redrum Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 8 hours ago, gibsonfan159 said: Why does everyone have to be Joe Pesci? Two of Pesci's early films: Dear Mr. Wonderful and Family Enforcer (very violent). Great movies in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Just when you think you've seen it all NASA uncorks some incredible unseen 70mm footage. It was 50 years ago this July. Absolutely worth spending the money to see in IMAX. My eyes were wide and jaw dropped during the screening at the Chinese IMAX Theatre. You have until March 7 to see it in IMAX before it opens in regular format on March 8. Edited March 4, 2019 by Strider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonfan159 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 2/25/2019 at 8:46 AM, Stryder1978 said: I finally watched "Roma" this weekend. Actually, I watched it twice since I fell asleep to it the first time. My first thought when it was over - "What the hell did I just watch?" What a boring, pointless waste of celluloid! I knew I was in trouble when the first 5 minutes of the movie consisted of close-up shots of water splashing on floor tiles and distance shots of little birds fluttering around in three cages. No beginning, no story line and no ending.....was this co-wriitten by Jussie Smollett? The acting was stiff and wooden, the cinematography consisted on endless panning and the highlight for me was seeing a horned toad (unless you're into gratuitous shots of some dude's junk. I kept looking for in depth meaning behind it all - the marching band continuously coming up the street, the martial arts segment. the land dispute plot...NOTHING!! The only analogy I got from the mess of a film was the constant dog crap in the courtyard...which accurately summed up this over-hyped cinematic piece of dog doo! You've never watched an Ingmar Bergman or Kurosawa film before, have you? Whether one considers it good or bad is one thing, but I really don't get the Oscar nod. Films like this were a dime a dozen in the 90s indie phase. Also in the 50s and 70s art movement eras, many of which were much more entertaining. They had no chance of winning anything then, now all of a sudden low budget and abstract is the thing. But I'm personally glad to see the shift to cinema that is more poignant and meaningful. The plot isn't what's important in this film. It's the objective view of the moment in time in this character's life. It's a social commentary on being servant class in a society that is in political upheaval. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 On 3/3/2019 at 10:01 PM, Strider said: Just when you think you've seen it all NASA uncorks some incredible unseen 70mm footage. It was 50 years ago this July. Absolutely worth spending the money to see in IMAX. My eyes were wide and jaw dropped during the screening at the Chinese IMAX Theatre. You have until March 7 to see it in IMAX before it opens in regular format on March 8. Can't imagine the cost of making a 70mm film these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, redrum said: Can't imagine the cost of making a 70mm film these days. A few still are made...Quentin Tarantino still films in 70mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 3:39 PM, Strider said: A few still are made...Quentin Tarantino still films in 70mm. Didn't know that. I still shoot 2-1/4 film in my two old cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceFrogYum Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/3/2019 at 11:01 PM, Strider said: Just when you think you've seen it all NASA uncorks some incredible unseen 70mm footage. It was 50 years ago this July. Absolutely worth spending the money to see in IMAX. My eyes were wide and jaw dropped during the screening at the Chinese IMAX Theatre. You have until March 7 to see it in IMAX before it opens in regular format on March 8. FAKE NEWS!!! Everyone knows the moon landings were faked. It was old Kubrick in a basement and camera tricks, everyone knows that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, PeaceFrogYum said: It was old Kubrick in a basement and camera tricks, everyone knows that The creamed corn in the straw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Looking forward to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Watched the Red Box 'Green Book.' Love de I-Talian guy Viggo. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonfan159 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Blackkklansman is typical Spike Lee boredom. The first 30 minutes lead you to believe it's gonna be very interesting. Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 The kind of movie that's better on acid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 33 minutes ago, Strider said: The kind of movie that's better on acid. Can't go wrong with Severn Darden. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 16 hours ago, redrum said: Can't go wrong with Severn Darden. 😄 Do you know him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 20 hours ago, Strider said: Do you know him? Not really. Catchy name though. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201089/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceFrogYum Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 10:50 PM, Strider said: The kind of movie that's better on acid. Oh com on now, everyone know Satan prefers redheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Werewolves on Wheels; sounds shitty enough to watch or it's an Ed Wood festival. I've seen my share of schlock, so maybe it's on Youtube if I really care... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Just saw The Dirt. Impressive. I'm not really a Motley Crue fan at all, but thoroughly enjoyed the biop. That's the way to do it I reckon when most of the story is not about the music as their music was fairly shallow (except 3 or 4 decent tracks). It was a frank account of a specific scene and time which was well depicted. Characters were interesting and the significant problems the guys went through were all tackled. Good on them all for helping produce it. I reckon it worked really well. Entertaining. A Zep movie would be much more difficult to do, but could be done. The focus would need to be the incredible music they were able to produce with the back story being the craziness/antics - and it would need to end before 1980 to leave the audience positive and reflecting on the music imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Noir City Hollywood ended Sunday. Ten consecutive days of film noir hosted by Eddie Muller and Alan K. Rode of the Film Noir Foundation. This was the 21st year of the festival. These were the highlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Humphrey Bogart's final film before he died. Bogart and Rod Steiger are explosive together. Great score by Henry Mancini. Iconic improvised jazz score by Miles Davis. The movie that put Louis Malle and Jeanne Moreau on the map. Another great jazz score by Johnny Mandel, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Bud Shank, and company. Susan Hayward is her usual "WOW!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Love the oldies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) Actually looking forward to this....cannot imagine a world without The Beatles, though... Edited May 19, 2019 by Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MortSahlFan Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Last movie I saw was "Viridiana" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonfan159 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 On 5/19/2019 at 4:13 AM, Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 said: Actually looking forward to this....cannot imagine a world without The Beatles, though... Wouldn't he be accused of copying Oasis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Hmmm...this looks interesting: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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