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I thought you guys love a good James Bond movie? Sure, Tenet doesn't have the humor, but that makes it so Nolan.
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6 hours ago, Edmilson said:
Severance (Apple TV+)
What if you could live two different lives: one during your job in a huge corporation, and another on the outside world? The catch: you won't be able to remember your corporate life when you're not working, and vice versa.
It's a simple premise, but it actually is horrifying when you think about it. And this show explores in depth the workers subjected to that experience.
The show is a mix between The Office and a dystopia kinda like The Handmaid's Tale, with a bit of Black Mirror-style black comedy and sci-fi.
Lumon, the company that forces all his (lower level) employees to go through the Severance procedure (which separates your corporate self from your non-corporate life), combines typical American capitalism with an almost religious zealotry in its adherence to the rules and its lore, resulting in some very sharp satire of current job relationships.
It's a great show, very atmospheric, with great directing, cinematography and acting. The piano-led score, by Theodore Shapiro, works perfectly with the show.
The first season ends in a big cliffhanger, and I can't wait for where it'll go next!
Sounds good! Must check this out.
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Yes, but the photo ... It seems Nolan doesn't care for authenticity. Nolan's Oppenheimer is holding his cigarette in the right corner while the real one was holding it in the left corner.
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Did Nolan make a mistake?
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9 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:
That's it, Alex. You and me are over. We are so over, we never even began.
We were over from the moment you said Platinum beats Tubular Bells, Kamakiriad beats The Nightfly, and Two Against Nature beats Aja. That's just contrarian nonsense and you know it!
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They are both evil! And yes, Pet Shop Boys are evil too! So are Bon Jovi, The Smiths, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, U2, ... Goddamn '80s!
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Yes drummer Alan White has died. He was 72.
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In the series 'Confession Time': Michael Stearns ... Yes, that's right, I'm not a fan.
Especially not from his "warm floating in space' music, which is too New Agey for me, his darker floating drones are okay.
I'm going to guess that Thor loves him while Richard is lukewarm about him.
Even looking at the guy tells me that it's not for me.
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Ari Aster's Disappointment Blvd, a surrealist horror set in an alternate present, is reportedly 210 min. long.
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Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer has wrapped filming.
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I know what you like, Bruce. Here:
Would this track work on the beach scene in Chariots Of Fire? Discuss!
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Talking about Chris' Rickenbacker bass ... I've never heard him play that hard ...
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2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:
I appreciate CLOSE TO THE EDGE, but I think I prefer FRAGILE.
I expected you would say "Close To The Edge isn't bad but it pales in comparison to Tormato". I guess today is a good day.
2 hours ago, Romão said:I would agree. It's no a edgy opinion, but Close to the Edge and Fragile are easily my favorite Yes works
Hehehe, 'edgy' opinion.
My favorites would be Fragile, Close To The Edge and Relayer.
Going by the reviews over at Prog Archives, I'd say Relayer is a fan favorite.
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39 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:
I would say that Kubrick was the greatest purely visual storyteller.
That's what I mean. Film is a visual medium, after all. And he played (experimented) with 'pace' like Spielberg and many others can't or didn't. And he did it with such self-assurance! He wasn't scared of the audience's impatience.
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Underrated? Proggers love Relayer, Richard. Sure, a few complain about Moraz' jazzy influences, but what do they know! To them I say: Stick to ...
All kidding aside, I'll say Relayer is more loved than Tales Of Topographic Oceans.
Of course, Close To The Edge is their masterpiece.
I don't think Vangelis wanted to repeat himself by playing in another prog-rock band. Been there, done that!
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1 hour ago, Corellian2019 said:
Great write-up by Tim Greiving: https://www.theringer.com/music/2022/5/23/23137188/vangelis-interview-obituary-soundtracks-albums
Ridley Scott about Vangelis and Blade Runner:
QuoteI’ll say he was the soul of the movie.
Hey, that's what I always say!
QuoteDaniel Lopatin, who produces and scores films under the name Oneohtrix Point Never, was hugely inspired by Vangelis’s sound and approach—a lyrical, soloistic voice carrying the listener through an atmosphere—and he wrote the closest thing to a classic Vangelis score for Uncut Gems, directed by Benny and Josh Safdie.
"A lot of people concentrate maybe on the Blade Runner score, which is incredible,” Lopatin said. “But his studio records—when he set up Nemo in London, and really, really found his own voice—those are the most interesting today, for me. I think they could teach us the most about where modern score can go, not necessarily his score work itself.”
Hey, that's what I always say! (about his Nemo Studios period being the best).
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9 hours ago, Edmilson said:
Eyes Wide Shut is definetly underrated, although less so today than it was when it came out. One of my favorite Kubrick movies.
I was one of its 'underraters'. Focussing entirely on the story, I was not impressed. I didn't find it shocking, tense, surprising, entertaining or anything. Then, after having already seen it a couple of times, I decided to watch it in the same way I watch 2001: ASO or Ridley Scott's The Duellists. Meaning, I was going to fully concentrate on the storytelling instead of the story. And this time, I saw the light. Suddenly I was sucked into the world of Dr. William Harford and the film became a trip (just like 2001: ASO can be a trip). Kubrick is probably the best storyteller the world of cinema has ever known.
Talking about The Duellists (1977). If ever there was a movie that is massively underrated! It's baffling how close Ridley Scott came to Kubrick's visual storytelling capabilities. Just concentrate on the 'how', not the 'what', and you're in for an intense experience.
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2 hours ago, Edmilson said:2 hours ago, Edmilson said:
Maybe, but if I remember correctly, the critical consensus on the release was that it was one of Nolan's weaker films.
True, the general public was less critical for the movie than the movie critics were, but I thought the OP was talking about public reception, like the scores on IMDb.
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And deservedly so!
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4 minutes ago, Edmilson said:
Underrated: Chris Nolan's Interstellar
8,6/10 on IMDb is not underrated. Everyone loves it to death.
What is the last Television series you watched?
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Well, whattaya know, Season 2 is much better than Season 1. And if you don't believe me, I got proof!
Metascore Metacritic Raised By Wolves S1: 64%
Metascore Metacritic Raised By Wolves S2: 84%