What was the last film you watched?
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Funny Face (1957)
Musical with Fred Astaire as photographer named - believe it or not - Dick Avery who falls in love with his model, Audrey Hepburn.
Yes, it's yet another variation on Pygmalion, but Astaire did it better in Easter Parade in 1948, and Hepburn is still seven years away from playing the original Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about it is the fact that Hepburn does her own singing - in My Fair Lady she was dubbed by the not-well-enough-known Marni Nixon.
Musical with Fred Astaire as photographer named - believe it or not - Dick Avery who falls in love with his model, Audrey Hepburn.
Yes, it's yet another variation on Pygmalion, but Astaire did it better in Easter Parade in 1948, and Hepburn is still seven years away from playing the original Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about it is the fact that Hepburn does her own singing - in My Fair Lady she was dubbed by the not-well-enough-known Marni Nixon.
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Logan's Run
Currently for viewing on Netflix
I haven't seen this for many years but was excited when I saw it pop up on Netflix (Australia). It's dated by todays standards but conjures up fond memories when I would sometimes catch this as a Saturday afternoon movie.
Currently for viewing on Netflix
I haven't seen this for many years but was excited when I saw it pop up on Netflix (Australia). It's dated by todays standards but conjures up fond memories when I would sometimes catch this as a Saturday afternoon movie.
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Black Widow (2021)
Superhero films often are memorable for great action set pieces but less so for plot. However, this film actually tells a story and there is a much dialogue as there are fight scenes and chases and it's all the better for it. I really liked it.
Superhero films often are memorable for great action set pieces but less so for plot. However, this film actually tells a story and there is a much dialogue as there are fight scenes and chases and it's all the better for it. I really liked it.
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The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
It's some years since I last watched. It's one of those film that ages like a nice chianti. Chilling, exciting and beautiful, with terrific performance.
Curiously, the version I have (on DVD. I haven't yet got round to investing in the Blu-ray) doesn't have the film title shown on screen, nor are the main actors credited. Instead it starts with credits for the secondary actors. I'm assuming this is an anomaly rather than by design, but I'd love to know more about that.
It's some years since I last watched. It's one of those film that ages like a nice chianti. Chilling, exciting and beautiful, with terrific performance.
Curiously, the version I have (on DVD. I haven't yet got round to investing in the Blu-ray) doesn't have the film title shown on screen, nor are the main actors credited. Instead it starts with credits for the secondary actors. I'm assuming this is an anomaly rather than by design, but I'd love to know more about that.
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My favourite movie. Must look at the credits again. I know every single word uttered in the movie and it's a disgrace that the only name I can remember being featured in the credits is Chris (Blue Ho-hell!) Issacs.The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
It's some years since I last watched. It's one of those film that ages like a nice chianti. Chilling, exciting and beautiful, with terrific performance.
Curiously, the version I have (on DVD. I haven't yet got round to investing in the Blu-ray) doesn't have the film title shown on screen, nor are the main actors credited. Instead it starts with credits for the secondary actors. I'm assuming this is an anomaly rather than by design, but I'd love to know more about that.
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It is an absolutely terrific film.
And to follow it up, tonight I watched The Silence Of The Lambs: The Inside Story:
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Silence of the lambs (1991) is a work of art and it's one of my favorite horror films. the guy wears a person's skin in it that's horror movie. if that's not a horror movie that the Original (1974) Texas Chainsaw Massacre isn't a horror movie. hence Leather face that's what i'm getting at. for those who have never seen the Original Chainsaw film it's got no blood in it it's most really smart directing and camera angles that really make the film scary and good writing too. the dinner scene at the end for example is scary not so much as what's said it's how it was filmed and shot. all the sequels and the remakes as well that are the ones that's got the gore not the Original film
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The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
I was a big fan of the Vincent Price horror classics like Theatre of Blood and The Abominable Dr. Phibes which had a lot of humour in them so I thought this film was going to be in a similar vein. I also liked that the title was a clever play on the work Shakespeare. The film has a great cast including Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone and Joe E. Brown but even they can't save this film. The comedy is mostly slapstick which I found tiresome after a while. Overall the film was neither funny or horrifying, just bad.
I was a big fan of the Vincent Price horror classics like Theatre of Blood and The Abominable Dr. Phibes which had a lot of humour in them so I thought this film was going to be in a similar vein. I also liked that the title was a clever play on the work Shakespeare. The film has a great cast including Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone and Joe E. Brown but even they can't save this film. The comedy is mostly slapstick which I found tiresome after a while. Overall the film was neither funny or horrifying, just bad.
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Logan's Run: And there was a brief TV series as well, co-starring Randolph Powell (Alan Beam from Dallas).
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I also remember watching this but was there an ending? I don't recall it. I'm now wondering if the movie Logan's Run must have been edited because I had forgotten there was some nudity involved. I don't remember seeing that on a Saturday afternoon.
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A double-bill of films last night:
The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane (1976)
I had no idea what this was to be about, which is good.
On paper, the themes are disturbing and extremely uncomfortable. In execution it's charming and fascinating with its "intended for stage" origins strongly coming across in the best possible way.
Dentist In The Chair (1960)
Basically a dental take on the classic British Doctor... films of the time. Or Carry On Drilling.
Prime's outline of the film is followed by the sentence "Mild amusement ensues", which made me smile and warned me to keep expectations low. Actually it's a pleasant enough way to while away an hour and a quarter.
The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane (1976)
I had no idea what this was to be about, which is good.
On paper, the themes are disturbing and extremely uncomfortable. In execution it's charming and fascinating with its "intended for stage" origins strongly coming across in the best possible way.
Dentist In The Chair (1960)
Basically a dental take on the classic British Doctor... films of the time. Or Carry On Drilling.
Prime's outline of the film is followed by the sentence "Mild amusement ensues", which made me smile and warned me to keep expectations low. Actually it's a pleasant enough way to while away an hour and a quarter.
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i just got done watching Ghostbusters 2 (1989) one of my favorite Child Hood movies
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
I feel a bit bad that I still haven't got round to watching the Alec Guinness series, but this film made a very nice introduction to the story (albeit probably a very simplified one).
This is a very nice looking film. Murky, grainy and dark, with some nice period touches. It generally captures the look of the early Seventies quite well, and the language used and its delivery is mostly era-appropriate with a couple of passing exceptions ("fired" in place of "sacked" sounded a little wrong to me).
It's also very nicely cast, again with a passing exception or two (I really wish Michael Fassbender had been available to play Tarr as the actor they ended up with didn't do subtle. And Kathy Burke trying to talk posh was a bit of a giggle, just because it's Kathy Burke). Gary Oldman is as fascinating as ever, and John Hurt appearing is never a bad thing.
I feel a bit bad that I still haven't got round to watching the Alec Guinness series, but this film made a very nice introduction to the story (albeit probably a very simplified one).
This is a very nice looking film. Murky, grainy and dark, with some nice period touches. It generally captures the look of the early Seventies quite well, and the language used and its delivery is mostly era-appropriate with a couple of passing exceptions ("fired" in place of "sacked" sounded a little wrong to me).
It's also very nicely cast, again with a passing exception or two (I really wish Michael Fassbender had been available to play Tarr as the actor they ended up with didn't do subtle. And Kathy Burke trying to talk posh was a bit of a giggle, just because it's Kathy Burke). Gary Oldman is as fascinating as ever, and John Hurt appearing is never a bad thing.
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I found the plot quite complicated and difficult to follow. I think it's a film I will appreciate more after a second viewing.
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Tell No One (2006)
A superior French murder mystery with lots of plot twists and excellent performances. Kept me guessing until the end.
A superior French murder mystery with lots of plot twists and excellent performances. Kept me guessing until the end.
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Oh, same here.
Maybe "simplified" was the wrong word. If anything, shortening the story to fit into two hours might have made it even more difficult to follow.
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I don't think so. Another variation on The Fugitive when it comes down to it.