What was the last movie you saw? At the theater, dvd, tv (there is TCM), over the shoulder of the person next to you on the plane.
What was the last movie you saw? At the theater, dvd, tv (there is TCM), over the shoulder of the person next to you on the plane.
In the theater - Skyfall.
On TV - too many to mention but I am getting ready to watch Killing Them Softly.
Theater: Despicable Me 2.
Home: A Christmas Story, Elf, and Die Hard. Had a little Christmas marathon.
I'm guessing these will be extreme outliers, but here goes.
Last two movies seen via DVD: Devils on the Doorstep (Guizi laile 鬼子来了), dir. JIANG Wen 姜文. And Ang Lee's Lust, Caution. Assigned both for my seminar on WW2 in China, so had to refresh my memory in order to lead discussion.
Can't remember the last movie I saw in the theater. Oh, wait, yes it was a six-hour documentary, Karamay (克拉玛依), by XU Xin, in March. Took a group of students to that. Not many had the stamina, but it was brilliant.
"El Cuerpo" - very good thriller from Spain currently on hbo on-demand.
Saw The Hobbitesolation of Smaug last weekend in the theater (we see something almost every weekend), looking at maybe seeing either The Secret Life of Walter Mitty or Saving Mr. Banks this weekend. I also want to see Grudge Match with Stallone and DeNiro.
TV: right now - Ocean's Eleven; earlier today - Angels and Demons and The DaVinci Code
Brad "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain
Saw The Wolf of Wall Street. I heard it was long, but I didn't notice. Laughed so hard I'm sure I was worst than a cell phone ringing, but wth - it... is... funny. This just replaced Philomena as my #1 film of the year that I've seen on the big screen.
Right now I'm watching my netflix dvd queue Au Hasard Balthazar (1966), french film directed by Robert Bresson about a donkey. Criterion Collection disc.
Theatre: watched Philomena two days ago and loved it. Next: The Hobbit 2!!! I'm sure I'll watch it on the big screen twice - once in 3D and once in 2D, as I did with the first installment.
DVD: The Departed. I loved the original Hong Kong version (Infernal Affairs), which is why I put off the remake by Scorsese for so long. I'd still rate Infernal Affairs higher - I find myself care about the characters more than those in The Departed.
Kai
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." -- Lao Tzu
What's your No.1 for 2013 then?
Kai
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." -- Lao Tzu
We just got back from watching Philomena - fantastic.
Cinema: Gravity (waste of time), DVD: 2 guns (quite funny and well made but no Oscar material)
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first set nib on the moon
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There's a 2013 top ten thread over at criterionforum. Here's mine to date:
01 The Wolf of Wall Street
02 Philomena
03 All is Lost
04 Mud
05 What Maisie Knew
06 Gravity
07 Captain Phillips
08 To the Wonder
09 The World's End
10 Man of Steel
Have not seen: Leviathan, Inside Llewyn Davis, [The Wolf of Wall Street], Nebraska, American Hustle, Dallas Buyer's Club, Francis Ha, Computer Chess, Upstream Color, Before Midnight, Stoker, The Place Beyond the Pines, Spring Breakers.
Totally agree. He's now on my list of directors, films to watch.
American Hustle. Phenomenal acting all around.
"The Notebook".
Cried my eyes out; threw my Man Card in the trash.
Theater: either "Captain Phillips" or "The Grandmaster". I can't remember which, because I saw both within the same time period. Both were excellent.
DVD/Netflix/whateva: I just re-watched "Helvetica" last night for perhaps the 7th time. I really enjoy documentaries, and I especially enjoy that particular one.
My top favorites for 2013 would be "World War Z", "Life of Pi" and "The Grandmaster".
Beware of oblique conclusions.
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