Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

One of my favorites of Waugh's.

And I certainly hadn't marked that Brenda's brother is Stephen Fry!

[KevinP]

Love his cameo in Mel Brooks' Silent Movie!

Need to rewatch that as I don't remember it. (Saw it once, long ago.)

Thread duty: Fat Man and Little Boy. Another Paul  Newman movie, this time just plain boring. I had heard it would be, going in so I was prepared.

Newman as Leslie Groves and Star Trek's Lt Barclay as Oppenheimer.

When Paul Newman is boring, he's woefully miscast.

[hopefullytrusting]

The Fugitive 2 aka U.S. Marshalls with Snipes, Jones, and Downey, and a killer supporting cast:



I enjoyed this one way more than The Fugitive, although, that movie is also fantastic. I just find Snipes more dynamic, which isn't surprising given the age difference between Ford and Snipes.

[Kalevala]

Revisiting A Handful of Dust, I don't believe I understood that it's Judi Dench playing Mrs Beaver.

I'll have to look into it.

K

[hopefullytrusting]

Now this is how you do propaganda! Forty Thousand Horsemen

[Karl Henning]

Cued by Cassie's reaction vid, I revisited Conspiracy Theory last night. Probably the only movie I'll ever own, with Julia Roberts. (Oh, that's nae true: there is Hook.) Love this movie, though given the mental state of the electorate, I'm apt to think, "Jerry, anyway, has a good excuse for being a whack-job."

[hopefullytrusting]

The greatest calvary charge ever filmed: The Lighthorsemen

[hopefullytrusting]

A Brad Pitt masterclass: Fury

[Madiel]

Cued by Cassie's reaction vid, I revisited Conspiracy Theory last night. Probably the only movie I'll ever own, with Julia Roberts. (Oh, that's nae true: there is Hook.) Love this movie, though given the mental state of the electorate, I'm apt to think, "Jerry, anyway, has a good excuse for being a whack-job."

I remember liking Conspiracy Theory a lot, though it's interesting you choose to talk about Julia Roberts rather than Mel Gibson who has since given indications of identifying with the role a little too much. But the idea of not knowing which conspiracy theory is correct is rather funny, and I remember enjoying the movie when I saw it for that and other reasons. I'm not quite sure how I'd respond to it now.

[Karl Henning]

I remember liking Conspiracy Theory a lot, though it's interesting you choose to talk about Julia Roberts rather than Mel Gibson who has since given indications of identifying with the role a little too much. But the idea of not knowing which conspiracy theory is correct is rather funny, and I remember enjoying the movie when I saw it for that and other reasons. I'm not quite sure how I'd respond to it now.

Yes, Gibson does a great job, though one wonders if he's simply being himself. I do love Patrick Stewart's heavy.

[brewski]

Just back from the totally fascinating documentary, Eno (2024), Gary Hustwit's groundbreaking film about Brian Eno, with innovative software, which creates a new film every time it's shown. In real time, the program culls footage from hundreds of hours of interviews and sequences of the artist working with David Bowie, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, and others. Tonight there were two screenings, and if I had known how great it would be, I might have gone to both of them.

The director was on the premises (Philadelphia Film Society) to introduce the film, and closed with, "I have no idea what you're about to see, but I hope you have a great time."

https://www.hustwit.com/eno

Hustwit and creative technologist Brendan Dawes have developed bespoke generative software designed to sequence scenes and create transitions out of Hustwit's original interviews with Eno, and Eno's rich archive of hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage, and unreleased music. Each screening of Eno is unique, presenting different scenes, order, music, and meant to be experienced live.

[Madiel]

with innovative software, which creates a new film every time it's shown

What, he couldn't be bothered hiring an editor?

Part of the job of a film maker, especially a documentary film maker, is to work through the material and put a structure around it. Not subject the audience to a file dump.

I know we live in the age of the shuffle button. I didn't know it was infecting video to the same degree as audio.

[hopefullytrusting]

Mark Harmon's Worth Winning



The answer is yes, Mark.

[hopefullytrusting]

Currently, Batman and then Batman Returns:

[Karl Henning]

As a trombonist, I approve this funny joke and will repeat it.

Last night, they told another:

What do you call a beautiful lady on a trombonist's arm?

— A tattoo

I've been exulting in the wealth of extras on the Wrecking Crew blu-ray.

[Irons]

A Complete Unknown.



Takes something to drag me to the cinema these days. Step up Bob Dylan! So many aspects of the film I enjoyed, not least the love triangle between Bob, Suze Rutolo and Joan Baez, all played brilliantly, as indeed Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger by all actors concerned. A scene in the film involving a very drunk Johnny Cash is laugh out loud funny. My only criticism is more music please, although it has to be said Bob and Joan Baez performing together are excellent. I see a sequel coming up as "A Complete Unknown" only takes us up to when Dylan went electric from acoustic. Bring it on!   

[KevinP]

Thread duty: Fat Man and Little Boy. Another Paul  Newman movie, this time just plain boring. I had heard it would be, going in so I was prepared.

Newman as Leslie Groves and Star Trek's Lt Barclay as Oppenheimer.

When Paul Newman is boring, he's woefully miscast.

Tonight, Paul Newman in 1993's Nobody's Fool.

Much, much better than the last two Newman films watched from this set.

Two more in the wings: Twilight and Road to Perdition. The former is not highly rated.  The latter I've seen but don't remember well.

[pjme]

A (long) documentary that leaves one exhausted, shocked, enlightened - definitely a real painful punch in the stomach. These stories were never told in our schools....



https://www.brusselstimes.com/1103100/how-jazz-played-out-over-congos-chaotic-coup

[hopefullytrusting]

Some classic cyberpunk: The Lawnmower Man 1 and 2

[hopefullytrusting]

So much tension - the warden was a great antagonist, and Clint was cool as a cucumber: Escape from Alcatraz (amazing soundtrack, as well)