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Post by Hoosier X on Apr 28, 2017 15:34:28 GMT -5
Here are the films from the "1001 Movies You Must See before You Die" list that I saw in April: The Leopard - A three-hour movie about Sicily in the 1850s. Burt Lancaster. Alain Delon. Claudia Cardinale. Have always wanted to see this. Lancaster is, I am sure, excellent. Saw Sweet Smell of Success yesterday for the first time. Superb. Lancaster is icily, frighteningly good, and Tony Curtis a revelation. It's too bad he didn't have more roles in the slimy, villainous vein. The screenplay is a killer. I saw Sweet Smell of Success for the first time just a few years ago and, yeah, it's great! I didn't realize I had missed out on one of the classics for such a long time. The Leopard is a bit peculiar in a lot of ways. Lancaster is really good. Cardinale is quite an unexpected surprise! She's really amazing! It's an Italian film, so Lancaster is dubbed in the version film you're most likely to come across, but I see so many of these dubbed European films from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s that I'm used to it. Directed by Lucino Visconti!
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 28, 2017 22:10:55 GMT -5
Here are the films from the "1001 Movies You Must See before You Die" list that I saw in April: The Leopard - A three-hour movie about Sicily in the 1850s. Burt Lancaster. Alain Delon. Claudia Cardinale. Vinyl (1965) - An Andy Warhol film that is supposedly an adaptation of A Clockwork Orange. Edie Sedgwick stares into space and drops things. It's not for everyone. It's also only forty minutes long. Hombre (1967) - Paul Newman is a white boy, raised by Apaches, who grows up and then goes on a very interesting stagecoach ride with Richard Boone and Frederic March. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) - I haven't seen any Fassbinder movies for a while and I'd forgotten how ... quirky he can be. Oh well. You deserve what you get when you start watching German movies. (I like this one quite a bit. But I always make fun of German cinema.) Sideways (2004) - I was expecting this to be a bit of a chore, but its actually really good! I especially liked Virginia Madsen. Amour (2012) - A French film about an elderly man coping with his wife's deteriorating mental and physical faculties. A great cast makes this movie a lot more watchable than it sounds. Ida (2013) - A young Polish nun finds out she is actually Jewish and heads out into the world to find out what happened to her parents. Since it's in black and white, it plays out like a very weird film noir that feels like it was directed by Jim Jarmusch. Leviathan (2014) - A very depressing Russian movie. I.e, a Russian movie. Depends on which German cinema you are talking about. If you are talking about the Weimar period, with the expressionists, like Lang and Murnau, it is fantastic. If you are talking post-war and modern, it depends on your tastes. I haven't watched much of the more auteur-driven stuff, like Fassbinder; but, Germany produced some pretty entertaining genre stuff, like the Dr Mabuse and Kommissar X crime films, and the endless supply of Edgar-Wallace adaptations. There are also directors like Wolfgang Peterson, whose work is a bit more universal. If youare talking more of the stuff like Fassbinder, Schlondorff, Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog and the like; then you are getting more into an area where I only dabble. A lot of that stuff has interesting moments; but, it can be a hard slog, for me. Same with some of the French New Wave and Italian neorealism. I have to be in the right mood. I also tend to gravitate more to the visual stylists.
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Post by berkley on Apr 28, 2017 22:41:58 GMT -5
There are three German movies coming to the local cinema here in May or June but I think they're relatively new so I'll post about them in the "current movie" thread if I see them. Each one is only playing one night so it'll depend on my work schedule. Last German film I saw was Toby Erdemann, but I should talk about it in the other thread, not here.
I'm holding off seeing The Leopard until I read the book, which is supposed to be very good, often appearing on various "Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century" lists, things like that.
Haven't seen any of the King Kong remakes, just the original. I wanted to see the new one, Skull Island, but looks like it might leave the theatres before I manage to get around to it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2017 19:10:03 GMT -5
May Creatures Features Month on TCM Thursday NightMay 4th, 2017Featured Creature from the Black Lagoon, Creature Revenge, King Kong (1933), and Mothra. May 11th, 2017Rodan, Black Scorpion, and the Late Night Feature, the Giant Claw! May 18th, 2017Them!, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, The Magnetic Monsters, and more ... May 25th, 2017Tarantula, The Swamp Thing (1982), The Cosmic Monster, and Return of the Fly too. Looking forward seeing most of them in the Month of May on Turner Classic Movies.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 1, 2017 0:16:02 GMT -5
I happened to be at the Library on Saturday and, what a co-inkadink, found that they had 2 copies on DVD of The Leopard. I had already grabbed the limit to borrow of other titles but now I know I can check that one out soon
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Post by Hoosier X on May 1, 2017 13:29:01 GMT -5
May Creatures Features Month on TCM Thursday NightMay 4th, 2017Featured Creature from the Black Lagoon, Creature Revenge, King Kong (1933), and Mothra. May 11th, 2017Rodan, Black Scorpion, and the Late Night Feature, the Giant Claw! May 18th, 2017Them!, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, The Magnetic Monsters, and more ... May 25th, 2017Tarantula, The Swamp Thing (1982), The Cosmic Monster, and Return of the Fly too. Looking forward seeing most of them in the Month of May on Turner Classic Movies. I've seen almost all of these. My DVR has already got bunches of movies I haven't had time to watch or I might be loading up with these favorites. But I did set the DVR to get Reptilicus, which I've never seen.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 1, 2017 13:38:03 GMT -5
The wavishing Kay Fwancis. I wuv her so much! TCM showed another Cary Grant movie I've never seen. "In Name Only" from 1939. My fellow cinema snob Danny saw this a few weeks ago, and he told me it was pretty good. Which is high praise indeed from Danny, who is a big fan of European films from about 1955 to 1975 (especially Italian films) but is frequently unimpressed with the Golden Age of Hollywood. (His saving grace is how much he loves Barbara Stanwyck.) It stars Cary Grant, Carole Lombard and Kay Francis. Kay Francis was a pleasant surprise. I love her! (Danny doesn't know who she is and didn't mention her when he told me about the movie.) And she's really good in this movie! As much as I liked the film (a lot!), I kind of wish the plot had focused more on Kay Francis instead of on Cary Grant and Carole Lombard. I'm not going to say too much more about the film. It's not a comedy, and I was kind of surprised at what it turned into. And that was part of the fun! Highly recommended for Kay Francis fans!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 1, 2017 14:13:33 GMT -5
Here's what I picked up Saturday from the Queens library. Plus I'm heading into Manhattan tomorrow and will add to this pile
Adventure (1946) Clark Cable, Greer Garson, Joan Blondell Directed by Victor Fleming-Clark Gable stopped making films in 1942 after the airplane crash death of his wife, actress Carole Lombard, and his joining the armed services. This was his big return to Hollywood as the ads for the film attest "Gable's back and Garson's got him". The director is best known for Wizard Of Oz, Gone With The Wind and other classics
Women's World (1954) Clifton Webb, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Lauren Bacall, Fred MacMurray, Cornell Wilde
Arrowsmith (1931) Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes Director John Ford
Agatha Christie's The Mirror Cracked (1980) Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, Edward Fox, Rock Hudson, Kim Novack, Elisabeth Taylor
The Year Of Living Dangerously (1982) Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver Director Peter Weir
Air Force (1943) John Garfield, Gig Young, George Tobias, Harry Carey Director Howard Hawks
Alexander The Great (1956) Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom
Zorba The Greek (1964) Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
Anne Of The Thousand Days (1969) Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 1, 2017 14:18:01 GMT -5
I watched The Godfather with my 15 year old Friday night. It was his first time seeing it (I've seen it at least a dozen times). He watched it and almost didn't touch his phone for the entire three hours, sitting there enthralled. His one complaint was that the movie has so permeated our culture that he pretty much knew what was happening the entire time.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 1, 2017 14:51:02 GMT -5
Alexander The Great (1956) Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom Zorba The Greek (1964) Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas Anne Of The Thousand Days (1969) Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold I've only seen these three. I love Anne of the Thousand Days, I like Zorba the Greek a lot (especially Irene Papas) and Alexander the Great is an interesting failure. For best effect, try to watch Alexander the Great in two or three segments.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2017 15:06:24 GMT -5
I tried watching Picnic starring William Holden yesterday. Despite high expectations from this movie, I got bored about half-way through and stopped watching. I couldn't quite see William Holden (who I think is excellent in several of his other movies) as the young man he was cast as in Picnic. I read that he was 37 during filming and even shaved his chest to look younger. I thought Cliff Robertson was good and I liked Verna Felton who played Mrs. Potts. It was cool to see a pre Beverly Hillbillies Raymond Bailey as well. Kim Novak was very pretty. I may record it again and pick up where I left off as I went online and read how the movie ended.
I did watch the Palm Beach Story starring Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert. It was hilarious! I should have recorded it to watch again.
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Post by Prince Hal on May 1, 2017 15:08:46 GMT -5
Here's what I picked up Saturday from the Queens library. Plus I'm heading into Manhattan tomorrow and will add to this pile Air Force (1943) John Garfield, Gig Young, George Tobias, Harry Carey Director Howard Hawks Anne Of The Thousand Days (1969) Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold How appropriate that you got this last one from the Queens Library... But Air Force? What a great picture! Hawks at his efficient best. You can see how this must have been a haunting movie to watch witht eh meories of Pearl Harbor so fresh. Garfield is his usual surly but noble self, ten years ahead of the moody Method actor curve and tough as nails as usual. Harry Carey, with that wrinkled workshirt of a face, is a joy. The whole damn crew is wonderful. Take one part They Were Expendable, a little Flight of the Phoenix, toss in a soupcon of The Thing, mix well and enjoy! Best actor: "Tripoli!"
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2017 16:23:36 GMT -5
I tried watching Picnic starring William Holden yesterday. Despite high expectations from this movie, I got bored about half-way through and stopped watching. I couldn't quite see William Holden (who I think is excellent in several of his other movies) as the young man he was cast as in Picnic. I read that he was 37 during filming and even shaved his chest to look younger. I thought Cliff Robertson was good and I liked Verna Felton who played Mrs. Potts. It was cool to see a pre Beverly Hillbillies Raymond Bailey as well. Kim Novak was very pretty. I may record it again and pick up where I left off as I went online and read how the movie ended. I never really care for Picnic that well and I got bored just like you and watch something else; I felt that William Holden was miscast for that role because of his age. I'm glad that you mentioned that. After watching it halfway through the movie ... I never, ever watch it again. I did watch the Palm Beach Story starring Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert. It was hilarious! I should have recorded it to watch again. The original Palm Beach Story was great and I did watch it too. Fantastic Movie and it's had a great pace and the movie just whip you by from start to finish!
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2017 16:27:31 GMT -5
May Creatures Features Month on TCM Thursday NightMay 4th, 2017Featured Creature from the Black Lagoon, Creature Revenge, King Kong (1933), and Mothra. May 11th, 2017Rodan, Black Scorpion, and the Late Night Feature, the Giant Claw! May 18th, 2017Them!, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, The Magnetic Monsters, and more ... May 25th, 2017Tarantula, The Swamp Thing (1982), The Cosmic Monster, and Return of the Fly too. Looking forward seeing most of them in the Month of May on Turner Classic Movies. I've seen almost all of these. My DVR has already got bunches of movies I haven't had time to watch or I might be loading up with these favorites. But I did set the DVR to get Reptilicus, which I've never seen. I wanted to see Black Scorpion, Reptilicus, Giant Claw, and half dozen or so again because I'm a huge fan of these movies. I haven't seen Reptilicus at all and that's one of the movies that eluding me for more than 40 years. And, again the Giant Claw and I haven't seen that one in 30 years too.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 3, 2017 6:23:08 GMT -5
Anne Of The Thousand Days (1969) Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle, John Colicos
Fantastic. A 4-star performance by Burton and Bujold detailing the tale of King Henry VIII's 2nd wife. The script was smart and historically correct. The settings and costumes were a visual treat. The film clocks in at 145 minutes but it just flew by for me. I recommend watching this and then go straight to Charles Laughton's The Private Life Of Henry VIII which picks up the story right were Anne Of The Thousand Days leaves off.
Also got to see La La Land (2016) with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Right from the start, with it's song and dance number on a traffic-jammed L.A. Freeway, I was lovin' it. Emma Stone well deserved her Oscar. Now I got to try and find the CD soundtrack at the library
Women's World (1954) Clifton Webb runs a giant automobile company and needs a new 2nd man in charge. He invites the top 3 candidates for the position to spend a few days with him, along with their wives. Fred MacMurray w/ Lauren Bacall, Van Heflin w/ Arlene Dahl, Cornell Wilde w/ June Allyson. it's a fun, kitschy film of 1950's chauvinism and American big business capitalism . Wonderful technicolor Manhattan location shots and strong characterization.
Zorba The Greek (1964) Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas. I was a bit disappointed with this one. Felt it ran much too long but it was Anthony Quinn's defining role. However, what that Crete village did to poor Irene Papas and then what they did after Zorba's wife-to-be passed away makes me understand the origin of the word Cretins.
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