speedracer5
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I have my SOTM, Essential, Noir Alley, and one prime time evening completed so far.
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8 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:
I thought it might have been one in the summer and one at the end of the year, but I'm not sure.
hmm. I hope they do one in the spring, maybe after Dance, Girl, Dance comes out, so that I could get that film and Leave Her to Heaven.
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Just now, LawrenceA said:
Are they having a sale somewhere, or were these just regular buys?
Just regular buys. I had a coupon at B&N. I also have a membership. So it wasn't as good a sale as the 50% off. But I really wanted Kiss Me Deadly.
When does Criterion do their flash sale?
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Just now, Hibi said:
WHY do they have to remake this movie? It was great the first time. UGH.
Yeah. I think to Del Toro's credit, he's doing an adaptation of the source material, he isn't remaking the 1947 film.
But we'll see what he does with it. I love the 1947 film so much, but as I understand it, the book is much different. Fox definitely had to clean it up to pass the Hays Code.
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3 minutes ago, CinemaInternational said:
Somebody here once wrote that Johnny Depp would have been ideal for the lead, and I kind of agree. It would have dovetailed neatly, and made for near perfect casting.,
I could see Depp in the part a few years ago. Not sure now, post-Jack Sparrow.
Now that I've seen Joker, I could see Joaquin Phoenix in the part.
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He's not in a bathtub:
YES!
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I liked the PBS American Masters episode about Lucille Ball, "Finding Lucy."
Peter Bogdanovich's Buster Keaton documentary was excellent.
A Conversation with Gregory Peck was fun.
The recent Sid & Judy documentary on Showtime was also really good.
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I just purchased Kiss Me Deadly and Safety Last on Criterion!
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4 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
in my "old age" i have gravitated to audiobooks. it makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD WHO IS DOING THE READING! as for the impression they make on me.
I have shifted to Kindle. I would agree about the narrator though, who'd want to listen to a novel narrated by someone with a really irritating voice (Gilbert Gotfried reads The Little House on the Prairie) ? I told my husband that he needed to read Desi Arnaz' autobiography. It was available on Audible! They found this fantastic narrator whose voice had a similar sound and accent as Desi. I appreciated that they didn't have someone doing a Desi Arnaz impression and that they also made the effort to find someone whose voice was similar to Desi's and didn't just have "generic white man" read it.
I discovered that the Robert Stack-hosted episodes of Unsolved Mysteries are on Amazon. How amazing would it be to listen to Stack read audio books? He could make everything sound serious and scary at the same time. Can you imagine Stack reading Little Women?
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1 minute ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
the thing that struck me about NIGHTMARE ALLEY, THE NOVEL (which I also read) was that it needed a more aggressive editor. it has a sharp, fast-moving first hundred pages, but the last 45 pages needed to be whittled down...which is a shame, because you want to see how it's going to end, and you have to wade through a few dozen pages more of Stan's alcoholic delirium than I think were wise.
i did like the use of TAROT CARD FACES to start each new chapter though.
My husband "read" the novel by listening to it on Audible. I wonder how those 45 pages translate in audio? I'll admit that I have a terrible time paying attention to audio books. I get distracted too easily.
We actually own the physical novel though. I agree about the Tarot Card Faces. I liked that as well.
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3 hours ago, TikiSoo said:
I get bored with Too Much Too Soon once Errol leaves the story in the second half. That says something about his star power even as an older, tired actor.
I'm also offended by the early quote in this thread by Olivia DeHavilland saying "poor Errol, so sad" about his appearance. While alcohol/drug use can accelerate aging, I think most of the changes in his face were pretty normal. Genetics, smoking & sun exposure are definitely additional factors at play here.
With Errol having such a sweet, girlish face in his 20's, any aging is going to be startling & disheartening to see. None of us stay young & pretty forever.
I also get bored with Too Much Too Soon when Errol leaves the film. He was definitely the most interesting part. I'll admit that I was reluctant to watch Errol in his 1950s part of his career, because I kept hearing how he'd let his looks go to pot and looked well beyond his years. I started watching his films and I was relieved that he still looked himself, just older. If Errol had taken better care of himself, I could definitely see him as the "distinguished older man" a la Cary Grant, but that wasn't in the cards for Errol. In The Sun Also Rises, a film made only two years before Errol's death, he definitely looks older than 48, but he still retains the panache and charm that he had in his younger years. Errol and Eddie Albert are the best part of The Sun Also Rises.
I loved Errol in Montana, Against All Flags, and The Master of Ballantrae. But I think my favorite Errol role in the twilight of his career is Mara Maru.
It's a shame that Errol's habits caught up with him when they did. With That Forsyte Woman, Kim, Too Much Too Soon, The Sun Also Rises, Errol was seguing into a character-actor type career. His matinee idol days were behind him, but I think he had many great performances left in him. He would have been too old, but Errol would have made a great James Bond.
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After complaining yesterday that my library hold on Dodsworth was taking forever, I see that it's enroute to me today! Lol. I look forward to seeing Ouspenskaya and everyone else in this film. I think I have Kings Row on the DVR. I have seen this movie before, but I don't remember anything about it except for Ronald Reagan's legs (or lack thereof). I think I'll need to re-watch it.
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I've seen 713 Cat People, and 717 Cabaret. I've been meaning to watch 720 The Age of Innocence, I have that on my DVR.
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3 hours ago, JamesStewartFan95 said:
714 is not Lucille Ball. That's Carmen Miranda.
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Today 2/18
I personally love Brief Encounter: a film about two people who fall in love...but are married to other people. They are both unhappy in their respective marriages and have to decide if pursuing their romance is worth the hurt it would cause their respective families and if they can survive while committing adultery. This is a beautiful, poignant film.
Tomorrow 2/19
It Happened Tomorrow. This is a fun film starring Dick Powell, Linda Darnell, and Jack Oakie. In this film, Powell plays a turn of the century reporter who always seems to be a half-step behind in getting the big scoop. He makes a wish that he could be privy to tomorrow's headlines, so that he could be a more successful reporter. He meets an old man who has access to tomorrow's newspaper. Powell is able to read tomorrow's news and scoop everyone in town on the hottest story. Darnell plays Powell's love interest and the niece of Jack Oakie. Oakie and Darnell have a fortune telling act.
The Asphalt Jungle. This is a fantastic John Huston-directed heist film starring Sterling Hayden and featuring a young Marilyn Monroe. I love caper/heist films and this film introduced me to Hayden whom I enjoyed watching.
Thursday 2/20
The Talk of the Town. This is a fun film starring Jean Arthur, Cary Grant and Ronald Colman. Grant plays an escaped fugitive and acquaintance of Arthur's and is using her home as a refuge. Colman plays a stuffy law professor who struggles between the law and humanity. Plus, there's a love triangle between Grant, Arthur, and Colman.
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In no particular order:
1 "Over the Rainbow" The Wizard of Oz
2 "White Christmas" Holiday Inn
3 "Moon River" Breakfast at Tiffany's
4 "I've Had the Time of My Life" Dirty Dancing
5 "Lose Yourself" 8 Mile
6 "Beauty and the Beast" Beauty and the Beast
7 "A Whole New World" Aladdin
8 "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Neptune's Daughter
9 "Que Sera Sera" The Man Who Knew Too Much
10 "The Way You Look Tonight" Swing Time
Honorable Mentions:
"When You Wish Upon a Star" Pinocchio
"Mona Lisa" Captain Carey, USA
"Secret Love" Calamity Jane
"Love is a Many Splendored Thing" Love is a Many Splendored Thing
"All the Way" The Joker is Wild
"Theme From Shaft" Shaft
"Last Dance" Thank God It's Friday
"Flashdance, What a Feeling" Flashdance
"Under the Sea" The Little Mermaid
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" The Lion King
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5 hours ago, YourManGodfrey said:
I was coming into this thread to say Cocktail. It has awful reviews, but I’ve always enjoyed watching it.
I love Cocktail! Except for that one bummer part towards the end of the film. Otherwise it's a lot of fun.
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2 hours ago, CinemaInternational said:
Joan Crawford was then a dynamo... still getting leading parts past 50. I wonder what Kim's mother would have made of that.
She probably would have pitied Joan for not landing the right man in her youth and having to work to be able to survive.
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2 hours ago, CinemaInternational said:
I predict it will be so down and dirty that it will make the shocking original look like Sesame Street!
Lol.
I'm really questioning the casting of Rooney Mara as Molly. I think the rest of the cast sounds good:
Character- 1947 Actor | 2020/21 Actor
Molly- Coleen Gray | Rooney Mara
Stan- Tyrone Power | Bradley Cooper
Lillith Ritter- Helen Walker | Cate Blanchett
Zeena- Joan Blondell | Toni Collette
Pete- Ian Keith | David Stratharin
Bruno- Mike Mazurki | Ron Pearlman
Ezra Grindle- Taylor Holmes | Richard Jenkins
Hoatley- James Flavin (uncredited) | Willem Dafoe
But we'll see.
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2 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
It keeps posting sideways, but in news about reading books on which classic films were based, I ordered this off Amazon a week ago and it came today:
My husband just finished reading Nightmare Alley and is familiar with the 1947 film. He told me about some of the differences between the novel and the Tyrone Power film. We're both curious how Guillermo Del Toro will adapt the novel for his new version of the film.
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6 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
I remember OUSPENSKAYA.
but then, I ALWAYS remember OUSPENSKAYA.
I loved Maria Ouspenskaya in Love Affair. She's also great in Dance, Girl, Dance.
I see that she's in Dodsworth. I have had Dodsworth on hold for over a month now. I put it on hold when the Mary Astor documentary was on--apparently everyone else in my area saw the same documentary.
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I think 706 is The Naked Jungle, but I haven’t seen it.
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27 minutes ago, TopBilled said:
Hope you enjoyed it!
Yes I did very much.
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Washington Post's Take On "Who Should Have Won Best Picture"
in General Discussions
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Lol. One of my favorite Thelma Lou moments is her constantly reminding everyone about Barney's singing ability (or lack thereof) in the episode where he's in the choir.
"But [Barney] can't sing!" I think she says it as least 3 times if not more. It's like Andy and "Just call the man" in the freezer episode.