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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jan 23, 2017 20:29:14 GMT -5
I haven't seen any classic movies for a few days but I did see a couple of fairly recent movies. Almost everyone else in the house saw Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) at the theater but I did not. It's now on DVD and I guess there was a consensus that it was good movie to see again, so we had a rare family viewing night on Saturday. I thought it was enjoyable. Eva Green is really good in it, very entertaining. It helps a lot that it's a pretty good movie with a decent supporting cast, including Terence Stamp. I've come to love Eva Green! She seems to know what her strengths are. Not only is she beautiful, she also adds a bit of highly entertaining camp to some of the more out-of-the-mainstream projects she ends up in, and I find myself liking movies that I heard were bad just because Eva Green was in them. (Specifically, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and 300: The Rise of Empire.) I saw Miss Peregrine on DVD recently and also quite enjoyed it. Nice effects, a thoughtful SF/Fantasy that X-Men fans should enjoy.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 23, 2017 20:45:41 GMT -5
I watched Batman: The Movie (1966) this afternoon. I love it! But it's been a while since I saw it. I remembered it was silly, but I'd forgotten how silly. And I remembered it was funny, but I'd forgotten how funny.
That scene where Batman is trying to get rid of the bomb is hilarious! I remember it but I didn't remember it being THAT funny! I was laughing out loud. How many times can he run into the same Salvation Army band, the same lady with a baby carriage and the same nuns? And the baby ducks!
As far as I'm concerned, it's the best Batman movie ever.
I also laughed at the bit where Catwoman throws the cat at Batman and he catches it and he has to hold on to it, so he can't use his fists and he has to kick the henchmen until he can find a place to safely put the cat.
I really love the Julie Newmar version of Catwoman, but Lee Meriwether is great too! She plays it a little more straight than Newmar does. Meriwether would have been GREAT if they had made a more serious Batman movie in the 1960s.
And also, the Penguin's submarine!
And also, the sheer joy, the leaping energy, the overwhelming laughs that Cesar Romero put into his Joker performance!
Adam West, Burt Ward, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton, Stafford Repp. And Madge Blake!
And Reginald Denny's bizarre cameo! (He's the best ninny in a lot of 1930s movies.)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2017 22:46:06 GMT -5
I saw One-Eyed Jacks last year. It's great. It's NOT your regular Western, but it sure sounds like one if you just describe the plot. Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, and the rest of the crew were unreal in this movie and I consider it one of the most underrated western that people like us don't talk about. I wished that I could see it again someday, because I haven't seen it since 1980 or so. There is a couple of other actors that are great too. Slim Pickens as the Deputy to Karl Malden and Sam Gilman as Harvey Johnson too. It was not a very typical Western like you said but it's has so much unpredictability that keeps you on your toes that you've have to admire the direction of this movie is going and this is one of Marlon Brando better job as Director of this movie. He made the movie good as it gets. Very Underrated and I wished more people paid better attention to it.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jan 24, 2017 12:25:03 GMT -5
Ms .45 (1981) Zoe Lund The female version of Charles Bronson's Deathwish. Seamstress Thana is an attractive, young Manhattanite but unfortunately mute. O her way home from work. she is pulled into an alleyway and raped. Arriving home she discovers her domicile has been burglarized and the perpetrator has been waiting for her-and she's raped again. But she's able to turn the tables on the 2nd rapist, dismembers him and gain possession of his gun. She now goes on nightly missions to rid the city of hoodlums and rapists, pick-up artists and Arab sheiks, pimps and those who wear Mr. Met baseball costumes. I saw this when released on VHS back when. A real classic cult item from the grind house era. The next door neighbor reminds me of the Egg Lady from Pink Flamingoes. Thana quickly goes a bit nuts with who she chooses as deserving death. But Bronson never looked as good wearing tight leather pants. Or a nun's outfit
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 14:14:23 GMT -5
I just watched Dr. Strangelove and it was so wickedly funny of the nature of the cold war against United States and it was Peter Sellers was incredibly brilliant in doing three roles in this insane movie that came out in 1964. I seen it over a dozen times and amazed how well Stanley Kubrick put this movie together so well.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 21:30:39 GMT -5
About an hour after Dr. Strangelove was on - I watched Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. Hayworth's iconic film and that great "Put The Blame On Mame Boys" Dance Routine. It was on Turner Classic Movies and I was surprised to see it on their schedule for today. One of my favorite films of all times and seen it a countless of times. Great Suspense, Story and Screenplay is marvelous, and great character acting especially George Macready as Ballin Mundson. I loved Steven Geray as Uncle Pio - he made it real and human. Classic Film for the Ages. Rita Hayworth iconic black gown designed by American costume designer Jean Louis. Amazing Dance Routine by Rita Hayworth.
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Post by brutalis on Jan 30, 2017 13:13:39 GMT -5
Heads up for those fans of Japan's #1 creator of new construction jobs who goes by the name Godzilla! Svengoolie on METV will be broadcasting 'Zilla vacation movies all of February beginning this Saturday. He will be running the original American version of Godzilla with Raymond Burr, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla VS Mothra and Godzilla's Revenge. Let the carnage begin and bring your popcorn!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jan 30, 2017 23:48:38 GMT -5
I am in the midst of watching this wonderful 3 DVD disc set from Criterion named The Golden Age Of Television. This recaptures the series originally aired on PBS stations back in 1981. It contains 8 of the original LIVE dramas broadcast during the mid 1950's. These are classic live performances that were critically acclaimed and led to later full length motion picture versions. These are all extremely well written, wonderfully acted and without a doubt treasures of American media. They include: Marty-written by Paddy Chayefsky starring Rod Steiger. What's unbelievable about this performance is the background story. A play that was meant to air was cancelled and Paddy had just 2 weeks to hand the script into the producers so they could cast it, find a director, build the sets and rehearse. Remember, this is LIVE TV. Paddy did not finish the 3rd act until the morning of the broadcast. And still Rod Steiger gave a magnificent performance. Most know this drama from the film version starring Ernest Borgnine Patterns-written by Rod Serling starring Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Richard Kiley and an extremely young Elizabeth Montgomery. This tale of the tragedies of corporate politics catapulted Serling to fame as a playwright No Time For Sergeants-starring Andy Griffith. This was Griffith's first role on TV, an adaptation of the stage play he was involved with A Wind From The South-starring Donald Woods and Julie Harris. A sweet sentimental story of an Irish innkeeper falling in love with a married visitor Requiem For A Heavyweight-Rod Serling strikes again starring Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn and Ed Wynn in his first dramatic role. One of the greatest boxing film ever Bang The Drum Slowly-Paul Newman and Albert Salmi in the story of minor league baseball players and a fatal illness I have, soon to see, the last 2 episodes The Comedian-Again by Rod Serling and starring Mickey Rooney, Edmond O'Brien, Mel Torme and Whit Bissell. A drama about the behind-the-scenes TV productions Days Of Wine And Roses-starring Cliff Robertson and Piper Laurie The fact that these were broadcast Live imbues a naturalness yet a tension-filled show. You can just imagine what the director had to go through since these were multi-camera shows, what the stage crew went through to have the scenery change for the nest set without the home audience noticing, what the actors went through to keep focused and and not step over other peoples' lines You might have seen the motion picture versions of these dramas, in fact you should have if you're a self-respecting film buff, but these original TV performances are required as well. As far as I know, Wind From The South never made the big screen transition. Each episode includes a 10-15 minute introduction from a celebrity with additional info and interviews. Celebrities include Jack Klugman, Cliff Robertson, Roddy McDowall, Keenan Wynn, Eva Marie Saint, Merv Griffin, Carl Reiner and Julie Harris This DVD set, along with my recently reviewed Studio One Anthology , are must-see TV
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jan 31, 2017 0:25:00 GMT -5
Also watched, or soon will be, these DVDs I found at the Lincoln Center library
Malaya (1949) Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Sidney Greenstreet Excellant adventure of Tracy and Stewart smuggling much-needed war materials out of a Japanese controlled Pacific island during WWII. Have these 2 co-starred in any other films?
Master Of Ballantrae (1952) Errol Flynn Swashbuckling and pirating with Flynn as an outcast Scotsman in the 1740's. Technicolor and very well done
They Met In Bombay (1941) Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell Both are competing jewel thieves. Peter Lorre also co-stars. Very good
Man's Favorite Sport? (1963) Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss Pretty decent Hudson comedy as a fishing expert who wrote a best-selling book. Against his will he's entered into a fishing contest. He's never actually fished before
Nevada Smith (1966) Steve McQueen, Karl Malden How I never seen this Western before puzzles me. Excellant
The Mask (1994) Jim Carrey My second viewing of this comic book adaptation and I enjoyed it even more than my first
Soon to watch:
Mata Hari (19320 Greta Garbo
The Man I Love (1947) Ida Lupino supposedly a music-laced film noir
Mister Buddwing (1965) James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Angela Lansbury, Jean Simmons
The McConnell Story (1955) Alan Ladd, June Allyson A jet-plane adventure/ biography
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Post by Pharozonk on Jan 31, 2017 18:56:45 GMT -5
The Brute and the Beast / Massacre Time (1966)It's ain't quite Django, but I'll give any western with Franco Nero in it a chance. The fact that it was directed by Lucio Fulci is only icing on the cake. While the film isn't quite up to the caliber of those involved, it's still a very well made spaghetti western. While this was still early in Fulci's career, you can see a lot of his style on display here from the quick camera pans to the camera zooming in on people's faces. It also has a pretty awesome soundtrack to boot!
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 1, 2017 13:19:46 GMT -5
I watched Batman: The Movie (1966) this afternoon. I love it! But it's been a while since I saw it. I remembered it was silly, but I'd forgotten how silly. And I remembered it was funny, but I'd forgotten how funny. That scene where Batman is trying to get rid of the bomb is hilarious! I remember it but I didn't remember it being THAT funny! I was laughing out loud. How many times can he run into the same Salvation Army band, the same lady with a baby carriage and the same nuns? And the baby ducks! As far as I'm concerned, it's the best Batman movie ever. I also laughed at the bit where Catwoman throws the cat at Batman and he catches it and he has to hold on to it, so he can't use his fists and he has to kick the henchmen until he can find a place to safely put the cat. I really love the Julie Newmar version of Catwoman, but Lee Meriwether is great too! She plays it a little more straight than Newmar does. Meriwether would have been GREAT if they had made a more serious Batman movie in the 1960s. And also, the Penguin's submarine! And also, the sheer joy, the leaping energy, the overwhelming laughs that Cesar Romero put into his Joker performance! Adam West, Burt Ward, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton, Stafford Repp. And Madge Blake! And Reginald Denny's bizarre cameo! (He's the best ninny in a lot of 1930s movies.) Maybe little Donnie Trump saw this movie and got a few ideas...
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 1, 2017 13:28:59 GMT -5
Also watched, or soon will be, these DVDs I found at the Lincoln Center library Malaya (1949) Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Sidney Greenstreet Excellant adventure of Tracy and Stewart smuggling much-needed war materials out of a Japanese controlled Pacific island during WWII. Have these 2 co-starred in any other films? Well, they were both in How the West Was Won, but I don't recall their being in scenes together. Here's another Stewart-Tracy movie: The Murder Man, but I think Stewart is in a small part, not as Tracy's co-star. www.tcm.com/this-month/article.html?isPreview=&id=161250%7C85222&name=The-Murder-Mane:
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Post by Rob Allen on Feb 1, 2017 16:48:01 GMT -5
My wife came home from the library with a collection of five early Peter Sellers films. Yesterday we saw:
The Smallest Show on Earth from 1957, in which Sellers has fourth billing behind Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna and Margaret Rutherford. Travers & McKenna are a couple who inherit a decrepit movie theater; Sellers is the drunken projectionist and Rutherford the cashier.
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. from 1958. Terry-Thomas plays the title character, an upper-class twit with an extremely minor job in the Foreign Office, who is sent to the former British colony of Gaillardia. Sellers plays the country's prime minister. If the film were American, I'd guess that Gaillardia was named after the jive-talking jazz guitarist Slim Gaillard, but I have no idea if Slim was well-known in the UK in the late 50s.
Both films were fun.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 17:25:53 GMT -5
My wife came home from the library with a collection of five early Peter Sellers films. Yesterday we saw: The Smallest Show on Earth from 1957, in which Sellers has fourth billing behind Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna and Margaret Rutherford. Travers & McKenna are a couple who inherit a decrepit movie theater; Sellers is the drunken projectionist and Rutherford the cashier. This one is one of my favorite early Peter Sellers films and I agree with you that they were fun to watch and I was pleasantly surprised how well it made back then. I've wished that I could see it again and it's been over 15 years since the last time I saw it.
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Post by Confessor on Feb 1, 2017 17:52:59 GMT -5
Watched Psycho over the weekend. It was the first time my youngest son had seen it. He knew the twist, of course. But it was a great time watching a classic film. Such a great film. I only saw it for the first time in the late '90s and I remember thinking how mind blowingly daring the film's ending must've been back when it was first released. Another Hitchcock horror that I've never seen, but yesterday downloaded to watch at the weekend, is The Birds. I'm looking forward to finally seeing what the fuss is all about.
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