Blue Jamine - My wife and I saw this in the theater about five years ago and I have it recorded and we've watched it again and again, so many times. It's a Woody Allen film, but I didn't even know that at first, it's like nothing he has done and he's not in it.
After you watch this film, you will believe Cate Blanchett is the best actress out there. Sallie Hawkins who was the mute in The Shape of Water, plays her sister, Alec Baldwin is the husband shown only in flashback, and with some strange casting, Andrew Dice Clay and Louis C.K. play serious roles and they're good. Pete Sarsgaard is the only other well known actor. The guy who was the Russian in The Shape of Water is the dentist in this film.
Sunset Boulevard - One of my favorite all time movies, from 1950 black & white and shown on TCM about 3 or 4 times a year and I have to watch it everytime. Stars William Holden, who is great. It's a film that will hook you.
Requiem for a Dream - Director Darren Aronofsy who did the Wrestler and Black Swam, this is one of his earlier works. Stars Ellen Bursty who was the mother in The Exorcist, she's an older mother here and does a tremendous job. Her son Jared Leto and friend Marlan Wayans are druggies, and will hock their mother's TV to buy drugs. Jennifer Connelly is Jared's girlfriend and is from a rich family and she gets hooked as well, and there is some frontal nudity of her. Christopher McDonald plays a game show host who seems to be on the TV all the time, and the mother is hooked and gets on diet pills so she get go on TV. The whole family turns into losers. The soundtrack is fantastic, the visuals are fantistic. [Reply]
