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Post by xenavirgin on Oct 31, 2005 12:13:09 GMT -6
xv, I LOVE "Stage Door", and have seen it many times. Though Ginger Rogers has most of the best lines, Eve Arden has her share, too. Another terrific female ensemble film is 1939's "The Women", with Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine, Paulette Goddard, and one of the best child actors of all, Virginia Weidler. Hilarious, and catty, and wise, with a cast full of stars, and some eye-popping 30s fashions, this film has it all! Ah Siren, glad to see there are some other B&W classic film buffs out there. I really like the old stuff, even when it's kind of corny. I particularly love to see the technical skills on display like the use of lighting and camera angles to develop mood and suspense, rather than the dot by dot megapixel I'm gonna show you every atom on screen, that you get these days. And indeed what, with DVD specials, appears to be a dying art, the editing of films. Once upon a time when parts of a film were edited it wasn't always to do with the length of the film, a lot of the time it was because it made for a better film without the deleted scenes. O.k. mini rant over with. As I like some stuff from the 50's and early 60's as well, I'm off to watch A Touch of Mink and drool of our Doris. ;D XV
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Post by Siren on Nov 6, 2005 22:50:17 GMT -6
And indeed what, with DVD specials, appears to be a dying art, the editing of films. Once upon a time when parts of a film were edited it wasn't always to do with the length of the film, a lot of the time it was because it made for a better film without the deleted scenes. O.k. mini rant over with. As I like some stuff from the 50's and early 60's as well, I'm off to watch A Touch of Mink and drool of our Doris. ;D XV As far as films improved by further editing, have you seen the Turner Classic Movies feature on the editing of "The Big Sleep"? Seems it was started in 1945, then tinkered with and finally released in '46. An imdb.com user explains: "The Big Sleep" had quite a few scenes redone prior to its release to general audiences in October 1946. With filming already completed by Spring of 1945, there were two main reasons for the year and a half delay; first, with World War II underway, Warner Brothers felt compelled to get it's war related films into theaters while they were still timely. Secondly, Producer/Director Howard Hawks was convinced he had to reshoot some scenes involving Lauren Bacall, who was critically panned in her latest film, "Confidential Agent" with Charles Boyer. In the original print, Bacall is presented in a few scenes wearing a distracting veil, and it's her more glamorous side that the studio needed to capitalize on.' ~~~ Also, the studio felt the movie needed more of that sexy Bogey/Bacall interplay, ala "To Have And Have Not". I agree. I love all of Bogey and Bacall's movies. What chemistry they had! Movies of the 50s? "Roman Holiday", "Some Like It Hot", "Oklahoma", "Giant", "Rebel Without A Cause", "The Searchers", "Marty", "Bus Stop", and "A Place In The Sun" spring immediately to mind. But there are plenty more gems from the era. I, too, enjoy those Rock n Doris flicks of the 60s, and the James Garner/Doris "Move Over Darling", too. My fave of those pajama parties is "Pillow Talk". The always-wonderful Thelma Ritter is hilarious as Doris' hard-drinking maid, and steals every scene she's in. And shooting the scene in which Rock pretends to be gay must've been a hoot for him and Doris.
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Post by katina2nd on Nov 11, 2005 4:15:12 GMT -6
Just returned from seeing Flightplan, a film about a little girl missing on board a plane seemed like a pretty thin plot to sustain the suspense for 100 minutes, but with a tight script, solid direction and good cinematography it managed to do just that, and of course having the superb Jodie Foster in the central role didn't hurt either.
Jodie gives a strong, convincing performance as the Mother in distress after she finds her daughter has disappeared on a flight to New York ......... or has she?
Highly recommended,
7/10.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Nov 19, 2005 23:49:43 GMT -6
Just finished watching: Kingdom of Heaven Absolutely loved it. A full cast of great actors and actresses all giving 100% performances. My only complaint might be the issue of historical accuracy. But at least they got closer than most hollywood epics do. Highly reccomend it. Four out of five....
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Post by katina2nd on Nov 20, 2005 23:08:16 GMT -6
Just finished watching: Kingdom of Heaven Absolutely loved it. A full cast of great actors and actresses all giving 100% performances. My only complaint might be the issue of historical accuracy. But at least they got closer than most hollywood epics do. Highly reccomend it. Four out of five.... Couldn't agree more, very good film, as you'd expect from Ridley Scott, great film maker, and "fairly" accurate from an historical aspect I think, though with a few embellishments.
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Post by rsine69 on Nov 24, 2005 22:00:32 GMT -6
I have too many favorites to mention but one comes to mind right now The Poseidon Adventure. 1972 version. NOT that crappy TV remake.
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Post by Siren on Nov 27, 2005 23:20:34 GMT -6
rsine, I remember seeing the original at the movies. My mom commented that she had a headache afterward, because she unconsciously held her breath right along with Shelley Winters in all those underwater scenes! Boy, Shelley was good in that. I cried when her character passed away. I also remember seeing a young Pamela Sue Martin in it, who was later tv's Nancy Drew, and portrayed Fallon on "Dynasty".
The worst disaster movie I remember seeing was "The Swarm". It was a disaster, all right. Terrible effects, a big-name cast who seemed embarrassed, and a terrible script.
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Post by rsine69 on Nov 28, 2005 3:43:27 GMT -6
No. The worst ever disaster movie had to have been Beyond the Poseidon Adventure. It was so bad that none of the actors wanted to talk about it.
But because I'm a fan of the original Poseidon Adventure (I know almost every line in the movie), one of my favorite Xena episodes was Tsunami because it was a homage to the movie but with Lucy/Xena in the Gene Hackman/Rev. Scott role.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Dec 4, 2005 22:18:29 GMT -6
Watched the movie The Bridge of San Luis Rey Loved every minute of it. The connections between people and how love and greif lead them all in differant ways to the same place. A classic. A bit much for most people I would imagine though.
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Post by katina2nd on Dec 4, 2005 22:57:15 GMT -6
Just looked it up, sounds interesting. Been three versions made, I take it you saw the latest one, great cast, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Bates, Robert De Niro among others, can't understand how I've never heard of it, I'm fairly certain it was never released here.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Dec 4, 2005 23:45:42 GMT -6
I tripped over it at the video store the other day. I've always been a fan of complicated period peices. Hence my love of Uncle Willy I guess.
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Post by Phalon on Dec 9, 2005 23:05:27 GMT -6
Hey, I finally saw a movie the other night...an adult movie...no, no; not that kind of movie. But a movie made for viewers over the age of child.
Mindhunters: have you discussed this in here. A group of FBI prolifer trainees are put on an island, and must try to solve a murder using their psychological profiling training. Only the murders start to become real as one by one they are eliminated by one of their own.
Kind of predictable; I figured out who the killer was long before the movie ended. The thing I couldn't figure out though, was who was playing the lead female role: Kathrine Morris, (XWP's Najara) or Ellen Degeneres? (rolls eyes) Had me stumped through the nearly entire thing. Ok, so it wasn't hard to figure out; Ellen is funny.
Sheesh, I need to watch more of these things. Other actors included the guy from a lot of other movies, and another guy from Speed...maybe Batman.
Christain Slater and Val Kilmer. I recognized them.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Dec 10, 2005 0:10:08 GMT -6
Hmmm...does that mean we should pass on this one?
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Post by katina2nd on Dec 10, 2005 22:13:57 GMT -6
Sounds like you're a real movie buff Lady P, "I finally saw a movie," is a good starting point. Good cast, that "guy from a lot of other movies" is one of my favourites, so I'll have to keep an eye out for this one. How many bags of popcorn did you award it, thumbs up, thumbs down?
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Post by Joxcenia on Dec 10, 2005 22:19:32 GMT -6
I finally saw Van Helsing... I hated it didn't have a "they lived happily ever after" ending.
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Post by katina2nd on Dec 10, 2005 22:29:31 GMT -6
Apart from the ending Jox, what did you think of it. A miracle I lasted to the finish of it myself, way to much CGI, and more ham then a butchers shop, really didn't like it I'm afraid. Don't tell Scrappy I said so though.
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Post by Joxcenia on Dec 10, 2005 22:40:53 GMT -6
I heard it wasn't a good movie, so I didn't have high hopes when I started it. If I had had high hopes, I might not have liked it... but since I didn't, I liked it pretty well. Wouldn't want to watch it over and over... but every once in a while I might refresh my memory. The special effects didn't thrill me, but it didn't turn me off either. Some of the lines and such made me think of Xena & Hercules. The friar as a jester made me think of Iolaus 2.
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Post by katina2nd on Dec 10, 2005 22:47:07 GMT -6
Yeah, the Friar role was probably one of the few good things about it I thought, he was played by Aussie actor David Wenham, who you also may have recognised in Lord of the Rings, fine actor. Kept thinking as I watched it, if those female vampires come screeching down one more time, I may not be able to take it any more.
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Post by Joxcenia on Dec 10, 2005 23:03:24 GMT -6
You know how it is when you get a new toy... overkill. Guess they went a tad overboard with the CGI... but it was a likeable film. I liked Underworld tons better. I had to buy the DVD.
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Post by katina2nd on Dec 10, 2005 23:15:07 GMT -6
You're not wrong about the overkill Jox, typical Hollywood I guess. Underworld, was that the one where Kate Beckinsdale? was a Vampire hunter, saw that recently and quite enjoyed it.
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Post by Joxcenia on Dec 10, 2005 23:22:39 GMT -6
Kate was a vampire who hunted and killed werewolves. (Then fell in love with one.) Van Helsing could have been that good... I wish it had been. I'd have had to buy that DVD as well. I guess it saved me money.
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Post by katina2nd on Dec 10, 2005 23:31:38 GMT -6
Ah, that's right, knew there were Werewolves in it. Had a much darker tone to it them Van Helsing, wasn't at all bad. Do you have many movies on DVD Jox, could prove a bit expensive I guess, but what the heck, it's only money.
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Post by Joxcenia on Dec 10, 2005 23:53:22 GMT -6
No... I don't have that many movies on DVD. I wait until the price drops. I don't get them when they first come out.
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Post by Siren on Dec 11, 2005 0:01:38 GMT -6
I liked "Underworld" very much, too. Have you heard that the sequel is on the way next month? www.sonypictures.com/movies/underworldevolution/I was one of the few that enjoyed "Von Helsing". Couldn't believe they killed Kate! But then, I'm not very picky about my adventure flicks. I liked "League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen", too. I think I'm the only one who did. One of my very favorite films is on right now: from 1939, "Love Affair", starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. This was remade as "An Affair To Remember", the flick Meg and Rosie are crying over in "Sleepless In Seattle". "Love Affair" is one of my top 10 all-time favorite movies. *sigh* What a movie!! www.amazon.com/gp/product/6305052131/002-5927709-4077645?v=glance&n=130
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Post by Joxcenia on Dec 11, 2005 0:18:53 GMT -6
Oooooh! I just watched the trailer... can't wait!
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Post by katina2nd on Dec 11, 2005 23:07:44 GMT -6
Hi Jox, sorry I dropped off the radar so abruptly yesterday, yet more computer problems I'm afraid, any time I disappear in mid conversation you can be assured that's what's happened.
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Post by Joxcenia on Dec 11, 2005 23:20:44 GMT -6
I left not long after... sorry about your computer woes.
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Post by katina2nd on Dec 11, 2005 23:29:40 GMT -6
Thanks Jox, just went down again a minute ago, got back on this time though, think it's about time for a replacement.
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Post by Joxcenia on Dec 11, 2005 23:36:20 GMT -6
Sounds like you need to ask Santa to replace it for you.
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Post by katina2nd on Dec 11, 2005 23:41:17 GMT -6
May just do that, I've been a good boy all year, so I'm sure he'd oblige.
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