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Marx and Mathematics

“Engels knew nothing, Marx at least knew a little bit” The historian of science Annette Vogt explains how and why the founders of scientific socialism engaged with mathematics

Interview by Nelli Tügel:

originally published in German in ak 688, 13 December 2022

In order to better understand capitalism, Karl Marx taught himself parts of algebra and calculus. Nevertheless, he was not a mathematical genius. The historian of science and mathematician Annette Vogt explains why the editorial history of Marx’s mathematical manuscripts resembles a detective novel, and how he used math to deal with personal crises.

Professor Vogt, is it true that Karl Marx made numerous mathematical errors in Capital?

Annette Vogt: That’s true, there are all kinds of calculation errors. But that’s human. And Marx was also just a human being.

Only a few people know that Marx left behind mathematical manuscripts numbering almost 1000 pages. Why did he engage with mathematics at all?

One reason was that he wanted to predict economic crises; in the case of the first one, he was rather euphoric that capitalism was now collapsing. He then asked himself: are they regular, for example every five or ten years or – as is actually the case – irregular. Marx was friends with the chemist Carl Schorlemmer, who told him that it might be possible with the aid of calculus – more specifically, with differential calculus – to calculate when the next crisis would come. When Marx attended Gymnasium in Germany, differential and integral calculus were not yet part of the curriculum, that was first the case after 1900. So he had no knowledge of it and did what a scientist does…

Pick up a book first?

Exactly. He went to the library and sought out books that he could learn it from. However, as the Dutch-American historian of mathematics Dirk Struik, who was one of the first to write about the manuscripts, accurately put it: for studying capitalism, Marx was in the right country, England; for studying mathematics, he was in the wrong one. He wasn’t familiar with the newest mathematical literature on calculus, because it was all from continental Europe and was not yet available in England. So he studied the textbooks that were available to him.  The mathematical manuscripts consisted largely of excerpts that he created on the basis of his readings, and his notes on them. That’s how Marx taught himself differential calculus.

Were there further reasons for his engagement with mathematics?

Yes. A further reason was – and I understand it quite well, as a mathematician – that it helped him through personal crises. We know this from letters to Engels: when one of his children died young, he did arithmetic in order to distract himself. That might sound incredible to people who are afraid of mathematics, but of course this way of keeping busy can help somebody not to grieve all the time.

What other areas of mathematics did Marx devote himself to?

He also did a little bit of algebra. Algebra consists of equations, from the most simple 2+2=4 to abstract equations up to those – think of the Pythagorean theorem – that can be illustrated geometrically.

That simply had to do with the fact that there are equations in economics.

So his interest was largely pragmatic?

There are two interpretations regarding Marx and mathematics. One – the hagiographic one, making him into a pillar saint – is that Marx was such a universal genius, that he was also a mathematical genius. That’s simply wrong. The other one is: he was a scientist, and as such, he appropriated knowledge that he needed via self-study. He also wrote geological excerpt notebooks – but luckily, it never occurs to a geologist to claim that Marx was a great geologist. (laughs)

With regard to the editorial history of the excerpt notebooks, the hagiographical element plays a role, however: those who wanted to publish the mathematical manuscripts were disappointed by their content.

Because they didn’t find in them the genius they were hoping for?

Exactly. However, his notes are nonetheless significant, simply because they show us the areas he was concerned with, and because they help us to understand and reconstruct his thought. However, Marx can be a role model for everyone who is afraid of math: there’s no reason for that, anyone can learn it.

In your entry on the manuscripts in the Historisch-kritisches Wörterbuch des Marxismus, you write: “his notes on the history of ‘infintesimal calculus’, that is, of differential and integral calculus, have a charm of their own.” What did he write?

He studied textbooks – for example those of the French mathematicians Lagrange or Cauchy – and attempted to understand what the crux of differential calculus is. One can actually see this quite nicely when looking at its historical development and asking why which thing was done at what time. For example that it started with physics, because people wanted to calculate the speed of something. Well, that’s exactly what Marx did, he chose a historical approach, and asked: why does Lagrange take this step, why does he examine that function, why didn’t somebody else do that – these notes are simply interesting for historians of mathematics. He did that completely correctly, he understood the core of the matter.

What do you know about the period of time in which he concerned himself with that?

There were three phases in which notes were made, each in the British Museum Library. Using the borrowing slips, it was exactly reconstructed when he read which books there, that’s how we know he wasn’t familiar with the most modern literature. He knew French, that helped him to read Lagrange and Cauchy in the original.

To what extend did his concern with mathematics have an influence on Engels’ work?

While Engels was writing Dialectics of Nature, Marx – we know this from letters – had told him a bit about the history of mathematics. I suspect that Engels for that reason also therefore thought that Marx was a talented mathematician, since Engels didn’t know anything about math and Marx at least knew a little bit. Thanks are due to Engels for the fact that the mathematical manuscripts were preserved after Marx’s death. He considered them important. Marx never intended to publish them; they were working material.

Even today, the manuscripts are – despite Engels’ intention – only partially published. Why?

After the victory of the October Revolution, the Marx-Engels-Institut was founded in Moscow, later the Marx-Engels-Lenin-Institut, and charged with the task of publishing a Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe, the MEGA I. The father of this edition was David Borisovich Ryazanov, who later became, along with many other members of the Institut, a victim of Stalin’s persecution. The project of the MEGA I was interrupted. After 1945, the MEGA II began publication, later the project of MEGA III was begun with the participation of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the International Institute of Social History Amsterdam, and collaborators from Moscow. It is not yet completed, and within the framework of MEGA III, the mathematical manuscripts are also supposed to be published completely.

However, there is a volume with part of the manuscripts: in 1968 a special edition was published, which until today is the basis for all engagement with the manuscripts, including the English and French translations and the – strongly abridged – German edition.

Who was responsible for this edition?

It goes back to work by the mathematician and specialist for logic, Sofia Yanovskaya, and Konstantin Rybnikov, who was a professor of history of mathematics at Lomosonov University in Moscow. However, they “forgot to mention” – in scare quotes – the work of Ernst Kolman, a Czech-Soviet Comintern functionary who lectured and published articles on the mathematical manuscripts at international conferences from 1932 on. In 1968, he distanced himself from Soviet leadership due to the Prague Spring, that’s why he isn’t named in Yanovskaya and Rybnikov’s edition. When I first dealt with this in the 1980s and noticed it, I thought: that’s really unfair.

And it is! Yes. But here’s the exciting part. I then found out: Kolman himself had deliberately covered up who had been the person commissioned by Riazanov in the 1920s to prepare the mathematical manuscripts for publication in the MEGA I: the mathematician and political author Emil Julius Gumbel. Gumbel was a co-founder of the modern statistics of extreme values, which are used to calculate extreme events, such as the Corona pandemic. Gumble had basically finished editing the manuscripts, at the end of the 1920s he read the galley proofs, but the publication never happened: work on the MEGA fell victim to the repression under Stalin. Gumbel was later driven from Germany by the Nazis; he worked in Paris and Lyon, and later in American exile.

You see, in a certain way it’s tragic: over the decades, almost a hundred years, a few people have already worked on the editing of these mathematical manuscripts, and many sad stories are involved. If I were a writer of crime novels, I’d write a book about it and call it “The Curse of the Manuscripts.” Annette Vogt has a degree in mathematics and a doctorate in the history of mathematics. From 1994 to 2018, she was a research scholar at the Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Since 1997 she has taught at the Humboldt University in Berlin, and since 2014 she has been an honorary professor of the economics faculty of the HU. Among other things, she is co-author of a traveling exhibition on the life and work of Emil J. Gumbels.

Nelli Tügel is an editor at ak.

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2021 Cannes Film Festival — Lineup

COMPETITION “Ahed's Knee” OR “Ha’berech,” Nadav Lapid (Israel) “Annette,” Leos Carax (France) — OPENING NIGHT FILM “Benedetta,” Paul Verhoeven (Netherlands) “Bergman Island,” Mia Hansen-Løve (France) “Casablanca Beats,” Nabil Ayouch (Morocco) “Compartment No. 6” OR “Hytti Nro 6,” Juho Kuosmanen (Finland) “Drive My Car,” Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (France) “Everything Went Fine” OR “Tout s’est bien passé,” Francois Ozon (France) “Flag Day,” Sean Penn (U.S.) “France,” Bruno Dumont (France) “The French Dispatch,” Wes Anderson (U.S.) “A Hero,” Asghar Farhadi (Iran) “La fracture,” Catherine Corsini (France) “Lingui,” Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chad) “Memoria,” Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand) “Nitram,” Justin Kurzel (Australia) “Paris, 13th District” OR “Les Olympiades,” Jacques Audiard (France) “Petrov’s Flu,” Kirill Serebrennikov (Russia) “Red Rocket,” Sean Baker (U.S.) “The Restless” OR “Les Intranquilles,” Joachim Lafosse (Belgium) “The Story of My Wife,” Ildik�� Enyedi (Hungary) “Three Floors” OR “Tre Piani,” Nanni Moretti (Italy) “Titane,” Julia Ducournau (France) “The Worst Person in the World,” Joachim Trier (Norway) UN CERTAIN REGARD “After Yang,” Kogonada (U.S.) “Blue Bayou,” Justin Chon (U.S.) “Bonne Mère,” Hafsia Herzi (France) “Commitment Hasan,” Hasan Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey) “Freda,” Gessica Généus (Haiti) “Gaey Wa’r,” Na Jiazuo (China) “Great Freedom,” Sebastian Meise (Austria) “House Arrest” OR “Delo,” Alexey German Jr. (Russia) “The Innocents,” Eskil Vogt (Norway) “La Civil,” Teodora Ana Mihai (Romania-Belgium) “Lamb,” Valdimar Jóhansson (Iceland) “Let There Be Morning,” Eran Kolirin (Israel) “Moneyboys,“ C.B. Yi (Austria) “Noche de Fuego,” Tatiana Huezo (Mexico) “Rehana Maryam Noor,” Abdullah Mohammad Saad (Bangladesh) “Unclenching the Fists,” Kira Kovalenko (Russia) “Un Monde,” Laura Wandel (Belgium) “Women Do Cry,” Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova (Bulgaria) OUT OF COMPETITION “Aline, the Voice of Love,” Valerie Lemercier (France) “Bac Nord,” Cédric Jimenez (France) “Emergency Declaration,” Han Jae-Rim (S. Korea “Peaceful” OR “De son vivant,” Emmanuelle Bercot (France) “Stillwater,” Tom McCarthy (U.S.) “The Velvet Underground,” Todd Haynes (U.S.) MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS “Bloody Oranges,” Jean-Christophe Meurisse (France)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS “Babi Yar. Context,” Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine) “Black Notebooks,” Shlomi Elkabetz (Israel) “H6,” Yé Yé (France) “Mariner of the mountains” OR “O Marinheiro das Montanhas,” Karim Aïnouz (Brazil) “The Year of the Everlasting Storm,” Jafar Panahi (Iran), Anthony Chen (Singapore), Malik Vitthal (U.S.), Laura Poitras (U.S.), Dominga Sotomayor (Chile), David Lowery (U.S.) and Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand) CANNES PREMIERE “Cow,” Andrea Arnold (U.K.) “Deception” OR “Tromperie,” Arnaud Desplechin (France) “Evolution,” Kornél Mundruczo (Hungary) “Hold Me Tight,” Mathieu Almaric (France) “In Front of Your Face,” Hong Sang-soo (S. Korea) “Jane by Charlotte,” Charlotte Gainsbourg (France) “JFK Revisted: Through the Looking Glass,” Oliver Stone (U.S.) “Love Songs for Tough Guys,” Samuel Benchetrit (France) “Mothering Sunday,” Eva Husson (France) “Val,” Ting Poo and Leo Scott (U.S.)

The Closing Night film and a major blockbuster will be added to the line-up. (Variety)

The 74th Cannes Film Festival is set to take place on July 6-17 in Cannes, France.

2021 in 21 movies

Annette (2021) Leos Carax

Bergman Island (2021) Mia Hansen-Løve

Benedetta (2021) Paul Verhoeven

De uskyldige (The Innocents) (2021) Eskil Vogt

Droste no hate de bokura (2021) Junta Yamaguchi

È stata la mano di Dio (2021) Paolo Sorrentino

Espíritu sagrado (2021) Chema García Ibarra

Get Back (2021) Peter Jackson

I onde dager (2021) Tommy Wirkola

In the Earth (2021) Ben Wheatley

Lamb (2021) Valdimar Jóhannsson

Mad God (2021) Phil Tippett

Petite Maman (2021) Céline Sciamma

Silent Night (2021) Camille Griffin

The Card Counter (2021) Paul Schrader

The French Dispatch (of the Liberty Kansas Evening Sun) (2021) Wes Anderson

The Green Knight (2021) David Lowery

The Sparks Brothers (2021) Edgar Wrigh

The Velvet Underground (2021) Todd Haynes

Titane (2021) Julia Ducournau

Verdens verste menneske (2021) Joachim Trier

[CANNES 2021] Le Festival de Cannes est désormais terminé. On a vu pas moins de 105 films (dont les 24 de la Compétition), toutes catégories confondues ! Voici le classement de nos films préférés parmi ceux-ci, avec les dates annoncées de sortie en salles. 1. ‘Drive My Car’ de Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (SOC, 18/08) 2. ‘Great Freedom’ de Sebastian Meise (UCR, 09/02/22) 3. ‘Memoria’ d’Apichatpong Weerasethakul (SOC, 17/11) 4. ‘Onoda, 10 000 nuits dans la jungle’ d’Arthur Harari (UCR, 21/07) 5. ‘Ripples of Life’ de Shujun Wei (QR) 6. ‘The Souvenir Part II’ de Joanna Hogg (QR, 02/02/22) 7. ‘Le Genou d’Ahed’ de Nadav Lapid (SOC, 15/09) 8. ‘Bergman Island’ de Mia Hansen-Løve (SOC, en salles) 9. ‘Julie (en 12 chapitres)’ de Joachim Trier (SOC, 13/10) 10. ‘Annette’ de Leos Carax (SOC, en salles) 11. ‘Compartiment n°6’ de Juho Kuosmanen (SOC, 03/11) 12. ‘Un Héros’ d’Asghar Farhadi (SOC, 15/12) 13. ‘La Fièvre de Petrov’ de Kirill Serebrennikov (SOC, 01/12) 14. ‘Les Poings desserrés’ de Kira Kovalenko (UCR, 23/02/22) 15. ‘Piccolo Corpo’ de Laura Samani (SC, 16/02/22) 16. ‘The Innocents’ d’Eskil Vogt (UCR, 09/02/22) 17. ‘Red Rocket’ de Sean Baker (SOC, 02/02/22) 18. ‘Vortex’ de Gaspar Noé (CPR, 13/04/22) 19. ‘The French Dispatch’ de Wes Anderson (SOC, 27/10) 20. ‘The Velvet Underground’ de Todd Haynes (HC, 15/10) 21. ‘Un Monde’ de Laura Wandel (UCR, 26/01/22) 22. ‘Juste sous vos yeux’ de Hong Sang-soo (CPR, 21/09/22) 23. ‘Medusa’ d’Anita Rocha da Silveira (Q, 16/03/22) 24. ‘Mon Légionnaire’ de Rachel Lang (QR, 06/10) 25. ‘Lamb’ de Valdimar Jóhannsson (UCR, 29/12) 26. ‘Titane’ de Julia Ducournau (SOC, en salles) 27. ‘Retour à Reims (Fragments)’ de Jean-Gabriel Périot (QR, 30/03/22) 28. ‘Rien à foutre’ de Julie Lecoustre et Emmanuel Marre (SC, 02/03/22) 29. ‘Cahiers noirs I - Viviane’ et ‘Cahiers noirs II - Ronit’ de Shlomi Elkabetz (SS, 29/06/22) 30. ‘Moneyboys’ de C. B. Yi (UCR, 16/03/22) 31. ‘Une histoire d’amour et de désir’ de Leyla Bouzid (SC, 01/09) 32. ‘Plumes’ d’Omar El Zohairy (SC, 23/03/22) 33. ‘Journal de Tûoa’ de Maureen Fazendeiro et Miguel Gomes (QR, en salles) 34. ‘Hit the Road’ de Panah Pahani (Q, 27/04/22) 35. ‘Les Olympiades’ de Jacques Audiard (SOC, 03/11) 36. ‘Et il y eut un matin’ d’Eran Kolirin (UCR, 13/04/22) 37. ‘L’Histoire de ma femme’ d’Ildiko Enyedi (SOC, 16/03/22) 38. ‘Face à la mer’ d’Ely Dagher (QR, 13/04/22) 39. ‘Olga’ d’Elie Grappe (SC, 17/11) 40. ‘Une jeune fille qui va bien’ de Sandrine Kiberlain 41. ‘Toute une nuit sans savoir’ de Payal Kapadia (QR, 13/04/22) 42. ‘Petite nature’ de Samuel Theis (SC, 09/03/22) 43. ‘La Civil’ de Teodora Ana Mihai (UCR) 44. ‘Les Promesses d’Hasan’ de Semih Kaplanoğlu (UCR, 03/08/22) 45. ‘Libertad’ de Clara Roquet (SC, 06/04/22) 46. ‘Clara Sola’ de Nathalie Álvarez Mesen (QR, 01/06/22) 47. ‘Jane par Charlotte’ de Charlotte Gainsbourg (CPR, 12/01/22) 48. ‘Serre-moi fort’ de Mathieu Amalric (CPR, 08/09) 49. ‘Cette musique ne joue pour personne’ de Samuel Benchetrit (CPR, 29/09) 50. ‘Amparo’ de Simón Mesa Soto (SC) 51. ‘JFK : L’Enquête’ d’Oliver Stone (CPR, 12/12) 52. ‘Futura’ de Pietro Marcello, Alice Rohrwacher et Francesco Munzi (QR) 53. ‘Prayers for the Stolen’ de T. Huezo (UCR, 29/04/22)  54. ‘Nitram’ de Justin Kurzel (SOC, 11/05/22) 55. ‘Défense d’atterrir’ de Jae-rim Han (HC, 30/11/22 en VOD/DVD/BR) 56. ‘La Femme du Fossoyeur’ de Khadar Ayderus Ahmed (SC, 27/04/22) 57. ‘Europa’ de Haider Rashid (Q) 58. ‘Val’ de Ting Poo et Leo Scott (CPR, 20/01/22) 59. ‘Tromperie’ d’Arnaud Desplechin (CPR, 29/12) 60. ‘Oranges sanguines’ de Jean-Christophe Meurisse (SM, 17/11) 61. ‘Marin des montagnes’ de Karim Aïnouz (SS, 07/03/22) 62. ‘Tout s’est bien passé’ de François Ozon (SOC, 22/09) 63. ‘Freda’ de Gessica Geneus (UCR, 13/10) 64. ‘Tralala’ d’Arnaud et Jean-Marie Larrieu (SM, 06/10) 65. ‘France’ de Bruno Dumont (SOC, 25/08) 66. ‘Lingui, les liens sacrés’ de Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (SOC, 08/12) 67. ‘Neptune Frost’ de Saul Williams et Anisia Uzeyman (QR, 22/03/23) 68. ‘Employé / Patron’ de Manuel Nieto (QR, 06/04/22) 69. ‘Les Magnétiques’ de Vincent Maël Cardona (QR, 17/11) 70. ‘A résidence’ d’Alexey German Jr. (UCR) 71. ‘Où est Anne Frank !’ d’Ari Folman (HC, 08/12) 72. ‘Suprêmes’ d’Audrey Estrougo (SM, 24/11) 73. ‘De bas étage’ de Yassine Qnia (QR, 04/08) 74. ‘Benedetta’ de Paul Verhoeven (SOC, en salles) 75. ‘Belle’ de Mamoru Hosoda (CPR, 29/12) 76. ‘Bonne mère’ de Hafsia Herzi (UCR, 21/07) 77. ‘Ouistreham’ d’Emmanuel Carrère (QR, 12/01/22) 78. ‘Mes frères et moi’ de Yohan Manca (UCR, 05/01/22) 79. ‘Entre les vagues’ d’Anaïs Volpé (QR, 16/03/22) 80. ‘Cow’ d’Andrea Arnold (CPR, 30/11/22) 81. ‘Entre les lignes’ d’Eva Husson (CPR, 27/09/23) 82. ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’ de Shipei Wen (SS) 83. ‘Les Héroïques’ de Maxime Roy (SS, 20/10) 84. ‘La Fracture’ de Catherine Corsini (SOC, 27/10) 85. ‘Evolution’ de Kornél Mundruczo (CPR, 18/05/22) 86. ‘Les Intranquilles’ de Joaquim Lafosse (SOC, 29/09) 87. ‘Blue Bayou’ de Justin Chon (UCR, 15/09) 88. ‘Mi iubita, mon amour’ de Noémie Merlant (SS, 27/07/22) 89. ‘Haut et fort’ de Nabil Ayouch (SOC, 17/11) 90. ‘Les Amours d’Anaïs’ de Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet (SC, 15/09) 91. ‘Murina’ d’Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic (QR, 20/04/22) 92. ‘Ali & Ava’ de Clio Barnard (QR, 02/03/22) 93. ‘Tre Piani’ de Nanni Moretti (SOC, 10/11) 94. ‘After Yang’ de Kogonada (UCR, 06/07/22) 95. ‘A Chiara’ de Jonas Carpignano (QR, 13/04/22) 96. ‘Bruno Reidal’ de Vincent Le Port (SC, 23/03/22) 97. ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ d’Abdullah Mohammad Saad (UCR) 98. ‘La Légende du roi crabe’ d’Alessio Rigo de Righi et Matteo Zoppis (QR, 23/02/22) 99. ‘Aline’ de Valérie Lemercier (HC, 10/11) 100. ‘Flag Day’ de Sean Penn (SOC, 29/09) 101. ‘Întregalde’ de Radu Muntean (QR) 102. ‘Women Do Cry’ de Mina Mileva et Vesela Kazakova (UCR, 09/03/22) 103. ‘Robuste’ de Constance Meyer (SC, 02/03/22) 104. ‘La Croisade’ de Louis Garrel (SS, 22/12) 105. ‘La Colline où rugissent les lionnes’ de Luàna Bajrami (QR, 27/04/22) SOC : Sélection Officielle - Compétition UCR : Un Certain Regard CPR : Cannes Première HC : Hors Compétition QR : Quinzaine des Réalisateurs SC : Semaine de la Critique SM : Séances de Minuit SS : Séances Spéciales A&B

Thelma (Noruega, 2017)

(70) Reseña escrita por: Aldo M. Tena.

Director: Joachim Trier

Guión: Eskil Vogt.

Actúan: Eili Harboe, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen y Kaya Wilkins.

Joachim Trier, director noruego de quien ya hemos repasado anteriormente dos de sus películas: Oslo 31. August (2011) y Louder Than Bombs (2015), es caracterizado por abordar temas como el duelo, la depresión y ciertas situaciones sobrenaturales (o algo parecido) que acarrean a los personajes a caminos insólitos durante un periodo de su vida, casi siempre, después de un trauma, o algún accidente que los deja totalmente vulnerables.

En Thelma (2017) no es la excepción. Trier venía directamente de Estados Unidos al finalizar su película Louder Than Bombs, en donde podemos ver que ya traía cierta cosquilla sobre las cosas sobrenaturales, o tendencias en las experimentaba con los personajes dándoles ciertos poderes mentales. Finalmente obtiene un resultado fantástico, digno del resto de su filmografía con esta bella película en la que se retrata el horror de las represiones sentimentales y el deseo.

Thelma recién se muda a Oslo para asistir a la universidad, deja atrás a su religiosa familia quienes viven dentro de la espesura de los bosques noruegos. Pero aún así, casi a diario le llama su padre o madre para ver cómo ha estado, vigilan sus horarios de clase y la hora en que llega a su pequeño apartamento. Ella proviene de una familia sumamente religiosa. No convive con sus compañeros y a menudo simplemente habla con sus padres sobre la escuela y sobre nada más. Todo cambia cuando conoce a Anja su compañera de clase quien de inmediato toma interés en Thelma y viceversa. Pronto ambas se dan cuenta de que su atracción es lo suficientemente fuerte para no resistirlo más, pero ella entra en conflicto cuando besa finalmente a Anja y siente que ha traicionado sus valores, su religión y sobre todo a sus padres. Sumando a esto que cada vez que entra en contacto físico con Anja, o piensa en ella siquiera, comienza un ataque de convulsiones sumamente extrañas en donde inconscientemente puede manipular las cosas a su entorno, como mover objetos, hacer que las aves vengan a ella o se estampen en algún lugar, o incluso desaparecer objetos por completo y aparecerlos en algún otro lugar del mundo.

La película abre con una escena increíble en donde podemos ver a Thelma de niña junto a su padre en medio de un lago congelado, ella voltea a ver hacia dentro del hielo y descubre a varios peces que se mueven por debajo del hielo. Están atrapados en su propia burbuja de agua. Esta es una primera referencia a la vida que Thelma a llevado desde que nació en un entorno sobreprotegido y lleno de ataduras. La escena continua y sucede lo que podemos ver en el tráiler y una escena tremenda para empezar: el padre de Thelma se dispone a cazar un venado que ambos ven a lo lejos. Su hija está a un metro delante de él. El padre toma el rifle, lo carga, y apunta al animal, para momentos después, sólo por unos segundos, voltear el arma en dirección a la pequeña Thelma.

Escenas como la anterior llenan a esta película de tensión y sirven para no abandonar la historia en ningún momento, además de alimentarnos poco a poco con pequeñas conexiones a la trama. El toque que finalmente corona a este largometraje es el tema sobrenatural. Podría compararla con Carrie de Stephen King, pero ella era consciente hasta cierta forma de sus poderes telequinéticos. En cuanto a Thelma, ella no sabe que está sucediendo con su cuerpo. Es algo nuevo, algo que nunca antes había experimentado. Incluso no sabe si es un poder como tal. Está descubriéndose a la par que descubre su sexualidad, su cuerpo, y su capacidad de amar a Anja. Así mismo, se da cuenta de que su amor puede lastimar inconscientemente a Anja, y de maneras casi irreversibles. Muestra de esto, es uno de los momentos más impresionantes dentro de la película, cuando Thelma se encuentra en un hospital y mientras el doctor trata de inducir un ataque como los que ha tenido anteriormente, ella comienza a visualizar a Anja, y el resultado es tremendo.

Thelma juega al borde de la ficción, mientras todo se sazona en un drama familiar, personal y amoroso. Las actuaciones son increíbles. Ambas actrices tanto Eili Harboe y Kaya Wilkins se envuelven en sus personajes con magistralidad. La juventud de ambas, la belleza que las caracteriza y un guión muy bien preparado gracias al escritor y director Eskil Vogt, quien a participado en la mayoría de los trabajos de Trier, y se ha consolidado como un gran referente en su ámbito, dan como resultado que esta sea una de las mejores películas que haya visto sin duda alguna, en donde se mezclan géneros e historias, y visualmente es una explosión deleitable.

En resumen: hay mucho Joachim Trier por descubrir, y esperemos que siga realizando películas de este calibre. Al término de este Ciclo de Cine Noruego, he logrado enamorarme de sus películas, su visión sobre la sociedad, las emociones, los sentimientos, y la forma en las que nos cuenta una historia que no siempre debe terminar por el buen camino. Queda muy claro que Thelma es su mejor película hasta ahora y que sigue construyendo historias poco convencionales, pero impactantes de principio a fin.

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Oslo, 31. august (Noruega, 2011) Reseña. Utøya 22. juli (Noruega, 2018) Reseña. Jørgen + Anne er Sant (Noruega, 2011) Reseña y Entrevista con Maria Annette T. Berglyd.

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Mania; Jennifer L. Noah đến Tricia J. Silliman, 320.000 đô la. • 1950 Đường Blakeley, Francis C. G 4.0.3k đến Zachary P. Keller, 165.000 đô la. BLASDELL • 8 Silver Ave., Austin M. Phillips đến Tricia A. Switzer, $ 142.000. • 148 Pearl Ave., George Grager; Maria Grager đến Kalea A. Duengfelder, 110.000 đô la. BOoston • 7375 State Road, Mmart 1 LLC đến 570 Dab 28 LLC, 375.000 USD. • 8075 Feddick Road, Altius Vista LLC đến David May; Joan M. May, $ 230.000. • 7707 Đường tiểu bang, Marie A. Los; Robert J. Los đến Barbara J. Schunk, 103.000 đô la. BUFFALO • Khách hàng tại Window, Thomas F. Jamison đến M Property Holdings LLC, $ 686.000. • 309 Lincoln Parkway, Kathryn Gordon đến Kathrine Caldiero; Matthew E. Caldiero, $ 540,000. • 126 Chatham Ave., Matthew E. Caldiero; Kinda Flemming đến Rui Ma; Taylor Sining Wong, $ 460.000. • 52 Beard Ave., Jon Kraus; Veronica Kraus đến Jarret A. Izzo; Rebecca F. Izzo, 450.000 đô la. • 47 Bremen St., Cheryl Berey đến Bunje Bower Corey, 440.000 đô la. • 361 Porter Ave., Jeffrey C. Huynh cho Justin Anderson; Elizabeth Zavarella, 429.000 đô la. • 163 Lexington, Richard C. Greene đến Elizabeth I. Swift, 420.000 đô la. • 33 Shoreham, Rebecca Murphy đến Max S. Zimmerman, $ 275.000. • 102 Bình thường Ave., Lena Stanuszek; Miroslaw Stanuszek đến Brian M. Mckenna; Stephanie C. Mckenna, 250.000 đô la. • 65 Ridgewood, Giáo xứ Công giáo Đức Mẹ từ thiện đến Amy L. Santiago; Thiên thần L. Santiago, 230.000 đô la. • 447 Auburn, Richard J. Mohler đến De Santana Hager Alem M; De Santana Hager Murilo W, $ 228.000. • 233 North Drive, Bruce N. Walker; Jacqueline T. Walker đến Angelo J. Conti; Jennifer L. Conti, $ 210,233. • 333 Humboldt, Edith Brooks cho Justin Pendleton, $ 210.000. • 112 Montrose Ave., Sharon Lyn Larson cho Andrew Peter Dearing; Ting Dearing, 205.000 đô la. • 140 Sage Ave., Darren S. Sapienza; Maryorie Lundie Sapienza đến Lena C. Stanuszek; Miroslaw K. Stanuszek, 190.000 đô la. • 205 Quốc hội, Lynda Maywalt; Michael Maywalt cho David R. Thornbury; David R. Thornbury Jr., $ 190.000. • 204 Woodside Ave., Birch & mortar Homes LLC đến Brent Brown, $ 180.000. • 45 Hollywood, Markev Properties LLC đến Joseph D. Ferron, $ 179.000. • 41 Eaglewood, Mushtaq M. Kaid cho Joel P Renzoni, 165.000 đô la. • 33 Evelyn St., Shirley Sontag đến Hasta Tamang, 165.000 đô la. • 15 Arkansas, Michael Maywalt Jr.; Michael Maywalt Sr đến Jeffrey M. Offhaus; Sarah R. Offhaus, $ 162.500. • 130 Ross Ave., James E. Cratsley; Lorraine Cratsley đến Manndy Say Light; Sella Light, 155.000 đô la. • 101 Woodside Ave., Raepple Real Real Inc; Bất động sản Raepple hợp nhất với Dwight E. 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Jones, 86.920 đô la. • 129 Armin Place, Briana Popek cho Paul Judd, 85.000 đô la. • 95 Pooley, Bstr LLC cho Mohamed Shiek; Hussein Waris, $ 76.000. • 379 Newburgh Ave., Kruz đáng tin cậy; Kruz LLC đáng tin cậy đến Fatisha Collins, 71.000 đô la. • 116 Dunlop Ave., Daniel Summers đến Terry Powell, 61.900 đô la. • 96 St Louis Ave., Shohag Abu Bakkar Siddique đến Marium Begum; Marin Mostafa, 60.000 đô la. • 48 Lyth Place, Decent Property NY LLC đến Earline Washington, 59.900 đô la. • 320 Weimar, Quản lý tài sản trung thực & đa dịch vụ Inc cho Kamal Ahmed, 58.000 đô la. • 134 Elmer, Brenda A. Patterson; Brenda Patterson cho Michael Royster Jr., 57.000 đô la. • 257 Ontario, Kenneth Robert Moyer tới Sahajahan Hossain Sozib, 55.000 đô la. • 142 East Ave., Elaine M. Urban cho Dearborn Development LLC, 54.000 đô la. Ka Say, 50.000 đô la. • 535 Dartmouth Ave., Shinyin Management LLC đến Mohammed Shaiful Hồi giáo, 49.900 đô la. • 347 Walden, Akhtar Salimon Newaz đến Joynab Bibi, 47.000 đô la. • 416 East phà, Gary B. Preston đến Courtney Allen, 45.000 đô la. 97 Condon, Cmac Properties LLC đến B & r Cho thuê LLC, 40.000 đô la. • 109 Albert, John Butler đến Bishnu P. Kapri, 40.000 đô la. • 326 Cornwall, Nancy M. Snyder; Quận Erie đến Jevon B. Romeo; Christopher M. Spence, 36.000 đô la. • 21 Cambridge, Eric Jordan đến Kaifas Property Group LLC, 35.000 đô la • 46 Glor, Rachel Deutsch đến Kskc Properties LLC, 30.500 đô la. • 2780 Bailey, Jose Muniz đến 2788 Bailey Ave LLC, 30.000 đô la Đô thị St., Safina Begum; Mohammed Miah đến Goyghar Inc, 30.000 đô la. • 124 Ontario, Nancy M. Snyder; Quận Erie đến Ademir Ronald Bustamante, $ 28.000. • 27 Sherwood St., Vahaira Perez; Yaihara Perez đến Javier Duranona; Mylenis Vazquez, 28.000 đô la. • 37 Rommel, Purityson LLC đến Vin7 LLC, 23.000 đô la. • 373 Dearborn, Nancy M. Snyder; Quận Erie đến Jevon B. Romeo; Christopher M. Spence, 22.000 đô la. • 1368 Sycamore, Mohammad H. Kabir đến Selim M. Reza, 22.000 đô la. • 11 Bennett Village Terrace, Kristian Clemons cho Smrn Family Inc, 20.000 đô la. • 145 Kilhoffer St. Hossain, $ 13,000. • 135 Baitz, D & n Cho thuê LLC đến Maurice Cornelious, $ 10.000. • 75 Ashley St., Bộ trưởng Cựu chiến binh cho Mohammed K. Munshi, $ 7.000. CHEEKTOWAGA • 139 Topaz Drive, Marrano / marc Equity Corporation cho Philip V. Rizzi, 339.568 đô la. • 125 Blossom Wood Lane, Denis G. Boucher; Samuel J. Guida đến Joseph M. Bifaro; Patricia D. Bifaro, $ 298,900. • 337 Drive, Gail Ann Conschafter; Gary Conschafter đến 337 Cleveland LLC, $ 275,000. • 41 Redoak Drive, Barbara C. Weber to Dawan D. Jones, $ 212.500. • 500 Roycroft Boulevard, Murphy 2017 Family Trust 101217 Tr cho Jane M. Osullivan; Michael D. Osullivan, 190.000 đô la. • 72 Rowley Holw, Delphine C. Boersch cho Robert H. Dornbrock; Deborah A. Minotti, $ 188,000. • 93 Patsy Lane, Delphine C. Boersch đến Pavel Belavus; Viktoria Belous, 175.000 đô la. • 85 Andres Place, Joseph J. Lesinski Jr. đến Syed A. Samad, $ 172.000. • 96 Lordan Drive, Otylia Przybyla; Otylia M. Przybyla; Tillie Przybyla đến Troy A. Fogle, $ 169,900. • 96 Baywood Drive, Peter J. Wilson đến Edith Bochman; Matthew P. Hanna, 164.900 đô la. • 12 ổ đĩa, Lisa K. Glaser đến Mon M. Mangar; Bir D. Subba, 164.900 đô la. • 111 Fairelm Lane, Thomas H. Rummell đến Trần Ngọc Phạm, 159.000 đô la. • 158 South Huxley, Andrew P. Desabio; Leah M. Desabio đến John Coutlakis; Christina Stubbs-Coutlakis, $ 156.000. • 90 ngôi nhà Ave., Joseph G. Moreno đến Felicia A. Buster; Nicholas Buster, 155.000 đô la. • 105 Andres Place, Eugene A. Kaczmarek đến Jeffrey G. Hilbruner, 153.000 đô la. • 128 Ellen Drive, Jeffrey J. Jackson đến Dylan J. Long, 139.000 đô la. • Đại lộ đô thị George George, Robert C. Napier Chudamani Adhikari, 135.000 đô la. • 138 Tòa án Princeton, Kevin P. Kaczmarek; Kelly T. Neiss đến Brett M. Nadolinski, 135.000 đô la. • 514 Beach Road, David G. Brug đến Wilbert J. Lynch Jr., 134.000 đô la. • 105 Southgate Road, Buffalo Niagara Apartments LLC đến Brandy Robinson, 129.000 đô la. , Dennis Komrek; Debora Krasnka; Denise Olszewski cho Yu Yang; Ping Yu, 125.000 đô la. • 54 King Ave., Diane M. Filipowicz đến Sara E. Casillo, 125.000 đô la. • 225 Ellen Drive, Ltd Nhà và tài sản LLC đến Hubbard Harris Ward III, 124.000 đô la. • 82 Woodridge Ave., Qun Yu đến Andrew S Crowe, 122.000 đô la. • 18 ngõ Nassau, Kimberly Popiela-Saia; Salvatore F. Saia Jr. đến Kc Buffalo Enterprises LLC, 110.000 đô la. • 199 Đại lộ Đông Grand, Randy M. Traner đến Emama Williams, 110.000 đô la. • 127 Kilbourne Road, Charles P. Maloney; Sandra J. Maloney cho Robyn L. Bauer, 93.000 đô la. • 84 Edmund St., Christopher Bain; David G R; Paula E. Sommer đến Pietro Enterprises LLC, 90.000 đô la. • 2561 Genesee St., James Szymanski; Richard Urbanski đến Jeffrey Mendoza-Pena, 81.450 đô la. • 37 đường Tudor, Nancy M. Snyder; Quận Erie đến Brent Hardy, 71.000 đô la. • 94 Franklin Ave., Thomas T. Hoàng đến Nicolette C. Evans, 55.000 đô la. • 132 Francis Ave., Nancy M. Snyder; Quận Erie đến Ali Mahmood, 48.000 đô la. • 2527 Genesee St., Nancy M. Snyder; Quận Erie đến Noor N. Chowdhury, $ 42.000. • 15 Tòa án Lưỡi liềm, Webster20 LLC cho Robert Koerntgen Ira Ben; Công ty ủy thác vốn cổ phần, 36.000 đô la. • 6 Wagner Ave., Nancy M. Snyder; Quận Erie đến Anl 3 Realty LLC, $ 32.000. • 52 Bright St., Nancy M. Snyder; Quận Erie đến Anl 3 Realty LLC, $ 22.000. • 44 đường Meadowlawn, Daniel A. Có thể đến James K. Roberts, $ 20.000. CÂU HỎI • 5745 Waterford Lane, Essex Ngôi nhà của WNY Inc đến Joy A. Ricotta, $ 573.995. • 6020 Jessica Place, Donald J. Jarmusz đến Dorothy A. Wzontek; Stephen M. Wzontek, 505.000 đô la. • 6315 Đường Heise, Sarah E. Morris đến Jonathan Cross; Samantha J. Cross, $ 440.000. • 5499 Qua bến du thuyền, Joy A. Ricotta đến Khalid Ahsan; Uzma Riaz, 440.000 USD. • 5643 Ferncrest Ct Ud, Melanie Drazba; Paul Drazba đến Tập đoàn tài chính Cartus, trị giá 415.000 đô la. • 5643 Ferncrest Ct Ud, Tập đoàn tài chính Cartus đến Annette D. Gervase; David A. Gervase, trị giá 415.000 đô la. • 5652 Ferncrest Ct-a, Biệt thự tại Spaulding Green LLC đến Marilyn Vogt; Norman J. Vogt, $ 363,183. • Đường 4620 Schurr, Kristin K. Boehler; Kristin Marfoglia đến Edward H. Badhorn; Faithann M. Badhorn, 140.000 đô la. MÀU SẮC • Đường 3082 Vail, Cheryl T. Griffin; Robert M. Griffin đến Sally Ann Cataldo; Thomas Patrick Purcell, $ 145.000. CONCORD • 7148 Đường Fowler, Christine J. Metzger; Glenn J. Metzger; Joseph M. Metzger; Kinda C. Ryan; Amanda R. Wilcox cho Chelaine A. Bauer; Erich W. Bauer, $ 305,000. • 41 Ridge Trl, Jonathan D. Maybray; Niềm vui A. Maybray cho Michael J. Filighera, 165.000 đô la. EDEN • 7602 Sisson Hgwy, Darrick S. Kristich; Jessica L. Parker đến Danielle M. Steiner; Michael W. Steiner, 227.500 đô la. • 2937 Schoolview Drive, Michael W. Lis đến Jason T. Lawniczak; Tanya A. Lawniczak, 160.000 đô la. ELMA • 560 Northrup Road, Buffalo Bungalow Inc đến Barry S. Gluckstein; Cindy Gluckstein; Cynthia Gluckstein, $ 533,654. MỌI NGƯỜI • 9164 Lakeside Ave., Gregg K. Walls; Mary E. Walls cho Nancy Blake Fitzpatrick, $ 522.000. • 341 đường Woodside, David Marshall Harig đến Linda Flower-Hebeler; Alan Hebeler, 200.000 đô la. • 1399 Darlington Drive, Donald A. Dressel; Jenifer R. Dressel đến Jacob Bednarz; Alisha Sanborn, $ 180,094. • Đường 9273 Lake Shore, Toni L. Kiebzak đến William D. Johnson, $ 140.000. • 701 Đường Beach, Joseph N. Giambrone; Loretta Giambrone cho Joseph J. Viapiano III, $ 122.000. ĐẢO GRAND • 5010 Đường sông Đông, Harjinder Kaur Kang; Sukhwinder Kang đến Christine Carter Carter; Lawrence E. Carter II, $ 650.000. • Ngõ 385 Tracey, Kevin M. Rustowicz; Maura Am Rustowicz cho Jeremy Dettmer; Kathleen Dettmer, 210.000 đô la. • 1925 Creekside Drive, Lori L. Itienne đến Megan A. Angelina, $ 173.500. • 51 Woodlee Lane, Michael L. Miller; Sheila A. Miller đến Beverly A. Hurley, 138.500 đô la. • Đường sửa chữa 2635, Marcia A. Hunt đến Steven J. Hunt, 26.000 đô la. HAMBURG • 3779 Lakeshore Road, Farrell North Properties LLC đến Jameson Realty LLC, $ 1.000.000. • Đất trống Tây Nam Boulevard, Hamburg Land Associates LLC đến Jl Hamburg 1301 LLC, $ 575.000. • 5463 Sycamore Lane, Forbes Homes Inc đến Paul R. Cochran III Wendi D. Cochran, $ 538.370. • 3504 Mckinley Parkway, G & i Ix Empire Mckinley Mall Outparcel LLC đến Orchard Park trọ Ventures LLC, $ 400.000. • 5665 Đại lộ Tây Nam, Biệt thự tại Brierwood LLC đến Pamela S. Gargano, $ 352.300. 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die Helden der Kindheit Von Petra Grünendahl

Das Plakat zur Otfried-Preußler-Ausstellung.

„An die Geschichten von Otfried Preußler erinnern sich die Menschen ganz stark über die Bilder“, erzählte Museumsdirektorin Dr. Christine Vogt. Und: „Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass es eine so vielfältige Ausstellung sein würde“, bedankte sie sich bei Kuratorin Linda Schmitz-Kleinreesink, die das komplette Werk des Autors für die Ausstellung wissenschaftlich aufbereitet hatte. Preußler erzählte alte Geschichten und Sagen, wie er sie aus Kindertagen kannte, neu, verändert und schuf unverwechselbare Figuren, denen Zeichner die optische Persönlichkeit gaben. Preußler wollte Kindern Ängste nehmen und schuf damit zum Beispiel die gute Hexe und den gutmütigen Räuber. Jeder kennt sie: „Mehrere Generationen sind mit diesen Figuren aufgewachsen – bis in die heutige Zeit“, erklärte Verlegerin Bärbel Dorweiler. „Illustrationen finden als angewandte Kunst selten den Weg ins Museum. Umso wichtiger ist mir hier auch die wissenschaftliche Aufarbeitung der Werke“, erzählte Christine Vogt, die betonte, dass die Ludwiggalerie trotz vieler Ausstellungen im grafischen Bereich kein Kindermuseum sei.

  Stellten die Ausstellung vor (v. l.): Kuratorin Linda Schmitz-Kleinreesink, Museumsdirektorin Dr. Christine Vogt und Verlegerin Bärbel Dorweiler. Foto: Petra Grünendahl.

Otfried Preußler (1923–2013) gehört zu den bedeutendsten und einflussreichsten Kinder- und Jugendbuchautoren des deutschsprachigen Raums. Mit Geschichten wie „Der Räuber Hotzenplotz“, „Die kleine Hexe“ und „Das kleine Gespenst“ hat der Autor seit den 1950er-Jahren Figuren erschaffen, die bis heute aus den Kinderzimmern dieser Welt nicht mehr wegzudenken sind. Mit „Otfried Preußler – Figurenschöpfer und Geschichtenerzähler“ präsentiert die Ludwiggalerie im Schloss Oberhausen nun erstmals eine Aufarbeitung von Otfried Preußlers Gesamtwerk. Museumsdirektorin Dr. Christine Vogt stellte zusammen mit Kuratorin Linda Schmitz-Kleinreesink, Verlegerin Bärbel Dorweiler (Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag), Dezernent Apostolos Tsalastras und Gestalter Uwe Eichholz die Ausstellung vor. „Ich bin froh, dass wir zumindest in einem gewissen Rahmen wieder Kunst präsentieren können”, sagte Apostolos Tsalastras, Oberhausens Dezernent für Kultur und Finanzen. Immerhin ist das jetzt die dritte Ausstellung in der Ludwiggalerie, die seit dem Ende des Corona-Lockdowns möglich gemacht wurde.

Grafik: Daniel Napp: Das kleine Gespenst.

Mit zahlreichen Zeichnern arbeitete Preußler in seiner langen Schaffenszeit zusammen. Diese illustrieren nicht nur seine Geschichten, sondern erwecken die Figuren zum Leben und schufen ihre eigenen unverwechselbaren Charaktere. Die Zeichner konnten relativ frei arbeiten, ihre Figuren optisch entwickeln, jedoch immer im Dialog mit dem Autor. Viele originale Tuschezeichnungen und Illustrationen stellte der Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag, der die Rechte am Werk Otfried Preußlers besitzt, aus seinem Archiv bereit. Darüber hinaus steuerten auch die Familie (Nachlass), Zeichner und Illustratoren ihr Material für diese einzigartige Schau bereit.

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  Alte und neue Bildsprache

Grafik: Mathias Weber koloriert Winnie Gebhardts Die kleine Hexe.

Besonders bekannt sind die Illustrationen von F. J. Tripp, die dem Räuber Hotzenplotz sein markantes Äußeres verleihen. Die holzschnitthaften Sepia-Zeichnungen, die Herbert Holzing für Krabat erschafft, bleiben über zahlreiche Auflagen hinweg bestehen. Das unverwechselbare Aussehen der kleinen Hexe, aber auch des kleinen Wassermanns, ist der Künstlerin Winnie Gebhardt zu verdanken. Mehr als 50 ihrer originalen Tuschezeichnungen stellt der Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag eigens für die Ausstellung bereit.

Die Neuillustrationen der Klassiker durch Daniel Napp, Thorsten Saleina und Annette Swoboda sind in der umfangreichen Schau genauso vertreten wie die frühen Zeichnungen. Indem die Präsentation nahezu alle Protagonisten Preußlers vorstellt, unterstreicht sie die immense Bandbreite seines Schaffens. Zum ersten Mal beleuchtet damit eine Ausstellung grundlegend die Illustratoren, die den Büchern durch ihre eindringlichen Bilder zu großem Erfolg verholfen haben. Auch selten gezeigte Originalzeichnungen zu Hörbe, die Otfried Preußler selbst angefertigt hat, sind zu sehen.

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  Räuber Hotzenplotz, Krabat und Die kleine Hexe

Christiane Hansen: Das Eselchen und der kleine Engel. Foto: Petra Grünendahl.

Die Ausstellung reicht von klassischen Bilderbüchern, Geschichtensammlungen und traditionelle Sagen bis hin zu fantastischen Erzählungen. Dabei können Besucher den gesamten Preußler-Kosmos kennen lernen. Dazu gehören auch Charaktere wie die dumme Augustine, Tella, die Schildbürger und Wanja sowie einige der weniger bekannten Protagonisten. Über drei Etagen hinweg sind Otfried Preußlers Geschichten in unterschiedlichen Formaten wissenschaftlich aufarbeitet präsentiert, damit große und kleine Besucher beim Betrachten der Bilder in phantastische Welten eintauchen können.

Otfried Preußler erfreut sich bis heute großer Beliebtheit bei Groß und Klein: „Wir haben die Bücher mit den einfachen Tuschezeichnungen ebenso im Programm wie die kolorierten Ausgaben, die den heutigen Sehgewohnheiten der Kinder entsprechen“, erzählte die Verlegerin. Viele von Preußlers Geschichten wurden auch in andere Medien übertragen: Hörbücher, Theateradaptionen, Filme und Spiele zeugen von der immensen Beliebtheit der jeweiligen Werke, die bis heute Groß und Klein begeistern. Über 300 originale Zeichnungen sowie Filmrequisiten, Buchausgaben und Fotografien ermöglichen erstmals einen umfangreichen Überblick über das Wirken Otfried Preußlers und seiner Illustratoren. Insgesamt schrieb er 35 Bücher, die in mehr als 50 Sprachen übersetzt mit einer Gesamtauflage von über 50 Mio. Exemplaren weltweit bis heute begeistern.

Zur Ausstellung ist ein Katalog erschienen, der Otfried Preußler als Figurenschöpfer und Geschichtenerzähler ebenso vorstellt wie die bedeutendsten Zeichner seiner Figuren. Das reich bebilderte 160-seitige Werk wird herausgegeben von Museumsdirektorin Dr. Christine Vogt und Kuratorin Linda Schmitz-Kleinreesink. Für 29,80 Euro ist es an der Museumskasse ebenso zu erwerben wie im lokalen Buchhandel (ISBN 978-3-932236-44-0).

Den Flyer zur Ausstellung gibt es hier zum Download.

  Impressionen aus der Ausstellung. Fotos: Petra Grünendahl.

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  Ludwiggalerie im Schloss Oberhausen

Handpuppen aus „Räuber Hotzenplotz“ . Foto: Petra Grünendahl.

Die Sonderausstellung läuft bis zum 17. Januar 2021. Das Museum ist geöffnet von Dienstag bis Sonntag zwischen 11 und 18 Uhr. Montags ist Ruhetag, feiertags sowie Pfingstmontag ist jedoch geöffnet. Geschlossen ist am 24., 25. und 31. Dezember sowie 1. Januar. Der Eintritt kostet 8 Euro (ermäßigt 4 Euro, Familien 12 Euro). Corona-bedingt gilt eine Besucherobergrenze: Im Großen Schloss (Otfried Preußler) von 80 Personen, in der Panoramagalerie im Kleinen Schloss (Dieter Nuhr und Bahar Batvand) finden 35 Leute Platz. Bei einer weiteren Lockerung der Einschränkungen könnte diese Zahl aber wieder steigen.

Führungen können aufgrund des Coronavirus zurzeit nur mit maximal 10 Personen stattfinden. Öffentliche Führungen finden im Großen Schloss onst sonn- und feiertags um 11.30 Uhr statt. Zudem gibt es Kuratorenführungen (mit Linda Schmitz-Kleinreesink, am 25. Oktober, 15. November, 13. Dezember und 10. Januar, jeweils um 15 Uhr) und Direktorenführungen mit Dr. Christine Vogt (23. September und 11. November, jeweils um 16 Uhr). Alle Führungen sind im Museumseintritt inklusive. Details zum Rahmenprogramm zu den Ausstellungen sowie zum Museumspädagogischen Angebot gibt es https://ludwiggalerie.de/de/ausstellungen/programm/. Die Ausstellung eröffnet am Samstag, 12. September 2020, um 19 Uhr.

In der Panoramagalerie im Kleinen Schloss zeigt die Ludwiggalerie noch bis zum 13. September das Projekt „Parallel“ des Kunstvereins Oberhausen mit Werken von Bahar Batvand und Dieter Nuhr. Diese Ausstellung haben wir bereits besucht. Im Kleinen Schloss ist der Eintritt frei.

Die LUDWIGGALERIE Schloss Oberhausen ist eines der 21 RuhrKunstMuseen. Sie befindet sich an der Konrad-Adenauer-Allee 46 in 46049 Oberhausen. Anfahrt am besten über die A42, Abfahrt Oberhausen-Zentrum. Weitere Infos: www.ludwiggalerie.de.

  © 2020 Petra Grünendahl (Text und Fotos)

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Ludwiggalerie im Schloss Oberhausen zeigt Otfried Preußler die Helden der Kindheit Von Petra Grünendahl „An die Geschichten von Otfried Preußler erinnern sich die Menschen ganz stark über die Bilder“, erzählte Museumsdirektorin Dr.

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Movies of 2017

Every year I write down all the movies I watch and compile it in a long year-end list like this one. Since mid-2016 I’ve used letterboxd.com to keep track of dates and ratings but in 2017 I started recording where I watched each film too (got the idea from Silver Screen Fiend by Patton Oswalt; his list is 4 years and hundreds of movies long). This is about 12,000 words long and it took me a few days to write (and a month to edit apparently) so I don’t really expect anyone to read this all the way through but there are top/bottom 10s and honorable mentions at the bottom if you just want the highlights. Also y’all know these are just my opinions right? Feel free to discuss movies you also saw last year or maybe even give some recommendations if you want to. My watchlist is about 500 movies long and I’m always adding to it. Thanks for reading and I’ll see you in a year.

116 movies in 2017

January – 11

February – 5

March – 3

April – 4

May – 8

June – 10

July – 12

August – 15

September – 17

October – 6

November – 9

December – 16

1/1 – Hell or High Water (2016) – 8 – Home (Ridgecrest) – Directed by David Mackenzie – Written by Taylor Sheridan – Dirty, gritty, and full of brotherly bank robbing, Hell or High Water is a thrilling and morbid look at the lower class rural communities that America is leaving behind and the lengths to which some will go to provide for their families. The line between good and bad is muddled as the exploited seek to take back from the exploiters and as the law (Jeff Bridges) slowly closes in on them. Really exciting and moving film with great performances all around. Highly recommended if you liked Sicario (the darker and more thrilling version of this movie, also written by Taylor Sheridan) or if you like the atmosphere and/or flavor of crime unique to the American Southwest.

1/2 – Frances Ha (2012) – 10 – Home – Directed by Noah Baumbach – Written by Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig – One of my top 5 films ever and contender for coziest film of all time, Frances Ha is arguably Noah Baumbach’s magnum opus. This film has been both praised and criticized for its mumblecore-esque dialogue, “quirky” characters, and the seemingly meandering plot in its 86-minute runtime. To enjoy this you really need to be able to empathize with the plight of these privileged white kids in their late 20s as they try to find direction in an inherently directionless time in life. It’s not a film for everyone but it’s everything to the people for whom it resonates. It seems to have a permanent stay on Netflix too so check it out if you have an hour and a half to spare. Also it has Adam Driver playing a privileged art kid living in Manhattan.

1/10 – La La Land (2016) – 9 – Cinemark Lancaster – Directed by Damien Chazelle – Written by Damien Chazelle – “Jacques Demy for the digital age.” If you like LA, golden-age Hollywood musicals, theatre, jazz, Ryan Gosling, and/or Emma Stone then you’ll like this movie. The non-musical parts tend to drag a bit, especially toward the last half of the film, but it’s amazing that movies like this still get released (even if it’s just a huge love-letter to Hollywood).

1/12 – Spirited Away (2001) – 9 – Home – Directed by Hayao Miyazaki – Written by Hayao Miyazaki – A classic that oozes with charm and has some of the best world-building and character designs I’ve ever seen. It receives a lot of praise and deserves every bit of it.

1/13 – Blue Ruin (2013) – 8 – Home – Directed by Jeremy Saulnier – Written by Jeremy Saulnier – An amazing and gruesome thriller from the same guy who made Green Room. If you get tired of protagonists seemingly always knowing what to do or only encountering minor setbacks placed there simply because they need to be there then I feel like you’ll like this movie. The revenger must often deal with obstacles he creates himself and that’s where much of the tension and excitement comes from (but don’t take my word for it since I haven’t seen it in a year). Is very good film though.

1/16 – Prisoners (2013) – 8 – Home – Directed by Denis Villeneuve – Written by Aaron Guzikowski – A slow burn suspense thriller about Hugh Jackman’s daughter being kidnapped and Jake Gyllenhaal having to find her. This movie is extremely fucked up and it could’ve been amazing if not for some parts toward the end that feel rushed. It’s definitely worth your time though, everything by Villeneuve is.

1/17 – Ratatouille (2007) – 8 – Home – Directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava – Written by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, and Brad Bird – Probably my favorite Pixar movie. The music, voice acting, designs, writing, etc are all great obviously since this is pre-shitty Pixar (though hopefully the slump is over what with Coco’s success and Incredibles II coming soon).

~Spring Semester 2017~

1/22 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – 10– Oak (Chico home) – Directed by Steven Spielberg – Written by Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, and Philip Kaufman – The best Indiana Jones movie and arguably the greatest action/adventure film of all time. Hell, it’s one of the greatest movies of all time. The pacing (understandably) takes a hit after the basket chase and no one remembers the u-boat scene but otherwise it’s perfect.

1/22 – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) – 7 – Oak – Directed by Steven Spielberg – Written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, and George Lucas – The worst of the original Indy trilogy but still good. Darker than Raiders but somehow cheesier than Crusade, and that’s not even mentioning the casual racism, although you could definitely argue that it’s being racist to satirize the serials of the 1930s. Or maybe it’s just racist because it was the 80s.

1/23 – Silence (2016) – 8 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Martin Scorsese – Written by Jay Cocks, Shûsaku Endô, and Martin Scorsese – This movie is long and completely joyless; a two and a half hour slog of Christian missionaries being tortured and killed in horrific ways that make you question faith and the lengths to which some will go to do what they believe is right, no matter the suffering it may cause. This film is great because it’s Scorsese but don’t expect good vibes.

1/25 – Split (2016) – 5 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by M. Night Shyamalan – Written by M. Night Shyamalan – Terribly overrated, depressing, and lame. If you do decide to see this, make sure you watch M Night’s good movies first since this is a sequel and the “twist” of this one is basically a huge fuck you to anyone who didn’t. James McAvoy was amazing but it’s pretty much the only worthwhile thing about this.

2/9 – Frances Ha (2012) – 10 – Nord (old Chico apartment) – Directed by Noah Baumbach – Written by Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig – Fun fact, this was my most watched movie in 2017.

2/9 – Captain Fantastic (2016) – 8 – Nord – Directed by Matt Ross – Written by Matt Ross – There are pacing issues but this movie is a solid 8/10. Wonderfully heartfelt performances, lovable characters, and a beautiful story. The poster makes it look like a Wes Anderson / Little Miss Sunshine rip off but it’s not that at all. Definitely check this one out.

2/10 – 20th Century Women (2016) – 9 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Mike Mills – Written by Mike Mills – Oh wow I love this movie. So so so so good. This coming of age story is about Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Dr. Manhattan living in Santa Barbara in the late 70s just living their lives. It’s nostalgic and it’s beautiful and please see this.

2/15 – Superbad (2007) – 8 – Nord – Directed by Greg Mottola – Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg – A true classic. I watched this for the first time on an iPod Nano in 2008 and had to be real sneaky about it because I knew my parents wouldn’t let me watch it. Definitely a defining film of the 2000s and one that’ll be remembered fondly.

2/15 – Knowing (2009) – 5 – Nord – Directed by Alex Proyas – Written by Ryne Douglas Pearson, Juliet Snowden, and Stiles White – This movie combines an interesting premise with some seriously disturbing disaster visuals and a not-the-worst performance from our boy Nic Cage. I actually really enjoy this movie and aside from pacing/writing issues and a questionable ending it's not even that bad.

3/12 – Kong: Skull Island (2017) – 5 – AMC Disneyland – Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts – Starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and John C. Reilly – This movie is a total schlock-fest and it’s fun as hell. Super fun action, cool creature designs, a dope setting, and John C Reilly is a god among men. On the flip side, the first 20 minutes kind of suck, the pacing is INSANE, the characterization is terrible, and the love-story was half-assedly shoehorned in but if you like over-the-top ridiculous bullshit then you’ll fucking love this movie because that’s all it is.

3/17 – Hot Rod (2007) – 7 – Home – Directed by Akiva Schaffer – Written by Pam Brady – One of the best comedies of the 2000s. Legitimately hilarious and super well written. Cool beans.

3/19 – Midnight in Paris (2011) – 5 – Oak – Directed by Woody Allen – Written by Woody Allen – I used to love Midnight in Paris but upon re-watch I noticed there are really just a few excellent scenes surrounded by terribly lazy writing. I love the themes and the depictions of the modernists but the writing is typical phoned in Woody Allen bullshit. Woody Allen retire bitch.

4/1 – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) – 9 – Nord – Directed by Wes Anderson – Written by Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson – Starring Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, and Jeff Goldblum – Gets better every time I watch it. It’s definitely up there with Anderson’s best even though Grand Budapest or Tenenbaum usually overshadows it. Wonderful soundtrack.

4/2 – Get Out (2017) – 8 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Jordan Peele – Written by Jordan Peele – Relevant, funny, and poignant; This only gets better on re-watch because the script is tight as fuck and there are small things that only make sense in hindsight. Also I never realized before but there’s a very good reason the protagonist is a photographer and the thematic significance of black bodies also can’t be ignored. A very well written movie and I can’t wait to see what Jordan Peele has in store for the future.

4/6 – The Discovery (2017) – 5 – Oak – Directed by Charlie McDowell – Written by Charlie McDowell and Justin Lader – The worst Black Mirror episode you could possibly imagine: very interesting premise with a terribly flawed execution. Really it’s just boring and that’s the worst thing it could be. Also why is Jason Segel in this?

4/17 – The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) – 4 – Nord – Directed by André Øvredal – Written by Ian B. Goldberg and Richard Naing – The first hour was enjoyable and suspenseful but by the end I really didn’t give a shit. Very meh and wastes Emile Hirsch and an ok premise.

5/9 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) – 6 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by James Gunn – Written by James Gunn – Back in May people were saying this is better than the first Guardians and I have no idea what movie they watched because this is blatantly awful in comparison. 80% of the action scenes are fun and engaging but the other 20% are I-want-to-go-home levels of boring. The emotional moments were certainly much better than the first but the jokes are much worse BY FAR. “Haha nipples haha turds hahaha trash panda huehuehue.” The jokes that land are hilarious but when they fall flat they fall hard. The pacing of this thing is baffling as well with short periods of insane action and long periods of nothing but failed emotion baiting and baby groot being a fool. I sleep. I do think the plot was more interesting than the first and Yondu’s story was awesome but this could have been much better. It wasn’t, but it definitely could’ve been.

5/12 – Don’t Think Twice (2016) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Mike Birbiglia – Written by Mike Birbiglia – Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, and Chris Gethard – This is about a bunch of improv comics struggling with their failures and insecurities in the failing Brooklyn improv scene while one of their troupe makes it big and joins the cast of SNL. I don’t want to say anything else because there’s not much else without spoilers but you should watch this if you like comedy/comedians/improv. Pros: Written by Mike Birbiglia. Cons: Lena Dunham cameo.

5/20 – Possession (1981) – 10 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Andrzej Żuławski – Written by Andrzej Żuławski – This movie is completely insane and it fucking rules. It’s impossible to articulate anything about this movie because it’s a totally evil and fucked up cosmic horror film that relies on atmosphere and makes less sense the closer you look at it. I highly recommend this film but be prepared to leave with a ton of questions and no answers at all.

5/21 – Prometheus (2012) – 6 – Nord – Directed by Ridley Scott – Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelhof – People give this movie too much shit. I loved this back in 2012 and thought the idea of the engineers creating humanity then coming back and trying to kill them was very interesting. 5 years later I’m not totally sold on the execution but the characters are great despite their stupidity and the premise is a fun exploration into the Alien universe. I re-watched this in preparation for Covenant thinking it would be necessary but no it didn’t matter at all.

5/23 – Alien: Covenant (2017) – 5 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Ridley Scott – Written by Jack Paglen, John Logan, Dante Harper, and Michael Green – “I’ll do the fingering.” This movie is ridiculous. The first 45 minutes or so are great and harken back to a time when Ridley Scott movies weren’t synonymous with schlocky garbage, but then it devolves into typical thoughtless action-horror. Don’t expect any questions from Prometheus to be answered and don’t expect any questions from this one to be answered because by the end of the film nothing matters. Fassbender is far and away the best part of this and the action is really cool if you don’t think about it. Really, both Prometheus and Covenant are good movies if you don’t think about the things that make them bad. Like at least they’re entertaining.

5/24 – I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017) – Nord – Directed by Macon Blair – Written by Macon Blair – Starring Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood – A fun Netflix original by Macon Blair, the protagonist of Blue Ruin and Nazi dude in Green Room. This almost seems allegorical in how it depicts those who do violence, those who oppose violence by any means necessary (even going as far as to commit violence themselves), and those who oppose violence regardless of intent or justice. It’s shot pretty well and it’s good to see Elijah Wood and Melanie Lynskey back together again (Over the Garden Wall).

5/24 – The Iron Giant (1999) – 9 – Nord – Directed by Brad Bird – Written by Ted Hughes, Brad Bird, and Tim McCanlies – A classic and a cornerstone of my childhood. One of the best animated films of all time hands down. RIP John Mahoney :(

5/27 – Alien (1979) – 8 – Nord – Directed by Ridley Scott – Written by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett – I need to watch Alien again because I feel like other people see more in it than I do. It’s great but it’s underwhelming and I expected more from it (didn’t affect my rating). It’s better than the new films but something about it didn’t work for me I guess. I’ll watch it again in 2018.

~Summer~

6/2 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) – 5 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg – Written by Jeff Nathanson and Terry Rossio – I didn’t hate this movie. Weird pacing in the first half, the plot was much looser than previous Pirates films, and the actual climax with the mcguffin was terrible BUT there were some really cool sequences and great locales/sets. I’d venture a guess that most of the budget for this went to the sets and Johnny Depp. There are really no surprises here and if you liked any of the other Pirates movies you’ll probably enjoy yourself. It’s better than the previous two. Also that one shot with the stars on the island was incredible.

6/3 – Wonder Woman (2017) – 6 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Patty Jenkins – Written by Geoff Johns, Allan Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs – The best DCEU film and a cool WWI film but there are MANY problems. Regarding the good; this movie had fun characters, the whole beginning part on the island looked beautiful, and Gal Godot and Chris Pine are wonderful. I also rather liked the first half or so. As for the bad—there’s a lot of it. The framing device is god-awful, the CGI is laughably bad, there’s an HOUR of exposition upfront in which nothing happens, an entire German battleship disappears after they kill 30 guys on the beach and is never brought up again or explained, there’s an overuse of slow mo making the CGI look even worse, every shot off the island (even the ones in broad daylight) look like they were filmed through limo tint, and the third act is a mess. But the biggest problem I have with this film is that Diana never learns from her mistakes and is almost too naïve to be likeable. She’s doing her own thing the whole movie trying to get to Ares specifically and then when the third act comes we realize oh none of it even mattered and Chris Pine is the one who actually saves the day. DC is straight up incompetent.

6/5 – The Void (2016) – 4 – Home – Directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski – Written by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski  – Cool Lovecraftian themes, some awesome practical creature effects and designs, and seriously disturbing imagery marred by a boring script and wholly uninteresting characters. This could’ve been good if the cosmic horror elements were fleshed out more but this movie is pretty lame as is.

6/6 – Chris Chan Documentary – 6 – Home – Directed by Josh L (Sachumo) – Written and Edited by Josh L (Sachumo) – Christian Weston Chandler (known as “Chris Chan”) is a 33 year old high-functioning autistic internet celebrity/punching bag known for his “countless anti-social episodes and traumatic events in his life. From public outbursts to assault of property and people, these events have eaten away at his very sanity.” I first learned about Chris Chan through memes and people doing impressions of his distinctive voice but I later learned about the man, the meme, the legend and became curious to find out more as many who discover him do. Chris is basically what happens when those with autism or other mental disabilities don’t receive the help they need at an early enough age and then discover the Internet where they find themselves at the mercy of a population disconnected from the consequences of their actions. Chris is probably most well known for his creation of Sonichu, an OC character that is a hybrid between Sonic the Hedgehog and Pikachu, but he’s probably equally well known for engaging with the trolls who have harassed him for well over a decade. If you’d like to learn more about Chris Chan I recommend checking out this movie, the Chris Chan Documentary: https://youtu.be/bXjnakAlF-s or this Down the Rabbit Hole episode about Chris: https://youtu.be/5IPtLvxO8hs OR the best version; the Chris Chan Lecture: https://youtu.be/vFOIauPQ5XI

6/19 – It Comes at Night (2017) – 7 – Christiana Cinemark Newark, DE – Directed by Trey Edward Shults – Written by Trey Edward Shults – I love the concept of the audience only knowing as much as the characters; it gives the film a sense of immersion you don't get with other horror suspense films. Despite that I don't think this lived up to its potential so it was a bit disappointing imo. They could've done more with it but for what it is I think it's completely fine. I don't think it's fair or sound to judge a movie based on expectations vs. result so I won't do that here but I think they could've gotten away with a little more plot. I'll probably never watch it again but I enjoyed it and would recommend it fur sure, especially if you like what a24 has released previously.

6/19 – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) – 2 – Hockessin, DE – Directed by Roland Emmerich – Written by Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, James Vanderbilt – This movie sucks so bad I purged it from my brain.

6/20 – The Mummy (2017) – 3 – United Artists Philly – Directed by Alex Kurtzman – Written by Christopher McQuarrie, David Koepp, and Dylan Kussman – I didn’t hate this movie but I did get bored around the second or third round of expository monologue. Tonally inconsistent and, at times, what seemed like an inexplicable combination of two different movies. There were the parts about the Jekyll SCP-esque society for containing evil, which I thought was pretty cool, but then there were the parts about the actual mummy, which I couldn’t have cared less about. I think everyone did a fine job here with what they were given except for Jake Johnson whose delivery was ridiculously terrible for some reason lmao

6/29 – Life (2017) – 4 – Home – Directed by Daniel Espinosa – Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick – Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds – I literally just wrote a list as I watched so here are the most important thoughts I guess: the score is extremely generic, some really dodgy CGI in places, the characters are idiots, I got bored and looked at the time and there were still 45 minutes left oh god, they refuse to kill the alien even when they have the chance, and my final thought was “glad I didn’t pay money to see this.” I also said “I liked when Calvin smacked into the door like a cartoon.” Haha that part was good. Still better than The Cloverfield Paradox.

6/29 – Crimson Peak (2015) – 8 – Home – Directed by Guillermo del Toro – Written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro – The sense of place and atmosphere in this film is remarkable. Some seriously spooky imagery and ghost design and the camera work is delicious. Love the sets, love the performances, and love the genre. Goddamn that’s some good shit right there.

6/30 – The Beguiled (2017) – 9 – Arclight Hollywood – Directed by Sofia Coppola – Written by Thomas Cullinan and Sofia Coppola – Starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning – Incredible sound design, cinematography, atmosphere, tension, and performances. Most shots could be framed and hung on the wall and every scene had such a thick sense of place you could reach out and grab it. Worst thing were some of the accents at times but god damn everything else was near perfect. It’s downright disgusting how slept on this movie was.

7/3 – Cars 3 (2017) – 7 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Brian Fee – Written by Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson, Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson, Mike Rich, Brian Fee, Ben Queen, Jonathon E. Stewart, and Eyal Podell – Here’s my letterboxd review from the day I saw Cars 3: “Never thought I'd be able to empathize so well with anthropomorphized cars. Uh so I really enjoyed this movie and it's much better than Cars 2. Glad they toned town the Mater involvement and when they did include him his jokes landed pretty well so he was actually fun in this one. The pace was lightning fast for the first act but the 2nd and 3rd were pretty good and the climax was pretty intense even though I knew exactly what was going to happen. This movie looks fucking incredible and some of the shots looked close to photorealistic. The lighting especially was so fucking choice dang. Can u tell I love Pixar movies?”

7/6 – The Thing (1982) – 10 – Home – Directed by John Carpenter – Written by Bill Lancaster and John W. Campbell Jr. – Arguably one of the best horror films of all time and a personal favorite of mine. Practical effects are life. It’s just perfect. The second watch later this year has more info about it so read that one too.

7/9 – Despicable Me 3 (2017) – 6 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin – Written by Ken Daurio – This was fun. The animation looked pretty good and Trey Parker was pretty hilarious in every scene he was in, although I couldn't help my cynicism and notice how transparent some of their decisions for this installment were. Dr. Nefario is frozen in carbonate because I'm guessing they couldn't get Russell Brand again and they included a ton of 80s stuff to cash in on the whole stranger things / 80s nostalgia craze. Even with these things in mind they still wrote a more than coherent plot around it so whatever I won't fault them even though they weren't very subtle about it. There were 2-4 separate plots going on at any given time but it worked because it kept the movie flowing well. The minions were ok but they didn't do much. Pacing was pretty good and I was surprised to find out it was only like 1h25m. If you liked the other ones you'll like this one.

7/10 – The Big Sick (2017) – 8 – Ventura Downtown 10 – Directed by Michael Showalter – Written by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon – Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano – Fucking incredible. I used to love comedy—I still do but I used to too—and if you love comedians like I do then you will probably love this film as well. Kumail's story is hilarious as it is heartbreaking and it completely subverts the romantic dramedy format that Apatow films are known for. Someone recently criticized Apatow films for running about 20 mins too long and I definitely felt that with this one too (less so on rewatch). Still works even if it feels a bit overlong. Anyway yeah throw all your fucking money at this film. Stories like these deserve to be told and, most importantly, seen. 1000 congrats to Kumail and everyone else involved.

7/14 – Aliens (1986) – 7 – Home – Directed by James Cameron – Written by James Cameron – I really don’t know why Alien is such a successful franchise. The first Alien is great, Aliens is good but not great, and the rest are shit in comparison. I can barely remember anything about this movie and this isn’t even the first time I’ve seen it. Perhaps it is not for me. All I can remember is Bishop’s knife trick (WHAOOOOOOAOAAOOHHH WHAOOAOAOAOHHHHHH WHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOAHHHHHHHHHH) and Newt saying “they moostly come at night,, moostly”

7/15 – Baby Driver (2017) – 7 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Edgar Wright – Written by Edgar Wright – Overrated. The deaf representation, synchronized soundtrack, and performances are great but this is the weakest film Edgar Wright has done imo. The pacing is weird and it doesn’t always make sense given the character motivations and also Kevin Spacey is in a movie called baby driver. Kinda forgettable in hindsight.

7/17 – The Big Lebowski (1998) – 10 – Oak – Directed by Joel Coen – Written by Joel and Ethan Coen – Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, and Philip Seymour Hoffman – A lot of people don’t like this movie and I feel like it’s because the comedy is derived from the characters instead of actual jokes and gags. These people are hilarious and the characterization is absolutely incredible so by the end of the movie you should be completely on board with the chaos that is the Big Lebowski. Absolutely masterful writing and directing because it’s the coen bros.

7/18 – Friday (1995) – 5 – Oak – Directed by F. Gary Gray – Written by DJ Pooh and Ice Cube – Starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker – This was the first time I watched Friday and now I know where all the annoying piece of shit kids in middle school got all their references. This movie is pretty funny though so I don’t blame em.

7/20 – The Green Inferno (2013) – 3 – Oak – Directed by Eli Roth – Written by Guillermo Amoedo and Eli Roth – This gets worse every time I watch it so why the fuck do I keep watching it. The only thing this movie has going for it (if you can even say that) is that the gore is legitimately fucked up. Honestly this movie would work pretty well if it went the dark and gritty Cannibal Holocaust route but it’s just so ridiculously stupid and tonally inconsistent.

7/22 – Dunkirk 70mm IMAX (2017) – 10 – Ontario 22 – Directed by Christopher Nolan – Written by Christopher Nolan – What I’d imagine a perfect movie looks like. Maybe it’s because I saw this in 70mm IMAX but this film is incredible. It doesn’t feel like it should be but it really is that good. The biggest complaint I’ve seen about this has been about the lack of characterization, which is very obviously not the point of this movie at all and shouldn’t be taken into consideration when critiquing it. The characters are not the point. You don’t need a lull in the action where 5 people gather around a campfire and talk about their lady back home like every single other shitty melodramatic war movie since the beginning of time. This isn’t Saving Private Ryan; it’s fucking Dunkirk. It’s a mad dash through land, sea, and air to survive. It’s tense, it’s moving, and it’s pure suspense and thrills from start to finish. One of the best movies of the year no doubt about it. Seeing it in IMAX was a revelation.

7/23 – Enemy (2013) – 8 – Home – Directed by Denis Villeneuve – Written by José Saramago and Javier Gullón – This movie is crazy. Just watch it without looking up anything about it I promise it’ll be better that way. And make sure you pay attention from start to finish to get the best experience because there’s tons of symbolism (spiders and webs etc). I’d think this would get better on rewatch if the first viewing wasn’t so insane.

7/29 – Dunkirk 70mm IMAX (2017) – 10 – Regal Hacienda Crossings 20 – Directed by Christopher Nolan – Written by Christopher Nolan – It was even better the second time.

8/1 – The Prestige (2006) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Christopher Nolan– Written by Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, and Christopher Priest – Even though I rated Dunkirk higher I’d say this is Nolan’s best work. Everything has a purpose and everything is important. “Are you watching closely?” Only complaint is that there’s something about this that feels cheesy but that might just be a Nolan thing.

8/2 – Spider-Man 2 (2004) – 6 – Oak – Directed by Sam Raimi – Written by Alvin Sargent and Stan Lee – Not nearly enough Spider-Man in this Spider-Man movie. Also it’s cheesy as hell because 2004.

8/3 – Jackass: The Movie (2002) – 6 – Andrew’s House – Directed by Jeff Tremaine – Written by Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, and Spike Jonze – Like it or not, jackass is culturally significant and a perfect snapshot of the MTV crowd in the early 2000s. This is my childhood and I’m happy the newer generations are still watching this stuff.

8/4 – Mattress Man Commercial (2003) – 8 – Home – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman – A comedic short featured on the 2-disc DVD of Punch-Drunk Love, released in June 2003: https://youtu.be/fkeLGisUHtc

This is actually a parody of this original mattress man commercial: https://youtu.be/Fsro18nP3mg

8/7 – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) – 8 – Home – Directed by John Huston – Written by John Huston and B. Traven – Starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt – Great movie about greed and humanity. It’s no wonder Paul Thomas Anderson named this as an inspiration for There Will Be Blood. Kinda slow but worth it in the end. Required viewing as far as Bogart movies go. I don’t remember it very well to be honest.

8/8 – Gangs of New York (2002) – 7 – Home – Directed by Martin Scorsese – Written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan – Daniel Day-Lewis is amazing in this, Leo is alright in this, and Cameron Diaz—well I guess my question is, can you recast someone’s part in a 15 year old movie? I heard great things about Gangs but it really didn’t live up to the hype and felt very dated, which is something we’re going to be seeing a lot of from late 90s/early 2000s films as time goes on. I have the book but I still need to read it. I absolutely love stuff about the history of Manhattan.

8/9 – Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) – 10 – Home – Directed by Stanley Kubrick – Written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter George – The best performance(s) from Peter Sellers and without a doubt one of my favorite endings of all time. If you haven’t seen this yet then you’re missing out.

8/9 – Clapping for the Wrong Reasons (2013) – 8 – Home – Directed by Hiro Murai – Written by Donald Glover – Starring Donald Glover, Trinidad James, Danielle Fishel, Flying Lotus, Abella Anderson, and Chance The Rapper – A surrealist short film by the renaissance man himself, Donald Glover. It follows a day in the life of ‘The Boy,’ a character Donald Glover created for his rap persona Childish Gambino to go alongside his 2013 album “Because the Internet.” The haunting cinematography by Hiro Murai, director of Atlanta, and the score by Gambino create an atmosphere that I fucking can’t get enough of. Also Gambino and Chance the Rapper have a pushup contest and you can watch the whole film here: https://youtu.be/Z_bONLcE8IA

8/10 – Casablanca (1942) – 10 – Home – Directed by Michael Curtiz – Written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch – There’s a reason Casablanca is regarded as one of the greatest movies of all time and has somehow remained in the pop culture for over 75 years. A beautiful and moving film that’s more relevant than you think. vive le france, vive la démocratie.

8/11 – Annabelle: Creation (2017) – 4 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by David F. Sandberg – Written by Gary Dauberman – Hot take: both Annabelle movies are hot garbage. The script is laughably bad, the directing is ok, and the last act was exciting enough to be enjoyable. I like how it tied into the Conjuring universe but the writing was so bad that I honestly felt like I could write a better script and that’s not good. Also I kept forgetting this wasn’t Insidious. At least possession cures polio.

8/16 – Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) – 6 – Oak – Directed by Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, John Landis, and George Miller – Written by George Clayton Johnson, John Landis, Richard Matheson, and Rod Serling – Starring Albert Brooks, Vic Morrow, John Larroquette, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Scatman Crothers, and Rod Serling – I had to include that all-star cast. I think I’m biased because the Twilight Zone is a huge part of my childhood and continues to be, mostly through New Years marathons and Netflix background streaming, but I enjoy this movie quite a bit. Twilight Zone the show is amazing. The movie is fine. John Landis is a murderer.

8/17 – Paths of Glory (1957) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Stanley Kubrick – Written by Humphrey Cobb, Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, and Jim Thompson – Starring Kirk Douglas – I watched this on a whim at 2 am and it was great. Also I didn’t know Kirk Douglas was in this movie until I looked it up afterwards.

8/18 – Chinatown (1974) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Roman Polanski – Written by Robert Towne – Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, and Roman Polanski – Chinatown is extremely good and the history behind it is actually pretty interesting. I occasionally listen to a podcast called ‘You Must Remember This’ all about Hollywood history in the 20th century and one of the episodes centering around Roman Polanski talks about Chinatown and its production quite a bit. The original script was written by Robert Towne, was 180 pages long, and had a different ending but Polanski cut down and reordered the plot then changed the ending, causing Towne to leave the project. This is also Polanski’s reluctant return to American film after the Tate murders of 69. Roman Polanski die bitch.

8/20 – Watchmen (2009) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Zack Snyder – Written by David Hayter, Alex Tse, and Alan Moore – Watchmen was the last film I watched before the fall semester started and it caused me to have the first of many existential crises/breakdowns that would continue up to the end of 2017. Moral of the story this was not a good way to start the fall semester but Watchmen is fucking awesome. The graphic novel is even better but I still appreciate the film. Can’t wait to watch the Extended Director’s Cut in 2018.

~Fall Semester 2017~

8/21 – Operation Avalanche (2016) – 5 – Oak – Directed by Matt Johnson – Written by Josh Boles – Starring Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, and Jared Raab – I heard about this from YourMovieSucks.org I think and it was ok. I fell asleep watching it like 3 times so I don’t remember it well enough to talk confidently about it but I remember the ending was underwhelming. It’s basically about these filmmakers in the 60s who learn that the US is probably going to lose the space race to Russia so, after seeing Kubrick’s front projection technology, they’re hired to fake the moon landing for the US government. Super interesting premise but flawed execution. They actually shot the NASA scenes on location after they told them the equipment was for a student documentary.

9/1 – Apocalypse Now (1979) – 10 – Oak – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola – Written by John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Joseph Conrad, and Michael Herr – Starring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Laurence Fishburne, and Harrison Ford – What the fuck even is Apocalypse Now. This movie feels like a comedy in spots and a shadowy fever dream in others and it all somehow works. Either Coppola is a genius or the editors are. I still need to watch the documentary about the making of this (Hearts of Darkness) but I’m sure it’ll end up on next year’s list and that question will be answered.

9/2 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Steven Spielberg – Written by Jeffrey Boam and Menno Meyjes – Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliot, Alison Doody, and River Phoenix – Mitch I finally got to finish watching the OG Indy trilogy; it only took 8 months. This is my favorite Indiana Jones movie because it balances the serious with the fun/cheese really well. Technically speaking, Raiders is the best Indy movie hands down but it isn’t quite as rewatchable as Crusade imo and Temple is insanely dumb and annoying in comparison. Crusade hits that sweet spot, making it one of those movies that I always need to sit down and finish if I see it on TV.

9/3 – There Will Be Blood (2007) – 10 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson and Upton Sinclair  – One of my favorites of all time and arguably one of the best movies ever made. This film is literally perfect. Thrilling, dark, and evil, Daniel Day-Lewis disappears into the role of Daniel Plainview and Paul Dano gives an incredible performance as Eli. Goddamn this movie is so good I’m so happy I got the chance to see it in the theater this time. Paul Thomas Anderson is my favorite director and everything he touches is a masterpiece.

9/8 – It (2017) – 5 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Andy Muschietti – Written by Chase Palmer, Gary Dauberman, Stephen King, and Cary Fukunaga – I was expecting a horror movie because they marketed this as a horror movie but it is not a horror movie. It tries to be a dozen different 80s films and fails at being any of them. Complete tonal disaster. Is it a raunchy comedy? Is it a horror film? Oh no it’s Stranger Things! Wow John Hughes! 1980s! Do you remember the 1980s? They were over 30 years ago now isn’t that crazy? Buy tickets to our movie.

If this was billed as a dark comedy I would’ve liked it more but when it’s actually a lame horror film with no tension or effective scares then how could it not be disappointing? To be completely honest I would have walked out about halfway through if I hadn’t seen it with friends. The praise this movie received is honestly baffling to me; it’s a total piece in every department except for Finn Wolfhard making dick jokes.

9/10 – The Room (2003) – 1 – Clay Theater San Francisco – Directed by Tommy Wiseau – Written by Tommy Wiseau – I HIGHLY recommend seeing this in the theater at a midnight showing because I have never laughed harder in my entire life and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I knew I had to see this again to prepare for The Disaster Artist but a midnight screening is the only way to experience this movie. Tommy Wiseau is an inspiration to us all.

9/12 – Grave of the Fireflies (1988) – 10 – CSU Chico Ayres 106 – Directed by Isao Takahata – Written by Akiyuki Nosaka and Isao Takahata – They screened this as part of the University Film Series at Chico and boy is it sad as fuck. The story is told in an unconventional way and it’s extremely effective. High recommend but don’t expect to do anything afterwards.

9/14 – mother! (2017) – 8 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Darren Aronofsky – Written by Darren Aronofsky – BALLS TO THE WALL INSANITY HOLY SHIT. I had an absolute blast seeing this in the theater because I had NO idea what to expect and wow this movie really delivered on blowing my expectations into orbit. Sure, Aronofsky is pretentious and his knowledge of allegory could be summed up by a one-word 72-pt font bold synopsis that reads, “HAMFISTED.” Sure, there’s an extremely unnecessary and possibly disturbing part for women that occurs towards the last half. Sure, this is just a weird but not-boring adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby. Sure all these things, but this movie is fucking insane and there’s much more to this than “loll bible allegory.” There are at least TWO other extended metaphors you could reasonably interpret from this story and that’s the main reason why this isn’t a pretentious piece of shit.

9/16 – Night of the Living Dead (1968) – 8 – Oak – Directed by George A. Romero – Written by George A. Romero and John A. Russo – I wrote my last long post about how influential and amazing this film is because it really is that good. In a vacuum this is probably a 6 or 7 out of 10 but considering what it did for the horror genre it deserves an extra star or two.

9/16 – Dawn of the Dead (1978) – 8 – Oak – Directed by George A. Romero – Written by George A. Romero – This is what people describe when they think of a zombie apocalypse, or at least this is what most people envision; locking yourself in a mall or store with everything you’d ever need and waiting/fighting it out. The sheer joy the characters experience as they scavenge the stores and slap the shit out of some zombies is super relatable and everyone is extremely likeable. With some legitimately hilarious moments and a few genuine scares, Dawn is a solid entry in the Dead franchise. Side note: I love that the Romero Dead films are very critical of capitalism. Gives me the warm fuzzies.

9/17 – Paris, Texas (1984) – 10 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Wim Wenders – Written by Sam Shepard and L.M. Kit Carson – One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen. The colors, the shot composition, and the acting—my god what an incredible movie. I was lucky enough to catch a screening of this at the Pageant in Chico but unfortunately it was a rather sad occasion since Sam Shepard and Harry Dean Stanton both passed within 2 months of this screening. Shepard was my favorite playwright and he will be sorely missed. Also a lot of the highway scenes are shot along the 395 and you can even see the old Kramer Junction Astro Burger looking exactly the same in 1983 as it does now. RIP Harry and Sam <3

9/19 – Day of the Dead (1985) – 9 – Oak – Directed by George A. Romero – Written by George A. Romero – Ok I thought the first two Dead movies were good but this is be far my favorite. It feels much more focused that the first two and is probably the best example of realism in the trilogy. In the first two there were many moments where the characters seemed like they were almost trying to be caught by zombies but in this one the survival feels much more natural. The enclosed setting, with its tight hallways and small underground rooms, makes for deaths that feel inevitable rather than forced. And the practical effects dude, holy shit. I thought The Thing had great practical effects but wow this movie is gruesome. It almost makes me regret calling the gore in Dawn of the Dead “gnarly.” The gore in Day of the Dead makes the gore in Dawn of the Dead look like the gore in Night of the Living Dead. This movie kicks ass.

9/19 – Embrace of the Serpent (2015) – 8 – CSU Chico Ayres 106 – Directed by Ciro Guerra – Written by Ciro Guerra and Jacques Toulemonde Vidal – This was part of the University Film Series at Chico and tells the story of a “life-transcending friendship” between Karamakate, a lone Amazonian shaman, and two scientists 40 years apart who both go into the jungle looking for a rare psychedelic plant to help them. Filmed almost entirely in black and white, this was a hard look at the disappearance of the indigenous culture at the hands of industrialization and religion. It’s really depressing to think about all the stories lost to time because of greed but these are the kinds of stories that need to be told to make people aware of that fact.

9/21 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 10 – Oak – Directed by Tobe Hooper – Written by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper – One of the best horror films ever made. Absolutely oozing with death and grit—the unknown actors, detailed sets, and somewhat naturalistic way of shooting create a feeling of realism not present in many other films. It just feels fucking evil and a lot of that comes down to the atmosphere since the story is quite simple. If you haven’t seen it then you need to. It’s required viewing for horror fans.

9/24 – Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) – 3 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Matthew Vaughn – Written by Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman – The first Kingsman was an enjoyable parody of Bond films but this one was essentially a parody of the first Kingsman. In other words, THIS MOVIE FUCKING SUCKS HOOOOLY SHIT. They just stopped caring; they really don’t give a shit anymore. From the ps2 game cutscenesque CGI to the fucking claw machine sports stadium prison thing seriously what the fuck is this garbage. The suspension of disbelief needed to enjoy this movie is impossible to attain and I just don’t know why this exists. How is the audience supposed to care about anything when you’ve literally cured death? They removed all stakes from this movie just to get Colin Firth back and then spoiled his return in all the marketing; it’s just baffling. [Extremely Stefan voice] this movie has everything; cartoon car chases, vaginal walls, Chekhov’s Elton John, Republican claw machines, heroin overdoses, and Channing Tatum reprising his role as Magic Mike for ¼ of this 8 minute screen time.  Oh hey did you see that bar fight scene from the first one? Get ready to see that about 5 more times but boring. Oh hey did you like the doin-it-in-the-butt joke from the first one? Well you’re in luck because this is just as lowbrow but for the entire film! Fuck this movie and fuck Matthew Vaughn for creating this cancerous waste of money and time. I pray to any and every deity that we will never see a Kingsman 3.

9/26 – Psycho (1960) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Alfred Hitchcock – Written by Robert Bloch and Joseph Stefano – Wow! What a reveal. I wish this hadn’t been spoiled by pop culture because this would’ve been such a fun ride to follow. Knowing all the twists dampens the effect but by god the direction is incredible. Hitchcock truly is a genius filmmaker. The way the events unfold is so satisfying.

9/27 – Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Philip Kaufman – Written by W.D. Richter and Jack Finney – Legitimately terrifying. The way it’s shot makes it feel like the movie knows something you don’t and the genuinely upsetting imagery and sounds throughout make this such a weird and surreal journey. The practical effects are awesome and the ending is insane. Definitely the best Body Snatchers adaptation.

9/29 – Ingrid Goes West (2017) – 5 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Matt Spicer – Written by David Branson Smith and Matt Spicer – Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olson, O’Shea Jackson Jr, and Wyatt Russell – A total takedown of social media culture. Ingrid is an extreme example of how social media normalizes over sharing and voyeurism, allows for and encourages total curation and bastardization of self-image, and how it rewards mental illness. It’s a numbers game and Ingrid is #killingit. Jk but I found the commentary in the first half to be especially effective and hilarious. It’s just so ridiculous but horrifyingly relatable—like Spring Breakers for social media but not as good (and if you didn’t like Spring Breakers then this movie is better if only because it’s not nearly as esoteric). Worth a watch if ur millennial scum like me.

10/1 – The Fog (1980) – 6 – Oak – Directed by John Carpenter – Written by Debra Hill and John Carpenter – I had no idea this was a ghost pirate movie. Felt like it had potential that it failed to reach by being so small scale and just kind of lame in general. Sorry if ghost pirates aren’t lame to you but this really didn’t leave a lot to the imagination once the threat was revealed and the scares were okay at best. It was good for what it was. Felt kinda Goonies tbh.

10/4 – The Thing (1982) – 10 – Oak – Directed by John Carpenter – Written by Bill Lancaster and John W. Campbell Jr. – Jesus Christ look at Kurt Russell’s fucking hat. Something unusual about this film is that we learn how the thing works pretty much immediately after it becomes known. In fact, we learn quite a bit about it. The establishing shot is a UFO crashing and we get the burned thing at the Norwegian station. After the kennel scene we learn the thing digests beings, absorbs them, then imitates/transforms. They discover the actual UFO then find out the thing can absorb and imitate from a single cell—spelling certain doom for all living things on earth if left alive. Really the horror in this film is so effective because the characters aren’t idiots. They learn a considerable amount about the thing (thereby establishing rules) but it doesn’t really help them survive. Plus, it’s damn near invincible. These elements plus the practical effects easily carry this into top horror films of all time territory. But seriously what’s up with Kurt Russell’s fucking hat

10/13 – I Love You, Man (2009) – 8 – Oak – Directed by John Hamburg – Written by John Hamburg and Larry Levin – I love this movie, man. A seriously underrated and endlessly quotable late 2000s comedy about bro-love and jamming to Rush. Hell yeah.

10/14 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 9 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Tobe Hooper – Written by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper – I got to see this in the theater and holy shit I HIGHLY recommend it.

10/19 – Pi (1998) – 5 – Oak – Directed by Darren Aronofsky – Written by Darren Aronofsky, Sean Gullette, and Eric Watson – This is Darren Aronofsky’s debut film and it’s extremely weird and unsettling. Fitting that a story about losing your mind trying to predict the future using math and numbers would make you feel like you’re going crazy while watching it. It’s worth checking out next time it shows up on Netflix if it sounds interesting or if you like other Aronofsky movies like Requiem for a Dream or mother!

10/21 – Suspiria (1977) – 8 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Dario Argento – Written by Dario Argento, Thomas De Quincey, and Daria Nicolodi – This movie is odd. The lighting is absolutely astounding, the music is legitimately awesome, the actors are bad, the dubbing is TERRIBLE, but it all works because it’s a horror film and all these elements make it feel like a movie from another planet. Horror-fantasy done marvelously right. Can’t wait to watch more Argento movies. Seeing this in the theater was a revelation.

11/8 – Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Ridley Scott – Written by Hampton Fancher, David Webb Peoples, and Philip K. Dick – A marvel of production design. It took me a while to get through this because it’s so slow (not a bad thing) but it’s absolutely worth it for the beautiful world, bleak yet cozy atmosphere, and one of the best ending monologues ever put to film. If you’re going to watch it, make sure you watch the Final Cut even though Ridley Scott is a total hack and insists on undercutting the very themes that make this movie great by inserting scenes to entertain fan theories that came after the fact. Luckily, even Ridley Scott can’t ruin this. He can ruin everything else he touches but he can’t touch Blade Runner. (I would like to clarify that Ridley Scott is a great visionary and director, just a bad storyteller)

11/8 – Blade Runner (2049) – 9 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Denis Villeneuve – Written by Philip K. Dick, Hampton Fancher, and Michael Green – Move over Toy Story 2, this is the best sequel ever made. I had always heard great things about Blade Runner so on November 8th I decided to watch Blade Runner and 2049 back to back on the last day it was in the theater. On this very rainy day I put BR: Final Cut on, after it was done I went to a local ramen place and ate noodles while looking out into the neon-lit street, then I went to the theater for a 2.5+ hour sequel that I had only heard great things about. Even with moderate to high expectations and a very unfortunate bathroom break I was completely blown away. Denis Villeneuve is one of the best directors working today and Roger Deakins does some of his best and most creative work on this movie. Just fucking incredible (because Ridley Scott wasn’t involved). If you’ve seen Blade Runner you NEED TO SEE THIS MOVIE. It’s so so so so good and I can’t wait to see it again.

11/10 – Boogie Nights (1997) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson – Starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, John C. Reilly, Julianne Moore, Thomas Jane, Heather Graham, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, and Don Cheadle – Had to include the cast again because look at the sheer talent Paul Thomas Anderson is able to attract. One of my favorite films of all time and absolutely incredible for only being PTA’s second film, Boogie Nights is a true masterpiece in every sense of the word. Everyone is great in this—even Mark Wahlberg, though maybe that’s because he plays an inexperienced actor with an inflated ego. Even though it feels too long I wouldn’t have changed a thing.

11/14 – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Jon Watts – Written by John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Erik Sommers, Chris McKenna, Christopher D. Ford, and Jon Watts – The first half is my favorite spider-man movie by a considerable margin. There are a ton of flaws and feels overlong in the second half but Vulture is a great villain and everyone is great. This is what a spider-man movie should be.

11/21 – Lady Bird (2017) – 9 – Ventura Downtown 10 – Directed by Greta Gerwig – Written by Greta Gerwig – The best coming-of-age film because it’s such an honest depiction of life in your late teens told through a series of disjointed, chronological vignettes. It’s just extremely good and I don’t know what else to say. I guess I could say: Greta Gerwig? More like Better Greta Oscar.

11/22 – Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – 8 – Ventura Downtown 10 – Directed by Taika Waititi – Written by Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Stephany Folsom, and Eric Pearson – This movie is hilarious. Taika Waititi absolutely steals the show in every scene he’s in and this is clearly the best marvel movie since Guardians of the Galaxy. Just pure fun from start to finish.

11/23 – Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) – 8 – Ojai – Directed by John Hughes – Written by John Hughes – I’ve been wanting to watch this on Thanksgiving for years now so I’m glad I was finally able to because now I know where all those references came from.

11/24 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) – 8 – Century Riverpark 16 – Directed by Martin McDonagh – Written by Martin McDonagh – I really liked this initially but some people made some pretty good points that I can tell will definitely sour this on rewatch. I bought it the first time but I don’t think I’m going to be able to the second time. It’s definitely tone-deaf (makes sense since it wasn’t written by an american but takes place in the american south) but I’ll need to watch it again to comment accurately on it and update the rating. I really liked this when I saw it though and it’s one of the better movies of the year if you don’t think about the characterization. I do think the “real people don’t talk this way” argument is fucking stupid though.

11/30 – The Boss Baby (2017) – 2 – Oak – Directed by Tom McGrath – Written by Marla Frazee and Michael McCullers – 100th movie of the year! Lmao this movie is bad and the protagonist Tim is a piece of shit. The kid has a perfect family life with his 3 stories, 4 hugs and 5 ego strokings every night and then he acts the fuckin fool when boss baby comes around and his parents have to,, idk,, take care of a fucking baby?? Like first of all, imagine being a kid with a broken family and being so excited to see your biennial movie in the theater and the first thing you see is this spoiled-ass kid with the most obnoxiously perfect life ever depicted. I had a pretty great family life and I felt shitty watching this so I can’t imagine what most kids seeing this would think. Then when boss baby literally strolls up to the house, Tim gets extra hella buttmad over dumb bullshit and it makes him the most incredibly unlikeable character like why is he the protagonist.

Absolutely nothing in this movie makes sense and it’s batshit insane. They were too cheap to 3D animate like half the dream sequences in the first quarter of the movie, instead using a hybrid 2D/3D drawn style that changes styles between each sequence, so I was always confused what was real and what was actually happening. You’re led to believe that there’s a modicum of reality outside of the dream sequences but then the boss baby shows up and he’s definitely real and wearing a suit for real so like this universe completely blurs the lines between subjective and objective but ONLY SOMETIMES and just expects you to accept that the movie is written like shit.

Also there’s a ton of boss baby ass in this movie. No one asked for implied anal penetration in the first ten minutes and no one wants to see some boss baby powder ass-slap bullshit or a puppy muzzle-deep inside the boss baby’s asshole while he’s wearing the skin of a dog. NO ONE ASKED FOR THIS. Then the pacing is so baffling that I literally thought the movie was going to end and it was only HALFWAY OVER. It’s lightning fast until about 30 minutes in when it skrrts to a slow crawl. There are two finales, a pedophile in a dog costume, a plan to distribute hundreds of immortal puppies all over the world by literally throwing them from a rocket, and references (steals from) lord of the rings, every Pixar movie, raiders of the lost ark, and minions. Then the movie just sort of ends with boss baby and Tim becoming gay dads before setting up a Boss Baby Lady sequel. Also the pedophile steals a baby. Also also the music was done by HANS ZIMMER.

This movie,,,,,, is extremely bad but it was so funny (often unintentionally) so I’d recommend it if you want to laugh at a ridiculous kids movie. I won’t fault a children’s film centered around a talking baby in a tiny suit for being ridiculous but I will fault it for being totally incoherent and needlessly stupid when other animated films manage just fine.

12/6 – The Dark Knight (2008) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Christopher Nolan – Written by Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, and David S. Goyer – This is probably the best Nolan Batman movie but it definitely has the problems present in most Christopher Nolan movies. Tonal inconsistencies and plot holes galore but “it’s a comic book movie so whatever.” The last half gets kind of muddy and I’m wondering if an 8 is too high but it’s arguably the best Batman film ever made and it definitely has the highest highs of the Nolan Batman trilogy so whatever.

~Winter~

12/17 – The Disaster Artist (2017) – 6 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by James Franco – Written by Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, and Greg Sestero – The only good things about this are James’ performance as Tommy Wiseau and the little lines from the Room peppered throughout this to show that Tommy is just as wacky as the Room’s script would lead you to believe. Uninspired camerawork and a plot that doesn’t begin to do the actual story justice. In the end this exists as nothing more than a bitter reminder that we will never get a proper Disaster Artist adaptation. Why James Franco, why?

12/19 – Call Me by Your Name (2017) – 9 – Arclight Sherman Oaks – Directed by Luca Guadagnino – Written by James Ivory and André Aciman – One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen. Romantic, heartfelt, honest, and it has not one but TWO Sufjan Stevens songs.

12/20 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) – 5 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Rian Johnson – Written by Rian Johnson – As far as technical achievements go, The Last Jedi is awesome and it looks incredible. All the action is fun and intense as hell and it’s enough to keep most people from realizing how poorly written this movie is. Even the coolest space battle can’t save this from being a failure in creating tension or making sense on the most basic of levels.

I originally had a LONG and scathing review but it was really mean spirited and I don’t feel comfortable posting it so I’ll just say I liked it when I saw it but the plot, dialogue, writing, and editing fell apart the moment I started thinking about it. The plot of this movie only works because the characters are written to be complete idiots and every conflict is so contrived that nothing matters. There’s no stakes and no tension because Disney Star Wars movies NEED to have quippy dialogue that undercuts all dramatic tension because they think it’s a marvel film. Because of this, the First Order is a non-threat who aren’t taken seriously at all. In the first 6 movies we were supposed to fear the Empire and the Sith and the dark side but every time any Rebels die in this we have BB-8 zipping around like a fool to remind us to not give a shit about any of this because it doesn’t matter. None of the decisions any of the characters make matter and the entire Finn and Rose plot happens for no reason (and SPOILERS, gets everyone killed because of their stupidity, which they don’t learn from or reference ever again because nothing matters). I honestly think Rian Johnson should have gotten past the first or second draft of the script before he started filming but hey, what do I know. It’s full of plot holes, anachronisms, and cringe dialogue and it’s just a badly written. It’s too bad you can’t judge the quality of a film based on how “fun” it is.

On the flip side; Kylo Ren, Rey, Luke, and Poe actually had character arcs and everything involving them was great and the lightspeed jump scene was the coolest shit even though it was completely unearned. Overall a deeply flawed film that’ll probably get retconned in the very near future what with its relative box office failure and the impending bomb of Solo. Call me crazy but maybe placing one of the most anticipated movies from one of the most well known franchises into the hands of a single dude wasn’t a good idea. It’s certainly a mistake Disney won’t make again.

12/22 – La La Land (2016) – 9 – Home – Directed by Damien Chazelle – Written by Damien Chazelle – I love this movie.

12/22 – Bright (2017) – 3 – Mike’s House – Directed by David Ayer – Written by Max Landis – “There’s boring, there’s bad, and then there’s ‘Bright,’ a movie so profoundly awful that Republicans will probably try to pass it into law over Christmas break” –David Ehrlich. Paper-thin premise that attempts to set up the logical extension of “what if medieval fantasy but modern” without thinking for more than 5 seconds about what that kind of universe would actually look like or the major implications therein. It’s formulaic, predictable, and fails terribly at trying to comment on racism but it was super entertaining and fun to mock with friends so I give it a 3/10. Max Landis retire bitch.

12/23 – Coco (2017) – 8 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Lee Unkrich – Written by Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich, Lee Unkrich, and Jason Katz – Wow Coco is so good! A major return to form for Pixar and I definitely almost cried. Definitely see this ASAP.

12/23 – The Meyerowitz Stories (2017) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Noah Baumbach – Written by Noah Baumbach – Starring Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson and Grace Van Patten – This movie was great. High recommend if you like Noah Baumbach or Woody Allen type movies or want to see Adam Driver say, “SUCK A DICK OH GOD” and Adam Sandler yelling, “just let me eat my FUCKING BANANA.” One of the best Netflix Originals by far.

12/24 – The Peanuts Movie (2015) – 7 – Home – Directed by Steve Martino – Written by Bryan Schulz, Craig Schulz, and Cornelius Uliano – This movie is delightful and stays true to the art style of Peanuts while using 3D animation in a fun and innovative way that looks beautiful. Solidly enjoyable despite the contemporary pop songs that will date this horribly in years to come.

12/24 – Zodiac (2007) – 8 – Home – Directed by David Fincher – Written by James Vanderbilt – I can’t believe it took me this long to see Zodiac. Solid film with solid acting and a solid story. Gyllenhaal, RDJ, and Mark Ruffalo were great and if you haven’t seen this I highly recommend it just because it’s David Fincher and it’s kind of required viewing at this point.

12/26 – The Shape of Water (2017) – 8 – AMC Thousand Oaks – Directed by Guillermo del Toro – Written by Vanessa Taylor and Guillermo del Toro – This was not at all what I was expecting and that’s a really good thing. Color is a big part of this so pay attention to that and make sure to see this when you can. It’s kind of cheesy (as all Del Toro films are) but it comes off as stylization, which makes it more than tolerable.

12/27 – Phantom Thread 70mm (2017) – 9 – Arclight Hollywood – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson – Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, and Vicky Krieps – The score is beautiful, the performances are great (as if there were any doubts), and for the most part I didn’t know what the hell was going to happen but I liked how it panned out. My heart was pounding during the climax and I’m happy we’re seemingly getting more of the PTA lovers-linked-across-space-time stuff. I’ll definitely need to see this again next year. My only complaints were that there weren’t enough tracking shots and not enough giant cowboy hats. (It gets even better on rewatch holy shit it’s SO good the second time)

12/29 – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) – 6 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Jake Kasdan – Written by Chris McKenna, Scott Rosenberg, and Jeff Pinker – This movie was pretty fun. If you’re wondering, it’s completely its own thing aside from the name and it really translates well to a video game. I’m delighted this wasn’t a total piece of shit tbh. Also very thankful for the surprise cameo that could have easily been spoiled by the marketing but wasn’t. That’s super rare.

12/30 – Wind River (2017) – 8 – Home – Directed by Taylor Sheridan – Written by Taylor Sheridan – Someone told me this movie sucked when it came out so I never saw it in the theater and I regret it now. This movie is good but real fucked up so be prepared. Like a modern western but in Wyoming and by the same guy who did Sicario and Hell or High Water. It deals with the stealing of native lands as well, which is extremely underrepresented in films (hmmm I wonder why).

12/31 – The Lego Batman Movie (2017) – 7 – Home – Directed by Chris McKay – Written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Seth Grahame-Smith, Jared Stern, and John Whittington – This movie looks amazing! The first half is noticeably better than the second but it’s really good and all the meta-humor is fun. It’s definitely not as good as the Lego Movie but it’s pretty alright.

12/31 – World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts (2017) – 8 – Home – Directed by Don Hertzfeldt – “It was not its fault it was an insect; an incomplete creature without any backup copies. All of its experiences are gone forever. We can never know them. If there is a soul, it is equal in all living things. We all cling to the same brief, flickering windows in the infinite darkness... except for clones. Clones are better.” This was just what I needed to end 2017: a thoughtful look at consciousness, memory, and the burden of being alive and searching for relevancy. 2017 was a year of reflection so hopefully 2018 brings more contentedness and less depressive nihilism.

Top 10

1 – Blade Runner 2049

2 – Lady Bird

3 – Phantom Thread

4 – Dunkirk

5 – Call Me By Your Name

6 – The Beguiled

7 – Coco

8 – The Shape of Water

9 –  The Big Sick

10 – Get Out

Bottom 10

107 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi

108 – Alien: Covenant

109 – The Mummy

110 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

111 – Life

112 – Bright

113 – The Discovery

114 – Annabelle: Creation

115 – Boss Baby

116 – Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Honorable Mentions: Frances Ha, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Spirited Away, Possession, The Thing, The Big Lebowski, Dr. Strangelove, Casablanca, Chinatown, Apocalypse Now, Paris Texas, Texas Chainsaw, 20th Century Women, Enemy, The Prestige, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Watchmen, There Will Be Blood, mother!, Day of the Dead, Suspiria, The Room

2014 – 92 movies

2015 – 124 movies

2016 – 77 movies

2017 – 116 movies

Final thoughts: This year I did relatively well, watching 39 more movies than last year. Depression killed my motivation to watch things and then I was extremely busy with school in October so I wasn’t able to do some of my intended short term goals like watch a movie every day in September or 31 horror films in October. My goals for next year are to watch even more (shooting for 150 but we’ll see) and to start knocking out a considerable number of old movies on my watchlist since I tend to watch newer things. As far as taste goes I’m a total pleb but it’s mostly because I gravitate towards easily accessible films, which skews modern. I didn’t get around to a bunch of movies released this year like Kedi, Logan, Raw, The Blackcoat’s Daughter (it was okay, also not released in 2017), The Little Hours, A Ghost Story, Good Time (good movie, NOT a good time), The Florida Project, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Square, Murder on the Orient Express, Justice League, or I Tonya (it was okay) but I’m sure I’ll get around to em in 2018.

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25. Sep. 2017 バイエルン国立歌劇場 (Bayerischen Staatsoper) その1

キリル・ペトレンコ(Kirill Petrenko) バイエルン国立管弦楽団(Das Bayerische Staatsorchester) バイエルン国立歌劇場合唱団(Der Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper) ワーグナー(Richard Wagner) 歌劇「タンホイザー」(Tannhäuser) WWV.70 2017年9月25日（月）3:00p.m NHKホール(NHK Hall Shibuya,Tokyo,Japan)

タンホイザー(Tannhäuser):クラウス・フロリアン・フォークト(Klaus Florian Vogt) エリーザベト(Elisabeth):アンネッテ・ダッシュ(Annette Dasch) ヴォルフラム(Wolfram von Eschenbach):マティアス・ゲルネ(Matthias Goerne) ヴェーヌス(Venus):エレーナ・パンクラトヴァ(Elena Pankratova) ヘルマン(Hermann):ゲオルク・ゼッペンフェルト(Georg Zeppenfeld) ヴァルター(Walther):ディーン・パワー(Dean Power) ビッテロルフ(Biterolf):ペーター・ロベルト(Peter Lobert) 演出(Inszenierung):ロメオ・カステルッチ(Romeo Castellucci)

月曜日15:00開演というサラリーマン泣かせの公演。午後休を取ってNHKホールに足を運ぶ(タンホイザー2日目公演) 平日昼間であること、高額なチケットも重なり、空席が目立つ。（正直もったいない。） 今年、ミュンヘンに赴く際、本場のペトレンコの公演をチケットを申し込むが座席確保できず。ということでキリル・ペトレンコの生演奏は初めて。 （替わりにミュンヘン・フィルとバイエルン放送交響楽団を聴いたのだが） 意外に小柄で、オケピットに登場するもよく確認できないまま演奏が始まった。 以前メストが振るウィーン国立歌劇場（この時もゲルネのヴォルフラム）のタンホイザーをウィーンで聴いたが、その時のデッドな音響よりも柔らかさと響きがあり、NHKホールで聴くオペラもあながち悪くないと思った。 序曲から求心力のある精密かつ正確な演奏で、この後の幕での期待を募らせるものであった。実際、最後までその期待を裏切らなかった。 結論から言うと、これまで聴いたオペラ公演で最高位に値する内容であった。 ワーグナーの音楽を堪能するには気が散りそうな奇抜な演出ではあったが、演奏自体の質が高くその違和感を凌駕していた。指揮者の功績が大きい。 休憩を挟み正味5時間強という長丁場であったが、それを全く飽きさせない内容の濃い公演であった。 初日でのゲルネは本調子でなかったと言われていたが、当日は存在感のある深みのある声で第3幕の夕星の歌は白眉であった。エリーザベトへの想いと、それが叶わなかった孤独感に苛まれ、溜息のような深い歌声に凝縮されていた。以前ウィーンで聴いた時とは深みのレベルが雲泥の差であった。 他の歌手陣（特にダッシュ、パンクラトヴァ、ゼッペンフェルトがすばらしい）も充実しておりレベルが高い。 気になったのは以下の点くらいであった。 ・タンホイザーを演じるフォークトについては、やや音程が定まらない。（音源でもこの役に満足する演奏は少なく、難易度の高い役柄だからであろうか。） ・オケのテンポに対し合唱の遅れが目立ち、ハラハラする場面があった。 上記以外はほぼ完璧。あっぱれペトレンコ。 ドイツ音楽のワーグナーから、よりグローバルで洗練された新しいワーグナー像を体験することができた。 非常に充実した公演であったため、この気持ちの高ぶりが抑えられず、サラリーマン生活の現実に引き戻されるのに時間がかかった。 ★★★★★

[CANNES 2021] La Sélection Officielle, la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, la Semaine de la Critique et l’Acid du Festival de Cannes 2021, qui se tiendra du mardi 6 au samedi 17 juillet, ont été annoncées. SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE - COMPÉTITION 06/07 : ‘Annette’ de Leos Carax – Film d’ouverture 09/07 : ‘Benedetta’ de Paul Verhoeven 14/07 : ‘Bergman Island’ de Mia Hansen-Løve             ‘Titane’ de Julia Ducournau 18/08 : ‘Drive My Car’ de Ryûsuke Hamaguchi 25/08 : ‘France’ de Bruno Dumont 15/09 : ‘Le Genou d’Ahed’ de Nadav Lapid 22/09 : ‘Tout s’est bien passé’ de François Ozon 29/09 : ‘Flag Day’ de Sean Penn              ‘Les Intranquilles’ de Joachim Lafosse 13/10 : ‘Julie (en 12 chapitres)’ de Joachim Trier 27/10 : ‘The French Dispatch’ de Wes Anderson             ‘La Fracture’ de Catherine Corsini 03/11 : ‘Compartiment n°6’ de Juho Kuosmanen             ‘Les Olympiades’ de Jacques Audiard 10/11 : ‘Tre Piani’ de Nanni Moretti 17/11 : ‘Memoria’ d’Apichatpong Weerasethakul              ‘Haut et fort’ de Nabil Ayouch 01/12 : ‘La Fièvre de Petrov’ de Kirill Serebrennikov 08/12 : ‘Lingui, les liens sacrés’ de Mahamat-Saleh Haroun 15/12 : ‘Un héros’ d'Asghar Farhadi 02/02/22 : ‘Red Rocket’ de Sean Baker 16/03/22 : ‘L’Histoire de ma femme’ d'Ildikó Enyedi 11/05/22 : ‘Nitram’ de Justin Kurzel SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE - UN CERTAIN REGARD Films datés : 21/07 : ‘Onoda, 10 000 nuits dans la jungle’ d’Arthur Harari – Film d’ouverture             ‘Bonne mère’ de Hafsia Herzi 15/09 : ‘Blue Bayou’ de Justin Chon 13/10 : ‘Freda’ de Gessica Généus 29/12 : ‘Lamb’ de Valdimar Jóhannsson 05/01/22 : ‘Mes frères et moi’ de Yohan Manca 26/01/22 : ‘Un monde’ de Laura Wandel 09/02/22 : ‘Great Freedom’ de Sebastian Meise                   ‘The Innocents’ d’Eskil Vogt 23/02/22 : ‘Les Poings desserrés’ de Kira Kovalenko 09/03/22 : ‘Women Do Cry’ de Mina Mileva et Vesela Kazakova 16/03/22 : ‘Moneyboys’ de C. B. Yi 13/04/22 : ‘Et il y eut un matin’ d'Eran Kolirin 29/04/22 : ‘Prayers for the Stolen’ de Tatiana Huezo (Mubi) 06/07/22 : ‘After Yang’ de Kogonada 03/08/22 : ‘Les Promesses d’Hasan’ de Semih Kaplanoğlu Films non datés : ‘A résidence’ d'Alexey German Jr. ‘La Civil’ de Teodora Ana Mihai ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ d’Abdullah Mohammad Saad ‘Les Nuits de Zhenwu’ de Na Jiazuo SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE - CANNES PREMIÈRE Films datés : 08/09 : ‘Serre-moi fort’ de Mathieu Amalric 29/09 : ‘Cette musique ne joue pour personne’ de Samuel Benchetrit 12/12 : ‘JFK : L’Enquête’ d’Oliver Stone (OCS) 29/12 : ‘Tromperie’ d'Arnaud Desplechin              ‘Belle’ de Mamoru Hosoda 12/01/22 : ‘Jane par Charlotte’ de Charlotte Gainsbourg 20/01/22 : ‘Val’ de Ting Poo et Leo Scott (VOD) 13/04/22 : ‘Vortex’ de Gaspar Noé 18/05/22 : ‘Evolution’ de Kornél Mundruczo 21/09/22 : ‘Juste sous vos yeux’ de Hong Sang-Soo 30/11/22 : ‘Cow’ d'Andrea Arnold Film non daté : ‘Mothering Sunday’ d’Eva Husson QUINZAINE DES RÉALISATEURS Films datés : 14/07 : ‘Journal de Tûoa’ de Miguel Gomes et Maureen Fazendeiro 04/08 : ‘De bas étage’ de Yassine Qnia 06/10 : ‘Mon légionnaire’ de Rachel Lang – Film de clôture 17/11 : ‘Les Magnétiques’ de Vincent Maël Cardona 12/01/22 : ‘Ouistreham’ d’Emmanuel Carrère – Film d’ouverture 02/02/22 : ‘The Souvenir Part I’ de Joanna Hogg – Séance spéciale                   ‘The Souvenir Part II’ de Joanna Hogg 23/02/22 : ‘La Légende du Roi Crabe’ d’Alessio Rigo de Righi et Matteo Zoppis 02/03/22 : ‘Ali & Ava’ de Clio Barnard 16/03/22 : ‘Medusa’ d’Anita Rocha da Silveira                   ‘Entre les vagues’ d’Anaïs Volpé 30/03/22 : ‘Retour à Reims (Fragments)’ de Jean-Gabriel Périot 06/04/22 : 'Employé / Patron’ de Manuel Nieto Zas 13/04/22 : ‘A Chiara’ de Jonas Carpignano                   ‘Toute une nuit sans savoir’ de Payal Kapadia                   ‘Face à la mer’ d'Ely Dagher 20/04/22 : ‘Murina’ d’Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović 27/04/22 : ‘Hit the Road’ de Panah Panahi                   ‘La Colline où rugissent les lionnes’ de Luàna Bajrami 01/06/22 : ‘Clara Sola’ de Nathalie Álvarez Mesen 22/03/23 : ‘Neptune Frost’ de Saul Williams et Anisia Uzeyman Films non datés : ‘Ripples of Life’ de Shujun Wei ‘Europa’ de Haider Rashid ‘Futura’ de Pietro Marcello, Alice Rohrwacher et Francesco Munzi ‘Întregalde’ de Radu Muntean SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE Films datés : 01/09 : ‘Une histoire d’amour et de désir’ de Leyla Bouzid – Film de clôture 15/09 : ‘Les Amours d’Anaïs’ de Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet – Séance spéciale, Film du 60e anniversaire 17/11 : ‘Olga’ d'Elie Grappe 26/01/22 : ‘Une jeune fille qui va bien’ de Sandrine Kiberlain – Séance spéciale 16/02/22 : ‘Piccolo Corpo’ de Laura Samani 02/03/22 : ‘Rien à foutre’ de Julie Lecoustre et Emmanuel Marre                   ‘Robuste’ de Constance Meyer – Film d’ouverture 09/03/22 : ‘Petite Nature’ de Samuel Theis – Séance spéciale 23/03/22 : ‘Plumes’ d’Omar El Zohairy                   ‘Bruno Reidal’ de Vincent Le Port – Séance spéciale 06/04/22 : ‘Libertad’ de Clara Roquet 27/04/22 : ‘La Femme du fossoyeur’ de Khadar Ayderus Ahmed Films non datés : ‘Amparo’ de Simón Mesa Soto SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE - SÉANCES DE MINUIT 06/10 : ‘Tralala’ d’Arnaud et Jean-Marie Larrieu 17/11 : ‘Oranges sanguines’ de Jean-Christophe Meurisse 24/11 : ‘Suprêmes’ d’Audrey Estrougo SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE - SÉANCES SPÉCIALES Film daté : 20/10 : ‘Les Héroïques’ de Maxime Roy 02/02/22 : ‘H6’ de Yé Yé 07/03/22 : ‘Marin des montagnes’ de Karim Aïnouz (Arte) 29/06/22 : ‘Cahiers noirs I - Viviane’ et ‘Cahiers noirs II - Ronit’ de Shlomi Elkabetz 27/07/22 : ‘Mi iubita, mon amour’ de Noémie Merlant 15/09/22 : ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’ de Wen Shipei (VOD) Films non datés : ‘New Worlds, The Cradle of a Civilization’ d’Andrew Muscato SÉLECTION ÉPHÉMÈRE DE FILMS SUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT Films datés : 22/09 : ‘Bigger than Us’ de Flore Vasseur 10/11 : ‘Marcher sur l'eau’ d’Aïssa Maïga 24/11 : ‘Animal’ de Cyril Dion 15/12 : ‘La Panthère des neiges’ de Marie Amiguet 22/12 : ‘La Croisade’ de Louis Garrel Films non datés : ‘Invisible Demons’ de Rahul Jain ‘I Am So Sorry’ de Zhao Liang ACID Films datés : 12/01/22 : ‘Little Palestine, Journal d’un siège’ d’Abdallah Al-Khatib 26/01/22 : ‘Municipale’ de Thomas Paulot 09/03/22 : ‘Soy Libre’ de Laure Portier 30/03/22 : ‘Vedette’ de Claudine Bories et Patrice Chagnard 20/04/22 : ‘I Comete’ de Pascal Tagnati 27/04/22 : ‘Ghost Song’ de Nicolas Peduzzi 12/09/22 : ‘Down with the King’ de Diego Ongaro (VOD) 12/10/22 : ‘Aya’ de Simon Coulibaly Gillard Film non daté : ‘Vénus sur la rive’ de Lin Wang A&B

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to James “Grizzly” Adams, Stiv Bators, Ettore Boiardi (Chef Boyardee),the Boston Symphony Orchestra (born 1881), Eddie Brigati, Deepak Chopra, Carmen Ejogo, Joan Fontaine, Bobby Fuller, Annette Funicello, Jeff Goldblum, Zac Hanson, Curly (Jerome) Howard, Ray Jones (Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas), Spike Jonze, Timothy Leary, Franz Liszt, Shelby Lynne, Christopher Lloyd, Toby Mac, Paul McCartney’s 1984 film/LP GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET, superb singer-songwriter Michael McGovern, singer-songwriter and amazing guitarist Shreddy Murphy, tireless guitarist/singer-songwriter Mario Novelli (Pondhawks), uber-chief technician Ed Ploy, Dory Previn, Roddy Ricch, Bobby Seale, Shaggy, Wesley Stace a.k.a. John Wesley Harding, Leslie West, conductor-violinist Paul Zukovsky, and singer-songwriter Lee Vogt—I’ve been working with Lee for a few years, creating tracks of confessional pop songs with humor, irony, and truth. Check out his music, especially if you’re a fan of McCartney, Nilsson, Randy Newman, John Stewart, James Taylor etc.

https://leevogt.bandcamp.com

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