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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 4:18:54 GMT
OSS 117 Mission to Tokyo Bond stalwart Terence Young provided the story to the film. I watched this back to back with You Only Live Twice and there were quite a few similarities. Did you watch this on DVD/blu ray?
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Jan 15, 2019 8:29:03 GMT
Strange Invaders (1983). Directed by Michael Laughlin, with Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid, Michael Lerner, Louise Fletcher, Charles Lane, et al. DVR'd from recent MGM HD telecast. Repeat viewing for me.
Interesting, off-beat and rather atmospheric sci-fi "horror" tale, although it's more creepy than scary. It has a bit of a choppy feel to it - some scenes feel rushed, other bits and pieces seem missing altogether, but on the whole it's a fairly good film. Some excellent 1950s vintage cars make their appearance here and there, plus a couple of cars get blown up in spectacular fashion. Some good special effects, too.
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Post by vegalyra on Jan 15, 2019 14:57:21 GMT
OSS 117 Mission to Tokyo Bond stalwart Terence Young provided the story to the film. I watched this back to back with You Only Live Twice and there were quite a few similarities. Did you watch this on DVD/blu ray? Yes, I have the Kino Lorber Classics blu ray. It has 5 OSS 117 films on it. They look like brand new films. They are in French with English subtitles.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 20:56:51 GMT
Did you watch this on DVD/blu ray? Yes, I have the Kino Lorber Classics blu ray. It has 5 OSS 117 films on it. They look like brand new films. They are in French with English subtitles. That’s great I’m going to have to look into them. Kino Lieberman no longer puts out shoddy prints of classic films like they used to.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 15, 2019 21:14:33 GMT
THE TRYGON FACTOR 1966 Based on an Edgar Wallace novel, Stewart Granger is investigating a convent where a murder happened. It is run by a weird family with a childish son and masculine daughter (which has significance to the identity of the mystery murderer). They filmed two versions, one for English and other for German audiences and gave him a different police commissioner in each. In the UK version, it is James Robertson Justice.
PS I have watched some of those OSS 117 films. I need to find an english dub version of a Kerwin Matthews one--if it exists.
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Post by kijii on Jan 16, 2019 6:52:19 GMT
Seen on DVD
Nicholas Ray made two great epic movies, and they were made back-to-back: King of Kings (1961), [2h 48 min] and 55 Days at Peking (1963) [2h 34min]. Both movies are filled with a large cast of major performers. While King of Kings was far more familiar to audiences, most people know very little about Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900. I certainly include myself in the later group. So, after seeing the movie, I looked up some of the History of this conflict and found the following: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion.
The movie is complicated since there were so many sides to the conflict. However, this movie covers the 55 Days that the eight-nation alliance was able to hold itself together until they were finally rescued by promised troops.
There a lot of explosions and fight scenes in the movie. Sometimes it is hard to understand who is killing whom. I believe that the character's in the story are fictious, but the overall history behind the story is basically true--probably.
I liked Ava Gardner's character in this movie in that she had an interesting history. Baroness Natalie Ivanoff (Ava Gardner): What should I tell you, Major? Maj. Matt Lewis (Charlton Heston): Well, that you're happy I'm with you. Baroness Natalie Ivanoff : Are you always this direct? Maj. Matt Lewis : I'm a Marine, ma'am. I don't have much time.
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi (Dowager Empress) Tzu-Hsi (Flora Robson): The boxer bandits will be dealt with, but the anger of the Chinese people cannot be quieted so easily. The Germans have seized Kiaochow, the Russians have seized Port Arthur, the French have obtained concessions in Yunnan, Kwan See and Kwantang. In all, 13 of the 18 provinces of China are under foreign control. Foreign warships occupy our harbours, foreign armies occupy our forts, foreign merchants administer our banks, foreign gods disturb the spirit of our ancestors. Is it surprising that our people are aroused? Sir Arthur Robertson (David Niven) : Your Majesty if you permit me to observe, the violence of the Boxers will not redress the grievances of China. Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi : China is a prostrate cow, the powers are not content milking her, but must also butcher her. Sir Arthur Robertson: If China is a cow, Your Majesty, she is indeed a marvelous animal. She gives meat as well as milk, and yet grows stronger.
(Dowager Empress) Tzu-Hsi (Flora Robson) Of course there is a complicated "story line" here, but it is best summarized by this synopsis: In the summer of 1900, starvation is widespread in China, affecting more than 100 million peasants. Close to a thousand foreigners from various western industrialized countries exploit their positions inside Peking's legations, seeking control of the weakened nation. The Boxers oppose the westerners and their Christian religion and plan to drive them out.
The turmoil in China worsens as the Boxer secret societies gain tacit approval from the Dowager Empress Cixi (Flora Robson). With 13 of China's 18 provinces forced into territorial concessions by those colonial powers, frustration over foreign encroachment boils over when the Empress encourages the Boxers to attack all foreigners in Peking and the rest of China. When the Empress condones the assassination of the German ambassador and "suggests" the foreigners leave, a violent siege of Peking's foreign legations district erupts. Peking's foreign embassies are gripped by terror, as the Boxers set about killing Christians in an anti-western nationalistic fever.
The head of the US military garrison is US Marine Major Matt Lewis (Charlton Heston), an experienced China hand who knows local conditions well. A love interest blossoms between him and Baroness Natasha Ivanoff (Ava Gardner), a Russian aristocrat, who it is revealed had an affair with a Chinese General, causing her Russian husband to commit suicide. The Russian Imperial Minister, who is Natasha's brother-in-law, has revoked her visa in an attempt to recover a valuable necklace. Although the Baroness tries leaving Peking as the siege begins, she returns to Major Lewis and volunteers in the hospital, which is battered by the siege and is running out of supplies. To help the defenders, the Baroness exchanges her valuable necklace for medical supplies and food, but she is wounded in the process and later dies.
Lewis leads the small contingent of 400 multinational soldiers and American Marines defending the compound. As the siege worsens, Maj. Lewis forms an alliance with the senior officer at the British Embassy, Sir Arthur Robinson (David Niven), pending the arrival of a British relief force. After hearing that the force has been repulsed by Chinese forces, Maj. Lewis and Sir Arthur succeed in blowing up a Chinese ammunition dump.
As the foreign defenders conserve food and water, while trying to save hungry children, the Empress continues plotting with the Boxers by supplying aid from her Chinese troops. Eventually, a foreign relief force from the Eight-Nation Alliance arrives and puts down the Boxer's rebellion. The troops reach Peking on the 55th day and, following the Battle of Peking, lift the siege of the foreign legations. The film ends by foreshadowing the demise of the Qing Dynasty, rulers of China for the previous two and a half centuries.
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Jan 16, 2019 7:27:21 GMT
State of Grace (1990). Directed by Phil Joanou, Michael Lee Baron (co-director), with Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John C. Reilly, John Turturro. DVR'd off of MGM HD telecast. First (and last) viewing for me.
Another brutal mob movie, this one about a young undercover policeman (Sean Penn) who returns to his NYC Hell's Kitchen neighborhood to infiltrate the Irish mob run by the family of his best friend (Gary Oldman). Pretty violent movie, with not really any likeable character in the whole story. Oldman's performance was over-the-top, but that still didn't make him a likeable or admirable character. Won't be watching this one again - once was more than enough.
I did enjoy a brief scene near the end, where Kathleen (Robin Wright) appears at a St. Patty's Day parade... wearing red (i.e., not green). Very rich with symbolism.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 16, 2019 8:09:41 GMT
I do enjoy those Bronston epics (El Cid, 55 Days, Fall of the Roman Empire). IMO they put to shame Hollywood efforts of the era--much more dramatic and engrossing.
10 TO MIDNIGHT 1983 - One of the better Bronson epics (ha I see what I did) by Cannon. When it comes to sex maniac movies, Cannon delivers. I was shocked to learn recently that Andrew Stevens was the son of Stella! Lisa Eilbacher has very strong presence. Should have had more leading role opportunities. But there's a potential IMDB mystery here. Why is Anne (daughter of June) Lockhart listed as murder victim? Where is she? I could have sworn I spotted her in the secretary office scene but if not there, who was she? Deleted scene?
Some of the film's mysteries are solved much easier.
"You know what this is for, Warren? It's for JACKING OFF!"
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Post by vegalyra on Jan 16, 2019 14:52:16 GMT
Seen on DVD
Nicholas Ray made two great epic movies, and they were made back-to-back: King of Kings (1961), [2h 48 min] and 55 Days at Peking (1963) [2h 34min]. Both movies are filled with a large cast of major performers. While King of Kings was far more familiar to audiences, most people know very little about Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900. I certainly include myself in the later group. So, after seeing the movie, I looked up some of the History of this conflict and found the following: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion.
The movie is complicated since there were so many sides to the conflict. However, this movie covers the 55 Days that the eight-nation alliance was able to hold itself together until they were finally rescued by promised troops:
Of course there is a complicated "story line" here, but it is best summarized by this synopsis: In the summer of 1900, starvation is widespread in China, affecting more than 100 million peasants. Close to a thousand foreigners from various western industrialized countries exploit their positions inside Peking's legations, seeking control of the weakened nation. The Boxers oppose the westerners and their Christian religion and plan to drive them out.
The turmoil in China worsens as the Boxer secret societies gain tacit approval from the Dowager Empress Cixi (Flora Robson). With 13 of China's 18 provinces forced into territorial concessions by those colonial powers, frustration over foreign encroachment boils over when the Empress encourages the Boxers to attack all foreigners in Peking and the rest of China. When the Empress condones the assassination of the German ambassador and "suggests" the foreigners leave, a violent siege of Peking's foreign legations district erupts. Peking's foreign embassies are gripped by terror, as the Boxers set about killing Christians in an anti-western nationalistic fever.
The head of the US military garrison is US Marine Major Matt Lewis (Charlton Heston), an experienced China hand who knows local conditions well. A love interest blossoms between him and Baroness Natasha Ivanoff (Ava Gardner), a Russian aristocrat, who it is revealed had an affair with a Chinese General, causing her Russian husband to commit suicide. The Russian Imperial Minister, who is Natasha's brother-in-law, has revoked her visa in an attempt to recover a valuable necklace. Although the Baroness tries leaving Peking as the siege begins, she returns to Major Lewis and volunteers in the hospital, which is battered by the siege and is running out of supplies. To help the defenders, the Baroness exchanges her valuable necklace for medical supplies and food, but she is wounded in the process and later dies.
Lewis leads the small contingent of 400 multinational soldiers and American Marines defending the compound. As the siege worsens, Maj. Lewis forms an alliance with the senior officer at the British Embassy, Sir Arthur Robinson (David Niven), pending the arrival of a British relief force. After hearing that the force has been repulsed by Chinese forces, Maj. Lewis and Sir Arthur succeed in blowing up a Chinese ammunition dump.
As the foreign defenders conserve food and water, while trying to save hungry children, the Empress continues plotting with the Boxers by supplying aid from her Chinese troops. Eventually, a foreign relief force from the Eight-Nation Alliance arrives and puts down the Boxer's rebellion. The troops reach Peking on the 55th day and, following the Battle of Peking, lift the siege of the foreign legations. The film ends by foreshadowing the demise of the Qing Dynasty, rulers of China for the previous two and a half centuries.
Great film! Wish there was a Region A blu ray. I have the old widescreen laserdisc. Was this the film that caused Nicholas Ray to have a nervous breakdown? I might be thinking of something completely different.
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Post by kijii on Jan 16, 2019 15:03:46 GMT
Seen on DVD
Nicholas Ray made two great epic movies, and they were made back-to-back: King of Kings (1961), [2h 48 min] and 55 Days at Peking (1963) [2h 34min]. Both movies are filled with a large cast of major performers. While King of Kings was far more familiar to audiences, most people know very little about Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900. I certainly include myself in the later group. So, after seeing the movie, I looked up some of the History of this conflict and found the following: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion.
The movie is complicated since there were so many sides to the conflict. However, this movie covers the 55 Days that the eight-nation alliance was able to hold itself together until they were finally rescued by promised troops:
Of course there is a complicated "story line" here, but it is best summarized by this synopsis: In the summer of 1900, starvation is widespread in China, affecting more than 100 million peasants. Close to a thousand foreigners from various western industrialized countries exploit their positions inside Peking's legations, seeking control of the weakened nation. The Boxers oppose the westerners and their Christian religion and plan to drive them out.
The turmoil in China worsens as the Boxer secret societies gain tacit approval from the Dowager Empress Cixi (Flora Robson). With 13 of China's 18 provinces forced into territorial concessions by those colonial powers, frustration over foreign encroachment boils over when the Empress encourages the Boxers to attack all foreigners in Peking and the rest of China. When the Empress condones the assassination of the German ambassador and "suggests" the foreigners leave, a violent siege of Peking's foreign legations district erupts. Peking's foreign embassies are gripped by terror, as the Boxers set about killing Christians in an anti-western nationalistic fever.
The head of the US military garrison is US Marine Major Matt Lewis (Charlton Heston), an experienced China hand who knows local conditions well. A love interest blossoms between him and Baroness Natasha Ivanoff (Ava Gardner), a Russian aristocrat, who it is revealed had an affair with a Chinese General, causing her Russian husband to commit suicide. The Russian Imperial Minister, who is Natasha's brother-in-law, has revoked her visa in an attempt to recover a valuable necklace. Although the Baroness tries leaving Peking as the siege begins, she returns to Major Lewis and volunteers in the hospital, which is battered by the siege and is running out of supplies. To help the defenders, the Baroness exchanges her valuable necklace for medical supplies and food, but she is wounded in the process and later dies.
Lewis leads the small contingent of 400 multinational soldiers and American Marines defending the compound. As the siege worsens, Maj. Lewis forms an alliance with the senior officer at the British Embassy, Sir Arthur Robinson (David Niven), pending the arrival of a British relief force. After hearing that the force has been repulsed by Chinese forces, Maj. Lewis and Sir Arthur succeed in blowing up a Chinese ammunition dump.
As the foreign defenders conserve food and water, while trying to save hungry children, the Empress continues plotting with the Boxers by supplying aid from her Chinese troops. Eventually, a foreign relief force from the Eight-Nation Alliance arrives and puts down the Boxer's rebellion. The troops reach Peking on the 55th day and, following the Battle of Peking, lift the siege of the foreign legations. The film ends by foreshadowing the demise of the Qing Dynasty, rulers of China for the previous two and a half centuries.
Great film! Wish there was a Region A blu ray. I have the old widescreen laserdisc. Was this the film that caused Nicholas Ray to have a nervous breakdown? I might be thinking of something completely different. I wouldn't be surprised if his "nervous breakdown." Here is what his IMDb bio say about this period of his life: Both of his big-budget movies were shot in Spain and they seem to have used a tremendous amount of resources, including many big name actors of the day.
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Post by teleadm on Jan 16, 2019 18:59:00 GMT
The Boys from Brazil 1978, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, based on a novel by Ira Levin, staring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen, Steve Guttenberg, Denholm Elliott, Rosemary Harris, John Dehner, Jeremy Black, Bruno Ganz, Walter Gotell, John Rubenstein, Adele Meara and others. Thriller-drama "Barry Kohler (Guttenberg), a young Nazi hunter, tracks down a group of former SS officers meeting in Paraguay in the late 1970s. The Nazis, led by Dr Mengele (Peck), are planning something. Old Nazi hunter, Ezra Lieberman (Olivier), is at first uninterested in Kohler's findings. But when he is told something of their plan, he is eager to find out more. Lieberman visits several homes in Europe and the U.S. in order to uncover the Nazi plot. It is at one of these houses he notices something strange, which turns out to be a horrible discovery...". Thriller with science-fiction undertones, at least back in 1978, that is a well-made movie with well-known veteran actors in the leads. We follow two paralell stories, one is the execution of Mengele's fantastic and fanatic plot to murder selected persons in USA, Canada and Norther Europe, the other story is the Nazi-hunter's detective-like work to piece clues together while he unwittingly crosses paths with the Mengele plan. The movie holds up well until the final showdown, that I thought was a bit of a disappointment. Great use of locations in Vienna, Salzburg, London and Pennsylvania, with Portugal standing in for Paraguay. Back in 1976 when the novel was published there was still a great mystery surrounding Mengele and what he might have done and was doing in South-America, but now we know that he did not do anything like described in the plot, so the whole story in the novel and the movie should be considered pure fiction. The real Mengele died rather poor in a stroke on a beach outside Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1979. The movie was nominated for three Oscars, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Olivier), Best Film Editing and Best Music, Original Score (Jerry Goldsmith).
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Post by teleadm on Jan 17, 2019 18:39:45 GMT
Look Back in Anger 1959, directed by Tony Richardson, based on a play by John Osborne, staring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Mary Ure, Dame Edith Evans, Gary Raymond, Glen Byam Shaw, Donald Pleasance and others. British Drama "A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values". One of those famous movies that I didn't understand why they are famous, not saying that it is a bad movie. There are amny good and interesting things too in this movie. Richard Burton's character is at war with the whole world, most of it goes out over his poor wife (Ure), in fact I found him very repulsive, he want's "everything and nothing" as he says to one of the few persons he is nice to, an old lady (Evans) who sold her spot on a market square to him. They are renting a home in a very depressing buildings' loft apartment. Disrupting their lives is an actress friend (Bloom) of the wife (Ure) who moves in with them. The story takes place in the era of the British Trad Jazz Boom (Chris Barber is frequent on the soundtrack) and "the angry young man", an era I'm not familiar with myself, and maybe that is why it didn't move me at all and felt left out, or it has aged badly. Movies that is very in the moment of it's time sometimes tends to age quickly. Great use of locations in London and Essex, locations that are seldom or never seen in tourist brochures.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 17, 2019 22:04:17 GMT
Lebowskidoo 🦞 FINALLY saw it .. and you were right ! Fav scenes ? Sam Elliott at the bowling alley, Folgers ceremony. flight over LA Thanks for being such a Dude-er … he does abide !
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 17, 2019 23:13:24 GMT
Lebowskidoo 🦞 FINALLY saw it .. and you were right ! Fav scenes ? Sam Elliott at the bowling alley, Folgers ceremony. flight over LA Thanks for being such a Dude-er … he does abide ! Finally! So glad you enjoyed it. You can always expect the unexpected from the Coens, each movie is to be savored like the good stuff!
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Post by kijii on Jan 18, 2019 7:16:26 GMT
Born to Be Bad (1950) / Nicholas Ray Seen on DVD
I watched this whole movie only to realize that I had seen it before.
The seemly sweet Christabel (Joan Fontaine) arrives into the rarefied San Francisco atmosphere of some very privileged people. These people include: a struggling writer, Nick (Robert Ryan); his potential publisher (and Christabel's uncle), John Caine (Harold Vermilyea); his secretary, Donna (Joan Leslie); and the rich man Donna is about to marry, Curtis (Zachary Scott).
[The idea of throwing Gobby (Mel Ferrer) into the story as a struggling painter (and everyone's friend) just seems like a plot device to hold the hold story together. But, his place in the story becomes better known by the end of the movie.] Christabel Caine Carey (Joan Fontaine): You don't care very much for women, do you? Gabriel 'Gobby' Broome (Mel Ferrer): My dear girl, apart from painting my major occupation is convincing women's husbands that I'm harmless. The story plot has Christabel staying with Donna, for a shot time. She has come to San Francisco to take over the secretarial duties for her uncle (after Donna's planned married to Curtis). Christabel needs to acquire some secretarial skills, at some business classes, before moving in to her new job. However, she shows little interest in learning secretarial skills. Her plan involves winning over Curtis--through a series of ploys--before Donna marries him, and she uses almost everyone in her newly-discovered surrounding circle friends to achieve her goal. She is just "born to be bad."
[The DVD shows that this movie has an alternative ending which may have been a step too far. It would have been like hitting the audience over the head with the obvious. The alternative ending the one that is described in the TCM synopsis, below.] Nick Bradley (Robert Ryan): Why don't you marry me and quit getting lost Christabel Caine Carey: Nick! Nick Bradley: That's no answer. Christabel Caine Carey: Oh I can't darling, I need time, give me a little time. Nick Bradley: All right, I won't push you. I'll give you till tommorow night.
Full synopsis from TCM with SPOILERS: On the day that she is to host a society party for her artist friend, Gabriel "Gobby" Broome, Donna Foster, a publisher's assistant, is forced to deal with the early arrival of her boss John Caine's niece, Christabel. Christabel, who was reared by her poor maiden aunt, Clara Caine, in the small town of Santa Flora, has come to live with Donna in San Francisco and attend business college. When the fresh-faced Christabel meets Donna's fiancé, wealthy Curtis Carey, she immediately begins a fawning flirtation with him. In turn, aspiring novelist Nick Bradley, with whom Donna has been working, takes an instant liking to Christabel. Although Nick quickly observes that Christabel is "two people," a nice, unaffected girl, and an ambitious, cunning woman, he nonetheless continues to desire her. Later, Christabel, who has quit school, is having her portrait painted by Gobby when Curtis telephones, asking her to meet him at a jewelry store. Breaking a date with Nick, Christabel rushes to Curtis' side, but is disappointed to discover that he merely wants her advice on buying an engagement present for Donna. Christabel tries to convince Curtis to give the down-to-earth Donna a cheap cameo, but Curtis finally chooses an expensive sapphire-studded necklace. Donna is thrilled by the necklace until Christabel acts sweetly surprised that she would enjoy such a lavish gift. The now-fretful Donna later confides in Nick her concerns that Curtis may suspect her of marrying him for his money. Nick, whose first novel is about to be published by John, reassures Donna about her engagement, but at Gobby's art opening, Curtis confesses to Christabel his fears that Donna is becoming obsessed with his wealth. Acting the part of the concerned friend, Christabel suggests that Curtis draw up a pre-nuptial agreement with Donna. When Curtis mentions Christabel's idea to Donna, she is deeply hurt at his implied mistrust. Later that night, after Curtis insists on buying Christabel's portrait, Donna accuses Christabel of selfish subterfuge and reveals that her engagement has been broken. Seeing her opportunity, Christabel begs her now-suspicious uncle to allow her to stay in San Francisco long enough to attend a charity ball that Curtis is sponsoring. At the ball, Christabel acts guilt-ridden, then confesses her attraction to Curtis, who returns her affection. When Christabel tells Nick, who earlier had proposed to her, that she is marrying Curtis, he remarks that, despite his rival's wealth, she will never be satisfied with him. After a despondent Nick moves to Boston, Christabel and Curtis marry, and Christabel throws herself into her social duties, heading up charitable committees and planning balls. At the same time, Christabel connives to have Clara, who has been living with her since her marriage, shipped back to Santa Flora as she fears that the frail woman will discourage Curtis from spending money on her. Christabel's constant social activity causes Curtis to question her devotion to him, and, sensing that she is still interested in Nick, who has returned to San Francisco, he insists that they go together to a weekend resort. Although Christabel pretends to endorse Curtis' plan, she slips away from the resort as soon as possible, leaving a note claiming that Clara, who she knows is ill, needs her in Santa Flora. Instead, Christabel meets secretly with Nick to rekindle their romance. When Nick realizes that Christabel wants only to have an affair with him, however, he denounces her as incurably selfish. Rejected by Nick, Christabel returns home, only to be caught in her lies by Curtis and John, who reveals that Clara died earlier that afternoon. His eyes finally opened, Curtis demands that Christabel leave with only a few furs to her name. While speeding away from the house, Christabel crashes her car and ends up in a hospital. She soon becomes involved with her surgeon, whose wife sues her for alienation of affection. Later, after Curtis and Donna reunite, Christabel sees a lawyer about the lawsuit and, as indicated by the rising price tag on her portrait, causes yet another juicy scandal.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 18, 2019 7:32:35 GMT
THE HITCH-HIKER 1953 Ida Lupino directed thriller about two guys who pick up a wanted murderer. Big mistake. Shows how a simple story with mostly three people can be very interesting if all the ingredients work.
SOME GIRLS DO 1969 -- Bulldog Drummond faces off against lethal army of women assassins. It is what you would expect it to be.
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Jan 18, 2019 9:03:59 GMT
The First Deadly Sin (1980). Directed by Brian G. Hutton, with Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, Martin Gabel, Brenda Vaccaro, James Whitmore, Anthony Zerbe. DVR'd from TCM telecast. First-time viewing for me.
Somber, at times atmospheric crime story about a soon-to-retire Manhattan police sergeant, Edward X. Delaney (here played by Frank Sinatra, in what would be his final starring role in a movie), who is assigned to investigate a serial killer whose method of killing is to attack his victims with what appears to be a climber's ice hammer. Additionally, he must deal with his wife (Faye Dunaway) who is in the hospital in serious condition after she underwent an operation to remove one of her kidneys. There's a little bit of levity provided in the form of an aging museum curator (nicely played by Martin Gabel, in his last film role) who painstakingly helps Delaney not only find the type of weapon the killer is using, but essentially helps him identify who the killer might be, right down to his address.
All in all a very good film, with a very serious, nuanced performance indeed from Sinatra. Filmed in New York City, though most of the scenes take place indoors. Don't expect gun battles, car chases, explosions or other extreme violence like you would see in so many other big-city crime films: this one is all about plot and character development. And just for fun, look for a very brief appearance by a young Bruce Willis in his very first film role - though you'll probably not recognize him, as he's wearing a big cap that's pulled down over his eyes.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 18, 2019 17:16:34 GMT
THE HITCH-HIKER 1953 ...t two guys who pick up a wanted murderer. Big mistake. This one comes to mind when watching Perry Mason .. Hamilton Burger was VERY MEMORABLE as The Hitch-hiker
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 18, 2019 17:33:01 GMT
This one comes to mind when watching Perry Mason .. Hamilton Burger was VERY MEMORABLE as The Hitch-hiker It's interesting how much intensity and threat he conveys without actually doing much that is violent. Or even swearing. Or being able to close both eyes.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 18, 2019 17:35:26 GMT
Primemovermithrax Pejorative I was apparently MUCH too young to have seen it when I did .. nightmares then and still won't pick up a hitchhiker ! Great job of "less is more" acting and directing !
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