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PBS's "Live from Lincoln Center" last night -- More unremittingly lowbrow pandering. - clarkjohnsen 09:39:53 05/04/07 (5)
- Re: PBS's "Live from Lincoln Center" last night -- More unremittingly lowbrow pandering. - rico 13:07:53 05/04/07 (2)
  - "NOT ONE Monk tune??!" And there you have it: "Unremittingly." Time to disband PBS don't you think? nt - clarkjohnsen 07:39:51 05/05/07 (1)
    - Re: "NOT ONE Monk tune??!" And there you have it: "Unremittingly." Time to disband PBS don't you think? nt - rico 08:36:58 05/05/07 (0)
- Choral music? nt - tinear 12:34:30 05/04/07 (0)
- You grumpy old fart - Victor Khomenko 11:58:01 05/04/07 (0)
Vertical Ray of the Sun - Victor Khomenko 14:11:04 05/03/07 (1)
- In a day.... - afilado 16:32:50 05/03/07 (0)
Bresson's "The Pickpocket." Actually, a modern retelling - tinear 09:28:27 05/03/07 (1)
- Re: Bresson's "The Pickpocket." Actually, a modern retelling - patrickU 04:54:30 05/04/07 (0)
God help me! I've begun watching... - clarkjohnsen 08:29:09 05/03/07 (1)
- Next it'll be American Idol...(nt) - mkuller 10:55:33 05/03/07 (0)
WORST director -none porn. And the award goes to (envelope rip) - Duilawyer 17:43:11 05/02/07 (11)
- These days, this could; theoretically, become the longest thread ever. n/t - Vinylized 09:38:54 05/11/07 (0)
- Michael Bay's gotta be up there. Brett Ratner too. nt - sjb 10:12:08 05/04/07 (0)
- Uwe Boll is my current pick. - TAFKA Steve 08:00:50 05/04/07 (0)
- Larry Buchanan! - Rob Doorack 06:46:39 05/04/07 (0)
- Alan Smithee * - mr grits 16:25:33 05/03/07 (4)
  - how about the guy who did "Welcome to LA" - Duilawyer 18:31:40 05/03/07 (3)
    - That's Alan Rudolph, and I like his work... - TAFKA Steve 07:30:59 05/04/07 (1)
      - Really???? I think it is shockingly bad. - Duilawyer 13:19:55 05/04/07 (0)
    - Alan Smithee Bio .......... - mr grits 21:03:41 05/03/07 (0)
- my next door neighbour for "Summer Holiday In Hell". nt - dave c 14:02:56 05/03/07 (0)
- Christopher Cain for Gone Fishin' - WinthorpeIII 06:52:39 05/03/07 (0)
Duncan Shepherd goes on sabattical -- very amusing - clarkjohnsen 11:43:51 05/02/07 (5)
- You two need to get a room. * - mr grits 11:48:29 05/02/07 (4)
  - Don't *you* need to get a *life*? nt - clarkjohnsen 11:52:20 05/02/07 (3)
    - Ah, m'thinks mr grits struck a nerve. - Audiophilander 22:27:06 05/02/07 (2)
      - "Curmudgeons whose anal retentive excesses are both hemorrhoid inducing and prune worthy." - clarkjohnsen 09:11:41 05/03/07 (1)
        
        "O geez. That's really what's called a self-reflective statement." - Physician, clip thy self. (nt) - Audiophilander 23:44:20 05/03/07 (0)
Pasolini's "Decameron." - tinear 13:03:59 05/01/07 (6)
- Re: Pasolini's "Decameron." - Victor Khomenko 06:08:59 05/02/07 (5)
  - Re: Pasolini's "Decameron." - patrickU 08:20:52 05/02/07 (4)
    - I don't know what you mean by "outdated." Certainly, in the bawdiness factor, it's not. - tinear 14:42:51 05/02/07 (1)
      - Re: Easy--- - patrickU 04:06:43 05/03/07 (0)
    - Re: Pasolini's "Decameron." - Victor Khomenko 09:34:16 05/02/07 (1)
      - Re: Any one has to serve some one--- - patrickU 09:49:39 05/02/07 (0)
Fracture -- not bad - clarkjohnsen 09:12:10 05/01/07 (3)
- good but girl lawyer story line was not needed (nt) - Jade East 20:33:14 05/03/07 (1)
  - I've forgotten it already... nt - clarkjohnsen 09:23:11 05/04/07 (0)
- Agreed... - mkuller 10:43:13 05/01/07 (0)
"The Namesake" - rico 13:26:43 04/30/07 (2)
- Yes - dave c 14:23:50 04/30/07 (1)
  - Re: Yes - rico 08:47:19 05/01/07 (0)
"The Condemned": A violent paradox - mr grits 18:50:27 04/29/07 (1)
- a WWE production - dave c 01:37:02 04/30/07 (0)
Vier Minuten (Four Minutes) - dave c 14:08:22 04/29/07 (0)
Amusing, mild critique of Canuck cinema scene - clarkjohnsen 12:00:57 04/29/07 (0)
The Monks- Transatlantic Feedback - dave c 14:59:58 04/28/07 (0)
La Moustache - Duilawyer 08:28:20 04/28/07 (1)
- At first I was put off...... - mr grits 22:08:00 04/28/07 (0)
Black Book - townsend 18:19:38 04/27/07 (0)
Night on Earth--- - patrickU 13:40:55 04/27/07 (2)
- I liked it - Jazz Inmate 16:13:26 05/01/07 (1)
  - Re: I liked it - patrickU 00:51:33 05/02/07 (0)
Klimov's searing war film, "Come and See:" - tinear 04:44:16 04/27/07 (10)
- That one is like watching a nightmare - mishmashmusic 18:27:52 04/28/07 (0)
- Re: One of the best war films ever; a Classic indeed n/t - grinagog 19:22:57 04/27/07 (0)
- Reopening the wounds - Victor Khomenko 05:18:22 04/27/07 (7)
  - After 1985, he made no more films. Glasnost stymied him? Very strange, no? - tinear 17:23:07 04/27/07 (0)
  - My search only found six year old comments. Could you please link? nt - tinear 08:34:57 04/27/07 (5)
    - I think that's when we discussed it... time flies... - Victor Khomenko 13:53:54 04/27/07 (4)
      - It's not the year, it's the miles. nt - tinear 14:02:01 04/27/07 (3)
        
        Does it help to change oil more often? - Victor Khomenko 15:04:26 04/27/07 (2)
        
        Heat can break down viscosity. Been pushing the engine? Change the oil and filter often ..nt - late 15:02:57 04/28/07 (0)
        
        Re: Does it help to change oil more often? - tinear 17:05:25 04/27/07 (0)
"Another Time, Another Place" - rico 06:36:50 04/26/07 (0)
"Seventh Seal" - sjb 22:28:28 04/25/07 (28)
- if this is the Criterion check out the commentary - tunenut 16:24:38 04/26/07 (1)
  - It is the Criterion version. - sjb 20:15:46 04/26/07 (0)
- What's next? - Victor Khomenko 06:41:53 04/26/07 (15)
  - Au Hasard Balthazar - sjb 06:50:31 04/26/07 (14)
    - Re: The " Idiot Collection "---- - patrickU 08:00:58 04/26/07 (4)
      - and THEN - sjb 12:44:20 04/26/07 (3)
        
        Re: and THEN---The torture begins---- - patrickU 12:58:39 04/26/07 (2)
        
        Okay... - sjb 13:30:06 04/26/07 (1)
        
        Re: Did you stole them from Tin? - patrickU 13:33:44 04/26/07 (0)
    - It is OK - Victor Khomenko 07:10:54 04/26/07 (6)
      - If only. - sjb 12:45:43 04/26/07 (1)
        
        Well, try Patrick then! - Victor Khomenko 13:35:02 04/26/07 (0)
      - Re: It is OK - patrickU 07:58:38 04/26/07 (3)
        
        Re: It is OK - tinear 11:13:57 04/26/07 (2)
        
        Re: And yes, in the end... - patrickU 13:01:33 04/26/07 (1)
        
        Patrick, you keep talking like this, we get no food! - Victor Khomenko 13:36:18 04/26/07 (0)
    - All this and The Seventh Seal.... - Rod H. 07:09:58 04/26/07 (0)
    - Re: Au Hasard Balthazar - patrickU 07:04:31 04/26/07 (0)
- I think you're being a bit unfair to Bergman. He isn't - tinear 04:40:00 04/26/07 (1)
  - It's not that I'm trying to get to exactly what's being said - sjb 06:47:12 04/26/07 (0)
- Re: "Seventh Seal" - orejones 03:47:00 04/26/07 (1)
  - Oddly enough - sjb 06:48:26 04/26/07 (0)
- Re: "Seventh Seal" - patrickU 00:52:31 04/26/07 (5)
  - Yes - sjb 06:51:05 04/26/07 (0)
  - Did it make you take up chess? :--() nt - tinear 04:40:43 04/26/07 (3)
    - Re: No word about chess! - patrickU 07:08:31 04/26/07 (2)
      - I liked I P, also. A good film to watch with the missus. nt - tinear 04:33:19 04/27/07 (1)
        
        Re: Maybe Noiret´s best role. nt - patrickU 06:34:46 04/27/07 (0)
Volker Schlondorff's "Circle of Deceit:" what was it like in Beirut in the early - tinear 04:56:25 04/25/07 (0)
A la Verticale de L´Éte´------- - patrickU 13:00:39 04/24/07 (12)
- Why must you compare it to two vastly different directors? Surely, - tinear 04:41:16 04/25/07 (10)
  - Re: Wait--- - patrickU 04:54:19 04/25/07 (9)
    - Have I got it right... you HAVE? nt - tinear 10:04:39 04/25/07 (8)
      - Re: I have. Have you. nt - patrickU 10:25:03 04/25/07 (7)
        
        I wasn't responding to your film opinion, per se, but the - tinear 13:22:40 04/25/07 (6)
        
        Re: I wasn't responding to your film opinion, per se, but the - patrickU 13:53:02 04/25/07 (0)
        
        Re: I do not care what other write only from an academical point of view, but-- - patrickU 13:49:20 04/25/07 (3)
        
        Well, I think they agreed with you :--). Really, thanks. This - tinear 17:45:56 04/25/07 (1)
        
        Re: Well, I think they agreed with you :--). Really, thanks. This - patrickU 00:51:43 04/26/07 (0)
        
        Re: Wrong link sorry... - patrickU 13:51:19 04/25/07 (0)
        
        Re: I wasn't responding to your film opinion, per se, but the - patrickU 13:44:06 04/25/07 (0)
- Re: Mua he chieu thang dung ( Original title ) nt - patrickU 13:03:16 04/24/07 (0)
Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice" - sjb 20:52:12 04/23/07 (11)
- Re: Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice" - Rod H. 09:13:03 04/24/07 (8)
  - Re: Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice" - sjb 11:30:43 04/24/07 (1)
    - Re: Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice" - Rod H. 14:10:45 04/24/07 (0)
  - The Mirror gets better as you untangle it with mutlitple viewings. Now, when the hell - tinear 09:27:58 04/24/07 (5)
    - I hope never - Victor Khomenko 11:39:35 04/24/07 (4)
      - Why the obvious dislike for Stalker? I've read a lot of good things about it? nt - tinear 04:34:28 04/25/07 (2)
        
        I don't know, it just doesn't grab me - Victor Khomenko 06:24:06 04/25/07 (1)
        
        Eyes Wide Shut had many more problems than just "dating!" nt - tinear 10:05:45 04/25/07 (0)
      - Stalker - Rod H. 14:19:31 04/24/07 (0)
- I mostly agree, this is not his most "together" film - Victor Khomenko 06:45:00 04/24/07 (1)
  - Re: I mostly agree, this is not his most "together" film - sjb 11:35:17 04/24/07 (0)
Curse Of The Golden Flower - dave c 18:27:38 04/23/07 (6)
- Thanks, Dave. It got some huge pans but... you make it seem worthwhile. nt - tinear 04:24:49 04/24/07 (5)
  - Tin... - dave c 14:17:04 04/24/07 (4)
    - Actually, many famous opera have ridiculously complex plots but - tinear 10:08:29 04/25/07 (3)
      - I would probably prefer to call them convoluted... - dave c 16:12:32 04/25/07 (0)
      - I enjoyed 300... but then - sjb 11:28:45 04/25/07 (1)
        
        I'll say a rosary for your salvation. nt - tinear 04:23:22 04/26/07 (0)
"Colonel Redl," one of the most beautifully filmed works I can - tinear 15:45:58 04/23/07 (0)
"Red River" - rico 10:58:30 04/23/07 (0)
"Stroszek" - sjb 09:18:05 04/23/07 (1)
- It is a SUPERB film. You'd very much enjoy "Cobra Verde" which features a - tinear 14:23:21 04/23/07 (0)
"Taipei Story:" a deaf hitman (alert JimmyG: your type of film: - tinear 05:27:49 04/23/07 (4)
- Sounds a lot like "Bangkok Dangerous" - Peterloplop 21:19:04 04/23/07 (1)
  - I was right... and wrong about the title. I've been on lookout for Taipei Story - tinear 10:32:16 04/24/07 (0)
- Re: "Taipei Story:" err, I'd suggest it's Taiwan, not Thailand - grinagog 09:27:03 04/23/07 (1)
  - Oops, just saw a Thai film the evening before ;-0 nt - tinear 14:19:40 04/23/07 (0)
"Dodge City" - rico 13:41:53 04/22/07 (0)
"There are 8 million stories in the Naked City. This has been one of them." - edta 04:52:43 04/22/07 (4)
- If you like noir, you're in for a treat! - Harmonia 16:09:34 04/23/07 (2)
  - PS: Blacklist - Harmonia 17:12:22 04/23/07 (1)
    - The good side of HUAC! - dave c 18:34:22 04/23/07 (0)
- Excellent choices! nt - tinear 14:09:38 04/22/07 (0)
"Fracture": Sir Tony vs. punk newcomer - mr grits 15:49:50 04/21/07 (2)
- Agreed... - mkuller 10:12:18 04/23/07 (1)
  - Gosling shined and convinced in "The Believer"..... * - mr grits 16:12:28 04/23/07 (0)
"Major Dundee' - rico 09:37:38 04/21/07 (4)
- Re: "Major Dundee' - townsend 15:51:59 04/21/07 (3)
  - Re: Ride the High Country, ( Randolph Scott ) is early Peckinpah - grinagog 07:18:21 04/22/07 (2)
    - Bud Boetticher is a director of cult status for his westerns and he favored - tinear 14:21:48 04/22/07 (1)
      - Re: Good recommendation! Nothing like a good Western... n/t - grinagog 04:54:45 04/23/07 (0)
Where to go? Four new foreign movies in town... - clarkjohnsen 07:23:53 04/21/07 (2)
- The Valet - dave c 14:54:11 04/21/07 (0)
- Re: Where to go? Four new foreign movies in town... - rico 09:34:31 04/21/07 (0)
Half Nelson now here on preview - dave c 02:25:31 04/21/07 (0)
An homage to Ozu by one of the New Wave in Taipei, "Cafe Lumiere." - tinear 14:02:19 04/20/07 (0)
"The 400 Blows" - sjb 12:56:19 04/20/07 (3)
- Isn't that the title of the new movie about Bill Clinton's presidential accomplishment? (nt) - semuta 09:27:22 04/22/07 (0)
- Make sure to watch "Zero de Conduit" sometime, too. nt - tinear 13:40:20 04/20/07 (1)
  - Re: Make sure to watch "Zero de Conduite" sometime, too. nt - patrickU 00:53:30 04/21/07 (0)
Jean-Pierre Cassel gone.. - patrickU 09:08:19 04/20/07 (4)
- He was exquisite as the queenly Louis XIII in "The Three Musketeers'. * - mr grits 10:02:33 04/20/07 (3)
  - Re: Yes but the three were not. - patrickU 10:46:24 04/20/07 (2)
    - Oliver Reed is wonderful. nt - tinear 13:38:20 04/20/07 (1)
      - In deed.....they all were and Chaplin never more delectable. *. - mr grits 15:52:53 04/20/07 (0)
"Children of Men"...educational - DWPC 10:44:07 04/19/07 (11)
- Mmm - yata 05:59:44 04/20/07 (0)
- Easily the best major film studio release of the year. - tinear 11:07:32 04/19/07 (6)
  - yes, if you think the government is just as bad as terrorists and your idea of Jesus is a black pregnant woman NT - Jazz Inmate 17:32:53 04/25/07 (0)
  - There are message movies, and there are sermon movies - DWPC 11:48:23 04/19/07 (4)
    - One's "flat lighting" is another's "not overlit". nt - clarkjohnsen 07:35:19 04/21/07 (1)
      - Besides, the light in London is always so directional and hard -never soft or overcast. n/t - Vinylized 08:45:51 04/23/07 (0)
    - No, I don't recall any lecturing in the film. I actually thought it was - tinear 16:09:45 04/19/07 (0)
    - Re: There are message movies, and there are sermon movies - Vinylized 13:22:07 04/19/07 (0)
- Re: "Children of Men"...educational - Rod H. 10:57:20 04/19/07 (0)
- Or what, I guess. :-) n/t - Vinylized 10:53:53 04/19/07 (0)
- Who got nominated for the Oscar, then? - Vinylized 10:51:14 04/19/07 (0)
"Killer Of Sheep" - sjb 08:27:25 04/19/07 (4)
- Not on DVD yet. But Milestone Films will be releasing it in October, I believe. n/t - Vinylized 10:46:50 04/19/07 (3)
  - Was just reading a review that said it may be the greatest American film ever made and yet it was never released - sjb 09:20:45 04/22/07 (2)
    - Are you in LA? Did you see it at the Nuart? - Vinylized 09:08:35 04/24/07 (1)
      - A theater called the NuWishire on 14th and Wilshire in Santa Monica. - sjb 11:41:14 04/24/07 (0)
"Blood Diamond:" actually, it should have been called - tinear 05:07:33 04/19/07 (10)
- Man....lighten up - Troutbum 06:06:46 04/20/07 (0)
- Re: "Blood Diamond:" actually, it should have been called - PdL 21:46:58 04/19/07 (0)
- Re: "Blood Diamond:" actually, it should have been called - rico 14:22:39 04/19/07 (3)
  - You must have had a hard week, pobresito. See the above review of - tinear 16:13:42 04/19/07 (2)
    - Critically succesful, yes. Popular... not really. - sjb 16:48:08 04/19/07 (1)
      - I like balancing the scales, sj. Anyone that portrays BD as one of the - tinear 04:41:37 04/20/07 (0)
- You're way too critical; it's a pretty good popcorn flick - DWPC 09:05:07 04/19/07 (0)
- I enjoyed it... didn't think about it too much - sjb 08:29:40 04/19/07 (0)
- And, he runs like a girl. (nt) - afilado 07:56:14 04/19/07 (0)
- Bing....... - afilado 07:52:06 04/19/07 (0)
A Vertical Ray Of The Sun... - afilado 18:43:10 04/18/07 (2)
- Re: A Vertical Ray Of The Sun... - Victor Khomenko 23:08:23 04/18/07 (1)
  - OK...but.... - afilado 23:38:15 04/18/07 (0)
Best review (and an exceptional one as well) of The Wind That Shakes the Barley - clarkjohnsen 12:36:18 04/17/07 (0)
"Memory of a Killer." Rubbish. - tinear 12:33:08 04/17/07 (16)
- Re: "Memory of a Killer." Rubbish. - jamesgarvin 14:52:19 04/17/07 (15)
  - "this is not a film about a hitman." Huh? What film did you watch? - tinear 17:00:10 04/17/07 (9)
    - Re: "this is not a film about a hitman." Huh? What film did you watch? - jamesgarvin 10:45:40 04/18/07 (8)
      - You're the one praising the hero, not the film. He's a creep with Alzheimers. - tinear 16:06:49 04/18/07 (6)
        
        Re: You're the one praising the hero, not the film. He's a creep with Alzheimers. - jamesgarvin 08:13:57 04/19/07 (5)
        
        You think they were "real cops?" No, no, no Jimmy. - tinear 16:19:53 04/19/07 (4)
        
        Re: You think they were "real cops?" No, no, no Jimmy. - jamesgarvin 10:38:44 04/20/07 (3)
        
        One man's crap is another's cake. Boring, predicatable, with - tinear 14:48:27 04/20/07 (2)
        
        Re: One man's crap is another's cake. Boring, predicatable, with - jamesgarvin 16:34:45 04/20/07 (1)
        
        You do mischaracterize, Jimmy. - tinear 05:31:08 04/21/07 (0)
      - Huh? Yes, and it could have been a medical documentary. "Could" - tinear 16:03:36 04/18/07 (0)
  - He's revenging the girl's killing. You ask for "style" examples in your - tinear 15:20:34 04/17/07 (4)
    - Stop inhaling sand... - jamesgarvin 16:25:27 04/17/07 (3)
      - Both films feature killers for hire. Both set out to revenge themselves - tinear 16:56:47 04/17/07 (2)
        
        Re: Both films feature killers for hire. Both set out to revenge themselves - jamesgarvin 10:48:39 04/18/07 (1)
        
        Compare it to "Memento." Now THAT'S a brilliant film about memory loss. - tinear 16:09:11 04/18/07 (0)
So I fainally got to see 300 - dave c 00:14:53 04/17/07 (13)
- FWIW, ancient Greeks and Romans preferred being hairless below the neck... - MMasztal 13:16:21 04/17/07 (5)
  - Well, yes, the statuary is hairless but... all Greeks and Romans? You realize - tinear 16:10:43 04/18/07 (1)
    - and a huge... - dave c 20:46:02 04/18/07 (0)
  - Thank you - dave c 14:10:15 04/17/07 (2)
    - Pretty much everything except pubic and head hair... nt - MMasztal 11:26:11 04/18/07 (1)
      - So Greek men shaved their underarms? And what about the women? - dave c 20:48:04 04/18/07 (0)
- I remember watching the 13... and 10... do these count towards that 300? - Victor Khomenko 12:22:16 04/17/07 (0)
- First I am glad you enjoyed it as for your interpretation.. - Analog Scott 09:52:35 04/17/07 (2)
  - To be accurate, you'd have portrayed ALL the Spartans as gay. They - tinear 04:38:28 04/18/07 (0)
  - Carry on camping - dave c 14:17:57 04/17/07 (0)
- It must have been that day today… - David Aiken 02:20:28 04/17/07 (2)
  - Where and when??? - dave c 14:12:41 04/17/07 (1)
    - Re: Where and when??? - David Aiken 20:30:40 04/17/07 (0)
Just saw Mysterious Skin - wow! - Doug Flynn 01:00:33 04/16/07 (6)
- I wrote it up very favorably just after its release. - clarkjohnsen 11:41:40 04/17/07 (0)
- a creepy little diddy indeed... - PhilJ 04:01:12 04/16/07 (4)
  - Could either of you guys share just a tad (w/out spoilers) of what the movie - tinear 12:56:53 04/16/07 (3)
    - OK - PhilJ 18:51:33 04/16/07 (1)
      - Thanks (I think...). nt - tinear 04:36:55 04/17/07 (0)
    - what it's about without saying what it's about - dave c 13:11:05 04/16/07 (0)
Has anyone seen Curse Of The Golden Flower by Zhang Yimou? - dave c 00:49:30 04/16/07 (18)
- Last night. Wonderful visuals. Strained plot. - Duilawyer 20:52:47 04/16/07 (0)
- three words... - Alex S 18:34:31 04/16/07 (4)
  - "puffed-up bosoms" - dave c 22:58:15 04/16/07 (3)
    - More "puffed-up bosoms" - dave c 18:22:30 04/17/07 (2)
      - Re: More "puffed-up bosoms" - Alex S 06:01:32 04/18/07 (1)
        
        how shocking to discover oriental women have breasts! nt - dave c 14:32:13 04/18/07 (0)
- Curses on "The Curse....." - afilado 08:44:03 04/16/07 (0)
- Aka. The House of Bulging Boobs - Jack G 07:40:47 04/16/07 (5)
  - You're making me want to see it more! nt - dave c 13:05:52 04/16/07 (4)
    - Spoken like a ....... - afilado 14:51:22 04/16/07 (3)
      - for a moment I thought... - dave c 18:24:05 04/17/07 (2)
        
        Yeah, that too... ;O) ...........nt. - afilado 11:37:40 04/19/07 (1)
        
        Ooooooooooh, nooooooooooooooooo... - dave c 18:39:28 04/19/07 (0)
- It's a ...... - afilado 06:55:10 04/16/07 (4)
  - Will somebody give me... - afilado 07:18:30 04/16/07 (3)
    - There's a space that says "Optional Link URL:" under the space that says "Message" - sjb 07:50:55 04/16/07 (2)
      - Smarter Toddler has announced that it has hired Michilli Construction to build the new 55th street school. - jessi 23:08:37 05/08/07 (0)
      - Thanks, sjb.....now....... - afilado 08:47:02 04/16/07 (0)
(Spoilers galore) "Grindhouse." I had a completely different take than other posters: - tinear 15:20:45 04/15/07 (2)
- I think you are missing the point - Daryl Zero 20:49:50 04/15/07 (0)
- 100% agreement . Not a waste because of Rodriguez's effort and Russel's - Road Warrior 20:16:26 04/15/07 (0)
Paris Je T'Aime - dave c 02:13:12 04/15/07 (0)
"Hoax" was terrific - DavidLD 15:09:01 04/14/07 (1)
- Wallach is... - afilado 17:47:16 04/14/07 (0)
Barry Newman, 1st James Bond Dead At 89........ - AudioHead 09:34:56 04/14/07 (10)
- Hmmm-I think you find my friend Terence Cooper was-- - Des 15:39:26 04/15/07 (0)
- Re: Barry Nelson, 1st James Bond Dead At 89........ - patrickU 10:45:57 04/15/07 (2)
  - Patrick, Recall That Film Can Be...... - AudioHead 11:26:09 04/16/07 (1)
    - Re: Patrick, Recall That Film Can Be...... - patrickU 11:48:07 04/16/07 (0)
- Methinks you mean Barry "Nelson" (nt) - EBerlin 14:36:57 04/14/07 (0)
- "Vanishing Point" is a car lover's dream. nt - tinear 11:37:53 04/14/07 (4)
  - The white Dodge Charger and reference to.... - afilado 21:19:18 04/14/07 (3)
    - The car was a Dodge Challenger... - michael w 03:38:25 04/21/07 (0)
    - Okay, I'll see if it's showing locally, today. nt - tinear 06:07:56 04/15/07 (1)
      - Gr--dhouse.... - afilado 09:53:28 04/15/07 (0)
Black Dull-ia 1/10 scale - Duilawyer 21:24:26 04/13/07 (7)
- Re: Black Dull-ia 1/10 scale - rico 12:22:17 04/14/07 (0)
- Sad est thing is - Analog Scott 08:33:36 04/14/07 (2)
  - true, there is a great plot lurking there. nt - Duilawyer 22:39:03 04/14/07 (0)
  - Ellroy - dave c 15:25:24 04/14/07 (0)
- turning a stunning book into pap - dave c 00:30:01 04/14/07 (2)
  - I am sorry, I do not even know the name. nt - Duilawyer 07:50:58 04/14/07 (1)
    - Re: I am sorry, I do not even know the name. nt - rico 12:24:51 04/14/07 (0)
Hmmm, ...no one seems to be posting on Grindhouse; well , let me remedy that: - Audiophilander 15:21:53 04/13/07 (19)
- If they split this up, for their penance.... - rditmars 07:58:48 04/16/07 (1)
  - Re: If they split this up, for their penance.... - Bubba 20:40:24 05/02/07 (0)
- Saw it based on yer rec today. WTF??? - Road Warrior 20:07:32 04/15/07 (0)
- F'ing A Bubba - Daryl Zero 22:24:04 04/13/07 (0)
- OK, so it's great... - Dalton 20:46:30 04/13/07 (9)
  - No it isn't - Analog Scott 09:01:25 04/15/07 (0)
  - Jesus, let's hope your tongue is at both sides of your mouth! - tinear 16:18:20 04/14/07 (3)
    - Re: Jesus, let's hope your tongue is at both sides of your mouth! - Dalton 18:44:24 04/16/07 (1)
      - You're full of beans, Dalton m'lad. - Audiophilander 22:27:53 04/16/07 (0)
    - "LofTR...'great?' Harrummmmmph." - You're right; great isn't strong enough. Superb is more like it. - Audiophilander 23:57:21 04/14/07 (0)
  - Are you serious? (nt) - EBerlin 06:50:44 04/14/07 (2)
    - No. (nt) - Dalton 13:46:29 04/14/07 (1)
      - That's a relief! (nt) - EBerlin 14:00:07 04/14/07 (0)
  - "But is it 'Lord of the Rings' great? " - Not the same, just different.... - Audiophilander 00:54:51 04/14/07 (0)
- I used to like gratuitous violence... - DWPC 16:42:43 04/13/07 (3)
  - Umm, sorry, but not gratuitous violence, IMIO. These are parodies of a specific genre wrapped in a homage to the genre. - Audiophilander 00:30:39 04/14/07 (2)
    - So, it's a gratuitously violent film honoring similar films. nt - tinear 11:37:02 04/14/07 (1)
      - Not at all, but I suppose it depends on your definition of gratuitous. - Audiophilander 23:55:03 04/14/07 (0)
- I didn't think it was so great - tunenut 15:48:15 04/13/07 (0)
Fassbinder's "Berlin Alexanderplatz:" easily among not only the greatest - tinear 13:58:02 04/13/07 (4)
- Great to know it's emerging on DVD... - EBerlin 18:21:23 04/13/07 (3)
  - Gunter Lamprecht gives the definitive male performance in film history. Also, the - tinear 09:22:26 04/14/07 (2)
    - Now you're leaving the terrain of enthusiasm... - EBerlin 10:55:16 04/14/07 (1)
      - No. Not at all. It is the greatest acting performance in film history. - tinear 11:35:42 04/14/07 (0)
Great day for reading newspaper movie reviews! - clarkjohnsen 08:48:54 04/13/07 (10)
- "Disturbia"... - mkuller 11:33:00 04/13/07 (9)
  - Re: "Disturbia"... - rico 12:33:48 04/14/07 (1)
    - "No masterpeice"...no surprise...(nt) - mkuller 14:03:36 04/14/07 (0)
  - Think I'll just watch 'Rear Window', instead. Maybe seek out some originality. - Vinylized 13:43:16 04/13/07 (6)
    - I think the original... - mkuller 11:21:04 04/14/07 (0)
    - There are no new plots, only remakes. * - mr grits 14:51:07 04/13/07 (4)
      - Re: There are no new plots, only remakes. * - Vinylized 15:31:48 04/13/07 (3)
        
        Revivals -- I saw the refurbished Rear Window a few years ago on the big screen. It was great! nt - clarkjohnsen 07:56:27 04/14/07 (2)
        
        Re: Revivals -- I saw the refurbished Rear Window a few years ago on the big screen. It was great! nt - rico 12:32:35 04/14/07 (1)
        
        Yes... better even than I had remembered it. nt - clarkjohnsen 13:01:17 04/14/07 (0)
Sunshine - smart845 09:57:00 04/12/07 (0)
the Hitcher 2/10 stars - Duilawyer 20:33:17 04/11/07 (0)
Watched The Departed again liked it more than when I saw it in the theater. **Spoilers - sjb 19:28:54 04/11/07 (15)
- Re: Watched The Blood Diamond - Eldragon 05:05:10 04/13/07 (4)
  - Yup... with his Departed performance this is the best 1 - 2 punch in a long time. - sjb 21:54:25 04/13/07 (0)
  - Sorry, Dragoon, gotta cross you on Leo...... - mr grits 06:47:35 04/13/07 (2)
    - Oh, well... - Eldragon 12:38:17 04/13/07 (0)
    - Agreed. His best role was Basketball Diaries. It was almost all downhill from there (his entire career) NT - Jazz Inmate 10:39:03 04/13/07 (0)
- Congratulations! Now you're pretty much in accord with my own views. ;-) nt - clarkjohnsen 11:01:50 04/12/07 (6)
  - What an honor - sjb 12:34:39 04/12/07 (5)
    - You've been 'round AuPh too much! :=) - Victor Khomenko 04:12:11 04/13/07 (4)
      - And... and...? nt - clarkjohnsen 08:43:52 04/13/07 (3)
        
        And... - Victor Khomenko 11:22:45 04/13/07 (2)
        
        According to IMDB - sjb 21:53:06 04/13/07 (1)
        
        I can assure you there is plenty of that - Victor Khomenko 04:35:03 04/14/07 (0)
- Re: Watched The Departed again liked it more than when I saw it in the theater. **Spoilers - Rich Jura 07:04:01 04/12/07 (2)
  - Re: Watched The Departed again liked it more than when I saw it in the theater. **Spoilers - Victor Khomenko 16:03:00 04/12/07 (0)
  - Re: Watched The Departed again liked it more than when I saw it in the theater. **Spoilers - sjb 09:17:17 04/12/07 (0)
A simple question for all film lovers... - dave c 15:09:37 04/09/07 (5)
- One word.......... - afilado 17:53:49 04/09/07 (2)
  - That is four words.nt - jamesgarvin 08:34:16 04/10/07 (1)
    - Smile when you say that, stranger. LOL. - afilado 10:43:32 04/10/07 (0)
- they both copied earlier Hollywood musicals (NT) - tunenut 17:17:57 04/09/07 (1)
  - Or "The Red Shoes," for that matter (nt) - eppis1 23:09:37 04/09/07 (0)
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley" -- saw it yesterday afternoon and... - clarkjohnsen 13:23:46 04/09/07 (1)
- it is stunningly good. nt - dave c 14:27:45 04/09/07 (0)
"The Wind That Shakes But Barely" -- cannot be recommended. - clarkjohnsen 13:23:39 04/09/07 (0)
Antonioni's "Red Desert" - mishmashmusic 20:09:20 04/08/07 (2)
- Where did you find it? - afilado 00:22:52 04/09/07 (1)
  - Re: Where did you find it? - mishmashmusic 07:13:05 04/09/07 (0)
"Jazz on a Summer's Day" - rico 13:18:21 04/08/07 (5)
- Re: "Jazz on a Summer's Day" some great performances - grinagog 06:27:11 04/09/07 (4)
  - Re: "Jazz on a Summer's Day" some great performances - rico 08:25:10 04/09/07 (3)
    - Re: I've got the Japanese laser disc and VHS - grinagog 00:27:29 04/10/07 (2)
      - Re: I've got the Japanese laser disc and VHS - rico 12:50:17 04/10/07 (1)
        
        Re: nothing at all wrong with the visuals or performances - grinagog 06:38:12 04/11/07 (0)
"Trouble Every Day": Erotique Macbre - mr grits 18:07:23 04/07/07 (5)
- Garbage, or as Patrick would say - merde. - Victor Khomenko 16:05:14 04/12/07 (0)
- Watching "Eating Raoul" on 'shrooms? (nt) - rditmars 10:03:24 04/09/07 (0)
- So this is what you meant by a life fully lived. .nt - late 05:46:59 04/08/07 (2)
  - I didn't mean to scar you...you would hate this film. * - mr grits 10:01:13 04/08/07 (1)
    - Enjoy the delusion, but next time be ready to back it up ..nt - late 10:32:40 04/08/07 (0)
Comencini passed away---- - patrickU 13:30:35 04/06/07 (0)
The Hustler - Mr Underhill 02:36:41 04/06/07 (10)
- Re: The Hustler; I'd rate it as Paul Newmans greatest role - grinagog 03:08:54 04/06/07 (9)
  - I'd place it second, just after The Verdict nt - padreken 16:41:19 04/07/07 (2)
    - Ah yes, The Verdict was great too. What a summation! nt. - WinthorpeIII 06:30:20 04/08/07 (1)
      - I agree, like Newman said, too bad there weren't more - Duilawyer 10:05:26 04/08/07 (0)
  - disagree strongly. I think Newman gets better with age - Duilawyer 01:30:06 04/07/07 (3)
    - Re: disagree strongly. I think Newman gets better with age - rico 09:08:22 04/07/07 (2)
      - he was really great in the Hitcher. - Duilawyer 11:17:46 04/07/07 (1)
        
        Re: he was really great in the Hitcher. - rico 09:34:45 04/08/07 (0)
  - My fav. Newman role is Cat On A Hot Tin Roof...Newman and Taylor in their prime....it doesn't get any better! - TWB 23:39:27 04/06/07 (0)
  - Yes, definitely - WinthorpeIII 07:30:16 04/06/07 (0)
300 - Duilawyer 22:32:22 04/05/07 (43)
- gerard bulter here is totally different from the phantom role - jeromelang 00:56:22 04/09/07 (0)
- some comments on homoeroticism... and other eroticisms in Sparta - dave c 19:08:31 04/07/07 (2)
  - i saw this film with a friend who's gay. the theatre was full of people like him. - jeromelang 01:05:29 04/09/07 (1)
    - i meant to say "marveling at the stylistic way of heads and arms being cut off" - jeromelang 03:52:57 04/09/07 (0)
- Re: 300 and computer-generated graphics. - halfnote 22:11:07 04/06/07 (2)
  - Re: 300 and computer-generated graphics. - Analog Scott 23:27:56 04/06/07 (1)
    - Re: 300 and computer-generated graphics. - halfnote 21:39:30 04/08/07 (0)
- 300 men take off their shirts and not one hairy chest... - dave c 16:45:15 04/06/07 (33)
  - I really didn't notice that............ - mr grits 21:07:34 04/07/07 (1)
    - "This was good fun and very over the top--like a comic book!" - dave c 13:29:23 04/08/07 (0)
  - definitely a homerotic tinge throughout the movie. nt - Duilawyer 01:27:15 04/07/07 (19)
    - i didn't realize the kissing concubines would have such an effect. - Analog Scott 07:48:32 04/07/07 (18)
      - actually a lot of people have issues with how American films show T and A - dave c 14:43:33 04/07/07 (0)
      - Some of my favorite review quotes were... - sjb 14:28:09 04/07/07 (9)
        
        "fills a much needed gap between gay porn and recruitment film" LOL! - padreken 22:46:25 04/08/07 (0)
        
        Re: Some of my favorite review quotes were... - Analog Scott 14:37:46 04/07/07 (6)
        
        Re: Some of my favorite review quotes were... - sjb 17:56:42 04/07/07 (2)
        
        "...some people would see it as homo-erotic." Some people are like that! - clarkjohnsen 12:06:53 04/09/07 (0)
        
        Re: Some of my favorite review quotes were... - Analog Scott 08:18:49 04/08/07 (0)
        
        "they ultimately put out plain vanilla forgetable films" - dave c 14:54:45 04/07/07 (2)
        
        do I think this film will be remebered in 6 months? - Analog Scott 15:39:57 04/07/07 (1)
        
        I'll go and see it... - dave c 15:46:13 04/07/07 (0)
        
        good comments - dave c 14:34:45 04/07/07 (0)
      - Nah, the myriad of shots of shaved males with their shirts off.. - Duilawyer 11:18:57 04/07/07 (0)
      - Re: i didn't realize the kissing concubines would have such an effect. - Dalton 10:51:46 04/07/07 (5)
        
        the onlhy time the cgi is annoying is the battle scense that are herky jerky - Duilawyer 11:20:21 04/07/07 (0)
        
        Actually many women have gone and liked it - Analog Scott 11:01:36 04/07/07 (3)
        
        I only intended a light... - dave c 14:25:21 04/07/07 (2)
        
        Re: I only intended a light... - Analog Scott 14:49:37 04/07/07 (1)
        
        Scott... - dave c 15:07:35 04/07/07 (0)
  - Hairless chests is a sign of facism? - Analog Scott 21:55:32 04/06/07 (10)
    - "the makers of this film are laughing their asses off" - dave c 19:11:29 04/07/07 (0)
    - which kind of proves the point. - dave c 03:10:43 04/07/07 (8)
      - Just when I thought you peaked.... - Analog Scott 07:36:45 04/07/07 (7)
        
        "What is it about a mythical look at an historic event that took place 2500 years ago that brings out the political nutt - dave c 14:32:29 04/07/07 (6)
        
        Re: "What is it about a mythical look at an historic event that took place 2500 years ago that brings out the political - Analog Scott 15:48:59 04/07/07 (5)
        
        Scott, I might have taken a small thought for a long walk! - dave c 18:46:48 04/07/07 (4)
        
        Re: Scott, I might have taken a small thought for a long walk! - Analog Scott 22:53:54 04/07/07 (3)
        
        but do remember... - dave c 13:36:15 04/08/07 (2)
        
        Re: but do remember... - Analog Scott 13:48:55 04/08/07 (1)
        
        Me too! - dave c 14:35:50 04/08/07 (0)
- Glad you liked it - Analog Scott 22:44:49 04/05/07 (1)
  - I wondered if maybe they had bigget ones a the time? nt - Duilawyer 05:46:33 04/06/07 (0)
The Namesake - dave c 14:21:04 04/05/07 (0)
Maya - jamesgarvin 07:07:44 04/05/07 (0)
"Germany, Year Zero." A gut-wrenching film about a Berlin family's - tinear 14:39:55 04/04/07 (3)
- Re: "Germany, Year Zero." A gut-wrenching film about a Berlin family's - patrickU 03:13:50 04/05/07 (2)
  - You missed the point of the film. nt - tinear 04:50:36 04/05/07 (1)
    - Re: You mean your point. Not mine. nt - patrickU 09:58:29 04/05/07 (0)
"Kinamand" (Chinamen, in Danish) is a small, powerful little - tinear 11:19:03 04/04/07 (2)
- Kinamand = Chinaman... - afilado 19:32:12 04/05/07 (1)
  - Thanks for the review, it got me to view it. nt - tinear 11:40:43 04/14/07 (0)
completely gratuitous photo of Audrey Tautou... - dave c 15:33:04 04/03/07 (0)
"So Much So Fast" tonight on PBS Frontline -- Urge you to watch - clarkjohnsen 09:44:05 04/03/07 (1)
- Caught the second half, very depressing. - Duilawyer 07:09:58 04/04/07 (0)
The Lives Of Others - dave c 01:44:53 04/03/07 (1)
- See our archives, we discussed it here several weeks ago. I thought - tinear 14:34:29 04/04/07 (0)
Guess what comes out on blu-ray next week? - Jazz Inmate 12:49:12 04/02/07 (36)
- I wonder how much video improvement you'll get with older movies with Blu-Ray over DVD ? - oscar 17:22:36 04/02/07 (35)
  - $18 for the HD DVD @ Amazon - Jack G 04:59:20 04/03/07 (0)
  - "Is it going to be worth $30 for Blu-Ray vs $10 for DVD ?" Never spent $30 on a blu-ray - Jazz Inmate 22:01:18 04/02/07 (0)
  - depends on the print and transfer. - Analog Scott 18:14:22 04/02/07 (32)
    - "maybe someday the home video experience will equal the movie going experience. " - Jack G 05:08:34 04/03/07 (12)
      - Wow, didn't realize I had to spell it out - Analog Scott 09:10:18 04/03/07 (11)
        
        No you didn't - Jack G 10:51:43 04/03/07 (10)
        
        Yes I did. - Analog Scott 11:28:31 04/03/07 (9)
        
        My point - Jack G 12:18:11 04/03/07 (8)
        
        your point is not universal - Analog Scott 13:07:05 04/03/07 (7)
        
        As with people who assert that LPs don't sound better than CDs because of some clicks and pops. That's noise, not sound. - clarkjohnsen 08:47:44 04/04/07 (1)
        
        No assertion, but if LP noise is present it isn't necessarily closer to the live or studio experience ... - Audiophilander 16:51:20 04/05/07 (0)
        
        I never said it was. - Jack G 14:02:14 04/03/07 (4)
        
        this is pointless, lets try to get back on subject. - Analog Scott 15:12:48 04/03/07 (3)
        
        On the contrary… - David Aiken 17:35:10 04/03/07 (0)
        
        You're right-my apologies - Jack G 15:17:51 04/03/07 (1)
        
        Hey no prob - Analog Scott 16:57:08 04/03/07 (0)
    - Audio experience is already better than at the movies. - oscar 19:14:21 04/02/07 (18)
      - Re: Audio experience is already better than at the movies. - timothywas1@comcast.net 09:41:24 04/06/07 (2)
        
        I obtained this multichannel (MC) analog preamp to support MC SACD playback. - oscar 13:29:15 04/06/07 (1)
        
        Re: I obtained this multichannel (MC) analog preamp to support MC SACD playback. - timothywas1@comcast.net 19:54:35 04/06/07 (0)
      - Re: Depends on the theatre; some have great systems + acoustics (n/t) - grinagog 20:45:25 04/03/07 (0)
      - Forget audio...the entire experience, parking to rest-room, soup to nuts, is better than at the movies - Jazz Inmate 22:07:52 04/02/07 (0)
      - My wife and I still like the movie theater experience, but we enjoy our HT every bit as much, just in a different way. - Audiophilander 22:05:15 04/02/07 (12)
        
        DD and DTS are so 1999 - Jazz Inmate 22:13:21 04/02/07 (11)
        
        Very little content in blu-ray or HD-DVD that I'm interested in at present. - Audiophilander 10:18:15 04/03/07 (8)
        
        sorry auph, but with your gear you can't access LPCM, DD+, Dolby TrueHD, or DTS-HD - Jazz Inmate 13:18:36 04/04/07 (5)
        
        Not confused at all; DVDs have Linear PCM; what's your problem, do you have ... - Audiophilander 16:43:59 04/05/07 (4)
        
        You are confused, but that's ok. It's confusing - Jazz Inmate 16:50:36 04/05/07 (3)
        
        Granted, the information is confusing, even for those who keep current in the ever changing field of audio delivery, ... - Audiophilander 17:26:26 04/06/07 (2)
        
        yeesh! I thought I could get LPCM over the optical too, at first. Someone had to set me straight - Jazz Inmate 11:30:03 04/07/07 (1)
        
        We're in basic agreement. - Audiophilander 00:17:35 04/08/07 (0)
        
        A valid point - Jack G 12:22:22 04/03/07 (0)
        
        Re: Very little content in blu-ray or HD-DVD that I'm interested in at present. - oscar 12:00:42 04/03/07 (0)
        
        Amen to that. I originally auditioned a Blu-ray player for the PQ... - oscar 06:15:13 04/03/07 (1)
        
        I have a ways to go before I capitalize fully on what blu-ray can do for me - Jazz Inmate 10:00:14 04/03/07 (0)
Troya----- - patrickU 04:39:38 04/02/07 (8)
- Read the book, it´s so much better: a bit slow paced, but very good indeed! Here... - orejones 02:58:28 04/03/07 (1)
  - Re: Read the book, it´s so much better: a bit slow paced, but very good indeed! Here... - patrickU 05:07:18 04/03/07 (0)
- Pat, your DVD "Das Leben der Anderen" is still sitting here - Duilawyer 16:18:25 04/02/07 (3)
  - went ot post office Tuesday to mail your DVD. No disc in the box!!! - Duilawyer 07:25:54 04/05/07 (0)
  - Re: Do not worry! - patrickU 01:05:54 04/03/07 (1)
    - :-) nt - Duilawyer 06:59:16 04/03/07 (0)
- I'm sorry you wasted your time, Patrick...luckily I did not! NT - Jazz Inmate 12:46:05 04/02/07 (1)
  - Re: Yeah. - patrickU 14:02:48 04/02/07 (0)
Death of a President- so far, OK but - Duilawyer 20:24:55 04/01/07 (1)
- Better seconde half, steadier camera work. Half assed mystery - Duilawyer 07:21:06 04/02/07 (0)
Movies vs. TV - townsend 18:26:37 04/01/07 (0)
Askoldov's "Commissar" on Kino DVD - mishmashmusic 14:00:21 04/01/07 (1)
- Re: Askoldov's "Commissar" on Kino DVD - mishmashmusic 08:33:29 04/02/07 (0)
That movie, 300? Saw it yesterday. And ya know what? It ain't half bad! - clarkjohnsen 11:19:20 04/01/07 (7)
- That limited pallete is what fooled me into thinking my - Duilawyer 20:26:24 04/01/07 (1)
  - Not really - Analog Scott 02:40:47 04/02/07 (0)
- Clark, very nice review. (disclaimer, i was the makeup department head so I am highly biased) a few notes... - Analog Scott 11:48:00 04/01/07 (4)
  - My "fag" description was drawn from audience comments overheard afterwards. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:27:33 04/02/07 (0)
  - Any CGI on the characters themselves? - mr grits 19:49:36 04/01/07 (1)
    - They were all practical makeups. The only CGI on any character was... - Analog Scott 02:45:11 04/02/07 (0)
  - the need for "realism" in films - dave c 13:39:17 04/01/07 (0)
Charisma! - afilado 04:29:28 04/01/07 (8)
- Re: Charisma! - SF tech 11:33:25 04/01/07 (1)
  - Bingo! - <