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i was thinking about doing this this last week after seeing donnie darko for the first time. i know i've seen people mention this movie on the forum and i'd wanted to see it for some time, but after seeing it, i really wanted to discuss it with others. and now listening to joy division's love will tear us apart, it kind of jogged my memory...
so it got me to thinking, maybe we could do some sort of real informal "movie club" like a book club. every couple weeks or so, we pick a movie to watch, and then talk about it. where the movie was strong, where it fell apart, what some of the more confusing parts may have meant, comments on acting, direction, writing, photography, etc.
of course, we'd probably focus on movies that can stand up to deep scrutiny or review, not simple blockbusters. and of course the occasional classic film that many of us could stand to watch again, or for the first time. and for the ease of most people, the movies should be out of the theater - on dvd/available online, whatever...
right off the top of my head i'm thinking of movies like: donnie darko, the pianist, 2001: a space odyssey, the deer hunter, primer, the machinist, amelie, princess mononoke, gangs of new york, the godfather.
who would be interested in something like this?
also, do you have any idea for format, movies to watch, how it should be set up, etc?
so it got me to thinking, maybe we could do some sort of real informal "movie club" like a book club. every couple weeks or so, we pick a movie to watch, and then talk about it. where the movie was strong, where it fell apart, what some of the more confusing parts may have meant, comments on acting, direction, writing, photography, etc.
of course, we'd probably focus on movies that can stand up to deep scrutiny or review, not simple blockbusters. and of course the occasional classic film that many of us could stand to watch again, or for the first time. and for the ease of most people, the movies should be out of the theater - on dvd/available online, whatever...
right off the top of my head i'm thinking of movies like: donnie darko, the pianist, 2001: a space odyssey, the deer hunter, primer, the machinist, amelie, princess mononoke, gangs of new york, the godfather.
who would be interested in something like this?
also, do you have any idea for format, movies to watch, how it should be set up, etc?