Last Movie You Watched

[NikF]

Love the old Universal stuff, so had to opt into this version last night.

Good stuff.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

[NikF]

Again, good stuff.

[Bogey]

Really good stuff!

[Bogey]

From IMdB

William Castle toyed with other ideas to frighten audience members, in addition to 'percepto'; among them: rolling bean bags to brush against the legs of audience members, speakers mounted at different areas that would give a 'screech' when the tingler appeared, and possibly even using 'shills' to operate some type of mechanical device to tickle the legs of the audience members; but the only viable way of doing it was by attaching buzzers in select seats to coincide with the appearance of the tingler- 'percepto'.

[NikF]

From IMdB

William Castle toyed with other ideas to frighten audience members, in addition to 'percepto'; among them: rolling bean bags to brush against the legs of audience members, speakers mounted at different areas that would give a 'screech' when the tingler appeared, and possibly even using 'shills' to operate some type of mechanical device to tickle the legs of the audience members; but the only viable way of doing it was by attaching buzzers in select seats to coincide with the appearance of the tingler- 'percepto'.

That's one of the reasons I enjoy Joe Dante's nothing if not affectionate 'Matinee' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107529/ although I generally find him fun to watch for the nods he gives to other directors and cinematographers, and the forced perspective stuff etc he sometimes employs.

[Bogey]

That's one of the reasons I enjoy Joe Dante's nothing if not affectionate 'Matinee' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107529/ although I generally find him fun to watch for the nods he gives to other directors and cinematographers, and the forced perspective stuff etc he sometimes employs.

I will try to check it out.

[GioCar]

A masterpiece that deserves to be much more famous.

+1!
Certain films are highly considered for a short period of time (and The Burmese Harp is one of those), then they are quickly forgotten.

[James]

Manhattan Baby
1982 ‧ Horror ‧ 1h 31m

An Egyptologist (Christopher Connelly) defiles a tomb with his presence, and his daughter becomes a pawn of evil.

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[André]

Ken Russell in a 1968 music biopic  - before he became self-obsessed with outré artist lives:


Frederick Delius' last years on this earth - and Eric Fenby's coming of age.

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classRev/2001/Dec01/Delius_Russell.htm

Wiki article (recommended):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_Summer


Available on youtube:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyy2SagDwcY

[Drasko]

Solid B stuff

[SimonNZ]

Still Alice

Superb acting from Julianne Moore in charting the rapid mental deteriation following a diagnoisis of early onset Alzheimers.

For me a film like this is more terrifying than any horror film.

[listener]

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
directed by Terence Young       Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya (acting, not singing)       still looks and sounds terrific
A really good commentary track compiled from various sources, not some cast or production members putting in extra time.

[Karl Henning]

Listened to the commentary on To Catch a Thief, roughly equal parts fun and informative.

[James]

Pan's Labyrinth
2006 ‧ Fantasy/Drama film ‧ 1h 59m

In 1944 Spain young Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) and her ailing mother (Ariadna Gil) arrive at the post of her mother's new husband (Sergi López), a sadistic army officer who is trying to quell a guerrilla uprising. While exploring an ancient maze, Ofelia encounters the faun Pan, who tells her that she is a legendary lost princess and must complete three dangerous tasks in order to claim immortality.

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[NikF]

Dialogue avec mon jardinier/Conversations with My Gardener (2007)   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825244/

A successful artist, weary of Parisian life and on the verge of divorce, returns to the country to live in his childhood house. He needs someone to make a real vegetable garden again out of the wilderness it has become. The gardener happens to be a former schoolfriend. A warm, fruitful conversation starts between the two men...

Unsurprising, undemanding and perhaps at points daringly close to becoming twee, however in this role Daniel Auteuil wields a limited palette with comfortable ease. At the very least a charming diversion.



The cinematographer is Jean-Marie Dreujou, who also lensed 'The Girl on the Bridge' and 'Man on the Train' - both of which I found pleasing on the eye.

[listener]

for Hallowe'en
RATU SAKTI CALONARANG    Indonesia 1999    on vcd  no subtitles
directed by Siswaro Gautama Putra  and starring Suzanna and Barry Prima
like a vividly  coloured, Asian, unsophisticated Ed Wood production might be

[aligreto]

Dialogue avec mon jardinier/Conversations with My Gardener (2007)   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825244/

A successful artist, weary of Parisian life and on the verge of divorce, returns to the country to live in his childhood house. He needs someone to make a real vegetable garden again out of the wilderness it has become. The gardener happens to be a former schoolfriend. A warm, fruitful conversation starts between the two men...

Unsurprising, undemanding and perhaps at points daringly close to becoming twee, however in this role Daniel Auteuil wields a limited palette with comfortable ease. At the very least a charming diversion.



The cinematographer is Jean-Marie Dreujou, who also lensed 'The Girl on the Bridge' and 'Man on the Train' - both of which I found pleasing on the eye.

I will watch out for that one 

[James]

Pieces
1982 ‧ Slasher/Mystery ‧ 1h 30m

A frustrated Boston detective searches for the maniac responsible for mutilating a number of university coeds.

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[NikF]

I will watch out for that one 

Well, if you do I hope you enjoy it. I find watching Daniel Auteuil is usually worthwhile. His range is relatively wide; he does the somewhat stereotypically hardened cop who chases a serial killer in Mr 73 -

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- the unlikeable businessman having an affair with a fashion model in the simple comedy La Doublure

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- and poor obsessed Ugolin in Manon des Sources

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- which happen to be the next three films I'm going to (re)watch.