http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/ Film Talk UK Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:19:04 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1817 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1817 According to common wisdom, if you like Napoleon Dynamite you'll like this. As NP does very little for me, I didn't hold much hope for Eagle vs Shark. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:46:52 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1816 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1816 Certainly a very strange film, and one that has some quite brilliant moments. But it never really comes together as a coherent whole. IMDB link: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:44:11 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1815 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1815 Surprise Film: Rescue Dawn [Werner Herzog, 2006] A safer choice compared to last year's Heart of Gold. And with Herzog as director there was a possibility of Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:33:26 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1814 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1814 The Kid Brother [Ted Wilde, 1927] / Get Out & Get Under [Hal Roach, 1920] These are the first complete Harold Lloyd films that I've seen, and I'm very Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:29:20 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1813 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1813 The Seventh Seal [Ingmar Bergman, 1957] It's the first time I've seen this landmark film on the big screen, and it's a special treat to see it in this new Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:59:59 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1812 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1812 Every Step You Take [Nino Leitner, 2007] Some good arguments made on both sides of the debate in this documentary about the proliferation of CCTV in the UK, Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:38:42 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1811 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1811 Testosterone [Tomasz Konecki, 2007] It started OK. A promising set-up, and some mild amusement. But then, slowly but surely, it sank into tediousness. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:48:32 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1810 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1810 Longing [Valesca Grisebach, 2006] Here is filmmaking of the highest order. A simple story of infidelity is revealed gradually through a skilfully structured Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:46:07 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1809 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1809 Taxidermia [Gyogi Palfi, 2006] This must be prime contender for the strangest film likely to be shown at this year's festival. And the sickest. Grotesque. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:17:57 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1808 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1808 Tribute to Andi Engels: Melancholia [Andi Engels, 1989] Tony Jones' relaxed introduction to Engel's only film, was a warm and sincere personal tribute to the Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:44:33 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1807 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1807 Under The Mud [Sol Papadopoulo, 2007] The pre-film shenanigans were pretty entertaining. First swapping cinemas, and then being entertained by the producer, Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:57:57 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1806 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1806 Transylvania [Tony Gatlif, 2006] Ah, yes ? here is the first real gem of the festival for me; a truly fantastic film. From the first few bars of the stirring Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:40:45 GMT Mike OBrien http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1805 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1805 Flanders [Bruno Dumont, 2006] In the post-screening Q&A, the Director said that the story unashamedly focussed on the male perspective. This may provide some Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:57:02 GMT sarahtt7 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1804 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1804 My vote for most underappreciated actor has to go to the Great Albert Finney - nominated for 5 oscars but cruely overlooked, please check out this petition Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:19:46 GMT reddersrap http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1803 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/filmtalkuk/message/1803 Saw Paradise Lost last night in London! It's finally out in the UK. Nerve-jangling stuff! Check out the trailer at www.paradiselostmovie.co.uk/ - there's a