August 18, 2013

The Last Ten Movies I Saw

By michaelgloversmith

1. The Earrings of Madame de . . . (Ophuls)
2. Foolish Wives (Von Stroheim)
3. Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (Kemp)
4. The Bay (Levinson)
5. Blue Jasmine (Allen)
6. The Grandmaster (Wong)
7. Rock in Reykjavik (Fridriksson)
8. Raven the Rascal (Munchow-Pohl/Jesse)
9. A Letter to Momo (Okiura)
10. Children of Nature (Fridriksson)

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8 responses to “The Last Ten Movies I Saw”

  • Ben Fingard
    August 19th, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    How was Blue Jasmine, Michael?

    Reply
    • michaelgloversmith
      August 19th, 2013 at 1:05 pm

      Good to hear from you, Ben. I’m sorry to say I was disappointed in BLUE JASMINE, and I tend to like Woody Allen’s films. As drama, the whole thing is trite and unconvincing, and Cate Blanchett’s grandstanding was hard for me to swallow, although Andrew Dice Clay is surprisingly good in a supporting role. I say see THE GRANDMASTER instead.

      Reply
  • Ben Fingard
    August 20th, 2013 at 1:50 pm

    Sorry to hear that! I was interested in it, being a big Louis C.K. fan. And maybe I will! It looked pretty sweet to me. I’m super excited for The Monuments Men.

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    • michaelgloversmith
      August 20th, 2013 at 2:13 pm

      If you’re a Louis C.K. fan, it might be worth seeing just for him. He’s only in a couple scenes but he’s really great. I’d say he’s the next best thing about the film, after Clay. The film could’ve used more of both of them.

      Reply
  • Ben Fingard
    August 20th, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    I’ll probably check it out then! Clay is the shit too.

    Reply
  • Mitchell
    August 21st, 2013 at 6:43 am

    Was ‘Foolish Wives’ for a class or just a private screening? I find that movie endlessly surprising and endlessly entertaining! Have you ever seen ‘The Wedding March’? Heartbreaking

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  • Mitchell
    August 21st, 2013 at 6:50 am

    Was ‘Foolish Wives’ for a class or just a private screening? I find that movie endlessly surprising and endlessly entertaining! Have you ever seen ‘The Wedding March’? Heartbreaking

    Reply
    • michaelgloversmith
      August 21st, 2013 at 8:12 am

      I just watched Foolish Wives for my own pleasure. Kino just released it on Blu-ray and I hadn’t seen it since the VHS era. Needless to say, I was blown away. I think it’s the closest that Hollywood ever came to capturing the spirit of Louis Feuillade.

      The only other Stroheim films I’ve seen are Blind Husbands and Greed. I really need to see The Wedding March and Queen Kelly. Thanks for the reminder.

      Reply

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