Turns out my Star Trek watching friend has only ever seen the first Star Wars film (that being the New Hope, not one of the prequels). So last week I sat her down in front of that film to refresh her memory, and this week we got half way through Empire Strikes Back before she had to go home to let the plumber in!
She's enjoying them so far.
Oh, I'm looking forward to seeing ""Mr. Nobody Against Putin" tomorrow evening. Good documentaries don't come to our neck of the woods often. I was so happy when it won the Oscar. I'll let you folks know what I think of it after seeing it.
Mrs RR and I watched, '3,000 years of longing' (which she opines should better be called, '3,000 years of bonking') ... OK .... but enjoyed our latest charity DVD, 'Miss Potter' much more. An enchanting film which sent us back to the books.
There is a documentary about my first college, New College in Sarasota, Florida, and the sad things which have been done to it in the last couple of years, called First They Came For My College, though I’ve not seen it yet.
My daughter-in-law taught a diversity class at New College. After the sad things were done, she quit and went to Stetson University. @ChastMastr, I don't think I would have the heart to see that documentary.
I just finished watching "Captain Blood" (1935). This is my first time watching it from start to finish. Back in the good old days, when I had Turner Classic Movies on cable, I saw parts of this movie, but I never had time to watch the whole thing. But Criterion has put it out on BluRay and I just got it.
A fun movie with two appealing stars. This movie was, in fact, the breakthrough role for two stars: Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland. Both had only appeared in 3 or 4 movies before this, but this is the one that catapulted both of them to fame (and resulted in the two of them being paired in several other moves after this!).
It is not deep. It is not insightful. It is just fun and exciting entertainment.
I love Captain Blood! There's a story that they had to film some of the early scenes twice, because Errol Flynn's acting had got so much better between the beginning and the end of the film! And of course it also features the wonderful Basil Rathbone as a French pirate.
I love Captain Blood! There's a story that they had to film some of the early scenes twice, because Errol Flynn's acting had got so much better between the beginning and the end of the film! And of course it also features the wonderful Basil Rathbone as a French pirate.
Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler from the X-Men) loves that film! It’s come up in the comics before, with movie posters on his walls as well as other references. When he had to go out in public in “ordinary human” disguise, the image he used was Errol Flynn, in fact.
Maybe I'll give the X-men another go, now that I know that!
I remember a lovely bit in one of Mike Grell's Green Arrow stories where he rescues an old couple from muggers, and when the old lady is giving his description to the police, the picture in her mind is Errol Flynn as Robin Hood.
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Trailer:
https://youtu.be/Zle7pmZ1M0g?si=5BkaCYlUiRm0O5XG
She's enjoying them so far.
https://youtu.be/29WXahafjsM?si=e4tx9V9TiBUbmBlf
@ChastMastr, I don't think I would have the heart to see that documentary.
A fun movie with two appealing stars. This movie was, in fact, the breakthrough role for two stars: Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland. Both had only appeared in 3 or 4 movies before this, but this is the one that catapulted both of them to fame (and resulted in the two of them being paired in several other moves after this!).
It is not deep. It is not insightful. It is just fun and exciting entertainment.
@RockyRoger I think Miss Potter is a lovely gentle watch. I remember enjoying it very much and would watch it again.
Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler from the X-Men) loves that film! It’s come up in the comics before, with movie posters on his walls as well as other references. When he had to go out in public in “ordinary human” disguise, the image he used was Errol Flynn, in fact.
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I remember a lovely bit in one of Mike Grell's Green Arrow stories where he rescues an old couple from muggers, and when the old lady is giving his description to the police, the picture in her mind is Errol Flynn as Robin Hood.