Det Jim McLeod
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That Thing You Do (1996)
Next-Trial And Error (1997) two early Charlize Theron appearances
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Dragnet (1987)
Next-Victor Mature
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Just now, TopBilled said:
Thanks. That one seems like a logline that they used for the tagline. They might have had different taglines on other posters.
I remember seeing it on old trailer for it, when they put the huge white lettering with exclamation points!!!
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One of my favorite films
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2 minutes ago, TopBilled said:
I think there is some benefit in the PC-influenced films that Hollywood is now making. Studios are demonstrating responsibility in the way men and women are depicted on screen.
Just because they are more responsible in depicting men and woman on screen doesn't mean it will change men and women in real life.
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On 4/5/2019 at 10:47 AM, Swithin said:
I don't think they should have listed the hunchback nurse as part of "The devil's own brood."
Probably not, but if you see the film, she is actually a sympathetic character. In the previous film in the series "House Of Frankenstein" the hunchback (J Carroll Naish) is a psycho killer.
"House Of Dracula" is IMO the weakest chapter in the Frankenstein Universal series. It repeats many things from the last one including some of the same dialogue. I found some of the scientific explanations of vampires and werewolves to be kind of boring, I prefer the supernatural explanations.
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10 hours ago, LawrenceA said:
The Haunted (1991) - 5/10
TV-movie "based on the true story"of the Smurl family, who begin experiencing supernatural phenomena after moving into a house in Pennsylvania. The wife (Sally Kirkland) becomes increasingly distressed while the husband (Jeffrey DeMunn) is slow to accept what's going on. They eventually have to turn to the clergy and others for help. Featuring Louise Latham, Diane Baker, Stephen Markle, Joyce Van Patten, George D. Wallace, and William O'Connell. This was based on another case (and subsequent book) from paranormal investigators Ed & Lorraine Warren, here played by Stephen Markle and Diane Baker, respectively and pictured below. These are the same two that The Conjuring movies are based on. After reading up on the facts of the case, they appear to be as full of **** with this one as they are with their other cases. The movie also takes a lot of liberties with the purported occurrences as detailed in the book, changing around what was done to who, and when. It's still fairly entertaining in places, with some very outre "ghost" moments, including an attempted assault on the dad by a demon, and a big brown smudge floating around the house scaring Kirkland and Latham.
I remember watching this when first broadcast and thought it was pretty good.
I own the book it was based on and whether you believe it or not, it makes for a fascinating read, reading about the incidents are more frightening than seeing them on screen.
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8 hours ago, Sgt_Markoff said:
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
'The BANK DICK'..when old (blind) Mister Muckle is COMING FOR HIS QUMQUATS!
That scene is from "It's A Gift" which is in my favorite WC Fields film and in my top ten comedies. Also it's not Mr Muckle who wants kumquats, it's that loudmouth customer.
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9 minutes ago, TopBilled said:
A fun montage:
Thanks, the montage makes it look like an artistic "Beach Party" movie.
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Wagon Master
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1 hour ago, LawrenceA said:
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Raising Arizona
- Dr. Strangelove
- This is Spinal Tap
- Airplane!
- Young Frankenstein
- The Jerk
- Duck Soup
- Caddyshack
- Life of Brian
I am big fan of Monty Python also. But my favorite of their movies is "The Meaning Of Life". It has many of their most hilarious sketches and well as some great comedy songs. I like "Holy Grail" and "Life Of Brian" but while it has many very funny scenes, there are some draggy moments as well in between the hilarity.
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17 minutes ago, Bogie56 said:
A Night at the Opera (1935) was by far the best theatre movie going experience I have had. College crowd in a packed theatre in the 70's. Those were the days when you could smoke in the cinema and it wasn't only tobacco!
I know many people prefer this one to mine, and I do like it, I feel there are not as many laughs.
"Duck Soup" is pure 100% undiluted Marx madness. Whereas "Night At The Opera" has a bit too much music (even the music in DS is funny) and romantic subplot. Harpo is also made into a more child like victim rather than the wild madman of the Paramount films.
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Coming Home
Next-Deliverance (Jon Voight double bill)
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On 4/3/2019 at 7:04 PM, Sgt_Markoff said:
Remember him best from a really harrowing flick, 'The Incident'. A must-see for many reasons. What a cast: Jan Sterling, Beau Bridges, Martin Sheen, Gary Merrill.
I made a thread about "The Incident" and director Larry Peerce in Films And Filmmakers, if you want to dig it up.
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Detective Story
Next-Leonard Gershe
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Just now, LornaHansonForbes said:
No, I have not....but i have heard good things about it here.
(it's possible SEGAL is terrific in something I have yet to see)
Elliot Gould is in it too!
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Just now, LornaHansonForbes said:
It is also not helped that GEORGE SEGAL may be the only actor of the 1970's who I find even less appealing or interesting to watch than ELLIOT GOULD
Have you seen "California Split" ?
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Is there one movie that makes you laugh the most no matter how many times you see it? One you would like to share with others? For me it's easy to choose...
Duck Soup (1933)
The Marx Brothers at their peak. The film is only about 70 minutes long but has non stop jokes and gags and nearly all of them work. Groucho's machine gun delivery is at it's best with rapid fire insults and one liners. Harpo has some of his most hilarious visual gags. Chico's scheming character and fake Italian accent provide many of his best scenes as well. Zeppo doesn't have much to do but it doesn't matter when the other three are at the top of their game.
There's not much plot but it's not really needed. Groucho becomes ruler of fictional country Freedonia and ends up declaring war on neighboring Sylvania. Louis Calhern is great as Sylvania's exasperated leader who employs Harpo and Chico as spies. It's hard to pick out a favorite scene but two stand out. There is Harpo and Chico's battle with a short tempered lemonade seller (played by Edgar Kennedy) and the hysterical mirror sequence with Groucho and Harpo.
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55 minutes ago, TikiSoo said:
While Gary Busey made a great Buddy Holly, I noticed one of my faves Charles Martin Smith playing bass in that clip. Super talent of our time, he elevates every picture he's in, kind of like our beloved character actors of the golden age. I think '83's NEVER CRY WOLF is a CLASSIC film.
Busey, Smith and drummer Don Stroud were all playing their own instruments in the musical scenes. One of my favorite of CM Smith's performances was as the bookish federal government accountant who joins Eliot Ness to take down Al Capone in "The Untouchables"
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2 hours ago, LawrenceA said:
Alone in the Dark (1982), Dir: Jack Sholder - July 12
I'd like to see this one again. I haven't seen it in many years since a VHS rental.
Hard to believe that it stars two great classic character actors (Jack Palance and Martin Landau) who would both become Oscar winners in 1990s.
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Pillow Talk
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Two time Oscar nominee Sal Mineo in a lurid suspense film about obscene phone calling. I don't think it was ever on TCM or released on DVD. I have a VHS copy I purchased at a cult movie convention. It's sometimes disturbing but always engrossing. If you like 1960s B&W exploitation it does not get any better than this. Mineo is excellent as a psycho busboy and the supporting cast is great too. Juliet Prowse is a knockout with her big eyes, pouty lips and dancer's body. She plays a discotheque hostess who is victimized by the phone calls. Comedian Jan Murray is a vice cop who seems a little too interested in the details of the sex crimes he investigates. Elaine Stritch is her usual tough talking dame as Juliet's lesbian boss. The songs on the soundtrack are co written by the Four Seasons Bob Gaudio and they could have been big hits, they are that good and catchy.
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Warning Shot
Next-Point Blank (2 with Carroll O'Connor)
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I Just Watched...
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I love this one. Hopper is at his nasty best here, maybe the most despicable juvenile delinquent ever in a film. Jeffrey Hunter gives one of his best performances as the witness/victim. Johnny Nash was a good actor, though he had bigger success with singing (I Can See Clearly Now).