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Year: 1999
Director: Doug Liman
Plot: Director/cinematographer Doug Liman's third feature links together three edgy stories, all beginning in the same Los Angeles supermarket with an interconnected group of characters. Ronna (Sarah Polley) is a down-on-her-luck checkout girl who is sweet talked into taking an extra shift from her friend Simon (Desmond Askew) so he can go to Las Vegas. Ronna is then approached by two good-looking actors, Adam (Scott Wolf) and Zack (Jay Mohr), who want to buy drugs. Ronna, who needs money, plans to act as a go-between between the actors and a dealer friend of Simon's, Todd (Timothy Olyphant), until a cop named Burke (William Fichtner) enters the picture. Meanwhile, Simon is living it up in Vegas; in the course of a very wild night on the town, he manages to bed two women, accidentally steal a car with his good friend Marcus (Taye Diggs), and get thrown out of the best strip club in town, with more than a few people after him, especially when he leaves behind a credit card he borrowed from Todd. Once again back at the supermarket, Adam and Zack turn out to not be quite what they seemed, and their relationship with Burke and his wife Irene (Jane Krakowski) takes an unexpected turn as their evening becomes very, very complicated. Go, Liman's long-awaited follow-up to his indie hit Swingers, received its World Premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:30:27 GMTGo1999Doug LimanDirector/cinematographer <a href="/players/P___205240/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Doug Liman</a>'s third feature links together three edgy stories, all beginning in the same Los Angeles supermarket with an interconnected group of characters. Ronna (<a href="/players/P____57251/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sarah Polley</a>) is a down-on-her-luck checkout girl who is sweet talked into taking an extra shift from her friend Simon (Desmond Askew) so he can go to Las Vegas. Ronna is then approached by two good-looking actors, Adam (Scott Wolf) and Zack (<a href="/players/P___215840/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jay Mohr</a>), who want to buy drugs. Ronna, who needs money, plans to act as a go-between between the actors and a dealer friend of Simon's, Todd (<a href="/players/P___232835/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Timothy Olyphant</a>), until a cop named Burke (<a href="/players/P____23302/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>William Fichtner</a>) enters the picture. Meanwhile, Simon is living it up in Vegas; in the course of a very wild night on the town, he manages to bed two women, accidentally steal a car with his good friend Marcus (<a href="/players/P___242394/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Taye Diggs</a>), and get thrown out of the best strip club in town, with more than a few people after him, especially when he leaves behind a credit card he borrowed from Todd. Once again back at the supermarket, Adam and Zack turn out to not be quite what they seemed, and their relationship with Burke and his wife Irene (<a href="/players/P____39276/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jane Krakowski</a>) takes an unexpected turn as their evening becomes very, very complicated. Go, Liman's long-awaited follow-up to his indie hit <a href=/films/93403/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Swingers</a>, received its World Premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide22Tag Target (>10)40343http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t170120b8x5.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Go/130813/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/20/37498.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/20/2008 3:01:46 PM
Body: The soundtrack to Twilight is currently the number one album in the U.S., and a band called Paramore is experiencing great success by association. They have two songs featured on the soundtrack, one of which, “Decode,” has been released as the album’s lead single. Though Paramore have been around for some time and were even nominated for a Grammy earlier this year, they have never charted quite as well on the Billboard Hot 100 as they currently are through this Twilight connection. And chances are they’ll never have quite as big a hit again. Countless other artists have had their biggest break with a song prominently featured on or released through a movie soundtrack, and many of these artists disappeared into obscurity afterwards. Or, at best, they maintained a modest career, never achieving the kind of chart-topping high they once received courtesy of a hit film. SpoutBlog has compiled a list of ten such “one-hit wonders,” though we made some rules and exceptions in order to both narrow things down (no themes or plot songs) and include a few significant tracks that aren’t technically the only hits from their respective performers. Basically, we’re presenting ten artists who would be a lot less famous had they not licensed a single to a soundtrack and who shall forever be best known for that one song from that one movie. Song: “Lookin’ for Love” Artist: Johnny Lee Movie: Urban Cowboy (1980) Soundtracks have a way of making crossover hits for artists who otherwise have decent careers in specific genres. Johnny Lee is hardly a one-hit wonder when it comes to the country music charts, but it was only thanks to the popular film Urban Cowboy that he reached #5 on the Billboard Top 100. And it was likely only thanks to that achievement that Eddie Murphy would later pay homage with his Buckwheat version, “Wookin’ Pa Nub” Song: “Iko Iko” Artist: The Belle Stars Movie: Rain Man (1988) Fans of 2-Tone ska may have already been hip to this reformation of members from The Bodysnatchers, but most of the world paid them notice only once, when their 1982 version of an old New Orleans folk song called “Jock-a-Mo” accompanied Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman (who was a fan of the tune) on the big screen. Finally, in 1989, the band and the song reached #14 on the Top 100. Unfortunately, The Belle Stars had already been broken up for nearly four years when it happened. Song: “King of Wishful Thinking” Artist: Go West Movie: Pretty Woman (1990) Not only did this blockbuster romantic comedy make a revival hit out of the Roy Orbison classic that lent its name to the film’s title, it also made a huge success out of the English pop duo known as Go West. Technically they aren’t a one-hit wonder, though, because they’d already been in the Top 40 three years earlier and they’d chart fairly high again two years later. However, when you’re best remembered for a Top 10 single from a film as big as Pretty Woman, every other achievement (even a menial #14) looks like a failure in comparison. Song: “Wicked Game” Artist: Chris Isaak Movie: Wild at Heart (1990) Initially released in 1989 as a single off Isaak’s third album, Heart Shaped World, this song didn’t become a hit until it was featured on the soundtrack to Wild at Heart. Apparently, the success is all thanks to one David Lynch fan at a radio station in Atlanta, who started a trend that eventually got the song to reach #6 on the Hot 100. Isaak hasn’t exactly disappeared since, and he’s even found additional fame acting in movies, but he’s never hit as big musically as he did with this twangy, Orbison-esque number. Song: “It’s Gonna Be a Lovely Day” Artist: The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. Movie: The Bodyguard (1992) It’s still one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time, primarily thanks to Whitney Houston and her cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” But this rap version of Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day” was another hit single from the film, and it made a definite one-hit wonder out of the annoying-to-type group The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. In their defense, though, this was merely a side project of members of C&C Music Factory, who continued to be successful throughout the early ‘90s. [Aside: did anyone else think this song was actually performed by P.M. Dawn?] Song: “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” Artist: The Proclaimers Movie: Benny & Joon (1993) This song was five years old when it was featured in the movie Benny & Joon, having been originally released on The Proclaimers’ 1988 album Sunshine on Leith. It had even previously been a big deal in the UK. Yet it took a movie starring Johnny Depp as a loony fan of Chaplin and Keaton to rocket the song through the roof in the U.S. Benny & Joon didn’t even do very well at the box office, and its soundtrack, which included only the one non-score track, didn’t have much appeal on its own, either. But somehow thanks to the movie, The Proclaimers will continually be most celebrated and mocked for this tune. Song: “New Age Girl” Artist: Deadeye Dick Movie: Dumb and Dumber (1994) Is it better to have charted and broken up than to never have charted at all? That might be a question for this Vonnegut-inspired band, which only broke out after this tune, originally off their debut album, was included on the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack. A year later, when their follow-up album produced no similar high, Deadye Dick disbanded. Yet the group’s singer and lead guitarist, Caleb Guillotte has found other film-related success working in the art department for such recent films as Déjà vu and Bug. Song: “Stay (I Missed You)” Artist: Lisa Loeb (& Nine Stories) Movie: Reality Bites (1994) The story of Loeb’s big break is possibly better remembered than the plot to the movie that made her a star. She lived across the street from Ethan Hawke, who became a fan. He slipped a tape of this song to Ben Stiller, who directed Reality Bites and was permitted to choose its music. When the film’s aggressively marketed soundtrack became a success, also making a one-hit wonder out of reggae group Big Mountain and a revival hit out of The Knack’s “My Sharona,” Loeb became the first artist to have a number one single before being signed to a major label. Since then, she’s had some significant chart placement, but she’ll always be best remembered as that girl with the cat-eye glasses who was the epitome of the cliché about showbiz success being all about who you know. And she’ll also be remembered for failing to ever prove herself deserving of that advantageous shot. Len - New Music - More Music Videos Song: “Steal My Sunshine” Artist: Len Movie: Go (1999) Thanks to Len’s inclusion on the soundtrack to Go, this song was a surprise hit in the Spring of 1999, prompting the band’s label to push up the release of their third album, You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush, by a few weeks. In November of that year, the single peaked at #9 on the Top 100, and the band has never had similar success since. Song: “Because I Got High” Artist: Afroman Movie: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) It’s not uncommon for a silly novelty song to be the sole success of an artist. So, it’s not surprising that Afroman hasn’t achieved much notice since 2001, when this goofy song reached #13 on the Hot 100. He’s been around since, sure, and he’s probably got some kind of cult fame within the stoner community, but it would take another music video shot by Kevin Smith to garner him the same level of mainstream attention he got seven years ago. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:01:46 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/20/2008 3:01:46 PMThe soundtrack to Twilight is currently the number one album in the U.S., and a band called Paramore is experiencing great success by association. They have two songs featured on the soundtrack, one of which, “Decode,” has been released as the album’s lead single. Though Paramore have been around for some time and were even nominated for a Grammy earlier this year, they have never charted quite as well on the Billboard Hot 100 as they currently are through this Twilight connection. And chances are they’ll never have quite as big a hit again. Countless other artists have had their biggest break with a song prominently featured on or released through a movie soundtrack, and many of these artists disappeared into obscurity afterwards. Or, at best, they maintained a modest career, never achieving the kind of chart-topping high they once received courtesy of a hit film. SpoutBlog has compiled a list of ten such “one-hit wonders,” though we made some rules and exceptions in order to both narrow things down (no themes or plot songs) and include a few significant tracks that aren’t technically the only hits from their respective performers. Basically, we’re presenting ten artists who would be a lot less famous had they not licensed a single to a soundtrack and who shall forever be best known for that one song from that one movie. Song: “Lookin’ for Love” Artist: Johnny Lee Movie: Urban Cowboy (1980) Soundtracks have a way of making crossover hits for artists who otherwise have decent careers in specific genres. Johnny Lee is hardly a one-hit wonder when it comes to the country music charts, but it was only thanks to the popular film Urban Cowboy that he reached #5 on the Billboard Top 100. And it was likely only thanks to that achievement that Eddie Murphy would later pay homage with his Buckwheat version, “Wookin’ Pa Nub” Song: “Iko Iko” Artist: The Belle Stars Movie: Rain Man (1988) Fans of 2-Tone ska may have already been hip to this reformation of members from The Bodysnatchers, but most of the world paid them notice only once, when their 1982 version of an old New Orleans folk song called “Jock-a-Mo” accompanied Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman (who was a fan of the tune) on the big screen. Finally, in 1989, the band and the song reached #14 on the Top 100. Unfortunately, The Belle Stars had already been broken up for nearly four years when it happened. Song: “King of Wishful Thinking” Artist: Go West Movie: Pretty Woman (1990) Not only did this blockbuster romantic comedy make a revival hit out of the Roy Orbison classic that lent its name to the film’s title, it also made a huge success out of the English pop duo known as Go West. Technically they aren’t a one-hit wonder, though, because they’d already been in the Top 40 three years earlier and they’d chart fairly high again two years later. However, when you’re best remembered for a Top 10 single from a film as big as Pretty Woman, every other achievement (even a menial #14) looks like a failure in comparison. Song: “Wicked Game” Artist: Chris Isaak Movie: Wild at Heart (1990) Initially released in 1989 as a single off Isaak’s third album, Heart Shaped World, this song didn’t become a hit until it was featured on the soundtrack to Wild at Heart. Apparently, the success is all thanks to one David Lynch fan at a radio station in Atlanta, who started a trend that eventually got the song to reach #6 on the Hot 100. Isaak hasn’t exactly disappeared since, and he’s even found additional fame acting in movies, but he’s never hit as big musically as he did with this twangy, Orbison-esque number. Song: “It’s Gonna Be a Lovely Day” Artist: The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. Movie: The Bodyguard (1992) It’s still one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time, primarily thanks to Whitney Houston and her cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” But this rap version of Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day” was another hit single from the film, and it made a definite one-hit wonder out of the annoying-to-type group The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. In their defense, though, this was merely a side project of members of C&C Music Factory, who continued to be successful throughout the early ‘90s. [Aside: did anyone else think this song was actually performed by P.M. Dawn?] Song: “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” Artist: The Proclaimers Movie: Benny & Joon (1993) This song was five years old when it was featured in the movie Benny & Joon, having been originally released on The Proclaimers’ 1988 album Sunshine on Leith. It had even previously been a big deal in the UK. Yet it took a movie starring Johnny Depp as a loony fan of Chaplin and Keaton to rocket the song through the roof in the U.S. Benny & Joon didn’t even do very well at the box office, and its soundtrack, which included only the one non-score track, didn’t have much appeal on its own, either. But somehow thanks to the movie, The Proclaimers will continually be most celebrated and mocked for this tune. Song: “New Age Girl” Artist: Deadeye Dick Movie: Dumb and Dumber (1994) Is it better to have charted and broken up than to never have charted at all? That might be a question for this Vonnegut-inspired band, which only broke out after this tune, originally off their debut album, was included on the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack. A year later, when their follow-up album produced no similar high, Deadye Dick disbanded. Yet the group’s singer and lead guitarist, Caleb Guillotte has found other film-related success working in the art department for such recent films as Déjà vu and Bug. Song: “Stay (I Missed You)” Artist: Lisa Loeb (& Nine Stories) Movie: Reality Bites (1994) The story of Loeb’s big break is possibly better remembered than the plot to the movie that made her a star. She lived across the street from Ethan Hawke, who became a fan. He slipped a tape of this song to Ben Stiller, who directed Reality Bites and was permitted to choose its music. When the film’s aggressively marketed soundtrack became a success, also making a one-hit wonder out of reggae group Big Mountain and a revival hit out of The Knack’s “My Sharona,” Loeb became the first artist to have a number one single before being signed to a major label. Since then, she’s had some significant chart placement, but she’ll always be best remembered as that girl with the cat-eye glasses who was the epitome of the cliché about showbiz success being all about who you know. And she’ll also be remembered for failing to ever prove herself deserving of that advantageous shot. Len - New Music - More Music Videos Song: “Steal My Sunshine” Artist: Len Movie: Go (1999) Thanks to Len’s inclusion on the soundtrack to Go, this song was a surprise hit in the Spring of 1999, prompting the band’s label to push up the release of their third album, You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush, by a few weeks. In November of that year, the single peaked at #9 on the Top 100, and the band has never had similar success since. Song: “Because I Got High” Artist: Afroman Movie: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) It’s not uncommon for a silly novelty song to be the sole success of an artist. So, it’s not surprising that Afroman hasn’t achieved much notice since 2001, when this goofy song reached #13 on the Hot 100. He’s been around since, sure, and he’s probably got some kind of cult fame within the stoner community, but it would take another music video shot by Kevin Smith to garner him the same level of mainstream attention he got seven years ago. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_October_13_Just_One_Day/625/36306/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 10/14/2008 4:59:08 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] Rope - real time [/quote] I was gonna mention Rope also - that's my favorite Hitchcock and as I recall, The Lady Vanishes begins one evening at the hotel and is over by the next afternoon so that one counts also. And, doesn't Go all take place in the same day? I can't remember.
]]>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:59:08 GMTleeroy711Weekly Theme10/14/2008 4:59:08 PM[quote user="Risselada"] Rope - real time [/quote] I was gonna mention Rope also - that's my favorite Hitchcock and as I recall, The Lady Vanishes begins one evening at the hotel and is over by the next afternoon so that one counts also. And, doesn't Go all take place in the same day? I can't remember. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_September_29_Gimme_Some_Drugs_Ma/625/35747/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 9/30/2008 10:30:15 PM
Body: Upon viewing Requiem for a Dream before entering my freshman year of college, I found myself a strict adherent to the law and only indulged in those drugs (nicotine, caffeine and alcohol) deemed legal by the government. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! This week we shall discuss those films depicting drugs (legal and not so much) which will of course spiral into a violent argument about the legalization of said drugs. Other films that have helped me stay away from chasing the dragon and toking the ganga are: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Trainspotting Traffic The Rules of Attraction The Walll 28 Days On the other hand, there have been those films that make it seem like so much fun that you find yourself asking, "I'm strong, I won't get addicted if I try it just once . . . right?" Dazed and Confused London Go Smiley Face Nowhere So relax, turn on some Marley, break out the black lights and reminisce about those addicting drug flicks.
]]>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:30:15 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme9/30/2008 10:30:15 PMUpon viewing Requiem for a Dream before entering my freshman year of college, I found myself a strict adherent to the law and only indulged in those drugs (nicotine, caffeine and alcohol) deemed legal by the government. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! This week we shall discuss those films depicting drugs (legal and not so much) which will of course spiral into a violent argument about the legalization of said drugs. Other films that have helped me stay away from chasing the dragon and toking the ganga are: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Trainspotting Traffic The Rules of Attraction The Walll 28 Days On the other hand, there have been those films that make it seem like so much fun that you find yourself asking, "I'm strong, I won't get addicted if I try it just once . . . right?" Dazed and Confused London Go Smiley Face Nowhere So relax, turn on some Marley, break out the black lights and reminisce about those addicting drug flicks. http://www.spout.com/blogs/usesoap/archive/2008/2/14/25150.aspx Post By: usesoap
Post To: usesoap Blog
Post Date: 2/14/2008 4:09:59 PM
Body: A brief, deliberately vague review of 'The Nines' I have always been interested in this philosophical concept, as well as Plato's 'Cave Parable, 'which has been worked into some of my most re-watched cinematic outings of the past few years (The Matrix, Fight Club, Old School -- OK, maybe not that last one).As a writer, I love the kind of Charlie Kauffman-lite vibe this film has going for it, much like 'Stranger Than Fiction,' but I think much more complex. Ryan Reynolds, who I know many are hot-and-cold over, really displays some heretofore untapped range in three separate roles. Hope Davis is always a welcome addition to any film, but --wow -- where did Melissa McCarthy come from? Have not seen an episode of Gilmore Girls, I suppose I am late to the game, but she is amazing in situations that must seem heart-breakingly true to life for her.John August, who previously wrote Go and is a frequent Tim Burton collaborator (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride), makes his debut as director and shows a real flair, working with three distinctly different styles, tones, film stock, etc. I have been purposefully vague about the plot, for I think that should be left for discussion. The best part of the film for me was not really knowing much about it going in. I have since discovered a few helpful theories behind things that I would be willing to share for those who found it as intriguing as I did, but was also hungry to dig deeper into the meaning of it.
]]>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:09:59 GMTusesoapusesoap Blog2/14/2008 4:09:59 PMA brief, deliberately vague review of &#39;The Nines&#39; I have always been interested in this philosophical concept, as well as Plato&#39;s &#39;Cave Parable, &#39;which has been worked into some of my most re-watched cinematic outings of the past few years (The Matrix, Fight Club, Old School -- OK, maybe not that last one).As a writer, I love the kind of Charlie Kauffman-lite vibe this film has going for it, much like &#39;Stranger Than Fiction,&#39; but I think much more complex. Ryan Reynolds, who I know many are hot-and-cold over, really displays some heretofore untapped range in three separate roles. Hope Davis is always a welcome addition to any film, but --wow -- where did Melissa McCarthy come from? Have not seen an episode of Gilmore Girls, I suppose I am late to the game, but she is amazing in situations that must seem heart-breakingly true to life for her.John August, who previously wrote Go and is a frequent Tim Burton collaborator (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride), makes his debut as director and shows a real flair, working with three distinctly different styles, tones, film stock, etc. I have been purposefully vague about the plot, for I think that should be left for discussion. The best part of the film for me was not really knowing much about it going in. I have since discovered a few helpful theories behind things that I would be willing to share for those who found it as intriguing as I did, but was also hungry to dig deeper into the meaning of it. http://www.spout.com/groups/Queer_Cinema/Re_most_overrated_gay_movie/318/12797/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: lukasblu
Post To: Queer Cinema
Post Date: 7/1/2007 9:45:03 PM
Body: gregg araki films i've seen and liked The Doom Generation, and Mysterious Skin;i am also af fan of james duval and rose mcgowan from doom generation;And i like joseph gordon lewitt from mysterious skinIn the ending of doom generation;i saw amy being tortured and it looked like xavier was dead or dying;I do not understand how both xavier and amy survived without a scratch or the fact that they survived at all;Only jordan did not make it and die??Can you explain to me that ending on your viewpoint?I watched this movie with my nephew and a friend and we were all perplexed with the endingI use to think that james duval was related to robert duvall but they have no blood relations whatsoever;the spellings of their last name is different;james last name has one L and roberts has two L's;And i always thought that james was much younger in age(because of the roles he plays and the way he looks):He's actually 34:this are just trivial things i found out about james recently; Anyway that must have been the coolest...... feeling seeing james in person and brushing shoulders with;I know i would be in heaven seeing a fave thespian in real life!!!As i read the script,reviews of Nowhere, i realized that i have seen this movie on tv;I never realized that this was the title of this movie ;All icould remember was that it had james duval in it;So i started looking for james duvall in imdb and was amazed with to see all the many movies to his credit. Nowhere was a crazy teen(all-star cast)movie that starts out as a few teens in a car pick up this guy and asks him if they wants to cut school and hang out them;It was a very interesting movieSplendor ,i found in my local blockbuster and available online for rent;I put it in my queue The Living End and Totally F***ed Up(they are n/a on blockbuster online) I will probably catch it on tv(ifc,sundance,etc..) ;Same way i found mysterious skin and the doom generationSince you like greg araki,you probably/may like movies that deal with young adults/teens in very disturbed situations/ disturbed subject matter:or the young in very unique,one -of-a-kind situations;I like movies that deal with this subject;A few flicks that i liked are:The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things(2004) or anything with asia argento,SLC Punk(1999),The Chumscrubber (2005),The Dreamers (2003)or many movies with micheal pitt,Niagara Niagara (1997),Party Monster (2002),Rosetta (1999),Freeway (1996),Better Luck Tomorrow (2002),Black and White(1999),Dazed and Confused (1993),Go (1999). You might have seen most of them ,since you have hundreds of movies listed on your page just like me
]]>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:45:03 GMTlukasbluQueer Cinema7/1/2007 9:45:03 PMgregg araki films i've seen and liked The Doom Generation, and Mysterious Skin;i am also af fan of james duval and rose mcgowan from doom generation;And i like joseph gordon lewitt from mysterious skinIn the ending of doom generation;i saw amy being tortured and it looked like xavier was dead or dying;I do not understand how both xavier and amy survived without a scratch or the fact that they survived at all;Only jordan did not make it and die??Can you explain to me that ending on your viewpoint?I watched this movie with my nephew and a friend and we were all perplexed with the endingI use to think that james duval was related to robert duvall but they have no blood relations whatsoever;the spellings of their last name is different;james last name has one L and roberts has two L's;And i always thought that james was much younger in age(because of the roles he plays and the way he looks):He's actually 34:this are just trivial things i found out about james recently; Anyway that must have been the coolest...... feeling seeing james in person and brushing shoulders with;I know i would be in heaven seeing a fave thespian in real life!!!As i read the script,reviews of Nowhere, i realized that i have seen this movie on tv;I never realized that this was the title of this movie ;All icould remember was that it had james duval in it;So i started looking for james duvall in imdb and was amazed with to see all the many movies to his credit. Nowhere was a crazy teen(all-star cast)movie that starts out as a few teens in a car pick up this guy and asks him if they wants to cut school and hang out them;It was a very interesting movieSplendor ,i found in my local blockbuster and available online for rent;I put it in my queue The Living End and Totally F***ed Up(they are n/a on blockbuster online) I will probably catch it on tv(ifc,sundance,etc..) ;Same way i found mysterious skin and the doom generationSince you like greg araki,you probably/may like movies that deal with young adults/teens in very disturbed situations/ disturbed subject matter:or the young in very unique,one -of-a-kind situations;I like movies that deal with this subject;A few flicks that i liked are:The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things(2004) or anything with asia argento,SLC Punk(1999),The Chumscrubber (2005),The Dreamers (2003)or many movies with micheal pitt,Niagara Niagara (1997),Party Monster (2002),Rosetta (1999),Freeway (1996),Better Luck Tomorrow (2002),Black and White(1999),Dazed and Confused (1993),Go (1999). You might have seen most of them ,since you have hundreds of movies listed on your page just like me http://www.spout.com/blogs/jlgdrd/archive/2007/7/1/12745.aspx Post By: jlgdrd
Post To: Wicked Fun
Post Date: 7/1/2007 1:25:00 AM
Body: Proteus is an historical drama, shot directly on video in the style of many past PBS specials, more comparable in experience to theatre than film. In the wrong hands stiff and self-conscious, in the right ones understated and dynamic. Filmmakers John Greyson and Jack Lewis have found in actual records of incidents emerging from Robben Island, a penal colony of Cape Town, South Africa, intriguing metaphors (or barometers) for the politics of masculinity that suffused Amsterdam and South Africa in 1725. What makes Proteus ingenious, is how easily it applies to contemporary culture. Like To Kill a Mockingbird, it says more about the community than the accused. Informs by the questions it raises in the audience’s minds. Questions the characters never ask. A possible theme of Proteus might be grotesque consequences of the unspoken: particular acts that are untranslatable in Christian society. Professions of love that even the subtitles refuse to transmit in English.Proteus opens with a trio of stenographers taking dictation, dressed in attire that I think must place them somewhere between the 1950’s and 60’s. They are struggling to translate phrases without using terms that sound “too contemporary.“ It is not until the end of the film that Greyson and Lewis reveal them as court reporters in the sodomy trial of Claas Blank (Rouxnet Brow) and Rijkhaart Jacobsz (Neil Sandilands). I confess I’ve never seen a device quite like this, radios and relatively modern attire turning up amongst colonials, and no one batting an eye. But when you consider the situation: people behaving in ways inconsistent with the sophisticated reasoning available to them, clinging to the trappings of provincialism while taking enlightenment for granted (or ignoring it altogether) it fits. The film is filled with frank improbabilities, an African man named Blank, a prisoner flogged to death for stealing penguin eggs, male lovers dealing in horse-imagery (“Today I will be the cinnamon mare.”) a tobacco pouch made from a woman’s mammary. What makes these bizarre incidents useful, is that in a world where the “crime” of same-gender sexual attachment has less to do with activity than with protocol and caste, they make perfect sense; without losing their obvious absurdity. Claas and Rijkhaart are executed for their behavior while the botanist who employs them, Virgil Niven (Shaun Smyth) is never made accountable in a court of law.Proteus spends a great deal of time exploring language and the nature of truth. An officer is sacked for interpreting orders inappropriately, even though it is a discretionary blunder. Claas distorts language and folklore to curry favor with Niven. Niven names the strange flower by extrapolating from the same myth. As previously mentioned any words used to denote man-to-man sex is biblical and pejorative at best. Even Claas and Rijkhaart have trouble discussing it. And if either one of them declares his love aloud, it is literally lost in translation. Confession is worse than denial. In the sad, twisted world of Proteus, it is worse to express love for another man than to talk about sex between men. It’s worse that Rijkhaart was penetrated by a black man. The number of films that turn on personal agenda and conflicting versions of reality are numerous (Rashomon, The Lady in Question, Bad Education, Go! ) but this is something else entirely. Like Molina and Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Blank and Jacobsz keep positing different viewpoints until they find mutual terrain. Claas earns redemption by admitting homoerotic behavior and in doing so, elicits his own execution. If this sounds like a B-Movie just waiting to happen, somehow Greyson and Lewis avoid it. The riveting content supercedes the plot. And it doesn’t have the famished, pedestrian look of many video-dramas. The cinematography goes way beyond aesthetic cloying to imbue shots with vibrance and meaning. Virgil Niven the botanist eventually names the exotic, tropical flower Proteus, for the shape-shifting Greek sea god. At first Claas doesn’t get the connection, but the audience understands only too well. We all know that sex between guys is a fact of life, whether it’s between privileged-class white men in the wharf district of Amsterdam, racially divided prisoners, sailors or circle jerk buddies at summer camp. Proteus is about transforming experience by altering language, removing stigma by shifting connotation. It’s almost too easy to go back to Robert Anderson’s Tea and Sympathy, where the heroine tells her husband he persecutes a sensitive student for what he fears most in himself. Almost 50 years later and “it still is news.“ Whether they want to admit it or not, most men, however they identify, know where to find gay-sex when they want it. And know that discretion will spare them the consequences of civilization’s homophobic mass hysteria.
]]>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:25:00 GMTjlgdrdWicked Fun7/1/2007 1:25:00 AMProteus is an historical drama, shot directly on video in the style of many past PBS specials, more comparable in experience to theatre than film. In the wrong hands stiff and self-conscious, in the right ones understated and dynamic. Filmmakers John Greyson and Jack Lewis have found in actual records of incidents emerging from Robben Island, a penal colony of Cape Town, South Africa, intriguing metaphors (or barometers) for the politics of masculinity that suffused Amsterdam and South Africa in 1725. What makes Proteus ingenious, is how easily it applies to contemporary culture. Like To Kill a Mockingbird, it says more about the community than the accused. Informs by the questions it raises in the audience&rsquo;s minds. Questions the characters never ask. A possible theme of Proteus might be grotesque consequences of the unspoken: particular acts that are untranslatable in Christian society. Professions of love that even the subtitles refuse to transmit in English.Proteus opens with a trio of stenographers taking dictation, dressed in attire that I think must place them somewhere between the 1950&rsquo;s and 60&rsquo;s. They are struggling to translate phrases without using terms that sound &ldquo;too contemporary.&ldquo; It is not until the end of the film that Greyson and Lewis reveal them as court reporters in the sodomy trial of Claas Blank (Rouxnet Brow) and Rijkhaart Jacobsz (Neil Sandilands). I confess I&rsquo;ve never seen a device quite like this, radios and relatively modern attire turning up amongst colonials, and no one batting an eye. But when you consider the situation: people behaving in ways inconsistent with the sophisticated reasoning available to them, clinging to the trappings of provincialism while taking enlightenment for granted (or ignoring it altogether) it fits. The film is filled with frank improbabilities, an African man named Blank, a prisoner flogged to death for stealing penguin eggs, male lovers dealing in horse-imagery (&ldquo;Today I will be the cinnamon mare.&rdquo;) a tobacco pouch made from a woman&rsquo;s mammary. What makes these bizarre incidents useful, is that in a world where the &ldquo;crime&rdquo; of same-gender sexual attachment has less to do with activity than with protocol and caste, they make perfect sense; without losing their obvious absurdity. Claas and Rijkhaart are executed for their behavior while the botanist who employs them, Virgil Niven (Shaun Smyth) is never made accountable in a court of law.Proteus spends a great deal of time exploring language and the nature of truth. An officer is sacked for interpreting orders inappropriately, even though it is a discretionary blunder. Claas distorts language and folklore to curry favor with Niven. Niven names the strange flower by extrapolating from the same myth. As previously mentioned any words used to denote man-to-man sex is biblical and pejorative at best. Even Claas and Rijkhaart have trouble discussing it. And if either one of them declares his love aloud, it is literally lost in translation. Confession is worse than denial. In the sad, twisted world of Proteus, it is worse to express love for another man than to talk about sex between men. It&rsquo;s worse that Rijkhaart was penetrated by a black man. The number of films that turn on personal agenda and conflicting versions of reality are numerous (Rashomon, The Lady in Question, Bad Education, Go! ) but this is something else entirely. Like Molina and Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Blank and Jacobsz keep positing different viewpoints until they find mutual terrain. Claas earns redemption by admitting homoerotic behavior and in doing so, elicits his own execution. If this sounds like a B-Movie just waiting to happen, somehow Greyson and Lewis avoid it. The riveting content supercedes the plot. And it doesn&rsquo;t have the famished, pedestrian look of many video-dramas. The cinematography goes way beyond aesthetic cloying to imbue shots with vibrance and meaning. Virgil Niven the botanist eventually names the exotic, tropical flower Proteus, for the shape-shifting Greek sea god. At first Claas doesn&rsquo;t get the connection, but the audience understands only too well. We all know that sex between guys is a fact of life, whether it&rsquo;s between privileged-class white men in the wharf district of Amsterdam, racially divided prisoners, sailors or circle jerk buddies at summer camp. Proteus is about transforming experience by altering language, removing stigma by shifting connotation. It&rsquo;s almost too easy to go back to Robert Anderson&rsquo;s Tea and Sympathy, where the heroine tells her husband he persecutes a sensitive student for what he fears most in himself. Almost 50 years later and &ldquo;it still is news.&ldquo; Whether they want to admit it or not, most men, however they identify, know where to find gay-sex when they want it. And know that discretion will spare them the consequences of civilization&rsquo;s homophobic mass hysteria. http://www.spout.com/groups/PulpFiction1975/Re_Telling_A_Story_Backwards/66/3286/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: PulpFiction1975
Post Date: 10/17/2006 12:41:15 PM
Body: [quote user="KatiesFlicks"]I love it when a director does something unique with a film and gives it a new quality, such as a mixed up timeline sequence. It turns a film that may have been fine otherwise into something much greater. It can definitely add a great element to a movie, especially in the case of Memento. I felt that the backwards time in Memento played on the key theme of memory, and how time has a funny way of changing through memories, and looking back at them. I don't think Memento would have been even close to as great of a film if it had been told straight forward. Anyone have a good example of a non-linear film in which the fragmented approach only hurts the film and does not give it a positive element? Personally I did not care much for the movie Palindromes, nor was I a huge fan of Go. [/quote] Well I don't think there was even an option in the decision of how the story of Memento was told. I belive it was actually based on a story written by Chritopher Nolan's brother, Johnathan. But I can only assume the convention was thought up before the story. What the effect is of showing the scenes in reverse order is that we experience the world the same way that Leonard does. When each scene starts, we have no idea what is going on or how he got into the situation he is in. That's exactly the same way that Leonard is feeling at the beginning of each scene as well. There's no possibility that this film would have been "fine" otherwise. Although continuity-wise it would have made sense to show each scene in chronological order, but for the whole point of the movie it would have made no sense whatsoever. I'm not a very big fan of Go either, but not because of the story telling method. I just thought the characters and situations were too contrived and trying to be cool. I've never seen Palindromes. I didn't know it had a non-linear timeline, but with the name "Palindromes" I should have assumed. BTW, do you like Happiness? I do.
]]>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:41:15 GMTRisseladaPulpFiction197510/17/2006 12:41:15 PM[quote user="KatiesFlicks"]I love it when a director does something unique with a film and gives it a new quality, such as a mixed up timeline sequence. It turns a film that may have been fine otherwise into something much greater. It can definitely add a great element to a movie, especially in the case of Memento. I felt that the backwards time in Memento played on the key theme of memory, and how time has a funny way of changing through memories, and looking back at them. I don't think Memento would have been even close to as great of a film if it had been told straight forward. Anyone have a good example of a non-linear film in which the fragmented approach only hurts the film and does not give it a positive element? Personally I did not care much for the movie Palindromes, nor was I a huge fan of Go. [/quote] Well I don't think there was even an option in the decision of how the story of Memento was told. I belive it was actually based on a story written by Chritopher Nolan's brother, Johnathan. But I can only assume the convention was thought up before the story. What the effect is of showing the scenes in reverse order is that we experience the world the same way that Leonard does. When each scene starts, we have no idea what is going on or how he got into the situation he is in. That's exactly the same way that Leonard is feeling at the beginning of each scene as well. There's no possibility that this film would have been "fine" otherwise. Although continuity-wise it would have made sense to show each scene in chronological order, but for the whole point of the movie it would have made no sense whatsoever. I'm not a very big fan of Go either, but not because of the story telling method. I just thought the characters and situations were too contrived and trying to be cool. I've never seen Palindromes. I didn't know it had a non-linear timeline, but with the name "Palindromes" I should have assumed. BTW, do you like Happiness? I do. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/drugs/MemberTagFilms.aspxdrugs
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