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Here you get some of that typical Wim Wenders' beautiful photography, plus, for those of us with Restless Legs Syndrom - a plot that is if not riveting, then at least worth following. I am not big fan of Dannis Hopper, but here he seems to fit in nicely. Bruno Ganz (the star of the angel series of fimls) is quite convincing, in his quiet European charm.Lisa Kreuzer doesn't need introduction and is definitely worth having around, having done great roles in, of all place, "Basileus Quartet", plus, of course, such unforgettable and oh-so-very-European-seventies hits like "Birgit Haas Must Be Killed", "Kings of the Road" and one of my all-time favorites: "Alice in the Cities".
Unfortunately the tape quality is below par, so their faces are hard to see, but so what, your memory fills the blanks.
There is no question that that decade was colored strong hue in Europe and it may not be your cup of tea, but what do you have to lose? Few bucks? For that it certainly beats some Hollywood (here I go again...) junk , and even if some subtitles will be of your typical unreadable white-on-white veriety, well, that's small price to pay for almost two hours of subtle old-world decadence, where characters pop up out of nowhere, and disappear with not even a puff of smoke.
Still can't figure out, though, what on Earth did the ending mean...
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was it broadcast in HDTV?
....just my 2¢
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I DON'T GET HDVT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I have 200' tall oak trees around, and they block pretty much EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!
So it was simply the lousy cable, all the noise and snow you might wish for.
He was OK, I thought. The production was just OK as well, that naive story kills me. I was most fascinated by his servant's sword, apparently the Arab Nimcha - I have just that kind of hilt in my collection - behold.
Haven't seen Gerard's version, but I saw the old one with Jean Marais a couple of months ago.
There's also a Russian one with Avilov(pretty good)
BTW, have you seen "Gospodin Oformitel'" aka "Mr.Designer" with him? Blew my mind when I was 17 when I saw it first. Still watch it once a year or so.
Speaking of swords and Depardeu-the first 3 or 4 minutes of Colonel Chabert are mesmerizingly frightening.
***Haven't seen Gerard's version, but I saw the old one with Jean Marais a couple of months ago.I have not seen that one in a looooooooooooooong time. How was it? Where did you even get it?
***There's also a Russian one with Avilov(pretty good)
You mean Victor Avilov? I only know his name - is he good?
***BTW, have you seen "Gospodin Oformitel'" aka "Mr.Designer" with him? Blew my mind when I was 17 when I saw it first. Still watch it once a year or so.
You are now giving away your age. No one can posibly be this young...
Sigh...
No, I don't really know him, are his movies worth renting?
***Speaking of swords and Depardeu-the first 3 or 4 minutes of Colonel Chabert are mesmerizingly frightening.
I missed that one - and it sounds like a good movie, judging by the director and crew. Will put it on my list.
Thanks for the recommendation and get your explorer ready - the weekend is almost over.
The Jean Marais Monte Cristo is available at most Russian video/book stores here.
Avilov is a character actor, sort of like Pete Postlethwaite
(can't picture him in just any film...)
I don't know if you will like the "Gn.Oformitel'" , but I recommend it for it's unusual premise. He's perfect in that film.Chabert I would watch - haven't seen any bad Ardant films. She's quite an actress; I can't even think of her American equivalent. There's something about French actresses - the way they carry themselves, the sophistication, the stature, I don't know.
In Chabert's first minutes you will see plenty of swords and men killed by them and your collection will acquire a new metaphysical meaning.:))I think Szabo is a near genius and Mephisto is a film of that caliber. Have you noticed that none of his films ever won an Oscar, weren't even nominated for one...
Incidentally Brandauer played in a Soviet film "Detskii Sad", directed by Evtushenko(whom I have a hard time digesting).
Oh, my age-
"...I grow old, I grow old,
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled...":))Sadly, I will be 30 this December 10th...
***The Jean Marais Monte Cristo is available at most Russian video/book stores here.
Avilov is a character actor, sort of like Pete Postlethwaite
(can't picture him in just any film...)
I don't know if you will like the "Gn.Oformitel'" , but I recommend it for it's unusual premise. He's perfect in that film.OK, OK, already, I'll check, honest!
***Chabert I would watch
Yep, sounds like a no-brainer to me.
***- haven't seen any bad Ardant films.
I suspect you enjoyed the "Ridicule". But I am not really trying to recall any bad ones. My wife is the biggest fan of hers. She (Fanny, not my wife) apparently started pretty late.
***She's quite an actress; I can't even think of her American equivalent. There's something about French actresses - the way they carry themselves, the sophistication, the stature, I don't know.
I think you DO. Traditionally the Europeans actors start with those silly things called education, training and expectations (perhaps this is why Fanny did not rush into it - she would look out of place in a "Friday the 143th"). Here we have the endless parade of bimbo's and idiots like Leonardo. Usually they start "taking acting classes" AFTER they already have made it in few flicks and slept with most of Hollywood.
***In Chabert's first minutes you will see plenty of swords and men killed by them and your collection will acquire a new metaphysical meaning.:))At $2.50 that sounds like a true bargain. BTW, the movies prop swords often are offered for sale, and some folks buy them. So one can buy the telescoping stage sword with paint dispencer and then to proceed surprising his dinner guests - ala Marchello in the Henry IV.
***I think Szabo is a near genius and Mephisto is a film of that caliber. Have you noticed that none of his films ever won an Oscar, weren't even nominated for one...
Incidentally Brandauer played in a Soviet film "Detskii Sad", directed by Evtushenko(whom I have a hard time digesting).If you can't, you should see how my wife reacts to him. Me, I am kind of neutral, he doesn't bother me much and I think his early appearances on the cultural scene did help to create the atmosphere of openness, even if he, himself, was an opportunist.
***Oh, my age-
"...I grow old, I grow old,
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled...":))***Sadly, I will be 30 this December 10th...
I suspect you are working on your wish list. Take it from me, it only gets better from there.
Victor,
I haven't seen "Ridicule" but I saw the "Woman Next Door" with her and Depardieu. I also remember a few years ago when I was in Paris there were dozens of billboards tooting the theatrical production of the "Pedale Douce" with Pierre Richard and possibly Ardant(I know she was in the film adaptation of the play as well).
You are so obviously right about the "schooling" of Hollywood actors. I suggested to my brother going to the Lee Strasberg academy because it was a good way for him to stop going to Russian restaurants and getting into fights in LA. He took classes there for close to a year, and studied with some people who were already making films.
After that he had one small role in some independant film(didn't get paid) and a main part in some ins.co. commercial. When he told me how much he got paid for one day's work - my jaw dropped(good thing I'm a dentist - fixed it myself),I'm not going to give you the number but it was A LOT!
I just got 2 video tapes - Agonia and Pepel and Almaz(Ashes & Diamonds). I'm watching the latter. Will report as soon as...
***I haven't seen "Ridicule"I am pretty sure you will love it, it is quite entertaining.
***but I saw the "Woman Next Door" with her and Depardieu.
That one I have mixed emotions about. At any rate, a good movie to see, almost a must see.
***I also remember a few years ago when I was in Paris there were dozens of billboards tooting the theatrical production of the "Pedale Douce" with Pierre Richard and possibly Ardant(I know she was in the film adaptation of the play as well).
Have not seen this one, I believe it was never released here - right?
***You are so obviously right about the "schooling" of Hollywood actors. I suggested to my brother going to the Lee Strasberg academy because it was a good way for him to stop going to Russian restaurants and getting into fights in LA. He took classes there for close to a year, and studied with some people who were already making films.
After that he had one small role in some independant film(didn't get paid) and a main part in some ins.co. commercial. When he told me how much he got paid for one day's work - my jaw dropped(good thing I'm a dentist - fixed it myself),I'm not going to give you the number but it was A LOT!Yes, I can imagine, although the life of young actors is usually full of tables, and few auditions... it is tough.
***I just got 2 video tapes - Agonia and Pepel and Almaz(Ashes & Diamonds). I'm watching the latter. Will report as soon as...
Which Agonia is that? The Russian one?
Pepel is one of my all-times favorites, so I would be very curious to hear your reaction. Of course, I saw it when it was released, so it was much, much more pertinent then. Hard to predict how it would sit today with the Manhattan crowd.
Did you know that Wajda also made the move called Ashes, about the Polish officers joining Napoleon in 1812? A very interesting movie as well.
"I've never loved anyone enough to give her 12 sharp knives"Your wife mustn't suffer from PMS
;P
....just my 2¢
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Dunno if it is out on DVD, but my laserdisc of American Friend looks pretty sharp. I was lost at the end, too.This reminds me: my cousin is on vacation in Berlin (yeah, it beats Hawaii). As he is a big fan of Wim Wenders, he is watching out for falling angels.
It is funny - people bend out of shape over the "poor quality" of the "normal" TV standard, yet almost no one has seen what that fifty-years old standard can do. If they could see what the good studio monitor can deliver, they would not be so eager to get any DVD, HD, or whatever.It is simply amazing and disgusting that decades after it was developed we still usually get perhaps only 30% of what it can do - cable, dvd and everything. Real shame. Most people don't know that their TV's only get 30% of color information that the signal carries (.5MHz out of 1.5 MHz available).
What makes them hope that the cable companies, etc, will not fuck up the new standard?
I hear that VK. In my bedroom community we are fobidden to have rooftop antennas, so every house was wired for cable. I put up with it for a few years--redid the ground and replaced all the splitters, put RS terminators on all the unused feeds---nothing helped. The cable signal was just awful--loud buzzing, went out at every thunderstorm or heavy snow (the times when I most wanted to see the doppler radar), thick black vertical lines, ghosts...So I bought a dish. Well, at first, I couldn't believe what I'd been missing. It was fantastic! But I couldn't get the local radar from the Weather Channel, which is about 90% of what I watch on TV. Then, the picture started to pixellate on me, at first rarely, then, almost daily. Directv started dumping junk channels onto the band--adding three a day for a while, and no matter how many times I reprogramed to get them off my clicker they kept adding new ones.
So one day I went to Sears Hardware and bought a $35 rooftop antenna and put it in the attic. I plumbed it into the cable tv feed (I dropped the cable as soon as I saw the Dish picture) and nearly pissed my pants when I saw the evening local news (a live feed thru the air). So I called the Dish people and dropped everything but the shows my kids like (pbsk).
You are right VK. Most people have no idea how good regular TV can be.
By the way, I've recently joined netflix. Now THAT is the way to rent movies! If only they had more of the kind of films only VK rents...
Pixellating pictures? I've had my DirecTV dish up since 1/1/99; and the only time I experienced this problem was with an approaching rainstorm and resulting loss of signal strength. It's happened about 5 times since then.A videophile acquaintance of mine does claim that DirecTV's delivery of more channels has resulted in visibly poorer resolution on his high-end HDTV set; but he never complained about pixellating. Were you watching sports when you saw this? Fast action requires higher bitrate, I believe.
Cable companies are going to a digital tier, which should cure some of the problems you're experiencing. This requires rebuild of the system with a fiberoptic to nodes, then coax to the house. Reduced length of the coax runs and elimination of long RF amplifier cascades should result in better analog signal quality, too. Of course, the quality of the digial signal is completely dependent upon the datarate the company chooses to feed you.
Your cable company is Suburban Cable? I think Comcast bought them out in Phila. suburbs.
RBB --
"Q-tips (tm) work great!"
And BTW, since you are receiving a pretty clean signal (being where you are), buying a good HDTV receiver will move your pleasure up another notch.No, not to watch the HDTV programming (same story as the SACD as of now - nothing to watch), but to see the regular programming at a much improved quality level. You will not believe the improvement that a good HDTV receiver will provide on the normal NTSC signal - much more vibrant colors, better focus, smooth picture - trust me and buy it.
I envy your location, location and location (read: reception, reception, reception), but not your political views.
BYW, apparently the new Toshiba set-tops are coming, should be here soon, and I have high hopes for this one. It THIS doesn't work, I am screwed out of the HDVT, until such day that our local cable starts it.
Steve has been trying to talk me into installing the 7' parabolic antenna on my roof (I don't know, and perhaps don't even have zonning restriction, and the dear are not going to complain to the ground hog).
But the last time I was fooling around with an antenna, it was VERY windy, and I was standing there on the roof top, looking down at the rocks many feet beneath me, with that huge double-boom structure in my hand, moving wildly in the wind, the other hand trying to hold onto something, anything, feeling like a little ant flying away'er and away'er on a dry leaf... the vision of the emergency room stretcher being so vivid in my memory from my last visit there (broken collar bone, and several before that...), that I am not sure I am all that eager to try it again.
Well, you never know...
...and it looks very interesting.Is the return shipment included too?
How long does it take to get the films? Where do they ship from?
AND...
...for fine family entertainment, definitely get the 1-900.
Get your divorce lawyer on the ready.
I'm getting a whole bunch of junk mail from netflix and CDNow. It's really pissing me off. They send something every day. Why do on-line companies think it's ok to torment their customers? I hate computer programers!and another thing:
> "...for fine family entertainment, definitely get the 1-900.
Get your divorce lawyer on the ready. " <
I have no idea what you mean. I'm not that smart VK, I flunked out of college in the first week (but stayed on campus another two years for the great sex and drugs and vinyl). You have to be plain if you expect me to understand anything--or point to the book (with pictures).
Is there something on netflix I missed? are you refering to a specific flic or a catagory? ...oh wait...I think I get it. Let me check that out.
> "...for fine family entertainment, definitely get the 1-900.Get your divorce lawyer on the ready. " <
***I have no idea what you mean. I'm not that smart VK, I flunked out of college in the first week (but stayed on campus another two years for the great sex and drugs and vinyl). You have to be plain if you expect me to understand anything--or point to the book (with pictures).
OK, I shall use some words, the movie comes with all the pictures you might want... then some more...
***Is there something on netflix I missed? are you refering to a specific flic or a catagory?
The title is "1-900". They have it in the foreign section (which is quite good, BTW). It is about, you have probably already guessed it, phone sex. Lots of what that "lady" former Surgeon General was dreaming about teaching our kind - masturbation - asd if they need her teaching them... I think she was hoping to get some practical sessions.
***...oh wait...I think I get it. Let me check that out.
Got it? Well, it IS different.
The Genuardi's in Audubon is about 2 kilometers from my house and 1 klick from Lloyd's house (Walker). That's where I used to get my movies, since being with toddlers; I hit the grocery store at least once a day, and often three times.So the selection isn't great (Rocky, Batman, Star Trek, Terminator...the usual suspects). I've tried the Blockbuster, but didn't make it more than ten feet before I had to run screaming out the way I came in. I know I don't have to tell you why.
I thought the Dish would help, but there's nothing like being able to re-play a scene that's particularly poignant, or when you missed a mumbled dialog (VK, don't tell anyone, but I'm about to go HT--and buy a couple of subs and a center channel---the whole nine yards. Any recommendations???).
Finally I thought I'd check out the netflix.com site. I signed-up for the $20/month unlimited deal. I made a list of about ten films, and received the first one in two days, and three more the next day. I almost threw them in the trash--thinking it was another AOL promotion. This is a way cool way to do it. Return postage is included--you just reverse the mailer, pull off the sticky tab, and pop it in the mail. Highly recommended.
One caviat: I've had a few pixellations on "A Simple Plan" (recommended film! it has Billy Bob -- need I say more?). I think some of the disks may be abused. I've kept the bad one and I'm going to try the Auric Illuminator to see what happens. I'll let you know.
Thanks very much for the recommendations on receivers. This has been what's preventing me from going for one of the Toshiba or Panasonic sets (direct view). A few days ago I was in the KoP Bryn Mahr store looking at a $20,000 Pioneer flat screen HDTV. I had a big boner, so I must be thinking seriously about selling MRK @ 76/share (before Gore drives the stock back down to 16, where I bought it) and going nuts with HT. It didn't help when John Curl admitted that he'd rather watch TV than listen to his stereo. I decided its time for me to come out of the closet and confess something: I like to watch.
I didn't realize the HDTV receivers work for all the bands. I thought it was a kludge specific for the broadband HDTV signal. I've seen the Panasonic HDTV receiver in American Appliance, but nowhere else. Does anyone sell these things? Do I need to drive down 202 to Wilmington and load the Volvo with a new set of Blizzaks, a dozen cases of wine and HT gear?
With fall in the air (and a technocolor one at that), TV-watchin season is here!
Hey VK, did you watch the season premier of West Wing? Don't let your politics keep you from some of the best television Americans are capable of. You don't have to admit you like it.
oh...I'm left with the impression (windy roof) that you are up high. Didn't anyone tell you Delaware only has three counties...at low tide?
There are no high spots where you live. I can't imagine you not being able to get a good air broadcast...unless you are in the shadow of the city????
***I thought the Dish would help, but there's nothing like being able to re-play a scene that's particularly poignant, or when you missed a mumbled dialog (VK, don't tell anyone, but I'm about to go HT--and buy a couple of subs and a center channel---the whole nine yards. Any recommendations???).What, are you running a sting operation for the local ad-police? Wanna bust me? My layer will get you on entrapment charges. We have e-mail, you know...
Anyway, yes, today's recommendations: buy low, sell high.
***Finally I thought I'd check out the netflix.com site. I signed-up for the $20/month unlimited deal. I made a list of about ten films, and received the first one in two days, and three more the next day. I almost threw them in the trash--thinking it was another AOL promotion. This is a way cool way to do it. Return postage is included--you just reverse the mailer, pull off the sticky tab, and pop it in the mail. Highly recommended.Yep, sounds good, I shall think about it. I saw lots of tempting titles.
***One caviat: I've had a few pixellations on "A Simple Plan" (recommended film! it has Billy Bob -- need I say more?). I think some of the disks may be abused. I've kept the bad one and I'm going to try the Auric Illuminator to see what happens. I'll let you know.OK.
***Thanks very much for the recommendations on receivers. This has been what's preventing me from going for one of the Toshiba or Panasonic sets (direct view). A few days ago I was in the KoP Bryn Mahr store looking at a $20,000 Pioneer flat screen HDTV. I had a big boner, so I must be thinking seriously about selling MRK @ 76/share (before Gore drives the stock back down to 16, where I bought it) and going nuts with HT. It didn't help when John Curl admitted that he'd rather watch TV than listen to his stereo. I decided its time for me to come out of the closet and confess something: I like to watch.
***I didn't realize the HDTV receivers work for all the bands. I thought it was a kludge specific for the broadband HDTV signal.
They take any signal, and they convert the NTSC into a line-doubled one. The result varies from brand to brand, but usually is quite good.
***I've seen the Panasonic HDTV receiver in American Appliance, but nowhere else. Does anyone sell these things? Do I need to drive down 202 to Wilmington and load the Volvo with a new set of Blizzaks, a dozen cases of wine and HT gear?Bryn Mahr has lots of them, including the Toshibas.
***Hey VK, did you watch the season premier of West Wing? Don't let your politics keep you from some of the best television Americans are capable of. You don't have to admit you like it.
No, I don't watch much TV at all. Are you saying it was good?
***oh...I'm left with the impression (windy roof) that you are up high. Didn't anyone tell you Delaware only has three counties...at low tide?Oh, one doesn't need to be THAT high to break the neck. Thirty feel is plenty.
But we do have some high areas. I see houses on high hills around here all the time.
***There are no high spots where you live.
Come and see, there are there.
***I can't imagine you not being able to get a good air broadcast...unless you are in the shadow of the city????
Take my word for it. I have to get pretty steep angle to jump over those trees. Not good for TV stations. On the other side of the building, where you want your sat dish, it sticks straight into the hundreds-years old oaks, and the installers walked around and left. No shot.
Did you ever own a Panasonic NV8200 say around 1981 or so and remember when tapes were made at 1x one at a time? DVD has just about caught up.
eternal dumb optimismor
they want 30% of HDTV instead of 30% standard TV
PS: you coming out with a BAT:VKSE HDTV? LOL
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