Songcatcher Report post Posted January 25, 2013 'Paper Moon' and trying real hard to like this Obsello 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan Camomile Report post Posted January 25, 2013 If it's not for you then it's not for you. I'd say give it a rest for a few months and try some other absinthes, then come back to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songcatcher Report post Posted January 26, 2013 Sound wisdom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajun Magic Report post Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) This Is England. Edited February 2, 2013 by Cajun Magic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 2, 2013 Great flick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajun Magic Report post Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) Yes it is! Absomphe you are a man...er clown after my own heart. Edited February 3, 2013 by Cajun Magic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajun Magic Report post Posted February 8, 2013 Dr Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King_Stannis Report post Posted February 10, 2013 Marteau and Kick Ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hedonmonkey Report post Posted February 12, 2013 A glass of Pacifique and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RfuGKXOkB4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greytail Report post Posted March 1, 2013 My Ipad does not allow me to see certain pop ups or video links. I missed entirely what you watched Hedonmonkey. I watched a horrible movie called EVIL THINGS. At least it was free on Amazon Prime instant video. Even $1 would have been too much. However, like Lee Van Cleef used to say as his character in THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY......"when I start a job, I always see it through!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hedonmonkey Report post Posted March 1, 2013 I was watching "Around The Horn". Filmed in 1929 by Irving Johnson. It's only about half an hour long, but quite interesting. (even if one doesn't sail) Instead of EVIL THINGS, you might try Evil Bong... it's funny enough to be worth a buck. (imo) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buddhasynth Report post Posted March 1, 2013 the other night saw The Wicker Man remake. Oy Vey. Truly awful. Utter failure on so many fronts; I had to watch the 1980 Flash Gordon afterward to wipe the taste out of my mind. The Pacifique, however, was as nice as ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greytail Report post Posted March 1, 2013 Cool. Thanks fo the suggestion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songcatcher Report post Posted March 2, 2013 Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost' and Jade Edouard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AiO Report post Posted March 2, 2013 Last night, Perroquet and The Master. I'm no die-hard fan of P.T. Anderson (in fact, I find much of his work insufferably pretentious), but this is a remarkable film. And Joaquin Phoenix's performance is truly astonishing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
distill my beating heart Report post Posted March 2, 2013 Ridge and a few little known film noir gems: Crime and Punishment with Peter Lorre, Impact with Brian Donlevy, The Chase with Bob Cummings, and 99 River Street with John Payne. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted March 3, 2013 (edited) I'm no die-hard fan of P.T. Anderson (in fact, I find much of his work insufferably pretentious), but this is a remarkable film. And Joaquin Phoenix's performance is truly astonishing. Phoenix's performance was, indeed, incredible (in fact, everyone's performance was stellar) but the film itself left me a bit cold, and I can't say that I didn't sense more than a bit of that trademark insufferable P.T. Anderson pretentiousness.* To each his own, obviously. *OMG... why is it suddenly raining frogs, up in heah?! Edited March 3, 2013 by Absomphe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songcatcher Report post Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) Chasing fairies with Jade Edouard and Perroquet while watching 'Photographing Fairies'. Edited March 4, 2013 by Songcatcher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greytail Report post Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) Some dry blackberry wine and watching VIKINGS episode 1. May go with a bit of L'Ancienne later. Edited March 9, 2013 by greytail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songcatcher Report post Posted March 15, 2013 Jade 1901 and Birth of a Nation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greytail Report post Posted March 17, 2013 Well that's a good one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AiO Report post Posted March 19, 2013 I'll do you the favor of assuming you mean the Jade. There are not many films I'd describe as evil; Birth of a Nation is one of them. It's not every movie that single-handedly helps revive the KKK and contributes to an uptick in lynchings. It's always defended as "historically important," but 90% of the things Griffith is credited with inventing in it, he stole from better filmmakers. It's racist garbage, pure and simple. This is not to condemn Songcatcher for watching it. I sometimes show clips to students in my classes when I want to impress on them the fact that films can have a devastating ideological impact on society. I occasionally show clips from Triumph of the Will for the same reason. Personally, however, neither are movies I'd pair with a fine absinthe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greytail Report post Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) Good one was more of a humourous jab at your emoticon response. Have not seen the film myself. Edited March 19, 2013 by greytail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AiO Report post Posted March 19, 2013 Unless watching white actors in blackface attempting to rape virginal white women and the Klan riding heroically to the rescue is your idea of a good time, I'd say you can safely pass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greytail Report post Posted March 19, 2013 Sounds like I will. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songcatcher Report post Posted March 19, 2013 The first time I saw Birth was a grainy, poor quality version/ Netflix has a digitally remastered one. It amazes me the mindset of people back then. Or was that just the directors idea of popular society at the time? And no, it did not make for a fine sipping experience, so I switched to 'The African Queen'. But now 'Warriors of the Rainbow', about the Tiawanese peoples revolt against invading Japan, (on netflix also), was both compelling and amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greytail Report post Posted March 19, 2013 African Queen and any Bogart fim is always good. My favorite is Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songcatcher Report post Posted March 19, 2013 "Nobody gets one over on Fred C. Dobbs." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
