If I wanted to see a movie in an actual movie theater, what movie should I see?
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Casablanca.
We already did that…and it was great.
The Hangover.
It’s pretty clever.
Terminator was good.
Star Trek was the best of the series – better than Wrath of Khan…
I loved Star Trek. Clever, funny, action-packed.
I think there isn’t much out there to see right now, much less anything worth the $10.50.
God, yes. It actually made up for the stinkers that came before it. Exceedingly well done.
Just the question I was asking. We’re going to see “To Catch a Thief,” in lovely downtown Palo Alto.
That’s a great one. Have fun!
thanks!
I saw that early this year at an old theatre in Phoenixville (featured in The Blob). It is an excellent, excellent flick.
where’s Phoenixville?
I own this on DVD. It’s enjoyable again and again.
Oh, I miss lovely downtown PA. Grew up in Good Ol’ Palo Alto. Spent many years doing shows at Children’s Theater there and later, TheatreWorks..!
we just saw “sleeping beauty” at the Children’s Theater. Picnic dinner with a few hundred friends, and then the show. Tonight the kids stay home. . . .
I recommend holding off for a bit and going to see Ponyo
I usually see 1 or 2 movies a YEAR. This weekend I want to see Away We Go…written by Dave Eggers. It looks uplifting and not stupid. I need both of those things.
The only film I will see in a theatre this year is this one;
http://www.inglouriousbasterds-movie.com/
I like to see all his films ‘large;.
nalbar
I definitely want to see that one.
See Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.
Last year I went to the movies nearly once a week (because they were all free). They’re still free (it’s LA – free screenings are very easy to come by), but so little have grabbed my interest… Let me know if you see anything good!
Don’t know what you should see, but I’d be trying to decide between Star Trek, Adventureland, and Earth (with some trepidations, it being from Disney). There are more worthy ones out there, but hey, it’s summer.
Planning to see some docs – Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love,[ is an award-winning music-infused cinematic journey about the power of one man’s voice to inspire change. Ndour is the highest selling African artist of all time and has collaborated with musical superstars like Bono, Neneh Cherry and Peter Gabriel. At home in Senegal, the Grammy-award winning artist is an inspiration for generations. The film chronicles Ndour, a devout Sufi Muslim, as he releases a deeply personal and religious album called Egypt in the hope of promoting a more tolerant face of Islam. Almost instantly, his fellow Senegalese reject the album, and denounce his actions as blasphemous. Director Chai Vasarhelyi follows Ndour for over two years – filming in Africa, Europe, and America – to tell the story of how he faces these challenges and eventually wins over audiences both at home and abroad.
# Cast: Youssou N’Dour
# Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
and Herb and Dorothy. tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to Minimalist and Conceptual Art, Herb and Dorothy Vogel quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Devoting all of Herb’s salary to purchase art they liked, and living on Dorothy’s paycheck alone, they continued collecting artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Within these limitations, they proved themselves curatorial visionaries; most of those they supported and befriended went on to become world-renowned artists including Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, Chuck Close, Robert and Sylvia Mangold, Lynda Benglis, Pat Steir, Robert Barry, Lucio Pozzi, and Lawrence Weiner.
# Director: Megumi Sasaki
# Genres: Documentary
Also Afghan Star, opening this weekend I think.
Then there’s always Year One.
These sound very good.
Frankly, if I had movie-money to spend I’d much rather spend it on these than on another blockbuster retread.
We saw an interesting piece on Youssou N’Dour on television the other night. I’d love to see a whole documentary on him.
planning to see it soon – will let you know how it is, but with great music it should be worth it.
Our local $3 cinema is showing Earth. If you haven’t seen that, it might be worth a look.
For current run movies, the best of the lot is probably Up. We went and saw Transformers: ROTF last night, and while it has its moments, it’s not nearly as good as the first one, and if you ask me they could have left 20-30 minutes out of it by leaving out some of the cruder humor (and some of it wasn’t sexually crude, just crude).
If you’re looking for a rental, Real Genius is one of my favorites, or perhaps A Mighty Wind.
I’m waiting for the next one with the kids with the brooms between their legs. Out in about a month. I haven’t gone out to movies much these days. I think I should qualify for a senior discount.
We just took the 10 year old b2 boy to see the new(ish) Night At The Museum, Battle For The Smithsonian. I was prepared to hate it. It was actually quite entertaining, if not one of the great works of cinema. And it was that very rare case of being much better than the first movie.
I thought the first one was pretty good and it was an added bonus that the whole family visited the NatHist Musuem right before we saw the movie.
good to hear that. sort of liked the first one.
Any movie?
The Philadelphia Story
Gone With the Wind ( I really think that the grandness of Selznik is probably only appreciated on a large screen.)
Current movies?
I’ve seen Star Trek twice – which is a miracle for me these days.
I don’t see as many movies in theaters as I did in the past. Cost is definitely a factor, but I’ve been disappointed in the Hollywood output for some time now. I find myself enjoying more foreign films and some independent films and documentaries (and, of course, the classics of the last century). “Star Trek” was recommended to me by someone whose opinion I trust. And although I was never a Trekkie and worried that I would be lost, I thought I would give it a try. Incredibly well done, and I realized that I must have absorbed a lot more Star Trek culture than I thought I had. This same person also recommended “The Hangover” and “Up.” I was hoping that either the new Woody Allen film or the new Stephen Frears film would be theater-worthy, but so far the reviews have been pretty dismal.