tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post4160613140524677593..comments2024-03-14T07:23:42.959-05:00Comments on Eternal Sunshine Of The Logical Mind: My Favourite Films of 2013Bob Turnbullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-75713489341662295032014-01-20T20:52:22.117-05:002014-01-20T20:52:22.117-05:00Hi again Alex & Dan...Fancy meeting you here a...Hi again Alex & Dan...Fancy meeting you here again! B-)<br /><br />Dan, the only Sayles I've seen are Brother From Another Planet and Eight Men Out, so yeah, I need to fix that. Been meaning too...Hmmm, maybe I should consider for my blindspots - I'm about to put together my 2014 list, so we'll see if I can sneak one in.<br /><br />Alex, my top 5 could probably be shuffled randomly - I think I had every single one of them at number 1 at some point. Upstream was there for much of the year. It's fascinating and beautiful.Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-76087759623741634402014-01-05T18:09:48.951-05:002014-01-05T18:09:48.951-05:00A great list. LOVE seeing Upstream ranked so high....A great list. LOVE seeing Upstream ranked so high. That film is so special to me. I watched Twenty Feet From Stardom last night and loved everything about it. What a fantastic doc.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-20018246720239038812014-01-03T10:59:30.259-05:002014-01-03T10:59:30.259-05:00Bob, I thought Go For Sisters was great, but I'...Bob, I thought Go For Sisters was great, but I'm not sure it's the best way to dig into Sayles. <br /><br />If you haven't seen much of his work, I'd go with Lone Star, Limbo, Eight Men Out, Passion Fish, and Matewan as a starter course. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-88175843678118843592014-01-03T08:33:08.624-05:002014-01-03T08:33:08.624-05:00Hey Dan! Thanks for stopping by...I'll be curi...Hey Dan! Thanks for stopping by...I'll be curious what you think of Museum Hours once you've had a chance to catch up to it.<br /><br />Just looked at your own list and I'll have to seek out Go For Sisters. Sayles is someone with whom I'm woefully inexperienced, so what better place to get acquainted than his latest? I wish I had a similar reaction to The Way Way Back (and I seem to be one of the few who didn't), but it felt stale and rehashed. Not terrible at all (many strong elements to it including Rockwell), but I have little interest in revisiting. Maybe I missed something...Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-81107465922157867882014-01-03T08:24:46.423-05:002014-01-03T08:24:46.423-05:00Hi Nick! I have a copy of Museum Hours on BluRay a...Hi Nick! I have a copy of Museum Hours on BluRay and I still haven't cracked it open - I'm dying too, but I want to ensure I have a full uninterrupted couple of hours to just savour it...<br /><br />Same for Mud actually, but in that case I want to make my son also has a couple of hours to focus on it. He's expressed interest, so I need to find the right time to show it. I was surprised but quite delighted to hear that Nichols has another film coming out in 2014 (Midnight Special). I am so there.Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-27861816665728296482014-01-03T08:22:04.465-05:002014-01-03T08:22:04.465-05:00Hi Andrew...Thanks for commenting! It's intere...Hi Andrew...Thanks for commenting! It's interesting you mention that about Intruders since I don't think I heard much at all about it coming out of TIFF. I was a big fan of the director's previous film (Daytime Drinking) and this one took a similar concept (lost city boy - both physically as well as mentally - stumbling around the North in the winter) and spun it into something very different. Even the title takes on different connotations. I was hooked right from the start, but I guess I'm one of the few...<br /><br />But yeah, we certainly agree that the year had some great films...Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-83859076923478727822014-01-01T23:54:32.661-05:002014-01-01T23:54:32.661-05:00Really strong list, and I still have a lot of them...Really strong list, and I still have a lot of them to see. I've been hearing lots of great things about Museum Hours, so it's on the list.<br /><br />Really glad to see Mud on the list; I just caught up with it a few weeks ago, and it was gripping. No arguments from me on Before Midnight, which might be my favorite of the year. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-49281186468330936322014-01-01T21:39:58.069-05:002014-01-01T21:39:58.069-05:00"I'm not sure any other story this year e..."I'm not sure any other story this year engrossed me more in its narrative details. " Such an insightful point about "Mud', and Nichols in general. He's just a born storyteller, isn't he?<br /><br />Love your #1. I enjoyed it greatly on my first watch but also looking forward to the re-watch. Feel like it will open up so much more.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-57142740256760686202014-01-01T20:56:10.657-05:002014-01-01T20:56:10.657-05:00wow. Honestly, while I enjoyed Intruders it's ...wow. Honestly, while I enjoyed Intruders it's a film that's left little on my mind from TIFF. Nice list man. 2013 was a great year.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088249559783015858noreply@blogger.com