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| bartist |
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Thanks, Knox - yeah, I had noticed the phrase "Wachowski siblings" in passing and been mystified, as in "What? You can't call them 'brothers' any more?" Had no idea that Larry was converting to Lana - it does shed some light on Carrie-Anne Moss.
Jeremy, I responded to your comments on "Dredd 3D," but it may have got lost in the page break. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:45 pm |
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Thanks Bart, I read your comments. It's always nice to get some feedback. I tend to agree that Hollywood sci-fi is often either a western or a war film with different clothes and guns. This is particularly true of the post-apocalyptic genre, which can resmble the wild west.
Interestingly, I think one of the reasons that Judge Dredd 3D worked because it stayed true to the minimalist qualities of the best Westerns. In my 'review' suggested that there were parallels between Dredd and Assualt On Precinct 13 (essentially a film abut a lightly manned fort surrounded by natives) but I could have suggested with the same validity that High Noon or a number of other films (there are lots of variations on the theme) served as a template.
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:47 pm |
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Quote: Had no idea that Larry was converting to Lana - it does shed some light on Carrie-Anne Moss.
It does? |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:23 am |
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Well, maybe, it's been some years since I've viewed TM, but seem to recall her dominatrix-ish character as having some fluidity in her sexual identity. Just seemed like there might be a connection between that and Larry exploring his alternative selves.
In the SF genre, "psionic" seems to be a word, which includes all things extrasensory. I haven't checked a dictionary. I do sometimes, in the privacy of my home, invent new words, but have had limited luck disseminating them into the common parlance. "Preputine" is a recent one - I'm still working on a definition. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:58 am |
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| A best friend mine's daughter was a friend of Carrie-Anne Moss when they were models in Toronto. Maybe when I see her I'll ask about Moss, but that may be impolite. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:09 pm |
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| Androgynous was never a word I felt myself reaching for in connection with Carrie Ann-Moss. And, though it is far from unusual for a predilection for latex-clad dominatrixes to come bound with a collection of other transgressive preferences, I don’t think this can necessarily be seen as a marker for those likely to become transsexuals. My more pragmatic reading is that for some time filmmakers have noticed that S&M employs the best outfits since the Nazis. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:14 pm |
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It seems a lot of British men like dominatrix. I only think this because a lot of the British MP's and Lords get found out having dominatrix sex.
I think transgender only refers to people who have male and female organs. As far as bisexual goes, it's quite rare among males. From what I have noticed in my many years of existence, it is rather common among females. Thank you ladies, it's a kinky plus for guys.  |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:41 pm |
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| And psionic is a word. I looked it up, didn't I. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:21 am |
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Very preputine of you to say so.
Seven Psychopaths - Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, and Harry Dean Stanton? And dir. by McDonagh, director of In Bruges? I don't want to say I'm yanked into theaters solely on the basis of names attached to any given film, but...
From a regional review:
McDonagh...pulls it off: a Southern Californian, sun-blasted odyssey that skitters from one rocky outcropping of narrative improbability to the next, until a kind of sublime summit is reached and you can look down into a valley littered with conjoined storylines and subplots, bodies and gallows humor. This is a very smart comedy about very dumb people doing really awful things to one another. And it's been scripted by one of the best new voices in the business – a chorus of madmen, really – McDonagh himself.
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| grace |
| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:35 am |
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I saw the trailer for Seven Psychopaths, and it came off like 80% must see - 20% one-joke, more style than substance. Then I read about it -- Ebert, maybe? -- and it moved on to the will-see list. And it has nothing to do with Christopher Walken's scallop recipe, which I'll be making next week. But it does have something to do with Tom Waits.
This week, hoping to get to Argo.
Edit: Yes, it was Ebert. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:34 pm |
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| Walken was on a talk show the other morning, and he said the dog in the movie is "an angel"--he wanted to keep it, but its owners wouldn't let him. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:59 pm |
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The Master was unforgettable, esp. Joaquin who seemed to be in the same Method-gone-mad mode as Bale in The Machinist - very thin, body contorted with suffering and madness, chest sunken. I'm guessing he needed a chiropractor or serious massage at the end of a shooting day. Agree it had problems as a narrative, but the characters engaged me emotionally and did give some moments to reconsider the strange blend of freedom, fantasy, and fascism that is Scientology.
"Inspired" by L. Ron Hubbard? No, I'd say this was pretty much ABOUT L.Ron, but the legal migraines of saying so...well, no pill would be strong enough. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:19 am |
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The Sessions (formerly The Surrogate) is a wonderful movie replete with laughs, heart-tugging, and sex. John Hawkes is brilliant in the true story of a 38-year-old man in an iron lung who is determined to lose his virginity. He works with a surrogate (a luminous and inspired Helen Hunt) to achieve his goal, all the while supported by a hip priest with long hair (William H. Macy). Hawkes and Hunt will be in the running for Oscars. So may Macy, the movie, and writer-director Ben Lewin.
This may well, in addition, turn into a major sleeper smash. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:04 pm |
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Nobody seems to read the Current Film stuff any more, but for the record, I saw Argo today and it's a real nail-biter with terrific, award-worthy direction by Ben Affleck. He also stars in a perfectly fine performance, but the acting honors go to a marvelous Alan Arkin. He's a living legend, and you can see why.
Is it a "great" movie? No, a thousand times no, and thank goodness for that. It's a thriller first and a thriller last, and funny too. It doesn't try for importance, but it does have something to say. Two days, two movies, two must-sees. The year is suddenly looking up big time. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:02 pm |
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| I read the Current Film stuff. I haven't seen a current movie in a few weeks though. If my neighbourhood econo cineplex wasn't being renovated in the last four months I'd have seen a lot more current movies. |
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