Comments on: Critical (film) cultures http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Posey http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160066 Posey Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:24:29 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160066 Lefty@ 83 Oh the irony. But true, enough talk about me and women, let's talk about you and men. Lefty@ 83

Oh the irony.

But true, enough talk about me and women, let’s talk about you and men.

]]> By: Casey http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160065 Casey Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:26:46 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160065 Fine, you have no idea how many stomach crunches you can do really fast in increasing intensity when Sandy Harbutt tells you scary stories. It was due to Sandy that I ended up with abs of steel. Love Sandy. Scared the crap out of me. Fine, you have no idea how many stomach crunches you can do really fast in increasing intensity when Sandy Harbutt tells you scary stories. It was due to Sandy that I ended up with abs of steel. Love Sandy. Scared the crap out of me.

]]> By: Too, too bad http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160064 Too, too bad Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:41:52 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160064 The critical impulse lives on <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/films-so-bad-theyre-good/2009/04/15/1239474932759.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> The critical impulse lives on
here

]]> By: Ambigulous http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160063 Ambigulous Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:06:34 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160063 Something fishy there Nabakov. You promised romance, we got porno. <a href="http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/mol/m-05-ii.htm" rel="nofollow">What's wrong with a kiss, boy? Hmm? Why not start her off with a nice kiss?</a> Something fishy there Nabakov.
You promised romance, we got porno.

What’s wrong with a kiss, boy? Hmm? Why not start her off with a nice kiss?

]]> By: Fine http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160062 Fine Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:39:14 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160062 Casey, that Sandy Harbutt story is marvellous. Well, 'Lift to the Scaffold' proved to be well worth viewing last night. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season. As for Olivier Assayas - interesting but a very patchy filmmaker, I think. The best of his is 'Cold Water' produced in the'90s. 'Demonlover' is a truly awful film and 'Clean' which reunited him with Maggie was a major disappointment. 'Irma Vep' is fun, however. Casey, that Sandy Harbutt story is marvellous.

Well, ‘Lift to the Scaffold’ proved to be well worth viewing last night. I’m looking forward to the rest of the season.

As for Olivier Assayas – interesting but a very patchy filmmaker, I think. The best of his is ‘Cold Water’ produced in the’90s. ‘Demonlover’ is a truly awful film and ‘Clean’ which reunited him with Maggie was a major disappointment. ‘Irma Vep’ is fun, however.

]]> By: Nabakov http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160061 Nabakov Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:40:19 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160061 Let's face it most films about humans are crap. However <a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/greenporno/" rel="nofollow">animal romance</a> on screen is quite another kettle of fish. Let’s face it most films about humans are crap.

However animal romance on screen is quite another kettle of fish.

]]> By: Adrien http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160060 Adrien Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:09:10 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160060 <i>They portray Australian men as cross-dressing inarticulate Gallipoli-venturing homicidal studious shy football-loving muscular morons, nothing but sex-objects for their assiduously attentive women.</i> . I third that. A flick for the Oz Russ Myer. They portray Australian men as cross-dressing inarticulate Gallipoli-venturing homicidal studious shy football-loving muscular morons, nothing but sex-objects for their assiduously attentive women.
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I third that. A flick for the Oz Russ Myer.

]]> By: Adrien http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160059 Adrien Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:06:53 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160059 <i>Around 96, Adrien? I remember Cheung and Assayas both being guests of BIFF about the time Irma Vep came out…</i> . '97. . Some HK film people I know <i>hate</i> Maggie Cheung. One starlet told me that <i>Irma Vep</i> was 'just about her'. . The generation gap in HK is <i>fierce</i>. You should hear what they say about Jackie Chan!!! Around 96, Adrien? I remember Cheung and Assayas both being guests of BIFF about the time Irma Vep came out…
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Some HK film people I know hate Maggie Cheung. One starlet told me that Irma Vep was ‘just about her’.
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The generation gap in HK is fierce. You should hear what they say about Jackie Chan!!!

]]> By: Lefty E http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160058 Lefty E Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:49:25 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160058 Stone is a deadset classic. Sadly, with a few honourable exceptions, Australian cinema peaked in the 1970s. Stone is a deadset classic. Sadly, with a few honourable exceptions, Australian cinema peaked in the 1970s.

]]> By: via collins http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160057 via collins Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:25:24 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/04/08/critical-film-cultures/#comment-160057 A real conundrum next week at ACMI. You have a double bill of Les Amants (my favourite Malle) and Feu Follet (Fine's favourite Malle). That's ACMI screen One. On Screen Two, simultaneous with the two films described above is the best looking 35mm film I saw last year - Three Monkeys - which screens as part of the Turkish Film Festival. I would drop anything and everything to go see this film on the best screen in Melbourne - were it not for hot competition from Louis Malle next door. That's the best celluloid problem I've seen thrown up in ages. And another reason why LE, and a few hundred like him love their ACMI. A real conundrum next week at ACMI.

You have a double bill of Les Amants (my favourite Malle) and Feu Follet (Fine’s favourite Malle). That’s ACMI screen One.

On Screen Two, simultaneous with the two films described above is the best looking 35mm film I saw last year – Three Monkeys – which screens as part of the Turkish Film Festival. I would drop anything and everything to go see this film on the best screen in Melbourne – were it not for hot competition from Louis Malle next door.

That’s the best celluloid problem I’ve seen thrown up in ages. And another reason why LE, and a few hundred like him love their ACMI.

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