Last Movie You Watched

[drogulus]

   

     You'd never know it from the comments here but cinema is an art form.       



     Get 'em!! Show them the life of the mind!

[drogulus]

    Though I could be wrong, that's enough nonsense.

    The last movie I watched was Colossus, The Forbin Project, an old favorite I first saw on TV in the early '70s. For a film from 1970 to still be the best one about the dangers of AI is noteworthy.

[Karl Henning]

I've known and loved Stanley Donen's Charade forever, yet it didn't occur to me until this viewing that that's Ned Glass playing Gideon. After all these years, still great fun!

[Karl Henning]

I've known and loved Stanley Donen's Charade forever, yet it didn't occur to me until this viewing that that's Ned Glass playing Gideon. After all these years, still great fun!

Heroin! Peppermint-flavored heroin!

[Karl Henning]

Coincidence?

Revisiting Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Ricardo Montalban

and

I've known and loved Stanley Donen's Charade....

George Kennedy

So now: The Naked Gun

[NumberSix]

Not for me. Quit in half an hour.

Vivien Leigh I believe only sat through it once. She was said to comment something like, "It was hard on one's arse." 

[Karl Henning]

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Enjoyed. The scene of Lohengrin prelude was a killer!

[brewski]

La Jetée (1962, dir. Chris Marker)

First viewing, after my film-oriented nephew dubbed it "best short film of all time." He might be right; it is certainly an acceptable candidate for that honor. An intense half-hour in black-and-white, constructed totally from still photographs, about a man traveling between the past and the future. Incredible imagery, coupled with an imaginative soundtrack.

-Bruce

[Karl Henning]

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother.

@Brian did you ever watch the entire thing?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

La Dolce Vita. RIP Anouk Aimée.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

La Jetée (1962, dir. Chris Marker)

First viewing, after my film-oriented nephew dubbed it "best short film of all time." He might be right; it is certainly an acceptable candidate for that honor. An intense half-hour in black-and-white, constructed totally from still photographs, about a man traveling between the past and the future. Incredible imagery, coupled with an imaginative soundtrack.

-Bruce

It sounds very interesting!  How/where did you view it?

PD

[brewski]

It sounds very interesting!  How/where did you view it?

PD

I found it on YouTube, but the original link disappeared. Try this second YouTube link, or the following one on Vimeo: 

https://vimeo.com/658254211

And enjoy! It really is a landmark.

-Bruce

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I found it on YouTube, but the original link disappeared. Try this second YouTube link, or the following one on Vimeo: 

https://vimeo.com/658254211

And enjoy! It really is a landmark.

-Bruce

Thanks!  I'll watch it in a bit.

PD

[Brian]

@Brian did you ever watch the entire thing?

no! Do you know if it's available online somewhere? Maybe we discussed this before and I forgot...

[Karl Henning]

no! Do you know if it's available online somewhere? Maybe we discussed this before and I forgot...

Dunno. I've got the blu-ray

[SimonNZ]

La Jetée (1962, dir. Chris Marker)

First viewing, after my film-oriented nephew dubbed it "best short film of all time." He might be right; it is certainly an acceptable candidate for that honor. An intense half-hour in black-and-white, constructed totally from still photographs, about a man traveling between the past and the future. Incredible imagery, coupled with an imaginative soundtrack.

-Bruce

Almost totally.

Did you miss it? Its easy to miss.

[AnotherSpin]

Summary (spoiler alert): The protagonist, a university philosophy professor with impressive biceps, cracks main philosophy questions in the classroom with no apparent effort and one and the same imbecile smile on his face. Need I mention the names of his cats Ego and Id? Along the way, the hero applies his philosophical concepts of personality and the self in his parallel activity as a cop-provocateur and fucks hot chick who attempts to hire him to kill her husband. Any way, the sweet couple commits a couple of murders, then gives birth to a couple of children and after couple of years lives happily ever after. That's the kind of philosophy you get.

[Brian]

Summary (spoiler alert): The protagonist, a university philosophy professor with impressive biceps, cracks main philosophy questions in the classroom with no apparent effort and one and the same imbecile smile on his face. Need I mention the names of his cats Ego and Id? Along the way, the hero applies his philosophical concepts of personality and the self in his parallel activity as a cop-provocateur and fucks hot chick who attempts to hire him to kill her husband. Any way, the sweet couple commits a couple of murders, then gives birth to a couple of children and after couple of years lives happily ever after. That's the kind of philosophy you get.

The real-life hit man really did name his cats Id and Ego. However, he was also in his 50s, did not fall in love with anyone, did not kill anyone, etc. As usual with Hollywood, the true story is deeper and more interesting:
https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/hit-man-2/

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Fellini's Casanova. RIP Donald Sutherland.