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Post by wmcclain on Nov 6, 2021 15:51:06 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 mikef6 on Nov 6, 2021 16:15:43 GMT
"Slightly Scarlet"?
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Post by wmcclain on Nov 6, 2021 16:29:21 GMT
Yes. I'd like to see this restored for home video, but it may be too obscure. The DVD is pretty poor. I thought I had a thread on this but can't find it, so here is the review: Slightly Scarlet (1956), directed by Allan Dwan. I had never heard of this until I saw it recommended in one of those Citadel Press picture-books: Douglas Brode's Lost Films of the Fifties. By "lost" he means not well known, but not cult either. It's a minor film that I don't think anyone would claim is important, but it has features worthy of consideration. If we could get a decent restoration it might become better known: - Two beautiful women, redheads playing sisters and actually looking like it for once...
- Rhonda Fleming was never an A-list star, but she was talented and I always enjoy seeing her. Last seen in Out of the Past (1947), Inferno (1953) and Fritz Lang's While the City Sleeps (1956).
- Arlene Dahl is even less well known to me; I remember her only from Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). Here she has the challenging, risky part of the klepto-nympho bad sister.
- Allan Dwan has an amazing 406 directing credits in the IMDB, the earliest in 1911. Why don't I know him? His motto: "If you get your head up above the mob, they try to knock it off. If you stay down, you last forever."
- John Alton is famous for his black-and-white film noir photography but he did color too, and here he combines the two crafts, bringing Technicolor to the menacing, shadowy crime settings.
- Ted de Corsia fanclub! Always one of the best tough guys. I can't remember the last time I saw him in color.
- Adapted from a James M. Cain novel: Love's Lovely Counterfeit (said by fans to be one of his lesser works).
In the book Brode claims that the Code required the sisters to have separate beds (is that true?) and that we are to imagine a more lesbian relationship, with further complications introduced by leading man John Payne. The VCI DVD is very poor quality and it crops the Superscope 2.0 image to 1.77. A quality restoration would be very welcome. It does have a good commentary track by a knowledgeable fan. 
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Post by wmcclain on Nov 6, 2021 17:27:55 GMT
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Post by lostinlimbo on Nov 6, 2021 18:59:08 GMT
 Kenny & Company (1976) - 7/10  Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) - 5/10 - Repeat.  From Beyond (1986) - 9/10 - Repeat.  The Fog (1980) - 9/10 - Repeat.  Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) - 6/10 - Repeat.  Halloween Kills (2021) - 5/10.  Kiss of Death (1995) - 7/10 - Repeat.  We Were Soldiers (2002) - 7/10 - Repeat.  Doctor Who; Frontios (1984) Favourite feature of the week;Stuart Gordon’s bizarre, and gooey dimensional horror; From Beyond. |
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 6, 2021 21:26:41 GMT
The Final Destination (2009). Crawl (2019). Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Eternals (2021). Eternal love. Since this movie was first announced, it'd piqued my interest. I personally was holding out hope that this would finally be an MCU film with a group of characters from space who I actually liked and weren’t a bunch of a-holes. An opening crawl not only explains who Eternals are, but Deviants and Celestials too. There’s enough exposition through dialogue to answer any questions one might have whilst watching (such as why these Eternals were ‘Switzerland’ during the battle against Thanos). Complaints about this film being ‘confusing’ because it alternates between past and present must be from those with short attention spans, as it’s quite obvious what time period the movie’s in at any given time thanks to helpful location title cards. Too many characters? I think not. Endgame had 30-something characters and nobody complained. Each of these Eternals has a distinct personality. Salma Hayek gives good wise leader as Ajak, who can heal, but her decision-making causes some conflict with the others. Gemma Chan (who I became a fan of thanks to her nuanced performance in the TV series Humans) has a certain quality about her that makes her the perfect fit for Sersi, whose power is molecular manipulation. She experiences self-doubt, but there’s more to her than she thinks. Long ago she was involved with Richard Madden’s character, Ikaris, who’s kind of like Superman (one unexpected thing in this movie is the shout-outs to the MCU's ‘rival’, DC, with the Superman/Batman mentions) with the flying/eyebeams/super-strength. Over the course of the movie we find out why he left Sersi, and like her character, he’s got more going on than you might expect. Madden’s a natural fit as the ‘leading man’ type and he really brings it when it comes to conveying the conflicted emotions his character feels. Kit Harington plays Dane Whitman, who’s someone Sersi could be happy with until Ikaris’ return throws a spanner in the works. Those wishing to see the two GoT actors reunited onscreen should be happy with the scene where their characters size each other up, but thankfully it never descends into teen drama love triangle angst. After watching the trailers, the one character I wasn’t sure I’d be fond of was the young-in-appearance redheaded girl, Sprite, whose power is creating illusions. Whilst she isn’t too bad for the majority of the movie, she did annoy me towards the end and I was peeved she didn’t face suitable consequences for her actions, instead seemingly being rewarded with something she’d always wanted (her crush on older-looking men/willingness to follow them no matter what makes her seem quite shallow). Turns out my first instincts/gut reaction to her was correct. She’s a brat. They soon seek out the other Eternals because a cataclysmic event called ‘the Emergence’ (involving a Celestial, that’s big enough to dwarf a planet, hatching from the planet Earth...which is bad news for humanity) is imminent. They first find Kingo (whose power is shooting beams similar to Ikaris’ eyebeams...except from his hands) filming Bollywood movies. He provides a bit of light relief from the doom/gloom, but it’s his valet, Karun, who steals their scenes. Gilgamesh (who punches really hard) and Thena (who kicks major arse) next rejoin the group, and there was a nice dynamic between them. Angelina Jolie may surprise some with how much emotion she brings to the role of Thena. She has something happen to her which proves a problem for everyone, but Gilgamesh stands by her, making for a good character relationship. Characters who arrive later include Druig (a mind-controller), Makkari (a speedster) and Phastos (an inventor). Each serves a purpose in the story and the actors do the most with what they’re given. It was nice to have a memorable/epic theme tune in an MCU movie again and the film’s score is quite beautiful, as is the cinematography. There are breathtaking shots throughout, the fights feel visceral, the CGI is as convincing as one can hope for in creating such otherworldly things (those Celestials are quite the sight to behold) and I don’t get complaints about the Eternals' costumes (as I, for one, welcome anything that isn't Thor: Ragnarok-esque/looking like it could be purchased at a discount costume shop). I saw people ragging on the 'basic'/'cheap'-looking Eternals spaceship, but I appreciate the simplicity of their ship wedge. Sci-fi movies seem to want to keep creating more and more outlandish-looking ships and eventually it'll reach the point where they become SO bizarre-looking you'll wonder, "WTF kind of functionality does that have?". There are mid-credits/post-credits scenes to hang around for; the former introducing what seems like a rather important character (whose casting may surprise some) while the latter promises more to come for a certain character/actor who felt a bit underutilized in this film. I’m annoyed at the fact people have been badmouthing this film (some giving it 1/10 star ratings without even having seen it). Yes, the movie’s ‘different’, but that’s not a BAD thing. Some had complained about the MCU being ‘formulaic’, yet when it tries something new/different, they complain about that too. I like the fact that this movie offered something we hadn’t seen before. It was refreshing. Quite a few of the MCU films have been popular with the 'majority' whilst I personally haven't liked them, then there have been a few ones that haven't been that popular that I've actually liked. So, this criticism Eternals is receiving means very little to me. Also, you have to factor in that this movie features some things that will make a certain group of individuals biased against it/rate it far lower than it deserves. I honestly don't know why anyone puts so much faith in one website and its ratings to determine whether a movie is 'successful' or not, when really what EVERYONE should be doing is seeing it for themselves before they judge instead of bandwagon-jumping. I, for one, hope we get to see more of these Eternals and that the negative reviews/haters don't rob us of that.               (2006). The perfect Bond film. Quite a claim to make, I know, but believe the hype. This film actually lives up to it. I never had a problem with Daniel Craig being cast as Bond. I imagine a lot of those naysayers are eating their words now. Craig brings a physicality to the role that other Bonds have lacked (the parkour scene is a stand-out that not only shows Bond’s endurance, but his bluntness. See a wall? Don’t go around it, go through it!), and rather than constantly quipping, his facial expressions say everything that needs to be said (like at the climax of an airport chase scene). That's not to say he isn't without a sense of humour. He has one, it's just less obvious. This Bond can be cold, calculating and often several steps ahead of most everyone else, though he’s by no means ‘infallible’ and learns humility on more than one occasion. It’s not just ‘edginess’ Craig brings to the role, but also a side of Bond we've rarely seen before: emotional vulnerability. While in previous films he’s rarely had true feelings for the many women he’s slept with, in this film he does actually find someone who allows him to open up…and in so doing, learns a hard/valuable lesson in the process. Since this is a ‘reboot’ of sorts, we’re seeing not only how Bond gets his double-0 status (via a memorable opening scene shot in black&white) but also how he becomes the closed-off, emotionally distant, user-of-women we're familiar with. By the end of the film (where the traditional Bond theme is used to great effect), he is finally the Bond that we all know. The most important relationship in this movie is between Bond and Vesper Lynd (played to perfection by Eva Green). She’s easily one of the best Bond girls to date (if not THE best). Craig and Green’s chemistry is off-the-charts from their very first encounter (which is important/necessary, given the direction the story goes). Vesper is no pushover or dimwit, she’s a complex/intelligent character with lots of depth and is more than a match when it comes to dealing with Bond and his ego. She’s not a fighter, but still helps him out. The two share a shower scene (after a brutal stairway fight) that is probably the most deep/meaningful scene we’ve gotten in a Bond film. This movie does an excellent job of allowing the emotional beats to play out/not feel rushed so we’re not just jumping from action scene to action scene. Craig and Green cannot be praised enough for how well they work together onscreen, which makes what comes at the end of the film all the more effective. Vesper Lynd, for me, is the perfect Bond Girl and the one I compare all others to. Someone else who has a great dynamic with Craig’s Bond is Judi Dench’s M. They share a number of memorable scenes/exchanges, and as hard as she may be on him, it’s clear that she does care about him. Mads Mikkelsen is effective as the villain, Le Chiffre (though he really should’ve seen someone about that weeping blood problem). He mightn’t be as ‘flashy’ or maniacal as ‘classic’ Bond villains, but that’s what makes him scary. He’s got a quiet menace about him and only really lets loose his fury during a torture scene with Bond late into the film that is far superior to some of the more elaborate torture scenes we've seen previously, as it's not about blood/elaborate traps, but instead something as simple as a rope with a knot at the end of it, a naked Bond and a bottomless chair. It's yet another classic scene in a film FILLED with classic scenes. There are other supporting characters in the film who mightn’t get as much to do as the ones already mentioned, but all the actors (no matter how ‘small’ the role they play) have been well-cast and make the most of their screentime including Jeffrey Wright’s Felix Leiter and various villains Bond contends with. You want realistic, bloody, dirty fight scenes involving Bond? This film has that in spades. The fights in this movie look real/like they actually hurt and we see the toll they take on Bond. There are numerous action set-pieces throughout, every one different but memorable. The stunts are spectacular, but at the same time they don't go overboard like the last Pierce Brosnan outing. The director, Martin Campbell, proved with GoldenEye that he knows how to make not only a great debut film for a new actor cast as Bond, but also just an all-around awesome film, period. WHY hasn’t he been asked to direct more Bond films when he’s clearly the perfect man for the job? The way he directs ensures that nothing is ever confusing, all the important details are present and the action can actually be *followed* rather than disorientating. No matter who takes over from Craig, they should bring Campbell back to direct, as he’s now made my Top 2 favourite Bond films (this and GoldenEye). I wasn’t familiar with Chris Cornell before hearing his theme song for this movie ('You Know My Name') on the radio, but it instantly grabbed me. It's even better when you hear it playing over the visually-stunning opening credits sequence. The simplistic-looking silhouettes and the four different suits of the cards (hearts/spades/clubs/diamonds) being incorporated into the main titles (along with quick reveals of both Craig's and Green's faces at different points) make these opening titles the most imaginative and visually-exciting I've ever seen. Not to mention the gun barrel sequence FINALLY shows us who is shooting at/getting shot by Bond. There are some who refuse to let the Bond films of old go and wish to remain firmly stuck in the past, but this movie shows that Bond can very much be set in the modern age whilst still maintaining everything that makes him *Bond*. Yes, some things are different, but the spirit of Ian Fleming’s character is still there. So as not to overwhelm, I’ve split my picture/GIF/video collage for this movie into two halves - each under separate spoiler tags so they can be viewed separately...
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 6, 2021 21:50:33 GMT
Doctor Who: Classic Series S. 4, Eps 37 to 43. “The Evil Of The Daleks”. (1967). This is the 2021 animated reconstruction of the final story of the Second Doctor’s first season. It made its premiere on BBC America October 30 in the run-up to Jodie Whitaker’s season opener, announced to be her last as the Doctor. Wow, what a great story. A true jewel from the classic series. It was first broadcast in 7 weekly episodes from May through June 1967. Horrifyingly, the BBC discarded the first 6 episodes only one year later in August 1968. The 7th got the push in ‘68 The recreation was done using a few clips that survive from promotions on other shows, production stills taken on set, and the full audio. The audio tapes were recorded by young fans who put a portable cassette recorder in front of the speaker on their TVs and ordered their families to be completely silent until the program was over. So we get to hear all the original actors, music, and sounds. Thanks to all those who made the tapes and than saved them all these years. (And to their families who did what they were told.) The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and Jamie (Frazer Hines) have the TARDIS stolen at Gatwick Airport. They suspect a trap and are right. They are sent back to 1866 were a scientist has made a fatal bargain with the Doctor’s oldest enemies.  True Confessions / Ulu Grosbard (1981). This fictional film is based (barely) on a true crime story: the so-called Black Dahlia murder of 1947. The movie, set in 1947, begins with the discovery of a victim in the hills around Los Angeles. She had been murdered by blunt trauma and her body had been bisected at the waist. Because no blood was present, the deed must have been committed elsewhere. This is where the story departs from history. Det. Sgt. Tom Spellacy (Robert Duval) of LAPD, is in charge of the investigation. His younger brother Des (Robert De Niro) is a Monsignor and a rising member of the Los Angeles clergy. He works directly under the cold-as-ice Cardinal of the LA Diocese (Cyril Cusack) as the fixer, main fundraiser, and the guy to whom most of the Church’s dirty work goes to. And he is getting worn down by it. As Tom gets deeper into the case, it starts to become plain that prominent members of the Diocese knew the victim, who was a popular prostitute. Even Des, who briefly met the woman once, is in danger of police questioning and media attention. Duvall and De Niro do some fine work here. It is clear that they actually saw each other and played scenes together unlike the De Niro/Pacino match-up 14 years later in Michael Mann’s “Heat” (1995). There is a great supporting cast including Charles Durning as a sleazy former pimp who has become a rich contractor who builds schools and hospitals for the Diocese. There is Kenneth McMillan as Duvall’s partner and Rose Gregorio as a madam who had a previous relationship with Sgt Spellacy. Based on a novel by John Gregory Dunne with a screenplay by Dunne with Joan Didion.    Black Rain / Ridley Scott (1989). Nick Conklin (Michael Douglas) is a NYC detective in trouble with Internal Affairs over some missing money from a drug bust. When he and his partner Charlie Vincent (Andy Garcia) interrupt a restaurant assassination by Japanese Yakuza and capture the killer, he and Charlie are given the job of escorting their prisoner back to Japan where they lose him to fake Osaka police officers. Nick, always in an uncooperative and angry mood, wants to stay to help local cops recover the escapee, but the Japanese way of working doesn’t suit him. Even when assigned a local English speaking handler (Ken Takakura), Nick is still chafed by the restrictions he is under. Kate Capshaw is the only woman in the cast playing an American working as a hostess in a nightclub frequented by the Yakuza Conklin is after. I was getting a little uneasy during the middle third of this picture and was already writing my review in my head (led by Douglas giving a one-note performance), but final half-hour turned that completely around. There is a ve-e-e-ery tense scene between Nick and a Yakuza godfather. When the scene ended, I said “Wow” to myself. This is followed by an exciting action finale. Stick with it to the end. You will like this film. Ridley Scott has done it again.    The Salton Sea / D.J. Caruso (2002). Excellent totally under the radar crime film that ticks so many of the classic film noir boxes, it should be accepted as an honorary member. Val Kilmer plays a man with two sides. In a former life he was Tom van Allen a professional trumpet player. He even keeps a chest in his shabby rented room with blue dress shirt and navy sports coat. He wears them whenever he gets his trumpet out. For most of the time, though, he is a meth head named Danny Parker who has a sideline ratting out his dealers to two contemptuous cops. How did he come to this? We slowly learn that he once had a wife that meant everything to him but something happened. Now, on the streets as Danny, he is trying to piece together what happened to her and who is responsible. Another main character is Pooh-Bear (Vincent D’Onofrio), a prominent but crazy and dangerous distributor of meth. He got his name because he put so much meth up his nose that it had to be amputated so now he wears a plastic fake nose. D’Onofrio’s portrayal is not one soon forgotten. Kilmer is quite good given support by Luis Guzmán, Deborah Kara Unger, Peter Sarsgaard, Chandra West, and BD Wong.    The Oratorio: A Documentary With Martin Scorsese (2021). PBS with another winner. In 1926 New York City was growing rapidly due to, first, Irish immigrants and then Italian. In that year a critical concert was held that had great repercussions but is now almost completely forgotten. What may be the only contemporary source is a old book discovered recently in the NYC Public Library. The book gave the date, the place, and, most importantly, the program. It was a mash-up of arias and other pieces by composers like Mozart, Haydn, Handel, and Cimarosa. The performance was put together by a now legendary figure in music history, Lorenzo da Ponte, living out his last years after a turbulent life. He was the librettist for Mozart’ three great opera “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Cosi Van Tutte,” and “Don Giovanni.” The concert was held at the then main cathedral of NYC, now known as The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. This is the neighborhood Scorsese grew up in. In several on-camera appearances he describes his experiences with the church and shares some history. So why is it important to know all this? Because The City was something of a cultural backwater, far behind Philadelphia and Boston in cultural matters. This was the first time the people of New York has ever heard Italian-style operatic singing. It must have astonished and amazed them. Anyway, this was the birth of the music scene that New York is famous for. A few dedicated music people mounted an effort to recreate the concert. 
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Post by teleadm on Nov 6, 2021 22:56:44 GMT
Four movies ending up in a court, or at least has scene from one, two in England and two in USA, and that was as they say is purely coincidental. So here is my week:  Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 2016 directed by Edward Zwick and based on characters created by Lee Child. Tom is getting old and what a smug pleasure when GF begins to yawn, she who has forced me to see many of his movies. It's on OK action movie, nothing special.  Murder in the First 1995, directed by Marco Rocco and based on real persons and events, and then taking liberties. One of the few who tried to escape Alcatraz, survivor were punished, authorities became blind as how they were going to be punished in solitary dark cells, for over three years, so one murders another guy on the first day with a spoon, the case goes to trail. Murder in the First they call it, but who is to blame... If you blame Alcatraz your blame the system. The story takes a lot of liberties I've learned later, but it's still a riveting tale told. Two actors that I'm not even fond of sticks out, Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater as murderer and lawyer, Gary Oldman I knew is a chameleon. as a cruel guard. Taking on Alcatraz also created media interest. Takes it's time but worth watching.  "When love goes wrong nothing goes right" Le Chat 1971 directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and based on a story by Georges Simenon. Paris is changing and building skyscrapers, and our couple lives in that area soon to be evicted.He is happy when the cat is around, she can't stand the cat and eventually do the unspeakable with the cat. Gabin and Signoret are just perfect, acting without saying anything, she tries to remember the past as a high wire artist, while he don't give a damn, or does he. Minor chamber drama well worth watching, some day!  Breakhart Pass 1975 directed by Tom Gries and based on a novel by Alistair MacLean. In the snowy north of USA an Army train stops, accidentally picks up a few more, including a Wanted Man (Bronson) who might not be who he seems, and if he is something else who can he trust. Surrounded by a bunch of great character actors on a snowy USA train ride, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna, Ed Lauter, Jill Ireland, Charles Durning, David Huddleston, one is innocent and one is accidentally innocent. A whole train set went over a cliff, no cgi, no back projection (at least not in that scene). I enjoyed watching it. Hadn't seen it since the mid 1980's.  Walk a Tightrope 1964 directed by Frank Nesbitt. Unemployed American (Dan Duryea) in London, kills a husband and expects to get payed for it. She (Patricia Owens) say she never seen him before. According to him, he admits killing her husband, and was going get £1000 for it, she still denies ever seeing him before. Is she as innocent as she looks, doing an act of grieving widow, as a femme fatale... They let Dan Duryea loose in London? One of my favorite supporting actors here playing a lead. Real old maybe gone London location is a big plus too, since I kinda liked it. B-movie so what, real locations Yeah.  The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing 1955, directed by Richard Fleischer and based on a once sensational murder case from 1906. A notorious flop once and was planned as a vehicle for Marilyn Monroe, part played by Joan Collins here. It's actually an interesting story about celebrity architect who fancies a young woman, and the young rich hot shot get's obsessed with getting the girl suddenly had enough and kills the architect in front of many witnesess. Not sure if this story benefited from TCF gloss and de Luxe colours, the producers went for gloss, but the interesting court parts was sort of shambled away, since as I see it that's where the drama is and could work better in Black and white. Collins is adequate in her Hollywood Debut, Ray Milland is showing his age, worried about age difference (in the role). Farley Granger as the nihilistic millionaire was never seen again until he appeared in Italian Western comedies. As it is it's kinda boring. Since the story had potential  Your Witness aka Eye Witness 1950 directed by Robert Montgomery and starring too. Robert Montgomery, maybe with an eye on the new medium called television, made one last movie in England as an actor directing himself. Fancy New York lawyer get's a cable, needs help, old army buddy, and experiences that when travelling back to Olde England, as his old buddy has been charged with murder. Once in England the laws works differently, and getting access to a murder scene is even more difficult, especially on Sundays. using routines that worked very well before before the colonies rebelled, meeting a Sheriff (played by lovely Leslie Banks in maybe his last movie role). It's not a remarkable movie, but I thought it was amusing in parts, and the murder is real, and the puzzle is solved   that was my week time to see what others have seen" |
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Post by jeffersoncody on Nov 6, 2021 23:46:47 GMT
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (2021). My Rating: 7,5 out of 10. RECOMMENDED.
     THE WHISKEY BANDIT (2017). Rating: 7 out 10. Cautiously Recommended.   DANGEROUS (2021). Rating: 5 out of 10.
BROTHERS IN ARMS THE MAKING OF PLATOON (2018). Rating; 8 out of 10. RECOMMENDED.
IN A LONELY PLACE (1950) Rating: 10 out of 10. Very HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
THE HARDER THEY FALL (1956). Rating: 8,5 out of 10. Highly RECOMMENDED.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 7, 2021 1:11:59 GMT
Repeat Viewings:
The Last Man on Earth (1964) 6/10
First Viewings:
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962) 7/10
Hell Night (1981) 5/10
Exorcist II: the Heretic (1977) 2/10
The Horsemen (1971) 6/10
5 Against the House (1955) 4/10
Lansky (2021) 6/10
The Tamarind Seed (1974) 5/10
Suspect (1987) 6/10
The Mummy's Tomb (1942) 4/10
Edge of Darkness (1943) 6/10
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Post by Rufus-T on Nov 7, 2021 4:08:57 GMT
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Post by claudius on Nov 7, 2021 13:05:24 GMT
And this week’s MASTERPIECE 50 is:
-PRIME SUSPECT (1991) The crime drama that made Helen Mirren an international name. “Price to Pay” Part 1. YouTube.
-RECKLESS (1997) Romance drama of a May-December romance between a young doctor (Robson Greene) and an older married woman (Francesca Annis). Part 1. YouTube presentation of PBS MT broadcast with host segment by Russell Baker.
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40TH ANNIVERSARY:
-THE KWICKY KOALA SHOW (1981) “Race to Riches/ Crazy /Dirty Money” Warner Archive DVD
-THE SMURFS (1981) “Magnifying Mixture/ Fair-Weathered Smurf/ Sir Hefty” Warner DVD
-FONZ AND THE HAPPY DAYS GANG (1981) “No Place Like Rome” CBS/Paramount DVD.
-HEATHCLIFF AND MARMADUKE (1981) “Vet Fret/ Mush Heathcliff Mush/ Police Pooch” Dailymotion
-LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY (1981) “April’s Fools in Paris” YouTube
Since there isn’t any more Live segments, I’ll distinguish the two shows of THE KID SUPER POWER HOUR as:
-HERO HIGH (1981) “Not So Great Outdoors /Track Race“ BCI Eclipse DVD.
-SHAZAM (1981) “A Little Something Extra” YouTube.
-THE POPEYE AND OLIVE OIL SHOW (1981) “Rocky Rolls/ Hogwash at the Carwash/ Snow Folling” I’m noticing a limitation of new material for Popeye. He only appears in one new short whereas Olive appears in two or three (and if Popeye gets a second short, it’s a repeat from previous seasons). I wonder if this was done in respects to Jack Mercer’s advancing years (it has been 46 years voicing the Sailor Man). YouTube.
-THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN (1981) “Propecy of Peril” The final episode of the post-apocalyptic adventure series (although ratings were good, Ruby-Spears cancelled the series for more TV-based animated spin-offs like LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY). The plot (three super-powered women join together) suggests a spin-off that never took off. Warner Archive DVD
-SPACE STARS (1981) “Space Spectre/ Ultimate Battle/ The Thunderbolt/ The Big Freeze/ The Greatest Show-Off” / Endangered Spiecies“ The crossover this time are the Herculoids and Astro & Space Mutts (the only X-Over with the latter). I remember seeing this on USA Network’s Cartoon Express in the 1980s: the broadcasts omitted Astro’s episodes so that was the only time I saw them until recently. Warner Archive DVD
-GOLDIE GOLD AND ACTION JACK (1981) “Curse of the Snake People” This was actually the first episode I ever saw, watching it on Cartoon Network in Winter 1994. YouTube
-BLAKSTAR (1981) “The Kingdom of Neptul“ YouTube
-THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ZORRO (1981) “The Trap” YouTube
-SPIDER-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS (1981) “The Prison Plot” Magneto goes to the AF series (here voiced by Michael Rye). Amazon Prime
-SPIDER-MAN (1981) “The Doctor Prescribes Doom” Having failed to mind-control the United Nations, Doom replaces them with robot duplicates. This episode also begins the series long Latverian Resistance storyline, centered on the rebel Johann and his defiance of the tyrant. YouTube
UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (1971) “Path to Duty” 50TH ANNIVERSARY Headstrong and liberal-minded Elizabeth (Nicola Pagett) makes her debut (as well as James aristocratic friend Bunny played by John Quayle). Acorn Media DVD.
ER (1996) “Ghosts” 25TH ANNIVERSARY Halloween time has Greene and Susan experiencing a possible ghost, Doug & Carol on an ambulance, meeting an urchin (played by Kirstin Dunst), and Jeanie giving her cheating, infecting ex-husband a tongue-lashing (“We never had that kind of marriage…we didn’t honor, we didn’t cherish, we didn’t respect! And now you’ve killed me!). Warner DVD.
THE WORST WITCH (1986) 35TH ANNIVERSARY British CTE TV Movie based on Jill Murphy’s book series. Starring Fairuza Balk, Diana Rigg, Charlotte Rae, and Tim Curry. Back in the late 1980s, HBO would show this every October up to 1994. The one scene I watch is Tim Curry’s “Anything Can Happen on Halloween” number. Prism VHS
DUMBO (1941) 80TH ANNIVERSARY Walt Disney’s fourth Animated feature. Yes, I love “Baby Mine” and I have ZILCH problem with the crows. I think my first experience with the film was on a 1981 CBS Broadcast (in two parts) which we had a recording for a decade. Disney VHS
30TH ANNIVERSARY
-BEVERLY HILLS 90210 (1991) “Halloween“ And now I return to the series. Brandon and Tracy lose some trick-treaters, Dylan & Brenda dress up as Bonnie & Clyde, Donna’s mermaid dress proves to be a constraint, and Kelly almost gets attacked. Saw it on its premiere on Fox on Halloween 1991. VHS Recording of SoapNet Broadcast 2009.
-THE SIMPSONS (1991) “Treehouse of Horror II” The Simpsons have their second Halloween special, tied together of Homer, Bart, and Lisa having nightmares from excessive Halloween candy eating. Saw this on its premiere on Fox on Halloween 1991. Its adaptations of THE MONKEY’S PAW and TWILIGHT ZONE “It’s a Good Life” (with Bart the “monster”) were my introduction to said stories. FoxVideo DVD
-DARKWING DUCK (1991) “Ghoul of My Dreams” This episode was to bridge DW’s growing relationship with Morgana MacCawbre after FUNGUS AMONGUS, but Fox already showed them dating (and Morgana straight). Dailymotion.
UNIVERSAL HORROR (1998) Kevin Brownlow documentary on the Universal Horror film craze of the 1930s (with coverage to the horror films of Paramount, Warner, and RKO). Halloween perennial for about 22 years. Universal BluRay.
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35TH ANNIVERSARY:
-WILDFIRE (1986) “The Name is the Game” YouTube.
-THE CARE BEARS FAMILY (1986) “Bravest of the Brave”YouTube.
-DISNEY’S ADVENTURES OF THE GUMMI BEARS (1986) “Do Unto Ogres” Disney DVD.
-THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS (1986) “When Halloween was Forever” Sony DVD.
-GALAXY HIGH (1986) “Beach Blanket Blowout” I remember first seeing this episode on SciFi Channel in the late 1990s. YouTube.
-PEE WEE’S PLAYHOUSE (1986) “Ants in your Pants“ YouTube.
MUPPET BABIES (1986) “The Daily Muppet” Wanting to replace Nanny’s soaked newspaper, the gang do their own paper, with Kermit the Editor, Fozzie doing the comics (with Animal run I g havoc with the word balloons), Piggy does the movie review (using footage from Chaney’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA & THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME), and Gonzo looks for life on Mars (he does and has to rely on the mechanical monster from THE UNDERSEA KINGDOM for help). YouTube
-POUND PUPPIES (1986) “The Captain and the Cats” YouTube.
-CASUALTY (1986) “Moonlight Becomes You…” 35TH ANNIVERSARY this month. YouTube.
Unfortunately, due to the YouTube entries being cleaned out, and the lack of a DVD release, I am stopping my Anniversary viewing of TEEN WOLF.
THE ALVIN SHOW (1961) 60TH ANNIVERSARY “Good Neighbor/ Crashcup Invents Light” 60TH ANNIVERSARY Bootleg DVD of Nickelodeon broadcast.
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30TH ANNIVERSARY
-BACK TO THE FUTURE (1991) “Time Waits for No Frog/ Einstein’s Adventure” A two- parter (with no appearance by the Brown Brothers) with Doc and Marty explore Conquistador South America, while Einstein the dog deals with a DeLoreon-jacking. Universal DVD.
-HOUSE OF ELLIOT (1991) “Part Ten” Acorn DVD.
-THE COMMISH (1991) The Pilot episode, even though it was broadcast five weeks after the debut. This was to introduce Commissioner Tony Scali (Michael Chilkis) and his family (plus his hypochondriac brother-in-law played by David PaynerI remember seeing parts of this on Lifetime in 1996, and then watching it in full the next year. This is an edited episode viewed on Anchor Bay DVD.
SUPERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES (1996) “Lost Memories” Superman encounters Brainiac, who is acting benevolent, but Supes learns his genocidal intentions. Warner DVD.
20TH ANNIVERSARY:
-ONCE AND AGAIN (2001) “Destiny on the Radio” A nervous breakdown by the Radio host whom Lily is working for causes her to take over. Her recollections on her extended family causes strife on her stepdaughter Jessie (who is on her first date) daughter Grace (who is jealous about her stepsister getting attention) and Karen (who is feeling left out of her children). YouTube presentation of Recording of Lifetime broadcast.
-VANDREAD THE SECOND STAGE (2001) “Somedays” Japanese with English Subtitles. YouTube.
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30TH ANNIVERSARY
-DOUG (1991) “Big Catch/ Needs Money” YouTube.
-THE TRAPP FAMILY STORY (1991) “The Trapp Family Singers” Residents like Father Wasner recommend the Trapps sing on stage. Japanese with English Subtitles. Bootleg DVD.
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (1981) “Sebastian Against the World” 40TH ANNIVERSARY Amazon Prime.
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20TH ANNIVERSARY
-BAND OF BROTHERS (2001) “Points” It is July 1945, and the Company hang around at Salzburg, thinking about their future. The conclusion of the Miniseries. HBO DVD.
-UPRISING (2001) “Part One” TV Miniseries on the Warsaw Rebellion in 1943. Starring Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, Donald Sutherland, Lelee Sobrieski, Cary Elwes and Stephen Moyer. First saw the series on its premiere in November 2001. YouTube.
NORTHERN EXPOSURE (1991) “The Body in Question “ 30TH ANNIVERSARY Universal DVD.
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URUSEI YATSURA (1981) “Kintaro from the Autumn Sky/Gonna Live Like a Man!” 40TH ANNIVERSARY this week. The series would use folklore characters in its plot. This episode has the legendary child sumo Kintaro. Interestingly, Kintaro is voiced by Masako Nasawa the voice actress of Goku and Gohan in the DB franchise, and this series’ protagonist Ataru’s VA Toshio Furukawa will later voice Piccolo. Japanese with English Subtitles. YouTube.
LEGEND OF PRINCE VALIANT (1991) “The Secret of Perilous Garde” 30TH ANNIVERSARY BCI Eclipse DVD.
TENKO (1981) “Part Three” 40TH ANNIVERSARY The shipwrecked women are taking to an internment camp. This was the first episode I saw, on the History Channel in the spring 1996.
UPRISING (2001) “Part Two” 20TH ANNIVERSARY The monthly siege of the Warsaw Ghetto, as the Jews hold their own against Marshal Schoop (Jon Voight). YouTube.
ANGEL (2001) “Offspring” 20TH ANNIVERSARY Darla returns to Angel, with her pregnancy (putting a rift in her burgeoning relationship with Cordelia). Also returning is old enemy Holtz, preserved by magical forces. Amazon Prime.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY:
-THE FUNKY PHANTOM (1971) “Haunt in Inn” Warner Archive DVD.
-HEY IT’S THE HAIR BEAR BUNCH! (1971) “Gab of Gabaloons” Warner Archive DVD.
-THE PEBBLES AND BAMM BAMM SHOW (1971) “The Terrible Snorkasaurus” Warner DVD.
-THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW (1971) “ Thoroughly UnMilitant Mary” YouTube.
HERGE THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (1991) “The Cigar of the Pharoahs Part 1” 30TH ANNIVERSARY Tintin goes to Egypt. This adaptation covers the fourth story, which is before Haddock and Calculus, so the Animation series having this set after the latter stories confused me with said person’s absence.
RUROUNI KENSHIN (1996) “Strongest Opponent from the Past: Merciless Fang Strike!” 25TH ANNIVERSARY After attacking Sanosuke, Kenshin’s old opponent Saito turns his attention on him. Japanese with English Subtitles. AnimeWorks DVD.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (2001) “This Time With Feeling” 20TH ANNIVERSARY The story so far: Buffy has been resurrected, but feels totally disconnected with life. Giles returns. Tara is worried about Willow’s Magic abuse. Willow mind rapes her into forgetting. Today’s episode has everyone enchanted into singing and dancing, with some revelations coming out. Amazon Prime.
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (1971) 50TH ANNIVERSARY this year. Roman Polanski’s violent rendition of Shakespeare’s play. Starring Jon Finch and Francesca Annis as a nude Lady Macbeth. First read of this from Roger Ebert’s review. My Junior English Teacher announced about showing it while we recited the play, but he went back on his word over the nudity. I finally saw the film on video in 2000. Columbia Tri-Star DVD.
Earliest film seen this Month: THE PLAYHOUSE (1921)
Latest film seen this month: (in part) GRANTCHESTER (2021) Episode 1 (Series 6).
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Post by marianne48 on Nov 8, 2021 2:26:51 GMT
Reveille With Beverly (1943)--Ann Miller plays a radio DJ standing in for a host who normally plays only classical music.
Instead, she plays modern (for 1943) music, in a series of vignettes featuring the performances of stars of the day--Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Bob Crosby, etc. There's a romantic triangle featuring Miller, and she does her usual twirling tap dance with her enormous grin plastered on her face, but the real treat is in seeing all these stars performing some of their best hits. A must-see for fans of the music of that era.
Small Town Girl (1953)--Standard MGM fluff. Jane Powell has a goofy boyfriend (Bobby Van, who probably became an MGM star because they needed a more youthful Ray Bolger), but then snooty rich playboy (Farley Granger) comes to town; he's promptly arrested for speeding and is thrown in jail for thirty days. From his cell, he bids on Powell's lunch at a box social and wins, just to show that he can. She delivers the lunch to the jail and even sits with him in his cell as he eats it (this is an MGM musical, after all, so nothing could possibly happen--in real life, he'd probably take her hostage). Despite the couple having zero chemistry, they manage to fall for each other. Ann Miller has a dance number, which is pretty much the same twirling tap dance with enormous grin that she performed in the earlier film, although this time she dances around a floor full of disembodied hands "playing" musical instruments. The highlight of the film is Bobby Van hopping continuously around town for hundreds of hops; otherwise, the movie is just the usual MGM mediocrity.
Dream Wife (1953)-Maybe if I had read the IMDb trivia page before seeing this movie, I might have avoided it. Cary Grant apparently considered retiring from movies after making this monstrosity, and I can understand why. Grant is engaged to diplomat Deborah Kerr, and hates the fact that she has a career; he prefers her barefoot and pregnant. When she breaks off with him, he threatens to marry the princess of a fictional (of course) Middle Eastern kingdom. When Kerr is instructed to chaperone this couple (in order to win some lucrative oil contract with the country's leader), she trains the naive princess in the ways of American women. She ends up attracting a pack of eager men wherever she goes, and decides she doesn't want Grant after all.
Grant plays the kind of goofy young man he played twenty years earlier, and he can't pull it off. Dull and humorless.
Something Wild (1961)--This should have been titled Something Weird, because that's the kind of aftertaste this slow-moving, depressing independent film leaves after seeing it. Carroll Baker is a young college woman who is raped by a stranger while walking home one night. She tells no one, not even her cranky, disinterested mother, and destroys all evidence of the attack. Traumatized by the attack, she's afraid to be touched by anyone, whether it's on a crowded subway or a friendly gesture by a co-worker. Leaving home, she finds a job in a five-and-ten store, but can't relate to the other employees; they
all treat her with hostility when she keeps to herself. Just when she thinks she can't go on any longer, a supposed "Good Samaritan" (Ralph Meeker) attempts to help her. But he's got some disturbing plans for her. Odd, overlong, and with an unconvincing "happy" ending (I think), this may be an interesting watch for those who are patient enough to sit through it, mainly for the location shots of NYC and two early appearances by Doris Roberts (Marie of Everybody Loves Raymond) and, as Baker's haggard, drunken slut of a neighbor in her apartment house, Jean Stapleton, as far away from her All in the Family Edith Bunker character as she could get (she even utters the word "sh*t" in the film, a surprising use of the obscenity in a 1961 film).
Animal House (1978)--Re-watching this film after a few decades, the comedy still holds up. Just because a slew of gross, sophomoric films followed it doesn't take away from the fun of this movie. One tiny little thing I noticed in the penultimate scene of the film (just before Bluto and Mandy ride off together in the convertible)--there's an overhead shot of the street scene with everyone running around in confusion and terror, except for what appears to be one middle-aged woman gleefully prancing around waving pom-poms. Well, at least she enjoyed the parade.
A Ticklish Affair (1963)--Kind of a typical Doris Day-type family comedy, but starring Shirley Jones in the Doris role (she even blows a stray lock of hair off her forehead, Doris style, in one scene). Jones plays a Navy widow with three rambunctious young sons who has a meet-cute with Navy commander Gig Young (if the boys' summoning him to the house via a fake S.O.S. call can be considered cute). Jones bats her eyelashes at him, he leers at her, and you know the ending in the first couple of minutes, so there's a bunch of other sitcom-type contrivances built in to keep the story going. Not a great film, but it offers some mildly amusing situations, and it also seems like an audition film for future sitcoms, with all the future TV actors showing up--Shirley Jones (The Partridge Family); Edgar Buchanan (Petticoat Junction); Billy Mumy (Lost in Space); Eddie Applegate (The Patty Duke Show);
Carolyn Jones (The Addams Family); and Ed Platt (Get Smart). Also, Peter Robbins, the youngest son, was the voice of Charlie Brown in the early Peanuts specials. I wonder if this movie inspired the infamous "Balloon Boy" incident of several years ago.
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Post by timshelboy on Nov 8, 2021 20:27:19 GMT
Walk a Tightrope 1964 directed by Frank Nesbitt. Unemployed American (Dan Duryea) in London, kills a husband and expects to get payed for it. She (Patricia Owens) say she never seen him before. According to him, he admits killing her husband, and was going get £1000 for it, she still denies ever seeing him before. Is she as innocent as she looks, doing an act of grieving widow, as a femme fatale... They let Dan Duryea loose in London? One of my favorite supporting actors here playing a lead. Real old maybe gone London location is a big plus too, since I kinda liked it. B-movie so what, real locations Yeah. I really liked this one - a trim little B - and yes - as a Londoner the location work was fascinating for me. Dan the man a great favourite and I like Patricia Owens too. One of her last. It has had legit R2 release on dvd, Dan made this in London the same time - he was a child kidnapper this time out! Also on R2 dvd.  I liked LE CHAT too 
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 9, 2021 2:05:41 GMT
Something Wild (1961)--This should have been titled Something Weird, because that's the kind of aftertaste this slow-moving, depressing independent film leaves after seeing it. Carroll Baker is a young college woman who is raped by a stranger while walking home one night. She tells no one, not even her cranky, disinterested mother, and destroys all evidence of the attack. Traumatized by the attack, she's afraid to be touched by anyone, whether it's on a crowded subway or a friendly gesture by a co-worker. Leaving home, she finds a job in a five-and-ten store, but can't relate to the other employees; they all treat her with hostility when she keeps to herself. Just when she thinks she can't go on any longer, a supposed "Good Samaritan" (Ralph Meeker) attempts to help her. But he's got some disturbing plans for her. Odd, overlong, and with an unconvincing "happy" ending (I think), this may be an interesting watch for those who are patient enough to sit through it, mainly for the location shots of NYC and two early appearances by Doris Roberts (Marie of Everybody Loves Raymond) and, as Baker's haggard, drunken slut of a neighbor in her apartment house, Jean Stapleton, as far away from her All in the Family Edith Bunker character as she could get (she even utters the word "sh*t" in the film, a surprising use of the obscenity in a 1961 film). . In my college town in the mid-‘60s, there was an older theater that kept switching formats every year or so between a second run theater of recent (5-10 years) films and an art house. “Something Wild” played there twice, once during each of two art house manifestations. I saw it two or three times for each week’s appearance. I have been looking for it on TV or home video ever since. I finally found it again on Netflix (after being previously unsuccessful in my searches at that site), I got the disc and was thrilled to see that it was a Criterion Collection release. Director Jack Garfein, a developer and teacher at The Actor’s Studio only directed two films (The other was "The Strange One" with Ben Gazzara), both of which faced Production Code censorship and were box office failures. This film is, as they say, deliberately paced and may not be everyone’s cuppa, but is a hidden gem that may be only now be slowly coming into the respect it deserves.
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Post by timshelboy on Nov 11, 2021 10:32:48 GMT
REWATCHES
 Sometimes the simple premises are the most effective. A plane carrying an Alaskan oil rig crew crashes in the wilderness. The survivors trek to civilization.. pursued by a pack of grey wolves, that picks them off one by one....That's it plotwise... but a thrilling ride it was. Liam's finest imho, and good showcase for Frank Grillo.  A Felliniesque film director juggles wives, mistresses and other women with artistic decisions as he prepares to make another movie. Nice sets/art direction/ costumes, great period detail, game cast of oscar winners in lingerie... but only one really good song (see below about 1 minute in) ... a fairly major flaw for a musical. FIRST VIEWINGSTwo I'd "recommend"  I'm late to the party but this was huge fun - 8 episode account mainly focusing on period 61-65. Sarandon & Lange both have a ball. No idea how accurate it all is but I sure enjoyed binge watching all 8 episodes. Alfred Molina a gentle Aldrich, Catherine Zeta Jones not a physical ringer for Olovia but she sure catches the imperiousness, Kathy Bates a wonderful Joan Blondell, Toby Huss a scary Sinatra straight out of the Kaplan. Enjoy.... you know you will....  Dark comedy with Allison Janney a housewife with esteem issues who inadvertently buries $2m of mob cash and finds her life endangered. Good script, a game cast, and great to see Janney in a lead... but be warned the characters who get the biggest laughs might not make the final credits..... in the WATCHABLE/OF INTEREST category   A young burglar attending a Paris music college as part of his community service turns out to be a piano prodigy. Could he win the great international competition on behalf of the conservatory? Countess Kristin Scott Thomas,, piano teacher par excellence, is assigned to make sure he does...  Zippy comedy giving Alison Skipworth good lead as ageing but effective con artist fleecing all around her on the riviera. Third billed George Raft an accomplice.  1967 oddity about children who conceal the death of their mother and fend for themselves. Pamela Franklin most distinguished name among the kids. Dirk Bogarde's advent half way through as bad penny father ups the interest.  1978 - Similar premise to OUR MOTHERS HOUSE, only here the kids cause their nanny to drown and live alone... Delon not the father, but a witness to the drowning who poses the threat to the kids new independent existence. _01.jpg) Perky musical comedy with Jack Oakie at his peak and Ginger Rogers on the cusp of stardom. You can safely miss all the following, which range from mediocre to atrocious.                            and STINKER OF THE WEEK award, in a very strong field, goes to  
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Post by jeffersoncody on Nov 11, 2021 15:53:17 GMT
I'm late to the party but this was huge fun - 8 episode account mainly focusing on period 61-65. Sarandon & Lange both have a ball. No idea how accurate it all is but I sure enjoyed binge watching all 8 episodes. Alfred Molina a gentle Aldrich, Catherine Zeta Jones not a physical ringer for Olovia but she sure catches the imperiousness, Kathy Bates a wonderful Joan Blondell, Toby Huss a scary Sinatra straight out of the Kaplan. Enjoy.... you know you will.... Dark comedy with Allison Janney a housewife with esteem issues who inadvertently buries $2m of mob cash and finds her life endangered. Good script, a game cast, and great to see Janney in a lead... but be warned the characters who get the biggest laughs might not make the final credits..... Wow, the critics truly tore Breaking in News in Yuba County a new asshole timshelboy (24 out of 100 om metacritic), but your capsule has renewed my interest. I shall give it a try. Check out Allison Janney (terrific as school business administrator Pam Gluckin) opposite a wonderfully slick, sleazy Hugh Jackman - delivering a career best turn, in BAD EDUCATION (2019).
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 11, 2021 16:12:43 GMT
Wow, the critics truly tore Breaking in News in Yuba County a new asshole timshelboy (24 out of 100 om metacritic), but your capsule has renewed my interest. I shall give it a try. Check out Allison Janney (terrific as school business administrator Pam Gluckin) opposite a wonderfully slick, sleazy Hugh Jackman - delivering a career best turn, in BAD EDUCATION (2019). I remember a time when trailers encouraged me to see a film. I haven't seen a new one in at least fifteen years that hasn't had the opposite effect on me. Sorry: feeling curmudgeonly today.
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Post by timshelboy on Nov 11, 2021 16:38:48 GMT
Wow, the critics truly tore Breaking in News in Yuba County a new asshole timshelboy (24 out of 100 om metacritic), but your capsule has renewed my interest. I shall give it a try. Check out Allison Janney (terrific as school business administrator Pam Gluckin) opposite a wonderfully slick, sleazy Hugh Jackman - delivering a career best turn, in BAD EDUCATION (2019). Had no idea- not read one review Janney at the top of the cast list was enough! It's no classic but I thought better than most else I saw of late. BAD EDUCATION is in the TO WATCH pile
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Post by jeffersoncody on Nov 11, 2021 22:25:37 GMT
Wow, the critics truly tore Breaking in News in Yuba County a new asshole timshelboy (24 out of 100 om metacritic), but your capsule has renewed my interest. I shall give it a try. Check out Allison Janney (terrific as school business administrator Pam Gluckin) opposite a wonderfully slick, sleazy Hugh Jackman - delivering a career best turn, in BAD EDUCATION (2019). I remember a time when trailers encouraged me to see a film. I haven't seen a new one in at least fifteen years that hasn't had the opposite effect on me. Sorry: feeling curmudgeonly today. No need to apologize for it Doghouse. I kinda know how you feel. In some ways I post more trailers than I actually watch (although, I still watch an extraordinary amount of new films; along with the oldies I love). I generally only post trailers of films I have seen and recommend. But every time I do it I feel I am doing the film an injustice because I'm too lazy or too busy to right a brief review or description of the picture. Here is a trailer that actually (finally) drove me to watch the beautiful, bittersweet Driveways (2019), and boy was I glad I did. As was my significant other who, immediately after we finished watching it, looked at me sternly and, in a calm, icy voice said to me; "you wanted me to watch a 1980s slasher movie with you today, and you have had a film as good as this sitting around for three weeks? I apologized, but I also quietly reminded her that I get it right - in what I select to watch with her - about 99% of the time. I would be interested in your opinion of the trailer. And yes, even this trailer doesn't do full justice to just how touching and human this lovely - yet also tough and true to its characters, little film really is, but it got me to watch it, and that's a good thing.
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