Sunday, July 4, 2021

Movies I Have Seen - July 2021 (7 movies)

 

Intrigo: Death Of An Author. 2018, Starring Ben Kingsley as Henderson, Benno Furmann as David, Tuva Novotny as Eva, Michael Byrne as Keller, Veronica Ferres as Kerr, Daniela Lavender as Mariam, Tor Clark as Doris, David Lowe as Edgar L., Jason Riddington as Otto Gerlach and Sandra Dickinson as Madame H. Crave, July 4, 2021. Soundtrack: "Piano Bar" - Composed by Steve Marvin; "A Touch Of Class", "Un Peu Fou" and "Gypsy Dreams" - Composed by John Fiddy; "Giselle Act 2: No 18 Giselle and Albrecht Pas De Deux" - Composed by Adolphe Adam; "Symphony No 3 in D Minor 6" - Composed by Gustav Mahler; "Cello Concerto in D No 2 1 Allegro Moderato DG" - Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn; "Living By Design" - Composed by Ray Russell; "Arabesque No. 1" - Composed by Claude Debussy. 

I'll Be Home For Christmas. 2016 (Hallmark TV Movie), Starring James Brolin as Jack Foster/Director, Mena Suvari as Jackie Foster, Giselle Eisenberg as Gracie Foster, John Reardon as Mike Kelly, Jacob Blair as Rand Edwards, Angela Asher as Suzi Tate, Laura Miyata as Linda Parker, Dale Whibley as Luke Tate, Marcia Bennett as Adele, Sharon Lewis as Detective Ramirez, Chantelle Quesnelle as Candice Edwards, Chris Gillett as Blair Edwards, Daniel Kash as Chief Ed Haller, Leigh Elliott as Jackie's Assistant, Evalyn Fox as Zoe, Meredith Zwicker as Zoe's Mom, Kayla Dumont as Vet Technician and Michael Vincent Dagostino as Auction Guard. W Network, July 15, 2021. Soundtrack: "

I'll Be Home for Christmas
Written by Walter KentKim Gannon and Buck Ram
Sung by Barbra Streisand
© Gannon & Kent Music (ASCAP)
© Piedmont Music Co. (ASCAP)
[Played over opening title card and credits; reprise leading into and during the end credits]
Jingle Bells
Written by James Pierpont (uncredited)
Sung by Barbra Streisand
[Played during the segment where Jack is preparing to decorate Jackie's house]

Trivia: Filmed in Sudbury, Ontario. 


The Kill Team. 2019, Starring 

Crave, July 17, 2021, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "

Thick of It • Moot DavisArms of the Enemy • DestrophyBodies • Drowning PoolHere Comes Trouble • Chops and Kapone


Captive State. 2019, Starring 

  • John Goodman as William Mulligan
  • Ashton Sanders as Gabriel Drummond
  • Jonathan Majors as Rafe Drummond
  • Colson Baker as Jurgis
  • Vera Farmiga as Jane Doe / Priscilla Scott
  • Alan Ruck as Charles Rittenhouse
  • Kevin Dunn as Police Commissioner Eugene Igoe
  • David J. Height as Master of Ceremonies
  • Madeline Brewer as Rula
  • James Ransone as Patrick Ellison
  • Yasen Peyankov as Ivan Leviev, the hacker
  • Rene L. Moreno as Raul Casillas, the courier
  • Avery Lee as Harrison Ma, the surgeon
  • Caitlin Ewald as Anita Hölderlin, a driver for the Union Day attack
  • Ben Daniels as Daniel Larkin, a co-ordinator for the Union Day attack
  • Lawrence Grimm as Evan Hayes, a driver for the Union Day attack
  • Guy Van Swearingen as Eddie the Priest, a co-ordinator for the Union Day attack
  • Chronicle Ganawah as Michael Posner, a driver for the Union Day attack
  • Eric C. Lynch as Nelson Macauley, the morgue attendant
  • D. B. Sweeney as Levitt
  • Kevin J. O'Connor as Kermode
  • KiKi Layne as Carrie
  • Marc Grapey as Mayor Ed Lee

Crave, July 18, 2021. Soundtrack: "

Gutta News
Written by Josh Lewis (BMI) and Austin Fig (ASCAP)
Performed by Josh Lewis
Into the Canyon
Written by James Bianco (BMI), Matthew William Stone (BMI) and Karlina Alexandra Covington (ASCAP)
Performed by L.A. Void
Numb
Written by Natalie Walker (as Natalie Denise Walker) (ASCAP) and Ryan Malina (as Ryan Adam Malina) (BMI)
Performed by Natalie Walker
Courtesy of Dorado Records/Natalie Walker
By arrangement with Blue Buddha Entertainment, L.L.C.
Pozemis
Written by Rokas Grajauskas, Kipras Pugaciukas, Arunas Blazys, Karolis Levarauskas and Kestutis Balciunas
Performed by Jama & W
Courtesy of Jama & W c/o Modiba Productions
We Back (A)
Written by Kirk Spencer
Courtesy of APM Music
Whooshing
Written by Manuel Gavin and Lionel Wendling
Courtesy of APM Music
Stardust
Written by Mitchell Parish and Hoagy Carmichael
Published by EMI Mills Music Inc. and Songs of Peer, Ltd (ASCAP)
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole (as Nat King Cole)
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Beacon
Written by Jacob Gossett (BMI) and Thomas Mullarney (BMI)
Published by Ghostly Songs (BMI)
Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Performed by Beacon
Courtesy of Ghostly International
Celtic Pastorale
Written by Peter Warren
Courtesy of APM Music
Better or Worse
Written by Jacob Gossett (BMI) and Thomas Mullarney (BMI)
Published by Ghostly Songs (BMI)
Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Performed by Beacon
Courtesy of Ghostly International
Animal in Chains
Written by Kidedo, Klooz and Lionel Wendling
Courtesy of APM Music
Darling, the Spring Begins
Written by Helmuth Brandenburg and Grahame Maclean
Courtesy of APM Music
My World
Written by Waylon Jennings (BMI) and Donnie Owens (as Donald Owens) (BMI)
Performed by Waylon Jennings
Courtesy of Fervor Records
Ghost KTN
Written by Kill The Noise (as Jake Stanczak)
Performed by Kill The Noise
Captive Beat
Written by Kill The Noise (as Jake Stanczak)
Performed by Kill The Noise
Fer Fuhrer (A)
Written by Ron Goodwin
Courtesy of APM Music
Sticks and Skins (Stadium Version)
Written by Bart Hendrickson
Courtesy of APM Music
This Peace Will Carry On
Written by Erica Beeney and Julia Ward Howe (OP)
Performed by Meghan Murphy
Soldaten des Vaterlandes
Written by Ron Goodwin
Courtesy of APM Music
We May Never Pass This Way Again
Written by John Cacavas and Hal David
Courtesy of APM Music


The Empty Man. 2020, Starring 

Crave, July 18, 2021. Soundtrack: "Immersion", "The Conflict Of Symbols", "Goetia", "Insignificance", "The Blasted Plain", "Y Gair", "Primordial Atom" and "Grogori" - Written and Performed by B. Lustmord; "Aknaton (The One Deity)" -Written By Alfred Newman and Bernard Herrmann; "Double Vision" - Performed by Foreigner"; "Buena Vista"; Magic Meditation"; "Moment Of Stillness"; and "Happy Birthday" - Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill. 

Trivia: 

The fictional high school in fictional Webster Mills, MO is named after Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher known for his theory of deconstructionism. Many of the aphoristic statements which can be read in the questionnaire handed over at the Pontifex Instutite meeting, while not direct quotation from Derrida, have a clear relationship with Derrida's works.

Quote: 

James Lasombra: What the fuck was that? What the fuck was that?


Judas And The Black Messiah. 2021, Starring 



Crave, July 20, 2021. Soundtrack: "


The Inflated Tear
Written by Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Dem Ni****s Ain't Playing
Written by Richard Dedeaux
Performed by The Watts Prophets
Courtesy of Classic Cuts Musiz
The Inflated Tear
Written and Performed by Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
I've Cried
Written by Melvin Brown, John Rowin Jr. and William Walters Jr.
Performed by The Jhamels
Courtesy of Emphasis Records
Suddenly
Written by George W. Jones Jr.
Performed by Cytations
Courtesy of Federal Green Records
Love's Gone Bad
Written by Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland Jr.), Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
Performed by Chris Clark
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
A Understanding
Written and Performed by Eddie Gale
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Fleurette Africaine
Written and Performed by Duke Ellington
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Deep Gully
Written by Lawrence Dickens
Performed by The Outlaw Blues Band
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Keep On Pushing
Written by Curtis Mayfield
Performed by The Impressions
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Symbiosis. 2nd Movement: Largo - Andante - Maestoso - Largo, Part One
Written by Klaus Ogermann
Performed by Bill Evans
Courtesy of MPS/Edel Germany GmbH/Kontor Records GmbH
The Rain
Written by Eddie Gale and Joanna Gale Stevens
Performed by Eddie Gale
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
I Won't Love You Again
Written by Dimas Garza and Oscar Lawson
Performed by Dimas III
Courtesy of The Numero Group
I Want To Be Loved
Written by Savannah Churchill
Performed by Horace Parlan
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Sipping A Cup of Coffee
Written by Lee Andrews and Barry Golder
Performed by The Ordells
Courtesy of Jamie Record Co.
Fight for You
Written by H.E.R.D'Mile (as Dernst Emile II) and Tiara Thomas
Performed by H.E.R.



Anachronism: 

During the police raid on Black Panther headquarters the Chicago P.D. is depicted employing 1966 Ford full-size four-door hardtops. Police units at the time were universally sedans, which when Fords were from the "Custom" line. The Custom line did not include four-door hardtops.


The Death Of Stalin. 2017 (British/ French/ Belgian), Starring 



Crave, July 20, 2021, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "


Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K488
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Galaxy Symphonic Orchestra
Symphony No. 6, Op. 74 in B Minor
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Galaxy Symphonic Orchestra
Prelude Op. 28, No. 4
Written by Frédéric Chopin




Anachronisms 

1. By the time of the Stalin's death, the NKVD was non-existent: it was reorganized and became MVD in 1946. It was again modified March 15, 1953.
2. At 4:40 the cars roll to Moscow down a freeway with modern corrugated steel crash barriers. Such barriers were only invented in 1970s and were not in use in Russia until 1980s. Photos from that period show Moscow area highways without any pedestrian protection.

3. Malenkov signs Beria's death warrant with what appears to be a liquid roller ball pen, hardly available back in 1953.