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5 hours ago, Bogie56 said:
Friday, June 12
1 p.m. Politics (1931). With Marie Dressler.
I think I saw this one, but it's been a long time. Have to give it another look.
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Fred Clark
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5 minutes ago, TomJH said:
Angels With Dirty Faces was also an important film in the career of Ann Sheridan. Her gutsy tom boy performance (assisted by great screen chemistry with Cagney) had Warner Bros. soon giving her a buildup as the "Oomph Girl". Sheridan disliked that tag line but went long with it as her career was about to go into high drive. She and Cagney would be co-starred twice more but, unfortunately, missed out on a fourth collaboration when Sheridan refused to participate in The Strawberry Blonde due to a money dispute at the time with Jack Warner. Sheridan was one of the very few leading ladies who could hold her own and was not blown off the screen by Cagney's dynamism. It's wonderful watching the two of them together, one of the great screen teams, even if it is not as celebrated as some others.
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Whose role was Ann supposed to be slated for, Amy (Olivia de Havilland) or Virginia (Rita Hayworth)?
I could see Ann as Virginia (no slight to Rita who was great as the lovely but vain and callous 'perfect' girl) , but I thought Olivia was pitch-perfect for Amy.
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13 hours ago, speedracer5 said:
I think if we use the argument of the criminal offing themselves as a means to undermine law enforcement's ability to formally charge them with a crime, then there are a lot of other films where the murderer "gets away" so to speak.
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How about Agnes Moorehead's suicide in Dark Passage? Didn't she murder Bogart's wife and his friend?
She did, but I am not so sure that she actually did kill herself. This is has been debated about in the past. Some felt she deliberately jumped, others felt that she fell out the window by accident.
I can see a case for both sides, but she always struck me as the sort of woman who lived to cause trouble and didn't want to end that any time soon. In my opinion I think she would have been happy to have seen Bogey go back to the slammer forever, new face at all, and loving the fact she had gotten away with murder and had stuck it to him for good.
It's just the way I see the scenario though. Others have their own point of view on this.
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1 hour ago, TikiSoo said:
March 15, 2020 when we were told to sequester at home, my first thought was "we're living in a apocalyptic Stephen King horror story" so figured I might as well reacquaint myself with one and borrowed a huge hardcover version of Stephen King's THE STAND. The day after finishing it, I started the 1994 TV miniseries which is 6 hours long.
I wasn't disappointed. The mini series is absolutely faithful to the overlong rambling book, only a much better, more succinct story. You lose some of the character's backstories, most notably the musician Larry Underwood's pre-apocalyptic life & the charactors loses some of their color unless you've read the book. In turn, showing the vast empty scenery definitely enhanced the idea of isolation.
The movie was preferable to the book for me to keep the charactors from blending into each other. When first viewing the mini series in '94, I was disappointed by the casting. This time around found the casting just perfect. It was very well acted and well edited making an engaging story.
For those of you who don't know the story...a flu virus has been unleashed that kills people quickly -a worldwide plague that leaves very few immune survivors. The US survivors have strange dreams that instruct them to gather either in Boulder Co for those following God or Las Vegas for those following the Devil. A simple road trip story except there are no utilities and there are dead bodies everywhere, quickly decomposing & mummifying. Survivors must salvage food & supplies from abandoned stores & homes.
The two cities gather large followings and 4 leaders are sent from the God side for a stand-off with the Devil.
I loved classic actor Ray Walston's work as the "old guy" survivor and never recognised great actress Ruby Dee as God's spiritual leader. Every time I saw Ossie Davis as the Judge...
all I could see was SNL's Alexis Silver commercial:
The special effects of (devil) Randall Flagg were great- actor Jamey Sheridan's face would morph into a goat's devil head and a gory black eyed face when angry. The dead body props were a bit much, I don't think many people would die in a restaurant or movie theater-they'd die after being sick in bed wouldn't they?
I spotted a lot of cameos-Kathy Bates, Ed Harris, Karen Abdul Jabbar, John Landis, Sam Raimi and of course goofy Stephen King himself. The movie was fun, watching it in parts like a mini series. Since libraries are closed, the only version I could find was uploaded by a YT Christian Channel.
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Sorry, but I'll take the book over the mini-series any day. The characters were so much more complex and relatable and the stories more deep and involving in the novel.
The series left out too much of the best stuff from the book, even with the 8 hours running time. Which is a shame because it did have a fine cast to begin with. I'll give credit where credit is due: Jamey Sheridan was particularly frightening as Flagg. And Ruby Dee made a fine Mother Abagail. Gary Sinise made a great Stu Redman. Ray Walston was perfect as Glen Bateman.
Think they could have found someone other than Molly Ringwald as Frannie though. She got on my nerves.
I think THE STAND actually could have worked better as a TV series. I know there was talk they were supposed to remake it but then covid-19 came and put a halt to everything so I don't know if they're still going to do it.
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56 minutes ago, Det Jim McLeod said:
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) DVD 10/10
Two boyhood pals go into different directions, one becomes a gangster (James Cagney), the other a priest (Pat O'Brien).
It's been a few years since I watched this, it is still great, my favorite Cagney movie and one of my favorite gangster flicks. The first scene is striking, the set of the NY streets with bustling crowds, clotheslines and tenement windows is excellent. Cagney is dynamite as the tough as nails criminal and O'Brien beautifully subtle as the priest. It is also probably the best film of The Dead End Kids (though Dead End (1937) comes close). Billy Halop once again plays the lead kid and Leo Gorcey the biggest wiseguy in the bunch (Cagney had to smack him around for real when he ad libbed). The ending is one of the greatest in film history.
I just love ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES, Cagney IS Rocky Sullivan and he and Pat O'Brien work wonderfully together. They always had a deep bond between them in real life and it shows in here particularly well.
The movie's ending is still controversial so I won't bring it up. But it does pack one heck of a wallop no matter which side of the fence you're on about the climax.
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True, Porky Pig managed to master it quite brilliantly!
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On 6/8/2020 at 10:58 AM, LornaHansonForbes said:
I actually kinda like DESIGNING WOMAN and its unusual structure. I also like the way Peck says "Marilla." Also, DELORES GREY (sp?) is fabby.
I would go so far as to say that I dislike WOMAN OF THE YEAR, neither Tracy nor (especially) HEPBURN is likeable and the kitchen-disaster-ending is dumb.
Also, that poor Greek orphan.
Both Tess (Hepburn) and Sam (Tracy) could have handled that situation much better.
No matter how angry he was with Tess about taking in the Greek boy without his consent, Sam should have made more of an effort to be sensitive with the boy. It wasn't the child's fault that Tess went behind Sam's back.
On the other hand, Tess really had some nerve taking in the boy WITHOUT talking it over with Sam first. Sam did have a right to be mad at her about that, he was just wrong in the way he treated the child.
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21 minutes ago, LsDoorMat said:
I could say the same of the 2017 version of "The Mummy" - it really was awful. I thought the idea of a female mummy was great, but the script was completely disjointed. The 1999 version was pretty good as far as remakes go. I have noticed one thing. Once a remake is made, no matter how terrible, that is the film that always gets shown on the pay cable stations. Every now and then I'll see The Mummy scheduled for HBO or Cinemax, get excited that it might be the 1999 version, but, nope it is that awful 2017 version.
I prefer THE MUMMY as a straight laced horror film (like the Boris Karloff film in 1932 and the 1959 Hammer remake) rather than as an action flick. The 1990's series with Brendan Fraser never appealed to me (of course it didn't help that I am not much of a Brendan Fraser fan period).
Haven't gotten around to seeing the 2017 of THE MUMMY.
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13 hours ago, Dargo said:
Hmmm...ya know, I never realized it until watching this trailer, but Colin Firth really IS "the modern day Herbert Marshall" in so many ways and particularly in his choice of roles and character types.
(...and yes, I agree with those who have said this trailer makes them want to see this new version, as it does seem very well done just from the little bit one sees from this trailer)
Interesting comparison between Colin Firth and Herbert Marshall. I could actually see Colin in some of Marshall's earlier films in the 30's.
Not sure Marshall could have pulled off the lead in THE KING'S SPEECH, however. But anything is possible.
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1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
Nothing is equal to SOAPDISH.
It's A GREAT MOVIE!
PS- CATHY MORIARTY legit deserved a Supporting Actress nomination
I love SOAPDISH as well. It's a hilarious flick. And it's great to see Sally Field in a 'fun' movie (other than the SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT movies from the 70s/80's).
I also agree that Cathy Moriarty stole the show.
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INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
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Just now, TopBilled said:
Wednesday June 10, 2020
Judy G (not Judy Geeson) on TCM
SUMMER STOCK with Gene Kelly
THE CLOCK with Robert Walker
THE HARVEY GIRLS with Angela Lansbury
EASTER PARADE with Fred Astaire
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS with Margaret O'Brien
Great choice of films.
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IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
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MR. AND MRS. NORTH
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Didn't Laurence Fishburne star in a more recent version of OTHELLO?
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DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931)
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