What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[KY Gentleman]

I've noticed in a couple of movies ("The Big Sleep" and most recently "Kiss Me Deadly") that a point was made to show a cars registration displayed on the steering column. I asked my dad if he remembered such a thing and he didn't.
Does anyone remember this or have you seen such things at vintage car shows? I haven't, just wondering.

 

[Lenah]

Was spoiled last night by TCM, they aired Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino in "Beyond the Rocks". Wow. Once again blown away by wardrobe, interiors...blotchy film segments and sepia tone, and a heart wrenching, tacky love story. I completely understand why Rudolph was the man of the times. Hot.

I pretty much agree with these two reviews:
http://ferdyonfilms.com/2006/03/beyond-the-rocks-1922-director.php - except I didn't think the costumes odd. Maybe they were, but I liked them. She's right about the chemistry between Swanson and Valentino. Crazy, crazy chemistry.

and this one on imdb: look for wmorrow59's review
The book on Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16692


Oh - and in case this link hasn't reached everyone yet, have a look! Lots of oldies - watch free online. Classic Cinema Online

 

[John in Covina]

The State!

to show a cars registration displayed on the steering column.

*****
Car registration and liscensing is a state perogative and as such they set the rules and regulations. The Bogart Big Sleep takes place in California so it was probably a California regulation. Seems to me that it occurs in some of the early Perry Mason TV episodes which again is a Califonia (LA) based show, too.

 

[Maguire]

Gran Torino- talk about a great movie. I'll be seeing it again as soon as my jaw heals up.

clint Eastwood reminded me alot of my old man, the hardworker who probably looks really "old fashioned" etc to young people. And it was realistic throughout, definitely Eastwood at his best.

 

[Frankie Lamb]

"Big Sleep" Auto registrations

Yes, they were a state regulation in the time period "The Big Sleep" was filmed during the WWll. They were held in place on the steering column by a spring-clip. I don't remember just when they were discontinued but I'm guessing early fifties or so. I had one of the registration holders (without the registration in it) in a box of stuff which I finally threw out about fifteen years ago. Come to think of it, it's one of the few things I've ever thrown away, as my garage will surely show.
Frankie L.

 

[Spiffy]

A staggering amount of early 20's and 30's animated shorts, including some of Disney's first experiments, also Little Nemo, Gertie, and some Felix the Cat.

Oh, the useful things I learn in my major! Secretly though, I LOVE school.lol

 

[Mahagonny Bill]

Man with the Movie Camera

This title just bubbled to the top of my Netflix list. The Man with the Movie Camera (Chelovek s kino-apparatom) is an experimental documentary from 1929 illustrating a day in the life of the Soviet Union. The filmmakers work with various camera and editing tricks as part of the "experiment" making the film look like a 1930's version of "Koyaanisqatsi". A fascinating film in itself, but also an interesting window into the everyday look of 1929.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Wow, Man With A Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov!

I saw it only once - in a freshman film course in 1973 - but I've never forgotten it. Nice to hear that it's still worthwhile...

 

[filfoster]

Last movie seen

The Dark Knight. Yes, I am the last person in North America to see it. Loved Heath Ledger's Joker-please don't start the controversy!

 

[Mike1939]

Oh - and in case this link hasn't reached everyone yet, have a look! Lots of oldies - watch free online. Classic Cinema Online

This sites new to me. Thanks for the link Lenah.

 

[kools]

I just finished The Maltese Falcon. I used to say this was my favorite movie...I don't know if that's still the case, but I seem to like it even more than I used to.

 

[KY Gentleman]

I'm watching "Wild Bill" with Jeff Bridges and Ellen Barkin (1995).
I really like this movie. ESPECIALLY when people goad Wild Bill into a fight by messing with his hat. "You ought not mess with mans hat!".

 

[Edward]

Last thing I watched was the Final Cut of Blade Runner. Picked it up cheap. I remember seeing it years and years ago, as a toung Indy / Solo fan, and being rather disappointed in it. Now.... I love it. Great chracter piece with action only as and where necessary, not just for the sake of spectacle.

Prior to that, it was I'm not there, the quasi-autobiographical Dylan flick. This tells much of the story of Bob Dylan's life by splitting the defined periods of his work into different characters and telling their semi-fictional (part real Dylan experiences, part the myths he has manufactured about himself) stories as individual people. Most impressive is Kate Blanchart's turn as Dylan going electric. A must for any fan of the Bobcat's work.

 

[PADDY]

The Reader

The Reader - with Kate Winslett.

 

[Burnsie]

The Dark Knight. Yes, I am the last person in North America to see it. Loved Heath Ledger's Joker-please don't start the controversy!

Second to last - I still haven't seen it. My last movie watched, yesterday afternoon: Capote

 

[TheLimey]

Swing Kids (1993) - with Christian Bale and Robert Sean Leonard.

Very Enjoyable except maybe for the final 45seconds which I thought were a bit cheesy. Appart from that great film that I highly recommend.

 

[Lily Powers]

Second to last - I still haven't seen it. My last movie watched, yesterday afternoon: Capote

Is there room for one more in this group? I haven't seen "Dark Knight" either. Last movie I watched was "The Emperor's Candlesticks" with William Powell and Lousie Rainer, which was on TCM this week.

 

[imoldfashioned]

Your thoughts please? I'm on the fence on seeing this one.

The Reader - with Kate Winslett.

 

[Spiffy]

Prior to that, it was I'm not there, the quasi-autobiographical Dylan flick. This tells much of the story of Bob Dylan's life by splitting the defined periods of his work into different characters and telling their semi-fictional (part real Dylan experiences, part the myths he has manufactured about himself) stories as individual people. Most impressive is Kate Blanchart's turn as Dylan going electric. A must for any fan of the Bobcat's work.

*shudders*
I had a traumatic experience last semester with this film. It involved a 10 page paper outlining how the film was indicative of developments in American Cinemablahblahblah. Anyway, it was pretty much me, copious amounts of Red Bull, and this movie. For three days. So I'm a little afraid of seeing it again.

 

[KY Gentleman]

I watched "Burn After Reading" earlier tonight. I didn't care for it.

Right now I'm watching the 1972 original version of "The Getaway". This makes up for the previous film!