The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 As is likely evident, the first seven stills are from Paddington (dir. Paul King) and the next twelve are from Paddington 2 (dir. Paul King). Sorry in advance if anyone's webpage is crippled by the abundance of images. These are super sweet family films told with great care and love, but also with IMMENSE creativity. At first glance, they would seem to be greatly inspired and influenced by Wes Anderson, and they certainly are! On the surface, they've got all the trademarks: overhead and tracking shots, extreme close-ups, loads of symmetry, whip pans, different aspect ratios, multiple "Let Me Tell You About My Boat"-esque sequences, stacked ensemble casts, etc. But I think what makes them so attractive and endearing is that they go beyond that superbly detailed whimsical style and reach the very hard-to-pin-down heart that makes those films so special, manifesting it in a way that is not just sincere and genuine, but also wholly unique! Case in point, I love these warm and wonderful movies dearly, and I am very happy knowing that I can always resort to these to brighten my day. These aren't just comfort films...they're hugs. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Both PADDINGTONs are, indeed, a joy to behold, but...PADDINGTON 2, the greatest film ever? Don't think so. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Whenever I browse through movie screencaps I end up just clicking on the hot girls in the movie, and eventually it takes me to porn links. Nahh but there were some good ones in there. Waterworld, The Shining, other horror movies, Eraserhead. Good screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Is that Otis with a moustache?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Yes, but in a much better film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Better than Supes The Movie? Isn't this against the rules of JWFan? Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 15/09/2021 at 9:51 PM, Marian Schedenig said: "You, Mr. Beale, have meddled with the primal forces of nature, and you...will...atone!" Owen Roizman's cinematography is superb! On 16/09/2021 at 12:51 PM, Marian Schedenig said: Yes, but in a much better film. On 16/09/2021 at 3:48 PM, AC1 said: Better than Supes The Movie? Isn't this against the rules of JWFan? It's every bit as good as SUPERMAN, in its own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Is that a young Karl Malden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 7 hours ago, AC1 said: Is that a young Karl Malden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 What's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 5 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: What's that? Merchant Ivory's Maurice! Sumptuous film. 5 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: What's that? The Fury? Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 4 hours ago, KK said: Merchant Ivory's Maurice! Sumptuous film. They've done better... A ROOM WITH A VIEW HOWARDS END THE REMAINS OF THE DAY THE BOSTINIANS HEAT AND DUST SHAKESPEARE WALLAH ROSELAND ...but, yes, MAURICE is a sumptuous film. 4 hours ago, KK said: The Fury? Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 9 hours ago, KK said: The Fury? Only those fragments I could find on Google. There are so many more brilliant shots in it. Say about the film as a whole what you will (I think it's good a good enough story, a mostly passable script, and really lousy dialogue), but as far as direction, cinematography, editing, and scoring go, it's among the best of the best. KK and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 6 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: They've done better... They have. But Maurice is very good regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 7 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: They've done better... A ROOM WITH A VIEW HOWARDS END THE REMAINS OF THE DAY THE BOSTINIANS HEAT AND DUST SHAKESPEARE WALLAH ROSELAND ...but, yes, MAURICE is a sumptuous film. Howards End is all-time top 10 for me. Haven't seen Shakespeare Wallah or Roseland but I know those aren't as highly regarded as some of their others. Not every Ivory/Merchant is great. I think they were at their best around the early '90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 @AC1 Come on, Alex. HEAT AND DUST? THE BOSTONIANS? Wonderful stuff. Oh, yeah, MR. AND MRS. BRIDGE is pretty decent, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Those are more like their Gaudi and Stereotomy, Richard. I wouldn't take them with me to a deserted island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Well, STEREOTOMY us my 3rd favourite A.P.P. record, so I'd take it HEAT AND DUST I'd take for one reason only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 It looks like DUNE, but I don't think they're any motorcycles, on Arrakis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 It's from a film that spent more time in development hell than all Dune versions combined: Orson Welles's The Other Side of the Wind. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 On 31/10/2021 at 10:44 PM, Naïve Old Fart said: Well, STEREOTOMY us my 3rd favourite A.P.P. record, so I'd take it I only have affection for Edgar Alan Poe, I, Robot and Pyramid. All the rest are sell-outs, pressure from the label to be more radio friendly, commercial, soft, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 WHA'???!!! No love for EVE, or THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD, Alex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: WHA'???!!! No love for EVE, or THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD, Alex? I always loved concept albums because the best of them transported me to different worlds, other planets. To me Eve was too earthly, just like women are, which is of course the concept of this album . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 The Verdict I love the cold, desaturated look/feel of this film Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I love the juxtaposition between curves, and straight lines, in the bottom two shots. The top shot has a very Loweryesque background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Nice movie. It's gives me a Boston feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 The 80s was Lumet's most interesting decade as a director, and Andrzej Bartkowiak shot almost all of his movies that decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: The 80s was Lumet's most interesting decade as a director, and Andrzej Bartkowiak shot almost all of his movies that decade. I think most critics would say his best movies were made in the '70s, especially since Network is from 1976. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I didn't say it was his best decade! Although The Verdict is my favorite Lumet movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 6 hours ago, Disco Stu said: I love the cold, desaturated look/feel of this film But it looks almost black and white!!!11 Where they afraid off color!??!?!11 Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: But it looks almost black and white!!!11 Where they afraid off color!??!?!11 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I was just echoing some standard responses for when new films look desaturated and "bleak". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Oh, no! It looks so desaturated and "bleak"! What are we going to do?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,221 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Spoiler Atlantis (Valentyn Vasyanovych, 2020) Marian Schedenig and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 It has a "1984 meets STALKER" vibe. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post michael_grig 472 Posted April 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2022 C3PO waving into the camera for a final time gives me something special every time.... JNHFan2000, Andy and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 I might go on about Titanic a bit too much but.. It looks like a painting. Gorgeous. Also, since I'm watching Terminator 2... Terrifying. JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 @LSH, the shot of Sarah, sitting on her bed, is lovely. Cameron should have left this whole scene in, and trimmed some of the action. That's the problem, @Michael G.. TROS is all style, and no substance. Visually, it might be the best of the ST, but where is the emotion, where is the heart, and, more importantly, where is the brain? LSH and michael_grig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 14 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: That's the problem, @Michael G.. TROS is all style, and no substance. Visually, it might be the best of the ST, but where is the emotion, where is the heart, and, more importantly, where is the brain? Oh, the story is terrible, but you have to hand it to Abrams, the visuals are great. not the greatest, I would say, but good. Its not much, but it’s something. michael_grig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Agreed. 47 minutes ago, Chen G. said: It's not much, but it’s something. I like what you did, there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 I did something there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Stouffer 17 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 In a film filled with great shots, these are two of my favorites. Gregg Toland was unfairly snubbed at the Oscars. Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Agreed, @Ian Stouffer. It's film where every shot has a meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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