Bethluvsfilms
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I loved his turn as the tough-as-nails sergeant in STRIPES, that was my first introduction to him.
But I have seen him in so many other films and older tv shows since then, and he was a very fine actor. I agree he was and is far too underappreciated even in this day and age.
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Susan Hayward turns in an Oscar winning performance in I WANT TO LIVE!, but clearly the movie has a bias against the death penalty. Understandable for cinema in those days I suppose.
My choice for one tough movie to watch is 1995's DEAD MAN WALKING, a far more balanced film that looks at both sides of the arguments for or against capital punishment. I find this a far more fresh approach than the 'death penalty is cruel' argument that I WANT TO LIVE! was going for. Plus it boasts great performances from Susan Sarandon (who also won an Oscar for her performance) as Sister Helen Prejean and Sean Penn who does a brilliant job of not romanticizing his condemned character.
For the record, I am sort of neutral on the issue of capital punishment. I do think in some cases it can be an absolute necessity (Ted Bundy for example) to keep the rest of society safe.
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Alan Hale
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2 hours ago, TopBilled said:
Have you seen these classic films:
1041.
1042.
1043.
1044.
1045.
1046.
1047.
1048.
1049.
1050.
1041, 1047 and 1050 are my personal favorites from the bunch.
1046, while not one of my favorite Brando flicks, still worth a viewing.
Not sure what film 1042 is....it doesn't quite look like THE GRAPES OF WRATH (one of my favorite Henry Fonda films) to me, but I could be wrong.
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I can't see anyone but Paul Newman pulling off the character of COOL HAND LUKE (except maybe James Dean who was dead at this point, or Marlon Brando, who wasn't exactly packing them in at the box office around this time).
No argument from me that Paul was a far more versatile actor than Steve McQueen. But then I am a bigger Newman fan than I am of McQueen so I guess I am a bit biased here.
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MAKE HASTE TO LIVE
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1 hour ago, kingrat said:
When we were discussing Odds Against Tomorrow, I forgot to mention how much I love Ed Begley's performance as the corrupt ex-cop. And if you had to cast the role of a dame who was a little bit turned on by the fact that a guy was a killer, Gloria Grahame would be your top choice.
Yes, indeed top-notch performances from Begley and Grahame from a movie that I feel is very much underrated.
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5 hours ago, TopBilled said:
Sunday June 21, 2020
Our father on TCM
THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER with Glenn Ford
LIFE WITH FATHER with William Powell
FATHER OF THE BRIDE with Spencer Tracy
Awesome, love these films especially FATHER OF THE BRIDE.
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MILDRED PIERCE
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Stephen Collins
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Arlene Francis
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Edward Andrews
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John Dehner
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SO BIG
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11 hours ago, Swithin said:
On Svengoolie tomorrow, June 20, 2020
A good oldie, one of my favorites from Channel 7's Shock Theater days with Zacherley.
I used to confuse this film with Before I Hang and The Man They Could not Hang. But now I remember that The Man with Nine Lives (1940) is the film with the freezer.
Never saw this film, but I think I will check it out. Sounds interesting. But then I am interested in anything Boris Karloff did on film.
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What a great actor he was. He was superb in just about everything he did, from CHARIOTS OF FIRE, the 1971 version of MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, to HAMLET and of course he was chilling as Ash in ALIEN (especially when you learn the truth about his character and his true purpose).
May he RIP. He will be missed.
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ALL ABOUT EVE
BRINGING UP BABY
CASABLANCA
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1941)
THE ENTERTAINER
FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950)
GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
HOLIDAY
IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
JEZEBEL
KEY LARGO
THE LITTLE FOXES
MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE
NATIONAL VELVET
OUT OF THE PAST
THE PUBLIC ENEMY
THE QUIET MAN
THE ROARING TWENTIES
THE SEARCHERS
TWELVE ANGRY MEN (1957)
UNFORGIVEN
VERTIGO
WHITE HEAT
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
Can't think of any with X or Z.
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11 hours ago, Rudy's Girl said:
A couple days ago I watched Psycho. The next night I decided to watch Psycho 2. Nothing can top the original, of course, but this movie isn't bad. I thought it started off really well. You pity Norman Bates and really wish people would leave him alone. Someone (more than one someone) is trying to make him crazy again. The first mistake he made was going back to the old house.
But somewhere along the way the movie veered.
SPOILER ALERT
His mother wasn't really his mother. Really?! The climax was kinda dumb, too. He loses his mind, understandably, and Vera Miles' daughter dresses up as his mother so he will listen to her. Norman ends up killing his "real" mother at the end. I liked the movie better when he was rehabilitated and doing his best, despite the town against his being there. The movie needed more Vera Miles.
I also like PSYCHO II a lot better than I thought I would. There have been worst sequels.
Like PSYCHO III maybe.....if you thought PSYCHO II ended on a disappointing note, PSYCHO III tops it, but I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it.
On the other hand, maybe it's inevitable that Norman would revert to his old ways. Real ma or not, she would always have a hold on him, in or out of the grave. The damage had already been done to him long before the events of the original PSYCHO took place.
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