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96 Microlog entries tagged with ‘film’
Rian Johnson’s theatrical commentary for Looper
I was thinking only recently how people are missing a trick by not recording alternative commentaries for movies (in the form of podcasts or whatever) and then here comes along one for a new movie by its own director! See also: an alternative commentary for Star Wars. Permalink ·
Primer: Horror
If you don’t know much about the genre beyond the obvious, this should open your mind. Permalink ·
How to be a fan of problematic things
“As fans, sometimes we need to remember that the things we like don’t define our worth as people. So there’s no need to defend them from every single criticism or pretend they are perfect.” For me this goes for stuff like The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises as much as it does for the ‘isms’ tied up in stuff like Game of Thrones. Permalink ·
Troma Movies on YouTube
Most of them are rubbish, of course, but there’s a few gems in the rubble from the Z-movie specialists. And they’re free. Can’t argue with that. Permalink ·
500 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, etc
Some nice stuff here. Permalink ·
Space Archaeology reviews Prometheus
Rubbishing Prometheus is easy to do, because it’s rubbish, but the detail of this critique is worth your attention. See also: Red Letter Media talks about Prometheus Permalink ·
Movie Simpsons
GIFs and stills from The Simpsons paired with the movie scenes they reference. There are far more than I ever realised [c/o ]. Permalink ·
What is the difference between The Hobbit and the news? Not as much as there should be
This is some serious Baudrillard-level shit Brooker’s messing with here. Permalink ·
The Movie List 2011
Salon’s ranking of last year’s (American) movie releases, from best to worst, which I’m linking to because I’ve pretty much forgotten what came oyt last year and I need to catch up. Permalink ·
Notes on videophones in film
Going back almost 90 years! That’s remarkable. Permalink ·
‘The old sow that eats her farrow’: 22 sobering depictions of Irish life
Just so you know, things aren’t all that bleak here. Yet. Permalink ·
Thieves Are Your Best Customers in Waiting
“These days the most common answer I get to ‘Why’d you pirate that?’ isn’t ‘It was free’ but ‘It was the only way I could get my hands on it.’ Or ‘It was a bazillion times easier.’” My sentiments exactly. Permalink ·
The Bitch, The Stud and The Prawn
“Officials in the Inland Revenue had begun to notice more and more British films had actually amassed takings of less than £100. The tax men began to suspect something was up. One possibility was that all the films were so bad that no one would release them. In fact the reality was that for all these films it didn’t matter whether they were seen in a cinema or not. Their real function was as a tax dodge for rich people.” Adam Curtis on the story of George Walker and the rise of ‘geezer capitalism’. Permalink ·
Martin Scorsese’s Film School: The 85 Films You Need To See To Know Anything About Film
Lots of watching to do, there. Permalink ·
FanEdit.org
An online repository of movies re-cut by fans. Looks intriguing. Permalink ·
30 Days Of Netflix
A curated selection of the best things available for us users in the UK and Ireland. It’s definitely better for TV series so far, but this is a good start. Permalink ·
Screenplay Basics
Filing this for future reference. Permalink ·
Raiders of the Lost Archives
A shot-by-shot comparison of Raiders of the Lost Ark with scenes from 30 different adventure films made between 1919-1973 [c/o MetaFilter]. Spielberg the student of cinema paying tribute to his favourites, perhaps? Permalink ·
Once Upon a Tram (1958)
A nice little short film at the Europa Film Treasures archive capturing one of the last runs of the Hill of Howth tram. My grandmother on my mam’s side was on the last ever tram, if I’m not mistaken. Permalink ·
Joe Queenan: If someone tells me a film sucks, I have to see it
I share the sentiment, but don’t necessarily want to pay for the ‘privilege’. Ahem. Permalink ·
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