Cap Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 It's kind of crazy to me that since we've started this, we have watched 61 movies. I made a charts! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorddemaxus Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 With my midterms finally over and spring break coming up (finally one week of no constant suffering lol), I'll finally have the time to join some screenings for the next week. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 9:32 AM, Cap said: HELLZAPOPPPIN' MARCH 20, 2021 @Jake Gittes suggested this surrealist comedy from 1941, about a "Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way." (IMDb). Also has a VERY famous Lindy Hop. Drop by for this tomorrow, folks. Aside from the deservedly famous Lindy Hop, it's got vaudeville, anarchy, horniness, musical numbers, Tele-worthy puns, more meta layers than you can count, and the world's first Citizen Kane reference. So something for everyone. It's one of the wildest most inventive comedies ever made. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Jake Gittes said: Drop by for this tomorrow, folks. Aside from the deservedly famous Lindy Hop, it's got vaudeville, anarchy, horniness, musical numbers, Tele-worthy puns, more meta layers than you can count, and the world's first Citizen Kane reference. So something for everyone. It's one of the wildest most inventive comedies ever made. I’m going to have to find a way to watch on my own, since alas— I can’t make tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 The room is open 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 we're showing Blue Collar in honor of Yaphet Kotto's passing. The room is open. We're starting ASAP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Dr. Strangelove tonight!!!!!!!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 The In-Laws got rescheduled due to personal issues. See you on Saturday for JUDY. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Judy is great in Easter Parade, but two of the best numbers don't involve her: Astaire's solo "Stepping Out With My Baby" and Ann Miller's "Shaking The Blues Away". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 @Cap is slammed with work and life right now, so here's the rest of our April schedule (and the very beginning of May). (THE REST OF) APRIL SCHEDULE Rounding out the rest of our Oscar celebration month.... CABARET April 21, 2021 / 9:30PM EST Based on the 1966 Broadway musical (in turn based on the autobiographical stories by Christopher Isherwood), and directed by Bob Fosse, CABARET is set in Berlin in 1931. The hedonistic and freelovin' days of the Weimar Republic were a haven for gay and bisexual people, but dark days were on the horizon as fascism began to emerge. CABARET follows singer/dancer Sally Bowles and her relationship with two men -- which becomes a polyamorous relationship between all three. CABARET won eight Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Actress (Liza Minnelli), Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey), Best Editing, Best Art Direction, and others, yet lost Best Picture to THE GODFATHER. THE THIRD MAN April 24, 2021 / 2:00PM EST One of the more famous late '40s noirs, THE THIRD MAN stars Joseph Cotten as an American who shows up in post-WWII expecting to have a job lined up by his old friend, only to discover that his friend died under mysterious circumstances. He decides to investigate even though everyone (including the various international police forces) encourages him not to. THE THIRD MAN was written by Graham Greene (based on his novel) and directed by Carol Reed. It won an Academy Award for its stunning cinematography (which makes frequent use of Dutch angles), it features an unsettling and jaunty zither score by Anton Karas, and it also has one of Orson Welles' most famous speeches. THE HEIRESS April 28, 2021 / 9:30PM EST THE HEIRESS, based on the 1947 play, stars Olivia De Havilland as a young woman who falls for a handsome young man (Montgomery Clift) even though her abusive father (Ralph Richardson) thinks he's just after her money. It was directed by William Wyler (coming off his highly personal movie THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES). It won four Academy Awards, including Best Actress, and helped establish Montgomery Clift as a major new star. WITNESS May 1, 2021 / 2:00PM EST We're going to start May with a Harrison Ford double-feature. First up is WITNESS, directed by the always-amazing Peter Weir, starring Ford as a Philadelphia detective who goes undercover in an Amish community to protect a young Amish boy who witnessed a murder. Along the way he falls in love with an Amish woman played by Kelly MacGillis. It has a wonderful score by Maurice Jarré and lush cinematography by multiple Oscar-winner John Seale (The English Patient, Mad Max: Fury Road). And for our second Ford feature, on a special day... STAR WARS Tuesday May 4 , 2021 / 9:30PM EST May the Fourth be with us. This is not A NEW HOPE -- we'll be showing the Star Wars that came out in 1977. There is no Skywalker saga, Vader is not Luke's father, Leia is not Luke's sister, and Jabba the Hutt does not show up. As best as I could find, this is as close as we can get to the 1977 experience. In many ways, this means the movie looks "not as good" as all the remastered versions -- it looks like a film from the late 1970s. Personally, I find watching it kind of fascinating -- it both feels very much of its time and in a way that makes how it looks and feels even more remarkable, because it's head-and-shoulders a different experience from watching other 1970s blockbusters. STAR WARS won seven Academy Awards (all for the "technical categories"), including a special achievement award for Ben Burtt. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 I have been waiting six months to watch this version of Star Wars and I can not wait. PARTY! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Hey Everyone! We always kind of intended this as a thing to do during the Lockdowns/Pandemic, but my movie theater is preeminently closed so I'm game to keep going. I do know that with the nicer weather/change of season, that usually means schedules challenge. I posted a new survey about the days and times for this going forward in May. Please response and comment if you can. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 58 minutes ago, Cap said: Hey Everyone! We always kind of intended this as a thing to do during the Lockdowns/Pandemic, but my movie theater is preeminently closed so I'm game to keep going. I do know that with the nicer weather/change of season, that usually means schedules challenge. I posted a new survey about the days and times for this going forward in May. Please response and comment if you can. Thanks! Unfortunately weekdays won’t work for me in May (except for the first few days). I’ll have to be weekends only, at least until June. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Is this the Despecialized Edition of Star Wars by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 34 minutes ago, Mango said: Is this the Despecialized Edition of Star Wars by any chance? No, although that’s awesome. The Despecialized Edition did a lot of cleanup and noise reduction and the like — typical restoration stuff (which I’m all for). But the edition I found is a much “purer” raw version intended to show (as much as possible) what it would’ve looked like in 1977. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 MAY SCHEDULE [Note: All the of background info videos contain SPOILERS, if you haven't seen the movie.] MILDRED PIERCE WEDNESDAY MAY 12 Happy Belated Mother's Day! Don't let this being classified as a "women's picture" fool you, based on a story by James M. Cain (aka the author of Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice), this is stylish noir about family, greed, and murder. No joke, I think Veda might be the greatest screen villain of all time. Also for some extra drama: MALTESE FALCON SATURDAY MAY 15 "Uh... It's the stuff that dreams are made of." CONAN THE BARBARIAN WEDNESDAY MAY 19 ARNOLD! Experience the cheesy terrible movie that launched ARNOLD into movie stardom. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK SATURDAY MAY 22 Follow Snake (Kurt Russell) on a suicide mission to save the President Of the United States from the cyberpunk, authoritarian, nightmare dystopia that's New York City in John Carpenter's cult classic. NIGHT AT THE OPERA WEDNESDAY MAY 26 A Marx Brothers classic. (I couldn't find one on Night At The Opera, but this is a good overview of their work.) BULLITT SATURDAY MAY 29 So in honor of me FINALLY getting my Mustang, we're gonna watch the greatest film car chase of all time (Are those fighting words? Has Ronan and The Italian Job just entered the chat?) It's also a pretty good 1970s cop drama starting Steven McQueen in his most iconic role. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 This is still happening. ETA 10pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/5423825182?pwd=T1VuUmJ5OVB1ZjRNQmNHRVpDQ3lkUT09 Meeting ID: 542 382 5182 Passcode: BOT Room is OPEN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Starting in 15 minutes, Escape From New York us02web.zoom.us/j/5423825182?pwd=T1VuUmJ5OVB1ZjRNQmNHRVpDQ3lkUT09 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/5423825182?pwd=T1VuUmJ5OVB1ZjRNQmNHRVpDQ3lkUT09 Meeting ID: 542 382 5182 Passcode: BOT Starting now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...