Talk About Movies: Part 4

Me too. When I was his age I wanted to write, but I wanted to write my own stuff, which most people found intolerable.

I'm a big Kate Hudson fan. I can't begin to fathom haters. She's Goldie Hawn's daughter for ****'s sake.

I got home from seeing that in the theater and immediately bought a ticket to go to what was possibly going to be Phish’s last show at Shoreline in Oct 2000, as well as plane tickets from NY to SF.

In what way do you mean too intense? I think I know (too nostalgic), but am curious

shoreline is such an incredible venue for music, phish must have been incredible there.

I saw a concert that went

blackstar (talib and mos def)
311
RHCP (good lord are they incredible live).

but imo the venue is way better suited for more mellow jam band type stuff.

the dead or the dead and friends (with mayer), floyd, derek trucks n his band.

so many bands id love to see there.

dave matthews would be such an amazing band to see there.
throw down a blanket (if you're still young enough and still love yourself enough take some psychedelics) and just stare up at the sky for ~3hrs while listening to some amazing music.

The Last of Sheila

Written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, directed by the underrated Herbert Ross, and with a host of great actors.

It's on Criterion now. You should watch it for a number of reasons, especially for the song that closes the film.

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Love that movie

We just aired this on our Movies! network, my first time seeing it. Solid whodunit and Ian McShane looking like the MONEY.

Rian Johnson has said this film was the main inspiration for his Knives Out movies. The resemblance is quite clear, especially Glass Onion.

is that the dude from deadwood?

Bill Graham designed Shoreline's layout to replicate the Dead's Steal Your Face logo.

Saw the Dead there in October of '87.

That was post-psychedelics era me...

Swedgin?

Nah, that's just one of my bizarre personal observations. It's because I identify too closely with the protagonist and what it's like to want to do something as a kid when the world is against you.

Short Round or Oddjob

that's awesome.

and even without the trip it must have been an epic show.

Interesting. I’ll have to watch but again. Thanks

Kurt Russell >>>>>>> Goldie Hawn

Have you seen Big Trouble in Little China? Stargate? Captain Ron?!?!

I can barely even remember why Goldie Hawn is famous. She was like the 17th most talented person on Laugh-In, and then Pvt. Benjamin which wasn't even very good. She used to be a young hot blonde, and then she was bland enough to wear well over time.

Spielberg and Williams...

The reviews for Alien Romulus are starting to trickle in my last nights industry preview... 'YOU are not ready for this Alien Film!'

Wildcats is a classic! One of my favorite 80’s flicks!!

Ok, I woke up a grumpy old man today. Even I liked Overboard and Seems Like Old Times iirc. I take it all back, Goldie. And if you're good enough for Kurt irl, that says a lot right there.

No one escapes from New York; you carry the scars to your grave. Been there done that. I’d almost rather be in London or even Paris.

The Thing about The Thing is that The Thing is definitely Kurt Russell, The Thing...

so I've got Covid and am quarantining for a few days....so I've decided to watch some of my comfort films that I haven't seen in awhile. First up...

Once, John Carney, 2007

Can't believe it's been 17 years since this was released and almost ten years since I've seen it. Crazy Winner of Best Song at the Oscars - quite a feat for a $100,000 film starring two unknown non-actors.

This is a miracle of a movie, at once wispy and with not much of a narrative, but at the same time incredibly well-made and written. It has an improvisational feel even though itis carefully structured.

• Marketa Irglova is luminous and beautiful and I love how her fractured English makes her seem abrupt at times. "You can go home now." LOL
  
  
• Glen Hansard should've done more acting. He is ruggedly handsome, vulnerable, and a great screen prescence.
  
  
• Just phenomenal camera work all around and beautiful cinematography.
  
  
• The editing is the real backbone of this film - it flows so perfectly you don't even notice it.
  
  
• the Irish part where they have to sing for their supper
  
  
• the Dad listening to his son's songs...'it's fuc*ing brilliant. Now play it again."
  
  
• how Irglova walks her littler Hoover around like a dog on the leash
  
  
• the Czech boys coming into the apartment to watch the only TV in the building to learn English
  
  
• And the music. my god, the music. Every song is perfect. Beautiful, heart-breakingly beautiful.
  
  
• And of course, Falling Slowly. When I first saw this in the theater, I remember literally bursting out in tears over the Falling Slowly scene. I'm not sure why - but I think it has to do with the beauty of art being made right in front of you. Two people with a guitar and piano making magic.
  

I adore this movie. It is perhaps one of the best love stories I've ever seen, and they don't even kiss! A perfect. magical film. A+++++