JamesJazGuitar
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13 hours ago, Katie_G said:
I love the trains and tracks in Human Desire, and the film as a whole almost as much as The Big Heat. He wasn't the greatest actor but I think Glenn Ford nailed the solid, taciturn, likeable average guy that these flicks called for.
I'm a fan of Glenn Ford and believe he is a fine actor but just that Human Desire isn't one of his best efforts. Maybe it is because the character is kind of clumsy as well; i.e. has no sense of direction after coming back from the war, doesn't know what type of girl, if any, he is interested in, is misguided and kind of all over the map.
If Ford and Lang wanted Ford to act as he did to convey this than Ford did the job. It just makes it rather difficult for me to rally around such a character.
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33 minutes ago, Cigarjoe cellph said:
It's even more impressive in the original version
Yes, but are the trains authentic? I ask since based on your knowledge of trains in NY in another noir, Crack-Up, the question is right up your alley; Noir alley that is!
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2 hours ago, chaya bat woof woof said:
Is that Jan Murray?
Yes, I noticed his name on the poster and was surprised to see him in such a film.
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4 minutes ago, Cigarjoe cellph said:
The Big Heat I think you mean (James)
I made the correction: Where in the sam did I get the big "team"???? Oh, well to ensure this reply isn't a total waste I offer this:
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1 hour ago, Thompson said:
Well Glenn Ford once again is clumsy acting in Human Desire . Fritz Lang, why would he want Glenn Ford? The railroad opening was brilliant, but it has quickly gone down hill.
This is a Columbia film and Glenn Ford was their #1 star under contract at the time. I.e. Lang, an independent, was asked if he wished to direct a Glenn Ford film.
I do agree that Ford is not at his best in Human Desire (clumsy acting is a good description). Lang and Ford would reteam on The Big Heat and that collaboration was a lot more effective. (still Human Desire does have it moments, especially when Crawford and Grahame are on the screen).
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1 hour ago, Katie_G said:
It was an enjoyable bit of comedy and I thought Gloria did a great job for her first film. Cute as heck. Mary's always a delight as well.
Now I'm getting ready to enjoy a full night of noir at its best. Woo hoo!
Funny that the poster has Grahame with the tag line: She's gorgeous, She's dangerous.
I guess they knew that all the way back in 1944!
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No question about the talent, beauty and film legacy of Maureen O'Hara.
Some of my favorite films (than the ones already mentioned) are:
The Black Swan
The Fallen Sparrow
Sinbad the Sailor
A Women's Secret
Our Man in Havana
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17 hours ago, Polly of the Precodes said:
Disney, I am very disappointed with your policy on licensing the Fox films you recently acquired.
Does Disney actually have a policy, and if they do, have they released this to the public? I.e. what is the policy?
I ask because I assumed what we are seeing so-far (since the acquisition) is the result of Disney not having established a policy.
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13 hours ago, Katie_G said:
I liked Cause for Alarm and have come to appreciate those short hour plus films. They can pack more in and there's no time to get bored.
Looking forward to Gloria Grahame day and am set to record her first Blond Fever at 3:00 am.
A 1944 comedy with Grahame and Mary Astor; Never seen this film. These two were not known for comedy, per se. (Astor was very funny in The Palm Beach Story done two years before).
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7 minutes ago, Thompson said:
What’s with the slow down? Where is missWonderful? Where is Drago? Kittens hasn’t come out to play. Let’s get with it!
This site has been crashing and throwing me out often today. Maybe that has something do to with any "slow down"?
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Here is Bette Davis' home in Laguna Beach. Just went there on Sunday to cool down since my friend has an apartment near the home.
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I watched Lightning Strikes Twice (1951), last night on MOVIES-TV Sunday night noir. More of a drama than a noir, this Ruth Roman \ Richard Todd film also cast the crazy good at being crazy Mercedes McCambridge.
SPOILER ALERT:
The film has Darryl Hickman as Mercedes younger brother. This guy appears to have issue with his relatives. If it isn't a sister-in-law in Leave Her to Heaven its his own sister in Lightning Strikes Twice!
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1 hour ago, looney4tcm said:
How dare you talk to me like that. I'm an Advanced Member.
Because I have 30, 898 more post than you.
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1 hour ago, ElCid said:
What movie is this?
Not as a Stranger (1955).
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2 hours ago, Allhallowsday said:
I saw YES at the Spectrum in Philadelphia around 1990... all former members participated... two drum sets, two keyboardists... No DAVE GILMOUR for most interesting Prog Rock guitarist...?
Dave Gilmour is a fine musician, as well as composer and I find him highly interesting, but I favor Howe just slightly more (but more so for what he has done in the last 20 years which isn't Prog rock, per se).
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Steve Howe is the prog-rock guitars, I find the most interesting.
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Just now, Dargo said:
Maybe, but somehow I've always felt a liitle more sorry for Moose and how he ends up when Muzuki played him than I did when O'Halloran played him.
This lady doesn't feel you should feel even a little sorry for Moose.
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Here is one of my favorite guitar players, Bireli Lagrene, at 13. I was 28 when I heard this, sitting around with my guitar playing buddies.
We all looked at each other and said: We should stick to playing rock, since we will never get close to what this kid is already doing!
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14 hours ago, Dargo said:
So James. Are you saying big Mike Mazurki here was "one-dimensional" as Moose in the '44 version?
(...a bit confused here with the last couple of postings in this baby)
I'm saying that in the 44 version the character of Moose, as written and directed, was fairly one-dimensional. In the 70s version, as well as the novel, the Moose character has more dimensions. I'm not saying Mazurki was a one-dimensional actor.
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4 minutes ago, Thompson said:
For example, Robert Shaw in Jaws. That movie takes a major turn when Shaw enters the scene (on AMC now), he’s really good. He’s an archetype. We relate to archetypes. It’s all about archetypes.
I can agree to this to a degree, but sometimes an archetype ends up being a one-dimensional character and that is something I can't relate to.
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4 minutes ago, Judith laucka said:
The whole Hays code fascinates me. Was it written down or made up? We all know that no one lived that silly life even then. It was just hidden under the bed but was never true.
Google Hays Code and you can see the pages upon pages of the restrictions. Many are racist or sexist, and some are just insane.
The Best Catfight
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This is the film I was planning on posting until I read this; Yea, I would say Crawford was in more tussles than Davis. Not necessarily the physical kind but psychological.