Bogie56 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Sunday, July 3/4 Stanley Kubrick night. As a big fan of Kubrick I have these films on dvd. If I had to viddy one it would be … 2 a.m. A Clockwork Orange (1971). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Sunday, July 3/4 Stanley Kubrick night. As a big fan of Kubrick I have these films on dvd. If I had to viddy one it would be … 2 a.m. A Clockwork Orange (1971). I'm guessing it's Stanley's birthday tomorrow. I haven't checked. But like you, I have all of his films on disc, so I'm selfishly peeved that there's no Silent Sunday or TCM Imports. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Sunday, July 3rd; All times E.S.T.: Musicals. 3:45 p.m. "Anchors Aweigh" (1945)--the musical I've seen least often on TCM. 6:15 p.m. "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" (1949)--Frank Sinatra and Betty Garrett are delights in this, and film is near non-stop music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 MONDAY, JULY 04, 2016 The Devil's Disciple (1959) I like this movie very much. It is: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and: Laurence Olivier at time of: American Revolution. It is gentle humor and very comfortable movie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Why the heck didn't MGM do more with Betty Garrett? Lost opportunities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 MONDAY, JULY 04, 2016 The Devil's Disciple (1959) I like this movie very much. It is: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and: Laurence Olivier at time of: American Revolution. It is gentle humor and very comfortable movie. I'm recording John Paul Jones, the story of Led Zeppelin's bass player, featuring Peter Cushing in a small role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 MONDAY, JULY 04, 2016 The Devil's Disciple (1959) I like this movie very much. It is: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and: Laurence Olivier at time of: American Revolution. It is gentle humor and very comfortable movie. I remember it from the early 60's. Last time TCM ran it, it was not shown in Canada for some reason - but this time it appears it will be. Got my recorder ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Those of you who watch Barry Lyndon can observe a phenomenon I've never seen in any other film: the supporting actors get more close-ups than the star. This is especially true in the first half of the film. The supporting actors carry the dialogue and the story. Kubrick cuts back and forth, so that Ryan O'Neal is rarely in extended shots with other actors, and we rarely see his reaction shots. I'll draw the obvious conclusion: Kubrick is aware that Ryan O'Neal is a non-swimmer dropped in the deep end, and he adopts these unusual procedures to cover up his star's lack of acting ability. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Those of you who watch Barry Lyndon can observe a phenomenon I've never seen in any other film: the supporting actors get more close-ups than the star. This is especially true in the first half of the film. The supporting actors carry the dialogue and the story. Kubrick cuts back and forth, so that Ryan O'Neal is rarely in extended shots with other actors, and we rarely see his reaction shots. I'll draw the obvious conclusion: Kubrick is aware that Ryan O'Neal is a non-swimmer dropped in the deep end, and he adopts these unusual procedures to cover up his star's lack of acting ability. HOW DARE YOU, GOOD SIR? you're telling me THIS isn't GENIUS: (stay with this to the end, it's worth it) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffite Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Gosh, how could Kubrick have allowed that? I've always guessed that having to recite a line that repeats itself more than twice might be difficult. For instance, and Lorna I humbly ask your forgiveness in assailing your eyes and ears that touch upon the Lord Hamlet, but I have never heard the line, "Words, words, words," ever done convincingly, not even the greats. Olivier can't even do it. My direction? Just say the word three times. Don't mess with it. Don't try for clever inflections. Say it, and forget about it. Sorry for the digression... The above is truly bad. Good catch, Lorna. As Hamlet (oh no!) would say (and did) "Oh horrible, horrible, most horrible." (The "most" in that line makes it so much easier.) Though the context may be different, the meaning is exactly the same. Maybe it's Kubrick's fault for leaving it in. I bet that there are many outtakes where good actors have sounded horrible, horrible, most horrible but we've never seen them. Not to defend the actor in question, that is indefensible. I'm still groaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Gosh, how could Kubrick have allowed that? I've always guessed that having to recite a line that repeats itself more than twice might be difficult. For instance, and Lorna I humbly ask your forgiveness in assailing your eyes and ears that touch upon the Lord Hamlet, but I have never heard the line, "Words, words, words," ever done convincingly, not even the greats. Olivier can't even do it. My direction? Just say the word three times. Don't mess with it. Don't try for clever inflections. Say it, and forget about it. Sorry for the digression... The above is truly bad. Good catch, Lorna. As Hamlet (oh no!) would say (and did) "Oh horrible, horrible, most horrible." (The "most" in that line makes it so much easier.) Though the context may be different, the meaning is exactly the same. Maybe it's Kubrick's fault for leaving it in. I bet that there are many outtakes where good actors have sounded horrible, horrible, most horrible but we've never seen them. Not to defend the actor in question, that is indefensible. I'm still groaning. Lorna's clip of Ryan O'Neal was from the Norman Mailer written and directed movie Tough Guys Don't Dance. Kubrick had nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 Monday, July 4 Happy birthday, America! 7:30 a.m. The Howards of Virginia (1940). Somehow this film looks like a train wreck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffite Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Lorna's clip of Ryan O'Neal was from the Norman Mailer written and directed movie Tough Guys Don't Dance. Kubrick had nothing to do with it. My faith in Kubrick thus restored. I thought the clip a little grainy for Barry Lyndon but I didn't stop to think (my wont). Can we blame Norman Mailer, then? If so, Ryan is vindicated. There are instances where good actors do poorly if they are poorly directed (Mailer not being a movie man). Apologists can jump on that, and with some justification. Being a novelist and a good one, surprising that Mailer would have a dumb repetition like that. Ryan could have been better served. Thanks, Lawrence, for the correction (though I feel a little sheepish). = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Yes, Kubrick had nothing to do with it, but I would not be the least bit surprised if he had a copy of TOUGH GUYS... For his private screening room and would play it doubled over and Howling with laughter. I can't post a link here, but I'm sure the Wikipedia and IMDb entries will give you a general overview of the hot sprawling Trainwreck that film is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 7:30 a.m. The Howards of Virginia (1940). Somehow this film looks like a train wreck. I think it's only Cary Grant's wig that's a train wreck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffite Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I think it's only Cary Grant's wig that's a train wreck. He could almost pass for ... never mind. -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I think it's only Cary Grant's wig that's a train wreck. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? That wig is the LEAST BAD THING about that movie. I really wish THE HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA aired A LOT LESS than it does, it's good for a larf once or twice, but wow- it sucks OUT LOUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 A little disappointed by the schedule today. Wish they'd've shown THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER and ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES. We seem to get WEST SIDE STORY A LOT LATELY. Still, there's been good stuff, there's good stuff coming up, I like the new insterstitials, love the modern monthly promos and I'm still riding a high from the landmark O'TOOLE/MCKEAN guest hosting event- so i won't go one too much about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyCronin Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Good Lord, I feel as if I'm in a Dark Shadows parallel time episode and it's the 38th parallel that's doing me in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Good Lord, I feel as if I'm in a Dark Shadows parallel time episode and it's the 38th parallel that's doing me in. OH HELL YES! I GET TO BE COUNTESS NATALIA!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 it sucks OUT LOUD. Thanks...an additional version for my oft-used it sucks b a l l s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 it sucks OUT LOUD. Thanks...an additional version for my oft-used it sucks b a l l s. I have a friend who used to say "it sucks canal water." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I apologize for gettin' salty, some films are just so bad it helps to lay it out in few, but extreme, terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Tuesday, July 5 8 p.m. That classic road movie, Stagecoach (1939) is replaced in Canada with of all things a western called, Tension at Table Rock (1956) with Dorothy Malone and Cameron Mitchell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Tuesday, July 5 8 p.m. That classic road movie, Stagecoach (1939) is replaced in Canada with of all things a western called, Tension at Table Rock (1956) with Dorothy Malone and Cameron Mitchell. i'm at a loss for words as to the whys and can only offer condolences... if anything, i'd've thought STAGECOACH was in the public domain by now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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