Film

[91/30]

Dog Day Afternoon, old Al Pacino 70s film

Gomorrah - Italian Mafia film, great viewing

[StoutAndAle]

Dog Day Afternoon, old Al Pacino 70s film

"Dog Day Afternoon" is a brilliant film. Pacino, Cazale, Durning, Sarandon, Broderick - every actor is fired up in it.

"Attica! ATTICA!"

There's a documentary called "The Dog" about the real life events that inspired the movie but I haven't seen it.

Sidney Lumet was a serious director - his run of movies from the 70s to the 90s ("The Wiz" notwithstanding) is something else.

He made both "The Offense" and "Serpico" in 1973, "Murder On The Orient Express" in 1974 and then followed up "Dog Day Afternoon" in '75 with "Network" the very next year. "Prince Of The City", "The Verdict", "Deathtrap", "Running On Empty", "Family Business", "Q&A" - there's more and there's some serious duds (again.. "The Wiz", "Garbo Talks") but what a career overall.

His book - "Making Movies" is worth a read if anyone has an interest in films of that era.

[91/30]

Dog Day Afternoon, old Al Pacino 70s film

"Dog Day Afternoon" is a brilliant film. Pacino, Cazale, Durning, Sarandon, Broderick - every actor is fired up in it.

"Attica! ATTICA!"

There's a documentary called "The Dog" about the real life events that inspired the movie but I haven't seen it.

Sidney Lumet was a serious director - his run of movies from the 70s to the 90s ("The Wiz" notwithstanding) is something else.

He made both "The Offense" and "Serpico" in 1973, "Murder On The Orient Express" in 1974 and then followed up "Dog Day Afternoon" in '75 with "Network" the very next year. "Prince Of The City", "The Verdict", "Deathtrap", "Running On Empty", "Family Business", "Q&A" - there's more and there's some serious duds (again.. "The Wiz", "Garbo Talks") but what a career overall.

His book - "Making Movies" is worth a read if anyone has an interest in films of that era.

Must track some more of those, thanks for the recommendations.  Cazale plays a brilliant role. 

[Carnage]

Is The Verdict the Paul Newman one? Seriously underrated film, and a great performance from Newman.

[StoutAndAle]

Must track some more of those, thanks for the recommendations.  Cazale plays a brilliant role. 

The 70s and the 90s are my favourite decades for American films. If you haven't seen it - Cazale is brilliant as a creepy assistant to Gene Hackman in Francis Ford Coppola's  "The Conversation" - well worth a watch.

Is The Verdict the Paul Newman one? Seriously underrated film, and a great performance from Newman.

That's the one.

[Carnage]

The Conversation is a masterpiece. I always read (erroneously, I'm sure) Hackman's character in Enemy Of The State as Caul years down the road.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Listen, whatever, lad's a legend for this, inviting this level of unnecessary additional stress into his night at the BAFTAs 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PbuYQR2gyI

Gleeson interviewed as Gaeilge too, but we knew he had it already. Still, makes for a rake of Irish spoken on that carpet this year! 

[open face surgery]

More Hitchcock. Loved Rope and enjoyed North by Northwest.

[StoutAndAle]

The Conversation is a masterpiece. I always read (erroneously, I'm sure) Hackman's character in Enemy Of The State as Caul years down the road.

I have never seen "Enemy Of The State" - mainly due to not being able to stand watching Will Smith - is it any good?

[Carnage]

It's alright, very much of its time. I enjoyed it despite Smith, wouldn't be a fan either. Worth a look but I wouldn't put it top of your list by any means.

[Ollkiller]

It's alright, very much of its time. I enjoyed it despite Smith, wouldn't be a fan either. Worth a look but I wouldn't put it top of your list by any means.

Aye very of it's time. It's an ok watch.

[StoutAndAle]

"Everything Everywhere All At Once" - I don't get the hype. It was fine, there's a few decent laughs in it but, overall, a bit of a mess. Just throw any oul shite at the audience to get to the next scene. 2.5/5

"To Leslie" - very much enjoyed it. Andrea Riseborough is excellent as the lead character who wins the lottery and pisses it all away (not a spoiler). Marc Maron is surprisingly adept at drama and the young lad playing Riseborough's 20 year old son (Owen Teague) is great too. 4/5

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

My Neighbor Totoro - One of the handful of Studio Ghibli movies I'd never seen before. We watched it with the young lad yesterday and, wow, what a relentlessly feel-good movie in every dimension! Just absolutely perfect fodder for, say, 3 to 8 year olds (or whatever age the cynicism kicks in!) and their folks. And you just can't help being enchanted by the sheer beauty of the backgrounds and animation. Wee lad, no surprise, was gone throughout, fully transported 

Volver - Saw this in the cinema upon release and meaning to watch again ever since. Among Almodovar's best work. Such a fearless director and story-teller, a bona fide cinematic genius.

[blessed1]

Went to see that Cocaine Bear last night. It was surprisingly good and funny.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Well, I loved both Banshees and The Quiet Girl so much, I ended up writing an aul essay on parallels between Dominic and Cáit, for anyone interested:
https://www.popmatters.com/quiet-girl-banshees-inisherin-incel

I haven't watched Quiet Girl yet but I have it downloaded and you just reminded me I need to watch it so I'll give that a read once I have.

Well, it took a week, but I won the most important battles with the editor over this piece, even though I wish they'd just left it as was originally. Either way, it's readable now!