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by laffite
April 21st, 2024, 1:36 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Opera
Replies: 38
Views: 5575

Re: Opera

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by laffite
April 21st, 2024, 1:03 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
Replies: 155
Views: 56551

Re: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)

The Estate of Mable Forrest is reportedly ecstatic that the movie has been labelled "presumed lost" for obvious reasons and some have sued to have it changed to "totally lost" status though an insider note has suggested that they are having second thoughts about that. There is a ...
by laffite
April 21st, 2024, 12:38 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
Replies: 155
Views: 56551

Re: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)

The reviewer of that execrably scathing review of Miss Forrest ought to be named for posterity. She might be as bad as all that but she nevertheless needs a name so that her ancestors can have a target for retribution or even revenge. On the other hand, the wordage is one of the most brilliant and ...
by laffite
April 21st, 2024, 11:57 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
Replies: 155
Views: 56551

Re: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)

The reviewer of that execrably scathing review of Miss Forrest ought to be named for posterity. She might be as bad as all that but she nevertheless needs a name so that her ancestors can have a target for retribution or even revenge. On the other hand, the wordage is one of the most brilliant and e...
by laffite
April 21st, 2024, 9:50 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: First Film that comes to mind...
Replies: 3006
Views: 173465

Re: First Film that comes to mind...

The Good Earth

next : retirement
by laffite
April 19th, 2024, 11:46 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: MUSINGS, PONDERINGS, RUMINATIONS AND FANCIES
Replies: 2584
Views: 141599

Re: MUSINGS, PONDERINGS, RUMINATIONS AND FANCIES

Bronxgirl48 wrote: April 18th, 2024, 7:06 pm I was watching a Rick Steves special on Egypt where we were showed the very well-preserved mummy of a 3,000 year old pharoah.

Made me feel positively embryonic.
You're a good egg. No doubt about it.
by laffite
April 19th, 2024, 11:42 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: What actor/actress comes to mind?
Replies: 2811
Views: 161162

Re: What actor/actress comes to mind?

John Garfield Out of the Fog (1941)


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by laffite
April 18th, 2024, 9:50 pm
Forum: Action and Adventure
Topic: Monkey Man and the Evolution of Dev Patel
Replies: 4
Views: 1507

Re: Monkey Man and the Evolution of Dev Patel

Great review but TMI in my view. I doubt I would want to watch it, it's spoiled. It's rare that I pick on Swithin, he is worlds above me. And I am always intent on knowing as little as possible about a film, tabula rasa for me, if possible (rare). I may not know what's going on early, with some dif...
by laffite
April 18th, 2024, 9:34 pm
Forum: Action and Adventure
Topic: Monkey Man and the Evolution of Dev Patel
Replies: 4
Views: 1507

Re: Monkey Man and the Evolution of Dev Patel

Great review but TMI in my view. I doubt I would want to watch it, it's spoiled. It's rare that I pick on Swithin, he is worlds above me. And I am always intent on knowing as little as possible about a film, tabula rasa for me, if possible (rare). I may not know what's going on early, with some diff...
by laffite
April 18th, 2024, 4:30 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Streaming on Criterion in April.
Replies: 18
Views: 3535

Re: Streaming on Criterion in April.

I will probably blow it off. You see a movie in progress and you know not the title. You have grow in your mind a quantity of half seen movies of which the titles you may never know. Gosh, we might think of something later on, yeah a few good scenes, I wonder what the movie was. The CC is too cute w...
by laffite
April 17th, 2024, 1:25 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Streaming on Criterion in April.
Replies: 18
Views: 3535

Re: Streaming on Criterion in April.

I caught the ending credits of a film. They lasted forever but I stuck to the patience point. Following was "The Cat" a Japanese horror/comedy as I gather. I didn't watch long. //
by laffite
April 17th, 2024, 1:21 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: First Film that comes to mind...
Replies: 3006
Views: 173465

Re: First Film that comes to mind...

The White Ribbon (2009)

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by laffite
April 16th, 2024, 1:45 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Streaming on Criterion in April.
Replies: 18
Views: 3535

Re: Streaming on Criterion in April.

Playtime ('76) Tati's film. I've seen it and have the DVD, but there I am hooked. Sort of. But then I gave it up and went back to whatever I was doing before. But it took some effort.
by laffite
April 16th, 2024, 1:11 pm
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: First Film that comes to mind...
Replies: 3006
Views: 173465

Re: First Film that comes to mind...

Where Angels Fear to Tread ('91)

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by laffite
April 16th, 2024, 12:16 pm
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: First Film that comes to mind...
Replies: 3006
Views: 173465

Re: First Film that comes to mind...

Executive Suite

next : favorite of the silent film era