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Karl Henning

#27460
March 29, 2018, 04:58:55 AM
Hoy there, Bogey!  Great to "see" ya!  8)
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Jaakko Keskinen

#27461
March 29, 2018, 06:41:58 AM
Welcome back, Bogey!
"Javert, though frightful, had nothing ignoble about him. Probity, sincerity, candor, conviction, the sense of duty, are things which may become hideous when wrongly directed; but which, even when hideous, remain grand."

- Victor Hugo

Bogey

#27462
March 29, 2018, 06:53:33 AM
Thanks.  Always fun to reconnect with the great folks here.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

aligreto

#27463
March 29, 2018, 08:06:06 AM
Girl Missing....





The plot has just about enough to sustain continuous viewing.

George

#27464
March 29, 2018, 05:05:09 PM


Wonderful documentary!
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable." – James A. Garfield

Bogey

#27465
March 30, 2018, 04:53:57 AM


Blood Money from 1933. One of Martin Scorcese's top 15 gangster movies that influenced his film making.  If you can track down a copy, worth a watch if you enjoy these early crime films.  Stars Judith Anderson that many of you know from Hitch's Rebecca.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#27466
March 30, 2018, 05:07:59 AM


Also took in Smart Money from 1931.  This one is the only film that Robinson and Cagney did together the entire time they were both at Warner. Cagney was filming Public Enemy at the time,became also a big star and the rest is history while Robinson was trying to recapture his Little Caesar role with a soft heart angle in this film.  By the poster you would think that they both shared screen time equally,but Cagney was definitely a supporting cast member here.  Decent, but not great.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Karl Henning

#27467
March 30, 2018, 05:09:19 AM
Over the past two evenings, I watched Hannah and Her Sisters.  With me, it seems to be something of a 50/50 chance, on first watching a Woody Allen movie, whether whatever my (for want of a better word) hangups are checked at the door, and I simply appreciate it at first, or if my critical knickers are in a subtle twist.  So, when I first saw this, I was left on the cool side.  Now, I'm over it, and I see that it is just as good as the Sarge and Ebert (and others) have said.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Bogey

#27468
March 30, 2018, 01:19:47 PM
 

From 1959, a B titled I, Mobster.  The story of a young hood who tries to become #1 and.....well,you know the rest.  Been done hundreds of times, and this telling at a 6/10 IMO.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

aligreto

#27469
March 31, 2018, 01:35:19 AM
The Intersection....





Passable overall but Stone gives a very good performance.

Karl Henning

#27470
March 31, 2018, 03:16:43 AM
Match Point.  Un potboiler supérieur.  Superbly styled, and again (as we expect) benefiting from an exquisite ear for music.  I hesitate to say any more lest I foist a spoiler.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Bogey

#27471
March 31, 2018, 04:54:35 AM


This is the first 100% talking gangster film.  (IMDB has it as the first feature film with all synchronous dialogue.)  Fairly wooden performances and the story is as predictable as the next DC superhero installment, but fun to take in from a historical film watching experience.



And



A silent crime/gangster movie from 1915.  This one actually had some very cool film sequences. The story held up as well,so if you are a fan of the silent era and have not caught this, you can find it in its entirety (except for one lost scene) on the web.  The shots of Sing Sing prison are actually filmed on location and the backgrounds are a treasure trove of historical shots of the time.



There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Karl Henning

#27472
March 31, 2018, 04:57:15 AM
Fascinating, Bill.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Bogey

#27473
March 31, 2018, 05:00:08 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 31, 2018, 04:57:15 AM
Fascinating, Bill.

My reaction to the silent film:

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

anothername

#27474
March 31, 2018, 05:06:10 AM

Great acting by all.

TheGSMoeller

#27475
March 31, 2018, 07:44:23 AM
RAW, a French-Belgian horror drama film written and directed by Julia Ducourna. A coming-of-age story about a teenage vegetarian girl who discovers a hidden craving for...raw meat. I thoroughly enjoyed this little gem, but I would recommend eating dinner well before watching it. 


LKB

#27476
March 31, 2018, 08:40:20 AM
Quote from: Bogey on March 31, 2018, 05:00:08 AM
My reaction to the silent film:



Hmm... I'm guessing Turnabout Intruder?

No mutiny here,

LKB
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...

Draško

#27477
March 31, 2018, 04:32:44 PM


A decent detective thriller, a bit slow at times. Couple of points:



Paul Newman sure could wear that mid-grey suit (and that is 18 year old Melanie Griffith)



Knit ties bleed color!

Bogey

#27478
April 01, 2018, 06:13:10 AM
For Sci-Fi Sat/Sun, a recent purchase of a 1957 "classic" that got the BD treatment:



I am a sucker for these old classic sci-fi /monster films and this was a must have. One of Willis H. O'Brien's (original King Kong) last films.  For giant bug movies, nothing tops THEM in my books, but this one was a lot of fun as well.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

SimonNZ

#27479
April 01, 2018, 10:47:48 PM


More enjoyable than the dire reviews from many had led me to believe
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