Some of the films I’ve seen lately. They’re roughly ranked by how much I enjoyed them. If I don’t get around to writing more, here’s a little.
The General (1926 – Buster Keaton)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017925
Superbly-shot silent film. Funny. Art. Keaton broke his neck doing one of the stunts and didn’t realise it until years later. There are different soundtracks played over this. One I heard on the flight I saw it on was great, some of the others are a bit dull.
Back to the Future (All of them! Saw them all before but I think they really stand up. Second one is set in 2015.)
Bringing Up Baby (1938 – Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029947
All three of these Grant – Hepburn films are unmissable. There’s another that isn’t as highly-rated and I haven’t watched it yet. Continue reading