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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 6, 2019 21:27:32 GMT
Of course my "film festival has an audience of one - me. This year I started with a comedies, Woody Allen's "Love and Death" and "Nothing But Trouble" starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy and Demo Moore. Does anyone have some good suggestions for films to watch this month? I'm not into the slasher films or Freddy Kruger (but I also did watch John Carpenter's "Halloween" and "An American Werewolf in London", that's the bloodiest I like to get.) I already watched "Bell, Book, and Candle" even though that's considered a Xmas film and just finished watching "Blythe Spirit", I have to watch 25 more films.
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Post by spiderwort on Oct 7, 2019 13:46:44 GMT
It sounds like you're looking for lighter films. Don't know if you've seen these, but I like them: The Trouble with Harry (1955) - Alfred Hitchcock (and it's funny) Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) - Vincent Minnelli (crosses seasonal lines) Dead Poet's Society (1989) - Peter Weir (right season, I think) On Golden Pond (1981) - Mark Rydell (not really funny, but uplifting)
Marvin's Room (1996) - Jerry Zaks (again, not really funny but uplifting)
That's all I can think of right now, and you may already have seen them. I'll keep thinking. |
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 7, 2019 13:56:06 GMT
I have "The Trouble with Harry" (early Beaver Cleaver) and "Meet Me in St. Louis" (loved that bonfire scene), I'll have to get the other 3, thanks for the suggestions!!!
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Oct 7, 2019 15:34:49 GMT
Hi Wicked,I hope you had a good weekend,and it looks like you've had some great viewings. Being October,I'll recommend the Bela Thriller/Horror Invisible Ghost (1941),featuring neat twists which rise it above other low budget flicks of the era. Full film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RzjqFbUr_U |
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Post by divtal on Oct 7, 2019 18:28:39 GMT
I like to watch Arsenic and Old Lace on Halloween. The opening scene takes place on Halloween, and it gets funnier, and "scarier," after that.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 7, 2019 19:14:59 GMT
Hi Wicked,I hope you had a good weekend,and it looks like you've had some great viewings. Being October,I'll recommend the Bela Thriller/Horror Invisible Ghost (1941),featuring neat twists which rise it above other low budget flicks of the era. Full film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RzjqFbUr_UThank you, I will watch this!!!
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 7, 2019 19:16:22 GMT
I like to watch Arsenic and Old Lace on Halloween. The opening scene takes place on Halloween, and it gets funnier, and "scarier," after that. I love Arsenic and Old Lace, I don't have the DVD yet but I need to add it to my collection. Thanks.
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Post by teddybear on Oct 7, 2019 19:18:46 GMT
Have fun.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 9, 2019 20:24:49 GMT
Hey wkm, I thought of a couple more. Because I don't know exactly what you're looking for, I don't know for sure if they fit. But I've always enjoyed them, two classic Bob Hope comedy thrillers with Paulette Goddard: The Ghost Breakers (1940) The Cat and the Canary (1939)Perfect!!!I've forgotten about those 2 movies, I have to see if they are available on DVD and not too expensive. I'm looking for movies with a certain "atmosphere" or just Halloween fun. They don't have to be Halloween movies. I just watched The Innocents with Deborah Kerr. Tomorrow I'm watching an old favorite, "Lady in White." Friday I'm watching "Jack the Bear."
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 11, 2019 17:10:11 GMT
One of my fav-or-ite thrillers, Wait Until Dark (1967). The dialog never mentions the season but it takes place in Greenwich Village, NYC, there's no snow, but everybody wears heavy jackets outside, signifying (to me) that it is Fall. The scream moment was, I believe, the first in what became a cliche that exists to today.
A few other Edge-Of-Your-Seaters. Even if you've seen them multiple times before, they are always good for one more chill.
Night Of The Hunter / Charles Laughton (1955)
Le Salaire De La Paur (The Wages Of Fear) / Henri-George Clouzot (1953)
Du Rififi Chez Les Hommes / Jules Dassin (1955)
D.O.A. / Rudolph Maté (1950)
The Thing / Christian Nyby (1951)
The Manchurian Candidate / John Frankenheimer (1962)
The Birds / Alfred Hitchcock (1963)
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 11, 2019 20:04:53 GMT
Thanks for the list mikef6. I'm a big fan of Jules Dassin and Alfred Hitchcock. I'm going to try to get some of these DVD's, I already have The Birds. Thanks again.
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