What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Widebrim]

The Black Cat is a great one.

I watched Indestructable Man with Lon Chaney Jr. Without the MST3K people making comments, this would have been a bad one.

Unfortunately, Chaney kind of went the same route as Lugosi later in his career...

 

[jamespowers]

Unfortunately, Chaney kind of went the same route as Lugosi later in his career...

Hey, money is money wherever you find it.

 

[Giftmacher]

Holiday Inn

 

[John in Covina]

Dozed thru parts of Thor last night.

 

[bulldog1935]

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
It was very good, produced by Luc Besson, directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones.
A modern tale of western justice, with a touch of Don Quixote.
Not for the squeamish. Melquiades' third burial takes awhile.
Great cameo role by Levon Helm.
If you have time warner cable, this is one of the on demand free movies.

 

[Widebrim]

Open Secret (1948, released by Eagle-Lion), with John Ireland, Jane Randolph, and Sheldon Leonard. Story on anti-Semitic/anti-"Foreigner" group operating in what appears to be part of NYC. Ireland discovers that his murdered Army buddy was somehow involved with said group, and tries to get to the bottom of it. In the process, he discovers some incriminating photos of local resident bigots, and nearly gets greased himself (of course). Novel to see Leonard playing a good guy (a police detective) who, being of Italian ancestry, has a personal interest in ridding the nativist bigots who terrorize his town (in the last scene, he actually walks down the street with a grin on his face).

Two best pieces of dialogue:

Leonard to Jewish camera store owner Strauss (after beating up town bigots)- "Hey, Harry, what'd they to to you?
Strauss- "Did you see the other guy? Take it easy on Ralph; I think the kid learned by now."
Ireland- "Hey, you wanna see a doctor?"
Strauss- "Doctor? I never felt better in my life."

Leonard on phone, talking to a detective about catching gang's leader, Phillips- "This is Frontelli speaking. Send the wagon to 531 Parker, back alley...Phillips. (Chuckles slightly under his breath). Yeah, he was playing Hitler, but in the wrong precinct."

7 out of 10 *s.

 

[jamespowers]

Annabella Incontrera:eyebrows:

 

[Widebrim]

^^Bella ragazza...

 

[jamespowers]

^^Bella ragazza...

And she wasn't 6' tall.

 

[Widebrim]

And she wasn't 6' tall.

Ha, ha...

 

[jamespowers]

Ha, ha...

:rofl:

Luisa Rivelli :eyebrows:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Gran Torino

 

[Widebrim]

:rofl:

Luisa Rivelli :eyebrows:

They had an Italian actress in the film? The poster doesn't even list her...

 

[AmateisGal]

Trouble with the Curve

 

[jamespowers]

They had an Italian actress in the film? The poster doesn't even list her...

Yeah, nice of them Eh?

There was also Maria Granada though:

 

[Sloan1874]

Midnight In Paris. Probably Woody Allen's best film in a long, long time, and by all rights should be the Fedora Lounge's Official Film. A lovely conceit, particularly the moment where they find themselves in the Belle Epoch.

 

[Touchofevil]

The Pink Panther on TCM.

 

[howardeye]

Was watching Mad Max. My wife had enough in less than an hour!

 

[Old Rogue]

Got the new year off on a good start by watching my Casablanca DVD today.

I also just watched Billy Jack Goes to Washington. I liked the Billy Jack movies when I was a teenager in the 70's, but rewatching it now I found that it was way to heavy on the political statement. I guess back then I just liked the martial arts sequences. I don't mind a film making a political statement, even if it's one I don't personally agree with, but when it beats you over the head with it again and again to the detriment of the story it's just a bit too much.

 

[Touchofevil]

Was watching Mad Max. My wife had enough in less than an hour!

I watched it earlier on AMC. Just finished watching Prometheus. I liked it.