Movies we recommend

@caesar-salad said
Bagdad Cafe is a really nice one.

It's a little sad at the beginning, but don't worry ...

That's a very nice film - warmhearted and humorous.

I just saw JoJo Rabbit starring and produced by Taika Waititi. It won’t likely be everyone’s taste as usually expected with dark comedies like this one. I was impressed by the acting and cinematography. The film does a fantastic job in the zaniest and simultaneously thought provoking manner whilst illustrating the effects of politics and war on children.

All in all, I enjoyed it immensely.

"Il Postino" ... you'll soon get used to the sub-titles.
Great tragedy/comedy with some lovely music.

footnote:
The lead actor Massimo Troisi postponed heart surgery to complete
the film and sadly died the day after his scenes were finished filming.

edit:
The soundtrack is exquisite
YouTube

Yesterday I watched 'Knives Out' together with my grandson, 28, and we both enjoyed it. I had got the impression that this was an Agatha Christie- inspired 'who dunnit' film, and it was in many ways, but yet so different. Great cast of actors - Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Chris Evans and more - and they all seemed to have a very good time,

@wolfgang59 said
"Il Postino" ... you'll soon get used to the sub-titles.
Great tragedy/comedy with some lovely music.

footnote:
The lead actor Massimo Troisi postponed heart surgery to complete
the film and sadly died the day after his scenes were finished filming.

edit:
The soundtrack is exquisite
[youtube]95IvXVD0Utc[/youtube]

Excellent choice! Impressive.

"Bedazzled" (1967)
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The "Dynamic Duo" of comedy.

YouTube - "Bedazzled" (Drimble Wedge and the Vegetation)


"Paint Your Wagon" (1969)
Great musical film! Clint Eastwood has never sung better. 😀

YouTube - "I Still See Elisa" (Clint Eastwood)

“The blood of heroes”

Rutger Hauer and Joan Chen

"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000).

Very loosely based on Homer's The Odyssey, and set in 1937 rural Mississippi.

@suzianne said
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000).

Very loosely based on Homer's The Odyssey, and set in 1937 rural Mississippi.

One of the funniest ever.

"we're in a tight spot!"

Shyt had me in tears.

Clooney was great.

Dr. Strangelove

Interestingly I watched this one with my (then teenaged) sons and they weren't impressed. A few years later tow of them strongly recommended the movie to me 😉

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Simply a beautiful film

Walker - with Ed Harris.

Love Liza - with Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Naked - directed by Mike Leigh

Slacker - directed by Richard Linklater

Bottle Rocket - directed by Wes Anderson

The Pledge - Jack Nicholson

Tropic Thunder - directed by Ben Stiller

Jacknife - with Ed Harris and Robert DeNiro

@hakima said
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Simply a beautiful film

Thanks.
I look forward to its NZ release!
(Scores highly on Rotten Tomatoes which I generally agree with.)

I saw the Korean film 'Parasite' last night. I wouldn't recommend it to just anybody but if you like a different kind of film, you might enjoy it. Many people do including me, although it is not the film of the year for me.

@ponderable said
Dr. Strangelove

Interestingly I watched this one with my (then teenaged) sons and they weren't impressed. A few years later tow of them strongly recommended the movie to me 😉

Now we're talking!

how many people recall the "Pink Panther" star, Peter Sellers, a brilliant comedian? He played THREE rolls in that movie. Did you know that?

Of course, Dr. Strangelove was one of them.

Flat out one of the most hilarious comedies I ever saw. What a spoof! Blazing Saddles is a close second.

I loved it when the B52 was going over the Russian tundra at 100 feet to evade radar and the Captain handed out survival gear to the crew. Funny??? Man, did I ever laugh

If I'm not mistaking, I think that was a British company that produced it. Total spoof on the insanity that was USSR v. USA in nuclear war.