LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
This only matters to like 12 people but good lord am I one of them
Let's All Go to the Movies
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This only matters to like 12 people but good lord am I one of them
BigFrank
Forbidden Chicharron
Enjoying the Criterion streaming service. I watched Out of the Past (1947) and then watched its remake Against All Odds (1984).
Out of the Past was a classic noir with Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. It was cool seeing scenes of Bridgeport, California in the ‘40’s. I have fished there many times and recognize the Main Street.
Against All Odds was admittedly not a great movie, but it was so cool seeing LA scenes from my childhood. Jeff Bridges plays a pro football player and his team practices at the El Segundo Junior High School that the Raiders actually used. A hilltop scene is where the Getty Center was built. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen Jeff Bridges look more attractive. Dude looked like a model. Jane Greer, the femme fatale in the original plays a big role as the mother in the remake.
Out of the Past was a classic noir with Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. It was cool seeing scenes of Bridgeport, California in the ‘40’s. I have fished there many times and recognize the Main Street.
Against All Odds was admittedly not a great movie, but it was so cool seeing LA scenes from my childhood. Jeff Bridges plays a pro football player and his team practices at the El Segundo Junior High School that the Raiders actually used. A hilltop scene is where the Getty Center was built. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen Jeff Bridges look more attractive. Dude looked like a model. Jane Greer, the femme fatale in the original plays a big role as the mother in the remake.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
Can't believe the Twilight movies produced the two coolest people in the business.
Which reminds me, Kristen Stewart's directorial debut The Chronology of Water is fantastic. Packed with more interesting shots than most seasoned directors can muster. Imogen Poots is on fire in this.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
If Silent Friend (directed by Ildikó Elnyedi and starring the inimitable Tony Leung) has a plot, it's basically this:
Loved it. Won't be for everyone. I cheered like a marvel mid-credits cameo scene when Lea Seydoux popped up halfway thru.
Also deserves mentioning how great of a job new indie distributor 1-2 Special has been doing this past year. Impeccable slate of films.
Loved it. Won't be for everyone. I cheered like a marvel mid-credits cameo scene when Lea Seydoux popped up halfway thru.
Also deserves mentioning how great of a job new indie distributor 1-2 Special has been doing this past year. Impeccable slate of films.