Hundreds of Beavers (2024). This movie was certainly refreshing! It’s a wild black-and-white slapstick indy film, channeling Buster Keaton with non-stop, Rube Goldberg-style chaos. A drunken trapper battles crafty beavers in a relentless chain of gags, tricks, and pure silent-era mayhem. Fun shit.
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.
Clearing my Sunday schedule to watch Tomata du Plenty's scifi musical:
Saw the Dylan movie a week ago. It was fine. I'm kind of over slick musician biopics. At least it was at the small fancy theater that sells beer and taro gelato. The Brutalist is playing there now so think we're gonna check that out next.
Gimmie Sopor 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.
this look's sick! will add it to my list... on the topic of German sci-fi's, watched World on a Wire recently, a made-for-TV two parter by Fassbinder about a simulation model that gets outta control, proto-Matrix stuff that i'm surprised i'd never heard of til my partner told me about it -- it ruled!
Seeing this at my local theater next month. Looks dignified.
Nathan Loud looking for a date?
BARELY HUMAN this look's sick! will add it to my list... on the topic of German sci-fi's, watched World on a Wire recently, a made-for-TV two parter by Fassbinder about a simulation model that gets outta control, proto-Matrix stuff that i'm surprised i'd never heard of til my partner told me about it -- it ruled!
Love World on a Wire. I'm generally not too big on sci-fi stuff but have a soft spot for the lower-tech projects. Went on a Fassbinder binge a couple years ago and that was a definite highlight, alongside Lola and Fox and His Friends.
Hadn't seen Planet Terror by Robert Rodriguez in ages, watched is yesterday and had a good time, even if it was a bit slower than what I remembered.
Yes! Get a ticket!!!1!1!1
Nathan Loud where is it playing?
Wade T Oberlin Legendary. Even matched the interior of his Mercedes.
Some very excellent movies in this thread already. I recently watched Leos Carax's latest, It's Not Me, and yesterday I watched his first, Boy Meets Girl. I've been really into post-French New Wave French movies lately I suppose!
finally watched that wrecking crew doc, pretty fun thing to watch while stuck in bed with the flu.
Got lucky and caught World on Wire at the local art house theater a year or two ago. Anything Fassbinder is A++++++.
Will be watching these soon - both full films are on YT:
'70s Japanese Fast and Furious with jazz ST
The trailer makes it look very dramatic but it's a comedy - I watched the beginning but decided to wait until I can watch it with my waifu...
Just ran across this about the director and some good commentary on Japanese films in the west - I skipped the part about the above movie. I have heard of his "Japanese Columbo" but have to yet to watch it...
The Warners Classic official YouTube channel has been putting up some full film bangers. Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Madeline Kahn & Richard Fucking Roundtree in a neo noir.
Warners Classics also has the 24 hour Tom & Jerry livestream, which is perfect to leave on mute on the TV while you're doing other shit. No dialogue means you ain't missing anything.
I saw the new Captain American Eagle flick.
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It was nice to be back in the Bagdad theater.
