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Capella said:
Enjoyed A Star is Born. Apparently it’s a music heavy movie weekend. Bradley Cooper really good in this. 
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Agreed. A movie like that really hinges 3 on things:

1. Can Gaga hang acting-wise?

2. Can Cooper hang music-wise?

3. Is the music good enough to let you buy into their stardom and carry us through the movie?

I think it's a definitive YES on all 3 points. 

 
Watched a few things on the Criterion Channel and love it so far.  

First up was Police Story.    It wasn't fully my jam, but it was a fun seeing a young Jackie Chan in action.  There were some really good stunts and I was laughing and having fun with it.  Just not what I would normally gravitate to or seek out in the future.   The soundtrack = :lol:

I also rewatched Ghost World since I didn't buy in on the last round of purchases I made.  Still love this and seem to watch it every year or so.  

Then I went down the rabbit hole of watching the "Adventures in Moviegoing" series they have on there.  Basically just a person involved in movies in a short 20-30 interview talking about movies and then they pick a series of movies for people to watch and there is a 2-5 min intro to each of the selections.  I watched a few of the interviews, but the movies I started in on were by the Safdie brothers.  I still haven't seen any of their movies, but loved the passion they had when talking, and I haven't seen any on their list yet so I started with that last night.  First up was The Naked City.   I am getting used to the idea that older movies have a lot of voiceover, but I would say this one was a little too much.  Despite that, I still really enjoyed the movie and the purposeful energy that the city was given.  

The rest in the series are:  In a Lonely Place, Mickey and Nicky, Camera Buff, Gloria, Bless Their Little Hearts, Meantime, Close-Up, Hero, and The Mirror.    I am sure I will take breaks and watch other stuff in between these, but was going to fire up some Bogey in a little bit when the 5 goes in for her nap.  

 
Early this morning (4am) I was looking for a movie to watch on Prime and came across 45RPM, from 2013. Really liked it. The 2 leads and the director/writer have very little on their resumes. It has a 8.2/10 rating on imdb but has only has 83 votes so not many who go there have seen it. 

About 45RPM

45RPM is a comedy that extends the world of the classic American road
movie into multiple mediums while exploring rich Southern history.

The film follows Charlie Clark, a struggling artist who seeks a connection
between her artwork and her deceased father’s music. By trying to track down a
rare copy of her father’s only cut on a 45 record, Charlie finds herself out of her
element in Memphis with no leads. Louie Traxler, a record store owner and an
obsessive collector, sees a chance to do what he does best. The two of them hit
the road in a rumbling vintage Pontiac, scouring the South in search of the
elusive 45 that hails from the heyday of ’60s garage rock.

Drawing on Arkansas’ unique musical history, showcasing local artists and
featuring original music, 45RPM pulls together a wealth of untapped modern
talent as well as Southern music legends like bluesman CeDell Davis, rockabilly
pioneer Joyce Green, and early garage rockers like The Coachmen and The
Spyders.

AWARDS

Made in Arkansas “Best Feature” – 2013 Little Rock Film Festival

Made in Arkansas “Best Actor – Liza Burns” – 2013 Little Rock Film Festival

Audience Award – 2013 Knoxville Film Festival

2nd Place Narrative Feature – 2013 Knoxville Film Festival

Best Feature – 2013 Philadelphia Film & Animation Festival

Audience Award “Best Narrative” – 2013 Yes Film Festival

Best Arkansas Connection – 2013 Offshoot Film Festival

Best Narrative Feature Honorable Mention – 2014 Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival

Special Jury Prize “Best Emerging Director” – 2014 Oxford Film Festival

Best Soundtrack – 2014 RXSM Self-Medicated Film Expo

http://www.45rpmmovie.com/about/

 
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Then I went down the rabbit hole of watching the "Adventures in Moviegoing" series they have on there.  Basically just a person involved in movies in a short 20-30 interview talking about movies and then they pick a series of movies for people to watch and there is a 2-5 min intro to each of the selections.  I watched a few of the interviews, but the movies I started in on were by the Safdie brothers.  I still haven't seen any of their movies, but loved the passion they had when talking, and I haven't seen any on their list yet so I started with that last night.  First up was The Naked City.   I am getting used to the idea that older movies have a lot of voiceover, but I would say this one was a little too much.  Despite that, I still really enjoyed the movie and the purposeful energy that the city was given.  

The rest in the series are:  In a Lonely Place, Mickey and Nicky, Camera Buff, Gloria, Bless Their Little Hearts, Meantime, Close-Up, Hero, and The Mirror.    I am sure I will take breaks and watch other stuff in between these, but was going to fire up some Bogey in a little bit when the 5 goes in for her nap.  
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I don't know if older movies have more voiceover but there is certainly a subset of them that do. The noir films have the highest voiceover ratio. The Naked City is also part of a sub-class you could call police procedural noirs. A lot of the focus in on the technical work of the cops and painting a very black and white view of criminals vs cops, the role of law enforcement in society, crime doesn't pay, etc. These often have a bit of a docu-drama feel. With that comes a lot of voiceover work.

The director of The Naked City, Jules Dassin, is one of the premier crime directors and the following films are as good or better than TNC:

  1. Rifif: French heist film, maybe the ultimate heist film
  2. Brute Force: great prison drama with Lancaster as the protagonist and Hume Cronyn as the sadistic head of security
  3. Night and the City: a London noir about an American trying to hustle his way into the world of professional wrestling and the criminals who control it 
  4. Thieves Highway: a young soldier returns from the war to take revenge for his dad who was robbed and crippled by a mob connected trucker
 
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Jules Winnfield said:
I didn't like La La one bit
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It seems to be one of the most polarizing movies ever. People tend to absolutely love it or just despise everything about it. That's a good sign for the artists behind it. Nothing is worse than making art and have people walk away with no reaction. 

 
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If one enjoyed LaLaLand as a movie, that's down to taste. But appreciating it as a musical is akin to appreciating TGIF karaoke as hiphop or Sarah Palin as governance.

 
Ilov80s said:
It seems to be one of the most polarizing movies ever. People tend to absolutely love it or just despise everything about it. That's a good sign for the artists behind it. Nothing is worse than making art and have people walk away with no reaction. 
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I didn't see it that way. I thought it was good, but not great. Not a strong reaction either way.

 
The Dig

Interesting film about an Irishman who gets out of prison for murder of a young woman and helps the father of the young woman try and find her body on his farm.  This is a very emotional movie imo and worth a viewing. 4/5. 

 
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Last night was In a Lonely Place.    

Still digesting it a bit, but I would say that if nothing else, it was surprising for me.  Mostly due to the POS that Bogey was and how the movie ended almost with a sad tone like it was a shame it ended that way.  I did think that the murder mystery would be front and center a little more, but also liked that it wasn't and it dodged expectations that way.   Well worth the watch for sure.   I haven't decided what is next up to watch on the channel.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
Last night was In a Lonely Place.    

Still digesting it a bit, but I would say that if nothing else, it was surprising for me.  Mostly due to the POS that Bogey was and how the movie ended almost with a sad tone like it was a shame it ended that way.  I did think that the murder mystery would be front and center a little more, but also liked that it wasn't and it dodged expectations that way.   Well worth the watch for sure.   I haven't decided what is next up to watch on the channel.  
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dont think you'll like the Cassevetes flicks. maybe the one by the Red/White/Blue guy

 
KarmaPolice said:
Last night was In a Lonely Place.    

Still digesting it a bit, but I would say that if nothing else, it was surprising for me.  Mostly due to the POS that Bogey was and how the movie ended almost with a sad tone like it was a shame it ended that way.  I did think that the murder mystery would be front and center a little more, but also liked that it wasn't and it dodged expectations that way.   Well worth the watch for sure.   I haven't decided what is next up to watch on the channel.  
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Interesting, my read of the end was that it didn’t really matter if he was the killer or not because he was a monster either way. There was no way any relationship would ever work out for him and he probably would have ended up killing someone anyway. 

 
Ilov80s said:
Interesting, my read of the end was that it didn’t really matter if he was the killer or not because he was a monster either way. There was no way any relationship would ever work out for him and he probably would have ended up killing someone anyway. 
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For sure.  At no point did I think he was the killer, my comment was more that I thought that reveal would end up being more of a factor in the story than it was.   It was interesting the way it turned out, just not what I was expecting.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
For sure.  At no point did I think he was the killer, my comment was more that I thought that reveal would end up being more of a factor in the story than it was.   It was interesting the way it turned out, just not what I was expecting.  
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In the book, he’s not only the killer but also far more sociopathic than the film portrays. He’s not a writer but uses that ruse to help investigate the murders he has committed.

 
Ilov80s said:
In the book, he’s not only the killer but also far more sociopathic than the film portrays. He’s not a writer but uses that ruse to help investigate the murders he has committed.
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I listened to a Criterion podcast about the movie today and they were talking about those differences between the book and the movie too.  Interesting.  

 
Ilov80s said:
Interesting, my read of the end was that it didn’t really matter if he was the killer or not because he was a monster either way. There was no way any relationship would ever work out for him and he probably would have ended up killing someone anyway. 
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He wasn't.

But the point was that both Dixon and Laurel put up a cool, sarcastic front to mask their true, but opposite feelings - Laurel's longing and capacity for love versus Dixon's longing for love - but only a capacity for rage and control. The sadness comes because Dixon knows it about himself.

Film noir is rarely about the crime anyway. The crime is just the context for exploring the characters. And both Grahame's and Bogart's terrific performances really make you feel for their characters.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Last night was In a Lonely Place.    

Still digesting it a bit, but I would say that if nothing else, it was surprising for me.  Mostly due to the POS that Bogey was and how the movie ended almost with a sad tone like it was a shame it ended that way.  I did think that the murder mystery would be front and center a little more, but also liked that it wasn't and it dodged expectations that way.   Well worth the watch for sure.   I haven't decided what is next up to watch on the channel.  
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Is either of Detour or Le Samourai available? Both are good, especially the latter.

 
we watched Extraction on netflix with thor as the lead.

I guess it was a fun ride- non-stop shoot-em-up, similar to taking an action scene from Bourne and extending it into a movie. it appears bangladeshi people are the safe new expendables.

 
El Floppo said:
we watched Extraction on netflix with thor as the lead.

I guess it was a fun ride- non-stop shoot-em-up, similar to taking an action scene from Bourne and extending it into a movie. it appears bangladeshi people are the safe new expendables.
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Unfortunately I got the 2015 Extraction film on Netflix and it was pretty bad. 

 
Mr. Mojo said:
Unfortunately I got the 2015 Extraction film on Netflix and it was pretty bad. 
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Lol...this has happened to me a few times on cable.

I was browsing and I saw the title Youngblood...

I was like cool haven't seen that in a long time. Swayze and Lowe cool...flip channel.

😕 It's a blacksplotation movie with Freddie Boom Boom Washington

 
Don't Think Twice - a "dramedy" about an improv group and different members successes and failures

Gillian Jacobs, Keegan Michael Key and other familiar actors/comedians

Wasn't super funny but I really enjoyed it

 
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belljr said:
The Peanut Butter Falcon....not a shia labeouf fan per se but really enjoyed this movie
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I don't know if I have ever seen a Shia movie but this and Honey Boy are pretty high on my to see list. 

 
I have slowed down my movie watching quite a bit now that the weather is nice here but I was on a tear during the our winter here in Michigan. This would be the top 10 movies to me (order means nothing here)

  1. Rome Open City
  2. Young Girls of Rochefort 
  3. High and Low
  4. Paper Moon- 
  5. Mother
  6. Amores Perros
  7. Cry of the City
  8. Pale Flower
  9. The Shop on Main Street
  10. Tangerine 
 
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belljr said:
The Peanut Butter Falcon....not a shia labeouf fan per se but really enjoyed this movie
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I saw it in the theater with zero expectations.  I really knew nothing about it going in.  I thought it was really good.  I would like to see it again.

 
Welcome Home

Sort of like 13 Cameras, but with more plot. Not really a big fan of Aaron Paul. He comes off pretty one dimensional in this movie. Meh. 3/5

 
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I didn't mind Extraction at all. It was like a movie version of a Call of Duty mission. 

 
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Just watched You Were Never Really Here, with Joaquin Phoenix.

Whoa.

Had no idea what we were getting into, and kept me at a loss...in a good way...throughout. kept expecting a Liam Neeson revenge vehicle meets Taxi Driver- but it's more about the psychological study of a really disturbed dude, than about the action. The action isn't even shown in a number of instances...just the edges around it. incredibly shot and edited...and another tour de force by phoenix, who excels in playing damaged.

Anybody?

 
A Ghost Story

WTF did I just watch? I guess this is supposed to be a thought provoking movie, but it was pretty weak imo. Amazing what you can do with a white sheet 2/5

 
El Floppo said:
Just watched You Were Never Really Here, with Joaquin Phoenix.

Whoa.

Had no idea what we were getting into, and kept me at a loss...in a good way...throughout. kept expecting a Liam Neeson revenge vehicle meets Taxi Driver- but it's more about the psychological study of a really disturbed dude, than about the action. The action isn't even shown in a number of instances...just the edges around it. incredibly shot and edited...and another tour de force by phoenix, who excels in playing damaged.

Anybody?
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Saw it in the theater.  My only complaint was how off beat the song they kept playing was. There's like a shuffle in the rhythm or something that makes it off putting.  Other than that, fantastic.  

 
cockroach said:
Saw it in the theater.  My only complaint was how off beat the song they kept playing was. There's like a shuffle in the rhythm or something that makes it off putting.  Other than that, fantastic.  
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Funny, I had meant to comment on the score- by Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood. I really liked it...but a bit like the narrative structure and editing, agreed, off beat. But that's what pulled me, tbh...

@KarmaPolice bat signal

 
78/52 The Story of the Shower Scene in Psycho
 

Truly a fascinating film. Title refers to the number of camera angles, 78, and total cuts, 52, that take place during one of the most famous scenes ever on film.

Highly Recommend 5/5

 
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I watched Gone with the Wind last night. It still amazes me that Olivia de Havilland is still kicking when she was around Vivien Leigh’s age, who herself has been gone for over 50 years.

I can’t remember if I’ve ever seen all the way through before, or just seen in snippets (one of those classics that has always been on my list, but always struggled to find time to watch). I felt conflicted about while watching — certainly excellent craftsmanship and acting throughout. But its treatment of slavery and the Confederacy (“where gallantry took its last bow”) is hard to watch nowadays. Scarlett made to appear a strong woman for the most part, but she certainly seems happy the morning after being raped, so I’m not sure what to make of her either.

Eh, I guess I can understand why important from a film history standpoint and why it appealed to folks in 1939, but I don’t think it has really stood the time of time compared to some of its other counterparts (even just from 1939).

 
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Don Quixote said:
I watched Gone with the Wind last night. It still amazes me that Olivia de Havilland is still kicking when she was around Vivien Leigh’s age, who herself has been gone for over 50 years.

I can’t remember if I’ve ever seen all the way through before, or just seen in snippets (one of those classics that has always been on my list, but always struggled to find time to watch). I felt conflicted about while watching — certainly excellent craftsmanship and acting throughout. But its treatment of slavery and the Confederacy (“where gallantry took its last bow”) is hard to watch nowadays. Scarlett made to appear a strong woman for the most part, but she certainly seems happy the morning after being raped, so I’m not sure what to make of her either.

Eh, I guess I can understand why important from a film history standpoint and why it appealed to folks in 1939, but I don’t think it has really stood the time of time compared to some of its other counterparts (even just from 1939).
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I like it, but the 1st half is great and the second half seems like a soap opera.

 
Mr. Mojo said:
I like it, but the 1st half is great and the second half seems like a soap opera.
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Yeah, and the soap opera is kind of weird too. The love triangle with choices between Clark Gable and Leslie Howard is maybe not quite as absurd as SNL’s Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley Chippendale’s sketch, but felt in the same spirit.

 
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