31 | He/Him | Arsenal | VIVA PALESTINA
I loved CAIRO CONSPIRACY and this nail bitingly tense statement on art vs authenticity in the face of extreme dictatorship is powerful stuff. Wholly unpredictable and bleak; it moves like THE DEATH OF STALIN and refuses to let go. Tarik Saleh can do no wrong.
messy, chaotic and sprawling THE BRIDE! lacks the visual flair of the del toro FRANKENSTEIN but instead is rooted in old hollywood lore and almost feels like a noir. buckley and bale chew scenery like the best of them - and the whole thing is just a bit mad - but at the same time; far too safe to risk. absolutely lost it at the final needle drop.
Hoop-Tober 2015! (1/31)
"Now, this air shaft may work to our advantage. Here. It leads up to and comes out in the main airlock. All right, there's only one big opening along the way, we can cover that up, and then we... drive it into the airlock and zap it into outer space."
And yet another classic movie that I should have probably seen by now is ticked off my watchlist. Hot on the heels of the likes of Lost…
Well, that was something special. I'm really glad that I watched The Umbrellas of Cherbourg the day before because there are clear influences from that masterpiece on Damien Chazelle. Together these two movies have made me far more invested in musicals than I was previously, with Bugsy Malone being another highlight but beyond that the list starts to get a bit thinner.
Here La La Land follows on two people with big dreams. Mia (Emma Stone) is an aspiring actress…
