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Theorem 1968
“But no one must suspect it’s just the trick of an incompetent, impotent man. No, it must seem like a self-assured decision, imperturbable, lofty, almost arrogant. No one must know that the right brushstroke happens only by chance and with a trembling hand. Or that when the right brushstroke happens, as if by miracle, it must immediately be protected and carefully guarded, as in a shrine. No one must ever know that. The artist is a poor, trembling idiot. A…
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Le Trou 1960
I cannot stop thinking about the hourglass scene. It's a masterclass in directing. Becker has total control of viewer perceptions and expectations. Every thought you have as the scene progresses, every moment of confusion and realization, is meticulously planned and executed with surgical precision. A true mastery of form on every conceivable level, and this is emblematic of the whole film. Watch this film!
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RoboCop 1987
"Excuse me. I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening."
• Watched this last years ago and didn't remember much of it. Nancy Allen! Special Agent Albert Rosenfield! Leland Palmer! What a treat!
• Wildly ahead of its time. Workers upset with poor and dangerous working conditions, want to mobilize a strike, snuffed out by their employers and replaced with automated systems. Militarization of police, privatization of public sectors, corporate domination of every facet of our lives. RoboCop…
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