Last Movie You Watched

[hopefullytrusting]

More Ray (Field of Dreams), but this is the film that introduced me to Frank Whaley, who has become one of my favorite actors, and, of course, James Earl Jones and Burt Lancaster steal their scenes, and the ending is so lovely.

[SimonNZ]

At the cinema last night:



My friends and I agreed - and everyone else in the cinema seemed to agree - that they executed their vision of the play near flawlessly. Even their unexpected take on the porter scene.

A masterclass in what can be achieved and suggested with the most minimal of staging and clever use of a small cast.

[Kalevala]

At the cinema last night:



My friends and I agreed - and everyone else in the cinema seemed to agree - that they executed their vision of the play near flawlessly. Even their unexpected take on the porter scene.

A masterclass in what can be achieved and suggested with the most minimal of staging and clever use of a small cast.

I'd love to see it.

K

[SimonNZ]

I'd love to see it.

K

Is there a cinema near you that does the Theatr Live one off screenings? It might be the same one that does Met Opera screenings.

If so you may still have a chance to see it (and it will probably be added to a theatre streaming service)

[Kalevala]

Is there a cinema near you that does the Theatr Live one off screenings? It might be the same one that does Met Opera screenings.

If so you may still have a chance to see it (and it will probably be added to a theatre streaming service)

I think that I've found one! 

K

[hopefullytrusting]

In about an hour or so, my favorite film about the vice of arrogance: The Charge of the Light Brigade

[JBS]

In about an hour or so, my favorite film about the vice of arrogance: The Charge of the Light Brigade

It's probably my imagination, since TCOTLB was a UK film released the year before, but that cavalryman in my mind has a close resemblance to Peter Fonda in Easy Rider.

[hopefullytrusting]

It's probably my imagination, since TCOTLB was a UK film released the year before, but that cavalryman in my mind has a close resemblance to Peter Fonda in Easy Rider.

That's David Hemmings who was not dissimilar to Peter Fonda in relation to the various countercultures of that era. He's great in this role (I think it is is his best).

[Karl Henning]

Both because @LKB is right and because I need it today: Scrooge (1951)

[LKB]

Both because @LKB is right and because I need it today: Scrooge (1951)

As does the good old world...

[Roasted Swan]

Another £4 gem at my local independent cinema;



Strong cast make the most of a somewhat improbable plot.  By no means a favourite film but I enjoyed it.

[Madiel]

A masterclass in what can be achieved and suggested with the most minimal of staging and clever use of a small cast.

I saw Alan Cumming do Macbeth live on Broadway. Essentially a cast of one, though technically a couple of people did appear on stage at certain times.

I tell you, I will never ever forget his portrayal of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth making love. That one person could do that was astounding.

[Kalevala]

Another £4 gem at my local independent cinema;



Strong cast make the most of a somewhat improbable plot.  By no means a favourite film but I enjoyed it.

Oh, nice!  I recently watched it (via streaming) and was quite impressed with it.

I saw Alan Cumming do Macbeth live on Broadway. Essentially a cast of one, though technically a couple of people did appear on stage at certain times.

I tell you, I will never ever forget his portrayal of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth making love. That one person could do that was astounding.

Alan Cumming is a treasure!

K

[hopefullytrusting]

Wholesome, wholesome, wholesome: Treasures in the Snow

[hopefullytrusting]

I wonder how they talked Eva Green into being in an American-Military Torture Porn film (see The Kingdom, see Zero Dark Thirty, see Unthinkable, see 24, see NCIS, etc.): Dirty Angels



Not worth your time unless you like the genre.

[arpeggio]

I have just discovered a bad movie that has one redeeming feature: Beekeeper.

The film stars Jason Statham.

The film follows a retired CIA operative who sets out for revenge after his elderly landlady becomes the victim of a phishing scam that steals millions of dollars from a charity she runs. As a result of the scam, she commits suicide.

The redeeming feature is that it shows how these phishing scams operate.

[Karl Henning]

Scrooged. Directed by Richard Donner.

[hopefullytrusting]

Two enjoyable b-movies: Gargoyle and The Breed (although, The Breed does try to be serious, as both the Holocaust and racism play a part in the movie, lol)

[Madiel]

Rabbit-Proof Fence



A couple of months ago I had occasion to be reminded that I'd never seen this film about an appalling part of our history. It's set in 1931 but the truth is this was still going on into the 1960s and in some places the 1970s.

I don't know that it's an especially good film (though I don't mean to say it's a bad one). But really, as far as I know nobody else has made a story looking this directly at the Stolen Generations, and someone needed to talk about it. I think the film gets a bit better once it's fully out in the landscape.

It's also pretty remarkable that the journey of the 3 girls is real.

Also a small early role for Deborah Mailman, one of the best actors we've got in my opinion.

[LKB]

Christopher Nolan's Inception, via one of the more entertaining reaction videos I've come across this year. ( I've also seen the film properly, in the theater. )

https://youtu.be/9gKxeprlHnc?si=ajcHFsWlD8nebEsl