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Post by Hoosier X on May 12, 2014 19:55:48 GMT -5
Cincinnati Kid is amazing. Ann-Margaret and Tuesday Weld!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 12, 2014 20:10:25 GMT -5
The Truth About Cats And Dogs (1996)
Janeane Garofalo,Uma Thurman,Ben Chaplin,Jamie Foxx D-Michael Lehmann
Abby (Garofalo) hosts a radio call-in show about pets.Noelle (Thurman) is her neighbor/friend.Abby has low self-esteem and bails out from a blind-date with Brian (Chaplin) leading him to think Noelle is the person who he's been talking with on the phone.Brian thinks Noelle is gorgeous but its Abby's personality via the phone conversations he really loves.Will he ever learn who he's really talking to?
A decent romcom.20 years ago I was dating a girl and she made me promise to see this film for she really enjoyed it.So if you're reading this Patty,I'm good for my word. Janeane was cute in the film,there's a great dog who's hysterical on rollerskates and Uma is a foot taller than Garofalo and looks larger than that. 6 1/2 stars of 10
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Post by Prince Hal on May 12, 2014 21:40:05 GMT -5
That sounds incredible! How close is the Elgin to Dr. Strange's house? Probably just a few blocks away but as any NYC resident would tell you,stay away from Avenger's mansion,The Baxter Building and Strange's Sanctum Sanctorium.They attracted too many villians and insurence companies would not pay for personel damage if you were on those blocks I miss the Elgin Cinema.It was only a $2 admission.You would get a great contact high by all the folks smoking weed all night long. So many great cult films that I saw there.Frita The Cat,Ken Russell's The Devils,El Topo,Brewster McCloud,M.A.S.H.,Bambi Meets Godzilla,The Groove Tube,Head,Pink Flamingos..on and on.In the lobby they had 3 barber's chairs that went up and down-so cool.A great and cheap way to spend a Saturday Night Saw a double bill of Sunset Boulevard and All About Eve there back in the early 70s (college days). Seeing Sunset Boulevard in particular on the big screen was excellent... especially that final creepy scene. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 13, 2014 6:15:43 GMT -5
You Can't Take It With You (1938)
Lionel Barrymore,Jean Arthur,Jimmy Stewart,Edwin Arnold,Spring Byrington,Donald Meek,Mischa Auer,Ann Miller,Eddie "Rochester"Anderson D-Frank Capra
Winner 1938 Best Picture and Best Director
Anthony Kirby (Edwin Arnold) needs just one more family to sell their property in order to complete one of the biggest Wall Street takeovers in history.His son (Jimmy Stewart) is dating one of that families' members,an eccentric clan that values friends over money.
Frank Capra's trademark ode to the good nature of the common folk.The Sycamore family is a memorable,wacky clan headed by Martin (Lionel Barrymore) who gave up his promising career to do what makes him happy.Alice (Jean Arthur) is dating the Kirby son and wishes the snobby banker accepts her family.A classic courtroom scene and fine performances all around. Lionel Barrymore was suffering from intense arthritis and a busted hip so they changed the script for him to perform on crutches.Ann Miller was 15 years old and was perpetually dancing throught the movie.Spring Byrington was superbly flighty.Class warfare has seldom been more entertaining .Capra and Stewart next teamup for Mr Smith Goes To Washington. 8 of 10 stars
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Post by The Man of Tomorrow on May 13, 2014 17:04:36 GMT -5
Speaking of Kirk Douglas his portrayal of Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life was incredible. I have seen it a few times. One of the best biopics of that era and any era - probably Kirk's best performance, too. First saw it as a kid - I came into it right at the point when Van Gogh chops his ear off. I didn't know who he was at the time, so I was in desperate need of context (which I didn't get until years later when I found out who Vincent Van Gogh was  |
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Post by The Man of Tomorrow on May 13, 2014 17:06:58 GMT -5
Cincinnati Kid is amazing. Ann-Margaret and Tuesday Weld! I love looking at Ann-Margaret and Tuesday in the film (both doing fine jobs of acting, too), but I love the interaction between McQueen and Robinson the best. |
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Post by shaxper on May 13, 2014 21:19:24 GMT -5
Just about to start watching Once Upon A Time In The West. It's the full 2 hrs 46 min version on netflix. First time view for me. Though I have seen a lot of this genre of westerns. Though I am not generally a fan of Westerns, this ranks in my Top 10 of favorite films of all time. |
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Post by Jesse on May 13, 2014 21:40:30 GMT -5
I wasn't a fan of the genre when I was a kid but I got more into it as an adult. A few years ago a friend of mine gave me the Deadwood Season 1 DVD and I was really impressed. I ended up enjoying all three seasons. Some of my other favorite Westerns include the TV series Have Gun Will Travel, John Ford's Stagecoach, Sam Peckinpah's The Ballad of Cable Hogue, The White Buffalo with Charles Bronson, The Missouri Breaks starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson, Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, John Sturges' The Magnificent Seven, both versions of True Grit, the Clint Eastwood films The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven and Hang 'Em High.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 13, 2014 22:51:59 GMT -5
Fantastic Mr.Fox (2009)
Voices of George Clooney,Meryl Streep,Jason Schwartzman,Bill Murray,Owen Wilson,Willem Dafoe
D-Wes Anderson
After years of behaving as a responsible husband and father,Mr Fox concocts a masterplan for one more caper of
chicken,turkey and cider theft from the nearby human industries.His last attempt to sow his wild animal instincts now threatens the existance of all his fellow animal neighbors
Adapted from a Roald Dahl book and incorporating stop-motion puppeteering,this is a wonderfully funny adult film.The animation effects are beautiful,the voice acting is excellent.In fact,the voices were recorded in a farmhouse in the country so that the actors would be in touch with nature.There is good use put to several classic rock songs in the movie's soundtrack too.
I can't see this as being entertaining to youngsters below 10 years old as the movie dosn't try to pander to that demographic at all.The script is intelligent and the humour does not rely on refrences to body functions or topical fads.The animation is a breathe of fresh air from all the glossy CGI thats in vogue.The color pallettes that are used are muted and autumnal-very appropiate.I would include this in my top 10 of animated films this decade
8 1/2 stars of 10
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Post by Hoosier X on May 13, 2014 23:18:49 GMT -5
I wasn't a fan of the genre when I was a kid but I got more into it as an adult. A few years ago a friend of mine gave me the Deadwood Season 1 DVD and I was really impressed. I ended up enjoying all three seasons. Some of my other favorite Westerns include the TV series Have Gun Will Travel, John Ford's Stagecoach, Sam Peckinpah's The Ballad of Cable Hogue, The White Buffalo with Charles Bronson, The Missouri Breaks starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson, Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, John Sturges' The Magnificent Seven, both versions of True Grit, the Clint Eastwood films The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven and Hang 'Em High. Stagecoach is one of my favoritest movies.
I saw a large section of the middle part of Cable Hogue a few months and I kicked myself that I wasn't able to see it all. I am a big Peckinpaugh fan and I have never seen Hogue. Now that I've seen part of it, Hogue seems like a glaring and inexcusable omission.
And I love Hang 'Em High. It was on Encore Western tonight and I watched it up to the part where he apprehends Bruce Dern and the other rustlers and has to stop the posse from stringing them up. (And I had forgotten how intense Inger Stevens is in this.)
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 14, 2014 9:43:38 GMT -5
I'm a huge western fan. The Searchers vies with Casablanca for being my favorite film of all time.
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Post by Pharozonk on May 14, 2014 10:23:42 GMT -5
I watched An American Werewolf in London last night. Great movie with an awesome soundtrack.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 14, 2014 10:43:18 GMT -5
I watched An American Werewolf in London last night. Great movie with an awesome soundtrack. And Jenny Agutter! |
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Post by Jesse on May 14, 2014 12:18:45 GMT -5
Stagecoach is one of my favoritest movies. It's interesting that all those character archetypes hold up really well today. I saw a large section of the middle part of Cable Hogue a few months and I kicked myself that I wasn't able to see it all. I am a big Peckinpaugh fan and I have never seen Hogue. Now that I've seen part of it, Hogue seems like a glaring and inexcusable omission. I think this was the first Sam Peckinpah movie I watched. There's a documentary called Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade that was really interesting. I've also been meaning to watch Straw Dogs for awhile now but haven't gotten around to it yet. And I love Hang 'Em High. It was on Encore Western tonight and I watched it up to the part where he apprehends Bruce Dern and the other rustlers and has to stop the posse from stringing them up. (And I had forgotten how intense Inger Stevens is in this.) Encore On Demand is where I watch most Western these days. They have a huge selection of movies and TV shows. I watched An American Werewolf in London last night. Great movie with an awesome soundtrack. An American Werewolf in London and The Howling are my favorites werewolf movies from the '80s. If I was to go by decade - Werewolf of London (1935)
- The Wolf Man (1941)
- The Werewolf (1956)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
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Post by Pharozonk on May 14, 2014 12:28:26 GMT -5
Do you guys have any recommendations of movies like AWIL? It reminded me a bit of Evil Dead/Army of Darkness and I liked the campy horror tone so I want more movies like it.
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