Let's Talk Movies #35 – Sparrows and Panthers and Dinosaurs…Oh My!

Which Movies Might You See? (Multiple Votes Allowed)

  • Feb. 16th - Black Panther – Action adventure with Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyo

    Votes: 32 60.4%

  • March 2nd - Red Sparrow – Mystery thriller with Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton and Mary-Louise Pa

    Votes: 15 28.3%

  • March 9th - A Wrinkle In Time – Adventure fantasy with Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Oprah Winfr

    Votes: 26 49.1%

  • March 16th - Tomb Raider – Action adventure with Alicia Vikander, Walton Goggins and Kristin Scott T

    Votes: 10 18.9%

  • March 30th – Ready Player One – Sci-fi adventure with Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke and Simon Pegg

    Votes: 10 18.9%

  • May 4th - Avengers: Infinity War – Adventure fantasy with nobody famous

    Votes: 27 50.9%

  • May 18th - Deadpool 2 – Adventure comedy with Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin and T. J. Miller

    Votes: 19 35.8%

  • May 25th - Solo: A Star Wars Story – Adventure fantsy with Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover and Woody

    Votes: 27 50.9%

  • June 8th - Ocean's 8 – Action thriller with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway

    Votes: 24 45.3%

  • June 22nd - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Action sci-fi with Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and

    Votes: 22 41.5%
  • Total voters
    53
Did anyone catch the "20/20: Lights, Camera, Romance!" special on ABC last night? They talked about romance movies and had stories on these movies:

Say Anything
When Harry Met Sally
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Fifty Shades of Grey
The Bodyguard

The following movies were in a segment about screen couples who did not get along during filming:

Casablanca (Bergman found Bogart to be cool on set)

The Notebook (McAdams and Gosling didn't care for much while filming, but later became a couple off screen)

An Officer And A Gentleman (Winger found acting opposite Gere to be like acting with a wall...the love scene where she cried was actually her letting go of the frustration she was feeling...while audiences thought it was her character being unable to hold back the love she was feeling)

Dirty Dancing (Grey found Swayze to be humourless, Swayze found Grey to be unfocussed and lacking professionalism)

There were short clips from other movies as well:

Moonstruck
Titanic
The Proposal
Breakfast at Tiffany's
27 Dresses
Pretty Woman
Ghost
Jerry Maguire
The Wedding Planner
You've Got Mail
The Ugly Truth

One section of the special was about music from the movies, I found it interesting that the song "I Don't Want to Lose A Thing" was inspired by something James Brolin said about Barbra Streisand during a Barbara Walters special. And how the lead song from the Bodyguard was going to be What Becomes Of The Broken-Hearted, but it was used in Fried Green Tomatoes, so they had to find another song. Kevin Costner suggested I Will Always Love You, which he heard on a Linda Ronstadt record. And I read on Wikipedia that Elvis Presley had wanted to record this song (written by Dolly Parton), but Parton had agree to sign over half the publishing records and as the sole writer of the song, she said no. And that she would have loved for him to record her song...but she wasn't going to give it away! Also, Whitney Houston's recording of the Linda Ronstadt version of the song had been completed and when producer David Foster played it for Dolly, she said, "there's a third verse...you have to add the third verse!" Foster thought they were done, but when he heard that extra verse, he soon realized that the big moment of the song would only happen with this missing part added, the part being where Whitney really gets to soar with all the big notes at the end.

So what are you favourite movie romances?
 
Trailers For Movies Released 2018-02-16th
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuI4-fSHhipSManmdQmN6ccTkeWY9d-xn


Feb. 16th - Black Panther (Wide) – Sci-fi adventure with Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o and Michael B. Jordan, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis

Feb. 16th - Early Man (Wide) - Animated adventure comedy with Eddie Redmayne, Maisie Williams [Game of Thrones] and Tom Hiddleston

Feb. 16th - Samson (Wide) - Christian action drama with Jackson Rathbone [Twilight], Billy Zane, Rutger Hauer and Lindsay Wagner

Feb. 16th - The Party (Limited) - Comedy - Timothy Spall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer and Cillian Murphy

Feb. 16th - Nostalgia (Limited) - Drama with Jon Hamm, Catherine Keener, Nick Offerman, Amber Tamblyn and Bruce Dern

Feb. 16th - Poop Talk - Documentary - Kumail Nanjiani, Rob Corddry, Dr. Drew Pinsky. From youtube.com: “…an open and honest look at a taboo topic in today’s society.”

Feb. 16th - The Boy Downstairs (Limited) – Romantic comedy drama with Zosia Mamet [Girls]. From imdb.com: “A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend's apartment building.”

Feb. 16th - The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women (Limited) – Chinese fantasy adventure. From google.com: “The Monkey King and his traveling companions must find a way to escape from the clutches of a queen who rules an all-female kingdom. They soon land in even deeper trouble when their shenanigans anger the mighty River God.”

Feb. 16th - Loveless (Limited – New York/L.A.) – Russian drama. From imdb.com: “A couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments.”

Feb. 14th - The Double Lover (Limited) – French romantic thriller with Jacqueline Bisset. From imdb.com: “Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.”

Feb. 16th - Monster Hunt 2 – Chinese sci-fi adventure comedy with Tony Leung. From google.com: “Peace has not been restored in the monster world after the death of the evil monster king as a sinister lord has ascended and seized the throne. A heavy bounty is placed on Wuba dead or alive…”
 
Last week-end, I finally watched Downsizing : some good ideas but overall I found it really slow/long and boring.

I also watched Oh Lucy : now this one was really good. I don't think messed up women who don't conform to the norms of Japanese society are often portrayed, and Setsuko / Lucy's character is so irreverent that it is refreshing. She's fun and crazy but we also get to see her pain, it's disheartening. I loved it. Plus, 'old' Josh Hartnett is still quite cute. I recommend it.
 
Looks like there won't be a Sex And The City, Part 3:

Kim Cattrall Accuses Sarah Jessica Parker Of Exploiting Brother's Death
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/kim-cattrall-accuses-sarah-jessica-162126647.html?hl=1&noRedirect=1

The article references an article written about the "mean girls" culture on the set of Sex and the City:

https://nypost.com/2017/10/07/inside-the-mean-girls-culture-that-destroyed-sex-and-the-city/

It's interesting how some referred to Kim Cattrall as a diva for asking (demanding?) a higher salary for one of the movies. She was later given a raise, so it was obvious she was worth the higher pay she ended up getting. But I haven't ever heard of a man referred to in a negative way for asking for a big salary.
 
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I watched Myra Breckenridge (1970) a while ago. Pretty much just to finish working my way through all of Mae West's films. I have contradictory feelings about it. I'm listening to the trailer at youtube as I type this and think, "hey, that was kind of fun". But I remember watching it and thinking, "this isn't very good". :lol: Maybe the trailer just has all the good parts in it. Maybe my expectations where too high when I watched it. Now I can think about it and think it was obviously going for cheesy camp...and boy, was it ever cheesy and campy! Raquel Welch does a decent job of holding her own opposite screen legend Mae West. John Houston, Farrah Fawcett, John Carradine, Jim Backus and Rex Reed...all survived the movie... :lol: I'm not sure I could say I recommend this movie. I suppose if you have a gathering of film buffs who like campy movies plus consist of 51% (or more) gay men (or Mae West fan club members...same thing??), then give it a go! :D

P.S. This film made me look into John Houston's profile at imdb.com. I know him as a director, but wasn't sure about how much acting he did. He has over 50 acting credits, including Chinatown, Casino Royale, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean and received a best supporting actor nomination for 1963's The Cardinal. He also had (multiple) Oscar nominations in three other categories: best director, best picture and best screenplay. Not sure how many other people have had Oscar nods in as many categories!
 
PeterG said:
I watched Myra Breckenridge (1970) a while ago. Pretty much just to finish working my way through all of Mae West's films. I have contradictory feelings about it. I'm listening to the trailer at youtube as I type this and think, "hey, that was kind of fun". But I remember watching it and thinking, "this isn't very good". :lol: Maybe the trailer just has all the good parts in it. Maybe my expectations where too high when I watched it. Now I can think about it and think it was obviously going for cheesy camp...and boy, was it ever cheesy and campy! Raquel Welch does a decent job of holding her own opposite screen legend Mae West. John Houston, Farrah Fawcett, John Carradine, Jim Backus and Rex Reed...all survived the movie... :lol: I'm not sure I could say I recommend this movie. I suppose if you have a gathering of film buffs who like campy movies plus consist of 51% (or more) gay men (or Mae West fan club members...same thing??), then give it a go! :D

P.S. This film made me look into John Houston's profile at imdb.com. I know him as a director, but wasn't sure about how much acting he did. He has over 50 acting credits, including Chinatown, Casino Royale, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean and received a best supporting actor nomination for 1963's The Cardinal. He also had (multiple) Oscar nominations in three other categories: best director, best picture and best screenplay. Not sure how many other people have had Oscar nods in as many categories!
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John Huston - son of Walter and father of Anjelica (the first grandparent/parent/child combination to win US Academy Awards, prior to Carmine/Francis/Sofia Coppola).
 
watchthis!! said:

Whenever I see the TV spot for this one, with the scene of the blonde guy charging the man with the gun...I get chills! :eek:
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Why didn't somebody warn this poor girl to NOT see 15:17 to Paris? Good God, it was SOOOOOO bad! :lol: Now I'm really curious about The Room, which was the basis for The Disaster Artist. After I see The Room, I will be able to determine if it, or 15:17 to Paris is the worst movie of all time. The script, the direction, the acting...a few times I heard people laugh out loud at serious moments during the movie as how the moment depicted was done in such a ludicrious way. I think I heard somebody say in the middle of it, "...I hope the terrorists win". :eek:

I predict a Razzie sweep for this movie. :fragile:
 
PeterG said:
From the December issue of Cineplex magazine (the freebie mag Canucks can get in movie theatres), in an article about director Guillermo del Toro:

Did anyone know about this? :eek: What a horrible thing to happen at all, but while you're in the middle of directing a movie? Yikes. Lucky he had a friend to help him through this.
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I would have bet good money that del Torro was from Spain. So no, I didn't know anything about his life in Mexico!
 
I was apprehensive about choosing Green Room to watch as it looked a bit gruesome for my tastes. But I saw that Patrick Stewart was in it and figured that he wouldn't be in some random slasher flick and decided to give it a go. Good decision. Very well written and directed movie, and while there are some gruesome bits, they were actually a small percentage of the movie. Most of the movie was more like an action thriller, but with many scary moments added in to build tension. The movie is about a punk rock band who get booked into playing a club that ended up being much more than they bargained for. The club ends up being like an extended escape room and they have to figure out how to get out and then escape their captors. But there's multiple people around who don't want them going anywhere with the information that they have. The movie also stars Anton Yelchin and Imogen Poots, who along with Stewart, all give really good performances.

Trailer for Green Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Tklsuiako
 
I saw Black Panther today. Overall, a very entertaining superhero film with great characters and some themes that were more thoughtful than the usual superhero fare. I thought there were some pacing issues and the action could have been better, but it was a solid film overall. The villain IMO stole the show and I think the film could have been a truly great superhero movie if they used him more. Amazing performance from Michael B. Jordan who stole the movie for me.
 
Jennifer Lawrence reveals she'll be taking a break from acting - to focus on politics

https://www.independent.ie/entertai...rom-acting-to-focus-on-politics-36614021.html

She will be working with an organization called Represent, which is working towards eliminating corruption in the political system. Lawrence wants to help young people become more interested in politics.

From the article:

Back in January, the 27-year-old shared a photo on Facebook showing her with celebrity pals Cameron Diaz and Adele taking part in the Women's March.

"I stand in solidarity for Women's rights, Equal pay, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)," she captioned the picture, in which she's holding a sign that reads: "A woman's place is in the revolution."
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Reminds me a bit of Kal Penn taking time away from his career to do work at the White House. Jealous of those who can take time off work for so long to (hopefully) create positive change.
 
I saw Wonder last night. In the beginning, I hoped the sweet, after-school special tone wouldn't come on too strong. But as it progressed (and the sweetness) remained, a heartfelt earnestness washed over things and I began enjoying it more than expected. And it wasn't just the overall tone that I liked, but the straight-forward performances of everyone in the cast. I do admit that some things in the script made some characters seem a little too perfect, but...hey, just go with it. :D Other pluses included a storytelling device that was simple yet orginal (and appreciated). Plus a reference to another story that played really well in my opinion. My overall thought about the movie...well, I was sitting in the back row with two older ladies to my side as I went through my two napkins from my jacket pocket needed to dry my tears and deal with my running nose. Plus the couple in front of me who might have heard me gulp/gasp noise at one especially moving moment. And then there was my having to quickly run to the restroom near the end because I got so emotional that I had to go blow my nose so I could keep breathing through the finale of the movie. Two thumbs up...and ten hankies required.
 
watchthis!! said:
So what are you favourite movie romances?
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The scene where Kevin Costner's character in Dances With Wolves returns to the camp and Mary McDonnell runs barefoot through what looks like thorny bushes always makes me weep.

Brokeback Mountain, another one which melts me into water.

For something lighter (and funnier), Born Yesterday is one for the ages.

The Fault In Our Stars is another movie I adore.
 
Fun Mom Dinner is not a movie I had heard of, but I like Toni Collette and Molly Shannon, so my friends and I gave it a go. It's a pretty funny comedy, but not as good as something like Bridesmaids. I'd say I like this more on the level of four women connecting with one another over the course of a long evening rather than finding it over-the-top funny. But there's lots of amusing stuff, thanks to a cast who put a lot of energy into it. This movie has a lot of people you will recognize but maybe not know their names. So there's a familiarity to the whole thing which is nice. Adam Scott and Paul Rudd have smaller roles as the women's partners. And Adam Levine plays the love interest for one of the ladies. I see that there's no box office info for this one, so maybe it was one of those movies that Netflix bought (that's where I saw it).

Trailer for Fun Mom Dinner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AkVZJoBXg4
 
Black Panther cost 200 million to make. If the advertising budget was the same, it has already made money even though the movie has played less than a week. From the-numbers.com:

Domestic Box Office - $241,967,000
International Box Office - $184,600,000

Worldwide Box Office - $426,567,000

On The View this morning, Whoopi mentioned that detractors have said for years that people around the world wouldn't pay money to see a "black" film. But the international box office is strong, as shown above. Black Panther opened pretty much worldwide last week, but there are some important markets ahead yet to see a release date, which I expect will tip the international box office to being a bigger number than the domestic box office:

Russia - 26 February 2018
Japan - 1 March 2018
China - 9 March 2018

I'm seeing it tomorrow. :D
 
It was an honor to watch Black Panther at historic (and sold-out) Grand Lake Theater in Oakland this weekend, in a diverse crowd.

The SCREAMS when the "Oakland" title card came up! :rollin:

I LOVED it. I'm not black so I can't relate to the characters the way that African-Americans might, but I've always empathized with the celebration of culture, the mourning of what might have been, and the rage of being black (and especially a black man) in America. I thought it was fantastic that director Ryan Coogler played the duality of the experience off both the good guy and the bad guy. Terrific job - it really is race relations 101 packaged in an accessible superhero film.

And THE BLACK WARRIOR WOMEN OMGGGGG!!!! The general is my queen. :queen: And Shuri is MY nerdy exuberant Disney princess. :)
 
I saw Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle yesterday. I thought I would like it but found it better than I had hoped for. The cast, the story and the action & pacing were all a level above my expectations. Saw it in a large theatre with only about ten people who barely laughed at anything. That was the only disappointment. A full theatre would have had more energy which makes a difference when you're watching something both funny and exciting.
 
Trailers For Movies Released 2018-02-23rd
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuI4-fSHhipQiijKUZmHWWn1SPQfbjZn0


Feb. 23rd - Annihilation (Wide) - Sci-fi with Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Oscar Isaac

Feb. 23rd - Game Night (Wide) – Comedy with Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Michael C. Hall, Billy Magnussen, Danny Huston and Kyle Chandler

Feb. 23rd - Every Day (Wide) – Fantasy romance with a new cast & Maria Bello

February 23rd - Beast of Burden (Limited) – Crime drama with Daniel Radcliffe, Grace Gummer and Pablo Schreiber

Feb. 23rd - Half Magic (Limited) – Romantic comedy with Heather Graham, Angela Kinsey, Chris D'Elia and Molly Shannon

Feb. 23rd - Death House (Limited) – Horror with Dee Wallace and Adrienne Barbeau

Feb. 20th - Days of Power (Limited) – Action drama with a new cast & Eric Roberts. From imdb.com: “On their 2010 tour, an International Pop Star and band mates mysteriously disappear. As past and present merge, they find themselves searching for answers and fighting for more than just their own lives when a concealed industry is revealed.”

Feb. 23rd - The Lodgers (Limited) – Horror, new cast. From imdb.com: “1920, rural Ireland. Twins share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence which enforces three rules: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy.”

Feb. 23rd - November (Limited) – Estonian fantasy romance. From imdb.com: “..based on an Estonian bestseller…the film is a mixture of magic, black humor and romantic love. The story is set in a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and spirits roam. The villagers' main problem is how to survive the cold, dark winter.”

Feb. 23rd - The Young Karl Marx (Limited) – German historical drama. From imdb.com: “The early years of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Jenny Marx, between Paris, Brussels and London.”

Feb. 23rd - Hannah (Limited) – French drama with Charlotte Rampling. From imdb.com: “Intimate portrait of a woman drifting between reality and denial when she is left alone to grapple with the consequences of her husband's imprisonment.”
 
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