What was the last movie you saw?

[Jeffbert]

The Parallax View (1974) Reporter Joseph Frady (Warren Beatty) just happens to be present when a man dressed as a waiter assassinates a political figure. A few days later, an acquaintance comes to him pleading for help, fearing she may be targeted because she was also present at the assassination, as were several others who are now dead. Now Frady becomes interested, but not until that poor woman also dies.

Shown as one of TCM's 100 most significant political films (Fridays from 8PM EST - 6AM Saturday), and featuring discussion between Ben M. & in this case, Kyle Smith (?), an interesting discussion, which I have completely forgotten.

Anyway, Parallax is a organization with a rather shady purpose, as Frady learns, they provide people for their clients for unknown purposes. Frady joins and is brain-washed, which he was unaware of that fact. bad things happen.

Intense, very intense! 9/10!

Supporting characters/actors: Bill Rintels (Hume Cronyn; best known as the Sadistic Capt. of the guards in Brute Force).
Professor Nelson Schwartzkopf (Anthony Zerbe; Villain in KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park; & zombie leader in The Omega Man)

 

[Jeffbert]

Reds (1981) Another one of the 100 most important political films shown on TCM.

While it is about the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, it starts in the USA, in Union meetings. John Silas Reed (Warren Beatty) is a journalist covering Union meetings, who becomes involved in them. This leads him to the Bolshevik revolution, etc.

Interesting, & over 3 hours long.

supporting cast/characters: Mr. Partlow (Ian Wolfe; 2, count 'em, two roles in Star Trek); Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton); Pete Van Wherry (Gene Hackman; The French Connection); Eugene O'Neill (Jack Nicholson).

8/10

 

[Jeffbert]

Blackbeard the Pirate (1952) Fitting because today, September 19th is: International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Aaarrrr!
Captain Edward Teach AKA Blackbeard (Robert Newton; Longjohn Silver) is not a nice guy; you would not like to meet him. Not only is he a pirate, he cheats his own crew out of their share of the booty / loot / treasure.

Nice that it was filmed in color!

So, there is this one guy, who is not after BB, but, Sir Henry Morgan (Torin Thatcher). He wants evidence to convict Morgan of piracy. At that time, Morgan was an agent of the Crown, apparently operating under its protection. So, the guy mentioned earlier, Robert Maynard (Keith Andes?) is a saw bones, who comes aboard BB's ship, hoping to find the ship's log, in which he expects to find the damning evidence against Morgan.

8/10

 

[beccabear67]

The Sunshine Boys (1975), Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin... story by Neil Simon. Great portraits and performances of certain kinds of crazy old dudes! Funny, but also slightly painful if you've ever had to relate to anyone like them. A bit of a love letter to old time vaudeville as well. Watched with the BF and we both have known variations of those guys!

 

[JunkMonkey]

High Treason (1930) - Britain's first all talkie movie was an SF film! Not a very good SF film but for 1930 pretty innovative in places. Obviously influenced by Lang's Metropolis from a couple of years before it's set in a then not too distant future of 1940 where the fragile peace between the Americas and a United Europe (including Britain) - which somehow share a land border - is undermined by dastardly Russian sounding arms dealers with beards and Asiatic types without. War is almost inevitable but in a noble act of self-sacrifice the Head Vicar of the International Peace League shoots the Euro President dead before he can launch all out heck upon the world. The acting style is ponderous but some of the design element, costuming and risqué implied nudity make the thing just about watchable. There's also some interesting in-camera special effects, a weird out of nowhere close up of the best Louise Brooks impersonator you'll ever see and Ramond Massey appearing in one shot (with lines) in his uncredited on-screen debut.

 

[KGeo777]

DESERT BATTLE - 1969 - British army unit led by George Hilton with a unhinged Canadian (Frank Wolff) is stranded in the desert and has to collaborate with German tank crew commanded by Robert Hossein. Flashbacks reveal character angst before lack of fuel and water leads to violence and a stock footage tank battle (I know I have seen it before).

 

[Rodders]

Return of the Jedi in glorius 4K at the Prince Charles cinema. Looked fantastic and i loved it. I always felt that RotJ was the only one of the Special Editions where the new scenes actually added to the film. With the exception of the missing Lapti Nek song from Jabba's palace. I didn't miss Yub Nub from celebrations at the end.

I was a bit taken aback by how average the acting was. Even Harrison Ford, who i've always rated, was pretty average in this.

 

[Jeffbert]

DESERT BATTLE - 1969 - British army unit led by George Hilton with a unhinged Canadian (Frank Wolff) is stranded in the desert and has to collaborate with German tank crew commanded by Robert Hossein. Flashbacks reveal character angst before lack of fuel and water leads to violence and a stock footage tank battle (I know I have seen it before).

The plot seems similar to a RAT PATROL plot, in which both Allies & Germans are taken by the locals, who intend them for the slave market. Though enemies, they must work together to escape.

BTW, the first DVD in the series was enough to convince me this was a dull program. I should have just kept the memory alive, rather than ruin it.

But I still got the G.I. Joe Desert Attack Jeep for a birthday, or was it Xmas.

 

[JunkMonkey]

Return of the Killer Tomatoes! with #1 Son who giggled all the way through.

 

[KGeo777]

The plot seems similar to a RAT PATROL plot, in which both Allies & Germans are taken by the locals, who intend them for the slave market. Though enemies, they must work together to escape.

I remember Rat Patrol but I can't remember a damn thing about it other than Eric Braedan holding binoculars.

 

[Jeffbert]

I remember Rat Patrol but I can't remember a damn thing about it other than Eric Braedan holding binoculars.

All from Disc #1

Oops, sorry, off-topic!

 

[JunkMonkey]

The Company of Wolves - which I had never seen before. I watched it on the recommendation of my #1 Daughter (whose taste in movies is a little too far to the gory side for me usually but she got it right with this one). It made me want to reread Angela Carter and rewatch Interview With a Vampire.

 

[alexvss]

The Substance (2024). A washed-up TV star orders a substance that doubles her cells, creating another, younger, version of her, but there are rules to it.

I said that Longlegs (2024) was the surprise of the year. I take it back.

The Substance is not only the Horror movie of the year, but also a milestone on the body horror subgenre. It is a gruesome, tragic tale with a strong message. I kept thinking about Titane (2021), but it’s much better and with a clearer message. Also, the direction and camera work are something else.

Highly recommended.

 

[alexvss]

The Company of Wolves - which I had never seen before. I watched it on the recommendation of my #1 Daughter (whose taste in movies is a little too far to the gory side for me usually but she got it right with this one). It made me want to reread Angela Carter and rewatch Interview With a Vampire.

Great French movie. Its art inspired Bloodborne.

 

[JunkMonkey]

Great French movie. Its art inspired Bloodborne.

Company of Wolves is British. Are you thinking of The Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des loups)?

 

[KGeo777]

SORCERESS - 1982 - Twin girls are given magic fighting powers and seek to defeat a red-robed guy who desperately needs a better dubbed voiceover. Some good sets given the cheapness and despite goofy acting and puppetry I can't dislike a movie that has a sequence of a flying lion thingee floating about and throwing green lasers at a deformed head that vomits the same.

 

[alexvss]

Company of Wolves is British. Are you thinking of The Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des loups)?

Oh yes! That's it. Company of Wolves is the one that the wolves come out of people's mouths. I think I tried watching it a couple years back, but dropped it midway.

 

[Rodders]

Alien: Romulus. Very good. Totally recommended

 

[Jeffbert]

Salt Water Daffy (1933) Pickpockets Elmer (Jack Haley; the tin man), Wilbur (Shemp Howard) grab a navy officer's pocket watch, & end-up enlisting in the Navy while attempting to elude their victim. Navy guy Lambert (Lionel Stander: voice of Buzz Buzzard, until blacklisted) gives them hassles.

9/10

A 20 minute short (duh) film.

 

[Jeffbert]

Festival (1967) has far too many performers listed at the beginning to possibly fit in the 1:45 that this ran. Interesting look at the folk genre as it was then.

Newport Folk Festival