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Post by sloopjohnc on May 23, 2020 16:21:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2020 6:11:23 GMT
One inveterate wanderer on another
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Post by sloopjohnc on May 24, 2020 22:27:48 GMT
Someone just recommended I watch Occupied.
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Post by sloopjohnc on May 24, 2020 22:28:38 GMT
One inveterate wanderer on another I like Chatwin's books, but this looks like a cure for insominia.
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Post by Sneelock on May 27, 2020 15:32:04 GMT
boy, was I lazy over the Memorial Day Weekend. lazier than usual. usually I make a pot of coffee and watch whatever war movies I like best on AMC or TCM all day. I was too lazy even to do that. I missed "Sand Pebbles" so I got an attitude and ended up gaping at some DC Superhero movies on TNT or something. Superheroes are really into Earth Tones these days, have you noticed?
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Post by DarknessFish on Jun 4, 2020 19:18:32 GMT
Always feel for the poor guy on the carousel who gets shot, and no-one gives a toss.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2020 22:18:03 GMT
Robert Walker gives one of the greatest performances of all time in that.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2020 10:13:19 GMT
Voices Not your average 'talking pets' movie. I enjoyed it. I've only seen Ryan Reynolds in one other thing but I get the impression his shtick is dark irony. Nevertheless it worked well, kept my interest and amusement. Loved Mr Whiskers.
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Post by DarknessFish on Jun 5, 2020 19:33:16 GMT
Robert Walker gives one of the greatest performances of all time in that. He's brilliant in it, he fills the screen with a camp energy, but also manages to be properly sinister when needed. Of all the unbelievable plot points though, when he starts talking to Farley Granger's character on the train at the start of the film, the fact he's right up in his personal space without getting lamped. Made me uncomfortable enough, even at a distance of 70 years.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jun 5, 2020 19:38:50 GMT
I still remember seeing it as a kid and the scene where the girl's glasses are on the ground and you see the reflection...
Scared the hell out of me, but a genius piece of direction.
It's probably my third or fourth fave Hitch (after N/NW, Rear Window, To Catch A Thief)
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Post by DarknessFish on Jun 5, 2020 20:01:18 GMT
I still remember seeing it as a kid and the scene where the girl's glasses are on the ground and you see the reflection... Scared the hell out of me, but a genius piece of direction. It's probably my third or fourth fave Hitch (after N/NW, Rear Window, To Catch A Thief) We've probably had that thread aleady, but I'd have Shadow of a Doubt and Rope up there. And Psycho is genuinely great, despite it now kinda being ubiquitous and bigger than Hitch in a way.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2020 11:18:51 GMT
Loved it. Magical and quietly profound.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2020 15:39:28 GMT
I watched Love and Mercy again at the weekend. I think I enjoyed it more this second time around. I'd have loved to have seen more of their recreation of Sunset Sound and the Pet Sounds sessions - that was a fucking BLAST! - but I'll say it again: it makes NO SENSE that John Cusack plays the older BW. No sense at all. I think the 60s part of the film is much stronger than the 80s part generally. I don't think they successfully pulled them together, although it was a brave try. I suppose John Cusack does oddball was their thinking. I saw it a few weeks ago. I've always avoided the Beachboys as I've heard the too much and they're not my thing but I enjoyed the insight* the film gave. *With a pinch of salt as always with biopics as they're always very heavily slanted, fucking appallingly so. I think the wife he met at the car showroom was involved in the film hence the favourable portrayal. Anyhow, here's Lyle Ritz of the Wrecking Crew - a bit into it he describes the recording sessions.
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Post by DarknessFish on Jun 7, 2020 20:07:32 GMT
Interesting fairly low-key British horror thing set in the early 70s. A university professor's attempt to study and cure a girl exhibiting signs of possession is stripped of funding due to lack of results and dubious ethics. The obsessive prof, two students, a cameraman and the girl relocate to an isolated counryside house to continue the work in isolation. Makes really good use of colour and film quality to replicate the era, and the small cast all give really good performances. Not a lot new here, really, and there is a really out of place CGI moment, but aside from that, I think it woked quite well.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jun 13, 2020 14:48:43 GMT
This is a great movie. Up there with High Noon.
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