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Post by hi224 on Sept 21, 2020 15:51:24 GMT
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Post by jeffersoncody on Sept 22, 2020 5:02:17 GMT
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Post by bradybunchfan on Sept 22, 2020 9:08:50 GMT
Warren Miller's Face Of Winter
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Post by hi224 on Sept 22, 2020 9:52:49 GMT
Was going to watch 5 movies and they got deleted.
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Post by kijii on Sept 22, 2020 14:23:41 GMT
Thanks jeffersoncody --- I think I might look into this one..
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Post by kijii on Sept 22, 2020 14:42:09 GMT
Marshall (2017) / Reginald Hudlin
This movie looks back on Thurgood Marshall's early career (1940s) as a defense lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall (Chadwick Boseman) is generally sent to locations to help innocent clients in difficult court cases. The case takes him to Connecticut to help a local Jewish lawyer, Josh Gad (Sam Friedman). In his case he is defending a black servant, Sterling K. Brown (Joseph Spell), accused of raping his boss's wife, Eleanor Strubing (Kate Hudson).
Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman): The Constitution was not written for us. We know that. But no matter what it takes, we're going to make it work for us. From now on, we claim it as our own.
Thurgood Marshall : I wouldn't be here if I didn't think we could win.
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Post by teleadm on Sept 22, 2020 18:23:24 GMT
Miss Julie aka Fröken Julie 1951 directed by Alf Sjöberg It's midsummer and Swedes do nothing but drink, dance and party all night long, that's the background. It's also a tragic love story as the idles can't mix with the commoners, least of all the staff. Astonishing and beautiful cinematography and picture solutions and a great storytelling eye by the director to move the story forward even during flashback sequences. When I started watching it there was something wrong with the subtitles since they didn't seemed to fit with the pictures. I was just on the verge of getting angry when I remembered that it's a Swedish movie, so I don't need any subtitles!
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Post by kijii on Sept 22, 2020 18:28:29 GMT
My Name Is Joe (1998) / Ken LoachThis is one of Loach's better films from the period. The movie ranks as 91 on the BFI's Top 100 films.
Set in one toughest Glasgow neighborhoods, it is a love story with a twist. Joe (Peter Mullan), a recovering alcoholic, falls in love with Sarah (Louise Goodall), a community health worker. However, Joe is also devoted to his friend, Liam (David McKay), whose wife is a drug addict owing the local drug dealer a lot of money. Though Joe loves Sarah, he is forced into dealing with the drug dealer to save Liam from "having his legs broken" if the loan is not paid off.
The movie is intense, but there are also many humorous scenes too.
If you watch it, it is yet another movie that will require you to use the closed captions option: the Glasgow dialect is just too thick for most of us "others" to understand.
Wikipedia Plot Summary with SPOILERS: The film begins with Joe Kavanagh at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, relaying an experience from his past. He states the ritualised greeting: 'My name is Joe and I'm an alcoholic.' He feels that he is not in a position to drink any more with safety. He tells the group that he copes by praying and states that he is grateful to be at the meeting.
He then goes round to his friend's place, bangs on the door and pretends to be the police. They then travel in Joe's van where they examine stolen sporting merchandise which is of low quality. Joe and his friends stop at another person's house to pick up more people. A car cuts off the van. Joe later encounters the driver, whom Joe later describes as being 'the woman who tried to kill us all.' He exits his van and asks the woman if she lost her guide dog. The woman, Sarah, states that she is a health visitor. She wants to see Liam and his child, but Joe explains that Liam has an important football game to attend.
Joe is very encouraging as a coach. The other team appears in white and black, which are the colours that Joe's team wears. Joe's team express their anger at this and respond by taking their shirts off so that they are able to distinguish between players. The other team scores the first goal of the game.
Joe drives Liam home and Liam abruptly tells Joe to pull over and Liam runs up to a male who acts aggressively towards him. Joe does not hear what transpires between Liam and the man. Later, Joe sees Sarah, who is seen struggling with wallpaper in her car. Joe appears to fancy her, as Sarah tells him her name and he flirts with her.
Joe then helps an acquaintance of Sarah's to complete a wall papering and paint job in Sarah's flat. Sarah later brings them tea as they paint the ceiling and sing to themselves. They then look outside and notice someone taking photos of them through the window. Joe runs outside with his can of white paint and brush to confront the man who was taking the photos. The photographer tells Joe that he was just doing his job and that he has a bad heart. Joe then paints all over the photographer's car. The car speeds away and manages to knock over a pile of rubbish by the side of the road.
Later, Sarah and Joe have dinner together. There is a bottle of red wine on the table, but Joe does not drink any of the alcohol. Sarah's telephone rings and she leaves the kitchen to answer it. Joe is then left alone with the wine. He clears his plate and appears somewhat nervous. When Sarah finishes with her telephone conversation, Joe asks her about the photographs on her wall. Joe later reveals to Sarah that he does not drink, to which Sarah replies: 'Why didn't you say?' Joe reveals that he is an alcoholic and he has not had a drink in ten months. Joe is happy that Sarah knows and that she has been direct in her responses to him. Joe thanks Sarah for her company. Sarah pays Joe for the work that he completed on her flat and they part company.
Joe attends the Mayfield Health Centre. Joe tells the receptionist that he would like to see Sarah. The receptionist does not appear to be surprised by his request and says that Joe is free to pop his head around the door. He sees Sarah advising parents on dealing with the changing of nappies. Outside the Health Centre, Joe asks Sarah if she would like to go ten-pin bowling with him and to ring him if she fancies going. They then part company. Sarah speaks with a female colleague, Maggie, and says that Joe seems a bit wild. She states that she is not going to go bowling with Joe.
Sarah and Joe bowl together and laugh at their many errors. They occupy Aisle 16 and neither of them are spectacular players. They go back to Sarah's place where she asks him in for a cup of tea. Joe politely says no. Sarah offers him money for a taxi. A friendly argument ensues, at the end of which Sarah finds herself locked out of her flat. Sarah says that she can sleep in her car. Joe states that Sarah can sleep at his place, but not necessarily together.
They arrive at Joe's and he shows her around his flat. Joe tells Sarah that he used to be in a band and they won a local talent contest. Joe tells Sarah a story of how he was desperate for a drink one day and what transpired. He went to a music shop and stole some cassettes. He took one of them home and 'got pissed.' He describes the experience as being 'magical.' When Sarah asks him what made him stop drinking, Joe asks her why she wants to know. He is not hostile, but curious. Joe says that he is scared to tell her and that there is a strong chance that she will hate him if he tells.
Joe explains that there was a girl he used to drink with and they loved one another. They were both 'just tangled up' and they used to get into terrible arguments and tear one another apart. The audience then sees a flashback where Joe and the girl are returning home from a night out. He states that 'a cloud just descended... really, really dark. And suddenly I hated her. I hated me.' He describes how he tried to open the door, but was unable to; when the partner whom he was with laughed at him, Joe lost control because she found it funny. He beat her by punching and kicking her, while she lay helpless on the ground. He screamed abuse at her. The next day, he had a blackout. Now, he remembers every punch and kick. He states how ashamed and disgusted he is with himself. He is obviously contrite and he has not yet forgiven himself for his actions.
Joe sees three men beating up Liam at a football match. Joe attempts to intervene. He helps Liam up and asks him if he is still clean. Liam states that he is. Liam confronts his wife when she comes home. He suspects that she has been using and asks her if she 'takes him for a prick.' Liam then yells that he will leave her to rot, grabs her by her neck and forces her to look at herself in the mirror.
Joe goes to Liam's flat and encounters Liam's wife shooting up in the bathroom. An argument erupts between them. Joe offers to help her. She does not want the kind of help that Joe offers. Joe then reluctantly assists her to tie off one of her veins so that she can shoot up. Joe tries to make sense of her incoherent mumbles as she lies prostrate in the bathtub. Joe then goes to a snooker club where he asks after Liam's whereabouts. Joe tells one of the men that he encounters that Liam has a four-year-old boy in an attempt to mitigate matters. Liam says that he does not want them to take liberties. He comes across Liam and is cross because Liam told him that he had stopped dealing. A tearful Liam confesses that he still owes money. Joe also tells Liam that he suspects that his wife is selling her body, and soul, for monetary gains. He is worried that people are going to break his legs.
The next day, Joe goes to Stella Maris' B & B to deal with the matter of Liam. In a later scene, Joe gives Sarah a pair of earrings, as well as a ring. Joe tells Sarah that he loves her. Sarah tells him that she does not want it and Joe cannot understand what he has done wrong. Joe is confused as to why Sarah has behaved in this fashion. In the next shot, we see a copy of the Alcoholics Anonymous' small blue Bible as Joe listens to Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major and makes notes in a book. When Sarah arrives at his door, she apologises. They drink tea together and later embrace.
Joe drives his van and his mates direct him to a place where they rob another van. Joe is shocked with his unwitting role in the robbery of Astral Sports. He still acts as the get-away driver. At the next football match, Joe cleverly remarks that the other team look like budgies because of their blue and yellow striped uniforms. Meanwhile, Sarah reveals to her co-worker Maggie that she is pregnant. Maggie congratulates her.
At Sarah's flat, she expresses her reservations about Joe's dealings with Liam. Joe tells her that there are some things that she does not need to know. Sarah accuses Joe of being a drug dealer and asks where he got the money for her earrings and ring. Joe replies that the gang gave him some money. Sarah becomes enraged and asks, 'Are you going to hit me too, Joe?'
Joe attends Liam's flat and states that Liam must deal with things himself. Joe returns to his flat with bottles of Smirnoff Vodka. He pours himself a drink, and takes a sip. Liam then goes to Joe's flat, where Joe is very inebriated. Joe calls Liam a 'stupid wee prick.' The alcohol has overtaken Joe and he is hostile to Liam, who needs his help. As Liam witnesses members of the gang coming towards the premises, Liam realises that Joe has passed out and he kisses Joe on his forehead. Joe suddenly snaps awake and realises that Liam has taken his own life by hanging himself. The film concludes with Liam's funeral.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Sept 22, 2020 21:57:37 GMT
The Girl Who Played with Fire - Extended Version (2009).
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Post by kijii on Sept 22, 2020 22:28:09 GMT
Miss Julie aka Fröken Julie 1951 directed by Alf Sjöberg It's midsummer and Swedes do nothing but drink, dance and party all night long, that's the background. It's also a tragic love story as the idles can't mix with the commoners, least of all the staff. Astonishing and beautiful cinematography and picture solutions and a great storytelling eye by the director to move the story forward even during flashback sequences. When I started watching it there was something wrong with the subtitles since they didn't seemed to fit with the pictures. I was just on the verge of getting angry when I remembered that it's a Swedish movie, so I don't need any subtitles! Teleadm Does this movie play as well in Swedish as I think it does? I think it is beautifully shot camera work.
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Post by kijii on Sept 23, 2020 16:15:56 GMT
Land and Freedom (1995) / Ken Loach I bought a copy of this on a DVD from ebay. Unfortunately, the closed captions were in Korean rather than Spanish to English, whitch would made this film even more enjoyable. Most of the film has Spanish speakers. (Luckily, I did understand much of the Spanish and followed the actions and reactions of the actors.)
The file, written by Jim Allen, concentrates on a group of Spanish and non-Spanish foreign volunteers who want to fight for the Republic and against Franco, during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. However, once on the "battle field", they find out that their service is not always appreciated by the Stalinists and other groups attempting to do the same thing. For a full, detailed, and opinioned review, I post this from the IMDb reviews:
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Sept 24, 2020 5:07:11 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Sept 25, 2020 5:33:31 GMT
ONLY WHEN I LARF 1968 - Richard Attenborough is the elder ring leader of a trio of con artists. David Hemmings is his rebellious young assistant and Alexandra Stewart the woman in the middle. There's an interesting discussion when Attenborough defends the predation schemes by saying they perform a service like natural selection--they weed out the stupid-taking money from those who don't deserve it. Hemmings on the other hand is cynical about such a moral excuse and believes everything is a big con-from military service to counterculture politics. It's unlikely to rank high on anyone's confidence trick movies but it has its moments--by the director of THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN.
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Post by teleadm on Sept 25, 2020 17:24:09 GMT
Miss Julie aka Fröken Julie 1951 directed by Alf Sjöberg It's midsummer and Swedes do nothing but drink, dance and party all night long, that's the background. It's also a tragic love story as the idles can't mix with the commoners, least of all the staff. Astonishing and beautiful cinematography and picture solutions and a great storytelling eye by the director to move the story forward even during flashback sequences. When I started watching it there was something wrong with the subtitles since they didn't seemed to fit with the pictures. I was just on the verge of getting angry when I remembered that it's a Swedish movie, so I don't need any subtitles! Teleadm Does this movie play as well in Swedish as I think it does? I think it is beautifully shot camera work. sorry kijiiI liked reading your review and analyses, I forgot there was a question too. It plays out very well in Swedish, they might talk a bit theatrical for my ears, but at least I'm thankful for that in this case, since this movie has such a great pace, one never thinks about it. Director Sjöberg had made a version that, what I've read, caused a sensation of the Strindberg play at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1949, so I guess he had some sollutions in mind when he filmed it. Sjöberg was a director at the Swedish Royal Theater between 1930 and 1980, when he was killed in a bicycle accident when he was hit by a bus. Miss Julie was his last commercial success, and maybe even worse for him critics became divided of him as a movie director, though he did a few more movies, but never hit the right cord with movie audiences again. As a theater director he was still highly regarded.
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Post by Prime etc. on Sept 26, 2020 5:46:01 GMT
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON 1943 - Seems like I watched this before--my memory is worse than I thought if I did! I know I had seen the "wharf rat" disguise before and being taken out in the chest. Anyway it was alright to watch again I still find it jarring to see him in that fedora-style hat and his hair kind of funny. Dr. Watson isn't so bumbling as I remembered.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Sept 26, 2020 10:58:55 GMT
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Sept 26, 2020 13:35:21 GMT
Boy on a Dolphin starring Sophia Loren, Alan Ladd and Clifton Webb. Maybe not a real classic but I always enjoyed this film. I have a remastered DVD.
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Post by kijii on Sept 27, 2020 3:51:07 GMT
Carla's Song (1996) / Ken Loach
Wikipedia Plot Summary with SPOILERS:
Set in 1987, Carla's Song tells the story of love in a time of war. The plot follows the relationship between a Scottish bus driver, George Lennox (Robert Carlyle) and Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), a Nicaraguan refugee living in Glasgow. George first encounters Carla when she sneaks onto his bus without paying the fare. They go out for coffee but Carla seems hesitant to tell George anything about her life or where she's from. When Carla needs a place to stay George arranges for her to stay at his friend's place.
Later George returns to his friend's flat and finds Carla in the bathtub where she has slit her wrists. George takes her to the hospital where he learns that Carla also attempted suicide six weeks ago. George stays by Carla's side in the hospital while she is recovering.
Carla later explains that she read letters from her boyfriend, Antonio (Richard Loza), which she had never been able to open before. She was so horrified by the content of the letters that she tried to take her own life. Carla tells him that she doesn't know what happened her boyfriend Antonio or to her family and asks George to hold her. She appears to be haunted by her past and suffering the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder.
George decides they need to return to a war-torn Nicaragua to find out what happened to Antonio and Carla's family. George begins to learn and about the U.S.-sponsored Contra insurgency against the Sandinistas. When they return to Nicaragua, they find Bradley, a U.S. citizen who is working as an aid worker and helping other U.S. citizens document human rights abuses conducted by the Contras. Bradley claims that he doesn't know the whereabouts of Carla's boyfriend and says that he will be heading North soon and that Carla should join him.
While Carla and George are taking a truck to the North of the country, the truck engine overheats and explodes in a burst of steam making a sound resembling gunfire. Carla completely breaks down and becomes catatonic when she hears this, and George tries to comfort her. Bradley happens by in a 4x4 and offers to take them off the truck and give them a ride while attempting to calm Carla down.
Bradley later admits that Antonio has been staying with. Carla tells Bradley that he needs to let go of his past, which he seems to be struggling with also. Carla has terrible night horrors where she relives the experience of being in the revolution and their group being attacked by the Contras. In the nightmare, Carla is shot in the back several times yet manages to flee while the Contras descend on Antonio who falls after being shot. Carla's watches on in horror from some bushes.
On the way to Carla's family, a group of Sandinistas warns them that there are Contra fighters in the area. Carla finds her family and introduces George to them. Later that night, heavily armed Contras attack the village. The Contras kill many people and huge explosions go off around the village, while Sandinista villagers return fire.
In the morning George discovers that Carla and Antonio have a baby daughter. George asks Carla to return to Glasgow with him and bring the baby, but Carla refuses. George meets Bradley who seems absolutely incensed. Bradley explained that the Contras, who are operating out of Honduras, are a CIA-organized and funded group. Bradley then explains how Antonio was captured by the Contras, who used CIA torture methods. The Contras cut out Antonio's tongue, broke his spine in several places with rifle butts leaving him paralysed, and poured acid on his face, all while Carla watched from her hiding place in the bushes.
George breaks down when he hears what Carla has suffered through and runs to find her. George finds Carla's family who gives him a letter which Carla left for him. The letter says that Carla is heading north to find Antonio, and implies she may try to take her own life again. George steals a bus and Bradley joins him to help find Carla. They head to Bradley's village and find Carla in a room curled up and terrified of reuniting with Antonio. George encourages her to visit Antonio and explains that she will have to do this alone, that he can't do it with her.
Antonio is sitting on a stool in Bradley's house, a guitar in hand. Antonio's face is severely disfigured from the acid mutilation. Antonio reaches out to Carla and begins to play his guitar. Carla sings her song in accompaniment with the guitar, suggesting that they may reunite. George prepares to return to Glasgow.
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Post by Prime etc. on Sept 27, 2020 8:24:29 GMT
Battlestar Galactica 1978 -the feature film released outside the US--I saw it back in the summer of 78. How big the universe seemed then--what an exciting time with movies--so many news interesting things coming out. We saw it at a drive-in. As a Star Wars rip-off I think it is the best in terms of being a rip off-after all they brought Star Wars personnel John Dykstra and Ralph McQuarrie--the latter just made variations on his designs for Star Wars. Some of the FX is a little more ambitious too-although lots of repeated shots and it lacks the cinematic vista of the SW movies. A shame since the dramatic side, while nothing special, is certainly good enough thanks to the veteran cast--makes me wonder how Star Wars might have been if Jane Seymour was Princess Leia and Richard Hatch was Luke but anyway, the second half gets cheaper.
The cylons remain the best--as for the recent tv series, "frak it."
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 27, 2020 17:23:23 GMT
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