What classics did you see last week ? (23 Jun- 29 Jun 2019)
Jul 3, 2019 0:49:20 GMT
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Post by marianne48 on Jul 3, 2019 0:49:20 GMT
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)--While I'm not a John Cassavetes fan, this movie is irresistible--a screwball romance comedy with more emphasis on the screwballs than the comedy. Gena Rowlands plays a disillusioned museum curator whose disastrous love life (an affair with a married man, followed by a blind date with a guy named Zelmo that goes
sour) gets more interesting when she meets a crazy parking attendant (Seymour Cassel). Although seemingly incredibly mismatched, they eventually make their romance work. The leads are endearing, and Val Avery is unforgettable as the all-too-typical blind date.
Not for all tastes, but weirdly charming for those who like genuinely quirky love stories.
The Guilty (2018)--Tense, suspenseful story that takes place in a police emergency call center. All the "action" consists of a police dispatcher and his conversations with a woman who's called in to report that she's been abducted by her ex-con husband; another call from the woman's young daughter fills the dispatcher in on just how serious this situation is. No violence is ever depicted onscreen, yet the story is gripping and disturbing. A good movie for those who are burned out by loud, CGI-laden action movies.
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)--General Eisenhower called this the greatest WWII film ever made, and maybe he was right. Based on the observations of war correspondent Ernie Pyle and directed by William Wellman, who could simultaneously depict the macho world of soldiers and their affection for each other, this is a moving film about infantrymen
starring Robert Mitchum as"Captain Walker" (based on a real-life captain) and Burgess Meredith as Ernie Pyle. It also features real-life soldiers as extras, and a cute little dog, too (who apparently was an actual company mascot who accompanied soldiers in the field). The ending is a tearjerker based on a real-life event, taken from Pyle's writing. Pyle himself wouldn't see this film, as he was fatally shot while accompanying soldiers in the Pacific. An unforgettable war film.
sour) gets more interesting when she meets a crazy parking attendant (Seymour Cassel). Although seemingly incredibly mismatched, they eventually make their romance work. The leads are endearing, and Val Avery is unforgettable as the all-too-typical blind date.
Not for all tastes, but weirdly charming for those who like genuinely quirky love stories.
The Guilty (2018)--Tense, suspenseful story that takes place in a police emergency call center. All the "action" consists of a police dispatcher and his conversations with a woman who's called in to report that she's been abducted by her ex-con husband; another call from the woman's young daughter fills the dispatcher in on just how serious this situation is. No violence is ever depicted onscreen, yet the story is gripping and disturbing. A good movie for those who are burned out by loud, CGI-laden action movies.
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)--General Eisenhower called this the greatest WWII film ever made, and maybe he was right. Based on the observations of war correspondent Ernie Pyle and directed by William Wellman, who could simultaneously depict the macho world of soldiers and their affection for each other, this is a moving film about infantrymen
starring Robert Mitchum as"Captain Walker" (based on a real-life captain) and Burgess Meredith as Ernie Pyle. It also features real-life soldiers as extras, and a cute little dog, too (who apparently was an actual company mascot who accompanied soldiers in the field). The ending is a tearjerker based on a real-life event, taken from Pyle's writing. Pyle himself wouldn't see this film, as he was fatally shot while accompanying soldiers in the Pacific. An unforgettable war film.