LornaHansonForbes

I'll rent something by KUROSAWA tonight.

I know, and- truly, as a friend- I appreciate that. I don't even know why I do these things from time to time...

Also, thank you for referencing SHOWGIRLS. THAT'S the MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA/EMPTY SOULESS REMAKE that we NEED in 2022!

SHOOT! I've gotten too old to GOOGLE SPELL CHECK! Apologies! (I have always felt that if one is going to post a critical review, one should spell everyone's name correctly and I fell short, sorry.) ps- also that scene in SINGLES...

Once again I feel compelled to apologize at the start of a review... Weekends are hard for me to get through, and sometimes I do odd, risky things that are not good for my mental health, and for some, odd, self-destructive reason, I watched DON'T LOOK UP (2021) on NETFLIX. I did not like it, but to be fair, I skipped over parts of it that were slow. Sigh. I know people have a right to make their own movies and tell their own stories, but I think I'll go sit with MARTIN SCORCESE MARTIN SCORSESE and scowl in the corner about the death of cinema [EDIT: after he, properly, BERATES me for misspelling his name...and also, to be fair, i would not be surprised if SCORSESE liked this movie all right]. this is, like HAPPINESS or GUMMO, an anti-film, it does not exist to be nutritive or deep, it's casual and dismissive, painting in broad strokes, empty and angry and it doesn't want you to like it or have a good time at all or come away with anything other that a sense of doom. in other words, much like WEST SIDE STORY, it's the film we really didn't ****ing NEED in 2021. Excuse me language, I'm just...God, this one chapped my ***. it's also a 2 hours plus TALES FROM THE CRYPT episode, leading up to that ironic comeuppance we all know is in the wings. I also think there is an argument to be made that it is pro-suicide. I actually though DiCAPRIO was all right, and I'm not a fan. For quite some time I have been growing increasingly disenchanted with STREEP - this film does not help to resolve that issue. Bet this sneaks away with some surprise OSCAR NOMINATIONS whenever they're gonna bother with those....

actually, I think she got a GOLDEN GLOBE nomination and one or two CRITIC'S SOCIETY awards or citations or however they do those things, I wasn't surprised when she got nominated (she deserved it.)

The STREISAND JOKES pave the way for some of the funniest lines in the whole thing (see 1:42) , so I personally am fine with it.

please forgive the derailment of the thread with the above levity. here, to apologize to all, enjoy this trailer for BROTHER JOHN, which was mentioned (by a critic, I can't recall who) in a TCM interstitial that used to run as a good example of one of his more rebellious performances and films (note, I have not seen it) maybe it will air soon? (it looks interesting)

next thing I know you'll be tellin me we're out of SHERBET and 7-UP for the PUNCH and I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL DO!!!!!

I have a PASSIONATE LOVE for congealed salads. Anything with ribbons or stripes or coconut flakes or miniature marshmallows or mandarin oranges and ANYTHING seafoam green, I will DEFINITELY EAT. God help me.

I should have noted that the director of THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, CHARLES B PIERCE would go on to do THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK and THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK II, which is one of the FEW MST episodes that EVEN I, a fan of the SCI FI ERA cannot make it through to save my life.

authors note: believe it or not, even I sometimes wonder if I don't "overdo it" sometimes- either in heaping praise or disdain, making low humor, or using bad language in my reviews. if any of those habits of mine bother you I just want to make it clear that: 1. I understand 100% and 2. You should skip this review. Jesus H. Christ this movie sucks. I watched THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN on TCM ON DEMAND last night. Amateur. Night. In. Dixieland. Except, ODDLY ENOUGH, it was WELL-SHOT AND LIT, I mean, they filmed night scenes at night and everything was in focus and framed and whoever did the cinematography, I HOPE THEY WENT ON TO BETTER THINGS. The production design wasn't bad either, it was set in the 1940s and a lot of vintage autos were used. UNFORTUNATELY, since it is mechanically not a bad movie, YOU THINK THAT IT IS GOING TO GET BETTER IN TERMS OF STORY AND DIRECTION AT SOME POINT.... SPOILER: IT DOES NOT. The acting was SO BAD that BEN JOHNSON who had WON AN OSCAR just a few years earlier just degrades before you eyes, almost everyone in it is SO AMATEUR and the HAMFISTED DIALOGUE does not help matters, NOR DOES THE CONSTANT VOICEOVER NARRATION, MONSTER-A-GO-GO STYLE BY AN UNSEEN NARRATOR that INFORMS US IN THE END... SPOILERS (EXCEPT NOT REALLY, READ THIS, PLEASE, YOU NEED TO KNOW) They never caught the killer. Thank you everybody for coming to our little hour and a half of technically adequate filmmaking with no payoff whatsoever, helmed by someone who couldn't direct a pack of lemmings off a ***ing cliff. [note: I stole that LEMMINGS OFF A CLIFF bit from someone but I can't recall who]

TUBI is where it's at, Man. I am constantly stunned by their film selection- both high-class and trash.

LITTLE NIKITA (1988) used to air on HBO all the time and we liked it a lot. [sorry about the quality of this trailer, although it has a certain tinny charm to it) [edit- OMG, I forgot how much WE LOVED the guy who plays the RUSSIAN BAD GUY VILLAIN!!!!!!!]

LIKE AN AMBULANT SMITHFIELD HAM....

He studied under JOAN CRAWFORD, you know... (although, he chose not to use her patented BACKHAND.)

(I truly do LIVE for when he SLAPS THE **** out of that guy in the greenhouse.)

AND IN THE CASE OF IN THE HEEEEEEEAT OF THE NIGGGGGHHHHIT, that irritates me A LOT. Because it's the legit Best Performance by an actor in a leading role in 1967. But it's not milquetoast or unassuming, he's not helping a bunch of dizzy white nuns, and he doesn't stand on his head and spit nickels in an attempt to STEAL EVERY SCENE (unlike his costar who did win.)

You know how some of you, I imagine, have a neighbor or friend or relative who, when someone dies, always brings TUNA WIGGLE to the wake or funeral or IMMEDIATELY TO THE HOUSE AS THE PERSON IS STILL ASSUMING ROOM TEMPERATURE [*for those of you who are Southern]...? well, here is my TUNA WIGGLE [aka posting someones credits from imdb]: PS- as always, I remind you that each of these titles is a clickable link to its corresponding imdb page SYDNEY POITIER FILMOGRAPHY: (AS ACTOR) The Last Brickmaker in America (TV Movie) Henry Cobb 1999 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (TV Movie) Noah Dearborn 1998 David and Lisa (TV Movie) Dr. Jack Miller 1998 Free of Eden (TV Movie) Will Cleamons 1997 The Jackal Preston 1997 Mandela and de Klerk (TV Movie) Nelson Mandela 1996 To Sir, with Love II (TV Movie) Mark Thackeray 1995 Children of the Dust (TV Mini Series) Gypsy Smith - Episode #1.2 (1995) ... Gypsy Smith - Episode #1.1 (1995) ... Gypsy Smith 1992 Sneakers Crease 1991 Separate But Equal (TV Mini Series) Thurgood Marshall - Separate But Equal: Part Two (1991) ... Thurgood Marshall - Separate But Equal: Part One (1991) ... Thurgood Marshall 1988 Little Nikita Roy Parmenter 1988 Shoot to Kill Warren Stantin 1977 A Piece of the Action Manny Durrell 1975 Let's Do It Again Clyde Williams 1975 The Wilby Conspiracy Shack Twala 1974 Uptown Saturday Night Steve Jackson 1973 A Warm December Dr. Matt Younger 1972 Buck and the Preacher Buck 1971 The Organization Virgil Tibbs 1971 Brother John John Kane 1970 They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Virgil Tibbs 1969 The Lost Man Jason Higgs 1968 For Love of Ivy Jack Parks 1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner John Prentice 1967 In the Heat of the Night Virgil Tibbs 1967 To Sir, with Love Mark Thackeray 1966 Duel at Diablo Toller 1965 A Patch of Blue Gordon Ralfe 1965 The Slender Thread Alan Newell 1965 The Bedford Incident Ben Munceford 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told Simon of Cyrene 1964 The Long Ships Aly Mansuh 1963 Lilies of the Field Homer Smith 1962 Pressure Point Doctor 1961 Paris Blues Eddie Cook 1961 A Raisin in the Sun Walter Lee Younger 1960 All the Young Men Sgt. Eddie Towler 1959 Porgy and Bess Porgy 1958 Our Virgin Island Marcus 1958 The Defiant Ones Noah Cullen 1957 The Mark of the Hawk Obam 1957 Band of Angels Rau-Ru 1957 Something of Value Kimani Wa Karanja 1957 Edge of the City Tommy Tyler 1956 Good-bye, My Lady Gates Watson 1952-1955 The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) Tommy Tyler - A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955) ... Tommy Tyler - Parole Chief (1952) 1955 Ponds Theater (TV Series) - The Fascinating Stranger (1955) 1955 Blackboard Jungle Gregory W. Miller 1954 Go Man Go Inman Jackson 1952 Omnibus (TV Series) (segment "The Bad Men") - The Trial of Anne Boleyn (1952) ... (segment "The Bad Men") 1952 Red Ball Express Robertson 1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV Series) - Careless Love (1952) 1951 Cry, the Beloved Country Reverend Msimangu 1950 No Way Out Dr. Luther Brooks 1947 Sepia Cinderella Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

all kidding aside, WITH PROPER MANAGEMENT, PIA ZADORA could've had one Hell of a career. (she's also fun in NAKED GUN 33 1/3

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sydney-poitier-dies_n_586d44d5e4b0eb58648ba9b5

https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/just-in-sidney-poitier-first-black-man-to-win-best-actor-oscar-passes-away-at-age-94/

weird trailer alert:

HERE IS BOGDANOVICH'S COMPLETE LIST OF DIRECTOR'S CREDITS FROM IMDB (he had others as a writer, actor and misc.) each title is a clickable link to its corresponding imdb page: Director (34 credits) One Lucky Moon (pre-production) 2018 The Great Buster (Documentary) 2014 She's Funny That Way 2007 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (Documentary) 2004 Hustle (TV Movie) 2004 The Sopranos (TV Series) (1 episode) - Sentimental Education (2004) 2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood (TV Mini Series) (1 episode) - Part 1 (2004) 2001 The Cat's Meow 1999 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) (1 episode) - A Saintly Switch (1999) 1998 Naked City: A Killer Christmas (TV Movie) 1997 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women (TV Movie) 1997 The Price of Heaven (TV Movie) 1996 To Sir, with Love II (TV Movie) 1995 Prowler (TV Movie) 1995 Fallen Angels (TV Series) (1 episode) - A Dime a Dance (1995) 1995 Never Say Goodbye AIDS Benefit by Yoko Ono (Video short) 1994 Picture Windows (TV Series) (1 episode) - Song of Songs (1994) 1993 The Thing Called Love 1992 Noises Off... 1990 Texasville 1988 Illegally Yours 1985 Mask 1981 They All Laughed 1979 Saint Jack 1976 Nickelodeon 1975 At Long Last Love 1974 Daisy Miller 1973 Paper Moon 1972 What's Up, Doc? 1971 The Last Picture Show 1971 Directed by John Ford (Documentary) 1968 Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (as Derek Thomas) 1968 Targets 1967 The Great Professional: Howard Hawks (TV Movie documentary) (interview)