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April 2, 2014 By iluvcinema 7 Comments

Readers’ Choice: le0pard13 Asks …

What classic or well-regarded film have you finally caught up to in the last two years, and been disappointed with, Iba?

Very good question.

Up until recently, I had not appreciated silent films. No explanation really, the films just seemed so foreign to me (in fact more foreign than many international films. I think prior to my immersion, my introduction had been to a handful of films, notably Wings, and snippets of Nosferatu and Phantom of the Opera mixed in for good measure.

But gradually, being the cinematically open-minded person I am, I decided to further plunge into this genre and really find out what it was all about. Of course I LOVED it – why wouldn’t I? As a result of this immersion, I was formally introduced to City Lights, which has become one of my absolute favorite FILMS (not just silents).

On the flip side, and to get around to your question, my silent movie journey also led me to the Fritz Lang masterpiece, Metropolis.

WARNING: Unpopular Opinion Time …

I did not like it. Granted, I did not hate it either. Overall, I was very ambivalent about the experience, as I expressed in my May 2012 piece on the very subject of silent films. Since then, the needle on that position has not really moved.

Hear me out. From the perspective of achievement in the art of filmmaking and of cinematic scale, I get it. Nothing up until that time had been filmed on film, especially a believable future-state. When you get to it, I really think it is me – my expectations were at 11 when it came to story. And in that respect, I felt a bit let down about some of the plot mechanics. Perhaps on revisiting the film later (seeing it on the big screen), I will be a little more forgiving.

This issue is separate and apart for me from reading about the several contemporary efforts to restore the film into a fully realized film.

fritz lang metropolis 1927 silent
Metropolis by Fritz Lang (Germany, 1927) Silent

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August 30, 2012 By iluvcinema 2 Comments

Remembering Neil Armstrong

I could not let this week go without saying how profoundly sad I was to hear the news of the passing of Neil Armstrong over the weekend at the age of 82. As I said on my Facebook page at the moment of Sally Ride’s passing:

I grew up in what we now know were the waning days of the “space race”/ Cold War, where the threat of nuclear obliteration was only bested by the scientific discovery that sprung up in the wake of the quest for world dominance.

Just the other day I was thinking about space again and a childhood film that I LOVED from the 1980’s Space Camp (1985). I just KNEW that was going to be me in a few years time. Alas, I did not reach those heights, but the curiosity of what is out there always stuck with me.

Looking around the world wide web I was pleased to find out that more people share in my sentiment when it comes to remembering the first man to land on the moon’s surface. Here is just a sample, my “mix tape”of sorts from a few film sites that also reflected on the life and achievements of a man who dreamed big and for a brief moment in time was among the moon and stars …

  • Tribeca Film: Remembering Neil Armstrong
  • Flixchatter’s Musical Break: A Tribute to Neil Armstrong
  • Cinema Blend’s piece on Neil Armstrong
  • Movieweb retrospective
  • extraTV’s look back at space movies, in honor of the late astronaut

 

 

Filed Under: Articles, Lists, Readers' Recs Tagged With: links, movies, neil armstrong

August 11, 2011 By iluvcinema 3 Comments

Sometimes You Lose Something in Translation ….

I will not pretend that this is an original idea for a post. In fact, this post is based on research/postings of stuff I compiled through the internets.

Another inspiration for me putting this list together is courtesy of a fellow LAMB-er, Ruth at Flixchatter. Although her post is looking at a single film promotion targeted at a Western market, it got me on a tangent and thinking about the age old issue of movie titles being lost in translation. In other words, English based movie titles that are translated into other languages. Before I get into my Top 10, here are a few honorable mentions. (Note: some titles may contain spoilers)

 

Honorable Mention:

The Shawshank Redemption becomes Excitement 1995 in China

Knocked Up becomes Slightly Pregnant in Peru

Die Hard With a Vengance becomes Die Hard: Mega Hard in Denmark

 

Top 10

10. Leon: The Professional becomes This Hit Man is Not as Cold as He Thought in China

9.  Grease becomes Vaseline in Argentina

8. GI Jane becomes Satan Female Soldier in China

7. Nixon becomes Big Liar in China

6. Leaving Las Vegas becomes I’m Drunk and You’re a Prostitute in Japan

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