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**Nobody1** · July 30th, 2018, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by neo2008

The Equalizer 2

Denzel Washington returns as Robert McCall, a retired CIA Black Ops agent to defend,avenge,get revenge and give out some life lessons in The Equalizer 2

Was somewhat reminiscent of an old Burt Reynolds flick from the 80s.

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

**Brecht** · July 30th, 2018, 10:22 PM

L'humanité (1999)

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In French Flanders, a girl is raped and murdered on her way home from school. The case is entrusted to Inspector Pharaon de Winter (Emmanuel Schotté), a quiet and introverted man who lost his wife and child in an accident. His only two friends are his neighbor Domino (Séverine Caneele) and her boyfriend Joseph (Philippe Tullier) whom Pharaon considers rude and stupid. Since the local police are understaffed, the investigation moves slowly until the cops from Lille taker over.

Bruno Dumont's L'humanité is not a crime thriller in the strict sense. Perhaps not even in any sense at all. It's a film about loneliness, empathy, loss and, like the title suggests, humanity.

randomname08 · July 31st, 2018, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by wildtig2013

So who is this Vanessa Kirby from the new Mission Impossible film?

The only films in her filmography that I've seen are Jupiter Ascending and Everest. Both films were so unmemorable, I don't remember her in either one.

Looking at her photos, I am getting evil freaky nympho vibes from her.

She played Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of The Crown (possibly the source of the freaky nympho vibe). Despite being a head too tall and not looking much like the lady herself, she was absolutely terrific. She also made me laugh when she guested on the Graham Norton Show.

**jomama** · July 31st, 2018, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Wendigo

How best to follow a fighting turtle than with another fighting turtle

Gamera vs. Monster X (1970) aka Gamera vs Jiger
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065755/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0RXZn8WGjE part 1

That now annoyingly familiar theme tune opens our tale as OPENS Expo 70 a strange statue from Wester Island (geddit !!) is to be exhibited. Their cultural attaché advises them not to move the statue but hell it's for the good of humanity and what can go wrong???
They soon get their answer ignoring the fact the statue has a large dagger like base and a really pissed off Gamera tries to stop them but an exploding volcano interrupts him and the statue is taken to the exhibition site. However they didn't reckon the fact that taking the statue will release Jiger, a reasonably decent looking creature for a change and soon he and Gamera are slugging it out.

I kept coming across this image in old horror magazine and books, great to see it for real and in colour.

Getting your ass kicked by a flying turtle =priceless

Gamera is awesome

**Rogerbh** · July 31st, 2018, 03:51 AM

I watched "1944" (2015) - an Estonian film regarding WWII. The film explains that Estonian was taken over by the Russians in 1940. Some Estonians were conscripted into the Red Army. When the German overran Estonia in 1941, some became members of the German Armed forces. The film starts off with the protagonist being a Waffen SS Estonian who mourns the fact that his family save for one was sent to Siberia during the earlier Red Army occupation. Much of his dialogue is regarding a letter he is writing to the remaining family member.

The Estonians are not thrilled to be fighting for Hitler, but many hate the Russians. The bulk of the battle scenes can be found on YouTube. Around an hour into the film, as the protagonist attempts to stay in Estonia as the Germans are being kicked out, he is abruptly killed by a man in a Russian uniform.

The film now centers on this Estonian in the Red Army. He has taken a letter from the pocket of the protagonist and takes it to the addressee who turns out to be the sister. The new protagonist learns that his father is the one who sent the earlier protagonist's family to Siberia. Near the end of the film, his unit captures six 16 year old Estonians in German uniforms who are trying to get home. The political officer orders him to shoot them and he refuses. He gets shot for his troubles. Not the end of the film, but basically this film taught me that it sucks to be in a small country between two warring super powers.

I guess the end images of his sister living with some of the refugees seen earlier in the film is suppose to show that life goes on, but I just thought of the two basically good men who died because they lived between warring super powers.

Authentic looking war scenes, depressing story. 3 of 5 from me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_(film)

**Brecht** · July 31st, 2018, 04:10 AM

Persona (1966)

Trailer

Elisabet Vogler (Liv Ullmann), a stage actress, has suddenly stopped talking and moving. But her doctors are convinced that this is the result of her own decision and not physical or mental illness. The nurse Alma (Bibi Andersson) is assigned to taking care of Elisabet and as time passes, the two appear to grow fond of each other. Elisabet's doctor believes that she may recover more quickly in a cottage by the sea and sends her there with Alma. The nurse opens up to Elisabet, revealing a lot of personal stuff like getting pregnant from an orgy. One day when Alma drives to town to mail their letters, she notices that Elisabet's is not sealed and discovers that Elisabet mentioned everything Alma had told her about herself. Feeling used and betrayed, Alma attacks Elisabet but the personalities of both women have already become too merged.

Watching Ingmar Bergman's Persona makes you realize than only few film directors came close to something that might be considered perfection. Even if there was no dialogue, the sheer power of the images tells the story in its own way. Bergman was certainly one of cinema's greatest poets.

**neo2008** · July 31st, 2018, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Nobody1

Was somewhat reminiscent of an old Burt Reynolds flick from the 80s.

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

Thats a favorite of my brother and me !!!

**Brecht** · July 31st, 2018, 02:26 PM

All That Jazz (1979)

Trailer

Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is a Broadway director and choreographer working on his latest musical while editing a Hollywood film at the same time. A heavy smoker and workaholic, Gideon draws his energy from a daily dose of Vivaldi, Visine, Alka-Seltzer, Dexedrine and sex. His girlfriend Katie (Ann Reinking), to whom he is unfaithful, ex-wife Audrey (Leland Palmer) and daughter Michelle (Erzsébet Földi) try to make him start a more balanced lifestyle but it's already too late as Joe's health worsens rapidly. Meanwhile, he constantly finds himself in a state of hallucination, flirting with an angel of death called Angelique (Jessica Lange).

Roy Scheider stars in a rather unusual role and he's brilliant! The character of Joe Gideon is partially based on the life of Bob Fosse, the director of this picture. I'm not into films that pass as musicals but this one is really worth watching, mainly due to the amazing performance of a man who was mainly known for his tough guy roles.

**Dropped52** · July 31st, 2018, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Boatguy

Night Will Fall

Evening gents. I've DVRd this, and will be watching it this evening. It's apparently made up of previously unseen archival footage from Sidney Bernstein whom was at the time, involved with the British Ministry of Information, and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The footage covers the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen, Dachau, and Auschwitz concentration/death camps. From what I've heard, it's quite shocking/disturbing, and definitely not one to view with the kids. I'll post an update tomorrow.

This one was amazing and also got wrenching. The horrors of the holocaust are intense and very tough to wrap your mind around.

**Sir Honkers** · July 31st, 2018, 10:14 PM

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet. WTF is good sometimes.

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July 30th, 2018, 10:22 PM	#11202
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,138 Times in 10,453 Posts	L'humanité (1999) Trailer In French Flanders, a girl is raped and murdered on her way home from school. The case is entrusted to Inspector Pharaon de Winter (Emmanuel Schotté), a quiet and introverted man who lost his wife and child in an accident. His only two friends are his neighbor Domino (Séverine Caneele) and her boyfriend Joseph (Philippe Tullier) whom Pharaon considers rude and stupid. Since the local police are understaffed, the investigation moves slowly until the cops from Lille taker over. Bruno Dumont's L'humanité is not a crime thriller in the strict sense. Perhaps not even in any sense at all. It's a film about loneliness, empathy, loss and, like the title suggests, humanity.

July 31st, 2018, 03:51 AM	#11205
Rogerbh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of the free within reasonable limitations Posts: 10,900 Thanks: 50,520 Thanked 91,169 Times in 10,748 Posts	I watched "1944" (2015) - an Estonian film regarding WWII. The film explains that Estonian was taken over by the Russians in 1940. Some Estonians were conscripted into the Red Army. When the German overran Estonia in 1941, some became members of the German Armed forces. The film starts off with the protagonist being a Waffen SS Estonian who mourns the fact that his family save for one was sent to Siberia during the earlier Red Army occupation. Much of his dialogue is regarding a letter he is writing to the remaining family member. The Estonians are not thrilled to be fighting for Hitler, but many hate the Russians. The bulk of the battle scenes can be found on YouTube. Around an hour into the film, as the protagonist attempts to stay in Estonia as the Germans are being kicked out, he is abruptly killed by a man in a Russian uniform. The film now centers on this Estonian in the Red Army. He has taken a letter from the pocket of the protagonist and takes it to the addressee who turns out to be the sister. The new protagonist learns that his father is the one who sent the earlier protagonist's family to Siberia. Near the end of the film, his unit captures six 16 year old Estonians in German uniforms who are trying to get home. The political officer orders him to shoot them and he refuses. He gets shot for his troubles. Not the end of the film, but basically this film taught me that it sucks to be in a small country between two warring super powers. I guess the end images of his sister living with some of the refugees seen earlier in the film is suppose to show that life goes on, but I just thought of the two basically good men who died because they lived between warring super powers. Authentic looking war scenes, depressing story. 3 of 5 from me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_(film)

July 31st, 2018, 04:10 AM	#11206
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,138 Times in 10,453 Posts	Persona (1966) Trailer Elisabet Vogler (Liv Ullmann), a stage actress, has suddenly stopped talking and moving. But her doctors are convinced that this is the result of her own decision and not physical or mental illness. The nurse Alma (Bibi Andersson) is assigned to taking care of Elisabet and as time passes, the two appear to grow fond of each other. Elisabet's doctor believes that she may recover more quickly in a cottage by the sea and sends her there with Alma. The nurse opens up to Elisabet, revealing a lot of personal stuff like getting pregnant from an orgy. One day when Alma drives to town to mail their letters, she notices that Elisabet's is not sealed and discovers that Elisabet mentioned everything Alma had told her about herself. Feeling used and betrayed, Alma attacks Elisabet but the personalities of both women have already become too merged. Watching Ingmar Bergman's Persona makes you realize than only few film directors came close to something that might be considered perfection. Even if there was no dialogue, the sheer power of the images tells the story in its own way. Bergman was certainly one of cinema's greatest poets.

July 31st, 2018, 02:26 PM	#11208
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,138 Times in 10,453 Posts	All That Jazz (1979) Trailer Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is a Broadway director and choreographer working on his latest musical while editing a Hollywood film at the same time. A heavy smoker and workaholic, Gideon draws his energy from a daily dose of Vivaldi, Visine, Alka-Seltzer, Dexedrine and sex. His girlfriend Katie (Ann Reinking), to whom he is unfaithful, ex-wife Audrey (Leland Palmer) and daughter Michelle (Erzsébet Földi) try to make him start a more balanced lifestyle but it's already too late as Joe's health worsens rapidly. Meanwhile, he constantly finds himself in a state of hallucination, flirting with an angel of death called Angelique (Jessica Lange). Roy Scheider stars in a rather unusual role and he's brilliant! The character of Joe Gideon is partially based on the life of Bob Fosse, the director of this picture. I'm not into films that pass as musicals but this one is really worth watching, mainly due to the amazing performance of a man who was mainly known for his tough guy roles.

July 31st, 2018, 10:14 PM	#11210
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,341 Thanks: 286,789 Thanked 386,131 Times in 30,296 Posts	The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet. WTF is good sometimes.