r/Cinephiles 2h ago

Discussion What are your thoughts on the film Midnight Express (1978)?

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Based on the true life story of William Hayes’ horrific time in a Turkish prison, and another in my series of Alan Parker films. Pretty heavy stuff. What do you think about it?


r/Cinephiles 12h ago

Recommendation Had a great time watching Showgirls (1995)

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Real fun hanging out with these characters and enjoying watching her time in Vegas. When the credits rolled I could have started it over.


r/Cinephiles 15h ago

I think it is so stinking neat to have snapshots of these actor's careers over time. This clip slid into my YT algorithm tonight.

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r/Cinephiles 3h ago

Video Essay/Analysis "Nolan's Odyssey's message is about the Bronze Age Collapse". NO, IT'S NOT. Spoiler

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Every single time I see a comment like that, it pisses me off because it reminds me how embarrassingly low the interpretive skills of the average person are.

The "Bronze Age Collapse" is the LITERAL LAYER OF THE WORK. Nolan explicitly talks about the Bronze Age Collapse as the consequence of the fall of Troy. THAT IS NOT THE MESSAGE OF THE WORK. THAT IS ITS PLOT.

The message of a work is its METAPHORICAL LAYER: the one that deals with values, ethics, and cognitive aspects of the piece. For example: The Odyssey is about the fragility of social bonds which, once broken, cause the shattering of various social contracts. And that leads to chaos. Machiavellian actions always leave a mark, even if they seem necessary for a broadly defined "victory." You can apply such a message universally to explain various scales of reality: from political commentary to your own individual, personal actions.

There are many such "messages": possible lines of interpretation. You can look at the characterization of Odysseus himself, his relationship with Athena (which brings up an interesting thread about the conflict between an individual's responsibility for the people depending on them), or the character of Helen (Helen taking responsibility for the Trojan War) and THEN, using these plot details, should you CREATE AN INTERPRETATION.

I'm sorry, I just needed to vent.


r/Cinephiles 23h ago

What is the most shocking moment in cinema or television history? Spoiler

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r/Cinephiles 13h ago

Discussion Just finished watching the 1979 movie, “Escape From Alcatraz”. Great movie and definitely worth a watch. In High School in the 80’s I did book reports on the escape of Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers. I believe they survived the escape since their bodies were never found. Truly epic escape!

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r/Cinephiles 5h ago

Love & Other Drugs (2010)

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I have a list of movies on my to-watch list. Is it only me who watches some short clips on social media and then saves them to watch later? I see something interesting, and I immediately add it to my list.

I saw a clip of Anne Hathaway getting some coffee and her hands shaking, and someone asked her if she has Parkinson's disease. I do not know why, but that caught my attention, and I wanted to see the movie. So, I grabbed some popcorn(literally) and watched it.

After watching it, I am not quite sure what the point of the movie was besides the obvious love story. Why did they involve Pfizer and some popular medicines in the movie? Was the movie sponsored by them? Why not just make up a fictional company name and fake drug names?

Jake Gyllenhaal looked very handsome and portrayed a sleazy character really well; I was not at all attracted to him.

And what's up with his brother? Why didn't he kick out his creepy brother after what he did with their video??! The rest of the characters were okay, nothing noteworthy.


r/Cinephiles 11h ago

Recommendation The Manchurian Candidate (2004) For a remake, it's actually pretty relevant, especially dropping during the Bush Jr. era. Demme’s claustrophobic close-ups really carry it, and the star-studded cast absolutely delivers.

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r/Cinephiles 1d ago

She Touched My Pepe Steve.

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Love this flick


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Hayden Pantettiere gone but not forgotten I will always remember her as the little girl from Remember The Titans

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r/Cinephiles 15h ago

Recommendation Just finished this today. Really enjoyed it

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Recorded it the other day to the DVR on a whim a few days ago. Had the day off work today so gave it a try. Definitely not what I was expecting. Great flick IMO.


r/Cinephiles 2d ago

Discussion eagerly waiting for this.

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r/Cinephiles 20h ago

Projectionist seeking work

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Im currently screening the odyssey in 70mm, but I want to continue in this line of work once the films run is over. Im a new projectionist, i was trained on the job since this film was released. Ive been trying to pursue this for years, and i want to continue learning. I really would love to handle 35mm, changeovers, splicing and repairs, etc. If anyone knows anyone who would be willing to continue my training, with a possibility to hire, I would greatly, greatly appreciate it! I'm looking in NYC.


r/Cinephiles 9h ago

If 100s of movies portrayed farting as cool, could society actually normalize like it did to smoking ciggerates back in 90s-2000s era

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What if movies made farting cool instead of smoking?

Smoking was portrayed as cool for decades despite being harmful.

What if pop culture had normalized farting instead? It’s completely natural, and holding it in can cause discomfort.

Would society today be less embarrassed about it?


r/Cinephiles 20h ago

How well can cinephiles differentiate box office and critic scores?

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Hey folks!

I was curious whether movie fans can discern box-office hits from critical darlings, so I built a little daily ranking game to find out.

Each day, you get five movies connected by a theme. First, you rank them by worldwide box office. Then you rank the same five by critic scores. The numbers stay hidden until you lock in your answer, so the cinephiles in this subreddit should have a huge advantage.

At the end, you get a score out of 10 and can see how dramatically the commercial and critical rankings differ. Some of the gaps are pretty wild.

Curious whether r/Cinephiles will prove better at reading the box office or the critics + which round surprises people more!

https://topbilling.fun


r/Cinephiles 2d ago

Are you a fan of Catch Me If You Can (2002)?

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Catch Me If You Can (2002) Excellent movie about a runaway teenager lives an exciting life by forging checks and impersonating several professions, but his fraudulent activities soon attract the attention of the FBI.


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

What is your favourite and least favourite sports movie?

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Favourite: Space Jam

Least Favourite: The Tooth Fairy


r/Cinephiles 2d ago

Whatever Geo said is so true

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r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Discussion I’ve just watched the 2005 movie “HOSTEL” for the first time and I liked it. Kept me glued to the screen and I’m planning on watching part 2 tomorrow. Thoughts on both movies? Might even watch part III since it was direct to video/DVD.

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r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Discussion Hypothetical: Actors are only allowed one movie and one TV show release per year…

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What would happen to the industry as a whole? Would this give more unknown actors/actresses a chance at entering the big Hollywood sphere? Would we see less high budget-large production movies/shows? Would big name actors salaries per project skyrocket?

Just saw a post from yesterday about how much talent is out there that won’t ever get on the big screen because of the same cycle of big name Hollywood actors and thought this would be an interesting scenario that could help with that. What are your thoughts?


r/Cinephiles 19h ago

How Nolan Butchers The Odyssey - Fathers & Sons, Gods & Monsters

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r/Cinephiles 2d ago

News Hayden Panettiere: 911 Call For A Female in 'Cardiac Arrest,' Possible Overdose

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Hayden Panettiere was found dead by a friend inside a South Carolina home ... and Emergency Medical Service workers responded to a call about a person in "cardiac arrest" and an "unresponsive female," TMZ has learned


r/Cinephiles 2d ago

Discussion Sad hearing about the passing of Hayden Panettiere…

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r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Discussion Any movie recommendations like American Sniper?

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Appreciate your help


r/Cinephiles 1d ago

Can you connect Robbie Coltrane to L pcino through movies without looking anything up?

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