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Post by hi224 on Apr 6, 2020 0:47:23 GMT
I watched Scorpio the other day and while not an amazing film made me look into Winners filmography more.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 6, 2020 1:36:10 GMT
I liked that one and some of his Bronson films (The Stone Killer).
Not a fan of his Death Wish films though.
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Post by cynthiagreen on Apr 6, 2020 12:15:13 GMT
I've seen 27 of his movies and I wouldn't recommend a single one The least awful are probably THE SYSTEM, HANNIBAL BROOKS (if you are 11 years old), LAWMAN or A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL THE SENTINEL certainly managed to trap an astonishing cast (everyone from Ava Gardner to Christopher Walken) in such low rent mumbo jumbo. My brother was an extra in PARTING SHOTS I'd give I'LL NEVER FORGET WHATS'IS;NAME another go though Anyone recommend SCREAM FOR HELP? IMHO he had greater success as a restaurant critic (cf Winner's Dinners) than as a Director. They are a good laugh so here is a couple of samples and a link to the collected works "Now I can say with total confidence, "The worst meal I ever had in my life in respect of food, ambience and service was at the Shepperton Studios restaurant on October 23, 2003.Of NOBU "I spent, without doubt, the most awful evening of my life there. It was horrific. Ghastly beyond belief. A total nightmare. And, believe me, that's being kind.
Winner's Dinners
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 11, 2020 15:10:28 GMT
He had a bad reputation as a film director. By some accounts he was a tyrant, a misogynistic pig, and treated supporting actors like shit. I attended a Chris Sarandon Q&A session at a fan convention, and he said Winner actually made fun of the people with deformities on the set of The Sentinel.
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Post by london777 on Apr 11, 2020 16:43:51 GMT
A thoroughly obnoxious man, within the business and outside. I presume he must have had a few files on people to keep getting work. Although he did bring in pics on time and within budget, so I guess that counts for a lot. West 11 (1963) was very decent. Gritty account of an area of London I frequented around that time. He was cruisin' for a bruisin' when he remade The Big Sleep (1978) in a UK setting, with a mainly UK cast. But if we were not familiar with the Hawks version we might consider it a decent neo-noir.
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