Bogie56
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7 hours ago, Dargo said:
"And where they'll be rabbits that I can pet and stroke and take care of, huh George?!"...ahem, I mean Bogie.
And FWIW, I remember once playing Lennie in my high school drama class. Just one scene from it though. The last of poor ol' Lennie and when George shoots him in the back of the head. The teacher thought I was very good (perhaps just a case of good casting?) but not so much my classmate who played George. He kept forgetting his lines.
A very long time ago I asked Burgess to tell me about the rabbits. He just smiled. It was kind of goofy but maybe he appreciated someone so young being able to recall his performance.
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I'm going to offer two from Lewis Milestone's Of Mice and Men (1939).
Roman Bohnen as Candy
Leigh Whipper as Crooks
Both Candy and Crooks live and work as migrants on a California farm during the Great Depression. On the weekends the men go into town but Candy and Crooks are left behind. Candy because he is a cripple and Crooks because he is black. When Lenny, played by Lon Chaney Jr. tells them of a plan to buy their own farm the two men latch onto the dream.
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Monday, February 24/25
2:20 a.m. The Professionals (1966). Directed by Richard Brooks. This is one of my favourite westerns.
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The 2019 National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film …
Parasite (2019) Joon-ho Bong, South Korea
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38 minutes ago, speedracer5 said:
I have never seen Gone With the Wind.
I'll turn in my classic film fan card at the door on my way out.
::hangs head in shame::
Lol.
But have you seen Parasite !
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Sharon Stone as Lori, Arnie's "wife" before the annulment in Total Recall (1988).
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Sunday, February 23
Just for you, Mr. President …
10 p.m. Gone With the Wind (1939). No subtitles and not one Korean in it either.
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53 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:
Having just finished watching the entire series of Quantum Leap on disc in the past couple of weeks, I can attest that roughly 85% of the entire series was comprised of marginal versions of old movies.
I once worked on a tv series and I mentioned to one of the actors that the story and characters were exactly like the movie The Professionals (1966). The actor told me that the producer/writer boasted that he watched that film the night before he wrote the episode.
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7 minutes ago, TomJH said:
I don't care what he just found out. Difficult to feel sorry for any guy who's got Linda Harrison hanging out with him.
With her vaccination mark on her arm. How did that get there?
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I always get a kick out of seeing Dennis Weaver's wacky turn as the motel night clerk in Touch of Evil (1958). He throws everything off balance which was Welles' intention I'm sure.
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18 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
After watching scenes from Dr. Strangelove last night this guy comes to mind:
Love it but not quite a small role in my estimation. He is throughout a good portion of the film.
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35 minutes ago, Gershwin fan said:
Swept Away (1974) Lina Wertmüller, Italy - 8/10- I really enjoyed this one despite the sad ending. A pompous rich capitalist woman and an angry Sicilian tankie who works for her on the cruise ship get lost at sea and end up on a deserted island where they must learn to cooperate. This one was very funny but also the main lead was very violent to the woman. She definitely deserved it for her evil behavior but I still think if this movie was made in 2020 they would have probably kept the more violent punches and kicks against the woman out of it. This whole movie I was reminded of a Qunatum Leap episode I saw where Sam ends up in a similar situation to this. I think this film is what the writers were referencing.
I haven't seen it but I was curious as to how the violence was handled in the Guy Ritchie remake Swept Away (2002) with Madonna. Miss M isn't the type to be pushed around by anyone.
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Saturday, February 22
You finally did it.
3 a.m. Planet of the Apes (1968). Damn you all to hell!
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3 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
Hey maybe my assumption is incorrect; but it appears you're saying that if everyone in the world was shown a picture of Chaplin and Cruise, more people would recognize Chaplin than Cruise.
I find that very hard to believe but since I have no evidence (data), what do I know.
I think the way to look at it is how big a star was Chaplin, Fairbanks or Pickford worldwide in their time and then Tom Cruise in his. Everyone in the world was familiar with the first three in their hey day and they were like Gods. Outside of Scientology circles, I doubt Cruise is thought of a s God.
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The 2019 National Society of Film Critics Best Picture Award …
Parasite (2019) Joon-ho Bong, South Korea
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I found the entire plot of Liliom (1934) cringe worthy. Charles Boyer is a wife beater but she and others love him still. It was even worse in the beloved remake Carousel (1956) where there is even a song about the character beating his wife.
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Elizabeth Taylor as the tragic Helen Burns in Jane Eyre (1943).
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Friday, February 21
12:45 a.m. Manhattan (1979). Beautiful film by Woody Allen if you can get past his dating a much younger woman.
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Chaplin and Fairbanks. This is a city street remember.
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Fans come out for Douglas Fairbanks.
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1 minute ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
I assume more Chinese have seen private copies of Tom Cruise movies than all the folks that have seen Chaplin on film since the beginning of time.
You need to watch the Kevn Brownlow series about the silents. You have no idea what you're talking about I'm afraid and you are just guessing what appeals to the Chinese. And the above 'private copies' has nothing to do with social media.
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6 minutes ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
China today has 100 times the people than Russia and the EU had back in the 1910. Thus I would say more people have seen Tom Cruise in a film than saw Chaplin or Douglas back then.
Remember one couldn't rent or stream a film back in 1910. This limited world wide distribution.
You really think that people in China follow Tom Cruise movies on social media? And to that extent. 100's of millions of Chinese? Give me a break.
Everyone knew who Charlie Chaplin was.
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6 minutes ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
The stars of today (as well as many no-talent celebrities), have a much larger following just on social media than any of the stars 'back in the day'.
The fan base may have been '"bigger" on a percentage-of-total-fans basis but not in absolute numbers.
I don't believe that for one moment. Name a U.S. 'social media' movie star that is also the biggest star in Russia, Europe and every other country in the world - as were Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks.
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"All time" may be the question. Can you compare Babe Ruth to a baseball star of today?
Above Charles Chaplin returns to London. Nothing really comes close to the world-wide popularity of the silent star titans. Douglas Fairbanks drew crowds of thousands when in Europe.
Silent films were universal and the stars of that era had a much bigger fan base than any actor since.
Movie quotes you use all the time...
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When thanked for anything a good friend of mine used to say "I am a river to my people." That made me laugh.