redrum Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Ahm walkin' hih!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brigante Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 On 9/20/2020 at 10:55 PM, kipper said: flash and bang, car chase and explosion CGI filled made for the Chinese (China) audience cluster fuck like most of Hollywood's current crap-factory shit. Nailed it in one, Kipper! 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Popped my Criterion Blu-Ray of "All About Eve" into my dvd player tonight. "All About Eve" premiered 70 years ago tonight...October 13, 1950. Bette Davis, Thelma Ritter, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, Marilyn Monroe, George Sanders, Gary Merrill. One of the greatest screenplays ever...so many classic quips and one-liners. Edited October 14, 2020 by Strider Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 12 hours ago, Strider said: Popped my Criterion Blu-Ray of "All About Eve" into my dvd player tonight. "All About Eve" premiered 70 years ago tonight...October 13, 1950. Bette Davis, Thelma Ritter, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, Marilyn Monroe, George Sanders, Gary Merrill. One of the greatest screenplays ever...so many classic quips and one-liners. Bette Davis eyes. Just watched a snoozer with Jack Palance and Joan Collins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul carruthers Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Not as compelling as the silent version, but still a good movie to watch... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, paul carruthers said: Not as compelling as the silent version, but still a good movie to watch... I wanted to strangle the midget. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul carruthers Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I thought the midget was very amusing, especially when he's trying to get Hercules mad about something (you're yella).... 😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Two movies that stand the test of time. Thematically, they sort of tie-in with "The Stranger" and "The Pawnbroker". This is the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II so movies about Nazis, the Holocaust, Cold War spies are of high interest to me. Richard Burton was often hit-or-miss, depending on how drunk he was and what state his marriage to Elizabeth Taylor was in, but "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" is one of Richard Burton's finest. It is the sober, serious antidote to the cartoonish world of James Bond. As for "Is Paris Burning?", like "The Longest Day", it might be too long for some people...almost three hours. But what an all-star international cast! Music score by Maurice Jarre. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I love when Burton lays down the law to Claire Bloom about communism. I watched 'Is Paris Burning' not too long ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Had to watch George again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Happy birthday Marsha Hunt! Still kicking' at 103. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Happy birthday Marsha Hunt! Still kicking' at 103. Dang!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) Remembering Anita O'Day and Chuck Berry on their birthday. Edited October 19, 2020 by Strider Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Bones Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) On 10/16/2020 at 10:17 AM, redrum said: Had to watch George again. They really need to do a movie about Patton encircling the whole Nazi army group in the Falaise Gap, asking Ike to stay in the British zone to close the gap and essentially end German resistance in the SW, and being told to pound sand as Monty demanded Patton's forces retreat back to the American zone which caused the gap and allowed significant German forces to escape. If Ike and his politics did not win the day and Patton had been allowed to keep the gap closed, the western allied forces would have been in Berlin no later than December 1944. Thanks Ike. Edited October 20, 2020 by Mr.Bones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Mr.Bones said: They really need to do a movie about Patton encircling the whole Nazi army group in the Falaise Gap, asking Ike to stay in the British zone to close the gap and essentially end German resistance in the SW, and being told to pound sand as Monty demanded Patton's forces retreat back to the American zone which caused the gap and allowed significant German forces to escape. If Ike and his politics did not win the day and Patton had been allowed to keep the gap closed, the western allied forces would have been in Berlin no later than December 1944. Thanks Ike. Don't know if it's true or not, but Patton wanted to cut off the Germans at the Battle Of The Bulge but Ike made the Americans counterattack them head on and that cost 75,000 American casualties. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Bones Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 4 hours ago, redrum said: Don't know if it's true or not, but Patton wanted to cut off the Germans at the Battle Of The Bulge but Ike made the Americans counterattack them head on and that cost 75,000 American casualties. It was all politics for Ike, he did not want to rock the boat so he gave in to Monty at every opportunity. Both Monty & Bradley were way to cautious as generals. Patton was more along the lines of Zukov by comparison but with better military intelligence. One of the problems with Patton's persona is that he was the perfect tactical genius, he was not. Patton's greatest gift was finding the best tactical commanders like Truscott and Abrams to work under him, in conjunction with his use of combined airpower and intelligence to ensure he had the most accurate picture of the German troop positions possible. Patton is known as a tank guy but in reality his use of combined airpower and artillery was unmatched by any general on any side in the war. He literally was the first general to do this. Patton was not aggressive just to be aggressive, he was aggressive because he knew beforehand what the enemy was up to and how they were deployed. If somehow a German general ever surprised Patton (which never happened thank god), I doubt Patton would have come out on top due to his extreme reliance on battlefield intel and air support. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Great story here. https://www.americanheritage.com/girl-computers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 The book I received. Never know what the cover will look like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Found this at the recycle store today. 2 discs. 99 cents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 13 hours ago, redrum said: Found this at the recycle store today. 2 discs. 99 cents. Nein! Nein! Nein! Nein! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redrum Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Strider said: Nein! Nein! Nein! Nein! Ja! Ja! Ja!Ja! Great movie. The final swastika carving was classic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Pretty good Dolly doc on Netflix, although it raises as many questions as it answers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gibsonfan159 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 9 hours ago, Strider said: Pretty good Dolly doc on Netflix, although it raises as many questions as it answers The "I don't need no man" propaganda was a little strong on this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strider Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, gibsonfan159 said: The "I don't need no man" propaganda was a little strong on this one. I didn't get that at all. In fact, her husband appears to be a saint. Edited October 23, 2020 by Strider Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Bones Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 21 hours ago, Strider said: Pretty good Dolly doc on Netflix, although it raises as many questions as it answers. Dolly is not only a great musician and performer, but possibly the smartest, best business-person in music hands down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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