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[71 dB]

Exactly! Is there a possible way to find out Poju?

I haven't figured out any.

[Maciek]

I want that TCM video!

[Drasko]

I want that TCM video!

$30-40 plus a nice soul in the US to forward it to you

http://www.amazon.com/Greed-Anniversary-Restoration-Sylvia-Ashton/dp/6301969146

[Maciek]

Thanks for the link.

I see they value their VHS tapes highly in the States these days...

[Hector]

'Predator .v. Alien' or was it 'Alien .v. Predator'?

Anyway, it doesn't matter and I will not spoil the ending for those yet to enjoy this sci-fi romp.

Just to say I'm puzzled that such an advanced species as Predator, that have mastered 'cloaking,' cannot see properly.

I noted that Walter Hill was one of the producers. A recommendation enough for some.

[Haffner]

Am greatly looking foward to seeing "Mother Theresa" (starring an old screen girlfriend of mine, Olivia Hussey) tonight.

[longears]

"LAST KING OF SCOTLAND".
I admire Forest Whitaker, but here, somehow, I was disappointed. Can't figure exactly why.

Could it be partly because (a) The story only skimmed the surface of both the man, Amin, and the horror he brought to his nation, and (b) the movie was really about a childishly self-obsessed Scottish physician, and not so much about either Amin or Uganda.

[longears]

Before hitting the bed (too late for me - have a clinical day in ultrasound in the AM), I decided to watch another Jane Wyman flick - Here Comes the Groom would have been a great choice (esp. love Alexis Smith in that film), but decided to watch Pollyanna (1960) - amazing how many good actors Disney was able to obtain for this film, including Wyman & Hayley Mills; reason - I've always had a 'sweet spot' in my heart for Hayley (we were born in the same year), so could certainly relate to her in those 'teenage' films - I found her just adorable in those days (and still do in my later years!) - 

Me, too, Dave!  Don't think I've ever quite gotten over my preteen crush on her.  Saw her in a film about English settlers in Kenya a few years ago and my heart still went pit-a-pat.

[SonicMan46]

Me, too, Dave!  Don't think I've ever quite gotten over my preteen crush on her.  Saw her in a film about English settlers in Kenya a few years ago and my heart still went pit-a-pat.

LOL -    My middle brother (3 yrs younger) was even more over the edge for Hayley - he used to carry a picture of her in his wallet, probably did so for years? 

[Kullervo]

For some reason I didn't find this moving at all. I felt the chemistry between Simmons and Douglas was not very convincing. I was also bothered by the way the film kept switching back and forth between location shots and studio shots, and not at all seamlessly.



Hilarious! Grant and Russell sling bon mots like there's no tomorrow.



Just finished this, endlessly witty and tender. Lovely movie.

[Harry]

A nice film about a Lesbian relationship

[Drasko]

Ingmar Bergman retrospective at Belgrade Cinematheque ended on Monday. Caught three films on this occasion, not exactly the ones I wanted but with these short and cramped programs (12 films in 3 days) it's more what one squeeze in one's schedule than anything else and heavy rain on Sunday somewhat interfered.
Anyhow, saw Summer with Monika, Waiting Women and The Serpent's Egg.

Summer with Monika is pretty much perfect, wouldn't change a shot. Very tight argument, pecisely layed and beautiffuly shot. Harriet Andersson is more a force of nature than actress in this one. Her distant gaze in a coffee shop scene toward the end is one of those omg moments. Excellent all around.

Waiting Women is very good, although not quite evenly across it's span. Intro is stiff and nothing more than an intro, first story has an interesting idea but to me execution felt hurried and somewhat rough around the edges. Second story is impeccably paced and developed, magnificently shot (seduction part, hand in the darkness, tracking shots of her walking to a hospital...) and very nicely acted. But tad senitmental for my taste. Third story is an absolute, out and out comic masterpiece, totally stealing the show [insert gushing praises at will]. Remakably shot in tight space, perfectly scripted and more than anything magnificently delivered by wittily ironic Eva Dahlbeck and pompously lofty Gunnar Björnstrand. Simply perfect, I could have watched it over and over. The ending and whole story of elopement is touch obvious counterweight and of less interest.

The Serpent's Egg ... oh well ... with all that amount of existential angst, socio-political angst and visual angst (all those redish yellows gave me a headache) the murder-mystery plot got so heavy going that I was begging for the end halfway through. When I look back now it probably did seem like a good idea on paper (even with horribly poor dialogue at times) but he simply couldn't pull it off and got terribly bogged in all the anguish. There still are few good scenes in it (breaking of shop window) but nothing more.

Antonioni retrospective this weekend ...

[Kullervo]

Ingmar Bergman retrospective at Belgrade Cinematheque ended on Monday. Caught three films on this occasion, not exactly the ones I wanted but with these short and cramped programs (12 films in 3 days) it's more what one squeeze in one's schedule than anything else and heavy rain on Sunday somewhat interfered.
Anyhow, saw Summer with Monika, Waiting Women and The Serpent's Egg.

Summer with Monika is pretty much perfect, wouldn't change a shot. Very tight argument, pecisely layed and beautiffuly shot. Harriet Andersson is more a force of nature than actress in this one. Her distant gaze in a coffee shop scene toward the end is one of those omg moments. Excellent all around.

Waiting Women is very good, although not quite evenly across it's span. Intro is stiff and nothing more than an intro, first story has an interesting idea but to me execution felt hurried and somewhat rough around the edges. Second story is impeccably paced and developed, magnificently shot (seduction part, hand in the darkness, tracking shots of her walking to a hospital...) and very nicely acted. But tad senitmental for my taste. Third story is an absolute, out and out comic masterpiece, totally stealing the show [insert gushing praises at will]. Remakably shot in tight space, perfectly scripted and more than anything magnificently delivered by wittily ironic Eva Dahlbeck and pompously lofty Gunnar Björnstrand. Simply perfect, I could have watched it over and over. The ending and whole story of elopement is touch obvious counterweight and of less interest.

The Serpent's Egg ... oh well ... with all that amount of existential angst, socio-political angst and visual angst (all those redish yellows gave me a headache) the murder-mystery plot got so heavy going that I was begging for the end halfway through. When I look back now it probably did seem like a good idea on paper (even with horribly poor dialogue at times) but he simply couldn't pull it off and got terribly bogged in all the anguish. There still are few good scenes in it (breaking of shop window) but nothing more.

Antonioni retrospective this weekend ...

Where do you live? I want retrospectives!

[Maciek]

Funnily enough (or logically, if you consider his recent death), September is Bergman Month in the Warsaw Cinematheque ("Iluzjon Filmoteki Narodowej") too. They're showing 34 Bergman movies (most of them only once)!

I won't be going though.

[Drasko]

I won't be going though.

Why?

Don't really know why Belgrade Cinematheque went for this short and packed option (very inconvenient), for Bertolucci cycle earlier this year they showed all of his films and it lasted a comfortable week or so, same with Visconti last season and Chaplin seemed like it's never going to end. Maybe because there was Sven Nyquist retrospective at the beginning of the year which showed a ton of Bergman already. 

[Maciek]

Why?

No time. No money. Though the second reason isn't really valid - they have the cheapest tickets in Warsaw. Fortunately, I've seen most of the movies before (during a previous Bergman retrospective). Which of course makes me regret even more that I won't be seeing them this time.

[sidoze]

fuck me that was intense, like some unrelenting hallucination (first hand experience here). amazing.

[Maciek]

And all his films are like that (though not all of them as good as this one)!

[Bogey]

For some reason I didn't find this moving at all. I felt the chemistry between Simmons and Douglas was not very convincing. I was also bothered by the way the film kept switching back and forth between location shots and studio shots, and not at all seamlessly.

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I have a friend that is a huge film fan.....this may be his favorite movie.  However, I agree with you in that I did not see the "big deal" that has been made about it. 

[SonicMan46]

I have a friend that is a huge film fan.....this may be his favorite movie.  However, I agree with you in that I did not see the "big deal" that has been made about it. 

Bill & Corey - I own this film on DVD, but not a great fan vs. some of the other 'spectaculars' from this era!  Overproduced as usual + although I do like Kirk Douglas in many films, I'm not sure that his appearance & acting ever fit this role - would be interested to see this story done again w/ a more 'historic' presentation & w/ more approriate actors (BTW - I love Jean Simmons even in 'crappy' films - just like looking @ her -  ) -