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Ticket to Paradise, Georgy Clooney and Julia Roberts
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Watched polar express with my 5 year old daughter. I wasn’t expecting to like it, but I did.
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Moon on Blu-ray DVD, rated R, 2009, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey (voice only), drama / mystery / sci-fi. A lunar miner is waiting to go home after his contract is up, but an accident changes his situation. It's an interesting plot that eventually unfolds as seen from the miner's perspective. The movie kept my interest the entire time. I liked it.
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This movie shows just how good of an actor Sam Rockwell is (not that it should be news to anyone). I really liked this movie as well.LadyGeek wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 6:32 am Moon on Blu-ray DVD, rated R, 2009, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey (voice only), drama / mystery / sci-fi. A lunar miner is waiting to go home after his contract is up, but an accident changes his situation. It's an interesting plot that eventually unfolds as seen from the miner's perspective. The movie kept my interest the entire time. I liked it.
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I enjoyed the movie "Nope."
Plot: "After random objects falling from the sky result in the death of their father, ranch-owning siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood attempt to capture video evidence of an unidentified flying object with the help of tech salesman Angel Torres and documentarian Antlers Holst" (Universal Pictures).
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If These Walls Could Sing (2022) Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Jimmy Page, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Shirley Bassey, John Williams, and others, directed by Mary McCartney
Documentary of the 90 year history of Abbey Road Studios, London, including interviews with some of the musicians who recorded there and video clips of recording sessions. Recommended. We streamed it on Disney +
Documentary of the 90 year history of Abbey Road Studios, London, including interviews with some of the musicians who recorded there and video clips of recording sessions. Recommended. We streamed it on Disney +
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The Fablemans. 8/10.
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I watched "A Man Called Ove" last night from the novel by Fredrik Bachman made in 2015. It was on Prime Video. A really enjoyable movie about an old grumpy man who eventually becomes beloved by his neighbors. A revised edition with Tom Hanks will be out shortly called "A Man Called Otto". I don't think it will live up to the older version.
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Watched "Glass Onion" on Netflix. It was OK, the ending was ridiculous - wife thought it was fun, but I just can't get into plot twists that are totally illogical.
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The worst person in the world - A Norwegian film, strongly recommend!
Watched it on Apple TV
Watched it on Apple TV
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Saw this too. Not bad!
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Sons of Liberty by History Channel
Painful to watch as it is so inaccurate that it can only be described as from an alternative universe. For an in depth review:
https://allthingsliberty.com/2015/01/di ... ty-series/
As noted in the review, the real history is more interesting than what is portrayed.
Painful to watch as it is so inaccurate that it can only be described as from an alternative universe. For an in depth review:
https://allthingsliberty.com/2015/01/di ... ty-series/
As noted in the review, the real history is more interesting than what is portrayed.
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You Know What I Mean wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:06 amI watched "Glass Onion" last night. I really liked "Knives Out," so I was hoping for a great movie. Very disappointing. As noted above, unbelievable ending. Some good actors, but wasted in roles that were mostly caricatures (aside from Craig's and Monae's). I thought the eccentric billionaire was especially unconvincing, though in light of Sam Bankman-Fried perhaps I am too unkind. Of course, I did like the Beatles tunes: "Blackbird" and "Glass Onion."jjunk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:26 amWe just finished this as well. I liked it more than the first but you're both right, the ending left something to be desired. Still entertaining. If you like Monae, you might want to check out Antebellum. I thought it was a really interesting idea for a movie and she was excellent in it.ResearchMed wrote: ↑Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:51 pmBarkingsparrow wrote: ↑Sun Dec 25, 2022 8:38 am For our Christmas Eve 'family' movie - we watched Glass Onion starting Daniel Craig.
Successor to Knives Out, it differs that it's more of a comedy but still retains much of the mystery structure. In short, a billionaire invites a group of friends to his island for a murder mystery weekend - but it does not goes quite as envisioned. We enjoyed it, although the over-the-top ending strains credulity. I felt like there was some intended satire in there - poking fun at the narcissistic billionaires currently plaguing our country.
We just watched Glass Onion and it was ... stranger than we expected, not that we really knew what to expect.
"Over-the-top ending strains credulity" is among the understatements of the year.
The number of things that couldn't have worked... let me count the ways...
Without giving away a spoiler, someone has something like some charcoal on one side of their face!?
We weren't sorry we watched it, but we weren't particularly pleased, either.
It was just too strange, and in an unbelievable way.
We were expecting more of it.
OTOH, Janelle Monáe was terrific. (She was also in Hidden Figures.)
RM
Last night we also watched Polar with Mads Mikkelsen because I think he's great. He was good in this but it was a very weird movie. I didn't realize it was based on a graphic novel until we finished. The ending was a very nice twist but the movie is very violent and mostly silly. It was mindless entertainment but I don't think I'd recommend it unless you were a fan of the novel.
Knives Out was miles better. Not even close. Glass Onion was ok.
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Seems like everybody is in agreement. The ending was ridiculous, totally implausible. It was fairly entertaining, but the first one was better (although IMO not itself great).MDfan wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 1:32 pmYou Know What I Mean wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:06 amI watched "Glass Onion" last night. I really liked "Knives Out," so I was hoping for a great movie. Very disappointing. As noted above, unbelievable ending. Some good actors, but wasted in roles that were mostly caricatures (aside from Craig's and Monae's). I thought the eccentric billionaire was especially unconvincing, though in light of Sam Bankman-Fried perhaps I am too unkind. Of course, I did like the Beatles tunes: "Blackbird" and "Glass Onion."jjunk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:26 amWe just finished this as well. I liked it more than the first but you're both right, the ending left something to be desired. Still entertaining. If you like Monae, you might want to check out Antebellum. I thought it was a really interesting idea for a movie and she was excellent in it.ResearchMed wrote: ↑Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:51 pmBarkingsparrow wrote: ↑Sun Dec 25, 2022 8:38 am For our Christmas Eve 'family' movie - we watched Glass Onion starting Daniel Craig.
Successor to Knives Out, it differs that it's more of a comedy but still retains much of the mystery structure. In short, a billionaire invites a group of friends to his island for a murder mystery weekend - but it does not goes quite as envisioned. We enjoyed it, although the over-the-top ending strains credulity. I felt like there was some intended satire in there - poking fun at the narcissistic billionaires currently plaguing our country.
We just watched Glass Onion and it was ... stranger than we expected, not that we really knew what to expect.
"Over-the-top ending strains credulity" is among the understatements of the year.
The number of things that couldn't have worked... let me count the ways...
Without giving away a spoiler, someone has something like some charcoal on one side of their face!?
We weren't sorry we watched it, but we weren't particularly pleased, either.
It was just too strange, and in an unbelievable way.
We were expecting more of it.
OTOH, Janelle Monáe was terrific. (She was also in Hidden Figures.)
RM
Last night we also watched Polar with Mads Mikkelsen because I think he's great. He was good in this but it was a very weird movie. I didn't realize it was based on a graphic novel until we finished. The ending was a very nice twist but the movie is very violent and mostly silly. It was mindless entertainment but I don't think I'd recommend it unless you were a fan of the novel.
Knives Out was miles better. Not even close. Glass Onion was ok.
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Great suggestion! I watched "A Man Called Ove" last night. It was fantastic.mfswatz9 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:54 pm I watched "A Man Called Ove" last night from the novel by Fredrik Bachman made in 2015. It was on Prime Video. A really enjoyable movie about an old grumpy man who eventually becomes beloved by his neighbors. A revised edition with Tom Hanks will be out shortly called "A Man Called Otto". I don't think it will live up to the older version.
I watched it free on Kanopy via my public library.
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North by Northwest, on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel.
This is a classic 1959 suspense/thriller movie with a romance mixed in, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It's also one of my favorite train movies.
Recommended.
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This is a classic 1959 suspense/thriller movie with a romance mixed in, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It's also one of my favorite train movies.
Recommended.
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Genius indeed, and being classics, his films offer new discoveries each time I watch them. Sometimes in just one scene, there is a world of comic genius, such as the humor and pathos in City Lights where the blind woman throws the water. It's what is so painstakingly developed between the two before the water hits that makes it both funny and sad. We gradually discover what he's discovered about her blindness and feel his understanding and sympathy - and even the water.Nicolas wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:42 amYes, I’ve seen them more recently but yes, I’ll watch them again too. The man was a genius.Bylo Selhi wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:14 amNaturally you'll also have to [re]watch City Lights and Gold Rush.
A great bio on Chaplin is David Robinson's book, Chaplin: His Life and Art.
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The final scene in City Lights is one of the most moving I’ve seen on film, it nearly brings me to tears. I won’t describe it here for the sake of those who haven’t seen it.Fallible wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:27 pmGenius indeed, and being classics, his films offer new discoveries each time I watch them. Sometimes in just one scene, there is a world of comic genius, such as the humor and pathos in City Lights where the blind woman throws the water. It's what is so painstakingly developed between the two before the water hits that makes it both funny and sad. We gradually discover what he's discovered about her blindness and feel his understanding and sympathy - and even the water.Nicolas wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:42 amYes, I’ve seen them more recently but yes, I’ll watch them again too. The man was a genius.Bylo Selhi wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:14 amNaturally you'll also have to [re]watch City Lights and Gold Rush.
A great bio on Chaplin is David Robinson's book, Chaplin: His Life and Art.
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I loved the first one. One of my favorite movies in 2021.stoptothink wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:55 pmSeems like everybody is in agreement. The ending was ridiculous, totally implausible. It was fairly entertaining, but the first one was better (although IMO not itself great).MDfan wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 1:32 pmYou Know What I Mean wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:06 amI watched "Glass Onion" last night. I really liked "Knives Out," so I was hoping for a great movie. Very disappointing. As noted above, unbelievable ending. Some good actors, but wasted in roles that were mostly caricatures (aside from Craig's and Monae's). I thought the eccentric billionaire was especially unconvincing, though in light of Sam Bankman-Fried perhaps I am too unkind. Of course, I did like the Beatles tunes: "Blackbird" and "Glass Onion."jjunk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:26 amWe just finished this as well. I liked it more than the first but you're both right, the ending left something to be desired. Still entertaining. If you like Monae, you might want to check out Antebellum. I thought it was a really interesting idea for a movie and she was excellent in it.ResearchMed wrote: ↑Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:51 pm
We just watched Glass Onion and it was ... stranger than we expected, not that we really knew what to expect.
"Over-the-top ending strains credulity" is among the understatements of the year.
The number of things that couldn't have worked... let me count the ways...
Without giving away a spoiler, someone has something like some charcoal on one side of their face!?
We weren't sorry we watched it, but we weren't particularly pleased, either.
It was just too strange, and in an unbelievable way.
We were expecting more of it.
OTOH, Janelle Monáe was terrific. (She was also in Hidden Figures.)
RM
Last night we also watched Polar with Mads Mikkelsen because I think he's great. He was good in this but it was a very weird movie. I didn't realize it was based on a graphic novel until we finished. The ending was a very nice twist but the movie is very violent and mostly silly. It was mindless entertainment but I don't think I'd recommend it unless you were a fan of the novel.
Knives Out was miles better. Not even close. Glass Onion was ok.
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It's the eson I want to go on a cross country Train Trip.ruralavalon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:19 pm North by Northwest, on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel.
This is a classic 1959 suspense/thriller movie with a romance mixed in, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It's also one of my favorite train movies.
Recommended.
trailer
I wanna be Cary traveling with Eva Marie! Unfortunately, my wife does not want to play her part.
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I just watched the last quarter of North by Northwest on TCM also. Such a good movie! After that, In the Heat of the Night came on. Hard to turn away from!
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It certainly brought tears to my eyes and such a fitting ending to all that went before it.Nicolas wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:05 pmThe final scene in City Lights is one of the most moving I’ve seen on film, it nearly brings me to tears. I won’t describe it here for the sake of those who haven’t seen it.Fallible wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:27 pmGenius indeed, and being classics, his films offer new discoveries each time I watch them. Sometimes in just one scene, there is a world of comic genius, such as the humor and pathos in City Lights where the blind woman throws the water. It's what is so painstakingly developed between the two before the water hits that makes it both funny and sad. We gradually discover what he's discovered about her blindness and feel his understanding and sympathy - and even the water.Nicolas wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:42 amYes, I’ve seen them more recently but yes, I’ll watch them again too. The man was a genius.Bylo Selhi wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:14 amNaturally you'll also have to [re]watch City Lights and Gold Rush.
A great bio on Chaplin is David Robinson's book, Chaplin: His Life and Art.
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Watched this on a plane during the holidays. I downloaded it at highest quality from Amazon Prime, viewed it on my Amazon Fire 10, and listened to it with Sony noise-cancelling bluetooth headphones. It's amazing how good the experience can be these days for a fairly small investment. Stunning visuals and very clear sound.nokoast wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:39 pmOne of my favorite westerns. Great movie.Nicolas wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 12:58 pm Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, Italy)
Spaghetti western with Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Jack Elam, Keenan Wynn, directed by Sergio Leone, music by Ennio Morricone.
A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
This is the last major spaghetti western that I hadn’t seen and it’s a beautiful and pleasurable film to watch. The plot may be thin but it’s so atmospheric it takes you to a different place in space and time. And if you like steam engines you’ll be especially delighted. Recommended. I streamed it on The Criterion Channel (will be gone on Feb. 1).
Apparently this was a version restored to very close to the original version released in Europe (~20 minutes had been removed for the original USA version).
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) Directed by Sacha Jenkins
A one and three quarter hour documentary of the master jazz musician and great man, Louis Armstrong, who rose from the depths of poverty in New Orleans to help found an entirely new branch of music. The documentary draws from Armstrong’s own private audio tapes where he expounds on his philosophy of life and music. Many interviews with other musicians and clips of his performances are included. Recommended. I streamed it on Apple TV.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14447458/? ... _sr_srsg_4
A one and three quarter hour documentary of the master jazz musician and great man, Louis Armstrong, who rose from the depths of poverty in New Orleans to help found an entirely new branch of music. The documentary draws from Armstrong’s own private audio tapes where he expounds on his philosophy of life and music. Many interviews with other musicians and clips of his performances are included. Recommended. I streamed it on Apple TV.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14447458/? ... _sr_srsg_4
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This is one of my favorite films. Googling, I found that many people find this movie a tear-jerker, due to the themes of loneliness and loss in old age. Underneath the gruff exterior, Ove has a big heart, both figuratively and literally. A good and honest man, Ove is frequently misunderstood due to lack of social sophistication.Newlife wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:57 pmGreat suggestion! I watched "A Man Called Ove" last night. It was fantastic.mfswatz9 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:54 pm I watched "A Man Called Ove" last night from the novel by Fredrik Bachman made in 2015. It was on Prime Video. A really enjoyable movie about an old grumpy man who eventually becomes beloved by his neighbors. A revised edition with Tom Hanks will be out shortly called "A Man Called Otto". I don't think it will live up to the older version.
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Watched "The Gray Man" on Netflix last night. Absolutely zero surprise that it was hated by critics but has high audience scores - I almost never agree with "critics". It's pretty good for what it is: a simple Bourne-esque, noisy and explosive action flick. We were all entertained.
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Also remarkable and not well known is that he wrote, directed, produced, composed(*), edited, etc. as well as starred in this and many of his other movies.Fallible wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:35 pmIt certainly brought tears to my eyes and such a fitting ending to all that went before it.Nicolas wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:05 pmThe final scene in City Lights is one of the most moving I’ve seen on film, it nearly brings me to tears. I won’t describe it here for the sake of those who haven’t seen it.Fallible wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:27 pmGenius indeed, and being classics, his films offer new discoveries each time I watch them. Sometimes in just one scene, there is a world of comic genius, such as the humor and pathos in City Lights where the blind woman throws the water. It's what is so painstakingly developed between the two before the water hits that makes it both funny and sad. We gradually discover what he's discovered about her blindness and feel his understanding and sympathy - and even the water.Nicolas wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:42 amYes, I’ve seen them more recently but yes, I’ll watch them again too. The man was a genius.Bylo Selhi wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:14 am
Naturally you'll also have to [re]watch City Lights and Gold Rush.
A great bio on Chaplin is David Robinson's book, Chaplin: His Life and Art.
(*) e.g. Smile from Modern Times, sung by Nat King Cole
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meh, I rented this one and was a bit underwhelmed... I think it was a bit overdone towards the end. First half = scary, second half = ridiculous.slowandsteadywins wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 3:51 pm I enjoyed the movie "Nope."
Plot: "After random objects falling from the sky result in the death of their father, ranch-owning siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood attempt to capture video evidence of an unidentified flying object with the help of tech salesman Angel Torres and documentarian Antlers Holst" (Universal Pictures).
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Yes, and it doesn't stop there. And watching those films starting from the early silents, it's possible to "see" them again in the form of their influence on current, and surely future, cinema. An example is WALL-E from Pixar Animation in 2008, about a lonely garbage-collecting robot who falls in love with another robot named EVE, who comes to love him. Chaplin is there especially in the early scenes where WALL-E collects junk such as old silverware, then brings it home and carefully adds it to his collection of junk. It's funny and sad, the Chaplin pathos.Bylo Selhi wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:17 pmAlso remarkable and not well known is that he wrote, directed, produced, composed(*), edited, etc. as well as starred in this and many of his other movies.Fallible wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:35 pmIt certainly brought tears to my eyes and such a fitting ending to all that went before it.Nicolas wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:05 pmThe final scene in City Lights is one of the most moving I’ve seen on film, it nearly brings me to tears. I won’t describe it here for the sake of those who haven’t seen it.Fallible wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:27 pmGenius indeed, and being classics, his films offer new discoveries each time I watch them. Sometimes in just one scene, there is a world of comic genius, such as the humor and pathos in City Lights where the blind woman throws the water. It's what is so painstakingly developed between the two before the water hits that makes it both funny and sad. We gradually discover what he's discovered about her blindness and feel his understanding and sympathy - and even the water.
A great bio on Chaplin is David Robinson's book, Chaplin: His Life and Art.
(*) e.g. Smile from Modern Times, sung by Nat King Cole
It would be interesting to know what Chaplin thought of his influences. Whatever,
when he died, he was called by the Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini ''a sort of Adam from whom we are all descended.''
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I saw this movie a number of times. First time was in the movie theater back in 1959. Hitchcock's movies never get old.ruralavalon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:19 pm North by Northwest, on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel.
This is a classic 1959 suspense/thriller movie with a romance mixed in, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It's also one of my favorite train movies.
Recommended.
trailer
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“Puss in Boots 2” - a frenetic roller coaster ride with a slight story — Puss is pursuing a magic wishing star with other fairy tale figures in hot competition with him.
The vocal characterizations are first rate, with lots of inventive moments. But like a lot of modern flicks, the “exciting climax” is stretched to the max, and gets a wee bit tiresome.
OTOH, my wife slept through part of it.
The vocal characterizations are first rate, with lots of inventive moments. But like a lot of modern flicks, the “exciting climax” is stretched to the max, and gets a wee bit tiresome.
OTOH, my wife slept through part of it.
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Emily the criminal
A young woman, struggling with debt, gets involved with stolen credit cards. Becoming a "dummy shopper" she escalates her purchase's and gets deeper into the criminal underworld.
We enjoyed the movie and Aubrey Plaza as Emily.
A young woman, struggling with debt, gets involved with stolen credit cards. Becoming a "dummy shopper" she escalates her purchase's and gets deeper into the criminal underworld.
We enjoyed the movie and Aubrey Plaza as Emily.
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Back before cell phones, when airports used to page people, I remember hearing "Mr. Kaplan, Mr. George Kaplan, please pick up the white courtesy phone" a few times over the years, always got a chuckle from that.minesweep wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:48 pmI saw this movie a number of times. First time was in the movie theater back in 1959. Hitchcock's movies never get old.ruralavalon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:19 pm North by Northwest, on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel.
This is a classic 1959 suspense/thriller movie with a romance mixed in, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It's also one of my favorite train movies.
Recommended.
trailer
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Fabulous movie, great cast, wonderful performances. And if I recall correctly, Cary Grant's wardrobe was viewed as the epitome of the well-dressed man. (I'm an extremely casual--sloppy--dresser myself, but even I can appreciate how good he and the rest of the cast looked.)minesweep wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:48 pmI saw this movie a number of times. First time was in the movie theater back in 1959. Hitchcock's movies never get old.ruralavalon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:19 pm North by Northwest, on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel.
This is a classic 1959 suspense/thriller movie with a romance mixed in, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It's also one of my favorite train movies.
Recommended.
trailer
One of my favorite lines, which Cary delivered so well: "Now you listen to me, I'm an advertising man, not a red herring. I've got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders that depend upon me, and I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself 'slightly' killed."
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I enjoyed a couple of Netflix crime movies over the last couple nights. "Emily the Criminal" and "I Came by". Decent plot lines with a couple twists I had not seen before. I can't say the characters are likable, but they are pretty interesting.
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See How They RunMatahari wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 5:24 pmThere are Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) and "Death on the Nile" (2022).
If she is interested in a longer format, there was a 3-episode adaptation of "And Then There Were None" (2015) that is quite good: https://www.amazon.com/And-Then-There-W ... B01CRGR232
If she likes that one, Sarah Phelps also adapted "Order by Innocence" (2018), "The ABC Murders" (2018) and "The Pale Horse" (2021), all of which are based on Agatha Christie's novels.
https://www.amazon.com/Ordeal-By-Innoce ... B086R5QJY9
https://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Christies ... B086HWSV8P
https://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Christies ... B08BYZ1RJ8
Further back, there was a series of Miss Marple TV adaptations, starring first Geraldine McEwan and later Julia McKenzie as the eponymous sleuth:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1734537/
Stream here: https://www.britbox.com/us/show/p04mbtzt?autoplay=true
A Christie-like murder mystery set around a production of The Mousetrap. Adrian Brody, Sam Rockwell and a host of others. Fun entertainment.
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Bullitt - 1968
Lt. Frank Bullitt - Steve McQueen, who invented Alpha Male Cool.
Cathy - Jaquieline Bisset, 100% all female, smoking hot.
Sen. Walter Chalmers - Robert Vaughn, who perfectly captured the type specimen political climber.
Capt. Sam Bennett - Simon Oakland, worried about the police bureaucracy and his pension, while trying to be a good cop.
Lt. Frank Bullitt - Steve McQueen, who invented Alpha Male Cool.
Cathy - Jaquieline Bisset, 100% all female, smoking hot.
Sen. Walter Chalmers - Robert Vaughn, who perfectly captured the type specimen political climber.
Capt. Sam Bennett - Simon Oakland, worried about the police bureaucracy and his pension, while trying to be a good cop.
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I also recently watched "Emily the Criminal" and liked it. I enjoyed seeing Aubrey Plaza in a leading role since I enjoyed the TV series "Parks and Recreation" of which she was a cast member. She's also in "The White Lotus" on HBO which I plan to check out.
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A great film, I’ve seen it a number of times and will again.You Know What I Mean wrote: ↑Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:08 amFabulous movie, great cast, wonderful performances. And if I recall correctly, Cary Grant's wardrobe was viewed as the epitome of the well-dressed man. (I'm an extremely casual--sloppy--dresser myself, but even I can appreciate how good he and the rest of the cast looked.)minesweep wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:48 pmI saw this movie a number of times. First time was in the movie theater back in 1959. Hitchcock's movies never get old.ruralavalon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:19 pm North by Northwest, on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel.
This is a classic 1959 suspense/thriller movie with a romance mixed in, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The movie was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It's also one of my favorite train movies.
Recommended.
trailer
One of my favorite lines, which Cary delivered so well: "Now you listen to me, I'm an advertising man, not a red herring. I've got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders that depend upon me, and I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself 'slightly' killed."
Yes, Cary Grant was a good dresser. After his death Grant’s daughter donated his clothes, anonymously. https://putthison.com/what-happened-to- ... -theres-a/
Another great dresser was Charlie Watts.
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Watched Our Friend on Amazon Prime.
Quite the emotional movie with stand out performances.
Quite the emotional movie with stand out performances.
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I hadn't seen Bullitt in years. The only thing I remembered about it was the chase scene. I had a project to do when it was on TCM but I ended up watching the movie instead because it's so engrossing. It is a really good movie in addition to having a great chase scene. McQueen is unparalleled.wabbott wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:34 pm Bullitt - 1968
Lt. Frank Bullitt - Steve McQueen, who invented Alpha Male Cool.
Cathy - Jaquieline Bisset, 100% all female, smoking hot.
Sen. Walter Chalmers - Robert Vaughn, who perfectly captured the type specimen political climber.
Capt. Sam Bennett - Simon Oakland, worried about the police bureaucracy and his pension, while trying to be a good cop.
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Another “King Kong” movie from 2005.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_(2005_film)
Enjoyed it.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_(2005_film)
Enjoyed it.
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Thanks to you guys I got onto Prime Video to watch “North By Northwest” which I had never seen. Of course I had heard of it but had not seen it -Also, in the beginning I was made aware (thanks to a note from Amazon Prime) it does indeed feature Alfred Hitchcock missing getting onto a bus in the start of the film. Cool.
Well, talk about suspense. Unbelievable.
Well, talk about suspense. Unbelievable.
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Pale Blue Eye on Netflix. Interesting story with excellent acting. A touch too long but the ending was worth the wait.
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I was held captive in the hospital waiting for my daughter's elective surgery to begin, it was delayed about 2hrs.
Watched No Escape, I enjoyed the movie and would recommend. I give it a solid 6.5. Definitely helped kill some time.
Kiddo’s surgery went better than expected and she is recovering comfortably at home.
Watched No Escape, I enjoyed the movie and would recommend. I give it a solid 6.5. Definitely helped kill some time.
Kiddo’s surgery went better than expected and she is recovering comfortably at home.
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Muscle Shoals....2013 Documentary
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Glass Onion on Netflix, rated PG-13, Daniel Craig, 2022, comedy / crime /drama. I have no idea why this movie was rated so highly and turned it off after 20 minutes to watch -
I would agree and can see the Bourne influence.stoptothink wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 3:14 pm Watched "The Gray Man" on Netflix last night. Absolutely zero surprise that it was hated by critics but has high audience scores - I almost never agree with "critics". It's pretty good for what it is: a simple Bourne-esque, noisy and explosive action flick. We were all entertained.