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February 26th, 2024, 3:38 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Your Favorite Performances from 1930 to the present
Replies: 118
Views: 17533

Re: Your Favorite Performances from 1930 to the present

So now it's 1985. Here are the Academy's choices. ACTOR Harrison Ford – Witness James Garner – Murphy’s Romance William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman Jack Nicholson – Prizzi’s Honor Jon Voight – Runaway Train ACTRESS Anne Bancroft – Agnes of God Whoopi Goldberg – The Color Purple Jessica Lange – S...
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February 25th, 2024, 6:04 pm
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

1. A protagonist (the movie has two) recognizes a chauffeur as a henchman he had confronted earlier in the movie. He chases after him on a motorcycle. (This is how the movie ends, in case that was not clear.) 2. A cover of a Sam Cooke song plays over the closing credits. 3. The romantic couple in th...
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February 25th, 2024, 4:04 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Least and Most Favorite Movie of the week
Replies: 89
Views: 18416

Re: Least and Most Favorite Movie of the week

Over the last two weeks I saw five movies: one last week, four this week. Master Gardener is probably the best of these, with Joel Edgerton giving a good performance as the title character who has a very guilty secret to hide. It works better than Paul Schrader's two previous films, where First Refo...
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February 24th, 2024, 6:42 pm
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

1. A protagonist (the movie has two) recognizes a chauffeur as a henchman he had confronted earlier in the movie. He chases after him on a motorcycle. 2. A cover of a Sam Cooke song plays over the closing credits. 3. The romantic couple in this movie later married, had children, and later divorced. ...
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February 24th, 2024, 3:03 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Rethinking Best Cinematography
Replies: 25
Views: 2429

Re: Rethinking Best Cinematography

Here are the nominees for 1959: Black and white The Diary of Anne Frank Anatomy of a Murder Career Some Like It Hot The Young Philadelphians Color Ben-Hur The Big Fisherman The Five Pennies The Nun's Story Porgy and Bess I have not seen Career, The Big Fisherman, The Five Pennies or Porgy and Bess ....
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February 23rd, 2024, 3:52 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

1. A protagonist (the movie has two) recognizes a chauffeur as a henchman he had confronted earlier in the movie. He chases after him on a motorcycle. 2. A cover of a Sam Cooke song plays over the closing credits. And now for Clue 3: The romantic couple in this movie later married, had children, and...
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February 22nd, 2024, 3:09 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

Clue Two: A cover of a Sam Cooke song plays over the closing credits
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February 21st, 2024, 3:49 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

A protagonist (the movie has two) recognizes a chauffeur as a henchman he had confronted earlier in the movie. He chases after him on a motorcycle.
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February 20th, 2024, 7:55 pm
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

The Sterile Cuckoo?
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February 18th, 2024, 1:17 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

Swithin wrote: February 17th, 2024, 10:47 pm Absolute Beginners (1986)
Correct. Your turn.
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February 17th, 2024, 7:06 pm
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

1. Just before the closing credits the romantic couple at the core of the movie embrace. The boy takes the girl's wedding ring and tosses it away. 2. Key to the soundtrack is a song that was the last top five single in his country of one of the most important rock musicians. 3. The movie takes place...
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February 16th, 2024, 2:17 pm
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

1. Just before the closing credits the romantic couple at the core of the movie embrace. The boy takes the girl's wedding ring and tosses it away. 2. Key to the soundtrack is a song that was the last top five single in his country of one of the most important rock musicians. 3. The movie takes place...
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February 15th, 2024, 2:38 pm
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: SPOILERS!
Replies: 934
Views: 87872

Re: SPOILERS!

Clue #2: Key to the soundtrack is a song that was the last top five single in his country of one of the most important rock musicians.
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February 15th, 2024, 3:11 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Rethinking Best Cinematography
Replies: 25
Views: 2429

Re: Rethinking Best Cinematography

Here are the nominees for 1958: Black and White The Defiant Ones Desire Under the Elms I Want to Live! Separate Tables The Young Lions Color Gigi Auntie Mame Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The Old Man and the Sea South Pacific I haven't seen Desire under the Elms or The young Lions . For black and white, I'd...
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February 14th, 2024, 3:28 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Your Favorite Performances from 1930 to the present
Replies: 118
Views: 17533

Re: Your Favorite Performances from 1930 to the present

Here are my choices for the third decade of this exercise (1975-1984). The second choice is whether we had to include two of the Academy's nominees ACTOR 1975 Michael Caine, The Man Who would be King 1976 Dustin Hoffmann, All the President's Men 1977 Woody Allen, Annie Hall 1978 Robert DeNiro, The D...