“Now, I remember perfectly.”
What the fuck.
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Doing amphetamines (speed) on the set of Apocalypse Now
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I think Mike Nichols might like Simon and Garfunkel…
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Ryan O’Neal is brilliant…
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El Padre…
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“music is born from misery”
Depression. Hope and Lost Hope. Need for admiration. Desiring that life still requires purpose from you. This desire possessing your memories so much so that it begins sucking the warmth and color out of them.
Maria is a wonderfully directed bio-pic by Pablo Larraín, that depicts the last few weeks of life of acclaimed greek opera singer Maria Callas. Larraín and director of photography Edward Lacman once again deliver gorgeous visuals throughout the film. The camera acts as devise in certain scenes to place distance between the viewer and Angelina Jolie’s marvelously acted Maria. I had the assumption this could have been done to frame her in a way that mimicked her on-stage presence, something that she so clearly clings onto throughout the film. She desires to be viewed on stage and the camera obliges.
While I have yet had the chance to watch his film Spencer, I can say I very much enjoy what Larraín does with his bio pic films, really think he does a fantastic job with his lead actors like Natalie Portman in Jackie. However I really appreciate how Maria can stand out in comparison due to its storytelling approach. Maria changes throughout the film while also never coming to the actual realization that can ultimately save her life. A very tragic arc where you can see the culmination of one’s own lack of contempt after the credits roll. One drawback of the film I must admit however is screenwriter Steven Knights script. While some ideas really do shine through, many easily can become convoluted and also result in the occasional patches of disjointed dialogue. Less could have been more here… But I do think because of what Larraín and Jolie bring to the film, Maria becomes worth a watch in my eyes.
Another concept I would want to analyze some more on a rewatch would be the fictional tv crew that is following her around. They have the goal of filming a documentary on her career, which ultimately serves the film as easy exposition done with her life stories told to the director, but I really thought it was well done. Perhaps Spencer joins the watchlist for this month.
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But it’s not even Friday.
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Fred Astaire and Christmas…
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Blueee
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Watched on Friday December 6, 2024.
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Watched on Friday December 6, 2024.
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Really hurts to think people can try and do something like this to an art form like cinema. I wish I could leave negative stars.
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Watched on Thursday December 5, 2024.
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I like the chicken
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Watched on Sunday December 1, 2024.
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Toto was really him.
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Musicals <3
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Watched on Friday November 29, 2024.
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Not exactly what I was hoping for. More thoughts later.
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Denzel don’t leave us…
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“Did you happen to know I love you”
Possibly one of my favorite theater experiences ever. If you have the chance to see this in the theaters don’t pass it up. Streisand and O’neal are infectious on screen, honestly never wanted the film to end.
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Directed by Éric Rohmer
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Watched on Monday November 25, 2024.
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Watched on Monday November 25, 2024.
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“you’ll never have me…”
Watched on Saturday November 23, 2024.
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Watched on Saturday November 23, 2024.
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Watched on Friday November 22, 2024.
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“when you leave, don’t look back.”
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Jonas Menkas once again impresses with his home-video style experimental filmmaking. Notes on the Circus is an atmospheric montage of a Ringling Brothers Circus that Menkas attended. The short is separated into four sped up sections of circus footage that is supposed to represent the different acts of the show itself. Menkas in the late sections does end up using double exposure to blend different sections of the circus, which I found to be extremely entertaining. Here he was able to evoke various emotions within me as well through his use of colors and how they enter and leave the frame due to the cuts and compositions of shots. His control of the score within the short is also extremely impressive. His manipulation of tempo also plays a big part in what emotions the viewer could experience during certain sections.
This review here also has a great story about the film that made me appreciate it even more. It truly did feel as if I had the experience of the entire circus, through Menka’s sped up “diary” of events as he liked to refer to his films. I can’t wait to delve into the feature length filmography of Jonas Menkas.
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Watched on Monday November 18, 2024.
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That microwave goes insane.
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That’s Life Wooo
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Watched on Thursday November 14, 2024.
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Beyond Impressed with this film.
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Watched on Thursday November 14, 2024.
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Watched on Tuesday November 12, 2024.
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Watched on Saturday November 9, 2024.
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Watched on Friday November 8, 2024.
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Watched on Friday November 8, 2024.
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I’m naming my son Colorado Ryan
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Wim Wenders and his well deserved best Director at Cannes.
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Baby Timberlake
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Birthday Watch Wooooo!
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Cardinal Tedesco could you pass your vape?
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Yearly viewing is always a treat.
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GROOVY
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10/10 Vibes on Halloween
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James Caan is spectacular.
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Fever Dream
]]>Dec. 2024
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Love
- The Thin Red Line
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
- Shampoo
- My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
- Melancholia
- Remember the Night
- Meet Me in St. Louis
...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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- Casablanca
- Laura
- Rope
- Rear Window
- To Catch a Thief
- Vertigo
- The Apartment
- Lola
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- The Young Girls of Rochefort
...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>films that have been on my profile favorites 🗣️
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Spider-Man 2
- Reservoir Dogs
- Raging Bull
- Punch-Drunk Love
- After Hours
- There Will Be Blood
- The Shining
- Rear Window
- The Thing
...plus 34 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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