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Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
It’s been interesting watching the entirety of the media, both online and off, complete its transformation into The National Enquirer this week. Interesting and, yes, repulsive. I hate gossip. I hate people who report gossip. I hate people who dwell on gossip. I think it cheapens everyone involved. It amazes me how much time and energy people who claim that they are reporting on “entertainment” actually spend on talking about everything but. When this kind of bullshit reaches the same deafening roar that it did this week, there’s only one solution: tune it all out and focus once again on the movies.
It’s a mixed bag of new releases this week, but there’s always at least one title that really jumps out, so as always, I’ll start with...
This Week’s Featured Title (8/08)
BRICK
Rian Johnson’s debut feature is one of those pitch-perfect announcements that tells you that this is a director worth paying attention to. This is someone who’s got something to say. He took what sounds like a style exercise and turned it into an affecting portrait of absolute heartbreak. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one of the best young actors working right now, and I sincerely hope we’re looking at the start of a long career. I think of him like I think of Topher Grace. Naturally talented guys who bring a gravity and a reality to everything they do. The film’s beautifully shot, but it’s more than just a surface. Like MILLER’S CROSSING, this is a film that reveals some exposed underbelly, some vulnerable stuff, and when you get down to the darkest moments, they lay bare something true about our weaknesses. The point of noir was never just about style... it was about the darkness of our hearts, and BRICK honors the genre beautifully.
Here’s my original review!!
CAVITE
A micro-budget wonder, this film, shot primarily on location in the Phillipines, is the story of a young man forced to do something terrible by unseen kidnappers who have taken his mother and his sister. Shot for $7000, this is a film that makes the most out of having almost nothing, and for that reason alone, I’d recommend it to all struggling filmmakers. One of the biggest problems I see in the films that people send me that are self-produced is overambition. I don’t mean it’s bad to be ambitious... just that sometimes you have to recognize that you have a certain amount of money to spend, and you shouldn’t try and make a giant action movie with stunts and special effects if you really can’t afford to do it.
CLICK HERE TO READ MY REVIEW FROM LAST WEEK!!
C.S.A.: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
I just watched this one tonight while putting this column together, and overall, I thought it was a decent satirical piece, but it suffers because it starts so strong and so real, and by the end of the film, it’s lapsed into a jokey tone that sells out the great work at the film’s beginning. This is a “what if,” taking the position that the North lost the Civil War, leading to slavery as the norm in the US and changing the face of our race relations in America. Of course, the point is that things aren’t that different at all, and one of the film’s most disturbing moments features a commercial for a show about tracking down runaway slaves that looks exactly like an episode of COPS right now. Director Kevin Willmott is at his best when he’s playing things completely straight, and there are moments when his PBS/Ken Burns-style documentary about the alternate history of the country really works. When it gets too broadly funny, though, the reality of it falls apart, and it undermines the good work. It’s worth a rental more than a purchase, but it’s definitely worth seeing.
DON’T COME KNOCKING
Why am I buying this film sight unseen?
Because it was directed by Wim Wenders, and co-written with Sam Shepard, their first collaboration since the great PARIS TEXAS, and because it’s got an interesting eclectic cast, and because some critics said it played like a sort of spiritual sequel to PARIS TEXAS, all of which is pretty exciting if you like that film. And if that’s true, then why haven’t I seen this film in the theater? Probably for the same reason... because it’s a Wim Wenders film and it stars Sam Shepard... which probably got it released on a handful of screens at best. Shame on me for not seeking it out during its limited release based on what I’ve heard about it.
READ CAPONE’S MOSTLY POSITIVE REVIEW OF THE FILM FROM APRIL OF THIS YEAR!!
THE HIDDEN BLADE
Our own Harry J. Knowles liked it so much he named it his number eight film for the year last year. Our buddy Cbabbitt also wrote about it for us in a pretty good piece last year. And Capone liked it enough to include it in his top 23 films of the year last year. I, uh... personally... thought that, um...
... well, I meant to watch it. Seriously. I just didn’t get around to it yet. Now that it’s coming out domestic in a release by the fine folks at Tartan Video, I’ve got no excuse. I have it here again... a region one release now... and I’ll watch it this week. I’d say it comes highly recommended indeed.
INSIDE MAN
I’m not really sure where Spike Lee is in his career right now, and I’m not sure he is, either. Lee is an obviously talented director with as much of a signature as anyone working, a distinct voice no matter who his collaborators are on a film. When he puts it all together, he ends up making 25th HOUR. When he completely miscalculates, he makes SHE HATE ME. INSIDE MAN seems to me to be an attempt to prove he can make a certain kind of polished entertainment, a certain kind of Hollywood film, much like Oliver Stone’s just done with WORLD TRADE CENTER. I’ll have a full review of this one later this week.
In the meantime, you can read what our own Quint has to say about the disc right here!!
THE JAYNE MANSFIELD COLLECTION
Even though Fox Home Entertainment has made it their mission to completely freeze me out, and even though they resolutely refuse to send me a single screener at this point for any title of theirs, I’m still willing to send a li’l love their way. Especially when they finally release a title I’ve been dying to see in widescreen for as long as I’ve been aware of it.
Jayne Mansfield was discovered on Broadway when she appeared in WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER?, a satire about the advertising industry. 20th Century Fox was desperate to find someone they could use as a threat to Marilyn Monroe, their biggest star at the time, because she was starting to get hard to handle at that point. They hired Mansfield because she was even more of a cartoon of idealized ‘50s sexuality than Monroe was, and they made the remarkably astute decision to hook her up with director Frank Tashlin, a comedy genius who was a former Warner Bros. animator. The first film he made with her was THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT, and it’s a wild little ride about the early days of rock’n’roll featuring some great performances by folks like Little Richard, The Platters, Fats Domino, and Gene Vincent. Tashlin took full advanatage of the canvas afforded him by Cinemascope, and his film plays like a live-action cartoon with Mansfield as his own personal Jessica Rabbit. As great as that film is, WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? is the real classic in this box set. I have no idea how it played on Broadway, but as a film, ROCK HUNTER is spectacular, packed with visual gags and hilarious character humor. Tony Randall plays an advertising man who wants to sign movie star Rita Marlowe (Mansfield) to an endorsement deal, but in order to get her to sign, she forces him to pretend to be her lover in public, unwittingly turning him into a sex symbol. Yes, it’s just as silly as it sounds, but there’s a genuine wit to the silliness, and Tashlin doesn’t miss a single opportunity to drop some amazing visual punchline on the audience. It’s unlike any other pop comedy you’ve ever seen, I’ll wager. Finally, there’s a western-comedy called THE SHERIFF OF FRACTURED JAW. Never seen it. Honestly, never heard of it. I’ve seen some of Mansfield’s other work, but for me, she was defined by the first two films in this box, and they’re well worth the $30 or so that you’ll find the film selling for.
THE LOST CITY
Capone really loved this movie, evidently. I think that when I reviewed it, I liked it but didn’t go crazy for it. It’s a passion project by Andy Garcia as director and lead actor, and it’s got a great cast. Garcia’s constructed a love letter to a Cuba that may not have ever really existed. It’s more like the Cuba he dreams of when he hears people speak about it with nostalgia, and there’s something beautiful and romantic about that, making this film to honor this dream of his home that doesn’t exist now.
MANDERLAY
Lars von Trier is one of those guys who demands the attention of any serious film fan. Love him or hate him, he makes provocative films that demand your attention. Once again, our own Capone opined on the film in February of this year, and he seemed to be of mixed opinion about the film. Still, I found DOGVILLE fascinating, and he’s got me interested enough that this is already in the player, next up for me to watch.
PRISON BREAK: SEASON ONE
I take the opinion of Hercules The Strong very seriously. I don’t always agree with it, but the man takes his television seriously, and when he dismissed PRISON BREAK last fall, I sort of wrote it off, too. I don’t tune in to much TV, so I have to pick and choose based on the early buzz. Still, by the time the season closed, I know that many people had become quite fond of the show, and that people were really digging it.
If you’re like me, there are many shows you don’t sample until you can do it like this... one big gulp, where you have a chance to see how a whole season plays out. That’s what hooked me on series like RESCUE ME and NIP/TUCK, and what’s currently getting me more and more addicted to ROME. I’m hoping this show turns out to be one of those discoveries, compulsive fun.
SEALAB 2021: SEASON FOUR
One of the most overtly silly of the Adult Swim shows, SEALAB 2021 has always made me laugh because of just how bizarre they’ve made the cast of characters. They started off as people who were slightly off-center, but by the time this fourth season rolled around, it was obvious that this entire crew is deeply, completely insane. This may not be the best season of the show, but it’s got plenty of high points that make it a worthwhile addition to the collection of any fan.
TOSHIRO MIFUNE: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION
Hmmmm... why might I be recommending this collection? Oh, that’s right, because Toshiro Mifune is one of the greatest performers in the history of cinema, and because even his lesser films are worth seeing just to watch the way this guy breathed life into every role. He’s one of those movie stars who transcends the films he did. It’s just him that you tune in to see in each movie. These aren’t the five best films of his career, but taken as a whole, they offer a pretty nice snapshot of what he was capable of as an actor. SAMURAI, THE AMBUSH: INCIDENT AT BLOOD PASS, ZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBO, AKAGE, and UNDER THE BANNER OF SAMURAI, three of which were directed by Kihachi Okamoto and two of which were directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, are all interesting offerings from the mid to late ‘60s.
ULTIMATE AVENGERS 2
I thought this was an interesting attempt at translating THE ULTIMATES to the screen, but it wasn’t totally successful. Still, as I observed at that point, the preview for the second film looked like it was going to be an improvement, so I’m still very curious and excited to get a look at this one, where we’ll see Black Panther brought to life for the very first time.
THE WIRE: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON
I love THE WIRE. I think it’s the most underrated show on television. Season by season, the show’s been getting denser and richer and better, and this third season featured one of the boldest storylines I’ve seen on television or in film in recent memory. Faced with encroaching urban decay, a watch captain in Baltimore decides to legalize drugs in one particular part of the city, just to see what it does to crime statistics. It’s a master stroke, but of course, it’s not remotely sanctioned by the city. Watching what unfolds is just one of of the pleasures of this season, but it’s the sort of speculative notion that impresses me because of just how carefully it explores all the potential of the idea. Great stuff, and revisiting these episodes just makes me eager to see what the show’s got in store for the upcoming season four.
And that’s it for this week. Pretty eclectic group of stuff. I’ve got some more articles on the way in the next few days, so for now, I’ll just say...
"Moriarty" out.
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Poop.
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The day this show is cancelled will be a sad one.
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oh and 2nd
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why has someone drawn a dumpy, fat cock on the DVD cover of Brick?
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I've just added Inside Man to my rental list so should check this out soon, missed it in theatres.
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Brick was OK but smug. as for Lars Von Trier or whatever you call him his best film was Dancer In The Dark if you are suicidal and I got burned/bored once by DogshitVille and won't be having me no second helping of empty stages and ernest thesping no time soon.
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me too. but what's so different about this week, more so than any other? is this mori's way of addressing the mel gibson thing? if so, then just come out and say so buddy. otherwise your whole intro just seems kinda cryptic and not in a good way either.
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stop using words like "gossip". That applies to something that would be called a rumor. Gibson has made very public and very bigoted comments before. It's not about "cheapening" anyone, it's about exposing them for who they really are. Maybe some good will come of this and we cease the worship of false idols.
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since when has AICN been about anything except, GOSSIP.
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. . . and after all the damn hype, if this isn't fan-fuckin-tastic I'm going to be pissed off.
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I obviously can't speak for anyone else on this site, but all that's happened is that Gibson has strongly indicated he may be anti-Semetic. If that's true, I guess we can add him to the millions of other anti-Semites in the world. The only time at which his anti-Semetism becomes something we should care about it when he, say, directs a film in which he infuses a whole bunch of subtle and not-so-subtle anti-Jewish elements. I wrote a big piece at the end of 2005 on AICN about how Passion of the Christ was anti-Semetic, and I got blasted worse than I've ever been blasted. People didn't want to hear it. Now it's a tabloid story, suddenly AICN is supposed to address it? Who really gives a fuck? And when you say "since when has AICN been about anything except, GOSSIP", I'd love to know what evidence you have to back that up with. Really. All AICN is about is fucking films and TV (fucking can be used as an adjective or a verb there, it's your call). If you are, as you say, worshipping a false idol up until the point they're pulled over for a DUI, then you've got some serious problems already.
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that TB'ers have been slapped by actual AICN staff. With regards to the picks- I liked Prison Break when I saw it in Britain. That might be because of the dismal quality of TV generally over here though. I didn't like it enough to buy it though.
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Not to mention the repercusions that our divide would have on future events. If we weren;t the country we were now, chances are alot would be different. Nazi germany would've probably had a chance. There's too many events from then to now to think that we wouldn;t be much different. My guess is alot of things on a globabl scale would've changed.
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Manderlay got so little attention and so little distribution that I
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Gossip? Every news source is all about gossip, and not just this week. What happened besides "Mad Mel: Beyond Thunderbird"?
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Wheres the love for Larry the Cable Guy Health Inspector? But seriously some of those look cool but check out some of these movies if you want something different. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
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...although I've seen it. "Manderlay" is a splendid film. What I like most about it is that, while addressing the issue of western culture's interference with others, the movie never offers any simple solutions.
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I shall buy porn dvds instead
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wheres the harm done really? hes not hurting anyone 'cept himself. And for me, it doesnt take away from him as an actor or director; ill still see his movies in less theyre called "jonny jew and the money lenders". hes still entertaining, still a powerful figure even if hes spouting about some bs jewish prerogative. Mel's allowed to act like an inarticulate
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Cant wait to buy this awesome movie. When is this guys next film. Also when does the backlash start on this film since you guys have a tendency of liking something and then quickly ripping it apart months later.
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now I'm going to check out BRICK.
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His heroes growing up and still are Jewish. They're called "The Three Stooges." He produced "The Three Stooges" biopic for ABC and it was quite good. The guy got drunk and said somehing stupid. How many have you done or said something stupid? The media likes to make a mountain out of a mole hill. That's how they get to sell newspapers and ad space; by having you read and tune in salivating. If any of us said disparaging remarks, and I've seen it here on AICN, no one would care. Mel's a celebrity. Big time. He's open game. I would have never let this incident happen. I blame the bartender and the valet who, under California law, are responsible for him. One, the bartender should have cut him off and had a cab take him home (All restaurants have the option to pay for that cab too.)but, he was probably worried about his $20.00 tip from Mel. On top of that, it is illegal to serve an intoxicated person and obviously jerko bartender kept them coming. 2. If I was that valet and I gave a drunk his car keys and he got into an accident, I would be so screwed. They should have known better and if I was the manager that restaurant, those two jerks would be out the door and that place better have a good lawyer.
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Overrated. It's not even in the same league as The Wire, Rome, Rescue Me, BSG, or VM. I'm fairly certain it would have been cancelled if it hadn't been scheduled alongside 24. It's mildly amusing, but doesn't do anything all that original or daring. The conspiracy theory crap is so mind-blowingly unoriginal it almost ruins the entire show. "Shadow organization that secretly controls everything!" and that's the deepest it gets. Sad.
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You're probably a racist fuck yourself.
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...and I hate Lars Von Trier. Breaking the Waves was okay, but the rest has bored or annoyed me. Really, really looking forward to Brick. Guess I better return something to Netflix today.
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... Doesn't mean a film shouldn't get any attention. I'm still waiting for this site to pick up the slack on Trier's work... I also think "Dancer in the Dark" was amazing. Too bad he was such a creep to Bjork- I'd like to see her in more films. Even ones where she turns into a whale.
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...I echo the above sentiment that the Mel thing doesn't really qualify as "gossip." It's fine if your position is that you want to just focus on film. I'm pretty much in the camp that can separate the art from the artist. (How could I like any Polanski film and not be?) I won't be burning my Braveheart DVD anytime soon, as it's still a great movie.
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The rumors about "Escape From Earth."
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First allow me to say I'm sure Mel is a very cool guy and I would quite like him if I ever met him personally. Second, I have an alcoholic in my family and when I read the police report of Mel's arrest I instantly recognized an actively drinking alcoholic. However, it doesn't excuse a couple of things that have become crystal clear - that Mel Gibson holds some repulsive personal opinions regarding jews and the holocaust, and that Mel broke the law by driving drunk. Mel's friends and fans will each have to decide for themselves whether to judge him for his opinions, his life and work, or some mix of those. I personally find what I refer to as "the outrage police" very amusing. These are the people who not only find something outrageous, but insist that everyone else have the same reaction, or else be judged to somehow be less worthy of existing. Everybody has the right to have their own opinion. Now, Mel has entered an out-patient rehab and has apologized for his remarks about jews, so can we all just kind of move on with our lives now?
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about not being allowed to have a weird opinion of jews.
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It was a hit when it premiered last August.
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those old tom swift novels i used to read when i was a little brat. sigh, i am a relic.
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IIRC, Mel was drinking out of a bottle of tequila he had with him in the vehicle.
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I for one support Mel Gibson. He got drunk, big deal! He ain't the first and he/she won't be the last to say something off-colored while intoxicated...Besides did'nt they find an empty bottle of tequila in his car? Well i know first hand that consuming too much tequila will bring out the beast big time. I remember back in the day when i did ten shots off a white girl's navel, i got so looped that i yelled "SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL KKK" and i'm black...So let ye without sin, cast the first stone, if not, get off your sanctimonious high horse and shut the fuck up. AND DON'T BE CALLIN' MORIARTY AN ANTI-SEMITE SUPPORTER!
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First of all, glodene, he wasn't that drunk. Secondly, it's hardly the first time in Mel's long career that he's said bigoted shit. If you put yourself in a position like Mel did by coming off like someone who was chosen by God to make a movie about Jesus then, guess what, you're pretty much setting yourself up for a fall.
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Aug 08, 2006 2:54:11 PM CDT
The issue wasn't that Gibson got drunk and said things.
by danielkurland
And I don't want to start a debate here, it's that he has said anti-semetic things, AND made the Passion of the Christ. There was ambiguity whether he was blaming the Jews for the death of Jesus, but now that you know a bit more about his beliefs (and yes, I know he was drunk) it seems obvious that he was blaming them, and he made the film as a means for millions of people to share his beliefs.
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How the hell do you know how drunk he was? Hell, alcohol affects people in different ways. People move the fuck on! Some of y'all act as if he's a child rapist...Btw, Demetrius, since this was'nt his first offense, i find it hypocritical that some of these Hollywood Jewish Moguls did'nt have a problem doing business with him.
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I can't imagine anyone in Hollywood being hypocritical...
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i like how everyone is forgetting the fact that they found an empty bottle of tequila in his car. sure you mention it, but he must have been fucking TRASHED, right? i don't really know anything about the situation, but it seems to me that the thing we should be focusing on here is how idiotic and dangerous that was for him to do, and how many other times has that possibly happened? since we all know that we're lying when we pretend to the cops that we never speed unless they catch us.
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but still... i think the driving while trashed was a lot worse than some moron saying that shit. on the side note, i think him making passion of the christ, how he did it, and how immediate the worship of the movie started show that the movie was worse than anything he could have said unless he started praising hitler or something.
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Trust me people, when it comes to DUI's and living in Malibu, it's a totally different reality. All i can say is that sober people ain't got no business on the road in Malibu at certain times after dusk. It's all about The Lifestyles of The Rich/Affluent & Decadent and unless it's something really fucked-up (suchas maligning the Jews), it's usually swept under the carpet.
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*sigh* I shouldn't be surprised. If you don't write things out in crayon, making them so explicit that there's no room for misinterpretation. We don't cover people's personal lives, and we never will. We don't print gossip about who fucks who or who's got a drug problem or who's a drunken bigot. As far as my attitude on Mel Gibson, I was one of the few attendees of BNAT who walked away irritated and upset by what I thought was an obviously anti-Semetic film, as you can read http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17075 in my original review. Or you can just call me a racist because you're a fucking pinhead. Your choice.
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Just as Mel has said crazy shit before, he's said that he's also driven while intoxicated before. If he really has a huge alcohol problem, then I feel for him, I hope he gets better. However, alcohol is clearly not his only problem. A guy who has said the things he's said about gays, about women, about wanting peoples intestines on sticks, is clearly someone who's not quite right in the head. The alcohol, the religious zealotry, and probably just how he was raised have made him into quite a shithead. He has the right to say whatever he wants, but people also have the right to reject him for it.
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Brick WAS a teen version of Miller's Crossing...with an annoying cast. Although, I thought JG-L's performance was rather good, I just couldn't take this film seriously. A for effort though, this film definitly had a lot going for it, but it should've been a bit more original with the story.
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That's the only release worth picking up this week. That Marlo Standfield is one scary MOFO!
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And that dude was a goddamn child rapist AND kiddie porn collector. What really sucks is that he was out of town when the Manson Family showed up. Gibson has destroyed his entire career in one action and we should all sit back and watch the massively entertaining fallout.
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That's what I believe. It's a creative masterpiece in all facets.
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I suppose we can write stories about aliens- but never see one. Or a super-hero, but never be one. We can also make historical dramas, but never have lived during those times. Dogville and Manderlay are films made about hate, anger, and bigotry- that just happen to take place in America. What's weird is I'm asking for more attention to a film about racism and misguided solutions, while the current gossip is about a seemingly racist filmmaker who got trashed in his car. I suppose that if this is what's seen on TV in other countries- well maybe Trier's justified.
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I have tried to watch prison break. all the characters in it are repellent. How can you sympathy for characters in prison. I dont like it.
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I have tried to watch prison break. all the characters in it are repellent. How can you have sympathy for characters in prison. I dont like it.
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The more of his movies I see, the less there seems to be behind them. He's doing the same woman martyrs thing he's been doing for over half of his carrer now. His provocations are growing tiresome. It used to be cute, but now it's just getting old. I think it's time for him to move on, to search out new ideas, re-revise his approach to cinema.
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to see Brick, ever since it got a retarded LA/NY limited release. No love for Chicago, as usual. It better live up to my expectations though.
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I know because I wouldn't know who the hell he is if he hadn't been in it! Sorry, not a Marvel reader. I'm very sure this guy guest starred in a 90s animated show, and that he was actually black (he looks white in the trailers for Ultimate Avengers 2). Either way, he was animated.
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Tequilla is nasty shit and depending on the person, can make you a funny guy or a mean sumbitch. Mel was bombed before he went to the restaurant(Must have held his liquor pretty well before he entered. Still, I would have never served an intoxicated person. That's just plain dumb and asking for trouble.), had a few more, maybe was going to go bar hopping, gets pulled over, says stupid things. He apologizes, does his pennance and lets gets on with his life. Sounds fair enough.
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SO WHAT THE FUCKS THE BIG DEAL? Seriously why do people get so pin pricky about this shit?? I'll never understand anti-semites and their absolute dipshit mentality. JESUS WAS A JEW TOO FUCKTOP! Sure, The Israelites put him to death, but not ALL OF THEM. Some black people shot Malcom X too, So Is it every black persons Fucking fault? Jesus God Damn Christ! It's time to relax with this bullshit.
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It's not like it flew under the radar, or anything.
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I, too, have been desperate to see "Brick", but it did play in Chicago for a number of weeks. It was at one theater in Evanston, too. Since I work shifts and live way the heck outside of the city, I never got a chance to make the trip. But it did play Chicago!
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that is all.
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I got a chance to see this movie at my college film fest and was very impressed with what the movie had to say about our racist society. The very end is a sutle swift kick. A must see for anyone who loves film and history. Too bad its not available to rent in my hometown.
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aw man, that's weird..it must have slipped through my fingers somehow. But no matter, I just rented it and loved it. The score in particular was awesome.
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I'm with you guys. I'm in Wicker Park, and when I saw Brick, I saw it at the Century over in the plaza at Clark and Diversey. They always get the cool 'indie' flicks that deserve a wider release. And I agree with you guys, that we Chicagoans never get any love when it comes to getting releases or pre-screens (all the ones I used to get were when I snagged em' down at Columbia College). Funny, since a city like ours id full of working class everyday joes who populate most of the seriously cool movies. Maybe we should rant to Capone to get us all added to the screening lists! (LOL)
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john c. reilly dropped out of "manderlay" because von trier insisted on actually slaughtering a goat on camera and reilly objected. and yes, i eat meat, but that doesn't mean a goat deserves to be slaughtered simply for the sake of entertainment.
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i think mel is probably a nice guy who feels guilty about drinking again and secretly wanted to get caught and/or in trouble. and saying inflammatory things is an alkie's bread and butter. i think he probably didn't mean it, but was purposely (in a drunken rage) causing trouble and saying the worst things he could think of. that's just my personal view because i've done the same type of shit. saying things i didn't mean and would never ever say normally.
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stop being a cock. That LIEberal thing is just adolescent name calling.
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"I'm right and smart and you're wrong and worthless." And thus do I have yet another reason to never vote for anything ever again. Why the fuck do you you people waste your time flaming blindly? Fuck's sake, at this rate, 50 years from now i'll be telling my grandkids about how "When I was a kid, we could discuss our opinions without personally insulting each other."
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Ideal for test!
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