last week's films...
Posted 04-22-2016 at 06:18 AM by oeccscclhjhn
Poetry (2010), Lee Chang-dong ★★★★★
The closest contender for movie of the week between the three: The Lesson (Bulgarian), Poetry (Korean), and A Brighter Summer Day (Taiwanese) - winner. While Edward Yang's masterpiece (Brighter Summer Day) follows a family through turmoil, Poetry follows a grandmother living with her grandson. I would say the last two films seen this week, this one and The Second Mother, would make a great double bill. In both, the viewer is flabbergasted by the behavior of the grandson / daughter.
The Second Mother (2015), Anna Muylaert ★★★★
Carnival of Souls (1962), Herk Harvey ★★★★
The Mill & the Cross (2011), Lech Majewski ★★★
A Brighter Summer Day (1991), Edward Yang ★★★★★
Movie of the week.
are you lonesome tonight?
do you miss me tonight?
are you sorry we drifted apart?
does your memory stray to...
Queen of Earth (2015), Alex Ross Perry ★★★★
Breathe (2014), Melanie Laurent ★★★★
Psycho (1998), Gus Van Sant ★★★★
Periwinkle blue.
Didn't hesitate in seeing The Coen Brothers' remake of True Grit, and was rewarded with something better. Have always been a fan of Gus Van Sant's work, but it took me a while in seeing this, so when hoopla (library streaming) had it, I figured what the hell. An amazing cast: Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Anne Heche, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Robert Forster, and Philip Baker Hall. It's great comparing the matched performances in your mind; Anthony Perkins / Vince Vaughn, Janet Leigh / Anne Heche, Martin Balsam / William H. Macy, etc. And then there's the shower scene - which brings you a bit more, but I couldn't help but miss the black blood. Or Anthony Perkins' final hurt a fly speech.
Alps (2011), Yorgos Lanthimos ★★★★
Coherence (2013), James Ward Byrkit ★★★★
Computer Chess (2013), Andrew Bujalski ★★★★ rewatch
The Lesson (2014), Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov ★★★★★
99 Homes (2014), Ramin Bahrani ★★★
Philomena (2013), Stephen Frears ★★★ rewatch
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), Scott Frank ★★★ rewatch
The closest contender for movie of the week between the three: The Lesson (Bulgarian), Poetry (Korean), and A Brighter Summer Day (Taiwanese) - winner. While Edward Yang's masterpiece (Brighter Summer Day) follows a family through turmoil, Poetry follows a grandmother living with her grandson. I would say the last two films seen this week, this one and The Second Mother, would make a great double bill. In both, the viewer is flabbergasted by the behavior of the grandson / daughter.
The Second Mother (2015), Anna Muylaert ★★★★
Carnival of Souls (1962), Herk Harvey ★★★★
The Mill & the Cross (2011), Lech Majewski ★★★
A Brighter Summer Day (1991), Edward Yang ★★★★★
Movie of the week.
are you lonesome tonight?
do you miss me tonight?
are you sorry we drifted apart?
does your memory stray to...
Queen of Earth (2015), Alex Ross Perry ★★★★
Breathe (2014), Melanie Laurent ★★★★
Psycho (1998), Gus Van Sant ★★★★
Periwinkle blue.
Didn't hesitate in seeing The Coen Brothers' remake of True Grit, and was rewarded with something better. Have always been a fan of Gus Van Sant's work, but it took me a while in seeing this, so when hoopla (library streaming) had it, I figured what the hell. An amazing cast: Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Anne Heche, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Robert Forster, and Philip Baker Hall. It's great comparing the matched performances in your mind; Anthony Perkins / Vince Vaughn, Janet Leigh / Anne Heche, Martin Balsam / William H. Macy, etc. And then there's the shower scene - which brings you a bit more, but I couldn't help but miss the black blood. Or Anthony Perkins' final hurt a fly speech.
Alps (2011), Yorgos Lanthimos ★★★★
Coherence (2013), James Ward Byrkit ★★★★
Computer Chess (2013), Andrew Bujalski ★★★★ rewatch
The Lesson (2014), Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov ★★★★★
99 Homes (2014), Ramin Bahrani ★★★
Philomena (2013), Stephen Frears ★★★ rewatch
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), Scott Frank ★★★ rewatch
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