Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" (2023)
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Nellie LaRoy »
October 28th, 2023, 6:22 pm
I have seen the trailers, but otherwise don't know an awful lot about Ridley Scott's new passion project, Napoleon, which stars Joaquin Phoenix in...
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March 13th, 2024, 9:20 pm
Rich and Famous (1981)
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EP Millstone »
November 5th, 2022, 8:56 pm
Womens' Movies are not my cup of tea.
For some odd reason, I saw Rich and Famous during its original theatrical release. I decided to watch it again...
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Last post by HoldenIsHere
January 28th, 2024, 5:38 pm
Past Lives (2023)
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Swithin »
December 27th, 2023, 10:18 pm
“There is a word in Korean – inyeon. It means providence or fate. But it’s specifically about relationships between people.”
It's an inyeon if two...
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Last post by Swithin
December 27th, 2023, 10:18 pm
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Last post by ziggy6708a
November 26th, 2023, 8:29 pm
Maestro (2023)
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Swithin »
November 26th, 2023, 10:56 am
Maestro (2023)
Bradley Cooper’s excellent film about Leonard Bernstein might more aptly be titled “Portrait of a Genius’s Marriage.” Although it...
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Last post by Swithin
November 26th, 2023, 6:44 pm
How Green Was My Valley
Replies: 45
by
charliechaplinfan »
October 13th, 2011, 6:38 am
I know this is a favourite film of many of our members but it's one I couldn't help but see as flawed and it's a real shame because I think powerful...
45 Replies
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Last post by GaryCooper
October 28th, 2023, 7:11 am
THE DAMNED
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by
Hibi »
September 21st, 2023, 8:41 am
Glad TCM finally aired it, but disappointed it was not in widescreen! (I recorded it and was checking it this morning). Anyone else tune into Dirk...
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Last post by HoldenIsHere
September 27th, 2023, 1:53 pm
BACK STREET
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by
Hibi »
September 11th, 2023, 9:14 am
So what did other viewers think of the film? So glad I finally got to see it. Creaky soap opera to be sure, but well acted and very well directed by...
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Last post by Hibi
September 21st, 2023, 8:32 am
ORDINARY PEOPLE (1980)
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by
HoldenIsHere »
September 10th, 2023, 1:19 am
ORDINARY PEOPLE marked the movie directorial debut of Robert Redford, for which he received a Best Director Oscar and Golden Globe as well as a...
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Last post by CinemaInternational
September 16th, 2023, 5:43 pm
Billy Budd (1962)
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wmcclain »
May 18th, 2023, 6:43 am
Billy Budd (1962) , produced and directed by Peter Ustinov.
Young Billy is a good-hearted and simple-minded merchant seaman. He is illiterate and...
4 Replies
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Last post by TikiSoo
September 2nd, 2023, 7:10 am
Oppenheimer (2023)
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by
Swithin »
July 25th, 2023, 8:42 pm
“Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” -- The Bhagavad Gita
Oppenheimer (2023)
I saw Oppenheimer today . Unlike Dunkirk , Christopher...
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Last post by Dargo
August 6th, 2023, 8:51 pm
"Written on the Wind", 1956 Douglas Sirk
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by
Belle »
June 25th, 2023, 10:37 am
Tonight I watched this Douglas Sirk potboiler after a very long, well-earned hiatus. I spent the night immersed in unmitigated soap, played to the...
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Last post by Belle
June 25th, 2023, 4:09 pm
"From the Terrace", 1960
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Belle »
June 24th, 2023, 8:39 pm
Hadn't seen this film until quite recently. Screenplay by Ernest Lehmann from the magnum opus by John O'Hara. A singular chore condensing that kind...
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2339 Views
Last post by Belle
June 25th, 2023, 10:22 am
69 Replies
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Last post by Belle
June 23rd, 2023, 8:21 pm
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Last post by CinemaInternational
June 10th, 2023, 6:23 pm
The Purple Plain (1954)
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wmcclain »
May 27th, 2023, 6:04 am
The Purple Plain (1954) , directed by Robert Parrish.
During sweaty jungle days in Burma, pilot Gregory Peck is terrifying his crew-mates with his...
2 Replies
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Last post by Bronxgirl48
June 1st, 2023, 2:30 pm
I Confess (1953)
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wmcclain »
May 22nd, 2023, 6:31 am
I Confess (1953) , directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
My wife asked What was that one with Montgomery Clift as a priest...? I might not have gotten this...
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Last post by wmcclain
May 22nd, 2023, 6:31 am
Badlands (1973)
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by
wmcclain »
May 12th, 2023, 6:33 am
Badlands (1973) , written, produced and directed by Terrence Malick.
Cast your mind back to adolescence. Little bit crazy, were you? Afraid you...
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Last post by HoldenIsHere
May 21st, 2023, 2:59 pm
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
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wmcclain »
May 13th, 2023, 7:07 am
Canterbury Tale, A (1944) , written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
At the train station of the last stop before...
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Last post by wmcclain
May 13th, 2023, 7:07 am
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
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wmcclain »
May 7th, 2023, 6:52 am
Portrait of Jennie (1948) , directed by William Dieterle.
Struggling painter Joseph Cotten needs inspiration, something to give his life meaning....
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Last post by wmcclain
May 7th, 2023, 6:52 am
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
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by
wmcclain »
May 4th, 2023, 9:28 am
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) , directed by David Lynch.
Wherein we investigate the death of Teresa Banks and, one year later, the harrowing...
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Last post by CinemaInternational
May 6th, 2023, 5:30 pm
Hope and Glory (1987)
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by
wmcclain »
April 28th, 2023, 7:02 am
Hope and Glory (1987) , written, produced and directed by John Boorman.
Fine, semi-comic yet moving presentation of the first year of WW2 as seen by...
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Last post by Dargo
May 3rd, 2023, 11:08 pm
26 Replies
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Last post by Belle
May 3rd, 2023, 7:30 pm
Summer of '42 (1971)
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by
wmcclain »
April 26th, 2023, 6:27 am
Summer of '42 (1971) , directed by Robert Mulligan.
During summer vacation on the Island , a teenaged boy falls in love at a distance with a married...
8 Replies
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Last post by Detective Jim McLeod
April 27th, 2023, 7:37 am
The End of the Affair (1955)
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wmcclain »
April 23rd, 2023, 7:06 am
The End of the Affair (1955) , directed by Edward Dmytryk.
I did not see this until after watching Neil Jordan's wonderful version, The End of the...
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Last post by wmcclain
April 23rd, 2023, 7:06 am
The End of the Affair (1999)
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by
wmcclain »
April 22nd, 2023, 6:10 am
The End of the Affair (1999) , directed by Neil Jordan.
Sarah : Love doesn't end, just because we don't see each other.
Maurice : Doesn't it?...
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Last post by Swithin
April 22nd, 2023, 11:25 pm
A Star Is Born 1937/1954
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by
charliechaplinfan »
June 13th, 2008, 5:23 pm
For years I've been a big fan of A Star Is Born 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason. I've long gone on about how Judy deserved the Oscar for her...
53 Replies
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Last post by GaryCooper
April 20th, 2023, 9:08 pm
The Light That Failed (1939)
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wmcclain »
April 20th, 2023, 7:10 am
The Light That Failed (1939) , produced and directed by William A. Wellman.
Young Dick's sweetheart nearly blinds him when they are shooting a...
1 Replies
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Last post by Swithin
April 20th, 2023, 12:59 pm
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Last post by GaryCooper
April 14th, 2023, 8:53 pm
Edge of Darkness (1985)
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wmcclain »
April 14th, 2023, 7:00 am
Edge of Darkness (1985) , directed by Martin Campbell.
It was the time of the preacher
in the year of oh-one
Now the preachin' is over
and the...
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Last post by wmcclain
April 14th, 2023, 7:00 am
Captain from Castile (1947)
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by
wmcclain »
April 13th, 2023, 7:16 am
Captain from Castile (1947) , directed by Henry King.
A Spanish nobleman runs afoul of the Inquisition and flees to the New World, joining Cortez's...
1 Replies
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Last post by jamesjazzguitar
April 13th, 2023, 9:54 am
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Last post by GaryCooper
April 12th, 2023, 7:12 pm
Ben Hur (1959)
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wmcclain »
April 9th, 2023, 7:35 am
Ben Hur (1959) , directed by William Wyler.
In the genre of spiritually-moving epic spectaculars, what else comes close to Ben Hur ? One of my...
3 Replies
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Last post by Intrepid37
April 12th, 2023, 2:20 pm
Deep End (1970)
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by
wmcclain »
April 10th, 2023, 3:38 pm
Deep End (1970) , directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.
Mike, an innocent 15 year old, gets his first job in a decrepit bath house. Susan, a little older...
3 Replies
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Last post by Intrepid37
April 11th, 2023, 7:19 pm
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
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by
wmcclain »
April 11th, 2023, 7:04 am
Tales of Manhattan (1942) , directed by Julien Duvivier.
A quirky anthology film about the odyssey of a cursed dinner jacket. It was cursed by the...
1 Replies
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Last post by Sepiatone
April 11th, 2023, 11:29 am
The Naked Jungle (1954)
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by
wmcclain »
April 8th, 2023, 10:05 am
The Naked Jungle (1954) , directed by Byron Haskin.
Brazil 1901: an arranged bride shows up at a remote cocoa plantation to meet her husband, an...
9 Replies
2194 Views
Last post by nakanosunplaza
April 8th, 2023, 10:15 pm
The Wild Party (1975)
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by
EP Millstone »
March 4th, 2023, 5:33 pm
A, IMO, perfect companion feature for Babylon : The Wild Party , starring James Coco , Raquel Welch , David Dukes , Tiffany Bolling , Perry King and...
7 Replies
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Last post by Hibi
March 6th, 2023, 3:08 pm
Where Love Has Gone (1964)
Replies: 7
by
EP Millstone »
February 5th, 2023, 6:51 pm
A 1940s-style woman's film , produced in the 1960s, and packed with a Classic Hollywood cast, Where Love Has Gone is sordid, sensational, salacious,...
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Last post by laffite
February 8th, 2023, 12:25 pm
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Replies: 2
by
EP Millstone »
January 14th, 2023, 7:45 pm
Here's a flick that cries out for a new SSO forum: Fantasy Films.
But lest I ruffle the delicate feathers of some high-strung, tightly wound SSO...
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Last post by EP Millstone
January 16th, 2023, 1:12 am
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Last post by GaryCooper
January 12th, 2023, 9:10 am
‘Cavalcade’: THR’s 1933 Review
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GaryCooper »
January 5th, 2023, 10:09 pm
On Jan. 5, 1933, the Diana Wynyard-starring drama Cavalcade made its world premiere in New York and was greeted with acclaim. The film went on to win...
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Last post by Swithin
January 5th, 2023, 10:30 pm
It's a Wonderful Life
Replies: 32
by
charliechaplinfan »
December 23rd, 2009, 6:39 pm
I know this film plays constantly at Christmas, I try to catch it every couple of years. I love the sentiment of this movie, it's the best Christmas...
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Last post by TikiSoo
December 24th, 2022, 10:08 am
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December 23rd, 2022, 8:46 am
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December 23rd, 2022, 8:37 am
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Last post by CinemaInternational
December 19th, 2022, 2:56 pm
White Cargo (1942)
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Cinemaspeak59 »
December 6th, 2022, 1:40 pm
White Cargo (1942) It’s hard to believe such a tawdry, and campy movie came out of the glamour house that was MGM. But I’m glad it did. Hedy Lamarr’s...
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December 14th, 2022, 4:19 pm
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December 12th, 2022, 1:33 pm
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Last post by Swithin
December 12th, 2022, 10:11 am
All the Kings Men
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by
ken123 »
August 26th, 2007, 2:55 am
All the Kings Men is a film that I feel doesn't deserve the praise that it received when it was originally released, to me it is just average. :cry:
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December 10th, 2022, 12:04 pm
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December 10th, 2022, 11:20 am
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