In the Land of Women
Birdman
quote:Originally posted by Jcocktosten:
The Lego Movie - surprisingly entertaining
"EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!"
Random Hearts
In the middle of Amadeus - will hopefully finish that tonight.
In the middle of Amadeus - will hopefully finish that tonight.
Feast of Love
Not too bad, and I do enjoy watching Morgan Freeman act. Some well placed nudity didn't hurt either (and no not of Morgan Freeman).
Not too bad, and I do enjoy watching Morgan Freeman act. Some well placed nudity didn't hurt either (and no not of Morgan Freeman).
Maladies--turned off after 20 minutes. It's not that easy to make an art film and this pretentious film, directed by the pretentiously named director Carter (yes just one word, like Madonna), doesn't succeed.
quote:Originally posted by gigabit:quote:Originally posted by Jcocktosten:
The Lego Movie - surprisingly entertaining
"EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!"
Oh man, it took me almost a week to get that song out of my head after seeing that movie.
Don Juan--garbage. I'm still trying to figure out what the point of the movie was. 
FWIW, the best thing Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been in is Brick.
FWIW, the best thing Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been in is Brick.
Interstellar.
Meh. The first two and a quarter hours were a little slow. But it picked up after that.....
Meh. The first two and a quarter hours were a little slow. But it picked up after that.....
Watched The Maltese Falcon last night. Saw it last a long time ago. Still good, but a bit hokey by today's standards. Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and and Elisha Cook were the highlights for me, not Bogie or Astor.
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
Watched The Maltese Falcon last night. Saw it last a long time ago. Still good, but a bit hokey by today's standards.
Interstellar
Her
Very interesting film on many levels. Enjoyed it very much.
The Greatest
OK. Wrapped up too perfectly at the end.
Very interesting film on many levels. Enjoyed it very much.
The Greatest
OK. Wrapped up too perfectly at the end.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Loved it
Loved it
quote:Originally posted by KSC02:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Loved it
+1 - Ralph Fiennes was terrific.
Cloud Atlas
Mostly thought it was very good, certainly held my attention for the entire 3 hour running time. But I thought the climaxes of a couple of the stories were a bit of a let down.
Mostly thought it was very good, certainly held my attention for the entire 3 hour running time. But I thought the climaxes of a couple of the stories were a bit of a let down.
A couple of others viewed in flight:
Goin' Down the Road
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Hercules
None anywhere near the quality of TGBH
Goin' Down the Road
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Hercules
None anywhere near the quality of TGBH
The Last of the Mohicans
Hiroshima mon Amour
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
Hiroshima mon Amour
Copenhagen
I'm assuming you know that Alain Resnais just died. Still remember the impact of Night and Fog had on me over 40 years ago.
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
Hiroshima mon Amour
Copenhagen
I'm assuming you know that Alain Resnais just died. Still remember the impact of Night and Fog had on me over 40 years ago.
T.O.M., I was indeed aware of his passing. When he died I decided to revisit some of his work and I'm just getting around to it. My first exposure to his work were his short films that focused on artist and the arts.
300: Rise of an Empire
The Thomas Crown Affair - the new version
Revisiting a film I first saw in 1980 and didn't care for much:
Kagemusha 95pt.s
Today Akira Kurosawa is considered to be one of the greatest directors of all time. From the 1940s through the 1960s he turned out masterpiece after masterpiece:
No Regrets for Our Youth
Stray Dog
Rashomon
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Throne of Blood
The Hidden Fortress
The Bad Sleep Well
Yojimbo
Sanjurō
High and Low
However it's forgotten that he went through a very difficult period starting when he was in his 60s (I know how he feels.) He worked for a year and a half on the awful Tora, Tora, Tora. He left after a few weeks during shooting, he didn't get along with the crew and they with him. None of his work was used. He was no longer associated with his long time studio Toho and he was pretty much considered finished in the Japanese film industry.
I remember the one effort at the time Dodesukaden (1970) being released to little fanfare and minimal attention. A year and a half later Kurosawa attempted suicide by slitting his wrists and throat over 30 times. Miraculously he lived.
He made one more film during the 70s--Dersu Uzala, shot entirely in Russia, mostly outdoors. A brutal shoot filled with hardship.
At this point George Lucas, Frances Ford Coppola, and later Steven Spielberg, stepped in to help get financing and support for his next two pictures. The first was Kagemusha about a thief who is given a reprieve from being crucified if he agrees to be the double for a great warlord he greatly resembles.
Released in 1980 (when Kurosawa was 70) this film is full of unique shots, sweeping battle scenes and intimate portraits of people engaged in tenderness and resilience, that recall the master's greatest work: Soldiers flow down an hill like water over a waterfall, a head shadow, barely noticed, grows on the ceiling to encompass the room, a mind-blowing dream sequence erupts in color, two men in a castle overlook seem to spin as they discuss a treachery, a worn out man discovers he can be fatherly, brave and inspirational.
However there is something that holds this film back from being in the pantheon of the director's top work. It's hard to put one's finger on it. The ending is stunning and yet didn't leave me with the total effect Kurosawa was going for. Though he reduces the battle in a unique way (no spoiler), it may have had more power if reduced even further. Also at 2 hours and 40 minutes it does seem to run long were the masterpiece the Seven Samurai at 3 hours 27 minutes (!) does not.
Regardless, this is a must see for anyone who wants to follow the career of this, properly, revered director.
Kagemusha 95pt.s
Today Akira Kurosawa is considered to be one of the greatest directors of all time. From the 1940s through the 1960s he turned out masterpiece after masterpiece:
No Regrets for Our Youth
Stray Dog
Rashomon
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Throne of Blood
The Hidden Fortress
The Bad Sleep Well
Yojimbo
Sanjurō
High and Low
However it's forgotten that he went through a very difficult period starting when he was in his 60s (I know how he feels.) He worked for a year and a half on the awful Tora, Tora, Tora. He left after a few weeks during shooting, he didn't get along with the crew and they with him. None of his work was used. He was no longer associated with his long time studio Toho and he was pretty much considered finished in the Japanese film industry.
I remember the one effort at the time Dodesukaden (1970) being released to little fanfare and minimal attention. A year and a half later Kurosawa attempted suicide by slitting his wrists and throat over 30 times. Miraculously he lived.
He made one more film during the 70s--Dersu Uzala, shot entirely in Russia, mostly outdoors. A brutal shoot filled with hardship.
At this point George Lucas, Frances Ford Coppola, and later Steven Spielberg, stepped in to help get financing and support for his next two pictures. The first was Kagemusha about a thief who is given a reprieve from being crucified if he agrees to be the double for a great warlord he greatly resembles.
Released in 1980 (when Kurosawa was 70) this film is full of unique shots, sweeping battle scenes and intimate portraits of people engaged in tenderness and resilience, that recall the master's greatest work: Soldiers flow down an hill like water over a waterfall, a head shadow, barely noticed, grows on the ceiling to encompass the room, a mind-blowing dream sequence erupts in color, two men in a castle overlook seem to spin as they discuss a treachery, a worn out man discovers he can be fatherly, brave and inspirational.
However there is something that holds this film back from being in the pantheon of the director's top work. It's hard to put one's finger on it. The ending is stunning and yet didn't leave me with the total effect Kurosawa was going for. Though he reduces the battle in a unique way (no spoiler), it may have had more power if reduced even further. Also at 2 hours and 40 minutes it does seem to run long were the masterpiece the Seven Samurai at 3 hours 27 minutes (!) does not.
Regardless, this is a must see for anyone who wants to follow the career of this, properly, revered director.
quote:Originally posted by Rothko:
The Thomas Crown Affair - the new version
Rene Russo:
quote:Originally posted by gigabit:quote:Originally posted by Rothko:
The Thomas Crown Affair - the new version
Rene Russo:
Bah. Faye Dunaway.
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by gigabit:quote:Originally posted by Rothko:
The Thomas Crown Affair - the new version
Rene Russo:
Bah. Faye Dunaway.
Bah. Edward Alleyn. The Old Man can remember him from his youth. Now that guy could play a dame!
quote:Originally posted by gigabit:quote:Originally posted by Rothko:
The Thomas Crown Affair - the new version
Rene Russo:
+1 she was hot and very good in this role
On deck for tomorrow, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
She was the only thing I didn't like about this remake. Not attractive, and it felt like she was trying to hard in this role.quote:Originally posted by patespo1:quote:Originally posted by gigabit:quote:Originally posted by Rothko:
The Thomas Crown Affair - the new version
Rene Russo:
+1 she was hot and very good in this role
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Scent Of A Woman
Scent Of A Woman
Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
quote:Originally posted by gigabit:
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Scent Of A Woman
Happy Thanksgiving!
quote:Originally posted by JDWest:quote:Originally posted by gigabit:
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Scent Of A Woman
Happy Thanksgiving!
A flight from Guatemala was showing Planes Trains and Automobiles years ago. The translation of the title into Spanish came out in English as Better Alone than Badly Accompanied. Gee, I wonder why the producers didn't go with that title in English?!
"Pillows, those aren't pillows!!!!!"
post-dinner movie
The Expendables 3: I'm surfing the internet and posting new posts so not much of an attention-grabber!
The Expendables 3: I'm surfing the internet and posting new posts so not much of an attention-grabber!
I watched Planes, Trains, and Automobiles for the first time in maybe 15 years. Pretty good, but I probably won't see it again...
quote:Originally posted by Adam10:
I watched Planes, Trains, and Automobiles for the first time in maybe 15 years. Pretty good, but I probably won't see it again...
I can't name a great movie by anybody who was on SNL or SCTV. Though some of Christopher Guest's movies, often with SCTV people, are fun.
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by Adam10:
I watched Planes, Trains, and Automobiles for the first time in maybe 15 years. Pretty good, but I probably won't see it again...
I can't name a great movie by anybody who was on SNL or SCTV. Though some of Christopher Guest's movies, often with SCTV people, are fun.
Define a "Great" movie. I would say some of Harold Ramis' works would be considered "Great" especially Groundhog day. that's just at the top of the heap.
The To Do List - raunchy and funny, bonus points for being set in 1993.
quote:Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by Adam10:
I watched Planes, Trains, and Automobiles for the first time in maybe 15 years. Pretty good, but I probably won't see it again...
I can't name a great movie by anybody who was on SNL or SCTV. Though some of Christopher Guest's movies, often with SCTV people, are fun.
Define a "Great" movie. I would say some of Harold Ramis' works would be considered "Great" especially Groundhog day. that's just at the top of the heap.
Caddy shack and Trading Places off the top of my head