1942 - Grandmothers diary ranking the films she saw that year
Films seen in 1942 - RatingsMy Grandmother passed away just over a year ago and my family still have the house her and my Grandfather lived in.I spent some time there over the weekend, and whilst sorting through the endless drawers, shelves and cupboards, we came across a number of photos, diaries and letters between...
Michael Shannon was the perfect person to play General Zod in Man of Steel. He is so great at portraying rage and raw emotion
I don't really know how else to describe it. Shannon had been in other films and even HBO's Boardwalk Empire, and whenever he was on edge or on the brink of a breakdown, you could feel his intensity.And he is perfect for Zod. A man (or rather, Kryptonian) filled with nothing but rage and determination to restore his planet...
Any movies to watch when you feel like you are merely drifting through life and you'll die alone?
Waking up each and every day, nothing worth note happens. Never had deep connections in your life, a few quick jokes is all you are good for. All your friends went off and did something with their life and you remain the same. Everybody loves and is loved but you will one day fade away and your name won't be remembered...
What was the last movie that ended on a freeze frame, unironically?
Just finished watching 1986 classic buddy cop movie "Running Scared" starring Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal, and after they spoiler alert take down bad guy Jimmy Smits, it ends on a freeze frame.Got me wondering when freeze frame endings became cliché and what was the last time it was used unironically? via /r/movies...
What happened to Matthew McConaughey’s “The Brigands of Rattlecreek” with Park Chan-Wook ?
Around 7 years ago, Park Chan Wook (Director of Oldboy) was supposed to direct this movie which was written by Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99). The latest update seems to be from a year ago, when they got Matthew McConaughey on board, and Amazon Studios picked this up, but there hasn’t been any updates...
Where Eagles Dare (1968) is an excellent WW2 Spy Thriller
Highly recommend if you're looking for a fun Sunday watch. Reminds me a lot of some of the 60s Bond flicks, particularly On Her Majesty's Secret Service which came out a year later.Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood are dropped into an Austrian town disguised as Nazis to rescue a captured general from a mountain-top castle,...
Why do good TV actors flounder when making the switch to film?
Just watched Richard Jewell (decent film, solid performances and direction), and watching Jon Hamm play such a mediocre role broke my heart because he’s one of my favourite actors who crushed it with Mad Men. It could have been played by any no-name and it wouldn’t have made a difference.I look at a large part of his...