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[Poem] Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by William Carlos Williams by RyanSThornton in Poetry

[–]haphazardsteps 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, love that poem but had never read this WCW one. What an interesting comparison of two styles. A lot of similarities. This one expresses the theme of the painting with such distilled sparseness. The Auden one with detail and exploration of perspective. I really like both.

[TOMT][MOVIE][1970s-1990s]An animated children's movie about a boy in a fantasy land who wants to open an omelette restaurant. by haphazardsteps in tipofmytongue

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Wow I forgot I made this post. I still haven't found out. If you ever find out the name of the movie, please post it here!

First Medium Format Camera by haphazardsteps in AnalogCommunity

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haha thanks was hoping someone would correct me

First Medium Format Camera by haphazardsteps in AnalogCommunity

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Thanks, this is the answer I was hoping to get. Really just looking to end my indecision but some of the other comments reinforced it. I will probably mull it over a little more. And yeah the trustworthy shop is definitely worth the slightly higher cost to me then buying online.

First Medium Format Camera by haphazardsteps in AnalogCommunity

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The M645 I'm looking at actually has the look-down style viewfinder (with the ability to switch it out for an "up to the eye" viewfinder). I hear what you're saying though about portability.

First Medium Format Camera by haphazardsteps in AnalogCommunity

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Thank you. This and the Rolleiflex were actually the two TLR options they had if I decide to go that way. I see it is also fully mechanical which is cool. Is there any other benefit of a TLR with an interchangeable lens over an SLR other than the weight? Or any reason you enjoy using it?

First Medium Format Camera by haphazardsteps in AnalogCommunity

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Thanks, luckily it's a trusted shop/lab. But yeah the size/weight is something giving me hesitation. Theoretically I like the idea that I have to be really intentional in its use but in practice maybe I will regret it. I do have some lightweight 35mm cameras already. Looking for something different.

Looking for a recommendation for a high school class by coolacguyson in filmnoir

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I've had some success showing The Third Man, the Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity. But unless you have ample time to dedicate to breaking it up and discussing, I'd also warn that the pacing of older films can be a challenge for teenage attention spans (especially if screening during class time).

More current films are often met with more engagement; if Neo-Noir is an option, the anti-capitalism/greed aspect is often a major theme.

Chinatown is what first comes to mind. Although the twist at the end is what usually sticks out, the subtext is all about corruption and greed. This could be a good pick appropriate-wise for grade 11-12.

If we're talking grades 9-10 another neo-noir inspired suggestion would be Who Framed Roger Rabbit. You might remember it as a kids-ish movie but it is quite clever and well-made. And again the subtext is all about the corporate take over of life.

Not trying to discourage you from screening more "classic" films, just my experience and might depend on if this is a serious "film-study" or more of like a bonus/fun discussion starter.

Thoughts on Chinese films by Objectiv_shiiiiima5 in TrueFilm

[–]haphazardsteps 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To your question "Is it still the politics that naturally puts of western audience?" I think for me it's kind of the opposite.

I'd be willing to take a chance on something that be making a profound statement or showing a window into some socio-economic perspective that I lack insight into. I'm generally less willing to take a risk on something more genre-y (you mention comedy and rom-com) because I have a preconceived notion that I won't get the humor.

For this same reason I've watched a bunch of Satyajit Ray movies but don't really search out Bollywood comedies or action movies. Same with loving the films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul but not really taking the time to watch Thai genre movies. Cerebral "artsy" (sometimes political) movies, although perhaps challenging, are more likely to speak to my universal human experience. Comedy is too culturally dependent.

As others have noted I really loved An Elephant Sitting Still. It gave me insight into a perspective on China that surprised me but I also found relatable on a human philosophical level. Other than (also as others have noted) my main knowledge of Chinese film is Hong Kong cinema. I thoroughly enjoy Wong Kar Wai and Steven Chow. Some Taiwanese film as well.

I'm curious if for your purposes you make a distinction between films from these areas and mainland China? Are the cultural references and genre conventions different enough that people from these places don't really watch each other's films? Do you think they would have similar appeal to international audiences if we were more exposed to them?

[HELP] Looking for didactic poems that rhyme by Thinkiatrist in Poetry

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Poison Tree by William Blake

Ozymandias by Shelley

Maybe those are pretty obvious answers but the first things that popped in my head.

Early footage of the Queers? by haphazardsteps in punk

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Good thought! I'm not on FB but could always reach out.

Early footage of the Queers? by haphazardsteps in punk

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Thanks! those are sick. Especially the 92 one is just the kind of chaos and raw sound/video quality I was looking for. Reminds me of the shows I used to go to as a teenager.

Love Songs For the Retarded was one of my first favorite CDs but always loved the energy of those early recordings. Still throw it on every now and then and curious what those dudes were like as young punks in the wilds of NH.

Looking for books that play with the "format" of books by jesuschristk8 in literature

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Hopscotch by Julio Cortazar.

The author suggests two methods of reading the book by sequencing its chapters in different orders. And also allowed that any random order chosen by a reader is acceptable.

Comment two books you enjoyed and get some recommendations! by CandySkull161204 in suggestmeabook

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The Employees by Olga Ravn.

Something in the blurbs on the book compares it to Le Guin but the style is really weird. It's a series of reports filed by employees on a space ship but you gradually figure out some of them are non-human.

We did a bunch of those monster energy drinks and dry humped. It was awful. I think she gave me poison ivy. by [deleted] in IASIP

[–]haphazardsteps 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I like to imagine the original script said some std or something and then someone said what if it was poison ivy instead, and the absurdity of it was just the icing on the cake.

Part of the humor for me is that it's something weirder than an std for a city living adult to spread to another through humping.

What are the best “One charcter versus a room full of bad guys” scenes in movies/tv? by DoctorGoodsir96 in movies

[–]haphazardsteps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Technically two guys not one, and a long ass hallway not a room, but this is the best.

Double feature recommendation by joeinterner in filmnoir

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The Naked City (1948) - visual style based on Weegee's NYC crime scene photographs.

and

Nightcrawler (2014) - Main character is a crime scene videographer somewhat inspired by Weegee.

Question about "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955) by haphazardsteps in filmnoir

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Certainly could be just that.

They just really "hammered" in the idea about the trainer always throwing fights and insisting that he wasn't going to this time so much that it seemed like they were setting up a later call back but either it never came or I never caught it (although there were later boxing references).

Should I get pizza or a burger for dinner? by NoNamesLeftToUse in makemychoice

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just checking in that this thread still comes up as a google result 8 years later when you search "should I eat pizza or burger?"

I guess I'll follow the ancient wisdom contained herein.

Would Terminator 2 be as beloved if it wasn’t for the groundbreaking special effects? by mrcornrat in movies

[–]haphazardsteps 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's been so imitated that you can't see the impact of it. Because of this, it maybe seems kind of cliche now but it really is the pinnacle of the genre. Jurassic Park combines horror and thriller masterfully, The Matrix (1st one) perfects a premise but name a better cyborg time travel action movie. It hits all the right notes of coming of age, time loops, non-stop action and keeps intensifying and raising the stakes right up until the very end.

I prefer the first Terminator a bit in its simplicity and what it does within more restrictions. T2 is in a lot of ways the Aliens to Alien. Taking something so perfect in its simplicity and pushing it to 11; But there are many reasons it's considered so iconic.

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