What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

Jack Hawkins - Front Page Story - 1954 ( rated 6.6 - free )​

"Life imitating journalism...
CinemaSerf28 November 2020

Jack Hawkins in on good form as the news editor of the "Daily World" who is subsumed by his job to the neglect of his marriage with "Susan" (Elizabeth Allen). When he abandons a planned holiday to stay at work, she must decide whether to go alone or not... Meantime, director Gordon Parry uses the guise of the newspaper to take a look at an ongoing High Court case of a woman being charged with murder after she openly administered a lethal dose of morphia to her dying husband - a very early, and quite poignant media presentation on the very much taboo subject on euthanasia in the UK. There are also a few other quite interesting sub-plots featuring some stalwart British regulars to keep the pot bubbling along nicely. The romantic melodrama drags it down a bit - especially when it transpires "Susan" isn't exactly blameless either - but generally speaking, Hawkins is a good fit for the part and I found it quite an interesting story of how a busy daily newspaper might well have been run in the 1950s."
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ElCastor said:
An hour ago -- That's Entertainment III. A history of MGM musicals. Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, etc, etc. Very entertaining and includes some numbers that were filmed, but never used.
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Sounds good! What channel was that on? Or was it on Prime or Netflix?
 
Don't Look Up

This movie is a parody of today's society. It pokes fun at social media "friends" and "likes" and how everything is political these days. In the movie, a comet is on path to destroy the earth, but the dangers are minimized and politicized for ratings. The title itself is a metaphor for memes such as "SAY NO TO THE FAUCI OUCHIE!," although I believe they were targeting global warming rather than the pandemic.
 
1/15/22 Watching "Fourth Angel" with Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker and Ian McNeice. It is pretty good. :)
You can hardly go wrong with this good cast.
 

Moontide - 1942 ( 6.9 - free )​

In California, Bobo and his mooching 'pal' Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery.






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    Stuart Lawson Beattie

    Stuart Lawson Beattie ​

    2 years ago

    What a fantastic, capture, a time freeze, a glimpse into an era of time slip, where the movie flickers so many emotions, where smiles flash, where hearts are drawn, downed, dined on and desired. This leaves plenty to the imagination as it stokes the fire so well, so deep and so pleasureable. Well done and Congratulations to all, especially Ida Lupino, Jean Gabin and Claude Rains along with the powerhouse of Thomas Mitchell. I personally would love to escort Ida Lupino home, bless her ravishing beauty but I would also relish the blessed company of Claude Rains, who I have the ultimate respect for, nearly always playing second fiddle to Gregory Peck, Jimmy Stewart or James Cagney (Wow, all the GREATS!!!), but so excelling in all he did so well and majestically. Claude Rains is a must have in every great movie as his character portrayals are poetic, eloquent, mesmerising as is Lida's beauty but captivating all of it's own magnetic charm and panache. Thank you so much for sharing, you made a poet's day, cheers!!!





 
West Side Story-(2021-remake) Saw in Theater with husband

I have seen the original West Side Story film many times and I have to say this remake has things that are really good and some that are not up to the level of the original movie. The voices I would say in this remake were outstanding. The young girl who played Maria has a voice of an Angel and the guy who plays Tony his voice is extremely polished. The guy who played Riff has a voice that is somewhat similar to that of Russ Tamblyn from the original film. Now the film pretty much follows the story although some things are done out of sequence and differently. I will just leave it at that. Now the dancing in my opinion was not on the same level as the original film. Even though the actors and actresses hired many were Broadway dancers they did not compare to George Chakiris, Johnny Feld, Tucker Smith and the others. All in all the movie is a definite to see. Rita Moreno also makes an appearance.
 
Ruthanne said:
I used the Pluto app. to watch the movie called School Ties this morning.

It's about a Jewish boy who enrolls in an all boy high school in his senior year in order to get into Harvard later.

He meets with prejudice from some of the others.

I enjoyed this movie very much. The acting is very good.

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I remember this movie. Liked it very much. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in supporting roles. I thought the theme of racism / anti-Semitism was done very well. And today, with what just happened in Texas...just all too sad for words. Too much anger, too much hatred, too much violence. I think the actor himself, Brendan Fraser is from a Jewish background..
 
Ruthanne said:
Watched the movie called The Score a few days ago. Very good movie with a twist not expected that made it even better. Very good acting by Norton and DeNiro, too.

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good movie, liked it very much. My ex used to work for William Morris. She had to deliver some contracts to De Niro. He came to the door a bit disheveled, apparently expecting it to be someone else. He immediately apologized profusely. Asked her to sit down. Went in back and changed. Came out, signed the contracts, apologizing all the time for his appearance at the door. She was about to leave, but he said that she had to let him apologize by offering her a glass of wine (apparently, a very very expensive one). Nothing sleazy, just a supreme gentleman, acting with great respect in a business meeting.
 
Yesterday I watched Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 British biographical historical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall. The film is based on the book of the same name by Shrabani Basu, about the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim. Staring Judi Dench...this movie was on Netflix and I enjoyed it.
 

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