Last Movie You Watched

[George]

I don't know the show (Upright Citizens Brigade), of course, so I'm not commenting on it! Something about the tone of that cover photo just lightly touched a chord.

Ah, I see. It's a funny improv (or based on improv, I am not sure) show.

[Karl Henning]

Also, I was just reading a manuscript with an incident of a young lady calling the police about a party in the neighborhood ; )

[Drasko]

I've only seen two of his films so far (the above and The River), both of which focus on youths and their lack of moral guidance from their hypocritical/superstitious parents, and both take place in and around Taipei. Taiwanese cinema is really interesting to me, and I've liked the handful that I've seen (from Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang).

I've been very impressed by Edward Yang, and liked some of Hou Hsiao-Hsien's films that I've seen, so I'll push  The Wayward Cloud up the queue. Thanks!



(4.5 out of 5)                       (4.5 out of 5)                    (3 out of 5)                          (4 out of 5)

Probably the most romantic, series I've seen in a while. Like. (annoying sidekick aside)

[George]

I thought this was pretty good. (I know, I'm such a girl) 

[TheGSMoeller]

How is Tsai Ming-liang? I haven't seen anything by him yet, I do have The Wayward Cloud somewhere in 'to watch' pile.

This is a true one-of-kind filmmaker, his films The Hole (2000), What Time is It There (2002) and Goodbye Dragon Inn (2005) are worth multiple viewings, slow paced but very rewarding. The Wayward Cloud (actually a sequel of What Time Is It There)really pushes the viewer's limits with some extremely graphic scenes, but Tsai Ming-liang always keeps these scenes from shifting to ridiculous.
If you enjoy Hou Hsiao-Hsien then give Tsai Ming-liang's films a try, their presentation and style is very simliar but Tsai Ming-liang has a bit more edginess to his stories.

[Mirror Image]

I've been watching these:

[Rinaldo]

I don't know a thing about baseball



but I've enjoyed this one. Pitt is damn fine & the writing is excellent.

[Karl Henning]

I don't know a thing about baseball

He's standing in what is known as the outfield : )

[SonicMan46]

Last few nights, some more Blu-ray replacements to my DVD collection - not sure 'how far' I want to go in this process - many of the DVDs that I own are just fine 'as is' for me - but these BDs can be phenomenal on a HDTV!

   

[Karl Henning]

Let me know if the Blue-Ray Goldfinger strikes you as a particular enhancement of the regular DVD, thanks.

[SonicMan46]

Let me know if the Blue-Ray Goldfinger strikes you as a particular enhancement of the regular DVD, thanks.

Hi Karl - well, I put on the first 3-4 minutes of the SD DVD and then the BD - the Blu-ray does show more detail and sharper definition (and the sound w/ the right system should be better); plus, there are a lot of extras which I've not watched.  Probably not worth a replacement from my brief comparison.

I've probably purchased about 20 BDs at the moment and I've been most impressed w/ The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) which also included a long special documentary - if your a fan, then I would definitely do a 'thumbs up'; The African Queen is also a tremendous improvement in the color renditions and the sound - I also thought that North by Northwest & Patton were excellent - just have a couple more to watch and will slow down my buying pace!  Dave

[drogulus]

   

     

     I liked this film. It shows how a great American philosopher, William James, turned baseball around by the application of statistical methods to the problem of winning baseball games. Thing is, it's a different Bill James! And to be absolutely precise, the probabilistic idea of truth, while it owes something to the first William James, is largely the work of his friend Charles Sanders Peirce.

[Karl Henning]

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), Peter Lorre's first role in English (not the title role)

[George]

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), Peter Lorre's first role in English (not the title role)

Did you see The Man Who Wasn't There, karl? One of  my favorites.

[Karl Henning]

I've that one in my pile here, George (and good morning!) . . . I may likely do a Hitchcock marathon on New Year's : )

I was a little surprised to find this one, an earlier version of (and quite different to) the later The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day . . . very interesting viewing.

[George]

I've that one in my pile here, George (and good morning!) . . .

Good morning!

I was referring to this film by the Coen brothers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htxvLcSnOU0

Did Hitchcock do one by that name as well?

[Karl Henning]

Oh! No, that was just the pre-awake Henning at the keyboard : )

In my addled, pre-tea state, I confused your movie with The Wrong Man (which is on my pile of DVDs checked out from the BPL). I've also got Marnie (which I've never yet seen, somehow), The Birds & Suspicion.

[Karl Henning]

. . . Did Hitchcock do one by that name as well?

Also (not that this at all mitigates my filmographic confusion), the title The Man Who Wasn't There made me think of . . . a Hitchcock movie I shan't name, lest my comment prove a spoiler for anyone. You may well know the one I mean : )

[George]

Also (not that this at all mitigates my filmographic confusion), the title The Man Who Wasn't There made me think of . . . a Hitchcock movie I shan't name, lest my comment prove a spoiler for anyone. You may well know the one I mean : )

I think the Coen Bros intended to borrow from Hitchcock, as a homage. It's a noir set in the 40s and shot in B/W. It's awesome! 

[Karl Henning]

I've asked the library to hold it for me, it does sound like fun, George!