Last Movie You Watched

[SonicMan46]

A few weeks ago, Susan & I returned from a trip to northern Alabama (Florence & Muscle Shoals) and Nashville, TN - from Florence we did a day trip to the Shiloh Battlefield (April 6-7, 1862) - I'm a MAJOR Civil War buff - on our return I started to watch an old favorite for the umpteenth time shown below, i.e. the Ken Burns series.

However, if you want a more academic (i.e. kind of like a college course), then Gary Gallagher's offering from the Teaching Company is my recommendation (I've owned this on DVD for years - look for the special offerings where you might get the set for 80% or so off - if interested, you need to buy the DVD option - the graphics are a necessity).  Dave

 

[George]

A guilty pleasure

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Let no one say Ken hasn't got a clue.

[Karl Henning]

A guilty pleasure

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I should watch that one at last, just for grins . . . .

[Ken B]

Let no one say Ken hasn't got a clue.

I streamed it. So really, I only rented a clue.

[North Star]

BRIDGET JONES' DIARY

 
 

[SonicMan46]

Yet several more DVD replacements w/ Blu-ray discs:

Wind & the Lion (1975) w/ Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, & Brian Keith (as Teddy Roosevelt) - I've owned this movie from VHS days and now on BD - just a fun watch and excellent blu-ray production (AV ratings, 4.6 & 4.2/5 HERE) -

Notorious (1946) w/ Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, & Claude Rains; director, Alfred Hitchcock - well, the AV ratings for this restoration were only in the mid-3s/5 (HERE) - I usually hesitate when the video rating falls below 4, but the review was positive (vs. the DVD that I owned), and the price was right, so made a purchase - recommended for fans of Hitchcock - Dave

 

[ritter]

Just finished watching this:

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Not a masterpiece by any means, but I found it quite entertaining 

[Bogey]

Nominated for Best Picture from 1961, The Hustler:



I am not sure what it is about this film, but the way the sound comes through and the way it is shot, makes you feel like you are watching a stage play rather than a movie.  Very effective at points and Gleason, though not in it a lot, is the KING!

[George]

Nominated for Best Picture from 1961, The Hustler:



I am not sure what it is about this film, but the way the sound comes through and the way it is shot, makes you feel like you are watching a stage play rather than a movie. 

It's in the way that you use it.

[Mookalafalas]

Nominated for Best Picture from 1961, The Hustler:



I am not sure what it is about this film, but the way the sound comes through and the way it is shot, makes you feel like you are watching a stage play rather than a movie.  Very effective at points and Gleason, though not in it a lot, is the KING!

  That was my favorite movie for a long time. Part of what may make it seem like a stage play is that there are ceilings visible in many of the sets.

[Bogey]

It's in the way that you use it.

Comes and goes, my friend.  Comes and goes.

  That was my favorite movie for a long time. Part of what may make it seem like a stage play is that there are ceilings visible in many of the sets.

Cool.

[SonicMan46]

Nominated for Best Picture from 1961, The Hustler:

 

I am not sure what it is about this film, but the way the sound comes through and the way it is shot, makes you feel like you are watching a stage play rather than a movie.  Very effective at points and Gleason, though not in it a lot, is the KING!

Bill - just replaced my DVD of The Hustler w/ the BD shown - many likely do not know how good Gleason was as a dramatic actor (just remember him for his TV show & funny skits - and he was great in that role too!) - another example is the film inserted above (the same could be said about Mickey Rooney).  Dave

[George]

Comes and goes, my friend.  Comes and goes.

[SonicMan46]

Well, Susan & I went out to a movie that we've wanted to see:

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) w/ an assortment of excellent actors who are not easily recognized at times (see 2nd pic below) - we enjoyed the film (synopsis below from Rotten Tomatoes w/ 92% rating by the critics) - Dave

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.

 

[Todd]

At my daughter's insistence, I watched Running Grrrl, er, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.  The second film got a bigger budget and better effects than the first, but for all the formidable talent on screen – Jennifer Lawrence, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci – the crap dialogue and crap plot made it an unpleasant experience.  Yeah, I get it, fascist dystopias suck.  I can wait for the next one.

[Mookalafalas]

At my daughter's insistence, I watched Running Grrrl, er, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.  The second film got a bigger budget and better effects than the first, but for all the formidable talent on screen – Jennifer Lawrence, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci – the crap dialogue and crap plot made it an unpleasant experience.  Yeah, I get it, fascist dystopias suck.  I can wait for the next one.

  The Onion has a review (video) of Catching Fire which is pretty awesome, IMO.   http://www.theonion.com/video/the-onion-reviews-the-hunger-games-catching-fire,34637/   It may salve some of the pain of having to have actually paid to see it and sat through it at a theater.

[TheGSMoeller]

Academy Award Winner Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard give mesmerizing performances in this black comedy that explores the painfully high and often hilarious price of fame. Desperate to be a star, struggling stand-up comedian Rupert Pupkin (De Niro) enlists the aid of his fanatical friend Masha (Bernhard) to kidnap talk show host Jerry Langford (Lewis). The ransom? A guest spot for Pupkin. The results?Outrageous! THE KING OF COMEDY stands as Scorsese's prophetic masterpiece which confronts a celebrity culture that ''looks more disturbingly current with each passing year'' (Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide).

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My favorite Scorsese film alongside The Age of Innocence.

[milk]

My favorite Scorsese film alongside The Age of Innocence.

This is one of the only Scorsese films I like. There might be another.

[Ken B]

Riverman, with Cary Elwes

Don't be fooled by the cover. This is an interesting fact based story about interviewing Ted Bundy, extremely well played by Elwes.

[Bogey]

This is one of the only Scorsese films I like. There might be another.

I am with you.  Not many I care for.