You may be being generous to Boiling Point, which I think is his worst film to date. I've been reviewing all of Kitano's movies for my site & am waiting for my copy of his film Dolls to arrive so I can finish up the series.
I'd suggest trying some of his quieter movies. He's mostly known in the US for his gangster/cop films, which is unfortunate. Scene At The Sea and Kids Return are both fantastic and feature no gunplay.
Picnic is great, even more mysterious than Weir's other films. And, of course, the DVD is on Criterion which means you'll get a great presentation. I've seen the print they used for the DVD and it's quite nice.
A M & C review that I wrote a couple of weeks ago. I ended up seeing the movie right after watching Gallipoli, which was a fun double feature.
While it's been years since I've seen it, I would say the general wearniess of the film is part of the point. I find the tired, empty look of DeNiro's eyes to be more of a emotional kicker than the scene you mentioned.
A bit rough on the Casino. Why? It's the only S movie I've watched twice in a row, and I find it's a fantasicly depressing, lonely film about high-level crime (as compared to the low-level gangsters that usually populate his films). The final shot of DeNiro is one of S's finest, I think.
I don't like static systems like MT. Most of my work has been with database driven sites, and that's what I prefer. Dual Lens is currently using a very shoddy database, which works but isn't very flexible.
The tool I'm working on will allow me much more flexibility. Reviews can be written for multiple movies or for no movies at all (currently it's a one-to-one). Content will use parent-child relationships. I'll have much greater control over presentation; using templates stored in a database I'll be able to format the information based upon context and user preferences. There are a bunch of other features in there too, I just have to finish figuring out what they are.
Thanks. This is a nice site you've got here. No RSS yet. Right now I'm writing a new publishing engine & I'll be able to do RSS once that's done. Normally we publish every Monday/Wednesday/Friday, although we were on a reduced schedule in October.
Referer logs tell me everything; where you came from, what you looked at, what you had for dinner, how long it's been since your last dental appointment, etc. - Ian
Copies of Ong Bak have also been floating around the file sharing sites, especially those using BitTorrent. That's how I got mine.
Dear Coach Z, I think it's spelled "Jeorb!"
Hate(Matthieu Kossovitz)
What is this movie? IMDb searches turn up a couple of silents titled Hate and turns up nothing under the name "Matthieu Kossovitz."
I'm flummoxed.
Oh, 28) The Crow was Alex Proyas. Sadly, I couldn't guess the last remaining 3 without turning to the IMDb.
You may be being generous to Boiling Point, which I think is his worst film to date. I've been reviewing all of Kitano's movies for my site & am waiting for my copy of his film Dolls to arrive so I can finish up the series.
I'd suggest trying some of his quieter movies. He's mostly known in the US for his gangster/cop films, which is unfortunate. Scene At The Sea and Kids Return are both fantastic and feature no gunplay.
22) Peter Jackson. I'm stunned that I'm the first to guess that.
12) E. Elias Meringe, who also directed Shadow of the Vampire
Begotten, which I just saw for the first time last week, has to be one of the most exciting films I've seen in ages. What a mind blower.
Picnic is great, even more mysterious than Weir's other films. And, of course, the DVD is on Criterion which means you'll get a great presentation. I've seen the print they used for the DVD and it's quite nice.
A M & C review that I wrote a couple of weeks ago. I ended up seeing the movie right after watching Gallipoli, which was a fun double feature.
While it's been years since I've seen it, I would say the general wearniess of the film is part of the point. I find the tired, empty look of DeNiro's eyes to be more of a emotional kicker than the scene you mentioned.
All this talk just makes me want to see it again.
That might be the first 007 favorites list I've seen with Octopussy and Moonraker. Still, you get respect for recognizing the brillance of Goldeneye.
Now, what about favorite 007 songs?
A bit rough on the Casino. Why? It's the only S movie I've watched twice in a row, and I find it's a fantasicly depressing, lonely film about high-level crime (as compared to the low-level gangsters that usually populate his films). The final shot of DeNiro is one of S's finest, I think.
I don't like static systems like MT. Most of my work has been with database driven sites, and that's what I prefer. Dual Lens is currently using a very shoddy database, which works but isn't very flexible.
The tool I'm working on will allow me much more flexibility. Reviews can be written for multiple movies or for no movies at all (currently it's a one-to-one). Content will use parent-child relationships. I'll have much greater control over presentation; using templates stored in a database I'll be able to format the information based upon context and user preferences. There are a bunch of other features in there too, I just have to finish figuring out what they are.
Thanks. This is a nice site you've got here. No RSS yet. Right now I'm writing a new publishing engine & I'll be able to do RSS once that's done. Normally we publish every Monday/Wednesday/Friday, although we were on a reduced schedule in October.
Referer logs tell me everything; where you came from, what you looked at, what you had for dinner, how long it's been since your last dental appointment, etc. - Ian
So do I. Miramax claims it's coming out next summer, but that should be taken with as large a grain a salt as you can carry.
Thanks for the complements.
-Ian