Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

Absolutely agreed!

I remember when it came out how shocking the linoleum floor turning into the cop scene was, I mean nobody (certainly not me) had ever seen anything remotely like that before had they? Like Stockhausen when I first heard him, I thought whatever this is, it's an absolutely brand new language.
And I agree with Karl and Madiel, rarely has an actor fitted a role so perfectly, all his flaws became virtues. And his understated comedy is just perfect and kept getting better throughout the series. Never enjoyed him much in anything else that I've seen him in though.

I'm very fond of True Lies. Hast seen it?

[Karl Henning]

Part of me wants to follow up with Terminator 3, part wants to sidestep to True Lies.  But what I'll jump to is a 1953 Omnibus production of King Lear with Orson Welles in his first television appearance. Alistair Cooke hosts. It's kind of a "thumbnail Lear," winnowed down to 73 minutes.

[Karl Henning]

Part of me wants to follow up with Terminator 3, part wants to sidestep to True Lies.  But what I'll jump to is a 1953 Omnibus production of King Lear with Orson Welles in his first television appearance. Alistair Cooke hosts. It's kind of a "thumbnail Lear," winnowed down to 73 minutes.

Music by Virgil Thomson.

[Karl Henning]

Now: True Lies. "Harry? Harry? You do not have time to tango, buddy. You copy?"

[Cato]

Here it is

Music by Virgil Thomson.

Here is the broadcast from YouTube (Restored version):

[Karl Henning]

Now: True Lies. "Harry? Harry? You do not have time to tango, buddy. You copy?"

Jamie Lee Curtis: Have you ever killed anybody?
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Yeah, but they were all bad.

[Brian]

The story goes that when Paul Thomas Anderson was in film school, a professor suggested to the class that if they wanted to write a movie like Terminator 2, they should drop out. So he dropped out.

[Iota]

I'm very fond of True Lies. Hast seen it?

Ah yes, I'd forgotten about that, I did see it and enjoyed it. Though not nearly as much as the Terminator films.

[Madiel]

The Man Who Wasn't There



A Coen Brothers film that I really didn't know that much about, as it didn't seem to make much of an impact at the time. And which I thoroughly enjoyed.

It's generally quiet and restrained, and filmed in black-and-white. And at times quite moving. There's a shot where it's just Frances McDormand's silent facial expression as she realises something, and it was glorious.

Also considerable use of Beethoven piano sonatas, which was nice.

[Karl Henning]

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I've never felt inclined to watch further in the franchise. Is that too pessimistic of me?

[Karl Henning]

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I've never felt inclined to watch further in the franchise. Is that too pessimistic of me?

One of my favorite gags of the franchise is that somehow, the hapless Dr Silberman is still alive. 

[Karl Henning]

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I've never felt inclined to watch further in the franchise. Is that too pessimistic of me?

Personally, I read this as a cautionary tale regarding AI. Ah, well.

[Madiel]

The Worst Person in the World



A film I'd heard about several times in the past 6 months or so, so I decided to give it a go. And it was well worth it.

The central character is messy and aimless, and that's kind of the point. She herself identifies how she doesn't stick with things. The film wanders accordingly, but there's definitely a planned story here which ends up being pretty moving.

[Kalevala]

I recently watched The Three Musketeers [1993 version with *Tim Curry, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, etc.].  Had fun watching it again--it's been many years.  Appreciated the humor [like in the carriage scene].  A touching scene(s) with Kiefer Sutherland in particular regarding a certain female.

*Tim Curry makes a wonderful Cardinal Richelieu.

K