Movie recommendations

[Syferus]

Been thinking about a film I saw a while back, 1957's Sweet Smell of Success. Tony Curtis playing a unscrupulous NYC talent agent and Burt Lanchaster as the acerbic newspaper columnist that Curtis and most of high society are in trawl to.

It's a dark parody of film noir in a sense, but also one of the best noirs ever made in its own right. The dialogue is magic and the cinematography of 50's New York is by James Wong Howe, one of the greatest cinetographers of all time.

Pure Hollywood in the best sense of the term and it's criminally over-looked. Thankfully Criterion released a brilliant version of it a couple years ago or else I'd probably have missed it too.

[Milltown Row2]

I watched a movie on Film 4 last night called "Remember Me"

Good movbie and good ending to the film which I hadn't expected.




And then I turned the TV over to the news about Boston 

Really a decent show, watched it few months back as you say the ending was top drawer.

[nrico2006]

Not many cinemas showing place beyond the pines, the Odeon is the only one close enough to me that seems to be.  I've been looking forward to this for a year, also saw a trailer for Goslings next film Only God Forgives the other week, directed by same boyoo that did Drive.  The trailer looks unreal.

[Olly]

Has there ever been a movie about wifi? My partner and I were at a hotel in Cavan recently and there was no wifi. These group of Mexicans were going mad because there was none and threatening to cuts the heads off Cavan people. I was thinking it would make a brilliant film.

[Canalman]

Saw Tropic Thunder last night ............ well the first 10 minutes of it before the remote was put into action. Won't be bothering to watch the rest.
Have Blue Valentine lined up to watch tonight............. has been recommended by a source with a less than impecable record. Worth watching ? Sounds very "relationshipy" to me.

[nrico2006]

Saw Tropic Thunder last night ............ well the first 10 minutes of it before the remote was put into action. Won't be bothering to watch the rest.
Have Blue Valentine lined up to watch tonight............. has been recommended by a source with a less than impecable record. Worth watching ? Sounds very "relationshipy" to me.

Only saw Blue Valentine a few months ago, it is very "relationshipy" but I thought it was very good.  I usually stay away from Vince Vaughan, Ben Stiller kind of films, although I did watch Forgetting Sarah Marshall last year and thought it was good.  Your man in it is the spit of Tony Baloney.

[theticklemister]

The wanted with angelia jolie and morgan freeman. What a pile of shite.

How could ye Morgan, how could ye? Me and ye have fallen out

[muppet]

Devils Double is an interesting tale of Uday Hussein and his double. Sex drugs rock n roll and violence feature prominently. It is a true story.

I thought it was very good and give it 8 out of 10. Imdb only award 6.7 out of 10.

I am only 2 years behind now.

Catching up with Netflix.

Devil's Double is a good show about a complete and utter nutcase, Saddam's son. The fact it is 'based' on a true story increases its impact. The ending was a bit lame but if they stuck to the facts then they were limited with what they could do. Better that than what they did in Argo with the completely fictional Die Hard ending.

I agree with 8/10.

[theticklemister]

Has there ever been a movie about wifi? My partner and I were at a hotel in Cavan recently and there was no wifi. These group of Mexicans were going mad because there was none and threatening to cuts the heads off Cavan people. I was thinking it would make a brilliant film.

Wooooooooo.............. Howl yer horses............... There is a hotel in Cavan???

[laoislad]

Saw Tropic Thunder last night ............ well the first 10 minutes of it before the remote was put into action. Won't be bothering to watch the rest.
Have Blue Valentine lined up to watch tonight............. has been recommended by a source with a less than impecable record. Worth watching ? Sounds very "relationshipy" to me.

Only saw Blue Valentine a few months ago, it is very "relationshipy" but I thought it was very good.  I usually stay away from Vince Vaughan, Ben Stiller kind of films, although I did watch Forgetting Sarah Marshall last year and thought it was good. Your man in it is the spit of Tony Baloney.

You're right!

[lawnseed]

the cold light of day ('96) you'll never forget simon cadell the straight guy in hi de hi again in your life. great show very very disturbing. i wanted to turn it off but its a great story

[laoislad]

Watched Jack Reacher tonight.
Dung.
2/10

[Syferus]

Finally got around to watching The Dark Knight Rises last (k)night.

There was some ropey dialogue and delivery - mainly by Michael Caine - but it did a wonderful job making a true trilogy of the films rather than the ad-hoc nonsense that passes for trilogies you see in almost every case of superhero or action films, It was rough around the edges in places but that fades away in the face of all the film's successes. Great action (as you'd expect from Nolan) and for a film nearing three hours it rarely dragged.

Half way through it felt like a good film but probably the weakest of the three Nolan Batman films, by the end of the breathless build-up to climax it felt like my favourite of the lot.

[nrico2006]

Anyone watched Place Beyond The Pines yet?  The limited release has hampered my efforts of hitting the cinema so far, hopefully get this weekend.  Looking forward to it for over a year as well as the upcoming Only God Forgives. 

Watched Jack Reacher, was decent enough.  Rosamund Pike is some bit of gear.

[johnneycool]

kick ass torrents seems blocked on my home PC, any other decent web sites out there?