Posted 11 May 2016 Purple Rain, not a fan, really. Under The Cherry Moon, mostly love it, some great comedy with some maybe obscure-ish roots, Pigmeat & Baby Seal for starters. Graffiti Bridge, as Purple Rain sequel, no, but as personal allegory about the ongoing battle for the souls of black musics, hey, strong stuff. Ok, Corner back, y'all take it from here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 11 May 2016 Now watching. Will report back when finished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 11 May 2016 Still trying to make head or tail of this one... German oddity - Teutonic Fawlty Towers/League of Gentlemen in a surrealist Groundhog Day vein.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 11 May 2016 I can think of some other threads that I'd rather have disappear!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 11 May 2016 People too, but let's all try to have reality-based expectaions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 12 May 2016 Going to see this one on its release tomorrow. Will let you know ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 12 May 2016 On 5/11/2016 at 6:12 PM, BillF said: Now watching. Will report back when finished. For once I agree with Bradshaw: "a flawed drama". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 13 May 2016 Krigen/ A War - Tobias Lindholm (2016) Afghanistan tour of duty mixed with the wife and kids back home scenes and a courtroom thing thrown in for good measure. I liked the directors two previous films, A Hijacking and The Hunt. This one didn't connect , perhaps I was in the wrong frame of mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 13 May 2016 23 hours ago, BillF said: Going to see this one on its release tomorrow. Will let you know ... Well, Bradshaw got it right again! - "mid-list potboiler". What intelligence, ingenuity and wit it had came straight from Le Carré's book. As soon as it came on the screen I was appalled by the colour palette - or whatever you call it in movies - and throughout the film a yellow brown tinge was never far away. Bradshaw also homed in on this, but in slightly different terms: "Director Susanna White favours a generic spy-movie look: those chilly blue filters surely need resting now." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 14 May 2016 Continuing my trip through yesteryear...this one was a shock to me back in the seventies. I'd seen enough war movies to know the cliches, but this one didn't even have a Brooklyn accent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 14 May 2016 Raging Bull - Martin Scorsese (1980) Masterpiece. I saw this at the cinema five times when it was first released. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 14 May 2016 Something To Live For - George Stevens (1952) Elegantly directed, cinematography by George Barnes, who did Rebecca & Force Of Evil, excellent work from the three leads, especially Ray Milland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 15 May 2016 (edited) I decided to skip the movie tonight and play a rousing round of "spot the Volkswagen" instead... I have mixed emotions about this one. I can't help seeing all the cop shows that followed, both on film and television, that tried but couldn't come close to matching it. Edited 16 May 2016 by Jazzmoose double post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 15 May 2016 Yes, I returned to it not long ago and it was good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 15 May 2016 The Heiress - William Wyler (1949) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 16 May 2016 Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake double bill. The Glass Key - Stuart Heisler (1942) This Gun For Hire - Frank Tuttle (1942) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 May 2016 Argentinian skeletons-in-the-family-cupboard drama. Not bad at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 May 2016 During the board outage; Caught - Max Ophuls (1949) The Blue Dahlia - George Marshal (1946) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 May 2016 1 hour ago, kinuta said: During the board outage; The Blue Dahlia - George Marshal (1946) Screenplay by Raymond Chandler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 17 May 2016 The outage led me to early Figgis - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 18 May 2016 Hush (Mike Flanagan, 2016) What on the surface is basically just your standard "woman alone in a cabin being terrorized by a maniac" is here made unique and fresh by director Mike Flanagan (Oculus). The unique twist here is the central character is deaf, but she's no victim. What follows is tense 80 minute game of cat & mouse, very well acted and stylishly directed. The lead actress is impressive, she's also the co-writer and is married to the director, they came up with the concept of the movie over a dinner-date. Flanagan has a way of taking very simple concepts and elevating them beyond their usual limitations, a gift that bodes well for the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 18 May 2016 2 hours ago, Shawn said: Hush (Mike Flanagan, 2016) What on the surface is basically just your standard "woman alone in a cabin being terrorized by a maniac" is here made unique and fresh by director Mike Flanagan (Oculus). The unique twist here is the central character is deaf, but she's no victim. What follows is tense 80 minute game of cat & mouse, very well acted and stylishly directed. The lead actress is impressive, she's also the co-writer and is married to the director, they came up with the concept of the movie over a dinner-date. Flanagan has a way of taking very simple concepts and elevating them beyond their usual limitations, a gift that bodes well for the future. Oculus was a classic. I'll make a point of watching this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 18 May 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, kinuta said: Oculus was a classic. I'll make a point of watching this. It's a very different experience than Oculus, it's played pretty much straight, but I found it very riveting. I usually don't like these kind of movies but there was something about this one that just sucked me in. Very inventive use of sound design as well. All the more impressive considering the limited budget; the entire film takes place on a single property, uses all natural lighting and only has a total of 5 actors. He has another mind-bending thriller/horror film coming out later this year called "Before I Wake" that looks promising. Edited 18 May 2016 by Shawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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