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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2021 10:32:44 GMT
I read Dune years ago when I couldn't get enough science fiction. I agree with Dougie about the Lynch version. I have to be honest in the present day the actual story and idea of Dune holds almost zero interest to me.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2021 23:03:33 GMT
The Lighthouse
It's a film that I've been meaning to see for a while because I really liked Eggers first feature 'The Witch'.
It's got great performances from Pattinson and, particularly, Dafoe and the expressionist style cinematography is arresting. There's something a bit too self-conscious and one-dimensional about it though, so it's an interesting, rather than great, film for me.
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Post by tory on Oct 30, 2021 20:04:10 GMT
Seven Samurai at the BFI with my son, who did brilliantly at the age of eight to sit through a black and white three hour film made in 1954. He absolutely loved it, saying it was 'brilliantly slow' and that it was the best film he'd ever seen. The last hour saw him transfixed, sitting with his arms on the seat in front.
I wanted him to see it on the screen and in terms of impact it seemed to work.
It's still an absolutely terrific film - Takashi Shimura's laconic and understated performance as Kambei is a wonderful counterpoint to Mifune's irrepressible Kikuchiryu.
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Post by DejaVoodoo on Oct 31, 2021 7:33:28 GMT
Tonight I’ve been watching Last Night in Soho and Lamb.
Last Night in Soho was a very good film, plenty of plot twists and turns which kept one quite intrigued, although I did think the director may have been trying to be a bit clever and putting too much one that could leave one confused. However I though the music, costumes and the photography was excellent.
Lamb is a film that got chosen for the Festival de Cannes. Again, not much dialogue so you had to keep watching in case you missed something. Magnificent scenery and powerful story telling through the human emotion. Amazing how relationships between animals and humans can be somewhat blurred depending on their circumstances.
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Post by oh oooh on Oct 31, 2021 13:58:12 GMT
I enjoyed Bad Neighbours last night. Couple of splendid sight-gags among other silliness.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2021 15:32:17 GMT
I watched Dark Waters, Todd Haynes film about the Dupont scandal and the subsequent legal battle that lasted many decades. It was a little slow and uncertain initially, and its understated style is not what you'd expect from Haynes,but it does pull you in and make you suitably angry. Mark Ruffalo is excellent in the central role
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Post by harrylemon on Oct 31, 2021 16:04:19 GMT
I watched Dark Waters, Todd Haynes film about the Dupont scandal and the subsequent legal battle that lasted many decades. It was a little slow and uncertain initially, and its understated style is not what you'd expect from Haynes,but it does pull you in and make you suitably angry. Mark Ruffalo is excellent in the central role Agree with all of this.
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Post by oh oooh on Nov 1, 2021 11:17:09 GMT
Monkey Business
This scene where they turn into a four-piece band to hide from the ship's staff was the funniest moment for me. But the famous Chevalier scene (around 1:18) was wonderful too.
Probably the most anarchic, plotless Marx Bros film I've seen. Another joy.
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Post by Sneelock on Nov 2, 2021 23:28:45 GMT
I only got through about half of KWAIDAN. I shoved in as much as I could on Halloween before the little bastards started knocking on the door for candy. I've seen it in the theatres at least twice and I've got to say this - the Criterion Collection print of this thing is an absolute knock-out! I'm going to assume it's been remastered or some such because it looked better on my dumb little HDMI tv than it EVER looked in the movie theater. it's the first color Japanese film I ever saw so it has sort of a special place in my heart-shaped box. Hell, I'd spend money on this! oh, so I was sort of binging on "ghost" and "haunted" movies. I forgot how much this one fills the bill. not standard creaky door sort of haunted but really effective. I mean, look at this lady! yikes!
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Post by Charlie O. on Nov 3, 2021 5:54:59 GMT
Reel Injun (2009), on Amazon Prime.
Reel good.
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Post by loveless on Nov 7, 2021 12:09:55 GMT
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Post by Sneelock on Nov 7, 2021 15:11:39 GMT
IYCSANDSAAA: Anthony Zerbe, what an actor.
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Post by tory on Nov 13, 2021 8:51:11 GMT
A very "meta" film, referencing other cinema - such as Delon's "La Piscina", the moody tracking shots of Antonioni, Fellini soundtracks and even Herzog's use of Popol Vuh. I enjoyed it, particularly Fiennes' rather amusing but ultimately infuriating record producer who dominates everything and the grainy, subdued landscape of an Italian island.
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Post by DarknessFish on Nov 14, 2021 10:10:46 GMT
Finally got round to the new Bond film last night. Thought it was excellent though I don't know how well it will translate to the small screen, it feels like a proper event film, a genuine spectacle. Seeing Hugh Dennis die is a bonus, too.
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Post by wobblie on Dec 18, 2021 3:59:29 GMT
DVR'd this a little while back off TCM. Reminded me somewhat of another bio-pic from '76, Bound for Glory. I thought Roger Mosley did a fine job. Perhaps not the most accurate history, but worth your time if you ever get a chance to see it.
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