Windtalkers- enjoyable watching the bonds develop. The sound on 5.2.2 theater system made us feel like we were next to them. Excellent cinematography but very heavy on the fight scenes and gore. I wish it had focused more on the Navajo contributions. By the way, a stop at the museum in Gallup, NM is worth a visit.
Warm Bodies i watched recently.
quote:Originally posted by stevex:
Warm Bodies i watched recently.
This is a thread for movie watching, not voyeurism.
The Gift
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by stevex:
Warm Bodies i watched recently.
This is a thread for movie watching, not voyeurism.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
The Gift
I'll bite, which one?
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
The Gift
I'll bite, which one?
Sorry, only know of one.
It is a very recent release. Watched it on the plane yesterday.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
The Gift
I'll bite, which one?
Sorry, only know of one.
It is a very recent release. Watched it on the plane yesterday.
Probably more interesting: The Gift--2000
The Giver
The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz--Actor (Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc.), and dwarf, Warwick Davis takes a journey of personal discovery investigating the 1930s dwarf musical family--the Ovitzes. Not only were they dwarfs, but they were also Jewish and wound up in the hands of Dr. Menegele in Auschwitz. This powerful short (no pun...etc.) documentary is a an episode of a series that Davis has in England on his travels.
On Netflix streaming.
On Netflix streaming.
Went to the new James Bond Movie. Just ok.
Rififi
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by bman:
It's Bond. James Bond. No further elaboration required.
No. Only Sean Connery is that.
What a surprise. And let me guess, Dr. No was the best?quote:Originally posted by steve8:quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by bman:
It's Bond. James Bond. No further elaboration required.
No. Only Sean Connery is that.
Everyone knows it's Goldfinger.
Please don't challenge me. Please note the award I've won multiple times. I'm on track to win again in 2015 and hope to add that year to my list when they announce the winner in late December.
Old Man, where do you place From Russia With Love?
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:
Please don't challenge me. Please note the award I've won multiple times. I'm on track to win again in 2015 and hope to add that year to my list when they announce the winner in late December.
quote:Originally posted by wineismylife:quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:
Please don't challenge me. Please note the award I've won multiple times. I'm on track to win again in 2015 and hope to add that year to my list when they announce the winner in late December.
I was hoping you knew it was a joke--there is no such award.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
Old Man, where do you place From Russia With Love?
Number two Sean Connery, which means number two Bond. Also the most gritty and cold warish of them. And while Goldfinger has a wonderful theme song there's always a place in my heart for Nancy Sinatra(!) singing You Only Live Twice.
The Peanuts movie, Schultz would have been proud.
Phoebe in Wonderland
ex machina
nothign like seeing nekid machines!
the actors do drink a bottle of latour
nothign like seeing nekid machines!
the actors do drink a bottle of latour
quote:Originally posted by g-man:
ex machina
nothign like seeing nekid machines!
the actors do drink a bottle of latour
I quite enjoyed ex machina, thought it had interesting ideas in it and acting was very good.
W.r.t. best Bond film -- for me it's easily From Russia With Love.
quote:Originally posted by FunkySeeFunkyDoo:quote:Originally posted by g-man:
ex machina
nothign like seeing nekid machines!
the actors do drink a bottle of latour
I quite enjoyed ex machina, thought it had interesting ideas in it
like mary shelly's frankenstein?
at least that's what i got out of it.
The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay pt. 1
By far the worst of the three.
By far the worst of the three.
Burn My Body ( short)
Ahalya ( short)
Ahalya ( short)
quote:Originally posted by g-man:
like mary shelly's frankenstein?
For those of you who haven't read the book, do yourself a favor. It is nothing like the movies. In a page and a half Victor Frankenstein goes from learning the secrets of life to the sinister creature. There is no talk of cutting apart dead bodies. The creature is evil, but not a monster in the accepted sense of the word.
Birthday Girl
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:quote:Originally posted by g-man:
like mary shelly's frankenstein?
For those of you who haven't read the book, do yourself a favor. It is nothing like the movies. In a page and a half Victor Frankenstein goes from learning the secrets of life to the sinister creature. There is no talk of cutting apart dead bodies. The creature is evil, but not a monster in the accepted sense of the word.
you should watch ex machina.
i've read the books =)
also why i refered to mary shelly's frankenstein and not other iterations
The Other Woman
We saw Mavis last night, a documentary about Mavis Staples and the Staples Singers. It focusses on the evolution of her musical career, showing the amalgamation of gospel and blues (through her father 'Pops' Staples) and their inclusion of freedom songs. What it didn't really do was provide much insight to her personal life, so there are a few unanswered questions (in my mind, anyway). But the music was great, the lady is a musical tour de force, and most of the movie was a feel-good love fest between her, her family, and musicians who really like her. I enjoyed it a lot.
Oh, and one other thing: many, many, MANY years ago, she and Bob Dylan "smooched."
Oh, and one other thing: many, many, MANY years ago, she and Bob Dylan "smooched."
quote:Originally posted by wineismylife:
The Other Woman
There are only two good reasons to watch this movie: Kate Upton.
Cilla
I'm putting this in the "MOVIES" thread even though it's a 3-part mini-series that ran on BBC last year. Total running time is 2 hrs 15 minutes, so I'd count that as a movie and not a series.
If you can track it down, it's worth watching. (Easy to find, if you know what to do.)
Biopic about British singer Cilla Black, a contemporary of the Beatles who was also managed by Brian Epstein.
Breezy, incredibly entertaining, fantastic performances and perfect period details. Most remarkable, the actress playing Cilla Black (Sheridan Smith) does her own singing. She's no slouch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gfvaRJ3JY0
In the trailer you can spot the actors playing Brian Epstein, George Martin, and at the very end, Burt Bacharach.
For comparison's sake, here's Cilla Black singing her second #1 single:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsGTPXx0zmw
And here's Sheridan Smith from the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDI7LZFiVWs
I'm putting this in the "MOVIES" thread even though it's a 3-part mini-series that ran on BBC last year. Total running time is 2 hrs 15 minutes, so I'd count that as a movie and not a series.
If you can track it down, it's worth watching. (Easy to find, if you know what to do.)
Biopic about British singer Cilla Black, a contemporary of the Beatles who was also managed by Brian Epstein.
Breezy, incredibly entertaining, fantastic performances and perfect period details. Most remarkable, the actress playing Cilla Black (Sheridan Smith) does her own singing. She's no slouch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gfvaRJ3JY0
In the trailer you can spot the actors playing Brian Epstein, George Martin, and at the very end, Burt Bacharach.
For comparison's sake, here's Cilla Black singing her second #1 single:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsGTPXx0zmw
And here's Sheridan Smith from the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDI7LZFiVWs
Ace in the Hole: fantastic film. In my top 5 for the year
quote:Originally posted by Parcival:
Ace in the Hole: fantastic film. In my top 5 for the year
For the love of all that is good in this world, please tell me this was not your first viewing of the Billy Wilder film!
quote:Originally posted by Parcival:
Ace in the Hole: fantastic film. In my top 5 for the year
I always liked The Big Carnival better.
From IMDB:
quote:When the film was released, it got bad reviews and lost money. The studio, without Billy Wilder's permission, changed the title to The Big Carnival to increase the box office take of the film. It didn't work.
When I first saw this on TV--at the dawn of civilization--it had the latter title.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:quote:Originally posted by Parcival:
Ace in the Hole: fantastic film. In my top 5 for the year
For the love of all that is good in this world, please tell me this was not your first viewing of the Billy Wilder film!
Come-on . . . you know it was!!
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by Parcival:
Ace in the Hole: fantastic film. In my top 5 for the year
I always liked The Big Carnival better.
From IMDB:quote:When the film was released, it got bad reviews and lost money. The studio, without Billy Wilder's permission, changed the title to The Big Carnival to increase the box office take of the film. It didn't work.
When I first saw this on TV--at the dawn of civilization--it had the latter title.
This got me thinking as to why this movie may not have gone over well. I wonder if when it was released the public viewed journalists as chock full of integrity and good intentions. Whereas now, much journalism seems to smack of sensationalism - anything to get the ratings and to make a buck.
In either event, when I watched this film I had no problems at all believing this type of thing could and does happen
Bridge of Spies
Gone Girl- enjoyed the entire flick except the very end. Let down
quote:Originally posted by Parcival:
This got me thinking as to why this movie may not have gone over well. I wonder if when it was released the public viewed journalists as chock full of integrity and good intentions. Whereas now, much journalism seems to smack of sensationalism - anything to get the ratings and to make a buck.
In either event, when I watched this film I had no problems at all believing this type of thing could and does happen
It's gets prophetic as time goes on.