Last Movie You Watched

[orbital]

Very queer but enjoyable. I liked the hypnotic atmosphere, and the very androgynous Gainsbourg  

[val]

"Excellent Cadavers", a very intelligent movie about the war against Mafia lead by the judge Falcone and his assassination. Palmintieri does the judge character very, very well. Almost a documentary.

[SonicMan46]

Flags of our Fathers (2006) - Netflix rental - held my interest, but not as good as expected; 2*-5* ratings on Amazon w/ a 4* average (I'd probably go 3+*, i.e. like the film but did not love it) - have not read the book.

Harvey (1950) - burned to DVD from TCM - James Stewart (quite a different role from all of those great Westerns about to be made under Anthony Mann's direction) - but shows his great 'comedic' talents (have a bunch of those 'screwball' comedies from the '30s) - not great but a good 'fun' watch (and not sure if I've ever seen this film before?) 

 

[Haffner]

Just discovered/bought Law and Order 2nd season. Very good acting, often gripping stories...television can come up with entertainment that approaches Art. You definitely have to look for it though.

[Solitary Wanderer]

This was an interesting look at the way the 'enemy'  reports news items compared the the US media. I was especially suprised at the diverse range of nationalities the staff at Al Jazzera are made up from.

[Solitary Wanderer]

Started watching this on DVD boxset last week. Its good escapist entertainment. Not as intellectually stimulating as Boston Legal , exciting as 24 or a classic drama like Sopranos or Six Feet Under, but enjoyable nonetheless.

[Lilas Pastia]

An old friend: Alexander Newski. Some things in it haven't aged so graciously, but there's so much in it that's timeless!

[rubio]

Yesterday I watched "Triumph of the Spirit", based on the true story of a greek boxer surviving in Auschwitz by entertaining the nazi officers in the ring. I watched it first when it was released in 1989, and remember liking it a lot. But on this second visit, I must say it looked dated and not really convincing. Still, Willem Dafoe is an actor I like very much and the story is interesting.

[Drasko]

Satisfactory

[rubio]

Our Sunday evening movie, and we found this French film just excellent. Highly recommended!

[Maciek]

The only qualm I had with that one is that it was advertised as a comedy, while we both found it rather sad, even slightly depressing. (Or was it simply a bad day...??)

[S709]

The last interesting thing I saw was Béla Tarr's Kárhozat (Damnation).

The very slow camera motion, the constant rain and the industrial noise and the music create a sort of atmosphere of 'exquisite bleakness'. The characters all seem very empty somehow and yet have some really interesting conversations. It was somewhat strange to watch though, and I am new to this kind of thing...

[rubio]

The only qualm I had with that one is that it was advertised as a comedy, while we both found it rather sad, even slightly depressing. (Or was it simply a bad day...??)

It was advertised as a drama here, and when that was the expectation I found it had a lot of subtle humour as well. Sometimes it was a bit sad, but the ending was quite optimistic! And the acting was excellent.

[Maciek]

It was advertised as a drama here

That's amazing! I wonder how they decide these things... Probably someone here felt that a French comedy would sell better...

[Maciek]

The last interesting thing I saw was Béla Tarr's Kárhozat (Damnation).

The very slow camera motion, the constant rain and the industrial noise and the music create a sort of atmosphere of 'exquisite bleakness'. The characters all seem very empty somehow and yet have some really interesting conversations. It was somewhat strange to watch though, and I am new to this kind of thing...

Thanks for that description, Chris! I've never heard of that movie but I think I'll have to seek it out - sounds intriguing.

[orbital]

Very well acted by both actresses. The movie was good too, except
spoiler alert**
theendingwhichwasalittletoolightforthesubjectmatter
**

[Scriptavolant]

mmmm..

[Bogey]

mmmm..

Top-shelf!

[rockerreds]

We Don't Live Here Anymore-seen on DVD for the first time.I had seen it theatrically in its original release in 2004.Searing stuff,even the second time.

[Sergeant Rock]

Very queer but enjoyable. I liked the hypnotic atmosphere, and the very androgynous Gainsbourg 

Yes, a very strange film based on the even stranger novel by Ian McEwan...come to think of it, all his novels are bizzare in one way or another. The guy has a very peculiar and disturbing interior life.

Charlotte Gainsbourg is an interesting actress with a quirky kind of beauty. Her mother is Jane Birkin, you know, and the kid ended up a cross between the intensely ugly Serge and her beautiful mother. Here is her family, Charlotte looking androgynous even at age two




Sarge