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I recently viewed the amazing silent film epic "Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ". I was totally engrossed and stunned that this movie was released in 1925! That's almost 100 years ago before any modern movie making technology existed yet you feel the suspense and excitement of the chariot race. The racing chariots looked like actual chariots in a high speed race. Where was the camera to film the closeups? There is a big crash involving several chariots. The chariots get broken apart and horses and chariot drivers tumble down into a pile. This scene looks like actual footage of a crash. Was it? Particularly effective were the shots underneath the racing chariots. They must have dug a hole for the camera. It looks very dangerous to film like this. The overhead shots showing the whole chariot racing track are amazing. In addition, I appreciated the creative costume design and impressive sets. The scene wear Christ gives Ben Hur water when he is dying of thirst is one of the most powerful scenes. Christ's hand is shown but not his whole figure. Interestingly, this scene is filmed in a similar way with just showing Christ's hand in the more recent version of "Ben Hur" starring Charleston Heston (also an amazing film!). Any thoughts or reactions of this film? Or, any great films you would recommend from the silent era? I'm thankful that TCM showed this film.

In the Name of the Father (1994) Bloody Sunday (2002) Munich (2005) Syriana (2005) World Trade Center (2006) The Baader Meinhoff Complex (2008) The Hurt Locker (2008) Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Hotel Mumbai (2018)

The Terrorists 1974 Black Sunday 1977 Nighthawks 1981 Die Hard 1986 The Delta Force 1986

Glenn Ford & Rita Hayworth -Money Trap (1965) Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas - Tough Guys (1986) -

Mississippi Burning Rollercoaster Saboteur

final scene in The Out of Towners (1970)

Raid on Entebbe (actually know two people who were involved)

I thought Washington's in-your-face villainy was very effective, a total scoundrel. He must have enjoyed playing a bad guy, for a change. Is this his only villain role? Oh, wait there was also American Gangster. I've seen most of Denzel's big films but one I particularly enjoy was relatively early in his career, Devil in a Blue Dress, a neo noir told from a 1948 African American perspective. Don Cheadle's psycho gunman stole every scene he was in but Denzel is winning as Easy Rawlins. I wish there could have been a series of Easy Rawlins films with Washington. It's quite a contrast in characterizations by this terrific actor, Easy as opposed to the corrupt scumbag cop in Training Day.

I saw Doris' place and its beautiful. Very comfortable kind of country place.

Zerbe, Anthony

York, Dick

Agreed that she looked stunning in That Hamilton Woman--but keep in mind that her hair and makeup in Streetcar were deliberately chosen to make her appear like a middle-aged woman trying too hard (i.e. unsuccessfully) to disguise her true age. In fact, as a pale echo of the raven-haired beauty we all remembered from earlier films: For comparison, here she is onstage two years later in The Sleeping Prince (1953):

The Crying Game (1992) Back to the Future (1985)

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This lady doesn't feel you should feel even a little sorry for Moose.

There's much speculation about alleged benefits in optics so there's one theory, some say "cuz it looks cool", one post claims doctors had them as a heads up to cops so they wouldn't be pulled over for speeding to the hospital. If I had to guess why, I'd say most gear heads are bad boys at heart and if the law is fenders and silent cars, first thing we'll do is remove the fenders and mufflers. Plus red and blue make purple, and chicks dig purple so. . . There IS something vaguely familiar and attractive about them. I just can't quite put my finger on it. . .

It saves on running if you just chugged a case of beer.

Thank you, cinemaman. I haven't watched any episodes of The Saint in a long time; perhaps it is time to remedy that! Here's a two-parter: 1. Ian Fleming's Bond novels were serialized and short stories published in an American magazine beginning in 1960 -- name the magazine and the title of that first short story. 2. Which issue of this magazine appears in which Bond film?

Thanks for the assist here, Moe. Somehow I didn't run across these cars in the IMDb's car website. And now for a question about the little custom "blue dot" touch applied to the Sin City Nomad's taillight here. Do you have any idea how those little blue dot inserts became such a phenomenon among gearheads who were/are into cars primarily made during the '50s? (...'cause I've never been able to figure this out)

Yes, there are some people (including at least one person who posts or used to post on these message boards) who have a false memory of seeing Streisand topless when they saw THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT during its original theatrical release, but the topless scene was cut before the movie was released.

Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward Mr. & Mrs. Bridge 1990 Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson Scandal at Scourie 1953 Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier The Bedford Incident 1965

1952

Not a movie. This was in MacGyver. https://www.imcdb.org/v091133.html This one was in Sin City 2005

(I kind of like it with the hat...) Well done, cinemaman! Your turn.

I believe it was the movie Live and Let Die 1973. When Roger Moore took over as James Bond, it was the image of Roger Moore in the gun barrel. Thanks

Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman in A Matter of Time (1976)

A problem with questions like this one is people tend to only list films they themselves like. Not factoring in the young people involved. Some of the suggestions that have been posted are for films that are very long and slow. And would probably bore them to tears. We would have to know more about the teens to give better suggestions.

Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 1956 Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball Yours, Mine and Ours 1968 Clark Gable and Myrna Loy Too Hot To Handle 1938 Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell Blood and Sand 1941

I love Rebecca Luker and Alison Krauss, too! Krauss' song, "Jacob's Dream" chokes me up every time I hear it.

<---Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell in Gold Diggers of 1937 Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson, both get slapped by Joan Crawford in It's A Great Feeling Bette Davis and George Brent--In This Our Life Frankie and Annette in Back to the Beach

He Did and He Didn't (1916) - Fatty Arbuckle & Mabel Normand (17x) Safety Last! (1923) - Harold Lloyd & Mildred Davis (14x) One Track Minds (1933) - Thelma Todd & ZaSu Pitts (17x) All American Toothache (1935) - Thelma Todd & Patsy Kelly (21x) Atoll K (1950) - Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy (106x) Limelight (1952) - Charlie Chaplin & Edna Purviance (35x) Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes (1982) - Louis de Funès & Claude Gensac (10x) Husbands and Wives (1992) - Woody Allen & Mia Farrow (8x) Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) - Woody Allen & Diane Keaton (8x) The Odd Couple II (1998) - Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau (8x)

Lucky (2017) HBO 7/10 An elderly man (Harry Dean Stanton) contemplates his life in a small town. One of Stanton's last roles before his death. Nothing much happens in this film but I was engrossed the whole way. It reminded me of 1970s films with it's small town atmosphere and a nice collection of quirky characters. David Lynch has an acting role here as a man whose 100 year old tortoise has run away. Ed Begley Jr plays a doctor who can't understand how life long smoker Stanton is still alive. James Darren appears as a slick bar patron. There is a nice scene between Stanton and Tom Skerritt, who were in Alien together 38 years before. It is a series of vignettes in the life of this 90 year old man, obviously based on Stanton himself, since the character also is from Kentucky and was a Navy cook during WWII just as he was. He also sings some songs, reminding me of his character from Cool Hand Luke.

Well I just watched another George Segal movie, this time it was no comedy: NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY '68. This thriller actually stars Rod Steiger who plays a strangler on the loose in NYC and Segal as the Detective who is assigned to the case. I watch a lot of movies with MrTiki who ALWAYS blurts out the ending of a movie, frustrating me to no end, because I enjoy getting sucked into a story & never figure it out. Well this one even I foresaw what was happening. The first murder seems random, (thankfully nothing gory) But by the second murder where we see this is "serial" compulsive behaviour, I knew immediately the killer was an actor-an obvious plot point. Segal's charactor is a bachelor who lives with his nagging but funny Mom who is played by the wonderful Eileen Heckart. When someone describes the killer as having "Mother" issues, I assumed the climax of the story would be the killer attacking Segal's Mom & the police breaking in at the last minute to save her. Well, that didn't happen. But the killer DOES call the Detective's home, getting the number from the phone book! (how many Morris Brummels are in the phone book?) Instead, the killer goes after Segal's girlfriend played by Lee Remick. She doesn't have much to do here, but makes the most of a thin part in the best Lee Remick way. Sometimes I think her stunning beauty got in the way of her given meatier roles, or even taken seriously, but WOW what a great actress. So while this is a typical thriller, the great performances of the principles most definitely elevated it keeping me on the edge of my seat. I liked it, although didn't quite see it as a "black comedy" as Wiki categorizes it. Loved the quiet NYC locations. One scene had a crowd gathered, presumably because of a murder, but most likely just wanting to glimpse a star making a movie.

The Little Minister (1934)

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1962)

Steve Howe is the prog-rock guitars, I find the most interesting.

The Busy Body A comedy--by William Castle? forget those imdb ratings...good cast and pretty funny

Jesse James 1939

The Seven Little Foys (1955)

Raines, Ella

M is very generous. I felt a little more like Woody Allen's Jimmy Bond on that last part. Next: In which movie's gun barrel sequence did Bond first go without a hat?

I finally watched TRAINING DAY. As a huge Denzel Washington fan somehow I had not seen it. It's a 2001 film for which he won his best actor Oscar. It was good, but very violent. I kept thinking that I have a hard time with Denzel being "the bad guy". I wonder if like with many other great actors, his Oscar for this film was a "make-up" call. For me he's had many other roles that were better. Your thoughts.

Forever Darling for Desi & Lucy Indiscreet for Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman Marriage On The Rocks - Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra

Aw, shucks. Gonna try to make it through the whole month this time. Hope people don't mind the extremely slow pace!

Let's Fall in Love (1933)

Heading to Capitolfest tomorrow. The current schedule: https://www.romecapitol.com/capitolfest-18-current-schedule/. The Pursuit of Happiness (Paramount, 1934, starring Joan Bennett) is a recent addition to the schedule. Very much looking forward to it. I've already been in touch with some of you about meeting up. For those of you who can't make it, I'll post recaps and impressions.

Haven't watched much lately. I had a son born on Sunday still inside the sac (water never broke) and swallowed fluid at the moment of birth and he's been in the ICU since on a machine to remove the fluid. Been a shaky few days but he's now starting to do better and i'm home now with my 3 year old while mama is with the baba. Know this isn't the thread for it but i searched the non-film thread and only see political BS. Know i'm new here, but during covid i guess i'm looking for release wherever i can. Life is a blessing. Cheers.