Last Movie You Watched

[Ken B]

Again, last night: Seven Psychopaths. (And Donnie makes eight!)

Is that the Darmstadt documentary?

[Cato]

Is that the Darmstadt documentary?

Or Kürten 51515 

[SonicMan46]

   
An enjoyable interpretation of the novel. Knightley is charming; Donald Sutherland and Judi Dench add a necessary dash of seasoning to the affair. This satisfies my intermittent need to consume a period drama and check in with the contemporary A-listers.

Agree - enjoy the Knightley performance, especially for a standard movie length - own the 3 'versions' below, and like all although the TV miniseries w/ Ehle & Firth is my favorite when in the mood for an 'extended' story - for those interested, check HERE for a listing of 17 films, TV miniseries, and 'adaptations' (some far-fetched) of this Jane Austen classic.  Dave

1940 - Greer Garson & Laurence Olivier (film) - have as DVD-R
1995 - Jennifer Ehle & Colin Firth (TV Miniseries) - own on BD
2005 - Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen (film) - own on BD

[milk]

Agree - enjoy the Knightley performance, especially for a standard movie length - own the 3 'versions' below, and like all although the TV miniseries w/ Ehle & Firth is my favorite when in the mood for an 'extended' story - for those interested, check HERE for a listing of 17 films, TV miniseries, and 'adaptations' (some far-fetched) of this Jane Austen classic.  Dave

I think I'm going to rewatch the BBC versions of Sense and Emma. I did see the miniseries of Pride but don't remember anymore for comparison. I really want to show my wife the last film version of Bronte's Jane Eyre. Now that I think was good stuff if I remember right.

[Alek Hidell]

I don't actually watch movies all that often, but lately I've been trying to play catch-up on some of those "all-time-greatest" films (especially foreign ones) as listed in the most recent BFI Sight & Sound poll (2012).

So, the most recent two I've seen:



Peter Lorre before he started making English-language movies. Very enjoyable, and for 1931 a surprisingly nuanced portrait of the mind of a serial killer and of criminal justice.



I knew a little about this one going in, including the ending, but this is really quite remarkable. Almost nothing "happens," and yet it's mesmerizing all the same because you keep waiting for some kind of payoff. A stunningly controlled and subtle performance by Delphine Seyrig.

[GioCar]

Out yesterday with wife and friends, to see



A very good film, recalling the Coen brothers' style.
The first half is outstanding, the second a bit less but anyway a very good film indeed.

[milk]

Good film. I don't know if much of it is true. But well done.

[aligreto]

Murder on the Cape....

[Karl Henning]

Good film. I don't know if much of it is true. But well done.

Great stuff!

Thread Duty:

Last night, A Fish Called Wanda and The Conversation, both of them perfect movies  0:)

[Cato]

Peter Lorre before he started making English-language movies. Very enjoyable, and for 1931 a surprisingly nuanced portrait of the mind of a serial killer and of criminal justice.

I used to show this to my German classes every year.  The actor (Gustaf Gruendgens) portraying the crime boss Schraenker always impressed me: one of the best performances ever of any kind.  Peter Lorre's performance, of course, goes beyond classic, especially in the final scene with the "trial."

[André]

Great film. Lang was implacable in his denunciation of the mob mentality. M and Fury are powerfully eloquent in that regard.

[milk]

Great stuff!

Thread Duty:

Last night, A Fish Called Wanda and The Conversation, both of them perfect movies  0:)

The Conversation! Brilliant flick!

[James]

Suspiria
1977 ‧ Mystery/Horror ‧ 1h 40m

Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva Axén), another student, fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the place.

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[Karl Henning]

The Conversation! Brilliant flick!

My first watch;  not surprisingly, spurred by the Perfect Movie thread.  Marvelous.  That it is a great film, and that the story was engaging to the last, did not surprise me.  I was a little surprised a how introverted and repressed Hackman's character is, compared to Brill in Enemy of the State.

Thread Duty:

Yesterday—Apocalypse Now! (1979 original release, i.e., fade to black, no closing credits) and Sabrina (Hepburn/Bogart/Holden . . . of course).

[André]

I enjoyed this film, with its depiction of a world closed to the outside world. Spectacular scene of the Red Shoes ballet. Great performance from Anton Walbrook.



A masterpiece, albeit one that, oyster-like, doesn't lend itself to easy enjoyment. Numerous cinematic parallels are like signposts that raise questions as well as provide clues. Wiene's Caligari and Bergman's Through a Glass, Darkly and Shame come to mind.

[Karl Henning]

Watched Dunkirk, very much enjoyed it.

[Cato]

(Jessica Harper) 

Jessica Harper (Oh my!       )   did her best in another strange movie, Brian DePalma's rock 'n' roll comedy-horror satire Phantom of the Paradise, which rather viciously satirized its intended audience....which led to it not doing very well!

https://www.youtube.com/v/M-9arBm8pOk

Incredible performance by Gerrit Graham as a wild rock singer named BEEF!

https://www.youtube.com/v/6CTNV0jmbqg

[bhodges]

The Opera House (2017, dir. Susan Froemke) -- A terrific documentary about the Metropolitan Opera, specifically, the period in the 1950s and 1960s when the company was making the transition from the old house to the new one.

The archival footage is abundant and memorable, showing NYC during that time, and the razing of the west side neighborhood that paved the way for Lincoln Center.

But the highlights are sequences with Leontyne Price, who (incredibly) turns 91 next month. Whether singing or cracking jokes, she is a joy.

--Bruce

[Ken B]

Local Hero (1983)

Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster.

Pleasant but unexciting.

[aligreto]

Signs....





I have always liked this film.