Last Movie You Watched

[Ken B]

Incidentally, that "based on true events" is a red herring . . .

Pffffft. You can same the same thing about Clinton's Memoirs.

[Karl Henning]

Pffffft. You can same the same thing about Clinton's Memoirs.

I hear Dan Brown is helping him with the writing.

[Bogey]

A decent noir with Powell.  What made it truly fun was seeing a young William Conrad:

[North Star]

 Turtle Diary (1985)
Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Richard Johnson, Michael Gambon

Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they plan to steal two of the turtles and free them into the ocean.

Recommended, if you don't need yet another action, laughs & CGI filled spectacles.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Not sure if I have already mentioned this Bond movie in this thread. Anyways, I rewatched it and it still is probably my favorite Bond movie if I had to pick just one. The villains are awesome. Blofeld is really most threatening when you don't see his face. And his voice is so silky and soothing and threatening at the same time. I love it.

In Finland I think this is a bit neglected, seen as "a relic of the cold war", to quote M.

And next bond movie is going to be named Spectre. Hooray! Goddammit, they're bringing mr. White back. It's not that I don't like him as a villain, on the contrary. I just hope he won't be killed off/arrested. It's too predictable. For all its faults, I liked in Quantum of solace how he got away scot-free. And he likes Tosca, that's instant plus in my books!

Oh my god, Christoph Waltz is in Spectre!

[Ken B]

Not sure if I have already mentioned this Bond movie in this thread. Anyways, I rewatched it and it still is probably my favorite Bond movie if I had to pick just one. The villains are awesome. Blofeld is really most threatening when you don't see his face. And his voice is so silky and soothing and threatening at the same time. I love it.

It's the best Bond movie. Lotte Lenya!

[Jaakko Keskinen]

I read somewhere that after this movie everyone looked at Lenya's shoes first when meeting her first time

[Bogey]

My favorite of the Bond run , for sure.

And best plot:  Kill Bond.

[Karl Henning]

Having an Italian actress play the hot Russian "bait" spy isn't quite cricket.  But then . . . did any of the Bond movies employ a Russian actress in such a role?

[Sergeant Rock]

Having an Italian actress play the hot Russian "bait" spy isn't quite cricket.  But then . . . did any of the Bond movies employ a Russian actress in such a role?

Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace...Ukrainian but born in the Soviet Union so I guess she counts. Of course her character, Camille Montes, isn't Russian but Brazilian Bolivian...such is the logic of Hollywood.

Sarge

[Bogey]

Having an Italian actress play the hot Russian "bait" spy isn't quite cricket.  But then . . . did any of the Bond movies employ a Russian actress in such a role?

Not that I know of, Karl.  Have not read all the bios for the actresses, but I cannot think of anyone.

Hope all is well with you and your family as the holiday approaches.

[Ken B]

Having an Italian actress play the hot Russian "bait" spy isn't quite cricket.  But then . . . did any of the Bond movies employ a Russian actress in such a role?

I confess it never occurred to me to play cricket with any Bond girl, much less Daniela Bianchi. How does one handle a sticky wicket in such cases?

Do you know how old Honor Blackman was when she played Pussy Galore? 39!

[lisa needs braces]

Lots of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," my favorite Star Trek series. Good scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl66ilQCCNs

The actor who plays the doctor in that scene is the nephew of a famous and living British actor. See if you can guess who his famous actor relative is from his appearance alone (there is some resemblance).

[SonicMan46]

Incidentally, that "based on true events" is a red herring . . . and it's wonderful, because of course you watch the movie with significantly different expectations / emotional investment.

Hey Karl - you're right!  Those Coen Bros - more information @ Snopes - Dave

[SonicMan46]

Over 3-4 nights, I watched the Lethal Weapon collection on BDs - love Gibson & Glover together and owned the first 2 DVDs which is all I wanted on blu-ray, but the collection was just $26 and I had a gift card, so cost me just $12 - still enjoyed LW 1 & 2, but had seen LW 3/4 just on release - also like them after all of these years (made 1987-1998). The blu-ray transfers are excellent - 4.3/5, video & 4.1/5, audio w/ plenty of extras, including a 5th disc (SOURCE )- Dave

[bhodges]

Through mid-January the Museum of Modern Art continues its Robert Altman festival; they're showing all of his films as well as his earlier work for television. So far I've seen these two, with Short Cuts (1993), Kansas City (1996) and Gosford Park (2001) coming up. For Nashville, they're using a digital projection system - it is such a beautiful audiovisual experience that I may go see it again, when they repeat it in January.

The Long Goodbye (1973)

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Nashville (1975)

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--Bruce

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Over 3-4 nights, I watched the Lethal Weapon collection on BDs - love Gibson & Glover together and owned the first 2 DVDs which is all I wanted on blu-ray, but the collection was just $26 and I had a gift card, so cost me just $12 - still enjoyed LW 1 & 2, but had seen LW 3/4 just on release - also like them after all of these years (made 1987-1998). The blu-ray transfers are excellent - 4.3/5, video & 4.1/5, audio w/ plenty of extras, including a 5th disc (SOURCE )- Dave

Watched 1-4 during the last few weeks. I didn't like that much of the first one, too clichéd, even back then, but in second one my favorite character, Leo Getz, makes his first appareance. I really like Joe Pesci, he's an amazing actor.

[North Star]

Having an Italian actress play the hot Russian "bait" spy isn't quite cricket.  But then . . . did any of the Bond movies employ a Russian actress in such a role?

Olga Kurylenko in QoS? That movie has plenty of other problems, though.

[George]

Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace...Ukrainian but born in the Soviet Union so I guess she counts.

If a woman looks like this, it does not matter to me if she can count or not. 

[Ken B]

As for Russian Bond Girls, Maud Adams.


I know, I know, she's actually from Sweden. Wait a few months.