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Pigmy Pony
17-10-2023, 06:23
It's rubbish, but it's high quality rubbish. Even having Nicholas Cage in it doesn't ruin it. I've often pondered the reason for that.
It's not for want of trying. I've never rated Cage as an actor, and he is totally unconvincing as a tough guy. Looks too much like Bert from The Muppet Show. Didn't mind "Wild at Heart" though.
Agree - he's not a "must watch" actor, and has appeared in some pretty second-rate films.
But I also agree he wasn't bad in "Raising Arizona".
walpurgis
17-10-2023, 10:31
It's rubbish, but it's high quality rubbish. Even having Nicholas Cage in it doesn't ruin it. I've often pondered the reason for that.
He was perfect in '8mm'. Not a film to everybody's taste though.
Witness for the Prosecution, 1957.. bluray.
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Charles Laughton (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001452/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who could be moody and difficult, was apparently a dream to work with, throwing himself into the role with dedication and delight. Billy Wilder (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000697/?ref_=tttrv_tr) later recalled a day that was set aside just for shooting reaction shots of the jury and courtroom crowd (composed of extras hired only for the day). Normally, the assistant director would read the actors' lines, and the extras would react. However, Laughton, who was fascinated with the whole process of filmmaking, begged to help. So he came in on his day off and read all of the off-camera speeches for the jury members. He not only read his part but also the judge's, the prosecutor's, and even Marlene Dietrich (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000017/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s. According to biographer Maurice Zolotow (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957742/?ref_=tttrv_tr) in his book "Billy Wilder in Hollywood", "it was an exhibition of craftsmanship such as Wilder had never seen. He believes that Charles Laughton had the greatest technical range and power of any actor, man or woman, whom he has known."
He was perfect in '8mm'. Not a film to everybody's taste though.
Was that the film about "snuff movies"? I have seen it, but is a film I would prefer to forget, so cannot recall Cage's performance.
The Railway Children, 1970.. bluray.
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Based on the 1906 novel of the same name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Railway_Children) by E. Nesbit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Nesbit). The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Jeffries) and stars Dinah Sheridan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinah_Sheridan), Jenny Agutter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Agutter) (who had earlier featured in the BBC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC)'s 1968 dramatisation of the novel), Sally Thomsett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Thomsett), Gary Warren (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Warren_(actor)) and Bernard Cribbins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cribbins) in leading roles.
Sally Thomsett (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860951/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was twenty when she was cast as eleven-year-old Phyllis. Her contract forbade her to reveal her true age during the making of the film and she was not allowed to be seen smoking, drinking, going out with her boyfriend or driving the sports cars that were her passion. Even the film crew did not know her true age.
The late Bob Cryer (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0190548/?ref_=tttrv_tr), his wife Ann Cryer (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2550036/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and son John are all extras in the filming on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Labour MP Bob Cryer was a prime mover in restoring the historic railway, and plays the train guard. In the final scene, Bernard Cribbins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187754/?ref_=tttrv_tr) can be heard to say, "Right away, Mr Cryer," before the train pulls out. Likewise, Graham Mitchell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5442044/?ref_=tttrv_tr), another volunteer, plays a train guard in other scenes and Bernard Cribbins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187754/?ref_=tttrv_tr) again refers to him by his real name.
walpurgis
17-10-2023, 13:06
Was that the film about "snuff movies"? I have seen it, but is a film I would prefer to forget, so cannot recall Cage's performance.
It was.
The Railway Children, 1970.. bluray.
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Based on the 1906 novel of the same name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Railway_Children) by E. Nesbit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Nesbit). The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Jeffries) and stars Dinah Sheridan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinah_Sheridan), Jenny Agutter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Agutter) (who had earlier featured in the BBC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC)'s 1968 dramatisation of the novel), Sally Thomsett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Thomsett), Gary Warren (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Warren_(actor)) and Bernard Cribbins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cribbins) in leading roles.
Sally Thomsett (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860951/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was twenty when she was cast as eleven-year-old Phyllis. Her contract forbade her to reveal her true age during the making of the film and she was not allowed to be seen smoking, drinking, going out with her boyfriend or driving the sports cars that were her passion. Even the film crew did not know her true age.
The late Bob Cryer (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0190548/?ref_=tttrv_tr), his wife Ann Cryer (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2550036/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and son John are all extras in the filming on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Labour MP Bob Cryer was a prime mover in restoring the historic railway, and plays the train guard. In the final scene, Bernard Cribbins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187754/?ref_=tttrv_tr) can be heard to say, "Right away, Mr Cryer," before the train pulls out. Likewise, Graham Mitchell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5442044/?ref_=tttrv_tr), another volunteer, plays a train guard in other scenes and Bernard Cribbins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187754/?ref_=tttrv_tr) again refers to him by his real name.
A definite feel good film, and should not be dismissed because of it.
I like it - Jenny Agutter reminds me of my ex-wife.
Yes Barry it's very well done. Jeffries did a great job with it.
Just got Scrooge on to complete my moral compass clean [emoji38]
Ps, lucky you to have had a Jenny lookalike
Absolute Power, 1997.
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Pigmy Pony
18-10-2023, 20:27
Agree - he's not a "must watch" actor, and has appeared in some pretty second-rate films.
But I also agree he wasn't bad in "Raising Arizona".
I think the main problem is with his face - when trying to look angry he looks like he's trying a to pass an uncomfortably large stool, when happy he has this creepy half-smile which never quite reaches his eyes, like he's pretending to understand the joke. And the rest of the time he just looks startled.
Pigmy Pony
18-10-2023, 20:33
"On Deadly Ground". It's got Steven Seagal in it, so I won't be sticking with it, even though Michael Caine's there too. But right now he's sat in a spit 'n' sawdust roadhouse with country and western playing in the background. He's observing some big thug with a sleeveless denim bullying a little bloke. I'll stick around to find out what happens next.
Well he battered the thug. I didn't see that coming. Now what's on the rest of the telly?
Three Days of the Condor, 1975.. bluray.
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Former CIA director Richard Helms (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0375763/?ref_=tttrv_tr) acted as a personal consultant to Robert Redford (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/?ref_=tttrv_tr) for his role as The Condor.
When they are reminiscing, Higgins asks Wabash whether he served with "Col. Donovan" during World War II - a reference to William J. Donovan (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8689465/?ref_=tttrv_tr), founder of the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Wabash replies, "I sailed the Adriatic with a movie star at the helm" - referring to actor Sterling Hayden (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001330/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who served with the OSS, running the German blockade of the Adriatic during WWII to get supplies to Yugoslav partisans.
When Joe is in the sporting goods store and about to kidnap Kathy, he's peering out from a rack of parkas. The hangers are alternated in/out/in. Any fan of Dragnet (1951) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043194/?ref_=tttrv_tr) knows this is a method of anti-theft; it prevents someone from grabbing several parkas at once and making off with them.
A good film - I enjoyed it. :)
Red 2, 2013...
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Pigmy Pony
20-10-2023, 16:09
Red 2, 2013...
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This, and the first Red film, both good fun. Shame about Bruce, he's not doing well.
This, and the first Red film, both good fun. Shame about Bruce, he's not doing well.
yes on both. think he has advancing parkinsons.
now run out with the bogey classic
To Have and Have Not, 1944...bogey and bacall met for first time here and it was a young bacall's first film.
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The Fog, 1980, bluray.
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Although this was essentially a low budget independent movie, John Carpenter (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000118/?ref_=tttrv_tr) chose to shoot the movie in anamorphic widescreen Panavision. This decision gave the movie a grander feel for the viewer so this didn't seem like a low budget horror movie.
The lead ghost, Blake, was played by makeup specialist Rob Bottin (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001964/?ref_=tttrv_tr). When Bottin asked for the job, John Carpenter (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000118/?ref_=tttrv_tr) asked him to "stand up". Bottin then expected Carpenter to say, "...and get out!" When Carpenter saw that Bottin was a very large man at 6' 5, which was needed for the character Blake, he was hired.
Thought that was rubbish first time I saw it but it's grown on me over the years.
So did I, and I feel no need to see it again. Once you have seen it and know when the 'shocks' occur, they loose their impact.
So did I, and I feel no need to see it again. Once you have seen it and know when the 'shocks' occur, they loose their impact.
It has good atmosphere though, it's built up quite cleverly.
Well I think so anyway.
walpurgis
21-10-2023, 12:58
yes on both. think he has advancing parkinsons.
He has an early onset type of dementia I believe. Pretty well buggered now apparently, doesn't know where he is or what's happening around him, poor sod.
The Cruel Sea (1952) on BBC2.
The Cruel Sea (1952) on BBC2.
great stuff that
He has an early onset type of dementia I believe. Pretty well buggered now apparently, doesn't know where he is or what's happening around him, poor sod.
sad. you just never know whats for you...
Casablanca, 1942..
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stay with bogey and ... The African Queen, 1951...
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Sources claimed that everyone in the cast and crew got sick except Humphrey Bogart (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and John Huston (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001379/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who said they avoided illness by essentially living on imported Scotch whiskey. Bogart later said, "All I ate was baked beans, canned asparagus and Scotch whiskey. Whenever a fly bit Huston or me, it dropped dead."
Lauren Bacall (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000002/?ref_=tttrv_tr) famously ventured along for the filming in Africa to be with husband Humphrey Bogart (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/?ref_=tttrv_tr). She played den mother during the trip, making camp and cooking. This also marked the beginning of her life-long friendship with Katharine Hepburn (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000031/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
Humphrey Bogart (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/?ref_=tttrv_tr) won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in this movie, making him the last man born in the 19th century to ever win a leading role Oscar.
earlier...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325980/)
now
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 2006.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, 2007..
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Charley Varrick, 1973https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNDk2MTY5OTYtZDczZS00ODkzLTlhNTMtMDQ0ZGI5OTBkNz VjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjI4MjA5MzA@._V1_.jpg
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 2011.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017..
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/21/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean%2C_Dead_Men_Tell_No_Tales .jpg
I enjoyed the first of the franchise, but lost interest after the second or third film. :(
The Searchers, 1956.
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I enjoyed the first of the franchise, but lost interest after the second or third film. :(
they are all decent films but i guess the first and maybe second are the best
The Bourne Ultimatum, 2007.
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Murder, My Sweet, 1944..
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RKO was on the verge of bankruptcy when it signed up aging matinée idol Dick Powell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694090/?ref_=tttrv_tr) to make a series of musicals. Powell only signed under the proviso that he could play a straight dramatic role first, so he was cast as Philip Marlowe. Attached director Edward Dmytryk (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0229424/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was initially horrified at this casting decision.
With the success of the film, RKO President Charles Koerner (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4763878/?ref_=tttrv_tr) abandoned plans to star Dick Powell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694090/?ref_=tttrv_tr) in a series of musicals and cast him in more hard-boiled detective and action films instead.
Dick Powell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694090/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s portrayal of Philip Marlowe earned the approval of Raymond Chandler (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151452/?ref_=tttrv_tr) himself.
It was hard to get Mike Mazurki (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0563417/?ref_=tttrv_tr) to tower over Dick Powell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694090/?ref_=tttrv_tr), because the former singer stood 6'2", with Mazurki--a former pro wrestler--only slightly taller at 6' 4-1/2". For many scenes, Powell had to stand in a trench.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan, 1941.
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James Gleason (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322299/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was brought on board mainly to polish the dialogue. Gleason had a knack for authentic sounding vernacular language and also happened to be a great actor. James Gleason (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322299/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the role of Max Corkle. This is the first time in Academy Awards history for a person to be nominated for a supporting Oscar for a role for which a different person would later also be nominated for a supporting Oscar: Jack Warden (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912001/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was nominated for Best Supporting Actor as Max Corkle in Heaven Can Wait (1978) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077663/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60-minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 26, 1942 with Claude Rains (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001647/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Evelyn Keyes (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450810/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and James Gleason (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322299/?ref_=tttrv_tr) reprising their film roles. [Cary Grant (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000026/?ref_=tttrv_tr) filled in for Robert Montgomery (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0599910/?ref_=tttrv_tr).]
might as well watch the remake... Heaven Can Wait, 1978..
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The fictitious Super Bowl game (Rams vs. Steelers) was filmed during halftime of the Rams/Chargers preseason at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 1, 1977.
For his work in this movie, Warren Beatty (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000886/?ref_=tttrv_tr) became the first person to be Oscar nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for the same film, as well as the first to be nominated in these three categories and Best Screenplay (in this case, Adapted).
The Trouble with Harry, 1955..
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excellent film that. not a typical hitch...:)
some holmes now. jeremy brett stars.. 15, the priory school
3 Godfathers, 1948..directed by John Ford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ford) and filmed (although not set) primarily in Death Valley, California (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley,_California). The screenplay, written by Frank S. Nugent (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_S._Nugent) and Laurence Stallings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Stallings), is based on the 1913 novelette The Three Godfathers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Godfathers_(novel)) by Peter B. Kyne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_B._Kyne). The story is something of a retelling of the story of the Three Wise Men (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi) in an American Western context.
This film was dedicated to John Ford's friend and early star, Harry Carey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Carey_(actor)), who died in 1947. At the beginning, stuntman Cliff Lyons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Lyons_(actor)) is shown silhouetted against a sunset, riding Carey's favorite horse, Sonny, over the words: "To the Memory of Harry Carey, bright star of the Western sky..."
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/3_Godfathers_1948_poster.jpg
FOLLOW THAT WITH ... The Cat and the Canary, 1939..
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In one scene at the beginning of the movie, a crocodile is shown swimming through the bayou. If you look closely at its snout, you can see tape, preventing it from opening its mouth.
Paulette Goddard (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002104/?ref_=tttrv_tr) did not actually come on board this project until more than three months after "Paramount" had announced its intention of remaking the 1927 film. Preceding Goddard as the film's prospective leading lady had been two of Bob Hope (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001362/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s recent co-stars, Martha Raye (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713106/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Shirley Ross (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743841/?ref_=tttrv_tr), respectively. Though the reasoning behind Raye's replacement by Ross was never made public, the rationale for "Paramount"'s final choice is no great mystery. A bigger star than either Ross or Raye, Goddard was snapped up by "Paramount" once she became available, owing to pre-production snafus with Charles Chaplin (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000122/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s "The Great Dictator (1940) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032553/?ref_=tttrv_tr)."
more up to date now.... Back to the Future Part II, 1989.
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Sea of Sand, 1958..
.. Guy Green's film is about a patrol of the Long Range Desert Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Range_Desert_Group) (LRDG) during the North African Campaign (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_Campaign) in the Second World War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_World_War). It was shot on location in the Kingdom of Libya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Libya). Michael Craig said "we drank far too much, slept far too little and misbehaved in every possible way." Filming began 12 May 1958. Guy Green said it was "a very good script" and although he had to struggle against "the penny pinching outfit" the film "came out well."
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Total Recall, 1990...
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Back to the Future Part III, 1990..
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Mikeandvan
26-10-2023, 22:20
Death Wish 1, 2, and 3, couldn't make it to 4. I love these films, Winner was a genius!
Mikeandvan
26-10-2023, 22:22
Lots of stuff on the US PBS channel, mostly Ken Burns, whose voice can become annoying after a while. 'The War' is fantastic, about the US experience in WW2, centred around 4 US towns, and the war in Europe and the Pacific of course.
Lawrence001
27-10-2023, 06:46
I like his series on the US Civil and Vietnam wars, I didn't know much about the wars before I watched them.
Jazz looks good too but I'm not sure I need it drawn out as long as the war ones.
civil war one was my favourite. course ive a thing about the civil war..lol
Mikeandvan
27-10-2023, 09:48
I have to go back to the civil war one, I watched it but got bored.
I have to go back to the civil war one, I watched it but got bored.
its very much a docu, but pics, letters and music etc all combine really well for me. the descriptions and the bravery was amazing.
Charade, 1963..
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The Jungle Book, 2016... Superb retelling of this story. filmwork is astounding.
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The CGI character Baloo is so large and furry, he took almost five hours of rendering time per frame.
All the locations in the movie are computer generated visual effects. The story may have been set primarily in India, but the movie was completely shot at Los Angeles Center Studios in Los Angeles, California.
A scene where Baloo scratches his back on a tree, mimicking a famous scene in The Jungle Book (1967) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061852/?ref_=tttrv_tr), was filmed and appeared in some trailers. However, this scene is not in the final cut.
Scrooge, 1951.. this is the b&w version...one of my favs
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need to follow it up with the other great version of the story.
A Christmas Carol, 1984.. gc scott was a big expert on this and other dickens books.
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49th Parallel
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Jeremiah Johnson, 1972...a fav of mine this. great acting a scenery... when mem were men and animals were afraid:eek:
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Duck, You Sucker!, 1971... aka fistful of dynamite
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Both titles are rubbish but the film's not bad.
Both titles are rubbish but the film's not bad.
think the other one was once upon a time in the revolution or summat.. i always prefered duck lol
I watched 'Gravity' on BBC2 last night. The special effects were superb and the story-line plausable - something similar will surely happen in the future.
Not often you see a film with only two actors in it.
I watched 'Gravity' on BBC2 last night. The special effects were superb and the story-line plausable - something similar will surely happen in the future.
Not often you see a film with only two actors in it.
was that the george clooney one?
was that the george clooney one?
Yes - George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. Good acting from both of them, especially Bullock.
Blade Runner 2049 on BBC3.
A sequel to Blade Runner, but set so far in the future and so much has happened in the intervening period, that it is difficult to follow the plot.
I have it on DVD, and it is only by watching the 'extras' that it makes any sense.
Pigmy Pony
30-10-2023, 15:22
The Jungle Book, 2016... Superb retelling of this story. filmwork is astounding.
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The CGI character Baloo is so large and furry, he took almost five hours of rendering time per frame.
All the locations in the movie are computer generated visual effects. The story may have been set primarily in India, but the movie was completely shot at Los Angeles Center Studios in Los Angeles, California.
A scene where Baloo scratches his back on a tree, mimicking a famous scene in The Jungle Book (1967) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061852/?ref_=tttrv_tr), was filmed and appeared in some trailers. However, this scene is not in the final cut.
I'm not normally a fan of any kind of animated film, but this was really outstanding and one I could watch again and again.
Pigmy Pony
30-10-2023, 15:26
need to follow it up with the other great version of the story.
A Christmas Carol, 1984.. gc scott was a big expert on this and other dickens books.
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You're really getting into the Christmas spirit quite early, but then you don't bother with regular TV so you won't get to see all the Christmas ads which will begin in approx 2 weeks. Lucky you :)
You're really getting into the Christmas spirit quite early, but then you don't bother with regular TV so you won't get to see all the Christmas ads which will begin in approx 2 weeks. Lucky you :)
love these 2 films steve, and i watch them a lot. keeps me human lol
i dont see folk much so it helps:D
not many folks idea of a good film but i like it, and not just because Olivia Wilde (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&sa=X&sca_esv=578070544&hl=en-GB&sxsrf=AM9HkKnlCD0qiO91-jya1rtuCadFy_4u0w:1698742655745&q=Olivia+Wilde&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLSz9U3SE42zU3OUuIEsU0qDOPL tYSyk6300zJzcsGEVXJicckiVh7_nMyyzESF8MyclNQdrIwA4w SeuD8AAAA&ved=2ahUKEwj7yr3E9Z-CAxXfQkEAHd6VBlsQgOQBegQIPRAI) is in it...:eyebrows:
Cowboys & Aliens, 2011...
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The Terminator, 1984. Defying low pre-release expectations, The Terminator topped the United States box office (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_office) for two weeks, eventually grossing $78.3 million against a modest $6.4 million budget.
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Pigmy Pony
31-10-2023, 13:47
not many folks idea of a good film but i like it, and not just because Olivia Wilde (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&sa=X&sca_esv=578070544&hl=en-GB&sxsrf=AM9HkKnlCD0qiO91-jya1rtuCadFy_4u0w:1698742655745&q=Olivia+Wilde&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLSz9U3SE42zU3OUuIEsU0qDOPL tYSyk6300zJzcsGEVXJicckiVh7_nMyyzESF8MyclNQdrIwA4w SeuD8AAAA&ved=2ahUKEwj7yr3E9Z-CAxXfQkEAHd6VBlsQgOQBegQIPRAI) is in it...:eyebrows:
Cowboys & Aliens, 2011...
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I'd even watch a Chuck Norris film if Olivia was in it. She's very nice.
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's, 1960.. Directed by Frank Launder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Launder) and written by him and Sidney Gilliat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Gilliat), it was the third in a series of four films.
great fun...:D
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The Smallest Show on Earth, 1957.. bluray.
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(Called Big Time Operators in USA).
"In praise of fleapits everywhere, this charming comedy will bring back happy memories for anyone who pines for the days when going to the pictures meant something more than being conveyor-belted in and out of a soulless multiplex (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplex_(movie_theater))... The cast alone makes the movie a must-see, and the sequence in which projectionist Peter Sellers, pianist Margaret Rutherford and doorman Bernard Miles relive the glories of the silent era is adorable."
The exterior of the Bijou Cinema was a façade built for this movie between two railway bridges on Christchurch Avenue in Kilburn, next to Kilburn Underground station.
The scenes of Comin' Thro' the Rye (1923) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0231379/?ref_=tttrv_tr) the silent movie shown, with Dame Margaret Rutherford (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751983/?ref_=tttrv_tr) at the piano show Alma Taylor (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851953/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Shayle Gardner (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307105/?ref_=tttrv_tr). The movie was directed by Cecil M. Hepworth (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378408/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and still exists.
In the opening credits of "Killer Riders of Wyoming" (one of the films shown, that was made for the film)the director of photography is listed as Hector Crome. If his name is pronounced in a cockney accent, it sounds like Ektachrome, the brand name for a make of Kodak reversal colour film that had wide application in movies and still photography.
The exterior of the Bijou Cinema was a façade built for this movie between two railway bridges on Christchurch
Avenue in Kilburn, next to Kilburn Underground station.
I know that location - it's not that far from where my partner lives.
I know that location - it's not that far from where my partner lives.
amazing coincidence barry :)
Starman, 1984.
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Starman spent five years in development at Columbia. The original script by Bruce A. Evans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_A._Evans) and Raynold Gideon was purchased by the studio at the urging of executive producer Michael Douglas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Douglas), shortly before it optioned Steven Spielberg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg)'s Night Skies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Skies). Screenwriter Dean Riesner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Riesner) came onto the project in late 1981 after director Mark Rydell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rydell) left the project due to artistic differences with Douglas. Riesner worked on seven rewrites of Starman with six different directors, but did not receive screen credit because, according to him, "the Writers Guild, in their infinite wisdom, decided I didn't contribute 50 percent of the screenplay." Other uncredited writers who worked on the script were Edward Zwick (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Zwick) and Diane Thomas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Thomas). Columbia abandoned Night Skies, with a similar plot to Starman, on the grounds that it is a more Disney-like story aimed at children, whereas Starman was for a more mature audience. Night Skies was eventually retitled E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial),[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starman_(film)#cite_note-ChicagoTribune-3) which became the highest-grossing film of its time,[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starman_(film)#cite_note-4)[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starman_(film)#cite_note-5) upon which Riesner commented, "Goes to show how wrong you can be in this business."
The Thing, 1982..
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It has become a tradition in British Antarctic research stations to watch The Thing (1982) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/?ref_=tttrv_tr) as part of their Midwinter feast and celebration held every June 21.
Unused music composed for this film was later used by Ennio Morricone (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001553/?ref_=tttrv_tr) in Quentin Tarantino (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s The Hateful Eight (2015) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460252/?ref_=tttrv_tr). Ironically, Morricone's Thing score was nominated for a Razzie for worst score, while his score for Hateful Eight won him an Oscar.
A diopter split-focus lens was used in several shots of the scene with MacReady and Fuchs in the lab. MacReady, standing in the doorway in the background, and Fuchs, sitting at the desk in the foreground, are both in sharp focus. This would be impossible to do in-camera without a split-focus lens. Brian De Palma (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000361/?ref_=tttrv_tr) often uses this technique in his films.
War for the Planet of the Apes, 2017..
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Primatologists who saw the film said the apes' behavior was surprisingly realistic. Karin Konoval (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0465269/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s performance as Maurice the orangutan was especially noteworthy.
When Maurice speaks to the human child with her new name "Nova... No-va," the dialogue is the actual voice of Charlton Heston (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000032/?ref_=tttrv_tr) speaking the same words to Linda Harrison (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0365709/?ref_=tttrv_tr) in Planet of the Apes (1968) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063442/?ref_=tttrv_tr). The voice has been electronically altered, but is still clearly recognizable.
The water dumped on Caesar around 1:27:00 was supposed to be warm, but the crew forgot to heat it up. Caesar's shocked reaction is authentic. They were all apologetic afterward, but Andy Serkis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785227/?ref_=tttrv_tr) said that it worked for the scene.
Originally, the Jimi Hendrix (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001342/?ref_=tttrv_tr) version of the National Anthem was going to play when the humans put the apes to work on the wall. The film wasn't able to secure the rights.
The technology behind performance capture "can only capture about a dozen apes at a time, there's so much data that the computers have to hold on the movement of just twelve people." Larger scenes required a focus on the performers with small pockets of extras in the background that would be adjusted and blended in post.
Murder at the Gallop, 1963..
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'The Bionic Man'
Superior episode where the bionic woman has a five minute long ruck with Bigfoot.
No-one's making telly like this any more.
'The Bionic Man'
Superior episode where the bionic woman has a five minute long ruck with Bigfoot.
No-one's making telly like this any more.
Just as well!
Pigmy Pony
03-11-2023, 23:08
For sure there was a lot of cack on TV in the 70s and 80s, just as there is today. But I do enjoy quite a lot of the older stuff, it takes me back to what were simpler times. Or what seems now like simpler times, nostalgia might be colouring my judgement.
I would choose Six Million Dollar Man or Minder over Love Island or Married at First Sight any day of the week.
What I would like to see making a return is "The Rockford Files". I think that will have stood the test of time quite nicely.
For sure there was a lot of cack on TV in the 70s and 80s, just as there is today. But I do enjoy quite a lot of the older stuff, it takes me back to what were simpler times. Or what seems now like simpler times, nostalgia might be colouring my judgement.
I would choose Six Million Dollar Man or Minder over Love Island or Married at First Sight any day of the week.
What I would like to see making a return is "The Rockford Files". I think that will have stood the test of time quite nicely.
got rockford on dvd... qquite a big boxset too...
The only US soap opera that interests me would be the complete collection of M.A.S.H.
Of the UK serials, I already have the complete collection of 'Red Dwarf', and some early 'Doc Martin'.
MASH was a sitcom not a soap - and it's repeated all the time. There's a channel that shows it in constant rotation, two episodes a night.
Don't think Rockford has been on telly in twenty years or more. Got the box set for that, like Grant says it is chunky;
They don't seem to make private eye or detective shows now - or if they do we don't get them here. Probably be crap anyway as there doesn't seem to be the writing or acting talent any more. Last one I can think of was the Magnum P.I reboot and that was cancelled because the advertisers had no interest in its viewing demographic - males over forty,
The only US soap opera that interests me would be the complete collection of M.A.S.H.
Of the UK serials, I already have the complete collection of 'Red Dwarf', and some early 'Doc Martin'.
i used to have that.. it was not how i remembered it and gave it away. the canned laughter was cronic. think i have all red dwarfs tho; a terrific show
some easy stuff for saturday started with.... The Lemon Drop Kid, 1951..
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now, My Favorite Brunette, 1947...
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https://i.ibb.co/gR4HSL8/Sleepers-movie-poster.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
'Sleepers' (1996)
Boys abused in a young offender's institution take revenge years later.
Finally got round to seeing this after nearly 30 years, what a disappointment it is. The film tries to follow 'Goodfellas' with its voice-over narration following the characters from childhood onwards but lacks the script and the pacing it needs to get anywhere close.
It's a good cast but they can't save it. The pace and the script are so stodgy you get to the point where you're wondering how much longer it's going to drag on for. (The answer is - a long time).
Supposed to be a true story but this has been called into question and whether it is true or not some aspects of the plot do lack credibility which doesn't help matters.
Won't go so far as to give it a 'Don't bother' but it does need some stamina to make it to the end.
Pigmy Pony
04-11-2023, 12:25
i used to have that.. it was not how i remembered it and gave it away. the canned laughter was cronic. think i have all red dwarfs tho; a terrific show
I think there was two versions, one with, and one without the canned laughter which ruined it imo. Ones they used to air back in the day were without.
I think there was two versions, one with, and one without the canned laughter which ruined it imo. Ones they used to air back in the day were without.
BBC2 unilaterally removed the canned laughter when they first screened them, so technically there isn't two versions.
It plays a lot better without the canned laughter, if they could also remove Alan Alda it would improve it by another order of magnitude.
Pigmy Pony
04-11-2023, 12:50
BBC2 unilaterally removed the canned laughter when they first screened them, so technically there isn't two versions.
It plays a lot better without the canned laughter, if they could also remove Alan Alda it would improve it by another order of magnitude.
Oh is that what it was? It must have been the BBC2 versions I was watching.
I'm not totally against canned laughter, I'm perfectly fine with some British TV shows using it, like Only Fools, Father Ted, Dads Army. Maybe it's just the Americans, who only get humour right once in a while anyway.
Pigmy Pony
04-11-2023, 13:01
What am I watching right now? Bloody Christmas adverts! Yes they've started already, saw the first one a couple of days ago. I'm sure in previous years they've got bonfire night out of the way first. Takes the piss, and means we're all sick of Christmas before it's even here :(
At least I've got the sound turned down.
I've already got my Christmas pressie (this laptop), so I'm just looking forward to Easter now. But I'll hold off buying any Easter eggs until Boxing Day.
Oh is that what it was? It must have been the BBC2 versions I was watching.
I'm not totally against canned laughter, I'm perfectly fine with some British TV shows using it, like Only Fools, Father Ted, Dads Army. Maybe it's just the Americans, who only get humour right once in a while anyway.
BBC either filmed with live audience or showed live audience the scenes on monitors and recorded their reaction.
With 'Dad's Army' as the seasons go on you can hear more and more children's laughter on the soundtrack until the final series where it sounds like the entire audience are under ten.
All canned i,e fake laughter on American shows was done by one bloke, Charles 'Charley' Douglas - it's an interesting read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Douglass
Cottage to Let, 1941..
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This is the first appearance of George Cole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cole_(actor)), superbly confident as a cocky young evacuee. Set in Scotland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland) during the war, its plot concerns Nazi spies trying to kidnap an inventor.
BBC either filmed with live audience or showed live audience the scenes on monitors and recorded their reaction.
With 'Dad's Army' as the seasons go on you can hear more and more children's laughter on the soundtrack until the final series where it sounds like the entire audience are under ten.
All canned i,e fake laughter on American shows was done by one bloke, Charles 'Charley' Douglas - it's an interesting read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Douglass
american canned always pretty much sounded likke the same bit of laughter everytime, and it never really fitted with the lines. i guess they accept any old shite over there
american canned always pretty much sounded likke the same bit of laughter everytime, and it never really fitted with the lines. i guess they accept any old shite over there
It was, he used the same analogue samples and just varied them a bit to fit the situation, so it's exactly the same recorded laughter in MASH as it is on The Flintstones.
i used to have that.. it was not how i remembered it and gave it away. the canned laughter was cronic. think i have all red dwarfs tho; a terrific show
Yes I agree, 'canned laughter' is very annoying. I have the first six series of MASH on DVD, without any laughter track.
All the MASH episodes are constantly being shown on TV, so I think I have seen them all.
Murder Ahoy!, 1964...
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Unlike the previous three films that were adapted from Christie novels – The 4.50 from Paddington (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_4.50_from_Paddington) (Murder, She Said (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder,_She_Said) – the only Miss Marple novel used), After the Funeral (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_the_Funeral) (a Poirot mystery, adapted for Miss Marple with the title Murder at the Gallop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_at_the_Gallop)) and Mrs. McGinty's Dead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._McGinty%27s_Dead) (another Poirot novel, adapted as Murder Most Foul (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_Most_Foul_(film))) – this film used an original screenplay that was not based on any of Christie's stories.
The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951.
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Of the elements that he added to Klaatu's character, screenwriter Edmund North said, "It was my private little joke. I never discussed this angle with Blaustein or Wise because I didn't want it expressed. I had originally hoped that the Christ comparison would be subliminal." That the question even came up in an interview is proof enough that such comparisons did not remain subliminal, but they are subtle enough so that it is not immediately obvious to all viewers that those elements were intended to compare Klaatu to Jesus Christ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ). When Klaatu escapes from the hospital, he steals the clothing of a Maj. Carpenter, carpentry being the profession the Bible (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible) says Jesus learned from Joseph (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph), his father. He presents himself as John Carpenter, the same initials as Jesus Christ (and borrowing a given name from one of his disciples, John (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Apostle)). His previous actions are misunderstood, and he eventually is killed by military authority. At the end of the film, Klaatu, having risen from the dead, ascends into the (night) sky. Other parallels include: his coming to Earth with a message for all mankind; his befriending of a child; possessing wisdom and specialized scientific knowledge beyond any human being; and people being given a sign of his power. At the very start of the film, one of the British radar technicians, upon observing the speed of Klaatu's spaceship, is heard to exclaim, "Holy Christmas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas)"!
Excellent film - the original and best. So much better than the later remake with Keanu Reeves.
Excellent film - the original and best. So much better than the later remake with Keanu Reeves.
yes its good, especially for its day... its distance traveled probably puts his planet somewhere in the asteroid belt, and his traveling speed would have been 70k mph, both would have felt large numbers in 1950
If Klaatu is supposed to be a Christ-like figure, who or what then is Gort?
If Klaatu is supposed to be a Christ-like figure, who or what then is Gort?
The Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit?
probably
The Fugitive, 1993
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My Favorite Spy, 1951..
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Hedy Lamarr,(who at the beginning of World War II (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II) along with avant-garde (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde_music) composer George Antheil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Antheil) developed a radio guidance system for Allied (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II) torpedoes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo) that used spread spectrum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread_spectrum) and frequency hopping (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_hopping) technology to defeat the threat of jamming (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_jamming) by the Axis powers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_powers)) was reportedly disappointed that her role was not more comic. She had been looking forward to doing a Bob Hope comedy, only to find she was playing her typical "femme fatale" role.
daughter cut my hair etc so im presentable again lol
now, a crazed comedy. STIR CRAZY, 1981.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f1/Stir_Crazy.jpg
the next up was a good un so went with it...
To Have and Have Not, 1944... classic performances from the 3 leads. Bogey, Bacall and Brennan.
https://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Posters/T/Poster%20-%20To%20Have%20and%20Have%20Not_01.jpg
Lauren Bacall (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000002/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was terrified on the set of her first film. Fortunately, Humphrey Bogart (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was able to put her at ease with humor and acting tips. Bacall had nervous shakes in her first scenes and quickly learned that keeping her chin down and her eyes up kept her head from trembling. It developed into a trademark sultry look.
The most famous scene in the film is undoubtedly the "you know how to whistle" dialog sequence. It was not written by Ernest Hemingway (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002133/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Jules Furthman (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299154/?ref_=tttrv_tr), or William Faulkner (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001203/?ref_=tttrv_tr), but by Howard Hawks (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001328/?ref_=tttrv_tr). He wrote the scene as a screen test for Bacall with no real intention that it would necessarily end up in the film. The test was shot with Warner Bros. contract player John Ridgely (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725891/?ref_=tttrv_tr) acting opposite Bacall. The Warners staff, of course, agreed to star Bacall in the film based on the test, and Hawks thought the scene was so strong he asked Faulkner to work it into one of his later drafts of the shooting script.
Howard Hawks (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001328/?ref_=tttrv_tr) gave John Huston (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001379/?ref_=tttrv_tr) the climax (a shootout on a boat) that he was unable to fit into the end of this film. Huston used this in Key Largo (1948) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040506/?ref_=tttrv_tr), as he had been having difficulties coming up with a satisfactory ending.
One of my favourite films! IMO it's even better than 'Casablanca'.
Irma la Douce 1963...
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According to an article in the 21 October 1962 edition of the New York Times, the sprawling Rue Casanova set took three months to build at a cost of $250,000 ($2.45M in 2022), and included 48 buildings and three converging streets.
walpurgis
06-11-2023, 12:01
DVD, 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' 1989, with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Stephen Lang. Powerful, raw and brutal stuff!
Not seen this for a long time, it was as memorable as ever.
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St. Martin's Lane, 1938.. (aka Sidewalks of London).
Made in London just before England's entrance into World War II, this film was co-produced by a refugee from Adolf Hitler (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386944/?ref_=tttrv_tr), the great German producer of Metropolis (1927) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and many other classic UFA movies, Erich Pommer (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0690143/?ref_=tttrv_tr). It was directed by an American from Hollywood, Tim Whelan (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924065/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and features another American, the great harmonica virtuoso, Larry Adler (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012196/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who was to return to live in exile in England after the war after he was blacklisted in the U.S. Adler went on to compose and perform the score for the classic English comedy Genevieve (1953) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045808/?ref_=tttrv_tr). The role of the tall busker Gentry was played by Tyrone Guthrie (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0349310/?ref_=tttrv_tr) who would be knighted and would one day become Artistic Director of Canada's Stratford Festival and founder of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. This movie was edited by Robert Hamer (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0357607/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who would go on to direct the Ealing Studio comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041546/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and others.
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A Haunting in Venice, 2023...
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Sir Kenneth Branagh (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000110/?ref_=tttrv_tr) worked with the technical department to cause surprises for the cast. The actors were not warned about lights going out suddenly, or gusts of wind and slamming doors on the sets in which they worked, causing genuine confused and startled reactions from the actors to appear in the film. Kelly Reilly (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717709/?ref_=tttrv_tr) confirmed that filming the seance scene was a terrifying experience saying in an interview, "It scared the bejesus out of me."
The screenplay is inspired by Dame Agatha Christie (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002005/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s 1969 novel "Hallowe'en Party", with the setting changed from the UK to Venice, Italy. This is not the first time that Hallowe'en Party was adapted to film. In July of 2011, ITV Studios and WGBH released an 89-minute feature length film adaptation of "Hallowe'en Party", starring David Suchet as Poirot.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 2000...
The American Humane Association, an organization that protects animal rights, mistook a computer-generated cow in the movie for a real animal and demanded proof before they would allow the use of their famous disclaimer, "No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture." After seeing a demonstration at Digital Domain of how the cow was created, the Humane Association added the now-familiar (but then much rarer) "Scenes which may appear to place an animal in jeopardy were simulated."
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 2000...
The American Humane Association, an organization that protects animal rights, mistook a computer-generated cow in the movie for a real animal and demanded proof before they would allow the use of their famous disclaimer, "No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture." After seeing a demonstration at Digital Domain of how the cow was created, the Humane Association added the now-familiar (but then much rarer) "Scenes which may appear to place an animal in jeopardy were simulated."
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I've seen the film several times, yet can't recall any scene involving a cow; simulated or otherwise.
I've seen the film several times, yet can't recall any scene involving a cow; simulated or otherwise.Was when they were in baby face Nelson's car. One of the chase cars hit a cow
The Maltese Falcon, 1941... bluray..
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At 357 pounds, 60-year-old British newcomer Sydney Greenstreet (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002113/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was so large that the studio had to specially manufacture his entire wardrobe for the role of Kasper Gutman. The chair in which Greenstreet sits while talking with Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/?ref_=tttrv_tr)) in the hotel room was also specially made for him; the chairs the prop department was going to use weren't wide enough to accommodate Greenstreet's girth nor strong enough to support his weight.
"The stuff that dreams are made of" (a line suggested by Humphrey Bogart (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/?ref_=tttrv_tr)) was voted as the #14 movie quote in 2005 by the American Film Institute. The line is paraphrased from William Shakespeare (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000636/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s "The Tempest": "We are such stuff as dreams are made on, / And our little life is rounded with a sleep."
A few of the principal actors became close friends during the shooting. Humphrey Bogart (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Peter Lorre (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000048/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Ward Bond (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000955/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and Mary Astor (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000802/?ref_=tttrv_tr) would often join John Huston (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001379/?ref_=tttrv_tr) at the Lakeside Country Club for drinks, buffet supper, and good conversation, usually until midnight. Bogart always considered Lorre and Huston great pals, mostly because they met two principal criteria: they weren't boring and they could drink like fish.
Even though Warner Bros. executives were happy with John Huston (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001379/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s draft of the screenplay, they put restrictions on the first-time director's production by allotting him only six weeks to shoot the film with a $300,000 budget. If Huston happened to go over budget, Warner Bros. warned him that he would be looking for a job elsewhere. However, Huston left nothing to chance. He tailored the screenplay to include shot-by-shot instructions for him and his crew, detailing the set-up of each and every scene. The final screenplay was so finely laid out that one could read the script and perfectly visualize the finished film. This method was used by Huston only for this film. Other directors, like Alfred Hitchcock (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and later Steven Spielberg (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/?ref_=tttrv_tr), would employ this method more frequently throughout their career.
walpurgis
10-11-2023, 12:53
Last night I watched 'The Horse's Mouth' 1958, with Alec Guinness on DVD. A little odd and quirky, but entertaining. Bit of a rarity.
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Last night I watched 'The Horse's Mouth' 1958, with Alec Guinness on DVD. A little odd and quirky, but entertaining. Bit of a rarity.
https://i.ibb.co/S5GGf79/Screen-Shot-11-10-23-at-12-50-PM.png (https://ibb.co/2WHHZYf)
its a good film that one...
The Comancheros, 1961.
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George Sherman (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792450/?ref_=tttrv_tr) produced this film, and Michael Curtiz (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002031/?ref_=tttrv_tr) directed it. During much of the shooting, Curtiz was seriously ill: he died of cancer shortly after the film's release. On the days when Curtiz was too ill to work, John Wayne (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/?ref_=tttrv_tr) took over direction. When the film was completed, he told the studio that he did not want credit as co-director and insisted that Curtiz's name alone appear as director. Wayne performed the same function in 1971 on "Big Jake (1971) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066831/?ref_=tttrv_tr)," which was directed by Sherman, who took ill during production. Wayne directed the film on the days when Sherman couldn't and again insisted that he not receive co-director credit.
Because of Lee Marvin (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001511/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s performance as Tully Crow, John Wayne (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/?ref_=tttrv_tr) recommended Marvin to John Ford (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000406/?ref_=tttrv_tr) as the eponymous villain of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056217/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
The movie was a box office success, grossing $4.6 million at the box office and becoming one of John Wayne's most popular films.
stay with the duke and Big Jake, 1971.
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In 1971, owing to the success of this film, John Wayne (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was number one at the U.S. box office for the last time.
This was the final film in which John Wayne (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Maureen O'Hara (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000058/?ref_=tttrv_tr) worked together; they had previously collaborated in Rio Grande (1950) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042895/?ref_=tttrv_tr), The Quiet Man (1952) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/?ref_=tttrv_tr), The Wings of Eagles (1957) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051198/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and McLintock! (1963) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057298/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and O'Hara considered Wayne her first, best friend, even going so far as naming a wing of the home she shared with her husband, General Charles Blair, the John Wayne wing.
The automobiles driven by the Texas Rangers were "REO" Motor Car Company cars, the name of an actual automobile manufacturer founded in 1905. REO stood for the initials of its founder, Ransom E. Olds, the same man who founded another company which would become Oldsmobile. REO continued to manufacture motorized vehicles, mostly trucks and buses, as late as 1975 when they filed for bankruptcy, with the remainder of the company now owned by Volvo White trucks. All these cars are right hand drive. Cars sold in the US are left hand drive because that is the way it has been done since Ford in 1908. "Early American motor vehicles, however, were right-hand drive, following the practice established by horse-drawn buggies. This changed in the early years of the 20th century: Ford changed to LHD production in 1908 with the Model T.
Soldier Blue, 1970... bluray....... the title song sung by Buffy Saint Marie was a big hit in uk (not in usa); bigger than the film..
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said to be the most savage western ever made and all based on truth. the american public were less than impressed initially and several cuts were made
Soldier Blue, 1970... bluray....... the title song sung by Buffy Saint Marie was a big hit in uk (not in usa); bigger than the film..
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71DqQKLjjIL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg
said to be the most savage western ever made and all based on truth. the american public were less than impressed initially and several cuts were made
Yes it's a difficult watch, and even more shocking when you know it is based on truth.
Pigmy Pony
10-11-2023, 22:52
Was when they were in baby face Nelson's car. One of the chase cars hit a cow
He also shot one of them with his Tommy gun.
He also shot one of them with his Tommy gun.
indeed lol, but that did look fake
Rio Lobo, 1970...
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earlier... The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1939.
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and now.... The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1959...
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The Lone Ranger, 2013..
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Can't decide whether it's a mildly amusing film staring the ever inventive Johnny Depp, or a genuinely brilliant film.
Whatever, it's a film I would watch again and again.
Can't decide whether it's a mildly amusing film staring the ever inventive Johnny Depp, or a genuinely brilliant film.
Whatever, it's a film I would watch again and again.
no doubt it would be a lot less without depp who is as usual, superb. i guess its a bit of both. it was badly slagged sadly but i rate it highly.
The Limehouse Golem, 2016.... bluray...
...A golem is a creature formed out of a lifeless substance such as dust or earth that is brought to life by ritual incantations and sequences of Hebrew letters. The golem, brought into being by a human creator, becomes a helper, a companion, or a rescuer of an imperiled Jewish community.
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The role portrayed by Bill Nighy was initially given to Alan Rickman (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/?ref_=tttrv_tr), but the latter had to pull out of the project due to ill-health, which eventually led to his untimely death from pancreatic cancer in January 2016. At the end of the end credits, the following dedication appears on the screen: "This film is dedicated to the memory of Alan Rickman".
Though the film is based on a work of fiction, three of the readers in the library, all of them suspects in the golem case, are real people who did at the time live in London: Karl Marx, George Gissing and Dan Leno.
Director Juan Carlos Medina (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0575726/?ref_=tttrv_tr) hired the cinematographer Simon Dennis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1171917/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and the production designer Grant Montgomery (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0599791/?ref_=tttrv_tr) because he was very impressed by their work on Peaky Blinders (2013) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2442560/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
Looks interesting - any good? I like Bill Nighy and agree he would be a fine stand in for late lamented Alan Rickman.
Looks interesting - any good? I like Bill Nighy and agree he would be a fine stand in for late lamented Alan Rickman.
its very good barry. very dark but very much grabbing you too. sets look fantastic
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, 1957...
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The director and the explosives expert were reportedly left hanging onto an elevated platform on location - uninjured - after a short-circuit in explosives-effect wiring unexpectedly set off all of some 30 planted detonation devices at the same time.
Groundhog Day, 1993..
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Bill Murray (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was bitten by the groundhog twice during shooting. Murray had to have anti rabies injections, because the bites were so severe. (snigger)
According to Director Harold Ramis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000601/?ref_=tttrv_tr), most of the time, when he tried to explain a scene to Bill Murray (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Murray would interrupt and ask, "Just tell me - good Phil or bad Phil?"
Danny Rubin (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748035/?ref_=tttrv_tr), the creator of the original screenplay for Groundhog Day, had mixed feelings of the final movie. "It's a great movie, and it has made my life a lot easier in many ways. However, I quickly learned that working as a writer in Hollywood, you have to compromise in order for your work to be produced. The fact that Harold Ramis had interest and took the time to edit and polish the script so it got made, plus help with finding funding, as well as directing the movie, I'm very grateful for all of that. At the same time, when I watch the movie, I see more comedy than what I intended, more of a romantic story than was ever in my script, many of the darker elements toned down. Something feels off when you watch something you created and there are things you don't remember in your vision and now they are there. Again, I don't want to come off ungrateful. I understand the odds of getting a movie made from a spec script are similar to winning the jackpot in the lottery. Thanks to Harold Ramis taking an interest in the script, I now live a comfortable life where money is never a worry. The movie just didn't turn out fully how I envisioned, and that's something I'm going to have to live with for the rest of my life."
You've seen that before...
Groundhog Day, 1993..
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Bill Murray (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was bitten by the groundhog twice during shooting. Murray had to have anti rabies injections, because the bites were so severe. (snigger)
According to Director Harold Ramis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000601/?ref_=tttrv_tr), most of the time, when he tried to explain a scene to Bill Murray (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Murray would interrupt and ask, "Just tell me - good Phil or bad Phil?"
Danny Rubin (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748035/?ref_=tttrv_tr), the creator of the original screenplay for Groundhog Day, had mixed feelings of the final movie. "It's a great movie, and it has made my life a lot easier in many ways. However, I quickly learned that working as a writer in Hollywood, you have to compromise in order for your work to be produced. The fact that Harold Ramis had interest and took the time to edit and polish the script so it got made, plus help with finding funding, as well as directing the movie, I'm very grateful for all of that. At the same time, when I watch the movie, I see more comedy than what I intended, more of a romantic story than was ever in my script, many of the darker elements toned down. Something feels off when you watch something you created and there are things you don't remember in your vision and now they are there. Again, I don't want to come off ungrateful. I understand the odds of getting a movie made from a spec script are similar to winning the jackpot in the lottery. Thanks to Harold Ramis taking an interest in the script, I now live a comfortable life where money is never a worry. The movie just didn't turn out fully how I envisioned, and that's something I'm going to have to live with for the rest of my life."
You've seen that before...Every morning at 6am
Scrooged, 1988... bill murray again in a nutty version of the classic tale.:D
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Flight of the Navigator, 1986...
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The ship used in the movie used to be in a boneyard at the Disney Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World in Florida, where it was an exhibit on the "Backlot Tour".
Obviously made for a young audience, but I enjoyed it. Has some nice sci-fi touches.
Obviously made for a young audience, but I enjoyed it. Has some nice sci-fi touches.
yes sometimes these type of kids films are better done especially as it started as a small company before disney bought it out.
now, Dances with Wolves, 1990..
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The Grapes of Wrath, 1940..
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John Steinbeck (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825705/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was particularly enamored with the performance of Henry Fonda (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000020/?ref_=tttrv_tr) as Tom Joad, feeling that he perfectly encapsulated everything he wanted to convey with this character. The two became good friends. Indeed Fonda did a reading at Steinbeck's funeral.
The pro-union stance of the film led to both John Steinbeck (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825705/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and John Ford (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000406/?ref_=tttrv_tr) being investigated by Congress during the McCarthy "Red Scare" era for alleged pro-Communist leanings.
According to Henry Fonda (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000020/?ref_=tttrv_tr), John Ford (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000406/?ref_=tttrv_tr) preferred only one take and little or no rehearsal to catch the most spontaneous moment. For the key climactic final scene between Tom and Ma, Ford didn't even watch the rehearsal. When the time came to shoot, Ford led Fonda and Jane Darwell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002034/?ref_=tttrv_tr) through the silent action of the scene, preventing them from starting their lines until the two actors were completely in the moment. It was done in a single take and Fonda said on screen it was "brilliant."
It's a very good film, but the ending in the book was not shown in the film - it would have no doubt upset the prudish American audience.
It's a very good film, but the ending in the book was not shown in the film - it would have no doubt upset the prurient American audience.
it would cause an uproar today; in 1940 you'd have had riots
I mistakenly typed "prurient" instead of "prudish", but you get the idea.
Pigmy Pony
15-11-2023, 14:07
indeed lol, but that did look fake
Looked more like he splatted it with a paintball gun :)
Looked more like he splatted it with a paintball gun :)
yeah thats what i thought too.
Blame It on the Bellboy, 1992.
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this films saving grace for me is the lovely in the day, Penelope Wilton (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=582673243&sxsrf=AM9HkKlJSMEOfWxYidoDbjZDpgSU7glZHg:170006630 0748&q=Penelope+Wilton&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLSz9U3MKvKjc9OUuIEsQ3N0yvK tYSyk6300zJzcsGEVXJicckiVv6A1LzUnPyCVIXwzJyS_DwAK-y5OD8AAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGjM2_uMaCAxUMQkEAHQWcDTcQ9OUBegQIFRAQ) ..
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but, if the cast is actually fairly strong, sadly the script aint, but there are a few larfs
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, 2007..
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Two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl were conceived in 2004, with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films. The film was shot in two shoots during 2005 and 2006, the former of which was released as Dead Man's Chest. This also marks the final film of the series to be directed by Verbinski. With a production budget of nearly US$300 million, it was, at time of production, the most expensive film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_films) ever made.
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista_Pictures_Distribution) released At World's End in the United States on May 18, 2007, and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances and visual effects, but criticized its plot, pacing and runtime. It was the highest-grossing film of 2007 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_film#Highest-grossing_films), bringing in over $963 million.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (CBS Legacy)1939.
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Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017..
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An excellent film! So much better than the usual Hammer Horror fair.
Pigmy Pony
17-11-2023, 22:51
An excellent film! So much better than the usual Hammer Horror fair.
I remember seeing this as a youngster, and it was proper scary.
Back to the Future, 1985.
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The script was rejected 44 times before it was finally green-lit.
In 2010, during a cast reunion, Michael J. Fox (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000150/?ref_=tttrv_tr) said that strangers still call him "McFly!" constantly. Fox said that the most remarkable instance was when he was in a remote jungle in the South Asian country Bhutan, located between China and India in the eastern Himalayas. A group of Buddhist monks passed him and one of them looked at Fox and said, "Marty McFly!"
When this movie was previewed for a test audience, Industrial Light & Magic had not completed the final DeLorean-in-flight shot, and the last several minutes of the movie were previewed in black and white. It didn't matter, as the audience roared in approval of the final scene anyway.
Universal Pictures head Sid Sheinberg (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790901/?ref_=tttrv_tr) did not like the title "Back to the Future", insisting that nobody would see a movie with "future" in the title. In a memo to Robert Zemeckis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000709/?ref_=tttrv_tr), he said that the title should be changed to "Space Man From Pluto", tying in with the Marty-as-alien jokes in the film, and also suggested further changes like replacing the "I'm Darth Vader from planet Vulcan" line with "I am a spaceman from Pluto!" Sheinberg was persuaded to change his mind by a response memo from Steven Spielberg (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/?ref_=tttrv_tr), which thanked him for sending a wonderful "joke memo", and that everyone got a kick out of it. Sheinberg, too proud to admit he was serious, gave in to letting the film retain its title.
The Secret of My Success, 1987.. moving on from success of BTTF ...
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It wasnt well regarded by critics so inevitably it did well in Box Office. The film opened on April 10, 1987, and debuted at number one at the box office, taking $7.8 million in its opening weekend.[12] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_My_Success_(1987_film)#cite_note-12) It stayed at No. 1 for 5 weeks, and was in the top ten films for 2 months. It grossed $66,995,000 in the US,[13] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_My_Success_(1987_film)#cite_note-13) becoming the 7th highest-grossing film in the United States for the year 1987 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_film), and outgrossing such films as RoboCop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_(1987_film)), Predator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_(film)), Lethal Weapon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_Weapon) and Dirty Dancing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Dancing).
walpurgis
19-11-2023, 13:37
The Secret of My Success, 1987
It was a fun movie. Not sure I'd rate it above Predator though :).
It was a fun movie. Not sure I'd rate it above Predator though :).
yeah, me too but predator didnt fair any better with the so called critics... From contemporary reviews, Janet Maslin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Maslin) of The New York Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times) described the film as "grisly and dull, with few surprises." Dean Lamanna wrote in Cinefantastique (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinefantastique) that "the militarized monster movie tires under its own derivative weight." Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times) proclaimed it "arguably one of the emptiest, feeblest, most derivative scripts ever made as a major studio movie." Variety (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(magazine)) wrote that the film was a "slightly above-average actioner that tries to compensate for tissue-thin-plot with ever-more-grisly death sequences and impressive special effects." Adam Barker of The Monthly Film Bulletin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monthly_Film_Bulletin) found that "unfortunately, special effects have also been substituted for suspense" and that "the early appearance of the Predator makes the final gladiatorial conflict predictable, and the monster's multiple transformations also exhaust interest in its final appearance."
Dad's Army, 1971..
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Arthur Lowe (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522884/?ref_=tttrv_tr) had a clause written into his contract which stated that he would never appear without his trousers on. This is why Sgt. Wilson is leading the platoon during the platoon's changeover march (when the platoon change from civvies to uniform via their long-johns) instead of Captain Mainwaring. (Incidentally, this is also the reason why Jones gets the grenade down the trousers in the U Boat crew episode - it was originally going to be Captain Mainwaring).
Lawrence001
19-11-2023, 17:19
I never knew that, I wonder if he was sensitive about his physique or he was old fashioned. I'm sure I can picture him with pale (ginger) hairy legs and sock suspenders. Maybe from the drunk brother episode when he was in his hotel in room.
I never knew that, I wonder if he was sensitive about his physique or he was old fashioned. I'm sure I can picture him with pale ginger hairy legs and sock suspenders. Maybe from the drunk brother episode when he was in his hotel in room.
think he was a bit pompous and serious . he played all his comedy roles straight, and were often actually oft written to cross over on his own personality. he was qquite a bloke although had right wing attitudes that folk like Clive Dunn thought outrageous. He was in fact also an excellent horseman
The Way to the Stars, 1945..
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O. Henry's Full House, 1952..
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After the popular and critical success of two British anthology films based on the W. Somerset Maugham (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0560857/?ref_=tttrv_tr) short stories Quartet (1948) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040335/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Trio (1950) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042752/?ref_=tttrv_tr), with different casts and crews for each episode, 20th Century-Fox felt that the time was right for an American version of this format.
Three Days of the Condor, 1975.. Higgins' office is based at the World Trade Center. Cliff Robertson (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731772/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who played Higgins, is a keen aviator, and was flying a private Beechcraft Baron over New York City on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was directly above the World Trade Center, climbing through 7,500 feet when the first Boeing 767 struck. Air traffic control instructed him to land immediately at the nearest airport, after a nationwide order to ground all civilian and commercial aircraft following the attacks.
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Redford again with... Jeremiah Johnston, 1972...
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Based upon a real-life trapper named John Johnston, nicknamed "Crow Killer" and "Liver Eater Johnston" for his penchant for cutting out and eating the livers of Crow Indians he had killed (several Crows had murdered his wife and he swore vengeance against the entire tribe).
Trapper John Johnston's body was buried in the Veterans Administration cemetery in Los Angeles, CA. After the movie came out, Johnston's body was reburied at Old Trail Town in Cody, WY. Robert Redford (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was a pallbearer in the reburial ceremony attended by 2,000 people.
Many of the locations for the film were shot on or near Robert Redford (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s property in Utah (he owned approximately 600 acres there at the time), although some locations were as much as 600 miles away.
The Outlaw Josey Wales, 1976...
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Philip Kaufman (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442241/?ref_=tttrv_tr) started to direct this movie, but was replaced by Clint Eastwood (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000142/?ref_=tttrv_tr) on October 24, 1975, which was a controversial move that prompted the Directors' Guild of America (D.G.A.) to institute a ban on any current cast or crew member replacing the director on a movie: a rule which has ever since been titled the "Eastwood rule." Part of the acrimony between Eastwood and Kaufman was a result of both men asking female lead Sondra Locke (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516800/?ref_=tttrv_tr) (who was still married to Gordon Anderson (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026770/?ref_=tttrv_tr)) out to dinner on the same night. Several members of the cast and crew were unhappy with Eastwood, and felt that Kaufman had done a lot of the work for which Eastwood later took credit. According to them, it was Kaufman who had chosen the locations, the costumes, and who had cast Chief Dan George (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313381/?ref_=tttrv_tr), after seeing him in Little Big Man (1970) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065988/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
The Gatling guns shown during the massacre of the surrendering confederates are not Civil War-period versions of that weapon. The Model 1861 Gatling was a .58 caliber weapon firing from individually-loaded brass or steel chambers, which were fed into the receiver via a hopper or chute attached to the side of the gun's housing. As a result, the gun's rate of fire was significantly slower than is shown in in the film. The guns shown in the movie were models of 1867 or later, which were chambered for fixed ammunition, usually 45/70 and fed through a stick magazine on the top of the weapon's receiver.
Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear, 1945...
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Toward the end of the film, as Watson notices the tobacco urn is empty, the wolf's head cane from The Wolf Man (1941) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034398/?ref_=tttrv_tr) can be seen leaning against the back wall.
The Big Clock, 1948....
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When producer Richard Maibaum (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0537363/?ref_=tttrv_tr) first came on the set, director John Farrow (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268513/?ref_=tttrv_tr) -- who liked to intimidate people who worked with him -- kept him at a distance by using a walking stick. Maibaum turned around, went to the props department and returned with a baseball bat. As if a spell has been broken, the situation immediately improved, and Maibaum and Farrow would go on to have an excellent working relationship.
Co-stars Elsa Lanchester (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006471/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Charles Laughton (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001452/?ref_=tttrv_tr) were married to each other, as were star Maureen O'Sullivan (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001577/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and director John Farrow (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268513/?ref_=tttrv_tr). Sadly, Lanchester was widowed in 1962, while Sullivan was widowed the next year in 1963.
Debut screening was in April 1948 at Manhattan's Paramount Theatre with the opening act of Duke Ellington (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254153/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0280228/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
Capricorn One, 1977...
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One of the stunt pilots, Frank Tallman (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848184/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who flew the red stearman plane, claimed this film was the most dangerous film he'd ever flown for. He was killed in a crash soon after filming finished. Tallman (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848184/?ref_=tttrv_tr) said of the film's dogfight flying finale between a bi-plane and two helicopters: "It is the most dangerous and complex aerial sequence ever executed for a movie".
During his interview in the 2016 ESPN documentary O.J.: Made in America, Capricorn One director Peter Hyams (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001382/?ref_=tttrv_tr) admitted that the studio had given him a mandate to cast O.J. Simpson (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001740/?ref_=tttrv_tr) as John Walker. Hyams said, "I thought there were worthy African American actors who had paid their dues as actors, who had shown their talent. My first choice was either Robert Hooks (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393666/?ref_=tttrv_tr) or Bernie Casey (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0143378/?ref_=tttrv_tr), so my reaction was less than enthusiastic. I had seen The Towering Inferno (1974) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072308/?ref_=tttrv_tr). I thought [Simpson's acting ability] was not going to frighten Daniel Day-Lewis (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000358/?ref_=tttrv_tr). O. J. was a celebrity of enormous stature, and somebody who had not shown the chops to play the part. My goal was to see if I could make this guy work for what I wanted. It came time to do his last scene. He's a guy who's parched and delusional. So rather than him acting somebody who was desperately thirsty, I put appliances on his face that made it difficult for him to move and difficult to talk, and it just made him sound like he was in desperate trouble. And he was pretty good. You know, what can I say? He was a charming, terrific guy, he was a positive guy, he tried very hard, and it was clear that he saw a future for himself in film."
more pirates i think...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_P earl)
The First Great Train Robbery, 1978..
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The character of Clean Willy was played by one of Britain's premiere ballet dancers, Wayne Sleep (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0805697/?ref_=tttrv_tr), from The Royal Ballet Company. He did his own stunts, including scaling the Newgate prison walls, at the tremendous risk of falling and hurting himself. In a 2011 BBC radio interview, Wayne Sleep (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0805697/?ref_=tttrv_tr) told how he was asked by Michael Crichton (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000341/?ref_=tttrv_tr) to climb a sixty foot wall. Sleep's response was "I'm an actor, not a stuntman." When Crichton explained that they had not been able to find a stuntman small enough (Sleep is 5'2"), Sleep made the climb.
When it came to casting and shooting the ratting scene, the crew were somewhat closemouthed about discussing certain details with writer and director Michael Crichton (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000341/?ref_=tttrv_tr). They presented only one dog (not several candidates) and told him that this was the dog he definitely wanted. Likewise, they didn't explain much as to how they would set up the activity in the ratting pit. Only when it came time for the shoot did Crichton realize they had acquired an actual ratting dog and had captured live sewer rats, which the dog killed by biting and snapping their necks with a vigorous shake. Crichton said that the R.S.P.C.A. did find out what was happening and confronted them about it, but no legal action resulted.
Sean Connery (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000125/?ref_=tttrv_tr) did all his own stunts on top of the train. Filming the scenes proved quite difficult for him as cinders from the locomotive kept getting in his eyes. This was made even worse by the train going much faster than expected; 50mph instead of 30mph.
The Paleface, 1948
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bob's nonsense, but at least he got jane
The Bishop's Wife, 1947..
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At about 1:20, Henry and Julia are ready to make some Parish calls. Henry says to Julia, "We go first to the Trubshawes." This is an example of David Niven's attempt to mention the name of his friend (Michael Trubshawe) in every movie he made
walpurgis
26-11-2023, 10:48
Just watched 'The Parallax View' 1974, with Warren Beatty. A conspiracy movie (you're not paranoid if they're really out to get you).
It's dated, illogical, jumbled and not well directed. Still worth a watch though!
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'The Hatton Garden Job' (2017)
Some old geezers rob a safety deposit vault in London. Based on the true story.
It's low budget but instead of embracing that it tries to be 'Ocean's 11' and is the worse for it. One of three films made about this robbery in the last few years, none of which are really any good.
When the pipe for the compressor they need breaks, they decide to abandon the robbery, but it's over the bank holiday weekend and when one of them does a drive by and sees that the location is still undisturbed they get a replacement part, go back, and finish the job.
Problem is that instead of doing the recce in the untraceable van, he uses his own motor with personalised plates. And that gives the cops the lead they need to track everyone down. It's a shame as you sort of want them to get away with it. It's rich people's dodgy money they're nicking, so essentially a victimless crime.
Worth watch but don't expect too much.
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'The Hatton Garden Job' (2017)
Some old geezers rob a safety deposit vault in London. Based on the true story.
It's low budget but instead of embracing that it tries to be 'Ocean's 11' and is the worse for it. One of three films made about this robbery in the last few years, none of which are really any good.
When the pipe for the compressor they need breaks, they decide to abandon the robbery, but it's over the bank holiday weekend and when one of them does a drive by and sees that the location is still undisturbed they get a replacement part, go back, and finish the job.
Problem is that instead of doing the recce in the untraceable van, he uses his own motor with personalised plates. And that gives the cops the lead they need to track everyone down. It's a shame as you sort of want them to get away with it. It's rich people's dodgy money they're nicking, so essentially a victimless crime.
Worth watch but don't expect too much.
thought king of thieves was better
The Woman in the Window, 1944..
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Classic American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, and Dan Duryea.
thought king of thieves was better
Me too but that's not great either. And it cost ten times as much to make.
The Cruel Sea, 1953..
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The most successful film at the UK box office in 1953, as well as a surprise hit in the US. The film's huge success confirmed Jack Hawkins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0370144/?ref_=tttrv_tr) as an international star at the age of 42.
Prominent WWII historian and author James Holland says this was 'the most accurate war movie I've ever seen'.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978...
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The man asking for help is Kevin McCarthy (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002994/?ref_=tttrv_tr), the star of the 1956 adaptation Invasion of the Body Snatchers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049366/?ref_=tttrv_tr)
During the taxi ride, Donald Sutherland (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000661/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Brooke Adams (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000724/?ref_=tttrv_tr)'s nervousness is genuine. Don Siegel (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796923/?ref_=tttrv_tr) had lost much of his vision and was driving through the dark streets of San Francisco without his glasses.
Harry the homeless banjo guy's banjo playing was performed by Grateful Dead (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335993/?ref_=tttrv_tr) frontman Jerry Garcia (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305263/?ref_=tttrv_tr). The song being played (and sung) is the traditional "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad," which was a regular tune played by The Dead in live performances, and appears on several live albums.
walpurgis
26-11-2023, 17:22
Just watched David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me' 1992, with Kyle McLachlan. Not seen it before, pretty weird and surreal, as you'd expect from Lynch. Kept me interested though.
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Just watched David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me' 1992, with Kyle McLachlan. Not seen it before, pretty weird and surreal, as you'd expect from Lynch. Kept me interested though.
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yeah its weird:eek:
Star Trek TOS - 'Amok Time'
Stand-out episode where Spock goes on heat and has to go back to Vulcan and fight Kirk to the death.
No-ones making telly like this anymore. When was the last time someone made a TV show so classic that bands got named after some of the characters?
Edit okay The Simpsons. But name another!
Just watched 'The Parallax View' 1974, with Warren Beatty. A conspiracy movie (you're not paranoid if they're really out to get you).
It's dated, illogical, jumbled and not well directed. Still worth a watch though!
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Agree on all counts.
Mr. Denning Drives North, 1952.
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Instead of credits appearing on screen at the beginning of the film, a narrator announces the film's title, and then reads out the list of actors' names.
The New York Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times) wrote: "this little melodrama serves as still another reminder, from a country that jolly well knows how to exercise it, that restraint can work minor wonders [...] Persuasive and tingling, minus one false note [...] No doubt about it. The British have what it takes."
Variety (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(magazine)) reviewed the film in 1951 calling it "unconvincing and involved" where the direction was "completely inadequate. "Two years later the magazine reviewed it more favorably calling it "tense and skillfully developed."
The Washington Post thought the Rolls-Royce (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited) "made more sense than any of the alleged human characters [...] a bit pretentious."
This was Mills first film for two years after taking a rest. his career stalled a bit until he did Hobsons Choice.
The Ghost Goes West, 1935..
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This was the biggest-grossing film of 1936 in Great Britain.
This film has a 100% rating based on 8 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
René Clair's first English film was screened during a gala evening attended by Queen Mary.
Oppenheimer, 2023.. bluray..
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In order for the Black & White sections of the movie to be shot in the same quality as the rest of the film, Kodak produced a limited supply of their Double-X black and white film stock in 70mm. This film stock was chosen specifically for its heritage - it was originally sold to photographers as Super-XX during World War II, and was very popular with photojournalists of the era.
The Trinity detonation scene uses a combination of practical effects and digital compositing. Multiple explosions were performed practically, with a hybrid of gasoline, propane, aluminium and magnesium substances involving big miniatures. These were filmed at high speeds from multiple angles, and then layered using digital effects to create the iconic "mushroom cloud".
Matt Damon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000354/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was on a break from acting as a promise to his wife, with one condition: it would go on hold if Christopher Nolan (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/?ref_=tttrv_tr) called. As luck would have it, Nolan offered Damon the role of Leslie Groves (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0344080/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and the break went on hold.
Physicist Enrico Fermi (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272751/?ref_=tttrv_tr) arrives to watch the Trinity test towards the end of the film. Fermi is famous among other things for the Fermi Paradox, a thought experiment which questions why humans have never observed evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. One possible reason for this is that any sufficiently intelligent species may inevitably wipe itself out through self-destructive behaviour. The creation of nuclear weapons, especially when Edward Teller (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854423/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and other physicists feared the fission bomb they were building might incinerate the planet, was one such "Great Filter" moment in human history.
Oppenheimer, 2023.. bluray..
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In order for the Black & White sections of the movie to be shot in the same quality as the rest of the film, Kodak produced a limited supply of their Double-X black and white film stock in 70mm. This film stock was chosen specifically for its heritage - it was originally sold to photographers as Super-XX during World War II, and was very popular with photojournalists of the era.
The Trinity detonation scene uses a combination of practical effects and digital compositing. Multiple explosions were performed practically, with a hybrid of gasoline, propane, aluminium and magnesium substances involving big miniatures. These were filmed at high speeds from multiple angles, and then layered using digital effects to create the iconic "mushroom cloud".
Matt Damon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000354/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was on a break from acting as a promise to his wife, with one condition: it would go on hold if Christopher Nolan (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/?ref_=tttrv_tr) called. As luck would have it, Nolan offered Damon the role of Leslie Groves (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0344080/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and the break went on hold.
Physicist Enrico Fermi (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272751/?ref_=tttrv_tr) arrives to watch the Trinity test towards the end of the film. Fermi is famous among other things for the Fermi Paradox, a thought experiment which questions why humans have never observed evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. One possible reason for this is that any sufficiently intelligent species may inevitably wipe itself out through self-destructive behaviour. The creation of nuclear weapons, especially when Edward Teller (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854423/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and other physicists feared the fission bomb they were building might incinerate the planet, was one such "Great Filter" moment in human history.
what did you think of it? Reviews seem to be very mixed.
I'm not keen on Nolan's films in general, this is probably one where I'll wait until it comes on the telly.
what did you think of it? Reviews seem to be very mixed.
I'm not keen on Nolan's films in general, this is probably one where I'll wait until it comes on the telly.
still watching it martin.
what did you think of it? Reviews seem to be very mixed.
I'm not keen on Nolan's films in general, this is probably one where I'll wait until it comes on the telly.
its not one of his better ones i think although ive not seen all of his. its a bit like my daughter coming in and telling me a story of something she was a bit annoyed about and it is long and fast and you end up not really being any the wiser...
second half is a bit better but i think he tries to tell too many stories in one 3 hr slot, which tbh was a pretty tedious 3 hrs most of time.
was it about oppie?, was it about trinity?, was it about the crazy us govt types who hound him? who knows but thank god emily was in it; not a big role alas but it might have saved film if she had had a bigger role.
5/10 for some of the decent bits.
its a bit like my daughter coming in and telling me a story of something she was a bit annoyed about and it is long and fast and you end up not really being any the wiser...
lol - best film review ever.
its not one of his better ones i think although ive not seen all of his.
Let's see what he's done and what I've seen
1998 Following Not seen it.
2000 Memento Not seen it.
2002 Insomnia Not seen it.
2005 Batman Begins - started watching it, couldn't get more than ten minutes in. If it's not Adam West, it's not Batman. (Although the Lego one is worth a watch. But that's not one of Nolan's).
2006 The Prestige - not seen it EDIT - reading the description I realise I have seen it. It's crap.
2008 The Dark Knight - more faux Batman shite. Not seen it but I don't have to.
2010 Inception - seen it, couldn't follow it as the dialogue is all muffled. Seemed to be a lot about nothing.
2012 The Dark Knight Rises - more faux Batman shite. Not seen it but I don't have to.
2013 Man of Steel - something to do with Superman so automatic fail. Now if it was about Stalin I might have bothered.
2014 Interstellar - that wasn't too bad. I might even watch it again. But I am a sucker for sci fi and, lets be clear, it's nothing like as good as 'Star Trek II - The Wrath Of Khan.'
2017 Dunkirk - looks like a 1980s BBC co-production made on Clacton Sands with three blokes, a dog and a budget of two hundred quid. But actually cost a hundred million dollars. A terrible film with no redeeming features.
2020 Tenet - Not seen it
2023 Oppenheimer - Not seen it
on that list i guess interstellar and rises are the picks for me. not seen some and probably never will.
i preferred fat man and little boy version with newman in it to oppie
The Beiderbecke Connection, 1988...
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one of the great series of nonsense... marvelleous stuff
its not one of his better ones i think although ive not seen all of his. its a bit like my daughter coming in and telling me a story of something she was a bit annoyed about and it is long and fast and you end up not really being any the wiser...
second half is a bit better but i think he tries to tell too many stories in one 3 hr slot, which tbh was a pretty tedious 3 hrs most of time.
was it about oppie?, was it about trinity?, was it about the crazy us govt types who hound him? who knows but thank god emily was in it; not a big role alas but it might have saved film if she had had a bigger role.
5/10 for some of the decent bits.
I would like see the film, but three hours is a long time. I was quite impressed with the '80s serial starring Sam Waterston as Oppenheimer, shown on BBC.
some more pirates and AT WORLD'S END
Longitude, 2000...
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The Camomile Lawn, 1992..
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Not a bad film - I enjoyed it.
Jeeves and Wooster series 1
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519TXX9K5EL._AC_.jpg
The best of the series. I lost interest when the two of them were stranded in America.
The best of the series. I lost interest when the two of them were stranded in America.
yes barry, it was by far the best one, alas the shortest at 5 episodes tho.
Looper, 2012... again lol... excellent film and has emily in it t'boot..
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According to director Rian Johnson (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426059/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Noah Segan (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0781913/?ref_=tttrv_tr) (Kid Blue) took several classes to learn how to spin his gun around his finger. Johnson told Entertainment Weekly that he filmed numerous takes of Segan spinning the four-pound gun, but ended up using the one where he nearly dropped it because Johnson thought it was funny.
Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0330687/?ref_=tttrv_tr)) falling off the fire escape was filmed on the actor's 30th birthday. Gordon-Levitt was left hanging on the stunt wires while the crew sang "Happy Birthday" and wheeled out a birthday cake.
Emily Blunt (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1289434/?ref_=tttrv_tr) revealed that she agreed to star in the movie after reading half of the script. She didn't even know what her character was.
Yes, almost anything with Emily Blunt in it is worth watching. :)
https://i.ibb.co/gdF296w/Red-dawn.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
'Red Dawn' (1984)
In the 1980s the Soviets, Cubans, Mexicans and others invade the U.S.A - a group of high school students escape to the mountains and when their parents are murdered by the occupying forces, begin a guerrilla resistance.
Not seen this since back in the day and recall it as being a bit rubbish but it's actually quite a bit better than I remember. The original script was revised by John Milius and General Alexander Hague and went from being a low key anti-war film to something a bit more gung-ho but thankfully it doesn't go too far over the top.
The guerrilla group call themselves 'Wolverines' which is the name of their high school football team, and they spray paint the name on the vehicles they ambush and destroy to let the enemy know who did it.
In a classic case of life imitating art, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine 'Wolverines' graffiti appeared on destroyed Russian APCs:
https://i.ibb.co/qCfVbW1/wolvert.webp (https://imgbb.com/)
Worth a watch.
https://i.ibb.co/gdF296w/Red-dawn.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)
'Red Dawn' (1984)
In the 1980s the Soviets, Cubans, Mexicans and others invade the U.S.A - a group of high school students escape to the mountains and when their parents are murdered by the occupying forces, begin a guerrilla resistance.
Not seen this since back in the day and recall it as being a bit rubbish but it's actually quite a bit better than I remember. The original script was revised by John Milius and General Alexander Hague and went from being a low key anti-war film to something a bit more gung-ho but thankfully it doesn't go too far over the top.
The guerrilla group call themselves 'Wolverines' which is the name of their high school football team, and they spray paint the name on the vehicles they ambush and destroy to let the enemy know who did it.
In a classic case of life imitating art, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine 'Wolverines' graffiti appeared on destroyed Russian APCs:
https://i.ibb.co/qCfVbW1/wolvert.webp (https://imgbb.com/)
Worth a watch.
was fun in its day, but kinda dated a bit now. still worth a watch; ive got a copy somewhere..
RED, 2010..
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The Password Is Courage, 1962...
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The Square Peg, 1959. The popularity of Norman Wisdom films had declined through the 1950s but The Square Peg halted the trend. The film was the 7th most popular movie at the British box office in 1959. Stewart says the film was "a colossal hit in Russia."
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/The_Square_Peg_FilmPoster.jpeg
Norman Wisdom was very popular in Albania of all places.
Norman Wisdom was very popular in Albania of all places.
yes apparently his films were the only english films allowed in country at one time. he was seen as the worker who triumphed over the capitalists or summat like that.
The Maltese Falcon, 1941.
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A few of the principal actors became close friends during the shooting. Humphrey Bogart (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000007/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Peter Lorre (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000048/?ref_=tttrv_tr), Ward Bond (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000955/?ref_=tttrv_tr), and Mary Astor (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000802/?ref_=tttrv_tr) would often join John Huston (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001379/?ref_=tttrv_tr) at the Lakeside Country Club for drinks, buffet supper, and good conversation, usually until midnight. Bogart always considered Lorre and Huston great pals, mostly because they met two principal criteria: they weren't boring and they could drink like fish.
George Raft (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706368/?ref_=tttrv_tr) was originally cast as Sam Spade. He allegedly turned it down because it was "not an important picture," taking advantage of a clause in his contract that said he did not have to work on remakes. However, according to author John McCarty (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0565408/?ref_=tttrv_tr), author of "The Films of John Huston", in an ICONS Radio interview (10-07-07) the real reason Raft bowed out was because this was the directorial debut of John Huston (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001379/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who had been a successful screenwriter. Raft didn't want to put his career in the hands of a first-time director.
The first pairing of Sydney Greenstreet (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002113/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Peter Lorre (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000048/?ref_=tttrv_tr), who would go on to make nine more movies together.
In Time, 2011..
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The first film that cinematographer Roger Deakins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/?ref_=tttrv_tr) has photographed digitally.
Charley Varrick, 1973..
https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/cdn/shop/products/SE067_CHARLEY_VARRICK_NON-LE-BD_packshot_2D_1000px_1000x.png?v=1539208768
walpurgis
10-12-2023, 12:39
Charley Varrick, 1973..
One of my favourites.
Never heard of it. What's it all about?
walpurgis
10-12-2023, 12:46
Never heard of it. What's it all about?
Organised crime money stolen in a bank robbery and the ruthless mob pursuit of the robbers..
The Jungle Book, 2016.. quality stuff this both as a film and the way its made. some great star voices too
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Organised crime money stolen in a bank robbery and the ruthless mob pursuit of the robbers..
Cheers Geoff. If it ever gets shown on the telly, I'll give it a watch.
Cheers Geoff. If it ever gets shown on the telly, I'll give it a watch.
It's rarely on the TV nowadays. (Now I've said that it'll be on tomorrow)
Well worth getting the DVD, it's a film you can enjoy watching multiple times.
Follow That Camel, 1967... 'what an odd way to check my port-hole'
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When I was travelling in Egypt, I rode on a camel quite a few times and have say they are a very comfortable mode of travel - provided you remember to lean forward when going up hill ('up dune'?) and to lean back when going down!
My guide was a bit of a wag and told me that to correctly identify my camel I should lift the camel's tail and check the two numbers tattooed on its neither quarters. I cottoned on to his little joke and replied that I knew what it would be: 55.
(To understand this joke you need to know how 55 is written in Arabic. ;) )
Apologies for the thread drift - as you were.
A New Leaf, 1971...
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When I was travelling in Egypt, I rode on a camel quite a few times and have say they are a very comfortable mode of travel - provided you remember to lean forward when going up hill ('up dune'?) and to lean back when going down!
My guide was a bit of a wag and told me that to correctly identify my camel I should lift the camel's tail and check the two numbers tattooed on its neither quarters. I cottoned on to his little joke and replied that I knew what it would be: 55.
(To understand this joke you need to know how 55 is written in Arabic. ;) )
Apologies for the thread drift - as you were.
and??? put us non arabics' out of our curiosity.
I don't know how to do it with a smartphone, which I'm using at the moment.
Suffice to say '55' in Arabic script looks like a pair of bollocks.
I don't know how to do it with a smartphone, which I'm using at the moment.
Suffice to say '55' in Arabic script looks like a pair of bollocks.
ok ta..
Dark Passage, 1947.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/914u41tfjFL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg
in the intro music there is a quick flash of casablanca style music, just for a couple of seconds.. interestingly im sure this has been done in his films before
Man Hunt, 1942... bluray..
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Man Hunt became the first war film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_film) to attract the attention of the Hays Office (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Office) in the neutral United States. Joseph Breen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Breen) was alarmed by the script, calling it a "hate film". Breen felt that in the isolationist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolationist) atmosphere of the 1941 U.S., the film showed all Germans as evil, unlike other films that depicted both good non-Nazi Germans as well as evil Nazis. Breen insisted that the Germans should not be characterised as being so brutal and that the office would pass the film only if it would "indicate" brutality rather than show it. As a result, Thorndike's torture was not shown, but the idea was made apparent to the audience.
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, 1970.. bluray..
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vTMICeDeL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
The 150 yard-long Baker Street set at Pinewood Studios cost £80,000. The "Diogenes Club set on "E Stage" at the studio was retained until 1973 and was re-used for Hands of the Ripper (1971) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067176/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and Carry on at Your Convenience (1971) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066895/?ref_=tttrv_tr).
1936 classic on remastered bluray... My Man Godfrey.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/faae05a1b170149a490b96749d940a7f/BeabnGRtbsbWPi0gQYY7xJClHmZjMg_large.jpg
William Powell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001635/?ref_=tttrv_tr) suggested his ex-wife Carole Lombard (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001479/?ref_=tttrv_tr) for the leading role with the explanation that his real -life romance with her had been much the same as it was for the characters of Godfrey and Irene.
Carole Lombard (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001479/?ref_=tttrv_tr) had a habit of ad-libbing by inserting swear words into the dialogue, which necessitated the re-shooting of several scenes.
When William Powell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001635/?ref_=tttrv_tr) and director Gregory La Cava (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0478441/?ref_=tttrv_tr) had a disagreement over how Godfrey should be played, they talked it out over a bottle of Scotch in Powell's dressing room. The next day, LaCava returned to the movie set with a major headache, but Powell was not there. The director received a telegram from his star: "We may have found Godfrey last night but we lost Powell. See you tomorrow."
Heist, 2001..
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire, 1961. bluray..
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vhGRmWGkL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
The Cat and the Canary, 1939..
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/The_Cat_and_the_Canary_%281939_film%29_poster.jpg
The New York Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times) wrote that Elliott Nugent "has directed it smartly, taking full advantage of the standard chiller devices for frightening the susceptible of his audience but never losing sight of his main objective—comedy...the objective is carried briskly and to our complete satisfaction. Good show."
Variety (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(magazine)) wrote that the movie retained "the basic spooky atmosphere and chiller situations" of the original play and "will amply satisfy the mystery fans, and provide spine-chilling thrills for audiences generally."
Cat Ballou, 1965..
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71yljRziScL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg
lee marvin won an oscar for his role as the drunken kid shelleen and his brother tim strawn...he said at his acceptance that the horse should get a bit of it./
walpurgis
14-12-2023, 15:45
Cat Ballou, 1965..
Good movie.
Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017..
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/21/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean%2C_Dead_Men_Tell_No_Tales .jpg
Ruthless People, 1986..
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Murder on the Orient Express, 1974..
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one of the classics
Dr. Who and the Daleks... first feature of the who phenomomen..
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Dr._Who_and_the_Daleks_Poster.jpg
Directed by Gordon Flemyng (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Flemyng) and written by Milton Subotsky (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Subotsky), and the first of two films based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who). It stars Peter Cushing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cushing) as Dr. Who (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Who_(Dalek_films)), Roberta Tovey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Tovey) as Susan, Jennie Linden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Linden) as Barbara, and Roy Castle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Castle) as Ian.
The Wooden Horse, 1950...
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The film was a breakthrough role for Anthony Steel. "Tony Steel was fine to work with – just a physical type, a young chap who could do certain things," said Lee. According to Filmink "he is clearly meant to be "the cute one" of the trio, spending a considerable amount of the film’s running time walking around in shorts bare-chested."
Comedian Peter Butterworth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Butterworth) had actually been one of the POWs at the camp, and auditioned for a part in the film, but the producers said he didn't look convincing enough.
I don't know how to do it with a smartphone, which I'm using at the moment.
Suffice to say '55' in Arabic script looks like a pair of bollocks.
lol you just reminded me of a place I used to work - when cards got passed around for birthdays and so forth there was a bloke who would just draw a cock and balls on it and pass it on.
Key Largo, 1948..
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Another good one there Grant.
Just as I can watch almost any film with Emily Blunt in it, so too with Lauren Bacall. :)
Blithe Spirit, 1945...
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Shaun of the Dead, 2004..
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Terrific Movie,
real sense of dread throughout, one of those ones that everythings not laid out on a plate for you?
I like that.
Netflix - Leave the World Behind
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQi475l 4vRsYEjWLDOF5xPaAHbrAGctGsxFD0rIDT9O91aknzph&psig=AOvVaw2UZ0eyAn4gg8SmDdRGeUPP&ust=1702924561667000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CBEQjRxqFwoTCLC7qMiOl4MDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE
From the guy who was behind Mr Robot, and you can tell.
A clip.
https://youtu.be/4Ox72XdY2Zo?si=DwfsACzCrXVvCkSJ
Casablanca, 1942.. the classic...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/CasablancaPoster-Gold.jpg
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