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No, but it sounds interesting. According to imdb, a nitrate print of it survives in the UCLA film and TV archive, so at least we know it's not lost.
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Fairbanks, Douglas (Sr.)
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Deneuve, Catherine
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Donen, Stanley - directed Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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> *Fri, Jun 12, 12:30 PM - Check Local Schedule - Times is Eastern.*
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> *_Out of the Past_ (1947)*
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Thanks for the reminder, CK! Don't forget that Human Desire and The Big Heat are also on for Monday!
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> Take a look in todays Sunday newspaper. There could be a sheet with manufacturers coupons from Sony for a number of DVDs and Blu-rays.
I hope those aren't exclusively in the L.A Times !
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Young, Freddie - cinematographer, Lawrence of Arabia
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Awesome caps, Wendy!
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Minnelli's WW2 drama
next: The Cobweb
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For anyone looking for Caged on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVkavf5O8hY
Guess I shouldn't be surprised others also noticed Victor Mature's eyebrows....
There were parts of Cry in the City where he reminded me of Mr. Big from that HBO show.
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> I'm glad you enjoyed it. There are three pillars of the Mexican Golden Age: Fernandez ,who also had an illustrious acting career (you probably remember him as Gen. Mapache in The Wild Bunch), Fernando de Fuentes (his Mexican Revolution trilogy is outstanding!) and the great Luis Bunuel. What their films have in common is that most were lensed by one of the best cinematographers to ever walk this earth: Gabriel Figueroa (he also shot Huston's The Night of the Iguana) . As for Fernandez, he can be difficult to appreciate because only a few of his films are available on dvd and invariably the prints used are in bad condition. His filmography is seriously in need of restoration and reappraisal.
It's true that Bu?uel made some of his best movies during his Mexico exile, it is almost sad (well, almost!) that he wound up going back to Spain.
Figueroa was without a doubt one of the all-time greatest cinematographers. In addition to The Night of the Iguana, he also shot The Fugitive (1947) for John Ford. (It's not on DVD yet, but TCM shows it every now and then)
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I've been keeping an eye on the blu-ray Star Trek picture collection for the last couple of weeks; ammy has just reduced the price again to 69.99, or about 50% off the SRP. This is a pretty good deal, you get each of the discs for less than $12 each.
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Thank you for looking into this, tcmprogrammr!
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Kyle,
I think he's probably referring to The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, which was actually filmed in Super 16mm.
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> I am glad you mentioned Betty Garde, because I thought she was the best thing in "Cry of the City" (well, besides Victor Mature's eyebrow). I wished she had had more to do. It's a shame I never heard of her until now. I am looking forward to her performance in *Caged*.
Thank you for mentioning that. I'd left out the fact that Betty Garde (like Hope Emerson) was also in Cry of the City, as Miss Pruett (the nurse that looks after Richard Conte).
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I recently had the opportunity to check out the DVD release of Steven Soderbergh's Che, originally a 4+ hour movie that is being distributed in two separate parts. This is truly the kind of movie that generally isn't being made any more - a true, sweeping epic that encompasses several decades includes dozens of parts.
The Weinstein DVDs do justice to the movie's sweeping action, which interestingly is being presented in two different aspect ratios: 2.35:1 for Part One, which deals with Che joining Fidel Castro's revolutionary struggle in Cuba, and 1.85:1 for Part Two, which deals mostly with Che's failed attempt to help bring about revolutionary change in Bolivia. The sound is quite good for both movies, and they also have both regular English subtitles and SDH ones. (Nearly all of the movie is in Spanish).
Aside from Benicio Del Toro's amazing performance in the title role, there are several other good performances, including a delightful turn by Mexican actor Demi?n Bichir as Fidel Castro; Oscar nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno as Che's future wife, Aleida; and smaller supporting roles by Franka Potente, Lou Diamond Phillips, Joaquim de Almeida and Matt Damon. (Yes, Matt Damon).
Needless to say, Soderbergh's epic take on the socialist icon of the 60s totally outdoes the earlier Hollywood take, which starred Omar Shariff as Che and Jack Palance as Fidel Castro (and which has been playing regularly on FMC).
The one major drawback to the current DVD release of the film is the total absence of any bonus features; one can only hope the Weinstein company might consider re-releasing a fancier edition of this movie at some point in the future.
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> Technically, isn't DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK an Eastern?
I suppose, technically, you're absolutely correct.
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Hi StudioCity, welcome to the forums
I've not watched this movie, but I think it's from Fox, so there's always a chance it will show up on the Fox Movie Channel.
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The Warner Archives set is available now, I think it costs something like $60 or so.
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> Vintage Ford.
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> I like these two caps of Ben from Rio Grande because they are so iconic. They remind me of silent film action.
Great shots! It makes me want to see Rio Grande again, and soon.
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Wonderfully said, CineSage. I think it was in the Fleming biography, or somewhere, that I recently read how little regard some of the cineastes had for some of the more versatile and capable directors in Hollywood, who due to their lack of obsessiveness, simply didn't get the urge to revisit the same themes over and over again.
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Just finished watching the DVD, and enjoyed it a lot - great performances by all, especially Parker and Emerson, of course, but also great turns by Garde, Moorehead, and Sterling.
Interestingly, in its overall spirit and conclusions, the movie is almost a perfect counterpoint to The Story of Molly X (1949) with June Havoc.
Emerson's Harper is a pretty tough cookie, but when it comes to sadistic prison guards, even this great performance doesn't quite outdo Hume Cronyn in Brute Force. There is something about Emerson herself that suggests an almost endearing goofiness on the verge of breaking out from underneath the tough facade, at least to me. I don't mean I see this quality in the character of Harper, just that I sense that about Emerson herself. Still, having seen her in Caged and Cry of the City within the same week, I definitely look forward to enjoying more of her performances.
Some favorite moments from Caged:
Marie Allen (Parker) hesitantly parts with her wedding ring.
Still with a deer-in-the-headlights look, getting her prison photo taken.
Superintendent Benton (Moorehead) offers Marie Allen some friendly advice.
Cigarette in hand, Marie Allen demonstrates her concern for her baby's well-being.
Warden Eve Harper (Emerson) offers her some hospitality.
Product placement circa 1950 thanks to Harper's stash. Now I know what Snickers looked like back in the day.
Marie Allen meets the gang - the prison gang.
First night sleeping in prison.
Harper shows off her fancy dress.
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Ingrid Bergman was in Casablanca with Sydney Greenstreet
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Any HM fans watching The Letter this evening?
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