#Movies

Open Thread - Thurs 19 Dec 2024 - Saturnalia is soon!

Submitted by Sima on Thu, 12/19/2024 - 5:00am

Saturnalia is Soon!

Last Sunday I watched a movie! Me! I really, really enjoyed it, which shocked the heck out of me. And, it is a Christmas movie, although that really didn't occur to me when I watched it. I wasn't paying attention to that aspect. Yea, there was a Santa in it but it was more the social and cultural stuff the movie discussed that struck me.

The movie is called 'It Happened on Fifth Avenue'. It was filmed/released in 1947. Yes, it's in black and white. It's a comedy. No, I didn't recognize any of the stars' names, except Alan Hale, Jr (Hi, Skipper!), although I recognized a face or two. You can watch it, or download it, on the internet archive.

Mom (Mary), Jim, Trudy, Dad (Michael J. O'Connor): image from the Movie Database

Red Carpet Day - Open Thread

Submitted by TheOtherMaven on Tue, 03/29/2022 - 7:42pm

Today was the big day, the world premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in London. Most of the stars were there, posed for pictures, and were interviewed. (Ezra Miller, having gotten into legal trouble again, was absent.)

Even JK Rowling showed up and posed, though her interview was not made public - were they afraid she would stick her foot (or both feet) in her mouth again?