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MOVIES: What are you watching?

M mrcabernetMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
M*A*S*H (sic)
During the height of the Vietnam war came two movies about wars of a different time--MASH and Patton. MASH, though based on a book, had a lot in common with the WWII black comedy novel Catch-22. Altman exploded onto the 70's movie scene with this film. Though I believe his greatest achievement is The Long Goodbye with Elliot Gould.

Released in the same year as MASH was the totally off the wall film Brewster McCloud. It's interesting that Sally Kellerman and the always up for an odd movie, Bud Cort, are in both of them.

Elliot Gould and Donald Sutherland were already familiar to those of us watching films in the late sixties, but MASH made them household names. They were seen again, a year later, in Jules Fieffer's black comedy, Little Murders directed by Alan Arkin.

Trivia time, only one actor is in both the movie and the TV series playing the same character. Name him without looking.
K kingofcoolMember
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Cabernet:
quote:
Originally posted by wine+art:
M*A*S*H (sic)
During the height of the Vietnam war came two movies about wars of a different time--MASH and Patton. MASH, though based on a book, had a lot in common with the WWII black comedy novel Catch-22. Altman exploded onto the 70's movie scene with this film. Though I believe his greatest achievement is The Long Goodbye with Elliot Gould.

Released in the same year as MASH was the totally off the wall film Brewster McCloud. It's interesting that Sally Kellerman and the always up for an odd movie, Bud Cort, are in both of them.

Elliot Gould and Donald Sutherland were already familiar to those of us watching films in the late sixties, but MASH made them household names. They were seen again, a year later, in Jules Fieffer's black comedy, Little Murders directed by Alan Arkin.

Trivia time, only one actor is in both the movie and the TV series playing the same character. Name him without looking.


You are so strange.
M mrcabernetMember
quote:
Originally posted by kingofcool:
You are so strange.

As I've pointed out before W+A and I share similar tastes in movies (for that matter we share much the same taste in art.) However, he usually only gives the title of many a great movie. I hope to fill in some of what makes these movies special. These masterpieces in film history deserve having the details filled in in the same way most you do when talking about wine.
M mrcabernetMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Mean Streets.

Another in my evidence that the greatest decade in film history was the 1970's. Martin Scorsese produced this calling card movie and also in the 70s showed he had the right stuff with Taxi Driver. I sat stunned at the Nortown as the images flowed on the screen powered by pop and classical music. And when the chaotic climax game--yes it was actually Cream! Not only Cream, but an intense live performance from Live Cream Vol. II that amped up the scene even more.

And who were these two strange, and incredible,, lead actors? I'd never seen then before. But there I sat at the Nortown a few years mesmerized by Robert De Niro's performance in Taxi Driver (which had a score written by Hitchcock's great collaborator Bernard Hermann.)

Those were the days.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by gigabit:
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Originally posted by Gigond Ass:
Green Lantern. I didn't know a movie could be this bad. Well, except for Paul Blart, Mall Cop.

The fact that you watched this still leaves me flummoxed. Razz


Gig, I have noticed GA will push through even the most mundane of movies. He always seems to finish what he starts. Smile
board-oboard-oMember
I sat through that movie while at the computer planning our trip for last summer. It was tedious, but there was one great scene 27 minutes to the movie where Kevin James chugs down 2 gigantic Maragaritas, thinking they were lemonade, and then goes nuts. I laughed at it, but not the rest of the movie. That female co-star has beautiful eyes.
K ksc02Member
Incendies

Second time I've seen this. Well worth the effort to seek out in English subtitles if required (it is available).

Incendies is a 2010 Quebec film written and directed by Denis Villeneuve and follows the journey of two siblings as they attempt to unravel the mystery of their mother's life. Released in September 2010. In 2011, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film won eight awards at the 31st Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Actress (Lubna Azabal), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Overall Sound and Sound Editing.

I can not recommend this film highly enough. Cool
W wine+artMember
quote:
Originally posted by KSC02:
Incendies

Second time I've seen this. Well worth the effort to seek out in English subtitles if required (it is available).

Incendies is a 2010 Quebec film written and directed by Denis Villeneuve and follows the journey of two siblings as they attempt to unravel the mystery of their mother's life. Released in September 2010. In 2011, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film won eight awards at the 31st Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Actress (Lubna Azabal), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Overall Sound and Sound Editing.

I can not recommend this film highly enough. Cool


Thanks KSC02, I will seek it out. Cool
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