Bogie56
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Didn't you forgot to mention Heston performing in brownface in it too, Bogie?!
(...or didn't you find that as funny as your other observances here?)
Señor George Hamilton could have played that part without make-up.
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And another good one. Albert Dekker plays identical twins in Among the Living (1941).
Here is the imdb blurb ...
A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.
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How about good ole George Zucco in Dead Men Walk (1943).
Here is the imdb blurb ...
The twin of a kindly small-town physician returns from the grave for vengeance against his brother, who secretly killed him because the twin served Satan
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Orson Welles' Touch of Evil (1958) may be teetering on the cusp of black comedy. I know it has me giggling throughout.
Akim Tamiroff with the bad rug as Papa Joe Grandi. Dennis Weaver's cameo as the motel manager. Joe Calleia tripping over himself with admiration for Welles' Hank Quinlan.
The larger than life aspects of its characters, like Quinlan and the sleazy baroque nature of the film. It's just about black comedy in my book.
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Another favourite with two sets of identical twins is Start the Revolution Without Me (1970). The sets are mismatched at birth so on one hand you have aristocratic brothers played by Donald Sutherland and Gene Wilder and on the other peasant brothers played by the same.
The aristocratic brothers happen to be on the wrong side of history in this French revolution farce.
Great stuff.
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One of my favourites is Jules Dassin's Nazi Agent (1942) in which Conrad Veidt plays identical twins. And you guessed it ... one is decidedly evil.
Connie is so good in this one. What a remarkable actor.
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I can see it now ...
Start on titles over the statue of Lucille Ball ... ripple dissolve flashback to her story.
Babaloo!
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Hey, this the first time I've managed to do that "multi quote" thing ! Easier than I'd thought.
I'm quoting both cigarjoe and Bogie56 because you both speak of the same thing about Barry Lyndon, I guess the most outstanding thing about it: the look of the film, it's beautiful cinematography, and, as Bogie said, its quality of "a moving painter's canvas". And cigarjoe put it as "a Canaletto painting come to life".
Yeah, I got that, guys. I said in my post that the film was exceptionally beautiful, visually, and that much of it, especially some of the interior shots, resembled a painting from that era, in their lighting and composition.
I also acknowledged the attention to period detail, the amazing accuracy of the costumes, sets, and general ambiance of Barry Lyndon.
cigarjoe, I did not dislike the movie because it was "foreign to today's contemporary world" and "anti to formulaic Hollywood fare". Come on, if you've read even a few of my posts on this forum you know I don't care about stuff like that.
And yes, watching Barry Lyndon is very much like entering European culture in the mid-1700s. Full marks for re-creating an era and for visual impact.
But what you both seemed to disregard in my post was my contention that the above was not enough, Not enough to keep me engaged. Yes, it was 3 hours of exceptional cinematography and living in an 18th century world. (Not a very enjoyable 18th century world, I have to say.)
But that's not enough for my to enjoy a movie. It might be enough for me to "appreciate" it, and I suppose I do. But that seems a pretty tepid way to feel about movies.
There was hardly any dialogue in Barry Lyndon that made me laugh, or moved me, or gave me any kind of insight into the characters or the "point" of the film.
Someone here said maybe the "point" was pointlessness. Really? if I want pointlessness I'll go and hunt up my much neglected copy of "Being and Nothingness". I never did like philosophy.
edit: /ps: cigarjoe, I did indeed notice the soundtrack. And yes, that, too, was impressive. I love classical music and was familiar with a number of the themes played in the film, particularly the continuing use of Handel's Sarabande. Again, beautiful, admirable, aesthetically pleasing, but not enough to make me embrace this movie.
I got your point MissW. But I would say that 'it is enough' if you viewed the film properly which is in the cinema. It takes over your whole perception of the film when seen that way.
It is altogether dull when viewed on television.
It comes up at TIFF every so often. You should give it a go and see what I mean.
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It's a great film a Canaletto painting come to life, you also didn't mention the score which is equally mesmerizing. It's a glimpse into a way of life so foreign to today's contemporary world and so anti to formulaic Hollywood fare that it's truly refreshing, sorry it didn't meet your expectations.
One of my favorite cameos is by the English actor Leonard Rossiter, (King Rat, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Rising Damp).
Part of it's charm for me is the recreation of that mid-17 hundreds world, there are only a handful of films that depict that time period and and most of them are lacking.
I've seen it on the big screen and on television fairly close together and this is one film that is a completely different and better experience in the cinema.
It really is like you are watching a moving painter's canvas.
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I think the answer is to look at the listing on the Canadian schedule ...
It's the Rita Hayworth movie.
And I think I mentioned this anomaly in the September Schedule Is Up thread a while ago.
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"'E's passed on! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!!"
- with apologies to Python's Parrot sketch. I'm sure Dean would appreciate a little levity. I would. God bless him.
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Thursday, September 3
8:45 a.m. The Brave One (1956) Another chance to catch this Irving Rapper film.
10 p.m. Adam Had Four Sons (1941) Never seen this Ingrid Bergman film.
1:45 a.m. Canyon Passage (1946) Jacques Tourneur western with Dana Andrews. For me this is one of the highlights of the month.
5 a.m.
My Foolish Heart(1949) has been scratched in favour of They Won’t Believe Me (1947). I haven’t seen the latter and it gets a glowing Maltin review. -
Wednesday, September 2
6:30 a.m. Rockabye (1932) Never seen this Constance Bennett film.
6:30 p.m. It Should Happen to You (1953). Been waiting quite a while to see this Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon film.
1:15 a.m. An Enemy of the People (1978). This is a rare opportunity to see one of Steve McQueen’s last pictures.
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Just spent 4 days in Vienna. On one of the days we did the Third Man tour going to many of the spots featured in the film as well as the Third Man museum. Very beautiful city, my favorite next to Paris.
When you get home I would love to hear a bit more about this tour, James.
Perhaps in a Third Man thread.
Take care.
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Purdy sappy.
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Leslie Phillip's rich and diverse career includes a few of the Carry On films, most notably Carry On Teacher, one of the funniest in the series.
Yes, and Charles Hawtrey is a stand-out in Carry on Teacher as Michael Bean. I saw his biography for sale in Soho once and am now sorry that I didn't pick it up. It's called 'Whatshisname.'
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...and...and...one of MY favorites of hers(and James Mason's)...
My very favourite Claire Bloom film performance is in The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965) followed closely by Olivier's Richard III (1955).
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I don't know why but "Let's Movie" reminded me of Mr. Mambo ...
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Peter O'Toole was very good in Venus (2006) for which he was also nominated for an Oscar.
Leslie Phillips was terrific in a supporting role in that film too. He is not as well known with American audiences though.
Fans of O'Toole should also try to catch Dean Spanley (2008).
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Tuesday, September 1
My goodness, where did the summer go. I heard it was snowing in mountainous parts of Canada today.
8 a.m. Billy the Kid (1930). At least Beery doesn’t play the Kid.
10:15 p.m. Prelude to War (1942) by Frank Capra. Part of the Why We Fight series. I remember seeing this in school.
12:45 a.m. The Negro Soldier (1944). Recently restored by the Library of Congress.
1:45 .m. Tunisian Victory (1943). Curious to see if this incorporates any footage from the Oscar winning British documentary, Desert Victory.
3:30 a.m. The Battle of Britain (1943). It’s doubtful the Allies would have ever pushed Hitler out of Europe had Britain lost this battle.
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My programme notes of Terminal Station/Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953) included this quote from Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times ...
"De Sica may well have gotten from Jones her best performance ever. Alternatively silly and selfish, cowardly and brave. Jones risks the foolish, as an actor must, in achieving the sublime."
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I have to say "Let's Movie" doesn't exactly excite me. Sounds
a bit like some bizarre early 20th century hobby. Let's go over
to Bertha's house and movie.
Did Darrin Stephens and Larry Tate spend months coming up with this one?
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Aren't these honors normally given to Americans, or natives of English-speaking countries?
Well they have given them to foreign directors like Fellini, Godard, Wajda and Satyajit Ray.
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I wish TCM would show the European version. All I've ever seen is the cut version. I heard the U.S. version was so short, Selznick added a short with a singing Patti Page!!! (America's Singing Rage!!) to pad out the running time........
Both versions are on the Criterion dvd so I'm wouldn't see why they couldn't show it. TCM shows plenty of Criterion foreign films.
The Official EVIL TWINS Thread
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Both were evil and very real too ...
The Krays (1990). The story of Soho gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray as played by Gary and Martin Kemp.
The remake, Legend (2015) where Tom Hardy plays both twins is one of the galas at this year's Toronto Film Festival.