Return Of The Film Corner Thread

[ejp626]

5 hours ago, medjuck said:

Check the copyright notice in the credits at the beginning.

For The Holdovers?

I did notice that Fallen Leaves uses a couple of very short clips from Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die.

[medjuck]

5 hours ago, ejp626 said:

For The Holdovers?

I did notice that Fallen Leaves uses a couple of very short clips from Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die.

Yes The Holdovers.  In the front credits there's a copyright for CMCLXXI.  (The actual copyright notice is in the end credits.)

Edited January 8, 2024 by medjuck

[jlhoots]

The Holdovers is great. I saw Preparation-H on Giamatti's nightstand.

[ejp626]

3 hours ago, jlhoots said:

The Holdovers is great. I saw Preparation-H on Giamatti's nightstand.

I really thought I was going tonight, but some things came up.  Hopefully on Wed.

[gmonahan]

Saw "Poor Things." Emma Stone is amazing in this very strange, but very good movie.

 

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, gmonahan said:

Saw "Poor Things." Emma Stone is amazing in this very strange, but very good movie.

 

Emma Stone is great. The director is always annoying (for me).

[rostasi]

Best Buy will no longer carry physical movies in 2024

[ejp626]

I liked The Holdovers quite a bit, though it did kind of seem like an alt. universe version of The Breakfast Club where the Judd Nelson character bonds with the teacher. 😋

[gmonahan]

On 1/8/2024 at 5:17 PM, jlhoots said:

Emma Stone is great. The director is always annoying (for me).

I generally agree, but this one had a Wes Andersonish touch that I kind of liked. And Mark Ruffalo is great fun in it. That said, it is an odd film.

 

Edited January 13, 2024 by gmonahan

[jlhoots]

American Fiction

[medjuck]

2 hours ago, jlhoots said:

American Fiction

What did you think of it? 

[jlhoots]

3 minutes ago, medjuck said:

What did you think of it? 

Loved the premise. Well done. 👍

[JSngry]

[JSngry]

71 minutes of taut noir and San Francisco by night and by day. Well worth the time. 

[ejp626]

Just back from Exotica at TIFF Lightbox.  This was a special screening because Atom Egoyan was in attendance and told some quite interesting stories about shooting this film and some of his other work.  Very glad I made it.

I gather there is a new edition of this out from Criterion.

https://www.criterion.com/films/29270-exotica

[gmonahan]

On 1/13/2024 at 7:53 PM, jlhoots said:

Loved the premise. Well done. 👍

Me too. Well worth seeing! ("American Fiction") Especially loved the ending!

 

[medjuck]

10 hours ago, gmonahan said:

Me too. Well worth seeing! ("American Fiction") Especially loved the ending!

 

I've seen it twice and between viewings read the book on which it's based.  The book is great but I think the changes made for the film were necessary for it to work as well as it did in that medium. 

Edited January 25, 2024 by medjuck

[jlhoots]

Rustin - Netflix

[gmonahan]

9 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Rustin - Netflix

Watched that one last night. I thought Colman Domingo was excellent, and what an interesting part for Chris Rock!

 

[jlhoots]

Nyad - Netflix

[medjuck]

3 hours ago, gmonahan said:

Watched that one last night. I thought Colman Domingo was excellent, and what an interesting part for Chris Rock!

 

I was really impressed by Domingo because I had just seen him play such a different role in The Color Purple. 

[gmonahan]

19 hours ago, medjuck said:

I was really impressed by Domingo because I had just seen him play such a different role in The Color Purple. 

I haven't watched Color Purple yet. Despite my love of music, I'm put off by musicals!

[gmonahan]

Finally saw "All of Us Strangers." A really interesting movie with fine performances all 'round.

 

[jlhoots]

The Taste Of Things

[gmonahan]

On 2/23/2024 at 12:52 PM, jlhoots said:

The Taste Of Things

I really want to see that, but only if I have time to sit down to a good meal at a restaurant afterwards!