Friday, July 15, 2022
Black Widow
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Scarlett Johansson Black Widow Natasha Romanoff Florence Pugh Black Widow Yelena Belova David Harbour Red Guardian Alexei Shostakov O-T Fagbenle Rick Mason Olga Kurylenko Taskmaster Antonia Dreykov William Hurt Thaddeus Ross Ray Winstone Dreykov Rachel Weisz Black Widow Melina Vostokoff Michelle Lee Red Room Assassin Oksana Jade Xu Black Widow Helen Julia Louis-Dreyfus Valentina Allegra de Fontaine Jeremy Renner Voice of Clint Barton
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2021
Directed by Cate Shortland.
Labels: §4, rachel-weisz, ray-winstone, super-hero2, thriller3, tragedy2, violence4, william-hurt
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Noah
- Commentary: I finally watched this movie a couple of nights ago, let's see, Friday night, the 17th of September, 2021. I think Darren Aronofsky's mind was in the right place when he approached making this movie, but the part of it that follows narrative sense quirked out on him. Truth is, Noah's story in the Bible, and Enoch, doesn't make a lot of sense. I think it's supposed to be a "testament of signs and wonders", so to speak, and, as such, isn't meant to make quotidian sense. So, any film maker can not only be forgiven for adding and revamping strict biblical material, but can be praised for off-official-story changes that the film maker chooses to make. In making a film with wild, misshapen material, it isn't, though, forgivable for a film maker to let a sense of giddiness take over when making choices. I think that's what Aronofsky did. In addition, he underplayed, to the movie's detriment, some of the original story's frank suggestions of moral turpitude and overplayed, also to the movie's detriment, some of the story's suggestions of Noah's moral rectitude and ardor.
Having said all that, and revealing a sense of disappointment in the movie, still, it's a spectacular attempt at a biblical epic, and better than any other Noah films I've seen (yes, I've seen a few, but, I think there are only a few). And, besides, I enjoyed the whole sub-development of The Watcher's story. It reminded me of the movie Watchmen (sorry, I never followed the comic book series), and kept me wondering what the whole deal is with men (male men, that is) and watchers. So I'm keeping it, because, as you may remember, Dear Reader, I have this thing about bible movies, mainly because my mother loved them so much. And, you never know, perhaps yet another agnostic atheist in the family will find them equally fascinating when I am no more of this earth. And, anyway, now I have a personal mystery to solve ... what is it with this male obsession with watchers/watchmen, anyway?
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Russell Crowe Noah Jennifer Connelly Naameh Ray Winstone Tubal-cain Anthony Hopkins Methuselah Emma Watson Ila Logan Lerman Ham Douglas Booth Shem Marton Csokas Lamech
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2014
Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Labels: anthony-hopkins, apocalyptic, bible-movies1, darren-aronofsky, jennifer-connelly, ray-winstone, russell-crowe
Monday, February 07, 2005
Sexy Beast
- Who's watched: G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: I am also a devotee of Ben Kingsley's work. I find his portrayal in this movie thrilling. I'm sure my mother would ask, when it was over, "Now, what exactly was the point to that?!?" So, I don't imagine I'll ever invite her to watch it, nor will she express interest in it.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Ray Winstone Gary Dove Ben Kingsley Don Logan Ian McShane Teddy Bass Amanda Redman DeeDee Dove
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2000
Directed by Jonathan Glazer.
Labels: ben-kingsley, dramaB, dream1, me-favorite3, neo-noirC, ray-winstone, violence3
