ValentineXavier

Thanks for the info, aal. I'm most gratified to learn that Heston and Leigh gave so much credit to Calleia. I should probably buy the DVD, just to listen to the commentary.

I think *The Set-Up* is just about the best. Very gripping, it takes place in real time.

I'm looking forward to *What, no Beer?*

I think it's worth pointing out that when TCM showed *Below Zero* as part of the L&H marathon, they only showed half of it. So, presumably, we will now see the entire short.

> {quote:title=Kinokima wrote:}{quote} > Plus he has Mifune....enough said! > Almost enough said. TAKASHI SHIMURA! That makes it enough said...

> {quote:title=markfp2 wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote}It wouldn't surprise me at all, if Serling had seen *Dead of Night*, and taken some inspiration from it. But, the terrifying dummy-come-to-life theme predates *Dead of Night*. I think there's even a silent film with that theme, but can't recall the title. > You may be thinking of the early talkie *THE GREAT GABO* which starred Erich von Stroheim. The film is in public domain so there shouldn't be much trouble finding it online. That's it, Mark. Thanks. I haven't seen it, but have heard a lot about it. If it shows up on TCM, I'll check it out. I can't watch films on line at home, because I don't have a computer there. I have a computer at work, but don't use ear phones, because I work a circulation desk, waiting to help people.

> {quote:title=pturman wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote: > > }{quote} Apologies to GWTW's many fans, but to me, the most laughable dialogue is Scarlet's vow to never be hungry again. Yeah, right... cracks me up. > Why does that crack you up, Valentine? I have nothing but respect for your opinion but for me, that's one of the strongest scenes in the movie (& I'm sure for a lot of people). It's the moment where Scarlett can either surrender to her circumstance or decide to overcome it no matter what (& isn't that the stuff of great drama?). It just now occurs to me that the people who like GWTW think of it as great drama whereas the people who don't think of it as a soap opera. Well, it just seems so unreal. It's not something that someone who was in that position, destitute and starving, would have to actually "vow." Anyone in that position would strive to get out of it, and stay out of it. It's also something that one might not be able to avoid, depending upon circumstance, making it potentially hollow. So, to me, it seems absurdly over-dramatic, and over-stated, kind of crystallizing my feelings about the film as a whole. There are other films that many consider great, that I consider to be over-done soap operas. *Dr. Zhivago* is another. As far as production values go, and most of the acting, the quality is decent. For the day, the 'burning of Atlanta' scene looked good. But, as a whole film, I can't appreciate it.

*Blackboard Jungle Book* Mowgli's adoptive parents send him to New York, hoping he will get a good education, and a better life. Unfortunately, Mowgli winds up in a High School full of brutal juvenile delinquents. He suffers at their hands for a few days. Then, he brings his "dog" to school. The "dog" is really the son of Akela, a wolf fiercely loyal to Mowgli. The next time the JDs confront Mowgli, his "dog" turns a few of them into hamburger. After that, Mowgli is the new "leader of the pack."

> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}At first glance, I thought the title of the thread was "Massage pictures", and I was trying to think of films that maybe had scenes in a massage parlor. Japanese favorite character Zatoichi was a blind masseur/swordsman, who starred in over 20 films. He often gives massages in them. Most have a "message," that gamblers and Yakuza are bad, while the common people are good.

While "worship" is rather a strong word, I do think Kurosawa is one of the greats, and that is my own opinion. There is more than one "great" director I don't find so great, and I'm not afraid to say so. Same goes for actors and films. I think the first great Japanese film I saw was Mizoguchi's *Ugetsu*, which I saw as a college freshman. I hadn't been told to like it, or that it was great. But, after seeing it, I decided that it was the best film ever made. I still rate it very highly, but I've seen a lot more film now...

> {quote:title=JamesinArlington wrote:}{quote}I'm just glad to see that I wasn't the only one who thought the ending was ambiguous. > > My wife thought it was obvious that Paul Douglas was telling the truth, that Porter had run away with Addie but had a change of heart, and that Jeannie Crain's husband would be back from his (totally legitimate) business convention in the morning. I find the ending to be ambiguous on two levels. While I believe Douglas was telling the truth, making the ending NOT ambiguous, I'll admit that it is also reasonable to see the ending as ambiguous. That means that it is ambiguous whether the ending is ambiguous or not!

I never object when weathermen talk about "Apache fog."

That is a great scene. And, Elisha's drumming looks like an outtake from *Reefer Madness*.

Of *The Fugitive Kind*, Maltin says "the film goes nowhere." Well, duh - it's a film about people who are going nowhere. They are ALL trapped, everyone of them.

Well, I didn't judge *GWTWs* accomplishments based on its source material. I have never read its "source material." I don't care for it as a film.

How could I have forgotten to include *The Fisher King* on my list, and *Twelve Monkeys*, too...

> {quote:title=EugeniaH wrote:}{quote}Cabbage Patch Dolls! Now THOSE ugly things can cause nightmares! Just turn them into kimchi, and they'll be harmless.

There were so many, with WB practically specializing in them. A few favorites: *Wild Boys of the Road* *I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang* *Sullivan's Travels* *The Great McGinty*

I like him in Carol Reed's film, *The Running Man*.

Naw, it was post-tentious.

> {quote:title=Bill711 wrote:}{quote} > Fox can not send you to prison if they catch you watching CNN. Rick Perry will fix that.

I can't quite see the tip of the Ekberg, but the side looks nice.

I don't think the smaller fat old Mexican gangster would expect the much bigger, fat old US cop, with whom he had conspired illegally, to try and strangle him. But, clearly Quinlan could have physically overpowered Grande.

> {quote:title=audreyforever wrote:}{quote} > > The only thing I find laughable is when Rhett says "maybe you'll have an accident" and a millisecond later Scarlett falls down the staircase. I mean C'MON! ?:| Apologies to GWTW's many fans, but to me, the most laughable dialogue is Scarlet's vow to never be hungry again. Yeah, right... cracks me up.

*Dead Man* *Night on Earth* *The Straight Story* *Lost Highway* *Natural Born Killers* *Heaven and Earth* *Careful* *Twilight of the Ice Nymphs* *Sonatine* *Fireworks* aka Hana-bi *Cure* *Audition* *The Eel* *Dreams* *La Voce della Luna* *Far Away so Close* *The Krays* *Let Him Have It* *Romeo is Bleeding* *Miller's Crossing* *The Hudsucker Proxy* *Fargo* *The Big Lebowski* *The Shawshank Redemption* that's enough, don't you think?