Last night of Voyage To Italy, which I still haven't seen.
― Beam Me Up (I Feel Like Being A) Doomsday Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
Seen it now. Michael Musto too.
― Beam Me Up (I Feel Like Being A) Doomsday Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 May 2013 23:46 (eleven years ago) link
Used copies of George Sanders's Memoirs of a Professional Cad going for about three hundred and fifty bucks these days.
― Beam Me Up (I Feel Like Being A) Doomsday Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 17 May 2013 02:14 (eleven years ago) link
He didn't think much of Rossellini, apparently.
This film is the parent of both Certified Copy and Eyes Wide Shut, I think.
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 May 2013 02:19 (eleven years ago) link
Still have to see Certified Copy.
Thought the penultimate scene was going to be the ending, when they are walking across the ruins saying "Life is short." Was getting some kind of vibe similar to the end of The Third Man.
― Beam Me Up (I Feel Like Being A) Doomsday Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 17 May 2013 12:42 (eleven years ago) link
hi NYC film snobs, this rather groovy painting was in the lobby of the MoMA cinema - does anyone know who made it?
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc497/WardFowler/107LobbyatMoMAcinema152013_zpsee9ff723.jpg
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:27 (eleven years ago) link
sol lewitt iirc
― Salt Mama Celeste (donna rouge), Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:34 (eleven years ago) link
ty, that sounds right! after spending a couple of hours there, i was getting my lewitts mixed up w/ my frank stellas and robert indianas
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:37 (eleven years ago) link
yes, a google search confirms it is 'Wall Drawing #1144' by LeWitt (2004)
what a treat to see it before a screening - opens up the peepers!
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:43 (eleven years ago) link
ty?
― Oulipo Traces (on a Cigarette) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 01:19 (eleven years ago) link
"thank you," Mr Atoz
Ted Kotcheff at Duddy Kravitz on Friday at FF btw.
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 01:29 (eleven years ago) link
Plein Soleil (aka Purple Noon; Clément, 1960) - 8/10. Amazing just to look at, for one thing.
― I Don't Wanna Be Dissed (By Anyone But You) (WilliamC), Sunday, March 10, 2013 10:40 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
watched this earlier - yeah, wow it has really got that crisp euro 60s gleem
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 29 May 2013 01:45 (eleven years ago) link
oh whoops, meant for last (x) thread
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 29 May 2013 01:46 (eleven years ago) link
going to see Duddy Kravitz and Ted Kotcheff tonight btw
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 May 2013 18:03 (eleven years ago) link
do any nyc theaters sell cronuts. can u bring cronuts in the theater with u
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Friday, 31 May 2013 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
#cronut
Thought I was a cronut, you tried to glaze me
― Oulipo Traces (on a Cigarette) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 31 May 2013 23:52 (eleven years ago) link
MoMA launches retros on both Hollywood lifer Allan Dwan and the recently passed Harris Savides:
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1374
http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.de/2013/06/manhandled-1924-allan-dwan-dossier.html
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1373
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/harris-savides-at-moma
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
NY Asian fest at month's end, Lincoln Center. Any tips?
http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/new-york-asian-film-festival-2013
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 12 June 2013 02:22 (eleven years ago) link
would NOT recommend 'the bullet vanishes'
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:18 (eleven years ago) link
'cold war' is fun if overstuffed
FUCK 'drug war' is premiering in america ;_;
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:20 (eleven years ago) link
^ the irony is, i mean, that i am going to be in hk when it shows.
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:25 (eleven years ago) link
another Swanson/Dwan comedy tnite at MoMA, Stage Struck
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/18193
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 18:34 (ten years ago) link
I'd advise you to get your Hitchcock silents tix now if you haven't, given Kehr's NYT piece today. (I'm going to four.)
Jackie Chan today thru Thurs at Linc Ctr.
Bigscreen epics at BAM Harvey in July. Because I haven't seen it in the longest time, tempted by Doctor Zhivago.
http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/latinbeat-2013
http://www.bam.org/film/2013/big-screen-epics
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 23 June 2013 19:20 (ten years ago) link
duh, correct link for Chan:
http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/the-jackie-chan-experience
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 23 June 2013 19:24 (ten years ago) link
Lawrence of Arabia in digital projection? say it ain't so....
― ryan, Sunday, 23 June 2013 21:14 (ten years ago) link
***SPOILER ALERT***It now starts with 3D CGI motorcycle crash
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 23 June 2013 21:41 (ten years ago) link
Last Ozu = teh awesome
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 27 June 2013 03:36 (ten years ago) link
Should have said Ultimate Ozu
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 27 June 2013 03:39 (ten years ago) link
NYAFF tip sheet
http://www.indiewire.com/article/10-must-see-movies-at-the-new-york-asian-film-festival
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 29 June 2013 16:04 (ten years ago) link
coming toward end of Dwan retro, will beat the heat at his last one today:
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/18574
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Friday, 5 July 2013 16:57 (ten years ago) link
Maybe I'll see you there.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 5 July 2013 17:14 (ten years ago) link
i haven't watched any films in weeks :(
― IKEA-Guinea (donna rouge), Friday, 5 July 2013 18:12 (ten years ago) link
Sorry. I finally started watching stuff on Mubi when they went on the 30 day schedule which got me back in the habit.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 5 July 2013 18:19 (ten years ago) link
it's half laziness (i have a netflix and a hulu acct at home) and half living in a neighborhood where most theatres are about an hour (or more) away from me transit-wise
― IKEA-Guinea (donna rouge), Friday, 5 July 2013 22:01 (ten years ago) link
Back for more at MoMa, admiring the Pour Vous covers on the walls before grabbing a seat.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 July 2013 17:48 (ten years ago) link
looks like tomw for Slightly Scarlet after all. I change plans every 3 hrs tho.
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 6 July 2013 17:51 (ten years ago) link
You are the MX moviegoer.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 July 2013 17:58 (ten years ago) link
Sitting right behind Gavin Smith.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 July 2013 18:00 (ten years ago) link
More flame throwers.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 July 2013 20:07 (ten years ago) link
Wish I had gone to more of this retro, will be missing Allan Dwan when this is all over. A few films seem to be on youtube in some form: The Iron Mask and Chancds, both with Douglas Fairbanks, both with sound, Calendar Girl, a musical from 1947, and Gorilla- the Ritz Brothers meet Bela Lugosi. Streaming Netflix also has The Iron Mask, along with The River's Edge, Driftwood, Brewster's Millions and Heidi.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 July 2013 16:20 (ten years ago) link
well, none of this weekend's films are sposed to be the cream... missed The Woman They Almost Lynched.
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 7 July 2013 16:47 (ten years ago) link
Don't know from cream, was really happy with what I saw and each one of those films turns out to have a reasonable reputation and respectable defenders, just wish I had seen more of the silents, those that can be seen.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 July 2013 16:56 (ten years ago) link
Think you are being too harsh. Sands of Iwo Jima was one of his biggest budgets and biggest successes. And on those last ten films he made for Benedict Bogeaus he kept up the quality by pretty much always using John Alton as DP and Van Nest Polgase as art director, the latter being persona non grata at RKO proper because of his drinking problem.
See that John Alton has a credit on An American in Paris, for photographing the ballet. Guy got around.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 July 2013 23:27 (ten years ago) link
Others on youtube: Silver Lode, Cattle Queen of Montana. I misspelled Chances up above.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 July 2013 23:51 (ten years ago) link
Another weird credit I just noticed, Pierre Etaix in Pickpocket.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 July 2013 00:51 (ten years ago) link
I think Dwan's rising profile means we'll be seeing more revivals.
― playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Monday, 8 July 2013 04:13 (ten years ago) link
Probably. Have you checked out that new biography? The guy wants an arm and a leg, but looks like it might be worth it, a history of cinema through the career of one guy who was there for pretty much all of it.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 July 2013 04:23 (ten years ago) link
Just heard an express 7 rocket by overhead and thought there must be a Mets game running late and they were going to pick up spectators but no.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 July 2013 04:27 (ten years ago) link
Watching The Mark of Zorro right now, wonder how Rouben Mamoulian's stock is holding up.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 July 2013 04:46 (ten years ago) link