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Post by wmcclain on Jul 31, 2021 14:48:40 GMT
Your comments/ratings/recommendations/film posters are welcome and much appreciated! The title says "classics" but we are always interested to know what classic film lovers have been watching, whatever the material.  |
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jul 31, 2021 15:11:09 GMT
          Suspect (1987) - 6/10 Little Miss Marker (1980) - 7/10 House of Usher (1960) - 8/10 The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) - 8/10 Martial Outlaw (1993) - 6/10 The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) - 6/10 Black Mountain Side (2014) - 6/10 Black Shampoo (1976) - 5/10 Broken Arrow (1950) - 7/10 The Minion (1998) - 4/10 Favourite Feature of the Week; The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) |
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Post by politicidal on Jul 31, 2021 15:25:11 GMT
Godzilla vs Kong (2021) 7/10
Night Moves (1975) 6/10
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985) 4/10
The Ice Road (2021) 5/10
Mildred Pierce (1945) 8/10
Nobody (2021) 7/10
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Post by wmcclain on Jul 31, 2021 15:35:34 GMT
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Post by jeffersoncody on Jul 31, 2021 16:17:47 GMT
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Post by Bella on Jul 31, 2021 18:27:35 GMT
Sunset Blvd (1950) - re-watch - 10/10 Tale of Tales (2015) - 10/10
Miss Marple - The Dead Body in the Library - 8/10
Miss Marple - The Moving Finger - 7/10
Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced - 7/10
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Post by bravomailer on Jul 31, 2021 18:47:04 GMT
Hombre (1967)
Directed by Martin Ritt and written by Elmore Leonard.
10/10
I had not seen this in fifty years until the other night. Memorable though it was in my yoot, I wondered if it would hold up. It certainly does. Paul Newman plays John Russell, a white man raised by Apaches who does not not feel comfortable in the white world and retains the taciturnity and resourcefulness of his Apache upbringing.
Newman is on a stagecoach that's robbed by a gang of outlaws led by Richard Boone. The robbery doesn't go well and Newman gets hold of money and water which sets the stage for an hour of tense negotiations and stalemate with the gang, followed by a final gunfight. Ritt's direction offers great pacing and tension and gives a feel for the hilly, dry, unforgiving land that the drama takes place on.
Remarkable supporting cast includes Richard Boone as the gang leader, Frederic March as the thieving Indian agent, Martin Balsam as the driver, Diane Cilento as one of the passengers, and several others. Most memorable is Frank Silvera as Boone's idiosyncratic Mexican accomplice who delivers messages to Newman, calling him "Hombre."
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 31, 2021 22:36:20 GMT
Lost in Translation (2003). The Cell (2000). Police Academy (1984). The Prince and Me (2004).
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Post by london777 on Jul 31, 2021 22:49:17 GMT
I have never posted on these threads, but will do so in future. As my brain decays I struggle to remember which movies I have recently watched (sometimes, very recently  ). I was thinking of starting a 'diary', but why bother when wmcclain has done all the work? A few months ago I bought very cheaply on Amazon the Eclipse box set of 'Late Ozu'. I watched all five movies and this week I thought I would watch them again, all within a few days. This has made me notice how Ozu recycles scenes and themes, and how wafer-thin the plots are, very often depending on misunderstandings that would be cleared up in minutes if they all had cell-phones. On the other hand I am picking up on a lot of the sly humour which passed me by first time around, also how members of his 'stock company' can be leads in one film and have relatively minor roles in another. Early Spring (1949) 7.0Tokyo Twilight (1951) 7.5Equinox Flower (1958) 6.5Late Autumn (1960) 7.0The End of Summer (1961) 7.0 |
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Post by teleadm on Jul 31, 2021 22:49:54 GMT
Here are what Tele have seen lately:  Venom 2018, directed by Ruben Fleischer and based on a Marvel comic. Yet another character I never heard of, difference this was entertaining once I got the hang of it.  Hot Lead and Cold Feat 1978 directed by David Butler. Maybe if I was between 9 and 12 years old I might have enjoyed this movie when it was new. Not a bad story, two brother have because of a will, have to compete, Both played by Jim Dale, one is rowdy and one is godly. As it relies on slapstick (and back projection) it becomes tiresome after awhile. A comedy actor I normally can't stand, Don Knotts, played a very restraint Sheriff that has a very personal agenda against Jack Elam, and those parts are actually more funny than the main story. Cudus too towards Darren McGavin playing a rather hard edged character for being in a Disney movie. A bit too sweet for my taste.  When the Cat Comes aka Az Prijde Kocour 1963 directed by Vojtech Jasný when it was Chekozlovakia. Trying to remember movies that Swedish Television used to show early afternoons when I was a kid, and some I like to see again, mostly movies from old East Europe late 1960's early 1970's. I watched a few scenes from this movie and a sun-glassed cat sounded familiar. I watched the whole movie through and it certainly was an experience, the whole color scheme was a great idea that it could color people to their true nature, the rest was just a crazy cabaret with wild jazz dances that went on forever. The cat or cats with sunglasses seems more than willing to shake them of.  This pic though got a surprisingly high approval on FG "last seen" board, could be because of the cat, otherwise it's rather cool in itself.  The Golden Coach aka Le Carosse d'Or 1952 directed by Jean Renoir and based on a story by Prosper Mérimée. This movie was certainly on a different level, and I thought I was gonna leave it with a "at least I tried" smile, but the more I watched it the more I enjoyed it, and hanged along to the end. Seeing Anna Magnani actually playing someone who is attractive was a revelation too. Renoir made there versions at the same time, the English speaking version was the one he preferred the most, and that was the version I watched. It's nothing much happens at all, yet many things happens too, or Italian commedia dell'arte mixed with French door slamming farces. Understandably not for everyones taste, but I enjoyed it. Back on safer ground and three American movies...  The Bribe 1949 directed by Robert Z Leonard and based on a magazine story by Frederick Nebel. Somewhere someone is illegally smuggling American airplane motors, and a federal agent follows a hot lead to an island outside Central America, and it might be true, but federal agent is sidetracked by chief suspects wife, a very attractive night club singer, and even feels attractive to her, and that would complicate matters... The whole set-up feels like a Warner Bros movie but it came from MGM, and while a good try it never get's dirty enough as Warners would have done it. Crime noirish drama romance, while not top-notch, it still keeps the interest to follow to the end, thanks to the cast. While Robert Taylor is a bit on the boring side, Gardner, Laughton and Price keeps it interesting.  I Love You Again 1940 directed by W.S. van Dyke and based on a novel by Octavius Ray Cohen. Myrna Loy and William Powell could recite a telephone dictionary and be far more entertaining than any living species that ever lived. One just enjoys the company for at long as it lasts, even in an amnesia plot movie like this. Powell is married to Loy, and is the most boring man on earth, while on a cruise he saves a drunkard but also get's a lifeboat oar banged on his head, waking up he is suddenly someone else, a smooth con-man who suddenly disappeared. While looking through Mr Boring's wallet he finds out that he might be rich and worth another con, that is until he meets Mr Boring's wife who wants to divorce him because he is so incredibly boring... It shines through how much Powell and Loy enjoyed working together. While not a laugh out loud comedy, it's an amusing and very entertaining movie. The whole con plot by the way I didn't get, but in the end it didn't matter.  The Working Man 1933 directed by John G. Adolfi and based on a story by Edgar Franklin. A sort of Hatfields and the McCoys story set in the shoe manufacturing world. Never seen a George Arliss movie before, and even if this is not heavy drama, I see that his bare presence elevates a rather simple story to another level, even if this is a lighthearted pre-code rom-com. Nice too to see an early Bette Davis as a spoiled brat who redeemes herself, under Arliss' wisdom. It's only 78 minutes and enjoyable and really good.  I learn more and more for each week, and I enjoy it, and Myrna is a great companion in doing so. Well that was my week! Time to read what exciting things others have seen. |
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Post by OldAussie on Jul 31, 2021 23:30:06 GMT
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Post by manfromplanetx on Aug 1, 2021 0:13:21 GMT
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Post by london777 on Aug 1, 2021 0:18:36 GMT
Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018) dir: Bi Gan I knew nothing about this movie before watching it. I expected a slow-moving neo-noir saga of a loner seeking vengeance, It started off that way with Wong Kar-wai a strong visual influence. After an hour and ten minutes the plot had hardly progressed when the hero settles to watch a movie in a half-demolished cinema, then WHAM!!! ... the opening title card (of our movie, not his!) is shown and we are watching a different movie altogether, a surreal blend of Tarkovsky, David Lynch and other mavericks. This part of the film is a 57 minute tracking shot done in one take (at the third attempt). I had even less clue what was going on than previously, but I was spellbound, as this was much more like my own dreams than anything I had ever seen on-screen before. Specifically, I did not realize it was a "dream-sequence" until the film ended. This was convincing, because when I dream I do not know I am dreaming (although I understand that other people sometimes do). The movie is crammed with film allusions and mythology, not to mention masses that would be missed by those not conversant with Chinese language and culture. To take that a level deeper, the writer/director and the lead actor are not Han but Miau, and the film is set in their home town, Kaili. There is much discussion of the idiosyncracies of Miau culture as against mainstream Han Chinese, which will pass over most of our heads. Another oddity is that, while most modern Chinese films are set against a backdrop of urban expansion and modernisation, or perhaps the absence of same in rural areas, this movie is set in what looks like post-industrial decline and desolation (cf Tarkovsky). I wonder what the Party thought of that? I was prepared to write it all off as a movie brat's wet dream, but I found myself thinking about the film a lot since, so that would indicate a second attempt sometime. Nothing to do with O'Neill, by the way, and apparently the original Chinese title means something like "Last Day on Earth", which would be a bit more distinctive and pertinent. 
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Post by london777 on Aug 1, 2021 0:28:53 GMT
Here are what Tele have seen Referring to oneself in the third person is reserved for royalty and lunatics. Which are you?
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Post by petrolino on Aug 1, 2021 1:20:00 GMT
Tale of Tales (2015) - 10/10
I love this movie; introduced me to the world of poet Giambattista Basile.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 1, 2021 1:21:26 GMT
Hombre (1967) Directed by Martin Ritt and written by Elmore Leonard. 10/10 I had not seen this in fifty years until the other night. Memorable though it was in my yoot, I wondered if it would hold up. It certainly does. Paul Newman plays John Russell, a white man raised by Apaches who does not not feel comfortable in the white world and retains the taciturnity and resourcefulness of his Apache upbringing. Newman is on a stagecoach that's robbed by a gang of outlaws led by Richard Boone. The robbery doesn't go well and Newman gets hold of money and water which sets the stage for an hour of tense negotiations and stalemate with the gang, followed by a final gunfight. Ritt's direction offers great pacing and tension and gives a feel for the hilly, dry, unforgiving land that the drama takes place on. Remarkable supporting cast includes Richard Boone as the gang leader, Frederic March as the thieving Indian agent, Martin Balsam as the driver, Diane Cilento as one of the passengers, and several others. Most memorable is Frank Silvera as Boone's idiosyncratic Mexican accomplice who delivers messages to Newman, calling him "Hombre."
I don't recall you ever giving such a high score. My mother likes Richard Boone, I figure she'll watch him in anything.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 1, 2021 1:22:37 GMT
Lost in Translation (2003). The Cell (2000). Police Academy (1984). The Prince and Me (2004).
Two of the all-time greats : 'Lost In Translation' and 'Police Acdemy'. Sounds like you had a great time movie-watching.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 1, 2021 1:26:58 GMT
Here are what Tele have seen lately: When the Cat Comes aka Az Prijde Kocour 1963 directed by Vojtech Jasný when it was Chekozlovakia. Trying to remember movies that Swedish Television used to show early afternoons when I was a kid, and some I like to see again, mostly movies from old East Europe late 1960's early 1970's. I watched a few scenes from this movie and a sun-glassed cat sounded familiar. I watched the whole movie through and it certainly was an experience, the whole color scheme was a great idea that it could color people to their true nature, the rest was just a crazy cabaret with wild jazz dances that went on forever. The cat or cats with sunglasses seems more than willing to shake them of.
I love this movie so much. Vojtech Jasny could have laid claim to being the stylistic architect of the "Czech / Slovak New Wave", he influenced everybody, like Andrzej Wajda in Poland, and Zoltan Fabri in Hungary. Still, it took directors like Francis Coppola and Steven Spielberg to remind people of his work.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 1, 2021 1:38:01 GMT
Hombre (1967) Directed by Martin Ritt and written by Elmore Leonard. 10/10
I don't recall you ever giving such a high score. My mother likes Richard Boone, I figure she'll watch him in anything.
I used to think I would reserve 10s for films that revealed the oneness of the cosmos and left me in nirvana. I'm more generous now. I think I gave My Darling Clementine a 10.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 1, 2021 1:41:03 GMT
I don't recall you ever giving such a high score. My mother likes Richard Boone, I figure she'll watch him in anything.
I used to think I would reserve 10s for films that revealed the oneness of the cosmos and left me in nirvana. I'm more generous now. I think I gave My Darling Clementine a 10. You did, over on Film General.
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). I was thinking of starting a 'diary', but why bother when wmcclain has done all the work?
