Street Angel was lost for many decades (5?) and I saw it when MoMA showed it after it was found somewhere. It was a 35mm print (can't remember its exact condition), but I was enthralled by the artistry involved. Borzage at the top of his silent period. Enjoy!
@Mike Frezon iTunes has the HD Download/Stream of this film on sale for $9.99. It's a MoviesAnywhere title so if you buy it on iTunes for that price, it will show up on Vudu too in HDX. I'm going to try to watch this week.Well...
I think I just saw my favorite film of 2018!
A couple nights ago, Peg and I watched The Old Man and the Gun. I described it as a small film but with a great cast--the kind of film that didn't try to do too much but developed its characters and told a great little story.
Tonight we watched What We Had. This "small film" starred Robert Forster, Blythe Danner (two of my all-time favorite actors!), Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon. It also had Josh Lucas in a small role. This film hit me hard. In just 100 minutes I felt like I really got to know the members of this family and all the various problems they were going through and the tough decisions which lay ahead for each of them.
The film centers around the mother's development of Alzheimer's disease. And first time writer/director Elizabeth Chomko somehow keeps her story from becoming maudlin or predictable or cliche. It pulled at my heart throughout the film--even through a couple of scenes I might describe as clunky. But, honestly, there was one give-and-take near the end between Danner and Swank that I think is one of the most lovely pieces of dialogue that I've ever heard.
If you like family dramas...which also contain a fair amount of humor, I wholeheartedly recommend this film.
If I didn't compile the RoundUp each week, I may never have found out about this film. When I saw the title it meant nothing. When I saw "Universal" next to it, I wanted to see what it was (figuring it was probably a dumb comedy or something that I didn't ay attention to when it was released). When I looked it up on Amazon, I zoomed in on the cover and saw Blythe and Forster. I then watched the trailer and couldn't wait to see it. And it, obviously, didn't let me down.
I watched it on DVD (which I had pre-ordered from Amazon). But it turns out that There is a Blu-on-demand version that is available from TCM.com for $24.95. I got it for $10 less on DVD but now kinda wish I hadn't spared the expense on it because I know I want want to watch it again.
I watched this title on iTunes this past weekend and I enjoyed it a lot. If this was Redford's "swan song" acting-wise then he finished his acting career with a fine film.Last night, Peg and I watched:
We enjoyed it immensely. A "small" film which didn't try to do too much. But it developed its characters and told the story in a very entertaining way. If Redford follows through on his threat to hang up his acting career with this film, it's a shame. It's not John Wayne with "The Shootist", but Redford did well.
And, it was short (90 minutes). It didn't feel the need to take two hours to tell the tale.
I will definitely post my thoughts on it whether in this thread and/or in my blog thread.
