comment #1

MilkMan says ...

Don't miss the Noe. That would be the one film I absolutely had to see if I was Cannes. That and the new Haneke.

comment #2

actionman says ...

Wells -- I don't get your hate for Gilliam. At all.

The new Noe and Haneke films sound promising...on paper at least...

comment #3

MilkMan says ...

I think I am the only person I know who really liked Tideland and think it's great kids film.

comment #4

actionman says ...

Tideland is incredible. A truly misunderstood film if there ever was one.

comment #5

Gabriel says ...

Wells, you CAN'T skip "Enter the Void".

comment #6

BurmaShave says ...

Considering it may be your only chance to see it, or our chance to hear about it, speaking as an interested reader I would hope you can make PARNASSUS.

comment #7

The Playlist says ...

Leaving the same day so in the same boat: will prolly miss Enter the Void and Parnassus too unless a market screening happens that i can get access too. Man, dying to see.

comment #8

Imogen says ...

Not being a CineNerd, it's Gilliam's IMAGINARIUM and INGLORIOUS BASTERDS for me, and I'll try and catch Michael Barrett's SOLOMON KANE after that rave today at AICN.

comment #9

Admiral82 says ...

Tideland is amazing!!! Misunderstood is a good word for it. I was really pissed off about the DVD release.

I've always found Gilliam's films to be interesting if not successful. This coming from a guy who hasn't watched "The Brothers Grimm." Lost in Lamancha is nightmarishly profound. I like very much that he's hellbent on finishing it.

comment #10

Noah Redfield says ...

I don't think there's a single film in 2009 I'm looking forward to more than Imaginarium. I know you haven't liked Gilliam's recent outings but I think he's one of the finest artists in cinema history; Grimm is the only film I don't like, and that's because it's not a Gilliam film anyway. It's a Weinstein film. I can understand the hatred for Tideland, though.

Enter the Void also looks incredible. I loved Irreversible and have been waiting for the latest Gaspar Noe picture ever since. Try to see both films if you can. Even if you don't care for Imaginarium, you can't deny that it will be an exciting event.

comment #11

Imogen says ...

Irreversible was the picture with the ten-minute rape scene and a man getting killed by having his head bashed in with a fire extinguisher, right? And you LOVED it? Get some help.

comment #12

MilkMan says ...

How can you comment about whether or not Irreversible is worth watching if you've never seen it, Imogen?

comment #13

MilkMan says ...

Seriously, Imogen. It's a beautiful film with a very positive message. Noe uses shock tactics because he's one of the few filmmaker who reallys knows how to use them. They are there for a reason. Give the movie a chance. It's not what you think. Really. There is nothing puerile about it. It's a movie made by a filmmaker in full command of a cinematic language of his own devising. It's quite astonishing from a technical standpoint.

comment #14

CitizenKanedforChewingGum says ...

Right off the top of my head, I can confidently say that Irreversible will be on my top 10 list for '00s (gawd, how retarded does that look?) films.

It's one of the ones that really pops out for me. Only a few others do that -- There Will Be Blood, The Pianist, maybe Mulholland Drive.

After those, I'd really have to sit down and think about it.

comment #15

Imogen says ...

English is not my first language so I shall make myself clearer. I saw Irreversible in Paris. I had to leave my seat to vomit after the scene with the fire extinguisher. Earlier, a man had to be removed from the cinema because he was masturbating to the rape scene. I have had better nights at the movies.

comment #16

MilkMan says ...

I wonder what the cognoscenti is going to pick as the best film of the 00s. I'm kind of leaning towards Mulholland Dr right now. I feel like they are going to give it to Lynch.

comment #17

Noah Redfield says ...

All quality films, CitizenKanedforChewingGum, especially There Will Be Blood. And yes, Imogen, I did love Irreversible. Did I derive any pleasure from the rape or the violence? Of course not. But art isn't just there to make you happy. Gaspar Noe challenged me with Irreversible and I was up for his challenge. I never felt exploited; I was putty in his hands. If that makes me sick then so be it.

Hated I Stand Alone, though.

comment #18

Imogen says ...

I meant later, not earlier, as the action of the movie is back-to-front.

comment #19

Noah Redfield says ...

"Earlier, a man had to be removed from the cinema because he was masturbating to the rape scene."

Wow. I don't know what else to say to that. I'd probably feel similarly if I were a witness to that.

comment #20

MilkMan says ...

Imogen, your problem is that you need to see movies in a different theater. But I understand about the fire extinguisher. The fourt of fifth time he connected with the poor fucker's face I let out an audible shriek. Sorry you had such a bad time. My worst moviegoing experience ever was Arthur when I was a little kid. I still haven't been able to watch that film since.

comment #21

Imogen says ...

MilkMan, you made me laugh! Yes, I should perhaps try another theater. When you say "Arthur" do you mean the cartoon about the elephant or the comedy with Dudley Moore?

Noah, no doubt you have a stronger stomach than I. I find movies with sexual violence against women in them repellent and for me this would overwhelm any critical appreciation.

comment #22

Noah Redfield says ...

Well for me it depends on the context. I don't enjoy violence against women for the sake of it at all and find it just as repellent but I didn't find Noe's approach sexualized or sensational in any way. I thought it was as ugly as it needed to be. And although I do have a strong stomach generally speaking, I've only seen Irreversible on DVD and I'm sure even I would find it difficult to take in a cinema.

comment #23

MilkMan says ...

I mean the Dudley Moore Arthur. If I'm watching the television and it comes on I start to get very agitated and I have to turn before I lose my temper.

comment #24

BurmaShave says ...

I am sad to say the fire extinguisher scene is on youtube. Masturbating to the rape scene? Jesus. The worst thing I've ever experienced is seeing CORPSE BRIDE in an empty theater and what I assume was a homeless man pissing in the trash can. I'm still waiting for him to submit his review.

comment #25

BurmaShave says ...

Also as sickening as it is that scene is a masterpiece of practical effects, and there has been far worse in horror. One of the films of the decade precisely because of how difficult it is to stomach. I'm sure someone like Milk could say it much better, but you know what I mean.

comment #26

CitizenKanedforChewingGum says ...

Homeless Man's Review of Corpse Bride: I give it two Hefty bags up!

comment #27

DeadPool says ...

Hey Jeff,

I just checked the Market Screenings and neither films will be shown prior to their official screenings. Thankfully I'm staying till the 24th, so I'll be able to see both films...

comment #28

Bob Violence says ...

Forget both of them, try to see The Time That Remains and Petition instead

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