afi fest announced their schedule today - anything any of you nyc-ers have caught and would recommend? the world cinema section alone is kinda overwhelming
http://afifest.afi.com/2015/sections
― donna rouge, Friday, 23 October 2015 18:02 (eight years ago) link
From New Auteurs, Mediterranea is awesome and Sworn Virgin + Until I Lose My Breath is kinda cool.
Saw The Club yesterday and loved it, prefer it to No. I'm going to see Aferim sunday, will report back. A new Porumpoio like The Treasure is always a mustsee. Tale of Tales didn't really work for me, and A War is awful crap.
45 Years is ok.
― Frederik B, Friday, 23 October 2015 19:31 (eight years ago) link
Mountains May Depart xp
― 龜, Saturday, 24 October 2015 18:32 (eight years ago) link
cripes, the afi fest online ticketing system is more disastrous this year than it's been any other year i've attended but i did get manage to get tix for the new zhangke and the sembene documentary
― donna rouge, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 17:01 (eight years ago) link
at a glance, wd recommend (besides MMD) Field Niggas, In the Shadow of Women and The Forbidden Room.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 October 2015 17:18 (eight years ago) link
Saw In the Shadow of Women yesterday, and yeah, it's good, better than Jealousy. But I'm still quite intimidated at the sheer amount of Garrel films to really dive into his filmography, though I think his newest would benefit from understanding more about the kind of stories he tells. Also checked out Le Revelateur, the silent film he made in 68. That one is really quite something.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 17:26 (eight years ago) link
thx for the recs all - not super keen on guy maddin usually but will take under advisement
― donna rouge, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 17:39 (eight years ago) link
well it's very maddinesque, bursting at the seams
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 October 2015 18:06 (eight years ago) link
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0416/nfl_u_madden1_200.jpg
― You're a Big URL Now (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 October 2015 16:28 (eight years ago) link
wiseman will be on site at film forum for the new one. getcher tickets now
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 October 2015 06:03 (eight years ago) link
I've seen him do Q&A before, and he gives the impression that he'd rather not be there.
MoMA unveils early-section slate of The Contenders, including the Charlie Kaufman whatzit and Johnnie To's Office in 3-D.
http://www.moma.org/calendar/film/1561
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 October 2015 15:08 (eight years ago) link
i was at a q+a via skype with him for berkeley; the impression i got was that he didn't suffer dumb questions gladly and i'm okay with that.
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 October 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
well, given the percentages, that's an excellent reason to not wanna be there.
Lino Brocka's 1976 Insiang in the midst of a MoMA run.
http://www.moma.org/calendar/film/1559
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 October 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link
December: FSLC w/ a dual Lynch/Rivette retro
http://www.filmlinc.org/daily/lineup-for-lynchrivette-dual-retrospective-revealed/
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 30 October 2015 18:16 (eight years ago) link
Counting on some Mississippi Grind on the Contenders' back-end
― Neb! (benbbag), Saturday, 31 October 2015 01:46 (eight years ago) link
still finalizing my AFI slate, some conflicting screenings i'm torn between:
chevalier (tsangari) v. evolution (hadzihalilovic)andaferim! (jude) v. in the shadow of women (garrel)
the "big" films i got tix for this year are 'the lobster' and 'carol' but i feel like i'd rather see stuff i think will have much more limited distribution (ie the new poromboiu)
― donna rouge, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 23:26 (eight years ago) link
I would take Aferim! over In the Shadow of Women, but both are worth seeing. Haven't seen the first two. And yeah, new Porumboiu!!
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 4 November 2015 12:42 (eight years ago) link
Fandor roundup on MoMA's To Save and Project... Homunculus looks intriguing... "a six-episode (1916) German science-fiction serial about a test-tube baby who grows into a world-destroying monster."
https://www.fandor.com/keyframe/daily-to-save-and-project-2015
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 November 2015 21:27 (eight years ago) link
Todd Haynes retro, with related films, at FSLC later this month -- I think we can figure out the "surprise" screening on the 21st.
http://www.filmlinc.org/series/todd-haynes-the-other-side-of-dreams/#films
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 November 2015 02:45 (eight years ago) link
about halfway thru AFI now, the two standouts for me so far are the new zhangke and 'those who feel the fire burning', poetic doc about refugees in europe
http://www.voxmagazine.com/2015/03/truefalse-film-review-those-who-feel-the-fire-burning/
― donna rouge, Monday, 9 November 2015 18:37 (eight years ago) link
appears that FF will be holding over Wiseman
DOC NYC:
http://www.docnyc.net/schedule/
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 November 2015 19:19 (eight years ago) link
In Jackson Heights is very good. As usual...
― Frederik B, Thursday, 12 November 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link
yeah, though maybe a bit less active than usual? I liked it.
― i made a scope for my laser musket out of some (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 12 November 2015 22:02 (eight years ago) link
Jax Hts pleasant, not insubstantial. Wouldn't go as far as great. Nor "as usual".
― Neb! (benbbag), Friday, 13 November 2015 06:41 (eight years ago) link
am i being short sighted or has it been a notably weak year for commercial/broadly distributed film in general?
― i made a scope for my laser musket out of some (forksclovetofu), Friday, 13 November 2015 21:39 (eight years ago) link
it's hard to say, as i think it's been consistently horrible for ~5 years
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 13 November 2015 21:41 (eight years ago) link
Desplechin 'epic' at FIAF
http://www.fiaf.org/events/fall2015/2015-11-17-cs-sexlife.shtml
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 November 2015 18:39 (eight years ago) link
and Friday is the start of BAM's annual fest of box-office turkeys, with Dune, 1941, Showgirls all in 35mm
http://www.bam.org/film/2015/turkeys-for-thanksgiving
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 November 2015 20:14 (eight years ago) link
http://www.bam.org/film/2015/chung-mong-hong
anybody know anything about this guy?? this stuff sounds RIGHT UP MY ALLEY i wish it were playing during a weekend
― 龜, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 01:01 (eight years ago) link
quit yr job
i'd never heard of him of course
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 01:05 (eight years ago) link
Halfway to my commemorative Out 1 pin; 3 & 4 were a lot more enjoyable than 1 & 2.
― Virginia Plain, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 05:50 (eight years ago) link
:o
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 12:11 (eight years ago) link
btw i have 2 tix for full Welles/Shakespeare at MoMA tomw, 6:30
catch is u hafta go with me
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 23:36 (eight years ago) link
full as in 'sold out'
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 23:37 (eight years ago) link
would be into it if i didn't have a date already. enjoy!
― i made a scope for my laser musket out of some (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 19 November 2015 05:03 (eight years ago) link
ticket still available, last call
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 November 2015 21:17 (eight years ago) link
Aargh
― (Don't Go Blecch To) Reddville (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 19 November 2015 21:27 (eight years ago) link
well i will just gift some soul in the standby line
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 November 2015 21:27 (eight years ago) link
There...is a...chance that...James Redd...might come.
― (Don't Go Blecch To) Reddville (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 19 November 2015 21:29 (eight years ago) link
when wd he know?he'd have to look for irish-amer falstaff at the film desk at 6:15
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 November 2015 21:30 (eight years ago) link
I believe he may not know until the last minute but has another way to get a ticket in any event, but thanks anyway
― (Don't Go Blecch To) Reddville (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 19 November 2015 22:34 (eight years ago) link
Maddin's Forbidden Room at MoMA tonight, if you haven't seen it
must get to a couple at the Cy Endfield retro:
http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/series/44983
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 November 2015 19:14 (eight years ago) link
new Late Spring digital edition at 6:45 at MoMA, now serves as a Setsuko Hara memorial.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 November 2015 21:36 (eight years ago) link
i caught the desplechin, gave up on rivette after missing the one and the two
― Comprehensive Nuclear Suggest-Ban Theory (benbbag), Thursday, 26 November 2015 06:26 (eight years ago) link
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, November 25, 2015 3:36 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it's so appropriate--for a woman whose privacy was almost inviolable for 50+ years-- that we learn of her death nearly three months after it occurs.
i've read in a few places (and heard from a few folks) that hara never really enjoyed acting, and that the choice to leave the profession was not difficult. which provides a slightly sad cast to her many performances (many of which are already quite melancholy).
not enough people mention her performance in naruse's 'sound of the mountain,' which is quite different--more animated, more overtly expressive--than her performances in many ozu films, in which her mix of warmth and impenetrability (sp?) is sort of the point.
― wizzz! (amateurist), Thursday, 26 November 2015 07:03 (eight years ago) link
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES, PART 2: BIKERS, DRUGS, AND ROCK & ROLL
http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/series/45142
Aiming for Gas-s-s and Machine-Gun Kelly.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 December 2015 17:53 (eight years ago) link
last night to see the v good dramedy Christmas, Again at MoMA. Filmmaker operated an actual tree mart in Greenpoint (for 3 years!) to write the script. (also streaming i think)
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 17:17 (eight years ago) link
and for you planners, two 70mm screenings of The Wild Bunch right after Christmas
http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2015/12/27/detail/the-wild-bunch-in-70mm
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 17:20 (eight years ago) link
^alas there is no presentable 70mm print of TWB, but they ARE showing it in 35 on Sat/Sun
and Sirk at FSLC begins today
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 December 2015 13:45 (eight years ago) link
coming in a month, Jane Birkin/Charlotte Gainsbourg tribute at FSLC
https://www.filmlinc.org/daily/film-society-to-celebrate-jane-birkin-and-charlotte-gainsbourg/
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 1 January 2016 18:14 (eight years ago) link