Movies for August 2020: Close-Up and Adaptation

Carl is hosting in August and the movies to see are:

Close-Up (1990)

The true story of Hossain Sabzian that impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film.

Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Writer: Abbas Kiarostami
Stars: Hossain Sabzian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah

Available on Amazon Prime, YouTube
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/close-up

Adaptation (2002)

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

Director: Spike Jonze

Writers: Susan Orlean (book), Charlie Kaufman (screenplay)

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper

Available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV 

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/adaptation

Scores for July 2020 Films

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)  7.33 / 10
Touch of Evil (1958)  4.89 / 10

Films of Merit

• 30 Rock (TV series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496424/
• Chernoybl (TV series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7366338/
• Da 5 Bloods (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9777644/
• Harold and Maude (1971) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067185/
• Honeyland (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8991268/
• If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6963760/
• Just Mercy (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4916630/
• Medici (TV series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5057130/
• On Becoming a God in Central Florida (TV series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6398232/
• The Banker (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6285944/
• The Dish (2000) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205873/
• The Last Post (TV series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5133742/
• Virunga (2014) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3455224/