MrMagoo
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25 minutes ago, Eucalpytus P. Millstone said:
Again with the "We" jazz!
Maybe "everyone" in this discussion who has expressed an opinion on Don't Look Up hated it. But, I enjoyed it. Indeed, if I was into lists (Not even!), it would be on my Top Ten Best Movies of 2021. Besides Dune (Yawn!) and The Tragedy of Macbeth (Meh!), it's the only other movie on MrMagoo's list that I've seen. I haven't seen any of the other flicks. None of them interest me, as don't The Oscars, which I haven't watched in years.
I would agree. I liked DON'T LOOK UP. I just didn't see anything Oscar worthy about it.
Millstone, I would highly recommend THE LOST DAUGHTER. I would be surprised if you didn't respect it.
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2 hours ago, Peebs said:
Thanks Magoo! That was an interesting one, I hadn't heard about the related murder. Yikes. I saw The Babadook (2014) when it came out. It's pretty creepy with the demon being summoned by a book that appears on the little boy's room.
Next: And now for something completely different....
What happened to Chuckles the Clown on The Mary Tyler Moore Show ?
He dies while hosting a parade which Ted Baxter was originally scheduled to host. By an elephant.
BTW, Ted Knight, who played Ted Baxter and "Judge Smails" in CADDYSHACK was the most famous son of.....Thomaston, CT.
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For me, THE LOST DAUGHTER and BELFAST are my truly Oscar worthy films/performances.
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My wife and I are binging on this year's Oscar nominees.
So far:
POWER OF THE DOG
BEING THE RICARDOS
THE LOST DAUGHTER
BELFAST
SPENCER
KING RICHARD
DON'T LOOK UP
TICK, TICK...BOOM
We will be viewing LICORICE PIZZA, DRIVE MY CAR, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE and THE TRADGEDY OF MACBETH next.
I doubt we will bother with WEST SIDE STORY and DUNE. We didn't care for the originals so....
So far, I'm with Sam Elliott when it comes to the POWER OF THE DOG.
I wasn't impressed with BEING THE RICARDOS. I'm old enough to remember I Love Lucy and I did not think the film captured the couple at all. The best performances were all in supporting roles; Nina Arianda in particular, but also J.K. Simmons and Tony Hale. I think Aaron Sorkin's script whiffed.
BELFAST is outstanding. A kinder and gentler version of ANGELA'S ASHES if I may say so. I hope Branagh wins an Oscar. The boy who plays the lead, Jude Hill, might be the best child performance I've seen in years. He's good...really, really good.
Neither of us were enamored with SPENCER. Long, dull stretches. Redundancy upon redundancy. Beautiful sets, costumes and cinematography, but a story that did not resonate.
Olivia Colman in THE LOST DAUGHTER....Wow...simply wow. My vote for best actress and Jessie Buckley for best supporting actress...hand's down. In addition, Maggie Gyllenhaal adapted the screenplay and directed. She really shows a side of her I didn't know. I hope she wins for best adapted screenplay. She was not nominated for director, but should've. A fine film. Highly recommended.
DON'T LOOK UP is a star vehicle. If you throw enough money at something you can accomplish most anything. It was entertaining, but hardly Oscar worthy in any shape or form.
KING RICHARD is fine. Interesting script that told the story well. I wouldn't put this Will Smith performance anywhere near his best. He's a very good actor but his performances in ALI, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, ENEMY OF THE STATE and MEN IN BLACK (all of them) just to name a few were more Oscar worthy than this. I won't be surprised if he wins as I'm not sure this year's nominees are all that interesting. That being said we haven't seen Denzel Washington's yet and I suspect he will nail the role of Macbeth.
As for TICK, TICK...BOOM...another entertaining film without any resonance. I like Andrew Garfield but this didn't seem like great casting to me. NEVER LET ME GO is my favorite Garfield performance. He'll win an Oscar some day, but not this year.
I'd love other TCM poster's opinions. I always watch the Oscars....even as they are nowhere near as much fun as they used to be.
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13 minutes ago, Peebs said:
Is it London After Midnight (1927) starting Lon Chaney? Directed by Tod Browning. In 2002, TCM hired Rick Schmidlin to reconstruct a 45 minute version of the film that was thought lost using stills and the original script.
Welsh carpenter Robert Williams murdered his wife with a razor blade then tried to kill himself.
The Babadook (2014) was inspired by the film.
Peebs. Nice job.
Williams was convicted despite his claim to be insane after seeing Chaney's performance.
You're up.
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On 3/4/2022 at 1:58 PM, MrMagoo said:
Here goes. It could be real easy....or....
There was a sensational murder trial (I won't reveal where...just yet) in the first 1/2 of the 20th century where the defendant claimed temporary insanity because a devilish character in a movie of the time provoked him.
Copies of the film no longer exist. TCM contracted with a director to piece together a version of the film from still photos and a script of the production that still survived. It was broadcast about 20 years ago.
Name the film and its star.
Name the director/producer who cobbled together the film that remains the only version of it.
Name the principals in the murder trial, where it took place and its outcome.
ADDENDUMThere is a little known, pretty much forgotten little horror/mystery film from 2014 that based its mysterious villainous main character (its ambiguous whether the character was real or imagined) figure on the same character in the above referenced film.
Can you name that one? That could be hard.
Hint #1: London
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Ralph Fiennes
Next: Played a queen other than a British one
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Next: ROMANTIK (2007)
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Patty Duke
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968)
Next: Most underrated comedy
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Edward G. Robinson and Peter Lorre
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14 hours ago, Princess of Tap said:
Magoo, your answer is correct.
(But this French instructor will make this correction--
"La Grande Illusion"--
because the noun is feminine and the "e" on end of the adjective denotes that the noun is feminine.)
Magoo, your thread.....
LOL....you are correct. I'll never learn.
Many years ago my wife and I were visiting Provence as the guest of some friends who had a 2nd home there. We went to dinner and I ordered rabbit. On the menu it was listed as "Le Laping" but in my zeal to be courteous to our fluently French speaking (but thoroughly American) hosts and the delightful waitress I tried to order in my fractured, amateurish French. Afterwards, our friend joked with me, "Why did you order a female rabbit?" And he explained the "la" and the "le" thing to me.
The rabbit was delicious, BTW. A little country bistro. One of the nicer dinners I've ever had.
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Here goes. It could be real easy....or....
There was a sensational murder trial (I won't reveal where...just yet) in the first 1/2 of the 20th century where the defendant claimed temporary insanity because a devilish character in a movie of the time provoked him.
Copies of the film no longer exist. TCM contracted with a director to piece together a version of the film from still photos and a script of the production that still survived. It was broadcast about 20 years ago.
Name the film and its star.
Name the director/producer who cobbled together the film that remains the only version of it.
Name the principals in the murder trial, where it took place and its outcome.
ADDENDUMThere is a little known, pretty much forgotten little horror/mystery film from 2014 that based its mysterious villainous main character (its ambiguous whether the character was real or imagined) figure on the same character in the above referenced film.
Can you name that one? That could be hard.
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22 hours ago, Princess of Tap said:
This actor was a star in Western Europe when World War II came, having appeared in movies with the top directors there. Since he was Jewish, he was forced to leave and come to Hollywood.
In Hollywood he was an unknown, but was fortunate enough to get supporting roles like playing military and police officers, hotel concierges and casino croupiers.
He played his nationality and ethnic type, often speaking in his European language, as well as English.
He appeared in films starring--Doris Day, Audrey Hepburn, Dean Martin and Humphrey Bogart.
He has the distinction of having supporting roles in one of the most iconic dramatic films of the 1940s and in one of the most iconic rom-coms of the 1950s.
When you identify this actor, also list two of his legendary films.
Princess, I'm going to say you're looking for Marcel Dalio.
While his role in CASABLANCA was uncredited (at least on IMDb); as the croupier in Bogart's club/casino he was memorable. The scene where Bogart rigs the roulette wheel (with Dalio's help) so the penniless couple can win enough money to escape the Nazis was a pivotal. He had a credited role in TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT as well.
He was married to another CASABLANCA performer, Madeline LeBeau, who was the last surviving member of the CASABLANCA cast. Her star turn was as the French woman who proudly sings out "La Marseillaise" in another foundational scene.
Dalio's other legendary film role was in Jean Renoir's LE GRANDE ILLUSION which also has an important scene where everyone sings "Le Marseillaise".
If correct, I'll work on another quiz.
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Yul Brynner
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Next: THE STAR MAKER (1968)
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Lizabeth Scott
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THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992)
Next: Best movie to not win the Best Picture Oscar
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Strange Love: Gene Tierney and the Riddle of Laura :: SteynOnline
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20 hours ago, Fausterlitz said:
The only Scottish actor I can find who's worked with both of them is Alan Cumming (in Nicholas Nickleby and Hurricane Bianca, respectively).
I'm guessing the friend you're referring to is Monica Lewinsky (of Bill Clinton-sex scandal fame).
Cumming recently did a lovely interview with Terry Gross for Fresh Air:
Good man, Fausterlitz. Correct!
Nice link too. Thanks for posting it.
Your board.
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22 hours ago, MrMagoo said:
My understanding is that he is a good friend of a person central to one of the highest profile scandals of the 1990's. Can you also name that person. If you can the scandal will be self evident.
Hint #2: He's a Scot
So, just how badly do we think The Oscars are gonna "mess" things up this year?
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I'm an old guy. I did not see it as a "women's" movie. It has a hint of MANCHESTER BY THE SEA"ness to it. Did you like that? While the burden carried by the protaganist in TLD is not as harrowing as MBTS, nonetheless it was real and moving. There's a tearful scene with Olivia Colson that reminded me of Michelle William's in MBTS. I'd also, just for its cinemaphilinosity (new word I just made up), recommend it. This was Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial and screenwriting (film) debut. I think she has what it takes and for that alone it's worth a see. I'll look forward to what she does next.
My kindest regards,
Magoo