Last (x) movies you saw (II)

Clash of the Wolves (Smith, 1925)
The Killers (Tarkovsky et al, 1956)
Plane Crazy (Mack, 1933)
The Man Outside (Cooper, 1933)
Syncopation (Glennon, 1929)
Up in Mabel's Room (Hopper, 1926)
Poor Papa (Disney, 1928)
Trolley Troubles (Disney, 1927)
The Mechanical Cow (Disney, 1927)
*The Old Dark House (Whale, 1932)

A Tale of Springtime (1990) 3.5/5
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) 3/5. John Huston's most Altman-esque movie?
White Material (2009) 4/5
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) 4.5/5
Tokyo Medley: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985) 3/5
* Bound (1996) 3.5/5
Made in Hong Kong (1997) 4/5
White of the Eye (1987) 3.5/5. Donald Cammell oddness.

Tokyo Melody, not Medley.

Finally got around to 2021's "Pleasure," which is pretty uncomfortable stuff but not without merit. I pretty quickly picked up that the film is basically "Showgirls" minus any hint of camp or humor and basically (for better or for worse) fulfilling that film's promise/threat of explicitness in a way that Verhoeven could/would probably never have. There's a lot of style in it, too, and kudos for never depicting any of the sex for titillation.

Black Sunday 1960 Mario Bava
This was the English dubbed version so wonder how it is in Italian.
Had some moments and I thinki I might grab some photos of the frockcoats for future reference.
Based on a Gogol story, this is about a 17th century witch being brought back to life in the 19th century.
THought it a biit cod and not exactly the greatest story telling and some really cliched exposition . Apparently it is quite revered though,.
I grabbed this when I was looking at a load of European, African and Japanese films a couple of years ago. Didn't watch it at the time though. So it was on my memory stick from then .
I could see this being a drive in fav but apparently the gore level had it banned in a few places.

Watched The Andromeda Strain on Tubi. I read the book when I was a teenager and have vague memories of liking it. Anyway, the movie's pretty good — lots of shots of scientists staring at stuff and thinking. Also, most of them are rude assholes who don't like each other or even want to be there, which is always good fun.

I saw that when it first came out with my dad at the RKO Keith’s on Northern Boulevard. Remember liking it a lot, especially the tension of them climbing in that tunnel and avoiding the lasers or whatever. Haven’t seen it seen.

There's a late 60s /early 70s version that used to turn up on then late night tv quite a bit. So saw it a few times in my youth. The film where people are left as a pool of powder.
Found out years later that it was a Michael Crichton story so possibly the first one I came across.
Think its been remade at least once since.

The trailer is grebt! Directed by Robert Wise! I wonder if it is held in high regard anywhere, hardly even come across any discussion of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qEsqjJAY-k

That seems to be a restored trailer. Fuzzy distressed trailer may actually enhance the experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-k50EIGyM

Haven’t seen it since.

Hmm. Plenty of stans on this borad, although there are also quite a few who disparage the film but love the soundtrack.

HI DERE!

it's got that great production design & early 70s scifi atmosphere

I once attended a screening of annie mcguire's strain andromeda the which is excellent: https://www.vdb.org/titles/strain-andromeda

That looks really cool thanks.

Otm about early 70s sci-fi atmosphere. See also The Omega Man and the original Planet of the Apes movies and all the obvious ones that aren’t coming to mind right now.

(Phase IV, Logan's Run)

Phase IV is my fave, it’s all design & atmos

Undercover Men (Newfield, 1934)
The Outcast (Lee, 1934)
*The Rounder (Nugent, 1930)
Night Alarm (Bennett, 1934)
Street of Forgotten Women (Parker, 1927)
La Llorona (Peón, 1934)
The Company's in Love (Ophüls, 1932)
Shiraz: A Romance of India (Osten, 1928)

Ladies in Love (Lewis, 1930)
The Honor of the Press (Eason, 1932)
Beauty Parlor (Thorpe, 1932)
The Battle of Paris (Florey, 1929)
Salomy Jane (Nigh & Henderson, 1914)
The Countess of Monte Cristo (Hartl, 1932)
Showing Up (Reichardt, 2022)

I watched the Poker Face series then had a craving for some more mysteries.

Another Thin Man (W.S. Van Dyne, 1939) 6/10
Shadow of the Thin Man (W.S. Van Dyne, 1941) 7/10
The Thin Man Comes Home (Richard Thorpe, 1944) 2/10
Song of the Thin Man (Edward Buzzell, 1947) 5/10
(the first two in the series were 6/10 and 3/10 when I watched them)

The last two both feature the Charleses becoming involved with Black-influenced music and not getting it. The last one has a jazz scene that ends with a bust of Beethoven, frowning.

The Delightful Rogue (Shores & Pierce, 1929)
Wharf Angel (Menzies & Somnes, 1934)
Dance, Girl, Dance (Strayer, 1933)
The Secret Witness (Freeland, 1931)
There's Always Tomorrow (Sirk, 1956)
Destroy All Monsters (Honda, 1968)
There's Always Tomorrow (Sloman, 1934)
The Divorcee (Leonard, 1930)

Aftersun (Wells 2022)
Election (To 2005)
Neil Young: Harvest Time (Shakey 1971/2022)
Police Story 3: Supercop (Tong 1992)
The Heroic Trio (To 1993)
Moonshine (Arbuckle 1918)
The Fabelmans (Spielberg 2022)
Yes Madam! (Yuen 1985)
John Wick Ch. 4 (Stahelski 2023)
Matewan (Sayles 1987)
*Design for Living (Lubitsch 1932)
*Anatomy of a Murder (Preminger 1959)
*Dune (Lynch 1984)
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 (Amies 2022)
The Stunt Woman (Hui 1996)
Decision to Leave (Park 2022)
The Garage (Arbuckle 1920)
The Rough House (Arbuckle, Keaton 1917)
One Week (Keaton, Cline 1920)
The Quiet Girl (Bairéad 2022)
Moonage Daydream (Morgen 2022)
Election 2 (To 2006)
The Suspect (Siodmak 1944)
The Killers (Siegel 1964)

EO 8/10 - not entirely successful as a Bresson remake but some scenes hit with the power of the master
Marcia Trionfale 7/10 - good mid 70s Bellocchio
Peter Pan and Wendy 2/10 - more insufferable and uglier than "Hook"!
Wendy 8/10 - I enjoyed this take. Reminded me of Raul Ruiz in parts.
Evil Dead (2013) 5/10 - some good spooky moments. Better than expected.

August in the Water (Ishii, 1995) - saw this at a Secret Cinema event at a local theater, tickets were free and the audience wouldn't know the movie beforehand. I had seen Ishii's Burst City and Electric Dragon 80000V but knew nothing about this one, much slower and dreamier. Overall thought it was lovely, my attempts to explain the plot to other people have been a little tricky (teenagers, mystical stones, a mysterious illness, diving competitions, communicating with dolphins...).

Chess of the Wind (Aslani, 1976) - i don't know how much work it required but a hell of a restoration job on a film found in an antique shop, wish i had seen this in theaters, it's an incredible visual spectacle. Not to be all "every frame a painting," but that's basically what it is, every shot seems immaculately composed and lit. The thriller-like elements are really effective too, some genuinely startling moments, though there's a definite similarity to Les Diaboliques. Also a treat to see Shohreh Aghdashloo in her first role.

Fantasy Mission Force (Chu, 1983) - amazing, perfect mildly stoned afternoon at the movies.

Doesn't count as a movie but also watched the BBC Edge of Darkness.

Antman and the Wasp Quantumania
Quite fun, I needed something spectacular last night. & this looked great at least.
Not read the comics in years so not sure what of this is sourced from pre existing stories. Wondering how the next film will turn out if the set up here happens. If it is definitely getting a go ahead and automatic release etc.
Anyway, this was quite fun.

The Roof (Cooper, 1933)
Kathleen Mavourneen (Ray, 1930)
Second Honeymoon (Rosen, 1930)
Command Performance (Lang, 1931)
*A Page of Madness (Kinugasa, 1926)
Blacula (Crain, 1972)
Victoire is on Her Last Nerve (1907)
*Zoe's Magic Umbrella (Bosetti, 1913)
Léontine, the Troublemaker (Bosetti, 1911)
The Dairymaid's Revenge (1899)
Patouillard Has a Jealous Wife (Bosetti, 1912)
*Daisy Doodad's Dial (Turner, 1914)

The Harder They Fall 2021 Jeymes Samuel
Black Western with a lot of violence.
Quite fun using characters who existed at the time. Plus loads of that late 19th century clothing I love.
Soundtrack is 70s reggae, 80s and later hip hop etc so maybe a bit anachronistic. Good sounds though.
Looks really good too.
THough would wish that the main plan could come to fruition since its trying to get a black town to surive when teh territory opens .

Stella Dallas (King, 1925)
What Men Want (Laemmle, 1930)
Law of the Sea (Brower, 1931)
Fig Leaves (Hawks, 1926)
Point Blank (Boorman, 1967)
Beau Is Afraid (Aster, 2023)

Wow, you saw the first Stella Dallas? I heard something about it getting restored, is that what you saw?

Yes, care of The Film Foundation. They restored it but I haven't heard anything about a physical media release.

Me neither. I heard it about from a friend who works in the film department at MoMA.

Oh, did you register and watch online?

Yes, The Film Foundation has set up an online screening room (https://delphiquest.com/film-foundation/restoration-screening-room/). Unfortunately SD is no longer available.

Me neither. I heard it about from a friend who works in the film department at MoMA.

― Cosmo’s Hacienda (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, May 14, 2023 7:12 PM (nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Speaking of MoMA's film department, I'm envious of anyone who has access to film series like https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5600. AFI Silver and the National Gallery of Art get some of the recently restored films that are making rounds, but only if there's time available in between boringly sententious documentaries.

might as well do a roundup as I've been cutting back on my movie watching. trying to make real life happen.

Pyaasa (Dutt, 1957, S&S22 #185) 7/10
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (Greaves, 1968, S&S22 #173) 9/10
Police Story 3 (Stanley Tong, 1992) 5/10
Dadetown (Russ Hexter, 1995) 6/10
Cremaster 4 (Barney, 1995) 3/10
Cremaster 1 (Barney, 1996) 2/10
Cremaster 5 (Barney, 1997) 2/10
Slither (Gunn, 2006) 6/10
The Fabelmans (Spielberg, 2022) 7/10
Murder Mystery 2 (some hack, 2023) 2/10

The Big Diamond Robbery (Forde, 1929)
The First Degree (Sedgwick, 1923)
A Strange Adventure (Whitman & Del Ruth, 1932)
She Goes to War (King, 1929)
The Man Without Desire (Brunel, 1923)
The Thing With Two Heads (Frost, 1972)
Master Gardener (Schrader, 2022)
The Eight Mountains (van Groeningen & Vandermeer, 2022)

The Breath Courses Through Us 2013 Alan Roth.
Documentary on the history of and the preparation for a reunion by the New York Art Quartet . Milford Graves, John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, and Reggie Workman plus Amiri Baraka who had recorded together in the mid 60s and then were talked into doing a support slot for Sonic Youth in 2000. The latter means that Thurston Moore makes an appearance at a couple of points.
I just got Vimeo on my entertainment package that feeds my tv so I can find documentaries etc. Also have youtube which had vanished from teh Virgin package years back. So can get even more.
This was great, I had looked up Free jazz o teh search engine and got this returned. Need to see what else I can find.

In the Company of Men (7.5)
Kubrick by Kubrick (6.5)
Carole King Home Again: Live in Central Park (6.5)
Little Richard: I Am Everything (6.5)
Odds Against Tomorrow (7.0)
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (7.0)
Air (6.0)
BlackBerry (5.0)
My Friend Dahmer (6.5)
Master Gardener (5.0)

Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022) 3.5/5
* Certain Women (2016) 4/5
* Winchester '73 (1950) 4/5
Color of Night (1994) 1.5/5
Gang of Four (1989) 3/5
*Sans Soleil (1983) 5/5
Tokya-Ga (1985) 4/5
* The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) 4/5
* Lone Star (1996) 4.5/5
Boiling Point (1990) 3/5
* Variety (1983) 4/5
Becket (1964) 3.5/5

May

*Barfly (Schroeder, 1987) 7/10
Waiting... (McKittrick, 2005) 3/10
Whistle Down The Wind (Forbes, 1961) 8/10
House of Flying Daggers (Yimou, 2004) 8/10
Cries and Whispers (Bergman, 1972) 6/10
Varda by Agnes (Varda, 2019) 5/10
Mephisto (Szabo, 1981) 7/10
Christine (Carpenter, 1981) 6/10
The Appointment (Vickers, 1981) 8/10
Body Snatchers (Ferrara, 1993) 6/10
New Rose Hotel (Ferrara, 1998) 8/10
Flesh + Blood (Verhoeven, 1985) 8/10
*Breathless (Godard, 1960) 8/10
*Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai, 1994) 8/10

Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022) 3.5/5

Still think about having to miss the one screening of this in my area--I hope it turns up on Kanopy eventually.

It’s probably more entertaining than my rating might suggest. Lots of good quotes and moments from both guys, and the last scene ends up being one of those perfectly telling moments you couldn’t plan.

Bottoms Up (Butler, 1934)
Thrill of Youth (Thorpe, 1932)
Second Hand Kisses (Foster, 1931)
The Goose Woman (Brown, 1925)
Hold'er Sheriff (Sennett, 1931)
The Mad Whirl (Seitier, 1925)
Scorpio Rising (Anger, 1963)
Kustom Kar Kommandos (Anger, 1965)
*The Killer Shrews (Kellogg, 1959)

The Fountain (Cromwell, 1934)
Sham Poo, the Magician (Sweet, 1932)
The Bride's Mistake (Rodney, 1931)
Mouse Heaven (Anger, 2004)
Trapped in Tia Juana (Fox, 1932)
Sally of the Subway (Seitz, 1932)
Shoot the Works (Ruggles, 1934)
*Man-Made Monster (Waggner, 1941)
*The Little Pest (Darling & Belasco, 1927)
How Stars Are Made (Blystone, 1916)
*Scrambled Weddings (Barrows, 1928)

Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (Bob Smeaton, 2022)
The Quatermass Conclusion (Piers Haggard, 1979)
Asking for It (Amanda Lundquist, Becky Scott, 2020)
Crazy Horse (Frederick Wiseman, 2011)
Rancho Deluxe (Frank Perry, 1975)
Eo (Jerzy Skolimowski, 2022)
Friday Foster (Arthur Marks, 1975)
City On Fire (Alvin Rakoff, 1979)
Moonage Daydream (Brett Morgen, 2022)
*Police Story 3: Supercop (Stanley Tong, 1992)
Warning Shot (Buzz Kulik, 1967)
No Down Payment (Martin Ritt, 1957)
Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier, 2011)
The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)
Dead Pigeon On Beethoven Street (Samuel Fuller, 1973)
Ballet (Frederick Wiseman, 1995)
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History (Stephen Ives, 2023)
Dirty War (Daniel Percival, 2004)
The Worst Person in the World (Joachim Trier, 2021)
Ride the High Country (Sam Peckinpah, 1962)
Highway Dragnet (Nathan Juran, 1954)
Who Killed the KLF? (Chris Atkins, 2021)
I Didn't See You There (Reid Davenport, 2022)
New Police Story (Benny Chan, 2004)
Alla ricerca del piacere (Silvio Amadio, 1972)
Royal Flash (Richard Lester, 1975)
Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint (Halina Dyrschka, 2019)
Mystify: Michael Hutchence (Richard Lowenstein, 2019)
*The Yakuza (Sydney Pollack, 1974)
La danse (Frederick Wiseman, 2009)
*Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard, 1990)
The Wrath of Go (Ralph Nelson, 1972)
Top Gun: Maverick (Joseph Kosinski, 2022)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (Chad Stahelski, 2023)
Crazy Thunder Road (Gakuryû Ishii, 1980)
Underground (Arthur H. Nadel, 1970)
Nope (Jordan Peele, 2022)
*The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk (Corey Yuen, 1993)
Dragnet (Jack Webb, 1954)
A Girl Is a Gun (Luc Moullet, 1971)

Husband Hunters (Adolfi, 1927)
Woman to Woman (Saville, 1929)
Night Monster (Beebe, 1942)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (dos Santos et al., 2023)

The Wrath of Go (Ralph Nelson, 1972)

i was hoping this was another board game movie like the monopoly one.

have taken to recording and watching things for company during the day

My Darling Clementine
How The West Was Won
Meet Me In St Louis
Mad Max 2
Good and Dolls

htwww is very wide, 3 strip Cinerama. and you can often see the individual strips because the colours aren't accurate at the joins. odd geometric effects at times too, like fisheye. but very watchable and star studded. the Duke, leia's mum, Morticia, Face man...

gad was the old story of Frank Sinatra trying to arrange a craps game whilst Marlon Brando tried to seduce a salvation army woman.

mm2 was obviously the template for Fury Road

Sisters with Transistors (Rovner 2020)
The High Sign (Keaton, Cline 1921)
The Goat (Keaton, St. Clair, 1921)
The Bread and Alley (Kiarostami 1970)
LYNCH2 (blackANDwhite 2007)
Man With a Shotgun (Suzuki 1961)
*Stalker (Tarkovsky 1979)
*A Canterbury Tale (Archers 1944)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (del Toro, Gustafson 2022)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Gunn 2022)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Daley, Goldstein 2023)
Ant-Man Quantumania (Reed 2023)
Puce Moment (Anger 1949/1970)
Kustom Kar Kommandos (Anger 1965)
No Bears (Panahi 2022)
*Vertigo (Hitchcock 1958)
*The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock 1938)
Sisu (Helander 2022)
Histoires d'Amérique (Akerman 1989)
Last Holiday (Cass 1950)
Sound of Metal (Marder 2019)
Crimes of the Future (Cronenberg 1970)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Dos Santos, Powers, Thompson 2023)
The Mother (Caro 2023)

The Fall of The Roman Empire (Mann, 1964)
Upgrade (Whannell, 2018)
Beau is Afraid (Aster, 2023)
Master Gardener (Schrader, 2022)
*Speed (De Bont, 1994)
Bone (Cohen, 1972)