Last Movie You Watched

[Scion7]

[SimonNZ]

I thoroughly enjoyed that ride...even with the dozens of plot holes and sloppy contradictions etc.

I was hoping they were going to end up back at the concert hall from the beginning, that having provided such a striking mise-en-scene. I see now its Linnehall in Tallinn Estonia:

[Scion7]

very  nice venue!!   such a hall should always have something going on in it - even student orchestral rehearsals - anything to get the general public in the seats and educate them

[aligreto]

The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane





This is the story of a thirteen year old girl who has moved into a house with a father that no one has ever seen. Things soon begin to get complicated when people start asking questions.
It features a very young Jodie Foster.

[SimonNZ]

Superior cold war thriller.

And includes and unexpectedly successful performance from the unlikely casting of Fred Ward as Ronald Reagan.

[Karl Henning]

High Anxiety

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It features a very young Jodie Foster.

I watched Taxi Driver a few months ago and Jodie Foster was remarkably good in it, perhaps the most impressive performance in the whole movie! 

This looks like a movie to check out at some point.

[aligreto]

What We Did On Our Holiday





This, ostensibly, is about a dysfunctional family who head up from London to Scotland to celebrate the 75th birthday of the children's grandfather.

For those who remember it, this film is inspired by, but not based on, the British comedy series Outnumbered which was some of the zaniest TV that I have ever seen. So you know what to expect. I found the film thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining.

[Papy Oli]

What We Did On Our Holiday

Seen this one twice, maybe 3 times. Really like it. Billy Connolly is just so good in this 

[aligreto]

Seen this one twice, maybe 3 times. Really like it. Billy Connolly is just so good in this 

Yes, I really like this kink of quirky humour.

[Karl Henning]

Well, having watched both Star Wars and Spaceballs, I yielded to the inevitable: my double feature last night was The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi. Switched off the latter at Anakin Skywalker's funeral pyre, for the sake of decency.

[SonicMan46]

Critical Thinking w/ John Leguizamo, high school teacher who takes his inner city Miami HS team of mix raced students to the U.S. National Chess Championship and wins!  Quote below from our local independent downtown theater, the Aperture - now trying to survive by streaming movies online, as we viewed this one last night - Miami newspaper story HERE w/ more details and pics, including the original students who won the championship which included the 'national champion' of that year.  Really enjoyed and highly recommended.  I play chess poorly and tried to teach my young wife decades ago when she threw the board in the air after I was trying to teach her how to use a 'forking move' w/ my bishop - oh well, we play cribbage now -    Dave

CRITICAL THINKING is based on the story of the 1998 Miami Jackson Senior High School chess team that defied the odds and overcame incredible adversity to become the first urban high school to win the U.S. Chess National Championship. John Leguizamo stars as Mario Martinez, the determined high school teacher who's unwavering belief in his students set in motion the rise of the Miami Jackson chess team from the city streets of1998 Miami, to the spotlight as national champions.

 

[ritter]

More of the Cocteau filmography: L'éternel retour (directed by Jean Delannoy, with screenplay and dialogues by Cocteau).



A modern version of the legend of Tristan and Isolde (here "Patrice" et "Natalie"), filmed in 1943 in the "zone libre" (i.e. unoccupied France). A curious mixture of gothic (castles and stuff) and noire (Madeleine Sologne the inevitable platinum blonde, Julie Astor her brunette counterpart) aesthetics. On this occasion, Jean Marais is fortunately a bit less his insufferable self (he must have been really something in bed, because as an actor he was terrible IMHO).

Of no real interest apart from it being a product of its era and its author.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

What We Did On Our Holiday





This, ostensibly, is about a dysfunctional family who head up from London to Scotland to celebrate the 75th birthday of the children's grandfather.

For those who remember it, this film is inspired by, but not based on, the British comedy series Outnumbered which was some of the zaniest TV that I have ever seen. So you know what to expect. I found the film thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining.

If Billy Connelly is in it, I would expect it to be zany!    In a good way though.

[SonicMan46]

Last few nights:

The Producers (2005) based on the Broadway Musical w/ lyrics/music written by Mel Brooks - stars Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman et al (she's worth watching the film even if not a fan!  ) - short edited synopsis below; received mixed reviews but we enjoyed - also, own the original Mel Brooks movie and impossible to beat Zero Mostel, Jean Wilder, and Dick Shawn, but just my opinion.  Recommended.

Race (2016) - dramatic bio of Jesse Owens from his Ohio State days (including the Big Ten Tract Championship in Ann Arbor, 1935, where Owens set 3 and tied 1 world record in less than an hour - my father-in-law was present as a U of Michigan undergrad) through the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, where he won 4 Gold Medals; short synopsis below.  Great performances by all w/ standouts by Stephan James as Jesse and Jeremy Irons as Avery Brundage.  Highly recommended.  Dave

The Producers is a 2005 American musical comedy film written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan based on the eponymous 2001 Broadway musical, which in turn was based on Brooks's 1967 film of the same name starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Andreas Voutsinas. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, and Jon Lovitz. The film was released in the United States by Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures in a limited release on December 16, 2005, followed by a wide release on December 25. It garnered generally mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial failure, earning $38 million worldwide from a $45 million budget. (Source)

Race is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about African-American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carice van Houten. It is a co-production of Canada, Germany and France. Principal photography began in Montreal, Canada. Forecast Pictures, Solofilms, and Trinity Race produced the film, supported by the Owens family, the Jesse Owens Foundation, the Jesse Owens Trust and the Luminary Group. It won four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Actor for James. (Source)

 

[Karl Henning]

Last few nights:

The Producers (2005) based on the Broadway Musical w/ lyrics/music written by Mel Brooks - stars Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman et al (she's worth watching the film even if not a fan!  ) - short edited synopsis below; received mixed reviews but we enjoyed - also, own the original Mel Brooks movie and impossible to beat Zero Mostel, Jean Wilder, and Dick Shawn, but just my opinion.  Recommended.

I've only watched the 1967 version with Kennie Mars ... wacky genius!

[71 dB]

Lots of J-Horror on Blu-ray! I love this stuff so much!  0:)

Ju-On: White Ghost (Ryata Miyake, 2009)
Ju-On: Black Ghost (Mari Asato, 2009)
Ring (Hideo Nakata, 1998)
Ring 2 (Hideo Nakata, 1999)
Ring 0 (Norio Tsuruta, 2000)
Dark Water (Hideo Nakata, 2001)
Pulse (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001)

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[SonicMan46]

I've only watched the 1967 version with Kennie Mars ... wacky genius!

OH YES!  Mars played Franz Liebkind in the original Brooks movie (just a little from his Wiki bio below) - remember him in Young Frankenstein as the police inspector who kept twisting his arm -    Great comedic actor who died nearly 10 years ago - wow!  Dave

Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) was an American actor, voice actor and comedian, who specialized in comedic roles. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974). He also appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up Doc? (1972), and Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987), and Shadows and Fog (1990).

   

[Karl Henning]

OH YES!  Mars played Franz Liebkind in the original Brooks movie (just a little from his Wiki bio below) - remember him in Young Frankenstein as the police inspector who kept twisting his arm -    Great comedic actor who died nearly 10 years ago - wow!  Dave


   

He was also the magician at the circus in Shadow and Fog!

[André]

He was also the magician at the circus in Shadow and Fog!

My favorite Woody Allen film !