Arkadin

I think Dewey also considers The Leopard Man (1943) noir.

I'll probably rent one sooner or later. I couldn't really justify buying one because the technology is changing so fast.

Yes, found that out when it screwed up trying to record Le Jour Se Leve the other night. Fortunately there is a reshowing.

DVD recorders are cheap these days. The discs are cheaper too and take up a lot less space...

Thanks for the info. Yes I do plan to get in touch with you about some films, but have been busy as late (no I haven't been reading my comics!). I still have your email & will be in touch.

Underworld was 1927 I believe and therefore predates this film. I recorded it, but haven't had time to watch. Thanks for the interesting info Gagman.

Great atricle and well written. I'm saving it. Thanks IZ.

The skirt needs to come in at the knees. It's a look that makes the legs and hips look more shapely. My wife was a beauty consultant for several years, otherwise I would have no idea.

That's quite a modest twist. Love the hanging tin foil with the fan to blow it around! She needs to have that skirt pegged!

Yes, thanks a lot. i had heard his name, but was totally unaware of what he had done.

It's tonight! Bumpity bump!

Interesting info. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the reccomendation.

Ju Dou (1990) Edward Scissorhands (1990) Hoop Dreams (1994) It WAS a Wonderful Life (1993) Crumb (1993) Short Cuts (1993) Porco Rosso (1992) Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Unforgiven (1992) Ed Wood (1994) Of Gods and Monsters (1999) Of Mice and Men (1992) The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (2003) Millers Crossing (1990) Resevoir Dogs (1992) My Voyage to Italy (1998) Memento (2000) Farewell My Concubine (1993) The Remains of the Day (1993) Blind Spot: Hitler's Secratary (2002) Downfall (2004) Naked (1993) Dark City (1998) Delicatessen (1991) White (1994) Red (1994) To Live (1994) The Double Life of Veronique (1991) Jackie Brown (1997) Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993) The Train (2003) Maximillan (1995) Regarding Henry (1991) Schindlers List (1991) Princess Mononoke (1997) The Audition (2002)

Yes, I have it. A crushing film is probably the best way to describe it. Truffaut called this the greatest film ever made and it is pretty jawdropping. If you like this film check out Shoah (1985). It documents the Holocaust and was made over a period of 10 years on 5 DVDs. Prisoners, townfolk and Commandants and guards all tell their stories. Unbelieveable.

If you still have any nails left on the ends of your fingers, Night of the Living Dead and The Crazies are a good way to bookend the day. I'm surprised the people who saw this in the theaters didn't demand a price reduction on their seats. After all, they were probably only using the edge!

It will also make you think twice about mistreating a dog! Just kidding! Yes,it's an erie film. The score with it's off kilter tempos and bizarre note choices adds quite a bit of demension that you feel rather than hear. Totally agree about COS as well. That is a very beautiful haunting film. I recently picked up the Criterion version after having PD copies for many years. Definitely worth the money and then some.

Actually the TV movie of "Death of a Salesman" made in 1985 with Dustin Hoffman and John Mallkavich is one of the best filmed versions of Arthur Miller's classic play.

> Hi Arkadin, > > While I have a baritone voice, I am not a singer. I > sing rather badly and don't sustain a note as long as > required. > I can sing "Happy Birthday" but that's mostly all I > attempt these days. > > My relationship to the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra > is that I'm on the Board of Directors > I'm a great organizer and so is my friend, Doreen, > Really though, the Orchestra runs itself now and we > only plan and pay for luncheons and parties. We were > more 'hand-on' in the past and now mainly butt > out... > > Larry That's great! Unfortunately, the arts are critically undersupported in the US as I'm sure you know. I don't know why some people don't seem to recognize that it takes as much (usually more) energy to produce a great work of art whatever it's form as it does to hold down a 9-5 job. I salute you for doing what you do. As I once told a friend of mine--"If you're an athelete you have a legitimate shot at doing well because you either have the skills or you don't and competition will vindicate your cause. If you're an artist it doesn't matter whether you are great or not because you're dealing with people's taste." Unfortunately, lots of geniuses starve to death before people realize their greatness.

I agree with the Mary Astor sentiment. She could play almost anything and unlike a lot of actors/actresses she seemed to be more of a team player that worked for the good of the production rather than to be noticed. My personal favorite is Act of Violence (1948) where she plays a barfly past her prime. It's a great role and she makes it seem perfectly natural. There's nothing flashy or showy in the performance. It's deftly underplayed--that's why it's good.

The first "Francis" film I saw was "Francis in the Haunted House" at a church Halloween party as a kid. I was so amazed that Francis could talk, I forgot to be scared!

Oops! Sorry, I looked a couple of threads back and found out you're a singer. I was interested because I have a studio and have done lots of engineering and FOH mixing. My drummer actually does record and mix chorale music. Thanks for the info and I am enjoying reading your thread. Unfortunately I've started at the front and back and am working my way towards the middle..

Hi Larry, Do you play in the orchestra or do sound work?

That's a great film. Bruno S. is also amazing in "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser" (1974)

As far as dates go for LR: Blue Light (1932) Triumph of the Will (1934) Olympia (1938) Tiefland (1954) LR's work did break all kinds of new ground. New kinds of cameras were invented for the underwater shots in "Olympia". Many of the shots in "Triumph" use tracking and continual motion which was pretty much unheard of for shooting speeches where the the subject is mainly still. I do agree that she knew more than she let on. She did complain about the eastern front massacre incident and left to her credit. However, she also used gypsies from a concentration camp for shots in Tiefland (this was in the 40's. She worked on this film off and on after TOTW, but it was not completed until years later). These people were then taken back to the camps where most of them were killed. As far as Hitler's ideals, as Malkat says, "Mein Kampf" (1924) lays bare all his theories and plans. How many German people read and were aware of his plans before TOTW is debatable, but as I said earlier in this thread he had already begun persecuting Jews in '33.