JackFavell
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*Die Puppe* is one of my favorite silents, and one of my favorite Lubitsch films. I'm so glad you got to see it. It's so much fun. I like every bit of it, and there is something really modern to me about the presentation of the story.
I really need to get into the french filmmakers, I have heard they were far and away the most advanced. l'Herbier is hard to find here and very expensive.
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Yikes! that image is so awful! And I LIKE Oskar!
I have to go find a copy of Hannah Arendt now. I'd really like to know if and how much the rising tide of Nazism had to do with this movie, or if it was just somehow in Hitch's subconcious somewhere. It seemed so clear an indictment of fascism, but in an actually rather sympathetic way.
Verloc needed a quiet little hausfrau who didn't think of anything but him, but instead he chose to "overcome" Sylvia (could she be a symbol of weaker countries invaded by Hitler? - no wait, it's too early for that) at her weak point, when she had no defenses. Maybe from feelings of inadequacy, he then wanted to be more and more of a man.... but he chose the exact wrong way to do it. Had he bought Stevie the birds, with no strings, it would have meant far more than his attempts to get power over his life and world. He sealed his own sad fate when he decided hubristically to try to climb higher than his reach could facilitate.
Edited by: JackFavell on Oct 1, 2011 9:58 AM
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That's a great thought, Jeff, that perhaps the film is sitting somewhere under the title of Backwash. We can hope anyway.
I didn't get to see much of ALL QUIET - I somehow didn't realize it was the silent version, till I woke to see them talking about it right before. I didn't get it recorded - too tired to get fully awake. Plus my daughter was sick that night, so I was completely wiped out. I had planned to stay up to record the one right before too, but missed it.
Ugaarte - I just saw Jewel Robbery a year or two ago for the first time, what a fun movie! Now it's a favorite.
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She certainly has a way with a line.... I liked what MissG said, that she was like Diana Lynn.
But she also has acting chops...when she gets to the serious stuff she's just as good.
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Oh How adorable! That puppy is so leetle! And he's so stylin with his tiny fifties glasses! I want one.
Thanks Maven for telling me that this post was here. I don't even get a notification for a thread I STARTED? Sheesh.
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I should send them a letter.
It is the original show, not one of the spin-offs. I am quite sure you could produce a higher quality script for the show. Its pretty graphic, though, so make sure you are not squeamish on the night you watch. Some of the eps really bother me. I only watch it once in a while, though A likes it.
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The fact that no one who worked on the show knew this really bothers me.
I'd love to see them use a script by you!
Edited by: JackFavell on Sep 30, 2011 11:46 AM
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I'll be sure to check it out. I really like Litvak.
Not to mention Yul.:x
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Ugaarte! It's great to hear from you!!! So happy you are back.
jeff is right, the drapey girl is Billie Dove. The other photo with the bunny is Mary Pickford.
That Esther Ralston is magnificent, Jeff!
Edited by: JackFavell on Sep 30, 2011 10:55 AM
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Oh that's a beauty - I can't figure out which gal is prettier.
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That's right, they always are so meticulous about murder scenes... one could only wish they were as meticulous about their scripts.
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The most interesting thing about the inherent racism in *The Birth of a Nation* is that Griffith was so sensitive in other stories. I find it so odd when placing TBOAN up against *The Red Man's View,* which was made 6 years earlier:
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Some people look for Hitch's cameos in his films.... I look for the girl with the glasses now. There is almost always one. Like Hirschfeld's Ninas.
Andrew likes watching CSI and we watched last week's episode lat night. The team had a mystery they were trying to unravel, with multiple killers a la *Murder on the Orient Express*.... except the writers got the title wrong! They kept saying it was *Strangers on a Train*.... over and over.
Oh, my gosh I wanted to reach into the TV and strangle someone for not catching that big blooper. Sheesh. If you are going to reference something, double check your facts. It really took away any enjoyment I might have gotten out of the reference. I was biting my tongue and pounding my fist into my hand to keep from ruining Andrew's show by yelling at the TV.
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To tell the truth, I forgot they were sisters, not cousins. I really like Pat but they look nothing alike, and act even more different.
I think you just captured Pat's appeal in this movie... she's our voice in the film.
I think you are right, the movie is very stylized... and that is something I almost always like, as long as there is emotion underneath.
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I think I have a name for that girl band I always wanted to start up.
The Bleeping Eeeks.
To me, Jerry seems far more attuned to what Charlotte needs and wants. He's the one who strokes her ego and props her up, makes her feel great about herself. But then, Dr. Jaquith gives her the tools to stand up to Gladys Cooper, so that's something.
it's too bad we can't haveour cake and eat it too. Maybe if Dr. JAquith were played by Sean Connery.....
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So I guess we see eye to eye....
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EEK!
Yeah I'll stick with Jerry.
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I haven't yet looked at the October sched.
Are there particular reasons you like SOAT so much, Hibi? I'm finding it hard to say why I like it so much, but it has something to do with Hitch's tight mise-en-scene, and the pleasure of watching the cat and mouse stuff play out. I think Hitch is really in control of this film from beginning to end, he never lets any of the strings slide out of his hand. Every scene is so good, there are no slack parts.
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sigh.... I do love Jerry. I've never understood Bette's comment that she thought that Charlotte should end up with Dr. Jaquith!
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Maven, I wasn't too far off from your opinion! I really enjoyed the pictorial you made.
I think we can all agree that the movie had an extremely good cast. I liked the story - it was different enough to hold my interest. If you feel like it, go watch *The Conspirators* here:
http://www.film-classics.com/?p=2814
Afterwards, *Rope of Sand* will look genius to you!
Neither movie is bad, but of course, the inevitable comparisons to Casablanca make them both look less good.
My only fault with *Rope of Sand* was that Peter Lorre seemed a little rushed in his pedantic speeches, and Burt was not as angst-ridden as I generally like him. But Lorre was so fun to watch and Burt was so strong in his hatred of Paul Henreid that it took away my initial doubts. I wanted to find out what was going to happen, and so I put this one on my list of likes. If I didn't care about where it was going, or could see how it was all going to work out, then it might have ended up on the trash heap.
Lorre is completely wasted in *The Conspirators*, so it was great to see him here, with a larger, more existential role. Rains couldn't do any better than he does here, he is 100% on, and so very funny. I can't even think of him without smiling - and he was such a rat! But a very entertaining one.
And Paul Henried, well now, here is the tortured being we kind of expect Burt to play! Only sadly, he turns out to be a sadist.
I thought he was pretty sexy too, he seemed a lot looser in this one than in his other more uptight, underground leader type roles. There's another role where he shows vulnerability - in *Night Train to Munich,* back early enough that he was credited as Paul Von Hernried - he plays a villain with mixed emotions in that one too. Maybe he missed his calling. -
I'd love it!
That scene in the Tunnel is awwsome! with the sahdows on the wall.
I also love the guy who crawls under the merry-go-round to try and stop it.
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Strangers on a Train and Shadow frequently battle it out in my mind for favorite status, Chris.
I 'm so glad your daughter and you are watching these together. I do so much classic movie watching alone, I think it would be great fun to watch Hitch with the family, or a crowd of people!
I think Strangers on a Train is genius. Walker is tremendous, especially after seeing him in so many roles like Since You Went Away, or his comedies.
I love Hitch's direction in this film, so clinical and amusing, I don't think he's ever been funnier, at least in a serious film. The scene that immediately pops into my mind is the carnival scene.
I have a number of images of it in my head that are brought up when I think of the movie - mainly from the carnival scene. The sounds of people talking then amping up to startled yells as Walker rows away from the crime scene, the way Miriam keeps looking back at him as he follows her eating his popcorn, and of course, the way her glasses reflect the murder and drop into the grass in closeup.
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Wasn't la Plante one of the most popular stars in the late twenties, early thirties? And now no mention of her anywhere.