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Post by The Folks @ TanneryWhistle.com on Nov 13, 2003 20:15:27 GMT -5
P. S. I watched "Devil's Playground" last night. No horror here, but it is definitely "unusual." It is a documentary, but it isn't captioned which was a big disappointment to me. I did enjoy the visual shock of seeing those good Amish kids puffing cigarettes, swilling beer and sucking on big bongs. Given the freedom to do so, they certainly took it to the limit. I was surprised to see that "Rumspringa" can last a few months or a few years before they can elect to return to the church. Some of the older guys gave these heartfelt speeches about how hard it was to give up music, guitars, cars, etc. Gary
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Post by The Folks @ TanneryWhistle.com on Nov 19, 2003 20:17:09 GMT -5
Was it "The Ninth Gate"? Was that the Johnny Depp movie? Well, I just visited a hell of a website for Japanese/oriental horror, if anyone is interested. It is: snowbloodapple.com Looks like there is enough horror to keep us all busy for several years. I was especially fascinated by the Korean movie, "Whispering Corridors" and a Japanese film called "Cure." I love the way this website reviews movies with a nice mix of lucious photographs and narrative. Gary
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Post by Ol' John Brown on Nov 20, 2003 2:30:46 GMT -5
It looks like a great site! By the way the URL is: www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/A non horror film that I found to be unusual and pretty darn good was 'Arizona Dreams' with Johnny Depp. It's weird, full of unusual imagery and very funny. Also, Jerry Lewis has a part in it pretty different from most he has ever played. Speaking of unusual, have any of you seen some of Spaulding Gray's films? In the one's I have seen, he just sits at a table and talks to you. Sound terrible I know, but I was surprized! OLJB
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Post by The Folks @ TanneryWhistle.com on Nov 21, 2003 21:25:54 GMT -5
I may have just seen the best foreign film that I have seen in a decade. It is called "King of Masks" and the DVD that I rented was a disaster. It had scratches and was badly warped and I finally had to give up...but I saw enough to know it was a gorgeous film. it was gratifying the same way that "Ju-Du" (sp) was, or "Cinema Paradiso," and like those tow film it was a marvelous tale. The photography was remarkable, but the true power of the film is that wonderful gap-toothed old man who makes his living wandering the streets performing a little show that he calls "The King of Masks." He is very old and bitterly regrets that he has no male heirs that he can teach his "magic." He does find a street urchin that he more or less "buys," but "Doggie" turns out to be a girl. I'll probably talk some more about this film when I get a mint copy (I have decided to buy it) from Amazon. Gary
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