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*_Race to Witch Mountain_ (2009)*
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*Matthew _Vaughn_* - An English film producer and director known for producing such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch and directing the films Layer Cake, Stardust and Kick-****.
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*Hayley Mills*
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*_Ghost_ (1990)*
It was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning for Best Original Screenplay, as well as Best Supporting Actress for Whoopi Goldberg.
It inspired a musical stage version which will open in the West End in 2010.
*Trivia for: Ghost (1990)*
Molly Ringwald (a fellow Brat Pack member) auditioned for the role of Molly, which went to Demi Moore.
Meg Ryan turned down the part of Molly.
Vincent Schiavelli played the subway ghost in the scenes with Patrick Swayze's character. Both men subsequently died of cancer at the age of 57.
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*Can Dune (1984) be counted too?!*
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Errol Flynn was in: _Edge of Darkness_ (1943) directed by Lewis Milestone!
*NEW DIRECTOR: Lewis Milestone!*
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*First time I saw _The Sixth Sense_ (1999) was at an advance screening, a month before it came out. The ending threw me for a loop. I remember seeing The Sixth Sense (1999) two (2) times that summer in theater... three (3) if U count the advanced screening!*
*After that, any other film that was made by M. Night Shyamalan, was just pure ....crap!!*
*Lady in the Water (2006) ...now that was shocking in the fact that a studio gave money to have that film even made!!!*
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*Good idea!?!*
*Michael Moore to use film tax credit for community development project*
Film director Michael Moore has announced that he will use the expected $1 million dollar film tax credit from his Traverse City-based production Capitalism: A Love Story to develop a project that will revitalize Michigan towns by promoting non-profit movie theaters.
*?We want to turn on the marquee lights, bring in some jobs, pump money into the local economy,? Moore told the Traverse City Record Eagle. ?This is just my effort to think of ways to do more.?*
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*Michael Moore Wants to Revive Old Movie Theaters*
by Christopher Campbell
Cinematical
Jul 26th 2010
Just when I thought Michael Moore had lost my interest forever (see my recent thoughts on Capitalism: A Love Story), he makes an announcement that hits directly at my movie theater-loving heart. On the eve of this year's Traverse City Film Festival, which Moore founded, he's announced plans to use a tax credit received from his latest film to aid in the revitalization or sustenance of old and run down movie houses in Michigan. Moore has already helped in the reopening of Traverse City's State Theatre, and now he's looking to promote the nonprofit cinema model, which he says will "bring in some jobs, pump money into the local economy."
Some grant money may go to functioning movie theaters but only if they become nonprofit businesses. There's also the potential for new theaters to go up where there are none, under the same status. So far he's looking at Flint, Davison and Manistee. In the next year he hopes to donate to a dozen cinemas, and any future credits he receives from future films he makes in Michigan will go to the project for more locations. Apparently both of Capitalism's distributors, Overture Films and Paramount, support the program. And of course it fits the point of the film to put any profit into the community.
The Traverse Film Festival runs from July 27 through August 1.
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*What a silly list of films!!! I never though _Se7en_ (1995) was "Shocking"!... ...When I saw it in theaters... I saw the film as more _predictable_ than anything else. I had the ending figured out way in advance!*
*_Psycho_ (1960) & _The Usual Suspects_ (1995) are the only two (2) films I agree with on the list!*
*Hollywoods 5 Most Shocking Scenes Of All Times.*
Date: 26-Jul-2010
*Entertainmentandshowbiz.com : E1 Entertainment has conducted a survey to list down the most shocking and jaw dropping scenes of the Hollywood since its very inception. And once again, a classic film has elbowed past the modern chic flicks proving the mastery of the old wizards over the current breed of film makers.*
The final twist that unfolds at the climax of the spooky film The Sixth Sense has garnered the highest number of votes to take the crown edging past, in the process, Alfred Hitchcock?s Psycho. The scene in The Sixth Sense where the creepy truth spills out about the young protagonist?s character has notched up the #1 shocking scene.
Psycho, another classic from the pages of 1960, landed up at the 2nd spot for the scene where the character of Norman Bates discloses the real identity of his butcher mom.
Revelations by Kevin Spacey at the end of The Usual Suspects lay on the 3rd rung while a similar revelation in The Empire Strikes Back proudly took its 4th position. Seven rounded off the top 5 with the unmasking of Gwen Paltrow?s fate in the 1995 caper.
*_Here is the complete list of the movies with the most shocking endings_:*
1. Sixth Sense (1999)
2. Psycho (1960)
3. The Usual Suspects (1995).
4. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
5. Saw (2004)
6. Fight Club (1999)
7. The Wicker Man (1973)
8. The Others (2001)
9. Se7en (1995)
10. Planet Of The Apes (1968)
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Kay Francis was in: _Four Jills in a Jeep_ (1944) directed by William A. Seiter!
*NEW DIRECTOR: William A. Seiter!*
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Repo Man (1984)
Freaks (1932)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Blade Runner (1982)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Labyrinth (1986)
Office Space (1999
Showgirls (1995)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Barbarella - (1968)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Groove Tube (1974)
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Most Frustrating Film ............
Memento (2000)
Blade Runner (1982)
El Topo (1970)
Spider (2002)
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*A Tale of Two Sisters: Hollywood's Longest Running Feud*
John FarrWriter, editor and lecturer on timeless film
Huffington Post (blog) -
Posted: July 25, 2010
*On the first of this month, actress Olivia de Havilland turned 94 in Paris. For some time, she has held the distinction of being the last surviving principal cast member of the storied film "Gone With The Wind".*
Meanwhile, younger sister Joan Fontaine also survives at 93, living comfortably in Carmel, California.
What is exceedingly strange and more than a little sad is that the sisters have been estranged for many years, the result of an intense sibling rivalry which has never dissipated.
The rift was felt as recently as two years ago when both sisters were asked to a special Oscars party to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bette Davis's birth. Fontaine only agreed to attend after she learned her sister had declined; when Olivia changed her mind, Joan promptly pulled out.
Though tensions between the siblings began in early childhood (reportedly, Olivia resented having a little sister, while their mother's preference for Olivia infuriated Joan), their parallel paths in the movie business only made things worse.
Olivia was the first of the sisters to gain fame, memorably appearing opposite Errol Flynn in a number of films beginning in the mid-thirties, but notably Joan was the first to win an Oscar.
It was 1941, and to exacerbate the tension, both sisters were nominated that year, an Academy first that would only be repeated twenty-five years later when Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave were both nominated (neither won).
When Joan got the nod for her performance in Hitchcock's "Suspicion" (a part Olivia had also coveted), her elder sister looked at her coldly and tersely commanded her to "get up there."
Five years later, when Olivia finally won her first of two Oscars, Joan presented her with the statuette, and her older sister, finally victorious, pointedly refused to shake her hand.
It's unlikely we will ever fully understand the source of the sisters' mutual antipathy or be able reasonably to take sides in this longest running of Hollywood feuds. We can however take solace in the impressive roster of classic films which both of these beautiful and talented ladies bequeathed to us.
*In the end, even though Olivia and Joan could never enjoy each other, through these movies we get to enjoy them both.*
Captain Blood (1935)- In this lusty recounting of the Rafael Sabatini tale, Errol Flynn is Peter Blood, a doctor unjustly sentenced to servitude by the British Crown. Chafing against captivity, Blood escapes and becomes a pirate on the high seas. He makes as good a pirate as doctor, wielding a sword in a way they don't teach you in medical school. Beyond zesty sword fights, there are grand sea battles, and of course, romance, as Blood falls for Arabella Bishop (de Havilland), daughter of Colonel Bishop (Lionel Atwill), cruel master of the penal colony where Blood is initially sent. "Blood" made an overnight star of the Tasmanian Flynn, and no wonder. His combination of good looks, athleticism, and sheer personality brought back the swashbuckler in one fell swoop. Veteran helmer Michael Curtiz's direction is predictably assured, and both Atwill and pirate nemesis Basil Rathbone make truly despicable villains. Finally, young de Havilland is the perfect match for Flynn; it's easy to see why they'd be paired in seven more Warner pictures.
The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938)- Robin of Locksley, a noble Saxon (Flynn), sees the people of England exploited by the Normans and their leader, Prince John (Claude Rains), who's seized the throne in his brother Richard's absence. Robin and his followers work to undermine the corrupt regime until King Richard's return. With Maid Marion (Olivia De Havilland) as love interest and Sir Guy Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) as nemesis, Robin is kept constantly occupied. This rousing, gorgeously photographed adventure movie exemplifies the magical heights Warner Brothers attained in the Golden Age of the studio system. Bolstered by a consistently clever script, with both humor and romance complementing the derring-do, Curtiz's "Robin Hood" is a milestone in Hollywood cinema- the first, and perhaps best, color swashbuckler.
Gone With The Wind (1939)- At the outbreak of the Civil War, feisty, narcissistic Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) meets her match in roguish charmer Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), who woos her despite her love for another man, Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard). Ashley however has chosen the gentle Melanie Hamilton (de Havilland) for his bride. All this sets the stage for one of cinema's most turbulent romances, with plenty of historic, cathartic moments in the background, as the progress and aftermath of the war leaves the Old South in ashes. One of the world's most cherished and enduring pictures, "Wind" was birthed in the mind of novelist Margaret Mitchell and incubated by the brilliant, obsessive David O. Selznick, who spared no expense in bringing this powerful, affecting story to the big screen. The ultra-lavish production features ornate costumes and art design, jaw-dropping set pieces and historical sequences (especially the burning of Atlanta, for which a Hollywood set was torched), all wrapped around the story of a resourceful, if not likable, heroine. Leigh plays the self-absorbed Scarlett to perfection, while Gable's Rhett is devilishly suave and fiercely masculine. Grand studio filmmaking at its aristocratic best, Selznick's brainchild nabbed an armload of Oscars, including Best Picture.
Rebecca (1940)- After meeting on the Riviera, a demure young woman (Fontaine) marries a wealthy widower, Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier), and returns to his sprawling English manor at Manderley. But Maxim's glacial housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson) instantly regards her new mistress with undisguised hostility, referring reverentially to the deceased Rebecca de Winter, whose death is veiled in secrecy. Bit by bit, the new wife uncovers the truth about her predecessor's demise. Produced by the great David O. Selznick, Hitchcock's multiple Oscar-nominated domestic mystery, sort of a cross between Jane Austen and Daphne du Maurier (who penned the novel it's based on), was Hitch's maiden outing in Hollywood. And he couldn't have asked for a better cast: Fontaine is exquisite as the innocent new bride who narrates the film, and super thespian Olivier is masterful as ever playing the urbane tycoon with a secret. But Anderson has the choicest turn as the sadistic Mrs. Danvers, who has it in for the timid Fontaine. To top it all off, George Barnes's expressive black-and-white camerawork marries beautifully with the inimitable atmosphere of psychological menace that was this director's trademark. The only Hitchcock movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars, "Rebecca" endures as one of our finest suspense classics.
Suspicion (1941)- The shy but wealthy Lina McLaidlaw (Fontaine) marries suave, penniless Johnnie Aysgarth (Cary Grant) despite warnings that he's a gold-digging playboy. Before long, Johnnie appears to show his true colors when he gets involved in an embezzlement scheme-and his partner Beaky (Nigel Bruce) turns up dead. Though lacking hard evidence, Lina begins to suspect her husband is a killer, and fears he may come for her next. Hitchcock's psychological thriller is as tightly plotted and crisply directed as any of the master's finest works. The tension builds slowly and inexorably, as the bookish, increasingly frightened Lina waits passively for her nightly glass of (poisoned?) milk, fearing the worst. As mentioned, Fontaine won her first and only Oscar for her role as the rattled wife, while Grant, in his first of four Hitchcock outings, is superb as the cynical charmer. "Suspicion" is sure to thrill anyone in the mood for subtle romantic intrigue.
Jane Eyre (1943)- Sent to a girls' reformatory by a hateful aunt (Agnes Moorehead), young orphan Jane Eyre (Fontaine) endures ten years of harsh discipline and abuse at the hands of a sadistic headmaster. Ten years later, Jane finds work as a governess at the gloomy estate of gruff, imperious Edward Rochester (Orson Welles), where she cares for his coquettish, French-born daughter, Adele (Margaret O'Brien). Though Rochester is clearly fighting some inner demons, he's also increasingly fond of Jane, who becomes his most trusted confidante. Welles put his distinctive stamp on this haunting adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's canonical novel playing the brooding, ill-starred baron who falls for his humble governess, movingly played by the fresh-faced Fontaine. Director Robert Stevenson worked closely with author Aldous Huxley on the script, but apart from the excellent cast and writing, what makes this version so memorable is its oppressive, darkly romantic Gothic atmosphere: in particular, Jane and Rochester's first terrifying meeting on the fog-shrouded moors will surely etch into your mind. Look, too, for Liz Taylor early on as Jane's consumptive childhood friend.
The Snake Pit (1948)- Confined to a mental institution after a nervous breakdown, newlywed Virginia Cunningham (de Havilland) finds herself isolated in a world of nightmarish confusion. Mistreated by hostile nurses and accosted by her deranged fellow patients, Virginia's only hope of unlocking the puzzle of her madness resides in the attention of kindly, capable Dr. Mark Kik (Leo Genn). Long before Freud was a household name, Anatole Litvak's "Pit" powerfully addressed the problem of mental illness-and the beneficent effects of the "talking cure"-in this absorbing, often harrowing drama. de Havilland delivers one of her finest (and decidedly least glamorous) performances as Virginia, a young woman whose irrational antipathy to her loving husband Robert (Mark Stevens) escalates into a disturbing psychotic break. Amid the fine supporting cast of loonies and lock-up staff, British actor Genn's Dr. Kik is an urbane, soothing presence. While Litvak's evocation of the hospital's abject milieu is disturbingly frank, there is light at the bottom of this "Pit."
The Heiress (1949)- Socially awkward, plain-looking heiress Catherine Sloper (De Havilland) wants to marry dashing, penniless suitor Morris Townsend (Montgomery Clift), but her tyrannical widower father, Dr. Austin Sloper (Ralph Richardson), smells a gold-digging rat, and threatens to cut off Catherine's inheritance if she elopes. Is Dr. Sloper coldly ruining his daughter's only chance for happiness, or is he protecting her from the get-rich scheme of a disingenuous lover? Widely hailed as a masterpiece, and boasting an Oscar-winning performance from de Havilland, William Wyler's powerful and haunting drama was adapted from Henry James's novel, "Washington Square." de Havilland's transformation from dutiful and docile daughter into a grown-up who thinks for herself is one of the great rewards of seeing this film; Richardson shines, too, as an overbearing man who nevertheless feels conflicted about blocking Catherine's right to decide her own future. With a splendid score by Aaron Copland, majestic costumes by Edith Head, and Wyler's mastery of psychological tension, "The Heiress" (like its star) remains a Hollywood treasure.
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*Richard _Quine_* - His directing credits include My Sister Eileen (1955), Operation Mad Ball (1957), Bell, Book and Candle (1958), Strangers When We Meet (1960), and The World of Suzie Wong (1960).
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*_Machete_ (2010)*
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Aggravated ........... _The Damned Don't Cry!_ (1950)
*NEW WORD: Rabies!*
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Kent Smith was in: _The Damned Don't Cry!_ (1950) with Joan Crawford!
*NEW STAR: Joan Crawford!*
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*Joan Crawford "Train Ride" {1} 1939 Live Radio Performance*
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*NEW DVD RELEASE: The Warner Archive released The Gorgeous Hussy on June 15 2010.*
http://www.wbshop.com/Gorgeous-Hussy-The/1000161755,default,pd.html?cgid=
The sassy daughter of a local innkeeper, Peggy O?Neill (Joan Crawford) uses her smarts and good looks ? not to mention her close personal friendship with President Andrew Jackson (Lionel Barrymor... More Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Franchot Tone, James Stewart, Joan Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Taylor
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*Grace Kelly's classic style comes alive in London ..... Very Cool!*
By Tamsin Barber
Reuters
Washington Post
Friday, July 23
*LONDON (Reuters Life!) - You'd better hurry if you want to see the hats, shoes, dresses and immaculate gloves that were an essential element of the style which made Grace Kelly a fashion beacon for millions of women around the world.*
*The "Grace Kelly: Style Icon" exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert museum will be closing its doors in September, so there are only a few weeks left to see the clothes, mementoes and videos which replay the life of Hollywood royalty turned real-life princess.*
Set in the museum's fashion section, the show holds more than 35 of Kelly's outfits made by famous designers such as Edith Head, Helen Rose, Yves Saint Laurent, and many by Kelly's personal favorite, Christian Dior.
Show visitor Margret Bennett told Reuters the exhibition was a must-see for Kelly enthusiasts like her.
"Grace Kelly was the style icon of my day, and an inspiration," she said.
Ball gowns in silk chiffon by Dior and travel suits in wool by Coco Chanel are matched with film posters from old movies such as "To Catch A Thief". Pictures and magazine covers depict Kelly starring in films alongside the top leading men of the day like Cary Grant, Bing Crosby or Clark Gable, and winning an academy award and floating up the red carpet.
The museum's Fashion and Textiles Curator Jenny Lister said Kelly's style owed its enduring appeal to her simplicity and attention to detail.
"Because she had worked as a professional model, she knew how to make clothes work in photographs and movies, and although fashion changed a huge amount through the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, she remained faithful to her fondness for classic styles," Lister told Reuters.
"She spoke about how she thought clothes should flatter the wearer -- not overwhelm."
Each garment is placed in categories such as evening wear or travel suits in groups in glass cases, complete with pictures of Kelly wearing the item and a full analysis including designer details, date and fabric.
London fashion student Rebekah Bogle -- who was sketching a number of the outfits on display -- said people are fascinated by Kelly's style because of the fairytale quality of her life story: the American commoner who became a European princess when she married Prince Rainier of Monaco.
"A lot of people like that idea of becoming something else," the 22-year-old Bogle said.
Some cases highlight Kelly's accessories, including one with the still sought-after "Kelly" bag made by French luxury retailer Hermes.
Other accessories include silk clutches, bags made from crocodile skin, a collection of Kelly's sunglasses and some of her signature hats, including those worn to the glamorous fancy dress balls she and Rainier threw in the heydays of Monaco's cool popularity during the 1960s and 70s.
A platinum and diamond tiara is the top highlight in a case full of Kelly's jewelry, which also includes brooches and rings festooned with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires.
The video footage of Kelly in two separate locations inside the exhibition remind visitors of Kelly's famously graceful comportment in film clips from such movie classics as "High Society" to her arrival by
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/23/AR2010072301207.html
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Gia Scala was in: _The Guns of Navarone_ (1961) with Gregory Peck!
*NEW STAR: Gregory Peck!*
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*Took me 2 viewing of _Inception_ (2010) to fully get it!!*
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*Most Frustrating Film Ever ....got me thinking ...and I always thought Most Frustrating Film Ever was _Blade Runner_ (1982)!* *Took me years to fall in love with it!!!*
What is your favorite cult movie?
in General Discussions
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*I had this round table discussion last night ... I love Cult films.. Others would include....*
_The Misfits_ (1961) - Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe in one last hurrah!
_Mildred Pierce_ (1945) - Joan Crawford's return!
_Two-Lane Blacktop_ (1971) - Starring singer-songwriter James Taylor, Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, Warren Oates, and Laurie Bird. ...Strange ...fun ...the ending is so haunting!
_Heathers_ (1989) - My last days of High School
_The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert_ (1994). - Just fun!
_Blue Velvet_ (1986) - I nver looked at film the same way again!
_Legend_ (1985) - The history of the film is a strange journey!
_Strange Cargo_ (1940) - starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in a story about a group of fugitive prisoners from a French penal colony ... the "Under-Story" Island escapees are changed forever by a prisoner who thinks he''s Jesus!
_The Black Hole_ (1979) - Another "What was Disney thinking"!?.
_Niagara_ (1953) - Marilyn Monroe in a Film noir ..& star is born!