Indie Film Release Guide: February 16th [An ONTD Original]

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[tillychar]

i’m trying to keep up with the dune news out of the london premiere but being in the office is getting in the way of that smh. how rude of people to expect me to do work at work! my tickets for that aren’t until the 1st though.

aside from that, planning to finally check out the iron claw this weekend. i’ve been wanting to see it for a while, so i’m really looking forward to it (while also afraid of how devastating it will be).

[la_petite_singe]

Amélie was the first-ever R-rated movie I saw in theaters. I was 12 and my super-cool older cousin took me and I was so pleasantly scandalized. Now I think it's utterly ridiculous it was rated R for some lighthearted sex scenes and zero violence, but whatever! Kinda want to rewatch and see how I feel all these years later.

Seeing Perfect Days tonight, double feature of Madame Web and One Love on Saturday, and The Taste of Things on Monday (before I go to a big sumptuous dinner, fittingly). I wanna get to the Oscar shorts soon; I haaaaaaate that some are available online and some aren't. Just make them all available for streaming in a nice package!!!! I'll pay! Don't make me go to the theater three separates times ffs

oh, wait, twice: looks like the docs are all streaming somewhere. well OK

[melancolour]

lmao I'm sorry, is the premise of No Way Up that the plane WOULDN'T crumple like a tin can?

I tried to watch Bottoms but strongly disliked the characters and their motivations so stopped.

I might take myself to see One Love because I need a bit of cheering up.

[cuteej4]

Listen! It's dumb but I'm going to watch it! Especially when they can't just be in danger of running out of air but a shark is after them too!

[artlover2788]

I just watched Bottoms yesterday and I fucking loved it. I'm on an Ayo spree. I'm watching Theatre Camp right now and I'm really trying to push through but its HARD.

[melancolour]

I was just too grossed out by the 'lying to get in crush's pants' angle, I'm sure the lesson is ~that's not good but it's such a tired cliche I didn't want it

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Almost done with watching the Oscar nominated movies!! All that remains on my list:

Robot Dreams
Golda
To Catch a Tiger
The Eternal Memory
American Symphony

+ all the shorts, which are conveniently coming out this weekend in theaters. I will probably watch the documentary ones at home, as I think they are all available online, but I will have to go see the live action + animated nominees at the theater.

This week's watches include Io Capitano, The Teacher's Lounge, Society of the Snow, and Casablanca. all of which fall on the spectrum of good to great.

We saw director Q&As with all three of the foreign films I just mentioned, and those definitely impacted how I see the films a little bit.

For instance, the director of Io Capitano talked about some on-set dangers to his actors during stunts that made me question his judgment tremendously - it's a good film, but hire better stunt coordinators.

The director of Society of the Snow seemed extremely confident in his film to a sort of annoying degree, and talked about the

[zodgory]

Having watched Io Capitano, omg about the director!? Now I'm second guessing the harrowing parts of the movie.

I don't know why I find that so funny to hear about Bayona. Was this before or after the Goya Awards? Maybe he was still on a high from that.

To Kill a Tiger can really grind you down and Eternal Memory is hard if you've ever had a loved one with Alzheimer's so definitely good call on making those home watches.

If you need help with Robot Dreams, I'm here for you ha

[scriptedending]

Lol tbf, I think it was literally the day after the Goya Awards, so Bayona was probably jet-lagged and on a bit of a high from that.

And yeah, the director of Io Capitano talked about [Spoiler (click to open)]how a stunt guy fell off one of the trucks driving through the desert, how the lead actor fell on his face onto the table while he was being suspended upside down in the prison (he wasn't seriously injured, but still!!!), and that some of the crowd scenes on the boat felt out of his control at times... like, sir!! It is your set!!! The fuck? [Spoiler (click to open)] And if that's what he was willing to share in a public Q&A, I have concerns.

Thank you so much re: Robot Dreams - I will absolutely get back to you if I am in need!

[zodgory]

Ahhh!! So that guy falling off was unscripted?! And damn, I was wondering that about the suspension scene. Just yikes.

🤖🐶

[cuteej4]

Of the live action shorts, I only have 'Red, White and Blue' to watch still.
I only have Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó and Island in Between for the Doc shorts.

I've only seen one of the animated shorts though.

[zodgory]

If you need help with War is Over, I got you lol.

On a sentimental level, Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó is probably my favorite nominee of not just the shorts but even above features, ha. I'm looking forward to watching the director's feature film that just got acquired by Focus out of Sundance.

[cuteej4]

Yes please to War is Over!

[zodgory]

Sorry for the late response, but I just DM'ed you!