Sukhov
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7 minutes ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
With regards to her work in Mexico; I wonder if any are available with English had subtitles. If yes, I wish TCM had shown a few of those.
Either way, it was great that TCM featured Del Rio.
Dolores del Rio didn't make any films in Mexico. I think he meant TCM should have aired that day's movies in Mexico. Either that or he got her confused with Maria Felix?
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7 hours ago, AndreaDoria said:
I love two of the ones who've been mentioned, precisely because they are so good at their awful roles. I consider Shelly Winters a great, courageous actress because she's willing to take those roles and give it her all. I just love to hate her in, "A Place in the sun" and "A Patch of Blue."
I agree she could be really annoying when it called for it. One of the weirdest internet posts I've ever seen was one sexualizing Shelley Winters in Lolita.
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7 hours ago, LawrenceA said:
June Allyson and Robert Taylor, as I've mentioned many times before when this topic is brought up.
John Travolta, although I think he's appeared in some good movies, as have most if not all of these performers I don't generally care for.
Keanu Reeves. He was appropriate in his "Bill & Ted" mode, but whenever he's supposed to be serious, it's usually laughable. He was astoundingly awful in Bram Stoker's Dracula, and he gave one of the worst performances that I've ever seen by a professional in Knock Knock (2015). I find it hilarious that he's now often called a "national treasure" and is more highly thought of than ever.
Some actors I know are terrible but that's precisely why I like them: Nicolas Cage, William Shatner, the action-flick lunkheads (Stallone, Seagal, Van Damme, Lundgren, etc.). Their general terribleness is the main appeal of their "movies".
Some actors that I have liked in the past I've found I've cooled on these days, like Bruce Willis, or Jack Lemmon. Willis barely phones it in, and Lemmon too often comes across as trying too hard, for me, anyway. John Cusack is another who I don't really like any more.
Some actors I've grown to dislike a bit thanks to their off-camera antics, such as Mel Gibson, Jon Voight, and James Woods.
I don't care much for Jerry Lewis, or the Three Stooges.
And Ryan O'Neal. Ugh.
I remember you saying you hated Rudolf Hrusinsky as well, though I would have to strongly disagree as I think he was great. Also welcome back, Larry.
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Gene Wilder. I don't like that weird smirking thing he does. It's as if he's intentionally trying to look nervous and quirky. Also I second Bob Hope. He's not funny.
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7 hours ago, Andrea Kosko said:
I get that Mr. & Mrs. Frankenstein aren’t intentionally malevolent .... but they aren’t natural, either. They’re creations of the Doctor: unnaturally formed by stitching dead body parts together and animating them with electricity. That’s the evil, malevolent force: Man tries to be God. Quasimodo, pitifully deformed and disabled as he may be, is at least part of the natural world. And we soon learn what a noble, courageous spirit he has. Just my two cents: this is a drama, not a horror film.
In fiction, hunchbacks are usually depicted as evil or creepy and worse than lepers, even though their plight is not through their own doing. A bit of an aside but I'm reading the Arabian Nights right now and it's a bit funny how in the story of Nur ed Din, it goes out of its way to describe the hunchback character as evil and malicious for marrying a pretty woman even though it was through no doing of his own anyway (it was the Sultan's). Quasimodo may be a bit creepy to the parisians below but he is probably one of the kinder depictions of hunchbacks in fiction.
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He's even wearing the Totenkopf hat and German uniform. Pottsylvania must have had its own Operation Paperclip.
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6 hours ago, Dargo said:
(...can anyone think of any other "horror" movie in which this happens?...I can't...not right off the top of my head anyway...seems to me it's almost a sure thing that the "monster" dies at the end of every TRUE "horror" movie)
Any of the ones where they leave it open for a sequel (is the monster dead or not?)
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On 7/13/2020 at 9:00 PM, lavenderblue19 said:
Fine. So go rent it or whatever you need to do to see what's so interesting to you. Leave TCM out of it.
Not to restart this kerfuffle but TCM has actually shown Leni Riefenstahl's films and also the 1943 German Titanic before.
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On 8/15/2020 at 7:05 PM, Dargo said:
Actually here cinecrazy, you know who I always thought John Hoyt looked like?
I'll give ya a hint.
He heads up the government of Pottsylvania, and has those two inept spies, Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale, in his employ.
Yep, you guessed it! None other than...
Fearless Leader
Fearless Leader is actually based off of Otto Skorzeny, the SS chief.
https://www.cracked.com/article_20747_6-bizarre-cameos-by-infamous-killers-in-kids-shows.html
It's not just that Fearless Leader is a stock Nazi character -- he may even be a specific Nazi. The scar on the left side of his face was the trademark of Otto Skorzeny, one of the chiefs of the SS during World War II.
And yes, Skorzeny survived the war and was still alive -- just hangin' around, doin' murderer stuff -- while Rocky & Bullwinkle was on the air. It's not unlikely that he watched the show. It is very unlikely that he rooted for Moose and Squirrel.
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24 minutes ago, Allhallowsday said:
How is he "homeless"? Loveless is more like it.
Notre Dame cathedral burned down last year. That is what he is mentioning.
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The 1923 Hunchback is considered one of the Universal Monsters. I guess it's considered horror just because he's an ugly guy who is seen as a bit malevolent and creepy at first.
https://universalmonsters.fandom.com/wiki/Quasimodo
I mean, Frankenstein and his bride aren't intentionally malevolent either but they are considered monsters usually as well? I don't see a with Hunchback being described as a horror film.
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On 8/16/2020 at 1:04 AM, SansFin said:
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Frank Sinatra was Buddhist?
Or it's just decorations?
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McCabe and Mrs. Miller is a must watch. That ending is incredible. Also neat Leonard Cohen soundtrack.
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One film that I don't think could be remade today is the Silence of the Lambs. Though I'd like to see how they would make this movie more appropriate for the current zeitgeist.
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Funny Games and the Vanishing also have shot for shot remakes. Meh is all I can say.
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18 hours ago, TCMGal said:
Does anyone know: Was the brooch all clear stones or multicolored?
It's a black and white movie. How should we know?
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I've asked a million times for this intro to be brought back and I will ask again. It beats the weird faux Sigur Ros intro they use now.
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14 hours ago, Fedya said:
How about An Enemy of the People at 9:00 AM. It's still relevant today considering the obscene amount of bullying of anyone who doesn't tow the media and government health bureaucrats' line on coronavirus panic.
I had no idea that Bibi Andersson was in a movie with Steve McQueen.
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11 hours ago, Dargo said:
Funny thing is, squared steering wheels are actually very popular again, and especially in high-performance sports cars.
Here's one of the latest Momo steering wheels available in the aftermarket, and which mimics many of the ones that now come standard in many of the higher priced cars...
Steering wheel designed by Salvador Dali.
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Or it's just decorations?
Unidentified 1960s horror anthology episode?
in Information, Please!
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Years ago, my mom described a "Twilight Zone" or "Outer Limits" episode she had seen but I could find nothing like what she described. It was definitely from a 1960s US B&W horror anthology show though. She said that in the episode, sounds were coming from a family's basement and the mom and son went to check it out but disappeared. The father then goes downstairs and comes back up with a horrified expression on his face. She said it never showed what became of the son and wife or what the sound was which is what interests me. She also insisted it was Twilight Zone or Outer Limits so it must have been in black and white. Any help with identification is appreciated.