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Discussion in 'Music, TV, Movies & other Media' started by Smartmouthwoman, Jul 29, 2012.

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  1. ralfy

    ralfy Active Member

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    For me, the best movie is Ozu's "Tokyo Story," but my favorite is "Night of the Hunter." For a film series, Kobayashi's "The Human Condition" and "Apu Trilogy." For directors, Bergman and Kurosawa. For actors, Toshiro Mifune and Ingrid Bergman. For comedy, "City Lights." For the best lines, I like "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945). For powerful scenes, several from Malick's films. For scenes with lots of symbolism, Eisenstein's "Ivan the Terrible." For politically charged films, several from Pontecorvo, Brocka, and Costa-Gavras' "Z".
     
    ralfy, Jul 5, 2014
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  2. Tram Law

    Tram Law Banned

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    Here's an obscure one. It's called House Of The Rothschilds, made in 1934. It's actually a pretty insightful movie.

    [video=youtube;pk93JIkolAU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk93JIkolAU[/video]
     
    Tram Law, Jul 30, 2014
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  3. Prunepicker

    Prunepicker Well-Known Member

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    My favorite film is Psycho. Hitch is still unprecedented in creating suspense. He
    let the viewers see what was happening in order to make them go nutz trying to
    help the protagonist. Do you remember seeing the ominous figure entering the
    bathroom while Marion was taking her "shower"? What were you thinking when
    you saw what was developing?

    Hitch never once relied upon "shock" to scare his audience. He knew that the
    more the audience knew the more they would be horrified!

    You always knew what was about to happen in a Hitchcock film. It drove you
    nutz. Remember "Sabotage" and the bomb?

    Think about it.
     
    Prunepicker, Jul 31, 2014
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  4. Prunepicker

    Prunepicker Well-Known Member

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    I like Film Noir. The "Big Sleep" is one of my faves, and especially after I read
    the book.

    If it has Steve and Slim in it, Bogey and Bacall, you can bet I like it. Any fans
    of "Key Largo"? Remember Claire Trevor's character?
     
    Prunepicker, Jul 31, 2014
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  5. Talon

    Talon Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    My favorite classic film is Orson Welles' masterpiece "Citizen Kane" - the attention to detail and cinematography throughout the entire movie are just amazing. This is one of my favorite scenes from the movie:

    [video=youtube;Hj9lloAKw4c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj9lloAKw4c[/video]
     
    Talon, Aug 6, 2014
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  6. LongTermGuy

    LongTermGuy New Member

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    My favorite classic film:Panic in Year Zero 1962


    Ray Milland
    Writers: John Morton Jay Simms
    Release Date: 5 July 1962

    **
    Excellent film from AIP. Both acting and script along with Ray Millands directing made Panic in Year Zero a cut above the rest.

    trailer


    [video=youtube;IOccKTbUznk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOccKTbUznk[/video]



    *If Interested...Full Movie


    <strong>[video=youtube;EQsLndWAN-M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQsLndWAN-M[/video]
     
    LongTermGuy, Aug 26, 2014
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  7. justonemorevoice

    justonemorevoice Well-Known Member

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    The king and i....and seven brides for seven brothers.

    - - - Updated - - -

    The island of dr. Moreau.
     
    justonemorevoice, Aug 29, 2014
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  9. Gauche

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    Which movies are classics is subjective so it's hard to determine who like classics or not.
     
    Gauche, Nov 20, 2015
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  10. gophangover

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    International House 1933, with George Burns and Gracie Allen, W.C. Fields, Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Rudy Vallee, Bela Lugosi, and Cab Calloway....
    [video=youtube;gPkPyVYp6ik]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPkPyVYp6ik[/video]
     
    gophangover, Nov 29, 2015
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  11. gophangover

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    The movie Candy...starring Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, John Houston, Ringo Star, & John Astin, and Walter Matthau

    [video=youtube;bNP8Q_8u89A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNP8Q_8u89A[/video]
     
    gophangover, Nov 30, 2015
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  12. Phil

    Phil Well-Known Member

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    Were they trying to win an award for worst cast possible?
     
    Phil, Dec 1, 2015
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  13. gophangover

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    In what alternate universe do you live?
     
    gophangover, Dec 1, 2015
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  14. Phil

    Phil Well-Known Member

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    Richard Burton won the Golden Turkey award for worst actor ever. John Astin hasn't been able to keep a job. Ringo Starr is not an actor. James Coburn and Walter Matthau would do anything. Sometimes they were good, but you could sometimes tell they weren't trying.
    Who was the leading lady in that film?
     
    Phil, Dec 1, 2015
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    gophangover Well-Known Member

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    Marlon Brando has won two Best actor Oscars. Richard Burton has been nominated 7 times. Walter Matthau won two best actor Oscars.

    That's just on my planet.
     
    gophangover, Dec 1, 2015
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  16. Phil

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    The problem with Richard Burton is that he delivered every line with intensity. that's great for Mark Antony and you can get away with it with Henry VIII, but when he played a regular man it was out of place.
    i don't say Marlon Brando was bad, but when you watch film you're not supposed to admire the actors, you're supposed to lose the actors in the character and that doesn't happen in his movies.
    I love Walter Matthau, but in some of his films he was obviously bored to death.
    James Coburn was in so many bad movies he clearly lost interest in his later years, except in his definitive performance: Snow Dogs.
    So what is Candy about since I obviously missed it despite decades of UHF and AMC addiction?
     
    Phil, Dec 1, 2015
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  17. Penrod

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    Best network on TV is Turner Classic Movies
    [video]http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/16601/Maltese-Falcon-The-Original-Trailer-.html[/video]

    [video=youtube;9V_hHK0S374]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V_hHK0S374[/video]

    [video=youtube;XCgNTeQTHc4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCgNTeQTHc4[/video]

    [video=youtube;v_p8khzyK-E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_p8khzyK-E[/video]

    [video=youtube;h1h2XxnoC68]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1h2XxnoC68[/video]

    Film Noir is my favorite

    Alfred Hitchcock my favorite director.

    Favorite actor James Cagney
     
    Penrod, Dec 13, 2015
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    Penrod Well-Known Member

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    TCM is my favorite network.
     
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    [video=youtube;EsMuK_Sos58]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsMuK_Sos58[/video]
     
    namvet, Jan 10, 2016
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    [video=youtube;xrh7N39RV9U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrh7N39RV9U[/video]

    A fantastic anti-war war movie.
     
    Jonsa, Jan 10, 2016
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    Any thoughts on the different versions of the Maltese Falcon? Satan Met a Lady and The Black Bird aren't really deserving of much attention but, of the other two, the Humphrey Bogart version is undoubtedly a masterpiece but, personally, I find the earlier Ricardo Cortez version a much more enjoyable to watch. The quality of his film output was decidedly variable but, at his best, he was very good. What also helps the story along is that it was a pre-code film.
     
    franfran, Jan 11, 2016
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    Maybe a little obscure, but it was a true story.

    Carve Her Name With Pride

    [video=youtube;5gxaH7Fg16A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gxaH7Fg16A[/video]
     
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    I'd like to include some classics of world cinema. Eisenstein, Lang, & Kurosawa have been mentioned, but there are many others. Some of my favorites:

    Tarkovsky: Andrei Rublev, Solaris, Mirror, and Stalker
    Kurosawa: The Seven Samurai, Ran,
    Carol Reed: The Third Man
    Bergman: The Seventh Seal, Virgin Spring, Persona
    Jean Cocteau: Orphee, Beauty and the Beast
    Gillo Pontecorvo: Battle of Algiers
    Claude Berri: Jean de Florette
    Jean Renoir: The Grand Illusion
     
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  24. Mr_Truth

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    Mr_Truth, Mar 10, 2016
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  25. Phil

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    Is that The Third Man with Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten?
    I didn't know that was in the world cinema category but it does have an international look to it, plus the greatest theme music of the era.
    Did you know Welles' character was sufficiently popular for him to do a prequel on US radio not long after?
     
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