Return Of The Film Corner Thread

[ejp626]

Tomorrow I am going to see Ran on the big screen.  I actually have seen it before (on a big screen), but still looking forward to it quite a bit. 

I'm debating catching Cronenberg's eXistenZ tomorrow beforehand.  I haven't seen this in quite some time.  I actually can't remember if I did see this in the theatre (probably) or on VHS!

And then in about a week, there is a theatre (on the other side of town) showing Cronenberg's The Shrouds, which I definitely want to see.

[jlhoots]

Nonnas - Netflix - sometimes you just need a feel good movie.

[ejp626]

On 5/5/2025 at 12:43 AM, medjuck said:

Rick Moranis  said that they were once planning a sequel: "Spaceballs 3-- the Search for Spaceballs 2". 

Astoundingly enough, there is going to be a sequel after all, with Brooks and Moranis (and even Pullman) attached. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/12/mel-brooks-spaceballs-sequel

It's hard to believe it will be worth it at this late stage, but you never know.  I never saw it, but I did read some reviews that Spaceballs: The Animated Series from 2008 was dire.

Edited June 15 by ejp626

[ejp626]

Just saw Midnight Cowboy (for first time!) on the big screen.  Tonight will be catching Some Like It Hot, which I have seen.  And tomorrow probably Chunking Express, which I have not seen.

[jlhoots]

Echo Valley - Apple+

[ejp626]

It's not until early Aug., but the Revue is showing eight 4K restorations of key Kurosawa films.  I'll be going to most of them, and in particular I am looking forward to Seven Samurai and Stray Dog.

[GA Russell]

Today through July 27, all Criterion titles are 50% off at Barnes & Noble.

Both the stores and the website (BN.com).

[Brad]

 

Incredible!

[ejp626]

On 6/25/2025 at 10:57 PM, ejp626 said:

It's not until early Aug., but the Revue is showing eight 4K restorations of key Kurosawa films.  I'll be going to most of them, and in particular I am looking forward to Seven Samurai and Stray Dog.

Quite the series.  Last night was Hidden Fortress, and I am just back from The Seven Samurai.  (They did put an intermission in, which was helpful...)  Pretty amazing films all in all.  I'd seen a few on the big screen before, including Dreams and Ran and High and Low, but this is a pretty exciting chance to see some of Kurosawa's best back to back to back.

[hopkins]

28 minutes ago, ejp626 said:

Quite the series.  Last night was Hidden Fortress, and I am just back from The Seven Samurai.  (They did put an intermission in, which was helpful...)  Pretty amazing films all in all.  I'd seen a few on the big screen before, including Dreams and Ran and High and Low, but this is a pretty exciting chance to see some of Kurosawa's best back to back to back.

I saw the restored Seven Samurai here in Paris a few months ago. Am looking forward to purchasing the High and Low DVD. 
 

I was hoping for a restored version of Dersu Uzala. There is a good quality version on YouTube, for those interested:

Nothing like seeing this on a big screen however.

Edited August 3 by hopkins

[jlhoots]

Seed Of The Sacred Fig - 2 hrs. 45 min., but worth it.

[ejp626]

Just back from Varda's Le bonheur.  I have to admit, I didn't care for it very much.  On top of everything else, the Mozart-based soundtrack was so loud and overwhelming at many points throughout the film.

In next couple of days I plan on catching Tarkovsky's Solaris.  I have seen it before but not in a theatre, and I think it's worth experiencing it that way.

[jlhoots]

Night Always Comes - Netflix

[adh1907]

Anyone seen Eddington? Might see tomorrow but it seems to have mixed reviews. Someone raving about it on the radio this morning but only 2 stars in the Guardian. 

[T.D.]

On 8/3/2025 at 2:35 AM, hopkins said:

I saw the restored Seven Samurai here in Paris a few months ago. Am looking forward to purchasing the High and Low DVD. 
 

I was hoping for a restored version of Dersu Uzala. There is a good quality version on YouTube, for those interested:

Nothing like seeing this on a big screen however.

I saw Dersu Uzala back in the early '80s, not knowing what to expect, and was blown away (cinema, big screen). Much later watched a DVD and it didn't have the same magic.

The Spike Lee remake of AK's High and Low, one of my all-time favorites, is coming soon. But I don't think I could stand to watch it.

[Dave Garrett]

On 8/23/2025 at 10:27 AM, T.D. said:

The Spike Lee remake of AK's High and Low, one of my all-time favorites, is coming soon. But I don't think I could stand to watch it.

Paul Schrader, who is reasonably active on Facebook, posted that when he first heard about the remake, he thought it was a fool's errand. After seeing it, he thought that Lee had proved him wrong, and that it compared quite favorably with the original. A lot of the followup comments disagreed quite strongly with that assessment, characterizing it in terms ranging from a mess to flat-out terrible, but there were also quite a few people that loved it.  

[T.D.]

6 hours ago, Dave Garrett said:

Paul Schrader, who is reasonably active on Facebook, posted that when he first heard about the remake, he thought it was a fool's errand. After seeing it, he thought that Lee had proved him wrong, and that it compared quite favorably with the original. A lot of the followup comments disagreed quite strongly with that assessment, characterizing it in terms ranging from a mess to flat-out terrible, but there were also quite a few people that loved it.  

Thanks. Objectively the film is likely to have merit, but remakes of classics are generally polarizing. For my taste (which may be bad), Paul Schrader is probably a contrarian indicator.

This remake reminds me in an ironic way of a funny Opera News article I read decades ago. The author was bemoaning the rigidity of the opera repertoire and lack of original works. He wrote something like "Imagine if cinema worked the same way as opera...film buff discussions would tend to statements like 'This new Gone with the Wind is pretty good, but Spike Lee's was much better'..."

Edited August 27 by T.D.

[T.D.]

The remake is showing in the area all this upcoming week. Being fond of films set in NYC (blurb shows Denzel Washington on a subway), I may venture to watch it.

[Dave Garrett]

11 hours ago, T.D. said:

Thanks. Objectively the film is likely to have merit, but remakes of classics are generally polarizing. For my taste (which may be bad), Paul Schrader is probably a contrarian indicator.

I think Schrader's a contrarian indicator for a lot of things, and he'd probably be the first to admit it!