- Michael Haneke: There’s no easy way to say this… (The Observer) – Given notice that this was to be an inquisition not a conversation, I rephrased my compliments and asked him a question about the startling climax of Amour. On principle he refused to answer. "Ah," he said, smirking as I tumbled into the trap, "you are asking me to interpret, and I will not. Every meaning is fine, all interpretations are OK. I do not choose between them, because I dislike explanations. It happened so with Juliette Binoche in Hidden. She asked me if the woman she played was having an affair with her colleague at work. There were two scenes together with this man: I told her to play one as if they were involved, the other as if they were not. I doubt that she found this to be helpful advice.
- Kuinka tappaa Godard? – elokuvaprofessuurin lasikatto –
- Filmnetin logoja ja tunnareita –
Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 2.11.2012 – 4.11.2012
- Atson ajatukset: Netflixin tv-sarjat – Atso kartoitti valikoimaa
- Rules of the movie publicity game – I lacked the skills and emotional constitution for the job, and this caused me to be fearful and make mistakes. At the same time, I didn’t want to be the kind of loser who quit after a few days, so I chose to be the kind of loser who accepts that every day will be a living hell.
- 1930s Fashion – vahva elokuvapainotus
Lokakuu, lokakuu… elokuva?
LOOPER (US’12): Joe Gordon-Levitt does a mean Bruce Willis. You could quibble about time travel, but meh – I’d just compress the last act.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 1, 2012
– Looperin pidempi arvio Dome.fissä
SINIVALKOINEN VALHE (FI’12):Nimiä ja vuosia vilisee niin, että kaksituntinen pätkä tuntuu kovin tukevalta. Kaksinaamaisuus pani vihaksi.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 1, 2012
SAVAGES (US’12): Let’s do a genre piece! Let’s be topical and important! Let’s flesh out the characters! Let’s partially miscast! Etc.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 3, 2012
NIKO 2 (FI’12): Gorgeous backlit fur can’t make up for a by-the-numbers story and peculiar, almost always wrong-footed pacing.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 4, 2012
The jokes, the suspense, the anticipation are all undermined by the moment to moment rhythm that has no relation to what’s on the screen.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 4, 2012
KILLER ELITE (UK’11): An actioner with a sense of time and space, at least every now and then. Many enjoyable action beats & gruesome fates.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 8, 2012
KAKSI TARINAA RAKKAUDESTA (FI/NO’12) Bicultural meet cute leads into trouble. Well-written, directed w/long takes that gives the actors room
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 10, 2012
GOD BLESS AMERICA (US’11): Drawout the pus. The concept might be more intriguing than the execution, given it’s such a high-wire act.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 12, 2012
THE GAME (US’97): On 1st viewing I found the plot infuriating, this 2nd time it just feels diminished by all the reversals.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 14, 2012
LA BATTAGLIA DI ALGERI (DZ’66): Holy shit: the bombing sequence, the POV switches, the mass scenes at the end. Goddamn!
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 17, 2012
SKYFALL (US/UK’12): It’s back to basics and a different style yet again. Little romance. Bardem makes a grand entrance. Nods to the past.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 19, 2012
ARGO (US’12): A competent thriller.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 23, 2012
CRANK (US’06) The first 30 minutes are perfect and the rest ain’t bad either, just slower. 2nd viewing.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 24, 2012
THE LAST BOY SCOUT (US’91): Very character-driven (male, not female), very… I dunno, depressing? And where’s the obligatory Xmas reference?
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 25, 2012
CYRUS (US’10): A character study with a rather fast denouement.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 26, 2012
CON AIR (US’97): A silly film, yet not in a transcendent manner. Mullet Cage quite lame, physical vfx rather charming.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 29, 2012
ARMORED (US’09): No-nonsense heist thriller doesn’t quite make full use of its cast, but Dillon & Short are good.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) October 30, 2012
Luku: 157
Arvostelu: Looper silmukoi Bruce Willisin ja Joe Gordon-Levittin samaan aikaan
Tulevaisuudessa on luvassa helppo elämä ihmisille, jotka ovat valmiita vaihtokauppaan: tapa avuttomina eteesi toimitetut ventovieraat ja saat viettää läskit 30 vuotta, kunnes tapat itsesi. Tosin kyseessä ei ole itsemurha, vaan sinut potkaistaan ajassa taaksepäin, jossa nuorempi minäsi puristaa liipaisimen pohjaan ja tappaa sinut. Itsesi.
Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 27.10.2012 – 1.11.2012
- Dalek smoking (YT) – huomaa myös musiikki
- The Shadowplay Impossible Halloween Film Quiz – It’s just one round — photo identification — name the film AND provide a caption. If you don’t know the title, invent one!
- Joe Eszterhas’ letter to Michael Ovitz (1989) –