This film made me want to watch more films & should be mandatory viewing in film history classes. So many good references. Btw, the actors (besides the dad&the kid) are all non professional&were found in real raves, across Europe (fun fact: his ex wife did the casting—who is a raver— & costumes)
Apparently, he & Kanding Ray worked on the music before they began shooting, for almost a year, so Kanding Ray composed the music based on the script. &the sound design team worked on the sound for 9 months (they gave an interview, it’s somewhere on YouTube). behind the scenes craft is v impressive
He mentions these in his interviews. I got the Mad Max reference but didn’t know about the others. He also mentions Sorcerer, The Wages of Fear (watched those after he mentioned them), & Tarkovsky — he was on a podcast talking about his fave films&images in Tarkovsky 1/
I really like Laxe’s aesthetic sensibilities and his storytelling— i like stories that evoke a feel, and is emotive, i don’t like it when films poke me in the eye with a message. I’ve listened to his interviews, too he is v charismatic & philosophical & revels in being ambiguous 3/3
In the way it depicts shocking events. Harsh but true. The film has very non-western sensibilities in its approach to existential questions too. If it comes to the theatres again here i’ll watch it again just for the images and sound and to go through the cinematic experience. 2/
I have been waiting for your review! I watched this in october & still think about it. it does a great job of evoking a certain feel about life, being nothing, & acceptance. I love how ambiguous, yet powerful & meaningful the ending is. I think it’s actually v realistic 1/
Noooo not in Canada (I’ll check again but it wasn’t when I looked it up last month) 😭
I wish streaming platforms or theatres would show Laxe’s Fire Will Come bc even the synopsis and trailer did something to me and I’m dying to see it. I’m also curious about his You Are All Captains — the premise is very intriguing.
I missed The Secret Agent when screened in my small town for a limited time. I loved Sentimental Value. I also wanted to see It Was Just an Accident, but missed it. Sirat has been getting mixed reactions but i think it does a good job of evoking, rather than poking you in the eye w/ a message. 1/2
Lol, love the category of trash. Idk why Brad Pitt is still acting and why ppl pay him to act. Although he is handsome (which is why I watched most of his films), I stopped wasting my time watching anything he is in as the lead (so still haven’t seen Sirat then?)
there is an essay for and about everything @atpost45.bsky.social and @post45.bsky.social. Today, as I was looking for sources on blurb economy, I found this: post45.org/2018/11/the-...
revisiting this post as i do research for a bday gift for me. i want to spend my modest income to give myself the gift of watching a good film for pleasure & do nothing. is this worth spending money on to see in theaters or is it OK to wait for it to become available for streaming in a few months?
The cute little square-ish style reminded me of the English edition of one of my favorite author Robert Walser’s The Assistant 💛
Got your book through interlibrary loans today! The size is so cute!!! @seeshespeak.bsky.social
According to the Internet, it should be in theaters in 2026. I have a feeling that it might be true bc it’s gaining traction I believe. The sound design is phenomenal, among other things.
Wanted to share this bc I've been doing research on Laxe bc I'm touched by his cinematic vision. He is getting a TIFF retrospective&all 4 showings are SOLD OUT! I've read about his other films & am most curious about FIRE WILL COME, which is streaming nowhere 😭 tiff.net/press/news/t...
Oh and this is the trailer to watch bc it also captures the techno music at the heart of the film. The other trailer does not include the OST. Laxe blends sound with images in a way that is difficult to forget: youtu.be/ww-IXHXvS70?...
You should (must) watch SIRAT to purge and for a truly cathartic, magnificent, and real cinematic experience (don’t read or watch anything about it — you will get hit with major spoilers. The official trailer is safe tho.)
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"Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions."
just watched episode 7 of Pluribus - i think it's one of the best explorations of deep loneliness depicted in and through silence. i think anyone (or only those who have) who has experienced it that deeply in their everyday life would appreciate it.
Looking for recommendations while I have limited discount subscription: Any good Apple TV series? So far watched Severance, The Studio, Down Cemetery Road, Pluribus, Slow Horses, Silo and loved them.
AI and LLMs trend towards sameness of expression - it might just make us all more boring!
www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-...
With Alex Dunst, I edited a special issue on the question of literary value. Silkworms, angels, utopias, Edouard Louis, Thomas Pynchon, and much more.
www.boundary2.org/2025/12/alex...
And Oliver Laxe appears to have such a calm, serene presence and appears to be a deep thinker who cultivates slowness
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
i'm surprised that Todd even agreed to do the show, tbh. also, the below deck cross over was the best. the show gets better each season&i love every all of them. they each bring *something*, unlike BH, which has become so fake and the cast is boring and bad at acting, imo.
Were these essay length exams? I have 30+ essays to grade, approx 1400 words each, and I am searching for hope and inspiration
TDK, 2024 yilinin kelimesi/kavrami: kalabalik yalnizlik.
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2024, word of the year in Turkish "kalabalik yalnizlik" - difficult to translate, but something that would mean loneliness in the crowd or crowded loneliness (not proud of my translation skills atm)
250 is a very encouraging and friendly goal. i have one article and one essay that i need to get done in the midst of grading, course design, and bureaucratic application anxiety
Important news: the deadline for the joint BAMS/MSA conference in Loughborough has been extended to December 29, 2025! You can review the CFP, and find links to the submission platform, here. www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...
