Last Movie You Watched

[San Antone]

Favorite sports films?

Hoosiers
Field of Dreams
Bang the Drum Slowly
Million Dollar Baby

[Florestan]

What would my favorite sports movie be? Not sure—Horse Feathers, maybe.

For me, Somebody Up There Likes Me & Escape to Victory.

[relm1]

What is your favorite horse movie?  Mine is The Black Stallion.  A beautiful, beautiful film with a fantastic score too!

[George]

What is your favorite horse movie (with great score)?  Mine is The Black Stallion. 

[SonicMan46]

What is your favorite horse movie?  Mine is The Black Stallion.  A beautiful, beautiful film with a fantastic score too!

Below the near dozen films (from 1944-2010) in my collection w/ a horse 'emphasis' - 

But hard to say as a favorite (depends on the mood) - I've watched all of these multiple times over the years; however, I've probably seen The Electric Horseman the most - love the relationship developed between Redford and Fonda, plus Willie Nelson is in the film and does a lot of the singing on the soundtrack (see second quote).  Dave

Black Stallion, The - 1979
Electric Horseman, The - 1979
Hidalgo - 2004
Horse Whisperer, The - 1998
Lonely are the Brave - 1962
Man From Snowy Mountain - 1982
National Velvet - 1944
Misty - 1961 (wild horses Virginia)
Red Pony - 1949
Seabiscuit - 2003
Secretariat -2010

The musical score to The Electric Horseman was composed by Dave Grusin. In addition to co-starring, Willie Nelson contributed significantly to the film's soundtrack as well, singing five songs including "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys", "Midnight Rider," "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," "So You Think You're a Cowboy" and "Hands on the Wheel." Coinciding with the film's release, a soundtrack album was released featuring both Nelson's songs and Grusin's score. (Source)

[Karl Henning]

I guess Marnie doesn't really count.

[VonStupp]

P.S. only saw the movie once on release - one of my least favorite 'sports' film - I'm sure others will disagree?

I used to live very close to the actual Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, and the locals LOVE the film! It has unusual pacing like many Kevin Costner films, but I enjoy it well enough.

I do like Tin Cup from Kevin Costner as a sports movie. I'm a sucker for golf movies, though, and they often move at the pace of the sport!

What is your favorite horse movie?  Mine is The Black Stallion.  A beautiful, beautiful film with a fantastic score too!

I was introduced to Sidney Lumet's film adaptation of Equus (1977) as a young man. Saw it before I saw The Godfather. With either movie, you don't find me hanging around horses now (or moreso, classic Italian mobsters and psychologically disturbed teens!).

My wife loves the Australian wild horse Snowy River movies, even with cheesy dual roles from Kirk Douglas.
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[LKB]

The Black Stallion is a solid film, with beautiful sequences in a couple of places. Probably my favorite horse film.

As sports films go, Bull Durham and The Natural top my list, though the latter is more " American Myth " than a baseball movie.

[LKB]

Somewhat ot, but pertinent to the " horsing around " above. 

Yesterday saw the annual running of the Kentucky Derby. Unfortunately, Mage's 15-1 victory has been overshadowed by the unusually high number of horse deaths leading up to the race.

It has made me nostalgic for the greatest athlete I've ever seen perform: Secretariat, fifty years ago.


https://youtu.be/LV4drumXbA4 ( Derby)

https://youtu.be/eV89InWOENc ( Preakness  )

https://youtu.be/vfCMtaNiMDM ( Belmont )

Note, I'm pretty sure there's at least one upload of Belmont with superior video. But the call is just as important, and just as memorable:

He is moving like a tremendous machine...

[Karl Henning]

John Carpenter's The Fog.

[Karl Henning]

John Carpenter's The Fog.

Even better the second time. 

[DavidW]

Even better the second time.

I haven't watched that in a long time... perhaps due for a rewatch.

[SonicMan46]

Another DVD > HD Amazon streamer purchase last night:

The Freshman (1990) w/ Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, and others - short summary below; Brando spoofing his 'Godfather' roles; great rapport between the two main stars - Maximilian Schell as the chef and Bert Parks the emcee are also hilarious - ratings generally good: 94%, Rotten Tomatoes; 3*/4* Maltin; 3+*/4* Ebert - the latter's review HERE (w/ some discussion of the negative then retracted Brando comments) - recommended!  Dave

P.S. not to be confused w/ the 1925 classic silent film of the same name starring Harold Lloyd, which I've not seen in decades.

The Freshman is an American crime comedy film written and directed by Andrew Bergman, and starring Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller, and Frank Whaley. The plot revolves around a young New York film student's entanglement in an illicit business of offering exotic and endangered animals as specialty food items, including his being tasked with delivering a Komodo dragon for this purpose. (Source)

 

[Karl Henning]

Another DVD > HD Amazon streamer purchase last night:

The Freshman (1990) w/ Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, and others - short summary below; Brando spoofing his 'Godfather' roles; great rapport between the two main stars - Maximilian Schell as the chef and Bert Parks the emcee are also hilarious - ratings generally good: 94%, Rotten Tomatoes; 3*/4* Maltin; 3+*/4* Ebert - the latter's review HERE (w/ some discussion of the negative then retracted Brando comments) - recommended!  Dave

P.S. not to be confused w/ the 1925 classic silent film of the same name starring Harold Lloyd, which I've not seen in decades.

 

Smiling just at the thought of Brando and Broderick together. 

[SonicMan46]

Any Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn fans? They made 9 films together (1942-67) shown in the list below (I own 5' either as BDs or HD Amazon streamers). My favorites are probably Adams Rib & Pat & Mike; not a big fan of Guess Who..., dated now IMO - here's a RANKING that reflects my own, BUT there are a lot of different lists. 

Last night I bought the HD streamer State of the Union from Amazon (not sure I've seen before?) - seems to end up in the middle of the rankings, but we enjoyed.  Ratings: 80%, Rotten Tomatoes; 3+*/4*, Leonard Maltin; 3+/4, VideoHound; 7.2/10, IMDB - directed by Frank Capra and worth a watch for a different take on their other more comedic films.  BTW, Angela Lansbury was only 23 y/o (made up to look in her 30s) and was just outstanding in the movie.  Dave

Tracy-Hepburn Films (own in italics)
Adam's Rib (1949)
Desk Set (1957)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
Pat and Mike (1952)
Without Love (1945)
Sea of Grass (1947)
State of the Union (1948)
Woman of the Year (1942)

 

[relm1]

Smiling just at the thought of Brando and Broderick together.

You know what's crazy??  Broderick looks the same as he's looked since 1980's. Voodoo I say! 

[Roasted Swan]

You know what's crazy??  Broderick looks the same as he's looked since 1980's. Voodoo I say! 

Not the last film I watched but Matthew Broderick in "Glory" is excellent along with of course Denzel Washington (who won an Oscar for his role here) and Morgan Freeman and of course James Horner's tremendous score

[DavidW]

I watched a movie that seriously messed with my head.  It is dark, violent and upsetting.  Watch only if you have the will:

[SonicMan46]

Out of the Past (1947) - first quote a short synopsis w/ the main cast; one of the best of the 'film noir' films - for those unfamiliar w/ the genre, second quote a brief description (link given), and their list of the top 15 noir movies - owning about two-thirds of these films, I'd probably bump this one up a few notches - excellent 4*/4* Roger Ebert review. I've always found Jane Greer 'irresistible' despite her being a nasty femme fatale - highly recommended!  Dave

Out of the Past is a film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring from his 1946 novel Build My Gallows High, with uncredited revisions by Frank Fenton and James M. Cain. Its complex, fatalistic storyline, dark cinematography, and classic femme fatale garnered the film critical acclaim and cult status. In 1991, the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress added Out of the Past to the United States National Film Registry of "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" films. (Source)

From 1941 to 1959, American audiences were captivated by melodramas about hard-boiled detectives, dangerous dames, and pulpy mysteries with literary origins. It's a style that would later be known as film noir. Many of the movies in that classic film noir era-inspired cinema for decades to come. In recognition of that, we've compiled a list of the best film noir movies of all time — not only from a critical perspective but also by their influence on the genre and beyond. (Source)

- list below is the link's compilation of their top 15 'film noirs' (own about 2/3 of the list below, marked by an *)

01 - Double Indemnity (1944)*
02 - Sunset Boulevard (1950)*
03 - The Third Man (1949)*
04 - In A Lonely Place (1950)*
05 - Touch of Evil (1958)*
06 - Out of the Past (1947)*
07 - White Heat (1949)
08 - The Big Heat (1953)
09 - Sweet Smell of Success (1957)*
10 - The Big Sleep (1946)*
11 - Gilda (1946)*
12 - The Maltese Falcon (1941)*
13 - Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
14 - Nightmare Alley (1947)
15 - The Asphalt Jungle (1950)*

 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Any Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn fans?

Yes!   

PD