Chula Vista

On a MUCH lighter note, watched Horrible Bosses last night for the first time. Not the sequel, the original. Lot's of very funny moments and it was cool hearing all of the filth pouring out of "America's Sweetheart"'s mouth.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

ladyislingering

the other day I watched a thing on Netflix about a concentration camp where American soldiers were held. I never even heard of it, nor did I know that people from American troops were held in Hitler's death chambers. It was pretty interesting.

learning stuff is awesome.

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The Batlord

That movie reminded me just how much I want to fuck Jennifer Aniston. Fairly funny too. Not brilliant, but a perfectly good way to get a few yucks.

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Chula Vista

You're behind me bro.

Watched this last night. Far from a masterpiece but kept me glued. Some really hard core acting by the entire cast and by the end I'd completely forgotten it was based on a true story.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

James

Broadway Danny Rose (Woody Allen, 1984)
This is probably the most cohesive Allen movie, and one of the funniest. Nice to see him playing a character that isn't entirely based on himself. Mia Farrow also plays slightly against type and it's a joy. The idea of framing the voiceover around a group of guys sharing stories and laughing is genius, and actually makes one of my biggest filmmaking pet peeves bearable. One of his best for sure!

Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray, 1956)
This is a masterpiece. A melodrama centred around a man's adverse reaction to his medication, it goes in gloriously dark directions. Nicholas Ray is an extremely underrated director and there are great performances all around from a cast full of stars.

simplephysics

Alive Inside



An extremely moving documentary about the work of one man on a mission to expose elderly dementia patients to their favorite music, and then documents their response, which is nothing short of astounding. Basically, the idea behind this film is how the power of music can actually trigger certain functions of the brain, especially memory, evoking a response from the person listening in surprising ways. Elderly patients who can barely move are suddenly singing along to songs they haven't heard in years, and can recall parts of their life which have been long forgotten.

If anyone here has family members in nursing homes, skilled nursing, or any kind of elder care should try this out.

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Exo

Two-Lane Blacktop

Two aimless car freaks proposition a man to a cross country race and pick up a loner hitchhiking girl along the way. Not much happens in terms of plot movement but it's certainly an interesting watch, especially if you like cars. The film reminded me of a lot of Gus Van Sant's work.

3/10

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Freebase Dali

Saw it at the theater last night.

First, I will just tell you now that the movie has impact, which is something you come to expect when Christopher Nolan is directing and Hans Zimmer is scoring the movie. It has impact. And that's about it. The story line didn't really gel well to me. I didn't feel impacted on a human level in terms of taking something away from it that meant something more than flashy images and big sounds.

It has all that. Flashy images, big sound. Quite amazing, really. It's a visual feat, this movie. Dare I say a step past Gravity. It was a marvel to watch and experience, but I felt as though it was merely a gag reel of effects and moments that weren't connected in a truly meaningful way.

To put it as succinctly as I can, I would say this:

It felt like the movie was a trailer for itself.

But it's a good f*cking trailer.

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James

Celine and Julie Go Boating
This movie is extremely fun. There is just so much joy in this film. It's not got a straight plot, and I don't want to give too much away, basically two girls strike up a friendship and explore the world of creativity together. This is the most meta film I have seen, and it works gloriously. The two leads are incredible, these two are just insanely cool and interesting, sort of like the precursor to people like Zooey Deschancel but with a personality. Really great and I laughed the whole way through.

Zhanteimi

Hey, it's December now, so time to start the holiday fun. Kicking off with my favorite festive movie.