Misc
Playlist: 2019 - Spring, Summer
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50YZpqEAqYni4RFyOFvs39?si=BC4ni6sGSkGF5uy8UB_D2A
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Film
Scraps: "Barry Lynn's Long Halftime Walk"
Director: Ang Lee * Really wished that I had seen this in the movie theater. * Feels cohesive in his trilogy of American life (Brokeback Mountain, Taking Woodstock.) * The ugliness and superficial feeling from the way the film is shot really captures the obscene, excess setting of the Super Bowl. * Felt like
Film
Scraps: "Crazy Rich Asians"
Director: Jon M. Chu * It wasn't perfect but it was a lot of fun. * The film seemed to take on too much expectations on its very small shoulders. People seem to don't realize that the director's filmography includes Step Up 2, Step Up 3D
Film
Scraps: "My Beautiful Laundrette"
Director: Stephen Frears * Didn't expect the film to have the tone that it does. In an interview with Criterion, the screenwriter (Hanif Kureishi) refers to Frears' style to be 'operatic.' * Mirrors used as a way to reveal and hide at the same time. * Tana showing
Music
Playlist: 2018 - Fall/Winter
https://open.spotify.com/user/alexthebez/playlist/3Otjr3dkRgMtLtmBmHZpe2?si=3LKLHqAoRaCNc2htSuQgeA
Film
Scraps: "Nervous Translation"
Director & Writer: Shireen Seno Cinematography: Albert Banzon, Jippy Pascua and Dennese Victoria * A film about the anxieties, curiosity and boredom of childhood. * Love the effort to emulate the unnerving, disjointed feeling of remembering your time as a child. Very expressionistic and modern in its approach. * The crispness of the
notes
Scraps: "Bengawan Solo" by Gesang Martohartono
Film
Scraps: "Call Me by Your Name"
Director: Luca Guadagnino Cinematographer: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom Writers: James Ivory (screenplay by), André Aciman (based on the novel by) * Surprised that this movie somehow is still echoing at the back of my mind long after I’ve seen it. * The music in the film definitely helps engrain it into my head
Film
Scraps: "Only Yesterday"
Director: Isao Takahata * Mellow, understated but very poignant. * Feels very simple but with a quivering sincerity that still feels very relevant. * Looks at urban life with a sense of apathy, but not hatred - while it faces quiet rural life with empathy, romanticism but also caution. * Beautiful animation, naturally. The contrast
Film
Scraps: "A Brighter Summer Day"
Director: Edward Yang Cinematographer: Hui Kung Chang & Longyu Zhang * Masterful and contemplative, an important film that lingers with you long after the viewing. * Tensions of time, history and family life in an uncertain time. * America is a character that is seemingly invisible in the background of the film, but
Music Videos
Scraps: "Panggung Sandiwara" by Nike Ardilla
Film
Scraps: "Thor: Ragnarok"
Director: Taika Waititi Cinematographer: Javier Aguirresarobe * Very, very, very fun. * Definitely one of my favorite Marvel films ever, even though I hated Thor as a character and a premise. * Visually amazing - from the production design, to the cinematography, just a blast in all directions. * “Fun” but doesn’t feel tedious