MOVIE THREADS
Anyone else keep busy being a dork ass on Letterboxd? I even pay for it lol. I'm on there as DriveLukeJehu.
Two-Lane Blacktop
I'm conversationally fluent in basic German (B1 level). A major reason why is that I'm interested in the history of East Germany and its underground art and music scene. I also really like DEFA films -- the state-run film studio -- specifically the 1980s docs when things started loosening up.
Winter ade, Die Architekten, Spermuell, whisper & SHOUT, etc.
If you're looking for a legit '80s arthouse punk movie, check out the German dystopian sci-fi flick Decoder on YouTube. Featuring Einstürzende Neubauten's F.M. Einheit as an anti-hero noise musician and prominent counterculture figures such as William S. Burroughs and Genesis P-Orridge in supporting roles.
Gimmie Sopor woah! Great tip. Got my late night basement viewing pick
Randall Gimmie Sopor woah! Great tip. Got my late night basement viewing pick
I wouldn't accuse Decoder of being first rate, but it's certainly entertaining if you appreciate sleazy low budget sci-fi movies from the 80s. Excellent music/soundtrack though, and some scenes are very intense.
Kamikaze '89 with Fassbinder is great too. It's like a West German less-than-serious Blade Runner. Cyber-punk. It was Fassbinder's last movie; his fingers are nicotine-stained yellow and everything was catching up to him. Edgar Froese's score is 10/10.
peeblood I just watched Der Fan finally and it blew my fricken mind! The main girl is a real vibe.
Holy macaroni! I had trouble getting to sleep last night, so I watched Der Fan. Gave me the same what the fuck-feeling as the Dutch movie The Vanishing and I can't stop thinking about it. Without a doubt one of the best films I have seen this year. Also have to re-evaluate my feelings about Rheingold, for reasons unknown I always wrote them off as a lightweight, but the OST is top notch.
Food poisoning wasn't enough suffering for me so I decided to watch Joker: Folie A Deux. I figured it would be bad but at least good for a laugh. I was wrong. They managed to make an insanely boring court drama musical with a guy in clown make up.
Anyone else watch Let's Start a Cult? Very dumb, but I liked it. Trying to go for a Sandler/Farley golden era comedy feel but within an indie framework. I suppose you have to like Stavros Halkias a lot for it to work at all. It's the perfect example of a movie that was a 5/10 but I also liked it. The last throwaway joke killed me.
Last Friday the “illegal” re-master of THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE followed by an in-person Q&A with national treasure Paul Williams was peak movie-going.
Roger Corman’s Not Of This Earth
Ryan Leach his outfits are fab
I saw "I'm Still Here" in the theater today. About the Brazilian military dictatorship disappearing a dissident in 1970. Based on true story. Especially terrifying in the current political context. Killer, killer soundtrack, as you could guess.