Seen and not seen's, recommendations and queries on top films in general.

[Tribe Tapes]

Last night attended a screening of Peter Kass's Time Of The Heathen, a 1961 independent film lost after its initial release and now making the roadshow circuit in a 4k restoration. Starting off as a rehash of a southern gothic like Night Of The Hunter, it spins off into a different direction during its final act, seguing from B&W to color in a Brakhage-esque flurry of film strip paintings and archival war footage. The proto-noise soundtrack during this sequence is extremely pleasing to listen to in a theater environment, a sine wave building and escalating in its last moments. Highly recommend catching this if it hits a cinema near you.

[theotherjohn]

Still need to see that one, missed it last year when it screened in the UK. The soundtrack piece is called 'Nightmare Music', made by computer music pioneer and Cage collaborator Lejaren Hiller according to Discogs. It's here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNopV20WXlw

[Atrophist]

A local theater is showing Sátántango in September.

A threat, or an opportunity?

https://kinoregina.fi/elokuva/202769/

[Manhog_84]

A local theater is showing Sátántango in September.

A threat, or an opportunity?

https://kinoregina.fi/elokuva/202769/

It's worth seeing, or experiencing, once in a lifetime. I saw it in Cinema Orion 2011, and it took the whole day. The extremely slow pacing and long shots create a hypnotic and mystical atmosphere that probably works best in a movie theatre. The plot itself is very vague. I haven't had an urge to rewatch it yet. Same goes to other Béla Tarr films, great atmosphere and visuals but not something I need to watch over and over again.

[Atrophist]

A local theater is showing Sátántango in September.

A threat, or an opportunity?

https://kinoregina.fi/elokuva/202769/

It's worth seeing, or experiencing, once in a lifetime. I saw it in Cinema Orion 2011, and it took the whole day. The extremely slow pacing and long shots create a hypnotic and mystical atmosphere that probably works best in a movie theatre. The plot itself is very vague. I haven't had an urge to rewatch it yet. Same goes to other Béla Tarr films, great atmosphere and visuals but not something I need to watch over and over again.

Yeah I figured, there probably won't be many oportunities to see it during the rest of this century so I'll give a go now.

[BlackCavendish]

It's worth seeing, or experiencing, once in a lifetime. I saw it in Cinema Orion 2011, and it took the whole day. The extremely slow pacing and long shots create a hypnotic and mystical atmosphere that probably works best in a movie theatre. The plot itself is very vague. I haven't had an urge to rewatch it yet. Same goes to other Béla Tarr films, great atmosphere and visuals but not something I need to watch over and over again.

I have Sátántangó on my watchlist, but I still haven't give it a go. But for that one in particular I'd probably lean toward watching it at home. An eight-hour work demands a certain level of immersion, and I think it's easier to achieve that when you're alone in a comfortable environment (personal opinion). Even though I can understand the appeal of seeing it in a theater.

Among Béla Tarr's films, I also really liked Werckmeister Harmonies, and especially The Turin Horse, which has a truly unique apocalyptic atmosphere.

[tiny_tove]

take a whole day for it (a rainy day), switch off the phone, drink coffee and enjoy being obliterated by its beauty. Currently reading the book and is even more depressive and humid than the movie itself... Damnation is my fave movie so far. I still miss a couple of them.

[moozz]

Among Béla Tarr's films, I also really liked Werckmeister Harmonies, and especially The Turin Horse, which has a truly unique apocalyptic atmosphere.

I found The Turin Horse unbelievably boring. It looks good but when it's just peeling potatoes and going to bed I cannot take it. That's why I bought Satantango on bluray/DVD. If 2.5 hours is not enough to make this stuff good I need to try what effect 7 hours will have. I've seen a long scene from the movie where people just walk a road and that somehow felt great. But that was maybe 10 minutes, 7 hours is a whole different story.

[Balor/SS1535]

Among Béla Tarr's films, I also really liked Werckmeister Harmonies, and especially The Turin Horse, which has a truly unique apocalyptic atmosphere.

I found The Turin Horse unbelievably boring. It looks good but when it's just peeling potatoes and going to bed I cannot take it. That's why I bought Satantango on bluray/DVD. If 2.5 hours is not enough to make this stuff good I need to try what effect 7 hours will have. I've seen a long scene from the movie where people just walk a road and that somehow felt great. But that was maybe 10 minutes, 7 hours is a whole different story.

It reminds me of the John Cage quote, where if something seems boring for 20 minutes, then try it again at an hour.

[host body]

Sweatman summer, watched Takeshi Kitanos Violent Cop, excellent movie. It's about a violent cop and bumbling Yakuza, hah. Plot isn't important, stoic violence and poetic images. Amazing how great these japanese cinematographers are, even on some V-cinema where budgets were very low the cinematography is better than in Hollywood.

Then another sweatman film, truly sweaty: Saigon with Willem Dafoe when he was young, not a very good movie but great as what it is, violent exploitation-style cop movie made with a mediocre budget. Everywhere looks very 80s, not 60s or 70s where it's supposed to be set.

Then another Willem Dafoe movie, Inside that was advertised as a Ballardian film, quite rare description nowadays. Well it kind of was, man gets locked inside a luxury high-rise apartment and has to survive. Sadly it wasn't that good, mostly just Dafoe doing stuff that leads nowhere. Still, worth a watch because the apartment was nice and it looks good, and Dafoe is great.