Last Movie You Watched

[JBS]

This prompted a Wikiwander.

Rooney was 15 at the time of filming.  This impacted the filming

The shooting schedule had to be rearranged after Mickey Rooney broke his leg while tobogganing at Big Pines, California.[5] Since the production was too expensive to be delayed, Rooney's remaining scenes had to be shot with a stand-in, George Breakston, for the running and elfin sequences.[6] Foliage had to be used to conceal his broken leg, as well as holes in the floor to complete Rooney's scenes.[7] According to Rooney's memoirs, Jack L. Warner was furious and threatened to kill him and then break his other leg.[5]

On other tangents, this was Olivia de Havilland's first movie.

Did you notice Arthur Treacher?

And a Rooney related note: He appeared once in The Twilight Zone, an episode Rod Serling wrote specifically for him, in which he was the only actor: 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Night_of_a_Jockey

[Karl Henning]

I missed him twice, @JBS and so I needed to go back. I suppose he may be among the mechanicals generally, earlier, but to my untrained eye he's there for a few seconds, as Bottom's offer of hearing the Epilogue is declined, in favor of a Bergamasque dance.

And I watched No Way Out, a good gritty drama whose driver is racism, co-written and directed by Jos. L. Mankiewicz, and the début, I think, of Sydney Poitier. Depressing, how topical this remains.

[Karl Henning]

Rooney was 15 at the time of filming.

Although I asked Alexa Rooney's birth year, I misremembered the year of the film. That  explains my thinking him scrawny for 17.  😎

[Cato]

Another At Long Last item: Carol Reed's The Agony and the Ecstasy..

"When will you make an end of it, Buonarotti?!"

"When it is finished!"   


And when a group of cardinals come in to the Sistine Chapel and are shocked by the nude figures:

"...I'll tell you what stands between us and the Greeks. Two thousand years of human suffering stands between us! Christ on His Cross stands between us. And this difference is what I will express in my paintings. Just as I'll paint the truth in spite of all the bigots... and hypocrites in Rome! (To Pope Julius (Rex Harrison): Why do you bring in fools to judge my work?


One of my favorites!

[SimonNZ]

Although I asked Alexa Rooney's birth year, I misremembered the year of the film. That  explains my thinking him scrawny for 17.  😎

[Karl Henning]

For only the second time, and it's been long enough an interval, it almost feels like an inaugural viewing: Match Point.

[Karl Henning]

For only the second time, and it's been long enough an interval, it almost feels like an inaugural viewing: Match Point.

Hadn't quite "connected the dots" before, but as I've re-watched Crimes and Misdemeanors recently, tonight I especially enjoyed how the two movies "rhyme," to their mutual credit. Both of them excellent movies.

[Cato]

For those who like Ingmar Bergman movies, one of the most intriguing, some would say disturbing, works from him:




See:

Hour of the Wolf

[vers la flamme]

Enjoyed the movie. It's not hero vs. villains. All the characters are ambiguous but lively and significant. Paradoxically, the movie/story doesn't make sense at all and yet it totally makes sense. Surprisingly, the music was very good- modern and sophisticated.

I (and just about every other '90s baby I know) watched this movie over and over as a kid, and even as an adult. I actually brought my current girlfriend to see it as our first date when they were showing it in theaters again (20th anniversary maybe?)—I hope you liked it, and I agree that Joe Hisaishi's soundtrack is amazing.

[SimonNZ]

Last night finally got around to the directors commentary track, which was just okay.

[vers la flamme]

Last night finally got around to the directors commentary track, which was just okay.

I've only seen that once, maybe 8 years ago, and I LOVED it! I need to watch it again.

[Karl Henning]

And a Rooney related note: He appeared once in The Twilight Zone, an episode Rod Serling wrote specifically for him, in which he was the only actor:

Yes, a brilliant one-man show! Opened my eyes wide, viz. Rooney's talent. An even earlier Serling/Rooney collaboration was The Comedian which I think was on Playhouse 90. They would collaborate again, with Rooney playing across an aging and (IIRC) ailing Raymond Massey in the Night Gallery episode, "Rare Objects."

[SimonNZ]

I've only seen that once, maybe 8 years ago, and I LOVED it! I need to watch it again.

My favorite Spike Lee film. Or maybe first equal with He Got Game.

Deserves to be much better known (imo).

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I (and just about every other '90s baby I know) watched this movie over and over as a kid, and even as an adult. I actually brought my current girlfriend to see it as our first date when they were showing it in theaters again (20th anniversary maybe?)—I hope you liked it, and I agree that Joe Hisaishi's soundtrack is amazing.

Yes I enjoyed the movie a lot. I learned that being meaningful and being meaningless are not clear dichotomy. When I saw no face drinking English tea and eating a cake in an elegant manner, I laughed with tears. In case the below is Roy's post fyi.

Ps somebody did this on a theatre.

https://www.slashfilm.com/1253182/spirited-away-live-on-stage-director-exclusive-interview/

[Karl Henning]

At last satisfying what was ever the mildest strain of curiosity: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Over time I'd heard various reports of disappointment with this,  the sharpest d. coming from individuals who went into the cinema for it, the year of its release. Agreed that it's pretty weak among the movies,  but following @San Antone 's lead, here in the comfort of home I found it enjoyable enough. Its shortcomings notwithstanding, an enjoyable nostalgia trip, all in all.

[DavidW]

At last satisfying what was ever the mildest strain of curiosity: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Over time I'd heard various reports of disappointment with this,  the sharpest d. coming from individuals who went into the cinema for it, the year of its release. Agreed that it's pretty weak among the movies,  but following @San Antone 's lead, here in the comfort of home I found it enjoyable enough. Its shortcomings notwithstanding, an enjoyable nostalgia trip, all in all.

What does God need with a starship??

I remember at the time I wanted to see it in the theater, but my Father wouldn't take me.  But he did take me to see Undiscovered Country when it came out.  I also had the five box set of Star Trek movies on vhs and Undiscovered Country needed to be placed adjacent to the box!

[VonStupp]

At last satisfying what was ever the mildest strain of curiosity: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Over time I'd heard various reports of disappointment with this,  the sharpest d. coming from individuals who went into the cinema for it, the year of its release. Agreed that it's pretty weak among the movies,  but following @San Antone 's lead, here in the comfort of home I found it enjoyable enough. Its shortcomings notwithstanding, an enjoyable nostalgia trip, all in all.

Yes, it is fine to watch, if not remarkable.

The best aspect for me are the moments afforded to the ancillary cast outside of the main 3 of Kirk, Spock, and Bones.

I think I have mentioned it elsewhere, but I also enjoy the surprisingly high starting pitch of Row, Row, Row Your Boat (I forget if at the beginning or end). I would also like to hear Moon Over Rigel VII around the campfire!
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[Karl Henning]

Yes, it is fine to watch, if not remarkable.

I chuckled just a bit, having first seen Generations, when Kirk says, "I know I'll die alone," knowing that Picard will be with him.

The best aspect for me are the moments afforded to the ancillary cast outside of the main 3 of Kirk, Spock, and Bones.

And it was nice to see David Warner, though his role was ultimately slight.

"Not here, in front of the Klingons" was very nice, too.

[Karl Henning]

I chuckled just a bit, having first seen Generations, when Kirk says, "I know I'll die alone," knowing that Picard will be with him.
And it was nice to see David Warner, though his role was ultimately slight.

"Not here, in front of the Klingons" was very nice, too.

And may they never tire of the "the Enterprise isn't ready, but send her out anyway" wheeze, though here I don't think it had any real impact on the plot. I kind of wonder if Shatner put that piece on the board during setup (habitually, as it were) but later forgot to make use of it.

[DavidW]

And it was nice to see David Warner, though his role was ultimately slight.

He also appears in The Undiscovered Country as well.  But his best role was as the ruthless Cardassian in TNG.