Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

Which is what I have always suspected!   

I didn't hit "play," and I've just realized what the scene and movie are.  I've watched the whole thing, but I am not sure just why 

[Karl Henning]

Wife & I have been Woody Allen fans from the start

P.S. the ones w/ an * on BD - BTW, the B&W in Manhattan is just stunning!

Same here...and still a fan although I'm behind a few years now. Favorites below (Top 5 in bold).

Midnight in Paris (2011)
Whatever Works (2009)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Match Point (2005)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Radio Days (1987)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Zelig (1983)
Stardust Memories  (1980)
Manhattan (1979)
Annie Hall (1977)
Love and Death (1975)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)


Sarge

I had not really meant to slap a gauntlet against the cheeks of Woody Allen fans, gents    Dave, Manhattan was one of the first Blu-ray titles I fetched in; simply, gorgeous viewing.  Sarge, I'll take your top 5 under advisement;  I am gratified that you also rate Manhattan above Zelig and Annie Hall (which I am not saying are at all bad, just not my own revisitation fare).  I have meant to try Stardust Memories again, which I don't think I've seen since it opened back when.  And the library copy I borrowed of Love & Death was unplayable . . . should search afresh.

[Drasko]

[André]

One of my favourite De Sica movies. Totally different from his neo-realist films, and quite surprising coming from this director. Splendid creation of atmosphere, superb characterizations from the young actors (Sanda, Berger, Testi).

Based on a novel chronicling the friendships of young jewish italian bourgois in Mussolini's Italy. A movie that gently makes its way and stays in the memory.

[Drasko]

One of my favourite De Sica movies. Totally different from his neo-realist films, and quite surprising coming from this director. Splendid creation of atmosphere, superb characterizations from the young actors (Sanda, Berger, Testi).

Based on a novel chronicling the friendships of young jewish italian bourgois in Mussolini's Italy. A movie that gently makes its way and stays in the memory.

Mine as well. This is, I think, third time I've seen it. That elegiac atmosphere is what keeps me coming back to it, he captures it magnificently; soft lenses, autumnal colors, melancholy of Dominique Sanda. It always felt more like a Visconti film to me.

[James]

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper (Marisa Tomei), and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood). But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

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[Karl Henning]

Frenzy, for the very first time. A classic, of course.

[SonicMan46]

I had not really meant to slap a gauntlet against the cheeks of Woody Allen fans, gents    Dave, Manhattan was one of the first Blu-ray titles I fetched in; simply, gorgeous viewing.  Sarge, I'll take your top 5 under advisement;  I am gratified that you also rate Manhattan above Zelig and Annie Hall (which I am not saying are at all bad, just not my own revisitation fare).  I have meant to try Stardust Memories again, which I don't think I've seen since it opened back when.  And the library copy I borrowed of Love & Death was unplayable . . . should search afresh.

Hi Karl - Allen seems to evoke many emotional responses as to 'likes & dislikes' but that is the beauty of film, I guess.  As to Annie Hall, Susan & I have a mixed Jewish & Catholic marriage (never concerned us at all), so when we first saw Annie Hall on release, we literally LOAO and have enjoyed the film to this day - the scene w/ the Easter Dinner we found hilarious when Woody all of a sudden looked like an orthodox Jew - well, I won't go on - each of Allen's movies likely produces different responses, as is evident from these recent posts!  Dave

https://youtu.be/z8TSvMx2wPI

[kishnevi]

I had not really meant to slap a gauntlet against the cheeks of Woody Allen fans, gents    Dave, Manhattan was one of the first Blu-ray titles I fetched in; simply, gorgeous viewing.  Sarge, I'll take your top 5 under advisement;  I am gratified that you also rate Manhattan above Zelig and Annie Hall (which I am not saying are at all bad, just not my own revisitation fare).  I have meant to try Stardust Memories again, which I don't think I've seen since it opened back when.  And the library copy I borrowed of Love & Death was unplayable . . . should search afresh.

Love and Death is one you would certainly appreciate, given the subject matter.  You need to watch it at least once.

I have let a lot of Woody slip me by:  if I want to know how neurotic Jews might act, I need only ask myself, with no need of anyone's advice.  But of the ones I have,  Hannah and Her Sisters and Bullets over Broadway stand out for me, even over Annie Hall and Manhattan..  . My intro to Woody was Take the Money and Run.  It was the first half of a double bill, the second part being a definite contrast:  Mary Queen of Scots, with Glenda Jackson.

[listener]

THE WICKED PRIEST  Japan 1968
starring Tomisaburo Wakayama as a 1-man army battling yakuza and evil priests
very commercial Japanese film, good mix of violence, humour and tears.  Banzai Media edition, with English subtitles

[Sergeant Rock]

Sarge, I'll take your top 5 under advisement

Choices based on very personal reasons, not reflecting necessarily what I think are Woody's greatest films, just the ones that touched me most. So, of course, ymmv.

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Choices based on very personal reasons, not reflecting necessarily what I think are Woody's greatest films, just the ones that touched me most. So, of course, ymmv.

Sarge

Naturalmente.

Love and Death is one you would certainly appreciate, given the subject matter.  You need to watch it at least once.

I have let a lot of Woody slip me by:  if I want to know how neurotic Jews might act, I need only ask myself, with no need of anyone's advice.  But of the ones I have,  Hannah and Her Sisters and Bullets over Broadway stand out for me, even over Annie Hall and Manhattan..  . My intro to Woody was Take the Money and Run.  It was the first half of a double bill, the second part being a definite contrast:  Mary Queen of Scots, with Glenda Jackson.

And thank you, sieur.  Viz. "if I want to know how neurotic Jews might act" . . . I used to like Allen much better than I do now; whether or not this was strictly fair, I reached a point where I thought, "This isn't cute anymore."

I'm not sure I've even seen Hannah and Her Sisters, a state of affairs which clearly I ought to remedy.

[James]

Devastated by the loss of their unborn baby, Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) decide to adopt a child. At the orphanage, both feel drawn to a little girl (Isabelle Fuhrman) named Esther, and soon the couple take their new daughter home. But when a dangerous series of events unfolds, Kate begins to suspect that there is something evil lurking behind the child's angelic exterior.

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[bhodges]

One of my favourite De Sica movies. Totally different from his neo-realist films, and quite surprising coming from this director. Splendid creation of atmosphere, superb characterizations from the young actors (Sanda, Berger, Testi).

Based on a novel chronicling the friendships of young jewish italian bourgois in Mussolini's Italy. A movie that gently makes its way and stays in the memory.

Mine as well. This is, I think, third time I've seen it. That elegiac atmosphere is what keeps me coming back to it, he captures it magnificently; soft lenses, autumnal colors, melancholy of Dominique Sanda. It always felt more like a Visconti film to me.

And a favorite here, too. I haven't seen it in awhile, but saw it 3-4 times years ago. Beautifully filmed, excellent cast, very sad story.

Frenzy, for the very first time. A classic, of course.

Another one I enjoyed a number of times, back in the day. More humor than usual for Hitchcock, e.g., the dinner scenes.

--Bruce

[Karl Henning]

Another one I enjoyed a number of times, back in the day. More humor than usual for Hitchcock, e.g., the dinner scenes.

Funny (erm) you should say that, Bruce, because in recent weeks I watched both The Trouble With Harry and Family Plot for the first time, and they really are flat-out comedies!  And the thought which struck me once Frenzy stopped rolling was . . . Some weeks ago on Facebook I shared the link to an article which compiled as statistics how little dialogue female actors have, even when they are the principal characters (one of the sound-byte takeaways was, Mulan has half the lines spoken by her pet dragon—a talking imaginary animal fergoshsakes).  Well, at the end of Frenzy I could not help thinking that all the women in the script were (a) victims, or (b) something of a scold (the wife who refuses, not without reason, but neither without rancor, to harbor Blaney), or (c) the comic-relief ditsy wife who half-starved her husband with absurd dainties.

Mind you, the film is "of its era" (and, great though the series is, The Twilight Zone scripts were almost without exception a man's world, so the era was what it was).

Edit :: minor but weird typo / I blame autocorrect

[Karl Henning]

Oh! There was also Blaney's ex's secretary, also playing rather a negative type. So all the female actors who have actual dialogue, are either unflattering stereotypes, or the victims of violence.

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[SimonNZ]

[listener]

THE RESCUE  HK 1971    Mandarin
dir. Shen Chiang        Cast: Lo Lieh, Shih Szu, Ling Ling, Chin Chi-chu, Bolo Yeung
Body count pretty high, hatchets to multiple  foreheads, fast cutting decreases the impact of the gore.  Lots of flying (wirework)
79 minutes doesn't give any time for anything but getting from one crisis (one fighting against many usually) as quickly as possible but it's not as confusing as usual.   

[Rinaldo]

First off, I liked the story & how it was told, its themes, and how it flipped through time as it did to unravel things. The length and pacing were pitch perfect, never dull or lagging. I NEVER cared for Cate Blanchett at all, didn't get her, but her performance here won me over, it was great - it changed my view of her, I like how she portrayed this deeply damaged character. Additionally, I liked the entire cast, perfect choices .. I'm a huge fan of comedy and stand-up comics, so seeing Andrew Dice Clay & Louis C.K. outside of what they normally do was icing on the cake - it worked, I dug it. I can honestly say that this film/story is pretty much tied with Crimes and Misdemeanors as my favorite Woody Allen picture(s).

Agreed, Blanchett was excellent and the movie a pleasant surprise. One of Allen's best.

[mc ukrneal]

Finally saw the last Hunger Games movie. I'm not sure I would have liked the book either, but it just seemed ponderous. The acting seemed totally wasted. And an irony of ironies, I think Donald Sutherland was the only one who smiled in the whole movie. I think it took itself too seriously...