JSngry Posted August 11 Author Report Share Posted August 11 If you like the movie... ...read the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 On 7/18/2024 at 10:26 PM, JSngry said: Great music by Elmer Bernstein and Chico Hamilton. Â Verve released both albums on a single CD, but they deleted one track, "Jonalah," by Chico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 (edited) On 8/11/2024 at 12:28 PM, Teasing the Korean said: Great film.  It reminded me, in an oblique way, of Sideways.  Something about the pacing, the characters, the relationships, and I'm sure the music too. Same. I immediately thought of Sideways while watching, and I mean that as a compliment. The cynical/depressed lead who's guzzling wine only this time he's a writer. Very similar in mood all around. Also, I think the closing song was Adderley's Autumn in New York; while I also think there was definite nods to jazz legends in the names Monk & Maynard; along with Ellison being a reference to the author. Sometimes stuff like that can come across as the writers trying to be overly clever but in the scope of this movie I thought all of that worked. Edited August 13 by Dub Modal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 15 hours ago, Dub Modal said: Same. I immediately thought of Sideways while watching, and I mean that as a compliment. The cynical/depressed lead who's guzzling wine only this time he's a writer. Very similar in mood all around. Also, I think the closing song was Adderley's Autumn in New York; while I also think there was definite nods to jazz legends in the names Monk & Maynard; along with Ellison being a reference to the author. Sometimes stuff like that can come across as the writers trying to be overly clever but in the scope of this movie I thought all of that worked. Agreed.  And I really liked Laura Karpman's score.  I was not familiar with her previously.  She apparently has a jazz background.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gmonahan Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Ok, I like superhero movies (I still have a Marvel silver age collection), so I went to see "Deadpool and Wolverine." All the Deadpool movies break the fourth wall, but this one just obliterates it! Way too many fights, but the cameos are fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jlhoots Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 Flora & Son - Apple+ Sharper - Apple+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 23 Author Report Share Posted August 23 Hackman & Ullman are superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 The Instigators - harmless caper movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 Cha Cha Real Smooth - Apple+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Teasing the Korean Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 Last night, we re-watched 2001 for the first time in a while. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 @rostasi @mjazzg @Rabshakeh Last night, Ms. TTK and I rewatched Quadrophenia. It is indeed a very solid film, despite a few continuity glitches, and can be viewed as a Neo-Angry Young Man/Kitchen Sink film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 1 hour ago, Teasing the Korean said: @rostasi @mjazzg @Rabshakeh Last night, Ms. TTK and I rewatched Quadrophenia. It is indeed a very solid film, despite a few continuity glitches, and can be viewed as a Neo-Angry Young Man/Kitchen Sink film. I might be tempted but only when the Director's Cut is issued without Sting's ridiculously anachronistic blonde hairstyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 1 hour ago, mjazzg said: I might be tempted but only when the Director's Cut is issued without Sting's ridiculously anachronistic blonde hairstyle So weird how much of the plot revolves around Sting's looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 On 9/7/2024 at 6:55 AM, Teasing the Korean said: Last night, we re-watched 2001 for the first time in a while. Â A friend tried showing that one to students in a class, and they were bored to death. I guess it just moves too slowly for people raised in a video culture of quick cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 12 minutes ago, gmonahan said: A friend tried showing that one to students in a class, and they were bored to death. I guess it just moves too slowly for people raised in a video culture of quick cuts. I think 2001 always moved slowly, whether you are raised in a culture of CGI Marvel battles or raised in a culture of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The first two acts of that film really are provocatively slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 41 minutes ago, gmonahan said: A friend tried showing that one to students in a class, and they were bored to death. I guess it just moves too slowly for people raised in a video culture of quick cuts. 26 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: I think 2001 always moved slowly, whether you are raised in a culture of CGI Marvel battles or raised in a culture of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The first two acts of that film really are provocatively slow. The pacing is precisely one of the things that makes the film a masterpiece. Â How else do you convey the incomprehensible vastness of space and time? Â I feel bad for the students. Â I consider 2001 to be hands-down the greatest outer space film ever made. 3 hours ago, mjazzg said: I might be tempted but only when the Director's Cut is issued without Sting's ridiculously anachronistic blonde hairstyle The biggest anachronism occurs during the scene where the mods crash the house party. Â Jimmy goes over to the record player, and we see the cover art for the US MCA 70s twofer reissue LP of The Who Sell Out and A Quick One. Â What the album was doing there is anyone's guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, gmonahan said: A friend tried showing that one to students in a class, and they were bored to death. I guess it just moves too slowly for people raised in a video culture of quick cuts. A recent anecdote, which is brought to my mind by your comment (not to disagree with it: it is probably correct). I was recently at a dinner at my parents' house, with some of their friends (70ish). My kids (6 and 4) were getting tired and we decided to put them in front of a film. They like the Ray Harryhausen film Jason and the Argonauts, so I suggested The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, and then headed back to the table, whilst my wife put on "Sinbad". For some reason, the kids (6 and 4) could not really watch it. They kept hopping in and out, saying that it was too scary and they didn't like it. We told them to stop being silly and to go back. The film is from over 50 years ago and is clearly not scary, even if it has some thrills. Various opinions were exchanged over the wine about how kids nowadays can't even watch old films and that they they find them boring because they are used to overstimulating films with endless cuts, and just don't have the attention span anymore. Eventually I got irritated and went in to turn the film off. Turns out it was not the slightly dated but charming The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad. It was some early 80s Z movie called "Sinbad" with zombie skeleton henchmen and a scientist who, as I was walking in, was torturing the heroine by tweaking her nipples in some sort of dungeon, all in grimly cheap film stock. Turns out it wasn't generational. It was just the wrong Sinbad. Edited September 8 by Rabshakeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 8 Author Report Share Posted September 8 Sinbad explains that: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 12 hours ago, JSngry said: Sinbad explains that: Not sure who this bloke is. I've tried googling him. I'd like to meet his tailor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 (edited) He's a comedian (and actor), not really much of a presence for decades. My favorite bit of his is about training for McDonald's cashiers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_(comedian) Edited September 9 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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