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Thirst - Sex, blood, flying and a whole lot of nonsense

mrhibbert Nov 04, 2009 00:54

Park Chan Wook's Thirst
At Cannes this year when Thirst was screening (and eventually won the joint Jury prize), PCW mentioned that this was his first step towards becoming an artist, that he wasn't there yet. And that is definitely both first flaw, and the basis of the film's division of fans, some dislike, some like. This is PCW's 2046, it's a ( Read more... )

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mrhibbert Aug 29, 2009 00:13

Just realized and loved how Chungking Express has the soundtrack woven into the background noise. ☻

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People like us don't have tomorrows, right?

mrhibbert Apr 20, 2009 01:20

You know the feeling you get when someone cheats on you? I get that from films on the very rare occasion. It first happened at the hands of John Woo. Bullet in the Head is a great film, and would've kept it's reputation as just that if it wasn't for the huge rip-off from The Deer Hunter. Ignoring that, it is genuinely good, if it doesn't lose ( Read more... )

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Film Love: New Coppola, epic new trailers and films that I've actually sat down and watched

mrhibbert Apr 19, 2009 01:30

So recently is a great time for films. I haven't been really excited about upcoming films for a while (and the last time I did, I Come With the Rain still hasn't come out).

Sofia Coppola "Somewhere"

Finally, something that made me happy recently was this little bit of news. Sofia Coppola is back with a new film at last. It's taken far too long. ( Read more... )

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