What Was The Last Movie You Saw? Welcome Cinephiles.

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by VintageFemme

Cloudburst. In a word .... precious. Olympia Dukakis makes a wonderful butch and the romance of this movie is just overwhelmingly sweet. Love.

This was a very good, sweet, sad, funny movie.

Im not sure if Dukakis was playing a "butch" or a down east flannel dyke from Maine.

I didn't care for the granddaughter being portrayed as the underhanded antagonist trying to put her grandmother in a home, while her husband and the male hitch hiker were made out to be understanding and enabling.

Sexism and misogyny, even in a queer movie, is still sexism and misogyny.

[ONLY]

My son and I watched "Anchorman". It was on his Christmas list so I got it for him We (my girl , my son and I) went to see "Anchorman 2" just before Christmas and we all liked it. He and I both prefer Anchorman 2.

[*Anya*]

The Wolf of Wall Street.

Good but not as entertaining as American Hustle.

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by Kobi

This was a very good, sweet, sad, funny movie.

Im not sure if Dukakis was playing a "butch" or a down east flannel dyke from Maine.

I didn't care for the granddaughter being portrayed as the underhanded antagonist trying to put her grandmother in a home, while her husband and the male hitch hiker were made out to be understanding and enabling.

Sexism and misogyny, even in a queer movie, is still sexism and misogyny.

I watched this again today.

I noticed some oddities in this movie. It is a mainstream movie so it has to appeal to a wider audience. What better way to accomplish this then by adding scenes like:

~ the male hitch hiker with a bare chest thru most of the movie
~ the male hitcher naked in the rain
~ Olympia Dukakis having a discussion about vaginas with a middle aged male stranger who picked her up when she was hitch hiking
~ the blind dyke accidently getting into bed with the hitch hikers naked father who then chases them around the yard in his birthday suit

It struck me as very sexist and misogynistic while keeping the vision of the patriarchy alive and well and naked clearly in mind and view.

[BestButchBoy]

My recommendations:

1. August: Osage County
Meryl Streep is an artist like no other. Julia Roberts gave it hell. Great film!

2. American Hustle
So fucking good. See it. Soundtrack is killer! Jennifer Lawrence. Dear God, I'd marry her right now.

3. The Wolf of Wall Street
Debauchery on hormones. Not for the faint of heart or anyone who has a problem with, well, everything. This shit went on and goes on. Great film!

[Paradox]

The Holidays Movie watch. Scale 1-10 (10 being great)


Independents:

I watched (new) and re-watched (old) flicks of Lesbain/LGBT flicks primarily with individuals of African Descent.

Pariah - 7
Paris is Burning 7 - ( but so sad)
Stud Life - 4
The Skinny - 4
Black.Womyn - 8 Just watched clips. But great POV often not heard about.
Noah’s Arc - 4
The Watermelon Woman - 7 (It was good about discussing missing black stories in hollywood - although fictional, not so good with stereotyping)

Then off the Hollywood

The Hobbit - The desolation of Smaug - 6/7- Not bad but prefer The Hobbit
Escape Plan - 3- Why did I bother.
The Family - 6 - Not amazing but I love De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, and Michell Pfeiffer
Frozen - 6 - cute

[C0LLETTE]

"Margin Call" with Kevin Spacey ( and a cast of very fine actors ) is on the same topic as "Wolf of Wall Street" but a somewhat more accurate picture... no cocaine, hardly any strippers, just as much venality.
Ok, I'll confess. I did miss the strippers.

[fatallyblonde]

rn I'm rewatching Apollo 18, a horror movie, I saw before but didn't really pay attention. I'm watching it again cos a pal said she thought it was good. will probably watch some more biker mice later too! \m/

[BestButchBoy]

This opens 31 Jan 14. It is a well-done, well-acted implausible love story [suspension of disbelief, kids!] with a twist of coming of age. I liked it. Good cinematography as well. Kate Winslet is good. Josh Brolin charms.

Time worthy.