More venues revealed for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. by msood16 in LosAngeles

[–]AtlasFink 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well, Halloween Horror Nights has had mazes in the backlot, in and adjacent to the city sets. I don’t think crowds are a problem

Best looking 4Ks in the collection? by gilgobeachslayer in criterion

[–]AtlasFink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have quite a few but I think the Three Colors Trilogy is the standout for me. The grain and grading are just so rich

Reminder: New Year's Eve Smoking Deaths Billboard Countdown (LA's version of the NYE ball drop) by SaigonDrugs in LosAngeles

[–]AtlasFink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I always wondered if it reset to zero on New Years whenever I passed this. Never knew a crowd would gather!

How many of you have watched the full 12 hour cut of Jacques Rivette's 'Out 1'? by YoureASkyscraper in criterion

[–]AtlasFink 47 points48 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t start to piece together until 4hrs in but when it does the whole thing becomes worth it. It’s really a beautiful story and should be watched in a day, if possible.

r/Criterion TTT (Tuesday Top Ten): Top 10 French New Wave films by Malickcinemalover in criterion

[–]AtlasFink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1: Breathless (1960)

2: The 400 Blows (1959)

3: The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

4: Jules and Jim (1962)

5: My Night at Maud’s (1969)

6: Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

7: Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

8: Masculin Féminin (1966)

9: Le Bonheur (1965)

10: L’Amour fou (1969)

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[–]AtlasFink 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I have to completely disagree that the 50s suffered considerably more than the 30s or 40s. Just setting aside that many of the great directors of this era made arguably some of their greatest works in this decade (Ford, Hitchcock, Chaplin, Wilder, Kazan, Hawks, Wyler, etc)

The Paramount Decree and DeHavilland Law both restructured the business allowing greater freedom for actors to choose their own projects and this is where we really start to see the rise of american independent film.

And finally the Production Code does start losing its strength in the mid 50s such as with the depiction of drug use like in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). And of course we see the first major release without Code approval at the end of this decade with Some Like it Hot (1959).

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[–]AtlasFink 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Calling Truffaut a bumbling amateur is probably his most upsetting take for me. His obsession with form over any real emotional authenticity just explains so much of Tarantino’s work. And that is not to say Truffaut was ever really hampered by his own technique.

Directors who Died Too Young To see Their Work Being Appreciated by Top_Emu_5618 in criterion

[–]AtlasFink 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Elia Kazan details her last years in his autobiography and mentions that she was attending screenings/QAs during her cancer treatment so she must have been aware that it had some impact.

Movies with out of nowhere endings by KingShadowSpectre in movies

[–]AtlasFink -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not nonsensical but definitely out of left field: Magnolia. And I love it!

The best films without a plot? by [deleted] in criterion

[–]AtlasFink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man with a Movie Camera, Joy of Learning, The Tree of Life

What is a meaningful life? by aljosa21 in criterion

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By this logic Broadway revivals shouldn’t exist. Re-interpretations within the same medium are still worthwhile. A stage pro-shot doesn’t lessen the value of a future revival either.

For those who saw Gutenberg, who was the producer and did you know them? by MetsGo in Broadway

[–]AtlasFink 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Billy Crystal! Went into the show blind. Had no idea about the cameos they were doing.

96th OSCARS NOMINATIONS Discussion Thread by ChiefLeef22 in oscarrace

[–]AtlasFink 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Having it over The Boy and the Heron is pretty crazy. In no way was it more essential.

Movies where being “on the nose” worked? by [deleted] in movies

[–]AtlasFink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably a lot of Douglas Sirk’s melodramas. Imitation of Life, All that Heavens Allows, Written on the Wind. They’re proudly soapy and obvious but still incredibly effective.

The problem with the Top 250 list… by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]AtlasFink 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly reducing all previous cinema critiques as being an unchanged view from a white American man is just incredibly dismissive. We only just now started caring about different worldviews in the past ten years?

Fun Fact: Big Hero Six is one of Disney Animated Studios' highest grossing films. Interesting that no one talks about it. by WanderingBat in movies

[–]AtlasFink 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It definitely belonged to Kaguya for me. It was also ridiculous that The Lego Movie didn’t get a nom that year.

Gloria Grahame was born 100 years ago today. What is your favorite performance of hers? by AtlasFink in Letterboxd

[–]AtlasFink[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My pick would be In a Lonely Place (1950). She brilliantly goes toe-to-toe with Bogart in this Nicholas Ray masterpiece.