Det Jim McLeod
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Lorne Greene was in Autumn Leaves with Leonard Mudie
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12 hours ago, Princess of Tap said:
The first film is like a beautiful minimalist template for James Whale. The second film was his masterpiece.
But I've also always enjoyed Roland V. Lee's The Son of Frankenstein.
I am one of the few who not only think "Bride" is superior to the original, but "Son" is also. I rate the original 9/10 and the two sequels both get a 10/10.
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Cyd Charisse was in It's Always Fair Weather with Dan Dailey
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5 minutes ago, Dargo said:
And btw, besides all the other terrific performances in Nightmare Alley, how about Ian Keith's as the drunken character Pete here?...
(...wow, RIGHT?!)
Totally agree. I had heard that Universal had wanted him to play Dracula in "Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein" before going with Bela Lugosi.
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Johnny Sands was in Two Flags West with Joseph Cotten
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9 hours ago, cmovieviewer said:
I did not watch the movie live tonight since I have seen it several times before (just watched the intro and wrap-up to see what the new Essentials is like)
What did you think? "Marty" is one of my top ten favorites and I wanted to see what the new co host Ava Duvernay had to say about it. I was ready to hit the mute button if she said anything critical or "politically correct" about it. Luckily, she had nothing but high praise for it. I actually wish she had spoken longer in regard to the film, at the closing sequence she went on about her own career, then I lost interest.
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On 5/3/2019 at 9:10 PM, TomJH said:
One of the most intriguing aspects of Nightmare Alley for me is that this may be the only Hollywood studio "A" production of its time that dared to explore the subject of the exploitation of the gullible in their belief in a hereafter and spirit world. Or, as Carlisle calls it in the film, the spook racket.
While there may be a few minor "B"s that have delved into this subject matter (MGM's nifty Miracles for Sale comes to mind, as well as a really minor effort called Religious Racketeer in which Mrs. Harry Houdini was involved, I believe) Nightmare Alley stands alone in its time, I suspect, as the sole major Hollywood production to tackle a subject matter that could be as controversial as this for some of its audience members.
I had seen this film before and I had given it a rating of 8/10. Strangely enough, I could not recall anything about it when I rewatched it today. I still think it's a great film with shocking twists and turns with excellent acting by everyone. It was way ahead of it's time and would have been good material for 1960s exploitation directors like Roger Corman (who had his own carny mentalist sequence in "X, The Man With The Xray Eyes") or Sam Fuller who could make great films out of lurid subjects and sleazy characters.
Still, I am still perplexed on why I could not remember anything about it, maybe I was a victim of the spook racket.
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Absolute Beginners
Next-Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (2 with David Bowie)
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The Gaucho (1928)
Next-Mexican Spitfire (2 with Lupe Velez)
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Up The Down Staircase
Next-Sweet November (1968) 2 with Sandy Dennis
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Man Of The West
Next-Claudia Cardinale
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The Ghost And Mr Chicken
Next-Madeline Carroll
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5) She recorded the Oscar winning song "Secret Love" in one take.
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The Omega Man
next-Lois Duncan
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1) Her movie debut was in "Romance On The High Seas" (1948)
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Barbara Hale was in The Window with Arthur Kennedy
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My ten favorites so far:
Black Swan (2010)
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) Elizabeth Olsen plays a young woman rescued from a Manson-like cult, she tries to readjust to normal life
Zero Charisma (2013) a barely released indie about an obnoxious 30ish game master of a role playing game.
Her (2013)
Salinger (2013) excellent documentary about reclusive author J D Salinger
Gone Girl (2014)
Boyhood (2014)
Listen To Me Marlon (2015)- Marlon Brando's life in mostly his own words, best documentary I have ever seen on an actor
The Gift (2015)
LaLa Land (2016)
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It's May 1st again so I thought I would bump this one up.
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Angela Lansbury was in The World Of Henry Orient with Peter Sellers
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Bette Davis, so I could light a cigarette for her
Next-John Lennon or George Harrison?
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House Calls
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Cry Terror
The World The Flesh And The Devil (Inger Stevens double bill)
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The Legend Of Tom Dooley
Next-Robert Walker
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Eddie Albert was in Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn
First Movie SONG That Comes to Mind
in Games and Trivia
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"Love Can Make You Happy" from "Fireball Jungle"
Next-song that makes you cry