Film Fanatics - Chat Thread II

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So I just watched Like Stars on Earth

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986264/?ref_=nv_sr_1

It is an Indian film about a boy who has dyslexia and is shunned by everyone, labelled as stupid and lazy, until one art teacher realizes it and sets out to help him. The little kids acting is amazing, the story is so beautiful I cried at parts. Would urge people to watch it!

Looks good, might check it out. Thanks for recommending it.

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Glare

Does anyone else wonder why there are mistakes in some films? Do the directors leave them in there on purpose, or are they genuine accidents?

Reply 9222

danny111

Original post by Glare

Does anyone else wonder why there are mistakes in some films? Do the directors leave them in there on purpose, or are they genuine accidents?

Interesting question. I love those youtube videos of movie errors.

I think they are mostly just accidents. There might be easter eggs here and there, but the majority is probably just oversight. And I think even if noticed they are left in there because well you can't shoot every scene again just because some minor continuity error.

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VladThe1mpaler

I am going to a special screening of Black Angel on Friday. For those who don't know it is the short film which was played before Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and was thought to have been lost forever until it was recently rediscovered. There is a Q and A with the writer/director Roger Christian afterwards. Christian was Art director for the original Star Wars films and Alien and has also written/directed several short and feature length films including The Sender and Nostradamus.

He also directed Battlefield Earth which is considered one of the worst films ever made, but apart from that he has had nothing but praise.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Christian_(filmmaker)

I have a couple of questions in mind but was wondering if anyone could think of any interesting questions I could ask him?

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Tom78

I'm now down to 74 films on my "to see" list :/ lol

Reply 9225

aja89

So so so disappointed by The Book Thief. :frown:

http://ohthatfilmblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/the-book-thief-2013/

Reply 9226

MidnightCowboy95

Does anyone love 'Cavatina', the theme from The Deer Hunter?

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User1014865

Original post by aja89

So so so disappointed by The Book Thief. :frown:

http://ohthatfilmblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/the-book-thief-2013/

How disappointing! :frown:

(I'm following your blog btw :mmm:

)

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Tom78

Anyone else seen Chinatown? I think it's slid quite nicely in to my list of top films, it's been a while since a film's had me thinking so much afterwards!

Reply 9229

Mr Porter

Ain't no party like a 1AM Oscar party tonight! :awesome:

So much caffeine and wine has been consumed.

Reply 9230

Prandtl

Original post by Tom78

Anyone else seen Chinatown? I think it's slid quite nicely in to my list of top films, it's been a while since a film's had me thinking so much afterwards!

Chinatown's excellent. Certainly in my top 10 or 20.

Reply 9231

Stylo92

Nevermind.

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Reply 9232

ahq

I'll have to watch 20 Feet from Stardom, but I'm finding it very hard to believe that The Act of Killing wasn't the best documentary (and probably the best film) released this year.

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Prandtl

Catching up on the Oscars results and happenings from last night (no awards for American Hustle which is a result!!) and see the headline that Alain Resnais has died. 91 years but still RIP. Only seen a couple of his films but Hiroshima, mon amour is an absolute gem.

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ManicMetalhead

I managed to correctly guess most of the Oscar's results with ever seeing any of the films nominated :P

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Stylo92

Academy seemed to get most decisions (the main ones, anyway) correct, which makes a nice change.

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scjman

Original post by bhav777

I stick to The Film Review on BBC News and the /Filmcast podcast.

What website is this podcast on?

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bhav777

Original post by scjman

What website is this podcast on?

/Filmcast here. If you use a podcast app, I'm sure you'll find the rss feed. Check out a couple of episodes and see what you think.

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Tom78

It was a great set of results, glad to see McConaughey get the nod, and 12 years was always gonna pick up best picture. Speaking as someone who hasn't seen it, was Cuaron's win for best director justified?