Last Movie You Watched

[karlhenning]

An engineering teacher of mine just starred in a stage performance of that. My parents saw. Apparently he was fantastic.

It was our senior play in high school.

[drogulus]

     Traitor, a film about terrorism cowritten and produced by Steve Martin starring Don Cheadle as the traitor, an Sudanese-born American who sells his bomb making skills to an Al Qaeda-like terror group. Also with Guy Pearce as an FBI agent hunting him down. I will watch anything Cheadle wants to do, and I thought this was better than the reviews indicated.

     

[Kullervo]

La Pointe-Courte (1954)



Varda's first film — Interesting scenes of everyday living in a rustic fishing village (e.g. troubles with health inspectors, a child's death) contrasted with moody conversations between a couple visiting from the city. The scenery and camerawork are both very beautiful but the latter causes the film to feel a little too manneristic for my taste.

[Daverz]

Walter Matthau & Elaine May in A New Leaf

I remembered it being wonderfully funny;  I had forgotten just how charming it is, as well.

Is it on DVD yet?

[The new erato]

Guys 'n' Dolls, with Brando & Sinatra. A little . . . strange.

Who was the Doll?

[Bu]

[Solitary Wanderer]

Parts 7 & 8

[Kullervo]

Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse (2000)



Interesting documentary about collectors of junk and food leftover from harvest and open-air markets — this being for many of them their sole source of food. What was most interesting for me is how this sort of subculture could never exist here in the States (except in the larger cities), what with most grocery stores and supermarkets having trash compactors to prevent anyone else from taking perfectly edible food. Our culture really is incredibly wasteful.

[Drasko]

The range of Mike Leigh is impressive, from Naked to All or Nothing to Topsy-Turvy, and all excellent.

[Christo]

This was my introduction into Tarkovsky, back in 1986 or probably 1987, with its release. It came as a revelation and I still find it one of Tarkovsky's best.

[val]

"American History X"

The movie has some strong scenes but seems dominated by Hollywood's usual rhetoric and clichés - in special in the character of the black schoolteacher.

Edward Norton, perhaps the greatest American actor of the last 20 years, is extraordinary.

[bhodges]

This weekend I saw Slumdog Millionaire--fantastic.  I've been a fan of the director, Danny Boyle, since Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, but this latest has a larger scope.  I particularly liked the editing, which cuts back and forth from the present to the past; the film is like a series of flashbacks, very well done. 

--Bruce

[Solitary Wanderer]

Parts 9 & 10

[SonicMan46]

The Duchess (2008) w/ Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, et al - quite well done 'period' piece of the late 18th century England about an 'ancestor' to Princess Diana - atmospheric recreation - probably would have gone 3+* on Amazon or Netflix, if possible; rented in our hotel room on a recent trip to Atlanta (advantage of a good-size HDTV).

The Express (2008) w/ Rob Brown & Dennis Quaid - story of Ernie Davis, the Syracuse University football star who became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy; of course, facts always get distorted in these types of films, but I really enjoyed this one; another hotel room rental, but rated the flick 4* on Netflix anyway - this one is worth a watch if you're into sports bios (and yet another tragic ending a la Brian Piccolo).

Appaloosa (2008) w/ Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons - being a BIG western fan, I was not sure of my reaction to this more 'modern' approach, but I did end up enjoying this production; as w/ the film above, went to the Netflix site and gave a 4* rating (4+* on Amazon's average rating) - a well done western (unlike many being made these days) directed by Ed Harris - another recommendation, if you enjoy this genre of film making! 

   

[SonicMan46]

Kit Kittredge - An American Girl (2008) w/ Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, and many others - watch this last night in our hotel room in Memphis, TN - usually pick movies that will likely keep us awake after a filling dinner, esp. w/ a few glasses of wine! 

This is just a wonderful 'family film' about depression USA - plenty of warmth + mystery + the problems that existed @ the times - Abigail Breslin seems to be getting just prettier & better w/ each movie she is making (I have high hopes for this gal - unless 'something' happens w/i her own family?) - nothing complex about this movie - kids will love it! 

Well, I decided to buy this film and now watching the flick again tonight - no change in my previous opinion - this is a wonderful family flick and will be enjoyed by pre-teens, but as an 'older adult' I enjoy the film too! 

[Bu]

This was my introduction into Tarkovsky, back in 1986 or probably 1987, with its release. It came as a revelation and I still find it one of Tarkovsky's best.

Sacrifice is not my first by Tarkovsky, but like all of his films I feel absolutely overwhelmed by it and think that more viewings will definitely be in order.  (His movies are so rich in meaning and imagery that I just couldn't imagine watching one once and then not going back to see it again!)

The other night:


Parts I & II.   

[PerfectWagnerite]

I watched these two movies the last few days:


Gattica with Ethan Hawk, Jude Law and Uma Thurman

and
Return to Paradise with Vince Vaugh, Joaquin Phoenix and Anne Heche.

If you ever want to know why these people get paid the big bucks these two movies will show you why. If I can give an Oscar to every single one of them I would. Anne Heche gets a bad name (overexposed, lesbian, bisexual, whatever) but there are probably no finer actresses anywhere.

Anyway two movies that really make you think. Anyone seen them? What do you think?

[SonicMan46]

I watched these two movies the last few days:


Gattaca with Ethan Hawk, Jude Law and Uma Thurman

Just watched the film above not too long ago - one that I've owned from the start; always holds my interest! 

[Haffner]

RoboCop: Fun, but way too long
K9 PI: More fun, not long at all.
30 Days of Night: Too long and unsatisfactorily confusing at the end, but overall interesting in a splatter-circus way.

[Solitary Wanderer]

Excellent BBC movie on the early life of Stephen Hawking. Lots of classical music references.