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Serenity (2005)

It is my feeling that most actors in modern movies should have to undergo a: Voight-Kampff test.

My insignificant other discovered a review describing the main character as: 'orphaned mute vampire.' He wished to find and watch it so as to ascertain how many adjectives/tropes/stereotypes were truly heaped into that one character. I liked it more than he did. "Trashy fun" is a wonderful description. I admit that I have a fondness for camp French surrealism and examples are relatively rare.

The term originated in 1970s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue

I am very sorry to hear this. He was a great actor with a noble soul. I believe that I will remember him most fondly as: The War Doctor and as: Ollivander.

I thank you for your kind words. It is a French film by: Jean Rollin who was France's answer to: Roger Corman in that he made low-budget horror movies. Surrealism and nudity are staples of his movies. 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 display my credentials as a staid traditionalist by stating: Frankenstein. He taps into primal fears. He displays also how far from ideal a first creation can be and reminds us that even God had to have a do-over to create a perfect human. The movies you have watched of recent are quite eclectic. I do not discern a theme nor a trend in the list. The ones which I like very much are: Men Are Not Gods (1936) 5 Steps to Danger (1956) The Fatal Hour (1940) Phantom of Chinatown (1940) The Italian Job (1969) Walk Don't Run (1966) An American Werewolf in London (1981) The Vikings (1958)

I feel that Edna May Oliver was perfect in delivering insults. The Penguin Pool Murder (1932): Hildegarde Withers: I'm a school teacher. And I might have done wonders with you if I'd caught you young enough. Oscar Piper: Phooey! What's good looks got to do with romance? Hildegarde Withers: Young man, have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror? Murder on the Blackboard (1934): Oscar Piper: We caught him quicker than I thought. Hildegarde Withers: Almost anything can be done quicker than you think of. Hildegarde Withers: Unfortunately the police, although they may be fools, they're not sentimental fools.

She could surely deliver insults with aplomb but I hope you do not forget films also with Edna May Oliver or Mary Wickes.

Chinese brothers opening a laundry service proved that two Wongs can make it white.

Many may feel that it is not appropriate but I feel that: Guilty Conscience (1985) qualifies in spirit as courtroom drama. Anthony Hopkins is a high-profile criminal attorney who uses cross-examination by his alter ego to reveal faults in his plans.

I do not know if I truly qualify as a: Rambler here but I have been told many times that I ramble on and on and on and so I will dive in: We lost cable television due to construction in the area and the local company deciding it was not worth the cost and effort to run new cable around the disruption for what was meant to be two or three months but is now much longer with no end in sight. We purchased a Roku so that we would not have to play DVDs all day. I have been able by this to watch most episodes of: Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, Caroline in the City, Mission Impossible and MacGyver. I was able to watch also all episodes of: Qumi, Qumi. I had heard of the inception of this concept but I was not aware that a series had been made. I find it quite charming. It is sad that so few episodes were made. It is my understanding that it was quite popular. There are many, many classic movies available on various channels. I am sorry to say that I have watched few because they are interrupted by commercials at mindless times. It is also that there is no method to set them to repeat. I have little time to sit and devote all of my attention to television and so I prefer to have a movie repeat automatically so that I can turn my attention to it when the scenes which I love are showing. This is possible with any DVD player but it is not possible with Roku. Some which I have watched in full in the last two weeks are: Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1975) Africa Screams (1949) Black Sunday (1960) The Nude Vampire (1970) Pygmalion (1938) The Inspector General (1959)

I would not say that they are disappointing but I feel that he simply does not have the panache or boyish charm of George Sanders. I find them to be serviceable movies and worthy of watching once.

I believe that it is quite safe for me to guarantee that you will love the section with Ginger Rogers and Henry Fonda. He is so very precious in his boyish-bumbling way! She is quite wonderful in all ways! I am very sorry that I will miss this as I campaigned for this movie in my: TCM Programming Challenge schedules. There seems to be little chance the cable company will restore service prior to autumn and I can find no decent method to stream TCM.

I have that on DVD! It is available at: http://www.japanesesamuraidvd.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/1062

I believe the most obscure mainstream-ish movie which I have watched is: Elysia (1933). It is a sort of humorous pseudo-documentary of alternative lifestyle from the time prior to people needing SPF1000 lotions. I have watched some movies several times which I believe were watched by less than one hundred people ever. My uncle worked for a time for the government making documentaries in remote locations. Every person on such crews was jack-of-all-trades and so he was cameraman/cinematographer and developed the film at the end of each day. He would keep track of the length of every shot and so would know how much unexposed film remained on each reel. He would cut that off prior to developing the film and save it for his own projects. There were many times when they were idle for a week or more and he would then use the cameras to make his own movies. Some were as short as five minutes but several were near to an hour. He would at random times show one at the theater which he later operated. He sent many to France for copyright and one was given entry to a film festival there. I believe my favorite was: The Moon is Ridiculous. It was quite daring in that he installed an a mounting anchor on a rock so registration would remain perfect and then had his wife, his mistress and his girlfriend on subsequent days each do a pantomime of going to the edge of the cliff as if thinking of committing suicide. He then blended the shots to make it appear they were all there at the same time and were oblivious to the presence of the others.

I do not perform active maintenance of the mailbox. I visit only when there is notification that I have received a message or I have special reason to send a Private Message. I will often then look at which messages are stored and will delete them if there is no more for either party to say on the issue at hand. I have now only five messages. It is sad to say that I believe that two are of posters who are no longer active in this forum. I have not deleted these messages because they were particularly heartwarming or because I spent considerable time constructing my replies and I may wish to copy-and-paste rather than type the same information again if sufficiently similar matter should arise again. I believe I burned out on such back-door conversations during the decades which I was active on Usenet. They simply became overwhelming and so I use such things now only as a matter of necessity or when there is a thing which I believe must be said but it would be inappropriate to state it in public forum.

I like that movie very much but I ask all who watch it a simple question: does it seem to you as if shooting had been progressing as planned and then they received word during lunchtime one day that they had to wrap up filming by five o'clock?

I do hope that you have an opportunity to watch: It Happens Every Spring (1949) and: Rhubarb (1951). He is quite charming in those. He is very intense in: Ministry of Fear (1944) and: The Uninvited (1944). I believe I like him best in: The Safecracker (1958) because he is a charming rogue beset with personal demons.

I thank you very much for posting of this. I feel that your selection respects their memory well as they sought to bring humor and joy to all. I had the great joy and privilege to attend several of their concerts. To say that they were awesome and amazing is faint praise. One of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Qzv6hl87U I am sorry to say that I can not find a: YouTube video with English subtitles of them performing this song. Here is a reasonable translation: Pidmanula Pidvela (You Tricked Me) You have told me that on Monday We'll gather periwinkles together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down Chorus: You tricked me, You let me down, You're making me, a young man, Lose my mind. You have told me that on Tuesday You will kiss me forty times I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Wednesday We'll wrangle up the cattle together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Thursday We'll go to the concert together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Friday We'll gather strawberries together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Saturday We'll go to work together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) You have told me that on Sunday We'll go to the wedding together I've come, and there you aren't, You tricked me and let me down (chorus) They performed many such folk songs and ballads which are widely loved. Their performances of: Katyusha and: Kalinka were exceptional. You may find many songs which are great fun by entering: "Chór Aleksandrowa" in: Search box on: YouTube.

Tyrus Wong (1910-2016) Artist, film production illustrator, and muralist.

Mission: Impossible (1966-1973) This is available for viewing in: CBS AllAccess. The episodes are free and have no commercials but there is: $6.35 per month subscription fee for CBS AllAccess. I have watched most episodes now but must watch some once more because I obviously missed significant portions. I must admit that I am a little surprised Americans of the era so openly applauded a government agency which stole from American citizens, used questionable drugs on innocent people and violated international laws and treaties with no hesitation. I find interesting the progression and slight changes of focus during changes of Peter Graves as leader and Leonard Nimoy as master-of-disguise. It was sad to see Barbara Bain replaced by roster of second-list actresses. I find the series to be very quaint in many ways and an insight into period furniture and fashion.

Vladislav Starevich was arguably the greatest stop-motion animator. The Revenge of a Kinematograph Cameraman (1912) was a breakthrough in technique, composition and style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC0Sb6pLvI One of my particular favorites is: The Insects' Christmas (1913): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384484/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCZL4K6E1jc Other of his masterpieces are: The Mascot (1933). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025477/?ref_=tt_rec_tti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLHedkQbCw The Frogs Who Wanted a King (1922). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014063/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wONKTobZgP8 The Story of the Fox (1930). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021309/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsdTCsfnxc Ptushko is best known for: The New Gulliver (1935) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026793/ The Golden Key (1939) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032162/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10 His work showed such genius that the greatest movie studio of the age created a department for him. You might wish to Google also for: Hedgehog in the Fog (1975) Konflikt (1983) Levsha (1964) The Cat Who Walked by Herself (1988)

I assume you are familiar with the pioneering works of: Vladislav Starevich and: A. L. Ptushko.