Blazing Saddles at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford. It was fun to hear all the live spontaneous laughter in the large theater. After the movie, Mel Brooks spoke and answered questions for about an hour or so. Funny man, and still so energetic. He loved hearing all the laughter backstage. I think it invigorated him.
The Hateful Eight
Burnt
Burnt
Beasts Of No Nation
The Mosquito Coast
quote:Originally posted by Primordialsoup:
Blazing Saddles at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford. It was fun to hear all the live spontaneous laughter in the large theater. After the movie, Mel Brooks spoke and answered questions for about an hour or so. Funny man, and still so energetic. He loved hearing all the laughter backstage. I think it invigorated him.
What an excellent opportunity!
Krampus: one of those movies that is so so bad and ridiculous, it becomes watchable and every so slightly mildly entertaining
--last minute ITunes rental to pass the time on a flight
--last minute ITunes rental to pass the time on a flight
quote:Originally posted by Primordialsoup:
Blazing Saddles at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford. It was fun to hear all the live spontaneous laughter in the large theater. After the movie, Mel Brooks spoke and answered questions for about an hour or so. Funny man, and still so energetic. He loved hearing all the laughter backstage. I think it invigorated him.
that sounds like a great time and one of my all-time top movies. . . Many many quotable lines but "Candy-gram for Mongo" and "9 schnitengrubens is my limit" come readily to mind.
How did you hear about this?
Bad Grandpa.
quote:Originally posted by Parcival:quote:Originally posted by Primordialsoup:
Blazing Saddles at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford. It was fun to hear all the live spontaneous laughter in the large theater. After the movie, Mel Brooks spoke and answered questions for about an hour or so. Funny man, and still so energetic. He loved hearing all the laughter backstage. I think it invigorated him.
that sounds like a great time and one of my all-time top movies. . . Many many quotable lines but "Candy-gram for Mongo" and "9 schnitengrubens is my limit" come readily to mind.
How did you hear about this?
Ditto. 'I get no kicks from Champagne' & 'The Camp Town race track's five miles long, doo dah, doo dah...'
quote:Originally posted by Jcocktosten:quote:Originally posted by VinT:
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Saw many of the filming locations when we were there last month. Beautiful
A timeless classic. Would love to visit those locations and do the drive along the coast.
quote:Originally posted by VinCentric:quote:Originally posted by Jcocktosten:quote:Originally posted by VinT:
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Saw many of the filming locations when we were there last month. Beautiful
A timeless classic. Would love to visit those locations and do the drive along the coast.
I was happy someone else was driving - going through all the tunnels and roundabouts, I have no idea how they know where they are going
quote:Originally posted by VinCentric:quote:Originally posted by Jcocktosten:quote:Originally posted by VinT:
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Saw many of the filming locations when we were there last month. Beautiful
A timeless classic.
Well...except for the awful happy ending the studio made Hitchcock put in.
Hyena Road
OK. When did Paul Gross get so old?
OK. When did Paul Gross get so old?
The Revenant
Concussion
Dead Pool
Concussion
Dead Pool
TCM alert, Midnight EDT/9pm PDT: Brian de Palma's first major movie, and in my book one of only two good films, the black comedy Sisters-1973--89pts. When it came out we all fell in love with Margo Kidder (and I fell out of love with Superman.) It also has a good early performance by Charles Durning and with one of the current producers of American Horror Story, Jennifer Salt.
Quirky and not for all tastes, but you'll jump at least once.
Quirky and not for all tastes, but you'll jump at least once.
quote:Originally posted by WinoCA:
The Mosquito Coast
"Your father is that most dangerous of men. A know-it-all who's sometimes right."
On netflix(Canadian version), Look who's back, German with English subtitles. Excellent film and very appropo with the current political race in the Us
Open Your Eyes
Spectre on the plane. I'm glad I didn't spend money to see it.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein- Much truer to the book than any of the other movies. DeNiro gave some humanity to the creature. By the way, the book is terrific. It is not a horror story with gore, much more of a mystery. Highly recommended both the book and the movie.
Tried to watch Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang! last night, but the dvd crapped out during the last 15 minutes! 
I'll have to find another copy to see how it ends.
I'll have to find another copy to see how it ends.
Sour Grapes, a documentary about Rudy K. In limited Canadian release right now, but should be rolling out to other markets shortly. Not unsurprisingly, Rudy refused to be interviewed for the film, but the directors acquired a ton of footage from dinners and auctions that give a feel for how personable Rudy really was and why he was able to pull the whole thing off. The first job of any con man is to be liked and trusted, and Rudy was a master at both.
After the screening, one of the directors, Reuben Atlas, did a Skype Q&A with questions from the audience. One of the questions was if he got to try any of the (genuine) big-name wines during filming. He admitted not having much interest in collecting wine before making the doc, but having an a-ha moment during production that has now led to him into the hobby. Unfortunately, he didn't say which wine it was but if it happened while interviewing Bill Koch in his cellar, it was probably something good.
All in all, really well done, and worth a look if you get a chance.
<Variety review>
After the screening, one of the directors, Reuben Atlas, did a Skype Q&A with questions from the audience. One of the questions was if he got to try any of the (genuine) big-name wines during filming. He admitted not having much interest in collecting wine before making the doc, but having an a-ha moment during production that has now led to him into the hobby. Unfortunately, he didn't say which wine it was but if it happened while interviewing Bill Koch in his cellar, it was probably something good.
All in all, really well done, and worth a look if you get a chance.
<Variety review>
Glory - haven't seen it in a long time. Forgot how great it is. Especially the sound track
The Nice Guys - not terrible, but not as good as I thought it might be.
Stepbrothers
Somm: Into the Bottle: ** 1/2
Spectre
Legend
A British movie that was a bit too long. Told the mostly true story about the Kray brothers, some British gangsters.
We used the subtitle feature, because the accents and the slang made this quite difficult.
As they say, we are a common people separated by a common language.
A British movie that was a bit too long. Told the mostly true story about the Kray brothers, some British gangsters.
We used the subtitle feature, because the accents and the slang made this quite difficult.
As they say, we are a common people separated by a common language.
quote:Originally posted by irwin:
Legend
A British movie that was a bit too long. Told the mostly true story about the Kray brothers, some British gangsters.
We used the subtitle feature, because the accents and the slang made this quite difficult.
As they say, we are a common people separated by a common language.
So a movie filmed in English has English subtitles?
quote:Originally posted by irwin:
Legend
A British movie that was a bit too long. Told the mostly true story about the Kray brothers, some British gangsters.
We used the subtitle feature, because the accents and the slang made this quite difficult.
As they say, we are a common people separated by a common language.
This wasn't much better, The Krays.
quote:Originally posted by ThistlinTom:quote:Originally posted by irwin:
Legend
A British movie that was a bit too long. Told the mostly true story about the Kray brothers, some British gangsters.
We used the subtitle feature, because the accents and the slang made this quite difficult.
As they say, we are a common people separated by a common language.
So a movie filmed in English has English subtitles?
It was a Netflix movie. We watched the first 2 minutes without the subtitles and realized that we speak American, they speak British.
So, we activated the subtitle feature.
In writing, it's the same.
quote:Originally posted by irwin:quote:Originally posted by ThistlinTom:quote:Originally posted by irwin:
Legend
A British movie that was a bit too long. Told the mostly true story about the Kray brothers, some British gangsters.
We used the subtitle feature, because the accents and the slang made this quite difficult.
As they say, we are a common people separated by a common language.
So a movie filmed in English has English subtitles?
It was a Netflix movie. We watched the first 2 minutes without the subtitles and realized that we speak American, they speak British.
So, we activated the subtitle feature.
In writing, it's the same.
Or, as GregT would say, "The best part is how he said the ENGLISH language. Fine irony. Use American next time."
quote:Originally posted by irwin:quote:Originally posted by ThistlinTom:quote:Originally posted by irwin:
Legend
A British movie that was a bit too long. Told the mostly true story about the Kray brothers, some British gangsters.
We used the subtitle feature, because the accents and the slang made this quite difficult.
As they say, we are a common people separated by a common language.
So a movie filmed in English has English subtitles?
It was a Netflix movie. We watched the first 2 minutes without the subtitles and realized that we speak American, they speak British.
So, we activated the subtitle feature.
In writing, it's the same.
I have a good friend from the midlands. He's easy to understand now, but 15 years ago, I had a lot of trouble understanding him.
I have a couple of friends from Scotland and they can turn up the accent (and the speed at which they speak) and I can't understand them.
quote:Originally posted by aphilla:
I have a couple of friends from Scotland and they can turn up the accent (and the speed at which they speak) and I can't understand them.
Robin Williams had something to say about that.
High Plains Drifter.
quote:Originally posted by mneeley490:quote:Originally posted by aphilla:
I have a couple of friends from Scotland and they can turn up the accent (and the speed at which they speak) and I can't understand them.
Robin Williams had something to say about that.
And he's definitely not wrong....
I never tire of watching that Williams clip.
As for films I've watched recently
J'ai tué ma mère
Excellent. Anne Dorval was terrific.
Alice in the Cities
OK.
As for films I've watched recently
J'ai tué ma mère
Excellent. Anne Dorval was terrific.
Alice in the Cities
OK.
21 - OK movie about Vegas.
Willow
I was in the mood for '80's high fantasy and it doesn't get any better than this one.
I was in the mood for '80's high fantasy and it doesn't get any better than this one.
quote:Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
Willow
I was in the mood for '80's high fantasy and it doesn't get any better than this one.
If you like this genre, my personal favourite is The Princess Bride