Chris White

Spiritual/philosophical ronin. #USNavy vet. Practitioner of xingyi, JKD, & Kirk Fu. I apply nerd to all things. George Lucas Loyalist.

[Chris White @evyllsummer]

(Thread) 1) Ok, something I’ve never really understood, lo these many years since I saw #StarWars #EpisodeV in the theater: why do so many people still think Luke made a mistake leaving Dagobah?

Is it as simple as this: because Yoda and Ben said so?

[Timeless Films @axaxia92]

Inside joke is the pinnacle of the 90s! 🔥

In Maverick (1994), Danny Glover suddenly appeared, looked at Mel Gibson and muttered: "I'm getting too old for this shit."

Funny, intelligent and nostalgic Cameo Lethal Weapon. Anyone who sees it must laugh out loud! 😂

[Gangster Cinema Central @GangsterCinema]

Michael Mann on the pivotal scene in Heat when Ashley Judd’s character Charlene chooses to warn Chris instead of giving him up to the police - despite knowing what it’s going to cost her:

“In this scene, I confess I’m stunned with how wonderful Ashley Judd is; the expressions on her face as she processes all her options and what she has to do - and then she waves them off.

She’s established early in the film as a practical, emotionally mature adult trying to put together a small family. And those are her values. They are family values.

She knows that she ought to cooperate with the police and she ought to let Chris (Val Kilmer) fall. That would protect her child, and no instinct is more profound or powerful than the maternal instinct she has right there.

And she’s set up for us to expect that she will do exactly that- even though the anguish would be intense, she would give up Chris to protect the family unit that remains.

But when she goes to do that on the porch, she sees him and can’t help herself. She’s in love with the guy. You can see her face processing those choices, the endearment she feels for him, and then she does the irrational act and waves them off.

In that moment, we see a look on Ashley’s face, we see a sense of what her future is going to be — which is going to be grim.

And it’s there again when she closes her eyes as Drucker tells Vincent that the man was not Chris. But of course - it was.

And then this is the final moment of Ashley Judd/Charlene Shiherlis in the film: an awareness of the separation from her man, an awareness of what her future holds for her. And with Chris, there’s a parallel moment of realization.”

From the director’s commentary track off the Heat Blu-ray

[Samuel J. May @sjmay92]

Remembering legendary DoP. Conrad L. Hall, born 100 years ago today ~ Road To Perdition (2002) #botd

[StarWarsOG @TheStarWarsOG]

"The definitive reference book of its time, it collects all the elements introduced into the Star Wars canon by two decades of Expanded Universe publishing,"

[The Movie Professor 🎬🎥📺 @FunMovieTVFan]

Happy Father's Day!

[DepressedBergman @DannyDrinksWine]

This scene in "Top Secret" (1984) where Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge go into the Swedish bookstore & talk to the owner, Peter Cushing, was staged, shot in English, and then run backward to make the dialogue sound "Swedish". Playing the scene backwards, all the dialogue is exactly what is shown in the subtitles except for the title of the book that Hillary asks for. The title she actually asks for is "Europe On Five Quaaludes A Day".

Roger Ebert's thoughts on this scene:

"The movie is physical humor, sight gags, puns, double meanings, satire, weird choreography, scatalogical outrages, and inanity. One particular sequence, however, is such an original example of specifically cinematic humor that I’d like to discuss it at length. (Do not read further if you don’t like to understand jokes before laughing at them.)

The sequence involves a visit by the hero to a Swedish bookshop. Never mind why he goes there. The scene depends for its inspiration on this observation: People who run tape recorders backward often say that English, played backward, sounds like Swedish (especially, of course, to people who do not speak Swedish). What “Top Secret!” does is to film an entire scene and play it backward, so that the dialogue sounds Swedish, and then translate it into English subtitles. This is funny enough at the beginning, but it becomes inspired at the end, when the scene finally gives itself away."

("Top Secret!", Roger Ebert, 1984 & IMDb)

P.S: On this day, 42 years ago, "Top Secret" (1984) was released in the USA.

[Todd Spence @Todd_Spence]

Prince was such a massive fan of THE MUPPETS, he asked if he could host the Muppets Tonight show in 1997, leading to one of the rare instances we saw a more comedic version of himself instead of the quiet and reserved persona fans were used to 😂👏

[Vashi Nedomansky, ACE @vashikoo]

MANHUNTER
Michael Mann is not showing Will Graham “dreaming.” He is showing the case infecting the only beautiful place left in his mind. Will is starting to see the world through the killer's eyes. Great insights from a new interview:

[Old Time Football 🏈 @Ol_TimeFootball]

I can’t see shit, can you?

[Timeless Films @axaxia92]

After 20 years, Band of Brothers is still the pinnacle that no one can pass. War, brotherhood, and heart-wreating moments. A real masterpiece! 💥

[The Sting @TheStingisBack]

In 1981, The Cannonball Run (45 today) hijacked the 20th Century Fox logo, turning it into a tiny car chase capped by Burt Reynolds’ legendary laugh. This gag is missing from many home releases/TV airings. I've also tacked on the intro… for THAT 1979 Lamborghini Countach.

[Chris White @evyllsummer]

*enjoy rewatching it, that should say, grrr…

[Chris White @evyllsummer]

Viggo (and Harris) are fantastic in this, but I hate the character of Alli SO MUCH that I can’t really enjoying rewatching it.

[Gkings23 Wills💎 90s 🎥 🎬 @gkingsventures]

Viggo Mortensen
Even though it didn't do all that good at the box office, as far as I'm concerned it was one of the best Western ever made

[Cyber Punk @11cyberpunk]

Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar (Slane Castle - Meath, Ireland - June 8, 2019)

[Noirchick In Old Hollywood @Noirchick1]

Who is your favorite detective pair in film?

[Epic Clip Vault @EpicClipVault]

Darth Vader with a .50 cal might be the hardest thing I’ve ever seen.

[Chris White @evyllsummer]

Craig Goldy showmanship really matches Dio…

[Mike Damone @damone_mike]

Release
Pearl Jam
1991

[Johnny B. Good @Cat5SMASHICANE]

God, I miss the old SNL. The jeopardy skits with Sean Connery always made me laugh uncontrollably! I have to say that they are probably my favorite of all. 🤣🤣🤣

[M.T. Grave @MTGraveStudio]

What's your favorite action sequence in a film?