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- April 1st, 2012, 9:26 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: BRIDESMAIDS
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27839
Re: BRIDESMAIDS
Hey Anne (and everyone else) First, sorry for not posting very much lately. I'm finishing up my last year of grad school and it's been murder. By August I should be back in full force, hopefully. Now I'm still trying to jump through all the hoops and prove myself so that eventually, I'll have a perm...
- March 8th, 2012, 12:22 pm
- Forum: Foreign Films
- Topic: Giallo
- Replies: 170
- Views: 154521
Re: Giallo
I'll be back to post more when I have time, but I did appreciate your list at the beginning of the thread. I thought I'd seen most of these, but I guess I still have quite a few to work through... and then some I probably should check out again. The problem with these films is that they're so simila...
- March 8th, 2012, 12:17 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD @ THE ROXIE in March
- Replies: 38
- Views: 43768
Re: PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD @ THE ROXIE in March
Just passing through and happened to see this... I recently saw some of Sylvia Sidney's precoders, including Ladies of the Big House, and thought they were quite enjoyable (the other one of note that I remember is Confessions of a Co-Ed). And both also managed to address serious issues of the time. ...
- November 11th, 2011, 9:43 pm
- Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
- Topic: Bad Movies You Love
- Replies: 1144
- Views: 312800
Re: Bad Movies You Love
Can anyone comment re: either Woman's World (1954) or Madison Avenue (1962)? I seem to remember seeing the latter but I can't remember. Both give me the impression that they might fit this category. I'm eager to finish with school so that I can finally sit down and enjoy several "so bad they're...
- November 3rd, 2011, 8:20 pm
- Forum: Film Noir and Crime
- Topic: NOT NECESSARILY NOIR II @ The Roxie Nov 4 - 8
- Replies: 33
- Views: 13260
Re: NOT NECESSARILY NOIR II @ The Roxie Nov 4 - 8
This does sound like a very good show. Nov. 6 especially. Oh, if I were only out of school and had a better-paying position...
By all means, pay a visit to Columbus or Cincinnati sometime and host a marathon.
By all means, pay a visit to Columbus or Cincinnati sometime and host a marathon.
- October 28th, 2011, 11:19 am
- Forum: General TV and Media
- Topic: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11902
Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
I also like the Roald Dahl adaptations. I like Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (which so many seem to dislike, for some reason), which unfortunately won't be released until Season 6 is made available, but I think this one may have been on YouTube at one time.
- October 28th, 2011, 11:14 am
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Round 5 - THE FINAL - #5 Powell & #3 Hawks
- Replies: 90
- Views: 23479
Re: Round 5 - THE FINAL - #5 Powell & #3 Hawks
A more distinguished and diverse group is hard to imagine. My presence contributes to the "diverse" part... :mrgreen: Looking back and considering Hawks' career a bit more closely, I suppose my vote should have been more difficult than it was (though after giving it some more thought, I w...
- October 24th, 2011, 7:21 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Round 5 - THE FINAL - #5 Powell & #3 Hawks
- Replies: 90
- Views: 23479
Re: Round 5 - THE FINAL - #5 Powell & #3 Hawks
Wow - well, I didn't envision Michael Powell offing Hitchcock.
The final vote was much simpler than I thought it'd be.
The final vote was much simpler than I thought it'd be.
- October 23rd, 2011, 11:18 am
- Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
- Topic: What Horror and Sc-Fi films have you seen lately?
- Replies: 627
- Views: 237885
Re: What Horror and Sc-Fi films have you seen lately?
I just recently bought the two-disc Blu-ray of classic horror film The Exorcist and had my semi-annual viewing of the movie. I think it holds up surprisingly well, though I wonder about all those surveys that call it "the scariest film ever" - not sure what that says about our society. Fri...
- October 22nd, 2011, 6:42 pm
- Forum: General TV and Media
- Topic: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11902
Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
I love AHP. I own the first four seasons on DVD and season 5 has just been announced to be released early next year.
Season five contains one of the best episodes - and one you won't be able to believe passed the censors in the late 1950s - "Specialty of the House," with Robert Morley.
Season five contains one of the best episodes - and one you won't be able to believe passed the censors in the late 1950s - "Specialty of the House," with Robert Morley.
- October 13th, 2011, 6:04 am
- Forum: Polls
- Topic: Choose a Favorite Director: Michael Powell vs. Billy Wilder
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17925
Re: Round 3: SSO Favorite Director #4 Wilder & #5 Powell
It really is no contest for me. Nearly all of Powell's films impress me in one way or another. And while I love several of Wilder's films, his later work leaves me cold. I could never sit through Kiss Me Stupid or The Fortune Cookie again.
- October 13th, 2011, 6:01 am
- Forum: Classic Film on DVD
- Topic: Coming soon DVDs and Blu-rays from the Criterion Collection
- Replies: 30
- Views: 40114
Re: Coming soon DVDs and Blu-rays from the Criterion Collection
I've taken a break from DVD buying for a bit, but when Christmas comes around (which won't be much longer- yikes), I'll definitely be looking at the sales and hoping that some of the newer Criterion discs are marked down. I'm not sure if the new Seijun Suzuki Blu-rays will be on sale by then, but ho...
- October 10th, 2011, 10:51 am
- Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
- Topic: Bad Movies You Love
- Replies: 1144
- Views: 312800
Re: Bad Movies You Love
I've only got one title I've been searching high and low for and haven't even found a seller online for it - A House is Not a Home (1964) , starring Shelley Winters. If anyone happens to run across a copy somewhere, or if you hear about it being scheduled on one of the many movie networks, I'd appre...
- October 5th, 2011, 11:05 am
- Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
- Topic: Bad Movies You Love
- Replies: 1144
- Views: 312800
Re: Bad Movies You Love
Good news for bad movie fans (such as myself): One of the films on TCM's December schedule is George Cukor's rarely seen The Chapman Report (1962), starring Jane Fonda, Shelley Winters, and Claire Bloom. This one has been near the top of my "to find and view" list for a number of years, ri...
- October 4th, 2011, 10:26 am
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: NEW POLL! The SSO Favorite Director
- Replies: 111
- Views: 28738
Re: NEW POLL! The SSO Favorite Director
May actually be easier for folks. We shall see. If not, I'm selling mouthpieces to protect your molars as you grind away. Actually...I think you're right. I didn't sweat nearly as hard this time around. Each contest seemed to include (1) a director I'm pretty wild about and/or (2) a director I'm re...