Boyhood and Birdman

What a waste of money and movie.

1 out of 5 stars for both movies, 1 is being nice

Birdman

Another black mark,i have to agree with others, i thought this was alot of ego driven pretentious rubbish.

I saw The Lazarus Effect on Saturday night.

3.5 out of 5

Basically another experimental of death science deal. Has some scary points but if you don't follow from the beginning you wont get the premise.

We watched American Sniper and it was very sad.

we saw Blade I, which still holds up and Red Planet, which is excellent

Took my young man out to see MacFarland USA this weekend, and he liked it very much. I thought It seemed a little too prescriptive of Disney at moments, but overall was a decent message of stamina, hope, and triumph. One of the things I thought most interesting was learning that my son didn't know where his food came from and about the people and their conditions who worked in that area(migrant labor). We actually had a more meaningful conversation about that topic than the running; and that's a good thing in my opinion.

-K

That Gal Who Was in That Thing (2015) Showtime

This a documentary with several actresses you’re more likely to recognize than not. They all speak of the way Hollywood treats women compared to men and some of the outlandish stuff they've been told to either do or not do!


Nothing to surprising but nevertheless a good movie to catch if time permits:popcorn:

A possible TRIGGER for those that have struggled with Religion and being LGBTQ
 

Lately, I have been on a Netflix Binge. Here are a few things that I have seen lately!



(This show is absolutely ridiculously funny haha!! I recommend it)




Exceptional Tv Series!! Now that I have watched them all, I am on the hunt for a new one. Kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Totally worth it.

LOTS AND LOTS of Portlandia!!!

The last movie I saw was Transcendence. I really really want to see Ex Machina but it's not out here yet.

I can't look away
 

I'm still watching Elena Undone.....over and over

A Different Loyalty (2004) Based on a true story Sharon Stone, Rupert Everett,

Leo Cauffield, in Beirut, home of his Islam-converted father, Leo seduces Sally Tyler to divorce her husband for him. Their happiness with children from both marriages is cut short a few years later, when Leo suddenly disappears; Sally learns soon he's suspected of having defected to Moscow too, which she refuses to believe, but will be forced to while Western secret services want Leo back or dead.

I enjoyed it but then again I enjoy Sharon Stone in just about anything. Check it out and see what you think when time permits:popcorn:

Sparkle
 

After a lovely dinner, Tiggs, Converse and myself watched Sparkle.

Yes, I am at Converse and Tiggs and they send their love to all of you.

Feeling lucky to have friends like this......

Dear Frankie (2004)Stars: Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler

After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.

Sweet little endearing movie, enjoyed it very much:popcorn:

Betrue, could it of been Getaway?????? (regardless, sounds interesting)

(Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight)?

Correction
 

We are watching a series off and on named - Vietnam

We recently also saw Bruiser which was ok and the Purge which was a littlre better than ok.

Big Eyes-(2014)
A drama about the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s....A very interesting biography. The movie was directed by Tim Burton.

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"-- Monroe is an amazing sex symbol, actress.. not so much. But still a good movie.

The Kingsmen

I just saw HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 a few weeks ago...it's crazy funny!!!

Tipping the Velvet 2002 Rachel Stirling and Jodhi May

Last night I re-watched this and it was just as good as I remembered, maybe even better. If you're familiar with the PBS series The Bletchley Circle, you'll recognize the lead actress here. Such a uplifting movie, check it out when time permits:movieguy:

The Judge, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga Vincent D'Onofrio

Rather enjoyed it :popcorn:

Last night I finally caught Foxcatcher. While I enjoyed it somewhat, I found the lack of insight and background on DuPont disappointing, and left the viewer with to many unanswered questions in the end.

IMHO there is a much better movie to be made on this subject matter!
Hopefully it will shed more light on DuPont and his motives:movieguy:

I'm taking my starry-eyed teen daydreamer to Cinderella this weekend. We can't help ourselves; we love princess stories. It's bound to be a delightful movie.

:blueheels:

With all the concerns about Harper Lee's mental capacity in the press lately, regarding the release of her book Go Set A Watchman, it prompted me to re-watch Last Will and Embezzlement (2010 Financial and exploitation of the elderly)

This is a very important matter and I think this documentary covers it very well.

Rosewater

In June 2009, BBC journalist Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-born Canadian citizen, returned to his native country to interview Mir-Hossein Moussavi, the prime challenger to incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. When Moussavi's supporters protested Ahmadinejad's declaration of victory, Bahari smuggled footage of the riots to the BBC. He was soon arrested by the Revolutionary Guard and -- led by a man known only as "Rosewater" -- was interrogated and tortured for 118 days.

Release date: November 14, 2014 (USA)
Director: Jon Stewart
Story by: Aimee Molloy, Maziar Bahari

IMBd

Truly sobering and hard to watch at times. It is difficult to believe that Bahari was so naive that he would think that he could film the riots.

His father had been imprisoned by the Shah for being a communist in the 1950's and his deceased sister was also imprisoned in Iran for 6-years, in the 1980's. She was also accused of being a communist.

The Iranians wanted him to confess that he was a spy for the CIA.

It is not uplifting but as his hallucination of his father tells him at one point:

What is more dangerous than the truth?

Two Recently
 

And So It Goes
As far as I'm concerned, Dianne Keaton always delivers. Okay, it's a fluff film but with solid acting from two veterans. Plus, Keaton sings, and sings well. I liked it. Time worthy.


Big Men
Documentary. Interesting how much access this filmmaker got to CEOs of Kosmos and to officials in Africa, which leads me to think that it's a bit of a PR piece, which is fine, because ultimately it does a good job of educating people about oil, corruption, greed [domestic & foreign] in African resources and countries. It's time worthy.

Really terrific documentary about LA County USC Medical Center's ED.

Name: Code Black.

It refers to those (very frequent) times when the ED is so overcrowded that it is critical mass. They turn no one away for lack of money (or undocumented status) and are basically the place of last resort for those with nowhere else to go for healthcare.

The dedication of the ED physicians (and nurses) and their frustration with the state of US healthcare system was palpable.

Very much worth watching.

imbd review:

A notorious trauma bay in an inner-city E.R. earns its keep as the 'hurt locker of medicine' as new, idealistic and adrenaline-seeking doctors train in an environment akin to a war zone. When the hospital moves to a swank new building, the rush fades and bureaucracy gridlocks the state-of-the-art facility, and the doctors are faced with the unexpected realities of life and death in a safety-net health-care system on the brink of overload.

cinderella
 

Oh we totally agree! We even had to sit through all the credits until the theater went dark just to keep the warm fuzzy feelings. :-)

Never Lose Focus
 

Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Writer: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Stars: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney
Released Feb 27, 2015
Nicky Spurgeon is an extremely accomplished con man who takes an amateur con artist, Jess, under his wing. Nicky and Jess become romantically involved, and with Nicky's profession of being a liar and a cheater for a living, he realizes that deception and love are things that don't go together. They split, only to see each other three years later... And things get messy.

I am a Will Smith fan(full disclosure*). I enjoyed the movie and recommend it if you are looking for a bit of comedy, drama and crime. On the lighter side.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1322306/

Exorcismus


4 out of 5 stars