Last Movie You Watched

[NikF]

At short notice I was taken to see the 1948 Orson Welles 'Macbeth' which was being shown in an 18th century former church. It was a pleasure to view it on a big screen.

[James]

Time Bandits
1981 ‧ Fantasy/Indie film ‧ 1h 56m

Young history buff Kevin (Craig Warnock) can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being (Ralph Richardson), they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon (Ian Holm), Robin Hood (John Cleese) and King Agamemnon (Sean Connery) before the Supreme Being catches up with them.

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[Cato]

Time Bandits
1981 ‧ Fantasy/Indie film ‧ 1h 56m

Young history buff Kevin (Craig Warnock) can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being (Ralph Richardson), they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon (Ian Holm), Robin Hood (John Cleese) and King Agamemnon (Sean Connery) before the Supreme Being catches up with them.

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One of my favorite scenes is the trapdoor in the sky opening to drop the bandits into the world.   

[Monsieur Croche]

Beyond Tomorrow (aka Beyond Christmas) ~ via Youtube
A sweet black and white grade B flick from 1940.

https://www.youtube.com/v/4xHXcIxeL4U

[listener]

SWIFT SWORD  (1980)   Jimmy Wang Yu, Lo Lieh, Lily Li and "Esther"
looks like a winter produced quickie, exteriors are all studio shots and some special effect shots not polished.
The plot's a bit more straightforward, 82 minutes of action.     Directed by Ho Weng-hua

[James]

Phantom of the Paradise
1974 ‧ Thriller/Indie film ‧ 1h 32m

After record producer Swan (Paul Williams) steals the music of songwriter Winslow Leach (William Finley) and gives it to one of his bands, Leach sneaks into Swan's offices. Catching Leach, Swan frames him for dealing drugs, which lands him in prison. After Leach breaks out and again attempts to sabotage Swan's empire, an accident crushes his face. Leach then dons a costume and becomes the Phantom, intent on ruining Swan while saving singer Phoenix (Jessica Harper) from a terrible fate.

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[SonicMan46]

Couple of recent BDs additions to my collection - replacements for DVD-Rs off the TCM channel:

Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941) w/ Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, & Spring Byington - crazy comedy w/ an ensemble cast - Arthur just sparkling (yes, I have always had a crush on her!) and Cummings excellent - of course, Coburn's ability to play these 'goofy' roles always good - the blu-ray transfer was done by Olive Films which does little in the way of restoration, so just average ratings (3/5* for video/audio), but MUCH better than my burned DVD.

Deadline-U.S.A. (1952) w/ Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, & Kim Hunter - a journalism story about a dying newspaper - good video and audio restoration - again, much better than my burned DVD - as usual, an excellent Bogart performance.  Both BDs of these films recommended - Dave

 

[listener]

Kurosawa's DERSU UZALA

[Spineur]

I shunned watching this movie because of the topic for years.

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After watching it I understand why !

[TheGSMoeller]

I shunned watching this movie because of the topic for years.

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After watching it I understand why !

Not a chess fan? 

[TheGSMoeller]

I've been going through the Harry Potter movies with my son. First two were alright, definitely made for children. But the 3rd, Prisoner of Azkaban, was good. Darker tone, and having Curan directing (Children of Men, Y Tu Mama Tambien) gave it an element of maturity.
Fun films though, my son is loving them.

[Autumn Leaves]

Watched this one today:



Thought it was well done - very dark and exciting.

[Karl Henning]

For probably the first time since the season the movie opened, I watched Stardust Memories last night.  I like this one not much less than Manhattan, which is a significant upgrade from the impression of my first viewing.  That was decades ago, and hindsight is imperfect at best;  let's speculate that I failed to appreciate it, because I was expecting, I dunno, Play It Again, Sam.

One point which the documentary illustrated, and which I found retrospectively pertinent, is Allen's noteworthy artistic restlessness.  I had (perhaps a little harshly) noted "the riffs" (the Gordian knot emotional entanglements; Allen playing himself, e.g.) but I had too narrow a view of his overall work to appreciate his pressing onward to do other things.

Without getting into an Allen-esque hand-wringing fit, I am pleased to report that I completely admire this 'un.

In this evening's projection booth:  Shadows and Fog, of which I was in complete ignorance before watching the documentary.

[TheGSMoeller]

For probably the first time since the season the movie opened, I watched Stardust Memories last night.  I like this one not much less than Manhattan, which is a significant upgrade from the impression of my first viewing.  That was decades ago, and hindsight is imperfect at best;  let's speculate that I failed to appreciate it, because I was expecting, I dunno, Play It Again, Sam.

One point which the documentary illustrated, and which I found retrospectively pertinent, is Allen's noteworthy artistic restlessness.  I had (perhaps a little harshly) noted "the riffs" (the Gordian knot emotional entanglements; Allen playing himself, e.g.) but I had too narrow a view of his overall work to appreciate his pressing onward to do other things.

Without getting into an Allen-esque hand-wringing fit, I am pleased to report that I completely admire this 'un.

In this evening's projection booth:  Shadows and Fog, of which I was in complete ignorance before watching the documentary.

There's something special about Woody's films shot in black and white, his creative style fits perfectly within that visual presentation. And I love Shadows and Fog, an amazing cast and music, lots of Weill.  There are many laugh out loud moments mixed with Allen's usual serious discussions on death.
I hope you enjoy it, Karl.

[Karl Henning]

Cheers, Greg!

[Wakefield]

Couple of recent BDs additions to my collection - replacements for DVD-Rs off the TCM channel:

Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941) w/ Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, & Spring Byington - crazy comedy w/ an ensemble cast - Arthur just sparkling (yes, I have always had a crush on her!) and Cummings excellent - of course, Coburn's ability to play these 'goofy' roles always good - the blu-ray transfer was done by Olive Films which does little in the way of restoration, so just average ratings (3/5* for video/audio), but MUCH better than my burned DVD.

At first, I thought: our Dave is starting to explore the classics from a new genre...

[SonicMan46]

At first, I thought: our Dave is starting to explore the classics from a new genre...

Hey Gordo - LOL!  Believe back in the early 1970s, I saw that film w/ a friend of mine, along w/ Deep Throat - don't believe the world will see blu-ray restorations of those productions, so don't hold your breath -   Dave

[SonicMan46]

Some new BDs in my collection - believe I may have had these on VHS tapes but never purchased the DVDs - liking both movies, and along w/ their Blu-ray Ratings (summaries shown below w/ a new remastering of RoboCop) prompted a purchase - watched last night and enjoyed - particularly pleased w/ the sound on RoboCop - Dave

 

[Karl Henning]

Robocop, yes!

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[Bogey]

Robocop, yes!

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Excellent flick!