What was the last movie you watched?

[Eric H]

The Monster of Piedras Blanca (1959) Streamed this one from YouTube, where they have a very nice widescreen copy.

It's a good looking movie, but without a whole lot happening, there is one cool scene with the monster carrying a severed human head, I guess that was pretty shocking for it's time, otherwise there's not a lot happening until the end when we finally get some pretty good monster action. The Monster looks like a relative of the creature from the black lagoon.

It was filmed in the California town of Cayucos and there are some nice scenes of that.

 

[Nixxuz]

Just minutes ago finished watching "The Lodge". 2020 horror movie with, (color me surprised), Alicia Silverstone. Yeah, that Alicia Silverstone. From Clueless.
Pretty good imo.

 

[Mystic]

The Bridges Of Madison County
(Eastwood, 1995)

 

[FONSguy]

So, you want to be creeped out??? How about Brightburn?? Maybe Superman came to earth but wasn't good? I can hardly watch this movie.

 

[Mystic]

True Grit
(Coen Bros, 2010)

 

[Eric H]

Fear (1946) IMDB calls this an " Americanized retelling of Dostoevsky' Crime and Punishment"

College student loses scholarship, his landlady is kicking him out, so he knocks off his Dean for the wad of cash he keeps in a Chest, he's tormented by guilt, and a Police Detective who knows, but can't prove what he's done.

The ending is just ridiculous on this one, I'm guessing it's the "Americanized" part of this story. Fun, short flick, streaming on Amazon.

 

[Dude111]

I last watched Children of the corn (1984) on VHS

 

[Tom Brennan]

True Grit
(Coen Bros, 2010)

So, what do you think?

 

[Mystic]

So, what do you think?

I think I prefer it to the '69 film. Bridges - very good of course, but the little girl was excellent, much better than I remember actress Kim Darby in the '69 version, and more age-appropriate to the character in the original story. Liked Damon more than I thought I would. A pretty good "western" IMO.

 

[Tom Brennan]

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952 drama directed by Vincente Minelli about a ruthless but talented Hollywood producer. One of the best movies about Hollywood.

Good cast--Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Barry Sullivan, Gilbert Roland, Paul Stewart, Dick Powell, Gloria Grahame. Ivan Triesault portrays a Fritz Langish German director and Leo G. Carrol and Kathleen Freeman play a pair obviously based on Alfred and Alma Hitchcock.





I bought this movie and another great movie about Hollywood, Singing in the Rain, today on ITunes for only $5 each, such a deal.

 

[Tom Brennan]

Now if it's bugging you wondering where you saw Ivan Triesault before he played the exiled Spartan king Demaratus in The 300 Spartans. (At right, below).

 

[Mystic]

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952 drama directed by Vincente Minelli about a ruthless but talented Hollywood producer. One of the best movies about Hollywood.

Good cast--Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Barry Sullivan, Gilbert Roland, Paul Stewart, Dick Powell, Gloria Grahame. Ivan Triesault portrays a Fritz Langish German director and Leo G. Carrol and Kathleen Freeman play a pair obviously based on Alfred and Alma Hitchcock.

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I bought this movie and another great movie about Hollywood, Singing in the Rain, today on ITunes for only $5 each, such a deal.

Dick Powell, in this one, is miles and miles from "the character" he frequently (re)portrayed in the MGM musical extravaganzas of the 1930s and early 1940s. I haven't watched this film in years; might fun to see it again.

Check out Dick in Dames (1934), singing to the character played by Ruby Keeler. This scene also include a fully-realized (Busby) Berkeley masterpiece of choreography:

It starts with Powell singing Ruby into a dream during a subway ride...

... then tranforms into the "dream sequence", the point @ which Berkeley's choreographed masterwork comes to the fore...

I have probably watched the film Dames more than 50 times... man, the thing just never gets old. Film has a smashing closing number, the "title track" i.e. "Dames", also sung by Powell and -- again, accompanied by still another wonderful Berkeley display of choreographic genius.

 

[Mystic]

Knives Out
(Johnson, 2019)

 

[Mystic]

Knives Out (2019). Tight, funny, well-acted, Gravity's Rainbow references, and some Stones' "Sweet Virginia."

Watched this last night. Excellent plot overall, well directed, and Daniel Craig's performance is oustanding.

PS: And re: "Sweet Virginia", it was a great finish and so good to hear (in memoriam) Steve Marriott's vocal contribution to the (several) choruses.

 

[davidb1]

Last night I watched The Art of Racing In The Rain. I found it to be excellent, would make a great date movie or family movie- no bombs or gunfire but it kept my attention throughout.

 

[Beatnik]

Almost Famous (00)

Pretty good, really enjoyed this one. Ithink I remember it was set in 73, but when he drank the acid beer they were jamming to DP/Burn. Maybe they had early promo release at the Topeka party.

 

[KeninDC]

Ford v. Ferrari (2019).

Racing movies can be a bore (e.g., Bobby Deerfield and that shitty one with Tom Cruise)), but this one works. Once they got through the setup, my wife and I were riveted. Plenty of cliches, including an excellent weasel/bad guy. Bale really keeps this one moving. His portrayal of Ken Miles is excellent. That, and adrenaline-fueled racing scenes.

 

[Spitfirejoe]

Last night I watched The Art of Racing In The Rain. I found it to be excellent, would make a great date movie or family movie- no bombs or gunfire but it kept my attention throughout.

I agree, it was a good date movie. However, it commits a cardinal sin in my book by having a purportedly "great racing driver" doing drifting moves on a track. Ruined the "racing" part of the movie for me. I'm not a fan of drifting, though I understand that it is popular and looks like it could be fun. It's just that it's like figure skating instead of ice racing, it's showing off. I've seen some fantastic car control by "drifters" though. Makes me wonder if they could actually race. Sorry - off topic digression.

 

[Spitfirejoe]

Ford v. Ferrari (2019).

Racing movies can be a bore (e.g., Bobby Deerfield and that shitty one with Tom Cruise)).

What? You didn't like that Tom Cruise just shifted into another gear when he needed to go faster? LOL...

 

[Beatnik]

Fast Company (79)

Crap movie, cool cars. Watched on Tubi, the sound of the cars is pretty good for a seventies film. At one point it's Blue Max against Green Elephant and the sound is out of sync in that section damn it !