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Martin Scorsese recommended L'Avventura (1960) in Movies (curated)

 
L'Avventura (1960)
L'Avventura (1960)
1960 | International, Classics, Drama
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"Here’s another film of which so much has been said and written over the years that you wind up thinking: There’s nothing left to say . . . But of course, that’s always a cop-out because it’s never true—there’s always more to say about a film, to see it again is to see it anew, to see it in 2014 as opposed to 1960 is a very different experience, and for some people it will literally be brand-new (to those people, I would say, simply: See it! Now!!). It’s difficult to think of a film that has a more powerful understanding of the way that people are bound to the world around them, by what they see and touch and taste and hear. I realize that L’avventura is supposed to be about characters who are “alienated” from their surroundings, but that word has been used so often to describe this film and Antonioni’s films in general that it more or less shuts down thought. In fact, I see it, more than ever, as a movie about people in spiritual distress: their spiritual signals are disrupted, which is why they see the world around them as hostile and unforgiving. Visually, sensually, thematically, dramatically, in every way, it’s one of the great works of cinema."

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Julian Schnabel recommended Raging Bull (1980) in Movies (curated)

 
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
1980 | Drama

"…and it’s something that happens with Raging Bull, also. And Marty Scorsese’s notion of sound — the memory. Sound memory is so important in Raging Bull; when you see the scene where Robert De Niro shows Cathy Moriarty his father’s house and tells him about the bird — “It was a bird, it’s dead” — and what’s going on around in the street, and you realize how important sound is. The other thing is the acting: Joe Pesci and Robert are so great together. I mean, the hardest thing in the world to do is just shoot two people in a room. All these other things are very easy to do — you get 150 people, you turn your camera on, you create a situation and as long as nobody looks at the camera you can make them seem very real. [Two people in a room] is really difficult. If I think of Robert Duvall, say, talking to Al Pacino in The Godfather two, when Al says to him, “Well what’d you get my son for Christmas?” and he says, “I got him a little car,” and Robert Duvall puts his hand over the couch — these are gestures that people understand as human gestures and they bring you into the storytelling."

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This book is an interesting look at the Osage murders. This is a version that's adapted for young readers and is more readable and easy to understand and follow. I read both the original book and this version and I prefer this version. This version was more interesting to me and I felt more connected to the story.
The story and look at the Osage people, the murders, and all the history is very intriguing to learn about and know. This tells the story of the true-life murders of the Osage people. This talks about how because of the wealth of the Osage a lot of people wished to control them all due to greed. It's an important part of history that's not discussed or shared about much so it was good to learn about this and it's a great addition to history books.
Reading about this was devastating and it appalled me to learn of the greed and evil people and the horrible treatment of the Osage. This is an enlightening and essential read.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Random House Children's, Crown Books for Young Readers for letting me read and review this informative and good book. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
  
Hard Target (1993)
Hard Target (1993)
1993 | Action
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7.4 (7 Ratings)
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One of Van Damme's best (1 more)
Lance Henriksen as the baddie
Hunt this down
A simple yet effective plot. Safari hunters who pay to hunt down people instead of big game...may have bitten off more than they can chew this time round.
  
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Bird (1704 KP) rated Legend (2015) in Movies

Jun 6, 2017  
Legend (2015)
Legend (2015)
2015 | Drama, Thriller
Tom Hardy at his absolute best (4 more)
Well written, brilliant dialogue
The 'shotguns' scene in the pub
Captures the fear people has of the Kray's
Does a brilliant job at re-creating the feel of 1960's underworld London
The Tom Hardy Show...
  
2 Idiots in Hollywood (1988)
2 Idiots in Hollywood (1988)
1988 | Comedy
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10.0 (2 Ratings)
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The terrible acting (0 more)
It didn't get enough promotion (0 more)
A forgotten classic
This film is an absolute golden nugget of history for people who love a bad film. This makes Sharknado look like an Oscar-winning production.

That's what makes it so amazing.
  
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft
Massively Multiplayer
Still the best mmorpg availilable (0 more)
Spend far too much time playing, can be repetitive at end game (0 more)
massive game, multiple classes, millions of players, generally friendly people online, dungeons, raids, questing, pvp, arena, battlegrounds, pet battles you name anything a MMORPG should have