Tannis root was supposedly a herb of the devil. Would have been better spelt tanas as then it would be an anagram of one of the devils aliases :)
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Tannis root was supposedly a herb of the devil. Would have been better spelt tanas as then it would be an anagram of one of the devils aliases :)
Tonight it is BLACK BOOK; the 2006 film directed by Paul Verhoeven, probably better known for Robocop and Total Recall. Verhoeven and Gerard Soeteman wrote the scrit over a period of 20 years, finally getting right in so many ways. This Dutch film is a classic.
Starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman and Derek de Lint of Soldier of Orange (1977) also by Verhoeven.
Lovely lush camera work from Karl Walter Lindenlaub and superb music by Ann Dudley, this is an atmospheric film about the Germans versus the Dutch underground with one shocking twist after another. Shown as a memory from 1956 back to wartime, this film is very well done for such a small budget, and yet again shows Hollywood and all its fancy priced stars where the real movies are made. Without doubt Paul Verhoeven's best film, and he has many a lot of good 'uns; if you aint seen it then you must.
Verhoeven made some stinkers, but Black Book is probably one of his better made films. Typically for Verhoeven, he has to include some titillating content: in this case it's the Jewish girl who has her pubic hair bleached to make her appear more 'Aryan'!Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
He likes his soft porn:lol:
Tonight it is the 1956 classic Duke western, The Searchers directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond and Natalie Wood....and a special mention for Ken Curtis who played Charlie McCory. Ken originally started out as a Singer for the Tommy Dorsey orchestra in the 30's. Ford used him a lot as he was his father in law(jobs for family eh) in his westerns. Curtis later became a producer of low-budget monster films, The Killer Shrews (1959) and The Giant Gila Monster (1959), but is likely to be better remembered for his role in Gunsmoke.
Reportedly this film was seen in a theater in Texas by Buddy Holly and his friends in the summer of 1956. They were so impressed with Ethan's (John Wayne) repeated use of the phrase "That'll be the day" that they used it as the title for their now standard rock song, which they composed soon after.
John Wayne's son Patrick has a small role at Lt Greenhill(keep it in the family):eek: Originally from Alan Le May's 1954 novel of the same name, that was first serialized as a short story in late fall 1954 issues of the Saturday Evening Post, and first titled, "The Avenging Texans".
an amazing performance from Marion. This, the Cowboys and the Shootist are probably his greatest woks....maybe Stagecoach too. Have not seen it for some time, and think I may watch the second disc with the extras again too.....Loved the pink Gingham shirt as well:eyebrows:
I rate 'The Searchers' myself.
(and I really liked 'The Sons of Katie Elder')
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Originally Posted by walpurgis
Yes Katie elder is a good in...the Duke had just had an operation for lung cancer a few months earlier to filming, but still did his own stunts...all at the age of 57...a tough customer
A super Don Siegal movie tonight...The 1973 thriller, Charley Varrick, starring Walter matthau as Charley, Joe Don Baker as the sadistic killer, Molly, on his trail and the delectable Felicia Farr as Walter's love interest(shortly after his wife dies). Felicia was actually his pal Jack Lemmon's wife..now thats what I call friendship:eyebrows:
From the Novel, "The Looters" by John Reese, there is always lots going on in this intelligent film, and Siegal milks the tension and confusion too the end. There are a lot of directors who could learn from Don.
In the book about Rory Gallagher(Riding Shotgun) it is said he wrote the song, The Last of the Independents(which was to be the original title, and is the slogan of Varrick's crop dusting company) after seeing the film. One of Matthau and Siegal's best and if its good enough for Rory, then its good enough for me....ENJOY....oops, I will:lol:
Excellent choice. Got that in my collection!
It is one of the best of its type ever made and rarely sees the light of the airways for some reason. Andrew Robinson did one of his trademark sleezeball character jobs as in Dirty Harry..Like Bruce Dern in the Cowboys he is so hateable, you are as pleased as punch when Don Baker eliminates him.:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis