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Post by MiketheMechanic on Mar 2, 2018 22:37:12 GMT
Just finished watching Just Imagine (1930) on YouTube, a sci-fi musical which imagines how life would be in 1980!  |
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Post by kijii on Mar 2, 2018 23:59:57 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 4, 2018 5:34:46 GMT
Hello CFB. New member here...  to the Classic Film Board |
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Post by kijii on Mar 4, 2018 6:58:06 GMT
Best Live Action Short Film: (2018 Oscar nominees)
“DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk
“The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, Josh Lawson
“My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr.
“The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton
“Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, Tobias Rosen
Animated Short: (2018 Oscar nominees)
“Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant
“Garden Party,” Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon
“Negative Space,” Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata
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I found this collection of films on Amazon Prime and watched them tonight. Two hours well spent.
It was an interesting way to start the Oscar countdown. My favorite are in bold
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Post by poelzig on Mar 4, 2018 9:07:10 GMT
Test Pilot (1938) - first full viewing 3 Oscar nominations--including Best Picture--no Oscar. I prefer seeing Myrna Loy without William Powell..........great personality but no Oscar nominations. Why? They are so delightful together. Just finished watching Mr. Brooks. It's a movie I enjoy more now than when I first saw it and I thought it was solid in the first viewing. I did think the whole Demi Moore side story was a bit superfluous and found her character annoying but otherwise a good addition to the cerebral serial killer sub genre. |
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Post by kijii on Mar 4, 2018 18:27:08 GMT
I just don't think drunks are funny--rich or poor.
I just don't find them entertaining unless they advance a story line.
The most disgusting Oscar-winning movie to me was Arthur (1981).
He was rich AND drunk yet some people found him endearing. Why?
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Post by kijii on Mar 4, 2018 19:55:56 GMT
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Post by Ass_E9 on Mar 4, 2018 20:15:04 GMT
03/03/18:
Psycho (1960) on one of the Encore cable channels currently showing one or two Hitchcock films per night.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Mar 4, 2018 20:49:09 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Mar 4, 2018 21:18:12 GMT
'Fish Don't Blink' (1999) - Indie comedy about siblings running a roadside diner, Jimmy (Wil Wheaton) and Clara (Lea Thompson), who rub up against criminals and local law enforcement. Directed by Chuck DeBus of Junction City, Kansas.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Mar 4, 2018 21:53:24 GMT
Currently watching Charade on TCM, starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. I've never seen it until now.
This may well be the most "Classic Film board" post I've ever written!
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Post by kijii on Mar 4, 2018 22:22:29 GMT
Just finished watching Just Imagine (1930) on YouTube, a sci-fi musical which imagines how life would be in 1980! MiketheMechanic - That DOES seem interesting!!! A musical made in 1930 that imagines what it would be like in 1980. I think I will try it ---------- |
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Mar 5, 2018 8:27:21 GMT
Last thing I watched was Min and Bill (1930), courtesy of TCM channel. Fascinating pre-Code comedy-drama starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery. Dressler won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance. Has some interesting vintage on-location footage of harbor activity in San Pedro, California.
Dressler and Beery would team up a couple years later for the 1933 film, Tugboat Annie, roughly a sequel to Min and Bill.
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Post by delon on Mar 5, 2018 10:22:29 GMT
Paris, Texas (1984) : Directed by Wim Wenders and starring late great Harry Dean Stanton and young Nastassja Kinski, this Palme d'Or awarded drama follows an aimless drifter who after four years of absence seeks to reconnect with his family. I particularly liked the exquisite score from Ry Cooder, which I could listen to all day. 
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Post by MiketheMechanic on Mar 5, 2018 19:27:30 GMT
Just finished watching Just Imagine (1930) on YouTube, a sci-fi musical which imagines how life would be in 1980! MiketheMechanic - That DOES seem interesting!!! A musical made in 1930 that imagines what it would be like in 1980. I think I will try it ---------- Hi kijii, Here's the film, check it out when you get a chance. |
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 5, 2018 19:40:40 GMT
Just got home from an exhausting vacation. After unloading the vehicle, I drop onto the couch and turned on TCM to find "Charade" with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant already in progress. Finishing that fine 1963 film untied all the knots and tiredness.  |
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Post by koskiewicz on Mar 5, 2018 23:18:58 GMT
The Neighbor with Willian Fichtner...had a twist I did not expect...
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 6, 2018 5:06:32 GMT
'Fish Don't Blink' (1999) - Indie comedy about siblings running a roadside diner, Jimmy (Wil Wheaton) and Clara (Lea Thompson), who rub up against criminals and local law enforcement. Directed by Chuck DeBus of Junction City, Kansas. So now there are TWO of us who have seen this film.  I find it to be one of those "lost gem"/ "sleeper" films that no one seems to have ever heard of (except us ) It was shown on one of the local afternoon movie channels off and on for about a month and then quietly disappeared again. Takes place in one small set, quirky characters, nice people to spend a little time with. It's based on a play so there is not a lot of action. You did not say whether or not you enjoyed it. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 6, 2018 5:08:45 GMT
 Seven down. One to go. |
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 6, 2018 6:25:09 GMT
Daughter Of The Dragon (1931)  |
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