70 years
15 Prime Ministers (Churchill to Truss)
14 US Presidents (Truman to Biden)
1 Queen
What an extraordinary life! Reigning over 70 tumultuous years in which the world changed completely, she carried the burdens of her office with so much grace & humility. She will undoubtedly go down in...
I bought my first VHS machine back in the summer of 1981, on installment from the now-defunct Foley's department store in the Almeda Mall south of Houston. It was a top-loading Hitachi with wired remote, on sale for the bargain price of $800. On the way home with my prize, I stopped at a little...
Thanks for the update. Been hoping for a surround mix of "Animals" for ages, so I will be picking this set up for sure, although I (and my wallet) would have been happier with a standalone Blu-Ray release. However, history has shown that that won't happen with Floyd.
Although it is OOP, it is...
What Jake said. I actually saw both films back to back yesterday (Watched "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" on Netflix, then rushed to the Cinemark to see "The Father"). Both are great performances. If you are forced to choose one over the other (and the other 3 nominees), as Oscar voters are, you have...
Schlesinger was indeed missing, and like you I was disappointed in that (but not surprised). "That Thing You Do" is one of the best songs of its kind even written for the movies in that I really believe had it been released in the mid-60s it would have been a hit. The scene where they all hear...
16 out of 23. Par for the course for me. Started strong, but everything fell apart near the end. IIRC, Tino, you have done pretty well in past years. Not up for it this year?
I saw "Ma Rainey" this morning and "The Father" this afternoon. If I was voting Hopkins would have been my choice.
These films were both based on stage plays. "The Father" successfully transcended its origins; however, "Ma Rainey", while very well done, never quite got past the inherant...
18 down, only the 2 music categories, Best Actor/Actress/Picture are left. After the slow start, they may actually bring this in under three hours.
14 out of 18 for me. Slipped a bit.
I like the personal stories being shared by the presenters, but yeah it's going to make for a kong night, especially since the acceptance speeches are running long too. 33 minutes in and only 4 awards given. So it's going to be another 3 1/2 to 4 hour night.
I saw "The Father" this afternoon. Of all the nominees it was the most surprising. It is sad, but not depressing (see the Ebert quotes in my sig). Colman and Hopkins give master classes in acting. They won't win tonight, but I think they should.
Have to agree with most that the excitement just isn't there this year. Honestly, it's been waning for several years, for some of the reasons stated earlier in this thread.
That said, I DID manage to see all of the BP nominees (thanks to my local Cinemark I got to see both "The Father" &...
Mods, I thought I had added the Amazon Prime tag when I created this thread but I clearly messed something up. If someone can add the tag I would appreciate it.
Watched this on Amazon Prime last night. It's a thought-provoking historical drama based on a play by Kemp Powers. The night in question is February 25, 1964, the night that Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston and became heavyweight champ for the first time. After the fight, Clay meets Malcom X...
Title: One Night in Miami...
Tagline: Four legends. One legendary night.
Genre: Drama
Director: Regina King
Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick, Christian Magby, Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, Michael Imperioli, Lawrence Gilliard...
Saw it this afternoon. To answer Colin's question, I found the film free of shaky-cam. A few noticeable handheld shots, but nothing to the level of many of Greengrass' previous films. To be fair, YMMV as I have only seen one theatrical film in my life that has made me nauseous, and that was...
Saw this today at my local Cinemark (before anyone says anything, they have strong Covid protocols in place). I wanted to see it on the big screen as it looked from the trailer to have great visuals. I'm glad I did.
Easily my favorite film of the year. This is a thoughtful, emotional sci-fi...
I keep worrying the B&N 50% will go away, so am always happy when it rolls around as normal. Just bought Parasite and pre-ordered Moonstruck, Ghost Dog, The Irishman and the Fellini box. And I'm done for this year!