Films you've watched recently.

overseas shrimper · 2024-10-22T07:39:18+0100

I re-watched The Lighthouse on Sunday evening, introducing the film to my son. Still brilliant. We're both fans of Robert Eggers.

The Lighthouse has a nightmarish quality, great performances, amazing soundscape and wonderful cinematography. Shot on a box-like ratio of 1.19:1, it has a sense of claustrophobia about it. Excellent flatulence, too.

With a background in production design, Eggers has a crazy commitment to detail in all his films.

Can't wait for Nosferatu to come out this January.

Napster · 2024-10-22T09:27:46+0100

overseas shrimper said:
I re-watched The Lighthouse on Sunday evening, introducing the film to my son. Still brilliant. We're both fans of Robert Eggers.

The Lighthouse has a nightmarish quality, great performances, amazing soundscape and wonderful cinematography. Shot on a box-like ratio of 1.19:1, it has a sense of claustrophobia about it. Excellent flatulence, too.

With a background in production design, Eggers has a crazy commitment to detail in all his films.

Can't wait for Nosferatu to come out this January.

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My mate was in The Northman. Said Eggers was brilliant

Tangled up in Blue · 2024-10-22T10:05:23+0100

blues exile said:
What I meant was I like those two the best. Wouldn't presume to claim they are the best in the canon, as you say, that's a matter of opinion.

FWIW I'D certainly say that High Hopes is my favourite of his fims.

Tangled up in Blue · 2024-10-22T10:08:30+0100

Saw the BBC'S 1977 Play for Today,Abigal's Party again on DVD yesterday.WE Were luckt enough to see a revival of this in the early 80's At the Swiss Cottage theatre,IRRC. It's a savage & wonderfully funny dissection of the aspiring m/c.Doubt if much has changed since then.Remember the "sophistcated " m/c audience absolutely howling with laughter when Beverly made the ultimate faux paux of putting the bottle of red in the fridge,FWIW ,my late father -in-law,very much a man of the Midi,always put his red in the fridge in the hot summer months!

Alison Sreadman is suberb and it's easily Mike Leigh's best play.