JamesJazGuitar Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 yeah, cleverly written & fine performances by Cagney, Carson & Hayworth (especially liked Olivia D.'s feisty little feminist act This is one of my favorite films and I feel Olivia gives the best performance of the 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 5/25 I second the votes for The Strawberry Blonde. I really enjoyed that film. I also really liked Nora Prentiss with Ann Sheridan. It co-stars Kent Smith. While Smith is whatever, Sheridan is the real attraction in this film--playing the other woman. That Forsyte Woman is also an excellent film starring Errol Flynn, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Young and Janet Leigh. Flynn plays against type and appears in this film as the stuffy, humorless Soames Forsyte to whom Garson is unhappily married. I think Flynn only smiles once in this film--otherwise, he is a no-nonsense type of guy all the way in this film. The other cast members are excellent, though I think Young is a bit long in the tooth for his role. The evening tribute to Jayne Mansfield is a no-go for me. I watched Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? last year and oy vey, Mansfield was so irritating in that film. She got on my last nerve with her stupid giggle and shtick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thursday, May 26 Lot’s of the Duke’s B Westerns during the day. The only one I have seen is The Man From Monterey (1933). Mercifully, they are all quite short. 3:45 a.m. Boxcar Bertha (1972). Early Martin Scorsese picture with Barbara Hershey. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thursday, May 26th; All times E.S.T. 12:00 p.m. "Reunion in France" (1942)--Haven't seen this, but John Wayne & Joan Crawford--this will be wonderful or terrible--either way, sounds like fun. 8:00 p.m. "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (1971)--I have seen this one, and it's a great watch. Ten doctors fail to save the wife of Dr. Phibes (Vincent Price); the doctors then start dying in peculiar ways. Will any of them survive the film?? Will there be a sequel?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thursday, May 26th; All times E.S.T. 12:00 p.m. "Reunion in France" (1942)--Haven't seen this, but John Wayne & Joan Crawford--this will be wonderful or terrible--either way, sounds like fun. 8:00 p.m. "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (1971)--I have seen this one, and it's a great watch. Ten doctors fail to save Dr. Phibes' (Vincent Price) wife; they start dying in peculiar ways. Will any of them survive the film?? Will there be a sequel?? I'm really looking forward to one more night of Ben interviewing Roger Corman about AIP. I will be watching all of the films, at least the ones that get the wraparound. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limey Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 The evening tribute to Jayne Mansfield is a no-go for me. I watched Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? last year and oy vey, Mansfield was so irritating in that film. She got on my last nerve with her stupid giggle and shtick. By giggle, do you mean that noise she kept making at the end of a sentence, that sounded like a party balloon deflating? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 By giggle, do you mean that noise she kept making at the end of a sentence, that sounded like a party balloon deflating? Yes! Each time she let out that sound, a little piece of me died on the inside. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I also really liked Nora Prentiss with Ann Sheridan. It co-stars Kent Smith. While Smith is whatever, Sheridan is the real attraction in this film--playing the other woman. Kent Smith is always "whatever." He was one of the forties/fifties "leading men" that actresses of a certain stature really enjoyed working with because he basically does a dry read of the lines and then steps back so they can walk all over him. He basically serves the same purpose as voice-over narration. The evening tribute to Jayne Mansfield is a no-go for me. I watched Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? last year and oy vey, Mansfield was so irritating in that film. She got on my last nerve with her stupid giggle and shtick. And you know what? I watched THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT! (largely for the music) and I really liked Jayne and "bought" her in the role. I'm going over to the I JUST WATCHED thread to post me opinions on that one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 i will add that it is really worth it to check out Jayne Mansfield's wikipedia page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 And you know what? I watched THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT! (largely for the music) and I really liked Jayne and "bought" her in the role. I'm going over to the I JUST WATCHED thread to post me opinions on that one. I did not have time to watch it last night as it aired, but I recorded Illegal and I am looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I did not have time to watch it last night as it aired, but I recorded Illegal and I am looking forward to it. Illegal is a good film and E.G. Robinson give another fantastic performance. Jayne's look is 'toned down' in this film and I like this look more then the latter over the top style producers demanded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Late late tomorrow night into Saturday morning, I have 4 more Robert Ryan films recording: Men In War Bombardier Behind the Rising Sun Marine Raiders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Friday, May 27 Hit 11 p.m. The Longest Day (1962). Monumental Zanuck war picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Well, I'll certainly have the recorder burning tonight for a couple of cult-y items we don't get to see very often. First, 'Boxcar Bertha' (1972). I mean, any chance to see a 24 year-old Barbara Hershey naked shouldn't be missed. The other - much more rarely shown by TCM - is the Corman obscenity about Ma Barker and her boys - 'Bloody Mama' (1970). Shelley Winters is tough for me to watch -I find her repugnant - but she sure plays unlikeable well and cashed in on her crazy performance in 'Wild in the Streets' in pulling out all the pins for this role, thereby establishing much cult cred with the two. And I can't wait to see Robert DeNiro, Don Stroud, Robert Walden and Bruce Dern as her "boys". I really love the 70's! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Omg, we were just talking about DR PHIBES this morning and here it is coming on at 8 o'clock tonight. For any of you who have not seen this, it is a delightful movie. Kind of a hybrid between an Ealing comedy and a Hammer Horror. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Do you find Shelley Winters repugnant in that movie, or in general? And if the latter, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 May 27th; Two from the crew who gave us "King Kong" (1933); All times E.S.T.: 7:15 a.m. "Chang" (1927)--silent mix of documentary/narrative story of jungle survival. Extraordinary photography. 8:30 a.m. "The Most Dangerous Game" (1932)--Taut, exciting thriller is just over one hour. Look Closely at the door knocker in the opening credits. That gives away the titles' meaning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 The only write-up of CHANG that I have ever read just slammed the film and said it was very racist. It was nominated for best picture though. That's all I got to offer for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenIsHere Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I really love the 70's! I hear ya. 1970s movies rock! Brian De Palma's SISTERS is also airing tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I hear ya. 1970s movies rock! Brian De Palma's SISTERS is also airing tonight. You wanna know something weird? From 1930 to 2000, the only decade in film that I remain less than fully enthused about is the 1970's. Most of the seventies movies I like are period films- like DAY OF THE LOCUST, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, CHINATOWN- for the most part, the whole era leaves me cold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveGirl Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I hear ya. 1970s movies rock! Brian De Palma's SISTERS is also airing tonight. Holden, thanks for reminding us that "Sisters" was on. I'd forgotten but got to watch after reading your post. I love the fake documentary footage of the "twins" before they are separated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Saturday, May 28 5:45 p.m. The Hill (1965). This Sidney Lumet film features some damn good performances, one of my favourites being that of Ossie Davis. 8 p.m. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). A perfect film IMHO. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 anyone catch this weird mess today?? (yes, LOVED it) Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) Synopsis: A society family gone bust uses their yacht for charter tours.Dir: Paul Sloane Cast: Mary Boland , Polly Moran , Ned Sparks . LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Paul Sloane. Mary Boland, Ned Sparks, Polly Moran, Sidney Blackmer, Sidney Fox, Sterling Holloway. Depression-era comedy involving people of the Social Register who are replaced by people of the Cash Register, and a crew of ex-socialites who play host to a group of nouveau riche passengers on an ocean voyage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 You wanna know something weird? From 1930 to 2000, the only decade in film that I remain less than fully enthused about is the 1970's. I don't find it that weird. After the Supreme Court set the film industry free of the Hollywood Code, the 70's quickly became the most free and politically incorrect era ever for movies - so much so that it would give rise to numerous watch groups that would come to apply all kinds of censor-ish pressures by the time the 80's arrived. But, it was glorious while it lasted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 anyone catch this weird mess today?? (yes, LOVED it) Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) Synopsis: A society family gone bust uses their yacht for charter tours. Dir: Paul Sloane Cast: Mary Boland , Polly Moran , Ned Sparks . LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Paul Sloane. Mary Boland, Ned Sparks, Polly Moran, Sidney Blackmer, Sidney Fox, Sterling Holloway. Depression-era comedy involving people of the Social Register who are replaced by people of the Cash Register, and a crew of ex-socialites who play host to a group of nouveau riche passengers on an ocean voyage DAMN IT! I missed it, but i have seen it before and it is an utter delight. Maltin gives it a star and a half. Mary Boland is FANTASTIC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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