movies

[ghostrunner]

[mikechamp]

The Matrix 4 trailer dropped yesterday. As a fan of the trilogy... I hope this movie is better than the vibe that the trailer gives me. (Though I am interested in seeing Harris' character.)

[Famous Mortimer]

With the "Raiders" thing mentioned above, the fact that every single person watching that clip will be intimately familiar with the "original" helps a lot. No argument that Raiders is a great movie, but I wouldn't go all worshipful on Spielberg - remember he made "1941" just before that, and I don't see anyone talking about the masterful blocking and lighting there.

[ghostrunner]

With the "Raiders" thing mentioned above, the fact that every single person watching that clip will be intimately familiar with the "original" helps a lot. No argument that Raiders is a great movie, but I wouldn't go all worshipful on Spielberg - remember he made "1941" just before that, and I don't see anyone talking about the masterful blocking and lighting there.

Spielberg’s movies almost all look great, 1941 included. In a film class I took once we spent about half of one day talking about the scene in Jaws where the Sheriff addresses the town - specially about blocking. I presume nobody mentions 1941 because it’s kind of a mess for other reasons. At least that’s my recollection. But Spielberg knows what he’s doing visually, even when the rest of the movie doesn’t work.

[The Third Man]

Yeah, say what you want about Spielberg emotionally, the man is a consummate formalist. In a perverse sense, he's become almost *underrated* because he laps the field so handily in terms of populist appeal and financial success that people miss the trees for the forest, as it were.

[The Third Man]

I actually just revisited my favorite Spielberg - and very possibly my favorite film of all-time - the other day, and tweeted a bunch about it. If that interests anybody.

[ghostrunner]

I actually just revisited my favorite Spielberg - and very possibly my favorite film of all-time - the other day, and tweeted a bunch about it. If that interests anybody.

Not my fave but close. Just rewatched it. One of his best. Also looks amazing.

[Jocephus]

[CardsofSTL]

I watched Cry Macho on HBO Max over the weekend. Eastwood is too old really for the part; but it was kind of nice seeing him in a western again anyway. Small story but pleasant watch.

Dwight Yoakam is not a strong actor.

[ghostrunner]

Hell yeah.