Rewatched It (2017) which I've always liked. [...] I remember thinking its sequel wasn't as effective. The first part is fine, but the sequel is way, way too long, and repetitive. It was just a bad idea to take a book that bounces between the past and the present and make it chronological. Chapter ...

Very good. I need to see his other films. I love all his films, but they are an acquired taste. The next one to seek out is Berberian Sound Studio , which shares the audio engineering theme of Flux Gourmet, and then The Duke of Burgundy which I find his funniest and strangely most touching film. Bo...

Kiss, and particularly Gene Simmons, are noted for their style-transcending music, DIY ethical stance, manner of business practice, and contempt for the music industry. The band was also motivated by moral or ethical considerations: for example, Kiss's members regarded pricey admission for rock con...

GuyLaCroix wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 11:59 am the Most Racist Thing In Cinema

A history that includes both Birth of a Nation and Triumph of the Will, so colour me impressed.

Laugh / weep - I'm not sure. But did the EU commission post a goatse tribute?
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Jacques wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 11:42 am The Visitor

If anyone hasn't seen this enjoy the trailer:



It is quite a film.

twelvepoint wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 7:02 am Beware the Hammett-syndrome where not having a guitar solo will date your music to “now”

10/10 reference. That scene was like watching a puppy being kicked in the nuts, amplified by the victim looking like a balding spaniel.

Bill Ward is not exactly sprightly, either. Will add some tension to the proceedings.

Tom Lehrer is STILL ALIVE?

This just trumped last week's discovery that Anne Vernon (who played Catherine Deneuve's mother in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) likewise still walks the Earth.

Maybe we need a thread devoted to this?

Like most British people I'd never heard of them until they were mentioned in Austin Powers. This joke just causes confusion in the UK.

Sirius is familiar from the sort of documentaries where men make and then drive/pilot fast machines, for that bit where the vehicle is wheeled out of the hangar.