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On this day, Roderick George Toombs better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper was born. John Carpenter casted a popular wrestler, an unknown actor to cinema, to play Nada: a west coast drifter who stumbles across a box of black sunglasses that allow him to see an alien race disguising itself as human. Not only is this a cult classic, but the film continues to age like a fine wine, as more and more people put on the damn glasses and realize it's a satirical reflection of the times we're living in. Over the years, They Live has become the mecca of conspiracy, a mirror for globalist overreach, consumerism, and subliminal messaging in our society. It shines a light on the various wolves in sheep's clothing who exist primarily to serve a nefarious narrative. TBH you won't find anyone on this planet who hates unnecessary Hollywood remakes and sequel cash grabs more than I do, but when you really think about it, is there another project more deserving of a fresh coat of paint than They Live? It's not a perfect movie but any means, but it carries with it a brutal honesty at its core, criticizing many of the illusions put in place to control the masses. I'd argue it would be difficult for any director to fill Carpenter's shoes, as the guy is an iconic legendary badass, but I think it's time one of today's respected auteurs step up to the plate. What do you guys think? A friend of mine gave me this book. I highly recommend it as it offers deep analysis and thematic commentary on the film from all angles. They Live: A Novel Approach to Cinema (Deep Focus) by Jonathan Lethem. *Here's a photo of me and my brother in character. Cheers! https://preview.redd.it/26gerza6r2vc1.jpg?width=1424&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a25cc7188b894e42a587fdb821039721913fee8 submitted by /u/NoirDoICare [link] [comments]

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For anyone who doesn't know the story behind this film, it was originally written soon after the end of the Whitest Kids U Know TV show ended in 2011. After a long hiatus, the WKUK guys reunited in 2020 to stream on Twitch. The goal of these streams was to use the donations to crowdfund Mars, because as they said, "No studio would ever let us make this movie as we think it should be made, they would kill us with notes." Over the course of the year and a half, they were able to raise enough money to fund recording all the lines, and a lot of the animation work. In August of 2021, Trevor Moore died very unexpectedly, and this brought the production progress to a screeching halt. Luckily, Trevor's lines were all recorded, and the guys assured their fans that the film will eventually be released. Production continued, but at a snail's pace, mostly due to a lack of funding. After a long stretch of silence, it was announced today that finally, Mars will be premiering at Tribeca Film festival in June. This film is Trevor Moore's last project. Trevor often said that Mars was the best thing he has ever done, and he was very excited for its release. submitted by /u/tokoloshe_ [link] [comments]

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This is my fourth time watching Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. I could understand how people would prefer the one with Winonoa Rider, and Christian Bale - if they have read the book that is. Anyway, this is not a critique I just wanted to say how the previous times I have watched this, I have seen it more of a heartbreaking/romantic story focused on the love between man and women. This time, I am much more mature and instead of crying primarily on the hill scene, I just could not contain my tears when Beth died. I couldn’t contain my tears when the family was all together whole again. I truly appreciate how this story is focused on the girls lives and hopes and dreams. I even found myself to be less agitated with amy (although she still got on my nevrves as someone with a younger sister). However, I have not read the book and I can understand how the question I am about to ask may be subjective based off which version of this story we are experiencing; Did laurie settle for amy? I know he says “the love I feel for amy is different”, but I never really understood the bond between them. Is it different in the previous movie? the book even? what are y’all’s take on laurie and amy? even jo if she plays a factor in this question. submitted by /u/livluvellro [link] [comments]

It's too easy to complain about movie tropes. And it makes sense. If over done or not done well, they can be cringe inducing. But when done well? Oh so good. So, with that, what's your favorite movie trope of all time? My favorite trope of all time is when the hero is like, backed against the wall and BAM the friends come in to save the god damn day. I don't know why, it's so cheesy most of the time, but some others? Like in Game of Thrones when you think Jon Snow is DONE for all of a sudden the Vale army comes riding in and Sansa and Littlefinger are Gandalf? It's just too good. The movie version of this that I really like is the Portal scene. I mean...Come on. It's fucking sweet. submitted by /u/AceCoordinatorMary [link] [comments]

Why Blake Edward’s 1981 comedy, S.O.B. is a great hilarious,poignant satire on Hollywood and how it became relevant and predicted what has Hollywood became of now today,due to it’s current treatment of films and shows,ongoing strikes,removing projects from streaming or writing them off for taxes, and economic crisis. submitted by /u/McCrae_Cook_23 [link] [comments]

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I've started watching more old films recently. One thing that's at the back of my mind is that when these movies came out, they were seen as modern pieces. However, living in our time with the modern movies we have, even looking back 10 years, some movies begin to show their age. Something about their cinematography and visuals tells you that they're newer movies, things like heavier use of CGI, faster cuts and shot types. It makes me wonder, in 10, 20, 30 and 50 years how do you foresee movies changing? What kind of techniques will future movies use that will make us look back on the movies of today and think they look old and outdated? submitted by /u/Huihejfofew [link] [comments]

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It's finally available for streaming, though there's a rental charge, but it's small. I knew this movie was going to be absurd, but it brilliantly combined absurdity with logic. It's the smartest "dumb" movie I've ever seen. Plenty of 4th wall breaking but it's actually part of the plot. There's minor references to classic movies and pop culture, but not hit you over the head with references, the filmmakers are more sly with their references. This is not a standard Hollywood movie by any means, but it should still appeal to most people. submitted by /u/Dapper-Importance994 [link] [comments]

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After a very long and tiring work day my friend and I wanted to go to the cinema to watch a movie and the only one playing at a random hour in the night was The Zone of Interest. I’d never heard of this movie before, and I just googled it before buying the tickets and looked at some pics online and it looked aesthetic. So we went for it and I left completely impressed by the whole cinematography and their concept to make the sound the main concept of the movie. It made me completely uncomfortable, but I think it was one of the best movies I’ve watched this year. So, it made me wonder: what are some movies you watched blindly because of reasons, but you’re glad you did? submitted by /u/saintsebs [link] [comments]

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Just rewatched it and I googled what people think about the German soldier sparing Upham on the staircase. A lot of online discourse simply said "The German soldier saw no reason to waste a bullet on Upham, there was bigger fish to fry and Upham was no threat" When I first watched the movie I might've thought this a long time ago too. I mean, in my memory it seemed like he just walked past Upham like he was nothing. But rewatching it NOW? It is painstakingly obvious that there is more to it than that. Look at it in the context of what has JUST occurred in the film. The German soldier engages in a brutal hand to hand knife fight, and that is probably the first time in his life he has killed another man face to face, slowly. The soldier he kills is not only begging for his life, but the German soldier is trying to soothe him back, imploring him that "It will be easier this way". Killing a combatant with a gunshot from a distance is one thing, but slowly watching them beg for their life is probably going to be harrowing on anybody but the most grizzled combat veteran. Basically, I think after he just went in that room, fought the soldier (Mellish? I forget), watched him plead for his life and tried to soothe him while he plunged the knife into his chest, walked out, and saw ANOTHER american soldier crying in the corner, he thought about what he JUST went through, and having to do it ALL OVER AGAIN, and decided that he would rather just walk away and spare Upham. Basically, if he hadn't gotten in that knife fight and killed that man in that room the way he did, and had just encountered Upham crying on the staircase, he 100% would have just shot him. I think the experience of what he went through in the room with killing Upham's friend in brutal, face to face combat, directly lead to his decision to let Upham live, because who the fuck wants to do that twice in a row? I'm sorry if I'm not explaining it well, but I am curious to hear thoughts on this. submitted by /u/awkard_the_turtle [link] [comments]

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In the other post about well hidden twists, the movie Serenity came up, which reminded of the other Serenity with Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey. The twist was so bad that it managed to trivialize the child abuse. In hindsight, it's kind of surprising the movie just disappeared, instead of joining the pantheon of notoriously awful movies. What other movies with aspirations to be "serious" had wretched twists that reduced them to complete self-mockery? Malignant doesn't count because its twist was intentionally meant to give it a Drag Me to Hell comedic feel. EDIT: It's great that many of you enjoyed this post, but most of the answers given were about terrible twists that turned the movie into hard-to-finish crap, not what I was looking for. I'm looking for terrible twists that turned the movie into a huge unintended comedy. submitted by /u/hwc000000 [link] [comments]

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Hey Reddit! Director Joshua Caldwell here. My new film MENDING THE LINE, starring Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld, Wes Studi, and Patricia Heaton) was the #1 film on Netflix last week in the US and hit #10 on the Global Top Ten. Which is amazing for a little drama about PTSD and Fly Fishing! I’m excited to chat about MENDING THE LINE or anything else you’d like to know about me, my career, fly fishing, working with Brian Cox, etc. Ask me anything! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSkv_sEyPSc Mending the Line on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81768966 https://preview.redd.it/4rvj6x0kqosc1.jpg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f2d53b25964ccda06fdd9a1ee2a7ff1832174ce submitted by /u/Joshua_Caldwell [link] [comments]