/film/ - Film

just watched metropolis.

the story is horrible but the sets, costumes, music the overall production values are amazing.

I am pretty sure the praise this movie gets nowadays is solely based on the fact that is was a pioneer during the silent era which influences visuals to this very day.

>>5375

It's been a while since I've seen it, but you could try listening to the commentary track. I know there was talk about certain filming methods like the "tatami-level shot".

Lawrence of Arabia.

I loved it. deserves all the 10/10 scores it gets basically everywhere.

I am actually mad at myself for not watching it sooner since it's a well known classic.

>>5252

I feel the same way, but I'm wondering if it counts in this thread. There's a bit of debate over whether it's pure titillation or if it was made for artistic reasons or even has any artistic merit.

There's been a trend with newer movies to show unsimulated sex. I guess it's to compete with the proliferation of pornography? Often these movies aren't that interesting on their own merits, and would probably be overlooked otherwise.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsimulated_sex

> right-wing (social)

So traditionalism? I guess a good slice of Hays Code Hollywood qualifies.

You should try A Man for All Seasons (video related)

Right-wing documentaries seem to stay under the mainstream radar (in the US). Few of them get wide distribution, so you're left to sort out material of varying quality with titles that sound sensationalized. Offhand I can't think of many active right-wing documentarians aside from Dinesh D'Souza.

>>5361

>>5358

I doubt hes a a Bresson or Rohmer type conservative.

just watch the greatest story never told on repeat.

Couldn't scientific documentaries without leftist themes be considered right wing or libertarian?

For instance, the television show Nature has an episode about wolves and only wolves. It's straight to the point with no references to global warming (climate change), gay marriage and black lives matter.

I consider this normal but I think one could even consider this rightist due to the non-injection of forced leftist themes.

There's a f ton of right wing stuff to watch.

That Dineas Osouza is the most known right now cause he's speaking out against our dear leader and against the party of the people.

>>5374

>anything that doesn't pander to American liberalism is automatically right wing.

>if you criticize Obama you can't be a leftist.

You really are a devious little fucking creature.

>>5376

why would you assume I'm little comrade?

:)

Would you mind keeping these to one thread?

The board is pretty slow so it doesn't take much to overpower everything else. :)

>>5372

People get confused because of an old date on the parent post. I'll try to delete the old threads.

>>4642

is that from cabiria?

TCM just aired this documentary. It's cool to see these story of a prolific studio that has been practically forgotten. And since we're talking about primitive filmmaking (1910s), I'm guessing the movie clips are more entertaining when they're all compiled into a documentary.

http://www.thanhouser.org

>>5137

The 50% off sale is back on for the weekend

Why is literally more than half of all Melville on criterion out of print?

>>5354

The licensing must have expired? Sometimes they have issues with Studio Canal…an ongoing discussion about that here:

http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10391

this is getting a criterion release before a brighter summer day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMcPUgOhdKE

>>5367

Well I can't vouch for that at all, but Murakami is an interesting contemporary artist

>>5346

mods please erase this thread for being so pathetic.

Yes you should probably contribute a little more than a purple square before asking for invites…

Unless you'd like to point out your 10 best posts here?

>>5359

OK, just checking. I think invites are still closed though?

>>5360

Oh, I have no clue about that. I can always wait and try and get my ratio out of water trash territory.

>>4919

that's great man.

"everyone says the future is strange

but I have a feeling some things won't change"

I'll have to sample that on my dystopian hip hop album

>>4919

> Design for Dreaming

Wow, amazing. Shades of Mon oncle and Trafic… I'd like to see a comprehensive investigation of what was attempted with automated 1950's kitchens.

Those concept cars made me think of IMCDB, a site that catalogs all the vehicles used in films. I've used it to research floating cars, rocket cars, etc.

http://www.imcdb.org/

> Welcome to the Internet Movie Cars Database. You will find here the most complete list on the web about cars, bikes, trucks and other vehicles seen in movies, image captures and information about them.

http://www.egs.edu/faculty/faculty-overview/

European Grad School's site has good pages for all the filmmakers that teach there. Hosts their essays, interviews & relevant videos, as well as their lecture syllabi and recordings of many of their lectures.

Faculty includes Claire Denis, Peter Greenaway, Atom Egoyan, Quay brothers, etc. also note Alain Badiou, Chris Kaus, Manuel de Landa etc.

>>4919

Yeah, I only follow Richard Brody & Jonathon Rosenbaum. Who does Kent Jones write for? I don't know if I've read him.

>>4929

Kent Jones writes for Film Comment and has been involved with various programming and restoration work in New York.

I'm surprised he doesn't even have a wikipedia page.

>>4921

>hip hop

Please go back to reddit and stay there scumbag.

>>5200

That's a little surprising to me. But so far I've only heard the anti-Pinochet side of things. Is there anything I can watch to learn more about this?

I figured it was like Obama covering up for Bush (for torture and other shady shit). Leaders supposedly serve the public but their primary allegiance is to the government.

>>5201

and who does the government serve?

lol

>>5203

Itself mostly. There's not a single govt agency looking to reduce its influence, budget or scope. If you think that's out of altruism rather than self-interest, we'll agree to disagree.

I might feel differently if I saw accountability for wrongdoing. Instead we are told to Look Forward Not Backward™. The only person prosecuted and jailed for CIA torture was a whistleblower.

Chile has its own set of problems but there are certain parallels about the way governments behave.

>>5204

i was trying to make a joke that the government serves the leaders (the apparent ones or less visible). the recursive-ness is the source of my lol, but I can easily see how that would be misinterpreted

I was just thinking of this cool cult documentary and I don't think it's been mentioned. Short and sweet.

>>2548

what is this?

>>4938

>WERE WRONG THEN AND ARE WRONG TODAY

Genuinely Orwellian

>>4941

Yeah, it could be worded a bit differently. Curious that there aren't any disclaimers about smoking while we're at it. These kinds of controversies happen a lot with older media intended for kids, though(why do i feel like the term "intended for kids" devalues these shorts?).

Mickey's Trailer (1938)

A personal favorite of mine to get everyone in the mood for summer vacation :D

Freddie Young

Slow burners here: >>3162

>>5148

you're a gritty boy ain't ya

you may find gratification looking into No Wave cinema, try watching the documentary Blank City (on Netflix if you got it, or it was a while ago when I saw it) and look into what's interesting. low budget films in shithole new york

>>5193

>>5197

thank you, I haven't watched films from those directors, I'll also check that documentary.

It's just there's so many recs in here but I didn't know where to start, so again, thank you!

The Great Sacrifice 1944 ‘Opfergang’ Directed by Veit Harlan

Letter Never Sent 1959 ‘Neotpravlennoye Pismo’ Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov

White Hell of Pitz Palu 1929 ‘Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü’ Directed by G.W. Pabst, Arnold Fanck

Eternal Forest 1936 ‘Ewiger Wald’ Directed by Hanns Springer, Rolf von Sonjevski-Jamrowski

The Devils 1971 Directed by Ken Russell

>>5308

I really like these. But have you seen Soy Cuba, Der heilige Berg or Kolberg?

this is not /tv/ but your best bet is a comic or ebook tracker

i'm not on any so that's all i've got

Just buy it and stop being such a cocksucker.