tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post6623597933319494038..comments2024-03-28T01:36:10.408-04:00Comments on Dancin' Dan On Film: Thursday Movie Picks - Spanish-Language MoviesDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-52583588799728778862016-05-19T06:00:43.129-04:002016-05-19T06:00:43.129-04:00I've been wanting to watch Timecrimes a long t...I've been wanting to watch Timecrimes a long time. It and Primer gets mentioned a lot when time travel movies are talked about. Seen Primer, so it's just Timecrimes now.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-1406885226791037432016-05-16T23:24:08.682-04:002016-05-16T23:24:08.682-04:00Undertow is so beautiful. See it! Maria is excelle...Undertow is so beautiful. See it! Maria is excellently done though difficult to watch. Nutty is a pretty good word to describe Timecrimes.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-91683414943099231362016-05-12T22:18:37.844-04:002016-05-12T22:18:37.844-04:00Undertow looks like a really great movie and I wou...Undertow looks like a really great movie and I would like to see that one. Maria sounds quite good as well but not surE about the othe film...sounds a little nutty.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-33858975761550794222016-05-12T18:59:02.015-04:002016-05-12T18:59:02.015-04:00Timecrimes is quite a ride. Definitely see the oth...Timecrimes is quite a ride. Definitely see the other two, too.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-50011103371691933042016-05-12T18:58:26.341-04:002016-05-12T18:58:26.341-04:00Maria Full of Grace is truly incredible. Timecrime...Maria Full of Grace is truly incredible. Timecrimes is a LOT of fun.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-2013200882230032862016-05-12T18:57:57.077-04:002016-05-12T18:57:57.077-04:00I honestly figured Maria and All About My Mother w...I honestly figured Maria and All About My Mother would be the big picks of the week. See Undertow as soon as possible - it's so freaking beautiful.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-23908013412106222272016-05-12T18:57:11.384-04:002016-05-12T18:57:11.384-04:00They're all good, but in very VERY different w...They're all good, but in very VERY different ways.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-18673480034801579622016-05-12T18:56:40.560-04:002016-05-12T18:56:40.560-04:00Timecrimes is rather strange in some ways but I ha...Timecrimes is rather strange in some ways but I had fun with it. I know you adore Undertow and I've kicked myself for not picking it in the past, so when I saw this week's theme I knew it simply had to be one of my picks. All three of the leads are great, and the scenery is just stunning, as is what they do with the conceit of the story. So, so beautiful.<br /><br />All three of yours are on my list of things to see, with Burnt Money on top and Tristana on bottom (I want to see all of Bunuel's films in order for some reason I can't really explain). Good GOD do I love every single one of Tristana's major stars, though!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-1452901626085737932016-05-12T18:53:10.238-04:002016-05-12T18:53:10.238-04:00I think you'll really like Timecrimes.I think you'll really like Timecrimes.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-5202684364887566202016-05-12T11:59:16.770-04:002016-05-12T11:59:16.770-04:00Haven't seen the latter two - but Timecrimes s...Haven't seen the latter two - but Timecrimes sound brilliant!Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-21811269183303951092016-05-12T10:59:08.473-04:002016-05-12T10:59:08.473-04:00Maria Full of Grace has been mentioned a few times...Maria Full of Grace has been mentioned a few times already, means its certainly worth a watch. Timecrimes sounds pretty cool.Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-28668370135607370612016-05-12T10:50:52.756-04:002016-05-12T10:50:52.756-04:00Oh man how did I forget Maria Full of Grace? That ...Oh man how did I forget Maria Full of Grace? That film was great. I haven't seen the other two, though I think I have Undertow somewhere in my Netflix queue. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-53484782865726637342016-05-12T10:50:09.686-04:002016-05-12T10:50:09.686-04:00I haven't seen any of these but they all sound...I haven't seen any of these but they all sound interesting, and Maria Full of Grace is already on my watchlist. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-37369586238559648262016-05-12T09:39:33.458-04:002016-05-12T09:39:33.458-04:00UNDERTOW!!!!!!! I LOVE that movie so much! I thoug...UNDERTOW!!!!!!! I LOVE that movie so much! I thought of it as well but had already used it during a previous week on ghosts. Such a delicate, beautifully realized film. I remember it was Peru's entry for Best Foreign Film that year and made the long list but missed an actual nomination which is a shame, it was worthy. Cristian Mercado is so brilliant in the lead.<br /><br />I watched Maria Full of Grace when I was trying to see all the Best Actress nominees and Catalina Sandino Moreno was excellent in the film but I can't say I loved the movie. Still it was a worthwhile view.<br /><br />I've never heard of Timecrimes but it sounds intriguing. I'm always on the lookout for new titles so I'll have to add it to my list.<br /><br />This was a tough week, I haven't seen that many Spanish films and a few of the ones I have, like Undertow, I've used other weeks. So I had to cast around quite a bit and watched my third specifically for this.<br /><br />Before Night Falls (2000)-Based on the writings of Cuban author Reinaldo Arenas this film spans his lifetime through his country youth, embracing of the Revolution and his later persecution as a writer and openly gay man in Castro's Cuba, his escape in the Mariel Harbor exodus of 1980, exile and death in the United States. Not a pleasant film but worthwhile. Javier Bardem is staggering in the lead, earning a well-deserved Oscar nomination. <br /><br />Burnt Money (2000)-Argentine action thriller about two violent bank robbers who are also lovers, a bank job they pull that goes wrong and the pursuit and standoff that follows. Very erotic for this type of action film, based on actual events.<br /><br />Tristana (1970)-Luis Buñuel directed this murky tale of emotional battery and vicious score settling. Tristana (Catherine Deneuve) is orphaned and taken under the protection of respected elder Don Lope (Fernando Rey). He takes advantage of the situation and makes her a virtual prisoner while demoralizing her to break her spirit, eventually the tables are turned in an unexpected fashion. Good acting by Deneuve, Rey and Franco Nero but the characters are ultimately all a pretty loathsome bunch to care too deeply about. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-64743897040693055082016-05-12T07:32:56.419-04:002016-05-12T07:32:56.419-04:00I love Maria Full of Grace. Went with it, myself. ...I love Maria Full of Grace. Went with it, myself. I've been meaning to see both of the others. Thanks for the reminder.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.com