tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post1165034553715364712..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: NYFF Finale: 7 Word Reviews (Meek's Cutoff, Another Year, Hereafter, More...)NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74648186433725334402011-05-17T09:01:38.807-04:002011-05-17T09:01:38.807-04:00This is why Another Year has stuck with me - it...This is why Another Year has stuck with me - it's incredibly open to interpretation.<br /><br />To me, it was perhaps the couple themselves who harshly judged Manville's character - are they really so perfect?<br /><br />But then, i'm not 100% on that thought and more than most films, I find myself learning about others from their perception of the film and it's characters.<br /><br />The further I get away from this film and the fuzzier my thoughts become, the greater the respect I have for Mike Leigh and his humanity.Burning Reelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240650652319642523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15619116296363577812010-10-18T01:13:18.011-04:002010-10-18T01:13:18.011-04:00porfect.. film izleporfect.. <a href="http://www.filmizlenir.net" title="film izle, bölüm izle, dizi izle" rel="nofollow">film izle</a>ashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117048868133425079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18411563697100037042010-10-12T15:57:10.807-04:002010-10-12T15:57:10.807-04:00I watched "Certified Copy" last night, a...I watched "Certified Copy" last night, and I, too, greatly enjoyed Ms. Binoche. My favorite moments were those when she stared right at me, and I loved how the use of multiple languages lent itself to the mood and the performances. <br /><br />Have you seen "White Material?" I ask because I watched it just before "CC," and it similarly makes you want to re-watch pronto. The broken narrative of "WM" is excellent. Super mysterious and begging to be picked apart.Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-57910790055915931832010-10-12T10:05:22.430-04:002010-10-12T10:05:22.430-04:00I like Hitchcock, but I wouldn't put any of hi...I like Hitchcock, but I wouldn't put any of his films in a top 100 list. (I prefer J.P. Melville if I'm looking for a thriller. Which means I'd probably enjoy My Joy.)Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43489119418949274062010-10-12T06:19:33.938-04:002010-10-12T06:19:33.938-04:00And I'd be totally interested in a Certified C...And I'd be totally interested in a Certified Copy fuller review.cal rothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18599595486872739912010-10-12T00:28:30.770-04:002010-10-12T00:28:30.770-04:00the way people are reacting to my B+/B, you'd ...the way people are reacting to my B+/B, you'd think I hated the movie!<br /><br />I am a huge Mike Leigh fan. I'm totally glad that other people are loving the movie this much. I must've just had a minority percentage hesitation with it. I do plan to see it again.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47795158376880772102010-10-11T22:33:48.316-04:002010-10-11T22:33:48.316-04:00I think Another Year is far more compassionate tha...I think Another Year is far more compassionate than Nathaniel said - I'm a little startled at his comment about Leigh's worldview.<br /><br /> The film does criticize Manville, but not because she's single and childless, but because she's not comfortable being single/childless. I think we see that throughout. I also love it's depiction those "in the autumn of their year(s)."<br /><br /> Like Joe Reid, I think Vera Drake is clearly his least major effort, though, so I'd be interested in a fuller review of Another Year.Arkaannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21430411396412621302010-10-11T21:49:16.359-04:002010-10-11T21:49:16.359-04:00Cal -- maybe Yoon. But I'd have to really thin...Cal -- maybe Yoon. But I'd have to really think about it because all three performances are gorg'.<br /><br />Deus Ex -- oh, see i WISH that I had felt that about it. I couldn't see that unbelievable compassion because I thought it was just so harsh on Manville... particularly at the end.<br /><br />Jeff -- Manville's awards chances? Depends on which category. I think no one is safe in Best Actress quite yet. But Supporting Actress is wide open.<br /><br />Roark -- i missed Boxing Gym as it was during my sick week.<br /><br />Dean -- oh, that's easy. I trust Mike Leigh to be beautifully humanistic so any harshness and I start having flashes of Woody Allen's increasing misanthropy and I get nervous. I don't really expect Jason Reitman to be a master of humanistic naturalism. I view Up in the Air as a movie-movie. I view Mike Leigh films as portraits of real life, slightly heightened.<br /><br />Plus, I don't totally get that criticism of Up in the Air because there are EXTREMES in world views and that man was really shutting himself off from everyone and having only the most surface of relationships and I don't think that's healthy. So I guess i subscribe to its worldview OK. I don't think you need to be married to be happy but I <i>do</i> think you have to have close human relationships of some sort to be happy.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42495442998235915182010-10-11T19:32:21.383-04:002010-10-11T19:32:21.383-04:00If "Another Year" emphasized so much on...If "Another Year" emphasized so much on the fact that being “coupled” is better than not, then it would be a complete contradiction with the exact message from Happy Go-Lucky: you don’t need basically anything to be happy, much less a boyfriend/ girlfriend. I think it has to do a lot with aging though, and I think the four season played brilliantly into the film. I also found the film unbelievably compassionate. And the ending is just beautiful.Deus Ex Machinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698364458317869705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69706940524006972742010-10-11T19:12:02.193-04:002010-10-11T19:12:02.193-04:00Certified Copy sounds like the vaguest possible de...Certified Copy sounds like the vaguest possible description of F for Fake.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085105568601878075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15566004554475248892010-10-11T18:35:33.451-04:002010-10-11T18:35:33.451-04:00thoughts on the perormances? Manville, Binoche and...thoughts on the perormances? Manville, Binoche and Williams<br /><br />did Binoche deserve the golden palm over Manville?<br /><br />Manville's awards chances?Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72405599655107906682010-10-11T18:33:47.032-04:002010-10-11T18:33:47.032-04:00And, Nathaniel, now you've seen the most talke...And, Nathaniel, now you've seen the most talked about female performances from Cannes?<br /><br />Would you vote for Binoche, Yoon or Manville?cal rothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75923720747960164122010-10-11T18:23:45.501-04:002010-10-11T18:23:45.501-04:00Oh, and that "music by" credit to Eastwo...Oh, and that "music by" credit to Eastwood is a joke since one of the film's major musical themes - the one that plays over most of the scenes with the English boy - is just a simplified piano reduction of (part of) a Rachmaninoff piano concerto. Maybe ol' Sergei is listed at the end of the credits, but it's kinda suspect, either way...Roarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29341696221198847452010-10-11T18:18:19.870-04:002010-10-11T18:18:19.870-04:00I hope you're just elaborating on your thougth...I hope you're just elaborating on your thougths and not "apologising" to me ;)<br /><br />I'm not a big Eastwood fan though I like him more than you do. Actually, kinda as much as you do. I liked Mystic River more but I haven't watched Unforgiven and Gran Torino seems to me now less good than at first (and i only <i>kinda</i> liked it at first)James Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055933146552583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46118640683209497442010-10-11T18:12:36.846-04:002010-10-11T18:12:36.846-04:00Hey, we saw a lot of the same movies! Weee!
Agre...Hey, we saw a lot of the same movies! Weee!<br /><br />Agree re: Certified Copy, though I think I'd lean more in the *barely* transcending its gimmick direction.<br /><br />Meek's Cutoff is a western for people who don't like westerns. Which is not to say that you have to dislike westerns to like Meek's Cutoff, but I think it would help. I myself like westerns, which does not mean that I didn't like Meek's Cutoff, only that I appreciated the effort and thought the Oregon desert was quite beautiful, but otherwise found the movie about as compelling as a dead fish (though less smelly).<br /><br />Oki's Movie, on the other hand, I thought was mostly delightful. Hong sang-soo is an *extremely* acquired taste, though.<br /><br />And Hereafter, well... I can't disagree - the script is kind of terrible (and so are at least two of the major performances!), and yet I found the movie surprisingly compelling and successful on its own terms. However, when I asked a friend what he thought afterwards, he pretended to blow his brains out. I suspect that will be the more common reaction.<br /><br />My favorite movie at NYFF this year was Uncle Boonmee in a walk, followed by Frederick's Wiseman's altogether charming and delightful Boxing Gym.Roarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17342979725143759432010-10-11T17:57:22.169-04:002010-10-11T17:57:22.169-04:00How is Michelle Williams in Meek's Cutoff? I k...How is Michelle Williams in Meek's Cutoff? I know you said the movie isn't Oscar-y but is it a performance you would nominate in your own awards?Daniellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27740481984839872942010-10-11T17:49:15.630-04:002010-10-11T17:49:15.630-04:00If you found Another Year to be that way, I'm ...If you found Another Year to be that way, I'm curious as to why you liked Up in the Air so much and didn't assign the same criticism.Deannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25339418098847170282010-10-11T17:44:16.043-04:002010-10-11T17:44:16.043-04:00vg21 -- well, Joe & Brian make good points abo...vg21 -- well, Joe & Brian make good points about it. The more I think on it the more they are NOT saying that a marriage and children make you happy. On the other hand, there are <i>no</i> examples of anyone in the film being happy without those things, and there are several tangential characters in the film. The only happy people are happily married or about to be or some such.<br /><br />so I guess... it still makes me kind of uncomfortable. But it's true that the film isn't saying you'll be happy with these things: key (imelda staunton)<br /><br />james -- i haven't seen BRIDGES in a really long time so perhaps i'd feel differently now. but to answer your unasked question, no. I've never had an Eastwood film make my top ten. Like many of his lovers on these boards have implied... I don't "get" him. Or rather "he's not for me". I doubt there's any filmmaker that <i>everyone</i> loves.... maybe Hitchcock?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-62221927645948547452010-10-11T17:34:24.224-04:002010-10-11T17:34:24.224-04:00I am getting more and more interested in Another Y...I am getting more and more interested in Another Year and totally agree with you, Nathaniel. I haven't seen the film, so I won't judge it now but my blood always starts boiling when somebody hints that being single or having no children necessarily makes you miserable (and the even more outrageous view: the opposite means inevitable happiness). Since when, I always ask, and even if it is the character that thinks she is pathetic I really feel it should not be generalised (I don't know if the film does that but it seemed so to me, from your review and comment.)<br /><br />I'm even planning to have a "normal" family (=partner/husband/man/whatever and children) but not any family is inherently normal. It's so much more work than just ticking the checklist of a wife or husband and two kids. Some people just don't notice this, probably because they had nice experiences with their own families or because they don't want to. I don't understand why people keep adjusting to external and formal expectations instead of asking themselves what would really make them happy. Or yes, I have an idea since it requires self-inspection, which is uncomfortable, but still. It's such freedom to come to terms with what you really want and somehow people are afraid of it. It's much responsibility as well, but so much freedom. And the world should not patronise those who may even feel bad about not having the type of life they wish for. I always thought there was a certain dignity in never giving up and it should be respected and not pitied.<br /><br />Okay, I may be digressing now but I still want to see Another Year, more after this review :).vg21https://www.blogger.com/profile/18224254040084856202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73885486554888546862010-10-11T17:31:58.327-04:002010-10-11T17:31:58.327-04:00Nathaniel - Oh you were very clear in your 7WR tha...Nathaniel - Oh you were very clear in your 7WR that you didn't hate it and that you were touched by it. <br /><br />And WOW, MDB above The Bridges? I didn't expect that. Probably because eventhough you had said the film (MDB) had grown on you, I thought you would be a big fan of The Bridges. Surely bigger than of MDB which I think wasn't in your top 10 that year. In my head it makes more sense than it seems to :pJames Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055933146552583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90023189318995443362010-10-11T17:25:10.034-04:002010-10-11T17:25:10.034-04:00It may be borderline in terms of lead/supporting, ...It may be borderline in terms of lead/supporting, but there Manville makes THE dominant impression on the audience, especially given the ending. So long as people see the movie, they'll remember her.Joe Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46832810779073336932010-10-11T17:22:44.172-04:002010-10-11T17:22:44.172-04:00@James I don't discuss Eastwwod anymore. I wor...@James I don't discuss Eastwwod anymore. I worship him, and that's fine.<br /><br />@Nathaniel R Is it wise to campaign a British unknown in a borderline role? You have to be an undeniable whirlwind and be in every single frame of your movie to make it (Watson, Blethyn, Staunton...)?cal rothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81478655733135177652010-10-11T17:06:31.707-04:002010-10-11T17:06:31.707-04:00When will the Eastwood hatred end!?
:-)When will the Eastwood hatred end!?<br /><br />:-)Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61010160777192169662010-10-11T17:02:01.387-04:002010-10-11T17:02:01.387-04:00We probably approach Leigh's work from differe...We probably approach Leigh's work from different angles, because <i>Vera Drake</i> is my least favorite of them all.Joe Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50425677761533275422010-10-11T16:54:24.874-04:002010-10-11T16:54:24.874-04:00James T -- of the Eastwood movies I"ve seen m...<b>James T</b> -- of the Eastwood movies I"ve seen my favorites are <i>M$B, Bridges of Madison County </i> and <i>Unforgiven</i> which I like well enough (and in roughly that order) but i get confused when people call them masterpieces since I see very obvious problems in all three.<br /><br />I know that grade for <i>Hereafter</i> assumes I really hated it but in truth i didn't. I cried a few times but the subject matter will do that (if you've ever lost anyone) and I would rather watch it again than <i>Flags of Our Fathers</i> or <i>Changeling</i> but that said, I think those are technically way better movies. This one is extremely stiff. and the screenplay is ...what the hell is it? So much randomness. and the score. Oh god the score. He MUST stop scoring his own movies.<br /><br /><b>Cal</b> -- to me it's a borderline so i don't much care which way it goes (lead/supporting). The main characters are RUTH SHEEN (total lead) JIM BROADBENT and LESLEY MANVILLE (also leads... or supporting depending on how you define these things) and EVERYONE ELSE is supporting. It's very much an ensemble picture with those three at its core.<br /><br /><b>Brian and Joe</b> good points. I shall have to think it over. I did like it alot. I'm just determining how much. My favorite Leigh is still <i>Vera Drake</i> by a country mile with <i>Happy-Go-Lucky and Secrets & Lies</i> as runners up. This one maybe tied with <i>Topsy Turvy</i> (another great Lesley Manville showcase)?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.com