Det Jim McLeod
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5 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
that said, I watched THE BLACK CAT 1934
I just wanted to say that this is the best caricature I have ever seen of Lugosi and Karloff! High praise to whomever did it.
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1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
DAVID MANNERS, sigh, every time I get mad at him for kind of ruining every scene he is in in everything I look at those PUPPY DOG EYES and I forgive him...as a huge fan of 1930's horror movies, one of my FAVORITE "leitmotifs" in films of the period is the figure of THE UTTERLY USELESS YOUNG ROMANTIC LEAD who does nothing but get in the way of the wise old Professor who is here to actually get things done. The only romantic male lead in a horror movie of the time that is more worthless is the guy in WHITE ZOMBIE.
I agree Manners was very bland in films like Dracula (1931) and The Mummy (1932), I thought he was pretty good in this one. He even got to show a bit of humor, after he gets fed up with weird goings on in the house, he says "Next time I go to Niagara Falls!". He gets a funny moment at the end too.
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Silent House is the only I saw, I thought it was OK. I like Elizabeth Olsen and it was better than most modern horror films.
My pick for the worst of 2012 is Dark Shadows, Tim Burton's unfunny comedy version of the classic Gothic soap opera.
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I got a chance to see "Detective Story" in a revival theater several years ago and Lee Grant was present for the screening.She was nominated for an Oscar and won the Cannes Film Festival award,however she said"I don't know what all the fuss was about,I don't think I was that good in this!"However she gave praise to her costars,saying"wasn't Kirk great! And Eleanor Parker,I had thought she was mediocre in other films,but was excellent here."When asked if there was any tension on the set,she said that William Bendix(who played Douglas's sympathetic police partner)truly hated Joe Wiseman(playing a loudmouth burglar)for his scene stealing antics.
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When I'm writing I usually pick film over movie, because it's one less keystroke.
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10 hours ago, sewhite2000 said:
There was an effective use of the song "God" as a montage for the transition from Beatles to solo career. It may have been the first time I ever heard that song
That was another great sequence. Lennon's first two solo studio albums "Plastic Ono Band" and "Imagine" are IMO the two best solo Beatle albums, though the other 3 made some great ones too. For McCartney I would pick 1982's "Tug Of War". Harrison "Cloud Nine" in 1988, I would have picked "All Things Must Pass" (1970) if he didn't include those boring jam sessions. The "Ringo" album for Starr, it had 3 top ten singles and contributions from the other 3 Beatles.
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11 hours ago, EricJ said:
FTR, and just tangentially on topic, there's rumors that Let It Be (1969) may not be MIA much longer--
Sir Paul, who took the movie out of circulation, always felt that the documentary focused too much on documenting the breakup-tensions, and made it look like the group had been at each other's throats for the whole session. A year ago, he was rumored to be looking with Peter Jackson at an extended re-edit/remaster for disk, restoring deleted footage that shows a balance of more of the lighter moments. And from Ringo's comments last summer, sounds like they're already at work.
That could be interesting. I saw the film years ago, I thought it was just OK. The group really seems disinterested at times, the magic happens when they finally get it all together and record some great songs.
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I just watched this again (VHS tape) in honor of what would have been John Lennon's 79th birthday.
I believe this documentary is the best portrait of Lennon and The Beatles on film.
It revolves around the recording of song "Imagine" as well as the album of the same name in 1971. It is narrated by Lennon from tons of interviews he gave. After the scene is set, it goes back to the beginning of The Beatles and and see many familiar clips of performances of "Twist And Shout", "From Me To You" and "Help". The most fascinating part of this doc are rare home movies of John at home and of some news segments probably not seen since there were aired. A striking scene shows where an obsessed fan found his way to John's England estate. The young man is confused and may be on drugs but believes John's songs are speaking directly to him, asking him the meaning behind his "I Dig A Pony" song, John tells him it was just playing around with words, literally a nonsense song. John gently tells him the songs should not be mixed up with his own life and offers the guy something to eat. After we see the psychedelic Beatle years of "Strawberry Field Forever" and "Sgt Pepper", it goes into John's years of peace protests and marriage to Yoko Ono where the press and some fans turned on him. One news reporter refers to him as the most "way out" of The Beatles. The most memorable scene for me was when John and Yoko were doing their "bed-in" for peace in 1969, conservative cartoonist Al Capp (creator of "Lil Abner") came to heckle them. Capp sarcastically puts down the album "Two Virgins" in which John and Yoko appeared full frontal naked on the cover. He also complains about the lyrics to "Ballad Of John and Yoko" where John sings about "they're gonna crucify me", John tells Capp he is taking it too literally. Capp also tells him "I'm sure the other 3 guys are Englishmen!" This is a very well rounded portrait of Lennon as we see the witty, peaceful side most associate with him but we also see the anger and impatience most did not get to see. There is a scene where a angrily curses out a recording engineer for not setting up the correct version of as song he wanted. He loses his temper when NY Times reporter Gloria Emerson accuses him of self aggrandizing behavior with his peace protests. She says she used to admire him, but he tells her "Well I'm glad you liked the old mop tops, love, but I've grown up, but you obviously haven't!" We also get some rare home movies during the years he quit the music business to raise his son. Best scene is when he and Yoko meet a fan in Central Park, of course the first question he asks is "When are The Beatles gettin' back together?" John's funny answer was "Oh tomorrow, tomorrow!"
Did anyone ever see this? What are your opinions?
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Down With Love
Next-Jack Nicholson
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The Court Jester
next-Orson Welles
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27 minutes ago, TomJH said:
I grew up watching the Universal monster films and the Wolf Man was always my favourite. He scared the heck out of me in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in particular. I was such a fan of this character that I sent a fan letter to Chaney and was thrilled to receive his autograph on a card in response, one of the real thrills of my young life. I've still got that card. His signature, by the way, is almost identical to that of his father.
Great story Tom. Lon Jr is a great favorite of mine as well. I was able to get the autograph of his grandson Ron at a horror movie convention about 20 years ago.
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Wallace Beery (Treasure Island) Jean Harlow (Dinner At Eight) Clark Gable (Mutiny On The Bounty) and Rosalind Russell (Auntie Mame) in China Seas
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Count Dracula and Lennie Small are mute servants to Sherlock Holmes
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Caged (1950)
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964) 2 with Agnes Moorehead
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I have a great memory of seeing Glenda Jackson on Broadway back in 1988. She was playing Lady Macbeth, Christopher Plummer played her husband.
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1 hour ago, EricJ said:
Oh, well, here:
Local Hero was discovered, gushed over, and hailed, because nobody had seen Forsyth's work earlier in Gregory. (And of course, that's teen Gregory as the masked motorcyclist roaring through the village.)
It was only afterwards, after the popular of Gregory and Local Hero, that distributors dug up Forsyth's earlier first-draft work in That Sinking Feeling (1979) which was much closer to Gregory than Local.
Unfortunately, Forsyth snapped, turned depressed, and started looking for some Universal Cosmic Philosophy and World Awareness sometime after Comfort & Joy and before Housekeeping, and Gregory's Two Girls is (very definitely) the depressed, neurotic product of the Later Forsyth. Yes, including the one who directed Robin Williams in Being Human.
I never saw Being Human or Gregory's Two Girls but have seen all the others. Forsyth also gave Burt Reynolds one of his better later roles in Breaking In.
Local Hero, Comfort & Joy and Housekeeping are all very low key and interesting, but Gregory's Girl will always be my favorite.
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5 minutes ago, Sepiatone said:
Sorry. Never heard of NOR seen it.
Sepiatone
If you like quirky comedies from the UK, you may like it, it's worth seeking out.
I only reason I heard of it in 1982 was because Siskel and Ebert praised it on their show.
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On 10/3/2019 at 12:37 PM, LawrenceA said:
All Monsters Attack - There seems to be a hole in the schedule here - They have this 70-minute movie scheduled from 8PM until 1AM! My guess is they will show Ebirah, Horror of the Deep and Godzilla vs Hedorah/Godzilla vs the Smog Monster in this time slot.
All Monsters Attack is one of the worst Godzilla movies, it features a talking Minya (Godzilla's son) helping a bullied schoolboy from gangsters. I always preferred the mean, evil Godzilla to the more family friendly one of the late 1960s.
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This Scottish comedy is currently being shown in NY's Film Forum this week. I saw it last night and director Bill Forsyth was in attendance. It is about awkward adolescent Gregory who falls in love with Dorothy, the girl who takes his place on the school football (soccer) team.
I saw this when it first was released here in America in 1982. In contrast to many America teen sex comedies of the time, this was more realistic and a lot more funny. Gordon John Sinclair (Gregory) was hilarious in his naivete and clumsiness, the host last night compared him to a silent movie comedian and I think that is a spot on observation. Forysth was so great at putting little bits of business in his films that have nothing to do with the plot but memorable nevertheless. Some examples in this film are a kid in a penguin costume walking the halls of the school and a scene of the headmaster amusing himself while playing a happy tune on a piano.
Anyone else love this one?
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Rosemary's Baby
Mia Farrow notices a chalky undertaste in the chocolate "mouse" prepared by nosy neighbor Ruth Gordon
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They are not showing King Kong Vs Godzilla? That's my favorite one!
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Still confusing Jena with Alicia?
spence wrote on May 24
I don't care for many people & as most know that read my jazz on these boards especially the on'es still living! But immediately took to Aussie JENNA MALONE myself, how about yu folks?
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The Family Way (1967)
A British film with Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett as a young married couple. They go to live in the house of his macho father (John Mills) and Bennett finds he is impotent. It may not seem like much but it is very funny and fairly frank for it's time.
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1 hour ago, Sepiatone said:
While everyone seems to think this thread is a good idea( and I ain't saying it isn't) nobody seems curious as to why 1948 was singled out. And did the good detective mean which out of ALL the songs from ALL the movies in 1948 should have won the Oscar? Or, just out of the nominees?
Sepiatone
I just picked 1948 because I knew and liked 4 out the 5 songs nominated (I was flipping through my Inside Oscar book looking for a topic). My intention was to see what everyone would choose from the nominees.
If anybody wants to mention other movie songs from that year, it's OK by me.
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Frenzy (1972)
Police inspector Alec McCowan can't get a good home cooked meal
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Top Five Favorite Judy Garland Movie Songs
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The new bio-pic "Judy" is creating new interest in Judy Garland so I thought I would share my favorites of the movie songs she performed-
1. Over The Rainbow from The Wizard Of Oz- her signature song, I am sure this is everyone's favorite, but only Judy can sing it, I have never heard a version come close to hers. It is beautifully wistful and her voice is so tender and emotional. I also think it is the greatest song ever introduced on film.
2. The Man That Got Away from A Star Is Born-a simple torch song becomes a gut wrenching emotional performance from the power of her voice. A true show stopper.
3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas from Meet Me In St Louis-a beautiful song that became a holiday standard, once again no one has topped the original. The song has such greater impact when seen within the context of the film, Judy is the older sister trying to cheer up sad little sis Margaret O'Brien. It seemed much more beautiful and haunting here.
4. Get Happy from Summer Stock-a jaunty upbeat number despite the lyrics about the coming of Judgement day. It turned out to be Judy's final film at MGM, but this performance ranks as one of her best. One of the few times she would look very sexy on film too.
5. But Not For Me from Girl Crazy-a poignant Gershwin tune, made heart breaking by Judy's beautiful voice.
What are your top five?