#arthousefilms

[amadyoungemigre]

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[cosmopolitanpet]

Well, I had to post about this. I was horrified to read that the beloved Manor Theater is closing! My favorite theater in Charlotte! Opened in 1947! I worked there for several years in high school, I saw SO MANY great films there! Blue Velvet, Gothic, 84 Charing Cross, My Beautiful Laundrette, and those were just the films from the 80's! 4 Weddings and a Funeral, Blue, Orlando. I met my best friend there, she and I have remained friends for 34 years! Working there made me want to make films, not just watch them. I ended up going to film school because of my love of movies. The Manor was the last art house movie theater in Charlotte. Beyond sad to see it close! RIP Manor. ❤ #ihatetoseeitgo #ripmanortheater #arthousefilms #bestmovietheaterincharlotte https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdJRrbJ5D-/?igshid=1x47x9c77s7nw

[godardfanforever]

#Tbt #GVSU #arthousefilms #cinema #NakedLunch #ProsperosBooks

[kathleenkaiser]

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER – Rated R - 2 hrs. 1 min. 

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER – Rated R – 2 hrs. 1 min. 

Starring Nicole Kidman, Collin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alicia Silverstone, Sunny Suljic and Raffey Cassidy As we venture back into the strange and demented world of Greek Writer/Director Yargos Lanthimo and his writing partner Efthymis Filippou (who also brought us 2015’s psychologically unbalanced ~ THE LOBSTER), we meet Cardiac Surgeon Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell), in the midst of an…

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[sabinawatchesthings-blog]

“Comet? As in like, boooooosh-kebang! Comet?”

Comet                                                                       April 2015

5/5 stars

I knew from the second I watched the trailer that I was going to love this movie. With its eccentric and cynical characters, its incredible actress and producer Emmy Rossum, its subtle hints at parallel universes, its aching sort of soundtrack and a cinematography that literally turned the movie into a dreamy picturesque landscape masterpiece, there was no way this would have gone down bad for me.This, again, is one of my favorite movies based very precisely on the fact that its a movie you feel more than you watch. I loved the ideas and themes dealt with in this movie, the idea of choices and consequences, existing parallel dimensions based off of choices you did and didn’t make, and fundamentally flawed characters falling in and out of and sequentially overanalyzing love. I must confess, I’m a sucker for flawed love stories and this movie gave me that. Through shifting timelines and character perspectives the watcher is able to relate to each character if only once and just for a second, even if they think the character is obnoxious and morally bankrupt. The thing about these kind of movies is, while its refreshing to see flawed and multidimensional characters portrayed on screen, I feel like they might result in a sort of admiration for bad behavior and bad qualities. But as this is hardly the worst or most unapologetic portrayal of immoral character traits, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. The ending leaves things open for the interpretation of the watcher which at first, excited and frustrated me, and then lead me to some quiet conclusions about healthy relationships not necessarily being the most dramatic. Its funny though, movies that portray love that doesn’t die despite passage of time and genuinely good reasons. I found it heartbreaking and beautiful on screen, but couldn’t help wonder how it would play out and be received in real life?

Either way, Comet is a beautiful movie to dream to, and I’d highly recommend it.

[abuttah]

Just some of the pickups for my collection