OK, officially started. I will now unwatch 2016. Gene

Thanks Gene for the new thread....currently watching 'Rear Window' while it steadily snows outside.

Oh, good one.

Came back from Manchester By The Sea a short time ago.
If you do not leave during the first thirty minutes you can put your feet up on the railing and sleep through the rest while the droll downer music will make you think you are sleeping at a funeral.

The last one half hour is better but that is one of the most boring and predictable movies I have ever seen.
Sharon wanted to see it but any movie with Casey Affleck is a bummer downer city flick.
Beyond that is was OK.

r

Anyone see the premiere of Emerald City? Definately not Judy Garland's Wizard of Oz! Very dark, violent and rather bizarre;for sure not a show for children. Will keep watching for now to see how it develops.

Started to watch in Netflix last night the series Versailles. Monarchy and its issues..interesting but lots of graphic scenes.

Happy to hear The Crown won Golden Globes Best TV series - drama! I enjoyed that series indeed. Won over my other favorite Game of Thrones.

DebbieC said:Anyone see the premiere of Emerald City? Definately not Judy Garland's Wizard of Oz! Very dark, violent and rather bizarre;for sure not a show for children. Will keep watching for now to see how it develops.

I haven't watched it yet. I hear it was good, and like you, others said it was dark and 'edgy'. I can't wait to watch it. Probably tomorrow evening.

So excited to see 4th season of BBC's Sherlock! Binge watch time!

Fell asleep a bit after watching Sherlock, then woke up to the howling winds outside at around midnight, and checked what is going on in the garden. My hubby still watching tv, and this time he was watching The Magicians. I saw some parts, looks interesting, but will have to go back to beginning..sleepy mode last night

I watched Tammy last night with Susan Sarandon and Melissa Mcarthy, acting okay but strange story line.

Had some friends over and the subject of movies came up. All time favorite movies. Of course not everyone likes the same things. I sat down this morning to write out the list of my top 10 movies (off the top of my head, so to speak.) OK, my list is 18. In no particular order:
La Strada
Amateur (1994)
Serenity
Welcome to Woop Woop
High Noon
Rio Grande
The Monster (1994)
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Mr. Brooks
My Darling Clementine
To Kill a Mockingbird
It's a Wonderful Life
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Heat
Fargo
The Maltese Falcon
The Grapes of Wrath
The Wizard of OZ

How does my list compare to yours? Gene

Shawshank Redemption needs to be on the list Gene

I know, I know. Isn't it the highest rated movie ever? Gene

Mine would be
To Kill a Mockingbird (my favorite book too)
An affair to Remember
A Few Good Men
Sound of Music
Wizard of Oz
Wise Guys
A Bronx Tale
Dirty Dancing
Mary Poppins
Shawshank Redemption (the short story too)
To Sir With Love

crawgarden said:Shawshank Redemption need to be on the list Gene

My son loves the movie and I ended up buying it two Christmases in row for him

I will have to think a bit on a movie list. Did anyone else watch the new show Taboo last night, a bit strange will have to see the next couple to see if it stays on the watch list. I also found a channel called Heroes and Icons that shows all the Star Trek series plus Xena and Hercules plus many others , fun to watch the old shows.

Some of my favorite movies:
Sound of Music
Forrest Gump
Shawshank Redemption
Schindler's List
The Gladiator
Sense and Sensibility
Cleopatra
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Beauty and the Beast (animation)..incidentally looking forward to the adaptation coming soon, hope it is also good.
Sophie's Choice
Four Weddings and a Funeral

I love making lists! My top 10 are:

Godfather I
Godfather II
Sunset Boulevard
Stalag 17
Dog Day Afternoon
Fargo
Zorba the Greek
Amarcord
To Kill a Mockingbird
Witness for the Prosecution

Some that may not be "great cinema," but are lots of fun to watch:

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Two for the Road
Steel Magnolias
M.A.S.H.
Goodfellas
Shoot the Piano Player
Tom Jones

Oh no, not Two for the Road. When I was in Viet Nam we got to watch a movie once a week. A treat we really looked forward to. One week it was Two for the Road. A confusing movie, IMO as it jumps around time wise. Next week we could not get a different movie so we got to see it again. After 7 weeks in a row we all had it memorized. I have not watched it since. Gene

M.A.S.H. Best show ever!!!