What are you watching in the next few days?
Jeff Duncanson
"Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine" - I thought this might be
interesting for a neophyte chess player such as myself.
"Woman in the Dunes" - I'm in a bit of a Japanese frame of mind right
now.
"The Bad Sleep Well" - See above - I will re-try my cheap Chinese
DVD. It was pretty frustrating 1st time around.
and plan on seeing "Capote", because Philip Seymour Hoffman is pretty
much a sure thing.
How about you?
Jeff
Dave in Toronto
> "Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine" - I thought this might be
> interesting for a neophyte chess player such as myself.
>
Haven't heard of the movie before but it sounds interesting.
Speaking of chess movies - I saw a movie a while back. European could
be German. A man is sentenced to a long term of solitary confinement in
prison. He is able to smuggle one book inside which is a chess manual.
At a certain time of day the sun shines through the bars of his cell
and forms a grid pattern on the floor when this happens he mentally
solves chess problems using the grid as his guide. On his release he
makes a living as a chess expert although he has never played a game in
his life. In the end he goes mad and treats people as chess pieces. I
remember the last scene is of him in a large room with a checkered
floor (could be a hotel lobby or something)and he is running around
telling people that they cannot stand on certain squares or move in
certain directions. Ring a bell with anyone? I have a feeling it might
be based on a classic European novel or play.
Dave in Toronto
David Oberman
>How about you?
"Varsity Blues"
"The Night Stalker" eps 9 - 20
"Hard Times" BBC Vid
Looney Tunes Vol. III
John Harkness
Aventure Malagache, Bon Voyage, Spellbound and Notorious on deck.
The Wild Palms. Love this show, just got the DVD.
whatever's in the pile on top of the TV, so some of Miracle at
Morgan's Creek, Danny The Dog, Seven Swords, SCTV SEason 2, Mikey and
Nicky, The Warriors, Sympathy for the Underdog.
Maybe a theatrical or two. haven't decided.
John Harkness
Perry Sailor
"Jeff Duncanson" <jeffdu...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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After my third time through the Three Colors trilogy recently, I finally
ordered "The Decalogue" from Amazon today, and with the World Series ending
no later than Sunday it should arrive at just about the right time for some
free evenings -- in October most of my nights are given to baseball.
Also looking forward to "Capote." Had a choice between that and "Good
Night, and Good Luck" the night before last and opted for the latter (and
enjoyed it very much). But "Capote" is next on the list for watching on the
big screen.
Perry
Sean O'Hara
and War of the Worlds (George Pal).
Then Deep Discount DVD was having a clearance this week, in which I
picked up: The Three Colors Trilogy, Crazy/Beautiful, The Rocketeer,
Swingers, Welcome to Sarajevo, The Hole, and The 25th Hour (all that
for $36), which should keep me well into November.
--
Sean O'Hara | http://diogenes-sinope.blogspot.com
Zapp Brannigan: If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the
dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.
-Futurama
Jim S.
have to see what all the fuss is about and if it is shocking as they
say. I'll probably be disappointed, but what the heck. Should be a
good Halloween movie.
--
Jim S.
Jules W.
"Identity" w/John Cusack, Ray Liotta et. al.;
"The Woodsman" w/ Kevin Bacon;
The original "Ringu";
I'll try to get out to see "History of Violence," "Corpse Bride" and
"Capote" as well.
Jules W.
Jeff Duncanson
it should be required viewing for any cinephile. The 10 episodes are
uniformly excellent.
I also have "A Short film about Killing" in my ZipList, and I'm dying
to see it,as well.
Jeff
John Harkness
<jeffdu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
If you've been through the Decalogue, you've almost seen A Short Film
About Killing already.
John Harkness
Your Pal Brian
> and plan on seeing "Capote", because Philip Seymour Hoffman is pretty
> much a sure thing.
I want to see that and Proof and G'night,G'luck before the weekend. Think
I can manage it? I might add Elizabethtown just because I've never seen a
Crowe flick in the theater, and Kirsten Dunst looks so stylin' on the
poster. So what if it sucks?
I've also checked out Kenneth Clark's Civilization from the library, but I
haven't started on it yet.
Brian
W. Lydecker
mean, GARDEN STATE and the new GREATEST TANTRUMS OF POKER BRAT, narrated
by Norman Chad. With couselling comments from Mike the Mouth.
Stephen Cooke
My Val Lewton box showed up in the mail today. So there goes my weekend.
Plus, I got that new Hammer Horror collection from Universal. Nice tee up
for Halloween.
Cushing and Karloff, here I come.
swac
Paula Vitaris
: I gotta go a hundred plus miles to see CAPOTE <grumble!>
You won't be sorry you traveled the 100 miles. :)
In the new few days I'll be watching a rather scurrilous Shaw Bros. film,
Bruce Lee and I; a Korean film called Oh Brothers, re-watch some episodes
from the TV series Kung Fu, and finally the new Wizard of Oz DVD which
just arrived. :) (Not sure when I'll watch all the extras on the
latter... *13* hours of extra stuff!!!)
I plan to see the new Zorro flick this weekend.
-- Paula
Charles Eggen
Have you had an opportunity to see 'In my father's Den' or 'Fracture'?
If not, email me and we can work something out.
Charles
nzvideos.org
jrbentley
Thanks,
JB
John Harkness
wrote:
>I've been hearing a lot about "Lifeboat".....is it any good...?
>
>Thanks,
>JB
It's interesting as a technical exercise and as a piece of alarmingly
ambiguous 40s agitprop.
John Harkness
Nick Macpherson
minute, all that's there is Single White Female 2, The Girl from Monday
(the latest from Hal Hartley), the two disc DVD of Cronenberg's The
Fly, Pyro (1963 Barry Sullivan flick), and J-Horror Anthology:
Legends. I'm also planning on Saw 2 and The Weather Man for the
weekend.
Cat_in_awe
Those Japanese and their horror... This one is quite the experience.
I especially enjoyed because I really didn't have an inkling of where it was
going.
--
GPC
Nick Macpherson
isn't one of them. I wouldn't classify it as a "good Halloween movie"
though. Halloween 3 is a good Halloween movie. Audition is something
else.
Jeff Duncanson
driver. I have absolutely no doubt that that will be the one that
stays in my memory the longest.
Jeff
Stephen Cooke
On 27 Oct 2005, jrbentley wrote:
> I've been hearing a lot about "Lifeboat".....is it any good...?
Hitchcock in the '40s, Tallulah Bankhead...what's not to love?
I love the fact Lifeboat came out the same week as the new edition of
Titanic.
swac
Somewhere, Hitch is grinning wryly.
Maureen Goldman
>"The Night Stalker" eps 9 - 20
Good choice. "Horror in the Heights" is my favorite of the old Kolchak
episodes.
David Oberman
>>"The Night Stalker" eps 9 - 20
>
>Good choice. "Horror in the Heights" is my favorite of the old Kolchak
>episodes.
Yes, that one's excellent -- so many good ideas & unusual touches
throughout all the eps: what other show would have thought to put an
East Indian demon in a Jewish neighborhood?
Sean O'Hara
> I've been hearing a lot about "Lifeboat".....is it any good...?
>
This one's a matter of taste. I know several Hitchcock fans who
don't particularly care for it, and several who think it's first
rate. Personally, I'd place it in Hitch's top 20 but not his top 10.
--
Sean O'Hara | http://diogenes-sinope.blogspot.com
No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at
least one woman.
-Honore de Balzac
Bill Anderson
It was funny, it was heartbreaking, it was beautifully photographed, and
it was satisfying. Did the "angels" scene fit with the gritty realism
of the rest of the film? I dunno, but I liked it. The little fellow
flies. Nice.
This film's a winner. If you have never seen it, I recommend you give
it a look. Cuz scientists have proved it's better than 95% of anything
else you're likely to see. Oh yes. True.
--
Bill Anderson
I am the Mighty Favog
Jim S.
Unfortunately in my quest to track this movie down (the original region 1 DVD
was discontinued some time ago), I found out a lot (too much) about what happens
in the movie, so I will not be shocked. Still interested to see how it is done,
though.
--
Jim S.
Dale Houstman
I just watched Murnau's "The Last Laugh" for the first time. And...wow!
Emil Jannings is superb, his expressionist acting at a height. Some have
complained of the seemingly "tacked on " ending which turns tragedy into
a rather ridiculous triumph, but Murnau saw fit to include what is
basically a disclaimer between the two sections, which makes the ending
a satire of happy endings in itself. Superb...
This Friday, I am giving an annual birthday party/Halloween party for a
close friend. By tradition, we wil always watch "Bride of Frankenstein"
first, and it is a film which never fails to amaze me, and to reveal new
aspects. Also, this year we will be watching the Lewton-produced "Ghost
Ship."
dmh
David Oberman
>I just watched Murnau's "The Last Laugh" for the first time. And...wow!
>Emil Jannings is superb, his expressionist acting at a height.
Do you say "Jan'-ings" or "Yahn'-ings"?
>This Friday, I am giving an annual birthday party/Halloween party for a
>close friend. By tradition, we wil always watch "Bride of Frankenstein"
>first, and it is a film which never fails to amaze me, and to reveal new
>aspects.
What do you think of the commentary on the "Bride" DVD?
>Also, this year we will be watching the Lewton-produced "Ghost Ship."
That has a weird, inexplicable mood hanging over it. There's something
unsettling about some of these Lewton movies, even beyond the
measurable factors of the B-flick horror genre.
Dale Houstman
David Oberman wrote:
> Dale Houstman <dm...@skypoint.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I just watched Murnau's "The Last Laugh" for the first time. And...wow!
>>Emil Jannings is superb, his expressionist acting at a height.
>
>
> Do you say "Jan'-ings" or "Yahn'-ings"?
Both; depends how drunk I am!
>
>
>>This Friday, I am giving an annual birthday party/Halloween party for a
>>close friend. By tradition, we wil always watch "Bride of Frankenstein"
>>first, and it is a film which never fails to amaze me, and to reveal new
>>aspects.
>
>
> What do you think of the commentary on the "Bride" DVD?
Haven't seen that yet. I must say though that my friend and I have
discussed this film down to the bone. We have read several little books
on it, and always came away thinking we new the film better than the
writer did...
>
>
>>Also, this year we will be watching the Lewton-produced "Ghost Ship."
>
>
> That has a weird, inexplicable mood hanging over it. There's something
> unsettling about some of these Lewton movies, even beyond the
> measurable factors of the B-flick horror genre.
Looking forward to it. We've seen most of his other productions. I also
really like his "Seventh Victim" which has a threatening shower scene I
swaer Hitchcock must have seen...
dmh
Jim Beaver
slew of Robert Mitchum noirs and pseudo-noirs from the recent TCM festival
of all things Mitchum.
Jim Beaver
Grant Hurlock
>
I want to finish watching the 6-hour dvd set I just got of 1976 feminist
scifi series STAR MAIDENS, starring Judy Geeson & Gareth Thomas (&
featuring Dawn Addams as queen of outer space).
So nice to see this after years with only the 2-hour condensation
available.
W. Lydecker
I gotta go a hundred plus miles to see CAPOTE
"You won't be sorry you traveled the 100 miles." :)
################################## P.S. Hoffman is a shoo-in for Oscar
nom. The guy that played Perry was quite good, also.
I don't know why I turned down Truman's invite to that little soiree.