Know when you reach that point where you wish there was a turn off/on switch on the wall for your mind? Some folks reach this point more often and faster than others due in part to how we spend our time and energy. One of my ways of easing the influx of all the negative input is to watch several films in a row. Yep, just turn off the phone, turn off the lights, pop some corn, open the jar of herring, and pour some grape juice over ice and push the ‘play’ button on the dvd player. For me, the key is finding some mental relief from the sadism of the world at large via viewing satisfying films that work visually, textually and with solid performances. Here’s a few films that I though might be worth sharing and inviting discussion/comments. I enjoyed them all–each for what they offered. What films have you indulged in viewing lately?
The Grocer’s Son — http://www.filmmovement.com/filmcatalog/index.asp?MerchandiseID=163&gclid=CMKVu_ypsZ8CFQUMDQodj0HW0w&
I want his ‘job’–I want that route! I want that stone house in the country…
Film Movement offers some very interesting movies that could be easily overlooked since there’s not huge market press everywhere for such films.
Brazil unlike I ever imagined it in The House of Sand — >http://movies.nytimes.com/2006/08/11/movies/11hous.html
The House of Sand gives new meaning to getting away from it ALL.
The Pope’s Toilet – in Uruguay no less!–Who needs a car when you’ve got a bike?
>http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/870
http://www.filmmovement.com/downloads/press/The_Popes_Toilet_FM_Press_Kit.pdf
Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, and William Dafoe ACT big time in The Clearing
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331952/
The Clearing’s cast is the reason for viewing this film. How would you spend your last hours? I think I enjoyed Redford’s performance in An Unfinished Life, but it was good to see him deal with an entirely different sort of ‘character’ in The Clearing. Dafoe—well, DAFOE is DAFOE—he never disappoints whether invisible as a vampire, The Man in Boondock Saints, or –or anyone else! Mirren–hmm…let’s have her face off with Judi Dench–or maybe not. LOL.
I Am Guilty—-Who needs trouble? This young man wants it. Parents might take notes.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_guilty/#
The Motorcycle Diaries–
http://www.motorcyclediariesmovie.com/
Can Che swim? Yes, he can! And that motorcycle loving dude sure can DANCE! I do so adore roadtrips–but I think I would have traded that motorcycle for a donkey pretty damn quick!!!
Not yet on dvd:
Still Walking ***** http://fest09.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=85
Beautifully performed, visually engaging, textually satisfying film delivers on so many levels–like the delightful film, Departures– without resorting to horns and whistles. Who says ‘pain’ must be expressed with screaming and yelling? What’s in a song? Should I let you be my ‘father’? If you’re sick of blood and guts and screeching wheels –see it if you can.
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