Movie Recommendation

[gtill]

And of course the greatest French Comedian, Jerry Lewis!

[dirk1609]

We love watching movies. There are a few great movies that we've seen recently (some are big movies that I'm sure most people have heard of, some are not):

Lars and the Real Girl
August Rush
The Savages
Juno
Year Of The Dog
Stranger Than Fiction
Reign Over Me
Once

Neither of us had heard of "Women on The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown", but we looked it up online and that will be our next rental.

[Carolann R]

August Rush was amazing, Dirk!

Carrie

http://www.carrierojo.etsy.com
http://www.vintageandvelvet.blogspot.com

"Freedom has a scent like the top of a newborn baby's head..." U2

[emorata]

New movie that came out from the director of the station agent (if you haven't seen this, it is an amazing heart warming movie, low budget movies are the best story telling movies) the movie i just saw is called "The Visitor" staring the dead dad from Six Feet Under.

Hopefully it will make it to the Big Island and DVD eventually....the station agent has been on DVD for a few years now.

noel

[dirk1609]

LOVED Station Agent. Just a really, really great movie. We have "The Visitor" on our list of movies to watch. That list has gotten even bigger after reading this thread. Thanks everyone for your recommendations!

[StillHope]

[quote]Originally posted by Carolann R

StillHope, my most favorite Gerard D. movie is "Camille Claudel" (1988). It's about Auguste Rodin and his affair with Sculptor Camille Claudel (Isabelle Adjani). I swear it's more passionate and depressing and beautiful than most I can think of...and Isabelle Adjani is stunningly pretty. Do you know it?
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"Passionate,depressing and beautiful"-couldn't say better!
The movie brought a poet in you,Carrie!

[StillHope]

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Originally posted by Les C

There are tons of great movies from other countries and non-Hollywood American productions that are way more entertaining than the typical Hollywood fare. These non-H-wood films are usually more character-driven and built around a good story. Too many American productions go with special effects, loud Surround-Sound audio, and CGI instead of a good story and acting because the former seems to be less risky and may return more at the box office.

A few favorites:
Derzu Uzala - at Russian production, dir. by Akira Kurosawa
Sugar Cane Alley - about cane workers at an African plantation
Gaijin - about Japanese and other immigrant cane workers in Brazil, unfortunately not available except at retrospective screenings
El Espinazo del Diablo (Devil's Backbone) - a Spanish movie set just after the Spanish Civil War, dir. by Guillermo del Toro - okay, this one has special effects
Spirit of the Beehive (El Espiritu de la Colmena) - another post Spanish Civil War setting
Cold Fever - an Icelandic/Japanese production

As for American films, I like all Jim Jarmusch and John Sayles' films, American directors who shun the typical Hollywood production values. The Cohen brothers' movies are good, too (they are becoming more main-stream; likewise with Spike Lee). "The Big Lebowski" is an all-time fave. During the winter holiday season, we like watching "The Ref" and "A Nightmare Before Christmas".

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Les C,confess,you are (an undercover) movie critic,like John Dirgo!

[LeeE]

Wow, movie lists!

Here's a few unusual ones:

1. Secret Ballot, wonderful, warm, human film about an Iranian election official taking votes from people on an island (mandatory voting) and their interactions with her. A feel good film of the highest order.

2. Santa Sangre, stunning, fantasy/morality play about the redeeming power of unconditional love. Not for the faint hearted. A top ten film of all time, imho.

3. Schizolpolis, Eventualism!!! Funny stuff, weird.

4. PAN'S LABYRINTH, wonderful fantasy film.

5. Panama Deception, Documentary re. the invasion of Panama, eye opening reporting and coverage.

6. Run From the Cure, CBC film special available on youtube. A guy in Canada curing a bunch of people with cancer with a homemade oil, (kaneh-bosm/kanebahn). Watch him cure his melanoma in four days, nothing newsworthy here!

Aloha,
Lee
http://members.cruzio.com/~lionel/event

[Andrew]

Hi John:

Tina and I rented Jean des Florette and Manon des Source from Netflix and enjoyed them much. Thanks for the great rec.

Andrew

[StillHope]

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Originally posted by Andrew

Hi John:

Tina and I rented Jean des Florette and Manon des Source from Netflix and enjoyed them much. Thanks for the great rec.

Andrew

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Andrew,how do you like Netflix? I was thinking of getting the service.Would appreciate you input.