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Originally Posted by Moejoe
i watched "Where the Wild Things Are" last night and it is now in my top 5 of all time favourite movies. I don't know how Spike Jonze did it, but he's created a masterpiece that captures every frightening and wonderful thing about being a child, and reminded me of that child that lives inside all of us no matter how old our bodies may look on the outside.
Here's a trailer.
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hm, lately i've taken to avoiding films made from books i liked, but maybe i'll take a chance on this one.
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
This looks promising. Opens Christmas Day. It's about a thousand-year old who sold his soul to the Devil in return for immortality; the perfect holiday theme. Has anyone heard any buzz?
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Tom Waits plays the devil in this one. I'm sold 
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my sentiments exactly.
i'll watch anything with tom waits in it, and this one has johnny depp too and made by terry gilliam ? i really don't see how i could possibly not love it. in fact i planned to see that weeks ago, but then i hurt my foot.
now i realise i *still* haven't seen it.
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Originally Posted by Sparrow
An excellent recent documentary was 'Man on Wire'.
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oh, that looks brilliant ! i read a book by Philippe Petit (the funambule in that documentary) a long time ago called "Traité du funambulisme" ("Treatise on tightrope walking" ?) which i remember really loving. i wonder if i can find it again. if memory serves i got it from the library at the time. i didn't know there was a film about him.
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I just found a clip from Man Facing Southeast that includes that AWESOME scene where Rantés conducts the Chorale from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony!!! I guess I should have been looking for it by its Spanish title all along: Hombre Mirando al Sudeste.
The real fun starts 2 minutes and 16 seconds into the clip.
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adding this film to my list.
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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Here's a must see for anybody who likes Indie movies and film noir, the absolutely brilliant 'Brick' from a few years ago. Snappy 1940's dialogue, a plot straight out of the best Noir and all set around a high school. Genius. |
oh, i think a friend told me about this film years ago ! i had completely forgotten about it. i definitely have to see that.