JackFavell
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Cinemaven- you gotta kill that boy....
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Arkadin- that was wonderful! Im glad you broke it down for us in such an intelligent way. I am also glad you mentioned Sabina from one of my favorite modern movies, The Unbearable Lightness of Being.....your description was spot on....
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Ro- With most movies I say watch in chronological order, but in this case I guess I would say watch *The Third Man* first. It's more humorous, more accessible. There is always something to keep you entertained in the Reed production - yes, yes, that's it....it's an entertainment as well as a classic.
*M* is way more heavy duty, and the beginning can be a bit disturbing, especially if you have kids....
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It makes me wonder what I would do in the same situation....... I mean, hindsight is 20/20.... I can say I would just break my contract, but there are all sorts of issues around doing something like that....
I think you are very right, it wasn't necessarily that he did bad films, it was that the audience couldn't see Gilbert as anything but a romantic lover.... and that character became sort of passe' about the time talkies began. He wanted to stretch himself as an actor, as well, but the writing of the time period either did not suit his style, or it was pretty poor. If he had lived, I think he might have made a comeback doing more character parts, he certainly had the temperament and gusto for character acting.
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I can't tell you how many times I've felt like that- the net looming higher and higher, you just can't seem to get the ball over....
I noticed that during the training session where Mike is riding his bike while Pat is running next to him, Tracy looked really wobbly, and never pedaled at all, except at the very end..... I wonder what they had to do to get him on that bike.....
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Yes, MissG, you're right. Add another similarity to the list!
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Pod-duh.
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Yes, Frank. Are you implying that Grace is really a man ?
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a la Laurel and Hardy - "Why don't you do something to HELP me?"
also from L&H - '"just like two peas in a pod"
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Money really was Gilbert's downfall... if he had simply broken his contract with MGM his career might have revived. The money was too good and he had many bills to pay, plus he was too stubborn to be the one to give in... He felt he was owed that money, and he would get it, even if it meant that he got awful parts in ridiculous movies directed by amateurs.....DOWNSTAIRS must havebeen a breathe of fresh air between bad assignments.
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Gosh, I must be getting old, because I remember a time when you could pick up movie stills for a buck, or maybe a whole box for 5 dollars! Isn't life strange? I'd like to go back in my time machine, snatch up a few boxes and make a fortune.
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I think she looks much better with the stache, don't you? Now if she would grow a beard and really long hair (like Cousin It from the Addams Family) I could stand to watch her.
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It sounds ridiculous (and it is), but I did a google search on pencil moustaches, and up popped Miss facial hair. I have no idea what the website was. I was actually looking for some dapper dans to post a comparison to Adolphe Menjou on another thread. I can't find the website now....but I knew Mr. Grimes couldn't resist a picture of beautiful Grace.....
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The Miss Plimsoll character doesn't appear in Agatha Christie's novel; Billy wilder and co-writer Harry Kurnitz added her to sharpen the figurative straitjacket in which Sir Wlfrid Robarts finds himself upon accepting the task of defending Leonard Vole from his murder charge.
I think it worked. In fact, I think it was briliant. How about you?
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The Candidate is a terrific film, very much about the modern political age we live in....
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I have been reading so much about DOWNSTAIRS lately, and I just can't resist the plot description. The fact that Gilbert wrote it totally intrigues me. Gilbert could have been a professional writer or a director according to many Hollywood insiders of the time. i have always wondered what happened to some of the writing that he did.....
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I am glad they are showing it again.
It also includes the wonderful Elsa Lanchester as Miss Plimsoll. I adore the scenes she and Laughton have together.
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Scotchie- look what I found! and this is the perfect thread to post it on! Of course, in all likelihood, it came from this thread in the first place....
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That is one sexy photo of William Powell
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mdffyx- I think that bottom one is the most beautiful and representative picture of Marion Davies I have ever seen... really she's just perfect. I love the way her irises seem to float at the top of her eyes... it is very pretty because of the complete symmetry of her face.
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groan....
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Great choice, Laffite! Let's start off with gentle comedy to get the ball rolling.
I guess this is pretty obvious, but the camera amplifies the act of seeing, making one able to view something that one might not have been aware of without the camera:
This brings out the true voyeuristic tendencies of a character, including feelings of guilt:
By the end of our movie, the voyeuristic act brings a new self-awareness to our character:
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I remember watching these as a budding film buff when the series came out. I was particularly impressed with Raoul Walsh- what a guy! In watching it today, I realize why I liked him so much. He is just so damned charming! Plus, I believe his interview is the only one from the series that took place in front of an audience, making him really come alive in a way the others didn't. I still to this day enjoy Walsh movies. They still work for me.
My next favorite was probably King Vidor or maybe Cukor....
Why did they only show part of the series? Are they showing the rest sometime this month? I did a quick search but didn't find any more.
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Laffite- Pat and Mike has a lot to recommend it, not the least being the sports sequences. I just love the scene you are talking about - and also a setup in which we watch Kate lining up a shot from beside a tree. The camera drops down right behind the hole, and we watch Kate swing- no cuts away from her- and the ball roles straight toward the camera and into the hole. Gotta love it!
The movie has grown on me over the years becoming a big favorite. Tracy's wonderful "dems and dose" voice makes me fall for him every time. Kate's letting herself free on the golf course is really amazing to watch. Aldo Ray gives a super performance (he should be on my list here) and I never fail to crack up when he is on screen ( "I trew up."). And I love the calm way that Kate takes out Charles Bronson and Frank Richards - twice.
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That's true- I was thinking earlier that he could have been a younger Adolphe Menjou type, sophisticated and wise, but with a bon vivant quality....pretty much the William Powell character....