What did you see this weekend?

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Ravi

#30
October 20, 2003, 02:33:17 PM
Finding Nemo- 2nd time
Italian Job- eh

SoNowThen

#31
October 20, 2003, 02:34:35 PM
Barfly - hated it
Last Temptation Of Christ - of course, loved it as always
39 Steps (commentary) - had to turn off, woman is sooooo annoying
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

MacGuffin

#32
October 20, 2003, 02:43:46 PM
Quote from: SoNowThen39 Steps (commentary) - had to turn off, woman is sooooo annoying

Ugh, I hate Marian Keane's commentaries. She's also on the "Spellbound" and "Notorious" DVDs. Says she's a Hitchcock scholar, but I disagree with a lot of what she says.
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


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SoNowThen

#33
October 20, 2003, 02:49:14 PM
I know. I got so depressed because I thought she was on ALL the Hitch CC dvds. Luckily, Rebecca is Marian-free. She reminds me of Annette Isindorff (sp?) on the Day For Night dvd. Phony, phony, phony, and not in the least insightful. That's why I've been dreading listening to my Three Colors commentaries.

I wrote a letter to Criterion asking them to never ever let that lady do a commentary again. I don't know if it'll be worth anything, but let's hope...


"Phallic symbol here, phallic symbol there", according to Marian Keane, Hitch has quite the cock obsession.
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

Derek237

#34
October 20, 2003, 02:53:19 PM
25th Hour

Chaplin

Permanent Midnight



First time seeing all 3.

godardian

#35
October 20, 2003, 03:25:03 PM
Quote from: SoNowThenI know. I got so depressed because I thought she was on ALL the Hitch CC dvds. Luckily, Rebecca is Marian-free. She reminds me of Annette Isindorff (sp?) on the Day For Night dvd. Phony, phony, phony, and not in the least insightful. That's why I've been dreading listening to my Three Colors commentaries.

I wrote a letter to Criterion asking them to never ever let that lady do a commentary again. I don't know if it'll be worth anything, but let's hope...


"Phallic symbol here, phallic symbol there", according to Marian Keane, Hitch has quite the cock obsession.

I honestly wouldn't doubt that last part- Camille Paglia's book on The Birds is full of the same thing, and the Freudian is quite unavoidable in his work- but I agree that the commentaries are no good. Much too jovial and conversational, like she's doing it on her lunch break. The tone is that of a high school art teacher (picture Iliana Douglas in Ghost World), not someone who's approaching the film with any real seriousness. Much worse along these lines: Jane Shattuc's trivializing, patronizing commentary on the Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant DVD. Infinitely superior along these lines: Laura Mulvey's wonderful commentary for the Peeping Tom DVD.
""Money doesn't come into it. It never has. I do what I do because it's all that I am." - Morrissey

"Lacan stressed more and more in his work the power and organizing principle of the symbolic, understood as the networks, social, cultural, and linguistic, into which a child is born. These precede the birth of a child, which is why Lacan can say that language is there from before the actual moment of birth. It is there in the social structures which are at play in the family and, of course, in the ideals, goals, and histories of the parents. This world of language can hardly be grasped by the newborn and yet it will act on the whole of the child's existence."

Stay informed on protecting your freedom of speech and civil rights.

SoNowThen

#36
October 20, 2003, 03:28:06 PM
Quote from: godardianThe tone is that of a high school art teacher (picture Iliana Douglas in Ghost World), not someone who's approaching the film with any real seriousness.

That's exactly what I put in my email to John Mulvaney. It reminded me of my high school English teachers who's droning would always wreck great literature...
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

Cecil

#37
October 20, 2003, 05:24:24 PM
tcm w/ biel
kill bill
anatomy 2
versus
ararat
willard

Banky

#38
October 20, 2003, 07:02:47 PM
wrong thread

Gloria

#39
October 20, 2003, 07:06:01 PM
The Usual Suspects (3rd time)
Major League 2
Strangers on the Train

godardian

#40
October 20, 2003, 07:08:52 PM
Quote from: Ceciltcm w/ biel
kill bill
anatomy 2
versus
ararat
willard

What did you make of Ararat, Cecil?

I've been wanting to see Willard, too...
""Money doesn't come into it. It never has. I do what I do because it's all that I am." - Morrissey

"Lacan stressed more and more in his work the power and organizing principle of the symbolic, understood as the networks, social, cultural, and linguistic, into which a child is born. These precede the birth of a child, which is why Lacan can say that language is there from before the actual moment of birth. It is there in the social structures which are at play in the family and, of course, in the ideals, goals, and histories of the parents. This world of language can hardly be grasped by the newborn and yet it will act on the whole of the child's existence."

Stay informed on protecting your freedom of speech and civil rights.

Ravi

#41
October 20, 2003, 07:20:17 PM
Quote from: SoNowThenI know. I got so depressed because I thought she was on ALL the Hitch CC dvds. Luckily, Rebecca is Marian-free. She reminds me of Annette Isindorff (sp?) on the Day For Night dvd. Phony, phony, phony, and not in the least insightful. That's why I've been dreading listening to my Three Colors commentaries.

I listened to part of the Insdorf (sp?) commentary on Blue, and I turned it off after a few minutes.  It sounded like she was reading off a paper.  I don't usually listen to that type of commentary unless I am interested in a scholarly take on a certain film.  Some of those Criterion scholar tracks are pretty interesting, like the one on Hiroshima Mon Amour.

MacGuffin

#42
October 20, 2003, 07:29:02 PM
Quote from: GloriaStrangers on the Train

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"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


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Gamblour.

#43
October 20, 2003, 07:32:42 PM
Empire of the Sun - great action sequences, but lame
Casino - Hell yeah
WWPTAD?

Cecil

#44
October 20, 2003, 08:25:15 PM
ararat was okay. im not a fan of egoyan but this one i enyoyed. i think everyone should see it for the issues it deals with and questions raised alone
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