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Movies! The Last Jedi: Ragnarok

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Brenthoven said:
Kilmer and Walken nailed their roles, D'Onofrio was excellent, and what's his face as the other mob boss was awesome.

Of course, Paul Sorvino as a bonus was nice.
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and what's his face as the other mob boss was awesome.
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Haven't seen it in a loong time but it might be Tony LoBianco. Robert Davi as the bomber was perfect casting too.
 
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SonofSouthie said:
Haven't seen it in a loong time but it might be Tony LoBianco. Robert Davi as the bomber was perfect casting too.
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I did look it up, it was Lo Bianco. And yes, Robert Davi had the right look. Goddammit gonna have to watch it yet again when I get home. Thanks, jerkface. :D

And how could we forget Fionnula Flanagan?!
 
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Brenthoven said:
I did look it up, it was Lo Bianco. And yes, Robert Davi had the right look. Goddammit gonna have to watch it yet again when I get home. Thanks, jerkface. :D

And how could we forget Fionnula Flanagan?!
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Enjoy. I ordered it on blu ray when I got home from work.

Flanagan wasn't a bad looking gal back in the day.
 
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SonofSouthie said:
Enjoy. I ordered it on blu ray when I got home from work.
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Yep, bought it the day after I saw it on Netflix. Comes with the actual documentary, also (at least it should; mine did).

It really is the Irish Goodfellas movie, with how true to the real story it is.

Edit: you are correct on Ms Flanagan.
 
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The Irishman. DeNiro and Pesci reunited with Scorsese. Throw in Pacino and it looks like it might be pretty good. I thought it was a remake of "Kill the Irishman" at first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIP6Lg3PeTg
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Also Harvey Keitel.

The book "I Heard You Paint Houses" is absolutely fantastic. Frank Sheeran spent 400+ days in active combat in Anzio and other hells.

Then when he returns home he meets Russell Bufalino and later Jimmy Hoffa...this book is as honest and brutal as Joseph Pistone's and Henry Hill's books.

To say I'm looking forward to this movie (and I'll watch anything Scorsese directs of course) is a huge understatement.
 
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solovsfett said:
Also Harvey Keitel.

The book "I Heard You Paint Houses" is absolutely fantastic. Frank Sheeran spent 400+ days in active combat in Anzio and other hells.

Then when he returns home he meets Russell Bufalino and later Jimmy Hoffa...this book is as honest and brutal as Joseph Pistone's and Henry Hill's books.

To say I'm looking forward to this movie (and I'll watch anything Scorsese directs of course) is a huge understatement.
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To paraphrase Leo in Django Unchained:
At first you had my curiosity, now you have my interest.
 
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One of the trailers we saw at the theater earlier this week was for a Disney version of A Wrinkle in Time.

I really liked that book as a teen, and when I re-read it years later with my children, I liked it even more.

The few moments of Camezot seen onscreen looked like they captured that detail perfectly at least; but I'm not so sure of the rest of it.

Madeleine L'Engle's Christian faith (she nominally was Episcopalian) undergirds all her novels, and Disney is not known for its spirituality. It will be interesting to see if they can pull it off or not.

I must admit that Disney did a decent job with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and the source text was a lot more explicitly spiritual than anything L'Engle wrote.
 
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FreshFish said:
One of the trailers we saw at the theater earlier this week was for a Disney version of A Wrinkle in Time.

I really liked that book as a teen, and when I re-read it years later with my children, I liked it even more.

The few moments of Camezot seen onscreen looked like they captured that detail perfectly at least; but I'm not so sure of the rest of it.

Madeleine L'Engle's Christian faith (she nominally was Episcopalian) undergirds all her novels, and Disney is not known for its spirituality. It will be interesting to see if they can pull it off or not.

I must admit that Disney did a decent job with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and the source text was a lot more explicitly spiritual than anything L'Engle wrote.
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I'm worried about it because it is such a wonderful, subtle book. To put it even within the same discussion of Lewis' ham-fisted polemical cudgel is a disservice. Also, the casting is pure Hollywood tripe. Chris Pine? Oprah F-cking Winfrey?

We'll see what we get.
 
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Watching I, Tonya. It’s really good. My only issue with Margot Robbie playing Tonya Harding is that I think she’s way too tall for the role.
 
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I never realized until just this moment that Jesus in King of Kings is Captain Christopher Pike.
 
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Kepler said:
I never realized until just this moment that Jesus in King of Kings is Captain Christopher Pike.
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It's funny how that works out sometimes.

While not as messed up, the groupie in The Wall is Jane in Young Guns II. Drove me nuts for a long time, since this was before internet and couldn't easily look it up. I knew I recognized her from SOMEWHERE, and lo and behold.....
 
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Brenthoven said:
It's funny how that works out sometimes.

While not as messed up, the groupie in The Wall is Jane in Young Guns II. Drove me nuts for a long time, since this was before internet and couldn't easily look it up. I knew I recognized her from SOMEWHERE, and lo and behold.....
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Also, Rob Lowe's estranged wife in St. Elmo's Fire.
 
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Watched “Molly’s Game” last night. Very good. Jessica Chastain was terrific. It’s a true story despite the fact I know so little about the game of poker. And fun fact — Molly Bllom is first cousins with former Terrier hockey player Colby Cohen.
 
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Scarlet said:
Watched “Molly’s Game” last night. Very good. Jessica Chastain was terrific. It’s a true story despite the fact I know so little about the game of poker. And fun fact — Molly Bllom is first cousins with former Terrier hockey player Colby Cohen.
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I haven't heard of this movie; thanks for the heads-up! Put it in my Netflix queue. Always love a good poker-related movie....
 
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