What's on your Daily Viewing List? (2 Viewers)

[bujaki]

Kino BD festival yesterday:
The High Commissioner
Witness to Murder (John Alton's cinematography is extraordinary)
Country (Jessica Lange's AA nominated performance)
Nothing Sacred (redux)

 

[Matt Hough]

Since I reviewed the latest A Star Is Born yesterday, I felt inclined to revisit What Price Hollywood which has some of the same plot points and poignancy of the later versions of the story. It was on the TCM app where I streamed it tonight.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Peg and I watched this the other night--for the first time. We both liked it a lot!

 

[Mysto]

A fun re-visit last night. Many complain about this version because of the many inaccuracies but I think this is the movie that Houdini himself would have loved. He was all about image and legend. After all - magic is the professional lying business. The film moves along briskly with lots of excitement. Wish the print quality was up to the movie quality.

 

[Matt Hough]

I'll be watching Phantom Thread at some point today.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Today's viewing will be "To Kill a Mockingbird" at my local cinema. I liked that below warning on the movie poster as "not being suitable for children", as my parents apparently didn't listen to that warning and took me and my siblings to see it back in 1962. There were a few movie scenes that scared the crap out of young Crawdaddy. I got over it until I saw "The Night of the Hunter" on TV for the vary first time and got the crap scared out of me again. There was a third film that I saw as a kid on TV that did the same thing to me "The Window".

 

[Robin9]

I watched Somewhere In The Night yesterday, a film that never stays firmly in my memory. I'll have to watch the last ten minutes or so again today because I'm still not sure who did what three years earlier! The writers were obviously influenced by the characters played by Sydney Greenstreet in The Maltese Falcon and The Mask Of Dimitrios. The film has many familiar character actors in small roles: in the opening scene are John Kellogg, Philip Van Zandt and John Russell, all uncredited!

Today I'm going to sample the commentary track on the Blu-ray disc of The Grissom Gang.

 

[bujaki]

Lang's Spies (Kino BD) Great thriller
Horror Express aka Trans-Siberian Express (Arrow BD) with Cushing and Lee. A remake of The Thing from Another World
May's A New Leaf (Olive BD redux) What a delight!

 

[Robert Crawford]

Today's viewing will be "To Kill a Mockingbird" at my local cinema. I liked that below warning on the movie poster as "not being suitable for children", as my parents apparently didn't listen to that warning and took me and my siblings to see it back in 1962. There were a few movie scenes that scared the crap out of young Crawdaddy. I got over it until I saw "The Night of the Hunter" on TV for the vary first time and got the crap scared out of me again. There was a third film that I saw as a kid on TV that did the same thing to me "The Window".

As I watched this film today for the umpteenth time, I got a little emotional during two key scenes in the film. Once when the Reverend tells Scott to stand up at the courtroom because her father was passing and near the end of the film at the Finch house. I actually had to wipe away some tears. Just a great film!

 

[DFurr]

Tonight, first time screening......

 

[Matt Hough]

As I watched this film today for the umpteenth time, I got a little emotional during two key scenes in the film. Once when the Reverend tells Scott to stand up at the courtroom because her father was passing and near the end of the film at the Finch house. I actually had to wipe away some tears. Just a great film!

Like you, I have watched this movie many, many times, and it never fails to make me weep. When Boo is revealed behind that door for the rest of the scene, my eyes are always swimming. And that moment in the courtroom has gotten to me every single time I have watched the movie even as a kid in the theater.

 

[Dave Moritz]

I realize this is not a movie but my entertainment last night was:

Kiss: End Of The Road Tour at The Forum in Inglewood, California!

 

[Edwin-S]

I watched an episode of an anime called "The Magnificent Kotobuki". It is about a group of female fighter pilots contracted to protect a dirigible from air pirates. it is an alternate Earth fantasy, where the women fly Hayabusa fighters and contend with a range of enemies flying different Japanese types such as the A6M Zero. It is a typical anime, but I like watching it just for the dogfights alone. The computer animators do some fine work in animating the aircraft so the movements appear fluid and realistic looking.

 

[Matt Hough]

I have watched Hitchcock's The Wrong Man many times (I even reviewed it once in a Hitchcock DVD box set), but today I'll see it for the first time on Warners' Blu-ray release. Looking forward to it.

 

[dana martin]

Sunday

Billy Jack/ The Trial of Billy Jack / Billy Jack goes to Washington



Monday Morning

 

[bujaki]

The Lemon Drop Kid (Kino BD)
Street Smart (Olive BD) Morgan Freeman was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor AA for this performance in 1986.

 

[JQuintana]

Didn't have the same spark as the first one but it was passable as a kids flick. Solid C.

 

[Dave Moritz]

February 19th, 2019 Tuesday

Mimic (Director Cut)
1080p Blu-ray upconverted to 4K
7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

 

[bujaki]

Mirai (DCP) Nominated for AA Best Animated Feature
Minding the Gap (PBS HD) Nominated for AA Best Documentary
Alita (IMAX 3D)

 

[Mysto]

Had this for some time and finally got around to it. Fascinating glimpse into how a modern myth is born. Well worth the watch and must viewing for Dr. Who fans.