I just watched The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (Henry Hathaway, 1951) and rated it 7/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Desert_Fox:_The_Story_of_Rommel #films #cinema #cinemastodon #TheDesertFox #HenryHathaway #JamesMason #CedricHardwicke #JessicaTandy

Cheech and Chong ride once more

https://apnews.com/article/cheech-chong-movie-d23255357a07f204129b29ed83e1116f

Pues me ha gustado mucho "Robot dreams". Sencilla y sin pretensiones, pero bella, tierna y emotiva.

Our Gene Hackmanathon kicks off this week as we discuss CRIMSON TIDE (1995). Get yer popcorn: director Tony Scott's tense thriller set aboard a nuclear sub does not disappoint. #YabtM #reviews #YouTube #movies #film #cinema #TonyScott #GeneHackman #CineMastodon #FilmMastodon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHXVa27uZbk

Slightly perplexed by the pearl-clutching #Kneecap backlash.

Not about the rights or wrongs of it -- not going into that here -- but just that...

... they're Irish republicans. One of them wears a provo balaclava on stage. Am I just old? Has it been long enough for people to not know the history? Which side did people imagine a band called #Kneecap would be on?

Anyway, their film is pretty good fun. You should watch it if you haven't seen it already. #movies #film #cinemastodon

FULL MOON FEATURE

'SKULL HEADS' (2009) "The mysterious Arkoff family lives in a secluded castle, but their beautiful daughter Naomi wants to connect with the outside world. When she invites outsiders in, they turn out to be thieves. They're soon given a taste of their own medicine by the deadly family."

Here's the whole movie in STUNNING black and white, courtesy of #FullMoonFeatures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty_6anttzY4

Today, April 25, 1926, aspiring chef Tiana kisses Prince Naveen, who has been magically turned into a frog, and turns into a frog herself (The Princess and the Frog, 2009)

#OnThisDay, April 25, 2009, the Baltimore Ravens drafted Michael Oher, Ole Miss offensive tackle (depicted in The Blind Side, 2009)

Today, April 25, is Miss Rhode Island’s idea of a perfect date because of its moderate weather (Miss Congeniality, 2000)

Hey, let’s go back to it, cinema-peeps:
- two westerns I’d not seen before,
- one new biopic on an important figure of #decolonization, very limited but very accessible,
- the new Mike Leigh movie, very striking.

New UK VOD release – OUT TODAY – Havoc - review here – https://wp.me/p2mMDp-8yc

Tonight seems like the perfect night to catch up on some BAD sequels.

2000 Film Poll - Elimination Round in progress

2000 Film Poll - Elimination Round Group 3 of 4.
Top two films from each advance to the Quarter-Final Round.

The Emperor's New Groove
Rules of Engagement
Space Cowboys
Shadow of the Vampire

On TCM
Merchant Ivory salute

https://www.altfg.com/merchant-ivory-movies-tcm/

4 #movies incl:

James Ivory's Best Picture #Oscar nominees

HOWARDS END w Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins
&
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY w ET, AH

THE WHITE COUNTESS (TCM premiere) w Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson

Stephen Soucy's documentary MERCHANT IVORY (2023)

Act of Violence (1948)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Violence

I love the richness of the colours, and I absolutely love her expression there on the right, a skeptical, challenging look and body language, a whole kind of "oh really?" vibe. Film Noir is at least 50% about the changing role of women in post-WWII society, right? Here's that in one image.

I just watched South Pacific (Joshua Logan, 1958) and rated it 3/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_%281958_film%29?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #SouthPacific #JoshuaLogan #RossanoBrazzi #MitziGaynor #JohnKerr #RayWalston