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Post by forca85 on Nov 2, 2023 21:48:14 GMT
"Abandon Ship!" (1957) aka Seven Days from Now (1957)
This movie is based on the real event of the William Brown, an American ship that sank in 1841, taking with her 31 passengers. A further 16 passengers were forced out of an overloaded lifeboat.
If you are a Dog lover I'd probably skip a certain scene... This movie isn't graphic. But Psychological and emotional. Pretty much the Lifeboat scenario in real time.
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 3, 2023 6:17:53 GMT
That's the one with Stephen Boyd right?
Yeah, it has some intense scenes.
HOSTILE WITNESS - 1968 -Ray Milland directs and stars in a courtroom drama about a defense attorney who is accused of murdering a judge he believes was responsible for hitting his daughter with a car, which caused him to have a nervous breakdown. He has his legal protege` (Sylvia Syms) lead his defense. But then as the evidence turns against him--he faces a choice between declaring himself mentally unfit or defending himself. Which do you think he does? Obviously the latter, especially since he is directing the show, thus he can have the dramatic spotlight of defending himself from the dock. It does keep you riveted, but the last 10 minutes are so contrived--it is so implausible that I can only shake my head and say what a pity it didn't have a better ending.
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 5, 2023 7:07:55 GMT
HARRY IN YOUR POCKET - 1973 - James Coburn and Walter Pidgeon are professional pickpockets who recruit Michael Sarrazin and Trish Van Devere as "stalls," the person who distracts the "mark" so the "cannon" can grab their wallet (a glossary will follow the review). It is picturesque--they go from Seattle to Victoria BC (there's a neat sequence where they throw bread to seagulls flying alongside the ship in slow motion) and Salt Lake City. But is it a story worth telling?
Ehhh. It is made by Bruce Geller who created Mission: Impossible--and it has some similarities but the story is pretty flimsy. The ending is suggesting that there is honor among thieves.
Cannon - The pickpocket, the leader of the group in this case. Also, apparently, the police slang term for same. Poke - The wallet, the object of the theft. Dip - The act of taking the poke. Stall - Members of the team, working under the cannon who distract or "artfully stumble" into people giving the chance for the dip to occur. Kick - any area on a person where a poke commonly resides. For instance, a prat kick is the mark's back pocket; the patch kick is the outside pocket in a suit jacket. Mark - The intended victim. Steer - The member of the team who selects marks and telegraphs to the stalls and cannon where the poke will be found.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Nov 5, 2023 14:56:14 GMT
Queen of Outer Space (1958) ![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a6/3e/6a/a63e6a9fd9a4c195b37c8177c4bf4cc0.jpg)
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 8, 2023 6:41:45 GMT
Pirates of the Mississippi 1964 - West German western starring Horst Frank, Brad Harris. Weird to watch scenes that suddenly switch to German speaking though. Unlike Italian westerns, this one is set far from the Mexican border, and involves Cherokees acting as potential accomplices for both the good and bad characters. I liked the score.
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 9, 2023 6:15:39 GMT
PEG LEG, MUSKET & SABRE aka SCALAWAG - 1973 -- Kirk Douglas directs and stars in a rather dry pirates-stranded-on-land story version of Treasure Island. Douglas is missing a leg (rather effectively hidden), Danny DeVito has a role, Neville Brand has two roles, and Lesley-Anne Down sings. I didn't know she could sing. Mel Blanc provides the voice of a parrot which always makes me think of Bugs Bunny.
"He's in there! He's in there! Squawk!"
"Uh, Polly want a cracker?"
"Polly want a cracker, Polly want a cracker, squawk!"
"Here you are, sweetheart." (gives him dynamite)
BOOM!
"Me and my big mouth."
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Nov 9, 2023 20:38:42 GMT
Bloody Mama (1970) ![](https://fr.web.img5.acsta.net/medias/nmedia/18/36/14/61/19711044.jpg)
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 10, 2023 6:40:08 GMT
POKER WITH PISTOLS - 1967 George Hilton forms a partnership with card shark George Eastman (who I saw in Scalawag yesterday) and it leads to various shoot outs and double crosses. Hum-drum western with a surprise twist near the end but otherwise pretty routine.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 11, 2023 21:31:02 GMT
L.A. Confidential (1997). ![](https://i.imgur.com/2gNTe5M.jpg) ![](https://i.imgur.com/4yXstRt.jpg)
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Nov 13, 2023 20:22:30 GMT
The Great Bank Robbery (1969) ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/oHLYLwZrxO0y9836Vpqg2SMP0Rc.jpg)
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 16, 2023 6:59:05 GMT
THE DON IS DEAD 1973 - Funny Godfather rip-off since the plot is essentially the same--a young mafioso wants out of the family business and gets sucked back in while the patriarchal figure gets wrecked by family intrigues. Anthony Quinn has the Brando role, Frederic Forrest has the Pacino part, and Robert Forster steps in for James Caan. Abe Vigoda and Al Letierri also appear to lend credibility and many other familiar mafioso cast members show up as well. Premiered 50 years ago.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 16, 2023 20:03:43 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Nov 19, 2023 14:09:10 GMT
Hereditary (2018). ![](https://i.imgur.com/SosaLXT.jpg) ![](https://i.imgur.com/6PwHmzL.jpg)
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Post by louise on Nov 19, 2023 14:13:23 GMT
The Barclays of Broadway (1949). Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are married dancers who quarrel because she wants to give up dancing to be a straight actress. It’s quite good though I could have done without the lengthy piano solos. And there’s a rather weird scene where Ginger Rogers recites The Marseillaise. But it’s fairly entertaining.
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Post by louise on Nov 20, 2023 13:43:01 GMT
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971). Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson are both in love with glamorous young artist Murray Head, but reluctantly have to share him, as he won’t be pinned down by either of them. Quite an interesting film, I imagine one of the first British films to show two men in a homosexual relationship, and evocative of a time when it could still be dangerous to be open about such an affair.
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Post by louise on Nov 20, 2023 17:14:19 GMT
Lost Honeymoon (1947). Very peculiar and rather unpleasant comedy which starts in London. Ann Richards is a young Englishwoman whose friend Tilly has recently died leaving twins,a boy and a girl. The twins’ father was an American soldier called John Gray who disappeared shortly after their marriage and hasn’t been heard from since. Tilly was about to take the twins to America to look for him. Ann decides on impulse to take Tilly’s place and go to America with the twins to find the father. Somehow she manages to track down the right John Gray, who turns out to be Franchot Tone, a successful architect who is about to be married. Turns out he was suffering from amnesia and has no memory of marrying Tilly. He can’t believe he is the twins father, but he starts to fall for Ann. Although it’s supposed to be a comedy, I found it deeply unfunny, It joins the group of films that I would pay not to see again.
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Post by louise on Nov 25, 2023 4:16:26 GMT
She Knew All the Answers (1941). Constance Bennet is a chorus girl who has got engaged to wealthy playboy John Hubbard. But she learns to her dismay that if Hubbard marries her he will be disinherited. She doesn’t think Hubbard will cope well with being a poor man, so she goes to see the Wall Street firm that controls his money. The boss turns out to be Franchot Tone, and without letting him know who she is, Constance persuades him to give her a job. Which of course leads to complications. Quite an amusing romantic comedy. Eve Arden very good as Constance’s roommate.
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 25, 2023 6:31:57 GMT
SECRETS OF CHINATOWN 1935 --wow a Canadian-made movie shot just across the water from me. They even show a map of Vancouver a couple of times. It was rather pedestrian and I assume it was a "quota quickie" because there was only one other movie mentioned by the production company. The Chinese actor who portrayed the shop owner--he could have done a decent authentic Charlie Chan. It looked to me like he had the right personality and acting ability for it if they didn't whitewash it like they did in those days.
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Post by Moviefan on Nov 25, 2023 20:24:36 GMT
The Big Shot (1942) Bogart elevates the film. It's alright overall, but with some good moments and Bogart gives it extra kick.
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Post by louise on Nov 26, 2023 13:47:08 GMT
The Bachelor’s Daughters (1946). Yet another variation on the story of hardup girls pretending to be rich in order to meet wealthy men. This one is a bit different because the girls also provide themselves width fake parents - Adolphe Menjou, the manager of the store where they all work, and Billie Burke, a former silent film star who has recently retired from working in the same store. They all take a house together so the girls can get to know their wealthy neighbours, and one of them is ambitious for a singing career. This is the most enjoyable version I have yet seen of this much filmed story.
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