Last Movie You Watched

[bhodges]

Tonight, very excited to see Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) on the big screen. (I missed it the first time around.) The big draw is the print, "Black and Chrome" (basically a black-and-white version), which apparently the director, George Miller, prefers to the original.

https://filmadelphia.org/events/mad-max-fury-road-black-chrome/

--Bruce

[Brian]

Tonight, very excited to see Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) on the big screen. (I missed it the first time around.) The big draw is the print, "Black and Chrome" (basically a black-and-white version), which apparently the director, George Miller, prefers to the original.

https://filmadelphia.org/events/mad-max-fury-road-black-chrome/

--Bruce

Oh, that is very exciting! One of a very small handful of movies I've seen on the big screen twice. Loads of fun to experience that way. I haven't seen the B&W version but would not be surprised if it is thrilling.

[Karl Henning]

Though I remember it being far too self-indulgently goofy (more like a Beetlejuice 2 than an homage/adaptation of the series) so that the only clear positive I took away from my first viewing was a curiosity about the original show, it was an easy matter to check Tim Burton's Dark Shadows out from the Woburn Public Library. I now understand many of the departures from the source, having watched quite a stretch of the old series now. I shan't need to watch it a third time....

[SimonNZ]

The Devil in Miss Jones (1941)

Heh. And Miss Jones.

The Devil In Miss Jones is a classic of a different genre.

[SonicMan46]

Heh. And Miss Jones.

The Devil In Miss Jones is a classic of a different genre.

Sorry - my mistake - The Devil And Miss Jones is correct for the 1941 film w/ Jean Arthur - NOW, there is a porn film and soundtrack called The Devil in Miss Jones which came much later - have never seen the film nor heard the soundtrack - any comments from others?    Dave

[Karl Henning]

Sorry - my mistake - The Devil And Miss Jones is correct for the 1941 film w/ Jean Arthur - NOW, there is a porn film and soundtrack called The Devil in Miss Jones which came much later - have never seen the film nor heard the soundtrack - any comments from others?    Dave

I've not seen it, so I've requested it from the library.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

1900: BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Another lesser-known Buñuel, Cela s'appelle l'aurore ("This is Called Dawn").



This movie from 1954 is Buñuel's first French film since his departure for the US and then Mexico at the end of the Spanish Civil War. It's a love story set in a very backward Corsican town, but everything is tinged with strong social critique. Some of the cinematography is simply stunning, and as usual Lucia Bosé's elusive beauty is a great bonus.

The title is taken from a line of Jean Giraudoux's play Électre.

Haven't seen the movie. I will look for a dvd!

[aligreto]

Gone Baby Gone





The essence of the film boils down to decisions that are made which may have a major impact on one person. This is a film which is ostensibly about a child abduction but which turns into a question about the moral rights or wrongs of a particular decision which two of the main characters take. The question is not discussed or debated just laid before us.

[Papy Oli]

Another lesser-known Buñuel, Cela s'appelle l'aurore ("This is Called Dawn").



This movie from 1954 is Buñuel's first French film since his departure for the US and then Mexico at the end of the Spanish Civil War. It's a love story set in a very backward Corsican town, but everything is tinged with strong social critique. Some of the cinematography is simply stunning, and as usual Lucia Bosé's elusive beauty is a great bonus.

The title is taken from a line of Jean Giraudoux's play Électre.

Seeing Manabu quoting this earlier, I noticed the name Lucia Bosé and wondered if she had any relation to Miguel Bosé, a Spanish singing heart throb/actor with a rather short-lived career* in the early 80's in France...and indeed she is his mother. Looking at both his parents, you can see where he got his looks from, for sure.

For Ritter/Rafael: I think he had a couple of songs and films that got a bit popular at the times. He might have benefited of an earlier Spanish wave started by the band Mecano, which were much more popular then.

[ritter]

Seeing Manabu quoting this earlier, I noticed the name Lucia Bosé and wondered if she had any relation to Miguel Bosé, a Spanish singing heart throb/actor with a rather short-lived career* in the early 80's in France...and indeed she is his mother. Looking at both his parents, you can see where he got his looks from, for sure.

For Ritter/Rafael: I think he had a couple of songs and films that got a bit popular at the times. He might have benefited of an earlier Spanish wave started by the band Mecano, which were much more popular then.

Indeed, Miguel Bosé is the son of bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín and actress Lucia Bosé. The career of the latter had many highlights, including appearances in films by Antonioni, Buñuel, Marguerite Duras, etc. Later in life she became a bit eccentric (she dyed her hair blue) but was a loved figure in Spanish café society.

Her son Miguel's career has continued to thrive in the Spanish speaking world. I've never much cared for his music-making, but did see him live in a concert —along with Lolita, the daughter of Lola Flores— in the bullring of Algeciras in the mid seventies (when he and I were both very young  ). As of late, he's been more visible for controversies (his COVID denialism, a protracted custody battle with his longtime companion over 5 children, etc.) than for his singing. He also appeared in an Almodóvar film, High Heels, in the early 90s (and in some TV series).

[Papy Oli]

Indeed, Miguel Bosé is the son of bullfight Luis Miguel Dominguín and actress Lucia Bosé. The career of the latter had many highlights, including appearances in films by Antonioni, Buñuel, Marguerite Duras, etc. Later in life she became a bit eccentric (she dyed her hair blue) but was a loved figure in Spanish café society.

Her son Miguel's career has continued to thrive in the Spanish speaking world. I've never much cared for his music-making, but did see him live in a concert —along with Lolita, the daughter of Lola Flores— in the bullring of Algeciras in the mid seventies (when he and I were both very young  ). As of late, he's been more visible for controversies (his COVID denialism, a protracted custody battle with his longtime companion over 5 children, etc.) than for his singing. He also appeared in an Almodóvar film, High Heels, in the early 90s (and in some TV series).

Thank you for the Bosé update, Rafael ! 

[ritter]

Thank you for the Bosé update, Rafael ! 

Fascinating, isn't it? 

I forgot one minor piece of trivia: Miguel's godfather was none other than Luchino Visconti. The godfather of his sister Paola was....Pablo Picasso! 

Good day to you, Olivier. 

[Karl Henning]

Though I remember it being far too self-indulgently goofy (more like a Beetlejuice 2 than an homage/adaptation of the series) so that the only clear positive I took away from my first viewing was a curiosity about the original show, it was an easy matter to check Tim Burton's Dark Shadows out from the Woburn Public Library. I now understand many of the departures from the source, having watched quite a stretch of the old series now. I shan't need to watch it a third time....

We might debate the wisdom (in terms of giving Burton the benefit of the doubt) of watching this when not only have I become morally prepared to overlook liberties he may have taken with Washington Irving in Sleepy Hollow, but I now now the source material of Dark Shadows better. But there it is. The things which underwhelmed or annoyed back on my first viewing have aged predictably poorly. Probably the best, and certainly the most nearly neutral liberty taken is rather a cute touch, actually: While on the train to Maine, the prospective governess rehearses her self-introduction, "Hello, I'm Maggie Ev—" and her eye catches sight of a travel poster for British Columbia, and she repeats, "Hello, I'm Victoria Winters." (In the original series, Maggie and Victoria are distinct persons, Victoria is indeed the governess, and Maggie is simply a resident of Collinsport.) Clearly meaning it simply as a vehicle for his wife, Helena Bonham Carter (a superb actress in possibly her least admirable turn) Burton made a mere cartoon character out of Dr Hoffman. There are more objectionable changes than merit mention, but the ending. Well, I'm not sure I can judge the ending, since I'm not sure I understand it. Except that it's some combination of disengaged laziness and bad story-telling. There! It's off my chest. Now to see whether Miss Winters actually gets tried for witchcraft in 1795.


Oh, yes! Sleepy Hollow. Will watch this later. I'm curiously hopeful: my sister says it's one of her favorites, and that it's a movie she and my brother-in-law occasionally re-watch together. Will report.

[bhodges]

Tonight, very excited to see Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) on the big screen. (I missed it the first time around.) The big draw is the print, "Black and Chrome" (basically a black-and-white version), which apparently the director, George Miller, prefers to the original.

https://filmadelphia.org/events/mad-max-fury-road-black-chrome/

--Bruce

My goodness. When I have calmed down, I do want to see the color original, but the visual impact of the black-and-white version is stunning. Forgot that it had been nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Spotlight won the latter, but this won six others, mostly in the tech categories, which it easily deserves. Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are excellent (along with many in the big cast), but the director, George Miller, is the real hero here, creating an environment like no other, and managing what looks like an incredibly complicated project. (From the closing credits, it looks like about 2,000 people were on the film's payroll.) Not hyperbole: arguably the best action picture ever made, which is saying something.

Mad Max: Fury Road - Black and Chrome trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNykS4VlnwE&t=1s

--Bruce

[Karl Henning]

My goodness. When I have calmed down, I do want to see the color original, but the visual impact of the black-and-white version is stunning. Forgot that it had been nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Spotlight won the latter, but this won six others, mostly in the tech categories, which it easily deserves. Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are excellent (along with many in the big cast), but the director, George Miller, is the real hero here, creating an environment like no other, and managing what looks like an incredibly complicated project. (From the closing credits, it looks like about 2,000 people were on the film's payroll.) Not hyperbole: arguably the best action picture ever made, which is saying something.

Mad Max: Fury Road - Black and Chrome trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNykS4VlnwE&t=1s

--Bruce

Most interesting.

[aligreto]

My goodness. When I have calmed down, I do want to see the color original, but the visual impact of the black-and-white version is stunning. Forgot that it had been nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Spotlight won the latter, but this won six others, mostly in the tech categories, which it easily deserves. Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are excellent (along with many in the big cast), but the director, George Miller, is the real hero here, creating an environment like no other, and managing what looks like an incredibly complicated project. (From the closing credits, it looks like about 2,000 people were on the film's payroll.) Not hyperbole: arguably the best action picture ever made, which is saying something.

Mad Max: Fury Road - Black and Chrome trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNykS4VlnwE&t=1s

--Bruce

The fact that it is shot in monochrome makes it look very atmospheric indeed. It is one that I would be interested in viewing.

[SonicMan46]

Blazing Saddles (1974) - although I've seen virtually all of Brook's films (see attachment), own just the ones in the blue boxes; his original 'The Producers' is our favorite but we like the remake about as much, especially with the voluptuous Uma Thurman - 

BUT back to the hilarious 'Blazing Saddles' - short synopsis below w/ the large great cast - never quite a 'western' like this one made - highly recommended - we enjoyed for nearly the 10th time probably?  And I cannot believe the film is nearly 50 years old!      Dave

Blazing Saddles is an American satirical western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, the film was written by Brooks, Richard Pryor, and others, and was based on Bergman's story. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, was nominated for three Academy Awards and is ranked No. 6 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Laughs list. Brooks appears in three supporting roles, Governor William J. Le Petomane, a Yiddish-speaking Native American chief and "a director" in line to help invade Rock Ridge (a nod to Hitchcock). The supporting cast includes Slim Pickens, Alex Karras, and David Huddleston, as well as Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, and Harvey Korman. Bandleader Count Basie has a cameo as himself, appearing with his orchestra. (Source)

 

[Karl Henning]

Blazing Saddles (1974) - although I've seen virtually all of Brook's films (see attachment), own just the ones in the blue boxes; his original 'The Producers' is our favorite but we like the remake about as much, especially with the voluptuous Uma Thurman - 

BUT back to the hilarious 'Blazing Saddles' - short synopsis below w/ the large great cast - never quite a 'western' like this one made - highly recommended - we enjoyed for nearly the 10th time probably?  And I cannot believe the film is nearly 50 years old!      Dave

 

Great movie! Couldn't make that movie today, Dave!

[Madiel]

My goodness. When I have calmed down, I do want to see the color original, but the visual impact of the black-and-white version is stunning. Forgot that it had been nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Spotlight won the latter, but this won six others, mostly in the tech categories, which it easily deserves. Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are excellent (along with many in the big cast), but the director, George Miller, is the real hero here, creating an environment like no other, and managing what looks like an incredibly complicated project. (From the closing credits, it looks like about 2,000 people were on the film's payroll.) Not hyperbole: arguably the best action picture ever made, which is saying something.

Mad Max: Fury Road - Black and Chrome trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNykS4VlnwE&t=1s

--Bruce

I've not seen Fury Road in either form. But time and time again I've seen people basically saying that in terms of action movie blockbusters, it's one of the very best.