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Given there's been a lot of comic book movies lately - of, let's face it, variable quality - it'd be nice to know what else all y'all have been watching out there that's good and pick up some ideas.

 

One to kick you off: Shakespearian regular Mark Rylance fronts up The Outfit (Netflix). It's about a quiet and shy English cutter (not a tailor, apparently...), trained on the famed Savile Row, who left England to escape gang violence - and the influx of blue jean teen culture.

 

 

But as luck would have it, Len promptly winds up in late Mob-era Chicago, with a local minor-league Don as his primary client. And what should have been a quiet evening of sewing goes all to hell.

 

Beyond that, no spoilers, but if you like your Hitchcock - particularly Rope - you're going to dig on this.

 

Whatch'yall got?

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I'll bite and raise you one Sound of Metal (Prime Video), a drama which follows Ruben, the drummer of a metal duo, who rapidly loses his hearing.  This places stress on Ruben's most important relationship and invites old habits back into the fold as dangerous coping mechanisms.  With limited options, Reuben finds himself in a rural shelter for Deaf recovering addicts.

 

The real treat of Sound of Metal is Riz Ahmed's insanely believable performance as Ruben; and the polarizing sound design, the product of a masterful team headed by Nicholas Becker.

 

Full disclosure: this is a big feels movie, but in the best way.

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I'm on a jaunt through old films.  Not sure how you'd feel about viewing older stuff, but here's a couple:

 

The Straight Story (1999)- Richard Farnsworth's last role, and IMHO, he exits on a high note.  Based on the true story of an old, feeble WWII vet who, lacking a driver's license, hitches a trailer to his lawnmower and begins a 240-mile journey to mend old wounds with his estranged brother who is dying.  Wikipedia reports:

     "Reviewers praised the intensity of the character performances, particularly the realistic dialogue which film critic Roger Ebert compared to the works of Ernest Hemingway.[5] It received a nomination for the Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and Farnsworth received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor."

David Lynch directed, and Sissy Spacek also stars.   I checked and it is currently available on Disney+, with rental options on Amazon.com (probably other places, too.)

 

The Satan Bug (1965) - based on a book from action-adventure writer Alister McLean (The Guns of Navarone, for example), this is possibly one of the earliest viral-threat films.  It has a star-studded cast, including George Maharis, Frank Sutton (in a role completely opposite of Sgt. Carter of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.), Ed Asner (of too many things to name), Anne Francis, and even James Hong (whom younger folks love as the voice of Po's noodle-loving goose father in the Kung Fu Panda films).  It even has a few big names in the unbilled roles, including James Doohan (forever Star Trek's Scotty) and Lee Remick.

The print I saw on Amazon definitely could use a restoration, but it was not bad. It is in the filming style of that decade, so go in accepting that.  (I found the ending a bit jarring in a very short denouement, but so was Michael Caine's The Italian Job and also The Ladykillers with Alec Guiness and Peter Sellers.  It was the style back then.)  It was rather fun to see buildings and interiors that reminded me of my earliest days.   The acting is good, and a great many characters are smartly written.  I was a bit lost over Anne Francis' part.  It felt tacked on with not much to contribute, but at least the character wasn't stupid or simpering, just under-utilized. Overall, I found it a good popcorn flick, usually smart.

 

I've previously mentioned elsewhere the Tom Hanks' western News of the World (2020).  I found it surprisingly good, and a different vibe than what I usually see with westerns.  The young German actress teamed with Hanks, Helena Zengel, was really well-picked for the role. 

 

 

 

 

 

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18 minutes ago, Ghost said:

Great movie that not many people know about

 

Starring Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe and Matthew McConaughey, and directed by Bill Paxton! Awesome lineup right there.

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This is my favourite film. It's got everything, the 27b/6 that the supergroup registration form is labelled after, a renegade good-guy "superhero" plumber, mario and luigi. What more do you want? Terrorism? Unrequited love? Insanity? Obsession? Santa Claus?

 

 

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Starring Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe and Matthew McConaughey, and directed by Bill Paxton! Awesome lineup right there.

Great actors!  Great story!  Great twist!

I watch this movie every year around Halloween

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On 6/2/2024 at 12:19 PM, Herotu said:

This is my favourite film. It's got everything, the 27b/6 that the supergroup registration form is labelled after, a renegade good-guy "superhero" plumber, mario and luigi. What more do you want? Terrorism? Unrequited love? Insanity? Obsession? Santa Claus?

 

 

 

I couldn't understand all the rave this garnered, but I did watch is a very long time ago and will have to give it another watch. 🙂 

 

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I was reminded yesterday of a favorite of mine in the 1990s.  I thought I'd posted it around here somewhere, but the key word search came up blank after several different keywords were attempted.

 

I'm referring to the comedy, Renaissance Man.  Danny Devito headlines it, but it has a recognizable cast: Gregory Hines, James Remar, Mark Walberg, Ed Begley, Jr., and Cliff Roberson to name several. Directed by Penny Marshall, it came out 30 years ago (ugh, has it been so long?)

 

Basic premise: a down-on-his-luck ad man takes a job teaching down-on-their-luck military recruits.   It's not deep, but I found it funny and it has a surprising amount of heart to it.  I'm not a big fan of Devito, but I loved him in this role.

 

 

 

 

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What's Up Doc? (1972)

An incredibly young Barbara Streisand and Robert-Redford-if-you-ordered-off-Shein Ryan O'Neal run into each other. Love and hilarity ensues.

Also, general chaos, pie fights, jewel thievery, bike thievery, and one of the best damn car chases in cinema history.

The credits also have the magic words "and introducing Madeline Kahn"... but if you were expecting Lili Von Shtupp, I'm afraid Eunice Burrrrns isn't quite the same seductive siren. More a San Francisco foghorn.

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On 6/25/2024 at 1:31 PM, Oubliette_Red said:

And in honor of Donald Sutherland...

 

That got me to look up his IMDB listing.  The Dirty Dozen stood out, but what really caught my eye was Backdraft, a movie he was only in for a short time, but a truly memorable performance as a pyromaniac prisoner called in to consult on a particularly vexing case.

 

I remember the news when the film premiered.  There was a large crowd showing in one of the big cities (Chicago?) and the movie so connected with the audience that, when a real-life fire brought  firetrucks roaring past the theater during the group's exit, the whole crowd erupted in cheers and well-wishes.

 

It's a great film and I'm long overdue for re-watching it.

 

Curiously, the trailer used the score for Glory as its background music.

 

 

 

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I also didn't know Donald Sutherland was the OG Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H - a role that's so closely tied to the mighty Alan Alda from the TV remake... 

 

(NB: Trailer is R-Rated and mildly NSFW, even by modern standards)

 

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In keeping with the Donald Sutherland salute, I give you this little known gem:
 

 

 

Also, I've been watching foreign horror lately and have these two newer movies that are actually rather good:

 

 


and this: Warning: do not watch if afraid of spiders!!

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3 hours ago, ThaOGDreamWeaver said:

I also didn't know Donald Sutherland was the OG Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H - a role that's so closely tied to the mighty Alan Alda from the TV remake... 

 

(NB: Trailer is R-Rated and mildly NSFW, even by modern standards)

 

 

Yep. And Gary Burghoff, who played Radar was the only one to appear in both.  Also, for people that haven't seen the movie, they don't realize that the theme has lyrics.

 

 

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