Posted on 08/23/2016 8:16:19 AM PDT by Borges
Cinema in the early years of the 21st Century has experienced something of an existential crisis. Terms such as ‘TV-like’ or ‘television-esque’ were once intended as insults; now, in a period most commentators consider a new ‘golden age of television’ – a Don Draper here, a Walter White there – that is no longer the case. So, if television has evolved to a point where it is no longer considered an inferior art form, what does this mean for cinema?
Perhaps it is no coincidence that David Lynch’s mind-bending mystery-drama Mullholland Drive has been named by BBC Culture’s critics’ poll as the best film of the century so far. Its very roots lie in television: the film began as a failed TV pilot and was salvaged into feature-length format.
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I bet you like it.
Naomi Watts is super hot.
It’s also a good drive.
Can I advertise here too?
I never got around to it. I kind of got tired of Lynch when it started smelling like he was doing weird stuff just because he’s the weird guy and that’s what he’s supposed to do. Like Shyamalan’s addiction to twists. It stopped feeling organic and started feeling forced. Though I still enjoy Lost Highway, but that’s largely because of that soundtrack, some awesome stuff on there.
Huh?
Give it a chance. It’s pretty entrancing. And the soundtrack is also great.
OK, I normally refrain from opinions regarding other people’s taste in music or movies or such.
But in this case i will make an exception, because I feel so strongly about it:
I had a neighbor once that had a very ugly dog.
He named it (of all things), Fido.
To put it shortly, I would rather look at Fido’s butt.
She’s a flaming Brit liberal
Haha....kudos!
Yeah, I don’t know if it’s the best movie of the century so far, but it does have a couple of the best scenes. And they do involve Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring.
I’ve always liked that movie. I thought it was well cast and well done.
That is one strange flick.
“Mulholland Drive” is wonderful and compelling, strange and hypnotic. Along with “The Elephant Man” and “Blue Velvet,” it’s one of my favorite David Lynch films.
But the best film of the 21st century??? Easy there hoss.
I liked the movie about the A bomb with Jennifer connelly and nick Nolte.
Why is the word “existential” so popular these days? It is in nearly every other news article. Existential threats, existential crisis, etc.
Why not just say real instead? They mean the same thing.
Watch out for the cross. It will leave a mark.
Not to be confused with Mullholland Falls. Which actually is a great movie.
Not to be confused with Mullholland Falls.
Or the tunnel going into New York city,
the Mullholland Tunnel.
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