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Post by Omnipotent on Oct 16, 2007 17:03:51 GMT -5
Coming to cinemas December 7th, European poster below...  |
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Post by Twitchmonkey on Oct 16, 2007 20:23:03 GMT -5
That's a nice poster, probably my favorite so far.
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Post by Omnipotent on Nov 15, 2007 18:37:19 GMT -5
I found out 'Southland Tales' is going to be playing in the cinema I usually go to, yesterday...outstanding.
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Post by Twitchmonkey on Nov 15, 2007 22:12:52 GMT -5
Sucks.
I'm going to pick up the graphic novels this weekend and hopefully see it before its most certainly limited release has ended.
Edit: Checking out the reviews, they aren't great, with a rating of 41% at Rotten Tomatoes, but much better than the 17% Domino got. Still not nearly as high as Donnie Darko's 83%...
Doesn't matter much anyway though. I have to give it a chance just because it's an RK film.
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Post by Bigboy on Nov 17, 2007 18:19:21 GMT -5
Absolutely - I'm going to try my hardest not to go into the movie with Darko-esqe expectations - I'll only be disappointed.
Same with most movies - you'll enjoy them more if you don't believe the hype!
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Post by twinkle on Nov 18, 2007 12:13:03 GMT -5
Checking out the reviews, they aren't great, with a rating of 41% at Rotten Tomatoes, but much better than the 17% Domino got. Still not nearly as high as Donnie Darko's 83%... here is a favorable review from Manohla Dargis movies.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/movies/14sout.html?ex=1226638800&en=e5c8aaf0f599720c&ei=5083&partner=Rotten%20TomatoesMs. Dargis makes good points in the following highlighted comments: American cinema is in the grip of a kind of moribund academicism, which helps explain why a fastidiously polished film like “No Country for Old Men” can receive such gushing praise from critics. “Southland Tales” isn’t as smooth and tightly tuned as “No Country,” a film I admire with few reservations. Even so, I would rather watch a young filmmaker like Mr. Kelly reach beyond the obvious, push past his and the audience’s comfort zones, than follow the example of the Coens and elegantly art-direct yet one more murder for your viewing pleasure and mine. Certainly “Southland Tales” has more ideas, visual and intellectual, in a single scene than most American independent films have in their entirety, though that perhaps goes without saying. Neither disaster nor masterpiece, “Southland Tales” again confirms that Mr. Kelly, who made a startling feature debut with “Donnie Darko,” is one of the bright lights of his filmmaking generation. He doesn’t make it easy to love his new film, which turns and twists and at times threatens to disappear down the rabbit hole of his obsessions. Happily, it never does, which allows you to share in his unabashed joy in filmmaking as well as in his fury about the times. Only an American who loves his country as much as Mr. Kelly does could blow it to smithereens and then piece it together with help from the Rock, Buffy, Mr. Timberlake and a clutch of professional wisenheimers. He does want to give peace a chance, seriously. (J. Hoberman in the Village Voice has a review that made me want to run out and see the film. couldn't find a direct link www.villagevoice.com/film/0745,hoberman,78254,20.html if you go there, click on............\/ home | news | nyc life | music | film | arts | people | l.i. voice | about | contact | store | rss then scroll down to "recent reviews" and find Southland Tales.) |
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Post by Twitchmonkey on Nov 20, 2007 1:10:47 GMT -5
Well, good or bad, it looks like it leaves an impression, and there is something to be said for that. I just hope it's heavy on the satire and light on the preaching.
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