Film Geek (2023) Theater 8/10 Film maker Richard Shepard tells of his obsession with movies during the 1970s and 1980s and his relationship with his mysterious father. I just saw this at the Film Forum in NYC. It is great documentary for film fans. Shepard has directed some TV and only a few films,...

https://th.bing.com/th?id=OIP.3F4wLeOQWSlvUCoAvt2-VwAAAA&w=135&h=201&c=10&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&dpr=1.3&pid=13.1 Film Geek (2023) Theater 8/10 Film maker Richard Shepard tells of his obsession with movies during the 1970s and 1980s and his relationship with his mysterious ...

James Cagney

Next- often played pompous characters

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

next- a very talky film

Yes, Alma is back as a Spanish name, pronounced "Ahlma." The name from the past was "you can call me Al-ma." What movie character was named Alma? I seem to remember one. Donna Reed in From Here To Eternity (1953) she has a made up name of Lorene but later confesses it is really ...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5b/Little_shop_of_horrors.jpg Little Shop Of Horrors (1986) TCM 9/10 A nerdy florist (Rick Moranis) discovers a man eating plant. I watched this again last night, it is one of my favorite musicals. I saw it when first released and several times since then...

Basil Rathbone

next- uninhibited

The Worst You'll Find Out I like that one! It's dopey and silly, of course, but the cast is good, and I enjoyed Kay Kyser and the entourage. Since it is the only film with Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Peter Lorre, I was really disappointed that they share less than five minutes on screen together...

Lolita (1962)

Next- a 1960s film that includes a big hit song

1940 films seen-25

The Best

The Grapes Of Wrath
The Westerner
Fantasia
The Great Dictator
High Sierra
The Letter
Our Town
Stranger On The Third Floor

The Worst

You'll Find Out
The Fatal Hour

Without looking at the list, here is my top ten- 1. West Side Story (1961) 2. Meet Me In St Louis (1944) 3. The Wizard Of Oz (1939) 4. On The Town (1949) 5. Little Shop Of Horrors (1986) 6. The King And I (1956) 7. Guys And Dolls (1955) 8. Pigskin Parade (1936) 9. Funny Girl (1968) 10. Show Boat (19...

It's a good year for NY sports teams. The NY Rangers are on to the next round of Stanley Cup Playoffs in hockey.

In basketball, the NY Knicks could move on if they beat the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.

2019 films seen-21

The Best

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Parasite
Sorry We Missed You
63 Up
The Irishman
Marriage Story
Swallow
David Crosby Remember My Name

The Worst- but not too bad

Knives Out
SpiderMan Far From Home

2003 films seen-64

The Best

Kill Bill Vol.1
Shattered Glass
A Mighty Wind
Mystic River
Oldboy
Finding Nemo
American Splendor
Control
A Decade Under The Influence

The Worst

The Brown Bunny
Rhinoceros Eyes
Levity
Goodbye Dragon Inn
Camp
The United States Of Leland

Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 16th, 2024, 8:11 pm Intro to OLIVER! -- Bill Sikes is described as "cantankerous"

Oh how amusingly "hip" and "clever"!

But I am calm, I am cool, I am breathing slowly in and out, lol.