the truth is not beautiful. in fact, is quite indecent.

[the broken tower ~ james franco, 2011]

>> no cinema
pina ~ wim wenders, 2011 ****
chronicle ~ josh trank, 2011 ***
the woman in black ~ james watkins, 2012 *
short movies nominated for oscars at the varsity

>> em casa
the broken tower ~ james franco, 2011 ****
hesher ~ spencer susser, 2010 ***
the art of getting by ~ gavin wiesen, 2011 ***

fantasporto, porto
até 4/março

I recently heard from a movie-world friend who wondered why he’s “perpetually excited” by the Oscar nominations whether or not he’s impressed by the films themselves: “I’ve never been much of a sports fan, so I don’t think it’s the rooting part.” There is something particular about the Oscars: in a sporting event, the outcome depends on the competitors themselves, but the Oscars depend on votes, and, since the voters are the people who work in Hollywood, the awards are a snapshot of how the industry views itself—or, rather, how it would like to be viewed, less a collective self-portrait than a self-advertisement. And, unlike a sporting event, it also has a crucial prophetic value. The Giants, who are in the Super Bowl, and the Jets, who aren’t, are equally assured of playing their full schedule next season, whereas the Oscars are one way of deciding who’s in and who’s out—whose movies are likely to be green-lighted and whose won’t get financed. (The box office, of course, is another, which is the enthusiast’s sole reason for caring about it.) Rooting for Oscar nominees can take on added passion, not for the vain pleasure of seeing one’s own tastes ratified but for a vision of the cinematic future—the hope that artists one admires will benefit from smoother paths, brighter fortunes, and increased opportunities.

The New Yorker, Richard Brody >

>> no cinema
haywire ~ steven soderbergh, 2011 ***
a dangerous method ~ david cronenberg, 2011 ***
JIN LÍNG SHÍ SAN CHAI ~ zhang yimou, 2011 ***
mission impossible iv ~ brad bird, 2011 ***
tinker, tailor, soldier, spy ~ tomas alfredson, 2011 ***
martha marcy may marlene ~ sean durkin, 2011***
the artist ~ michel hazanavicius, 2011 ***
moneyball ~ bennet miller, 2011 ***
extremely loud and incredible close ~ stephen daldry, 2011 **

>> em casa
tyrannosaur ~ paddy considine, 2011 *****
ran ~ akira kurosawa, 1985 ****
carnage ~ roman polanski, 2011 ****
a separation ~ asghar farhadi, 2011 ****
potiche ~ françois ozon, 2011 ****
valley of the dolls ~ mark robson, 1967 ****

nobody’s safe with me. – joseph

[tyrannosaur ~ paddy considine, 2011]

“god ain’t my fucking daddy. my daddy was a cunt but he knew he was a cunt. god still thinks he’s god and nobody’s told him otherwise.” – joseph

[tyrannosaur ~ paddy considine, 2011]

não seremos todos assim?

[carnage ~ roman polanski, 2011]

ano atípico, marcado pela minha mudança de morada: 72 filmes no cinema, 54 em casa. apesar de algumas péssimas estreias nas salas de cinema, o ano foi salvo pela descoberta de alguns clássicos no ecran de 13 polegadas que me acompanha e quase ter completado a filmografia de hitchcock.

[melhores filmes vistos em 2011 numa sala de cinema]
1. shame ~ steve mcqueen, 2011 *****
2. the tree of life ~ terrence malick, 2011 *****
3. black swan ~ darren aronofsky, 2010 *****
4. restless ~ gus van sant, 2011 *****
5. loong boonmee raleuk chat ~ apichatpong weerasethakul, 2010 *****
6. animal kingdom ~ david michôd, 2010 *****
7. drive ~ nicolas winding refn, 2011 *****
8. essential killing ~ jerzy skolimowski, 2010 ****
9. midnight in paris ~ woody allen, 2011 ****
10. melancholia ~ lars von trier, 2011 ****

[melhores filmes, ditos clássicos, vistos pela 1ª vez]
1. a place in the sun ~ george stevens, 1951 *****
2. imitation of life ~ douglas sirk, 1959 *****
3. the lady from shanghai ~ orson welles, 1948 *****
4. days of heaven ~ terrence malick, 1978 *****
5. cat on a hot tin roof ~ richard brooks, 1958 ****

[outros destaques]
super 8 (jj abrams, 2011) foi o melhor blockbuster do ano, les petits mouchoirs (guillame canet, 2011) a minha comédia de verão e my week with marilyn (simon curtis, 2011) confirmou porque gosto tanto da michelle williams.

>> no cinema
shame ~ steve mcqueen, 2011 *****
my week with marilyn ~ simon curtis, 2011 ****
melancholia ~ lars von trier, 2011 ****
the descendants ~ alexander payne , 2011 ****
the girl with the dragon tattoo ~ david fincher, 2011 ****
the adventures of tintin ~ steven spielberg, 2011 ***
hugo ~ martin scorsese, 2011 ***
young adult ~ jason reitman, 2011 ***

>> em casa
we need to talk about kevin ~ lynne ramsay, 2011 **