Mary...if you like classics, be sure and see "Inherit the Wind" with Spencer Tracy. It's all about the famous "Monkey Trial," as it became known.dakotamouse wrote:Alright Lorenzo! Finally another African Queen fan.
OT: The Undisputed Cinema
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Just heard that Katherine Hepburn has died at age 96. Some of her films were on this list - she was one of the best. May she rest in peace.
Beth
Beth
Wash your hands. Cough and sneeze in your sleeve. Stay home if you are sick. Stay informed. http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu for more info.
Switching from movies to actors
the two greatest defining film actors of the
last century were Charlie Chaplin and
Marlon Brando, IMHO.
Some more great movies:
Battleship Potempkin (silent)
Grand Illusion
Harvey (Jimmy Stewart's best friend is a 6ft 4
rabbit, available on DVD)
The Sixth Sense
Sense and Sensibility
Schindler's List
Blade Runner
The Seventh Seal--about a traveling aquatic circus act
in mideival Sweden
Manhattan
I saw recently 'Birth of a Nation'
and was appalled by the racism,
but the battle scenes were very good.
the two greatest defining film actors of the
last century were Charlie Chaplin and
Marlon Brando, IMHO.
Some more great movies:
Battleship Potempkin (silent)
Grand Illusion
Harvey (Jimmy Stewart's best friend is a 6ft 4
rabbit, available on DVD)
The Sixth Sense
Sense and Sensibility
Schindler's List
Blade Runner
The Seventh Seal--about a traveling aquatic circus act
in mideival Sweden
Manhattan
I saw recently 'Birth of a Nation'
and was appalled by the racism,
but the battle scenes were very good.
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I've been watching Duvall and find him confusing,
because he's so mannered and he
sometimes actually acts with his tongue.
The Apostle was something else, though.
A movie I thought was absolutely
superb was All The Pretty Horses,
based on the McCarthy novel, with
Matt Damon and Penlope Cruz.
What confuses me is that many critics
hated it. It amazes me that where I see
something wonderful others see drek.
I believe that movie reviewers
are generally beasts from hell.
The local reviewrs here in St. Louis
ridiculed The Sixth Sense ('Beefy
Bruce Willis, horribly miscast
in this farcical attempt at a ghost
story...') Only saw it because
I happened to read the New Yorker review.
I wish M. Streep made more movies.
I once shared a prison cell with
Stirling Hayden--the crooked cop
in Godfather I.
because he's so mannered and he
sometimes actually acts with his tongue.
The Apostle was something else, though.
A movie I thought was absolutely
superb was All The Pretty Horses,
based on the McCarthy novel, with
Matt Damon and Penlope Cruz.
What confuses me is that many critics
hated it. It amazes me that where I see
something wonderful others see drek.
I believe that movie reviewers
are generally beasts from hell.
The local reviewrs here in St. Louis
ridiculed The Sixth Sense ('Beefy
Bruce Willis, horribly miscast
in this farcical attempt at a ghost
story...') Only saw it because
I happened to read the New Yorker review.
I wish M. Streep made more movies.
I once shared a prison cell with
Stirling Hayden--the crooked cop
in Godfather I.
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I had intended to post a light hearted note but Beth just told me Katherine Hepburn died! I've so admired her. I'm sure she lived all 96 years to their fullest.
Mary
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of
which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia, author
(1924-1998)
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of
which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia, author
(1924-1998)
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The note I intended to post was to thank Lorenzo for the tip about Inherit the Wind. I will have to track that down.
I also wanted to say that for a movie that a husband and wife can enjoy together you have to see "True Lies" with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. It has everything. Adventure, comedy, violence that isn't toooo graphic, Jamie Lee looking sexier than ever not to mention Tia Carrea. Oh, Arnold is cute too. And the best part a husband and wife that rediscover the love they have for one another.
Ooops comercial is done back to the movie and my hubby. Yup, true lies is on now.
I also wanted to say that for a movie that a husband and wife can enjoy together you have to see "True Lies" with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. It has everything. Adventure, comedy, violence that isn't toooo graphic, Jamie Lee looking sexier than ever not to mention Tia Carrea. Oh, Arnold is cute too. And the best part a husband and wife that rediscover the love they have for one another.
Ooops comercial is done back to the movie and my hubby. Yup, true lies is on now.
Mary
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of
which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia, author
(1924-1998)
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of
which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia, author
(1924-1998)
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Braveheart
Rob Roy
Casablanca
Silent Partner
Kelly's Heroes
Michael Collins
Jeremiah Johnson
Road Warrior (but there wasn't enough violence)
FX
The Sting
Butch Cassidy et al
Monte Walsh
Culpepper Cattle Company
Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Outlaw Josey Wales
Terminator
Rob Roy
Casablanca
Silent Partner
Kelly's Heroes
Michael Collins
Jeremiah Johnson
Road Warrior (but there wasn't enough violence)
FX
The Sting
Butch Cassidy et al
Monte Walsh
Culpepper Cattle Company
Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Outlaw Josey Wales
Terminator
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Nothing is so firmly believed as that which is least known--Montaigne
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light
--Plato
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light
--Plato
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Because I've been involved with the "variety arts" (neo-vaudeville, juggling, etc.) for some time, I've been on a Chaplin kick lately.
Chaplin stuff:
The Circus is funny enough that even those who hate silent films usually love it. My wife, who was sure she'd hate the thing, now wants to show it to everyone who comes over. Chaplin learned to walk a tightrope just for one (long) scene in this movie. He was amazing, a poet of the physical. And he wrote the musical scores for his films! Incredible talent.
You can also get a four-CD box set of his full-length films City Lights, The Great Dictator (amazing scene where the Hitler character dances a duet with an inflatable globe), The Gold Rush, and Modern Times. The guy rocks.
Aside from the Chaplin plug:
Spirited Away, a beautiful animated film by Miyazaki, just gorgeous. Also dug his "Princess Mononoke".
The African Queen.
Spinal Tap.
The Star Wars films (formative years, you know.... "Empire. . ." is the best one, I think).
Coen Bros. movies (Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo, etc.) My father-in-law is The Dude in the Big Lebowski, I swear. Scary.
Wim Wenders' film Wings of Desire.
I've enjoyed the Lord Of the Rings films P. Jackson's doing.
Winged Migration, out now, is an incredibly stunning work following birds migrating between their southern and northern grounds, with incredible camera work (and, if I may say, cheesy music). To fly along with these birds on their epic journeys -- repeated twice a year! -- is incredible, as is to see the amazing hardships, natural and man-made, that they face. Moving and stunning.
Also dig Terry Gilliam's stuff (Brazil, Fisher King, etc.).
Steve Martin's take on "Cyrano" -- Roxanne -- is great.
I liked Jeff Bridges' movie Fearless quite a lot.
Go to the Broadway Theater Archives on the web, and order "The Regard of Flight and The Clown Bagatelles", and you can see America's greatest clown and possibly finest interpreter of modern theater -- Bill Irwin -- strut his stuff. Amazing physical work, combined with hypersmart text. A genius (as certified by The MacArthur Foundation people, even!).
And recently:
Amelie. Charming stuff.
Gangs of New York (if only for Daniel Day Lewis' amazing performance).
Eddie Izzard's concert standup act Dress To Kill is very, very funny.
Rabbit-Proof Fence. Heartwrenching, true story. The protagonist is still alive in Australia.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is both lyrical and beautiful, I think.
Afraid I don't get out to new movies very often. Gotta get out more. . .
Chaplin stuff:
The Circus is funny enough that even those who hate silent films usually love it. My wife, who was sure she'd hate the thing, now wants to show it to everyone who comes over. Chaplin learned to walk a tightrope just for one (long) scene in this movie. He was amazing, a poet of the physical. And he wrote the musical scores for his films! Incredible talent.
You can also get a four-CD box set of his full-length films City Lights, The Great Dictator (amazing scene where the Hitler character dances a duet with an inflatable globe), The Gold Rush, and Modern Times. The guy rocks.
Aside from the Chaplin plug:
Spirited Away, a beautiful animated film by Miyazaki, just gorgeous. Also dug his "Princess Mononoke".
The African Queen.
Spinal Tap.
The Star Wars films (formative years, you know.... "Empire. . ." is the best one, I think).
Coen Bros. movies (Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo, etc.) My father-in-law is The Dude in the Big Lebowski, I swear. Scary.
Wim Wenders' film Wings of Desire.
I've enjoyed the Lord Of the Rings films P. Jackson's doing.
Winged Migration, out now, is an incredibly stunning work following birds migrating between their southern and northern grounds, with incredible camera work (and, if I may say, cheesy music). To fly along with these birds on their epic journeys -- repeated twice a year! -- is incredible, as is to see the amazing hardships, natural and man-made, that they face. Moving and stunning.
Also dig Terry Gilliam's stuff (Brazil, Fisher King, etc.).
Steve Martin's take on "Cyrano" -- Roxanne -- is great.
I liked Jeff Bridges' movie Fearless quite a lot.
Go to the Broadway Theater Archives on the web, and order "The Regard of Flight and The Clown Bagatelles", and you can see America's greatest clown and possibly finest interpreter of modern theater -- Bill Irwin -- strut his stuff. Amazing physical work, combined with hypersmart text. A genius (as certified by The MacArthur Foundation people, even!).
And recently:
Amelie. Charming stuff.
Gangs of New York (if only for Daniel Day Lewis' amazing performance).
Eddie Izzard's concert standup act Dress To Kill is very, very funny.
Rabbit-Proof Fence. Heartwrenching, true story. The protagonist is still alive in Australia.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is both lyrical and beautiful, I think.
Afraid I don't get out to new movies very often. Gotta get out more. . .
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