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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 21:31:51 GMT -5
Seven Days in May is one of Frankenheimer's scariest films. Manchurian Candidate is better; but, this one was way too plausible, especially then (and maybe now). The scenes between Frederick March and Burt Lancaster are mesmerizing. Oh, to have a president with the fire and conviction of Pres. Lyman. That's my favorite scene in the whole movie ... I just wished I watch it on the big screen back then ...
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Post by LovesGilKane on Aug 2, 2017 0:45:59 GMT -5
just watched Brimstone and Treacle for the third time. great performance by Sting, and Alan Moore claimed Sting's schtick in this film was the inspiration for John Constantine, as introduced in Swamp Thing.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2017 9:32:03 GMT -5
I had a ball watching those Marilyn Monroe movies yesterday and I forgot how good the photography in Niagara was and when the movie was over ... I went to TCM and ordered a copy of it. It's should arrive in 10 days from now. Later on tonight, I'm looking forward seeing Dial M for Murder starring Ray Milland , Grace Kelly , Robert Cummings on TCM.
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 2, 2017 12:39:19 GMT -5
I had a ball watching those Marilyn Monroe movies yesterday and I forgot how good the photography in Niagara was and when the movie was over ... I went to TCM and ordered a copy of it. It's should arrive in 10 days from now. Later on tonight, I'm looking forward seeing Dial M for Murder starring Ray Milland , Grace Kelly , Robert Cummings on TCM. I thought about watching Dial M for Murder because it's one of my favorite Hitchcocks but I've seen it a bunch of times and I'm feeling kind of backlogged by all the movies on the DVR so I regretfully decided to let it pass unwatched this time. But I recorded Panic in the Year Zero. I have never seen it. I'm really looking forward to it.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 2, 2017 14:33:38 GMT -5
Rabid (1977) After an experimental skin graft surgery a woman starts to crave blood which she ingests through a phallic-like protrusion under her arm. Her victims start to foam at the mouth and crave human flesh. While there's a violent epidemic occurring no on realizes she is patient zero. This used some interesting concepts and plays on some very real fears while making social commentary. It's early body horror but also an outbreak film. I thought Marilyn Chambers gave a pretty good performance as the lead character.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 2, 2017 14:42:52 GMT -5
Brain Damage (1988) A man forms a symbiotic bond with a talking alien parasite that eats brains and gives him euphoric psychedelic hallucinations. He begins to resist when he discovers the worm is killing people and suffer terrible withdrawal symptoms. I thought this was an interesting use of practical special effects despite how goofy the premise is. It's trippy, there's a little splatter and a bit of gross out humor. Some of the acting is kind of bad and the aliens voice sounds like a bad Bing Crosby impersonation. It's still pretty fun and I definitely plan on rewatching this.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 4, 2017 13:38:55 GMT -5
Tenebre (1982) Pretty solid slasher axe murderer movie well executed with lots of gory kills. The 'whodunit' aspect kept me guessing right up until the climactic ending which had multiple twists.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 4, 2017 13:43:39 GMT -5
Phenomena (1985) [Extended Cut] this might be blasphemy, but i enjoyed this more than Inferno. If I had to rank them having watched them all recently... - Phenomena (1985)
- Tenebre (1982)
- Inferno (1980)
To note I gave them all four out of five stars on Letterboxd.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 5, 2017 3:26:50 GMT -5
Key Largo (1948) I started to watch this before but didn't finish it. I'm so glad I was able to watch it tonight as it was shown on TCM. So many great performances in this not just from the leads but the supporting cast as well. The use of tension and suspense in this movie is so brilliant not just with the hostage situation but the added strain of the hurricane all builds up to an exciting climax on the boat.
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Post by lunarape on Aug 5, 2017 10:48:14 GMT -5
Recently discovered that Amazon Prime has a decent number of old ABC Movie Of The Weeks available, so I put all I could find on my watchlist and started a chronological viewing of them. if you grew up in the 70's in the US, you've probably seen a few of these. I've only made it to 1971 in what they have available so far. I was born in '66 so these are all a little before my time and new to me. As I get later into the seventies there will be a few I actually have memories of. So many Danny Thomas/Aaron Spelling productions, in case that would be thought of as a warning (heh heh). Some quick thoughts: The Over The Hill Gang and The Over The Hill Gang Rides Again (1969) - If you're in the right mood, these are a lot of fun. Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan playing up the "grizzled old veterans can outsmart the young gunslingers". Rides Again has what I think is Fred Astaire's last role. Wake Me When The War Is Over (1969) - This was hard to sit through. Really hard. Ken Berry, Eva Gabor. You do kind of get a "Whatever happened to Colonel Klink from Hogan's Heroes", though. The Ballad Of Andy Crocker (1969) - Maybe my favorite so far, if only because of the cast. Lee Majors as Andy Crocker, struggling to adjust after returning from Vietnam, years before Jon Voight. Joey Heatherton (!) Agnes Moorehead (!) in a tasty little cameo. And Marvin Gaye (!!) as Andy's war buddy. Black Brigade (originally Carter's Army) (1970) - Interesting to see a very young Richard Pryor (as the stereotypical coward) and Billy Dee Williams (as the stereotypical streetwise tough). And good old Rosey Grier as the lovable giant. How Awful About Allan (1970) - Eh. Did Anthony Perkins ever just play a normal guy? In this one he's suffering from hysterical blindness. Maybe I'll Come Home In The Spring (1971) - Wha... Sally Field wasn't bad, but David Carradine as the hippy love interest kept committing auto theft. I wanted him to be arrested. Congratulations, It's A Boy (1971) - Surprisingly entertaining little movie about a bachelor who finds out he has a teenage son. At least until Bill Bixby's rather bizarre meltdown at the end when he ran around screaming "I'm a man!" over and over. Anyone else have any nostalgia for these 1970's time capsules? Up next is Moon Of The Wolf (1972). Can't wait until I make it to Snowbeast, starring the great Bo Svenson!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 5, 2017 11:04:36 GMT -5
Key Largo (1948) I started to watch this before but didn't finish it. I'm so glad I was able to watch it tonight as it was shown on TCM. So many great performances in this not just from the leads but the supporting cast as well. The use of tension and suspense in this movie is so brilliant not just with the hostage situation but the added strain of the hurricane all builds up to an exciting climax on the boat. I absolutely love Key Largo. But then I'm a huge Bogart fan and Lauren Bacall has always been my dream girl. Definitely a tense drama with great performances all around.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 5, 2017 13:27:02 GMT -5
Key Largo (1948) I started to watch this before but didn't finish it. I'm so glad I was able to watch it tonight as it was shown on TCM. So many great performances in this not just from the leads but the supporting cast as well. The use of tension and suspense in this movie is so brilliant not just with the hostage situation but the added strain of the hurricane all builds up to an exciting climax on the boat. One of my favorite movies of all time. So many stellar performances. So many great moments. What do I care whether Johnny Rocko lives or dies?
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 5, 2017 15:06:09 GMT -5
Key Largo (1948) I started to watch this before but didn't finish it. I'm so glad I was able to watch it tonight as it was shown on TCM. So many great performances in this not just from the leads but the supporting cast as well. The use of tension and suspense in this movie is so brilliant not just with the hostage situation but the added strain of the hurricane all builds up to an exciting climax on the boat. I love this one too, and I saw it a bunch of times in the 1990s because it seemed like it was always on. I saw it again a year or so ago and even though I hadn't seen it for close to 20 years, I remembered it very well. Rocco calling Bogart "sojer." And then sneering "a live war hero." Bacall scratching Rocco's face and spitting on him after he whispers to her. Lionel Barrymore in the wheelchair "Give me the gun!" I had a cat that I nicknamed Rocco for a while because all he wanted was "MORE."
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Post by LovesGilKane on Aug 5, 2017 23:49:01 GMT -5
Day of the Dead (original) sadly seems more politically-relevent today than ever and at least, unlike most 'undead' films made today, the movie poster never 'lied'.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 6, 2017 0:47:17 GMT -5
Bub the zombie is the real star of that movie and arguably the most endearing movie monster since Karloff in Frankenstein.
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