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- August 1st, 2011, 5:10 pm
- Forum: Action and Adventure
- Topic: Pork Chop Hill
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17444
Re: Pork Chop Hill
As much as I recognize the sadness and the frustration of this movie, I just can't appreciate it as cinema. Yes, meaninglessness figures directly into the plot. But that backfires in the telling of the story. They talk about this. They talk about that. They're powerless to change it. And so am I! So...
- August 1st, 2011, 4:41 pm
- Forum: Action and Adventure
- Topic: Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14653
Re: Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
My mom took us to see MYSTERIOUS ISLAND upon its release. Giant bees! Dude! Eight years later, I was a teenager. In the age of Bonnie and Clyde, Butch and Sundance and (Gasp!) HIGH SCHOOL, "Underwater City" didn't sound like much. But you're right, Moira. These silly things can be harmless...
- August 1st, 2011, 4:13 pm
- Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
- Topic: THEM! (1954) on TCM Sat Feb 2
- Replies: 66
- Views: 67855
Re: THEM! (1954) on TCM Sat Feb 2
Giant bugs speak pretty much the same language the world over. Regional accents vary. You can always spot the ones from Boston. But, for the most part, it's universal.
- August 1st, 2011, 4:04 pm
- Forum: Film Noir and Crime
- Topic: The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7372
Re: The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Just look for the horse!
- August 1st, 2011, 3:57 pm
- Forum: Dramas
- Topic: INHERIT THE WIND
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9383
Re: INHERIT THE WIND
I can believe Spence didn't rehearse much. More than most actors, he looked as if he were saying and doing it for the first time. Not following a script. I bet there was a lot of improv going on. Yes, INHERIT THE WIND chooses sides immediately and with conviction. That must be infuriating to those w...
- August 1st, 2011, 3:43 pm
- Forum: Dramas
- Topic: Hemingway on Film
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4790
Re: Hemingway on Film
I didn't know his reputation had suffered. I thought I was the only one who didn't care for him. I remember when he died. I didn't know who he was. Didn't know much about suicide. But I heard the news.
- August 1st, 2011, 3:34 pm
- Forum: Film Noir and Crime
- Topic: Ruthless (1948)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11700
Re: Ruthless (1948)
If there's anybody LESS like a lumberjack than the Monty Python gang, it's George Sanders! "Transparent Man" sounds like a blast! There's a Lon Chaney, Jr film I like called THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN. It's not as bad as it sounds. I picked it up at a truck stop!
- July 31st, 2011, 4:39 pm
- Forum: Film Noir and Crime
- Topic: The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7372
Re: The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
I came across this movie in a one horse town in Kentucky. Literally. The horse was tied up outside the store! A rack of five dollar videos. Teen comedies. Car movies. Zombies who rip your head off. And out of nowhere, JOAN! I like this "minor" Crawford film. It's not MILDRED PIERCE. Not QU...
- July 31st, 2011, 4:23 pm
- Forum: Dramas
- Topic: INHERIT THE WIND
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9383
Re: INHERIT THE WIND
If pressed to name THE BEST ACTOR in movies, it would be hard beat Spencer Tracy. He simply delved deeper, came up with more, than almost anybody else. Consistently. His work in GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, THE LAST HURRAH and JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG is inspired. Likewise WOMAN OF THE YEAR, PAT AND M...
- July 31st, 2011, 3:51 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Worthy of a Knighthood and a Damehood
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5121
Re: Worthy of a Knighthood and a Damehood
I could use a dame for a night. Does that count?
- July 31st, 2011, 3:41 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Celia Johnson, a great Dame
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5786
Re: Celia Johnson, a great Dame
This is like falling in love with somebody you hardly know. I may have seen Ms. Johnson in three movies. But she's so good I can't take my eyes off her. She climbs inside a characer and brings it to life, the way only the very best actors do. THIS HAPPY BREED, IN WHICH WE SERVE, BRIEF ENCOUNTER. Tha...
- July 31st, 2011, 3:34 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: James Mason
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15624
Re: James Mason
THE VOICE! That's the first thing I think of when I think of Mason. Can you do a British accent without doing Mason? I've known people who can't do impressions at all. (They think they can, but they can't!) But they all nail Mason! This wonderful, sophisticated man brings credibility to fantasy (JOU...
- July 31st, 2011, 3:00 pm
- Forum: Dramas
- Topic: Hemingway on Film
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4790
Re: Hemingway on Film
I like fake fish. Ever been to Long John Silver's?
- July 30th, 2011, 4:22 pm
- Forum: Dramas
- Topic: Shepherd Of The Hills
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6164
Re: Shepherd Of The Hills
There's much to like about this movie. It's thoughtful, beautifully shot, and different. An unusual role for John Wayne, an actor who, even in relative youth, didn't shy away from them. A story of strong people in rugged country. When I think of the great outdoor movies, this film doesn't immediatel...
- July 30th, 2011, 3:39 pm
- Forum: Dramas
- Topic: 1939's Of Mice and Men
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5262
Re: 1939's Of Mice and Men
Love this movie. Love this book. Chaney is not my favorite actor. But he's so good in this it's remarkable. (In fact, I seem to be remarking on it!) Everybody is good in it. At least good enough to serve the story and not be a distraction. I recently watched the movie after not seeing it for many ye...