What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[MrBarlow]

Greta: The Wicked Warden. 1977.

A young woman infiltrates a mental health facility to look for her sister and encounters Greta.

Ilsa or Greta any way you look at it Dyanne Throne still gets her kicks tormenting those below her for her own pleasurable enjoyment while someone inside like to record the sex acts and pass them on as amateur porn with the patients who are drugged up. Tania Busselier plays the new inmate who gets close to Lina Romay who is the warden's pet and enjoys getting a good rimming. Right from the start there's naked woman right up to the end, Franco's take on the Ilsa exploitation film.

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[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

Just checked the trailer, looks good thanks so on the hunt for it, thank you Demon

Will be good to get someone else's perspective on it ahem. Enjoy!!

[Demoncrat]

Incredible But True (2022, Quentin Dupieux)

Where to start? Well, he crams in more incident and all that into 73 minutes for a start. No time to ponder, which is just as well, as his films tend to be their own little worlds.
Yes yes, that's what all directors aim to achieve surely?
I suppose what I like about them is that they do not pander probably. They all trundle along at their own pace, with scant regard to fashion and furniture and the like. TF.
A couple are househunting. What they find isn't ... unpleasant certainly.
Initially.
Yet again, I was left pondering on the meaning of such a travail.
I'll let you know when I find it.




Non Film (2002, QD)

An early short from him above. A film crew try to make magic out of almost nothing. So meta it squeaked at points.
On watching this, I saw that in two decades he has honed his unique world view mostly free of flab, as this one is a tad Godard lite in places I felt.
Am glad to have seen it, whether I return to it will be another matter ....

[MrBarlow]

The Siege. 2023.

Scott Walker, a hitman who's identity is compromised heads to a secluded farm area to get a new identity when mercenaries storm it to kidnap a pregnant woman. Walker teams with Elda to try and survive the night.

A little independent low budget film that starts off interesting and does become entertaining as the film goes on, Daniel Stisen plays Walker and seems to be tormented about something that happened in the past and can't make amends. Lauren Okadigbo is the female assassin trying to protect Yennis Cheung and her unborn baby and manages to use one or two good ideas for weapon use. There is some good shoot out scenes and a decent girl on girl fight scene, even though it does have few daft moments i'd say give it a glance. Cheers Demoncrat for pointing this one out to me

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[Demoncrat]

I'm here to help, not to hinder etc ...

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

A film that's pure eye candy and i'm not just talking about Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe. No i'm also talking about the stunning CinemaScope photography. Every scene is a picture especially the snow covered wonders of Maine.

As for the film? It's an absolute gem. Bacall, Monroe and Grable are three models who rent a swish New York apartment they can ill afford in the hope of finding eligible millionaires to sweep them off their feet.

Do the girls find that mister right with millions in the bank? Well you'll have to watch it to find out.

The script is wonderful. The dialogue a delight, especially any scene featuring William Powell. At one point as Bacall attempts to explain her love for Powell's wealthy older man, twenty five years her senior, she says

" Look at Roosevelt, look at Churchill, look at that old fella what's his name in The African Queen"

Referring to her real life husband Humphrey Bogart who was indeed twenty five years older than she. It's just one of many in-jokes and comical lines in this extremely witty script as is Grable's introduction to the film when she only has a quarter to her name.

The film co-stars Cameron Mitchell who would go on to star for a certain Mario Bava in three films during the sixties including Blood and Black Lace (1964)

[Justin101]

“Not with that flute!”

One of my favs, always feel better after watching a Marilyn Monroe movie.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

“Not with that flute!”

One of my favs, always feel better after watching a Marilyn Monroe movie.

The largest mouth thermometer ever.

it's a shame the Blu-ray set has only four films in it. The dvd box set i have has ten.

[Justin101]

Bus Stop and Niagra (I think) both have out of print blurays. It’s crazy she’s one of the most famous people from that era and is so poorly served on home media. I always mean to import the films that aren’t in that box set. Maybe some day.

[Nordicdusk]

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People keep wondering into the woods alone and never returning so long is the list of missing persons in the area the local Sheriff just can't be bothered anymore to put any effort to investigate. When four friend head out camping they encounter the the person responsible for the disappearances but what match can four city dwellers be against a man of the wilds.

Right first off the acting and dialogue are horrendous sometimes it's funny and some times it's just annoying. The two cops are dumb as f**k just fumbling around and talking b*LL*x with the deputy doing his best to hold back the laughing every scene he is in.

The kills are ok but we aren't really shown much just lots of neon blood and one ripped off arm scene.

I do love the setting the scenery is absolutely beautiful and it is helped by the fact almost the whole film happens in daylight so we really get to enjoy the view in all its glory.

At times the soundtrack is great when it's the synth side of it but the rest can be silly and jarring at times but when it's right it's right and creates a dark sinsiter atmosphere but the film can't live up to the music.

It's hard to recommend this even though I'm sure most people have seen it before. It's just a bit boring honestly it just starts to drag on and even at 80 minutes it still feels too long.