We're due for another Sight & Sound poll this year; I hope it isn't delayed.
You've got my support. Just think of me as...as your... You know, I'm searching for 'supportive things' and I'm coming up all bras.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
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Tom Scola - May 10, 2020 9:44:34 am PDT #2635 of 3424
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
megan walker - May 10, 2020 9:54:49 am PDT #2636 of 3424
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
We're due for another Sight & Sound poll this year; I hope it isn't delayed.
I will be really interested in that one, but those are on the 2s, aren't they? So, 2022.
What is really overdue is another AFI 100 list. The latest one was 2007 but the most recent movie on it is The LotR: Fellowship, which is problematic on multiple levels.
msbelle - May 10, 2020 9:55:29 am PDT #2637 of 3424
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Watched The Conversation and The Farewell on Kanopy last night and today. Looking to start knocking more off my lists. Not many things from 70s and 80s Oscar Best Picture noms on any streaming services at the moment. My library in Texas was going to be my source for most of those films. Now on lockdown I have no library source.
megan walker - May 10, 2020 9:58:10 am PDT #2638 of 3424
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Now on lockdown I have no library source.
Yeah, my Century project had already stalled due to work, but not having library access isn't helping motivate me to pick it back up again. That's why these days I'm mostly just trying to fill gaps via Criterion.
sj - May 10, 2020 12:10:02 pm PDT #2639 of 3424
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
TCG and I switch off on our movie pick every other week. I usually pick from a streaming service, but he likes to wander through the library until something catches his eye. So, he's been having trouble finding what he wants.
Scrappy - May 11, 2020 9:26:06 am PDT #2640 of 3424
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We're also trying to catch up on Good Movies We Missed. Just watched The Great Santini, which I'd never seen. Excellent performances, including the kids. I adored watching baby Lisa Jane Persky being delightful snarky.
juliana - May 11, 2020 1:42:57 pm PDT #2641 of 3424
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
We finally watched The Death of Stalin, and wow was that a good time. Jason Issacs, in particular, is the best, but the entire cast is amazing. I enjoyed how the movie highlighted the absurdity of the USSR while not shying away from how terrible it was. I was also unsurprised to find it had been based on a French graphic novel.
Scrappy - May 12, 2020 11:03:26 am PDT #2642 of 3424
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We loved that and agree on Isaacs. He is having so much FUN with his role!
Matt the Bruins fan - May 12, 2020 1:21:04 pm PDT #2643 of 3424
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I watched Eat Locals the other night. Not quite the laugh fest the trailer had made me anticipate as most of the humor is very dry satire, but it was pretty enjoyable. My main takeaways were (1) Tony Curran sure seems to play vampires a lot; (2) Eve Myles only irritates me as Gwen Cooper, not in other roles; and (3) Charlie Cox is adorable.
Toddson - May 13, 2020 5:22:40 am PDT #2644 of 3424
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
One of the broadcast channels shows old(er) movies and recently I got to see Love Bites. Adam Ant being pretty adorable as a vampire waking up from a couple of centuries of sleep to deal with 1990s America.