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Old 05-31-17 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rbrown498
Desert Hearts?
I believe this is the correct answer.
Old 05-31-17 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by dex14
I believe this is the correct answer.
The problem is heart is pluralised and there's only one heart in that picture.
Old 06-01-17 | 12:57 AM
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^Are they sticklers for that? it certainly seems more suited to Desert Hearts than Wild at Heart.
Old 06-01-17 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Coral
The problem is heart is pluralised and there's only one heart in that picture.
Originally Posted by andicus
^Are they sticklers for that? it certainly seems more suited to Desert Hearts than Wild at Heart.
No problem at all...

"Desert Hearts has been digitally restored by The Criterion Collection/Janus Films and UCLA Film & Television Archive in conjunction with Outfest UCLA Legacy Project and Sundance Institute."
https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2.../desert-hearts

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Old 06-01-17 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by andicus
^it certainly seems more suited to Desert Hearts than Wild at Heart.
Yeah, I can't figure out what a cactus would have to do with Wild at Heart.
Old 06-01-17 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by dex14
No problem at all...

"Desert Hearts has been digitally restored by The Criterion Collection/Janus Films and UCLA Film & Television Archive in conjunction with Outfest UCLA Legacy Project and Sundance Institute."
https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2.../desert-hearts
Well that answers that question.

Criterion are usually good with the pluralisation in their hints. I guess they missed it this time. I wasn't sure it was Wild at Heart either though, because the cactus didn't make sense.

In any case, I don't see many interested in this title and I'm surprised Criterion would release it. Wild at Heart would've been up Criterions alley more - even if it's not something I'd be excited about either.
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Originally Posted by Coral
The problem is heart is pluralised and there's only one heart in that picture.
But two cacti that happen to make one heart.

Desert Hearts is what came to my mind when I saw it, too.
Old 06-13-17 | 08:09 PM
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Stalker...sounds excellent! is this a artsy movie or kinda straightforward?

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Old 06-14-17 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by OldBoy
Stalker...sounds excellent! is this a artsy movie or kinda straightforward?
Artsy, slowly paced, ponderous, thought-provoking, philosophical, symbolic. I don't think there's any dialogue until about 10 minutes in.
Old 06-14-17 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveyJoe
Artsy, slowly paced, ponderous, thought-provoking, philosophical, symbolic. I don't think there's any dialogue until about 10 minutes in.
Huh. Sounds interesting. Not sure if I've seen many of those. Anything recent, foreign or domestic you can equate to? Would you recommend as blind buy? I do like the sound of the post-apocalyptic setting even if it isn't Mad Max
Old 06-14-17 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by OldBoy
Stalker...sounds excellent! is this a artsy movie or kinda straightforward?
Stalker is a fucking masterpiece. If you're interested I suggest you watch other Tarkovsky like Solaris and then decide.
Old 06-14-17 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by inri222
Stalker is a fucking masterpiece. If you're interested I suggest you watch other Tarkovsky like Solaris and then decide.
Oh, I did see Solaris. I liked it, liked it a lot I believe. Did not love the Clooney remake. Is the original streaming anywhere?
Old 06-14-17 | 09:17 PM
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Oh, I did see Solaris. I liked it, liked it a lot I believe. Did not love the Clooney remake. Is the original streaming anywhere?
Filmstruck has exclusive streaming rights to the Criterion Collection.
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Originally Posted by DaveyJoe
Artsy, slowly paced, ponderous, thought-provoking, philosophical, symbolic. I don't think there's any dialogue until about 10 minutes in.
Then again, the same description also applies to Mad Max.
Old 06-15-17 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by OldBoy
i'm not really familiar with Tarkovsky or Stalker, obviously. any good as a blind buy? i like the premise, but not sure if too arty or something like that...
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No, stay away, you'll hate it.
Originally Posted by Coral
Are you into artistic foreign films?

If you like Bergman, and to a lesser extent Antonioni - then the odds are in your favour of liking Tarkovsky. Otherwise, just stream/rent/download it first.

Which is really the approach everyone should take nowadays. There's really little reason to blind-buy anything today.
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Yeah, thanks. Not big into those movies...
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Stalker...sounds excellent! is this a artsy movie or kinda straightforward?

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Old 06-15-17 | 07:59 AM
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You have to give him credit though, he's pretty consistent on what he asks or does...
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Originally Posted by OldBoy
Huh. Sounds interesting. Not sure if I've seen many of those. Anything recent, foreign or domestic you can equate to? Would you recommend as blind buy? I do like the sound of the post-apocalyptic setting even if it isn't Mad Max
I wouldn't recommend it as a blind buy, it's even less accessible than something like Solaris. I think you can find it on youtube if you want to watch it before purchasing.
Old 06-16-17 | 04:20 PM
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Wow. Piano Teacher... an amazing movie, but not one I think I wanna see again, much less own.
Old 06-16-17 | 06:03 PM
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I'll be getting Rebecca.
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Rebecca
Old 06-16-17 | 07:24 PM
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Yeah I cancelled Stalker. Didn't seem for me.
Old 06-16-17 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
Wow. Piano Teacher... an amazing movie, but not one I think I wanna see again, much less own.
Agreed.

Nothing of interest for me in September.
Old 06-16-17 | 10:49 PM
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Yeah, I can't figure out what a cactus would have to do with Wild at Heart.
Las Vegas. But there aren't cacti growing in Vegas
Old 06-16-17 | 11:20 PM
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Las Vegas. But there aren't cacti growing in Vegas
Wild at Heart doesn't take place in Vegas.
Old 06-17-17 | 01:48 AM
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In for Rebecca and Certain Women.

Love Reichardt. I own all of her films except for her debut, River of Grass, which I've never seen. But intend of purchasing blind.

Certain Women was a hard one to grade though. The segment with Michelle Williams was bland and utterly useless. I can't think of a single reason to justify its existence. It was awful. I'd rate it 2.5/5. The Laura Dern segment was very good, very compelling. Laura Dern gives a great performance as usual. I give it a solid 4/5. The segment with Kristen Stewart and Lily Gladstone is the best piece of filmmaking I've seen in a good 5-6 years. It was breathtaking, poignant and utterly heartbreaking. An easy 5/5. Even though I like the Laura Dern segment quite a bit, I just wish there was a way they could have stretched the Lily/Kristen segment into like a 75 minute feature.

So its kind of hard to rate the entire film as a whole. Its a definite purchase for me. But its sort of a fractured film. Its a shame they couldn't have done something better with Michelle Williams.


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