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The Bee Gees documentary is fantastic!Flying Rabbit wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:38 am
Horrible. I really, really wanted this to work. The first WW was great. This one....nope.
This has been in my queue forever. Finally watched it. Good stuff. A bit talky at times, and not *really* focused on the idea of them becoming more alike. It was more a doc on Genesis P-Orridge and her place in Industrial music and Psychic-TV. If you dig that type of music, you'll probably enjoy the doc.
Soooo good. One cannot fathom the songwriting amazingness of the Gibb boys. Highly recommended.
They kind of did by mentioning that the brothers covered The Beatles, but did not explicitly mention the project. The film also neglected to reveal they had a sister who sometimes performed with them in their early career.Flying Rabbit wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:44 pmYeah, although afterwards I was thinking about how they didn't mention the Sgt. Pepper film
Hah no shame.
Ohhh yeah. Found this:
But Lesley was not interested in showbiz. Instead she was to become became a top breeder of Staffordshire bull terriers, married to an Australian salesman, Keith Evans, and having seven children.
Slappa da bass mon!
the first time i saw PTV3 the director was at the show, and I chatted w/ her a bit. i thought the doc was ok but as you said more focused on Gen.Flying Rabbit wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:38 am
This has been in my queue forever. Finally watched it. Good stuff. A bit talky at times, and not *really* focused on the idea of them becoming more alike. It was more a doc on Genesis P-Orridge and her place in Industrial music and Psychic-TV. If you dig that type of music, you'll probably enjoy the doc.
Yeah, that's where I watched it. Pretty excited that the Julien Temple Dr. Feelgood doc, Oil City is coming next month.tinnitus photography wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:04 pmbtw, there are a bunch of films she directed up on Criterion now...i watched the Alan Vega and some of the Tony Conrad ones last night
I did like the real local guy saying the bandwagon barefoot runners are idiots. They did it because they couldn't afford shoes.Flying Rabbit wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:09 pm_____________________________________________
https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/1dd6 ... inite-race
About 10 years ago, a book came out that sparked the whole barefoot running fad. The problem is, a lot of what the book is about -- was untrue, or at least shifted. Colonialism, greed, capitalism, hubris of the US -- all here. But so is a great story of survival in the face of adversity.
I found it slightly odd that there was no pre or postscript saying that the filmmakers had reached out to McDougall for comment. All of his bits were archival podcast/tv interviews. That moment said more than anything else could've about the book.LBRod wrote: ↑Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:18 pmI did like the real local guy saying the bandwagon barefoot runners are idiots. They did it because they couldn't afford shoes.Flying Rabbit wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:09 pm_____________________________________________
https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/1dd6 ... inite-race
About 10 years ago, a book came out that sparked the whole barefoot running fad. The problem is, a lot of what the book is about -- was untrue, or at least shifted. Colonialism, greed, capitalism, hubris of the US -- all here. But so is a great story of survival in the face of adversity.
Thanks for this: Haven't found the promos/"coming attractions" very interesting so good to know and hopefully will check it out.Flying Rabbit wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:12 amSylvie's Love doesn't fall into these pratfalls and is a great piece of filmmaking.
Well that was a surprise. If nothing else you've got a lot to look forward to. Given the length and breadth of his career not everything he's done is great or classic, but even so, even the lesser ones have their redeeming virtues and you can go a long way before you get to the lesser ones.
This may be a case of having too high expectations but I was disappointed in this one. Nothing wrong with it, the 2 hours passed quickly enough and the acting was fine but other than the Black people just being people in a positive way angle (which is welcome) I didn't find much there there. In particular the story was about as "by the numbers" as it gets. Oh, the soundtrack was excellent.Flying Rabbit wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:12 am
Love stories are tough. They can feel pushed and forced, can be overly sugary and often fail to address the nuances of falling in love.
Sylvie's Love doesn't fall into these pratfalls and is a great piece of filmmaking. You may have an urge to liken it to La La Land (mostly because of the jazz musician/love motif), but this is much better. Hollywood hasn't produced a lot of positive, period pieces with mostly African-American casts. So, right out the gate you're seeing something that feels different. Add in a fantastic backdrop, exceptional soundtrack, acting, cinematography and you have a great film that'll make you feel warm n' fuzzy after watching it.
