I’m still watching Pussy being watched by Paulie.
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Just watched Michael Mann’s HEAT with Pacino, DeNiro, Kilmer, et al. A great movie of its genre. Just emphasises how pathetically poor contemporary films & actors, directors have become.
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“To die for” 1995
A very enjoyable movie about a silly woman, who will do anything to become the next Barbara Walters.
Nicole Kidman shines as the ditzy and dangerous Suzanne.
I did not think I would enjoy this one as much.
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I watched that last night as well. Remember seeing it in the cinema in 1995 and it’s lost none of its impact 3 decades later.
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In the Heat of the Night
Superb, on multiple levels.
A great script. But elevated by some excellent acting.
Yes, Poitier is the protagonist. But, Stieger is the man on a real journey. That is not to say the Tibbs is untouched, his own prejudice comes under the microscope too.
An intelligent script.
Jewison’s direction is on point. Nothing is amped up. The threat and violence feels real.
The central mystery serves the real points of this film. It is not tissue thin, but it gives space for the main themes to play out. Supported by a noteworthy (sic) soundtrack by Quincy Jones.
Tibbs leaves with Gillespie facing a bleak future. But, they have come to an understanding.
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You might enjoy other Michael Mann movies
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Just watched Donnie Brasco (Pacino) - another classic which puts the contemporary stuff into the rubbish bin
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Yes Pacino at his best.
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Good Fellas - another classic from Scorsese et al. Great soundtrack.
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Donnie Brasco followed by Good Fellas. Top notch. Heat, not so top notch. Bit cliche, acting not as good and a dollop of cheese in there too.
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“The cat” 1988
This is an enjoyable German film from 1988. A criminal plans and orchestrates an elaborate heist in a bank.
I watched it on a Blu-Ray from Radiance.
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I have just ordered the Criterion 4K, two movie pack of films by Claude Berri: “Jean de Florette” and “Manon des sources”.
I have never seen these movies. I will report back when I have watched them.
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I am hoping that you enjoy these films Daniel, they are absolutely wonderful in my humble opinion. Great story, great actors/acting.
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Thanks Paul! I look forward to seeing them.
Amazon Prime has a very good print of Kramer’s Inherit the Wind.
A courtroom battle between Tracey and March following the arrest of a school teacher for discussing Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in his class room. The actual basis for the story was 1925?
I am still not convinced by the way Tracey’s arguments suddenly swayed the fundamentalists.
Look who is the Judge. Harry Morgan waiting for his gig in MASH.
I tend to watch this once year or so.
It’s preposterous of course, bloated, self-indulgent and the product of ego and hubris. Even in 1976 it seemed out of date. And the fact that some of the live footage was ‘re-enacted’ at Shepperton only adds to the farcical nature of the whole thing.
But frequently, it’s also awe-inspiring (and the case of the half-hour ‘Dazed and Confused’, both simultaneously). They really were the best live act of all time.
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On Netflix, Too Much, the new romcom series from Lena Dunham. Really not my thing (I gave up midway through episode two, I found it cliche-ridden, shouty, crude and obnoxious – and not in a good way!), but then again it’s not made for the likes of me…
The reason I watched it is that my very own Ese has a small part in ep1, as a nightclub singer, singing a new solo version of E&TVP fan fave ‘Dynamite’.
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I did notice that actually.
But I only made it to the next episode and gave up.
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Last night we watched The World’s Fastest Indian on DVD. The story of Burt Munro and his attempt to break the under 1000cc speed record at Bonneville. A lovely film, hugely enjoyable, and the main character brilliantly acted by Anthony Hopkins.
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One of my understated faves.
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