tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post115778567862161421..comments2024-02-23T05:17:08.682-05:00Comments on The Film Freak Central Blog: My TIFF So FarBill Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158199601423379772006-09-13T22:06:00.000-04:002006-09-13T22:06:00.000-04:00I was a big fan of Henry Fool, Jer. One of the onl...I was a big fan of <I>Henry Fool</I>, Jer. One of the only movies that made my Top 10 of that year that would make a revised list.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158194110748219242006-09-13T20:35:00.000-04:002006-09-13T20:35:00.000-04:00I wasn't able to get enough time off work to make ...I wasn't able to get enough time off work to make the trip to Toronto valuable, unfortunately, but a shame about the new Hartley nonetheless. I was about 85% excited/15% suspicious though, seeing as how his more recent work didn't live up to the best of his 90's stuff, for me. Were you a fan of <I>Henry Fool</I>, though?jer fairallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032172895204505671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158125362902480802006-09-13T01:29:00.000-04:002006-09-13T01:29:00.000-04:00P.S.: The new Hartley and the new Verhoeven are bo...P.S.: The new Hartley and the new Verhoeven are both kinda disappointing. Will have a capsule review of a TRULY awful film up later 2nite.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158125271504453852006-09-13T01:27:00.000-04:002006-09-13T01:27:00.000-04:00Larry Fessenden's latest is amazing...pass it on.Larry Fessenden's latest is amazing...pass it on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158125171390153432006-09-13T01:26:00.000-04:002006-09-13T01:26:00.000-04:00Agree, Max, that the Japanese nightlife sequence i...Agree, Max, that the Japanese nightlife sequence is a pretty great piece of filmmaking, but I thought a lot of its credibility went out the window with that "mute" gimmick; that's not what being deaf is like, and in fact a lot of deaf people love discotheques because it's one of the few places they <I>can</I> hear, thanks to the vibrations produced by the subwoofers. I mean, that's why Beethoven Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158115726180191292006-09-12T22:48:00.000-04:002006-09-12T22:48:00.000-04:00And, Alex, the new Diane Arbus movie? It's incredi...<I>And, Alex, the new Diane Arbus movie? It's incredible. It's Lynch crossed with Sirk; a gloriously, unabashedly strange, deeply moving and beautiful melodrama. It's riveting, powerful stuff. Seriously - I was expecting to really dislike it, too, but it's more along the lines of a Burton-esque fairy tale at it's most magical, yet infinitely more mature, than anything designed for Oscar-bait. </IAlex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158065239327516962006-09-12T08:47:00.000-04:002006-09-12T08:47:00.000-04:00Aw shit! The new Diane Arbus movie looks like the ...Aw shit! The new <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLCn9ka2T5I" REL="nofollow">Diane Arbus</A> movie looks like the fucking <I>Hours</I>.Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158064387795694432006-09-12T08:33:00.000-04:002006-09-12T08:33:00.000-04:00To see Babel is to dislike Babel, really. It's a t...<I>To see Babel is to dislike Babel, really. It's a tony Crash; will capsule-review it soon.</I><BR/><BR/>I actually hope I <I>don't</I> like it.Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158053782460177172006-09-12T05:36:00.000-04:002006-09-12T05:36:00.000-04:00I concur with Bill: Babel is a complete waste of t...I concur with Bill: <I>Babel</I> is a complete waste of time that makes no useful points and just leaves you emotionally beaten up. Go see <I>Monkey Warfare</I> or <I>I Don't Want to Sleep Alone</I> or <I>EMPz 4 Life</I> instead.tmhooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519230948522808921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158039411161821842006-09-12T01:36:00.000-04:002006-09-12T01:36:00.000-04:00To see Babel is to dislike Babel, really. It's a t...To see <I>Babel</I> is to dislike <I>Babel</I>, really. It's a tony <I>Crash</I>; will capsule-review it soon.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158036606989482482006-09-12T00:50:00.000-04:002006-09-12T00:50:00.000-04:00I want to hear about BORAT!And why does everybody ...I want to hear about BORAT!<BR/><BR/>And why does everybody hate Babel so bad? I liked Amores Perros and 21 Grams quite a bit, is this one shot by Rodrigo Prieto like those two were? He's one of my favorite cinematographers working today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1158000963125822062006-09-11T14:56:00.000-04:002006-09-11T14:56:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157950492244459752006-09-11T00:54:00.000-04:002006-09-11T00:54:00.000-04:00Rest assured that the Tsai is a keeper: it's not f...Rest assured that the Tsai is a keeper: it's not for newcomers to the director, but it's full of juicy stuff for his fans (plus the fascinating effect of Kuala Lumpur being substituted for Taipei). One of the better flicks at the festival...tmhooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519230948522808921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157910725425300622006-09-10T13:52:00.000-04:002006-09-10T13:52:00.000-04:00Looks like Pan's Labyrinth is currently sold out o...Looks like <I>Pan's Labyrinth</I> is currently sold out on the day I'm gonna be in town (Wednesday). I'll keep trying for last minute tickets, though. In the meantime, Hal Hartley's <I>Fay Grim</I> is a definite, for me, and Tsai Ming-liang's <I>I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (Hei Yan Quan)</I> a maybe.jer fairallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032172895204505671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157887579347180152006-09-10T07:26:00.000-04:002006-09-10T07:26:00.000-04:00I'd chime in that Pan's Labyrinth is a must-see, a...<I>I'd chime in that Pan's Labyrinth is a must-see, and maybe a masterpiece</I><BR/><BR/>That's great to hear. I not a big fan of del Toro's work so far, but I always thought that <I>The Devil's Backbone</I> had some greatness in it. After the lukewarm review at <A HREF="http://slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=2497" REL="nofollow">Slant</A> and the usual hyperbole from the CHUD guys I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157869990998366782006-09-10T02:33:00.000-04:002006-09-10T02:33:00.000-04:00Let's not forget The War Zone's "For My Father" af...Let's not forget <I>The War Zone</I>'s "For My Father" after ninety-odd minutes of a dad raping his children.<BR/><BR/>Gotta get cracking on capsules, but thought I'd chime in that <I>Pan's Labyrinth</I> is a must-see, and maybe a masterpiece. It's the movie del Toro's always promised but never quite delivered.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.com