Can I be back in the club?

Hey, guys. It's been a while...
So, I know that I don't regularly attend movie night, but I'd like to be added to the rotation. I can't guarantee that I'll make it every time, but I'll make the ones I host (obviously) and should be able to make it to most others. What do you all think? I'm not sure what the order is, or really even what day you have it on now, but just let me know what weekend works for me to host.
Caitlin

So...

...Movie Night is at my house on Monday night.

I have class until about 7:45, so if you don't mind, please show up around 8:30 instead of eight. This was kind of unexpected, but I did get a copy of the new R. Kelly. So, we can decide between that or a few selections from Cinema 16, the collection of European shorts that Brian sent me a few weeks ago.

See you then.

IFC x R.Kelly

The new chapters of R.Kelly's Trapped In The Closet is set to come out on DVD this week. In the meantime, IFC.com is releasing one new chapter everyday until the DVD hits the store. So go check it out.

IFC and R.Kelly? WTF?

I saw the first three chapters but I have to say it is not as fucking crazy as I hope it would be.

netflix

Netflix is definitely testing my limit. After I reported a disc missing today, they put my account on hold and tell me to call them.

I was thinking, "Is Netflix trying to persuade me to become a Blockbuster customer?"

8/20: Till glädje

Unless the newfound mass interest in Ingmar Bergman's films prevents me from finding this DVD, we'll watch this on MONDAY 8/20 at 8pm, my place:



TO JOY (Till glädje)
a film by Ingmar Bergman
1949, 99 min.

Here's what the american distributor of the DVD has to say about it:
"An orchestra violinist's dreams of becoming a celebrated soloist and fears of his own mediocrity get in the way of his marriage to the patient, caring Marta. Played out to the music of Beethoven, To Joy is a heartbreaking tale of one man's inability to overcome the demons standing in the way of his happiness."

The name To Joy comes from Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy', from his Ninth Symphony (which the horrendous movie Copying Beethoven claims was actually written by Beethoven's copyist, who was - gasp - a woman. I know what you're thinking, "a female copyist?! has the world gone topsy-turvy?!" Well, that's what Beethoven thought at first, too). Anyway, I had originally thought about trying to present this as a companion piece to Amadeus since they both deal with the struggle with mediocrity, self-doubt, and envy (and classical music), but it seems that everyone has either seen Amadeus or doesn't really have much interest in sitting through a 3-hour-long movie about a classical composer.

Anyway, To Joy doesn't need any companion pieces to be a great film. Hopefully everyone will find it truly edifying.

August Tw'elf in the year of our lord 2007

WESTWORLD

I know you guys are all like up on the edge of your seats and shit to see what I pull out of my velvety sack for movie night, but you just have to wait till the last minute for good things sometimes.

Westworld is written and directed by Michael Crichton and based on his 107-page pulp novel with a plot that may sound familiar: a dangerous theme park where nothing could possibly go wrong!

Theme parks like Disneyworld, Legoland and the Vatican contrive a Utopian bubble that ensures a branded experience for every visitor, however we all know what happens to bubbles.

As always, pizza and cola will be provided and the time will be 8.

Thank you and enjoy your visit!

Be Kind Rewind

If you visit yahoo regularly, you probably noticed this new Michel Gondry movie trailer already:

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809761737/trailer


On an unrelated note, this week is Jason's movie night, right?

What's New?

I figured they would have stopped making movies altogether after The Simpsons, but these trailers prove otherwise.

Goya's Ghosts - Milos Forman's new film (first Courtney Love, now Natalie Portman. when is he gonna learn?)

Lust, Caution - Ang Lee's new film starring Tony Leung

The Darjeeling Limited - Wes Anderson

No Country for Old Men - The Coen Brothers

King of Kong – documentary from Seth Gordon

The Boss of it All – a comedy by Lars von Trier

Margot at the Wedding – Noah Baumbach's new film

There Will Be Blood – P.T. Anderson does Days of Heaven

Day Night Day Night - another film (see Paradise Now) about a suicide bomber's last days

2 Days in Paris - another film about Paris

No End In Sight - another film about the U.S.' failed "strategy" in Iraq

This Is England - another film about English skinheads who take in a kid who doesn't fit in anywhere else

8.5.07

If my calculations are correct then it is time for me to select the next film and host the next screening. I have selected the 1944 film "Double Indemnity" directed by Billy Wilder. According to Netflix, I should be getting it in the mail tomorrow. Here is a taste of what is in store for you (from Netflix):

Smitten insurance man Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) plots the perfect murder with femme fatale client Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck): Stage her husband's "accidental" death to collect double indemnity on his life insurance, then abscond with the loot. But the lethal duo must first get past a crafty claims investigator (Edward G. Robinson) who senses something isn't kosher. What ensues is a cat-and-mouse game with fatal consequences.

The movie is 108 minutes of classic film-noir. Bring your appetite as pizza will be provided. If you can't come / don't intend to come then please let me know so I will know how much pizza to order. See you at 8:00 PM this Sunday, August 5.