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Top: House by the Railroad, 1925 (Edward Hopper)

Bottom: Days of Heaven, 1978 (dir. Terrence Malick)

#Edward Hopper #Terrence Malick #Days of Heaven #cinema #art #painting

∞ January 11, 2012 via oldfilmsflicker

David Denby (of the New Yorker) on the Tree of Life ›

On Google+ earlier today:

Me: XX, re. The Tree of Life: David Denby of the New Yorker has some good stuff to say about that film. I like how he calls it an “insufferable masterpiece”. He might be right: it might have annoyed the hell out of me, but it did give me the sense that I was watching something special. (Also, great performance by Brad Pitt, I totally agree.)

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XX: I’ll take a look — read this review this afternoon: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2011/jul/11/tree-life-terrence-malick

Me: ah yes, a big Christian commercial maybe? (ref to this other Guardian review: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/07/the-tree-of-life-review

(btw, Badland and Days of Heaven are two films by Malick that I highly recommend.)

#The Tree of Life #Charlie Rose #David Denby #the New Yorker #Brad Pitt #Terrence Malick #cinema #films 2011 #the Guardian

∞ July 11, 2011

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The Tree of Life (2011) by Terrence Malick

Wow. I’m stunned at how quickly I went from pure amazement and awe to complete annoyance and irration. Five minutes in and I knew I was going to love this film. I just knew it. But then, cut to the rolling end credits and I was pretty much shouting at the screen demanding my money back.

I don’t think there’s one single shot in The tree of Life that is not short of sublime, but then the whole thing is just a rambling thread of stunning shots. And all that incessant whispering really got on my nerves. “I give you my son” she whispers to God. Whatever.

#The Tree of Life #cinema #Terrence Malick #Brad Pitt #Sean Penn #Jessica Chastain #films 2011 #Cannes festival

∞ July 10, 2011

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And still not released in the UK. Jesus be fucked, I am tired of waiting.

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#The Tree of Life #cinema #films 2011 #Terrence Malick

∞ June 24, 2011 via leitch

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The Tree Of Life (2011) by Terrence Malik

“A Texas boy’s journey from the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as a ‘lost soul in the modern world’, and his quest to regain meaning in life.” — Summit Entertainment

A 1950s period piece featuring some surreal and sci-fi elements?… Well, we know it’s going to be fucking beautiful, as his films always are. So that’s that, at least.

[Scheduled to premiere at Cannes]

#Brad Pitt #Jessica Chastain #Sean Penn #Terrence Malick #The Tree Of Life #cinema #films 2011 #Cannes festival

∞ April 24, 2011

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Days of Heaven (1978) by Terrence Malick

#Dayes of Heaven #terrence malick #movie poster #cinema

∞ October 12, 2010 via fuckyeahmovieposters

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Sissy Spacek in Badlands (1973) by Terrence Malick

She and Martin Sheen are quite the pair in this movie. The Once and Future Blonde and I agree that what makes their characters so remarkable is how slightly off both performances are.

Sidenote: Among the many qualities in the few Malick’s films I’ve seen is a certain ‘quietness’ that I find particularly appealing.