Last Movie You Watched

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Karl Henning

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 17, 2025, 05:27:08 PMI'm watching again. (A small miracle that I guessed correctly where to look for it.)
" Hospitals can be very dangerous places, especially if you've killed two corrupt cops."
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

ritter

Quote from: SimonNZ on May 17, 2025, 03:41:20 PMFor me the Antonioni film that gets that kind of praise would be the one he made immediately after. How do you rate L'Eclisse?
L'Eclisse didn't make such a strong impact when I watched it. But, as La Notte was the first Antonioni film I ever watched, I was blown over by the style. That "novelty effect" was no longer there  with the subsequent film. I will revisit it soon, though, to reassess my opinion.
 « Et n'oubliez pas que le trombone est à Voltaire ce que l'optimisme est à la percussion. » 

DavidW

I watched Oddity, which had an incredibly obvious mystery but also was a well-done horror/suspense film.



SimonNZ



Third or fourth viewing of this gentle delight.

Karl Henning

Bruce Willis & & Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout. I remember I enjoyed it the first I watched it, but recall very little detail....
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 18, 2025, 06:49:06 PMBruce Willis & & Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout. I remember I enjoyed it the first I watched it, but recall very little detail....
"You're not fat, you're just a whole lotta woman."
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

AnotherSpin

Hong Kong is a remarkable city, full of its own unique and unmistakable atmosphere. Some films, in my view, capture that feeling beautifully. Love in a Puff is one such film, I watched it with real pleasure.


geralmar

The High and the Mighty (1954).  Early "large cast of stars in peril" movie, this time a Hawaii to San Francisco commercial flight experiences engine trouble.  Movie is uncomfortably dated and not recommended.  However watching it I was intrigued with obscure but compelling actress Doe Avedon (1925-2011) and looked up her biography on IMDB and was struck by this excerpt:

"... (I)n 1952, she was driving near Denver, Colorado with her newly wed second husband, actor Dan Matthews, when their car hit a patch of ice and skidded off the road, flipping over.  Matthews was decapitated but Doe was unhurt yet trapped in the car for hours until help came. She was traumatised by the incident and felt guilt for many years".

DavidW

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 18, 2025, 06:49:06 PMBruce Willis & & Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout. I remember I enjoyed it the first I watched it, but recall very little detail....

That is funny because I just rewatched that insane opening to the movie last week.