Movie/film suggestions.
While this is of course a forum for the discussion of all things audio/hi-fi and music, pretty much all of us are also lovers of movies, the enjoyment of which is effected by the reproduction of the sound they contain (with the exception of silent movies 
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I've been focused on David Lynch movies since his death, but with current events so much a part of our lives at the moment, I plan on re-watching a movie I’ve seen only once, and years ago. That movie is:
The Madness Of King George. Apropos, no?
@nonoise , since you are a fan of movies depicting characters and situations in the margins (and outside the margins) of society, have you seen Gone Baby Gone? With a fairly strong cast (including Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan, Amy Madigan) it is a layered drama that explores a blurry line between right and wrong and revolves around the abduction of a toddler in a tough working-class neighborhood in Boston. This was in my original top eight picks. |
@immatthewj Yup. Enjoyed that one too. No one's really all that clean. Always been lured to the dark side of human nature, where it crosses into light. Speaking of which, have you ever seen State of Grace with Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris and Robin Wright? Great cops and mob movie with the mob being of the Irish variety. Made in 1990 but still holds up. All the best, |
I don't think I have, @nonoise . It certainly has a strong cast. I just did a search and it is available for free this week on MGM+ or on Tubi, so I am going to check it out before the weekend is over.
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That was a pretty good movie, @nonoise ; family, friends, trust, betrayal and violence with a great cast . . . I couldn't ask for much more. And I had forgotten what that cast looked like 35 years ago. On the subject of violent movies revolving around the Irish mob, how about Black Mass 2015)? This was one of my original top seven picks; with Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulgar and Joel Edgerton as the corrupted FBI agent who collaborated with him, it is intense and violent. The great cast also includes Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Plemmons, Bill Camp, Juno Temple. . . . Imo it is a must-see. |
