What Are You Watching Right Now? Episode 3 - Turtles in Time

[Chienfantome]

La Haine 10/10: One of the most relevant films to be made about the past decade in the US and it was made in 1995 and in France.

Glad you loved it. An important film for French cinema that defined a whole generation and a look on French society.

[Buscemi2]

Recent watches.

Friday

The Fly (1958) 8/10
Fiend without a Face 8/10
Rogue (2007) 8/10

Saturday

SLC Punk! 8/10
Harsh Times 8/10
Foxfire 8/10

Sunday

Clean, Shaven 9/10
The Innocents (1961) 9/10
Lionheart (1990) 7/10
Straw Dogs (1971) 9/10

Monday

Queen of Hearts 8/10
The Commitments 9/10
The Snapper 8/10

And a question for Six related to The Commitments: is Dublin really full of horses on the streets?

[numbersix]

I wouldn't say full, but yes it's somewhat common.

But the Dublin in The commitments is long gone. All those locations have been knocked down and turned into a financial centre where multinationals like Google and Facebook have their European HQs.

[W]

Checked off four more of the Top 250 via Criterion (currently at 201/250):
Persona 6/10
Modern Times 9/10
Bicycle Thieves 8/10
Harakiri 10/10

[Buscemi2]

Last week's watches:

Tuesday

Split Second 3/10
Basket Case 2 7/10
The Substitute (1996) 8/10
Fortress (1992) 8/10

Wednesday

Enchanted April 8/10
The Full Monty 9/10
Big Night 10/10

Thursday

Jaws 2 8/10
Blackfish 9/10
U-571 6/10

Friday

Double Happiness 8/10
Exotica 9/10
Waiting to Exhale 8/10

Saturday

Terminal Velocity 8/10
Major Payne 8/10
Wild Bill 8/10
Grumpier Old Men 8/10

Sunday

Hester Street 9/10
A Dangerous Woman 7/10
The King of Comedy 9/10
Shadowlands (1993) 9/10

Monday

Big Trouble in Little China 9/10
Super Fuzz 7/10

[Buscemi2]

Latest log:

Tuesday

Losing Isaiah 8/10
Siege (aka Self Defense) 8/10
Phantasm II 8/10
Pet 2/10

Wednesday

Dead End Drive-In 8/10
Jack's Back 7/10
The Puppet Masters 7/10

Thursday

Princess Caraboo 7/10
My Cousin Vinny 9/10
Jane Wants a Boyfriend 6/10

Friday

The Other 8/10
Dennis the Menace 8/10
Phantom of the Paradise 9/10

Saturday

The Adventures of Milo and Otis 8/10
101 Dalmatians (1996) 8/10
Camp Nowhere 7/10
Free Willy 8/10

Sunday

Unzipped 8/10
Bad Lieutenant 9/10
The Sweet Hereafter 9/10
In the Bedroom 9/10
Shame (2011) 8/10

[W]

Oceans 11 (1960) 6/10
Grave of the Fireflies 8/10
Witness for the Prosecution 8/10
The Big Chill 6/10, but reminded me I need more Kevin Kline

[W]

High and Low 7/10
Lovebirds 5/10
Anand 6/10
The Lodge 6/10

[transformers2]

Watches over the past month:
The Addams Family (2019) 7/10
The Turning 4/10
Extraction (2020) 8.5/10
The Ladykillers (2004) 7.5/10
Battle Royale 7.5/10
Next 3/10
Arizona 7/10
Black and Blue 7.5/10
25th Hour 8/10
Ip Man 7.5/10
Little Monsters (2019) 7.5/10
Welcome to the Dollhouse 4/10
To Die For 8/10
The Half of It 7/10
The Wrong Missy 6/10
Rambo III 7.5/10
Wrong Cops 5/10
Little 6/10
The Lovebirds 7.5/10
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics 7/10
Where'd You Go Bernadette 7/10

[Buscemi2]

Watches over the past eight days:

Monday

Wizards 8/10
Sharp Edges 8/10
Zardoz 8/10
Let the Sunshine In 6/10

Tuesday

Dina 9/10
The Inland Sea 8/10
Tickled 9/10
The Cooler 8/10

Wednesday

Prizzi's Honor 9/10
Kiss of the Spider Woman 9/10
Cocoon 8/10

Thursday

Strike! (aka All I Wanna Do) 8/10
Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies 9/10
Bulletproof (1996) 8/10
A Night at the Roxbury 7/10
The Beach 8/10

Friday

Club Dread 8/10
The Prowler (1981) 7/10
The Ghost and the Darkness 8/10

Saturday

Super Mario Bros. 8/10
Career Opportunities 9/10
One from the Heart 9/10
Grace of My Heart 8/10
Tetro 8/10

Sunday

Hot Shots! 8/10
Shine (1996) 8/10
Deep Cover 8/10
The Trigger Effect 8/10
A Simple Plan 9/10

Monday

The Grifters 9/10
Bulworth 9/10
The Last Seduction 9/10

[W]

You ever sleep, bro?

[Buscemi2]

I have a lot of time on my hands.

[Buscemi2]

Recent watches:

Tuesday

In America 9/10
Solaris (2002) 8/10
L.A. Confidential 10/10
Very Bad Things 8/10

Wednesday

Naked Lunch 9/10
The Apostle 9/10
Playing God 8/10

Thursday

Money Train 6/10
A Bronx Tale 9/10
2 Days in the Valley 8/10

Friday

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II 7/10
Flubber 7/10
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III 3/10
The Gate 7/10

Saturday

Ruthless People 9/10
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia 9/10
Shaft (2000) 8/10
Point of No Return 7/10
Brain Dead 7/10

Sunday

Guilty as Sin 8/10
The Hunted (2003) 8/10
Arachnophobia 8/10
Restoration 8/10
Child's Play 2 7/10

Monday

Indiscretion of an American Wife 8/10
The Cheat (1915) 7/10
Forty Guns 8/10
Pickup on South Street 9/10
Bigger Than Life 8/10

[ARoode]

I have been haunted for a couple of days now by a movie I watched on Saturday night: The Red Shoes (1948). Didn't have any expectations going in although I was skeptical I'd like it. I was mesmerized. It just left me in a stupor. I went out yesterday and bought the Criterion dvd so I can watch it again. I'm on a mission to find 'Whiplash' now because I think these two movies are excellent companions. Does Art - or the pursuit artistic greatness - require the sacrifice of all other things in it's ascent? Are all other things peripheral? Or is Art for Art's sake enough?

Highly recommended

[Buscemi2]

Funny you mention The Red Shoes as Tetro (one of my many recent watches) references the film a few times.

Meanwhile, I have a feeling most of the fans of Whiplash will never take the time to watch The Red Shoes. Not enough angry white boys.