Forget it.
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Jestyr said:

Been there done that

applekisses said:

I admire that movie, but every time I've watched it I've ended up feeling incredibly poorly about life in general, which is a mood I'd just as soon avoid.

It's also incredibly disgusting!

sosgemini said:

okay, how about it's only my number one favorite movie ever?

It's an early Fellini work, not stream of consciousness New Wave material that one usually associates with Fellini. It's much more conventionally structured, charming, and full of pathos. You might love it!

reneGade20 said:

It's definitely worth it for the payoff though. My druggie friend forced me to watch it and I still find the message fascinating.

CinisterCee said:

Maybe we could start a petition!!!!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

no no no you're thinking of something completely different

Weekend by Jean Luc Godard


Nostalghia by Andrei Tarkovsky


Careful by Guy Maddin


Antonio Das Mortes by Glauber Rocha


Cremaster Cycle by Matthew Barney

heartbeatocean said:

You could spend all DAY on here droppin' cinematic science.

CinisterCee said:

yeah after I get fired for spending so much time on the org!

Blow Up by Michelangelo Antonio


Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song by Melvin Van Peebles


The Intruder by Claire Denis


Street of Crocodiles by the Brothers Quay


Peggy and Fred in Hell by Leslie Thornton

damosuzuki said:

Exactly. That's why I watched it only once.

I know this has become part of mainstream conciousness here in this country but for those who have not seen it:





A story about a cross dressing alien who happens to have 2 unwitting visitors stumble on his castle. Seduction, science, murder, betrayal.....this film has it all Complete with a cast and crew of incredible misfits, this is one hell of a tale

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The Color of Pomegranates by Sergei Parajanov




Last Year at Marienbad by Alain Resnais


Teorema by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Teorema by Pier Paolo Pasolini

is that the one were he sleeps with each of the family members? i tried getting into that but kept falling asleep.

Especially if you watch it at 4 in the morning like I'm doing now....

The music is great though...for the dramatic parts, instead of using instruments, they literally just have ppl going "DAAAAA DOOT DAHHHHH!!!!!" and "dum duh dum duh dum."



edit: ok i take back the part about no instruments, there's definitely some triangle and woodblock in there
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"The Enigma of the Cockney Conundrum" - 1969

sosgemini said:

I don't know if they were family members, maybe some of them were related. There's a maid and a few other folks staying in the same house. Basically everyone in the movie becomes obsessed with him and he represents a sort of sexual Christ figure.

I forgot about this wierd ass

Blissfully Yours by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

"Heartbeat in the Brain"

Really weird Czech New Wave film:

Daisies by Věra Chytilová (1966)


The entire film is tripped-out, but if you analyze each scene it's really heady.

Brazil
Blue Velvet (or anything by David Lynch)
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas
After Hours

heartbeatocean said:

That was the one I was going to say, too. My friends & I saw it as a two part thing about Melvin at some art house theater in NY. Fortunately, they showed a documentary about Melvin [How to Eat Your Watermelon in the Company of White Folks & Enjoy It(?)] before Sweet Sweetback, otherwise I really would have been like, "wtf?" I wonder how Mario feels about that opening scene...

I was expecting it to have more of a Black Power/political angle as that's how it was advertised; and I tried to start a thread here about it's influence on blaxploitation films but that pretty much dropped like a lead balloon.


Barney's Cremaster Series is definitely weird, too. I know you like his work (you mentioned it on an art you like thread), but I think he's one of the most overrated contemporary artists.


I'd also add 12 Monkeys. I tried to watch it b/c we talked about La Jetee in one my art history seminars and 12 Monkeys is based on La Jetee, but I had to turn it off cause I couldn't follow it. Maybe I should try again.

jone70 said:

A long time ago, there was a another thread about that movie that got several hits. I was surprised how many people had seen it.



I found the Cremaster Cycle absolutely revelatory and soothing but since that experience I have had no desire to see any follow up, i.e. Drawing Restraint 9. While it was an exciting experience for me, I feel it would be monotonous to go back for more. I don't know if that makes it good or bad. Maybe sort of trendy, yeah.

LordEvil said:

totally .....


Or, what about....



Good vs. Evil....wee folks (or little people, depending on your PC vibe...) and John Cleese....whats not to love?

This was pretty strange viewing too....


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reneGade20 said:

I actually liked The Devil's Rejects

heartbeatocean said:

yeah...thats the one...and yes, he seduces the entire family (and the maid)...i found it interesting but tedious. ended up having to stop it halfway through and never got to finishing the rest of it...yeah, i know...my ADD is an issue.

i thought you meant movies about asses that were weird..

tits and ass nudity sorta edit.
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LordEvil said:

Oh I liked it a lot....the clown guy just weirded me out.....don't really like clowns very much.....you know, Gacy, Pennywise (from "It"), and now this guy...I'll probably have a panic attack if I go to a circus.....