Det Jim McLeod
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22 hours ago, JakeHolman said:
2 IS BETTER ...
You say there's an original review of the film on here and on your other posts, but don't show it.
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Tracy Ullman was in Household Saints with Illeana Douglas
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7. While working on Wuthering Heights (1939), he said he learned a lot about film acting from director William Wyler, who he said treated him in "the most rough and insulting manner".
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23 hours ago, Swithin said:
On Svengoolie tonight, October 26, 2019: The Mummy's Ghost (1944). Kharis, Ananka, and the tanna leaves. I love this series.
A pretty good sequel, and good episode for Svengoolie. I thought the Ramsey Ames rapid aging scenes were well done.
Sven had some good trivia, I never knew that Lon Chaney had been accidentally cut when he smashed a real glass case in one scene. You can actually see some real blood on his bandaged chin.
Sven also does a very funny Jerry Lewis impression in a sketch were he plays Judge Jerry in a "People's Court" parody.
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10. She was one of Alfred Hitchcock's favorite leading ladies, appearing in 3 of his films
Next-Laurence Olivier
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Martha Hyer was in Some Came Running with Frank Sinatra
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Eye Of The Needle (1981)
Next- Don't Look Now (1973) Donald Sutherland double feature
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Esmeralda in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Next- Hugh Jackman, Peter Cushing, Laurence Olivier
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William Holden (Sabrina), Kim Novak (The Amorous Adventures Of Moll Flanders) Rosalind Russell (The Women) in Picnic
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Guy Woodhouse tries to get Plato into a life of crime, Brooks Hatlen tries to intervene.
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2 hours ago, Ampersand said:
Groucho Marx as a colonist is so him by his delivery and comedic style that you don't even need the mustache to know it's him; with the other Marx brothers enterprising other roles but none onscreen together.
Groucho has the funniest moments, Harpo as Isaac Newton is good too, I believe the only time he was in a color film, we get to see him in red wig. Chico has an interesting scene as a monk advising Christopher Columbus, he plays it completely straight in his only serious role.
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6 hours ago, TomJH said:
Douglas, accepting second billing to Lancaster, is very solid in his less showy role as the "Judas," the general's underling who becomes suspicious of a military coup and reports it to the White House. The first portion of the film, as the suspicions grow, we see through Douglas`s eyes.
Douglas says in his autobiography that he sent the script to Burt Lancaster and told him "I'll play either part, you choose." When Burt decided to play the part of the bad general behind the takeover plot, Douglas said "it was fine with me, because it was the part I usually play, the heavy. I enjoyed playing the role of nice guy."
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Other than Tarzan, the only other thing I remember him on was as host of a game show Face The Music in the early 1980s. It only lasted a season.
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 9/10 DVD
Sally and her wheelchair bound brother Franklin go to small Texas town to visit their granddaddy's grave accompanied by Sally's boyfriend Jerry and another couple Kirk and Pam. They encounter a weird family of maniacs who slice and dice anyone that comes around.
This is a great exercise in sheer terror, I chose the above advert because it is the one I recall seeing in the paper when it was re released.
The film is short on character development but great in pulse pounding horror. Marilyn Burns plays Sally and she is the greatest screamer I have ever seen on film, she looks great in those skin tight bell bottoms also. The low budget and grainy photography are actual assets to the film,director Tobe Hooper gives us great atmosphere. There is some macabre humor as we see the weird family of killers. We first meet the crazed Hitch-hiker and later his chainsaw wielding brother. The humor comes from the older brother who acts as a cook and keeps the two crazier brothers in line. There is surprisingly little gore in the film, for me the most disturbing scene was an extreme close up of Sally's terrified eyes.
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15 hours ago, cigarjoe said:
Zodiac was written by James Vanderbuilt and was based on Robert Graysmith's eponymous book. Robert was a political cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1969 when the Zodiac killer case broke, he attempted to decode the four cryptograms sent to the paper and in turn became obsessed with the case. He wrote two books about the Zodiac and five other pieces on other crimes. One of those was made into the film Auto Focus (2002).
The well researched film (a lot of scenes where shot where the actual events happened) follows the investigations by Graysmith, San Francisco Chronicle crime reporter Paul Avery, San Francisco Police Department inspectors Dave Toschi and Bill Armstrong, and Sgt. Jack Mulanax from the Vallejo, California Police Department where the first Zodiac killing took place.It's Fincher's style, the cinematography of Harris Savides, the dietetic soundtracks, and the music by David Shire, that combine to suck you into the story.
It's more like an ensemble film. All the actors do a great job though none of them really stands out performance wise, though of course most time is spent with Gyllenhaal, Downey Jr., Ruffalo, Edwards and Sevigny. They all could have been replaced by other actors with no real change in the overall quality of the film. 9/10 Full review with some screencaps in Film Noir/Gangster pages.
I love this one as well 9/10. I have read a lot about the real life Zodiac case, which as of today has not been solved. I think it helps to know about the case beforehand, because you really have to pay attention when watching this film in order to catch everything that is happening. It is a treat for film buffs as well, Insp, Toschi was the inspiration for Bullitt, Steve McQueen hung out with him when researching the role and had a copy made of the unusual holster for his gun.In the film, reporter Paul Avery sarcastically calls Toschi "Bullitt". Dirty Harry also was inspired by the Zodiac case, as tough Insp. Harry Callahan is in pursuit of a mad San Francisco sniper. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) is mentioned in the film as well, Graysmith thinks Zodiac may be obsessed with the story of mad Count Zaroff who hunts humans. The chief suspect (played by John Carroll Lynch) admits to loving this story, in a great scene where he is questioned by the 3 detectives.
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5 hours ago, TopBilled said:
A fantastic actor. Others would have been overshadowed by Bea Arthur, but he made Walter a very engaging character who existed equally alongside Maude. It was her show, but he was more than just a supporting player.
I agree, I was a big fan of his and "Maude". He also had great chemistry with Conrad Bain, who played his best friend Arthur. There were a few episodes where Walter and Arthur are given the spotlight. These are some of the funniest episodes, I recall one show where Walter dreams that he kissed Arthur and tells him about it, then the two go on a fishing trip and uptight Arthur is constantly trying to act macho!
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2 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
so all apologies for being culturally insensitive and I'm sure someone, somewhere likes it...
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29 minutes ago, NickAndNora34 said:
I wish Patsy Kelly had had more screen time, because I think she's funny too.
She had one of her funniest moments here, near the end.
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The King Of Comedy (1983) 10/10 DVD
It is about Rupert Pupkin, a nerd (Robert DeNiro) who fancies himself a great comedian and wants to be famous like his idol talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). This film is getting a lot more attention these days due to the similarity to the new Joker, which I have also just seen.
I had seen this when it was first released and liked it, but I have seen it numerous more times and it has grown to be one of my favorite movies of all time. It has become more timely than ever today, with all the no talent "stars" of reality shows and Youtube who have achieved some fame.
DeNiro gives one of his best performances in an atypical role, he had just played tough guy boxer Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull and makes a total 180 as the delusional, pathetic loser Pupkin. Jerry Lewis is great as Langford, a man who has become weary from the fame. He said in interviews that he just played himself, and if you saw him on his telethon or talk shows where his over serious and sometimes arrogant side comes out, you see what he means.
There are some funny, cringing moments in it, making this a very unusual movie experience. Martin Scorsese's direction is excellent, blending fantasy and reality.
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My favorite Hitchcock film, Shadow Of A Doubt.
The most striking scene for me was when nice teenage girl Teresa Wright confronts her serial killer uncle Joseph Cotten and threatens him in the shadows. "Go away or I'll kill you myself!"
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Rising Sun (1993)
Next- The Presidio (1988) 2 with Sean Connery
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Fanny And Alexander (1983)
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2. He had prematurely grey hair.
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1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
it's kind of a mess, but an intriguing mess, which is what i expected.
I agree, the most memorable (and shocking ) scene was Polidori (Timothy Spall) drinking down a glass full of leeches!
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Name 10 Facts About This Actor
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9) He won the NY Film Critics Award for Sleuth (1972)