General Movie Thread

[Chris L]

Kinda conflicted about Black Swan.  Portman is really good, but it never feels crazy enough; or trashy, sexy, gross, or original enough.  Or surprising at all.  Yet I would still say it's worth seeing.

I'm okay with Portman but alot of people I know just despise her. I do really want to see this because the Wrestler was so good. Can't make much of the film from the trailer, which I like. Metamorphosis?

Somewhere looks promising, if you like Sofia Coppola.
and
WHEN THE F IS TREE OF LIFE COMING? I want IMAX! It's been a year since last year's predicted Christmas release.

Tree of Life is coming out in May, apparently.  There's actually a trailer playing before Black Swan.  Not surprisingly, it looks like something really special, although I'm ambivalent as usual about some of the voiceovers.

[Smelodies]

Any opinions on good baseball documentaries? Maybe something the equivalent of Hoop Dreams for basketball?

Ever hear of Ken Burns?

[Pidgeon]

Any opinions on good baseball documentaries? Maybe something the equivalent of Hoop Dreams for basketball?

Ever hear of Ken Burns?

Gee wiz, how did that one not cross my mind? Actually, I still haven't seen it yet.

[effecT]

In the last 48 hours i have seen:
Outrage(Takeshi Kitano)
Somewhere(Sofia Cobbler)
Black Swan(Darren Aronovsky)
Winter's Bone(Debra Granik)
Trashbleepers(Hermione Korine)

only two of these movies were bad

[jbissell]

Kinda conflicted about Black Swan.  Portman is really good, but it never feels crazy enough; or trashy, sexy, gross, or original enough.  Or surprising at all.  Yet I would still say it's worth seeing.

Pretty much how I felt about it too. Most of the Vincent Cassel scenes were pretty awful.

[wood and iron]

I just watched Withnail & I on Netflix instant streaming. What an awesome movie. After finding pop culture artifacts like this completely on my own, it makes me jealous of people who had cool parents or older siblings/cousins that could lead them to that stuff. Damn it, all the cool shit I've seen or heard, I've earned!

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I just watched Exit Through The Gift Shop.  I feel like I'm opening myself up for ridicule by admitting how much I loved it, and that I think Banksy is a fucking genius, but holy moley, I loved it.  The real significance of it didn't hit me until about ten minutes after it ended but now I can't stop thinking about it. 

[Omar]

I just watched Exit Through The Gift Shop.  I feel like I'm opening myself up for ridicule by admitting how much I loved it, and that I think Banksy is a fucking genius, but holy moley, I loved it.  The real significance of it didn't hit me until about ten minutes after it ended but now I can't stop thinking about it.

It's the best film of the year!

[Martin]

It's really good. Banksy's really good.

[JonFromMaplewood]

I just watched Withnail & I on Netflix instant streaming. What an awesome movie. After finding pop culture artifacts like this completely on my own, it makes me jealous of people who had cool parents or older siblings/cousins that could lead them to that stuff. Damn it, all the cool shit I've seen or heard, I've earned!

Loved it.  Chicken clucking on table. Withnail: "How can we make it die?"

[JonFromMaplewood]

In the last 48 hours i have seen:
Outrage(Takeshi Kitano)
Somewhere(Sofia Cobbler)
Black Swan(Darren Aronovsky)
Winter's Bone(Debra Granik)
Trashbleepers(Hermione Korine)

only two of these movies were bad

Hermione Korine!  Nice.

The foulmouthed, unfunny comedian in Trash Bleepers is one of my oldest, dearest friends. He was an usher at my wedding.  (Lamest brag ever)

[Steve of Bloomington]

I agree on 'Exit Through The Gift Shop'. I haven't enjoyed a movie so thoroughly for a long time. I hadn't so much thought about the link between street art and 'Maker culture' before watching that movie, but it's definitely there - altering your environment and resisting the tendency to passively consume and accept everything around you.

Earlier that same night, I had started watching 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men'. I really hated it, and lasted about 20 minutes. I've never been so happy about ditching a movie for a different one.

[Denim Gremlin]

I just watched Exit Through The Gift Shop.  I feel like I'm opening myself up for ridicule by admitting how much I loved it, and that I think Banksy is a fucking genius, but holy moley, I loved it.  The real significance of it didn't hit me until about ten minutes after it ended but now I can't stop thinking about it.

I just watched it for the first time yesterday. where do you stand on the hoax/not hoax debate?

I'm for it being at least a bit fake, it wouldn't be as fun if it wasn't. i like the idea of banksy tricking the art world into buying tons of crappy ripoff art from a fake artist based on hype alone. but I've heard theories claiming that it's entirely fake and mr brainwash's "years of footage" is just footage footage shot by the artists themselves, he's not really invader's cousin, etc.

[Omar]

What's great about the film/Banksy is that the whole truth will likely never be known.  He has an amazing ability to maintain his mystique in an increasingly mystique-free world.  Spike should consult him for tips.

[effecT]

I made an entire thread about that movie:
http://friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,7277.msg160838.html#msg160838

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