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General Category => TV / Movies => Topic started by: tarascon on January 17, 2013, 04:59:30 PM
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I checked the categories and didn't see a thread for Film recommendations so here we go.
Post a movie or two that you think are worth watching. Try to keep your list to no more than two films per post so we can all contribute something. I say this because at another site I'd see posts with, literally, dozens of films listed. I know it can be exciting for film freaks to share their stuff but one can always come back and post again. :)
An actor I watch out for: Michael Shannon.
Two small films... gems.
1.Shotgun Stories http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0952682/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0952682/)
2.Take Shelter http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675192/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675192/)
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Quite like the look of number 2
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Quite like the look of number 2
Shotgun Stories is also very good and, despite the title, plays nicely against the viewer's expectations. The film plays out like a modern day Greek tragedy.
Anther film which plays against the usual tropes of the subject matter is Clean, Shaven by Lodge Kerrigan. The use of sound in this film is very subtle (and I don't mean the soundtrack).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean,_Shaven (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean,_Shaven)
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Your posts never seems to show up for me tara'. Is it some kind of voodoo?
These have definitely been added to my towatch list. Thanks.
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BTW, there was always this thread:
http://www.diasfora.co.uk/index.php/topic,71.0.html
I knew there was one somewhere.
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Better than most action/horror films lately...
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I'd love to play this game but I only have a PC and an Xbox. I hate games being exclusive to one platform.
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I'd love to play this game but I only have a PC and an Xbox. I hate games being exclusive to one platform.
Me too. It's why I watched the walkthrough.
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Here's a couple I recently watched and really enjoyed
Get Low http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194263/?ref_=nv_sr_1 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194263/?ref_=nv_sr_1)
Anonymous http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521197/?ref_=nv_sr_1 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521197/?ref_=nv_sr_1)
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both are excellent films
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Top of the Lake. Really smart TV series partly directed by Jane Campion. Filmed and set in New Zealand.
With Holly Hunter, Peter Mullan from Children of Men (Sid) and David Wenham from Lord of the Rings (Faramir), Lucy Lawless from Xena: Warrior Princess, and more. Great cast.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Lake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Lake)
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I'm gonna check that out looks good
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I liked Elysium and Lone Survivor... Although there is a movie made that is more realistic, and although Mark played Marky Soldier, instead of Soldier.
I also liked the new one with Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington.. 2 Guns
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I'm gonna check that out looks good
It also features Thomas M. Wright from The Bridge.
I watched 4/6 episodes yesterday.
Just finished this. Wow. Brilliant.
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Moonrise Kingdom http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1748122/?ref_=nv_sr_1
This is a must for any Wes Anderson fan
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Instead of Documentary Recommendations, I'll post these here so I don't have to edit my last post there nor double-post.
Kabbalah Me Not a great doc about the mysteries of mystical Judaism but interesting enough. http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-08-20/film/kabbalah-me/full/
The Green Prince If you decide to watch one of these two documentaries, I'd say check this one out--a well-made film about the complicated and toxic relationship between Palestinians and Israelis. http://www.musicboxfilms.com/the-green-prince-movies-107.php
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I'll post these here so I don't have to edit my last post there nor double-post.
We don't have a problem with double-posting in this site, tarascon. I mean, the boss bans himself (http://www.diasfora.co.uk/index.php?topic=1140.msg259410#msg259410) in the "Ban the person above" thread! ;D
"The Green Prince" looks interesting and it's in Utube.
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We don't have a problem with double-posting in this site, tarascon...
I recently bought a truck load of cheap ink of Ebay so members can double, triple even centuple post if they wish.
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I recently bought a truck load of cheap ink of Ebay so members can double, triple even centuple post if they wish.
Thank you
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Thank you
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Thank you
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Did I thank you yet?
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Possibly.
I grabbed that "The Green Prince" on your recommendation as my labourers and my main supplier are Bangladeshi and Iraqi respectively, so Islam seems to be our main topic of conversation these days. I thought that doc' might throw up a good debate or 3.