Movie You're Watching Tonight

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[Mesmerized]

Rewatch

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[Fabulous]

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[Act III]

My grand finale this evening, one of my favorite movies, Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.
Part of the huge Universal Pictures monster movie series that conquered the big screen and helping tap the
last nail in the coffin of silent film.
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[Karaw]

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[Stirchley]

Queen and Slim

Excellent movie. Amusing to me that both leads are actually British.

[Mesmerized]

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[Fabulous]

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[Swan]

https://youtu.be/LkDykd9ZmXM?si=Xiioo3vBF11JWFlP

[Mesmerized]

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[Fabulous]

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[AgrippinaX]

Was planning to watch this on Wednesday, but better late than never. In theatre, of course.
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Am finding the soundtrack set-up really annoying with the quiet-loud-quiet-loud music. The film is great, though.

[Stirchley]

⬆️ It’s in my watchlist. Times gave it a positive review yesterday.

[Fabulous]

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[John McClane]

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[AgrippinaX]

⬆️ It’s in my watchlist. Times gave it a positive review yesterday.

I really enjoyed it.

[KeyserCorleone]

I'm not going to bed until midnight, so I'll be watching another Tarzan movie as well as a noir entry I've been looking forward too. And if I have time, an old silent religious film called Christus.

[Jackie Daytona]

https://i.ibb.co/bBCpysW/The-Swimming-Pool-389675862-large.jpg

[skizzerflake]

Re-watching this one - Hitchcock's Rear Window. This is such an amazing flick. A news photog, laid up by a broken leg, nothing to do aside from watch his neighbors across the alley, tries to convince his elegant girlfriend (Grace Kelly) that something sinister is going on. It's classic Hitchcock, classic Jimmy Stewart and classic, pre-princess Grace Kelley, an amazing concept, taking place in something like "real time", much of it seen through the photog's nosy binoculars.

Much background music comes from one of the building's tenants, a jazz saxophonist, as well as a pianist, who lives on the alley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3uo8sd_xBc

[AgrippinaX]

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Bizarre film, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Really reminds me of The Lobster.

[Mesmerized]

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[Fabulous]

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[EsmagaSapos]

This month, I'll be rewatching my two favorite female American directors, Debra Granik and Kelly Reichardt.

[Act III]

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[Act III]

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[Fabulous]

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[Stirchley]

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Classic of French cinema.

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Bizarre film, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Really reminds me of The Lobster.

I plan to enjoy it too. For sure.

[gomorra82]

Two from my local library:


Lost Horizon ( Frank Capra)




Kitchen Stories ( Rewatch)

[snowisland]

I'm planning to watch Locked In tonight! Hope it will be worth it.

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[Fabulous]

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[gomorra82]

A Ghost Story.


Finally got around to see it after second time bringing it home. For tonight i am not sure yet.

[gomorra82]

Excellent movie. Amusing to me that both leads are actually British.



Really nice colors through this movie. I really enjoyed it.

[gomorra82]

Silent Souls


Hateship Loveship

[Fabulous]

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[Jackie Daytona]

This movie really went balls out with the casting, they must have spent a fortune putting that cast together.



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I prepicked these movies a week ago and wrote them into a list format in random order and keep them sealed up, veiwing them like poker cards and then lock the list in my safe. So, either theres subconsciously psychic folks on here or you got some slick bastards sneaking around. Either way I can see the similarities.

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Part of the 3 Musketeers through film history thing Im following.
First one was from 1921 starring Douglas Fairbanks
This one is from 1974 starring Charleton Heston, suggested by another forum user here.
And thirdly is this years French release, named The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan, coming to US theaters on December 8th.
These three movies are roughly 50 years apart, spanning a full 100 years.

[Stirchley]

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Never heard of this movie, but it’s in my Q now.

[Fabulous]

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[AgrippinaX]

Really looking forward to this one.
https://pics.filmaffinity.com/The_Royal_Hotel-590818884-large.jpg
Well, that was depressing, but really, what else could one expect from the creator of The Assistant. True to life, I suppose, but watching enough of that will turn anyone misandrist. Hugo Weaving is unrecognisable.

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[mistique]

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[Fabulous]

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[Stirchley]

Well, that was depressing, but really, what else could one expect from the creator of The Assistant. True to life, I suppose, but watching enough of that will turn anyone misandrist. Hugo Weaving is unrecognisable.

You didn’t like The Assistant?

[AgrippinaX]

You didn’t like The Assistant?

I did really like The Assistant, actually. Recognised a fair bit of my own early career travails. I really liked The Royal Hotel, too, it was just profoundly depressing. But I do think that was the intention, so hat off. I thought the latter especially was just really down on humanity, as it were.

[Stirchley]

I did really like The Assistant, actually. Recognised a fair bit of my own early career travails. I really liked The Royal Hotel, too, it was just profoundly depressing. But I do think that was the intention, so hat off. I thought the latter especially was just really down on humanity, as it were.

I loved The Assistant too. Seen it 3x.

Looking forward to the Royal Hotel, which is in my Q someplace.

Have you seen Cat Person yet or whatever that movie is called? Not available to stream here yet.

[AgrippinaX]

I loved The Assistant too. Seen it 3x.

Looking forward to the Royal Hotel, which is in my Q someplace.

Have you seen Cat Person yet or whatever that movie is called? Not available to stream here yet.

Not yet, though I think I’ve seen a trailer (or a poster, it hasn’t made much of an impression, but I’ll watch it for Cousin Greg alone! :laugh:)

[Stirchley]

Not yet, though I think I’ve seen a trailer (or a poster, it hasn’t made much of an impression, but I’ll watch it for Cousin Greg alone! :laugh:)

Right. Just can’t envision him in the rôle.

[AgrippinaX]

https://pics.filmaffinity.com/Anatomy_of_a_Fall-685382229-large.jpg
This was phenomenal.

[Fabulous]

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[EsmagaSapos]

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[AgrippinaX]

Rewatch.
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[Fabulous]

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[AgrippinaX]

Rewatch.
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[AgrippinaX]

Excited for this one.
https://www.peckhamplex.london/imgs/posters/large/dream-scenario.jpg
Love it! Very Being John Malkovich, and not surprised Ari Aster was involved.

[Fabulous]

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[cricket]

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[skizzerflake]

What's arguably the strangest movie ever made, lost, destroyed and then resurrected multiple times? It's the 1922 version of Nosferatu, the first ever vampire movie, made in Weimar Germany, Directed by F W Murnau. It was the first vampire movie, and the widow of Bram Stoker, the guy who wrote the book Dracula, sued, claiming plagiarism, notably that she (executor of Stoker's estate) owned the very concept of a vampire. She won and the movie was outright destroyed, or so she thought.

Over the decades, film fans have managed to accumulate pieces of film, do restoration, and now, it's claimed that the entire movie is back again. Partial versions have been released before. In one memorable show, my partner and I saw that version of the silent movie, accompanied by a chamber group doing original music written for the movie. This one, a Kino disk, has the movie with original orchestral music. The video is quite good and the whole setting, 1922 Germany, looks downright other-worldly. Everything about this movie is strange, anachronistic, and surreal. It's one of my all time favorite horror movies

The movie was remade with Klaus Kinski as the blood sucker (pretty good as I recall), back in 1979 and, I see that another remake will be out soon, directed by Robert Eggers, the guy who brought us the excellent The Witch, The Northman and The Lighthouse. Eggers is the guy to do a remake. I'm enjoying the old one now, waiting for the 2024 release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxlJxDr26mM

[Fabulous]

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[Fabulous]

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[Stirchley]

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Smart move by Netflix to have it in theaters for 14 days & then stream it. Looking forward to this one.

[AgrippinaX]

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[Mesmerized]

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[Fabulous]

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[skizzerflake]

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Saw that one way back on late night TV. That whole Kay Kyser and the Kollege of Musical Knowledge thing, a band leader dancing around in academic garb is a period piece, but what period? It wasn't when the movie was made. Near as I know, Kyser was unique. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition was a big hit in it's day, as was this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynm3fat4adk

[AgrippinaX]

One of the few semi-mainstream films about the Middle East that I haven’t yet seen.
https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/d07S2OzMiBByReq-D_SvFXuBAg1e_y4Wh1dwC8DAcOyaN8m1CYo_vmT2ROd4HlWkHHBh4w

[Mesmerized]

Double feature rewatch

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[GulfportDoc]

Couple of great monster movies, Mesmerized!

Saw them both when they came out. "Creature" was in 3D but we only saw it in the flat version. The first one was real scary, but the two sequels strayed a bit. Also in 1954 were Them! and Godzilla.


When watching The Blob, I remember believing that nothing could stop it. What a relief when Steve McQueen discovered how...:D

[Fabulous]

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[AgrippinaX]

Brideshead Revisited is my mother’s favourite book. I don’t connect with it that much, personally, but still looking forward to this, which seems as faithful an adaptation as I like to see. Barry Keoghan alone is worth looking at.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Saltburn_Film_Poster.jpg
Oh, boy. Your average Brideshead this is not, but it’s bloody great. Will rewatch over the weekend, and even Mother loved it. Such a fantastic, bizarre and over-the-top film.

[Mesmerized]

Couple of great monster movies, Mesmerized!

Saw them both when they came out. "Creature" was in 3D but we only saw it in the flat version. The first one was real scary, but the two sequels strayed a bit. Also in 1954 were Them! and Godzilla.


When watching The Blob, I remember believing that nothing could stop it. What a relief when Steve McQueen discovered how...:D

I recently subscribed to Hulu plus live tv which has TCM. A lot of good old movies on this channel. I'm loving it!

[Stirchley]

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I just looked this up to see what it’s about. It’s a very dark subject matter, but played as a comedy? Seems very disturbing to me, but will wait to see how you liked it.

Brideshead Revisited is my mother’s favourite book. I don’t connect with it that much, personally, but still looking forward to this, which seems as faithful an adaptation as I like to see. Barry Keoghan alone is worth looking at.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Saltburn_Film_Poster.jpg

Brideshead is lovely. I loved the series. Just to listen to Jeremy Irons’s voice would be enough.

Definitely watching Saltburn. Huge fan of Barry.

[AgrippinaX]

I just looked this up to see what it’s about. It’s a very dark subject matter, but played as a comedy? Seems very disturbing to me, but will wait to see how you liked it.

Brideshead is lovely. I loved the series. Just to listen to Jeremy Irons’s voice would be enough.

Definitely watching Saltburn. Huge fan of Barry.

For what it’s worth, I really enjoyed Broker at the time and I wouldn’t call it either ‘dark’ or a comedy, it’s something in between.

I, too, love Irons. Will report back on Saltburn.

[Stirchley]

For what it’s worth, I really enjoyed Broker at the time and I wouldn’t call it either ‘dark’ or a comedy, it’s something in between.

I, too, love Irons. Will report back on Saltburn.

Okay, good to know.

[Fabulous]

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[GulfportDoc]

I recently subscribed to Hulu plus live tv which has TCM. A lot of good old movies on this channel. I'm loving it!
Yeah, TCM is great. My favorite cable channel. If you like noir, Eddie Muller (the "Czar of Noir") hosts a show called "Noir Alley" on Saturday nights, which re-broadcasts on Sunday mornings. His intros and outros alone are worth watching. Always great behind the scenes commentary.

[Fabulous]

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[Mesmerized]

Rewatch

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[cricket]

https://ireallyhavenothingtosaybutiwanttosayitallthesame.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/little-girl-who-conquered-time.jpg?w=640

The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983) for the 32nd HoF

[Fabulous]

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[Stirchley]

Will report back on Saltburn.

Negative from The NY Times, but I’ll watch it anyway.

[Act III]

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I saw this in theaters, probably my favorite of the Daniel Craig 007 films. This will finish my "seen it recently" Craig-Bond list. Next year I will move on to the Pierce Brosnan series, something I havent seen since his final Bond flick. Then next time I watch these I will watch them all together to refine my ratings.

[Fabulous]

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I saw this in theaters, probably my favorite of the Daniel Craig 007 films. This will finish my "seen it recently" Craig-Bond list. Next year I will move on to the Pierce Brosnan series, something I havent seen since his final Bond flick. Then next time I watch these I will watch them all together to refine my ratings.

I mistakenly said this was my favorite, I confused this with Spectre and No Time to Die, that are decidedly my favorites.

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I may have seen this, I may not have seen this. I'm going to say probably not, but also, probably.

[Act III]

Nope. Didn't see it.

[mistique]

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=96202

[AgrippinaX]

Nope. Didn't see it.

One of my favourites.

[AgrippinaX]

Rewatch.
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[KeyserCorleone]

I finally found another Camillo Teti movie for my worst movies list: Cobra Mission 2. And boy is it boring. After this I'll get through Time to Kill and then The Big Sleep.

[Corax]

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=96197

I may have seen this, I may not have seen this. I'm going to say probably not, but also, probably.


Aggghhh! That poster. Sissy Spacek looks like Michael Myers in a Shatner mask!

[Act III]

It was the more colorful of the posters, the other ones minimalist cardboard cutouts. Now that I've seen it I think this poster displays the spirit of the movie best, from Martin Sheens POV.

[Fabulous]

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[John-Connor]

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[Dead2009]

I dont have any posters but I watched Stir of Echoes and some other horror movie called The Sound today at work. The 2nd was incredibly boring.

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This movie title has been used numerous times, I chose this one because its a high rated gritty action film starring Ewan McGregor of Star Wars fame.

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[Stirchley]

Rewatch.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Evy-jLHnL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg

Have I seen this or not? Who knows. Great cast & it’s now in my Q.

[AgrippinaX]

Have I seen this or not? Who knows. Great cast & it’s now in my Q.

It’s from a few years back, so you might have seen it. I quite like it, but then again, I love Riseborough.

[Stirchley]

It’s from a few years back, so you might have seen it. I quite like it, but then again, I love Riseborough.

I’m a fan too.

[Galactic Traveler]

Even though it got negative reviews my wife and I are going to give 'Sound of Freedom' a shot tonight. If the movie is bad at least the Chinese food will be good.

[AgrippinaX]

Even though it got negative reviews my wife and I are going to give 'Sound of Freedom' a shot tonight. If the movie is bad at least the Chinese food will be good.

That’s the spirit!

[AgrippinaX]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/Young_Adam_movie.jpg

[Stirchley]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/Young_Adam_movie.jpg

20 years old. How did you come up with this movie to watch? (Never heard of it.)

[AgrippinaX]

20 years old. How did you come up with this movie to watch? (Never heard of it.)

Neither have I! I wanted to watch something with either Tilda Swinton or Helen Mirren. Have looked through both their filmographies a few times recently, but couldn’t seem to choose anything. In the end I typed ‘Tilda Swinton’ into Amazon Prime, and this was available. It’s not at all bad, I’m enjoying it. The soundtrack by David Byrne is also good.

[Fabulous]

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[John-Connor]

Madeline

Not only is it the best new Noir I have watched so far, but one of my favorite movies I have watched this year.

Lean is doing his thing in this one.

Lean with the camera and the shadows is just a magician. The mileage he gets out of just changing angles is on par with anything Welles was doing. I adore looking at his movies.

The movie does culminate to a courtroom drama

Can't say enough good things about this one. See it!

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Quoted some sentences that triggered me to watch this tonight!

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/w9hKfuqZGhiA2y2ah0dfqSYd67H.jpg

[seanc]

Quoted some sentences that triggered me to watch this tonight!

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/w9hKfuqZGhiA2y2ah0dfqSYd67H.jpg

Hope you enjoy as much as I did

[Mesmerized]

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[John-Connor]

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Appropriate for Thanksgiving

[AgrippinaX]

Rewatch.
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[Wyldesyde19]

Rewatch.
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I recently watched this as part of a Schrader binge. Not a bad film. Decent even. But not a favorite director of mine, unfortunately. Mishima is my favorite of his actually.

[AgrippinaX]

I recently watched this as part of a Schrader binge. Not a bad film. Decent even. But not a favorite director of mine, unfortunately. Mishima is my favorite of his actually.

I’m having a Schrader binge right now, not quite back-to-back but close. Not his best film, but I like it, it has guts. Haven’t got around to rewatching Mishima yet. Overall he’s not among my favourite directors either, but he has a vision, I admire that.

[Wyldesyde19]

I’m having a Schrader binge right now, not quite back-to-back but close. Not his best film, but I like it, it has guts. Haven’t got around to rewatching Mishima yet. Overall he’s not among my favourite directors either, but he has a vision, I admire that.

I’ve seen his earlier stuff, but boring from the last decade since The Canyons. Which stinks, btw. Although Lohan was ok in it.

Mishima is pretty great, and I’d rate Hardcore, American Gigolo and Cat People remake next so far.

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[AgrippinaX]

I’ve seen his earlier stuff, but boring from the last decade since The Canyons. Which stinks, btw. Although Lohan was ok in it.

Mishima is pretty great, and I’d rate Hardcore, American Gigolo and Cat People remake next so far.

I thought The Canyons was hilarious at the time, it’s so bad one can’t take it seriously.

Mishima, Hardcore, American Gigolo and Cat People are definitely his best, though I’ve enjoyed his newer stuff, especially The Card Counter, but also First Reformed and Master Gardener. I agree that they’re pretty ‘boring’ (I think I don’t mind because I have a theology degree), but they’ve still got his touch…

…unlike Dying of the Light, which he of course now says he disowns.

[gomorra82]

The Ballad of Narayama.

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[AgrippinaX]

Not at all bad, actually. First half much better than second, though.
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[jenifer230]

i am watching squid game

[Fabulous]

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[AgrippinaX]

Well, this is uniquely awful, and I’ve suffered through almost 40 minutes of it before realising it definitely wasn’t an X-Files episode with a flashback subplot… :lol:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTgyYjQ1ZTQtYzhmNi00NjFjLTgwMDEtYjkxYTczMjNjNWY4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjc1NTYyMjg@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.j pg

[Mesmerized]

Rewatch

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[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/7xD45IhS8QcjivoYwk8pajU0je5.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

Rewatch.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDIzODcyY2EtMmY2MC00ZWVlLTgwMzAtMjQwOWUyNmJjNTYyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk3NzU2MTQ@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.j pg

[AgrippinaX]

Rewatch. Still ridiculous, but I wanted some Cruise stunts.
https://www.megaplex.at/content/41654/980/1500/.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

I enjoyed ‘Breaking Surface’ back in the day, so this can’t be too bad. Not that I understand people remaking their own films à la Michael Haneke.
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bb3e8a824d7e2f7eedf0d3/43e1b905-d06b-4541-a7c7-33851ce2ebf3/The+Dive.jpeg
I’ve been thinking that ‘tension’ is sure often overdone these days, but it works, I suppose. Feels artificial but still gets adrenalin pumpin’.

[skizzerflake]

As these sort of movies go, this one is actually pretty good, played entirely straight. We have James Arness (pre-Gunsmoke and blond) as a "Government Man" and James Whitmore as The Sheriff, battling giant ants in one of those dusty southwestern towns where this stuff usually happens. The movie is THEM!. The cast plays it straight, the FX are not bad and the ants, if you saw them, are sufficiently creepy. Music is dramatic, as is the monochrome cinematography.

This one is pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=v4URRp39XOo

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/zdcS3UvySOsQ1tZURtQi9ghueuG.jpg

[Mesmerized]

Rewatch

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[Mesmerized]

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[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/f0X6sbg43hvpc2aC1yCUtIc6PTy.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b68ZPbL62lc/maxresdefault.jpg

[mattiasflgrtll6]

Thanksgiving was a few days ago, but tonight is when I finally check out this renowned classic.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71xIXIJSuFL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/mQSrU9jerYSIOWeLBqFA1gcUU59.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/Decalogue_dwa.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

The second one wasn’t that depressing, but overall I feel like they are all about hopelessness of some sort. Must be why I’m an atheist.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Decalogue_trzy.png

[ScarletLion]

The second one wasn’t that depressing, but overall I feel like they are all about hopelessness of some sort. Must be why I’m an atheist.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Decalogue_trzy.png

Some are better than others bit overall it's a great series by a master of cinema.

[ScarletLion]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/10/Carol_film_poster.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

Some are better than others bit overall it's a great series by a master of cinema.

I concur — I’m really enjoying it.

[AgrippinaX]

Always loved the soundtrack, even in Kill Bill.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMzRhMTYzNTMtMDcwNy00NjdmLWE4ZDItOWU3MTcxMjhhN2YxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTMxMTY0OTQ@._V1_.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/814hlfLdHpL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

[Fabulous]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/mpVGR5tPhTmTiqSu8kvrSsNCQLl.jpg

[Stirchley]

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b68ZPbL62lc/maxresdefault.jpg

Re-watch of the entire thing. One of those epics that makes one glad when it’s over.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/Decalogue_dwa.jpg

Some are better than others bit overall it's a great series by a master of cinema.

Overall I would agree.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/10/Carol_film_poster.jpg

I should have another stab at this since I bailed out last time.

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/mpVGR5tPhTmTiqSu8kvrSsNCQLl.jpg

Very strange, but very excellent.

[AgrippinaX]

Re-watch of the entire thing. One of those epics that makes one glad when it’s over.

Indeed, that’s my impression precisely.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/qn53D574tT0YRyLgirEFHQwGUXw.jpg

[Mesmerized]

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[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/jG83l0tDwoQj3hBAioIsJ5rTPHw.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

Not my usual type of film, but seeing it with a friend.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTZmMmY2MzctMjU2Yy00YjJlLTk1NjAtY2U4MmMxOWZkZWY4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjM4NTM5NDY@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.j pg
Concept-wise, at least as far as human behaviour is concerned, this was actually pretty good. The ending was, if not exactly original, the kind I enjoy. I loved the ending (my much more ethically-inclined friend was horrified by it). Then again, how could a so-called ‘supervillain origin story’ not get me at least a little bit.

Overall, I’m always disappointed it seems to be impossible to address these themes without any teenagers or dystopias involved, as that would have been really interesting to see. I suppose Squid Game and Co have been trying to, more or less, but to me that’s still not quite there.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/6Yy6DH0GJJn7YzoAdsB3gGLdvn7.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/Decalogue_03-04.png
This one is my absolute favourite.

[AgrippinaX]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Limeyposter.jpg
Really enjoying this.

[Stirchley]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/Decalogue_03-04.png
This one is my absolute favourite.

Which one is this?

My fave was the ugly young juvenile delinquent kid.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Limeyposter.jpg
Really enjoying this.

I think I bailed out of this for some reason.

[KeyserCorleone]

Finishing Force 10 from Navarone in 30 minutes, and then I'm gonna head over to a noir movie, likely Shadow of a Doubt. Didn't know Carl Weathers and Harrison Ford were in this one.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/brFoiObWHweXfMbRWknPyQwTmow.jpg

[Galactic Traveler]

Tonight we watched The Thin Red Line. Love that film.

4/5

[Mesmerized]

Not a movie but a documentary I'm watching.

96550

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/v28T5F1IygM8vXWZIycfNEm3xcL.jpg

[Stirchley]

Not a movie but a documentary I'm watching.

96550

FYI, we do have a documentary thread.

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/v28T5F1IygM8vXWZIycfNEm3xcL.jpg

Good, but I thought it would be more terrifying.

[John-Connor]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/ROWQgbauLIMn3PGAGKqgHfjAqr.jpg

[Mesmerized]

Double feature

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[Stirchley]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/ROWQgbauLIMn3PGAGKqgHfjAqr.jpg

Never heard of this movie, but it’s a brilliant title.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/shypvXowguyXUhtbknBAUiHe11D.jpg

[Mesmerized]

Rewatch

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[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/ipkcgvN7h3yZnbYowthloHLKsf4.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

https://www.merchantivory.com/image/film/id/38

[Mesmerized]

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[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/qdq40gRS8xKnpFt5V75t6lUHgpx.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

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[Steve Freeling]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/glDtzWT1rGNZLc5tdEEK63c9JS8.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OM4cjjr7L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/40qxeGWf39Ho2lkWZjqZpz9XgKm.jpg

[KeyserCorleone]

No way! This exists!?


https://letterboxd.com/film/the-archies/

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/lP4Rj9zdVOy5F0jdzroUiLwNHxq.jpg

[Stirchley]

https://www.merchantivory.com/image/film/id/38

Great movie, great book.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/l7CBRLAXUnHi0kp2krhLtlJvtWI.jpg

[Mesmerized]

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[stillmellow]

Curse of the Cat People (1944)


I loved the original. This seems a bit more 'family friendly', but I'll give it a shot. https://images.app.goo.gl/FAoDcWR6S45VFyQTA

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/m3UxNeRFXK5RrAY61flyMVtOxiJ.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

https://cdn.hmv.com/r/w-640/hmv/files/77/7736dbed-944a-4367-8e9f-3792ec052c06.jpg

[Stirchley]

https://cdn.hmv.com/r/w-640/hmv/files/77/7736dbed-944a-4367-8e9f-3792ec052c06.jpg

In a quick sentence, what’s it about?

[AgrippinaX]

In a quick sentence, what’s it about?

It’s about a class-action suit in a small town in Canada after a school bus crash. A philosophical and all-encompassing film.

So far, I think it’s phenomenal. I do like Egoyan (especially Exotica), and the parts he gives to his wife are always quite nuanced and interesting.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/hXXPwgkNEvk7FzwqmeitmATNVU0.jpg

[Mesmerized]

Rewatch

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[AgrippinaX]

Going through the rest of the Egoyan stuff.
https://resizing.flixster.com/-XZAfHZM39UwaGJIFWKAE8fS0ak=/v3/t/assets/p11016564_p_v13_am.jpg
Strange film, but it’s not that bad.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/kY6qxvCv9JOnxoNA46NoddjfQSL.jpg

[Stirchley]

It’s about a class-action suit in a small town in Canada after a school bus crash. A philosophical and all-encompassing film.

So far, I think it’s phenomenal. I do like Egoyan (especially Exotica), and the parts he gives to his wife are always quite nuanced and interesting.

How strange. I do believe I might have seen this.

In fact, I did see it. Put it in Letterboxd so I can watch it again.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/1mXhlQMnlfvJ2frxTjZSQNnA9Vp.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

Good gang involved, and this feels very Hitchcockian.
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSxmfCDxCNXVwJvzPjNLCA-tFRlGgTN7Jt3g8Cv19rf0oyv9Aq4E3BS4uZ2VFSVcdalA8oQEQ
Not at all what I expected, and subtle! Loved it. Such a great score.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/8B3nx24OPg5rVEdVxkIiSedkCXK.jpg

[Mesmerized]

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[gomorra82]

Point Blank (1967)

[AgrippinaX]

Can’t believe this exists.
https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2j5jkxw/gerard-depardieu-in-maigret-2022-directed-by-patrice-leconte-credit-f-comme-film-scope-pictures-album-2j5jkxw.jpg
And it’s pretty good, too. What occurs.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/cU9jrfkqWWkk1aLMqgfISm2QMaM.jpg

[skizzerflake]

As these sort of movies go, this one is really damn good. It's Them!, in which giant mutant ants ravage a little dusty town. The army comes to the rescue. It features pre-Gunsmoke James Arness, Edmund Gwynn (not as Kris Kringle) and James Arness (not being Matt Dillon), playing it completely straight. It's really pretty good, a 1954 black and white, low budget big-bug movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIfMR8dzvMY

[Brody At Amity]

The Boogeyman (2023) - I've got a lot of time for director Rob Savage after the terrific Zoom video call based horror Host, but this was rubbish.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Hz8AAOSwAclkYqzJ/s-l1200.webp

[Stirchley]

Can’t believe this exists.
https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2j5jkxw/gerard-depardieu-in-maigret-2022-directed-by-patrice-leconte-credit-f-comme-film-scope-pictures-album-2j5jkxw.jpg
And it’s pretty good, too. What occurs.

I won’t watch anything with Depardieu in it. Cannot stand him or Maigret movies.

[AgrippinaX]

I won’t watch anything with Depardieu in it. Cannot stand him or Maigret movies.

I definitely watched it out of sheer surprise that it existed. It wasn’t awful but by no means good either. Spoke too soon. Both my parents love the Maigret stuff so I gave in.

[stillmellow]

I Trapped the Devil.


I'm in the middle of my holiday horror binging.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/52YBwGJ3cJs54fpBzwnT1lnqgTo.jpg

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/oHvVRYRAgrMVHWYZ9wcQYILJqbq.jpg

[Mesmerized]

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[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/ophuFyCgNKJPIQUGOxVBPv1CHQw.jpg

[Brody At Amity]

The Equalizer II.

Love Denzel Washington in this role. Still lots to like. But not a patch on the first film.

[AgrippinaX]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71LDeNoIFaL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/bbm5GHvGcI1tjuN8rOvXIkK4KeZ.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

Rewatch.
https://i0.wp.com/joethemnmovieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_4567.jpg?ssl=1

[AgrippinaX]

Umpteenth rewatch.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNGQzY2Y0MTgtMDA4OC00NjM3LWI0ZGQtNTJlM2UxZDQxZjI0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDUzOTQ5MjY@._V1_.jpg?width=768&mxf-ref=https://bbfc.co.uk

[AgrippinaX]

https://occ-0-853-851.1.nflxso.net/dnm/api/v6/evlCitJPPCVCry0BZlEFb5-QjKc/AAAABdphLrFyR0RDQ1PkvcYpKLffDZu3r7wo06xnODk2hIXYGTllTYV6gaM6SmZy4UZbolEJSOTqBcmnN9rdngIwaznBvtWH.jpg
Don’t like this one as much as I probably should, but love the music. The last 40 minutes of it is truly great.

[King Jthulhu]

Color Out of Space

[Mesmerized]

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[KeyserCorleone]

Halfway through The 400 Blows. My only complaints so far are that the cinematography isn't special, and I'd like to as much character from Antoine's friend as their is for his parents and teachers. Other than that, it's a well-told story that keeps progressing and has a lot of great moments all working together. I also like its cute soundtrack.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/5ZzBGpxy55OQzHxKVY11IpY6a0o.jpg

[skizzerflake]

What a strange movie - Poor Things. I can't call it a favorite but it sure was interesting and unusual. Emma Stone plays an artificial human, created by a strange, mega-scarred inventor played by Willam Defoe. It's full of fantasy imagery and high oddness, but, IMO, it dragged. I wanted this obvious Frankenstein plot to move along and get to it's point, which wasn't clear.

The "original", Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, from 1818, was all about the point, which was to be careful what you do, because it might outlive you and was a masterpiece of compact writing, made into a bunch of movies. Poor Things seems to be a new iteration on the Frankenstein theme. It's visually arresting, but unsatisfying to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlbR5N6veqw

[King Jthulhu]

The Mist

[Brody At Amity]

I'm going to watch the longer director's cut of Midsommar tonight.

Last night's film was my first-time watching Violent Night. I've written a few words (https://www.top10films.co.uk/81153-review-violent-night-coasts-on-the-back-of-its-delightful-premise/) today about it. The film definitely lives up to its billing. Relying on the strength of its premise to coast its way through means it gets a little one-note but, as per its promise, serves up a sackful of bloodshed and butchery.

[Mesmerized]

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[PHOENIX74]

Rewatch - but still, I'm excited to see this again

https://i.postimg.cc/T2WHND85/tar.jpg

[skizzerflake]

Tonight was The Iron Claw, the story of the Von Erich professional "wrassling" family. Prodded on by their father's harsh ambitions, a family of brothers all have careers in the weird world of pro wrestling. All but one of them meets an early end, either by real violence, ring injuries and suicide. This actually was a real family tragedy.

The movie is an insider look at the pro wrestling world, the characters, the training and rehearsals and the usual claims that it's "fake" and fixed. Without addressing most of those issues, the movie does show how, fake or not, it's a seriously dangerous way to make a living that takes a high toll on body and mind. You can check a Wikipedia listing of all the wrestlers that have died as a direct or indirect result of their weird performance and it's really a long list.

Most of the cast was unknown to me aside from one brother who is played by Zac Ephron, bulked up considerably since I last saw him. This is mainly a family tragedy, but a tragedy that is entirely the outcome of their choice of occupation. They'd have all been better as accountants or cops, or auto mechanics or big-box store staff. The wrestling performances were done by real wrestlers and were quite convincing. I recall being 14 and having a brief infatuation with all of that weirdness. As if I didn't know that already, this movie will convince you that there are much better ways to make a living.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KVsaoveTbw

[skizzerflake]

Rewatch - but still, I'm excited to see this again

https://i.postimg.cc/T2WHND85/tar.jpg

That one was interesting in that the the character was apparently modeled after conductor Marin Alsop. Some years back Alsop was conductor of the Baltimore Symphony and I saw her perform a number of times. Ironically, she had a non controversial tenure, was a low-drama personality, was popular with the audience and did good things for the orchestra.

Oh well.....it was just a movie.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/3KIPu7H3tST0j4tpqdKpQZUBCQz.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

Rewatch… I think?
https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/7d4528ac7b6e55c00a311bf6df17241c/01yKlantdDkSJznJi7hbRVIUywuLv9_large.jpg

[AgrippinaX]

What a strange movie - Poor Things. I can't call it a favorite but it sure was interesting and unusual. Emma Stone plays an artificial human, created by a strange, mega-scarred inventor played by Willam Defoe. It's full of fantasy imagery and high oddness, but, IMO, it dragged. I wanted this obvious Frankenstein plot to move along and get to it's point, which wasn't clear.

The "original", Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, from 1818, was all about the point, which was to be careful what you do, because it might outlive you and was a masterpiece of compact writing, made into a bunch of movies. Poor Things seems to be a new iteration on the Frankenstein theme. It's visually arresting, but unsatisfying to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlbR5N6veqw

Ouch, what a shame. I was really looking forward to that.

[Stirchley]

Ouch, what a shame. I was really looking forward to that.

I plan to enjoy it when I get to it. :)

[AgrippinaX]

I plan to enjoy it when I get to it. :)

Same here, hopefully! :)

[AgrippinaX]

https://resizing.flixster.com/-XZAfHZM39UwaGJIFWKAE8fS0ak=/v3/t/assets/p25556709_v_v13_ac.jpg

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/we7wOLVFgxhzLzUt0qNe50xdIQZ.jpg

[skizzerflake]

Ouch, what a shame. I was really looking forward to that.

I didn't think it's a bad movie. It's worth seeing but I was disappointed.

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/xBG8OkCl8GsapLwL0q61q8LpHem.jpg

[Jeff]

Lilya 4-Ever, continuing my excursion into depressing cinema

[AgrippinaX]

Found an English-dubbed version, what a miracle.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTY4ZDJkNTUtMjEwNy00YzFiLWE1NWYtNzAxNDYxNDJkYTlkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTA0MjU0Ng@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.j pg
Spectacular film. Loved it.

[Mesmerized]

Rewatch

96787

[Fabulous]

https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/6Z5zcXO8yz0CObeqpfrDSnvBJYT.jpg

[Jeff]

https://resizing.flixster.com/-XZAfHZM39UwaGJIFWKAE8fS0ak=/v3/t/assets/p10193307_p_v8_ab.jpg