Melbourne International Film Festival 2007

dengelman · Post by **dengelman** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:05 pm

25 July - 12 August

www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au

Just looking through the festival guide now... lots of interesting stuff on as usual.

Get your hot tips and highlights in now!

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:28 pm

so many awesome flicks on there

at a glance i'm up for lots of docos:

4 elements
shame
radiant city
it happened just before

and must must see we are together- have heard it's wicked- african kids with HIV uplifted by music

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:48 pm

* Hirokazu Kore-eda Showcase
AFTER LIFE
DISTANCE
HANA
MABOROSI
NOBODY KNOWS

*Shohei Imamura Showcase
A MAN VANISHES
BALLAD OF NARAYAMA, THE
BLACK RAIN
EIJANAIKA
INTENTIONS OF MURDER
PORNOGRAPHERS, THE
VENGEANCE IS MINE

* WALK INTO THE SEA: DANNY WILLIAMS AND THE WARHOL FACTORY, A

* BLACK SHEEP

* EAGLE VS SHARK

* OUT OF THE BLUE

* Red Road

* The Night of the Sunflowers

All the homegrown films looks great

* Zoo looks wrong town

shabana · Post by **shabana** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:08 pm

SNOOP DOGGS HOOD OF HORROR!!!!

ANTON CORBIJN'S BIOPIC ON IAN CURTIS

DAVID LYNCHS' Inland Empire

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:44 pm

ac23 wrote:
shabana wrote:SNOOP DOGGS HOOD OF HORROR!!!!
I heard its really bad?

I guess "Soul Plane" used up all his creative energy and he had nothing left.

Post by **huge** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:34 am

saw bits of black sheep last night. bloody stupid lol.

killeye · Post by **killeye** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:24 pm

stovequeen wrote:* Hirokazu Kore-eda Showcase
AFTER LIFE

Love this film!!Such a cool concept, from the MIFF site:

Guides assist the newly dead in selecting their most treasured memory, the one they will take with them to eternity. While some people have no trouble choosing, others agonise over the decision. A multitude of stories emerge, most of them gleaned from the hundreds of interviews Kore-eda conducted with ordinary citizens, some of whom appear in the film. Meanwhile, the staff gather to discuss various cases, especially those in danger of never recovering a truly joyous memory

Also, absoloutley hanging to see Control
"The tragic life of Ian Curtis"...dir by Anton Corbjin

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:42 am

killeye wrote:
stovequeen wrote:* Hirokazu Kore-eda Showcase
AFTER LIFE
Love this film!!Such a cool concept, from the MIFF site:
Guides assist the newly dead in selecting their most treasured memory, the one they will take with them to eternity. While some people have no trouble choosing, others agonise over the decision. A multitude of stories emerge, most of them gleaned from the hundreds of interviews Kore-eda conducted with ordinary citizens, some of whom appear in the film. Meanwhile, the staff gather to discuss various cases, especially those in danger of never recovering a truly joyous memory

Yup, this one's a must.

dust · Post by **dust** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:03 am

Shame
Your Mummy Kills Animals
Ghosts of Cite Soleil
Walk Into the Sea

These docos look awesome. I love docos!!

Post by **system** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:06 am

killeye wrote:absoloutley hanging to see Control
"The tragic life of Ian Curtis"...dir by Anton Corbjin

'tis good, i saw it a month or so back as part of the sydney film festival. recommended!

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:13 am

Control looks very good, esp how Samantha Morton is in it. Thanks for the heads up on that one.

I'm interested in Still Life, a chinese film about a town submerged in the Three Gorges Dam project in China.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:59 pm

Bought our tickets for Buy A Ticket for Monday night.

Weeeee!!!

anyone got any feedback on doco's and films they've seen??

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:48 am

got tix for shame and we are together

and off to see The Blood of Yingzhou District tomoz arv about HIV infection on chinese kids post blood donation

light viewing lol

spitting missed ethan hawk open the hottest state yest- hotness

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:56 am

I saw two brilliant films over the weekend...

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:02 pm

Teeth is on again this Friday. Details below:

5051 - Teeth
Time: Fri 3 Aug 07 7:00 PM
Venue: Capitol
116 Swanston St
Melbourne, Vic, 3000
Runtime: 96 mins
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
Language: English
Origin: USA
Program: Forbidden Pleasures

Post by **huge** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:10 pm

i wanna see black snake moan yeah

teeth looks interesting too!

Post by **huge** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:15 pm

it seems i downloaded black snake moan about a month ago and forgot about it lol. awesome!

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:46 pm

watched black snake moan on the plane, but i think it was called something different.

very good flick.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:02 pm

Black Snake Moan on a Plane? Is that the xxx version?

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:08 pm

sad

bought tix for the HST movie but was too migrained to go.

Stupid brain

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:08 pm

mrj wrote:Black Snake Moan on a Plane? Is that the xxx version?

Or the sequel to snakes on a plane? Samuel L Jackson is in it after all

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:10 pm

Stray wrote:
mrj wrote:Black Snake Moan on a Plane? Is that the xxx version?
Or the sequel to snakes on a plane? Samuel L Jackson is in it after all

LOL, thats what I waz getting at, the xxx version of snakes on a plane.

jeeeeeez Stray, way to recycle MY jokes

Post by **huge** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:11 pm

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:33 pm

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:34 am

saw shame on sat- about the pakistani girl gang raped for 'honour' after her brother allegedly slept with a neighbour

fucking full on story but awesome strength and fight in mukhtaren mai when everyone else was weak as piss including her own family

great story

lots of womens lib unshaved pits in hemp jumpers in audience

Post by **fooishbar** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:37 am

gnat wrote:saw shame on sat- about the pakistani girl gang raped for 'honour' after her brother allegedly slept with a neighbour

fucking full on story but awesome strength and fight in mukhtaren mai when everyone else was weak as piss including her own family

great story

not to trivialise your post or anything, but ...

gnat wrote:lots of womens lib unshaved pits in hemp jumpers in audience

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:50 am

was just an observation!

lol

and btw, the capitol theatre would be the most out there place to drop a trip. word up for the younguns- my hallucinogenic party days are over

Post by **fooishbar** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:51 am

gnat wrote:and btw, the capitol theatre would be the most out there place to drop a trip. word up for the younguns- my hallucinogenic party days are over

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:54 am

except when all those hemp jumpers are there- that could get scary

too much bach rescue remedy

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:09 am

I saw this Friday night. Lars von Trier is a master

I forgot i had tickets to this on Saturday

I have five more to see before the festival ends this Sunday

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:14 pm

I just realised that I went and watched The simpsons in the middle of Film Festival. Classy.

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:20 pm

Dang. Only two screenings of Inland Empire and they're both sold out. Wonder if I'll ever get to see it on the big screen.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:54 pm

Special Hegg wrote:Dang. Only two screenings of Inland Empire and they're both sold out. Wonder if I'll ever get to see it on the big screen.

lol, both sessions sold out on day one Heggs. You got to be quick!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:11 pm

I just watched Black Snake Moan. awesome.

Samuel L Jackson makes up for all the trash he's been in recently.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:02 am

In case you missed something you wanted to see

MIFF FILMS WITH A RELEASE:

4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days - Kojo - expected by October
Aachi & Ssipak - Madman - ?
After the Wedding - Arkles - 16/8/07
Away From Her - Dendy - 27/9/07
Bella - Hopscotch - 22/11/07
Black Sheep - Icon - 16/8/07
Black Snake Moan - Paramount - 2/8/07
Blind Mountain - ? - ?
Control - Dendy - 25/10/07
Conversations With My Gardener - Paramount - 23/8/07
Day Watch - 20th Century Fox - 13/9/07
Deep Water - Hopscotch - ?
Dirty Carnival, A - Madman - ?
Dirty Three - Madman - ?
Eagle vs Shark - Icon - ?
Exit - Madman - ?
Fay Grim - Village - ?
Fido - ? - ?
Forbidden Lie$ - Palace - ?
Grace is Gone - Village - ?
Heartbreak Hotel - Paramount - ?
Home Song Stories, The - Dendy - 23/8/07
I Served the King of England - Paramount - ?
Indigenes - Madman - ?
Inland Empire - Dendy - 'late 2007'
Irina Palm - Sharmill - 20/9/07
Joe Strummer: the Future is Unwritten - Dendy - 13/9/07
Joshua - 20th Century Fox - ?
Lady Chatterley - Hopscotch - 18/10/07
Lagerfeld Confidential - Hopscotch - ?
Mighty Heart, A - Paramount - 30/8/07
My Kid Could Paint That - Sony - ?
Night - Dendy - 2008
Once - Icon - 30/8/07
Out of the Blue - Dendy - TBC
Paprika - Sony - ?
Red Road - ? - ?
Reprise - Madman - ?
Rescue Dawn - Hopscotch - 8/11/07
Searching 4 Sandeep - Hopscotch - 20/9/07
September - Hopscotch - 25/10/07
Severance - Icon - ?
Sicko - Village - 9/8/07
Signal, The - Madman - ?
Stephanie Daley - Madman - ?
Strange Culture - Madman - ?
Teeth - Village - ?
Tekkonkinkreet - Sony - ?
This is England - Madman - 16/8/07
Vitus - Rialto - 27/9/07
Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory, A - Madman - ?
Words from the City - Madman - ?
Workshop, The - Hopscotch - ?
Year of the Dog - Paramount - ?

sneaky hands · Post by **sneaky hands** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:24 pm

i watched Snoop's Hood of Horrors on Saturday and my god was it bad. It was so bad it was almost good. At least it wasn't boring, and there were a few titties and ultra-gruesome violence.

Seeing a guy get skull fucked by a 40 ounce bottle came a close second to seeing a woman have her belly pumped with caviar until it exploded.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:23 pm

Just received this via email in case anyone didn't get it:
from MIFF

PLEASE NOTE - SCHEDULE CHANGE: Due to non arrival of the print for STILL LIFE,
this film will not screen tonight.
BLIND MOUNTAIN will screen in its place.
Current ticket holders can exchange tickets or seek a refund.
Please check the MIFF website for updates on STILL LIFE

dengelman · Post by **dengelman** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:58 pm

Shit!

Ends this weekend!

Might pop down to the Shorts tonight...

bassfreak · Post by **bassfreak** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:59 pm

Just Saw this last night
MADE IN JAMAICA

â€œMade in Jamaica embraces both the spiritual and the carnal expressions of the islandâ€™s best music.â€ â€“ Toronto Film Festival

Reggae is Jamaicaâ€™s blues: A music of both desperation and hope. Instantly recognisable, today it can be heard in every corner of the world.

Made In Jamaica portraits the leaders of the movement and the story behind the music: Religion and Rastafarism, slavery, sex, salvation and the more modern explosion of dancehall. Opening with a tribute to assassinated reggae superstar Bogle, this documentary captures the frenzy of Jamaicaâ€™s dancehalls, plus interviews with reggae royalty like Third World, Gregory Isaacs, Bunny Wailer, Toots, Beres Hammond and Lady Saw.

â€œ[JÃ©rÃ´me] Laperrousaz often captures [the musicians] right in the streets. Sound systems pound out deep-bass riddims on street corners, in yards and on Jamaicaâ€™s famous beaches.â€ â€“ Toronto Film Festival

Did anyone else catch this?
Was pretty sweet, Damn those Jamaican girls were skanky!

Zero Hour · Post by **Zero Hour** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:25 pm

We saw Control the other nite @ the Forum. Funny as seein a movie in there. Film was cool....all about Ian Curtis, Joy Division singer. Rather ironic having so much Tony Wilson in this story.

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