zippi Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: That's Tom Waits but I don't know the movie. Anything from the last 20 years and I'm lost. I was aiming this one at you Martin as the director is of the Monty Python fame and also the last pic posted of the singer with welding goggles or similar reminded me of Tom Waits and this movie heaps. Another 2 pics from it: Edited May 29, 2019 by zippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 45 minutes ago, zippi said: I was aiming this one at you Martin as the director is of the Monty Python fame and also the last pic posted of the singer with welding goggles or similar reminded me of Tom Waits and this movie heaps. Another 2 pics from it: I've seen quite a few Terry Gilliam movies but this one I haven't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippi Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: I've seen quite a few Terry Gilliam movies but this one I haven't. It's a trip and a half. Made in 2009. Heath Ledgers last role as the film was half done when he passed, so J Depp, Jude Law and others filmed the rest of the scenes in Heaths place. It's a gargantuan scale of an undertaking and therefore a bit on the long side. But definitely worth a look. The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus by Terry Gilliam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McP Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 14 hours ago, zippi said: It's a trip and a half. Made in 2009. Heath Ledgers last role as the film was half done when he passed, so J Depp, Jude Law and others filmed the rest of the scenes in Heaths place. It's a gargantuan scale of an undertaking and therefore a bit on the long side. But definitely worth a look. The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus by Terry Gilliam Imaginarium was mildly entertaining, saw Terry's latest The Man Who Killed Don Quixote at MIFF last year, very disappointing, it's long production time certainly shows, a dog's breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippi Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 On 30/05/2019 at 12:43 PM, Ian McP said: Imaginarium was mildly entertaining, saw Terry's latest The Man Who Killed Don Quixote at MIFF last year, very disappointing, it's long production time certainly shows, a dog's breakfast! Haven't seen TMWKDQ, and off course Imaginarium is probably not as good as Terrys other earlier work (suffering both from "bitten off more than one can chew" and loosing the lead actor mid filming - then try to make something - anything of the project). I find with directors and artists in general there tends to be a case of diminishing returns as they head into the 3rd act of their lives (eg Francis Ford-Coppola) although it's not a rule (Clint Eastwood, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen). And Terry being Terry has a much greater free hand, artistic licence and less hassle from the producers in his films, which of course leads to overproduction/ complexity and mess. It's interesting that Bob Dylan in early/mid 2000's TV interview commented about those early magical albums that the only person that could have done such work is Bob in his youth and that it's almost a work of a stranger to him (heavily paraphrasing from memory...) and in a different league to his later work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippi Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Oonather Aus gem...early one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippi Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) 2 for the price of 1...another one of a similar vintage Edited May 31, 2019 by zippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultfilman Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 29/05/2019 at 12:26 AM, mrbuzzardstubble said: I know that one. Peter Carey's Oscar and Lucinda. What an originally brilliant film that is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultfilman Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 22 hours ago, zippi said: 2 for the price of 1...another one of a similar vintage First is They're A Weird Mob. Second no idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_m_54 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Doc Tydon (Donald Pleasance), from in Wake in Fright. Nightmare scene at Doc Tydon's place? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippi Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 47 minutes ago, cultfilman said: First is They're A Weird Mob 33 minutes ago, bob_m_54 said: Doc Tydon (Donald Pleasance), from in Wake in Fright. Nightmare scene at Doc Tydon's place? Correct and correct!!!! The wake in fright, just steamrolled me when I first saw it 5 or so years ago - colossally underrated and relevant to these days also. I reckon TWIF is kinda like the drugged and abused version of They're a Weird Mob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Gee did I feel sophisticated seeing, understanding, liking and admiring this film at the time. Name the five lead actors and the Director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultfilman Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Of course. Havent seen WIF for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willco Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, allthumbs said: Gee did I feel sophisticated seeing, understanding, liking and admiring this film at the time. Name the five lead actors and the Director. La Grande Bouffe Marco Ferreri Marcello Mastroianni Michel Piccoli Phillipe Noiret Ugo Tognazzi Andrea Ferreol Real hilarious( in parts-sad for the blatant decadence in others!)--long time since Ive seen it --had to lookup the Actors and Director --except for Marcello Good choice All's Willco Edited June 1, 2019 by Willco 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz21003 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, Willco said: La Grande Bouffe Haha, beat me to it, definitely an entertaining film: I wouldn't have remembered the cast without a quick Google search either though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 23 minutes ago, Willco said: Marcello Mastroianni Michel Piccoli Phillipe Noiret Ugo Tognazzi Andrea Ferreol That's a substantial part of European Cinema right there. For me that film was like a dash of sorbet between dinner courses, at the time I was frequenting the Valhalla and the films of Lina Wertmuller. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultfilman Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Willco said: Real hilarious( in parts-sad for the blatant decadence in others!)--long time since Ive seen it --had to lookup the Actors and Director --except for Marcello Agree wholeheartedly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zippi Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) the dude looks like young Alec Baldwin (or maybe William) no clue re which movie, other than : 80's cops/robbers, a Dirty Harry knockoff edit: gotta love the chest/abdomen-scaping efforts Edited June 1, 2019 by zippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 You're correct, zippi. It is a young Alec Baldwin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippi Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: You're correct, zippi. It is a young Alec Baldwin. the suspense was killing me so I googled Alec Baldwin a few hours ago and am undignified enough to say I do know the title now. Miami Blues from what I could gather sounds like a worthwhile watch and somewhat above the "run of the mill" cops/robbers movies of the day. Will seek it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 6 hours ago, zippi said: the suspense was killing me so I googled Alec Baldwin a few hours ago and am undignified enough to say I do know the title now. Miami Blues from what I could gather sounds like a worthwhile watch and somewhat above the "run of the mill" cops/robbers movies of the day. Will seek it out. It's quite a good movie. Like you say, not your typical cops and robbers movie. Baldwin does a great job in the lead. Definitely worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willco Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 1 hour ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: It's quite a good movie. Like you say, not your typical cops and robbers movie. Baldwin does a great job in the lead. Definitely worth watching. Ha--Good but forgettable --the only scene I remember is when the old bag sticks the knife through his hand on the counter! OOO!! Nasty Willco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippi Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 In the course of finding out the name yesterday - ran across this. http://thepinksmoke.com/historymiamiblues1.htm I only skimmed the looong review of sorts and it surprised in lots of ways. Not many reviewers will come up with a list of movies that changed their life like this PART 1: THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE PART 2: NAKED PART 3: THE SMARTEST MAN IN THE WORLD PART 4: METROPOLITAN PART 5: THE WHITE RIBBON PART 6: MIAMI BLUES and then proceed to write a damn near a book chapter on each. I'ma definitely going to chase this movie down - look at the company it's in - how could I not. Thanks Martin @mrbuzzardstubble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I'll post another and let someone else have a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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