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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 19, 2019 6:08:57 GMT
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Post by louise on Oct 19, 2019 7:30:43 GMT
Waking Ned (1998). Whimsical comedy set in Ireland. Ian Bannen and David Kelly discover that someone in the small village they live in has won the Lottery. When they eventually track down the winner, Ned Divine, they find he is dead, with the lottery ticket clutched in his hand, presumably having died from excitement at winning. They hatch an elaborate scheme for pretending he is still alive so they can claim the winnings. It is quite amusing.
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Post by louise on Oct 19, 2019 11:30:03 GMT
Funny Face (1957). Kay Thompson is the editor of a fashion magazine who wants to go for a more intellectual approach, so she and photographer Fred Astaire go to a bookshop and persuade the brainy girl working in the shop (Audrey Hepburn) to model for them. They all end up in Paris where of course Astaire and Hepburn fall in love. Delightful
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Post by louise on Oct 20, 2019 5:50:31 GMT
Desert Mice (1959). Amusing comedy about a concert party in Africa during WW2. Excellent cast including Sid James, Dora Bryan, Irene Handl and Alfred Marks.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 20, 2019 7:20:16 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 20, 2019 7:42:06 GMT
MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM 1932 - Creepy film with pre-code surprises like discussions of suicide, bootlegging, drug use, and a reporter asking a cop "how's your sex life?" I am puzzled by the ending though--why did the reporter look out the window at Gavin Gordon who seemed to be waiting for her and decide to marry the editor? Maybe I missed something?
THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF 1973 The legend goes that Kerwin Matthews looked in the mirror with his wolf makeup on and said to himself: "kid, it's time to find another business." He quit acting not long after and opened a furniture store. This also has Elaine Devry (Mickey Rooney wife #4 or maybe #5?) I keep telling myself I should watch more of her movies--this is pretty much the only one I check out regularly. The highlight is of course Brother Christopher the far out Christian hippie preacher and his "freaky dame" sidekick. For 1973 the wolfman makeup is something of a SPFX advancement, giving him an elongated jaw. They don't wait for a big reveal either-showing him right at the beginning (several of the father werewolf shots are the one from the start as his coat changes from red to blue).
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Post by jeffersoncody on Oct 20, 2019 8:45:22 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 20, 2019 22:20:44 GMT
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002).
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 21, 2019 7:49:40 GMT
Planet of the Apes (2001).
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Post by louise on Oct 23, 2019 6:24:29 GMT
Ever Since Eve (1937). ~Absurd and funny comedy about a secretary (Marion Davies) who disguises herself in order to get a job with a female publisher who only hires plain secretaries (she doesn't want her male writers distracted from work). She is sent to work for Robert Montgomery who then meets her in her undisguised form so she has to pretend to be someone else, and complications ensue. Very amusing.
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Post by louise on Oct 23, 2019 6:36:03 GMT
My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937). Maureen O'Sullivan as a feminist who inherits a newspaper from a distant relative. She is indignant to find that the editor, Walter Pidgeon, won't employ any women on his paper. However, as she is now the owner, he has no choice but to agree when she insists on being allowed to be a reporter. She finds being a reporter tougher than she had imagined. Entertaining comedy with Edna May Oliver very good as O'Sullivan's maiden aunt.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 23, 2019 7:24:58 GMT
HOMICIDAL 1961 - Decent Psycho-inspired film by William Castle. I guessed the twist half-way through but still, it was well done. This is just the type of creative rip-off you don't see anymore. Instead of devoting resources to something like that, they just do another Halloween sequel.
COLOR ME BLOOD RED 1965 Holy Bananas! It's a girl's leg! The kids in this were very natural--if ad-libbing amateurs were well cast.
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Post by louise on Oct 23, 2019 13:58:54 GMT
Forsaking All Others (1934). Romantic comedy with Joan Crawford in a love triangle with Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery. Charles Butterworth very funny as Gable's bemused friend, and Billie Burke delightfully dithery as Crawford's anxious guardian.
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Post by louise on Oct 23, 2019 15:31:20 GMT
Love On the Run (1938). Amusing comedy with Clark Gable and Franchot Tone as rival reporters chasing runaway bride Joan Crawford.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Oct 23, 2019 16:54:47 GMT
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) Just as great as the first!
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Post by teleadm on Oct 23, 2019 17:43:12 GMT
Chinatown 1974, directed by Roman Polanski A 1970s style 1940s movie in the private detective Sam Spade/Phillip Marlowe territory genre. Were did all the water disappear? and why was J.J. Gittes sent on a wild goose chase? and what was the real purpose to involve him? Well that is what private detective J.J. Gittes is trying to figure out during this movie, with many false clues along the way. A very stylish and well-made movie with great little details everywhere, that I rate high. Even if I'm not sure if I got all the loose ends together at the end.
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Post by louise on Oct 24, 2019 17:08:32 GMT
Dancing Lady (1933). Joan Crawford as an aspiring dancer trying to get a part in a broadway show produced by Clark Gable, meanwhile being pursued by society playboy Franchot Tone. Also notable as the first film appearance by Fred Astaire, playing himself, and dancing with Crawford.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 25, 2019 7:30:39 GMT
WITCHMAKER aka THE LEGEND OF WITCH HOLLOW 1969 -- If you hated Blair Witch for its found footage nothingness then this is the film to erase the experience. It is produced by LQ Jones and has a higher budget look--think Horror Hotel or the Devil Rides Out with a little dash of Evil Dead if set in the 1960s. Closest thing I have seen to an American version of Hammer Gothic-style with the use of spooky swamp locations. Not a spfx-focused affair but as a curio of late 60s independent horror film with a professional cast and some really good looking witches.
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Post by louise on Oct 25, 2019 9:08:59 GMT
Weekend With Lulu (1961). A group of English people going away in a caravan for the weekend accidentally end up in France and have a lot of complications while trying to get back home again, including getting mixed up with the Tour de France. Daft but quite amusing comedy, with Irene Handl outstanding.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 25, 2019 14:23:19 GMT
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