LornaHansonForbes Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Bogie56 said: Tuesday, March 31 Baseball movies. Was it supposed to be opening day, or something? Yup. They played a bunch of baseball themed eps on SIRIUS CLASSIC RADIO, including a version of PRIDE OF THE YANKEES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 tonight at 8:00 wonder what the kids at the MGM CHILDREN'S MATINEE PRESENTATION thought of a CRAGGY, HOMICIDAL ROBERT RYAN? edit- or the guy who gets electrocuted at 1:41 in the trailer for- AGAIN- this CHILDREN'S MATINEE FILM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Wednesday, April 1 A full day of Kurosawa ! 10 a.m. The Hidden Fortress (1959). One of Kurosawa’s best Samurai pictures and the inspiration for the Star Wars plot. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagebrush Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Bogie56 said: Wednesday, April 1 A full day of Kurosawa ! It also happens to be Toshiro Mifune's centennial birthday! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, sagebrush said: It also happens to be Toshiro Mifune's centennial birthday! Happy Birthday to Toshiro Mifune. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Although you can't go wrong watching any of the Kurosawa/ Toshiro Mifune films, I'd like to put in a special plug for Stray Dog, especially for lovers of film noir. Cop and criminal are both veterans of the war that Japan just lost. The culture is in crisis. If you notice the variety of music in the film, that's another indication of how the victors are influencing the culture of the vanquished. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Sukhov said: Happy Birthday to Toshiro Mifune. Who's in the pic, cuz that ain't Mifune! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, LawrenceA said: Who's in the pic, cuz that ain't Mifune! He's Japanese. Close enough. (Sorry, I had a Trump moment there). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 7 hours ago, LawrenceA said: Who's in the pic, cuz that ain't Mifune! It's from "Battle of the Japan Sea" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064733/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 53 minutes ago, Sukhov said: It's from "Battle of the Japan Sea" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064733/ Yeah, but that isn't Toshiro Mifune in that posted pic. Here he is from that movie, with a gray beard: I'm not sure who the guy you posted is, but it isn't either Tatsuya Nakadai or Chishu Ryu, who are also in the movie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 hours ago, LawrenceA said: Yeah, but that isn't Toshiro Mifune in that posted pic. Here he is from that movie, with a gray beard: I'm not sure who the guy you posted is, but it isn't either Tatsuya Nakadai or Chishu Ryu, who are also in the movie. That was him? He was only 49 in 1969 though. I thought he was the younger looking one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Thursday, April 2/3 2:15 a.m. Fingers (1978). James Toback film with Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Jim Brown, Michael V. Gazzo and the late Danny Aiello (1933-2019). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 21 hours ago, kingrat said: Although you can't go wrong watching any of the Kurosawa/ Toshiro Mifune films, I'd like to put in a special plug for Stray Dog, especially for lovers of film noir. Cop and criminal are both veterans of the war that Japan just lost. The culture is in crisis. If you notice the variety of music in the film, that's another indication of how the victors are influencing the culture of the vanquished. at the risk of sounding like that pretentious guy who heard two good songs by a band and is now an AUTHORITY: I have seen SEVEN SAMURAI and RASHOMAN and both are far and away the best two foreign films I have ever seen. They are both GAME CHANGING, REVOLUTIONARY FILMS which transcend the medium with the achievements made by all in documenting and explaining JAPAN. They also have some of the best acting i have ever seen. genuinely, in watching both- I often think of what a contribution they made to the rehabilitation of JAPAN'S IMAGE and an understanding of some notion of their history a in post-WWII world (all historical films should be taken with a grain of salt, and if you don't trust me on that, JUST WATCH RASHOMAN.) they are art. KURASAWA is a legit visionary and TOSHIRO MIFUNE is not an actor- HE IS A FORCE OF ****ING NATURE. I really want to see YOIJIMBO and RAN- the latter I'm planning on renting off amazon prime; it never seems to air on TCM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 EDIT: ALSO, the RASHOMAN inspired episode of MAMA'S FAMILY titled "RASHOMAMA" is also highly recommended 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I'M bummed that neither THE HIDDEN FORTRESS nor STRAY DOGS has shown up ON DEMAND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Friday, April 3/4 2 a.m. Cover Me Babe (1970). With the late Robert Forster (1941-2019). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Saturday, April 4 10 a.m. Popeye: Poopdeck Pappy (1940). Two from Peter Bogdanovich. Does anyone know if he is going to be on the show discussing them? 8 p.m. Targets (1968). With Boris Karloff. 10 p.m. The Last Picture Show (1971). Terrific performances by the entire cast in this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourManGodfrey Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 19 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said: I'M bummed that neither THE HIDDEN FORTRESS nor STRAY DOGS has shown up ON DEMAND. I’m not sure if you’ve looked lately, but they’re both onDemand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 35 minutes ago, YourManGodfrey said: I’m not sure if you’ve looked lately, but they’re both onDemand. Thanks, I should’ve specified Hulu on demand- I don’t have cable anymore (Modern life is so confusing!) they did offer YOJIMBO tho and I watched it last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 TARGETS is AMAZING. I’ve raved about it here before. I was starting to think we’d never see it again on TCM because of its sensitive subject matter- mass shootings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 21 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said: I'M bummed that neither THE HIDDEN FORTRESS nor STRAY DOGS has shown up ON DEMAND. Here is a link to the Hidden Fortress if it isn't on demand. https://mega.nz/#!3r4zhJ4S!bsZPvg_Z_x4ViV_OmCDyu1hrMRte-h9TAkr4zZllOqs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 45 minutes ago, Sukhov said: Here is a link to the Hidden Fortress if it isn't on demand. https://mega.nz/#!3r4zhJ4S!bsZPvg_Z_x4ViV_OmCDyu1hrMRte-h9TAkr4zZllOqs THANK YOU!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 For Tuesday, I want to see Address Unknown, a rarely aired anti-Nazi film. I've heard it mentioned alongside None Shall Escape, which I liked a lot, so I'll give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Sunday, April 5 midnight. The Scar of Shame (1927). This one looks very interesting. 2 a.m. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972). Really enjoyable wacky Samurai series with Pythonesque geysers of blood. 3:30 a.m. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972). The best in the series IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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