Whew.. a couple of new films to look over here.
First. Solaris. No not the crappy remake with George Clooney. The Original.
So after seeing "Stalker" I wanted to see another Russian Soviet Era piece and I went back to the same director and what appears to be his response to Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey". The only space faring nations locked in a mortal global Cold War across the planet and space at a time when there was great hope about our future in space (40 years and barely a return to the moon has kind of been the buzz kill on that one...) and they come out with two visions of our future in space. Vaguely similiar but also starkly different. Kubrick's stark cold technological piece vs Tarkovsky's more organic humanistic piece.
I love both. I had seen the Solaris remake and while not this movie it had piqued me enough to see the original. If you like Kubrick I think you will like this.
Next a Australian Cowboy movie set in the 1800's Australian Outback. Great movie even if you do not like westerns you are almost gauranteed to love this character study. Guy Pierce is an excellent lead, Nick Cave brings a little Old/New Testament redemption to the characters. Overall a beautiful film. The Proposition
And let's finish with a little home grown crabby' old guy humor with family and personal redemption. Grumpy Old Men meets Oregon meets independent film. Funny and wothe the watch. Raising Flagg:
First. Solaris. No not the crappy remake with George Clooney. The Original.
So after seeing "Stalker" I wanted to see another Russian Soviet Era piece and I went back to the same director and what appears to be his response to Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey". The only space faring nations locked in a mortal global Cold War across the planet and space at a time when there was great hope about our future in space (40 years and barely a return to the moon has kind of been the buzz kill on that one...) and they come out with two visions of our future in space. Vaguely similiar but also starkly different. Kubrick's stark cold technological piece vs Tarkovsky's more organic humanistic piece.
I love both. I had seen the Solaris remake and while not this movie it had piqued me enough to see the original. If you like Kubrick I think you will like this.
Next a Australian Cowboy movie set in the 1800's Australian Outback. Great movie even if you do not like westerns you are almost gauranteed to love this character study. Guy Pierce is an excellent lead, Nick Cave brings a little Old/New Testament redemption to the characters. Overall a beautiful film. The Proposition
And let's finish with a little home grown crabby' old guy humor with family and personal redemption. Grumpy Old Men meets Oregon meets independent film. Funny and wothe the watch. Raising Flagg: