Mmm'kay. Time for a yet another movie thread. Hearing often complaints how new films are shit, I wanted to hear what recent releases you think are worth praises? Got a kick for this subject since I saw lots of great (new) films during one week of film festival here in Helsinki. So anyones seen these or other interesting movies lately?
I'll start with a huge personal surprise (this movie was added to the festival schedule just a day or so before its screening). A new animated film from France, and what a blast! http://www.bellevillerendezvous.com Really good looking animation and art and really funny, quirky and surreal humor. A winner. I want a grandma like that
Gus Van Sants Elephant was a real downer. Taking inspiration from the Columbine massacre this movie shows a normal high school and its students doing whatever those kids normally do during a schoolday. Before the shit hits the fan.
It's shot really realistic and with mostly improvised lines from mostly first time actors it almost feels like a document of some sort or as if you're spying these kids. It's gotten bad and mixed reviews mostly because it doesn't give 'any answers' to problems among youth that might lead to tragedy like this, but how could it?
Bodysong (www.bodysong.com) was truly interesting movie, or should I say project. For this film, not one scene was filmed. It's all archieve footage covering not less that the whole humanity but luckily it holds up really well for the whole running time. Excellent soundtrack too, composed by Radioheads Jonny Greenwood. And the website goes beoynd the film, giving background information for the clips seen in the film.
Saw lots of others too, but these just came to my mind at this point.
now you go.
I'll start with a huge personal surprise (this movie was added to the festival schedule just a day or so before its screening). A new animated film from France, and what a blast! http://www.bellevillerendezvous.com Really good looking animation and art and really funny, quirky and surreal humor. A winner. I want a grandma like that
Gus Van Sants Elephant was a real downer. Taking inspiration from the Columbine massacre this movie shows a normal high school and its students doing whatever those kids normally do during a schoolday. Before the shit hits the fan.
It's shot really realistic and with mostly improvised lines from mostly first time actors it almost feels like a document of some sort or as if you're spying these kids. It's gotten bad and mixed reviews mostly because it doesn't give 'any answers' to problems among youth that might lead to tragedy like this, but how could it?
Bodysong (www.bodysong.com) was truly interesting movie, or should I say project. For this film, not one scene was filmed. It's all archieve footage covering not less that the whole humanity but luckily it holds up really well for the whole running time. Excellent soundtrack too, composed by Radioheads Jonny Greenwood. And the website goes beoynd the film, giving background information for the clips seen in the film.
Saw lots of others too, but these just came to my mind at this point.
now you go.
