Last Movie You Watched

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Classic!

Yes, plus still innovative. Have a great weekend Karl!

[SonicMan46]

CC. Modern Times.

Classic!

+1 -    As usual, excellent Criterion production - some favorite (of many) scenes below -    Dave

 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

+1 -    As usual, excellent Criterion production - some favorite (of many) scenes below -    Dave

 

I like the big guy, his coworker. I think he's a great actor. For me, I like the scene he ate a lunch after peppering cocaine onto it, It is so funny and his acting is great. Plus the scene of luxurious prison cell for him and an officer pouring tea for him. Also, there are 2 scenes Goddard was waiting for him when he was released from the prison. Always I find the scenes beautiful and romantic. And, of course, the last scene.


 

[George]

Was there a big Criterion box for Chaplin, as they did for Fellini and Bergman?

[SimonNZ]

[Karl Henning]

Last night: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
Tonight: Bullets Over Broadway.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Last night: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
Tonight: Bullets Over Broadway.

Don't speak, don't speak!

[Karl Henning]

Don't speak, don't speak!

Mister Cheech!

[Todd]

Licorice Pizza.  It took a while, but I finally got to Paul Thomas Anderson's latest flick.  A verismo style film following the early-70s adventures of a teenage actor/mover and shaker – he pushes waterbeds and pinball arcades on the side – and his decade older kinda girlfriend.  PTA's visual style and quirks are all there – plenty of camera movement alongside long, static shots, all beautifully composed and more than occasionally enlivened with Panavision flares – along with a killer soundtrack and stylized yet effectively natural dialogue.  The 70s are reconstructed nicely, with appropriate fashion choices (ahem), haircuts, cars, and so forth.  Gas lines resulting from OPEC shenanigans even make an appearance.  The film includes hat tips to real world people and events – Lucille Ball, William Holden, and Joel Wachs – and does not present the time with contemporary mores.  The leads are newbies – Alana Haim as Alana, and Philip Seymour Hoffman's kid Cooper as Gary – and both do good enough work.  The cast is riddled with cameos and relatives of famous people.  In the former category, one gets Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper, Tom Waits, The Waitress from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Gary's mother, and John C Reilly in one scene where only his voice is recognizable.  In the latter category, in addition to Haim, one gets a whole family of Haims, the director's partner and children, some Spielberg kids, Leonardo DiCaprio's father, and Tim Conway, Jr.  (You read that right.)  Not PTA's best work – that remains The Master, one of the greatest movies ever made – but compelling start to finish in a lighthearted way, and with a great final scene.

[SonicMan46]

Poltergeist (1982) w/ cast below - own on BD and have not seen since that purchase a while back - HBOMax had the film available in 4K so watched last night - still packs quite a 'horror punch' - Dave 

Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson and Beatrice Straight, and was produced by Spielberg and Frank Marshall. The film focuses on a suburban family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct their youngest daughter. (Source)

 

[relm1]

Just saw this Live to Picture - Fantastic score!!!

[Karl Henning]

Just saw this Live to Picture - Fantastic score!!!

Fun!

[SimonNZ]

Top Gun Maverick

Less impressed by this than many seem to have been. And the callbacks to the first film felt endless and unnecessary, like they had a four page checklist of references they were determined to get through.

[LKB]

Poltergeist (1982) w/ cast below - own on BD and have not seen since that purchase a while back - HBOMax had the film available in 4K so watched last night - still packs quite a 'horror punch' - Dave 

 

Poltergeist is awesome.

One of my favorite reactors viewed it not long ago:

https://youtu.be/d0TRpBIwwZ4

[Karl Henning]

I never saw Poltergeist.

TD: just a feel-good re-watch

Earth Girls Are Easy with Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis

[SonicMan46]

Poltergeist is awesome.

One of my favorite reactors viewed it not long ago:

https://youtu.be/d0TRpBIwwZ4

+1 - fun review!  Dave

[Roasted Swan]

I never saw Poltergeist.

TD: just a feel-good re-watch

Earth Girls Are Easy with Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis

Jim Carey's break-through film too as I recall as Goldblum's alien sidekick.  I remember liking it a lot!

[VonStupp]

Goosebumps (2015)
Jack Black

One for my daughter on Halloween. If you have seen 1987's Monster Squad or the 90's Jumanji, you will know what is in store.

I enjoyed many familiar nods, including one from Evil Dead 2 (1987), but with lawn gnomes.

Still, I would probably rather be watching these others I have mentioned instead, but I haven't read a book by R.L. Stine to possibly appreciate its source.

VS

[SonicMan46]

Several more upgrades recently:  Holiday Inn, BD > 4K UHD & Arsenic & Old Lace, DVD > BD (Criterion):

Holiday Inn (1942) - short summary below w/ cast; mainly a 'song & dance' fest for Crosby and Astaire doing Irving Berlin songs, most famous for introduction of White Christmas (Bing's rendition being the biggest selling single of all time - Source). Of course, the film is tainted by the racial controversy over the blackface scene (second pic below) - a rather vitriolic recent review HERE bombing the entire film - well, I still enjoy largely for the reasons stated in the first sentence above - great to see Bing and Fred in glorious video and sound.  Recommended for fans of musicals from Hollywood's glorious years, otherwise you might want to read the links first - 

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - see second quote for short synopsis and actors, an ensemble cast - listed #30 in AFI's 100 Best Comedies (LINK) - recommended without reservations this time - also great effort by Criterion's restoration of the film.  Dave

Holiday Inn is an American musical film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, and Walter Abel. It was directed by Mark Sandrich with music by Irving Berlin. The composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being "White Christmas". The film features a complete reuse of the song "Easter Parade", written by Berlin for the 1933 Broadway revue As Thousands Cheer and used as a highlight of the 1948 film, Easter Parade starring Astaire and Judy Garland. The film's choreography was by Danny Dare. The film received a 1943 Academy Award for Best Original Song (Berlin's "White Christmas"), as well as Academy Award nominations for Best Score and Best Original Story (Irving Berlin). (Source)

Arsenic and Old Lace is an American black comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant. It was based on Joseph Kesselring's 1941 play. The script adaptation was written by Julius and Philip Epstein. The play was a huge hit, running for three and a half years, so the film was not released until 1944. Capra had approached Bob Hope, Jack Benny et al before learning that Grant would accept the role. On Broadway, Boris Karloff played Jonathan Brewster replaced by Raymond Massey. The film's supporting cast also features Priscilla Lane, Jack Carson, Edward Everett Horton, and Peter Lorre. (Source)

 

 

[Karl Henning]

Jim Carey's break-through film too as I recall as Goldblum's alien sidekick.  I remember liking it a lot!

Great fun!