Cinemascope
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Are you talking about the Italian neo-realists?
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So sad you need to feel hatred instead of simply paying no mind to things you don't like.
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Fahrenheit 9/11 is awesome. I highly recommend it.
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Well I personally always get a good chuckle out of 'em. Although sometimes the way they try to set up the bait can be almost touching!
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Same here, MissG, any time a classic movie is rescued from PD hell is a thrill, and it's all the more special in a movie that stars Ava!
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I enjoyed the animated version, too, but nothing can top the '56 film.
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There's so few old-time actors left now, but a good number over 90. Widmark, Malden, Wallach, de Havilland, Van Johnson, Forsythe. I wish them all well.
Amen to that.
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Thank you for that photo MissG!
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And what about the critics who praised Fahrenheit 911? I'll bet you think they're crooks, too...
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I said "foreign films", followed by, "are they in English?" because I looked in the channel guide and here on the schedule, and neither one said anything about being subtitled, or dubbed, yet they did specify 'foreign'.
TCM has a policy of showing movies in their original versions, so I'm sure that would apply to the original language as well. Therefore, foreign-language movies aren't likely to be dubbed. Foreign films could mean anything including British, Irish, Australian films.
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Alright, Anne, but please tell us, how do you really feel?
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Hun, Netflix does have The Ten Commandments, it's one of those movies that spans two discs and they ship both of them to you.
And the reason they don't have Quo Vadis is because it's never been released on DVD.
Stop jumping to conclusions and thinking there's some religious explanation...
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A Christian society? Hardly. I believe there are many religious beliefs represented in the U.S. today, and we should respect all of them.
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I think that a lot of the underrated classic movies are (to a large extent) those that haven't been released on home video (or at least DVD), making it harder for most people to watch them.
I'd just give as examples a couple movies shown recently on TCM - Too Many Husbands and Remember the Night.
A lot of classic noirs aren't exactly underrated -- they may in fact be loved by noir fans -- but few people have been able to see them because they've never been available on home video, such as I Walk Alone with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas.
I'm fairly sure movies like these would find a much greater audience and maybe even become favorites of many viewers if only they'd put them out on DVD.
I haven't given a comprehensive list because I could probably come up with over a dozen titles, but I may add more later.
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Oh Anastasia and The King and I are also favorites of mine!
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Thank you for the reminder. Now if they could only show Blithe Spirit!
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Well, yeah, hopefully they can rescue also movies like the original A Star is Born and Love Affair from PD hell... those two would be a great addition to any DVD collection in pristine or near-pristine transfers, with or without the respective remakes!
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Glad to know RT works for you.
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And for your information -- since you don't appear to have the slightest clue -- it may not be unusual in some cases for certain companies to send samples and/or promotional items to members of the media... it can happen for music companies, make-up companies, etc. In this day and age most professional publications and stations have strict standards and may even choose to turn down any kind of freebie except perhaps a review copy and/or advanced screening, as the case may be.
No serious journalist would compromise their integrity and their professional reputation for some silly trinket that's worth a few bucks at the most. As I said before, any profession may have a few black sheep, so perhaps there may be a handful of folks who'll sell out for something that's worth just a few measly bucks. By far and large, I think most people in media situations value their integrity a heck of a lot more than that.
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So sad a lot of it is eventually removed when copyright holders throw a hissyfit!
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It hasn't been that long since it played in U.S. theaters, so there may still be a chance of it turning up on DVD here eventually.
For anyone who hasn't heard of this movie, here's a review from the NYT:
http://movies2.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/movies/09perr.html
June 9, 2006
MOVIE REVIEW
'El Perro' Brings Good Luck in Hard Times
By A. O. SCOTT
"El Perro" is a lovely, rugged neo-realist fable from Argentina about a man and a dog. The man, an unemployed, possibly illiterate mechanic named Juan Villegas (played by a nonprofessional actor of the same name) is a fairly ordinary fellow. But the dog is another story. A purebred Argentine Dogo with pedigree papers and a noble demeanor, he is naturally charismatic. More than that, he seems to possess the power ? serendipitous if not quite supernatural ? to influence human destiny, or Juan's at any rate.
At 52, Juan has been cast adrift by economic hard times. Recently laid off after 20 years at a roadside service station, he tries to earn a living by selling handmade knives, which are more often admired than purchased. Despite his shy, anxious smile and unfailingly courteous manner, he looks like a man on the brink of despair, his prospects as flat and bleak as the Patagonian landscape where the film, flawlessly directed by Carlos Sorin, takes place. As soon as Juan acquires the dog ? a token of gratitude for fixing the fanbelt on a Mercedes ? his luck starts to change. The animal, whose papers identify him as Bomb?n but who Juan calls Lechien, attracts attention wherever he goes, and before long Juan is pulled into a hectic and unfamiliar new world of breeders, trainers and dog shows.
He is half-seduced by dreams of glory, but the film's real concern is dignity. Juan is as modest a hero as you are likely to encounter on a movie screen, and neither he nor Mr. Sorin ? or, for that matter, Lechien ? have especially grandiose aspirations. That "El Perro" is so unassuming is part of what makes its humane, sympathetic story so satisfying.
El Perro
Opens today in Manhattan
Directed by Carlos Sorin; written (in Spanish, with English subtitles) by Santiago Calori, Salvador Roselli and Mr. Sorin, based on an original idea by Mr. Sorin; director of photography, Hugo Colace; edited by Mohamed Rajid; music by Nicol?s Sorin; artistic director, Margarita Jusid; produced by Oscar Kramer; released by Cinema Tropical. At the Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, Greenwich Village. Running time: 96 minutes. This film is not rated.
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Well you sure seem to be spending an awful lot of time paying attention to the people you don't like!
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You don't say.
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Yup, commercials can definitely add to the running time!
The Ten Commandments
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Netflix doesn't carry most Asian imports. Quo Vadis has never been released on DVD here, which is what Netflix carries.