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Klaus Kinski -Creation Is Violent.

Fascinating new doc on Amazon Prime, about Kinski's last years.

What I loved about this doc was it did not concentrate on his violent outbursts and verbal...

Blackhat...Michael Manns somewhat "late to the party" cyber thriller, even had the clichéd microscopic camera through the computer innards shot.

I only saw it once before, and being a big Mann...

Great movie, but hardly forgotten. A Walter Hill classic.

A Disturbance In The Force.

Doc about the making of the infamous Star Wars holiday special (Amazon). Highly recommended, they talk to pretty much everyone involved, and there are some very honest...

I watched...

The Seventh Sign
Stay Tuned
Doco on The Darkness band
Doco on Ronnie James Dio

It's not perfect...but for next it had one of the best action sequences of recent years.

Starting with the gradual reveal of the Batmobile...the sound of the engines, the loud screeching of the...

I felt that Keaton was such a force or nature in that movie, it lagged when he was not on screen.

Never really been that enamoured with Baldwin and Davis as the couple either.

That said, it...

Genesis 80s poppier period reminds me of Supertramp in the 80s.

I was a massive fan of Crime, Crisis and to a certain extent Quietest Moments.

But when they released Breakfast, I lost...

The Cars That Ate Paris. 1974, Peter Weir.

Boy, if ever a movie failed to live up to its title and poster...

Preview

Wandering Earth 2.

I have vague memories of watching the first movie, and thought it was a CGI mess.

But this is on another level. It's actually a prequel to the first movie.

The basic...

I have Michael Quatro's In Collaboration With The God's CD. Very typical 80s concept, quasi-classical type stuff. Must give it another spin.

Killers Of The Flower Moon.

I liked it . Never really felt the length. It's quite tense for most of the runtime, and held my interest.

I should mention the score, which is very good, and at...

Brannigan, 1976. UK BFI blu ray

John Wayne comes to London.

He plays a cop who needs to extradite a criminal wanted in the US (played by John Vernon), who ends up being kidnapped, meaning Wayne...

Targets. Peter Bogdanovich, 1968. UK BFI blu ray.

A real curiosity. But a fascinating one.

Boris Karloff plays Byron Orlock, an ageing horror movie star who wants to quit making horror movies,...

I picked up the new CD at Bedford Tavern gig in London UK last night. 2 listens in and there are already some memorable and standout tracks. Can't remember track names, but to be honest I never heard...

Dragonslayer. 1981, directed by Matthew Robbins. Disney. Blu ray Region 1.

A bit of a fave of mine, story of a young apprentice sorcerer (Peter McNicol) sent to kill a fearsome dragon, aided by...

Was not impressed. One of those trailers that tries to appeal to both older and younger horror fans, and falls short for me.

It looks to have the usual over-the-top jump scares. Which I hate....

I found it better than I expected. Its obviously not as good as the original trilogy, but far better than Crystal Skull.

Shame that there has been a concerted negative campaign against this movie...

I picked up the Fearless album last week. The main opus is clearly nod to 2112. I found as the album went on there were fewer Rush plagiarisms.

The guys are clearly talented, great vocals, great...

Thanks guys. I am now psyched to check out A Steady Drip and Hippopotamus.

Worth watching for that incredible ending.. a long, tracking shot of the mountain range with Terry Kaths anthemic Tell Me playing over it.

Does anyone else think the sleeve artwork is pretty ropey? Not one of Dean's best.

Had my first listen of this today.

I got into the band last year, though I was familiar with their 70s hits. I picked up an excellent 3CD retrospective...not just a best of or greatest hits, but...

I just finished the first CD.

First impressions...liking Sherwoods bass, and Howe is killing it. I like the different sounds he's getting. Disappointed in Downes, he does not seem to have much to...

I agree, but I always get frustrated that it tends to get pegged as a vigilante movie, which it clearly is not.

Another thing that bugs me is the original movie poster had a pic of Douglas...

Just purchased it.

I loved The Great Divide, Liberation slightly less.

I saw the original, A Man Called Ove, a few years back and really enjoyed it. I highly recommend it.

I like the look of the Hanks version though, and will definitely give it a spin.

Regarding Tom Hanks, Big was the movie where I started to take notice of his acting skills.

There were a number of movies that did the body-swap thing, but I liked Big the best.

I think Hanks...

Heist, the David Mamet film with Gene Hackman, Danny De Vito, Delroy Lindo and Sam Rockwell.

Some great dialogue...

While Hackman is talking to the police after being stopped, the rest of the...

The gay son sketch is a fave of mine. I also like 'offensive translator'.

The foul mouth nan is also quite funny, but less so after repeated viewings.

Lists...lists...top 100 etc. I hate these things. No one will ever agree with them. You like what you like and vice versa.

How does the notion of some critic, magazine etc rating a film you love...

Just listened.

I liked it, but I echo a lot of the comments already made...Davidsons voice is a bit weak, and it lacks a a melodic hook. And for the first few minutes I though it had a bit of a '...

There is a drum solo on the track Spare Chicken Parts, from the album The Great Divide by Ice Age (Soul Fractured).

Hal Aponte is the drummer.

It's OK, nothing special, but I like it because...

Good points. I wonder if Cameron may have painted himself in to a corner by deciding to make 3 sequels. He may be juggling scenes and parts of the story, moving them around to fit them all in.

I...

Coming Home, Hal Ashby.

First time seeing this. A kind of love triangle with Jane Fonda falling for wheelchair bound vet Jon Voight, while her husband is in Vietnam.

I found it a very clichéd...

Steve Howe and Frankie Goes To Hollywood? If I remember he was uncredited on the stuff he did on their first two albums.

I have read stories that Yes and Frankie were recording at the same time in...

I picked up this album yesterday based on this thread.

Liking it, it's almost a homage to Wakeman's Six Wives, at least that's the album it reminds me of the most.

Its a mixture of classical,...

So just watched Avatar. Better than expected, but there were issues. Plus points were the 3D is vastly improved, and pic and sound generally were excellent.
The first hour went by quite quick, the...

Sorry, should have been clearer.

I was referring to his career in the 80s and up to late 90s, when he did Nil By Mouth and Face. Prior to that he did mainly TV roles and some minor movies.
...

I also recommend checking out a new BFI interview with Gary Oldman. It's free on YouTube.

90 minutes of Oldman talking about his career. He's very affable and self effecting, and can be quite ...

I would have to lean towards classic. And that because hearing it on first listen it just blew me away, and the concept of once person playing all of the instruments was revolutionary back then.
...

Anyone watching this?

It was a slow start, but by god once it hit its stride it did so with a vengance.

It's a story about Cassian Andor from Rogue One, and the events leading up to the movie....

Went to the newly opened Battersea Power Station today. I will try and post some pics if I can.

First observation is its about 75% complete, still some areas not open yet. They have tried to...

I am going to watch Presumed Innocent later. Harrison Ford and Bonnie Bedilia in a thriller/courtroom drama. Not seen it since it was released. I believe Brian Dennehy is also in it.

I remember...

So anyone got the 2018 remix...any thoughts?

I got the box set yesterday. Not as impressive as the immersion sets, no scarves or marbles. Plenty of archival still from the Battersea Power Station...

What are peoples thoughts on the similarities to Roger Dean's work, particularly the floating rocks ans fauna, and the multi colored dragons?

Personally I thought they were definitely inspired by...

The Sugarland Express. 1974.Spielbergs first proper feature, shot after Duel and before Jaws.

Watched this again last night.

Though its not exactly obscure and is available on blu ray and dvd,...

The phrase "Non-stop action" has always been a turn off for me. The last third of John Wick 3 was utterly ruined for me with the endless headsets and dragged out fight scenes. Films need to take time...

Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble in Liverpool Empire Theatre, UK around 1976.

What surprised me at the time was the amount of humour in the show.

Wakeman was on top form, as was...

Cats Eye.

Trilogy of short stories based on Stephen King books.

Quitters inc has James Woods as a chronic smoker, goes to the above company to try to quit. Its quite unsettling, and there are...

Bump...no one interested in this?

I saw it a second time, the two leads have changed, and I did miss Roger Bart as Doc Brown.

Well I took the plunge and went foe the Keep On Crintin' package. Giving it a spin now...

Slightly off topic, but the Back To The Future musical comes to Broadway next year.

I saw it twice in London over the last few weeks and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Technically it's superb and very...

Thanks guys. I downloaded The Welsh Connection album, may check out some more.

This is really bugging me...

I remember a radio advert that played in the UK a lot in the 70s for what I believe was a new album by Man.

And they played a snippet of a song that was called Out...

Marty, 1955.

Ernest Borgnine stars as Marty, a late 30s bachelor looking for love, but being craggy faced and overweight he struggles to meet women who will accept him. And he faces pressure from...

The Appointment, 1982.

A real obscure curiosity this one, recently released on blu ray in the UK. It never really got released, and was considered lost for a long time, until a TV copy was found...

A common trope with ageing action stars. Seagal movies are the same. They appear for a few minutes, just enough to get their name prominently in the credits.

Granted Willis has medical issues now...

Marty, 1955.

Ernest Borgnine stars as Marty, a late 30s bachelor looking for love, but being craggy faced and overweight he struggles to meet women who will accept him. And he faces pressure from...

Ah, you're going with the 'someone wrote a paper' defence.

I will counter that with 'people sayin' shit don't mean shit'.

Your move...