redrum Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 2 hours ago, paul carruthers said: 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobbs Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 3 hours ago, paul carruthers said: That's some penalty! Forcing some guy with no legs to climb a stripper pole as his friend is being rogered. Don't know where this is taking place but I sure don't want to go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 5 hours ago, BobDobbs said: That's some penalty! Forcing some guy with no legs to climb a stripper pole as his friend is being rogered. Don't know where this is taking place but I sure don't want to go there. San Francisco. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobbs Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 40 minutes ago, redrum said: San Francisco. 😄 Ah ha! Now it all makes sense 😉 That and Treasure Island are my two favorite Lon Chaney movies. The man was a truly gifted actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 A little Karloff and Lorre in the late afternoon, now an evening with an old Hammer classic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 12:35 AM, BobDobbs said: Ah ha! Now it all makes sense 😉 That and Treasure Island are my two favorite Lon Chaney movies. The man was a truly gifted actor. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Found the original, restored version. Hadn't seen it since it first came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 The 1952 original... …and the 1990 remake. No surprise the original was better. Because I saw the great 1952 Richard Fleischer-Charles McGraw-Marie Windsor "The Narrow Margin" last Sunday at the Summer of Noir fest, I wanted to rewatch the 1990 Peter Hyams-Gene Hackman-Anne Archer remake and see how it compared. I had not seen the remake since it came out in theatres in 1990 and my memories of it were vague, if any.Suffice to say, it is not awful but it also not essential. They changed the plot somewhat…instead of a gangster's wife on her way to the grand jury, Anne Archer is a witness to a mafia hit. So much of the movie feels by rote and just plain unnecessary.One scene in both movies illustrates the difference…the scene where Charles McGraw/Gene Hackman "meet cute" with Jacqueline White/Susan Hogan. In the 1952 version, this scene is handled much better. In the 1990 remake, it is stiff and awkward and badly acted and sticks out like a sore thumb. In fact, Susan Hogan's character is a red flag giveaway right from the start, so the suspense with her is null and void. At least the remake is relatively short. Not as economical as the original, but at 97 minutes it is still shorter than most modern movies tend to be. The remake has a lot of pointless and derivative padding. See Less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Cheesy Elvis double-feature. I always had this feeling of déjà vû when I watched Allison Pill in "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World". After watching "Spinout", I realized why...Allison Pill's character owes a debt of inspiration to Deborah Walley's spunky drummer 'Les' in "Spinout". But let's be honest...nothing against Deborah and Shelley Fabares, but Diane McBain is too stunning to resist. And that voice...it purrs like Suzanne Pleshette's. I met her a couple of times and she was a real sweetheart…and Tippi Hedren was a good friend of hers, so I got to meet her, too. It is always hilarious watching the backing band in Elvis movies to see who can mime playing their instrument competently and who's a dud. And in the dance scenes there are usually some wacky dancers...and possibly Terri Garr and Toni Basil. As for "Roustabout", Barbara Stanwyck may have been 57 but I still think Elvis should have forgotten about Joan Freeman and gone after Barbara. Happy heavenly birthday Barbara! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 My Barbara Stanwyck birthday double-feature last night. Because "The Lady Eve" and "Ball of Fire" will be playing in local theatres soon, I decided to watch two of her more sinister roles. Sam Fuller's "Forty Guns" has one of the most blazingly thrilling openings I have ever seen in a film…and Barbara Stanwyck did her own riding. So weird to see Kirk Douglas under the title credits in a film, even below Van Heflin. But "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" was Kirk's first film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Love Charles McGraw (on the left) Listen to laughing boy. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 11 hours ago, redrum said: Love Charles McGraw (on the left) Listen to laughing boy. 😄 Charles McGraw is badass. And of course, that is William Conrad on the right. From the classic 1946 "The Killers", which made Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner 'stars'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Strider said: Charles McGraw is badass. And of course, that is William Conrad on the right. From the classic 1946 "The Killers", which made Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner 'stars'. 👍 What lovely gams you have, Ginger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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badgeholder Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Haha! Now THAT was bad! Like Mr. Burns said "We did twenty takes and THAT was the best one!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 1:54 PM, Strider said: She should have shot the bongo player too. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 On these hot summer days it sure is nice to go in a cool air-conditioned theatre again. Seen at the Aero Theatre last Wednesday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I have been practically living at the New Beverly Cinema over the weekend. Excellent Preston Sturges double-feature. It is always fun to introduce friends to these two classics. Something entirely different last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Just watched the trilogy. $3 at the recycle store. Always loved Klaus KInski's twitch. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 11 hours ago, redrum said: Just watched the trilogy. $3 at the recycle store. Always loved Klaus KInski's twitch. 😄 It's a damn good twitch. Can't believe you did not already have these three on dvd, redrum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) On 7/23/2021 at 1:54 PM, Strider said: Stider, thanks for posting this, this was GREAT. The scene is so bad, that it is actually good. I have to believe Quentin would approve. In fact, it almost makes me wonder if this didn't inspire Tarantino to some extent with Kill Bill??? I loved this! And the camera blocking, the zooms, the slo-mo, was not all that bad really. I would love to capture this video and then layback a different audio bed under it with some great music. And then it really would feel like part of Quentin's crime drama sub genre. Edited July 29, 2021 by kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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