Bogie56 Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 Saturday, May 14. 4 p.m. Born Free (1965). Great Saturday afternoon film and one that all kids should see. McKenna and Travers are very good but the John Barry score is the real triumph. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Saturday, May 14. 4 p.m. Born Free (1965). Great Saturday afternoon film and one that all kids should see. McKenna and Travers are very good but the John Barry score is the real triumph. I love the title song. I have to be careful about when I watch this as I can't watch it before I go to bad as it makes me cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I don't think there's ever been a worse movie with a better cast than "the cobweb." Isn't Lillian Gish in it too? Yes, she is. So ARE: Charles Boyer Oscar lavant Paul Stewart Susan Strasberg All under the direction of Vincent Minelli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 Sunday, May 15 8 p.m. White Heat (1949). Iconic James Cagney picture. midnight. La Roue (1922). Another mammoth Abel Gance film. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Sunday, May 15 8 p.m. White Heat (1949). Iconic James Cagney picture. midnight. La Roue (1922). Another mammoth Abel Gance film. Footlight Parade is a favourite of mine airing at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific. I have the DVD of it in a set of Busby Berkeley musicals from TCM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 Monday, May 16/17 2:45 a.m. House of Pleasure (1954). This may be the highlight of May for me. A Max Ophuls film that I have not seen with Jean Gabin and Danielle Darrieux. Darrieux just turned 99 on May 1st. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Does anyone recommend La Ronde (1950) tonight, or Quartet (1948)? I'm considering taping them, but I'm on the fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 Does anyone recommend La Ronde (1950) tonight, or Quartet (1948)? I'm considering taping them, but I'm on the fence. Both are quite good so go for it! La Ronde features Anton Walbrook AND Daneille Darrieux. Quartet has some good performances. I have copies of both films. Of course Kubrick was a big Ophuls fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 Bell Book and Candle (1958) Le Plaisir (1952) Spirits of the Dead (1968) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I recommend the 8pm/5pm title: O HENRY'S FULL HOUSE. It is rarely shown. It is hosted and short films introduced by John Steinbeck who was a big fan of O' Henry. Steinbeck is not merely doing a voiceover. He is actually on screen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 5/16 The whole day tomorrow is full of a lot of great movies. My favorites are: Send Me No Flowers, Bell Book and Candle, Born Yesterday and The Lady From Shanghai. I did not like The Thrill of it All. That film irritated me. I realize that it's indicative of the time it was made, but I did not like James Garner's character. He was so bothered by his wife having a career, one that she enjoyed, and was even more bothered that she out-earned him. The ending irritated me further. A Star is Born is a good movie, but long. I like that they restored some of the lost footage from the film, but found that the insertion of the stills somewhat interrupted the momentum of the film. My favorite part is Judy Garland singing the torch song, "The Man That Got Away." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 Le Plaisir (1952) I didn't see this on the schedule. Is it a regional thing? I wanted to see this too, but it's not showing up on my schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I didn't see this on the schedule. Is it a regional thing? I wanted to see this too, but it's not showing up on my schedule. I see it airing under the name House of Pleasure at 2:45am EST... but I'm not seeing Spirits of the Dead, which SansFin also mentioned. Do you see that one on your schedule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I see it airing under the name House of Pleasure at 2:45am EST... but I'm not seeing Spirits of the Dead, which SansFin also mentioned. Do you see that one on your schedule? Oooh...Le Plaisir is House of Pleasures? I'm a dummy! Yes, Spirits of the Dead is on the US schedule at 4:30 AM EST. However it's not on the Canadian schedule, they have Remorques in that timeslot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Yes, Spirits of the Dead is on the US schedule at 4:30 AM EST. However it's not on the Canadian schedule, they have Remorques in that timeslot. Hmm... I see Remorques, and yet I'm not Canadian. I'll be interested to see which one I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Oooh...Le Plaisir is House of Pleasures? I am very sorry for the confusion. I wished to check on: IMDB.com to see if it was the movie I believed it to be. I typed the original name in the search. I then used: copy-paste to simplify placing it in textbox here. It had escaped my thoughts to use: English title here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I am very sorry for the confusion. I wished to check on: IMDB.com to see if it was the movie I believed it to be. I typed the original name in the search. I then used: copy-paste to simplify placing it in textbox here. It had escaped my thoughts to use: English title here. it's fine. I've read about the film, but only as Le Plaisir. I hadn't released that there was an English-titled version. I've only known it by the French title, thanks to the Criterion edition: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 it's fine. I've read about the film, but only as Le Plaisir. I hadn't released that there was an English-titled version. I've only known it by the French title, thanks to the Criterion edition: This is a beautiful poster, Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Here are the other two covers for the other Ophuls films released on DVD at the same time La Ronde The Earrings of Madame de... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 I see it airing under the name House of Pleasure at 2:45am EST... but I'm not seeing Spirits of the Dead, which SansFin also mentioned. Do you see that one on your schedule? Thanks Kay. I have seen it then. Le Plaisir - House of Pleasure. Not as good as La Ronde. I saw it at the very first Toronto International Film Festival - Sept 16, 1977! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I recommend the 8pm/5pm title: O HENRY'S FULL HOUSE. It is rarely shown. It is hosted and short films introduced by John Steinbeck who was a big fan of O' Henry. Steinbeck is not merely doing a voiceover. He is actually on screen. I also recommend this movie. The trailer for this film, shown a couple of days ago, mentioned only four stories and four directors. Zanuck was so disappointed by Howard Hawks' "The Ransom of Red Chief" that he cut it from the movie, though it was later restored, because a "full house" suggests five. "The Cop and the Anthem" has Charles Laughton and David Wayne, both outstanding, as homeless men, with a brief appearance by Marilyn Monroe. "The Gift of the Magi" has Farley Granger and Jeanne Crain. Richard Widmark reprises his KISS OF DEATH character in another story; unclear if this is intended as parody, or just a miscalculation. "The Last Leaf" is my favorite, with excellent expressionistic direction by Jean Negulesco. Jean Peters goes beyond the call of duty to make her sister (Anne Baxter) want to live, and their neighbor, Gregory Ratoff, does even more than that. Laughton, Wayne, Peters, and Ratoff would all make my honor roll of performances for 1952. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I also recommend this movie. The trailer for this film, shown a couple of days ago, mentioned only four stories and four directors. Zanuck was so disappointed by Howard Hawks' "The Ransom of Red Chief" that he cut it from the movie, though it was later restored, because a "full house" suggests five. "The Cop and the Anthem" has Charles Laughton and David Wayne, both outstanding, as homeless men, with a brief appearance by Marilyn Monroe. "The Gift of the Magi" has Farley Granger and Jeanne Crain. Richard Widmark reprises his KISS OF DEATH character in another story; unclear if this is intended as parody, or just a miscalculation. "The Last Leaf" is my favorite, with excellent expressionistic direction by Jean Negulesco. Jean Peters goes beyond the call of duty to make her sister (Anne Baxter) want to live, and their neighbor, Gregory Ratoff, does even more than that. Laughton, Wayne, Peters, and Ratoff would all make my honor roll of performances for 1952. Richard Widmark's segment is not meant to be a parody. It just happens to be that Widmark was "blessed" shall we say - with a gangster-like laugh. the segment, by the way, for people who have not seen it - THE CLARION CALL. That was his real laugh. His brother Donald had exactly the same laugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisR Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Hmm... I see Remorques, and yet I'm not Canadian. I'll be interested to see which one I get. I think Spirits of the dead has been dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I also recommend [O'HENRY'S FULL HOUSE]. The trailer for this film, shown a couple of days ago, mentioned only four stories and four directors. Zanuck was so disappointed by Howard Hawks' "The Ransom of Red Chief" that he cut it from the movie, though it was later restored, because a "full house" suggests five. Thanks for all the info! My mind was blown when I saw the promo for this because I DID NOT KNOW THIS MOVIE EXISTED, and I'm like a solid 7.5 on the "Film Buff's Knowledge of Golden Age Obscurities and Esoterica" scale. The only version of RED CHIEF that I have seen is in color, I am assuming that this is not Hawk's version...no? ps- Zanuck had terrible taste, so I'm willing to bet there's nothing wrong with Hawks' contribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveGirl Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Does anyone recommend La Ronde (1950) tonight, or Quartet (1948)? I'm considering taping them, but I'm on the fence. Sorry I am too late to command you to tape "La Ronde" which is amazing! You can make up for it by taping "Quartet". Both films are superior entertainment, Lawrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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