Films you've watched recently.

[cerbera45]

I attended the premiere of the film Senna (2010) at the Curzon Mayfair. The guest of honour was a certain Professor Sid Watkins.

 

[Target man]

Taxi Driver (1976) - never tire of watching this

Not seen this and off to New York next week so guessing it's worth a watch!

 

[Napster]

Not seen this and off to New York next week so guessing it's worth a watch!

The soundtrack is exquisite

 

[Napster]

Yep, all great. Sightseers is also brilliant. High-Rise is really good, too.

Not see In the Earth yet and The Meg 2 (not seen) is a very odd Wheatley choice.

In the Earth had some bad reviews, IIRC

 

[overseas shrimper]

In the Earth had some bad reviews, IIRC

Lots of decent / good films have some bad reviews. In fact, look at my Free Fire post again. We should watch films and form our own opinions.

In the Earth is certainly a film that would have faced production challenges. Very low budget, difficult scheduling and shot during COVID-19.

 

[BALDY]

I attended the premiere of the film Senna (2010) at the Curzon Mayfair. The guest of honour was a certain Professor Sid Watkins.

Even though I am not a motor racing fan, I went to see it and it was amazing to see on the big screen.
I love The Curzon Mayfair.

 

[BALDY]

Not seen this and off to New York next week so guessing it's worth a watch!

Please let us know what you think of "Taxi Driver"

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

The cinema has improved beyond belief----Oh I get accosted by women on a daily basis...lol

Always liked the Curzon. (Think I was talking about the Curzon Mayfair,btw).

 

[blues exile]

The Academy in Oxford Street was the place in the 60s and 70s for foreign films. Saw things like Red Desert, Woman of the Dunes and various Bergmans there. Films that the ABC and Rank circuits wouldn't have known existed!

 

[BALDY]

Always liked the Curzon. (Think I was talking about the Curzon Mayfair,btw).

Yes it is a wonderful cinema (with a second screen added upstairs)

 

[BALDY]

Blues---I used to see some excellent Sunday double bills at The Curzon's (Of course double bills were unheard at The Academy!)---I wonder why they had their own posted printed?

This is NOT my living room.

 

[BALDY]

Totally unmissable lol

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[Tangled up in Blue]

The Academy in Oxford Street was the place in the 60s and 70s for foreign films. Saw things like Red Desert, Woman of the Dunes and various Bergmans there. Films that the ABC and Rank circuits wouldn't have known existed!

Yes I remember the Academy very well.Would have seen Rashomon & others there.Saw Woman of the Dunes at a special screeing at WHS,organised by the School Of African + Oriental Studies IIRC.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Poor Things... the beginning was weird, the ending was weird, and the middle was pretty weird too. It did make me laugh a few times, but not really my thing.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Poor Things... the beginning was weird, the ending was weird, and the middle was pretty weird too. It did make me laugh a few times, but not really my thing.

Been reading about it online,seems to divide opinion.

 

[BALDY]

Even 8 1/2 now divides opinion----Mr Felini has been found out at last!

 

[overseas shrimper]

Poor Things... the beginning was weird, the ending was weird, and the middle was pretty weird too. It did make me laugh a few times, but not really my thing.

I keep meaning to watch this. Are you familiar with Yorgos Lanthimos' films (The Lobster, The Favourite and The Killing of a Sacred Deer being his other most well-known)? Just wondering because I can imagine he's quite a Marmite filmmaker and might take the uninitiated by surprise a bit.

 

[overseas shrimper]

Watched MaXXXine last night. It's fine, taken on its own merits, but I thought it was a weak conclusion to trilogy (Pearl being my favourite, with X a close second).

 

[BALDY]

Overseas..... Yorgos Lanthimos seems to have a fast output.

 

[overseas shrimper]

Overseas..... Yorgos Lanthimos seems to have a fast output.

He certainly had a busy spell between 2015 and 2018, and now with Poir Things and Kinds of Kindness. I'd say the king out fast output is Ridley Scott. Especially how fast he gets large, epic productions in the can.