Movies Thread

[donbosco]

For Lonestar, are you talking about the John Sayles directed movie? Because that is a phenomenal flick - he is such a good director and I am going to make a separate post about Matewan, which is one of my favorite movies ever.

Absolutely John Sayles!!

And MATEWAN is so great. It is available free on YouTube.

MATEWAN:
2:13 Hours

Watched Brother From Another Planet back during the pandemic. Still holds up too.

Don’t sleep on Men With Guns either. It’s a great pic set in Civil War torn Central America. Sayles read the book, The long Night of White Chickens by Francisco Goldman (a buddy of mine) and pulled a single line from it and developed it into that film. Goldman then worked with him on the production.

 

[donbosco]

Well that sucks. It was available just last fall. I showed to students.

 

[GoHeelsweeeehoooo]

Just watched it yesterday. Loved it.

Apparently a couple of us all had the same idea - I watched it last night - thought it would be more scary but the music was great

 

[JCTarheel82]

Apparently a couple of us all had the same idea - I watched it last night - thought it would be more scary but the music was great

Hoping to watch it tonight if my wife can stay up past 8:30

 

[akillesheel]

liked superman a fair bit. with it being nearly a given that a CBM is going to be DoD propaganda, this one breaks delightfully from convention.

 

[nycfan]

Just watched it yesterday. Loved it.

Yeah, I am considering watching again, which I do not often do. It was a bit of an overstuffed narrative but extremely well directed.

 

[nycfan]

Absolutely John Sayles!!

And MATEWAN is so great. It is available free on YouTube.

MATEWAN:
2:13 Hours

Watched Brother From Another Planet back during the pandemic. Still holds up too.

Don’t sleep on Men With Guns either. It’s a great pic set in Civil War torn Central America. Sayles read the book, The long Night of White Chickens by Francisco Goldman (a buddy of mine) and pulled a single line from it and developed it into that film. Goldman then worked with him on the production.

Lonestar is a beloved film of mine and the soundtrack is amazing.

Matewan is also great (and more closely tied to my paternal family history), also highly recommended. But Eight Men Out is probably his most accessible film (outside of training wheels films Alligator & the Howling, for which he co-wrote the screenplays).