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Post by claudius on Dec 2, 2023 10:02:03 GMT
“Beautiful, Victor”
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Post by spiderwort on Dec 2, 2023 13:45:17 GMT
First viewing: Nyad (2023) — “The remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida.” Not a great film, but an absolutely great performance Annette Bening, destined for an Oscar nomination (and maybe one for Jodie Foster, too). A must-see for the performances alone. On Netflix. 
Miracle in Milan (1951) Another Vittorio De Sica joy in which an openhearted, energetic orphan struggles to make the best of his life on the streets of Milan. Highly recommended. 
Re-watches: Agatha (1979) — Liked it the first time, and enjoyed it even more this time.  Going My Way (1944) — a wonderful Leo McCarey film, winner of 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, Actor (Bing Crosby), Supporting Actor (Barry Fitzgerald), Director & Screenplay (McCarey), and Best Song (“Swinging on a Star”). Always a joy to watch. A film that celebrates the good, something I appreciate and miss more and more these days. Highly recommended.  A Star in the Night (1945) — a beautiful twenty minute film I’ve seen many times over the years, but it always touches me. Directed by Don Siegel (later prominent director of many features, including Clint Eastwood films), it won the Oscar in the short subject category. Highly recommended. |
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Dec 2, 2023 13:58:20 GMT
Adoration (2013). Dating the Enemy (1996).
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Post by wmcclain on Dec 2, 2023 15:04:57 GMT
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Post by Old Aussie on Dec 2, 2023 20:08:09 GMT
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 3, 2023 4:27:11 GMT
Taxi Driver (1976) Practically perfect in everyway following the mental breakdown of a man revolting the degradation of society. The jazzy score was outstanding.   Native Son (1951) Adaptation of Richard Wright's powerful novel. A bit unfortunate that he played the lead role. A good reason he never got another acting role. Though the movie retained the essense of the story, it played like a b-movie. Good, but could have been better.  Blue Velvet (1986) Possibly my favorite of the Lynch's weird movies. Dennis Hopper's character was wonderfully crazy.  Strange Days (1995) Former cop sell underground recording of the new technology that record like Go-Pro, but played like virtual reality by wrapping a piece on the head. Turned out this technology exposed a crime right before the turn of the millenium. Fascinating concept. A bit long and could have use some editing, especially the beginning part. Entertaining movie overall.  Incident in an Alley (1962) A cop charged with murder in the line of duty. Seem low budget, but effective. Still relevant, but more of pro-cop in this movie.  Ossessione (1943) An earlier version of The Postman Always Rings Twice from Luchino Visconti's directorial debut. Much better executed than the 1946 Hollywood version.  A Page of Madness (1926) Saw it without intertitle, so hard to figure out the narrative. Seemingly a janitor of an insane asylum trying to free a woman. However, the visual was haunting.  The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) Animation using paper casting shadows of an Arabian-esq adventure fantasy. Impressive. Lotte Reiniger did many of this type of animation, mostly short. This is one of the few feature length ones.  Don Juan (1926) The first movie with music and sound effect synchronized on type with the visual. Starring John Barrymore as the lead role, a womanizer who knows how to fence and get out of trouble. Mostly entertaining. You also get to see the very young Mynor Loy, and Mary Astor who played the love interest.  La Bohème (1926) Focus on a poor neighborhood, a starving artist fell in love with a next door woman, played very well by Lillian Gish. The movie got a bit too melodramatic. Frustrating at times.  Mahabharat (1965) Bollywood production with music, fighting, magic, and fantasy. Very colorful. This was based on an epic India mythology that I have been curious. Ran almost 3 hours, but still feel choppy and part I found hard to follow. Maybe I don't know the culture well enough while reading the subtitles. I may look for the 90s internationally made TV version which I believe in English.  |
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Post by claudius on Dec 3, 2023 11:27:29 GMT
CHRISTMAS Viewings
BEN-HUR THE MAKING OF AN EPIC (1994) YouTube
THE BOX OF DELIGHTS (1984) “The Wolves Are Running” Internet Archive
SCROOGE (1935) YouTube
A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS (1987) YouTube presentation of a VHS recording of an ABC Broadcast December 2 1988.
25TH ANNIVERSARY
HIS AND HER CIRCUMSTANCES (1998) “Atonement for a Postponed Date” YouTube
30TH ANNIVERSARY
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s stop-motion macabre holiday classic. First saw a preview on a 1993 PINNOCHIO VHS. When I went to Florida that November, the Disney/ MGM Studios had a display of scenes by the models. I also read the illustrated storybook drawn by Burton (although I noticed no Sally or Oggie Boogie). I finally saw the film on VHS in September 1994 (which included a preview to GARGOYLES). I decided to watch this film between Halloween and Christmas. Amazon Prime.
LOIS & CLARK THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1993) “Pheromone, My Lovely” Amazon Prime
SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993) Steven Spielberg’s Oscar winning film of a profiteer protecting Jews during the Holocaust. I first read of the film from ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S Winter Preview Magazine in 1993. I saw the film on VHS in January 1995. I had previously seen this film on its Silver Anniversary in 2018. Universal DVD.
40TH ANNIVERSARY
THE SMURFS (1983) “The Smurfstone”, “Good Neighbor Smurf”, “Smurfy Acres”, & “The Noble Stag” This completes the third season. YouTube
THE NEW SCOOBY AND SCRAPPY DOO SHOW (1983) “Where is Scooby Doo?” Amazon Prime
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (1983) “The Box” YouTube
THE LITTLES (1983) “A Little Gold, a Lot of Trouble” YouTube
THE BISKITTS (1983) “The Biskitt who Cried Woof” & “Shecky’s Last Laugh” YouTube
MISTER T (1983) “The Mystery of the Casino Caper” Dailymotion
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS (1983) “Swiss Family Chipmunks“ & “Santa Harry” Internet Archive
SATURDAY SUPERCADE (1983) “Thanksgiving”, “How Much is that Gorilla in the Window” “Gorilla Ghost” YouTube
RUBIK THE AMAZING CUBE (1983) “Saturday Night RUBIK” YouTube
PARTNERS IN CRIME (1983) “Finessing the King” Amazon Prime
INSPECTOR GADGET (1983) “Unhenged”, “Snakin All Over” Amazon Prime
JANE EYRE (1983) “Episode Six” Amazon Prime
A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) MGM/UA VHS
50TH ANNIVERSARY
THE WORLD AT WAR (1973) “Barbarossa” YouTube
LORD PETER WIMSEY MYSTERIES (1973) “Murder Must Advertise Part One” The third serial of the Ian Carmichael series. YouTube
The OP quote:
FRANKENSTEIN THE TRUE STORY (1973) Two part TV adaptation of the Novel. Despite the title (a studio enforced act that was protested by the creators), it takes its own liberties. Here the creature is at first beautiful but then grows ugly. Starring Michael Sarrazin, Leonard Whiting, James Mason, David McCallum, Nicola Pagett, and Jane Seymour and guest stars Ralph Richardson, Agnes Moorehead, John Gielgud, Tom Baker, and Margaret Leighton. First learned of this from the Crestwood House FRANKENSTEIN book with pictures of Whiting making the creature and Sarrazin as both beautiful and ugly. I saw the film in March 1989 on Cinemax (the channel was broadcasting a marathon of Frankenstein films: Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Terence Fisher’s THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, and Ken Russell’s GOTHIC). I missed much of the second part with Prima, so I was confused when the creature popped her head off. I saw more of the film on the SciFi channel in 1995. Shout Factory BluRay
UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (1973) “Desirous of Change” Richard Bellamy, widowed and no longer the master of the house, meets a goldigger. Meanwhile an ongoing plot for the search of a lower Parlormaid goes on. Amazon Prime
YOGIS GANG (1973) “Mr Smog” Amazon Prime
GOOBER AND THE GHOST CHASERS (1973) “Is Sherlock Holmes?” Amazon Prime
INCH HIGH PRIVATE EYE (1973) “The Return of Spunomi” A previous villain makes a return in the series finale of the diminutive detective. Amazon Prime
SUPER FRIENDS (1973) “The Mysterious Moles” Amazon Prime
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KIDS (1973) “The Haunted Castle” The Series finale. Amazon Prime
JEANNIE (1973) “Don Juan” YouTube
MISSION MAGIC (1973) “Nephren” This ends this mixture of Filmation and Rick Springfield. Although there are three more episodes, I lack the means to watch them. YouTube
STAR TREK THE ANIMATED SERIES (1973) “The Ambergris Element” Amazon Prime
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 3, 2023 15:46:40 GMT
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Post by lostinlimbo on Dec 5, 2023 9:33:18 GMT
Really have a soft spot for ‘Heat’. The tone of the film may be neurotic, but Burt Reynolds was rather good, and he had fitting chemistry with his support. Have you seen the Jason Statham adaptation of the same novel; ‘Wild Card’. Thought it was decent, but definitely lacked the nuanced character beats of the Reynold’s film. |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 5, 2023 14:32:17 GMT
lostinlimboI hadn't seen Heat (1986) since I watched on cable in the 80's. Probably why Wild Card (2015) didn't seem familiar, it had just been too long ago. It was surprisingly both lighthearted and serious in tone. Not a bad Burt movie, quite enjoyed it.
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