CATS!

yes, it's been awhile....

Going to see CATS tonight at Landmark Courtenay

Dunkirk, the movie

Dunkirk

Summer 2017

Story of the evacuation of Allied forces from the beaches of Dunkirk in WWII.

Gripping from beginning to end.

Great.

Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde

Fabulous!

at the Rialto in Courtenay, Summer of '17

Baby Driver

 

Baby Driver, at the Rialto Theatre in Courtenay

Yahoo! this was great!!!

seen sometime the Summer of '17

Jimi: All Is by My Side

~ NetFlix biopic of Jimi Hendrix early years in London

 1966 - 1967 before the Monterey Festival

I enjoyed it, thought Andre Benjamin was awesome on guitar

Didn't know if it was factually accurate, but wtf, it was entertaining

Too bad his estate didn't give permission for the film maker to use Jimi's original music.
Only old blues standards, and covers of other hits

Wikipedia

Deadpool - the movie

Deadpool

funny as anything I've seen recently

this was a surprise as I knew nothing of the comic hero or the Marvel heroes

~ Netflix

Eddie The Eagle - movie

Eddie the Eagle

~ as seen on NetFlix, the story of a young man's ambition, desire and determination to reach the Olympic Games in Calgary AB 1988 to represent his homeland of England.


What an inspiration he is, despite so many obstacles along the way, least of which was his athletic ability, Eddie manages to draw fans from around the world.

Really a good watch! Trailer 

What ever happened to Eddie? 

Arrival

Arrival
~ cinema December 17

Sci-fi film given to rave reviews.
Excellent photography, effects, and drama
A little bit about time and space continuums and the possibility of knowing the future as well as the past, the Circle of Time as it were.

Worth the visit!

War Horse at the National Theatre UK

War Horse
~ National Theatre London UK

Presented at the CinePlex, Victoria BC

WOW!
This was so intense, such a fabulous production of the play

Miss Peregrine's Home For Precious Children

Miss Peregrine's Home For Precious Children
~ movie by the same name out now
Recommended to me by Marie of the Driftwood Malls Coles bookstore.
I'm loving it!
I admit, the title turned me off, made me think it was a children's story, but clearly it's in a similar vein as the Harry Potter fantasy novels.
Must see the movie as it's a Tim Burton show.

*** update Oct 13 ***

saw the movie, and as expected, not quite as interesting as the book. Couple of things to note:
- they changed the sex of one of the main characters in the movie
- the ending of the movie was VASTLY different from the book.
- 3D and not really worth the extra price.

Genius

Genius
~ CVAG Film series Fall 2016


starring Jude Law (as Thomas Wolfe), Colin Firth (as Max Perkins), Nicole Kidman and the authors, F Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, played by Guy Pearce and Dominic West 

This was beautiful, wonderfully acted by all, especially Jude Law as the weirdly, over energized Tom Wolfe.

Explores the hows and whys of getting his books edited from the 1000 page length to a more reasonable publishable size.

It was Max Perkins who had the stamina and patience to do so, all the while, seeing the intoxication of Tom, infiltrate his own life as it had the life of Tom's mistress Aline Bernstein, played by Nicole Kidman.

Sully

Sully
~ Tom Hanks, Director Clint Eastwood

Remember the day in January 2009 when a US Airways jet was forced to land in the Hudson River, right in the heart of NYC

This is the story of that flight and the story surrounding the aftermath, the investigation into the what and why did it happen

Very well done, and of course, a very feel good outcome

Florence Foster Jenkins
~ at the movies...
during birthday week, Mom and I went over to the Rialto for an afternoon showing of this Meryl Streep film. She's one of Moms favs.

Also starring Hugh Grant. I was pleasantly surprised here. Very touching the relationship between Florence (Bunny as he called her) and her husband.
The part of the pianist Cosmos, played by Simon Helberg, was very well acted and deserves recognition by the powers that do that sort of thing.

 

The BIG Short


enjoyed this, despite it being all sub prime economic banking mumbo speak! the move was good with excellent acting by the crew, editing was superb, and funny at times.
won Best Picture and Screenplay 2015. not too shabby!

45 Years
  with Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling
This was poignant, very good about a relationship of 45 years, about to celebrate with an anniversary party, when secrets from before the marriage are revealed.
They change the relationship, but for the worse? or for better?
Wonderful acting by the two stars, lovely visuals of the English countryside

This movie relates to the Boston Globe Spotlight teams investigation and reporting of the systematic abuse of children in the Boston area and the subsequent cover-ups by the hierarchy of the Church, all the way up to Cardinal Law.

I lived in New Hampshire at this time, so I enjoyed the Boston references, and loved reading the Globe.

Spotlight
Only makes sense that I'd see this movie after reading The Bishop's Man.


eBook on the story

Al Purdy Was Here ...

January 24, 2016
CVAG

This was what I like, seeing a movie that tweaked my interest, made me look up more about the subject, and was a positive surprise.
I had heard the name from when I lived in Toronto during the 60s, early 70s and had seen from the listing that a number of 'famous' types were in it.
So, got a good seat this week, and thoroughly enjoyed the night.

A troubled man, who was abusive to his family, ignored his children, plainly selfish in that respect., yet was a very talented, inspired writer.
I got a kick  out of this verse..

At the Quinte Hotel  I'm a sensitive man

REMEMBER

starring Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau.


January 10, 2016, Rialto Theatre Courtenay, BC
as part of the CVAG Film Series


Enjoyed this a great deal, despite sitting in the 2nd row by the wall!
These showings are always well attended, so get there early next time Mr Evans.
A thriller which really took a turn in the last 5 minutes so don't leave early.