Return Of The Film Corner Thread

[kinuta]

David Mamet double bill.

House Of Games (1987)

 

Things Change (1988)

 

[fasstrack]

On 06/08/2016 at 8:00 AM, duaneiac said:

   I think James Mason attempted a Scottish accent as well in the beginning, but then just reverted back to sounding like James Mason.  

What was James Mason's accent anyway? Never been able to figure that out...

[Jazzmoose]

4 hours ago, fasstrack said:

What was James Mason's accent anyway? Never been able to figure that out...

It's godish.

[duaneiac]

On 8/6/2016 at 1:36 PM, medjuck said:

It's directed by Jerry Lewis!  The Jerry Lewis!!???

Yes, One More Time was directed by Gary's dad, the one and thankfully only, "revered by the French", comedy legend.  Since he himself did not play a role in the film, it appears Mr. Lewis taught Mr. Davis all the secret methods & techniques which he had developed and perfected over his career to create that subtle and nuanced form of comedy for which he is so well known.  I believe this is the only film I've seen directed by Mr. Lewis (since I tend to avoid his screen performances like the plague) and the pacing of the film was really awful too.

4 hours ago, fasstrack said:

What was James Mason's accent anyway? Never been able to figure that out...

Constipated? 

[fasstrack]

4 hours ago, duaneiac said:

 

Constipated? 

 

[fasstrack]

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/The_Death_Collector_DVD_cover.jpg&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_Collector&h=314&w=214&tbnid=8xb03ZgkhO4aAM:&tbnh=186&tbnw=126&docid=Y2LSWD_qz35ArM&itg=1&usg=__BPbO5cLkA00rpCuahndPwXXV7rg=

What can I tell you? I have a fascination with wiseguys...  

[Chuck Nessa]

15 hours ago, Jazzmoose said:

It's godish.

It is stentorian, he's from the planet Stentor!!

[fasstrack]

5 hours ago, fasstrack said:

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/The_Death_Collector_DVD_cover.jpg&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_Collector&h=314&w=214&tbnid=8xb03ZgkhO4aAM:&tbnh=186&tbnw=126&docid=Y2LSWD_qz35ArM&itg=1&usg=__BPbO5cLkA00rpCuahndPwXXV7rg=

What can I tell you? I have a fascination with wiseguys...  

• It just ended. Wow, gruesome stuff, with a horrible soundtrack to match... 

[kinuta]

David Lean double bill.

Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)

A Passage To India (1984)

[jlhoots]

Indignation

[fasstrack]

4 hours ago, fasstrack said:

Bullets Over Broadway. A somewhat entertaining little bauble...

Edited August 14, 2016 by fasstrack

[ejp626]

I just saw Werner Herzog's new documentary about the internet.  It's called Lo and Behold.  It's pretty good, especially as it mostly focuses on the longer implications of humanity becoming so reliant on the internet.  The middle section about the dark side of the internet is woefully limited, in the sense that he picks a single, terrible example of trolling of a dead girl's family.  I'm not looking for "balance," but some other examples of message boards overrun by trolls or newspapers giving up on allowing comments would have been illuminating, as well as at least one talking head explaining just what it is about the internet that makes it such a magnet for unbalanced people with too much time on their hands.  Anyway, I thought it was worth seeing.

[jlhoots]

Microbe & Gasoline

[Jazzmoose]

On 8/12/2016 at 4:40 PM, jlhoots said:

Indignation

 

1 hour ago, jlhoots said:

Microbe & Gasoline

Is this still about James Mason?

[kinuta]

Money Monster - Jodie Foster (2016)

Looks promising on paper but is just fair to middling,

Lacks grit, conviction and teeth.

[jlhoots]

11 hours ago, Jazzmoose said:

 

Is this still about James Mason?

I hope not.

[kinuta]

Stanley Kubrick double bill.

Barry Lyndon (1975)

The Shining (1980)

[BillF]

 

Barry Lyndon is currently getting a cinema re-airing in this part of the world.

[kinuta]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

 

Barry Lyndon is currently getting a cinema re-airing in this part of the world.

Great. I saw it on the big screen when it was released.

The one I'd most like to see at the cinema is Lawrence Of Arabia.

Fat chance of that in dumbed down Tokyo.

I went for an afternoon stroll through the ShinOkubo district near Shinuku. Dismayed to see that the old Toho cinema, where I twice saw Eyes Wide Shut, is now a supermarket.

Shin Okubo

[BillF]

Often said to be Almodovar's best, but of those I've seen I prefer Talk to Her.

[kinuta]

Alfred Hitchcock double bill.

I Confess (1953)

The Wrong Man (1956)

A true double bill as the two films compliment each other very well.

Both are dark, serious and distinctly noirish.

Both have excellent b&w photography.

Both are about a man mistakenly accused of a crime.

Both have very strong male leads.

Both have religious touches, very unusual for Hitchcock.

Both have very moody location photography, especially I Confess.

Neither have any trace of Hitchcock's sardonic humour.

 

[kinuta]

Preston Sturges double bill

The Great McGinty (1940)

 

 

Chistmas In July (1940)

Edited August 16, 2016 by kinuta

[paul secor]

The Door in the Floor - A ten year old film I wish I hadn't wasted my time watching. Jeff Bridges, doing his thing, is the only saving grace of this empty work. I don't think that I've ever seen a worse actor than that bleached out zombie, Kim Basinger, and I hope that I never will.

edit - I do have to give the filmmakers credit for being hip enough to have Jeff Bridges' character play some Ornette during a very short scene in the film.

Edited August 16, 2016 by paul secor

[kinuta]

Robert Altman double bill.

Images (1972)

Great companion piece to Repulsion. There are many similarities.

Three Women (1977)

Bold film making.

Altman was anything but cliched, he wasn't scared to go out there.

No one would be able to get films like this and Images released these days.

 

 

[Dave Garrett]

On 8/15/2016 at 2:11 AM, kinuta said:

The one I'd most like to see at the cinema is Lawrence Of Arabia.

Fat chance of that in dumbed down Tokyo.

The only way to fully appreciate LoA is in 70mm on a huge screen. Sadly, such opportunities have become vanishingly rare, although it's usually featured during the various 70mm film programs that crop up once or twice a year. Seeing it restored to its full large-format glory in 1989 was one of the most memorable filmgoing experiences I've ever had.