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Post by morrisondylanfan on Apr 2, 2018 17:47:04 GMT
Hi all,I hope everyone had a good Easter,and I'd like to know what viewings you loved in March? Mine were:
1:Echigo Tsutsuishi Oyashirazu (1964)-Thanks to Planet X for rec!
2:David Lynch's Hotel Room (1992) (mini-series)
3:Children of Paradise (1945)
4:Kaibyô Otama-ga-ike (1960)-Another awesome Planet X rec.
5:Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
6:The Monster Squad (1987)
7:Tomb Raider (2018)
8:A War (2015)
9:Impasse des deux anges (1948)
10: Summer Heights High (2007) (mini-series)
Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 17:50:36 GMT
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 2, 2018 20:07:06 GMT
Hi there MDF, that's a diverse list of views, surprising to see among them , Summer Heights High ! Ghost Cats...I can recommend also Kaibyô ômagatsuji (1954) Bin Kado just as good as Otama Pond if not better ?... Our viewing for March -- 28 excellent first time watches, all Classic Japanese films. every evening, 5 incredible months of outstanding cinema ! , getting off the beaten track, this quest has been an enthralling, wonderfully obscure journey of discovery. 10 highlights from 28, that I loved the most in March... Himeyuri no Tô , aka Tower Of Lilies (1953) Tadashi Imai Namida o shishi no tategami ni , A Flame At The Pier (1962) Masahiro Shinoda Karami-ai , The Inheritance (1962) Masaki Kobayashi Dokuritsu gurentai , Desperado Outpost (1959) Kihachi Okamoto Kaoyaku akatsukini shisu , Big Shots Die At Dawn (1961) Kihachi Okamoto Nippon dorobô monogatari , Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965) Satsuo Yamamoto Gishiki , The Ceremony (1971) Nagisa Ôshima Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke (1935) Yasujirô Shimazu Hotarubi , Firefly Light (1958) Heinosuke Gosho Hikô shôjo , Each Day I Cry , aka Delinquent Girl (1963) Kirio Urayama honourable mention to the creepy little horror , just 48 min, Kaidan chibusa enoki , Ghost of Chibusa Enoki (1958) Gorô Kadono The OUTSTANDING HIGHLIGHT of the Month reviewed at imdb ... Himeyuri no Tô
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 2, 2018 20:24:39 GMT
In order seen:
Damn Yankees / George Abbott and Stanley Donen (1958)
Wind River / Taylor Sheridan (2017)
Black Widow / Nunnally Johnson (1954)
The Party / Sally Potter (2017)
Macao / Josef von Sternberg (1952)
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice / Orson Welles (1951)
The Death Of Stalin / Armando Iannucci (2017)
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Apr 7, 2018 19:50:36 GMT
Hi there MDF, that's a diverse list of views, surprising to see among them , Summer Heights High ! Ghost Cats...I can recommend also Kaibyô ômagatsuji (1954) Bin Kado just as good as Otama Pond if not better ?... Our viewing for March -- 28 excellent first time watches, all Classic Japanese films. every evening, 5 incredible months of outstanding cinema ! , getting off the beaten track, this quest has been an enthralling, wonderfully obscure journey of discovery. 10 highlights from 28, that I loved the most in March... Himeyuri no Tô , aka Tower Of Lilies (1953) Tadashi Imai Namida o shishi no tategami ni , A Flame At The Pier (1962) Masahiro Shinoda Karami-ai , The Inheritance (1962) Masaki Kobayashi Dokuritsu gurentai , Desperado Outpost (1959) Kihachi Okamoto Kaoyaku akatsukini shisu , Big Shots Die At Dawn (1961) Kihachi Okamoto Nippon dorobô monogatari , Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965) Satsuo Yamamoto Gishiki , The Ceremony (1971) Nagisa Ôshima Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke (1935) Yasujirô Shimazu Hotarubi , Firefly Light (1958) Heinosuke Gosho Hikô shôjo , Each Day I Cry , aka Delinquent Girl (1963) Kirio Urayama honourable mention to the creepy little horror , just 48 min, Kaidan chibusa enoki , Ghost of Chibusa Enoki (1958) Gorô Kadono The OUTSTANDING HIGHLIGHT of the Month reviewed at imdb ... Himeyuri no Tô
Hi Planet X,I hope you are having a good weekend,and thank you for sharing the outstanding highlights of your viewing month. With the lone IMDb review making it sound like a unique mix,I was wondering how you found A Flame at the Pier to be? I was also just wondering about what do you think are best Thriller's from Asia of the 70's? Thanks. |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 9, 2018 21:04:59 GMT
Hi Planet X,I hope you are having a good weekend,and thank you for sharing the outstanding highlights of your viewing month. With the lone IMDb review making it sound like a unique mix,I was wondering how you found A Flame at the Pier to be? I was also just wondering about what do you think are best Thriller's from Asia of the 70's? Thanks. Hi there MDF... I have greatly enjoyed the style & diversity of films seen from Masahiro Shinoda From the radical pop energy of the 60s Japanese New Wave to more meditative, historically focused features Shinoda is an exceptional storyteller a consummate craftsman. I gave a higher rating to the multi faceted social drama A Flame at the Pier. Last night we watched his uniquely original 1969 ATG production of Shinjû: Ten no Amijima , Double Suicide an incredibly creative film, the story is performed with live actors, but also makes use of Japanese theatrical traditions such as the kuroko (stagehands dressed entirely in black) who invisibly interact with the actors... A few excellent 1970s Japanese thrillers come to mind from director Yoshitarô Nomura Suna no utsuwa (1974) , we mentioned it some time back , Jiken , The Incident (1978) and Yatsuhaka-mura , Village of the Eight Tombs (1977) Highly Recommended is the Romantic Thriller from Kôichi Saitô , Yakusoku , The Rendezvous (1972) , ps best not read summaries they may spoil ... |
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Post by louise on Apr 10, 2018 7:29:24 GMT
I enjoyed Finding Your Feet. WOuldn't say I loved it, but I liked it.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Apr 10, 2018 9:32:40 GMT
Saw it in April but what the hell, it is a superb film with a sensational performance from Joachim Phoenix  |
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Post by kijii on Apr 12, 2018 23:41:36 GMT
Now that I keep on online record, I can add to this list--first time viewings that I loved in March-- Icarus (2017) - This year's Oscar winner for best documentary is a "must see." Currently streaming on Netflix. The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) - One of the best of the C.B. DeMille/Gary Cooper collaborations because it is a biopic about a fairly normal doctor, caught in a bad situation. You can YouTube it here: www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+story+of+dr+wassell+1944&view=detail&mid=4BC58E9D74DBF1F2250D4BC58E9D74DBF1F2250D&FORM=VIRE Sergeant Rutledge (1960) - An interesting Ford cavalry movie without John Wayne gives homage to the Buffalo Soldier in a great western courtroom drama. The Naked Edge (1961) - Gary Cooper's last movie was a pleasant surprise to me. I could only find it on YouTube, but the quality is quite good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHIPfVrjlnsThe Good Fairy (1935) - Is a great William Wyler comedy from the 30s that can be YouTubed in 10 continuous sections. It is really worth a look see and the video quality is quite good, too: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0543B4DF2513B1E5 . Bad Girl (1931) is another overlooked drama romance from the 30s. This can be YouTubed also: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWltM9MXuuU. There were two Shorts from this year's Oscar nominations that I really liked:
My Nephew Emmett - dramatizes the arrest and killing of Emmett Till--a 14-year-old black youth from Chicago who was visiting his uncle and cousins in the South in 1955. The Silent Child - presents the problems of a small deaf girl who just wanted to be heard (and seen). |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 13, 2018 0:08:05 GMT
Now that I keep on online record, I can add to this list--first time viewings that I loved in March-- The Good Fairy (1935) - Is a great William Wyler comedy from the 30s that can be YouTubed in 10 continuous sections. It is really worth a look see and the video quality is quite good, too. I'm always happy when others discover this delightful yet neglected gem, as I first did over a dozen years ago (and immediately added to our collection). One of the all-too-few examples of Wyler's abilities with lighter material, credit must also go to the inspired lunacy and illogical logic of the Preston Sturges script, and to the expert comic talents of Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan, Herbert Marshall and Reginald Owen, among others. |
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Post by kijii on Apr 13, 2018 16:07:16 GMT
Now that I keep on online record, I can add to this list--first time viewings that I loved in March-- The Good Fairy (1935) - Is a great William Wyler comedy from the 30s that can be YouTubed in 10 continuous sections. It is really worth a look see and the video quality is quite good, too. I'm always happy when others discover this delightful yet neglected gem, as I first did over a dozen years ago (and immediately added to our collection). One of the all-too-few examples of Wyler's abilities with lighter material, credit must also go to the inspired lunacy and illogical logic of the Preston Sturges script, and to the expert comic talents of Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan, Herbert Marshall and Reginald Owen, among others. Doghouse6--- One thing I just discovered in March was how MANY movies can be streamed from YouTube on my Roku Box. Have you ever seen Bad Girl (1931)? It, too, can be YouTubed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWltM9MXuuU. This movie was a nominee for Best Picture. I found it simple but engaging...all tree main performers in this movie sort of won me over. |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 13, 2018 16:41:45 GMT
I'm always happy when others discover this delightful yet neglected gem, as I first did over a dozen years ago (and immediately added to our collection). One of the all-too-few examples of Wyler's abilities with lighter material, credit must also go to the inspired lunacy and illogical logic of the Preston Sturges script, and to the expert comic talents of Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan, Herbert Marshall and Reginald Owen, among others. Doghouse6--- One thing I just discovered in March was how MANY movies can be streamed from YouTube on my Roku Box. Have you ever seen Bad Girl (1931)? It, too, can be YouTubed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWltM9MXuuU. This movie was a nominee for Best Picture. I found it simple but engaging...all tree main performers in this movie sort of won me over. Thanks for the tip, kijii. I haven't seen that one, but it sounds like it could be right up my alley! Of late, my viewing has been especially concentrated upon films of the '30s I've never gotten around to. |
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Apr 21, 2018 13:22:17 GMT
Hi Planet X,I hope you are having a good weekend,and thank you for sharing the outstanding highlights of your viewing month. With the lone IMDb review making it sound like a unique mix,I was wondering how you found A Flame at the Pier to be? I was also just wondering about what do you think are best Thriller's from Asia of the 70's? Thanks. Hi there MDF... I have greatly enjoyed the style & diversity of films seen from Masahiro Shinoda From the radical pop energy of the 60s Japanese New Wave to more meditative, historically focused features Shinoda is an exceptional storyteller a consummate craftsman. I gave a higher rating to the multi faceted social drama A Flame at the Pier. Last night we watched his uniquely original 1969 ATG production of Shinjû: Ten no Amijima , Double Suicide an incredibly creative film, the story is performed with live actors, but also makes use of Japanese theatrical traditions such as the kuroko (stagehands dressed entirely in black) who invisibly interact with the actors... A few excellent 1970s Japanese thrillers come to mind from director Yoshitarô Nomura Suna no utsuwa (1974) , we mentioned it some time back , Jiken , The Incident (1978) and Yatsuhaka-mura , Village of the Eight Tombs (1977) Highly Recommended is the Romantic Thriller from Kôichi Saitô , Yakusoku , The Rendezvous (1972) , ps best not read summaries they may spoil ... Hi Planet X, I hope you are having a good weekend,and after a delay due to having to sort out a new laptop,I saw Yakusoku as part of a double bil last night,and found it to be absolutely magnificent! The film that I matched it up with is one I think you would really enjoy: Claude Miller's Deadly Circuit (1983): www.imdb.com/title/tt0084358/ |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 21, 2018 23:37:54 GMT
Highly Recommended is the Romantic Thriller from Kôichi Saitô , Yakusoku , The Rendezvous (1972) , Hi Planet X, I hope you are having a good weekend,and after a delay due to having to sort out a new laptop,I saw Yakusoku as part of a double bil last night,and found it to be absolutely magnificent! The film that I matched it up with is one I think you would really enjoy: Claude Miller's Deadly Circuit (1983): www.imdb.com/title/tt0084358/Hi there MDF, Wonderful to hear that you enjoyed Yakusoku so much ! I will be looking forward to your imdb review... Many thanks for the Deadly Circuit rec, not an easy film to find on dvd, but have found an uncut copy in the UK . Happy Viewing to you... |
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