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Apr 7, 2016 9:28:30 GMT -5
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Post by akbar on Apr 7, 2016 9:28:30 GMT -5
On Netflix.
KEITH RICHARDS :UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
I was pleasantly suprised by this. Did a great job of stressing how important blues was to the lives of the Stones and Richards. He is a huge fan of music in general and demonstrated the value of the backgroundman.
It was worth the watch.
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Apr 7, 2016 10:17:38 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 7, 2016 10:17:38 GMT -5
Muscle Shoals Another great music documentary. It's the story of Rick Hall and the little studio he founded in nowhere land Muscle Shoals, Alabama which produced some of the most famous hits in R&B and rock, including Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman," all the great hits by Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett. Muscle Shoals is excellent. In that same vein (music docs), I would wholeheartedly suggest "20 Feet from Stardom," "The Wrecking Crew," and "Sound City." Yup. Saw all of these except Sound City. It seems there's a trend in recent years to give credit where credit is due in the music industry from background singers to sessions musicians. The ones who are truly creating the music aren't necessarily the ones on the album cover.
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Apr 7, 2016 10:22:03 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 7, 2016 10:22:03 GMT -5
On Netflix. KEITH RICHARDS :UNDER THE INFLUENCE. I was pleasantly suprised by this. Did a great job of stressing how important blues was to the lives of the Stones and Richards. He is a huge fan of music in general and demonstrated the value of the backgroundman. It was worth the watch. I saw a documentary about the importance of blues to rock stars like Mick Jagger and Robert Plant. They said that when they're performing, they're just trying to imitate their blues heroes. So you see Jagger and Plant doing their thing on stage and what that is is a bad imitation of their blues influences.
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Apr 9, 2016 10:50:56 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2016 10:50:56 GMT -5
I finally saw Wolf of Wall Street. Ending up being exactly the movie I was afraid it was -- and didn't want to see. I do not know why Scorcese thought it was worth making or why DiCaprio would want to make The Great Gatsby II.
Anyhow, I thought it was ugly. I didn't like the story. I didn't see any character growth. I just didn't get it, at all. Was it a comedy? A tragedy? A cautionary tale? Did Scorcese admire the guy (hard to believe)?
A case could be made for comedy, I guess. Ha ha ha. People are awful. Pass the popcorn.
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Apr 9, 2016 15:10:27 GMT -5
Post by Cubicle No More ... on Apr 9, 2016 15:10:27 GMT -5
You guys are right about "What We Do in the Shadows." So hilarious! At first, I thought they were just regular people who like to pretend to be vampires and then...bam!...they're really vampires! Also love the fact that they brought in other creatures -- werewolves, zombies, etc. director taika waititi's new movie, 'hunt for the wilderpeople,' is pretty hilarious! a far different story than 'what we do in the shadows.' but the jokes fly faster and more frequently. just a really enjoyable movie. saw the movie at HIFF last night. as it gets wider release, i hope more people go to see it. (sam neill from jurassic park is one of the leads.) the HIFF organizers mentioned that the director has been tapped to direct the next 'thor' movie. hope he keeps his ties to his independent film roots, even as he goes to work for the marvel universe juggernaut.
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Apr 10, 2016 19:08:01 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 19:08:01 GMT -5
You guys are right about "What We Do in the Shadows." So hilarious! At first, I thought they were just regular people who like to pretend to be vampires and then...bam!...they're really vampires! Also love the fact that they brought in other creatures -- werewolves, zombies, etc. the werewolf-vampire interaction was the best part of the movie. and petyr.
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Apr 10, 2016 19:08:39 GMT -5
Post by mikegarrison on Apr 10, 2016 19:08:39 GMT -5
You guys are right about "What We Do in the Shadows." So hilarious! At first, I thought they were just regular people who like to pretend to be vampires and then...bam!...they're really vampires! Also love the fact that they brought in other creatures -- werewolves, zombies, etc. the werewolf-vampire interaction was the best part of the movie. and petyr. What's that smell? BBQ.
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Apr 11, 2016 11:04:18 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:04:18 GMT -5
chi-raq. i usually like spike lee movies but not this one. i also have to think if a white person had made it the entire black community would have condemned it. but maybe not. just as likely i don't have a clue about what the black community likes and doesn't like.
too vulgar for my sensitive tastes anyhow.
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Apr 11, 2016 11:50:03 GMT -5
Post by azvb on Apr 11, 2016 11:50:03 GMT -5
I finally saw Wolf of Wall Street. Ending up being exactly the movie I was afraid it was -- and didn't want to see. I do not know why Scorcese thought it was worth making or why DiCaprio would want to make The Great Gatsby II. Anyhow, I thought it was ugly. I didn't like the story. I didn't see any character growth. I just didn't get it, at all. Was it a comedy? A tragedy? A cautionary tale? Did Scorcese admire the guy (hard to believe)? A case could be made for comedy, I guess. Ha ha ha. People are awful. Pass the popcorn. I've heard they were going for the Guiness World record of how many times the f word could be said in 2 hours.
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Apr 11, 2016 12:46:34 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 12:46:34 GMT -5
If only it had been 2 hours. It was 3.
The language was OK compared to the obscenity of the subject. This is a Scorcese staple, however. He seems to think 2-3 hours of awful people behaving badly is a story people want to go see -- again and again and again. He needs to make a rom-com. It could star DiCaprio and Daniel Day Lewis.
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Apr 22, 2016 20:38:21 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2016 20:38:21 GMT -5
Now watching The Revenant. Fell asleep after 20 minutes.
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How the hell does the movie continue with Dicaprio horizontal and one foot already past the threshold of death? Like, how does he win Best Actor for this performance? Will resume later tonight.
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Apr 23, 2016 2:08:54 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 23, 2016 2:08:54 GMT -5
WTF? Dicaprio gets the Oscar for this? I could do just as good a job with that role. It's just worming around in the snow and mud and flailing in the water. Anybody could do that!
Also, The Revenant is just a simple pursuit/revenge flick, albeit with super high production values.
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Apr 23, 2016 13:55:42 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 13:55:42 GMT -5
What is the worst movie any of you have ever seen?
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Apr 23, 2016 15:26:37 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 23, 2016 15:26:37 GMT -5
What is the worst movie any of you have ever seen? You should just start a new thread.
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Apr 23, 2016 15:48:29 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 15:48:29 GMT -5
What is the worst movie any of you have ever seen? You should just start a new thread. But I don't want to.
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