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1 hour ago, TomJH said:
The Unfaithful does make effective use of Bunker Hill and the Bradley Building but there's relatively little atmosphere to be found in the film with a posh LA suburban setting much of the time.
The Letter is clearly a studio made production but, with its sets and Tony Gaudio's stunning black and white photography remains, to me, a stunning illustration of the studio system at its best in its ability to create a "foreign" world of atmosphere and menace. Bette Davis' portrayal of sexual repression and hypocrisy shows that she effectively gave more to the screen when, on the surface, she tried less. And James Stephenson, his life to be soon cut tragically short, had the role of his career with his magnificently understated performance as Davis' lawyer increasingly wracked with moral and professional conflict as he gradually comes to realize he's defending a woman guilty of her charge.
There's nothing fake about the atmosphere of this memorable drama to me.
You couldn't very well expect them to shoot in a jungle somewhere! Bunker Hill, ok.
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18 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
VERY WISE CHOICE.
Am sure they could look it up somehow, but who want's to deal with the hassle and harassment?
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12 minutes ago, ElCid said:
Thought we were discussing Night Moves which was the Neo-Noir movie. Never heard of "Twilgight" which I am sure is not a Neo-Noir Friday night presentation.
No, it wasn't but I wish it had been scheduled. (The Newman version, that is)
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19 minutes ago, sewhite2000 said:
This was a pretty good movie, that I saw in the theaters, with an extraordinary cast. The revelation of the actual villain was something of a surprise. It could be a prime example in the "Same Title, Couldn't Be More Different" thread, when the same title was used for a series of glittery teen vampire movies that made about a billion times as much money as this one. On the other hand, it features Reese Witherspon's first topless appearance!
Yes, wish I could see the whole thing! It didn't do that well despite its cast. Not sure why.
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I saw the film years ago and don't remember much about it, but I did like her in it.
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Just now, Bronxgirl48 said:
Sockarooni pasta sauce sits in my pantry as we speak.
LOL.
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2 minutes ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
And did some fine work as actor and director with Joanne.YES. And of course, all those Newman food items that went to charity.......a nice legacy.
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5 minutes ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
Paul made some unfortunate role choices. I'm thinking also of THE PRIZE and TORN CURTAIN.
Yeah, not every project was a winner. I did like that as he got older he was open to starring in offbeat projects.
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5 minutes ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
Now I'm heating up! Quit messing with me!
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Some places now offer to e-mail your receipt. I ALWAYS ask for a paper copy so I have it with me!
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2 minutes ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
LOL. I'm cooling down!
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9 minutes ago, LuckyDan said:
I'm not sure it does.
Nobody's Fool is set in a small northern town with lots of snow but I found the story a little more interesting than you apparently did.
Edit: Oh you're talking about something else. Nevermind.
We were talking about Quintet.
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Just now, Bronxgirl48 said:
We don't have too many of those down here. (South Florida)
It might cool you down!
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6 minutes ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
Paul Newman in tatters schlepping through a blizzard, if memory serves....
I prefer him bare-chested in THE LONG HOT SUMMER
Not a film to watch in the cold winter months (which is when I watched it! LOL)
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1 minute ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
Paul Newman in tatters schlepping through a blizzard, if memory serves....
I prefer him bare-chested in THE LONG HOT SUMMER
DITTO! It does have a good opening sequence, but it's downhill from there......
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4 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
No, I've never even heard of it!
LOL. Good reason for that!
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Worth seeing once for the utter strangeness of it. Was in and out of theaters in a week or so (the few that played it).
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I caught it on tv also.
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On 7/26/2021 at 8:46 AM, LornaHansonForbes said:
I always feel the same way when I like an ALTMAN FILM.
I say this because as a director, he has a real "peaks and valleys" type of output- at the high end are THE LONG GOODBYE, BREWSTER McCLOUD, THE PLAYER, and GOSFORD PARK and on the low FOOL FOR LOVE, READY TO WEAR, NASHVILLE and I remember really not liking M*A*S*H* but it's been 30 years since i saw it.
I think Altman's lowest period was in the late 70s early 80s (though he's had others). Have you ever seen QUINTET???
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39 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
i also forgot to copy and paste this fascinating IMDB TRIVIA entry for CUTTER'S WAY:
Before the production started on this film, Ivan Passer and producer Paul R. Gurian went to Jeff Bridges' house to ask him if he would agree to play Bone. After both entered Bridges' property, the actor's dog, a big German shepherd, attacked Gurian, biting him on the jaw. Gurian nearly died. Bridges later confessed that, after this incident, he had no choice but to accept the role in order to avoid being sued for several million dollars
OMG!!!
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52 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
Sorry I got caught up in the ALGERIAN IVY and I forgot to mention...
IF I was ever a hooker, I would be one of those HIGH CLASS HOOKERS that you have to call a PHONE SERVICE FOR.
and I would look like this:
And I would have been waiting outside in the Limo as THE DRIVER was inside the store getting whatever it was I needed.
And that's all the news that's fit to print...
Classy!
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15 hours ago, Moe Howard said:
Does she follow your posts here?
Not to mention the child couldn't be the sin. The result of, perhaps.
Transferring her guilt onto her child. I'm sure she meant well, but Loretta should have let the child be adopted by others. Better for all concerned.
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Wish they had included Twilight with Newman, Sarandon and Hackman. I only saw part of the film on tv once.. Maybe in the future. I hope this Neo-Noir thing will continue, either on Noir Alley or it's own slot.
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Yes, I know. But you could shoot there back then w/out too much trouble.