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Crescent Wrench posted:15. Tokyo Story (1953) (added 07-29-22): I've never seen an Ozu film, and this is considered a masterpiece. "Isn't life disappointing?" The Hidden - This was very action-oriented with copious amounts of car chases and shootouts (rather than having exposition and backstory). Basically an alien slug causes its host to rob banks, steal sports cars and murder. Some may think the alien aspects were underdeveloped and lean but it was entertaining enough for me. It's an impressive genre kaleidoscope that reminded me of many staples like The Terminator, The Thing (1982) and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. A little of K-PAX as well. James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (156 completed): #142 The Tin Drum - Sounds like an odd one but it has a lot of fans. 6/14/23 #153 The Ascent - I've heard only good things about this one. 9/6/23 #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #162 The Naked Spur - Another Western with a good reputation. 12/20/23 #163 Will Penny - I must be in a Western mood. 12/26/23 #164 The Ox-Bow Incident - Another Western I keep putting off. 1/1/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies (49/50 completed): #50 Faces of Death - Banned in 46 countries! This one will probably be very nasty. Just another roadblock to blast through to complete another list. 9/21/23 Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (83/95 completed): new Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24
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Scones are Good posted:10. To Die For (1995) Like Gus Van Stant and all of this cast, just never gotten to it "You're not anybody in America unless you're on TV." The Ascent - A timely selection considering I'm dealing with similarly cold and snowy weather right now. It's a film that focuses on small skirmishes rather than grandiose battles. War is miserably rough and innocent parties are sometimes caught in between. The psychology of each victim is explored. A couple of Russian soldiers face the familiar dilemma of revealing military secrets or being tortured. One's an idealist willing to die before collaborating and one's a pragmatist trying to survive at any cost. In the final analysis there's a price to pay with either approach. Free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caUnJDiWh40 James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (157 completed): #142 The Tin Drum - Sounds like an odd one but it has a lot of fans. 6/14/23 #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #162 The Naked Spur - Another Western with a good reputation. 12/20/23 #163 Will Penny - I must be in a Western mood. 12/26/23 #164 The Ox-Bow Incident - Another Western I keep putting off. 1/1/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies (49/50 completed): #50 Faces of Death - Banned in 46 countries! This one will probably be very nasty. Just another roadblock to blast through to complete another list. 9/21/23 Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (83/95 completed): Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24 new Paisan - Another film concerning World War II. 1/19/24 Zogo fucked around with this message at 06:30 on Jan 20, 2024 |
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Scones are Good posted:11. Two Lane Blacktop (1972) Some great 70s faces in this, but not a big car person "Those satisfactions are permanent." The Naked Spur - The year is 1868 and Howard Kemp (James Stewart) is on the hunt for a murderer. But things are far from what they seem. The strength of the film is found in its fleshed out quintet of characters. They all have hidden agendas and their backstories reveal their blurry lines and unclear morals. The weakness is the silly ending that reminded me of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). Another great film stunted by a cockamamie ending. I did like all the vibrant colors and beautiful vistas though. James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (158 completed): #142 The Tin Drum - Sounds like an odd one but it has a lot of fans. 6/14/23 #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #163 Will Penny - I must be in a Western mood. 12/26/23 #164 The Ox-Bow Incident - Another Western I keep putting off. 1/1/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies (49/50 completed): #50 Faces of Death - Banned in 46 countries! This one will probably be very nasty. Just another roadblock to blast through to complete another list. 9/21/23 Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (83/95 completed): Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24 Paisan - Another film concerning World War II. 1/19/24 new Dead End (1937) - This one has a lot of big names attached to it. 1/23/24 Zogo fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Jan 23, 2024 |
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TrixRabbi posted:Look, is it a bad thing to say that I was bored and disinterested in the movie all about boredom and disinterest? I found The Passenger to be surprisingly engaging but I think your complaints regarding it are shared by many others. Locke (Nicholson) sheds some of his boredom but exchanges it for something much worse. Definitely reminds me of Warren Oates' character in Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974). TrixRabbi posted:Amarcord (1973) - Been a long time since I've watched any Fellini. "And who remembers anyway?" The Ox-Bow Incident - This one intersects with Hang 'Em High (1968) at times (a similar story told from another angle). An angry mob forms after a local rancher is believed to be murdered. It highlights the craziness of lynch mobs and the cost of meting out punishments on a whim. In the end it's kind of the inverse of 12 Angry Men (1957). There are a few absurdities. First, it's 1885 and one of the mob leaders is still wearing his Confederate States Army uniform. Another is that even when the mob realizes its error one guy wants to start another round of lynching. James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (159 completed): #142 The Tin Drum - Sounds like an odd one but it has a lot of fans. 6/14/23 #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #163 Will Penny - I must be in a Western mood. 12/26/23 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies (49/50 completed): #50 Faces of Death - Banned in 46 countries! This one will probably be very nasty. Just another roadblock to blast through to complete another list. 9/21/23 Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (83/95 completed): Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24 Paisan - Another film concerning World War II. 1/19/24 Dead End (1937) - This one has a lot of big names attached to it. 1/23/24 new The Seduction of Mimi - Lina Wertmüller's films are mostly a blind spot for me. 1/31/24
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Scones are Good posted:3. The Night of the Hunted (1980) I like Jean Rollin and got this for pretty cheap unseen. 1/14/23 "You can't escape from the black tower that easily." Dead End - The year is 1937 and the Great Depression looms large as the wealthy encroach upon tenements in NYC. There's so much class friction, frustration and harshness as people yearn for a better life. In short, it's blunt social realism. A gangster with a checkered past (Humphrey Bogart) returns to the area and attempts reconciliation with his estranged mother and girlfriend. While he's there he mentors a bunch of little gangsters. Kids who are willing to beatdown others over a few cents. They'd fit in with the kids from The Young and the Damned (1950). Unsurprisingly a lot of the criminal schemes go up in flames. Then there's a big shootout. It ends with some romance which felt a little out of place. James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (159 completed): #142 The Tin Drum - Sounds like an odd one but it has a lot of fans. 6/14/23 #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #163 Will Penny - I must be in a Western mood. 12/26/23 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies (49/50 completed): #50 Faces of Death - Banned in 46 countries! This one will probably be very nasty. Just another roadblock to blast through to complete another list. 9/21/23 Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (84/95 completed): Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24 Paisan - Another film concerning World War II. 1/19/24 The Seduction of Mimi - Lina Wertmüller's films are mostly a blind spot for me. 1/31/24 new Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Zogo fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Feb 6, 2024 |
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Crescent Wrench posted:18. A Woman Under the Influence (1974) (added 08-31-22): The most iconic film directed by John Cassavetes, who I've thus far only seen on the other side of the camera. "Is morphine a pill?" Paisan - This covers different facets of the war in Italy ~1943-1944. It's an anthology with some real footage inserted in at times. So many war films try to connect the dots and weave some type of tapestry to make sense of everything. I recently watched Band of Brothers and The Pacific and while they're highly bingeable each episode tries to have a nice and pleasing ending. But Paisan is much more practical and unpretentious. Soldiers aren't spouting off truisms or platitudes. They're dealing with language barriers and constant death. There's no time for nonsense. I won't detail the stories but each one demonstrates how the war is large, full of chaos and randomness. That's life itself but war amplifies and accelerates those things. Tragedies and social ills happen for no apparent rhyme or reason. It's much like Rome, Open City in that regard. At the end of the film I was reminded of a line from The Vietnam War (2017): "In war, no one wins or loses. There is only destruction. Only those who have never fought like to argue about who won and who lost." -Bao Ninh War is exceedingly destructive. I was also reminded of this clip from The Last Bomb (1945): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAPqr3YCNmA James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (159 completed): #142 The Tin Drum - Sounds like an odd one but it has a lot of fans. 6/14/23 #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #163 Will Penny - I must be in a Western mood. 12/26/23 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies (49/50 completed): #50 Faces of Death - Banned in 46 countries! This one will probably be very nasty. Just another roadblock to blast through to complete another list. 9/21/23 Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (85/95 completed): Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24 The Seduction of Mimi - Lina Wertmüller's films are mostly a blind spot for me. 1/31/24 Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 new Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 Zogo fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Feb 12, 2024 |
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Scones are Good posted:2. Legend of the Mountain (1979) Every King Hu film I've seen has been great so I bought this sight unseen - 1/14/23 "Use the mudra!" The Tin Drum - The story begins in Poland circa 1899. It's narrated by a child with stunted growth. He likes to bang on tin drums to the point of breaking them. He also has an affinity for screaming so loudly that nearby glass objects break. He's an old soul who tells a tragic story. The backdrop is the familiar WWII. There's a certain authenticity that comes across in showing the ordinariness and happiness of Nazis in the midst of atrocities. Most films take the simplistic route of portraying only brutality and barbarism but Nazis have personal problems too. And Hitler's just some politician who's getting stuff done and giving rousing speeches on the radio. People are constantly mesmerized by him. It's like Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) in that regard. It's remarkable to see German crowd reactions from the 1930s and 1940s. The audiences cheered him in the same way that kids did for the Beatles a couple decades later. It's quirky in many ways. Quirky characters, quirky scenarios, quirky sexuality et al. For some reason I was reminded of religious antisemitism and all its peculiarities e.g. the esteemed Martin Luther writing such things as On the Jews and Their Lies. James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (160 completed): #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #163 Will Penny - I must be in a Western mood. 12/26/23 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies (49/50 completed): #50 Faces of Death - Banned in 46 countries! This one will probably be very nasty. Just another roadblock to blast through to complete another list. 9/21/23 Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (85/95 completed): Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24 The Seduction of Mimi - Lina Wertmüller's films are mostly a blind spot for me. 1/31/24 Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 new The Train - Sounds similar to The Monuments Men. 2/24/24
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Scones are Good posted:13. Ran (1985) One of the big Kurosawa's I still need to see - 2/3/24 "Such is the human condition." Faces of Death - A pathologist narrates a series of grisly scenarios while opining on mortality and existentialism. It has an interesting presentation that's like a travelogue at times but there's so much grisliness. It reminded me of In Search of... (1977-1982). I won't detail all the nastiness (both simulated and real) but there are some things in the film that'd bother just about anyone. It's a smorgasbord of brutality. In the second half of the film things get a little lighter. The narrator shifts into talking about ghosts, cryonics and the cycle of life. The narration is highly quotable. The end credits are one of the hardest tonal shifts I've ever seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PqbBbIZVik James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (160 completed): #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #163 Will Penny - I must be in a Western mood. 12/26/23 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (85/95 completed): Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24 The Seduction of Mimi - Lina Wertmüller's films are mostly a blind spot for me. 1/31/24 Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 The Train - Sounds similar to The Monuments Men. 2/24/24 new Love and Anarchy - Another film from Lina Wertmüller. 3/2/24 Zogo fucked around with this message at 00:33 on Mar 4, 2024 |
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Scones are Good posted:15. Wavelength (1967) - Finally found a copy of this that's better than the awful video transfer floating around online - 2/16/24 "Strawberry fields forever." The Seduction of Mimi - This one is filled with dark humor regarding voter intimidation, bad working conditions and threatening mob bosses. Later it shifts into a ridiculous albeit predictable love story. Namely Mimi trying to juggle two lives and two wives. Then another shift takes place that was unexpected. Double cuckoldry. The film highlights the fickleness and frivolity of political ideologies and how the zeitgeist can shift quickly leaving old notions to be forgotten i.e. leftist ideals and regionalism. Also, the flimsiness, hollowness, pettiness and intellectual dishonesty of voters. All around the world strongly held political beliefs vanish into thin air. It's an ideological nightmare and shows how all the factions play off one another. Broadly, I was reminded of I Am Curious: Yellow. Also watched: Will Penny - Will Penny (Charlton Heston) spends most of his time working and tussling with other cowboys. While looking for another job he runs into a few cartoonish rawhiders (Donald Pleasence, Bruce Dern and others). They endlessly harass him and are a little too farcical for villains IMO. Later on Will pursues a fractured relationship with an abandoned woman and her child. He becomes domesticated for a time but it doesn't work out as he has too many marital misgivings. I kept expecting Will to morph into a hero at some point but in the end he's more of a bachelor/antihero. The film has a memorably stark ending. James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (161 completed): #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 new #165 The Ballad of Cable Hogue - I've heard that it's an unconventional Western. 3/9/24 new #166 The Turning Point - This was nominated for eleven Oscars but won zero. It shares that record with The Color Purple. 3/9/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (86/95 completed): Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24 Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 The Train - Sounds similar to The Monuments Men. 2/24/24 Love and Anarchy - Another film from Lina Wertmüller. 3/2/24
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Scones are Good posted:"All of this one" implies that you've seen part of it, and I know I personally hate when I leave something interesting half watched for whatever reason. It's one of those films I partially watched at school on an old CRT TV. Teachers were always showing parts of films on VHS back then. Never the ideal viewing experience. Heavy Metal posted:Nice! I've got a black cat too, Sara, keeping it dark magic folks. That makes three of us. SHAMEFUL: Everyone ITT owns a black cat.
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Crescent Wrench posted:30. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) (added 11-26-23): Filling in some gaps regarding my Altman knowledge. "That man never killed anybody." Empire of the Sun - The year is 1941 and there's a lot of uncertainty as the Japanese are poised to invade Shanghai and China at-large. When it finally happens there's a lot of chaos as ominous music plays. It feels like a colonialist reckoning in some respects as many of the British end up in camps. It focuses on a spoiled and privileged kid (Christian Bale) who deals with abandonment. It's a well made story about coming of age under bad circumstances. The childhood naivete reminded me of what's found in In the Heat of the Sun (1994). This is one of those films I could write pages about as it covers so many topics and has other interesting characters too. But I'll just leave a couple of clips that convey a little of what the film is like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXn1ExX1BZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4HWrKafoSI James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (161 completed): #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #160 The Spider's Stratagem - A political mystery from Bernardo Bertolucci. 11/20/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #165 The Ballad of Cable Hogue - I've heard that it's an unconventional Western. 3/9/24 #166 The Turning Point - This was nominated for eleven Oscars but won zero. It shares that record with The Color Purple. 3/9/24 new #167 Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea - This one seems like it has a unique story. 3/17/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (87/95 completed): Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 The Train - Sounds similar to The Monuments Men. 2/24/24 Love and Anarchy - Another film from Lina Wertmüller. 3/2/24
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Crescent Wrench posted:36. Face/Off (1997) (added 03-14-24): I love Nic Cage and I've never seen a John Woo movie. "But remember, every time you look in the mirror, you'll see my face." Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea - The premise is very high concept. A few Nazis attempt to time travel back to 1944 to deliver a hydrogen bomb to Hitler. It reminds me of this Hitler meme: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4ripLsWYAANk-Y.jpg It's also steeped in 1970s ideas of the future e.g. anti-aging pills and strange weapons. Some will probably find this premise to be a little taboo or see it as a silly curio but I found it funny. It's also clever and without giving too much away it shares some things with the first two Back to the Future films and Timecrimes (2007). Free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVBPNfKfgNo Also watched: The Spider's Stratagem - A son is trying to piece together what happened to his father many years earlier. It's a mystery that dates back to 1936. He was believed to be murdered by fascists but the truth is more complicated. The son leaves no stone unturned and it's like a documentary at times. The whole film is wrapped up in a strangely haunted atmosphere. Ultimately, it's a reminder that any political ideology is capable of subterfuge. If you thought The Passenger (1975) had too much action then this might be the film for you. The Ballad of Cable Hogue - A womanizing/charlatan preacher (David Warner) and a hobo (Jason Robards) establish a small way station after finding water in a remote area. It's an entertaining and unique story. It's more comedic than your typical Western and has a few surprising turns. It's kind of like a masculinized Cat Ballou (1965) and also shares the style found in Tom Jones (1963). James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (164 completed): #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #166 The Turning Point - This was nominated for eleven Oscars but won zero. It shares that record with The Color Purple. 3/9/24 new #168 The Thing with Two Heads - Something about head transplantation. 4/4/24 new #169 Coming Home - I haven't seen a Hal Ashby film lately. 4/4/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): new #92 A Time to Kill - Samuel L. Jackson's character is very angry. 4/4/24 Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (87/95 completed): Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 The Train - Sounds similar to The Monuments Men. 2/24/24 Love and Anarchy - Another film from Lina Wertmüller. 3/2/24
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DeimosRising posted:i glanced at the wikipedia and does this seriously end with a reference to Mussolini making the trains run on time and is that played as a joke or what? That's a good question. I didn't think of that reference at the time but it's a possibility. The film isn't comedic it's more ominous and the ending is surreal. At the end it felt like the main character was stuck in the Zone found in Stalker (1979).
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Crescent Wrench posted:33. The Apartment (1960) (added 01-15-24): Getting some Billy Wilder into the rotation. "I'm fine all over." The Turning Point - This one covers the familiar dilemma that many face: career or family. In this case it's motherhood vs. career. Two women (Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft) look back on their lives and contend with that old saying about the grass being greener on the other side. One's a ballet dancer past her prime and one is living vicariously through her daughter. Before it's over they have a few memorable confrontations. I'd call it a spiritual successor to The Red Shoes (1948) in some respects. And it has some of the gamesmanship of Black Swan (2010) as well. It's a must-see for those who appreciate ballet. James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (165 completed): #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #168 The Thing with Two Heads - Something about head transplantation. 4/4/24 #169 Coming Home - I haven't seen a Hal Ashby film lately. 4/4/24 new #170 Trees Lounge - Something about a bar. 4/14/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): #92 A Time to Kill - Samuel L. Jackson's character is very angry. 4/4/24 Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (87/95 completed): Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 The Train - Sounds similar to The Monuments Men. 2/24/24 Love and Anarchy - Another film from Lina Wertmüller. 3/2/24
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BiggerBoat posted:On the Waterfront - I usually like Brando so not sure how I never got to his one "Present from your Uncle Johnny." Trees Lounge - This focuses on bars and characters struggling through life who medicate with booze and cocaine. And philanderers who take the partying a little too far. In short, the essence and catalyst for a ton of domestic problems. There's a black comedy tone throughout but there's an ordinariness to all of it. Usually a Hollywood film filled with drugs and theft will have some kind of criminal punishment but there's no big comeuppance except for broken relationships. James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): Hesitation (166 completed): #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #168 The Thing with Two Heads - Something about head transplantation. 4/4/24 #169 Coming Home - I haven't seen a Hal Ashby film lately. 4/4/24 new #171 Nighthawks - Rutger Hauer never seems to disappoint. 4/20/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): #92 A Time to Kill - Samuel L. Jackson's character is very angry. 4/4/24 Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (87/95 completed): Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 The Train - Sounds similar to The Monuments Men. 2/24/24 Love and Anarchy - Another film from Lina Wertmüller. 3/2/24 Zogo fucked around with this message at 22:25 on Apr 20, 2024 |
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BiggerBoat posted:Looking forward to On the Waterfront so thanks! Yeah, I watched Trees Lounge on there. I've watched dozens ITT through it for sure.
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Crescent Wrench posted:What the hell, how long has it been on Tubi? It's been listed as totally on unavailable on JustWatch every time I've checked for at least a couple years. I've noticed that all those sites have inaccurate information at times e.g. the MotM is Junk Head and it doesn't show up on the sites despite being available on Kanopy. Another one I check is Decider: https://decider.com/show/wild-at-heart/. Right now it says it's available on Tubi and others. But to be 100% sure you just have open up all the apps and manually check.
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Heavy Metal posted:Son in Law - Perhaps Pauly Shore's most acclaimed film? Also starring Carla Gugino. "We love your wine coolers." Nighthawks - Rutger Hauer plays a ruthless and versatile terrorist (both in weapons and languages). Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams play the two NYC detectives trying to thwart his plans. I was reminded of the dynamics found in The Enforcer (1976) and In the Line of Fire (1993) at times. The twists were predictable but it was still engaging enough. James Bond versus Godzilla (51/66 completed): new Godzilla 2000: Millennium - Godzilla enters a new era. 4/27/24 Hesitation (167 completed): #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #168 The Thing with Two Heads - Something about head transplantation. 4/4/24 #169 Coming Home - I haven't seen a Hal Ashby film lately. 4/4/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): #92 A Time to Kill - Samuel L. Jackson's character is very angry. 4/4/24 Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (87/95 completed): Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 The Train - Sounds similar to The Monuments Men. 2/24/24 Love and Anarchy - Another film from Lina Wertmüller. 3/2/24
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Heavy Metal posted:Memories - anime, anthology, 90s, yep. "Fire!" Godzilla 2000: Millennium - This one felt like an amalgamation of many earlier entries in the series. It's full of military interventions and brings up the old dilemma as to whether Godzilla should be killed or studied. It's a film full of fog. It's also full of those distinctive iMac G3 computers from the turn of the century. The alien adversary was Lovecraftian. It reminded me of both Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in that it remained somewhat of a mystery. James Bond versus Godzilla (52/66 completed): Hesitation (167 completed): #158 Running on Empty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw 11/8/23 #161 An Actor's Revenge - This one gets glowing reviews from the critics but doesn't get mentioned that often. 11/27/23 #168 The Thing with Two Heads - Something about head transplantation. 4/4/24 #169 Coming Home - I haven't seen a Hal Ashby film lately. 4/4/24 The Ringer's 50 Best Cult Movies (49/50 completed): Mr. Showbiz's Readers' Picks: The 100 Best Movies of All Time (99/100 completed): #92 A Time to Kill - Samuel L. Jackson's character is very angry. 4/4/24 Spike Lee's 95 Essential Films (87/95 completed): Miracle in Milan - It sounds like a special comedy. 2/5/24 Black Rain - Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott film (which shares the same title and same release year). 2/11/24 The Train - Sounds similar to The Monuments Men. 2/24/24 Love and Anarchy - Another film from Lina Wertmüller. 3/2/24 new Swept Away - I've seen the remake starring Madonna but not the original. 5/7/24
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Heavy Metal posted:Nice, always good times with the big G. It is wild to think that we'll never get "man in suit" Godzilla movies again. At least we've got toku shows on TV with some suits. Granted I know there are pros to the CGI way (it is wild how much those actors had to handle), just saying there's a beauty and fun to that art form. I really dig that millennium series run too. I grew up watching the rubber/latex suit films so that's always been my preference.
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