FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Wombaticus Rex » Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:59 am

Rory » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:46 am wrote:WR - what did you think of A Field in England?


I think it was a very important film in terms of Wheatley finding his voice & vision -- the sheer amount of cinema he was able to milk out of what was, very f'ing literally, a A F'ing Field in F'ing England, was impressive.

That said, I don't think it was a very important film in terms of us watching it.

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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby chump » Sun May 01, 2016 1:20 am

Okay... Keanu!


https://youtu.be/B_zLEi_Sk3Y

I'm not gonna comment (on it) 'til all of ya’ll have seen it too.

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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Rory » Sun May 01, 2016 11:58 am

Wombaticus Rex » Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:59 pm wrote:
Rory » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:46 am wrote:WR - what did you think of A Field in England?


I think it was a very important film in terms of Wheatley finding his voice & vision -- the sheer amount of cinema he was able to milk out of what was, very f'ing literally, a A F'ing Field in F'ing England, was impressive.

That said, I don't think it was a very important film in terms of us watching it.

:rofl2


Well, i watched high rise, and im not even sure what i saw. The insanity was beautiful - its one of the most amazing visions of dystopia i think ive seen. Like if Scarfolk Council designed the Collapse of Western Capitalism.

Wonderful stuff.
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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Jerky » Sun May 01, 2016 2:59 pm

Wombaticus Rex » 30 Apr 2016 14:59 wrote:That said, I don't think it was a very important film in terms of us watching it.

:rofl2


UNLESS, of course, your pet fetishes include Elizabethan occultism, psychedelic hallucinogens, or just very, very good movies, in general.

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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Jerky » Sun May 01, 2016 3:02 pm

ANOTHER SCARFOLK FAN!!!

Has there been any discussion of that book/blog on this board before? I freaking LOVE the book. Everything about it. The binding, even, I love. I believe the feeling it evokes has been identified as "hauntology", a term coined by Derrida about the evoking of nostalgia for a specific time and/or place that may or may not have ever even existed. I probably got that wrong, but oh well.

Of the two relatively fresh "new" words that have begun to pop up in recent online discourse a bunch lately (at least where I tend to lurk most of the time) -- these being "Hauntology" and "Gaslighting" -- I find Hauntology to be, by far, the least objectionable and most interesting.

YOPJ

Rory » 01 May 2016 15:58 wrote:
Wombaticus Rex » Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:59 pm wrote:
Rory » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:46 am wrote:WR - what did you think of A Field in England?


I think it was a very important film in terms of Wheatley finding his voice & vision -- the sheer amount of cinema he was able to milk out of what was, very f'ing literally, a A F'ing Field in F'ing England, was impressive.

That said, I don't think it was a very important film in terms of us watching it.

:rofl2


Well, i watched high rise, and im not even sure what i saw. The insanity was beautiful - its one of the most amazing visions of dystopia i think ive seen. Like if Scarfolk Council designed the Collapse of Western Capitalism.

Wonderful stuff.
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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Jerky » Sun May 01, 2016 3:06 pm

About MIDNIGHT SPECIAL:

About 20 minutes in, I thought this was going to be the best goddamn film I'd seen in years.

About halfway through, I started checking the time and worrying it might not amount to anything CLOSE to what I was hoping for.

When it was over, I sighed, turned to my friend, and said: "Well, that was a pretty good movie."

And never have those words carried so much disappointment.

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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Cordelia » Sun May 01, 2016 3:48 pm

Michael Shannon, an interesting actor.......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-YQbIo8jFY

(His upcoming portrayal of Elvis should be campy.)
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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Rory » Sun May 01, 2016 4:14 pm

Jerky » Sun May 01, 2016 7:02 pm wrote:ANOTHER SCARFOLK FAN!!!

Has there been any discussion of that book/blog on this board before? I freaking LOVE the book. Everything about it. The binding, even, I love. I believe the feeling it evokes has been identified as "hauntology", a term coined by Derrida about the evoking of nostalgia for a specific time and/or place that may or may not have ever even existed. I probably got that wrong, but oh well.

Of the two relatively fresh "new" words that have begun to pop up in recent online discourse a bunch lately (at least where I tend to lurk most of the time) -- these being "Hauntology" and "Gaslighting" -- I find Hauntology to be, by far, the least objectionable and most interesting.

YOPJ

Rory » 01 May 2016 15:58 wrote:
Wombaticus Rex » Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:59 pm wrote:
Rory » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:46 am wrote:WR - what did you think of A Field in England?


I think it was a very important film in terms of Wheatley finding his voice & vision -- the sheer amount of cinema he was able to milk out of what was, very f'ing literally, a A F'ing Field in F'ing England, was impressive.

That said, I don't think it was a very important film in terms of us watching it.

:rofl2


Well, i watched high rise, and im not even sure what i saw. The insanity was beautiful - its one of the most amazing visions of dystopia i think ive seen. Like if Scarfolk Council designed the Collapse of Western Capitalism.

Wonderful stuff.


There is.viewtopic.php?f=8&t=39081&p=593266&hilit=scarfolk#p593266
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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby brekin » Sun May 01, 2016 4:17 pm

Jerky wrote:ANOTHER SCARFOLK FAN!!!

Has there been any discussion of that book/blog on this board before? I freaking LOVE the book. Everything about it. The binding, even, I love. I believe the feeling it evokes has been identified as "hauntology", a term coined by Derrida about the evoking of nostalgia for a specific time and/or place that may or may not have ever even existed. I probably got that wrong, but oh well.

Of the two relatively fresh "new" words that have begun to pop up in recent online discourse a bunch lately (at least where I tend to lurk most of the time) -- these being "Hauntology" and "Gaslighting" -- I find Hauntology to be, by far, the least objectionable and most interesting.

YOPJ

Rory » 01 May 2016 15:58 wrote:
Wombaticus Rex » Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:59 pm wrote:
Rory » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:46 am wrote:WR - what did you think of A Field in England?


I think it was a very important film in terms of Wheatley finding his voice & vision -- the sheer amount of cinema he was able to milk out of what was, very f'ing literally, a A F'ing Field in F'ing England, was impressive.

That said, I don't think it was a very important film in terms of us watching it.

:rofl2


Well, i watched high rise, and im not even sure what i saw. The insanity was beautiful - its one of the most amazing visions of dystopia i think ive seen. Like if Scarfolk Council designed the Collapse of Western Capitalism.

Wonderful stuff.


We first saw the Scarfolk light this time last year. Some discussion of it and related things here.
http://rigorousintuition.ca/board2/view ... =8&t=39081
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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Jerky » Sun May 01, 2016 9:30 pm

Thanks friends! I'll check out those threads.

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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby cptmarginal » Sun May 01, 2016 10:22 pm

Adding a belated thank you here for all of the discussion about "Nightcrawler" some time back. I just got around to watching that one recently and absolutely loved it. There's a really good chance I'd have skipped it were it not for the recommendations here, which would be a shame because it's one of the most exciting and engrossing (and cynical) cinematic experiences I've had in a while...
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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Harvey » Mon May 02, 2016 7:47 am

Request:

Somebody posted a film on here about five years ago of various nomadic tribes walking across the Asian continent, their life, music, dancing and so on. I've looked through the thread and can't seem to find it. Can anyone remember what it was? Many thanks!
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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Agent Orange Cooper » Mon May 02, 2016 11:21 am

Sounds sort of like Baraka but, then again, maybe not...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103767/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Iamwhomiam » Mon May 02, 2016 11:38 am

Harvey, I think you're referring to The Story of the Weeping Camel, which was shared by temp-monitor on September 28, 2011.

http://rigorousintuition.ca/board2/viewtopic.php?p=427673#p427673

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-story-of-the-weeping-camel/

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Re: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: films of a certain quality

Postby Harvey » Mon May 02, 2016 11:59 am

Thanks for trying AOC, IAWIA. Actually found it just now (tried quite a few times to no avail) but I'm grateful for Baraka and The Weeping Camel, neither of which I know. Both right up my street and on my watch list. Many thanks!

This is the one I was trying to describe:

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This he said to me
"The greatest thing
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Is just to love
And be loved
In return"


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