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Post by politicidal on Jul 5, 2022 14:50:28 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Jul 5, 2022 17:22:56 GMT
Finally got around and watched this Oscar-winning Czechoslovakian railway station movie. Closely Watched Trains aka Ostre sledované vlaky 1966 directed by Jirí Menzel.
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Post by politicidal on Jul 5, 2022 17:42:39 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jul 5, 2022 22:18:29 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 6, 2022 12:49:43 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jul 6, 2022 14:31:09 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Jul 6, 2022 17:22:59 GMT
Watched this movie sometime in the late 1970's and didn't understand what those trials was about, I was probably too young. Rather bold subject for a movie from 1960. Maxine Audley, Peter Finch and Yvonne Mitchell in The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960 directed by Ken Hughes. Watched a really good print.
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Post by politicidal on Jul 6, 2022 21:12:12 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jul 8, 2022 2:23:36 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 8, 2022 5:34:03 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jul 9, 2022 4:04:20 GMT
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Post by persistenceofvision on Jul 10, 2022 2:32:04 GMT
MASKS (1987)Christian Legagneur isn’t as he appears: on the TV show he hosts, where senior citizens sing and dance in a cheesy talent contest, he’s the embodiment of charm, but his mean streak is on display in private, as he drinks, gives his crew and personal staff a hard time, and mocks the elderly contestants behind their backs. Unwinding after a taping, he receives a young author who’s going to be writing his biography, and they repair to Legagneur’s palatial house in the country for some interview sessions, but the smiling, polite young man isn’t what he appears to be either, and has packed a gun as well as a toothbrush. All the reviews I read of this movie beforehand said that it wasn’t Claude Chabrol’s greatest (and maybe it’s not: I guess that would be Le boucher or La cérémonie). Masterpiece or not, I enjoyed it: maybe it’s best to expect a black comedy rather than a Hitchcock-esque thriller. But one undeniably great thing about this film is Philippe Noiret as Legagneur, philosophizing, blustering, wheedling, turning his surface charm on and off, boasting about his humble background while flaunting the trappings of his wealth, covering his huge ego with sanctimonious displays of modesty... Chabrol probably wants the character to represent the hollowness of the bourgeoisie, or something, but Noiret makes him a very recognizable and believable showbiz monster.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jul 10, 2022 3:26:00 GMT
Oscar, 1991, dir. John Landis. This is, to use an appropriately ’20s/’30s term, the bee’s knees. Wow, is it good. Believe it or not, Sylvester Stallone plays screwball comedy with expert timing and grace. Yes. The script—by Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholand, remaking a 1967 French film of the same name—has just one good line after another. Landis’s direction is great—lush color and classic Hollywood style, as fits the setting. As complex as the farce gets, the filmmakers keep everything clear: One event seems to flow naturally from the last one, avoiding the unbelievability of weaker farces. Landis described it as “Runyon meets Feydeau,” and not only was he right on the money, but also his film doesn’t suffer by the comparisons. Great old-Hollywood-style Elmer Bernstein score, too. I couldn’t help comparing this with Clue, which I rewatched recently and which Landis produced. That’s also a farce, and about half of its jokes work, but the tone and timing are all wrong. Judging from Oscar, Landis should have directed it too.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 10, 2022 5:56:29 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jul 11, 2022 4:22:45 GMT
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Post by stryker on Jul 11, 2022 9:11:39 GMT
HUMBOLDT COUNTY (2008).
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Post by darksidebeadle on Jul 11, 2022 14:15:09 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 11, 2022 14:25:21 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jul 11, 2022 14:52:05 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jul 11, 2022 16:23:12 GMT
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