Finally! After 6 films, I finally clicked with Lars von Trier. Every single one of his films of his that I saw before really intrigued me visually and thematically, but I could never quite connect to the coldness and cynicism with which he handled his narratives and characters. In "Dancer in the Dark" however, quite the opposite is the case.
The most important contribution to this the protagonist, Selma. Where in other von Trier films like "Dogville" and "Antichrist" the…
One thing I never would've expected in a Wong Kar-Wai movie is a Frank Zappa needle drop
Watched for the fifth time now, as part of a special Dune Double Feature screening. This time around, the whole experience felt like coming home. The hot sands of Arrakis, the crude structures of Arrakeen, the cold greed in Baron Harkonnen's eyes, the spice dancing in the tent, Hans Zimmers score elevating every single scene to an unforgettable audiovisual experience... It all feels so familiar and still so unbelievably satisfying!
Having seen "Part Two" a few days before also helped…
"The Dark Side of the Rainbow" – also known as "Dark Side of Oz" or "The Wizard of Floyd" – is the pairing of the 1973 Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon with the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz". This produces numerous moments of apparent synchronicity where the film and the album appear to correspond.
Even though multiple members of Pink Floyd and the Dark Side of the Moon engineer…
