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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2016 15:58:18 GMT -5
Olivia De Havilland100 Years Old TodayOliviaOne of the most amazing ladies and a legendary actress to boot! And she's the star of the month on TCM! I've seen most of her important movies but I am really looking forward to The Snake Pit later this month. Me too ... I haven't seen that one in 25 years Hoosier X! ... Her role as Virginia Cunningham was marvelous!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2016 16:03:58 GMT -5
Olivia de HavillandI had this photograph of her for more than 20 years!
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 1, 2016 16:06:35 GMT -5
Olivia De Havilland100 Years Old TodayOliviaOne of the most amazing ladies and a legendary actress to boot! And she's the star of the month on TCM! I've seen most of her important movies but I am really looking forward to The Snake Pit later this month. Great movie. Realistic, especially for the time.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 1, 2016 17:30:52 GMT -5
I don't think TCM is showing Lady in a Cage. (Or maybe I missed it on the schedule.) I love that one. It freaked me out when I was a kid! I saw it again last year and enjoyed it immensely. It holds up really well.
And Olivia's also really good in Strawberry Blonde! I hope TCM is showing that.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jul 1, 2016 21:22:13 GMT -5
Watching Millennium (1989)
While interesting in it's own right, I'm kind of getting the sense that it's a bit of homage piece to classic sci-fi
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2016 23:03:52 GMT -5
I don't think TCM is showing Lady in a Cage. (Or maybe I missed it on the schedule.) I love that one. It freaked me out when I was a kid! I saw it again last year and enjoyed it immensely. It holds up really well. And Olivia's also really good in Strawberry Blonde! I hope TCM is showing that. TCM is showing Strawberry Blonde on the 22nd of July ... Sorry no Lady in a Cage in the month of July!
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 2, 2016 9:18:12 GMT -5
Thanks to Dailymotion, I saw The thing from another world (1951) yesterday. Adapted from the short story "Who goes there" and re-filmed as John Carpenter the thing, the movie is a surprisingly modern-looking science-fiction adventure that I found very engaging. I love well-made practical effects, so much more enjoyable than unnecessary CGI, and the black and white images are always somewhat more credible than full color ones.
One thing that struck me is that people in those days really did speak very fast!
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 2, 2016 11:39:42 GMT -5
Thanks to Dailymotion, I saw The thing from another world (1951) yesterday. Adapted from the short story "Who goes there" and re-filmed as John Carpenter the thing, the movie is a surprisingly modern-looking science-fiction adventure that I found very engaging. I love well-made practical effects, so much more enjoyable than unnecessary CGI, and the black and white images are always somewhat more credible than full color ones. One thing that struck me is that people in those days really did speak very fast! I love that movie. Kenneth Tobey's best role. Fully agree on the effects. The dialogue does move like lightning, but that was common in Hawks movies, too.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 2, 2016 15:14:47 GMT -5
The black scorpion (1957), a Mexican-American monster movie in which an eruption in Mexico opens up antediluvian caverns in which giant scorpions have survived since prehistoric times. The critters escape and wreak havoc!
Nice set-up, with tension being built for twenty minutes before the monsters are revealed for what they are.
Amazingly refreshing in this film is how, despite the main character being American, the Mexican military and academic corps are shown as intelligent, brave and well-equiped. No condescension whatsoever, for which I give the film full marks.
The stop motion work is also quite well done. I mean, it's not actually believable, but it's on par with the best stop motion films I've seen.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2016 18:54:11 GMT -5
I just saw a picture of Olivia de Havilland from last month and she could pass for 75. You can certainly can say that Wesley! ... This is one of her recent picture of her!
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 2, 2016 20:29:51 GMT -5
Tarzan of the apes (1918), which I had never seen.
OK, it's not exactly an action movie... but the images really carry the exoticism of Burroughs's work, and the story (though shortened and somewhat altered) is treated with respect. The apes don't really look like apes, but that didn't bother me; after all, the mangani aren't exactly apes, and ecen the humans of the film don't look exactly human, what with the heavy make-up and exaggerated expressions!
The only bad costume is that of Bolgani, the gorilla, who looks half ape and half lion... but his fight with the young Tarzan was one of the high points of the film for me. And that kid, Gorxon Griffith, is an awesome Tarzan!!!
The only thing I'd have done differently is Jane's abduction and rescue by Tarzan. In the book, she was taken by an ape; Tarazan's defeat of the massive animal was much more impressive (and bordering on the impossible) than his defeat, in this movie, of a native warrior. Beating up a guy who has abducted your girl is somehow less impressive than killing a giant ape! But given the difficulty of shooting with an actual ape, or considering the difficulty of making an ape suit look real, I understand why going for a human abducter made sense.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 3, 2016 19:53:49 GMT -5
Last night, Svengoolie was showing Abbott and Costello Go To Mars (1953). My two-sentence summary: A retarded man and his unpleasant friend accidentally steal a spaceship and don't go to Mars. Hilarity allegedly ensues.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 3, 2016 20:07:18 GMT -5
As you may have guessed, I'm not much of a fan of Abbott and Costello. I do have a nostalgic fondness for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). And I think Africa Screams (1949) is a much under-rated comedy gem.
I saw Africa Screams just a few years ago, and I'm a little more inclined to give them more of a chance since then. Boy, their movies are dumb! I find them amusing, and there's usually something worthwhile. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) has Marie Windsor in it. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) has Boris Karloff and the scenes with the U.K. suffragette movement are very interesting.
I did laugh out loud once in Abbott and Costello Go To Mars. When they land on Venus and Orville (Lou Costello) was chased by that giant lap dog! Yeah, I was rolling with laughter and disturbing the cats.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 20:09:57 GMT -5
Hoosier X - That's Abbott and Costello Movie of which I have seen back in the mid-90's was one of the worst movies that they ever done. I know it's supposed to be funny but I didn't think that because it was pretty darn pathetic of way this movie was made. Seen it once and that's enough for me.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 3, 2016 22:45:43 GMT -5
As you may have guessed, I'm not much of a fan of Abbott and Costello. I do have a nostalgic fondness for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). And I think Africa Screams (1949) is a much under-rated comedy gem. I saw Africa Screams just a few years ago, and I'm a little more inclined to give them more of a chance since then. Boy, their movies are dumb! I find them amusing, and there's usually something worthwhile. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) has Marie Windsor in it. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) has Boris Karloff and the scenes with the U.K. suffragette movement are very interesting. I did laugh out loud once in Abbott and Costello Go To Mars. When they land on Venus and Orville (Lou Costello) was chased by that giant lap dog! Yeah, I was rolling with laughter and disturbing the cats. Have you seen T he Time of Their Lives? Or Hold That Ghost? Thye have charms that most of the others don't.
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