tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post1599672320109893614..comments2024-03-28T02:30:08.913-04:00Comments on Not Just Movies: Blind Spots 2012Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-55080427518967279462012-01-08T18:12:18.964-05:002012-01-08T18:12:18.964-05:00Bob, looking forward to see what you think of your...Bob, looking forward to see what you think of your own picks!Jake Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532951308638768249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-36502743003457362932012-01-06T12:53:27.183-05:002012-01-06T12:53:27.183-05:00I joined the fray as well Jake and I've actual...I <a href="http://eternalsunshineofthelogicalmind.blogspot.com/2011/12/blind-spot-series-2012.html" rel="nofollow">joined the fray</a> as well Jake and I've actually already watched one of my 12 (nothing written up yet though). Normally, I've seen a good chunk of other people's 12, but I've only seen 3 of yours. Actress and Shanghai Express are high on my list of REALLY want to see, but Best Years Of Our Lives just never seems to bubble up anywhere near the top - I guess I should see it, but I've never felt compelled to, ya know?<br /><br />I adore Irma Vep. I'll admit - like Ed stated - I could watch Maggie Cheung on the Home Shopping Network and be happy, but there's a great deal of fun and ideas about movie making wrapped up in this. Maggie is so incredibly charming and wonderful, though, that you might not notice the first time through it.Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-11452651128194367692012-01-03T08:53:03.896-05:002012-01-03T08:53:03.896-05:00Good list, Jake. Don't Look Now is really some...Good list, Jake. <i>Don't Look Now</i> is really something, unsettling is a great word for it.<br /><br />And <i>Irma Vep</i> is one of my favorites, just a remarkable movie in every way. I mean, I could watch Maggie Cheung do pretty much anything for two hours, so that doesn't hurt, but there's much more to it than that. It's one of the great meta movies.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-66487195239175017112012-01-02T23:08:39.765-05:002012-01-02T23:08:39.765-05:00Daniel: I don't have a multi-region player, sa...Daniel: I don't have a multi-region player, sadly (I want a region-free Blu-Ray player, but every time I check they're still too expensive. I think I can track down the film in digital format easily enough, though.<br /><br />James: I tried to mix mine up too, though I've skewed toward some classic Hollywood. I wanted to add something of Hong Sang-soo and Eric Rohmer, but those two are more general "Just watch SOMETHING" so I decided not to just pick one at random.<br /><br />Meghan/Carson/Anna: I've been meaning to watch it for about two years now. Really looking forward to it.<br /><br />James1511:MoC gives me such incentive to buy a region-free player, and it makes me all the sadder I can't afford one.Jake Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532951308638768249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-87305565325570630082012-01-02T22:44:37.912-05:002012-01-02T22:44:37.912-05:00Definitely go for Birth.Definitely go for <i>Birth</i>.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-7439807307182624022012-01-02T21:41:07.997-05:002012-01-02T21:41:07.997-05:00I've only ever seen Faust in a shitty print an...I've only ever seen Faust in a shitty print and still thought it was amazing. Looking forward to finally seeing the Masters of Cinema DVD of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-44753972091075638342012-01-02T18:50:40.444-05:002012-01-02T18:50:40.444-05:00Why do I have a feeling your addition of Birth was...Why do I have a feeling your addition of <i>Birth</i> was influenced by my recent glowing review of it?MovieNut14https://www.blogger.com/profile/17250239873504510289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-81714815856391205732012-01-02T18:35:15.955-05:002012-01-02T18:35:15.955-05:00I watched the movie Birth for the first time four ...I watched the movie Birth for the first time four years ago, and I thought it was great. One of my favorite Nicole Kidman performances :)Meghanhttp://mfan25.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-69119694011889210922012-01-02T16:58:44.548-05:002012-01-02T16:58:44.548-05:00This is a great list, Jake. It's like the list...This is a great list, Jake. It's like the list I would see after I see the 12 I've already listed. I'm glad that Mark Cousins spends some time on the sad story of Ruan Lingyu in his amazing series The Story of Film: An Odyssey. It's how I found out about her, and of Kwan's film, which either is or contains an almost shot-for-shot remake of The Goddess.<br /><br />Also, I've owned The Best Years of Our Lives on DVD since you were in short pants, but have yet to watch it. That one really should have made my own list, but I tried to mix it up a bit, and not include too many Hollywood films.<br /><br />Good luck with this, it should be fun keeping track of each other's progress!James McNallyhttp://www.torontoscreenshots.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-10391833141235776752012-01-02T15:15:42.973-05:002012-01-02T15:15:42.973-05:00Hey Jake -- just wanted to comment on Shanghai Exp...Hey Jake -- just wanted to comment on Shanghai Express. You mention it as being commercially unavailable -- while that's true in U.S., there's a pretty good DVD of it in the UK. I got it into my head I needed to see this movie last month and imported the UK DVD -- the picture quality is great, although as I recall there's not much in the way of extras. And it's cheap too -- I got it for £5. So if you have a region-free player, I highly recommend you go that route.<br /><br />Regardless, definitely a movie you'll love. The funny thing is I had literally just finished watching Blue Angel for the first time when I pulled up my RSS reader and saw your post. Loved BA, but would probably give the nod to Shanghai between the two.Apronikoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782118211575759239noreply@blogger.com