Last Movie You Watched

[milk]

Charlie Wilson's War:



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472062/

PD

This is a strange one. I saw it and thought it was kind of quizzical at the time but also a strange idea. It's also about the creation of, perhaps, one of the most destructive cold war U.S. fiascos. How did they get away of making this tone?

[aligreto]

Luce:





This is the story of an adopted teenager who apparently has it all. However, he keeps finding himself in the middle of situations that are not good and the thread running through the film is whether or not he is the victim of circumstances and is trying to help by solving the problems or if he is in fact manipulating everyone around him. He is certainly intelligent enough to do it. Each of his individual parents has a different take on the situation with his mother having a particular bias towards her own son. It is certainly worth a watch.

[Fëanor]

Charlie Wilson's War:



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472062/

PD

How much better off would be for Afghanistan an the rest of us be today if Charlie Wilson had lost his war?

[Fëanor]

This is a strange one {Charlie Wilson's War}. I saw it and thought it was kind of quizzical at the time but also a strange idea. It's also about the creation of, perhaps, one of the most destructive cold war U.S. fiascos. How did they get away of making this tone?

You'd think the producers would have figured it out by 2007, but No.

[bhodges]

A bunch of (mostly) Halloween faves:

The Fly (1958)
The Haunting (1963)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Horror of Dracula (1958)

--Bruce

[Pohjolas Daughter]

A bunch of (mostly) Halloween faves:

The Fly (1958)
The Haunting (1963)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Horror of Dracula (1958)

--Bruce

Ah, you went 'old-school'! 

I should look to see if an old favorite of mine is available through my cable company:  House on Haunted Hill with Vincent Price.  I remember being scared by that as a kid.  Any fans here of it?

PD

[Karl Henning]

Philip Kaufman's Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

[André]

A bunch of (mostly) Halloween faves:

The Fly (1958)
The Haunting (1963)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Horror of Dracula (1958)

--Bruce

Did you see Incubus, Bruce ? 1966, b&w, photographed by Conrad L. Hall (3 oscars) and directed by Leslie Stevens, of TV series The Outer Limits fame. With a young William Shatner (he's really good here).

If you enjoy a tale of the bizarre, this is spooky and beautiful at the same time. I really enjoyed it.

[Karl Henning]

Did you see Incubus, Bruce ? 1966, b&w, photographed by Conrad L. Hall (3 oscars) and directed by Leslie Stevens, of TV series The Outer Limits fame. With a young William Shatner (he's really good here).

If you enjoy a tale of the bizarre, this is spooky and beautiful at the same time. I really enjoyed it.

Good suggestion!

[VonStupp]

Philip Kaufman's Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

My wife won't forgive me for the final shot of this film, it is burned into her synapses. Fun to see Leonard Nimoy and Jeff Goldblum, though.

VS

[Karl Henning]

My wife won't forgive me for the final shot of this film, it is burned into her synapses. Fun to see Leonard Nimoy and Jeff Goldblum, though.

VS

I had to applaud, albeit quietly to myself, when a columnist referred to this scene without any spoilage. When Donald Sutherland upbraids Jeff Goldblum with "You've never agreed with him in your life," I can almost cheer.

[bhodges]

Ah, you went 'old-school'! 

I should look to see if an old favorite of mine is available through my cable company:  House on Haunted Hill with Vincent Price.  I remember being scared by that as a kid.  Any fans here of it?

PD

Yes, I do like a lot of those 1960s 'not-always-that-scary' movies. (PS, forgot to include Them! (1954), with its amusingly low-budget giant ants.) And I recall seeing House on Haunted Hill years ago, but not many more details, which probably mandates a revisit.

Philip Kaufman's Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Now that is one of the great ones. Love the original, but Kaufman only increases the tension. And that final shot, yeah!

Did you see Incubus, Bruce ? 1966, b&w, photographed by Conrad L. Hall (3 oscars) and directed by Leslie Stevens, of TV series The Outer Limits fame. With a young William Shatner (he's really good here).

If you enjoy a tale of the bizarre, this is spooky and beautiful at the same time. I really enjoyed it.

No, I haven't! And as a big fan of Conrad Hall (and Stevens and Shatner), sounds like a win. And I'll watch horror and suspense films year-round, not just for Halloween.

--Bruce

[Karl Henning]

Yes, I do like a lot of those 1960s 'not-always-that-scary' movies. (PS, forgot to include Them! (1954), with its amusingly low-budget giant ants.)

Now, probably my favorite "bugs gone wrong" movie: Guillermo del Toro's Mimic.

[SimonNZ]

"Set during the current [2006] Intifada, this documentary follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem.
Fadi is 13 and cares for his 4 younger brothers, the Hammashes are a close-knit family who pass on the lessons of life with humor and passion, Sana is a single woman who endures long commutes to do community work, and Emad and Hanan are a young couple trying to shield their daughter from the harsh realities of the occupation. They talk about their past and discuss the future with humor, sorrow, frustration and hope.
Until When paints an intimate in-depth portrait of Palestinian lives today."

[aligreto]

Official Secrets:





A young woman working for British intelligence stumbles upon a memo revealing that an illegal US/UK spying operation was trying to get the then non-permanent members of the UN security council to vote for the then invasion of Iraq and thus make the invasion legal when it was not. The film depicts the prosecution and persecution of this woman and the web of lies and deceit that was subsequently unveiled. It highlights the moral corruption of both Bush and his lapdog Blair at the time. This is not a Hollywood take on these fact based events but a British one and it is well worth your time.

[SonicMan46]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) w/ Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katherine Ross - the iconic duo of Newman & Redford and the beautiful young Ross, plus a wacky score, hit song, and mixture of old sepia scenes w/ gorgeous western landscapes - winner of 4 of 7 nominated Oscars (bottom, left) - how true or not? (good Bio HERE); colorized photo, bottom right (Sundance, seated on left; Cassidy, seated on right).  I had an old DVD but Amazon Prime Video was offering the HD streaming version for just $6, so a purchase and was quite pleased w/ its appearance and sound.  Dave

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, known as Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman), and his partner Harry Longabaugh, the "Sundance Kid" (Robert Redford), who are on the run from a crack US posse after a string of train robberies. The pair and Sundance's lover, Etta Place (Katharine Ross), flee to Bolivia in search of a more successful criminal career. (Source)

 

 

[aligreto]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) w/ Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katherine Ross - the iconic duo of Newman & Redford and the beautiful young Ross, plus a wacky score, hit song, and mixture of old sepia scenes w/ gorgeous western landscapes - winner of 4 of 7 nominated Oscars (bottom, left) - how true or not? (good Bio HERE); colorized photo, bottom right (Sundance, seated on left; Cassidy, seated on right).  I had an old DVD but Amazon Prime Video was offering the HD streaming version for just $6, so a purchase and was quite pleased w/ its appearance and sound.  Dave

 

 

That is a wonderful and an iconic film, Dave. 

[SimonNZ]

Official Secrets:





A young woman working for British intelligence stumbles upon a memo revealing that an illegal US/UK spying operation was trying to get the then non-permanent members of the UN security council to vote for the then invasion of Iraq and thus make the invasion legal when it was not. The film depicts the prosecution and persecution of this woman and the web of lies and deceit that was subsequently unveiled. It highlights the moral corruption of both Bush and his lapdog Blair at the time. This is not a Hollywood take on these fact based events but a British one and it is well worth your time.

I've seen that three times in the short span in which its been out, and think it a really superb example of the whistleblower genre.

[aligreto]

I've seen that three times in the short span in which its been out, and think it a really superb example of the whistleblower genre.

Yes, I thought that it was excellent in its presentation; no hyperbole, just the facts as best they can be determined under the circumstances.

[milk]

That is a wonderful and an iconic film, Dave. 

My wife and I watched this a few months back and we were kind of disappointed by it. I think it starts off well but sort of goes off the rails at some point. It's hard to understand why the tone is the way it is. I like the stalking part but when they go off to South America is starts to seem ridiculous. Anyway, it's definitely still worth watching.