Last Movie You Watched

[Mandryka]

Is this it?
Amazon says it's 5933 pages. I think it's a set of ten volumes.


I'd suggest the Ramayana first, both for length (a mere 960 pages) and the storyline is much more akin to the Trojan War.

No, this is one of the volumes of the Chicago edition - I quite like the idea of its being in multiple volumes.


https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo238499996.html

I quite fancy the Book of Women


The Book of the Women, which movingly portrayed the grief of the wives, mothers, and sisters of the many warriors slain in the epic's central war narrative. The crises of grief presented in The Book of the Women give particular poignancy and depth to the shanti, or pacification, that is the theme of Book 12


Isn't the Ramayana about monkeys? A friend of mine's son went to a school with a lot of Hindus and one year, instead of a nativity play, they put on a Ramayana show. I remember the 7 year old singing me a song about the monkey king!

[SonicMan46]

A Star is Born has been made 4 times from 1937 to 2018 as described below - my favorite has been the Garland film, however the restored version is TOO long (over 3 hrs), is missing scenes (restored w/ stills), and is mainly a vehicle for Garland's talent.  The other night for the second time I watched the Lady Gaga remake and was impressed (in fact bought the film as an Amazon streamer) - if I watch this 'story' again Gaga will likely be my choice.  As I recall I disliked the 1976 version despite the stars but maybe should give it another chance?  Dave

AI Overview (Google):
A Star Is Born has been adapted four times: in 1937 with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March; in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason; in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson; and in 2018 with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Each version tells a similar story of a rising star and her relationship with a famous, often troubled, male figure, but they are set in different eras and feature different actors and musical styles.

 

[AnotherSpin]

I saw "A Complete Unknown" yesterday.  I enjoyed it but felt it was very broadbrush exploration of Bob Dylan and his 1960's career.  Was he ever as famous as they make him out here?  I thought he was always a niche because there were some huge megastars at that time in history (Beetles, Elvis, The Supremes, James Brown, etc.) but I'm not an expert in pop music.  I thought the story overall was well told, just too many reaction shots of fans acting like they are witnessing history being made that will one day be in a biopic.  Timothee Chalamet really embodies and becomes each role.  I loved the Dylan/Baez team up and how their tension was portrayed. 

My question to those who lived through the 1960's, how impactful was Dylan at that time?  I always thought he was a slow burn who never had a massive reach but again, I'm not so knowledgeable about this type of music.

It's hard for me to assess Dylan's overall impact on music or society. But I can share how it felt to me personally. I first started listening to him sometime in the mid-70s — and it was like a supernova going off. I could listen to him for weeks without hardly touching any other music, almost to the point of obsession. That feeling is still vivid today; it never really went away. I don't listen to him often now, but when I do, I connect instantly and effortlessly. Of all popular music, only the Grateful Dead have had a similarly lasting effect on me. And even though their story is entirely different, I don't think it's a coincidence that it was Dylan — and no one else — they chose to share the stage with most often.

As for the film, it was rather disappointing.

[JBS]

No, this is one of the volumes of the Chicago edition - I quite like the idea of its being in multiple volumes.


https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo238499996.html

I quite fancy the Book of Women


The Book of the Women, which movingly portrayed the grief of the wives, mothers, and sisters of the many warriors slain in the epic's central war narrative. The crises of grief presented in The Book of the Women give particular poignancy and depth to the shanti, or pacification, that is the theme of Book 12


Isn't the Ramayana about monkeys? A friend of mine's son went to a school with a lot of Hindus and one year, instead of a nativity play, they put on a Ramayana show. I remember the 7 year old singing me a song about the monkey king!

Monkeys have a big part, especially Hanuman and the monkeys who form Rama's army when he makes war on Ravana the demon king after the latter abducts Sita, Rama's wife.

To keep this on thread, Ramayana is being made as a two part Bollywood epic. Part 1 is due out November 2026, Part 2 November 2027.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27988879/

[Karl Henning]

Only my second time: The Straight Story. Marvelous! Many exquisite moments I'd forgotten about. I shan't wait so long before watching again. 

[SimonNZ]

Is this it?
Amazon says it's 5933 pages. I think it's a set of ten volumes.

Wow. I hadn't known Penguin had released this (in 2015, apparently):