Let's Talk Movies #36 - 2020 - Yep it is a new decade

Finally saw Spider-man: No Way Home. I wanted to see it because I'm invested in the MCU but I didn't want to see it because it had so many things I hate in movies including but not limited to:

1) magic (not a fan of Dr. Strange movies either)
2) alternate universes (also time travel which is similar)
3) retconning

I was correct that these things were there and were annoying. :lol: But it's a good movie if you like those things or at least don't mind them. I might watch it again because the second time I will know what is going on and can ignore those things better.
 
"(Dis) Honesty: The Truth About Lies" explores a topic that I feel is almost too personal to openly discuss on a public forum, especially if I'm going to include my own personal experiences and thoughts on the matter.

I won't dive too deep into this because I find it to be an extremely complicated topic with so many different layers and levels of analysis.

Good lies? Bad lies? Harmless lies? ...

Can any good come out of deceit? ..

I'm sure we can all think of examples in which deception might be more than appropriate in an exceptional circumstance, but it's still deception..

Or maybe I'm wrong? Lol

I almost feel like I'm in over my head in trying to unravel such a topic.

I really did enjoy how thought provoking this movie was.

I'll leave it at that. Lol
 
emason said:
@PeterG The Leopard won the Palme D'Or at Cannes back in the 60s; it's a Luchino Visconti movie and there are several versions out there of differing lengths: the director's cut, the studio cut, the version where everyone is dubbed into Italian (international cast where at least 3 of the stars didn't speak or have Italian as a first language), the English language-dubbed version. You want the Italian dubbed version; it's the most complete. There's one moment in the movie where Lancaster laughs and it's not dubbed and it's instantly recognizable as Lancaster; it's the only time you hear his real voice. Lancaster plays the Prince of Salina (the Leopard), a Sicilian aristocrat in the 1860s. The Leopard ignores the political changes (Risorgimento) that are coming and clings to the old aristocratic way of life, failing to safeguard the family fortune in the process. The climax of the film is a grand ball in a scene that lasts 40 minutes and in which the Leopard's nephew, Tancredi (Alain Delon) introduces his bride, Angelica (Claudia Cardinale), to society. Angelica, IIRC, is the daughter of an upstart peasant who becomes rich and represents the new order that replaces the old way of life; Tancredi is the one who has understood which way the future lies. The bigger the screen, the better -- too much gets lost on the small screen. The movie is based on the well-known novel by Giuseppe di Lampedusa.
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Thanks for this....I would hear this title over time but never knew the content.
 
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Got a message from Netflix that They shipped me Lawrence ifArabia dvd.

This, after labeling it 'very long' wait. I ignored that and moved it to the top of my list.

Looking forward to watching this movie.
 
I thought Muscle Shoals was quite enjoyable, it's about a famous recording studio in Alabama. If Muscle Shoals isn’t famous to you, the music that was recorded there is probably on your playlist. Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Etta James, Bob Seger, Percy Sledge, Paul Simon, The Staple Singers, Rod Stewart and even The Osmonds. Many of these performers are interviewed in the movie, but for the most part, the movie is about producer Rick Hall and the top-notch musicians he brought together to make music of the highest caliber. If you’re a fan of music from the 60’s and 70’s, consider this one a must-see.
 
Finally got around to watching Promising Young Woman. I am not sure what to think about it. The first half was riveting and I was sucked in but the middle part was kind of boring and the ending was: :eek:
 
I found Tracks to be a beautiful movie, both visually and thematically. Shame that it flopped at the box office, but I guess that was not a surprise because in a way it’s a movie where not much happens. A woman travels across the Australian desert and then she’s at the ocean. The end. Of course the movie is about more than that, but I think the general public might have been underwhelmed. But Mia Wasikowska gives a performance that is both understated and strong. You can’t help but care for her character in spite of the distance she wants to put between herself and everybody else. Adam Driver is also strong in a small supporting role as the National Geographic photographer assigned to document her journey.
 
I saw The Tragedy of Macbeth. It's interesting because it doesn't do anything incredibly new with the story per se, but the acting and especially aesthetic (both visual and from the very skilled use of sound) experience gave it a really high quality for me. Macbeth is the Shakespeare play that I've seen probably close to as many times as the others put together for no real reason - maybe it's just performed a lot? This movie is definitely a reminder of why it's still worthwhile to see things in the theater - it was such a more powerful experience than I think it would be watching at home on your laptop. Even though I know the story well, it was a lot more intense and even creepy in the theater because of the scale of things.
 
michalle said:
I saw The Tragedy of Macbeth. It's interesting because it doesn't do anything incredibly new with the story per se, but the acting and especially aesthetic (both visual and from the very skilled use of sound) experience gave it a really high quality for me. Macbeth is the Shakespeare play that I've seen probably close to as many times as the others put together for no real reason - maybe it's just performed a lot? This movie is definitely a reminder of why it's still worthwhile to see things in the theater - it was such a more powerful experience than I think it would be watching at home on your laptop. Even though I know the story well, it was a lot more intense and even creepy in the theater because of the scale of things.
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I cannot wait to see it.
 
Slightly different version of the trailer!

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Finished watching Secretariat last night. It was good. Diane Lane was very good. Next in line - Lawrence of Arabia.
 
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Another oldie I watched recently is Lord Of The Flies. I can't remember if I read the William Golding novel in high school. Was it required reading? And I wasn't sure if I had ever seen the movie from start to finish. So I gave it a go. I thought it was pretty strong. Especially after watching the DVD extras and learning that the whole cast were amateurs, kids who didn't necessarily have any acting experience at all and responded to an ad in the newspaper to be in a movie.

The movie is of course about a plane that crashes carrying a large number of boys as part of a wartime evacuation. The adults on the plane do not survive, so it's up to the boys (some pre-teen, some barely in their teens) to do what they can to survive being stranded on an uninhabited island.

The DVD extras are just as good as the movie. It's a scary tale, but one that is well executed.
 
I saw “Kimi” starring Zoe Kravitz as an agoraphobic tech analyst who hears a crime (from her software) as she is working from home. This film has an updated “ Rear Window” feel. And it does pose some disturbing questions about our privacy from our own tech. The movie is on HBOMAX.
 
Well I like a film that has quirk or something unusual and “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” fits the bill. It is a murder mystery about murders occurring each full moon. The quirk: The main character is in the sheriff’s department and doesn’t handle stress well at all. I mean this guy seriously needs a Xanax. He is not likable but he is doing his best to solve the murders. And I liked seeing a movie that was willing to go out on a limb with the main character. On EPIX
 
Saw Don't Look Up. It was enjoyable enough but I don't see it as Best Picture material. And once I saw Leonard Hofstadter from BBB in DiCaprio's character, I couldn't unsee it. Especially the speech pattern.
 
"A Royal Affair" has been on my list and I finally saw it. It stars Mads Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander about a queen, her doctor and an interesting chapter in Danish history when they did their best to bring the ideas of the Enlightenment to the people despite the protest of the nobles in authority. They also fell deeply in love. Mikkelsen and Vikander have good chemistry onscreen.

"Best Sellers" stars Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza about a woman who inherited her father's down-at-the-heels publishing house and an author who owes them a book and certainly does not want to cooperate. It is unusual to see Plaza in such a conventional role but she is good and keeps up with Caine, which cannot be easy. It is predictable in some ways with a surprise here and there. Both Caine and Plaza are among my favorite actors so this was a treat.
 
I am not sure I want to admit it but I ended up watching that "Marry Me" movie with JLo and Owen Wilson. And... it wasn't that bad. I enjoyed it.

People are saying it's Nottingham Hill but they took a different approach, one that seems more realistic in some ways, so it didn't feel like a retread. Plus it has Math nerds! :lol:
 
MacMadame said:
I am not sure I want to admit it but I ended up watching that "Marry Me" movie with JLo and Owen Wilson. And... it wasn't that bad. I enjoyed it.

People are saying it's Nottingham Hill but they took a different approach, one that seems more realistic in some ways, so it didn't feel like a retread. Plus it has Math nerds! :lol:
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I enjoyed it too. Yes, it's fluff, but it made me laugh several times and it was just what I needed after a stressful day.
 
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