Bethluvsfilms
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POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES
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Rocky ends up dying in the end, so I see it as a 'crime doesn't really pay' message in the end, which is probably what the filmmakers were going for, since this was the age of the Production Code which insisted that the guilty must be punished for their crimes.
Does Rocky regret his life of crime? Probably not. But he still ends up paying the ultimate price for it no matter which way you look at it.
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Well I have to admit, once, he's led to the electric chair it is kind of sad hearing him beg for his life (even if he was just faking it as a favor to Father Jerry), even knowing he brought it on himself, you can't help feel an ounce of sympathy for him.
Which just proves what a great actor Cagney was.
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Oh yeah, I forgot HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS came out that year. I really enjoy that movie.
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3 hours ago, Bogie56 said:
Tuesday, November 12
8 p.m. Jezebel (1938). Bette Davis is terrific in this.
I agree, she deserved her Oscar for this.
In some ways Julie was a lot like Scarlett O'Hara, selfish and pouting when she didn't or couldn't get her own way, but also strong and self-sacrificing when she wanted to be.
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BORN YESTERDAY (1950)
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Lara was definitely very beautiful and a great asset to the show.
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Albert Sharpe
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I believe Nancy appeared on ONE LIFE TO LIVE years after DARK SHADOWS went off the air. As did Grayson Hall. And Anthony George (the 2nd Burke Devlin). Perhaps Nancy got tired of acting, I don't know.
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Keenan Wynn
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Michael J. Pollard
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Jose Ferrer
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10 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:
Her expression fits my typical mood.
I finished Rebecca a while ago, I just didn't post about it. I liked it more this time, upping my rating for it to a 9/10. I was really impressed with Joan Fontaine this time, and I paid more attention to the sets, which are very good. I've always liked Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers, and felt she should have won the Oscar for it.
Out of all of Hitchcock's films, REBECCA is probably my favorite. Its mood and atmosphere has that mysterious, dark quality to it, but in a more subtle way than that was shown in his later films. And of course it does have fine performances from Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson and George Sanders in it.
Frankly I think Joan was more Oscar-worthy in here than she was for her winning performance in SUSPICION the following year. I suspect her Oscar for that movie was as much a consolation prize for losing out for REBECCA just as James Stewart winning for THE PHILADELPHIA STORY was a makeup award for losing out for MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON to Robert Donat in GOODBYE MR. CHIPS.
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Julie Hagerty
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I think movies can be made with a mixture of action along with character development (BEN-HUR, SPARTACUS, BRAVEHEART, GLADIATOR, The GODFATHER films have proven this).
I like movies that concentrate on story and fleshing out the characters, but I also admit I do like some movies with a whole lot of action even if the main characters are a bit bland.
I'm not a fan of the Marvel films myself, but there are many people who are and do consider them 'cinema' even if Scorsese doesn't. It all comes down to personal opinion.
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Albert Brooks
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Holly Hunter
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William Forsythe
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Edmund Gwenn
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Not one of my favorite movies, but THE UNTOUCHABLES has something about it that makes the characters sound invincible. Of course (SPOILERS ahead): that really wasn't the case, as Sean Connery's character and one other guy do end up getting killed.
THE PUBLIC ENEMY (cool title and film) which I feel describes the character of Tom Powers perfectly.
Both PSYCHO and AMERICAN PSYCHO, well you just feel that the characters are going to live up to the name of the films.
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Sydney Greenstreet
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Dennis Weaver
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5 hours ago, Bogie56 said:
Monday, November 11
5:45 p.m. Glory (1989). Good account of the American Civil War and still probably Edward Zwick’s best film.
The only time that had the two best African-American actors in the same film, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington.
Great film, but you definitely don't want to be eating during the battle scenes. I learned that the hard way.
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Angles With Dirty Faces
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Well you can't really expect the filmmakers to anticipate what kind of message kids in real life watching the movie are going to get from it....the studio was just going with the norm at that time and that was that Rocky had to die for his crimes.
I won't say whether the film's ending actually had any impact on the younger audience....it really would depend on each viewer. I mean I watched ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES at a fairly young age and while I admit I loved watching Cagney in action, I never lost sight of the fact that no matter how charming he could be Rocky was still a hoodlum who very likely was going to get his. But that's me.