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1983: The Return of Captain Invincible Brainstorm Christine The Dresser Educating Rita The Meaning of Life Risky Business Scarface The Pirates of Penzance Trading Places Foreign: Nostalgia Le Bal Blue Mountains L'argent Deadly Circuit I must note that: The Return of Captain Invincible is one of the best movies of: 1980s. It is: Sir Christopher Lee and: Alan Arkin as archenemies. A perfectly delightful clip demonstrating how very evil Sir Christopher Lee can be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ9se8i4ujs

I am posting this now so that I will not be horribly behind again when I am able to return later tonight: 1982: Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Blade Runner The Dark Crystal Deathtrap My Favorite Year The Secret of NIMH Swamp Thing Tootsie Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Victor/Victoria Foreign: Identification of a Woman Red Earth

1981: Caveman Raiders of the Lost Ark An American Werewolf in London Body Heat Quest for Fire Thief Foreign: The Mystery of the Third Planet Croaziera Chehre Pe Chehra Vabank Das Boot

1980: Airplane! The Blues Brothers Caddyshack The Gods Must Be Crazy Hopscotch The Long Good Friday Motel Hell The Sea Wolves Those Lips, Those Eyes Wholly Moses! Foreign: Oblomov Kagemusha Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve Dvoynikat Dami kanyat Lulu - Please do not mistake this for: Loulou. This is: Walerian Borowczyk version of: Frank Wedekind plays.

It is feature of the fire code here that all doors in commercial and public buildings must open outwards. I believe that this is to ensure that people do not have to stop to open the door if they are escaping a fire. There has been discussion of this locally because of situations with people who have turned their front rooms into small stores or tea shops. Fire department has assumed a stance that they will overlook the situation if it is not expected to have more than one or two people in the shop at any one time. One establishment which became quite popular claimed they were being harassed because Fire Department demanded they change their doors while other shops nearby do not have to comply with the regulation. I have seen hinges which have a pin that does not have the usual simple decorative ball at the top. The pin has instead a tab which fits into the hinge plate. It is necessary to open the door and remove the screw from the tab in order to remove the pin. It is actually quite handy on old doors because the tab is excellent place to hammer to drive pin up when removing and down when installing. There is no good place to apply force on ball-top pin because of risk of damaging the finish.

I love him very much in that role. It is as if the need to restrain his hatred causes him to hate even more. This aspect can not be placed in the script nor created by the lighting nor imposed by the cinematography. It comes solely from the actor. I have read that: J. K. Rowling took him aside before filming of the first movie and explained character conflicts beyond what had appeared in print at that date. She knew in basic outline of the character's love for Lily and his deep distress at her marrying James as well as his true place in: Dumbledore-Voldemort conflict. He could have used that information for self-promotion but instead he solely used it to inform his performance. This is honor and class which I would not expect of Hollywood actor. I urge all to seek out: The Song of Lunch (2010). It is sheer perfection. I found the written poem to be banal. He brought it to life with elegant pathos.

On SyFy network beginning tonight is new season of: FaceOff. It shows how movie make-up is created and applied. It is presented as competition among artists to deliver character who meets stated requirements. It will air on Wednesday nights this year. They usually re-air episode later in the night and again the next week as lead-in to new episode. It does concentrate heavily on fantasy and science fiction characters but they have done also Shakespeare characters and other mainstream characters. I found the Shakespeare episode very interesting because it was to highlight that men played women characters in time of Shakespeare and so challenge was to make men look like women characters from variety of plays. I felt that three were quite successful as I would have thought they were women if I had seen them in casual environment. I do hope that none are repelled by 'reality show' aspect because it is not truly of that ilk. There are no interpersonal rivalries. They are quick to help each other when difficulties arise. Primary challenge is for each to do their best and draw deeply on their talents and skills. It is a panel of make-up experts who decide which creations do not meet technical standards or conform to requirements. I find it very interesting how many aspects come into play when creating characters. Anatomy must be correct even with most outlandish alien characters. Silhouette of character is important to establishing: 'presence.' I knew that color and shading were important but it is amazing to see how slight changes during final preparation makes huge changes.

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I believe all should watch: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067530/ It does surprise and disappoint me that: LawrenceA did not mention the classic: The Nude Vampire (1970). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065168/

I must tell of: Sluzhili dva tovarishcha (1968). It is a movie which can never be forgotten.Parts of the ending burn into your brain. It is sympathy and hatred for both sides inside each person who is fighting stupid war. The comedy and irony of the situations draw you in. You realize that each character is part of you, what you think, feel and difference between what you want to do and what you must do. It is available on: YouTube in full for free viewing in: Mosfilm channel with English subtitles. I am sorry that I can not post link to it here because of forum rules. I speak a little more of it and provide link at: http://silverscreenoasis.com/oasis3/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=6283#p157609

I believe: The Women (1939) is considered the standard for unseen characters because the husbands play an important part but are never shown.

I do hope that you are planning to watch: The Liquidator (1966). It is one of my favorite movies of his. He plays a government assassin. It is quite good fun! He is excellent contrast to ahumorous Trevor Howard.

Rod Taylor stars in: The Liquidator (1966) but: Trevor Howard is my favorite here. He is at his ahumorous best. I find it a very amusing spy-movie spoof. The: War and Peace (1966) in my list is: Sergey Bondarchuk's version which is more than seven hours.

1967: Barefoot In The Park Bonnie and Clyde Camelot The Dirty Dozen The Double Man The Producers Games Five Million Years to Earth The President's Analyst Triple Cross Two For the Road Foreign: The Snow Queen Viy Samurai Rebellion Happy End The Firemen's Ball I Even Met Happy Gypsies Belle de Jour Closely Watched Trains

Was it mentioned? I must have missed it. What is not to like? Audrey Hepburn. Peter O'Toole. Hugh Griffith. Moustache. A statue worth a million dollars in a heavily-guarded museum which must be stolen to prevent family disgrace. It is perhaps the epitome of: 1960s comedy-caper-romances.

I am sure that you will like it very much as you have a known preference for: Audrey Hepburn and you listed: Gambit (1966) as a favorite. It is excellent example of: 1960s comedy-caper-romance. It has sophisticated humor with touches of slapstick. Repartee is biting. Supporting character actors are all quite good. I will miss your lists also. I do hope that you might continue to interject your observations on choices in other posters' lists.

speedracer5 - I find it quite interesting that your lists and mine so often have at least a few movies in common which indicate common tastes and then remainder of lists are so very divergent in tastes. Perhaps I should take a moment to see if I did remember to mention that movie in my list for: 1966. Oh, yes, I see now that I did.

I believe that: 1966 is one of those rare years with excellent movies being made in many countries in wide variety of genres. I feel that it far surpasses: 1939 in both quantity of great movies and in quality of those movies. The Absolute Top Ten Best Movies Of 1966 in order of personal preference: How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million Other movies of 1966: Alfie Any Wednesday Fahrenheit 451 The Fortune Cookie Gambit The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly How to Steal a Million The Liquidator Penelope The Quiller Memorandum Fantastic Voyage Seconds The Liquidator is airing: Monday afternoon. Foreign: A Man and a Woman - Simply one of the most touching movies ever created. Theme music is known to all. Daisies - Quintessential Czech surrealism. Masculin-Feminin - I feel that this is: Jean-Luc Godard's best movie. A Report on the Party and the Guests - This is shockingly realistic surrealism. Wings - Exquisitely beautiful pain. War and Peace - The unabridged version. Watch Out for the Automobile - This is a comedy but it is in many ways realistic insight into part of the culture of the time. Merely great Foreign movies: Persona Hunger Dai-bosatsu toge Andrei Rublev Falling Leaves Who Wants to Kill Jessie? Woman of the Lake Zatoichi's Vengeance Ritzar bez bronya I should perhaps mention that: How to Steal a Million was made in: 1966 also. It is: Audrey Hepburn at her charmingly naive best and: Peter O'Toole being: Peter O'Toole. Interesting little caper wrapped in romance and comedy.

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 The Liquidator (1966) Rod Taylor is a government assassin. It is great good fun!

1963: Charade Donovan's Reef Dr. Strangelove The Great Escape The Haunting Jason And The Argonauts The Raven The Servant The List of Adrian Messenger Tom Jones Foreign: When the Cat Comes 8 1/2 High And Low Voyage to the End of the Universe Contempt When the Cat Comes is one of my favorites of Czech surrealism.

It is oblique reference to personal activities taking place in bathtub full of Jell-O. I prefer: Black Raspberry but: Lime and: Banana-Kiwi made with sparkling wine are very popular. I have heard that unfortunate experience with near-suffocation in bathtub of: Cherry Jell-O was inspiration for: The Blob (1958).

I took your post as meaning our tastes are similar in some respects. I meant in my post to illustrate why I include such movies in my lists of favorites rather than selecting 'important' movies of that year which are not as much to my taste as goofy and fun horror movies.

I do not rank movies by social imperative, dramatic impact nor cinematographic importance. My interest is solely whether I like a movie and wish others to share the enjoyment of watching it. It is of help when movie has other qualities which justify its recommendation to film buffs, cinephiles or film snobs but grandiose attributes do not affect my personal taste. The Pleasure of His Company is gentle little Fred Astaire comedy. I believe that it should be relatively easy to find. I am sorry to say that I doubt that you would enjoy: Devchata. It is very much a movie for women who have experienced such things.

1962: Boys' Night Out Dr. No Gypsy Hatari! The Longest Day The L-Shaped Room The Music Man That Touch of Mink Tower Of London The Trial Foreign: Cleo From 5 to 7 La Jetee Kurotokage The Outrageous Baron Munchausen Mothra Ivan's Childhood Sanjuro Nine Days of One Year Man in Outer Space Five Miles to Midnight On the Sunny Side Electra - Please do not confuse this with movie of same year with same name directed by: Ted Zarpas.