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«8mm» with Nicholas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix and Catherine Keener in what must be the single most thankless role of her career. Joel Schumacher tries to be David Fincher with predictably awful results — what was presumably intended to be a trawl through the darkest recesses of the human psyche ends up being about as insightful in that regard as a WWE promo video. Depressing in all the wrong ways.
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Woman in Gold (Blu-Ray) — Thrift store pick up. Not something I'd usually go for but glad I gave it a watch because it was pretty interesting.
True story about an Austrian-American Jewish woman who sued the Austrian government over ownership of a painting of her aunt (the titular «Woman in Gold»), after it ended up in an Austrian gallery after being stolen by the Nazi's in WWII.
Watched Dune again last night and what an excellent movie that is. It's funny; it had in no way diminished in my mind since I saw it in the theatre back in the day, but even then it sort of took me by surprise a little bit how much I enjoyed it again. Brilliant stuff! It was the first time I watched my 4K disc and that Atmos soundtrack really allowed my AVR to flex its muscles.
And now, in only a few hours, Dune 2 in IMAX awaits and I'm as giddy as a kid on Christmas morning
@FuriousMachine Hope it lives up to the hype! I've got my tickets booked for next Wednesday.
@JohnnyShoulder @FuriousMachine Dune Part 2 is really good. If you enjoyed the first then you’ll like the sequel.
My only complaint is the pacing is sometimes odd. The 2:45 hr runtime goes by fast and I think it’s more engaging than the first movie (which I felt was a teeny bit slow sometimes) but the sequel generally keeps the action and plot moving along at breakneck speeds, but occasionally at the expense of exposition. And yet, there’s still time spent on scanning the beautiful and mesmerizing landscapes and on giving the excellent acting time to really blossom. But what that means is that they don’t have time to
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