samlowery's comments - page 2

I'm scratching my head over some of the invective leveled against Hicks here:

deadbeat - no idea where this comes from
self-righteous - I'll give you "preachy"
bitter - sure, but you have to really hate the guy to reduce his life's conflicts down to this
angry - absolutely, and the fact that you would hold this against him proves you missed his entire point about passion
not funny - pretty sure you're in the minority here, even for your generation

As for the documentary itself, I say it has a lot to offer. Even fans of Hicks (myself included) can find stuff they haven't seen elsewhere. It's a good companion piece to "It's Just a Ride".

9 years ago

Movie comment on Le faux magistrat

samlowery

Anyone besides me consider Juve to be incompetent? I mean to the point of criminal negligence?

9 years 1 month ago

Movie comment on Turskiot sultan Mehmed V Resad vo poseta na Solun

samlowery

Rather than bother myself with who should check what and when, I found a link to what I believe is the entire film. It was aired on Habertürk TV's Tarihin Arka Odasi program (loosely translated as "Back Room of History"). And if you are familiar with Turkish, I imagine you'll get some scholarly commentary as well.

(mod-edit: dead link removed)

9 years 1 month ago

Movie comment on Le Monde de Paul Delvaux

samlowery

The poem recited is Eluard's Exil, and as near as I can tell they take a couple liberties with it. Below is the poem as it was originally published in the 1939 collection Donner à voir.

"Parmi les bijoux les palais des campagnes
Pour diminuer le ciel
De grandes femmes immobiles
Les jours résistants de l'été
Pleurer pour voir venir ces femmes
Régner sur la mort rêver sur la terre
Elles ni vides ni stériles
Mais sans hardiesse
Et leurs seins baignant lure miroir
Œil nu dans la clairière de l’attente
Elles plus tranquilles et plus belles d’être semblables
Loin de l'odeur destructrice des fleurs
Loin de la forme explosive des fruits
Loin des gestes utiles les timides
Livrées à leur destin ne rien connaître qu’elles-mêmes."

9 years 2 months ago

Toplist comment on The A List - National Society of Film Critics' 100 Essential Films

samlowery

Thank you, I have made the update.

9 years 3 months ago

Movie comment on A La Mode

samlowery

Was that the inspiration for the Silence of the Lambs one-sheet at the very end?

9 years 4 months ago

Movie comment on Castro Street

samlowery

@bdcortright
Spare us your elitist crap. Your check isn't better than anyone else's, your use of the website is not superior to anyone else's, and you have not discovered the one "proper" way to enjoy any film.

9 years 5 months ago