Friday, December 1, 2023

Movies I Have Seen - December 2023 (19 movies)

 

No Hard Feelings. 2023, Starring 



Crave, December 1, 2023. Soundtrack: "



Jesus Revolution. 2023, Starring 



Crave, December 2, 2023, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "



You Can Live Forever. 2022 (Canadian), Starring 


  • Anwen O'Driscoll as Jaime
  • June Laporte as Marike
  • Liane Balaban as Beth
  • Antoine Yared as Jean-François (JF)
  • Hasani Freeman as Nate
  • Tim Campbell as Frank
  • Deragh Campbell as Amanda
  • Lenni Kim as Simon


Crave, December 4, 2023. Soundtrack: "Hypocrite" - Performed by Jean-Michel Blais ft. CFCF; "Pitch The Baby" - Performed by Cocteau Twins; "Searching For Miles"; "Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52" - Composed by Frederic Chopin; "Gros tas d'marde" - Performed by Grimskunk; "Rumbadeli"; "Queen Drum" - by Young Galaxy; "Divine Hammer" - Performed by The Breeders; "Come And Spread" - Lyrics by Sarah Watts & Mark Slutsky.  


Christmas In Paradise. 2022, Starring 


Kelsey GrammerKelsey Grammer...James Christmas
Elizabeth HurleyElizabeth Hurley...Joanna Christmas
Billy Ray CyrusBilly Ray Cyrus...Jimmy Love
Nathalie CoxNathalie Cox...Caroline Christmas
Naomi FrederickNaomi Frederick...Paulina Christmas
Ray FearonRay Fearon...Felix
Victoria EkanoyeVictoria Ekanoye...Megan
Anna GreenidgeAnna Greenidge...Vanessa
Rafael Emmanuel MartinezRafael Emmanuel Martinez...Leo (as Rafael Emmanuel Martínez)
Centia CorbieCentia Corbie...Cenita
Jackson VogtJackson Vogt...Jackson
Aaliyah FredAaliyah Fred...Chloe
George BeasleyGeorge Beasley...George
Liam GuyLiam Guy...Liam
Zora GuyZora Guy...Zora
Christian CorbieChristian Corbie...Christian
Frank CorbieFrank Corbie...Frank
Zende MaynardZende Maynard...Zende
Megan Brown MartinezMegan Brown Martinez...Jessica (as Megan Brown Martínez)
Llewelyn CainesLlewelyn Caines...Sunshine (as Llewellyn 'Sunshine' Canes)
Mervan FranceMervan France...Mervan
Winston CrookeWinston Crooke...Pastor
Danielle BrowneDanielle Browne...Waitress
Esther BrooksEsther Brooks...Janice


Crave, December 4, 2023. Soundtrack: "You're Gonna Be Father Christmas Again" - Performed by Jono; "Time" and "Silent Night" - Performed by Billy Ray Cyrus and FIREROSE; "Wher'm I Gonna Live" and "Achy Breaky Heart" - Performed by Billy Ray Cyrus; "O Christmas Tree" - Performed by Denise Gordon. Music by Michael Richard Plowman. Trivia: Filming Locations - St. Kitts and Nevis. 

Who You Gonna Call? 2020, Starring 

Ernie HudsonErnie Hudson...Self
David FosterDavid Foster...Self
Ivan ReitmanIvan Reitman...Self
Stevie WonderStevie Wonder...Self
Bobby BrownBobby Brown...Self
Herbie HancockHerbie Hancock...Self
Richie SamboraRichie Sambora...Self
Clive DavisClive Davis...Self
Natalia BergerNatalia Berger...Self
Ray Parker Jr.Ray Parker Jr....Self
Steve LukatherSteve Lukather...Self
Boz ScaggsBoz Scaggs
Lamont DozierLamont Dozier...Self
Verdine WhiteVerdine White...Self
Brian HollandBrian Holland...Self
Elaine ParkerElaine Parker...Self
Bob RockBob Rock...Self
Lee RitenourLee Ritenour...Self
Ollie E. BrownOllie E. Brown...Self
Paul Jackson Jr.Paul Jackson Jr....Self
Eddie HollandEddie Holland...Self
Sylvester RiversSylvester Rivers...Self
Jay GraydonJay Graydon...Self
Arnell CarmichaelArnell Carmichael
Reggie DozierReggie Dozier...Self
Jericho ParkerJericho Parker...Self
Don PassmanDon Passman...Self
Gibson ParkerGibson Parker...Self
Scotty EdwardsScotty Edwards...Self
McKinley JacksonMcKinley Jackson...Self
Clarence McDonaldClarence McDonald...Self
Nathan WattsNathan Watts...Self
Redman ParkerRedman Parker...Self

Crave, December 5, 2023. Soundtrack: "Ghostbusters", "My Rock And Roll", "After Midnite"; "Don't Forget To Say"; "You Can't Change That", "I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone", "Might Get Lucky Tonight", "The Other Woman" and "I Like To Funk" - Written and Performed by Ray Parker Jr.; "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Sweet Baby", "Raindrops Drip Drop" and "Love Jones" - Written by Janice Dempsey and Steve Sechi; "It's Soul Time"; "Apollo 63"; "Got To Keep On Moving" and "Goodbye Baby" - Written by Steve Sechi; "Covering Tears" - Written by Gregg Lehrman; "Trapped In A Vicious Circle"; "Vigil"; "I Heard It Through The Gravevine" and "Distant Lover" - Performed by Marvin Gaye; "Everything Good Is Bad, Everything Bad Is Good" - Performed by 100 Proof (Aged In Soul); "Superstition" and "Maybe Your Baby" - Written and Performed by Stevie Wonder; "Gimme Soulshine"; "What A Groove" - Performed by The Love Unlimited Orchestra; "You See The Trouble With Me" - Performed by Barry White; "Lovely Day" - Performed by Bill Withers; "Jojo" - Performed by Boz Scaggs; "Got To Be Real" - Performed by Cheryl Lynn; "Stars In Your Eyes" - Performed by Herbie Hancock; "You Got The Love" - Performed by Rufus and Chaka Khan; "Soul Food"; "Turntable Haircut"; "Jack and Jill" and "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" - Performed by Raydio; "Tonight's The Night" - Performed by Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio; "Wasteland"; Tear Drop"; Crying Pain"; "Light As A Feather"; "Mr. Telephone Man" - Performed by New Edition; "Tender Embrace Guitar." 


Napoleon. 2023, Starring 



Chinook ScotiaBank Cinema IMAX, December 6, 2023. Soundtrack: "


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Insidious: The Red Door. 2023, Starring 



Crave, December 7, 2023. Soundtrack: "



The Price We Pay. 2022, Starring 



Crave On Demand, December 7, 2023. Soundtrack: "



About My Father. 2023, Starring 



and Jonathan Van Ness as Himself. Crave, December 9, 2023. Soundtrack: "



Trivia: Filmed in Mobile, Alabama. 


The Young Arsonists. 2022 (Canadian), Starring 


Maddy Martin as Nicole, Jenna Warren as Veronica, Sadie Rose as Amber and Madison Baines as Sara. Its supporting cast also includes Aaron Poole, Miranda Calderon, Joe Bostick, Kyle Meagher and Measha Brueggergosman


Crave, December 9, 2023. Soundtrack: "



Trivia: The film was shot in fall 2021 in Caledonia, Ontario


Serendipity. 2002, Starring 



STARZ!, December 11, 2023. Soundtrack: "


  • "From Rusholme With Love" - Mint Royale
  • "Someone Like You" - Van Morrison
  • "I'm Still in Love" - CoCo Lee (Asian movie theme song)
  • "Rose Rouge" - St. Germain


Anachronisms: 


When Jonathan is on the subway in 1994, an advertisement for "Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical" (1997) is behind him.


Barney's Version. 2010 (Canadian), Starring 


There were also cameos by Canadian directors Atom Egoyan (early director of Barney's soap opera Constable O'Malley of the North), David Cronenberg (later director of Barney's soap), Paul Gross (star in Barney's soap), Denys Arcand (Jean, the maître d' at both of Barney and Miriam's luncheons beside the duck pond at Montreal's Ritz-Carlton), and Ted Kotcheff (train conductor)


STARZ!, December 12, 2023, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "



Anachronisms: 

In Rome many of the road signs are clearly from today. The two small format ones at the corner of Via Condotti and Piazza di Spagna are an example. Also the out of focus no parking signs on the doors of many buildings are clearly of the most recent kind.

The TV studio cameras shown in the latter part of the film, time assumed as probably the 1980's, were modern ped, CCD cameras. Real cameras in their day would have been old plumbicon cameras, which were bulkier. The lenses too were not of their time, they are too modern.


One Week. 2008 (Canadian), Starring 



Joshua JacksonJoshua Jackson...Ben Tyler
Peter SpencePeter Spence...Doctor
Marc StrangeMarc Strange...Art Carey
Gage MunroeGage Munroe...Young Ben
Richard WaughRichard Waugh...Baseball Coach
Deirdre KirbyDeirdre Kirby...Mrs. Bell
Liane BalabanLiane Balaban...Samantha Pierce
Fiona ReidFiona Reid...Mary Tyler
Chuck ShamataChuck Shamata...Gerald Tyler
Caroline CaveCaroline Cave...Nancy Tyler
Jodi BrooksJodi Brooks...Nurse Forrester
Chris BensonChris Benson...Mayor
David RealeDavid Reale...Pete
Kyle FairlieKyle Fairlie...Oscar
Colin FoxColin Fox...Father O'Neill
Jim CodringtonJim Codrington...Pharmacist
Gord DownieGord Downie...Biker (as Gordon Downie)
Gabriel HoganGabriel Hogan...Dereck Vincent
Jane SpidellJane Spidell...Fran
Fergus BarnesFergus Barnes...Fran's Lover
Chad NobertChad Nobert...Badlands Tour Guide (as Chad Norbert)
Joel PlaskettJoel Plaskett...Busker
Emm GrynerEmm Gryner...Tracey
Chief Leonard GeorgeChief Leonard George...First Nations' Singer (as Leonard George)
Michaela MannMichaela Mann...Waitress
Ryan ReidRyan Reid...Max
Ulla FriisUlla Friis...Steffi
Campbell ScottCampbell Scott...Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryan AllenRyan Allen...Orderly (uncredited)
Jim AnnanJim Annan...John (uncredited)
Grace Lynn KungGrace Lynn Kung...(uncredited)
Sherry NelsonSherry Nelson...Waitress (uncredited)
Börje SalmingBörje Salming...Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marco SorianoMarco Soriano...Concierge (uncredited)


STARZ!, December 13, 2023, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "



The Blackening. 2023, Starring 



Crave, December 18, 2023. Soundtrack: "



Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. 2018, Starring 


In addition to the six main versions of Spider-Man present in the film, Chris Pine is featured as a 26-year-old, blond-haired blue-eyed version of Peter Parker's Spider-Man native to Miles' dimension. Though he offers to mentor Miles, he is killed by Kingpin after the activation of the collider before he can do so. This version of Parker was intended to be "as competent a Spider-Man as possible," and combines elements from previous Spider-Man portrayals, but with slight differences to indicate that he is from a different universe than the others. According to Parker's eulogy, he was a graduate student and married to Mary Jane Parker.

Additional voices for the film include: Lake Bell as Vanessa Fisk, Kingpin's wife, Jorma Taccone as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin, a genetically enhanced mercenary working for Kingpin,[22] Marvin "Krondon" Jones III as Tombstone, Kingpin's silent and heavily armed bodyguard,[23] Joaquín Cosío as Scorpion, a Mexican cyborg with prosthetic legs and a tail,[24] and Post Malone (who contributed to the film's soundtrack) as a bystander in Brooklyn.[25][22] An archival recording of Cliff Robertson from Spider-Man 2 was used for a flashback scene involving the character Ben Parker. Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee appears in a posthumous cameo, as a character named Stan who sells a Spider-Man costume to Morales. Lord and Miller said it was important to give Lee a bigger moment in the film rather than just a passing cameo, because he was "so integral to the spirit of this movie," and the role was "extra meaningful" following Lee's death in November 2018.[11][26] Lee's character also has several brief "Easter egg" cameos throughout the film, such as when he walks over Miles and Peter B. when they are lying on the streets of New York City.[27][28][29] A young Matt Murdock from Gwen's dimension appears in an "Easter egg" cameo during Morales' final train fight scene as an alternate universe adopted son of Kingpin.[30]

Cameos during the film's post-credits include Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099, an alternative version of Spider-Man from the Marvel 2099 imprint,[31] Greta Lee as O'Hara's AI assistant Lyla (respectively credited as "Interesting Person #1" and "Interesting Person #2"), and Jorma Taccone as the Peter Parker / Spider-Man from the 1967 TV series (replacing Paul Soles, with the character being credited as "Last Dude").[32] Donald Glover appears on a background TV screen, which is displaying a scene from the episode "Anthropology 101" of Community in which Glover's character, Troy Barnes, wears Spider-Man pajamas. This scene, a reference to an unsuccessful Twitter campaign suggesting Glover be cast in the lead role of The Amazing Spider-Man,[33] was cited by Miles Morales' creator, Brian Michael Bendis, as influencing the design and portrayal of the character.[34] Glover had previously voiced a version of Miles Morales in the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, and played Aaron Davis in Spider-Man: Homecoming.[35]

Miles Morales's best friend and roommate Ganke Lee appears.[36][37] The character originally had a bigger role, but was rewritten due to Spider-Man: Homecoming having the similar character Ned Leeds.[38] Pixar animator Peter Sohn was cast as Ganke before the character's dialogue was cut from the final film;[39] Sohn would later voice the character in the sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).


Crave, December 18, 2023. Soundtrack: "



Somewhere In Queens. 2022, Starring 



Crave, December 19, 2023, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "



Trivia: 

Ray Romano's 3 sons: twins Matt & Greg, and Joe, and his two brothers, Richard and Robert, all have cameos, and Ray's daughter Ally is a co-producer.

Quote: 

  • Angela Russo: "Name one thing that kid does, we don't know about."
  • Leo Russo: "Well, how am I supposed to name it If we don't know about it?" 


Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner. 2001 (Canadian), Starring 


  • Natar Ungalaaq as Atanarjuat, "the fast runner"
  • Pakak Innuksuk as Amaqjuaq, "the strong one", Atanarjuat's older brother
  • Neeve Irngaut as Uluriaq, wife of Amaqjuaq
  • Felix Alaralak as Tulimaq, Atanarjuat's father
    • Stephen Qrunnut as Young Tulimaq
  • Kumaglaq, the young son of Atanarjuat and Atuat; namesake of the old camp leader.

Oki's family[edit]

  • Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq as Oki, Atanarjuat's rival
  • Lucy Tulugarjuk as Puja, Oki's spoiled sister
  • Apayata Kotierk as Kumaglak, the old camp leader
  • Madeline Ivalu as Panikpak, wife of Kumaglak, mother of Sauri, grandmother of Oki and Puja, and sister of Qulitalik
    • Mary Angutautuk as Young Panikpak
  • Pauloosie Qulitalik as Qulitalik, brother of Panikpak
    • Charlie Qulitalik as Young Qulitalik
  • Mary Qulitalik as Niriuniq, wife of Qulitalik
  • Eugene Ipkarnak as Sauri, camp leader
    • Eric Nutarariaq as Young Sauri

Others[edit]

  • Sylvia Ivalu as Atuat, sought as a wife by Atanarjuat and Oki
  • Abraham Ulayuruluk as Tungajuaq, the evil shaman
  • Luke Taqqaugaq as Pittiulak, Oki's sidekick
  • Alex Uttak as Pakak, Oki's sidekick


STARZ!, December 20, 2023. Soundtrack: "




Trivia: Language - Inuktitut. The first Inuktitut-language feature film. Filming locations - Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. 

Is considered by the filmmakers to be the first part of the "Fast Runner Trilogy", followed by The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006) and Before Tomorrow (2008). The three films don't follow each other narratively but rather are thematically linked, like Edgar Wright's "Three Colors Cornetto Trilogy" or Park Chan-wook's "Vengeance Trilogy".


Framing Agnes. 2022 (Canadian), Starring 

Chase Joynt

Angelica RossZackary DruckerJen RichardsMax Wolf ValerioSilas Howard and Stephen Ira. 


Carmen CarreraCarmen Carrera...Self (archive footage)
Katie CouricKatie Couric...Self (archive footage)
Laverne CoxLaverne Cox...Self (archive footage)
Zackary DruckerZackary Drucker...Agnes
Harold GarfinkelHarold Garfinkel...Self (archive footage)
Jules Gill-PetersonJules Gill-Peterson...Self
Silas HowardSilas Howard...Denny
Stephen IraStephen Ira
Christine JorgensenChristine Jorgensen...Self (archive footage)
Chase JoyntChase Joynt...Host
Jen RichardsJen Richards...Barbara
Joan RiversJoan Rivers...Self (archive footage)
Angelica RossAngelica Ross...Georgia
Kristen SchiltKristen Schilt...Self
Max Wolf ValerioMax Wolf Valerio...Henry (as Max Valerio)
Mike WallaceMike Wallace...Self (archive footage)


Crave, December 22, 2023. Soundtrack: "


White Christmas. 195?, Starring Rosemary Clooney, Vera Allen, Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. December 23, 2023, with Bethany Luther and Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "White Christmas."











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