I have I can't believe I waited so long. If that's you, don't be me!
I still haven't seen them! And I love Clouzot's Diabolique and I have the DVD of his unfinished L'Enfer.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
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DavidS - Mar 04, 2021 6:40:35 pm PST #2941 of 3455
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
megan walker - Mar 04, 2021 6:55:33 pm PST #2942 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Don't be me, Hec! What am I here for if not for you to learn from my mistakes?
I have yet to see a Clouzot film I haven't liked. If you haven't seen it, L'Assassin habite au 21 (The Murderer Lives at Number 21) is another fave. It's a lighter take on his Quai des Orfèvres or Le Corbeau mystery style.
DavidS - Mar 04, 2021 7:03:58 pm PST #2943 of 3455
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have yet to see a Clouzot film I haven't liked. If you haven't seen it, L'Assassin habite au 21 (The Murderer Lives at Number 21) is another fave. It's a lighter take on his Quai des Orfèvres or Le Corbeau mystery style.
Noted!
Atropa - Mar 10, 2021 2:43:28 pm PST #2944 of 3455
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Universal to make a Munsters movie with Rob Zombie as director.
My level of DO NOT WANT is pretty high, but I've never liked any of Zombie's movies.
-t - Mar 10, 2021 3:34:08 pm PST #2945 of 3455
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't think I've seen any of his movies. Because they don't sound like something I'd like. But maybe he'll change things up for this?
Not holding out a lot of hope for it, but you never know
DavidS - Mar 10, 2021 4:36:21 pm PST #2946 of 3455
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
There was that great Munsters pilot, Mockingbird Lane (2012) by Bryan Fuller with Eddie Izzard that I wish dearly had gotten picked up: [link]
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 11, 2021 8:49:37 am PST #2947 of 3455
"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 wasn't sold on Jerry O'Connell (in no prosthetics or monster makeup) as Herman, but the rest of that was awesome.
Vonnie K - Mar 15, 2021 9:29:37 am PDT #2948 of 3455
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Oscar noms are out: [link]
I've seen less than half of the Best Picture nominees. Guess I've got some work to do! Been meaning to watch "Judas and the Black Messiah" and I see now that HBO Max took it off its streaming lineup just in time for its multiple Oscar nominations. Wahh.
Surprised and pleased about multiple nominations for "Minari" (I think the kerfuffle about it being relegated to the Foreign Language category in Golden Globes actually helped its Oscar chances?) And how weird is that a slow-moving drama about van dwellers in American West made by a Chinese woman is the front-runner in the race?
Honest to God though, the nom that made me the happiest might just be "Husavik" for Best Song from "Eurovision Song Contest." I love that stupid movie, and the song slaps in all its cheesy sincerity. Always chuffed when the song in question is actually featured in the film/important to the plot, and not just tagged on during the end credit.
megan walker - Mar 15, 2021 5:54:21 pm PDT #2949 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I've seen less than half of the Best Picture nominees. Guess I've got some work to do!
Same
Honest to God though, the nom that made me the happiest might just be "Husavik" for Best Song from "Eurovision Song Contest." I love that stupid movie, and the song slaps in all its cheesy sincerity. Always chuffed when the song in question is actually featured in the film/important to the plot, and not just tagged on during the end credit.
Also, same.
I wrote up my thoughts here: [link]
Vonnie K - Mar 22, 2021 11:06:21 am PDT #2950 of 3455
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I wrote up my thoughts here:
I agree with 90% of that, all the way to the grudging plan to watch Trial of Chicago 7 at some point and zero interest in Borat 2 or Hillbilly Elegy.
After hemming and haw'ing a bit, I reactivated my AMC A-list membership and went to see Judas and the Black Messiah on Friday. There were a couple of unmasked yahoos in the theater but since there were like 5 people in the entire theater, plus I've been vaccinated and had a mask on the entire time, and was sitting at the opposite end of the theater from others, it felt reasonably safe. Judas and the Black Messiah was FANTASTIC, and I'm glad this was the film that broke my year-long theater-going drought. I don't think this movie would have had the same impact had I watched it on the small screen. Daniel Kaluuya is just ridiculously charismatic and soulful as Fred Hampton, and LaKeith Stanfield is predictably great. All the supporting players really step up, especially Dominique Fishback as Hampton's partner. Dynamically filmed and scored as well -- an all around excellent film. I'm putting my money on Kaluuya nabbing that Best Supporting Actor Oscar right now (the fact that Stanfield was also nom'd as a supporting actor is... something. If anything, it's a two co-leads film.)
Tentatively planning on seeing a couple of other movies on empty week-night showings. My theater has once-daily showing of Promising Young Woman and The Father, as well as News of the World and Raya and the Last Dragon, all of which I want to see (plus Minari, which I've already seen.)