SansFin
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On 7/6/2018 at 4:07 PM, CaveGirl said:
the message being proffered was mostly illiterate as if written by a child of about three years of age.
I resemble that remark!
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I have just finished watching: Romantic Comedy (1983).
I am not a fan of Dudley Moore but this is one of my favorite movies. It is truly Mary Steenburgen who carries this movie and is a joy to watch here.
I feel as if I should list this as a guilty pleasure because there is so very much wrong with this movie. I expected much more from Arthur Hiller and Bernard Slade. They were experts on quirky romances and so this should have been their pinnacle. The pacing is incoherently slow in many places. The dialogue often seems as if it is an outline of all the information which the audience must be learn and the writer did not feel the need to add the elements and nuances to make it also interesting. It has in many ways the traits of a supermarket-store-brand version of a Neil Simon play.
Frances Sternhagen is given little to do but be present during other characters' virtual monologues but she is wonderful with what lines she does have.
Janet Eilber plays Dudley Moore's wife and I consistently have the feeling that she was heavily involved with a serious dramatic movie on a neighboring lot and simply stepped across between shots to deliver lines here before hurrying back.
It is one of my favorite movies because it is a gentle little thing with no pretensions. There are many lines which make me smile when I think of them now. It is simply pleasant and there are times I ask no more than that.
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I found the final scene of: The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) to be both perfect and perfectly unexpected.
We are brought to question if she will run away with him after a new robbery or if she will inform the police and effect his capture. The choice between: "Steve McQueen, millions of dollars, and a life of globetrotting" or: "keeping her job" seems rather obvious to any normal individual.
We are recoiling from witnessing the worst possible decision ever portrayed in any movie when we are brought to question his reaction to being arrested. He is the consummate gentleman and so might accept the situation with a noble grin and a tip of the hat for a game well played. Or it may be that the betrayal will break his spirit and reveal his base and violent side. The scene with the glider early in the movie revealed that he is not averse to the philosophical benefits of not surviving an incident and so might select an alternative to a life in jail.
His solution is so true to his persona that it should have been obvious but it was truly one of the most unexpected moments in any movie.
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I am sorry to say that nearly all that I know of forced perspective in movies is that it is the technique used to make characters appear as if they are greatly different in size as in: Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). My favorite such use is: Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter series.
I can not recall noticing any examples of: anamorphosis in a movie. I suspect it would not represent well. I do know that Vaux-le-Vicomte appeared in at least one James Bond movie and the gardens there are perhaps the largest and most famous example of the use of the technique. I have watched all movies in the series but I am sad to say I do not recall in which movie it appeared or if the gardens were shown in detail or if the unusual perspective was apparent.
You may find this of interest: https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi310090777
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"'Open Mike Night' sounded like a lot of fun until I realized I'd been invited to an autopsy." - @Diversion50
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I have finished now watching four seasons of Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes which originally aired on BBC. I feel that his performances were in many ways superior to Basil Rathbone's performances. The writing of this series was superior to the movie versions and allowed him to display a greater range but I feel that does not explain fully why he was so much better. His expressiveness and living within the role clearly showed he was a better choice.
This is after watching six seasons of David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. I have watched few other portrayals of this character and never found any of them to be comparable. He owns this role in all ways.
I have casually watched a few episodes of John Nettles as DCI Tom Barnaby in Midsomer Murders and had planned to watch this series in its entirety next but they have added two seasons of QI to the menu and will watch them first.
All of these are on Britbox which is the only paid channel to which we subscribe on our Roku.
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7 hours ago, HelenBaby2 said:
colorful language.
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David Ogden Stiers (1942–2018)
I will remember him for all time in The Cheap Detective (1978).
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Nikita
Steyr AUG A1 - 5.56x45mm - Austrian Army Version
Very beautiful weapon
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18 hours ago, speedracer5 said:
SPEEDRACER'S SCHEDULE
AUGUST 4, 2019
Your schedules are at all times delightful!
Charles Coburn is wonderful in all his movies. You selected several of my favorites.
I am not personally sure that I would wish to travel with Daphne. I feel the purpose of a vacation is to escape tasks but to keep 'her' out of trouble would be quite a lot of work!
It is interesting that you choose also to really get away by traveling far from Earth.
Burt Lancaster movies are an ideal way to end a week!
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On 2/23/2018 at 3:24 PM, JamesStewartFan95 said:
I like this schedule very much!
I have waited long for TCM to air: That Darn Cat! (1965) and 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962). I can only hope that your using it in your entry prompts TCM Programmers to take notice.
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On 2/22/2018 at 3:58 PM, lydecker said:
TCM Programming Challenge #38
February 10 – 16, 2019
This is a quite wonderful schedule!
Thelma Ritter is an excellent choice for: Star of the Month! She is at all times quite lively and adds zest to her movies.
It is interesting that you choose to honor women feisty, romantic and dangerous!
I like very much your: Bizarre Brides for: TCM Underground and after!
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Is this the wrong thread in which to mention that: Bed and Sofa (1927) contained a ménage à trois, two men kissing and the wife becoming pregnant? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018505/?ref_=kw_li_tt
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That is a very interesting and informative article. I thank you for posting it.
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6 minutes ago, BagelOnAPlateOfOnionRolls said:
Who are these two?
Sean Connery and a wrestler who I believe may have appeared also in a movie or two.
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I can not claim that it is truly unique but camp French surrealistic movies involving the undead's sexuality are thin on the ground and so: The Nude Vampire (1970) is at least in the neighborhood of being one-of-a-kind.
It is by: Jean Rollin who was France's answer to: Roger Corman in that he made low-budget horror movies. Nudity and surrealism are staples of his movies and he was a fine hand with them. This movie is of a clothing-challenged orphaned mute vampire being studied so that an industrialist can learn the secret of immortality. His son interferes and falls in love with her.
I found it to be a very nice little movie for what it is. I can not honestly say that I will wish to watch it again soon or often but I believe watching it once was time well spent.
Kondom des Grauens (1996) is quite unusual. I can not off the top of my head think of any other German movie set in NYC concerning certain 'intimate-use gloves' being weaponized as part of a nefarious plot by a mad scientist.
I freely admit that: The Pillow Book (1996) may not be the only surrealistic movie to celebrate the sensual pleasures of calligraphy but I feel that its superb quality on many levels certainly set it apart from the others.
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I believe this is acceptable as it was a publicity photograph which appeared in a variety of newspapers:
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30 minutes ago, Stephan55 said:
SansFin is BACK!!!!
I am upfront also and I have sides and a top. I believe that it is not appropriate for a proper lady to mention in public forum whether or not she has a bottom but I have often been told that I am a well-rounded individual.
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On 2/5/2018 at 1:02 AM, LonesomePolecat said:
LP’s Schedule for TCM Programming Challenge #38 “Vacation Time!”
I am awed at your talent and skill at always bringing us such wonderful schedules!
I see that we share a love for Sir Alec Guinness. I love your tribute to Bob Fosse. He served in so many ways in filmmaking. I am sorry to say that I fear Fox will never allow his: All That Jazz (1949) to air on another station because it is so close to their heart and purse strings.
Your 75th Anniversary of 1944, Dysfunctional Family, Oxymoronic Titles and Still Good on the 100th Viewing themes are perfect!
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On 1/28/2018 at 4:56 PM, CinemaInternational said:
Schedule for January 20-26, 2019
I congratulate you on an excellent schedule. I feel Eve Arden deserves such a showcase as being Star of the Month. I am sure that tagging along with Mame Dennis would be a wonderful experience!
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On 2/17/2018 at 10:03 AM, Stevomachino said:
Great job SansFin, thanks for participating!
I thank you for your kind words.
My choice of vacation destination was influenced by Mark Twain's comment: "Heaven for the climate. Hell for society." I truly believe that the people in hell will be a more diverse and interesting group than those in heaven.
I feel that Amy Pond would be an excellent third member of the party but I would distrust her operation of the TARDIS. It is also that she is able to absorb intense levels of zaniness but it seems to me that she is too level-headed to be a good source for it. Dr. River Song is better in both regards but I find in her streaks of morality and protectiveness which might limit the fun. The best of all would be Missy. That would be the most intense experience albeit the one with the least chance for a safe return.
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I am surprised that no one to date has mentioned: Dr. Strangelove (1964). The sheer number of mental derangements exhibited staggers the imagination.
I feel that: Claude Rains as: Dr. Jack Griffin in: The Invisible Man (1933) clearly presents with obsession during invention of his formula and the formula induces intense megalomania.
I believe Bela Lugosi demonstrated an affinity for such roles as he was excellent in both: The Devil Bat (1940) and The Corpse Vanishes (1942).
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I am very sorry that I have not had time to both work on an entry and to comment on the wonderful entries posted by others. I will amend this as quickly as possible but it may as yet be some time as I am having to post this entry prior to a proper polishing as my schedule has once again changed and it is likely I will not have more time to work on it. My apologies to all.
Thomas Crown v. Thomas Crown
in General Discussions
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The original is brilliant and works on many levels. The remake is typical Hollywood bumbling.
The remake may have worked better if the editing had been competent and if they had cast a decent female lead and if some person had given the director a glass belly-button so that he could see what was being filmed.
The major flaws: the heist is very drawn out and has several severe plot holes; the female lead is a cheap hooker instead of an adventuress; there is no chemistry between male and female leads; it has an inane Hollywood ending instead of an awesome revelation.
The writing is very uneven in that there are moments of genius and stretches of minimally-recycled garbage.
The best performance was delivered by Denis Leary. That does not speak well of the A-List leads.
I feel the remake is watchable. That is the extent of the good things I can say of it.