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Antonioni is a great suggestion. The Passenger a favorite from him and is a great fit.
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magic cactus posted:Howdy! Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy I don't think she's on any of the streaming services you listed, but Angela Schanelec would be a director to keep in mind
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magic cactus posted:Howdy! I’m sure you know that Tarkovsky was a huge influence on Bi Gan, and all of his movies have a good bit of this vibe, not just stalker. Other communist bloc filmmmakers and their direct descendents are probably good bets, Bela Tarr, Zulawski (maybe a little stressful/horny for what you’re looking for), Kieslowski, any of the fifth generation Chinese guys
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Howdy! I posted a little while ago about slow hypnotic films and got a bunch of recommendations. I just want to say thanks and mention a few that stood out to me from what I've seen so far. Antonioni: I watched L'aventurra. I didn't like it, but I couldn't tell you why. All the pieces were there, but I didn't really connect with the story of a bunch of alienated socialites searching for meaning. But I have kind of a "two strikes" rule with new directors. I watch two of their movies, just because I like to give myself a chance. So I ended up watching Red Desert. That was a fantastic film. So I'm 50/50 on Antonioni. I might give the passenger a try later. DeimosRising posted:Bela Tarr, Zulawski (maybe a little stressful/horny for what you’re looking for), Kieslowski I'd forgotten to mention Zulawski and Kieslowski in my post. I've seen On The Silver Globe and count it as one of my favorite films of all time, but as you point out, his stuff is a little stressful/horny for what I'm looking for. As far as Kieslowski goes, I watched Blind Chance a while back on a whim and really enjoyed it. I'm gonna watch the Three Colors trilogy as soon as I'm done with my current film, Satantango. I'm actually really enjoying this one despite it's 7-hour runtime (I'm watching it in hour-two hour chunks, or an act-break, whatever comes first.) It's bleak but in a way I find strangely... comforting. Reminds me a lot of Stalker. Coaaab posted:Since you like Uncle Boonmee, give Apichatpong Weerasethakul's other films a try, they all feel similarly like that regulargonzalez posted:Flowers of Shanghai immediately came to mind. Hardly any plot, gorgeously lit and filmed, I watched it when on painkillers recovering from surgery and it is the perfect narcotic haze movie. This is on the list too! Thanks again for all the recs!
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magic cactus posted:I'm gonna watch the Three Colors trilogy as soon as I'm done with my current film, Satantango. I'm actually really enjoying this one despite it's 7-hour runtime (I'm watching it in hour-two hour chunks, or an act-break, whatever comes first.) It's bleak but in a way I find strangely... comforting. Reminds me a lot of Stalker.
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Once again I feel a hankering for a historical war movie, ideally one focusing on a cool general or two. Got any?
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magic cactus posted:I posted a little while ago about slow hypnotic films and got a bunch of recommendations. I just want to say thanks and mention a few that stood out to me from what I've seen so far. Hey, here's a few additional slow, hypnotic immersive recommendations I don't think have been mentioned yet: First Cow; Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring Sweetgrass Lastdancer posted:Hi everyone! I am hoping to get some recommendations for movies that deal with any of the following: Did you find any good scratches for this itch? I find myself in a similar mood.
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Bongo Bill posted:Once again I feel a hankering for a historical war movie, ideally one focusing on a cool general or two. Got any? Patton Master and Commander A Bridge Too Far
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Patton spartacus
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Bongo Bill posted:Once again I feel a hankering for a historical war movie, ideally one focusing on a cool general or two. Got any? Bridge to the River Kwai The Great Escape Somewhat similar in that they are both about commanding officers dealing with being in a POW camp
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No generals, but if you haven't seen "When Trumpets Fade" I recommend it
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Laurence of Arabia almost fits that bill. Paths of Glory, less so, but is still a very good near-historical war themed movie.
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Bongo Bill posted:Once again I feel a hankering for a historical war movie, ideally one focusing on a cool general or two. Got any? Not a traditional war movie, but Battle of Algiers has one of the best portrayals of an enemy general you can find.
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I just saw Lost Highway and did not really enjoy it. I was hoping for a creepy, atmospheric, surreal take on the classic road movie. What movies actually are that?
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Lost Highway is one of my favorite movies, so you may want to take any of my recommendations with a grain of salt. Wild at Heart is another Lynch film that's more of a road movie. I find it to be among the more polarizing Lynch films, so it's hard to say if you'll go for it. Straight Story is a great road movie, but not creepy or very surreal. Strangely, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure is a good fit, but it's probably not what you're looking for.
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I love Lynch but Wild at Heart is not a good movie The Doom Generation fits but is also not a good movie E: After Hours isn't a road movie per se but I think it's the best fit so far E2: dark, creepy, and good (but not surreal) road movies: Badlands, Kalifornia E3: I suppose Natural Born Killers is a decent fit regulargonzalez fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Jul 25, 2021 |
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magic cactus posted:I watched L'aventurra. I didn't like it, but I couldn't tell you why. All the pieces were there, but I didn't really connect with the story of a bunch of alienated socialites searching for meaning. But I have kind of a "two strikes" rule with new directors. I watch two of their movies, just because I like to give myself a chance. So I ended up watching Red Desert. Interesting that you enjoyed Red Desert but not L'avventura since those are arguably his closest films in terms of themes and style. What made you love the former? Ramrod Hotshot posted:I just saw Lost Highway and did not really enjoy it. I was hoping for a creepy, atmospheric, surreal take on the classic road movie. What movies actually are that? If you're fine with a road trip that contains no actual roads (or cars), Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man.
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Great movie except for the soundtrack being the same clanging guitar chord over and over again
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Samuel Clemens posted:Interesting that you enjoyed Red Desert but not L'avventura since those are arguably his closest films in terms of themes and style. What made you love the former? Honestly I just loved the cinematography in Red Desert. There were some beautiful shots in that movie. Got one hour left in Satantango. I'm thinking either Three Colors or A Brighter Summer's Day next.
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:I just saw Lost Highway and did not really enjoy it. I was hoping for a creepy, atmospheric, surreal take on the classic road movie. What movies actually are that? Landscape in the Mist The Passenger
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Oh yeah, you're right. Landscape in the Mist is the perfect fit for atmopsheric, surreal road movie.
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I'd like to watch a good movie about Don Quixote. Can be a real movie, or a recording of a play or opera. Modernization or rewrites are ok as long as it sticks reasonably close to the original in terms of plot and message. Ideally on streaming or YouTube somewhere. Can anyone recommend one?
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pidan posted:I'd like to watch a good movie about Don Quixote. Can be a real movie, or a recording of a play or opera. Modernization or rewrites are ok as long as it sticks reasonably close to the original in terms of plot and message. Ideally on streaming or YouTube somewhere. Can anyone recommend one? The Russian Don Kikhot is quite good. My review.
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Looking for movies that involve groups of people investigating some kind of mystery, but with each individual attacking it from different angles or with their own storylines. Thinking stuff like Zodiac (cops/journalists/Graysmith) or Spotlight (where each journalist's plot is relatively self-contained)
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One of the earliest examples I can think of is Fritz Lang's M, which charts both the police's and the criminals' search for a child killer. Out 1 has two characters who investigate the same conspiracy and never meet each other. The three protagonists of L.A. Confidential also conduct their individual investigations at various points during the story, if I remember correctly.
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It's not a movie, but the first 1~1.5 seasons of The Expanse are kind of structured like that.
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FitFortDanga posted:The Russian Don Kikhot is quite good. My review. This website is fucken wild, thanks so much
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Really wasn't sure what to expect....especially with the poster giving off a pretty dark vibe.....but 'Pig' was great. Not what I thought it was going to be. That's a good thing. Really well written and acted all the way around.
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Looking to watch a few movies with really notable representations of the American west coast in the mid-60s to early-70s, highly stylized or otherwise. Think The Long Goodbye and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where the setting is front and center, for example. Documentary recommendations welcome as well. I'm especially interested in seeing something set in the Pacific Northwest.
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Drugstore Cowboy. Gus Van Sant in general is the Pacific Northwest's most acclaimed director, though his other films take place later than the 70s.
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Awesome, thank you! This seems exactly like the kind of thing I'm looking for.
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feedback loop posted:Looking to watch a few movies with really notable representations of the American west coast in the mid-60s to early-70s, highly stylized or otherwise. Think The Long Goodbye and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where the setting is front and center, for example. Documentary recommendations welcome as well. I'm especially interested in seeing something set in the Pacific Northwest. Inherent Vice is this to a T. Makes me think of Almost Famous, too. I'd also suggest Monterey Pop, as a very West Coast answer to Woodstock -- lots of that countercultural psychedelia of the era.
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feedback loop posted:Looking to watch a few movies with really notable representations of the American west coast in the mid-60s to early-70s Repo Man is a good one for LA too. Twin Peaks is a good one for Washington filming locations, and the pilot is pretty much a movie (was released as a movie abroad - though with a different ending). To throw a vague recommendation idea out there, Jackie Brown rules. I like its mix of smooth dialogue driven entertainment, while also being heartfelt. Doesn't feel farcical like other crime comedy/drama movies I love. I've seen all QT's movies, and probably most well known crime comedies (and Coen bros etc), but anything that fits this vibe of heartfelt while also funny and cool? Crime can be involved, but could be a bit different. For example, I think White Men Can't Jump might fit that. Preferably 80s onward for the vibe I'm thinking of. Maybe some 70s. I guess hangout movies for the QT or Leonard fan, with some grounded-ness to them. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 04:20 on Aug 19, 2021 |
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Heavy Metal posted:To throw a vague recommendation idea out there, Jackie Brown rules. I like its mix of smooth dialogue driven entertainment, while also being heartfelt. Doesn't feel farcical like other crime comedy/drama movies I love. I've seen all QT's movies, and probably most well known crime comedies (and Coen bros etc), but anything that fits this vibe of heartfelt while also funny and cool? Bande à part, though you've probably seen it. You could also try Big Deal on Madonna Street, which is the comedy caper everyone's been ripping off for the past sixty years.
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morestuff posted:Looking for movies that involve groups of people investigating some kind of mystery, but with each individual attacking it from different angles or with their own storylines. Thinking stuff like Zodiac (cops/journalists/Graysmith) or Spotlight (where each journalist's plot is relatively self-contained) Memories of Murder fits this. feedback loop posted:Looking to watch a few movies with really notable representations of the American west coast in the mid-60s to early-70s, highly stylized or otherwise. Think The Long Goodbye and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where the setting is front and center, for example. Documentary recommendations welcome as well. I'm especially interested in seeing something set in the Pacific Northwest. To Live and Die in LA is a great look at 80s Los Angeles. Boyz in the Hood is like 90 or 91 but would fit as well. Menace II Society or South Central if you want more early 90s feel. Allyn posted:Inherent Vice is this to a T. Makes me think of Almost Famous, too. I'd also suggest Monterey Pop, as a very West Coast answer to Woodstock -- lots of that countercultural psychedelia of the era. Monterey Pop Festival was two years before Woodstock. Voodoofly fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Aug 19, 2021 |
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feedback loop posted:Looking to watch a few movies with really notable representations of the American west coast in the mid-60s to early-70s, highly stylized or otherwise. Think The Long Goodbye and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where the setting is front and center, for example. Documentary recommendations welcome as well. I'm especially interested in seeing something set in the Pacific Northwest. It may not be your thing, but I keep having Dirty Harry pop into my mind as a nice look at 70's era San Francisco. The city plays a big part in the film.
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Samuel Clemens posted:Bande à part, though you've probably seen it. You could also try Big Deal on Madonna Street, which is the comedy caper everyone's been ripping off for the past sixty years. Cool, thanks. Scorsese likes Madonna Street, so we've got his blessing.
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Wizchine posted:It may not be your thing, but I keep having Dirty Harry pop into my mind as a nice look at 70's era San Francisco. The city plays a big part in the film. i saw this a lot as a kid what with my dad really liking it and decided to watch it again last year. didn't make it fifteen minutes before i had to shut it off. i knew it was incredibly racist going in, but i wasn't quite set for actually seeing it.
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Heavy Metal posted:Cool, thanks. Scorsese likes Madonna Street, so we've got his blessing. True, but then Scorsese loves every film made in Italy between 1945 and 1970. Which is the correct opinion to have of course.
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Voodoofly posted:Memories of Murder fits this. This made me laugh, I love MoM.
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