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Laura Mulvey recommended Journey to Italy (1954) in Movies (curated)

 
Journey to Italy (1954)
Journey to Italy (1954)
1954 | Drama, Romance
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"All the films on the list represent certain turning points in my relation with film history and they have all taught me about cinema’s strangeness and its chameleon-like nature. I have to end with these two films that I have returned to recently as a writer and that I know by heart, both in sound and image. I value both Rossellini and Ophuls very particularly as characters and also for their very different styles of direction: Ophuls a perfectionist, Rossellini almost casual. But these two films are, furthermore, literally marked by their stars’ extraordinary (although again stylistically very different) performances. Finally, the films take me back to the 1950s—where I began the list, and thus my life as a film fan—and to which I seem to return over and over again."

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Laura Mulvey recommended The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) in Movies (curated)

 
The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
1953 | Drama, Romance
(0 Ratings)
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"All the films on the list represent certain turning points in my relation with film history and they have all taught me about cinema’s strangeness and its chameleon-like nature. I have to end with these two films that I have returned to recently as a writer and that I know by heart, both in sound and image. I value both Rossellini and Ophuls very particularly as characters and also for their very different styles of direction: Ophuls a perfectionist, Rossellini almost casual. But these two films are, furthermore, literally marked by their stars’ extraordinary (although again stylistically very different) performances. Finally, the films take me back to the 1950s—where I began the list, and thus my life as a film fan—and to which I seem to return over and over again."

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) in Movies

Jul 31, 2018  
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
2018 | Animation, Comedy
6
7.1 (37 Ratings)
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More of the same as the cast of the Hotel decide to go on vacation (the family decide to take all their friends obviously), on a cruise ship.
The overall plot was OK, but quote obvious, but the humour was definitely turned down compared to previous films in the series.
And what is with the obligatory DJ battle scenes?! Does Sandler have a load of low quality dance tracks he has to shoe-horn into movies as part of his contract now?! Just a total nonsense ending.
Having said that, my kids loved it.
I think I have unconsciously removed a couple of marks simply because my kids insisted on replicating the finale's dance moves for the next three hours (this makes me sound like a monster but once you know what that involves you'll understand!).
  
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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Life After Beth (2014) in Movies

Aug 4, 2020  
Life After Beth (2014)
Life After Beth (2014)
2014 | Comedy
8
7.7 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Life After Beth is a take on an overcooked trope that actually finds a way to convince you to invest in the characters and story. A difficult task indeed.

Full disclosure, as a rule, I hate zombie movies. I think most of them are just awful, overdone hack jobs (no pun intended.)

There are, as with anything, some exceptions. This is one of them. The focus is never inherently on that element at all. The focus remains firmly on the character development throughout. The makers actually found a way to make the entire premise interesting, even though the base has been told a million times, usually poorly.

Love Aubrey Plaza. Love John C. Reilly. That was enough to convince me to give it a chance, and I'm actually thankful that I did. Perhaps there is hope for this burnt out genre after all.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Westworld - Season 3 in TV

Jun 9, 2020  
Westworld - Season 3
Westworld - Season 3
2020 | Sci-Fi, Western
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
TV Season Rating Watch
The SFX for the near future world (0 more)
Confusing (1 more)
Doesn't have the same feel
Take me back to the park
Well I'm surprised there is a 3rd series to be honest. We are now in our world, set in the near future. The look and design is amazing along with the technology on show. Delores has gone rouge and is on her own personal mission... But is it to bring our world crashing down?
It's a confusing plot even for Westworld. It's lost something in the feel of the show now it has left the park. Still with some great scenes and great twists. It's only 8 episodes long compared to the usual 10. If you love the show you'll want to watch it, but might be better to watch it in just a few sittings to keep on track with the plot.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) Jun 13, 2020

Yes totally different feel to it this series, tried to make it global but didn't really succeed. Still good fun to watch.
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Jackjack (877 KP) Jun 13, 2020

I just wanted to find out who lived and who died 🤣 be interesting to see what they pull out of the season 4 to come
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Anna Steele (111 KP) rated One of us is Lying in Books

Jun 1, 2018  
One of us is Lying
One of us is Lying
Karen M. McManus | 2017 | Young Adult (YA)
7
8.3 (41 Ratings)
Book Rating
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This book has so much going on I applaud for the complexity of the storyline and the intricacy of the conspiritorial heart of the novel. In the beginning the characters seem really flat, but they develope and change as the action unfolds.
It felt like Cooper being gay was more of a plot point than representation, but the inclusion of Kris and the slight focus on the family dealing with the revelation and his friend standing with him saved it for me.
Addy seemed like someone that let a relationship take over her whole life, and I thought that was a boring character choice, but when explained that her mom was he same was and she fought against it and became her own person, her character was redeemed for me.
Nate and Bronwyn’s Love conquers all in this book and is the primary fire with which my heart is stoked.
I love a well written mystery, but this one was hard for me to get into until I was barreling through the last hundred pages, needing answers to all the questions that came too late.