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Post by Gail in SC on Aug 8, 2018 23:11:14 GMT
Good evening all. Hoping some of you have new movies to review.
I just finished watching THE LEISURE SEEKER, starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland, which I heard about on this thread. It is about the last trip with their RV by an aging married couple. He is beginning to lose his memory and she is dying of cancer. There are some touching, funny, and sad moments. I always enjoy watching two good actors at work! Thanks for the recommendation. I got it from Netflix.
Please share your latest viewings with us.
Gail
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Post by Gail in SC on Aug 10, 2018 2:03:04 GMT
Oh my, I just saw a very good film, MRS PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT. It stars Joan Plowright, the excellent actress who had been married to Laurence Olivier. She is perfect as an aging woman who goes to live at a hotel in London rather than move in with her difficult daughter. The hotel has seen better days and is occupied by other elderlies. One day she meets a young writer played by Rupert Friend with whom she develops a lovely friendship. The theme of the movie is that if you don't like your relatives you should be able to pick some you do like.
I highly recommend this. I saw it with Amazon Prime.
Gail
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Post by geritru on Aug 10, 2018 19:12:39 GMT
I have been out of touch while in Vermont for the past 2 weeks. We did see THE PHANTOM THREAD when we got home. Someone recommended it. It was pretty good. Lots of those artistic types are crazy IMHO.
Set in the glamour of 1950’s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutantes and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma (Vicky Krieps), who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love. With his latest film, Paul Thomas Anderson paints an illuminating portrait both of an artist on a creative journey, and the women who keep his world running. Phantom Thread is Paul Thomas Anderson’s eighth movie, and his second collaboration with Daniel Day-Lewis.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is what I am planning to watch next, since it has finally become available on Netflix. It is a sweet, easy WWII romance. Sounds right up my alley. It has been getting lots of buzz from my book club as some have read the book and loved it. Will report back later.
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Post by Gail in SC on Aug 10, 2018 20:40:31 GMT
Whoops. I was posting and deleted by mistake.
I liked PHANTOM, Ruth. But it was definitely different. I will miss Daniel Day-Lewis, if that really is his last film.
I have GUERNSEY on my to-view list too. I enjoyed the book very much.
I am going to see EIGHTH GRADE tonight. It got great reviews. My DD and DGD will be seeing it at the same time, though in a different state. I am stir-crazy, being at home after breaking my kneecap and this will be my first film to see alone.
Happy viewing all.
Gail
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Post by conniej on Aug 10, 2018 21:52:23 GMT
I just watched REDWOOD HIGHWAY. This afternoon. Shirley Knight as an older woman who decides to walk the 80 miles to her DGDs wedding. She is a bit estranged from her family as they insisted she move into a retirement community. Tom Skerritt also has a small role in this movie. I loved this movie.
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Post by Gail in SC on Aug 11, 2018 3:37:06 GMT
OK. REDWOOD HIGHWAY is on the list too.
I just got back from watching EIGHTH GRADE. All I can say is Wow! It is a sensitive film about an 8th grade girl, Kayla, who is hooked on social media. She watches the popular (which she is not) students her age online and even posts her own videos. The videos are instructionals: how to be more confident, how to make friends, ignoring what others say, etc. They are actually good lessons for herself. She goes through experiences that are painfully similar to some I had, which were oh so hard to recall. Loved this film. I cried, laughed, sighed. A good one to see with someone dear to you who is that age or close to it.
Highly recommend!
Gail
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Post by Gail in SC on Aug 12, 2018 3:24:25 GMT
My next film has to be light. I just saw INCENDIES, which I found excellent but cannot recommend to anyone because it is a very dark story. A pair of twins are sent, after their mother's death, back to the country in which she was born. The country was in the Middle East, and was filmed in Jordan, They are told to locate their father, whom they thought was dead and a brother they never knew they had. The film goes back and forth between the past and what happened to their mother and the present as they try to do what she asked. I got this from Netflix. French with English subtitles.
GAIL
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Post by conniej on Aug 12, 2018 14:45:42 GMT
Gail, am putting both films on my Netflix list. I love foreign films and dark is right up my alley now and then. I am like you, after a "dark" movie need a light romance or comedy.
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Post by Gail in SC on Aug 12, 2018 22:36:30 GMT
Thanks Connie. Just watched REDWOOD HIGHWAY. Just what I needed to lift my mood. Never been to Oregon, but enjoyed getting some idea of what it looks like. Good film!
Gail
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Post by geritru on Aug 13, 2018 0:51:11 GMT
Today we went to a BBQ/pool party that kinda got rained out. Our friends had a Firestick, so we watched the new action film SKYSCRAPER. The story follows a former FBI agent who must rescue his family from a newly built skyscraper, the tallest in the world, after it is taken over by criminals and set on fire starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Noah Taylor, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber and Hannah Quinlivan. I don't usually get into action thrillers but I liked this one. Critics praised Johnson's performance and suspenseful scenes but say was it was similar to Towering Inferno and Die Hard. I am sure I saw both of them but don't remember either of those films.
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Post by yogamama007 on Aug 13, 2018 22:47:34 GMT
REDWOOD HIGHWAY just went on the list- TY THE LEISURE SEEKER- Two great actors, I thought Donald Sutherland did extremely well. Loved the rifle scene. So, based on the performance of Mr Sutherland we watched FORSAKEN....(bonus: his son Kiefer was in it) "When Civil War veteran John Henry Clayton tires of the life he's made for himself as a renowned quick-draw gunfighter, he returns to his hometown hoping to mend fences with his estranged father. But a gang of baddies soon tests John Henry's patience." Comment- The air went out of Donald Sutherland's balloon.  MRS PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT- Saw it years ago, a delight, Joan Plowright, reminds me of my Aunt Kathleen. Quick run down of the rest: HOW DO YOU KNOW "Feeling spurned after being cut from the national team due to her age, newly single softball player Lisa finds herself in the middle of a heated love triangle, as a professional baseball player and a business executive compete for her affections." Be prepared to be bored. LEAN ON PETE "Passing his teen years largely neglected, Charley Thompson finds a part-time job with a slightly shady horse trainer and develops a strong bond with worn-out racehorse Lean on Pete -- whom Charley resolves to save from the slaughterhouse." Slow, beautiful and sad. Very good, especially if you've been around horses and teenage boys. FILM STARS DON'T DIE IN LIVERPOOL "Based on Peter Turner's memoir, the film follows the playful but passionate relationship between Turner (Bell) and the eccentric Academy Award® - winning actress Gloria Grahame (Bening) in 1978 Liverpool. What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme fatale and her young lover quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort. Their passion and lust for life is tested to the limits by events beyond their control." We made it 1/2 way through....not everyone's cup of tea, but maybe worth a try. Do you remember Gloria Grahame in old films? |
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Post by yogamama007 on Aug 13, 2018 22:56:52 GMT
( cont) Searching for Wooden Watermelons- Not worth the search! Class Rank- Cute- Predictable- Cute-Sweet FINDING YOUR FEET "When 'Lady' Sandra Abbott discovers that her husband of forty years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge in London with her estranged, older sister, Bif. The two could not be more different - Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to a community dance class, where she starts finding her feet." Cast: Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, more... BIG YES! Wonderful cast....each one better then the next. Good summertime find!  |
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Post by Gail in SC on Aug 14, 2018 12:19:51 GMT
Thanks for your reviews, Anne. I do remember Gloria Grahame and might give LIVERPOOL a try. I also like Annette watching Annette Bening in anything.
I ordered FINDING YOUR FEET.
Last night I finished watching the three-part series AGATHA CHRISTIE'S ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE. It was pretty good. I still think the old WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION with Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester and Tyrone Power is the best Agatha Christie movie I have seen.
Later today I'll be watching the new Spike Lee film. It got great reviews. I'll let you know what I think.
Gail
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