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[kinuta]

Yesterday

I Vitelloni -Federico Fellini (1953)



Today

L'Avventura - Michelangelo Antonioni (1960)

[BillF]

Yesterday

I Vitelloni -Federico Fellini (1953)



Today

L'Avventura - Michelangelo Antonioni (1960)

Revisited the first a few years ago in the cinema and found it v-e-r-y slow.
The second remains the ultimate film classic for me.

[king ubu]

Love those Antonioni's... though "L'eclisse" is the favorite of mine!

"I vitelloni"... I've seen it in the movies, 8 or so years ago - and loved it a lot, too!

[BillF]

Held attention throughout. Different. Thanks for the recommendation.

[kinuta]

Finished off the trilogy

L'eclisse - Michelangelo Antonioni (1962)

[thedwork]

last night:







Run Lola Run. i really enjoyed it. for me it felt like the right proportions of humor to angst for an over-the-top existentialist, action/thriller, comic-booky love story fun fun fun.

[BillF]

last night:







Run Lola Run. i really enjoyed it. for me it felt like the right proportions of humor to angst for an over-the-top existentialist, action/thriller, comic-booky love story fun fun fun.

Lola's a great one!

[BillF]

Always a favourite!

[thedwork]

Bad Boys. Hadn't seen this since the days when it came out (early 80s...). Penn is my hero in film acting, but i didn't enjoy it as much as i remembered back in the day. some good stuff and the acting is generally fine. just kinda 'herky jerky' w/ some aspects (plot, writing, general flow, technical shit, etc...). ok for "Penn completists" like myself but probably not necessary viewing for most of us here.

still - some great moments here and there...

Edited by thedwork, 24 April 2012 - 09:35 PM.

[Shawn]

I haven't seen Bad Boys for years, but it made quite an impact on me when I was younger. One of the most memorable scene has to be the beat-down with the pillowcase full of soda cans.

[BillF]

Saw this at Cornerhose in Manchester this afternoon. Fairly undistinguished movie redeemed by Binoche's acting:

[BillF]

Now this one certainly had a lot going for it. Recommended!

[skeith]

Finished off the trilogy

L'eclisse - Michelangelo Antonioni (1962)

Was an alien spacecraft about to land on his head???

[kinuta]

Harper - Jack Smight (1966)



Seems more dated than '40's noir. The daft guru and the go go dancing have not aged well.

The Drowning Pool - Stuart Rosenberg (1975)

[brownie]

Jacques Tourneur's 'Wichita'



very pleasant western with Joel McCrae at his usual best as Wyatt Earp!

[Shawn]

Jacques Tourneur's 'Wichita'



very pleasant western with Joel McCrae at his usual best as Wyatt Earp!

Interesting, another Tourneur I haven't seen, need to remedy that.

[kinuta]

Now this one certainly had a lot going for it. Recommended!

Well done, I enjoyed it too but the ending with the explanation of the rodent and coming family addition seemed like a studio imposed coda. I wonder if it might have been better to finish with an abrupt ' fin' with the phone ringing.
Charlotte Rampling's unexpected departure reminded me of Janet Leigh's in Psycho.

[kinuta]

The Gift - Sam Raimi (2001)

[BillF]

Now this one certainly had a lot going for it. Recommended!

Well done, I enjoyed it too but the ending with the explanation of the rodent and coming family addition seemed like a studio imposed coda. I wonder if it might have been better to finish with an abrupt ' fin' with the phone ringing.
Charlotte Rampling's unexpected departure reminded me of Janet Leigh's in Psycho.

Yes, and of course the "lemming invasion" was straight out of The Birds.
That bland suburban street was a wonderful location - oddly surreal. (This isn't the best picture of it, but then it's from a "Cars in Movies" database.)

Edited by BillF, 26 April 2012 - 11:38 AM.

[BERIGAN]

I haven't seen Bad Boys for years, but it made quite an impact on me when I was younger. One of the most memorable scene has to be the beat-down with the pillowcase full of soda cans.

They used to run this film all the time, "Back in the Day" It was one of the few Sean Penn films I really liked...I remember the beat-down with the sodacans, and of course the booming boombox!

Jacques Tourneur's 'Wichita'



very pleasant western with Joel McCrae at his usual best as Wyatt Earp!

Interesting, another Tourneur I haven't seen, need to remedy that.

May's star of the month on TCM is Joel McCrea , so you might want to see if it's running then.
I always have to look up how to spell Joel McCrea's last name...finally figured out why....Gordon MacRae !

Hey, meant to mention this earlier, but they are running Casablanca in theaters once again, tonight!(Tonight being Thursday the 26th) I saw it with my Dad and a few friends in a sadly mostly empty multiplex on the southside of the ATL, but it was still great to see with an audience...funniest Romantic Drama ever!
http://www.fathomevents.com/classics/event/casablancaencore.aspx?gclid=COeKrKb60q8CFZNV7AodTRymbQ

[kinuta]

The Pianist - Roman Polanski (2002)

[BruceH]

Jacques Tourneur's 'Wichita'



very pleasant western with Joel McCrae at his usual best as Wyatt Earp!

Interesting, another Tourneur I haven't seen, need to remedy that.

My thought exactly.

[jazzbo]

Went to see "Lockout" today. I"m a Luc Besson fan, so I had a great time. Reminiscent of
"Escape from New York" and "Die Hard," with a bit of Battlestar Galactica (the new one) thrown in.

Edited by jazzbo, 26 April 2012 - 09:22 PM.

[brownie]

I always have to look up how to spell Joel McCrea's last name...finally figured out why....Gordon MacRae !

Thanks for the spelling lesson!
To think it took me all these years to spell Joel McCrea's name properly

[BillF]

Another from Dominic Moll, director of Lemming. I saw both on release and they've stood the test of time well.

[kinuta]

Another from Dominic Moll, director of Lemming. I saw both on release and they've stood the test of time well.

I haven't seen that, thanks for the heads up.

Last night
Marnie - Alfred Hitchcock (1964)

[BruceH]

"Step Up to the Plate"---Documentary about a French restaurant. Fascinating.

[BillF]

Another from Dominic Moll, director of Lemming. I saw both on release and they've stood the test of time well.

I haven't seen that, thanks for the heads up.

Last night
Marnie - Alfred Hitchcock (1964)

Sure you'll enjoy Harry. Your Hitchcock viewing suggests you're on the right wavelength.

[kinuta]

Another from Dominic Moll, director of Lemming. I saw both on release and they've stood the test of time well.

I haven't seen that, thanks for the heads up.

Last night
Marnie - Alfred Hitchcock (1964)

Sure you'll enjoy Harry. Your Hitchcock viewing suggests you're on the right wavelength.

I now realize that I have seen the film under the title 'With A Friend Like Harry'. It was good but I need to re watch it.

ps Low and behold I've actually got a copy filed under the French title 'Harry Un Ami Qui Vous Veut Du Bien'!

Edited by kinuta, 28 April 2012 - 05:46 AM.

[BillF]

Another from Dominic Moll, director of Lemming. I saw both on release and they've stood the test of time well.

I haven't seen that, thanks for the heads up.

Last night
Marnie - Alfred Hitchcock (1964)

Sure you'll enjoy Harry. Your Hitchcock viewing suggests you're on the right wavelength.

I now realize that I have seen the film under the title 'With A Friend Like Harry'. It was good but I need to re watch it.

ps Low and behold I've actually got a copy filed under the French title 'Harry Un Ami Qui Vous Veut Du Bien'!

Exactement!