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02-08-2020, 07:19 PM #476
Gogol
Stumbled upon this Russian series the other week. It's apparently the first part of a 3-part maxi-series (each "season" being 6 episodes). The series was actually released in theaters in Russia.
From what I was able to gather from Wikipedia (which I take with a grain of salt), the series is loosely based on the writings of Nikolai Gogol, who seems to have been Russia's answer to Edgar Allen Poe.
The series is like Sherlock Holmes crossed with supernatural shit.
Very slick gothic vibes. Cool atmosphere. Lottsa demons, ghosts, and malevolent entities.
Pretty cool.
In Russian with subtitles.
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02-08-2020, 07:42 PM #477sick, spiteful, bad liver
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The Nose:
Major Kovalyov awakens to discover that his nose is missing. He grabs a mirror to see his face, and there is only a smooth, flat patch of skin in its place. He leaves his home to report the incident to the chief of police. On his way to the chief of police, Major Kovalyov sees his nose dressed in the uniform of a high-ranking official. His nose is already pretending to be a human being. He chases his nose into Kazan Cathedral, where he confronts his nose in the midst of prayer. The nose refuses to return to his face. Kovalyov becomes distracted by a pretty girl, and while he is not watching, the nose escapes.
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02-08-2020, 07:51 PM #478
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02-08-2020, 08:32 PM #479sick, spiteful, bad liver
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It's a short story. All that stuff happens in the first 3 pages . . . and plenty happens afterwards. There are plenty more where that came from, all the way up to Dead Souls, so all is not lost . . .
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02-08-2020, 10:25 PM #480
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02-10-2020, 11:11 PM #481
Honey Boy just popped up on Prime.
Shia LaBeouf's script is poignant and intense, as is his performance.
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02-21-2020, 08:46 PM #482
A really fun film. Takashi Miike is kind of a Japanese version of Quentin Tarantino with a fraction of the budgets and a shooting schedule that rarely exceeds a month. He is one of the most prolific directors in the history of film. The undisputed king of Japanese grindhouse. The guy has a real gift for making crazy films.
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02-22-2020, 06:33 PM #483
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02-24-2020, 07:21 PM #484
Been digging it so far
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02-25-2020, 12:39 PM #485Registered User
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02-25-2020, 01:14 PM #486
My Name is Nobody, a spoof spaghetti western directed by Tonino Valerii (and, some say, co-ghost directed by Sergio Leone)
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02-25-2020, 01:35 PM #487
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02-25-2020, 08:01 PM #488
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03-01-2020, 10:38 AM #489
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03-03-2020, 09:10 PM #490
Gogol is usually the forth one in the list after the usual Russians Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov. Gogol is from Ukraine but lived and worked in Russia... one empire you know... Don’t know if Poe is the right comparison but whatever. Cool recommendation, will check it out... .
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03-15-2020, 09:31 PM #491
Stumbled upon this "gem" today.
I had no idea that there was even a genre of film known as "vansploitation".
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This is by no means a good film in terms of acting, plot, or technical aspects, but it does provide an interesting look at independent film from the era, not to mention not-so-subtle commentary on the 1970s oil crisis...I mean the film is pushing the idea of a fully solar-powered van!Last edited by dookey67; 03-16-2020 at 08:47 AM.
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03-19-2020, 11:28 AM #492
If you dig musicals, zombie films, and Christmas themed comedies, then ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE is a hoot.
Think Glee-meets-Dawn Of the Dead.
I watched it on St. Patrick's Day, which seemed oddly appropriate.
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03-19-2020, 09:30 PM #493
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03-20-2020, 03:50 PM #494
Just stumbled upon this:
RIYL: Adventure Time; The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack; Regular Show
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03-20-2020, 04:39 PM #495Registered User
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I love spy movies and have read several Clancy novels, so I thought I'd be all over this series, but I found the first couple of episodes of season 1 pretty ridiculous and couldn't watch any more. I remember a couple of pickup trucks with machine guns surprise attacking a fortified camp in the middle of the desert and rescuing a prisoner that was as important to Bin Laden. How they didn't see the pickups coming miles before they got there in the open desert was absurd. And then how they weren't annihilated even when they "surprised" them was equally absurd. Then the scene where he is at the party and the choppers land in the water to take him to headquarters??? WTF. I've got a big tolerance for unbelievable shit in espionage movies, but that was hard fro me to get past.
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03-20-2020, 04:42 PM #496Registered User
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03-23-2020, 12:19 AM #497
This visceral little ditty just popped up.
It is the debut feature from the director of Birdman and The Revenant.
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03-23-2020, 10:39 AM #498
Probably mentioned, but I just finished The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Very good movie depicting jewish life in NY in the 50-60s.
It reminded me of a lot of my friends parents. Funny shit.
It made me start watching Lenny Bruce stuff on Youtube. Speaking of which, "Lenny" is an excellent film.“How does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world? I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher”. — Jimi Hendrix
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03-24-2020, 08:10 PM #499
Watched a coupla Shaw Brothers joints the other day (there are a wealth of them on Prime right now).
8 DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER
The plot is a bit convoluted and hazy, but methinks this might be the result of the bad dubbing. Whatever the case, the film kind of plods along until the final 25-minutes, which are pure gonzo brilliance. I would say to fast-forward to the end, but there's some crucial callback stuff that's set-up early in the film and plays a major role in the conclusion.
HEROES OF THE EAST
A weird, hammy, and over-the-top comedy that places Chinese vs. Japanese sentiments at the forefront. Quick summary: a priviledged Chinese son marries a Japanese woman (it is an arranged marriage). They spat about who has better martial arts, China or Japan. She leaves him and goes back to Japan. It's a clunky comedy, but the pay-off is worth it as the Chinese "hero" eventually has to fight 7 different Japanese masters of different kinds of martial arts (kind of like Game of Death). The last 45-minutes are pretty brilliant, in that Old School Shaw Brothers way (fake stage-like sets, lots of thrusting and parrying, etc.)
While neither of these are essential (like 5 Deadly Venoms or 36 Chambers of Shaolin, for example), they do provide some fun escapism and some amazing acrobatics. They also confirm that I vastly prefer watching martial arts/kung fu films in their native language with subtitles...Last edited by dookey67; 03-25-2020 at 01:06 AM.
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03-25-2020, 12:42 AM #500
Sergio Leone set the Spaghetti Western bar extremely high with Once Upon A Time In The West and The Dollars Trilogy, but if one is willing to take a deep dive into the genre, then you may stumble upon some of the worthy post-Leone films lurking out there.
CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES is one such film.
Considerably quieter than Leone's signature output, it is no less enthralling.
Directed by and starring French auteur Robert Hossein, the film is a richly textured melodrama of revenge.
Tinted with suitably grungy, yet crisp cinematography, it has that gritty sheen which any decent Spaghetti Western needs to have. It also has an infectious score.
Hossein makes for a strangely compelling anti-hero as he is perhaps the polar opposite of Clint Eastwood.
Lots of great shots and interesting moments (the dinner scene at the Rogers ranch is fantastic) further add to its watchability.
PS: while this trailer has subtitles, the version streaming on Prime is dubbed in English...
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