[MIDNIGHT COWBOY]

 

In The book The Films Of the Sixties, Douglas Brode called them "the oddest couple of them all"

Just watched it again last night On Demand with a great sound system hooked up, it is officially my#1 favorite film, at least today.

[Mash-Up Alternate Title]

James Cagney (White Heat) and Bob Hope (The Paleface) in The Seven Little Foys

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Blanche Hudson whacks Steve Austin

[Name the comedy]

Lover Come Back

next-Elliot Gould

[Name a Celebrity - Name a Movie]

Paul Ford was in The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming with Johnathan Winters

[The First Film That Comes to Mind...]

Monterey Pop

Next-a sandcastle

[Whose first movie was it?]

The Search (1948)

[Playing another character with the same first name]

18 hours ago, Peebs said:

Buddy Russo in The French Connection

Funny thing about that name, although he is listed in the credits as Buddy, he is never referred to by that name in the film, the only time his name is mentioned is when he refers to himself as "Cloudy".

[Is this review for real?]

1 hour ago, TopBilled said:

I was looking at reviews on the IMDb, and I came across this one (2 out of 28 people found it helpful):

OK so basically this lady is like going crazy and her husband used 2 b an alcoholic.....and they have art student living with them...anyways the old lady is like calling 4 her dead dog every morning...and the old dude is like on the verge of suicide through out the entire movie and they think that Marie is all "nice" but every night her and dirk are...."making the love"...i swear to god thats what the old lady refers to it as.....in the end the old dude gets totally wasted and gets sent to the crazy farm (mental hospital).....then he comes back and his wife is all like sad and like scared of him and he starts crying and then u're like is that the ending?? they sit me threw this totally boring movie and u leave me with an old guy crying?? not cool

There is no way that is a real review! Some college kid probably had to watch this in his class and got a few drunken frat buddies together to put this on the  site to annoy people. The scary thing is I was able to figure out the play he was referring to without seeing the title!

[MIDNIGHT COWBOY]

13 hours ago, HoldenIsHere said:

Here's a clip of an Englishy-sounding Elizabeth Taylor presenting the Best Picture Oscar to MIDNIGHT COWBOY. Accepting the award is producer Jerome Hellman.

She was born in England, but the accent didn't kick in until the 1960s. She doesn't look very happy to be there, maybe since husband Richard Burton had just lost another award that night, to John Wayne. 

[I Just Watched...]

4 hours ago, LawrenceA said:

Yes, he did. At least in this one he was still a nice guy. In many of them he's a creep to one degree or another.

That's true. I think one of them was "Savages" (1974) where he played a psycho hunter who stalks humans instead of animals.

[Never appeared in a film nominated for Best Picture]

A filmed nominated? Hey Top, you are typing more like your buddy spence now.

[on svengoolie tonite]

This was on last night. I rarely watch entire movies on here due to the long commercial interruptions though I do enjoy Sven's comedy bits and movie trivia. I like this movie but was disappointed to see some scenes totally cut out. Such as where Joan Crawford spills coffee on her dress and has a breakdown while waiting for her daughter to clean the spot. It cuts the entire scene where she first comes into house of her daughter's boyfriend and when she spills the coffee. It just goes right to the breakdown scene, which would leave new viewers to this totally confused.

[I Just Watched...]

14 hours ago, LawrenceA said:

Cleopatra Jones  (1973)  -  7/10

A highly entertaining comic action film. Stunning Amazonian beauty Tamara Dobson did a sequel to this one but never got any more good roles. The supporting cast is excellent. Shelley Winters is a hoot as drug dealing "Mommy", it seems like she did not say no to any role in the 1970s. Dan Frazer is solid as Cleo's boss, similar to the police chief he would play in "Kojak", he also has one of the best lines:

After Cleo gets into a brawl, he asks her if she's okay.

 She says "My body's okay", his reply "Okay? It's magnificent!"

[The Best Of Elisha Cook Jr]

On 8/23/2019 at 12:04 PM, jamesjazzguitar said:

Shane (his death scene with Jack Palance is one for the ages).

Yes, definitely one of the more shocking death scenes.

A trivia note- Jack Palance talked about "Shane" and "Cookie" (Elisha's nick name)on Johnny Carson's show- He said in between scenes the cast would go to a local bar and get drunk. Cook was totally plastered one night and Palance offered to help him get back to his hotel. When they got close to the place, a wobbly Cook said he was OK and didn't need any more help. Palance said "Cookie, let me at least get you to your room" and he replied "Nah, I heard about you Hollywood guys!"

[I Just Watched...]

12 hours ago, NickAndNora34 said:

GHOST WORLD (2001) *Score: 6.5/10* 

Starring: Steve Buscemi, Scarlett Johansson, Thora Birch, Bob Balaban, Ileana Douglas, Teri Garr (uncredited). 

Birch and Johansson star as best friends Enid and Rebecca (respectively), who have recently graduated from high school. The two have a plan to get jobs and move in together, but these plans get derailed when Enid befriends local audiophile, Seymour. 

Overall, I enjoyed everyone in this. I thought it was a solid take on what can happen to high school friendships after graduation. I've been there, so it certainly struck a chord with me. 

I LOVE this film! One of my favorites of the 21st century.

It came out at a time when there were many high school comedies, usually about ugly ducklings suddenly becoming the prom queen. This a sharp and hilarious satire with great performances. It concerns outcasts who actually like it that way and it doesn't have any pat happy endings. The scenes in the art classes are some of the funniest things ever, it pokes fun at pretentious art snobs and political correctness.

[The Best Of Elisha Cook Jr]

He is one of my favorite character actors and I almost put this on the stars for prime time schedule post, but I thought he deserved his own thread.

Here are some of my favorite performances of his:

Pigskin Parade (1936) a great musical comedy with Cook as a radical college student, the singing group The Yacht Club Boys sing a hilarious song "Down With Everything" dedicated to him.

Stranger On The Third Floor (1940) he is a pathetic taxi driver wrongly accused of murder in this early noir film.

The Maltese Falcon (1941) arguably his most famous role, as Wilmer the pint sized creep who acts as an enforcer for Sidney Greenstreet.

Born To Kill (1947) at first he seems like a pretty nice guy in this one, a level headed friend of his brutish pal Laurence Tierney, but shows his true colors later on.

The Killing (1956) he is the cuckolded husband of Marie Windsor in this heist film. He gets fed up being pushed around by everybody this time.

Rosemary's Baby (1968) a small but memorable role as a fastidious apartment manager who shows a sinister New York dwelling to Mia Farrow and John Cassavettes. An interesting thing about this role is that his character is supposed to have fingers missing on both hands, just like in the book. He was made up to look like this but it is hard to notice it in the movie. 

 

What are your favorites?

[Double Feature]

House On Haunted Hill (1959)

Next- Stranger On The Third Floor (1940)-2 with Elisha Cook Jr in memorable supporting roles

[Double Feature]

Planet Of The Apes (1968)

next-Earthquake (Charlton Heston double bill)

[Name a Celebrity - Name a Movie]

Alan Hale was in The Prince And The Pauper with Errol Flynn

[I Just Watched...]

1 hour ago, cinemaspeak59 said:

My take, having just seen it, is Bergman returning to one of his favorite themes: questioning the importance of art, and his judgment of the artist as deceiver, unnecessary, and brought down from external and internal forces.

As you mention, there are so many haunting images. 

Interesting point, especially as the group of people call the Von Sydow character "Mr Artist" in a rather condescending way.

Another striking image was the puppet show in the castle, it is seen in long shot and it does not appear to be a puppet at all, but a real person. Just another thing to contemplate.  

[Whose last movie was it?]

John Barrymore

next-The Last Angry Man (1959)

[I Just Watched...]

Hour Of The Wolf (1968) 8/10

An artist lives in a remote cottage on an island with his wife. She reads his diary and finds out some shocking things. Max Von Sydow and Liv Ullmann star.

This is a first time viewing for me, one of the best Ingmar Bergman films I have seen so far. I was drawn into it right away as  Ullmann speaks directly to the camera. The images are some of the most bizarre and shocking I have seen in a film. I kept wondering are the strange encounters ghosts, hallucinations, pure fiction written in his diary? I guess I will have to keep wondering...

[Why does Stanley Donen Never Get His Due?]

1 hour ago, jamesjazzguitar said:

Charade is good but since we are talking about Hitch and Grant,  how would you rank the 3 thrillers they made with Charade?

Here's my ranking

1. North By Northwest- the best comic thriller I have ever seen. Grant gives one of his best performances, crop dusting and Mt Rushmore scenes are highlights. And Grant's forced drunk driving scene is hilarious. Eva Marie Saint's character is intriguing and she looks great. 

2. Charade- yes, I like it more than the other two Hitchcock-Grant films for reasons I state in my above post.

3. Notorious-good film, I have seen it all the way through once, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains are very good, I found the film a bit dull at times, not much humor, the above two are definitely lighter in tone. Grant is deadly serious here as the tough government agent. 

4. To Catch A Thief-it's pretty good, not a big fan. More of a romantic film, not enough suspense. A fairly enjoyable bit of fluff, nice locations, suave Grant, gorgeous Grace Kelly.

[Why does Stanley Donen Never Get His Due?]

11 hours ago, slaytonf said:

They say 'Charade is the best thriller he never made.

Has Hitchcock suddenly become a dirty word?

Anyway, "Charade" is a terrific piece of entertainment, but unless you never seen a Hitchcock film, it is hard not to compare it. It has one of Hitch's favorite actors, Cary Grant, as well as suspense, romance, a MacGuffin, plot twists, menacing villains and a lot of comedy, probably more comic moments than in a Hitchcock film.

Donen certainly deserves the credit for making a great film, his next would be an equally great comic thriller "Arabesque" with another Hitchcock actor Gregory Peck. 

[Actors You Would Have Liked To See Play Bond?]

9 hours ago, skimpole said:

Cary Grant was infinitely cooler than any Bond.

I had read that Grant agreed to do the role for 1 film but turned it down because he did not want to sign on for a series of films. He was getting old and grey by the time of "Dr No", though "Charade" gives a idea how he would be as Bond. He does a great fight scene with hook handed George Kennedy (he would have been an excellent Bond villain).