Which movie did you last see?

[Lloyd]

1935's "Dangerous" starring the amazing Bette Davis.

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[Yazeh]

Saw it on Netflix...

Fun...

[INeedAFinancialAdvisor]

I’ve been watching a series of short multi part documentaries about brent fikowski and pat vellner on YouTube called All In and All In Too (and 3)

Both are world renowned crossfitters from Canada.
Neither of them takes themselves too seriously so the documentaries are light hearted and funny.

I watch while i row on my concept2 indoor rower (usually 20km a day or so)

First one starts here if you are interested:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dG9Vr3n-LJs

I find watching fit people do fit people things is good motivation while rowing.

[Chip]

We watched The Sea Beast, a 2022 animated feature. I wasn't keen on the director's previous film, Moana, which made a hash of Polynesian myth. But I liked the new one a lot.



The animation was brilliant, with a layered approach: photorealistic landscapes, detailed buildings and objects (ships), engaging caricatures, and cartoonish monsters. For instance, in the poster above, the water could be a photo, the boat is realistic, the two characters are less so, and the two beasts (big red one and the tiny blue one) look like the sea life in Finding Nemo.

Perhaps the thinking was that to render the beasts with the same realism as the landscapes and objects would make them too scary for young kids, limiting the potential audience. In any event, it works. The plot is loosely based on Moby Dick, with a political slant. The dialogue is snappy, with plenty of wit.

I like anime, being a fan of Miyazaki's work. Herself isn't as keen, but we both enjoyed this one.

When I searched for reviews, there were references to a 1926 silent film titled The Sea Beast, which was drawn (with Hollywood touches) from Melville's Moby Dick.

[Lloyd]

"Le Petit Soldat" by Godard. Both distant and intense at the same time.

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[Lloyd]

"Hangover Square" from 1945. Great noir set in Victorian England.

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[BlkWhiteFilmPix]

A rom-com titled Leap Year, which refers to an alleged Irish custom that on Feb. 29, women may propose marriage to men. The plot was flimsy and contrived, but the leads (Amy Adams and Matthew Goode) were charming.

Having spent time in the west of Ireland, my head was fair spinning by the geographic leaps and bounds (and related crazy stuff). For example, Adams is desperate to get to Dublin by the 29th, but her plane is diverted to Cardiff, Wales and the storm has grounded all flights and stopped the ferries from running. So— she hires a wee fishing boat to take her across the Irish Sea. (Having ridden in a similar one, I'd reckon you'd not care to be in a wee tub like that in a storm.)

In a brilliant fit of navigation, the skipper steers away from Dublin, rounds the south of Ireland, and drops her off on the far west coast (it was claimed) on the Dingle Peninsula. For reasons known only to himself, he neglects to reach port and refuel, dumping her on a bare beachfront rather than on the pier in the town harbour.

In any event, she straggles up to the only pub (as if there weren't fair dozens of pubs and inns thereabouts.) She hires the dashing but skeptical innkeeper (Goode) to drive her to Dublin. They set off and like a shot, they reach the Lochs of Connemara, 200 k to the north on twisty roads and not on the way to Dublin by any sane reckoning.

Thence, a mad swerve southwards to Tipperary, also rather out of the way for Dublin. After a breathy contretemps, she dashes out and stands on a seacliff by a ruined stone fort, on the Aran feckin' Islands. And so forth.

Suspending disbelief, I enjoyed it as a hapless fantasy. However, I do not recommend that any Irish person, nor anyone with much knowledge of Ireland, take it on, as you might require several strong drinks and perhaps do damage to the furnishings.

Thank you for mentioning that delightful film that brought back fond memories of a couple of weeks in and around Westport County Mayo.

Every leap year my Mother, God rest her, mentioned Sadie Hawkins Day (February 29) the day it was acceptable for women to ask men out on a date.

Here's a photo I made on Ektachrome slide film at the base of Croagh Patrick made on Reek Sunday.reek Sunday.jpg

[Chip]

We had a grand time in Mayo with a stay on Achill Island.

Westport is a fine old town and Clew Bay is known as the haunt of the Pirate Queen, Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille), who sailed to London in 1593 to negotiate a truce with Queen Elizabeth.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_O%27Malley



Her stronghold, Carrickahowley Castle, a tower house on the sea, was surrounded by the flooded glacial basin of Clew Bay, a complex of moraines, drumlins, eskers, potholes, and other complex features which made navigation hazardous without detailed local knowledge, lending her a natural defence against attacks by rival clans and the British Navy.

[Chip]

We enjoyed a Netflix series, The English Game, set in the time when soccer football was changing from a sport for public school old boys to a popular pursuit for the working class, with paid teams.



Written by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey), it's beautifully photographed, with engaging characters.

[k5MOW]

It’s been a while since we went to the actual movies. Last movie we saw in the theater was Elvis.


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[BlkWhiteFilmPix]

Thank you for sharing the photos and the memories.

[BlkWhiteFilmPix]

Enjoyed the scenes of Ireland and of pub life in "Finding You."

[Lloyd]

The 1935 rom-com "Hands across the Table" was very good.
I didn't care for the Italian movie "Fists in Pockets". It was well acted and written but not my cup of hot beverage.

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[Chip]

Tár. I thought the casting and performances were great and the screenplay was brilliant, taking on quite a few issues such as identity politics, artistic talent vs. snobbery, the assumption of privilege as a license for bad behavior, et several ceterae. But the aggregate, although provocative, was not very enjoyable as a film. Herself disliked it heaps.

[Yazeh]

Tár. I thought the casting and performances were great and the screenplay was brilliant, taking on quite a few issues such as identity politics, artistic talent vs. snobbery, the assumption of privilege as a license for bad behavior, et several ceterae. But the aggregate, although provocative, was not very enjoyable as a film. Herself disliked it heaps.

I tried reading the script! It breaks all the rules

https://variety.com/wp-content/uploa...screenplay.pdf

[Lloyd]

The 1930 German film "The Blue Angel". I can't believe it took me so many years to watch this classic. 👍

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[Yazeh]

The 1930 German film "The Blue Angel". I can't believe it took me so many years to watch this classic. 👍

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It's amazing isn't it? And that final, so poignant!

[countrydirt]

Cocaine Bear

[Lloyd]

The 1930 German film "The Blue Angel". I can't believe it took me so many years to watch this classic. 👍

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It's amazing isn't it? And that final, so poignant!

I totally agree. The cinematography was superb. I keep singing "Falling in love again... ", but I can't help thinking about Lili Von Shtüpp in "Blazing Saddles".

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[Lady Onogaro]

After the shooting at the Lafayette Grand Cinema, I don't go to theaters anymore. But I do watch films on Netflix and on DVD. Recently watched White Noise with Adam Driver. I read the book for a class years ago, and remembered very little of it, so I can't compare the film to the book. I think I liked the film, but I just have the feeling the book was better.