I respect what Panahi's going for, but I found the film tedious after a while. Unfortunately Netflix reveals the central 'twist' in their description, so that might have affected my experience.
Now when I see Face to Face, I remember an old farce with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour. It's called The Road to Morocco. They have been shipwrecked and come floating on a raft in front of a projected New York in the background. In the final scene, Bob Hope throws himself to the ground and begins to scream and foam at the mouth. The others stare at him in astonishment and ask what in the world he is doing. He immediately calms down and says, 'This is how you have to do it if you want to win an Oscar.' When I see Face to Face and Liv Ullmann's incredibly loyal effort on my behalf, I still can't help thinking of The Road to Morocco."
– Ingmar Bergman, Images: My Life in Film
Wow this was really quite great, all you naysayers had me worried. Hepburn was wonderful, despite giving birth to hundreds of lesser manic pixie dream girls.
Really not that great. Faye Dunaway is pretty much wasted. In fact, everyone is wasted, even Chief Dan George. Plays like an extended comedy sketch with pretensions of political commentary.
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Movie comment on Jigoku de naze warui
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a.k.a. "Why Don't You Play in Hell?"Movie comment on Ayneh
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I respect what Panahi's going for, but I found the film tedious after a while. Unfortunately Netflix reveals the central 'twist' in their description, so that might have affected my experience.Movie comment on Scarlet Street
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For cat's sake!Toplist comment on About Film II: The Filmmakers
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I would suggest the Samuel Fuller doc:http://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/the+typewriter+the+rifle+and+the+movie+camera/
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a.k.a. StakeoutMovie comment on Sedmikrásky
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I... don't get it?Movie comment on Batoru rowaiaru
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Soulless gimmicky TV quality dreck.Movie comment on Bacheha-Ye aseman
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Wonderful and unpretentious piece of realist cinema.Movie comment on Ansikte mot ansikte
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Now when I see Face to Face, I remember an old farce with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour. It's called The Road to Morocco. They have been shipwrecked and come floating on a raft in front of a projected New York in the background. In the final scene, Bob Hope throws himself to the ground and begins to scream and foam at the mouth. The others stare at him in astonishment and ask what in the world he is doing. He immediately calms down and says, 'This is how you have to do it if you want to win an Oscar.' When I see Face to Face and Liv Ullmann's incredibly loyal effort on my behalf, I still can't help thinking of The Road to Morocco."– Ingmar Bergman, Images: My Life in Film
Movie comment on Winchester '73
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Jimmy Stewart wipes the floor with the rest of the cast in a decent B western.Movie comment on Beasts of the Southern Wild
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A lot of great elements, but honestly this film did nothing for me as a whole.Movie comment on American Masters: Woody Allen: A Documentary
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Last hour is by far the weakest, but the first half is so essential it doesn't even matter.Movie comment on Sunday Night at the Trocadero
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So, so painful. And to think this was during the depression.Movie comment on Pola X
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Now that was something completely differentMovie comment on Tiny Furniture
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Girls is pretty alright, this was pretty awful.Movie comment on Johnny Guitar
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It's certainly unique and historic. And it's got Sterling Hayden. But I didn't really find it that entertaining.Movie comment on Il conformista
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Could be the best cinematography I've ever seen. Seems to not really connect with me at places, but wow, it's really painting with light.Movie comment on Rio Bravo
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Wow, all these performances were so aggravating and amateurish. This one did not connect with me at all, although I seem to be the only one.Toplist comment on About Film: Recommended Movie-Themed Documentaries
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Also Painting with Light:http://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/painting+with+light/
Movie comment on Gaslight
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Definitely did a double take when I realized Angela Lansbury was playing the trollop.Toplist comment on About Film: Recommended Movie-Themed Documentaries
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I would suggest Glorious Technicolorhttp://www.icheckmovies.com/movies/glorious+technicolor/
Movie comment on Bringing Up Baby
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Wow this was really quite great, all you naysayers had me worried. Hepburn was wonderful, despite giving birth to hundreds of lesser manic pixie dream girls.Movie comment on Little Big Man
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Really not that great. Faye Dunaway is pretty much wasted. In fact, everyone is wasted, even Chief Dan George. Plays like an extended comedy sketch with pretensions of political commentary.Movie comment on Michelangelo Antonioni storia di un autore
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On the second disc of Criterion's L'AvventuraToplist comment on Time Out London: 100 best comedy movies
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I think you linked to the Dumb & Dumber animated series, not the feature film.Showing items 1 – 25 of 90