Finished watching Bonnie & Clyde, and went immediately from the incredibly violent climax (awesome stuff) to Spencer Tracey's G-Men (V+d ages ago from TCM). I can imagine this would have been the B&C of its day (c1928?), but seeing it straight after, it was clearly from much more innocent times. But still brill!
FAQ About Time Travel (2009) - described as a cross between Dr Who and Shaun of the Dead which is probably about right. I missed this when it first came out so glad I caught it now. Very funny and plenty of geeky time travel stuff.
I watched Dogtooth last night...I like odd and quirky films but this did stretch my limits a bit. I had nightmares about a few scenes in it, still, it was definitely original!
I went to see 'Captain America' on Friday afternoon, & thoroughly enjoyed it!:thumbup:
Whilst (for me) it wasn't quite as good/enjoyable as 'Thor', it was certainly a close runner-up for films from the Marvel studio.
Samuel L Jackson had his part at the end as Nick Fury (as he did in Iron Man)
Then.............. there's an 'easter egg' at the very end, after all the credits have ended............. that is for the (2012 release) 'Avengers' film (Captain America, Iron-Man & Thor, are all in the 'egg')
The Odd Couple. Just starting on sky. Matthau ans Lemmon. A classic.
Last night I watched Fugitive Pieces. This is the first time that I've watched the film of a book that I loved and been completely blown away. It actually added to my understanding of the story and was the most beautiful comment on love, loss and memory. I think it will become one of my favourite films.
I can only imagine how different Captain Corelli's Mandolin might have been if Hollywood hadn't got their hands on it (although the shots of Kefalonia still make it worth watching).
Just watching 300, great film that I have seen many many times. And still to this day it's the only film that's ever made me want to start doing sets of press ups and crunches half way through! Then to be followed by the excellent Jarhead. Good night of movies on TV.
Oh and lets not forget Pumping Iron last night. Classic
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To complete my Charlie Chaplin collection all the extant Chaplin Keystone films on dvd from the B.F.I.. Almost 100 years old 1913-1914. A little man kicking a big man up the arse will always be funny.
This month's Lovefilm choice was a good one (big relief after Dogtooth). The Lives of Others...really brilliant German film about the Stasi and a 'good man'.
Captain America over the weekend which I throughly enjoyed. Girl with the dragon tattoo last night, very very good. I hope the remake is going to do it justice. Hopefully Mr Craig will do a good job. Going to watch the second and third films in the series tonight and tomorrow.
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