Last Movie You Watched

[SonicMan46]

Let me know about Night in the City, Dave.

Watched the film last night and several others have 'chimed in' - seems to be a STRONG recommendation - excellent 'film noir' filming w/ Widmark in an excellent performance - Dave

[listener]

 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST     Romania 2006
Non-events from 16 years previous in a provincial town at the moment of Ceausescu's fall from power are intended to be the subject of a mid-afternoon television talk show.  The guests have only imagination or a need for company in contrast to the serious-minded host.
It is very much like good Czech comedy of the sixties with its mix of low-key satire and political comment.  If you have been subjected to much community or really basic local TV this will be a particular pleasure.

[James]

Salò, or the 120
Days of Sodom
1975 ‧ Drama film/Art film ‧ 116 minutes

Four fascists kidnap young men and women and subject them to torture and perversion.

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These last 2 films I've watched have notorious reputations, and again, like most things .. so bloody overblown.
Both were big letdowns, considering the hype (which I knew was doubtful) you'd figure they would be much, much worse.
I found both absurd and comical more than all else to be completely honest. I was chuckling through a lot of it, especially this Italian film.

But then again, I've seen horrifying reality that mops the floor with this pap, or anything a make-believe film can muster.

[Karl Henning]

Last night (at last!) I watched And Everything Is Going Fine.  For weeks I wasn't sure I was in the mood to watch it (but, I checked it out from the library, so, yah, I want to watch it).  Sure enough, when I finally sat still to watch it, I loved it.


I think I do have time to watch the supplements before I need to return the DVD.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Lots of Howard Hawks movies coming from TV...

[Spineur]

These last 2 films I've watched have notorious reputations, and again, like most things .. so bloody overblown.
Both were big letdowns, considering the hype (which I knew was doubtful) you'd figure they would be much, much worse.

The only Pasolini films that I found sort of interesting were Theorem & 1001 nights.
This one (Salo..), which associates faschism & perversion is uninteresting from most points of views.

[SonicMan46]

 

Lots of Howard Hawks movies coming from TV...

For those who enjoy the film above, the new Criterion BD is superb; so if you want to own a copy, wait until their is a 1/2 off sale!  Dave

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The only Pasolini films that I found sort of interesting were Theorem & 1001 nights.
This one (Salo..), which associates faschism & perversion is uninteresting from most points of views.

Mamma Roma was quite good IMHO...with a superb Anna Magnani. The long "travelling" shots, which follow her as she exchanges phrases with other minor characters who  enter and exit the frame, is quite a cinematic feat...

https://www.youtube.com/v/fNjKLJxU5Ek

[Spineur]

This week end: Mizogushi "Utamaro ans his five women"
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Interesting, but not my favorite Mizogushi

[Spineur]

Tonight two classics on french TV
Frank Capra "Mr Smith goes to Washington" on Arte (always timely programming)
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and Hitchcock "Dial M for Murder" (France 5)
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I believe I have seen this Hitchcock (a long time ago), so I will simply record it and watch "Mr Smith goes to Washington".

[Ken B]

Tonight two classics on french TV
Frank Capra "Mr Smith goes to Washington" on Arte (always timely programming)
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and Hitchcock "Dial M for Murder" (France 5)
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I believe I have seen this Hitchcock (a long time ago), so I will simply record it and watch "Mr Smith goes to Washington".

Smith is a classic, but rewatching a restored Dial M I was surprised by how good it was.

TD Mississippi Burning
Very disappointing. A highly fictionalized account of the FBI investigation into the Chaney. Goodman, Schwerner murders. Worth missing, alas.

[listener]

relatively early Shaw Brothers (1968) The BELLS OF DEATH    dir. Yueh Feng
using a lot of outdoor location shots instead of the ubiquitous indoor set with cyclorama backdrop.
A beheading, several amputations and impalings, the only cleavage is what results from well-sharpened weapons.
A short set of flashbacks is placed awkwardly, causing some narrative confusion, otherwise not at all bad

[James]

The only Pasolini films that I found sort of interesting were Theorem & 1001 nights.
This one (Salo..), which associates faschism & perversion is uninteresting from most points of views.

Everything I post in this thread .. I buy. So I have really high quality transfers of both Cannibal Holocaust & Salo. Both unique and I would watch them again, but I was expecting so much more.

[GioCar]

Everything I post in this thread .. I buy. So I have really high quality transfers of both Cannibal Holocaust & Salo. Both unique and I would watch them again, but I was expecting so much more.

Pasolini is now turning in his grave knowing he has been compared to Deodato... maybe Salò is not a masterpiece (possibly it's actually his worst film together with Porcile) but it's on a very different level from Deodato's filth. My honest opinion.

[Wood]

Pasolini is now turning in his grave knowing he has been compared to Deodato... maybe Salò is not a masterpiece (possibly it's actually his worst film together with Porcile) but it's on a very different level from Deodato's filth. My honest opinion.

i don't know Deodato, but I find that the best Pasolini is class A. Medea is great with Callas in a non-singing role, also Oedipus Rex which can also be complemented with Stravinsky's very different take on it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIdimmUtYOI

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[SimonNZ]

i don't know Deodato, but I find that the best Pasolini is class A. Medea is great with Callas in a non-singing role, also Oedipus Rex which can also be complemented with Stravinsky's very different take on it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIdimmUtYOI

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Its a bit of a trick for young players: you have to use the red flash icon, then take out the "watch?" from that link, and replace the "=" with another "/" - so "https://www.youtube.com/v/YIdimmUtYOI" gives you:

https://www.youtube.com/v/YIdimmUtYOI

heh, oh yeah...and change the 200, 200 prompt in the flash codes up to the size you want


re Passolini: I think his Decameron is a lot of fun

[James]

Pasolini is now turning in his grave knowing he has been compared to Deodato... maybe Salò is not a masterpiece (possibly it's actually his worst film together with Porcile) but it's on a very different level from Deodato's filth. My honest opinion.

Let him turn .. both of those films operate of a very similar level, visceral .. and are executed in very different ways. Both films do have their merits. Cannibal Holocaust is total Grindhouse, no different than many of the best horror pictures. It's documentary style found footage horror, before it became vogue decades later. I do like quite a bit of Italian horror movies, and horror seems to be one of those areas for many people where you either like it or you don't.

[Wood]

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Its a bit of a trick for young players: you have to use the red flash icon, then take out the "watch?" from that link, and replace the "=" with another "/" - so "https://www.youtube.com/v/YIdimmUtYOI" gives you:

https://www.youtube.com/v/YIdimmUtYOI

heh, oh yeah...and change the 200, 200 prompt in the flash codes up to the size you want


re Passolini: I think his Decameron is a lot of fun

Yes, the whole trilogy of which Decameron was a part was very good.

https://www.youtube.com/v/PlQ1H1w8n2k

Thanks Simon, I think I have it sussed now. Not intuitive!

The Walls of Sana'a was Pasollini's plea to UNESCO in 1971 to preserve this medieval city. It became a World Heritage Site in 1985, but by then the population had increased exponentially.

[Wood]

Bunuel 1955

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz 



Last film of his Mexican period.

[aligreto]

Last night....