Masterofoneinchpunch wrote:Christopher Guest Collection (A Mighty Wind / Best in Show / Waiting for Guffman) (2003) (six dollars at Big Lots this was awesome)
I'm still kicking myself for not picking this up at Big Lots a couple of months ago. The store had one three-pack in one of the cheap DVD standees, so I figured I'd swing back around and pick it up after I rummaged through the various other racks in the store. And of course I forgot, and didn't remember until I was back in Canada.
I've seen chunks of all three on TV, and I doubt I'd keep them, but I really wanted to see them in their entirety just to be sure. Snooze ya lose . . .Masterofoneinchpunch wrote:All Criterion Baby:
I trust many of those were purchased during the recent Deep Discount sale. Prices were almost on par with the Barnes & Noble sale a few weeks back. I had three in my cart (LARGER THAN LIFE, LOLA MONTES and BLACK ORPHEUS) and hesitated just one day too many. Looks like I'm waiting until next year for those now.
Following: everything you need to know about Christopher Nolan can be found in his first film.
This is especially true in regards to MEMENTO and INCEPTION, and yet all three stand on their own merits, keeping Nolan from seeming like a one-trick pony who simply re-orders sequences for novelty's sake (well, the BATMAN films probably didn't hurt either). I did spot one continuity error in FOLLOWING that probably had me over-thinking the movie's timeline a wee bit too much, and it rather embarrassingly involved the "Young Man's" underwear. In the scene where he robs the safe and must tape the money to his legs and ankles (I believe he forgot a bag to carry it), he's wearing striped underwear, but when he gets back to his apartment to remove the money, he's wearing polka-dot underwear! Furthermore, during the confrontation between the two guys on the rooftop -- which takes place elsewhere in the timeline -- you can see the striped underwear hanging on the laundry line. I think I was applying INCEPTION-level concentration to a film that really didn't require it, as I'm not one to normally care about undergarments in cinema unless they're worn by the fairer sex.
Speaking of which, I watched THE UNBORN the other night; the lead actress's underwear is about the most memorable thing on display (frequently) in that one. Still, onto the sell pile it went. Shutter Island (2010): this film out to remind you of Inception in some ways
When we saw INCEPTION, and having seen SHUTTER ISLAND earlier this year, the one thing we both noticed was the similarity in the music. However, I later stumbled across this helpful little YouTube video that demonstrates that there's much, much more going on with the music in INCEPTION. I'm not a fan of what Hans Zimmer and his assembly line composers have done to cinema scoring overall, but I have to give him props for this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVkQ0C4qDvM
, but as long as they play, I'm satisfied. 
, there are just too many good deals to resist: