penningtron wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 12:45 pm

pldms wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:44 am

enframed wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:12 pm I Saw the TV Glow

I liked this film, but the monotonic, hesitant, delivery of the dialogue made it very hard going. A lot of it was just exposition anyway and could have been cut out.

Ignoring that some pretty nice twists and turns, though it could have been much creepier.

It struck me as Gen Z trying to be David Lynch but landing closer to Donny Darko. It's always nice seeing Connor O'Malley show up in things even if he doesn't really fit the 'vibe' of this movie.

hbiden@onlyfans.com wrote: Wed Dec 25, 2024 8:21 pm Today we celebrate the King of the Jews.

First things first. Timmy Chalamet pulls it off. Don’t worry about it. Somebody said his voice inflection was distracting, but I don’t think so. His mumbling just takes a minute to get used to.

It stays true to the people in his life like Pete Seeger, Woody, Johnny, Albert, and Joan, but it also accurately depicts Bob's feelings on Sinatra, Shakespeare, Blind Willie McTell, and Little Richard. It’s impressive how much the script gets right. (I noticed Mary Jane was missing, but you can read between the lines.)

Bob claims he hasn’t watched it, and that’s probably for good reason. We can enjoy the film on its own merits without the weight of authority. In fact, one scene almost was cut because it never happened, but Bob said leave it in. (I think it was the onstage fight with Joan, but nobody has confirmed it.)

The songs are placed perfectly to match what is happening. They show the Cuban Missile Crisis. He sings "Masters of War." He’s arguing with Joan. They sing "It Ain’t Me." They get back together. They sing "All I Really Wanna Do." They show him writing "Like a Rolling Stone" but he never gets to the chorus until he’s onstage, and I think I heard actual applause in the theater. The buildup to the Newport Film Festival ends with "It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue."

Monica Barbaro is the film's secret weapon. Twice she tells a guy to get out of her room, and twice they do. When Bob mistreats her, she calls him out, but she is immediately able to see the magic in his lyrics. The mix of young love and professional admiration in her eyes while he sings for her was the best silent acting I’ve seen lately.

This movie got stuck in production hell due to the pandemic, and that’s good. It gave Chalamet a chance to learn guitar and sing all the songs himself. He did a great job of imitating just enough without trying to be a carbon copy.

Boomers will get their nostalgia for sure. The clothes and guitars are the same ones he used. Probably the motorcycle too, but I would not know.

5 stars! I’m going again.

seby wrote: Mon Dec 23, 2024 3:54 am

penningtron wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 12:45 pm

pldms wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:44 am

I liked this film, but the monotonic, hesitant, delivery of the dialogue made it very hard going. A lot of it was just exposition anyway and could have been cut out.

Ignoring that some pretty nice twists and turns, though it could have been much creepier.

It struck me as Gen Z trying to be David Lynch but landing closer to Donny Darko. It's always nice seeing Connor O'Malley show up in things even if he doesn't really fit the 'vibe' of this movie.

Loved this film and saw it only last week. I think that it would repay repeated viewings too

rsmurphy wrote: Thu Dec 26, 2024 2:12 pm Nosferatu is not crap. Creepy sequences, gloomy atmosphere, a morbid script, and beautiful compositions make for a swell time. Sound design is a bit loud and harsh, but whatever. Both Bill S. and Willem D. are having a good time. I watched it in 35mm and suggest if possible for you to do the same.