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Up this week: Zer! And he's taking us in a totally different direction, far away from both the highs and lows of 80s action movie madness.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Director: Werner Herzog
Stars: Klaus Kinski, Ruy Guerra, Helena Rojo
Premise: In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
Why @Zer picked it: A product of the famous cinematic bromance between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. This is the story of a deranged maniac and his doomed journey to immortality. This is a film that changed my perspective on things like sociopathy, narcissism and madness and showed me these things can be the foundation of greatness. Aguirre and Kinski will always be icons to me.
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I Stand Alone (1998)
Director: Gaspar Noe
Stars: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain
Premise: A horse meat butcher's life and mind begins to breakdown as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Why @Zer picked it: This is kinda the complete opposite of Aguirre and has a negative spin on sociopathy, narcissism and madness. This is a very bleak stuff. Noe is very manipulative of his audience and while his later flicks (Irreversible, Enter the Void) have more resources and techniques behind them, this is the film that stayed with me long afterwards. As unsympathetic as the main character should be, his environment and circumstances put me in the same, self-destructive state of mind.
Trailer:
Naked (1993)
Director: Mike Leigh
Stars: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge
Premise: Parallel tales of two sexually obsessed men, one hurting and annoying women physically and mentally, one wandering around the city talking to strangers and experiencing dimensions of life.
Why @Zer picked it: Yet another film about a deeply flawed individual. This time a scruffy, prophetic, fugitive rapist with gift of gab escapes to a grim, 90's London, reconnecting with an old flame in the process. This is in some ways similar to I Stand Alone - where the drab, lonely urban setting gives you a different take on what should be a thoroughly offensive character. David Thewlis' Johnny is a heavily damaged, misogynistic, pretentious asshole but compelling and unique. This largely improvised performance is amazing to witness.
Trailer:
Videodrome (1983)
Director: David Cronenberg
Stars: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits
Premise: A sleazy cable-TV programmer begins to see his life and the future of media spin out of control in a very unusual fashion when he acquires a new kind of programming for his station.
Why @Zer picked it: Here's a film about media and technology and all the dire societal consequences we're being steered towards. James Woods, at his sleaziest, plays a TV producer who becomes obsessed with a dodgy new brand of entertainment - something better left alone. This film is essential viewing. It's classic Cronenberg, the dude is a visionary.
Trailer:
Mysterious Skin (2004)
Director: Gregg Araki
Stars: Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue
Premise: A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Why @Zer picked it: Call me an asshole but here's another nomination about psychological problems and mental illness. I don't want to give too much away. This film is about coping with horrific trauma. Overall the film isn't quite as bleak as my other nominations. It's set in the relative happiness of 'murcan suburban society with all the murkiness and sleaze hidden away from plain sight. Great performances though and a real emotional rollercoaster.
Trailer:
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The discussion thread for this movie will go up on Wednesday the 20th!
Up this week: Zer! And he's taking us in a totally different direction, far away from both the highs and lows of 80s action movie madness.
Here are our candidates!
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Director: Werner Herzog
Stars: Klaus Kinski, Ruy Guerra, Helena Rojo
Premise: In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
Why @Zer picked it: A product of the famous cinematic bromance between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. This is the story of a deranged maniac and his doomed journey to immortality. This is a film that changed my perspective on things like sociopathy, narcissism and madness and showed me these things can be the foundation of greatness. Aguirre and Kinski will always be icons to me.
Trailer:
I Stand Alone (1998)
Director: Gaspar Noe
Stars: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain
Premise: A horse meat butcher's life and mind begins to breakdown as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Why @Zer picked it: This is kinda the complete opposite of Aguirre and has a negative spin on sociopathy, narcissism and madness. This is a very bleak stuff. Noe is very manipulative of his audience and while his later flicks (Irreversible, Enter the Void) have more resources and techniques behind them, this is the film that stayed with me long afterwards. As unsympathetic as the main character should be, his environment and circumstances put me in the same, self-destructive state of mind.
Trailer:
Naked (1993)
Director: Mike Leigh
Stars: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge
Premise: Parallel tales of two sexually obsessed men, one hurting and annoying women physically and mentally, one wandering around the city talking to strangers and experiencing dimensions of life.
Why @Zer picked it: Yet another film about a deeply flawed individual. This time a scruffy, prophetic, fugitive rapist with gift of gab escapes to a grim, 90's London, reconnecting with an old flame in the process. This is in some ways similar to I Stand Alone - where the drab, lonely urban setting gives you a different take on what should be a thoroughly offensive character. David Thewlis' Johnny is a heavily damaged, misogynistic, pretentious asshole but compelling and unique. This largely improvised performance is amazing to witness.
Trailer:
Videodrome (1983)
Director: David Cronenberg
Stars: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits
Premise: A sleazy cable-TV programmer begins to see his life and the future of media spin out of control in a very unusual fashion when he acquires a new kind of programming for his station.
Why @Zer picked it: Here's a film about media and technology and all the dire societal consequences we're being steered towards. James Woods, at his sleaziest, plays a TV producer who becomes obsessed with a dodgy new brand of entertainment - something better left alone. This film is essential viewing. It's classic Cronenberg, the dude is a visionary.
Trailer:
Mysterious Skin (2004)
Director: Gregg Araki
Stars: Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue
Premise: A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Why @Zer picked it: Call me an asshole but here's another nomination about psychological problems and mental illness. I don't want to give too much away. This film is about coping with horrific trauma. Overall the film isn't quite as bleak as my other nominations. It's set in the relative happiness of 'murcan suburban society with all the murkiness and sleaze hidden away from plain sight. Great performances though and a real emotional rollercoaster.
Trailer:
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