JackFavell
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Hey! I missed your birthday, Scotchie! To the sweetest girl on the Torture Thread!
Do you like butterscotch layer cake? I think it looks delicious!
and here's a little something I found for you....
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You're right about the ducky scene, but I remember the rest being pretty good. And the cast is as good as you will ever find in a remake.....
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I love that scene Kathy! I actually think it's one of the strongest scenes in the movie...
I have only seen Night of the Hunter once before this all the way through, and I loved it. I watched last night during the remnants of the hurricane, which hit us about 8:00pm. It was wild- It definitely kept our mind off the weather. It was exciting to watch with all the wind howling and the rain coming down. I put it on for my husband who thinks my movies are kind of .... dopey. He didn't say anything for a while. Finally, I said, "Creepy, isn't it?" He said, "Yup". Usually his defense against my movies is to drop off to sleep, but he actually stayed awake for the whole thing! His only other comment was, "Did Shelley Winters ever make a NORMAL movie?" I said no.
I love Night of the Hunter's mix of atmospheric creep-out and sheer beauty. It is highly subjective and emotional, and yet there is a sort of stark reality mixed in as well. Most kids will go through a "grow up quick" phase, hopefully not as horribly as John and Pearl did, but this gives the film a natural empathy. My favorite part is the ride on the river. It's like a memory of something long gone. It is reminiscent of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, but then everything gets all twisted awry. I like that nature (an extension of God?) saves the children- taking them to Lillian Gish.....who is a natural force herself.
I am extremely curious about the character of Ruby. Why is she there? Is it only because someone has to tell Mitchum where the kids are? I don't think so. I think she represents nature as well. Her need to be loved is natural, and Gish treats it as such. But I think she is also there to point up Mitchum's perverted use of and hatred of sexuality. I would love some other opinions on Ruby, because I can't quite formulate what I'm thinking....
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I also do not think you'll like Russell Crowe's character. While he is pretty much visibily "black," he's the coolest cat in the film. He's actually quite likeable. Crowe reminded me a lot of Robert Mitchum, and that's a big compliment from me. I love when Mitchum plays bad. Crowe is exactly like him, to me. He's "Max Cady"-like.
I loved this part of Crowe's character in L.A. Confidential. You never knew what side he was going to fall on, he kept you completely suspended- all the while hoping he would end up doing the right thing....
I also hated that Russell Crowe movie that was like a crappy remake of "Under the Tuscan Sun". Yecch. If it's possible, I hated even more than UTTS......
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I enjoy many Kay Francis movies without actually liking Kay very much. Most of the movies I've seen her in were good solid movies. She is always competent. Her voice is lovely, however I have always had a problem with her line readings being a little too dulcet to be believed. Sometimes I feel like she is stagy, or worse, stilted. I realize that the style of acting was a bit different, especially after talkies came in. I didn't hate her, but I just didn't warm up to Kay Francis.
That being said, watching her in Jewel Robbery the other night was a revelation! She was free and comfortable, relaxed and her voice never once seemed affected. I enjoyed it immensely. I hope her other precodes will be as enjoyable. I missed One Way Passage, which I have been dying to see (oops, sorry for the pun). I am looking forward to the other Francis movies this month (and the clothes!).
BTW, Thanks to Frank Grimes, Ro and Movieman for the interesting discussion of the remake of 3:10 to Yuma. I appreciate the spoiler alerts as well, because I haven't seen the new one yet, but now I think I want to check it out to see which side of the road I am on.
Thanks also to those who didn't jump all over me for my mistake in the post about The Men Who Made the Movies.... I somehow turned Howard Hawks into William Wellman in just one sentence! I woke up last night realizing what I had done... and wanted to correct myself. Hopefully the 3:10 discussion distracted everyone.
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Too bad we can't see what he did next- without it's being chopped to bits.....
But that's another thread....
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Bronxie- I loved your different characterizations of Ike. That's brilliant.
Are you going to name your horse Pi, Velvet or Flicka? Phar Lap or Seabiscuit? I'm curious what you end up with....
I watched all the episodes of "Men", but unfortunately, Hawks was the one during the hour before my girl's bus came, so I wasn't paying very close attention. I rationalized my inattention by saying to myself, "Hawks is awfully terse, so it isn't really important that I didn't catch all of it."
I think WELLMAN talked more about his personal life than any other director.....I remembered a lot of his comments from the episode, especially the ones about grapefruit.......
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Is the entire board made up of Ford and Coop girls ?
yes.
I like the idea of stating why the performance is a favorite....
Miss G- The Adolphe Menjou pic is from Road Show (1941) and I now desperately want to see it simply because of this picture.....it is Patsy Kelly, BTW.
Hey, Ro! Glad to see you back!
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Hey, Mickee! you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind!
Your evaluation of Joseph Cotten was so good, I have been trying to write something like that that for years- but I could never describe exactly what it was about his performance that captivated me so.... You just did it with aplomb.....
You are right, the movie is a sort of joyful, gleeful noir.... really crazy, huh? Leaves you feeling kind of giddy....
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MissG-
PancakesBarbara posted this over in the pre-code gallery, and I thought of you, so I am reposting it here for your enjoyment....
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Thanks FF. I see what you mean. Yes, many bonus features are simply advertisements.... quite frustrating when you expect info about a movie....
Have I already complained about the poor quality of some DVD commentaries? Lately, I can't help noticing that
1. Many of the commentators hired to do the voice overs are not really the best that are available.
2. Many of them are people who wrote a book about one star in the film, and so they continually concentrate on that person's private life rather than the film at hand.
3. Many are boring.
4. Many of them have not prepared (this is the one that really bugs me)
OK. I probably should not combine list-making AND complaining in one response, especially since I just read Helenbaby's thread......
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Alright, I better go abck and check the vid on Netflix to see if it has the bonus features.
Uhhh, ....what's an EPK?
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Thanks for posting Adolphe here! He's gawgeous! Mind if I copy and post this one over on Seven Squirrely Cherubs- the character actors thread? I'll credit you....
Don't you just love Nancy Carroll's pink and orange hair? I almost commented on it before.
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It's a great movie... haven't seen it in years, but I remember thinking how remarkable it was when I first saw it.
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I've always been curious about Sally Blane and her pictures. I too would love to see her films- I believe The Vagabond Lover was on recently, but I missed it...
I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang I have seen and for the life of me, I can't remember her. She was also in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, playing one of Loretta Young's sisters - a real stretch
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Good point.
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Thomas Crown Affair?
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I think gagman is correct, the one on the right is Young, left is Blane. I've always thought Sally Blane to be the prettier of the two......
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Pancakes- I just love the picture of Adolphe Menjou with his hair all mussed up! I just adore it.
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I actually agree with you on that....
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and Thomas Mitchell plays possibly the sleaziest character of his career.
That sounds great! I always like to see a new Thomas Mitchell movie. I am going to go check it out.
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I guess I don't think that Huston necessarily altered his plans, but he certainly could have seen CK and said "I like that. Let's do it." When someone says that ceilings were used in another movie at the same time, so it wasn't an innovation, my mind immediately says check the dates. I don't know how long the filming of either picture took- nor do I discount the fact that movies were sometimes made and sat on a shelf for a period of time. For all I know, The Maltese Falcon might have been shot before Citizen Kane, while Kane was sitting on the shelf. I just wanted to point out that there MAY have been time for Huston to see CK before MF was released.
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I think there is kind of a small shock (or at least there was for me) in watching a very talented actor playing a villain (and a good villain at that!) after you have grown used to watching him playing mostly nice guys and heroes.
It's a thrilling, pleasurable shock, though. I felt he "fit" this character better than the nice guys he usually played. He seemed much more natural and relaxed in this movie than any of the others I've seen.
Those qualities make his being nasty harder to take but a more interesting man.
Absolutely true! At the end, I actually cared about both characters. Even though his behavior is reprehensible, I still liked Glenn Ford, and I wanted to see his life change course....
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I don't know, but I thought it might pertain to the discussion.....
Seven "squirrely cherubs"....
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