Movie Recommendations

[Verencat]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

I still haven't watched it, although I did pick up a Hi-Def version a few months back, so I might give it a go this weekend.

You should!
We got a few cheap DVD box sets of classic movies from a big retail store last weekend, so we also watched An American in Paris, that I loved and watched again Monday night. Next stop: Mrs Miniver.

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Two brilliant Noir movies for tonight:

Out of the Fog (with the awesome Ida Lupino)

Trailer: http://video.aol.ca/video-detail/out...id=VIDURVMOV04


&

Pickup on South Street (with Richard Widmark and the brilliant Thelma Ritter)

On the subject of Film Noir, one I can strongly recommend is "D. O. A." (the 1988 version starring Dennis Quaid). Although this version shares similarities with the original, it goes in its own way that will keep you guessing until the end.

[Javed]

Originally Posted by Verencat

Next stop: Mrs Miniver.

This is a great movie, haven't seen it for a while. I should watch it again sometime.

[markbot]

Some good films that I saw recently...

Birth
Blue Velvet
Dogville (warning on experimental nature of film...but still very good)
The Descent
Thirst
The Apartment

[Moejoe]

Here's a must see for anybody who likes Indie movies and film noir, the absolutely brilliant 'Brick' from a few years ago. Snappy 1940's dialogue, a plot straight out of the best Noir and all set around a high school. Genius.

[markbot]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Here's a must see for anybody who likes Indie movies and film noir, the absolutely brilliant 'Brick' from a few years ago. Snappy 1940's dialogue, a plot straight out of the best Noir and all set around a high school. Genius.

Yes, I liked Brick a lot also.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

i watched "Where the Wild Things Are" last night and it is now in my top 5 of all time favourite movies. I don't know how Spike Jonze did it, but he's created a masterpiece that captures every frightening and wonderful thing about being a child, and reminded me of that child that lives inside all of us no matter how old our bodies may look on the outside.

Here's a trailer.

hm, lately i've taken to avoiding films made from books i liked, but maybe i'll take a chance on this one.

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

This looks promising. Opens Christmas Day. It's about a thousand-year old who sold his soul to the Devil in return for immortality; the perfect holiday theme. Has anyone heard any buzz?

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Tom Waits plays the devil in this one. I'm sold

my sentiments exactly. i'll watch anything with tom waits in it, and this one has johnny depp too and made by terry gilliam ? i really don't see how i could possibly not love it. in fact i planned to see that weeks ago, but then i hurt my foot. now i realise i *still* haven't seen it.

Originally Posted by Sparrow

An excellent recent documentary was 'Man on Wire'.

oh, that looks brilliant ! i read a book by Philippe Petit (the funambule in that documentary) a long time ago called "Traité du funambulisme" ("Treatise on tightrope walking" ?) which i remember really loving. i wonder if i can find it again. if memory serves i got it from the library at the time. i didn't know there was a film about him.

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I just found a clip from Man Facing Southeast that includes that AWESOME scene where Rantés conducts the Chorale from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony!!! I guess I should have been looking for it by its Spanish title all along: Hombre Mirando al Sudeste.

The real fun starts 2 minutes and 16 seconds into the clip.

adding this film to my list.

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Here's a must see for anybody who likes Indie movies and film noir, the absolutely brilliant 'Brick' from a few years ago. Snappy 1940's dialogue, a plot straight out of the best Noir and all set around a high school. Genius.

oh, i think a friend told me about this film years ago ! i had completely forgotten about it. i definitely have to see that.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

I've heard mixed reviews in the UK; it's not regarded as one of Terry Gilliams' better films.

Mark Kermode's BBC review is at:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=322056415001

thanks for that review sparrow, it's a very interesting perspective. i think it's indicative of gilliam's genius (as well as tom waits' genius, obviously ) that despite his reservations about the film as a whole, kermode nonetheless recommends that people not only see it once but in fact see it twice.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hm, lately i've taken to avoiding films made from books i liked, but maybe i'll take a chance on this one.




my sentiments exactly. i'll watch anything with tom waits in it, and this one has johnny depp too and made by terry gilliam ? i really don't see how i could possibly not love it. in fact i planned to see that weeks ago, but then i hurt my foot. now i realise i *still* haven't seen it.

just a general FYI.... the previews look fantastic, and it probably SHOULD be fantastic. but Ledger died during the filming of this and apparently it is a train wreck

[Moejoe]

Just finished watching Cold Souls with Paul Giamatti portraying himself. It's a dark comedy that has some decent laughs, but I just loved the overall performances and the way it was shot. Also the idea behind this one; putting your soul on storage for awhile so it doesn't get in the way, was instantly appealing.

Here's a trailer:



Next up (whenever I get the time) A Serious Man by the Coen Brothers.

[Joebill]

One of the few books to movies I liked was the Lord of the Rings trilogy. A few things got compressed, and I miss having Tom Bombadil in it, but overall, I liked it.

[happy_terd]

Fargo

[kennyc]

This one's just for you mojoe - Avatar Wins:

http://www.mtv.co.uk/events/the-gold...-golden-globes

http://www.9news.com/life/entertainm...0956&catid=343

[mores]

pssst .... kenny .... don't wake the troll!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by mores

pssst .... kenny .... don't wake the troll!

Hee-Hee.

Sorry.