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I completely agree. They are objectively well crafted films.

I really don't care for Mr. Smith or Cafe Society either so I eagerly await your reviews.

This is what that plot reminds me of.

Looks a bit like a cross between a Duesenberg and a Ford.

I imagine this one would have been better if they had actually got Eastwood to act in this scene. The fact this is clearly not Eastwood mixed with the random shots of Eastwood's face from later in the actual movie is awful.

I really like Halloween. Very intense movie with a nice soundtrack.

Probably the same reason people never discuss Ealing dramas. Some studios are just more known for a certain genre even if they have some very good gems that are different genres.

Do you mean it was originally released as a dubbed film in English? Did Dustin Hoffman do his own dubbing?

Moore, Ted - camera operator - the African Queen

http://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/film-and-tv-the-simpsons-to-drop-apu-altogether-following-racism-controversy-20181027 'The Simpsons' Set To 'Drop Apu Altogether' Following Racism Controversy The Simpsons has been on our screens for almost 30 years and in all those years hasn't faced quite the backlash as they have with mounting controversy over the character ApuApu. Due to this a producer of the long-running show, Adi Shankar, shared the 'disheartening news' in order to avoid a dispute over Apu they would simply drop the character from the show. He told IndieWire: "I got some disheartening news back, that I've verified from multiple sources now: They're going to drop the Apu character altogether. They aren't going to make a big deal out of it, or anything like that, but they'll drop him altogether just to avoid the controversy." In the 30 years of the show Apu has had some incredible storylines - he married Manjula in an arranged marriage, had octuplets, had an affair, made it big with Home in the 'B Sharps', lost his job and even lived with the Simpson family, to name just a few. In the interview Adi claimed the news was directly from 'two people who work for "The Simpsons" and a third source who works directly with creator Matt Groening.' When IndieWire approached The Simpsons executive producer, Al Jean, for a comment on the topic, he simply said: "Apu appeared in the 10/14/18 episode 'My Way or the Highway to Heaven.'" - a rather cryptic response that leaves us almost as much in the dark as before. However, Apu is seen in the episode in single wide shot that also shows dozens of other characters wearing white, with halo, all standing around God. The controversy really spiked following the 2017 documentary by Indian-American comedian Hari Kondabolu The Problem With Apu in which he said he initially saw Apu as a representation of his people on screen, but eventually only saw the character as a rude stereotype that acted as a contribution to racism against South Asian people. Hari described Apu as 'a white guy doing an impression of a white guy making fun of my father'. Back in April Hank Azaria, who voices Apu, said: "Of course I understand. It's come to my attention more and more over the past couple years. The idea that anyone young or old, past or present, being bullied based on Apu really makes me sad. It certainly was not my intention. I wanted to bring joy and laughter to people." He added: "I'm perfectly willing to step aside. It just feels like the right thing to do to me." This may certainly be the case in the upcoming episodes that may no longer feature the long-running character.

If you have to watch one my recommendation is the Desert Song. It's a very beautiful operetta where Grayson plays a Foreign Legionnaire's daughter who falls in love with a mysterious hero.

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This discussion has appeared on these boards quite a few times already. Filmstruck was more niche than TCM and it didn't pan out. TCM is a very successful business so I don't see it going under or radically changing any time soon.

And Return of the Dragon isn't to be confused with Revolt of the Dragon (AKA the Brave Lion) an absolutely terrible martial arts film from 1974 that I saw.

From the foreign editions- 1.) Eight Deadly Shots, Mikko Niskanen, Finnish edition

My top FF films of 1972 1.) The Dawns Here Are Quiet, Stanislav Rostotsky, Russia 2.) Aguirre the Wrath of God, Werner Herzog, West Germany 3.) The New Land, Jan Troell, Sweden 4.) Cries and Whispers, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 5.) The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 6.) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Luis Bunuel, France 7.) Fellini’s Roma, Federico Fellini, Italy 8.) Fist of Fury, Lo Wei, Hong Kong 9.) Tout Va Bien, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin, France 10.) Lacan Speaks, Françoise Wolff, Belgium Man of the East, Enzo Barboni, Italy Chung Kuo- China, Michelangelo Antonioni, China The Flower Girl, Ik Kyu Choe, Hak Pak, North Korea Chloe In the Afternoon, Eric Rohmer, France Godzilla vs Gigan, Jun Fukuda, Japan Don’t Torture a Duckling, Lucio Fulci, Italy Queen Boxer, Feng-Chi Yu, Taiwan Sacrifice!, Umberto Lenzi, Italy Cut-Throats Nine, Joaquin Luis Romero Marchent, Spain Justine de Sade, Claude Pierson, France Baron Blood, Mario Bava, Italy

I think he's talking about the original 1931 version of Maltese Falcon which arguably isn't a noir.

The Shield and the Sword is very good.

The Shield and the Sword, Vladimir Basov, Russia, Poland & East Germany The Shield and the Sword - This is my new favorite of 1968. Alexander Belov is undercover in Nazi Germany during WWII as "Johann Weiss." There he gets a job as a driver but is promoted to an important military position. It is his duty to get important information on Nazi military plans back behind the Soviet lines. This is a good spy movie and Stanislav Lyubshin plays Belov as a slick agent and operative, quick on his feet and always one step ahead of the Germans. The German civilians are also shown in a humane light as unfortunate working class people swept up in the Nazi world beyond their control. They have to serve in the military and fight and die just to stay alive. They are shown as very human and with weaknesses and strengths like everyone else. This is a very good film and I definitely recommend it.

Bob - John Michael Graham in Halloween

I saw both of these yesterday. Night Monster was pretty good and I liked the telepathic plot points. I hope they show it again. The copy of Human Monster they showed though was very sub-par and the plot didn't intrigue me very much.

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The creepiest part is when he makes that guy mute. Very disturbing.

Sampo, Aleksandr Ptushko, Finland, Russia This fantasy film is based on a Finnish fairy tale. The evil witch captures Annikki so that Lemminkainen and her father are forced to build the Sampo that she desires. After he outsmarts her and gets his daughter back the witch steals the sun plunging the world into permanent night. Lemminkainen goes off to do battle with the witch and save the planet. This one is a very well made film with nice effects and an interesting story. Annikki's actress is very pretty too. I recommend this film.

Poor MacDonald. Always getting mocked on here. I must be one of the few who really likes her.