Films you've watched recently.

[BALDY]

I see the new one on Netflix and I really liked it brilliant film

"All Quiet" is truly amazing......I am going to see it at Netflix again soon.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

At The Hackney Picturehouse today "Living" (Bill Nighy)...A super new release.

Even The Guardian liked it.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

So you wait until I rate a Fellini film!

If that's what it takes for you to give a fiml 5/5then yes! Mind you Fellini won't be making any new films.Sadly.

 

[BALDY]

If that's what it takes for you to give a fiml 5/5then yes! Mind you Fellini won't be making any new films.Sadly.

I think Federico Fellini is an overrated Director.​

That doesn’t mean I think he’s a bad director, he’s obviously one of the greats and he is important when it comes to cinema history.
However, with the exception of La Strada I’ve been very disappointed in the handful of movies I’ve seen from him. I know his style is to be impressionistic and meandering but I think some older directors did it better (Tarkovsky, Bergman, Lean). His influence is more important than his movies considering the fact that Scorsese and FF Coppola are admirers of him and have made many better movies.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I think Federico Fellini is an overrated Director.​

That doesn’t mean I think he’s a bad director, he’s obviously one of the greats and he is important when it comes to cinema history.
However, with the exception of La Strada I’ve been very disappointed in the handful of movies I’ve seen from him. I know his style is to be impressionistic and meandering but I think some older directors did it better (Tarkovsky, Bergman, Lean). His influence is more important than his movies considering the fact that Scorsese and FF Coppola are admirers of him and have made many better movies.

La Doce Vita,Roma and Eight and a half are all masterpieces of modern cinema.It seems to me that you're perhaps (understandly, like me) more interested in his influence on English -speaking films.

 

[BALDY]

La Doce Vita,Roma and Eight and a half are all masterpieces of modern cinema.It seems to me that you're perhaps (understandly, like me) more interested in his influence on English -speaking films.

They were the words of somebody else (I found it online).
I have seen 8 1/2 and I have no idea what the fuss was about, a real zzzz fest.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

They were the words of somebody else (I found it online).
I have seen 8 1/2 and I have no idea what the fuss was about, a real zzzz fest.

• Stardust Memories (1980, Woody Allen) This is the most obvious and undisguised parody/tribute to 8 ½ in the list. ...
• All That Jazz (1979, Bob Fosse) ...
• Beyond The Sea (2004, Kevin Spacey) ...
• The Discreet Charm of The Bourgeoisie (1972, Luis Bunuel) ...
• The Great Beauty (2013, Paolo Sorrentino)

All the above fims were influenced by Fellini's Eight and a half.There are others too.

Incidentaly I found it curious that you didn't mention Woody Allen alongside Scorsese and Coppola as an admirer of Fellini's.Any reason for that?

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw Hallelujah.Leonard Cohen ,a Journey ,A Song* last night .This was a full length (110 mins.) musical documentary on the song and the singer (which apparently was in in Shrek, who Knew? -(I obviously go the wrong films) .

Featured lots of live performance from the final years from the great man (and others,including Nick Cage).

* This was part of Barna's In-Edit musical documentaries festival which takes place every year for a week at this time.Sigh,I can remember when they used to flog tickets from a little kiosk outside the UB .It's all online now of course.

 

[BALDY]

Saw Hallelujah.Leonard Cohen ,a Journey ,A Song* last night .This was a full length (110 mins.) musical documentary on the song and the singer (which apparently was in in Shrek, who Knew? -(I obviously go the wrong films) .

Featured lots of live performance from the final years from the great man (and others,including Nick Cage).

* This was part of Barna's In-Edit musical documentaries festival which takes place every year for a week at this time.Sigh,I can remember when they used to flog tickets from a little kiosk outside the UB .It's all online now of course.

I have never been a fan of L C but I went to the cinema and I saw a great docu about him.....But I would draw the line at a Jimi Hendrix docu!

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I have never been a fan of L C but I went to the cinema and I saw a great docu about him.....But I would draw the line at a Jimi Hendrix docu!

Only found out about this on Sat.It was packed out at The Aribau (One of the oldest and biggest cinemas in Barna).Missed out on sold out tickets for a Sinead O'Connor documentary also on a Creedence Clearwater Revival one.Festival's been online during covid.Memo to self- the In- edit festival starts in late October and not in early November as I'd though.

 

[Napster]

I have never been a fan of L C but I went to the cinema and I saw a great docu about him.....But I would draw the line at a Jimi Hendrix docu!

what a strange line to draw.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

what a strange line to draw.

Could be an age thing.Personally I'd see a documentary on JH anytime.

 

[BALDY]

what a strange line to draw.

I could never work out the fuss made about Jimi Hendrix----Give me a 50's rockin' (2 minute) song any day.

 

[BALDY]

Could be an age thing.Personally I'd see a documentary on JH anytime.

I simply cannot live in the past--Said I a huge Buddy Holly fan!

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

Saw Hallelujah.Leonard Cohen ,a Journey ,A Song* last night .This was a full length (110 mins.) musical documentary on the song and the singer (which apparently was in in Shrek, who Knew? -(I obviously go the wrong films) .

Featured lots of live performance from the final years from the great man (and others,including Nick Cage).

* This was part of Barna's In-Edit musical documentaries festival which takes place every year for a week at this time.Sigh,I can remember when they used to flog tickets from a little kiosk outside the UB .It's all online now of course.

I didn’t realize the the great mr Cage could carry a tune.
Bless him.

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Saw Hallelujah.Leonard Cohen ,a Journey ,A Song* last night .This was a full length (110 mins.) musical documentary on the song and the singer (which apparently was in in Shrek, who Knew? -(I obviously go the wrong films) .

Featured lots of live performance from the final years from the great man (and others,including Nick Cage).

* This was part of Barna's In-Edit musical documentaries festival which takes place every year for a week at this time.Sigh,I can remember when they used to flog tickets from a little kiosk outside the UB .It's all online now of course.

Will be seeing this on Saturday

 

[BALDY]

I saw "Play It Again Sam", online-----A great laugh

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I saw "Play It Again Sam", online-----A great laugh

Good I'm glad to hear you're not one of Woody's detractors.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I simply cannot live in the past--Said I a huge Buddy Holly fan!

I am too.But It was unkind of him to die before I got a chance to see him live.Unfortunately I'm not as old as the 2 surviving Beatles.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I didn’t realize the the great mr Cage could carry a tune.
Bless him.

His version of the song is immense.Remember seeing him play it here at the Bikini some time ago now.