Last Movie You Watched

[Kalevala]

Is there a cinema near you that does the Theatr Live one off screenings? It might be the same one that does Met Opera screenings.

If so you may still have a chance to see it (and it will probably be added to a theatre streaming service)

I think that I've found one! 

K

[hopefullytrusting]

In about an hour or so, my favorite film about the vice of arrogance: The Charge of the Light Brigade

[JBS]

In about an hour or so, my favorite film about the vice of arrogance: The Charge of the Light Brigade

It's probably my imagination, since TCOTLB was a UK film released the year before, but that cavalryman in my mind has a close resemblance to Peter Fonda in Easy Rider.

[hopefullytrusting]

It's probably my imagination, since TCOTLB was a UK film released the year before, but that cavalryman in my mind has a close resemblance to Peter Fonda in Easy Rider.

That's David Hemmings who was not dissimilar to Peter Fonda in relation to the various countercultures of that era. He's great in this role (I think it is is his best).

[Karl Henning]

Both because @LKB is right and because I need it today: Scrooge (1951)

[LKB]

Both because @LKB is right and because I need it today: Scrooge (1951)

As does the good old world...

[Roasted Swan]

Another £4 gem at my local independent cinema;



Strong cast make the most of a somewhat improbable plot.  By no means a favourite film but I enjoyed it.

[Madiel]

A masterclass in what can be achieved and suggested with the most minimal of staging and clever use of a small cast.

I saw Alan Cumming do Macbeth live on Broadway. Essentially a cast of one, though technically a couple of people did appear on stage at certain times.

I tell you, I will never ever forget his portrayal of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth making love. That one person could do that was astounding.

[Kalevala]

Another £4 gem at my local independent cinema;



Strong cast make the most of a somewhat improbable plot.  By no means a favourite film but I enjoyed it.

Oh, nice!  I recently watched it (via streaming) and was quite impressed with it.

I saw Alan Cumming do Macbeth live on Broadway. Essentially a cast of one, though technically a couple of people did appear on stage at certain times.

I tell you, I will never ever forget his portrayal of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth making love. That one person could do that was astounding.

Alan Cumming is a treasure!

K

[hopefullytrusting]

Wholesome, wholesome, wholesome: Treasures in the Snow

[hopefullytrusting]

I wonder how they talked Eva Green into being in an American-Military Torture Porn film (see The Kingdom, see Zero Dark Thirty, see Unthinkable, see 24, see NCIS, etc.): Dirty Angels



Not worth your time unless you like the genre.

[arpeggio]

I have just discovered a bad movie that has one redeeming feature: Beekeeper.

The film stars Jason Statham.

The film follows a retired CIA operative who sets out for revenge after his elderly landlady becomes the victim of a phishing scam that steals millions of dollars from a charity she runs. As a result of the scam, she commits suicide.

The redeeming feature is that it shows how these phishing scams operate.

[Karl Henning]

Scrooged. Directed by Richard Donner.

[hopefullytrusting]

Two enjoyable b-movies: Gargoyle and The Breed (although, The Breed does try to be serious, as both the Holocaust and racism play a part in the movie, lol)

[Madiel]

Rabbit-Proof Fence



A couple of months ago I had occasion to be reminded that I'd never seen this film about an appalling part of our history. It's set in 1931 but the truth is this was still going on into the 1960s and in some places the 1970s.

I don't know that it's an especially good film (though I don't mean to say it's a bad one). But really, as far as I know nobody else has made a story looking this directly at the Stolen Generations, and someone needed to talk about it. I think the film gets a bit better once it's fully out in the landscape.

It's also pretty remarkable that the journey of the 3 girls is real.

Also a small early role for Deborah Mailman, one of the best actors we've got in my opinion.

[LKB]

Christopher Nolan's Inception, via one of the more entertaining reaction videos I've come across this year. ( I've also seen the film properly, in the theater. )

https://youtu.be/9gKxeprlHnc?si=ajcHFsWlD8nebEsl

[Papy Oli]

Rabbit-Proof Fence



A couple of months ago I had occasion to be reminded that I'd never seen this film about an appalling part of our history. It's set in 1931 but the truth is this was still going on into the 1960s and in some places the 1970s.

I don't know that it's an especially good film (though I don't mean to say it's a bad one). But really, as far as I know nobody else has made a story looking this directly at the Stolen Generations, and someone needed to talk about it. I think the film gets a bit better once it's fully out in the landscape.

It's also pretty remarkable that the journey of the 3 girls is real.

Also a small early role for Deborah Mailman, one of the best actors we've got in my opinion.

Miriam Margolyes covered the story of the Stolen Generations in one of her last Australian series, visiting such a school with 2 former pupils taken miles and miles away from their families and forced to live there. That was a heart breaking story. The 2 now adults were campaigning to turn this school into a museum. It still had the portrait of A.O. Neville in the main hallway... Margolyes covered lots of interesting but also difficult aspects of Australian history in her various series (being a "new" Australian so to speak) but this segment was particularly brutal to watch.

[SonicMan46]

97th Oscars early next month! - any interest?  There are 10 movies nominated! List of the films below (predictively ranked at the moment by Variety - check link for details). We don't go out to theaters anymore and I've seen just 4 of the films (Anora, Conclave, Wicked, & Dune: Part 2) - most recently, we streamed Anora which I enjoyed (Susan less so); the only other one I'd like to see is the Dylan bioptic, A Complete Unknown - not available on Amazon yet as a streamer (pre-order purchase for $30 - hmmm -  ).  Dave

 

[Madiel]

These days I'm often more interested in the discussion about the merits of the nominations than the actual results...

I've seen Dune albeit on a plane. I think I'd quite like to see The Brutalist.

[Kalevala]

These days I'm often more interested in the discussion about the merits of the nominations than the actual results...

I've seen Dune albeit on a plane. I think I'd quite like to see The Brutalist.

I've only seen one of the movies (at least so far) which was Conclave--it was free on either Amazon Prime or....?  I think on AP?

K