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L'Atalante, a review by Danae Cassandra

Where We Are:  France
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What We Watched:


L'AtalanteOverview:, an absurdist, rhythmic slice of life from the bustling coastal city; Taris, an inventive short portrait of a swimming champion; , a radical, delightful tale of boarding-school rebellion that has influenced countless filmmakers; and L'Atalante, widely regarded as one of cinema's finest achievements, about newlyweds beginning their life together on a canal barge. These are the witty, visually adventurous works of a pivotal film artist.

My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this film and thought it was quite good, though I can't say that I thought this was one of the greatest films of all time.  I think it had the potential to be one of those films, had Vigo been allowed to keep it the way he envisioned and if we had that version.  This is, after all, a reconstructed version of L'AtalanteL'Atalante reminded me very much of Sunrise, and if you liked that film you'll like this one.  Recommended for silent film lovers (even though this isn't silent, it has a silent film aesthetic to it) and film lovers in general, but not really the general public.  While it's a very good film, the languid pacing alone would bore many modern viewers.

Bechdel Test:  Fail

Overall: 4/5

(From Around the World in 86 Movies on May 28th, 2013)

Alex & Emma, a review by Rogmeister

Alex & Emma  96m
Directed by Rob Reiner
Cast: Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Rob Reiner

This movie is about a novelist (Luke Wilson) who has to write a novel in 30 days to get money to pay some gangsters or they will kill him.  He hires a stenographer (Kate Hudson) who types while he dictates.  We see them in key roles as we see scenes from his novel acted out...and she interrupts him from time to time arguing about what's going on and the characters' motivation and such. 

I know some have been less than crazy about this movie (going as far as to call it boring) but I rather liked it.  Sure, there's nothing really earth shattering in this movie but not every movie has to be non-stop action.  I did find myself laughing at different parts of the movie and sometimes that's enough.  I won't need to pull this movie out for annual viewings but I am not sorry for the one time I have watched it so far.

By the way, I'm the third person to have this copy of this film.  I got it from Pete and he says he got it from Tammy.  But now, the disc stops here... 

(From Roger's Random Reviews on September 13th, 2010)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Furi Kuri: Vol. 1 (2000/Japan) IMDb | Wikipedia (Germany) Length: 48 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: German

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Plot:
A 12-year old boy named Naota one day meets a strange woman, riding a Vespa and wielding a big guitar. As soon as she appears, mysterious things start happening.

Furi Kuri
1.01 Furi Kuri (2000-04-26)
Writer: Kazuya Tsurumaki (Original Material By), Yooji Enomoto (Screenwriter)
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
Cast: Hideaki Anno (Miyu Miyu (voice)), Jun Mizuki (Naota Nandaba (voice)), Izumi Kasagi (Mamimi Samejima (voice)), Mayumi Shintani (Haruko Haruhara (voice)), Mika Itou (Eri Ninamori (voice)), Itsuki Kawamura (Nurse (voice))

A very strange and crazy series. It blends a lot of different animation and manga styles. It can be seen as some kind of experiment by Gainax. It was released as an six-episode OVA, which means they had free hand to do whatever they wanted to.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 20th, 2011)