weekly (month so far for me) film viewing post

[murdermystery]

So, my screening log (in terms of note-taking) is actually an entire year behind now, but since I have this idea that once my two "fiction" books come out I'm going to actually write a "film book," I figure it'd be good discipline if I actually start doing this again, and with the minor resurgence here, hyg

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[glazomaniac]

crash: somehow, i've become a fan of everything cronenberg does without actually being a fanatic. i find the sensation unsettling, as i usually go for fanaticism. anyway, i watched this with a room full of people, and the tangible discomfort most of them experienced definitely heightened my enjoyment of the movie.

death race 2000: there's a certain campy style from somewhere between '65 and '85 that i cannot get enough of. barbarella is my favorite of these, but death race 2000 is a strong contender. it's the way it embraces its absurdity and brings it back around to being somehow believable, funny, and a lot of fun.

pather panchali: this has been sitting on my computer for over a year now. i have the next two films in the trilogy waiting. after hearing so much about how great it was, i wasn't quite as impressed as i expected to be. i liked the sort of languid feel it had, though.

cranes are flying: well, that was heartbreaking

[dominoparker]

Death Race 2000 has possibly the best pun ever captured on film.

[glazomaniac]

it's escaping me at the moment. what part?

[discotarantula]

hand grenade.

[glazomaniac]

of course!