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Post by Tim on May 15, 2020 3:55:33 GMT
If anyone likes Akira Kurosawa (I think Mike does?) then the BFI Player is doing a season called Japan 2020 with a whole bunch of his films and also some other Japanese gems, all included in the £4.99 month subscription. You could watch quite a few with a free 14 day trial  player.bfi.org.uk/japan-2020 |
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Post by John on May 15, 2020 5:38:11 GMT
Some good films in that I would highly recommend in that list
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Post by MartinT on May 15, 2020 8:24:34 GMT
Good list of which I've seen maybe 50%.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 16, 2020 9:30:12 GMT
I like a lot of Japanese films and will have seen quite a few of them
Will dig further thanks Tim
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Post by MikeMusic on May 16, 2020 9:34:19 GMT
The Intern 2016
On Amazon Prime currently
What a lovely film !
Had to interrupt reluctantly to go to bed last night.
Can guess the way it is heading but still a sheer pleasure
De Niro doing a fine job and those around doing all right too
Ben Whittaker, a seventy-year-old widower, realises that he is not cut out for retirement. He then applies to become a senior intern for a sceptical
boss at an online fashion site.
Suggest *not* watching the trailer. Gives too much away
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Post by tarzan on May 16, 2020 12:44:02 GMT
'Once upon a time... in Hollywood'- what a great film, will definitely watch again.  |
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Post by julesd68 on May 17, 2020 16:38:30 GMT
I watched Silence of the Lambs last night for the first time in decades and was mildly disappointed.
Of course the best thing about it is Hopkins and Foster who are both utterly convincing. All of the mind games are brilliantly observed and I like the way it slowly builds. But the serial killer role looks very dated now with its sleazy OTT portrayal for the MTV generation and also he doesn't seem clever enough to have evaded justice for so long. If being made now that part would surely look very different.
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Post by Tim on May 18, 2020 16:15:57 GMT
It might not have wide appeal here, but what I consider to be a really great film from 2019 has just popped up on Netflix - Monos. It was a 5 Star film for both Mark Kermode and Peter Bradshaw (Guardian reviewer) and I agree with both of them. It also made Kermode's top 10 films of last year. Most here will probably hate it though 
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Post by Barrington on May 18, 2020 16:27:31 GMT
'Once upon a time... in Hollywood'- what a great film, will definitely watch again. Have you watched the extras Andy, the detail that Quentin goes to for the 60's Hollywood look is incredible . |
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Post by julesd68 on May 19, 2020 13:58:50 GMT
It might not have wide appeal here, but what I consider to be a really great film from 2019 has just popped up on Netflix - Monos. Looks cool Tim, got it saved for later on Netflix. |
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Post by TheMooN on May 22, 2020 12:48:47 GMT
For afternoon matinee.  |
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Post by TheMooN on May 22, 2020 18:46:08 GMT
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Post by TheMooN on May 23, 2020 14:21:48 GMT
Just about to sit down and watch.  |
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Post by TheMooN on May 24, 2020 13:14:34 GMT
Sunday Matinee.  |
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Post by Slinger on May 31, 2020 14:46:14 GMT
I've just watched "The Vast Of Night," on Amazon Prime. Mark Kermode described it as "mesmerising retro sci-fi," which was good enough for me. He was right, it's a great little film. Kermode also calls it a "theatrically wordy drama" and he's right. There's lot more talking and a lot less special effects then your run-of-the-mill "alien invaders" type film. It conjures the atmosphere of the cold-war, reds-under-the-bed, era perfectly in my opinion. Read the review, check out the trailer, give it a watch. www.theguardian.com/film/2020/may/31/the-vast-of-night-review-mesmerising-retro-sci-fi-andrew-patterson-debut-space-invasionsThe Vast Of Night could also be an odd companion piece to the very different - and much funnier - "Matinee" from 1993, starring John Goodman and directed by Joe Dante. Matinee is set in 1962, against the background of the Cuban missile crisis and is especially recommended if you happen to be a fan of 50s/60s horror movies but read some reviews first. I may, however, be the only person to make such a connection between the two movies. |
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Post by rfan8312 on Jun 1, 2020 0:13:59 GMT
TheMooNI love Michael Caine, will check this, thanks. SlingerWill check kermode on this, thanks.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 1, 2020 6:22:35 GMT
I've just watched "The Vast Of Night," on Amazon Prime. Mark Kermode described it as "mesmerising retro sci-fi," which was good enough for me. He was right, it's a great little film. Kermode also calls it a "theatrically wordy drama" and he's right. There's lot more talking and a lot less special effects then your run-of-the-mill "alien invaders" type film. You've got me interested. Reserved for one evening. |
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Post by TheMooN on Jun 1, 2020 17:13:42 GMT
In honour of Clints 90th birthday today I shall be watching this little psychological thriller...Play Misty For Me.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 1, 2020 17:20:31 GMT
Excellent film - one of his best.
Featuring the wonderful The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack.
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Post by Tim on Jun 4, 2020 15:02:42 GMT
I've just watched "The Vast Of Night" It's brilliant isn't it Paul - a little gem of a film and shows what a good director can do with a low budget ($700,000 apparently), a great script and two very enthusiastic actors.
I loved it, great cinematography too - love that very long take when they are talking to Mabel Blanche in her sitting room. The very slow zoom just pulls you right into the tension of that scene. And Fay (Sierra McCormick) is just brilliant, right from the first moment she appears to the last. Destined to be a cult classic I reckon.
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