the coming-of-age story of a young black, gay male living in inner-city Miami, but unlike a number of other movies with liberal-friendly subject matter, this movie doesn't just skim the surface of making its audience pity black people and gay people. In fact, Moonlight goes so far beyond that it feels like its purpose is nowhere near preaching the struggles of those unfortunate people in minority populations. Its story is about finding one's own path in life, becoming one's own person, and raises thought-provoking questions about whether or not it is better to conform, and what the real implications are of the views of others. More than that, it examines why we become the person that we do. It's a universal, highly relatable narrative that anyone can connect to, especially anyone who has ever felt angst or confusion regarding growing up and finding your own niche and purpose. I'm white, straight, and privileged -- I could not be more unlike this film's protagonist. And yet, I took a lot away from this. Chiron's problems aren't even comparable to my own, but it didn't matter. This can be a rewarding, personal experience for anyone.

But just because Moonlight isn't primarily focused on forcing a political agenda, that doesn't take away from its social significance. Moonlight is impressively socially conscious of the subjects it deals with, and it depicts them in the most authentic way possible. This movie honestly reaches levels of realism that I feel like I haven't seen since The Wire. And I imagine its subdued, grounded approach may not work for everyone, but I found it to be the most tonally appropriate way possible for this movie to be approached. Some might be disappointed by Moonlight's lack of cathartic set-pieces, but this film's power lingers far longer than the melodramatic film's. And that, in my opinion, is what makes it work to near perfection.

I really can't emphasize how authentic Moonlight feels, and there are a number of reasons as to why the film succeeds in this way. First of all, the acting. The entire ensemble was incredibly real. I was just waiting for that one person to come along and totally overblow a performance and just ruin the real-life feel of the movie, but it never happened. No one felt out of place in this movie. I imagine that Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, who have the baitiest roles, will get the recognition come Oscar season, but credit goes to everyone. Though that's not take away from Ali and Harris, who are both incredible, especially Harris in an outstandingly raw, powerful performance as Chiron's mother. Much credit also goes to the filmmakers, and especially the cinematographer, for shooting this film in a way that preserves its authenticity. There are certain sequences in this movie that are shot in a way that places its audience directly in the environment of the story. What's equally impressive is how this shooting style does not compromise the film's ability to deliver some truly beautiful frames. And, lastly, Moonlight's dialogue reads like transcripts of real-life scenarios. It doesn't shy away from the awkward questions or the heavy statements, and it's those "no sugarcoating" moments that hit the closest to home.

Moonlight teeters awfully close to reality, but that also doesn't mean it has the bland, documentary-esque tone of a film such as Spotlight. Moonlight has an impeccably haunting, unsettling tone, which I know sounds like it would directly clash with the film's realism, but it never once felt out of place. This movie is dark, and it is tense, but not in the cheap, manipulative way that some might expect, but in an incredibly gritty, effective way. Much of this film's atmosphere comes as a result of hypnotic directing and a beautiful symphonic score -- I adored the music in the trailer, and I was absolutely delighted to hear the same soundtrack as the backdrop for the film. It truly worked wonders.

When I saw Arrival, I said that it would take something truly impressive to top it as my favorite of the year. Two weeks later, and I think I have a new favorite. La La Land, Silence, Manchester by the Sea...you have your work cut out for you.


TL;DR -- Good movie, see it.

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damn, i hate how this doesn't have a release date in brazil and probably won't have anytime soon



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Pray for Oscar leaks!!

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Also, when is Arrival being released there? Didn't you say it was sometime this month?

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i'm watching it monday



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Man, have to wait until February to see it. Probably my most anticipated upcoming movie (it or La La Land), and literally every sign points to it being something special. These months need to go by faster.

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Didn't it not have a UK release before, though? At least now you know you'll get to see it eventually.

Meanwhile, I still have to torture myself over when Manchester by the Sea will be popping up in theaters anywhere near me, or when Silence will finally get a definitive wide-release date.

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Yeah, I was getting worried before that I would never get to see it in the cinema.

Silence for me isn't too bad, January 1st, great way to start the new year. Manchester and La La Land both come out on the same weekend in Jan, so that'll be a great double feature.

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Damn, you might get to see Silence before me, which I expect will have a similar wide-release to The Revenant (week after New Year's).

Manchester by the Sea is scheduled for a "mid-December" wide release, I think, so that could also be the same weekend as La La Land for me. But, you know, a month before you .

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Dorogaya Yelena Sergeevna (1988)

this is a nice one location russian movie from the perestroika period. starts with a nice humor, has a pretty sarcastic tone throughout, in the third act things get intense and depressing, the ending has a nice touch. movie is about the clash of generations in russia's 80's.



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The Lobster - 8/10

I enjoyed this. It reminded me of very brave movies from the 70s, 80s and 90s with a sci-fi or fantasy theme, that were not afraid of surreal situations or awkward interpersonal relations. Very courageous film.

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I love that movie! I do think the first half is stronger than the second...once they leave the resort for the forest it loses something. But a great movie despite that uneveness.

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I agree with that, Alex. The first half is very strong, stronger than the loner part.... I really enjoyed it too.

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The Lobster: The premise was very creative, and the setting and a lot of the concepts were very inventive and fresh, which made this movie fun to watch. A lot of this movie's ideas about loneliness vs. companionship were really fascinating and actually reminded me a bit of a short story that I'm currently writing. Colin Farrell and John C. Reilly were awesome as always. But most of the cast seemed so wooden that I assume it was an intentional directorial choice, though I'm not sure what the aim was with the bad acting here. This movie definitely felt like it was trying too hard to be arthouse and unique, and that kind of plagued its storytelling, which is a shame considering how great the premise is. This definitely feels like it could have been way better with a more conventional approach, but unfortunately indie filmmakers seem to be too obsessed with being unnecessarily experimental and bizarre in their execution that it ruins the movie. Most of the humor fell totally flat; the music was obnoxious; the narration seemed absolutely unnecessary; the aesthetic felt like amateur Wes Anderson work.

Overall, I was pretty disappointed with this movie and really wish I had liked it more, because it seems to be working for a lot of other people and on paper it sounds like something I'd enjoy. But this just didn't really work for me.

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i recommend you watch the director's other movie, dogtooth. his style really works there


reminded me a bit of a short story that I'm currently writing


i want to read it when it's ready!



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i want to read it when it's ready!
I'll try to remember to send it your way when it's done. I still have to write about half of it, and then do some serious revisions. I'm hoping to have it finished around Christmas.

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i'm also writing a script inspired by aronofsky's pi and some of michael haneke's movies, though i don't think i'm very good at it



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i've been to some workshops, they help a lot. the past semester there was also the screenplay class in my course though the teacher wasn't very good



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Agreed

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Loving - 7/10

Solid, if unspectacular, movie. I really like Jeff Nichols work, especially Mud, and he once again proved his talent by taking what could have been straight up oscar-bait material and turning it into an understated drama. Joel Edgerton was pretty good, but Ruth Negga was terrific in a breakthrough performance. My problem is that while I liked the fact that the film was understated and subtle, there were also times where it felt like there wasn't much passion being put into the film, and this caused the pace to drag at times.

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Hell or High Water - A standard, generic, by the numbers story with underdeveloped characters is saved by a great cast and gorgeous cinematography. Foster and Bridges seem to be getting all the praise, but I really think Chris Pine definitely deserves some more recognition here. He was fantastic in it. Easily the best I've seen from him, a really subdued performance. 6/10


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Der Amerikanischer Freund (1977)

nice movie by wim wenders with great chemistry between denis hopper and bruno ganz. there are some seriously stunning shots in it, and i love the way the cinematography rescue the german expressionism, though with the use of colors red and green. the plot is pretty good and intrincate, with a somewhat existential (?) ending. there is some political/social commentary/background which i usually ignore on movies of this type.

love this trivia fact:


Bruno Ganz carried a real gun during the scene in which he assassinates a man in the train station, because, humorously enough, the filmmakers could not afford a fake gun.





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Saw this one 20 years ago, once, and it left a big impression on me.

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LOL that's awesome.

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🐨 2 girls 1 cup. 10/10

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"Arrival" - 9/10

"Nocturnal Animals" - 8/10

Both very good, but very different.

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Both prove Amy Adams is a great actress.

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Never been a fan of Amy Adams until I saw these 2 films. Her acting was beautifully understated in these 2 films. I hope she gets recognition, and I hope to see more of her work.

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Moonlight - 10/10.

Beautiful, understated examination of identity and the role environment plays in shaping a person. I liked the three act approach, and thought all three were uniformly strong. The third chapter seems to be considered the weakest but for me it was the most subtly heartbreaking (seeing Chiron transform himself into a caricature of a black man), and the film ended on a very mature note.

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I also think the third act may have been my favorite. Those final scenes between Chiron and Kevin were probably the highlight of the entire film, and the quiet ending was insanely powerful.

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