Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

So I shall.

[aligreto]

About Time





A charming film about a guy's ability to travel back through time and how he uses it to shape and change his life. The relationship with his father is particularly appealing.

[aligreto]

Did you see the movie "Arbitrage" starring Richard Gere that came out a few few years ago? It's a somewhat understated drama/thriller I found captivating.

No, I did not but thank you for the recommendation.

[aligreto]

The Silence of the Lambs

Such a wonderful film!

[Moonfish]

Such a wonderful film!

That's the film through which I "fell in love" with Jody Foster.... 

Anyways, I almost feel like that was the peak of her career in terms of acting. Incredible role immersion. She and Anthony Hopkins definitely carry the film! And, of course, the incredible plot twists.    Always worth returning to every now and then....

[Ken B]

That's the film through which I "fell in love" with Jody Foster...

I already had. I find her so beautiful in fact that it can be difficult to watch her movies. Every time the camera cuts to her a feel a tiny jolt.

[Moonfish]

I already had. I find her so beautiful in fact that it can be difficult to watch her movies. Every time the camera cuts to her a feel a tiny jolt.

Me too!!!!

[Baron Scarpia]

Two of my favorites gaffs are in the movies Pearl Harbor and Armageddon.

In Pearl Harbor there is the scene where they are cutting into the hull of a capsized ship in order to save trapped sailors.  They cut a hole in the hull above the water line and the cabin the sailors are trapped in fill with water and they drown. (I know Pearl Harbor is not suppose to be fantasy but the only thing they got right is the date of the attack.  With all of the other gaffs is might as well be a fantasy.)

Why is that a gaff?

[aligreto]

The Intern





Most enjoyable. A tale of a seventy year old intern and the impact that he has on the younger generation in a modern e-commerce industry. Quite amusing really.

[Karl Henning]

I've just found this:

http://gatewayfilmcenter.org/2001-a-spaceodyssey-1968-50th-anniversary-in-70mm/

If the film is going to play in Columbus, Ohio in a few weeks, then it's sure to be in Boston at some point...

'Tis here! In very Somerville!

[LKB]

'Tis here! In very Somerville!

Excellent! 

I hope you find it a worthwhile experience, with appropriate sound levels.

C-G-C,

LKB

[drogulus]

'Tis here! In very Somerville!

     An interesting development is that a 4k HDR version of the previous master had been available for preorder, but has been withdrawn. It looks like we'll get this one instead. I expect it will be optimized for home theater and loudness problems will be corrected, unlike Interstellar where the inaudible dialog is what Nolan intended, he says.

[Ken B]

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)

Say it with an unaspirated h to savor the world class censor-baiting. How this got approved in 1938 is beyond me.

This is a slight crime comedy with Edward G Robinson and Bogart. Definitely second tier but has some interest. I confess I watched it mostly for the title. 6/10

[Mookalafalas]

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)

Say it with an unaspirated h to savor the world class censor-baiting. How this got approved in 1938 is beyond me.

This is a slight crime comedy with Edward G Robinson and Bogart. Definitely second tier but has some interest. I confess I watched it mostly for the title. 6/10

Edward G. and Bogart together? Not many of those. I'll hunt it up.

TD:
  Actually "next movie I'll have watched"--going with fam to see Island of Dogs tomorrow.

[Karl Henning]

Again, because it is just great fun: True Lies

[André]

Again, because it is just great fun: True Lies

Arnie's best movie IMO. Jamie Lee Curtis is terrific. Still, I prefer the french original movie. More elegance, more wit, less explosions.

[André]

Your Name by Makoto Shinkai. Could have been titled The Year of the Comet.  Not quite as spellbinding as Miyazaki's Spirited Away, but very ingenious, with a brilliantly realised visual conception.

[aligreto]

Your Name by Makoto Shinkai. Could have been titled The Year of the Comet.  Not quite as spellbinding as Miyazaki's Spirited Away, but very ingenious, with a brilliantly realised visual conception.

I think that my daughter has that in her collection. I must investigate.

[SonicMan46]

The Breadwinner (2017) - animated film - first synopsis below - beautiful artistry and story - ratings: 7.7/10, IMDB; 95% Rotten Tomatoes; and 4.8/5 stars on Amazon - streamed from Amazon - Susan & I both enjoyed - highly recommended (4 1/2* on Amazon for me).

The Hostiles (2018) w/ Christian Bale & Wes Studi - another streamer from Amazon - see second synopsis below - ratings: 7.2/10, IMDB; 73% Rotten Tomatoes, and 4.1/5 stars on Amazon - watched myself and like these kinds of stories of the late 19th century West - beautiful filming but slow at times - recommended if the topic is of interest (3 1/2* to 4* on Amazon for me).  Dave

Parvana is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom-and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents, as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her family. Equal parts thrilling and enchanting, The Breadwinner is an inspiring and luminously animated tale about the power of stories to sustain hope and carry us through dark times

Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary Army Captain (Christian Bale), who after stern resistance, reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief (Wes Studi) and his family back to tribal lands. Making the harrowing and perilous journey from Fort Berringer, an isolated Army outpost in New Mexico, to the grasslands of Montana, the former rivals encounter a young widow (Rosamund Pike), whose family was murdered on the plains. Together, they must join forces to overcome the punishing landscape, hostile Comanche and vicious outliers that they encounter along the way.

 

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Branagh's Henry V. Meh. The St. Crispin's day speech was impressive but mostly because of the music. Not so much because of the words. I've never read the original Shakespeare play (the history plays of his are my most neglected area when it comes to Shakespeare (although I'm a huge fan of King John) and I am also not familiar with what changes or cuts Branagh made. Falstaff I know not to have been in the original play. If the Shakespeare play is anything like this flick, I am not very interested. Not too many memorable quotes.