tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post7691450018227954217..comments2024-01-04T04:01:35.574+08:00Comments on Wandering through the Shelves: Thursday Movie Picks #200: Cannes FavouritesWandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-40677995761497244272018-05-18T01:23:21.586+08:002018-05-18T01:23:21.586+08:00I've seen quite a number of Coen films and I d...I've seen quite a number of Coen films and I dunno, I think all of them are quite different to me.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-9147225257832539262018-05-18T01:19:38.175+08:002018-05-18T01:19:38.175+08:00I don't really follow Cannes either. Most of t...I don't really follow Cannes either. Most of the films are not really accessible. Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-16021009964148754552018-05-18T01:18:08.229+08:002018-05-18T01:18:08.229+08:00Oh, Looking forward reading the review.Oh, Looking forward reading the review.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-91438289722063152082018-05-18T01:16:36.979+08:002018-05-18T01:16:36.979+08:00Fish Tank - Haha yes he was so hot. Don't blam...Fish Tank - Haha yes he was so hot. Don't blame the girl, blame the boyfriend. He was the adult.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-90215983329133107732018-05-11T21:20:20.585+08:002018-05-11T21:20:20.585+08:00For all thats been said about Fish Tank, I still h...For all thats been said about Fish Tank, I still haven't seen it. LOVE any Coen film and ILD was a quite different to other films they've done.Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-60825322258432165502018-05-11T07:02:44.122+08:002018-05-11T07:02:44.122+08:00I've only seen the first, a very good film alt...I've only seen the first, a very good film although with Julie Christie, Alan Bates and Margaret Leighton there was little chance it could be otherwise, but I'm aware of the other two. I'll be getting to them sooner or later. <br /><br />I don't really follow Cannes but if I see that a film did well there I'll consider giving it a chance. Sometimes it works out and sometimes not. These three are instances where it did. <br /><br />Union Pacific (1939)-As the Union Pacific Railroad stretches westward across the wilderness toward California corrupt banker Asa Barrows (Henry Kolker) hopes to profit from obstructing it. Troubleshooter Jeff Butler (Joel McCrea) has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau (Brian Donlevy) and his partner Dick Allen (Robert Preston) who was Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan (Barbara Stanwyck). Rivalries escalate until a fateful showdown set piece. Big rollicking Cecil B. DeMille directed adventure was the winner of the first Palme D’Or.<br /><br />Rome Open City (1945)-In Nazi occupied Rome regulations have been somewhat relaxed so the inhabitants can move freely during daylight but danger still lurks everywhere as food is rationed, curfews enforced and resistance fighters rigorously hunted. This focuses on the search for one freedom fighter and the people working to help him. Directed by Roberto Rossellini with a fierce lead performance from Anna Magnani this was the leader in the birth of the neo-realism movement. It won the Grand Prize of the Cannes Film Festival in 1946.<br /><br />Cranes Are Flying (1957)-In Moscow as the winds of World War II approach young lovers Veronika (Tatyana Samoylova) and Boris (Aleksey Batalov) watch the cranes fly overhead and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family and seeming safety. But Boris’s cousin Mark has darker intentions and as the war rages sorrow spreads in all directions. Winner of the 1958 Cannes Grand Prize.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-123283524332397732018-05-11T04:13:53.608+08:002018-05-11T04:13:53.608+08:00I just saw The Go-Between yesterday as I'm abo...I just saw <i>The Go-Between</i> yesterday as I'm about to post my review of the film later today. Excellent film as I have <i>Fish Tank</i> in my DVD collection while I also love <i>Inside Llewyn Davis</i>.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-29858777313461577612018-05-11T03:46:53.905+08:002018-05-11T03:46:53.905+08:00I haven't seen any of these but Fish tank soun...I haven't seen any of these but Fish tank sounds interesting with what i read above:) I'd like to see The Go-BetweenBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-49354691879640970392018-05-11T03:29:32.405+08:002018-05-11T03:29:32.405+08:00I loved Fish Tank. I didn't see your first pic...I loved Fish Tank. I didn't see your first pick and didn't care for anything about Inside Llewyn Davis other than the soundtrack. That film just didn't work for me. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-83383914268868661612018-05-11T03:11:16.973+08:002018-05-11T03:11:16.973+08:00I didn't love Fish Tank but Daniel is right, I...I didn't love Fish Tank but Daniel is right, I don't blame the girl either. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-39078852158529151812018-05-11T02:38:06.791+08:002018-05-11T02:38:06.791+08:00Fassbender is HOT TO DEATH in Fish Tank. I don'...Fassbender is HOT TO DEATH in Fish Tank. I don't blame that girl AT ALL.<br /><br />Oscar Isaac's voice in Inside Llewyn Davis just makes me melt it is so beautiful. I'm kind of in the same boat as you - I really liked the movie but didn't love it.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.com