Det Jim McLeod
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19 minutes ago, Allhallowsday said:
You are not friendly, nor are your reasonable. As I stated, I changed no words, like you did,
You're too sensitive
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4 minutes ago, Dargo said:
And here's Basil in disguise as a cockney song & dance man in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)...
I forget about this one, great to see very loose and wacky Basil.
5 minutes ago, Dargo said:However, the only instance of Lugosi singing I could find was that he once did this comic duet with Karloff on the Ozzie Nelson radio program in 1938...
I never heard this, thoroughly enjoyed it. Karloff also sang on a recording of his stage appearance as Captain Hook in Peter Pan. Jean Arthur played the title role. Boris sang a song called "Drink Blood"!
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8 hours ago, Dargo said:
Ah, but Det. Jim didn't ask about him or our favorite songs here, huh.
This got me thinking of songs that were sung by my choice of stars here.
Only Karloff, Lugosi, Rathbone and Granger don't seem to have sung on screen, if anybody knows correct me.
The Marx Brothers sang or played a version of "Everyone Says I Love You" from Horse Feathers
Kirk Douglas sang "Whale Of A Tale" in 20.000 Leagues Under The Sea
Natalie Wood sang "Let Me Entertain You" in Gypsy. I liked the songs in West Side Story more but she was dubbed in that one.
Bette Davis sang "I've Written A Letter To Daddy" in What Ever Happened To Baby Jane
Sidney Poitier sang "Long Gone" in The Defiant Ones
Walter Matthau sang (or tried his best!) "It Takes A Woman" in Hello Dolly
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Dark Shadows was the only one I ever watched.
Next-favorite costume in a movie
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My favorites are the obvious ones, but here are couple that rarely get mentioned-
Bedlam (1946) Karloff as the cruel head of an insane asylum
The Sorcerers (1967) An overlooked late career gem with Boris as a Professor who invents a machine where he see and experience other peoples thoughts, he and wife Catherine Lacey live vicariously through young man Ian Oglivy, but things go terribly wrong.
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On The Waterfront (1954)
Next-The Pawnbroker (1965) 2 more with Rod Steiger
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7) Grace Kelly received her first Oscar nomination for this film (Supporting Actress)
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28 minutes ago, Allhallowsday said:
In the context of that film, not good, just dated. ZOHRA LAMPERT is, of course, never dated.
I think Splendor In The Grass is an excellent movie. I still can't tell if you like it or you're just complaining that it is dated.
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Graceland Paul Simon -Aug 1986
Simon's first in 3 years and biggest selling one. It features many South African musicians which got him both praise and scorn. As for my opinion of the album I think it is pretty good, though not the best by Simon. The title track is one of the better ones, about a pilgrimage to Elvis Presley's former home, most interesting for the vocal appearances of Simon's heroes The Everly Brothers. "Diamonds On The Souls Of Her Shoes" is one of the better African inspired tunes, "Homeless" is pretty good too. The best song by far is the hit single "You Can Call Me Al" which has witty lyrics and a terrific horn arrangement. He is backed by Los Lobos, a Mexican American band on an OK song "All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints".
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Robert Ryan
Next-Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets
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The Madness Of King George (1994)
Next-The Winslow Boy (1999) 2 with Nigel Hawthorne
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1. A 1953 remake of Red Dust (1932)
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3 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
BRIAN BLESSED had some THIGHS..
Also one of the biggest mouths on a human being ever
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14 hours ago, Allhallowsday said:
now 'tis dated.
Being dated is a good thing around here.
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4 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:
This was the toughest choice. My favorite movies that he appeared in are JFK, Bigger Than Life, A Face in the Crowd, and Lonely Are the Brave, but I wouldn't call any of them "Walter Matthau movies".
He did a lot of great supporting performances in films I love like Charade and Mirage. After Pelham in 1974 I went to see his next 3 in row-The Front Page, The Sunshine Boys and The Bad News Bears. one of the most unlikely movie stars of the 1970s.
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Dirty Harry (1971)
Next-favorite apartment you have seen in a movie
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Choose your favorite of these:
1. Marx Brothers
2. Boris Karloff
3. Bela Lugosi
4. Basil Rathbone
5. Farley Granger
6. Kirk Douglas
7. Natalie Wood
8. Bette Davis
9. Sidney Poitier
10. Walter Matthau
My Choices
1. Marx Brothers-Duck Soup
2. Boris Karloff-Bride Of Frankenstein
3. Bela Lugosi-The Raven
4. Basil Rathbone-Son Of Frankenstein
5. Farley Granger-:Strangers On A Train
6. Kirk Douglas-Detective Story
7. Natalie Wood-Miracle On 34th Street
8. Bette Davis-What Ever Happened To Baby Jane
9. Sidney Poitier-A Patch Of Blue
10. Walter Matthau-The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three
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17 hours ago, CinemaInternational said:
just rank the decades
1950s -exciting new actors like Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift. Hitchcock at his peak, William Wyler and John Ford still going strong. Old favorites like James Stewart and Spencer Tracy doing some of their best work. New actresses like Audrey Hepburn and Eva Marie Saint. Plus great color epics and small gritty B&W gems.
1960s-Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Sidney Poitier doing great stuff. Kubrick was hitting his stride. Katherine Hepburn and Natalie Wood got some of their best roles. Some great musicals, and still room for B&W smaller films.
1970s-Production code was gone, new serious artists running the show. Character actors like Gene Hackman and Walter Matthau became super stars. Bold new directors like William Friedkin, Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese.
1940s- Great decade for stars like Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Olivia De Havilland. Some good noir in latter half.
1930s-best decade for horror and comedy
1990s-great for rise of the independent films, Emma Thompson and Tim Robbins were favorites, Tarantino a great new director.
1980s Some great stuff but a LOT of bad too.
2000s and 2010s- some diamonds in the rough but getting harder to find them. Nothing really new or innovative these decades.
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Spence's earlier post, he posted it again.
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1965 Mustang
Next-favorite Goldie Hawn movie
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Nico Icon (1995) about the mysterious singer of The Velvet Underground
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Scissors Cut Art Garfunkel -Aug 1981
Garfunkel's finest solo album, his voice is better than ever and he finally has a whole album of songs and production that match it. The first song "A Heart In New York" is nice valentine to the city, it was released as a single but it only got to #66 on the charts. The title cut, a Jimmy Webb song has a nice melody and lyrics. There is spare instrumentation on "Up In The World" so Garfunkel can show off his beautiful voice. An interesting change of pace is the pop rocker "Hang On In". Side 2 begins with "Bright Eyes" a haunting and dramatic ballad which had appeared in the animated film Watership Down. I believe it is Garfunkel's best solo song. The final two are more Webb songs-"In Cars" is a good one about nostalgia with vocals by Paul Simon and quick snippet of Garfunkel singing Bob Dylan's "Girl From The North Country". Then a short but beautiful "That's All I Got To Say", which was in another animated film The Last Unicorn. It's too bad that this did not sell very well as Garfunkel hasn't done very much recording after this.
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The Fly (1958)
Next-13 Ghosts(1960) -2 with child actor Charles Herbert
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Best-The Set Up (1949)
Worst- Executive Action (1973)
Next-Burt Reynolds
What Are You Listening To?
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The Animals Christmas Art Garfunkel/Amy Grant-Dec 1985
Jimmy Webb wrote this piece about the first Christmas from the perspective of animals. It was Garfunkel's first in 4 years and a followup to the great Scissors Cut. He is joined by singer Amy Grant providing the female voice and backed by the London Symphony Orchestra and King's College School Choir, therefore his voice is more angelic than ever. The album is a pleasant one to listen to, great classical feeling. It needs to be taken as a whole but there are some individual moments that stand out for me. "Incredible Phat" is an interesting song about a cat that guides Joseph and Mary to the manger. "The Friendly Beasts" is a classic poem about animals comforting Baby Jesus in the stable, Garfunkel beautifully sings the part of the dove. "The Frog" is shunned by the other animals at first but Jesus is amused by him. One of the more ominous sounding parts is "Herod" about the evil king.