2011 in Film

[BrntO4Life]

"Limited Release" = Death if you aren't in LA, Austin or New York.

It pretty much equals death either way. No one in those times is going to the arthouse cinema either.

This is America. Explosions and tits reign supreme everywhere.

 

[Houston]

I'd like to given the subject matter.

Looks like a non musical version of Singing in the Rain, no?

 

[JayDizzle]

Looks like a non musical version of Singing in the Rain, no?

Without watching old films on TCM, all I could read from the trailer was, "Chicago 2: Chicago Harder" or maybe "Nine," but the timeframe's off.

You're never going to see Flappers or otherwise stong, non-artificial female roles in movies that aren't musicals today (discounting "Haywire" or the "...Dragon Tattoo remake) so there's no comparison.

Now if they pull off a "Singing in the Rain," unironically, then they deserve kudos.

 

[NAHSTE]

I realized while reading this thread that I have not seen many movies this year. I slacked a ton on that, not sure if it was because of being busier or just losing interest in films. Only saw Moneyball, Ides of March and Dragon Tattoo in theaters this year.

Weird. Anyway, it's not you it's me Palooza. Carry on.

 

[JayDizzle]

It pretty much equals death either way. No one in those times is going to the arthouse cinema either.

This is America. Explosions and tits reign supreme everywhere.

Or "Important Dramas" like a 'Contagion' or a 'King's Speech' or most recently, 'Tinker Tailor...'

It's like you got throw together a mountain of great character actors into a movie or be British to sell said Dramas.

Sadly, you still won't beat the Big, Dumb Blockbuster, the Tits, or the Haunted House (Boo Scares abound in "The Devil Inside") here in the U.S.

 

[Houston]

Now if they pull off a "Singing in the Rain," unironically, then they deserve kudos.

I haven't seen the trailer, I've only read a synopsis that says it's basically about a director trying to survive when "talkies" come in style.
Singing in the Rain was a musical where the director moved ahead with the times and made...musicals. The Artist is a silent(mostly) film where the director stays back and wants to continue making silent film.
They obviously take place in the same time period, with the same crossroads, and I read that The Artist even begins at a movie premiere just like Singing in the Rain did.


That's how I came up with my hypothesis:kanye:

 

[Houston]

Looking forward to seeing what material Ricky Gervais brings.

 

[Houston]

I really don't even see why they'd nominate anything else.

Have you seen The Adventures of Tin Tin?

 

[Buzzman]

Yea and it wasn't nearly as good.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Good news is that I heard that the Oscars are not going to have 10 Best Picture nominations every year, its going to be one of those Up to 10 movies, so I expect this year to be a smaller list, maybe 5 or 6, and other years they will have more in the 8 to 10.

I can't even think of 10 movies that I had any real desire to see this year. I never wanted to go to the movies less.

This was a terrible year, each passing year seemingly gets worse and worse for Hollywood.

 

[Palooza]

Films seen/ranked
1. the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. The Artist
3. Drive
4. Attack the Block
5. Contagion
6. 50/50
7. Moneyball
8. Source Code
9. Hesher
10. the Ides of March
11. X-Men: First Class
12. Horrible Bosses
13. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
14. Crazy. Stupid. Love.
15. Submarine
16. Red State
17. 30 Minutes or Less
18. Bridesmaids
19. A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
20. Super 8
21. Paul
22. Thor
23. Captain America
24. Limitless
25. The Rum Diary
26. Fast Five
27. Cedar Rapids
28. Hangover: Part II
29. Fright Night
30. Bad Teacher
31. the Adjustment Bureau
32. Scream 4
33. Transformers 3
34. Our Idiot Brother
35. the Mechanic
36. Battle: Los Angeles
37. Hanna
38. Hall Pass

 

[BrntO4Life]

Go see Carnage.

 

[Palooza]

Go see Carnage.

i have it downloaded. did you truly enjoy it that much?

 

[Houston]

I'm not even a fan of black comedies, but I'll check it out because Kate Winslet is in it.

Also Palooza I noticed Rango isn't on your queue

big mistake you're making.

 

[Houston]

I'm not even a fan of black comedies, but I'll check it out because Kate Winslet is in it.

Also Palooza I noticed Rango isn't on your queue

big mistake you're making.

as much as I dislike Johnny Depp, I totally overlooked it. Good call.

 

[Palooza]

UPDATE

Films seen/ranked
1. the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. The Artist
3. Drive
4. Attack the Block
5. Contagion
6. 50/50
7. Moneyball
8. The Descendants
9. Source Code
10. Hesher
11. the Ides of March
12. X-Men: First Class
13. Horrible Bosses
14. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
15. Crazy. Stupid. Love.
16. Submarine
17. Red State
18. 30 Minutes or Less
19. Bridesmaids
20. A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
21. Super 8
22. Paul
23. Thor
24. Captain America
25. Limitless
26. The Rum Diary
27. Fast Five
28. Cedar Rapids
29. Hangover: Part II
30. Fright Night
31. Bad Teacher
32. the Adjustment Bureau
33. Scream 4
34. Transformers 3
35. Our Idiot Brother
36. the Mechanic
37. Battle: Los Angeles
38. Hanna
39. Hall Pass

 

[Diivox]

Attack the block was fucking amazing.

I have a soft spot for British film. I love the accent. but this movie was pretty incredible and I enjoyed it start to finish. Not sure if future Mrs. Diivox would like it, but I enjoyed every minute of it and highly recommend it to anyone else looking for "hood + aliens".

while that minority may be well, a minority, It was one of the best movies ive seen in a long time. Creative, well wrtten, and didn't see it coming at any point. 4 star, only because 5 star is an overrated term and should be reserved for GOAT. regardless, I thoroughly enjoyed it and feel like if you havent seen it, you're missing out.

 

[Palooza]

UPDATE

Films seen/ranked
1. the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. The Artist
3. Drive
4. Attack the Block
5. 50/50
6. Beginners
7. Moneyball
8. Warrior
9. The Descendants
10. Hesher
11. The Ides of March
12. Contagion
13. Carnage
14. X-Men: First Class
15. Horrible Bosses
16. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
17. Source Code
18. Submarine
19. Crazy, Stupid, Love
20. 30 Minutes or Less
21. Bridesmaids
22. A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
23. Super 8
24. Paul
25. Thor
26. Captain America
27. Limitless
28. Red State
29. The Rum Diary
30. Fast Five
31. Cedar Rapids
32. Hangover: Part II
33. Fright Night
34. Bad Teacher
35. the Adjustment Bureau
36. Scream 4
37. Transformers 3
38. Our Idiot Brother
39. the Mechanic
40. Battle: Los Angeles
41. Hanna
42. Hall Pass

 

[Palooza]

UPDATE

Films seen/ranked
1. the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. Shame
3. The Artist
4. Drive
5. Attack the Block
6. 50/50
7. Beginners
8. Moneyball
9. Warrior
10. The Descendants
11. Hesher
12. The Ides of March
13. Contagion
14. Carnage
15. X-Men: First Class
16. Horrible Bosses
17. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
18. Source Code
19. Submarine
20. Crazy, Stupid, Love
21. 30 Minutes or Less
22. Bridesmaids
23. A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
24. Super 8
25. Paul
26. Thor
27. Captain America
28. Limitless
29. Red State
30. The Rum Diary
31. Fast Five
32. Cedar Rapids
33. Hangover: Part II
34. The Art of Getting By
35. Fright Night
36. The Thing
37. Bad Teacher
38. the Adjustment Bureau
39. Scream 4
40. Transformers 3
41. Our Idiot Brother
42. the Mechanic
43. Battle: Los Angeles
44. Hanna
45. Hall Pass

 

[Houston]

Appears to be what I have left.


Shame
we need to talk about kevin
My week with marilyn
Beginners
The Muppets
Carnage