Recommended Films

**Billsthoughts** · 01/02/2008, 1:58 PM

Sergio Leone?

anyways another film worth checking out is "Shadow of The Vampire"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189998/

**Bondvillain** · 01/02/2008, 2:16 PM

Originally Posted by Billsthoughts

Sergio Leone?

anyways another film worth checking out is "Shadow of The Vampire"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189998/

Nah. Leone marshalled Morricone into composing beautiful memorable melodies for his films, that became legendary afterwards.

Leaving out the "Rock n roll" movies of the 50's & 60's (The girl cant help it, Blackboard Jungle, Help, the endless conveyor belt of Presley vehicles etc.) I'd hazard a guess at Lucas with American Graffiti (Louie Louie, Chantilly Lace, Rock Around the Clock etc.) or Scorsese with Mean Streets. (Jumpin Jack Flash, Be My baby etc.) , both 1973.

Shadow of the Vampire is excellent, and I'd recommend Gods and Monsters as a nice companion piece for the era. Very different Genre, but equally well shot, well cast & well structured & featuring a similar 20's horror background.

**Billsthoughts** · 01/02/2008, 2:24 PM

There is another one with Malkovich. Its about Orson Welles and the making of Citizen Kane. Cant remember the name of it but very good anyways. Has the famous american charater actor who had a play on in Galway lately as Randolph Hearst. Name escapes me!
As for best use of a song. Its "Downtown" in an episode of Seinfeld.

**Bondvillain** · 01/02/2008, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by Billsthoughts

There is another one with Malkovich. Its about Orson Welles and the making of Citizen Kane. Cant remember the name of it but very good anyways. Has the famous american charater actor who had a play on in Galway lately as Randolph Hearst. Name escapes me!
As for best use of a song. Its "Downtown" in an episode of Seinfeld.

It's RKO 281, (after the original studio production code designated for Kane) and yes, it is top notch.

It's a HBO movie with a fantastic cast (and Melanie Griffith) - Malkovich, Liev Schreiber, Roy Scheider, Liam Cunningham, Brenda Blethyn, and the bloke your thinking of, James Cromwell, forever doomed to be known as "The Oul farmer out of Babe"

**tetsujin1979** · 02/02/2008, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by Bondvillain

the bloke your thinking of, James Cromwell, forever doomed to be known as "The Oul farmer out of Babe"

He'll always be Zephram Cochrane to an army of Trekkies out there!

**Bondvillain** · 02/02/2008, 1:48 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

He'll always be Zephram Cochrane to an army of Trekkies out there!

Agreed, he DID instigate First Contact, but If you dont want to be beaten to a pulp with cheap plastic imitation phasers, I'd recommend you call them Trekk-ers, not Trekkies...

**geysir** · 02/02/2008, 4:45 PM

Raising Arizona on Sky movies tonight at 8pm.
Always worth a 5th look.

**pete** · 03/02/2008, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

Raising Arizona on Sky movies tonight at 8pm.
Always worth a 5th look.

One of my favourites. When Nicholas Cage was good.

Go is on TV now. Well crafted film.

**Newryrep** · 03/02/2008, 6:35 PM

Originally Posted by Bondvillain

James Cromwell, forever doomed to be known as "The Oul farmer out of Babe"

surely as the police captain in LA Confidential

**Neish** · 03/02/2008, 9:52 PM

Just watched 3:10 to Yuma, very good show

**osarusan** · 09/02/2008, 6:41 AM

I just watched Traffic, it was very well made I thought, even though I'm not a big Soderbergh fan.

**bennocelt** · 09/02/2008, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

I just watched Traffic, it was very well made I thought, even though I'm not a big Soderbergh fan.

a straight copy off Traffik from C4, not original at all. Swap mexciao for pakistan

**Anto McC** · 10/02/2008, 8:43 AM

Anyone ever see "Night of the hunter"? One of my favorite films of all time, if you haven't seen it then try your best too. Robert Mitchum is amazing in it.

**Bondvillain** · 10/02/2008, 8:37 PM

Originally Posted by Anto McC

Anyone ever see "Night of the hunter"? One of my favorite films of all time, if you haven't seen it then try your best too. Robert Mitchum is amazing in it.

Fantastic film. If you watch it again, watch the kids acting. The movie was pretty much shot in sequence, and the kids in their very early scenes are a little bit stilted and inanimate. Thats because Charles Laughton absolutely hated children, and couldnt bring himself to give them any direction in person. It's only later in the movie do they start to shine, as Mitchum took the unofficial directors mantle and coached the kids in rehearsals & off camera, with excellent results.

Interesting on two fronts, as Laughton was obviously (but for this one massive personality flaw) a brilliant director, and Mitchum, who was obviously a gifted communicator, never expressed any further interest in either coaching or Direction.

Anyway. Sermon over.

This weekend , we have been mostly enjoying the Christopher Guest collection. Particularly "Best in Show" - another 'Mockumentary', this time : Everything thats wrong with America wrapped up neatly in 90 Mins of Dog show allegory.

Very funny, with a great cast (Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Catherine O Hara, Fred Willard, Michael McKean) and a stand out performance from Larry Miller as a hostage negotiator with so many 'issues' that he cant even manage to talk his troubled teen son off the roof of his own house : "Hey! Hey! Get Down! I'll gouge your right eye out with my thumb, I shiit you not, you little freak! Now, will you get down here? I'm gonna punch you in the eye till it turns to jelly! I'll stab you with forks till you bleed, how bout that for negotiation, eh? Y'little twerp!"

Great fun. Not for everyone, but if you liked Spinal Tap or Waiting for Guffman, you'll find something here.

**SligoBrewer** · 10/02/2008, 9:10 PM

Juno.

Very clever and witty film

**paudie** · 10/02/2008, 9:29 PM

Originally Posted by Anto McC

Anyone ever see "Night of the hunter"? One of my favorite films of all time, if you haven't seen it then try your best too. Robert Mitchum is amazing in it.

Watched it again recently. Thought it is a bit dated and the end is a bit lame but definitely worth seeing.

**Block G Raptor** · 11/02/2008, 11:02 AM

Watched The Man Who Fell To Earth last night on sci-fi. Hadn't seen it since adolescence and wondered would it hold up to my fond memories and I have to say it did more than that . It's a cinematic masterpiece IMO and bowie is outstanding in the title role as an alien who lands on earth on a mission to bring water to his droughted planet only to be sidetracked by materialism, Sex, alcohol and ultimately love and insanity.It's not to everyone's taste with it's non-linear plot and diminutive dialouge but if you haven't seen it I'd recomend it to anyone who's interested in stunning cinematography and top notch acting

P.S. I taped it so if anyone wants a lend of it PM me

**superfrank** · 12/02/2008, 3:14 PM

Originally Posted by paudie

Watched it again recently. Thought it is a bit dated and the end is a bit lame but definitely worth seeing.

Thought that too but it's still a great performance from Mitchum.

I'd also recommend City of God. Brutal and visceral depiction of the life in the favelas. It's funny in places too.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 13/02/2008, 12:06 AM

Anyone see No Country for Old Men? Top class film in every department.

**HarpoJoyce** · 13/02/2008, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

Anyone see No Country for Old Men? Top class film in every department.

Dman,
I like alot of the Coen Bros. probably the commercial stuff more than their quieter films. But My Old Man from the Country saw the film and he said No.
I think he prefers Mel Gibson Bloodfests.

I've yet to see it.