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Post by Gail in SC on May 15, 2021 1:14:26 GMT
I just watched the first episode of the series THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, based on the novel by Colson Whitehead. I like it...a lot. However, as difficult as it is to read about the way blacks were treated in this country, it is even harder to see it. Just a warning. The acting is good.
MINARI is waiting for me. I really want to see it but it is a busy time right now. I am trying to get rid of more things before I move and also start packing.In addition I am spending this weekend with two cousins. I am looking forward to seeing it. Especially the woman who got the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and was so funny that night.
Any new viewings! Please share.
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Post by geritru on May 15, 2021 1:34:34 GMT
It has been forever since we have seen a movie. Tonight we saw a psychological thriller on Netflix: THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW starring Amy Adams and Julianne Moore. Confined to her home by agoraphobia, a psychologist becomes obsessed with her new neighbors — and solving a brutal crime she witnesses from her window.
It is based on the novel with the same name, which I have not read. It had lots of twists and turns and I only figured out one small part.
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Post by Gail in SC on May 15, 2021 14:55:16 GMT
I read the book THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, Ruth. I was surprised by most of the twists and turns. I will check the film out. Thanks for the review.
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Post by conniej on May 15, 2021 17:57:15 GMT
I read THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A J Finn. ( a new author for me.) loved it and always puts me in a quandary, usually don't like the movie after I have read the book, guess I'll take Geri review and take a chance on it. Like both of those actors.
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Post by Gail in SC on May 17, 2021 15:31:10 GMT
I watched two things last night. First, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW on Netflix. Intense! I had totally forgotten the major twist of the novel. It has a different feel from the book, but had me gripped.
The second was a short film, THE PRESENT, an Oscar-nominated film about a man who journeys with his young daughter in the West Bank to buy an anniversary gift for his wife. In 24 minutes, we are made aware of the humiliations suffered by Arabs in what should be a simple trip. I am reading a book about refugees from a besieged country and am haunted by the issues the world needs to solve regarding the way we treat "others." I reviewed the book, EXIT WEST, on the WHAT ARE YOU READING? thread.
Time for something light.
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Post by woolworker on May 17, 2021 22:58:05 GMT
Gail: Where did you access THE PRESENT?
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Post by Gail in SC on May 17, 2021 23:01:37 GMT
THE PRESENT is on Netflix. Short but moving, Ann. Let me know what you thingk of it.
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Post by conniej on May 18, 2021 15:03:37 GMT
I watched 2 DVD from Netflix DVD membership.
WILDLIFE 1998 MOVIE
Fourteen-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry -- a housewife and a golf pro -- in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job -- and his sense of purpose -- he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves. Suddenly forced into the role of an adult, Joe witnesses his mother's struggle as she tries to keep her head above water.
Initial release: October 18, 2018 (Russia)
Director: Paul Dano
Producers: Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Oren Moverman, Alex Saks, Riva Marker, Ann Ruark, Andrew Duncan
THE DEEP BLUE SEA 2012
A story of passion and its aftermath; of what happens when an unhappy woman goes chasing after something shiny, only to find how quickly it fades.
Flashbacks reveal the destructive love affair between the wife (Rachel Weisz) of a British judge and a rakish RAF pilot (Tom Hiddleston).
Honestly I liked both movies but both were a bit dark and sad!!!
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Post by lani on May 18, 2021 16:18:33 GMT
I have been enjoying THE STORY OF LATE NIGHT on CNN. It's four parts, I think. Almost over, but available on-demand, albeit with commercials you can't fast forward through.
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Post by woolworker on May 18, 2021 17:52:39 GMT
Thanks for reminding me about that series, Iani. I want to see it.
Last night was DH's last zoom photography meeting so I wanted to find a good film I thought I could enjoy solo. I chose Not Since You, a film about a group of friends who were close on 9/11. They gather for a wedding and revisit old relationships. I thought it was cheesy, could have been so much more!
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Post by Gail in SC on May 21, 2021 3:02:56 GMT
I watched the second episode of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD on Amazon Prime. I love the way they adapted the book. Beautiful cinematography, good acting. Has anyone else been watching it?
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Post by woolworker on May 22, 2021 20:56:05 GMT
We watched State of Play last night. Amazing cast: Russel Crowe, Robin Wright, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirrin. It is about a team of newspaper journalists investigating a murder. Russell Crowe is on the investigative team and his good friend, played by Ben Affleck, is a piece of the investigative puzzle. Crowe and Affleck are romantically involved with the same woman, Affleck's wife, Robin Wright. This story has some surprising twists and the acting is superb! I tHINK we got it via Prime, but maybe Netflix.
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Post by Gail in SC on May 22, 2021 21:15:35 GMT
I saw STATE OF PLAY too, Ann and agree. It is very good. Rachel McAdams is in it as well. It is on Netflix. I guessed some of the twists, but definitely not all.
I am about to watch the next episode of UNDERGROUND RAILROAD on Amazon Prime. So good. I did hear a panel review of it on NPR. Some African Americans are tired of films about the past and want to see more about current issues. All agreed that the acting and cinematography is superb.
Will also watch MINARI tonight. I have no energy left as my cousin, her husband, and I went to Home Depot and starting packing. I HATE moving, but they were a wonderful help.
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Post by geritru on May 23, 2021 2:11:42 GMT
Tonight we started watching a series on Netflix: THE BEAUTY AND THE BAKER. It is fun and enjoyable.
Daniel Garcia is working in the family bakery and doing everything that his loving Cuban parents and siblings expect him to do, until his life changes unexpectedly on a wild Miami night with a chance encounter with Noa Hollander at a fancy restaurant. Noa is an international superstar, the daughter of a real estate magnate and a successful model, just out of a high-profile Hollywood relationship. Sparks fly between the two and the unlikely couple must decide whether to upend their lives to be together, pulling their families into an inevitable culture clash.
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Post by Gail in SC on May 23, 2021 21:18:13 GMT
THE BEAUTY AND THE BAKER sounds good, Ruth.
I just watched last night''s SNL. OMG, it was funny and touching and just really good. The host was the star of THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT. She did a great job. On Weekend Update, which I always love, they did this thing where Colin, a white man, and Michael, black, each have to read jokes that the other person never saw. They are always embarrassing to read and just had me in stitches. I was needing a laugh.
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