Last Movie You Watched

DavidW · January 02, 2026, 08:23:42 AM

Quote from: San Antone on December 31, 2025, 03:57:37 PMYou too, my friend. We'll be having black eyed peas tonight, as is the custom where I grew up and live. And having a small Woody Allen festival. Next up: Magic in the Moonlight.

I also had black eyed peas last night. Happy New Year!

Karl Henning · January 02, 2026, 12:16:24 PM

Next stop on my Vincent Price trip: The Raven (1963) with Boris Karloff & Peter Lorre (and Jack Nicolson playing Lorre's character's son. Screenplay by Richard Matheson

Karl Henning · January 02, 2026, 12:47:04 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on January 02, 2026, 12:16:24 PMNex stop on my Vincent Price trip: The Raven (1963) with Boris Karloff & Peter Lorre (and Jack Nicolson playing Lorre's character's son. Screenplay by Richard Matheson

"Entrails of troubled horse."

Karl Henning · January 02, 2026, 01:48:54 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on January 02, 2026, 12:47:04 PM"Entrails of troubled horse."

Quoth Lenore: "You're such a bore."

Daverz · January 02, 2026, 03:15:31 PM

Quote from: Belle on December 26, 2025, 07:08:07 PMA vintage (noir) from 1952 and restored: "5 Fingers" - a true story about espionage during WW2 in Turkey. Screenplay Michael Wilson - does it get any better??!! Director Joseph Mankiewicz - does it get any better? Music by Bernard Herrmann - does it get any better??!! This is a real thriller which will keep your attention every minute. The sting in the tail is worth waiting for!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXbgwL9lUUc

Thanks, this was a nice free diversion. Hard to believe that the Brits were sharing details about Overlord with their Turkish embassy. Need to know basis and all that. I gather they later claimed it was a misinformation campaign. And the ~~butler~~ valet did it!

Belle · January 02, 2026, 03:44:36 PM

Quote from: Daverz on January 02, 2026, 03:15:31 PMThanks, this was a nice free diversion. Hard to believe that the Brits were sharing details about Overlord with their Turkish embassy. Need to know basis and all that. I gather they later claimed it was a misinformation campaign. And the ~~butler~~ valet did it!

The film starts with the episode being discussed in the British parliament. It is in substance a true story. Yes, the valet (James Mason) did it but because the film was shot using unrestricted narrative we're never in doubt about this - it's the subsequent consequences which are interesting and ironic.

Karl Henning · January 02, 2026, 05:39:47 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on January 02, 2026, 12:16:24 PMNex stop on my Vincent Price trip: The Raven (1963) with Boris Karloff & Peter Lorre (and Jack Nicolson playing Lorre's character's son. Screenplay by Richard Matheson

Great fun!

Karl Henning · January 03, 2026, 05:07:22 PM

Next stop on my Vincent Price trip: The House of Long Shadows (1983) ... with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Jn Carradine and ... Desi Arnaz, Jr.

Karl Henning · January 03, 2026, 07:13:06 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on January 03, 2026, 05:07:22 PMNext stop on my Vincent Price trip: The House of Long Shadows (1983) ... with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Jn Carradine and ... Desi Arnaz, Jr.

Delayed: the missus is game to watch Sense & Sensibility.

Iota · January 04, 2026, 12:27:22 PM

Either I haven't seen this movie before, or wasn't paying proper attention, as I'd forgotten what a masterpiece it is. And Clint writing, directing and acting, all perfect, what an extraordinary talent he is.

JBS · January 04, 2026, 12:54:31 PM

Which reminds me of this. There seem to be several variations running around the Internet beyond these two.

Papy Oli · January 04, 2026, 01:20:15 PM

Quote from: JBS on January 04, 2026, 12:54:31 PMWhich reminds me of this. There seem to be several variations running around the Internet beyond these two.

This is brilliant

Karl Henning · January 05, 2026, 06:54:34 AM

Quote from: Karl Henning on January 03, 2026, 05:07:22 PMNext stop on my Vincent Price trip: The House of Long Shadows (1983) ... with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Jn Carradine and ... Desi Arnaz, Jr.

Two twists, too. Arguably a third.

Belle · January 05, 2026, 01:23:50 PM

Here's one highly recommended (vintage) film: "The Southerner", Jean Renoir, 1945. A beautiful paean to the hardworking farmer during the Depression years: absolutely gorgeous!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKUDW87mLSc

Karl Henning · January 05, 2026, 02:45:57 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on January 05, 2026, 06:54:34 AMTwo twists, too. Arguably a third.

Now, a nearly two-hour featurette, House of the Long Shadows... revisited.

Belle · January 06, 2026, 12:15:09 PM

"The River", Jean Renoir, 1951. Scorsese has described this as the most beautiful Technicolor film ever made (next to "The Red Shoes"). Photographed by brother Claude Renoir, this film is atmospheric rather than strictly narrative. Rather like a dramatized documentary of a love story (as established in the opening voice-over). The visual counterpoint in this film is simply stunning, as seen in the first scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-yI6FYAIUE

Martin Scorsese on "The River":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmGZH29ORcw

Cato · January 06, 2026, 02:24:02 PM

Quote from: Iota on January 04, 2026, 12:27:22 PM

Either I haven't seen this movie before, or wasn't paying proper attention, as I'd forgotten what a masterpiece it is. And Clint writing, directing and acting, all perfect, what an extraordinary talent he is.

Let me recommend an older Western with nearly the same title: The Unforgiven, with Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, and the incredible Lilian Gish as an implacable matriarch, stealing the movie with one particularly hair-raising scene.

Great musical score by Dmitri Tiomkin!

Currently "free" on TUBI and XUMO.

e.g.

This gives you a taste of the plot...watch for John Saxon and Albert Salmi !

Brian · January 06, 2026, 02:31:23 PM

A question for the Pronunciation Grumble thread, perhaps: how does one say "Xumo"?

Cato · January 06, 2026, 04:58:40 PM

Quote from: Brian on January 06, 2026, 02:31:23 PMA question for the Pronunciation Grumble thread, perhaps: how does one say "Xumo"?

Oh, given the dominance of illiterate people in the Kulcher these days, it could be pronounced dozens of ways!

I would assume it is "Zoo-mo." And what does it mean?

And why not just use a "Z"?

Then we have the use of "Q" for a "K." Why?

Such names seem to be a disease originating with the Drug Companies, whose drugs increasingly have names with highly nonsensical spelling...or whose ads do not pronounce the drug's name the way it is spelled.

Best example: in a commercial for a drug called "Humira," the narrator clearly pronounces the word "Humayra."

And to return to "Q"...

We have the incomprehensible steroid "Q M I I Z," which is NOT an abbreviation of some sort! With this monstrosity, you say the letter's name "KYU" followed by "MEEZ." So why not Q-Meez?

Who knows?

Then we have "QULIPTA" - finally a proper "QU" - which one would think is pronounced "KWUH-LIP -Tah" but no!

Again, the name of "Q" is used for the "QU-"! So why not Q-Lipta?

To quote W.C. Fields:

"It baffles Science!"

Belle · January 07, 2026, 02:26:45 PM

Cato, my problem with Huston's "The Unforgiven" is the appalling soundtrack. The music seems to have been recorded in a studio and not had any connection at all to the imagery of the film. It has no connection to the emotion or action of the narrative, giving it a generic quality which is at odds with the distinct individuality of the film's sub-text.

I've been reading about the life and work of Max Steiner and have learned that films are scored by looking at the completed (or near-completed) film and responding to the themes, emotional content and dramatic arc represented there. In fact, some of his notes to his colleagues (eg. Leo Forbstein or Hugo Friedhofer) after viewing some scenes have been hilarious!!