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58 minutes ago, Sepiatone said:
I guess some might see some "Noir" connection maybe because the Mason character was created by RAYMOND CHANDLER,
Uh, Perry Mason's creator was Eric Stanley Gardner. Chandler created the Marlowe detective character.
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3 hours ago, unwatchable said:
Perry Mason- I've never had the impression this TV show was influenced by Film Noir, though I may be wrong. I can't say I was enough of a fan of the show to draw a conclusion. It seems to be half detective mystery, half courtroom drama.
If Perry Mason was influenced by Film Noir it was a really light \ slight influence; Mason isn't very gritty and there are few dark moments unlike the detective shows that were highly influenced by noir films of the 40s and early 50s like Peter Gunn etc..
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1 hour ago, Lizbeth4 said:
I thought I remember him using those exact words in a video interview of him. I did find these quotes though:
Playboy magazine in 1965, "I don't think there is anything particularly wrong in hitting a woman, though I don't recommend you do it in the same way you hit a man"
Vanity Fair in 1993, "There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack".
If a fan is able to separate their personal life from their acting, I'm okay with it. I don't judge. This is just my opinion about him.
I try hard to only form an opinion of an actor's, musician's, or artist's work (their product), and not them as a person.
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Lansbury is the most interesting person in this film.
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Tonight is The Glass Wall with Vittorio Gassman and Gloria Grahame. Also contains one of the larger film roles for Jerry Paris, better known for his role as Robs friend and neighbor in The Dick Van Dyke Show. Here is is on the left.
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Note that Hell Bound was produced by Howard W. Koch; He was a producer and director working mainly for United Artist and during the 50s was associated with some films that are similar (in some ways) to Hell Bound;
He directed and produced Shield for Murder (1954) with Edmund O'Brien and Mara English (with Carolyn Jones as Girl-at-the-bar) and , Big House USA (1955) with Broderick Crawford, Ralph Meeker and an up-and-coming Charles Bronson:
He directed The Girl in Black Stockings (1957) with Mamie Van Doran and Ann Bancroft, and Untamed Youth (1957) again with Van Doran and Lori Nelson.
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1 hour ago, Hibi said:
I believe it's Mars Needs Women (1968)
Thanks, that is the one:
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17 minutes ago, NipkowDisc said:
maybe he ate some of the earth food.
Isn't that Yvonne Craig, who was Batgirl? I'm trying to find a film that she did with Tommy Kirk but I can't find one and as far as I can tell, Kirk never was on the Batman T.V. show.
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22 minutes ago, Allhallowsday said:
Hope that's a good thing...! 😀
Yes, it is a good thing, but I did notice that as well. I like this thread because the music being posted is all over the "map".
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I enjoyed the films Tommy Kirk made with Deborah Walley; I think they had good chemistry. Silly movies, but I liked them
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini had Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone, so it couldn't be that bad.
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3 hours ago, Allhallowsday said:
It is worth pointing out that these reactions do seem to be the modus operandi for this forum. New members join and such people may be inspired to join because they have a complaint. That does not make a complainer a troll.
True. It is more about how they complain. Often, like we see here, the complainer is misinformed and way over the top.
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7 hours ago, Toto said:
I love this idea! I'd tune in. Great film choices. I have a special place in my heart for "The Adventures of Robin Hood". Here's a few more of medieval films that I like.
The Seventh Seal (1957) Directed by Ingmar Bergman. About a Swedish Knight who returns from the Crusades to find his country overcome by the Black Death and who decides to make a deal with death in a chess match. The striking photography of haunting scenes you will find hard to get out of your mind.
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) A gripping story of the 15th century teenager doomed to death. A silent movie that is really moving.
Becket (1964) About the troubled relationship between Henry II and his friend turned bishop Becket. I really like Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole in this film.
I love the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare. "Macbeth" takes place in medieval Scotland. Are there any film versions of Macbeth that anyone would recommend?
I also like the film "Camelot" just for the great songs!
A Medieval film night is a good idea, but I don't know if I would wait over 12 years to get my wish!
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3 minutes ago, unwatchable said:
Good heavens! Bonehead of the Year. How wrong can a person be?
Yea, he saw an opinion or two that he didn't agree with and just went off.
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I like the Ekberg noir film Screaming Mimi (1958). The setting is a jazz club owned by Gypsy Rose Lee, that features dancing and Ekbreg is one of the dancers. A few first rate jazz performances.
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14 minutes ago, unwatchable said:
Did the errant member face any disciplinary action?
No and Eddie's responses implied he didn't wish for there to be any. Eddie did clarity a few of the bogus assumptions that this member made; E.g. that Eddie doesn't love films in general and only noir and even with noir, he wasn't very knowledgeable. Eddie didn't come off as defensive, but instead made that member look foolish.
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22 minutes ago, Hibi said:
Well, when a poster does this with only a few posts to their name or its their first post, it definitely seems trollish..
I don't see where the title of the thread was necessary: poor eddie muller is hellbound. Ok, I see the pun, but that type of negativity is over-the-top to me.
Then the posters goes on with the assumption he knows what Muller was really feeling; NOT. I.e. none of us have a clue with regards to that.
So yea, definitely seems trollish sound on-target.
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15 hours ago, LoyFan said:
Myrna Loy is my favorite actress. I find her watchable in any movie regardless of whether or not I like the movie as a whole. I would be hard pressed to say that about any other actress. We do have some common ground as I also find Mr. Blanding tedious and silly. However, my current opinion of it is possibly related to age. Twenty or thirty years ago, I was crazy about it. Now, I wish the pairing of Grant and Loy had not been wasted on it
We also have common ground with Mr. Blanding; The film is tedious in that it is mostly a one-joke comedy. Also I find the best performance to be by Melvyn Douglas. The film has it moments (what film wouldn't with the sheer talent and comic ability of Grant and Loy), but it isn't one of my favorite Grant or Loy films. They made a much better team in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer.
I'm curious about your feelings of early Loy films where she plays a negative character: E.g. The Animal Kingdom with Leslie Howard and Ann Harding. Loy gives a solid performance in the film, but she isn't the loveable type of character she plays in the vast majority of films she made starting with The Thin Man. She also played some vamps in early 30s films.
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4 minutes ago, Mr. Gorman said:
I must admit: I didn't know Gen. Douglas MacArthur HAD a 'Fellowship' Award named after him.
Live and learn. 🙃
Does this fellowship promote Japanese films?
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A common complaint is that TCM shows certain films way-too-often, too many from the main studios of Warner, MGM and RKO, too much focus on star actors and directors and their big-budget films, and that generally, TCM should open up their rotation.
Eddie does that here with Hellbound; A United Artist, low budget film with no big name actors (other than maybe Whitman, who was just starting to make somewhat of a name for himself when this film was made).
I guess my overall point is there is no pleasing of all-the-people-all-the-time.
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20 hours ago, misswonderly3 said:
I think you and I have different ideas of what "passive -aggressive" is. "Backing off" regarding my difficulty believing that the poster "hates" the songs in West Side Story : I was deliberately communicating my mixed feelings about that. Like, " Ok, you don't like the songs. ---But wait ! How can you not like those fantastic songs? ! ? "
As a musician, james, I would think that , despite your criticism of my being "so funny" ( and obviously you mean that not in a good way, more like "You pretend you're not a bee-atch but you are " ) and yes, we all know that "everyone has the right to their opinion and also the right to express it blah blah " ---- sorry, rambling a bit there---- Anyway, shirley, as a musician, you can acknowledge the fine composition of the music in West Side Story. ( and of course it's possible to acknowledge something is of a high calibre without personally liking it. )
I know you think I'm harsh, james, and you rarely hesitate to tell me so. But I kind of don't mind, at least you don't have me on "ignore".
I would never put you on ignore since I enjoy your comments and insight. But newbies may not understand your style of posting; The user you replied to had posted only around 14 post. Thus saying "As for the songs, they're fantastic. If you don't like them, you clearly don't appreciate good song-writing. I know this sounds personal and insulting, that's not my intention", might come off as an insult to such a newbie, regardless of your intention.
But don't change your style. As Bogie said to your avatar buddy, Joel Cario, users will just have to take-it-and-like-it!
(oh, and yes, I find that songs in WSS to be well written, both the music and the lyrics).
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On 9/26/2021 at 10:34 PM, misswonderly3 said:
Of course you are. Sometimes we just plain don't like something, and that's that. Ok, I'll back off on the point about the songs ( but you must have ears made of cement to not like the songs, -- ok, ok.....)
But this is not opinion it's fact, that something that is a deliberate retelling of a story is NOT a "rip-off". West Side Story can't be a rip-off of Romeo and Juliet because it is an intentional allusion to the Shakespeare play, no sneakiness or plagiarism involved.
You are so funny, especially in your claim that you're not passive \ aggressive. E.g. Ok, I'll back off on the point about the songs ( but you must have ears made of cement to not like the songs, -- ok, ok.....)
Vintage Noir-Influenced TV
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Since I love the term "noir embers" I'll concede (ha ha) - The Mason T.V. show makes nods to noir-films from time to time.
I have read over 15 of the books and the Mason character is a lot more dark (e.g. willing to break the law), than Mason-on-TV. In the books Drake is the one pushing-back on Mason to not-go-there.