Here are some highlights from new additions to MUBI‘s online cinema:
King Boxer a.k.a. Five Fingers of Death (Jeong Chang-hwa, Hong Kong), pictured above
This iconic kungfu film was an international sensation under the title “Five Fingers of Death,” a popularity continuing through Tarantino using its theme music in Kill Bill. Elegant swordplay à la King Hu (A Touch of Zen) is exchanged for the masculine bone-crunching and blood letting of Chinese fisticuffs. An essential, brutally exciting film in the genre.
Available in: France, Belgium, Switzerland
The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan José Campanella, Argentina)
The Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film of 2009, Campanella’s film centers on Benjamin (Ricardo Darín ), who becomes determined to find the real culprit of an old murder that he believes wasn’t properly solved—a quest that is depicted with a style that effortlessly juggles romance, comedy, suspense and political commentary.
Available in: Portugal
La fidelité (Andrzej Żuławski, France)
The classic 17th century French novel on the rules of romance and society, La princesse de Clèves, is here adapted to include…”dirt bike races, hot sex, and naked hockey players”? Leave it to visionary filmmaker Andrzej Żuławski to find the mania in such a restrained source. The terrific cast includes Sophie Marceau, Pascal Greggory, Guillaume Canet and Michel Subor.
Available in: Norway, Denmark
Wild Grass (Alain Resnais, France)
Flat out my favorite film from 2009 is the new work be Resnais, an auteur famous for his groundbreaking high art films made at the height of the French New Waves, Hiroshima, mon amour and Last Year in Marienbad. But he’s never made a movie as madcap, melancholy and downright bizarre as this one, a borderline uncomfortable tale (from a director who loves Woody Allen and Curb Your Enthusiasm) of an aging man’s fantasy-filled infatuation with an aviatrix. Does she love him? Is he stalking her? Is all this in his mind? Resnais seamlessly weaves between the light and the dark sides of human nature, reveries of the mind and startling realities of fate.
Available in: United Kingdom, Ireland
14 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 2:25 pm by Skookie30
Still not sub till i get me films in my PLAYLIST + got some spiffy news so here me saying LF & Music unlimited are 2 useless features from SCEE as i cant sign up with-out card details.
well today i went to the bank how easy to get a debit card well no forms to fill in just me address “it in post” she ended so Got 1 i can finally sign up to LF & Music unlimited i was thrill.
but i want to know this it be off-topic can a uk debit card work on a SCEA store or Not? because your card details must tie to your home address so i thought maybe you cant.
& that would suck i‘m 1 step closer getting my games I really really Want i cant Trust SCEE to give things.
Thanks
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 2:30 pm by OttoT
Wow Joda gave a comment…
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 2:45 pm by MrLopes
Glad I deleted this service it just adds nothing to my Playstation experience.
Correct me if I am wrong no new releases for the Netherlands this time?
Well does not matter for me anyway.
*don’t stone me for asking in a wrong topic*
Please SCEE bring us the promised movie store!!
Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 8:00 pm by Danny Kasman
@MrLopes Every week we usually add something to the Netherlands; this column is just some of my personal highlights of what we’re showing. MUBI isn’t so much a “movie store” with “new releases”, those are easy to find and can be found elsewhere — MUBI is a curated library of great cinema, new and old.
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 4:13 pm by Fakiren
When are you actually going to relese video store in the rest of EU as you promised would happen in 2010, but instead released this crap service?
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 4:15 pm by Cyberendpunk
I would like to support this service via subscribing but after the first month it left a bad taste in my mouth. Also the service is in major need of an upgrade on the PS3, more importantly it needs more movies!
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 5:10 pm by brownflo
i love the service , the lack of movie availability or the fact that vidzone isn’t live in the rest of Eu has much to do I think due to copyrights and local media that have the rights to sell or show such content. i hope to see more movies in my list two , but the classics are better than none .
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 5:13 pm by VincentVendetta
Is there any chance of seeing this service on PS3 in North America?
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 6:09 pm by Cyberendpunk
@7
You guys have VUDU, Netflix and PS store so yeah you don’t need Mubi.
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 6:16 pm by Noisepurge
still not renewing my subscription until scandinavia gets an equal amount of content with selectable subtitles! take this as constructive feedback!
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 7:13 pm by Alyndri
I liked the concept of Mubi until I found that NZ hardly has access to any movies. Thumbs down.
Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 8:01 pm by Danny Kasman
@Alyndri Actually we have quite a large library of movies in New Zealand, but remember we aren’t a video store, we are a carefully selected service for independent, international and classic cinema.
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 8:27 pm by Carnivius_Prime
I like Mubi far more than Lovefilm to be honest. It seems like the only way to find some rare movie gems these days wheras anything on Lovefilm I can usually just pop to blockbusters.
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Posted on 15 March, 2011 at 8:49 pm by Skookie30
I like lovefilm the option to get a Game in the post, mubi would have been a Great mixed bag from rare films to popular film Watch, Share, discuss but it‘s only share, discuss
here some More sad news No i couldn’t wait till the heads up post tomorrow i think this is a criminal Act not to release this in EU but if it comes it better come after PE.
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/03/15/parasite-eve-ii-coming-soon-t o-us-psn/
it‘s soon to USA not us :/
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Posted on 16 March, 2011 at 7:42 am by MrLopes
Danny Kasman
Thanks for your answer.. Yes I understand what MUBI has got to give.
It is just not for me on top of that the app seems outdated.
Well everybody that does love it enjoy!
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Posted on 16 March, 2011 at 1:12 pm by wandering-kid
So the really cool looking kung-fu film is the one we can’t actually watch in the UK … ???
*fail*
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