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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 19, 2016 23:13:43 GMT -5
The Golden Age Of Comedy (1957)
An anthology of silent comedy clips produced by Robert Youngson and released for the movie theaters. Robert narrates this piece which includes folks such as Will Rogers, Ben Turpin, Charlie Chase, Carole Lombard, Laurel and Hardy, Billy Bevan, Edgar Kennedy, The Keystone Kops and more. Runs the gamut from cornball to genius (especially L & H). Never knew Will Rogers was such a great stunt horse rider. Catch a peek at Jean Harlow's first major part in a L & H short.
The DVD is paired with Robert Youngson's sequel from 1959 , When Comedy Was King, which includes some head-scratching omissions from the original such as Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle and Harry Langdon. Harold Lloyd owned the rights to his own material at this time and refused permission to use that material. Lloyd released his own feature, The World Of Harold Lloyd a few years later
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 23:22:38 GMT -5
What Ish Kabbible posted earlier about Bette Davis of which he is right on the money on a lot of points and she did not get along with Joan Crawford and many directors but I was told otherwise. I find it very difficult to understand Ish's comments here and I have to give him the upmost respect for his understanding of Bette Davis and I do understand what he's conveying here. But, I think it's has to do with the later part of her career not at the beginning.
I only knew Bette Davis from 1931 to Thank You Lucky Stars a movie that came out in 1943. All other movies after that - I have no clues and no understanding of.
So, I wanted to apologized to Ish Kabbible and Hoosier X for not clearing that up but she did set up Hollywood Canteen with John Garfield and others for not understanding the full nature of Bette Davis Career.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 20, 2016 15:41:52 GMT -5
Hoosier, you just go ahead and keep reminding me to rent those Kurosawa films from the library that I have not seen yet. Thankfully the library at Lincoln Center has, literally over a thousand foreign films on DVD including probably everything Kurosawa ever directed and they are all on Criterion to boot. Among his lesser-known films, I would suggest High and Low and Stray Dog. They are both as good as the films he's most famous for. I put High and Low second, with Yojimbo in first, on my Kurosawa list. And let's not forget that he gets a story credit on Runaway Train.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 20, 2016 17:34:50 GMT -5
Hoosier, you just go ahead and keep reminding me to rent those Kurosawa films from the library that I have not seen yet. Thankfully the library at Lincoln Center has, literally over a thousand foreign films on DVD including probably everything Kurosawa ever directed and they are all on Criterion to boot. Among his lesser-known films, I would suggest High and Low and Stray Dog. They are both as good as the films he's most famous for. I put High and Low second, with Yojimbo in first, on my Kurosawa list. And let's not forget that he gets a story credit on Runaway Train. I own and seen all those films you made mention. Runaway Train as well-thanks for reminding me he was involved. But I'll use your previous recommendations to fill in the gaps. Or rather, knowing my OCD condition, I'll strive to watch everything he breathed on
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 20, 2016 17:53:47 GMT -5
Among his lesser-known films, I would suggest High and Low and Stray Dog. They are both as good as the films he's most famous for. I put High and Low second, with Yojimbo in first, on my Kurosawa list. And let's not forget that he gets a story credit on Runaway Train. I own and seen all those films you made mention. Runaway Train as well-thanks for reminding me he was involved. But I'll use your previous recommendations to fill in the gaps. Or rather, knowing my OCD condition, I'll strive to watch everything he breathed on It just seems like everything he touched was magic. From No Regrets For Our Youth (1946) on, there's only three I haven't seen - One Wonderful Sunday, I Live In Fear and Dreams. I Live in Fear especially sounds very interesting. I'll see it one of these days. I'll see them all eventually, I hope.
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Post by berkley on Jul 21, 2016 2:07:13 GMT -5
California Split is one of the Altmans I have seen and another personal favourite. I think Altman and Elliot Gould had a good rapport working together, judging by the results I've seen, and I wish they'd made even more movies together. It saddens me a bit that Gould's star faded after the early to mid 70s, because I think he had something special. But after Jaws and Star Wars Hollywood became so focused on the big blockbuster that the talents of actors like Gould and Harvey Keitel weren't in demand any more.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 21, 2016 2:26:29 GMT -5
California Split is one of the Altmans I have seen and another personal favourite. I think Altman and Elliot Gould had a good rapport working together, judging by the results I've seen, and I wish they'd made even more movies together. It saddens me a bit that Gould's star faded after the early to mid 70s, because I think he had something special. But after Jaws and Star Wars Hollywood became so focused on the big blockbuster that the talents of actors like Gould and Harvey Keitel weren't in demand any more. I agree, Elliot Gould was a fav of mine back in the day. He did so many great films during the late 1960s and 70s. But during the 80s his movie appearances were not up to snuff. Maybe it was because when younger he was seen as an anti-establishment type and couldn't adjust his persona or public image as well as the other actors I associate him with. I'm speaking of Donald Sutherland and George Segal. They handled their aging and roles chosen much better. Of course, being married to Barbara Streisand could have drained the energy out of Elliot too
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Post by Batflunkie on Jul 21, 2016 13:53:33 GMT -5
Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987)
This movie appeals to me on a variety of different levels, but mainly due to "textual" nostalgia (like when you see, hear, smell, or even taste something, it brings back memories). I spent a lot of time at my grandparent's house growing up, so from a very young age, I developed a fondness for older things; Books, tv shows, music, etc (my grandfather even got me a subscription to this little periodical called "Reminisce" that was filled with old stories and fond reflections)
I also adore radio dramas, there's just something about hearing something playing out and visualizing it in your mind that just appeals to me.
It's a very cute movie that I've seen compared to A Christmas Story and while accurate, I really don't feel like it's giving Radio Days fair credit
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Post by berkley on Jul 21, 2016 20:10:12 GMT -5
California Split is one of the Altmans I have seen and another personal favourite. I think Altman and Elliot Gould had a good rapport working together, judging by the results I've seen, and I wish they'd made even more movies together. It saddens me a bit that Gould's star faded after the early to mid 70s, because I think he had something special. But after Jaws and Star Wars Hollywood became so focused on the big blockbuster that the talents of actors like Gould and Harvey Keitel weren't in demand any more. I agree, Elliot Gould was a fav of mine back in the day. He did so many great films during the late 1960s and 70s. But during the 80s his movie appearances were not up to snuff. Maybe it was because when younger he was seen as an anti-establishment type and couldn't adjust his persona or public image as well as the other actors I associate him with. I'm speaking of Donald Sutherland and George Segal. They handled their aging and roles chosen much better. Of course, being married to Barbara Streisand could have drained the energy out of Elliot too Semi-seriously, I wonder if it is possible that being married to an even bigger star than himself affected the kinds of roles he was offered or that he felt he should be doing. OTOH, part of me thinks there were just a lot fewer movies of the kind he was good in being made. Pacino's career took a bit of a dive in the 80s as well, IIRC, like Gould's and Keitel's. Who knows, maybe De Niro's would have too if he hadn't had the Scorsese collaboration to save him. Anyone seen S*P*Y*S ? That's one that I missed. Was it any good, or just a cheap attempt to cash in on the popularity of M*A*S*H, complete with the asterisks in the title, which seem to make no sense in the case of S*P*Y*S?
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 21, 2016 20:39:22 GMT -5
I agree, Elliot Gould was a fav of mine back in the day. He did so many great films during the late 1960s and 70s. But during the 80s his movie appearances were not up to snuff. Maybe it was because when younger he was seen as an anti-establishment type and couldn't adjust his persona or public image as well as the other actors I associate him with. I'm speaking of Donald Sutherland and George Segal. They handled their aging and roles chosen much better. Of course, being married to Barbara Streisand could have drained the energy out of Elliot too Semi-seriously, I wonder if it is possible that being married to an even bigger star than himself affected the kinds of roles he was offered or that he felt he should be doing. OTOH, part of me thinks there were just a lot fewer movies of the kind he was good in being made. Pacino's career took a bit of a dive in the 80s as well, IIRC, like Gould's and Keitel's. Who knows, maybe De Niro's would have too if he hadn't had the Scorsese collaboration to save him. Anyone seen S*P*Y*S ? That's one that I missed. Was it any good, or just a cheap attempt to cash in on the popularity of M*A*S*H, complete with the asterisks in the title, which seem to make no sense in the case of S*P*Y*S? S.P.Y.S. with Gould and Sutherland teamed up would have been a movie I would see back when released. But I didn't probably because it got terrible reviews everywhere. And I see on IMDB it scores as a turkey, getting 4.4 of 10 and some horrible writeups. If I see it at the library, I might give it a shot but I don't think I'll go out of my way for it
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 24, 2016 11:52:59 GMT -5
Could this be some unheralded super hero film from 1954? Mickey Rooney does a Rick Jones act by getting lost in the SW desert just as an atomic bomb explosion detonates. To the amazement of everyone, he survives and is kept quarantined by the government while they research why he's still alive. When he gets excited, he emits radiation and glows in the dark. Kissing his cute nurse sets off firework displays. The Russians want him as well. Alas, the movie doesn't follow through on any feats of radiation-endowed abilities. It focuses more on how he and his partner Robert Strauss might cash in on his survivor story. And being idiots for trusting an obvious Russian spy. Mickey Rooney did have the real life power of still being thought of as a kid in 1954 when he was already 34 years old
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 24, 2016 12:06:14 GMT -5
Is this the first American super heroine movie? Holy Crap, a Frank Frazetta poster for the 1965 movie Billie Full color too So Patty Duke is a high school girl that can beat any male student in all track and field events. She's setting world records. She lands on the cover of Life Magazine. She's the big controversial subject in the mayor's election for being a girl on the men's team at school. How does she do it? Why, she hears a musical "beat" in her head that gives her the strength and speed necessary to win. Watch Patty Duke sing and frug in the movie. Watch a plethora of TV character actors like Jim Backus, Ted Bessell, Richard Deacon, Billy De Wolfe and more. Look at Patty Dukes dyed blonde ugly hair cut. See a great wooly sheep dog steal all the scenes. Could very well be the same sheep dog from My Three Sons, Please Don't Eat The Daisies and other shows from that time See Billie fight for Women's Lib before that term was invented.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 24, 2016 12:15:09 GMT -5
Spies were everywhere during the mid 60s. Bond, Get Smart, I Spy, Man From U.N.C.L.E. and on and on. Even the wretched Dean Martin Matt Helm movies. But Doris Day? Yes, Doris Day in 1967's Caprice with Richard Harris and Ray Walston. It's something about a hair conditioner that is water resistant. My god, whoever controls that would control the world. Thankfully Doris is on the job, wearing some of the ginchiest mod clothing and is the only spy who acts like a virgin. Even Richard Harris couldn't get her in the sack and in solace he then sang a song about a cake left out in the rain. I don't blame him.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 24, 2016 14:46:51 GMT -5
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) Gina Lollobrigida, Telly Savalas, Phil Silvers, Peter Lawford, Shelly Winters, Lee Grant During WWII an American squadron liberates an Italian village. They are treated as heroic saviors. The villagers give shelter to the troops before they move on. One American stays a few nights with an Italian family and falls in love with their 16 year old daughter (Lollobrigida). After he's gone ,another American takes his place and also falls for the girl. He moves on and is replaced with a third and the process repeats. Weeks later, the Americans are gone and the girl is pregnant. She writes letters to all 3 soldiers telling them they are expectant fathers. They all promise, even though they are going back to America, they will send a monthly check to the girl to help her out. Its 20 years later. All 3 soldiers (Savalas,Silvers and Lawford) are married with their own families but still sending the monthly check, thinking they are the father. And now is the big reunion festival at the Italian village with all the servicemen returning with their wives and kids. Lollobrigida is freaking out on how to handle keeping the scheme going. But which is the real father? Will their wives find out ? Will the servicemen learn about the other 2 caught up in the same farce? As you can see from the ad, the subject matter caused the film to be tagged as adult entertainment before the Motion Picture Rating Service was implemented. And it certainly had a euro sensibility in its honest and funny way on how it dealt with sex. I recall, being a big Johnny Carson viewer when this was in the theaters, Shelly Winters constantly hyping the film on his show and believe me, it seemed she was a guest every week. Now finally I have watched it and its a wonderful film indeed. A great cast, filmed in Italy, fun script, Lollobrigida is gorgeous Hey, get your eyes back down here. I said, back here. Certainly inspired by all those great Italian films in the 60s starring folks like Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni etc. that were also very popular in the states. Very much recommended
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on Jul 24, 2016 22:34:47 GMT -5
Dolly's braces seem to have disappeared from Moonraker. Strange. That was the reason her and Jaws hit it off, was it not? Why would they remove them?
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