Return Of The Film Corner Thread

[jlhoots]

The Infiltrator

[kinuta]

John Ford double bill.

They Were Expendable (1945)

Young Mr Lincoln (1939)

[kinuta]

Raoul Walsh double bill.

The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

[BillF]

The

Lucrecia Mantel is a sophisticated filmmaker worth watching. The Holy Girl is well up to the standard of The Swamp. Her obscurity is a little too much though in The Headless Woman.

[Jazzmoose]

First time for this one.  A very interesting movie.  Like the more familiar one, the dialogue is largely straight from the book, so it's almost like watching same movie-a "dueling directors" clash of sorts.  I certainly wouldn't pick it over the Bogie version, but I can't help but wish Huston hadn't had to deal with the code.

By the way, this came in the three pack along with the original and The Devil Meets a Lady, the middle version.  I've seen it before, and you couldn't pay me enough to watch it again.

 

Edited July 19, 2016 by Jazzmoose
double double post post

[kinuta]

William Wyler double bill.

The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)

The Letter (1940)

Superb photography and lighting.

[Matthew]

A Canterbury Tale. 

[Jazzmoose]

15 hours ago, kinuta said:

 

The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)

The Letter (1940)

 

My all time favorite movie scene is the bit with Myrna Loy alone in the kitchen.  She's so damned perfect it brings tears to my eyes.

[kinuta]

John Huston double bill.

Moulin Rouge (1952)

HD copy from tv

Freud  (1962)

Fantastic film.  Why is it so hard to obtain ?

Dark, moody, incredibly inventive, impressionist filmmaking coupled with a straight forward narrative and powerful avant garde type score

The Lynchian flashbacks and dream sequences are amazing, 

I've watched this twice recently and there's still enough left to appreciate to warrant a third viewing.

The best ' previously unseen classic' I've seen in ages.

[jlhoots]

Hunt For The Wilderpeople 

[kinuta]

Otto Preminger double bill.

Advise And Consent (1962)

Anatomy Of A Murder (1959)

[BillF]

3 hours ago, kinuta said:

Otto Preminger double bill.

Advise And Consent (1962)

Anatomy Of A Murder (1959)

Enjoyed both many years ago. 

[kinuta]

John Schlesinger double bill.

A Kind Of Loving (1962)

 

Billy Liar (1963)

[Brad]

The Big Short.  Loved it.  A great movie.  Does a terrific job of explaining the mortgage meltdown.  

[Shawn]

Never get tired of this movie, have no idea how many times I've watched it over the years.  

[BillF]

9 hours ago, kinuta said:

John Schlesinger double bill.

A Kind Of Loving (1962)

 

Billy Liar (1963)

Another coupla good 'uns from the past!

[duaneiac]

First time for me seeing this classic:

There's so much to like about it, beginning with the screenplay by Billy Wilder & Charles Brackett.  The two stars were excellent, even if one does not naturally think of Gary Cooper as a comedic actor, and the supporting cast was terrific with legendary character actors like Oscar Homolka, Cuddles Sakall, Dan Duryea, Elisha Cook, Jr. and even a youngish version of the perpetually old Charles Lane.  And there's a brief appearance by Roy Eldridge in the Gene Krupa band's scene playing "Drum Boogie".

My question is, why was the "G" of MGM producing this picture at RKO?

[kinuta]

Milos Forman double bill.

The People Vs Larry Flynt (1996)

Taking Off (1971)

[kinuta]

John Frankenheimer double bill.

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

7 Days In May (1964)

 

 

 

 

Edited July 26, 2016 by kinuta

[BillF]

Fascinating documentary shown as part of a jazz film festival.

[Shawn]

On July 24, 2016 at 10:38 PM, duaneiac said:

First time for me seeing this classic:

There's so much to like about it, beginning with the screenplay by Billy Wilder & Charles Brackett.  The two stars were excellent, even if one does not naturally think of Gary Cooper as a comedic actor, and the supporting cast was terrific with legendary character actors like Oscar Homolka, Cuddles Sakall, Dan Duryea, Elisha Cook, Jr. and even a youngish version of the perpetually old Charles Lane.  And there's a brief appearance by Roy Eldridge in the Gene Krupa band's scene playing "Drum Boogie".

My question is, why was the "G" of MGM producing this picture at RKO?

I've probably watched this one nearly a dozen times over the years, just endlessly enjoyable.  

This was an independent production by Samuel Goldwyn, RKO was only the distributor (that's why the credit states; "released through RKO Radio Pictures, Inc").  

Here's a Wiki page about Samuel Goldwyn Productions.  It mentions that despite his name being part of "MGM" he never produced films at the studio.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Goldwyn_Productions

[Shawn]

Star Trek Beyond (2016, Justin Lin) 

Saw this in IMAX 3-D at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday.  I don't often spend the extra dough for IMAX screenings but Star Trek is a special occasion.  

A fun, action/adventure film that basically plays out like a big-budget variation of the TV series.   Heavy on action, light on plot, with many nice character moments.  Doesn't break any new ground, but in a series this long-running that's not even really a necessity, the fans just want to spend a couple hours with characters they're familiar with.  It's not as overtly earnest as the second J.J. Abrams film, feeling much more like a popcorn serial entertainment (which is what it really is after all).  Lin put his action chops from the Fast & Furious series to good use here, the film contains many dizzying action set-pieces.  

 

[kinuta]

Louis Malle double bill.

Le Feu Follet/The Fire Within (1963)

Le Souffle Au Coeur / Murmur Of The Heart (1971)

[BillF]

2 hours ago, kinuta said:

Louis Malle double bill.

Le Feu Follet/The Fire Within (1963)

Le Souffle Au Coeur / Murmur Of The Heart (1971)

Great favourites from the past. Wasn't  Le souffle the one with the Charlie Parker/Hank Jones session on the soundtrack?

[kinuta]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

Great favourites from the past. Wasn't  Le souffle the one with the Charlie Parker/Hank Jones session on the soundtrack?

Right.

1.	The Onions (02:40) Sidney Bechet with the Claude Luter orchestra
2.	Sobbin' And Cryin' (02:57) Sidney Bechet with the Claude Luter orchestra
3.	The Fish Merchant (02:45) Sidney Bechet with the Claude Luter Orchestra
4.	In The Streets Of Antibes (03:25) Sidney Bechet with the Claude Luter orchestra
5.	Jerry Old Man (05:45) Henri Renaud All Stars (tracks 1-5 side one / tracks 6-10 side two)
6.	Hot Blues (02:22) Charlie Parker Quintet
7.	My Old Flame (02:12) Charlie Parker Quintet
8.	Klactoveededstene (03:05) Charlie Parker Quintet
9.	Embraceable You (03:44) Charlie Parker Quintet
10.	The Champ (04:40) Dizzy Gillespie and his orchestra