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The Brave One (2007) by Neil Jordan

Cast: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Mary Steenburgen, Nicky Katt, Zoe Kravitz

Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot

Music: Dario Marianelli

Jodie Foster is simply amazing. You can feel her pain, despair, angst and hopelessness. And then you see how her loss turns her into someone else and how she crosses the line. Watching this process is haunting and fascinating. Terrence Howard goes neck and neck with Jodie, their eyes say more than a million words. They both deserved Oscars for their masterful performances. Well, Weinstein had other plans... And finally Neil Jordan, one of the most original directors of our times. I love how he uses lights and shadows in his films. In this one, just like in "Interview with the Vampire" or "The End of the Affair", he becomes a painter. This painting is dark, yet colorful; deadly, yet so full of life. And he's such a fucking wonderful storyteller. This is not just "Death Wish" with brains and heart. This is much more. But I bet Charles Bronson would proud of Jodie.

"I want my dog back."

On 9.06.2020 at 7:39 PM, loke212 said:

I feel sorry for him too. Having a decent family or decent friends (non-druggie and non-sycophantic friends, who have a vested interest in always staying on your good side) watching out for you is invaluable in keeping one on the straight and narrow and in preventing you from making grave mistakes. If you don't really have any or not a lot of that to fall back on... well, things can go south easily.

I've often thought the entire history of the band could have been very different if Slash and Duff had been a little older and a little more mature- and not as wasted or high all the time of course. They would have been able to handle Axl and his issues in a better way (maybe. hopefully.).

What puzzles me is where were his siblings? They've spent most of the time during the Illusion tour by his side. Maybe he was really unreachable back then.

The Public Eye (1992) by Howard Franklin

Cast: Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Stanley Tucci

Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky

Music: Mark Isham

Magnificently acted, brilliantly directed and masterfully scored. What a film. Years go by, and I still love this one. It's wonderful to see Joe Pasci acting, not over-acting. He really can be subtle. But Barbara Hershey is totally amazing in this gem. Here's a scene in the middle of the movie, when her character realizes the Great Bernzini fell in love with her. He didn't say it, he's ashamed, and she doesn't want to hurt his feelings, so she tries to keep a poker face. But her eyes are laughing. Not smiling, but laughing. But with some tenderness. Mind-blowing acting.

Besides being a crime drama, this movie is also about the essence of photography and photo-journalism. It's a thriller and poetry in one. That's how brilliant it is.

P.S. I was curious and I had to verify my old observation. So, an average rating on IMDb for this film is 6,5. What do we have when we look at the reviewing users rating? A 8,5 score. Quite the difference, isn't it?

18 hours ago, MurielWeathers said:

Oh Lord, I still can't believe he thought all that was true.

Some escape into drugs, Axl had chosen a pseudo-religion. I feel so sorry for him. There was literally no one who would bitch-slap him and yell into his face "Wake up, asshole! They're fucking using you!" Slash and Duff were wasted all the time, Izzy was a fucking quitter...

But getting back to our hero of the day, Matt "the Party Animal" Sorum. What's the most sad about this book, is that it was written by a 60-year-old man. Some men never grow up.

Or there are other possibilities... He reminisces his past sexual adventures, because he can't "do it" anymore. That's why he's so sour and bitter. I feel almost bad for him. Poor bastard. Or, here's an optimistic variant, he's a very mature individual and he had decided to burn all the bridges behind him to make sure none of these fuckers will ever bother him again. There won't be a phone call from Duff that goes like: "Hey buddy, my wife and daughters left for a week, come to my place". Or from Slash with something like: "I finally got rid of my woman, let's fucking party, man". Uh-uh, Matt's a model responsible citizen, you dumb fucks, and he's enjoying his retirement in his rocking-chair. Get over it.

P.S. Izzy, is Matt really your pal? Ouch...

16 hours ago, MurielWeathers said:

Yeah, SS was majorly into coke. It wouldn't surprise me if any of it was true. She supposedly touch Matt's balls when they were in a limo and Axl was looking out the window talking to someone. Has anyone ever found it funny that Erin is EE and Stephanie is SS?

The Evil Empire and the Schutzstaffel. That's why Axl believed these two wanted to kill him in a previous life.

Mississippi Burning (1988) by Alan Parker

Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Stephen Tobolowsky, Kevin Dunn

Music: Trevor Jones

Cinematography: Peter Biziou

I've always loved this movie. It's probably in my top 20. For obvious reasons, my girlfriend and I refreshed it last Saturday. Anyway, Alan Parker in his prime, Gene Hackman as brilliant as always, wonderful supporting cast, Trevor Jones' powerful and haunting score, very accurate background. This film is perfect from start to finish. Definitely the best picture of 1988, much better than 'Rain Man'.

Now, I started to like baseball.

"A member of what?"

Thanks for the beer.

Alright, I can admit Matt did one thing good in life - he taught Sebastian Bach how to tongue-punch a fart box. Kudos to you, Matty-boy, you've made some ladies very happy.

Besides, if he could teach somebody like Baz a thing or two, maybe he should write a book called "Kinky Sex for Dummies".

12 hours ago, Lio said:

Agreed. I only have his two first albums, which I can still listen to and really enjoy. Always found it odd that Are You Gonna Go My Way was his biggest hit here.

Same here.

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Duff, tell the truth. Say what the majority want to hear.

All hail the Iz man, the only decent pimp in the GNR camp.

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21 hours ago, Len Cnut said:

Y'know what I don't get about Trump?  You could forgive an under-informed younger generation for perhaps not knowing who this guy is or what he's about but for anyone who was concious during the 90s and 80s etc, Trump was just a known crook.  He had all the integrity and all the reputation of someone like Don King.  Even if you're some outright right wing fuckin' racist (and this is not to say that makes up the bulk or even a significant portion of his voters btw) there are better people to enact right wing policy than Donald Trump.  His getting voted in just kinda corroborated my lifelong cynicism about politics.  I honestly never thought it'd happen, I thought it was a joke, I'm not even sure Trump thought it would happen or had a decent idea of what he wanted to do with a presidency...but it did.  There are a number of reasons why it actually came to pass politically speaking, especially when you're presented with a bunch of shit options but, fuck me, Donald Trump, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, that fuckin' guy?!  The fuckin' real estate shark, the gold tower guy, Jesus, could you pick anyone more vulgar?

That election was fixed to make sure Hillary won, just like they did with that moron Romney to assure Obama's re-election. It didn't work out and now the whole world is in deep shit.

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On 17.06.2019 at 5:26 PM, todreamofwolves said:

I think many are giving Axl and Slash too much credit when it comes to this perfect chemistry that they share. Keep in mind, the last time these 2 released an album of original studio material together Izzy was part of that lineup, AND it was 30 years ago!!

Thirty years ago my neighbor friend and I were in acrobatics and we used to do crazy flips and catch one another off my parent's high standing, front porch. Guess what? I know longer have that friend to catch me and I sure as shit couldn't flip like that 30 years later.

So why are you here? Just curious.

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To be honest, I love Izzy's solo work, especially On Down The Road, 117 Deg and River. But I'm fucking tired of making him the only talented Gunner.

I love all those fuckers. I love them equally: Slash, Iz, the redhead bastard and the tall blonde bitch. I hated that war between Axl and Slash fans, and now I hate this shit. For me, they all were equally important. For example, Duff's bass lines are criminally underrated on the Illusions.

Anyway, enjoy another civil war in the GNR camp.

1 minute ago, WhazUp said:

None of the band member's projects sounded like "real GNR" if by "real GNR" you mean Appetite through the Illusions.  That is why that combo back then was so great, and Izzy was essential to that - they all brought in their own thing to make it a greater whole including the songwriting Izzy brought to the table

 

Yep, that's why Izzy didn't bother to record half of the Illusions.

3 minutes ago, Rovim said:

Yes, you're very effective. Will you be my personal fluffer from now on?

Anytime, sailor. More happy fuckers, less suffering.

1 minute ago, Rovim said:

No problem! if you want I can give you advice on other topics as well, not just music. Pm me anytime. I'm very discrete. No need for everyone to know you lack experience in certain areas.

Finally got a hard-on? You're welcome.