I saw two really good indie films at the Angelika this weekend. They might be on streaming, not sure.
Blue Bayou - a heart-breaking story of adoption, immigration, family and love. Very well done and very moving.
I'm Your Man - a German science-fiction-ish film about a brilliant, sensitive woman academic and the robot built with algorithms to be her perfect partner. Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) is absolutely amazing as the robot - and who knew he spoke German?
Saw a somewhat old movie last night, Malice (1993) on HBO. An Aaron Sorkin script. (I know he's kind of in disfavor these days, but I'm a fan). Pretty good movie. Several unexpected twists. Great cast.
Love that movie! If its on HBO I'll look for it On Demand.
Has anyone seen Tenet? I've been hesitant to see it because of some dicey reviews but it was on HBO the other night and I decided to watch it.
I thought it was very good. Some of the set pieces were remarkable. The twisty-time plot was a bit confusing, until I decided to stop thinking about it too much.
Re-watched one of my favorites this weekend: Bake Edwards' Victor/Victoria (1982) . A sexy gender farce with a fantastic cast, including Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston (brilliant - this is NOT the Music Man) , Alex Karras, Lesley Ann Warren (spectacular), John Rhys-Davies and others, it is delightfully witty and entertaining. Tag line: A woman pretending to be a man impersonating a woman.
Working off of a recent RT list of best movies of 2021, saw and enjoyed a couple of feel good movies. The animated "The Mitchells vs. Machines." Maybe best described as a more demented Incredibles. Also liked a kung fu movie called "The Paper Tigers." It's billed as a comedy, and has laughs, but its a more of a sweet buddy movie than anything else.
I'd like to see Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp to get me in the Halloween spirit. I'd also enjoy seeing the same actor in From Hell, the Jack the Ripper tale.
Slight thread drift, I'm not a cooking show regular, but I am watching the Food Channel's Halloween cooking challenges. Halloween, art and food. Worth a peek.
I'm finding Showtime has more films On Demand than HBO. Quite a few of them movies that I'm happy to watch again. This is about 10% A mixed bag of some of the classics, a few that were just well known, and a few I stumbled across and watched.
Sure some of them show up on other stations but with commercials.
Disappointed in "Shiva Baby," a recent streaming movie that has gotten some buzz. Every character, including the main character, is unappealing, and pretty much everyone in the movie is an unfiltered boorish lout. Even recognizing that a touch of caricature is necessary for satire, the way people talked and behaved so departed from any shiva call I've ever been too that I just couldn't enjoy it.
Found this interesting site. If you like the idea of director's commentary but never get a chance to actually listen, these guys listen to the commentary and comment on it so you don't have to.
My son got married this past weekend and I thought a number of times over the weekend of the film LITTLE MURDERS (1971). As I recall, it's a bitter and hysterical satire of New York City life in the early 70s. Directed by Alan Arkin and written by Jules Feiffer, it starred Elliot Gould, Vincent Gardenia, Doris Roberts, Lou Jacobi, Arkin and Donald Southerland. I remember the wedding scene as being particularly biting.
My son got married this past weekend and I thought a number of times over the weekend of the film LITTLE MURDERS (1971). As I recall, it's a bitter and hysterical satire of New York City life in the early 70s. Directed by Alan Arkin and written by Jules Feiffer, it starred Elliot Gould, Vincent Gardenia, Doris Roberts, Lou Jacobi, Arkin and Donald Southerland. I remember the wedding scene as being particularly biting.
I'm gonna try to find it on streaming.
I remember a scene of Gould shooting a rifle out of an apartment window. It's very much a movie of its time. I don't think it is shown often on any channels.
I remember a scene of Gould shooting a rifle out of an apartment window. It's very much a movie of its time. I don't think it is shown often on any channels.
Hilariously, it's on Disney+ and the Criterion Channel.
My son got married this past weekend and I thought a number of times over the weekend of the film LITTLE MURDERS (1971). As I recall, it's a bitter and hysterical satire of New York City life in the early 70s. Directed by Alan Arkin and written by Jules Feiffer, it starred Elliot Gould, Vincent Gardenia, Doris Roberts, Lou Jacobi, Arkin and Donald Southerland. I remember the wedding scene as being particularly biting.
I'm gonna try to find it on streaming.
Congratulations! And Little Murders is one of my favorite films. I grew up reading the comic strips of Feiffer in The Village Voice.
I remember a scene of Gould shooting a rifle out of an apartment window. It's very much a movie of its time. I don't think it is shown often on any channels.
Hilariously, it's on Disney+ and the Criterion Channel.
Damn, I don't think I get either of those channels.
That is incredible. It looks like you can see the wire the camera is hanging from once it passes the flag, but no matter what, that is an amazing shot, and I'm surprised (having taken 5 years of film studies classes) I've never seen it before.
I saw two really good indie films at the Angelika this weekend. They might be on streaming, not sure.
Blue Bayou - a heart-breaking story of adoption, immigration, family and love. Very well done and very moving.
I'm Your Man - a German science-fiction-ish film about a brilliant, sensitive woman academic and the robot built with algorithms to be her perfect partner. Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) is absolutely amazing as the robot - and who knew he spoke German?