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LawrenceA
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3 more MST3K - The Pumaman (1980 - "Pew-ma Man!"), The Touch of Satan (1971), and The Final Sacrifice aka Quest for the Lost City (1990).
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2 hours ago, cigarjoe said:
It a 2012 remake of Maniac (1980) starring Elijah Wood doing a great job of annihilating his cute-sie Frodo Hobbit persona. For someone with a more inclusive idea of Noir it could make their list.
I've never seen the first, but I'm sure LawrenceA can fill us in on what the original was like. I'd give it 6/10.
Maniac (1980) is a very sleazy, graphic, uncomfortable psycho-killer flick. It's a showcase for sweaty character actor Joe Spinell, who appeared in a lot of major films (The Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver) in small roles, and larger roles in more dubious fare (Starcrash). The story was inspired by the Son of Sam killings, with Spinell as the ranting, depraved killer. The film was notorious for its (at the time) very graphic killings, featuring the work of make up FX legend Tom Savini. The movie's appeal will be limited, but if one enjoys that particular brand of late-70's/early-80's NYC grime and sleaze, it's a must-see. Director William Lustig made several other genre films (Vigilante, Maniac Cop) before starting the Blue Underground home video company, who are the prime source for Italian genre films on disc (horror, giallo, spaghetti westerns, crime thrillers, etc.).
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Two more tonight - Time Chasers (1994 - very funny!), and The Projected Man (1966 - rather dull).
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1 hour ago, EricJ said:
IOW, pretty much everything from the Sci-FI and later Comedy Central era (most of which are also "unwatchable" for the new hosts' emphasis on snarky-aggressive fratboy humor, which went rogue and unchecked into their Rifftrax episodes)...What, no "Space Mutiny", like the rest of the second and third-generation fans?
I was surprised to discover that the majority of episodes that I had not seen were from the later, Mike Nelson years. I had very few of the Joel episodes left to see. I like both eras, but only the film commentary. I've never liked the interstitial comedy bits.
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5 hours ago, Cigarjoe cellph said:
Bracketing Christmas we have Cash On Demand and Repeat Performance. I haven't seen the first that I can remember. The latter is a sort of Twilight Zone Noir
I thought your screen name was "Cigarjoe Caliph".
Cash On Demand is a solid if minor British crime drama, with good performances from Peter Cushing and Andre Morell. The scope of the action is rather limited, and it comes across more TV-like than cinematic.
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3 more!!!
Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979), Jack Frost (1965), and Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966).
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Just now, Roy Cronin said:
There are requirements to become an academy member, but once in, assuming one pays the annual membership dues, one remains a member, right? Even if you don't make another film. I believe, for example, Julie Adams, Kaye Ballard, David Hedison and Tim Conway were still Actors Branch members. That's why the Academy was criticized as having an aged membership. They are listed as such on the Memoriam page of the website.
There was a push to change the rules to try and weed out the non-active members, but I don't know that they ever went through with the changes. I know there was some backlash via various articles at the time.
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Oh, I'm sure she'll win, and we'll get to hear more incessant fawning about her being "Queen Bey" and how much everyone loves her...
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Beyonce is the second most overrated entertainer of the past decade, only slightly behind Kanye West. If you like her, good for you, but I haven't heard a single song by her that I liked, nor do I find her an exceptional beauty. As for her acting....no.
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8 minutes ago, speedracer5 said:
That seems pretty tacky that you have to pay the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to have them remember you and your contributions to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
I remember this topic being brought up in the past, and I still can't find any evidence that people have to pay to be included in the Oscar memorial montage.
https://ew.com/article/2014/02/26/explainer-how-the-oscar-in-memoriam-segment-is-decided/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_memoriam_segment
https://filmschoolrejects.com/how-does-someone-get-into-the-oscars-in-memoriam-segment-3b13b3d0bf5/
There are dozens more articles on the subject if you Google it, but none mention anyone paying anything for it.
The only tribute-type thing that I've heard of that's dependent on payments is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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As promised, young beefcake Eugene Pallette:
And... C. Aubrey Smith
And...Victor McLaglen
And...Frankenstein
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Two more MST3K flicks - Danger!! Death Ray (1967), and Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1988). Carla Sands, who plays the princess in Deathstalker, was named the US Ambassador to Denmark in 2017.
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Two more - Racket Girls aka Pin-Down Girl aka Blonde Pickup (1951), and The Sword and the Dragon (1956).
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3 minutes ago, SansFin said:
I do not remember the year of this commercial:
I am sorry to say that I do not know how to embed videos in this forum now.
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49 minutes ago, cigarjoe said:
My wife and I did the Universal Tour. It's basically a walk through a souvenir/food court mall then an amusement park trailer ride through some sets you see the "Jaws" shark. and then you ride into some special effects buildings. One effect was an earthquake that threw you about. I hated it. A total wast of money. Kids would probably like it though.
I went to Universal Studios here in Florida a couple of times, but it's been a couple of decades ago now. I volunteered in the Earthquake stunt show presentation, and acted like a complete lunatic when I and the other volunteers were supposed to act scared during the "quake". I threw my props around and screamed out for God to save my filthy, damned soul. It was quite the performance. A friend of mine made much the same impression when he volunteered for the Hitchcock fx presentation, pretending to be the Norman Lloyd character from Saboteur. Good times, but it is a theme park, and not a real studio history tour, although one can watch Nickelodeon shows being filmed, if that's your bag.
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A couple more MST3K - Last of the Wild Horses (1948), and The Starfighters (1964). The latter film, about Air Force jet pilots and starring future California congressman Robert Dornan, may be the worst movie I've seen featured on the show.
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More MST3K - Alien from L.A. (1988), Radar Secret Service (1950), and Code Name: Diamond Head (1977).
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1 minute ago, Sepiatone said:
Now, now!
I wasn't referring to the Hallmark/Lifetime syrup fests. It's just that personally, CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON doesn't get me in a "Christmasy" mood.
I don't even recall mentioning Hallmark. Y'all gotta remember... RIF( reading is fundamental)
Sepiatone
I was responding to the OP, not you, dipstick.
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Yes, we should have Christmas movies on all channels 24/7 during the months of November and December. The complete Hallmark-Channel-ization of the TV landscape.
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I enjoyed three more MST3K presentations - Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966), The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (1953), and Operation Double 007/Operation Kid Brother (1967).
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1 minute ago, sewhite2000 said:
I guess I saw Peter Cushing and very briefly Carrie Fisher (though she was still alive the day the movie was released, I think) CGI'd into that Star Wars spinoff movie, um .... Rogue One! (how quickly I forget), but if this is already going on to any great extent other than that one movie, I'm not aware of it.
It's not, but some company wants it to be. We'll see if it's much ado about nothing when or if that "James Dean in Vietnam" movie ever sees the light of day.
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Noir Alley
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Maniac is Joe Spinell's signature role. If someone were to bring him up, this is the first movie I'd mention.