There's nothing subtle about the toxicity of that workplace. Voicing concerns over sexual exploitation is prohibited and may result in losing your job.
Everyone knows what is going on, but they all pretend like they don't. If you want to work at that workplace, you have to do the same. If that's what you mean with "going with the flow", then yes, you have sucessfully become a toxic person yourself.
A provocative and thought-out portrayal of a stubborn, yet inventive one-man-war against an atomic plant. Cautious and understated, this is one of the few truly mind-bending and lively political films of the last few years. Both sides were heard, but the director's sympathies are plain.
This could have been an excellent parody of sorts, if it weren't for the the seriousness that proclaims the (local) media business will do anything for ratings and characters such as portrayed here will be cherished by such an environment.
However, if you enjoy a good ride with explosions and unmotivated psycho action and hoped for "American Psycho" to go all bonkers, this might be it for you.
Gyllenhaal's performance stand out, the dialogue is witty at times, but the overall timing is dull and the sudden shifts from serious social critique to parody of genre conventions and stereotypes feels awkward.
A great (and better) companion piece would be "Snake Eyes" by De Palma. De Palma is more intrested in the homosocial bonds, which in Gilroys piece are set up reversed. In Nightcrawler the bond between man and woman are broken down to the essential parts: sex against power. For Gyllenhaal men are ammunition and potential steps on the ladder to success, whereas the central female character (Rene Russo) is a source of desire, which can be possessed by domination.
Where De Palma's take played out the male-to-male bond and the transfer of power, Gilroy's film thematized the absorption and maintenance of power by force.
The movie utterly fails by attributing fun and suspense to his critique of male dominance, media saturation and spectatorship. Whenever cars explode, citizens are killed or corpses filmed, Gilroy switches from the intradiegetic camera to a more objective point of view. Gilroy himself is victim to cinematic conventions which force him to show the cruelties he tries to condemn.
The worst part is Russo's assistant who enters the screen every twenty minutes to preach about the ethics of filming victims of crime, whereto Russo usually turns to the camera and screams into the camera "I don't care about ethics! I KILLED AND ATE BAMBI'S MOM!"
The Filmmuseum has a 35mm copy which runs 145 minutes. I have no idea where they took the remaining 6 minutes from. The copy seemed to be pretty complete.
Thank you. I was thinking about a DVD list as well, although my main objective was to have a credible list of the new releases that are worthwhile. Maybe sometime in the future, though.
@dchauvin: The website reviews movies that are considered to be "weird". Some movies get approved, some get rejected. This project started in 2008, which makes about 37 films a year that get approved. It will take about 6 more years to get to 366 movies.
@SkilledLunatic: Users can submit weird movies and they will check whether to adopt that movie or not. Every suggestion will be checked individually. According to the pipeline (http://366weirdmovies.com/whats-in-the-pipeline-191/) Videodrome will be reviewed within the next year (estimated). I am quite confident, that it will make the cut.
Why does the ending ruin anything? It's rather fitting.
This reenacts many of the 90s' and early 00s' Thriller genre. Random twists are nothing unusual here. The movie establishes acts of fun randomness over the movie, like the killing spree and the training sequence with the male attendant doubting Berry. It is rather reflective about genre conventions and ridicules its characters, while taking them seriously. The killer is undoubtedly inspired by the tradition of gender confused psychopaths introduced by Norman Bates. There are similarities in symbolism to "Les yeux sans visage". This movie celebrates the genre and all its faults. Using such an ending is just that.
It’s fitting (though entirely coincidental) that this piece on The Rapture, a movie about end times, will be my last New Cult Canon entry. After 15 years at The A.V. Club, I’ve resigned my post as Film Editor and will move on to something else after tomorrow. When I began this column back in February 2008 with Donnie Darko, the idea was to pay homage to Danny Peary’s three Cult Movies books by picking up where he left off and exploring “The Classics, The Sleepers, The Weird and The Wonderful” (his words) from 1987 to the present. Peary’s books were foundational reading for a young cinephile like me, well before the Internet existed, and I hope some of you were inspired to play along at home. When I started the column, I certainly never dreamed that the series would find a home in the real world, at places like the Music Box Theatre in Chicago and 92YTribeca in New York, and it’s been a particular pleasure to bring these movies out in front of an audience, the way they were always meant to be seen. (And in many cases, never were during their original release.)
On a broader note, I’d like to thank all of you for reading and arguing with me all these years, and I hope we can reconnect down the line. Some writers keep away from comment boards, but I think it’s important to put your work in front of the firing squad. You learn a lot you didn’t know, you develop thicker skin, and if you’re going to dish out criticism, you should be okay with taking it, too. Thanks to all my A.V. Club colleagues, past and present, for working so hard and so passionately to build something special, and for the memories and lifelong friendships I take with me. Oh, and before I go: Please turn the motion-smoothing function off on your TV sets. And your friends’ and parents’ sets, too, when they leave the room. Then break into a few homes and change the settings there, too. Consider yourself a pop-culture missionary, doing the Lord’s work
It reminded me of the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde, which could be told in two sentences each. What makes them beautiful is their repetitive style and the general idea of a metaphorical frame story.
And after all Trier always hinted that these "Golden heart films" are connected to the fairy tail world. I have never seen a movie that adapted this genre of literature in such a compelling and pleasing way.
The implementation of the "Activity" tab is great.
One can easily change the Privacy settings and that is fine with me.
BUT why do we have to see these streams on the main page of ICM and every profile? Just switch those back to normal or give an opportunity to select between the old and the new layout. That would be great!
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Movie comment on The Assistant
Joschi
There's nothing subtle about the toxicity of that workplace. Voicing concerns over sexual exploitation is prohibited and may result in losing your job.Everyone knows what is going on, but they all pretend like they don't. If you want to work at that workplace, you have to do the same. If that's what you mean with "going with the flow", then yes, you have sucessfully become a toxic person yourself.
Movie comment on Députations asiatiques
Joschi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpwbUntxZvYMovie comment on Transport d'une tourelle par un attelage de 60 chevaux
Joschi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d71KQuY--8AMovie comment on Lovejoy's Nuclear War
Joschi
Amos Vogel:Movie comment on Pasadena Freeway Stills
Joschi
Watchable hereMovie comment on Nightcrawler
Joschi
This could have been an excellent parody of sorts, if it weren't for the the seriousness that proclaims the (local) media business will do anything for ratings and characters such as portrayed here will be cherished by such an environment.However, if you enjoy a good ride with explosions and unmotivated psycho action and hoped for "American Psycho" to go all bonkers, this might be it for you.
Gyllenhaal's performance stand out, the dialogue is witty at times, but the overall timing is dull and the sudden shifts from serious social critique to parody of genre conventions and stereotypes feels awkward.
A great (and better) companion piece would be "Snake Eyes" by De Palma. De Palma is more intrested in the homosocial bonds, which in Gilroys piece are set up reversed. In Nightcrawler the bond between man and woman are broken down to the essential parts: sex against power. For Gyllenhaal men are ammunition and potential steps on the ladder to success, whereas the central female character (Rene Russo) is a source of desire, which can be possessed by domination.
Where De Palma's take played out the male-to-male bond and the transfer of power, Gilroy's film thematized the absorption and maintenance of power by force.
The movie utterly fails by attributing fun and suspense to his critique of male dominance, media saturation and spectatorship. Whenever cars explode, citizens are killed or corpses filmed, Gilroy switches from the intradiegetic camera to a more objective point of view. Gilroy himself is victim to cinematic conventions which force him to show the cruelties he tries to condemn.
The worst part is Russo's assistant who enters the screen every twenty minutes to preach about the ethics of filming victims of crime, whereto Russo usually turns to the camera and screams into the camera "I don't care about ethics! I KILLED AND ATE BAMBI'S MOM!"
Toplist comment on Top 150 LGBT Films
Joschi
Here you go:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/best-gay-films-pride-2013_n_3498175.html
I am planning on updating this soon. I will also add links in the description!
Movie comment on Die freudlose Gasse
Joschi
The Filmmuseum has a 35mm copy which runs 145 minutes. I have no idea where they took the remaining 6 minutes from. The copy seemed to be pretty complete.Toplist comment on AV Club reviews: Rated B+ and Up
Joschi
Thank you. I was thinking about a DVD list as well, although my main objective was to have a credible list of the new releases that are worthwhile. Maybe sometime in the future, though.Movie comment on Les vampires
Joschi
Episode GuideLinks to Episodes
Episode 1 - The Severed Head
Episode 2 - The Ring that Kills
Episode 3 - The Red Codebook
Episode 4 - The Spectre
Episode 5 - Dead Man's Escape
Episode 6 - Hypnotic Eyes
Episode 7 - Satanas
Episode 8 - The Thunder Master
Episode 9 - The Poisoner
Episode 10 - The Terrible Wedding
Toplist comment on 366 Weird Movies
Joschi
@dchauvin: The website reviews movies that are considered to be "weird". Some movies get approved, some get rejected. This project started in 2008, which makes about 37 films a year that get approved. It will take about 6 more years to get to 366 movies.@SkilledLunatic: Users can submit weird movies and they will check whether to adopt that movie or not. Every suggestion will be checked individually. According to the pipeline (http://366weirdmovies.com/whats-in-the-pipeline-191/) Videodrome will be reviewed within the next year (estimated). I am quite confident, that it will make the cut.
Movie comment on The Thief and the Cobbler
Joschi
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18B0CA620B61D076Movie comment on The Call
Joschi
Why does the ending ruin anything? It's rather fitting.Toplist comment on Box Office Mojo's All Time Worldwide Box Office
Joschi
@Public Enemy: It is called Inflation. It makes sense.Toplist comment on Scott Tobias's The New Cult Canon
Joschi
Movie comment on 30 Rock
Joschi
This last season was just perfect.Movie comment on Everybody Loves Hypnotoad
Joschi
It's a running gag from the Tv Show "Futurama".Rather a joke for fanboys than a good short film. I love the show, but this should not be on this list.
This might get a lot of 10-star rankings, because Hypnotoad commands everyone to do so.
Movie comment on Death Note: Desu nôto
Joschi
The movie tries too hard to stick to the original source which results in a cheesy adaption. Worthwhile, but read the manga first.Movie comment on Mysterious Skin
Joschi
Devasting and depressing.Movie comment on Ni na bian ji dian
Joschi
The guy stealing the clock...Not sure whether creepy or funny.
Movie comment on Capturing the Friedmans
Joschi
Great movie.From start to finish.
Movie comment on Dogville
Joschi
It reminded me of the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde, which could be told in two sentences each. What makes them beautiful is their repetitive style and the general idea of a metaphorical frame story.And after all Trier always hinted that these "Golden heart films" are connected to the fairy tail world. I have never seen a movie that adapted this genre of literature in such a compelling and pleasing way.
Blog comment on The Social Network
Joschi
@george4mon: That is actually not true. By setting everything to private your activity streams becomes empty, but it is still there.Setting your list activity to private will make it disappear for the public. Making your checks private means being kicked out of the rankings.
Additionally that won't change anything about other people's profiles and the movie pages.
Edit: Thumbs up for monty's comment. Great site, great forum!
Blog comment on The Social Network
Joschi
I think the feature is a cool idea.The implementation of the "Activity" tab is great.
One can easily change the Privacy settings and that is fine with me.
BUT why do we have to see these streams on the main page of ICM and every profile? Just switch those back to normal or give an opportunity to select between the old and the new layout. That would be great!
Thanks for your hard work!
Toplist comment on A.V. Club's The Best Movies of the 2000s
Joschi
It was added by mistake, because there is another list by the AV Club called "The New Cult Canon".Showing items 1 – 25 of 92