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Post by wmcclain on Apr 10, 2021 15:13:21 GMT
Your comments/ratings/recommendations/film posters are welcome and much appreciated! The title says "classics" but we are always interested to know what classic film lovers have been watching, whatever the material.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 10, 2021 15:43:03 GMT
Repeat viewings:
The Guns of Navarone (1961) 9/10
First Viewings:
Motel Hell (1980) 7/10
Fatale (2020) 5/10
The Dig (2021) 7/10
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) 8/10
Edge of Eternity (1959) 6/10
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Post by wmcclain on Apr 10, 2021 16:10:35 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 10, 2021 17:23:51 GMT
JIGSAW 1961 -- I think I saw it mentioned here somewhere. It was good. The scene with the parents of the victim and the father cracking up from it was particularly poignant. Ironic note: on that day I went outside and I saw a couple with a baby carriage and the man was pushing it. I have heard it said that this is something new-that men never used to push a baby carriage. Well, in Jigsaw there is a scene where Ronald Lewis crosses a street and in the background is a couple pushing a baby carriage. The woman is not pushing the carriage.
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 10, 2021 18:23:00 GMT
The Quiet Man / John Ford (1952). Republic Pictures. Cinematography by Winton Hoch and Archie Stout. “He’ll regret that to his dying day – if he lives that long.” The quintessential St. Patrick’s Day movie. American Sean Thornton (John Wayne) shows up in the small (fictional) Irish village of Inisfree. He reveals that he was born in the village but taken to America as a child by his widowed mother. Now, he wants to own the cottage where he was born and retire there. But he is not welcomed by everyone. Wealthy landowner and loud mouth bully Squire Danaher (Victor McLaglen) takes a dislike to Thornton, especially when Thornton tries to get acquainted with Danaher’s sister, Mary Kate (Maureen O’Hara). The film is not without its drawbacks. It is too long at 129 minutes, McLaglen’s blustering before getting a comeuppance is repetitious, and even O’Hara’s fiery redhead act gets a little old. But there is a good heart at the center, the comedy is never mean-spirited, it is one of John Wayne’s best performances, and the supporting cast is superlative – Barry Fitzgerald, his real-life brother Arthur Shields, Ward Bond, and Mildred Natwick, among several others. Also, I must needs mention the justly famous concluding episode that wraps up the picture (virtually repeated by Wayne and O’Hara 11 years later in the much inferior “McClintock”). John Ford won his 4th Best Director Oscar and Hoch & Stout took home the little naked gold guy for Best Color Cinematography. “The Quiet Man” was the only movie in Republic Picture’s 24-year history of feature films to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Da 5 Bloods / Spike Lee (2020). Four African-American veterans of the Vietnam War return to modern day Vietnam to search for the body of a close friend who they considered their leader but who died and was buried on a battlefield. The most damaged emotionally by PTSD is Paul (Delroy Lindo) who is followed by his grown son who forces his way into the group to look after his father from whom he is estranged. The four older men, however, have another agenda. The friend has died on a mission to find a downed U.S. airplane. They find out that it is loaded with gold from the CIA. They buried the gold and reported it lost before they got there but had never gone back for it until 40 years later. There are a few scenes that don’t work but mainly this is a dramatic, extremely well-acted (by Lindo in particular) journey into the heart of darkness. The late Chadwick Boseman plays the dead comrade in flashbacks and fantasy sequences. Jean Reno is a shady middle-man who makes a deal to fence the gold and turn it into cash. Mélanie Thierry is a activist defusing land mines who is put in danger by the men’s activities. Spike Lee wins again with this difficult to watch adventure. Hemingway / Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (2021). Six hour documentary series on PBS that cover in painstaking yet entertaining and fascinating detail the life of the early 20th century American novelist and journalist Ernest Hemingway. Although Hemingway is still considered one of the major writers of the early and mid-20th century, his star in academia has faded over the past few decades. Burns and Novick’s work may contribute to reversing that trend. His first two novels, “The Sun Also Rises” and “A Farewell To Arms” were massive best sellers and Hemingway’s style of simple declarative sentences with relatively few adjectives revolutionized fiction writing. The documentaries, though, seem to emphasize his journalistic efforts (such as his coverage of the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s (which led to one of his most celebrated novels “For Whom The Bell Tolls”). See this no matter your opinion of Hemingway as a person or as a writer.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 10, 2021 19:29:02 GMT
@belladonna I had a good time watching Tony Rome. Had you seen the sequel Lady in Cement yet? I found it just as entertaining.
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Post by teleadm on Apr 10, 2021 19:48:47 GMT
A few have been seen... The Carey Treatment 1972 directed by Blake Edwards and based on a novel by Jeffrey Hudson (years later known as Michael Crichton). A fancy hospital who-done-it in Boston, with Coburn as a pathologist searching what really happened when the hospital boss's daughter died and the wrong person is accused of malpractice of illegal abortion. Coburn can be cool, sophisticated, tough and intelligent at the same time and carries this movie, with great support from Pat Hingle, old Regis Toomey and James Hong in a larger than usual role as the accused abortionist. Feels like an oddity in Blake Edwards career. There are a few shades of at the time up-coming TV series Quincy (others thought that too before me). Not great, but interesting enough to search out, if you can find it. Liked some aspects of it. The Ten Commandments 1956 directed Cecil B. DeMille and based on holy scriptures and selected historians. Where do one begin? Offcourse it was a huge event once, with the latest technology in effects and matte paintings. While it has spectacular moments it is also very character driven with many intimate scenes to drive the story forwards, after all Moses don't get holy until just before the intermission. (watched it over two evenings). To make it broad entertainment for as many as possible, they must have tip-toed to make as few Christians isms as possible angry. It only won one Oscar, and that was for the effects, that hasn't aged well, if they ever was good. The acting is a bit cardboard, with Heston and Brynner sticking out as the main antagonists. Is it a must see? Well, watch it and make up your own mind! I'm in the "it's fun to have seen" level at the moment. Autumn Leaves 1956 directed by Robert Aldrich and based on a story by Jack Jevne (a cover for blacklisted screenwriters). Not a movie on my hot list but because "I've seen too few movies starring Joan Crawford to have any opinions about her", and that is tru movie-wise. Crawford is a middle aged scriptwriter living a comfortable if lonely life. A chance meeting with a younger man disturbs and enchants her, they marry, and seemingly lives happy until a woman popes up saying that she is his ex-wife, and then suddenly more things doesn't make sense, who is the young man she married... Maybe it's just me but Cliff Robertson's dialect somehow disturbed me, can't really pinpoint it. Though it's not a movie for me, I can see the attraction for the right kind of audience, and it's a very well made movie. Nat King Cole sings the titular song. Northern Pursuit 1943 directed by Raoul Walsh and based on a story by Leslie T. White (later history revealed it wasn't that far fetched). Nazis in the Canadian Rockies, aiming to get somewhere but why? Rescued by Canadian Mounties and in particular one with German ancestry (Errol Flynn), who will later infiltrate those Nazis by playing a sympathiser. Still what is it the Nazi's are so eager to locate in the very north of Canada? It's actually a really good story that for some reason I get the feeling of a in-between movie for Flynn, since there is something lacking, maybe a strong female role than played by Julie Bishop, who is cute and toothy, but nothing more, not bad though. Austrian actor Helmut Dantine makes an interesting enemy, calm, cold, calculating but also with a few human feelings. There might be some footage from the real Canadian Mountains, but most of it was mae in Sun Valley in Idaho. Liked it with a few reservations. All from me this time!
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Post by timshelboy on Apr 10, 2021 19:53:27 GMT
Fatale (2020) 5/10 The Dig (2021) 7/10 You are more generous than me THE DIG 5 - interesting story but I got thrown by the shift in focus in the second half to the younger characters romance. Fiennes was great though. If FATALE is the Hilary Swank dud I rated it a 0/10 Seen her in too many turkeys of late. Some sci-fi that may be worse....How the mighty have fallen. THE HUNT was fun though she the heavy in that.
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Post by timshelboy on Apr 10, 2021 19:58:43 GMT
Autumn Leaves Maybe it's just me but Cliff Robertson's dialect somehow disturbed me, can't really pinpoint it. As suitor material I thought the fact Robertson tried to whack Joan over the head with her typewriter wjilst in one his "moods" was more of a dealbreaker than the accent but I guess we all have different standards for these things.....
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Post by teleadm on Apr 10, 2021 20:13:27 GMT
Autumn Leaves Maybe it's just me but Cliff Robertson's dialect somehow disturbed me, can't really pinpoint it. As suitor material I thought the fact Robertson tried to whack Joan over the head with her typewriter wjilst in one his "moods" was more of a dealbreaker than the accent but I guess we all have different standards for these things..... LOL! Well I try not to reveal too much for those who eventually haven't seen the movie yet, and plan to, so I kept the violence out, so it becomes more shocking when it erupts.
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Post by timshelboy on Apr 10, 2021 20:32:14 GMT
As suitor material I thought the fact Robertson tried to whack Joan over the head with her typewriter wjilst in one his "moods" was more of a dealbreaker than the accent but I guess we all have different standards for these things..... LOL! Well I try not to reveal too much for those who eventually haven't seen the movie yet, and plan to, so I kept the violence out, so it becomes more shocking when it erupts. thanks You have finally forced me to work out the spoiler function By way of apoliogy can I recommend two others in a similar vein but better Joan plays a mature but vulnerable widow/heiress, lonely and "hungry for love" and Jeff the the younger man....a local beach bum/gigolo who may or may not have bumped off her luxury beach house's previous owner... a mature, lonely, vulnerable woman also hungry for love, Even better yet, and one of my all time favourite Noirs is Joan plays a mature but vulnerable lady playwright/heiress, lonely and hungry for love, and Jack the younger man... an actor she sacks for being not handsome... only to marry him... he may or may not be planning to do her in..... The appearance of Gloria Grahame as his masochistic ex. pretty hungry jherself, reduce the odds of him being on the side of the angels..... The sleeper smash of 1952 I think it made Joan a mint via some profit deal/salary sacrifice .Joan gets 5 individual minions credited for their work on her wardrobe (one for furs, one for hostess gowns, one for jewels, much as I do myself... )and we are treated to Elmer Bernstein's theme song "Afraid"
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 10, 2021 21:30:52 GMT
Hemingway / Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (2021). Six hour documentary series on PBS that cover in painstaking yet entertaining and fascinating detail the life of the early 20th century American novelist and journalist Ernest Hemingway. Although Hemingway is still considered one of the major writers of the early and mid-20th century, his star in academia has faded over the past few decades. Burns and Novick’s work may contribute to reversing that trend. His first two novels, “The Sun Also Rises” and “A Farewell To Arms” were massive best sellers and Hemingway’s style of simple declarative sentences with relatively few adjectives revolutionized fiction writing. The documentaries, though, seem to emphasize his journalistic efforts (such as his coverage of the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s (which led to one of his most celebrated novels “For Whom The Bell Tolls”). See this no matter your opinion of Hemingway as a person or as a writer. Yes, an outstanding documentary. "Hemingway’s style of simple declarative sentences with relatively few adjectives..." The documentary notes the style guide at the Kansas City Star, where Papa worked shortly after WWI, which called for short sentences with few adjectives. I had an elderly neighbor who sat a row or two behind Hemingway at a bullfight.
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Post by OldAussie on Apr 10, 2021 22:52:29 GMT
only one, but it's a good'un......
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Apr 11, 2021 7:51:05 GMT
Pretty in Pink (1986). The Karate Kid Part II (1986). Odd Thomas (2013). The Karate Kid Part III (1989). How to Train Your Dragon (2010).
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Post by claudius on Apr 11, 2021 10:10:05 GMT
This week selection for MASTERPIECE 50 is: MADAME BOVARY (1975). Francesca Annis portrays the doomed villager whose obsessive need to cater to her Romanticism catches up to her. Also starring Tom Conti, Peter Egan, and Dennis Lil (the latter two would also appear with Annis in LILLIE). The episode watched was “Episode Four: Judgement” as Reality crashes down on Emma. YouTube.
Sunday 4 THE FRONT PAGE (1931) 90TH ANNIVERSARY The first film adaptation of Bob Hecht/Charles MacArthur play on an Editor doing everything to keep his star Reporter from leaving for marriage. Starring Adolphe Menjou, Pat O’ Brien, Mae Clarke, and Edward Everett Horton. YouTube
THE THING FROM ANOTHER PLANET (1951) Sci-Fi based on Joseph Campbell’s story of an Arctic expedition dealing with an alien (in this case, a plant-like creature played by James Arness). My parents got me the video in early November 1988 (I had wanted ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, but that film turned out to be a Holy Grail of sorts, which I didn't see until March 1989. They also got me ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER...BORIS KARLOFF). I remember they kept telling me about James Arness. I saw it a few more times on American Movie Classics. The Nostalgia Merchant VHS.
ER (1996) “Shift in the Night” 25TH ANNIVERSARY Dr. Greene’s day off is cancelled as he has to work the Night Shift, a very chaotic Night Shift. Being a Greene fan, this was a favorite episode of mine. Warner DVD.
THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL (1941) “Chapter 2: The Guillotine” 80TH ANNIVERSARY Everyone returns to the United States, as the Scorpion begins his plan to retrieve all the lens for the Golden Scorpion (who is revealed to be one of the Archaeologists, although the identity is kept secret). The first Archaeologist to be targeted is played by former Silent Film Star Bryant Washburn. Republic Video VHS.
Monday 5 THE SLAYERS NEXT (1996) “Sudden Pinch! The Terror of the Monstrous Zoamelgustar!” 25TH ANNIVERSARY The second season of Hajime Kanzaka‘s Sword-and-Sorcery series. I first saw this on preview form from THE SLAYERS DVD. I bought the series after Christmas in 2001. Japanese with English Subtitles. Software Sculpture DVD.
ROBIN OF SHERWOOD (1986) “Herne’s Son” 35TH ANNIVERSARY The third series of Richard Carpenter’s Mystic take on the Robin Hood Legend, with Jason Connery’s Robert of Huntingdon taking over as the new candidate of the Hooded Man. Acorn Media DVD.
MASADA (1981) “Part I” 40TH ANNIVERSARY 4-Part TV Mini-series of the Jewish Revolt, as Zealots led by Peter Strauss defend themselves on a mountaintop palace to face a Roman Army by Peter O’ Toole. Episode One begins with the Temple burning, and attempts at a truce eventually failing. Also starring Barbara Carrera, Dennis Quilley, Timothy West (as the rarely filmed Emperor Vespasian), Paul L. Smith (one of his early roles was a Zealot in APPOINTMENT WITH DESTINY), and David Warner. I had an interesting search for this series. The 45th Annual Emmy Awards (1993) showed a Montage on the TV Mini-series. I spotted one with Peter O’Toole as a Roman. I looked up LEONARD MALTIN’S FILM AND TV GUIDE on O’Toole’s filmography, and all I got was CALIGULA. So, I guess this was CALIGULA (even though it was not a TV film). A year later a TV Special on ABC’s anniversary revealed the true identity of the film. I finally got to see something of it in the form of it’s THE ANTAGONIST Theatrical cut as a Universal VHS for Easter 1995 (it was the alternative considering the Easter Bunny wasn’t willing to spend $80 for the first set of the recently-released THE ART OF BUSTER KEATON). I finally got to see the full mini-series for Christmas 2002 on Universal VHS. Unfortunately, I was at a family get-together in the hills on this day, so I could only watch the introductory Episode on YouTube.
Tuesday 6 THE FLASH (1991) “Captain Cold” 30TH ANNIVERSARY Captain Cold, another Flash Rogue villain from the comics, makes his presence. Warner DVD.
MASADA (1981) “Part II” 40TH ANNIVERSARY The Masada Siege begins, with O'Toole's General Silva gaining an engineer (Anthony Quayle, co-star from LAWRENCE OF ARABIA) to create a tower to climb the fortress. When I first saw THE ANTAGONISTS cut, there was a scene of Barbara Carrera going topless, which surprised me (how did this pass on TV back in 1981?). Then, when I later watched the Mini-Series, this scene was changed to Carrera being more discreet with her disrobing. I realized the former was an altered scene for theatrical release. Now home again, I watch this episode on Universal VHS (includes the Ernie Anderson-narrated Introduction).
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE (1931) 90TH ANNIVERSARY Will Rogers adaptation of the Mark Twain story, not an adaptation of the Rodgers & Hart Musical, although it does possess the cast doing dual roles of present and past characters. Also starring William Farnum (one of his last starring roles) as King Arthur, with early roles for Myrna Loy (as Morgaine LeFay) and Maureen O’ Sullivan. Having seem the Crosby version and reading a comic book version of the novel, I learned of this version via pictures from Blum’s A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE TALKIES and Myrna Loy’s Autobiography. I finally got to see the film on the Disney Channel in the Summer of 1993. I particularly liked the ending, where Arthur and Sir Boss are rescued by an army of Ford automobiles with Tommy Gun-wielding Knights, a Tank, and a helicopter! For this viewing, I could only find a 1936 re-issue from Amazon Prime.
THE NAKED GUN 2/12: LOOKING DOWN THE BARREL OF COMEDY (1991) HBO documentary on the making of the sequel with a look back on the Abrahams/Zucker Brothers' history. The tying structure is the Zuckers’ mother Charlotte going to the studio to film her cameo; along the way, we see the history via interviews from Leslie Neilsen, George Kennedy, Priscilla Presley, and O J Simpson (this was 1991 remember). I saw this back in the day and it was my first introduction to THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE. VHS Recording of HBO Broadcast 1991.
Wednesday 7 THE FLINTSTONES (1961) “Fred Flintstone: Before and After” 60TH ANNIVERSARY The season finale has Fred going into a diet. Warner DVD.
MASADA (1981) “Part III” 40TH ANNIVERSARY Pranks, Heat, Storms, Assassinations and Takeovers threaten Roman morale. Universal VHS.
MOSES (1996) “Part I” 25TH ANNIVERSARY The fourth TV film from the Turner/Italian series of Old Testament adaptations focuses on the Exodus with Ben Kingsley as Moses, Frank Langella as Merneptah, with David Suchet, Geraldine McEwan, Maurice Roeves, Christopher Lee, and Anthony Higgins. Probably one of the more Biblically accurate versions of the Exodus, emphasizing Moses' stutter problem more than other productions. The first part reaches the cliffhanger of Moses and the freed Israelites seemingly cornered at the Red Sea as Merneptah’s forces close in. Having watched all the previous films (ABRAHAM, JACOB, and JOSEPH), I knew and kinda dreaded the coming of this version. I remember reading the reviews, several comparing it to DeMille’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. The Good Friday entry of USA TODAY compared the two films with an interesting scorecard (“Thou Shalt Not Bore”, “Thou Shalt Not Be Drab”, “Thou Shalt Make Fine Villiany”), feeling MOSES failed each one to TEN's success. I did see this on Easter and the following Monday. Warner DVD.
PANIC IN THE STREETS (1950) Health Office Commander Richard Widmark and Cop Paul Douglas search the city for a criminal (Jack Palance in his film debut) who has Pneumonic Plague. Rather relevant plotline. VHS Recording of a WOR 9 Broadcast 1985
Thursday 8 MASADA (1981) 40TH ANNIVERSARY The conclusion, as the Roman Tower scales the wall, and the Masada Zealots make their decision. The ANTAGONISTS cut left out the focus on the Eleazar taking the lethal step, treating the final revelation as a surprise. It also removed the Modern-Day Book-Ends of the Israeli Army coming to Masada. Universal VHS.
MOSES (1996) 25TH ANNIVERSARY The conclusion begins with the Red Sea parting (a surprise appearance, no transformation), the Ten Commandments, the Golden Calf and the 40 years of wandering. Warner DVD.
Friday 9 ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE (1960) “Upsidasium” VHS Recording of a Nickelodeon Broadcast December 23, 1992
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1957) “The Jolly Roger” VHS Recording of a Nick at Nite Broadcast December 23, 1992
THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW (1975) "Will Mary Richards Go To Jail?" VHS Recording of a Nick at Nite Broadcast December 23, 1992
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW (1965) “Go Tell the Birds and the Bees” VHS Recording of a Nick at Nite Broadcast December 23 1992
DRAGNET (1967) “The Candy Store Robbery” VHS Recording of a Nick at Nite Broadcast December 23 1992
Saturday 10 THE PRODUCERS (1967) Mel Brook’s first hit, with Producer Zero Mostel and accountant Gene Wilder try to make millions from a sure-fire flop. I first saw parts of this on PBS in July 1992. I would see more along the years. This is my first full viewing. Avco Embassy Betamax.
EXCALIBUR (1981) 40TH ANNIVERSARY I guess KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD tried to promote itself as “Not your Daddy’s King Arthur.” Well, “Daddy’s King Arthur” had naked women getting mounted by men in armour. John Boorman’s sensual and violent chronicle of the Arthurian Legends, probably my favorite take (aside from CAMELOT). Starring Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Cheri Lungi, Nicholas Clay, Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart, Gabriel Byrne, and in his movie debut Liam Neeson. First saw parts of this here and there in my childhood (missed out on the sex parts I guess, although I remember scenes like the Round Table, Morgana encaging Merlin, etc.). My first real attempt was watching a toned-down edit on Arts & Entertainment in December 1992, missing the middle half from Arthur meeting Lancelot to Arthur getting struck down. Finally saw the whole true thing on Warner VHS in October 1995. Warner DVD.
Saw Parts of: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (2019) Roku
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) Roku
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (1991) An interview with surviving East Side Kids, and Leonard Maltin showcasing recently released deleted musical numbers: Debbie Reynolds’ “You Are My Lucky Star” from SINGIN IN THE RAIN. Cyd Charisse’s “Two-Faced Woman” in THE BAND WAGON.
I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN (1957) VHS Recording of a Broadcast.
TODAY (1991) Obituary Focus on Michael Landon. VHS Recording of a NBC Broadcast 1991.
THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE FILM SHOW (1991) “Ed Wood” VHS Recording of Discovery Broadcast 1991.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (1956) “A Better Bargain” VHS Recording of a Nick at Nite Broadcast 1991.
OUR WORLD: SUMMER OF ’69 (1986) Linda Ellerbee and Ray Gandolf discuss America in 1969. Betamax Recording of NBC Premiere Broadcast September 1986.
CHEERS (1985) “The Proposal “ Evidently my Uncle was interested in the resolution to the “Who did Sam propose to?” Cliffhanger. Betamax recording of premiere broadcast September 1985
THE TONIGHT SHOW: 24TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (1986) Special on Johnny Carson’s 24th year, featuring David Letterman, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Stand-up performances from Pre-Series Roseanne Barr and Jerry Seinfeld. Betamax Recording of Broadcast September 1986. Promos include CRIME STORY (Never saw the show, but I do remember the Promo with Dion’s “Runaway” in the soundtrack), THE GOLDEN GIRLS, the premiere of AMEN, and ADAM: HIS SONG CONTINUES.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 11, 2021 15:01:16 GMT
Tenet (2020) Moby Dick (1956) Moby Dick (1998 TVM) Moby Dick (2011 TVM) Orca (1977) 3 Idiots (2009) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) Possessor (2020) Nomadland (2020) Brain Dead (1990) Hollow in the Land (2017) Target Number One (2020) a.k.a. Most Wanted
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 11, 2021 15:07:08 GMT
Pretty in Pink (1986). The Karate Kid Part II (1986). Odd Thomas (2013). The Karate Kid Part III (1989). How to Train Your Dragon (2010). Pretty in Pink has one of the best, most iconic soundtracks of the 80's, at least in my opinion. Love the movie too. It's not afraid to break your heart a little.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Apr 11, 2021 21:58:19 GMT
Pretty in Pink has one of the best, most iconic soundtracks of the 80's, at least in my opinion. Love the movie too. It's not afraid to break your heart a little. This was actually my first time watching the film. I'd always heard of it and had watched movies that referenced it, etc - but didn't really even know what it was about. I must say, considering how highly regarded it seems to be...I wasn't that fussed on it. I found all three potential suitors for Molly Ringwald's character unlikeable in different ways (one was a real jerk, one was annoying and the other was rather boring). I thought the best 'relationships' in the movie was the father/daughter relationship and her female friendship. The soundtrack was indeed really good, though. I guess I was just expecting something 'more'. Sorry, I know this^ is the opposite to how you personally felt about the movie. Maybe I would've felt different about it too if I'd watched it ages ago.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 12, 2021 16:52:34 GMT
Pretty in Pink has one of the best, most iconic soundtracks of the 80's, at least in my opinion. Love the movie too. It's not afraid to break your heart a little. This was actually my first time watching the film. I'd always heard of it and had watched movies that referenced it, etc - but didn't really even know what it was about. I must say, considering how highly regarded it seems to be...I wasn't that fussed on it. I found all three potential suitors for Molly Ringwald's character unlikeable in different ways (one was a real jerk, one was annoying and the other was rather boring). I thought the best 'relationships' in the movie was the father/daughter relationship and her female friendship. The soundtrack was indeed really good, though. I guess I was just expecting something 'more'. Sorry, I know this^ is the opposite to how you personally felt about the movie. Maybe I would've felt different about it too if I'd watched it ages ago. I know everyone has their own thoughts and opinions and don't expect anyone to match mine on the internet. You really learn this to be true once you go online looking up reviews and opinions. This movie and several others were golden to us 80's brats, but that was decades ago now and the newer generation have their own opinions, just like I did then about movies before my time. Read some bad mouthing of John Hughes movies which broke me a little. He was accused of racism over Sixteen Candles which would never be made today the same way, but people tend to just see the bad and not realize its a time capsule and no ill intent was meant.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Apr 12, 2021 22:31:13 GMT
This was actually my first time watching the film. I'd always heard of it and had watched movies that referenced it, etc - but didn't really even know what it was about. I must say, considering how highly regarded it seems to be...I wasn't that fussed on it. I found all three potential suitors for Molly Ringwald's character unlikeable in different ways (one was a real jerk, one was annoying and the other was rather boring). I thought the best 'relationships' in the movie was the father/daughter relationship and her female friendship. The soundtrack was indeed really good, though. I guess I was just expecting something 'more'. Sorry, I know this^ is the opposite to how you personally felt about the movie. Maybe I would've felt different about it too if I'd watched it ages ago. I know everyone has their own thoughts and opinions and don't expect anyone to match mine on the internet. You really learn this to be true once you go online looking up reviews and opinions. This movie and several others were golden to us 80's brats, but that was decades ago now and the newer generation have their own opinions, just like I did then about movies before my time. Read some bad mouthing of John Hughes movies which broke me a little. He was accused of racism over Sixteen Candles which would never be made today the same way, but people tend to just see the bad and not realize its a time capsule and no ill intent was meant. Oh, I have no beef with John Hughes films. I love Uncle Buck, National Lampoon's Vacation and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I also enjoyed some of his other films when I was younger. I guess it's just a case of me having heard so much about Pretty in Pink before seeing it, that I expected something a bit different to what it ended up being. I thought it was okay, just not on the same level as those other films I mentioned (for me personally, anyway). If you love it, though, then that's cool. I have nothing against anyone who does. I was actually born in the 80's, so I missed seeing the film when it was released.
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