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Post by neurosturgeon on Mar 1, 2018 3:00:59 GMT
I haven't seen a movie since Sunday when I saw The Room and The Disaster Artist on the same day. Did you see "The Room" at a showing hosted by Tommy Wiseau? I met Tommy at an Oscar Night party 13 years ago where we were seated at the same table. He gave me a card advertising "The Room" being shown at a theatre near Virgin Records in Hollywood taking place a couple of weeks later. My housemate, Jack, asked Karen Sharpe Kramer if she knew anything about Tommy or his film and she said Tommy was a geniu. So Jack and I went to see it. Tommy was there to introduce it. We walked out after 30 agonizing minutes. Needless to say, I was amused when I heard about "The Disaster Artist." The showing of both films by the American Cinematique to a sold out crowd seems even more amusing. i haven't been able to see "The Disaster Artist" but I am sure Tommy feels robbed by fall of grace of James Franco. As far as the last film I saw, that would be "Three on a Match" on FilmStruck. Hadn't seen it in over 40 years and it was a great print. I finally have a source of classic films on my iPad. |
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Post by kijii on Mar 1, 2018 3:01:49 GMT
Now and Forever (1934)
Whether you are a fan of Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, or Shirley Temple (at about the age of 5), you may find this unusual movie of historical interest. It is not a comedy; it's is more of a melodrama. Of interest, this is the first of seven movies Henry Hathaway made with Cooper. I was only able to find the movie on YouTube, but the film quality is good and the story is interesting. Here is the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ORrl0Hsgs8Penelope Day (Shirley Temple) : Did you steal that necklace? You must answer.
Jerry Day (Gary Cooper) : Oh.
Penelope Day : Well?
Jerry Day : Well what, dear?
Penelope Day : Well, you must answer. Did you steal that necklace?
Jerry Day : No, I didn't steal it.
Penelope Day : Honor bright?
Jerry Day : You're a funny one.
Penelope Day : No, you must answer. That's the whole point. Honor bright?
Jerry Day : Honor bright.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Mar 1, 2018 4:35:25 GMT
I just finished watching three Technicolor cartoon shorts from the Walt Disney company: Casey Bats Again (1954), Donald Applecore (1952) and Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952). I enjoyed all three.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Mar 1, 2018 5:22:31 GMT
Sorry for spamming this thread, but I just watched a 1950 production by Australia's National Film Board called By Design, which is a light-hearted, easy-to-watch 9-minute documentary about industrial design.
The copyright holder has uploaded it to YouTube if anyone is interested:
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Mar 1, 2018 6:44:20 GMT
Just watched the enjoyable 1908 short film The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper. It features a kid, a dog, and a classic car....what more does a film need?
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Mar 1, 2018 12:48:12 GMT
I haven't seen a movie since Sunday when I saw The Room and The Disaster Artist on the same day. Did you see "The Room" at a showing hosted by Tommy Wiseau? I met Tommy at an Oscar Night party 13 years ago where we were seated at the same table. He gave me a card advertising "The Room" being shown at a theatre near Virgin Records in Hollywood taking place a couple of weeks later. My housemate, Jack, asked Karen Sharpe Kramer if she knew anything about Tommy or his film and she said Tommy was a geniu. So Jack and I went to see it. Tommy was there to introduce it. We walked out after 30 agonizing minutes. Needless to say, I was amused when I heard about "The Disaster Artist." The showing of both films by the American Cinematique to a sold out crowd seems even more amusing. i haven't been able to see "The Disaster Artist" but I am sure Tommy feels robbed by fall of grace of James Franco. As far as the last film I saw, that would be "Three on a Match" on FilmStruck. Hadn't seen it in over 40 years and it was a great print. I finally have a source of classic films on my iPad. Tommy seems like a nice person so that's a cool meeting for you. I never met him, just happened to pair up both movies. I like that he had such a passion for movies that he made one his own way. That doesn't make it great though. It's "awfully good" let's just say. |
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Post by kijii on Mar 1, 2018 16:07:24 GMT
Breathe (2017) / Andy Serkis is a true story about Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield best known for roles in Hacksaw Ridge and Silence) and his life on a respirator after contacting polo while in Kenya in the late 50s. Cavendish was not satisfied with living his life confined to a hospital bed, so he expanded his life experience to the fullest limit possible with the help of his wife, Robin (Claire Foy), and son (conceived just before contracting polo). Diana Cavendish (Claire Foy) : I want Jonathan t know you, there must be something I can do.
Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield) : Get me out of here. I don't know why--physical similarity perhaps--but Andrew Garfield reminds me a bit of modern Robert Donat?
He seems very comfortable his mild mannered demeanor.
 
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Post by kijii on Mar 1, 2018 19:40:50 GMT
I need to watch more Christopher Nolan movies. I was not too impressed by Dunkirk (2017), however. P.S. I just viewed the Trailer to Inception.From the trailer alone, it looks better than Dunkirk. |
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Post by Catman on Mar 1, 2018 19:56:24 GMT
Finished watch Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla a little while ago.
Now watching Anchors Aweigh.
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Post by kijii on Mar 2, 2018 0:06:55 GMT
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
 Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper): Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth... play ball! Cooper was often picked for a role before a movie was even made. At the time this movie was made, no one else was probably considered.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Mar 2, 2018 5:27:45 GMT
Had a few spare minutes so just watched five very brief films from 1895....yes, 123 years ago. These were "Bocal aux poissons-rouges", "Aquarium", "Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy", "Partie de tric-trac" and "Le déjeuner du chat".
I viewed these via YouTube, and I enjoyed them.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Mar 2, 2018 7:26:38 GMT
Just watched five more shorts from 1895....I love 19th century cinema. These were: "Le maréchal-ferrant", "Lyon, place Bellecour", "Tables Turned on the Gardener", "Repas de bébé", and "The Sea". I enjoyed watching these.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Mar 2, 2018 9:08:33 GMT
Just watched three very short silent short films
The Runaway Horse (1908) - 8/10
Long Distance Wireless Photography (1908) - 7/10
Why That Actor Was Late (1908) - 7.5/10
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Post by delon on Mar 2, 2018 17:33:38 GMT
Hello CFB. New member here... Le jour se lève (1939) - 8/10 Expertly photographed 30s French noir starring Jean Gabin and directed by Marcel Carné. I'm very much interested in seeing Port of Shadows from the same director.  |
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Post by teleadm on Mar 2, 2018 17:53:44 GMT
Liliom 1934 directed by Fritz Lang, and starring Charles Boyer, Madeleine Ozeray and others, based on a play by Ferenc Molnár. The story was later made into the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit musical Carousel and the movie version Carousel 1956. Though it's interesting to hear Charles Boyer speaking French, I must admit that it is a rather dreary movie done on a very low budget, up until the heavenly figures appears, then it suddenly becomes very entertaining, nearly a farce. 
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Mar 2, 2018 18:57:27 GMT
7th Heaven (1927) 
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Post by kijii on Mar 2, 2018 19:30:29 GMT
7th Heaven (1927) Lebowskidoo ---- That's a great classic silent there!! I assume you are much younger than I (me?) but are you familiar with an early 50s TV show called My Little Margie? On that TV sitcom, Charles Farrell played Margie's father. |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Mar 2, 2018 19:46:57 GMT
7th Heaven (1927) Lebowskidoo ---- That's a great classic silent there!! I assume you are much younger than I (me?) but are you familiar with an early 50s TV show called My Little Margie? On that TV sitcom, Charles Farrell played Margie's father. I've never heard of him until today, looks like he and Janet Gaynor went on to make a bunch of movies together. I watched it because it was nominated for the first ever Oscar for Best Picture. |
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Post by kijii on Mar 2, 2018 21:39:30 GMT
Another great silent classic with Janet Gaynor is Sunrise (1927). That is also part of the group she won for.
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Post by glenesq on Mar 2, 2018 22:25:08 GMT
Bone Tomahawk (2015, Zahler, on DVD) Western-horror film as small town sheriff Kurt Russell heads a posse to rescue townspeople kidnapped by cannibals. Kurt Russell - cannibals - western - I'm all over that! Quite suspenseful, I was pleasantly surprised. The cast was great for a small budget gore-fest - Kurt Russell, Richard Jenkins (!) and Patrick Wilson were all really good. As was Matthew Fox as a racist who joins the posse. The dialogue was damn good, the movie takes its time and there's lots of entertaining, inane dialogue between these cowpokes. Jenkins in particular had some funny lines. Shot in 21 days with a budget of 1.8 million, great result. My wife watched this against her better judgement (and mine), the suspense kept her watching, but as gory a scene as you'll ever watch near movie's end really pissed her off, and I had to look away, too. That was gross but I knew this director's reputation, so overall a thumbs up from me 8/10. Liked this more than this writer-director's Brawl in Cell Block 99 which wasn't bad (6/10) and which was an even gorier movie.  Only the Brave (2017, Kosinski, via satellite PPV) Action/drama based on the true story of forest fighters in modern day Arizona. Lots of star power in the cast which carried the movie for me - Josh Brolin, Jennifer Connelly, and Jeff Bridges were all quite good. The film itself was too cliche-driven, and too high on testosterone at times. But it featured some fine cinematography, and a sombre, very powerful ending. 7/10 p.s. rather sad to see Andie MacDowell appear here with no lines and simply in the background as Jeff Bridges's wife. 
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