I liked it, despite the 'neat and tidy' ending.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
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I liked it, despite the 'neat and tidy' ending.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
White Heat, 1949. James Cagney stars as only he can as Arthur "Cody" Jarrett, with co stars Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran. It was directed by Raoul Walsh.
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In 1950, Virginia Kellogg was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. Also that year writers Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture, by the Mystery Writers of America. In 2003, the United States Library of Congress selected White Heat for preservation in the National Film Registry.
On June 4, 2003, the American Film Institute named Cody Jarrett in its list of the best heroes and villains of the past 100 years, he was voted 26th. Furthermore, in June 2005, "Made it, Ma! Top of the World!" was voted 18th in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes; while, in June 2008, White Heat was voted 4th in AFI's 10 Top 10 list of gangster movies.
earlier; Fun with Dick and Jane, 1977.. George Segal and Jane Fonda...
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now, Blast from the Past, 1999. Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, and Dave Foley star.
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2 good comedies of differing styles.
Robert Newton' best performance now as Long John Silver in Disney's Treasure Island, 1950.
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Thomas M. Pryor of The New York Times called the film "a grand and glorious entertainment" that "captures the true spirit of the novel." Variety praised the film for its "sumptuous" set pieces and "a virtual tour de force" performance by Newton.
Exterior scenes were shot in Cornwall (River Fal, Falmouth, Carrick Roads, Gull Rick and Helford River), Devon (cliff scenes), Bristol (wharf), and Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire. Interiors were filmed at Denham Film Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire.
Good one that. Back when they filmed it some of those locations had hardly changed since the 1700s.
The Return Of Frank James, 1940. directed by Fritz Lang and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. It is a sequel to Henry King's 1939 film Jesse James. Written by Sam Hellman, the film loosely follows the life of Frank James following the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse James, at the hands of the Ford brothers. The film is universally considered historically inaccurate, but was a commercial success. It was the first motion picture for the actress Gene Tierney, who plays a reporter for the newspaper The Denver Star.
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After the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse (played in the earlier film by Tyrone Power), Frank James (Henry Fonda) seeks revenge on his killers, Bob and Charlie Ford (John Carradine and Charles Tannen).
Cypher, 2002. starring Jeremy Northam and Lucy Liu.
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That's a great movie, nice and twisty. Not well known or often shown, I have the DVD.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
It's an OK movie; receiving a score of 58% on Rotten Tomatoes. I've seen it a couple of times.
yes its very good; as you say, lots of twists.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
now, Dillinger, 1973. It stars Warren Oates as Dillinger, Ben Johnson as his pursuer, FBI Agent Melvin Purvis, and Cloris Leachman as the "Lady in Red" who made it possible for Purvis to kill Dillinger.
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Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded three stars out of four and called it "the film, we may speculate, that John Milius was born to make: violent, tough, filled with guns and blood." He added, "Dillinger is played by Warren Oates, a gifted actor with an uncanny physical resemblance to the gangster. Oates is lean in speech and lanky in appearance, and toward the end of the film, he does a good job of getting jumpy."
Two fine actors there.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Gorky Park.(pron GawKee Paak) 1983. based on the novel Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith. The film was directed by Michael Apted. Dennis Potter won a 1984 Edgar Award for his screenplay for the film.
William Hurt as Arkady Renko, Lee Marvin as Jack Osborne, Joanna Pacula as Irina Asanova, Rikki Fulton as Major Pribluda, Brian Dennehy as William Kirwill, Ian McDiarmid as Professor Andreev, Michael Elphick as Pasha and Ian Bannen as Prosecutor Iamskoy. James Horner wrote the score. Ralf D. Bode was cinematographer.
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Janet Maslin called it "a taut, clever thriller throughout, with Mr. Apted's direction establishing its intensity immediately and sustaining it well. Ralf G. Bode's cinematography and James Horner's score go a long way toward setting a hauntingly bleak mood, and the supporting players, particularly Brian Dennehy and Ian Bannen, are excellent". Though she found it odd that Hurt would affect an English accent, she found his performance "rivetingly strange".
Roger Ebert found the depiction of Soviet society to be the most interesting aspect of the film, and he credited Apted's direction for never letting the procedural lag. Ebert also praised the casting, even if it relied on typecasting an actor like Marvin. "He uses actors who are able to bring fully realized characters to the screen, so we don't have to stand around waiting for introductions"
The Professionals, 1966. Stars Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, and Claudia Cardinale star, with Jack Palance, Ralph Bellamy, and Woody Strode in supporting roles.
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The film received three nominations at the 1967 Academy Awards. Writer and director Richard Brooks, for Best Director and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) and cinematographer Conrad Hall, for Best Cinematography. It lost all three to A Man for All Seasons.
An excellent film - I have it on DVD. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
The Producers, 1967. A satirical black comedy film written and directed by Mel Brooks in his directorial debut and starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, and Kenneth Mars.
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The Producers was Brooks's directorial debut.[11] For the film, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry and placed eleventh on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list.
This is the Bluray version.
Tales From The Crypt, 1970's... Arguably the most famous of Amicus' 1970's horror anthologies, 'Tales From The Crypt' sees five strangers (including a young Joan Collins) trapped in an underground tomb by a sinister, hooded crypt-keeper who forces them to relive the despicable things they have done.
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just finished... Around the World in 80 Days, 1956. starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton and Shirley MacLaine.. plus loads of cameos.
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According to Niven, when Todd asked him if he would appear as Fogg, Niven enthusiastically replied, 'I'd do it for nothing!' He later admitted to being grateful that Todd did not hold him to his claim. He also described the first meeting between Todd and Robert Newton (who suffered from drinking problems) when the latter was offered the role of the detective, Fix; Niven alleged that Newton was offered the part on condition that he did not drink any alcohol during the filming, and that his celebration following the completion of his role led to his untimely demise (he did not live to see the film released).
The Mouse on the Moon, 1963. sequel to The Mouse That Roared, and stars Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Roddy McMillan and Bernard Cribbins, with June Ritchie and Terry-Thomas and David Kossoff. It was directed by Rihard Lester.
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The film was made on sets left over from Cornel Wilde's film Sword of Lancelot. Sellers recommended Lester, whom he knew from his direction of The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film, as director. Producer Walter Shenson and director Lester next made The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night.
Some cheer needed...Hotel Transylvania, 2012.
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it did very well and started a franchise (sadly) this first film was excellent.
Python's Holy Grail from 1975. Stars Chapman, Cleese, Gilliam, Idle, Jones and Palin, and was directed by Gilliam and Jones.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail grossed more than any British film exhibited in the US in 1975. In the US, it was selected in 2011 as the second-best comedy of all time in the ABC special Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time behind Airplane!. In the UK, readers of Total Film magazine in 2000 ranked it the fifth-greatest comedy film of all time; a similar poll of Channel 4 viewers in 2006 placed it sixth.
the dreaded Knights Who Say "Ni!"
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Holy Grail and Life of Brian are up there with the best in my opinion, but I’ve never met a girl that liked anything Python... is it a male humour thing?
(‘Tis But a flesh wound!)
Never occurred to me. I'm sure there must be some female fans. I know my mother thought it was rubbish though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
My two favourite Monty Python films are 'Life of Brian' and 'The Meaning of Life'. For some reason I never found 'Holy Grail' that funny; it has it's moments, but IMO it is not as good as the other two. :confused:
Grail may be odd in comparison to others but for me it's the best. Pure pythonQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
My vote is for the Grail too, I never found The Meaning Of Life that good for whatever reason ;)
At Worlds End. 2007.
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Ice Cold In Alex. 1958.
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The film was shot in Libya, as Egypt was ruled out because of the recent Suez crisis. In the bar scene in Alexandria, Sir John Mills was drinking real beer because ginger ale and other substitutes didn't look real enough on film. In the final cut (the fourteenth take) he actually was quite drunk. The ambulance used is an Austin K2, which saw widespread service with the British during World War II.
one of the best films ever made that.
Agreed! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
+1 - and not just because it's ice cold in me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Hopscotch again. great cast and zany story.
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The 39 Steps, 1935.
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During a private screening, Alfred Hitchcock asked John Buchan, whose original plot had been used only very loosely, what he thought of the movie so far. Buchan replied: "Fascinating! I wonder how it will end."
Wanted to watch that new Soprano's film 'The Many Saints Of Newark.' Went on Virgin PPV - £15.99 for two days! I mean I thought it might be about seven quid tops.
Just taking the piss. It isn't even fifteen quid to see it at the pictures.
Pre-ordered it on DVD £9.99 including delivery, arrives tomorrow. So six quid less and I've got it forever not two days.
got terrible reviews.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Taking the piss is an understatement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
A couple of weeks ago I fancied watching "Absolute Power" which I'd seen listed somewhere. Unfortunately that somewhere was Sky Store, which wanted 14 quid to rent. For a 1997 film! No doubt due to Covid or Brexit or something.
We cannot let these bandits get away with this shite, and the best thing we can do is avoid it like the plague.
that's crazy money - and it's on the telly pretty regular anyway, either on film 4 or TCM. Must think people are mugs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
77 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Okay it's not up there with 'The Godfather' but it's not terrible.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Anyway anything Sopranos-related I'm still going to watch even if it get zero percent. :D
Bleak but compelling
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War years and Dad's Army, 1971..
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"How can the stupid British ever hope to win?!"
sounds familiar to this day :D
The Secret of My Success, 1987.. Great fun this. the scenes with his 'hot' aunt are hilarious.
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Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah and Sam Neill star in the si-fi black comedy, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, 1992.
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Stick with comedy and this...The Man Who Knew Too Little, 1997. Bill Murray and the sexy Joanne Whalley star.
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He Walked by Night, 1948. A police procedural film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker and an uncredited Anthony Mann.
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During the film's production, one of the actors, Jack Webb, struck up a friendship with the police technical advisor, Detective Sergeant Marty Wynn, and was inspired by a conversation with Wynn to create the radio and later television program Dragnet.
Me and Mrs. Pony watched this a few months ago - you're right, bleak it is, and compelling it is too. Worth watching.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
The Apartment, 1960. Billy Wilder writes and directs. Stars Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray. THE APARTMENT picked up five Oscar wins including Best Picture and Billy Wilder picked up awards for his direction and screenplay, and over the years it's reputation has grown as today it's considered one of the greatest pictures ever made.
CC Baxter finally took his doctor's advice and became a Mensch.:D
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The office Christmas party scene was actually filmed on December 23, 1959, so as to catch everybody in the proper holiday mood. Billy Wilder filmed almost all of it on the first take, stating to an observer, "I wish it were always this easy. Today, I can just shout 'action' and stand back."
To create the effect of a vast sea of faces labouring grimly and impersonally at their desks in the huge insurance company office, designers Alexandre Trauner and Edward G. Boyle devised an interesting technique. Full-sized actors sat at the desks in the front and children dressed in suits were used at tiny desks toward the rear, followed by even smaller desks with cut-out figures operated by wires. It gave the effect of a much larger space than could have been achieved in the limited studio space.
This bluray was exclusively restored by Arrow Films and is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with the original mono soundtrack
Another film with Wilder/Lemmon/ MacLaine now. Irma La Douce, 1963. The Masters of Cinema remastered bluray here.
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In order to be able to play Irma properly, Shirley MacLaine traveled to Paris to see what it was like for real Parisian prostitutes. They were eager to tell her what it was like, and very willing to answer any questions she had. When asked if she would like to "watch them in action", she politely declined, but to her surprise they became indignant. They requested that she watch one of their weekly customers with three of the girls through a small window in the hotel door; she unwillingly obliged.
ive been watching the 5 of these today..
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David Copperfield, 1999.. bbc tv mini series starring Maggie Smith, Pauline Quirk, Ciarán McMenamin, Daniel Ratcliffe, Trevor Eve, Michael Elphick, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Bob Hoskins among many...
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Political satire black comedy now with the 2017, The Death of Stalin. It stars Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Whitehouse, Olga Kurylenko, and Jeffrey Tambor.
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 243 reviews, with an average rating of 8.06/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Death of Stalin finds director/co-writer Armando Iannucci in riotous form, bringing his scabrous political humor to bear on a chapter in history with painfully timely parallels." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 88 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "universal acclaim"
Nikita Khrushchev: I really need your help.
Georgy Zhukov: To do what? There's bodies fucking piling up in the street, it's a bit late, isn't it?
Nikita Khrushchev: What if we blame this on someone...
Georgy Zhukov: Wait...
Nikita Khrushchev: Who's out of control?
Georgy Zhukov: Nicky, be very careful what you say next. Who?
Nikita Khrushchev: Beria.
Georgy Zhukov: I'm going to have to report this conversation. Threatening to do harm or obstruct any member of the Presidium in the process of...
[grins]
Georgy Zhukov: Look at your fucking face!
[bursts out laughing]