duaneiac Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 A really good movie with a performance deserving to be ranked among Humphrey Bogart's best. He portrays the editor of a big city newspaper, The Day, which is about to be sold to a competitor and put out of business. One of his reporters is beaten up because of his investigation into an organized crime boss. The editor is thus thrust into a fight to try to stop the sale and keep the paper alive while also getting his staff to investigate the crime boss further while he also attempts to win back the affection of his ex-wife. A strong and tightly edited script by Richard Brooks keeps things moving right along. Some great dialogue for all the actors gives even the minor characters a personality. It's a big love note to the concept of an independent press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Absolute winner. Strongly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Snowden - Oliver Stone (2016) Joseph Gordon Levitt does a convincing impersonation but the film tells us nothing new. The HK hotel room scenes seem lifted almost entirely from Citizen 4. Fine, if you've been living on a desert island and know nothing of the Snowden story. It was worth watching but can't begin to compare with 'Nixon', his best biopic by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 William Wyler double bill #2 Jezebel (1938) The Little Foxes (1941) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) In view of recent offerings in this genre, surprisingly good. Intelligent, subtle. Bradshaw got it right for once: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/01/arrival-review-amy-adams-denis-villeneuve-alien-contact Edited November 19, 2016 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 4 hours ago, BillF said: In view of recent offerings in this genre, surprisingly good. Intelligent, subtle. Bradshaw got it right for once: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/01/arrival-review-amy-adams-denis-villeneuve-alien-contact Can't wait to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 John Huston double bill #2 The Maltese Falcon (1941) The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Moonlight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Edge Of Seventeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 And to kick off the holiday season.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 Otto Preminger double bill #2 Laura (1944) Fallen Angel (1945) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Loving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 I hope to see that one soon. Love Ruth Negga, and it's a good story for our times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Under the Sand: a favourite psychological drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 John Schlesinger. double bill #2 Marathon Man (1976) The Falcon & The Snowman (1985) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Curtis Hanson double bill. Wonder Boys (2000) In Her Shoes (2005) A surprisingly good film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 I haven't seen Wonder Boys since it came out; is it as good as I remember? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 17 hours ago, Jazzmoose said: I haven't seen Wonder Boys since it came out; is it as good as I remember? I can't speak for you but I enjoyed it. In Her Shoes makes a good pairing. Curtis Hanson is best known for LA Confidential but he was a deft hand at whimsical drama, tinged with ironic comedy. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 This is a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Watched over the weekend. Hell or High Water was excellent. Christmas Vacation is still hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Jarmusch's latest. A gentle tale with interesting factual connections with Paterson, NJ and poet William Carlos Williams. Different and well worth seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 The History Of Mr Polly - Anthony Pellisier (1949) John Mills is perfectly cast. Orchestral score excellent. The Years Between - Compton Bennett (1946) I hadn't seen this one. The end of WW2 and it's effect on a well to do family. Michael Redgrave plays a privileged, self important toff, back from the war after being thought dead. In the meantime his wife has carved out her own career. Trouble ensues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Deepwater Horizon - Peter Berg (2016) It doesn't touch on the aftermath, the huge environmental damage or the legal case. However it is a gut wrenching, supercharged disaster film par excellence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Moana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Tonight's double feature: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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