My favourite movie is or all things film

[flower girl]

have you tried Blinded by the Light?

Watched it tonight.  Sooo enjoyed it.  Lots of tissues at the end. 

It reminded me of two other films I enjoyed not quite as much, but they were similar:

Bend it Like Beckham, and Across the Universe (the scene where Joe Cocker as himself sings Come Together was amazing.)

[Nearly Sane]

Watched it tonight.  Sooo enjoyed it.  Lots of tissues at the end. 

It reminded me of two other films I enjoyed not quite as much, but they were similar:

Bend it Like Beckham, and Across the Universe (the scene where Joe Cocker as himself sings Come Together was amazing.)

Glad you liked it. The similarity to Bend It Like Beckham is not surprising since both were written and directed by Gurinder Chadha. Another film on a similar subject is East is East.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Is_East_(1999_film)
 

[flower girl]

Glad you liked it. The similarity to Bend It Like Beckham is not surprising since both were written and directed by Gurinder Chadha. Another film on a similar subject is East is East.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Is_East_(1999_film)

After watching this, I remembered I'd seen it years ago.  It did remind me of another one I watched years ago, that is culturally similar, was Infidel.  I really enjoyed that one. 

Youngest son urged me to watch the more recent Parasite.  I did.  Has anyone seen this?  Not sure yet how I feel about it.  Son loved it. He watched it twice. 

[Nearly Sane]

Parasite is excellent though I found it a hard watch. Not seen Infidel so will look out for it.

Don't know if you know but East is East had a sequel, West is West. Ir's interesting but don't think it works quite as well.

Going further back and with different approaches, are a couple of films that were produced   by the UK TV Channel 4, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, and My Beautiful Launderette. Also there was the BBC series, The Buddha of Suburbia
 

[Harrowby Hall]

A really beautiful anime from Japan - In This Corner of the World

[flower girl]

Ian Holm's passing reminded me of how much I enjoyed his role in Danny Boyle's A Life Less Ordinary.  He was so funny.  RIP

[Nearly Sane]

Ian Holm's passing reminded me of how much I enjoyed his role in Danny Boyle's A Life Less Ordinary.  He was so funny.  RIP

Have you seen him in The Sweet Hereafter? He's excellent in that.

[ad_orientem]

Watched it tonight.  Sooo enjoyed it.  Lots of tissues at the end. 

It reminded me of two other films I enjoyed not quite as much, but they were similar:

Bend it Like Beckham, and Across the Universe (the scene where Joe Cocker as himself sings Come Together was amazing.)

My best mate back in England had a role as an extra in Bend It Like Beckham. A bloke smoking a fag in a pub. Took about forty takes, about forty fags.

[flower girl]

Have you seen him in The Sweet Hereafter? He's excellent in that.

I haven't.  It's available on Prime, so I'll watch it later.

[flower girl]

My best mate back in England had a role as an extra in Bend It Like Beckham. A bloke smoking a fag in a pub. Took about forty takes, about forty fags.

This is too funny. 

[Nearly Sane]

I haven't.  It's available on Prime, so I'll watch it later.

Hope you enjoy it.

[Aruntraveller]

Just to say I watched "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" last night on C4. I have missed this in the past for some reason. What a brilliant watch. Acting superb by everyone.

[Nearly Sane]

Just to say I watched "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" last night on C4. I have missed this in the past for some reason. What a brilliant watch. Acting superb by everyone.

Excellent film

[Nearly Sane]

The Small World of Sammy Lee is on Talking Pictures tonight, well tomorrow morning at 00.05. Odd film that is worth seeing.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Small_World_of_Sammy_Lee

[Nearly Sane]

Just watched How To Build A Girl - really liked it. Good companion piece to Blinded By The Light

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Build_a_Girl

[Theoretical Skeptic]

Dune Sci fi miniseries

Fisher King

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

Lord Of The Rings Trilogy

The Royal Tenenbaums

Life Of Brian

Lord Of The Flies (90's)

[Harrowby Hall]

I had an evening free, so I watched Enola Holmes on Netflix.  Millie Bobby Brown, who is 16 years old, is mesmerising as Sherlock's young sister. She is also listed in the credits as "Executive Producer".

[Nearly Sane]

I had an evening free, so I watched Enola Holmes on Netflix.  Millie Bobby Brown, who is 16 years old, is mesmerising as Sherlock's young sister. She is also listed in the credits as "Executive Producer".

Brilliant in Stranger Things

[The Accountant, OBE, KC]

Paddington 2 is even better than Paddington

Watched Paddington 2 last night and Paddington a few days ago based on your recommendation  Enjoyed both but yes the second one was better - a real feel good film and Hugh Grant was hilarious.

Also watched Terminator Dark Fate a couple of days ago. Not as mind-blowing as Terminator 2 (which I loved when I saw it when it came out in the cinema) - the plots seem very similar. Dark Fate was enjoyable enough and it was great to see familiar faces such as Linda Hamilton, almost 30 years older, looking lean and mean and kicking ass as the Sarah Connor character. And Arnie as an ageing Terminator with a side business in interior design.

[Nearly Sane]

Glad you enjoyed them. They are beautifully made. Hugh Grant is turning out to be one of the great character actors having sloughed the pretty boy label.

[Nearly Sane]

Needed a cheer up, watching Pride

[Gordon]

Glad you enjoyed them. They are beautifully made. Hugh Grant is turning out to be one of the great character actors having sloughed the pretty boy label.

True - I've often though of Hugh Grant as being a modern version of Cary Grant, and Tom Hanks as being rather like James Stewart.

[Nearly Sane]

Watching Funeral in Berlin again. It's beautifully shot

[Robbie]

I recently watched 'Pieces of a Woman' and highly recommend it; very tragic but illustrates so well the viciousness of the media. Also 'Hope Gap' (with Bill Nighy playing someone 20 years younger), which was low key and surprisingly insightful, about the disintegration of a marriage after 29 years and the effect on an adult son.

[Nearly Sane]

Interview with John Boorman about his Excalibur, a long tine favourite film.


https://flashbak.com/our-interview-with-john-boorman-and-his-quest-for-the-holy-grail-of-excalibur-439155/