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Post by teleadm on Jul 21, 2017 14:47:23 GMT
Happy Birthday Norman!
Thanks for many great movies, and some lighthearted ones along the way...
The Thrill Of it All 1963 Send Me No Flowers 1964 The Art of Love 1965, James Garner, Dick van Dyke and Ethel Merman is a fun combination. The Cincinnati Kid 1965 The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming 1966 In the Heat of the Night 1967 "They Call Me Mr Tibbs" quote The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 F.I.S.T 1978 And Justice for All 1979, underrated satire drama Best Friends 1982 A Soldier's Story 1984 Agnes of God 1985 Moonstruck 1987, This could be called Jewisons "North By Northwest", using the best of his former movies, creating a bunch of warm, complex, dramatic, sad, and humorous characters. (but that's my view), and using Dean Martin and Vikki Carr on the Soundtrack "When a moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie" Only You 1994
Mentioned above is the ones that I like, from good ty great.
Jesus Christ Superstar 1973, I like the music, but wasn't fond of the movie. Rollerball 1974, didn't get it, but I remember this one was the one the tough guys went to see, they talked about the rollerskaing games, but when asked what it was about they couldn't answer. Fun little excentric role by Sir Ralph Richardson though. Other People's Money 1991, though it's fun to see old Gregory Peck, it's standpoint wasn't clear to me, getting rich and closing factories is good???
I've only mentioned movies I've seen, and my views are mine, nothing I would force upon others.
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Post by politicidal on Jul 21, 2017 17:17:42 GMT
Damn. All this and he still was only nominated?
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Post by kijii on Jul 21, 2017 18:28:58 GMT
I just recently saw A Soldier's Story 1984 from beginning to end. It is a powerful story with a few Oscar nominees in it. It is just as powerful and racially-charged as In the Heat of the Night 196, but with a difference.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jul 21, 2017 20:19:53 GMT
For me the top would be In the Heat of the Moonstruck Night. Really a varied filmography and several on my "forever" list. Mr. J.
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Post by petrolino on Jul 21, 2017 23:49:04 GMT
Norman Jewison is the man. Wishing him all the best on his birthday ...
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Post by marianne48 on Jul 22, 2017 0:37:37 GMT
Thanks for two of my all-time favorite movies, Moonstruck and Fiddler on the Roof, as well as one of my guilty pleasures, the silly and dated,but still fun, The Thrill of it All.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jul 22, 2017 1:05:31 GMT
... one of my guilty pleasures, the silly and dated,but still fun, The Thrill of it All. I never feel guilty about enjoying the pleasures of a Doris Day film. Jewison said that, even at that late date, Day seemed insecure about her abilities. Whatever it was that he did to reassure her brought out the best of her comedic gifts in both The Thrill Of It All and their next together, Send Me No Flowers. They weren't calling them screwball comedies anymore, but they're very much in that '30s - '40s tradition with their battles of the sexes, colorful supporting characters, elaborate misunderstandings and domino effects of unlikely situations and so on. Even their music scores provided comic commentary, and they're gems among the last true examples of the form.
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