Last Movie You Watched

[Papy Oli]

Also last night : Made in Dagenham - depicting the women strike of 1968 for equal pay in the Dagenham UK Ford factory. Highly recommended.

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[milk]

California Split, by Altman, a gritty yet comic portrayal of two gamblers in the 70s. 
Elliott Gould and George Segal make a great duo but Altman is really unrivaled in American cinema. I don't feel we see this kind of commitment to an aesthetic of realism nor this kind of vision.     
Actually, this film is funny and devastating.

[Karl Henning]

Watched that just the other day for the first time in a long time.

The photography is amazing, especially the sense of scale. But so.e of the acting is less than great. And for some reason Lean let a lot of telescoping of reactions remain in, so people are often becoming outraged or whatever before they hear the words that are meant to outrage them.

Points well taken, but the flaws didn't get in my way at all.

[George]

Working my way through the Bluray Bergman box set, chronologically. Got this set for Christmas and I am very happy with it. Last night I saw The Seventh Seal with my girlfriend.

[Karl Henning]

Working my way through the Bluray Bergman box set, chronologically. Got this set for Christmas and I am very happy with it. Last night I saw The Seventh Seal with my girlfriend.

Fabulous!

[SonicMan46]

Last night, I tried to get Susan to watch a few 'old' films from my DVD/BD collection (both choices were Criterion BDs) - she tolerated the first old screwball comedy (not her thing, sadly! ); the second she indeed enjoyed - I hope so!  Dave

His Girl Friday (1940) w/ Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell - one of the classic comedies for the era - a must watch, IMO.

In the Heat of the Night (1967) w/ Sidney Poitier & Rod Steiger - believe that I've own this film from VHS > DVD > BD; the Criterion BD is a 'New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray' (LINK) - Ray Charles singing of the 'theme' song never sounded better!; plus, plenty of extras, many newly recorded - another strong recommendation!  Dave

 

[Karl Henning]

Nice, Dave!

[André]

Fabulous!

Wow! Just wow!! 

[Madiel]

Working my way through the Bluray Bergman box set, chronologically. Got this set for Christmas and I am very happy with it. Last night I saw The Seventh Seal with my girlfriend.

Wow. That's a whole lot of search for the meaning of life to pack into a box (from what admittedly little I know of Bergman's films).

[aligreto]

Jack Reacher - Never Go Back





This is a standard action packed thriller. The added dimension of a developing personal relationship makes it more watchable and enjoyable.

[aligreto]

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I really liked that one.

[George]

Wow. That's a whole lot of search for the meaning of life to pack into a box (from what admittedly little I know of Bergman's films).

Yeah, by far the best gift I got this year. (Though, to be fair, I picked it out.) 

[Papy Oli]

I really liked that one.

There's something about this one, isn't it ?....very much on the slow side but the characters are brilliantly played, whether in their delicateness or their viciousness.

[aligreto]

There's something about this one, isn't it ?....very much on the slow side but the characters are brilliantly played, whether in their delicateness or their viciousness.

Indeed, it goes a bit deeper, tells a fine story and portrays very good characters.

[aligreto]

Destroyer





This one produces a really wonderful performance from Nicole Kidman. It is worth a watch for her performance alone.

[SimonNZ]

a few minor quibbles aside I thought this was excellent

[Madiel]

Just watched: There Will Be Blood.



Very good. The 2 central performances, in particular, are compelling.

[aligreto]

The Heat





Two very contrasting characters make for very entertaining and amusing viewing.

[aligreto]

Miss Sloane 





This is a hard hitting commentary on the lobbying industry and is definitely worth a watch.

[SonicMan46]

Last few nights, we've been selecting films from my BD/DVD database; of course, wife's choice:

I Married a Witch (1942) w/ Veronica Lake, Fredric March, Cecil Kellaway, & Susan Hayward - first synopsis below; Susan was not crazy about seeing this one but a favorite of mine for years w/ the beautiful and adorable Veronica Lake - amazingly, she enjoyed - of course, the inspiration for the later TV series.

In a Lonely Place (1950) w/ Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Franck Lovejoy, & Jeff Donnell - second synopsis below - over time this has become a 'film noir' classic (placed into a number of top 100 lists) - reviews: 8/10, IMDB; 98%, Rotten Tomatoes; 4/4, Ebert's Website.  The Criterion production is just outstanding w/ a bunch of extras - we watched several and the short doc on Grahame was excellent - a MUST watch for fans of this genre and Bogart (and Grahame is superb!).

In the Line of Fire (1993) w/ Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, & Dylan McDermott - third synopsis below - quite an eclectic collection of films - for me, the 'hit' of this story is the interaction of Eastwood & Malkovich, especially the latter; and Rene beautiful as ever in those days - recommended if into this story and the actors.  Dave

Just as she is about to be burned at the stake for witchcraft, 17th century witch Jennifer (Veronica Lake) casts a curse on the family of her accuser, dooming all the men of future generations to marry the wrong women. Freed from her ethereal prison some 250 years later, Jennifer decides to make the most recent descendant of her accuser (Fredric March) even more miserable by using a love potion on him that makes him fall in love with her, a plan that has unexpected results.

Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) and his neighbor Laurel (Gloria Grahame) are just getting to know each other romantically when the police begin questioning Dixon about his involvement in the murder of a girl he met once. Certain her new love interest is innocent, Laurel stands by Dixon, but as the police continue pressing him, Dixon begins to act increasingly erratically. The blossoming love affair suffers as Laurel begins to wonder if Dixon really might be a killer.

A Secret Service agent is taunted by calls from a would-be killer who has detailed information about the agent - including the fact that he failed to save President John F. Kennedy from assassination. The caller is revealed as an ex-CIA assassin, and the agent, who is investigating a threat to the current president, is determined not to let history repeat itself.