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by lisa-
Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:29 am
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Jacques Rivette
Replies: 3
Views: 3083

Re: Jacques Rivette

this is very sad. he is by far my favourite new wave director. there are several i still very much i want to see, including l'amour fou and duelle.
by lisa-
Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are some award categories redundant, and elitist?
Replies: 21
Views: 11441

Re: Are some award categories redundant, and elitist?

Suture Self wrote:IMO we should get rid of award shows altogether and just have hollywood participate in filmed orgies that we can all view on public television. This is a better alternative.


i mean the oscars are already a godawful bourgeois wankfest so this isn't really necessary
by lisa-
Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All-time top twenty musicals
Replies: 25
Views: 7966

Re: All-time top twenty musicals

1. dancer in the dark (von trier) 2. umbrellas of cherbourg (demy) 3. all that jazz (fosse) 4. moulin rouge! (luhrmann. absurdly underrated) 5. a room in town (demy) 6. singin' in the rain (donen) 7. young girls of rochefort (demy) 8. west side story (wise) 9. cabaret (fosse) 10. jesus christ supers...
by lisa-
Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Are Specific Movie Threads Generally Inactive?
Replies: 10
Views: 3191

Re: Why Are Specific Movie Threads Generally Inactive?

anti-art is the only good art. best film ever.
by lisa-
Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why was 1957 such a good year in film?
Replies: 16
Views: 5834

Re: Why was 1957 such a good year in film?

well we all know that you think old movies suck. but i will say that i think the potential for great filmmaking is greater today than in any other time, due to decreasing cost, etc. it's just that after the relatively brief diversification of the mid 60s to early 80s, hollywood is back to focusing o...
by lisa-
Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why was 1957 such a good year in film?
Replies: 16
Views: 5834

Re: Why was 1957 such a good year in film?

looking at that graph shows it is clearly within the realms of chance. i wouldn't even call it a coincidence; out of the near 100 years cinema has consistently produced features, you'd expect at least one very good year like 1957. for me, 1957 was probably the most consistently good year of the 1950...
by lisa-
Thu Jan 07, 2016 2:30 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: video games please
Replies: 15
Views: 5285

Re: video games please

rateyourmusic is introducing a video game site soon ("glitchwave") and it's probably gonna be the best thing out there. it probably won't quite predict your score, but otherwise it's a very solid interface.
by lisa-
Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Best of 2015
Replies: 28
Views: 11801

Re: My Best of 2015

apparently i've seen 25 films from 2015 so far, of which 15 are features. here are the ones i found at least somewhat decent, two of them are shorts: 1. world of tomorrow 2. bitter lake 3. ex machina 4. no no sleep 5. it follows 6. what we do in the shadows but there's an enormous amount i'm looking...
by lisa-
Sun Jan 03, 2016 6:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Favourite Users
Replies: 55
Views: 26469

Re: Your Favourite Users

i am not very good at giving out stars, i should do it more. also i think the quality of my reviews has fallen along with my motivation, oh well. here's everyone who i've given more than 10 stars. #1 djross (44) i wish i could be this intellectual. he and his brother take turns on being my top TCI. ...