film lover 293
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Monday, Sept. 26th/27th--Insomniacs Delight (Mine, anyway)--All times E.S.T.:
12:00 a.m. "Tonight and Every Night" (1945)--Rita Hayworth musical
2:00 a.m. "The Sea Hawk" (1940)--Errol's best black and white swashbuckler, with a terrific score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
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Correct, Swithin.
Your Thread.
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VOYAGE TO THE PLANET OF PREHISTORIC WOMEN.
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Orange drink franchise + salad
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Terrence--Correct--That's three out of the four I thought of--the other was "Invitation to the Dance" (1957).
Your Thread.
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Stanley Laurel
Next--Theodosia Goodman.
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?
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Gone With the Wind (GWTW)?
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Name three primarily Live action musicals that mixed animation with live action for a song (or more).
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I saw five films for the first time last week:
"The Undying Monster" (1942)--Programmer that runs just over an hour paces itself at a sprint to fit all the plot in the running time. Good photography by Lucien Ballard and effective scoring by David Raksin help out. Script borrows liberally from "Rebecca" (1940), "Angel Street" (1940), and other sources. Film's a fun watch: it comes off as a hybrid of horror film/parody, whether it was meant that way or not.
"The Story of Mankind" (1957)--Ronald Colman as The Spirit of Man and Vincent Price as Mr. Scratch present their case before an Outer Space Judge and Jury whether mankind should be eliminated or not. They cite cases from history to illustrate their argument(s). Thirty odd stars make cameo appearances. Vincent Price, Groucho Marx (as Peter Minuit) and Harpo Marx (as Isaac Newton, complete with harp) are the most entertaining players in this "so bad, it's good" comic book history lesson.
"Die, Monster, Die! (1965)--Horror film starring Boris Karloff and Nick Adams, based on H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Colour Out of Space" is ok, but could have been better. Karloff, the musical score, and a Mostly intelligent script are the strengths. Weaknesses are Adams and a dimwitted heroine who faithfully follows the old horror movie cliche "If you have an obvious, intelligent course of action(s) to take, do the exact Opposite". Karloff's performance, the visuals, and a Nasty loose end of plot that's not tied up make film worth watching.
"9 To 5" (1980)--Occasionally funny film about three working women and their male chauvinist boss that was a box office hit, thanks to Dolly Partons' rendition of the theme song and the comic skills of Lily Tomlin and director Colin Higgins. Script does have some one liners to remember, and a golden fantasy sequence, with Snow White and animated accomplices. A fun watch.
"Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" (1957)--Excellent John Huston film, with Deborah Kerr as a stranded nun and Robert Mitchum as a shipwrecked marine on a South Pacific island in WW II. Mitchum and Kerr have chemistry together, and make this a believable love story/drama/comedy. Mitchum's encounter with a sea turtle and Kerr's introduction to sushi are memorable.
Favorite--"Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" (1957).
Least Favorite--"The Undying Monster" (1942).
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Princess of Tap??
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Bruce Bereford's "Crimes of the Heart" (1986) starred:
Sissy Spacek (Best Actress for 1980's "Coal Miner's Daughter").
Jessica Lange (Best Supporting Actress for 1982's "Tootsie").
Diane Keaton (Best Actress for 1977's "Annie Hall").
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Dumbbells In Ermine
Next--ULNODPEBLS
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Brigadoon
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Lawrence--You're exactly right, down to having the episodes in the right order, LOL.
Your Thread, Lawrence.
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Early in his career, this actor starred in an adaptation of a famous author's book about a home. A couple of decades later, he starred in a three episode film based on the same author's works. One of the episodes was another version of the early film he starred in. In the earliest film he played the villain--in the later film, the hero. Please name the actor, the two films, the three stories the films are based on, and the author.
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"The Phenix City Story" (1955)
Next--Alaska
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starliteyes--You're exactly right!
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According to imdb, "Eureka" (1983) was released only in New York, after costing between 10-11 million dollars; according to Box Office Mojo, Eurekas' Total domestic gross was $123,572.00.
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"Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" (1957)--Starring Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr. Directed by John Huston.
Marvelous WW II film, set in the South Pacific in 1944, on an island three hundred miles from Fiji. Mr. Allison (Mitchum), sole survivor of from his submarine, washes up on an island. He meets Sister Angela (Kerr), who was left behind when the ship that was supposed to take her from the island left without her. A Japanese plane flies over while on a reconnaissance mission. Film goes from there.
Mitchum and and Kerr (she was nominated for an Oscar) are both excellent and have chemistry, as film gradually turns into a love story/comedy. Mitchums' encounter with a turtle and Kerrs' introduction to sushi are especially memorable.
Oswald Morris did the fine cinematography. John Huston wrote the Oscar nominated screenplay. Four different composers were responsible for the musical score, which verges on being "Cute". I saw the film on archive.org. Very good film. 3.5/4
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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
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This actress starred in at least three musical remakes in her career, one of which was an improvement over the original, two of which ranged from just inferior to disastrous. Please name the lady, the three remakes and three original films.
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"9 To 5" (1980)--Starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Dabney Coleman, directed by Colin Higgins.
Intermittently funny comedy gets off to a good start with the theme song sung by Parton. The plot is about three ordinary working women and their evil boss.
Fonda is miscast but ok as the overwhelmed newbie who has a disastrous first day on the job. She just doesn't seem the "timid mouse" type, no matter how loudly her clothes scream she is.
Parton made her film debut in 9 to 5, and gave a good performance as the secretary the office assumes is Harts' (Coleman) mistress. She has the films' most memorable line (the one that was featured in television commercials and the film's trailer).
Tomlin is a delight in the film; her lines aren't always funny, but her delivery of them is. She has the films best sequence, where she imagines killing Hart while starring in a Disney film, with animated accomplices.
I saw the film on archive.org. Technical note--the copy I saw was from a videotape, and there were problems with the picture graying/whiting out at the movies' end.
Aside from technical problems, film is an ok watch. 2.5/4.
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Speedracer5--You described Two Smart People well. It wasn't quite a comedy, or quite a drama--I liked Ball and Hodiak, but thought director Dassin was trying for a certain feel, like Rififi (1954) or "How To Steal A Million" (1966) and for whatever reason (Front Office meddling? an unclear script?) film didn't turn out well. This felt like a blueprint for "Rififi" (1954) or "Topkapi" (1964). I liked the film in spite of the missteps.
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HORROR MOVIE TRIVIA
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"The Thirteenth Guest" (1932), Ginger Rogers?