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[Some-Mist]

Some of my memorable moments at The Music Box (sorry, Chicago Theater... wtf... I used to live right by there. How did I mix those two up?)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Die Hard
The Thing: 70mm (but well color shifted, sadly)
Monokehime
Akira (dubbed - walked out 5 minutes in and got my money back actually, as they advertised it subtitled)
Mulholland Drive
Withnail and I
Blade Runner
The Handmaid

Gotta be some others. Great lineups there. There's a few theaters like that here in San Francisco. I go to The Roxie semi regularly.

what a list. my fear is when I move (not sure when) I won't have something like that by me any longer. of those listed I've only seen the thing there, but it was 35mm and not 70mm.

(chicago theater is great too btw)

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

You were not shocked by it? You were not relieved it was not about endless love and happy-sappy family? Sounds like a "meh" to me.
Just surprised to hear that. Feeling that this is one of the few where one catches up with humanity, though being science-fiction.
Well, to each their own reaction.

I am rarely shocked by films, and I don't mean that in a macho-kind of way, but after a lifetime of watching slashers etc. it just doesn't register the way it used to. Watching Martyrs, Salo, The Whale and Speak no Evil felt like punches to the balls, though, if that gives you a better idea... and don't get me wrong, I am happy that films like Possessor are still produced today, I don't watch most blockbusters, but the few I do watch usually make me wish I hadn't. Possessor tried to be more of a mindfuck movie and less a philosophical exploration of its topics, and while I usually love that approach, my mind possibly wasn't fucked enough in this case. It also had lengths, which Men also had, but Men offers such a rich subtext and gives you so much to think about that I didn't mind the slow parts. With Possessor, there just wasn't that much to think about during the lulls in the action. Still, really cool film, looking forward to watching Infinity Pool.

[Stevens]

Do I have to have seen this as a kid to get it? I watched this for the first time a year ago, and it was kinda shocking to see how boring, unfunny and uninspired many sketches were, particularly when you compare them to the other output of Zucker/ Zucker/ Abrahams.

No, you aren't wrong here. I know my memories of KFM will be much funnier than the reality of watching it again.

I will admittedly always have a soft spot for the Big Jim Slade skit.

[GaijinPunch]

what a list. my fear is when I move (not sure when) I won't have something like that by me any longer. of those listed I've only seen the thing there, but it was 35mm and not 70mm.

(chicago theater is great too btw)

Facebook just reminded me that the Withnail and I thing was exactly 7 years ago. Jesus how time flies.

What city are you looking to head to? San Fran is great for old theaters. I've really only been to two, but there's at least two more that play old films on the regular - and the population here is way lower than Chicago. Go figure.

[NYN]

BL0W 0UT

First. Audiovisual feast start to finish. Very funny opening with low-brow slasher movie antics: oh no, it's not that kind of movie. No? Dang! Well, some times it is! How meta. More romance, much less bare breasts. To carry (Carrie) over the jerk couple of an earlier De Palma picture and making us care about them is a hidden sweet spot that is very well executed. Travolta I never found more likeable in any other role I've seen from him. Nancy Allen as Sally plays a real ditz and it's not really alluring, more sad to watch how she falls in with the wrong kind of man, including Jack Terry. Don't we all know or knew one gal just as that? And Lithgow as Burke. What a creep, so overzealous it's painful. Known for his goofy stuff, I can see now why he qualified for Dexter Season 4. That last scene, though. Was the expression pure misery or already dulled by strong drugs? Oofta. Hard mode ending, certainly.

[Some-Mist]

what a list. my fear is when I move (not sure when) I won't have something like that by me any longer. of those listed I've only seen the thing there, but it was 35mm and not 70mm.

(chicago theater is great too btw)

Facebook just reminded me that the Withnail and I thing was exactly 7 years ago. Jesus how time flies.

What city are you looking to head to? San Fran is great for old theaters. I've really only been to two, but there's at least two more that play old films on the regular - and the population here is way lower than Chicago. Go figure.

I still need to visit San Fran which will happen within the next couple years.

We have family on both coasts who we visit frequently so probably sticking Midwest, we just don’t want to own in the city proper (Chicago) nor want to move to the burbs and renting has been a sink. Grand Rapids is up there because of the location and because they have an AZA zoo we enjoy (she’s a zookeeper so we have to be situated close to one)

I haven’t scoped out the movie theater situation there yet.

Tommy Boy 35mm was perfect, especially with the crowd cheering for every Chicago scene near the end lol

[PC Engine Fan X!]

For Some-Mist,

There's the Oakland Zoo based out of Oakland, CA, if you and your partner decide to relocate to the Bay area (San Francisco/Oakland area). Something to consider.

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Checked out Dune Part Two in 4K via streaming. Quite an epic movie with it's alloted 2 hours and 46 minutes running time. I wouldn't be surprised if it garners several Academy Award nominations including Best Director and Best Picture for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards show in February of 2025.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[GaijinPunch]

BL0W 0UT

I posted my thoughts on this a few pages ago, and even added its poster to the movie posters thread. I could sit there and watch him splice tape all day long!

We have family on both coasts who we visit frequently so probably sticking Midwest, we just don’t want to own in the city proper (Chicago) nor want to move to the burbs and renting has been a sink. Grand Rapids is up there because of the location and because they have an AZA zoo we enjoy (she’s a zookeeper so we have to be situated close to one)

Don't buy in Chicago. I learned my lesson. I loved my condo in Wicker Park. By any measure, it was awesome. 2BR and the living room had tons of light, and a lot of space. Great location. However, I didn't want to be a landlord from the west coast, and the only way that city can make ANY fucking money is by cranking up property taxes. It keeps the housing prices artificially lower.

Honestly, I'm glad I'm not in Chicago. It's a great fucking city but man the politics and lack of money really are doing a number on it. I'm pretty left as most people here know, but the unions (teachers especially) own that city. They will get what they want, which drains
the already empty pool of dough. It's pretty wild. California has its own problems, but people want to live here for the weather, so lack of funds is rarely one of the problems. Human feces and people doing super hard drugs in broad daylight is basically a daily occurence.

Tommy Boy 35mm was perfect, especially with the crowd cheering for every Chicago scene near the end lol

I'm sure it was almost a quote-along!

[GaijinPunch]

Alien

Went and saw this for the special screenings they're doing this week. My guess is this is the 4k remaster. It looks quite clean, but there is essentially ZERO grain. The colors do not seem egregiously off, despite the internet on fire about how at least the Aliens remaster is completely degrained and and is an upscale of the BluRay. Sorry, I don't have time to nitpick that shit like I used to.

Anyway, I mean, what's to say? It was awesome as always. Went with some friends - one of whom hadn't seen it. There was a guy next to me that jumped like 3 times.

[NYN]

I could sit there and watch him splice tape all day long!

Yeah, me too! I omitted a sentence in my post, about how slick the tape handling is shown. I wouldn't want to imply that it's "so retro".
Yes, contents of movies age along audiences, though how this was handled is clearly sexy. Don't let it be erased! Hide the good stuff in the ceiling! It WORKS!

[Lord British]

Morvern Callar - 2002 - Lynne Ramsay (UK)



Haven't posted in a while; maybe it's because so many films I've seen lately are kinda boring to talk about. This was a good one though. This stars Samantha Morton as the title's namesake whose boyfriend has just killed himself on Christmas Eve. Before cleaning up the place or doing anything, she goes out to the local bar to hang. She comes back later, body still on the floor, and reads through the bf's suicide note, which includes: instructions to use his debit card for his burial, spend the rest on herself, and lastly print off his novel off the computer and send it in to a specific publisher. Morvern follows none of these directions in exact. Instead of spending money on a funeral, she tells her friends he took off and left her, then cuts up his body and disposes it in the mountains. She does send her bf's novel to a publisher, but deletes his name and types hers instead. From there, a trip to Spain with her friend.

I got off to a rough start with Lynne Ramsey with We Need To Talk About Kevin being the first of hers I've seen. I found that one to be way too simplistic; it's like watching someone kick their dog for two hours while it howls in pain. Then I saw her debut The Ratcatcher and I found that to be quite good. I feel the same about Morvern Callar, it's a total dream-mare of a movie. The camera doesn't judge Morvern and it doesn't have the smell of a pandering feminist film. Ultimately landed pretty well. Nice soundtrack too. Watched on Criterion

[Lord British]

The Heart Of The World - 2000 - Guy Maddin (Canada)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1swHMvM ... rt_radio=1

Watch this, it's only 6 minutes. But I think it's pretty amazing, and probably a pretty great introduction to Guy Maddin. Pretty crazy the amount of work that went into a 6 minute movie.

[GaijinPunch]

I got off to a rough start with Lynne Ramsey with We Need To Talk About Kevin being the first of hers I've seen.

How about You Were Never Really Here?

[Lord British]

I got off to a rough start with Lynne Ramsey with We Need To Talk About Kevin being the first of hers I've seen.

How about You Were Never Really Here?

Haven't seen it yet, I'm told it's good.

[Lord British]

The Limey - 1999 - Steven Soderbergh



Decent, but lacks any real tension. It's a revenge film tailor-made for Stamp, who's one of my favorite actors. It's a film of the time where Guy Ritchie was huge, a combination of violence and comedy, but the result here is a film that's a little too lax. Terrence Stamp is God though (and sometimes Zod). Watched on Criterion

[PC Engine Fan X!]

The upcoming Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga out on May 24th, 2024 should be well worth the wait. Director George Miller with his latest Mad Mad spinoff prequel to Mad Mad: Road Fury. There's talk about Mr. Miller doing another Mad Max film that takes place after the events that unfold in Furiosa but before what happens in Road Fury with Mad Max and his iconic heavily modified Interceptor car. Apparently, actor Tom Hardy signed up to do two more Mad Max films as part of a 2017 film contract agreement with Mr. Miller. There are plenty of backstories & further tales in the nearby future waiting to be told with the Mad Max mythos/saga.

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The upcoming Alien reboot film titled "Alien: Romulus" is slated for an August 16th, 2024 theatrical release stateside -- is about a group of space colonizers who come across an abandoned space station and are terrorized by freaky facehuggers as well as a fearsome Xenomorph entity. Director Fede Alvarez (whom directed the "Don't Breathe" flick and the Evil Dead remake) helms this latest sci-fi horror film franchise starring Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced and David Jonsson getting top billing. Those damn facehuggers are quite fast in this latest Alien flick release! This Alien: Romulus film takes place after the classic and groundbreaking 1979 Alien movie but before what transpires in the superior 1986 Alien sequel.

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