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Movie Thread: Grab Some Popcorn, Enjoy The Show

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Shakespeare Wallah; James Ivory (1965)

Wallah is a hindi word meaning people who do or sell. So, doing or selling Shakespeare.

This is a wonderful film about a theater troupe traveling India in the waning days of the British Raj. The troupe is also in their days of decline.

Based on the life of the Kendal family who also star in the film. Very well filmed as are most Merchant Ivory productions.
 
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Slap Shot said:
I could actually use this as a source as you just said but figured I'd ask if anyone knew of anything online. I will also dig around myself but wanted to start here.

btw I am about to watch the Diving Bell and the Butterfly which is one I remember having in queue but never got around to.
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You might want to recheck:

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S4009844.shtml?cat=12584
 
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Saw Star Wars - enjoyable, felt like the old ones. Enjoyed watching my husband's reactions almost as much as I enjoyed the movie. We'll be seeing it again (he's going to see it in 3D this weekend - I can't do 3D, it makes me nearly vomit).

The Danish Girl - Eddie Redmayne plays a Danish artist in the late 1920s who is the recipient of the first transsexual surgery. The story tells of his marriage before his outward identification as a woman and through his change into a woman. The movie is incredibly emotional and beautifully filmed. Alicia Vikander is marvelous as Gerda, Einar Wegarar's wife/Lil Elbe's confidante. The intimacy of their relationship is profound. I highly recommend it.

Seeing Spectre on Tuesday. Likely The Big Short the following week. Unsure of what else is on our docket until February when we'll be anxiously awaiting Deadpool
 
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Man is Not a Bird; Dušan Makavejev (1965)

First of three films in the Criterion Eclipse Series 18 Dušan Makavejev Free Radical

Man is Not a Bird is set in the Yugoslavian mining city of Bor. MNB follows two separate relationships: One between an older engineer and a lovely young hairdresser (Milena Dravić, who has had quite an acting career). The other involves a mine worker, his wife and his mistress. Kind of a loose, haphazard plot, that also gives a glimpse at the conditions and compulsions of the workers. An engaging work for a first feature film from Makavejev who had made documentaries. At one point a full orchestra and choir perform Beethoven's 9th before a crowd of miners.
 
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Plan to check out The Samurai Trilogy soon. Supposedly based on the life of Miyamoto Musashi, famous in part as the author of The Book of Five Rings. Toshiro Mifune stars.
 
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Closely Watched Trains or Ostře sledované vlaky, Jiří Menzel (1966)

Kind of a coming of age film set during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. Some good one liners and comical, absurdist situations. Miloš is a young, naive, newly hired railway dispatcher trying to figure things out during WWII. Even within the proximity of the railway station and the rail yard there are a number of personalities and relationships for him to observe and experience. And, because of the war, he will be changed forever. Very good character driven comedy/drama.

Won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film in 1967.
 
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Thanks to the poster (sorry I forget) that suggest IDMB for finding like movies. Plugged in The Hunt and have watched the following the past few days:

The Lives of Others. 1984 in East Berlin and an agent with the secret police gets caught up in the lives of those he's supposed to be watching. The conflict between loyalty to the state and humanity is a terrific tension builder. Very enjoyable.

A Separation. A married couple argue over staying or leaving Iran to make a better for life for their daughter. The father insists on staying to take care of his father who has Alzheimers while the mother just wants to get out. Makes you realize more than anything that people are people. Wonderful.

The Secret in Their Eyes. A retired CI writes a book to absolve both a past failed case and a relationship with his boss. This was an absorbing story jutting back and forth in time from when the botched case happened to the present attempt at reconciliation. I liked this one, didn't love it.
 
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Sicario - Emily Blunt plays an (she sort of pulls it off) FBI agent recruited by Fed spooks to assist with an operation in Mexico. She is of course not told the real reason for her involvement until later and struggles with going along for the ride. This one has great ratings from IMDB, RT and Metacritic but I only slightly rewarded personally as it was fairly predictable - even the twists.

The Visit - a mother sends her kids to a small Pennsylvania town to visit her estranged parents for the first time. As time goes by during the visit the kids begin to realize something is off with the grandparents. This one was a decent mind screw.
 
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The Visit - a mother sends her kids to a small Pennsylvania town to visit her estranged parents for the first time. As time goes by during the visit the kids begin to realize something is off with the grandparents. This one was a decent mind screw.
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That's the M Night Shaymalan one right?
 
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Captain Horatio Hornblower. Been captivated by this name ever since I read a couple of the Hornblower books as a young kid, Reader's Digest condensed versions. And then stumbled across this movie maybe ten years or so ago on cable.

Gregory Peck being Gregory Peck, but this was the first time I've seen the film in 1080i HD, and for such an old film, it looks absolutely gorgeous. Nice shots of ships on the ocean and in harbor, old fortresses and such. Sure the fight scenes are kinda hackneyed compared to modern-day action, but it's a good fun romp, and of course, the inevitable love story. And just found out on IMDB that Christopher Lee played a Spanish ship captain.
 
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Slap Shot said:
Sicario - Emily Blunt plays an (she sort of pulls it off) FBI agent recruited by Fed spooks to assist with an operation in Mexico. She is of course not told the real reason for her involvement until later and struggles with going along for the ride. This one has great ratings from IMDB, RT and Metacritic but I only slightly rewarded personally as it was fairly predictable - even the twists.

The Visit - a mother sends her kids to a small Pennsylvania town to visit her estranged parents for the first time. As time goes by during the visit the kids begin to realize something is off with the grandparents. This one was a decent mind screw.
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Sicario is high on my list. Waiting for it to be available. Got Mad Max (the new one) right now. Thanks for the review, will keep it in mind as I watch.
 
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