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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 3, 2017 6:40:56 GMT -5
Also picked these up from the Performing Arts library yesterday. That library is great for finding interesting,obscure films. I now have a backlog that will last me for some time
So This Is New York (1948) Henry Morgan, Rudy Vallee, Hugh Herbert, Virginia Grey, Leo Gorcey- Stanley Kramer's first directors job
Stowaway (1936) Shirley Temple, Robert Young, Eugene Pallette-Haven't seen a Shirley Temple film in ages
The Silver Fleet (1943) Ralph Richardson, Googie Withers-A British production of a WWII submarine story
Souls At Sea (1937) Gary Cooper, George Raft,Robert Cummings, Harry Carey
Salome (1953) Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton
Synanon (1965) Edmond O'Brien, Chuck Connors, Stella Stevens, Eartha Kitt
Sally Of The Sawdust (1925) W.C. Fields in his 2nd feature length film
A Song To Remember (1944) Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, Cornell Wilde- Bio pic of classical composer Chopin
Sands Of The Kalahari (1965) Stuart Whitman, Stanley Baker, Susannah York-Jungle Love, It's Driving Me Mad, It's Making Me Crazy Crazy
The Sins Of Rachel Cade (1961) Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch, Roger Moore-Nazis in the Congo
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Post by Rob Allen on May 3, 2017 18:15:47 GMT -5
'Zorba the Greek' gave my father one of his favorite jokes:
(in a fake accent) "for me, to learn-a the Latin was easy, but I could not ab-zorb-a the Greek."
As Kurt could tell you, I did inherit dad's sense of humor.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2017 22:10:57 GMT -5
I just watched a double bill of the Creature - Creature of the Black Lagoon and Revenge of the Creature on TCM and I've liked the original better than latter. I haven't seen Revenge in the long time and sadly tonight is my last time that I'll see it. I don't mind watching the original now and then only if I don't have anything to do that night and all that. The trio of Richard Carlsen, Julia Adams, and Richard Denning was excellent. Creature of the Black Lagoon 1954 MovieI'm going to watch King Kong again and I have seen it a couple years back and that's pretty much sums up my Creatures from Turner Classic Movies tonight. I've don't mind watching it again and it's one of my favorites ...
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2017 10:51:45 GMT -5
I just watched Our Man Flint (late night) and In Like Flint (just ended) and it's starred James Coburn as Derek Flint - Superspy and I nearly watch these films pretty much on annual basis. It's one of those films that I never, ever outgrow and love the retro aspects of it. It has everything under the sun, action, gorgeous ladies, spy thriller, suspense, and everything else in the between. The first film deals with a group that uses eco-terrorism to control the world's weather - they called themselves - Galaxy. The second film deals with Flint dealing with ladies that out to take over the world using hair dryers to brainwash women into thinking that they can deal with problems better than men. In the 1st Film, it's has Edward Mulhare of Knight Rider fame and the 2nd Film, it has Yvonne Craig of the Batgirl fame as well.
These are my favorites and I wished James Coburn made more of these films in the mid 60's.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 6, 2017 19:36:12 GMT -5
I just watched Our Man Flint (late night) and In Like Flint (just ended) and it's starred James Coburn as Derek Flint - Superspy and I nearly watch these films pretty much on annual basis. It's one of those films that I never, ever outgrow and love the retro aspects of it. It has everything under the sun, action, gorgeous ladies, spy thriller, suspense, and everything else in the between. The first film deals with a group that uses eco-terrorism to control the world's weather - they called themselves - Galaxy. The second film deals with Flint dealing with ladies that out to take over the world using hair dryers to brainwash women into thinking that they can deal with problems better than men. In the 1st Film, it's has Edward Mulhare of Knight Rider fame and the 2nd Film, it has Yvonne Craig of the Batgirl fame as well. These are my favorites and I wished James Coburn made more of these films in the mid 60's. Our Man Flint is outstanding and In Like Flint has great moments; but, it falls flat at moments. The first one just rocks all of the way through. Gila Golan is both sexier and more charismatic than Jean Hale. Also, Edward Mulhare adds a ton of nastiness that the second one lacks. The second does make good use of Lee J Cobb. Flint is kind of a swinging Doc Savage, who surrounds humself with female assistants, instead of male, though they don't aid him on the adventure. The first also has my favorite line ever. Flint is on Galaxy's island base, in disguise, when a bald eagle swoops down at him and he is grabbed by guards. he is told the eagle is trained to only attack Americans. Flint responds, "An anti-American eagle...that's diabolical!" Jerry Goldsmith has an awesome jazzy soundtrack in the first, though the second is pretty good, too. Also, when watching the first film, check out the end, when the sailors fish out the girls from the barrels. Watch the guy who lifts Gila Golan out and notice where his hands are. That is an authentic sailor!!! There was a tv series pilot, Dead On Target, in 1976; but, no series followed. The second one didn't do as well, which is why they stopped at two. The first is by far the best spy parody of them all, in my opinion. I would rate the bulk of the Matt Helm films better than the second one; but, then, those have been favorites since childhood. Of course, the second films title is a twist on the phrase, "In Like Flynn," based on Errol Flynn's trial for statutory rape (of which he was acquitted).
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Post by berkley on May 6, 2017 21:12:23 GMT -5
I have good memories of seeing the Flynn movies on tv as a kid. Never knew about the tv pilot. Looking it up, I see it didn't have James Coburn, which is a big minus. I might try to watch it sometime out of curiosity anyway, thoguh.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 2:15:09 GMT -5
I have good memories of seeing the Flynn movies on tv as a kid. Never knew about the tv pilot. Looking it up, I see it didn't have James Coburn, which is a big minus. I might try to watch it sometime out of curiosity anyway, thoguh. codystarbuck write up on those movies are spot on and terrific and I agree with his assessment on these two movies. On a rainy day and nothing to do ... I usually plug those movies on my DVD player and watch them again and again ... the music and everything else is very entertaining indeed. Gila Golan is a knockout and she and Gal Gadot were former Miss Israel. Gila Golan was Miss Israel in 1960 Gal Gadot was Miss Israel in 2004
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Post by Pharozonk on May 7, 2017 8:09:52 GMT -5
Gal Gadot was Miss Israel in 2994 I always wanted to read that Wonder Woman/Legion of Super-heroes team up!
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 9:12:01 GMT -5
Gal Gadot was Miss Israel in 2994 I always wanted to read that Wonder Woman/Legion of Super-heroes team up! I corrected my mistake earlier and I was laughing my head off when I saw that bad typo. Gal Gadot was Miss Israel in 2004, not 2994. My Bad ...
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Post by codystarbuck on May 7, 2017 11:23:25 GMT -5
The ironic thing to this discussion is that I, too, had just recently watched those films and was listening to the soundtrack on my commute to work. One thing the spy parodies had, even when the jokes fell flat, was a great soundtrack. Of course the Matt Helm films made great use of Dean, both his classics and new songs for the film, while Murderer's Row also features Dean's son, in Dino, Desi & Billy, the band with Dean Jr, Desi Arnaz Jr, and Billy Hinsche.
The Flint dvd set features both films and the tv pilot, after a previous release of just the two films, packaged individually.
One spy film I wish was available here is a serious one, form the UK: Callan. The color seasons of the tv series, with Edward Woodward, did get released here, though not the incomplete black & white episodes. meanwhile, the theatrical film, released in the early 70s, is not available in the US. I saw it, once, on USA Cable. It's basically a reworking of the original Armchair Theater debut of Callan ("A Magnum for Schneider"), where David Callan must get close to a former Nazi officer and assassinate him. I eventually got bootlegs of the existing tv episodes and the film and the film is tremendous (the tv is good; but, is shot almost entirely in a studio). When I saw it on cable, I thought it was another Harry Palmer film (the Michael Caine spy films), with a new actor. Woodward is his usual excellent self and Russell Hunter, who played the put-upon crook Lonely, is also there. Lonely is a pathetic little thief who is bullied by Callan (a criminal who was forced to work for a shadowy government counter-intelligence agency) into helping him. Lonely also has a severe body odor problem, especially when nervous (which he is, constantly) which gives him his name.
If you like the campy spy stuff, check out Joseph Losey's Modesty Blaise; though it's nowhere near as funny as it thinks it is. It's pure camp, which the comic strip Modesty was anything but. It's a poor Modesty Blaise film; but, it is pure 60s Camp. Terrence Stamp is Willie Garvin (which wasn't bad casting), Dirk Bogarde is the effete villain, and blond Italian actress Monica Vitti is the dark haired Modesty. She only appears with dark hair in a dream sequence, where she looks like the comic strip Modesty. The rest of the time, she looks like a fashion model trying to act.
There is also the spoof version of Casino Royale, with 5 directors and even more writers and the most nonsensical plot around.
The one I still haven't seen is Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, with Vincent Price. I need to pick up the dual dvd that has both Dr Goldfoot movies (first with Frankie Avalon, second with Fabian).
I also recently started sampling the Eurospy films, starting with the Kommissar X films. Quite a few of those are on Youtube.
I also started watching an old tv movie, from my childhood, Death Race, with Doug McClure, Roy Thinnes, and Lloyd Bridges. McClure and Thinnes are P-40 pilots in North Africa; McClure for the USAAF and Thinnes for the RAF (he volunteered before the US entered the war). Thinnes' plane is crippled and McClure has to help him get out, while they are being chased by the fanatical German officer, played by Bridges (with a really bad accent). he has commandeered a tank (with eric Braden among the crew) and is chasing them. McClure is able to make short hops in his plane, with Thinnes hanging onto the cockpit; but, he can't take off or the slipstream will pull Thinnes off. It's a race to get to friendly territory before the Germans can catch them. Low budget but exciting film. I remember watching it as a kid, wondering why Thinnes couldn't squeeze into the cockpit. I later saw why, when my dad took us to the museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 11:16:04 GMT -5
I just watched Wild, Wild, West Revisited, starring Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, and host of other Television Stars including Paul Williams as Dr. Miguelito Loveless, Jr. who trying to take over the world. It was fun watching it and I had a blast seeing this movie for the 1st time in 25-30 years. I just remembered it just like it was yesterday and it was great seeing it again.
It was a nostalgic experience seeing today and I enjoyed it then and I enjoyed it now. I saw More Wild Wild West a month ago and I didn't care for it all because it wasn't good as the 1st made for television movie that was made a year earlier that I just watched now. It was a joke and a bomb at the same time.
That's all that I have to say about it.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 9, 2017 11:25:05 GMT -5
I just watched Wild, Wild, West Revisited, starring Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, and host of other Television Stars including Paul Williams as Dr. Miguelito Loveless, Jr. who trying to take over the world. It was fun watching it and I had a blast seeing this movie for the 1st time in 25-30 years. I just remembered it just like it was yesterday and it was great seeing it again. It was a nostalgic experience seeing today and I enjoyed it then and I enjoyed it now. I saw More Wild Wild West a month ago and I didn't care for it all because it wasn't good as the 1st made for television movie that was made a year earlier that I just watched now. It was a joke and a bomb at the same time. That's all that I have to say about it. I remember watching it when it was broadcast. Like you say, fun while it was on, if a little goofier than the series. Ross Martin's health was declining, but he still had that spark. Conrad always looked good, until his accident, a few years back. I missed the other one and haven't heard a single good thing about it. It's still got to be better than that horrible Will Smith film. Ugggghhhhh!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 11:59:26 GMT -5
I just watched Wild, Wild, West Revisited, starring Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, and host of other Television Stars including Paul Williams as Dr. Miguelito Loveless, Jr. who trying to take over the world. It was fun watching it and I had a blast seeing this movie for the 1st time in 25-30 years. I just remembered it just like it was yesterday and it was great seeing it again. It was a nostalgic experience seeing today and I enjoyed it then and I enjoyed it now. I saw More Wild Wild West a month ago and I didn't care for it all because it wasn't good as the 1st made for television movie that was made a year earlier that I just watched now. It was a joke and a bomb at the same time. That's all that I have to say about it. I remember watching it when it was broadcast. Like you say, fun while it was on, if a little goofier than the series. Ross Martin's health was declining, but he still had that spark. Conrad always looked good, until his accident, a few years back. I missed the other one and haven't heard a single good thing about it. It's still got to be better than that horrible Will Smith film. Ugggghhhhh!!!!!!!! Between More, Wild, Wild West and that Will Smith Film ... I rather watch the More, Wild, Wild, West that was made in 1980 ... Trust me!
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Post by Hoosier X on May 11, 2017 17:03:12 GMT -5
I rather like Modesty Blaise. I've seen it a couple of times over the years. Monica Vitti is irresistible. But I certainly why people don't like it. It's definitely odd.
I like the 1960s Casino Royale quite a bit too. I own that and I've seen it a bunch of times.
Another one that I like is The Last of Secret Agents? (Yeah, the question mark is part of the title. The idea that somebody thought that was hilarious is much more hilarious than the idea itself.) With Marty Allen and Steve Rossi and Nancy Sinatra. It's really really dumb but Nancy Sinatra is SO AWESOME!
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Post by Hoosier X on May 11, 2017 17:16:38 GMT -5
I've heard about Magnificent Obsession (1954) for years, and I always kinda wanted to see it, but the summary didn't sound like my kind of movie. So I resisted it for a very long time. Years. Decades. I really shouldn't have worried. I noticed it on the TCM schedule recently and DVRed it and finally watched it last night, and I was fascinated. Extremely well-made and very entertaining, even if you don't normally like this kind of thing. We should expect no less from Jane Wyman and Agnes Moorehead. But Rock Hudson is also quite a revelation, and you can see why this movie made him a star. And also Otto Kruger. He's famous in certain circles as the psychiatrist hero in Dracula's Daughter (1936) in which his girlfriend looks like Mia Farrow, and also for Murder My Sweet (1944) with Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Mike Mazurki, and Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe. He's great in these old genre films, but he's also very convincing in Magnificent Obsession as the guy who helps Rock Hudson get through a rough patch in his life where he's accidently killing doctors and blinding widows rather indiscriminately. I wont deny that it's probably an easy film to make fun of for modern audiences. But I think that part of the charm, and it's still a very powerful movie that can be appreciated on its own merits and by our own time period. All the taunting and ribbing is just something that adds to the experience.
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