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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 15, 2020 18:48:51 GMT
i need a pick me up -
think i'll go comedy .....
Zoolander
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 15, 2020 19:09:45 GMT
The Plot against AmericaAdaption of Philip Roth's novel, set in an alternative 1940s USA, where aviator Charles Lindbergh becomes President on a promise to keep America out of WWII. (He was a known Hitler fan) The limited series tells the story of how a Jewish family copes with living under a president who openly admires the Jew-Killer. There are some slight similarities to The Man in the High Castle. The only thing that grates is Winona Ryder playing a spinster in her 30s. She's a good actress but this is slightly embarrassing for a while. Good show I gave up after 3 episodes, the main character was just so unwatchably annoying. Winona Ryder was completely miscast and she was kinda terrible in what I saw. Big time pass.
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Post by Midi-Chlorian_Count on Jul 15, 2020 23:46:01 GMT
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 16, 2020 9:35:08 GMT
Think I'll make this a Universal Monster Day.
Counting down to Halloween. Little over 3 months away.
Dracula The Wolf Man Frankenstein . . . .maybe 'Bride' - maybe ending with Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 16, 2020 14:36:13 GMT
Think I'll make this a Universal Monster Day. Counting down to Halloween. Little over 3 months away. Dracula The Wolf Man Frankenstein . . . .maybe 'Bride' - maybe ending with Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man I have the Universal Monsters box set, but I have only watched The Mummy, which was quite good.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 16, 2020 14:40:32 GMT
Think I'll make this a Universal Monster Day. Counting down to Halloween. Little over 3 months away. Dracula The Wolf Man Frankenstein . . . .maybe 'Bride' - maybe ending with Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man I have the Universal Monsters box set, but I have only watched The Mummy, which was quite good. I've got The Wolf Man, Dracula and Frankenstein box sets.
Can't recommend them enough.
There's some hidden gems on there.
i.e. like some Monster Mashes like House of Frankenstein and I believe it was House of Dracula where multiple icons appear. Love Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man.
I'm going to have to give The Mummy another watch/try.......
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Jul 16, 2020 16:40:05 GMT
The Children Are Watching Us by Vittorio De Sica. Never seen this one. Excellent drama as always. An amusing moment a little over a third of the way in sees the family posing for a timed picture while on the beach and another nearby kid seeing this jumps into the shot in behind them and sticks his tongue out unbeknownst to the family-- an early example of a photobomb.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 16, 2020 16:54:38 GMT
The Children Are Watching Us by Vittorio De Sica. Never seen this one. Excellent drama as always. An amusing moment a little over a third of the way in sees the family posing for a timed picture while on the beach and another nearby kid seeing this jumps into the shot in behind them and sticks his tongue out unbeknownst to the family-- an early example of a photobomb. sounds like a horror movie
i.e. - evil kids
does it have any horror elements to it
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Jul 16, 2020 16:56:29 GMT
The Children Are Watching Us by Vittorio De Sica. Never seen this one. Excellent drama as always. An amusing moment a little over a third of the way in sees the family posing for a timed picture while on the beach and another nearby kid seeing this jumps into the shot in behind them and sticks his tongue out unbeknownst to the family-- an early example of a photobomb. sounds like a horror movie
i.e. - evil kids
does it have any horror elements to it
Nope, drama.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 16, 2020 17:01:42 GMT
sounds like a horror movie
i.e. - evil kids
does it have any horror elements to it
Nope, drama. Hmmmmm.
What's the plot.
Any type of deceit, backstabbing going on?
Somebody fighting against all odds?
Tragic lifetime event happens?
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Jul 16, 2020 23:51:49 GMT
Hmmmmm.
What's the plot.
Any type of deceit, backstabbing going on?
Somebody fighting against all odds?
Tragic lifetime event happens?
Wife leaves behind husband and young son for her lover. Eventually goes back to her family but will she stay?
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 17, 2020 8:36:04 GMT
Hmmmmm.
What's the plot.
Any type of deceit, backstabbing going on?
Somebody fighting against all odds?
Tragic lifetime event happens?
Wife leaves behind husband and young son for her lover. Eventually goes back to her family but will she stay? You know - I might give this a watch now.
Thanks for the description.
I'm intrigued by the description - and what type of man would have this woman back.
Would he take her back because he still loves her - or is he taking her back because of the son and wants to restore a family unit.
I hope at the end - the son is now an adult and can fend for himself - and the husband pretty much tells her to piss off because he's sleeping with a 22 year old college Senior and they're getting married and taking off to Bermuda together.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jul 17, 2020 11:36:16 GMT
The Children Are Watching Us by Vittorio De Sica. Never seen this one. Excellent drama as always. An amusing moment a little over a third of the way in sees the family posing for a timed picture while on the beach and another nearby kid seeing this jumps into the shot in behind them and sticks his tongue out unbeknownst to the family-- an early example of a photobomb. Haven't seen much of De Sica's work outside of the few best known ones. He has such a long catalog, but all I think of really is Bicycle Thieves. It's a big blind spot for me.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 17, 2020 12:35:48 GMT
Rawhide (1951) - taut little Western starring Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward. No relation to the Clint Eastwood TV show of the 1960s. Very enjoyable film. Standout was Jack Elam as a psychotic henchman in one of his first major roles. He’s an absolute blast and would later state that the character he played in this film was the meanest he’d ever had to be. Quentin Tarantino used the plot of the film as the starting point for The Hateful Eight screenplay. Needless to say the earlier movie shites all over that turgid, self-indulgent mess.
I watched it last night, and I fully agree with your assessment. Very enjoyable indeed. And that Jack Elam! He was born to play bad guys!
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jul 17, 2020 12:38:08 GMT
Rawhide (1951) - taut little Western starring Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward. No relation to the Clint Eastwood TV show of the 1960s. I watched it last night, and I fully agree with your assessment. Very enjoyable indeed. And that Jack Elam! He was born to play bad guys! Cool! Yeah, Jack Elam is probably my favourite actor in Westerns. ![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4d/de/2f/4dde2fd19b7305474cd82975c709e758.jpg)
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Jul 17, 2020 12:40:06 GMT
The Children Are Watching Us by Vittorio De Sica. Never seen this one. Excellent drama as always. An amusing moment a little over a third of the way in sees the family posing for a timed picture while on the beach and another nearby kid seeing this jumps into the shot in behind them and sticks his tongue out unbeknownst to the family-- an early example of a photobomb. Haven't seen much of De Sica's work outside of the few best known ones. He has such a long catalog, but all I think of really is Bicycle Thieves. It's a big blind spot for me. If you liked Bicycle Thieves I can't imagine you wouldn't like some of his other movies, especially in that era.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jul 17, 2020 13:07:23 GMT
I binged The Plot Against America on Now TV over the last two days (six one-hour episodes) on Now TV/Sky Atlantic.
It's an HBO series based on Philip Roth's book of the same name set in an alternative US where Charles Lindbergh wins the GOP nomination for the 1940 US presidential election and goes on to beat FDR in the election by promising to keep the US out of WWII.
He then starts to institute policies and programs that discriminate against America's Jews.
The story concentrates on the effect all this has on the lives of one Jewish family living in the Weequahic neighbourhood of Newark, NJ.
Excellent performances throughout, including John Turturro as a gullible prominent rabbi who hitches himself to Lindbergh's wagon.
I enjoyed it.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 17, 2020 19:58:18 GMT
cheesey party 80s music on Youtube - going to get 'pretty in pink' and 'real genius' going after watching this ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/w7v8ch9qx/cooldance.gif)
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jul 17, 2020 20:17:19 GMT
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 18, 2020 12:24:06 GMT
I watched the new Netflix movie “The Old Guard”, with Charlize Theron, about a small team of immortal soldiers/mercenaries. I thought it was decent and entertaining enough, but just now checking on that other site that shall remain nameless I see lots of user reviews saying that it is “unwatchable” or “one of the worst movies ever”. I am puzzled by it. I mean, nobody is going to mistake it for an instant classic, but come on, “unwatchable” is absurd.
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