KNIVES OUT -- dir. Rian Johnson; Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, etc. etc.

That's...not what I expected

Radiohead, Beatles, just a classic rocker at heart.

I really hope this one culminates in someone attempting to bludgeon an innocent character with a glass onion

lol

"to see how the other half live" in the lyrics is a good sign

if it involves a locked room with dovetail joints though

Only one man can fix the hole in the ocean

have been trying to get my fix and can recommend, Evil Under the Sun, The Last of Sheila, Laura (1944), Death on the Nile (2022), The Thin Man (1934)

very open to recommendations, especially classic stuff, really any crime/mystery will do

and thanks for the advice already, this is where I came across Evil Under the Sun and The Last of Sheila

i've tried to watch Knives Out three times and just couldn't make it through - i think maybe i'm not cut out for the sardonic thing

The 70s Sleuth and Deathtrap should both qualify, right?

(watch Sleuth before or in preference to [show hidden text], if you haven't before.)

― bad luck banging, or Lorna Doone (sic), Friday, February 4, 2022 7:53 AM (five months ago)

Not a movie, but a rep for the Agatha book, Crooked House

There was an adaptation a few years ago with a pretty decent cast. Anyone seen it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crooked_House_(film)

So a bit more info here:

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/glass-onion-knives-out-2-release-date-photos

And Johnson specifically names Evil Under the Sun and The Last of Sheila as the two touchstones here so there ya go.

And this is the part I wanted to know:

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will premiere in select theaters on a to be announced date

Which will almost certainly mean my local Alamo so bring it on.

I may have seen this, but I am not at liberty to say that I think it's even better than the first one... oh. https://t.co/AvRJDuvtUH

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) September 8, 2022

And a full embed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xR_lBtEvSc

Have some fun

https://www.knivesoutmystery.com/

And good interview

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-14/netflix-glass-onion-knives-out-rian-johnson-star-wars-last-jedi-theatrical

Is this getting a short cinema release in the US as well? As far as I can tel it's getting one showing here as part of the BFI festival (Sunday week) and then that's it until it shows up on Netflix on Christmas week.

Johnson mentions in the interview I linked something's in the cards. Netflix has done limited theater releases before -- that's how I saw The Irishman -- so I wouldn't be surprised.

And speaking of theatrical showings

Alright! This is it! The follow up to Knives Out… Glass Onion! Thanksgiving! 600 theaters! ONE WEEK ONLY! Tickets on sale… RIGHT NOW!!! Get em while they’re hot! EXCLAMATION MARKS!! #glassonion 👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 https://t.co/FDfB8XYP8s pic.twitter.com/qZs0PYwOrr

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) October 10, 2022

Seems to be only midnight showings right now in the SF area.

Full array of shows where I am in NY, starting Wednesday 11/23. Still kinda hoping my Alamo will get it so I don't have to drive as far.

Yeah a refresh and a full slate is available. Works for me!

Oh and

People of the UK! Here’s the link for tickets: https://t.co/wDFn31qZPR

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) October 10, 2022

(Separately, seen a couple of posts indicating that a certain just-now-deceased old school star appears in the movie so Rian is two for two in killing off legends with these films. THE REAL MYSTERY.)

To say nothing of Carrie Fisher (who would have been great in these kind of thing)

Almost here, at least in theaters, and I did like this interview tidbit:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-11-16/daniel-craig-glass-onion-knives-out-netflix-james-bond

The soft pastels, creamy safari suits, high waists and jaunty neckerchiefs of Craig’s costumes in “Glass Onion” — which he described as a cross between Cary Grant in “To Catch a Thief” and Jacques Tati in “Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday” — signal a bolder, broader movie than “Knives Out.”

Promising!

I’m hoping this will be playing in the Austin area next week, and that I can talk my son into seeing it with me.

(Or maybe we’ll just watch it on Netflix.)

Anyone know if Netflix are getting the rights to the first film soon?

Want to rewatch it before seeing this

This was tons of fun. You don't need to see (or rewatch) the first one at all, not really. There are some great gags, many accidentally extremely well timed.

Finally saw the first one last night and IDGI - a few quality moments but a terrible whodunnit and not a good comedy, stretched 40 minutes too long.

milo offtm

Didn't love the first one, willing to believe the second one is a major improvement

Milo otm

still miles better that the recent kenneth branagh’s christie flicks

Hey, hi - Here's another clue for you all - GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY -- dir. Rian Johnson; Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monáe, etc etc