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.

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!

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.

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

There was that great Munsters pilot, Mockingbird Lane (2012) by Bryan Fuller with Eddie Izzard that I wish dearly had gotten picked up: [link]

I wasn't sold on Jerry O'Connell (in no prosthetics or monster makeup) as Herman, but the rest of that was awesome.

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.

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]

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.)

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.

I have to say, one point my Century+ project has really hammered home is that there are far too many great films I have yet to see without wasting my time on mediocre contemporary fare.

I'm very jealous of your moviegoing, Vonnie. I wish I could go to the theater. I can't wait to be eligible for vaccination. California and SF have wiped all trace of the former Phase 1C (50+) from all their websites so I fear I will have to wait for the free-for-all that is everybody at once and then who knows when I'll get it.