Behind The Candelabra...about Scott Thorson and his relationship with Liberace...no idea why this was 'only a tv movie' the US as Michael Douglas is tremendous as Liberace and deserved an Academy Award nomination... -{
I believe it was made for HBO. . .increasingly in the US cable is becoming more interesting and complicated than cinema.
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Behind The Candelabra...about Scott Thorson and his relationship with Liberace...no idea why this was 'only a tv movie' the US as Michael Douglas is tremendous as Liberace and deserved an Academy Award nomination... -{
I believe it was made for HBO. . .increasingly in the US cable is becoming more interesting and complicated than cinema.
It was an HBO production...and it was very good---Matt Damon as well. The proliferation of higher-quality original programming on streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, etc is certainly adding pressure on the film industry.
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Behind The Candelabra...about Scott Thorson and his relationship with Liberace...no idea why this was 'only a tv movie' the US as Michael Douglas is tremendous as Liberace and deserved an Academy Award nomination... -{
I believe it was made for HBO. . .increasingly in the US cable is becoming more interesting and complicated than cinema.
The film had a cinema release over here...just feel it was a missed opportunity...
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
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I rewatched 'The Eagle Has Landed' last night. A classic WWII action-thriller based on a Jack Higgins novel and directed by John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape). Starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter and a very fine supporting cast including Anthony Quayle and Larry Hagman. Screenplay was by Bond veteran Tom Mankiewicz.
The story is about a German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill and is thrilling throughout. The dialogue is excellent, as I would expect from Mankiewicz, and the cast is great all round. I also really like the score by Lalo Schifrin.
Bride of Barbel and I were discussing the late Alan Rickman, and she said she'd never seen Truly, Madly, Deeply so we watched it last night. Roughly the same plot as Ghost, with Rickman in the Patrick Swayze equivalent role. Good movie, funny and sad.
Huh. I thought all blu rays had Greedo shoot first?
The Blu Ray versions have them shooting at near enough the same time. The steelbook Blu Ray is no different to normal Blu Ray SW. The last time any changes were made to the film's was for the Blu Ray release in 2011.
Just saw "Man Up" with Simon Pegg. Apologies if this has been mentioned on here previously. Thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed it. Probably not as good as Zombeavers, but a close second I would imagine!
I saw "The Revenant" last night. Highly recomended! Great story, well acted and a haunting score. The cinemagraphy is absolutely fantastic, and Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity, Children of men, tree of life etc) should shoot a Bond movie some day.
The movie is based on a true story about trapper Hugh Glass who get mauled by a bear in the American wildernes. His son getes murdered and the other trappers leave him to die. But he simply won't die ....
Did a bond triple as well, avtak, ohmss and skyfall, also saw the revenent on Saturday, totally agree with Number24 highly recommended this film, Tom Hardy and Dicaprio are outstanding, beautifully shot and some great seamless single shot scenes.
One of the many things in "The Revenant" I liked was a battle scene. During most of the battle the camera followed on eperson closely until he was killed. Then the camera switched to the killer until he was killed, and the camera changed focus to that person etc. It's new way to shoot a battle and it was very well done.
On eof teh many things in "The Revenant" I liked was a battle scene. During most of the battle the camera followed on eperson closely until he was killed. Then the camera switched to the killer until he was killed, and the camera changed focus to that person etc. It's new way to shoot a battle and it was very well done.
Yes I completely agree, it was very effective way of using the single shot, I also thought it brought more realism to battle and made you feel involved, did get that aswell?
It did make me more involved. It was also a new way to shoot a battle scene that wasn't confusing - quite the oposite in fact.
The bear attack was also impressive. I read somewhere (Total Film?) that the camera bevaved like a fly buzzing around the fight, and that's a good way to describe it. It must have been a CGI bear, but it didn't feel that way to the audience at all. I think "The Revenant" is the best film I've seen this winter.
DoP Emmanuel Lubezki got an Oscar for Gravity in 2014, then an Oscar for Birdman in 2015. If he gets one for the Revenant this year (and it's hard to see why he shouldn't)it will be three in a row. EON should hire him as soon as posible!
I've recently seen The Revenant, The Martian, and Bridge Of Spies on my last three trips to the cinema. All very good in their own way and how diverse, two are based on real events, and the third a good sc-fi yarn.
DoP Emmanuel Lubezki got an Oscar for Gravity in 2014, then an Oscar for Birdman in 2015. If he gets one for the Revenant this year (and it's hard to see why he shouldn't)it will be three in a row. EON should hire him as soon as posible!
I agree absolutely.
However also I hope they hire some decent writers for the next Bond!!
Last night I saw Tarantino's "The Hateful Hight". The dialogue was briliant, as one has come to expect from QT. The story is also mostly great. At times it feels like a captivating theatre play, since much of the story takes place in one room. There are many good performances by the actors, especially Jennifer Jason Leigh and Walton Goggins.
Most of the music was made by Enio Morricoine and it was beautiful. Using his music instead of snippets of music from other sources helps the movie stand on its own and gives us a better cinama exeprience. QT's movies are often about other movies (homages etc), but much of this movie feels like a story, and entety in it self. In my opinion QT makes a bad mistake late in the movie where he first introduces a voiceover, then shows us a long flashback. The little the flashback controbutes to the story could easily have been told by dialogue by a scriptwriter of QT's calibre. This flashback sort of brings me out of the movie, reminding me it's a construction by a filmmaker and brings the story to a near standstil. QT used flashbacks brilliantly in Pulp Fiction, but in this movie it was a mistake. In terms of running time it was a mistake too, since this version ended up at more than three hours. Just to be clear: This is a good movie and well worth watching, but it has flaws.
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
Possibly the biggest bunch of nonsense ever. Good fun...but glad I saw it via a friend's HBO and didn't pay money
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Ted 2 , usual mix of predictable lavatory humour ,from family guy supremo Seth Macfarlane ,but love it anyway very funny )
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John Wick...perfect role for Keanu Reeves as the title character - as he only needs to look slightly narked throughout the whole film...silly nonesense, but fun none the less -{
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Very dark but good!!!!
I believe it was made for HBO. . .increasingly in the US cable is becoming more interesting and complicated than cinema.
It was an HBO production...and it was very good---Matt Damon as well. The proliferation of higher-quality original programming on streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, etc is certainly adding pressure on the film industry.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
The film had a cinema release over here...just feel it was a missed opportunity...
It certainly sounds it!
I could have told you that and I haven't seen it
' Zombeavers' ' ... I'm assuming we're talking zombie beavers here. 8-)
The mind boggles.
It's an art film B-)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Many low budget horror films can be fun, sadly not this.
To be honest 'Zombeavers' sounds like some sort of horror porn film ....
Now, to bring some class back to this thread I watched ' The Riddle of The Sands' with Michael York and Simon McCorkindale.
I love Michael York. Another very underrated actor.
The story is about a German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill and is thrilling throughout. The dialogue is excellent, as I would expect from Mankiewicz, and the cast is great all round. I also really like the score by Lalo Schifrin.
The Blu Ray versions have them shooting at near enough the same time. The steelbook Blu Ray is no different to normal Blu Ray SW. The last time any changes were made to the film's was for the Blu Ray release in 2011.
The movie is based on a true story about trapper Hugh Glass who get mauled by a bear in the American wildernes. His son getes murdered and the other trappers leave him to die. But he simply won't die ....
The bear attack was also impressive. I read somewhere (Total Film?) that the camera bevaved like a fly buzzing around the fight, and that's a good way to describe it. It must have been a CGI bear, but it didn't feel that way to the audience at all. I think "The Revenant" is the best film I've seen this winter.
"Do you expect me to talk? "No Mister Bond I expect you to die"
I agree absolutely.
However also I hope they hire some decent writers for the next Bond!!
"Do you expect me to talk? "No Mister Bond I expect you to die"
stand out action sequences.
Most of the music was made by Enio Morricoine and it was beautiful. Using his music instead of snippets of music from other sources helps the movie stand on its own and gives us a better cinama exeprience. QT's movies are often about other movies (homages etc), but much of this movie feels like a story, and entety in it self. In my opinion QT makes a bad mistake late in the movie where he first introduces a voiceover, then shows us a long flashback. The little the flashback controbutes to the story could easily have been told by dialogue by a scriptwriter of QT's calibre. This flashback sort of brings me out of the movie, reminding me it's a construction by a filmmaker and brings the story to a near standstil. QT used flashbacks brilliantly in Pulp Fiction, but in this movie it was a mistake. In terms of running time it was a mistake too, since this version ended up at more than three hours. Just to be clear: This is a good movie and well worth watching, but it has flaws.
Possibly the biggest bunch of nonsense ever. Good fun...but glad I saw it via a friend's HBO and didn't pay money
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Got this to watch tonight - anybody else seen it??