TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

Mission Impossible 6 is indeed awesomely ridiculous or ridiculously awesome, somewhere in between. 

[FunkMonk]

Mission Impossible 6 is indeed awesomely ridiculous or ridiculously awesome, somewhere in between. 

It's like they cranked it up to 11, stood back, and said, "That's not enough. Crank that fucker to 100."

[celedhring]

Me watching the film, around two hours in: "Ok, this was great fun, but I guess it must be over now"
MI6: "Hold my beer"

The last 30 minutes are simply ludicrous 

[Syt]

That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/alf-tv-reboot-works-at-warner-bros-1131450

'ALF' TV Reboot in the Works at Warner Bros.

[The Brain]

Sweet.

[Savonarola]

Alphaville (1965)

Once again the cold hand of science is foiled by love  (); but really I blame the engineers who built Alpha 60.  You can't have your super computer explode when it's exposed to paradoxes; that's just fundamentally poor design.



I'm not a huge fan of Goddard; but this does have its moments.  I liked that they're obviously in mid-60s Paris, but pretend that it's the distant future (or maybe not so distant, as the protagonist claims to be a veteran of Guadacanal.)  Also I thought a newspaper called Figaro-Pravda was clever.

[KRonn]

Looking forward to the new season of Better Call Saul. Begins soon, next week or two. 

That's a fun show, a take off from Breaking Bad. I didn't know how it would do but it's been a fun and dramatic show. Great characters and multi-faceted story line with some of the same characters from Breaking Bad as it's based on the time before BB.

[Syt]

I'm currently rewatching Frasier, and this old tweet showed up in my timeline. It made me chuckle.

[Duque de Bragança]

Also I thought a newspaper called Figaro-Pravda was clever.

Typical Mao fan boys stuff from the '60s. Figaro = right-wing = USA
Pravda = USSR = untrue communism, unlike Mao 
See la Chinoise for more of that with Brezhnev-Kossygin put on the same level as LBJ.

[Syt]

I liked that they're obviously in mid-60s Paris, but pretend that it's the distant future

Well, there's also that movie about the Battle of Little Big Horn that was filmed in 1970s Paris with all actors wearing period appropriate (I.e. 19th century) costumes. 

[Duque de Bragança]

I liked that they're obviously in mid-60s Paris, but pretend that it's the distant future

Well, there's also that movie about the Battle of Little Big Horn that was filmed in 1970s Paris with all actors wearing period appropriate (I.e. 19th century) costumes. 

Not all actors, [spoiler]when Custer arrives at the train station, extras have 1970s clothing.[/spoiler]. It's also shot on one of the biggest eyesores of Parisian urban planning back then (destruction of Baltard's Central Market)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Touch_the_White_Woman!

[The Brain]

After Porn Ends. Documentary that portrays a number of x-pornstars from various generations. What got them into porn, what was porn like for them, and how is life after porn? Decent. Note: [spoiler]there is some lesbian sex.[/spoiler]

[Syt]

Not all actors, [spoiler]when Custer arrives at the train station, extras have 1970s clothing.[/spoiler]. It's also shot on one of the biggest eyesores of Parisian urban planning back then (destruction of Baltard's Central Market)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Touch_the_White_Woman!

Yes, and it also brings together the main actors (Piccoli, Tognazzi, Noiret, Mastroianni) from La Grande Bouffe which was filmed a year earlier. It was an interesting time in Italo-French film making.

[garbon]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45074382

Sir Patrick Stewart to reprise Star Trek role Jean-Luc Picard

The character will feature in a new CBS All Access series chronicling his life after Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The actor announced the news in a surprise appearance at the annual Star Trek convention in Las Vegas on Saturday, after months of speculation.

His career spans almost six decades and includes the role of Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise.

Sir Patrick, who is 78 and British, played Picard in 178 episodes of the sci-fi television series between 1987 and 1994, and in four feature films.

"I will always be very proud to have been a part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation, but when we wrapped that final movie in the spring of 2002, I truly felt my time with Star Trek had run its natural course," said the Shakespearean actor, who lives in New York City.

"It is an unexpected but delightful surprise to find myself excited and invigorated to be returning to Jean-Luc Picard and to explore new dimensions with him."

Alex Kurtzman, the executive producer on the new yet-to-be-named show, said: "It's a privilege to welcome Sir Patrick Stewart back into the Star Trek fold."

"For over 20 years, fans have hoped for the return of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and that day is finally here. We can't wait to forge new ground, surprise people, and honour generations both new and old," Mr Kurtzman said in media reports.

Details on the new series, which will be available through the US streaming service, are still under wraps, including title and release date.

Star Trek is a multi-billion-dollar cultural phenomenon, which turned 50 years old in 2016.

[Liep]

Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Even though I just read the book I found the movie confusing. It's rushed and overly cut.