Return Of The Film Corner Thread

[kinuta]

5 hours ago, Marzz said:

Thanks kinuta, much appreciated  I just ordered a copy.

Glad you mentioned Gillian Anderson. Otherwise wouldn't have imagined her as Lily Bart. But then, a while back I watched a BBC adaptation of Dickens' Bleak House and Anderson was great in that, so I'm not surprised she's excellent in House of Mirth. I have to confess that I've never watched the x-files, fwiw.

Definitely agree about The Age of Innocence movie and I had read the book before watching it. The novel has many subtleties that I assumed would be discarded/overlooked for the screen but I was very surprised with how good the movie was/is. First saw it when it was released back in '93/94. Big favourite of mine (as is the novel) and I dislike most movie adaptations of 'classic' novels!

Look forward to watching House of Mirth, thanks again for the comments.

 

 

viewing tonight - speaking of book adaptations, I'll be watching The Leopard (1963). I've read Lampedusa's novel (Il Gattopardo) but only once and it was a long time ago so it's on my 'to re-read' list. Anyway never seen the movie, but I've heard good things about it. We'll see.

The Leopard is a good'un. I've seen it several times.

Gillian Anderson also played Miss Havisham in the 2011 BBC Great Expectations, and she's in the new series of The Crown as Thatcher no less.

That should be interesting.

Edited November 2, 2019 by kinuta

[jlhoots]

Harriet

[kinuta]

Repulsion - Roman Polanski (1965)

Sweet Smell Of Success - Alexander Mackendrick (1957)

The King - David Michod (2019)

[kinuta]

Official Secrets - Gavin Hood (2019)

[kinuta]

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold - Martin Ritt (1965)

The Good Shepherd - Robert De Niro  (2006)

 

[Dave James]

IMHO, "Chinatown" is the best film of the last half century and a classic in the so-called Neo-noir genre.  Not to mention, Jack Nicholson's finest work.  Perfect scoring from Jerry Goldsmith featuring the haunting trumpet of Uan Rasey.  What's not to like?

 

Edited November 9, 2019 by Dave James

[kinuta]

The Gift - Joel Edgerton (2015)

 

[gmonahan]

Finally saw "The Joker" last night. Other actors are going to have to do a LOT to match Phoenix's incredible performance in that film to beat him for an Oscar.

 

 

 

gregmo

[jlhoots]

Pain & Glory

[kinuta]

Cutter's Way - Ivan Passer (1981)

A haunting classic and a great personal favourite.

To Live And Die In LA - William Friedkin (1985)

[kinuta]

Joker - Todd Phillips (2019)

[jlhoots]

Motherless Brooklyn - not as good as the book, but worth seeing.

[kinuta]

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson (2012)

[Bluesnik]

On 10/11/2019 at 10:59 PM, kinuta said:

Joker - Todd Phillips (2019)

I just saw the movie last week in a cinema and loved it. It's absolutely brilliant.

[kinuta]

The Souvenir - Joanna Hogg (2019)

[kinuta]

Donnie Brasco - Mike Newell (1997)

Pacino is great in this.

[kinuta]

Danny Collins - Dan Fogelman (2015)

and in this too.

Edited November 14, 2019 by kinuta

[kinuta]

Sorcerer - William Friedkin (1977)

Comparisons to the original are almost irrelevant.

This is a superbly made thriller of the highest order and Friedkin's third masterpiece.

I saw it at the cinema in '77 and raved about it to all and sundry.

If you feel jaded with the state of modern cinema, watch this Blu Ray and rejoice.

 

[jlhoots]

Ford Vs. Ferrari

[jlhoots]

The Report

[kinuta]

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino (2019)

I liked it but thought it was self indulgent, with an episodic recreation of a nostalgically imagined past given priority over any kind of real story telling.

 Too much fragmented detail crammed in just for the sake of it. Top marks for conjuring up an immersive visual treat, low marks for any real substance, although I liked the DiCaprio-Pitt double act.

[jlhoots]

The Irishman

Edited November 22, 2019 by jlhoots

[gmonahan]

19 hours ago, kinuta said:

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino (2019)

I liked it but thought it was self indulgent, with an episodic recreation of a nostalgically imagined past given priority over any kind of real story telling.

 Too much fragmented detail crammed in just for the sake of it. Top marks for conjuring up an immersive visual treat, low marks for any real substance, although I liked the DiCaprio-Pitt double act.

This one grew on me. Right afterwards, I felt as you did, but as I thought about it, I really admired DiCaprio's work in it. It's one thing to play a "fading" actor--lots of people have done it--but to play that fading actor playing in a film within a film is much tougher. I thought it was some of his best work. And Pitt was fun!

 

 

gregmo

[kinuta]

The Furies - Anthony Mann (1950)

Bullitt - Peter Yates (1968)

[kinuta]

East Of Eden - Elia Kazan (1955)

Now, Voyager - Irving Rapper (1942)

Hustlers - Lorene Scafaria  (2019)