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Post by irishconfederate on Jan 17, 2018 21:03:33 GMT
[Note from Administrator: this thread is for every movie-related discussion that ISN'T to do with actual trips to the cinema, or with the cinema-going experience in general. Any post about films currently playing in the cinema, or trips to the cinema, or the cinema experience, goes in "Conservatives Go to the Movies". Thanks!]
Lately I've realised the affection I hold for the film Mrs Doubtfire. There were parts of it I used to rewind again and again as a child because of their hilarity, like the time when Mrs Doubtfire gets robbed on the zebra crossing and the robber gets a hiding from Mes Doubtfire and the time Mrs Doubtfire's son sees his dad weeing standing up dressed as a woman and is in shock.
The film's story is beautiful and classic Hollywood. It tells the story of a father's great love for his children, who would dress up as an old nanny just to be with them. It shows the plight of divorce and today makes me consider the plight of all these fathers who are seperated from their families.
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Post by cato on Jan 17, 2018 21:44:27 GMT
Lately I've realised the affection I hold for the film Mrs Doubtfire. There were parts of it I used to rewind again and again as a child because of their hilarity, like the time when Mrs Doubtfire gets robbed on the zebra crossing and the robber gets a hiding from Mes Doubtfire and the time Mrs Doubtfire's son sees his dad weeing standing up dressed as a woman and is in shock. The film's story is beautiful and classic Hollywood. It tells the story of a father's great love for his children, who would dress up as an old nanny just to be with them. It shows the plight of divorce and today makes me consider the plight of all these fathers who are seperated from their families. I do miss the mad humour of Robin Williams. The world needs more humour. It seems there was much despair behind the laughter.We are becoming more like unredeemed Narnia where it was always winter and never Christmas.
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Jan 17, 2018 21:47:35 GMT
Lately I've realised the affection I hold for the film Mrs Doubtfire. There were parts of it I used to rewind again and again as a child because of their hilarity, like the time when Mrs Doubtfire gets robbed on the zebra crossing and the robber gets a hiding from Mes Doubtfire and the time Mrs Doubtfire's son sees his dad weeing standing up dressed as a woman and is in shock. The film's story is beautiful and classic Hollywood. It tells the story of a father's great love for his children, who would dress up as an old nanny just to be with them. It shows the plight of divorce and today makes me consider the plight of all these fathers who are seperated from their families. I do miss the mad humour of Robin Williams. The world needs more humour. It seems there was much despair behind the laughter.We are becoming more like unredeemed Narnia where it was always winter and never Christmas. I mean no disrespect to the great comedian (RIP), but I swear I first read your opening sentence as: "I do miss the mad humour of Rowan Williams"....!
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Post by cato on Mar 19, 2018 0:05:50 GMT
Just watched the movie Risen which is the resurrection story told from the point of view of a Roman officer sent by Pilate to find the body of Jesus. Well worth a watch especially over the next few weeks.
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Post by assisi on Mar 19, 2018 16:06:29 GMT
Just watched the movie Risen which is the resurrection story told from the point of view of a Roman officer sent by Pilate to find the body of Jesus. Well worth a watch especially over the next few weeks. I enjoyed Risen too, well worth a watch. I recently watched 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'. I have liked Frances McDormand from her Fargo days and her portrayal of Olive Kitteridge in a TV drama series a few years back. She's not glamorous, more a character actress, and popular for that. Although her character in Three Billboards has been hailed as a 'strong woman' I thought she was bordering on obsessional, or at least self obsessed. She leaves a lot of collateral human damage in her wake as she tries to get to the bottom of her daughter's violent death. Perhaps it's the state of Hollywood today but you get the feeling that the usual culprits are targeted, white non-urban Americans (men and young women), whereas the audience is supposed to find the heroine, although flawed, worthy of respect (however in one flashback scene it is clear that she hasn't been a good mother to her kids). A mixed bag. Some of the black humour is also a bit laboured and out of place. It was directed by an Englishman of Irish parentage, Martin McDonagh, whose plays I've heard of but never felt like reading or seeing.
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Post by Séamus on Mar 20, 2018 5:54:24 GMT
I really like the existence of this thread. Keep them coming! I haven't been to the cinema since The Last Jedi. Can I 'keep it coming' with a bit of trivia? I was reading about a County Mayo-born Mercy Sister, Mother Berchmans Deane,a strong and charismatic (excuse the expression) foundress "Yet Berchmans did not stint in getting help for the Sisters. As the years went on, they were taught ' art of speech by a man who had taught the King in England' " the footnote states: "Mr Lionel Logue,a South Australian who went to London in 1924 and who, in 1926, helped the future King George VI overcome his stammer...Logue also taught speech at Victoria square (convent)" (Women Out of their Sphere,Anne McLay) He is, of course, the subject of the movie THE KINGS SPEECH. The relationship with these Sisters is curious-Logue was apparently a high Mason (which they might not have known) and was married in a protestant church(which they would have known) which,I imagine, was a sign of non-adherence in those days. (I only assume his background was originally Catholic, as he claimed to be a relation of Archbishop Logue of Armagh. Lionel's grandfather had emigrated to Adelaide from Dublin.)
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Post by Tomas on Mar 20, 2018 11:57:28 GMT
I liked the 2017 film Hidden Figures. Despite being heavily hollywoodised it got some simple things right. Mostly the actors themselves made it worth seeing (that´s about as high as the bar goes for any newly made films in the era of mainstream mediocrity).
If I´d put myself on the couch for self analysis on the liking of ordinary films on the screen it could be like this: "Maybe I enjoy just the fact that cinemas, and their shows, still stands as some artefact of the 20th century. Mere spatial nostalgia sprinkled with earlier pop culture reminiscences." Whatever, even the few mainstream films I see can make me happy for the moment!
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Post by clement on Mar 20, 2018 13:28:58 GMT
I liked the 2017 film Hidden Figures. Despite being heavily hollywoodised it got some simple things right. Mostly the actors themselves made it worth seeing (that´s about as high as the bar goes for any newly made films in the era of mainstream mediocrity).
If I´d put myself on the couch for self analysis on the liking of ordinary films on the screen it could be like this: "Maybe I enjoy just the fact that cinemas, and their shows, still stands as some artefact of the 20th century. Mere spatial nostalgia sprinkled with earlier pop culture reminiscences." Whatever, even the few mainstream films I see can make me happy for the moment! Have you seen and what do you think of the 1950s Swedish film, THE SEVENTH SEAL? It's reputed to be one of the greatest made anywhere.
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Post by Tomas on Mar 20, 2018 18:02:36 GMT
I liked the 2017 film Hidden Figures. Despite being heavily hollywoodised it got some simple things right. Mostly the actors themselves made it worth seeing (that´s about as high as the bar goes for any newly made films in the era of mainstream mediocrity).
If I´d put myself on the couch for self analysis on the liking of ordinary films on the screen it could be like this: "Maybe I enjoy just the fact that cinemas, and their shows, still stands as some artefact of the 20th century. Mere spatial nostalgia sprinkled with earlier pop culture reminiscences." Whatever, even the few mainstream films I see can make me happy for the moment! Have you seen and what do you think of the 1950s Swedish film, THE SEVENTH SEAL? It's reputed to be one of the greatest made anywhere. Yes I´ve seen it and liked its original/unorthodox approach. There are some scenes that comes very great. Fine technical quality of nuances in the black and white too. But to give credit as one of the greatest made anywhere is to overrate in my opinion.
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Mar 21, 2018 20:55:56 GMT
I liked the 2017 film Hidden Figures. Despite being heavily hollywoodised it got some simple things right. Mostly the actors themselves made it worth seeing (that´s about as high as the bar goes for any newly made films in the era of mainstream mediocrity).
If I´d put myself on the couch for self analysis on the liking of ordinary films on the screen it could be like this: "Maybe I enjoy just the fact that cinemas, and their shows, still stands as some artefact of the 20th century. Mere spatial nostalgia sprinkled with earlier pop culture reminiscences." Whatever, even the few mainstream films I see can make me happy for the moment! I plan to write a long and incredibly self-indulgent response to this in the very near future. Watch this space!
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Post by cato on Mar 24, 2018 12:45:54 GMT
One of the things that struck me about the movie Risen was the sheer insignificance of the group of Jewish fishermen and the small group of women who followed Jesus. They are poor and confused in contrast to the powerful establishment of their time. I kept thinking of the parable image of the tiny mustard seed. The resurrection appearances are also depicted in striking mysterious ways. This is a movie that sticks in your mind which is always a good sign.
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Post by Tomas on Apr 2, 2018 19:16:26 GMT
I just saw the film Risen. Thanks for your recommendations here at the forum. It did struck a chord...
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Post by cato on Apr 2, 2018 19:29:42 GMT
The state propaganda service (whoops ) impartial broadcaster RTE showed it yesterday afternoon.Must have slipped under the radar.
At mass yesterday the priest quoted the Great Divorce of C S Lewis where a liberal Anglican bishop who denies the Resurrection ( and this was 1946!) refuses to take an offer to leave hell as he has more lectures to deliver on how different would have been if there had been no cross. At least this hasn't happened , yet ,in the Catholic Church......
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Post by Tomas on Apr 2, 2018 19:38:43 GMT
The state propaganda service (whoops ) impartial broadcaster RTE showed it yesterday afternoon.Must have slipped under the radar. At mass yesterday the priest quoted the Great Divorce of C S Lewis where a liberal Anglican bishop who denies the Resurrection ( and this was 1946!) refuses to take an offer to leave hell as he has more lectures to deliver on how different would have been if there had been no cross. At least this hasn't happened , yet ,in the Catholic Church...... Was that quote a sprinkle of the proverbial Irish gallows humour!? ;-)
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Post by cato on Apr 2, 2018 19:54:32 GMT
The state propaganda service (whoops ) impartial broadcaster RTE showed it yesterday afternoon.Must have slipped under the radar. At mass yesterday the priest quoted the Great Divorce of C S Lewis where a liberal Anglican bishop who denies the Resurrection ( and this was 1946!) refuses to take an offer to leave hell as he has more lectures to deliver on how different would have been if there had been no cross. At least this hasn't happened , yet ,in the Catholic Church...... Was that quote a sprinkle of the proverbial Irish gallows humour!? ;-) I prefer to see it as seeing the silver lining. RTE are getting very careless . They are now showing that warmonger Ronald Reagan addressing the Dail in 1984 on the Parliamentary channel talking about spiritual struggle and freedom. Guess they reckon no one watches this channel!!
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