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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jun 20, 2020 0:06:37 GMT
The Good Liar - you can't go wrong with Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen! This one went in a different direction than I thought it would, but it was still a satisfying ending. Saw this one last night. Dame Helen and Sir Ian are just fabulous! I enjoyed this movie immensely.
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 20, 2020 0:24:00 GMT
The Good Liar - you can't go wrong with Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen! This one went in a different direction than I thought it would, but it was still a satisfying ending. Saw this one last night. Dame Helen and Sir Ian are just fabulous! I enjoyed this movie immensely. We saw it at the theater. I'm a huge Mirren fan, she didn't disappoint
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Post by moviememories on Jun 26, 2020 15:58:00 GMT
Batteries not included. This movie was great.
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Post by Punkin on Jun 26, 2020 21:38:10 GMT
I'm currently watching a movie on Xfinity's Premium Movies list, The Frozen Ground, starring Nick Cage and John Cusack. It's a movie I've watched before, based on a true story of a serial killer in Alaska. With Xfinity you can check the cast and production crew for every movie and I always do that before the movie gets going. Very surprised to see that the producer was listed as Randall Emmett. That's Lala's fiancée from VP Rules! Not a bad movie, made in 2013. I'd recommend it.
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Post by stargazer161 on Jun 29, 2020 14:03:22 GMT
The Hunt (it was decent)
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Post by beerbelly on Jun 29, 2020 14:24:30 GMT
I re-watched Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing' last night and I was shocked and saddened how years later we are still dealing with the same issues. I cried when I first saw it and cried last night. So well done and it really holds up.
What I didn't realize was that Giancarlo Esposito was in the film.
I really want to watch Spike's new film because I hear it is excellent.
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Post by Kao on Jun 29, 2020 14:39:37 GMT
Bend it Like Beckham. It still holds up, and I still laugh at "Get your Lesbian feet out of my shoes!" The soundtrack is also great.
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Post by Arielflies on Jun 30, 2020 2:09:29 GMT
^^^ That. Need to find that film!
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Post by Brooks on Jul 6, 2020 19:32:24 GMT
I really enjoyed Bend it Like Beckham. Thanks for the recommendation!
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Post by springmaiden27 on Jul 7, 2020 8:30:11 GMT
I revisited The English Patient. That is still such a gorgeous film! The writing, the scenery, the talent all hold up beautifully.
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Post by Navybelle on Jul 8, 2020 5:17:37 GMT
Can't believe I'd never seen it before: The Green Mile! It was not about what I thought it was about, primarily anyway, and I loved it. Cried like crazy at the end! The healing, the mouse, the dreams, the karma...! It was much more than a death row kind of movie.
The only far-fetched part of this movie (and that's really saying something), is that there were any decent, non-racist officials in Louisiana in the '30s!!
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Post by waywyrd on Jul 8, 2020 12:41:53 GMT
The Green Mile was such a great movie (as were the books), even if I did want to punch that little rat Percy every time he was on screen. He got what he deserved, though...
We watched Midway over the weekend - I don't get the bad reviews, we both thought it was pretty damn good. I didn't even mind it being over two hours. *shrug*
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Post by Brooks on Jul 8, 2020 13:30:36 GMT
Brief Encounter. About forbidden love among the middle class pre WWII. Recommended.
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Post by Kao on Jul 9, 2020 20:10:53 GMT
Rewatched "Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery" and enjoyed it immensely. If you enjoy documentaries about art forgery this is a must see as he was more clever than most forgers (choosing to create new art based on an artist's "empty periods" to be passed off as new art rather than just copying work). This was made before he and his wife went to jail and they interview him, art experts, auctioneers, people who bought the art, etc. He also demonstrates his skills by creating a "new" Max Ernst painting from beginning to end. It's a great film and if you have an interest in art you should see it.
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Post by stargazer161 on Jul 13, 2020 18:30:36 GMT
The Old Guard (pretty good) Only (just okay)
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Post by Punkin on Jul 19, 2020 0:34:40 GMT
A Monster Calls. The Monster, played by Liam Neeson, is a big tree who helps a young boy come to terms with the impending death of his ill mother. A really lovely movie that had me sobbing at the end. Highly recommend! It's on HBO.
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Post by Arielflies on Jul 19, 2020 13:24:32 GMT
On Amazon - Earthquake. It is a followup to the Norwegian film, Wave. The same characters get caught up in an earthquake in Oslo. Lots of slanted floors to nowhere and elevator shaft negotiation, but also the dour Norwegian who tried to warn everyone. I really enjoy listening to the Norwegian language while reading English subtitles.
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Post by acookertv on Jul 19, 2020 15:33:45 GMT
John Lewis: Good Trouble. It is a wonderful portrait of a hero. Telling the stories of the history he was a part of and watching him rewatch the clips was compelling. Seeing who he was as a person - joking with his staff, dancing, showing off his chicken collection - was pure delight!
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Post by Brooks on Jul 19, 2020 17:58:55 GMT
The Lobster - this had to be one of the most bizarre movies I've ever seen. Good cast, but wow, what a weird premise. A terrific movie. A bizarre love story embedded in a bizarre dystopian time. Kept me guessing. But could have done without a few really violent scenes.
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Post by beerbelly on Jul 19, 2020 21:45:09 GMT
I just watched 'Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen'. Fascinating, enlightening, and moving. For example, I never really thought about how film portrays what happens when someone 'finds out' someone is trans and how that dictates how we act in real life, or on a reality tv show (Survivor where Zeke Smith was 'outed' as if he were hiding something and was untrustworthy because he hadn't told people).
I highly recommend it!
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Post by Kao on Jul 20, 2020 17:04:54 GMT
I seem to be on a art documentary kick lately because I watched "Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures" currently on HBO about the life and work of the famed photographer. Lots of interviews with people like Fran Leibowitz, Debbie Harry, Holly Solomon, and others about him, and gives a lot of fascinating insight into his world, the NY art scene in the late 70s-80s and how AIDS hit that community. I have mixed feelings about him as a person (especially about his fetishism of Black men) but have always been intrigued by his work, especially with the obscenity charge against the studio that showed his work that resulted in a major ruling for the art world. (Note: If you want to watch this, please know that a lot of his work is very explicit in nature.)
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Post by stargazer161 on Jul 20, 2020 20:48:19 GMT
A Monster Calls. The Monster, played by Liam Neeson, is a big tree who helps a young boy come to terms with the impending death of his ill mother. A really lovely movie that had me sobbing at the end. Highly recommend! It's on HBO. I heard the audio book of this novel heading to Colorado a few years back....I was sobbing at the end, too!
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Post by stargazer161 on Jul 20, 2020 20:49:47 GMT
Before I Fall (I liked it)
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Post by Critical on Jul 21, 2020 2:28:48 GMT
I seem to be on a art documentary kick lately because I watched "Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures" currently on HBO about the life and work of the famed photographer. Lots of interviews with people like Fran Leibowitz, Debbie Harry, Holly Solomon, and others about him, and gives a lot of fascinating insight into his world, the NY art scene in the late 70s-80s and how AIDS hit that community. I have mixed feelings about him as a person (especially about his fetishism of Black men) but have always been intrigued by his work, especially with the obscenity charge against the studio that showed his work that resulted in a major ruling for the art world. (Note: If you want to watch this, please bear in mine that a lot of his work is very explicit in nature.) That one was terrific! I'm a big fan of Mapplethorpe's work (although I have the same reservations you do about his work depicting Black men).
In an effort to get the most out of my month of Disney+, I watched all of the Marvel movies in chronological (vs release) order. I did skip The Incredible Hulk because I kind of hated Edward Norton in the role, as well as the new Spiderman movies, mainly because they don't seem to be available streaming on any of the platforms I subscribe to (and I wasn't going to pay extra to see them). I'm sure there's some weird licensing stuff involved there - I remember that Spiderman was removed from the Marvel Universe a while back - but I found it odd that Ant Man and the Wasp is on Netflix and not Disney+ with Ant Man. I'd seen all of the movies, with the exception of End Game, which I don't think was ever on Netflix - I think it went straight to Disney+
For the record, I was a crying, soggy mess throughout End Game. I also found Fat Thor really upsetting. Slightly funny, but more upsetting than funny. Hemsworth is just too hot for that bod to be covered up by a fat suit (and I realize how objectifying that statement is).
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Post by momrek06 on Jul 21, 2020 2:51:56 GMT
I seem to be on a art documentary kick lately because I watched "Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures" currently on HBO about the life and work of the famed photographer. Lots of interviews with people like Fran Leibowitz, Debbie Harry, Holly Solomon, and others about him, and gives a lot of fascinating insight into his world, the NY art scene in the late 70s-80s and how AIDS hit that community. I have mixed feelings about him as a person (especially about his fetishism of Black men) but have always been intrigued by his work, especially with the obscenity charge against the studio that showed his work that resulted in a major ruling for the art world. (Note: If you want to watch this, please bear in mine that a lot of his work is very explicit in nature.) That one was terrific! I'm a big fan of Mapplethorpe's work (although I have the same reservations you do about his work depicting Black men).
In an effort to get the most out of my month of Disney+, I watched all of the Marvel movies in chronological (vs release) order. I did skip The Incredible Hulk because I kind of hated Edward Norton in the role, as well as the new Spiderman movies, mainly because they don't seem to be available streaming on any of the platforms I subscribe to (and I wasn't going to pay extra to see them). I'm sure there's some weird licensing stuff involved there - I remember that Spiderman was removed from the Marvel Universe a while back - but I found it odd that Ant Man and the Wasp is on Netflix and not Disney+ with Ant Man. I'd seen all of the movies, with the exception of End Game, which I don't think was ever on Netflix - I think it went straight to Disney+
For the record, I was a crying, soggy mess throughout End Game. I also found Fat Thor really upsetting. Slightly funny, but more upsetting than funny. Hemsworth is just too hot for that bod to be covered up by a fat suit (and I realize how objectifying that statement is).
ITA Critical ...... not only CH not looking anything like Thor, he had no ambition. He actually seemed depressed. The shack he lived in was a horrible messy mess. I could not wait until that scene changed.
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Post by Arielflies on Jul 21, 2020 5:33:10 GMT
At the end he leaves leadership to Valkyrie and takes off on new adventures. Yes he was horribly depressed, but he'll come around.
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Post by stargazer161 on Jul 25, 2020 4:20:55 GMT
The Platform (very good)
Rattlesnake (just okay)
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Post by Kao on Jul 25, 2020 4:27:40 GMT
Finally watched Nocturnal Animals. Tom's Ford's attention to detail and framing comes through in everything he does from Fashion Design to film. He has a wonderful way of seeing and framing shots that you don't watch his movies as much as experience them. Pretty people living not so pretty lives in beautiful surroundings. A rich gallery owner's life is turned upside down when her ex-husband sends her a book he wrote that he dedicated to her and she becomes obsessed with it, imagining her ex as the protagionist and she and her daughter as his wife and daughter. As the story takes more and more morbid turns you see her getting more absorbed in it as flashbacks are shown of their (real) life together and her lack of faith in his writing skills and him in general caused her to have an affair with the stuffed shirt she's currently married to (who is cheating on her, natch) and divorce him. It's a very interesting film.
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Post by queens on Jul 26, 2020 18:27:20 GMT
Did any of y'all see movies from the maverick entertainment network? It reminds me of the lifetime channel type of movies, but with a lower buget. Some of the worst acting I've ever seen.
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Post by momrek06 on Jul 26, 2020 18:48:13 GMT
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