One of the best films ever made IMO. Everything about it is right down to the last detail.
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One of the best films ever made IMO. Everything about it is right down to the last detail.
Days of Heaven, 1978..
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The shot of locusts ascending to the sky was shot in reverse with the helicopter crew throwing peanut shells down, and actors walking backwards.
In an interview conducted for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film in 2007, Richard Gere speaks of a shot in the film during the wheat fire where a "monstrous" antiquated tractor is driven through the flames. According to Gere, director Terrence Malick was the driver.
Terrence Malick was so exhausted after the experience of making and completing the film that he retreated to Paris with his girlfriend. It would be 20 years before he made another film.
Even though Richard Gere's first notable role was in Mr. Goodbar (1977), he actually made this first, but the film took two years to edit and wasn't released until 1978.
gere's role was originally to be john travolta, but he couldn't get out of another commitment ( Welcome Back, Kotter)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
He's good but if you look at his list of films there's nothing I would rate as excellent:
Year Title Role Notes
1975 Report to the Commissioner Billy
1976 Baby Blue Marine Raider
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar Tony Lopanto
1978 Bloodbrothers Thomas Stony De Coco
Days of Heaven Bill
1979 Yanks Matt Dyson
1980 American Gigolo Julian Kaye
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman Zack Mayo
1983 The Honorary Consul Dr. Eduardo Plarr a.k.a. Beyond the Limit
Breathless Jesse Lujack
1984 The Cotton Club Dixie Dwyer
1985 King David David
1986 No Mercy Eddie Jillette
Power Pete St. John
1988 Miles from Home Frank Roberts, Jr.
1990 Internal Affairs Dennis Peck
Pretty Woman Edward Lewis
1991 Rhapsody in August Clark
1992 Final Analysis Dr. Isaac Barr Also executive producer
1993 Mr. Jones Mr. Jones
Sommersby John Robert 'Jack' Sommersby
1994 Intersection Vincent Eastman
1995 First Knight Lancelot
1996 Primal Fear Martin Vail
1997 The Jackal Declan Joseph Mulqueen
Red Corner Jack Moore
1999 Runaway Bride Homer Eisenhower "Ike" Graham
2000 Dr. T & the Women Dr. T
Autumn in New York Will Keane
2002 The Mothman Prophecies John Klein
Unfaithful Edward Sumner
Chicago William "Billy" Flynn
2004 Shall We Dance? John Clark
2005 Bee Season Saul Naumann
2006 The Hoax Clifford Irving
2007 The Hunting Party Simon
I'm Not There Bob Dylan as Billy The Kid
The Flock Agent Erroll Babbage
2008 Nights in Rodanthe Dr. Paul Flanner
2009 Amelia George Putnam
Hachi: A Dog's Tale Parker Wilson Also producer
Brooklyn's Finest Eddie Dugan
2011 The Double Paul Shepherdson
2012 Arbitrage Robert Miller
2013 Movie 43 Boss Segment "iBabe"
2014 Henry & Me Henry Voice
Time Out of Mind George Hammond Also producer
2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Guy Chambers
The Benefactor Franny
2016 Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Norman Oppenheimer
2017 The Dinner Stan Lohman
Three Christs Dr. Alan Stone
2023 Maybe I Do Howard
TBA Longing Daniel
The only film there I'd want is Primal Fear, which I have on DVD. Well worth a watch, if only for the amazing acting from Edward Norton.
he was too pretty for this film imo... teeth way too perfect too. i like malick's attention to detail and 'madness' in most of his films especially aroung his earlier work.
think only one ive got of his is thisQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
The Guns of Navarone, 1961..
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During shooting, Gregory Peck and David Niven became close friends, bonding initially over Peck's ability to consume vast quantities of brandy, which the actors used to "stay warm" while filming in a cold studio tank, without muffing a line. Their families visited each other frequently in later years, and Peck would deliver the eulogy at Niven's funeral.
Sir Anthony Quayle spent part of World War II in Albania organizing guerrilla forces. Like his character, Franklin, he was a Major.
Although Navarone is a fictional place, the novel of the same title is based on The Battle of Leros, in the Dodecanese, the location of the deepest port in the region and of coastal battery which defended it.
Some members of the Greek royal family and their entourage were extras in the café scene, as they were visiting the set on the day that scene was being filmed.
Some light comedy with Bob Hope and ...My Favorite Brunette, 1947...
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More Hope with The Paleface, 1948...this time with Jane Russell..
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Malick's films look pretty but they have a lot of bite, this film has a strange story line, and is also narrated by, not a minor character (the young girl, Gere's character's sister) but not the main character. Badlands is even more hard hitting, with its cold depictions of senseless murder, and has an amusing meta narrative on the media circus around murderers and man hunts. His later films are also excellent, if a bit more meditative.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
yes ive got badlands too... top film..:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Been having a kitchen sink drama mini fest. Saturday Night, sunday morning, A kind of Loving, and The Entertainer. Never paid too much much attention to this genre before, but they were brilliant.
Yes, it's a fine film. Not well known now and probably too grim for some, a bit like "In Cold Blood'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
You should have included "A Taste of Honey". Murray Melvin who co-starred just died at 90.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Ols Sherlock day maybe... start with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1939..
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Lionel Atwill was originally cast as Prof. Moriarty, but was replaced before shooting by George Zucco. However, Atwill would go on to play Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) also starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
The second film in the Sherlock Holmes series starring Basil Rathbone as the detective and Nigel Bruce as Dr Watson, and the last Sherlock Holmes film made at 20th Century-Fox. . This was set in 1894 London. All the subsequent films in the series were contemporary.
god that's a terrible film. I tried to watch it a while back as there's a connection to my family but I couldn't make it through to the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
The Spider Woman, 1944..
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At one point Holmes says to Watson, "If you ever see me getting too sure again, fancying myself more clever then Adrea Spedding, just whisper one word to me: pygmy." This line was inspired by the short story "The Adventure of the Yellow Face," in which Holmes tells Watson, "If it should ever strike you that I am getting a little over-confident in my powers, or giving less pains to a case than it deserves, kindly whisper 'Norbury' in my ear, and I shall be infinitely obliged to you."
Shooting lasted from May 10-early June, 1943, released January 21, 1944 (copyright 1943) .
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, 1943..
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References Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual". The set which represents Musgrave Hall would be used in a few of the Universal horror films.
Dr. Watson's revolver is an 1878 Colt M1877 "Lightning", an improbable choice for Watson as a service revolver since it was never chambered with a British service cartridge.
I'm still struggling to walk so sitting up and fortunately have a 'bottle near me :eyebrows:
A Christmas Carol (1984)
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George C Scott was a great Dickens schollar and wanted this to be "the definitive version of a beloved literary classic of his".. He suceeded too. it is a classic, along with the B&W 1951 version starring Alistair Sim, which may not have been quite so accurate but had the super Mr Sim in it.
The Four Feathers, 1939... Zoltan Korda's masterpice 'boys own' version of the 1902 novel
by A.E.W. Mason of same name.
All star cast too in this Criterion bluray remaster..
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This version is widely considered the best of all the numerous film adaptations of the novel. Critic Michael Sragow praises the "film's gritty magic", calling it "next to Lawrence of Arabia (1962), the most harrowingly beautiful of all desert spectaculars." "They [the film crew] and the cast all do their jobs so well that the action becomes poetic."
Seven Days to Noon (1950).
classic British suspense movie this, alas only available from USA.
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An English scientist runs away from a research center with an atomic bomb. In a letter sent to the British Prime Minister he threatens to blow up the center of London if the Government don't announce the end of any research in this field within a week.
James Bernard was most famous for composing the scores to numerous Hammer horrors, including Dracula (1958). Ironically, however, it was for this film that he won his only Oscar - as co-writer of the screenplay, not the music.
There are a number of literary references in Seven Days to Noon: Among the jottings on Professor Willingdon's notes -- "The wicked beareth rule" is from the Bible, Proverbs 29:2 (...when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn) and "Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon the great city be cast down" Revelation 18:21; "Dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon" comes from John Milton's Samson Agonistes, a play about the biblical character, Samson, who is granted the power to destroy the temple and kill all the Philistines (and himself). The professor later quotes Revelation 6:4, "The horse came forth, the red horse, and to him that sat thereon was given to take the peace from the earth. And there was given unto him a great sword." The speaker in Hyde Park says "There shall be wars and rumors of wars." Nearly identical words are found in Matthew 24:6, Mark 13:7 and the Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 25:12. A man carries a sandwich board quoting "The wages of sin is death," again from the Bible, Romans 6:23.
More kitchen sink, Richard Burton in 'Look back in anger', I thought it was terribly dated, and rather weird. He's married to this posh bird but he keeps on shouting at her cos she's posh? Then he shags her mate, emmmmm. Bloody awful.
Another classic with Alfred Hitchcock's ....The 39 Steps (1935). criterion bluray remaster...
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The sixty-two imported sheep, upon arriving at the soundstage, immediately went to work on the bracken and bushes that had been brought with them. The infuriated crew had to replace the plants with ones hastily bought from a local nursery.
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." :lolsign:
Contemporary reviews were very positive. Andre Sennwald of The New York Times wrote: "If the work has any single rival as the most original, literate and entertaining melodrama of 1935, then it must be The Man Who Knew Too Much, which is also out of Mr. Hitchcock's workshop. A master of shock and suspense, of cold horror and slyly incongruous wit, he uses the camera the way a painter uses his brush, stylizing his story and giving it values which the scenarists could hardly have suspected."
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, 1942...
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Watched this last night:
Mediterraneo
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A delightfully warm, charming and funny war film. Try to see it if you can.
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Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
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Yes, it is of it's time, but a refreshing 'kick up the arse' of the Britsh film industry - similar to the advent of punk on the safe and self-satisfied British music scene.
Until then the British industry churned out entertaining, but safe films such as the Ealing comedies - the only exception being the work of Powell & Pressburger
thats available on my studio canal channel i think. will look it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I saw it at my film club on the big screen many years ago, but I have had a DVD copy for a while now, and it was that which I watched last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
It will have sub-titles which some don't like, but I prefer that to dubbing which to my ears always sounds odd and distracting.
I thought it was histrionic and stagey, not to mention all the clumsy heavy handed metaphors about class. But apparently the critics think it's ok, so may be I'm missing something. Another 'classic' kitchen sink drama that I saw recently for the first time was A kind of Loving, which in contrast had an understated style, whose meanings are revealed rather than shouted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon , 1967...
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Burl Ives would remain on in Ireland after making the film, buying a farm near Limerick, and living there, on and off, until the early 70's.
Bing Crosby was attached to this project; he was going to play P.T. Barnum, but delays and rewrites caused him to drop out, with Burl Ives taking role.
somehing to make you realise whats really important...WHISKY GALORE!, 1949..
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There is no whisky!!!!
Lol
Sweeney!, 1977...
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This was the first British movie to be shown legally in Communist China.
The name of the police unit was "The Flying Squad". This is in real life an actual police division. Wikipedia explain it as being "a branch of the Specialist Crime & Operations section, within London's Metropolitan Police Service. The Squad's purpose is to investigate commercial armed robberies, along with the prevention and investigation of other serious armed crime. Possibly one of the best known operations of the squad was their foiling of the Millennium Dome raid".
That'll Be The Day, 1973... stars David Essex, Ringo Starr, Billy Fury, Keith Moon, Robert Lindsay and Rosemary Leach.
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Producer David Puttnam was impressed by Harry Nilsson's song "1941" and asked screenwriter Ray Connolly to create a screenplay based on it. The resulting movie resembles the song in all key respects except a funfair substitutes the circus of the song.
The original end music, "That'll Be The Day", was replaced for the American release by "Rock On", which had just been released.
There are two big Beatles connections that bookend this film. Firstly, right at the start of the film where Jim goes into the cafe a guitar instrumental called " Raunchy" is playing. This is the song that George Harrison played to John Lennon on the top of a Liverpool corporation bus as his audition to join The Quarrymen. The second is the Buddy Holly & The Crickets song "That'll be the Day" was the first song ever recorded by The Quarrymen, featuring Lennon, McCartney and Harrison.
The song played by Stormy Tempest and his band during the dance scene is "Long Live Rock" written by Pete Townshend of The Who.
Gotta follow it up with Stardust from 1974... Essex again with Keith Moon, Adam Faith, Larry Hagman and Dave Edmunds....
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Adam Faith's limping throughout the film was from injuries he sustained from a severe car accident he suffered prior to filming. However, the limp was consistent with Mike having been beaten up at the conclusion of the previous film. Ringo Starr turned down the chance to reprise his role of Mike from That'll Be the Day (1973)
A journalist asks Jim how he finds America. Following his answer, Kevin says "At least he didn't say "turn left at Greenland"". This was an actual response to the same question used in reality by John Lennon.
Good film!Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
The Mind Benders, starring Dirk Bogarde, and same tasty actress what was in Look back in anger. It's very good actually, supremely creepy shot of Dirk floating in isolation tank, simple pretext, but script makes much of it.
The Invisible Man, 2020...
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The film follows Cecilia, who receives the news of her abusive ex-boyfriend's suicide. She begins to re-build her life for the better. However, her sense of reality is put into question when she begins to suspect her deceased lover is
not actually dead.
Leigh Whannell had told cinematographer Stefan Duscio that this horror movie would feature plenty of light as an invisible man doesn't need to hide in the darkness, "and he kind of groaned with pain" because cinematographers love darkness. The attic scene is a "little gift" that he gave to Duscio, and they lit it with just the torch.
Not for me. Tbh I didn't realise quite what it was. Not keen on this type of horror.
Random trip through all things Streaming last night wondering what to watch.
Tripped over The Mummy (2017) with Tom Cruise.
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Missed it when it came out,
was always curious about it though as it crashed a potential movie franchise (apparently) because it was so badly received.
Enjoyed Bendan Frasers 2017 movie, how bad could it be?
Not...terrible, exactly.
Some good effects work, and worth the price of admission for Russell Crowe's insane "cor blimey Guv'nor" take on Mr Hyde.
Tom Cruise though,
worse performance of his I've seen.
Avoid.
5/10.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, 1942..
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During the sequence showing the trials of the new bomb-sight, several different types of aircraft are seen in the stock footage used. A Douglas A-20 (known in RAF service as the "Boston") takes off, then a Bristol Blenheim flies low past the camera, and finally a Vickers Wellington is seen for the rest of the sequence. The interior of the aircraft shown also appears to be a Wellington, recognisable by its unique framework of aluminium triangles.
Dressed to Kill, 1946...
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During the UCLA Sherlock Holmes Restoration Project (1993-2003) they were unable to find any 35mm elements of the main title for this film. The restored version uses a blow-up from a used 16mm television syndication print which was dissolved into the proper point. The main title of the restored version shows a decrease in resolution, increased grain and a reduction in image registration.
The rabbit in a cabbage was made by Roullet & Decamps, a French toy manufacturing company operating in the 19th and 20th centuries, which specialized in automata.
Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear, 1946..
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According to Harry Cording, the movie was filmed completely out of sequence. With first week filming the beginning and ending when all the cast members were present. He said that Cyril Delevanti, this first person murdered, only worked four days. Universal saved money by only paying for days work and filming each victim's part in sequence. With the climax already filmed there was no need for any actor to return. Except for Aubrey Mather and Paul Cavanagh , when you died the pay stopped.
Badlands, 1973...
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The actor originally cast as the architect who rings at the rich man's door did not show up, so Terrence Malick played the part himself. Malick later wanted to re-shoot the scene with another actor, but Martin Sheen refused to re-do the sequence with anyone else.
The article "Absence of Malick" written by David Handelman and published in California Magazine stated that Terrence Malick filmed this picture " . . . in Eastern Colorado between August and October of 1972. He, reportedly, gave investors no guarantee of completion or distribution, paid himself no salary and his actors and crew not much more. The costumer, mechanic and Malick himself all ended up acting in the film. As not only director, but producer, Malick suddenly found himself dealing with insurance costs, auto maintenance, unionizers, shotgun-wielding landowners and a mutinous crew. His first cinematographer, Brian Probyn, wouldn't shoot what Malick wanted, claiming the scenes wouldn't cut together. Probyn's assistant, Tak Fujimoto, then took over, but also left. Some equipment was damaged by the film's fire sequence. When a special-effects man suffered severe burns, Malick, unable to afford a helicopter, sent him to the distant hospital by car, and many crew members quit in protest. For the last two weeks of the shoot, the entire crew consisted of the director, the director's wife and a local high school student. Then Malick ran out of money whilst editing and had to take a rewrite job to finish his movie. When shown to the New York Film Festival selection board months later, the print broke, the sound was muddy, the picture was out of focus. Yet Badlands (1973) landed the prestigious closing-night slot and drew raves. Warner's paid $950,000 for the distribution rights."
It's a good film - I enjoyed it. I think the incidental music is by Eric Satie.
yeah i think some is his.. karl orff tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1976..
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According to costume designer May Routh, David Bowie was so thin that some of his outfits were boys' clothes.
David Bowie said of this film in Kurt Loder's article "Straight Time" published in the 12th May 1983 edition of 'Rolling Stone' magazine: "I'm so pleased I made that [movie], but I didn't really know what was being made at all". Further, in the article "Bowie at the Bijou" published in the April 1982 edition of 'Movieline' magazine, Bowie said: "I just threw my real self into that movie as I was at that time. It was the first thing I'd ever done. I was virtually ignorant of the established procedure [of making movies], so I was going a lot on instinct, and my instinct was pretty dissipated. I just learned the lines for that day and did them the way I was feeling. It wasn't that far off. I actually was feeling as alienated as that character was. It was a pretty natural performance. ... a good exhibition of somebody literally falling apart in front of you. I was totally insecure with about 10 grams [of cocaine] a day in me. I was stoned out of my mind from beginning to end". Moreover, in the same article, Bowie said of his relationship with director Nicolas Roeg: " . . . we got on rather well. I think I was fulfilling what he needed from me for that role. I wasn't disrupting . . . I wasn't disrupted. In fact, I was very eager to please. And amazingly enough, I was able to carry out everything I was asked to do. I was quite willing to stay up as long as anybody".
It was a favourite of mine, but I haven't seen it for years. I have the DVD though.