Jymkata
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4/14/2007 5:19 PM
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Latest unknown fave
What unkown films have you seen recently and thought were excellent? Obviously, they don't have to be completely unkown - just not one of the usual suspects. I'm always on the lookout for a great hidden little gem! Two recent ones that come to mind - I've already discussed it on the Noir board, but I really enjoyed The Chase - it had all the atmospere I love in a quality noir. Also, a really intense Sean Connery black & white anti-authority film, The Hill - acting is great all the way around and you can feel the claustraphobic intensity .
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JimBell
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5/8/2007 3:27 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: Latest unknown fave
The White Countess--Although Merchant & Ivory can be remote, this film hit me. Shanghai in the late 1930s--great setting. Natasha Richardson--great acting. Ralph Fiennes--intense. The two subplots are in a way more powerful or interesting than the main plot of him starting a wonderful cabaret/bar and slowly falling in love with her. One subplot is the heart-breaking way her Russian refugee family treats her. The other is a peculiar but admirable relationship that the American bar owner has with a Japanese man of influence--much influence, as it turns out. All these plot elements and the good acting give the movie depth when it is not packed with action and suspense.
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Puhnner
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5/8/2007 8:53 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: Latest unknown fave
Here are 2 that I saw recently Xiu Xiu and Electra that I was amazed by.
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Puhnner
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5/9/2007 3:09 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: Latest unknown fave
Here are a few more: Little Caesar you can see the makings of Joe Pesci and Al Pacino gangster portrayals here; Edward G. is nothing short of magnificent here and a very sharp dresser to boot. Shonen weap your eyes out. Harakiri another pure weaper A Scene at the Sea Very, very, very slow, extremely beautiful, very little dialogue at all ( well hell, the main character is a deaf mute; but there is SURFING!!! in Japan! )
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lukasblu
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5/28/2007 1:49 AM
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Re: Latest unknown fave
It is not really unknown but it is not that well known either,A Lars Von trier directed movie called Manderlay.It had the most interesting script/story with a very unexpected ending.
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Jymkata
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7/28/2007 10:27 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: Latest unknown fave
Puhner, I loved Little Caesar. Robinson is great and it's a well directed early gangster film Harakiri is excellent. I gave it a 9/10 A Scene at the Scene was a little too slow and abstract for me, but a lot of people recommend it I'll have to keep an eye out for Shonen.
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Jymkata
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7/28/2007 10:36 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: Latest unknown fave
Last week I watched The Fifth Horseman is Fear or .....a paty jezdec je Strach (1964) and I was blown away by the excellent cinematography and unique story. The film takes place in WWII Prague and it has a strong Kafkaesque feel to it. Actually, I thought it did a better job conveying an existential feel than Orson Welles' revered version of Kafka's The Trial. 10 out of 10.
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joem18b
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7/29/2007 1:13 AM
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Re: Latest unknown fave
We've watched a spate of French films lately. By no means unknown, but not exactly jumping off the Blockbuster shelves: La Moustache, The Bridesmaid, The Girl from Paris, With a Friend Like Harry, and the better-known Cache. All worth a look.
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Jymkata
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7/29/2007 9:54 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: Latest unknown fave
I saw Cache in New York when it opened while I was there and I really liked it. That led me to watch more Haneke movies and the only one I haven't liked so far is Time of the Wolf. I thought Funny Games was intiguing.
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joem18b
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7/29/2007 11:43 AM
posted awhile ago
Re: Latest unknown fave
There is a podcast from Manchester, England, that I enjoy listening to. "Movies You Should See," available on iTunes. Three to five younger folks discuss a single movie for an hour or so, sitting in the living room of one of their mums, it seems to me. Anyway, last week they talked about "Funny Games."
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