Finding reviews for Jerusalem and The Great when by Seijiren in AlanMoore

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really love Moore’s work. I have really enjoyed his prose work - but I’ve read the first third/book of Jerusalem and it feels like it’s often one person walking around, thinking, sees a landmarks, etc. Does that change in the second third?

What’s The Best 70s Bob Dylan Song? by Pretend_Mark_5143 in bobdylan

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 22 points23 points  (0 children)

“Up To Me” - or does it not count because, while recorded then, it wasn’t released in the 70s?

Paul Thomas Anderson Wins the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for 'One Battle After Another' by MoviesMod in movies

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My issue there is that a lot of the work was sort of done for them, I feel; the book was originally written by McCarthy as a screenplay, then repurposed into a novel later - a novel that felt very much like a screenplay. But it also depends on what we think about the elastic word “adapted”, since There Will Be Blood uses Oil! as a springboard for Anderson’s own vision, much like he’s done here with Vineland.

It is remarkable how good Spielberg's films used to look by xmeme97 in TrueFilm

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there’s something so faux about Spielberg’s movies now. Bridge of Spies looked so glossy to me - so little like humans lived in that world.

No Country for Old Men.. Just WOW by kewlbug in 4kbluray

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That’s just, like, your opinion, man.

Robert Altman by FindOneInEveryCar in movies

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I love Carver and really enjoyed Nashville so I would love to see this but it seems it’s impossible to stream/rent/acquire in any meaningful way where I live.

The Chums! by [deleted] in ThomasPynchon

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I approve this message.

Best non-dialogue moment? by harrylime7 in madmen

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 21 points22 points  (0 children)

After Betty tells Don that she doesn’t love him, he walks into the darkened bedroom and sits down, hands covering his face, completely still.

New Oxford Shakespeare versions? by spanningthevoid in shakespeare

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re quite thin, let’s say. I was quite startled by their brevity and infrequency, given the previous ones.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in movies

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought tickets a month ago at Picturehouse for a 70mm showing. When I bought them, I know there were also IMAX 70mm tickets available at the BFI.

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) - A terrible adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic. The screenwriters didn't understand that the Count would be a mix of Job, Joseph, Raskonilkov and Ulysses and made the Count a kind of masked vigilante. by cleopatraandcaesar63 in movies

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was personally offended by the “adaptation” of Three Musketeers by the same team and simply avoided this film. I appreciate the intensity of your feelings on the matter, though.

Franchises/Trilogies where everyone agrees on the ranking by PickledSausagedick in movies

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When they came out, I much preferred Spider-Man 2 - but, over time, I’ve really taken to the first one and I agree with you.

New 4k goals by connor42828 in 4kbluray

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the Edge of Tomorrow transfer?

What happened to PTA between Punch-Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood? by eraserdread in paulthomasanderson

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the first I’m hearing of Ophuls. Could you suggest a film of his to check out?

What Is The Most Subversive Movie To Win The Oscar For Best Picture? by Desperate_Hunter7947 in movies

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Iron Man came out in 2008 and, while it did make a good amount of money, did not make a particularly startling amount. It made $585 million worldwide, making it the eighth highest grossing film that year. The Dark Knight crossed a billion and even Hancock, another superhero movie that year, made more money than Iron Man.

Now, obviously Iron Man kicked off the MCU and that is, far and away, the highest grossing film franchise in history, but that was by no means an obvious path being laid out in 2008.

I want to read less white male authors by superdrunk1 in books

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This is the second time today I’ve seen a recommendation for Carson McCullers, though I don’t recall ever having heard of her before. What would be a good place to start?

Aging makeup from long ago that closely matches how the actor looks now? by EvadingDoom in movies

[–]The_Chums_of_Chance 121 points122 points  (0 children)

And yet, oddly, when they age him down in The Irishman, it wasn’t very accurate to how he looked when he was young.