tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6871836955105533033..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Halfway Mark 2010: Foreign FilmsNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37326477199529015272010-07-05T16:05:39.850-04:002010-07-05T16:05:39.850-04:00Talking about foreign films, Spain has three likel...Talking about foreign films, Spain has three likely options for next year's Oscars, one is the historical biography of the spanish poet Lope de Vega, named "Lope" and starring Pilar López de Ayala and Alberto Ammann. The only problem I see is that the director is from Brazil, probably the Academy won't eat that bone at the end. The second option is the horror film Julia's eyes, directed by spanish talent Guillem Morales and starring Belén Rueda and Lluís Homar. And the third option and likely spanish entry if god doesn't do anything is Amador, starring Magaly Solier (from The milk of sorrow) and directed by mediocre and overdramatic spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa.<br />I hope there is some sense and they choose Julia's eyes.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-22098232131169352962010-07-05T06:34:22.194-04:002010-07-05T06:34:22.194-04:00I Am Love in Italy was a big flop
and generally un...I Am Love in Italy was a big flop<br />and generally unpopular with film critics.<br />The director Guadagnino, in Italy, is very unpopular because few years ago directed one of the ugliest italian movie ever (Melissa P.), so I think it's very hard the movie could be submitted by Italy for the Oscar.Orpheusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66241170711206868642010-07-05T00:32:01.517-04:002010-07-05T00:32:01.517-04:00I adored both "The Secret in Their Eyes"...I adored both "The Secret in Their Eyes" and "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and I cannot wait for "The Girl Who Played With Fire", which opens here next Friday. I haven't had a chance to open the book, though...I just started a new job and haven't had any time to get into a tough read. I haven't had time to read "Scar Night", either, so I will have to give this round of "Cast This" a miss. Pity...I really get a kick out of that particular audience participation exercise.Carlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30415681443137355572010-07-04T12:21:25.352-04:002010-07-04T12:21:25.352-04:00Nathaniel, please don't wait too long to voice...Nathaniel, please don't wait too long to voice your views on the excellent I am Love; i'm eager to hear yours and Nick Davis' thoughts on it. For some reason i just can't shake the belief that if any famous actresses over 35 have seen it they must be (or should be) quite envious.johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52476844885884227342010-07-04T10:57:32.273-04:002010-07-04T10:57:32.273-04:00Now, has Nora done a parody of Twilight? I don'...Now, has Nora done a parody of Twilight? I don't care if everybody else has done it, I wanna see her version now.notanotherbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819797270859201176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-22586586610887036322010-07-04T09:39:02.644-04:002010-07-04T09:39:02.644-04:00KD -- mere typo. corrected.
Rae -- but it seems k...KD -- mere typo. corrected.<br /><br />Rae -- but it seems kind of uh poorly written (he ducks and hides given the mass love)<br /><br />Janice -- right? She also gives great speeches so maybe she just needs short form in general?<br /><br />Nel -- I would not. I go by the language definition of Oscar's foreign language film. So for me that means anything not in English.<br /><br />Guy & Andrew -- finally, eh? I just wish they'd hurry up. It's rather like getting things after their sell by date. Not that film's expire but with critics and articles and whatnot moving on to current offerings i just find it out. how do distributors hope to generate passion for something when there's newer hot tickets in the markteplace? I remember when a swedish effort (i think it was called Under the Sun) opened 2 years after its Oscar run and it's like WHY? just put it on DVD.<br /><br />(don't mind me. i'm just impatient)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31320845038415099782010-07-04T09:08:57.326-04:002010-07-04T09:08:57.326-04:00Spelling Correction: My name is Khan. Like Shahruk...Spelling Correction: My name is Khan. Like Shahrukha "Khan" explains in the movie. It is not Kahn, it is Khan - from the epiglottis.KDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13923606398348627662010-07-04T08:55:09.149-04:002010-07-04T08:55:09.149-04:00I've heard very mixed reviews for Milk of Sorr...I've heard very mixed reviews for Milk of Sorrow, which is opening soon.Andrew R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08656464274438644356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83362436693319394362010-07-04T08:44:48.753-04:002010-07-04T08:44:48.753-04:00The Milk of Sorrow is opening in the US, actually ...The Milk of Sorrow is opening in the US, actually -- my press release tells me August 27 in NYC, and the week after in LA.<br /><br />Not exactly worth the wait -- such a dreary exercise in laboured symbolism.Guy Lodgehttp://www.incontention.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52496365713163649582010-07-04T08:19:04.819-04:002010-07-04T08:19:04.819-04:00@ Nat Bollywood movies also do great B/O in UK du...@ Nat Bollywood movies also do great B/O in UK due to the fact that families from the subcontinent tend to go en masse to the cinema and as the emigre population grows in the US, so will the B/O. <br /><br />But Vincere at 0.6 million is pretty good going I think for an IFC release. <br /><br />One more question, given the Spirit Win of An Education last year, would you class UK indie releases as foreign movies?Nelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87026096720068660192010-07-04T04:20:26.999-04:002010-07-04T04:20:26.999-04:00The grosses for Dragon Tattoo have been extraordin...The grosses for <i>Dragon Tattoo</i> have been extraordinary in Australia, too. Top 10 for several weeks and has grossed more than many Hollywood product. <i>I Am Love</i> debuted in the top 10 last week here as well, but that's not to say the foreign language market is particularly strong here, either, those two movie just had a lot of pre-release marketing (and comparative wider releases than they got in America).<br /><br />I'm glad to see <i>The Secret in Their Eyes</i> do well, actually. I wasn't a fan (it's done well at the box office here, too) but since we barely would have heard of it if it weren't for the Oscar... and since that Oscar win was so criticised it feels like a victory of some kind for the Academy.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-24828827550818727102010-07-04T02:07:30.733-04:002010-07-04T02:07:30.733-04:00The Hedgehog ( France ) won Best Foreign Film at t...The Hedgehog ( France ) won Best Foreign Film at the Seattle International Film Festival. Other notables that placed were... Cell 211 ( Spain ) Hiptsers ( Russia ) Loose Cannons ( Italy ) and Tsar ( Russia ) which I personally liked about the days of Ivan the Terrible.No Bad Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953359754737036858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79941703313188023032010-07-04T00:33:29.873-04:002010-07-04T00:33:29.873-04:00TRY to finish the book!
It really is pretty slow...TRY to finish the book! <br /><br />It really is pretty slow at the start but once I hit page 75 or so I COULD NOT put it down! Now I'm dying to know who gets the plum role of Lisbeth Salander in the US version.Rae Kaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675597799627134171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50373211734091104542010-07-04T00:01:59.538-04:002010-07-04T00:01:59.538-04:00It's hard to believe that the woman who can wr...It's hard to believe that the woman who can write that witty, on-target parody of "Girl" is the same woman who botched the humorless Bewitched remake so badly.<br /><br />Perhaps she needs to stick to the printed word henceforth?Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049113750769117163noreply@blogger.com