Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Tue January 03, 2017 10:23 pm


You have wounded me, good sir: You made me agree with LV.durdencommatyler wrote:I hate The Thin Red Line probably more than any other major motion picture I've ever seen. Even something as minor and low budget as Manos: The Hands of Fate made me laugh, even if it wasn't supposed to. (Manos is worse than The Thin Red Line, by the way). I fucking HATE The Thin Red Line.LoathedVermin72 wrote:What in the holy everloving fuckdurdencommatyler wrote:I didn't see Knight of Cups. But I think Tree of Life is his most ambitious and accomplished work (even if it's not my personal favorite). To The Wonder wasn't great but it was light years better than The Thin Red Line. I didn't see Brave New World either. But I heard good things.
I watched it for a film studies class and it was the first time I didn't sit and wonder, "so when is class over?" I was even going to ditch that one and ended up writing a final paper on it for the class. That one and Donnie Darko, lol.LoathedVermin72 wrote:TTRL is probably one of the greatest movies ever made and the only truly essential Malick movie
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
You'll probably appreciate Paul Schrader's reaction:tragabigzanda wrote:It's probably not healthy, the amount of pleasure I get from watching Live By Night bomb at the box office.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Its' going to be greatE.H. Ruddock wrote:LV, any new rumors on Empire of the Deep?
No, it is guaranteed to be awful.Strat wrote:Its' going to be greatE.H. Ruddock wrote:LV, any new rumors on Empire of the Deep?
well, this news is cool as fucktragabigzanda wrote:Sequel to Eastern Promises is in the works. The original is one of my favorite films of all time, so color me intrigued.
http://www.vulture.com/2017/01/eastern- ... -soon.html
The Terminator has gotten sassier every film. This will really give Arnold full reign.E.H. Ruddock wrote:hmm...
James Cameron and ‘Deadpool’ director to ‘team up’ for new ‘Terminator’ reboot
http://www.nme.com/news/film/james-came ... ot-1956340
"They also claim the new film will bring a “conclusion” to the franchise."
He has to finish Avatar 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...whatever...first, though.E.H. Ruddock wrote:hmm...
James Cameron and ‘Deadpool’ director to ‘team up’ for new ‘Terminator’ reboot
http://www.nme.com/news/film/james-came ... ot-1956340
"They also claim the new film will bring a “conclusion” to the franchise."
Yeah I think he is just going to advise and let the Deadpool guy do the actual movie.bune wrote:He has to finish Avatar 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...whatever...first, though.E.H. Ruddock wrote:hmm...
James Cameron and ‘Deadpool’ director to ‘team up’ for new ‘Terminator’ reboot
http://www.nme.com/news/film/james-came ... ot-1956340
"They also claim the new film will bring a “conclusion” to the franchise."