Last Movie You Watched

[TheGSMoeller]

Have you seen their new Netflix show, George?

[George]

Have you seen their new Netflix show, George?

I haven't. What is it called?

[TheGSMoeller]

I haven't. What is it called?

It's called W/Bob and David. Basically a sketch show reboot of Mr Show with a lot of the same cast. Just released on Netflix.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574708/

[George]

It's called W/Bob and David. Basically a sketch show reboot of Mr Show with a lot of the same cast. Just released on Netflix.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574708/

Cool! Thanks!!

[NikF]

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4137324/

We watched this over the weekend. For anyone unfamiliar with his work it'll probably prove to be an easy introduction to who he was, whereas those who are already informed might find a few parts that are insightful.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

I may prefer the remake but I'm still very glad I saw this.

[Bogey]

I may prefer the remake but I'm still very glad I saw this.

This one is a major slice of film history.  Never cared for the Pacino movie by the same name.  Stretch to call it remake, but I get it.  I wish this would get a clean up, but I may need to own it as is.  Make sure to watch any extras with it.

[SonicMan46]

This one is a major slice of film history.  Never cared for the Pacino movie by the same name.  Stretch to call it remake, but I get it.  I wish this would get a clean up, but I may need to own it as is.  Make sure to watch any extras with it. RE: Scarface w/ Paul Muni

Hi Bill - I never cared for the presumed 'remake' w/ Pacino - watched once and have no plans to see again - love Muni in many films (and own a bunch), but this one is not one of my favorites, either - maybe the character is the problem?  Dave

[Karl Henning]

Hi Bill - I never cared for the presumed 'remake' w/ Pacino - watched once and have no plans to see again . . . .

Dave, I think we may be in similar spaces.  The first time I saw it, it was broadcast on TV, and at times, I simply had to channel-surf to watch something — anything — else;  I confess this was probably visceral response to the violence, nor to the violence alone.  The result, though, is that I have not yet watched the whole thing . . . and at some point, if I can face the chore, I have an artistic sense that I ought to sit down and watch it in its entirety.

But, I am no hurry.

[SonicMan46]

Dave, I think we may be in similar spaces.  The first time I saw it, it was broadcast on TV, and at times, I simply had to channel-surf to watch something — anything — else;  I confess this was probably visceral response to the violence, nor to the violence alone.  The result, though, is that I have not yet watched the whole thing . . . and at some point, if I can face the chore, I have an artistic sense that I ought to sit down and watch it in its entirety.

But, I am no hurry.

Good day Karl - understand your feelings although I don't remember the film well, but have the vague recall of 'cat claws on glass' when Pacino was screaming throughout much of the movie - and don't plan to rewatch it to confirm my failing memory -   Dave

[Rinaldo]

It's a classic and Pacino's performance is one for the ages, but I can understand how the violence might be simply too much - I almost stopped watching when the chainsaw got to work.. Still, a terrific, engrossing movie that, in my case, only got better with repeated viewings.

[Brahmsian]

It's a classic and Pacino's performance is one for the ages, but I can understand how the violence might be simply too much - I almost stopped watching when the chainsaw got to work.. Still, a terrific, engrossing movie that, in my case, only got better with repeated viewings.

I love the Pacino film as well. 

[listener]

A music score by Georges AURIC adds to the classic value of THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT
GB 1953,  dir. Charles Crichton, photog. Douglas Slocombe
with a cast including Hugh Griffith, Godfrey Tearle, Sid James, Reginald Beckwith, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson, Edie Martin
(apologies for large size images, transferring between computers is losing files)

[Bogey]

Just caught on TCM from 1932



Norma was a bit over the top with her acting here, but the story was actually well thought out and the other actors did a nice job.  7 out of 10 on this one.

And yesterday, from 1934:



The more I watch this one, the better it gets.  There are some one liners delivered by William Powell and Myrna Loy that are just fantastic, especially when they play off of each other.

Nick Charles: I'm a hero. I was shot twice in the Tribune.
Nora Charles: I read where you were shot 5 times in the tabloids.
Nick Charles: It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids.

Nora Charles: Take care of yourself
Nick Charles: Why, sure I will.
Nora Charles: Don't say it like that! Say it as if you meant it!
Nick Charles: Well, I do believe the little woman cares.
Nora Charles: I don't care! It's just that I'm used to you, that's all.

[SonicMan46]

Just caught on TCM from 1932

   

Norma was a bit over the top with her acting here, but the story was actually well thought out and the other actors did a nice job.  7 out of 10 on this one.

And yesterday, from 1934:

The more I watch this one, the better it gets.  There are some one liners delivered by William Powell and Myrna Loy that are just fantastic, especially when they play off of each other.

Bill - I've not seen that Norma Shearer movie but am a big fan of her films - I'll have to add to my TCM search.

Now, The Thin Man is excellent - I owned the entire series (third image inserted above) but sent to one of my brothers to sell, i.e. did not feel I'd watch it but I must say that the early ones are quite good - need to get the first few if blu-rays are released?  Dave

[SonicMan46]

Last night, a new blu-ray acquisition to my collection:

Saving Mr. Banks (2013) - saw this film on the big screen when released and enjoyed - took me a few years to decide but made a BD purchase - short synopsis below - love the scenes w/ the Sherman Brothers (short second quote from their Wiki article; and pic) - Dave

Spurred on by a promise he made to his daughters, Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) embarks on what would become a 20-year quest to obtain the movie rights to "Mary Poppins." The author, P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), proves to be an uncompromising curmudgeon who has no intention of letting her beloved characters become mangled in the Hollywood machine. However, when the books stop selling and she finds herself in need of money, Travers reluctantly agrees to consider Disney's proposition.

The Sherman Brothers wrote more motion-picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history.[2] Film scores of the Sherman Brothers include Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jungle Book, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Charlotte's Web and The Aristocats.

 

[SonicMan46]

Last few nights, I've been watching some old movies recorded to my DVR from the TCM channel - now enjoying the one shown below:

God's Little Acre (1958) w/ Robert Ryan, Tina Louise, Aldo Ray, Vic Morrow, Jack Lord, Buddy Hackett & Michael Landon (as an albino!); Anthony Mann, director; Elmer Bernstein, music - short synopsis below from Amazon; I've not seen this film in years but enjoyed - and Tina Louise before her silly TV role on Gilligan's Island was really a knockout (still was on TV!) -    I was probably most impressed w/ how good Robert Ryan performed - great accent for a Georgia farmer - he's really a very unrated actor - must explore his other movies more.  Dave

Hard to believe that Erskine Caldwell's God's Little Acre was, for years, the bestselling novel ever published. This 1958 film adaptation gives little reason for that status, being a curiously inert combination of sweaty Southern passion and rustic comedy. Thanks to director Anthony Mann's exacting eye for outdoor photography, the film is a pleasure to look at, and Elmer Bernstein's score makes it swell to listen to. Robert Ryan, always good at obsessives, plays a patriarch convinced gold is buried on his farm. He's aided by a gallery of future TV stars: Tina Louise (Gilligan's Island) as the lip-lickin' sexpot every living male tries to seduce; Jack Lord and Vic Morrow as her husband and brother; Buddy Hackett as a would-be politician; Michael Landon as an albino (thus giving new meaning to the term "white trash"). This gumbo has some fun flavors, but they don't quite blend. --Robert Horton

 

[Bogey]

Bill - I've not seen that Norma Shearer movie but am a big fan of her films - I'll have to add to my TCM search.

Now, The Thin Man is excellent - I owned the entire series (third image inserted above) but sent to one of my brothers to sell, i.e. did not feel I'd watch it but I must say that the early ones are quite good - need to get the first few if blu-rays are released?  Dave

No blu-rays yet, Dave.  This and My Girl Friday not seeing this elevated treatment has me puzzled to say the least.  And do not even get me started with the likes of Key Largo!!

[Karl Henning]

Hard to believe that Erskine Caldwell's God's Little Acre was, for years, the bestselling novel ever published.

Just another illustration of how the mechanics of publication popularity grind on as they do, and shed no light at all on questions of cultural merit.

[(poco) Sforzando]

I just bought Criterion's new release of Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, and spent this evening with Pather Panchali, first of the series. The restoration on BluRay is incredibly good, even if you didn't know the original negatives were badly destroyed by fire. And the film is deeply involving.