Two-liners on films I've seen thus far:
The Gravekeepers Tale: interesting setting (rural India circa 1959) with a focus on caste and the process of social ostracision. Solid but didn't blow me away.
The Host: caught about 30 minutes of this during my shift last night, and I may need to rush the second screening. The effects are amazing and there was a lot of laughter coming from the audience.
Brand Upon the Brain! I loved it. The soundtrack was amazing, the live foley was a treat to watch, and Maddin's technical deftness with reinventing the silent film just keeps getting better with every film. Plus, funny! In that "oh god don't make me look at that" way.
The Fall: Holy Mother of Celluloid. There is still another screening. You should go.
The Post-Modern Life of My Aunt: More depressing than the program guide let on, and definitly more depressing than I could handle at 9:30 a.m. The first 75 minutes (pre-downwards spiral) were pretty enjoyable.
Big Bang Love, Juvinille A: as with all Miike films, I think I enjoyed it, but I'm somehow not quite sure. Has a very stage-set feel to it. And hot mostly-naked Japenese lads, which automatically makes me happy.
Time: Meditations on identity and relationships in an era of mutable appearance, Kim Ki-Duk delivers a Buddist morality with a contemporary, well-crafted twist.
Yokahamo Mary: Enh. Didn't really catch me at all, although that may partly be blamed on the seating at the Al Green. Word of advice: bring your own seat cushions, the chairs are epically uncomfortable.
The Gravekeepers Tale: interesting setting (rural India circa 1959) with a focus on caste and the process of social ostracision. Solid but didn't blow me away.
The Host: caught about 30 minutes of this during my shift last night, and I may need to rush the second screening. The effects are amazing and there was a lot of laughter coming from the audience.
Brand Upon the Brain! I loved it. The soundtrack was amazing, the live foley was a treat to watch, and Maddin's technical deftness with reinventing the silent film just keeps getting better with every film. Plus, funny! In that "oh god don't make me look at that" way.
The Fall: Holy Mother of Celluloid. There is still another screening. You should go.
The Post-Modern Life of My Aunt: More depressing than the program guide let on, and definitly more depressing than I could handle at 9:30 a.m. The first 75 minutes (pre-downwards spiral) were pretty enjoyable.
Big Bang Love, Juvinille A: as with all Miike films, I think I enjoyed it, but I'm somehow not quite sure. Has a very stage-set feel to it. And hot mostly-naked Japenese lads, which automatically makes me happy.
Time: Meditations on identity and relationships in an era of mutable appearance, Kim Ki-Duk delivers a Buddist morality with a contemporary, well-crafted twist.
Yokahamo Mary: Enh. Didn't really catch me at all, although that may partly be blamed on the seating at the Al Green. Word of advice: bring your own seat cushions, the chairs are epically uncomfortable.
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