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Von Trier lives in the cuckoo tree full of mad directors who shout and call people stupid.
Is Lars von Trier the arthouse Uwe Boll? Or is Uwe Boll the B-schlock Lars von Trier? Or neither?
Discuss.
(My answer? Neither - what a stupid question)
Discuss.
(My answer? Neither - what a stupid question)
i love lars. he is hilarious, brilliant and has made several of my favourite films.
'element of crime', 'medea', 'europa', 'kingdom', 'breaking the waves', 'the idiots' and 'dogville' is a pretty fucking impressive haul...
'element of crime', 'medea', 'europa', 'kingdom', 'breaking the waves', 'the idiots' and 'dogville' is a pretty fucking impressive haul...
I adore him, he can shout at me any time he likes. I'd add 'Manderlay' and 'The Boss of it all' to that list.
And a lot of successful actors could do with a dose of being shouted at, I've seen enough of them do the same to other people.
Will we ever see 'Wasington' I wonder.
And a lot of successful actors could do with a dose of being shouted at, I've seen enough of them do the same to other people.
Will we ever see 'Wasington' I wonder.
i'd happily add both of those to the list, but i was attempting to keep it brief, rather than just list his entire body of work...
i'd love to think that we'll see 'washington', but one never knows...
i'd love to think that we'll see 'washington', but one never knows...
I always though Iben Hjejle was a bit duff, but she's hilarious in Danish
i only know her from 'mifune's last song' and 'the boss of it all' (oh, and 'defiance'); so have had no cause for complaint. i don't think i'll ever get round to watching 'high fidelity', which is what i assume she's duff in...
QUOTE (dandan @ May 20 2009, 03:58 PM) 
i don't think i'll ever get round to watching 'high fidelity', which is what i assume she's duff in...
Yup.
I presume it's the not acting in your native tongue thing, because she's was fabulous in The Boss of it all. Her timing is impeccable.
'High Fidelity' is great though and you should watch it. I've also warmed to Iben's character Laura immensely since seeing her being fucked over a desk in Danish.
I have never seen a Lars Von Trier film!
I've only seen Breaking the Waves and I thought it was pretentious and patronising. I have seen a Danish film with a woman getting fucked over a desk but I doubt that was a Lars Von Trier film.
QUOTE (dandan @ May 20 2009, 03:04 PM)
i love lars. he is hilarious, brilliant and has made several of my favourite films.
'element of crime', 'medea', 'europa', 'kingdom', 'breaking the waves', 'the idiots' and 'dogville' is a pretty fucking impressive haul...
'element of crime', 'medea', 'europa', 'kingdom', 'breaking the waves', 'the idiots' and 'dogville' is a pretty fucking impressive haul...
He is a great talent but as with lots of such folk, a complete eccentric and probably unpleasant to work for but then again - it's part of the gig. I liked "The Kingdom" and "Europa" very much. I also liked "Dogville". But "Dancer in the Dark" and "The Idiots" left me very cold.
He once was on Eurotrash talking about his massive porn collection. And showing his large flapping manhood. I think he even sat in a tree.
QUOTE (Raven @ May 21 2009, 07:55 PM)
It's a ruse by the director.
'Now Myleene, we have to be sure of your commitment to the role. How can you show us that you understand what it means to 'eat' a man?'
I can't stand The Idiots. I think it's a really terrible film. Dogville is terrific, though.
really? 'the idiots' was the first von trier i saw and i absolutely loved it - it manages to be hilarious, heart breaking, beautiful, upsetting and uncomfortable - a brilliant piece of film making...
do you like the dogme aesthetic?
do you like the dogme aesthetic?
QUOTE (dandan @ May 22 2009, 07:23 AM)
do you like the dogme aesthetic?
Like the little girl with the curl - when it's good, it's very very good. And when it's bad, it's horrid.
For a Dogme film, I found 'The Idiots' to be very very self-aware and contrived. Irony there.
QUOTE (dandan @ May 22 2009, 07:23 AM)
do you like the dogme aesthetic?
I liked the idea behind Dogme but found the whole manifesto too dogmatic.
I liked Festen.
Sherlock Holmes
I'm quite excited by this, particularly Eddie Marsan. He is a wonderful actor, and I think Downey Jr is an interesting choice for Holmes.
I'm quite excited by this, particularly Eddie Marsan. He is a wonderful actor, and I think Downey Jr is an interesting choice for Holmes.
QUOTE (widowspider @ May 22 2009, 05:23 PM)
Sherlock Holmes
I'm quite excited by this, particularly Eddie Marsan. He is a wonderful actor, and I think Downey Jr is an interesting choice for Holmes.
I'm quite excited by this, particularly Eddie Marsan. He is a wonderful actor, and I think Downey Jr is an interesting choice for Holmes.
Likewise. Marsan seems to be attracting a lot of attention of late - it's really good to see him getting more prominent roles. I can remember first seeing him in TV commercials years ago.
QUOTE (Ade @ May 22 2009, 10:41 PM)
Likewise. Marsan seems to be attracting a lot of attention of late - it's really good to see him getting more prominent roles. I can remember first seeing him in TV commercials years ago.
He is a fabulous actor, and thoroughly deserving of the work. Yay for him!
I remember first seeing Mr Marsan in Gangster No. 1 and being rather impressed with his performance. Especially with that voice he does.
QUOTE (dandan @ May 22 2009, 07:23 AM)
really? 'the idiots' was the first von trier i saw and i absolutely loved it - it manages to be hilarious, heart breaking, beautiful, upsetting and uncomfortable - a brilliant piece of film making...
do you like the dogme aesthetic?
do you like the dogme aesthetic?
I like the idea and think that the aesthetic can be used well but that The Idiots was not a good use of it. I found the film boring and uninteresting, with characters that I didn't care a jot for and a story that did not engage me. I thought that the fact that it was dogme was inconsequential, I just couldn't stand it as a film.
The Hangover
I wasn't really sold on this, then I got to the moment end of the trailer and I decided that I'll make an effort to watch it when I'm in Florida. Could be fun.
I wasn't really sold on this, then I got to the moment end of the trailer and I decided that I'll make an effort to watch it when I'm in Florida. Could be fun.
QUOTE (maian @ May 23 2009, 04:12 PM)
I thought the same thing. He looks fantastic, though. They all look fantastic. Well except for Pee Woman, who as usual made me retch.
QUOTE (maian @ May 24 2009, 02:13 PM)
The Hangover
I wasn't really sold on this, then I got to the moment end of the trailer and I decided that I'll make an effort to watch it when I'm in Florida. Could be fun.
I wasn't really sold on this, then I got to the moment end of the trailer and I decided that I'll make an effort to watch it when I'm in Florida. Could be fun.
I wasn't a huge fan of Old School, though it had it's moments. I'm all over this like white on rice, though, simply for casting. I can't imagine that Brad Cooper, Ed Helms AND Zach Galifianakis wont' make for something worthwhile.
QUOTE (dandan @ May 24 2009, 09:29 AM)
not i...
Me either if she keeps getting naked in public.
QUOTE (thirtyhelens @ May 25 2009, 08:36 PM)
I thought the same thing. He looks fantastic, though. They all look fantastic. Well except for Pee Woman, who as usual made me retch.
He does at that. I did think whilst watching it ''He even moves like Mastroianni'', as if he's channeling the exact worldweariness that the original film had. It also looks a tad weirder than I would have expected. Not Fellini weird, but at least weird enough that I'm a tad more interested than I was before.
Edit: Ooh, this is exciting:
Three brief extracts from Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus*
Doesn't show much in terms of plot or characters (other than Heath Ledger in a mask and Christopher Plummer being old) but it does give a sense of the visuals.
*Not to be confused with The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel
That's what I keep hearing. It was just the Old School connection (like Nic, I'm not an acolyte) that was putting me off. The trailer and the good word of mouth have assuaged my doubts somewhat.
QUOTE (maian @ May 25 2009, 09:15 PM)
me loves l'cole...
she isn't quite twinkling there, but the reports i heard from cannes suggest that she is by far the best thing about the whole feature...
QUOTE (maian @ May 25 2009, 09:15 PM)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus*
*Not to be confused with The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel
*Not to be confused with The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel
...& most certainly not Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
Aykroyd: Girl will lead new 'Ghostbusters'.
Why does Eliza Dushku's name come up every time a female action lead is suggested?!
Why does Eliza Dushku's name come up every time a female action lead is suggested?!
It's a comedy isn't it? Is she funny?
QUOTE (logger @ May 26 2009, 08:46 AM)
It's a comedy isn't it? Is she funny?
No. She can't act worth a shit either, which is another big problem.
Summer Glau looks enough like Sigourney Weaver that they could easily write her in as Peter and Dana's lovechild...
Just looked at the cast for Time Burton's Alice In Wonderland. Looking very interesting.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/fullcredits#cast
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/fullcredits#cast
this is the first i've heard of this. seems like burton's really pushing the envelope and expanding his artistic horizons...
QUOTE (dandan @ May 26 2009, 01:12 PM)
she isn't quite twinkling there, but the reports i heard from cannes suggest that she is by far the best thing about the whole feature...
I find her far more appealing in motion than in photography (where she often looks like one of those scary mug dollies). In film, Lily is like a lanky cross between Christina Ricci and Julianne Moore but with a public school rogue of an accent. In terms of interesting quirky ingenue, she'll go far and I look forward to seeing her onscreen.
Dr P looks very interesting indeed.
QUOTE
Summer Glau looks enough like Sigourney Weaver that they could easily write her in as Peter and Dana's lovechild...
Ain't that the truth. It's uncanny.
Burton's Alice sounds promising. If only they got Miranda Richardson as the White Queen and not Anne Hathaway.
QUOTE (Serafina_Pekkala @ May 27 2009, 03:44 PM)
Lily is like a lanky cross between Christina Ricci and Julianne Moore but with a public school rogue of an accent.
aye, for some reason i always think of her as a shorty, and continue to be surprised by her height... but yes and yes on the riccimoore...
QUOTE (imdb)
Ritchie 'Working On Guys And Dolls'
27 May 2009 1:00 AM, PDT
Guy Ritchie is set to branch out from the world of gangster cinema - the filmmaker is reportedly in Hollywood to begin writing a script for a remake of Guys And Dolls.
The director, best known for his London-based crime films, is said to have roped in movie hardman Jason Statham to show off his vocal talents in a reworking of the classic musical, which originally starred Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra.
A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Guy has been on the case with the idea of making a musical recently. He had been throwing ideas around with Jason Statham about writing their own musical.
"Guy has had a lot of meetings with top studio bosses about other projects but the Guys And Dolls idea really tickled him."
But Ritchie could be sticking to a familiar formula when shooting begins - he is apparently considering basing the song-and-dance classic in his native Britain.
The insider adds: "He is torn between keeping the script true to the original in New York and taking it to familiar surroundings in London."
27 May 2009 1:00 AM, PDT
Guy Ritchie is set to branch out from the world of gangster cinema - the filmmaker is reportedly in Hollywood to begin writing a script for a remake of Guys And Dolls.
The director, best known for his London-based crime films, is said to have roped in movie hardman Jason Statham to show off his vocal talents in a reworking of the classic musical, which originally starred Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra.
A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Guy has been on the case with the idea of making a musical recently. He had been throwing ideas around with Jason Statham about writing their own musical.
"Guy has had a lot of meetings with top studio bosses about other projects but the Guys And Dolls idea really tickled him."
But Ritchie could be sticking to a familiar formula when shooting begins - he is apparently considering basing the song-and-dance classic in his native Britain.
The insider adds: "He is torn between keeping the script true to the original in New York and taking it to familiar surroundings in London."
STATH SINGS!
fin
fin
This could be either very special or very "special".
He will look good in the suits though.
He will look good in the suits though.
QUOTE (Raven @ May 26 2009, 01:43 PM)
Aykroyd: Girl will lead new 'Ghostbusters'.
Why does Eliza Dushku's name come up every time a female action lead is suggested?!
Why does Eliza Dushku's name come up every time a female action lead is suggested?!
Because they keep forgetting about me.
QUOTE (widowspider @ May 27 2009, 04:14 PM)
Because they keep forgetting about me.
I think you'd be good.
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