I'm 30 years old and I just saw
Casablanca for the first time. All of a sudden I understand why so many people joke about "always having Paris." And all of those references to gin joints. Can you recommend some other movies to me that are equally important for understanding American pop culture?
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posted by colfax
on Apr 28, 2013 -
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What are some of the most interesting theoretical models for understanding the plots and themes of movies that were not designed to generate them like Inception was?
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posted by Blasdelb
on Feb 16, 2013 -
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What is this old (60s?) movie that I saw about 20 minutes of a couple of weeks ago on TV? Set in Italy, there's a gigolo and a couple of movie stars and a Hedda Hopper like character and a scene in a grotto type restaurant.
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posted by mygothlaundry
on Dec 2, 2012 -
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I'm looking for examples of visual timelines in movies, video games, or fiction. Scenes where a span of time is represented metaphorically, preferably as a physical object, diagram, or action. A good example is
this scene from
Me and You and Everyone We Know in which two characters use a street as a visual metaphor for their potential relationship.
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posted by oulipian
on Nov 13, 2012 -
17 answers
What was produced at the factory at the beginning of Michelangelo Antonioni's
Red Desert?
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posted by Egg Shen
on Sep 26, 2012 -
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A researcher at my workplace has asked for help finding examples of his topic, early examples of "GIS (Geographic Information Systems) or GPS (Global Positioning Systems) technologies in film and TV", "examples of early precursors to map related technologies". I found someone else's Ask from earlier this year that hits on some likely ones, but he's on the lookout for older and more diverse instances if you can think of any. More details and examples below the fold!
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posted by theatro
on Jul 23, 2012 -
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Please help me find a site that lets me search for movie showtimes by geography (not just by zipcode or cityname).
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posted by Susan PG
on Jan 7, 2012 -
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The discussion on "The Thing" from
here was interesting, and I finally managed to watch the 2011 "The Thing 0" movie. It was not as bad as a feared, and I liked how it connected well with Carpenters version. Any other connections? SPOILERS INSIDE obviously, you should have watched both 1982 and 2011 movies.
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posted by lundman
on Nov 29, 2011 -
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I am looking for movies that contain a lot of self talk. I don't know what kind of movies these are called and I don't recall the movie that I have seen that was like that.
But in brief, the story is mostly about the main character how they view the world around them, they talk to themselves a lot and comment on the things that they see, the movie is slow paced, but deep, with the character sometimes having episodes of dissociation from reality, like surreal experiences, flash backs, and a lot of day dreaming.
Any clues, suggestions?
posted by convex
on Oct 9, 2011 -
34 answers
I am trying to find a copy of a movie from 1994 in 35mm to screen at a cinema. How would I go about this?
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posted by bdave
on Jun 24, 2011 -
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I just watched the movie
Glengarry Glen Ross. What I especially enjoyed was how it focused on tight, intense dialogue as opposed to action - whilst managing to remain a compelling, well-paced movie. I love
12 Angry Men for the same reason.
With that in mind, I'm looking for recommendations in a similar vein. Compelling, dialogue-driven, almost play-like movies?
It does't matter if it's a well-known or obvious choice - I know jack about movies and haven't seen that many.
posted by Ted Maul
on Jun 17, 2011 -
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I'm thinking of putting my resources into a documentary on a small quirky themepark that went out of business a while ago. What I need are good examples of feature length documentaries on unusual places so I can see how one would be produced.
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posted by rileyray3000
on Apr 14, 2011 -
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2 part question: 1. I used to be a member of a movie site which made recommendations based on your likes and your friends likes and movies of a similar genre, but I've forgotten what it was called. Do you know of a site like that? Maybe I can recover my membership if I can find it again!
2. Can you recommend a social network for the cinema? Preferably one with similar characteristics to the one i used to know, with a good number of European & British, as well as US, content & users.
posted by dash_slot-
on Jan 1, 2011 -
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What did early (1900-1920) french film directors actually do? I get the sense from my research that early film directors in France were more like what one associates with producers nowadays. The "director" chose the script, chose the actors and the budget, and then left the execution to a cameraman who basically filmed everything as if he were recording live theater. This explains how someone like Louis Feuillade could "direct" hundreds of films each year. Is this assumption correct?
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posted by Omon Ra
on Dec 14, 2010 -
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Recommendations for thought-provoking books or essay collections that analyze horror movies, please.
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posted by ifjuly
on Aug 17, 2010 -
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Looking for movies that evoke how it is to live in the time in which they are set.
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posted by reenum
on May 24, 2010 -
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I recently saw Cleopatra in 70 mm, and this question came up: How did they do rushes/dailies for 70mm?
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posted by Omon Ra
on May 19, 2010 -
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How hard is it to see a movie in a movie theater in rural areas? Is the experience significantly different from seeing a movie in a theater in a city?
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posted by bubukaba
on May 15, 2010 -
58 answers
Ancient Britain on film (hill forts, Celts)? Or even earlier (Beaker people, Stonehenge)?
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posted by lhall
on Apr 18, 2010 -
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I am wondering how Hollywood movies that end up being complete failures both critically and commercially end up getting all the way through the process of being made and released into cinemas? Why isn't there more quality control?
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posted by the foreground
on Feb 12, 2010 -
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Looking for a sci-fi, fantasy, art film I saw as a child, it must have come out in the 80s, I remember watching it at an inappropriately young age and I was born in 82.
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posted by madmamasmith
on Dec 31, 2009 -
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What are the best documentaries about b-movies, fandoms, and weird or niche interests which often involve a widespread community, such as zombies?
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posted by lhall
on Dec 23, 2009 -
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There is a movie I saw very distractedly around 1996-2000, featuring a scene I keep thinking about. I don't remember much beyond that one scene but I do recall the haunting mood of the film. I'd like to watch it again sometime, but can't seem to identify it.
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posted by mindwarp
on Dec 20, 2009 -
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Looking for movies that detail the experience of Irish-Americans or recent Irish immigrants to America.
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posted by Astro Zombie
on Sep 28, 2009 -
10 answers
By 1989 the boombox had established a fairly stable place in the pantheon of pop culture cinema, with the releases of both
Do the Right Thing and
Say Anything. Can you remember seeing (and hearing!) the machine in earlier films? I'm especially interested to learn its earliest appearances.
posted by billtron
on Sep 26, 2009 -
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District 9 has infected me, so to speak. I can pick up on the cinematic influences and the overt South African references, but surely there are more South African influences that elude me. Help!
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posted by TomSophieIvy
on Aug 17, 2009 -
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Are movie studios inserting beeps into movies shown at cinemas to spot which cinemas have lax security?
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posted by slater
on Jul 18, 2009 -
16 answers
What was the first movie to use the
Verbing Common Noun style of title? You know - Chasing Amy, Raising Arizona, Feeling Minnesota, Being Julia...
posted by obiwanwasabi
on Mar 20, 2009 -
14 answers
Looking for New Wave movies. No, not the French New Wave. Movies from the 80s and beyond that were significantly influence by New Wave music, including using the music on their soundtrack and having characters that were New Wavers. Some punk crossover is fine.
posted by Astro Zombie
on Jan 4, 2009 -
40 answers
