Red Mosquito

its screening here next week. might catch it.

rewatching Rublev to become again intimate with the skomorokh

Summer Of Soul.

Nice. Didnt know about that festival. Really cool.

Smokey and the Bandit

Finally got around to watching that 2nd Aquaman movie. Now I wish I'd left it sitting on my 'to watch' list

I rewatched the 1984 Dune. I forgot just how crazy this one is. And gross. Still a very enjoyable watch.

going to watch "Monkey Man" on Thursday with the boyfriend, I'm all kinds of fucking excited

Just fired up Sam Raimi's Western - The Quick and the Dead. Not really sure what to expect, but the cast is top notch.

tommy wrote:Just fired up Sam Raimi's Western - The Quick and the Dead. Not really sure what to expect, but the cast is top notch.

loved that one back in the day

Goddamn, it's always so good to see Gene Hackman. He's gotta be a strong contender for the greatest of all time.

I have mixed feelings about him

tree_ wrote:I have mixed feelings about him

Yeah, but you're an idiot

He’s great, but that’s a stretch

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:He’s great, but that’s a stretch

What's your favorite Gene Hackman performance?

tommy wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:He’s great, but that’s a stretch

What's your favorite Gene Hackman performance?

It’s difficult for me not to say Royal Tennenbaum, even though I’m sure there are “better”

He plays like characters in a great many things, and that’s perfectly fine

Tonight's movie is Spartacus

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:He’s great, but that’s a stretch

Name a better actor

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

tommy wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:He’s great, but that’s a stretch

What's your favorite Gene Hackman performance?

It’s difficult for me not to say Royal Tennenbaum, even though I’m sure there are “better”

I think that's a great answer. I'd have to think about it, but I might agree. Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven and The French Connection are up there too.

tommy wrote:Tonight's movie is Spartacus

This has been really good so far. I really like these old school epics.

tommy wrote:

tommy wrote:Tonight's movie is Spartacus

This has been really good so far. I really like these old school epics.

Loved this. The 4k disc looked amazing.

I love the scale of these older epics. The sheer number of extras in some shots is amazing and it's always nice to see real people doing real stunts.

The matte paintings hold up really well, even in 4k. I find them far more appealing than CGI.

I wonder how people in the 60s would have responded to the grim ending?