Guess The Movie

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:22 pm

yourfriendclaire wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:25 pm I like thinking of a period movie as "fake"

This is "off topic," but does anyone else think about how to periodize period movies? Like the way that all movies set in the 40's but made in the 90's look different from movies set in the 40's but made in the 2020s etc

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:35 pm

I do think about that sometimes, and just last night I was watching the new Emma (eh) and noticed that the period-specific no makeup look actually included a cheek highlight that is very of the moment. You glow, girl.

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:36 pm

Evan.V.N.S.J. wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:22 pm
This is "off topic," but does anyone else think about how to periodize period movies?

You mean, like appreciating the details of how a contemporary film chooses to represent a period piece? This is a good topic. Is there a name for this exact field of study?

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:31 pm

There's also generational fascinations with certain decades, expressed in fashion & music. The 90s loved the 70s (that 70s Show, platform shoes, Dee-Lite), the 70s loved the 40s (Happy Days), and the 2010s LOVED the 90s. In vintage clothing world there's really specific interest in this, like you can search on eBay for "90s does 70s" to find a specific subset of vintage fashion.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:52 pm

All you need to do is look at the Robert Redford Great Gatsby for a millisecond to be like, WHOA that is from the 70's.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:53 pm

Yeah! Or The Sting!

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:32 pm

It’s not an education, it IS “fake” lol

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:36 am

yourfriendclaire wrote: ↑Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:53 pm Yeah! Or The Sting!

Maybe Robert Redford just insisted on looking "cool"

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 3:54 am

I LOVE THAT IT IS FAKE!!!!
What could it be?? I have no guess.

Yes I love the period-period concept! Would watch a doc exploring how e.g WWII movies have looked through the ages. Or cavemen!!! “That’s such a 70s caveman”

astral hellion · Post by **astral hellion** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 5:58 am

Yeah that actor lady in the front row def does not have a “60’s” face!

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:16 am

a hint would be— it's from 2009.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:29 pm

A Single Man?

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:55 pm

Oooh good guess!!!!!

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:03 pm

A Serious Man?

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:12 pm

Omg also a great guess!!!!

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:13 pm

I think a Single Man is 40s not 60s, right? Do I remember it correctly?

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:22 pm

Evan.V.N.S.J. wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:03 pm A Serious Man?

A Serious Man is correct! Not to be confused with a Single Man.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:39 pm

Congratulations Evan Vincent Nicoll "Snoopy" Johnson!

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:55 pm

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 12:08 am

Damn, nice looking Datsun.

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:51 am

Is this too hard? I used to walk by this building every day so it always weirds me out to see it in Movies.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:10 am

Hint: Taipei!

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:39 am

I am pretty sure I haven't seen this movie! At any rate, I have no guess.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:56 am

I am woefully under-educated in Taiwanese cinema! Educate us!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 12:00 pm

Is that a monk on a flip phone?

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 1:59 pm

m o l l y wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 12:00 pm Is that a monk on a flip phone?

yes but that's not the name of the movie

yourfriendclaire wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:56 am I am woefully under-educated in Taiwanese cinema! Educate us!

OK I will give in to this one but only if I get to do another easier one in its place.

The movie is Yi Yi directed by Edward Yang - There's a good criterion DVD of it and I actually discovered while finding that screen shot that someone uploaded the whole thing to YouTube (poor quality, but does have English subtitles if you turn them on)

It's a VERY GOOD movie. But despite my aversion to smart movies it is very much a smart movie. If you are interested in 3 hours in the life of a mildly dysfunctional Taiwanese family that climaxes in an (off-screen) act of violence that has very little to do with anything going on for the rest of the movie, this is the one for you. I'm underselling it - it might be my favorite movie of all time.

I guess if I had to do analogies it's kind of like if Ozu directed Magnolia. Maybe with a dash of Altman. Basically everything I like, in one movie.

Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U089cG2BqR8

OK so here's my next choice. I hope it is easier. I promise it is not as obscure as the last one. Please ignore the dumb watermark in the corner. The theme that unites these two, is "Cars"

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 2:31 pm

Man, I was going to watch Yi Yi a few days ago and the link a friend emailed to me would not ever finish downloading! I coulda been a contender!

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 2:52 pm

Yi Yi sounds good as hell. I love to see a dysfunctional family drama that implies violence [anyone here see the smoldering KRISHA (2015)?]

Post by **joni** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:56 pm

F&F TOKYO DRIFTERS!

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:40 am

joni wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:56 pm F&F TOKYO DRIFTERS!

YES!

YOU WIN!!

Post by **joni** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:11 am

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m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:40 am

Pan's Labyrinth?

Post by **joni** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:00 pm

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:31 pm

I once tried to watch the Fast and the Furious but cars driving fast/aggressively is a huge trigger for me as a daily cyclist so I couldn't.

GARY-19 · Post by **GARY-19** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:50 pm

Gremlins?

uncleboatshoes · Post by **uncleboatshoes** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 1:30 pm

I love Yi Yi!
I saw it in 2000 or 2001. I should've known. Evan's description of that movie is great.

Post by **joni** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 1:40 pm

Not Gremlins.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:57 pm

HINT: Jona and I watched this movie last night

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:25 am

HINT: 1984

Lucky Luc · Post by **Lucky Luc** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:42 am

Temple of Doom?

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:47 am

Teen Wolf? It looks like a Michael J Fox or Patrick Swayze hairdo

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:58 am

I also thought it looked like MJF

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:09 am

Gremlins is from 1984.

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:20 am

I (as the wife of the original poster) happen to know it is not Grems

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:21 am

Nope. nope. nope.

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:27 am

HINT: it's a comedy

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:09 am

I just went to guess "Interstellar" but when I googled it to see what year it was I realized I was thinking of the wrong title (I was thinking of Innerspace, 1987) and now I am loling at the idea of this image being in Interstellar

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:10 am

I LOVED Innerspace as a kid and have wanted to re-watch it for a while now. TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:16 am

I have never seen it! Report back!

Lucky Luc · Post by **Lucky Luc** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:36 am