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OT: Movies/TV Shows

SundinsTooth said:
Can't tell you how many time's I've read through his essays on the great movies.
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I think it could be argued no other man did more to cultivate people's appreciation for classic films than Roger Ebert.

In fact for me, I think probably one of the most influential moments on my love of film, was watching 'Citizen Kane' with Roger Ebert's audio commentary, he perfectly illuminated why it's largely considered the epitome of filmmaking, and did a brilliant job of showing just how influential it was to filmmaking as a whole, because how revolutionary some of the techniques Wells utilized were.

It was that one film experience that completely opened my eyes as a kid, to the other key aspects of films that might otherwise be overlooked if one only pays attention to the storyline itself.......completely changed the way I absorbed the medium.


For any film buffs, I'd highly recommend getting your hands on Rogers audio commentary for Citizen Kane, and Casablanca.........
 
Montana said:
I think it could be argued no other man did more to cultivate people's appreciation for classic films than Roger Ebert.

In fact for me, I think probably one of the most influential moments on my love of film, was watching 'Citizen Kane' with Roger Ebert's audio commentary, he perfectly illuminated why it's largely considered the epitome of filmmaking, and did a brilliant job of showing just how influential it was to filmmaking as a whole, because how revolutionary some of the techniques Wells utilized were.

It was that one film experience that completely opened my eyes as a kid, to the other key aspects of films that might otherwise be overlooked if one only pays attention to the storyline itself.......completely changed the way I absorbed the medium.


For any film buffs, I'd highly recommend getting your hands on Rogers audio commentary for Citizen Kane, and Casablanca.........
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I'm going to have to do that... cause I watched Citizen Kane and couldn't understand what was so great about it.
 
Montana said:
I think it could be argued no other man did more to cultivate people's appreciation for classic films than Roger Ebert.

In fact for me, I think probably one of the most influential moments on my love of film, was watching 'Citizen Kane' with Roger Ebert's audio commentary, he perfectly illuminated why it's largely considered the epitome of filmmaking, and did a brilliant job of showing just how influential it was to filmmaking as a whole, because how revolutionary some of the techniques Wells utilized were.

It was that one film experience that completely opened my eyes as a kid, to the other key aspects of films that might otherwise be overlooked if one only pays attention to the storyline itself.......completely changed the way I absorbed the medium.


For any film buffs, I'd highly recommend getting your hands on Rogers audio commentary for Citizen Kane, and Casablanca.........
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He did a class on the making of Psycho and I've always thought I would get a chance to catch it.
 
Habspatrol said:
I'm going to have to do that... cause I watched Citizen Kane and couldn't understand what was so great about it.
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Citizen Kane is such a unique flick and so far ahead of its time...pretty crazy flick actually. Don't know if I would necessarily find it rewatchable, but I do remember enjoying it.
 
Habspatrol said:
I'm going to have to do that... cause I watched Citizen Kane and couldn't understand what was so great about it.
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For anyone that enjoys film, but particularly those that watch 'Citizen Kane' and don't "get" what all the fuss is about, watching it with his commentary is an absolutely must.....like I say, it completely changed how I appreciated the art form, and put the brilliance of 'Citizen Kane' in particular, perfectly into focus.
 
Pretty damn stoked about the new Nicolas Winding Refn flick....


[video=youtube;YqAeVosG4zI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqAeVosG4zI[/video]
 
watching that Siskel and Ebert on Tarantino( watched the second part as well) then watching that makes me see how Tarantino has allowed for directors to try some cool things. I also think Gosling if pretty flucking cool. He has replaced Pitt in the aspect of young, good looking, but still being a man's man.

No homo
 
imo, watch it once on BluRay, then watch it a second time with Roger's commentary turned on......(pretty sure most BluRay's come with his commentary, know for sure the 70th anniversary version does)
 
Gives me a sense that Refn is making his own 'Dollars Trilogy', with Gosling as his "man with no name"...


Drive
Only God Forgives
??????
 
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