"My Fair Lady" for when I'm depressed. When Audrey Hepburn walks down those stairs.....
"SmokeSignals" for the real life of Native Americans - a very intelligent film. The kid playing Thomas (Evan Adams?)...that's acting!
"Triumph of the Will" for a nightmarish look back that may make you wonder if history isn't repeating itself. Leni Riefenstahl, where are you when you are needed again?
kul91
Welcome to A2K! Very pleased to meet you!
I like your choice of films! And the reasons you watch them.
Setanta
Just checked out the reviews for True Romance, as I hadn't heard of it before.
Looks good! Will definitely try to rent it.
If in the mood for a British comedy The Ladykillers with Alec Guiness and an early Peter sellers.
If in the mood for a British comedy The Ladykillers with Alec Guiness and an early Peter Sellers.
While I've been recovering from a pretty unpleasant virus I've taken the opportunity to catch up on some movies I missed, from my couch. The most impressive of the rather mixed bag I chose was Far from Heaven. What an engrossing experience! The plot was very involving, great acting & the fabulous colour! I was totally knocked out by the experience.
What is it about, Msolga?
What seems a particularly "typical" healthy, fulfilling '50's marriage, except things are not what they seem. The husband is actually gay & agrees to undertake "treatment" to become "normal" & save his marriage. In the meantime his wife befriends her black gardener, an intelligent man who believes that relationships/friendships between black & white people are possible. The consequences for all 3 are devastating & they discover how intolerant their supposedly enlightened town actually is. Quite a haunting film & a beautiful reproduction of '50s society, right down to the gorgeous '50s colour! I loved it!
Thanks Msolga - ah, the golden fifties....shudder....
Yes, the fabulous fifties!
But a terrific film, well worth a look if you haven't seen it yet.
Indeed. Have you seen "Being John Malkovic(h?)"?
I love that film.
Hmm - I'd start a thread on it, cos I love it so - but my threads on such things seem to be under a bit of a curse at present - so I shall lie low...
I have a copy of "A Time for Drunken Horses" sitting on my coffee table. I haven't had time to watch it, but it looks like it has potential.
gustavratzenhofer
Do tell us about it when you've watched it. Intriguing title!
shawshank redemption:- bout a bank accountant guy who goes to jail for murdering his wife. he ends up crawling through 5 miles of human crap to escape.. tis a lot better than how i put it
the full monty:- about a load of sheffielders doing a strip club. what more do i have to say
An old soap-operatic film, The Cardinal, starring Tom Tryon, and directed by Otto Preminger, is a stark contrast to the current turmoil in the U.S. Catholic church.
Watched a real dud last night, in my exhausted state after work. A film called Adaptation, about a writer trying to write a film script. Downright silly & far fetched!
What a bomb!
