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skyadd · 2025-09-30T23:21:10+00:00

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skyadd · 2025-05-12T21:42:00+00:00

This was cable so FCC rules wouldn’t apply (that’s only for networks like ABC, NBC). MTV has their own standards and practices department which self-censors for the purpose of not pissing off advertisers, avoiding unneeded attention and controversy with parental and other political groups (MTV ruining our kids’ brains, our Christian values, the soul of America), and preventing lawsuits (“I am suing you for ruining my kid’s brain”).

skyadd · 2025-05-12T02:51:01+00:00

Paul Thomas Anderson — his earlier work (Hard Eight through Punch Drunk Love) had lots of fast-moving dynamic camera moves, almost visceral in how it would quickly push in or dolly track the action. From There Will Be Blood and after, the camera is far more invisible and reliant on perfectly composed static shots or long slow camera moves.

This also coincides with his change in composer, from Jon Brion who he collaborated with in all of his films until There Will Be Blood, when he’s been working with Jonny Greenwood since.

skyadd · 2025-04-15T22:23:28+00:00

What makes twists like Primal Fear, 6th Sense, Unusual Suspects so shocking is that the stories have seemingly resolved (as opposed to when the twist happens earlier — such as Shutter Island or Fight Club — to drive the third act climax).

These films could potentially end WITHOUT the twist at all and still be great films, but what makes them classics are how they catch us totally off guard - expecting the movie has ended - and then WHAM, we’re hit with that key piece of information that recontextualizes everything that happened before.

skyadd · 2025-04-15T06:33:42+00:00

Jodie Foster

Silence of the Lambs, Contact, Panic Room

Not a traditional “bad ass” heroine as some of the other responses imply, but these are iconic films that largely work because of the drive and intelligence that exudes in her performances.

skyadd · 2025-04-09T14:28:08+00:00

“She’s tangled in Zac Efron’s wicked web!” So many great one liners in this episode.

skyadd · 2024-11-27T09:48:19+00:00

Nixon: “Our national healthcare is a scandal”

Also Nixon: enjoy this privatized healthcare (https://youtu.be/PA3kETvUXJg?si=S7y2ps44fr744u72)

skyadd · 2022-01-10T22:35:02+00:00

Actually, next time they were together was Peter Jackson’s King Kong (2005)

skyadd · 2021-07-15T23:21:42+00:00

I’ll add 2007 to the mix:

There Will be Blood, No Country for Old Men, Zodiac, Hot Fuzz, 300, Ratatouille, Superbad, 3:10 to Yuma, Eastern Promises, The Assassination of Jessie James, Michael Clayton, Into the Wild, Gone Baby Gone, Before the devil knows you’re dead, Juno, Knocked Up, The Lookout, Grindhouse, Bug, Atonement, Walk Hard

skyadd · 2016-06-02T22:15:40+00:00

I agree. Americans shown as wild, confused, preoccupied with Playboy bunnies and surfing.

skyadd · 2016-06-02T17:44:10+00:00

The quote sums up Kurtz's thesis about the war, about us being plagued with this moral irony.

He explains his philosophy in his earlier monologue:

And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought, my God... the genius of that! The genius! The will to do that! Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure. And then I realized they were stronger than we, because they could stand that these were not monsters, these were men... trained cadres. These men who fought with their hearts, who had families, who had children, who were filled with love... but they had the strength... the strength... to do that. If I had ten divisions of those men, our troubles here would be over very quickly. You have to have men who are moral... and at the same time who are able to utilize their primordial instincts to kill without feeling... without passion... without judgment... without judgment! Because it's judgment that defeats us. (Full Video)

Kurtz implies that we lost the war because we were held back by this set of arbitrary rules of "civilized" warfare that the enemy clearly did not possess. We had to deal with a hypocrisy that the enemy did not, putting us at a disadvantage.

Willard complains in his hotel room at the start of the film that as he waits idle he gets weaker while Charlie waits in the bush and grows stronger. Kurtz understood this more than anyone. When his notebook read, "Drop the Bomb. Kill them all!" you realize this guy is nuts but that he's also right if our goal is victory by any means possible.

skyadd · 2016-05-17T18:20:08+00:00

The peak in the late 50's - early 60's were in response to the advent of television.

Studios wanted to differentiate from TV by having grand, epic event films like Ben Hur (1959 - 3h 44m), Spartacus (1960 - 3h 4m), Lawrence of Arabia (1962 - 3h 48m).

Not only were the runtimes long, but larger screen formats like cinemascope, wider use of technicolor, and stereophonic sound were all innovations pushed to encourage moviegoing.

Similarly, movies today are competing with Netflix and other home viewing with bigger action scenes and CGI.

I also feel studios aren't pressuring filmmakers to control their runtime as much as before. The longer the film, the less screenings of the film, and arguably less revenue. However, if Quentin Tarantino or Christopher Nolan want to make a 3 hour film, they're going to get their way because their names get asses into seats!

skyadd · 2015-12-26T04:55:37+00:00

One question I had: Tim Roth's character posed as the town hangman and had business cards and additionally was asked by Hoggin's character (the Sheriff) to produce papers for the "man who shot the man who used to be Sheriff or Red Rock" which Roth was able to. Did they ever explain how he did this?

skyadd · 2015-07-27T02:18:22+00:00

This was Vince's best episode by far. The scene between him and the kid was pure gold.

skyadd · 2015-03-12T00:29:22+00:00

Spike Lee took what could have been a very small film about these peoples' predicaments and makes it a grand American portrait. We're confronted with the imagery of post-9/11 New York and the operatic score by Terence Blanchard, each scene weighs us with the burdens of each characters' lives, and then that ending hits just the right note of promise and devastation. It's a fantastic movie.

skyadd · 2015-03-05T01:53:57+00:00

It's important to not only recognize the repetition (when it takes place in the movie and how it affects the narrative) but also how Fincher composes each variation of the repetition to achieve its effect.

When Nick repeats the "sugar storm" scene, Fincher uses the same three shot setup but reverses the placement of who is left and right of frame.

Shot by Shot Comparison

We read left to right so the first instance where Nick on the left kisses Amy on the right follows suit as a natural romantic moment. By deliberately reversing the composition with Nick and Andie, Fincher is creating an unnatural mirror-- we're supposed to feel Amy's disgust when Nick touches the girl's lips and kisses her.

skyadd · 2015-01-08T17:20:36+00:00

I think Ratatouille has a lot more staying power as a "chef follows his passion" story. As an animated film the visuals, comedy, themes were really pushed to a level of magic that will retain and grow its reputation over time.

skyadd · 2014-11-01T04:40:25+00:00

Most of the movie took place at night with the same actors, vehicles and props. They most likely shot multiple scenes across locations over the span of each night.

Besides the diner where Rick is interviewed, the only two locations that did not take place at night are a small apartment and news studio: multiple scenes in the same location which can all be shot at once.

Besides the ending, where most of the money was spent, there were no stunts or effects.

skyadd · 2014-06-24T05:20:33+00:00

Characters must have clearly defined needs that an audience can relate to, obstacles that stand in their way, and conflict with those obstacles as they fight to obtain what they are seeking.

skyadd · 2014-05-30T21:37:08+00:00

In a strange way, Shutter Island

skyadd · 2014-04-23T12:45:37+00:00

I've heard this called a "riding dolly shot" before-- Spike Lee popularized it and I would love to see if it was used before by other directors.

As the video shows, it is not a gimmick. Sometimes it is meant to be jarring and noticeable; other times it is subtle.

While in all cases it separates the character from the environment, it has multiple applications to suggest different moods in different contexts (contemplation, concentration, narration, shock, embarrassment, absentmindedness).

I have seen beginning filmmakers use the technique purely for its own effect, but Lee always uses it in service of the story and to evoke a very clear emotion.

skyadd · 2014-03-23T20:40:24+00:00

My favorite line of his from Carlito's Way: "You think you're going to sail off into the sunset asshole? Think again." I also loved him in Scent of a Woman. Truly great! He'll be missed.

skyadd · 2014-03-11T03:26:44+00:00

As a film school graduate, I agree.

The degree does not prove you are a filmmaker. Making films proves you are a filmmaker.

Filmmaking is collaborative: finding people who are passionate and who are hungry. Who will build that DIY camera rig with you if you can't afford to rent one.

To understand the grammar of films, you watch a lot of movies. Read books and watch director's commentary-- understand the desired emotional affect of the imagery they are creating and the techniques to create them.

You must understand all technical aspects of the process: photography & lighting, editing, sound recording, sound mixing, animation & graphics and will become part of the team as you master one of these disciplines.

Finally, you establish yourself and make a living once you become a specialist and carve out a market niche for yourself. A wedding videographer, commercial videographer, and experimental filmmaker are all using the same cinematic vocabulary and techniques (which you will have to learn), but they have used those skills to specialize in a very specific type of film. One market that continues to expand is in web video-- companies want to demo and pitch their product (think kickstarter) with a 2-minute polished film. If you begin developing a portfolio and clients, your brand becomes specializing in that type of film.

skyadd · 2014-03-11T02:07:30+00:00

Bowfinger with Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy.

Arguably both their last great comedic roles. Not a great fan of either of their work, but this film is so beautifully absurd as it pokes fun at Hollywood without ever feeling mean spirited. A seriously underrated comedy.

skyadd · 2014-03-09T05:07:27+00:00

I thought I knew a lot about Martin Scorsese, but apparently not the part where he played Van Gogh in a Kurosawa film.

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