#912

American Animals (All4) was an excellent way to tell a maybe true story. It captures the naivety, over confidence and self-mythologising of the protagonists and contrasts it with their later contrition so well.

The use of lines and scenes from other films never felt like lazy referencing, but a crucial insight into how the characters saw themselves and their plans, and all added to the air of implausibility. Definitely worth a watch.

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#913

Some range yesterday;

Fanboys & Sorry We Missed You

SWMY is really great though, I went in wanting bleak and bleak is what I got.

#914

Not exactly a scorching take I imagine, but Toni Erdmann would have been good if it was about an hour shorter

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#915

Looking forward to watching this.

#916

Pretty sure it’s the most recent addition to the 1001 Movies To See Before You Die book that i’d never actually heard of until recently.

#917

Freeview for the week:

Monday 1st
The Nice Guys (Film 4)
Double Indemnity (Song Movies Classic)
Robocop (ITV 4)

Tuesday 2nd
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death (BBC 4)
My Man Godfrey (Film 4)
The Imitation Game (Film 4)
Moonlight (Film 4)

Wednesday 3rd
Southpaw (Channel 4)
Searching (Film 4)
The Lovely Bones (Film 4)
Shadow Of A Doubt (Sony Movies Action)
From Dusk Till Dawn (Paramount)
Hacksaw Ridge (Paramount)
The Evil Dead (Horror)

Thursday 4th
Jaws (ITV 4)
American Hustle (Film 4)
Precious (Sony Movies)
The Big Heat (Sony Movies Classic)

Friday 5th
Stalag 17 (Film 4)
Pain & Gain (Film 4)
Nightcrawler (BBC 2)

Saturday 6th
The Martian (Film 4)
Stand By Me (5 Star)
In Fabric (BBC 2)
The Untouchables (ITV 4)
The Place Beyond The Pines (BBC 1)
Double Indemnity (Sony Movies Classic)

Sunday 7th
Field Of Dreams (Sony Movies)
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Sony Movies)
The Gift (Film 4)
Apollo 13 (ITV 4)
The Sting (ITV 4)
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (Ch 4)
Kramer vs Kramer (5 Select)

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#918

It would not be in my version of such a list, I’ll tell you that for free

#919

They usually add a few newer films with every yearly addition of the book …and then slowly remove the majority of them as the years go on, but this is still in the 2020 version.

#920

will post this in the feb one too

https://klassiki.online/

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#921

I had to finish it today because i was falling asleep last night

Wow

That film is really quite something. I knew it was supposed to be bad but I think I’m a bit obsessed with it now

Wiki says the bizarre whispered first person present tense voice overs were added after Lynch had lost final cut, that makes sense. But even without those it is so … odd

All the lads riding a big worm there

#922

I seem to be a bit trigger happy on any film subscription services lately and probably will sign up for that.

(Hopefully) many people here may have seen or heard of this documentary but it’s a very good one. Bloody long but gave me a huge list of films to add to my “to watch” list.

#923

I’m a fan of how he continues to insist to be called Paul

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#924

Seen it. It’s both really good and slightly misleading. It’s very much a ‘How to make movies’ 40 chapter film course by Mark Cousins. The only wrinkle is that every example he uses is a film from a female director. Even though the voiceovers are from people like Tilda Swinton and Meryl Streep, it is still very much Cousins’ idiosyncratic voice. However, you do see a lot of obscure films that you never knew existed.

#925

Theorem - Passolini film about an unnamed stranger played by Terrace Stamp who seduces a whole Italian family and the impact on them after he leaves. I didn’t really like it, it was nonsensical

All The President’s Men - still really great. Makes working at a newspaper seem incredibly exciting. Just love those 70s thrillers

Sorry To Bother You - thought this was a load of utter bollocks

#926

What else is in your bottom 10? Feel like you’ll have some big hitters that’ll wind people up.

#927

Mala Educación (2004, dir. Pedro Almodóvar)- wasn’t quite top tier Almodóvar, but I liked the twists and Gael García Bernal was as great as he always is

#928

Nightcrawler: like King of Comedy but less good

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#929

Open the Coens Filmography and choose any 10 off there

Or 9 now Metropolitan’s made it in

#930

@moderators Lock pls

#931