Are You Talking To Me?

[shemthepenman]

i saw clean shaven last year and mystery train is one of my favourite films. really great. i haven't seen laurence anyways, but just watched the trailer and looks really interesting. i have just downloaded it. i also haven't seen mala noche, gus van sant is hit or miss with me--good will hunting and gerry are for me two of the greatest films of all time [in very different ways, of course]; but elephant, last days and finding forrester were a bit rubbish--actually, come to think of it maybe last days wasn't that bad. i should give it another watch one of these days. but the trailer looks interesting. downloaded that too. i'll watch them both now. cheers. and i'll check out that fandor thing. see what that's all about.

Then mala noche may be a miss for you. It's a so-so for me. I liked laurence anyways for its treatment of the subject matter, but as a film, it was up and down and up.
Ever see Leningrad Cowboys Go America?  One of my favorite directors of all time is Roy Andersson: Songs from the Second Floor, You, the Living , and  A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence are each 5 star ones for me. (This editor hides italic, bold, etc. symbols on me, and where'd the color come from? but you get the idea)

i haven't seen lenigrad cowboys go america, but it looks the fucking nuts! i have to watch that. i have seen a pigeon sat. . . but not the other one. but now you have made me think of another film but i can't recall the name of it and it is driving me mad. you may be able to help, it is about a man who lives in some old wooden house out in the sticks, in the snow, and this fellow in a suit follows him around taking notes on everything he does. sits on a tall chair just watching him while he eats and cooks, etc. and i think it has something to do with vacuum cleaners :/ any idea? it's just it vaguely has that style to it if i remember correctly.

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I was just thinking, the last time I went to see an old movie(original Dracula) playing at the theaters the audio was terrible.... I think you might get more enjoyment out of Netflix, that what you can watch both.

you are right, sound is very important and often overlooked and can sometimes be a problem with old films, it's true. but this cinema is state of the art and these films aren't that fucking old, man! i mean the original dracula! i am surprised they weren't playing live piano music
i actually saw the cabinet of dr. calligari with the uk's top silent cinema pianists. it wasn't as bad as you might imagine.