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Post by claudius on Sept 16, 2023 8:51:00 GMT
Happy. In case you break anything, be sure it’s your neck.
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Post by spiderwort on Sept 16, 2023 12:51:53 GMT
First viewing: Kes (1970):An enormously moving tale of a lonely Yorkshire boy, who finds a baby kestrel and decides to raise and train it. Young David Bradley as Billy is wonderful, and Ken Loach’s direction is superb. A beautiful film. Highly recommended.  Re-watches: In the Heat of the Night (1967):The first time I’ve seen this film since its release, and it was almost as good as I remember it. Great performances and a powerful script, with solid direction by Norman Jewison. Some sloppy editing, surprisingly. Highly recommended because of the story and the performances. Won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Rod Steiger) and Best Screenplay (Stirling Silliphant).  The Petrified Forest (1936)A gangster holds hostages at an Arizona diner. Adapted from Robert Sherwood’s play, it has terrific performances by all the cast, especially Humphrey Bogart, Leslie Howard, and Bette Davis, under the solid, if a bit stagey direction of Archie Mayo. Howard and Bogart were both in the Broadway production. Strongly recommended.   I’ll See You in My Dreams (1951):A sentimental but well done and enjoyable biopic about songwriter, Gus Kahn, with sensitive performances by Danny Thomas and Doris Day. Worth a look for the cast, the music, and Michael Curtiz’s direction.  |
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Sept 16, 2023 13:56:57 GMT
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). Vampire Academy (2014).
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Post by wmcclain on Sept 16, 2023 14:58:48 GMT
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Post by Old Aussie on Sept 16, 2023 23:33:47 GMT
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Post by Rufus-T on Sept 17, 2023 4:54:58 GMT
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Post by claudius on Sept 17, 2023 15:03:27 GMT
The OP quote comes from:
LADY FOR A DAY (1933) 90TH ANNIVERSARY Frank Capra’s film of an Apple lady getting disguised as a Socialite. Starring May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Warren Williams, Hal Sparks, and Glenda Farrell, YouTube
102 MINUTES THAT CHANGED AMERICA (2008) Compilation of footage taken during the 9/11 attack. Amazon Prime
25TH ANNIVERSARY
-YUGIOH (1998) “Now! The Time of Decision and the Miracle of Friendship” Japanese with no subtitles. YouTube
-TRIGUN (1998) “Sin” English Dubbed. YouTube.
LOIS & CLARK THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1993) 30TH ANNIVERSARY The second successful Live Action TV series on Superman, here Revisioned as a Romance drama with Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Remember seeing the climax on its premiere. Amazon Prime
50TH ANNIVERSARY
-SUPERFRIENDS (1972) “The Baffles Puzzle” Amazon Prime
-THE NEW SCOOBY DOO MOVIES (1972) “The Haunted Showboat” The gang meet Josie and the Pussycats in their final Hanna Barbera appearance. Amazon Prime
-GOOBER AND THE GHOST CHASERS (1972) “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” Amazon Prime
-BUTCH CASSIDY (1972) “The Counterfeiters” Amazon Prime
-YOGIS GANG (1972) “The Greedy Genie” Amazon Prime
-JEANNIE (1972) “The Decathalon” YouTube
-MISSION MAGIC (1972) “Modran” YouTube
-SPEEDY BUGGY (1972) “Speed Buggy’s Daring Escapade” Warner Archive DVD
-STAR TREK THE ANIMATED SERIES (1972) “Yesteryear” Using the Guardians of Forever, Spock travels to his childhood. Mark Lenard reprises Sarek. The plot resolution of Spock’s pet getting euthanized went over my head when I saw this in the 1980s. Paramount DVD.
-THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW (1973) “The Lars Affair” The fourth season begins with the debut of Betty White’s passive-aggressive Sue Ann Niven. YouTube.
-WAR & PEACE (1972) “The Road to Life” and “An Epilogue” The conclusion of the BBC TV Serial. First read of this series on order booklets. Finally got it on video for Christmas 1999. Koch Video DVD.
40TH ANNIVERSARY
-G I JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO (1983) “The Cobra Strikes”, “Slaves of the Cobra Master“, “The Worms of Death”, “Duel in the Devil’s Cauldron”, “A Stake at the Serpent’s Heart” The animated series based on the militaristic toy line. First saw this 5 parter on its premiere.Amazon Prime
-INSPECTOR GADGET (1983) “Loch Ness”, “The Farm”, “Gadget at the Circus”, “The Amazon”, “Health Spa” DiC animated series of a bumbling bionic detective with the voices of Don Adams, Jon Hendersen, Frank Welker, and Cree Summer in her vocal debut. First watched this in Nickelodeon in 1987. Watched every episode again and again in broadcasts. Amazon Prime
-THE FIRST ANNUAL NBC THE YUMMY AWARDS (1983) Promo for NBC’s Saturday Morning cartoon 1983 season set up as an Awards ceremony hosted by Ricky Schroeder. YouTube
-CBS SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS PREVIEW SPECIAL (1983) Promo for CBS’ 1983 season with Scott Baio, Kropt’s Puppets, and Boss Hogg from THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. YouTube
Saw Parts Of
LES MISERABLES (1967) BBC TV Serial of the Hugo classic , starring Frank Finlay, Anthony Bate, Alan Rowe, Judy Parfitt, and Marie Dotrice as Fantine & Cosette. First saw clips of this from a GREAT BOOKS episode of the novel I saw on The Learning Channel December 23 2000. Simply Media PAL DVD.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Sept 18, 2023 1:57:17 GMT
 Hang 'Em High (1968)After surviving a hanging, a cattle rancher seeks revenge on the posse of nine men who wrongfully tried to lynch him. This is actually one of my favorite Clint Eastwood westerns. Even though it is not as action-packed and violent like other Eastwood westerns, it is dialogue-driven with strong dramatic elements. Unlike the cool and suave Man With No Name who nobody dares to tangle with from Eastwood's spaghetti westerns, Jed Cooper is an average man who is constantly dealing with many hardships, and that includes handling a very dangerous Bruce Dern and clashing with a no-nonsense, hardass judge who becomes a constant thorn in his side. Hang 'Em High explore theme of limited amount of law enforcement in a rough territory with very little governance and the challenges that come with it. Then there's the disturbing spectacle of public hanging and how it was treated as actual public entertainment, like a circus. Very well acted by Eastwood, Pat Hingle and Inger Stevens. 7.5/10 |
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