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| Monday, July 20th, 2009 |
moviebuffs
[ earthen_faerie ]
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12:30a |
Question
Hello movie buffs, I have a question about a movie that I can't seem to get the name of. I saw it a long time ago, let's say roughly 2000-2006, around that time frame. It's a movie about these two brothers that are trying to survive in general I think, and then they get involved with like drug dealing and having to run from those people they got themselves in trouble with. I think the older brother is trying to protect his younger one, the older one is the one that gets himself in that mess (or vice versa..)? At the end of it all he kills the guys involved with the drugs I think.. and the end shows him and the brother riding a motorcycle escaping the city...? I know this description is super vague, but I'm trying so hard to remember what movie this was. It was also a foreign film, I am not sure if it was in French or what, but it needed to be subbed. I am leaning towards a European language. Also, it is not City of God. It had a very simple and short title. Agh! It's bothering me so much. Please help any way you can. Throw out titles! Anything! Then I'll review the comments to see who nails the answer to my question if applicable. Thanksss so much. |
indymusic
[ miilofon ]
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1:09p |
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| Sunday, July 19th, 2009 |
moviebuffs
[ smwance ]
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9:53p |
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moviebuffs
[ leavemethelight ]
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8:35p |
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moviebuffs
[ wellslud ]
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10:23p |
Great Movie of 2009 #5: IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA
This movie is a couple of years old (it was in competition for the Golden Lion at Venice the year that Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution won), but it is only starting to get one-off screenings around Australia now. It’s a pity it is getting such a low-key schedule, as it is a fantastic, beautiful movie. There’s not much to the plot at all: a young man sits in a café in Strasbourg sketching young women. He thinks he recognizes one of them, and follows her for a while. Nothing much else happens, but the description ends there as this is half the movie so any further details would be classified as spoilers. Given that it is half the movie, you may wonder what is so special about it. Well, anyone who has just sat in a public place and observed people, making up theories about their lives, witnessing emotional conversations, or even fallen in love with someone and fantasized about your life together, will resonate with the leisurely pace this film takes. (Heck, I’ve even done the “following a stranger with the hope of making that connection” thing, when backpacking in Christchurch, New Zealand. Not stalking, though! J ) It also has some connections with Before Sunrise (although a very different film) with the notion of being in an unfamiliar place, and the freedom that brings. Or, hey, maybe it was just a good way of being able to stare at beautiful women for 90 minutes or so. Whatever it was, this movie mesmerized me. During the movie, I didn’t want to change out of an uncomfortable seating position, or reach for my water bottle, in case I somehow broke the spell I was under. An absolutely gorgeous movie that shows the REAL power of cinema, it’s something you should try and catch if you get the opportunity, preferably on the big screen. (Other great movies of 2009: JCVD, Revolutionary Road, Tenderness, The Wrestler) |
moviebuffs
[ wellslud ]
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11:38a |
Great Harold Pinter movie - THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN
The local classic movies cinema, Arc, has recently started a short season on Harold Pinter movies, and before today I hadn’t been that impressed. The two I had seen were The Servant and Accident and, whilst I found both interesting, neither were engrossing, and so I said about a fortnight ago that I was going to be more selective when choosing which ones I will see. The two movies mentioned also had two other common elements – the actor Dirk Bogarde and the director Joseph Losey – and I now am inclined to believe that it was one of those influences that was the defining point of lack-lustre of the movies. Because The French Lieutenant’s Woman was fantastic, and it was mostly down to the screenplay. Apparently the book was one considered to be almost unfilmable i.e. you couldn’t possibly convey the themes of the books through a medium other than the written word. Pinter got around this by telling us the story of the love affair between the two main actors of the film as well as depicting the resultant film of the book. I was impressed, as this predates Adaptation, one of my favourite films of the last decade, by about twenty years. The flicking between the movie and the making of the movie wasn’t jarring at all, although there are a couple of scenes where you have to guess just for a few seconds which reality you are seeing, but that was a fun thing rather than a bad thing. And, about twenty minutes before the end of the film, Jeremy Irons’ character tells us something about the ending that amps up your anticipation, and you can’t wait to see which storyline fares better. The other main reason for the film’s success is Meryl Streep’s performance – this is up there with her best (she was nominated for an Oscar, but lost to Katherine Hepburn in On Golden Pond – I haven’t seen that film, so I can’t comment on which performance I think should have won). Irons provides a great on-screen partner for Streep, and it makes the whole thing work beautifully, even in the scenes where they overact melodramatic parts of the novel. This is a beautiful, intelligent and fun film that you should seek out if you haven’t already seen it. (And I’ll now be giving most or all of the remains of the Pinter season a chance). |
| Saturday, July 18th, 2009 |
rockabillystyle
[ bbvddoll ]
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12:09p |
Shorts - xposted
Sorry if this is total creeper style - but does anyone know where I can get a pair of shorts like the ones in the picture below? I'm not crazy about the ones I've found on Stop Staring, Daddyos, My Baby Jo, Etc. and all the jean ones I find are Urban Outfitters style and more cowboy looking. If anyone one knows of any sites or stores that carry high waisted jean shorts as well as other materials, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!  |
downloadthis
[ clncl ]
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12:43p |
ca288 - Various - re:konstruKt - Sampler vol.3
 Artist: Various Title: re:konstruKt - Sampler vol.3 #ca288 Date: 2009-07-18 Keywords: free jazz; experimental; electronic; avant-garde; freestyle; other Tracklist: 01 - Oguz Buyukberber / Umut Caglar / Korhan Erel / Florent Merlet - IC Two - 8:05 (320 kbps) (from the release "Twentyeight-Twelve-Twothousandeight" - re:009) Oguz Buyukberber : clarinets Umut Caglar : guitar, electronics Korhan Erel : computer, melodica, t-resonator Florent Merlet : drums 02 - Giray Gurkal - This is an attack! - 11:39 (320 kbps) (from the release "Hey People!" - re:010) Giray Gurkal : guitar, fx, objects 03 - Dom Minasi String Quartet - Green! Green! They're Green! - 8:59 (320 kbps) (from the release "Dissonance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" - re:011) Dom Minasi : guitar Jason Koa Hwang : violin Tomas Ulrich : cello Ken Filliano : double bass 04 - Sevket Akinci / Umut Caglar / Kevin Davis / Demirhan Baylan / Florent Merlet - Hanoi - 7:59 (320 kbps) (from the release "Q & A" - re:012) Sevket Akinci : guitar Umut Caglar : guitar Kevin Davis : cello Demirhan Baylan : electric bass Florent Merlet : drums Here we continue with sampler vol.3 which contains another four tracks from the catalog of Istanbulis online improvised music label "re:konstruKt" run by guitarist Umut Caglar (konstruKt). Contacts: http://konstruk-t.comhttp://rekonstrukt.comDL: http://www.archive.org/details/ca288_rkhttp://www.clinicalarchives.spyw.com |
downloadthis
[ miilofon ]
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1:49p |
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rockabillystyle
[ misss_missy ]
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1:17a |
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moviebuffs
[ tenshinofushigi ]
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1:51a |
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| Friday, July 17th, 2009 |
moviebuffs
[ lycanthropy1 ]
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10:10p |
Ahoy!
Hey, i'm new to this community. :) I'd like to introduce myself by make a Top 10 Favourite Movies list, so you'll understand a bit better. :D In no order:- 1. There Will Be Blood 2. Amélie 3. Pulp Fiction 4. Fargo 5. A Clockwork Orange 6. American Beauty 7. Dead Poet's Society 8. Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barells 9. City Of God 10. Annie Hall/Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas/Sex, Lies And Videotape 12, but ah well. So... sup. Edit: And maybe The Pianist as a bonus one idk Current Music: Equator - Sparks |
moviebuffs
[ yunafire ]
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4:13p |
"I Love You, Philip Morris" trailer
Slashfilm just recently posted the trailer for "I Love You, Philip Morris". I think it looks awesome (aside from the car-crash-equals-gay bit) so I'm posting it here. Current Mood:  ecstatic |
moviebuffs
[ endofthereel ]
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2:49p |
Reviews from July
Hi everyone, these are the reviews I've written for the month of July thus far. By clicking on the links beneath the cut, you'll be taken to my Livejournal. Feel free to comment, share your thoughts! ( Read more... ) |
moviebuffs
[ endofthereel ]
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10:19a |
Harry Potter
I figure I should post my review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince While it's still relevant. You can find my post on my journal by clicking here. I granted it 3.5 stars out of 4. |
downloadthis
[ clncl ]
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4:00p |
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| Thursday, July 16th, 2009 |
cinema_obscura
[ dirtnap13 ]
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11:22p |
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| Friday, July 17th, 2009 |
indymusic
[ miilofon ]
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12:34p |
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downloadthis
[ miilofon ]
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12:33p |
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| Thursday, July 16th, 2009 |
moviebuffs
[ insanepsychotic ]
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10:43p |
:)
Hello! I just joined this community. *waves* OK, so, I've been needing a cheesy 60's movie fix. Badly. And I like the more psychedelic/hippie movies, if there is such a thing. Either way, a 60's movie. Cheesy. But 60's, and that makes it good. Completed with 60's music, hair, and make-up. The whole thing. :-p Second, there was this 60's movie I saw a few months ago. I remember these people sitting around in a big room with pillows on the floor, and they were all smoking dope and passing it around to each other. I then remember something about people going upstairs to look at something, and the whole house was painted in a psychedelic fashion: blue door frame, purple walls, red door handle, yellow window frame - that sort of deal. I also remember two people talking at the top of the stairs. I know that is pretty vague, but I was hoping someone might know what the title of the movie was. I think the movie had something to do with a man dropping acid for the first time. Current Mood:  blah |
| Friday, July 17th, 2009 |
moviebuffs
[ wellslud ]
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10:04a |
Crap Ben Kinsley Movie - A SOUND OF THUNDER
(Stopping Movies Half-way Through Week, Part 2) So it starts with a trip back through time that features a dinosaur. A dinosaur that seriously looks as realistic as the dinosaur in Toy Story (and remember, that was meant to be a plastic dinosaur). Then, about five minutes later, it has an exterior shot. The movie is set in 2055, so there is a lot of futuristic stuff outside – cars, flying things, etc. But the green screen effects are less effective than those old 40s movies that had someone like Cary Grant in a car with all the action taking place outside the windows, but the action was filmed somewhere else. This is very distracting. Later on, we get Ben Kingsley overacting like no decent actor ever should. Which makes me think: does he know how crap this movie is going to be, and he can’t get out of his contract without being sued, so he’s just doing the worst he can? I have a lot of respect for Sir BK, so I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt and say, yes, this is the case. And then there’s the scene with the bugs. Which is about the time I switched this utter shite off. |
| Thursday, July 16th, 2009 |
lj_maintenance
[ mhwest ]
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2:17p |
MemcacheD Update
Just wanted to let everyone know, that a new version of MemcacheD has been released. We will be rolling this out to the memcache nodes during the week of July 20th to 24th. This should have very little impact on the stability of the website; however users may see a slight increase in load times as the cache is re-populated with entries. The software has been tested and verified to be working just fine with the application; so we perceive this to be a very minimal risk in regards to updating, and the stability of the website. Thanks... Current Mood: busyCurrent Music: NOFX - San Francisco Fat |
downloadthis
[ miilofon ]
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1:27p |
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| Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 |
moviebuffs
[ 1silver_seraph ]
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11:04p |
Synecdoche, New York
 If you havent seen this movie, you so need to rent it. If you have seen it, isn't this one of the most amazing movies you have ever seen in your life? |
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