Last Movie You Watched

[listener]

relatively early Shaw Brothers (1968) The BELLS OF DEATH    dir. Yueh Feng
using a lot of outdoor location shots instead of the ubiquitous indoor set with cyclorama backdrop.
A beheading, several amputations and impalings, the only cleavage is what results from well-sharpened weapons.
A short set of flashbacks is placed awkwardly, causing some narrative confusion, otherwise not at all bad

[James]

The only Pasolini films that I found sort of interesting were Theorem & 1001 nights.
This one (Salo..), which associates faschism & perversion is uninteresting from most points of views.

Everything I post in this thread .. I buy. So I have really high quality transfers of both Cannibal Holocaust & Salo. Both unique and I would watch them again, but I was expecting so much more.

[GioCar]

Everything I post in this thread .. I buy. So I have really high quality transfers of both Cannibal Holocaust & Salo. Both unique and I would watch them again, but I was expecting so much more.

Pasolini is now turning in his grave knowing he has been compared to Deodato... maybe Salò is not a masterpiece (possibly it's actually his worst film together with Porcile) but it's on a very different level from Deodato's filth. My honest opinion.

[Wood]

Pasolini is now turning in his grave knowing he has been compared to Deodato... maybe Salò is not a masterpiece (possibly it's actually his worst film together with Porcile) but it's on a very different level from Deodato's filth. My honest opinion.

i don't know Deodato, but I find that the best Pasolini is class A. Medea is great with Callas in a non-singing role, also Oedipus Rex which can also be complemented with Stravinsky's very different take on it:

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

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[SimonNZ]

i don't know Deodato, but I find that the best Pasolini is class A. Medea is great with Callas in a non-singing role, also Oedipus Rex which can also be complemented with Stravinsky's very different take on it:

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

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Its a bit of a trick for young players: you have to use the red flash icon, then take out the "watch?" from that link, and replace the "=" with another "/" - so "https://www.youtube.com/v/YIdimmUtYOI" gives you:

https://www.youtube.com/v/YIdimmUtYOI

heh, oh yeah...and change the 200, 200 prompt in the flash codes up to the size you want


re Passolini: I think his Decameron is a lot of fun

[James]

Pasolini is now turning in his grave knowing he has been compared to Deodato... maybe Salò is not a masterpiece (possibly it's actually his worst film together with Porcile) but it's on a very different level from Deodato's filth. My honest opinion.

Let him turn .. both of those films operate of a very similar level, visceral .. and are executed in very different ways. Both films do have their merits. Cannibal Holocaust is total Grindhouse, no different than many of the best horror pictures. It's documentary style found footage horror, before it became vogue decades later. I do like quite a bit of Italian horror movies, and horror seems to be one of those areas for many people where you either like it or you don't.

[Wood]

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Its a bit of a trick for young players: you have to use the red flash icon, then take out the "watch?" from that link, and replace the "=" with another "/" - so "https://www.youtube.com/v/YIdimmUtYOI" gives you:

https://www.youtube.com/v/YIdimmUtYOI

heh, oh yeah...and change the 200, 200 prompt in the flash codes up to the size you want


re Passolini: I think his Decameron is a lot of fun

Yes, the whole trilogy of which Decameron was a part was very good.

https://www.youtube.com/v/PlQ1H1w8n2k

Thanks Simon, I think I have it sussed now. Not intuitive!

The Walls of Sana'a was Pasollini's plea to UNESCO in 1971 to preserve this medieval city. It became a World Heritage Site in 1985, but by then the population had increased exponentially.

[Wood]

Bunuel 1955

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz 



Last film of his Mexican period.

[aligreto]

Last night....

[Mister Sharpe]

If'n I get my work done, I'll be watching for the fifth or sixth time :

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Later this week, we're looking forward to a mini-Robert Donat revival inc:  39 Steps; Goodbye Mr. Chips; Vacation from Marriage.  Surprising how many of  his films are op.

[Todd]

Doctor Strange.  Visually impressive, with visual influences from The Matrix, Inception, Ghostbusters, and the 1978 Superman, the film kind of plods along.  It appears to work for fans of the comic book and/or Benedict Cumberbatch, and I suppose it's not the worst superhero film I've seen, but I'm hoping I can avoid any sequels or crossovers.

[aligreto]

The epic, Reds....

[SimonNZ]

^Jack Nicholson's finest performance, imo.

[Ken B]

^Jack Nicholson's finest performance, imo.

There's more than one?

[SonicMan46]

Last few nights, some new BDs for my collection - all new additions (a rarity for me, usually do DVD replacements):

Boy On A Dolphin (1957) w/ Alan Ladd & Sophia Loren in her American film debut - short synopsis first quote below; not a great film, but Sophia is beautiful, filmed in the Greek isles, and a decent restoration.

Devil's Disciple, The (1959) w/ Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, & Laurence Olivier - based on the George Bernard Shaw story about the American Revolutionary War and Burgoyne before his defeat at the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 - really worth a watch if you've not seen this film - the B&W AV restoration is quite good.

A Little Chaos (2014) w/ Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Alan Rickman - short synopsis in second quote below; purchased this film just from the review and enjoyed; beautifully filmed - Rickman directed and played Louis IV - also worth a watch, but not sure if I'll keep the BD?  Dave

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.

A romantic drama following Sabine (Kate Winslet), a talented landscape designer, who is building a garden at Versailles for King Louis XIV (Alan Rickman). Sabine struggles with class barriers as she becomes romantically entangled with the court's renowned landscape artist, André Le Nôtre (Matthias Schoenaerts).

   

[Karl Henning]

I did, yes I did . . . I watched Dr Strangelove again, last night.

It helped.

[James]

The Marx Brothers - Silver Screen Collection
The Marx Brothers – Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo – are the reigning kings of comedy and remain one of the most iconic comic teams of all time. From their early days on Vaudeville and Broadway through their wildly popular motion pictures, the Marx Brothers kept audiences of all ages laughing out loud with some of the most hilarious routines ever imagined. The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection Restored Edition captures the very best of the comedy team and includes the only five movies to feature all four brothers. Filled with unforgettable comedy sketches, musical numbers, witty dialogue and plenty of gags, this must-own collection includes The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and their most popular film, Duck Soup.

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[André]

Like other Thomas Vinterberg movies, this is a profoundly unsettling, deranging movie. A bit like von Trier's The Dancer: when you think it's already bad, you ain't seen anything yet. 2012 Cannes Best Actor award for Mikkelsen. Denmark's entry in the best foreign picture for the Academy Awards.

[André]

On a lighter note, this splendid 2-minute clip by Tati is a gem:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3IWqrwC8Ntk

[Spineur]

On a lighter note, this splendid 2-minute clip by Tati is a gem:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3IWqrwC8Ntk

Excellent !  I wonder how Tati would imitate a white US cop stopping a clunker driven by a black teenager ?

PS: my favorite Tati is "Jour de Fête".