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Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: MaineWriter on October 10, 2007, 04:08:49 pm

Title: ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round!
Post by: MaineWriter on October 10, 2007, 04:08:49 pm
Announcing a New ABCs Game: ABCs at the Movies!

Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of life, we forget that what brought us together was a story and a movie. In the spirit of celebration, this new ABCs game has been created and I hope that many Bettermostians will participate! The more the merrier I always say.

The rules are pretty straightforward:

1) It follows the pattern of the other ABC games: go through the alphabet in order. What will be posted in this game will be movie names. In case that's not clear, here's an example: "B" is Brokeback Mountain.

2) Each round is a year. We'll start in 2007 and work backwards so the first round of the game will be Round 2007. In that round, every movie posted must have come out in 2007. The second round will be 2006 and each movie in that round must be from 2006...and so on. Each round will be 26 movies from that particular year. Let's see how far in history back we can get!

NOTE: Since it is only 26 movies per year, let's try to stick to theatrical releases (no made for TV movies). I realize we may have to get a little bit obscure for letters like X and Q but I think there are enough movies out there that we can come up with titles that people have, by and large, heard of. I would also prefer to not use obvious porn titles such as  "A$$ Fanatics" and the like.

3) To play, in the subject line post the letter and movie name, ie: "B" is Brokeback Mountain. In the message box, post something about the movie. It could be a picture, a piece of trivia, an interesting fact, a quote, box office stats, awards, or even a personal experience or comment. The sky's the limit is my take on this!

4) IMDb (the Internet Movie Database) will be the final source for verifying dates and any facts or other information that might be in dispute.

5) "The," "A" and "An" and their foreign equivalents -- e.g., "Un," "Les," "Los," "Il," and "Das" -- don't count. So, for example, "The Apartment" could be posted as "Apartment, The" and count as an A. Likewise, "A Night to Remember" could count as a N.

6) English language titles will be preferred UNLESS a movie has a foreign language title and country listed on IMDb. For example, "Lust, Caution" is listed as "Se, jie" on IMDb so the latter would be acceptable as a "S" entry. However, if someone played it as "L" (which I would allow, since it is also listed that way on IMDb) then it would be ineligible as the "S" entry. "Il Postino" (The Postman) is another example that comes to mind and could be played as an "I" entry with its Italian title. In that case, it couldn't be played as a "P" in English.

NOTE:  Effective 9/11/08, the foreign equivalents of the words "The," "A," and "An" -- words like "Das," "Un," "Il," "Les," etc. -- are handled the same way as "The," "A," and "An."  In other words, they no longer count.  (See Rule 5.)  "Il Postino" is now a "P" title, not an "I" title as indicated above.

7) One you have played a letter, two additional letters must be played before you can take another turn. For example, if you played an A, you'd have to wait until D to play again. It is permissible to "hold a space" by posting a letter while you dash off to find the perfect piece of trivia for the perfect movie you have in mind. This is helpful if the game is moving really fast.

8) Of course, we reserve the right to add or modify the rules as circumstances might require, once the game gets going. I've tried to think of everything but there is no guarantee I have!

9) Wildcard X Rule (added in Round 1983): Since people have gotten tired of "the obligatory Chinese Movie" being played for X, I have come up with a variation....For the letter X, any movie (from the current year) can be played. So, if you missed your chance to play your favorite movie for letter "whatever"....here's your chance. In other words, X is a wildcard. There will also be a suspension of the "two turns" rule. Anyone can play a wildcard X, even if they played V or W. Just remember....the wildcard movie MUST come from the year (round) we are currently playing.

10) Wildcard Q and Z Rule (added on 9/11/08):  Since unplayed Q and Z movies are becomingly increasingly difficult to find, these letters are now wildcards, but the movies played must fit the theme of the round being played.  There is no suspension of the "two turns" rule with regard to Q and Z, only with X.


Please feel free to PM me with any questions or comments!

Leslie (MaineWriter)
Game Mistress with the support of

Sandy and Fran
ABCs Moderators


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2007 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 10, 2007, 04:10:49 pm
And shall we begin?

Round

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Title: "A" is Are We Done Yet?
Post by: MaineWriter on October 10, 2007, 04:19:17 pm
==personal comment==

They showed this movie on the plane as I traveled to Las Vegas this summer. It was dreadful without headphones; I can't imagine what it would have been like to hear the actual dialog! My prediction: this will show up on many critics Ten Worst Movies of the year list come December.


==aside==

I went first, mostly to give an example to everyone!
Title: "B" is Brave One, The
Post by: Fran on October 10, 2007, 04:24:15 pm
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Title: "C" is Control
Post by: memento on October 10, 2007, 04:40:48 pm
(http://www.2snaps.tv/files/images/control_movie_poster.preview.jpg)

A profile of Ian Curtis (Riley), the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.

Title: "D" is Devil Came on Horseback, The
Post by: southendmd on October 10, 2007, 04:43:33 pm
(http://upload.moldova.org/movie/movies/d/devil_came_on_horseback_the/thumbnails/tn2_devil_came_on_horseback_the.jpg)
Title: "E" is Eastern Promises
Post by: MaineWriter on October 10, 2007, 04:55:28 pm
==comment==

Eastern Promises is currently playing and getting rave reviews (89% on Rotten Tomatoes) but I personally, have no desire to see it.  :(
Title: "F" is Fracture
Post by: memento on October 10, 2007, 05:31:42 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/FracturePoster1.jpg/425px-FracturePoster1.jpg)
Title: "G" is Grindhouse
Post by: Fran on October 10, 2007, 06:08:50 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/medium_grindhouse_posters.jpg)

A Rodriguez/Tarantino Double Feature
Title: "H" is Heartbreak Kid, The
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on October 10, 2007, 06:21:20 pm


        Heartbreak Kid.....Ben Stiller Jerry Stiller. 

        Guy with committment issues finds a girl he likes...       Humor.. of course.  Its Ben Stiller.
Title: Re: "E" is Eastern Promises
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on October 10, 2007, 06:34:07 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on October 10, 2007, 04:55:28 pm
==comment==

Eastern Promises is currently playing and getting rave reviews (89% on Rotten Tomatoes) but I personally, have no desire to see it.  :(


    That is a simply awsome movie. 
Title: "I" is Invasion, The
Post by: moremojo on October 10, 2007, 06:40:51 pm
==comment==

This was an intelligent and suspenseful remake of the 1956 science fiction classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Title: "J" is Jane Austen Book Club, The
Post by: MaineWriter on October 10, 2007, 06:45:01 pm
==comment==

Not to be confused with Becoming Jane starring Anne Hathaway

==aside==

mojo and janice...welcome to the inaugural round of this new game! I hope you'll continue to play!
Title: "K" is Khadak (The Color of Water)
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on October 10, 2007, 08:21:58 pm


         Khadak (The Color of Water)

               Belgian documentarian Peter Brosnans and American Director Jessica Woodworth
        colloborated on this unusual story.  A simple man who learns that the fates have something
        unusual planned for him...      four stars...
Title: "L" is The Lookout
Post by: memento on October 10, 2007, 09:26:19 pm
(http://urbanpollution.com/images/works/3035.jpg)
Title: "M" is Meet the Robinsons
Post by: MaineWriter on October 10, 2007, 09:39:00 pm
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Title: "N" is Number 23, The
Post by: Fran on October 10, 2007, 10:49:34 pm
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A number is just a number.  Or is it?
Title: "O" is Ocean's Thirteen
Post by: Lynne on October 11, 2007, 01:29:43 am
I liked Ellen Barkin best in The Big Easy.

=aside=Great idea for a game, Leslie!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2007 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: belbbmfan on October 11, 2007, 01:34:52 am
==aside==  Dang Lynne, you beat me to it!  :laugh:
Title: 'P' is Pirates of the Carribbean At World's End
Post by: belbbmfan on October 11, 2007, 01:37:26 am
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Title: ==ASIDE==
Post by: Lynne on October 11, 2007, 01:39:29 am
Quote from: belbbmfan on October 11, 2007, 01:34:52 am
==aside==  Dang Lynne, you beat me to it!  :laugh:

==aside==Sorry, but yours is better!! :-*
Title: "Q" is Quench
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 06:17:28 am
==comment==

Described as "a modern Gothic tragedy," this film is due to be released on October 31, 2007. Something tells me it won't be playing in Maine!

==aside==

Thanks for the compliment, Lynne! Welcoming to you and Fabienne to the inaugural round of the game!
Title: "R" is Ratatouille
Post by: opinionista on October 11, 2007, 06:50:06 am
Ratatouille

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/ratatouille_3.jpg)
Title: 'S' is Shrek 3
Post by: belbbmfan on October 11, 2007, 06:54:04 am
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Title: "T" is Teeth
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 07:09:16 am
==comment==

An indie film that won a jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival; it hasn't been released commercially yet.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/teeth.jpg)

==aside==

Natali, welcome!
Title: "U" is Der Unbequeme
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 07:59:55 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/DerUnbequeme2006.jpg)

A documentary about the award winning German author Günter Grass who is best known for his novel The Tin Drum :)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0992984/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0992984/)
Title: "V" is Vacancy
Post by: Fran on October 11, 2007, 09:48:15 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/vacancyposter.jpg)

How can you escape... if they see everything?
Title: "W" is Waitress
Post by: moremojo on October 11, 2007, 10:11:40 am
==comment==

Director Adrienne Shelly was tragically murdered before this critically praised film was released.
Title: "X" is X-Day
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 10:19:44 am
==synopsis==

According to IMDb, "A comic miscommunication at a greeting card company leads to the creation of a new holiday."

==aside==

Obscure movies are acceptable for X!

And Anke, welcome!
Title: "Y" is Yella
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 10:20:56 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Yella2007.jpg)

For her portrayal of the mysterious Yella, Nina Hoss won the Silver Bear at this year's Berlinale. :)
Title: "Z" is Zodiac
Post by: opinionista on October 11, 2007, 10:27:55 am
Zodiac

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2006 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 10:34:17 am
That first round seemed to be a success!

Let's go again with Round

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Remember everyone: movies from the Year 2006 this time...
Title: "A" is American Dreamz
Post by: moremojo on October 11, 2007, 11:02:21 am
==comment==

A cynical but well-made and effective look at the absurdities of contemporary American popular culture.
Title: "B" is Babel
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 11:07:31 am
==award==

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score went to Gustavo Santaolalla

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Title: "C" is Candy
Post by: opinionista on October 11, 2007, 11:21:19 am
Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish play two junkies in love.

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Title: "D" is "Date Movie"
Post by: louisev on October 11, 2007, 11:54:24 am
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/date_movie/datemovie_bigearlyposter.jpg)

Widely discussed over at Rottentomatoes.com as "Worst of 2006" with a whopping Tomatometer reading of 8%!  As for synopsis: it's a DATE MOVIE.
Title: "E" is Eragon
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 11:59:52 am
==comment==

My children loved the book and were so disappointed in the movie. They weren't the only ones!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/eragon_ver4.jpg)

==aside==

Welcome to the game, Louise!
Title: "F" is For Your Consideration
Post by: Fran on October 11, 2007, 12:07:36 pm
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Title: "G" is Garfield: Tale of Two Kitties
Post by: southendmd on October 11, 2007, 12:18:08 pm
(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/gallery/1156572/photo_18.jpg)
Title: 'H' is Happy Feet
Post by: belbbmfan on October 11, 2007, 12:42:03 pm
Happy Feet

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Title: "I" is Idlewild
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 12:54:51 pm
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Title: "J" is John Tucker Must Die
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 01:02:23 pm
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Title: "K" is Keeping Up with the Steins
Post by: southendmd on October 11, 2007, 01:10:26 pm
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Title: "L" is Little Children
Post by: Fran on October 11, 2007, 01:26:09 pm
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Title: "M" is Marie Antoinette
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 01:40:45 pm
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Title: "N" is Night at the Museum
Post by: southendmd on October 11, 2007, 01:45:30 pm
(http://www.beconfused.com/images/2006/12/Night-at-the-Museum.jpg)

There's that little BBM reference when Jedediah the cowboy says to Octavius, "I ain't quittin' you."

Title: "O" is Open Season
Post by: moremojo on October 11, 2007, 01:53:06 pm
==comment==

This animated feature is graced with the vocal talents of distinguished actor Gary Sinise.
Title: "P ia Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 01:56:33 pm
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Title: "Q" is Queen, The
Post by: Fran on October 11, 2007, 01:56:45 pm
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Title: "R" is Rocky Balboa
Post by: opinionista on October 11, 2007, 02:02:52 pm
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Title: "S" is Salvador
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 02:03:05 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Salvador.jpg)
Title: "T" is "Transformers"
Post by: louisev on October 11, 2007, 02:21:27 pm
one of the more blockbustery of 2006's offerings

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Title: "U" is United 93
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 02:23:13 pm
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Title: "V" is Volver
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 02:23:52 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Volver2006.jpg)
Title: "W" is Why We Fight
Post by: Fran on October 11, 2007, 02:24:50 pm
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Title: "X" is X-Men: The Last Stand
Post by: southendmd on October 11, 2007, 02:26:47 pm
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Title: "Y" is You, Me and Dupree
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 02:37:35 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/you_me_and_dupree.jpg)

==aside==

Paul, congratulations on 3000 posts!
Title: "Z" is Zoom
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 03:04:47 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Zoom.jpg)

I don't know if this film was any good, but Kate Mara was in it!  :)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Zoom2.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2005 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 03:09:09 pm
Man Alive! It's Time for Round 2005!

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Title: "A" is Adam and Steve
Post by: southendmd on October 11, 2007, 03:12:08 pm
(http://www.planetout.com/images/entertainment/news/adamandsteve250.jpg)

=aside= Leslie
3000 thanks!
Title: "B" is Brokeback Mountain
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 03:20:12 pm
==comment==

I am going to do something a little different here. (Hey, I am the game mistress, I get to make up the rules!)

For the next 30 minutes, people can post whatever they want about Brokeback Mountain. Then at 3:50 EDT, the game will resume with a "C" movie. Anyone can post at that time. We won't count these Brokeback tributes as turns.

Leslie
Title: "B" is Brokeback Mountain
Post by: opinionista on October 11, 2007, 03:20:23 pm
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Title: "B" is Brokeback Mountain
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 03:21:27 pm
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Title: "B" is Brokeback Mountain
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 03:26:37 pm
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Title: "B" is Brokeback Mountain
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 03:39:38 pm
So we can post what we want, huh? In honour of the occasion I felt free to dig up some of the old...
** Commercial Breaks ** Commercial Breaks ** Commercial Breaks ** Commercial Breaks ** 
 
...I created for the Performance Thread last year... ;D

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Title: Ding Ding Ding! And now, back to our regularly scheduled game!
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 03:51:18 pm
Anke, thanks for the commercial breaks! Natali, thanks for the great picture, an all time favorite.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled game!

Title: "C" is Capote
Post by: LazyLJack on October 11, 2007, 03:52:50 pm
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==aside==

Hey! You didn't think I would let anyone play that other "C" movie, didja?

Jack
Title: "D" is Derailed
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 04:05:08 pm
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Title: "E" is Eyes of Van Gogh, The
Post by: moremojo on October 11, 2007, 04:31:03 pm
==comment==

This 2005 cinematic exploration into the life of Vincent van Gogh is a film I'm just now learning about:

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0460789/
Title: "F" is Four Brothers
Post by: Lumière on October 11, 2007, 05:03:47 pm

(http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/4/C/7/fourbrothersposter.jpg)
Title: "G" is Good Night and, Good Luck
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 05:10:21 pm
==comment==

Another nominee for Best Picture

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/good_night_and_good_luck.jpg)

==aside==Milli

Welcome to the game!
Title: "H" is Hustle and Flow
Post by: memento on October 11, 2007, 05:42:19 pm
(http://stores.homestead.com/unitedindependentmedia/catalog/Hustle-and-Flow-DVD.jpg)

=comment=
Won Oscar for the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".
Title: "I" is Interpreter, The
Post by: Fran on October 11, 2007, 06:04:08 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/interpreter.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jarhead
Post by: opinionista on October 11, 2007, 06:14:18 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/jarhead10.jpg)
Title: "K" is King Kong
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 06:19:06 pm
==comment==

2005 remake of the classic 1933 film; Peter Jackson directed a cast of stars who have become more well known since then, including Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/kong.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lords of Dogtown
Post by: Lumière on October 11, 2007, 06:53:48 pm


(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000ALM4AI.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)


==aside==
Thanks for the welcome, Leslie!
Title: "M" is Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Post by: Fran on October 11, 2007, 06:54:59 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/smith.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nanny McPhee
Post by: MaineWriter on October 11, 2007, 07:18:29 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/nanny_mcphee.jpg)
Title: "O" is Oliver Twist
Post by: memento on October 11, 2007, 09:01:59 pm
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Title: Re: "P" is The Pacifier
Post by: dot-matrix on October 11, 2007, 10:53:39 pm
The Pacifier

Vin Deisel, Lauren Graham,
Directed by Adam Shankman

Disgraced Navy SEAL Shane Wolf (Diesel) is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains in the kids' house.

(http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4104/pf1238474thepacifierposuj0.jpg)

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Title: "Q" is Queens
Post by: Pipedream on October 11, 2007, 11:14:15 pm
Aka Reinas, Spain 2005

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Queens2005.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rent
Post by: Lumière on October 12, 2007, 12:18:28 am
(http://www.hollywood-arts.org/oneadmin/_files/Image/poster_rent.jpg)
Title: "S" is Syriana
Post by: Fran on October 12, 2007, 12:39:22 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/syriana2005.jpg)
Title: "T" is Thank you for Smoking
Post by: Pipedream on October 12, 2007, 12:59:44 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/ThankyouforSmoking2005.jpg)
Title: 'U' is Upside of Anger, the
Post by: belbbmfan on October 12, 2007, 02:14:50 am
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Title: "V" is Valiant
Post by: Ellemeno on October 12, 2007, 02:38:29 am
The animated comedy tells the story of a lowly wood pigeon named Valiant, who overcomes his small size to become a hero in Great Britain's Royal Air Force Homing Pigeon Service during World War II.

Great cast:

Ewan McGregor    ...   Valiant (voice)
   
Ricky Gervais    ...   Bugsy (voice)

Tim Curry    ...   Von Talon (voice)

Jim Broadbent    ...   Sergeant (voice)

Hugh Laurie    ...   Gutsy (voice)

John Cleese    ...   Mercury (voice)

John Hurt    ...   Felix (voice)
Title: "W" is Walk the Line
Post by: dot-matrix on October 12, 2007, 03:18:15 am
Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon
Directed by James Mangold

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/beefcake/Beefcake%202/walk_the_line.jpg)
Title: "X" is Xiang ri kui
Post by: MaineWriter on October 12, 2007, 06:51:52 am
==comment==

The English title for this Chinese film is "Sunflower." It was shown at the Toronto Film Festival.

==aside==

Dot-matrix and Ellemeno, welcome to the game!

Title: "Y" is You're Gonna Miss Me
Post by: Pipedream on October 12, 2007, 08:15:02 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Youregonnamissme2005-1.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zathura: A Space Adventure
Post by: memento on October 12, 2007, 09:57:21 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2004 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 12, 2007, 10:10:21 am
Round 2004...let's go for more!

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Title: "A" is Alfie
Post by: opinionista on October 12, 2007, 10:27:29 am
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Title: "B" is Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Post by: MaineWriter on October 12, 2007, 10:30:59 am
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Title: 'C' is Coffee and Cigarettes
Post by: belbbmfan on October 12, 2007, 10:34:02 am
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/film_imagephp.jpg)
Title: "D" is The Day After Tomorrow
Post by: memento on October 12, 2007, 10:42:04 am
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Title: "E" is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Post by: opinionista on October 12, 2007, 10:47:29 am
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Title: "F" is First Daughter
Post by: MaineWriter on October 12, 2007, 10:49:36 am
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Title: "G" is Garden State
Post by: dot-matrix on October 12, 2007, 11:28:50 am
Garden State

Natalie Portman, Zach Braniff, Peter Sarsgaard. Ian Holm
Written and Directed by Zach Braff

(http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/5739/942256gardenstatepostervy9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: "H" is Home at the End of the World, A
Post by: southendmd on October 12, 2007, 11:35:59 am
(http://theband.hiof.no/band_pictures/a_home_at_the_end_of_the_world.jpg)

This was a gorgeous film, based on Michael Cunningham's novel.
Title: "I" is I Heart Huckabees
Post by: MaineWriter on October 12, 2007, 11:40:11 am
==trivia==

Many theater managers mistakenly wrote the film's title on marquees and in showtime listings as "I Love Huckabees". This is most likely because on all promotional material and in the film itself the title is written with a heart symbol instead of the word "heart".


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Title: "J" is Jersey Girl
Post by: opinionista on October 12, 2007, 11:50:29 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/826741Jersey-Girl-Posters.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kinsey
Post by: southendmd on October 12, 2007, 11:54:51 am
(http://www.foxmovies.com.au/content/fox_films/343/images/kinsey.jpg)
Title: "L" is Ladder 49
Post by: MaineWriter on October 12, 2007, 11:58:07 am
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Title: "M" is Meet the Fockers
Post by: moremojo on October 12, 2007, 12:00:55 pm
==comment==

I have yet to see this sequel to Meet the Parents, but note it featuring Barbra Streisand making a welcome return to the big screen.
Title: "N" is Notebook, The
Post by: opinionista on October 12, 2007, 12:02:38 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/notebook.jpg)
Title: "O" is Ocean's Twelve
Post by: southendmd on October 12, 2007, 12:04:56 pm
(http://www.biosstars.com/film/2004/o/oceans/0.jpg)

There was also a little-known documentary on the history of the martini called "Olive or Twist". :)
Title: "P" is Prince and Me, The
Post by: MaineWriter on October 12, 2007, 12:12:16 pm
==comment==

This was such a silly movie, but Julia Stiles was adorable and so was the Prince!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/prince_and_me.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quase Dois Irmãos
Post by: Pipedream on October 12, 2007, 12:25:52 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/logo_inlg.gif)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/QuaseDoisIrmos1.jpg)
Title: "R" is Raising Helen
Post by: dot-matrix on October 12, 2007, 02:58:03 pm
Raising Helen

Directed by Garry Marshall
Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, John Corbett,Helen Mirren

(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2039/44quadraisinghelenpostelr4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


Title: "S" is Sideways
Post by: MaineWriter on October 12, 2007, 02:59:21 pm
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Title: "T" is The Terminal
Post by: memento on October 12, 2007, 03:01:39 pm
(http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2004/STUVWXYZ/Terminal,The/images/main-page.jpg)
Title: "U" is Undertow
Post by: Front-Ranger on October 12, 2007, 03:31:58 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/undertow.jpg)

The Munns, father John (Mulroney) and sons Chris (Bell) and Tim (Alan), recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel (Lucas), though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.

Stars Jamie Bell! He was also in one of my favourite movies! Can you name it?
Title: "V" is Van Helsing
Post by: MaineWriter on October 12, 2007, 03:36:31 pm
==comment==

Van Helsing star Hugh Jackman turns 39 today.


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/hugh_jackman_in_van_helsing.jpg)
Title: "W" is What the #$*! Do We Know?
Post by: Pipedream on October 12, 2007, 03:49:58 pm
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Title: "X" is Xavier
Post by: dot-matrix on October 13, 2007, 05:57:19 am
Xavier
Directed by Yuri Alves

Xavier is plagued by a mind that haunts him with memories of his wife's horrible murder, and burdened by a heart that searches for a new life.

(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/4821/10fig6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "Y" is Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie
Post by: MaineWriter on October 13, 2007, 07:37:04 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/yu_gi_oh_ver1.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zen Noir
Post by: Pipedream on October 13, 2007, 07:55:26 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2003 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 13, 2007, 08:00:03 am
Wooo-weee! Round 2003

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Title: "A" is "About a Boy"
Post by: louisev on October 13, 2007, 10:25:23 am
(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/79/202479.jpg)
Title: "B" is Big Fish
Post by: MaineWriter on October 13, 2007, 10:27:18 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/big_fish.jpg)
Title: "C" is Calender Girls
Post by: Pipedream on October 13, 2007, 10:35:44 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/CalenderGirls.jpg)
Title: "D" is Damn Right I'm A Cowboy
Post by: Front-Ranger on October 13, 2007, 11:03:36 am
This was a documentary out of Australia!

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0477608/ (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0477608/)
Title: "E" is Elf
Post by: MaineWriter on October 13, 2007, 11:14:42 am
==quote==

Buddy the Elf, "I am a cotton-headed ninnymoggins!"


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/elf.jpg)
Title: "F" is Finding Nemo
Post by: opinionista on October 13, 2007, 11:27:02 am

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/finding-nemo-all-characters-3700540.jpg)
Title: "G" is Good Bye Lenin!
Post by: Pipedream on October 13, 2007, 11:28:13 am
This is one of my all time favourite movies!!  :)

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Title: "H" is Hulk
Post by: MaineWriter on October 13, 2007, 11:31:37 am
==comment==

Directed by Ang Lee, which is so surprising to me.


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Title: "I" is Identity
Post by: opinionista on October 13, 2007, 11:35:49 am
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Title: "J" is Johnny English
Post by: Pipedream on October 13, 2007, 01:56:20 pm
Definitely not a must see from 2003...  :P

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Title: "K" is Kangaroo Jack
Post by: MaineWriter on October 13, 2007, 02:00:15 pm
==comment==

Not one of the more illustrious films to come out in 2003...

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Title: "L" is Lost In Translation
Post by: opinionista on October 13, 2007, 02:19:37 pm
I totally loved this movie!

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Title: "M" is A Mighty Wind
Post by: memento on October 13, 2007, 02:43:14 pm
(http://www.audio-ideas.com/reviews/dvd/graphics/mightywind.jpg)
Title: "N" is Noviembre
Post by: Pipedream on October 13, 2007, 03:28:16 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Noviembre2003.jpg)
Title: "O" is Order, The
Post by: MaineWriter on October 13, 2007, 03:44:42 pm
==starring==

Heath Ledger

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/OrderTheRegular-HeathLedgerThe-Orde.jpg)
Title: "P" is Peter Pan
Post by: dot-matrix on October 13, 2007, 04:50:32 pm
Peter Pan
Director: P.J. Hogan
Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Lynn Redgrave

(http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8929/petergl8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "Q" is Quigley
Post by: opinionista on October 13, 2007, 06:48:54 pm
A movie about some kind of angel dog that got really bad reviews, according to IMDb.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0350022/ (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0350022/)

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Title: "R" is Radio
Post by: MaineWriter on October 13, 2007, 10:27:17 pm
==comment==

It sounds like this is either a you love it or you hate it type movie....I didn't see it.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/radio_verdvd.jpg)
Title: "S" is S.W.A.T.
Post by: Pipedream on October 13, 2007, 10:41:37 pm
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Title: "T" is Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Post by: dot-matrix on October 13, 2007, 11:27:37 pm
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Director:Jonathan Mostow

Written by: James Cameron   (characters) & 
Gale Anne Hurd   (characters)

 
John D. Brancato   (story) (as John Brancato) & 
Michael Ferris   (story) and 
Tedi Sarafian   (story)

 
John D. Brancato   (screenplay) (as John Brancato) & 
Michael Ferris   (screenplay)

Starring:  Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl,  Claire Danes

(http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1117/terminator3400dl2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "U" is United States of Leland, The
Post by: opinionista on October 14, 2007, 06:05:38 am
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Title: "V" is View From The Top
Post by: MaineWriter on October 14, 2007, 07:46:00 am
==comment==

According to IMDb: This film wrapped filming in 2001, and was originally scheduled for a Christmas 2001 release, then after initial tests, an April 2002 release. However, after the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001, the studio felt it was not appropriate to release a comedy which made light of airline flight crews. After another year in the can, and another round of edits which cut out cameo appearances by Robert Stack and Regis Philbin, the film was finally released in summer 2003. It promptly flopped and disappeared.

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Title: "W" is Wake
Post by: memento on October 14, 2007, 11:14:58 am
(http://www.grapeflix.com/USER_IMAGES/USER_577/Category_317/WAKE_DVD.JPG)
Title: "X" Is X2 - X-Men United
Post by: dot-matrix on October 14, 2007, 11:29:33 am
X2 - X-Men United

(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1274/x2dvdvm7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: 'Y' is Young Adam
Post by: belbbmfan on October 14, 2007, 11:41:48 am
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/youngadampic1.gif)
Title: "Z" is Zero Day
Post by: MaineWriter on October 14, 2007, 12:09:53 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/ZDposter.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2002 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 14, 2007, 12:12:21 pm
There's More To Do
in Round 2002!

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Title: "A" is Ash Wednesday
Post by: Pipedream on October 14, 2007, 12:32:57 pm
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Title: 'B' is Bloody Sunday
Post by: belbbmfan on October 14, 2007, 12:59:43 pm
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Title: "C" is Catch Me If You Can
Post by: dot-matrix on October 14, 2007, 01:07:02 pm
(http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4585/catchmeifyoucanve2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "D" is Derrida
Post by: Pipedream on October 14, 2007, 01:51:13 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Derrida2002.jpg)
Title: "E" is Eight Crazy Nights
Post by: opinionista on October 14, 2007, 02:14:23 pm
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Title: ABCs at the Movies: Comment
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on October 14, 2007, 03:01:13 pm
Quote from: Memento on October 14, 2007, 11:14:58 am
(http://www.grapeflix.com/USER_IMAGES/USER_577/Category_317/WAKE_DVD.JPG)

        Oh my gosh I love Gale Harrold.. I will have to get this one for sure..
Title: "F" is Friday After Next
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on October 14, 2007, 03:09:44 pm
"F" is for Friday After Next. No I have never heard of it either.
Title: ABCs at the Movies: Comment
Post by: Front-Ranger on October 14, 2007, 04:01:06 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on October 13, 2007, 11:31:37 am
==comment==

Directed by Ang Lee, which is so surprising to me.


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Here is a link to a recent article in Time that did a good job of explaining how Ang Lee's movie Hulk fits in with the rest of his oeuvre:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1668225,00.html (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1668225,00.html)

Title: "G" is Ghost Ship
Post by: opinionista on October 14, 2007, 04:25:19 pm
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Title: "H" is The Hours
Post by: memento on October 14, 2007, 04:35:43 pm
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/the_hours/_group_photos/meryl_streep100.jpg)
Title: "I" is Insomnia
Post by: MaineWriter on October 14, 2007, 04:59:15 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/insomnia.jpg)
Title: "J" is John Q
Post by: dot-matrix on October 14, 2007, 06:14:04 pm
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7664/johnqfu1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "K" is for K-19: The Widowmaker
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on October 14, 2007, 08:04:08 pm
"K" is for K-19: The Widowmaker
Title: "L" is Life or Something Like It
Post by: Fran on October 14, 2007, 10:30:52 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/life_or_something_like_it.jpg)
Title: "M" is "Men in Black II"
Post by: louisev on October 14, 2007, 10:37:42 pm
another sequel that bombed!

(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/gallery/1114604/photo_20.jpg)
Title: "N" is New Best Friend
Post by: Meryl on October 15, 2007, 12:24:41 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/New_best_friend.jpg)

New Best Friend is a low-budget movie that was released on April 12, 2002, based on a story by author James Edwards.
Title: "O" is Oasis
Post by: Pipedream on October 15, 2007, 03:00:56 am
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Title: "P" is Panic Room
Post by: dot-matrix on October 15, 2007, 03:09:37 am
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Title: "Q" is Queen of the Damned
Post by: opinionista on October 15, 2007, 05:33:45 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/039_queen_of_the_damned_doublesided.jpg)
Title: "R" is The Rookie
Post by: MaineWriter on October 15, 2007, 05:46:37 am
==comment==

starring Dennis Quaid and based on a true story

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Title: "S" is Sum of all Fears, The
Post by: Pipedream on October 15, 2007, 06:57:11 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/SumofallFears2002.jpg)
Title: "T" is Talk to Her
Post by: Meryl on October 15, 2007, 11:46:02 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Talk_to_Her.jpg)

The English promotional poster for the 2002 Spanish movie, Hable con ella.

A great movie, from Pedro Almodovar.
Title: "U" is Undercover Brother
Post by: Lumière on October 15, 2007, 12:36:14 pm
(http://www.postersnthings.com/posters/undercover_brother.jpg)
Title: "W" is Windtalkers
Post by: MaineWriter on October 15, 2007, 12:42:52 pm
==comment==

Another movie whose opening was delayed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/windtalkers_verdvd.jpg)
Title: 'X' is XXX (triple X)
Post by: belbbmfan on October 15, 2007, 01:11:49 pm
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Title: "V" is Vampire Clan
Post by: Fran on October 15, 2007, 01:28:14 pm
Here's the missing "V" movie:

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/98955657_small.jpg)


Next is "Y".
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Resume with Y
Post by: MaineWriter on October 15, 2007, 01:37:27 pm
Thanks, Fran for noticing the missing V! We can resume the game with Y and Z to finish up this round, then get going on 2001.

Leslie
Game Mistress
Title: "Y" is The Year that Trembled
Post by: opinionista on October 15, 2007, 02:32:23 pm
The Year that Trembled. A movie about the war in Vietnam I haven't seen.

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/scottlax-340-Ttyt2.jpg)

Title: "Z" is Zig Zag
Post by: MaineWriter on October 15, 2007, 03:02:22 pm
==comment==

Another movie I am not familiar with; it has a 44% rating at rottentomatoes.com

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/194816.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2001 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 15, 2007, 03:04:01 pm
The fun has just begun
In Round 2001!

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Title: "A" is A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Post by: Fran on October 15, 2007, 03:15:20 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/ai_artificial_intelligence.jpg)
Title: "B" is A Beautiful Mind
Post by: opinionista on October 15, 2007, 03:37:05 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/BeautifulM.jpg)
Title: "C" is Chelsea Walls
Post by: dot-matrix on October 15, 2007, 04:10:22 pm
Directed by Ethan Hawke

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/chelsea_walls.jpg)
Title: "D" is The Deep End
Post by: MaineWriter on October 15, 2007, 04:16:15 pm
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Title: "E" is Enemy at the Gates
Post by: opinionista on October 15, 2007, 04:30:52 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/862240Enemy-at-the-Gates-Posters.jpg)
Title: Aside: Comment
Post by: moremojo on October 15, 2007, 05:09:25 pm
Quote from: Fran on October 15, 2007, 03:15:20 pm
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==aside==Thank you so much for playing this one, Fran; I was so hoping someone would. This is one of the true cinematic masterpieces of the admittedly young twenty-first century.
Title: "F" is Fluffer, The
Post by: moremojo on October 15, 2007, 05:16:18 pm
==comment==

Reactions were decidedly mixed towards this fictional comedy-drama about a gay man employed to keep the straight porn actor of his affections in a steady state of arousal while on set.
Title: "G" is Glitter
Post by: Pipedream on October 15, 2007, 05:31:14 pm
I haven't seen this movie, and I will avoid it at all costs...  ::)

The user comments on IMDB speak volumes:  :P
"As bad as they say, and then some", "If you feel that there is nobody on earth more pathetic than you, rent this movie and realise that there is...", "Worse than you've heard", "so bad it goes past good and comes back to bad again", "Mariah Carey cannot be excused from this wreckage....", "More Like "Litter"", "Hopeless", "There should be laws against things like this...", "Allow me to throw up, please...!!" etc. ...     

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Glitter2001.jpg)
Title: "H" is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Post by: MaineWriter on October 15, 2007, 05:42:11 pm
==comment==

Number one movie of the year in 2001; introduced young Daniel Radcliffe to the world.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/harry-potter-1-1.jpg)
Title: "I" is In The Bedroom
Post by: memento on October 15, 2007, 05:58:54 pm
(http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/images/RikBooth/In%20the%20Bedroom%20%5BR2%5D.JPG)
Title: "J" is Joe Dirt
Post by: dot-matrix on October 15, 2007, 08:26:41 pm
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9060/joedirtuo3.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kissing Jessica Stein
Post by: MaineWriter on October 15, 2007, 08:32:47 pm
==comment==

I debated long and hard about posting "A Knight's Tale" with Heath Ledger but this was such a sweet movie and I liked it so much more...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/04.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/kissing20jessica20stein.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Post by: Meryl on October 15, 2007, 09:03:13 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/legendary.jpg)

Released on December 19, 2001, the film was highly acclaimed by critics and fans alike, especially as many of the latter judged it to be sufficiently faithful to the original story. It was a box office success, earning over $871 million worldwide, and the second highest grossing film of 2001 in the U.S. and worldwide (behind only Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) which made it the 5th highest grossing film ever at the time. Today it is the 14th highest grossing worldwide film of all time. It won five BAFTAs, including Best Film and Best Director. The Special Extended DVD Edition was released on November 12, 2002. In 2007, The Fellowship of the Ring was voted number 50 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American films.
Title: "M" is "Matrix Revisited"
Post by: louisev on October 15, 2007, 11:15:07 pm
a documentary on "The Matrix"

(http://www.lovefilm.com/lovefilm/images/products/0/6370-large.jpg)

Title: "N" is "Not Another Teen Movie"
Post by: Lynne on October 16, 2007, 12:02:12 am
Sorry...best I could do...2001 must have been a bad year for 'N' movies... ::)
Title: "O" is Others, The
Post by: Fran on October 16, 2007, 12:17:03 am
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Title: "P" is Planet of the Apes
Post by: dot-matrix on October 16, 2007, 12:51:48 am
==comment==
I seem to get here just in time for the letter P lately  ::)

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Title: "Q" is Queenie in Love
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 01:50:07 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/QueenieinLove2001.jpg)
Title: 'R' is Royal Tenenbaums
Post by: belbbmfan on October 16, 2007, 02:41:30 am
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/9121.jpg)
Title: "S" is "Shrek"
Post by: Lynne on October 16, 2007, 02:56:33 am
Loved it!!!
Title: "T" is The Tailor of Panama
Post by: dot-matrix on October 16, 2007, 03:35:38 am
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6663/tpposterug4.jpg)
Title: "U" is Under the Moonlight
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 03:40:31 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/UndertheMoonlight2001.jpg)
Title: "V" is Valentine
Post by: opinionista on October 16, 2007, 04:50:06 am
I thought this was a romantic movie, but is actually an horror movie.

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Title: "W" is Waking Life
Post by: Ellemeno on October 16, 2007, 05:43:25 am
(http://www.its.caltech.edu/~ifilm/IMG-WakLife.jpg)
Title: "X" is "Xangô de Baker Street, O"
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 05:50:25 am
==comment==

Sherlock Holmes in Portugese! Joaquim de Almeida won a Portugese Golden Globe for Best Actress.

Title: "Y" is Y tu mama tambien
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 06:06:33 am
One of the best coming of age movies of all time!!!  :)

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Title: "Z" is Zoolander
Post by: opinionista on October 16, 2007, 06:37:57 am
Silly but funny movie about two dimwit male models played by Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2000 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 06:42:51 am
Things are arousin'
in Round 2000!

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Title: "A" is Almost Famous
Post by: Ellemeno on October 16, 2007, 06:47:04 am
(http://www.availableimages.com/images/previews/Almost%20Famous%20(2000).jpg)
Title: "B" is Billy Elliot
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 07:30:02 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/BillyElliot.jpg)
Title: "C" is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 07:55:09 am
==comment==

Directed by Ang Lee

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/CrouchingTiger.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/tigerdragon1.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dr. T & the Women
Post by: Ellemeno on October 16, 2007, 07:56:38 am
I enjoyed this weird Robert Altman movie

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000055YVT.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "E" is Erin Brockovich
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 08:01:27 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/ErinBrockovich2000.jpg)
Title: "F" is "The Family Man"
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 08:04:58 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/family_man.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gladiator
Post by: Ellemeno on October 16, 2007, 08:08:02 am
(http://www.hans-zimmer.com/fr/mv/promo/gladiator2/gladiator.jpg)
Title: "H" is High Fidelity
Post by: opinionista on October 16, 2007, 08:41:46 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/high_fidelity.jpg)
Title: "I" is Isn't She Great
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 08:44:52 am
==comment==

A biography of Jacqueline Susann starring Bette Midler.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/bette_midler3.jpg)
Title: "J" is Judy Berlin
Post by: Fran on October 16, 2007, 09:01:47 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/41395VGEAML_AA240_.jpg)  (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/judyberlin.jpg)

=comment=
Edie Falco of The Sopranos has the title role.
Title: "K" is Keeping the Faith
Post by: southendmd on October 16, 2007, 09:24:05 am
(http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41BEB4SZMML._AA240_.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lucky Numbers
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 09:38:13 am
==comment==

Even though the poster says "witty and ingenious comedy," the reviewers didn't seem to agree.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/luckynumbersdvdcover.jpg)
Title: "M" is Men of Honor
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 09:43:08 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/MenofHonor2000.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nurse Betty
Post by: memento on October 16, 2007, 10:14:00 am
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/c2/Nurse_Betty_DVD_cover.jpg)
Title: "O" is O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 10:28:00 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/003_OBROTHERO-Brother-Where-Art-Tho.jpg)
Title: "P" is The Patriot
Post by: Meryl on October 16, 2007, 11:01:36 am

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/ThePatriot.jpg)

The only reason to see this movie...  ;D
Title: "Q" is Quills
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 11:05:39 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Quills2000.jpg)
Title: "R" is Requiem for a Dream
Post by: southendmd on October 16, 2007, 11:08:37 am
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51+8EGJUJ8L._AA240_.jpg)
Title: "S" is Saving Grace
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 11:10:59 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/4325-large.jpg)
Title: "T" is The Tao of Steve
Post by: dot-matrix on October 16, 2007, 11:24:24 am
(http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8061/taoofstevever2zk3.jpg)
Title: "U" is Unbreakable
Post by: Fran on October 16, 2007, 11:31:51 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1802761041p.jpg)
Title: "V" is "Vertical Limit"
Post by: Lynne on October 16, 2007, 11:35:31 am
Chris O'Donnell
Title: "W" is Wonder Boys
Post by: southendmd on October 16, 2007, 11:38:15 am
(http://morningcup.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/wonder-boys-wallpaper-2-800.jpg)
Title: "X" is X-Men
Post by: Fran on October 16, 2007, 11:39:10 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/xmen_ver2.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Yi yi
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 11:58:06 am
==comment==

in English, A One And A Two

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Title: "Z" is Zen Tale, A
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 12:04:38 pm
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1999 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 12:06:38 pm
For this round, let's all party
like it's 1999!

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Title: "A" is American Beauty
Post by: Fran on October 16, 2007, 12:15:14 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/american_beauty.jpg)
Title: "B" is Boys Don't Cry
Post by: southendmd on October 16, 2007, 12:16:24 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Boys_Don't_Cry_movie.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cruel Intentions
Post by: opinionista on October 16, 2007, 12:31:14 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/196799Cruel-Intentions-Posters.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dogma
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 12:55:47 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Dogma1999.jpg)
Title: "E" is Eyes Wide Shut
Post by: Fran on October 16, 2007, 12:56:15 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/EyesWideShut1.jpg)
Title: "F" is Forces of Nature
Post by: southendmd on October 16, 2007, 01:26:20 pm
(http://www.bullock.stopklatka.pl/forces1.jpg)

=comment=
I did not see this; included simply for the BBM reference. :)
Also, IMDb notes that Ben Affleck strips in a gay bar.
Title: "G" is The Green Mile
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 01:33:47 pm
==comment==

This was described as "the worst blockbuster movie poster of 1999."

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/green_mile_ver3.jpg)
Title: "H" is "The Haunting"
Post by: Scott6373 on October 16, 2007, 01:43:05 pm
The Haunting-Dreamworks
Title: "I" is Instinct
Post by: opinionista on October 16, 2007, 01:59:29 pm
Silly but well acted movie. At least Anthony Hopkins did a good job, as always.

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/Instinct01.jpg)
Title: "J" is for Jawbreaker
Post by: Scott6373 on October 16, 2007, 02:05:03 pm
Not one redeeming quality.  A Sony flop.

Title: "K" is Kennedy et moi
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 02:18:07 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/1999_Kennedy_et_moi.jpg)
Title: "L" is Liberty Heights
Post by: dot-matrix on October 16, 2007, 02:33:03 pm
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9674/libertyheightsve0.jpg)
Title: "M" is for "Muppets From Space"
Post by: Scott6373 on October 16, 2007, 02:37:40 pm
Who wouldn't want to see Miss Piggy in a Star Trek uniform.
Title: "N" is Never Been Kissed
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 02:41:53 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/never_been_kissed.jpg)
Title: "O" is October Sky
Post by: opinionista on October 16, 2007, 03:27:35 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/October_Sky.jpg)
Title: "P" is for "Payback"
Post by: Scott6373 on October 16, 2007, 03:30:27 pm
What the heck, we all need a little action packed fun
Title: "Q" is Qian yan wan yu
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 03:33:48 pm
==comment==

The English title is Ordinary Heroes. This film won Best Picture at the Hong Kong Film Festival.

Title: "R" is Run Lola Run
Post by: Lumière on October 16, 2007, 03:53:53 pm


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Title: "S" is Sixth Sense, The
Post by: opinionista on October 16, 2007, 04:10:32 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/the_sixth_sense.jpg)
Title: "T" is Topsy-Turvy
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 04:13:28 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/topsyturvy3.jpg)
Title: "U" is Unlucky Cowboy, The
Post by: southendmd on October 16, 2007, 05:01:49 pm
Slim pickings for 1999 "U" films.  The other one was "Ugly Naked People".

Couldn't find a poster for either.
Title: "V" is Vampires of Sorority Row
Post by: dot-matrix on October 16, 2007, 05:48:45 pm
==Comment==
And now for a little campy horror flick, bordering on soft porn... fun ;)

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Title: "W" is Wild, Wild West
Post by: memento on October 16, 2007, 05:55:46 pm
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00001ZWTT.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif)
Title: "X" X-treme Teens
Post by: Pipedream on October 16, 2007, 06:03:00 pm
Aka title: The Boy With the X-Ray Eyes

No. I haven't seen this movie...  :P

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Title: "Y" is The Young Girl and The Monsoon
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 07:22:19 pm
==comment==

No, I haven't seen it, but it gets a few good comments over on IMDb.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/003034_27.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zapatista
Post by: dot-matrix on October 16, 2007, 08:39:44 pm
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4687/b0009je6do01lzzzzzzzlv6.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1998 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 08:41:47 pm
I just can't wait...

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for Round One-Nine-Nine-Eight!
Title: "A" is "The Avengers"
Post by: louisev on October 16, 2007, 09:38:42 pm

According to Rotten Tomatoes, this remake of the TV series bombed... BADLY.

(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/05/132805.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bulworth
Post by: MaineWriter on October 16, 2007, 10:02:37 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/bulworth_ver1.jpg)
Title: "C" is A Civil Action
Post by: dot-matrix on October 16, 2007, 10:17:46 pm
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Title: "D" is Doctor Dolittle
Post by: Ellemeno on October 16, 2007, 10:33:05 pm
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005K262.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

I grew up reading all the Doctor Dolittle books and adored them, and IMO neither the Eddie Murphy version nor the Rex Harrison version come close to the quality of the books.

Leslie, this game is a GREAT idea and one of the best parts is knowing (even without looking it up) that an answer hasn't been played yet, because each year is different.
Title: "E" is Enemy of the State
Post by: Fran on October 16, 2007, 11:31:27 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/enemy_of_the_state.jpg)
Title: "F" is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Post by: dot-matrix on October 16, 2007, 11:49:43 pm
Directed by Terry Gilliam  Screenplay by Terry Gilliam based on a novel by Hunter S Thompson
Staring: Benicio Del Toro, Johnny Depp, Ellen Barkin, Tobey Maquire, Christina Ricci, Gary Busey, Mark Harmond, Cameron Diaz, Katherine Helmond, Michael Jeter, and Larraine Newman.

(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/Fear-and-Loathing-in-Las-Vegas-Post.jpg)
Title: "G" is God Said, 'Ha!'
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 01:43:49 am
One of the best things ever.  If you haven't seen it, I almost guarantee that the people on this thread would all love it.

(http://www.matchflick.com/flickimages/12857.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hundred Percent
Post by: Pipedream on October 17, 2007, 03:09:36 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/HundredPercent1998.jpg)
Title: "I" is Illuminata
Post by: dot-matrix on October 17, 2007, 05:28:05 am
A forgettable little film with a few good moments
Directed by John Turturro
Based on a play by Brandon Cole
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6024/turturroilluminataaf1.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jack Frost
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 06:05:47 am
==comment==

Not to be confused with the horrible horror movie of the same name that came out a year earlier, although according to critics, this one was pretty horrible, too.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/2156m.jpg)

==aside to Clarissa and everyone else==

I am glad you are enjoying the game and yes, I had the same thought...no need to check the answers list! Everyone, as we get into the more obscure movies, please take a second to double check the year in IMDb. I have noticed there are discrepancies in years between IMDb, rottentomatoes.com, and boxofficemojo, and IMDb is the final source for verifying dates for the game. Thanks!
Title: "K" is Knock Off
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 06:29:11 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/104368Knock-Off-Posters.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lethal Weapon 4
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 06:35:29 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/postersmall.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mask of Zorro, The
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 06:47:38 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/mask_of_zorro_ver2.jpg)
Title: "N" is Newton Boys, The
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 06:55:35 am
 (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/24393-large.jpg)
Title: "O" is Out of Sight
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 07:10:04 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/out_of_sight_cover.jpg)
Title: "P" is The Parent Trap
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 07:13:16 am
==comment==

Lindsay Lohan in her cinematic debut was absolutely adorable; Dennis Quaid played her father which was fine with me. My daughter was 7 when this came out and we loved it!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/14210__twinlohan_l.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/parent_trap_ver2.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quest For Camelot
Post by: Toast on October 17, 2007, 08:12:49 am
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Quest_for_Camelot-_Poster.jpg/200px-Quest_for_Camelot-_Poster.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rushmore
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2007, 08:23:06 am
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/allposters/20/1800322020p.jpg)
Title: "S" is Shakespeare in Love
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 08:28:13 am
==comment==

The number one movie for the year was also a "S" movie (Saving Private Ryan) but I loved "Shakespeare in Love" and was not at all disappointed when it won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/four.jpg)

==aside==Toast

Welcome to the game!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1998 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: Scott6373 on October 17, 2007, 08:35:51 am
Why do people love that movie so much?  I've never seen it, primarily because I can't abide GP.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1998 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 08:57:01 am
Quote from: Scott on October 17, 2007, 08:35:51 am
Why do people love that movie so much?  I've never seen it, primarily because I can't abide GP.

I am assuming that is a rhetorical question. I am waiting on someone to post T, then U, because I have a fabulous V all lined up and ready to go!

With that, back to the game...

Title: "T" is Thin Red Line, The
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 08:59:27 am
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Title: "U" is Ultraviolet
Post by: Pipedream on October 17, 2007, 09:15:36 am
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Title: "V" is Velvet Goldmine
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 09:16:47 am
==comment==

Directed by Todd Haynes, with Ewan McGregor in an early role.

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Title: "W" is What Dreams May Come
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 09:24:53 am
W
Title: "X" is The X Files
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 09:32:21 am
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Title: "Y" is You've Got Mail
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 09:35:43 am
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Title: "Z" is Zero Effect
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 09:56:13 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1997 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 09:58:43 am
Are we in heaven?

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No, just Round one-nine-nine-seven!
Title: "A" is Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 10:01:33 am
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Title: "B" is Bent
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 10:03:17 am
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Title: "C" is Contact
Post by: memento on October 17, 2007, 10:16:59 am
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Title: "D" is Déjà Vu
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 10:28:51 am
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Title: "E" is Excess Baggage
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 10:31:49 am
I still can't believe Benicio del Toro actually signed up to do this movie. I just hope the pay was worth it because the movie certainly wasn't. I didn't like it.

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Title: "F" is Face/Off
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 10:48:29 am
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Title: "G" is Good Will Hunting
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 10:49:22 am
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Title: "H" is Hercules
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 10:49:31 am
(http://www.disneymania.ws/eng/images/carteles/hercules.jpg)
Title: "I" is Ice Storm, The
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 10:52:23 am
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Title: "J" is The Jackal
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 11:07:22 am
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Title: "K" is Kundun
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 11:07:59 am
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Title: "L" is Liar Liar
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 11:10:03 am
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Title: "M" is Men in Black
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 11:26:40 am
==comment==

The number 2 movie for the year.

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Title: "N" is The Night Flier
Post by: dot-matrix on October 17, 2007, 11:34:32 am
One of the worst Stephen King adaptations ever  :(

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Title: "O" is Orgazmo
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2007, 12:00:03 pm
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Title: "P" is Picture Perfect
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 12:33:06 pm
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Title: "Q" is Quiet Days in Hollywood
Post by: dot-matrix on October 17, 2007, 12:43:13 pm
Slim pickins for Q.  This is a little known film starring Hilary Swank as Lolita, a streetwalker on Hollywood Boulevard.  Only rated a 4.5 out of 10 on IMDb
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Title: "R" is The Rainmaker
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 01:17:34 pm
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Title: 'S' is Seven Years in Tibet
Post by: belbbmfan on October 17, 2007, 01:18:50 pm
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Title: "T" is Titanic
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 01:21:19 pm
==comment==

The number one movie of the year and it won the Academy Award for best picture.

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Title: "U" is U Turn
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 01:27:03 pm
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Title: "V" is Vita e bella, La
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2007, 01:40:27 pm
(http://ihome.ust.hk/~msss/movieclub/images/lifeis.jpg)
Title: "W" is Wag the Dog
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 01:43:33 pm
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Title: "X" is Xiao Wu
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 01:47:31 pm
I think I saw this movie, but I don't remember. However, according to IMDb is considered one of the best of the 1990.

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Title: "Y" is Year of the Horse
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 01:50:21 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 01:54:01 pm
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1996 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 01:55:59 pm
Join us for

Round

One

Nine

Nine

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Title: "A" is Associate, The
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2007, 01:58:30 pm
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Title: "B" is The Birdcage
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 02:08:33 pm
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Title: "C" is Cable Guy, The
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 02:10:46 pm
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Title: "D" is Dragonheart
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 02:15:15 pm
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Title: "E" is Evita
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 02:16:44 pm
==comment==

starring Madonna in the title role

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Title: "F" is Fargo
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2007, 02:21:01 pm
(http://www.lazydork.com/movies/fargo.jpg)

=comment=
I loved this film.  You betcha!
Title: "G" is Ghosts of Mississippi
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 02:25:13 pm
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Title: "H" is The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 02:27:44 pm
==comment==

I am having a real flashback moment here. I took my son Lance, and his friend Joe, to this movie on the day it opened, June 21, 1996. They were both 8 and now they are both sophomores in college--Lance at Hartwick, studying nursing and Joe at the University of Maine, studying engineering. We saw it at the Maine Mall Cinema (a big multiplex in those days) and it no longer exists. Ack...do I feel old!!

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Title: "I" is Independence Day
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 02:28:43 pm
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Title: "J" is James and the Giant Peach
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2007, 02:29:51 pm
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Title: "K" is Kansas City
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 02:30:33 pm
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Title: "L" is Last Man Standing
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 03:00:38 pm
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Title: "M" is Mission: Impossible
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 03:01:48 pm
==comment==

I saw this one and enjoyed it. I didn't like the second M:I and didn't even bother seeing the third.

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Title: "N" is The Nutty Professor
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 03:05:55 pm
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Title: "O" is One Fine Day
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2007, 03:29:24 pm
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Title: "P" is Primal Fear
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 03:32:48 pm
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Title: "Q" is Quest, The
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 03:35:02 pm
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Title: "R" is Romeo + Juliet
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2007, 03:35:28 pm
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Title: "S" is Space Jam
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 03:39:20 pm
==comment==

Another movie I saw with Lance on the day it opened (November 15). Oh how he loved this movie! He had a Space Jam baseball hat that he wore til it literally fell apart!

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Title: "T" is The Twilight of the Golds
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on October 17, 2007, 03:43:36 pm
==comment==

Game mistress stepping in...I was not familiar with this movie so I went to check it on IMDb. The release date is 1997 which technically does not fit in this round; however, once I read the description and a few reviews, I thought others might be interested in learning more about this movie. So, for this round, I am going to let this stand (it came out in March of 1997 so I suppose you could argue it was filmed in 1996!) with the caveat to players to please double-check dates on IMDb when you post. Thanks!
Title: "U" is Unhook the Stars
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 03:55:45 pm
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Title: "V" is A Very Brady Sequel
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 03:57:08 pm
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Title: "W" is When We Were Kings
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 03:58:04 pm
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Title: "X" is X
Post by: opinionista on October 17, 2007, 04:16:26 pm
X is a japanese animated movie.

Plot Summary:

The story takes place in 1999, the Year of Destiny, and the beginning of the end of the world. The future of the universe rests on one young man, Kamui Shiro, who must destroy either the Dragons of Earth or the Dragons of Heaven - two opposing armies. He alone must decide whether humanity should be destroyed to create a purified universe, or whether it should be protected to preserve civilization. Two oracles, the sisters Hinoto and Kanoe foresee the coming of the Dragons and predict opposite outcomes. Each sister gathers strength and ammunition to insure her own vision for the future. However, neither sister realizes that there is one man who has an even greater power than the Dragons, and that ultimately he will determine the fate of the earth. Which sister will prevail and how does Kamui fit into their struggle? The answer to this question will forever affect humanity.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0184041/ (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0184041/)
Title: "Y" is Yesterday's Everglades
Post by: dot-matrix on October 17, 2007, 05:26:22 pm
Documentary

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Title: "Z" is The Zone
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 05:30:12 pm
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1995 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 05:33:39 pm
Round 1995

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Title: "A" is Apollo 13
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 05:33:58 pm
==picture==

S94-37231 --- These six special visitors involved in the production of the Apollo 13 movie get their first experience of weightlessness aboard NASA's KC-135 aircraft. Left to right are Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise and Todd Hallowell. The photo was taken in June 1994.

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Title: "B" is Babe
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 05:48:19 pm
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Siskel and Ebert gave Babe  two thumbs up....
Title: "C" is Copycat
Post by: memento on October 17, 2007, 06:00:02 pm
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Title: "D" is Dead Man Walking
Post by: Ellemeno on October 17, 2007, 06:19:31 pm
Roberta Maxwell and Susan Sarandon

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Title: "E" is The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 06:33:24 pm
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Title: Re: "E" is The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on October 17, 2007, 06:35:12 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 06:33:24 pm
E

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED that Movie! I must see it again, thank you for reminding me of it.
Title: "F" is Frisk
Post by: Lumière on October 17, 2007, 06:49:44 pm

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Title: "G" is Get Shorty
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 07:06:43 pm
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Title: "H" is Home For The Holidays
Post by: MaineWriter on October 17, 2007, 07:21:23 pm
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Title: "I" is The Indian in the Cupboard
Post by: dot-matrix on October 17, 2007, 08:46:17 pm
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Title: "J" is Just Cause
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 08:58:40 pm
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Title: "K" is Kicking and Screaming
Post by: memento on October 17, 2007, 10:35:04 pm
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Title: "L" is Leaving Las Vegas
Post by: Meryl on October 17, 2007, 11:28:22 pm
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Title: "M" is Mr. Holland's Opus
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2007, 11:44:04 pm
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==comment==
One of my favorites!
Title: "N" is Nixon
Post by: Ellemeno on October 18, 2007, 12:11:27 am
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Title: "O" is Operation Dumbo Drop
Post by: dot-matrix on October 18, 2007, 02:00:07 am
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Title: "P" is La "Petite Mort"
Post by: Lynne on October 18, 2007, 04:22:27 am
Title: "Q" is Quick and the Dead, The
Post by: Pipedream on October 18, 2007, 04:33:36 am
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Title: "R" is Restoration
Post by: opinionista on October 18, 2007, 05:39:50 am
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Title: "S" is Something to Talk About
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 05:44:53 am
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Title: "T" is Toy Story
Post by: Ellemeno on October 18, 2007, 06:07:04 am
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Title: "U" is Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Post by: opinionista on October 18, 2007, 07:04:31 am
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Title: "V" is Vampire in Brooklyn
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 08:10:26 am
==comment==

Eddie Murphy as a vampire! Who knew?

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Title: "W" is Walk in the Clouds, A
Post by: Fran on October 18, 2007, 08:43:53 am
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Title: "X" is Xtro 3: Watch the skies
Post by: opinionista on October 18, 2007, 09:04:51 am
This is a sci-fi horror movie, pretty awful according to critics. No, I haven't seen it and don't plan to. Anyway, according to IMDb it is about some marines on a deserted island that are ordered to explode some bombs, but then an alien creature attacks them or something. I wonder who came up with this silly storyline, and who decided to make it into a movie!

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/xtro3aff.jpg)

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0115006/ (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0115006/)
Title: "Y" is Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A
Post by: southendmd on October 18, 2007, 09:15:56 am
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Title: "Z" is Zimmer 313
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 09:24:29 am
==comment==

A German short film that won two awards at two different German film festivals. I have no idea what it's about but the name suggests something scary. Maybe this is the German version of "1408"?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1994 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 09:25:42 am
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to announce

Round 1994!

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Title: "A" is Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Post by: Fran on October 18, 2007, 09:28:28 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/Ace-Ventura.jpg)
Title: "B" is Blank Check
Post by: opinionista on October 18, 2007, 10:14:42 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/200px-Blank_Check_film.jpg)
Title: "C" is Clear and Present Danger
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 10:18:19 am
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Title: "D" is Disclosure
Post by: memento on October 18, 2007, 10:28:42 am
(http://www.homevideos.com/movies-covers/disclosure.jpg)
Title: "E" is Ed Wood
Post by: opinionista on October 18, 2007, 10:35:51 am
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Title: "F" is Forrest Gump
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 10:36:41 am
==comment==

Winner of 6 Academy Awards, including Best Actor, Picture and Director. I never saw this in the theater and I tried to remember why...it's when my daughter was 3 and we didn't get out to the movies much! We didn't get out much, period! LOL


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Title: "G" is Guarding Tess
Post by: dot-matrix on October 18, 2007, 11:07:07 am
LOVED this movie

(http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9655/guardingtesset8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "H" is Heavenly Creatures
Post by: notBastet on October 18, 2007, 11:16:24 am
Before Peter Jackson made Lord of the Rings and before Kate Winslet was in an American Express commercial...

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Title: "I" is It Could Happen to You
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 11:18:32 am
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==aside==Kelly

Welcome to the game!
Title: "J" is Junior
Post by: Fran on October 18, 2007, 11:36:11 am
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Title: "K" is Ketchup and Mustard Man, The
Post by: southendmd on October 18, 2007, 12:29:26 pm
According to IMDb:  "This film is a stream of conscious musical narrated by a man and his alter ego telling tales with the help of an imaginary band."

(http://www.billynayer.com/gallery/merch/ketchup-sm.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Lion King
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 12:30:39 pm
==aside==

One of Hannah's all time favorite Disney movies.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/lion_king_ver2.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mute Witness
Post by: Pipedream on October 18, 2007, 12:38:07 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/MuteWitness.jpg)
Title: "N" is No Ordinary Love
Post by: southendmd on October 18, 2007, 12:57:43 pm
(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/03/141503.jpg)
Title: "O" is Only You
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 12:59:48 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/only_you.jpg)
Title: "P" is Pulp Fiction
Post by: opinionista on October 18, 2007, 01:08:07 pm
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Title: "Q" is Quiz Show
Post by: southendmd on October 18, 2007, 01:09:55 pm
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Title: "R" is The River Wild
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 01:12:31 pm
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Title: "S" is The Shawshank Redemption
Post by: memento on October 18, 2007, 01:23:28 pm
(http://par1saktos.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/shawshank_redemption_ver1.jpg)

=comment=
One of my favorites.
Title: "T" is Threesome
Post by: southendmd on October 18, 2007, 01:23:53 pm
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/allposters/51/1800206651p.jpg)

"One girl. Two guys. Three possibilities."
Title: "U" is Unveiled
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 01:31:10 pm
==synopsis==from IMDb

Using the natural beauty and mystique of Marrakech, Morocco as a backdrop, Stephanie (Lisa Zane) uses herself as bait to discover the sadistic murderer of her childhood friend. C.I.A. agents Peter Masters (Whip Hubley) and Jeremy Avery (Nick Chinlund) lead her on an erotic and intriguing trail in search of the killer. The trap is set and the killer is "Unveiled".
Title: "V' is Vanya on 42nd Street
Post by: memento on October 18, 2007, 01:39:23 pm
(http://www.theintellectualdevotional.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/vanya-on-42nd-street-poster.jpg)
Title: "W" is With Honors
Post by: southendmd on October 18, 2007, 01:40:41 pm
With a very young Patrick Dempsey.

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Title: "X" is Xi chu bawang
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 01:45:10 pm
==comment==

English title: The Great Conqueror's Concubine. This movie actually has some very positive comments over on IMDb.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/04m.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Young Goodman Brown
Post by: Lumière on October 18, 2007, 03:18:56 pm
==aside==

"Young Goodman Brown" was created from a short story by American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Title: "Z" is "Zid"
Post by: louisev on October 18, 2007, 04:41:55 pm
==comment==

a feature film from India... for which I cannot find a photo!!!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1993 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 04:48:27 pm
There's more to see....

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/img160494474928690c42.jpg)

in Round 1993!
Title: "A" is Addams Family Values
Post by: opinionista on October 18, 2007, 04:58:09 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/addams-family-values.jpg)
Title: "B" is A Bronx Tale
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 05:10:48 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/bronx_tale.jpg)
Title: "C" is Carlito's Way
Post by: memento on October 18, 2007, 05:44:52 pm
(http://www.streetgangs.com/movies/pics/carlitosway.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dave
Post by: opinionista on October 18, 2007, 06:05:31 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/dave1sh.jpg)
Title: "E" is Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Post by: dot-matrix on October 18, 2007, 06:16:27 pm
(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4282/evencowgirlsgettheblueski7.jpg)
Title: "F" is The Fugitive
Post by: MaineWriter on October 18, 2007, 07:01:16 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/fugitive.jpg)
Title: "G" is Grumpy Old Men
Post by: Ellemeno on October 18, 2007, 09:19:32 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/32m.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hocus Pocus
Post by: Meryl on October 18, 2007, 10:07:11 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Hocuspocusposter.jpg)
Title: "I" is Indecent Proposal
Post by: memento on October 18, 2007, 10:33:45 pm
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005Y1UX.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jurassic Park
Post by: Fran on October 19, 2007, 01:28:39 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/1993_jurassic_park_wallpaper_001.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kalifornia
Post by: dot-matrix on October 19, 2007, 01:35:48 am
(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/581/kaliforniaxs0.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Last Party
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 06:05:35 am
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Title: "M" is Mrs. Doubtfire
Post by: opinionista on October 19, 2007, 06:46:23 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/12_14_mrs_doubtfire.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nightmare Before Christmas, The
Post by: southendmd on October 19, 2007, 09:13:10 am
(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.filmsy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/NightmareChristmas1.jpg&usg=AFQjCNF2ThghiSdXJR4mbHO45RIku4CGXg)
Title: Aside: Note to Players
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 09:37:39 am
I made my own mistake!

Seriously, there were 5 "L" movies on the list of box office hits for 1993 (Leolo, Like Water for Chocolate, The Last Days of Chez Nous, Love Field, and The Last Party). Four of the five were actually made in 1992 and had a 1992 date on IMDb. However, they were either released late in 1992 or held til 1993 (foreign films) so they showed up on the box office list for 1993.

I had originally posted Like Water for Chocolate but then realized the mistake when I went back to check something else. So...it's been fixed but I just wanted to alert all of you to please double check the date on IMDb, particularly if you are looking at the box office list on boxofficemojo.com or rottentomatoes.com

Thanks in advance,

Leslie
Game Mistress
Title: "O" is The Opposite Sex and How to Live With Them
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 09:40:14 am
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Title: "P" is A Perfect World
Post by: ednbarby on October 19, 2007, 10:05:51 am
P is "A Perfect World."

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21SDM4QQ7ZL._AA140_.jpg)

Title: Aside: Welcome
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 10:26:12 am
==aside==Barb

Welcome to the game! And congratulations on 3000 posts, too!
Title: "Q" is Quest of the Delta Knights
Post by: dot-matrix on October 19, 2007, 10:57:11 am
VERY slim pickins for Q.  I do vaguely remember seeing this straight to video B-movie at a New Years Eve video party a long time ago... It  was infamously featured in a September 1998 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It is one of only a few movies shown on MST3K that was made in the 1990s.


(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5079/913questdeltacs2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "R" is Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Post by: opinionista on October 19, 2007, 11:21:19 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/106061.jpg)
Title: "S" is Strictly Ballroom
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 11:24:57 am
==comment==

I loved, loved, LOVED this movie....and still do!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/fondue_strictlyballroom_wideweb__47.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/strictly_ballroom.jpg)
Title: Re: "S" is Strictly Ballroom
Post by: ednbarby on October 19, 2007, 11:26:32 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 11:24:57 am
==comment==

I loved, loved, LOVED this movie....and still do!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/fondue_strictlyballroom_wideweb__47.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/strictly_ballroom.jpg)

==comment==

Me, too!  I own it, in fact.  :)  And thanks for the welcome, Leslie.
Title: "T" is Twin Warriors
Post by: Lumière on October 19, 2007, 11:44:54 am
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Title: "U" is Untamed Heart
Post by: southendmd on October 19, 2007, 12:41:53 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Untamedheartmovieposter.jpg/200px-Untamedheartmovieposter.jpg)
Title: "V" is The Vanishing
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 12:54:17 pm
==comment==

Directed by George Sluizer, this was a remake of a 1988 Dutch film, also directed by George Sluizer.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/48m.jpg)
Title: "W" is What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Post by: dot-matrix on October 19, 2007, 02:04:38 pm
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/995937What-s-Eating-Gilbert-Grape-P.jpg) (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/grapedvd.jpg)
Title: "X" is Xia dao Gao Fei
Post by: Fran on October 19, 2007, 04:48:35 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/B00000JKW201LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "Y" is The Young Americans
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 04:55:38 pm
==comment==

starring Harvey Keitel

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/93m.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zero Tolerance
Post by: opinionista on October 19, 2007, 05:23:42 pm

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/g_00022593.jpg)

I haven't seen and don't plan to but here's the plot summary according to someone on IMDb.

After surviving a sneak attack on himself and fellow agents Jimmy and Gene as they were transporting drug kingpin Raymond Manta out of a Mexican jail, FBI agent Jeff Douglas becomes an uwitting pawn of the White Hand drug cartel. Mistakenly told that his already murdered family is being held hostage, Jeff is forced to turn one-time courier for the White Hand, whose leaders are Manta and four others named Helmut Vitch, Milt Kowalski, Russ LaFleur, and Hansel Lee. After surviving a car-bombing in Las Vegas, Jeff learns the truth about his family being murdered, and he sets out to exterminate the White Hand cartel. Unofficially aided by an agent named Megan, whose mother was raped and murdered years ago, Jeff steals FBI files and begins his campaign of revenge on the White Hand cartel http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0111825/ (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0111825/)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1992 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 05:34:06 pm
We have more to do

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/yellow_film_roll.jpg)

in Round 1992!
Title: "A" is Alien³
Post by: Ellemeno on October 19, 2007, 05:47:02 pm
Tagline: "In 1979, we discovered in space no one can hear you scream. In 1992, we will discover, on Earth, EVERYONE can hear you scream."

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Title: "B" is Basic Instinct
Post by: Fran on October 19, 2007, 05:57:07 pm
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Title: "C" is The Crying Game
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 06:37:51 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/crying_game_ver1.jpg)
Title: "D" Damage
Post by: Pipedream on October 19, 2007, 06:54:32 pm
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Title: "E" is Encino Man
Post by: Fran on October 19, 2007, 07:24:23 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/EncinoMan.jpg)
Title: "F" is Far and Away
Post by: Ellemeno on October 19, 2007, 09:00:41 pm
I never understood its appeal...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/16250__away_l.jpg)
Title: "G" is Glengarry Glen Ross
Post by: memento on October 19, 2007, 10:17:45 pm
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JKG9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)(http://www.assoagenti.it/assets/images/db_images/db_glenros.jpg)
Title: "H" is Honeymoon in Vegas
Post by: MaineWriter on October 19, 2007, 10:19:57 pm
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Title: "I" is "In the Name of the Father"
Post by: louisev on October 19, 2007, 10:23:44 pm
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005KFV6.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jennifer Eight
Post by: memento on October 19, 2007, 10:50:16 pm
(http://www.firsttvdrama.com/show2/history/j8.jpg)
Title: "K" is Könyörtelen idök
Post by: Ellemeno on October 19, 2007, 11:02:09 pm
Plot Summary:
A második világháború végén járunk, amikor a német hadvezetés még egyszer megkísérli, hogy föltartóztassa az el?retör? szovjet csapatokat. Öt magyar katona - egy ?rmester és négy közlegény, - már csak a túlélésben reménykedik, mint a magyar katonák zöme. Szerencsés körülmények között egy pecséthez jutnak, amellyel nyílt parancsot hamisíthatnak, s annak segítségével kis falvakban próbálják átvészelni a háborút.
A lapítás iskolája azonban csak addig semleges módszer, míg föl nem bukkan az els? döntési helyzet. H?seink - egy gyanakvó, ravasz bíró kérésére - rendfenntartó feladatot vállalnak, s jelent?s szerepük lesz két fogoly tragikus halálában. A túlf?tött történelmi pillanatokban rosszul m?ködnek a reflexek, és vagy egy - az égb?l váratlanül lecsapodó - repül?gép, vagy egy sorsával megbékélni nem tudó ember utolsó er?feszítése fordítja visszájára az eseményeket.

Who can name the language without peeking?
Title: "L" is Last of the Mohicans
Post by: Meryl on October 19, 2007, 11:24:35 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/LastoftheMohicans.jpg)


Quote from: Ellemeno on October 19, 2007, 11:02:09 pm
Who can name the language without peeking?

Gotta be Hungarian.  :)
Title: "M" is Mighty Ducks, The
Post by: Fran on October 19, 2007, 11:46:18 pm
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Title: "N" is Newsies
Post by: dot-matrix on October 20, 2007, 01:07:43 am
(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7906/185271newsiesposterstq9.jpg)

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Title: "O" is Of Mice and Men
Post by: Ellemeno on October 20, 2007, 01:26:03 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/10251_01_272w.jpg)
From Wikipedia:
"Of Mice and Men has been cinematized several times, the first in 1939, only two years after the initial publication of the novel. This adaptation of Of Mice and Men starred Lon Chaney Jr. as Lennie, Burgess Meredith as George, and was directed by Lewis Milestone.  It was nominated for four Oscars.  In 1981 it was made into a TV movie. This version starred Randy Quaid as Lennie, Robert Blake as George, Ted Neeley as Curley, and was directed by Reza Badiyi.
The most recent film version of Of Mice and Men (1992) was directed by Gary Sinise, who was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.  In addition to directing, Sinise also played the role of George opposite John Malkovich. For this adaptation, both men reprized [sic] their roles from a 1980 Steppenwolf Theatre Company production."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Mice_and_Men

Quote from: Meryl on October 19, 2007, 11:24:35 pm
Gotta be Hungarian.  :)

:laugh:  :-* 
Title: "P" is The Player
Post by: MaineWriter on October 20, 2007, 07:16:15 am
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Title: "Q" is Quelque part vers Conakry
Post by: opinionista on October 20, 2007, 09:22:45 am
A french movie about:

Early 1970's in Guinea. Two twelve year old, Jacques a French white boy and Madiou a Guinean black kid live a careless youth, until the revolution which will try their friendship.

Director: Francoise Ebrard

Actors: Pierre Bouchet, Ioana Craciunesca, Abdoulaye Diallo

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0105203/#comment (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0105203/#comment)
Title: "R" is A River Runs Through It
Post by: Ellemeno on October 20, 2007, 09:24:23 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/riveruns.jpg)
Title: "S" is Scent of a Woman
Post by: memento on October 20, 2007, 09:37:51 am
(http://www.echtleiderschap.nl/FilmenTV/__content/Scent_of_a_woman.jpg)
Title: "T" is Toys
Post by: opinionista on October 20, 2007, 09:48:37 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/15064-large.jpg)
Title: "U" is Unforgiven
Post by: MaineWriter on October 20, 2007, 09:53:27 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Yee_ha__html_m3c503931.jpg)
Title: "V" is Video Blues
Post by: Fran on October 20, 2007, 10:27:17 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2003121901630901.jpg)

Directed by award-winning Hungarian writer-director Arpad Sopsits, Video Blues  is said to be a modern adaptation of the story of Cain and Abel.
Title: "W" is White Men Can't Jump
Post by: opinionista on October 20, 2007, 10:32:19 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/4717-large.jpg)
Title: "X" is XX Ray
Post by: MaineWriter on October 20, 2007, 10:35:08 am
==comment==

A Malaysian sci-fi movie, directed by and starring Aziz M. Osman. It was followed by XX Ray 2 in 1995.
Title: "Y" is Year of the Comet
Post by: Fran on October 20, 2007, 10:50:19 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/16360-large.jpg)
Title: "Z" is "Zerographic"
Post by: louisev on October 20, 2007, 01:28:08 pm
 
====comment=====

this plot summary just kills me:

A love triangle between a man, a woman, and a photocopier.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1991 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 20, 2007, 01:32:57 pm
Let's have some fun in Round 1991!

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Title: "A" is An American Tale: Fievel Goes West
Post by: MaineWriter on October 20, 2007, 02:00:37 pm
==comment==

Another one I remember fondly from when my children were young...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/american_tail_fievel_goes_west.jpg)
Title: "B" is "Backdraft"
Post by: louisev on October 20, 2007, 02:05:47 pm
(http://www.cinemovies.fr/images/data/films/Pfilm706977594815.jpg)
Title: "C" is City Slickers
Post by: Fran on October 20, 2007, 02:45:50 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/B000059TFL01LZZZZZZZ.jpg)  [youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfL3lWNOOoQ[/youtube]

==comment==
Jake Gyllenhaal's film debut at age 10!

Title: "D" is Defending Your Life
Post by: dot-matrix on October 20, 2007, 03:32:57 pm
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Title: "E" is Erfolg
Post by: Ellemeno on October 20, 2007, 04:34:11 pm
IMDb plot Keywords:
Political
Munich Germany
Intrigue
Greed
1920s
Based On Novel
Title: "F" is Fried Green Tomatoes
Post by: MaineWriter on October 20, 2007, 04:36:37 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/1197-large.jpg)
Title: "G" is Grand Canyon
Post by: memento on October 20, 2007, 04:53:39 pm
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000056BSJ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hear My Song!
Post by: louisev on October 20, 2007, 05:00:57 pm
(http://einsiders.com/reviews/videorisks/images/hearmysong.jpg)
Title: "I" is Impromptu
Post by: MaineWriter on October 20, 2007, 05:03:12 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/t15389g6txw.jpg)
Title: "J" is JFK
Post by: Ellemeno on October 20, 2007, 06:03:36 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/jfk1.jpg)

Jesus H.!  I went to Google Images to search for "JFK," ugh, the first images are gruesome.  What was  I thinking?
Title: "K" is "A Kiss Before Dying"
Post by: louisev on October 20, 2007, 06:25:14 pm
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41S9CWR6YAL._AA240_.jpg)
Title: "L" is L.A. Story
Post by: Fran on October 20, 2007, 06:29:01 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/lastory.jpg)
Title: "M" is The Marrying Man
Post by: MaineWriter on October 20, 2007, 06:34:57 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/marrying_man.jpg)

==aside==

I love the comment on that picture, Fran. "The first great comedy of the nineties."
Title: "N" is "New Jack City"
Post by: louisev on October 20, 2007, 06:40:02 pm
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MG/189782~New-Jack-City-Posters.jpg)
Title: "O" is Only the Lonely
Post by: dot-matrix on October 20, 2007, 08:20:37 pm

The marvelous Anthony Quinn also has a small but pithy part in this film as the neighbor with
the not so secret crush on Maureen O'Hara.
(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9350/512b0wd5v2lss500hj9.jpg)
Title: "P" is "The Pianist"
Post by: louisev on October 20, 2007, 08:58:26 pm
(http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/38/30/04m.jpg)
Title: "Q" is The Quarrel
Post by: notBastet on October 20, 2007, 09:02:09 pm
Directed by Eli Cohen

Nominated for Best Achievement in Direction and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Genie Awards (Canadian cinema)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/151768.jpg)
Title: "R" is Regarding Henry
Post by: MaineWriter on October 20, 2007, 09:48:58 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/regarding_henry_ver1.jpg)
Title: "S" is "Shattered"
Post by: louisev on October 20, 2007, 09:54:33 pm
(http://www.nostalgia.com/large/11679.JPG)
Title: "T" is Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Post by: notBastet on October 20, 2007, 09:58:25 pm
Believe it or not, I love this movie!

It won Oscars for Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects, Makeup, and Sound.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/Linda-Hamilton---Terminator-2-Judge.jpg)
Title: "U" is Under Suspicion
Post by: dot-matrix on October 20, 2007, 11:34:21 pm
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6642/41889largeaf1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "V" is V.I. Warshawski
Post by: Ellemeno on October 21, 2007, 12:33:33 am
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/3/37/VIWarshawskiKathleenTurnerFrenchDVDCover.jpg)
Title: "W" is What About Bob?
Post by: Fran on October 21, 2007, 01:40:01 am
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Title: "X" is Xenofolies
Post by: dot-matrix on October 21, 2007, 02:47:19 am
The film Xénofolies (1991) explores the mutual misunderstandings and stereotypes in a Quebec high school between the children of Italian immigrants and the children of old-stock Québécois. Here we see many of the same debates as arise regarding today’s non-European immigrants. The old-stock Québécois youth express a number of anxieties about the Italian immigrant community, including questions of loyalty and national identity (Why do Italian Canadians wave the Italian flag when they should only wave the Quebec flag?), questions of language (Why do Italian Canadians speak Italian on the bus when they should be using French, at least in “public” spaces?), and questions of dress and gender roles (Why do Italian mothers attempt to impose traditional ideas of modesty and virtue on their daughters when they now live in a free and modern Quebec?). All of these practices are seen as evidence of a refusal to truly integrate.  The teenagers are  filmed in the context of a multi-ethnic school activity that explores conflicts between old-stock Québécois students and students of Italian origin.

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Title: "Y" is Year of the Gun
Post by: opinionista on October 21, 2007, 07:24:25 am
A film with Andrew McCarthy and Sharon Stone I've never heard about before.

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Title: "Z" is Zombie ja Kummitusjuna
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 07:39:52 am
==comment==

A Finnish movie. In English, the title is Zombie and the Ghost Town.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1990 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 07:42:49 am
Lights! Camera! Action!

It's time for Round 1990!

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Title: Re: "A" is Awakenings
Post by: Penthesilea on October 21, 2007, 08:53:40 am

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De Niro and Robin Williams, what else does a movie need?
Title: "B" is Bird on a Wire
Post by: opinionista on October 21, 2007, 09:01:49 am
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Title: "C" is Cry-Baby
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 09:19:05 am
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Title: "D" is Dances with Wolves
Post by: memento on October 21, 2007, 11:14:33 am
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Title: "E" is Edward Scissorhands
Post by: dot-matrix on October 21, 2007, 12:35:19 pm
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Title: "F" is "Flatliners"
Post by: louisev on October 21, 2007, 02:13:16 pm
(http://www.maniadb.com/images/album/149/149998_F_1.jpg)
Title: "G" is Goodfellas
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 02:14:07 pm
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Title: "H" is Home Alone
Post by: dot-matrix on October 21, 2007, 02:56:31 pm
1990 was a good year for H-films, Hamlet with Mel Gibson and Glenn Close , The Handmaiden's Tale with Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall and Natasha Richardson...but I think the most popular H of that year was definitely Home Alone

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Title: "I" is "Invasion of the Space Preachers"
Post by: louisev on October 21, 2007, 03:03:38 pm
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Title: "J" is Joe Versus the Volcano
Post by: notBastet on October 21, 2007, 03:29:40 pm
one of the few Tom Hanks movies I haven't liked

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/joe-versus-the-volcano-movie-poster.jpg)
Title: "K" is Killer Tomatoes Strike Back
Post by: Fran on October 21, 2007, 04:13:20 pm
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Title: "L" is Longtime Companion
Post by: Ellemeno on October 21, 2007, 04:38:41 pm
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Thanks, Leslie, for pointing this one out to me.
Title: "M" is My Blue Heaven
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 04:40:00 pm
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==comment==

This was the first movie I ever bought on DVD (don't ask me why I remember that!). It still gives me a laugh every time I watch it.
Title: "N" Is "Nikita"
Post by: louisev on October 21, 2007, 05:39:12 pm
===comment==== Imdb lists the title simply as "Nikita" when it was first released.

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Title: "O" is Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Post by: Fran on October 21, 2007, 06:05:39 pm
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Title: "P" is Pretty Woman
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 06:21:06 pm
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Title: "Q" is "Q&A"
Post by: louisev on October 21, 2007, 06:43:39 pm
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Title: "R" is RoboCop 2
Post by: Fran on October 21, 2007, 06:58:15 pm
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Title: "S" is Stanley & Iris
Post by: notBastet on October 21, 2007, 07:05:03 pm
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Title: "T" is Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 07:15:18 pm
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Title: "U" is "Underground"
Post by: louisev on October 21, 2007, 07:21:42 pm
==comment==

also known as Underground Terror, by any name, it got lousy reviews.

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Title: "V" is Vital Signs
Post by: Fran on October 21, 2007, 08:42:03 pm
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==milestone==
The 500th reply!
Title: "W" is Wild at Heart
Post by: memento on October 21, 2007, 08:52:03 pm
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Title: "X" is Xtro II: The Second Encounter
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 09:01:22 pm
==comment==

I believe Natali posted Xtro 3...of course we need its predecessor...

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Title: "Y" is "Young Guns II"
Post by: louisev on October 21, 2007, 09:13:18 pm
====comment====

see anybody you know?

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Title: "Z" is Zio Vania di Anton Cechov
Post by: Ellemeno on October 21, 2007, 09:15:53 pm
Uncle Vanya in Italian.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1989 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 09:33:02 pm
We are all together in the Director's Chair

for Round 1989!

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Title: "A" is Abyss, The
Post by: Fran on October 21, 2007, 10:00:59 pm
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Title: "B" is Born on the Fourth of July
Post by: notBastet on October 21, 2007, 10:29:50 pm
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Title: "C" is Crimes and Misdemeanors
Post by: Ellemeno on October 21, 2007, 10:34:35 pm
An excellent movie.  Martin Landau is superb.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/crimes.jpg)
Title: "D" is Driving Miss Daisy
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 10:50:25 pm
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Title: "E" is Enemies, A Love Story
Post by: Fran on October 21, 2007, 10:55:30 pm
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Title: "F" is Fat Man and Little Boy
Post by: Ellemeno on October 21, 2007, 10:57:47 pm
About the Manhattan Project

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Title: "G" is "Glory"
Post by: louisev on October 21, 2007, 10:59:45 pm
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Title: "H" is Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Post by: MaineWriter on October 21, 2007, 11:01:40 pm
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Title: "I" is Ice House
Post by: Ellemeno on October 21, 2007, 11:03:05 pm
With Buddy Quaid, half-brother of Dennis Quaid and Randy Quaid.

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Title: "J" is Jacknife
Post by: Fran on October 21, 2007, 11:10:57 pm
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Title: "K" is K-9
Post by: memento on October 22, 2007, 12:10:13 am
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Title: "L" is Licence to Kill
Post by: dot-matrix on October 22, 2007, 12:55:23 am
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Title: "M" is My Left Foot
Post by: MaineWriter on October 22, 2007, 06:27:28 am
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==aside==

The other M movie I looked at was Major League which features, of all teams, the Cleveland Indians. But that just seemed too mean this morning...GO SOX!

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Title: "N" is New York Stories
Post by: Ellemeno on October 22, 2007, 07:38:13 am
Directed by
Woody Allen       (segment "Oedipus Wrecks")
Francis Ford Coppola       (segment "Life without Zoe") (as Francis Coppola)
Martin Scorsese       (segment "Life Lessons")

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Title: "O" is Out Cold
Post by: Fran on October 22, 2007, 08:23:54 am
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==comment==
Randy Quaid is in this one.
Title: "P" is Parenthood
Post by: MaineWriter on October 22, 2007, 08:26:57 am
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Title: "Q" is Quest for Love
Post by: Ellemeno on October 22, 2007, 08:32:01 am
A lesbian love story from South Africa.
Title: Re: "R" is Rosalie goes shopping
Post by: Penthesilea on October 22, 2007, 09:35:20 am
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I like Marianne Sägebrecht, and the title sounds familiar, but for the life of me I can't remember if I've seen this one  ::)
Title: "S" is Say Anything
Post by: MaineWriter on October 22, 2007, 09:38:51 am
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Title: 'T' is Tango and Cash
Post by: belbbmfan on October 22, 2007, 10:16:38 am
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Title: "U" is UHF
Post by: dot-matrix on October 22, 2007, 11:46:17 am
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Title: "V" is Vineyard, The
Post by: Fran on October 22, 2007, 01:08:22 pm
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Title: "W" is When Harry Met Sally...
Post by: MaineWriter on October 22, 2007, 01:10:38 pm
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Title: "X" is Xi tai hou
Post by: notBastet on October 22, 2007, 03:14:20 pm
Court intrigue in China after the Taiping Rebellion is suppressed.

Language is Mandarin.

the Hong Kong English title is listed on IMDb is "The Empress Dowager"
Title: "Y" is Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
Post by: dot-matrix on October 22, 2007, 03:21:30 pm
I remember seeing this documentary on a large screen as part of a public lecture on conservation and management of resources ..amazing photography.

(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3964/yosepic20copyok4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "Z" is Zanzibar
Post by: MaineWriter on October 22, 2007, 03:28:53 pm
==comment==

A French movie, about, I assume, Zanzibar.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1988 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 22, 2007, 03:32:07 pm
Let's keep playing ... Round 1988!

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Title: "A" is Accused, The
Post by: Pipedream on October 22, 2007, 03:36:32 pm
Great performance by Jodie Foster!  :)

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Title: "B" is Beetlejuice
Post by: memento on October 22, 2007, 05:44:20 pm
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Title: "C" is Crossing Delancey
Post by: MaineWriter on October 22, 2007, 05:53:57 pm
==comment==

Delancey is a family name (it is my son's name) and I always felt a special connection to this movie, which came out in the summer after he was born.

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Title: "D" is Dangerous Liaisons
Post by: southendmd on October 22, 2007, 06:00:57 pm
(http://www.pfeiffertheface.com/WALLPAPERS/Sitemov/1988_AP_04.jpg)
Title: "E" is Endangered, The
Post by: notBastet on October 22, 2007, 07:19:17 pm
A South African/US movie with the following plot outline:

"Two brothers make a stand against an African revolution fought with guns bought with ivory."
Title: "F" is A Fish Called Wanda
Post by: Meryl on October 22, 2007, 09:40:18 pm
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Title: Re: "C" is Crossing Delancey
Post by: ednbarby on October 22, 2007, 11:12:46 pm
==comment==

A Fish Called Wanda was my (now/still) husband's and my first date.  We still laugh at how eerily appropriate it is.  Turns out we're both Anglophiles to the Nth degree.  So anything with Michael Palin in it is just The Shit.  "Brazil," anyone?  Actually, that one's great on a number of levels...

Lessee, 1988, G, ...

I got nothin'.

Title: "G" is Gorillas in the Mist
Post by: dot-matrix on October 23, 2007, 12:06:29 am
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Title: "H" is High Spirits
Post by: Pipedream on October 23, 2007, 12:58:46 am
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Title: "I" is Illegally Yours
Post by: Fran on October 23, 2007, 01:04:03 am
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Title: "J" is Judgement in Berlin
Post by: dot-matrix on October 23, 2007, 03:35:29 am
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Title: "K" is Kansas
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 06:02:41 am
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Title: "L" is Land Before Time, The
Post by: opinionista on October 23, 2007, 09:11:47 am
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Title: "M" is Mississippi Burning
Post by: Fran on October 23, 2007, 09:29:12 am
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Title: "N" is Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Post by: memento on October 23, 2007, 10:00:54 am
(http://www.repubblica.it/trovacinema/rendercmsfield.jsp?field_name=Image&id=143344)

=comment=
Known as "Cinema Paradiso" (Australia) (France) (USA)
Title: Oliver & Company
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 10:33:23 am
==comments==

Slim pickings for O in 1988!

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Title: "P" is Puss in Boots
Post by: notBastet on October 23, 2007, 10:58:02 am
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/39m.jpg)

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Title: "Q" is Queen Sacrifice
Post by: southendmd on October 23, 2007, 12:45:33 pm
Per IMDb: A welsh school teacher attempts to guard his teenage protege's genius for chess from his burgeoning libido.

(http://www.prolificfilms.freeserve.co.uk/images/Darkland's%20Images/QSAC.JPEG)
Title: "R" is Rain Man
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 12:54:14 pm
==comment==

Number One movie at the box office in 1988, with a total gross of $172.3 million dollars. It won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman)

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Title: "S" is Scrooged
Post by: Meryl on October 23, 2007, 01:08:02 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Scrooged.jpg)
Title: "T" is Twins
Post by: Pipedream on October 23, 2007, 01:19:59 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Twins1988.jpg)
Title: "U" is Unbearable Lightness of Being, The
Post by: Fran on October 23, 2007, 01:29:58 pm
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Title: "V" is Vibes
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 01:37:54 pm
==comment==

Cindy Lauper (remember her?) made her acting debut in this rather lame comedy.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/42m.jpg)
Title: "W" is Willow
Post by: notBastet on October 23, 2007, 01:43:49 pm
Another one of my favorites...

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/willow.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/willow1.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/willow-1.jpg)
Title: "X" is Xue zai shao
Post by: Ellemeno on October 23, 2007, 02:54:56 pm
This 84 minute feature from Hong Kong is called "Burning Snow" in English

-------------

I never noticed that Amy Irving and Michelle Pfeiffer look a little alike, til I saw the Crossing Delancey poster and the Dangerous Liaisons posters pictures next to each other.  Anybody else see that?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/crossdel.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/1988_AP_04.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Young Guns
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 03:00:45 pm
==comment==

I can tell you the status of five of these six young guns, but whatever happened to Casey Siemaszko? In fact, who IS Casey Siemaszko?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/young_guns_poster.jpg)

==aside==

Clarissa, I never noticed the Amy/Michelle likeness but oh, I thought Amy was so beautiful in Crossing Delancey. She's another one who has gone missing. Anyone know what's up with her?
Title: "Z" is Zombi 3
Post by: southendmd on October 23, 2007, 03:26:15 pm
A little-known Italian flick. 

(http://dreamers.com/indices/imagenes/peliculas.2592.IMAGEN1.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1987 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 03:31:38 pm
Two decades back from this year...

Round 1987!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/prodpic_tins_twostyles.jpg)


Where does the time go?
Title: "A" is Adventures in Babysitting
Post by: dot-matrix on October 23, 2007, 05:03:17 pm
(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4261/adventuresinbabysittingqz2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "B" is Babette's Feast
Post by: Meryl on October 23, 2007, 05:04:24 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BabettesFeast.jpg)

Best Foreign Language Film of 1987, and one of the best of any year.
Title: Re: "B" is Babette's Feast
Post by: moremojo on October 23, 2007, 05:16:34 pm
Quote from: Meryl on October 23, 2007, 05:04:24 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BabettesFeast.jpg)

Best Foreign Language Film of 1987, and one of the best of any year.
==aside==

Excellent choice. Surely one of the greatest films to have come out of Denmark.
Title: "C" is Can't Buy Me Love
Post by: southendmd on October 23, 2007, 05:21:22 pm
With a very young Patrick Dempsey.  And better than the alternative choice for this year:  Cannibal Hookers (tagline:  Killer Bimbos from Hell).

(http://www.hollywoodteenmovies.com/Can'tBuyMeLove.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dirty Dancing
Post by: notBastet on October 23, 2007, 05:43:20 pm
Nobody puts Baby in a corner.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/1800021290p.jpg)
Title: Aside: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 05:43:39 pm
Dot, thanks so much for playing "Adventures in Babysitting." I love that movie! Elizabeth Shue has gone on to bigger and better things as I am sure many of us know. Anthony Rapp, who played Darryl Coopersmith, also has an interesting career, performing on Broadway in "Rent" and reprising his role in the movie. He is also a published author and his memoir, "Without You" came out in 2006.

Leslie
Title: "E" is Empire of the Sun
Post by: Ellemeno on October 23, 2007, 06:03:23 pm
Starring 12 year old Christian Bale
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/christianbale.jpg)
Title: "F" is Fatal Attraction
Post by: memento on October 23, 2007, 06:16:13 pm
(http://www.divshare.com/img/2468025-fed.jpg)
Title: "G" is Good Morning Vietnam
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 06:26:46 pm
==comment==

with Robin Williams, Forrest Whitaker, and Bruno Kirby. Robin Williams won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a comedy/musical.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/good_morning_vietnam.jpg)
Title: "H" is House of Games
Post by: Ellemeno on October 23, 2007, 06:31:50 pm
Mamet
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004ZBVL.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: Aside: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 07:40:07 pm
Quote from: notBastet on October 23, 2007, 05:43:20 pm
Nobody puts Baby in a corner.


Absolutely! Nobody..NOBODY...puts Baby in a corner...

Another movie I absolutely loved, complete with the brief appearance of Bruce "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, disc jockey at 77-WABC in the 6 pm to 10 pm slot for all my formative years...

Title: "I" is Innerspace
Post by: dot-matrix on October 23, 2007, 07:51:17 pm
Very cute movie

A Steven Speilberg produced film
directed by Joe Dante
with Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Martin Short and

(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9064/innerspaceft6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "J" is Jaws: The Revenge
Post by: Fran on October 23, 2007, 09:40:51 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/B00000I1K901_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Title: "K" is Killing Time, The
Post by: notBastet on October 23, 2007, 09:47:22 pm
with the likes of Beau Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, and Michael Madsen...

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/264747.jpg)


==aside==
I just realized that VG means video game...  ::)
Title: "L" is Lethal Weapon
Post by: MaineWriter on October 23, 2007, 09:51:18 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/lethal_weapon.jpg)
Title: "M" is Matewan
Post by: Ellemeno on October 23, 2007, 10:41:02 pm
By my hero, John Sayles.
(http://www.david-strathairn.com/photos/images-film/matewan-poster.JPG)
Title: "N" is Nuts
Post by: dot-matrix on October 24, 2007, 12:56:49 am
(http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/434/1498531020atp7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: 'O' is Overboard
Post by: belbbmfan on October 24, 2007, 01:48:30 am
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/OVERBOARD.jpg)
Title: "P" is Princess Bride, The
Post by: Ellemeno on October 24, 2007, 03:39:30 am
Just when I thought I was going to have to go with Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, I found this charm on the list.  Not using it would have been inconthievable.

(http://ironic1.com/hellomynameisinigo.jpg)
Title: "Q" is The Quick and the Dead
Post by: dot-matrix on October 24, 2007, 04:04:22 am
Good western old fashion style.
Plot: A mysterious stranger rides into a homesteading family's life when they are attacked by a ruthless gang.
Starring: Sam Elliott, Tom Conti and Kate Capshaw

(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9903/5160pp30fslss500ri7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Now I'm off to bed (http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/beefcake/Beefcake%202/Smilies%20Emoticons%20and%20Avatars/sleep.gif) nite all
Title: "R" is Roxanne
Post by: opinionista on October 24, 2007, 05:12:21 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/0767818105_01_LZZZZZZZ.gif)
Title: "S" is Some Kind of Wonderful
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 06:44:42 am
==comment==

It's the eighties, it's John Hughes, it's a teen movie...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/B00005JL1C01LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "T" is Things Change
Post by: memento on October 24, 2007, 10:22:29 am
(http://blog.dreamhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/things_change.jpg)

=comment=
Another David Mammet.
Title: "U" is Untouchables, The
Post by: opinionista on October 24, 2007, 11:14:35 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/205095The-Untouchables-Posters.jpg)
Title: "V" is Vera
Post by: notBastet on October 24, 2007, 12:01:22 pm
a Brazilian movie said to be "better than Boys Don't Cry" by one IMDb user.

It won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema.
Title: "W" is Witches of Eastwick, The
Post by: southendmd on October 24, 2007, 12:04:25 pm
(http://www.lazydork.com/movies/witcheseastwick.jpg)

=comment=
Filmed in beautiful Massachusetts.
The other choice was "Whales of August" filmed in beautiful Maine. 
Title: "X" is Xia cu da zhang fu
Post by: dot-matrix on October 24, 2007, 12:11:43 pm
Per IMDb

Also Known As:Goodbye Darling

A Hong Kong businessman (Raymond Wong) was misinformed that he had developed cancer; therefore, he goes high and low to make sure his wife (Cherie Chung) will be taken care of at the event of his death. This includes finding her a perfect guy to be her new husband.
Title: "Y" is The Year My Voice Broke
Post by: opinionista on October 24, 2007, 12:42:36 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/t05604ep8q8.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zombie High
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 12:43:45 pm
==comment==

Described by one IMDb reviewer as the worst zombie movie ever made. Amazingly, it stars Virginia Madsen who, fortunately, has gone on to bigger and better things in her career.

==aside==Paul

Yes, Whales of August was filmed in beautiful Maine (Cliff Island, to be exact). Unfortunately, it was a pretty lousy movie. I sat through it in the theater because I wanted to see the scenery...once was enough!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1986 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 12:46:14 pm
Round 1986!!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/001208_0603_0016_lshsMovie-Film-and.jpg)
Title: "A" is Aliens
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2007, 01:40:22 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/aliens_ver1.jpg)
Title: "B" is Back to School
Post by: opinionista on October 24, 2007, 02:30:08 pm
==Comment==
Some parts of this movie were filmed at a school I actually went to: University of Wisconsin at Madison

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/back_to_school.jpg)

Title: "C" is Children of a Lesser God
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 02:45:45 pm
==comment==

Marlee Matlin won the Best Actress Oscar, at age 21.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/children_of_a_lesser_god.jpg)
Title: "D" is Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2007, 02:48:00 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/down_and_out_in_beverly_hills.jpg)
Title: "E" is Every Time We Say Goodbye
Post by: opinionista on October 24, 2007, 02:50:11 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/200px-Every_time_we_say_goodbye.jpg)
Title: "F" is Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 02:50:45 pm
==comment==

One of my all time favorite movies...I never get tired of this one!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/41007_ab.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/2657-large.jpg)
Title: "G" is Great Mouse Detective, The
Post by: southendmd on October 24, 2007, 03:21:55 pm
(http://www.dvdtown.com/images/displaymedia.php?id=10494&sizew=200&cat=3)

I didn't recognize any of the "G" movies this year.  There was a Soviet film called "Gayduk", but no plot.
Title: Re: "F" is Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on October 24, 2007, 03:23:32 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 02:50:45 pm
==comment==

One of my all time favorite movies...I never get tired of this one!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/41007_ab.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/2657-large.jpg)

I remember when I came out, I was driving by the mall and I thought Ferris Bueller was the guy who changed the sign and was trying to be funny.
Title: "H" is Hannah and Her Sisters
Post by: opinionista on October 24, 2007, 03:35:11 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/194392Hannah-and-Her-Sisters-Poster.jpg)
Title: "I" is Invaders from Mars
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 03:40:11 pm
==comment==

A remake of a 1953 sci-fi classic

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/invaders_from_mars.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jumpin' Jack Flash
Post by: southendmd on October 24, 2007, 03:42:46 pm
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/510MNZCJE9L._AA280_.jpg)

My favorite line:  "Mick, speak English! "
Title: "K" is The Karate Kid, Part II
Post by: dot-matrix on October 24, 2007, 03:44:03 pm
(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/575/b00005jxy301lzzzzzzzpk0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "L" is Little Shop of Horrors
Post by: opinionista on October 24, 2007, 03:49:33 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/7098925.jpg)
Title: "M" is Manon des sources
Post by: southendmd on October 24, 2007, 03:50:23 pm
(http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_03_img0934.jpg)

The sequel to "Jean de Florette".
Title: "N" is Nothing in Common
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 03:51:16 pm
==comment==

Jackie Gleason's last movie

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/7610-large.jpg)
Title: "O" is One More Saturday Night
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2007, 03:58:52 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/One_more_saturday_night_VHS_cover.jpg)
Title: "P" is Pretty in Pink
Post by: opinionista on October 24, 2007, 03:59:29 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/prettyinpinkflyerweb.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quicksilver
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 04:01:55 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/quicksilver.jpg)
Title: "R" is Ruthless People
Post by: southendmd on October 24, 2007, 04:04:37 pm
(http://www.homevideos.com/freezeframes3/ruthlesspeople238.jpeg)

"The definitive crazy 80s comedy."
Title: "S" is Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2007, 04:06:15 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1160537885.jpg)
Title: "T" is Top Gun
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 04:12:17 pm
==comment==

Number one movie of the year at the box office.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/003_TOPGUNSATop-Gun-Posters.jpg)
Title: "U" is Under the Cherry Moon
Post by: southendmd on October 24, 2007, 04:18:20 pm
(http://models.com/oftheminute/archives/images/B0002CTSV8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "V" is Violets Are Blue
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2007, 04:24:12 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/violets_are_blue.jpg)
Title: "W" is The Wraith
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 04:30:09 pm
==comment==

I can't say that I am familiar with this movie, but it features Randy Quaid as Sheriff Loomis, and Charlie Sheen in the lead.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/10m.jpg)
Title: "X" is Xiao sheng xian chou
Post by: notBastet on October 24, 2007, 04:45:21 pm
released in Hong Kong, in Cantonese.  Also known as The Shyly Joker.

=aside=
there was another, more interesting movie, about a Chinese girl entering into an arranged marriage with a boy of 2, however it appeared to be released in 1990... couldn't quite understand why it was listed under 1986...
Title: "Y" is Youngblood
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2007, 05:47:49 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/19053-large.jpg)
Title: "Z" is The Zero Boys
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 06:02:00 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/144352.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1985 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 06:05:02 pm
We're here to jive

in Round 1985!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/movie20viewers.gif)
Title: "A" is The Aviator
Post by: dot-matrix on October 24, 2007, 06:37:05 pm
I have to say I agree with this comment on the film from IMDb

"Reeve is a commanding presence and the production values are pretty good in this story of survival, but Arquette's character (or is it really her?) is SO annoying that it's hard to believe anyone would risk his life for her. She wrecks the film."

(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6606/aviatoryo5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "B" is Back to the Future
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2007, 06:53:07 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/backtofuturess.jpg)
Title: "C" is The Color Purple
Post by: memento on October 24, 2007, 08:48:58 pm
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/41/MPW-20711)
Title: "D" is Desperately Seeking Susan
Post by: MaineWriter on October 24, 2007, 08:50:50 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/195929Desperately-Seeking-Susan-Pos.jpg)
Title: "E" is The Emerald Forest
Post by: Lumière on October 24, 2007, 09:02:48 pm
(http://www.lovefilm.com/lovefilm/images/products/5/34165-large.jpg)
Title: "F" is Falcon and the Snowman, The
Post by: Ellemeno on October 24, 2007, 11:23:44 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/falcon.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gotcha!
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2007, 11:33:29 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/gotcha.jpg)
Title: "H" is Heaven Help Us
Post by: dot-matrix on October 25, 2007, 01:41:20 am
This was one of those you either loved it or hated it films.  Put me firmly in the loved it catagory  ;D

Starring: Donald Sutherland ...  John Heard ... Andrew McCarthy ...  Mary Stuart Masterson ...  and Kevin Dillon

 (http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/3517/8680gc1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: "I" is Into the Night
Post by: MaineWriter on October 25, 2007, 06:29:14 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/15m-1.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jewel of the Nile, The
Post by: opinionista on October 25, 2007, 07:17:45 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/104261.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kiss of the Spiderwoman
Post by: Meryl on October 25, 2007, 10:51:47 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Kiss_Of_The_Spiderwoman.jpg)

Bill Hurt's Oscar
Title: "L" is Lost in America
Post by: MaineWriter on October 25, 2007, 11:02:29 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/480101010A.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mask
Post by: dot-matrix on October 25, 2007, 11:11:34 am
(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2708/maskuo1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "N" is A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, Freddy's Revenge
Post by: Lumière on October 25, 2007, 11:58:39 am

(http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Makeup/4303/nightmare2.jpg)
Title: "O" is Out of Africa
Post by: opinionista on October 25, 2007, 02:20:12 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/BigOutOfAfrica.jpg)
Title: "P" is Prizzi's Honor
Post by: southendmd on October 25, 2007, 02:25:14 pm
(http://www.infoplease.com/images/movrf54.gif)

In a year when Out of Africa practically swept the Oscars, Anjelica Huston won best supporting actress.

(http://www.homevideos.com/movies-covers/prizzishonor.jpg)
Title: "Q" is The Quiet Earth
Post by: dot-matrix on October 25, 2007, 02:32:58 pm
A man awakens to find himself alone in the world...

(http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7783/quietearththerl4wy5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "R" is Runaway Train
Post by: MaineWriter on October 25, 2007, 02:59:02 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/runaway_train.jpg)
Title: "S" is St. Elmo's Fire
Post by: opinionista on October 25, 2007, 03:00:07 pm
Below is the Love Theme which I love!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5oCPchQWoI[/youtube]
Title: "T" is Transylvania 6-5000
Post by: dot-matrix on October 25, 2007, 03:08:28 pm
(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5654/transylvaniasixfivethouom9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "U" is UFOria
Post by: southendmd on October 25, 2007, 04:13:40 pm
(http://image.allmusic.com/00/avg/cov200/drv100/v194/v19498oylan.jpg)
Title: "V" is Volunteers
Post by: opinionista on October 25, 2007, 04:18:56 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/tomhanksvolunteers.jpg)
Title: "W" is Witness
Post by: MaineWriter on October 25, 2007, 04:19:33 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/2908-large.jpg)
Title: "X" is Xia ri fu xing
Post by: dot-matrix on October 25, 2007, 05:52:10 pm
A Hong Kong Production starring Jackie Chan
English Title:   Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars

(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8486/57230mt8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: "Y" is Year of the Dragon
Post by: Fran on October 25, 2007, 06:06:44 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/year_of_the_dragon.jpg)
Title: "Z" is A Zed and Two Noughts
Post by: memento on October 25, 2007, 06:30:45 pm
(https://secure.bfi.org.uk/booksvideo/video/images/185/zed.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1984 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 25, 2007, 06:39:31 pm
Let's go for more

in Round 1984!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/film.jpg)
Title: "A" is Amadeus
Post by: MaineWriter on October 25, 2007, 06:45:26 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/amadeus_ver1.jpg)
Title: "B" is Beverly Hills Cop
Post by: dot-matrix on October 25, 2007, 10:12:48 pm
(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2605/beverlyhillscopiiln0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "C" is Country
Post by: Fran on October 25, 2007, 10:20:41 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/t35943lzlqq.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dreamscape
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 06:34:58 am
==comment==

A movie with Dennis Quaid I haven't seen!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/dreamscape.jpg)
Title: "E" is Endërr për një karrikë
Post by: Ellemeno on October 26, 2007, 07:39:43 am
A drama from Albania, directed by Fehmi Hoshafi.   
Title: "F" is Firestarter
Post by: dot-matrix on October 26, 2007, 09:08:06 am
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3836/firestarterui4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "G" is Ghostbusters
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 09:20:22 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/ghostbusters_ver4.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hotel New Hampshire, The
Post by: Ellemeno on October 26, 2007, 09:24:04 am
Based on the John Irving novel, with an interesting cast mix: Rob Lowe, Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges, Seth Green, Nastassja Kinski, Wallace Shawn, Matthew Modine, Wilford Brimley

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/200px-Hotel_new_hampshire_ver1.jpg)
Title: "I" is Iceman
Post by: Fran on October 26, 2007, 10:47:18 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/bkjljhljkl.jpg)
Title: "J" is Johnny Dangerously
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 10:56:00 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/johnny_dangerously.jpg)
Title: "K" is Karate Kid, The
Post by: opinionista on October 26, 2007, 11:21:12 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/karate-kid.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Little Drummer Girl
Post by: memento on October 26, 2007, 11:32:27 am
(http://www.antropologiavisual.cl/articulos4/anaclara/drummerGirl.jpg)
Title: "M" is Moscow on the Hudson
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 11:36:27 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/OSmoscowonthehudson.jpg)
Title: "N" is Natural, The
Post by: Fran on October 26, 2007, 11:53:48 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/natural_ver1.jpg)
Title: "O" is Once Upon a Time in America
Post by: notBastet on October 26, 2007, 12:02:39 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/once_upon_a_time_in_america_ver1.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/sjff_01_img0364.jpg)
Title: "P" is A Passage to India
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 12:06:42 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/user1367_1166694897.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quilombo
Post by: southendmd on October 26, 2007, 01:46:14 pm
(http://www.thefilmconnection.org/dynamic/tfcFilms/859/quilombo.jpg)
Title: "R" is The Razor's Edge
Post by: memento on October 26, 2007, 02:02:32 pm
(http://www.theoldcorner.org.uk/photos/poster2.JPG)
Title: "S" is Splash
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 02:05:42 pm
===comment===

John Candy, throwing the coins on the ground to look up a girl's skirt: "Hey, when I find something that works, I stick with it!"

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/splash.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/splash-1.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Splash108.jpg)
Title: "T" is Tightrope
Post by: opinionista on October 26, 2007, 02:17:46 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/tightrope.jpg)
Title: "U" is Until September
Post by: southendmd on October 26, 2007, 02:38:09 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d0/Until_september.jpg/200px-Until_september.jpg)
Title: "V" is The Vegas Casino War
Post by: Lumière on October 26, 2007, 03:12:58 pm
(http://services.windowsmedia.com/dvdcover/cov150/drt500/t542/t54241nea4q.jpg)

==comment==
Plot Synopsis (Yahoo)

Rock Hudson plays a maverick casino owner who takes over a floundering casino across the street when he is double-crossed by his partners. He risks his entire bankroll to save the casino and himself.
Title: "W" Warrior and the Sorceress, The
Post by: Pipedream on October 26, 2007, 03:14:54 pm
Looks like one of those avoid at all costs movies...  :P

(http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeVideoArt/Large/67/195767.jpg)
Title: "X" is Xi chu bawang
Post by: notBastet on October 26, 2007, 04:51:16 pm
The Great Conqueror's Concubine (Hong Kong: English title)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/conquerorsconcubine.jpg)

Plot summary from IMDb: Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang Yu's weakness for Lady Yu combine with Liu Pang's treachery result in Liu founding the legendary Han dynasty.

=aside=
Am I the only one who hates doing the "X"?
Title: "Y" is Yellow Hair and The Fortress of Gold
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 05:43:58 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/25m.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zombie Island Massacre
Post by: dot-matrix on October 26, 2007, 07:19:00 pm
A B movie cheap rip off of Agatha Christies 'Ten Little Indians"... but not nearly as good!

Americans on vacation in the Caribbean take a tour of a nearby island at night and watch a local voodoo ritual. Soon after, they find themselves stranded on the island and under attack by unseen foes. One by one they meet violent ends.  But don'tr be mislead by the title there isn't even one Zombie in the whole flick.

(http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1883/zombieislandmassacrenp0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1983 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 07:29:36 pm
DING DING DING DING DING

Round 1983.....and a new rule!

Attention, all players!

Since people have gotten tired of "the obligatory Chinese Movie" being played for X, I have come up with a variation....

For the letter X, any movie (from the current year) can be played.

So, if you missed your chance to play your favorite movie for letter "whatever"....here's your chance. In other words, X is a wildcard.

There will also be a suspension of the "two turns" rule. Anyone can play a wildcard X, even if they played V or W.

Just remember....the wildcard movie MUST come from the year (round) we are currently playing.

Have fun, everyone, and with that....let's get on to Round 1983!
Title: "A" is "Angst"
Post by: louisev on October 26, 2007, 08:09:11 pm
==== comment ====

A man is released from prison after serving four years for murdering an elderly woman. He quickly begins to feel the compulsion to kill again!
Title: "B" is The Big Chill
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 08:11:35 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/big_chill_ver1.jpg)
Title: "C" is Christine
Post by: notBastet on October 26, 2007, 08:13:41 pm
based on Stephen King's novel... "She'll possess you. Then destroy you. She's death on wheels."

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/076782771601_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Title: "D" is "The Dead Zone"
Post by: louisev on October 26, 2007, 08:21:17 pm
(http://bonobo.jones.free.fr/cinema/deadzone.jpg)
Title: "E" is Educating Rita
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 08:25:55 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/educating-rita.jpg)
Title: "F" is Flashdance
Post by: memento on October 26, 2007, 08:48:49 pm
(http://www.sullivanboutique.com/Anne/stores/1/images/dvds/Musicals/flashdance.gif)
Title: "G" is "Gorky Park"
Post by: louisev on October 26, 2007, 08:50:39 pm
(http://www.lovefilm.com/lovefilm/images/products/7/12817-large.jpg)
Title: "H" is Heat and Dust
Post by: notBastet on October 26, 2007, 08:53:47 pm
won a BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/1651-large.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Want To Be An Engineer
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 09:01:36 pm
==comment==


What more do you want?
Title: "J" is "The Jigsaw Man"
Post by: louisev on October 26, 2007, 09:04:02 pm
(http://www.cinemovies.fr/images/data/films/Pfilm2878923998187.jpg)
Title: "K" is Krull
Post by: notBastet on October 26, 2007, 09:07:00 pm
"A young prince must capture a five-bladed sword in order to save his princess and their planets from a terrible monster and his troops."

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/pg-krull-e.jpg)

=aside=
not to be confused with krill:
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/Krill_Water.jpg)
Title: "L" is Local Hero
Post by: MaineWriter on October 26, 2007, 09:13:32 pm
==comment==

This movie made me want to visit Scotland...something I still haven't done  :(

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/local_hero_ver1.jpg)
Title: "M" is "Monty Python's Meaning of Life"
Post by: louisev on October 26, 2007, 09:16:30 pm
(http://www.dailyllama.com/news/2003/images/meaning_of_life_dvd.jpg)
Title: "N" is Never Cry Wolf
Post by: notBastet on October 26, 2007, 10:19:13 pm
(haven't seen it, but sounds like something I might like... hard to tell though, as I didn't particularly care for Eight Below...)

Plot summary from IMDb:
This film dramatizes the true story of Farley Mowat, when he was sent to the Canadian tundra area to collect evidence of the grievous harm the wolf population was allegedly doing to the caribou herds. In his struggle to survive in that difficult environment he studies the wolves, and realizes that the old beliefs about wolves and their supposed threat are almost totally false. Furthermore, he learns that humans represent a far greater threat to the land, and also to the wolves, a species which plays an important role in the ecosystem of the north.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/Never-Cry-Wolf-DVD.jpg)
Title: "O" is Octopussy
Post by: Meryl on October 26, 2007, 11:46:28 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Octopussy.jpg)
Title: "P" is Psycho II
Post by: Fran on October 27, 2007, 12:42:05 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/B00000I1KC01LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quest
Post by: dot-matrix on October 27, 2007, 02:13:19 am
Based on a story by Ray Bradbury

On a distant planet, descendants of a crashed spaceship are subjected to mysterious forces that cause them to age and die in just eight days. They must also live in caves to escape the bitter cold of night and the killing heat of day. One young boy is determined to find his way back to the ship that brought them there. But how will accomplish this in the short time left to him?

Average rating on IMDb is 5.6.  The ending gets a tad bogged down in pseudo-philosophical mush but the visuals are absolutely stunning.
Title: "R" is Right Stuff, The
Post by: Ellemeno on October 27, 2007, 02:15:57 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/rightstuffthe.jpg)


(I love the new rule, Leslie!)
Title: "S" is Staying Alive
Post by: opinionista on October 27, 2007, 07:39:22 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/B00006CXH5_01_LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "T" is Terms of Endearment
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 08:30:03 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/terms_of_endearment.jpg)
Title: "U" is Uncommon Valor
Post by: dot-matrix on October 27, 2007, 10:51:46 am
(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7937/uncommonvalor1983518fbs9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6248/zjigokunosichinin013wk9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "V" is Valley Girl
Post by: opinionista on October 27, 2007, 11:44:20 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/200px-Valgirlmovie.jpg)
Title: "W" is WarGames
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 11:52:01 am
==comment==

One of the first computer movies...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/wargames_ver2.jpg)
Title: "X" is Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Post by: notBastet on October 27, 2007, 12:11:17 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/starwars_returnofthejedi_1.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/jedi.jpg)

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Title: "Y" is Yentl
Post by: opinionista on October 27, 2007, 12:15:02 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/yentl.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zelig
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 12:16:54 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/zelig.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1982 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 12:21:37 pm
What movies were we watching 25 years ago?

Let's find out in Round 1982....

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Title: "A" is Annie
Post by: notBastet on October 27, 2007, 12:24:17 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/annie.jpg)

==aside==
Nat, I loved Yentl!
Title: "B" is Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The
Post by: opinionista on October 27, 2007, 12:26:23 pm
A Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton classic

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/200px-Best_little_whorehouse_in_tex.jpg)
Title: "C" is Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 12:43:35 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/come_back_to_the_five_and_dime_jimm.jpg)
Title: "D" is "The Dark Crystal"
Post by: louisev on October 27, 2007, 12:57:30 pm
(http://www.darkcrystalthemovie.com/images/posterSplash.jpg)
Title: "E" is "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial"
Post by: notBastet on October 27, 2007, 01:00:40 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/photo_06.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/photo_05.jpg)

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Title: "F" is Fast times at Ridgemont High
Post by: opinionista on October 27, 2007, 01:04:12 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/Fast20Times20at20Ridgemont20High.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gandhi
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 01:05:01 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/gandhi.jpg)
Title: "H" is "Hero"
Post by: louisev on October 27, 2007, 01:07:21 pm

===comment ====

Medieval fable of sorcery and witchcraft in a remote corner of the Scottish highlands.!
Title: "I" is I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can
Post by: Fran on October 27, 2007, 02:38:56 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/t59120flfxy.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jimmy the Kid
Post by: notBastet on October 27, 2007, 02:47:20 pm
IMDb's [poorly written] plot outline: Gang of bumbling crooks kidnap a bratty little kid, find out they got more than they bargained for.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/v09797iykwa.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kiss Me Goodbye
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 03:10:02 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/kiss_me_goodbye.jpg)
Title: "L" is A Little Sex
Post by: dot-matrix on October 27, 2007, 03:51:47 pm
Romantic Comedy.  Directed by Bruce Paltrow  Starring: Tim Matheson ...  Kate Capshaw ...  Edward Herrmann

from reviews on IMDb
Not a Great film more a lighthearted romp and look at the "myth of monogamy" whatever that means . Great chemistry between Tim Matheson and Kate Capshaw. "A Little Sex" is now rather dated, produced at a time when casual sex was still considered fun, liberating and relatively safe. How times have changed.


(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9994/40176177az3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "M" is "Monsignor"
Post by: Lynne on October 27, 2007, 04:02:47 pm
Starring Christopher Reeve

from IMDB:

"John Flaherty (Christopher Reeve) is a young and ambitious American priest who arrives in the Papal Sovereign city state of the Vactican in 1944 to take his holy orders as a catholic priest. After distinguishing himself in combat in the World War II battlefields of northern Italy, he's assigned as the Vactican treasurer. With the Vactican strapped for money during the war, Flaherty soon makes illegal business deals with a corrupt U.S. Army sergeant, named Varese (Joseph Cortese), who deals goods on the local black market which is connected to a ruthless Sicilian mobster, named Don Appolini (Jason Miller). Appolini agrees to fund Flaherty's operation for profit through his Swiss bank connections. Flaherty's mentor, Cardinal Santoni (Fernando Rey), the secretary to the elderly but powerful Pope (Leonardo Cimino), learns of Flaherty's business deals, but covers for Flaherty in order for them to rise in the ranks of the church against Santoni's rival, Cardinal Vinci (Adolfo Celi). But Flaherty's double life as a black marketeer and priest takes a turn when he falls in love with a young French nun, named Clara (Genevieve Bujold), who knows of his dealings, but not of his true identity to the Catholic Church."
Title: "N" is Night Shift
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 04:25:07 pm
==comment==

A very funny movie with Michael Keaton, Henry Winkler, and Shelley Long, directed by Ron Howard.



(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/ns_keatonwinker01a.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/482411020A.jpg)
Title: "O" is Officer and a Gentleman, An
Post by: notBastet on October 27, 2007, 04:27:23 pm
yummy richard gere

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/richard_gere03_400.jpg)
Title: "P" is "Poltergeist"
Post by: Lynne on October 27, 2007, 04:35:14 pm
Directed by Spielberg...

From Wikipedia:

"In the first and most successful film (released on June 4 1982), a group of seemingly benign ghosts begin communicating with five-year-old Carol Anne Freeling in her parents' suburban California home via static on the television. Eventually they use the TV as their path into the house itself. They kidnap Carol Anne, and most of the film involves the family's efforts to rescue her. Eventually they do, but then the spirits, led by a demon known only as The Beast, go on a rampage."
Title: "Q" is Querelle
Post by: opinionista on October 27, 2007, 05:10:09 pm
It is a french gay love story. According to Wikipedia:

The plot centers on the handsome sailor Georges Querelle (Brad Davis), who is also a thief and murderer and has hidden his booty all over the world (...)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Querelle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Querelle)

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/Querelle.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rocky III
Post by: Fran on October 27, 2007, 05:35:07 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/rocky-3-l-one-sheet.jpg)
Title: "S" is Sophie's Choice
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 05:56:28 pm
==comment==

I was so upset after reading the book, I could never bring myself to see the movie.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/thechoice.jpg)
Title: "T" is That Championship Season
Post by: dot-matrix on October 27, 2007, 06:31:09 pm
Adapted from Jason Miller's play which won the Pulitzer Prize, That Championship Season is about a group of men who, after 25 years, get together again for a high-school basketball team reunion. After drinking and chumming, the circle of friends soon find long-hidden anger and resentment resurfacing which become muddled with their current mid-life problems. Soon their long-time friendships are collapsing before them.

Excellent performers in this drama include Martin Sheen, Paul Sorvino, Robert Mitchum, Bruce Dern and Stacy Keach.

(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5764/200pxthatchampionshipsefw0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "U" is "Unhinged"
Post by: louisev on October 27, 2007, 08:07:14 pm
========= comment =========

one of many many lesser known horror films
Title: "V" is Victor Victoria
Post by: notBastet on October 27, 2007, 08:36:51 pm
on my "need to see" list

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/vic.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/190202_thumb.jpg)
Title: "W" is World According to Garp, The
Post by: Fran on October 27, 2007, 09:04:07 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/world_according_to_garp.jpg)
Title: Wildcard X: "T" is Tootsie
Post by: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 09:08:26 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/tootsie.jpg)
Title: "Y" is The Year of Living Dangerously
Post by: dot-matrix on October 28, 2007, 12:02:18 am
(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9995/yoldusdvdbi2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/231/22709featpe6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/785/programme3799pq2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1126/54502824jh5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


Title: "Z" is "Zapped"
Post by: louisev on October 28, 2007, 12:48:39 am
====comment =====


A teenager science-nerd gains telekinetic powers!

(http://www.geocities.com/whereforebaio/sbpics/zapped.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1981 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 08:25:39 am
As we work our way through the annals of movie history....

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Round 1981!
Title: "A" is Arthur
Post by: opinionista on October 28, 2007, 08:37:24 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/t00201pdygm.jpg)

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/fondue_arthur2_wideweb__430x315.jpg)
Title: "B" is Body Heat
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 08:43:56 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/029.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/body_heat_ver1.jpg)
Title: "C" is Chariots of Fire
Post by: Fran on October 28, 2007, 09:21:49 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/45_chariots_20of_20fire.jpg)
Title: "D" is Devil and Max Devlin, The
Post by: opinionista on October 28, 2007, 11:35:38 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/v31923gljtc.jpg)
Title: "E" is Escape from New York
Post by: notBastet on October 28, 2007, 11:54:44 am
starring Kurt Russell
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/escape_from_new_york_ver1.jpg)
Title: "F" is First Monday in October
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 12:08:53 pm
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Title: "G" is Gallipoli
Post by: dot-matrix on October 28, 2007, 12:52:07 pm
(http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/7233/gallipoliver1wi9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "H" is Howling, The
Post by: opinionista on October 28, 2007, 12:59:22 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/B00009OWI1_01__SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Title: "I" is "The Incredible Shrinking Woman"
Post by: louisev on October 28, 2007, 01:36:21 pm
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Title: "J" is Just Before Dawn
Post by: notBastet on October 28, 2007, 02:07:29 pm
a horror movie I do not plan on seeing

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/180px-Dawnmovie.jpg)
Title: "K" is Knightriders
Post by: opinionista on October 28, 2007, 02:36:00 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/Knightriders.jpg)
Title: "L" is Loch Ness Horror, The
Post by: Fran on October 28, 2007, 04:11:25 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/32m.jpg)    (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/lochfilm.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mommie Dearest
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 04:28:43 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/MommieDrst_DVD_Front.jpg)
Title: "N" is Neighbors
Post by: dot-matrix on October 28, 2007, 04:46:11 pm
(http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9039/neighborsver1ws8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "O" is "On Golden Pond"
Post by: louisev on October 28, 2007, 04:48:01 pm
(http://www.sullivanboutique.com/Anne/stores/1/images/dvds/Drama/on_golden_pond.gif)
Title: "P" is The Postman Always Rings Twice
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 04:55:36 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/postman_always_rings_twice.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quartet
Post by: dot-matrix on October 28, 2007, 05:29:43 pm
A Merchant Ivory Production.  I don't remember seeing this one  :-\

(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7820/200px484781020avx8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7008/quartetbt3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: "R" is Raiders of the Lost Ark
Post by: notBastet on October 28, 2007, 05:38:33 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/Raiders.jpg)
Title: "S" is Stripes
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 05:49:27 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/1800123116p.jpg)
Title: "T" is Time Bandits
Post by: dot-matrix on October 28, 2007, 05:57:26 pm
(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/702/193511timebanditsposterhh3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1042/timebandits3wv9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/183/timebanditsju8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: "U" is "The Unseen"
Post by: louisev on October 28, 2007, 05:59:29 pm
u
Title: "V" is Victory
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 06:02:20 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/victory.jpg)
Title: "W" White Lion, The
Post by: notBastet on October 28, 2007, 06:14:08 pm
Plot outline: "A college professor, his wife, and daughter go the the wilds of Africa to live, and study the rare white lions of the region."

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/white20lion.jpg)
Title: "X" Wildcard: "R" is "Reds"
Post by: louisev on October 28, 2007, 06:16:46 pm
(http://www.fest21.com/files/images/REDS.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 06:29:30 pm
Described on IMDb as a "peculiar sex fantasy," with this comment from one poster:

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid is a strange title for a film, but it works as a metaphor. The ticket is Richard Harris's penis, and the reason it is no longer valid is that he can no longer get an erection.

Okay......
Title: "Z" is Zorro, the Gay Blade
Post by: notBastet on October 28, 2007, 06:50:00 pm
George Hamilton got nominated for a Golden Globe (Best Motion Picture Actor - Comedy/Musical).

Movie also got nominated for a Razzie award for Worst Musical Score.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/v32417fedbk.jpg)

=aside=
Not sure if there is anything offensive about this movie or not - slim pickings for Z, and I was under some time pressure!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1980 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 06:53:49 pm
Betty Boop says, "It's time for Round 1980!"

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Title: "A" is "Airplane!"
Post by: louisev on October 28, 2007, 07:26:04 pm
(http://www.homevideos.com/movies-covers/airplane.jpg)
Title: "B" is The Blues Brothers
Post by: MaineWriter on October 28, 2007, 08:06:57 pm
==comment==

another one of my all time favorite movies....

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/bluesbrothers.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/697847_DV_L_F.jpg)
Title: "C" is Caddyshack
Post by: Fran on October 28, 2007, 09:12:30 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/caddyshack.jpg)
Title: "D" is "Dressed to Kill"
Post by: louisev on October 28, 2007, 09:24:51 pm
(http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/DressedToKill.jpg)
Title: "E" is The Elephant Man
Post by: dot-matrix on October 28, 2007, 09:55:56 pm
(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5080/61416317my7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "F" is Fame
Post by: Fran on October 28, 2007, 10:12:02 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/Fame201980.jpg)

...and in time
and in time
we will all be stars!
Title: "G" is Gloria
Post by: Meryl on October 28, 2007, 10:29:02 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Gloria.jpg)
Title: "H" is "Hangar 18"
Post by: louisev on October 29, 2007, 12:11:03 am
(http://www.mst3ktemple.com/images/019-hangar18.jpg)
Title: "I" is Idolmaker, The
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2007, 12:20:03 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/IdolmakerBigPic.jpg)

==synopsis==
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Title: "J" is The Jazz Singer
Post by: dot-matrix on October 29, 2007, 01:40:49 am
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2474/jazzsingerxx1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "K" is Klondike Fever
Post by: Ellemeno on October 29, 2007, 04:07:08 am
(http://www.centenary.edu/news/2003/August/Labor-London-photos_Labor4420-a-W.jpg)
Title: "L" is Little Darlings
Post by: opinionista on October 29, 2007, 06:21:50 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/little_darlings.jpg)
Title: "M" is Melvin and Howard
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 06:40:33 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/melvin_and_howard.jpg)
Title: "N" is New Year's Evil
Post by: dot-matrix on October 29, 2007, 07:54:47 am
Per IMDb this is a real winner earning 3.4 stars out of 10  ::)
(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9862/newyearsevil21981zu9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)New Year's Eve is on it's way and TV's most famous punk-rock lady icon Diane Sullivan is holding a late hour countdown celebration of music and partying. All is going well until Diane recieves a phone call from a odd sounding stranger announcing on live Television that when New Year's strikes in each time zone, a 'Naughty Girl' will be murdered (punished), and the killer leaves a threat saying she will be the one to die last. The studio crew takes precautions and highten security, but on the other side of America, a hospital nurse is found brutally butchered. Who could be behind these murders? A crazed fan, a religious psychotic, or perhaps it's someone much closer to Diane then the police (or audience) could have ever expected. Synopsis Written by Wallace Entertainment
Title: "O" is Ordinary People
Post by: opinionista on October 29, 2007, 08:25:13 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/7017-70.jpg)
Title: "P" is Private Benjamin
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 08:26:44 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/private_benjamin.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Qian zuo guai
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2007, 09:17:50 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/34m.jpg)   (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/FromRichesToRags.jpg)

Title: Re: "S" is Sophie's Choice
Post by: moremojo on October 29, 2007, 10:39:54 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on October 27, 2007, 05:56:28 pm
==comment==

I was so upset after reading the book, I could never bring myself to see the movie.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/thechoice.jpg)
==aside==

This is an excellent film, a work that has grown in importance to me over time. While deeply upsetting, it also reaffirms humanity's best impulses through the prism of art. Meryl Streep's performance is outstanding, one of her best.

The original novel also served as basis for a critically lauded 2002 opera (by the same title) composed by Nicholas Maw.
Title: "R" is Raging Bull
Post by: notBastet on October 29, 2007, 10:47:45 am
on the 'need to see' list

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/large_12903.jpg)

DeNiro got an Oscar for Best Actor.  Interestingly enough, Joe Pesci got a BAFTA for Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Role.
Title: "S" is Somewhere in Time
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 10:51:53 am
==starring==

Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/250px-02-S1-3.jpg)
Title: "T" is Tribute
Post by: dot-matrix on October 29, 2007, 12:19:51 pm
Based on the Broadway play
Starring:  Jack Lemmon, Robby Benson, Lee Remick and Colleen Dewhurst

A shallow Broadway press agent learns he is dying just as his cynical extranged son by his ex-wife arrives for a visit.  A lot smaltzie, a little forced and over the top at times.  Seems folks either loved it or hated it.

(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/257/51fsy7qgqylss500dy4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "U" is Urban Cowboy
Post by: notBastet on October 29, 2007, 12:22:21 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/196628Urban-Cowboy-Posters.jpg)
Title: "V" is Virus
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 12:33:59 pm
==comment==

A classic in the Italian zombie genre, with lots of gore.
Title: "W" is The Watcher in the Woods
Post by: dot-matrix on October 29, 2007, 12:37:30 pm
(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/730/watcherinwoodslargexx3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/4636/watcherinthewoodslz8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "X" is Xanadu
Post by: southendmd on October 29, 2007, 12:42:45 pm
(http://www.jerrydroberts.com/brokedowncinema/Poster/XanaduPoster.jpg)

Despite the new "X" rule, I had to post this one. 

From broadway.com:

"When it opened, Xanadu was panned by film critics and helped put the freeze on movie musicals in Hollywood for more than twenty years. The London Evening News called the film "the most dreadful, tasteless movie of the decade. Indeed, of all time." It went on to gross just $10 million and earn six 1981 Razzie Award nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Michael Beck), Worst Actress (Newton-John), Worst Screenplay and Worst Original Song, taking home Worst Director for Robert Greenwald. (Can't Stop the Music, the Village People movie, beat Xanadu for Worst Picture)..."

(http://www.broadway.com/site_images/541901.jpg)

Michael Beck and Olivia Newton-John

BTW, a Broadway adaptation opened in June.  God help us.  God help Broadway.
Title: "Y" is You Better Watch Out
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 12:47:56 pm
==from IMDb==

A psycho in a Santa suit gets to decide who's been naughty and who's been nice.

==aside==Paul

A real X movie! Thanks for posting!
Title: "Z" is Zappatore
Post by: notBastet on October 29, 2007, 12:53:41 pm
An Italian movie.

A digger breaks his back night and day to let his son study and become a lawyer. When the young man becomes one, he soon forgets his humble parents, goes to New York and associates with rich people. Written by Salvatore Santangelo (IMDb)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/C_2_ItemCatalogo_88_GroupMedia_imag.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1979 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: southendmd on October 29, 2007, 01:05:59 pm
Round 1979!

(http://sumagazine.syr.edu/fall06/universityplace/images/film.gif)

(Leslie, I hope you don't mind my announcing.)
Title: "A" is Alien
Post by: southendmd on October 29, 2007, 01:06:16 pm
(http://www.freewebs.com/mgutman/poster-wide.jpg)
(http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/11/01/alien/story.jpg)

I only saw "Alien" because "The Main Event" with Barbra and Ryan O'Neal was sold out.  "Alien" was truly disgusting, and I was white-knuckling my way through the whole thing.  YUK.

This was a tough choice, because of all the other "A" films this year:

All that Jazz
The Amityville Horror
Apocalypse Now
Title: "B" is Being There
Post by: dot-matrix on October 29, 2007, 01:11:41 pm
(http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/4820/89287418xb4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/3211/beingthere1979dvday5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: "C" is China Syndrome, The
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2007, 01:16:11 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/6593-70.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dracula
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 01:21:26 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Dracula.gif)

==aside==Paul

I don't mind at all...thanks for announcing the round!
Title: "E" is The Electric Horseman
Post by: dot-matrix on October 29, 2007, 01:24:32 pm
Big year for Jane Fonda  ;D

(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8416/electrichorsemanver3qa0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


Title: "F" is Force of One, A
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2007, 02:31:55 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/200px-Force_of_one.jpg)
Title: "G" is Going In Style
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 02:38:55 pm
==comment==

With George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg. Three septuagenarians turn to bank robbery to supplement their social security income.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/goinginstyle2.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hair
Post by: moremojo on October 29, 2007, 03:15:25 pm
==comment==

A breezy yet thought-provoking adaptation of the classic rock musical, which makes great use of New York location shooting. Directed by Milos Forman, this remains an underrated example of his skill and vision as a filmmaker.
Title: "I" is In-Laws, The
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2007, 03:21:34 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/in_laws.jpg)
Title: "J" is Just You and Me, Kid
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 03:46:21 pm
==comment==

With George Burns and 14 year old Brooke Shields. An IMBb user commented that this movie has not been made available to the home theatrical market in any form!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Just-You-And-Me-Kid_sm.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kramer vs Kramer
Post by: opinionista on October 29, 2007, 03:47:06 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/P261244-1.jpg)
Title: "L" is Life of Brian
Post by: dot-matrix on October 29, 2007, 04:25:59 pm
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5052/lifeofbrianop0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "M" is My Brilliant Career
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 04:31:09 pm
==comment==

From Australia, with Judy Davis and Sam Neill

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Title: "N" is Norma Rae
Post by: opinionista on October 29, 2007, 04:36:52 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/9a91174f.jpg)
Title: "O" is Onion Field, The
Post by: southendmd on October 29, 2007, 04:38:16 pm
(http://images.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/drt200/t216/t21629weqgi.jpg)

=aside= Leslie
I loved  "My Brilliant Career"!  Thanks for the memory.
Title: "P" is The Prisoner of Zenda
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 04:46:15 pm
==comment==

Not much in the way of good "P" movies in 1979; this seems to be the best of the bunch and it got pretty lousy reviews.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/prisoner_of_zenda.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quintet
Post by: opinionista on October 29, 2007, 04:55:02 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/quintet3a.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rose, The
Post by: southendmd on October 29, 2007, 05:02:50 pm
(http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/theroseteaser.jpg)
Title: "S" is The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 05:09:56 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/v71695jmedv.jpg)
Title: "T" is A Time to Die
Post by: Lumière on October 29, 2007, 05:12:16 pm
==comment==

Synopsis (yahoo):
A man hunts down the six Nazi terrorists who murdered his wife. One by one he finds them and gets his revenge, starting with Von Osten, a vicious Nazi General and cold-blooded killer.
Title: "U" is Ultima noapte de dragoste
Post by: notBastet on October 29, 2007, 05:26:45 pm
"The Last Night of Love"

Filmed in Romania, one IMDb user had this to say, "Cmil Petrescu presents a love story. He is drafted and forced to leave the woman he loves behind. While on front, that's all he thinks about and he remembers every moment he spent with her. Practically he goes insane over her. A really deep and hard to watch film."

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/44892_1.jpg)
Title: "V" is The Villain
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 05:43:38 pm
==comment==

A "live action" Roadrunner cartoon, with Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Okay....
Title: "W" is The Warriors
Post by: opinionista on October 29, 2007, 05:46:11 pm
"Warriors, come out to play-i-ay"

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/Movie-Poster-The-Warriors.jpg)
Title: "X" is The Main Event
Post by: southendmd on October 29, 2007, 05:52:44 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Main_eventposter.jpg/200px-Main_eventposter.jpg)

(http://www.kingweb.net/barbraryan1.gif)

The opening scene is priceless:  it's a series of closeups of noses; they're all sniffing something (remember the period); then the closeup of Babs's schnoz!  She says, "There's an orgy going on in my nose."  Turns out, she's a perfume impresario, and she's launching the first unisex fragrance.  She says, "A man can give it to a woman; a woman can give it to a man; a woman can give it to a woman; a man can give it to a man.  Have I left anyone out?"

OK, I was 16 when I saw it...
Title: "Y" is Yanks
Post by: notBastet on October 29, 2007, 05:54:43 pm
a Richard Gere movie I did not know about until now

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/36_1.jpg)

also starring Vaness Redgrave and William Devane
Title: "Z" is "Zulu Dawn"
Post by: louisev on October 29, 2007, 06:15:29 pm
(http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/t-z/images/zulu.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1978 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 06:38:29 pm
Round 1978 is underway!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/movie-film.jpg)
Title: "A" is Animal House
Post by: MaineWriter on October 29, 2007, 06:39:31 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/John-Belushi---College-Poster-C1000.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/88075Animal-House-Posters.jpg)
Title: "B" is Big Wednesday
Post by: Lumière on October 29, 2007, 06:55:53 pm
(http://www.filmposters.it/imgposter/grandi/UnMercoled%C3%ACdaleoni.jpg)

==comment==
Synopsis:

BIG WEDNESDAY follows the lives of Matt (Jan-Michael Vincent), Jack (William Katt), and Leroy (Gary Busey), three young Californians who live to surf. Together, the boys ride the waves, throw beach parties, and, of course, get into scrapes. However, as the years go by, the trio must contend with the escalating war in Vietnam and embark on the painful road to maturity.
[yahoo]
Title: "C" is Cage aux folles, La
Post by: dot-matrix on October 29, 2007, 07:01:44 pm
(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3264/cageauxfollesiimq4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "D" is Deer Hunter, The
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2007, 10:57:58 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/thdeer_hunter.gif)
Title: "E" is Every Which Way But Loose
Post by: opinionista on October 30, 2007, 07:31:56 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/OSeverywhichwaybutloose.jpg)
Title: "F" is FM
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 07:54:08 am
==comment==

No static at all!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/13996-3S.jpg)
Title: "G" is Grease
Post by: memento on October 30, 2007, 09:03:52 am
(http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/00/10/09/001009_af_vo.jpg)
Title: "H" is Halloween
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2007, 09:21:24 am
Given the season, I had to post this one:

(http://www.amoeba.com/dynamic-images/blog/Brad/halloween-1.jpg)
Title: "I" is Ice Castles
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 09:40:02 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/ice_castles.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jaws 2
Post by: opinionista on October 30, 2007, 09:43:22 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/jaws2.jpg)
Title: "K" is King of the Gypsies
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2007, 10:25:51 am
(http://www.matchflick.com/flickimages/7152.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Last Waltz
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 10:30:06 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/last_waltz.jpg)
Title: "M" is Midnight Express
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2007, 10:30:35 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/midnight_express-1.jpg)
Title: "N" is The Norseman
Post by: opinionista on October 30, 2007, 11:44:27 am
==comment==

A movie featuring Lee Majors (AKA Six million dollars man). I think the whole point of the film is to show Lee Major's hotness.

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/48921_1010_A.jpg)
Title: "O" is Oliver's Story
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 11:55:59 am
==comment==

Often used as an example as to why a sequel to BBM should never be made!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/olivers20story.jpg)
Title: "P" is Pretty Baby
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2007, 11:59:05 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1023baby.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quan Jing
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2007, 12:20:57 pm
English title:  "Spiritual Kung Fu"  with Jackie Chan.

(http://sovserv.ru/dc/media/images/a/4/2/93360_t.jpg)
Title: "R" is Revenge of the Pink Panther
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 12:29:31 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/revenge_of_the_pink_panther_ver2.jpg)
Title: "S" is Superman
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2007, 12:32:02 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/Superman1978.jpg)
Title: "T" is Thank God It's Friday
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2007, 12:44:59 pm
(http://www.donna-tribute.com/site/tgifdvd.jpg)
Title: "U" is An Unmarried Woman
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 12:50:08 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/unmarried_woman.jpg)
Title: "V" is Vinterbørn
Post by: dot-matrix on October 30, 2007, 01:18:07 pm
Danish Film, Winner @ Berlin International Film Festival: 1979

(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1355/11146xm7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "W" is Word is Out
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2007, 01:18:59 pm
(http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/794241982718022/1600/z/479774/gse_multipart61202.jpg)

I almost posted "The Wiz", and then I came across this.  OMG, this was the first "gay" film I had ever seen.  I wonder how this documentary has held up over the years.
Title: Wildcard X: Days of Heaven
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 01:26:07 pm
==comment==

If you love this movie as much as I do, a brand new Criterion Collection DVD was released just last week!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/days_of_heaven_movie_image__2_.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/days_of_heaven_criterion_dvd.jpg)
Title: Re: "O" is Oliver's Story
Post by: moremojo on October 30, 2007, 01:50:42 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 11:55:59 am
==comment==

Often used as an example as to why a sequel to BBM should never be made!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/olivers20story.jpg)
==aside==

The blurb on that poster offers a terrible sentiment!
Title: "Y" is Youngblood
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2007, 02:18:40 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2479561010A.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zero to Sixty
Post by: dot-matrix on October 30, 2007, 02:23:44 pm
(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1019/v20931gifumqe0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Joan Collin and Darren McGavin

A recently divorced man gets a job with an automobile repossession company after he finds that his own car has been repossessed because his ex-wife didn't make the payments.

(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8379/darren92jb9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1977 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2007, 02:30:09 pm
Round 1977!

(http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/ps/blue_film_roll.jpg)
Title: "A" is Annie Hall
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2007, 02:30:29 pm
(http://kitchen.apartmenttherapy.com/images/uploads/annielob.jpg)

(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MG/190935~Annie-Hall-Posters.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bobby Deerfield
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 03:00:05 pm
==comment==

I remember seeing this in the theater...30 years ago!


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/bobby_deerfield.jpg)
Title: "C" is Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Post by: opinionista on October 30, 2007, 03:14:49 pm
==comment==
One of my favorites.

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/Close-Encounters-Of-The-Third-Kind.jpg)

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-.jpg)
Title: "D" is Deep, The
Post by: notBastet on October 30, 2007, 03:19:35 pm
"Is the treasure worth the terror?"

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/deep.jpg)

Nominated for Best Sound - Oscar, Cinematography - BAFTA, Best Original Song - Golden Globe.


=aside=
me too, Nat!
Title: "E" is Eraserhead
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 03:24:15 pm
==comment==

Directed by David Lynch

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/eraserhead.jpg)
Title: "F" is Fun with Dick and Jane
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2007, 03:24:48 pm
(http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/Images/MoviePics/f/funwithdickandjane.jpg)

=aside= Mel
I loved The Deep.  Especially Donna Summer on the soundtrack.
Title: "G" is Goodbye Girl, The
Post by: opinionista on October 30, 2007, 03:30:58 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/Goodbye_girl.jpg)
Title: "H" is High Anxiety
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 03:36:38 pm
==comment==

I just KNOW this movie inspired our resident physician and fellow game player to become a psychiatrist!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/high_anxiety.jpg)
Title: "I" is Island of Dr. Moreau, The
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2007, 03:39:23 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/island_of_dr_moreau.jpg)
Title: "J" is Julia
Post by: notBastet on October 30, 2007, 03:48:35 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/julia.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kentucky Fried Movie, The
Post by: opinionista on October 30, 2007, 03:50:47 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/193548Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Posters.jpg)
Title: "L" is Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2007, 04:11:26 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/200px-LookingforMrGoodbar.jpg)

=comment=
Probably why I don't like strobe lights....
Title: "M" is MacArthur
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 04:16:51 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/macarthur.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nasty Habits
Post by: dot-matrix on October 30, 2007, 04:29:41 pm
A Brillant spoof of Watergate set in a Phildelphia convent during the choosing of a new Mother Superior and nither candidate is going to let anything stand in her way.  First class performance all round from Glenda Jackson, Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis and Anne Meira

(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5257/v12547emosycd6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "O" is Outrageous
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2007, 04:38:07 pm
(http://services.windowsmedia.com/dvdcover/cov150/drt500/t500/t50055rizp5.jpg)

Quote from: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 03:36:38 pm
==comment==
I just KNOW this movie inspired our resident physician and fellow game player to become a psychiatrist!

Haha!
Title: "P" is Pete's Dragon
Post by: notBastet on October 30, 2007, 04:43:05 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/petes_dragon_ver2_633.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/pete1.jpg)

I have very fond memories of this movie; I think I must've watched it a gazillion times on the Disney channel at my grandma's.
Title: Q is for Quel pomeriggio maledetto
Post by: oilgun on October 30, 2007, 05:14:52 pm
(AKA: The Perfect Killer , The Satanic Mechanic)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/perfectk.gif)

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0073566/ (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0073566/)


Title: "R" is Roseland
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 06:08:46 pm
==comment==

Directed by James Ivory

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/v15531eufqb.jpg)

==aside==Oilgun

Welcome to the game!
Title: "S" is Saturday Night Fever
Post by: Meryl on October 30, 2007, 06:11:21 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Saturday_night_fever.jpg)
Title: "T" is Turning Point, The
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2007, 06:27:59 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/TURNINGPOINT77.jpg)
Title: "U" is The Uncanny
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 07:24:35 pm
==comment==

There wasn't much to choose from in U movies in 1977!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/10m-1.jpg)
Title: "V" is "Veronica"
Post by: louisev on October 30, 2007, 07:27:01 pm
 
===== produced by the National Film Board of Canada - so it has to be good ======
Title: "W" is Which Way is Up?
Post by: memento on October 30, 2007, 08:15:45 pm
(http://images.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/drt200/t282/t28209mdf7k.jpg)
Title: "X" Wildcard "S" is for "Star Wars"
Post by: louisev on October 30, 2007, 08:41:02 pm
(http://www.nerf-herders-anonymous.net/images/StarWarsPoster.jpg)

(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/RSPOD/RS246~Cast-of-Star-Wars-Rolling-Stone-no-246-August-1977-Posters.jpg)
Title: "Y" is You Light Up My Life
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 08:54:02 pm
==comment==

Hated the song, never saw the movie. 'Nuff said.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/1721191010A.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zangbo and the Zing Zing Bar
Post by: notBastet on October 30, 2007, 10:25:10 pm
9.8/10 on IMDb

out of India, in Hindi

that's all i got
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1976 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 30, 2007, 10:34:35 pm
Guess which round?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/1976h1.gif)

Yes!!
Title: "A" is All the President's Men
Post by: memento on October 30, 2007, 10:38:30 pm
(http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/films_dvd/dvd/dec/B000CDINU4.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bound for Glory
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2007, 10:53:05 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/T_BoundForGlory.jpg)

=comment=
Randy Quaid is in this one, too.
Title: C is for Carrie!
Post by: oilgun on October 30, 2007, 11:21:42 pm

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Carrie.jpg)

How can I re-size the image to make it bigger?

To Mainwriter:  Thanks! You're the one who made me aware of this game!
Title: "D" is Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos
Post by: Ellemeno on October 30, 2007, 11:57:47 pm
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands has a great reputation, but I've never seen it.  It's Brazilian and stars Sonia Braga as Dona Flor.  Twenty five years after Dona Flor, at the age of 51, Sonia Braga played Samantha's lover Maria in three episodes of "Sex and the City."

(http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_01_img0147.jpg)
Title: E is for "The Enforcer"
Post by: Longhorn32 on October 31, 2007, 12:11:35 am
Clint!.......

Trapped by his image in 1976, Clint Eastwood resurrected his Dirty Harry character for a third go-round (out of a total of five) in this potboiler story in which the San Francisco detective takes on a group of revolutionary kids. Tyne Daly costars as a female cop who partners with the reluctant Harry Callahan, and she does very well by a role created merely to underscore and articulate the hero's various virtues. It's a dull package all around, but inside the wrapping are good performances by the two leads.

...sorry for the "D" pic....wasn't trying to steal your thunder. I didn't know the "d" meant you had marked the spot. Cheers!
Title: "F" is Front, The
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 12:45:21 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/front_ver3.jpg)
Title: "G" is THE GREAT SCOUT & CATHOUSE THURSDAY
Post by: dot-matrix on October 31, 2007, 02:15:19 am
Starring: Lee Marvin ...  Oliver Reed ...  Robert Culp ...  Elizabeth Ashley ...  Strother Martin ... Sylvia Miles ...  Kay Lenz


(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/138/648a1to6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "H" is Hawmps!
Post by: Ellemeno on October 31, 2007, 03:39:47 am
(http://www.stairstars.com/dyn/images/Hampton.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Will, I Will...For Now
Post by: memento on October 31, 2007, 05:16:09 am
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/49585.1020.A.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jackson County Jail
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 06:47:31 am
==comment==

with Yvette Mimeux and Tommy Lee Jones

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/v25311ymcdn.jpg)

==aside==Longhorn

Welcome to the game!

Oilgun...to resize a picture...in the box where it says [ IMG] (no spaces) add the word width= and a number (try 300), ie:

[ IMG width=300 ]

Sometimes these little pictures don't resize well, though, and come out all pixellated.
Title: "K" is King Kong
Post by: opinionista on October 31, 2007, 07:24:29 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/king-kong-poster03.jpg)
Title: "L" is Logan's Run
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 09:46:01 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/logans_run.jpg)
Title: "M" is Man Who Fell to Earth, The
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2007, 09:54:24 am
(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Man_who_fell_to_earth_ver1.jpg/200px-Man_who_fell_to_earth_ver1.jpg&usg=AFQjCNHKT51lSVzCfQtKTyCrltox9fHfKA)
Title: "N" is Network
Post by: dot-matrix on October 31, 2007, 10:12:31 am
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1829/dfmp0324network1976kw8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Memorable Quotes

Diana Christensen: Hi. I'm Diana Christensen, a racist lackey of the imperialist ruling circles.
Laureen Hobbs: I'm Laureen Hobbs, a badass commie nigger.
Diana Christensen: Sounds like the basis of a firm friendship.

Howard Beale: [shouting] You've got to say, 'I'm a HUMAN BEING, Goddamnit! My life has VALUE!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, [shouting]  'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!' I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!... You've got to say, 'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Then we'll figure out what to do about the depression and the inflation and the oil crisis. But first get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it:

Diana Christensen: By tomorrow, he'll have a 50 share, maybe even a 60. Howard Beale is processed instant God, and right now, it looks like he may just go over bigger than Mary Tyler Moore.
Title: "O" is Omen, The
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 10:28:20 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/390px-The_Omen_movie.jpg)
Title: "P" is The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Post by: memento on October 31, 2007, 10:43:51 am
(http://www.ukquad.com/pinkpantherstrikesagain.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Queen Kong
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 10:47:21 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/queenk8.gif)

another interpretation of Queen Kong

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/barbie.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rocky
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 10:59:01 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/rocky_ver1.jpg)
Title: "S" is The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Post by: dot-matrix on October 31, 2007, 11:12:48 am
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3048/sevenpercentsolutionwo5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "T" is Taxi Driver
Post by: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 11:19:01 am
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/taxi_driver_dvd_lce.jpg)
Title: U is for UNDER THE DOCTOR
Post by: oilgun on October 31, 2007, 11:38:42 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/UnderDr.jpg)

Now I can see it but it looks like crap, lol!  This title is a British Farce BTW, not porn.

Title: "V" is Vigilante Force
Post by: dot-matrix on October 31, 2007, 11:45:18 am
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3381/vigilanteforceiy4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "W" is Warrior Within, The
Post by: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 12:08:52 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/18m.jpg)
Title: "X" is Star is Born, A
Post by: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 12:09:47 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/star_is_born.jpg)

=aside=
yeah, I'm being greedy; it's okay though, it's in the rules
Title: "Y" is Yum-Yum Girls, The
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2007, 12:19:48 pm
Hmm, not to many films this year starting with "Y".  IMDb comments state this is "erotica" and not porn, rather about a woman trying to become a model...
Title: Re: "X" is Star is Born, A
Post by: oilgun on October 31, 2007, 12:33:20 pm
Quote from: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 12:09:47 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/star_is_born.jpg)

=aside=
yeah, I'm being greedy; it's okay though, it's in the rules
What's in the rules?  I thought you had to wait another two letters before playing again? Also what's the deal with S replacing X?
Title: comment
Post by: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 12:38:10 pm
Leslie modified the rules and made the X a wild card.  You don't have to wait the obligatory two turns, and you can play any movie from that particular year.  (Rule was developed because no one like sorting through the all the Chinese X movies - at least I assume it more than just me that didn't like doing that.)
Title: Re: comment
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 12:42:08 pm
Quote from: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 12:38:10 pm
Leslie modified the rules and made the X a wild card.  You don't have to wait the obligatory two turns, and you can play any movie from that particular year.  (Rule was developed because no one like sorting through the all the Chinese X movies - at least I assume it more than just me that didn't like doing that.)

Right. Wildcard X was Days of Heaven in round 1978; Stars Wars in Round 1977...

Oilgun, it gives you the chance to play your favorite movie from the year if it wasn't played on its appropriate letter. Hope that makes sense!

Leslie
Title: "Z" is Zebra Force
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 12:45:15 pm
==synopsis==

A group of Vietnam vets, tired of the depradations of the Mafia on their neighborhood, decide to take on the mob on their own terms--but by using a very different twist.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1975 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 12:49:33 pm
Let's keep rolling...

Round 1975!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/20234256.jpg)
Title: "A" is Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2007, 12:50:33 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/Adventure_of_sherlock_holmes_smarter_brother_xlg_movie_poster.jpg/200px-Adventure_of_sherlock_holmes_smarter_brother_xlg_movie_poster.jpg)
Title: "B" is Barry Lyndon
Post by: dot-matrix on October 31, 2007, 12:54:35 pm
(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/9771/barry2ww8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "C" is Crazy Mama
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 12:56:49 pm
==synopsis==

Melba (Cloris Leachman), a widow in the 1950s, begins a wacky life of crime when she loses her Long Beach beauty parlor. She's joined by her mother Sheba (Ann Sothern), her pregnant daughter Cheryl (Linda Purl), and her daughter's boyfriend Shawn (Donny Most). They head for Arkansas in a stolen Cadillac and a wood-paneled station wagon with an old lady, a greaser and defecting sheriff Jim Bob (Stuart Whitman). Great '50s hits include "Black Slacks" and "Transfusion." Director Jonathan Demme ("Silence of the Lambs") had previously done "Caged Heat." Written by Demme's wife, Evelyn Purcell. With Jim Backus, Sally Kirkland, Dick Miller and director John Milius. Tisha Sterling (Ann Sothern's real-life daughter) plays Sothern's character as a young girl at the beginning of the film. It is also Dennis Quaid's film debut.

(from IMDb)
Title: "D" is Devil's Cleavage, The
Post by: moremojo on October 31, 2007, 01:08:59 pm
==comment==

Never seen by me, but this is our member Sashca1007's favorite movie by our friend George Kuchar.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0252374/ (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0252374/)
Title: "E" is for The Eiger Sanction
Post by: oilgun on October 31, 2007, 01:10:16 pm
Clint was busy in the seventies, lol!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/eiger_sanction.jpg)

Title: "F" is Funny Lady
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 01:14:09 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/200px-Funny_lady_movie_poster.jpg)
Title: "G" is Grey Gardens
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2007, 01:19:11 pm
(http://kollegedaily.typepad.com/product_shop_nyc/images/graygardens)
Title: "H" is Hooray for Hollywood
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 01:24:33 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/89m.jpg)
Title: "I" is The Incredible Machine
Post by: Longhorn32 on October 31, 2007, 01:32:45 pm
ok, seriously. There are NO "I" movies. What I want to post is "I Will Fight No More....Forever." but it is a TV movie! So, here.

"The Incredible Machine"

Journey inside the human body, using advanced technology of microscopic photography and sound, including scenes of heat radiation, color x-rays and camera exploration of a living human heart. Nominated for Best Documentary.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/incredible-human-machine/index.html

No pic, but check out the link!
Title: "J" is Jaws
Post by: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 01:34:17 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/jsp5.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/jaws_robert_shaw_roy_scheider_richa.jpg)

=aside=
"Clint Eastwood was busy in the 70s..." hahahahaha   :D :o :D
Title: "K" is Keep Our Forests Pink
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2007, 01:49:30 pm
(http://dfe.goldenagecartoons.com/images/title-cards/1975/keepourforestspink.jpg)

Not too many "K"s to choose from.  This is a Pink Panther short film.
Title: "L" is Lies My Father Told Me
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 01:53:59 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2543141010A.jpg)
Title: Re: "I" is The Incredible Machine
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 01:59:15 pm
Quote from: Longhorn32 on October 31, 2007, 01:32:45 pm
ok, seriously. There are NO "I" movies. What I want to post is "I Will Fight No More....Forever." but it is a TV movie! So, here.

"The Incredible Machine"

Journey inside the human body, using advanced technology of microscopic photography and sound, including scenes of heat radiation, color x-rays and camera exploration of a living human heart. Nominated for Best Documentary.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/incredible-human-machine/index.html

No pic, but check out the link!

Ha ha ha, this isn't any worse than "I Want To Be An Engineer" which I posted a few rounds ago!

L
Title: "M" is..........Monty Python and The Holy Grail!!!
Post by: Longhorn32 on October 31, 2007, 02:01:03 pm
Monty Python and The Holy Grail!

Oh God, It's so funny......

Sir Bedevere: What makes you think she's a witch?
Peasant 3: Well, she turned me into a newt!
Sir Bedevere: A newt?
Peasant 3: [meekly after a long pause] ... I got better.
Crowd: [shouts] Burn her anyway!

(http://www.rainbowreleasing.com/pix/monty.jpg)
(http://www.cyber-cinema.com/british/MontyPythonHolyGrailB_BRT.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nashville
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2007, 02:02:24 pm
(http://www.nervepop.com/NerveBlog/Images/Entry/10003_nashposter.jpg)
Title: "O" is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 02:03:42 pm
==comment==

Personally, I loathe this movie, but it was a cultural landmark back in 1975.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/one_flew_over_the_cuckoos_nest_ver1.jpg)
Title: "P" is for Picnic at Hanging Rock
Post by: oilgun on October 31, 2007, 02:34:46 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/PF_937836_OEM_15MBPicnic-at-Hanging.jpg)

Fab Film!
Title: "Q" is Que la fete commence
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2007, 02:40:23 pm
(http://filmsdefrance.com/que_la_fete_commence.jpg)

Or "Let Joy Reign Supreme"

(http://www.boomerangshop.com/dvdcover/ImageWeb/LetJoyReignSupreme1974986_f.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rocky Horror Picture Show, The
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 02:45:46 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/rockyhorrordec06.jpg)
Title: "S" is Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 02:51:07 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/38m.jpg)
Title: "T" is Thundercrack!
Post by: moremojo on October 31, 2007, 03:11:08 pm
==comment==

How could we not include this one? It has our very own Melinda, at her most beautiful, in a key role, and enshrines one of my very favorite film performances, that of the marvellous Marion Eaton as kooky Gert Hammond.
Title: "U" is Ups and Downs of a Handyman, The
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2007, 03:15:51 pm
(http://www.britposters.com/images/the%20ups%20and%20downs%20of%20a%20handyman%20320x240.jpg)

And here's a ThunderCrack! poster:

(http://www.mitternachtskino.de/thundercrack.jpg)
Title: "V" is for Les vautours
Post by: oilgun on October 31, 2007, 03:16:33 pm
This is one of my favourite films from Québec.  Unfortunately I couldn't find anything about it except the imdb entry. :(

The vultures are a reference to those people who swoop down to grab what they can after the death of a relative.  In this case the deceased is the mother of a young man and the story is about how he has to deal with his greedy relatives.  It's a beautiful b&w drama that is sadly not available on DVD.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073855/
Title: "W" is White Line Fever
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 03:26:47 pm
==comment==

It is not about cocaine!

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Title: Wildcard "X": Dog Day Afternoon
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 03:46:24 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/DogDayAfternoonPacino01.jpg)

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Title: "Y" is Yessongs
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2007, 03:51:01 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zorro
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 04:32:09 pm
==comment==

Then 1975 spaghetti Western version!

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1974 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 04:36:34 pm
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Title: "A" is Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Post by: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 05:42:35 pm
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=comment=
Most of the release dates were in 1975, but the very first U.S. release was December 9, 1974, in Los Angeles.

=aside=
what the heck is a spaghetti western?
Title: Aside: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 05:58:20 pm
Quote from: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 05:42:35 pm

=comment=
Most of the release dates were in 1975, but the very first U.S. release was December 9, 1974, in Los Angeles.

But its date on IMDb is 1974, and that's the one that counts.

Quote
=aside=
what the heck is a spaghetti western?

a Western made in Italy. The first time I ever saw Clint Eastwood was in Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly) in Italy...in Italian. The ultimate spaghetti Western!

Leslie
Title: "B" is Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 05:59:58 pm
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Title: "C" is Chinatown
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 06:03:26 pm
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Title: D is The Dynamite Brothers
Post by: Longhorn32 on October 31, 2007, 06:19:19 pm
hilarious.....


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Title: Re: Aside: Comment
Post by: moremojo on October 31, 2007, 06:39:08 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 05:58:20 pm
a Western made in Italy. The first time I ever saw Clint Eastwood was in Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly) in Italy...in Italian. The ultimate spaghetti Western!
An Italian Western might be another way to put it. Many of the spaghetti Westerns, though produced and directed by Italians, were filmed in Spain (often exteriors were shot in that country, with the Cinecitta studio in Rome being used for many interior sequences); IMDb lists both Spain and Italy as filming locations for several of Leone's works, including Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo.

Though the Italians are the Europeans best known for working in the Western genre in Europe (and Leone is generally considered the greatest of these particular filmmakers), other countries which have contributed notable examples of the genre include France, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
Title: Re: Aside: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 06:42:38 pm
Quote from: moremojo on October 31, 2007, 06:39:08 pm
An Italian Western might be another way to put it. Many of the spaghetti Westerns, though produced and directed by Italians, were filmed in Spain (often exteriors were shot in that country, with the Cinecitta studio in Rome being used for many interior sequences); IMDb lists both Spain and Italy as filming locations for several of Leone's works, including Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo.

Though the Italians are the Europeans best known for working in the Western genre in Europe (and Leone is generally considered the greatest of these particular filmmakers), other countries which have contributed notable examples of the genre include France, Poland, and the United Kingdom.

Thanks, Scott, for expanding on this.

As an aside to the aside, they had a retrospective of Sergio Leone's films at the Venice Film Festival this year. And I think he received some sort of honorary award, too.

L
Title: "E" is Earthquake
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 07:10:23 pm
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Title: "F" is for FEMALE TROUBLE
Post by: oilgun on October 31, 2007, 07:13:36 pm
(natch!)

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Title: "G" is The Godfather Part 2
Post by: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 07:14:39 pm
==comment==

I think it is pretty common knowledge around these parts that I am a huge Godfather fan...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/godfather_2.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/godfather2.jpg)

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Title: "H" is Harry and Tonto
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 07:16:29 pm
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Title: "I" is It's Alive
Post by: memento on October 31, 2007, 08:11:22 pm
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6302814715.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

=comment=
Looks like a good Halloween movie.
Title: "J" is Juggernaut
Post by: dot-matrix on October 31, 2007, 08:51:51 pm
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Title: "K" is Klansman, The
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 09:21:18 pm
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Title: "L" is for Lenny
Post by: oilgun on October 31, 2007, 09:34:32 pm
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Title: "M" is Murder on the Orient Express
Post by: Ellemeno on October 31, 2007, 09:47:09 pm
For those who can't remember, this movie was a huge deal.  All those stars!  In an Agatha Christie story!  It was a lot of fun: All these quirky characters are on a moving train, when Monsieur Whomever is found dead.  Whodunnit?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/7879579.jpg)

Albert Finney    ...   Hercule Poirot
Lauren Bacall    ...   Mrs. Harriet Belinda Hubbard
Martin Balsam    ...   Signor Bianchi
Ingrid Bergman    ...   Greta Ohlsson
Jacqueline Bisset    ...   Countess Andrenyi
Jean-Pierre Cassel    ...   Pierre Paul Michel (as Jean Pierre Cassel)
Sean Connery    ...   Colonel Arbuthnot
John Gielgud    ...   Mr. Beddoes
Wendy Hiller    ...   Princess Dragomiroff
Anthony Perkins    ...   Hector Willard MacQueen
Vanessa Redgrave    ...   Mary Debenham
Rachel Roberts    ...   Hildegarde Schmidt
Richard Widmark    ...   Mr. Ratchett
Michael York    ...   Count Andrenyi
Title: "N" is Newman's Law
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2007, 11:00:43 pm
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Title: "O" is The Odessa File
Post by: memento on October 31, 2007, 11:37:03 pm
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Title: "P" is Parade
Post by: Meryl on November 01, 2007, 12:28:45 am
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Title: "Q" is A Quiet Day in Belfast
Post by: dot-matrix on November 01, 2007, 02:13:36 am
A brutally realistic drama dealing with the conflict between northern Irish "patriots" and British soldiers.

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Title: "R" is The Rehearsal
Post by: Ellemeno on November 01, 2007, 02:47:07 am
Okay, to me this is fascinating -

I found this on IMDb - written and directed by Jules Dassin, the cast includes (no foolin) Olympia Dukakis, Lillian Hellman, Melina Mercouri, Arthur Miller, Laurence Olivier, and Maximilian Schell.  Lillian Hellman and Arthur Miller were in it??

The only info is one User Comment:
Shot in a warehouse in New York, the film tries to give a reconstruction of the vents in the Polytechnic School in Athens, Greece when 40 students were killed while protesting against the ruling junta. You will find some interesting prople participating in the movie such as Lawrence Olivier, Maximillian Shell and Arthur Miller. The film was never shown in cinemas as the junta fell a few days after the shooting was finished.
Title: "S" is The Sugarland Express
Post by: memento on November 01, 2007, 03:44:18 am
(http://dr.jones.free.fr/spielberg/images/films/grandes/affiche_fr_grande.jpg)

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Title: "T" is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Post by: dot-matrix on November 01, 2007, 04:02:49 am
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Title: "U" is for UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
Post by: oilgun on November 01, 2007, 06:48:59 am
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EDIT:  And here's an image for MaineWriter's "V" movie below

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Title: "V" is Vampira
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 06:55:49 am
==comment==

David Niven plays Dracula. According to IMDb, "a faulty blood transfusion turns Count Dracula's wife Vampira black." Okay....
Title: "W" is A Woman Under the Influence
Post by: opinionista on November 01, 2007, 07:47:06 am
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Title: "X" is The Conversation
Post by: memento on November 01, 2007, 08:46:21 am
(http://www.frogdesign.com/images/dm/late-spring-2007/conversation.jpg)

=comment=
Has been called a quiet masterpiece.
Title: "Y" is Young Frankenstein
Post by: Fran on November 01, 2007, 09:03:02 am
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Title: "Z" is for ZANDY'S BRIDE
Post by: oilgun on November 01, 2007, 09:53:36 am
I've never heard of this one but it stars Gene Hackman and Liv Ullmann.
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1973 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 09:59:28 am
For you and me, it's

Round 1973!

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note: This photo is by an artist named John Lund. You can find more of his "animal antics" photos at www.johnlund.com
Title: "A" is American Graffiti
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 10:00:16 am
==comment==

I graduated from high school in 1973, just 11 years after this movie was supposed to take place. I remember watching it (I was a freshman in college) and it looked like it was 50 years before my time, not 11. What a turbulent decade we had in the 60s!

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Title: Re: "P" is Parade
Post by: moremojo on November 01, 2007, 10:09:39 am
Quote from: Meryl on November 01, 2007, 12:28:45 am
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I'm impressed, Meryl! Tati is one of the true greats, though hardly a household name, and Parade, his last film, is one of his most obscure works. In fact, this is the first time I've ever seen a poster for it. Thanks!  :D
Title: Re: "S" is The Sugarland Express
Post by: moremojo on November 01, 2007, 10:14:59 am
Quote from: Memento on November 01, 2007, 03:44:18 am
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This movie was anathema to my mom's side of the family, who were long-time residents of the real Sugar Land, Texas, and who took umbrage at the fact that hardly any (or any at all) footage was shot in the vicinity of the actual town. From reports, the movie makes Sugar Land seem like a border town--it's actually much closer to Louisiana than it is to Mexico.

I remember being driven as a child from Rosenberg to Sugar Land, and seeing a movie crew working out in a field beside the road. I've sometime fancied that I might have seen a scene from this movie being filmed then. I should check it out sometime (specially since no close family members now reside in Sugar Land).
Title: "B" is Badlands
Post by: Fran on November 01, 2007, 10:54:13 am
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Title: "C" is Cleopatra Jones
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2007, 11:04:31 am
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Title: "D" is for DON'T LOOK NOW
Post by: oilgun on November 01, 2007, 11:05:59 am
OMG! The famous love scene between the two leads has remained imprinted in my brain since I first saw it in 1973!

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Title: "E" is The Exorcist
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 11:16:41 am
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Title: "F" is Friends of Eddie Coyle, The
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2007, 12:00:12 pm
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Title: "G" is Ganja & Hess
Post by: moremojo on November 01, 2007, 12:01:13 pm
==comment==

This rarely seen directorial effort by actor Bill Gunn is considered a milestone in African-American cinema, and one of the most important movies of the Seventies:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068619/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068619/)
Title: "H" is The Harrad Experiment
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 12:14:31 pm
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Title: "I" I Could Never Have Sex with Any Man Who Has So Little Regard for My Husband
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2007, 12:18:57 pm
This is probably one of the longest film titles of the 70s.
Title: "J" is Jesus Christ Superstar
Post by: Fran on November 01, 2007, 12:20:09 pm
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Title: "K" Is The Killing Kind
Post by: dot-matrix on November 01, 2007, 12:26:23 pm
Young Terry Lambert (John Savage) returns home from serving a prison term for a gang-rape he was forced to participate in. He seeks revenge on his lawyer (Ruth Roman) and the girl who framed him. But his real problem is his overbearing mother (Ann Sothern), whose boarding house he resides in and who keeps bringing him glasses of chocolate milk. One of her boarders, Lori (Cindy Williams), becomes attracted to him. However, while he was serving his prison sentence, Terry developed an interest in rough, violent sex, and gory death. Now, one by one, some of the town's women pop up dead. Directed by Curtis Harrington

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Title: "L" is Live and Let Die
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2007, 12:27:10 pm
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Title: "M" is The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 12:31:38 pm
==comment==

With Burt Reynolds

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Title: "N" is The Naked Ape
Post by: dot-matrix on November 01, 2007, 12:44:57 pm
Somewhat based on Desmond Morris's fascinating book of pop anthropology, this partially animated satirical docudrama produced by Playboy Magazine publisher Hugh Hefner, traces the evolution of human kind and offers insight into the reasons why we behave the way we do. Though often dealing with sexuality, nothing in the film is terribly offensive or graphic. A prime example of mainstream experimental film-making from the early 70s featuring a very young Victoria Prinicpal ~ from cinema sirens

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Title: "O" is Optimists, The
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2007, 12:58:18 pm
Starring Peter Sellers.

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Title: "P" is The Paper Chase
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 12:59:45 pm
==comment==

John Houseman won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. My uncle, who went to Harvard Law, said this movie brought back all sorts of memories, not all of them good!

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Title: "Q" is Qi lin zhang
Post by: dot-matrix on November 01, 2007, 01:19:36 pm
English Title : Fist of Unicorn

Per IMDb The most exciting kung fu picture ever directed by Bruce Lee

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Title: R is for Robin Hood!
Post by: Longhorn32 on November 01, 2007, 01:50:20 pm
I love love love love LOVE this movie! Two of the best disney songs ever - Oo-de-lally and Not in Nottingham!

Robin Hood and Little John
Walkin' through the forest
Laughin' back and forth
At what the other'ne has to say
Reminiscin', This-'n'-thattin'
Havin' such a good time
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day


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Title: "S" is Sting, The
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2007, 01:51:35 pm
(http://www.uwec.edu/activities/campusFilms/images/films/Sting.jpg)

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Title: "T" is A Touch of Class
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 01:55:08 pm
==comment==

Glenda Jackson won the Best Actress Oscar (her second) for her role in this movie.

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Title: "U" is U-Turn
Post by: Ellemeno on November 01, 2007, 01:57:18 pm
Never heard of it, but it stars David Selby (who played Quentin Collins on "Dark Shadows") and Maud Adams.

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Title: "V" is Vault of Horror, The
Post by: Fran on November 01, 2007, 02:55:41 pm
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Title: "W" is Way We Were, The
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2007, 03:00:39 pm
(http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/The-Way-We-Were-Poster-C10134820.jpeg)

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Title: Wildcard "X": SSSSSSS
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 03:01:31 pm
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Title: "Y" is Your Three Minutes Are Up
Post by: Ellemeno on November 01, 2007, 03:02:22 pm
Younger BetterMostians might not know where the title phrase comes from.  In 1973 in the US, using old payphones required one to put in coins.  One dime would buy three minutes of talking.  At the end of the three minutes, you would hear...

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Title: "Z" is Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2007, 03:13:22 pm
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1972 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 03:17:38 pm
Let's All Get Comfy for

Round 1972!

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Title: "A" is Aguirre, Wrath of God
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 03:28:43 pm
==comment==

I had to play this, given the name! In German, it was Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

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Title: "B" is Ben
Post by: Ellemeno on November 01, 2007, 03:37:06 pm
Another in the genre of Sequel-to-a-great-love-story-after-the-first-love-is-gone, a la Oliver's Story and BBM2.

From IMDb:

Where 'WILLARD' ended... Ben begins. And this time, he's not alone! 

A lonely boy, played by Lee H. Montgomery, becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people. The authorities succeed in destroying the rats, leaving the boy in desperate tears ... until he discovers his friend Ben to be still alive!

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Title: "C" is Cabaret
Post by: Fran on November 01, 2007, 03:50:07 pm
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Title: "D" is Deliverance
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 03:51:36 pm
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Title: "E" is The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Post by: Ellemeno on November 01, 2007, 03:54:53 pm
A family project, I've always wanted to see.  Directed by father Paul Newman, starring daughter Nell Potts and mother Joanne Woodward.  The play by Paul Zindel won a Pulitzer Prize.

From IMDb:
From the Pullizer Prize winning play by Paul Zindel, this is the story of Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters, Ruth and Matilda. A middle-aged widowed eccentric, Beatrice is looking for her life in the classified ads while all about her is the rubble of an unkempt house. All she needs is the right opportunity, she says puffing on a cigarette. Poorly equipped to survive the vagaries of modern life, she has nonetheless always managed to muddle through. Ruth, epileptic and making her way through the rebellious phase of adolescence, seems doomed to make the same mistakes as her mother. Quiet Matilda, on the other hand, seeks refuge in her animals and her schoolwork. "Jesus, don't you hate the world, Matilda?" Beatrice asks her youngest daughter. The title of the film is also the subject of Matilda's science project at school and serves as a metaphor for the way life affects each of us differently -- how some are able to find opportunity in adversity and thrive and how some succumb when the burden becomes too heavy. This is the story of slowly drowning and grasping desperately for a lifeline only to find that there's none there and you must save yourself. "No, Mama," Matilda says, "I don't hate the world." (Nell Potts, who stars as Matilda, is the stage name of Eleanor Newman -- Joanne Woodward's real-life daughter. She also appeared as the young Rachel in *Rachel, Rachel*.)

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Title: "F" is Frenzy
Post by: opinionista on November 01, 2007, 04:17:00 pm
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Title: "G" is The Godfather
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 04:18:16 pm
The original movie poster:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/200px-Godfather_ver1.jpg)

Another version:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/PP30555_the_godfather_offer.jpg)

The Italian poster:

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Title: "H" is The Heartbreak Kid
Post by: memento on November 01, 2007, 04:35:50 pm
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Title: "I" is I want what I want
Post by: opinionista on November 01, 2007, 04:46:51 pm
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Title: "H" is The Heartbreak Kid - trivia
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 04:49:02 pm
We have the 2007 version of this movie posted in Round 2007. It is not getting nearly as good reviews as this one, the original, did.

Jeannie Berlin was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lia Kolodny. Three years later she would star in "Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York" (posted in Round 1975) which many predicted would be a career killing role and it seems that sadly, they were right.

L
Title: "J" is Joe Kidd
Post by: dot-matrix on November 01, 2007, 04:53:56 pm
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/534/jkbp3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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I had a big crush on him in high school  ::)
Title: "K" is Kansas City Bomber
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2007, 04:56:13 pm
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/39/MPW-19508)
Title: "L" is Lady Sings the Blues
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 05:17:16 pm
==comment==

Diana Ross, in her acting debut, was nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for her role as Billie Holiday.

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Title: "M" is The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Post by: dot-matrix on November 01, 2007, 05:23:53 pm
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Title: "N" is Napoleon and Samantha
Post by: opinionista on November 01, 2007, 05:42:12 pm
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Title: "O" is Other, The
Post by: Fran on November 01, 2007, 06:58:45 pm
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Title: "P" is Pink Flamingos
Post by: MaineWriter on November 01, 2007, 07:02:46 pm
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Title: "Q" is Quadroon
Post by: dot-matrix on November 01, 2007, 07:34:21 pm
a.k.a.: "Black Agony: The Color of Truth"
Cast: Kathrine McKee, Tim Kincaid, Robert Priest, Madelyn Sanders;
Directed by: Herbert Janneke Jr., Jack Weis

Average 3.5 stars out of 5 on MSN

According to MSN and IMDb:

"A story of love, lust, violence and murder on a sadistic southern plantation during the slave era. This sex-ploitation flick is set in seamy New Orleans in early 1835. It follows the attempts of a white Northern teacher to teach literacy to a group of mulatto prostitutes. Before long he falls in love with one of them and gets in plenty of trouble."
Title: "R" is "Running Scared"
Post by: louisev on November 01, 2007, 09:04:58 pm
==comment===

can't find any more information except one user said "Definitely watchable!"
Title: "S" is for SLEUTH
Post by: oilgun on November 01, 2007, 09:34:58 pm
The good one, lol!

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Title: "T" is The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Post by: dot-matrix on November 01, 2007, 10:42:53 pm
A Very Powerful Film with powerful performances
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Title: "U" is Under Milk Wood
Post by: Ellemeno on November 01, 2007, 10:58:29 pm
A film adaptation of a Dylan Thomas play about a peculiar Welsh village, starring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter O'Toole. 

(http://dylan-thomas-books.com/shop/images/64.jpg)
Title: "V" is Valachi Papers, The
Post by: Fran on November 01, 2007, 11:57:14 pm
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Title: "W" is What's Up Doc
Post by: dot-matrix on November 02, 2007, 01:54:07 am
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Title: Wildcard "X" is The Poseidon Adventure
Post by: dot-matrix on November 02, 2007, 01:56:48 am
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Title: "Y" is Young Winston
Post by: opinionista on November 02, 2007, 07:05:28 am
A period piece about the life of British politician Winston Churchill until his first election to Parliament.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069528/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069528/)
Title: "Z" is Zee and Co.
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 07:34:46 am
==comment==

with Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, and Susannah York

synopsis: The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1971 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 07:36:37 am
As time marches on we are now at....

Round 1971!


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I just noticed...we are over 100 pages and over 1000 replies! Two milestones!
Title: "A" is Andromeda Strain, The
Post by: southendmd on November 02, 2007, 08:53:50 am
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Title: "B" is for The Boyfriend
Post by: oilgun on November 02, 2007, 09:13:14 am
Good ol'Twiggy!

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Title: "C" is for A Clockwork Orange
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 09:19:11 am
==comment==

I started to watch this once, on HBO, and got through about 5 minutes before I had to turn it off. I've never been back to it.

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Title: "D" is Diamonds Are Forever
Post by: southendmd on November 02, 2007, 09:21:59 am
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Great theme song by Shirley Bassey.
Title: "E" is Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Post by: dot-matrix on November 02, 2007, 09:32:39 am
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Title: F is Fiddler on the Roof.
Post by: loneleeb3 on November 02, 2007, 09:42:45 am
Fiddler on the roof!

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Title: "G" is The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 09:58:42 am
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==aside==loneleeb3

Welcome to the game!
Title: "H" is The Hellstrom Chronicle
Post by: dot-matrix on November 02, 2007, 09:58:58 am
I remember how much this film creeped me out at the time...

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Title: "I" is The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
Post by: opinionista on November 02, 2007, 11:22:01 am
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Title: "J" is Johnny Got His Gun
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 11:26:17 am
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Title: "K" is Klute
Post by: southendmd on November 02, 2007, 11:33:33 am
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Title: "L" is The Last Picture Show
Post by: opinionista on November 02, 2007, 11:41:09 am
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Title: "M" is McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 11:45:18 am
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Title: "N" is Nicholas and Alexandra
Post by: southendmd on November 02, 2007, 11:50:26 am
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Title: "O" is The Omega Man
Post by: opinionista on November 02, 2007, 11:53:18 am
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Title: "P" is Play Misty for Me
Post by: memento on November 02, 2007, 11:54:58 am
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Title: "Q" is Quest For Love
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 11:59:00 am
==comment==

starring Joan Collins. From IMDb:

After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds himself trapped in an alternate reality that bears some similarities to our own, but also has some striking differences. In this other reality the Second World War had never occurred, mankind had not yet traveled into Space and Mt. Everest had not yet been conquered, just to name a few things. Also in this other reality he is no longer a scientist but rather a well known author. He also finds that he is married to a beautiful woman who he instantly falls in love with but who his alternate self never cared for. He has some difficulty convincing anyone that he is not actually who they think he is. With the help of a physics professor who believes his story, he finally manages to convince his 'wife' that he is not the man she knew before. After a personal tragedy in this alternate world, he finds himself back in his own world and desperately trying to locate the woman he fell in love with in the other world. Little does she know, however, that her life depends on him finding her.

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Title: "R" is Robert Having His Nipple Pierced
Post by: southendmd on November 02, 2007, 12:00:15 pm
From IMDb:  "Robert Mapplethorpe gets his nipple pierced while his boyfriend lends his support in person. Patti Smith lends her support via voice over as she rambles on about her childhood, her transvestite brother, her breasts and Bob Dylan"

Boy, ahead of their time?
Title: "S" is Sunday Bloody Sunday
Post by: memento on November 02, 2007, 12:03:46 pm
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Title: "T" is THX-1138
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 12:05:48 pm
==comment==

George Lucas' directing debut

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Title: "U" is for Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide
Post by: oilgun on November 02, 2007, 12:12:07 pm
US Title:  A Few Hours of Sunlight

It's based on a Francoise Sagan novel and stars Gérard Depardieu way back when he was hot...

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--ASIDE---

Quote from: southendmd on November 02, 2007, 12:00:15 pm
From IMDb:  "Robert Mapplethorpe gets his nipple pierced while his boyfriend lends his support in person. Patti Smith lends her support via voice over as she rambles on about her childhood, her transvestite brother, her breasts and Bob Dylan"

Boy, ahead of their time?


OMG! I actually saw that! (at a gay film fest in Amsterdam in 85)  Very acid-trippy feel to it with mylar balloons floating around while a "doctor" pierces Mapplethorpe's nipple. And that's about it, really.
Title: "V" is Vanishing Point
Post by: Fran on November 02, 2007, 12:55:43 pm
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Title: "W" is Walkabout
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 12:58:41 pm
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Title: Wild Card "X" is Billy Jack
Post by: Ellemeno on November 02, 2007, 01:13:09 pm
I never saw this movie - never wanted to, but I remember the song that came from it, "One Tin Soldier."  And I remember Cher performing it on the "Sonny and Cher Show."  Found it on YouTube!  There's an animation that is very touching that goes with it.  (I'd forgotten about the few seconds of Christmas carol before and after the song, please bear with that.)

One Tin Soldier
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg84L84uop8[/youtube]
Title: Re: Wild Card "X" is Billy Jack
Post by: loneleeb3 on November 02, 2007, 01:36:43 pm
Quote from: Ellemeno on November 02, 2007, 01:13:09 pm
I never saw this movie - never wanted to, but I remember the song that came from it, "One Tin Soldier."  And I remember Cher performing it on the "Sonny and Cher Show."  Found it on YouTube!  There's an animation that is very touching that goes with it.  (I'd forgotten about the few seconds of Christmas carol before and after the song, please bear with that.)

One Tin Soldier
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg84L84uop8[/youtube]
I love that song. I remember singing it in the back of the stationwagon with my cousin!
Title: Y is You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It Or You'll Lose That Beat
Post by: Longhorn32 on November 02, 2007, 02:20:13 pm
...whew. "Starring" (Featuring?) Richard Pryor. This is actually the soundtrack cover, by Steely Dan.

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Title: "Z" is Zodiac Killer, The
Post by: Fran on November 02, 2007, 02:36:44 pm
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AKA The Sex Killer
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1970 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 03:14:53 pm
Round 1970 is beginning....NOW!

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Title: "A" is The Adventurers
Post by: dot-matrix on November 02, 2007, 03:33:28 pm
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This is a very mature film, if you see it be sure to get the unsantized version released outside the US. 

Title: "B" is for BORSALINO
Post by: oilgun on November 02, 2007, 03:34:58 pm
Man, I would have loved to have a ménage à trois with these two!

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Title: "C" is Catch-22
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 03:36:13 pm
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Title: "D" is Darling Lili
Post by: dot-matrix on November 02, 2007, 03:43:37 pm
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Title: "E" is End of the Road
Post by: Fran on November 02, 2007, 04:14:01 pm
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Title: "F" is Feast of Friends
Post by: Lumière on November 02, 2007, 04:14:32 pm
==comment==

Movie Facts
Genre: Documentary
Director: Paul Ferrara
Running Time: 50 minutes

This one deserves a picture:

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Title: "G" is Gimme Shelter
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 04:19:52 pm
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Title: "H" is House of Dark Shadows
Post by: Fran on November 02, 2007, 04:24:34 pm
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Title: "I" is I Never Sang for My Father
Post by: Ellemeno on November 02, 2007, 04:31:24 pm
Melvyn Douglas and Gene Hackman.  Looking at Gene Hackman's list of film roles on IMDb, this looks like the first film he made where he was really the star carrying the film.

IMDb: Hackman plays a New York professor who wants a change in his life, and plans to get married to his girlfriend and move to California. His mother understands his need to get away, but warns him that moving so far away could be hard on his father. Just before the wedding, the mother dies. Hackman's sister (who has been disowned by their father for marrying a Jewish man) advises him to live his own life, and not let himself be controlled by their father.

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Title: "J" is Joe
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 04:38:22 pm
==comment==

I have never heard of this morning, nor have I ever seen it. Susan Sarandon's movie debut...she was 20.

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Title: "K" is Kelly's Heros
Post by: dot-matrix on November 02, 2007, 05:30:44 pm
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Title: "L" is Let it Be
Post by: Ellemeno on November 02, 2007, 05:34:08 pm
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Title: "M" is M*A*S*H
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 05:37:20 pm
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Title: Re: "J" is Joe
Post by: moremojo on November 02, 2007, 06:17:47 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 04:38:22 pm
==comment==

I have never heard of this morning, nor have I ever seen it. Susan Sarandon's movie debut...she was 20.

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Very interesting movie, if a bit dated (okay, very dated--not necessarily a bad thing). Saw it on videocassette years ago, because my dad, who remembered the film fondly in large part due to Peter Boyle's memorable performance, wanted to see it again. Boyle is indeed quite good in it (plays an Archie Bunker-type character, with very dark results), and the film is an interesting time-capsule snapshot of the generation gap between parents and their young-adult children in the late 60's-early 70's.
Title: "N" is Ned Kelly
Post by: memento on November 02, 2007, 06:23:49 pm
(http://www.rollingstonesnet.com/images/NewNedKellyCD.gif)
Title: "O" is On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Post by: Ellemeno on November 02, 2007, 06:24:54 pm
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rSA0Va-xTQ[/youtube]



Sandy, good find on Ned Kelly!
Title: "P" is Performance
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 06:32:38 pm
==comment==

Another one I haven't seen, but it sounds interesting. With Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg. In real life, she apparently had affairs with three members of the Rolling Stones: Mick, Keith Richards, and Brian Jones.

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Title: "Q" is Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Post by: Fran on November 02, 2007, 06:39:14 pm
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Title: "R" is Ryan's Daughter
Post by: Ellemeno on November 02, 2007, 06:45:49 pm
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Title: "S" is Start The Revolution Without Me
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 07:47:31 pm
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Title: "T" is Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Post by: dot-matrix on November 02, 2007, 07:50:40 pm
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Title: "U" is Underground
Post by: Ellemeno on November 02, 2007, 08:17:47 pm
Starring Robert Goulet

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Title: "V" is "The Virgin and the Gypsy"
Post by: louisev on November 02, 2007, 09:18:34 pm
===based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence===
Title: "W" is Woodstock
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 09:20:58 pm
==comment==

Three words: Oh. My. God. I wasn't there. My cousin was. We watched the movie two years later to see what she was up to.

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Title: Wildcard "X": The Out-of-Towners
Post by: MaineWriter on November 02, 2007, 09:21:35 pm
==comment==

The story, in a nutshell, is that a couple is supposed to come to New York City for a job interview. Their plane gets diverted to Boston and the husband is determined to get to New York.  That's the gist of it.

We went and saw this movie as a family. We lived 30 miles outside of New York City. My father grew up in New York City! It is the only time in my life that I ever saw my father stand up in a theater and start screaming at a movie screen! He got so mad at these idiots from Ohio that he couldn't contain himself.

And that is why...this movie is the Wildcard X.

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Title: "Y" is You Can't Win 'Em All
Post by: Fran on November 02, 2007, 10:58:09 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zabriskie Point
Post by: Ellemeno on November 02, 2007, 11:54:09 pm
Original Music by
Jerry Garcia       
David Gilmour        (as Pink Floyd)
Nick Mason        (as Pink Floyd)
Roger Waters        (as Pink Floyd)
Richard Wright        (as Pink Floyd)

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1969 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 03, 2007, 07:42:49 am
Moving on down the line...

Round 1969!

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Title: "A" is Alice's Resaurant
Post by: dot-matrix on November 03, 2007, 08:19:40 am
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Title: "B" is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Post by: MaineWriter on November 03, 2007, 08:21:13 am
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Title: "C" is for CHE!
Post by: oilgun on November 03, 2007, 08:49:43 am
With Omar Shariff as Che and Jack Palance as Castro.

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Title: "D" is Downhill Racer
Post by: dot-matrix on November 03, 2007, 08:59:29 am
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Title: "E" is Easy Rider
Post by: MaineWriter on November 03, 2007, 09:07:00 am
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Title: "F" is Fellini Satyricon
Post by: memento on November 03, 2007, 09:34:34 am
(http://www.1worldfilms.com/Italy/satyricon.jpg)    (http://www.fundacion.telefonica.com/at/tem/tem050.jpg)

=comment=
"Fellini" is part of the title.
Title: "G" is for The Gay Deceivers
Post by: oilgun on November 03, 2007, 10:43:00 am
Plot Outline from IMDb:  Danny and Elliot avoid military service by pretending to be gay, but they have to act the part when the recruiting officer doesn't buy it.

At 5.7 the IMDb rating is surprisingly high for such a horrible film.  Seeing it at an impressionable age really damaged me.

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Title: "H" is Hello, Dolly!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 03, 2007, 10:43:58 am
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Title: "I" is If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Post by: Fran on November 03, 2007, 12:16:27 pm
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Title: "J" is John and Mary
Post by: dot-matrix on November 03, 2007, 03:43:41 pm
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Title: "K" is Keep on Rockin'
Post by: southendmd on November 03, 2007, 04:28:47 pm
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Title: "L" is Last Summer
Post by: MaineWriter on November 03, 2007, 04:35:13 pm
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==comment==

I posted this and now I have to add a comment....

I have never seen this movie. In fact, I never knew it existed. But I read the book (it is written by Evan Hunter). I bought it at Kennedy Airport on my way to Italy (high school trip) in 1971. I remember being very disturbed by the book and asked my English teacher about it, and he said, "Yeah, well that's what you get for buying books at the airport."

I am not sure I even knew until today this movie existed. And it sounds like it was filmed within yards of my house (my house was on the creek where the Fire Island ferries docked). Amazing....

L
Title: "M" is Mackenna's Gold
Post by: dot-matrix on November 03, 2007, 06:37:57 pm
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Title: "N" is Nightmare in Wax
Post by: Fran on November 03, 2007, 07:11:43 pm
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Title: "O" is Oh What a Lovely War
Post by: memento on November 03, 2007, 07:49:23 pm
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Title: "P" is for La Piscine
Post by: oilgun on November 03, 2007, 08:00:59 pm
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You may have noticed that I'm a big fan of Delon, lol!

Here's an excellent review by an IMDb poster.  Excuse the length, but if you read it,  I guarantee you'll be putting this title in your Netflix queue/Ziplist (if they carry it, of course):

An epic psychological thriller of awesome glamour. You can see why it made a bundle in its original release, and it should be more famous today.

La Piscine is about a cloistered foursome, trapped in a beautiful mansion on the French Riviera. This is what you might call a volatile mix, straight out of pagan Arcadia. Delon is Delon, which is to say, the height of male beauty; Birkin is a leggy, enigmatic nymph; Maurice Ronet is virile and conniving; and Romy Schneider -- looking like Candace Bergen with swimmer's muscles -- well, she is the question mark, the one who seems to have more conscience, more soul, and more class than the others, despite ( or because of ) being just slightly over the hill.

The first hour of this film consists of little more than this elegant quartet lounging around by the pool, playing records, showing their skin, drinking whiskey, playing cards. This may seem uneventful or trite but just try it yourself -- try to write a script with nothing but small talk for almost 60 pages, without feeling pressured to drive the plot forward except through the most delicate foreshadowings ( like when Ronet suggests Romy is aging and about to let herself go ). This first hour is crucial for atmosphere and this is a rare film where you really feel like you live it along with the characters.

We seem to be heading into Antonioni territory, as Ronet and his daughter Birkin plan to leave and Delon and Schneider are left facing the hollowness and superficiality of their connection. But then a death occurs and we are suddenly in a cheap mystery novel. The film zigs, and then zags back again with a great ending that reminds me of Rohmer in its bleak conclusion: Romantic codependency is spiritual death.

All the actors are great. Birkin deserves more credit for her bizarre confection, an awkward, nerdy girl who barely seems to notice she has grown into a supermodel's body, and who is still trapped mentally at the age of 12. Another reviewer complains about this, but the movie makes it clear that Ronet has kept her extremely sheltered. Romy Schneider is sympathetic without being as perfect an icy blonde as Carroll Baker. But that's the point. Carroll Baker, as a female Delon, would have been his match while Romy -- who is beautiful but flawed, bearing some physical signs of alcoholism -- is at a disadvantage, always losing in the game of who needs who the most. Maurice Ronet plays a man who is confident and full of bonhomie on the outside, but whose grimacing smile reveals all kinds of suppressed malice.

That being said, this is Delon's movie all the way. Purple Noon is the sketch of what would become a full-blown portrait in this movie. This is one of the richest, most detailed portrayals of a soulless psychopath I've ever seen, up there with Robert Montgomery in Night Must Fall or Jude Law in the recent Sleuth remake. Except Delon is far cooler, more natural than either.

Even emotionally, with words, he is like a snake that is languid for hours until it strikes quickly and fatally. When he first feels an attraction for Jane Birkin, Schneider notices and says, "Should I get ready to pack my bags and move out?" and Delon says, without flinching at all or showing any expression, "Not yet, let's wait a little while and see." With any other actor, you would wonder why Romy doesn't smack the S.O.B. and take off. With Delon, you know why she stays.

What makes this character different in Delon's gallery of pretty vipers is that this one starts out so normal. He walks like a normal person, he talks like a normal person, he has self-doubt and jealousy like a normal person, he is charming and approachable, yet sometimes, just for a brief second, the mask will drop and you'll see the kaleidoscopic fires of hellish insanity. Delon doesn't even seem to be acting, it's as if his every cell is straining toward the camera lens. The greater the narcissist, the greater the movie star.
Title: "Q" is Qu'est-ce qui fait courir Jacky?
Post by: Ellemeno on November 03, 2007, 08:04:17 pm
A Polish/Belgian film.

IMDb: The life of Jacky Ickx: a famous Belgian car-racer. He talks about his job, his family and his hobby's[sic]
Title: "R" is Ring of Bright Water
Post by: dot-matrix on November 03, 2007, 08:26:57 pm
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Title: "S" is The Sterile Cuckoo
Post by: MaineWriter on November 03, 2007, 09:27:12 pm
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Title: "T" is Take the Money and Run
Post by: Fran on November 03, 2007, 10:31:48 pm
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Title: "U" is The Undefeated
Post by: dot-matrix on November 03, 2007, 10:58:22 pm
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Title: "V" is for La vie, l'amour, la mort
Post by: oilgun on November 03, 2007, 11:20:25 pm
From IMDb:  "Life, Love, Death" was made before the abolition of capital punishment in France. Its central message is the inhumanity of the guillotine.

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Title: "W" is Wild Bunch, The
Post by: southendmd on November 03, 2007, 11:34:05 pm
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Title: Wild Card "X" is Cactus Flower
Post by: Ellemeno on November 04, 2007, 12:59:57 am
IMDb: Walter Matthau is wonderful as the "philandering" dentist Dr. Julian Winston whose frequent fibs to girlfriend Goldie provide textbook proof of the dangers of lying. Goldie Hawn's touching kook Toni Simmons certainly deserved to win her Oscar. Ingrid Bergman's work as the stiff-as-starch nurse Stephanie is also touching to watch as she comes out of her shell, slowly and nervously.....With Goldie still plugging away, this film is an amazing link between the past and the present of movies, with over seventy years spanning Ingrid's first role and Goldie's most recent. Incredible.

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Title: "Y" is Young Billy Young
Post by: dot-matrix on November 04, 2007, 02:00:00 am
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Title: "Z" is Z
Post by: Ellemeno on November 04, 2007, 03:34:58 am
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I'm thinking the two turn rule suspension applies after the "X" as well as before?
Title: "A" is for The Anniversary (1968)
Post by: oilgun on November 04, 2007, 08:21:40 am
Sorry but I'm jumping the gun.  It's complete anarchy here this morning, lol!

I'm afraid 1968 was not a good year for movies starting with "A"...  This camp 'classic' is the best I could find although I think it's an absolutely awful film.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1969 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 08:23:09 am
Round 1968 is here...

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Title: "B" is Barbarella
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 08:24:39 am
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==comment==

I wonder if Jane Fonda looks back on this as a career high...or low?

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oilgun

Anarchy! LOL...it because of changing the clocks, I think...
Title: "C" is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Post by: opinionista on November 04, 2007, 08:43:12 am
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Title: Comment: Rules
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 09:01:36 am
Quote from: Ellemeno on November 04, 2007, 03:34:58 am

I'm thinking the two turn rule suspension applies after the "X" as well as before?

Yes.
Title: "D" is for Diabolik
Post by: oilgun on November 04, 2007, 11:16:03 am
This plot summary on IMDb is pretty funny:
In psychedelic swinging 60s style, the dreaded thief (and killer) Diabolik wreaks havoc on a generic European country for his own financial gain and amusement. He shares an extravagant underground lair (and a giant bed of money) with his curvaceous, superficial girlfriend...who uses her awesome powers of wig-wearing to help Diabolik kill innocent people and steal billions from the government. Nonetheless, Diabolik is the "hero" of the film because he must face off against bumbling cops and revenge-seeking mafiosos.
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Title: "E" is Eat Your Makeup
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 11:34:26 am
==comment==

John Waters' first 16mm film, about a deranged nanny who kidnaps young girls and forces them to 'model themselves to death' in front of her boyfriend and their crazed friends. It was never shown commercially. It stars Divine as "Jacqueline Kennedy" and was filmed in Waters' parents' back yard.
Title: "F" is The Fixer
Post by: memento on November 04, 2007, 11:40:14 am
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Title: "G" is The Green Berets
Post by: opinionista on November 04, 2007, 11:54:01 am
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Title: "H" is Hang 'Em High
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 12:05:27 pm
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Title: "I" is I Love You, Alice B. Toklas
Post by: southendmd on November 04, 2007, 12:41:34 pm
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Title: "J" is for Juanita Banana
Post by: oilgun on November 04, 2007, 12:49:16 pm
I have no idea if this image is related to the film but here goes...

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Title: "K" is The Killing of Sister George
Post by: Ellemeno on November 04, 2007, 12:58:08 pm
IMDb: "Sister George" is a BBC soap opera character who is "killed off" due to low ratings. The aging actress who portrays Sister George is a lesbian living with a childish middle-aged woman named Childie, who works in a factory when not playing with her doll collection. Conflict arises between the two lovers when the hard-nosed BBC female program director, who told George of her canceled part, also steals Childie away. As consolation for losing both her job and her lover, George is offered the voice part of a puppet cow in a new animated cartoon series.

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Title: "L" is The Love Bug
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 01:12:56 pm
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Title: "M" is Mini-skirt Mob, The
Post by: southendmd on November 04, 2007, 01:25:27 pm
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Title: "N" is The Night They Raided Minsky's
Post by: dot-matrix on November 04, 2007, 01:56:35 pm
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Narrator Rudy Vallee announces that he knows we are a "real high class audience," thus he has "some swell story to tell." Thus begins The Night They Raided Minsky's, set in the rarefied world of burlesque in the 1920s. Quaker girl Rachel Schpitendavel (Britt Ekland) comes to New York in hopes of securing work as a dancing interpreter of religious stories. She gets a job at Minsky's burlesque house, where the dance numbers are "Biblical" only when some gum-chewing stripper performs Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils. The many subplots leading up to Rachel's accidental invention of the striptease during a midnight Minsky's show involve many: top banana Chick Williams (Norman Wisdom) and womanizing straight-man Raymond Paine (Jason Robards Jr.); Billy Minsky (Elliot Gould), whose efforts to stage girlie shows at the National Winter Garden are looked down upon by Minsky Sr. (Joseph Wiseman), who holds the lease on the theater; gangster Trim Houlihan (Forrest Tucker), who intends to shut down Minsky's if he can't get a piece of the action; Ekland's preacher father Harry Andrews, who shows up in New York just in time to see his daughter bare all in front of a cheering audience; and Vance Fowler (Denhom Elliot), self-appointed protector of public morals, whom Paine hopes to embarrass by having Rachel perform her religious dance. A straightforward adaptation of Rowland Barber's novel The Night They Raided Minsky's would seem to be called for here, but novice director William Friedkin and film editor Ralph Rosenblum seem determined to turn the film into a kaleidoscope Hard Day's Night clone. Happily, producer Norman Lear is able to accommodate several nostalgic re-creations of such burlesque chestnuts as "Crazy House" and "Meet Me Round the Corner," as well as six delightful in-period songs penned by Bye Bye Birdie's Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, the best of which is the ribald "Perfect Gentleman." Bert Lahr makes his last appearance on screen in the role of washed-up funnyman Professor Spats; he died during production, and had to be extensively doubled throughout. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Title: "O" is Odd Couple, The
Post by: Fran on November 04, 2007, 02:17:14 pm
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Title: "P" is for Petulia
Post by: oilgun on November 04, 2007, 02:22:07 pm

For some reason, when I entered "The Party Movie" in Google, I got lots of porn but no images of the Peter Sellers movie, so i switched to Petulia.

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Title: "Q" is The Queen
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 02:25:38 pm
==comment==

A user comment from IMDb. Oilgun, our resident obscure movie expert...have you seen this one?

1968's "The Queen" is a slight but fascinating time capsule, probably one of, if not THE earliest in-depth glimpse at the drag queen subculture in its final days as a solidly underground phenomenon. This doesn't concentrate on professional female impersonators, who'd been a legitimate part of show biz for decades, but specifically on effeminate men whose cross-dressing was an active part of their social lives in the homosexual milieu, which as a North American whole was still trying to struggle along beneath the radar of vice laws. Taking place a couple years before the Stonewall riots, which engineered the gay rights movement, this documentary is strikingly non-politicized and thus warts-and-all candid, taking the viewer into this insular world of long ago in a manner that's never preachy and rarely poignant, but shows an amused affection for its marginalized subjects, rather than leering at them in the "Mondo" shock value style that was then the exploitive norm for this kind of subject matter.

That isn't to say that "The Queen" lacks a sleazy expo-zay appeal, just by the nature of the annual event it covers. It's the way downscale, transvestite answer to the 1967 Miss America Pageant. More of a glamour than a beauty contest, elected "empresses" from cities nationwide flock into New York, to vie for the title of that year's national reigning drag queen. Out of drag, they come in all shapes -- spindly teenagers and gawky nerds and big hairy trucker types and fat balding guys nearing middle age. Followed around with hand held 16mm cameras, the contestants get to know one another in the dilapidated hotel where they're billeted, swapping remarkably upbeat life stories and opinions on gender issues in the spirit of outcast camaraderie. One notable exception, focused on immediately as resentments begin to simmer, is the aloof Philadelphia representative, Richard, alias Miss Harlow, a very pretty blond lad whose rise to drag circuit stardom has been a little too rapid for most everyone's taste. His cause isn't helped by his sulky attitude.

In preparation, they're choreographed and groomed and grilled on rules of stage conduct, by a pair of established drag queen organizers who, with New Yawky know-it-all-ness, are as fiercely demanding as drill sergeants. Here's where the film's period is especially evident, inviting comparisons to later drag show docs like 1995's "Wigstock", with its wild and free-wheeling variety of bizarre drag performances. No such freedom of expression thirty years earlier, as the conventions of these fringe dwellers' burlesque are rigidly enforced, with the unquestioned conformity of regional folk dancing. In fact, it's written that the legendary Divine helped break this mass creative stranglehold, after violent opposition early in his stage career.

It's the transformation process on the big night that's really captivating, as the boys pluck away body hair, pile on make-up, pad and corset their figures, and fret over wigs and gowns. As we watch, this rather goofy looking bunch not only shed their maleness, but their individualism, as they turn into a small army of statuesque glamour girls. The look, an exaggerated version of the Ursula Andriss 60s Greek goddess in a towering bouffant and streams of diaphanous chiffon, is a fun one but utterly uniform, and one all but loses track of the different players. The pageant itself is an embarrassing disaster, clearly sucked dry of any spontaneity in the planning stages, in a grubby old theatre with a bored society crowd in trendy attendance, and a catatonic Andy Warhol chairing the panel of judges. The competitors themselves are merely paraded about, not even allowed to lip-sync girl songs like they'd do in the clubs back home -- they're simply gaudy mannequins. Entertainment, such as it is, is provided by talentless local transies doing drunken versions of dreary old show tunes, while a tired strip joint orchestra tries valiantly to match their ever-changing tempos and keys. The night is a catastrophe in the making.

Tempers start to flare when the five finalists are announced, and some of those left backstage go ballistic with unconcealed envy. This shameless poor sportsmanship is carried onto the stage, when the fourth runner-up, a certain Miss Crystal, storms off in a huff. The crown, of course, goes to the undeniably prettiest, the reviled Miss Harlow, to politely thunderous applause, and in rivers of mascara, he weeps over this greatest moment of his life. The magic is short-lived, though, when who should be waiting backstage but Miss Crystal, who tears into Harlow, mocking his shoddy make-up and ugly dress that wasn't even clean, and insisting Harlow was not the prettiest -- Crystal was! The organizers spring to Harlow's defence, diverting Crystal's rage, with accusations that the whole pageant was rigged and they'll be sorry. As Harlow sobs, the threats and insults fly back and forth, with increasing shrillness, until the theatre management shows up and unceremoniously tosses everyone out. So much for that year's pinnacle of appreciation for the American cross-dressing arts.

As cheerfully tasteless a finale this is, celebrating bitchy stereotypes while pulling out on a note of cheap hilarity, it's refreshingly free of judgment pro or con, making for the best sort of historical artefact, superficial in its mood and thus unbiased as an accurate documentation for future cultural study. If, on EBay or wherever, you can track down "The Queen", enjoy it in good conscience --your neighbourhood drag queen certainly would.
Title: "R" is Rosemary's Baby
Post by: Ellemeno on November 04, 2007, 02:31:02 pm
Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes
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The Dakota, where they lived in this scary, scary movie
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For a history of the Dakota
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dakota
Title: "S" is 2001: A Space Odyssey
Post by: opinionista on November 04, 2007, 02:58:50 pm
I'm not 100% sure if this movie can be played for the S , but here it is. Let me know, Leslie.

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Title: "S" is 2001: A Space Odyssey
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 03:09:43 pm
It's a movie worth playing so yes, I'll let it stand for the S.

Leslie
Title: "T" is The Thomas Crown Affair
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 03:16:41 pm
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==comment==

Note to Paul: apparently this movie has shots of vintage toll booths on the Mass Pike!
Title: "U" is Up Tight!
Post by: Ellemeno on November 04, 2007, 04:31:41 pm
A film written by Jules Dassin and Ruby Dee.  Who knew that they knew each other?  Ruby Dee seems to have had a very remarkable life.  Starring her and the very talented Roscoe Lee Browne, who passed away earlier this year.

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Roscoe Lee Browne
Title: "V" is Vengeance of She, The
Post by: Fran on November 04, 2007, 04:50:38 pm
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Title: "W" is Wild In The Streets
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 04:56:09 pm
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Title: Wildcard "X": The Producers
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 04:56:46 pm
==comment==

The original and the best!

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Title: "Y" is Yours, Mine and Ours
Post by: Fran on November 04, 2007, 04:59:13 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zorro, El
Post by: dot-matrix on November 04, 2007, 06:03:12 pm
There were four Zorro movies released in 1968

I Nippotti di Zorro... 1968... Italy Dean Reed
Zorro Il Cavaliere della Vendetta... 1968 Italy/Spain... Charles Quiney
El Zorro la Volpe... 1968... Italy George Ardisson

AND this one, a classic spaghetti western

El Zorro ... 1968 Italy ....Guido Zurli


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1967 (Rules in first post!)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 06:09:31 pm
The sixties are still in full swing!


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Round 1967!

Title: "A" is Accident
Post by: memento on November 04, 2007, 06:53:58 pm
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Title: Comment Re: "Q" is The Queen
Post by: oilgun on November 04, 2007, 07:17:28 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 02:25:38 pm
==comment==

Oilgun, our resident obscure movie expert...have you seen this one?

1968's "The Queen" ...


No I've never seen this one but I googled it and it turns out it's available on Youtube!  Here's the first of 3 clips:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZcalBjHe-A[/youtube]
Title: "B" is for Belle de jour
Post by: oilgun on November 04, 2007, 07:24:18 pm
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful...

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Title: "C" is Camelot
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 07:48:08 pm
==comment==

starring Richard Harris, the man who would become Dumbledore I.

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Title: "D" is The Dirty Dozen
Post by: memento on November 04, 2007, 08:17:22 pm
(http://www.divshare.com/img/2636815-402.jpg)
Title: "E" is Easy Come, Easy Go
Post by: Fran on November 04, 2007, 08:38:09 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/3Fusti_2Bambole_1Tesoro.jpg)
Title: "F" is for Festival!
Post by: oilgun on November 04, 2007, 10:16:37 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Festival_-_dvd_cover.jpg)
Title: "G" is for The Graduate
Post by: MaineWriter on November 04, 2007, 10:26:32 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/graduate.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/The_Graduate.jpg)
Title: "H" is "Hotel"
Post by: louisev on November 04, 2007, 10:40:31 pm
===based on the novel by Arthur Hailey.===

(http://www.reel.com/content/boxart/vhs/4796.GIF)
Title: "I" is In Cold Blood
Post by: memento on November 04, 2007, 11:10:29 pm
(http://www.divshare.com/img/2638204-02f.jpg)
Title: "J" is The Jackals
Post by: notBastet on November 04, 2007, 11:43:44 pm
IMDb tagline: "There was never a breed like these ruthless seven!"

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/090098006695.jpg)
Title: "K" is The Karate Killers
Post by: Ellemeno on November 05, 2007, 02:29:43 am
Slim pickin's...

Starring
Robert Vaughn           ...   Napoleon Solo
David McCallum    ...   Illya Kuryakin

IMDb: U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret formula that was divided into four parts and left by a dying scientist with his four daughters, all of whom live in different countries. Evil THRUSH agent Randolph also wants the formula, and is aided by his karate-chopping henchmen.
Title: "L" is The Long Duel
Post by: dot-matrix on November 05, 2007, 03:21:41 am
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5732/2042291020ajq0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7596/color8x10longduelsetof8ru8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "M" is Monkeys, Go Home!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 07:21:09 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/monkeys.jpg)

==comment==

This comment from an IMDb user seems to say it all...

Speaking as someone who has made an extensive study of the live-action Disney films of the 1960s-1970s I can say with some authority that this is truly one of the worst films ever released by Disney; almost unwatchable. With the charming Dean Jones and Yvette Mimieux at the center of a romantic plot this film has its moments (along with a delightful Maurice Chevalier, in what is a small role though curiously first-billed), but it is constantly derailed by the need to add monkey antics to the mix. Bringing in trained animals is a constant source of mirth in Disney live action gimmick comedies; it works in a Bubblegum Pop/ College Comedy setting (see the Disney film "The Monkeys Uncle") but against the backdrop of an American desperately trying to save an olive farm in Provence the entire film just fights against itself for a hundred minutes. Supporting characters rage about for no apparent reason, constantly entering and exiting the plot with no apparent motivation; and we are supposed to believe (and the plot hinges) on the concept that the entire village would be outraged that a man would use trained monkeys to pick olives for a harvest that last but three days a year instead of hiring locals is a stretch even by Disney standards (and this is the studio that convinced us a boy could turn into a dog and a car could have a mind of its own).

This was released in the year following Walt Disney's death. One might wonder if he would have chucked the entire thing rather than release this to theatres under the Disney name. It is truly shocking that this film made it to DVD before many other, better-remembered titles from the era.
Title: "N" is The Night of the Generals
Post by: oilgun on November 05, 2007, 09:22:44 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/night_of_the_generals.jpg)
Title: "O" is Oedipus the King
Post by: southendmd on November 05, 2007, 10:05:10 am
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/102666.1010.A.jpg)
Title: "P" is Point Blank
Post by: memento on November 05, 2007, 10:10:17 am
(http://filmjournal.net/clydefro/files/2007/05/point-blank-poster.JPG)
Title: "Q" is Quatermass and the Pit
Post by: oilgun on November 05, 2007, 10:31:37 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quatermass-2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quatermass-1.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Quatermass-3.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rocket to the Moon
Post by: notBastet on November 05, 2007, 10:42:47 am
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/rocket20to20the20moon20320x240.jpg)

apparently retitled as "Those Fantastic Flying Fools" when released on VHS in US
Title: "S" is The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 11:07:02 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/poster20Roger20Corman20The20St20Val.jpg)
Title: "T" is To Sir, with Love
Post by: Ellemeno on November 05, 2007, 11:23:29 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/PF_936826_OEM_15MBTo-Sir-with-Love-.jpg)

Lulu, singing that beautiful song "To Sir, with Love"
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukONzCkxLkk[/youtube]
Title: "U" is Ulysses
Post by: dot-matrix on November 05, 2007, 12:17:37 pm
Description from IMDb:
Dublin; June 16, 1904. Stephen Dedalus, who fancies himself as a poet, embarks on a day of wandering about the city during which he finds friendship and a father figure in Leopold Bloom, a middle-aged Jew. Meanwhile, Bloom's day, illuminated by a funeral and an evening of drinking and revelry that stirs paternal feelings toward Stephen, ends with a rapprochement with Molly, his earthy wife. Written by {[email protected]}

(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1016/10536285ra0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "V" is Valley of the Dolls
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 12:25:49 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/195649Valley-of-the-Dolls-Posters.jpg)
Title: "W" is Wait Until Dark
Post by: Meryl on November 05, 2007, 12:41:01 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/WaitUntilDark.jpg)

The film ranked tenth on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments for its riveting climax.

I went to see this with some sorority sisters, and we screamed and grabbed each other so hard, I had a bruise on my arm afterwards.  ;D
Title: Wildcard "X" is Barefoot in the Park
Post by: dot-matrix on November 05, 2007, 12:45:26 pm
(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2123/barefootintheparkmr7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1884/5barefootlctb8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "Y" is You Only Live Twice
Post by: dot-matrix on November 05, 2007, 12:57:38 pm
(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8974/youonlylivetwicetb3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8476/twiceposternz4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: "Z" is The Zap Sap
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 01:07:40 pm
==comment==

A Batfink cartoon! Hey, there wasn't much to choose from for Z titles in 1967!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round "I Can't Believe We Didn't Play That Movie!"
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 01:12:48 pm
To celebrate 40 rounds of ABCs at the Movies, I am announcing a very special round:

"I Can't Believe We Didn't Play That Movie!"

Here's your chance to play that special movie that got missed. Personal favorites, big winners, campy...whatever.

Rules are simple:

1) We'll do a countdown from A to Z, as usual.
2) Any movie from 1967 - 2007 can be played, IF IT HASN'T BEEN PLAYED BEFORE. Please check the archive if you aren't sure.
3) List the movie with its year, ie: "M" is Midnight Cowboy (1969)
4) The two-turn rule applies, as always.
5) Wildcard X is still in play for this round.

Have fun with this special round! Things will get back to "normal" with Round 1966.

Questions? PM me.

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: A is The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Post by: Longhorn32 on November 05, 2007, 01:55:27 pm
I actually have seen this, and liked it....before Memneto, before The Matrix (and LOTR)...there was

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Priscilla_the_Queen.jpg)

And btw, this is pretty tough - finding one that hasn't been played - unless I am using the search engine wrong. Which I'm sure I am.
Title: "B" is Beau travail (1999)
Post by: moremojo on November 05, 2007, 02:47:25 pm
==comment==

Claire Denis's masterpiece, an adaptation of Melville's "Billy Budd"; perhaps the last great film to be released in the twentieth century:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209933/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209933/)
Title: "C" is Cruising (1980)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 02:48:32 pm
==comment==

Just released on DVD a few weeks ago

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/cruising_movie_image_al_pacino__1_.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/cruising.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dead Poets Society (1989)
Post by: notBastet on November 05, 2007, 03:47:13 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/18462091.jpg)

Robert Sean Leonard is on "House" now, in case anyone didn't know.

my favorite scene is actually when they read a quote and then kick a soccer (?) ball while listening to classical music...  couldn't find an image of that one...
Title: "E" is Erogeny (1976)
Post by: moremojo on November 05, 2007, 04:09:18 pm
==comment==

Beautiful short from distinguished experimental filmmaker James Broughton; one of the great films of the 1970s:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074490/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074490/)
Title: "F" is The French Connection (1971)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 04:18:23 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/french2.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/french1.jpg)
Title: "G" is The Game (1997)
Post by: notBastet on November 05, 2007, 04:27:00 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/vsg74n.jpg)
Title: "H" is A History of Violence (2005)
Post by: Meryl on November 05, 2007, 04:30:43 pm
From 2005:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/History_of_violence.jpg)

I apologize for not choosing Holes!  ;D
Title: "I" is The Illusionist (2006)
Post by: dot-matrix on November 05, 2007, 04:35:20 pm
Excellent movie, Brillantly done, especially Edward Norton's performance.

(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3237/405pxtheillusionistpostjy6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8923/theillusionist2cb9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8198/paulgiamatti3zx6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8143/jessicabiel2kz8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6679/illusionist1dx0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7910/illusionist1kq9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)




Title: "J" is Jabberwocky (1977)
Post by: moremojo on November 05, 2007, 04:56:24 pm
==comment==

Terry Gilliam's delightfully demented directorial debut (as single director on a feature, that is):

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076221/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076221/)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/jabberwocky.gif)
Title: "K" is Kate and Leopold (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 04:58:02 pm
==comment==

Okay, so it's not the greatest movie ever made and Meg Ryan wore some really ugly outfits (although I did like her dress at the end)...it had a few plot holes big enough to drive through and they played fast and loose with historical facts...but it had Hugh Jackman as royalty! What more could a movie goer want? Liev Schreiber wasn't bad either. It was the last time on the screen for Spalding Gray in a funny little cameo.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/leopold.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/kateandleopold2.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/196033Kate-Leopold-Posters.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Post by: dot-matrix on November 05, 2007, 05:18:53 pm
Directed by Robert Redford and narrated by Jack Lemmon who also makes a small cameo

(http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/1322/a7010937357424uk0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9002/baggervance2kg8.jpg)(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1760/charlizetheron9rr2.jpg)(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8557/mattdamon1un6.jpg)(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2434/charlizetheron4ux7.jpg)(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8550/jmichaelmoncrief5zv4.jpg)(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/290/baggervancekc0.jpg)(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2228/baggervanceyo6.jpg)(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5859/brucemcgill18xf2.jpg)
Title: "M" is My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Post by: southendmd on November 05, 2007, 05:22:54 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/MyBeautifulLaundrette_Poster.jpg/200px-MyBeautifulLaundrette_Poster.jpg)
(http://www.bergen-filmklubb.no/images/My_Beautiful_Laundrette.jpg)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:0ReR774c09UsMM:http://www.sugardeluxe.com/legionofdoom/wp-images/my-beautiful-laundrette.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nothing to Lose (1997)
Post by: notBastet on November 05, 2007, 06:24:54 pm
probably not the best 'N' movie of all time, but I thought it was pretty funny.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/9c_1.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/lose3.jpg)

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/00674902.jpg)

Title: "O" is Oliver! (1968)
Post by: dot-matrix on November 05, 2007, 06:26:19 pm
 Won Best Picture that year

(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2286/oliverew3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/898/031aqg8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7021/041016oliverfilmvmed5pwlc8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5978/88046476un4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "P" is Professional, The (1994)
Post by: Fran on November 05, 2007, 06:36:34 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1800227679p.jpg)

Twelve-year-old Natalie Portman's film debut:

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/leon_pic3.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quinceañera (2006)
Post by: oilgun on November 05, 2007, 06:39:51 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quinceanera.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quinceanerajesse_garciawifebeater.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quinceanera-2.jpg)
Title: "R" is Raising Arizona (1987)
Post by: memento on November 05, 2007, 06:42:06 pm
(http://www.tigersweat.com/images/ariz00.jpg) (http://www.thefilmjournal.com/images/raisingarizona05.jpg)
Title: "S" is Speed (1994)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 06:46:18 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Speed_movie_poster_Keanu_Reeves.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/1d6026.jpg)
Title: "T" is Thelma and Louise (1991)
Post by: notBastet on November 05, 2007, 06:59:27 pm
won a gazillion awards, introduced Brad Pitt to the world (and to me)
introduced me to deep canyons, wide open spaces, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, thunderbirds
and, so much more...

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/310c4e3c7053cfe5d02022fe4740b88c.jpg)(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/thelmalouise.jpg)(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/thelma-1.jpg)
Title: "U" is The Usual Suspects (1995)
Post by: memento on November 05, 2007, 06:59:46 pm
(http://www.wallpapers-cinema.com/wallpapers/policier/usual_suspects/usual_suspects_0.jpg)
Title: "V" is Virgin Suicides, The (1999)
Post by: Fran on November 05, 2007, 07:09:40 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/virgin_suicides_ver2.jpg)
Title: "W" is Wings of Desire (1987)
Post by: oilgun on November 05, 2007, 07:11:35 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/wings_of_desire.jpg)  (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/wings_of_desire-2.jpg)
Title: "X" is Malcolm X (1992)
Post by: oilgun on November 05, 2007, 07:13:35 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/malcolm_x_ver1.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Yossi & Jagger (2002)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 07:30:06 pm
==comment==

Some folks here may remember rt...he is the one who made me aware of this movie. From Israel.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/yossi20and20jager20poster.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zardoz (1974)
Post by: louisev on November 05, 2007, 07:30:41 pm
"Z" is "Zardoz"  (1974)
(http://uashome.alaska.edu/~jndfg20/website/zardoz.gif)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round "I Can't Believe We Didn't Play That Movie!"
Post by: oilgun on November 05, 2007, 07:42:35 pm
Man this one went fast!  I think I only got 3 in, lol!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1966
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 07:50:37 pm
Yes, it was fast...and fun!

Thanks for participating. We may have future specialty rounds....but for now....

Back to our regularly scheduled feature: Round 1966!
Title: Comment: A Few Statistics
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 08:05:46 pm
In our specialty round, just concluded, there were 18 different years that had movies selected.

15 years had movies that were selected once
4 years had movies that were selected twice
and 1 year (1994) had three movies posted: Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; The Professional; and Speed.

Okay, back to Round 1966!

Title: "A" is Au hasard Balthasar
Post by: oilgun on November 05, 2007, 08:18:10 pm
Maybe if Ari from The Amazing Race had seen this Bresson film....

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/donkeymovie.jpg)
Title: "B" is A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Post by: memento on November 05, 2007, 08:26:07 pm
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/5/56/200px-Big_Hand_for_the_Little_Lady_.jpeg)
Title: "C" is Carry On Screaming
Post by: Fran on November 05, 2007, 09:19:19 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/carry20on20screaming20320x240.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Post by: dot-matrix on November 05, 2007, 09:24:35 pm
(http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/9156/deadheatonamerrygorounduv6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "E" is The Endless Summer
Post by: MaineWriter on November 05, 2007, 09:30:46 pm
==comment==

How much do I love this movie? Endlessly....LOL....I saw it in the movie theater and have seen it numerous times since. It has everything...great music, surfboards, tan guys in 60s styles shorts ON the surfboards...please watch these YouTube videos...one, the trailer (rare, I had never seen it); the next one, one of the best scenes in the movie...when they find the perfect wave. So good...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gq4XiVCcJ8[/youtube]


[youtube=425,350]
&NR=1[/youtube]


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/endlessummer_poster.gif)
Title: "F" is "The 'Fortune Cookie"
Post by: louisev on November 05, 2007, 09:35:38 pm
(http://www.posteritati.com/jpg/F2/FORTUNE%20COOKIE%20MFR.JPG)
Title: "G" is Georgy Girl
Post by: Ellemeno on November 05, 2007, 10:01:55 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/200px-Georgy_Girl_DVD_Cover.jpg)

The Seekers, singing "Georgy Girl" in the opening of the movie
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRat8E-yrxM[/youtube]
Title: "H" is Harper
Post by: Fran on November 05, 2007, 10:05:40 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/wsu_ms2002-1271221.jpg)     (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/WAR_D81671D.jpg)
Title: "I" is Is Paris Burning
Post by: Meryl on November 06, 2007, 12:38:31 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/IsParisBurning.jpg)
Title: "J" is Johnny Reno
Post by: dot-matrix on November 06, 2007, 02:30:55 am
(http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9896/10979gk2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "K" is kaleidoscope
Post by: memento on November 06, 2007, 04:16:42 am
(http://www.divshare.com/img/2652126-e0b.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lord Love a Duck
Post by: oilgun on November 06, 2007, 08:59:16 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/lord_love_a_duck.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Lordduck.jpg)
Title: "M" is Morgan!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 06, 2007, 09:27:15 am
==comment==

I was visiting a friend in New Jersey for Thanksgiving and this movie came on the TV. I can still remember the song David Warner sings, "Morgan is sad today, sadder than yesterday..."

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/morgan.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nevada Smith
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2007, 10:00:28 am
(http://home.blarg.net/~dr_z/Movie/Posters/Cult/nevada.jpg)
(http://www.filmmusic.pl/images/covers/arty/nevada3.jpg)
Title: "O" is Our Man Flint
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2007, 10:20:19 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/OurManFlintDVDCover.jpg)
Title: "P" is Persona
Post by: Meryl on November 06, 2007, 11:10:49 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Persona.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Queen of Blood
Post by: dot-matrix on November 06, 2007, 11:21:55 am
I actually remember seeing this little gem at a Saturday afternoon matinee in Billings with about a hundred other kids! Surprisingly eerie little B movie.   8)

(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/205/queenofbloodhssmyy0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

From IMDb:
It's the year 1990 and scientists receive a distress call from an alien spaceship that has crash-landed on Mars. Dr Farraday (Basil Rathbone) decides to send a team of astronauts, including Allan Brenner (John Saxon) and Paul Grant (Dennis Hopper), on a rescue mission. On the planet, they discover just one survivor. This green-skinned alien woman is brought aboard, but when one man is attacked and drained of his blood, the survivors are soon racing home, before they too become victim to the bloodsucker!

Also Known As (AKA)
Blodets drottning Sweden
Flight to a Far Planet USA (working title)
Planet of Blood (undefined)
Planet of Terror (undefined)
Planet of Vampires (undefined)
Planeta sangriento Spain
Space Vampires USA (working title)
The Green Woman (undefined)

Title: "R" is Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2007, 11:32:11 am
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/RatPfink'66.jpg/200px-RatPfink'66.jpg)

One of the stranger B movies of the year.  A parody of the very campy "Batman" TV series.
Title: "S" is Sand Pebbles, The
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2007, 11:57:34 am
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Title: "T" is Torn Curtain
Post by: MaineWriter on November 06, 2007, 01:03:51 pm
==comment==

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. There is very interesting, long comment on the IMDb messsage board for this movie, talking about how it really was "the beginning of the end" for Alfred Hitchcock. Definitely worth reading.

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Title: "U" is Un homme et une femme
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2007, 01:18:51 pm
AKA "A Man and a Woman" won the Oscar for best foreign language film, also best original screenplay.  Also won the palme d'or at Cannes (actually tied with "Signore e signori".)

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Title: "V" is A Vist with Truman Capote
Post by: oilgun on November 06, 2007, 01:50:17 pm
This a Maysles brothrers Doc

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From an IMDb poster:

This short film by the brilliant documentarians Albert and David Maysles captures Truman Capote at the very height of his career and influence during the aftermath of the publication of IN COLD BLOOD. We see Capote taking Alvin Dewey and his wife around New York City for the first time, Capote in his Long Island home chatting with a Newsweek reporter, as well as various book signings and functions centered on the book.

There is no doubt that Phillip Seymour Hoffman used this film extensively to arrive at his Capote performance. This short (30 mins.) film would make an excellent extra in a future deluxe DVD release of CAPOTE.

We get hints of his eventual downfall- he is clearly drunk in some scenes. The most poignant moment comes as he shows the Newsweek reporter letters from Perry Smith. He reads one out loud, and clutches the letter to his chest as if he is about to cry.

This film is available to viewing at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York and Beverly Hills.
Title: "W" is What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Post by: MaineWriter on November 06, 2007, 01:52:27 pm
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Title: Wildcard X: The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
Post by: MaineWriter on November 06, 2007, 01:52:59 pm
==comment==

This is the first movie I ever remember having a crush on a character: the blond Russian sailor. Heck, I think I had a little bit of a crush on Alan Arkin, too. And the classic line, "E-mer-gency, e-mer-gency, everybody to get from street." I loved this movie and laughed and laughed. I wonder if it would seem as funny today?

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Title: "Y" is You're a Big Boy Now
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2007, 01:57:00 pm
Trivia from IMDb: 

The film was Francis Ford Coppola's $800,000 master's thesis at U.C.L.A film school in 1966.

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Title: Re: "U" is Un homme et une femme
Post by: moremojo on November 06, 2007, 02:39:55 pm
Quote from: southendmd on November 06, 2007, 01:18:51 pm
AKA "A Man and a Woman" won the Oscar for best foreign language film, also best original screenplay.  Also won the palme d'or at Cannes (actually tied with "Signore e signori".)

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I've never seen this film, yet I can remember hearing the indelibly Sixties theme music from quite a while back. That tune's been in my head a lot lately, for some reason.

I came across a color still of this film just yesterday, in a general history of world cinema, that showed Aimée at perhaps her loveliest in a composition of great elegance and sensuality. I've also never seen Jacques Demy's 1961 debut feature Lola, also starring Aimée, which is considered one of the breakthroughs of the French New Wave.
 
Title: "Z" is Zontar: Thing From Venus
Post by: dot-matrix on November 06, 2007, 04:01:16 pm
Sorry but Z is a toughie  :-\  ;)

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1965
Post by: MaineWriter on November 06, 2007, 04:11:10 pm
Let's drive into Round 1965!

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Vintage 1965 Plymouth C Body Cars...anyone here (besides me) remember drive-ins?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1966: DRIVE-INS
Post by: moremojo on November 06, 2007, 04:17:12 pm
==aside==

Yes, I remember drive-ins; they were in their last dying gasps when I was a child here in Texas. The last time I remember being at one was circa 1979, with my older cousins, at a drive-in in the Austin area, seeing some cheap exploitation movie (a la The Kentucky Fried Movie)--sometime thereafter, I believe that same drive-in went over to showing strictly porn, and I don't even think it physically exists anymore.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1965
Post by: dot-matrix on November 06, 2007, 04:22:44 pm
==aside==

I do!  The one in my home town operated up until 1982! I saw Star Wars there the first time.   One of the few left operating, with three screens  :D and a playground  :o , is about a 45 minute drive from us now.  Bob and I will go one or twice in the summertime because we can take the dogs AND kiss and cuddle in the front seat.  ;) It's always very busy no matter what the feature(s).

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original art by: http://www.junkyardartist.com
Title: Drive ins
Post by: MaineWriter on November 06, 2007, 04:26:47 pm
==comment==

We have two drive ins here in Maine that are still operational on a seasonal basis. I haven't been in awhile. Growing up in NY, there was a very fancy one that was open year round; it had heaters you could hang on the car window along with the speakers.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1965
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2007, 04:29:54 pm
There's still a drive-in on Cape Cod, in Wellfleet.

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Title: "A" is Across the River
Post by: notBastet on November 06, 2007, 04:38:05 pm
plot keywords on IMDb include derelict, goat, and New York City

plot outline: A junk collector rescues a woman near his home across the lake from Manhattan who changes his life.

sorry no movie pic, but here's this instead

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Title: "B" is Beach Blanket Bingo
Post by: MaineWriter on November 06, 2007, 05:02:39 pm
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Title: "C" is Cat Ballou
Post by: dot-matrix on November 06, 2007, 05:20:49 pm
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Title: "D" is Doctor Zhivago
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2007, 05:35:54 pm
I was tempted to post "Donald Duck Goes West" or "Dial P for Pink", but thought this was more appropriate.

(http://lean.bfi.org.uk/images/right/dr_zhivago.jpg)

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Title: "E" is Eleanor Roosevelt Story, The
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2007, 05:42:51 pm
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Title: "F" is Ferry Cross the Mersey
Post by: dot-matrix on November 06, 2007, 05:50:48 pm
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Title: "G" is Great Race, The
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2007, 05:54:27 pm
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Title: "H" is Help!
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2007, 05:55:52 pm
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Title: "I" is The Ipcress File
Post by: memento on November 06, 2007, 06:05:19 pm
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Title: "J" is Je vous salut, Mafia!
Post by: oilgun on November 06, 2007, 06:43:31 pm
Apparently, it stars Jack Klugman (!)

An IMDb user comment:
Writer-director-producer Raoul Levy hit a home run with this moody, intelligent, very-well acted crime film. On the surface, the plot seems simple--mafia soldiers Henry Silva and Jack Klugman are on an assignment to kill a former mafia guy played by Eddie Constantine. But the story--and most of the film--is really about the relationship between Henry Silva's and Jack Klugman's characters, and both give brilliant performances. I would never have thought of this pair of actors together, but as well as I know each of their works, I saw only the two characters, real people, not the actors. Eddie Constantine is not in the film all that much--it's Klugman and Silva's movie. Raoul Levy is probably best known here in the US as the producer of five Bridget Bardot films and of the underrated THE DEFECTOR, the last movie of Montgomery Clift. The washed-out monochrome photography by Raoul Coutard, the brilliant jazz score by Hubert Rostaing, and Levy's intelligent, literate script all come together in a powerful film that will pack an unexpected wallop for those expecting just another euro-crime film. No wonder Henry Silva's european career took off right after this film. The existential plot could easily have been from a spaghetti western or a samurai film, and anyone who has ever considered those genres (and the euro-crime film) as metaphors for life and society should find a copy of this film as soon as possible. For me, one of the five best European-made crime films of the 1960's, and I've seen hundreds of them.
Title: "K" is King Rat
Post by: MaineWriter on November 06, 2007, 06:56:03 pm
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Title: "L" is Loved One, The
Post by: memento on November 06, 2007, 07:08:51 pm
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Title: "M" is My Blood Runs Cold
Post by: dot-matrix on November 06, 2007, 07:11:08 pm
Disturbed boy meets a girl he believes to be a long-dead ancestor
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Title: "N" is None But The Brave
Post by: MaineWriter on November 06, 2007, 07:16:44 pm
==comment==

Directed by and starring Frank Sinatra. The screenplay was written by John Twist, with two Japanese co-authors, based on a story by a Japanese author.

It is interesting reading about these WWII movies, which we seem to have a slew of in these most recent rounds. It makes sense: 1965 was 20 years after the end of WWII and many of the men who served in the war would have been in their forties. Probably enough time had passed that they were ready to remember--and reflect--on their wartime experiences, and movies such as this (and the other one I just played, King Rat) gave them a context to do so.

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Title: "O" is The Outlaws Is Coming
Post by: Ellemeno on November 06, 2007, 10:25:36 pm
The Three Stooges
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Title: "P" is A Patch of Blue
Post by: notBastet on November 06, 2007, 11:21:07 pm
'a patch of blue' refers to the sky, and the color the blind woman remembers from her childhood

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Title: "Q" is Quattro inesorabili, I
Post by: dot-matrix on November 06, 2007, 11:38:40 pm
Another Italian Spaghetti Western  ;D

Also Known As:
Cuatro implacables, Los (Spain)
The Relentless Four (USA)

From IMDb:
Starring Adam West of the painfully boring "Outlaws is Coming," with the three stooges  and TV-Batman fame.  This film has great camera work, suspenseful fights, an awesome music score, and an excellent story that is actually kind of original for a spaghetti western. The acting is funny in a couple of parts, but that just adds to the charm. This is, after all, a spaghetti western. If you're expecting a Gary Cooper or John Wayne movie, then stay away from this one and leave it to those of us who appreciate and understand the appeal of the Italian westerns.

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Title: "R" is Repulsion
Post by: oilgun on November 07, 2007, 12:37:13 am
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful...and psychotic  :o

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Title: "S" is The Sound of Music
Post by: notBastet on November 07, 2007, 12:43:21 am
couldn't not play this one...

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I still find Christopher Plummer absolutely to die for in this role...
Title: "T" is Thousand Clowns, A
Post by: Fran on November 07, 2007, 12:51:32 am
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Title: "U" is L'uomo dei cinque palloni
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 01:27:57 am
Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Produced by Carlo Ponti
Title: "V" is Von Ryan's Express
Post by: dot-matrix on November 07, 2007, 05:08:56 am
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Title: "W" is What's New, Pussycat?
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 07:10:16 am
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Title: Wildcard X is The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 09:20:01 am
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Title: "Y" is Young Fury
Post by: oilgun on November 07, 2007, 11:19:26 am
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Title: "Z" is Zebra in the Kitchen
Post by: notBastet on November 07, 2007, 11:26:15 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1964
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 11:32:07 am
We have movies galore in Round 1964!

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Title: "A" is The Americanization of Emily
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 11:35:11 am
Written by Paddy Chayefsky, directed by Athur Hiller.

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Title: "B" is Becket
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 11:38:08 am
==comment==

Nominated for 12 Oscars; won one (Best Screenplay). As one IMDb commenter said, "Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole at the top of their game."

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Title: "C" is The Curse of the Living Corpse
Post by: notBastet on November 07, 2007, 12:26:16 pm
with Roy Scheider, of Jaws fame

IMDb plot outline: Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.

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Title: "D" is Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 12:34:20 pm
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Hey, someone manipulated this poster.

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Title: "E" is Ensign Pulver
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 12:40:25 pm
==comment==

I remember this movie came on over and over again on Channel 5 (WNEW) in New York. I haven't seen it in years, though, and barely remember it. I found this comment from an IMDb poster interesting:

The only thing this film has going for it is catching all the great actors, at the start of their careers) that are in smaller roles as the sailors on board - James Farentino, a skinny James Coco, Larry Hagman, George Lindsay, Dick Gautier and even a young Jack Nicholson! OK Walter Matthau is worth watching in anything he does, but that is all. The rest of the film is another Josh Logan homo-erotic mess. Yes, it is. He seems to have spent more time on the scenes where the sailors get together and have fun dancing in their underwear, whacking each other on the butt, running around with no shirts and skimpy shorts and there is even a scene where one sailor, as they sit and listen to the radio, has one arm draped over another guys leg. The rest of the story is like the boat they are on - old, rusty and goes no where. The worst is Robert Walker (who should have kept the Jr after his name)who does his best to do a perfect Jack Lemmon impersonation and that gets irritating as you wonder why they didn't get Jack himself. He probably read the script.

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This is supposedly Jack Nicholson:

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Title: Aside
Post by: notBastet on November 07, 2007, 12:41:07 pm
=aside=

That's a nice Dr. Strangelove manip.

Leslie, when you're in the mood to do some stats: I bet Peter Sellers has had more movies played than any other actor...
Title: "F" is Father Goose
Post by: Fran on November 07, 2007, 12:53:03 pm
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Title: "G" is Goldfinger
Post by: memento on November 07, 2007, 12:59:20 pm
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Title: "H" is A Hard Day's Night
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 01:02:08 pm
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Title: "I" is The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 01:08:12 pm
==comment==

My sister loved this movie. Maybe I'll buy her the DVD for Christmas!

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Title: "J" is Journal d'une femme de chambre, Le
Post by: dot-matrix on November 07, 2007, 01:21:34 pm
Starring: Jeanne Moreau

Also Known As:
Diario di una cameriera, Il (Italy)
Diary of a Chambermaid (USA)
The Diary of a Chambermaid (UK)

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Title: "K" is Kiss Me, Stupid
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 01:24:16 pm
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I'm excited because this is a Billy Wilder film.  This means we're heading into fabulous movies of a different era!  Thanks again, Leslie, for starting this great game.
Title: "L" is Leather Boys, The
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 01:50:26 pm
(http://www.orbitmedia.co.uk/images/filmimages/Leatherboys.png)

(http://www.modculture.co.uk/images/visuals/vis28.gif)

One of the British Mod Cinema period.  I love the name Rita Tushingham.
Title: "M" is My Fair Lady
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 01:56:58 pm
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Title: "N" is The Night of the Iguana
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 01:57:49 pm
Written by Tennessee Williams, directed by John Huston.

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Title: "O" is Of Human Bondage
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 01:58:05 pm
This film was also done in 1934 (Bette Davis) and 1946.

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Title: "P" is The Pumpkin Eater
Post by: notBastet on November 07, 2007, 02:06:43 pm
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I couldn't decide between this or The Pawnbroker, so here's plot summaries for both.

The Pumpkin Eater:
The study of a marriage. Jo has five children and husband number two when she meets writer Jake Armitage. She leaves this husband to marry Jake, and his career takes off. A few years and at least one child later, Jo is deeply depressed, breaking down in the middle of Harrods. After psychiatric care and the prospect of a new house in the country, she gets better; then, she is pregnant again, and this time Jake objects. Jo consents to an abortion and sterilization in the belief it will make her marriage happy again, but afterwards she learns ugly truths about Jake. She confronts him. "Why did you marry me?" and "What should we do?" become nearly unanswerable questions.  Written by {[email protected]}

Anne Bancroft was nominated for an Oscar.

The Pawnbroker:
This was one of the first films to deal with the effects of Nazi Germany's concentration camps on their survivors. Sol Nazerman, operator of a pawn shop, and a concentration camp survivor faces a horrid internal conflict. Being engulfed in a New York ghetto Environment, Sol suffers flashbacks. The flashbacks juxtapose concentration camp treatment with ghetto neighborhood treatment. Although, the flashbacks suffer several historical inaccuracies, the point is well made. His internal conflicts between submitting to the same injustices he and his family suffered or resisting the injustice a peak at the end of the film  Written by Alexander Nicolas {[email protected]}

Rod Steiger was nominated for an Oscar.
Title: Aside: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 02:09:45 pm
Quote from: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 01:24:16 pm

I'm excited because this is a Billy Wilder film.  This means we're heading into fabulous movies of a different era!  Thanks again, Leslie, for starting this great game.

Thanks for the thanks, Clarissa.

"The Fortune Cookie," played in Round 1966 is also a Billy Wilder film. If you haven't seen that, you should. It's very good.
Title: "Q" is Quick Before It Melts
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 02:12:04 pm
"Light romance in the Antarctic"

They throw all kinds of sexual innuendo into the wording - but she has both feet on the floor.   ::)

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Title: "R" is Ride the Wild Surf
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 02:12:24 pm
(http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/ridewildsurf.jpg)

(http://www.hollywoodteenmovies.com/RideTheWildSurfTransition.jpg)

With Fabian!
Title: "S" is Seven Days in May
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 02:13:38 pm
==comment==

Has anyone here seen this? Reading the description, it sounds great. I remember my father talking about it, but I was much too young for this type of movie in 1964.

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Title: "T" is The Truth About Spring
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 02:21:08 pm
"Kiss Her and She'll Make Your Head Swim...If She Doesn't Knock Off Your Block!"   ::)

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Title: "U" is Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 02:25:00 pm
(http://blogs.allocine.fr/blogsdatas/mdata/9/5/7/Z20040731193908660941759/img/les_parapluies_de_cherbourg_2_.jpg)

(http://www.sensesofcinema.com/images/16/cteq/umbrellas.jpg)
Title: Re: "P" is The Pumpkin Eater
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 02:27:02 pm
Quote from: notBastet on November 07, 2007, 02:06:43 pm

The Pawnbroker:
This was one of the first films to deal with the effects of Nazi Germany's concentration camps on their survivors. Sol Nazerman, operator of a pawn shop, and a concentration camp survivor faces a horrid internal conflict. Being engulfed in a New York ghetto Environment, Sol suffers flashbacks. The flashbacks juxtapose concentration camp treatment with ghetto neighborhood treatment. Although, the flashbacks suffer several historical inaccuracies, the point is well made. His internal conflicts between submitting to the same injustices he and his family suffered or resisting the injustice a peak at the end of the film  Written by Alexander Nicolas {[email protected]}

Rod Steiger was nominated for an Oscar.

And lost to Lee Marvin for Cat Ballou, if you can believe it. Another one of those Oscar travesties.

My mother saw this in the theater and was a wreck for days afterwards. I have seen bits and pieces, but never the whole thing. Another one to add to my list.

L
Title: "V" is Viva Las Vegas
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 02:28:18 pm
==comment==

with Elvis, of course!

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Title: "W" is The World of Henry Orient
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 02:29:12 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/8010312052972.jpg)

I saw this movie a couple of years ago on the strong recommendation of DryToast, my IMDb buddy who introduced me to Brokeback Mountain.  If you remember New York City in the early 1960s, seeing this film will bring it flooding back.  Lots of lovely views of the streets of New York back then.
Title: Wildcard X: That Man From Rio
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 02:30:37 pm
==comment==

They took all of the French classes from my school to see this movie in the theater, so it probably wasn't 1964...more like 1967. I can picture the scenes from this movie like it was yesterday, and even remember the last line, "Oh my, that sounds like quite an adventure!" (except it was said in French). Interesting trivia from IMDb: Unofficially, this movie was heavily influenced by the Belgian cartoonist, Hergé and the Tintin adventures which he authored. Many specific plot points can be traced directly to specific Tintin books, and the general pacing of the story and certain visuals are all clearly inspired by Hergé's work.

I had such a crush on Jean-Paul Belmondo after seeing this...sigh.

It also has very interesting scenes of the city of Brasilia being constructed. A brand new city, being built from the ground up.

This movie gets a 10 in my book. If you haven't seen it, you should. It's great!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/JeanPaulBelmondo1.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/that_man_from_rio.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Yellow Rolls-Royce, The
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 02:56:28 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/YellowRR.jpg/200px-YellowRR.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zulu
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 02:59:34 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/1800138503p.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1963
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 03:02:39 pm
Time for another round!

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Title: Re: "Z" is Zulu
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 03:12:30 pm
Quote from: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 02:59:34 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/1800138503p.jpg)

My father's all time favorite movie, bar none!

I was just compiling the list for the archive and remembered that I saw "Father Goose" at Radio City Music Hall for the Christmas show, with the Rockettes!

L
Title: "A" is All the Way Home
Post by: dot-matrix on November 07, 2007, 04:10:43 pm
Starring: Robert Preston and Jean Simmons

From IMDb:
In the early 1900's Tennessee, a loving family undergoes the shock of the father's sudden, accidental death. The widow and her young son must endure the heartache of life following the tragedy, but slowly rise up from the ashes to face the hope of renewed life.

Based on the Pulitzer prize winning novel:  A Death in the Family by James Agee

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Title: "B" is Birds, The
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 04:20:01 pm
It was either this or "Bye Bye Birdie".

(http://difference.weblog.glam.ac.uk/images/birds.jpg)

This film really scared me as a kid.

Title: COMMENT Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1964
Post by: oilgun on November 07, 2007, 04:22:28 pm
1963!!  What happened to 1964? LOL!  Don't you people have jobs? ;-)

I can't believe no one posted The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964).  Probably my all time favourite film!  Oh well, you snooze, you lose...

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Title: Re: COMMENT Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1964
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 04:25:06 pm
Quote from: oilgun on November 07, 2007, 04:22:28 pm
1963!!  What happened to 1964? LOL!  Don't you people have jobs? ;-)


It was a very fast round...one of the fastest we have had in a while!

L
Title: Re: COMMENT Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1964
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 04:32:12 pm
Quote from: oilgun on November 07, 2007, 04:22:28 pm
I can't believe no one posted The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964).  Probably my all time favourite film!  Oh well, you snooze, you lose...

Oilgun, that's my fault.  I posted Unsinkable Molly Brown, because it was the only film I recognized on IMDb's list of "U"s for 1964.  The Umbrellas of Cherbourg wasn't on the list!  I much prefer that film, too.  I think I'll go back and change it...Debbie Reynolds out, Catherine Deneuve in.
Title: Re: COMMENT Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1964
Post by: moremojo on November 07, 2007, 04:51:52 pm
Quote from: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 04:32:12 pm
Oilgun, that's my fault.  I posted Unsinkable Molly Brown, because it was the only film I recognized on IMDb's list of "U"s for 1964.  The Umbrellas of Cherbourg wasn't on the list!  I much prefer that film, too.  I think I'll go back and change it...Debbie Reynolds out, Catherine Deneuve in.
IMDb lists it by its French title, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg...it would have shown up under the "P"s for 1964. This is still the only Jacques Demy film I've seen, but it's widely considered one of his best, and by some as his very best.
Title: "C" is The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 05:19:07 pm
Directed by Vincente Minnelli

Before Bill Bixby, there was Glenn Ford...

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Title: "D" is Dementia 13
Post by: memento on November 07, 2007, 05:52:41 pm
(http://irishgothichorrorjournal.homestead.com/dementia13.jpg)

=comment=
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Title: "E" is 8 1/2
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 06:27:22 pm
==comment==

Listed as "Eight and a Half" as an alternate title on IMDb, so I am ruling that it counts for E. Would you guys have preferred "An Evening With the Royal Ballet"? LOL

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Title: "F" is From Russia With Love
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2007, 06:40:14 pm
(http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/G/posters/dfmp_0056_from_russia_with_love_1963.jpg)

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Blofeld and cat (unnamed and uncredited)
Title: "G" is Gattopardo, Il
Post by: moremojo on November 07, 2007, 06:50:58 pm
==comment==

'The Leopard', in English translation. Luchino Visconti's sumptuous spectacle on the Risorgimento, adapted from the famous novel by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa, and including in its stellar cast such luminaries as Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, and Claudia Cardinale:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057091/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057091/)

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Title: "H" is Hud
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 06:52:21 pm
==comment==

Paul Newman was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar, but didn't win. Larry McMurtry wrote the novel upon which this is based, "Horseman, Pass By."

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Title: "I" is It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 07:17:59 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/its_a_mad_mad_mad_mad_world.jpg)
Starring:
Spencer Tracy    ...   Capt. C. G. Culpepper
Milton Berle    ...   J. Russell Finch
Sid Caesar    ...   Melville Crump, DDS
Buddy Hackett    ...   Benjy Benjamin
Ethel Merman    ...   Mrs. Marcus
Mickey Rooney    ...   Ding 'Dingy' Bell
Dick Shawn    ...   Sylvester Marcus
Phil Silvers    ...   Otto Meyer
Terry-Thomas    ...   Lt.Col. J. Algernon Hawthorne
Jonathan Winters    ...   Lennie Pike
Edie Adams    ...   Monica Crump
Dorothy Provine    ...   Emeline Marcus-Finch
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson    ...   Second cab driver
Jim Backus    ...   Tyler Fitzgerald
Joe E. Brown    ...   Union official
William Demarest    ...   Police Chief Aloysius aka Al
Selma Diamond    ...   Ginger Culpeper, Voice on Telephone (voice)
Peter Falk    ...   Third cab driver
Norman Fell    ...   Detective at Grogan's crash site
Stan Freberg    ...   Deputy sheriff
Leo Gorcey    ...   First cab driver
Sterling Holloway    ...   Fire Chief
Edward Everett Horton    ...   Mr. Dinckler
Buster Keaton    ...   Jimmy the Crook
Don Knotts    ...   Nervous Motorist
Zasu Pitts    ...   Gertie (switchboard operator)
Carl Reiner    ...   Tower controller at Rancho Conejo
Madlyn Rhue    ...   Secretary Schwartz
Joe DeRita    ...   Fireman (as The Three Stooges)
Larry Fine    ...   Fireman (as The Three Stooges)
Moe Howard    ...   Fireman (as The Three Stooges)
Jimmy Durante    ...   Smiler Grogan
Jack Benny    ...   Man in car in desert (uncredited)
Jerry Lewis    ...   Man who runs over hat (uncredited)
   
Title: "J" is Jason and the Argonauts
Post by: notBastet on November 07, 2007, 07:26:46 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/jasonargonauts.jpg)

you can watch the trailer at IMDb if ya want...
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0057197/#comment
Title: "K" is Kiss of the Vampire
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 07:31:08 pm
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Title: "L" is Lilies of the Field
Post by: dot-matrix on November 07, 2007, 08:30:08 pm
==comment==
This was one of my Mom's favorite films :D

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Title: "M" is Move Over, Darling
Post by: Ellemeno on November 07, 2007, 09:05:19 pm
(http://www.dorisday.net/assets/images/Move-Over-Darling-Ad1.jpg)
Title: "N" is The Nutty Professor
Post by: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 09:37:09 pm
==comment==

Can someone tell me? Did this movie have flubber in it? I know there was a Flubber movie but I thought the idea came from an earlier movie....was this is? My family is no help...LOL

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/144152The-Nutty-Professor-Posters.jpg)
Title: "O" is Objetivo: las estrellas
Post by: dot-matrix on November 07, 2007, 10:09:39 pm
From Spain

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Title: "P" is Papa's Delicate Condition
Post by: Fran on November 07, 2007, 11:02:48 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/papasDelicateCondition.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Qian jin zhi nu
Post by: Ellemeno on November 08, 2007, 12:07:20 am
AKA The Millionaire's Daughter
In Cantonese
Title: ==Comment ==Re: "N" is The Nutty Professor
Post by: dot-matrix on November 08, 2007, 12:42:34 am
==comment/reply==

Quote from: MaineWriter on November 07, 2007, 09:37:09 pm
==comment==

Can someone tell me? Did this movie have flubber in it? I know there was a Flubber movie but I thought the idea came from an earlier movie....was this is? My family is no help...LOL

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/144152The-Nutty-Professor-Posters.jpg)

Nope Leslie, this is not the flubber movie.  Flubber originated in 1961 in the Disney movie The Absent Minded Professor with Fred McMurray.  ;D

(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5757/absentmindedprofessor19dw8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "R" is The Running Man
Post by: dot-matrix on November 08, 2007, 12:45:22 am
(http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9330/1017741020aqg2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "S" is 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Post by: Meryl on November 08, 2007, 01:35:15 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/7_Faces_of_Doctor_Lao_.jpg)
Title: "T" is Tom Jones
Post by: Meryl on November 08, 2007, 01:35:33 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Tom_Jones_.jpg)

One of my all-time favorite films.  8)
Title: "U" is Under the Yum Yum Tree
Post by: dot-matrix on November 08, 2007, 03:45:15 am
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4637/1017811020aem9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Title: "V" is The V.I.P.s
Post by: memento on November 08, 2007, 05:54:06 am
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Title: "W" is Who's Minding the Store?
Post by: MaineWriter on November 08, 2007, 05:55:43 am
==comment==

another Jerry Lewis comedy

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Title: Wildcard X: Bye Bye Birdie
Post by: MaineWriter on November 08, 2007, 05:56:09 am
==comment==

I saw this at the movie theater with my friend Lizabeth Marran and her family. Lizabeth had 5 brothers and sisters, and they all brought friends, so there were 14 of us in all (a mob scene). Her father bought us all the candy, popcorn, and soda we wanted, which amazed me because in my family, the rule was one small popcorn for all of us to share! I remember sitting there and thinking this movie was the funniest thing I had ever seen. I still think it is very, very funny. The songs are great: the opening "Going Steady," montage; "You Gotta Be Sincere" where the whole town faints; "Hymn for Ed Sullivan."...classic.


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Title: Re: ==Comment ==Re: "N" is The Nutty Professor
Post by: MaineWriter on November 08, 2007, 06:42:39 am
Quote from: dot-matrix on November 08, 2007, 12:42:34 am
==comment/reply==

Nope Leslie, this is not the flubber movie.  Flubber originated in 1961 in the Disney movie The Absent Minded Professor with Fred McMurray.  ;D


Ah, that's right. Thanks, Dot.

Note to everyone: I am heading off on a business trip (leaving in about 5 minutes) so I won't around as much for the next few days. Fran and Memento will be keeping an eye on things. If we get to the end of a round, anyone can go ahead and put up the new round notice.

See you soon!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "Y" is The Yellow Canary
Post by: oilgun on November 08, 2007, 08:24:23 am
Tag Line: A canary is a soft yellow thing and that's what you are, a soft yellow thing. (!)

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Title: "Z" is Zlaté kapradí
Post by: dot-matrix on November 08, 2007, 09:06:13 am
English/International title: The Golden Fern

Adventure, Czechoslovakia, 1963, 108 min., black and white

(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8002/65f54fa00e1088a2b13e2e9sw9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4195/180fullic2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Directed by Jiří Weiss   

Starring Vít Olmer, Daniela Smutná, Karla Chadim, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Zdenek Braunschläger,
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1962
Post by: dot-matrix on November 08, 2007, 09:07:50 am
Round 1962


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Where we you in 62 ?
Title: "A" is Advise & Consent
Post by: MaineWriter on November 08, 2007, 09:30:13 am
==comment==

Interesting comment on IMDb says this is the first movie to show a gay bar.



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Title: "B" is Birdman of Alcatrez
Post by: memento on November 08, 2007, 10:39:53 am
(http://www.mgm.com/mgm/uk_images/box-dvd/BIRDMAN_OF_ALCATRAZ_DVD_hires.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cape Fear
Post by: notBastet on November 08, 2007, 10:42:19 am
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The remake was 1991.
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fwiw, the greek title is: "2 gigantes sygrouontai"
Title: "D" is Dr. No
Post by: dot-matrix on November 08, 2007, 11:14:54 am
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s64/dotEmatrix/img_1.jpg)

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Title: "E" is L'Eclisse
Post by: oilgun on November 08, 2007, 11:19:15 am
AKA: Eclipse
There goes my Alain Delon obsession again...Sigh!

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Title: "F" is Five Finger Exercise
Post by: Ellemeno on November 08, 2007, 11:46:20 am
Film version of a Peter Shaffer play.

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Title: "G" is Gypsy
Post by: Meryl on November 08, 2007, 12:24:51 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Gypsy_.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hell is for Heroes
Post by: notBastet on November 08, 2007, 12:46:12 pm
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/alleycats77/other/heroes2.jpg)

other options included How the West Was Won and Hatari (both with John Wayne), as well as an Oscar winning short film called The Hole, where "Two men discuss the nature of accidents and the possibility of nuclear war."
Title: "I" is In Search of the Castaways
Post by: oilgun on November 08, 2007, 01:00:23 pm
As a child, I was a big fan of Hayley Mills and this movie provoked spasms of joy!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/castaw.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/castaw-2.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jules et Jim
Post by: Ellemeno on November 08, 2007, 01:10:43 pm
Directed by François Truffaut.  Starring Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, and Henri Serre.

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Title: "K" is Kid Galahad
Post by: dot-matrix on November 08, 2007, 01:16:50 pm
(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/7685/kidgalahadjuliste2mu7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) (http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2055/kidgalahadjulistefl0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


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Title: "L" is Lawrence of Arabia
Post by: oilgun on November 08, 2007, 01:33:23 pm
(natch!)

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Title: "M" is Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The
Post by: Fran on November 08, 2007, 01:44:50 pm
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Title: "N" is No Man is an Island
Post by: southendmd on November 08, 2007, 01:48:26 pm
(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/11/222311.jpg)
Title: "O" is Only Two Can Play
Post by: MaineWriter on November 08, 2007, 02:57:20 pm
==comment==

starring Peter Sellers

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Title: "P" is Pressure Point
Post by: Fran on November 08, 2007, 03:06:42 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1015921020A.jpg)
Title: "Q" is The Quare Fellow
Post by: oilgun on November 08, 2007, 05:15:07 pm
It was either this or the cartoon Quackodile Tears.

From Movie Mail:
Film Description
Based on the play by Brendan Behan, this is a no-holds barred protest against capital punishment. Shot entirely in a Dublin prison and on location, its a compelling combination of grim (one might say gallows!?) humour and stark cynicism, and a revealing study of the conscience and convictions of men.

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Title: "R" is Requiem for a Heavyweight
Post by: MaineWriter on November 08, 2007, 05:22:40 pm
==comment==

Written by Rod Serling, of Twilight Zone fame. It also features Muhammad Ali, then still known as Cassius Clay.


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Title: "S" is sweet bird of youth
Post by: memento on November 08, 2007, 06:24:56 pm
(http://www.classicfilmguide.com/image.php?id=25) (http://images.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/drt700/t763/t76353bl6mz.jpg)
Title: "T" is To Kill a Mockingbird
Post by: moremojo on November 08, 2007, 06:35:45 pm
==comment==

Director Robert Mulligan's widely beloved classic, based on the novel by Harper Lee, and starring Gregory Peck and featuring Robert Duvall in his film debut:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/)

==aside==

Leslie or others please feel free to add illustrations for my post; this film is loved by so many, it would be a shame for the post to lack visual accompaniment.

=aside= Scott
I hope these are to your liking.
Sandy

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Title: "U" is The Underwater City
Post by: MaineWriter on November 08, 2007, 07:08:04 pm
==comment==

This from an IMDb commenter: This was one of the last science-fiction adventure relics from the 1950s to early 1960s before the JFK assassination changed the mood of this genre to something less innocent and more grim. Lovely Julie Adams portrays a psychologist who tests engineer William Lundigan to ascertain that he can lead a construction effort to build the world's first underwater metropolis. After completion, the couple plus several others, move down to the city, until it is discovered that it was built on a fault line, creating climactic chaos.

Julie Adams as the scientist:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/julieadams24.jpg)

This, I presume, is part of the "testing" process:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/julieadams14.jpg)

Julie Adams was also in The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Title: "V" is A Very Private Affair
Post by: dot-matrix on November 08, 2007, 07:28:57 pm
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Title: "W" is What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
Post by: memento on November 08, 2007, 08:03:38 pm
(http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/ss5.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Music Man
Post by: Fran on November 08, 2007, 09:48:24 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/music-man-DVDcover.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zatôichi monogatari
Post by: oilgun on November 08, 2007, 11:54:17 pm
IMDb Plot Outline:The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ichi-poster.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/zatoichi17xq.jpg)
Title: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1961
Post by: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 12:00:28 am


Happy 1961!
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/yurig.jpg)
Are we having fun?


YeS, wE aRe!
Title: "A" is The AbsentMinded Professor [sic]
Post by: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 12:10:59 am

Flubber!

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1961
Post by: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 12:42:32 am
I just noticed that Y was skipped.  I think the rules preclude me from playing it, since I played A.  Any takers?

Title: "Y" is Yosei Gorasu
Post by: Fran on November 09, 2007, 01:17:33 am
A Japanese movie from director Ishiro Honda, this movie has been described as "Japan's answer to When Worlds Collide."                   

Here's the plot summary from IMDb (http://excite.imdb.com/title/tt0056709/):

In 1980, a giant planetoid named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Even though it is smaller than Earth, its mass is huge enough to crush the Earth and destroy it. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after all the orbiting ships are drawn into the planetoid. A later mission is sent to observe and the crew barely leaves before suffering the same fate. However Astronaut Tatsuo Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. The Earth's scientists then come up with a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move Earth out of Gorath's path before it is too late.



The next letter is "B".
Title: "B" is Breakfast at Tiffany's
Post by: MaineWriter on November 09, 2007, 01:52:37 am
==comment==

I know people love this movie, but I have always found it incredibly depressing.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/30403-Breakfast-One-S1FDC2Breakfast.jpg)
Title: "C" is The Children's Hour
Post by: dot-matrix on November 09, 2007, 02:44:41 am
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Title: "D" is The Devil at 4 O'Clock
Post by: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 03:20:00 am
Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra

IMDb: A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/3506821010A.jpg)
Title: "E" is The Explosive Generation
Post by: memento on November 09, 2007, 03:56:30 am
(http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/the_expolsive_generation.jpg)
Title: "F" is Flower Drum Song
Post by: dot-matrix on November 09, 2007, 04:31:20 am
I loved this movie when I was a kid  ;D

(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5752/3132261020acj8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8344/2236671020aqi3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: 'G' is Guns Of Navarone
Post by: belbbmfan on November 09, 2007, 08:12:57 am
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/GunsofNavarone.jpg)
Title: "H" is The Hustler
Post by: MaineWriter on November 09, 2007, 10:00:25 am
==comment==

with Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. It said on IMDb that Newman and Gleason did their own pool shots except one: (cue ball sends two object balls into the same pocket), performed by Willie Mosconi.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/2007-01-09-newman-med.jpg)

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Title: "I" is The Innocents
Post by: Fran on November 09, 2007, 10:23:22 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/theinnocents.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1961
Post by: oilgun on November 09, 2007, 10:36:56 am
Quote from: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 12:42:32 am
I just noticed that Y was skipped.  I think the rules preclude me from playing it, since I played A.  Any takers?



That was my fault.  That's what happens when I play secretly at work.  Sorry about that!
Title: "J" is Judgment at Nuremberg
Post by: memento on November 09, 2007, 10:59:08 am
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Title: "K" is King of Kings
Post by: MaineWriter on November 09, 2007, 11:01:39 am
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Title: "L" is Lover Come Back
Post by: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 11:05:16 am
Doris Day, Rock Hudson, and Tony Randall.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/LoverComeBack-poster.jpg)

I keep noticing the weird innuendo and physical positioning of the stars in these posters. 
Title: "M" is The Misfits
Post by: dot-matrix on November 09, 2007, 11:05:57 am
This was the last completed film for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. On the last day of filming, Clark Gable said, "Christ, I'm glad this picture's finished. She [Monroe] damn near gave me a heart attack." The next day, Gable suffered a massive heart attack; he died 11 days later.  Monroe died of a drug overdose a year later.
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5950/misfitstl1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Title: "N" is The Naked Edge
Post by: MaineWriter on November 09, 2007, 12:25:15 pm
==comment==

Gary Cooper's last movie (he died in May, 1961) and apparently, not very good.

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Title: "O" is One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Post by: notBastet on November 09, 2007, 12:36:27 pm
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Title: Re: "L" is Lover Come Back
Post by: moremojo on November 09, 2007, 12:49:28 pm
Quote from: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 11:05:16 am
I keep noticing the weird innuendo and physical positioning of the stars in these posters.
Critic Jonathan Rosenbaum has characterized this film and the other Doris Day/Rock Hudson outings (Pillow Talk, Send Me No Flowers) as "hypocritical".
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1961
Post by: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 12:52:50 pm
Quote from: moremojo on November 09, 2007, 12:49:28 pm
Critic Jonathan Rosenbaum has characterized this film and the other Doris Day/Rock Hudson outings (Pillow Talk, Send Me No Flowers) as "hypocritical".

Well yeah.  Wouldn't we all?  :)
Title: "P" is Pocketful of Miracles
Post by: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 12:53:10 pm
Frank Capra's last movie, from a Damon Runyon story.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/16875.jpg)

Title: "Q" is Question 7
Post by: Fran on November 09, 2007, 12:59:36 pm
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Title: "R" is A Raisin in the Sun
Post by: memento on November 09, 2007, 04:32:40 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/raisin.jpg)
Title: "S" is Splendor in the Grass
Post by: Ellemeno on November 09, 2007, 04:37:40 pm
Directed by Elia Kazan.  Warren Beatty's first movie.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/4234f.jpg)

Title: "T" is A Taste of Honey
Post by: MaineWriter on November 09, 2007, 05:53:49 pm
==comment==

Rita Tushingham's screen debut

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/519YB4M5F0L_SL210_.jpg)
Title: "U" is Ursula
Post by: Fran on November 09, 2007, 05:59:38 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/28m.jpg)

From IMDb (http://us.vdc.imdb.com/title/tt0260486/maindetails):

Director:                   
Writer:

Genre:

Plot Outline:
     
Lloyd Michael Williams

Charles Beaumont (short story: Miss Gentilbelle)

Short / Horror

Young Ursula plays in a tree and ruins her fancy dress. Her elderly mother teaches her a cruel lesson about whether things can ever be mended; what Ursula learns about how to behave may not be what her mother intended.

=comment=
While doing some quick Internet "research" about this film, I learned that the writer, Charles Beaumont, was raised by an abusive mother who dressed him in girls' clothing, an experience he recounted in the story "Miss Gentilbelle" (1957), the story of a small boy whose mother's intense hatred of men drives her to dress and treat her son as a girl.  In the film, Ursula was apparently played by a boy.



Title: "V" is Victim
Post by: memento on November 09, 2007, 06:28:51 pm
(http://www.alanhoward.org.uk/bogardevictim.jpg)

From IMDB:

A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, this film pits Melville Farr (Dirk Bogarde), a married lawyer, against a blackmailer who has photos of Farr and a young gay man (who is being blackmailed and later commits suicide)in Farr's car. After the suicide, Farr tracks down other gay men being extorted for money by the same blackmailer.The well-educated police Detective Inspector Harris (John Barrie) considers the sodomy law nothing more than an aid to blackmailers, and helps Farr in calling his blackmailer's bluff. The movie, far ahead of its time, ends with Farr and his wife coming to terms with his homosexuality after the public exposure he faces in the blackmailer's trial.
Title: "W" is West Side Story
Post by: MaineWriter on November 09, 2007, 06:36:34 pm
==comment==

Another one of my favorites...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/sjff_01_img0531.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/WestSideStory.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/west_side_story.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X": The Parent Trap
Post by: MaineWriter on November 09, 2007, 06:37:19 pm
==comment==

The original, with Hayley Mills. She was so adorable!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/parent_trap61_jpgPar0001Image350.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/parenttrap2.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/190968The-Parent-Trap-Posters.jpg)
Title: "Y" is The Young Savages
Post by: Fran on November 09, 2007, 06:42:13 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1013631020A.jpg)

=comment=
If anyone is having trouble finding larger images of movie posters, do a search at www.moviegoods.com. 
Title: "Z" is Za dvumya zaytsami
Post by: dot-matrix on November 09, 2007, 08:00:26 pm
Ukranian Film

(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9697/45174ry7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


Also Known As:
За двумя зайцами (Soviet Union: Russian title)
A Kiev Comedy
Chasing Two Hares

From IMDb:
In an Ukrainian town of Kiev, at the beginning of the 20th Century a young loser named Svirid Golokhvasty owned a barbershop, which was in a lamentable state, because most of his time the owner spent drinking, gambling, and chasing girls with his equally no good friends. After losing a really big sum of money and becoming a bankrupt, Golokhvasty decided to solve his financial problems by marrying an ugly but rich Pronya who falls for his "educated" speeches and snazzy outfits and use her money to pay his debts and to attract a beautiful and virtuous Galya (the short for Galina :)) who despises him and doesn't want to even look at him. Thus the chase for two hares begins, and as you may guess, it is more than difficult to chase two hares in the same time.

Oleg Borisov, one of the best Russian actors of his generation with the incredibly wide acting range is just superb in one of his earliest and rare comic roles. The movie that was made over forty years ago with the modest running time of 72 minutes is an excellent comedy. We watched it couple of days ago with the friends and were amazed how masterfully it was made and acted. All the jokes and quotes are still funny and sparkling after all these years.  Average 8.1 stars out of 10

Title: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1960
Post by: dot-matrix on November 09, 2007, 08:11:45 pm
Round 1960

(http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/1479/convertible2hd7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Cruising into the Sixties
Title: "A" is The Apartment
Post by: memento on November 09, 2007, 09:30:09 pm
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/180270.1020.A.jpg)
Title: "B" is BUtterfield 8
Post by: Fran on November 09, 2007, 09:52:18 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/butterfield_eight.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cinderfella
Post by: dot-matrix on November 09, 2007, 10:05:59 pm
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Title: "L" is La Dolce Vita
Post by: oilgun on November 09, 2007, 10:12:16 pm
Damn you , paparazzi!

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Title: "E" is Elmer Gantry
Post by: Fran on November 09, 2007, 10:13:17 pm
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Title: "F" is Flaming Star
Post by: dot-matrix on November 09, 2007, 10:26:38 pm
This film  was originally planned as a vehicle for Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, not Elvis Presley.

(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8206/99db21f23a9583a669535eakp8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "G" is GI Blues
Post by: MaineWriter on November 09, 2007, 11:11:09 pm
==comment==

with Elvis, shortly after he was discharged from the Army

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/fefo_gi_blues.jpg)

obligatory bare chest shot:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/fefo_gi_blues_4_shower.jpg)

with Juliet Prowse, his co-star:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/fefo_gi_blues2.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hand in Hand
Post by: Fran on November 10, 2007, 01:16:47 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1012861020A.jpg)

Plot Outline (from IMDb): 
A little Roman Catholic boy and a little Jewish girl become fast friends despite the prejudice that surrounds them.
Title: "I" is Inherit the Wind
Post by: Lynne on November 10, 2007, 01:48:38 am
from Netflix:

Spencer Tracy (in one of his best roles) as lawyer Henry Drummond and Frederic March as Matthew Harrison Brady square off as opposing attorneys in this blistering courtroom drama about the famed 1930s "Scopes Monkey Trial," where a Tennessee teacher was taken to task for teaching Darwinism in the schoolroom. Song-and-dance man Gene Kelly co-stars as newspaper reporter H.L. Mencken.
Title: "J" is Jazz on a Summer's Day
Post by: memento on November 10, 2007, 02:25:04 am
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/jazzonasumersday.jpg)

From IMBD:
   
Although not released until 1960, this feature-length documentary captures all the highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival -- opening with scenes of workers putting finishing touches on the stage shell and a jalopy carrying a Dixieland band through town. The musical numbers are intercut with Newport Harbor, Narragansett Bay and white-sailed yachts over the bay during the 1958 America's Cup Trials. Reviewing what was reportedly more than 100,000 feet of exposed negative color stock, Bert Stern realized he was lacking audience shots. So in his studio, Stern set up chairs and benches over fake funeral grass, invited jazz critic Martin Williams and others to the studio -- and filmed their reactions as they looked at a rough cut.  
Title: "K" is Kidnapped
Post by: Ellemeno on November 10, 2007, 02:40:02 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/kidnapped.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lets Make Love
Post by: dot-matrix on November 10, 2007, 03:07:21 am
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2391/10238zq7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Title: "M" is The Magnificent Seven
Post by: memento on November 10, 2007, 03:47:43 am
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Title: "N" is Never On Sunday
Post by: MaineWriter on November 10, 2007, 10:06:43 am
==comment==

This is the description on IMDb: "An American scholar in Greece sets about improving a prostitute he's infatuated with." It sounds an awful lot like Pretty Woman, doesn't it?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/melina_never20on20sunday2.jpg)

 
Title: "O" is One Foot in Hell
Post by: Fran on November 10, 2007, 10:19:23 am
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Title: "P" is Psycho
Post by: memento on November 10, 2007, 10:39:34 am
(http://userpages.umbc.edu/~landon/13_Images_Movie/Psycho1.jpg)(http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/images1/psycho_shower.jpg)
(http://www.pixeltale.com/images/3D/Psycho.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quai Notre Dame
Post by: MaineWriter on November 10, 2007, 11:23:11 am
==starring==

Anouk Aimée...and that's about all I can tell you about this movie!
Title: "R" is The Rookie
Post by: Fran on November 10, 2007, 12:28:38 pm
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Title: "S" is Spartacus
Post by: dot-matrix on November 10, 2007, 01:01:49 pm
(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3200/spartacusmx0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Title: "T" is The Time Machine
Post by: memento on November 10, 2007, 01:41:24 pm
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Title: "U" is The Unforgiven
Post by: Ellemeno on November 10, 2007, 01:59:07 pm
Directed by John Huston.

IMDb: The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiawa tribe.
Burt Lancaster    ...   Ben Zachary
Audrey Hepburn    ...   Rachel Zachary
Audie Murphy    ...   Cash Zachary
John Saxon    ...   Johnny Portugal
Charles Bickford    ...   Zeb Rawlins
Lillian Gish    ...   Mattilda Zachary
Doug McClure    ...   Andy Zachary

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/B00008PX7J01LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "W" is Wild Ride, The
Post by: opinionista on November 10, 2007, 03:28:26 pm
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Title: Wildcard "X" is The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Post by: dot-matrix on November 10, 2007, 03:41:50 pm
Another of my Mom's favorites.  I always watch when it's on Turner Classic Movies

(http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1719/97699867dg9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Title: "Y" is Young Jesse James
Post by: Fran on November 10, 2007, 04:20:35 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1011561020A.jpg)
Title: "V" is Visit to a Small Planet
Post by: Ellemeno on November 10, 2007, 06:01:19 pm
Written by Gore Vidal and starring Jerry Lewis as an alien named "Kreton." 

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/n18054.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zoo Baby
Post by: memento on November 10, 2007, 06:28:43 pm
From IMDB:

An animal-obsessed child, Pip, moves from his home in Nairobi to London to live with his aunt Julia, in order that he can attend Grammar School. Unaccustomed to the British niceties he encounters, Pip is more attracted to the Zoo and the Circus in his neighborhood. One day, playing truant from school, he journeys to the Zoo on his own to see a a rare animal that has just been moved there. Pip kidnaps the animal.
Title: Round 1959
Post by: memento on November 10, 2007, 06:33:37 pm
Feeling Fine in Round 1959

(http://oldfortyfives.com/images/1959Chrysler.jpg)
Title: "A" is Anatomy of a Murder
Post by: MaineWriter on November 10, 2007, 06:51:56 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/AnatomyMurder3.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/AnatomyMurder2.jpg)
Title: "B" is Ben-Hur
Post by: Ellemeno on November 10, 2007, 06:55:10 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/250242Ben-Hur-Posters.jpg)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/Ben-Hur_chariot_race.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cast a Long Shadow
Post by: dot-matrix on November 10, 2007, 07:38:43 pm
(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9303/88432073gk4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3283/60751911wi0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "D" is Don't Give Up the Ship
Post by: Fran on November 10, 2007, 07:42:06 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2236161020A.jpg)
Title: "E" is Edge of Eternity
Post by: MaineWriter on November 10, 2007, 07:52:01 pm
==comment==

I couldn't find a movie poster for this one. According to an IMDb commenter, it has great scenes of the Grand Canyon.

==edit==

Thanks to Dot-Matrix, who found this for me!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/23909hq8.jpg)

Title: "F" is The Five Pennies
Post by: memento on November 10, 2007, 08:05:48 pm
(http://www.gokudo.co.jp/Record/12in1/Lpmikamitakeshi%20514_1.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gidget
Post by: dot-matrix on November 10, 2007, 08:18:44 pm
(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4088/1439941020acp0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "H" is Hiroshima Mon Amour
Post by: MaineWriter on November 10, 2007, 11:41:16 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/monamour.jpg)
Title: "I" is It Started with a Kiss
Post by: Ellemeno on November 10, 2007, 11:48:54 pm
Besides stars Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds, this movie had Eva Gabor, Edgar Buchanan, Harry Morgan, Frances Bavier, and Richard Deacon, a veritable Who's Who of 1960s TV sit-com stars.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/v6231350he7.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1959
Post by: Ellemeno on November 11, 2007, 12:03:43 am
You know, now that I hang out with so many gay men, some of these movie posters seem to have a whole other sub-text to them:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/v6231350he7.jpg) <-- He's saying, "No thank you."

(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4088/1439941020acp0.jpg) <-- They are saying, "Hey, if we put a woman on top, we can get away with putting our arms around each other."

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/hud.jpg) <-- "Señor?"
Title: "J" is Jack the Ripper
Post by: Fran on November 11, 2007, 12:08:25 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/Jack_the_Ripper_02_1959.jpg)
Title: "K" is The Killer Shrews
Post by: MaineWriter on November 11, 2007, 12:40:22 am
==comment==

I have gone from posting one of the best movies of all time...to this. This just illustrates the uneveness of movies in 1959!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/shrews.jpg)
Title: "L" is Libel
Post by: dot-matrix on November 11, 2007, 01:01:21 am
(http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9053/15631959lanocheesmienemlc0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "M" is The Mouse That Roared
Post by: Ellemeno on November 11, 2007, 01:04:42 am
Starring Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/200px-TheMouseThatRoared.jpg)
Title: "N" is North by Northwest
Post by: Meryl on November 11, 2007, 02:16:56 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Northbynorthwest.jpg)
Title: "O" is Operation Petticoat
Post by: dot-matrix on November 11, 2007, 03:10:09 am
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7182/petticoat3sizedxw6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "P" is Porgy and Bess
Post by: Ellemeno on November 11, 2007, 04:44:24 am
There were a surprising number to choose from, including Plan 9 from Outer Space, and one called Pull my Daisy that starred most of the really famous Beat Poets, but I had to go with George Gershwin:

Porgy and Bess, directed by Otto Preminger, starring Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll, and Ivan Dixon.  With Maya Angelou and Nichelle Nichols in uncredited parts.  Some of the songs from it are "Summertime," "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'," and "It Ain't Necessarily So."

The opening scene, with "Summertime"
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFZiQ1dEFT8[/youtube]

Sammy Davis Jr. singing "It Ain't Necessarily So"
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS9leq2btOY[/youtube]

"I Got Plenty a Nuthin'"
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrfTRoneqF4[/youtube]

Title: Les Quatre cents coups
Post by: MaineWriter on November 11, 2007, 10:16:05 am
==comment==

In English, "The Four Hundred Blows." Directed by Francois Truffaut, who won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/400Blows_Rep.jpg)
Title: "R" is Room at theTop
Post by: memento on November 11, 2007, 10:18:26 am
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/268414.1020.A.jpg)
Title: "S" is Suddenly, Last Summer
Post by: oilgun on November 11, 2007, 11:03:13 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/SLS-1.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/SLS-2.jpg)

PS: I'm over my pouting about missing the 1960 "P" for Purple Noon/Plein Soleil:

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/pleinsoleil2.jpg)
Title: "T" is That Kind of Woman
Post by: Fran on November 11, 2007, 11:09:30 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2936691020A.jpg)
Title: "U" is Up Periscope
Post by: MaineWriter on November 11, 2007, 11:45:14 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Up_periscope_DVDbox2.jpg)
Title: Reminder: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on November 11, 2007, 11:48:32 am
Quote from: oilgun on November 11, 2007, 11:03:13 am

PS: I'm over my pouting about missing the 1969 "P" for Purple Noon/Plein Soleil:


That is why we have the wildcard X!

Oh, wait a minute...that was 10 rounds ago! LOL
Title: Re: Reminder: Comment
Post by: oilgun on November 11, 2007, 12:45:55 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on November 11, 2007, 11:48:32 am
That is why we have the wildcard X!

Oh, wait a minute...that was 10 rounds ago! LOL
I meant 1960, I changed it.  I also missed the wildcard X. It was not a good day
Title: "V" is Verboten!
Post by: oilgun on November 11, 2007, 01:30:17 pm
Directed by Sam Fuller.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/verboten1959dvdr.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Verboten.jpg)
Title: "W" is The World, the Flesh and the Devil
Post by: dot-matrix on November 11, 2007, 02:20:08 pm
(http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/1232/worldfleshdevilzt2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Journey to the Center of the Earth
Post by: dot-matrix on November 11, 2007, 02:23:30 pm
(http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/3278/dfmp607journeytothecentla0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2329/jttcote1dv5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5715/3910421020ate0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9305/3910441020anp9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2835/3910431020agw5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3844/3910471020ane9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3816/3910491020agk9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "Y" is The Young Philadelphians
Post by: memento on November 11, 2007, 02:36:18 pm
 (http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/youngphilly.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zamach
Post by: oilgun on November 11, 2007, 02:39:30 pm
I was going to go with some Zorro rehash but I liked the poster for this one.

IMDb: Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried out by the student uderground resistance group to execute the hated SS General Franz Kutchera.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/zamach-1.jpg)
Title: Round 1958!
Post by: memento on November 11, 2007, 02:57:05 pm
Round 1958!
(http://www.suddenlysenior.com/Images/drivinart300.jpg)
Title: "A" is Auntie Mame
Post by: Fran on November 11, 2007, 04:27:59 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/182960Auntie-Mame-Posters.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bell Book and Candle
Post by: dot-matrix on November 11, 2007, 04:46:59 pm
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2741/7699ge5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7441/18230003xr4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4517/copyofbellbookuy2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4118/adoooiv7.gif) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/738/copyofkimcatoz8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/9724/pfilm13458663610634ut9.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Post by: opinionista on November 11, 2007, 04:53:21 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/CatonaHotTinRoof236h.jpg)

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/cat-on-a-hot-Tin-roof.jpg)
Title: "D" is The Defiant Ones
Post by: Fran on November 11, 2007, 05:05:40 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/defiant_ones.jpg)
Title: "E" is Enchanted Island
Post by: dot-matrix on November 11, 2007, 05:39:06 pm
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9835/2062201020ajx4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6173/3774511020arc3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "F" is The Fly
Post by: opinionista on November 11, 2007, 06:13:18 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/fly582.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gigi
Post by: memento on November 11, 2007, 08:26:16 pm
(http://www.movies2go.net/images/gigi.jpg)
Title: "H" is "Houseboat"
Post by: louisev on November 11, 2007, 08:55:19 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Houseboat1.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Want to Live!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 11, 2007, 08:56:51 pm
==comment==

Susan Hayward won the Best Actress Oscar (very well deserved, in my opinion) for her role as convicted murderess Barbara Graham. Based on a true story, there is a great deal of controversy about how "factual" the movie really is. Still, the final thirty minutes (an execution scene, sorry if that is a spoiler) will have your stomach in knots. I have seen this movie several times and every time I find it very disturbing--and thought provoking. Add it to your netflix queue if you haven't seen it.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/susanhayward.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Picture34.jpg)
Title: "J" is El Jefe
Post by: BelAir on November 11, 2007, 09:09:07 pm
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/eljefeposter.jpg)

an Argentine (Argentinian?) film
Title: "K" is King Creole
Post by: Ellemeno on November 11, 2007, 10:07:58 pm
Directed by Michael Curtiz from a Harold Robbins novel.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/aff_king_creole.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Long Hot Summer
Post by: MaineWriter on November 11, 2007, 10:30:46 pm
==comment==

with Paul Newman. Okay trivia question (and I don't know the answer)...we've seen Paul Newman in LOTS of movies in this game. What was his debut movie performance?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/lhs20th.jpg)
Title: "M" is Marjorie Morningstar
Post by: Fran on November 11, 2007, 10:57:54 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2707241020A.jpg)
Title: "N" is A Night to Remember
Post by: BelAir on November 11, 2007, 11:18:21 pm
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/208d.jpg)

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/ship.jpg)
Title: "O" is The Old Man and the Sea
Post by: MaineWriter on November 11, 2007, 11:23:11 pm
==comment==

starring Spencer Tracy

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/OLD20MAN20AND20SEA206SH.jpg)
Title: "P" is Paris Holiday
Post by: Fran on November 12, 2007, 12:24:31 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/3816901020A.jpg)
Title: "Q" is The Quiet American
Post by: oilgun on November 12, 2007, 12:44:21 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quietamerican1958.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quietamerican_2.jpg)
Title: "R" is Run Silent, Run Deep
Post by: memento on November 12, 2007, 02:05:45 am
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/227562.1020.A.jpg)
Title: "S" is Separate Tables
Post by: Ellemeno on November 12, 2007, 02:12:36 am
Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth, David Niven, Wendy Hiller, Burt Lancaster

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/Picture77.jpg)
Title: "T" is Ten North Frederick
Post by: dot-matrix on November 12, 2007, 02:14:35 am
(http://www.posteritati.com/jpg/T3/10%20NORTH%201SH.JPG)

Title: "U" is Up the Creek
Post by: oilgun on November 12, 2007, 08:35:11 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/utc.jpg)
Title: "V" is Vertigo
Post by: MaineWriter on November 12, 2007, 08:50:46 am
==comment==

Vertigo is going to be on AMC tomorrow night (Tuesday Nov 13) at 10:30 EST. It will be showing other times this month, too, on AMC.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/vertigo3.gif)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/vertigo.jpg)
Title: And now a word from our sponsor...
Post by: MaineWriter on November 12, 2007, 11:08:10 am
Hi everyone,

There is a very interesting article in yesterday's Sunday New York Times Magazine about the genre of Western movies. "How The Western Was Won" by A.O. Scott, film critic for the times. You can read it here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/magazine/11west-t.html?pagewanted=all

There is also a video that goes with it.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled game. Next up, W, from 1958....

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "W" is Wir Wunderkinder
Post by: dot-matrix on November 12, 2007, 12:55:02 pm
(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4464/17056911oc9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)  (http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3746/ww12vx6.gif) (http://imageshack.us)

 
From IMDb:
A highly atmospheric tapestry of comedy, drama and sweeping photography depicting life in postwar Germany.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Teacher's Pet
Post by: Fran on November 12, 2007, 01:12:06 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/Teachers-Pet-Ad-new.jpg)
Title: "Y" is The Young Lions
Post by: opinionista on November 12, 2007, 03:41:58 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/young20lions.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zonga, The Diabolical Angel
Post by: MaineWriter on November 12, 2007, 04:00:20 pm
==comment==

A jungle thriller from Mexico
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1957
Post by: MaineWriter on November 12, 2007, 04:03:47 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/1957round.jpg)
Title: "A" is An Affair to Remember
Post by: Fran on November 12, 2007, 04:17:47 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/anaffairtoremember.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bridge on the River Kwai, The
Post by: opinionista on November 12, 2007, 04:54:29 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/Bridge_Over_River_Kwai.jpg)
Title: "C" is Chicago Confidential
Post by: Ellemeno on November 12, 2007, 04:58:09 pm
Starring Brian Keith (Unka Bee-ew on "Family Affair") and Beverly Garland (Fred MacMurray's wife on later "My Three Sons").  How promising they must have thought their movie careers would be in 1957...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/290605.jpg)
Title: "D" is Desk Set
Post by: MaineWriter on November 12, 2007, 05:21:11 pm
==comment==

starring Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/33106524_1f5e3b693d.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/f2_desk_set.jpg)
Title: "E" is Edge of the City
Post by: memento on November 12, 2007, 05:59:52 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/3834041020A.jpg)
Title: "F" is Funny Face
Post by: oilgun on November 12, 2007, 06:51:28 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Funny_Face_1957.gif)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/funnyface.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Post by: MaineWriter on November 12, 2007, 06:54:08 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/600018.jpg)
Title: "H" is Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Post by: memento on November 12, 2007, 08:23:09 pm
(http://media.movieweb.com/news/dvd_boxart/hi/57/357.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Post by: Ellemeno on November 12, 2007, 09:36:46 pm
Starring Michael Landon in his first big hit.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/teenwerewolf-still8.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jailhouse Rock
Post by: MaineWriter on November 12, 2007, 09:47:13 pm
I don't usually post YouTube videos but this movie deserves one. Look at those legs. I can see why people were swooning over Elvis.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc5sDt4ppnE[/youtube]

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/jailhouse-rock-4-sized.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kronos
Post by: oilgun on November 12, 2007, 10:02:56 pm
Slim pickings...

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Kronos.jpg)


--Comment re: Jailhouse Rock---

Thanks for the great video!  Elvis was already a tub of lard when I came of age so it's nice to see those old clips of him in his prime.
Title: "L" is Love in the Afternoon
Post by: dot-matrix on November 12, 2007, 10:30:54 pm
(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9825/83192644dv0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3126/loveintheafternoonjn2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

From IMDb:  Director Billy Wilder salutes his idol, Ernst Lubitsch, with this comedy about a middle-aged playboy fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.   This film works. Wilder's genius pulls it off. How many among us know of numerous life-long loves where the age difference between the lovers would appear prohibitive but proves to be only a minor obstacle to a lasting relationship. In my experience life imitates art. In this work it is the very difference in their ages and the differing circumstances of their lives that attract Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn's characters. It is the differences that are extra-normal that make this story so believable. He is attracted to her utterly captivating refined insouciance and she to his masculine-straight forward worldly charm. He is the best of the fantasies she has constructed from her father's (Maurice Chevalier's) detective business files, and she is precisely the down home girl with her wits about her who knows his world and his past and loves him anyway
Title: "M" is Man Afraid
Post by: Fran on November 12, 2007, 10:35:57 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/129971020A.jpg)
Title: "N" is Naked in the Sun
Post by: MaineWriter on November 12, 2007, 11:19:32 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/2648561010A.jpg)


I loved this comment from someone on IMDb:


My father was co-producer of this movie when I was in grade school. I still have still photos of the shoot and a copy of the original script. It was made by Empire Studios, the first motion picture studio in Florida in the early 50s, long before Disney and Universal Studios.

I went on location many times and was on site for the Major Dade massacre and the scenes where the guards are found dead on the settler's porch. I also was at the studios in Winter Park when much post production took place.

This was the second of three movies my father worked with R. John Hughs on in the 50s. As a grade "B" movie it wasn't so bad and was in color, which wasn't usual at that time. I've seen the movie for sell at a video store in the past and wished I had bought it.

The lead actor, James Craig, starred on a 15 minute TV detective series at the time and was a "B" list actor. Of course, Barton MacLane starred in movies as a supporting actor with the big names of the 30s to the 50s (John Wayne, etc.). MacLane also starred later in the 60s as the general on I Dream of Jeanie TV show.

Many of the extras in the movies were students at Boone and Edgewater High Schools in Orlando. I graduated from Edgewater. My father said he always got calls from the school's deans complaining about skipping while the movie was being shot in Orlo Bronson's cow pasture in St. Cloud, Florida. Bronson was a former Fla. State senator.

Several of the other actors were local aspiring actors and Rollins College theatre students. It wasn't Hollywood but it sure was exciting to see the movie being made.
Title: "O" is The One that Got Away
Post by: memento on November 12, 2007, 11:51:12 pm
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/347085.1020.A.jpg)

=aside= Fran
Thanks for the tip about moviegoods.com. Often they're the only ones who have any posters at all.
Title: "P" is The Pajama Game
Post by: Fran on November 13, 2007, 01:08:17 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/3264791020A.jpg)
Title: "Q" is The Quiet Gun
Post by: dot-matrix on November 13, 2007, 04:12:27 am
Solid 1950's B-Western

(http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2651/vvquietgun57dv7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6880/leevancleef16iu1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8196/b3a51mz8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Title: "R" is Raintree County
Post by: Ellemeno on November 13, 2007, 04:38:54 am
(http://www.raintreecounty.com/images/RC57pait.jpg)
Title: "S" is The Sweet Smell of Success
Post by: memento on November 13, 2007, 05:52:54 am
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/143936Sweet-Smell-of-Success-Poster.jpg)
Title: "T" is 12 Angry Men
Post by: MaineWriter on November 13, 2007, 07:01:59 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/12AngryMen1957_PUB02.jpg)


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/twelve_angry_men.jpg)
Title: "U" is Until They Sail
Post by: opinionista on November 13, 2007, 11:33:54 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/116505.jpg)

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/bed.jpg)
Title: "V" is Voodoo Island
Post by: Fran on November 13, 2007, 12:03:52 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2645651020A.jpg)
Title: "W" is Witness for the Prosecution
Post by: dot-matrix on November 13, 2007, 12:11:36 pm
(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/2489/witnessfortheprosecutiozj7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9606/2591621020avs8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


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Title: Wildcard X is 3:10 to Yuma
Post by: opinionista on November 13, 2007, 12:16:27 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/3426.jpg)
Title: "Y" is The Young Don't Cry
Post by: MaineWriter on November 13, 2007, 12:21:49 pm
==comment==

starring Sal Mineo

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/SalMineo.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zero Hour!
Post by: Ellemeno on November 13, 2007, 01:27:37 pm
Written by Arthur Hailey, starring Dana Andrews.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/3091741020A.jpg)

Thanks for moviegoods.com

Natali, great Wild Card X!
Title: Ding Ding Ding! Announcing Another Special Round! 2007 Redux!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 13, 2007, 01:39:18 pm
In honor of 51 successful rounds of the ABCs at the Movies Game,

it is time for another special round!

2007 Redux!

We will play Round 2007 again (ie, movies from this year). Movies that have been released as well as movies that are due to be released before the end of the year may be played.

Movies played in the original 2007 Round may not be played again. As a quick reminder, here is the list:

Round 2007

Are We Done Yet?
Brave One, The
Control
Devil Came on Horseback, The
Eastern Promises
Fracture
Grindhouse
Heartbreak Kid, The
Invasion, The
Jane Austen Book Club, The
Khadak
Lookout, The
Meet the Robinsons
Number 23, The
Ocean's Thirteen
Pirates of the Carribbean at World's End
Quench
Ratatouille
Shrek 3
Teeth
Unbequeme, Der
Vacancy
Waitress
X-Day
Yella
Zodiac

After this round the regular game will resume with Round 1956.

PM me with questions. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Alvin and the Chipmunks
Post by: southendmd on November 13, 2007, 02:16:20 pm
(http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/07/05/chipmunks-poster.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bee Movie
Post by: MaineWriter on November 13, 2007, 02:20:57 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Bee_Movie_Promotion.png)
Title: "C" is Charlie Wilson's War
Post by: Meryl on November 13, 2007, 02:30:33 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Charliewilsonwarposter.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dan in Real Life
Post by: southendmd on November 13, 2007, 02:41:09 pm
(http://www.trailerdownload.net/createthumb.php?url=posters/Dan%20in%20Real%20Life/daninreallife.jpg&size=200&always=1)
Title: "E" is Enchanted
Post by: dot-matrix on November 13, 2007, 02:42:34 pm
(http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9461/enchantedmu8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9793/enchantedtriowebga7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/930/amyadams1ow9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2483/enchantedlivexlargeqy5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Title: "F" is Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Post by: MaineWriter on November 13, 2007, 02:57:34 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-s.jpg)
Title: "G" is The Golden Compass
Post by: Ellemeno on November 13, 2007, 03:07:24 pm
(http://songphon.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/movie_goldencompass.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hairspray
Post by: southendmd on November 13, 2007, 04:06:24 pm
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/61QzCwpt7mL.jpg)
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/new_line_cinema/hairspray/james_marsden/poster.jpg)
(http://whateves.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/hairspray2007prev.jpg)
Title: "I" is I'm Not There
Post by: Meryl on November 13, 2007, 04:08:02 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Im_Not_There.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jake's Closet
Post by: Fran on November 13, 2007, 05:01:29 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/JCPosterA22web.jpg)

From IMDb (http://us.vdc.imdb.com/title/tt0463536/):

Plot Outline:  Jake's Closet  takes you back through childhood in a suspenseful and deeply moving story that dives deep into the mind of a little boy under the stress of a fractured family.
Title: "K" is Knocked Up
Post by: opinionista on November 13, 2007, 05:05:53 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/knocked-up-poster-1.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lust, Caution
Post by: MaineWriter on November 13, 2007, 05:11:19 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/lust_caution_movie_poster.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mr. Woodcock
Post by: Ellemeno on November 13, 2007, 05:17:38 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/Mr_Woodcock-Poster.jpg)
Title: "N" is No Reservations
Post by: opinionista on November 13, 2007, 05:32:41 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/noreservations.jpg)
Title: "O" is El Otro
Post by: Meryl on November 13, 2007, 07:08:12 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/ElOtro.jpg)
Title: "P" is The Perfect Holiday
Post by: Fran on November 13, 2007, 07:39:41 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/4040611020A.jpg)
Title: "Q" is QWERTY
Post by: oilgun on November 13, 2007, 08:16:23 pm
It's a short but I liked the image.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/QWERTY.jpg)


Wow, so far, this round makes 2007 look like a bad year for film.  Alvin and the Chipmunks & Mr. Woodcock!?   ;)



Title: "R" is Rendition
Post by: memento on November 13, 2007, 08:41:14 pm
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(http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/rendition.gif)
Title: "S" is The Simpsons Movie
Post by: dot-matrix on November 13, 2007, 10:01:51 pm
(http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8935/i2msimpsonsmovieposter2rm3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Title: "T" is Transformers
Post by: Ellemeno on November 13, 2007, 10:52:12 pm
(http://chrisallensite.com/wordpress/images/poster_transformers_new2.jpg)
Title: "U" is Underdog
Post by: MaineWriter on November 13, 2007, 11:23:52 pm
==comment==

one of the bigger flops of the year

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Title: "V" is Vampire Diary
Post by: oilgun on November 13, 2007, 11:47:06 pm
Man, I spent way too much time just trying to find a V movie that had an image for posting.  This is the best I could come up with.  :-\

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Vamp.jpg)
Title: "W" is The World Unseen
Post by: BelAir on November 14, 2007, 12:16:59 am
based on a novel, set in South Africa, premiered at TIFF this year.

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/movies/n144839.jpg)

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/movies/World20Unseen203.jpg)
Title: "X" is 3:10 to Yuma
Post by: Meryl on November 14, 2007, 01:23:43 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/310_to_Yuma_poster.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Year of the Dog
Post by: Ellemeno on November 14, 2007, 01:48:05 am
A Mike White movie I hadn't heard of.  I have liked the ones I've seen, The Good Girl, School of Rock, Orange County.

I think - except for a few exceptions - the title of this movie sums up 2007 in terms of its movies.  No offense to dogs implied.  :)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/year-of-the-dog--poster-0.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zoo
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 01:58:45 am
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2149/zoouz6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

From Movies.com:
This award winning documentary examines the shocking true story about a man who died as a result of having sex with a horse. Furthermore, the death exposed a secret retreat in the Pacific Northwest that catered to men who liked to participate in this unusual practice.

==comment==

 :o  There are more things in heaven and on earth.....
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1956
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 03:08:59 am
Round 1956

(http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/3298/sfm2056brylcreemposterswv8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

"A little dab'll do ya."
Title: "A" is And God Created Woman
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 06:48:30 am
==comment==

starring Brigitte Bardot and directed by Roger Vadim

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/078002311001_SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1056.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bus Stop
Post by: opinionista on November 14, 2007, 07:37:02 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/009_220-034Marilyn-Monroe-Bus-Stop-.jpg)
Title: "C" is Carousel
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 07:40:56 am
(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3424/carousel1956ec7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/272/carousel4qx5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Title: "D" is Don't Knock the Rock
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 07:49:41 am
==comment==

In the days before MTV, teenagers watched movies like this. I actually never saw one of these movies in the theater (I was just a little bit too young) but I saw plenty of them when they showed them on TV.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/CardDontKnockTheRock1.jpg)
Title: 'E' is Elena and her Men
Post by: belbbmfan on November 14, 2007, 07:54:04 am
This is a movie about 'an impovershed Polish princess sets out to find a wealthy husband in Paris of the 1880's.'

I like her name  ;)

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/elena.jpg)
Title: "F" is Forbidden Planet
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 07:59:13 am
This is a CLASSIC!  ;D

(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8774/forbiddenplanetver1va6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/421/robbyaltabg1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8318/50890032oj6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Title: "G" is Giant
Post by: memento on November 14, 2007, 08:12:37 am
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/2584351020A.jpg)

(http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_03_img1044.jpg)

(http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/2926411020A.jpg)

=comment=
The inimitable James Dean.
Title: "H" is High Society
Post by: belbbmfan on November 14, 2007, 08:20:17 am
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/143906High-Society-Posters.jpg)
Title: "I" is Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 08:46:17 am
==aside==
Oops   ;)  "I" is out of order...but that's OK what's a little disorder among friends  ;D

(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/3161/invasionbodysnatchers2yu3.gif) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/343/invasionbodysnatchersonho4.png) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/6685/bodysnachersbigtd2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: "J" is Johnny Concho
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 08:49:17 am
==comment==

I had a choice between "Jungle Hell" with "Sabu, the Indian Boy," or "Johnny Concho" with Ol'Blue Eyes. I went with the latter.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/jc7ep.jpg)

==aside==

Dot, thanks for noticing the missing I. Now we're back in order!
Title: Re: "Z" is Zoo
Post by: oilgun on November 14, 2007, 09:26:58 am
Quote from: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 01:58:45 am
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2149/zoouz6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

From Movies.com:
This award winning documentary examines the shocking true story about a man who died as a result of having sex with a horse. Furthermore, the death exposed a secret retreat in the Pacific Northwest that catered to men who liked to participate in this unusual practice.

==comment==

 :o  There are more things in heaven and on earth.....


You have to admit that it's a great poster!  I have the DVD of this and it's actually not bad or exploitative.  Almost lyrical really, lol!
Title: "K" is A Kiss Before Dying
Post by: memento on November 14, 2007, 09:29:32 am
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/6/61/200px-A_Kiss_Before_Dying_DVD_cover_1956.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lieutenant Wore Skirts, The
Post by: southendmd on November 14, 2007, 09:42:26 am
(http://filmforum.org/films/tashlin/lieutenant.jpg)

(http://www.britposters.com/images/the%20lieutenant%20wore%20skirts%20320x240.jpg)
Title: "M" is Moby Dick
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 09:48:59 am
==comment==

directed by John Huston, with Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/moby_dick.jpg)
Title: "N" is The Naked Hills
Post by: Fran on November 14, 2007, 10:41:34 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/3862351020A.jpg)
Title: "O" is On the Threshold of Space
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 11:07:23 am
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5402/onthethresholdofspaceusgs1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1807/59497723mi3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "P" is The Proud Ones
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 11:14:14 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/a20the20proud20ones20robert20ryan20.jpg)

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Title: Intermission
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 12:05:16 pm
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/637/linebar4il8.gif) (http://imageshack.us)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfDXlgmKFyU[/youtube]

(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/637/linebar4il8.gif) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "Q" is Quincannon-Frontier Scout
Post by: southendmd on November 14, 2007, 01:16:50 pm
"A man with a mission! His heroic one-man stand held the Bozeman Trail against Cheyenne savagery and white man's treachery!" with Tony Martin and Peggy Castle. 

(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/5003/lcquincannonfrontierscody3.jpg)

(Poster courtesy of Dot-matrix)
Title: "R" is The Red Balloon
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 01:26:53 pm
==comment==

Lots of good R choices including Rodan, Rock Around the Clock and The Rainmaker, but I went with this wonderful film, which I remember seeing in French class, way back when....

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/redballoon_web2.gif)

Title: "S" is Somebody Up There Likes Me
Post by: Fran on November 14, 2007, 03:05:41 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/Somebody_Up_There_021956.jpg)
Title: "T" is Tea and Sympathy
Post by: southendmd on November 14, 2007, 03:11:41 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/53_1.jpeg/200px-53_1.jpeg)

(http://www.theatermania.com/news/images/3832b.jpg)

From Wikipedia: 

"Tom Robinson Lee (John Kerr), a 17-year old student at a boy's prep school, is having difficulties fitting in with the other boys who like sports, talking about girls, and listening to pop music. He prefers classical music, reads books, can sew, plays theater, and generally seems to be more at ease in the company of women.

The other boys torment him for his "unmanly" qualities and call him "sister boy", and is treated ruthlessly by his father, Herb Lee (Edward Andrews), who believes a man should be manly. Only Al (Darryl Hickman), also a student at the prep school, treats Tom with any decency, perceiving that being different is not the same as being emasculate. This turbulance is noticed by Laura Reynolds (Deborah Kerr), the young wife of the House Master Bill Reynolds (Leif Erickson). She tries to build a connection with the young man, eventually even falling in love with him, presumably because of his similarity to her first husband John, who was killed in World War II.

The situation escalates when Tom visits the local prostitute to dispel the rumors about his sexuality, but is unable to have intercourse with her. This failure prompts him to attempt suicide and he also has to leave the school because of his visit with her. He and Laura eventually have sex, prompting Laura to leave her husband.

The film opens and closes ten years into the future, when the adult Tom, who is now a successful writer and also married, visits his college at a reunion."
Title: "U" is Uranium Boom
Post by: Ellemeno on November 14, 2007, 03:46:29 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/19896.jpg)

Great intermission, Dot, I dimly remember that song.  Paul, I never knew that was what Tea and Sympathy was about!
Title: "V" is The Violent Years
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 04:05:51 pm
==comment==

An Ed Wood movie. An IMDb commenter describes it thus:

The 1956 sociological study of a the serious, but rarely spoken about, problem of armed robbery of gas stations perpetrated by affluent young women in tight sweaters during the mid 1950's is one that should surely receive further serious study. The footage of the "criminal attack" on the innocent young man on lovers lane by the beautiful, but depraved, bandits is one that I found highly disturbing. The expose became even more shocking as the pulchritudinous quartet were enlisted into the service of a foreign power, and during a particularly nefarious mission to overturn chairs and tables and knock over books in a classroom, they almost succeeded in doing something terrible to our flag. Also, during the latter mission, policemen, guards, and members of the evil gang were shot during a ferocious gunfight. At the end, the leader of the gang is finally sentenced to the state penitentiary where she gives birth to an out-of-wedlock baby. She dies and the baby is rightfully made to serve out the remainder of her sentence. Meanwhile, the affluent, but self-absorbed, parents of the wayward gangster are given several severe talkings to by the same judge who sentenced their daughter, and they are told to attend church more frequently in the future. This shocking expose was written by Mr. Edward D. Wood, Jr. I for one definitely intend to give a great deal of thought to the problem of bad girls in tight sweaters.


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/violentyears1956dvd.gif)
Title: "W" is Written on the Wind
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 04:08:41 pm
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9398/writtenonthewindjv7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

from filmsite.org:
Written on the Wind (1956) is generally regarded as the best of director Douglas Sirk's 1950s lush, vibrantly colorful melodramatic masterpieces. His absorbing, flamboyant, overwrought potboiler films were noted for their glossy and excessive style, soap opera-ish and brightly-colored film noirish characteristics, and exaggerated and overheated emotions. This film provides Sirk's clear commentary and critique of the underlying hollowness and shallowness of American society in the placid 1950s, and misfit lives stunted and corrupted by mental anguish, alcoholism, sexual frustration, and corruptible materialistic wealth. This vivid, gaudy and slightly campy Technicolor film, from a screenplay by George Zuckerman that was adapted from Robert Wilder's best-selling novel of the same name, centers on the frenzied dynamics within a self-destructing, filthy-rich (literally) Texas oil family named Hadley. The bourgeois, immoral, blood-poisoned, money-corrupted clan is composed of a tycoon patriarch (Keith), an alcoholic, profligate, insecure playboy heir (Stack), a lustful daughter (Malone), and their stable, responsible, less-wealthy family friend and boyhood playmate (Hudson) who supportively holds the family together. Dysfunctional tensions rise when the patriarch's booze-soaked son quickly courts and marries the company's respectable, sensible good-girl executive secretary (Bacall) and his self-pitying fears of impotency (sexual and otherwise) and jealousy - inflamed by his debauched and trashy sister - soon lead to the film's climactic shoot-out (shown in flashback in the film's opening). The film's tagline pronounced:

The story of a family's ugly secret and the stark moment that thrust their private lives into public view!

The film includes such sordid subjects as nymphomania, alcoholism, murderous jealousy and rage, phallic power and infertility, miscarriage, back-stabbing emotional blackmail, and illusory materialistic happiness.

Title: Wildcard X: The King and I
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 04:10:03 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/039_24792Deborah-Kerr-Yul-Brynner-i.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/713.jpg)

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Title: "Y" is The Young Guns
Post by: Ellemeno on November 14, 2007, 04:13:20 pm
Starring Russ Tamblyn. 

IMDb: Russ Tamblyn might as well face it...he will be a Jet "till his last dying day." Indelibly linked to the "womb to tomb" role of Riff, the knife-wielding, rocket-tempered, Baryshnikov-styled gang leader of the streetwise Jets in the musical film masterpiece West Side Story (1961).

Russ Tamblyn is also the father of Amber Tamblyn of "Joan of Arcadia" and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

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Title: "Z" is Zarak
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 04:32:17 pm
from IMDb:
On the mountainous frontier between British India and Afghanistan, circa 1860s, Zarak Khan kisses Salma, the youngest wife of his father, Haji Khan. Outraged, his father orders Zarak to be flogged to death but spares his life at the urging of an elderly Mullah. Zarak now leaves his village and becomes a notorious outlaw, prompting the British to assign a Major Ingram to capture him. Zarak and Ingram have several encounters, developing a grudging respect for each other. When Ingram is captured by Ahmad, one of Zarak's rivals, Zarak risks his life to save the British officer.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1955
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 04:38:17 pm
Round 1955 is here....

Ready or not!

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Title: "A" is All that Heaven Allows
Post by: memento on November 14, 2007, 06:06:30 pm
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Title: "B" is Bad Day at Black Rock
Post by: moremojo on November 14, 2007, 06:19:55 pm
==comment==
Critic Jonathan Rosenbaum's favorite film of those directed by John Sturges:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047849/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047849/)

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Title: "C" is Captain Lightfoot
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 06:46:26 pm
==comment==
I don't think I have ever seen this one  ???


From IMDB
Classic Historical Romantic Drama
In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and is forced to flee into outlawry. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, "Lightfoot." 'Tis a perilous life, with captures, turncoats, rescues, and romance.

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Title: "D" is Les Diaboliques
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 06:48:19 pm
==comment==

No, they didn't take me to see this movie in French class, but I have seen it and it is definitely worth watching...

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Title: "E" is East of Eden
Post by: memento on November 14, 2007, 06:51:01 pm
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Title: "F" is Francis in the Navy
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 07:01:09 pm
I loved these movies on TV when I was a kid  ;D

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Title: "G" is The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Post by: Ellemeno on November 14, 2007, 07:19:55 pm
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Title: "H" is How To Be Very, Very Popular
Post by: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 08:10:57 pm
==comment==

From an IMDb commenter:

"How to Be Very, Very Popular" was anything but upon its release, and has not gained any stature since. In fact, its reputation has actually grown worse. It's infamous as the picture that Marilyn Monroe refused to do, leading to her celebrated walk-out on Fox. Sheree North, a practically unknown dancer-starlet, was quickly put into the role, coiffed and made up to look almost exactly like MM. The film, needless to say, bombed, and Sheree--strong armed into being a virtual Monroe clone--bore the brunt of most of it. Betty Grable (MM's co-star from "How to Marry a Millionaire") took advantage of the film's lack of success and used it as her chance to retire from the grind. In retrospect, the film really isn't all that bad--although it's obvious why Monroe balked at playing the North role; it's little more than window-dressing. Actually, had North been given the role from the get-go, and not encouraged to look and sound EXACTLY like a carbon copy MM, the picture might've been pulled off as a cute, harmless little comedy. The film was clearly a step down for a superstar of Monroe's stature, but could've been a nice, showy stepping stone for a rising starlet. Grable is her usual warm, bright self, but she's getting a bit old to be playing scantily-clad chorines. Next to the very young North, especially, she looks decidedly matronly. North isn't given much to work with (again, it's hard to comment on a performance which was basically conceived as a blurred copy of an original), but she does get to do a splendid, wild, rock and roll dance to "Shake, Rattle & Roll." Sadly, the film's complete failure relegated the promising North to the back burner; and she had much more musical and dramatic talent than Jayne Mansfield, whom Fox began to build up instead. So, if "How to Be Very, Very Popular" should show up on television one afternoon, sit back and enjoy it. It may not be great cinema, but it's an underrated little slice of mindless entertainment.

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Title: "I" is I Died a Thousand Times
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 08:22:23 pm
Taglines
"The Story Behind The Terrifying 60-Day Hunt For Desperado 'Mad-Dog' Earle!"

"The Million-Dollar Killer And The Dime-A-Dance Doll..."

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Title: "J" is Jupiter's Darling
Post by: oilgun on November 14, 2007, 10:09:40 pm
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Title: "K" is Killer's Kiss
Post by: Fran on November 14, 2007, 10:19:56 pm
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Title: "L" is The Lady Killers
Post by: dot-matrix on November 14, 2007, 10:42:04 pm
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Title: "M" is Marty
Post by: Meryl on November 15, 2007, 12:52:56 am
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An enormous sleeper hit, the film enjoyed national and international success, winning the 1955 Academy Award for Best Picture and becoming the first American film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Marty and The Lost Weekend are the only two films to win both awards.
Title: "N" is The Night of the Hunter
Post by: Fran on November 15, 2007, 01:23:57 am
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Title: "O" is Oklahoma!
Post by: Meryl on November 15, 2007, 01:31:57 am
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Broadway cast album:

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And for the pleasure of our GameMistress, the London stage revival:

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Title: "P" is Picnic
Post by: dot-matrix on November 15, 2007, 01:40:28 am
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Title: "Q" is Queen Bee
Post by: Fran on November 15, 2007, 01:48:25 am
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Title: "R" is The Rose Tattoo
Post by: Ellemeno on November 15, 2007, 05:02:23 am
From IMDb: 

Time has not been kind to The Rose Tattoo, a 1955 release that garnered three Oscars, plus additional nominations. Originally written by Tennessee Williams as a play, the film's shortcomings now cancel out much that audiences might have found entertaining about it 47 years ago. The deficits include bad acting all around (with the exception of the star, Anna Magnani) and an uneven script by Williams (who among other things was apparently clueless about how an adolescent boy and girl, attracted to each other, might talk or behave).

Playing the role of the dim-witted but sexy truck driver who courts a grieving widow (Magnani), Burt Lancaster gives a highly exaggerated "comedy performance" that is occasionally embarrassing to watch. A great natural actor in his other films and noted for his controlled physicallity, Lancaster here gawks, bends, waves his arms, makes faces, cries (clownishly), and is generally ape-like, all the while failing to get inside the character he's portraying. (Leading American actors have always had a problem convincingly playing people less intelligent than themselves; see Lon Chaney, Jr. in Of Mice and Men or, more recently, Jack Nicholson in Prizzi's Honor for more examples of this.)

Under the direction of Daniel Mann (who also directed the play), and intended as a comedy-drama, almost everything in Rose Tattoo is either loud or overblown (though it may have been Williams' wish that it be played this way in a misguided attempt to heighten the humorous dimension of the story). The host of supporting characters are all portrayed as one-dimensional grotesques or harpies who telegraph their every thought or emotion by arm-waving, facial contortions, or semiphoring the kind of villainousness that went out in the early '30s. Nor does Mann seem to have fine control over the physical goings-on by cast members. In some scenes small groups of people rush back and forth like obedient cattle, too obviously responding to off-camera direction; and at the high school prom a male extra noticeably freezes for a second or two as he waits for Marisa Pavan and her sailor dance partner to leave the floor ahead of him.

Magnani, for whom the play was written (though she just appeared in the film, after she had mastered the rudiments of the English language), comes across as the only real human being among a slew of posturing marionettes. Her portrayal of a terribly put-upon Sicilian widow fighting off the knowledge of her dead husband's infidelity and desperately trying to maintain her dignity in the face of snide remarks and out-and-out insults is awe-inspiring. I doubt that her performance has ever been matched by any American actress before or after. (Only Vivien Leigh, a Brit, comes to mind as a mentally disintegrating Blanche du Bois in the film version of Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.) Williams, who was famously homosexual, understood and probably identified with vulnerable women. (Years before, his own sister, when a young woman, had been seriously mentally ill, "put away," and had undergone a lobotomy. It was no coincidence that her name was Rose.)

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Title: 'S' is The Seven Year Itch
Post by: belbbmfan on November 15, 2007, 07:37:00 am
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Title: "T" is The Tender Trap
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 07:55:40 am
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Title: "U" is Untamed
Post by: memento on November 15, 2007, 08:19:14 am
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From IMDB:

Scarlett O'Hara crosses the veldt: big, enjoyable hokum, 27 November 1999
7/10

Everyone works hard to make this grand-scaled hokum as enjoyable as possible. As a redheaded Irish spitfire, Susan Hayward finally gets her chance to play Scarlett O'Hara, but packs all her chiffons and crinolines [with matching shoes and stockings] in a covered wagon and sets off to cross the veldt with wise Agnes Moorehead and a cast of thousands [well, hundreds]. She's chasing Tyrone Power across South Africa, although he's something of a stiff, but she also loves hearty Richard Egan. The script stuffs in everything from a fancy dress ball to an emergency amputation. Henry King directs it all with some intensity, especially a harrowing and spectacular Zulu attack, and uses the wide screen well to capture the spaciousness of the land. Should be seen on the big screen [or at least in letterbox]
Title: "V" is The Virgin Queen
Post by: opinionista on November 15, 2007, 08:28:44 am
With Bette Davis in the role of Elizabeth

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Title: "W" is White Feather
Post by: Ellemeno on November 15, 2007, 08:50:29 am
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Title: Wildcard X: Mr. Roberts
Post by: memento on November 15, 2007, 08:53:49 am
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Title: "Y" is You're Never Too Young
Post by: dot-matrix on November 15, 2007, 11:35:21 am
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Title: "Z" is Zaczarowany rower
Post by: Fran on November 15, 2007, 12:16:48 pm
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Title: Ding Ding Ding! Announcing Another Special Round!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 12:17:42 pm
1955 was a special year for me (anyone guess why?)
so in recognition of successful completion of Round 1955,
I am announcing another special round! This one is a little different from the others,
so pay attention to the rules!
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This round: The Stars Come Out!

Guidelines:

1. Alphabetical order, as always.
2. Instead of playing a movie name, this time, play a MOVIE STAR'S NAME (last name, first name, except in the case of mono-named people, like Cher). Play this in the subject line, ie: "L" is Ledger, Heath
3. Then, in the text box, list a movie, the year it was made, and any images or facts you might want to include, that this star has been in. As usual, it has to be a movie that hasn't been played. Any movie from 1955 to the present may be used.
4. Wildcard X rule is in effect: any name can be played on the X round.

I'll go first with A as an example.

Questions? PM me. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Ameche, Don
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 12:29:52 pm
==comment==

Don Ameche starred in Cocoon (1985), directed by Ron Howard.

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Title: "B" is Bardot, Brigitte
Post by: moremojo on November 15, 2007, 12:59:59 pm
==comment==

This beautiful, sexy movie star was in one of the finest films of 1963, Jean-Luc Godard's masterpiece Le Mépris:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057345/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057345/)

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Title: "C" is Chaney, Lon Jr
Post by: dot-matrix on November 15, 2007, 01:06:24 pm
Birth Name
Creighton Tull Chaney

Son of silent film horror and make up master Lon Chaney, probably most famous for playing the Wolfman in The Wolf Man (1941) but continued acting all the way up until his demise in 1973.  In the 50's & 60's he made a lot of westerns like this one

Apache Uprising (1966)

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Title: "D" is Dietrich, Marlene
Post by: Meryl on November 15, 2007, 01:10:44 pm
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Around the World in Eighty Days is a 1956 adventure film released by United Artists. It was directed by Michael Anderson and John Farrow (uncredited) and produced by Michael Todd.

The movie boasts a huge cast, with David Niven and Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno in the lead roles of Fogg and Passepartout.  Over 40 famous performers make cameo appearances, including Marlene Dietrich (as a saloon hostess), George Raft, and Frank Sinatra to name a few. Indeed, this film is credited with popularizing the term "cameo appearance".
Title: "E" is Egan, Richard "
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 01:24:36 pm
==comment==

Richard Egan starred in "A Summer Place" (1959) along with Sandra Dee, Troy Donahue, and Dorothy McGuire

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Title: "F" is Peter Falk
Post by: opinionista on November 15, 2007, 01:26:06 pm
Best known for playing Columbo but he also made a few movies, for example, Next (2007) along with Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore.

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Title: "G" is Gyllenhaal, Jake
Post by: southendmd on November 15, 2007, 01:32:37 pm
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Need I say more?

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Donnie Darko was Jake's breakout role in 2001.
Title: "H" is Hope, Bob
Post by: dot-matrix on November 15, 2007, 01:46:40 pm
An Icon if there ever was one and one of Hollywood's great funny men.  Here's an example from 1966 that I actually saw in the theater

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number (1966)

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Title: "I" is Irons, Jeremy
Post by: Fran on November 15, 2007, 02:05:46 pm
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Jeremy Irons earned a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Claus Von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990).

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Title: "J" is Jackman, Hugh
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 02:07:18 pm
==comment==

Hugh Jackman starred in The Prestige (2006) along with Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine.

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Title: "K" is Kline, Kevin
Post by: southendmd on November 15, 2007, 02:48:52 pm
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/fox_searchlight/a_midsummer_night_s_dream/_group_photos/kevin_kline7.jpg)

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Kevin Kline played Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream  (1999).
Title: "L" is Ledger, Heath
Post by: opinionista on November 15, 2007, 02:49:42 pm
Heath starred in Casanova (2005) along with Sienna Miller.

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Title: "M" is Monroe, Marilyn
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 04:01:10 pm
==comment==

We've posted a couple of different Marilyn Monroe movies but not Some Like It Hot, from 1959, which is one of my favorites.

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Title: "N" is Nicholson, Jack
Post by: Ellemeno on November 15, 2007, 05:12:11 pm
Mr. Nicholson starred as The Joker in Batman (1989).

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Title: Re: "R" is The Red Balloon
Post by: oilgun on November 15, 2007, 05:12:35 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on November 14, 2007, 01:26:53 pm
==comment==

Lots of good R choices including Rodan, Rock Around the Clock and The Rainmaker, but I went with this wonderful film, which I remember seeing in French class, way back when....

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Just got my Criterion Newsletter and The Red Balloon has been restored and is being re-released.  I'm sure a DVD will follow!

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http://www.janusfilms.com/redandwhite/index.html (http://www.janusfilms.com/redandwhite/index.html)

Excerpt: How many children first discovered cinema through Albert Lamorisse's The Red Balloon? Long unavailable except in bootlegs and tattered 16 mm prints, The Red Balloon is returning to theaters nationwide, accompanied by White Mane, Lamorisse's action-packed classic about a boy and a wild stallion, both newly restored for a new generation.


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Stars Come Out Round
Post by: Ellemeno on November 15, 2007, 05:28:03 pm
Quote from: oilgun on November 15, 2007, 05:12:35 pm

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I studied French nearly every year from first grade through my time in grad school, and saw these two films just about every year.  I love them, especially Crin blanc about the wild horses in the Camargue and a boy who loved one of them.  Now I have a DD, and can't wait to get the DVD and show her.  Thanks Gil, for this meaningful (to me) news!

I'm also going to snarf that revolving .gif for my avatar for a while.  :)
Title: "O" is Ontkean, Michael
Post by: southendmd on November 15, 2007, 05:31:22 pm
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/f/f4/120px-Ontkean.jpg)

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Michael Ontkean starred in Making Love  (1982)
Title: "P" is Pacino, Al
Post by: memento on November 15, 2007, 05:32:18 pm
Al Pacino starred in Serpico in 1973.

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Title: "Q" is Quaid, Dennis
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 05:36:50 pm
==comment==

Good looking man with six-pack abs that starred in both Breaking Away (1979) and The Big Easy (1987).

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==aside==

I saw The Big Easy when I was pregnant and seriously thought about naming my son Remy...for about 24 hours.
Title: Re: "Q" is Quaid, Dennis
Post by: southendmd on November 15, 2007, 05:58:23 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 05:36:50 pm
Good looking man with six-pack abs that starred in both Breaking Away (1979) and The Big Easy (1987).

You talkin' about these abs?  From Cold Creek Manor  (2003).

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Title: Re: "Q" is Quaid, Dennis
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 06:25:20 pm
Quote from: southendmd on November 15, 2007, 05:58:23 pm
You talkin' about these abs?  From Cold Creek Manor  (2003).

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Gah. Thank you Paul. I was looking for an ab picture (quickly) and couldn't find one.

"Watch out for the gator, baby!"

L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Stars Come Out Round
Post by: Longhorn32 on November 15, 2007, 07:13:32 pm


...btw, that is Stephen Dorff, not Dennis Quaid.

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Title: "R" is for Reeve, Christopher
Post by: Longhorn32 on November 15, 2007, 07:17:52 pm
Christopher Reeve starred in Superman II in 1978.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Stars Come Out Round
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 07:21:32 pm
Quote from: Longhorn32 on November 15, 2007, 07:13:32 pm

...btw, that is Stephen Dorff, not Dennis Quaid.



Well, obviously, I like his abs too!

Never heard of Stephen Dorff before this...LOL
Title: "S" is Sarsgaard, Peter
Post by: oilgun on November 15, 2007, 07:53:33 pm
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Peter Sarsgaard was in The Dying Gaul (2005)

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Title: "T" is Lana Turner
Post by: opinionista on November 15, 2007, 08:30:49 pm
Lana Turner stared Madame X in 1966.

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Title: "U" is Umeki, Miyoshi
Post by: BelAir on November 15, 2007, 10:38:24 pm
She won a best supporting actress Oscar in 1957 for Sayonara, and she was apparently the first Asian actress to win an Academy Award.

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Title: "V" is Voight, Jon
Post by: MaineWriter on November 15, 2007, 10:50:07 pm
==comment==

Star of Midnight Cowboy (1969) with Dustin Hoffman

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Title: "W" is Woodard, Alfre
Post by: Ellemeno on November 15, 2007, 11:12:52 pm
Star of Passion Fish (1992) with Mary McDonnell, directed by one of my favorite directors, John Sayles.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is Brody, Adrien
Post by: Fran on November 16, 2007, 12:05:17 am
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Adrien Brody was awarded a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Wladyslaw Szpilman in The Pianist (2002).

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Title: "Y" is Yaffee, Steven
Post by: dot-matrix on November 16, 2007, 01:32:23 am
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Steven Yaffee is a young character actor who plays in a 2007 independent comedy from the Canadian Film Centre called
 
Song of Slomon
directed by Emmanuel Shirinian
written by Amy Cameron

Song of Slomon is the story of an conservative-orthodox Rabbi.  The soul of the Rabbi is invaded by a catchy, ubiquitous pop tune, which threatens to send him scrambling to the dance floor on the Sabbath or back to the safety of the Torah.

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Title: "Z" is Ziyi Zhang
Post by: Ellemeno on November 16, 2007, 01:52:43 am
Starred in Memoirs of a Geisha and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

(Anyone remember that priceless Brokeback Geisha thread at IMDb?)

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1954
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 07:39:01 am
That special round was fun....

Now back to our regularly scheduled game

Round 1954!

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Title: "A" is The Adventures of Hadji Baba
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 08:38:56 am
==comment==

Filmed in Southern California, not the deserts of Arabia. Apparently it has a catchy title tune sung by Nat King Cole.

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Title: "B" is Barefoot Contessa, The
Post by: southendmd on November 16, 2007, 09:39:55 am
(http://home.comcast.net/~mgblog/pics/BarefootContessa11.jpg)

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Title: "C" is The Caine Mutiny
Post by: memento on November 16, 2007, 09:50:17 am
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Title: "D" is Dragnet
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 10:09:18 am
==comment==

with Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday

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Title: "E" is Elephant Walk
Post by: southendmd on November 16, 2007, 10:13:04 am
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Title: "F" is French Cancan
Post by: Ellemeno on November 16, 2007, 02:38:19 pm
A film by Jean Renoir
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Title: "G" is The Gay Dog
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 02:52:25 pm
==comment==

The gay dog is a racing greyhound, owned by a man named Jim Gay. His wife, Sally Gay, is played by Petula Clark, who was 22 when this movie came out. I remember her as a singer in the 60s, with hits like "Downtown," and "Don't Sleep on the Subway."

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Title: "H" is The High and the Mighty
Post by: Meryl on November 16, 2007, 03:03:41 pm
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Title: "I" is An Inspector Calls
Post by: Lumière on November 16, 2007, 03:09:07 pm
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==comment==
[IMDB]
Based on a famous stage play and set in the year 1912, an upper crust English family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them ?
Title: "J" is Johnny Guitar
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 03:21:31 pm
==comment==

This sounds like a doozie of a movie, but then I think Joan Crawford is a doozie anyway.

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Title: "K" is Knock on Wood
Post by: southendmd on November 16, 2007, 03:32:31 pm
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From IMDb:  "Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his doll Clarence becomes mean and jealous. His fiancée Audrey leaves him and Jerry smashes his two dolls, Clarence and Terrence. Morgan's dollmaker Papinek is member of a spy ring who has stolen the secret plans to the top secret Lafayette airplane. Since Morgan is leaving for Zurich the same night, he decides to use Morgan's dolls as a mailbox and hides the secret plan in the heads of the dolls. Another secret spy ring also wants to get their hands on Jerry's luggage and they *also* follow him. Eventually, Jerry is chased by both these organizations as well as the police, who suspects him of murder."
Title: "L" is Living It Up
Post by: Meryl on November 16, 2007, 03:37:15 pm
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Title: "M" is Magnificient Obsession
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 03:50:52 pm
==comment==

Directed by Douglas Sirk, with Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in his breakthrough role.

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Title: "N" is New Faces
Post by: southendmd on November 16, 2007, 03:52:35 pm
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From IMDb: "A filmed performance (in CinemaScope) of the highly popular Broadway hit [New Faces of 1952] that was basically a collection of skits, sketches, songs and dances built around a flimsy plot to meld them all together which, for the most part, worked..."

Includes skits written by Mel Brooks, performances by Eartha Kitt, Paul Lynde, Carol Lawrence, and Alice Ghostley (the funny "Boston Beguine").  It also includes a bizarre song called "Fall River Hoedown" which is about Lizzie Borden: 

"Oh you can't chop your Momma up in Massachusetts
And then blame all the damage on the mice.
No you can't chop your Momma up in Massachusetts,
That kind of thing just isn't very nice."
Title: "O" is The Oily American
Post by: Lumière on November 16, 2007, 03:59:20 pm
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==comment==

Cartoon Picture   

    *      Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
    *      Cartoon Characters:   Moe Hican, Butler, Moose.
    *      Directed By   Robert McKimson.

Title: "P" is Pushover
Post by: memento on November 16, 2007, 05:51:29 pm
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Title: "Q" is Quest for the Lost City
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 05:59:30 pm
==comment==

Where Dana and Ginger Lamb intrepid explorers or complete frauds? You tell me--I never heard of them until I looked up this movie. Apparently they went off to the jungles to discover a lost Mayan city and this movie documents their exploration. They also wrote a book. Some people believe it is all true; others say it is complete hogwash.

Whatever, it makes a good Q movie for this round!

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Title: "R" is Rails into Laramie
Post by: Fran on November 16, 2007, 06:01:40 pm
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Title: "S" is Salt of the Earth
Post by: Lumière on November 16, 2007, 06:32:44 pm
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==comment==

Plot summary [imdb]:
Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The film is an early treatment of feminism, because the wives of the miners play a pivotal role in the strike, against their husbands wishes. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not always imposed by outside forces. This film was written, directed and produced by members of the original "Hollywood Ten," who were blacklisted for refusing to answer Congressional inquiries on First Amendment grounds.
Title: "T" is Three Coins in the Fountain
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 06:35:19 pm
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Title: "U" is Untamed Heiress
Post by: Fran on November 16, 2007, 06:44:08 pm
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Title: "V" is Valley of the Kings
Post by: oilgun on November 16, 2007, 07:44:53 pm
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Title: "W" is The Weak and the Wicked.
Post by: Lumière on November 16, 2007, 07:47:46 pm
==comment==

Starring: Glynis Johns and Diana Dors...

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[imdb]:
Frank "women in prison" story that sympathetically tracks several inmates through their imprisonment and subsequent return to society. Some are successfully rehabilitated; some are not.

Title: Wildcard "X": On the Waterfront
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 07:49:20 pm
==comment==

Won eight Oscars:  Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Eva Marie Saint); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Richard Day); Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Boris Kaufman); Best Director (Elia Kazan); Best Film Editing (Gene Milford); Best Picture (Sam Spiegel); and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (Budd Schulberg). It was nominated for twelve in all, including three Best Supporting Actors! Leonard Bernstein did the music. #83 on the IMDb top 250 and #19 on the AFI top 100.

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Title: "Y" is Young at Heart
Post by: Fran on November 16, 2007, 10:05:11 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zero the Hero
Post by: southendmd on November 16, 2007, 10:25:46 pm
A film starring Casper the Ghost who befriends Zero the dog. (OK, it was the only "Z" in English.)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1953
Post by: MaineWriter on November 16, 2007, 10:41:14 pm
Round 1953

Keep playing folks, I 'll get a snazzy banner up in a while...LOL
Title: "A" is Arrowhead
Post by: BelAir on November 16, 2007, 11:48:01 pm
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Title: "B" is The Band Wagon
Post by: Fran on November 17, 2007, 12:02:44 am
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Title: "C" is Call Me Madam
Post by: Meryl on November 17, 2007, 01:47:34 am
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Title: "D" is Dangerous When Wet
Post by: MaineWriter on November 17, 2007, 08:38:33 am
==comment==

Esther Williams swims the English Channel, and does a water ballet with Tom and Jerry.

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Title: "E" is Escape from Fort Bravo
Post by: Fran on November 17, 2007, 02:02:26 pm
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Title: "F" is From Here to Eternity
Post by: memento on November 17, 2007, 06:09:17 pm
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=comment=
Probably one of the most famous scenes of all time.

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Title: "G" is Glen or Glenda
Post by: MaineWriter on November 17, 2007, 06:56:58 pm
==comment==

Directed by Ed Wood, Jr., this is a "documentary" on transvestitism. My favorite IMDb quote, "'Glen' finally comes out to his girlfriend at the end of the movie and she now understands why her angora sweaters were all stretched out of shape." Tim Burton's 1994 movie, "Ed Wood" tells the story of director Ed Wood's life in the fifties, when he made movies such as this and "Plan 9 From Outer Space."

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Title: "H" is House of Wax
Post by: Fran on November 17, 2007, 09:16:48 pm
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Title: "I" is I Confess
Post by: memento on November 17, 2007, 10:21:04 pm
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Title: "J" is Jeopardy
Post by: MaineWriter on November 17, 2007, 10:37:56 pm
==comment==

Directed by John Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck, this one apparently shows up on Turner Classic Movies. Just 69 minutes long, it sounds like a good, scary movie...

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Title: "K" is Kiss Me Kate
Post by: oilgun on November 17, 2007, 10:55:12 pm

Ten Things I Hate About You...

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Title: "L" is Law and Order
Post by: Fran on November 18, 2007, 01:34:09 am
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Title: "M" is Mogambo
Post by: Ellemeno on November 18, 2007, 07:24:09 am
Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly.  Directed by John Ford.

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Title: "N" is Never Let Me Go
Post by: MaineWriter on November 18, 2007, 09:06:59 am
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Title: "O" is One Girl's Confession
Post by: oilgun on November 18, 2007, 10:55:16 am
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Title: "P" is Peter Pan
Post by: Fran on November 18, 2007, 01:57:40 pm
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Title: "Q" is A Queen is Crowned
Post by: BelAir on November 18, 2007, 03:41:15 pm
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Title: "R" is Red River Shore
Post by: Lumière on November 18, 2007, 03:49:19 pm


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Title: "S" is Stalag 17
Post by: memento on November 18, 2007, 05:02:12 pm
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Title: "T" is Trouble Along the Way
Post by: Fran on November 18, 2007, 05:22:28 pm
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Title: "U" is Ugetsu
Post by: oilgun on November 18, 2007, 05:52:57 pm
A Japanese classic

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Title: "V" is The Veils of Bagdad
Post by: MaineWriter on November 18, 2007, 06:08:47 pm
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Title: "W" is The War of the Worlds
Post by: Fran on November 18, 2007, 06:32:31 pm
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Title: Wildcard X: Le Salaire de la peur
Post by: MaineWriter on November 18, 2007, 06:46:20 pm
==comment==

In English, Wages of Fear. All right, I'll admit, I have never heard of this movie. But it shows up as #10 on the list of top movies for the decade (1950s) on IMDb. Commenters all rave about this, saying how great it is, even better than Les Diaboliques (same director). One commenter wrote, "No student of film should miss this. It would be like missing Citizen Kane or Dr. Strangelove or especially The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, which it vaguely and strangely resembles. "La salaire de la peur" is, regardless of its flaws, one of the best ever made."

Apparently it is on a Criterion DVD. Another one to look for!

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Title: Re: Wildcard X: Le Salaire de la peur
Post by: oilgun on November 18, 2007, 07:18:08 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on November 18, 2007, 06:46:20 pm
==comment==

In English, Wages of Fear. All right, I'll admit, I have never heard of this movie. But it shows up as #10 on the list of top movies for the decade (1950s) on IMDb. Commenters all rave about this, saying how great it is, even better than Les Diaboliques (same director). One commenter wrote, "No student of film should miss this. It would be like missing Citizen Kane or Dr. Strangelove or especially The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, which it vaguely and strangely resembles. "La salaire de la peur" is, regardless of its flaws, one of the best ever made."

Apparently it is on a Criterion DVD. Another one to look for!

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I saw it when I was young and was really affected by it.  I have since bought the Criterion DVD and it truly is a masterpiece of suspense and nail-biting tension!  William Friedkin did a remake in 1977 called Sorcerer. It was his follow-up movie right after The Exorcist.  For some reason it basically bombed at the box office but it's quite underrated and also worth a look, maybe as a part of a bouble-bill with the original.

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Title: "Y" is Young Bess
Post by: Ellemeno on November 18, 2007, 07:34:45 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zipping Along
Post by: Fran on November 18, 2007, 09:46:04 pm
Zipping Along  is a seven-minute cartoon featuring the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4cRvxpcPM[/youtube]

From IMDB:

"Hypnosis doesn't help the Coyote catch the Road Runner, nor do a clutch of string-controlled rifles or dozens of moustraps.  They all manage to backfire on him, naturally."
-- Paul Penna


Title: Re: "Z" is Zipping Along
Post by: oilgun on November 18, 2007, 10:00:06 pm
Quote from: Fran on November 18, 2007, 09:46:04 pm

From IMDB:

"Hypnosis doesn't help the Coyote catch the Road Runner, nor do a clutch of string-controlled rifles or dozens of moustraps.  They all manage to backfire on him, naturally."
-- Paul Penna
Oh great, a Spoilert Alert would have been nice!    :laugh:
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1952
Post by: MaineWriter on November 18, 2007, 10:02:28 pm
Round 1952 has arrived....are you ready for it?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1952
Post by: Ellemeno on November 18, 2007, 10:49:17 pm
Quote from: oilgun on November 18, 2007, 10:00:06 pm
Oh great, a Spoilert Alert would have been nice!    :laugh:


ROFL!  (ANd I don't ROFL at just anything!)  :)
Title: "A" is Angel Face
Post by: oilgun on November 18, 2007, 11:38:30 pm
Quote from: Ellemeno on November 18, 2007, 10:49:17 pm

ROFL!  (ANd I don't ROFL at just anything!)  :)

Glad you liked it!


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Title: "B" is Because You're Mine
Post by: Ellemeno on November 18, 2007, 11:45:13 pm
My mother used to serenade me with this song, when I was a child.  She sang it Mario Lanza-style:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/200px-Because_youre_mine.jpg)[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6PZvj49IuM[/youtube]
Title: "C" is Come Back, Little Sheba
Post by: Meryl on November 18, 2007, 11:48:03 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Come_back_little_sheba.jpg)
Title: "D" is Don't Bother to Knock
Post by: Fran on November 19, 2007, 01:02:55 am
 (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1967451020A.jpg)

Quote from: oilgun on November 18, 2007, 10:00:06 pm
Oh great, a Spoilert Alert would have been nice!    :laugh:

:)
Title: "E" is Elle et moi
Post by: Ellemeno on November 19, 2007, 03:32:19 am
I like the spelling "Elle est moi," of course.  ;)

A French comedy, that's all's I know.
Title: "F" is 5 Fingers
Post by: MaineWriter on November 19, 2007, 07:18:33 am
==comment==

From and IMDb commenter: "Based on real events this effort from Joseph Mankiewicz is a lesson in tautness without histrionics. It is something of an intriguing watch knowing that the lead character really was selling top secret information to the Germans, yet they {thankfully} never acted on any of the info they bought. The film has a wonderful paced structure and is splendidly shot, and the direction somehow manages to give added feeling to the dastardly deeds unfolding on the screen. The trump card is James Mason as the cold hearted money mad Cicero, he manages to blend charm and sophistication into a character that we know is as low as a snakes belly, it's a special performance from Mason in what is a great spy story, with plenty of suspense and a corking ending to round it all off."

Apparently it shows up on the History Channel every now and then.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/200px-Five_fingers.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/fingers.jpg)
Title: "G" is The Greatest Show on Earth
Post by: opinionista on November 19, 2007, 08:25:37 am
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/the-greatest-show-on-earth.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hangman's Knot
Post by: Fran on November 19, 2007, 11:00:30 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2665341020A.jpg)
Title: "I" is Ivanhoe
Post by: MaineWriter on November 19, 2007, 11:26:56 am
==comment==

One of MGMs few big hits in 1952, according to IMDb.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/3395739.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/ivanhoe1952dvd.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jack and the Beanstalk
Post by: Meryl on November 19, 2007, 01:32:02 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/JackandtheBeanstalk.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kansas City Confidential
Post by: Fran on November 19, 2007, 02:40:46 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/3867991020A.jpg)
Title: "L" is Love Is Better Than Ever
Post by: MaineWriter on November 19, 2007, 02:53:16 pm
l==comment==

Another movie with Elizabeth Taylor, apparently looking gorgeous.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/LOVE20IS20BETTER20BEL.jpg)
Title: "M" is Marrying Kind, The
Post by: southendmd on November 19, 2007, 03:36:56 pm
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/videos/drv700/v723/v72325uvsxw.jpg)

There were so many "M" movies to choose from:  Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, The Merry Widow, Million Dollar Mermaid, Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, Moulin Rouge, but I went with the BBM reference (as in what Ennis isn't).
Title: "N" is Neighbours
Post by: oilgun on November 19, 2007, 04:03:55 pm
The award winning Canadian stop-motion animated short by the internationally reknowned Norman McLaren.  It was constantly being screened when I was in school.  It's actually quite good.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv51FR0t3Io[/youtube]
Title: "O" is One Minute To Zero
Post by: MaineWriter on November 19, 2007, 04:30:50 pm
==comment==

A Korean War movie, starring Robert Mitchum.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/MPW-14720.jpg)
Title: "P" is Pat and Mike
Post by: southendmd on November 19, 2007, 04:31:32 pm
(http://www.posteritati.com/jpg/P3/PAT%20AND%20MIKE%20TC.JPG)

Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.
Title: "Q" is The Quiet Man
Post by: Lumière on November 19, 2007, 06:44:29 pm
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Misc/1800109249p.jpg)

==comment==
[imdb]:
Sean Thornton has returned from America to reclaim his homestead and escape his past. Sean's eye is caught by Mary Kate Danaher, a beautiful but poor maiden, and younger sister of ill-tempered "Red" Will Danaher. The riotous relationship that forms between Sean and Mary Kate, punctuated by Will's pugnacious attempts to keep them apart, form the main plot, with Sean's past as the dark undercurrent.
Title: "R" is Road to Bali
Post by: MaineWriter on November 19, 2007, 06:52:36 pm
==comment==

The sixth Bing Crosby-Bob Hope "road" movie, the first one played in this game, and the only one ever filmed in Technicolor.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Road_To_Bali.jpg)
Title: "S" is Singin' in the Rain
Post by: Meryl on November 19, 2007, 07:38:39 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Singing_in_the_rain_poster.jpg)

=comment=

The movie is frequently described as one of the best musicals ever made, topping the AFI's 100 Years of Musicals list, and ranking fifth in its list of the greatest American films.  Donald O'Connor won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical.
Title: Re: "S" is Singin' in the Rain
Post by: MaineWriter on November 19, 2007, 08:01:52 pm
Quote from: Meryl on November 19, 2007, 07:38:39 pm

=comment=

The movie is frequently described as one of the best musicals ever made, topping the AFI's 100 Years of Musicals list, and ranking fifth in its list of the greatest American films.  Donald O'Connor won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical.

Number #72 on the IMDb list, in the Top Five on my personal favorites list AND....

it will be on Turner Classic Movies on Wed Nov 21 at 8 pm (EST). So for those of you who don't own the DVD, here's your chance to see an absolutely wonderful movie that has really withstood the test of time....

L
Title: "T" is Thunderbirds
Post by: oilgun on November 19, 2007, 08:34:37 pm
"The Fighting Thunderbirds,,,AND THE GALS WHO LOVE 'EM"!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Thunderbirds_1952.jpg)
Title: "U" is Unter den tausend Laternen
Post by: Ellemeno on November 19, 2007, 09:18:30 pm
Under the Thousand Lanterns

From IMDb -

The plot: a young primadonna at a musical comedy stumbles upon murder - or is it murder? - and soon has to choose whether to blame the man she loves or to take the blame herself. Definitely worth a watch as moody yet slow moving crime story with some good music and singing. Fortunately no comedy involved to spoil the feeling of constant sadness and depression.


Oh yeah, I'd hate to spoil that feeling.... ;)

 :laugh:
Title: "V" is Viva Zapata!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 19, 2007, 09:46:57 pm
==comment==

starring Marlon Brando

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/vivazapata-1.jpg)

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Title: "W" is Where's Charley?
Post by: Fran on November 20, 2007, 12:30:24 am
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Title: "X" is Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
Post by: Ellemeno on November 20, 2007, 12:54:48 am
I'd always heard that Desi Arnaz/Ricky Ricardo was a Xavier Cugat wannabe, so I decided to take a peek at YouTube.  Here are Cyd Charisse and Ricardo Montalban (as you've never seen him!) dancing, Xavier Cugat and his orchestra performing.  Watch Cyd, to me it looks like these are the very movements that Lucy imitates every time she sneaks herself into performing in one of Ricky's shows.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykivlKJQHWE[/youtube]
Title: Re: "X" is Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
Post by: Meryl on November 20, 2007, 02:29:28 am
Quote from: Ellemeno on November 20, 2007, 12:54:48 am
I'd always heard that Desi Arnaz/Ricky Ricardo was a Xavier Cugat wannabe, so I decided to take a peek at YouTube.  Here are Cyd Charisse and Ricardo Montalban (as you've never seen him!) dancing, Xavier Cugat and his orchestra performing.  Watch Cyd, to me it looks like these are the very movements that Lucy imitates every time she sneaks herself into performing in one of Ricky's shows.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykivlKJQHWE[/youtube]

Wow, who knew Ricardo Montalban had a Gene Kelly phase?  He rooks mahvelous!  ;D
Title: "Y" is Yankee Buccaneer
Post by: dot-matrix on November 20, 2007, 02:57:50 am
(http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/576/20057301320113879857fa6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "Z" is Zombies of the Stratosphere
Post by: MaineWriter on November 20, 2007, 07:13:32 am
==comment==

A security agent tries to outwit evil Martians who want to blast Earth out of its orbit, so that they can replace it with Mars. The film features robots. (A strange title - there's not a zombie in sight. Interesting to note that the film features Leonard Nimoy, playing a good Martian.)


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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1951
Post by: MaineWriter on November 20, 2007, 07:40:26 am
Round 1951 is now available for your playing pleasure!

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Title: "A" is An American in Paris
Post by: memento on November 20, 2007, 07:51:35 am
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Title: "B" is Bedtime for Bonzo
Post by: southendmd on November 20, 2007, 09:47:52 am
(http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Bedtime-for-Bonzo-Poster-C10135426.jpeg)

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Title: "C" is Cry, the Beloved Country
Post by: MaineWriter on November 20, 2007, 10:10:53 am
==comment==

The famous story about apartheid. Filmed on location in South Africa, which was ruled by strict apartheid laws at the time. Stars Sidney Poitier and Canada Lee and producer/director Zoltan Korda cooked up a scheme where they told the South African immigration authorities that Poitier and Lee were not actors but were Korda's indentured servants; otherwise, the two black actors and the white director would not have been allowed to associate with each other while they were in the country.


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Title: "D" is The Day the Earth Stood Still
Post by: Fran on November 20, 2007, 12:08:44 pm
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Title: Re: "D" is The Day the Earth Stood Still
Post by: oilgun on November 20, 2007, 12:44:12 pm
Quote from: Fran on November 20, 2007, 12:08:44 pm
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THe poster makes it look cheezy but what a wonderful gem of a  film with a serious and still timely message.  I was surprised at how well it still holds up today.
Title: "E" is The Enforcer
Post by: Lumière on November 20, 2007, 01:26:44 pm
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Title: "F" is Flying Leathernecks
Post by: MaineWriter on November 20, 2007, 01:51:58 pm
==comment==

The story of the battle of Guadalcanal, with John Wayne

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/flyingleathernecks.jpg)
Title: "G" is Groom Wore Spurs, The
Post by: southendmd on November 20, 2007, 02:03:04 pm
(http://www.cironestudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/GWS.jpg)
Title: "H" is His Kind of Woman
Post by: Meryl on November 20, 2007, 02:35:28 pm
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Title: "I" is Illicit Interlude
Post by: MaineWriter on November 20, 2007, 02:42:15 pm
==comment==

Directed by Ingmar Bergman. "Sommarlek" in Swedish.

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Title: "J" is Jim Thorpe--All American
Post by: southendmd on November 20, 2007, 03:19:38 pm
(http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/89/1248389.jpg)

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Burt Lancaster plays a Native American football player.
Title: "K" is Kind Lady
Post by: Fran on November 20, 2007, 06:03:07 pm
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Title: "L" is The Lavender Hill Mob
Post by: MaineWriter on November 20, 2007, 06:11:26 pm
==comment==

Audrey Hepburn has a very small role. This is considered to be her film debut.

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Title: "M" is Model and the Marriage Broker, The
Post by: southendmd on November 20, 2007, 06:30:02 pm
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Jeanne Crain
Title: "N" is Nevada Badmen
Post by: Fran on November 20, 2007, 06:49:04 pm
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Title: "O" is Operation Pacific
Post by: MaineWriter on November 20, 2007, 07:00:57 pm
==comment==

Another John Wayne WWII film. This time he's a submarine commander.

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Title: "P" is Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Post by: Meryl on November 20, 2007, 07:06:24 pm
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Title: "Q" is Quebec
Post by: Lumière on November 20, 2007, 07:19:00 pm

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==comment==
[imdb]: Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.
Title: "R" is The Red Badge of Courage
Post by: MaineWriter on November 20, 2007, 07:46:32 pm
==comment==

Steven Crane's Civil War story, starring Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in WWII.

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Title: "S" is A Streetcar Named Desire
Post by: Meryl on November 20, 2007, 08:29:04 pm
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Title: "T" is Texans Never Cry
Post by: oilgun on November 20, 2007, 09:06:41 pm
Or drink coffee...

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Title: "U" is Under the Gun
Post by: Fran on November 20, 2007, 09:31:13 pm
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Title: "V" is Vier im Jeep, Die
Post by: MaineWriter on November 20, 2007, 09:55:32 pm
==comment==

In English, Four in a Jeep. A fairly recent commentary from IMDb:

Recently, during a discussion of films made a few years after the end of WW2, I mentioned Four In A Jeep. No one had ever heard of it. I recall seeing it in the early 50s and being impressed by it--possibly because of the times--it was the Cold War, and I was very political then--leftie to the core. This storyline of 4 soldiers of different nations--former allies, patroling a conquered city was just my cup of tea. I found it or wanted to find it-- a plea for peace. The main story itself, trying to reunite 2 lovers torn apart by war and a difficult peace, was secondary to the 4 men themselves; especially the American (Ralph Meeker who was getting recognition in Hollywood,) and the Russian, Voroshenko. Because of the Cold War, they could have made Voroshenko the villain, instead he became for me the pivotal character torn between instinct (perhaps love) and duty. He and the American sergeant were pitted against each, but developed respect toward the other rather than hatred. I found this film to be a good companion piece to The Third Man--same period, many similar situations. Too bad it will probably be seen by so few--no DVD for this one--a real pity!


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Title: "W" is When Worlds Collide
Post by: Ellemeno on November 20, 2007, 11:07:16 pm
(http://www.morbidmonster.com/FineArt/Posters/WorldsCollide51.jpg)

I loved this book, and the movie has good reviews on IMDb: Astronomers discover two planets coming Earth's way that will destroy our planet. Time is needed to do the unthinkable: create a rocket ship that will fly 40 or so people to one of the planets passing by to keep the legacy of mankind alive. This is an innovative, thought-provoking science fiction film. Little action is in the movie. It could have focused on the despair and panic people would have endured with such news, but instead the film, deftly directed by Rudolph Mate, focuses on the group of scientists and people involved trying desperately to fight against their greatest enemy - time. Calendars have pages ripped off showing the urgency. Sure, the science and logic in some of the physics of the ship are a bit ludicrous, but everything is presented in a very believable manner. Acting leads Richard Derr and Barbara Rush do workmanlike jobs while supporting players Larry Keating, Hayden Rourke, John Hoyt and Frank Cady(Sam Drucker from Green Acres) really give the film some life. Most importantly the film has you thinking about its premise well after having seen it. What would our world do with such news? How would we determine who would go? What would they find once they got there? Many scenes in the film stand out: the flooded vision of New York City with skyscraper tips jutting out of the water and the last scene of a group of space pilgrims landing on a new home for humankind surveying their new world with wide-eyed optimism, hope, and fascination. This is a sci-fi gem; one not to be missed.

Title: "X" is The African Queen
Post by: Meryl on November 21, 2007, 01:05:51 am
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Title: "Y" is You're in the Navy Now
Post by: Ellemeno on November 21, 2007, 02:30:22 am
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Title: "Z" is Ziggy Elman's Orchestra and the Sportsmen
Post by: MaineWriter on November 21, 2007, 08:16:59 am
==comment==

I couldn't find a picture from the movie, but here's a picture of Ziggy!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Ziggy20Elman.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1950
Post by: MaineWriter on November 21, 2007, 08:29:02 am
Round 1950....midpoint of the 20th Century

Have fun, everyone!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/AmericanAlphabet.jpg)

PS, just a little advance warning...there will be a special round after this one!
Title: "A" is Annie Get Your Gun
Post by: southendmd on November 21, 2007, 09:10:15 am
(http://www.posterpalace.com/images/ak/anniegetgunos.jpg)

Betty Hutton replaced Judy Garland ("health problems") in the title role.  Also, Frank Morgan (the Wizard) was to costar, but died shortly after filming began.

Tough choice:  1950 also had All About Eve and Alberta Vacation (!) starring Bing Crosby.
Title: "B" is Brooklyn Buckaroos
Post by: Ellemeno on November 21, 2007, 02:08:47 pm
I dedicate this answer to Mr. Heath Andrew Ledger, famed Brooklyn Buckaroo.

Starring Wally Brown.  Couldn't find an image.


(P.S. I just realized I did "W" and "Y" in the last round.  Sorry for not skipping two turns.)
Title: "C" is Cyrano de Bergerac
Post by: MaineWriter on November 21, 2007, 02:17:43 pm
==comment==

Jose Ferrer won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Cyrano.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/jose.jpg)
Title: "D" is D.O.A.
Post by: southendmd on November 21, 2007, 02:34:23 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e8/DOA1950.jpg/200px-DOA1950.jpg)

A poisoned man has a few hours to find out whodunnit.

[first lines]
Homicide Detective: Can I help you?
Frank Bigelow: I'd like to see the man in charge.
Homicide Detective: In here...
Frank Bigelow: I want to report a murder.
Homicide Captain: Sit down. Where was this murder committed?
Frank Bigelow: San Francisco, last night.
Homicide Captain: Who was murdered?
Frank Bigelow: I was.
Title: "E" is Enfants Terribles, Les
Post by: opinionista on November 21, 2007, 02:35:11 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/enfants_terribles.jpg)
Title: "F" is Father of the Bride
Post by: MaineWriter on November 21, 2007, 02:41:51 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/fatherbride.jpg)


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/el051019003.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gunfighter, The
Post by: southendmd on November 21, 2007, 02:52:54 pm
(http://www.cironestudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/GF2.jpg)
Title: "H" is Harvey
Post by: Ellemeno on November 21, 2007, 03:12:13 pm
Before Donnie Darko, there was

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/8838.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Was A Shoplifter
Post by: MaineWriter on November 21, 2007, 03:32:40 pm
==comment==

Starring a 25 year old Tony Curtis as one of the hoodlums!

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Title: "J" is The Jackpot
Post by: opinionista on November 21, 2007, 03:46:44 pm
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Title: "K" is Key to the City
Post by: Ellemeno on November 21, 2007, 03:50:29 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/keytothecity45182.jpg)

From IMDb:
At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is proud of his rough and tumble background. Standish is mayor of "Winona, Maine", and is equally proud of her education and dedication to the people who elected her. Thrown together, the two opposites attract and their escapades during the convention get each of them in hot water back home.
Title: "L" is Lady Without Passport, A
Post by: southendmd on November 21, 2007, 04:46:55 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dd/A_Lady_Without_Passport_movie_poster.jpg/200px-A_Lady_Without_Passport_movie_poster.jpg)

...or much clothing, it seems.
Title: "M" is The Magnificent Yankee
Post by: MaineWriter on November 21, 2007, 05:46:31 pm
==comment==

A story about the life of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., famous lawyer and judge and member of the Supreme Court for a long time. Adapted from a stage play, Louis Calhern was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Holmes.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/v33349tigxw.jpg)
Title: "N" is The Next Voice You Hear
Post by: Ellemeno on November 21, 2007, 06:03:09 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/nextvoiceyouhear.jpg)

Starring James Whitmore and Nancy Davis.

Interesting bit from Nancy Davis (aka Nancy Reagan)'s IMDb trivia page: "Was already three months pregnant at the time of her marriage to Ronald Reagan. Both Reagans are famously pro-family-values."
Title: "O" is Orphée
Post by: oilgun on November 21, 2007, 10:33:12 pm
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Title: "P" is Perfect Strangers
Post by: Lumière on November 22, 2007, 12:33:30 am
==comment==

Director: Bretaigne Windust
Starring: Ginger Rogers
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Misc/ea80ad05.jpg)


and


Dennis Morgan
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Misc/9e9e0a95.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quicksand
Post by: Fran on November 22, 2007, 01:49:02 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/3851541020A.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rashomon
Post by: Meryl on November 22, 2007, 03:31:24 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Rashomon.jpg)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa, it stars Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyo and Masayuki Mori.  Rashomon can be said to have introduced Kurosawa and Japanese cinema to Western audiences, and is considered one of his masterpieces.

The film has an unusual narrative structure that reflects the impossibility of obtaining the truth about an event when there are conflicting witness accounts. In English and other languages, 'Rashomon' has become a byword for any situation in which the truth of an event is difficult to verify due to the conflicting accounts of different witnesses. In psychology, the film has lent its name to the 'Rashomon effect'.
Title: "S" is Storm Over Wyoming
Post by: oilgun on November 22, 2007, 06:29:24 am
Although there were other more well-known films like Stromboli, Stage Fright  & Sunset Blvd, I went with this sort of Brokeback reference

IMDb: Dave Saunders and his sidekick Chito, cowhands looking for work, arrive in Sundown Valley, Wyoming just in time to stop sheep ranch foreman Jess Rawlins from lynching cattleman Tug Caldwell.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/StormWYoming.jpg)

Title: "F" is Fracture (completely O/T)
Post by: oilgun on November 22, 2007, 07:25:18 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/fracture2007.jpg)

---Completely O/T Comment---

I spent the entire day in emerg yesterday, a full 8 hours! On my way to work I slipped & fell and broke my arm.  And man, it was so  painful I almost threw up!  The bone basically snapped in two creating a huge stomach-turning bump just above the wrist. Anyway, I took a cab to the nearest hospital and when they saw my arm, I was admitted almost immediately.  Basically, to go and wait in another room, lol!  They kept pumping me with morphine but the pain persisted, I was actually in tears at one point. 

There was talk of surgery to reset the bone but luckily the manual method was successful.  That part was surpringly painless because of the local anesthetic and fascinating to watch:  they put my fingers in finger braces hanging from an IV drip rack and then placed weights on my upper arm so I could actually watch my forearm slowly re-align itself.  Then the doctor put a wet plaster 'sandwich' & manually 'molded' my arm back in place while the plaster was drying.  Thank god for drugs! 

Despite how long it took I was impressed with the level of care I received, the doc was very caring and inspired confidence and everyone else was great.

I just thought I'd share...

My arm looked something like this (ewww!):
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/fracture.jpg)

Title: Re: "F" is Fracture (completely O/T)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 22, 2007, 08:15:38 am
Oilgun...what a day, and what an experience! Glad to hear the care was good and you are on the mend. Will you be taking some time off from work which means...more time to play the movie game? LOL...

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "T" is The Toast of New Orleans
Post by: MaineWriter on November 22, 2007, 08:36:34 am
==comment==

This is from an IMDb commenter: This is without a doubt the most consistently cheerful of Lanza's movies, and a real hoot. Mario's hitherto unknown comedic skills are a big surprise, and the supporting cast of J Carroll Naish and David Niven is wonderful. I wish I could say the same for co-star Kathryn Grayson, but her shrill coloratura, grating vibrato and minimal acting skills make her a poor match for Lanza.

This is the film that introduced Lanza's signature song, Be My Love. The scene in which the song is first sung (as a duet between Grayson and Lanza) is great fun to watch, with both singers trying to outdo the other. The Madama Butterfly Love Duet scene is even better, as Lanza throws caution to the wind and shows Grayson the true meaning of PASSION.

Were it not for Grayson, the movie would merit the highest evaluation. Despite this one casting flaw, Toast of New Orleans is an excellent vehicle for newcomers to opera. Like the man himself, Lanza's screen character's lusty ways and thorough lack of pretentiousness are a breath of fresh air, and he sings impressively throughout. Highlights include the Libiamo (much better than his commercial recording), a gorgeous Bayou Lullaby and the aforementioned Butterfly Love Duet.

Following this movie, Lanza would go on to star in The Great Caruso, the pinnacle of his movie career and the film that has influenced more singers than any other in cinematic history.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/51P2RRF7XTL_AA280_.jpg)
Title: "F" is Fracture (completely O/T)
Post by: Fran on November 22, 2007, 10:36:23 am
Sorry to hear about your arm, oilgun.  :(  I'm hoping it's only a matter of time before your arm is as good as new.

Is your cast one of those neon colors?  :)
Title: Re: "F" is Fracture (completely O/T)
Post by: oilgun on November 22, 2007, 11:18:56 am
Quote from: Fran on November 22, 2007, 10:36:23 am
Sorry to hear about your arm, oilgun.  :(  I'm hoping it's only a matter of time before your arm is as good as new.

Is your cast one of those neon colors?  :)


thanks Fran & Leslie!  I don't have a full cast yet, because of the swelling they put it in a splint-type cast wrapped with tensor bandage.   I'll be getting a more permanent one tomorrow when i go to the fracture clinic where they'll make sure the bone has been reset correctly.  I'd like something in taupe or black if they have it, lol!  And I am taking the rest of the week off, I hardly slept last night from the pain.

Oh and Happy Thanksgiving, if you're American!
Title: Re: "F" is Fracture (completely O/T)
Post by: Fran on November 22, 2007, 11:52:33 am
Quote from: oilgun on November 22, 2007, 11:18:56 am
I'd like something in taupe or black if they have it, lol! 

Oh and Happy Thanksgiving, if you're American!

What, no neon green for you?  :)

Pain in not good, especially if it keeps you from sleeping.  :(

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!
Title: "U" is Under My Skin
Post by: opinionista on November 22, 2007, 05:41:30 pm
==Comment==

According to Wikipedia:

Under My Skin is a 1950 American film directed by Jean Negulesco, starring John Garfield and Micheline Presle. It is based on the short story My Old Man by Ernest Hemingway about a jockey being threatened by a mobster after winning a race he had agreed to throw.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_My_Skin_(film) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_My_Skin_(film))

Ernest Hemingway
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/FRN02357_011.jpg)

Title: "V" is Vigilante Hideout
Post by: oilgun on November 22, 2007, 06:01:55 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/VigilanteHideout.jpg)

Let's get this awful decade over with!
Title: "W" is Wyoming Mail
Post by: Ellemeno on November 22, 2007, 10:30:51 pm
The film's poster:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/14176_75X100.jpg)

Not the film's poster:
(http://www.getgreatdesign.com/4thread/DecCard.jpg)


Oh Gil, I'm sorry to read about your fracture.  Tell you what, it brought back my own broken arm of '85 to me.  Ugh.  I had a hard time sleeping for quite a while.  Let's hope your experience is very different.  I'm glad you're getting some good care.  Like Leslie said, I hope it means we'll get to see more of you here!


P.S.  I was so tired from all the prep, cooking, cleaning, hosting, cleaning, etc. that I fell asleep for half an hour with my laptop on my lap when I was searching for a W movie.  :)
Title: Wildcard "X" is All About Eve
Post by: Fran on November 23, 2007, 12:21:09 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/All_About_Eve-_pic_2.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Young Man With a Horn
Post by: oilgun on November 23, 2007, 06:56:04 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/youngmanwithahorn.jpg)

With Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall & Doris Day




Quote from: Ellemeno on November 22, 2007, 10:30:51 pm

Oh Gil, I'm sorry to read about your fracture.  Tell you what, it brought back my own broken arm of '85 to me.  Ugh.  I had a hard time sleeping for quite a while.  Let's hope your experience is very different.  I'm glad you're getting some good care.  Like Leslie said, I hope it means we'll get to see more of you here!
Thanks!  I have been around more but this decade is taking forever!

Title: "Z" is Lo Zappatore
Post by: MaineWriter on November 23, 2007, 08:29:54 am
==comment==

In English, "The Farmer" or "The Peasant." Filmed in Montesarchio, Italy.
Title: Another Special Round: Prizewinners!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 23, 2007, 08:50:46 am
Announcing Another Special Round: Prizewinners!

This is similar to "I Can't Believe We Didn't Play That Movie!" with a twist...every movie that gets played in this round must be a prizewinner. Any sort of prize will do, but it has to be something. When you play the movie, list the prize in a comment.

As always, unplayed movies only (anything from 1950 to the present). Please check the archive if you aren't sure if a movie has been played. It is up-to-date and I have added the movies from the special rounds to their respective years.

Wildcard X is still in effect for this round.

Have fun! PM me if you have questions.

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987)
Post by: southendmd on November 23, 2007, 12:30:30 pm
(http://www.dvdplaza.fi/leffakanta/images/5552acb766a918c44aa959948f94196f.jpg)

Louis Malle's autobiographical gem about two boys with a secret in a French boarding school during WWII earned him numerous awards, including the Golden Lion in Venice.
Title: "B" is Big (1988)
Post by: Meryl on November 23, 2007, 01:37:32 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Big_Poster.jpg)

The 1988 film "Big" won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Motion Picture.  Tom Hanks won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical.
Title: "C" is Chicago (2002)
Post by: opinionista on November 23, 2007, 02:14:22 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/chicagolegs.jpg)

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/wk-film-chicago2.jpg)

Won 6 Academy Awards, including best picture and best actress in a supporting role.
Title: "D" is The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Post by: Ellemeno on November 23, 2007, 05:02:47 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/D10322D.jpg)

~ Awards won ~
Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Shelley Winters);  Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White; Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.
Golden Globe: Best Film Promoting International Understanding (!)
WGA Award (Screen): Best Written American Drama
Title: "E" is English Patient, The (1996)
Post by: southendmd on November 23, 2007, 05:44:10 pm
(http://www.movieconnect.co.uk/Images/actors/e_p.jpg)

Won the BAFTA best film.
Title: "F" is Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 23, 2007, 06:07:48 pm
==comment==

Nominated for a ton of awards and won many, including the Silver Clod for Best Foreign Film at the Norwegian International Film Festival

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/B00005B60201LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "G" is La guerre du feu
Post by: oilgun on November 23, 2007, 10:19:42 pm
I remember LOVING this movie when it came out!  It actually won the Best Director and Best Film César Awards in 1981.


(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Guerredufeu.jpg)
AKA
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quest_for_fire.jpg)

PS:  I'm on a computer at the hospital  :(  It turns out I need surgery after all.  I asked the doc what type of fracture I had and she said that the technical term is a really bad smashed up fracture  :D
Title: "H" is Howard's End (1992)
Post by: southendmd on November 23, 2007, 10:27:33 pm
(http://www.boomerangshop.com/dvdcover/ImageWeb/HowardsEnd19921294_f.jpg)
Won the best film BAFTA.

=aside= Gil
Good luck with your surgery. 
I hope your bones "only connect".
Do you have what we call a "Colle's fracture"?
Title: "I" is In This World (2002)
Post by: Meryl on November 24, 2007, 12:51:06 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/In_This_World.jpg)

In This World is a 2002 British docudrama directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film follows two young Afghan refugees, Jamal Udin Torabi and Enayatullah, as they leave a refugee camp in Pakistan for a better life in England. Since their journey is illegal, it is fraught with danger, and they must use back-channels, bribes, and smugglers to achieve their goal.  The film won the Golden Berlin Bear, the BAFTA for Best Film not in the English Language, and the Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in British Film.
Title: "J" is Jerry Maguire (1996)
Post by: Fran on November 24, 2007, 02:38:15 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/JerryMaguire.jpg)

Cuba Gooding Jr. won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Title: "K" is Kagemusha (1980)
Post by: Ellemeno on November 24, 2007, 04:21:30 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/kagemusha.jpg)

~ Awards ~
BAFTA: Best Costume Design; Best Direction (Akira Kurosawa)
Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm: Akira Kurosawa
César: Best Foreign Film (Akira Kurosawa)
Title: "L" is L.A. Confidential (1997)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 24, 2007, 09:53:40 am
==comment==

Kim Basinger won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/la_confidential.jpg)
Title: "M" is Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Post by: southendmd on November 24, 2007, 10:20:28 am
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPO/MonsoonWedding~Monsoon-Wedding-Posters.jpg)

Won the Golden Lion at Venice
Title: "N" is Naked Lunch
Post by: oilgun on November 24, 2007, 12:11:59 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/naked_lunch-2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/naked_lunch-1.jpg)

1991- Won Genies for Best Direction (Cronenberg),  Best Film , Art Direction, Sound, Supporting Actor (Monique Mercure)
Title: "O" is Old Yeller (1957)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 24, 2007, 12:32:28 pm
==comment==

The first movie I ever saw in a movie theater! It won the Golden Laurel for Top General Entertainment.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/old_yeller.jpg)

Title: "P" is The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Post by: opinionista on November 24, 2007, 12:34:39 pm
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/nataligv_2006/B00005O06L_01_LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Won a Bafta Award in 1985 for best picture, best actress and best special visual effects
Title: "Q" is Quigley Down Under (1990)
Post by: Fran on November 24, 2007, 03:40:26 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2680741020A.jpg)

Tim Chau won a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature.
Title: "R" is Rear Window (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 24, 2007, 04:21:22 pm
==comment==

Nominated for several Oscars and a BAFTA for best picture but didn't win; did win an Edgar from the Edgar Allen Poe awards for Best Picture.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/rear-window-sized.jpg)

Title: "S" is Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Post by: southendmd on November 24, 2007, 04:27:50 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Heyes.jpg/800px-Heyes.jpg)

Won numerous Oscars including best picture, actress, actor, director and writer.
Title: "T" is Traffic (2000)
Post by: Fran on November 24, 2007, 05:29:28 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/traffic.jpg)

Won four Oscars (best supporting actor, best director, best editing, best writing for a screenplay based on material previously produced or published), two BAFTAs, and numerous other awards.
Title: "U" is Der Untergang (2004)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 24, 2007, 06:02:46 pm
==comment==

Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film but didn't win; did win an Amanda and a Bambi for Best Picture. It tells the story of Hitler's last days in his bunker in Berlin, from the point of view of his secretary.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Der_Untergang-Filmplakat.jpg)
Title: "V" is Videodrome
Post by: oilgun on November 24, 2007, 06:19:17 pm
I know, I seem to be on a Cronenberg kick.  (must be the hospital setting  :D )Why not, he's probably the coolest Canadian we have.  This one won a Genie for Best Direction in '83

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/videodrome.jpg)
Title: "W" is Winterschläfer (1997)
Post by: Pipedream on November 24, 2007, 06:25:54 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Winterschlfer1997.jpg)

It won a couple of awards at different film festivals.  :)
Title: Wildcard X: Schindler's List (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 24, 2007, 06:43:22 pm
==comment==

Winner of seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. I have seen this movie once. I had to read the book twice, and listen to it on tape before I could steel myself to see it in the theater.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/schindlers_list.jpg)
Title: "Y" is You are Alone (2005)
Post by: southendmd on November 24, 2007, 07:11:46 pm
(http://www.talentedmanagers.com/wp-content/YOUAREALONEAMAZON.jpg)

Won the Chicago Indiefest Vision Award
Title: "Z" is Zuckerbaby (1985)
Post by: Pipedream on November 24, 2007, 07:14:45 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/Zuckerbaby1985.jpg)

Won the Ernst Lubitsch Award and a German Film Award in Gold as "Outstanding Feature Film".  :)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1949
Post by: MaineWriter on November 24, 2007, 07:21:52 pm
And back to our regularly scheduled game...Round 1949!

Title: "A" is Adam's Rib
Post by: Meryl on November 25, 2007, 12:30:49 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Adamsrib.jpg)
Title: "B" is The Big Steal
Post by: Fran on November 25, 2007, 01:00:12 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2807771020A.jpg)
Title: "C" is A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Post by: Ellemeno on November 25, 2007, 02:26:29 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/Yank.jpg)
Title: "D" is Down to the Sea in Ships
Post by: dot-matrix on November 25, 2007, 03:12:54 am
(http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6451/demoniomarhv0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6712/lcd90hv2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "E" is Easy Living
Post by: Pipedream on November 25, 2007, 07:48:21 am
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/EasyLiving1949.jpg)
Title: "F" is Flamingo Road
Post by: MaineWriter on November 25, 2007, 09:11:35 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/200px-Flamingo_Road_VHS_cover.jpg)
Title: "G" is Give Us This Day
Post by: oilgun on November 25, 2007, 09:37:07 am
AKA: Christ in Concrete
I picked this title mainly because of the cool poster, then when I read the synopsis it appealed to my socialist leanings ;)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/christ.jpg)

A good article can be found here: http://www.henrysheehan.com/dvd/abc/christ.html (http://www.henrysheehan.com/dvd/abc/christ.html)

And one from IMDb:

Great film about Italian immigrants, 23 July 2004

Author: green4tom from Brooklyn, USA

Have I seen this film?! Only every time I teach an urban sociology class, when I show it to my students! I can only echo the previous commentator--what a great film! The best scene--and there are many--is during the Great Depression, when the five bricklayers decides that it is Julio, who starving mouths to feed, should get half a day's work. Then, through a store window, Geremio catches one of the other bricklayers panhandling. "Heaven has forgotten us!" his workfellow says. This film, whose story was written by an Italian socialist (DiDonato) and made by socialists in London (couldn't make it in New York--it was the McCarthy period, may he rest in pieces!) is, besides being dramatically and emotionally rich, is sociologically rich. It's a brilliant portrayal of the conflict between the individualist version of the American Dream among immigrants--and the sordid reality they face. When they face it collectively, they are great men and women, in all their splendor. When they face it individually, they become alienated from themselves and each other. Though the DVD is entitled CHRIST IN CONCRETE, it is actually the prequel to the story in the novel. The last horrific scene is the first chapter of the novel, which detail's the life of Geremio's widow, Annunziata, and their son Paul, after Geremio dies. All the actors are great--but I especially like Lea Padavini--who had to learn the part phonetically, because when they hired her, she didn't speak a word of English! I also highly recommend this film.


---Aside--

to southendmd:  I just realised what your screen name means, doctor!  :)  Yes, it is a Colle's fracture, an especially bad one apparently.  I had the surgery last night and they tell me it was successful and that I should have a nice wrist once it's healed up. (That's good, I need the variety :laugh:)   

Now I'm just waiting for the OK to leave.  I think I'll have a ceremony where I'll burn the shoes I was wearing when this whole thing happened!

Title: "H" is The Heiress
Post by: Meryl on November 25, 2007, 12:57:16 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/heiress.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Was a Male War Bride
Post by: MaineWriter on November 25, 2007, 01:54:37 pm
==comment==

A classic "screwball" comedy

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/i_was_a_male_war_bride.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jour de fête
Post by: oilgun on November 25, 2007, 02:04:26 pm
Jacques Tati's first film

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/jourdefete.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Jour_de_fete.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kind Hearts and Coronets
Post by: Ellemeno on November 25, 2007, 02:26:32 pm
Before there was Tyler Perry, there was Eddie Murphy doing multiple parts in one movie.  And before Eddie Murphy, there was Peter Sellers.  But before Peter Sellers, there was...

Alec Guiness

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/kind-hearts-and-coronetsarticle.jpg)

From The A.V. Club:  If the Ealing Studios classic Kind Hearts And Coronets isn't the blackest of black comedies, then it may well be the driest: It's loaded with devastating slights dropped into the most formal of British sentences. It's the story of a commoner who murders his way to the dukedom, all while comporting himself in such a gentlemanly fashion that it feels like he's merely ushering his rivals gently to their fate. This cognitive dissonance comes into play when he goes out bird-hunting with his next victim, but refuses to carry a shotgun, claiming that "my principles will not allow me to take a direct part in blood sports." The screenplay bristles with such sharp little ironies, but Kind Hearts remains memorable less for its caustic dialogue than for the cold-blooded matter-of-factness in which it's delivered.

While carrying out a diabolical revenge scheme, Dennis Price keeps a gentleman's countenance at all times, and his darker thoughts are mostly relegated to the voiceover narration. Though connected by blood to the aristocratic D'Ascoyne family, Price's mother was exiled from her birthright after marrying a peasant for love. After her death, Price vows to avenge her by ascending to the dukedom. In order to make this happen, he first has to get through the eight D'Ascoynes ahead of him on the family tree, so he quietly facilitates their deaths, using such means as poisoning, an explosive jar of caviar, and an arrow through a hot-air balloon. All the D'Ascoynes are played by Ealing's prize star Alec Guinness, including Lady Agatha, a rather broad-shouldered women's-rights activist.

As Philip Kemp's liner notes reveal, Kind Hearts And Coronets couldn't be further from Ealing's tradition of folksy, light-hearted comedies, and for that reason, it was treated coolly by the studio and American censors, who forced the filmmakers to tack on a thuddingly literal ending. Even still, the film proves just how little the production code could do to keep sinful content from the screen so long as it played by the rules; its scenes of sinister deviance and eroticism follow the letter of the code while ignoring its intent. For that and other reasons, it served as the model for all black comedies that followed.
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/46282
Title: "L" is A Letter to Three Wives
Post by: MaineWriter on November 25, 2007, 02:28:01 pm
==comment==

Won Oscars for best director and best writing. Nominated for best picture, but didn't win.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/050818223878611.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1949
Post by: Ellemeno on November 25, 2007, 02:42:47 pm
Hey Gil, I'm glad things are going as well as they can be. 

When I broke my arm, my stepmother sent me a small case of sardines in cans, and told me to eat a can every day, bones included, that it would help my arm heal.  I did it, and my arm healed well. 
Title: "M" is Ma & Pa Kettle
Post by: oilgun on November 25, 2007, 02:47:45 pm
Who can resist those wacky yokels.  Finding a decent image however, is not easy.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/MAPA.jpg)


--ASIDE--

Thanks Ellemeno, I'll try the sardine diet!  Just recently I found a brand that I can actually stomach, most of them make me literally gag.
Title: "N" is Not Wanted
Post by: Fran on November 25, 2007, 05:38:43 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2931491020A.jpg)

Title: "O" is On the Town
Post by: MaineWriter on November 25, 2007, 05:52:04 pm
==comment==

Won the Oscar for Best Music

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Title: "P" is Pinky
Post by: Ellemeno on November 25, 2007, 09:03:26 pm
Directed by Elia Kazan

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/pinky2x.jpg)

From IMDb:  Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in the North. In addition, Pinky has fallen in love with a young white doctor, Dr. Thomas Adams, who knows nothing about her black heritage. Pinky says that she will return to the North, but Granny Johnson convinces her to stay and treat an ailing white woman, Miss Em. Meanwhile, Dr. Canady, a black physician from another part of the state, visits Pinky and asks her to train some African American students, but she declines. Pinky nurses Miss Em but is resentful because she seems to feel that she is doing the same thing her grandmother did. Pinky and Miss Em slowly develop a mutual respect for one another. Mrs. Em leaves Pinky her property when she dies, but relatives of the deceased woman contest the new will in court. To raise money for the court fees, Pinky washes clothes by hand with her grandmother. The court rules in Pinky's favor and she keeps the land. Tom wants her to resume her life as a white woman and to marry him, but she refuses. Pinky decides to use the house and land for Miss Em's Clinic and Nursery School.

Title: "Q" is The Queen of Spades
Post by: Fran on November 25, 2007, 10:38:44 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/206973.jpg)

"The Queen of Spades  is a masterpiece that ranks right up there with the finest films of the period."
-- Martin Scorsese
Title: "R" is The Reckless Moment
Post by: oilgun on November 25, 2007, 10:59:18 pm
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This must be the movie that was remade as The Deep End. From IMDb:
After discovering the dead body of Bea Harper's lover, Bea's mother Lucia hides the body under the assumption that it was her daughter who killed the man. Martin Donnelly comes to blackmail Lucia on behalf of his partner Nagel and falls in love with Lucia instead. Nagel wants the money and Donnelly kills Nagel to protect Lucia, and then kills himself to end the impossible relationship with the married Lucia.

Title: "S" is She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Post by: MaineWriter on November 25, 2007, 11:11:23 pm
==comment==

Starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford who was born right here in Portland, ME.

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Title: "T" is Twelve O'Clock High
Post by: Meryl on November 26, 2007, 12:00:24 am
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Title: Comment: Le Salaire de la peur (1953)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 12:29:52 am
I played this movie back in the 1953 Round and up until that moment, I had never heard of it. It showed up on several "best" lists (which is what caught my eye) and after I played it, I read a bunch of reviews and commentaries. I was intrigued. So I made a trek to the obscure video store in Portland the other day and they had the Criterion Collection copy for rent and I watched it this evening and....

Oh. My. God.

All the reviews are correct. This is one nail biter of a film. I watched the whole thing and I am ready to turn around and watch it again (except it is 11:30 at night and I have to work tomorrow). But whatever...

If you like movies, you need to see this one. It was great. It has just shot onto my top ten list of all my life. It was THAT GOOD. Seriously.

Oh. My. God.

Here's the poster:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/Le_Salaire_de_la_peur.jpg)

Watch it. Enjoy.

L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1949
Post by: Ellemeno on November 26, 2007, 01:45:53 am
Quote from: Meryl on November 26, 2007, 12:00:24 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/twelveoclockhigh.jpg)


Change the "TWELVE" to "TWO" and that woulda been a good slogan for BBM.
Title: "U" is Ulilang kalapati
Post by: Ellemeno on November 26, 2007, 01:46:59 am
A film from the Phillipines starring Eddie Del Mar and Tita Duran.

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Tita Duran
Title: "V" is Vagabond Loafers
Post by: dot-matrix on November 26, 2007, 04:16:56 am
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Title: "W" is White Heat
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 07:54:41 am
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Title: Wildcard X: The Third Man
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 08:17:20 am
==comment==

I just re-watched this not too long ago...the scenes of post-war Vienna are really something to see. Won the BAFTA for Best British Film.

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Title: "Y" is Yes Sir That's My Baby
Post by: southendmd on November 26, 2007, 10:15:55 am
(http://www.officenaps.com/jan_29_2007/datewithsoul_yessirthatsmybaby.jpg)

(Couldn't find an image, but there's a popular song with the same name; don't know if it was featured in the film.)  Per IMDb:  At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about playing football.


=aside= Gil
Hope you're healing up well!
Paul
Title: "Z" is Zamba
Post by: oilgun on November 26, 2007, 11:08:39 am
Like the pounding beat of jungle drums !
The story of a boy raised by gorillas!

Starring Beau Bridges as Tommy.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Zamba-2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ZambaPoster.jpg)
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1948
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 11:11:20 am
Like sand through the hourglass, so go the movies of our lives....

Round 1948!

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Title: "A" is The Amazing Mr. X
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 11:17:54 am
==comment==

This was actually screened at the Castro Theater in SF not all that long ago.

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Title: "B" is The Bicycle Thief
Post by: memento on November 26, 2007, 12:43:22 pm
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Title: "C" is Come On, Cowboy!
Post by: Fran on November 26, 2007, 01:31:12 pm
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Title: "D" is The Dark Past
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 02:12:51 pm
==comment==

This sounds like an interesting, but completely forgotten movie, starring William Holden.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/200px-The_Dark_Past_movie_poster.jpg)
Title: "E" is Easter Parade
Post by: southendmd on November 26, 2007, 04:15:00 pm
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/259008.1010.A.jpg)
(http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/48/48_images/easterhead1.jpg)

Per IMDb, Gene Kelly was originally to star, but broke his leg, so MGM dragged Fred Astaire out of retirement.
Title: "F" is The Fuller Brush Man
Post by: Ellemeno on November 26, 2007, 04:22:41 pm
Starring Red Skelton

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Title: "G" is The Golden Eye
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 05:07:36 pm
==comment==

It has gold mines, the Lazy Y ranch, and....Charlie Chan!

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Title: "H" is Hamlet
Post by: oilgun on November 26, 2007, 05:18:44 pm

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Hamlet.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/hamlet-48.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Taw a Putty Tat
Post by: southendmd on November 26, 2007, 05:38:47 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/I_Taw_a_Putty_Tat1.JPG)

(http://www.petcaretips.net/tweety_Paw.jpg)

Especially funny when Tweety comes out of Sylvester's mouth, utters, "I forgot my widdew hat", goes back in to get it, and comes out again.
Title: "J" is Johnny Belinda
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 05:41:00 pm
==comment==

Jane Wyman won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a deaf-mute young woman living in rural Nova Scotia.

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Title: "K" is Key Largo
Post by: oilgun on November 26, 2007, 08:14:54 pm
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Title: "L" is A Letter to Three Wives
Post by: memento on November 26, 2007, 10:21:12 pm
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Title: Re: "L" is A Letter to Three Wives
Post by: oilgun on November 26, 2007, 10:26:49 pm
Quote from: Memento on November 26, 2007, 10:21:12 pm
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Oops!  That was in 1949 and was played in the last round :)
Title: Aside: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 10:34:32 pm
Yes, thanks, Oilgun...

A Letter to Three Wives was 1949 and already played. I want to leave these posts because that is a fabulous picture...but, Memento, can you play another L movie?

Also, this highlights what I have discovered....various sites, including moviegoods.com, have really screwy dates. Everyone, please verify the date in IMDb, our Gold Standard.

Thanks!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "L" is Letter from an Unknown Woman
Post by: memento on November 26, 2007, 10:41:48 pm
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Title: "M" is Macbeth
Post by: MaineWriter on November 26, 2007, 10:49:29 pm
==comment==

In 1948, we had Hamlet and ... Macbeth...with Orson Welles

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Title: "N" is The Naked City
Post by: Fran on November 26, 2007, 11:41:11 pm
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Title: "O" is Oliver Twist
Post by: Meryl on November 27, 2007, 12:49:02 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/olivertwist.jpg)

Directed by David Lean. 

From dvdactive.com:  John Howard Davies, who incidentally went on to produce and direct some of Britain’s most popular comedy series such as Fawlty Towers, The Goodies and Mr.Bean, is a great little Oliver, giving his character a bit of a more vulnerable, er, twist to make him well and truly stand out. Davies is well supported by Robert Newton as Bill Sykes, Alec Guiness as Fagin, Kay Walsh as Nancy and Anthony Newley as the infamous Artful Dodger. A great performance all round from the cast.
Title: "P" is The Pirate
Post by: dot-matrix on November 27, 2007, 04:40:41 am
(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4128/lcpiratese1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Title: "Q" is Qeto da Kote
Post by: Ellemeno on November 27, 2007, 05:10:28 am
I chose this for one reason - it was made in Georgia (the one near/in Russia), and I have always loved Georgian last names.  Here is the cast list.  Isn't it beautiful?


Directors:
Vakhtang Tabliashvili
Shalva Gedevanishvili
Writers:
Victor Dolidze (opera)
Sergo Pashalishvili

Cast
  (in credits order)
   Medea Djaparidze    ...   Keto
   Bato Kraveishvili    ...   Kote
   Tamari Chavchavadze    ...   Khanuma
   Meri Davitashvili    ...   Qabato
   Shalva Gambashidze    ...   Makari
   Petre Amiranashvili    ...   Levan
   Tamari Tsitsishvili    ...   Nino
   Vaso Godziashvili    ...   Siko
   Giorgi Shavgulidze    ...   Niko
   Tsetsilia Tsutsunava    ...   Princess I
   Veriko Andjaparidze    ...   Princess II
   Sesilia Takaishvili    ...   Princess III
   Elisabed Cherqezishvili    ...   Granmother of Qeto
   Aleqsandre Jorjoliani    ...   Beshqeni (as Sandro Jorjoliani)
   Akaki Kvantaliani    ...   Bondo
   Giorgi Gelovani    ...   Tornike
   Zura Lejava    ...   Luarsabi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
   Leila Abashidze    ...   The girl with flowers
   Tsatsa Amirejibi      
   D. Chkheidze      
   M. Dedanishvili      
   Valerian Dolidze      
   M. Gegechkori      
   L. Kazaishvili      
   Andro Kobaladze      
   Otar Koberidze      
   D. Kutateladze      
   Kirile Macharadze       (as K. Macharadze)
   Edisher Magalashvili      
   M. Mgeladze    ...   Karachogeli
   Piotr Morskoy      
   V. Pirtskhalava      
   Irakli Qoqrashvili    ...   Karachogeli (as I. Qoqrashvili)
   G. Qoridze      
   Nino Ramishvili      
   Iliko Sukhishvili      
   Giorgi Tatishvili    ...   Karachogeli
   Aleqsandra Toidze    ...   Leading danser woman
   G. Tolordava      
   Yakov Tripolsky      
   Nato Vachnadze    ...   Dancing in the last scene
   Sergo Zaqariadze       (as Sergo Zakariadze)
Title: "R" is The Red Shoes
Post by: MaineWriter on November 27, 2007, 05:59:03 am
==comment==

I remember the first time I "stumbled" upon this movie on television. I knew nothing about the story and I was transfixed. It is available on a Criterion DVD. Here is their description:

A glorious Technicolor epic that influenced generations of filmmakers, artists, and aspiring ballerinas, The Red Shoes intricately weaves backstage life with the thrill of performance. A young ballerina (Moira Shearer) is torn between two forces: the composer who loves her (Marius Goring), and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer (Anton Walbrook).

One of the special features on the DVD is a look at Martin Scorsese's collection of Red Shoes memorabilia. Who knew?

For anyone playing this game who hasn't seen this movie...add it to your "must see" list.

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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/TRStitle.jpg)

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Title: "S" is The Snake Pit
Post by: oilgun on November 27, 2007, 09:52:22 am
I was never a fan
of Olivia deHavilland
She was always the victim,
blindly trusting and painfully bland

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Title: "T" is Test Tube Babies
Post by: southendmd on November 27, 2007, 12:45:02 pm
(http://www.mania.com/content_pics/5130_thumb.jpg)

Bizarre poster, apparently a film about artificial insemination.

IMDb user comment:  "Proof that PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE is far from the worst film ever made!!"
Title: "U is Unfaithfully Yours
Post by: MaineWriter on November 27, 2007, 12:55:27 pm
==comment==

Another movie available from the Criterion Collection. Here is their description:

In this pitch-black comedy from legendary writer-director Preston Sturges, Rex Harrison stars as Sir Alfred De Carter, a world-famous symphony conductor consumed with the suspicion that his wife is having an affair. During a concert, the jealous De Carter entertains elaborate visions of vengeance, set to three separate orchestral works. But when he attempts to put his murderous fantasies into action, nothing works out quite as planned. A brilliantly performed mixture of razor-sharp dialogue and uproarious slapstick, Unfaithfully Yours is a true classic from a grand master of screen comedy.

Remade in the 80s with Dudley Moore and not nearly as funny.

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Title: "V" is The Velvet Touch.
Post by: oilgun on November 27, 2007, 02:08:06 pm

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Title: "W" is Words and Music
Post by: southendmd on November 27, 2007, 02:21:54 pm
(http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/upload/images/Words_And_Music.jpg)

Fictionalized story of the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
Title: Wildcard "X": The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Post by: MaineWriter on November 27, 2007, 02:45:50 pm
==comment==

I have never seen this, although it is scheduled to be on TCM on December 8 at 4:15 pm, so I may have a chance to fill this void in my viewing history. I had a hard time deciding between this and "Germania Anno Zero" for this wildcard but went with TSM because it was mentioned so many times in reviews and comments on Wages of Fear (my obsession of the week).

Directed by John Huston; starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston (John Huston's father). Won Oscars for Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Supporting Actor. Nominated for Best Picture but didn't win.

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Title: "Y" is Yellow Sky
Post by: opinionista on November 27, 2007, 03:17:27 pm
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Title: "Z" is Ziddi
Post by: oilgun on November 27, 2007, 03:41:16 pm
From IMDb: Ashok Kumar introduced Dev as a leading man opposite Kamini Kaushal in 'Ziddi'. Thereafter there has been no looking back for the 'evegreen' Dev Anand, who went on to star in over 110 movies, spanning from 1946 through to 2005.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1947
Post by: MaineWriter on November 27, 2007, 03:56:56 pm
Sixty years ago it was....Round 1947!

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1947
Post by: Ellemeno on November 27, 2007, 05:17:40 pm
Quote from: southendmd on November 27, 2007, 02:21:54 pm
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Wow, that movie was so well-cast that, 59 years later, all those people (many dead, probably) still have star power.
Title: "A" is Angel and the Badman
Post by: southendmd on November 27, 2007, 06:00:13 pm
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Title: "B" is Black Narcissus
Post by: memento on November 27, 2007, 06:08:22 pm
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Title: "C" is Cry Wolf
Post by: dot-matrix on November 27, 2007, 11:11:53 pm
(http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4192/3872511020aoy8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

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Title: "D" is Dark Passage
Post by: oilgun on November 27, 2007, 11:37:04 pm
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Title: "E" is The Egg and I
Post by: memento on November 27, 2007, 11:54:42 pm
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Title: "F" is The Farmer's Daughter
Post by: dot-matrix on November 28, 2007, 12:57:41 am
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Title: "G" is Gentlemen's Agreement
Post by: Meryl on November 28, 2007, 01:13:33 am
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Title: "H" is Holiday Camp
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 07:50:34 am
==comment==

A British film about a family going on holiday...

from IMDb: Holiday Camp shows a fascinating look a life in the late 40s. After the depravation of the war years, the first holiday camp to open was guaranteed to be a success. The story starts with Joe Huggett (Jack Warner) and his family arriving at the camp, and in next to no time he is involved with card sharps, a murderer on the run and a young couple who have left home, when the girl discovered she is pregnant. This particular story line was very daring considering when the film was made. All in all a very interesting look at life after the war, and well worth seeing.

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Title: "I" is It Happened in Brooklyn
Post by: southendmd on November 28, 2007, 09:40:03 am
(http://www.brooklynposters.com/OSithappenedinbklyn.jpg)
Title: "J" is Johnny O'Clock
Post by: oilgun on November 28, 2007, 09:40:38 am
I met his cousin, Johnny Come-Lately

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Title: "K" is King of the Bandits
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 10:13:00 am
==comment==

Last of the Cisco Kid and Pancho movies; this one sounds tired and dull.

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Title: "L" is The Lady from Shanghai
Post by: Fran on November 28, 2007, 11:28:18 am
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Title: "M" is Monsieur Verdoux
Post by: memento on November 28, 2007, 11:37:55 am
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Title: "N" is Nightmare Alley
Post by: oilgun on November 28, 2007, 11:59:23 am
Is it just me or were the 40s so much better than the 50s cinematically?
This one looks like a winner, a Noir with carnies!

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Title: "O" is The Odd Man Out
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 01:03:33 pm
==comment==

James Mason called this his best performance of his career, and his favourite Carol Reed film. It is going to be on TCM TONIGHT (Wed Nov 28) at 8 pm EST.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/oddmanout1947dvdr.jpg)

==aside==oilgun

I agree, I think the 40s had better movies than the 50s, but the 50s did have a few great ones! I get the feeling you could see the effect that TV had on the movie industry in the fifties.
Title: "Q" is Quai des Orfevres
Post by: oilgun on November 28, 2007, 02:37:50 pm
Well, it seems nobody wants to take a "P" and I have to go out for while so I'll probably miss my "Q"!  Which means I'd have to Sulk again!  Anyway, just to get it out of my system, this is what I would have played, another Clouzot classic (in honour of Leslie)QUAI DES ORFèVRES:

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1947
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 02:46:26 pm
Speaking of "in honor of Leslie..."

I went to Videoport today to return the DVD my daughter left in the machine (!). While I was there, I rented "The Sorcerer" (remake of "Wages of Fear"). Turns out that Wednesday you get a free foreign movie rental with any regular movie rental, so I scooped up "Les Diaboliques." I also asked about "That Man From Rio," which they don't have, but he is going to try to get it. As the owner said, "We should have that one in stock."

I'll take your movie as the Q for this round, oilgun. Next up, P, followed by R.

Leslie
Title: "P" is Perils of Pauline, The
Post by: southendmd on November 28, 2007, 03:27:15 pm
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Next up is "R"
Title: "R" is Railroaded
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 03:37:26 pm
==comment==

Another film-noir that gets good reviews.

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Title: "S" is Sinbad the Sailor
Post by: opinionista on November 28, 2007, 04:04:11 pm
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Title: "T" is That's My Gal
Post by: southendmd on November 28, 2007, 06:05:52 pm
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1947 also had "That's My Man":  someone for everyone!
Title: "U" is Unconquered
Post by: Ellemeno on November 28, 2007, 06:16:38 pm
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Title: "V" is Variety Girl
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 06:24:26 pm
as a commenter on IMDb  says, "The demise of the studio system makes this kind of film impossible now. You couldn't possibly afford to pay all the talented people here what they would be worth on the open market. But when they're all working at Paramount studios at the time, such films are possible."

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Title: "W" is The Woman on the Beach
Post by: oilgun on November 28, 2007, 08:47:15 pm
Thanks for letting me have the "Q" out of turn!  That was very nice!

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--ASIDE--
A picture of my arm showing the clamps or whatever those things are...
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Title: Wildcard "X" is Miracle on 34th Street
Post by: Fran on November 28, 2007, 09:49:20 pm
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Title: Re: "W" is The Woman on the Beach
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 09:51:27 pm
Quote from: oilgun on November 28, 2007, 08:47:15 pm
Thanks for letting me have the "Q" out of turn!  That was very nice!

Ah, for a faithful movie player....anything is possible!


Quote
--ASIDE--
A picture of my arm showing the clamps or whatever those things are...
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Ouch!

And that painful picture has given me an inspiration for special round which will be coming up after this one ends....stay tuned everybody!

Who is going to grab the Wildcard X? It is up for grabs?

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: Re: "W" is The Woman on the Beach
Post by: Fran on November 28, 2007, 09:53:37 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 09:51:27 pm
Who is going to grab the Wildcard X? It is up for grabs?

Leslie
GameMistress

No, it isn't.  :)

Next is "Y".
Title: Re: "W" is The Woman on the Beach
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 10:04:00 pm
Quote from: Fran on November 28, 2007, 09:53:37 pm
No, it isn't.  :)

Next is "Y".

Hahaha, yes!

Miracle on 34th Street was 1947? I missed that one totally! Good play, Fran!

L
Title: "Y" is Yara
Post by: Ellemeno on November 28, 2007, 10:11:02 pm
A Turkish film with Adile Nasit in the cast.  This was her first film.  In the next 40 years, she became a legend of Turkish cinema, making 56 movies more movies.

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          Adile Nasit
Title: "Z" is Zwischen gestern und morgen
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 10:33:13 pm
==comment==

from IMDb:

Unexpectedly sensitive movie, structured in a series of flashbacks from different points-of-view, about the destinies of a series of residents of a large hotel in Nazi Germany and immediately after 1945. This is much less romantic than what Hollywood would have produced on the same subject, but the character of Nelly, the Jewish actress who's had to divorce her stage star non-Jewish husband, is extremely well-drawn and memorable in her dignity and elegance. Well-worth seeing.
Title: Ding Ding Ding! Announcing Another Special Round!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 28, 2007, 10:44:43 pm
Time for another special round, I think...

This one...

So Bad It's Good!

Yes, all those movies that were SO BAD they actually became good in your memory. Or, maybe they are still bad and will never become good. Whatever, this is your round to pick those movies the critics said were awful or you personally thought were awful. Here's your chance to scrape the bottom of the barrel and come up with those turkeys that should never have seen the light of day...

All the usual rules apply:

1) No previously played movies (check the archive, please!)
2) Any movie from 1947 to the present is fair game.
3) "Bad" is subjective...I am not going to be checking movie reviews but the idea is to come up with something that was either 1) panned by critics; 2) maybe was a good movie once but has not withstood the test of time; 3) you personally detested (even if the critics or other folks liked it). For any posting, give a little explanation of why it is BAD.

Questions yada yada yada...you know me, send me a message.

Leslie
GameMistress, now cracking her whip....
Title: "A" is Anaconda (1997)
Post by: oilgun on November 29, 2007, 12:01:03 am
Man, this round is going to be tough! 
I tend to avoid bad movies and it seems unfair to pick one that I haven't watched.  I was first  going to go with The Astronaut's Wife which includes one of the few mediocre Johnny Depp performances I've seen.  And then I thought, what about Airport 1975?  But I actually liked that movie, Karen Black was so good in it, "I'm the flight attendant, I can't fly this plane!" (I'm paraphrasing).  Then I thought, there's always The Avengers with Uma Thurman and Ralph Fiennes, which was universally reviled, but I never saw it, so I went with this stinker, which I have seen.  It was good for a few laughs.


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This quote pretty much explains why I think it's bad:
www.qwipster.net/anaconda.htm (http://www.qwipster.net/anaconda.htm)

Either a terrible A-list movie or a great B-movie, depending on your point of view, Anaconda is by all accounts one of the schlockiest large budget releases to ever come from a major studio.  Even taken on its own terms though, it's a failure, as the anacondas featured in the film evoke absolutely no scares, and the only pleasures to be found come from the cheese factor, some laughable lines, and one hell of an over-the-top performance by scene-stealer Jon Voight (Mission: Impossible, Tomb Raider).  Although Voight does little to save Anaconda from collapsing from its own stupidity, at least he makes a knowingly bad film almost tolerable, with a tongue-in-cheek performance that lets you know that he's aware that he's in a crappy movie, and he's going to do whatever he can to entertain you in the interim.

Oh and the cherry on this pile of pooh?: Jennifer I-know-I-can't-act-but-they-keep-offering-me-these-roles-so-what-am-I-gonna-do-say-no? Lopez

 ;D

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: So Bad It's Good!
Post by: Ellemeno on November 29, 2007, 02:20:54 am
Is everybody not posting a B for the same reason I'm not?  I'm waiting for C!  :)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: So Bad It's Good!
Post by: Meryl on November 29, 2007, 02:41:05 am
So am I!  ;D
Title: "B" is Bratz (aka Merry Christmas, Merly!) (2007)
Post by: Ellemeno on November 29, 2007, 02:54:42 am
As one IMDb user commented, "This film has put me off moving to America and/or having children."  I'm pretty sure I would hate it.

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Title: "C" is Crash (Thanks, Elle!) (2005)
Post by: Meryl on November 29, 2007, 03:18:18 am
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In addition to the obvious reason any true Brokie has to dislike this film, this is the best description I've seen of why it deserves to be in this round: http://www.pajiba.com/2006-oscars.htm
Title: "D" is Demon Island (2002)
Post by: dot-matrix on November 29, 2007, 04:08:05 am
Demon Island, also called Piñata: Survival Island, is a 2002 horror film that stars Nicholas Brendon and Jaime Pressley It's the story of Teens/Sorority girls  trapped on an island who are haunted by a demon hidden inside...a pinata

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Title: Aside: Note to Players
Post by: MaineWriter on November 29, 2007, 07:39:08 am
On the special rounds, please remember to add the year (in parens) after the movie title on the subject line. It makes it easier for the archivist!

Thanks,

Leslie
GM
Title: "E" is The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Post by: oilgun on November 29, 2007, 10:48:09 am
I lost a lot of respect for Laura Linney, Campbell Scott and Tom Wilkinson after seeing this exploitational propaganda piece for the religious right.

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Some comments from IMDb users that I agree with:

Like most pictures dealing with the subject, this film actually treats demonic possession as real and thus depicts the practice of exorcism not only as viable but as a necessary tool against the forces of evil. This generally makes exorcism pictures propaganda material for a rather medieval method still covered by today's catholic doctrine. Now, it's not that I generally oppose the catholic faith, but this particular practice is despicable. While most pictures of this horror sub-genre go more for simple scares than philosophical discussion, this film takes a stance for exorcism by putting the conflict in a court room.
[...]
It is beyond me why such brilliant actors as Laura Linney, Campbell Scott (two of my absolute favorite actors) and Tom Wilkinson would have participated in this horribly, ill-conceived borefest. After all, they have been known to usually star in intelligent, independent-minded films. This is just a clumsy exploitation flick pandering to the religious right (who made this cheap movie a box office-success). It saddens me to think they did it for the money, but it saddens me even more to think that they actually believed this film to be a project of integrity.

and

This is properly one the most disgusting films ever made.

In the mid-70th a German girl was killed by a Catholic priest and her deeply religious parents. The murder took place in the form of an exorcism performed because of the girl's epilepsy and borderline personality.

I could have accepted the concept of plain horror movie based on that story, but to turn this sad event into a defence for cold religious fanatics that killed in the name of God - and for two of them even their own daughter - makes me wanna p***.

From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404032/usercomments?filter=hate (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404032/usercomments?filter=hate)



Title: "F" is Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Post by: Fran on November 29, 2007, 10:50:09 am
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Plot Outline (from IMDb):  The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of the Peruvian jungle.

=comment=
Fitzcarraldo  is rated 8.0/10 over at IMDb, so I'm obviously a minority opinion.  I hated it.  I saw it in a theater after a late dinner while on a double date, and all I could think of while watching it was how I'd rather be home sleeping.  I forced myself to stay awake during it, but I can remember nodding off and waking up with a jerk -- a couple of times.  Watching it was probably the longest 158 minutes of my life.  (I could have sworn it was a three-hour movie....) 
Title: "G" is Gigli (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 29, 2007, 10:52:28 am
==comment==

I will admit, I didn't see it...just relied on the reviews that said it was bad, bad, bad. Trivia from IMDb: Became the first film in the history of the Razzie Awards to "sweep" all the top categories. Including, Worst Picture, Worst Director - Martin Brest, Worst Actor - Ben Affleck, Worst Actress
Jennifer Lopez and Worst Screenplay - Written by Martin Brest. The film ("Gigli") also claimed a sixth Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple - Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

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Title: "H" is House of Wax (2005)
Post by: opinionista on November 29, 2007, 11:04:14 am
=Comment=

Paris Hilton is in it. Enough said! (No, I haven't seen it and don't plan on seeing it either!)

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Title: "I" is Into the Blue (2005)
Post by: oilgun on November 29, 2007, 12:29:50 pm
One of my favourite Guilty Pleasures!

This film is really only about eye candy, with both Jessica Alba and that gorgeous Paul Walker in bathing suits most of the time!  The story is silly in its implausibility but who cares when Paul Walker has no clothes on?  There's a scene that makes me laugh everytime I see it (i've watched this film numerous times!). A speedboat of bad guys is chasing a swimming (without fins!) Paul Walker who decides to hide at the bottom of the ocean.  You see him crouching on the ocean floor, without even a mask, looking up as the boat circles above, looking for him.  I don't know about you, but I've  been in the ocean and it's damn near impossible to swim to the bottom without fins, much less stand there immobile.  But hey, did I mention that Paul Walker spends the movie half naked?! 


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Title: "J" is Just Married (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 29, 2007, 12:41:40 pm
==comment==

I saw this rather awful movie on HBO, in which I had the pleasure of meeting Demi Moore's future husband. I wish we'd never been introduced!

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Title: "K" is The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
Post by: dot-matrix on November 29, 2007, 01:13:56 pm
==comment==
This movie is so awful that it's hilarious. I thought that the 1st was good, the 2nd one okay and the 3rd one a complete joke.


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Title: "L" is Last House on the Left (1972)
Post by: oilgun on November 29, 2007, 01:38:36 pm
Probably the most unpleasant and disturbing film I've ever seen.  I saw it on the big screen the year it came out and it upset me to the point of feeling sick to my stomach (and I was 16!).  And not so much by the gore, although there is some, but by the realistic degradation, torture and violence.   I'm actually starting to feel sick just thinking about it now.  Not sure if that makes it a bad or a good film, but there you go. Ugh!

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from dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=5349 (http://dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=5349)

A loose retelling of Bergman’s ‘The Virgin Spring', ‘Last House on the Left’ tells the sorry tale of two teenage girls who, on a night out in the big, scary city, are kidnapped by a gang of four people, two of which are escaped convicts. It’s extremely low budget film making, its director Wes Craven has gone on to far bigger things since, but there is a certain effectiveness and creative energy at work here.[...] This is a film that tries to have some depth, and at times succeeds. It does raise questions about the way society sees violence as entertainment. The violent acts are presented, for the most part, in a realistic way and we, the audience, are shown that this is not entertaining at all; it is ugly and degrading.
Title: "M" is Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Post by: opinionista on November 29, 2007, 01:40:30 pm
==comment==
I still can't believe Ralph Fiennes actually signed up to do this movie.

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Title: "N" is National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation (1997)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 29, 2007, 02:19:45 pm
==comment==

The first one was really funny, the second one was funny, the third one was mediocre by the time they came to number four (this one), it was just really really bad...I actually watched this...on HBO, I think...and I just said, "Why?"

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Title: "O" is One Hour Photo (2002)
Post by: oilgun on November 29, 2007, 02:28:44 pm
This movie features one of the worst performances by a sentient being that I've had the misfortune of seeing.  I remember when I used to really like Robin Williams.  But then Mork & Mindy got cancelled  :laugh:

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I had to change my selection because The Order had already been played in the 2003 Round although I'm leaving the info because I love the poster:
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Sorry Heath, but even seeing your sexiness in priestly attire couldn't save this endlessly booooooooring movie.  It was so bad that I had to watch it in shifts.

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A great line from a disgruntled viewer on IMDb:

Badly written, badly edited, and (if I may be so bold) badly acted, "The Order" is the black hole of film - a movie so dense not even the slightest bit of entertainment could escape from its event horizon of suck.


==ASIDE==

I changed my "E" selection to something more well-known.
Title: "P" is Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Post by: Meryl on November 29, 2007, 02:29:25 pm
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Plan 9 from Outer Space is a science fiction/horror film written, produced and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. in 1958, and released in 1959. The film stars Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tor Johnson and Maila "Vampira" Nurmi. The film also claims to posthumously star Bela Lugosi through use of archive footage and a brief scene of the actor shot by Wood just before Lugosi's death in 1956, although Lugosi's character is primarily portrayed by chiropractor Tom Mason.

By merit of its writing, unconvincing special effects (a hubcap serves as the UFO), and multiple production errors visible in the final version of the film, Plan 9 from Outer Space is sometimes regarded as a leading candidate for the title of "worst movie ever made", even according to the back of the videotape box! It has also earned Edward D. Wood, Jr. a posthumous Golden Turkey Award as the worst director ever.
Title: "Q" is Queen of Outer Space (1958)
Post by: southendmd on November 29, 2007, 03:30:11 pm
(http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/queen2.jpg)

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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtqa-tHvBDQ[/youtube]



From IMDb:  "The Cheesecake from Venus!, 2 March 2002

Author: Bruce Cook ([email protected]) from Fayetteville, GA

The infamous so-bad-it's-good space opera from director Edward Bernds, the man who gave us several of the `Three Stooges' movies. Zsa Zsa Gabor (a former `Miss Hungary') plays one of the Venusian women who defies the evil Queen of Venus (Lauren Mitchell) and falls in love with one of the four Earth men who lands on their planet. The queen hates all males because her face (which she hides behind a mask) was scarred in a war the women once fought against the now-extinct Venusian men (an idea perhaps borrowed from `Abbott and Costello Go to Mars').

The captive Earth astronauts go nuts over the sexy dames, all of whom look just fine in their futuristic miniskirts. The mission commander is Eric Fleming (`Rawhide' and `The Conquest of Space'), and one of the crewmen is Paul Birch (`Not of this Earth').

The best thing you can say about this movie is that it gives the audience a look at numerous props from more worthy 1950s science fiction movies: the astronauts' uniforms and the Venusian women's outfits are all borrowed from `Forbidden Planet' (along with a few blasters). The spaceship is from `Flight to Mars' (from a design originally submitted but rejected for the `Destination Moon' rocket). The sets and monster spider are from `World Without End' (the latter of which was also directed by Bernds, though it's a much better movie).

Amazingly enough, it was filmed in color and CinemaScope, one of the few 1950s sci-fi films that can claim this honor. In 1987 it was beautifully spoofed in `Amazon Women on the Moon', right down to the borrowed `Forbidden Planet' uniforms (recreated for that film)."

=aside=
With thanks to Meryl for finding this gem.
Title: "R" is Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Post by: oilgun on November 29, 2007, 04:12:18 pm
Propbably THE most overrated film of the 20th century!  :P

I saw it at the Toronto Film Fest and couldn't believe the audience gave it a standing ovation at the end!  And there I was, regretting that I hadn't gone to see that doumentary about the Ouagadougou Film Festival instead! (Real film, btw)  :-\

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Title: "S" is Sleeping With the Enemy (1991)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 29, 2007, 04:20:44 pm
==comment==

When this movie came out, I had lots of friends saying it was great, so moving, a triumph, etc., so I actually hauled myself off and saw it in the theater. What a mistake! Completely implausible, totally ridiculous...things like: Julia Roberts learns to swim in the pool at the Y and then leaps overboard from a sailboat in a raging gale, hangs onto a buoy in the middle of Buzzard's Bay for the duration of said gale, and then swims to shore...all without drowning. THEN, she is able to take little rocks and with perfect aim, knock out all the streetlights along the boardwalk! (I may be mixing up some details here but who cares...I just remember it was all garbage.) I should have walked out of the theater but didn't and gave up two hours of my life that I will never get back. Sigh....

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A few IMDb comments of people who share my opinion:

This movie was probably about as silly as The Naked Gun (which was supposed to be). Case in point:

1. In order to fake her drowning Roberts is secretly taking swimming lessons at the YWCA. After her "death" the YWCA calls her husband at work to give their condolences. HELLO how did they get his work number?

2. Before she leaves town she drops her wedding ring in the toilet. Days or even weeks later her hubby finds it in the John. Does this mean the toilet was never flushed?

3. No explanation is given on how she is paying for her mothers care in the retirement home (since she did it behind her RICH husbands back).

4. Towards the end of this tiresome film Roberts suspects her husband is in the house. Instead of running for her life she runs to the kitchen instead to see if the cans are stacked neatly.

and

Nice hair and straight teeth can only take a thespian so far, even in material as dumb as this. Julia Roberts has always been a charismatic performer but unfortunately Sleeping With The Enemy was made during her initial dream run of enormously popular and profitable crap. Poor Julia lives in a Lovely Home with hubby Patrick, who has dark, smoldering features (good) and a vicious temper (bad). This can't go on, so Julia escapes in the best James Bond style and starts over in a new Lovely Home. Evil control-freak Patrick wants her back and will stop at nothing to fulfill his dream of invading her kitchen and obsessively re-stacking her cans. Spousal abuse isn't very entertaining, even when it's trivialized in a schlocky bit of fluff like this. Worst Scene: the music montage where Julia tries on hats to the strains of Brown-Eyed Girl...ugh.
Title: "T" is Twisted (2004)
Post by: memento on November 29, 2007, 09:43:44 pm
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Some of the comments from Rotten Tomatoes:

The direction is so ham-fisted you almost expect Porky the Pig to have a cameo.

This loopy movie is so screamingly awful it should hit your local video store's markdown bin sometime next month.

Twisted loses itself to its own insanity.

You've seen better mysteries on Murder She Wrote, you'll hear better dialogue in an Ed Wood flick, and you'll experience better sex scenes on a hot day at your local zoo.
Title: "U" is Universal Soldier (1992)
Post by: oilgun on November 29, 2007, 10:10:00 pm
Finding a bad "U" that I had seen was tough going.  This the best I could do.  I mean it stars Jean-Claude van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, i think that alone is enough to make it eligible.  ;)

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Title: "V" is Valkyrie (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 29, 2007, 10:26:33 pm
==comment==

Okay, so I am going way out on a limb here...this movie hasn't even been finished yet, much less released, but I am betting it is going to be a dog. Tom Cruise has not had the Midas touch in a LONG time and I don't see why this movie should be any exception. If I am wrong, you can all come back and beat me up a year from now....

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Title: "W" is The Wicker Man (2006)
Post by: Meryl on November 29, 2007, 10:48:33 pm
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From pajiba.com:  Neil LaBute’s remake of The Wicker Man is a stupid, stupid movie. When an auteur as widely admired as LaBute makes a movie as clumsy and hackneyed as this, a critic may be persuaded to call it a genre deconstruction or a parody — it’s the critic’s Get out of Jail Free card for a director who has badly misstepped — but I’m going to go out on a limb and call the film what it is: genuinely idiotic. And it’s not just that it’s a terrible movie — that would be a big improvement. If a horror movie isn’t going to be great, the next best thing is for it to be terrible; at least then it can be cheesy fun. No, LaBute’s Wicker Man goes beyond mere badness into clumsy abuse of the most exhausted genre gimmicks (it’s got hideous twins speaking in unison, a dilapidated old barn where rotten boards suddenly collapse beneath our hero’s feet — at one point, he even wakes from a nightmare to find himself in — another nightmare!) and a creepy misogyny that should keep film-studies majors busy theorizing for decades.

There's more, if you really need to....http://www.pajiba.com/wicker-man-the.htm
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Family Stone (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on November 29, 2007, 10:50:47 pm
==comments==

Words cannot describe how much I loathe this movie. It is another one that I was suckered into seeing in the theater because of good reviews...this time from the critics! I believe it was Roger Ebert who said this would be the next "Christmas classic" like "It's a Wonderful Life." Yeah, Roger...in which dysfunctional universe? This movie was full of horrible characters living horrible lives (disguised as upper middle class America) and behaving in horrible ways. I sat through the entire thing with my jaw hanging on my knees at just how bad it was. Even now, this revolting piece of trash sits at rottentomatoes.com with 53% rating. Those reviewers must have been paid off. That's the only way I can imagine this movie got a good review.

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I don't even like putting up a picture of these horrible characters! This awful movie has 405 comments at IMDb...208 give it one star! That should tell you something....
Title: "Y" is Yes, Giorgio (1982)
Post by: oilgun on November 29, 2007, 10:57:24 pm
No, Luciano!

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Title: "Z" is Zombie Holocaust (1980)
Post by: Meryl on November 30, 2007, 12:39:02 am
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From Wikipedia:  Zombie Holocaust, also known as Zombie 3 and Doctor Butcher, M.D., is a 1980 Italian zombie movie, directed by Marino Girolami. It is a film about zombies and cannibals clashing on a south-east Asian island, a perfect example of the cult flicks (along with Hell of the Living Dead, Le Notti del terrore) that came to existence after the masterpieces (The Beyond, Zombi II) of the Italian zombie craze were released. Like its infamous counterparts, Zombie Holocaust also has a thinner budget and weaker script than Lucio Fulci's movies.

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: So Bad It's Good!
Post by: Pipedream on November 30, 2007, 05:42:31 am
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Thank you everybody for this glorious round! I have laughed so hard at some of your descriptions. What a cinematic chamber of horrors! And a special thanks goes to Leslie for the "V"! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Too bad, I saw this too late. Could have added one or two ghastly flicks as well...  ;D

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: So Bad It's Good!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 30, 2007, 07:27:21 am
Thank you, Anke! That was a fun round.

Note to all players: if you have any ideas for special rounds, please send them to me. I think as we go further back in history, and the movies become more obscure, the special rounds help to keep things lively!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: So Bad It's Good!
Post by: MaineWriter on November 30, 2007, 07:27:38 am
And without further ado, let's move on to....
Round 1946!

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Title: "A" is Angel on my Shoulder
Post by: oilgun on November 30, 2007, 08:59:30 am
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==COMMENT re:  Last Round==

That WAS a fun round!  The winner has to be the movie about the possessed piñata!  :laugh:  I'm dying to see that one!
Title: "B" is Belle et la Bete, La
Post by: southendmd on November 30, 2007, 09:03:20 am
Jean Cocteau's masterpiece.


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Title: Aside: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on November 30, 2007, 09:07:30 am
Hi everyone,

As I was updating the archive, I found out that "Jaws: The Revenge" had already been played. Oops! So I changed my J movie from the last round, if anyone wants to look.

Leslie
GM
Title: Re: Aside: Comment
Post by: oilgun on November 30, 2007, 09:11:23 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on November 30, 2007, 09:07:30 am
Hi everyone,

As I was updating the archive, I found out that "Jaws: The Revenge" had already been played. Oops! So I changed my J movie from the last round, if anyone wants to look.

Leslie
GM

I don't feel so bad now,  I had to change THREE of my selections for that very reason!
Title: "C" is Centennial Summer
Post by: MaineWriter on November 30, 2007, 09:35:21 am
==comment==

It was hard to find a picture, just like the movie itself is hard to find! I am posting a long comment from IMDb, which I thought was interesting.

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If remembered at all, "Centennial Summer" is generally dismissed as 20th-Century-Fox's failed attempt to copy "Meet Me in St. Louis."

I'd like to set the record straight, and urge Fox to release this neglected treasure on VHS, DVD, cable-TV, whatever, so today's movie-lovers can savor one of the most endearing, original, lovingly crafted musicals ever made.

This lavish Technicolored production is indeed a visual knockout, but what truly matters is so much more than its dazzling visuals. Set against the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition, this exquisitely designed valentine to a bygone era focuses on a suburban middle-class family's troubles and turmoils, highlighted by Jerome Kern's final (and one of his finest) scores.

Jeanne Crain and Linda Darnell are the daughters of railroad/laborer aspiring/inventor Walter Brennan and his understanding wife, the lovely Dorothy Gish in one of her rare film appearances. Their humdrum lives are sparked by the arrival of a glamorous Parisian relative (the dazzling Constance Bennett)and a dashing young French man (Cornel Wilde) in charge of setting up his country's exhibition at the Centennial.

That's the plot, and it's a more-than-sufficient frame for a charming, low-keyed, often surprisingly moving dramatization of a family in crisis. Ms. Crain & Ms. Darnell are heartbreakingly beautiful as the sibling rivals in romance; Otto Preminger's direction is subtle and refreshingly modest; and though none of Kern's songs became hits, the underrated score includes some of the loveliest ballads ever written--Listen closely to the melodic "The Right Romance," "In Love in Vain" and "All Through the Day." "Up with the Lark" is as captivating, tuneful, brilliantly photographed and sung a showstopper as one could wish for. And the rousing "Railroad Song," plus an unexpected diversion "Cinderella Sue" (performed by Avon Long and several black children, sans one iota of the racial condescension typical of films of its era) are two more rousing highlights.

The cast is uniformly superb (Ms. Crain's plaintive beauty and heartfelt sincerity set the screen aglow; William Eythe, a talented, appealing actor whose life and career were tragically short, adds a special poignancy as Ms. Darnell's spurned suitor), the production design exquisite, and the screenplay (based on a long-forgotten novel) will touch you in ways you wouldn't expect from a movie musical.

"Centennial Summer" deserves stature as one of the finest musicals of all time. That few people have even heard of it, much less seen it, is sad indeed. It deserves to be revived, re-evaluated and cherished for the work of art it most certainly is.

written by: sdiner82 ([email protected]) from New York City, USA
Title: "D" is Diary of a Chambermaid
Post by: memento on November 30, 2007, 09:56:51 am
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Title: "E" is Easy to Wed
Post by: southendmd on November 30, 2007, 10:16:41 am
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Starring a pre-I Love Lucy Lucille Ball, Van Johnson and Esther Williams
Title: "F" is From This Day Forward
Post by: MaineWriter on November 30, 2007, 11:21:10 am
==comment==

from IMDb: A little-known slice of life from the postwar era. Mark Stevens plays a war veteran who is having problems adjusting to his return to civilian life. Set in the Highbridge section of the Bronx, with some pivotal scenes on a footbridge to Manhattan. Not filmed there, of course, but the movie has realistic touches. Not so real is the leading lady (Joan Fontaine is no Bronx housewife) and the characters are ridiculously de-ethnicized. But the movie is genuinely touching and is a kind of time capsule of the sentiments of its era.

I couldn't find a movie poster, but here is Joan Fontaine.

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A little bit of trivia...Mark Stevens played Olivia deHavilland's husband in "The Snake Pit" (played in the 1948 round). In real life, Olivia and Joan were sisters.
Title: "G" is Gilda
Post by: oilgun on November 30, 2007, 11:32:34 am
I was waiting for this one!  It's in my top ten favourites of all time!  Rita Hayworth is at her sultriest & Glenn Ford is at his sexiest (Yes, he was sexy once, lol!).  There is even a homoerotic undercurrent in the relationship between Glenn and George McCready.  The movie also makes a strong statement against misogyny,  to wit, Gilda's amazing Put The Blame on Mame number!  I LOVE this movie!

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Title: "H" is The Harvey Girls
Post by: dot-matrix on November 30, 2007, 12:37:31 pm
"I sent my picture into one of those Lonely Hearts Clubs and they sent it back, saying "We're NOT that lonely!" "

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Title: "I" is It's a Wonderful Life
Post by: MaineWriter on November 30, 2007, 12:48:47 pm
==comment==

In my memory, "It's A Wonderful Life," is not the iconic Christmas movie. In fact, I don't have any memory of IAWL from growing up...and now I know why! Here's a very interesting article on the history of IAWL and it's "rebirth" in 1974. I definitely recommend a quick read!

http://www.failuremag.com/arch_arts_its_a_wonderful_life.html


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Title: "J" is Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet
Post by: southendmd on November 30, 2007, 01:17:55 pm
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From IMDb:  "JOHNNIE FEDORA AND ALICE BLUEBONNET fall in love while for sale in the window of a fancy shop. Quickly separated by different owners, Johnnie begins an almost impossible search for Alice throughout New York City.

This poignant little film, originally a segment of MAKE MINE MUSIC (1946), is full of charm & spunk. The Disney animators have achieved the seemingly impossible - making the viewers sincerely care about the romantic fate of a couple of hats. The Andrews Sisters make the perfect singing narrators."
Title: "K" is The Killers
Post by: oilgun on November 30, 2007, 04:59:46 pm
Alaways had a thing for Burt Lancaster.

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Title: "L" is Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Post by: MaineWriter on November 30, 2007, 05:17:25 pm
==comment==

All these movies about readjusting after WWII...so very interesting.

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from IMDb:

Andy Hardy, newly discharged from the Army pays a surprise visit to his family. He soon announces he's going back to college where he can reunite with and propose to all American girl, Kay Wilson.

Mickey Rooney is joined by the rest of the Hardy family players and a capable supporting cast to create an enjoyable viewing experience. I like the way Andy has matured and of course, the entire movie portrays a way of life gone by, if it even ever existed...

I still don't believe how Andy could get all those pretty girls, but hey, Rooney himself did marry Ava Gardner didn't he? Lina Romay is "muy linda" as Isabel Gonsalez who inexplicably has the hots for Andy Hardy. I'm guessing she wanted to do more than just dance with him. What a lucky stiff! The joke is that Andy is so preoccupied by pretty Bonita Granville that he doesn't even notice lovely Lina. Statuesque Dorothy Ford was incredibly sexy as Coffy Smith. Picture a 6 foot tall Jane Russell and you'll know what I'm talking about.

Worth the price of admission is the dance scene with our pint sized Mickey paired up with gorgeous amazon Dorothy. The choreographer delightfully made use of the size disparity to create a wonderful dance number, enthusiastically performed by Mickey and Dorothy. It's great, I've never seen anything like it.

Nostalgic entertainment, worth seeing.
Title: "M" is A Matter of Life and Death
Post by: Meryl on November 30, 2007, 06:28:59 pm
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A Matter of Life and Death is a film by the British writer-director-producer team of Powell and Pressburger. The US title was Stairway to Heaven, which was derived from the film's most prominent special effect: a broad escalator linking the other world and Earth. Reversing the convention of The Wizard of Oz, the supernatural scenes are in black-and-white, while the ones on Earth are in Technicolor.

In 2004, it was named the second greatest British film ever made by the magazine Total Film in a poll of 25 film critics.  It was beaten only by Get Carter.
Title: "N" is A Night in Casablanca
Post by: Fran on November 30, 2007, 06:39:44 pm
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Title: "O" is Of Human Bondage
Post by: oilgun on November 30, 2007, 07:48:12 pm
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Title: "P" is The Postman Always Rings Twice
Post by: memento on November 30, 2007, 07:52:22 pm
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Title: "Q" is Quiet Weekend
Post by: MaineWriter on November 30, 2007, 08:52:56 pm
==comment==

This sounds like it could be cute. Too bad it is probably not available anywhere!

From IMDb:

Based on a play. A group assembles in the run-down country cottage owned by one couple. Their son's mousy would-be girlfriend takes on his glamorous 'latest', a haggard clothes horse with a ridiculous 40s hairdo. She asks her hostess if the family dresses for dinner. No, she says, because we don't have it. We have supper - something, and cheese and biscuits. As the mother goes out, the girlfriend mutters "cheese and biscuits". Sounds like nothing, but it's a very funny moment. Everyone is somewhat obsessed by food, but it was just post-war, and shortages and rationing ruled people's lives. No wonder Dad and friend Adrian go poaching salmon, which gives Adrian courage to propose to the lady he admires. Plus there's the ghastly village hall concert and antics of obnoxious rich party-goers. Everyone acts their socks off, including the wasps at the picnic. The salmon just has to play dead. By the way, it ends happily.
Title: "R" is The Razor's Edge
Post by: Fran on December 01, 2007, 12:00:04 am
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Title: "S" is A Stolen Life
Post by: oilgun on December 01, 2007, 12:20:26 am
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In this romantic melodrama, Bette Davis plays twin sisters for the first time (she would do so again in 1964's Dead Ringer). Kate Bosworth (Davis) is a sincere, demure girl and talented artist. Her twin sister Pat (also Davis) is a flamboyant, man-hungry manipulator. Orphans, the girls' guardian is their cousin, Freddie Lindley (Charles Ruggles), with whom Kate elects to spend a summer on Martha's Vineyard. There, she meets Bill Emerson (Glenn Ford), a handsome engineer spending a summer vacation as a lighthouse inspector. Kate falls deeply in love with Bill, but when Pat shows up, he goes for the more exciting sister, eventually marrying her. Devastated, Kate throws herself into her art, but she becomes discouraged under the tutelage of an abusive master, Karnock (Dane Clark). A sailing accident gives Kate the chance to take her sister's place -- but can she fool Bill into believing that this sweet, innocent woman is his philandering, scheming wife? A Stolen Life (1946), a remake of an earlier picture by the same name that had been produced by Paramount only seven years earlier starring Elisabeth Bergner in the twins role, was nominated for a Best Special Effects Oscar. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Title: "T" is The Time of Their Lives
Post by: Meryl on December 01, 2007, 01:12:31 am
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=aside=oilgun
I keep forgetting to say how sorry I am that you
broke your wrist!  Hope it's coming along all right.
(I wrote "brokie" your wrist at first)  ::)
Title: "U" is Under Nevada Skies
Post by: Fran on December 01, 2007, 01:47:19 am
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Title: "V" is The Virginian
Post by: Ellemeno on December 01, 2007, 03:48:55 am
Calling FRont-Ranger, the bookclub book was made into a movie in 1946!

From the novel by Owen Wister.

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Title: "W" is Wanted for Murder
Post by: oilgun on December 01, 2007, 04:20:17 am
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Excerpt from: www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=3818 (http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=3818)
Suspicion comes Victor's way early on, and much of the movie is the elaborate dance between the serial murderer and the law; in this respect, Wanted For Murder offers some early versions of motifs that will become familiar decades later in movies like Se7en and The Silence of the Lambs. As the copy on the back of the DVD case suggests, there are a number of parallels between this movie and Strangers on a Train: a killing at an amusement park; a murderer rowing his prospective victim to an island, where he intends to strangle her; a psycho killer with some serious issues concerning his father, now living with and protected by Mommy. But this film preceded Hitchcock's by five years, so issues of influence are unclear; though in a couple of shots, Eric Portman is shot so much like Robert Walker is in Hitchcock's movie that it's hard to imagine that Hitch hadn't seen this.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Big Sleep
Post by: oilgun on December 01, 2007, 04:21:03 am
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Title: "Y" is The Yearling
Post by: dot-matrix on December 01, 2007, 05:21:09 am
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Title: "Z" is Ziegfeld Follies
Post by: MaineWriter on December 01, 2007, 08:54:46 am
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==aside==oilgun

Now it's my turn to pout! I wanted the Wildcard X to play...yes a B movie but not The Big Sleep! Who knew there were 3 such excellent B movies in 1946? Oh well, I should be flattered that people get up at 3:21 am to play my game, even if it means missing the wildcard turn!

Next up, Round 1945!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1945
Post by: MaineWriter on December 01, 2007, 09:02:08 am
Let's go for a drive and play

Round 1945!

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==aside==

Anyone know what movie this picture is from? LOL!
Title: "A" is And Then There Were None
Post by: oilgun on December 01, 2007, 09:21:43 am
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From: http://einsiders.com/reviews/videorisks/andthentherewerenone.php# (http://einsiders.com/reviews/videorisks/andthentherewerenone.php#)
And Then There Were None (1945) - Payback is a Bitch, or so the old saying goes. While the good book says that vengeance belongs to the Man Upstairs, taking our own revenge is the stuff of good drama. Agatha Christie's novel "Ten Little Indians" has been filmed numerous times, but never better than as 1945s "And Then There Were None." One of the greatest whodunits ever filmed, "And Then There Were None" is a frisky, funny, scary film which proves that "payback IS a bitch!" Especially if you are the object of the vengeance.


===ASIDE===

That's Dana Andrews in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).  I don't know the woman's name.
Title: "B" is Brief Encounter
Post by: MaineWriter on December 01, 2007, 09:55:45 am
==comment==

This is a wonderful movie. Directed by David Lean.

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Title: "C" is Children of Paradise
Post by: memento on December 01, 2007, 10:37:54 am
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=comment=
Voted the "Best French Film in History" by the French Film Academy in 1990.

=aside= Leslie
The picture is from "The Best Years of Our Lives."
Title: Aside: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on December 01, 2007, 10:48:36 am
==comment==memento, oilgun

Yes, that's "The Best Years of Our Lives." The woman in the photo is Teresa Wright. See, I managed to sneak my B movie in after all! LOL

Everyone--I am off to see historic houses in Paris Hill, Maine, with my mom, so I will be offline most of the day. I'll trust you all to hold down the movie fort while I am gone!

Have fun and see you all later,

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "D" is...
Post by: oilgun on December 01, 2007, 03:17:32 pm
==Comment==
A very low budget but wonderfuly satisfying Noir. 

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From:  www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s42ulmer.html (http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s42ulmer.html)
[...]
Besides, Detour has got what a lot of expensive movies don't -- a terrific, focused script that grabs our attention from the outset and doesn't let go. Neal and Savage are a great pair and obviously have rehearsed their scenes to perfection. Even the purple prose -- Shakespearean references, no less -- is sold with conviction. Roberts' sullen resignation to every indignity that comes along, and his unerring talent for expecting the worst from life, is perfectly conveyed by Neal. Savage is as shrill as a raw nerve and as jarring as fingernails on a chalkboard, and her Vera is a disheveled, unredeemed tramp. This at a time when the movies were selling us refined 'lost women' who dressed like movie stars. Vera intimidates the way real people do, with wheedling half-threats.
[...]
Title: "E" is The Enchanted Forest
Post by: Fran on December 01, 2007, 03:46:12 pm
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From movies.com:

A kindly old hermit who has lived in the California redwood forest for so long that he can commune with the birds and animals saves an infant after a train crash. He raises the child in the forest until the day comes when he reunites the boy with his mother and at the same time saves his beloved sylvan glade. An overlooked family gem from a minor studio.
Title: "F" is Fury in the Pacific
Post by: MaineWriter on December 01, 2007, 05:13:27 pm
==comment==

From the Internet Archive: Fury in the Pacific is a 1945 documentary short film about a pair of World War II battles in the Pacific: the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Angaur. It was co-produced by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Marines, and directed by a series of combat cameraman — of whom nine became casualties of the battles they were filming. The film is especially noteworthy for its praise of the fighting abilities of Japanese soldiers (a rarity for American propaganda during World War II), and its fast-paced editing.

You can watch it here:

http://www.archive.org/details/FURY.IN.THE.PACIFIC

It is 20 minutes long.


Title: "G" is Girls of the Big House
Post by: oilgun on December 01, 2007, 05:44:36 pm
Slim pickings so when in doubt, go for the prison film  ;)

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Title: "H" is The House on 92nd Street
Post by: memento on December 01, 2007, 06:24:00 pm
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Title: "I" is I'll Be Your Sweetheart
Post by: MaineWriter on December 01, 2007, 07:12:24 pm
==comment==


"This film is dedicated to those grand old song writers of yesterday whose melodies are the folk songs of today. Their battle against the music pirates who robbed them of their just rewards, is the inspiration for this story."

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Title: "J" is Johnny Angel
Post by: Fran on December 01, 2007, 08:37:30 pm
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Title: Re: "V" is The Virginian
Post by: Front-Ranger on December 01, 2007, 10:04:14 pm
Quote from: Ellemeno on December 01, 2007, 03:48:55 am
Calling FRont-Ranger, the bookclub book was made into a movie in 1946!

From the novel by Owen Wister.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/virginian1946dvdr.jpg)

Actually the movie was made four times! And it was also a TV miniseries! But I still feel that there's another version out there that should be made--by CLint Eastwood or Ang Lee!!

Title: "K" is Kitty
Post by: Pipedream on December 02, 2007, 03:40:06 pm
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Title: "L" is Leave Her to Heaven
Post by: oilgun on December 02, 2007, 04:37:28 pm
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(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Leave_Her_To_Heaven-3.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Leave_Her_To_Heaven-4.jpg)

http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/leave-her-to-heaven-screening/ (http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/leave-her-to-heaven-screening/)

Excerpt:

Leave Her to Heaven, released in the year World War II ended, is an unusual film noir (hence the quotes in the above paragraph) for several reasons:

It focuses on the female character — stereotypical tough guys are (mercifully) nowhere to be found in the film
It isn’t in black and white. In fact, Leave Her to Heaven was shot in glorious, lush colors by the masterful Leon Shamroy
It has a rural setting
Crimes and assorted psychopathic acts are committed in the daytime
Making the film noir label even more misleading, Leave Her to Heaven is much more melodrama than crime story.
[...]
Whether one calls it film noir, women’s film, shameless potboiler, gaudy kitsch, or what-have-you, Leave Her to Heaven is one of the best Hollywood films of the 1940s — one that showed (inner) pitch-black shadows looming in even the brightest corners of the “safe for peace” post-World War II period.


Title: "M" is Manhunt of Mystery Island
Post by: Fran on December 02, 2007, 05:38:10 pm
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Title: "N" is No Buddy Atoll
Post by: MaineWriter on December 02, 2007, 05:56:20 pm
==comment==

This is one of 26 Private SNAFU ('Situation Normal, All Fouled Up) cartoons made by the US Army Signal Corps to educate and boost the morale the troops. Originally created by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and Phil Eastman, most of the cartoons were produced by Warner Brothers Animation Studios - employing their animators, voice actors (primarily Mel Blanc) and Carl Stalling's music.

Mel Blanc does voice Private SNAFU in this one.

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Title: "O" is Out of this World
Post by: oilgun on December 02, 2007, 07:42:27 pm
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Title: "P" is The Port of Missing Mice
Post by: Fran on December 03, 2007, 12:40:28 am
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Title: "Q" is Quiet Please!
Post by: MaineWriter on December 03, 2007, 08:25:46 am
==comment==

A Tom & Jerry cartoon from Hanna Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby. It won the Oscar for Best Short Subject, Cartoon.

You can watch it here!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD4q1BJk5JY[/youtube]
Title: "R" is Rhapsody in Blue
Post by: southendmd on December 03, 2007, 01:01:19 pm
(http://www.8mm16mmfilmscollectibles.com/RhapsodyBlue1.jpg)

With Robert Alda as Gershwin, plus Oscar Levant and Al Jolson as themselves.
Title: "S" is Spellbound
Post by: Meryl on December 03, 2007, 01:59:37 pm
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Title: "T" is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Post by: MaineWriter on December 03, 2007, 02:22:25 pm
==comment==

Elia Kazan's directorial debut. James Dunn won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

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Title: "U" is Under Western Skies
Post by: southendmd on December 03, 2007, 04:12:28 pm
"They're out to rock the Rockies"

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Title: "V" is Le Vampire
Post by: oilgun on December 03, 2007, 07:48:42 pm
A rather cool documentary about the Vampire Bat.  It's in French but some of the images are fascinating.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32bk5_le-vampire-jean-painleve-1945_tech (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32bk5_le-vampire-jean-painleve-1945_tech)

Title: "W" is Waterloo Road
Post by: MaineWriter on December 03, 2007, 09:00:47 pm
==comment==

Another WWII movie...I think I have actually seen this but I don't remember much about it.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is Mildred Pierce
Post by: MaineWriter on December 03, 2007, 09:01:21 pm
==comment==

Joan Crawford won the Best Actress Oscar....this movie is so much fun. I love to hiss and boo at Veda...


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Title: "Y" is You Came Along
Post by: oilgun on December 03, 2007, 09:13:31 pm
Screenplay by that b!tch, Ayn Rand  ;)

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Title: "Z" is Zombies on Broadway
Post by: Fran on December 04, 2007, 12:34:49 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1944
Post by: dot-matrix on December 04, 2007, 04:41:48 am
Hollywood Goes to War
Round 1944

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Title: "A" is Abroad with Two Yanks
Post by: dot-matrix on December 04, 2007, 04:45:44 am
Cast: William Bendix, Helen Walker, Dennis O’Keefe, John Loder

from IMDb:
Biff and Jeff, two American G.I.'s on furlough in Australia during The Second World War, are enjoying their time the way most soldiers on leave do. When they meet the beautiful Joyce, however, they both fall head over heels for her, and start competing for her attentions. As their R&R time begins to run out, the schemes they each come up with to win her affection and foil the other's plans to do the same become more and more outrageous. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher {[email protected]}

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Title: "B" is Bathing Beauty
Post by: Ellemeno on December 04, 2007, 06:05:03 am
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Title: "C" is Cover Girl
Post by: opinionista on December 04, 2007, 07:09:27 am
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Title: "D" is Double Indemnity
Post by: MaineWriter on December 04, 2007, 07:17:19 am
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Title: "E" is Experiment Perilous
Post by: dot-matrix on December 04, 2007, 12:49:08 pm
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Title: "F" is Follow the Boys
Post by: southendmd on December 04, 2007, 12:50:27 pm
(http://www.posterpalace.com/images/ak/followtheboysos.jpg)

From IMDb:  During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.

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Marlene Dietrich (looking like Carmen Miranda!) and Orson Welles
Title: "G" is Gaslight
Post by: MaineWriter on December 04, 2007, 12:58:15 pm
==comment==

Ingrid Bergman was the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role

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Title: "H" is Henry V
Post by: Meryl on December 04, 2007, 02:31:40 pm
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Title: "I" is I'll Be Seeing You
Post by: southendmd on December 04, 2007, 02:34:16 pm
From IMDb:  "Ginger Rogers is a convict released from state penitentiary for a Christmas leave. On the train, she meets Sergeant Joseph Cotton who has been released from a mental hospital and she invites him home for dinner."  With Shirley Temple.  Sounds bizarre.

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Title: "J" is Jane Eyre
Post by: MaineWriter on December 04, 2007, 02:44:19 pm
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Title: "K" is Kismet
Post by: dot-matrix on December 04, 2007, 04:20:58 pm
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Marlene Dietrich's elaborate hairsytles in this film are fascinating ::)
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Title: "L" is Lifeboat
Post by: southendmd on December 04, 2007, 04:23:09 pm
(http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Lifeboat%20poster%20.jpg)

(http://www.jimusnr.com/lifeboat6.JPG)

(http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/40_image/life.jpg)

Gotta love Tallulah Bankhead!
Trivia from IMDb:  During filming, several of the crew members noted that actress Tallulah Bankhead was not wearing underwear. When advised of this situation, director Alfred Hitchcock observed, "I don't know if this is a matter for the costume department, makeup, or hairdressing."
Title: "M" is Meet Me in St. Louis
Post by: MaineWriter on December 04, 2007, 04:57:43 pm
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Title: "N" is National Velvet
Post by: Fran on December 04, 2007, 05:02:33 pm
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Title: "O" is Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Post by: southendmd on December 04, 2007, 05:31:41 pm
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) - If ever there was a 1940s equivalent of today's teen comedies, this was it! Featuring endearing performances by the adorable Diana Lynn and Gail Russell as naive young girls who travel to Europe on a cruise ship in 1923, the film is based on the real-life experiences of Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough. Great supporting performances by Charles Ruggles, Dorothy Gish, Beulah Bondi and others. (from freemoviesondvd.com)
Title: "P" is Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo
Post by: MaineWriter on December 04, 2007, 05:36:44 pm
==comment==

A Popeye cartoon. Bluto plays the zookeeper.

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Title: "Q" is Qatil
Post by: oilgun on December 04, 2007, 09:17:06 pm
Name of the film: Qatil  Direction: K.L. Khan  (1944)
Production: Amit Pictures Music: K. Narayan Rao
Artiste 1: E. Bilimoria Artiste 2: Shantarin Artiste 3: Ali Category : Action
Language: Hindi 

Sorry it was either this or one of the Quinito animated films from Spain but a Google search gave me nothin', I tells ya, nothin'!
Title: "R" is Raiders of Ghost City
Post by: Fran on December 05, 2007, 01:43:17 am
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Title: "S" is Since You Went Away
Post by: Meryl on December 05, 2007, 02:32:40 am
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Title: "T" is Thirty Second's Over Tokoyo
Post by: dot-matrix on December 05, 2007, 04:47:09 am
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/31/b70-15915)
Title: "U" is Up inArms
Post by: MaineWriter on December 05, 2007, 07:10:23 am
==comment==

from IMDb:

One of the funniest movies of all-time. Danny Kaye's first film. Catapulted him from a virtual unknown to an international super-star. Two songs co-authored by his wife, Sylvia Fine, did the trick for him: "The Lobby Number" and "Melody In 4-F." These two songs put Danny's virtuoso tongue-twisting genius on full display. Danny Kaye plays a hypochondriac who is drafted into the Army in World War II and ends up single-handedly capturing a platoon of Japanese soldiers in the South Pacific while winning the heart of beautiful songstress Dinah Shore. Now, 60 years later, the film remains thoroughly enjoyable, and no other entertainer has emerged who can equal Danny Kaye's extraordinary comedic talents. If I had to make a list of the 10 funniest films ever made, "Up In Arms" would surely be on that list.

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Title: "V" is Vigilantes of Dodge City
Post by: southendmd on December 05, 2007, 09:33:53 am
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With "Bobby Blake", a very young Robert Blake.
Title: "W" is The White Cliff's of Dover
Post by: dot-matrix on December 05, 2007, 12:49:24 pm
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Title: Wildcard "X" IS Arsenic and Old Lace
Post by: dot-matrix on December 05, 2007, 12:57:44 pm
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Title: "Y" is Yellow Rose of Texas, The
Post by: southendmd on December 05, 2007, 01:18:27 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zorro's Black Whip
Post by: Fran on December 05, 2007, 02:41:24 pm
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Title: Ding Ding Ding! Announcing Another Special Round!
Post by: MaineWriter on December 05, 2007, 02:55:42 pm
As we slog away through the depths of World War II, I thought it was time to lighten up the mood with another special round!

This one was suggested by Oilgun....

Guilty Pleasures

That guilty pleasure movie...the one you watch when you are feeling down, or silly,
or just want to escape into a memory of an old favorite.
The equivalent of a "comfort food" movie.

As always,

1) Unplayed movies only, please. (Check the archive!)
2) Anything from 1944 to 2007 can be played. Please include the movie year after the name, in parentheses.
3) Include a comment on why this movie is a guilty pleasure. What makes it special or memorable?

Questions...send me a message.

Have fun, everyone!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is American Gigolo (1980)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 05, 2007, 03:28:04 pm
==comment==

Richard Gere as a guilty pleasure. Do I really need to give any more explanation?

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Title: "B" is Blade Runner (1982)
Post by: southendmd on December 05, 2007, 04:11:50 pm
Young Harrison Ford.  Love the soundtrack.


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Title: "C" is Coma (1978)
Post by: oilgun on December 05, 2007, 04:12:48 pm
I still LOVE this movie which like Alien has a strong feminist protagonist, played beautifully by Genevieve Bujold who is a favourite of mine.  Watch for a good cameo by a young Ed Harris and a not so good one by Tom Selleck. Elizabeth Ashley is a hoot as the nurse at the sinister Jefferson Institute.

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Excerpt from a review at From http://www.toptenreviews.com/scripts/eframe/url.htm?u=http%3A%2F%2Freviews.imdb.com%2FReviews%2F207%2F20760 (http://From http://www.toptenreviews.com/scripts/eframe/url.htm?u=http%3A%2F%2Freviews.imdb.com%2FReviews%2F207%2F20760)

The movie protagonist is Doctor Susan Wheeler (played by Genevieve Bujold), young doctor in big Boston hospital. During her practice, she begins noticing a strange pattern of young and healthy patients falling into unexplained coma during the routine surgeries. She begins to investigate, although everyone, including her boyfriend and colleague Doctor Marc Bellows (played by Michael Douglas), doesn't believe her claims about all those cases being connected. Actually, the cause of that phenomenon becomes even more sinister after Doctor Wheeler survives an attempt on her life. Finally motivated to push through the bitter end, she begins to reveal the shocking truth.
Title: "D" is Drumline (2002)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 05, 2007, 04:22:43 pm
==comment==

Nick Cannon was hot--and I never heard of Nick Cannon before this movie! It makes me want to go to a football game at a historically Black university just for the halftime show.

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Title: "E" is Enchanted April (1992)
Post by: Meryl on December 06, 2007, 02:11:41 am
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Four women in post-World War I England leave damp and rainy London to go on a holiday to a secluded coastal villa in Italy (Portofino). Two lonely housewives, who belong to the same church but have never spoken, become acquainted.  After seeing a newspaper ad for a villa for rent on the Italian Riviera, the women set about finding two other ladies to share expenses. Joined by a beautiful young socialite and an elderly dowager, the four find rejuvenation in the tranquil beauty of their surroundings.

This is such a feel-good movie, and it's right up my alley.  I love anything British, and this is like a good Masterpiece Theater feature, with lovely locations and pretty costumes and a smart script and a marvelously sappy, happy ending for all.  It's like a mini-vacation, and I feel renewed at the end, just like the characters do.  Wonderful performances from everyone, particularly Josie Lawrence, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent and Alfred Molina.
Title: Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Post by: memento on December 06, 2007, 03:20:10 am
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Hugh Grant at his self-deprecating best.
Title: "G" is Gattaca (1997)
Post by: oilgun on December 06, 2007, 04:41:07 am
There is no gene for the human spirit - This dystopian film has been accused of being more style than substance but I disagree.  It certainly is beautifully stylish and gorgeously shot but it's a character driven film that is surprisingly affecting.   Ethan Hawke, as Vincent the 'in-valid', is at his most tortured and handsome and has great chemistry with both Jude Law, as the damaged Jerome whose identity he assumes, and Uma Thurman as his love interest Irene.  Plus it has Gore Vidal   and he's always a treat.  I watch this on a regular basis and my heart aches every time...

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Title: "H" is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Post by: opinionista on December 06, 2007, 07:33:18 am
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Title: "I" is Imitation of Life (1959)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 06, 2007, 08:00:13 am
==comment==

A Douglas Sirk film, with Lana Turner, Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue. This movie is so jaw-droppingly over the top, especially the funeral at the end, that you can't help but love it. Lana Turner's costumes are great, too.

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Title: "J" is Joy Ride (2001)
Post by: oilgun on December 06, 2007, 09:22:28 am
OK, I admit it, I have a thing for Paul Walker but this definitely is a high tension, joy ride of a movie!

An Excerpt from a decent review at http://www.solomonrothman.com/blog/2007/11/16/roadkill-joy-ride-2001-dvd-review-steve-zahn-paul-walker-leelee-sobieski/ (http://www.solomonrothman.com/blog/2007/11/16/roadkill-joy-ride-2001-dvd-review-steve-zahn-paul-walker-leelee-sobieski/)

This isn’t a scare a minute horror movie, or one that is filled with violence, blood and guts, it plays on tension, a good plot and doesn’t make that fatal mistake of taking itself too seriously. Everyone in the film understands the kind of movie they are making; it’s a teen horror that doesn’t rely on the usual cheap scares and over the top acting and instead pulls something out of the bag that is altogether very different. In my opinion it is better than Jeepers Creepers, which although everyone raves about was only actually any good for the first half of the movie until ‘The Creeper’ gets revealed wouldn’t you agree? Unlike that, Roadkill (or Joy Ride depending on how you want to refer to it) is consistently tense and fun throughout the films entirety. It never loses pace, and it never once becomes boring or tedious leaving the audience on the edge of their seats and desperate to catch a glimpse of the brilliantly unstable Rusty Nail.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/JOYRIDE-1.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Joyride-2.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Joyride-3.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/joyride-4.jpg)
With the obligatory Paul Walker skin shot, God bless him!
Title: 'K' is Kate and Leopold (2001)
Post by: belbbmfan on December 06, 2007, 11:41:40 am
I saw this movie for the first time on tv a couple of weeks ago. Good fun. Hugh was great!

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/1731.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Post by: southendmd on December 06, 2007, 01:18:56 pm
The second-best on-screen kiss!

(http://www.methodshop.com/video/reviews/ladytramp/kiss.jpg)

(http://albums.mouseplanet.com/MPPromotional/lady1.jpg)

(The best, of course, is below:)
Title: "M" is Mrs. Reynolds Needs a Nurse (1963)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 06, 2007, 01:33:31 pm
==comment==

Okay, so it is not really a "guilty pleasure" but it is a movie I've never forgotten. I saw this my sophomore year in college. The movie was conceived by Dolores Little, a faculty member at the University of Washington. In her words, "One of the things that came from examining curriculum was an interest in improving understanding about the needs of psychiatric patients. In working at Harborview I had been involved in helping a particularly difficult psychiatric patient and decided to write up the case and present it to a film company I knew of. The head of the education division came out to visit me and we ended up making ‘Mrs. Reynolds Needs a Nurse’ based on this case. The film was cast with personnel from Harborview and in fact I played the supervisor who ‘finally sees the light.’ Virginia Olcott, played the difficult ‘patient’ and someone who worked in the laundry room played her ‘husband.’

The film won Best Documentary at the Canadian Film Festival and the Chris Memorial Award and has been shown around the world.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/mrs-reynolds-film_poster.jpg)


You can watch it at the University of Washington website:

http://www.son.washington.edu/about/h_mrs-reynolds.asp
Title: 'N' is the Naked Gun (1991)
Post by: belbbmfan on December 06, 2007, 02:44:29 pm
okay, I'll admit, very silly, but funny too.

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/film_imagephp-1.jpg)
Title: "O" is O Fantasma (2000)
Post by: oilgun on December 06, 2007, 02:48:55 pm
Ok, this is definitely a very guilty pleasure.  I saw it at the Toronto InsideOut film Festival and was completely mesmerized by it.   Many people absolutely loath it and I have to admit that the second half is a bit hard to take.  That's when the protagonist having lost touch with reality creeps around the Lisbon city dump dressed in a rubber suit, eats garbage & small woodland animals & drinks black water.  The lead (non)actor's performance is so compelling throughout the film that I return to it on a regular basis.

“But one night Sérgio views the phantom of his dreams (Andre Barbosa), [a handsome man on a motorcycle], who awakens in him the obsession of love. Sérgio begins to spy on him, to go through his rubbish, to follow him, and eventually, he breaks into his house, pissing on his bed like a dog marking its territory...
Excerpt from http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/archives/online_features/superheros.php (http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/archives/online_features/superheros.php)


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Title: "P" is Planet of the Apes (1968)
Post by: southendmd on December 06, 2007, 02:54:36 pm
(http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare2/planetoftehapes/apes1shot7.jpg)

Dr. Zira: What will he find out there, doctor?
Dr. Zaius: His destiny.


(http://www.conelrad.com/conelrad100/images/pota_110404.gif)

Still gives me chills.
Title: Re: "P" is Planet of the Apes (1968)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 06, 2007, 03:20:46 pm
Quote from: southendmd on December 06, 2007, 02:54:36 pm

Still gives me chills.

I remember seeing that in the Sayville Movie Theater and just about freaking out. I had no clue what the ending was going to be...I didn't read movie reviews in those days. Oh my, what an experience that was!

Folks, I am going to make a GameMistress executive decision and say we skip Q and go right to R. I just went through the Q movies and about the only thing we haven't played was "Quest for Camelot" (which was lousy, certainly not a guilty pleasure) or "Quo Vadis" (which I've never seen, so I can't call that a guilty pleasure). So....

Hope that's all right with everyone!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "R" is Reckless (1984)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 06, 2007, 03:21:21 pm
==comment==

with Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah. Unfortunately, this is becoming a guilty pleasure only in my memory since it is not out on DVD and I haven't seen it in years. Quinn plays the boy "from the wrong side of the tracks" and Hannah is the cheerleader who wants to take some risks. As I recall, it had a couple of sizzling hot sex scenes (one in a pool, another in her parent's bedroom) and a great soundtrack. I would love to see this again and see what I think of it,  25 years later.

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Title: "Q" is Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)
Post by: oilgun on December 06, 2007, 03:43:08 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on December 06, 2007, 03:20:46 pm
Folks, I am going to make a GameMistress executive decision and say we skip Q and go right to R. I just went through the Q movies and about the only thing we haven't played was "Quest for Camelot" (which was lousy, certainly not a guilty pleasure) or "Quo Vadis" (which I've never seen, so I can't call that a guilty pleasure). So....


I have a "Q"! And it's a movie I've seen and it fits quite nicely in this round.

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Like most Cohen films, it bubbles with an extraordinary wildness of imagery and subtext, almost to the point of overflow. In many of the numerous pickup shots of the city, Cohen, for instance, deliberately notes the striking similarity of the architecture between the flying buttresses on the Chrysler Building and the design of Aztec temples. Cohen inserts all sorts of sardonic analogies between Aztec religion and modern culture: “The donor’s heart is ritually removed and presented to the gods – luckily these days all we have to do is take the water and drink the wine – that’s what I call being civilized,” David Carradine’s detective notes in one of his dry asides.
Excerpt from: http://www.moria.co.nz/horror/q.htm (http://www.moria.co.nz/horror/q.htm)



Title: "S" is Sixteen Candles (1984)
Post by: opinionista on December 06, 2007, 03:45:26 pm
I looove this movie!

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Title: Re: "Q" is Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 06, 2007, 03:51:06 pm
Quote from: oilgun on December 06, 2007, 03:43:08 pm
I have a "Q"! And it's a movie I've seen and it fits quite nicely in this round.


I stand corrected! Thanks, oilgun! I figured we'd be sitting here for 3 days waiting for someone to post a Q. Thanks for jumping in!

Natali has S, next up, T.

L
Title: "T" is Trouble with Harry, The (1955)
Post by: southendmd on December 06, 2007, 03:54:16 pm
(http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Trouble%20With%20Harry%20Hitchcock%20lobby%20card.jpg)

Hitchcock black humor.

(http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Trouble%20With%20Harry%20Hitchcock%20Shirley%20MacLaine%20Edmund%20Gwenn%20John%20Forsythe%20pic%203.jpg)

Shirley MacLaine's first film.

(http://videodetective.com/photos/089/003754_25.jpg)

Yes, that's the Beaver (Jerry Mathers)
.
Title: "U" is Unfaithful (2002)
Post by: Fran on December 06, 2007, 03:57:53 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/unfaithful.jpg)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/Unfaith.jpg)

=comment=
Often described as "softporn for housewifes," Unfaithful  has Diane Lane cheating on Richard Gere with some young French guy.  I love this movie.
Title: The Verdict (1982)
Post by: memento on December 06, 2007, 05:49:33 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/verdict.jpg)

Paul Newman at his finest as an alcoholic lawyer.
Title: "W" is White Christmas (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 06, 2007, 05:53:56 pm
==comment==

This was "my" Christmas movie growing up. I watched it every year, at least once, or multiple times if it was shown on TV multiple times. (No DVDs or videos in those days!) I always watched it with my friend Cathy and we usually sang along with all the songs

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/imgMain.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/WhtChrstms_3blog.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/main_whiteChristmas.jpg)

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Title: Wild Card "X" is Diva (1981)
Post by: southendmd on December 06, 2007, 06:16:19 pm
I've been trying to play this film since the game started.  Finally!  This was my first film obsession (can you guess the second?):  a film about obsession.  Gorgeous, stylish, suspenseful, moving, very  French.  I dragged all my college friends to see this one.  I still love it. 

(http://www.kyushu-ns.ac.jp/~allan/Assets/film%20noir/1981_Diva_2.jpg)(http://www.bestfrenchfilms.com/p_diva.jpg)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/samserendipity/Diva2.jpg)

(http://www.stylusmagazine.com/images/scenes/070628-03.jpg)(http://www.urbanscootin.com/forum/files/diva.jpg.jpg)

(http://www.channel4.com/film/media/film/2l/D/diva_lg_01.jpg)(http://www.koki-freiburg.de/2004/0104/Diva.jpg)

(http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_01_img0140.jpg)

Title: "Y" is Yes (2004)
Post by: oilgun on December 06, 2007, 07:45:41 pm
The first thing to say about Sally Potter's "Yes" is that it is written in verse - rhymed iambic pentameter, to be precise. This curious feature may not, however, be the first thing you notice about the movie, given Ms. Potter's knack for enjambment and her cast's impressive ability to make highly artificial language sound like natural speech. The rhythms of their dialogue are at once odd and familiar, and the meter gives the picture a brisk momentum, making it feel like the expression of single, sustained impulse. "Yes" is not just a movie, in other words, it's a poem.
Excerpt From http://movies.nytimes.com/2005/06/24/movies/24yes.html (http://movies.nytimes.com/2005/06/24/movies/24yes.html)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/yes-1.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Yes-2.jpg)

Title: "Z" is Zorba the Greek (1964)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 07, 2007, 07:30:58 am
==comment==

This isn't really a guilty pleasure...in fact, I think I've only seen it once. But I needed a Z movie to finish the round and I have seen this (as opposed to, say, Zombie Honeymoon!).

Thanks again to oilgun for suggesting this round. If anyone else has ideas, let me know.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1943
Post by: MaineWriter on December 07, 2007, 07:33:28 am
Let the cameras roll!

Round 1943!

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Title: "A" is Above Suspicion
Post by: memento on December 07, 2007, 09:10:25 am
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/Hobby_AboveSuspicion.jpg)
Title: "B" is Batman, The
Post by: southendmd on December 07, 2007, 09:59:46 am
(http://www.prices4antiques.com/item_images/medium/34/99/90-01.jpg)

IMDb user comment:  The 1943 Batman Movie Serial, starring Lewis Wilson as the Batman and Lewis Croft as Robin, is definitely one of my favorites. The evil Dr. Daka, played with devilish delight by J. Carol Naish, has enlisted a number of 5th columnists to subvert American interests, on U.S. soil. Innocent Americans are transformed into mindless zombies in order to assist the sinister Daka and his evil minions. Despite every advantage, the Batman manages to stop Daka and save America from the "Doom of the Rising Sun!" Watch for Shirley Patterson as Bruce Wayne's love interest, Linda Page, who definitely makes a wonderful damsel in distress. William Austin plays Wayne's faithful butler, Alfred and provides comic relief. Batman creator, Bob Kane, even makes an appearance in the first chapter as a newsboy.

(http://www.dvdinmypants.com/reviews/A-G/images/batman43-2.jpg)
Title: "C" is Corregidor
Post by: MaineWriter on December 07, 2007, 10:22:08 am
==comment==

It seems fitting to play this today, since the movie opens with a wedding that takes place in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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Title: "D" is The Deerslayer
Post by: oilgun on December 07, 2007, 10:39:49 am
Stars Yvonne DiCarlo.
From an IMDb user:  Yvonne decorates the forest. Nicely.  :D

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Deerslayer-2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Deerslayer.jpg)
Title: "E" is Edge of Darkness
Post by: southendmd on December 07, 2007, 11:56:11 am
(http://www.cinemovies.fr/images/data/films/Pfilm103942004133489.jpg)

A well-regarded film about the Norwegian resistance.  Also starring Ruth Gordon.
Title: "F" is For Whom the Bell Tolls
Post by: MaineWriter on December 07, 2007, 12:13:43 pm
==comment==

Nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Picture, but only won one: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Katina Paxinou)


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Title: "G" is The Gang's All Here
Post by: oilgun on December 07, 2007, 12:49:22 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Gang-2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Gang-1.gif)

===Comment===
I take back what I said about the forties being a better decade than the fifties for film.  The ratio of bad to good movies seems about the same, if not higher, in the forties.
Title: "H" is Heaven Can Wait
Post by: southendmd on December 07, 2007, 01:36:02 pm
(http://www.lubitsch.com/images/heavencwaitposter.jpg)

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IMDb user comment:  Another Lubitsch masterpiece, Heaven Can Wait is in brilliant color. It is extremely well acted, charming, and in its own way, timeless. It takes place mainly around the turn of the century though it does transcend decades. It is the engaging story of wealthy would-be playboy Henry Van Cleeve, magnificently played by Don Ameche, whose heart is captured by Gene Tierney. Since he always had a bit of the rogue in him, and acted mischievously at times, upon death Henry goes directly to see Satan (played winningly by Laird Cregar) to accept his fate of eternal damnation. Thus, the story of his life is told to Satan via flashback in most ingenious fashion. I don't wish to give any more away. It is marvelous fare for the entire family. See it and revel in it.

(BTW, this has nothing to do with the Warren Beatty 1977 film, which was a remake of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan".)
Title: "I" is An Itch in Time
Post by: MaineWriter on December 07, 2007, 02:00:07 pm
==comment==

Another Looney Tunes cartoon, this one with Elmer Fudd having to give his dog a bath. For those who want to watch, it is available at YouTube (and now here!).

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-zA16E-_NY[/youtube]
Title: "J" is Journey into Fear
Post by: Meryl on December 07, 2007, 02:38:49 pm
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Title: "K" is Klondike Kate
Post by: oilgun on December 07, 2007, 04:22:48 pm
With Ann Savage and Tom Neal who would star again together in Detour 1945.

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Title: "L" is The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Post by: MaineWriter on December 07, 2007, 04:26:44 pm
==comment==

Another classic from "The Archers," Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The synopsis from the Criterion Collection:

The passions and pitfalls of a lifetime in the military are dramatized in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s magnificent epic, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. The film follows the exploits of pristine British soldier Clive Candy (Roger Livesey) as he battles to maintain his honor and proud gentlemanly conduct through romance, three wars, and a changing world. Vibrant and controversial, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is at once a romantic portrait of a career soldier and a pointed investigation into the nature of aging, friendship, and obsolescence.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/7712-large.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mr. Lucky
Post by: memento on December 07, 2007, 04:45:28 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/Henry20C20Potter.jpg)
Title: "N" is No Time for Love
Post by: Meryl on December 07, 2007, 05:50:22 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/No_Time_for_Love.jpg)

Starring Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert

The misadventures of a woman press photographer and an engineer who fall in love and find their careers conflict on an assignment.

Quote from screenplay:

    * Katherine Grant: Oh, you---you coward! Kissing a woman!
    * Jim Ryan: What am I supposed to kiss?
Title: "O" is The Ox-Bow Incident
Post by: MaineWriter on December 07, 2007, 05:57:54 pm
==comment==

Nominated for the Best Picture Oscar but didn't win. According to IMDb trivia, this is the last movie nominated for only one Oscar. Interesting!

Here's a comment from Win Martin at IMDb:

"The Ox-Bow Incident" joins films like "12 Angry Men" to become one of the great "moral" films. In it's short 75 minutes, it manages to deal with themes of death, justice, and vengeance with realism and gravity. It also remains surprisingly immediate; though the film was made in 1943, it seems barely dated. Henry Fonda's performance (his best, in my opinion) is just as grounded and natural as always, without some of the theatricality that was the style of the times. This was one of the rare Westerns to truly transcend the genre - to appeal to a wider and more demanding audience.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/oxbowincident1943dvd.jpg)

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Title: "P" is Phantom of the Opera
Post by: Fran on December 07, 2007, 06:34:29 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/opera1943.jpg)

A "User Comment" from IMDb:

"Can you do better than opera arias by Nelson Eddy and a classic performance by Claude Rains?  I think not."
Title: "Q" is Quelli della montagna
Post by: Ellemeno on December 08, 2007, 03:37:15 am
English translation "Those of the Mountain."

Let's enjoy some Italian names, which I love even more than Georgian ones:

Directed by
Aldo Vergano       
 
Writing credits
Alessandro Blasetti        screenplay &
Corrado Pavolini        screenplay &
Alberto Spaini        screenplay &
Aldo Vergano        screenplay &
Sergio Pugliese        dialogue

Gino Betrone        story (uncredited)
Raffaele Luciani        screenplay (uncredited)

Original Music by
Annibale Bizzelli       
 
Cinematography by
Arturo Climati       
Mario Craveri       
 
Film Editing by
Fernando Cerchio       
 
Production Design by
Vittorio Valentini       
 
Set Decoration by
Tullio Maciocchi       
 
Production Management
Piero Caserini    ....   production supervisor
Mario Costantini    ....   unit manager
Attilio Fattori    ....   production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vittorio Cottafavi    ....   assistant director
Nino Fatiganti    ....   assistant director
 
Sound Department
Giacomo Pitzorno    ....   sound (as Giacomo Pizzorno)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Amleto Dessie    ....   camera operator (uncredited)
Ubaldo Marelli    ....   camera operator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Franco Benedetti    ....   conductor: alpine choir
Nino Sanzogno    ....   conductor
 
Other crew
Alessandro Blasetti    ....   supervising director
Andrea Brazzola    ....   technical advisor (as Cap. Andrea Brazzola)
Vincenzo Genesi    ....   laboratories owner (as V. Genesi)
 
Thanks
Gino Betrone    ....   in memory of (as Cino Betrone)
 
Title: "R" is Riders of the Rio Grande
Post by: dot-matrix on December 08, 2007, 04:19:22 am
Riders of the Rio Grande was the last in Republic's Three Mesquiteers series

(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/51/ridersoftheriograndebc7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "S" is Shadow of a Doubt
Post by: oilgun on December 08, 2007, 07:32:19 am
From http://userpages.umbc.edu/~landon/Film%20Summaries/Summary_Shadow%20of%20a%20Doubt.htm (http://userpages.umbc.edu/~landon/Film%20Summaries/Summary_Shadow%20of%20a%20Doubt.htm)
Shadow of a Doubt was Alfred Hitchcock's favorite among his own films and was based on the case of the real-life "Merry Widow Murderer," Earle Leonard Nelson, a mass strangler of the 1920s. Hitchcock made this chiller all the more frightening by having his crafty homicidal maniac intrude into the tranquility of a warm, middle-class family living in a small town, revealing the dark underside of the American heartland. His characters are deeply developed, and he drew from Joseph Cotten one of the actor's most remarkable and fascinating performances.

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Title: "T" is They Came to Blow Up America
Post by: MaineWriter on December 08, 2007, 08:44:49 am
==comment==

from IMDb: Based on a true incident that occurred in 1942 when nine Nazi saboteurs were put ashore on the coast of Long Island, New York, by submarine, with orders to blow up various defense installations. They were caught, tried, and several were executed.


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Title: "U" is The Uninvited Pest
Post by: Fran on December 08, 2007, 11:31:06 am
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Title: "V" is The Volunteer
Post by: memento on December 08, 2007, 08:08:24 pm
Another film by The Archers.
From IMDB:
After a masterful performance as Othello in a London theater 'Ralph Richardson' is asked for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. A short while later, Fred has joined the Fleet Air Arm (Fly Navy) and has become a hero, rescuing a pilot from his burning plane. When Fred goes to Buckingham Palace it's Ralph's turn to ask for an autograph.
             
Ralph Richardson  ... Himself / Narrator (as Lt. Cmdr Ralph Richardson RNVR)
Pat McGrath  ...  Fred Davey
Anna Neagle 
Laurence Olivier ...  Himself - impersonating a fish outside restaurant window
Michael Powel ... Photographer outside Buckingham Palace
Herbert Wilcox
Tommy Woodrooffe ...Narrator of documentary seen on aircraft carrier


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Title: "W" is We've Never Been Licked
Post by: Meryl on December 09, 2007, 01:49:17 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/WeveNeverBeenLicked.jpg)

We've Never Been Licked is a World War II propaganda film produced by Walter Wanger and released by United Artists. Parts of the movie were shot on location at the Texas A&M University campus.

Army brat Brad Craig enters A&M with a chip on his shoulder which upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter, only to find she is in love with his roommate. In the meantime, Craig unwittingly associates with Japanese spies (one played by William Frawley of I Love Lucy) bent on stealing a secret chemical compound developed in the A&M Chemistry Department. Craig is drummed out of the Corps for being a suspected accomplice to the spies, but he then bravely infiltrates the spy network to sabotage the Japanese war effort. Many A&M traditions are referenced in this film.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Le Corbeau
Post by: oilgun on December 09, 2007, 07:02:07 am
Description from Amazon: A mysterious writer of poison pen letters known only as Le Corbeau (The Raven) plagues a French provincial town, and unwittingly exposes the collective suspicion and rancor that was seething beneath the community's calm surface. Made during the Nazi Occupation of France, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Le Corbeau was attacked by the right-wing Vichy regime, the left-wing Resistance press, the Catholic Church, and was banned after the liberation. Le Corbeau brilliantly captures the spirit of paranoid pettiness and self-loathing that turns an occupied French town into a twentieth-century Salem.

From an IMDb user: Clouzot has been called the French Hitchcock, but when Le Corbeau hit the screens in 1943 – released by a German production company during the Nazi occupation of France – he wasn't welcomed as warmly as the mischievous but harmless cherub across the Atlantic. its mordantly unflattering portrait of the French bourgeoisie was shunned as little short of treasonous.To be sure, Le Corbeau, like most of Clouzot's work (Diabolique, The Wages of Fear) seems to take Shakespeare's misanthropic Timon of Athens as inspiration for its outlook on humanity; it's certainly no tourist brochure for the French provinces

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Title: "Y" is Young and Willing
Post by: oilgun on December 09, 2007, 07:28:41 am
There are two user comments on IMDb, one is very positive and the other very negative.

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Title: "Z" is La Zia di Carlo
Post by: MaineWriter on December 09, 2007, 10:08:33 am
==comment==

A remake of a 1930 movie called "Charley's Aunt," which was based on a play of the same name, first produced in 1892.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1942
Post by: MaineWriter on December 09, 2007, 10:12:27 am
Without further ado...

Round 1942!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1943
Post by: Ellemeno on December 09, 2007, 10:14:07 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on December 09, 2007, 10:08:33 am
==comment==

A remake of a 1930 movie called "Charley's Aunt," which was based on a play of the same name, first produced in 1892.

Charley's Aunt is pretty funny.  We did the play in high school.  
Title: "A" is Across the Pacific
Post by: Ellemeno on December 09, 2007, 10:14:19 am
Bogey as another Rick...

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Title: "B" is Bambi
Post by: Meryl on December 09, 2007, 01:27:56 pm
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==comment==
I never thought about when "Bambi" was made, so I was surprised to find it was before I was born.  It's the first movie I can remember that moved me to tears.  Cried like a sonuvabitch when Bambi's mom got shot.  :'(
Title: "C" is Casablanca
Post by: MaineWriter on December 09, 2007, 02:49:10 pm
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Title: "D" is The Ducktators
Post by: southendmd on December 09, 2007, 07:28:43 pm
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One of many cartoons poking at the Axis leaders.
Title: "E" is The Eyes Have It
Post by: Ellemeno on December 10, 2007, 04:14:56 am
While looking for an E, I got fascinated by this - all I can find is that it is a short documentary starring Veronica Lake as herself.  IMDb has the two plot keywords as "Hair" and "WWII."  So here's my theory on what this film is about:  Veronica Lake was very famous then for her "Peek a Boo" look, letting her hair cascade over one eye.  Well, that wouldn't be safe on Rosie the Riveter, no sirree bob.  My guess is that this was a little cautionary safety film that Veronica Lake was asked to do, that was shown along with the newsreels before the main film.  I'n that interesting?  If anyone can find more info, much obliged.

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Title: Re: "E" is The Eyes Have It
Post by: MaineWriter on December 10, 2007, 07:33:57 am
Very good deducing, Elle, and I think you are right on the money. I couldn't find anything called "The Eyes Have It" but here is a safety movie with Ms. Lake and her famous hair. Check out the factory workers with their "futile gesture." LOL

http://www.archive.org/details/us_news_review_issue_5
Title: "F" is Fingers at the Window
Post by: MaineWriter on December 10, 2007, 07:44:05 am
==comment==

Neil Doyle at IMDb says: Any story about an axe murderer on the loose has to be taken seriously--and this one is no exception, especially since it is given some film noir ambience in lighting, sets and photography--and has Basil Rathbone as the master mind of all the villainy.

Laraine Day and Lew Ayres (usually cast in the Dr. Kildare series) are the stars of this well made B-film that played the lower half of double-bills when released in 1942. They both move capably through a story that mixes romance, humor and suspense--although much of what happens stretches credibility a bit. Attempts on Laraine Day's life provide a few genuine thrills in this somewhat creepy tale about an actor (Lew Ayres) and a society girl (Day) on the trail of a serial killer being masterminded by sinister Basil Rathbone who uses hypnotism to carry out his plans.

Although a minor mystery, it has some chilling moments thanks to the intensity of Rathbone's acting and some atmospheric night scenes with the heroine being menaced and stalked on rainy streets by a killer.

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Title: Aside: Comment
Post by: MaineWriter on December 10, 2007, 08:27:00 am
This is just sort of a random comment, but I wanted to share:

The other day I played "La Zia di Carlo" for the Z, noting that it was a remake of "Charley's Aunt" which had previously been a movie and stage play, first produced in 1892. I had never heard of "Charley's Aunt" but Ellemeno said it was funny and they had put it on as her high school play.

Just now I am reading a review of "Is He Dead?" which just opened in New York City, and I come across this:

Reclaimed from the mothballs by the scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin, who came upon the manuscript five years ago in the Mark Twain Papers at the University of California, Berkeley, “Is He Dead?” would likely generate only a few chuckles (and many a cry of “Oh, brother”) in the reading. Its plot suggests an ungainly younger cousin to “Charley’s Aunt,” Brandon Thomas’s popular cross-dressing comedy from 1892.

Three times in three days! Isn't it funny how things come together?

"Is He Dead?" got a very good review, and it has an interesting history.

http://theater2.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/theater/reviews/10dead.html?em&ex=1197435600&en=79489ee4e7f174e7&ei=5087%0A
Title: "G" is The Glass Key
Post by: memento on December 10, 2007, 09:55:41 am
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=comment=
Speaking of Veronica Lake.
Title: "H" is Holiday Inn
Post by: oilgun on December 10, 2007, 10:18:10 am
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Title: "I" is In Which We Serve
Post by: southendmd on December 10, 2007, 01:27:41 pm
IMDb user comment:  In Which We Serve is a stunning and emotional piece of film making. Coward and David Lean sympathetically directed this thinly veiled account of Lord Montbatten's sea battle during WWII. Coward himself played the Montbatten role (renamed, Kinross for the film.), and turned in a sincere and 3 dimenional portrait. For those of you used to seeing Noel only in high comedy, this film is a revelation. Strong support is also given by Sir John Mills and Joyce Carey. Sir Noel won a special oscar for the screenplay.

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Title: "J is Joe Smith, American
Post by: MaineWriter on December 10, 2007, 01:37:06 pm
==comment==

Another WWII movie. Here's a comment from IMDb: Refreshingly free of cant and surprisingly low on propaganda, Joe Smith American is one of the best 'B' features you'll ever see--it was so good, in fact, that it opened in 1942 atop the bill at movie theatres in New York City. Robert Young plays the titular character, an all American 'Joe' who won't spill his guts about a secret bomb sight to the bad guys--even after being tortured and threatened with death. The torture sequence is surely one of the most grueling things committed to celluloid from the period, and in addition to being spectacularly shot by Charles Lawton Jr. was masterfully lit by one of MGM's superbly trained and uncredited craftsmen. The cloth binding used to blind and gag Young, coupled with the narrative use of his inner voice, anticipates the bleak and distressing Johnny Got His Gun by thirty years. And while the film is certainly a tribute to American patriotism--witness the fascinating schoolyard rendition of My Country Tis of Thee, complete with an odd fascist style salute to the flag--it pointedly allows Young's character to sleep in on Sundays and miss church!

Robert Young, of course, is the father from "Father Knows Best."

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Title: "K" is Keeper of the Flame
Post by: Fran on December 10, 2007, 05:14:05 pm
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Title: "L" is Larceny Inc.
Post by: oilgun on December 10, 2007, 05:47:47 pm
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This one looks like it's worth seeking out!
From an IMDb user:  Hysterical madcap fun. There may be no funnier moment in the history of film than Edward G. Robinson irritably gift wrapping a piece of luggage (all reasonably priced at $9.75) for a bothersome customer. The pacing of this movie is breathless (it's like a Bugs Bunny cartoon) and it's one of the few comedies that can legitimately claim to have a laugh virtually every minute. It's a movie that understands how funny a single door constantly opening and closing can be, provided there is a parade of zany enough characters passing through it, all of whom possess impeccable comic timing. It's also got a young, menacing Anthony Quinn to give it some edge, and an early Jackie Gleason to steal a couple scenes. Nearly as delightful as the king of screwball comedies "Bringing Up Baby".


Title: "M" is the Magnificent Ambersons
Post by: memento on December 10, 2007, 05:51:11 pm
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Title: "N" is Now, Voyager
Post by: MaineWriter on December 10, 2007, 05:56:00 pm
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The very famous scene at the end, which everybody remembers:

The famous cigarette trick occurs in a tale of love between Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis), a middle-aged, withdrawn spinster from a wealthy Boston family who is transformed from an ugly duckling into a beautiful, self-assured woman, and a handsome, unhappily-married, suave European named Jerry Durrance (Paul Henreid). During a South American cruise, Charlotte discovers life and love when she meets him and they fall in love and have an affair. In their famous scenes, cigarette smoking becomes a sensual act. In the final scene of the film, he asks Charlotte once more: "Shall we just have a cigarette on it?" She responds breathlessly: "Yes, sir," holding out an opened cigarette box. He takes two cigarettes and puts them in his mouth, lights them both, and then hands one over to Charlotte. The film ends with Charlotte's most memorable line on the balcony. Although she knows Jerry will never leave his wife, they have found something far more enduring and happy: "And just think, it won't be for this time only. That is if you'll help keep what we have. If we both try hard to, to protect that little strip of territory that's ours...Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars." As the music swells, the camera moves between them and ascends above the trees to a starry night sky.

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Another IMDb comment that I found interesting. It has been quite a few years since I have seen this movie, so I don't think I ever interpreted it this way...may be time for another re-watching.

Irving Rapper, one of Hollywood's gay directors, could not have made a gayer film than this and my view is not controversial: Hollywood did not allow overt films about homosexuality back then, unless the man was a fop and a much secondary character meant to be the butt of fag jokes. Writers and directors alike decided to somehow incorporate a gay element without making it clear off the bat and devised stories that were strongly symbolic in nature. And while Olivia Higgins Prouty's novel was not intended to be interpreted as such, her quoting of Walt Whitman's "Now voyager, sail forth to seek and find" is interesting when Whitman himself was homosexual. Plus, the added element of Charlotte Vale's damaged persona by her mother who forced her into total repression -- something very close to many gay men and women -- and her ultimate transformation into a complete person due to her inner strength has also been a recurring gay theme.
Title: "O" is Once Upon a Honeymoon
Post by: southendmd on December 10, 2007, 06:17:03 pm
IMDb:  Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers are the best part of this movie. Even with a weak script, Grant is his usual insolent, witty, and charming self. Rogers is very good with a very flimsy character. This is one of those typical anti-Nazi war propaganda films that were prevalent during the war years. A little thin on plot but high on patriotism and anti-Hitler sentiment. The Germans are, at times, shown to be bumbling fools while also shown as the near conquerors Europe. The Baron, played masterfully by Walter Slezak, is both cunning and stupid.

There are some touching moments that revolve around the plight of the Jews, giving hints on their future, a bold statement in that day.

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Title: "P" is The Pride of the Yankees
Post by: oilgun on December 10, 2007, 06:47:09 pm
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==Comment==
Yikes, somebody wants to get this round over with, lol!
Title: "Q" is Quiet Please, Murder
Post by: MaineWriter on December 10, 2007, 06:49:11 pm
==comment==

from IMDb: A competent B-noir, with the interesting twist of being set in a library. George Sanders' erudite villain is an oily delight; otherwise it's a somewhat overwrought collection of hard-boiled detective film cliches.

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Title: "R" is Ride 'Em Cowboy
Post by: southendmd on December 10, 2007, 07:08:00 pm
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With a young Ella Fitzgerald!  Here she is singing "A-tisket, a-tasket"

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUYpUogn91U[/youtube]
Title: "S" is Somewhere I'll Find You
Post by: Meryl on December 11, 2007, 01:01:31 am
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Starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner, directed by Wesley Ruggles
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1942
Post by: Ellemeno on December 11, 2007, 02:03:36 am
Quote from: southendmd on December 10, 2007, 07:08:00 pm

With a young Ella Fitzgerald!  Here she is singing "A-tisket, a-tasket"



That was pretty interesting.  She starts out in the back of the bus, singing.  And stays there.  "Oh my God, it's that era, black at the back of the bus," I thought.  But then she strolled to the front, and I thought of what I've read about black musicians, even the most beloved and famous, not being allowed to stay in the fine hotels they performed in.  And by the end of the song, she's back in her seat in the last row of the bus, with a bemused, resigned expression on her face.
Title: "T" is Tales of Manhattan
Post by: Ellemeno on December 11, 2007, 03:33:09 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1942
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 09:10:55 am
Quote from: Ellemeno on December 11, 2007, 02:03:36 am

That was pretty interesting.  She starts out in the back of the bus, singing.  And stays there.  "Oh my God, it's that era, black at the back of the bus," I thought.  But then she strolled to the front, and I thought of what I've read about black musicians, even the most beloved and famous, not being allowed to stay in the fine hotels they performed in.  And by the end of the song, she's back in her seat in the last row of the bus, with a bemused, resigned expression on her face.

Astute observation, Elle.  I believe that was true of Ella's experience.
Title: "U" is USS VD: Ship of Shame
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 09:16:22 am
From IMDb:  This is a wonderfully lame film complete with infected genitals (all male) and Raymond Massey as a distraught Executive Officer. I saw this for the first time on a Navy ship while in-port. When I told the Corpsman that I thought the film was great, he said, "it figures you would".

Cliched, melodramatic, overwrought acting. Every cornball cliche of WW II films is included, and there is truly nothing funnier than sailors referring to women that put out as "swell gals".

VD runs rampant. Sailors pass out, lose their vision, scream in pain, and display chancres and pustules that are guarenteed to make you reach for a condom.

Special highlight: There's a visit from the Health Department to a young lady that results in frustration because the nurse gives a dire warning to see a doctor, but will not tell the young lady why.

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Title: "V" is The Valley of the Vanishing Men
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 09:23:22 am
==comment==

I love the title!

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==aside==

Paul scooped me on the U! I was just about to post the same movie with the same picture and everything! Oh well...if anyone wants to read a really funny review with comments, go here:

http://www.badmovies.org/movies/shipshame/
Title: Re: "V" is The Valley of the Vanishing Men
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 09:31:25 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 09:23:22 am
I love the title!
"Valley of the Vanishing Men"?  Are you trying to tell us something?


Quote
Paul scooped me on the U! I was just about to post the same movie with the same picture and everything! Oh well...if anyone wants to read a really funny review with comments, go here:

http://www.badmovies.org/movies/shipshame/

I saw that review too!  Too funny.  It even has some audio clips, but I have no idea how to post those.
Title: "W" is Woman of the Year
Post by: memento on December 11, 2007, 10:14:03 am
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=comment=
This is one of nine pairings of Tracy and Hepburn.
View Trailer here. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035567/trailers-screenplay-E13057-310)
Title: "X" is X Marks the Spot
Post by: oilgun on December 11, 2007, 10:26:20 am
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Title: "Y" is Yankee Doodle Dandy
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 10:28:20 am
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Title: "Z" is Zamindar
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 10:47:13 am
==comment==

Must be an Indian epic--166 minutes long!
Title: Ding Ding Ding! Announcing Another Special Round!
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 10:52:10 am
I think we need a special round to liven things up around here so try this one on for size.....

Numerology!


Movie titles with numbers IN the title (such as 12 Angry Men) or movie titles that ARE numbers (such as 1408, which could be played as F). We've played a few number titles, including 8 1/2 and 2001: A Space Odyssey, but not too many, so I think we have lots to choose from. Words that refer to numbers, such as "dozen" or "decade" would also count.

1. As always, unplayed movies only -- anything from 1942 to the present can be used. Check the archive if in doubt!
2. Include the year after the title.
3. Wildcard X is still in effect.

Let's have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Apartment Zero (1988)
Post by: oilgun on December 11, 2007, 11:13:33 am
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Title: "B" is The Big Red One (1980)
Post by: Fran on December 11, 2007, 01:07:46 pm
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Title: "C" is Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 01:14:39 pm
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Title: "D" is Day2 (2006)
Post by: oilgun on December 11, 2007, 01:15:39 pm
It's a short but I liked the poster.

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Title: 8 Women (2002)
Post by: Ellemeno on December 11, 2007, 01:19:57 pm
This was a very cool and unusual movie that I saw not long ago on DVD.  Eight stars of the French Cinema, in a stylized whodunnit that takes place at a country house.  Each of the actresses has at least one musical number, which is surreal, sometimes lame, sometimes alluring.  I had somehow never heard of Fanny Ardant, but for her I resurrect the old chestnut "Va va va voom!"  You want to see some gorgeous women over 50 and 60, this is a good choice.
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From AfterEllen.com:
8 Women (8 Femmes) is a difficult movie to describe because it is so full of contradictions: it is a drama that is frequently funny (sometimes even intentionally) involving a cast of eight eight supposedly heterosexual women-- half of whom are not--who burst into song at random moments in the film while trying to solve a murder mystery.

Attempting even one of these contradictions has derailed more than one film, but oddly, this actually works for 8 Women by making it both unpredictable and memorable. Its uniqueness, along with an interesting story and a well-known cast (in France), explains why this odd little film--which has just been released on DVD--has won so much critical acclaim.

In French with subtitles, the story is about an extended family stuck in a house together during a bad snowstorm trying to figure out who killed the male head of the household, Marcel (Dominique Lamure). Think Gosford Park meets Clue, with an all-female cast and corny song-and-dance routines.
The eight women referenced in the title include the victim's icy and bitter wife Gaby (played by Catherine Deneuve), and the victim's sexy estranged sister Pierrette (Fanny Ardant). Then there is Gaby's annoying spinster sister, Augustine (Isabelle Huppert), the victim's two teenage daughters Catherine (Ludivine Sagnier) and Suzon (Virginie Ledoyen), Gaby's mother (Danielle Darrieux), the matronly black housekeeper Chanel (Firmine Richard), and the beautiful young maid Louise (Emmanuelle Béart).
As always in murder mysteries, everyone's got a secret they don't want revealed, all of which spill out over the course of the movie as the women attempt to determine who killed Marcel. The undercurrents of tension rooted in class issues, homophobia, sexism, and just plain greed are unspoken drivers in many of the characters' interactions as they alternately insult, comfort, and seduce one another.
Some of the transitions from moments of tense drama to cheesy song-and-dance routines seem rather abrupt and even strange, but perhaps this assessment is more a reflection of the fact that this type of film doesn't fit easily into existing American film genres (since this kind of musical dramedy is not standard fare here anymore, outside of art house theaters). The use of subtitles on top of this unusual combination of slightly-offbeat drama, comedy, and folksy music only exacerbates a feeling of distance between the film and the viewer, especially in the beginning.  But once you get used the pacing and transitions, that distance fades away and the film becomes very enjoyable, even if it never quite loses its surreal feel.

Issues of sexuality, and sexual tension between the women, are always at or just below the surface of the film: whether it's Gaby's oldest sister complaining about being seen as a spinster, the older maid trying to hide her love for Pierrette, Gaby's oldest daughter dealing with the consequences of a college love affair gone awry, Pierrette flirting with Gaby, or Gaby accusing Louise, the young maid, of sleeping with her husband, 8 Women deals with more sex than your standard American teen comedy--and all without a single nude scene.

Although there are plenty of indirect references to lesbianism, it is addressed directly only twice in the film: first, when the relationship between Chanel and Pierrette is discovered and Gaby reacts with homophobic statements like "You need treatment" and the accusation "I let you raise my girls!" But Chanel defends herself, saying "I've done nothing wrong," and sings about how hard it is to be alone. Richard renders Chanel simultaneously tough and tender, motherly (to the girls) and sexual, in a way that keeps you from viewing her as just a housekeeper (although it is frustrating that the only black woman in the film is a maid).

The second time lesbianism is directly addressed is towards the end of the film, when Pierrette is trying to seduce Gaby and tells her "love between women is anything but shocking. It's a form of pleasure you should try, to cleanse you of men."

The fluidity with which the women's sexuality is portrayed in the film is unusual, as is the casual way it is integrated into the story. Although Chanel is a lesbian, the other three women are more accurately described as bisexual--although they are not labeled as such in the film. Perhaps the fact that filmmakers did not feel the need to "define" the characters' sexuality is a result of it being a French film, not an American one (since few countries are quite as preoccupied with labels as we are).

Besides Pierrette and Gaby, the young maid Louise is also not straight: although she was having an affair with Gaby's husband Marcel, she tells Gaby "I became your employee not out of need, or for [Marcel]...but for you, Madame" as she gazes boldly into her eyes. Beart plays Louise with a mix of pride and smoldering sexuality that makes her a complex and compelling character, when she could easily have been just another stereotypical maid-who-sleeps with-the-boss.

Those who have followed Catherine Deneuve's career since her sapphic turn in The Hunger will most likely be surprised to see her singing and dancing in 8 Women, since she usually plays very serious roles. Deneuve is excellent here as usual, however, transitioning back and forth between being a hard, bitter wife and mother to a woman fighting attraction to her sister-in-law Pierrette, whom she publicly scorns.

Pierrette is a free-spirited "exotic dancer" who easily attracts the attention of men and women--such as the housekeeper Chanel (Firmine Richard), who has confused her sexual relationship with Pierrette for love. Fanny Ardant is very convincing as Pierrette, and she makes Pierrette appealing by exuding a warmth and vitality that contrasts sharply with the more somber countenance of the other women.

Overall, 8 Women is a fun, memorable film with many layers that provides a campy but still realistic portrait of a group of women whose sexuality and ethics are not easily defined. So fascinating do these characters and their love/hate relationships with one another become that, by the end of the film, the odd little dances don't even seem that odd anymore.
http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/Movies/8women.html

Title: "F" is 15 Minutes (2001)
Post by: Fran on December 11, 2007, 01:21:14 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/15_minutes.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 01:27:00 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/gone_in_sixty_seconds1174233354.jpg)
Title: "H" is Half Nelson (2006)
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 02:03:45 pm
(http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics/poster_HalfNelsonPoster.jpg)
Title: "I" is IP5: L'île aux pachydermes (1992)
Post by: oilgun on December 11, 2007, 04:23:41 pm
==COMMENT==

Half Nelson!  Good one SouthendMD! 


(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/IP5.jpg)

With the gorgeous Olivier Martinez!

Title: "J" is Just One of the Guys (1985)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 04:27:02 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/justoneoftheguysdvd.jpg)
Title: Re: "I" is
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 04:31:12 pm
Quote from: oilgun on December 11, 2007, 04:23:41 pm
==COMMENT==

Half Nelson!  Good one SouthendMD!

Thanks, Gil.  My first instinct was something very lame, like Home Alone 3!
Title: Re: "I" is
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 04:41:20 pm
Quote from: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 04:31:12 pm
Thanks, Gil.  My first instinct was something very lame, like Home Alone 3!

I actually didn't make this a rule, but I am sort of hoping we can get through the whole round without having to use any sequels as numbers (ie, Home Alone 3).

Leslie
Title: Comment Only
Post by: oilgun on December 11, 2007, 05:04:39 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 04:41:20 pm
I actually didn't make this a rule, but I am sort of hoping we can get through the whole round without having to use any sequels as numbers (ie, Home Alone 3).

Leslie

No problem, I've been staying away from the numbered sequels as well.  (My "D" -Day2- isn't a sequel btw)
Title: "K" is K2 (1992)
Post by: Pipedream on December 11, 2007, 05:16:24 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/K21992.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Numerology Round
Post by: Ellemeno on December 11, 2007, 05:26:40 pm
I just realized I hadn't pushed "post" this morning, when writing about "8 Women," and I want to give it a fair chance to be seen, so here it is: http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,13749.msg300614.html#msg300614
Title: "L" is The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Post by: Ellemeno on December 11, 2007, 05:27:01 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/TheTwoTowers_poster.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mille millards de dollars (1982)
Post by: oilgun on December 11, 2007, 05:33:11 pm
I've GOT to win for the highest number, lol!
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/mille_milliards_dollars.jpg)

Starring the wonderfully sexy Patrick Deweare who committed suicide at the height of his career

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/patrick_dewaere.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nine Queens (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 05:38:40 pm
==comment==

An Argentinian movie, it has a slew of positive comments on IMDb. Here's a synopsis:

Early one morning, Marcos observes Juan successfully pulling off a bill-changing scam on a cashier, and then getting caught as he attempts to pull the same trick on the next shift. Marcos steps in, claiming to be a policeman, and drags Juan out of the store. Once they are back on the street, Marcos reveals himself to be a fellow swindler with a game of much higher stakes in mind, and he invites Juan to be his partner in crime. A once-in-a-lifetime scheme seemingly falls into their laps - an old-time con man enlists them to sell a forged set of extremely valuable rare stamps, The Nine Queens. The tricky negotiations that ensue bring into the picture a cast of suspicious characters, including Marcos' sister Valeria, their younger brother Federico and a slew of thieves, conmen and pickpockets. As the deceptions mount, it becomes more and more difficult to figure out who is conning whom.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/nine_queens.jpg)
Title: "O" is One Froggy Evening (1955)
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 06:13:51 pm
From IMDb:  [Stroheim's] "Greed" is one of the great American classics, but so often we limit ourselves to thinking of a film as a multi-hour feature film with live actors. In "One Froggy Evening" Chuck Jones tells the story of a construction worker demolishing a building and discovers a frog in the cornerstone. A SINGING FROG. Naturally, the first impulse is to make money on the frog. The only problem, the frog will only sing for this one guy. Not paying crowds, not talent agents, ONLY HIM. Slowly he is driven mad, not so much by the frog but by his own failed plans with the frog. Failing to recognize the special gift he has, he sees the building going up and sticks the frog back into the cornerstone. Years pass, and when the laser demolition-man is vaporizing the building with his 21st century technology, what does he find? A SINGING FROG. "You know," he thinks, "I could make some money." And so the cycle continues. People of any time are the same, they never learn. There's your moral. Chuck Jones does in 7 minutes what Von Stroheim took 7 hours to do. A genuine masterpiece of animation.

(http://www.dilid.com/OneFroggyEvening1.jpg)

(http://images.stage6.com/video_images/1257385t.jpg)

Here's the youtube of the cartoon (with Italian narration!)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqB_YYB8TJU[/youtube]
Title: "P" is PT 109 (1963)
Post by: oilgun on December 11, 2007, 06:21:41 pm
I first picked Player 5150 , which has a high rating on IMDb,  but the only image I could find was this teeny little thing

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Player_5150.jpg)

So then I thought I'd go with my backup, Par 6 starring the execrable Misha Barton, but encountered the same problem.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/par_6.jpg)

So I ended up with this old standby:

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/pt_109.jpg)


T
Title: "Q" is Le quatrième morceau de la femme coupée en trois (2007)
Post by: Fran on December 11, 2007, 06:34:24 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/le-quatrieme-morceau-de-la-femme-co.jpg)

Here's a link to the film's website:

http://www.lequatriememorceau-lefilm.com/site.html



Title: "R" is Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 06:50:52 pm
(http://www.reno-911.com/images/reno-911_com/reno911miami.jpg)
Title: "S" is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 07:32:00 pm
==comment==

An IMDb commenter says, "Real men CAN sing and dance!" LOL

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/174231Seven-Brides-for-Seven-Brothe.jpg)
Title: "T" is 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Post by: Ellemeno on December 11, 2007, 08:43:09 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/20000leagues.jpg)
Title: "U" is Un 32 août sur terre (1998)
Post by: oilgun on December 11, 2007, 08:46:45 pm
This features the beautiful Pascale Buissière, one of Canada's best actors .  She was also in When Night is Falling and The Five Senses.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/32aout.jpg)

From an IMDb User:  I watched this movie wondering if I wasn't watching a sort of Seinfeldian version of movie-making - that is, "a show about nothing."

It dawned on me after watching this movie that this is basically what I saw - a big bunch of nothingness. And yet the story was beautiful and disturbing and depressing and inspiring, and ultimately poetic... I guess that's what they mean by "atmospheric" as used in describing a film.

The cinematography was superb - the part where the two lead characters ended up in the Utah salt desert was just so awesome. The acting was seamless, though I was handicapped by seeing it with English subtitles: since I don't know French, I fear that a good bit of the emotive force of the story, as told through the dialogue, was lost on me.

Anyway, I am so glad I taped this off of late night Canadian television, I definitely plan to watch it again. It's a movie you not so much "look" at, but "feel". Watch it, feel it... you'll see.

Title: "V" is Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 11, 2007, 09:51:51 pm
==comment==

Lots of folks on IMDb loved this, a few thought it was predictable and dull. I haven't seen it. Directed by Louis Malle, it came out the year before his death. I'd be interested in others comments if they have seen it.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/18607237.jpg)
Title: "W" is The Wild One
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2007, 10:29:14 pm
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/allposters/83/1800135583p.jpg)

"What are you rebelling against?"

"Whaddya got?"
Title: Wild Card "X" is 54
Post by: Ellemeno on December 11, 2007, 11:57:43 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/B00000JGOL01LZZZZZZZ.jpg)


Title: "Y" is Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox (2007)
Post by: Meryl on December 12, 2007, 12:08:31 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Yobi_the_Five-Tailed_Fox.jpg)

Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox is a 2007 animated Korean film from Lee Seong-gang, the director of My Beautiful Girl, Mari. The film loosely draws upon the Korean folk tales of the kumiho.

Modified to replace Yi Yi, which was played in the 2000 round.
Title: "Z" is Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
Post by: oilgun on December 12, 2007, 12:10:19 am
Yi Yi is one of my all time favourites!!



(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ZEROWOMAN2.jpg)
Title: Re: "Y" is Yi Yi: A One and a Two (2001)
Post by: oilgun on December 12, 2007, 12:25:40 am
Quote from: Meryl on December 12, 2007, 12:08:31 am
[...]
In 2002, the film was selected by the British film magazine Sight and Sound as one of the ten greatest films of the past twenty-five years, among Apocalypse Now. Raging Bull, Fanny and Alexander, GoodFellas, Blue Velvet, Do the Right Thing, Blade Runner, Chungking Express, Distant Voices, Still Lives, and Once Upon a Time in America.

Distant Voices, Still Lives probably IS my all time favourite film and it's STILL not available on DVD in North America.


Edit:   I just want to say that the Numerology Round was really fun! I really enjoyed it, thanks!  ;D
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Numerology Round
Post by: Ellemeno on December 12, 2007, 01:10:00 am
Quote from: oilgun on December 12, 2007, 12:10:19 am
Yi Yi is one of my all time favourites!!




I loved it too.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1941
Post by: MaineWriter on December 12, 2007, 10:49:06 am
As we move further back into movie history....

Round 1941!
Title: "A" is L'Assassinat du Père Noël
Post by: MaineWriter on December 12, 2007, 11:01:48 am
==comment==

from IMDb: This was the first film that the Nazis allowed to be made in France after the occupation and installation of the Vichy government. Many denounced its director as a collaborator because he made a film sanctioned by the Nazis. But to the discerning eye, this unusual film does anything but cooperate with the enemy.

In its fairy-tale setting, the various characters appear as symbols in a constantly shifting allegory of good and evil. The literal-minded Nazi censors apparently didn't get the message, because any particular character might appear in one scene as a symbol of the collaborators, and in the next as a loyalist and supporter of resistance. Even as the symbolic alignments shifted too rapidly for the Nazis to detect them (much the way resistance fighters themselves often had to) the message of hope and patriotism and faith remained quite clear.

The story concerns an old globe-maker who is mysteriously killed while going through the town portraying Pere Noel ("Father Christmas" aka Santa Claus). The unraveling of the mystery is entwined with a love story concerning an aloof nobleman who might be a scoundrel, or might be Prince Charming. But the story is little more than a pretext for the message and the pervasive sense of magic that the film weaves.;

Of special note is the performance of Harry Baur, the famous Yiddish actor, as the Globemaker. His subtly Jewish Santa Claus is, in and of itself, a bold act of resistance. This was the next to last film Baur made. He was soon taken prisoner by the Nazis and reportedly died at the hands of the Gestapo.

I saw this film in 1980 when the Cinematheque Francaise sent a huge program of films to Los Angeles in collaboration with UCLA and The L.A. County Museum of Art. I do not know of it being shown in this country since. I have heard of an untranslated VHS of it being in existence, but I have been unable to find it. Do not miss this film if you are afforded a chance to see it.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/30629.jpg)
Title: "B" is Babes on Broadway
Post by: southendmd on December 12, 2007, 11:27:47 am
(http://www.memomine.com/images/musicsheets/11.jpg)
Title: "C" is Citizen Cane
Post by: memento on December 12, 2007, 12:08:13 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/PF_921838Citizen-Kane-Posters.jpg)

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/CitizenKane-785408.jpg)
Title: "D" is The Devil and Miss Jones
Post by: MaineWriter on December 12, 2007, 12:45:58 pm
==comment==

This is a wonderful story from the days immediately preceding America's entry into WWII, when the values that made America great were on display in the movies. A powerful department store owner, played by Charles Coburn, gets a job as a lowly clerk in his own store, in order to ferret out the workers who are trying to organize a labor union. He gradually gets caught up in the lives of the clerks in the shoe department (co-stars Jean Arthur, Bob Cummings, Spring Byington, Edmund Gwen) who accept him as just a poor, older man, and his view of things begins to shift. There are some excellent scenes in this movie, especially one in which Coburn is arrested while on a day at the beach with his fellow workers, and has to be kept out of jail by Cummings' bravado. Of course, everything works out well in the end, because this movie was made in the days when good was destined to triumph over evil.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/711SY9X0K4L_AA280_.jpg)
Title: "E" is Escort Girl
Post by: southendmd on December 12, 2007, 02:07:31 pm
Slim pickins for "E" this year.  Described as "slick, seedy, but doesn't show anything".


(http://www.magicentertainment.com/ebay/images/EscortGirl.jpg)
Title: "F" is Freedom Radio
Post by: Ellemeno on December 12, 2007, 02:27:24 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/freedomradio1941dvd.jpg)

From IMDb:

I was very pleasantly surprised to find it an intelligent drama about Germans in the 1930s who gradually come to realise that their country is becoming more and more totalitarian, and are pushed into an attempt at redressing the balance with the only weapon they can think of: the conviction that if only, somehow, they can get the truth out there, things will change. For our part we know, of course, that it didn't work; even they know they won't be able to get away with it indefinitely (although having an ally on the inside can prove invaluable...) But in a world where friends and neighbours are swept up by national loyalty and propaganda or become informers for their own personal profit, in a Nazi Germany that is not yet at war -- even a gesture at resistance can give hope.

As a propaganda piece this is quite extraordinarily restrained: the entire cast are played (hence the 'accents' jibe -- might the reviewer have found comic Teutonic vowels less disturbing, perhaps?) as people 'like us', as ordinary Englishmen and women of the period, from the young workman to the nosy neighbour and the Society doctor. The young artist Otto, whose SS work gradually takes over his life, has the vocabulary of a thoughtless young public-school-boy; the Gestapo officer Rabenau who tracks the heroes down is an upright and keen-eyed Intelligence commander who could have stepped out of Fighter Command HQ, not a Prussian caricature. When you consider that the film was made in the darkest days of the Second World War, the decision not merely to show 'good Germans', but to show 'bad Germans' -- Nazi loyalists -- as human (and to eschew the use of heavy foreign accents to represent foreigners speaking in their own language) is impressive.

Clive Brook, as ever, is superb as the thinking man's thinking man; Diana Wynyard brings conviction to the role of his wife, the actress whose talent brings favour from the Fuehrer himself. Raymond Huntley makes Rabenau a formidable yet admirable opponent who is never likely to be fooled for long, while the younger couple -- Derek Farr and Joyce Howard -- provide easy appeal to the eye as the young workman and his sweetheart.

The production values betray a wartime budget: the obvious impossibility of shooting on location in Continental Europe, the stock footage of Nazi parades, and the restricted sets and shortage of extras -- for example, we only ever see Irena's stage triumphs from behind the curtain, and the Gestapo never seem to be able to muster more than half a dozen members at once. There is also a telltale moment when the supposed passage of the Budapest express is marked by the unmistakable shriek of an English locomotive whistle! The script, on the other hand, benefits from a similar parsimony. Little is stated outright if the information can instead be implied: especially in the opening sequences. We know the chilling truth behind the 'rest home' for an inconveniently hysterical witness -- the characters don't. Exposition is neatly avoided, and by and large the film displays an admirable subtlety and restraint. The exception, naturally, is in the rival radio broadcasts -- state propaganda on the one side, claims of debunking on the other -- and there were moments at the end when I felt that the content of the impassioned speeches was too obviously aimed at wartime audiences rather than the 1930s populace it supposedly addressed. But under the circumstances, and given the inevitable ending, the attempt at some kind of upbeat content is understandable.
.....

This film has a lot to say about to what extent the allied powers knew about the horrors of the Nazi regime by 1940. The "cleared for general viewing" notice that appears just before this film starts adds a small something to this film now.
....

This is the sort of intelligent movie you simply won't meet with in modern cinema. Yes, it's blatant propaganda, and yet the film serves so much more as a clarion call for justice, civility, and yes, freedom too. What we have in the lead character, Dr. Roder has got to be one of the most real, most believable and admirable heroes in of cinema.

My advice is don't get bogged down with the occasional stuffiness of the production, enjoy this exultation on the bravery inside those who are able to stand up for what they believe in.

It's a shame Freedom Radio will only ever get seldom showings on obscure channels in the mid-afternoon. This is the sort of film we'd do well to show in history classes.
....
Title: "G" is The Great Lie
Post by: oilgun on December 12, 2007, 03:14:13 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/The-Great-Lie-1941.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1941
Post by: MaineWriter on December 12, 2007, 03:29:32 pm
Quote from: Meryl on December 12, 2007, 02:41:46 pm
I would love to play the "H"  :)

Here's your chance....go for it!



Thanks, Leslie!  :-*

Meryl
Title: "H" is How Green Was My Valley
Post by: Meryl on December 12, 2007, 03:32:23 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/HowGreenWasMyValley.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/HowGreen2.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/HowGreenscreenshot.jpg)

Just by chance, I caught this movie on TCM last night and was reminded that it's always been one of my favorites.  My Dad's family is of Welsh descent, and when I was a kid, we lived in a coal mining town south of Pittsburgh, with many relations who could remember way back to the early days when my great-great-grandfather emigrated here from Wales.  The singing of the Welsh choirs, the big, close Welsh family, and the earnestness with which the film is made makes me tear up all through it.  It's my "Roots"!

In a year of great films, among them "Citizen Kane" and "The Maltese Falcon," HGWMV won the Best Picture Oscar.  A film that touches the heartstrings like this maybe couldn't succeed today, but it has an integrity that  keeps it from becoming too dated or overly sentimental. John Ford captured the spirit of the Welsh community, Walter Pidgeon and Maureen O'Hara never looked more handsome and beautiful, and Roddy MacDowell was the wide-eyed boy who took it all in and narrated the story.   
Title: "I" is In the Navy
Post by: MaineWriter on December 12, 2007, 03:42:41 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/In-the-Navy-Poster-C10126084.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jesse James at Bay
Post by: Fran on December 12, 2007, 03:57:44 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/143613Jesse-James-at-Bay-Posters.jpg)
Title: "K" is Keep 'Em Flying
Post by: southendmd on December 12, 2007, 04:05:22 pm
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/267275.1010.A.jpg)

Martha Raye plays twins.  Of course one is interested in Abbott and the other in Costello.
Title: "L" is The Little Foxes
Post by: MaineWriter on December 12, 2007, 04:21:18 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/sjff_01_img0292.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/title-1.jpg)
Title: "M" is The Maltese Falcon
Post by: Fran on December 12, 2007, 04:59:29 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2677281020A.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1941
Post by: Ellemeno on December 12, 2007, 05:04:43 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on December 12, 2007, 04:21:18 pm
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/title-1.jpg)


I loved The Little Foxes.  Lillian Hellmann wrote.  Bette Davis at her most appallingly amoral.
Title: "N" is No Greater Sin
Post by: oilgun on December 12, 2007, 07:22:40 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/No_Greater_Sin.jpg)
Title: "O" is Our Wife
Post by: Ellemeno on December 12, 2007, 11:23:56 pm
From IMDb:

Jerry Marvin (Melvyn Douglas), a talented musician and composer, wallows in drunken self-pity after he is divorced by his wife Babe (Ellen Drew). Along comes new love Susan (Ruth Hussey), who rescues Jerry and provides him with fresh inspiration to complete his trumpet concerto. He performs it, it's a hit, and the jubilant Jerry and Susan plan to marry. There's just one hitch: Now Babe wants him back... and the unscrupulous ex-wife will stop at nothing to recapture her man.
Title: "P" is Penny Serenade
Post by: Fran on December 13, 2007, 12:03:52 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/3857711020A.jpg)
Title: "Q" is A Quiet Fourth
Post by: oilgun on December 13, 2007, 12:32:49 am
(*Yawn*) From IMDb: Edgar (Edgar Kennedy) decides the 4th of July fireworks celebration in town is too much for his nerves, and he and his wife Sally (Sally Payne) and her brother (Jack Rice) will take a nice drive out into the countryside and have a nice, peaceful picnic. His first mistake is inviting the sons of his neighbor (Charlie Hall) to go with them, and his second is picking an Army artillery firing range as the location of the picnic. Betty Grable, despite reports to the contrary from some vastly-uninformed sources, is nowhere to be seen in this short...mainly, because she was top-billed above the title in 20th Century-Fox musicals in 1941, and wasn't moonlighting in bits in RKO short subjects that year, or any that followed
Title: "R" is Red River Valley
Post by: Meryl on December 13, 2007, 01:17:05 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/redrivervalley.gif)

That Sally Payne was busy in 1941.  ;)
Title: "S" is Sergeant York
Post by: dot-matrix on December 13, 2007, 04:47:01 am
(http://chelsearialtostudios.com/maxsteinerpages/sergeant_york.jpg)

(http://filmjournal.net/clydefro/files/2007/01/sergeant-york.jpg)
Title: "T" is Two Faced Woman
Post by: oilgun on December 13, 2007, 05:18:04 am
Tagline: "Go gay with Garbo!"

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/two_faced_woman-2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Two_Faced_Woman.jpg)
Title: "U" is Underground Rustlers
Post by: Fran on December 13, 2007, 11:54:58 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2945741020A.jpg)

=comment=
The "Elmer" mentioned on the poster is apparently Alibi's ventriloquist dummy.
Title: "V" is Virginia
Post by: MaineWriter on December 13, 2007, 01:02:35 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/virginia_lg.jpg)
Title: "W" is The Wolf Man
Post by: Meryl on December 13, 2007, 01:04:40 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/WolfMan.jpg)

According to Wikipedia, a remake of this classic film is scheduled to open in February of 2009, starring Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins.
Title: "S" is Suspicion
Post by: southendmd on December 13, 2007, 01:34:07 pm
Joan Fontaine liked the character of Lina in Suspicion (1941) so much that she sent Alfred Hitchcock a note after she read the novel ("Before the Fact", by Anthony Berkeley) offering to play the part for free, if necessary.

Joan Fontaine's performance in this movie is the only Oscar-winning performance that Alfred Hitchcock directed.

(http://www.in.be/nl/redactie/gent/suspicion.jpg)

In the scene where Johnnie brings a glass of milk up to Lina, Alfred Hitchcock had a light hidden in the glass to make it appear more sinister:

(http://www.icicom.up.pt/blog/passosnainvicta/arquivos/suspicion1.jpg)

From IMDb:  Grant is a perfect choice to play Johnnie Aysgard. He has the dark, handsome looks, that gleaming smile and loving charm and he literally sweeps spinster Lina McLaidlaw (Joan Fontaine, Oscar winner for this role) off her feet. His presence only vaguely suggests the menace hidden underneath and this is perfect for a convincing psychological, cerebral thriller. If Lon Chaney, for example, had played Aysgard, or Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, or even Basil Rathbone for that matter, it wouldn't be hard to yell at the screen and pinpoint the villain in the story. Grant, however, is so completely at home in his ambiguousness that even in the climactic scene where he drives Fontaine to her mother's home, we still can't quite decide what his intentions are even though every added piece of evidence leads to the mounting horror that he is about to kill her.
Title: "Y" is You'll Never Get Rich
Post by: oilgun on December 13, 2007, 01:42:27 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Youll_never_get_rich.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Ziegfeld Girl
Post by: southendmd on December 13, 2007, 02:17:12 pm
(http://jamesstewartweb.iespana.es/carteles/1941ziegfeldgirl.jpg)

(http://www.zianet.com/jjohnson/ziggirl9a.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1940
Post by: MaineWriter on December 13, 2007, 02:43:51 pm
Let's finish up this decade....

Round 1940!
Title: "A" is Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Post by: MaineWriter on December 13, 2007, 03:58:59 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/movieabelincoln1.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/2599521010A.jpg)
Title: "B" is The Bank Dick
Post by: oilgun on December 13, 2007, 04:39:42 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/The-Bank-Dick-Posters.jpg)
Title: "C" is Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Post by: southendmd on December 13, 2007, 05:53:16 pm
(http://www.prices4antiques.com/item_images/medium/33/67/85-01.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dance, Girl, Dance
Post by: MaineWriter on December 13, 2007, 06:19:29 pm
==comment==

With Maureen O'Hara and Lucille Ball. Apparently, Lucy is very good in this as "the bad girl."

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/dance-girl-dance.jpg)
Title: "E" is Escape
Post by: oilgun on December 13, 2007, 07:41:29 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/escape1940.jpg)
Title: "F" is Fantasia
Post by: Meryl on December 13, 2007, 09:40:54 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Fantasia-1.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/fantasiaballet.jpg)

Fantasia is a 1940 animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Disney animated features canon. Fantasia is an experiment in animation and music, consisting of classical music presented against the backdrop of animation and does not feature any dialogue. The music is recorded under the direction of Leopold Stokowski; with seven of these pieces were performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Animated artwork of varying degrees of abstraction or literalism is used to illustrate or accompany the concert in various ways. The film also includes live-action segments featuring Stokowski, the orchestra, and American composer and music critic Deems Taylor, who serves as the host for the film. Besides its avant-garde qualities, Fantasia was notable for being the first major film released in stereophonic sound, using a process dubbed "Fantasound".
Title: "G" is The Great Dictator
Post by: Ellemeno on December 13, 2007, 10:34:29 pm
With Charlie Chaplin as Adenoid Hynkel (Dictator of Tomania) and Jack Oakie as Benzini Napaloni (Dictator of Bacteria).

~ The famous globe ballet ~
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJOuoyoMhj8[/youtube]

Title: "H" is His Girl Friday
Post by: southendmd on December 13, 2007, 11:05:32 pm
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/allposters/49/1800076849p.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Love You Again
Post by: oilgun on December 13, 2007, 11:09:47 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/I_love_you_again.jpg)
Title: "J" is Johnny Apollo
Post by: MaineWriter on December 14, 2007, 08:08:24 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/46216.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kitty Foyle
Post by: Meryl on December 14, 2007, 12:22:51 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/KittyFoyle.jpg)

Interestingly, Katherine Hepburn was offered the role of Kitty and turned it down.  Ginger Rogers ended up getting an Oscar for it, beating out Hepburn for The Philadelphia Story.
Title: "L" is The Letter
Post by: oilgun on December 14, 2007, 03:03:09 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/letter-40.jpg)
Title: "M" is The Man With Nine Lives
Post by: MaineWriter on December 14, 2007, 03:28:54 pm
==comment==

Boris Karloff as a mad scientist, using cryogenics to find a cure for cancer. Some might say it's ahead of its time but ice cubes and IV coffee to wake people up?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/manwithninelives.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nurse-Mates
Post by: Fran on December 14, 2007, 03:54:38 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2669521020A.jpg)
Title: "O" is One Million B.C.
Post by: Meryl on December 14, 2007, 04:07:40 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/OneMillionBC.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/kingdinosaur.jpg)

Produced and directed by Hal Roach, the film stars Victor Mature, Carole Landis and Lon Chaney Jr. The film was one of the first to portray primitive humans in any sort of a serious manner.

One Million B.C. was a popular success and was nominated for two Academy Awards for its special effects and musical score.

The film was remade in 1966 as One Million Years B.C. starring John Richardson as Tumak and Raquel Welch as Loana.
Title: "P" is The Philadelphia Story
Post by: MaineWriter on December 14, 2007, 04:12:51 pm
==comment==

Classic comedy with Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/philadelphia-story.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/The-Philadelphia-Story-Poster-C1012.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Queen of the Yukon
Post by: oilgun on December 14, 2007, 05:53:54 pm
Here you go, since I'm Canadian and all...

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Yukon.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rebecca
Post by: southendmd on December 14, 2007, 10:28:43 pm
(http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/new1.jpg)
Title: "S" is The Shop Around the Corner
Post by: Meryl on December 15, 2007, 01:29:56 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/ShopAroundtheCorner.jpg)

David Thomson wrote of it in a review:

    The Shop Around the Corner... is among the greatest of films... This is a love story about a couple too much in love with love to fall tidily into each other's arms. Though it all works out finally, a mystery is left, plus the fear of how easily good people can miss their chances. Beautifully written (by Lubitsch's favorite writer, Samson Raphaelson), Shop Around the Corner is a treasury of hopes and anxieties based in the desperate faces of Stewart and Sullavan. It is a comedy so good it frightens us for them. The cafe conversation may be the best meeting in American film. The shot of Sullavan's gloved hand, and then her ruined face, searching an empty mail box for a letter is one of the most fragile moments in film. For an instant, the ravishing Sullavan looks old and ill, touched by loss.
Title: "T" is Third Finger, Left Hand
Post by: Ellemeno on December 15, 2007, 04:28:07 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/50-01.jpg)

From IMDb: Magazine editor Margot Merrick (Myrna Loy) pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when Jeff Thompson (Melvyn Douglas), a potential suitor, uncovers the deception and decides to show up at Margot's family home posing as her husband!
Title: "U" is Under Texas Skies
Post by: oilgun on December 15, 2007, 04:55:38 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/under_texas.jpg)
Title: "V" is Vigil in the Night
Post by: MaineWriter on December 15, 2007, 09:28:53 am
==comment==

An IMDb commenter says the only people who should watch this are folks who are seriously into nurse movies. Huh. It stars Carole Lombard.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/vigilinthenight1940dvdr.jpg)
Title: "W" is Wimmen Is a Myskery
Post by: Ellemeno on December 15, 2007, 12:22:09 pm
A Popeye and Olive Oyl cartoon


Title: Wildcard "X" is The Mark of Zorro
Post by: oilgun on December 15, 2007, 12:50:53 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Zorro-2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/zorro-1.jpg)
Title: "Y" is You Can't Fool Your Wife
Post by: oilgun on December 15, 2007, 01:15:34 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/You_cant.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zanzibar
Post by: MaineWriter on December 15, 2007, 03:28:14 pm
==comment==

This comment from IMDb makes me want to see this!

Lola Lane was the oldest and least talented of the three Lane sisters; she was also the one with the campiest forename. (The others were Priscilla and Rosemary.) 'Zanzibar' is a B-movie campfest, and Lola Lane was a good choice for the ludicrous lead role. In some ways, this pull-the-stops-out movie reminds me of Tod Browning's 'West of Zanzibar' ... partly because of the title, partly because of both films' equally dodgy backlot versions of darkest Africa, and partly because the heroine of this movie is named Browning.

Jan Browning (Lola Lane) is a woman big-game hunter; I suppose that such a character was vaguely plausible to movie audiences at this time, as they would have seen Osa Johnson starring in some popular documentaries featuring *genuine* footage of Africa. This is 1940, and World War Two is going blazes in Europe and the Pacific, but you'd expect Jan to be safe in Oonga-Boonga Land. (The dialogue says this place is Zanzibar, but it looks more like Oonga-Boonga Land.) Well, maybe not. It seems that those pesky Nazis are planning to colonise Zanzibar and use the natives for slave labour. Those Nazis just don't know when they're not wanted. The British consul (who has an American accent) orders Jungle Jan to get svelte in the veldt and come back with the sacred skull of an African tribal chief. (He's already dead, so it's not as if he actually needs his skull anymore.) It seems that the superstitious natives worship this Nigerian noggin, so whichever white nation gets hold of it will be regarded as Bwana by the natives.

On her quest to find the McGuffin cranium and bring it back alive (or dead), Jan gets tied to a stake (nice bondage scene) and she also has to contend with some stock footage of an erupting volcano, plus stock footage of a shipwreck and some lethargic lions. Watch out! Stock footage!

This movie has the feel of an old-time adventure serial, with perils plaguing the heroine, one at a time, in rapid series. The cast is a notch above what one normally expects from a serial. Eduardo Ciannelli plays a Nazi villain with a Polish name. The Anglo-German character actor Henry Victor gives one of his quirky performances; Victor was tall, good-looking and a talented actor who might have touched stardom if he could have controlled his erratic accent. The black American actor Clarence Muse, who (in real life) spoke in a cultured voice befitting his education and his high intelligence, is lumbered here with another of the pidgin-English roles that plagued him throughout his long career's struggle against racist typecasting.

'Zanzibar' is campy fun, spoilt by a few racist assumptions. We can't let those nasty Nazis exploit the African natives, but apparently it's OK for the British to play Bwana if they wanna. Ah, well. It would be unfair to compare this movie to 'Citizen Kane' or 'The Battleship Potemkin', but - within the standards of its own genre - I'll rate 'Zanzibar' 7 points out of 10. Unga-bunga-boonga!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Special Round!
Post by: MaineWriter on December 15, 2007, 03:48:33 pm
Ding! Ding! Ding!


I think it's time for another special round....

This one was suggested by Ellemeno. Let's call it, "Working Stiffs."

For each letter, select a movie (as usual). Then identify a character in the movie and his/her occupation. The idea is to not repeat occupations throughout the 26 letters of the alphabet. Sounds a bit challenging, but I think we can do it....

I'll go first with "A" to give an example.

All the usual rules apply...

Unplayed movies only, from 1940 to the present (check the archive!).

Please add the year after the title of the movie.

Wildcard X rule is in effect.

Have fun!
Title: "A" is The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 15, 2007, 03:53:54 pm
==comment==

Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor and artist. (played by Charlton Heston)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/agony_and_the_ecstasy.jpg)
Title: "B" is Boogie Nights (1997)
Post by: oilgun on December 15, 2007, 04:03:57 pm
Sorry, but working stiffs?   I couldn't resist  ;)

Eddie Adams "Dirk Diggler"- "Big" Porn Star (Played by Mark Wahlberg)


(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/boogie_nights_2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/boogie_nights_1.jpg)
Title: "C" is Chasing Amy (1997)
Post by: memento on December 15, 2007, 04:31:32 pm
=comment=
Holden McNeil, Alyssa Jones - cartoonists

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/chasing_amy_ver1.jpg)
Title: "D" is The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 15, 2007, 05:24:45 pm
==comment==

Jean-Dominique Beauby, fashion magazine editor (played by Mathieu Almaric). Patrick Chesnais plays a doctor.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/2360poster.jpg)

Title: Comment/Question Re: ABCs at the Movies: Working Stiffs
Post by: oilgun on December 15, 2007, 06:35:32 pm
Seeing memento's entry it occurred to me that perhaps the Occupation should start with the same letter as the film title? 

Chasing Amy = Cartoonist

That would be a bit more challenging.  The "A" could stay the same, just change Sculptor to Artist.  I don't mind changing my "B" ( even though it gave me a bit of thrill, lol!)

What do you guys think?
Title: Re: Comment/Question Re: ABCs at the Movies: Working Stiffs
Post by: MaineWriter on December 15, 2007, 06:51:20 pm
Quote from: oilgun on December 15, 2007, 06:35:32 pm
Seeing memento's entry it occurred to me that perhaps the Occupation should start with the same letter as the film title? 

Chasing Amy = Cartoonist

That would be a bit more challenging.  The "A" could stay the same, just change Sculptor to Artist.  I don't mind changing my "B" ( even though it gave me a bit of thrill, lol!)

What do you guys think?

I don't know, that sounds sort of hard to me...one of the reasons I picked "sculptor" instead of artist was so that occupations like "painter" would still be available....trying to go for the more specific rather than the general.

And I really liked your B, oilgun!

I guess I'd rather go for interesting or unusual occupations, rather than getting hung up on making the letters match. My 2 cents...others?

L

Edit: All right, it seems like we're giving this a go. I went back and added "artist" to my A movie, and added "a doctor" to my D movie, so I am on board with this game variation.

Title: "E" is Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Post by: southendmd on December 15, 2007, 07:19:27 pm
In Exorcist II: The Heretic, Richard Burton plays an Exorcist.

(http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/a-m/exorcistbox/exorcistbox_menu3l.jpg)

Title: "F" is The Faculty (1998)
Post by: Meryl on December 15, 2007, 09:29:59 pm
Joe Willis, Football Coach (played by Robert Patrick)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Thefaculty.jpg)
Title: "G" is Groundhog Day (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 15, 2007, 10:01:33 pm
==comment==

Phil Connors is a Grumpy Meterologist (played by Bill Murray)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/groundhog_dayavi_download.jpg)

==aside==

I'm trying, I'm trying!!
Title: "H" is The History Boys (2006)
Post by: oilgun on December 16, 2007, 12:44:31 am
Clive Merrison is the Headmaster

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/The_History_Boys.jpg)
Title: "I" is In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Post by: Meryl on December 16, 2007, 01:29:11 am
Sam Neill plays John Trent, an insurance investigator.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Mouthmadnessposter.jpg)
Title: "J" is Juninatten (1940)
Post by: Fran on December 16, 2007, 03:30:54 am
Hasse Ekman played Willy Wilson, a journalist, and Maritta Marke played Miss Vanja, who was also a journalist.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/200px-Juninatten_poster.jpg)

=comment=
Cool suggestion, oilgun.
Can't wait to see the "Q" post.

:)
Title: "K" is A Knight's Tale (2001)
Post by: oilgun on December 16, 2007, 09:50:30 am
Sir William Thatcher / Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland is a Knight (Played by  whats-his-name..ah yes, Heath Ledger)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/knights-tale-2.jpg) (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/knights_tale-3.jpg)



Title: "L" is Legally Blonde (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 16, 2007, 10:06:52 am
Reese Witherspoon plays Elle Woods, who is a law student.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/LegallyBlonde.jpg)
Title: "M" is Must Love Dogs (2005)
Post by: Front-Ranger on December 16, 2007, 11:10:57 am
Elizabeth Perkins plays a Matchmaking sister in Must Love Dogs (2005)

(http://www.divshare.com/img/3134032-e14.jpg)
Title: "N" is The National Health (1973)
Post by: oilgun on December 16, 2007, 01:00:52 pm
Lynn Redgrave plays Nurse Sweet / Nurse Betty Martin

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/National_Health.jpg)

==Comment==

I changed my Heath-avatar because we're having the snowstorm of the year right now.  It's beautiful and wonderfully quiet!
Title: "O" is The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 16, 2007, 01:08:55 pm
Clint Eastwood plays Josey Wales who is an outlaw.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/outlaw_josey_wales.jpg)
Title: "P" is Primary Colors (1998)
Post by: memento on December 16, 2007, 01:46:18 pm
John Travolta plays Governor Jack Stanton who is a politician.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/1041151020A.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Queen of the Amazons (1947)
Post by: Meryl on December 16, 2007, 01:57:52 pm
Amira Moustafa plays the titular Queen.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Queenamazons.jpg)
Title: "R" is Roustabout (1964)
Post by: oilgun on December 16, 2007, 02:14:46 pm
Charlie Rogers is the titular Roving, Restless, Reckless Roustabout (Played by Elvis Presley).

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/roustabout.jpg)
Title: "S" is Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 16, 2007, 02:59:46 pm
Sands of Iwo Jima, in which John Wayne plays Sergeant Stryker, who is a Soldier

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/078201004001LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "T" is Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Post by: memento on December 16, 2007, 05:19:46 pm
Bruce Willis is James Cole who is a time traveller.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/2551971020A.jpg)
Title: "U" is The Undertaker's Wedding
Post by: oilgun on December 16, 2007, 05:38:29 pm
Mario Bellini is an Undertaker to the mob in this black comedy.  (Played by Adrien Brody)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Undertakers_Wedding.jpg)
Title: "V" is The Valet (2006)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 16, 2007, 06:27:37 pm
Gad Elmaleh plays the titular valet.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/valet.jpg)
Title: "W" is Warlock (1989)
Post by: southendmd on December 16, 2007, 09:50:32 pm
Julian Sands plays the titular Warlock.

(http://scifipedia.scifi.com/images/6/6f/Warlock-1989.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Day for Night (1973)
Post by: Meryl on December 16, 2007, 11:14:55 pm
Francois Truffaut plays the Director in this film that he also directed.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/DayforNight.jpg)

La Nuit américaine is a 1973 French film directed by François Truffaut. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. In French, La Nuit Américaine ('The American Night') is a technical process whereby sequences shot during the daytime are made to appear as if they are taking place at night. In the English-speaking world the film is known as Day for Night, which is the equivalent English expression.

The film is often considered one of Truffaut's greatest films, and indeed one of the best films ever made: for example, it is one of two Truffaut films that feature on Time magazine top 100 list of the 100 Best Films of the Century, along with The 400 Blows.
Title: "Z" is Zen Noir (2004)
Post by: oilgun on December 16, 2007, 11:23:54 pm
Kim Chan is a Zen Master

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Zen_noir.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Working Stiffs
Post by: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 08:13:12 am
That was a fun round and easier than I expected! We had an impressive list of occupations, too:

artist, adult film entertainer, cartoonist, doctor (and fashion magazine editor), exorcist, football coach, grumpy meteorologist, headmaster, insurance investigator, judge, knight, law student, matchmaking sister, nurse, outlaw, politician, queen, roustabout, soldier, time traveler, undertaker, valet, warlock,  director (wildcard X) and zen master.

As I said, the suggestion for that round came from Ellemeno, with an additional suggestion from oillgun. Thanks, folks! I welcome ideas for special rounds so please send them my way.

Leslie
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1939
Post by: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 08:14:21 am
Moving right along....

Round 1939!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Working Stiffs
Post by: oilgun on December 17, 2007, 08:30:28 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 08:13:12 am
That was a fun round and easier than I expected! We had an impressive list of occupations, too:

artist, adult film entertainer, cartoonist, doctor (and fashion magazine editor), exorcist, football coach, grumpy meteorologist, headmaster, insurance investigator, judge, knight, law student, matchmaking sister, nurse, outlaw, politician, queen, roustabout, soldier, time traveler, undertaker, valet, warlock,  director (wildcard X) and zen master.

As I said, the suggestion for that round came from Ellemeno, with an additional suggestion from oillgun. Thanks, folks! I welcome ideas for special rounds so please send them my way.

Leslie

For those who are interested I modified Adult Film Star into a "B" occupation.

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Working Stiffs
Post by: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 09:08:57 am
Quote from: oilgun on December 17, 2007, 08:30:28 am
For those who are interested I modified Adult Film Star into a "B" occupation.




Hahahaha, you certainly did! Well done!

Title: "Y" is The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 09:29:11 am
I just realized that in the last round we left out Y, so without further ado...

Red Skelton plays a Yellow Cab driver in The Yellow Cab Man.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/116569.jpg)
Title: "A" is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Post by: southendmd on December 17, 2007, 09:52:34 am
(http://www.prices4antiques.com/item_images/medium/32/72/54-01.jpg)
Title: "B" is Beau Geste
Post by: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 10:03:11 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/200px-198613Beau-Geste-Posters.jpg)
Title: Re: "Y" is The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Post by: oilgun on December 17, 2007, 11:24:43 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 09:29:11 am
I just realized that in the last round we left out Y, so without further ado...

Red Skelton plays a Yellow Cab driver in The Yellow Cab Man.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/116569.jpg)

That's strange, I was sure someone had a "Y" reserved, which is why I went for the "Z".  I actually would have preferred the "Y". Anyway, my apologies if I was mistaken and skipped a letter.
Title: Re: "Y" is The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 12:12:43 pm
Quote from: oilgun on December 17, 2007, 11:24:43 am
That's strange, I was sure someone had a "Y" reserved, which is why I went for the "Z".  I actually would have preferred the "Y". Anyway, my apologies if I was mistaken and skipped a letter.

No apologies needed! Maybe someone had the Y reserved and deleted it...who knows? I just realized it was missing when I was writing down the titles to add to the archive.

L
Title: "C" is The Cat and the Canary
Post by: Fran on December 17, 2007, 01:45:14 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2588721020A.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dark Victory
Post by: southendmd on December 17, 2007, 01:48:02 pm
(http://www.prices4antiques.com/item_images/medium/34/21/37-01.jpg)
Title: "E" is Everything Happens at Night
Post by: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 01:56:20 pm
with Sonja Henie and her ice skates!


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/v26521sqtqs.jpg)
Title: "F" is Four Feathers
Post by: Meryl on December 17, 2007, 03:23:53 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Four_Feathers.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gone With the Wind
Post by: memento on December 17, 2007, 04:39:17 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/gone_with_the_wind_ver1.jpg)

(http://store.hollywoodwax.com/images/gone%20with%20the%20wind%208x10%20canvas%20rhett.jpg)
Title: "H" isThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
Post by: oilgun on December 17, 2007, 05:12:05 pm
It looks like 1939 was a banner year for film!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_1939.jpg)
Title: "I" is Intermezzo: A Love Story
Post by: MaineWriter on December 17, 2007, 05:46:51 pm
==comment==

Ingrid Bergman's first English language film

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/intermezzo1936dvdr.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/album%202/1-1939-intermezzo-argentino-3502104.jpg)

==aside==oilgun

1939 was a fabulous year for movies....
Title: "J" is Le jour se leve
Post by: southendmd on December 17, 2007, 05:56:36 pm
This was a tough choice:  we have "Jesse James" (Tyrone Power) and also "Juarez" with Bette Davis.  Instead, I went with the very dark pre-WWII French masterpiece by Marcel Carné, starring Jean Gabin.

(http://www.rentertainment.com/images/jour-se-leve.jpg)
Title: "K" is King of the Underworld
Post by: Meryl on December 17, 2007, 09:47:08 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/king-of-the-underworld.jpg)

=comment=

Looking at the list of films produced in 1939, I think it probably beats out any other year for the most classic and quality films produced.  8)
Title: "L" is Love Affair
Post by: memento on December 17, 2007, 10:25:53 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/1706251020A.jpg)

=comment=
Remade by the same director (Leo McCarey) as An Affair to Remember (1957).
Title: "M" is Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Post by: oilgun on December 17, 2007, 10:41:04 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Mr-Smith-Goes-to-Washington-Posters.jpg)

==ASIDE==

It's official, I'm suffering from early onset Alzheimer's  :o
Title: "N" is Ninotchka
Post by: Fran on December 18, 2007, 01:33:28 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2678551020A.jpg)
Title: "O" is Of Mice and Men
Post by: Meryl on December 18, 2007, 02:54:17 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/OfMiceandMen.jpg)
Title: "P" is Peace on Earth
Post by: Ellemeno on December 18, 2007, 02:58:16 am
From IMDb:

Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when he comes in singing "peace on earth, goodwill to men".   More than sixty years old, but still packs a punch.  This cartoon is one of the finest produced by MGM and hasn't really lost it's impact even after sixty years.  Given that the shadows of WWII lurked during its preparation, the thoughts of those involved in its preparation are fairly obvious. Although I understand why The Ugly Duckling won the Oscar (it's a beautifully crafted short and deserved recognition), I wish that this one had won or at least tied.  Well worth your time. Early use of roto-scoping (live footage fimed and then animated) is excellent.  Profoundly recommended.  Anyone who argues animation isn't an art-form should see this!

Peace on Earth (8:46)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8OYvHPpGDY[/youtube]



Oh man, am I sorry I missed the occupations round, and the splendiferously challenging twist put on it by oilgun.  It looks like you all sailed through.  That'll learn me to go away for the weekend!  You all did awesome.


Title: "Q" is Quick Millions
Post by: MaineWriter on December 18, 2007, 07:48:49 am
==synopsis==

In Hollywood the Jones family funs into crooks who convince them they have inherited a gold mine at the Grand Canyon.
Title: "R" is The Roaring Twenties
Post by: southendmd on December 18, 2007, 09:39:54 am
(http://www.lovefilm.com/lovefilm/images/products/6/27146-large.jpg)

(http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Park/1568/Roaring20JimDead.jpg)

=aside= Elle
Thanks  for "Peace on Earth", very touching.   :-*
Title: "S" is Stagecoach
Post by: memento on December 18, 2007, 10:51:24 am
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/stagecoach.jpg)
Title: "T" is Tower of London
Post by: MaineWriter on December 18, 2007, 10:59:24 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/200px-Toweroflondonfilm.jpg)
Title: "U" is Union Pacific
Post by: oilgun on December 18, 2007, 11:58:15 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Union_pacific.jpg)
Title: "V" is La Vida de Carlos Gardel
Post by: Fran on December 18, 2007, 12:38:52 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/200px-VidadeCarlos_Gardel.jpg)      (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/VidaDeCarlosGardel.jpg)
Title: "W" is The Wizard of Oz
Post by: Ellemeno on December 18, 2007, 01:32:48 pm
What else but?


Bloopers
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toUD_vTM_a8[/youtube]

Deleted "If I Only Had a Brain" scene
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM00JScoSg0[/youtube]
Title: Wild Card "X" is Wuthering Heights
Post by: Meryl on December 18, 2007, 02:24:58 pm
So many more films to choose from in this bountiful year:  Destry Rides Again, Gunga Din, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Stanley and Livingstone, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Women, Babes in Arms, Drums Along the Mohawk, Wyoming Outlaw!  But this giant classic deserves a mention....

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/WutheringHeights.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/OlivierandOberon.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1939
Post by: southendmd on December 18, 2007, 02:25:12 pm
Here's the deleted "Jitterbug" scene from The Wizard of Oz:


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ptLu8jiUE[/youtube]


Here's a segment about casting the part of Dorothy:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU9bN6EUm5s[/youtube]
Title: "Y" is Young Mr. Lincoln
Post by: southendmd on December 18, 2007, 02:36:05 pm
(http://www.ha.com/common/proxyImage.php?ebay=667-22069-1-75)

(http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_01_img0547.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zenobia
Post by: MaineWriter on December 18, 2007, 02:58:06 pm
==comment==

Oliver Hardy, without Stan Laurel, and a grateful elephant named Zenobia. It gets mixed reviews on IMDb with some folks saying it is very funny, others calling it racist and preachy.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/220150979015.jpg)

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1938
Post by: MaineWriter on December 18, 2007, 03:02:08 pm
I just can't wait...

Round 1938!
Title: "A" is Alexander's Ragtime Band
Post by: Pipedream on December 18, 2007, 05:54:54 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/AlexandersRagtimeBand.jpg)
Title: "B" is Boys Town
Post by: Fran on December 18, 2007, 06:01:52 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2053831020A.jpg)
Title: Re: "B" is Boys Town
Post by: oilgun on December 18, 2007, 09:50:03 pm
Quote from: Fran on December 18, 2007, 06:01:52 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2053831020A.jpg)

LMAO!  Born to be hung?  Lucky boy!
Title: "C" is The Crowd Roars
Post by: MaineWriter on December 18, 2007, 10:08:33 pm
==comment==

Apparently this movie is noteworthy for the numerous scenes of the "gorgeous" Robert Taylor and his bare chest as a prize fighter. His "hairy" chest....

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/crowdroars1938dvdr.jpg)

Title: "D" is Dawn Patrol
Post by: Meryl on December 19, 2007, 12:09:42 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/DawnPatrol.jpg)
Title: "E" is Everybody's Doing It
Post by: Fran on December 19, 2007, 01:16:49 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/3849141020A.jpg)
Title: "F" is Ferdinand the Bull
Post by: Ellemeno on December 19, 2007, 02:17:39 am
Won an Oscar.

From IMDb: This splendid cartoon, based on Munro Leaf's 1936 classic paean to individualism, is one of Disney's finest. The original story has been left basically intact - no animated mice or ducks, no dancing and/or singing trees & flowers needed here. Robert Lawson's evocative black & white drawings come to life in beautiful color & motion. The animators did have a bit of sly fun: the banderilleros & picadors are caricatures of the artists; the matador is a spoof of Walt himself (he was not amused). Don Wilson, Jack Benny's decades-long announcer, is an inspired choice as narrator.

Ferdinand the Bull (6:59)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX7pmaQvH44[/youtube]
Title: "G" is Girl of the Golden West
Post by: MaineWriter on December 19, 2007, 08:14:32 am
==comment==

with Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDonald

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Girl20of20West20Ball-1.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/115966.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1938
Post by: southendmd on December 19, 2007, 09:42:53 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on December 18, 2007, 10:08:33 pm
==comment==

Apparently this movie is noteworthy for the numerous scenes of the "gorgeous" Robert Taylor and his bare chest as a prize fighter. His "hairy" chest....

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/crowdroars1938dvdr.jpg)



Here's "gorgeous" Robert Taylor.  Couldn't find his hairy chest, though.

(http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/images/a-prices-realized/movies/1936-linen/0394%20linen%20taylor.jpg)
Title: "H" is Happy Landing
Post by: southendmd on December 19, 2007, 09:47:42 am
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/videos/drv200/v265/v26522gclip.jpg)

Starring Norway's "national treasure", Sonja Henie.  Also with Cesar Romero (later to be the campiest "Joker") and Ethel Merman.
Title: "I" is I Demand Payment
Post by: Fran on December 19, 2007, 12:17:42 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2461671020A.jpg)
Title: "J" is J'Accuse
Post by: Ellemeno on December 19, 2007, 01:50:17 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/jaccuse.gif)

From IMDb:
A plea from beyond the graves of 53,000.000 who died in WWI, this movie eloquently watches 12 men as they prepare for what they know will the last patrol of their life. 120 men have already gone to their deaths in their 3 years at Verdun, on the same patrol. As two men argue over their love for one's wife, the husband is suddenly bound to forgive the other and makes him pledge to mail letters to the other's wife should he die, at 2 week intervals to keep her thinking of him alive.

A few subplots involving a chanteuse who has all the men singing while the bombs explode around them in a town that is wiped out by the barrage. The scene in which the dead answer the call of the scientist who has worked for 20 years to bring back his friends and others has been often copied in far lesser films since.

The dialogue in this movie is of great impact, made more so by the fact that my son has just returned from the slaughter in Iraq. A eye for an eye makes everyone blind, and no movie makes the point as well as this one.
Title: "K" is Kidnapped
Post by: MaineWriter on December 19, 2007, 02:04:33 pm
==comment==

from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/rlsniue2.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Lady Vanishes
Post by: southendmd on December 19, 2007, 02:04:58 pm
(http://www.rentertainment.com/images/lady_vanishes.jpg)
Title: "M" is Marie Antoinette
Post by: Meryl on December 19, 2007, 03:34:08 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/MarieAntoinette.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nancy Drew -- Detective
Post by: MaineWriter on December 19, 2007, 04:24:09 pm
==comment==

Nancy is played by Bonita Granville. This is the first of four Nancy Drew movies made by Warner Brothers in the 1930s. The story is based on "The Password to Larkspur Lane" which I believe is number four in the series of books (working from memory here). I loved the Nancy Drew books (I have a collection of them) but have never seen any of these movies!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/nancydrewdetective1938dvdr.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/a20detective20PDVD_010.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/cov20nancy20drew.jpg)

Title: "O" is Outlaws of Sonora
Post by: Fran on December 19, 2007, 07:01:35 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2458601020A.jpg)
Title: "P" is Pygmalion
Post by: memento on December 19, 2007, 07:23:50 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/2679851020A.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Q Planes
Post by: oilgun on December 19, 2007, 08:18:04 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/q_planes.jpg)
Title: "R" is Room Service
Post by: Meryl on December 19, 2007, 09:39:53 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Room_Service.jpg)
Title: "S" is The Saint in New York
Post by: Fran on December 20, 2007, 12:55:36 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2594361020A.jpg)
Title: "T" is That Mothers Might Live
Post by: Ellemeno on December 20, 2007, 04:25:21 am
Here's what's interesting about this film - it's about a Hungarian (like me) doctor named Semmelweis (1818-1865) who was the one who first (!) hypothesized that it might reduce infection in new mothers if doctors washed their hands before delivering babies.  It blows my mind that this principle wasn't obvious since babies first started being born.  The other interesting thing is that it was the 6th film directed by Fred Zinnemann, who went on to make a total of 44 films, including:

Julia (1977)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
The Nun's Story (1959)
The Old Man and the Sea (1958) (uncredited)
Oklahoma! (1955)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
The Member of the Wedding (1952)
High Noon (1952)


~-~

The other movie I considered going with was a film directed by Orson Welles called "Too Much Johnson."  But I was only going to pick that movie so I could say, "Some people would say there is no such thing as..."

:)

~-~

BTW, Leslie, I LOVED Nancy Drew.  I think I read them all (though there are now many more, I think, that have come out since I was that age).  Her "titian" hair and her "coupe."  :)


Title: "U" is Under Western Stars
Post by: oilgun on December 20, 2007, 09:01:11 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/UnderWesternStars.jpg)
Title: "V" is Vivacious Lady
Post by: southendmd on December 20, 2007, 10:12:36 am
(http://www.prices4antiques.com/item_images/medium/35/03/06-01.jpg)
Title: "W" is Wynken, Blynken & Nod
Post by: MaineWriter on December 20, 2007, 10:16:38 am
==comment==

There were a surprising number of W movies to choose from: Wages of Sin (about the dangers of white slavers and prostitution), Wee Wee Monsieur (the Three Stooges join the French Foreign Legion) or Woman Against Woman (the angry ex-wife is out to destroy her husband's new marriage). But I decided to go with a Silly Symphony cartoon from Walt Disney.

Here's a little history on the Silly Symphonies:

The SILLY SYMPHONIES, which Walt Disney produced for a ten year period beginning in 1929, are among the most interesting of series in the field of animation. Unlike the Mickey Mouse cartoons in which action was paramount, with the Symphonies the action was made to fit the music. There was little plot in the early Symphonies, which featured lively inanimate objects and anthropomorphic plants and animals, all moving frantically to the soundtrack. Gradually, however, the Symphonies became the school where Walt's animators learned to work with color and began to experiment with plot, characterization and photographic special effects. The pages of Fable & Fairy Tale, Myth & Mother Goose were all mined to provide story lines and even Hollywood's musicals & celebrities were effectively spoofed. It was from this rich soil that Disney's feature-length animation was to spring. In 1939, with SNOW WHITE successfully behind him and PINOCCHIO and FANTASIA on the near horizon, Walt phased out the SILLY SYMPHONIES; they had run their course & served their purpose.

Here is Walt himself introducing the cartoon. The cartoon itself is not available.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPxBXzf9W0M[/youtube]
Title: Wildcard "X" is Jezebel
Post by: Fran on December 20, 2007, 05:32:12 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2084891020A.jpg)
Title: "Y" is You Can't Take It With You
Post by: memento on December 20, 2007, 06:11:05 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/2671271020A.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zapomniana melodia
Post by: Ellemeno on December 21, 2007, 03:56:48 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/v204_FULL.jpg)

From IMDb:

Great Movie...even if you don't speak Polish!  This movie is a nice little musical comedy for those that like the good old Golden years of Hollywood....in Poland! A great story about a girl in boarding school and her father that has a recipe for soap, but can only remember the recipe when it is sung to a certain tune. (Hence the title of the movie). I don't speak Polish that much, but I really enjoyed what I understood of the film. The opening song with the scene of the girls in the rowboats is very catchy!  If you manage to get your hands on a copy and you don't speak Polish, you can still get the "jist" of what is going on in the film. Highly Enjoyable!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1937
Post by: MaineWriter on December 21, 2007, 11:58:25 am
As we move back into the mists of movie history....

Round 1937!
Title: "A" is The Awful Truth
Post by: MaineWriter on December 21, 2007, 12:33:44 pm
==comment==

This movie won the Oscar for best director.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/170620The-Awful-Truth-Posters.jpg)
Title: "B" is Broadway Melody of 1938
Post by: southendmd on December 21, 2007, 12:51:27 pm
(http://members.aol.com/movieboy2/bm381.jpg)

This film marked the end of Sophie Tucker's career and the beginning of Judy Garland's, who sang to a photo of Clark Gable "You Made Me Love You" (3:09):

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uidUH4I3zsg[/youtube]
Title: "C" is Captains Courageous
Post by: Fran on December 21, 2007, 03:11:49 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2651961020A.jpg)
Title: "D" is A Day at the Races
Post by: Meryl on December 21, 2007, 03:13:46 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/A_Day_at_the_Races.jpg)

Fran, you beat me to Captains Courageous by mere seconds!  ;D
Title: "E" is Escape by Night
Post by: Ellemeno on December 21, 2007, 03:19:28 pm
From IMDb: pleasant low-budget drama with "good gangsters" redeemed by rural folks
This uplifting crime-drama, from the early years of Republic Pictures before the studio became an assembly-line, stars usual second-banana and character actor William Hall (a leading man in the Robert Kellard vein) as a former coal-miner who has come to the big city and gets in the way of two rival gangs fighting over a girl, and then finds himself associated with one of the gangs unintentionally. That gang hides out in a rural area (the leader of the gang, Dean Jagger, is not with them...this is just the colorful, "loveable" members of the gang!), where they meet a rural family and a small-time businessman and a dog, all of whom transform the minor criminals and cause them to finally stand up to the gang boss. Ah, there's nothing like those criminals with a heart of gold one finds in Damon Runyon or in 1930's movies. If you can accept the Hallmark Channel premise of this b-programmer, it's actually quite entertaining and fast moving, and has some nice supporting acting from the likes of Ward Bond (as the "cook" of the gang). "Bill" the dog gets a lot of screen time, and he's a good performer in the Rin Tin Tin Jr. vein who fights for the honor of the reformed gang moll with the Hungarian accent, played by Steffi Duna, who seems a lot more comfortable in the "good girl" than in the "tough girl" role. No great analysis is needed of a film such as this. It's good rainy-day entertainment with a positive, uplifting message, but still a crime film. Short of a Touched By An Angel or Highway To Heaven episode, one doesn't see this combination very often nowadays. Worth searching out for b-movie fanatics--others can wait.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1937
Post by: Fran on December 21, 2007, 03:22:13 pm
Quote from: Meryl on December 21, 2007, 03:13:46 pm
Fran, you beat me to Captains Courageous by mere seconds!  ;D

Meryl, your "D" poster is way cooler than any one
I would have found, so I'm glad it worked out how
it did.
 
:)
Title: "F" is Fire Over England
Post by: MaineWriter on December 21, 2007, 03:40:59 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/025a.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/fireOverEngland.jpg)
Title: "G" is Grand Illusion
Post by: Meryl on December 21, 2007, 03:45:56 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/GrandIllusion.jpg)

Grand Illusion (French: La Grande Illusion) is a 1937 war film directed by Jean Renoir (1894-1979)—son of artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It is regarded by critics and film historians as one of the masterpieces of French cinema.  In 1938, Grand Illusion was the first foreign language film nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Title: "H" is The Hurricane
Post by: Fran on December 21, 2007, 03:54:13 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/390px-The_Hurricane_1937.jpg)
Title: "I" is In Old Chicago
Post by: MaineWriter on December 21, 2007, 05:13:58 pm
==comment==

The story of the Chicago fire of 1871

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/inoldchicago1937dvd.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jericho
Post by: southendmd on December 21, 2007, 07:27:40 pm
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/02/13/movies/13robe190b.jpg)

With Paul Robeson
Title: "K" is Kid Galahad
Post by: memento on December 22, 2007, 12:49:07 am
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/kidgalahaddvd.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lost Horizon
Post by: MaineWriter on December 22, 2007, 09:44:45 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/LOST_HORIZON_poster_1936.jpg)
Title: "M" is Madame X
Post by: oilgun on December 22, 2007, 11:01:52 am
 
The Gladys George Version.  She's apparently way better than Lana Turner.  To be honest, I was never a big fan of Lana Turner for some reason.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/MadameX.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/GladysGeorge.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nothing Sacred
Post by: Meryl on December 22, 2007, 01:13:01 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/NothingSacred.jpg)
Title: "O" is Oh Mr. Porter!
Post by: MaineWriter on December 22, 2007, 01:30:28 pm
==comment==from IMDb

Bumbling buffoonery from the dynamite comic team of Will Hay, Moore Marriott, and Graham Moffatt. Set in the fictional Irish town of Buggleskelly the film never lets up the chuckles from first reel to last, from the ramshackle way the guys run their, erm, ramshackle rail station, to the wonderful array of characters they come across, the film is a British comedy delight. Playing on spooky superstition and railway fables, Oh Mr. Porter! delivers to the audience pure unadulterated entertainment that combines sharp writing with visual mirth.


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Title: "P" is The Prisoner of Zenda
Post by: memento on December 22, 2007, 06:23:24 pm
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Title: "Q" is Quick Money
Post by: Ellemeno on December 22, 2007, 06:58:42 pm
From IMDb: a low-keyed but charming tale of two con men who prey on the gullibility of small-town denizens and the upright mayor -- and his ingenious young son -- who stands up against them.

With Oscar-winner Hattie McDaniel in an uncredited part.
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A bit about Hattie McDaniel from Wikipedia:
(June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) an American actress and the first black performer to win an Academy Award. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).  Over the course of her career, McDaniel appeared in over 300 films, although she only received screen credits for about 80.  McDaniel has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood: one for her contributions to radio at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard, and one for motion pictures at 1719 Vine Street. In 1975, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, and in 2006 became the first black Oscar winner honored with a US postage stamp.[3]

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As the 1940s progressed, the servant roles McDaniel and other African American performers had so frequently played were subjected to increasingly strong criticism by groups such as the NAACP. In response to the NAACP's criticism, McDaniel replied, "I'd rather play a maid and make $700 a week than be one for $7."

Legal case: Victory on "Sugar Hill"
Time Magazine, December 17, 1945:
Their story was as old as it was ugly. In 1938, Negroes, willing and able to pay $15,000 and up for West Adams, Los Angeles, California, Heights property, had begun moving into the old colonial mansions. Many were movie folk—Actresses Louise Beavers, Hattie McDaniel, Ethel Waters, etc. They improved their holdings, kept their well-defined ways, quickly won more than tolerance from most of their white neighbors. But some whites, refusing to be comforted, had drawn up a racial restriction covenant among themselves. For seven years they had tried to sell it to the other whites, but failed. Then they went to court. Superior Judge Thurmond Clarke decided to visit the disputed ground—popularly known as "Sugar Hill." Next morning, Judge Clarke threw the case out of court. His reason: "It is time that members of the Negro race are accorded, without reservations or evasions, the full rights guaranteed them under the 14th Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Judges have been avoiding the real issue too long." Said Hattie McDaniel, of West Adams Heights: "Words cannot express my appreciation." [23] It was McDaniel, the most famous of the black homeowners, who helped to organize the black West Adams residents that saved their homes.

McDaniel had a yearly Hollywood party. Everyone knew that the king of Hollywood, Clark Gable, would be faithfully present at all of McDaniel's Movieland parties.

McDaniel died at age 57, in the hospital on the grounds of the Motion Picture House in Woodland Hills, on October 26, 1952.  It was her wish to be buried in the Hollywood Cemetery on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, along with her fellow movie stars, Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolph Valentino, and others.    The owner, Jules 'Jack' Roth, refused to allow her to be interred there, because they did not take blacks. She was interred instead in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery.  In 1999, Tyler Cassity, the new owner of the Hollywood Cemetery, who had renamed it Hollywood Forever Cemetery; wanted to right the wrong and have Miss McDaniel interred in the cemetery. Her family did not want to disturb her remains after the passage of so much time, and declined the offer. Hollywood Forever Cemetery then did the next best thing and built a large cenotaph memorial on the lawn overlooking the lake in honor of McDaniel. It is one of the most popular sites for visitors.

The "Oscar" that Hattie won was placed in the keeping of Howard University in Washington, D.C. The statue went missing during racial unrest on the Washington, D.C., campus in the late 1960s.
Title: "R" is The Road Back
Post by: MaineWriter on December 22, 2007, 07:48:54 pm
==comment==

Directed by James Whale, who directed Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Invisible Man. From IMDb:

In the film Gods and Monsters, Ian McKellen wonderfully plays Whale recalling his hatred of making this film, the film Whale intended to be the crowning achievement of his career.

The first world war was still close to Whale as he made this film nearly 20 years after it ended. Whale intended the film end with a more sarcastic touch of showing the Nazis as war mongers, warping the minds of youths, but the final cut of this film was taken out of his hands.

The Road Back has some signature Whale touches. Yes, the camera dollies through a wall from outside on a street to the inside of a building, following a character entering it. Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Lionel Atwill and a few other Whale favorites play minor characters with character. He had his usual crew of Ted Kent editing, John Mescall shooting, John Fulton with special effects and the great Charles D. Hall as set designer. You would expect a horror film with all these names. Yet the film does not stand up next to his horror films, nor to Show Boat, Kiss Before the Mirror and Waterloo Bridge. It is a notch below.

I haven't seen Gods and Monsters. Now I am curious about it.

Here's James Whale:

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Title: "S" is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Post by: Meryl on December 22, 2007, 10:56:22 pm
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full-length animated feature to become widely successful within the English-speaking world, the first to use sound-on-film, and the first to be filmed in Technicolor.
Title: "T" is Topper
Post by: oilgun on December 22, 2007, 11:19:52 pm
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Title: "U" is Under Cover of Night
Post by: Fran on December 23, 2007, 01:45:38 am
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Title: "V" is Varsity Show
Post by: Ellemeno on December 23, 2007, 03:44:11 am
From IMDb: College kids plead for an old alumnus (now a down and out producer) to help them put on their varsity show. It's an excuse for many songs and a much-acclaimed (but rather lame) Busby Berkeley Finale (Oscar nom for choreography - dance direction)in which the cast form a series of college letters in the now overly familiar shot from above kaleidoscope effect Berkeley wore into the ground. Dick Powell is charming but getting a bit long in the tooth already for this sort of thing. Rosemary Lane misses in her claim for stardom but sister Priscilla is starting a bright career in comedy here. Walter Catlett is amusing as a stuffy professor who wants a more cultured approach to the show material and John Alexander has an unbilled bit as the Mayor.

Also with the inimitable Sterling Holloway in a small role.
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As Kaa the Snake in "The Jungle Book," singing "Trust in Me" to Mowgli (2:56)
(worth it for the hypnotizing animation too)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSVkY-01r5o[/youtube]

Title: "W" is Wee Willie Winkie
Post by: dot-matrix on December 23, 2007, 05:26:17 am
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Title: Wildcard X is Stage Door
Post by: MaineWriter on December 23, 2007, 10:00:40 am
==comment==from IMDb

Director Gregory LaCava apparently liked to hit the bottle and so had a spotty career, but Stage Door is his masterpiece. Not in some personal, auteurist way, but in having achieved an almost ideal example of Depression-era movie entertainment. Its venue is the Footlights Club, a theatrical boarding house near Broadway, where lamb stew and broken dreams are the nightly staples. Among the gals with stiletto tongues but hearts of gold are Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Ann Miller, Gail Patrick and formidable Constance Collier ("Could you see an older woman in the part?"). But the movie centers on the rivalry between roommates Katherine Hepburn, as a spoiled rich kid who tries acting as a lark, and Ginger Rogers, as a plucky thespian waiting for her break. Believe it or no, those diametrical opposites (aristocratic, ethereal Kate and tough, pragmatic Ginger) work like a dream together. The script negotiates a delicate path between pathos and bathos, and somehow keeps its balance, even when one of the troupers loses her grip on reality and...Well, enough said. Best of all: this is the movie in which Hepburn gets to elocute: "The calla lilies are in bloom again...." Sheerest heaven.

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Title: "Y" is You're a Sweetheart
Post by: Fran on December 23, 2007, 11:33:46 am
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Title: "Z" is Zorro Rides Again
Post by: dot-matrix on December 23, 2007, 01:41:16 pm
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Title: Round 1936
Post by: Ellemeno on December 23, 2007, 03:46:33 pm
Placer for Leslie to use for the 1936 post.  Or delete.  I want to play, so I'm going to do a 1936 A.  :)
Title: "A" is Adventure in Manhatttan
Post by: Ellemeno on December 23, 2007, 03:46:38 pm
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From IMDb: Delightfully preposterous. 
Vastly entertaining mystery movie/1930s newspaper comedy about master criminal (Reginald Owen) who finances a World War I play with on-stage explosions to cover up below-ground explosions needed to break in to next door bank vault where the priceless Sunburst diamond he covets is locked up in the vaults. Thoroughly preposterous plot but who cares! Delightful hard-boiled, wise-cracky romantic comedy between ace-reporter/criminologist (Joel McCrea) and sassy but adorable actress (Jean Arthur). Thomas Mitchell rants and raves as the newspaper editor, and Herman Bing has a delightful cameo as the German owner of the club where newspapermen hang out. Suspend all disbelief and enjoy yourself.
Title: "B" is Betty Boop and the Little King
Post by: MaineWriter on December 23, 2007, 05:18:28 pm
==comment==

The Little King was a cartoon strip character who meets Betty Boop during her vaudeville act. I like his candy cane sword!

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Title: "C" is The Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Fran on December 23, 2007, 05:34:37 pm
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Title: "D" is Dodsworth
Post by: Meryl on December 23, 2007, 09:17:45 pm
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Dodsworth is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton.  Sidney Howard based the screenplay on his 1934 stage adaptation of the 1929 novel by Sinclair Lewis. Through the title character, it examines the differences between US and European intellect, manners, and morals.
Title: "E" is The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Post by: MaineWriter on December 24, 2007, 09:53:47 am
==synopsis==

Relations between Dr. 'Brad' Bradford and ex-wife Paula are surprisingly romantic. They divorced because Brad hated being dragged into murder mysteries, to which mystery writer Paula is addicted. But through horse trainer Mike North, Brad is embroiled in the case of a jockey who died of "heart failure" during a race. As they pursue clues, Paula pursues Brad for remarriage, and assorted hoods pursue the Bradfords.

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Title: "F" is Fury
Post by: southendmd on December 24, 2007, 09:57:47 am
Fritz Lang's first US film.
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A very young Sylvia Sydney
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Title: "G" is La Garçonne
Post by: Ellemeno on December 24, 2007, 10:18:59 am
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How's that for an interesting bend to a word?

As the “lost generation” returned from the trenches of World War I to civilian life, they faced a new kind of war: the war of the sexes.
It’s hard to realize nowadays the utter shock it must’ve been, for men who grew up alongside women in corsets and bustles, with huge flowered hats teetering on their long upswept tresses, to see them mutating into the cocktail-swigging, cigarette-smoking, car-driving, bob-haired, short-skirted breed Americans called “flappers” and the French, “garçonnes”. This second, much more telling designation (a feminization of the word for “boy” in French, “ garçon”), was popularized by the eponymous 1922 best-seller (700 000 copies) by the French author Victor Margueritte. With its liberated heroine’s sexual escapades (including a lesbian affair), La Garçonne was deemed so scandalous that Margueritte was stripped of his Légion d’Honneur…
http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2007/12/leather-series-7-garonne-leathers-of.html
Title: "H" is His Brother's Wife
Post by: MaineWriter on December 24, 2007, 10:45:04 am
==comment==

That "gorgeous" Robert Taylor shows up again (remember him from "The Crowd Roars") along with his bare chest. By all accounts, this sounds like a completely ridiculous movie. If you want a chuckle, read some of the comments on IMDb. Interesting trivia: Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck fell in love while filming this and married afterwards. Their marriage lasted 16 years. Of course, the rumor is that Taylor was gay and Stanwyck a lesbian, and this marriage was an arrangement that suited them both.

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Title: "I" is I Married a Doctor
Post by: southendmd on December 24, 2007, 01:35:11 pm
From IMDb: 

This is a watered down version of Sinclair Lewis's 1920's angry screed "Main Street" with an especially inane title- I Married a Doctor.The town is the villain in the novel. However, in the movie,Lewis's point is blunted, almost as if not to offend the moviegoers who might be denizens of small towns like the one described. Even the name of the town has been prettified. In the book the town is called Gophers Prairie- here it is called benignly-Williamsburgh.

The most important character change is the small town doctor. Dr. Will Kennicot, in the book, is a stolid, dense man who never seems to understand his wife Carol who is sinking under the weight of the hypocrisy and vapidity of small town life. In the movie, Pat O Brian plays the Doctor, very well , I might add, and he is a sensible hero who says- the town isn't the problem-it's human nature that's the problem.Lewis doesn't much agree. Carol is a bit of an idiot in the book, but Lewis's sympathies are clearly with her.

Casey Robinson is the credited screenwriter and as usual he does a good job with his dialogue, much of which sounds natural and human. The movie is fairly well directed and the story, what little there is moves along. However, Lewis dark vision of American life would not be accurately portrayed on the screen until 1960's Elmer Gantry.
Title: "J" is Juggernaut
Post by: memento on December 24, 2007, 05:42:37 pm
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From IMDB:

What's interesting about this piece is the pacing- which I suspect seemed very slow to American audiences, even at the time of its release (1936), if contemporary reviews found in books on Karloff are any indicator. Though some of it is indeed histrionic in content, there are only a few spots in the work where "over the top" acting disrupt its continuity. As a whole, of course, it's junk, but it's the junk of guilty pleasure. it's fascinating to watch Karloff breathe life into yet another tripped-up scientist characterization. His Dr. Sartorious is bitter, high strung, barely a note below fury at all moments, far from the characterizations of educated fruitcake benevolence that the actor is so often remembered for.
Title: "K" is Klondike Annie
Post by: MaineWriter on December 24, 2007, 07:53:42 pm
==comment==

with Mae West

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Title: "L" is Libeled Lady
Post by: Meryl on December 24, 2007, 11:14:04 pm
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Title: "M" is Modern Times
Post by: southendmd on December 24, 2007, 11:46:24 pm
What more can be said?

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Title: "N" is Next Time We Love
Post by: MaineWriter on December 25, 2007, 08:52:10 am
==comment==

with James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan

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Title: "O" is Oh, Susanna
Post by: memento on December 25, 2007, 10:47:16 pm
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Title: "P" is The Petrified Forest
Post by: Meryl on December 25, 2007, 11:26:24 pm
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Title: "Q" is I quattro moschettieri
Post by: Ellemeno on December 26, 2007, 01:29:44 am
From IMDb: Athos, Porthos, Aramis e D'Artagnan, accompagnati dai fedeli servitori Fric e Froc, inseguono i ladri delle preziose scarpette della Regina di Francia. Attraverso molte ed avventurose traversie, tra le quali un prolungato soggiorno subacqueo nella Reggia di Nettuno, i nostri eroi arrivano a Venezia, durante la Festa del Redentore, e qui i quattro Moschettieri riescono a rientrare in possesso delle preziose scarpette e a chiudere così, ancora una volta vittoriosamente, la faccenda.

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Title: "R" is Romeo and Juliet
Post by: Fran on December 26, 2007, 01:38:38 am
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Title: "S" is Swing Time
Post by: MaineWriter on December 26, 2007, 09:24:38 am
==comment==

With Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, their sixth collaboration. #90 on the top 100 list of the American Film Institute (2007). It will be shown on Turner Classic Movies at 1:45 am (EST) on January 1, 2008.

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Title: "T" is Tell Your Children
Post by: southendmd on December 26, 2007, 09:34:50 am
This was the original title of "Reefer Madness".

From IMDb:

Believe the hype. This is one of the most hilariously over-the-top pieces of propaganda ever committed to celluloid. It's constantly unintentionally hilarious, especially Dave O'Brein's performance as Ralph.

So, what happens when a bunch of clean-cut teenagers (who strangely look like they're in their thirties) take one of puff of the evil vile devil's weed? They become homicidal perverted rapist dope-head fiends! There is so much useful information to be obtained from this film. For instance, did you know that marijuana is worse than cocaine? Or did you know how to hide your joints in your high heel shoes? Or that marijuana causes lifetime insanity? It's all here in this underground cult classic.
Title: "U" is Undersea Kingdom
Post by: Meryl on December 26, 2007, 01:47:43 pm
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Undersea Kingdom is a Republic Pictures film serial released in response to Universal's Flash Gordon. It was the second of the sixty-six serials made by Republic Pictures.
Title: "V" is Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Post by: MaineWriter on December 26, 2007, 01:58:43 pm
==comment==

Gladys George was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Carrie Snyder, a woman with a shady past who adopts two orphans and turns her life around.

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Title: "W" is The Walking Dead
Post by: southendmd on December 26, 2007, 02:10:25 pm
Described as a "mini-horror masterpiece".

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Title: Wildcard X is My Man Godfrey
Post by: MaineWriter on December 26, 2007, 02:53:42 pm
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Title: "Y" is Yidl Mitn Fidl
Post by: Ellemeno on December 27, 2007, 02:10:17 am
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From IMDb:
Country: Poland/USA
Language: Yiddish
A young girl and her father are on their uppers in pre WWII Eastern Europe.  She plays the fiddle and he the double bass so they set off on their travels as wandering klezmorim (musicians). He's worried that she will attract the wrong kind of attention, so she dresses as a boy. (It wouldn't fool anyone, but suspend that disbelief.) They catch a lift from a passing haycart and sing and play their theme tune, Yidl mitn Fidl. "Life is a song!" (fortunately lidl rhymes with fidl), "Life is a joke!". They fall in with two other musicians: Froym, on violin, and Isaac, on clarinet. The band is a hit. Yidl falls in love with the goodlooking Froym and is particularly sent by his fiddle-playing (I know how she feels). She pours out her heart in a plaintive song (all music written by Abe Ellstein). They get booked to play at a wedding. Yidl finds out the bride doesn't want to marry her elderly fiance, so they kidnap her. "Life is a joke!" they tell her, and her voice adds something to their "philharmonie". In fact she's talent spotted in Warsaw and given a gig at a theatre, but at that moment her old love Yossl turns up and she runs off with him. I won't spoil the ending. It ends happily, but ... See it.

Yes, it's creaky and naive, and Yidl's impersonation of a boy can get a bit trying at times. The music, even through a scratchy soundtrack, is heart-stopping. In Yiddish with English subtitles. xxxxx

Title: "Z" is The Zeppelin 'Hindenburg'
Post by: MaineWriter on December 27, 2007, 12:55:52 pm
==comment==

A home movie made by a passenger on the zeppelin 'Hindenburg' as it flew from Frankfurt am Main, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA starting on 17 September 1936.

One of the 50 films in the 4-disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film was preserved by the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. This version has an uncredited piano music score and runs 7 minutes.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Special Round -- COUNTDOWN!
Post by: MaineWriter on December 27, 2007, 01:00:46 pm
Ding! Ding! Ding!

I think it is time for another special round

to liven things up around here.

I am going to call this one: COUNTDOWN!

For this round...whoever goes first (and I won't, since I just played a Z) will set the starting year. From there, we count down backwards, one year at a time. So, for example, if someone started the round with an A movie from 1976, then B would be 1975, C would be 1974, and so on. I'll post reminders for letters and years to keep up on track.

Unplayed movies, as always. Check the archive, please!

Wildcard X can be any movie from any year--a double wildcard!

Let me know if you have questions.

So...someone jump in and start the round!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is American Gangster (2007)
Post by: Fran on December 27, 2007, 01:11:56 pm
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Next:  "B" from 2006
Title: "B" is Been Rich All My Life (2006)
Post by: southendmd on December 27, 2007, 02:17:12 pm
From IMDb:  "They are the "Silver Belles," five women aged 84 to 96. They first met in the 1930's as chorus dancers at the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater where they worked 15 hour days, rehearsing a new show every week. In their heyday they performed with legendary band leaders like Cab Calloway, Jimmie Lunceford and Duke Ellington. When the big band era ended, and with it the need for show dancers, they all went into other work. In 1985 they put their tap shoes back on, and are still performing regularly. But in one week, Cleo tumbles down the subway stairs and breaks her knee and arm, Marion gets a pacemaker, and Bertye is taken to the hospital. Is this the end of the Silver Belles?"

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I haven't seen the film, but I actually saw the Silver Belles in New York last year.  They rock!

Next:  "C" from 2005.
Title: "C" is The Constant Gardener (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 27, 2007, 02:27:14 pm
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next up: "D" from 2004
Title: "D" is A Door in the Floor (2004)
Post by: Fran on December 27, 2007, 03:46:01 pm
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Based on the first third of John Irving's novel "A Widow for One Year".

Next:  "E" from 2003
Title: "E" is The Education of Gore Vidal (2003)
Post by: southendmd on December 27, 2007, 03:51:28 pm
This was a fascinating documentary.(http://data1.blog.de/blog/n/neilemacview/img/GoreVidalVanVechten.jpg)

Wasn't he a handsome devil?

Next:  "F" from 2002
Title: "F" is The Four Feathers (2002)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 27, 2007, 04:11:34 pm
==comment==

starring what's-his-name.... ;)

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Next: G in 2001
Title: "G" is Ghost World (2001)
Post by: memento on December 27, 2007, 08:03:04 pm
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Next: H from 2000
Title: "H" is The House of Mirth (2000)
Post by: oilgun on December 27, 2007, 08:43:35 pm
LOVED this movie!  Gillian Anderson was amazing!
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Next up: "I" from 1999
Title: "I" is Idle Hands (1999)
Post by: Fran on December 27, 2007, 09:14:07 pm
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Title: "J" is Juicy Danger Meets Burning Man (1998)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 27, 2007, 10:09:32 pm
==comment==

Performance art meets the Burning Man festival. I've never seen it, not sure I want to.

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==aside==

Oilgun, welcome back. I've missed you these past few days.

Next up: "K" from 1997
Title: "K" is Kiss Me Guido (1997)
Post by: oilgun on December 27, 2007, 10:56:10 pm
I would have preferred an image for a short called Keanu's Wet Dream which sounds delicious!  Or for an early Scott Speedman Canadian indy called Kitchen Party but opted for this more well known Sundance hit:

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Mainwriter: Thanks for the welcome back!! Christmas would be such a great holiday if we didn't have to spend it with family!!
Juicy Danger Meets Burning Man?!!  Yikes, wasn't there a Jumanji or something? :laugh:
Title: Aside: Oilgun
Post by: MaineWriter on December 27, 2007, 11:34:52 pm
Quote from: oilgun on December 27, 2007, 10:56:10 pm

Juicy Danger Meets Burning Man?!!  Yikes, wasn't there a Jumanji or something? :laugh:

Actually, Jumanji hasn't been played, but it is the wrong year (1995). Isn't the performance group Juicy Danger from Toronto? Your neck of the woods?

Like I said, good to have you back.

L
Title: Re: Aside: Oilgun
Post by: oilgun on December 28, 2007, 12:43:54 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on December 27, 2007, 11:34:52 pm
Actually, Jumanji hasn't been played, but it is the wrong year (1995). Isn't the performance group Juicy Danger from Toronto? Your neck of the woods?

Like I said, good to have you back.

L

I've never heard of them but they sound really cool!  It seems they were a couple of performance artists from Vancouver, I think, doing an underground circus act called teh Juicy Danger Show:


Juicy Danger Meets Burning Man takes the viewer on a wild ride in the lives of two endearing and engaging circus-performers, a cute, funny, and deranged couple addicted to creating their own world of delicious imagination and delirious action.

Always up for new challenges and adventures, The Juicy Danger Show (Tom Comet & Christine Taylor), took their show to the ultimate venue--the Burning Man Festival, the neo-pagan, techno, pyro-rite held each Labour Day weekend on a 400-square mile slab of alkaline desert in Nevada, a place where everything is sanctioned during a five-day bacchanalian, phantasmagoric, sense-shattering celebration of ecstatic experience. At its climax, 25,000 revelers witness The Burning of The Man, an exploding, conflagrating, fiery effigy of a fifty-foot tall timber giant, with a body like an electrical tower and a head like a Japanese lantern--symbol of everything and nothing, a spectacle beyond spectacle, awesome, mystical, the millennial event, the planet's greatest rave.

Juicy Danger Meets Burning Man accompanies Tom Comet and Christine Taylor into the wild and incredible world of Burning Man, where they discover a cast of characters who like themselves, celebrate life, art, self-expression--a life lived in flame. Tom and Christine perform their own unique act, including the unveiling of a ten-foot-tall transgendered monstrosity from another dimension, a flame thrower, a lawn mower, a watermelon, several heads of lettuce, and a nerve racking performance with a chain saw. The film gives insight into the motivations that drive performance artists like Tom and Christine, and explores the psychological dynamics that unite them in their art and their compulsive desire to act out fantasies of extreme hazard and danger.
- From the Documentary Channel
Title: "L" is Lone Star (1996)
Post by: memento on December 28, 2007, 02:01:06 am
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From IMDB:

Lone Star" was John Sayles' first look at a state, followed by "Limbo" (Alaska), "Sunshine State" (Florida) and "Silver City" (Colorado). This one focuses on a border town in Texas, and the influences of and conflicts between the white, black and Hispanic populations there. It starts when they discover the remains of racist Sheriff Charlie Wade (Kris Kristofferson), murdered under mysterious circumstances many years earlier; Sheriff Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper) leads the investigation. In the process of everything, we get to see - among other things - the battle over education in the Lone Star State: the school only wants to teach the white people's side of history, but Pilar Cruz (Elizabeth Pena) wants to teach it from the Mexican point of view. As it is, this town carries many secrets, many of which are about to blow open. This was, in my opinion, John Sayles' greatest movie ever. It is not to be missed.

Next up: M from 1995
Title: "M" is Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Post by: Ellemeno on December 28, 2007, 02:44:03 am
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Next: N in 1994
Title: "N" is The November Men (1994)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 28, 2007, 09:06:55 am
==synopsis==

Troma, that little independent tiffany company that produced such delicate bon-bons as The Toxic Avenger and Surf Nazis Must Die, set up their own specialty branch, 50th Street Films, to release films requiring a more delicate touch. So what better outfit to handle a quiet little direct-to-video release about presidential assassination like The November Men? Director Paul Williams stars as Arthur Gwenlyn, who organizes a gang of revolutionaries, terrorists, war veterans, and cut-throats to journey to Washington to kill then-President George Bush. Williams, going the Oliver Stone route, utilizes a bevy of actual footage of George Bush and other political leaders, charmingly framed in gun sights. But as Gwenlyn's men move closer to Washington and their target, Gwenlyn's own motives for bringing the group to the nation's capital become more mysterious and obscure. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

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==comment==

Starring Leslie Bevis, who, in one of those small world moments, I have actually met! She is the sister of a good friend of my husband's with whom we have unfortunately, lost touch. Last I heard, he was the Program Manager for New Hampshire Public Radio.

Next up: "O" in 1993
Title: "O" is Ordinary Magic (1993)
Post by: oilgun on December 28, 2007, 09:33:16 am
Starring a young Ryan Reynolds:

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From an IMDB user:
I come very close to adoring this movie. Besides its thoughtful presentation of Hinduism in action, in the life of one young practitioner, it admirably portrays the sense of displacement the central character Jeffrey [Ganesh is his nickname] feels after his father dies and he realizes that, even though he has grown up in India and considers himself an Indian, he is viewed as a "foreigner" by most of the people in the village in which he has lived. He goes to Canada [to the U.S. in the book] to live with an aunt he has never known and to try to adapt to Western life. But, as it turns out, he is as much an eye-opener to his fellow students as the West is to him. Toward the end the film is a little too simplistic, in its presentation of Jeffrey's determination to put his Hindu beliefs up against a voracious development planner, but overall this is a feel-good movie with true heart and soul. The original novel, first called "Ganesh" and now published as "Ordinary Magic" as well, is a fine and worthy young adult book, intelligent enough for adults too.

Next up "P" from 1992
Title: "P" is The Playboys (1992)
Post by: southendmd on December 28, 2007, 12:22:16 pm
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From IMDb:  A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one of the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).


Next:  "Q" from 1991
Title: "Q" is The Quarrel (1991)
Post by: Ellemeno on December 28, 2007, 12:51:13 pm
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From IMDb: Montreal 1948. On Rosh Hashanah, Chaim (a Yiddish writer) is forced to think of his religion when he's asked to be the tenth in a minyan. As he sits in the park, he suddenly sees an old friend whom he hasn't seen since they quarrelled when they were yeshiva students together. Hersh, a rabbi, survived Auschwitz and his faith was strengthened by his ordeal, while Chaim escaped the Nazis, but had lost his faith long before. The two walk together, reminisce, and argue passionately about themselves, their actions, their lives, their religion, their old quarrel, and their friendship.

P.S.  The waitress is played by Merlee Shapiro.  ;)
Title: "R" is Romeo-Juliet (1990)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 28, 2007, 02:12:45 pm
==comment==

Steven Bradford at IMDb has this to say about this movie...

Okay, right off, one has to get past the point that this is, aside from John Hurt, an all cat version of Romeo and Juliet. Got that? Okay.

But don't imagine some odd circus act. With narration by John Hurt, and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet as the score, it is was beautifully shot in Belgium and Venice. They're not really trained cats, they don't wear little costumes, it looks like they're regular cats that they coaxed to move across the sets etc. Then through slow motion effects and editing, they create an illusion of interaction that accompanies the narration. (In much the same way that R2D2 becomes a believable character in the first star wars.)

What recommends this film is the book, by Shakespeare of course, as read by John Hurt, accompanied by beautiful visuals. If you think of it as a picture book that happens to have cats in it, It is easier to lose yourself in.

Amazingly it was also shot in Standard Definition PAL video. Not even digital. It predates the first professional digital camcorders. I believe they did this because they needed to do so many takes to get what they needed from the cats. I heard they ended up with 200 hours of tapes.

I saw it in the transfer to 35mm film in a large theatre. It is certainly one of the best examples of this up to the time of its production. Great care was obviously taken to work within the limitations of video's color and lighting boundaries. It is a marked contrast to so many of the sloppy and awful looking independent digital video productions that we've seen so much of lately.

Unfortunately it's likely impossible to see this film. Its interest is probably limited to Shakespeare enthusiasts who must see every version, and people interested in seeing a fantastic example of a feature shot on video.

Next up: S in 1989
Title: "S" is See You in the Morning (1989)
Post by: southendmd on December 28, 2007, 03:00:57 pm
I had to choose this for the BBM allusion.

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Next:  "T" from 1988.
Title: "T" is Tales From The Gimli Hospital (1988)
Post by: oilgun on December 28, 2007, 04:24:47 pm
Canadian experimental director Guy Maddin's first feature.

An excerpt from a review by Michael Brooke at DVD Times:
Much like David Lynch's Eraserhead or Lars Von Trier's The Element of Crime, Guy Maddin's first feature, Tales from the Gimli Hospital, is almost unclassifiably strange. I have plenty of reservations about it, but there's no danger of déja vu: it's safe to say that even its detractors aren't going to be saying "Oh no, not another semi-silent melodrama based on Icelandic folk tales featuring weird diseases and traditional buttock wrestling!".
Full article at: http://dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3360 (http://dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3360)

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Title: "U" is The Underachievers (1987)
Post by: Fran on December 28, 2007, 04:27:27 pm
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Title: "V" is Vindicator (1986)
Post by: southendmd on December 28, 2007, 04:33:04 pm
Tagline:  "They thought they took his life...now he wants theirs. Invincible. Unstoppable. Indestructible. He's out on the street and out of control!" Oy.

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Next:  "W" from 1985.
Title: "W" is We Are the Champions (1985)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 28, 2007, 04:50:23 pm
==comment==

A concert movie starring Queen

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==aside==Paul

You could've picked "Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter"...LOL

Next up: Wildcard X: any movie, any year! A double wildcard!

After that: Y in 1984
Title: Wildcard "X" is Funny Games (2007)
Post by: oilgun on December 28, 2007, 05:25:20 pm
==Comment==
Michael Haneke's controversial shot-by-shot remake of his earlier film of the same title.  Check out the original before seeing this one.  However, be warned, his films are VERY psychologically disturbing. 
Love the poster! (Watch the studio change it for the DVD release to include the floating heads of all the actors in the film.)The smaller image is for the 1997 film.

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From an IMDb User lucky enough to have already seen this film:

I saw this at the London Film Festival and found it to be exactly what I expected: an English-language facsimile by Michael Haneke of his 1997 German film of the same title. Not that this is a bad thing. It is a testament to Haneke's artistic ability to replicate perfectly his previous film shot-by-shot with equal effect, tension, and intrigue even as one knows what to expect--although it might also say something about Haneke's ego that he doesn't feel that he needed to change or add new material for audiences who've already seen the original. The performances are overall well-executed, especially by Naomi Watts, an actress who has proved that she will still take risks despite the fact that she has made it both in the art-house scene and in mainstream Hollywood.

Haneke wanted to replicate the original film for American audiences since he has considered the story closer culturally to American society. That is a noble effort, but I am not sure if it required him to remake an exact replica of one of his earlier works, nor am I sure that it will have quite the impact he wants since the American audiences he is targeting might avoid it all together (as it might be seen as too art-house or extreme) or be completely turned off by its content and artistic approach. Nonetheless, it is interesting to witness as an exercise in a film artist revisiting his earlier work, even if he didn't bother changing anything.

==Comment==
I'm so excited right now, I'm having trouble typing!!
Title: "Y" is Yuen Fan (1984)
Post by: oilgun on December 28, 2007, 06:28:25 pm
AKA:  Behind the Yellow Line.  Featuring early performances by the wonderful Leslie Cheung and Maggie Cheung

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Next "Z" in 83
Title: "Z" is Zig Zag Story (1983)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 28, 2007, 06:52:30 pm
==comment==

from France: Une simple goutte d’eau est le point de départ d’une série de catastrophes qui créent un gigantesque embouteillage… qui permet à Gil, un peintre daltonien, et à Cat, animatrice à la radio F1, de se rencontrer… La jeune femme s’installe dans le loft que Gil partage avec Bob, un photographe complètement obsédé par le sexe. Après une dispute, Cat quitte Gil mais est victime d’un accident. Ses mains sont écrasées. Gil décide de s’occuper d’elle. Mais une nouvelle dispute et séparation ont lieu quand Gil avoue à Cat qu’il change les pilules contraceptives contre d’anodins bonbons. Lorsque la petite fille de son éditeur est kidnappée, Gil est soupçonné et jeté en prison. Cat lui rend visite pour lui annoncer qu’elle garde le bébé. Gil, après la libération de la jeune kidnappée, est mis hors de cause et lest ibéré. Mais, saisie d’une crise aigue de péritonite, coincé dans une ambulance prise au coeur d’un embouteillage monstre, Gil comprend que, dans un quart d’heure, il risque d’être mort…

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: COUNTDOWN!
Post by: MaineWriter on December 28, 2007, 06:57:44 pm
Let's keep counting down, shall we?

Next up, A from 1982

Same rules as last time, with a double Wildcard X (any year, any movie).

Have fun!
Title: "A" is Alone in the Dark (1982)
Post by: Fran on December 28, 2007, 07:03:23 pm
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Title: "B" is Boot, Das (1981)
Post by: oilgun on December 28, 2007, 10:05:28 pm
==Comment==
A classic war film.  Not for the claustrophobic!

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Next up: "C" from 1980

==Aside==

Good call on keeping the count-down going, Leslie!
Title: "C" is Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Post by: Ellemeno on December 28, 2007, 10:35:01 pm
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Title: Re: "C" is Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Post by: oilgun on December 28, 2007, 11:09:29 pm
Quote from: Ellemeno on December 28, 2007, 10:35:01 pm
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Good choice!!  I loved Coal Miner's Daughter.  I was so impressed that Sissy Spacek and Beverley D'Angelo did their own singing, they were amazing!  Also, I forgot that the director was Michael Apted.
Title: "D" is David (1979)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 29, 2007, 09:56:33 am
==synopsis==

David (Mario Fische) is the son of a German rabbi during the early days of the Holocaust. The boy is a horrified witness to the burning of his father's synagogue and the humiliation of his relatives and neighbors. Breaking away from his family, David is able to earn enough money to emigrate to Palestine. The film makes an effort to weed out humanitarians amongst the hellraisers, giving points to a kindly German officer who helps David escape. A long film, David is based on the even longer (but no less compelling) novel by Joel Konig. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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==aside==Oilgun

Glad you are enjoying the countdown! I am too.

Next up: E in 1978
Title: Re: "M" is Modern Times
Post by: ifyoucantfixit on December 29, 2007, 11:00:07 am
Quote from: southendmd on December 24, 2007, 11:46:24 pm
What more can be said?

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         Gads I love Charlie Chaplin.....................so wonderful
Title: "E" is Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Post by: oilgun on December 29, 2007, 11:42:33 am
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Title: "F" is Full Circle (1977)
Post by: Fran on December 29, 2007, 12:42:01 pm
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AKA The Haunting of Julia

Next:  "G" from 1976
Title: "G" is Goodbye Norma Jean (1976)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 29, 2007, 01:19:16 pm
==comment==

It seems pretty unanimous over on IMDb that this is one of the WORST movies ever made. I've never heard of it but I won't be seeking it out.

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Next up: H from 1975
Title: "H" is Hustle (1975)
Post by: oilgun on December 29, 2007, 02:19:53 pm
It was either this or The Happy Hooker with Lynn Redgrave (!) so I went with the better film:

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Next up:  "I" from 1974
Title: "I" is The Inbreaker (1974)
Post by: Fran on December 29, 2007, 04:25:15 pm
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Next:  "J" from 1973
Title: "J" is Jeremy (1973)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 29, 2007, 05:59:36 pm
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Next up: K from 1972
Title: "K" is The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
Post by: Ellemeno on December 29, 2007, 06:18:45 pm
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Title: "L" is Les lèvres rouges (1971)
Post by: oilgun on December 29, 2007, 06:21:42 pm
English Title:  Daughters of Darkness

==Comment==
This is a lesbian vampire cult classic.  I saw it when it first came out because it stars Danielle Ouimet (who here reminds me too much of that b!tch Anne Coulter, unfortunately).  She was a Québec beauty queen and popular "actress" at the time. Also, the inimitable Delphine Seyrig plays Countess Bathory.  It's quite something!

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Next:  M from 1970
Title: "M" is Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 29, 2007, 07:05:36 pm
==comment==

starring Mae West, John Huston, and Raquel Welch

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Next up: N in 1969
Title: "N" is Never Bug an Ant (1969)
Post by: Ellemeno on December 29, 2007, 09:26:08 pm
From IMDb: The Ex-Warner-Brothers team left to form DePatie-Freleng and did a bunch of poor work. 'The Ant and the Aardvark' series was one of theirs. It was like the Roadrunner series, but from hunger.  In this one, Aardvark tries to catch the ant uses sugar cubes and fishing gear. The animation is poor, the backgrounding is ugly and the characters are one-note. -- all the writing talent that made Looney Tunes a success was missing.  About the only thing that is consistently interesting about the DePatie-Frelengs is the music. This one sports a small Dixieland-style score. That won't make it worth your while.

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That anvil look familiar?
Title: "O" is The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
Post by: Fran on December 29, 2007, 11:01:57 pm
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Next:  "P" from 1967
Title: "P" is Playtime (1967)
Post by: oilgun on December 30, 2007, 12:44:23 am
==Comment==
This film is so amazing, I love it!

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Title: "Q" is The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 30, 2007, 09:38:24 am
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Next up: R in 1965
Title: "R" is The Rounders (1965)
Post by: memento on December 30, 2007, 10:35:52 am
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From a User on IMDB:

Fans of Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda should enjoy this movie if for no other reason than to watch those two play off of each other. Two modern day cowboys Ben and Howdy (Ford and Fonda) hire out to break a wild horse for rancher Jim Ed Lowe(Chill Wills). They have worked for Jim Ed before and have little respect for him however as usual they need the money. What happens next is pure fun (for the viewing audience) with Sue Ann Langdon and Hope Holiday providing the love interest in the film. What that horse does to those two cowboys makes the movie well worth watching. The film is loaded with acting talent including Kathleen Freeman,Denver Pyle, and Edgar Buchanan all fine supporting characters and veterans of westerns. The actual stunt riding is handled by veteran Pro rodeo rider Casey Tibbs I believe though he may be directing other riders at times. I rate it excellent.

Next up: "S" in 1964
Title: "S" is Scorpio Rising (1964)
Post by: oilgun on December 30, 2007, 12:41:27 pm
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==Comment==

..sigh!...
Title: "T" is The Triumph of Lester Snapwell (1963)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 30, 2007, 01:27:52 pm
==comment==

This is a color short made for Kodak, starring Buster Keaton, who plays a photographer in three different eras. This Kodak promotional film was produced to tout the newly-released "Instamatic" which featured an easy-to-load film cartridge. So naturally they wanted to show the pitfalls of all the earlier awkward technologies. Enter Buster, who demonstrates through the ages how the photographic arts have progressed over the last 100 years.

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Title: "U" is Universo di notte (1962)
Post by: Fran on December 30, 2007, 04:32:29 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/3837671020A.jpg)
Title: "V" is Very Nice, Very Nice (1961)
Post by: oilgun on December 30, 2007, 04:51:47 pm
Arthur Lipsett short that was nominated for an Academy Award.

Excerpt from the NFB site:
When Very Nice, Very Nice was released in 1961, it was immediately embraced by the new generation of hipsters, academics and artists. The film is sharp, jazzy, confrontational and darkly comic. It announces itself straight off with opening shots of office buildings, followed by an off-screen voice intoning, “In this city marches an army whose motto is—bwah, bwah, bwah.” Those three blasts of a car horn burst the documentary balloon; rapidly, we’re shown two signs, “No” and “Buy.” Lipsett has playfully set up the audience, awakening them from their torpor of receptivity and challenging them to engage with his film. Marching bands, drumbeats, old-time piano rolls and jazz music highlight a soundtrack made up of a collage of audio material. Moving in counterpoint are visuals that range from still photographs of individuals, images of crowds, rocket ships, the hydrogen bomb and various iconic historical figures.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/VeryNice.jpg)

To view the 6mi. 59sec. film:

http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/filmmakers/Arthur-Lipsett/film.php?id=9919&idfilm=10845 (http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/filmmakers/Arthur-Lipsett/film.php?id=9919&idfilm=10845)


Next Up: W in 1960
Title: "W" is The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 30, 2007, 05:39:47 pm
==comment==

with Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/5165AAYM8NL_AA280_.jpg)

Next up: Wildcard X! Any movie! Any year!
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Pillow Book (1996)
Post by: southendmd on December 30, 2007, 07:23:09 pm
Peter Greenaway's erotic masterpiece. 

(http://dorothy32.springnote.com/pages/3974/attachments/1141)

Next is "Y" from 1959
Title: Re: Wildcard "X" is The Pillow Book (1996)
Post by: oilgun on December 30, 2007, 08:28:12 pm
Quote from: southendmd on December 30, 2007, 07:23:09 pm
Peter Greenaway's erotic masterpiece. 

(http://dorothy32.springnote.com/pages/3974/attachments/1141)

Just today I was looking for that DVD!  Couldn't find it unfortunately.
Title: "Y" is The Young Land (1959)
Post by: southendmd on December 31, 2007, 11:44:23 am
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51P87X08ARL._AA240_.jpg)

Next:  "Z" from 1958.
Title: "Z" is Zimbo (1958)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 31, 2007, 12:04:00 pm
==synopsis==

Professor Chakravarty has found the ultimate solution to aging through a chemical formula. Before he could experiment further on this, his dwelling in the jungles is attacked by a pride of lions, and he gets killed. His wife, Uma (Achala Sachdeo) loses her mind; and his 4 year old son is missing. Seventeen years later, the professor's brother and his daughter arrive there to search for the lost formula and the missing nephew, not knowing that the others accompanying them in this quest have an agenda of their own.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: COUNTDOWN!
Post by: MaineWriter on December 31, 2007, 12:10:55 pm
Tell ya what, let's keep counting down but when we get to 1935, start the new round then, with A.

By my calculations, 1957 will be A and 1936 will be V...so we'll miss W, X, Y, and Z.

So...next up, A for 1957!

Title: "A" is The Abominable Snowman (1957)
Post by: oilgun on December 31, 2007, 01:24:07 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Abominable.jpg)

==Aside==

My home computer crashed and won't start up again. Some invasive spyware was detected and it shut itself down and now it's stuck in some sort of loop and windows won't open.  So I'll only be checking in occasionally when I'm at work until I get it fixed or buy a new computer.  If I decide to buy, I think I'll go with a Mac this time around, I'm told they are way less vulnerable.
Title: "B" is The Bad Seed (1956)
Post by: southendmd on December 31, 2007, 03:22:22 pm
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/c/c8/250px-Nancypatty.jpg)

Next:  "C" from 1955.
Title: "C" is Cell 2455 Death Row (1955)
Post by: Fran on December 31, 2007, 03:35:44 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/129231020A.jpg)

Plot summary (from IMDb):  Whit (William Campbell), condemned and awaiting execution, reviews the events of his life that has brought him to Cell 2455 on San Quentin's Death Row, a story he had told in an autobiography that became a sensational best-seller.

Title: "D" is Doctor in the House (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on December 31, 2007, 03:53:40 pm
==comment==

The adventures of Dr. Simon Sparrow at St. Swithin's Hospital.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/51SA6ETWK0L_AA280_.jpg)
Title: "E" is Easy to Love (1953)
Post by: southendmd on December 31, 2007, 04:13:11 pm
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/25/MPW-12632)

Next:  "F" from 1952.
Title: "F" is The Fighter (1952)
Post by: Fran on January 01, 2008, 02:32:51 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2236501020A.jpg)

Next:  "G" from 1951
Title: "G" is The Great Missouri Raid (1951)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 01, 2008, 04:21:20 pm
==comment==

Jesse James and his brothers, in an action packed Western

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/016ai9ju0.jpg)

Next up: H in 1950
Title: "H" is How Green Is My Spinach (1950)
Post by: southendmd on January 01, 2008, 09:52:08 pm
(http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/imagefolder/popeye.jpg)

Next:  "I" from 1949.
Title: "I" is In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Post by: Meryl on January 02, 2008, 02:30:56 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Summertime.jpg)

Next: J in 1948
Title: "J" is Julia Misbehaves (1948)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 02, 2008, 09:19:47 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/51APRRC6VTL_AA280_.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kiss of Death (1947)
Post by: southendmd on January 02, 2008, 09:30:02 am
(http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/lpop/advocat/kiss.jpg)

Next:  "L" from 1946.
Title: "L" is The Locket (1946)
Post by: memento on January 02, 2008, 09:57:17 am
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/mementoabc/200px-The_Locket_1946_movie_poster.jpg)

From IMDB:

Her Mysterious Secret Wrecked 3 Men's Lives! Not love, not money...but a haunting hunger drove her to lie, cheat, steal. Why? IT'S THE STRANGEST SECRET EVER TOLD!

Next up: M from 1945
Title: "M" is Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 02, 2008, 10:28:40 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/51NXPHSQM2L_AA240_.jpg)

Next up: N from 1944
Title: "N" is None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
Post by: southendmd on January 02, 2008, 10:46:40 am
(http://www.decodog.com/inven/stars/st3085.jpg)

Next:  "O" from 1943.
Title: "O" is Old Acquaintance (1943)
Post by: memento on January 02, 2008, 11:29:04 am
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Old_Acquaintance_.jpg)

Next: "P" from 1942
Title: "P" is Parachute Nurse (1942)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 02, 2008, 11:38:37 am
==comment==

I couldn't find an actual picture from the movie, so this is my substitute:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/us_cadet_nurse_corp.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Queen's Messengers (1941)
Post by: southendmd on January 02, 2008, 02:02:00 pm
Propaganda film showing how mobile canteens would be rushed to bombed areas of Britain during World War II.

Next:  "R" from 1940.
Title: "R" is Ragtime Cowboy Joe (1940)
Post by: Ellemeno on January 03, 2008, 05:25:41 pm
IMDb Tagline: A bold buckaroo and his croonin' side-kick!

I chose this one because I fondly remember Alvin and the Chipmunks singing "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" in my youth.  I found a YouTube of it, but disregard the visual that goes with it.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec9GMpKlMDA[/youtube]

Title: "S" is Second Fiddle (1939)
Post by: oilgun on January 03, 2008, 05:40:59 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/fiddle1.jpg)


==Aside==
I miss you guys!  :'(
Title: "R" is Tarnished Angel (1938)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 04, 2008, 07:28:01 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/318BRWJ0WRL_AA240_.jpg)

==aside==

I miss you too, Oilgun! Meryl is back, maybe we can get this game moving again...LOL

Next up, U from 1937
Title: "U" is Under Southern Stars (1937)
Post by: southendmd on January 04, 2008, 10:05:20 am
From IMDb:  Set in the springtime of 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the War Between the States, this colorful short profiles the heroic Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson the night before he would meet his fate in battle.

=aside=
Missed y'all too.  I've been here all along, waiting to play! :)

=aside= Leslie
BTW, "Under Cover of Night" from 1937 is missing from the archive list.


Next (and last) "V" from 1936.
Title: "V" is The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)
Post by: memento on January 04, 2008, 10:29:36 am
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QNWNPYQAL._SS500_.jpg)
Title: Aside: Paul
Post by: MaineWriter on January 04, 2008, 10:31:05 am
Quote from: southendmd on January 04, 2008, 10:05:20 am

=aside= Leslie
BTW, "Under Cover of Night" from 1937 is missing from the archive list.


Thanks for noticing this, Paul! It's been added.

L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1935
Post by: MaineWriter on January 04, 2008, 10:32:28 am
And now, back to our regularly scheduled game.

Round 1935!

To keep things moving, anyone can start the round with an "A" movie.
Title: "A" is Anna Karenina
Post by: MaineWriter on January 04, 2008, 12:45:04 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/anna_karenina.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bride of Frankenstein
Post by: Meryl on January 04, 2008, 01:32:17 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BrideofFrankenstein.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/bride_of_frankenstein.jpg)

=comment=
A couple (and hairdo) for the ages.  ;D
Glad to be back at my own computer!  Missed you all, too.  :-*

Title: "C" is Captain Blood
Post by: southendmd on January 04, 2008, 02:15:15 pm
(http://enlavalla.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/captainblood.jpg)

(http://www.errolflynn.net/Filmography/cb8.jpg)


From IMDb:  Australian Errol Flynn's was an unknown when he was cast.

In his biography, "My Wicked, Wicked Ways" Errol Flynn (an infamous prankster) states that he played many pranks on Olivia de Havilland. One of them was leaving a dead snake in her underwear, which she found when she went to put them on. After that she lived in terror of what prank he would pull on her next.


Basil Rathbone took a dislike to Errol Flynn. During their dueling sequence he reminded Flynn that he was being paid considerably more for his part in the picture than Flynn was and then deliberately wounded him in the arm (leaving a permanent scar).
Title: "D" is The Dark Angel
Post by: MaineWriter on January 04, 2008, 02:51:10 pm
==from IMDb==

This was the film that helped boost Merle Oberon's career to new heights. She received her only Oscar nod for portraying Kitty Vane, the childhood sweetheart of Allen (Fredric March). The two plan to be married before the onset of WWI but are unable to because Allen is redeployed. So, as fate has it tragedy ensues and she ends up marrying Allen's brother George (Herbert Marshall). I'm not giving away the rest of the film. Great film score by Albert Neumann and a wonderful production from Samuel Goldwyn compliment the three leads. The film was reportedly a major success in 1935. For those interested it was previously filmed in 1925 with Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky in the March and Oberon roles, respectively. The film also stars Frieda Inescort.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/darkangelp.jpg)

Title: "E" is Enter Madame
Post by: oilgun on January 06, 2008, 01:17:04 am
From an IMDb User:
Heavily inspired by the success that opera singer Gracie Moore had found with picture ONE NIGHT OF LOVE, the considerably less successful ENTER MADAME follows the turbulent relationship between an Opera prima donna (Elissa Landi) and a wealthy fan (Cary Grant) as her career frequently interferes with the quality of their off-again/on-again marriage. The Italian-born Landi (whose singing voice is agreeably dubbed by Nina Koshetz) captures the appropriate poise and aura of a true diva, and Grant lends her able support, but the two have no real chemistry in their scenes together, which causes much of the film to fizzle. Although the simple story is effectively plotted, nicely placed, and features winning supporting performances by Lynne Overman, Frank Albertson, and Adrian Rosley, the picture is simply never able to fully recover from the lack of interest in the relationship between to film's two central characters. It becomes difficult to care much about the characters played by Lundi and Grant after their admittedly entertaining first meeting, and this prevents the otherwise well-made film from rising above mediocrity.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/enter_madame.jpg)
Title: "F" is The Farmer Takes a Wife
Post by: Meryl on January 06, 2008, 02:00:51 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/farmertakesawife.jpg)

Starring Henry Fonda (his film debut) and Janet Gaynor, directed by Victor Fleming.
Title: Gai dimanche
Post by: Ellemeno on January 06, 2008, 02:06:32 am
Jacques Tati's third time acting in a film, second time writing the film, and first time directing.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/tati_02-large.jpg)
A stylized depiction of "classic" Tati


Note: We are getting behind the times/back in them days, if we've reached Henry Fonda's first film.


Title: "H" is The Healer
Post by: dot-matrix on January 06, 2008, 04:34:44 am
the last film of film pioneer Reginald Barker.  Starred Ralph Bellamy, Mickey Rooney and Karen Morley.  It was re-released in 1939 under the title "Little Pal" to capitalize on the growing popularity of Mickey Rooney.

(http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8031/3b171sbl54851no5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1027/089218523495wq0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/500/littlepalka1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: "I" is The Informer
Post by: oilgun on January 06, 2008, 07:46:51 am
From an IMDb User: 
Gypo Nolan (Victor McLaglen) is as poor as anyone on Earth. Living in 1920s Ireland, Gypo and his fellow Irishmen are part of an underground rebellion against the oppressive Brits. One particular rebel, wanted for murder by the English, arrives back into town secretly. He thinks he can trust his friend Gypo, but the £20 reward proves too tempting. Gypo gets his friend killed and sinks into a pit of despair and drunkenness. Meanwhile, the other Irish rebels are searching for the informer. Right away, Gypo, with money burning a hole in his pocket, is their main suspect, but they, who are his friends, don't want to believe it.

The story of The Informer is simple in its plot, but complex in its moral and emotional issues. It's easily one of John Ford's most emotionally involving films. What Gypo did was wrong, but we can certainly understand his motives. We also understand his sorry character, and there's a lot of sympathy that arises for him. The script is very suspenseful, as well. It's the kind of suspense where we are pretty sure we know how everything will end up, so we have to grit our teeth and bear along with it. The acting is remarkable. Victor McLaglen, who acted in many of Ford's films, probably gave his best performance here (and won an Oscar for it). Every other performer in the film deserves his or her kudos.

In addition to an amazing script and acting, The Informer is one of John Ford's most expressionistic films. I love the darker side of Ford. In its mood, as well as in its themes, The Informer reminds me of two of my other favorite Ford films, The Long Voyage Home (1940) and The Fugitive (1948); it's also a bit similar to The Grapes of Wrath (1940) in these respects. 10/10.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/informer.jpg)
Title: Aside: Trivia
Post by: MaineWriter on January 06, 2008, 09:34:18 am
John Ford was raised here in Portland. Here's a statue of him, and some info. I see this statue alot, because it is right outside my favorite Japanese restaurant!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/1214_03_94---John-Ford-Statue--Port.jpg)


Picture of the John Ford Statue at Gorham's Corner, where Fore, Bank, York, Pleasant and Danforth streets meet.

The 10ft bronze statue, by New York artist George Kelly, shows Ford sitting in his director's chair, holding a pipe and wearing a wide-brim hat.

Ford, the son of Irish immigrants, won six Oscars, including one for The Quiet Man starring John Wayne and another for The Grapes of Wrath.
Title: "J" is Justice of the Range
Post by: MaineWriter on January 06, 2008, 09:42:30 am
==synopsis==from IMDb

The McLean and Brennan ranches are both losing cattle to rustlers and each blames the other when cattle buyer Graves is the real culprit. To throw suspicion off himself Graves hires Tim to investigate, not knowing that this will be his downfall
Title: "K" is Keystone Hotel
Post by: southendmd on January 06, 2008, 01:19:45 pm
From IMDb:  The Keystone Hotel hosts a very prestigeous beauty contest. When the cross-eyed judge presents the first prize to an elderly cleaning woman, angry members of the audience respond by hurling custard pies. The Keystone Kops are summoned, and arrive just in time to get plastered with pastry.

(http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/2673200.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=0A260859576A0997CCE4552AA8A71B8AA55A1E4F32AD3138)

Starred a lot of silent film actors, whom one now could hear speak!  Reported to have one of the best pie fights of all time. 
Title: "L" is The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Post by: Meryl on January 06, 2008, 01:35:31 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/TheLivesofaBengalLancer.jpg)

Starring Gary Cooper and Kathleen Burke
Title: "M" is Magnificent Obsession
Post by: MaineWriter on January 06, 2008, 01:47:56 pm
==comment==

I think I posted the remake of this, directed by Douglas Sirk, in the 1954 round!

I haven't tracked down a picture from this version, yet, but I'll keep looking.

Title: "N" is A Night at the Opera
Post by: southendmd on January 06, 2008, 01:52:13 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515M6KT0D8L.jpg)

(http://lh3.google.com/FAMILY.SEGUI.VILAR/RgT4br009NI/AAAAAAAABpg/sfBGDTyf178/759px-Opera.jpg?imgmax=512)

A total of 15 people were in the famous stateroom scene (above):
Driftwood (1)
the stowaways Fiorello, Tomasso and Riccardo [who were in the trunk] (2-4)
two chambermaids (5-6)
an engineer who comes to turn off the heat (7)
a manicurist (8)
the engineer's burly assistant (9)
a young woman looking for her Aunt and asking to use the phone (10)
a cleaning woman (11)
and four staff stewards bearing trays of food (12-15).
They all tumble out when Mrs. Claypool (Margaret Dumont) opens the door.

Here's the scene (3:13).  IMDb suggests that the whole scene was adlibbed.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axQu5G79n1M[/youtube]

Here are a couple of lines:

Henderson: What's a hermit doing with four beds?
Otis B. Driftwood: Well, you see those first three beds?
Henderson: Yes.
Otis B. Driftwood: Last night, I counted five thousand sheep in those three beds, so I had to have another bed to sleep in. You wouldn't want me to sleep with the sheep, would you?

*****

Otis B. Driftwood: That woman? Do you know why I sat with her? Because she reminded me of you.
Mrs. Claypool: Really?
Otis B. Driftwood: Of course, that's why I'm sitting here with you. Because you remind me of you. Your eyes, your throat, your lips! Everything about you reminds me of you. Except you. How do you account for that? (aside) If she figures that one out, she's good.
Title: 'O' is One Year Later
Post by: belbbmfan on January 06, 2008, 02:51:18 pm
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/7476528.jpg)
Title: "P" is The Phantom Empire
Post by: Meryl on January 06, 2008, 03:31:50 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/PhantomEmpire.jpg)

The Phantom Empire, starring Gene Autry the Singing Cowboy, was a 12-chapter 1935 Mascot serial that combined the western, musical, and science fiction genres.  This was Gene Autry's first starring role, playing himself as a singing cowboy.

=aside=Paul
I love that Groucho predated Ossana and McMurtry.  Thanks for the funny clip.  ;D
Title: "Q" is A Quiet Fourth
Post by: southendmd on January 06, 2008, 03:43:56 pm
Very slim pickins for "Q".

A short comedy starring Betty Grable.
Title: "R" is Reckless
Post by: MaineWriter on January 06, 2008, 06:23:09 pm
==from and IMDb commenter==

Although Jean Harlow disliked playing this part in Reckless because she was a friend of Libby Holman on whom her part is based, she did it anyway, because it was a great part and she turned in a great performance. It was also her first of two films with William Powell whom she was going to marry at the time she died.

No doubt the notoriety of the Zachary Smith Reynolds suicide which was in the presence of Ms. Holman, well known torch singer from the twenties was a wonderful story. Can you see the wheels turning in Louis B. Mayer's mind? Star Jean Harlow in this film, also because of her own suicide scandal involving her late husband, Paul Bern. This can't miss at the box office and it didn't.

Of course if the film were made today, it would also include Libby Holman's lesbian affairs. As the Code was now in place, that was an aspect that MGM couldn't film in Reckless.

Although Harlow is clearly in the lead, Franchot Tone also got one of his best roles as the young millionaire from the horsey set who's not wrapped too tight although that's not apparent at first. For once his part from MGM did not include just wearing tails and being charming.

Of the leads William Powell is clearly in third place, he just has to be dapper and supportive as the family lawyer for Harlow and grandmother May Robson. He gets to do a great drunk act though. Speaking of Robson her part in Reckless probably led to her being cast as Janet Gaynor's grandmother in A Star Is Born.

This was an early film for Rosalind Russell who plays the girl Tone jilts when he marries Harlow. She plays it nice and supportive. Russell did China Seas as well with Harlow and in her memoirs, she says that Harlow was a kind, generous, and supportive to a new kid on the lot. Who could know she would be dead within two years.

Reckless is one of Jean Harlow's best acted parts in her career. Fans of her and Franchot Tone should not miss this film by any means.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/harlow-reckless1935.jpg)
Title: "S" is She
Post by: oilgun on January 06, 2008, 06:55:32 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/she.jpg)
Title: "T" is Top Hat
Post by: Pipedream on January 06, 2008, 07:25:16 pm
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j131/pipedream_photos/Filme/TopHat1935.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1935
Post by: Meryl on January 07, 2008, 01:48:14 am
Fred and Ginger are simply the greatest, and the cure for what ails ya.  Here's "Dancing Cheek to Cheek" from "Top Hat" (plus a lesson in Spanish):

(5:03)

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=2LWMKl6vHjc[/youtube]
Title: "U" is Uncivil Warriors
Post by: southendmd on January 07, 2008, 09:35:29 am
(http://images.stage6.com/video_images/1258509t.jpg)

Again, slim pickins for "U".

IMDb:  Set in the civil war, the stooges are spies for the north. They impersonate southern officers and infiltrate the enemy ranks to get valuable information. On the run when they are discovered, they hide in a cannon and are blown back to their northern headquarters.
Title: "V" is Vanishing Riders
Post by: MaineWriter on January 07, 2008, 09:45:46 am
==synopsis==from IMDb

Bill Jones and his newly adopted son Tim get jobs on a ranch in an area supposedly haunted by ghosts. The outlaw Wolf Larson and his gang hire on at the same ranch intending to rustle the cattle. When Bill learns of Larson's true identity, he has a plan that uses the gang's fear of ghosts to bring them in.
Title: "W" is Woman in Red
Post by: oilgun on January 07, 2008, 01:06:19 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Womaninred.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is A Midsummer Night's Dream
Post by: southendmd on January 07, 2008, 01:55:08 pm
(http://www.achievement.org/achievers/deh0/large/deh0-014.jpg)
That's Mickey Rooney as Puck.

(http://performingarts.nd.edu/images/performers/midsummersdream35.jpg)
And James Cagney as Bottom.
Title: "Y" is You Gotta Be A Football Hero
Post by: MaineWriter on January 07, 2008, 02:31:26 pm
A Popeye cartoon. From an IMDb commenter:

Do you want to see literal giants on the gridiron? Well, here they are with Bluto and his football team, who come out on the field and are as tall as the strange- looking goal posts! Bluto quickly grabs fickle Olive out of the stands. Olive is wearing the big coonskin coat one used to see at the football games back in the '20s and '30s. Popeye is left alone and humiliated in the stands.

What's worse is Olive returns and gives a big cheer and sings "You've Got To Be Football Hero....To Get Along With the Beautiful Girls."

"I takes that from no woman," says Popeye, who then leaps out of seat and follows a sign that says "New Players Register Here." Only in cartoons can one be in the stands one minute, and be playing in the game the next!!!

What's happens after that is a series of silly and insane football visuals, especially 'cheerleader" Olive spelling out "Bluto" with her ultra-thin, elastic body! It's hilarious, as is "Swivel Hips" Popeye on the gridiron.

These old football games, from this one to Goofy to the Three Stooges to the Marx Brothers, are all the craziest, nonsensical farces you will ever seen....but a ton of fun to watch.
Title: "Z" is Zirkus Saran
Post by: southendmd on January 07, 2008, 04:21:54 pm
IMDb:  Knox owns half of the Circus Saran and acts as a clown there. He hides his circus life from his daughter and is very embarrassed when his daughter found out his true profession. This is a mediocre comedy at best. Hans Moser, who plays Knox, performs poorly, because the character he plays is simply not funny. Leo Slezak, who owns the other half of the circus, as well as Pat and Patachon perform better. The only really good thing of this film is its music composed by Robert Stolz, especially the song "Ein bisschen Sing-Sang und gute Kameradschaft" , which is all over movie.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Sun Never Sets
Post by: MaineWriter on January 07, 2008, 04:39:52 pm
on the British Empire. Time for another special round!

This one was suggested by Meryl, who posted "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" in the last round. While looking for a picture, she came up with the idea of "films about the British Empire." Shall we give it a go?

In my view, movies could deal with the British Empire around the world, through history, along with British historical figures who were influential.

Movies from 1935 to the present can be played. The archive is up-to-date so please check there first for movies that haven't been played. Please include the year when you post the title. Wildcard X is in effect.

Let me know if you have questions. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Post by: Meryl on January 07, 2008, 05:13:33 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Robin_hood_movieposter.jpg)

Glad you liked the theme, Leslie!  8)
Title: "B" is for Beautiful Thing (1996)
Post by: loneleeb3 on January 07, 2008, 05:18:31 pm
B is for Beautiful Thing.
A very special Movie for me!


(http://www.hotmoviesale.com/dvds/7623/1/Beautiful-Thing.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cotton Mary (1999)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 07, 2008, 05:35:06 pm
==synopsis==

In 1954, seven years after India has gained independence from Britain, many Indians still feel like second-class citizens in their own country, as the nation's sovereignty has not immediately erased the perception that the British are superior to Indians. An example is Cotton Mary, an Anglo-Indian nurse in the employment of the wife of a BBC correspondent. Mary claims she is the daughter of a British army officer (although she has no firm evidence) and views herself as more British than Indian. A Merchant/Ivory film.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/CottonMary200091464_f.jpg)

==aside==loneleeb3

Welcome to the game!
Title: "D" is The Deceivers (1988)
Post by: southendmd on January 07, 2008, 06:30:00 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZK14HAK7L._SL150_.jpg)


IMDb:  In 1825, India lives under fear. A mysterious religion's followers murder everyone that stands against their plans.  William Savage, a tax-collector of a British-Indian company, discovers the sect and decides to solve the mystery...
Title: "E" is Exodus (1960)
Post by: memento on January 07, 2008, 06:43:43 pm
(http://www.bibleprobe.com/exodus.jpg)

From IMDB:

The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants bound for Israel who are being off loaded on Cyprus. An Intelligence officer succeeds in getting them back on board their ship only to have the harbor blocked by the British with whom they must negotiate. The second part of the film is about the situation in Israel as independence is declared and most of their neighbors attack them.
Title: "F" is The Far Pavilions (1984)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 07, 2008, 07:27:31 pm
==synopsis==

Based on the bestselling novel by M.M. Kaye, this mini-series is an epic of high adventure in colonial India revolving around the romance between Anjuli, a half-caste Indian princess, and Ash, a British officer raised in India. The Far Pavilions  drew upon and helped perpetuate a popular sense of "Raj nostalgia" in the early 1980s. As such, it offers a lavish, entertaining, but highly romanticized vision of exotic India under British rule. It was first shown on HBO, now available on DVD.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/51300GZ3E9L_AA280_.jpg)
Title: G is for Gandhi (1982)
Post by: loneleeb3 on January 07, 2008, 09:00:04 pm
Director Richard Attenborough’s epic biography charting the life of Mahatma Gandhi from a simple lawyer to a worldwide symbol of peace and understanding, the film won an incredible eight Academy Awards.
The film takes us from his London studies to becoming a young lawyer in South Africa, as an Indian he becomes subject to apartheid laws which leads him into direct confrontation with the apartheid regime of South Africa. Later in his native India, Gandhi’s methods of civil disobedience and passive resistance are used to form a peaceful movement to liberate his country from British rule; "You have been guests' in our home for long enough. Now we would like you to leave." When India won independence after WWII, religious differences came to the fore without a common foe to fight, and the country was partitioned into Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India. A Hindu assassin later gunned down Gandhi himself.

The crowd and massacre scenes are hugely impressive, but at the core is screen debutante Ben Kingsley's majestically understated performance. His best actor Oscar was one of eight the film garnered, including best director and best picture, Great cast includes Candice Bergen's American admirer, Edward Fox's brutal English colonel, Geraldine James as a disciple, and the stalwarts: Gielgud, Mills, Hordern and Howard.


(http://www.britmovie.co.uk/genres/drama/images/061a.jpg)


Title: "H" is Henry V (1989)
Post by: Meryl on January 07, 2008, 11:18:45 pm
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Title: "I" is In the Name of the Father (1993)
Post by: oilgun on January 07, 2008, 11:35:12 pm
I've got DDL on the brain after seeing There Will be Blood

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==Aside==
I got the pins removed from my arm today!  They didn't use any local anesthetic but it wasn't that painful, surprisingly.  Four of them were removed with a reverse drill, I could actually feel them being unscrewed from my bones.  Very weird!  The other two, they pulled out with plyers(!) One of those hurt like hell, I was punching and kicking (just the air, not the technician & doctor) I asked the doc if he had a collection of whips at home.

Title: "J" is Jubilee (1977)
Post by: southendmd on January 08, 2008, 12:08:00 am
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JI0Q.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Sort of a British A Clockwork Orange, Derek Jarman's bizarre film about Queen Elizabeth I visiting a post-apocalyptic 20th century Britain.

=aside= Gil
Glad the pins are out and you're in one piece.
Title: Re: "J" is Jubilee (1977)
Post by: oilgun on January 08, 2008, 01:06:01 am
Quote from: southendmd on January 08, 2008, 12:08:00 am
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JI0Q.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Sort of a British A Clockwork Orange, Derek Jarman's bizarre film about Queen Elizabeth I visiting a post-apocalyptic 20th century Britain.

=aside= Gil
Glad the pins are out and you're in one piece.

Thanks!

RE: Jubilee.  Would you recommend it?  I loved his Caravaggio and also enjoyed The Best of England, Edward II and The Garden.
Title: "K" is Kim (1950)
Post by: Meryl on January 08, 2008, 01:09:02 am
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=aside=oilgun
I'm glad to hear you're de-pinned  :)
Title: "L" is The Last King Of Scotland (2006)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 08, 2008, 01:14:19 am
Director: Kevin Macdonald, 2006

Nine years after Uganda gained its independence from Britain in 1962, a former private in the King’s African Rifles named Idi Amin seized power. This film is a fictionalized version of the reign of Amin as seen through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a young Scottish doctor who quite accidentally becomes the dictator's personal physician. A compelling portrayal of Amin's erratic and murderous regime as well as the trauma of postcolonial Africa in the wake of British rule. Based on the novel by Giles Foden.

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Title: "M" is The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 08, 2008, 07:48:24 am
==synopsis==

This adaptation of the famous novella by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnahan, two ex-soldiers roaming through British India. They decide that the country is too small for them, so they trek beyond the Northwest frontier to "Kafiristan" in order to become kings in their own right. Kipling appears briefly as a character in his own fictional tale.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/man_who_would_be_king_ver1.jpg)


==aside==Gil

Thanks for the orthopedic update!
Title: "N" is Northwest Frontier (1959)
Post by: Meryl on January 08, 2008, 12:39:45 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/NorthwestFrontier.jpg)  also known as  (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/FlameoverIndia.jpg)

This film takes place in 1905 in the Northwest mountain regions of India where a local Hindu raja allied to the British is battling rebel Muslim tribesmen. In order to get his son – the crown prince – and his governess to safety the raja entrusts them to the care of a British officer.
Title: "O" is O Jerusalem (2006)
Post by: southendmd on January 08, 2008, 01:18:08 pm
O JERUSALEM
Director: Elie Chouraqui, 2006

This film revolves around the friendship between two men, an Arab and a Jew, during the final days of Britain's Palestine mandate and leading up to the birth of the state of Israel. As British authorities in the mandate lose the will to stay and keep order Jews and Arabs fight for control of the holy city and to determine the fate of the region. Based on the bestselling novel by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.

(http://www.ojerusalem-lefilm.com/images/oJerusalem_05.jpg)

=aside= Gil
Let's just say "Jubilee" is not my cup of tea. :P
Title: "P" is Pinjar (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 08, 2008, 01:33:35 pm
==synopsis==

Lajjo is a recently married Hindu woman abducted by Muslims during the chaos of partition and taken to Pakistan. There she is forced to become the second wife of an abusive and controlling alcoholic. Her determined sister-in-law, Puro, sets out to search for her, encouraged by her brother, but cautioned by her parents who would prefer not to lose another child. A compelling story that deals with abduction, a widespread and largely overlooked aspect of partition violence.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Pinjar1.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quebec (1951)
Post by: Meryl on January 08, 2008, 06:23:33 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/patriotesrebellion.jpg)

Quebec is a 1951 American historical drama film directed by George Templeton and written by Alan Le May set in 1837. It stars John Drew Barrymore and centers on a fictional account of the Patriotes Rebellion, an early event in the history of the Quebec independence movement. The popular uprising sought to make Lower Canada, now Quebec, a republic independent from the British Empire.  (Picture is from Google, not the movie).
Title: "R" is Rhodes (1996)
Post by: southendmd on January 08, 2008, 06:52:48 pm
RHODES
Director: David Drury, 1996

This lavish miniseries tells the story of Cecil Rhodes, the British entrepreneur and champion of empire who, in the late 19th century, became one of the wealthiest men in the world. The series chronicles Rhodes' arrival in South Africa as a teenager, his rise to power through the acquisition of a vast gold and diamond fortune, his colonial ambitions for the British Empire in Africa, and his influence in precipitating the Boer War.


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Title: "S" is for The Secret Garden (1993)
Post by: loneleeb3 on January 08, 2008, 07:11:14 pm
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Young Mary Lennox is orphaned by an earthquake in India and sent to England to live with her uncle in a cold ancestral manor in Yorkshire. Mary briefly meets him, still mourning for the wife who died ten years ago, but she is mostly left on her own. A resourceful and inquisitive girl, she soon makes two exciting discoveries. First she finds an overgrown secret garden, the favourite of her aunt and locked up since her death. Second, that she has a cousin, Colin, a sickly lad who has been told he must remain in bed out of the daylight at all times. Once Mary and another new friend, local lad Dickon, have brought the garden back to life they decide Colin must see it, a decision that will change several lives.

I love this version of the film. I  love the old one form the 30's too but I have watched this one with Elizabeth since she was little bitty!
Title: "T" is Train to Pakistan (1998)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 08, 2008, 07:27:06 pm
==synopsis==

Tensions run high in a Punjab village in the run-up to partition between independent India and Pakistan. Sikhs living in this border town have heard rumors of Muslims assaulting, killing, and raping other Sikhs and Hindus—many of whom are their friends and relatives. Enraged at the breakdown of civil order and eager for revenge, they plan their own attack upon a crowded train full of Muslims headed to Pakistan. Based on the book by Khushwant Singh.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/2004100801750102.jpg)
Title: "U" is Under the Lighthouse Dancing (1997)
Post by: Meryl on January 08, 2008, 08:30:05 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/UnderTheLighthouseDancing.jpg)

Three couples travel to Rottnest Island near Perth Western Australia for the weekend. One of the couples announces that they intend to get married and when the bride-to-be tells the others that she is terminally ill, they make sure the wedding takes place that weekend.  Starring Naomi Watts.
Title: "V" is Victoria and Albert (2001)
Post by: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 12:01:23 am
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51R0B8546EL._AA240_.jpg)


From IMDb:  Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period in 19th Century England where Victoria comes to terms with the enormous duties that lay ahead of her, while also falling deeply in love with her beloved Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The marriage and birth of their nine children are featured, as is Albert's frustration by the inactivity he experienced in the early years of his role as Prince Consort. The Queen's very different relationships with her first two Prime Minister's, the resentment the British government felt about a German interfering in matters of state and Albert's greatest achievement - The Great Exhibition of 1851 - are all intertwined in this remarkable love story which ended tragically in 1861 with Albert's early death from typhoid.
Title: "W" is Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (1957)
Post by: Ellemeno on January 09, 2008, 02:22:28 am
The longest running film, theatrically. It has been shown daily at Colonial Williamsburg since its original 1957 release.  Starring Jack Lord of Hawaii Five-0.

Recently remastered:
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From IMDb:
I have seen the "Story of a Patriot" over two dozen times dating back to 1958 for the first time at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitors Center. It continues to be an inspiration to me and my family for strength and conviction in the sight of imposing odds. This is a "must see" for all Americans and a lesson for all the World. The only fault I have with "The Story of a Patriot" is that there was never a sequel using Jack Lord and the original cast perhaps during and after the American Revolution. Every time we revisit Colonial Williamsburg, the very first thing we do after getting our tickets is to see "The Story of a Patriot" on one of the big screens. It always gives me chills for the Freedom which our forefathers bestowed upon us at great sacrifice to their own well being. I also have a VHS tape, but now desire a much improved version on DVD. Even so, I will still begin every visit I make to Colonial Williamsburg by watching "The Story of a Patriot" again.

---

Ahh, I squeaked into the round.  I hate missing the special rounds!  :)

BTW, those "Cheek to Cheek" subtitles were Portuguese.  Love that song.  :)

Gil, so glad you are making such good progress!  :)
Title: Wild Card "X" is "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 09, 2008, 02:57:46 am
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from itv.com
Creator: Devised by Irene Shubik, based on the Raj Quartet novels by Paul Scott

The lowdown: Widely regarded as one of the best ever drama adaptations, Jewel in the Crown is set between 1942 and 1947 and centres on a public-school educated Indian called Hari Kumar (Art Malik) who is wrongly accused of raping a British woman. Hari is tortured by a jealous and sadistic British officer, Ronald Merrick (Tim Pigott-Smith), who knows he is innocent. Set in the fictional city of Mayapore in the years leading up to Indian independence it explains the complex relationship between the British Empire and its “subjects”. 

Memorable moments: Follow Merrick’s unashamed social climbing as the series unfolds, although there’s a nasty shock for the repellent captain mid-way through. Also look out for Warren Clarke’s turn as camp Corporal ‘Sophie’ Dixon.

In the episode The Mughal Room, Sarah Layton and Guy Perron spend Guy's last afternoon exploring the Governor's summer residence, with seven minutes going by without any dialogue.

Trivia: Although much of the filming took place in India, Salford Dock in Greater Manchester doubles as Bombay. The drama took four years to produce and film and cost £5 million - that's about  £12m in today’s money.
It was voted into 22nd place in the British Film Institute’s 2000 list with Pigott-Smith and Peggy Ashcroft also winning Best Actor BAFTAs.
The original series was shot on 16mm film and has been fully re-mastered.




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Title: "Y" is Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 08:32:24 am
==synopsis==

While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.

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Title: "Z" is Zulu Dawn (1979)
Post by: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 09:38:48 am
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/272011.1010.A.jpg)

ZULU DAWN
Director: Douglas Hickox, 1979

This epic recounts the Battle of Isandhlwana fought on 22 January 1879 in Natal, South Africa. In the course of the fighting about 1,200 British soldiers were massacred by a force of over 20,000 Zulu warriors and the regimental colors were lost. Isandhlwana was the first engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War and stands as one of the most shocking defeats in British military history. Zulu Dawn was written by Cy Enfield as a prequel to his more successful film Zulu released fifteen years earlier.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire (special round)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 10:06:57 am
And with that, the sun does set on the British Empire!

Thanks again to Meryl for that suggestion. I would never have thought of it, myself! If any of you have other ideas for special rounds, please PM them to me. I think as we get to the point of no more traditional rounds (ie, years) the game will turn into special rounds. If people have thoughts on that, too, I'd be interested in hearing them. I love this game and want to keep it going!

Thanks,

Leslie
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1934
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 10:07:56 am
And with that, I announce the opening of Round 1934!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire (special round)
Post by: oilgun on January 09, 2008, 10:17:51 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 10:06:57 am
And with that, the sun does set on the British Empire!

Thanks again to Meryl for that suggestion.
[...]

I found it to be a very challenging round, I think I only contributed once, lol!  Very few films came immediately to mind so more work was required, which is to be expected as the game specializes more and more.

Title: "A" is Anne of Green Gables
Post by: memento on January 09, 2008, 10:23:48 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire (special round)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 09, 2008, 11:16:44 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 10:06:57 am
And with that, the sun does set on the British Empire!

Thanks again to Meryl for that suggestion. I would never have thought of it, myself! If any of you have other ideas for special rounds, please PM them to me. I think as we get to the point of no more traditional rounds (ie, years) the game will turn into special rounds. If people have thoughts on that, too, I'd be interested in hearing them. I love this game and want to keep it going!

Thanks,

Leslie

=comment=

How about:

a Horror film round,
a Science Fiction Round,
a film Film Noir round,
a Musicals round,
Foreign Films Only
Tributes to an Era
a round that focuses only on award nominees and winners
Personal Favorites
What makes you laugh...a favorite comedies round


 ;)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1934
Post by: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 11:22:08 am
I second a musicals round!
Title: "B" is Babes in Toyland
Post by: dot-matrix on January 09, 2008, 11:22:38 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire (special round)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 11:24:28 am
Quote from: dot-matrix on January 09, 2008, 11:16:44 am

=comment=

How about:

a Horror film round,
a Science Fiction Round,
a film Film Noir round,
a Musicals round,
Foreign Films Only
Tributes to an Era
What makes you laugh...a favorite comedies round

These are good suggestions, thanks!
Quote
a round that focuses only on award nominees and winners
Personal Favorites

We've done these..."personal favorites" would be the guilty pleasures round.

But that brings up another question...what do people think of repeating special rounds? I know everyone really liked the "numerology" round and "working stiffs." Would people be okay with repeating a special round?

Leslie
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1934
Post by: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 11:26:00 am
Repeating a special round?  Absolutely.

We do this at the ABCs, as long as there's material and interest.
Title: "C" is Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 11:26:22 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1934
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 11:28:32 am
Quote from: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 11:26:00 am
Repeating a special round?  Absolutely.

We do this at the ABCs, as long as there's material and interest.

Great, thanks!

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1934
Post by: dot-matrix on January 09, 2008, 11:30:43 am
=comment=

I think repeating special rounds occassionally is fine, especially well received special rounds.  You could also have a round for each genre from Action to Westerns.  And a round dedicated just to silent film, one just to animation, one for shorts, documentaries, biographies, cartoons ... how about mini series and made for TV movies

Oh and I think there is a big difference between a favorite film and Guilty Pleasure... GP's are usually films so cheesy or so bad they're good at least to us.  JMO
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire (special round)
Post by: oilgun on January 09, 2008, 11:56:00 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 11:24:28 am

We've done these..."personal favorites" would be the guilty pleasures round.


There's a slight difference.  Guilty pleasures are movies that you feel guilty about enjoying.  Usually the film is mediocre to bad or there's something about it that makes you hesitate to admit liking.  I think personal favourites would include guilt-free films.  For example for me a guilty pleasure would include:  Cruising, Endless Love & Into the Blue, films that might be difficult to defend.  While personal favourites include:  Gattaca, Coma & Rope, all fairly well received films.  Of course it gets blurred with films like Gerry & Apocalypto, should I feel guilty about liking those?  ;D

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 Would people be okay with repeating a special round?


I have no problem with that.
Title: Aside: Gentle Reminder
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 12:16:32 pm
Folks,

Please remember that the goal is to play unplayed movies. As I was updating the archive, there were two movies in the last round that had been previously played. Since I didn't pick them up during the round, I'm going to let them stand. But I'd appreciate it if everyone would check the archive to verify that a movie is new to the game.

Edited to add: If you pick up on a movie that is missing from the archive, please let me know. I check and double check but I have had a few slip ups! Thanks to everyone for your help.

Thanks!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire (special round)
Post by: Meryl on January 09, 2008, 01:18:15 pm
Quote from: dot-matrix on January 09, 2008, 11:16:44 am
How about:

a Horror film round,
a Science Fiction Round,
a film Film Noir round,
a Musicals round,
Foreign Films Only
Tributes to an Era
a round that focuses only on award nominees and winners
Personal Favorites
What makes you laugh...a favorite comedies round

All great ideas, Dot!  I'd like to add a round for films starring or featuring animals and also films starring or featuring actors who first made their mark in other fields, such as television, pop music, opera, sports or the military.

Quote from: Ellemeno on January 09, 2008, 02:22:28 am
BTW, those "Cheek to Cheek" subtitles were Portuguese.  Love that song.  :)

Good catch, Elle!  You one smart cookie.  8)
Title: "D" is Death Takes a Holiday
Post by: Meryl on January 09, 2008, 01:19:47 pm
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Title: "E" is Easy to Love
Post by: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 01:36:27 pm
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From IMDb:  This lively romp is loads of fun with lots of snappy pre-code dialogue, husband hiding in closets, wife trying to win her man back via negligees and the old "dropping the soap on the floor" bathtub trick, plus all-knowing valet and butler, and women in slinky dresses and fur collars. I liked Edward Everett Horton in this, playing pretty much the exact same guy he always plays, plus Guy Kibbee is very amusing in a small, but memorable part, as the Justice of the Peace. Fast-paced and enjoyable film.
Title: "F" is Flirtation Walk
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 01:40:41 pm
==comment==

with Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell

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Title: "G" is the Gay Divorcee
Post by: Meryl on January 09, 2008, 01:54:45 pm
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Title: "H" is The House of Rothschild
Post by: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 02:08:10 pm
From IMDb:  This is quite a rousing film for a biopic, and sports one of Arliss's best performances. Made two years after Hitler's rise to power, the whole subtext of the film is anti-Semitism and the then-current events in Europe. Napoleon is the stand-in for Hitler--the man all peace-loving men must join together to wage war against to secure peace. There are scenes of violence in the Jewish ghetto--stirred up by anti-Semite Karloff. Everything Rothschild does he does to end anti-Semitism; many speeches on this theme. Rothschild's father is shown as a Shylock-type, making money with money, fooling the tax collector, but with reluctance and great bitterness, doing so only because other professions are denied him, and because the tax collector overcharges Jews. C. Aubrey Smith gives a really delightful performance as Wellington. The final scene is one of the first live-action sequences to be made in three-color Technicolor, before BECKY SHARP. The topicality gives the film an immediacy that is often lacking in period films.

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Title: "I" is It Happened One Night
Post by: Fran on January 09, 2008, 02:50:16 pm
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The big winner at the Academy Awards:  Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Writing (Adaptation)!

From IMDb:

In 1996, Steven Spielberg anonymously purchased Clark Gable's Oscar to protect it from further commercial exploitation, gave it back to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, commenting that he could think of "no better sanctuary for Gable's only Oscar than the Motion Picture Academy."
Title: "J" is Jimmy the Gent
Post by: dot-matrix on January 09, 2008, 03:06:30 pm
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"Blondes...Brunettes...And Their Bankrolls! He makes 'em!... Takes 'Em and Tosses 'Em Away! Wild Jimmy in a Knockout riot of Laughs!"-- slug line on original poster.

(1934, Warner Brothers)
Working titles: Always a Gent, The Heir Chaser
66 minutes
Black and white
Based on the story "The Heir Chaser" by Laird Doyle

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Starring James Cagney asJIMMY CORRIGAN
Also starring Bette Davis, Allen Jenkins, Alan Dinehart, Alice White, Arthur Hohl, Philip Reed, Hobart Cavanaugh, Mayo Methot, Renee Whitney

Jimmy Cagney plays JIMMY CORRIGAN, the scrappy, strutting operator of a missing heirs bureau out to win the heart of the beautiful Joan (Bette Davis) in 1934's Jimmy the Gent. But it ain't easy. Jimmy may know every trick in the book, but Joan's the assistant of his biggest competitor, who happens to be one smooth, suave dude. But to win her back, Jimmy's willing to do almost anything, up to and including (GASP!) becoming respectable.

By most accounts, it's a pretty good flick, with some great, zippy dialogue between Cagney's cocky bantam rooster and Bette Davis' wise-ass blonde, who thinks the runt's "the greatest chiseler since Michelangelo."

But there's more here than first meets the eye. At first glance a fluffy piece of lightweight entertainment, the flick was actually pretty gritty for its time. According to Tom Howard, in the August 2001 issue of Crime Factory, the film is "laced with bribery, corruption, double-dealing, racketeering, fraud, ratting and selling out (and) comes across even today as an extremely bitter expose of the self-seeking underbelly of human society. No heroes or heroines here. Few sympathetic characters at all. Just about everyone is out there pitching strictly and ruthlessly for number one."

There's some pretty tough and earthy dialogue, and even a scene where the cops pay off a stool pigeon with a shot of dope.

The heir hunter racket popped up seventy years later in Chris Larsgaard's Shamus-nominated The Heir Hunter.
Title: "K" is Kiss and Make Up
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 03:25:45 pm
==comment==

from IMDb: An underrated picture of veritable wackiness, KISS AND MAKE UP is a forerunner to the classic screwball comedies of the late-thirties and early-forties. The storyline of a progressive plastic surgeon (Cary Grant) who becomes involved with his greatest creation (Genevieve Tobin) has a great FRANKENSTEIN-esquire aura that contains some surprisingly dark overtones for a film comedy of this era – a darkness which is present, but not really explored. The film is benefited greatly by Cary Grant, who gets an early chance to display his grand prowess at farce, which is one of the many qualities that inevitably made him a huge Hollywood star. The rest of the cast is also rounded out acceptably, with Tobin, Helen Mack, and Edward Everett Horton all turning in fine work.

On the downside, the film is extremely episodic, which is not inherently a problem in many cases, but here it prevents the picture from gelling into the knockabout farce it intended to be. Also somewhat detrimental is director Harlan Thompson's approach to the material, which often lacks energy or pizazz; make no mistake, Thompson's work is perfectly acceptable, but I could not help but imagine how truly dynamic the film could have been with Howard Hawks or (later) Peter Bogdanovich in the director's chair. Thompson earns major points for the frantic final chase scene, however, which concludes the film with a thunderous, side-splitting, wig-ripping bang! The movie as a whole is solidly enjoyable, but this terrific end sequence alone raises it's rating by at least a notch or two.

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Title: "L" is Liliom
Post by: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 03:29:13 pm
From IMDb:  Fritz Lang's version of the classic Hungarian play (better known to U.S. audiences in its musical play version - CAROUSEL) is quite excellent. Lighting is especially good and the exuberance of the opening scenes on the midway coupled with the highly imaginative heavenly sequences towards the end of the film sets this version above the others. Boyer is perfectly cast and almost unrecognizable (he's so young) as the carnival barker. He is full of bravado and exuberance. Solidly handled with bright touches.

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Also this:  Eventually, two angels show up and haul Boyer off to the hereafter - where he must atone for his sins! The term 'angels' is one I use loosely. Dark-suited, pale-skinned and shaven-headed, these two guys look like denizens of an X-rated Berlin nightclub. Kinkier still is Boyer's personal 'spirit guide' - a mad-eyed knife-grinder played by Antonin Artaud, the twisted genius who invented the Theatre of Cruelty.

Liliom is a rare treat for old-movie buffs. Lyrical and fantastic, yes. Soppy and sentimental, never. It stands comparison with Lang's best work from Berlin or Hollywood. I can only regret he did not spend more time in France.
Title: "M" is The Man Who Knew Too Much
Post by: oilgun on January 09, 2008, 03:46:25 pm
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Title: Aside: Oilgun
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 04:01:08 pm
Congratulations on a nice, even 500 posts!

Leslie
Title: "N" is The Notorious Sophie Lang
Post by: MaineWriter on January 09, 2008, 04:07:03 pm
==comment==

from IMDb: Glamorous American jewel-thief Sophie Lang returns to the U. S. after lying low in England for five years. New York police inspector Stone is determined to trap the elusive Lang by enlisting the unknowing aid of Max Bernard, a suave European stone-stealer, traveling in America under the pseudonym of Sir Nigel Crane. Max and Sophie chase each other around, evade their pursuers, and of course fall in love. Along for the hunt are Leon Errol as a bumbling health-obsessed detective and Alison Skipworth as Sophie's crafty accomplice. Lots of laughs to be found, including Gertrude Michael's impersonation of a haughty Russian countess which comes out ala Garbo and a great line by Inspector Stone, "Never teach your grandmother to suck eggs." The film proved to be popular enough with audiences to spawn two sequels, The Return of Sophie Lang (1936) and Sophie Lang Goes West (1937). Critics were fond of the caper as well. The New York Times called it "…witty and exuberant entertainment performed with light-hearted gaiety by an excellent cast." Variety stated "Ralph Murphy directed the picture with a rat-tat-tat pace, not allowing it to stop for a minute."

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Title: "O" is Of Human Bondage
Post by: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 04:11:12 pm
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From IMDb:  If Jack Warner had had his way, Bette Davis would have wound up playing all kinds of molls in various Warner Brothers gangster films. Of Human Bondage was a significant milestone in her career because she proved to everyone, including herself, that she was capable of so much more.

Like Frank Sinatra with Angelo in From Here to Eternity, Davis knew she was born to play the slatternly amoral Mildred from W. Somerset Maugham's classic novel. Though she rarely used false accents in her movie career after this, she got the Cockney speech pattern down perfect. Davis will keep you riveted to your seat with her performance her. And what a scandal it was that she wasn't nominated. I suspect some intrigue was at work there, possibly the brothers Warner who didn't want her to get a swelled head. Also she'd gotten this break through role at another studio so they weren't going to make a dime on it.

Two years later Leslie Howard and Bette Davis would team up again in The Petrified Forest. But what a contrast between the dreamy naive Gabby and Mildred. The same with the male leads. In The Petrified Forest, Leslie Howard is the world weary blase Alan Squire. In Of Human Bondage, Howard's Philip Carey is a shy man with a deep inferiority complex because of his club foot. He clings to Mildred because even though she's degraded him, he feels he'll never find another attachment again.

For both the leads Of Human Bondage represented a considerable stretching of considerable talents. The two later screen versions are markedly inferior to this one.

=aside= Gil
500 looks good on you!
Title: "P" is The Painted Veil
Post by: dot-matrix on January 09, 2008, 09:18:10 pm
Another Somerset Maugham adapation.  Though the film was not Garbo's best, it's one of the better ones. Where else can you watch Garbo cheat on Herbert Marshall with George Brent...and during the interum meet up with Warner Oland (Charlie Chan) in the bar!

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Title: "Q" is The Quitter
Post by: Fran on January 09, 2008, 10:14:10 pm
Plot Summary (from IMDb):

When her husband, who founded the town's crusading local newspaper, doesn't come back from the French battlefields of World War I, a woman struggles to raise her two sons and keep the newspaper going. Matters are complicated by the fact that, several years later, one of the sons wants to turn the paper from its position as a hard-fighting champion of the working-class into an upscale society paper catering to the rich and powerful. Matters are complicated even further by rumors that their father was in fact NOT killed in France during the war but took another man's identity and is still living there.
Title: "R" is The Richest Girl in the World
Post by: Meryl on January 09, 2008, 10:35:02 pm
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Starring Miriam Hopkins, Joel McRae and Fay Wray
Title: "S" is The Scarlet Pimpernel
Post by: southendmd on January 09, 2008, 11:23:20 pm
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Starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon.
Title: "T" is The Thin Man
Post by: memento on January 10, 2008, 12:40:03 am
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Title: "U" Unfinished Symphony
Post by: dot-matrix on January 10, 2008, 04:39:05 am
Director: Willy Forst.
Co-Director: (for English version) Anthony Asquith.

Cast:
Hans Jaray - Schubert
Martha Eggerth - Caroline Esterhazy
Helen Chandler - Emmie Passenter
Ronald Squire - Count Esterhazy
Brember Wills - Secretary
Beryl Laverick - Mary Esterhazy
Hermine Sterler - Princess Kinsky
Cecil Humphries - Saliere
Paul Wagner - Lt. Folliot
Eliot Makeham - Joseph Passenter

Synopsis: Franz Schubert, poor and miserable, and an unsuccessful composer, falls in love with Emmy, daughter of a pawnbroker. A rich friend arranges for Schubert to play at a command performance organised by Princess Kinsky. Schubert plays a solo piano version of his new, uncompleted Symphony in B Minor. Halfway through, the aristocratic Caroline Esterhazy is beard to be giggling at a private joke. The young composer leaves in a rage. Caroline, however, is impressed and persuades her father to engage him as music teacher. Schubert falls in love with her and completes his symphony under her spell. Though she returns his love, Caroline is obliged by her family to marry a fellow aristocrat. In despair, Schubert tears out the final pages of his symphony, wanting it to remain, like his great passion, unfulfilled.
Excerpt© 'Puffin Asquith' by R.J. Minney.
taken from www.britmovie.co.uk
Title: "V" is Viva Villa!
Post by: MaineWriter on January 10, 2008, 07:36:44 am
==from Filmsite==

Viva Villa! (1934), 115 minutes, D: Jack Conway, Howard Hawks (uncredited)

The action-packed, loosely-historical account of Mexico's legendary bandit/hero. Pancho Villa (Wallace Beery) begins as a bandit leader in the Mexican hills who steals from the rich and assists the poor. He later battles with the Federales in the revolutionary struggle for the Mexican Republic. After his victory, he reverts to banditry, but then returns again in triumph to declare himself President of the country, after which he soon retires to his ranch. With additional characters including an aristocratic woman Teresa (Fay Wray) who falls in love with him, and an American journalist Johnny Sykes (Stuart Erwin) who helps create the Villa legend. Probably Wallace Beery's best screen performance ever.

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Title: "W" is We're Not Dressing
Post by: Meryl on January 10, 2008, 01:28:35 pm
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We're Not Dressing is a 1934 film starring Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, Burns and Allen, Ray Milland and Ethel Merman. Based on the 1902 J. M. Barrie play, The Admirable Crichton, the movie was directed by Norman Taurog.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Manhattan Melodrama
Post by: MaineWriter on January 10, 2008, 02:21:51 pm
==from Filmsite==

Manhattan Melodrama (1934), 93 minutes, D: W.S. Van Dyke II
Two New York City boyhood friends, Blackie Gallagher (Mickey Rooney as boy, Clark Gable as adult) and Jim Wade (Jimmy Butler as boy, William Powell as adult) are raised as orphans together, and grow up to choose opposite sides of the law - Gallagher becomes a slick gangster and racketeer, and Wade a noble and aggressive District Attorney. They both fall in love with the same charming woman Eleanor (Myrna Loy) who is caught between opposing forces. Their paths cross later in a murder trial. Notable for the first film teaming Powell and Loy (who later would become famous with The Thin Man series) and for being the film that bank robber John Dillinger watched (for its similarity to his own life), prior to being killed outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre by the FBI in 1934.

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==from the FBI==

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A BYTE OUT OF HISTORY:
The Fall of John Dillinger and the Rise of the FBI

07/23/04

The movie playing at the Biograph Theater on this hot, muggy summer night was Manhattan Melodrama, starring Clark Gable as the ruthless gangster Blackie Gallagher.

But it was the real-life drama starring notorious outlaw John Dillinger that was playing out on the streets of Chicago on this particular Sunday evening that would ultimately captivate the nation and forever transform the FBI.

On July 22, 1934--seventy years ago Thursday--a nervous Melvin Purvis, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau's office in Chicago, stood near the Biograph box office. He'd seen Dillinger walk into the crowded theater about two hours earlier with two women, including one in an orange skirt (often called a "red dress") who had tipped off authorities that the wanted criminal would be there. Now, Purvis was waiting for Dillinger to re-emerge.

Suddenly, Purvis saw him. Purvis took out a match and lit his cigar. It was a pre-arranged signal to the Bureau agents and local police officers taking part in the operation, but in the thick crowd less than half a dozen of the men saw it.

In the past year, many such opportunities to catch the wanted outlaw and other gangsters had gone up in smoke. The Bureau had learned many lessons, often the hard way, in the process. Three months earlier, a special agent had been gunned down following a hastily planned raid on a Dillinger gang hideout in Wisconsin. And 13 months earlier, the Bureau had lost an agent and three law enforcement partners at the hands of "Pretty Boy" Floyd and others in the infamous "Kansas City Massacre."

But on this night, the Bureau was prepared. The arrangement of agents, the setting of the signal, and the careful preparation were evidence that the Bureau was learning how to catch the most violent criminals. The plan was not perfect, but it was sound, with agents covering all theater exits and directions Dillinger might take.

As Dillinger walked down the street, agents fell in behind him and closed in. Dillinger sensed something was wrong, and as Agent Charles Winstead would later describe, the gangster "whirled around and reached for his right front pocket [where he had a .380 Colt automatic pistol]. He started running sideways toward the alley."

Agents fired. Dillinger fell, mumbled a few words, and died.

The successful conclusion to the Dillinger manhunt was the beginning of the end of the gangster era and a cornerstone in the evolution of the Bureau. With new powers, new skills, and within a year, a new name--the Federal Bureau of Investigation--it was well on its way to becoming a premier law enforcement agency respected around the globe.
Title: "Y" is You're Telling Me!
Post by: dot-matrix on January 10, 2008, 02:52:04 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zouzou
Post by: MaineWriter on January 10, 2008, 03:03:42 pm
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==written by Ron Oliver at IMDb==

ZOUZOU, a young, vivacious Creole laundress impresses all around her with her talent & wit. Longing for the love of her handsome adopted brother, she instead finds the possibility of enormous success in the musical theater...

The marvelous Joséphine Baker is perfectly cast in the title role in this very enjoyable French film. With her enormous eyes & infectious smile, she connects with the viewer's heartstrings immediately. Her over-sized personality & obvious joy of performing make her a pure pleasure to watch. Here, Baker makes us care about what's happening to poor Zouzou, during her trials & triumphs.

Gallic star Jean Gabin is effective as Zouzou's seaman brother, but this is really Baker's time to shine, and he nicely underplays his scenes.

The film is well made, looking a little reminiscent of Busby Berkeley movies being produced at the same time in America - although unlike American films of this period, ZOUZOU hasn't any racism. It should be pointed out that there was no Hays Office or Production Code in France. Some of the dialogue & action is rather provocative, but it must be admitted that seeing Baker, strategically covered with tiny white feathers, sitting on a swing singing 'Haiti,' is one of the cinema's more memorable moments.

Joséphine Baker was born in St. Louis in 1906, into a very poor family. Her talent & driving ambition, however, soon pushed her into moving East and she was briefly a cast member of the Ziegfeld Follies. Realizing that America in the mid-1920's held great limitations for a gifted Black woman, she managed to get herself to Paris, where she eventually joined the Foliés-Bergeres & Le Negre Revue. The French adored her and she became a huge celebrity. A short return to America in 1935 showed Baker that things had not changed for African-Americans. She returned to France, became a French citizen & worked for the Resistance during the early days of the War. Baker relocated to Morocco for the duration and entertained Allied troops stationed there.

After the War, Baker's fortunes began to slide and she faced many financial & personal difficulties. For a while, she was even banned from returning to the United States. Finally, Baker accepted an offer from Princess Grace of Monaco to reside in the Principality. Joséphine Baker was on the verge of a comeback when she died of a stroke in 1975, at the age of 68.

Having appeared in only two decent films - ZOUZOU & PRINCESSE TAM TAM - Baker is in danger of becoming obscure. But she deserves her place alongside Chevalier, Dietrich & Robeson as one of her generation's truly legendary performers.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Musical Round
Post by: MaineWriter on January 10, 2008, 03:19:18 pm
"The best things...happen while you're dancing..."

Let's go for it...a special round dedicated to

MUSICALS...in all their singing and and dancing glory!
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Guidelines

Unplayed movies from 1934 to 2007 can be played.

Please include the year when you post your movie.

Wildcard X is in effect.

I don't think I have to define musical, do it? LOL

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Anything Goes (1936)
Post by: Meryl on January 10, 2008, 03:50:28 pm
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In 1936, Paramount Pictures filmed the first movie musical version (in black and white) starring Ethel Merman (reprising her role as Reno Sweeney), with Bing Crosby in the (newly renamed) role of Billy Crockett and Ida Lupino and Arthur Treacher in the supporting cast. This version required some lyrical revisions to get Cole Porter's infamously saucy lyrics past Production Code censors.

Only four of Porter's songs were kept in the movie: "Anything Goes, "I Get a Kick Out of You," "There'll Always Be a Lady Fair," and "You're the Top" — and all of them underwent substantial lyrical revision. Bing Crosby also threw his weight around behind the scenes and obtained four new songs from three new songwriters. Aside from "Moonburn," written by Hoagy Carmichael and Edward Hayman, which sold records well for Crosby, most of the replacement score was forgettable. When Paramount sold the film to television, they retitled the movie Tops is the Limit because the 1956 film version of Anything Goes, also from Paramount, was then playing in theatres.
Title: "B" is Bells Are Ringing (1960)
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Judy Holliday is absolutely brilliant in the Hollywood version of her Broadway tour de force.  She sings "I'm Going Back" and"The Party's Over.  Dean Martin is, well, just ok.  I'll never forgive Vincente Minnelli for cutting "Long Before I Knew You".
Title: "C" is Can-Can (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 10, 2008, 04:23:31 pm
==comment==

Some folks love this, others hate it, saying it's long and boring, Shirley MacLaine is shrill, and Frank Sinatra looks like he went to Paris by way of New Jersey! I have never been able to watch the whole thing, so I guess I am in the latter camp. Oh well.

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Juliet Prowse:

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Title: "D" is Demoiselles de Rochefort, Les (1967)
Post by: moremojo on January 10, 2008, 04:46:13 pm
==comment==

Jacques Demy's follow-up feature to his widely beloved Les parapluies de Cherbourg; also starring Catherine Deneuve and her late sister Françoise Dorléac. Reputedly the only true musical in Demy's oeuvre (and in turn paying homage to many of the classic Hollywood musicals), this is critic Jonathan Rosenbaum's favorite example of the genre.

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Title: "E" is Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Post by: BelAir on January 10, 2008, 05:21:51 pm
A family of rich liberal Upper East Siders are involved in the lessons of life as though it were a musical from the 1930's. The extended family of liberal lawyer Bob includes a do-gooder wife, daughters, son, grandfather, German maid, stepdaughter and even the ex-husband. While the story concerns love and engagements, a number of scenes are set in music to the traditions of the old musicals where lines would lead into songs and dances.  Written by Tony Fontana {[email protected]}

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Title: "F" is Funny Girl (1968)
Post by: southendmd on January 10, 2008, 05:51:53 pm
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From IMDb:  Barbra Streisand was, at the time of the film's release, a voting member of AMPAS. When she found she was nominated, she, like any member nominated, voted for herself. If she hadn't, she wouldn't have tied with Katharine Hepburn for the year's Best Actress Oscar.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Musical Round - Comment Only
Post by: oilgun on January 10, 2008, 05:55:29 pm
I have a feeling that this round will be over by the time I get home from work  :laugh:
Title: "G" is Guys and Dolls (1955)
Post by: Pipedream on January 10, 2008, 06:00:36 pm
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Title: "H" is Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Post by: Meryl on January 10, 2008, 07:27:57 pm
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Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 Hollywood musical film directed by Charles Vidor, with words and music by Frank Loesser. It is a fictionalized, romanticized story revolving around the life of the Danish poet and story-teller Hans Christian Andersen. The title role was played by Danny Kaye.

The film was an international success at the time. It is not a "biographical" movie, and in the introduction describes itself as "a fairytale about the storyteller". A large part of the story is told through song and ballet.

 Songs

    * "Anywhere I Wander"
    * "I'm Hans Christian Andersen"
    * "The Inch Worm"
    * "The King's New Clothes"
    * "No Two People"
    * "Thumbelina"
    * "The Ugly Duckling"
    * "Wonderful Copenhagen"
Title: "I" is The Inspector General (1949)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 10, 2008, 08:20:22 pm
==comment==

Another Danny Kaye musical, this one gets lots of positive comments.

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Here's an outtake from the movie! It's only 19 seconds long and worth watching...
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The whole entire movie is available on the internet archive...

http://www.archive.org/details/the_inspector_general
Title: "J" is Juke Box Rhythm (1959)
Post by: Fran on January 10, 2008, 10:00:21 pm
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Title: "K" is Kissin' Cousins (1964)
Post by: Meryl on January 10, 2008, 10:37:33 pm
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Title: "L" is Listen, Darling (1938)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 10, 2008, 11:00:34 pm
==comment==

I picked this because I liked the name (although I have never seen it). From IMDb:

Cute story that got better as it went along of two teenagers (played by Judy Garland and Freddie Bartholomew) who kidnap the girl's broke, widowed mother (played by Mary Astor) before she marries an old man for his money. Driving her away in the back of their camper/trailer in hopes of keeping her away long enough so she doesn't marry the guy - it actually takes these two kids longer than you would think to come up with the obvious - find the mom a single man closer to her age who might be more to her liking. Luckily, within minutes it seems, handsome Walter Pigeon (annoying spell checker keeps changing the last name spelling, sigh, oh well) arrives in the next trailer and seems like the perfect catch for mom.

While the story in this may seem a little silly, the excellent performances by all makes this a charming, fun film. I like the chemistry between Astor and Pigeon, Scotty Beckett does well playing the super brat little brother you "love-to-hate", and Judy Garland's star quality absolutely shines in this film. Giving an emotional, endearing performance, she sings several lively, fun-to-listen-to songs, and when the film starts with a very young and lovely Judy singing a wonderful rendition of "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart", I just knew this film wouldn't be all bad. Two things I wonder about though - first, even though they are shown graduating from "junior high school" in the beginning, Freddie drives the car. Second, how come Freddie wants to hook mom up with old man Alan Hale at one point, almost as old and unattractive as the first man (both are described as rich so it can't be just for the money - and mom doesn't love either one). Yes, this film is fluff, but I quite enjoyed it and as the film ended I had a smile on my face and that's a good thing.

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Title: "M" is Mame (1974)
Post by: southendmd on January 10, 2008, 11:10:54 pm
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Title: "N" is New York, New York (1977)
Post by: Meryl on January 10, 2008, 11:14:06 pm
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New York, New York is a film directed by Martin Scorsese, released in 1977. It is a musical tribute to Scorsese's home town of New York City, and stars Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli as a pair of musicians and lovers.

In his introduction to the DVD edition of the film, released in 2005, Scorsese explains that he intended the film as a break from the gritty realism that he had become famous for, and sees it as an homage to the musical films of Classical Hollywood. For this reason, he designed the film's sets and storyline to be deliberately artificial-looking. He acknowledges that it is an experiment that did not please everyone.
Title: "O" is Open House (2004)
Post by: oilgun on January 10, 2008, 11:21:55 pm
==Comment==
First RENT, then OPEN HOUSE, what's next?  MORTGAGE! ?  I love James Duvall and Ann Magnuson though.

A Sunday afternoon quest to find the perfect American dream home finds a group of wannabe homeowners embarking on a series of strange misadventures in this real estate musical from Slamdance Film Festival founder Dan Mirvish and starring Sally Kellerman, Anne Magnuson, and James Duval. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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From an IMDb user:
OPEN HOUSE, starring Anthony Rapp, gives new meaning to musical movies. What can't be done live, can be done in a movie - editing and emphasis on simple steps to bring out character within scenes and people. The build-up humor related to that of a domino effect adding a sense of originality, entertainment, and sheer madness to this brilliant film by Dan Mirvish. The characters of OPEN HOUSE will have you in a mixture of emotions, which takes some rare talent found in this excellent cast and director. No part could have been cast better, no scene could have been shot better - no less, and no more could have been done for this film which truly does justice to the comedy of real estate, and musicals. OPEN HOUSE is more than a one time see.

Title: "P" is Peter Pan (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 11, 2008, 12:05:44 am
==comment==

Yes, this was the TV version, but indulge me.

I have a very, very clear and distinct memory of seeing Mary Martin in Peter Pan when it was on Broadway. Looking quickly at the dates it played, I am wondering how that could be...but, who knows? We were in Manhattan for the day (we lived in Queens at that time), saw the show, then went and saw the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. Our seats for the show were in the first row of the first balcony. When Peter asked Wendy, Michael, and George (or is it John?) to fly, guess who climbed up on to the balcony to join them. "I'm coming, Peter!" I shrieked, as my mother and Aunt Fran frantically grabbed at my petticoat and the sash on my dress, saving me from "flying" into the main floor seats below.

To this day, when I see Peter Pan, I say, "I'm coming, Peter!" at the crucial moment

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Title: Re: "O" is Open House (2004)
Post by: southendmd on January 11, 2008, 12:06:07 am
Quote from: oilgun on January 10, 2008, 11:21:55 pm
==Comment==
First RENT, then OPEN HOUSE, what's next?  MORTGAGE! ? 

SUBPRIME! THE MUSICAL!  (with the short feature Foreclosure Melodies of 2008)
Title: "Q" is Quadrophenia (1979)
Post by: Meryl on January 11, 2008, 12:55:22 am
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Quadrophenia is a 1979 British film based on the 1973 rock opera album Quadrophenia by The Who. The film stars Phil Daniels in the leading role as a Mod named Jimmy. The film also stars Toyah Willcox, Mark Wingett, Leslie Ash, Ray Winstone, Timothy Spall, Phil Davis, Michael Elphick, Kate Williams, Sting, Gary Shail and John Altman. It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing debut.

In 2004 the magazine Total Film named Quadrophenia the 35th greatest British film of all time.

The cast of this movie were reunited after 28 years at Earls Court on 1st and 2nd September 2007 as part of 'The Quadrophenia Reunion' at the London Film & Comic Con.  Subsequently the cast have agreed to be part of a Quadrophenia Convention at Brighton in 2008.
Title: "R" is Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Post by: Ellemeno on January 11, 2008, 12:57:24 am
Tagline: Like we've taken the Robin Hood legend and changed the bows and arrows to machine guns! ... Like with songs yet! ... Like WILD!

The Rat Pack minus Peter Lawford (having been ejected by Frank Sinatra over his JFK disappointment) and Joey Bishop and plus Bing Crosby and Peter Falk.

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Title: "S" is Silk Stockings (1957)
Post by: oilgun on January 11, 2008, 01:05:27 am
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Title: "T" is Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Post by: Meryl on January 11, 2008, 01:34:13 am
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Title: "U" is The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 11, 2008, 03:20:06 am
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Title: "V" is Volga-Volga (1938)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 11, 2008, 07:53:44 am
==comment==

Have others learned as much as I have playing this game? Now I can add "Soviet propaganda film" to my mental trove of movie trivia!

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From Wikipedia:

Volga-Volga is a Russian comedy directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, released in 1938. It centres around a group of amateur performers on their way to Moscow to perform in a talent contest called the Moscow Musical Olympiad. Most of the action takes place on a steamboat traveling on the Volga River. The lead roles were played by Alexandrov's wife Lyubov Orlova and Igor Ilyinsky.

The villain in the film is a corrupt bureaucrat, and thus at the end of the story, the characters sing to the audience that reporting such bureaucrats to allow for their removal is appropriate, and compare this action to using a mop. As this word, in the Russian language, was the same as "purge," and as Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union at the time, this musical number serves as political propaganda in favour of the Great Purges.

According to Lyubov Orlova, the name of the film is taken from popular Russian folk song, "Stenka Razin", that Alexandrov sang while rowing with Charlie Chaplin upon the San Francisco Bay. Chaplin jokingly suggested the words for a title of a movie, but Alexandrov took it seriously and named his new film "Volga-Volga."

From a commenter on IMDb:

As most of its (all too few) viewers know, »Volga Volga« was supposed to be the Soviet counterpart to Hollywood musical comedies of the time. It is also well-known it was Stalin's favourite movie... So what? Wagner was Hitler's favourite composer – does that make him a bad composer? Hitler also loved Greta Garbo, Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Dietrich... does that make them trash?

However, I *do* find it fascinating that Stalin loved this film. I find it even more fascinating that the film was released for the general public to see, and that its director wasn't sent to Siberia.

Yes, it has propaganda written all over it – in the same fashion as the contemporary »Yankee Doodle Dandy« has, to mention just one famous non-Soviet example. But what makes this film such a wonderful comedy is the intelligent – at times spine-chilling – humour of the dialogues. However, only viewers who are familiar with the Soviet political (and general) culture of the time will appreciate them – or even notice them. If one doesn't know that the young man is reciting a very famous poem by Lermontov when trying to impress the semi-illiterate political chieftain, it will be very difficult to appreciate the latter's bewildered expression and his reply: »Oh, begone with your self-critique, save it for the next political meeting« (I am quoting from memory, based on the original, not on the English translation, which I am not familiar with). Indeed, one has to know what »self-critique« meant... If you do, you'll find it a cracking-funny dialogue. The same goes for many, many other scenes – like the one when the ship's cook introduces (and re-introduces) himself to the ignorant political chief, starting merrily as a »chef« and ending up as a »food-processing worker«. And then some scenes are sheer poetry: like the one when the entire village is chanting the contents of a telegram from the river bank, so that the eager recipient of the telegram – already embarked on a ship - will hear it..:)

The ideology behind it is clear: only the peasants – sorry, »land workers« - are healthy and wise. The only jerk in the film is the hilariously ignorant and self-important representative of the political »authorities«. This, I suppose (besides the wonderful humour and the cheerful music), is what made this film so popular with the »masses«. And this must be also the reason why the film was released. (In 1938, no less – when political »purging« was at its worst.)

There are however, certain scenes in the film that make me wonder how on earth it made it past the censors. (Due to Stalin's personal intervention, no doubt?) The oddest example comes towards the end of the film, when the political chieftain is asked by the port authorities whether he is the author of the (title) song »Volga Volga«. Panicking, he not only blames someone else (»Shulbert«, Franz Schubert to you and me) – regardless of the fact that »Shulbert« most definitely did NOT »do« it - but he starts screaming: »I confess nothing, I confess nothing!«, even though nobody had asked him to confess anything... Only those who know what »confession« implied can find his mindless reaction hilarious – and spine-chilling.

It is said that Stalin had a copy of this film delivered to the USA authorities. They were so baffled by it that they searched it for hidden messages. If this is true, it just goes to show how little they understood and knew about each other.

Or is there a hidden message...? :)
Title: "W" is Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Post by: Meryl on January 11, 2008, 02:17:47 pm
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Waikiki Wedding is a 1937 musical film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby. Bing plays the part of Tony Marvin, a PR man charged with extolling the virtues of Hawaii. The female lead is Shirley Ross.

Martha Raye, along with Bob Burns, are the "comic relief". The female lead, played by Shirley Ross is a local beauty queen who makes unhelpful comments about the islands. The film was made by Paramount Pictures as a rival to the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films then being made by RKO Radio. The songs included Sweet is the Word for You, In a Little Hula Heaven, Blue Hawaii, Okolehao and Nani Ona Pua. Amongst the supporting cast was a young Anthony Quinn.

The film is best remembered for the song Sweet Leilani with words and music by Harry Owens, which won the Oscar for Best Song in 1937.
Title: Wild Card "X" is 1776 (1972)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 11, 2008, 03:18:15 pm
a personal favorite of mine.

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Title: "Y" is You're My Everything (1949)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 11, 2008, 08:06:20 pm
==comment==

A similar story to "Singin' in the Rain"--the transition from silent movies to talkies--but obviously not as successful since it doesn't seem to be mentioned or seen anymore.

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Title: "Z" is Zinda (2006)
Post by: Meryl on January 11, 2008, 09:42:52 pm
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Zinda (English: Alive) is a 2006 Bollywood film, starring Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Mahesh Manjrekar, Celina Jaitley and Lara Dutta. Zinda was directed by Sanjay Gupta, who previously directed Sanjay Dutt in the 2004 movie Musafir. The film's plot, characterisation and the majority of its scenes are suspected of being plagiarism, from the critically acclaimed South Korean film Oldboy.

The writing credits for this movie were shared between Sanjay Gupta and Suresh Nair. The music for the movie was composed by the popular Bollywood music director duo Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani (as Vishal-Shekhar). Background music was composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury, son of late Sri Salil Chowdhury.

The movie is about a man, who has been imprisoned for 14 years, who has been released and has 4 days to figure out why he was imprisoned in the first place.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1933
Post by: MaineWriter on January 11, 2008, 10:19:02 pm
Are we deep enough in the Depression yet?

Round 1933 for your playing pleasure, everyone!
Title: "A" is Alice in Wonderland
Post by: dot-matrix on January 12, 2008, 12:42:02 am
This was a big deal in 1933 with an all star cast

 Charlotte Henry ...  Alice
 Leon Errol ...  Uncle Gilbert
 Louise Fazenda ...  The White Queen
 Ford Sterling ...  The White King
 Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher ...  The White Rabbit 
 Raymond Hatton ...  The Mouse
 Polly Moran ...  The Dodo Bird
 Ned Sparks ...  The Caterpillar
 Sterling Holloway ...  The Frog
 Roscoe Ates ...  The Fish
 Alison Skipworth ...  The Duchess
 Lillian Harmer ...  The Cook
 Richard Arlen ...  The Cheshire Cat
 Edward Everett Horton ...  The Mad Hatter
 Jackie Searl ...  Dormouse
 Charles Ruggles ...  The March Hare (as Charlie Ruggles)
 Baby LeRoy ...  The Joker (as Baby Le Roy)
 May Robson ...  The Queen of Hearts
 Alec B. Francis ...  The King of Hearts
 William Austin ...  The Gryphon
 Cary Grant ...  The Mock Turtle
 Edna May Oliver ...  The Red Queen
 Jack Oakie ...  Tweedledum
 Roscoe Karns ...  Tweedledee
 Mae Marsh ...  The Sheep
 W.C. Fields ...  Humpty-Dumpty
 Gary Cooper ...  The White Knight
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Title: "B" is Baby Face
Post by: Ellemeno on January 12, 2008, 01:06:33 am
Tagline:  She climbed the ladder of success - wrong by wrong!


Lilly (Barbara Stanwyck) sleeps her way from basement speakeasy bartender, literally floor by floor, to the top floor of a New York office building. Bank submanager Jimmy McCoy finds her a job in the bank only to be cast aside as she hooks up with the bank's president.

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Title: "C" is Cavalcade
Post by: Meryl on January 12, 2008, 01:10:31 am
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Cavalcade is a 1933 film that takes a historical view of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 through New Years Day 1933. It is told from the point of view of well-to-do Londoner residents Jane and Robert Marryot (played by Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook). The film chronicles events including the Second Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic and the Great War. It used the tagline "The march of time measured by a mother's heart!"

Winner of three 1933 Academy Awards, for best picture, best director (Frank Lloyd), and best art direction.  Despite being widely spoken of as one of the finest films ever made at the time, as well as being influential on later Upstairs, Downstairs-type dramas, the film version of Cavalcade has fallen into obscurity.
Title: "D" is Duck Soup
Post by: dot-matrix on January 12, 2008, 02:47:04 am
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Title: "E" is Ever In My Heart
Post by: MaineWriter on January 12, 2008, 09:24:02 am
==from IMDb==

Soap Operalike, yes. Weepy eyed, yes. Over the top, yes. Cornball to the hilt, yes. But, Barbara Stanwyck was absolutely beautiful in this film. No one can watch this and not fall in love with her. The rest of the cast was good too, but I was totally engrossed in her performance.

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(I don't know if this picture is from the movie, but it is from the right time period, early 1930s)
Title: "F" is Flying Down to Rio
Post by: Meryl on January 12, 2008, 02:34:22 pm
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Starred Dolores del Rio and Gene Raymond, but is remembered today primarily for the teaming of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, in relatively minor roles, who would go on to star in nine more films together. Their first dance together on film, "The Carioca", appears in this film.
Title: "G" is Gold Diggers of 1933
Post by: dot-matrix on January 12, 2008, 08:34:52 pm
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Title: "H" is Hoop-La
Post by: Fran on January 12, 2008, 09:34:35 pm
AKA Hoopla

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Title: "I" is The Invisible Man
Post by: Meryl on January 12, 2008, 11:01:09 pm
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Title: "J" is Jungle Bride
Post by: dot-matrix on January 12, 2008, 11:29:16 pm
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Title: "K" is King Kong
Post by: MaineWriter on January 13, 2008, 09:34:14 am
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Title: "L" is Little Women
Post by: oilgun on January 13, 2008, 01:54:54 pm
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Title: "M" is Morning Glory
Post by: Meryl on January 13, 2008, 01:58:23 pm
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Title: "N" is The Narrow Corner
Post by: dot-matrix on January 13, 2008, 03:36:40 pm
 Based on a novel by  W. Somerset Maugham
An Englishman sought for murder escapes to South Seas island.
 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ...  Fred Blake
 Patricia Ellis ...  Louise Frith
 Ralph Bellamy ...  Eric Whittenson
 Dudley Digges ...  Doctor Saunders
 Arthur Hohl ...  Captain Nichols
 Reginald Owen ...  Mr. Frith

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Title: "P" is The Private Life of Henry VIII
Post by: MaineWriter on January 13, 2008, 04:45:09 pm
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Title: "Q" is Queen Christina
Post by: Ellemeno on January 13, 2008, 06:23:49 pm
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Title: "R" is Rainbow Ranch
Post by: dot-matrix on January 13, 2008, 10:00:17 pm
from IMDb
An emergency at his Aunt's ranch gets Ed Randall leave from the Navy. He returns to find the water cut off and her note due the next day. When the man he seeks legal advice from is murdered, Ed is accused and he now finds himself in jail with a lynch mob forming outside. Written by Maurice VanAuken {[email protected]}

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=aside=

Uhm  :-\ what happened to "O"  ???
Title: "O" is Our Betters
Post by: Meryl on January 14, 2008, 12:23:19 am
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Title: Aside: Oops!
Post by: MaineWriter on January 14, 2008, 07:09:52 am
Thanks Dot, for noticing the missing O, and thanks, Meryl, for playing it!

Next up, "S".

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "S" is She Done Him Wrong
Post by: oilgun on January 14, 2008, 09:33:48 am
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Title: "T" is This Nude World
Post by: MaineWriter on January 14, 2008, 10:07:55 am
==comment==

Scripted by Jan Gray, this is perhaps the first and probably the best documentary of early nudism. It covers America, France, and Germany. It features standard nudist evangelism in "objective reporter" style, but most claims are accurate and the scenes are authentic. "This Nude World" was copied and pirated by many exploitation filmmakers for decades. It contains rare footage of key European nudists. (Written by Mark Storey in Cinema au Naturel: A History of Nudist Film, 2003.)

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(even though the picture says 1932, according to IMDb, the year of this movie is 1933)
Title: "U" is Unknown Valley
Post by: dot-matrix on January 14, 2008, 11:14:05 am
from IMDb
Looking for his missing father, Joe Gordon heads into the desert where Elders from a secret village find him unconscious. Attracted to Sheilla O'Neill, the two plan an escape from the village where no one is allowed to leave. But then he learns his father is being held prisoner and finding him, he is also made a prisoner.
Written by Maurice VanAuken {[email protected]}

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Title: "V" is Via Pony Express
Post by: Fran on January 14, 2008, 12:30:03 pm
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Title: "W" is The Way to Love
Post by: oilgun on January 14, 2008, 12:33:16 pm
From an IMDb user:
Very Funny little film!, 16 June 2005
Author: sixalex6 from United States
This is a cute movie with little substance, but a lot of heart. Although it barely makes sense at times, the characters are all delightful. The sequence where Chevalier & Edward Everett get drunk & form a competition of tie cutting (I know this is not really a spoiler because you have no idea what I mean)is just wonderfully silly. There are the prerequisite songs that are hummable though hardy memorable, the sets are great, (I would actually like to live in this factotums place). Maurice just wants his simple life & is relentlessly cheerful throughout, even when encountering the bully while trying to help the damsel in distress.I recommend this in a big way for light, romantic,amusing entertainment.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is 42nd Street
Post by: MaineWriter on January 14, 2008, 12:56:45 pm
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Title: "Y" is Your Technocracy and Mine
Post by: southendmd on January 14, 2008, 05:29:39 pm
Apparently a Robert Benchley one-reeler.

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Title: "Z" is Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège
Post by: MaineWriter on January 14, 2008, 07:46:29 pm
Some commenters say this is a "pretentious, arty film" while others hail its "genius" and inspiration for French directors to follow, in particular Truffaut and Godard. The director, Jean Vigo, died at age 29 (from tuberculosis) and made only 4 films. This was his third.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1932
Post by: MaineWriter on January 14, 2008, 07:51:57 pm
Moving down the line...

Round 1932

is open for your playing pleasure!
Title: "A" is A Bill of Divorcement
Post by: dot-matrix on January 14, 2008, 08:20:53 pm
Kathrine Hepburn's screen debut, as the daughter of a shell-shocked WWI vet, who requires her care after her mother decides to divorce him.

Cast: John Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn, Billie Burke, Henry Stephenson, David Manners, Paul Cavanagh, Elizabeth Patterson;

DIRECTED BY: George Cukor;

PRODUCER: David O. Selznick, RKO;

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Title: "B" is Blonde Venus
Post by: Meryl on January 14, 2008, 09:00:30 pm
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Title: "C" is Cabin in the Cotton
Post by: MaineWriter on January 14, 2008, 09:23:15 pm
==comment==from IMDb

Cornball social-consciousness flick, enjoyable with a good deal of compensating for changing conventions. Interesting for a late appearance by fading silents star Richard Barthelmess, and celebrated for the immortal Bette Davis line, `Ah'd love tuh kiss yuh, but ah jus' washed muh hair,' considered immensely titillating in 1932.

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Title: "D" is The Dentist
Post by: memento on January 14, 2008, 09:40:15 pm
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Fields is a dentist whose daughter is threatening to run away with her boyfriend. He eventually has to lock her up in an upstairs room, above his dental office, where she proceeds to stamp her feet, causing chunks of the plaster ceiling to fall as Fields attempts to treat one of his patients. There are a number of very funny moments as various patients come to the office, particularly when Fields proceeds to drill without any pain killer. With one of his women patients, he engages in a virtual wrestling match as he attempts to extract a painful tooth. Some of his comments are quite salty and it's clear that the studio deleted some of it.

There is also a very funny sequence on the golf course, where Fields has opportunities to utilize elements of the famous golf routine he developed for the Ziegfeld Follies.
Title: "E" is Emma
Post by: Meryl on January 14, 2008, 09:46:52 pm
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Title: "F" is Freaks
Post by: MaineWriter on January 14, 2008, 09:53:59 pm
==comment==

I saw this my senior year in HS during "Survey of the Cinema." I was, shall we say, freaked out? My daughter, who has more movie fortitude than I do, just bought the DVD yesterday. Even now, I have a hard time watching this.

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Title: "G" is Grand Hotel
Post by: dot-matrix on January 14, 2008, 11:12:03 pm
from IMDb
Berlin's plushest, most expensive hotel is the setting where in the words of Dr. Otternschlag "People come, people go. Nothing ever happens.". The doctor is usually drunk so he missed the fact that Baron von Geigern is broke and trying to steal eccentric dancer Grusinskaya's pearls. He ends up stealing her heart instead. Powerful German businessman Preysing brow beats Kringelein, one of his company's lowly bookkeepers but it is the terminally ill Kringelein who holds all the cards in the end. Meanwhile, the Baron also steals the heart of Preysing's mistress, Flaemmchen, but she doesn't end up with either one of them in the end... Written by Gary Jackson {[email protected]}



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Title: "H" is Horsefeathers
Post by: Meryl on January 14, 2008, 11:49:49 pm
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Title: "I" is Island of Lost Souls
Post by: Fran on January 15, 2008, 12:13:08 am
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Title: "J" is Just Dogs
Post by: dot-matrix on January 15, 2008, 03:39:45 am
Considered an early Disney treasure actually produced by Walt Disney himself and directed by Burt Gillett

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Title: "K" is Knowmore College
Post by: MaineWriter on January 15, 2008, 07:56:10 am
==comment==

This clever and offbeat musical short opens with the Board of Regents of Knowmore College in tears. It seems that none of the students are passing and they fear the funding being provided by their wealthy families will dry up. One gentleman announces he has taken the liberty of inviting a certain Professor Vallee to join the staff and try to get things back on track. So in comes the Professor, with his revolutionary learning methods - namely making the lessons rhyme and setting them to music. This gives Rudy a chance to sing several little ditties in front of a classroom full of aging juvenile delinquents. The first day is rather discouraging but presently a title card flashes on the screen announcing `The Professor's methods of memorizing, get results that are surprising.' Indeed the students are more attractive, attentive, witty, better dressed and even the classroom itself has gone from drab to a shimmering art deco laboratory. Although not credited, Mae Questel, with her thick Bronx accent, is very much in evidence as a dumb coed, snapping her chewing gum and learning her lessons. She is prominently featured at the end of the film with a talking skeleton.

Rudy Vallee comes across as a likable comedian who is `in on the joke.' He is easy going and good natured - traits he often brought to comedy roles throughout his long career. Knowmore College has long been enough of a favorite of this reviewer to warrant keeping a 16mm print around for occasional viewing. Typical of Paramount short subjects, Knowmore College boasts excellent production values and is a treat for anyone who enjoys this type of musical farce.



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Title: "L" is The Last of the Mohicans
Post by: southendmd on January 15, 2008, 10:02:05 am
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Title: "M" is The Mummy
Post by: memento on January 15, 2008, 10:57:34 am
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Title: "N" is No Man of Her Own
Post by: dot-matrix on January 15, 2008, 11:37:25 am
Gable and Lombard in their only screen pairing. Gambler Babe Stewart (Gable) marries small town librarian (Lombard) on a bet and attempts to hide his secret life from her. Neither star's best film.

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Title: "O" is The Old Dark House
Post by: MaineWriter on January 15, 2008, 12:17:46 pm
==comment==

Another horror movie directed by James Whale. From filmsite.org:  Notable as one of James Whale's bizarre horror films, with Boris Karloff in his first film role. A theatrically creepy story of a group of stranded travelers who take shelter in the mysterious, haunted dark old house of the Femm family. The assorted collection of guests include Philip Waverton (Raymond Massey), his wife Margaret (Gloria Stuart), their friend Roger Penderell (Melvyn Douglas), Sir William Porterhouse (Charles Laughton) and his companion Gladys DuCane (Lilian Bond). The residents of the house include 102 year old bedridden Sir Roderick Femm (Elspeth Dudgeon), a son Horace (Ernest Thesiger), daughter Rebecca (Eva Moore), and a psychotic mute butler (Boris Karloff).

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Title: "P" is The Passionate Plumber
Post by: southendmd on January 15, 2008, 12:36:51 pm
From IMDb:  Elmer Tuttle (Buster Keaton), a plumber in Paris, is enlisted by beautiful Patricia Alden to help her make her lover Tony Lagorce jealous. Tony, however, is two-timing Patricia with Nina Estrados. Elmer, with the help of his friend Julius, hopes to use the high-society contacts he's made with Patricia to find a market for his new invention, a pistol with a range-finding light. But Elmer's attempts to interest a military leader are mistaken for assassination attempts, and with Tony and half the male uppercrust of France challenging Elmer to duels, he is in hot water not even his plumbing skills can drain away. (With Jimmy Durante)

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Title: "Q" is Quick
Post by: dot-matrix on January 15, 2008, 04:31:10 pm
from IMDb
Based On Play by Félix Gandéra

Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast:
 Lilian Harvey ...  Eva
 Hans Albers ...  Quick
 Willy Stettner ...  Dicky
 Albert Kersten ...  Professor Bertram
 Paul Hörbiger ...  Lademann
 Karl Meinhardt ...  Direktor Henkel
 Paul Westermeier ...  Clock
 Genia Nikolaieva ...  Marion
 Käthe Haack ...  Frau Koch
 Flockina von Platen ...  Charlotte

A Review:

Good farce

Author: Mark from Los Angeles

This teaming of Lilian Harvey and Hans Albers was without the sensational chemistry UFA was used to in the Harvey/Fritsch films. There were supposedly competitive issues that put Harvey on her guard and challenged Albers' ego. Still, the tension between the two works to the advantage of this stage farce filled with mistaken identities and lover's quarrels.

Lilian plays Eva, a young girl taking some time in a health spa and spending her evenings in the town's vaudeville theatre enamoured by a heavily made-up clown called Quick. Quick takes a shine to her and tries to woo her without make-up and masquerading as the theatre's manager. Unable to resolve her feelings for Quick and the theatre manager, Eva is angered when she finally learns that they are one and the same. But not for long, of course...

Although this film is stage-bound and not a particularly good showcase for any of the main talents except Hans Albers, the mistaken identity and following runaround aren't as tiresome as in some films of that genre. There is some witty dialogue, but the stars are relying mostly on their screen personas to supply the charm. They do so quite effectively from the leads to the supporting cast. The whole thing makes for a lively and somewhat stylish farce.


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Title: "R" is Red Dust
Post by: MaineWriter on January 15, 2008, 04:42:48 pm
==comment==

from filmsite.org:  A steamy classic drama, with hot-blooded chemistry between the two stars. Dennis Carson (Clark Gable), head of a Indo Chinese rubber plantation, takes in a female house guest, Shanghai prostitute Vantine (Jean Harlow), running from the authorities. His lusty relationship with the wisecracking Vantine is put to the test when a boat arrives with newlyweds, an engineer Gary Willis (Gene Raymond) and his cultured attractive wife Barbara "Babs" (Mary Astor), and Carson turns his attentions toward Barbara. Eventually torn between the two, he returns into the arms of his bawdy girlfriend Vantine.

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Title: "S" is Scarface
Post by: southendmd on January 15, 2008, 05:41:55 pm
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From IMDb:  In an attempt to try and snap some sense into the public and the government about the crime wave (mostly in due to Al Capone, who was a major inspiration for Tony Camonte), Howard Hughes and Howard Hawks brought to the screen one of the landmark early gangster pictures. It's a film that does take its subject seriously (while on one hand one argues that the film is an indictment of crime and peoples responses, one could also argue that it's a subtle indictment of the prohibition), however it's also an exciting, and sometimes wickedly funny, take on a genre that would flourish in the thirties and forties. What comes most surprising (and I mean that as a big compliment) is how it hasn't lost much of its vitality in seventy years. The implied violence in the film is, in fact, shocking in places, and while it lacks the blood content and major shocks of the De Palma remake, it doesn't compromise to showing the (slightly Hollywood-ized) truth of the matter- crime doesn't pay, but sometimes it's all people know.

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Title: "T" is Tarzan the Ape Man
Post by: Meryl on January 15, 2008, 06:32:05 pm
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From Wikipedia:  FIRSTS

* Tarzan the Ape Man was the first Tarzan film to star Weissmuller, O'Sullivan and Cheeta the chimpanzee. The character of Cheeta was created for this film, never having appeared in the original Burroughs novels.

* It also marked the first film appearance of the chimpanzee most closely associated with the Cheeta role -- not as Cheeta himself, but as the young chimp riding on the back of Cheeta. He would take over the Cheeta role with the third film of the series, Tarzan Escapes. As of June, 2007 he is still alive, living at "Casa de Cheeta" in Palm Springs, California, and has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest-living non-human primate in history.

* The film was the first of a long series of franchised Tarzan films running from 1932 into the 1970s, initially starring Weissmuller and later other actors.

* Tarzan's distinctive call was first heard in this film; it was reportedly created by sound recordist Douglas Shearer using special audio effects, including an Austrian yodel played backwards at quickened speed. Weissmuller himself always claimed he had created the trademark Tarzan yell in a yodeling contest he won while he was a boy. He later learned to mimic the famous call so well people assumed that he was the one doing the yell in the films.
Title: "U" is Uptown New York
Post by: dot-matrix on January 15, 2008, 08:20:47 pm
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Title: "V" is Virtue
Post by: southendmd on January 15, 2008, 09:02:22 pm
A relationship gradually develops between a savvy New York street girl and a good-hearted cab driver--who first meet when she stiffs him for the fare--but other matters keep getting in their way, including financial problems and a murder.

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Title: "W" is When the West Was Young
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on January 15, 2008, 09:22:40 pm
When the West Was Young

Randolph Scott played a surveyor who goes west to help a friend protect his land.

Title: "Wildcard X" is Smilin' Through
Post by: Meryl on January 15, 2008, 09:35:38 pm
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I have a friend who loves this movie and says he is always dissolved in tears at the end:

John Carteret (Leslie Howard) is a wealthy man with a huge estate. He was set to marry Moonyeen Clare (Norma Shearer), but on their wedding day she was accidentally killed during the wedding ceremony by her drunken and jealous ex-fiance Jeremy Wayne (Fredric March), who actually meant to kill John; however, Moonyean stepped in front of him and took the bullet. Like Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, John has spent the rest of his life in mourning. However, Moonyeen has kept in touch with him from the next life. He runs the estate, and has a private retreat where he communicates with her spirit.

His close friend Dr. Owens tells him of Moonyeen's niece Kathleen, whose parents have drowned at sea. He begs John to adopt the child, and he does. Kathleen is five, but as she grows older she looks exactly like the dead Moonyeen (and is also played by Norma Shearer). Her childhood friend Willie (Ralph Forbes) wants to marry her, but she is interested in Kenny Wayne (also played by Fredric March), whom she meets in dangerous and romantic circumstances. However, Kenny is the son of Jeremy, Moonyeen's killer, who disappeared and was never found.

John refuses to let them marry and threatens to disinherit her. She leaves with Ken, but he sends her back again because he doesn't want to ruin her life. He is clearly a man of honor and character. However, John has been deeply affected by the events and has lost his ability to communicate with his dead wife, who perceives his anger and hatred as having set up a barrier she can't overcome.

Ken signs up for the Army and is gone for four years, returning as a disabled war veteran. He hides his condition, claims he no longer cares for Kathleen, and plans to go to America. John finds out the truth from Dr. Owens. He sees that Ken really cares for Kathleen and is not like his wastrel father. He tells Kathleen, and she runs off to tell Ken she still cares for him. John sits down to play chess with Dr. Owens, but apparently dozes off. Amused, Dr. Owens leaves him so that he can take his nap. John, however, has actually died, and his spirit now rises to join the awaiting spirit of Moonyeen, just as Kathleen is heard returning with Ken. John and Moonyeen are finally reunited in death.
Title: "Y" is You Said a Mouthful
Post by: southendmd on January 15, 2008, 09:40:40 pm
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From IMDb:  A penniless inventor is mistaken for a Canadian swimming champ and swept into competing in a swimming race from Santa Catalina Island to the California mainland.

YOU SAID A MOUTHFUL gave rubber-faced comic Joe E. Brown a fine vehicle to show off his talents. Whether he's attempting to demonstrate his unsinkable bathing suit, trying to learn to swim in an ornate bathtub or encountering numerous difficulties on the 22-mile aquatic contest, Brown is never less than hilarious. Here, he is given fine support by perky, pretty Ginger Rogers, who lends her special magic to light up the screen.

OUR GANG's Allen ‘Farina' Hoskins proves a good sidekick for Brown; this would be one of his last significant film roles. Preston Foster plays Brown's romantic rival; movie mavens will recognize an uncredited Guinn ‘Big Boy' Williams as the hapless real swim champ.

Actual location filming at Avalon on beautiful Catalina Island greatly adds to the ambiance of the picture.
Title: "Z" is Zu Befehl, Herr Unteroffizier
Post by: MaineWriter on January 15, 2008, 10:17:13 pm
from IMDb:

'Zu Befehl, Herr Unteroffizier' is a very bad German comedy. The title translates as 'You Give the Orders, Mr Noncom', and the rest of the movie is just about as hilarious. The fact that any German production company was making army comedies AT ALL in 1932 really gives one pause. Proceed at your own risk.


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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1931
Post by: MaineWriter on January 15, 2008, 10:20:36 pm
I am staying with a "traditional round" once more, because I have something in mind when this one ends.

Without further ado...

Round 1931 is up for your enjoyment!
Title: "A" is Amazon Head Hunters, The
Post by: dot-matrix on January 16, 2008, 12:09:10 am
French Documentary orignally titled Au pays du scalp

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Title: "B" is Battling with Buffalo Bill
Post by: Meryl on January 16, 2008, 12:26:15 am
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Starring Tom Tyler as William "Buffalo Bill" Cody

Battling with Buffalo Bill is a 12-part Universal movie serial based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, which had also been used as the inspiration for the studio's highly successful 1930 serial The Indians Are Coming.

This was Universal's 78th serial, the 10th with sound and 4th with full sound, of the studio's total of 137 serials.
Title: "C" is City Lights
Post by: MaineWriter on January 16, 2008, 07:26:05 am
from filmsite.org:  Charlie Chaplin's greatest masterpiece, the last of his totally silent films. As the Little Tramp, he falls in love with a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill), and also develops a friendship with a drunken millionaire (Harry Meyers). Unable to see him, she believes he is wealthy. He uses money from the millionaire for an operation to restore the girl's sight. A moving, eloquent film with a priceless ending, when the girl learns the identity of her benefactor.

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Title: "D" is Dirigible
Post by: dot-matrix on January 16, 2008, 07:44:25 am
Director:Frank Capra
Cast: Jack Holt, Ralph Graves, Fay Wray, Hobart Bosworth, Roscoe Karns;
From IMDb:
Dirigible commander Jack Braden and Navy pilot 'Frisky' Pierce fight over the glory associated with a successful expedition to the South Pole and the love of beautiful Helen, Frisky's wife. After Braden's dirigible expedition fails, Frisky tries an expedition by plane. Unfortunately he crashes and strands his party at the South Pole. Braden must decide between a risky rescue attempt by dirigible and remaining safely at home with Helen.

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Title: "E" is East of Borneo
Post by: southendmd on January 16, 2008, 09:22:15 am
From IMDb:  Woman treks through jungle to find her missing husband, who had left her years before when he believed she was having an affair. She finds him as the drunken court physician to a tyrannical jungle prince; as if that isn't bad enough, she soon realizes the the prince has eyes for her.

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Title: "F" is Frankenstein
Post by: MaineWriter on January 16, 2008, 09:33:05 am
from filmsite.org:  A great horror classic. An obsessed Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Colin Clive) creates the hideous monster Frankenstein (Boris Karloff) out of body pieces, including a criminal brain. Karloff's rendition of the pathetic, innocent figure is superb. When the mad doctor's creation accidently drowns a little girl, the angry townspeople attack the creature.

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Title: "G" is Girls Demand Excitement
Post by: Meryl on January 16, 2008, 01:50:02 pm
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Starring a very young (24 years old) John Wayne, Virginia Cherrill and George Irving

Peter Brooks is a hard-working, hard-up college student whose dislike of women attending college weakens under the amorous advances of spoiled socialite coed Joan Madison.
Title: "H" is The House that Shadows Built
Post by: southendmd on January 16, 2008, 01:50:50 pm
IMDb:  This fascinating film from 1931 was designed as almost a "history" of Paramount studios. They had been in business for some years when they decided to promote their stars and projects in this production. It even includes some ideas, clips, and proposals for the 1931-32 season, some of the projects which never came about. But the absolute highlight: The Marx Bros. in the "Monkey Business" promo!

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Title: "I" is Ingagi
Post by: opinionista on January 16, 2008, 02:35:04 pm
From IMDB:

An expedition enters an area of the Congo jungle to investigate reports of a gorilla-worshipping tribe. After many dangerous adventures, they come upon the tribe they sought, only to watch as a virgin is sacrificed to a huge gorilla, who takes her away. The expedition follows the gorilla in an attempt to save the woman

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Title: "J" is June Moon
Post by: Fran on January 16, 2008, 04:38:20 pm
Plot outline (from IMDb):

Aspiring lyricist Fred Stevens leaves Schenectady for New York City, with hopes of making it big in the songwriting business.

An IMDb user comment:

This is a sappy adaptation of the infinitely better written Kaufman/Lardner play.  It would have been preferable to film the play as written, rather than having "hacks" rewrite and alter it (although one suspects that the competent Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who is credited as one of the "writers", must not have been too involved).  Despite the butcher job done on the text, the film (rarely shown) is pleasant in its own way and worth seeing for performances by Harry Akst as Max Schwartz and Wynne Gibson as Lucille Sears.  Jack Oakie fares well as Fred Stevens, the lyricists whose lyrics are unbelievable!  For comparison, check out the Jack Cassidy version.



Title: "K" is King of the Wild
Post by: dot-matrix on January 16, 2008, 04:53:48 pm
Cast: Walter Miller, Nora Lane, Dorothy Christy, Boris Karloff;
Directed by: B. Reeves Eason, Richard Thorpe

Richard Grant, imprisoned in India for a crime he did not commit, escapes and makes his way to Africa, where he encounters the sheik Mustapha, who not only possesses the evidence which will clear Grant but also the key to a fabulous diamond field.

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Title: "L" is Little Caesar
Post by: MaineWriter on January 16, 2008, 05:04:45 pm
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About the movie:

Little Caesar is a 1931 crime film made during the Pre-Code era which tells the story of a man who works his way up the ranks of the mob until he reaches its upper heights. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Glenda Farrell. The movie was adapted by Francis Edward Faragoh, Robert N. Lee, Robert Lord and Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited) from the novel by William R. Burnett. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

The story centers around small-time crook Caesar Enrico Bandello (aka "Rico", played by Edward G. Robinson) and friend Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.). Both men head for Chicago to find their fortune. Joe, who wants to be a dancer, is more interested in fame and women and eventually meets Olga (Glenda Farrell). Rico joins the gang of Sam Vettori (Stanley Fields) and quickly gains control of the group. He then proceeds to push his way to the top. Rico becomes worried that his friend, Joe Massara, will betray him. He threatens Joe that he must forget about Olga and tries to bring him back into a life of crime. Rico is then shaken from his throne when Joe Massara betrays him to the cops. Hurt though he may be, Rico cannot bring himself to kill his former best friend. Desperate and alone, he retreats to the gutters from which he sprang. But when newspapers label him a coward, the defiant thug comes out of hiding with guns blasting. Escaping from the police, he is gunned down in a gutter by his archrival Sergeant Flaherty (Thomas Jackson). The film ends with a shot of a billboard showing Joe and Olga as famed dancers, whereas Rico dies poor and alone, an unspoken prophetic message that hard work will pay off, but crime will not.

Interesting trivia:

It has been speculated, but never confirmed, that the anti-organized crime statutes in the United States were dubbed RICO in a sly homage to Little Caesar. The original drafter of the RICO bill has refused to confirm or deny this.
Title: "M" is Monkey Business
Post by: memento on January 16, 2008, 05:21:06 pm
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Title: "N" is Night Nurse
Post by: southendmd on January 16, 2008, 06:06:44 pm
IMDb:  Gritty depression era flick, showing why Warner Bros. was the studio of record. It's tough broads here that get the leads. There's Stanwyck (before her teeth were fixed) and Blondell (gum-popping her way through the Nurse's Oath), both trying to survive grabby interns, unscrupulous doctors, murderous families, and no money. No, this isn't Young Doctor Kildare. Just compare Night Nurse with that sappy 1940's series for insight into what the Production Code did to social realism. Here nurses break the law, doctors violate their oath, and unless you go along, you don't work. Not exactly the professional AMA image. Sure, it's contrived melodrama. But there are elements of the real world here that would disappear from the screen for 35 years, courtesy the PC. Also included are gamey one-liners, mild strip scenes, and a really sardonic look at motherhood, along with a very scary Clark Gable. For a brief period from around 1930-34, Hollywood operated with the lid off, pressed by audiences with no work, no money and no prospects. Movies like NN reflect that reality, which was, of course, too unvarnished to survive. So catch up with this neglected period when you can, especially if the movie's from Warner Bros., like this little gem.

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=aside=
For Leslie, RN  :)
Title: "O" is Other Men's Women
Post by: oilgun on January 16, 2008, 10:35:40 pm
A recipe for disaster I'm sure...

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Title: "P" is The Public Defender
Post by: dot-matrix on January 16, 2008, 11:46:06 pm
Cast: Richard Dix, Shirley Grey, Purnell Pratt, Ruth Weston;
Directed by: J. Walter Ruben

From IMDbThis is a great early pic from RKO and one of the best!

Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that his lady friend Barbara Gerry's father has been framed in a bank embezzlement scandal. Using meticulous planning and split-second timing, Pike, along with his associates, the erudite 'Professor' and tough-guy scrapper 'Doc', attempt to find proof that will clear Gerry and identify the real culprits

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Title: "Q" is Quick Millions
Post by: Meryl on January 17, 2008, 12:52:24 am
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Starring Spencer Tracy, Marguerite Churchill and George Raft

Truck driver Bugs Raymond organizes the trucking associations and takes protection money. Now rich, he decides to marry socialite Dorothy Stone. She rejects him for another, so he makes plans to kidnap her on her wedding day.
Title: "R" is Red Riding Hood
Post by: southendmd on January 17, 2008, 09:43:17 am
IMDb:  Some of these Van Buren Studio cartoons were really wild. They had a Tex Avery-Heck Allen sense of outrageous humor.

In this version of Little Red Riding Hood, Grandma is home feeling old and very ill, with a bad ticker. The doctor gives her a teaspoon of "jazz juice" and she suddenly alive. After the doctor leaves, she drinks more and then pours it all over herself. Suddenly, she looks and feels 20 years old. She's a hot number!

The big bad wolf motors up to the house (in funny fashion), enters asks "Who are you."

"I'm grandma," she coyly replies. "Wow, some grandma," says the wolf, who is impressed. He sits down at the pipe organ and starts belting out a number while she starts dancing, shaking her hips. (I told you; these cartoons are pretty crazy, and fun to watch. You don't know what bizarre thing you'll see next.)

The last two minutes couldn't equal the first two-thirds of this but overall it was a fun cartoon and another good example of early '30s somewhat adult-oriented cartoons.

I saw this 'Little Red Riding Hood" version on a DVD called "150 Cartoon Classic" by Mill Creek Entertainment.
Title: "S" is The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Post by: MaineWriter on January 17, 2008, 10:24:12 am
from filmsite.org:  A sentimental tale of a French woman Madelon Claudet (Helen Hayes) who has an illegitimate son. She is forced to give him up, loses her social standing, and becomes a haggard streetwalker. She secretly devotes her entire life to her son (Robert Young), even supporting him financially in medical school.

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And a bit of trivia...

Because she left her movie career behind in the 1930s and returned to the Broadway theater, Helen Hayes is mostly remembered by movie fans as the elderly lady who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1970 playing an airline passenger in "Airport." Already established as the "First Lady" of the American theater by the 1930s, she had no real reason to hang around Hollywood once it was clear she wasn't going to grow into a big box office star. But she won the Best Actress Oscar for this movie in her debut role in talking pictures--and deserved it. Young and oddly-attractive, Hayes played a woman who sacrifices everything so her son can become a doctor, eventually winding up as a streetwalker. I'd say she did a magnificent job. Her movie son was played by Robert Young, who grew up to be TV's "Marcus Welby, M.D."

for Paul, MD!
Title: "T" is The Tip Off
Post by: dot-matrix on January 17, 2008, 12:32:11 pm
Cast: Eddie Quillan, Robert Armstrong, Ginger Rogers, Joan Peers, Ernie Adams;
Directed by: Albert Rogell

Lovable boxer (Armstrong) and vivacious girlfriend (Rogers) save less-than-bright friend from getting involved with mean mobster's girlfriend. Major chemistry between Rogers and Armstrong.

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Title: "U" is The Ugly Duckling
Post by: southendmd on January 17, 2008, 01:04:46 pm
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IMDb:  During the ten-year period that the Disney animators produced their delightful Silly Symphony series there was only one story they chose to dramatize twice, Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling." The studio released two quite different versions of the story in 1931 and 1939, at the beginning of the series' history and at the end. The latter adaptation displays all the sophisticated techniques the animators had developed during that eventful era: it's in glorious Technicolor, the draftsmanship and character animation are superb, and the storytelling is clear, concise, and funny. And yet there's something to be said for the comparatively primitive black & white version of 1931. For one thing, and whatever the animators' intentions may have been, it appears to be a very deliberate parable condemning racial prejudice.
Title: "V" is The Viking
Post by: MaineWriter on January 17, 2008, 01:23:41 pm
Daniel Yates who lives in Montreal has this to say about "The Viking" (from IMDb):

As the first Canadian sound film, "The Viking", is one of the most important films in the history of Canadian Cinema. That's kind of ironic considering that it was shot in Newfoundland (then owned by Britain) with an American cast and an American crew. Sure the producer, writer, and co-director Varick Frissell spent a lot of time in Canada, but he was still an American. So why does this film feel so Canadian? Well it's badly acted, thinly plotted, yet beautifully photographed. What could be more Canadian than that? Ok, ok not all Canadian films are that bad, but "The Viking" is. That's not Frissell's fault, he fought to keep out the love/jealousy story that ruins the film. But all joking aside, I think the reason "The Viking" feels so Canadian (even to us Canadians) is unfortunately because it has all the stereotypes of our country that American audiences expect: cold, barren landscapes, lots of snow, and rugged, but jovial people.

"The Viking" is kind of a testament the hold America has over us. Even though we know that Canada is not like that all year round, we buy into the fact when we see it on the screen. Although Newfoundland winters are exactly as shown in the movie, (American) audiences will not understand that it is only in the winter time when things look like this. The film can't be faulted entirely though. Like I mentioned before, it is stunningly photographed, and without the current story, and with more emphasis on the seal hunting (the way Frissell intended), it could have been a very good film. One that I would have been glad to call Canadian no matter where it came from.

additional note from Leslie

Apparently you can buy "The Viking" as a DVD packaged with a 2002 documentary named "White Thunder." From the National Film Board of Canada website:

On March 9, 1931, the SS Viking left the port of St. John's, Newfoundland, and sailed into motion picture history.

On board - New York filmmaker Varick Frissell and an unusual crew of seamen and Hollywood movie people. Their mission - to shoot the final scenes for an epic film on the lives of Newfoundland sealers.

On March 15 an accidental onboard explosion killed Frissell and 26 other men.

White Thunder, directed by St. John's filmmaker Victoria King, is a gripping account of that tragic adventure and an elegant tribute to an early film pioneer.

Interestingly, there is no synopsis or description of "White Thunder" at IMDb, and no mention of Frissell's death at "The Viking" entry. Where is oilgun, our resident Canadian expert. Do you know anything about either of these movies? --Leslie
Title: "W" is Waterloo Bridge
Post by: Meryl on January 17, 2008, 02:50:25 pm
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Directed by James Whale, the screenplay was from the popular Broadway play by Robert E. Sherwood. The film stars Mae Clarke and Douglass Montgomery (billed as Kent Douglass), and features one of the earliest appearances by Bette Davis.

The story of this Pre-Code film concerns a chorus girl turned prostitute in World War I and her meeting and relationship with a naive young soldier.

(1931 was a banner year for Mae Clarke. She also played the woman into whose face James Cagney pushed a grapefruit in The Public Enemy as well as the bride of Frankenstein stalked by Boris Karloff in the original version of Frankenstein.)
Title: Wild Card "X" is Five and Ten
Post by: dot-matrix on January 17, 2008, 03:53:04 pm
Average rating on IMDb 8.7 stars out of 10

Solid film with terrific performances by Marion Davies as an heiress, Leslie Howard as the man she loves, and Douglass Montgomery (billed as Kent Douglass) as her tragic brother.

 Marion Davies ...  Jennifer Rarick
 Leslie Howard ...  Berry Rhodes
 Richard Bennett ...  John G. Rarick
 Irene Rich ...  Jenny Rarick
 Douglass Montgomery ...  Avery Rarick (as Kent Douglass)
 Mary Duncan ...  Muriel Preston

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 Best Quote:

 Bertram 'Berry' Rhodes: What kind of woman are you to make a man forget his fiancée?
Jennifer Rarick: What kind of man are you to make a woman forget a man's fiancée?
Title: "Y" is The Yellow Ticket
Post by: southendmd on January 17, 2008, 04:20:39 pm
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IMDb:  This was the third film in which Lionel Barrymore and Karloff met. This was a big step for Karloff to be appearing with Barrymore, who was a super star in those days along with Laurence Olivier. This film takes place in Russia, in the year 1913, Mary Kalish(Elissa Landi) is a Jewish girl, and finds out that her father is dying in a St. Petersburg prison. During this period, Jews were not able to travel without passports and she has to get a "yellow ticket", which is given to prostitutes. Having arrived at the prison, she learns her father has already passed away. She meets and falls in love with Julian Rolfe (Laurence Olivier), a British newspaperman. Karloff played the role of an alcholic orderly for Lionel Barrymore who attempts to molest Landi in a park. This film story line resembles the Opera "Tosca". This was a good start for Karloff's great career in films.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: MEGA COUNTDOWN
Post by: MaineWriter on January 17, 2008, 11:18:42 pm
So let's just skip Z for 1931 because....there are no Z movies worth playing!

Instead, let's get to the next round. Or shall we say, multiple rounds because it is the

MEGA COUNTDOWN!

I am playing an A movie, from 2008. Then we count down (B from 2007, C from 2006, and so on)...

three rounds of the alphabet, ending at Round 1930!

Wildcard X: Any year, any movie

Check the archive for unplayed movies. As soon as I add Round 1931, it will be totally up to date.

Add the year on movies you play.

I think that does it, folks. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Australia (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 17, 2008, 11:23:24 pm
==comment==

I really want this movie to be good. I need a great blockbuster romance...it has been a few years. I was heartened when I found this description today:

December 24th, 2007: Luhrmann's film is set in northern Australia prior to World War II and centers on an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a ranch the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle driver (Hugh Jackman) to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier.

What to Expect: Australia has always been a place of opportunities and second chances for many British subjects. Its great natural beauty, breathtaking landscapes and wide open space have captured the hearts of millions through the last few centuries. Unfortunately, it has always been overshadowed by Britain's other little colonial project, America. Consequently, Australia has been nothing more than a footnote in both history and popular culture to the chagrin of Australia's proud people. Now these very same people and their government are making a conscious effort to spotlight Australia on the international stage. That effort is probably best exemplified in film by one of Australia's best known directors, Baz Luhrmann. Baz has brought together many of the country's best known actors and a tremendous budget exceeding one hundred million dollars to create an epic movie that captures the beauty and the heart of Australia. The director and the cast were all driven by their shared love and pride of their country to create a timeless epic that will capture the imagination of all that see it.

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Next up, B from 2007
Title: "B" is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Post by: oilgun on January 17, 2008, 11:39:28 pm
One of the few 2007 films on my list that I've yet to see!  Maybe this weekend.  But there's also Juno, Sweeney Todd, Persopolis and I just read that Cloverfield , which opens tomorrow, got a fresh rating at RT...

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Title: "C" is Casino Royale (2006)
Post by: Meryl on January 17, 2008, 11:51:49 pm
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Title: "D" is Dark Water (2005)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 17, 2008, 11:52:15 pm
mediocre horror flick that promised much with it's stellar cast but failed to deliver

Cast: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, Shelley Duvall, Camryn Manheim, Pete Postlethwaite, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott


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Title: "E" is Envy (2004)
Post by: opinionista on January 18, 2008, 07:08:08 am
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Title: "F" is Fire Island Pines on $0 a Day (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 18, 2008, 08:05:49 am
==comment==

A short film directed by Randy Eisenberg about going to the beach on the cheap. If you want to watch it, it is on YouTube.

Edited to add: I just watched. 10:22 minutes of silliness. Some nice scenes of the boardwalk at the Pines (no views of the ocean though!) and a couple of cute guys. Fun!

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Title: 'G' is Gangs Of New York (2002)
Post by: belbbmfan on January 18, 2008, 08:48:01 am
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Leslie, what a great picture of Hugh and Nicole!
Title: "H" is Hannibal (2001)
Post by: southendmd on January 18, 2008, 09:46:42 am
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Whereas I loved the psychological horror of Silence of the Lambs, I found this one, well, disgusting.
Title: "I" is Innocence (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 18, 2008, 10:08:45 am
==comment==

One IMDb commenter snidely said, "Geezer love." Other commenters loved it. Since I am rapidly approaching geezer status, I'd probably like it. From Australia.

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Fabienne, yes, isn't that a great picture?

Next up, J for 1999
Title: "J" is Jesus' Son (1999)
Post by: oilgun on January 18, 2008, 10:41:36 am
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Next: K for 1998
Title: "K" is Kenoma (1998)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 18, 2008, 12:31:51 pm
From IMDb

KENOMA is one of the films that is fueling the rebirth of Brazilian cinema. KENOMA is one of over 40 top of the line full feature films made in Brazil last year, and one of the best. Walter Salles(CENTRAL STATION) was relatively unknown though his previous film was a European co-production starring Fernanda Torres (Montenegro's daughter) but not released in North America and Europe. Then, virtually overnight, he (and his former leading lady's mother) became synonymous with Brazilian cinema with CENTRAL STATION's hype. A similar fate is equally deserved by KENOMA. Since 1996, a Brazilian film has competed for the foreign language film Oscar every year. KENOMA could be the next one (though it faces stiff competition from what we are seeing coming out of Brazil now). This film tells a simple, timeless story: the dream of building a machine of endless motion, that continues generating movement pertually. This quixotic story takes place in the small town of KENOMA, and the chaos caused by our hero's pursuit of his "impossible dream" defines the film's plot.

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Title: "L" is Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
Post by: memento on January 18, 2008, 12:44:24 pm
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From Yahoo Movies:
Set in and about a sprawling, airy Victorian house on a private lake--eight male friends, all of them gay, leave the city behind for three simple weekends of rest and relaxation. But that's the least of what they experience. Over the next three summer holiday weekends--Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day--these eight friends will fall in love and fall from grace, they will hurt one another and forgive one another. They will form couples and break apart, they will celebrate strength and give in to weakness, they will play jokes on each other and give a shoulder to each other. They will form an assortment of hilarious, bewildering and inspiring permutations on contemporary relationships. They will even don tu-tus, for a very good cause. Sparks will fly and bonds will be sealed. But no one will emerge from these three weekends in the country the same. No one will leave without taking a humbling, surprising reminder of just how funny and heroic love is and how wondrous the human spirit can be.

Next: M for 1996
Title: "M" is Michael Collins (1996)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 18, 2008, 01:00:37 pm
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Title: "N" is The Net (1995)
Post by: southendmd on January 18, 2008, 01:36:47 pm
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Next:  "O" from 1994
Title: "O" ius Octobre (1994)
Post by: oilgun on January 18, 2008, 03:53:16 pm
==Comment==
I first picked Once Were Warriors and then decided to go with this Canadian film.  Although the director would probably not appreciate me calling it Canadian since he is a Québec separatist, lol!

IMDb Plot Summary: In October 1970, one group from the Front de Liberation du Quebec kidnapped the British Consul in Montreal. Few days later, a second group did the same with one of the Minister of the Quebec Government. If the first was released, the second was murdered. This is the story of the second group from the stand point of the political kidnappers. Written by Jean-Marie Berthiaume {[email protected]}

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Next up: P in 1993
Title: "P" is The Pelican Brief (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 18, 2008, 04:11:35 pm
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Next up: Q in 1992
Title: "Q" is Quartier Mozart (1992)
Post by: southendmd on January 18, 2008, 04:36:38 pm
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IMDb:  Jean-Pierre Bekolo is doing with Quartier Mozart what Spike Lee has done for Brooklyn. This film is audacious, inventive, smart! Quartier Mozart is the character, sex is the challenge from the little ones to the elders... with all the trouble sex can bring. And we laugh at all this. Each line of dialog is full of energy... sometimes too much energy added by the pace of the editing and its music. This is what I expect from a movie, to reinvent the culture of the city it is taking place. Quartier Mozart is redefining what is a movie for Cameroon People as well as for all Africans. Very modern in the form and the content it is a real piece of art as well as a piece of pleasure!

Next up:  "R" from 1991.
Title: "R" is The Rapture (1991)
Post by: oilgun on January 18, 2008, 07:27:41 pm
==Comment==
Any fans of Michael Tolkin out there?  He only directed two movies, this one and The New Age.  Very strange films but I like them a lot.

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Next up:  S in 1990
Title: "S" is The Sheltering Sky (1990)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 18, 2008, 07:58:19 pm
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Next up: T in 1989
Title: "T" is Turner and Hooch (1989)
Post by: Meryl on January 18, 2008, 08:27:19 pm
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Next: "U" in 1988
Title: "U" is U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
Post by: southendmd on January 18, 2008, 09:21:54 pm
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IMDb:  This film documents the 1987 North American tour of the great rock band, U2. Fresh with their success of their best selling album, The Joshua Tree, the band plays monster gigs. Along the way, the band takes the opportunity in indulge in some special musical activities like playing with BB King and performing "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking" with a famous church choir. All the while, concert footage of the band's biggest hits on tour is featured while Bono speaks his mind on the problems of his homeland
Title: "V" is The Vern Miller Story (1987)
Post by: oilgun on January 18, 2008, 09:25:58 pm
==Comment==
This is all I could find...

Starring:Scott Glenn, Barbara Stock, Thomas G. Waites
Synopsis: This crime drama tells the story of the man behind the terrible Kansas City massacre, Verne Miller. Miller started out as a South Dakota sheriff and during the 1920s became a notorious gangster hit man. He started out doing jobs for Al Capone in Chicago and was so good at his job that Capone appointed him head of his Kansas City operation. The trouble begins when Miller thinks he has more power than he actually does and defies his boss to save two captured gangsters. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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Title: "W" is When The Wind Blows (1986)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 18, 2008, 09:49:41 pm
==from IMDb==

Along with 'Threads' this is probably one of the best anti war films. Adapted from Raymond Brigg's 1982 Graphic Novel, legendary Japanese animator Jimmy Murakami does an amazing job of bringing the story to screen. Originally Murakami wanted a live action film but he didn't have the budget so instead used a combination of 3D backgrounds and 2D characters and it works extremely well.

The story follows retired couple Jim and Hilda Bloggs as they reminisce on their experiences of the Second World War through rose tinted glasses, as WWIII begins. John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft bring Jim and Hilda to life making you forget that you're watching two animated drawings. They try and 'do the correct thing' in making a fall out shelter despite conflicting government advice (the famous 'protect and survive' leaflets) but don't grasp the situation. Amazingly they survive a superbly animated nuclear attack but then it just gut wrenching to watch them succumb to radiation sickness but not knowing what is happening.

Finally the soundtrack is also one of the best, with specially written songs from David Bowie, Roger Waters and Genesis perfectly complementing the film.

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Next up: Wildcard X! Any movie, any year!
Title: Wildcard "X" is Mon Oncle d'Amerique (1980)
Post by: southendmd on January 18, 2008, 09:53:40 pm
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It is no exaggeration to say that this film is the reason I became a psychiatrist.  Alain Resnais brilliantly juxtaposes the psychologist Henri Laborit and his study of the evolutionary layers of the brain and animal behavior with real human drama (featuring a young Gerard Depardieu), with old clips of French film greats like Jean Gabin and Jean Marais to create an extraordinary film that is like nothing else in cinema.
Title: "Y" is Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 18, 2008, 10:13:56 pm
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=comment=
Sorry I messed up the round folks   :-\
I got confuzzeled
Title: "Z" is Zombie Island Massacre(1984)
Post by: oilgun on January 18, 2008, 11:01:38 pm
==Comment==
Man, the eighties had the worst hairstyles!

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Title: "A" is All the Right Moves (1983)
Post by: Meryl on January 19, 2008, 01:41:25 am
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Next: B from 1982
Title: "B" is The Border (1982)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 19, 2008, 02:24:34 am
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=comment=
Sorry Leslie  ;)
Title: "C" is Coup de torchon (1981)
Post by: oilgun on January 19, 2008, 09:15:36 am
==Comment==
I had actually played Carny from 1980 - Damn you, Dot-Matrix!  ;) - Which is still not available on DVD, I'd love to see it again.  Anyway I'm quite happy with this 1981 title.

An IMDb Comment: Bertrand Tavernier has taken the novel "POP 1280" by Jim Thompson set in North Carolina and produced a riveting French film noir set in Senegal in 1938. At that time it was a French colony that exhibited similar social and racial patterns as in the American South. The use of color and humor add a new dimension to the genre. Tavernier in his comments about the film on the DVD talks about the change in the light in the late afternoon in west Africa. It becomes less intense so he uses pastel colors. Note the light blue walls and the pink shirt of Philippe Noiret who is superb as the village policeman Cordier. Isabelle Huppert who plays the mistress of Cordier with intensity and humor and the other actors make this a must see film. There is much humor in the film but be aware that there are many violent scenes. This is French film noir at it's best.

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Next up: D from 1980
Title: Stop! Stop! Stop!
Post by: MaineWriter on January 19, 2008, 09:26:52 am
Folks,

We missed 1985 and so we are off a letter!

The reason I started Round 2008 with Australia is so that we wouldn't be playing the same letters for the same years as we did in the previous countdown. I realized the mistake when I was looking for a D movie for 1979 and saw "David" which I remembered playing before.

So...to get this back on track, I'll play D from 1980 and we'll just continue from there.

D --> 1980
E --> 1979

and so on.

Many, many thanks!

Leslie
GameMistress

PS.  If folks want to go back and change their entries (make 1984 --> 1985) and so on, that's fine with me, but I am not going to insist that you have to change them.

L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Mega Countdown
Post by: southendmd on January 19, 2008, 09:29:22 am
Leslie, did I mess things up with my Wildcard X?  I thought you said any film, any year. 
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Mega Countdown
Post by: MaineWriter on January 19, 2008, 09:30:30 am
Quote from: southendmd on January 19, 2008, 09:29:22 am
Leslie, did I mess things up with my Wildcard X?  I thought you said any film, any year. 

No, you didn't. The "Y" that followed should have been 1985. That's what got missed.

L
Title: "D" is D.O.A. (1980)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 19, 2008, 09:31:24 am
==from Cindelica==

Essentially a documentary about the Sex Pistols' ill-fated US tour of 1978, DOA is much more than a rockumentary - it's also an insight into the bleak landscape of late 70s London.

Director Lech Kowalski filmed the Pistols as they toured the deep south of the US - the crowd, the hostility towards the band and the band themselves - in particular Sid Vicious. The film features the only interview in existence with Sid and Nancy - don't expect any deep insights into their relationship - both seem unable to stay awake, let alone string together a coherent sentence. But elsewhere, there's some great live footage, a bored Rotten (obviously sensing the end in sight) and some (pretty forgettable) interviews with American punk fashionistas of the era.

But this isn't just a Sex Pistols film, it's a film on punk - and the world from which it emerged. Cut into the Pistols footage is a cross section of bands that followed in their wake - Generation X, The Dead Boys, X-Ray Spex and Sham 69. But best of all there's Terry and the Idiots. Apparently, Kowalski got lost on the way to Kings Road, ended up in Hackney and met Terry - an unemployed loser with a newly-formed punk band. Enjoy the band's first gig in the local (the Golden Shoe), watch him get a pint poured on him - then imagine the same thing happening all over the country, as punk bands sprung up in every city - most as bad as Terry and the Idiots, but all with dreams of using punk as a way out of their dull existence.

But that's not all - we get pictures of derelict London in the 70s, violence at National Front marches and of course, footage of the establishment (and Mary Whitehouse) decrying the foul-mouthed youths. It's all too easy to forget the impact of punk, with the word gradually being watered down over the years. Yet, with the possible exception of rave, no music-based movement has ever hit at the core of society as punk did when it burst into the public eye in 1976 - and the reason why DOA is still worth watching today is because it doesn't just show a couple of bands and a few strange haircuts - it shows this fear and the desolate environment that created punk.

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Next up: E in 1979
Title: "E" is Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Post by: southendmd on January 19, 2008, 09:32:20 am
IMDb trivia:  Fifteen miles of cable were required to reconnect the island to the city's electricity, and a great deal of work was required to restore the prison to its 1963 state. Many of the improvements were kept intact after the film.

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Next:  "F" from 1978
Title: "F" is The Force Beyond (1978)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 19, 2008, 09:55:43 am
From IMDb

A "Z-grade" film in the tradition of Chariots of the Gods. The seventies spawned several other wanna-be speculation documentaries (Outer Space Connection, In Search of Noah's Ark, Amazing World of Ghosts), all of which sought to answer man's most troubling historical mysteries, as well as to tackle many a modern riddle. From Aliens, to Automatic Writing, from U.F.O.s to E.S.P, each of these films did it's part to excite and dismay its audience. The Force beyond is a latecomer, and as such is perhaps the most ridiculous of the whole bunch. In any case, a genre is born.

The Force Beyond promises proof that aliens exist and that the film's Director, a modern day P.T. Barnum, is going to show us the evidence at some time later in the film. While we wait we are treated to a young man recalling dreams sent to him via remote sender who seems to be a psychic of some repute. Soon this is followed by regression therapy (chilling) and with the liberal padding of stock footage (the hallmark of the Genre) a bit of U.F.O. footage is shown to "prove" the existence of life in the universe other than our own. Or is it?

This is an amazing film. But not for the reason it is supposed to be, which is the definition for a cult classic. Unfortunately this film does not quite qualify. To be a cult classic, you need a cult. If this film has a cult I would shudder to meet it's leader.

This film is recommended highly for those who love the films of Sun Classic.

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Next Up:  G 1977

=aside=

Hey oilgun  (http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/562/thxmarkssn4.gif) (http://imageshack.us) ;)  ;D  :-*
Title: "G" is Gizmo! (1977)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 19, 2008, 10:04:18 am
==comment==

Gizmo! is an irresistible collection of newsreel footage chronicling the inventive spirit in America. We are treated to some of the strangest inventions ever concocted by man, as well as a few forgotten contraptions that seem to make a great deal of sense. Naturally, filmmaker Howard Smith does not let slip the opportunity of showing the inventors at their most foolish, so once again those ubiquitous shots of collapsing one-man airplanes and malfunctioning jet-powered backpacks are trotted out. A documentary about some of the thousands of inventions that did things we never thought needed doing, or in ways we never considered doing them. A respectful, yet humorous tribute to the inventors whose vision, however far-reaching, was just a little off the mark.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/gizmo.jpg)

Next up: H in 1976

==aside==

No problem, Dot. Thanks to the folks who changed their entries!

L
Title: "H" is Harlan County USA (1976)
Post by: oilgun on January 19, 2008, 10:06:19 am
An IMDb Comment: Possibly the finest documentary I have seen and I've seen quite a few. Exemplary on how a filmmaker can involve herself, be in everybody's face, get every little thing on camera, but be testifying instead of exploiting. My greatest delight in this film was how articulate and intelligent the miners and their wives were; textbook English is far inferior to their language. Also see "Matewan" by John Sayles for another perfect evocation of struggle. Watching this movie makes my previous semi-respectful estimation of Michael Moore's self-love evaporate. This is how it should be done, and lord if only all such struggles resolved thusly. Lois Scott for president. See this as quickly as you can.

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Title: "I" is Intrépide, L' (1975)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 19, 2008, 10:22:10 am
French Romantic Comedy

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Title: "J" is Janis (1974)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 19, 2008, 10:38:46 am
==from IMDb:

Though I am not a fan of the music of Janis Joplin, I found this to be a refreshing look at the brief life and times of the Texas-born wailer. Completely lacking in artifice, Joplin comes across as the archetypal high school outcast, a frumpy artistic type who found liberation living the life of a San Francisco hippy and singing the blues. Joplin comes across as extremely likable and is bluntly honest about her shortcomings as a singer: she pays tribute to Aretha Franklin, acknowledging her own lack of subtlety which, she hoped wistfully, might come in time. That time, of course, never came, and we are left with the extremely erratic results. Joplin is best remembered for her decent if clumsy takes on Ball and Chain and Piece of My Heart, and those tracks are represented here, but the versions of Tell Mama, Cry Baby, and Maybe are frankly embarrassing. Joplin also struggles with Gershwin's Summertime, but the results there are better, partly because the song is so mighty it defies all attempts to lessen its power, and partly because the Kozmic Blues Band wisely chose to arrange it in a raga rock style which still sounds quite fresh today. The film ends with a wistful photo montage set to the tune of Me and Bobby McGee, the posthumous 1971 hit that reunited Janis with the country music of her childhood. Regardless of how you rate Joplin's music, I defy anyone to watch this film and not come away deeply impressed by the humor, intelligence, and warmth of its subject.

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Next up: K in 1973
Title: "K" is The Killing Kind (1973)
Post by: oilgun on January 19, 2008, 11:45:39 am
==Comment==
This looks interesting enough to seek out.  I used to have quite a thing for John Savage.

KILLING KIND (1973)
Film Noir
Curtis Harrington/83 minutes/Color

Cult Film Director Curtis Harrington’s The Killing Kind is an undiscovered classic. Oscar™ Nominee John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Thin Red Line) shines in an early role, which calls for him to present disturbing behavior ranging from his private fantasies, to brutal murders and the twisted relationship with his domineering mother, played by veteran actress Ann Sothern.

Harrington’s direction is taut, the murder scenes brutal and realistic in a non-exploitive sort of way. While What’s the Matter with Helen? may be Harrington’s most known film, Killing Kind is arguably far superior in many ways with some darkly humorous moments, and plenty of genuine suspense. As is the case in many of Harrington’s films there is a great and unexpected ending to this film noir. A very young Cindy Williams (American Graffiti, Laverne & Shirley) also gives a good performance in a supporting role.

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Next up:  L in 1972
Title: "L" is Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Post by: Meryl on January 19, 2008, 01:27:57 pm
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Scandalous for the sex, but I remember it mostly because they raised ticket prices to an outrageous $5.00.  ;D


Note:  Leslie, I changed my "A" to a 1983 flick
Title: "M" is Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1971)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 19, 2008, 02:57:13 pm
Oooooo  :o 4 tracker stereo sound! "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is the account of Joe Cocker's 1970 American Tour if you're looking for some good music and classic concert footage, this movie is a hit.

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Title: "N" is Notorious Cleopatra, The (1970)
Post by: opinionista on January 19, 2008, 03:03:53 pm
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IMDb comment:

Softt-core period piece that has the 'action' taking place during the days of the Roman Empire falls flat. Whereas "the Secret sex lives of romeo & Juliet" had it's quite attractive women to fall back on as well as a fews actually humorous jokes, this film has neither. The women are not that attractive (and the men are outright hideous). The movie is a deadly dull chore to watch even for a few minutes much less the whole thing. Any watcher of Something Weird's dvds can attest to the films they release are purely hit or miss. This one being an obvious all-around miss.

Something Weird DVD Extras: 2 short features (Cleopatra's milk bath, and Cleopatra's asp); gallery of Harry Novak art; and Trailers for "the Brazen women of Balzac", "A Clock Work Blue". "Fanny Hill", "the Nine Ages of Nakedness", "Roman Love Triangle", & "the Secret Sex lives of Romeo and Juliet" (The latter of which is also on this double feature DVD)

Eye Candy: all the women show skin, but most you don't want to see them naked

Next up: O in 1969



Title: "O" is On Her Majesty's Secret Services (1969)
Post by: oilgun on January 19, 2008, 04:07:05 pm
==Comment==
With George Lazenby, the Bond that nobody talks about...(Or would that be Timothy Dalton?)

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Next:  P in 1968
Title: "P" is Paper Lion (1968)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 19, 2008, 06:23:56 pm
==from IMDb==

Bestselling writer George Plimpton (Alan Alda) takes on an assignment for Sports Illustrated. He is to go incognito to the Detroit Lions training camp and try out for a position as third string Quarterback. He is quickly found out by the team members featuring Alex Karras and Mike Lucci. The entire team finds it amusing to cause stumbling blocks in the writer's determination to Quarterback for a series in a real game.

This movie is Alda's debut and also helped Karras leave the gridiron for acting. Besides the 1968 Detroit Lions, the cast also includes "Sugar Ray" Robinson, Roy Schieder and Lauren Hutton. Alex March directs this story based on Plimpton's book.

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Next up: Q from 1967
Title: "Q" is Quacker Tracker (1967)
Post by: southendmd on January 19, 2008, 07:29:34 pm
(http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/titlecards/quackertracker.jpg)

Daffy Duck tries to catch Speedy Gonzales while disguised as an enchilada.  Oy.  Sorry, not much in the "Q" department this year.

Next:  "R" from 1966.
Title: "R" is Rage (1966)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 19, 2008, 09:47:32 pm
From IMDb:
Mr. Ford never got the recognition he deserved for the consistent quality of his acting. 'Rage' also seems to have been forgotten in the shuffle, but is actually a very enjoyable film. The story is simple: Dr. Ruebens a lush and a doctor is bitten by a rabid dog and has only a limited time to find the antidote before the diseases manifests itself. Doesn't sound like much of a story, but with a little help from Stella Stevens, who puts in a good performance as 'fallen woman', the plot moves along nicely. Some local flavor of the Mexican countryside is thrown in and all in all, a very enjoyable flic

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Next: S 1965
Title: "S" is The Sandpiper (1965)
Post by: oilgun on January 19, 2008, 11:14:52 pm
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Next: T in 1964

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Mega Countdown
Post by: Ellemeno on January 19, 2008, 11:32:08 pm
Quote from: oilgun on January 18, 2008, 07:27:41 pm
==Comment==
Any fans of Michael Tolkin out there?  He only directed two movies, this one and The New Age.  Very strange films but I like them a lot.



I love The New Age.  What an awful movie. :laugh:  And Adam West was born to play his role.  I love that their store was called "Hipocracy."


Michael Tolkin also wrote The Player, one of my top favorite movies.
Title: "T" is Topkapi (1964)
Post by: Ellemeno on January 19, 2008, 11:45:26 pm
A humorous heist film directed by Jules Dassin.  With Melina Mercouri and Maximillien Schell.  Those humorous (romantic comedy) heist movies were the thing back then.

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Next U 1963
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Mega Countdown
Post by: oilgun on January 20, 2008, 12:26:32 am
Quote from: Ellemeno on January 19, 2008, 11:32:08 pm

I love The New Age.  What an awful movie. :laugh:  And Adam West was born to play his role.  I love that their store was called "Hipocracy."


Michael Tolkin also wrote The Player, one of my top favorite movies.

You're the only other person I 'know' who's seen The New Age!  Well, except for the friend I went with who also thought it was awful,  :D.  I loved the humour, it was so cutting.  I'd love to get the DVD sometime.  I thought Peter Weller was so sexy in those days and he & Judy Davis are great together.
Title: "U" is The Ugly American (1963)
Post by: southendmd on January 20, 2008, 12:55:18 am
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Next:  "V" from 1962
Title: "V" is Village of Daughters (1962)
Post by: Lynne on January 20, 2008, 02:46:08 am
Directed by George Pollack - here's a summary of the NYTimes review:

"When a traveling salesman arrives to hawk his wares in an economically depressed Italian village, the last thing he expects is to be assailed by the most beautiful single girls in town, but that is exactly what happens. The reason for it stems from the fact that all but one of the town's eligible bachelors have left to find work. The only available man left is a wealthy emigrant. He is looking for a wife and the impoverished parents of the daughters push their children to compete for his love. This creates considerable conflict until the village elders step in and decide that the rich man's bride will be selected by the first outsider to enter the village." ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide



Next up "W" from 1961  (somebody tell me if I don't have the gist of this new game  ;) Thanks!)
Title: "W" is Wild in the Country (1961)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 20, 2008, 03:55:30 am
From IMDb
Elvis Presley as a hell-raising juvenile delinquent? I don't think so. That's what `Wild in the Country' would have us believe, but in reality he's the only honest and decent male in the movie. He plays a misunderstood young man from a poor white trash background who is sent to a psychologist as part of his parole after he gets into trouble (which he often does through no real fault of his own, naturally). Hope Lange plays the `older woman,' who discovers a budding literary talent in her charge. However, according to director Philip Dunne's memoirs the part was originally offered to Simone Signoret (!). Contemplating this pairing is more exciting than anything that happens in this movie.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Mega Countdown
Post by: Ellemeno on January 20, 2008, 06:20:29 am
Quote from: oilgun on January 20, 2008, 12:26:32 am
You're the only other person I 'know' who's seen The New Age!  Well, except for the friend I went with who also thought it was awful,  :D.  I loved the humour, it was so cutting.  I'd love to get the DVD sometime.  I thought Peter Weller was so sexy in those days and he & Judy Davis are great together.


You know, I really misspoke - I meant there was much awfulness of values and behavior in that excellent movie.  I really enjoyed it and would like to see it again too.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Plein Soleil (1960)
Post by: oilgun on January 20, 2008, 09:06:25 am
==Comment==
The Talented Mr. Ripley

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Title: "Y" is The Young One (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 20, 2008, 09:32:24 am
==from IMDb==

Buñuel's second and final English language film (his first being Robinson Crusoe in 1954) is a racial issues movie, albeit quite a bit more complex than your average Stanley Kramer type of stuff. Traver (Bernie Hamilton), running from a false rape accusation, lands his boat on an island somewhere off the coast of a Southern state. That island is inhabited by only two people, although a third has only recently passed away. Evalyn (Key Meersman) is an uneducated teenager. Her grandfather is the recently deceased. Her grandfather's partner (they cultivate honey on the island) is Miller (Zachary Scott, the star of Jean Renoir's The Southerner). Miller, an older man, has designs on young Evalyn. He is also a vile racist, and delights in treating Traver cruelly. The film is very good in most regards. The script is fine, the performances (save that of Claudio Brook, a Mexican actor who delivers his English lines very awkwardly; either that, or they were dubbed badly by someone else) are wonderful. My only complaint is that the movie's denouement is a little weak. It's a gripping picture most of the way through, and it's a tad disappointing that it doesn't build to all that much. Still, a very good and underrated flick. Please note that Lionsgate's new Buñuel box set, which also includes Gran Casino, his first Mexican film, has the two films mislabeled. I popped in Gran Casino, only to get The Young One. I've confirmed that disc labeled The Young One does have Gran Casino on it. So if you want one from Netflix and not the other, keep this in mind.

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Title: "Z" is Zorro, the Avenger (1959)
Post by: southendmd on January 20, 2008, 11:04:56 am
(http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/z/zorro1.jpg)

With Guy Williams, who played John Robinson on "Lost in Space".

Next:  "A" from 1958.
Title: "A" is Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 20, 2008, 01:37:45 pm
This alternative classic from the prolific Bert I. Gordon, a rival to Ed Wood Jr. in the schlock hall of fame, will not make anyone forget "The Incredible Shrinking Man." The insane dollmaker Dr. Franz (Hoyt) shrinks six people (including our heroes Agar and Kenny) to the size of Ken and Barbie. Can they escape the mad scientist? The dog? The rat? The effects are nostalgically charming.

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Title: "B" is The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
Post by: Meryl on January 20, 2008, 02:04:26 pm
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street was a 1957 film originating from the United Kingdom, and was a word-for-word, and nearly shot-for-shot Metrocolor re-make of the earlier 1934 version by the same director, Sidney Franklin.  Franklin used exactly the same script for the second movie as he did for the first. The film, set in the early 19th century, starred John Gielgud, Jennifer Jones.  Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, later the stars of Born Free, were also in the film.

The 1934 film depicted the real-life romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett (Norma Shearer) and Robert Browning (Fredric March), despite the opposition of her father Edward Moulton-Barrett (Charles Laughton).  Both of these films were released by MGM.

Next:  C from 1956
Title: "C" is The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Post by: southendmd on January 20, 2008, 05:35:44 pm
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Next:  "D" from 1955.
Title: "D" is Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 20, 2008, 05:55:58 pm
==from IMDb==

Fred Astaire plays American corporate shareholder with interest in numerous companies who, on a trip to France, becomes enchanted from afar by an 18-year-old orphan and decides to sponsor her; she enrolls at college in Massachusetts, and dreams of who her benefactor is. Remake of an old Mary Pickford film shows a fashionably plush, sassy style in its fantasy sequences, but the rest of the film is bogged down by talk, and a plot that seems constructed by the numbers. Leslie Caron, still doing the orphan routine, looks more than ready to graduate, but she's delightful dancing with Astaire. In these musical moments, the film takes flight and becomes a '50's fashion-magazine come to life.

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Next up: E in 1954
Title: "E" is The Egyptian (1954)
Post by: Meryl on January 20, 2008, 06:15:59 pm
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Starring Jean Simmons, Victor Mature and Gene Tierney


Next: F in 1953
Title: "F" is Forever Female (1953)
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Next:  "G" from 1952.
Title: "G" is A Girl in Every Port (1952)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 20, 2008, 06:42:28 pm
==from IMDb==

Groucho Marx's sarcastic, occasionally fairly witty one-liners are the only saving grace of this otherwise weak, mediocre comedy. The cast tries, but the direction has no pacing, and the entire film is burdened with a convoluted, uninteresting plot. Strictly for Groucho devotees.

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Title: "H" is The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Post by: memento on January 20, 2008, 06:51:25 pm
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From IMDB:
Although it is advertised as noir, "The House on Telegraph Hill" is a suspenser in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" and "Suspicion." If you are looking for an old-fashioned mystery this is a good choice. The movie surprised me because it did not unravel the way I expected. The story has one of those 'twisty' endings that is meant to fool you and I have to admit that I was genuinely caught off guard here. It is not perfect but the film's bizarre climax redeems the entire movie. Valentina Cortese ("Day For Night") is irresistible in the starring role. Richard Basehart is great too in an interesting supporting role. He plays the man who marries the troubled Cortese (they became an off-screen couple too). Once again, director Wise's direction is exemplary. He is very adept in creating a wonderfully gloomy atmosphere. It's a thrilling little movie.

Next I from 1950
Title: "I" is In A Lonely Place (1950)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 21, 2008, 12:07:29 am
Classic Film Noir...Bogart is outstanding as a volatile Hollywood screenwriter who has an affair with starlet Grahame while under suspicion of murder. Offbeat, yet superb film noir entry became one of the most memorable of the genre. Expertly directed by Ray. Based on the novel by Dorothy B. Hughes and an adaptation by Edmund H. North.
 
Trivia From IMDb:  Lauren Bacall and Ginger Rogers were considered for the role of Laurel Gray. Bogart naturally wanted his wife Bacall opposite him, but Warner Bros. refused to release her from her contract. Rogers was reportedly the producers' first choice, but Nicholas Ray convinced them that his own wife would be the right choice for the role.

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Next up  "J" 1949
Title: "J" is Jolson Sings Again (1949)
Post by: Meryl on January 21, 2008, 12:09:49 am
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Starring Larry Parks, Barbara Hale and William Demarest


Next: K in 1948
Title: "K" is Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Post by: Fran on January 21, 2008, 02:16:57 am
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From Geocities.com:

An ex-soldier kills a man in a post-war London pub brawl.  He hides out in the apartment of a lonely nurse, and the two become involved.  She gets him a job driving a medical supply truck, and a racketeer who witnessed the crime threatens to expose him unless he cooperates.

Joan Fontaine.....Jane Wharton
Burt Lancaster.....Bill Saunders

Next:  "L" from 1947
Title: "L" is Living in a Big Way (1947)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 21, 2008, 02:46:02 am
Romantic comedy early Gene Kelly vehicle, not his best but a good movie just the same.
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Starring:

 Gene Kelly ...  Leo Gogarty
 Marie McDonald ...  Margo Morgan
 Charles Winninger ...  D. Rutherford Morgan
 Phyllis Thaxter ...  Peggy Randall
 Spring Byington ...  Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
 Jean Adair ...  Abigail Morgan
 Clinton Sundberg ...  Everett Hanover Smythe
 John Warburton ...  'Skippy' Stuart Simms
 William 'Bill' Phillips ...  Schultz
 Bernadene Hayes ...  Dolly
 John Alexander ...  Attorney Ambridge
 Phyllis Kennedy ...  Elsie, the Maid

Storyline:
Leo Gogarty marries Margaud Morgan after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. When he returns he is surprised to discover not only that his bride is not what she led him to believe, but also that she expects a quick divorce. Both Mr. & Mrs Gogarty must find their place with or without each other in a society still adjusting to peace.

Next Up:  M 1946
Title: 'M' is The Mysterious Mr. M' - 1946
Post by: belbbmfan on January 21, 2008, 09:01:45 am
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Next N 1945
Title: "N" is Nob Hill (1945)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 21, 2008, 09:32:39 am
==from IMDb==

The owner of a San Francisco saloon yearns to rank among the upper crust of Nob Hill. When he begins romancing a wealthy socialite it looks like he may have his entree into high society. The pretty star of his saloon's show, however, wants to make sure he stays on the Barbary Coast.

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Next up: O from 1944
Title: "O" is Outlaw Roundup (1944)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 21, 2008, 10:23:48 am
Synopsis From IMDb:

Before he was sent to prison, Spade Norton buried the $200,000 he took from a robbery. Tex arrives posing as Norton and gets into the local outlaw gang. But unknown to Tex, Norton had broken out and now appears to expose him as a fake. As the outlaws head out to retrieve the money and finish off Tex, he leaves a clue for his two Ranger partners.

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Next up "P" 1943
Title: "P" is Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Post by: memento on January 21, 2008, 11:12:08 am
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Title: "Q" is Queen of Broadway (1942)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 21, 2008, 12:34:17 pm
==from VH1.com==

There are no queens and very little Broadway (except for an opening establishing shot) in Queen of Broadway. Instead, this sentimental B-picture is the story of a gambler (Rochelle Hudson), who tries to clean up her act and adopt an orphan (Donald Mayo). She is challenged by the welfare associations, but with the help of tough guy Buster Crabbe, Hudson manages to prove her worth as a foster mother. Like many PRC films, Queen of Broadway looks as though it was shot in two days in someone's basement, but the film is saved by the conviction of the leading actors and some amusing bits from the Runyonesque supporting cast. The film was shown to excess in the early days of TV, and recently popped up on the syndicated series All Night at the Movies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Next up: R from 1941
Title: "R" is Rage in Heaven (1941)
Post by: Meryl on January 21, 2008, 01:41:08 pm
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Rage in Heaven is a psychological thriller about the destructive power of jealousy. It was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and based on the novel by James Hilton. It stars Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, and George Sanders.


Next: S in 1940
Title: 'S' is Son Of Montechristo - 1940
Post by: belbbmfan on January 21, 2008, 02:39:37 pm
Louis Hayward stars as the son of the Count of Monte Cristo. He's the swashbuckling adventurer who battles with the dictator of Lichtenburg, (George Sanders) and wins the beautiful princess, (Joan Bennett) for his efforts.

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next: T 1939
Title: "T" is Torture Ship (1939)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 21, 2008, 04:51:58 pm
==from IMDb==

A well known doctor is indicted for his experiments toward curing the criminal mind. Needing to continue his work and hoping that success will clear him, he buys a boat, loads it with several high profile criminals hoping to escape the law and heads out to sea. At least that's the plan, but things start to go wrong and things are revealed to be not what they seemed at first.

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Next up: U in 1938
Title: "U" is Under the Big Top (1938)
Post by: Fran on January 21, 2008, 05:37:43 pm
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Plot summary from YouTube:

With expert movie craftsman Karl Brown at the helm, Under the Big Top  is one of the greatest cinematic displays of acrobatics in the history of movie making.  Penny (Anne Nagel) is the star trapeze artist in the biggest circus in America.  Traveling with her loving, though overbearing, mother, Penny is flying high.  She then finds romance with one of her trapeze partners, but the other male partner is not pleased about this development.  The sexual tension between the three acrobats builds, ever mirrored in their precarious artform, building to a dangerously high climax!  Under the Big Top  is a dazzling journey through World War II era circus performing and the twists and turns of the human heart.

Next:  "V" from 1937
Title: "V" is Victoria the Great (1937)
Post by: southendmd on January 21, 2008, 07:09:59 pm
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IMDb:  I had long been anxious to see this famous British biography, and finally found a copy available. Featuring a renowned performance by Anna Neagle, one of Great Britain's most famed golden age actresses, as Queen Victoria, this film was a huge hit when released during Coronation Summer in 1937. Although not made with US audiences in mind, VICTORIA THE GREAT also hit big in the states and resulted in producer/director Herbert Wilcox and future wife Neagle making a lucrative deal to work at RKO studios. The Wilcox/Neagle RKO films never achieved the level of acclaim enjoyed by their pairings in the UK, and they returned home during the war to many years of success.

Telling the story of Victoria's courtship and marriage to Prince Albert, VICTORIA THE GREAT has a very dated and sometimes static feel to it when compared to Hollywood films of the same era. It does, however, contain some very nice moments between Neagle's Victoria and Anton Walbrook's Albert, and Victoria has never, to my knowledge, been portrayed with such humanity and tenderness (at least until MRS. BROWN.) Lavishly produced, and with a Diamond Jubilee finale in TECHNICOLOR (one has to assume the original dye transfer prints were much more impressive than the muddy quality of the videocassette I viewed)it's easy to see why this appealed to 1937 British audiences reeling from the glamor of George VI's coronation that June. So successful was this biopic that Wilcox and Neagle filmed and released a sequel the following year, 60 GLORIOUS YEARS, shot entirely in TECHNICOLOR.

While not nearly as technically slick as such Hollywood biopics as MARIE ANTOINETTE or THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA, this one is definitely worth a look for history lovers and royal watchers. It's also a chance to see Dame Anna Neagle in one of her most famous portrayals.
Title: "W" is Women Are Trouble (1936)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 21, 2008, 07:24:25 pm
==from "The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture"==

Ruth (Florence Rice) must battle the sexist attitudes of her editor, who believes “there’s no such thing as a female reporter.” Despite the film’s title, Ruth emerges as a more aggressive and successful journalist than her male colleagues, and ultimately represents the kind of old-fashioned reporting her editor has been demanding.

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Next up: Wildcard X! Any movie, any year!

After that, Y in 1935
Title: "Y" is Your Uncle Dudley (1935)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 21, 2008, 08:13:40 pm
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We all grew up listening to him tell fractured Fairy Tales on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show

Cast: Edward Everett Horton ...  Dudley Dixon
 Lois Wilson ...  Christine Saunders
 John McGuire ...  Robert Kirby
 Rosina Lawrence ...  Ethel Church
 Alan Dinehart ...  Charlie Post
 Marjorie Gateson ...  Mabel Dixon
 William 'Billy' Benedict ...  Cyril Church

Horton is a civic-minded businessman in a small town. He so loves his community that he ends up deep in debt by constantly making sacrifices for the good of the town. This nets him plenty of awards but also plenty of trouble. Finally, Horton reorganizes his priorities and gets his business back in shape. Though the film is a bit slow and overwritten, Horton works nicely in the lead, giving this a pleasant, light comic touch.
 
Title: Wildcard X: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Post by: MaineWriter on January 21, 2008, 09:12:51 pm
==from Filmsite.org==

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) is producer Samuel Goldwyn's classic, significant American film about the difficult, traumatic adjustments (unemployment, adultery, alcoholism, and ostracism) that three returning veteran servicemen experienced in the aftermath of World War II. In more modern times, Coming Home (1978) portrayed the same plight of the returning serviceman. The major stars, who each gave the performance of their lives in this Best Picture winner, were:

    * Fredric March as the eldest returning veteran, alcoholic Army Sergeant Al Stephenson, married to loyal Milly (Myrna Loy)
    * Dana Andrews as handsome Air Force bombadier Fred Derry, involved in two romances - with party-girl wife Marie (Virginia Mayo), and in a new love relationship with Al's daughter Peggy (Teresa Wright)
    * Harold Russell (almost uncredited in the film) as sailor Homer Parrish (a WWII vet), the hometown's former football hero, with fiancee/girlfriend Wilma (Cathy O'Donnell)

The germinal idea for the literate, meticulously-constructed film came from a Time Magazine pictorial article (August 7, 1944) that was then re-fashioned into a novel titled Glory for Me by commissioned author MacKinlay Kantor. Kantor's blank-verse novel was the basis for an adapted screenplay by distinguished Pulitzer Prize winning scriptwriter Robert E. Sherwood (his earlier works were The Petrified Forest and Idiot's Delight).

The ironic title refers to the troubling fact that many servicemen had 'the best years of their lives' in wartime, not in their experiences afterwards in peacetime America when they were forced to adapt to the much-changed demands and became the victims of dislocating forces. However, it could be argued that the servicemen also gave up and sacrificed 'the best years of their lives' - their youthful innocence and health - by serving in the military and becoming disjointed from normal civilian life. [Photographs in the houses of each of the returning servicemen recall an earlier time that was irretrievably past.]

The poignant, moving film realistically transports its present-day audiences back to the setting of the late 1940s, where the film's three typical protagonists return from their honored wartime roles to their past, altered middle-American lives and are immediately thrust into domestic tragedies, uncertainties, conflicts and awkward situations - handicapped (both physically and emotionally) by their new civilian roles. Wyler's Best Picture-winning Mrs. Miniver (1942) can be considered as a companion piece to this film, from the British perspective.

The superb, eloquent, and realistically-intimate film was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won seven Oscars: Best Picture (Samuel Goldwyn's sole competitive Oscar win), Best Actor (Fredric March - his second Oscar - the first was for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)), Best Supporting Actor (Harold Russell), Best Director (William Wyler - his second of three career Oscars), Best Screenplay (Robert E. Sherwood), Best Editing, Best Musical Score -- its nomination for Best Sound was the only one that failed to win. Real-life double amputee (from a ship explosion) and one of the cast's inexperienced actors - Harold Russell received an additional Special Honorary Oscar "for bringing hope and courage to fellow veterans" for his first performance. [Russell is the only actor ever to win two Oscars for the same role. He wouldn't act again until Inside Moves (1980) and Dogtown (1997).] Under-rated actor Dana Andrews was denied a deserved Oscar nomination, as a returning 'fly-boy.'

Oscar-winning epic director William Wyler's cinematographer, Gregg Toland, known for his depth of focus camerawork in previous films (such as Citizen Kane (1941) and The Little Foxes (1941)) contributed his talent to the three-hour long black and white film masterpiece with richly-textured and crisp images, deep-focus shots, and framed scenes. Wyler had experienced wartime himself in the US Army Air Corps, during which he made three morale-boosting, war-related documentaries: The Fighting Lady (1944), The Memphis Belle (1944), and Thunderbolt (1945). The film was producer Samuel Goldwyn's most successful and important work - he also was presented with the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award. The film was a major commercial success - the biggest box-office draw since Gone With The Wind (1939).

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==Leslie notes==

I saw this movie on TV on Thanksgiving weekend, circa 1980. I had never heard of it and was completely unprepared for it. It remains one of my favorite movies but I can only watch it every now and then...it is just too hard to take (for me).

Next up: Z in 1934
Title: "Z" is Zi mei hua (1934)
Post by: Meryl on January 21, 2008, 09:46:10 pm
Starring Xiaoqiu Zheng, Zhiyuan Tan and Jinglin Xuan.  Directed by Zhengqiu Zheng.

Twin girls separated at birth are reunited when the one raised in poverty becomes a servant in the household of her sister, now the pampered wife of a warlord general.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 1930
Post by: MaineWriter on January 21, 2008, 09:50:49 pm
And without further ado, Round 1930!

I thought the mega-countdown would end right here BUT

I forgot to account for the Wildcard X's. Oh well!

Round 1930 is ready to go....
Title: "A" is All Quiet on the Western Front
Post by: dot-matrix on January 21, 2008, 10:18:26 pm
Awards: Oscars 1930: Director (Lewis Milestone), Picture; AFI 1998: Top 100, Natl. Film Reg. 1990.

Synopsis: Extraordinary and realistic anti-war epic based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque. Seven patriotic German youths go together from school to the battlefields of WWI. They experience the horrors of war first-hand, stuck in the trenches and facing gradual extermination. Centers on experiences of one of the young men, Paul Baumer, who changes from enthusiastic war endorser to battle-weary veteran in an emotionally exact performance by Lew Ayres. Boasts a gigantic budget (for the time) of $1.25 million, and features more than 2000 extras swarming about battlefields set up on ranchland in California. Relentless anti-war message is emotionally draining and startling with both graphic shots and haunting visual poetry. Extremely controversial in the U.S. and Germany upon release, the original version was 140 minutes long (some versions are available with restored footage) and featured ZaSu Pitts as Ayres mother (later reshot with Beryl Mercer replacing her). Remarque, who had fought and been wounded on the Western Front, was eventually forced to leave Germany for the U.S. due to the film's ongoing controversy.


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Title: "B" is The Blue Angel
Post by: memento on January 21, 2008, 10:23:32 pm
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From IMDB: Immanuel Rath, an old bachelor, is a professor at the town's university. When he discovers that some of his pupils often go into a speakeasy, The Blue Angel, to visit a dancer, Lola Lola, he comes there to confront them. But he is attracted to Lola. The next night he comes again--and does not sleep at home. This causes trouble at work and his life takes a downward spiral.
Title: "C" is Call of the Flesh
Post by: Meryl on January 22, 2008, 12:15:11 am
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A silent film starring Ramon Novarro and Dorothy Jordan
Title: "D" is The Dawn Patrol
Post by: Fran on January 22, 2008, 12:35:38 am
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Title: "E" is The Eyes of the World (1930)
Post by: dot-matrix on January 22, 2008, 02:04:15 am
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The Motion Picture Guide,was not impressed.  "Crude hillbilly melodrama has Holland as an artist who takes to the hills for solitude and inspiration, but falls for the lovely Merkel when he spys her skinny-dipping.  Long takes of a typewriter with a barely legible sheet of paper explain the action.  King became on of the most consistently talented directors in Hollywood, but he shows little of his later abilities in this awful effort."

Neither was the New York Times reviewer (August 15, 1930). "Parts . . . are not with merit, but often it is muddled and lethargic.  This critic gives a pretty thorough description of the start of the story: "LaGrange is in the habit of picking the brains of his friends and acquaintances and using what information he obtains to put into popular magazine serials.  This author thinks so little of his literary contributions that he does not permit his pretty daughter, Sybil, to read them.  This girl, however, gathers that her father does not have his soul in his work and says that he puts a lot of funny ideas on paper."
     "Brandon Hurst plays Mr. Taine, the elderly husband of a flirtatious creature.  Mrs. Taine sets her cap at Aaron King, an artist, but this handsome young man falls in love with Sybil."   


Title: "F" is The Florodora Girl
Post by: Ellemeno on January 22, 2008, 08:29:01 am


From IMDb: For nearly 20 years, no other actress in America was the recipient of so much effort to make her a big movie star than Marion Davies. As mistress of the powerful media mogul, William Randolph Hearst, Davies appeared in one lavish film production after another. Hearst's seemingly bottomless pockets spared no expense and Marion lived like a queen both on screen and off. (Their huge California mansion, now called Hearst Castle, crowned a coastal estate of unstinted extravagance, while the saltwater sequence for FLORODORA GIRL was filmed in the waters in front of the enormous Santa Monica beach house Hearst built for her.)

Never one to put on airs, Davies won the hearts of her fans and the other Hollywood stars with her warm generosity and good spirits. On the screen Hearst preferred seeing her in heavy historical romances, but she much more enjoyed light comedy fare which better displayed her talents. Which is exactly what she does in FLORODORA GIRL, getting to sing & dance a little, playing a member of the famed sextet, looking for love with the right boy but not willing to compromise her morals in the search. Davies had been a Ziegfeld Follies Girl before being carried off by Hearst; the film poses a few questions about love and success which must have given Marion something to ponder
Title: "G" is The Girl Said No
Post by: southendmd on January 22, 2008, 09:55:49 am
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IMDb comment:  1930. Silents were dead, talkies were king & it was William Haines golden Hollywood year. His pictures - he starred in 3 - made enough money at the box-office to make him the top male movie star of that year. THE GIRL SAID NO is one of those films.

It is very much a typical Haines comedy, with lots of silliness based on his boyish character (although he was 30, he plays a college kid). His wealthy father dies, leaving his family penniless and Haines in need of finding money. The plot revolves around his attempts to make good in a new job, where he tries to impress Leila Hyams, the pretty secretary he meets there.

Also in the cast are Francis X. Bushman, Jr. as Haines' rival; Clara Blandick (Auntie Em in THE WIZARD OF OZ 9 years later); and the ubiquitous Polly Moran. The inimitable & irrepressible Marie Dressler appears in only one scene, but it's a dandy. She plays a very rich potential client who mistakes Haines for her new doctor, which generates a hilarious slapstick sequence. With this one 10-minute segment, talkie comedy was off to a very good start.
Title: "H" is Hell's Angels
Post by: MaineWriter on January 22, 2008, 10:17:45 am
==from Filmsite.org==

Two brothers, Monte (Ben Lyon) and Roy Rutledge (James Hall) leave Oxford to join the British Royal Flying Corps and become fliers during World War I. Both brothers are rivals for the love of beautiful "Platinum Blonde", sexy siren Helen (an 18 year old Jean Harlow), who has fickle, two-timing affections. With sensational aerial photography. At $3.8 million, the most expensive film to date.

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Isn't this a great picture? It's the premiere of the movie at Graumann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

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Title: "I" is In Her Arms
Post by: dot-matrix on January 22, 2008, 10:51:40 am
This one is so obscure that it's not even listed on IMDb  :o  ??? even in Warner Baxter's Bio  :-\
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Title: "J" is Just Imagine
Post by: Meryl on January 22, 2008, 11:57:11 am
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From Wikipedia:

Just Imagine is a humorous science-fiction movie musical presented by 20th Century Fox in 1930, directed by David Butler, to console audiences distressed by the Great Depression.

The film was set in the year 1980, and it depicted the conventional expectations of technological progress associated with that "distant future" date. A large dirigible hangar was used to house a huge, detailed, large-scale model of a modern city, complete with suspension bridges between towering skyscrapers, multi-lane elevated roadways, and a flock of flying machines flitting around above the city as another level of traffic. To modern viewers, the city resembles an implausibly exaggerated version of 1930s New York City.

The plot involves a man from 1930, who is experimentally revived from the dead by a team of physicians who have no interest whatsoever in him after he awakens. Two young men who have observed the process as guests of one of the nurses kindly take him in hand and show him (and the audience) the wonders of 1980. He also gets to travel to Mars, which turns out to be inhabited by friendly humans, each of whom has an evil, otherwise-identical twin.

The man from 1930 is played by El Brendel, an ethnic vaudeville comedian of a forgotten type: the Swedish immigrant. The citizens of 1980 are now identified only by an alphanumeric code (the hero is "J21," and the El Brendel character is quickly dubbed "Single Zero," pronounced "Single Oh."). Instead of a sexual revolution, there is rigid government control of relationships between the sexes; marriage partners are chosen or approved by judges of an official marriage tribunal, while the only legal babies come from vending machines.  J21's trip to Mars is motivated by the fact that he needs to make a spectacular contribution to society in order to be allowed to wed the high-status female of his choice, LN18. One detail interesting to modern viewers is the huge change depicted in the style of men's suits, a change that in reality has never taken place.  There is also a running gag concerning homosexuality, a reminder that this film predates the infamous Production Code.
Title: "K" is King of Jazz
Post by: southendmd on January 22, 2008, 02:10:14 pm
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From Wikipedia: King of Jazz was the nineteenth all-talking motion picture filmed entirely in two-color Technicolor (not just color sequences). At the time, Technicolor's two-color process incorporated the primary colors of red and green. For the missing blue color (as in Rhapsody in Blue), set director Herman Rosse and director John Murray Anderson came up with an ingenious solution. Tests were made of various fabrics and pigments, and by using an all gray-and-silver background, they arrived at a shade of green which gave the illusion of peacock blue. Filters were also used to simulate the blue color, resulting in pastel shades rather than bright colors.

King of Jazz marked the first film appearance of the popular crooner, Bing Crosby, who, at the time, was a member of The Rhythm Boys, a vocal trio with the Whiteman Orchestra.

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To get an idea of the two-color process, here's a trailer:(3:43, go to 0:32 to skip the credits)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqc9iNSTrmQ[/youtube]
Title: "L" is The Land of Missing Men
Post by: MaineWriter on January 25, 2008, 10:46:37 am
==from The Texas Archive of the Moving Image==

Also known as 'The Port of Missing Men' this western was set on the Texas-Mexico border.  The story is based around a cowboy who is wrongly accused of terrorizing a town.  He has to prove his innocence by finding the real perpetrator.  This film is famous for a chilling scene where the cowboy and his friend come across a saloon full of dead bodies.

Also of note is the appearance of Emilio Fernandez who went on to become a famous director in Mexico.

Bob Steele is most notably known for his role as Curly in Of Mice and Men and in the 1960s comedy series, F Troop.

Dir. Trem Carr, J. P. McCarthy.  With Bob Steele, Al Jennings, Caryl Lincoln, Al St John, Emilio Fernandez.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/LandMissingMen.jpg)

==comment==

I feel like I am ready to take a few baby steps back to normal here. I hope others are too. L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1930
Post by: Artiste on January 25, 2008, 10:53:38 am
Any clip... trailer of it?

Yes, getting slowly, and hope surely back to the usual... way of coping like Heath did for reality worth living he did!!

Hugs!!
Title: "M" is A Man From Wyoming
Post by: oilgun on January 26, 2008, 01:11:06 am
I just have to snap out of it, I'm emotionally drained.

And what's the first movie I see on IMDb?  A Man From Wyoming (Ouch!)
Anyway, according to an IMDb commentor, it's a good wartime romantic tale but nothing special.  Stars Gary Cooper.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ManFromWyoming.jpg)
Title: "N" is Night Ride
Post by: dot-matrix on January 26, 2008, 01:27:10 am
From IMDb

'Night Ride' is interesting as one of Edward G Robinson's first gangster roles. He's doing all the things here that he would later do much more notably in 'Little Caesar' and 'Key Largo'. Yet, in this film he's easily out-acted by handsome Joseph Schildkraut in the lead role. Schildkraut and Robinson were both European immigrants; it's intriguing to see them here, both very convincing as firmly American types: one good (and WASP), the other bad (and ethnic).

Synopsis:  Just after newsman Rooker and Ruth Kearns are married he covers a double murder during a bank robbery. Cigarettes at the scene implicate gangster Tony Garotta. Garotta kidnaps Rooker and another reporter, intending to kill them.

(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3310/2671041020acs6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1930
Post by: oilgun on January 26, 2008, 09:43:13 am
Fantastic poster for Night Ride!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1930
Post by: Artiste on January 26, 2008, 10:27:29 am
That pic of photo from of the Chinese theatre for Hell's Angels, it seems that there are yellow spot litghts for/as airplanes on the road, or are they something else?

How did they do that?

Hugs!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Heath Ledger Round
Post by: MaineWriter on February 07, 2008, 09:55:21 am
Morning everyone,

I am ready to get this game back on track...but somehow, Round 1930 just seems sort of dull at this moment. So, instead of finishing that up, let's just start fresh with...

The Heath Ledger Round!

I think we've played most of Heath's movies, so this will be a "six degrees of separation" round. Play a movie that has some sort of connection to a movie Heath was in. For example, you could play a movie that takes place in Venice and say, "This movie takes place in Venice, and "Casanova," starring Heath, was also filmed in Venice." Or, "This movie stars X, and X also starred with Heath in _______." Let's be creative with the connections we come up with! How creative? The sky's the limit if you ask me...

Edit to add: I just went through the archive and it appears there are a few Heath movies that haven't been played, so it would be fine to play those in this round.

Make sense?

All the usual rules are in place. Any movie from 1930-2007 can be played. Please include the date (in parens) after the title of the movie. Unplayed movies only, please. (Check the archive.) Wildcard X rule is in place.

Let me know if you have questions. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is The Aviator (2004)
Post by: Ellemeno on February 07, 2008, 09:59:29 am
Though they never appear in a scene together, fellow Australian Cate Blanchett starred in I'm Not There with Heath, as well as the 2004 film The Aviator.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/blanchett.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/hoberman1-fe.jpg)
(note image of Heath in I'm Not There poster)
Title: "B" is Barenaked in America (1999)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 07, 2008, 10:18:27 am
Pierre Tremblay was the Executive Producer of this film; Pierre was also the First Assistant Director of Brokeback Mountain, starring Heath.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/228760.jpg)
Title: 'C' is Candy (2006)
Post by: belbbmfan on February 07, 2008, 10:31:01 am
Abby Cornish, Heath's co star from Candy, who also starred in Elisabeth, The Golden Age, in which Cate Blanchett was the star.

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/VM_SY400_SX600_.jpg)

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/VM_CR510325325_SS100_.jpg)
Title: "D" is The Departed (2006)
Post by: Ellemeno on February 07, 2008, 11:29:20 am
Matt Damon, who played Heath's brother in The Brothers Grimm, also starred in The Departed.


Title: "E" is Enigma (2001)
Post by: oilgun on February 07, 2008, 11:50:48 am
Although uncredited, Mick Jagger was in the film Enigma.  He also starred as Ned Kelly in the 1970 film of the same name, a character that Heath also later portrayed.

Is that TOO creative, lol!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Enigma.jpg)

Great round, unfortunately I won't be able to contribute any more since I'm at work  :'(
Title: "F" is Fight Club (1999)
Post by: Meryl on February 07, 2008, 01:07:46 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Fight_club.jpg)

Actor Brad Pitt and Heath share the experience of working with director Terry Gilliam, Brad in Twelve Monkeys and Heath in The Brothers Grimm and The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.  Another connection is that David Fincher, the director of Fight Club, directed Heath's BBM co-star Jake Gyllenhaal in Zodiac.
Title: "G" is Gothika (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 07, 2008, 02:08:40 pm
Halle Berry starred in Gothika, and she also starred in Monster's Ball, which featured Heath as Sonny Grotowski.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/501911Gothika-Posters.jpg)
Title: 'H' is Honour, Profit & Pleasure
Post by: belbbmfan on February 07, 2008, 02:12:32 pm
a movie from 1985 with Hugh Grant, who also starred in Sense and Sensibility, an Ang Lee movie.


Title: "I" is Inland Empire (2006)
Post by: oilgun on February 07, 2008, 04:57:11 pm
Inland Empire starred Jeremy Irons who was also in Casanova with Heath.  ("We can do anything, we are the Catholic Church!")


(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/INLANDEMPIRE-2.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
Post by: southendmd on February 07, 2008, 05:04:27 pm
Starred Linda Cardellini and also Jake in a cameo as himself.

(http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Jiminy-Glick-In-La-La-Wood-Poster-C10378207.jpeg)

(http://www.variety.com/graphics/photos/reviewj/rjiminyglick.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 07, 2008, 05:11:45 pm
This movie featured Shannyn Sossamon as "the pink haired girl"; she starred with Heath in "A Knight's Tale."

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/kiss_kiss_bang_bang_ver1.jpg)

Paul Bettany, another one of the actors in "A Knight's Tale" was also in a movie called Kiss Kiss Bang Bang but it wasn't this one!
Title: Re: "J" is Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
Post by: oilgun on February 07, 2008, 05:15:11 pm
Quote from: southendmd on February 07, 2008, 05:04:27 pm
Starred Linda Cardellini and also Jake in a cameo as himself.

(http://www.variety.com/graphics/photos/reviewj/rjiminyglick.jpg)

Great choice!  I think that movie is horribly underrated, it had me on the floor laughing several times.  It's also fitting after my entry because in it, Martin Short also plays David Lynch. ("I see a dark, roooad")  That alone is worth the price of the rental.
Title: Re: "J" is Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
Post by: southendmd on February 07, 2008, 05:18:13 pm
Quote from: oilgun on February 07, 2008, 05:15:11 pm
Great choice!  I think that movie is horribly underrated, it had me on the floor laughing several times.  It's also fitting after my entry because in it, Martin Short also plays David Lynch. ("I see a dark, roooad")  That alone is worth the price of the rental.

Purely coincidence!  I posted Jiminy while you were still "I" is I don't know yet...
Title: "L" is Layer Cake (2004)
Post by: oilgun on February 07, 2008, 06:18:21 pm
L4YER CAKE stars Sienna Miller who costarred with Heath in CASANOVA.  It also stars Ben Wishaw who went on to play the Rimbaud-Dylan in I'M NOT THERE with Heath.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/LayerCake.jpg)
Title: "M" is Monster's Ball (2001)
Post by: BelAir on February 07, 2008, 06:40:21 pm
I don't think it's been played yet...

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/Heath/10434-large.jpg) (http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/Heath/002MBL_Heath_Ledger_003.jpg)
Title: "N" is Ned Kelly (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 07, 2008, 08:15:50 pm
Another Heath movie that hadn't been played....

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/ned1.jpg)

and a Heath picture that I have never seen!
Title: "O" is Open Range (2003)
Post by: BelAir on February 07, 2008, 09:06:41 pm
I sure hope this works for everyone... If it doesn't, y'all just gonna have to sit tight till tomorrow (or have Leslie modify the post) cause I got to go home and I won't be back till tomorrow night!

This movie is a "western"... Brokeback Mountain is a "western"... This movie has men on horses... Brokeback Mountain has men on horses...  This movie is set in Montana... Brokeback Mountain is set in Wyoming, which well, is adjacent to Montanta...

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/movies/open_range_ver2.jpg)
Title: "P" is Paws (1997)
Post by: oilgun on February 07, 2008, 10:11:27 pm
An early, and apparently mediocre, movie with Heath, who plays a character named Oberon.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Paws.jpg)

Although I'm liking this round, it's also breaking my heart!
Title: "Q" is The Queen's Gambit (20XX)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 07, 2008, 10:24:02 pm
The movie Heath was in discussion to direct, just before his death..

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/n14309.jpg)

Oilgun, I agree, this is tough but it is good, too. Hugs to all my movie players.

L
Title: "R" is Ride with the Devil (1999)
Post by: Meryl on February 07, 2008, 11:40:43 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/RidewiththeDevil.jpg)

Ride with the Devil is a western directed by Ang Lee with a screenplay by James Schamus.  Sound familiar?  :)
Title: "S" is The Sin Eater (2003)
Post by: oilgun on February 08, 2008, 12:10:51 am
Is that Cheating?

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Poster-SinEater02.jpg)
Title: "T" is Two Hands (1999)
Post by: Ellemeno on February 08, 2008, 03:53:47 am
Two Hands, written and directed by Heath's mentor-turned-friend, Gregor Brown (who also directed Ned Kelly), starring Heath.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/two_hands.gif)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/2713-large.jpg)
Title: "U" is Uncle Buck (1989)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 08, 2008, 09:02:48 am
starring John Candy, another actor who died far too young. He was in the middle of filming "Wagons East" when he died, just like Heath was in the middle of filming a movie. "Wagons East" was never completed.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/190177Uncle-Buck-Posters.jpg)
Title: "V" is is Victory (1981)
Post by: oilgun on February 08, 2008, 09:17:26 am
A movie starring Michael Caine who said such nice things about Heath's Joker in the Dark Knight, the movie in which he co-stars.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/victory1981.jpg)
Title: "W" is Waiting (2005)
Post by: memento on February 08, 2008, 01:40:36 pm
Starring Anna Faris (LaShawn).
"What this movie lacked in a budget, it more than makes up for in laughs." An IMDB comment.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/mementoabc/B000CPH9PM01_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Title: Wildcard X is Blackrock (1997)
Post by: southendmd on February 08, 2008, 01:41:34 pm
An early thriller with Heath in a small role.

(http://www.posteritati.com/jpg/B4/BLACKROCK%20AU.JPG)
Title: "Y" is The Yards (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 08, 2008, 06:52:14 pm
Mark Wahlberg starred in The Yards. He also starred in The Shooter (2007) which featured Kate Mara, who played the eldest Alma, Jr. in BBM.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/4579-large.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zus & Zo (2003)
Post by: BelAir on February 08, 2008, 09:21:21 pm
This movie was nominated for an Oscar (and didn't win).

Heath was nominated for an Oscar (and didn't win).

 :(

Sad connections, I know, but I just couldn't bring myself to post a picture of "Zombie" which was filmed in NY, a state in which Heath lived.

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/movies/40221810.jpg)

(Just to clarify, 2003 is the US release date.)
Title: Re: "Z" is Zus & Zo (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 08, 2008, 10:08:27 pm
Quote from: BelAir on February 08, 2008, 09:21:21 pm
This movie was nominated for an Oscar (and didn't win).

Heath was nominated for an Oscar (and didn't win).

 :(

Sad connections, I know, but I just couldn't bring myself to post a picture of "Zombie" which was filmed in NY, a state in which Heath lived.

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/movies/40221810.jpg)

(Just to clarify, 2003 is the US release date.)

Another connection...this movie was made in the Netherlands.

A group of Euro-Brokies (including me!) saw the stage version of BBM in the Netherlands last March.

Good choice, BelAir...

L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Comedy Round
Post by: MaineWriter on February 08, 2008, 10:14:01 pm
Yes, let's laugh...

For this next round: COMEDIES.
 Movies that made you laugh til your sides ached.

Time period...1930-2007

Unplayed movies only.
 Wildcard X is in effect.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is All of Me (1984)
Post by: southendmd on February 09, 2008, 01:25:44 am
(http://www.salon.com/march97/allofme970321.gif)
Title: "B" is Bean (1997)
Post by: Meryl on February 09, 2008, 02:00:07 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Bean_movie_poster.jpg)
Title: "C" is Clueless (1995)
Post by: Ellemeno on February 09, 2008, 02:03:42 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/189861Clueless-Posters.jpg)
Title: "D" is Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Post by: oilgun on February 09, 2008, 02:24:34 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/drop_dead_gorgeous.jpg)
Title: "E" is Exit to Eden (1994)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 09, 2008, 09:22:30 am
A comedy in the genre of "so bad it's good." The best reason to watch? Paul Mecurio's cute round bottom!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/exit_to_eden.jpg)
Title: "F" is The Full Monty (1997)
Post by: BelAir on February 09, 2008, 10:50:01 am
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/movies/fullindex.gif)
Title: "G" is Grosse Point Blank (1997)
Post by: oilgun on February 09, 2008, 11:49:58 am

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Grosse-Pointe-Blank.jpg)
Title: "H" is Harold and Maude (1971)
Post by: memento on February 09, 2008, 12:09:08 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/H_Maude_Rep-1.jpg)
Title: "I" is In & Out (1997)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 09, 2008, 12:25:51 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/A0003584.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jamon jamon
Post by: oilgun on February 09, 2008, 02:10:07 pm
With Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/jamon01.jpg)
Title: "K" is The Knack....and How to Get It (1965)
Post by: Meryl on February 10, 2008, 02:13:37 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/knack_and_how_to_get_it.jpg)

The Knack ...and How to Get It is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Richard Lester based on the play by Ann Jellicoe. It depicts the sexual competition between three roommates — the aggressive, womanizing drummer Tolen (Ray Brooks), the shy, paranoid schoolteacher Colin (Michael Crawford), and the neutral artist Tom (Donal Donnelly) — when a young girl from out of town, Nancy (Rita Tushingham), enters their London world.
Title: "L" is Love Actually (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 10, 2008, 08:37:04 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Love20Actually20poster203.jpg)
Title: "M" is Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Post by: oilgun on February 10, 2008, 10:08:51 am
I just LOVE this movie!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/MeandYou02.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/MeandYou03.jpg)
Title: "N" is A nous la liberte (1931)
Post by: Meryl on February 10, 2008, 12:48:24 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/A_nous_la_liberte.jpg)
Title: "O" is Old School (2003)
Post by: BelAir on February 10, 2008, 01:25:36 pm
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/BelAirChoice/movies/old_school.jpg)
Title: "P" is Préparez vos mouchoirs (1978)
Post by: oilgun on February 10, 2008, 02:22:22 pm
English title:  Get Out Your Handkerchiefs with Patrick Dewaere (another promising actor who died way too young, in his case, suicide.  :'()

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/PreparezVosMouchoirs01.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/GetOutYourHandkerchiefs01.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Comedy Round
Post by: Artiste on February 10, 2008, 08:06:00 pm
Pourquoi?

Yes, why the suiicide of his??

Did he give any reason(s)??

Hugs!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Comedy Round
Post by: oilgun on February 10, 2008, 09:08:35 pm
Quote from: Artiste on February 10, 2008, 08:06:00 pm
Pourquoi?

Yes, why the suiicide of his??

Did he give any reason(s)??

Hugs!

You sure ask a lot of questions Artiste!  Let me introduce you to Google  ;)  :D

Anyway, here's a link in French that goes over his career and the issues that lead to his suicide:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Dewaere (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Dewaere)

In short the reasons included among other things, the mother of his second child (the first was with Miou Miou) left him for his best friend and told him he would never see his daughter again.  Nice.  He shot himself at the age of 35 (with the rifle that his former best friend had given him as a gift)

He had a very naturalistic acting style and was compared to method actors, which was not in fashion in France at the time where critics preferred the more "obvious" style of his friend Depardieu.  In his last movie, a black comedy, the character he played kills himself which is an unsettling coincidence.
Title: "Q" is Quick Change (1990)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 11, 2008, 08:05:26 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/200px-Quick_change.jpg)
Title: "R" is Risky Business (1983)
Post by: southendmd on February 11, 2008, 02:20:55 pm
(http://cdn.channel.aol.com/aolr/risky-business-cruise-400a012507.jpg)
Title: "S" is Saved! (2004)
Post by: oilgun on February 11, 2008, 03:06:41 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/saved_ver2.jpg)
Title: "T" is This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 11, 2008, 04:56:32 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/spinal-tap.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/SpinalTap_Edith_503.jpg)

Nigel Tufnel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...
Marty DiBergi: Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?
Nigel Tufnel: Exactly.
Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?
Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
Marty DiBergi: I don't know.
Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.
Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
Nigel Tufnel: [pause] These go to eleven.
Title: "U" is Underdog (2007)
Post by: southendmd on February 14, 2008, 09:12:14 am
(http://tippinthescales.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/underdog.jpg)

"Not plane, nor bird, nor even frog, just little old me: Underdog".
Title: "V" is Viktor und Viktoria (1933)
Post by: oilgun on February 14, 2008, 03:43:59 pm
I didn't even know that the '82 film was a remake!  Here's a 5 min. clip called the Barber Shop

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2zK74yIS4o[/youtube]


Southendmd:  Did you actually see UNDERDOG?!  At the theatre?!! I heard it should have been called UNDERDOG'S BREAKFAST, lol!
Title: "W" is Waiting for Guffman (1997)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 14, 2008, 03:51:31 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/waiting_for_guffman.jpg)

==re: Underdog==

America loves beagles this week!
Title: Re: "V" is Viktor und Viktoria (1933)
Post by: southendmd on February 14, 2008, 07:50:46 pm
Quote from: oilgun on February 14, 2008, 03:43:59 pm
Southendmd:  Did you actually see UNDERDOG?!  At the theatre?!! I heard it should have been called UNDERDOG'S BREAKFAST, lol!

Hey Gil, brilliant find with V&V!  Who knew?

No, I didn't reallly see Underdog, but I loved the cartoon when I was a kid.  Leslie's right:  a beagle won best in show at the Westminster Dog Show, so it was topical. 
Title: Wildcard "X" is Up the Sandbox (1972)
Post by: southendmd on February 14, 2008, 07:52:49 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7d/Upthesandbox.jpg/200px-Upthesandbox.jpg)

From IMDb:  After the uproarious zaniness of WHAT'S UP, DOC?, Streisand's follow-up picture, the decidedly bizarre UP THE SANDBOX, confused much of the film-going public and the film became the star's first flop at the box office. However, this poor reputation has only added luster to the film's appeal today, and UP THE SANDBOX has become a film that is very special to Streisand's many fans. The film's new-found appreciation is largely due to Streisand's beautifully restrained performance, which is full of warmth, nuance, and believability. When she's taking on the routine banalities that were typical of the seventies' housewife, Streisand never fails to make the mundane appear so radiant and lovely.

The film is further enhanced by director Irvin Kershner (best known for directing THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK), who gives the film an eerily abstract, almost European-like feel. This lends UP THE SANDBOX an usual art house-style vibe that remains unique to this day, and manages to completely offset the somewhat dated women's liberation issues that the picture addresses - although there are many scenes, including a terrific monologue that Streisand delivers to Fidel Castro in one of the film's many fantasy sequences, that are even more timely today. The much-lauded fantasy sequences not only function as the perfect counterpoint to the central storyline (as they were intended to do), but they also remain delightfully abstract and entertaining in their own right. A criminally underrated film that has been frequently punished for being different, UP THE SANDBOX works on many levels, but mostly as a vehicle for Streisand, as it allows the actress to showcase the quieter side of her brilliance.
Title: "Y" is Yellow Submarine (1968)
Post by: Meryl on February 15, 2008, 06:00:51 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zen and the Art of Landscaping (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 15, 2008, 06:13:48 pm
==from the UNLV Short Film Archive==

Zen and the Art of Landscaping is a comedic short film about an unsuspecting landscaper who goes by the name of Zen (Greg Haberny). Zen finds himself in the middle of a domestic crossfire with a suburban dysfunctional family after being lured away from the sanctuary of the front lawn by the lonely housewife (Kathleen Garrett). Hilarity ensues.

David Kartch cast himself as writer, producer and director to make this 17-minute film shot in color. They choose to shoot the movie on 16mm film and then blow it up to 35mm. "Although video is constantly improving, I knew I wanted to work with film," he says. "I still don't feel comfortable lighting video. In the past, I worked in 16 mm format, but found that to be a bit limiting due to the aspect ratio and sound quality for projection. I would have loved to shoot directly on 35 mm if it was affordable. We opted to shoot in Super 16 (for a wide-screen aspect ratio and bigger image area)." It was his master’s thesis film at Columbia University.

The short is a huge success, it not only appeared in dozens of film festivals including winning the Short Filmmaking Honorable Mention Award at the 2001 Sundance Festival, it won the 2001 Gold Medal in the Narrative category at the Student Academy Awards.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1979 Redux
Post by: MaineWriter on February 15, 2008, 06:26:35 pm
For this next round, let's have a redux round, and I am sure everyone will know why I picked it....

1979

As a refresher, these are the 1979 movies that have already been played:

Round 1979

Alien
Being There
China Syndrome, The
Dracula
Electric Horseman
Force of One, A
Going In Style
Hair
In-Laws, The
Just You and Me, Kid
Kramer vs. Kramer
Life of Brian
My Brilliant Career
Norma Rae
Onion Field, The
Prisoner of Zenda, The
Quintet
Rose, The
Seduction of Joe Tynan, The
Time to Die, A
Ultima noapte de dragoste
Villain, The
Warriors, The
Wildcard X: The Main Event
Yanks
Zoo Story

From the special rounds:

Breaking Away
David
Escape from Alcatraz
Quadrophenia
Zulu Dawn

Wildcard X is in effect. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is All That Jazz
Post by: southendmd on February 15, 2008, 06:27:35 pm
Rest in Peace Roy Sheider 1932-2008

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Title: "B" is The Brood
Post by: oilgun on February 15, 2008, 07:03:52 pm
From one of my heroes, David Cronenberg.  He wrote this after a bitter divorce and custody battle.

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Title: "C" is The Concorde...Airport '79
Post by: MaineWriter on February 15, 2008, 07:21:43 pm
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==comment==

If you are in the mood for a laugh, read some of the comments over at IMDb for this movie. Ai yi yi....LOL

L
Title: "D" is The Dark
Post by: Fran on February 15, 2008, 07:40:49 pm
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Title: "E" is The Europeans
Post by: southendmd on February 15, 2008, 10:06:37 pm
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Title: Re: "D" is The Dark
Post by: MaineWriter on February 15, 2008, 10:07:38 pm
Quote from: Fran on February 15, 2008, 07:40:49 pm
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Casey Kasem was in a movie? Who knew!

L
Title: "F" is Fish Hawk
Post by: MaineWriter on February 15, 2008, 10:08:23 pm
==comment==from IMDb==

Actor Will Sampson, probably the greatest Native American actor to date, stars as Fish Hawk, the best of the few leads roles of his all too short career. Fish Hawk is a Cherokee living in the Ozarks, suffering from alcoholism after the death of his family, who works as a part time hunter. He gains clarity after the accidental killing of his best friend, his hunting dog. He temporarily takes residence with a nearby family and befriends the son, who Fish Hawk later saves from a sick wild pig. Highly superior to other backwoods dramas such as "Where the Red Fern Grows," this film is strangely neglected and is deserving of cult status.

Will Sampson also played "The Chief" in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

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Title: "G" is The Great Santini
Post by: oilgun on February 15, 2008, 10:54:28 pm
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Title: "H" is Hanover Street
Post by: Meryl on February 15, 2008, 11:28:08 pm
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Title: "I" is It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House
Post by: MaineWriter on February 16, 2008, 08:51:00 am
==comment==

Animated short film, based on the children's book by Harry Allard. Nominated for an Oscar.

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Title: "J" is The Jerk
Post by: oilgun on February 16, 2008, 09:12:16 am
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Title: "K" is The Kids Are Alright (1979)
Post by: BelAir on February 16, 2008, 12:12:16 pm
from imdb:
"Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us an "inside look" at this famous rock group, "The Who". It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial formation of the group to its major hit "Who Are You", and features the last performance of drummer keith Moon just prior to his death.  Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission)."

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Title: "L" is A Little Romance
Post by: southendmd on February 16, 2008, 10:49:13 pm
I adored this film when I was a kid.  Diane Lane was irresistible, and Laurence Olivier!  Venice! Paris! A kiss under the Bridge of Sighs at sunset while the bells of the campanile are tolling! Beautiful music. 

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Title: "M" is Mad Max
Post by: oilgun on February 16, 2008, 11:54:03 pm
It's hard to believe, but I was once a Mel Gibson fan.  Those were simpler times  ;D

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Title: "N" is Nosferatu the Vampyre
Post by: Meryl on February 17, 2008, 12:19:24 am
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Title: "O" is Over the Edge
Post by: southendmd on February 17, 2008, 10:28:46 am
Matt Dillon's first movie.  An IMDb user sums up the feeling about this film:  "The next time someone tells you that "The Breakfast Club" is the greatest teen movie ever, show them this movie and set them straight."


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I have to say, I've always seen a little bit of Heath in Matt Dillon and his career.
Title: "P" is Promises in the Dark
Post by: MaineWriter on February 17, 2008, 10:31:41 am
==comment==

I had completely forgotten about this movie until I stumbled on it on IMDb, then I remembered it. Nice and depressing, it is about a girl dying of cancer. Marsha Mason plays her oncologist.

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Title: "Q" is Quincy's Quest
Post by: oilgun on February 17, 2008, 10:50:43 am
From Wallywood:
Synopsis:
It's the night before Christmas, and all toy store rejects are due to be tossed into the furnace. This includes Quincy, a most lifelike doll. In a last ditch effort to save himself and his "unwanted" chums from incineration, Quincy goes on a long and perilous journey in search of the only one who can save them: Santa Claus.

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Title: "R" is Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Post by: Fran on February 17, 2008, 12:52:28 pm
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From IMDb:

Before he burst into flames....
Title: "S" is Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Post by: Meryl on February 17, 2008, 12:55:18 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Star_Trek_I.jpg)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture is the first feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series and is often referred to as ST:TMP or TMP.

The third science fiction film directed by multiple Academy Award-winning director (and Citizen Kane editor) Robert Wise, Star Trek: The Motion Picture revitalised the Star Trek franchise, spawning ten motion picture sequels.
Title: "T" is Tess (1979)
Post by: BelAir on February 17, 2008, 12:57:59 pm
directed by Roman Polanski

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Title: "U" is UFO's are Real
Post by: oilgun on February 17, 2008, 02:06:00 pm
Sure they are Mrs Hill, and the pesky alien inserted what?  Where?  And then you both smoked a cigarette?


AKA:  Flying Saucers are Real

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Title: "V" is The Visitor
Post by: southendmd on February 17, 2008, 03:03:06 pm
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Title: "W" is The World Is Full Of Married Men
Post by: MaineWriter on February 17, 2008, 07:12:55 pm
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Title: Wildcard "X" is Agatha
Post by: oilgun on February 17, 2008, 07:32:41 pm
Great movie!  I passed on Apocalypse Now, Alien and The Champ for this.

IMDb Synopsis:  In real life, mystery writer Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days in December 1926. To this day, no one knows the details of what she did during that time. The film gives a fictional account of Christie's time away, showing her as a woman fleeing her own life after the death of her mother and the announcement from her husband that he is leaving her. She flees to a spa in Harrogate. With the whole country looking for her, an American reporter finds her and ultimately tries to help her.

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Damn, I just HAVE to share this screencap from the Champ  :'( :laugh:

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1979 Redux
Post by: MaineWriter on February 17, 2008, 07:53:04 pm
Hahaha, the Wildcard X should make up for the Q!

And it looks like I will get stuck with the Z again!

L
Title: "Y" is Yesterday's Hero
Post by: oilgun on February 19, 2008, 10:27:18 am
From Adam Faith's Filmography page:
Jackie Collins-scripted nonsense which follows the misfortunes of washed-up footballer McShane, as he struggles against all the odds to stage a comeback. Collins just uses the football as a backdrop for her usual glossy melodrama without even attempting to add an ounce of authenticity. Her own spin on the world of football is enough to put anyone off sport for life, while McShane looks oddly uncomfortable in his boots..

Stars Suzanne Sommers  :P

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Title: "Z" is Zandra Rhodes
Post by: MaineWriter on February 19, 2008, 11:07:24 am
==comment==

Written and directed by Peter Greenaway. I can't find too much info on this movie but I assume it is a short documentary about Zandra Rhodes, the fashion designer.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 1979 Redux
Post by: oilgun on February 19, 2008, 11:14:12 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on February 17, 2008, 07:53:04 pm
Hahaha, the Wildcard X should make up for the Q!

And it looks like I will get stuck with the Z again!

L

You could have grabbed the X but I'm glad you didn't.  And this morning I remembered that I could take the Y a well to help finish off this round.  I think another Six Degrees of Heath Round would be nice.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Six Degrees of Heath
Post by: MaineWriter on February 19, 2008, 11:16:37 am
Quote from: oilgun on February 19, 2008, 11:14:12 am
You could have grabbed the X but I'm glad you didn't.  And this morning I remembered that I could take the Y a well to help finish off this round.  I think another Six Degrees of Heath Round would be nice.

A Six Degrees of Heath Round works for me! Let's go for it...

I think everyone remembers the rules, right? Movies from 1930-2007, with some connection to Heath.

I'll get right on the job with updating the archive...

L
Title: "A" is And Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2002)
Post by: southendmd on February 19, 2008, 05:57:50 pm
Heath starred in Casanova with Jeremy Irons, who also starred in And Now Ladies and Gentlemen with the very beautiful French pop star Patricia Kaas.

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I found a youtube of her singing "If You Go Away" ("Ne me quitte pas") and scenes from the film:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HW1rA8dGlA[/youtube]
Title: "B" is Brick (2006)
Post by: oilgun on February 19, 2008, 08:15:21 pm
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who often reminds me of Heath, and who can also be seen with him in 10 Things I Hate About You.

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Title: "C" is Chicken Run (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 20, 2008, 09:08:07 am
Mel Gibson did the voice of Rocky in Chicken Run; he also starred with Heath in The Patriot.

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Title: "D" is Dance with Me (1998)
Post by: southendmd on February 20, 2008, 09:18:43 am
Kris Kristofferson played the narrator in I'm Not There with Heath, and also starred in Dance with Me.


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Title: "E" is Elizabeth (1998)
Post by: oilgun on February 20, 2008, 09:23:10 am
Stars Cate Blanchett & Geoffrey Rush who co-stared with Heath in I'm Not There and Candy respectively.  Also the film's director is Shekar Kapur who directed Heath in The Four Feathers...and I won't get into the other connection he has.

I picked this poster because I had never seen it before and because Chris Eccleston (isn't it?) looks mighty fine on it.

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Title: "F" is Finding Neverland (2004)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 20, 2008, 10:04:31 am
Finding Neverland stars Johnny Depp, who is one of three actors who will be completing Heath's role in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.

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Title: Re: "F" is Finding Neverland (2004)
Post by: oilgun on February 20, 2008, 10:14:16 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on February 20, 2008, 10:04:31 am
Finding Neverland stars Johnny Depp, who is one of three actors who will be completing Heath's role in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.

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I knew I should have gone with ED WOOD for my "E"!  But then I got distracted by the striking photo on that ELIZABETH poster.
Title: "G" is Gideon's Daughter
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on February 20, 2008, 10:14:55 am
A 2005 BBC TV movie featuring Emily Blunt, who stared in The Devil Wear Prada with Anne Hathaway, who of course had her moment on the phone with Heath in Brokeback Mountain.
Title: "H" is Hamlet (2000)
Post by: oilgun on February 20, 2008, 10:17:33 am
I don't think this Hamlet was played.  It stars Julia Stiles, who played Heath's first American love interest in 10 Things I Hate About You..  Plus I love the poster!

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Sorry it took so long.  I was trying to find a Heath connection to Hannibal Rising and Hostel, lol!  I was then gonna go with Hud, but I think it was played already plus McMurtry didn't write the screenplay.
Title: "I" is Intersection (1994)
Post by: southendmd on February 20, 2008, 10:24:49 am
Starred Richard Gere who shared with Heath in I'm Not There.  Also starred Martin Landau, who played Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood with Johnny Depp who will play Heath's role Tony in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

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Title: Re: "F" is Finding Neverland (2004)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 20, 2008, 10:42:56 am
Quote from: oilgun on February 20, 2008, 10:14:16 am
I knew I should have gone with ED WOOD for my "E"!  But then I got distracted by the striking photo on that ELIZABETH poster.

Well, Ed Wood was played in the original 1994 round, anyway, so Elizabeth was a better choice!
Title: "J" is Jindabyne (2006)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 20, 2008, 10:55:39 am
An Australian movie, filmed in Australia, Heath's home country. It starred Chris Haywood, Laurence Breuls, and Linda Cropper, all three of which had roles in Blackrock, in which Heath had a small role.

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Title: "K" is Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Post by: oilgun on February 20, 2008, 11:53:46 am
Features Heath's co-star from Ned Kelly, Orlando Bloom

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Title: "L" is Little Fish (2005)
Post by: southendmd on February 20, 2008, 11:41:14 pm
Cate Blanchette starred with Heath in I'm Not There and also:

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Title: "M" is Matilda (1996)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 21, 2008, 09:19:58 am
Based on the book "Matilda" by Roald Dahl; Michelle Williams loves this story and it was one of the inspirations for she and Heath to name their daughter Matilda.

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Title: "N" is Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Post by: oilgun on February 21, 2008, 11:14:54 am
Features Anne Hathaway and Christopher Plummer who worked with Heath on BbM & The Imaginarium respectively.

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Quote from: MaineWriter on February 21, 2008, 09:19:58 am
Based on the book "Matilda" by Roald Dahl; Michelle Williams loves this story and it was one of the inspirations for she and Heath to name their daughter Matilda.

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Good one, Leslie!  I didn't know that.
Title: "O" is Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
Post by: southendmd on February 21, 2008, 02:17:30 pm
Heath and Cate Blanchett were in I'm Not There; additionally, Geoffrey Rush was the voice of the narrator, and had starred with Heath in Candy.

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Title: "P" is Proof (2005)
Post by: Meryl on February 21, 2008, 03:01:12 pm
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Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and we all know the connection there.  8)
Title: "Q" is Quiet Cool (1986)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 21, 2008, 03:36:07 pm
Quiet Cool starred James Remar, who also played Gregory in Cruising. Cruising was filmed on location in Greenwich Village and various sites in lower Manhattan, which is where Heath was living at the time of his death.

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A bit of a stretch, maybe, but at least I saved oilgun from the Q! LOL
Title: "R" is Renaldo and Clara (1978)
Post by: oilgun on February 21, 2008, 03:44:21 pm
An avant-garde-ish film directed by Bob Dylan in which someone else plays Bob Dylan.  Heath plays a character inspired by Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, the avant-garde-ish Todd Haynes film about Bob Dylan.

I'm trying to be creative here since Leslie as raised the bar  ;)


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IMDb Plot Synopsis:This epic is a mass amalgamation of three separate film-types that is, contrary to popular opinion, coherent and a unified whole. Bob Dylan is shown in concert, often masked, during the Rolling Thunder Revue. The film also features documentary footage, including Ruben "Hurricane" Carter's struggle against the forces that have imprisoned him. The third element is fictional "role-playing" footage with Bob Dylan in the guise of guitar-strumming Renaldo and his wife Sara as his companion Clara. Ronnie Hawkins takes on the role of Bob Dylan in these sequences. The film includes footage of a visit to the grave of Jack Kerouac, an Allen Ginsberg poetry reading and various friends and acquaintances, namely David Blue (playing pinball by a swimming pool), discussing experiences on the road.

PS: Thanks for taking the Q!
Title: "S" is Sommersby (1993)
Post by: southendmd on February 21, 2008, 04:29:26 pm
Richard Gere starred with Heath in I'm Not There and got a close shave from Jodie Foster in Sommersby.

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=aside= I met James Remar on the set of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie; he was handsome and charming. :)
Title: "T" is A Thousand Acres (1996)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 21, 2008, 06:05:44 pm
A Thousand Acres is based on King Lear, written by Shakespeare. 10 Things I Hate About You, starring Heath, is based on The Taming of the Shrew, also written by Shakespeare.

Too much of a stretch? How about this.

Michelle Williams, Heath's former fiancee and mother of his daughter, Matilda, played the role of Pammy in A Thousand Acres.

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Betcha didn't know that...I didn't!
Title: Re: "S" is Sommersby (1993)
Post by: oilgun on February 21, 2008, 06:23:12 pm
==COMPLETE ASIDE==
Quote from: southendmd on February 21, 2008, 04:29:26 pm
=aside= I met James Remar on the set of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie; he was handsome and charming. :)

I'm jealous!  I've had a thing for James Remar ever since The Warriors. (Michael Beck was a pussy! :laugh:) He can be so damn sexy!  Unfortunately, he's had his struggles with substance abuse over the years which has affected his career so we don't see him in very many good roles/movies.  I was happy to see him in Dexter.  I loved him in Rites of Passage as the escaped con putting the make on Jason Behr.  Oh my!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Remar01.jpg)
Title: "U" is Under Suspicion (2000)
Post by: oilgun on February 21, 2008, 07:41:33 pm
Stars Monica Bellucci who tried to seduce Heath in The Brothers Grimm.  Also stars Thomas Jane who, like Heath, was in a movie where he (very) passionately kisses another man- Vincent D'onofrio in The Velocity of Gary)  ;D

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==ASIDE==
I noticed that Morgan Freeman is in a lot of movies that start with U  :o
Title: "V" is Veronica Guerin (2003)
Post by: southendmd on February 22, 2008, 09:51:09 am
Cate Blanchett starred with Heath in I'm Not There and also in Veronica Guerin.


(http://www.scoremagacine.com/Resena_fotos.php?item=Portada&Codigo=373)

Quote from: oilgun on February 21, 2008, 06:23:12 pm
==COMPLETE ASIDE==
I'm jealous!  I've had a thing for James Remar ever since The Warriors. (Michael Beck was a pussy! :laugh:) He can be so damn sexy!  Unfortunately, he's had his struggles with substance abuse over the years which has affected his career so we don't see him in very many good roles/movies.  I was happy to see him in Dexter.  I loved him in Rites of Passage as the escaped con putting the make on Jason Behr.  Oh my!


=total and utter aside=
Who wouldn't want to put the make on Jason Behr??

(http://static.flickr.com/36/86213237_0aabc9e814_o.jpg)

(http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/photos/stylus/13182.jpg)
Title: "W" is We Were Soldiers (2002)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 22, 2008, 10:20:26 am
There's the obvious connection: starred Mel Gibson, who starred with Heath in The Patriot.

And the less obvious...also starred Sam Elliott, who was in Thank You For Smoking, which starred Aaron Eckhart, who plays Harvey Dent in the upcoming The Dark Knight, with Heath as the Joker. Sam Elliott was also in Hulk, directed by Ang Lee, who directed Brokeback Mountain.

Besides that, Sam Elliott has played lots and lots of cowboys in his career.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/89ONESHWe-Were-Soldiers-Posters.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Clowning Around (1992)
Post by: oilgun on February 22, 2008, 04:43:16 pm
Clowning Around is Heath's first movie credit on IMDb.  He apparently plays a kid dressed like a clown, which is kind of creepy since he basically plays a clown in his last completed project, The Dark Knight.  Also, Heath's last photos show him dressed like a clown for his role in Imaginarium.  I hate clowns, always have.

Here's an appropriately creepy image:

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ClowningAround92.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Youth Without Youth (2007)
Post by: southendmd on February 22, 2008, 11:10:42 pm
Matt Damon, who starred with Heath in The Brothers Grimm, is listed in IMDb as "uncredited Life Magazine reporter" in Coppola's Youth Without Youth.

(http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/youthwithoutyouthposter.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zizek! (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 23, 2008, 10:50:27 am
Zizek! was shown at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. Brokeback Mountain was also screened at the same film festival, as was Thank You For Smoking, which starred Aaron Eckhart who also plays Harvey Dent in the upcoming The Dark Knight in which Heath plays the Joker.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/jpg_Zizek.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Round 2008
Post by: MaineWriter on February 23, 2008, 11:00:46 am
For our next round, let's play Round 2008...since we are in the year, after all!

As a reminder, two movies from 2008 have been played already:
Australia and Valkyrie, so they can't be played again.

Any other movie from this year...already playing or expected to open...can be played.

Wildcard X is in effect.

Have fun!
Title: "A" is Atlas Shrugged
Post by: oilgun on February 23, 2008, 11:13:08 am
One of Angelina Jolie's upcoming projects.  IMDb still has it as a 2008 release, so we'll just have to see.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/atlasshrugged.gif)

From: http://www.baldwinent.com/prod_atlasshrugged.html (http://www.baldwinent.com/prod_atlasshrugged.html)

SYNOPSIS: Ayn Rand’s groundbreaking   [interminably long-winded and repetitious]  novel foresees an American future eerily similar to the future that America faces today. The politics of fear embodied by stringent government regulation and irresponsible foreign policy have driven American society to the brink of collapse. Against this backdrop, Dagny Taggart wrestles her corrupt and dissolute brother for control of their great-grandfather’s railroad conglomerate. Determined to live up to her ancestor’s name, Dagny steers the railroad through a minefield of government sabotage, domestic disintegration, and international terrorism. All the while the destruction of the American way is hastened by a mysterious force that is silencing the great thinkers of the day. Their disappearance inspires a universal sense of fatalistic dread that is summed up by the new popular catchphrase: “Who is John Galt?”








PS:  Sorry for taking the wildcard X again but I waited HOURS for someone else to grab it, then I just couldn't stand it anymore, lol!
Title: Re: "A" is ...
Post by: MaineWriter on February 23, 2008, 11:22:12 am
Quote from: oilgun on February 23, 2008, 11:13:08 am
Sorry for taking the wildcard X again but I waited HOURS for someone else to grab it then I couldn't stand it anymore, lol!

Hey, not a problem! And I should get an extra pat on the head since I played Q and Z (quite cleverly, if I do say so myself! LOL).

L
Title: "B" is Be Kind Rewind
Post by: Fran on February 23, 2008, 07:03:24 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/be_kind_rewind_poster.jpg)

Plot Outline from IMDb:

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store.  In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films, which include Back to the Future, The Lion King, and Robocop.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOKFV0XNZA[/youtube]
Time:  2:22
Title: "C" is The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Post by: Meryl on February 23, 2008, 11:58:11 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/PrinceCaspianposter.jpg)
Title: "D" is The Dark Knight
Post by: southendmd on February 24, 2008, 12:07:08 am
I expect it will be difficult to see Heath in this role. 


(http://www.canmag.com/images/front/batman/heiscoming.jpg)
Title: "E" is Eat Pray Love
Post by: oilgun on February 24, 2008, 12:26:02 am
I don't know anything about this project except that the book is a best seller and it sounds kinda awful, lol!.

From The New Yorker
At the age of thirty-one, Gilbert moved with her husband to the suburbs of New York and began trying to get pregnant, only to realize that she wanted neither a child nor a husband. Three years later, after a protracted divorce, she embarked on a yearlong trip of recovery, with three main stops: Rome, for pleasure (mostly gustatory, with a special emphasis on gelato); an ashram outside of Mumbai, for spiritual searching; and Bali, for "balancing." These destinations are all on the beaten track, but Gilbert's exuberance and her self-deprecating humor enliven the proceedings: recalling the first time she attempted to speak directly to God, she says, "It was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work.'"

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/eatpraylove.jpg)
Title: "F" is Fool's Gold
Post by: Fran on February 24, 2008, 01:55:27 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/foolsgoldposter.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pduO42k62o&feature=related[/youtube]
Time:  2:29
Title: "G" is Get Smart
Post by: Meryl on February 24, 2008, 02:18:21 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Get_smart_07.jpg)
Title: "H" is Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Post by: Ellemeno on February 24, 2008, 02:22:20 am
"Follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam."

Release Date: 25 April 2008 (USA)
Title: "I" is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Post by: MaineWriter on February 24, 2008, 07:20:58 am
and for a little six degrees of Heath....Cate Blanchett is in this. Fourth in the series....Raiders of the Lost Ark (the first one) came out in 1981--27 years ago!


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/indiana-jones-crystal-skull.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jumper
Post by: oilgun on February 24, 2008, 07:36:12 am
The badly received feature starring the much maligned Hayden Christensen.  (One critic said that HC was.."one Corvette Summer away from becoming a voice actor for cartoons.".  Nasty!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/jumper_ver2.jpg)

It also stars Jamie Bell, one of my favourite cuties who, I just learned, will be replacing Daniel Radcliffe on stage in Equus!  Has he already?  That would be worth a trip to London for sure!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/jamie1.jpg)



Title: "K" is Knuckle Draggers
Post by: southendmd on February 24, 2008, 06:07:00 pm
(http://www.davidcosgrove.com/images/websites-for-actors-1.jpg)
Title: "L" is Leatherheads
Post by: MaineWriter on February 24, 2008, 06:13:36 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/leatherheads_header.jpg)
Title: "M" is My Blueberry Nights
Post by: oilgun on February 24, 2008, 06:20:30 pm
Wong Kar-Wai's  first English language film which is sadly not getting very good buzz.  Same with Noah Jones' performance.  But, hey, Jude Law is in it and he'll be in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus...LOL!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/my_blueberry_nights01.jpg)
Title: "N" is Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie
Post by: southendmd on February 24, 2008, 06:37:26 pm
Plot outline from IMDb:  "Through the experiences of two amateur Bigfoot researchers in Appalachian Ohio, we see how the power of a dream can bring two men together and provide a source of hope and meaning that transcend the harsh realities of life in a dying steel town. "
Title: "O" is The Other Boleyn Girl
Post by: Fran on February 24, 2008, 06:47:00 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/otherboleyngirl-poster-big.jpg)
Title: "P" is Possession
Post by: memento on February 24, 2008, 07:18:31 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/sarah-michelle-gellar-possession-po.jpg)

From IMDB:
A woman's life is thrown into chaos after a freak car accident sends her husband and brother-in-law into comas. Thrills arrive after the brother-in-law wakes up, thinking he's his brother.
Title: "Q" is Quantum of Solace
Post by: oilgun on February 24, 2008, 08:29:50 pm
Quelle surprise, my Q query went quite quickly !

Still hate the title though....

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Quantum01.jpg)
Title: "R" is Rambo
Post by: Meryl on February 25, 2008, 01:39:34 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Rambo.jpg)
Title: "S" is Sex and the City: The Movie
Post by: southendmd on February 25, 2008, 09:49:22 am
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/361971109_52c155a994.jpg)
Title: "T" is Taken
Post by: oilgun on February 25, 2008, 02:28:49 pm
This is actually a French film (but English language) and it looks pretty good!

From IMDB: A former spy (Neeson) relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter (Grace), who has been forced into the slave trade.

Official Site: http://www.taken-lefilm.com/ (http://www.taken-lefilm.com/)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/taken.jpg)

My first choice was Leslie's most anticipated film,  10,000 B.C. ;)  but I like Liam Neeson so I went with this.


Title: "U" is Untitled Hugh Jackman Project
Post by: MaineWriter on February 25, 2008, 03:48:08 pm
First known as "The Tourist" and then "The List," now on IMDb it has the above referenced title. IMDb says the release date is April 25 although it seems that is also up in the air. Starring Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, and Maggie Q.

Synopsis: An accountant (McGregor) is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend (Jackman). But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.

No trailer in English, yet, but there is one in Russian!

http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=666&item=0

Hugh filiming "Untitled" in Madrid last winter:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/hugh_jackman.jpg)

Ewan and Hugh:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/thetourist.gif)

Title: "V" is Vacuuming the Cat
Post by: southendmd on February 25, 2008, 05:37:05 pm
Don't try this at home!

(http://www.pets.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/vacuuming-the-cat.jpg)

That has nothing to do with the film; it's just what google images popped up.
The film stars Daniel Gillies:

(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/after_dark_films/captivity/daniel_gillies/captivity2.jpg)
Title: Re: "W" is..
Post by: southendmd on February 25, 2008, 05:49:13 pm
Quote from: oilgun on February 25, 2008, 05:48:08 pm
Are bad hairstyles in vogue now in movies?

Increases your chances of winning an Oscar.
Title: Re: "W" is..
Post by: MaineWriter on February 25, 2008, 05:51:13 pm
Quote from: oilgun on February 25, 2008, 05:48:08 pm
Are bad hairstyles in vogue now in movies?

Hahaha, see Paul's comment.

Rumor has it that there is a naked scene with Hugh and Ewan....the Russian trailer has a little Hugh chest....

L
Title: Wildcard "X" is Religulous
Post by: oilgun on February 25, 2008, 07:30:35 pm
IMDb plot outline: Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
I'm looking forward to that!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/religulous.jpg)
Title: "Y" is You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Post by: Fran on February 25, 2008, 10:05:19 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/dave_matthews_zohan_3.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9jt1OHyagI[/youtube]
Time:  2:30
Title: Re: "W" is Wanted
Post by: oilgun on February 25, 2008, 10:25:34 pm
Quote from: susiebk on February 25, 2008, 05:52:59 pm
I like the whole cast for this one ...

Wanted 

Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Stars: Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie (Full Cast)
Studio: Universal Pictures

The Plot: When Wesley Gibson (McAvoy) discovers his recently murdered father was an elite assassin, the young man is recruited into his father's old organization and trained by a man named Sloan (Freeman) to follow in his dad's footsteps.


That looks interesting, it's apparently based on a graphic novel.  Bekmambetov also directed Night Watch and Day Watch (and another sequel called Twilight Watch)  none of which I've seen but I've heard Night Watch is pretty good.
Welcome, susiebk!
Title: "Z" is Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Post by: Ellemeno on February 26, 2008, 06:43:16 am
I'm looking forward to seeing this one, since deciding I like Seth Rogen.  Directed by Kevin Smith.  Also has Craig Robinson, whom I really like.

IMDb Plot Outline:
Lifelong platonic friends Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Banks) look to solve their respective cashflow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.

(http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/mirimall1.jpg)



Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Roaring Twenties
Post by: MaineWriter on February 26, 2008, 09:44:51 am
Announcing a New Round!

The Roaring Twenties

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/dancing.jpg)

Movies from the entire decade (1920-1929) can be played.

Here's our chance to feature Rudolph Valentino, Buster Keaton,
Lillian Gish, Gloria Swanson and more....

Have fun!
Title: "A" is The Affairs of Anatol (1921)
Post by: southendmd on February 26, 2008, 09:56:26 am
With Gloria Swanson

(http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_03_img1362.jpg)
Title: "B" is Blood and Sand (1922)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 26, 2008, 10:11:55 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/089218450197.jpg)

Six degrees of Heath: Rudolph Valentino died in 1926 at the age of 31. His funeral was at the Frank E. Campbell funeral home (same as Heath, although I think it was in a different location in those days). There were more than 80,000 mourners out in the street who nearly caused a riot.

Title: Re: "W" is Welcome
Post by: MaineWriter on February 26, 2008, 10:13:43 am
Quote from: susiebk on February 26, 2008, 10:12:18 am
Thanks for the welcome.  I have quite a bit of catching up to do.  It could take a loooong time to watch all the promising films listed in this thread.  I look forward to contributing more here.



I know. I had to sign up for netflix just to catch up on some of the movies I saw listed here! Make sure to watch Wages of Fear from 1953. Soooo good!

L
Title: Re: "W" is Welcome
Post by: MaineWriter on February 26, 2008, 10:31:59 am
Quote from: susiebk on February 26, 2008, 10:29:52 am
I looked up Wages of Fear and the plot seemed familiar, then I found that I had seen the remake:

Remade in 1977 by William Friedkin (following "The Exorcist,") as "Sorcerer."

I will try to catch the original now that I know about it.  Thanks!

The Sorcerer is good but the original is much, much better. It's a Criterion Collection movie so you should be able to find it at a decent video rental store. They also have it on netflix.

L
Title: "C" is The Cocoanuts (1929)
Post by: memento on February 26, 2008, 12:38:16 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/Cocoanuts.jpg)

The Marx Brothers' first movie.

Title: "D" is Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (1922)
Post by: southendmd on February 26, 2008, 01:00:47 pm
AKA Dr. Mabuse, King of Crime.
The original film noir by Fritz Lang.


(http://mog.com/images/users/0000/0011/6841/images/1185810625.pjpeg)

(http://www.german-films.de/app/filmarchive/images/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_the_great_gambler_a_picture_of_our_time.jpg)
Title: "E" is Evangeline (1929)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 26, 2008, 01:18:39 pm
Based on the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and starring Delores Del Rio.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/67.jpg)
Title: "F" is Felix the Gay Dog (1921)
Post by: oilgun on February 26, 2008, 03:59:38 pm
From IMDb: Needing to get away from the wife and kids, Felix sneaks down to the local burlesque theater, where he meets Kitty, a dancer. Just when he thinks he'll be making a little whoopee with Kitty, though, he discovers that she has a litter of her own.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/felixmandolin.jpg)
Image is not from this film.
Title: "G" is Greed (1924)
Post by: southendmd on February 26, 2008, 04:20:14 pm
The classic by Erich von Stroheim


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Title: "H" is The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 26, 2008, 04:26:04 pm
Lon Chaney wore 40 pounds of make up for his role as Quasimodo.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/hunchback.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/1213275696_5dec25a326_m.jpg)  (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/hunchbackofnotredame1923.jpg)
Title: "J" is Janice Meredith (1924)
Post by: southendmd on February 26, 2008, 05:41:39 pm
With Marion Davies and (a different!) Harrison Ford

(http://www.americanpopularculture.com/images/gal-marion-davies.jpg)

(http://eskimospitbath.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/esb-Ford.21881946_std.jpg)

From an IMDb user:  Janice Meredith is a film about a girl (Marion Davies) during the American Revolution who falls in love with a spy (Harrison Ford). Miss Meredith is somewhat like a silent movie version of Forrest Gump in that she constantly finds herself involved with historically important events like Paul Revere's ride, Washington crossing the Delaware, and others.
Title: "K" is The King of Kings (1927)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 26, 2008, 06:01:00 pm
==from the Criterion website==

The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/266_feature_350x180.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/266_box_128x180.jpg)

Note: the Criterion DVD has both the 155 minute premiere version, shown at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in LA and at the Gaiety in NY, as well as the 112 minute "road show" version (what everyone else saw!).

 
Title: "L" is The Last Command (1928)
Post by: memento on February 26, 2008, 06:27:10 pm
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/250924.1020.A.jpg)

A User Comment on IMDB:

Josef Von Sternberg directs this magnificent silent film about silent Hollywood and the former Imperial General to the Czar of Russia who has found himself there. Emil Jannings won a well-deserved Oscar, in part, for his role as the general who ironically is cast in a bit part in a silent picture as a Russian general. The movie flashes back to his days in Russia leading up to the country's fall to revolutionaries. William Powell makes his big screen debut as the Hollywood director who casts Jannings in his film. The film serves as an interesting look at the fall of Russia and at an imitation of behind-the-scenes Tinseltown in the early days. Von Sternberg delivers yet another classic, and one that is filled with the great elements of romance, intrigue, and tragedy.
Title: "M" is Metropolis (1927)
Post by: Hannahs_cool on February 26, 2008, 09:14:01 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Metropolis-1928-Giclee-Print-C10126.jpg)

The poster.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/metropolis16.jpg)

The robot chick turns into a real person and like convinces everyone to drink and gamble and not work and then the children are down in the underground city unattended when it floods because no one is working.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/metrop_7m.jpg)

The main character, Freder, who is helping a man who fell faint while working. Freder is a rich kid that's never done work, and when he goes into the underground city to find the lovely nanny for all the children he allows this man to rest as he takes over his job and realizes how hard the work is. Of course, the underground city is the big industrial type you see in many 1920's films, with lots of gears and bolts in a giant room, all of the work being monotonous manual labor.
Title: "N" is Nanook of the North (1922)
Post by: Meryl on February 26, 2008, 09:16:29 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Nanook_of_the_north.jpg)

Nanook of the North (1922) is a silent documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty. In the tradition of what would later be called salvage ethnography, Flaherty captured the struggles of the Inuit Nanook and his family in the Canadian arctic around Hudson Bay.

The film is considered the first feature-length documentary, though Flaherty has been criticized for staging several sequences and thereby distorting the reality of his subjects' lives.

=aside=Hannahs_cool
Welcome!
Title: "M" is Metropolis (1927)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 26, 2008, 09:35:00 pm
Hannahs_cool is my daughter who has actually seen Metropolis (I haven't) and loves it. I mentioned we were doing the 20s in the movie game at dinner tonight and she wanted to jump in with one of her favorite movies.

I should probably watch this, shouldn't I? My daughter is putting me to shame....LOL

L
Title: "O" is Our Hospitality (1923)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 26, 2008, 09:39:10 pm
with Buster Keaton. Basically, it is the story of a city slicker arriving in the middle of the Hatfield/McCoy feud.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/bk-ourhosp.jpg)
Title: "P" is The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Post by: oilgun on February 26, 2008, 10:29:05 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/phantom.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/phantomoftheopera1925.jpg)

==ASIDE==
I was looking for images of Passion's Playground with Valentino, with no luck, when I found this cool pic:

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/RudyValentino01.jpg)
Title: Re: "Q" is The Quarterback (1926)
Post by: Fran on February 26, 2008, 11:30:14 pm
Quote from: Fran on February 26, 2008, 11:13:05 pm
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/196906.1020.A.jpg)

From Answers.com:

The Quarterback is Jack Stone (Richard Dix), captain of the 1899 Colton College football team. Though by rights he should have graduated years before, Jack insists upon remaining at Colton until his team can defeat their bitter rivals at State University. Even the death of his wife Louise (Esther Ralston) does not deter our hero from his mission. Ultimately, Stone emerges triumphant, demonstrating a stick-to-it-tiveness that would have put a Vince Lombardi or Mike Ditka to shame! Though it sounds silly and contrived, The Quarterback is actually quite wonderful entertainment, thanks in great part to the knowing direction of Fred C. Newmeyer, himself a former professional athlete.    ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

=question=
Is anyone having trouble uploading posters from moviegoods.com to their Photobucket account?  I'm suddenly getting an error message that the file appears to be a video because it starts with "mov".  This was never a problem in the past.   ???
Title: Re: "Q" is The Quarterback (1926)
Post by: oilgun on February 27, 2008, 12:28:23 am
Quote from: Fran on February 26, 2008, 11:30:14 pm
=question=
Is anyone having trouble uploading posters from moviegoods.com to their Photobucket account?  I'm suddenly getting an error message that the file appears to be a video because it starts with "mov".  This was never a problem in the past.   ???

I've actually never tried, I always copy the image to my hard drive and then upload it to Photobucket from there.

I also have a question:

Do you think Richard Dix's friends called him Dick?  :laugh: 

Title: "R" is Robin Hood (1922)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 27, 2008, 07:32:15 am
with Douglas Fairbanks.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/3287596.jpg)  (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/hoodpstr.jpg)

This comment from IMDb gave me a chuckle:

What other actor could leap around Sherwood Forest like Doug does? It is almost skipping! Certainly Errol Flynn was too butch for such things - and Kevin Costner couldn't do a jig if his ass was on fire. But beautiful balletic Fairbanks proves here that he was the ultimate swashbuckling hero - skipping and all! Needless to say his stunts are superb, the sets amazing and the crowd scenes crowded (have there ever been that many merry men ever?).
Title: "S" is Sadie Thompson (1928)
Post by: southendmd on February 27, 2008, 09:58:11 am
With Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore

(http://ferdyonfilms.com/Annex%20-%20Swanson,%20Gloria%20(Sadie%20Thompson)_02.jpg)

(http://www.doctormacro.info/Images/Swanson,%20Gloria/Annex/Annex%20-%20Swanson,%20Gloria%20(Sadie%20Thompson)_01.jpg)
Title: "T" is The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
Post by: oilgun on February 27, 2008, 05:47:20 pm
This Fairbanks-Pickford vehicle was apparently not well received.

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Do you think it was nominated for Best Costume Design?  :o

Title: "U" is The Unknown (1927)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 27, 2008, 07:08:31 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/386px-Theunknownchaney.jpg)


from Wikipedia:

The Unknown (1927) is a silent horror film directed by Tod Browning and featuring Lon Chaney as carnival knife thrower Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford as the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry.

The Unknown is by far the most intense and demented of director Tod Browning's films (which include Dracula and Freaks). Joan Crawford always said that she learned more about acting from working with Chaney in this movie than from everything else in her long career put together, and critics often cite Chaney's performance as one of the greatest ever captured on film. Burt Lancaster always maintained that Chaney's portrayal in The Unknown was the most emotionally compelling film performance he had ever seen an actor give. Chaney also did remarkable and convincing collaborative scenes with real-life armless double Paul Desmuke (sometimes credited as Peter Dismuki), whose legs and feet were used to manipulate objects such as knives and cigarettes in frame with Chaney's upper body and face.

As with Freaks, contemporary reviewers were sometimes less appreciative. "A visit to the dissecting room in a hospital would be quite as pleasant," opined the New York Evening Post, "and at the same time more instructive." Modern viewers can discern the same macabre style of this film (and other Browning-Chaney collaborations) in later productions ranging from the 1930s Universal Studios horror films to the 1960s Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents programs.

For many years the film was available only in an incomplete 9.5 mm copy, until a much higher quality 35 mm print was found preserved in a French film archive in the early-1970s. Several scenes from the early part of the film are still missing, but these do not seriously affect the story continuity.
Title: Re: "T" is The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 27, 2008, 07:33:02 pm
Quote from: oilgun on February 27, 2008, 05:47:20 pm

Do you think it was nominated for Best Costume Design?  :o

Did Doug skip? LOL...
Title: "V" is The Volga Boatman (1926)
Post by: Meryl on February 28, 2008, 12:32:36 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/The_Volga_Boatman.jpg)
Title: "W" is When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
Post by: southendmd on February 28, 2008, 05:09:40 pm
(http://www.goldensilents.com/stars/knightflower.jpg)

IMDb:  This 1922 production was at the time the most expensive picture ever made. It was also a major box-office hit. Marion Davies plays Mary Tudor, intended bride of old Louis of France. Not much on story; you've seen it all before. But the sets and costumes are lavish. The director, who I never heard of, has no flair. Davies is beautiful and funny, especially in the escape scene where plays plays her lover's kid brother. Davies always had a flair for comedy, and she excels here as well. Long and plodding in parts, but Davies has fun playing a boy and in the scene where she must pick out the fabric for her wedding dress. William Powell and Flora Finch are recognizable. The rest of the cast is made up of long-forgotten actors. William Randolph Hearst sunk a ton of money into this one, but it paid off. A triumph for Davies who shows flashes of the comedy star she was to become.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Napoléon (1927)
Post by: southendmd on February 28, 2008, 05:15:24 pm
Abel Gance's 1927 masterpiece

(http://www.naimark.net/writing/images/wales/napoleon.gif)

(http://www.coolfrenchcomics.com/PulpNapoleon.gif)

A well-written review from IMDb: 

Modern film-goers are used to explication, to having everything explained for them. The art of visual story-telling -- where images and action indicate the emotional state of characters, rather than have the actor tell you how angry or sad or excited they are -- has almost been lost. But "Napoleon" is a masterpiece of visual art. (Writer-director Abel Gance was honored at the Telluride film festival a few years ago for this film. Far too late, in my opinion.)

The film tells the life of Napoleon Bonaparte -- the Corsican who adopts France as his homeland, rises to supreme general of the French armies during the Revolution and eventually seizes the seat of government itself (twice!). It starts out with a lengthy (if perhaps mythological) examination of Napoleon's childhood in a Catholic school. Snowball fights between Napoleon and two future foes portend the future. Napoleon's friendship with a pet eagle foreshadows his role as emperor of France. But even though these scenes represent more artistic license than history, they are tremendously well-acted by the young Vladimir Roudenko (as young Napoleon). Among the many innovations are some relatively naturalistic acting by the members of the cast and some jaw-dropping editing and montage sequences (especially during the brawl during the snowball fight and the fight in the sleeping quarters). Such innovative use of editing probably wouldn't be seen for another 30 or 40 years!

After almost an hour of this three-hour epic, we're transported to the period of the adult Napoleon -- acted with gravitas and iciness by Albert Dieudonne (who is among the cast's taller actors, just as Napoleon was in reality fairly tall, too). The film dwells extensively on the formative period when Napoleon first arrives in Paris during the late Revolution, focusing heavily on how the chaos in the city stamped into Napoleon the authoritarianism and dictatorial leadership traits that would emerge later in life. This is perhaps the highlight of the film. The editing and visual images create a swirling, spinning, mind-blowing effect that is extremely effective.

The film then focuses on Napoleon's return to Corisca -- whose people held allegiances to Spain and Italy as well as France, and where Napoleon faced imprisonment due to his French leanings. For anyone interested in learning more about the life of Napoleon, this segment is pretty eye-opening. It's followed by a sequence at sea that's amazingly effective in conveying the power and terror of a storm at sea. For its time, this film contained some powerful ocean footage (watch for those amazing low-angle shots, and the ingenious intercutting of the "angry storm" of the French assembly and Napoleon's tiny skiff tossed about on the stormy seas).

The final hour and a half of the film depicts Napoleon's rise in the army and his tenure as emperor of France. This is perhaps the portion of the film that most viewers would think of as "the story of Napoleon." But perhaps one of the reasons why this film is so fascinating is that it delves deeply into the formative episodes in Napoleon's early life and gives as much importance to them as to his later actions on the battlefield in Italy, his tenure as emperor, and his subsequent exile, return, and exile. And the film does so without being heavy-handed, un-subtle or overly expositive.

A restored version of "Napoleon" is making the rounds in the US in cinemas and on television. It contains a new musical soundtrack by Carmine Coppola, which is fairly good (although at times repetitive and too loud). The film was restored and re-edited by Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope studio. Zoetrope added some tinting (the ocean scenes are all blue, the "angry mob" scenes are all red) that is interesting but perhaps not quite the "restoration" some viewers might have had in mind.

Watch "Napoleon." You'll be very surprised at how modern the film is. Compared to other silent films of the 1920s, with the undercranked action, overly emotive acting, fantastic plots and theatrical make-up and costumes, "Napoleon" is years ahead of its time. Silent films require concentration to watch. "Napoleon" will keep your interest.
Title: "Y" is Yale vs. Harvard (1927)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 28, 2008, 06:24:52 pm
The first of Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies to be released through MGM, Yale vs. Harvard unfortunately no longer seems to exist. According to existing records, the plot revolved around a slapstick football game, with the Our Gang kids (Joe Cobb, Farina Hoskins, Jackie Condon, Harry Spear, Jean Darling, et al.) pitted against the infamous "Gas House" team. As for Pete the Pup, the beloved pooch participated in the game as a combination mascot and "coach." Yale vs. Harvard was originally released on September 24, 1927. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Some of the "Our Gang" actors:

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Pete the Pup:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/200px-Fly-my-kite-our-gang.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zander the Great (1925)
Post by: oilgun on February 28, 2008, 06:29:32 pm
From IMDb:

Author: drednm

Yet another great Marion Davies film from the silent era.

Fabulous opening scenes with Marion as a 12-year-old orphan with pig tails and freckles. The opening is filmed to show the backs of girls laboring over wash tubs. You see no faces until they load up a wicker basket with a ton of clothes and the girl stumbles under the load only to fall and send the wash flying. The camera zooms in on the girl tearing off the washing and it's MARION DAVIES! She is beaten by the hideous matron (Emily Fitzroy) but is saved when the trustee (Richard Carle) discover her beating and sends her to Mrs. Caldwell (Hedda Hopper) to live. She helps Hopper with her infant son, Zander, while she waits for the return of her husband from Mexico.

Years pass and Hopper dies. The orphanage descends to take away the baby but Marion escapes in a flivver and heads for Arizona (with the pet wabbits) were the baby's father (Harrison Ford) is hiding out with his gang. Through pure luck she happens upon their hideout (he's a bootlegger) but wins them over through her cooking.

But he's a good man and is fighting a border war with an evil outlaw (George Siegmann) while the sheriff lurks.There's a big shootout and things end happily as Ford is not the real father, but a friend of the father who was killed.

Davies is just wonderful here as the orphan but also as the resourceful woman who saves the day. The opening scenes of Davies buried under piles of laundry and zooming about on a motorized bike are very funny.

Ford, who was a major star in his day, is also excellent. The supporting cast is solid: Fitzroy is grotesque as the head of the orphanage, Harry Myers and Harry Watson as the gang, and Olin Howland as the suitor co-star.

Great happy ending scene with tons of wabbits.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Roaring Twenties Recap
Post by: MaineWriter on February 28, 2008, 08:07:00 pm
That was a fun round. I am surprised I knew as many movies as I did from the 20s! We hit almost every year in the decade (somehow we missed 1920!). Here's a frequency distribution:

1921  **
1922  ****
1923  **
1924  ***
1925  **
1926  **
1927  ******
1928  **
1929  ***

And with that...get ready for the next round....

L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Don't Forget Me! Don't Forget Me!
Post by: MaineWriter on February 28, 2008, 08:13:52 pm
Don't forget me! Don't forget me!

The round in which you can play a movie from any year that HASN'T been played!

To be more specific, for this round, movies can be played from

1888 - 1920 (yes, IMDb goes all the way back to 1888)

2009 - 2013 (yes, IMDb has one title for 2013 already)

Once we finish this round, the game will change to be all "special" rounds and in those rounds, movies from 1888 - 2013 will be available to play.

As usual, Wildcard X is in effect.

Have fun!!

Leslie
GameMistress

Title: "A" is All Aboard for the Moon (1920)
Post by: southendmd on February 29, 2008, 09:34:43 am
A sci-fi animated short by Max Fleischer, creator of Betty Boop, Popeye and Koko the Clown.

(http://tesla.liketelevision.com/liketelevision/images/lowrez/max_fleischer211.jpg)
Title: "B" is The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 29, 2008, 09:38:56 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/birt.jpg)

Controversial and groundbreaking. A very interesting essay can be found here:

http://www.filmsite.org/birt.html
Title: "C" is Case 39 (2009)
Post by: oilgun on February 29, 2008, 10:26:04 am
A horror /thriller with ol' squinty-eyed Renée Zellwegger and Jodelle Ferland, the wonderful young actress from Tideland

IMDb Plot Outline: A social worker (Zellweger) fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected.

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Title: "D" is Dandy Navigateur (1920)
Post by: memento on February 29, 2008, 12:41:15 pm
(http://www.geocities.com/silentfilmsposters/dandynavigateur.jpg)

Starred Raymond Dandy who made several other "Dandy" films.
Title: "E" is An Eastern Westerner (1920)
Post by: southendmd on February 29, 2008, 01:44:11 pm
IMDb trivia:  Shortly before this film was made, Harold Lloyd was involved in an accident where a "prop" bomb exploded as he held it in his hand. Lloyd lost his thumb and index finger on his right hand in the explosion. The Goldwyn family had a flesh-colored prosthetic glove made for him so that he could continue his movie work. In many scenes in this movie, you will note that Lloyd's right hand is deliberately not being used. Furthermore, with some of the stunts Lloyd performs, it's difficult to tell that he is handicapped at all!

(http://www.a-1video.com/Lloyd%20c.u..jpg)
Title: "F" is Fencing (1892)
Post by: MaineWriter on February 29, 2008, 02:04:50 pm
from IMDb:


Filmed at the Edison Laboratories, West Orange, NJ

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That's Thomas Edison, on the right, who invented the movie camera, and George Eastman (of Kodak fame) on the left who invented the film used in the camera. This picture was taken in 1928.

Title: "G" is Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)
Post by: oilgun on February 29, 2008, 04:29:40 pm
IMDb Plot Outline:The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a classic style trying to contend with an opponent who uses a very unorthodox approach.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZRRto_wBpo[/youtube]
I trhink this is the film that is often mistaken to be The Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

IMDb User Comments:    

The Actual Glenroy Brothers Movies Have Pretty Good Comedy, 29 November 2005

Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

The Glenroy Brothers were one of the popular vaudeville acts that appeared in some of the Edison Company's numerous movies, and their act works quite a bit better on the silent screen than most of the others did. It's good comedy and is still worth seeing, even though only brief footage of it survives.

Unfortunately, because the Edison Company also made many other films of serious boxing matches at about the same time, a number of films that are now labeled as Glenroy Brothers movies are actually footage of other, serious boxers. The rough, unfinished boxing styles of the era and the sometimes staged spectators in the background can make it possible to think that a genuine boxing match is a comic vignette.

But a genuine Glenroy Brothers is actually fairly easy to identify. Their stage act was called, 'The Tramp & the Athlete', and their routines were based on that theme. One brother would dress in all-white clothing, as 'the Athlete', and would try to fight in a classic boxing style. The other brother would dress in shabby dark clothing as 'The Tramp', and would perform cartwheels and other such antics, to throw off his opponent.

In one of Kino's otherwise excellent compilations of early films, they included some footage of a match between two real boxers (Hornbacker and Murphy), and erroneously titled it as "Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)". For this reason, the other review that is posted to this title (as of the time of this writing) actually describes this other movie, "The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight" (1894). (It is a detailed, well-written, and interesting review, but it does not refer to any Glenroy Brothers movie.) Many other sources also have this same misidentification, undoubtedly based on the original mistake in the video collection.

There were at least two actual Glenroy Brothers features filmed. The second one is included in a newer Kino DVD collection of Edison movies, which was compiled with the assistance of film historian Charles Musser, an expert on the subject. (Interestingly, this newer collection also includes the Hornbacker-Murphy footage, now under its correct title.) This first Glenroy Brothers feature may be lost, since the only genuine Glenroy Brothers feature that appears to be readily available today is the second one. It's very possible that, as happened with many of the very earliest movies, the negatives wore out quickly and were replaced by a remake.
Title: "H" is Headin' Home (1920)
Post by: Fran on February 29, 2008, 07:28:00 pm
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From Movies.com:

Babe Ruth stars in his own silent bio-pic, charting his climb from humble beginnings.
Title: "I" is The Impossible Voyage (1904)
Post by: Meryl on February 29, 2008, 09:59:24 pm
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The Impossible Voyage (Voyage à travers l'impossible) is a 1904 silent film (produced by Star Film, France) by pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès. The film's time is about 20 minutes (nearly five times the length of the average film at that time), and probably was inspired by Melies' successful earlier film Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon). It is loosely based on Jules Verne's play Voyage à travers l'impossible. Like most of Méliès' films at this time, it made use of narrative, models, and trick photography.
Title: "J" is Jennifer Government (2010)
Post by: oilgun on February 29, 2008, 10:18:47 pm
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An outline of the book from I forget where:

Imagine a world where everything is run by giant American corporations - it shouldn't be too hard a stretch!

In Max Barry's highly entertaining satire on globalisation, Australia is now part of the USA (Australian Territories of the USA), as are most small countries, and brand names have taken over the world.

No longer do we have surnames, we have affiliated names like Hack Nike, Hayley MacDonald's and Billy NRA.

Hack Nike is the poor schmuck who jumps at the chance for promotion, and signs a new job contract, not realising he's just agreed to assassinate the first 14 teenagers to buy a new brand of running shoes - I'll let you guess which brand.

The marketing presidents of this company have decided death is the ultimate 'street cred' for youth, and a few deaths won't matter in the quest for increased sales.

Unfortunately, Hack decides to inform the Police, only to find that they too have been privatised, and will do the job for him if the price is right, and so Jennifer Government, federal agent extraordinaire enters the scene, hot on the trail of corrupt executives.

While the premise is very funny, and there are lots of opportunities for laughs at the expense of the greed of the corporate world and its servants , much of the humour is uneasy, as this possible future world seems to be uncomfortably close to reality.

Perhaps this should be marketed as a cautionary tale, and be required reading for governments
Title: "K" is The Kiss (1896)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 01, 2008, 09:32:01 am
from Wikipedia:

The Kiss (also known as The May Irwin Kiss, The Rice-Irwin Kiss and The Widow Jones) is an 1896 actuality, and was one of the first movies ever shown commercially to the public. The film is around 47 seconds long, and depicts a re-enactment of the kiss between May Irwin and John Rice from the final scene of the stage musical, The Widow Jones. The film caused a scandalized uproar and occasioned disapproving newspaper editorials and calls for police action in many places where it was shown. One contemporary critic wrote: "The spectacle of the prolonged pasturing on each other's lips was beastly enough in life size on the stage but magnified to gargantuan proportions and repeated three times over it is absolutely disgusting."

The Edison catalogue advertised it thus: "They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss and kiss and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time."

The film was directed by William Heise for Thomas Edison. In 1999 the short was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

You can watch it here (25 seconds):

http://www.archive.org/details/Irwin-RiceKiss
Title: "L" is The Lovely Bones (2009)
Post by: Fran on March 01, 2008, 09:56:11 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/user1367_1175502625.jpg)

From Ropesofsilicon.com:

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Michael Imperioli, Mark Wahlberg, Rose McIver, Andrew James Allen, Reece Ritchie, Carolyn Dando
Director: Peter Jackson

An adaptation of the Alice Sebold best-selling novel, The Lovely Bones tells the story of Susie Salmon, who is murdered, but continues to observe her family on Earth after her death. Although she is detached from the world she once knew, Susie witnesses the impact of her loss on her loved ones, whilst her killer skillfully covers his tracks and prepares to murder again. In a tone that is both emotionally truthful, and darkly humorous, Susie tries to balance her desire for vengeance against the love she feels for her family and her need to see them heal; and ultimately comes to understand that the concept of family can encompass both the living and the dead.

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=EIh48mMLLyo[/youtube]

=comment=
This is one of my favorite books because I love the author's concept of heaven.  I can't wait to see Saoirse Ronan (Atonement) in the role of Susie.  Some kind person at IMDb e-mailed me a copy of the screenplay, so if anyone is interested in reading it, let me know.
Title: Re: "M" is Monkeyshines No.2 (1890)
Post by: oilgun on March 01, 2008, 10:42:27 am
The second in a trlogy of experimental films.

IMDb Plot Outline:In an experiment that follows up on the results of 'Monkeyshines, No. 1', an Edison company worker again moves around in front of the motion picture camera.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/monkeyshines1.jpg) (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/monkeyshines2.jpg)
Monkeyshines No.1 (left) Monkeyshines No.2 (right)

An interesting comment:

A Slight Technical Improvement on the First "Monkeyshines", 9 January 2006

Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio [again]

In a technical sense, this second Edison Company "Monkeyshines" camera experiment represents a slight (perhaps very slight) improvement on the first movie. Paradoxically, for that reason it is actually a little less interesting (because less bizarre) to view. But its historical significance is still considerable.

As with the first "Monkeyshines" movie, this one consists of some brief footage of playful activity in the Edison Company facility. Compared with the first one, the figures are a little less ghostly and a little better defined, and the motions are slightly easier to determine. It still has the weird, surreal appearance of aliens or ghosts or abstract shapes, just not to quite the same degree.

Both "Monkeyshines" features were made when Edison was pursuing the idea of a cylindrical approach to motion pictures, by close analogy with his successful phonograph idea. The recent Kino DVD collection of Edison features has (as extras) a few photographs of the film and the equipment that were used in these early experiments, and they are quite interesting to look at for anyone with an interest in these earliest efforts to create movies.

A funny comment re:  Monkeyshines No.1

Shamelessly derivative. 10 August 2004

Author: Brian (bdabramson) from Miami, FL

No, not this movie - everything else that follows it. Virtually every single movie that has been released since the climax of the Monkeyshines trilogy shamelessly copies the basic plot device which propels this film, which is, of course, the technique of showing a person doing something on camera. A few films have broken this mold by showing, perhaps, animals or vegetables doing things on camera. But the vast majority refuse to plumb any original depths, and insist upon limiting their scope to people doing things on camera. It's just too bad that the money-hungry Hollywood establishment is unwilling to explore the artistic possibilities of showing, perhaps, 4 hours of a blank screen, punctuated only by occasional blips resulting from defects in the film stock

I guess Brian hasn't seen Derek Jarman's Blue, the whole film consists of just a blue screen with voice-over.




===RE:THE LOVELY BONES===

Quote from: Fran on March 01, 2008, 09:56:11 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/user1367_1175502625.jpg)

From Ropesofsilicon.com:

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Michael Imperioli, Mark Wahlberg, Rose McIver, Andrew James Allen, Reece Ritchie, Carolyn Dando
Director: Peter Jackson


A bit of trivia:  Ryan Gosling was originally signed to be in this but either pulled out or was let go.  He was replaced by Mark Wahlberg.
Title: "N" is A Nymph of the Waves (1900)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 01, 2008, 11:30:43 am
==from "Your Momma Don't Dance"==

A Nymph of the Waves (1900) is one of the more unusual dance films of the era, combined with the genre of trick film.

Dancing and whirling goes the lady in the long skirts, very sexy and frolicsome, momentarily on tippy-toes -- all done atop the waves by means of a double exposure.

The dancer is vaudeville performer Catharina Bartho. The film was created from the footage of an earlier film, Mlle Caterina Bartho (1899) documenting the dancer's "speedway dance" performed at Victoria Roof Garden, New York.

She makes sure to show a lot of leg and a garter from under her flouncy dress, as after all it's essentially burlesque.

The dance film was double-exposed with a second even earlier film, William K. L. Dickson's Upper Rapids from Bridge (1896) shot at Niagara Falls. The combined result is regarded as one of the earliest works of avant garde cinema.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/nymphwaves.jpg)
Title: "O" is One Nation Under Bob (2009)
Post by: southendmd on March 03, 2008, 01:36:11 pm
Director Tom Shadyac has been signed up to direct One Nation Under Bob for Universal Pictures. The script has been written by John Scott Shepherd. The movie will follow an average man who inherits a plot of land only to discover that it is a country unto itself and he is now the owner of a sovereign nation.  Supposedly to star Kevin James.
Title: "P" is Public Enemies (2009)
Post by: oilgun on March 03, 2008, 01:54:24 pm
Wenham and Graham Board Enemies
Source: The Hollywood Reporter February 22, 2008

David Wenham and Stephen Graham have joined the cast of Universal's Public Enemies, Michael Mann's gangster film starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, says The Hollywood Reporter.

An adaptation of Brian Burrough's book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43," the film centers on the government's attempt to stop John Dillinger and his gang. Depp is playing Dillinger to Bale's famed FBI agent Melvin Purvis.

Wenham is playing Pete Pierpont, a member of Dillinger's crew who has a violent hostility to all authority. British actor Graham will portray Baby Face Nelson.

Also in the cast are Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi and Stephen Dorff.

Shooting begins in March in Chicago.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ChanningTatum-1.jpg)

(How's that for a gratuitous posting of a racy Channing Tatum photo? LOL!)

Title: "Q" is Queen Elizabeth (1912)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 03, 2008, 02:32:25 pm
The four-reel silent costume drama Queen Elizabeth (1912, Fr.) (aka Les Amours de la Reine Élisabeth) (starring Sarah Bernhardt) was the third film to be shown whole, in its US premiere in July at the Lyceum Theatre in NYC.

and an IMDb comment:


Much as I enjoy watching silent films I was disappointed with this famous early feature, although it provides a rare glimpse of a legendary actress. Sure, it's interesting to see Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Elizabeth I, but it's also frustrating to realize that the people who made QUEEN ELIZABETH had no affinity for the cinema. Compare this to the exciting, fast-paced films D.W. Griffith had been making for Biograph since 1908, or to the innovative work others were doing at Vitagraph and elsewhere, and you'll recognize that the filmmakers who made this costume drama were old-fashioned even at the time. Unfortunately, this is one of those slow-moving, stodgy silent movies that give silent movies a bad name, especially with viewers who haven't seen better examples of the medium.

Still, that said, one can be grateful that the film was made at all, and that it survives, because it does afford us a look at a major personality of the era, and also gives us a sense of what the theater-going experience was like at the time. QUEEN ELIZABETH is very much a filmed play: each scene is arranged for the camera as it would have been performed in a traditional theater on a proscenium stage. The camera sits back along about the fourth row of the orchestra section, and although it pans slightly once or twice it never takes the viewer into the action among the performers. We are forced to sit back and watch the pageant from a respectful distance. The third scene, which involves a fortune teller, appears to have been shot outside under natural lighting, but otherwise the actors declaim before obviously painted sets. (Griffith, meanwhile, was racing his camera alongside speeding trains.) We never really get a close look at Madame Sarah, but she attempts to compensate with occasional sweeping arm movements, trembly hands, etc., for the folks in the balcony seats. There are no dialog titles, though documents are shown. Otherwise, as in the "Prince Valiant" comic strip, historical title cards tell us exactly what is going to happen prior to each scene --an annoying device one finds in other early silents, but which happily disappeared not long after this film was made. The actors, decked out in Elizabethan finery, strike appropriate poses. For the viewer, the experience feels like a school-sponsored trip to a wax museum.

Theater buffs might be interested in the second scene, in which the Queen and her courtiers enjoy a performance of "The Merry Wives of Windsor," after which the young playwright William Shakespeare is brought forth for a royal audience. There's also a nicely staged sequence towards the end in which the Queen watches through a picture window as her former lover, the Earl of Essex, is brought back to the palace under arrest. Unable to bear the sight, she has a servant close the curtain, then collapses. It's the dramatic peak of the story, but there's nothing cinematic about the way it's presented: the scene could have been done precisely this way on stage, and no doubt was. And therein lies both the strength and the weakness of this particular piece of celluloid: it's an important document of a legendary actress, but we're left with only a pale shadow of what made her great. It's more than we have of, say, Edwin Booth or Sir Henry Irving, and it's certainly better than nothing, but imagine what a more skilled director could have accomplished with this material and this star.
Title: "R" is Ruined by a Dumbwaiter (1918)
Post by: southendmd on March 03, 2008, 03:29:08 pm
A comedy short starring Raymond Griffith.

From IMDb:

Griffith had contracted respiratory diptheria as a child, which affected his vocal cords.

Alas, it was impossible to be a featured actor in the new medium with a voice that barely rose above a whisper. He made one last appearance, uncredited, as the French soldier whom Lew Ayres mortally wounds and then shares his shell-hole for the night in the classic All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). Because of his wounds, the French soldier cannot speak above a whisper, which enabled Griffith to play the role. The scene, in which the French soldier slowly dies, is made harrowing and haunting by Griffith's performance. Griffith's final appearance onscreen turned out to be one of the most memorable in movie history.
Title: "S" is Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)
Post by: oilgun on March 03, 2008, 04:23:01 pm
From IMDb:

The very first "Injun" movie, 25 February 2003

Author: PeterJordan from Mayo, Ireland

According to the Edison Film Historian C Muesser this piece of film featured genuine Native Americans (Possibly Sioux) from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, decked out in full war paint and war costumes. Filmed on 24th September 1894 in Edison's Black Maria Studio, this clip is poignantly historic in one particular aspect, that it represents the first ever appearance of Native American's (Indians) on moving film, either in a real or fictional context. One could almost say that out of this very birth came a million movie cliches.

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Title: "T" is The Tramp (1915)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 03, 2008, 04:52:56 pm
from the Internet Archive:

Charlie Chaplin's 41st Film Released April 11 1915.

The Tramp was Charlie Chaplin's sixth film for Essanay Studios in 1915. Directed by Chaplin, it was the fifth and last film made at Essanay's Niles, California studio. The Tramp marked the beginning of The Tramp character most known today, even though Chaplin played the character in earlier films. This film marked the first departure from his more slapstick character in the earlier films, with a sad ending and showing he cared for others, rather than just himself. The film co-stars Edna Purviance as the farmer's daughter and Ernest Van Pelt as Edna's father. The outdoor scenes were filmed on location near Niles

You can watch the movie here:

http://www.archive.org/details/CC_1915_04_11_TheTramp

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Title: "U" is Undressing Extraordinary (1901)
Post by: southendmd on March 03, 2008, 05:09:36 pm
IMDb: 
'Undressing Extraordinary' is one of many trick films made by Walter Booth and Robert W. Paul at Paul's Animatograph Company. Most, if not all, major film companies, and most notably Georges Méliès, were making trick films by this time. The earliest still available one by Booth and Paul seems to be 'Upside Down, or the Human Flies' (1899). 'Undressing Extraordinary' seems noteworthy to me, however, for its effective (for its time) stop-substitution effects and the forceful performance by its sole actor. The film lasts about three minutes in its full form, but was also available in a shorter version for the frugal exhibitors. Its entirety is played out before a fixed camera position from a then typical long shot framing. It's about a tired traveler (as the longer title makes clear) unable to get undressed due to new outfits appearing on him as soon as he dispenses of his former clothes. The filmmakers employed stop-motion, which they touched up by splicing, to effect costume changes and other tricks perpetrated by inanimate objects upon the traveler.

It is suspected by historians that the traveler may be Walter Booth, the director and trick film wizard behind the film's construction, although this is uncertain because there are no known photographs of Booth. The same actor, however, appears in other films by Booth, as well. Whoever the actor is, I think he's the highlight of this little film. His energetic performance is further enchanted by the deception that the film is a three-minute long take. Overall, it's briefly amusing.
Title: "V" is The Vintner's Luck (2009)
Post by: oilgun on March 03, 2008, 05:15:41 pm
This is one of my most anticipated films!  Has anyone read the book?

From Publishers Weekly
This imaginative story of the lifelong love between a man and an angel is the first of Knox's five books to appear outside her native New Zealand. In Burgundy one midsummer night in 1808, Sobran Jodeau, then 18, climbs to the ridge of his father's lands with two freshly bottled wines to lament his love troubles. Stumbling drunkenly, he is caught by the angel Xas, who smells of snow and describes himself "of the lowest of the nine orders. Unmentioned in Scripture and Apocrypha." They share the bottles, and Xas promises that this night next year he will toast Sobran's marriage, leading Sobran to believe Xas is his protector and guide....


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Starring Gaspard Ulliel, my favourite French cutie, as the Angel.  He could make a believer out of me... :laugh:

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Title: "W" is The World, The Flesh, and The Devil (1914)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 03, 2008, 05:19:36 pm
The first full-length feature film to be released in color, the 1914 drama The World, the Flesh and the Devil was produced by Charles Urban and released by the World Film Company. A nasty, misogynistic woman decides to get even with the world by arranging for the babies of a poor and rich family to be switched. But the nurse hired to pull off this transfer refuses to go through with it, leaving each baby with its proper family. Years later, Robert Hall, the son of the wealthy family, is thrown out of his house by his poverty-stricken opposite number, who has been led to believe that he is the real Robert Hall. Thus begins a complicated and confusing "mistaken identity" plotline, with a few gratuitous thrills and spills thrown in for good measure. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Post by: southendmd on March 03, 2008, 05:24:42 pm
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IMDb:

Made in 1919, "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari" was literally years ahead of its time and remains a triumphant accomplishment in the genre of German Expressionism. Remembered mainly for its stunning sets, which featured crooked buildings and twisted landscapes, "Cabinet" also boasts one of the first attempts at a twist ending, something quite new and shocking for its time.

Told mainly from the point of view of Francis, a young man who lives in the small village of Holstenwall, Germany, "Cabinet" tells the tale of murder and madness which seems to accompany the arrival of a carnival. Francis and his best friend Alan go to the carnival and are presented with the sideshow attraction Cesare the Somnambulist, a gaunt and hideous young man who spends his life sleeping in a coffin-like cabinet and seems able to predict the future when awake. Cesare (played by a young Conrad Veidt, who later went on to play the evil Nazi general in Casablanca) informs Alan that he will soon die, and indeed, Alan is found murdered the next morning. Suspicion turns to the eerie somnambulist and his strange keeper, a man called Caligari. As Francis desperately tries to solve the mystery and find his friends killer, it seems that the beautiful young Jane, beloved by both Alan and Francis, has been targeted as the next victim.

This is a genuinely creepy film which delves deep into the mysteries of the abnormal mind...an uncomfortable journey to say the least. Everyone is suspect and, in the end, we must ask ourselves: "who is really the mad one here?"

Subtle and ingenious, we see the world the way an insane person might see it; warped and confused, a nightmarish terrain where nothing makes sense and balance is not to be found.

The impact of this film is still being felt and seen today, and for good reason. It is a shocking, disturbing masterpiece. I cannot recommend it highly enough.


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Title: "Y" is The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2010)
Post by: oilgun on March 03, 2008, 06:14:33 pm
To be directed by the Coen Brothers!

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From Publishers WeeklyReviewed by Jess Walter - They are the "frozen Chosen," two million people living, dying and kvetching in Sitka, Alaska, the temporary homeland established for displaced World War II Jews in Chabon's ambitious and entertaining new novel. It is—deep breath now—a murder-mystery speculative-history Jewish-identity noir chess thriller, so perhaps it's no surprise that, in the back half of the book, the moving parts become unwieldy; Chabon is juggling narrative chainsaws here.The novel begins—the same way that Philip Roth launched The Plot Against America—with a fascinating historical footnote: what if, as Franklin Roosevelt proposed on the eve of World War II, a temporary Jewish settlement had been established on the Alaska panhandle? Roosevelt's plan went nowhere, but Chabon runs the idea into the present, back-loading his tale with a haunting history. Israel failed to get a foothold in the Middle East, and since the Sitka solution was only temporary, Alaskan Jews are about to lose their cold homeland. The book's timeless refrain: "It's a strange time to be a Jew."Into this world arrives Chabon's Chandler-ready hero, Meyer Landsman, a drunken rogue cop who wakes in a flophouse to find that one of his neighbors has been murdered. With his half-Tlingit, half-Jewish partner and his sexy-tough boss, who happens also to be his ex-wife, Landsman investigates a fascinating underworld of Orthodox black-hat gangs and crime-lord rabbis. Chabon's "Alyeska" is an act of fearless imagination, more evidence of the soaring talent of his previous genre-blender, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.Eventually, however, Chabon's homage to noir feels heavy-handed, with too many scenes of snappy tough-guy banter and too much of the kind of elaborate thriller plotting that requires long explanations and offscreen conspiracies.Chabon can certainly write noir—or whatever else he wants; his recent Sherlock Holmes novel, The Final Solution, was lovely, even if the New York Times Book Review sniffed its surprise that the mystery novel would "appeal to the real writer." Should any other snobs mistake Chabon for anything less than a real writer, this book offers new evidence of his peerless storytelling and style. Characters have skin "as pale as a page of commentary" and rough voices "like an onion rolling in a bucket." It's a solid performance that would have been even better with a little more Yiddish and a little less police. (May)Jess Walter was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award for The Zero and the winner of the 2006 Edgar Award for best novel for Citizen Vince.
Title: "Z" is Zip (1902)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 03, 2008, 07:36:46 pm
Documentary about Zip, also known as the Monkey Man. He was one of the longest serving and most popular performers in the sideshow of the Barnum and Bailey Circus.

He was born William Henry Johnson in 1842 and died of pneumonia at the age of 84 in 1926.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We Have Reached a Milestone!
Post by: MaineWriter on March 03, 2008, 09:24:08 pm
This game started back in October and we have reached a milestone...every year in the IMDb movie database has been played (or has been eligible for play)...from 1888 to 2013. Wow!

From now on, the game will shift to being "special rounds" and for the special rounds, any movie THAT HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED from 1888 to 2013 is fair game.

I welcome folks' suggestions and ideas for special rounds. I'd like to try to keep them fun and innovative...and a bit challenging.

Please send me your ideas. I have learned so much from this game, I really want to keep it going and learn a whole lot more!

Coming up momentarily....our next round of the "new" game....have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We Fought on American Soil
Post by: MaineWriter on March 03, 2008, 09:30:49 pm
Special Round: We Fought on American Soil

For this round, war movies, or movies with battle scenes, that take place on American soil. "American" is defined as north and south America...in other words, WWII movies that take place in Europe would not make the grade. The Revolutionary War, Civil War, obscure battles in Mexico, Canada, and Argentina would all be okay.  I'll let the players define "battle."

As noted previously, any movie from 1888-2013 can be played but unplayed movies only.

Wildcard X is in effect.

PM me with questions. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress

Title: "A" is Advance to the Rear (1964)
Post by: Fran on March 03, 2008, 10:39:18 pm
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A User Comment at IMDb:

It is impossible to see this film and not find it intelligently hilarious. You will laugh your way through it and never once feel your time has been wasted. The premise is simple and, in an odd way, that may in fact be it's strength.

During the last days of the Civil War, a contingent of Union soldiers, have made an uneasy accommodation with their Confederate counterparts stationed a few miles away. Every day at a certain time, each side fires a round of cannon fire at the other, timed to a deliberate miss. The aim of both sides is to, hopefully, last out the war in this manner: reasonably safe and secure.

This arrangement works quite well, until a brash headstrong Union Captain (played well by Glenn Ford) decides, on his own, to go out and capture a few of the "enemy". This of course forces their equally reluctant "enemy" to retaliate.

Ford's Commander (played with exquisite timing by veteran actor Melvyn Douglas) is horrified. "What have you done?" he shouts at him, "Take them back! How many times have I instructed you not to show initiative?" From this point on, the humor escalates and never ceases.

Staffed by some of the most recognized character actors of the time, we are treated to a highly skilled portrayal of an incredibly believable assortment of military misfits. What makes them believable is that their characterizations are delivered with depth. And this, in a sense, makes them somewhat realistic and all the more funnier.

This high caliber B-film is well-scripted and, to it's credit, is finally being recognized for the cinematic gem that it is. My advice to all film lovers is to seek out this almost forgotten treasure. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
Title: "B" is The Beguiled (1971)
Post by: southendmd on March 03, 2008, 10:52:38 pm
IMDb:  During the civil war, injured Yankee soldier, John McBurney (Clint Eastwood) is rescued on the verge of death by a teenage girl from a southern boarding school. She manages to get him back to the school, and at first the all-female staff and pupils are scared. As he starts to recover, one by one he charms them and the atmosphere becomes filled with jealousy and deceit.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We Fought on American Soil
Post by: louisev on March 03, 2008, 11:03:42 pm
this film is one I have always enjoyed (so to speak), and it plays an important role in my novel series, 'The Greenlea Tales', as Ellery, Colson's lover, has a special place in his er, heart, for Clint Eastwood.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We Fought on American Soil
Post by: MaineWriter on March 04, 2008, 07:53:12 am
Quote from: louise van hine on March 03, 2008, 11:03:42 pm
this film is one I have always enjoyed (so to speak), and it plays an important role in my novel series, 'The Greenlea Tales', as Ellery, Colson's lover, has a special place in his er, heart, for Clint Eastwood.

Ah, yes, good memories...and I still haven't seen this movie!

L
Title: "C" is Charlie's War (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 04, 2008, 08:00:27 am
from IMDb:

Charlie's War is the story of Charlotte Lewis (Olympia Dukakis), a woman who is experiencing serious emotional and mental turmoil brought about by nightmares of increasing intensity. In the dreams, she is a young girl, and she runs from unknown terrors. Trying to understand her troubling dreams, Charlotte revisits part of her childhood, which comes back to her in a series of impressionistic memories. Charlie (Ariel Blackwood), her sister, Jobie (Maggie Jones), and her mother (Bobbie Eakes) move in with her grandmother (Lynn Redgrave). It is 1944, and World War II rages in Europe and the Far East. Though Grandma's farm seems to be a peaceful refuge, there is an undercurrent of fear and brooding menace in their surroundings. Diane Ladd also stars as the older Jobie. Other featured actors are Ruby Guidara, David Alford, Hunter Hayes, Christina Zorich, and Isabella Steele. The cast is supported by several well-known Nashville actors, among whom are, Peggy Walton-Walker, Jim Wright, Cliff Cudney, Matthew Gerbig, Natalia Duncan, Vernon Winfrey (Oprah's dad), Roger Allen, Tamara Trexler-Motley and Wes Motley.


Has anyone here ever seen this? It sounds like it had a star-studded premiere in Nashville and then disappeared. Was it ever released commercially?

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Title: "D" is Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Post by: memento on March 04, 2008, 10:42:58 am
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From a user at IMDB:

Other comments on this film quite well echo my sentiments: John Ford once again exhibits his mastery of the medium, with a minimum of the sentimentality to which he sometimes succumbed; a very young and handsome Henry Fonda wonderfully embodies an ordinary man virtually forced to perform feats of extraordinary heroism; Claudette Colbert, although she seems out of her usually sophisticated element, really cannot be faulted, especially when one considers the Hollywoodized glamor of her makeup and costuming; and Edna May Oliver, heading Ford's customarily astutely chosen supporting cast, almost steals the picture.

But, to my eyes, it is the unusually beautiful Technicolor cinematography by Bert Glennon and Ray Rennahan (the latter being the credited cinematographer on the first feature-length film in three-strip Technicolor, 1935's "Becky Sharp") who deserve the most accolades. Their work simply glows and has that special crispness characteristic of certain early Technicolor films (many of which bore the Twentieth Century Fox label, as it happens.) No doubt, working on outdoor locations with the cumbersome equipment and lighting requirements involved in the use of the Technicolor process at that time, not to mention the lengendarily dictatorial control of the Technicolor Corporation's czarina, Madame (Natalie) Kalmus, and her frequent associate, Henri Jaffa, Messrs. Glennon and Rennahan managed to accomplish one of 1939's finest achievements in color cinematography. With Alfred Newman's fine musical score and all of the other first-class production values lavished on this stirring tale, "Drums Along the Mohawk" deserves a place among the best recreations of those remarkable personal stories that were part of this newly emerging nation.

Title: "E" is Escape from Andersonville (1909)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 05, 2008, 07:36:53 am
Is this special round too hard? I saw Paul claimed the E then discarded it. Oh well, I'll go out of turn to try to jumpstart things. Who is next for F?


Although there are no known surviving copies of Escape From Andersonville, various sources make reference to its unpopularity among audiences in the Southern states. (During the U.S. Civil War, Andersonville was one of the Confederacy's most notoriously harsh prisoner-of-war camps.) Responding to the complaints and to the need for a broader box office, later Kalem, Co. films such as The Confederate Ironclad would often show Southern military victories, though usually the story would also contain some significant Union achievement for Northern audiences to cheer. ~ Richard Gilliam, All Movie Guide
Title: "F" is Fort Apache (1948)
Post by: oilgun on March 05, 2008, 08:46:19 am
I'll take the relatively easy F with Fort Apache.  I'm pretty sure there was some kind of battle in this.

IMDb Plot Summary: In John Ford's sombre exploration mythologising of American heroes, he slowly reveals the character of Owen Thursday, who sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, Thursday attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.

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==COMMENT==
I'm having a tough time with this round, that's for sure!  History was not my best subject, lol!
Title: "H" is Hands Up! (1926)
Post by: southendmd on March 05, 2008, 11:01:14 am
IMDb:  There are movie buffs who believe that Raymond Griffith belongs in the same class of silent comics as Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd, and from what little I've seen, I'd say they have an argument. "Hands Up" is a delightful feature, enjoyable from beginning to end, with the dapper, dandified Griffith as a clever and enthusiastic Confederate spy. There are some brilliant gags, including one with a firing squad and another where he teaches hostile Indians to dance the Charleston (OK, so it's anachronistic-- who cares?), and the final gag is brilliant. Griffith is thoroughly ingratiating; it's a pity that so many of his movies have disappeared and the survivors are so seldom revived. It's interesting, by the way, that both Griffith and Keaton made a comedy about the Civil War in the same year-- and that both of them portrayed Southerners. "Hands Up" isn't quite as good as Keaton's "The General," but that certainly isn't an insult. This is one buried treasure that deserves a wider audience.

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Yes, this is a tuffie!  I gave up with "E"; couldn't find a thing besides "Escape from Fort Bravo" but that had already been played.  Leslie, you're such a better researcher.
Title: "I" is In Old Kentucky (1909)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 05, 2008, 11:14:43 am
Brothers George and Robert enlist on opposite sides in the Civil War. Robert is captured as a spy for the South, but escapes and hides in his parents' house. George leads the search party, but doesn't reveal his brother's hiding place, and Robert escapes. After the war, George is a hero and Robert is down on his luck. George cautiously welcomes him back into the family home.

==comment==

Well, a challenge is good for all of us! Let's just soldier on (hahahah) and I'll try to come up with something a little easier next time. Suggestions are welcome!
Title: "J" is John Paul Jones (1959)
Post by: memento on March 05, 2008, 11:41:04 am
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From a User at IMDB:

Essentially a biography in movie format, tells of the life of John Paul Jones, the man who put the U.S. Navy on the map during the American Revolution. It touches briefly on his early life, concentrating on his life in the colonies and what led him to go there after a career in the King's service. Movie also touches on the impact and standards that Jones imprinted on today's navy, and it is this element, among others, that makes this well worth watching. Stack (although taller than Jones's height of 5'4") is perfectly cast in the title role. Not to be overlooked either are Coburn's portrayal of Benjamin Franklin, Davis's of Catherine the Great, and Max Steiner's excellent musical score. Additional note: movie was produced by Samuel Bronston, who also produced and did a magnificent job on "El Cid." Whether one is looking for a movie about the Age Of Sail period or simply wants to learn
about Jones, this is an excellent choice.

=comment=
I agree that this tough. One of the reasons is that the majority of war movies, movies with battles, etc. were made about the two World Wars.
Title: Re: "J" is John Paul Jones (1959)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 05, 2008, 12:16:44 pm
Quote from: Memento on March 05, 2008, 11:41:04 am

=comment=
I agree that this tough. One of the reasons is that the majority of war movies, movies with battles, etc. were made about the two World Wars.

Don't forget, you can browse by "War" (genre) on IMDb. Also, I have been googling "civil war" and so on and coming up with lots of stuff. Choices are not confined to US American soil, either...Mexico, Central, and South America, as well as Canada are all okay.

L
Title: "K" is The Kentucky Colonel (1920)
Post by: southendmd on March 05, 2008, 02:58:27 pm
"Director William Seiter makes a jumbled mess out of Opie Read's novel of post-Civil War days." --NY Times review.

=aside=
Are there any films about wars in Canada?
Title: "L" is The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 05, 2008, 03:07:03 pm
from IMDb:

This is one of twelve filmings of the classic Fenimore Cooper novel, eight on film and two for television. Having seen the 1936 and 1992 versions, I can definitely say this 1920 version is heads above the other two. What is most amazing is the direction and the cinematography. All of the actions and the acting are restrained by 1920s standards, giving the film a realism it might otherwise have lacked. There are over two dozen impeccably composed shots which give the film majesty and an overall beauty that stuns. The narrative is true to the original book. Very highly recommended for all lovers of film artistry. A compelling experience.

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Title: "M" is Il Mercenario (1968)
Post by: oilgun on March 05, 2008, 03:42:39 pm
I'm not sure if it qualifies but it's set during the Mexican revolution....

Synopsis from www.spaghetti-western.net :
During the Mexican revolution mine owner Colonel Alfonso Garcia (Eduardo Fajardo) hires Sergei Kowalski (Franco Nero) a Polish mercenary to protect seven tonnes of silver being transported to the US. Kowalski arrives only to discover the repressed peasant workers, led by Paco Roman (Tony Musante), have taken control of the mine by force. Always eager to make good his losses Kowalski persuades Roman, now in a tight spot with Garcia's army bearing down on him, to hire his services. A sadistic homosexual mercenary called Curly  [Yikes!] (Jack Palance), wanting the silver himself tries to ambush Kowalski, but Roman thwarts his plans and Curly's men are killed. Kowalski renews his partnership with Roman and after liberating a town the bandits are joined by Columba (Giovanna Ralli) an idealist who's farther was hung for being a revolutionary. With the promise of making Roman as famous as Pancho Villa and all the gang rich in exchange for a hefty daily fee plus expenses, under Kowalski's guidance Roman earns the reputation of a great revolutionary liberator. Garcia's army still desperate to capture the bandits are joined by Curly in their search. Kowalski's financial demands for guidance increase but Roman now married to Columbia sees the true importance of the revolution to the Mexican people. Realising his responsibility for his fellow countrymen Roman reneges on the deal and takes all Kowalski's money for the great cause. The bandits keep Kowalski tied up as a prisoner, but in a devastating attack by Garcia's army he escapes. Kowalski tracks Roman to a rodeo where he is in hiding working as a clown, Curly also trails him there and the scene is set for the final showdown. --The Halitosis Kid 11:08, 27 May 2007 (CEST)

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This IMDb User really, really liked it (in fact, most comments are glowing):
I was totally knocked out of my socks when I saw that this masterpiece was on TV. One of those many titles this movie has makes it hard to identify it in my TV magazine but still...

Why was I so curious about this movie? First, its famous for its music, composed by Ennio Morricone. Mainly, it's "L'Arena", the tune that was used in Kill Bill Volume 2, which gives me goes bumps every time I hear it. So that was the main reason I wanted to see it. The other: Directed by Sergio Corbucci (Django), starring Jack Palance and Franco Nero (Django). Produced by Alberto Grimaldi....

And what did I get? A high-quality, well-written, nicely filmed epic set in the Mexican revolution. The music perfectly fits the movie. Nero and Palance each have their own theme tunes, and there is a lot of Mexican tunes in the film. The movie as an awesome pace and its very nice to watch. I can really not understand why this movie hasn't gotten a proper DVD release yet. The available Full Screen DVD is really not worth wasting a buck on it, I even got to see the widescreen version on free-TV... This is one of Corbucci's finest works, and one of the best spaghetti westerns ever made, with incredible music, cinematography and mood. Don't miss this. Write down all those alternative titles so you don't miss it when it's on TV.


==ASIDE===
Quote from: southendmd on March 05, 2008, 02:58:27 pm

=aside=
Are there any films about wars in Canada?

Well I've been looking for something about the battle of the Plains of Abraham but nothing yet.  Found a couple of rebellion movies, a great one about a rebellion against the British that would be perfect for the "Q" (hint, hint). 
I was also looking for something about the Octobre crisis  when the war measures act was implemented because of the FLQ terrorists, but I've already used the best movie about that "war" in another round.
There are a couple of movies dealing with recent native Canadian protests that escalated into National incidents, but I can't remember their names, lol!

This is tough, but like Leslie said, it's good for us... ;D
Title: "N" is The Negro Soldier (1944)
Post by: southendmd on March 05, 2008, 10:21:18 pm
Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.  It apparently includes Civil War Veterans.


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Title: "O" is An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1962)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 05, 2008, 10:51:22 pm
Another interesting movie with an interesting history that I never ever heard of! From Wikipedia:

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (French: La Rivière du hibou) is a 1962 French short film based on the short story of the same name by Ambrose Bierce first published in the 1891 collection Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. It was directed by Robert Enrico and produced by Marcel Ichac and Paul de Roubaix with music by Henri Lanoe. It won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Awards. It was also screened on American television as an episode of The Twilight Zone.

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Synopsis

A Civil War civilian prisoner is about to be hanged from Owl Creek Bridge. As he is dropped, the rope breaks, and he swims away, the soldier's bullets missing him. After avoiding capture, the man arrives at his home. He sees his wife and child. He runs toward his wife, she runs toward him. Just as they are about to fall into each other's arm's, his head and neck suddenly jerks back, and we see him hanging from the bridge. His escape was only in his imagination.

Other Stuff

Two years after its production, the film was screened on American TV as part of the science fiction show The Twilight Zone. Producer William Froug saw the film and decided to buy the rights to syndicate it on American television. The transaction cost The Twilight Zone $10,000 — significantly less than the average of $65,000 they expended on producing their own episodes. However, Froug’s purchase allowed for the film to be aired only twice (the first airing was on February 28, 1964). Consequently, it is not included on The Twilight Zone’s syndication package, although it is included on Image Entertainment's DVD box set of the original series. The episode's introduction is notable for Rod Serling breaking the fourth wall even more than usual, as he explains how the film was shot overseas and later picked up to air as part of The Twilight Zone.

Opening narration
“    Tonight a presentation so special and unique that, for the first time in the five years we've been presenting The Twilight Zone, we're offering a film shot in France by others. Winner of the Cannes Film Festival of 1962, as well as other international awards, here is a haunting study of the incredible, from the past master of the incredible, Ambrose Bierce. Here is the French production of An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge.    ”

Closing narration
“    An occurence at Owl Creek Bridge—in two forms, as it was dreamed, and as it was lived and died. This is the stuff of fantasy, the thread of imagination...the ingredients of the Twilight Zone.    ”

Awards

    * Won first prize for Best Short Subject at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.
    * Won the 1963 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We Fought on American Soil
Post by: louisev on March 05, 2008, 11:52:20 pm
you want to know something very interesting about this shirt film: I was once a teacher - yes, a college teacher, while I was in graduate school, and wrote a curriculum for adults in general writing.  And I used 'Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge' as a trigger for the students to write.  The film is about 15 minutes or so long, and I stopped the film at a 'critical juncture' which anyone who has seen it will know!  and had the students finish the story.  This was the part of the course they all liked best!

Or maybe it was the movie!
Title: "P" The Panama Deception (1992)
Post by: oilgun on March 06, 2008, 07:52:46 am
IMDb SYNOPSIS:  This documentary details the case that the 1989 invasion of Panama by the US was motivated not by the need to protect American soldiers, restore democracy or even capture Noriega. It was to force Panama to submit the will of the United States after Noriega had exhausted his usefulness.

Narrated by Elizabeth Montgomery  (I've always loved her!)
You can watch the film in its entirety here:  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-446387292666223710 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-446387292666223710)


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IMDb Comment:  What's surprising about Panama Deception is not the facts that it delivers, but that a film that reveals so much about US policy was allowed to win the Academy Award. The film's analysis of media bias is dead on, and its seamless corroboration of the true events of the Panama invasion are irrefutable. In addition to the in-depth analysis of the history of US intervention, the film accurately predicts the current US quagmire in Colombia. This film is a classic treatise on US foreign policy, and a great example of the necessity of true independent media.



Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We Fought on American Soil
Post by: Fran on March 06, 2008, 01:11:15 pm
Quote from: susiebk on March 06, 2008, 10:21:32 am
'Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge' was part of my junior high school curriculum.  I never forgot it!

It was part of my high school curriculum, and, yes, I still remember it.  I also remember "The Lottery," another film that's hard to forget.
Title: "Q" is Queen (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 06, 2008, 01:41:59 pm
post-Civil War, slaves and so on...a little bit of a stretch but hey! It's a Q!

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Title: "R" is Red Mountain (1951)
Post by: Fran on March 06, 2008, 01:46:31 pm
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A user comment from IMDb:

This western is about the dying Confederacy's last-ditch attempt to carve out its own territory in the western United States. Hoping to form an alliance with various Plains Indian nations, General Quantrell's rebel cavalry and renegade Utes are poised to battle Union soldiers in Colorado. Southerner Brett Sherwood, a rebel sympathizer and point man for Quantrell, later realizes that Quantrell has abandoned the South's cause and is plundering and murdering for his own purposes. Other plot angles include claim-jumping, murder and Sherwood's entanglement with a woman and a wounded man who wants to turn him in for a killing an assayer. The film has plenty of action, including chases, fights, Indian attacks, and a large, noisy clash at the finale between the Union and the Confederates and their Indian allies. Alan Ladd and Lizabeth Scott star in the film and get a great assist from John Ireland as Quantrell in one of his best roles. A great cast of veteran western actors was assembled for this colorful, exciting western. Franz Waxman's music score is very dramatic but with a dark, somber quality.
Title: "S" is Shenandoah (1965)
Post by: southendmd on March 06, 2008, 03:48:23 pm
IMDb:  Charlie Anderson (James Stewart) is a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia and finds himself (and his family) in the middle of the Civil War. He decides not to get involved in the war because he believes that this is not "his" war. But he eventually has to get involved when his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North.

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Title: Re: "Q" is Queen (1993)
Post by: oilgun on March 06, 2008, 03:57:32 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on March 06, 2008, 01:41:59 pm
post-Civil War, slaves and so on...a little bit of a stretch but hey! It's a Q!

I had a good "Q" but got tired of waiting and took a "P" instead  :laugh:

15 février 1839 (Fifteen in French is Quinze)
This is the warm and touching story of the last day of two men, on February 15th 1839. The two were part of the patriotic rebellion of Canadians (most of them French Canadians) against the British. If the film make politics and historical points, the principal idea deals with the feelings of two men about to die by hanging. There's also big feelings about friendship, solidarity and, of course, patriotism.
Title: "T" is They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Post by: Meryl on March 06, 2008, 10:34:48 pm
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The film follows the life of George Armstrong Custer (Errol Flynn) from attending West Point, wooing of Elizabeth Bacon (Olivia de Havilland), the American Civil War, and the Battle of Little Big Horn. In the film, the battle is blamed on unscrupulous corporations and politicians craving the land of Crazy Horse (Anthony Quinn) and his people.

Custer is portrayed as a fun-loving but almost saintly figure who tirelessly works for Indians and sacrifices himself for their benefit. His last stand is treated as far more significant than it was. In the movie's version of the story, a few corrupt white politicians goad the Western tribes into war, threatening the survival of all white settlers in the West. Custer and his men give their lives at the Little Bighorn to delay the Indians and prevent this slaughter. A letter left behind by Custer absolves the Indians of all responsibility.
Title: "U" is The Undefeated (1969)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 06, 2008, 10:43:21 pm
A story about how everyone got along after the Civil War, were all hunky dory friends and so on....

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Why am I not surprised that John Wayne is starring in this?
Title: "V" is VIMY: The Birth of a Nation (1996)
Post by: memento on March 07, 2008, 12:02:20 am
From IMDB:

140 minute documentary detailing the battle at Vimy Ridge at which Canadians fought. The film explores events that lead up to the battle, documents the racism, political maneuvering, and faulty equipments that the troops were forced to endure, and eventually tells the story of the unification of the Canadians as Canadians, regardless of the racial, ethnic or religious background. The film uses rare battle footage, and authentic re-enactments.
Title: "W" is The War on Drugs (2007)
Post by: oilgun on March 07, 2008, 12:35:23 am
From: http://www.war-on-drugs.com/en/film.html (http://www.war-on-drugs.com/en/film.html)
The War on Drugs is a film documentary about the war on drugs. The film shows how the war is being waged by examining the situation in Colombia and the United States.

In Colombia, the United States fights this drug war by attacking the supply chain. Under a large offensive named Plan Colombia, coca and poppy growing areas are sprayed on a huge scale to eradicate the crops. However, many years of fumigation has not reduced the extent of the growing areas. In many remote sections of Colombia, the peasants have no viable alternatives to cultivating the coca plant. The coca plant is the only sustenance product there.

Seven years after the start of Plan Colombia, the country exports more drugs than ever, due to expanding markets and restricted opportunities for Colombian farmers.

Kevin C. Whaley, Chief of International Operations of the DEA, lays out his organization's strategy. He explains why, in his opinion, the war on drugs will never end.

In the United States, drug prohibition is enforced by imposing harsh prison terms for all drug law offenders. The fates of Richard Paey and Sharanda Jones show the social, political and personal implications of these measures.

The War on Drugs is an analysis of a war that started almost 40 years ago and shows no signs of subsiding.

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==Comment==
I'm really confused about this documentary.  It seems like a DEA propaganda piece but then it has links to IPS, L.E.A.P. and Amnesty International.

Title: Wildcard "X" is Canadian Bacon (1995)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 07, 2008, 07:01:17 am
I found this movie the other day when Paul asked if there are any movies about wars in Canada. John Candy's last film. Directed by Michael Moore ("Bowling for Columbine," "Sicko").

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Title: "Y" is Yankee Doodle Bugs (1954)
Post by: southendmd on March 07, 2008, 10:06:48 am
Bugs Bunny lectures his nephew Clyde about early America, inserting himself into events wherever possible.

Uncle Bugs:  "Know American history?  Why we rabbits have made  American history!"

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v01nyUSw4j4[/youtube]

George Washington:  "Martha, you'll have to run the candy stores alone, while I'm off to fight the war."  (Apparently, a reference to a chain of Martha Washington Candy Stores prevalent in the 1950s.)
Title: "Z" is Zapata - El sueño del héroe
Post by: oilgun on March 07, 2008, 11:04:22 am
An evidently reviled film from the maker of WATER FOR CHOCOLATE.  It rates only 1-1/2 stars on IMDb (!)

Excerpt of one Comment:
I think everything's already said on all other comments, but its all true: This movie sucks; the script sucks; the actors suck; has awful historical flaws; is totally unrealistic; its nonsense; its absolutely wrong made; its lame; its an offense to a national hero, to Mexican culture, and to Mexican film industry!

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==COMMENT==

I think this round was great!  It was challenging, fun and educational.  I had to actually use some brain cells and that hurt a little, but that's good isn't it? ;D
Title: Re: "Z" is Zapata - El sueño del héroe
Post by: MaineWriter on March 07, 2008, 12:23:37 pm
Quote from: oilgun on March 07, 2008, 11:04:22 am

==COMMENT==

I think this round was great!  It was challenging, fun and educational.  I had to actually use some brain cells and that hurt a little, but that's good isn't it? ;D

Thank you! I enjoyed it, too!


L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Count UP!
Post by: MaineWriter on March 07, 2008, 12:30:56 pm
Announcing our next round: Count UP!

For this, we are going to focus on the number of words in the title of the movie. Here's the game: someone will start the round with a one word A movie, ie, Airplane! (although that's been played already, so it won't be Airplane!, I am just giving an example).

Then for the B movie, it needs to be a title with two words. C will have three words. D will have four words. And so it continues.

If you get to a point where you can't find a movie with the required number of words, then drop back to a one word title. So, say a player can't find a five word E title, then it would drop back to a one word E title, and the counting would begin again (F, two words, G, three words, etc.).

I am curious to see just how high we can go.

For this, every element in a title counts as a word: the, an, a, etc. So...THE ORDER would be a two word title, but it still could be played as an O movie.

Wildcard X: can be any letter, but must follow W with the right number of words: eg, if the W movie had three words, Wildcard X must have FOUR.

I hope this makes sense! Let me know if you have questions! Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We Fought on American Soil
Post by: Artiste on March 07, 2008, 01:00:10 pm
Is there a clip of

Canadian Bacon?

Did it come out well accepted in the cinemas in the USA? Etc.?

Au revoir,
hugs!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We Fought on American Soil
Post by: MaineWriter on March 07, 2008, 01:21:17 pm
Quote from: Artiste on March 07, 2008, 01:00:10 pm
Is there a clip of

Canadian Bacon?

Did it come out well accepted in the cinemas in the USA? Etc.?

Au revoir,
hugs!

It had mixed reviews. You can read about it here:

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0109370/

I haven't seen it.

L
Title: "A" is Airport (1970)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 07, 2008, 01:24:57 pm
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Next up, a two word B movie.
Title: "B" is Blow Out (1981)
Post by: southendmd on March 07, 2008, 01:41:46 pm
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Next:  C in 3.
Title: "C" is Children of Men (2006)
Post by: Fran on March 07, 2008, 02:27:27 pm
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Title: "D" is Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 07, 2008, 02:48:36 pm
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Next up, five words for E
Title: 'E' is 'Erik, of het kleine insectenboek' (2004)
Post by: belbbmfan on March 07, 2008, 02:55:12 pm
I found this on imdb:

In this movie -after the classical Godfried Bomans novel of the same Dutch title- with musical elements, Erik is a Dutch ten year-old schoolboy who is studying insects at school, and gets shown and explained a bit about them by his kind and knowledgeable nature-loving grandfather, whose country estate is a good place to do so and turns out to have a book on insects, which allows Erik to pass for one night, rather like Alice in Wonderland, as a miniature man among thus giant-looking, talking insects, who discuss their and other species and their lives with him, mainly winged ones, such as bee, fly and wasp.



next, F six words
Title: "F" is Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
Post by: Fran on March 07, 2008, 03:04:09 pm
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Plot Summary (from IMDb):

What do an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by mole rats, and a cutting-edge robotics designer have in common? Both nothing and everything in this unconventional documentary directed by Erroll Morris.
Title: "G" is The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo (2008)
Post by: southendmd on March 07, 2008, 03:06:19 pm
A documentary by Lisa F. Jackson.

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Next, if you can:  "H" in 8
Title: 'H' is 'Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien'
Post by: belbbmfan on March 07, 2008, 03:12:42 pm
On a hot day in a highway gas station men's room, a man Michel doesn't recognize says they went to school together. He's Harry. He suggests they have a drink, so he and his girlfriend follow Michel and his family to their summer place. Michel is amazed when Harry quotes from memory a poem Michel wrote in school. Harry thinks Michel is a great writer, and he's distressed that Michel hasn't written in years. Harry stays awhile (since his father's death, he's a man of leisure) and sets out to eliminate distractions that might keep Michel from writing. First he buys Michel a car (with air conditioning) and then suspicious things happen. Michel picks up a pen, Harry is gratified, but he's not finished being Michel's self-appointed patron.


next I, 9 words
Title: "I" is Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)
Post by: oilgun on March 07, 2008, 03:20:54 pm
OMG, that was tough!  But I'm happy with my selection.  It's a film by the Quay Brothers and I've actually watched it recently, it's rather avant garde and hard to take.
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Here's an 8 min. clip from the movie, "The Classroom Dance":

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIjWWZZq00k[/youtube]

Next up: J - 10 words
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Count UP!
Post by: southendmd on March 07, 2008, 03:23:00 pm
You can do it, Gil!  Plus, I found a "J" with 10 words!

Fabienne, I'm impressed!  Here's a photo of your film:

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Title: "J" is Je règle mon pas sur le pas de mon père (1999)
Post by: southendmd on March 07, 2008, 03:24:38 pm
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"In the Footsteps of My Father"

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Guillaume Canet


Next:  "K" in 11 or 1...
Title: "K" is Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 07, 2008, 03:56:00 pm
This movie gave me motion sickness when I watched it, and I never get motion sickness!

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Next up: 2 words for L
Title: "L" is Liquid Sky (1982)
Post by: Fran on March 07, 2008, 04:15:17 pm
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Plot Summary (from IMDb):

Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin. They land on top of a New York apartment inhabited by a drug dealer and her female, androgynous, bisexual nymphomaniac lover, a fashion model. The aliens soon find the human pheromones created in the brain during orgasm preferable to heroin, and the model's casual sex partners begin to disappear. This increasingly bizarre scenario is observed by a lonely woman in the building across the street, a German scientist who is following the aliens, and an equally androgynous, drug-addicted male model. (Both models are played by Anne Carlisle, in a dual role.) Darkly funny and thoroughly weird.

=comment=
Great round theme, Leslie!!!

Next:  M in 3 words
Title: "M" is M. Hulot's Holiday (1953)
Post by: oilgun on March 07, 2008, 04:55:21 pm
This counts as three words right?

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Next up: "N" in 4 words

==COMMENT==
I think that the person who reverts back to a One Word title should be penalized somehow   :laugh:
Title: "N" is Naked in New York (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 07, 2008, 05:23:16 pm
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Next: O in five words!
Title: Re: "M" is M. Hulot's Holiday (1953)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 07, 2008, 05:28:00 pm
Quote from: oilgun on March 07, 2008, 04:55:21 pm
This counts as three words right?

Oui!

Quote

==COMMENT==
I think that the person who reverts back to a One Word title should be penalized somehow   :laugh:

Hey, c'mon, even if I couldn't find an 11 word K movie, at least I found with with lots of letters!
Title: "O" is The Owl and The Pussycat (1970)
Post by: memento on March 07, 2008, 06:43:42 pm
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Next: P in 6 words
Title: "P" is The People vs. Zsa Zsa Gabor (1991)
Post by: southendmd on March 07, 2008, 06:45:47 pm
Highlights of the trial of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who was accused of assaulting a police officer in Beverly Hills, California, when he stopped her for a traffic violation.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/90/Zsa_Zsa_Gabor_Mugshot.jpg/180px-Zsa_Zsa_Gabor_Mugshot.jpg)

Next:  "Q" in 7.

=aside=
Leslie, this is wicked fun!
Title: "Q" is Que viva el merengue y la lambada (1989)
Post by: Fran on March 07, 2008, 07:25:16 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/57_1_b.jpg)

This Mexican film was directed by Francisco Guerrero.

Title: "R" is Red Rocks Live: Neil Young Friends & Relatives (2000)
Post by: memento on March 07, 2008, 07:49:27 pm
Neil Young and band play a huge outdoor concert in the pouring rain.

Next: S in 9
Title: "S" is Si vous le voyez, tuez-le de ma part (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 07, 2008, 08:00:22 pm

IMDb Plot Outline: "We got drunk and he talked about his machine allowing him to travel in the future. I made fun of him but since he disappeared..."

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Si-vous-le-Voyez.jpg)

It was either that or "So Fresh, So Clean... a Down and Dirty Comedy"

Next T in 10
Title: "T" is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Post by: Meryl on March 08, 2008, 12:31:18 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_two.jpg)

The film follows the adventures of the four Turtles; Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael. Roughly resuming from the events of the last film, villain Shredder returns to take back command of the Foot Clan, and work towards getting revenge on the Turtles. When he learns the secret behind the Turtles' mutation, he becomes more dangerous than ever. The film sheds some light on the origins of Splinter and the Turtles, introduces two new villains; Tokka and Rahzar. Unlike the first film, this one rarely showed the use of their weapons. The Turtles instead fight bare-fisted for much of the film.

Next:  U in 11
Title: "U" is Urutoraman Tiga & Urutoraman Daina: Hikari no hoshi no senshi tachi (1998
Post by: Fran on March 08, 2008, 01:05:25 am
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Literal English Title:  Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/ultraman_tiga_dyna_front.jpg)

From IMDb:

The members of the Super GUTS force, one of whom is secretly Ultraman Dyna, are in the middle of a losing battle against an enormous monster on the surface of the moon, when suddenly a spaceship appears and saves them by zapping the beast. The crew of the ship claim to members of the world peace force that originally created the Super GUTS force, and they invite the GUTS members to enter their brainwave patterns into the ship's battle computer so it can be a more effective fighting system. It sounds like a good idea, but could they have some other plan up their sleeves? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher {[email protected]}
Title: "V" is Valmont (1989)
Post by: oilgun on March 08, 2008, 01:06:56 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/valmont.jpg)

I did find a V with 12: Les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne - Voyage au centre de la terre  but decided against it because it was made for TV and I have standards  ;D  I stay away from those and also the direct to video titles.


W in 2
Title: "W" is White Out (2008)
Post by: southendmd on March 08, 2008, 09:34:46 am
IMDb:  White Out is the story of Nick Watson, host of Reality, a talk show on Norwalk University's WSKO radio station in northern New Hampshire. Just as he's closing down the show on the very last episode of his college radio career, he receives a disturbing on air phone call. It seems that Michelle Fullmer, his fiancé, his wife in nineteen days in fact, is cheating on him with none other than Richie Fontaine, Norwalk's Dust Devils' star quarterback. Too much for most people to handle. Compound this all with the freak blizzard that rages outside, dumping a very healthy amount of snow on the greater Norwalk area, keeping other hosts out of the studio, and stranding Nick inside with co-host Andy Wolcienski, producer Hannah Lorenz, and a great deal of anguish and fury. It would be up to Nick to be the better person, but it seems Nick doesn't have anything nice to say about his darling ex-fiancée. That won't stop him. The next twelve hours on the radio are going to be VERY interesting.

(http://www.white-out-movie.com/media/poster2.jpg)

Next:  Wildcard  "X" in 3.
Title: Wilcard "X" is X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 08, 2008, 09:45:40 am
Filming on location, as I type this, in Sydney, Australia. Next stop after that, New Orleans!

(http://buzznet-62.vo.llnwd.net/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2008/02/hugh-jackman-wolverine-movie.jpg)

I know I didn't have to play a movie starting with X but since I found one, with Hugh no less, why not? LOL


Next up: 4 words for Y

Since everyone seems to be enjoying, how about if we keep it going for another round? If someone comes up with five words for Z, then continue on with six words for A and keep it going.

I am in Boston visiting with Southendmd and we are going to be traveling a bit today, so I might not be around as much as usual. I'll trust you guys to hold down the fort!

L
Title: "Y" is The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)
Post by: Fran on March 08, 2008, 12:02:34 pm
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/258595.1010.A.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5upz3hWRzw[/youtube]
Time: 7:21

Next:  Z in 5 words
Title: "Z" is Zui hao de shi guang (2005)
Post by: memento on March 08, 2008, 01:11:03 pm
English title: Three Times

From IMDB: Three stories of women and men: in 1966, "A Time for Love," a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon playing pool; "A Time for Freedom," set in a bordello in 1911, revolves around a singer's longing to escape her surroundings; in 2005 in Taipei, "A Time for Youth" dramatizes a triangle in which a singer has an affair with a photographer while her partner suffers. In the first two stories, letters are crucial to the outcome; in the third, it's cell-phone calls, text messages, and a computer file. Over the years between the tales, as sexual intimacy becomes more likely and words more free, communication recedes.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/Zui_hao_2005.jpg)

Next: A in 6 words
Title: "A" is Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (2002)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 08, 2008, 05:02:23 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/courage_combo.jpg)

Next up: 7 words for B
Title: "B" is The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Post by: southendmd on March 08, 2008, 05:07:44 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510JRS4GE3L._AA240_.jpg)

Apparently, this was unbelievably bad.

Next:  C in 8.
Title: "C" is Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Post by: Fran on March 08, 2008, 06:10:38 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/51F2MQVT0VL_SS500_.jpg)

From IMDb:

The U.S. government, eager to protect the nation's avacado supplies, recruits feminist professor Margo Hunt to make contact with the Piranha Women, an all-female tribe who believe men are only good as a source of food. Accompanying Dr. Hunt on her trip are Jim, a guide of questionable competence, and Bunny, a student of unquestionable incompetence. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher {[email protected]}
Title: "D" is Dumbo (1941)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 08, 2008, 06:43:17 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/612248origlj2.jpg)

I couldn't find a 9 word D so flipped back to one.

Next up: 2 words for E
Title: "E" is Electric Dreams (1984)
Post by: southendmd on March 08, 2008, 06:45:40 pm
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/3/A70-1988)

Starring the very dreamy Maxwell Caulfield.

(http://gfx.filmweb.pl/p/25/24/42524/107369.1.jpg)

Next:  C in 3.
Title: "F" is Far from Heaven (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 08, 2008, 09:20:20 pm
I can't believe this has never been played!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Far-from-heaven.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Far-from-heaven02.jpg)

Next: G in 4
Title: "G" is George of the Jungle (1997)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 08, 2008, 10:22:22 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/039_65717.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/george_of_the_jungle_ver3.jpg)


Next: H in five
Title: "H" is Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
Post by: Fran on March 08, 2008, 10:32:09 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/20071119023146-has-anybody-seen.jpg)

Next:  I in six
Title: "I" is I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
Post by: southendmd on March 08, 2008, 10:48:36 pm
(http://www.kfcplainfield.com/movies/illseeyouinmydreamsvhs.jpg)

Next:  "J" in 7
Title: "J" is Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 08, 2008, 10:54:53 pm
Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't post this...LOL

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/jason3.jpg)

Next up: K in 8

Title: "K" is The Kiss That Would Last a Billion Years (2003)
Post by: oilgun on March 09, 2008, 12:02:51 am
From IMDb:
Insightful doc about the Voyager probes
Before the seeing this documentary I knew that the probes are heading to 'where no man has gone before' with a "greeting card" made of pictures and sounds for the aliens attached. I had a fuzzy idea what the looked or sounded like. Now I know.

Although it is interesting to hear the selected pieces of music, sounds of nature and wildlife and of course man's voice, it's more interesting to know why they were selected and what was omitted - and why. The NASA officials whose approval was needed to everything had silly politically correct attitude and couldn't send pornography to space - referring to the earlier Pioneer probes that had a drawing of a naked pair of a man and a woman. Think about it: if an alien contact would be made, would it be shameful to let them know how our genitalia looks like? Or would the aliens first take people to court for flashing? Ridiculous thinking, but then again, the current administration could even be more strict than back then...

Against this kind of moral up-tightness I find it pleasing that the music recordings is maybe the most universal collection ever put together coming from all continents ranging from tribal to classic to contemporary music.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Hubble01.jpg)






next: "L" in 9
Title: "L" is The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
Post by: Fran on March 09, 2008, 02:59:57 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/51A38Z9M6RL_SS500_.jpg)

Next:  "M" in ten
Title: The Man Behind the Movie: A Conversation with Chris Gardner (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 09, 2008, 09:29:52 am
Chris Gardner is the real life person upon whom the movie, The Pursuit of of Happyness is based. This is a brief documentary about his life.

Below, Will Smith and Chris Gardner at the San Francisco premiere.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/The20Pursuit20Of20Happyness20San20F.jpg)

Next up: N in eleven
Title: "N" is No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon (2003)
Post by: oilgun on March 09, 2008, 09:58:29 am
IMDb Plot Summary:   No Secret Anymore shows Del and Phyllis creating coalitions that took on the prevailing belief that lesbians were illegal, immoral and sick. Phyllis and Del did the groundbreaking work on lesbian mothers, sex education, family violence, and more. Always working both from within and outside the institutions they sought to change, Del and Phyllis were able to advance the rights of women, lesbians, gay, bisexual, and transgender (lgbt) people. Today these unapologetic and unstoppable activists are educating both the lgbt and aging movements on the needs of old lesbians.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Lyon_Martin-01.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Lyon_Martin.jpg)

Next:  O in 12
Title: "O" is One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates Adventures in Alabas
Post by: southendmd on March 09, 2008, 10:28:14 am
One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates Adventures in Alabasta (2007)

I have no idea what this is, but it's 12 words!

(http://www.forumsigs.com/users/crossbones/Jump_Festa_2007/JF07-19s.jpg)

Next, if you dare, "P" in 13...
Title: "P" is The Path to Nuclear Fission: The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn
Post by: MaineWriter on March 09, 2008, 10:42:00 am
The Path to Nuclear Fission: The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn (2006)

These movie titles are getting so long, I can't fit the whole thing on the subject line!

About the movie:

In 1938, with Hitler in power, the discovery of nuclear fission was made by the physicist Lise Meitner and the chemist Otto Hahn. This documentary  explores their lives and the work that led them down the path of this discovery.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Meitner-und-Hahn-18.jpg)

Next up: Q in 14 (is that possible?) or Q in one.
Title: "Q" is Quitting (2001)
Post by: oilgun on March 09, 2008, 11:11:26 am
 I found a Q title with 13 words, just one short!  So we're back to One word with QUITTING, a movie I actually saw.  Also known as ZUOTIAN.

IMDb Plot Outline:    An actor becomes increasingly introverted and psychotic and his entire family attempts to intervene.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quitting.jpg)

Next: R in 2
Title: "R" is Radio Days (1987)
Post by: southendmd on March 09, 2008, 11:41:45 am
(http://pserve.club.fr/RadioDays_Aff.jpg)

Next:  "S" in 3.
Title: "S" is Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 09, 2008, 11:54:12 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/saving_private_ryan_ver2.jpg)

Next up: T in 4
Title: "T" is Tales from the Hood (1995)
Post by: Fran on March 09, 2008, 12:30:07 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/tales_from_the_hood.jpg)
Title: "U" is The United States of Leland (2003)
Post by: southendmd on March 09, 2008, 12:37:23 pm
(http://wordspacing.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/united_states_of_leland_ver2.jpg)

With the dreamy Chris Klein.

(http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Profiles/20061004/244.klein.chris.100406.jpg)

Next:  "V" in 6.
Title: "V" is Violence des échanges en milieu tempéré (2003)
Post by: oilgun on March 09, 2008, 12:43:49 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/violencedesechange.jpg)

IMDb Comment: The title in English for this film is "Work Hard, Play Hard", which is the slogan for the McGregor group, the company at the center of the story. Of course, it bears no resemblance with the original French title that perhaps makes more sense.

This film deals with the realities of what is happening in the work place today. It's sort of a universal phenomenon in which the fate of people that have given their lives working for a company, suddenly, face an uncertain future. A few of them will end unemployed because these workers are expendable.

Director Jean Marc Moutout presents us with the intrigues within a successful company. Philippe Seigner, a young and talented would-be executive type, is hand picked by his immediate superior, not because of his credentials, but because the boss thinks he can carry out the hatchet job without any qualms. Since Laurent has no scruples, he expects nothing else from his subordinate.

Philippe meets and falls in love with the single mother, Eva, who sees in the young man someone she can love. Alas, Philippe will surprise her with an unusual turn of events that will separate the two lovers forever.

The acting is first rate. Jeremie Renier seems to be a natural actor. Cylia Malki and Laurent Lucas, are quite good, as is the rest of an ensemble cast under the sure direction of M. Moutout.
Title: "W" is The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 09, 2008, 12:47:12 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/normal_water_horse_ver2_xlg.jpg)

Next up: X (any letter can be played) with 8 words
Title: Wildcard "X" is I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Post by: southendmd on March 09, 2008, 12:48:11 pm
(http://www.libertyfilmfestival.com/libertas/wp-content/Bmuni.jpg)

Next:  "Y" in 9.
Title: "Y" is You Don't Know Dick: Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men (1996)
Post by: oilgun on March 09, 2008, 01:24:24 pm
==COMMENT==
I hope the contraction "don't" can count as one word...

IMDb Plot Summary: Lyle, Max, Michael, Steven, Ted, and James: a photographer who lifts weights, a cop, a mechanic, writers, an artist; one is gay, at least three are in serious relationships with women; one was in the seminary; one has three children from a previous marriage. All six were born female, and all are female-to-male ("FTM") transsexuals. They talk about childhood, deciding to make the change, telling parents and friends and co-workers, testosterone therapy, surgeries, organs, embracing their histories, and how their lives are now. Friends, a parent, lovers, and two children also talk. All six men express joy at their new-found and more complete identities.

Next:  Z in 10
Title: "Z" is Zameer (1975)
Post by: Fran on March 09, 2008, 02:23:57 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/2804.jpg)

From IMDb:

Maharaj Singh is a proud owner of several derby-winning stallions, and lives in a palatial farmhouse with his wife, Rukmini and young son, Chimpoo. One day dacoits attack his farmhouse with a view of stealing the stallions, but Maharaj fights them, killing the son of the leader of the dacoits, Maan Singh. Maan Singh swears to avenge the death of his son, and abducts Chimpoo. Years later, a servant of Maharaj, Ram Singh, brings a young man named Badal into the Singhs lives, and tells them that he is their missing son Chimpoo. Both Maharaj, Rukmini, and their daughter, Sunita, are delighted at having Chimpoo back in their lives. Then Badal and Sunita fall in love with each other. It is then Badal confesses to Maharaj that he is not Chimpoo, but a former convicted jailbird, who was asked to impersonate him by an embittered Ram Singh. Maharaj does not want to relay this information to an ailing Rukmini, and decides to keep it quiet for the rest of their lives. But sooner or later Rukmini is bound to find out - especially when Badal and Sunita openly show their love - will this shock of an intimate brother and a sister spare her or has fate something else in store for her. Written by rAjOo ([email protected])
Title: "A" is The Alamo (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 09, 2008, 02:37:41 pm
Let's keep counting!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/brownr_alamo60.jpg)

Next up: B in 3
Title: "B" is Babar: The Movie (1989)
Post by: southendmd on March 09, 2008, 02:38:21 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51J4ZR5C3GL._AA240_.jpg)

Starring the dreamy Babar!

Next:  "C" in  4.
Title: "C" is The Cider House Rules (2000)
Post by: memento on March 09, 2008, 05:44:05 pm
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/32/MPW-16148)

Next: D in 5
Title: "D" is Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
Post by: Fran on March 09, 2008, 06:43:21 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/031398787020.jpg)

Next:  "E" in 6
Title: "E" is Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
Post by: southendmd on March 09, 2008, 08:52:23 pm
(http://shop.elvis.com.au/images/dvd_thats_the_way_it_is07.jpg)

Next:  "F" in 7.
Title: "F" is The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 09, 2008, 09:37:04 pm
Peter Sellers last movie...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/fumanchu.jpg)

Next up: G in 8
Title: "G" is Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse... deux ans après (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 10, 2008, 09:41:03 am
IMDb lists the title as Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse... deux ans après not just  Deux ans après like on the poster.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Glaneurs.jpg)

IMDb Comment: Agnéz Varda enjoyed making her scavenger film so much she went out with her handi-cam and did it again. The whopping great distribution can't have slowed her down either.

One of the subjects says she shouldn't have been in the first one so much, so she minimises her presence - ineffectively because the winning, quirky first person author is still the star. Detail of the character who lives off garbage and runs in the Paris marathon is particularly intriguing. The insets of the first film, the hand made movie from the early years or the withered heart shape potato that got a mutter of recognition when I saw it, all liven up the film. I liked the second thought ending too.

These films are like spending time in the company of a great raconteur. The fact that she turned out to be possibly the most accomplished Nouvelle Vague director is a bonus. Hope she does another twenty.

==COMMENT RE:  The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu==

I had the misfortune of seeing Peter Seller's last film at the theatre!  It has to be the most embarrassing "last Film" of any career, lol!  Helen Mirren impersonates Queen Elizabeth in the film.  She did a good job even then!

Next:  H in 9
Title: "H" is Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003)
Post by: Fran on March 10, 2008, 10:10:28 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/37298.jpg)

From IMDb:

This film covers the early history of post World War II educational films, especially those involving traffic safety by the Highway Safety Foundation under direction of Richard Wayman. In the name of promoting safe driving in teenagers, these films became notorious for their gory depiction of accidents to shock their audiences to make their point. The film also covers the role of safety films of this era, their effect on North American teenage culture, the struggle between idealism and lurid exploitation and how they reflected the larger society concerns of the time that adults projected onto their youth. Written by Kenneth Chisholm ([email protected])

Next:  "I" in 10
Title: "I" is In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 10, 2008, 10:26:42 am
IMDb credits this as a 2007, even though it didn't open until 2008...for about 20 minutes, apparently!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/in_the_name_of_the_king_a_dungeon_s.jpg)

Next up: J in 11
Title: "J" is Just a Little Bit of Love: A Tribute to Des Smyth (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 10, 2008, 11:20:27 am
IMDb Plot Outline:A young woman creates the man of her dreams ... in the likeness of suave showband singer Des Smyth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newtalent/filmmakers/just_a_little_bit_of_love.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newtalent/filmmakers/just_a_little_bit_of_love.shtml)

Next: K in 12
Title: "K" is King Edward VII at the Birthday Celebration of the King of Denmark (1902)
Post by: southendmd on March 10, 2008, 12:30:37 pm
King Edward VII at the Birthday Celebration of the King of Denmark (1902)

(http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/vmgallery/general/democracy/large/vm_lg_0017.jpg)
Edward VII


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King Christian IX of Denmark


Next:  "L" in 14!
Title: "L" is Let No One Put Asunder: The Legal Recognition of Same Sex Marriage in...
Post by: MaineWriter on March 10, 2008, 12:38:55 pm
Complete title: Let No One Put Asunder: The Legal Recognition of Same Sex Marriage in Canada (2004)



A documentary from Canada. Here is an interview with the director:

SEVEN QUESTIONS
Alexis Fosse Mackintosh
August 10 , 2004
Derrick O'Keefe

The 16th annual Out on Screen, Vancouver Queer Film and Video Festival, is currently underway. Billed as the city's premier queer arts event, it boasts over 200 films, workshops, forums and parties, running from August 5-15.

Alexis Fosse Mackintosh is the director of a new documentary, Let No One Put Asunder: the legal recognition of same sex marriage in Canada, which premieres on Saturday, August 14 as part of the festival. Notwithstanding her renown as a director and producer, Mackintosh is also the filmmaker who caught Randy White telling too much of the truth about the Conservatives intentions during the recent election campaign.

Seven Oaks editor Derrick O'Keefe spoke with her about White, the new film, and the state of struggles for gay and lesbian rights.

1) Seven Oaks: What was your motivation for undertaking this documentary project?

The motivation is pure and simple: human rights. This is the defining human rights issue of the decade and I'm a very strong supporter of human rights, and that's why I got involved.

2) What is the significance of the title, Let No One Put Asunder?

It's a phrase from the bible. It is what's used in the marriage ceremony, "what God has joined, let no man put asunder." It is one of those key statements about marriage, biblical marriage, and we thought that was important.

3) Do you see the results of the federal election as, in part, a vindication of ongoing struggles for gay and lesbian rights?

I think it can be seen as a victory for human rights, a victory for minority rights, a victory for really every Canadian. Freedom has to be freedom for everybody, and I think that's really what this is about.

4) Do you think similar breakthroughs will follow in other countries?

I think you are going to see it become an issue throughout the world. A gay marriage law was brought forward in England. The House of Lords shot it down because, well, they're the House of Lords. In Australia, it is going to be an election issue. They are trying to be sure that it won't be an election issue, but it clearly will be. It's an election issue in the United States. Germany is now recognizing some form of same-sex marriage. Throughout Europe we are seeing changes. Spain was being threatened by the Pope over the fact that they were going to enact same-sex marriage legislation. So I think you are going to see a change throughout the modern world.

5) You were the person who did the now infamous Randy White interview, where he talks about using the notwithstanding clause more frequently, and specifically against gay marriage. The release of the interview was a real turning point in the election campaign. How did you get the interview in the first place?

Randy White was a wonderful interview. I was very direct from the start. I said I was doing a documentary on same-sex marriage and that I wanted someone from the 'no' side who could articulate that position. He was very open to do that, he spoke very clearly and articulately, and he spoke the feelings of his constituency. He got 20 000 more votes that his nearest competitor. The people in the Abbottsford area really want him to represent them.

6) So what clearly hurt the Conservative campaign federally, might have helped Randy White in his local campaign?

Exactly, and I think that's one of the things people have to realize, that there really is a plurality of opinion on this issue in Canada. And Randy White represents a minority of Canadians. I think the latest survey says 57% of Canadians think same-sex marriage is a human right.

7) What do you see as the next frontier in terms of human rights for gays and lesbians in Canada and worldwide?

I think the next forefront issue is going to be equality for transgendered people who are very much a marginalized population. I think they need to be written into the human rights codes. And then, you know, changing the rest of the world. Some religions still don't let women in the ministry, there's a lot to be changed in the world. There are some places where women can't vote, some places where they throw you in jail because you are gay.

Next up: M in 15. Can it be done?
Title: "M" is Maelström (2000)
Post by: oilgun on March 10, 2008, 01:19:38 pm
I didn't even try for 15, sorry!

This is an amazing film starring Diving Bell's Marie-Josée Croze, before she moved to France.

From IMDb:
An imaginative tale that really grips you
The film opens with an apology to all Norwegians affirming that the film is based on imagination. If you dislike fish, you had best not watch this film for it is decidedly fishy from beginning to end. Indeed even the narration is given by a North Atlantic fish about to have his head lopped off in a fish processing factory. Not a pretty sight (quite ugly in fact) with the fish and the process worker all covered in blood.

I never dreamed that a fish would have a philosophic outlook on life and anxious to deliver prophecies such as "He who kills shall be killed" . Yes this is certainly an imaginative film...rather nightmarish in fact with its scenes of hallucinations and gore. Whatever next, you may ask. Let it be said, this film is never dull.

Misfortune they say never comes singly as Bibiane ( Marie-Josee Croze) soon discovers. In the depths of despair through most of the film, she finally falls in love with the son of the fisherman she accidentally kills. This is a strange turn of events. But then there are many surprises in this film. For example, would you dare ask a stranger at a railway station what you should do if you killed some one accidentally and no one else knew about it? Hardly. But there is an interesting twist to this later in the film. Indeed the film is all twists and turns and convolutions together with lots of fish and fishy smells and water everywhere. But after all this is a story taking place in Norway.

If imagination is a measure of quality, this film is it! Highly commended.



(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/MAELSTROM-01.jpg)

Next: N in 2
Title: "N" is Nice Dreams (1981)
Post by: Meryl on March 10, 2008, 02:33:14 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Cheech__Chong_Nice_Dreams.jpg)
Title: "O" is Once a Thief (1965)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 10, 2008, 02:43:22 pm
With Ann-Margret, Alain Delon, Van Heflin, and Jack Palance. Lots of nice San Francisco scenes, too.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/61-69-8.jpg)

Next up: P in 4
Title: "P" is Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Post by: southendmd on March 10, 2008, 03:00:20 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Peggy_sue_got_married.jpg/175px-Peggy_sue_got_married.jpg)

Next:  "Q" in 5.
Title: "Q" is Qué lindo Cha Cha Cha (1955)
Post by: Fran on March 10, 2008, 05:11:46 pm
What a Lovely Cha Cha Cha (USA)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/MP1875Que-Lindo-Cha-Cha-Cha-Posters.jpg)

Next:  "R" in 6
Title: "R" is Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Post by: memento on March 10, 2008, 05:25:49 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/romy_and_micheles_high_school_reuni.jpg)

Next: "S" in 7
Title: "S" is Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Post by: southendmd on March 10, 2008, 05:29:41 pm
(http://www.startrek2.com/movies/images/st3.jpg)
Directed by Leonard Nimoy.


Next:  "T" in 8
Title: "T" is Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (1995)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 10, 2008, 05:33:23 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/B00000IQC901LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

Next: U in 9
Title: "U" is Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion (2007)
Post by: oilgun on March 10, 2008, 05:59:12 pm
Excerpt From IndieWire (http://www.indiewire.com/people/2007/06/indiewire_inter_79.html (http://www.indiewire.com/people/2007/06/indiewire_inter_79.html)):

Directors Stephen Fell and Will Thompson's documentary is a revealing and provocative look into the deep secrets and deep pockets of the pro-life movement, "Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion" weaves a story from more than 70 exclusive interviews with pro-life activists and seldom-seen archival footage to document one of the most controversial social movements in American history. The duo gained unprecedented access to pro-life groups, movement icons, fundraising machines, and even university students being specially groomed to carry the pro-life message for college credit, traveling across 35 states to bring this eye-opening and often startling story.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Unborn.jpg)

Next:  V in 10
Title: "V" is Valentin (2002)
Post by: southendmd on March 11, 2008, 08:39:12 am
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414WRXZHQXL.jpg)

Next:  "W" in 2.
Title: "W" is Westward Ho (1935)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 11, 2008, 08:47:56 am
An early John Wayne western; the first movie made by Republic Studios.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/v35529vxsss.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Son's Room (2001)
Post by: oilgun on March 11, 2008, 09:23:53 am
One of my all time favourite films!  Subtle, intelligent and beautifully affecting!

From IMDb:
True, real emotion- Nanni Moretti's deserved winner of the Palme D'Or was a controversial choice, if only because it is a film grounded in reality and truth. We know these characters for a change, they are the neighbours whom we fear approach because of their loss and raw pain.

Moretti, in his subtle yet magnificent performance and in his deft, assured direction, has crafted a film which transcends cliche and sentimentality in spite of its well trodden subject matter. As in his earlier effort, 'Caro Diario' the viewer is held transfixed by his languid cinematic storytelling, which is nonetheless riveting.

Without resorting to pat endings or easy solutions to the characters' individual suffering (beautifully rendered by each of the performers, whose roles portray distinct yet relevant facets of grief) the film manages a redemption in unexpected, yet highly satisfying, fashion. I left the screening at the Toronto International Film Festival feeling completely exhilarated and grateful to this natural filmmaker.

A beautiful portrait of true, real emotion

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Sons-Room01.jpg)

Next:  Y in 4
Title: "Y" is Your Friends and Neighbors (1998)
Post by: memento on March 11, 2008, 10:24:33 am
(http://www.ldsfilm.com/pm/YourFriendsAndNeighbors.jpg)

Next: "Z" in 5
Title: "Z" is Zach & Avery of Fergus (2004)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 11, 2008, 10:38:17 am
An independent Canadian film.

From IMDb:

I thought this movie was pretty decent for what was apparently such a low-budget independent effort. The director, Sean Devlin, obviously has a pretty good eye, and a lot of the film is rather beautiful, poetic even. Unfortunately, the character development is rather rushed, and I wasn't left with the sweet feeling inside that the final shot perhaps suggested I should have had. This movie could have been really good ... had it not been for that damned guy who starred as Avery. He was absolutely horrible, an over actor of the greatest degree. He belongs in perhaps an attack of the giant sasquatch type film, where his mugging, and overacting would be better suited. Other than having him spoil many scenes for me, the movie was surprisingly good. I hope Devlin makes more.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Seven Deadly Sins
Post by: MaineWriter on March 11, 2008, 10:41:58 am
Announcing the next round: The Seven Deadly Sins, suggested by oilgun.

In his words:

"The seven deadly sins:  Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy & Pride.

A movie has to feature one of these sins, either in the title or as a main plot element."


I think this sounds challenging, but we should be up to it!

Movies from 1888-2013 can be played. Unplayed movies only, as usual. Wildcard X is in effect.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Post by: oilgun on March 11, 2008, 10:42:10 am
I'll get things started:  ENVY!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/assassination_of_jesse_james_by_the.jpg)



Quote from: Memento on March 11, 2008, 10:24:33 am
(http://www.ldsfilm.com/pm/YourFriendsAndNeighbors.jpg)

Next: "Z" in 5

It took a long time for me to like Ben Stiller again after seeing him in this, lol!
Title: "B" is Body Double (1984)
Post by: southendmd on March 11, 2008, 12:13:47 pm
LUST!

(http://cineptarquivo.no.sapo.pt/BodyDoublePoster.jpg)

(and probably a few others...)
Title: "C" is The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 11, 2008, 07:30:24 pm
I am not very good at this, but I figure with a mutiny there has to be some WRATH involved!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/caine_mutiny_1sh.jpg)
Title: "D" is Death to Smoochy (2002)
Post by: Meryl on March 11, 2008, 09:39:21 pm
Greed, Wrath and Envy in spades!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/DeathtoSmoochy.jpg)

Rainbow Randolph (Williams) enjoys his life and career as a happily corrupt children's television show host, until he is caught by a federal sting for accepting bribes from parents who want their children on the show. He is soon replaced by the "squeaky clean", but sappy, Sheldon Mopes, and his character, Smoochy the Rhino (Norton) (a parody of Barney the Dinosaur). Randolph finds himself unemployed and homeless, virtually outcast from television by his two-faced associate Marion Stokes (Stewart), a slimy TV executive. In an effort to return to his life in the spotlight, Randolph develops several schemes to bring down Sheldon Mopes in hopes to reclaim his timeslot.
Title: "E" is Eat the Rich (1987)
Post by: southendmd on March 11, 2008, 09:45:02 pm
GLUTTONY, GREED, AND PRIDE

(http://www.eat-online.net/art/images/food_and_movies/eat_rich/poster.jpg)
Title: "F" is The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 11, 2008, 10:25:29 pm
I think we can safely bank on LUST and GREED in this one....

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Title: "G" is Garfield (2004)
Post by: oilgun on March 11, 2008, 10:54:31 pm
S L O T H !

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Garfield.jpg)

The Graps of Wrath was too easy ;D!
Title: "H" is Hannibal Rising (2007)
Post by: southendmd on March 12, 2008, 07:55:18 am
GLUTTONY


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Title: "I" is I Am a Sex Addict (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 12, 2008, 08:50:35 am
What do you think? LUST and SLOTH, perhaps?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/B000GBEWMU01_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Title: "J" is La Jeune fille assassinée (1974)
Post by: oilgun on March 12, 2008, 09:40:57 am
Man finding a J was tough!  All the best "J" titles were taken:  Jamón Jamón, Jezebel (both Pride)  Also, work got in the way...

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Anyway this is directed by soft-porn-meister Roger Vadim which makes it appropriate for:  LUST!

Image to follow..


Quote from: southendmd on March 12, 2008, 07:55:18 am
GLUTTONY


(http://www.cinematicwallpaper.com/movie-pictures/wallpapers/Hannibal_rising_wallpaper/Hannibal_rising.jpg)

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

(Little Gaspard can take a bite out of me anytime!)
Title: Re: "I" is I Am a Sex Addict (2005)
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on March 12, 2008, 09:51:33 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on March 12, 2008, 08:50:35 am
What do you think? LUST and SLOTH, perhaps?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/B000GBEWMU01_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)

When I saw you had posted this I could not resist the temptation to post here that I understand Leslie, and I am here for you!  :laugh:
Title: Re: "I" is I Am a Sex Addict (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 12, 2008, 10:00:45 am
Quote from: Shakestheground on March 12, 2008, 09:51:33 am
When I saw you had posted this I could not resist the temptation to post here that I understand Leslie, and I am here for you!  :laugh:

Thanks, Truman, I appreciate it! LOL

L
Title: "K" is Kinky Boots (2005)
Post by: southendmd on March 12, 2008, 10:01:20 am
GREED and PRIDE

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Title: "L" is Lulu Belle (1948)
Post by: Fran on March 12, 2008, 11:02:22 am
GREED and ENVY

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Title: "M" is Mad Money (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 12, 2008, 11:15:56 am
GREED

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Title: "N" is Naked Boys Singing! (2007)
Post by: southendmd on March 12, 2008, 12:49:22 pm
PRIDE


(http://www.ichatgay.com/img_blog/927.jpg)

Apparently, it didn't travel well from the stage.
Title: "O" is The One Percent (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 12, 2008, 08:49:49 pm
GREED!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/JamieJohnson.jpg)
The Director & poor little rich kid, Jamie Johnson.  (Johnson & Johnson heir)

From IMDb: In this hard-hitting but humorous documentary, director Jamie Johnson takes the exploration of wealth that he began in Born Rich one step further. The One Percent, refers to the tiny percentage of Americans who control nearly half the wealth of the U.S. Johnson's thesis is that this wealth in the hands of so few people is a danger to our very way of life. Johnson captures his story through personal interviews with Robert Reich, Adnan Khashoggi, Bill Gates Sr., and Steve Forbes, during which both Johnson's and his subjects' knowledge and humor shine. And he's not afraid to butt heads with Milton Friedman, the economist who coined the term "the trickledown effect." He also shows how the other half lives, using real-world examples of the wealth gap: he takes a tour of a dilapidated housing project in Chicago, rides around with an enlightened taxi driver, and sees the human toll of the unfair economics of the Florida sugar industry. Johnson's film is at its most powerful when it reveals how the super-rich work to preserve their own monetary dominance. As a member of the "Johnson & Johnson" family, he gets rare access to an exclusive wealth conference at which the über rich learn strategies for preserving their fortunes, and learns the personal management styles of some of the countries wealthiest employers. No great society has survived such a massive wealth gap; who knows if ours will?
Title: "P" is The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Post by: Meryl on March 12, 2008, 10:43:14 pm
PRIDE

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/pictureofdoriangray.jpg)

The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward, who is greatly impressed by Dorian's physical beauty and becomes strongly infatuated with him, believing that his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Talking in Basil's garden, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new kind of hedonism, Lord Henry suggests that the only thing worth pursuing in life is beauty, and the fulfilment of the senses. Realising that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian cries out, wishing that the portrait Basil has painted of him would age rather than himself. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, subsequently plunging him into a series of debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin being displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging.
Title: "Q" is Queen Kelly (1929)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 13, 2008, 06:55:31 am
GREED, LUST & WRATH

Erich von Stroheim's unfinished epic masterpiece. Gloria Swanson was the star and producer. In Sunset Blvd. (1950), von Stroheim plays the butler/chauffeur Max. Queen Kelly is the movie that Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) and Joe Gillis (William Holden) watch in the evening.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/515K4K1M05L_AA240_.jpg)

Title: "R" is Rampage (1963)
Post by: southendmd on March 13, 2008, 12:17:06 pm
GREED!

(http://neveryetmelted.com/wp-images/robertmitchum.jpg)
(I don't know if this is from the film, but it's a good picture of Robert Mitchum anyway.)

IMDb:  A hunter and a trapper are employed by a zoo to catch some big cats. They set off and soon fall out. The hunter is an arrogant aging Englishman who believes the only good animal is a dead one. But he also has an attractive and much younger mistress with him; while she has regularly had affairs she has always returned to him. He is confident that this is the most that will happen on this trip.
Title: "S" is Se7en (1995)
Post by: oilgun on March 13, 2008, 02:29:51 pm
I don't think I need to list them again, lol!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/seven01.jpg)
Title: "T" is Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes) 2003
Post by: MaineWriter on March 13, 2008, 03:19:04 pm
WRATH, GREED, and ENVY

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/tedoymisojos.jpg)
Title: "U" is Up in Smoke (1978)
Post by: southendmd on March 13, 2008, 03:28:22 pm
SLOTH!

(http://images.art.com/images/products/large/10045000/10045786.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q7bS2Wsz7M[/youtube]
The original trailer.
Title: "V" is VGL-Hung! (2007)
Post by: oilgun on March 13, 2008, 04:53:27 pm
Does vanity count as PRIDE!. 
Also, ENVY! . 

Plot Outline: An average gay guy discovers a magic website that can change him into the fantasy man he desires, but there is a price to pay.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/VGL-Hung.jpg)

==COMMENT==
This is a non-porn effort by a porn studio (Eurocream!).  A rather hypocritical attempt to moralize about beauty obsession.
Title: "W" is Wall Street (1987)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 13, 2008, 05:26:20 pm
GREED and AVARICE!


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Title: Wildcard "X" is Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Post by: southendmd on March 13, 2008, 08:44:12 pm
This one encompasses ALL seven deadly sins, and then some!

Billy Wilder is a genius!

(http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6980/sbposter.JPG)

IMDb:  Until 1950, American films were strictly entertainment, some deeper than others. Studio executives were very protective of image and star-making. In essence, everything seemed perfect. Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and D.M. Marshman, Jr. created a stunning work of art that splits the Hollywood sign in two and exposed a dream factory for what it really is: a struggle to both gain and keep notoriety in the limelight. "Norma Desmond" and "Joe Gillis" are at opposite ends of this warped Hollywood mindset, with Gillis, played by that most cynical of actors, William Holden trying to pay the rent and Norma (Gloria Swanson) living a lie as a silent queen whose star burned "10,000 midnights ago". How a picture with such a snide look at the industry could come out in 1950 is simply mind-boggling, considering some of the light fodder that came out of Hollywood at the time. It has inspired many modern day disciples such as Altman's THE PLAYER, and Sonnenfeld's GET SHORTY, both of which took their vicious, hilarious parodies to the jugular of the movie capital of the world. SUNSET BLVD is the father of all socially oriented pictures regarding the movies and is by far the best.

The images of this beautiful black and white powerhouse are fascinating and unforgettable: the dead writer floating in a pool, eyes wide open, looking right at us at the beginning; the eerie pipe organ that plays by the breeze in the middle of one of the most deep and dustiest sets ever; the funeral ceremony of the dead monkey in Norma's courtyard ("That must have been one important chimp. The grandson of King Kong perhaps." says Holden in a delightfully crisp and wise voice-over.) Holden pulls his car into a driveway off of the boulevard that will change his life forever. He is the emblem of the struggle to get notoriety. He has only a few B Movies to his credit. Swanson as Norma Desmond is the symbol of lost fame and has become the talk of legend. What is ironic about her character is that she may be playing herself in an odd way. She WAS an actual silent star whose career went down the tubes after the talkies came about. Her madness combined with Holden's last drop of naiveté combine to give us one of the most electrifying "give and take" between actors I've ever witnessed.

Both lead parts were passed over by several actors. Holden was eventually forced into it as a contract player. How could you pass on such a script? Even "wax figures" (as Holden calls them) Buster Keaton, H.B. Warner, and Anna Q. Nilsson come to Norma's to play bridge, of course being Hollywood outcasts themselves, after the invention of sound in film. Some of the dialogue takes a swing at actual movies and people (GONE WITH THE WIND, Zanuck, Menjou). This must have brought the house down in Hollywood screening rooms throughout the town. Louis B. Mayer even condemned Billy Wilder for "ruining the industry". The film is sad and darkly humorous depicting the antics of Norma, who is quite insane, and Holden who is going along with what Norma is giving him, but has plans of his own. Another wax figure still alive and kicking in 1950 appears as himself in an important role. Cecil B. Demille, who once directed Norma/Gloria back in the silent heyday, tries to set her straight, telling her pictures have "changed". They had indeed, especially after this searing comment on celebrity status. I wonder if they knew what they were creating while making this gem.

Scenes are shot right on the lot of Paramount Studios (even the front gate), and Norma's mansion is an unforgettable piece of history and gloom with a floor that "Valentino once danced on." There is so much to discuss, but little to enlighten you on how great SUNSET BLVD is without you seeing it. Just two years later, films began to crop up with the same tainted view of Hollywood, most with varying degrees of deception. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, one of the all-time entertainments quietly had a nasty taste in its mouth regarding celebrity and the invention of sound movies. Watch these films closely and see the skeletons of the modern Hollywood bash films.

(http://www.cnn.com/interactive/entertainment/0203/wilder.films/sunset.boulevard.jpg)

(http://www.eskimo.com/~noir/ftitles/sunset/sunset03.jpg)



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Title: "Y" is Young People Fucking (2007)
Post by: oilgun on March 13, 2008, 09:10:43 pm
LUST!   but in a good way!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ypf02.jpg)

This is THE Canadian film to see this year.  It has (reliable) good buzz and its title, and the fact that the movie received gov. funding, is making the rednecks in the Conservative party foam at the mouth.  For that alone it deserves our support!   :laugh:

From IMDb: Straight up - I adored this movie. It's a razor sharp sex comedy that is extremely funny and has a soul. Structually it does something that you rarely see attempted in an ensemble film. The five individual strands do not interconnect. This is generally considered to be a recipe for disaster. If they don't interconnect - what stops it being five short films inter-cut? In this case - the theme (love) and narrative (negotiations about sex) replace the need for colliding narratives. And it works! The film is a cohesive whole. You don't have to waste screen time setting up clunky "small world" co-incidences (car crashes being the flavor of the month). The other thing that jolted me is that the entire cast is brilliant. There is no weak link. Disclaimer: I do have a family member in the cast - but trust me this is not the cause of my affection. I simply fell in love with the film. All the performances are subtle and leave lots of things for you to discover. Smart, funny, warmhearted. A real gem!


==ASIDE===

UP IN SMOKE would probably get an NC17 rating if it was released today!

Title: "Z" is ZebraHead (1992)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 14, 2008, 06:30:00 am
LUST, WRATH, PREJUDICE

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I'm So Animated!
Post by: MaineWriter on March 14, 2008, 09:22:21 am
Announcing out next round:

I'm So Animated!

The title says it all: animation (in all its forms). Movies, cartoons, short features...you get the idea.


As always: anything from 1888-2013. Include the year after the title, please. Thanks! Wildcard X is in effect.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Âme noire/Black Soul (2001)
Post by: oilgun on March 14, 2008, 11:19:30 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/AmeNoire.jpg)

Dir: Martine Chartrand

Âme noire/Black Soul won twenty-two awards including the Golden Bear for best short film in Berlin, the Jutra for best animation film and the Crystal Heart in Indianapolis.
[...]
However, it was in Âme noire/Black Soul (2001), her second short film, that she revealed the breadth and originality of her art. Abandoning drawing on paper and employing for the first time the demanding technique of painting on glass, Chartrand tackled the enormous subject of the history of Black peoples, depicting the Black Pharaohs of Nubian Egypt and the slave trade with the same brilliance, mixing on a single sound track the tribal music of ancient Africa and American jazz.

The simplicity of the film’s structure – a grandmother telling the history of her people to her grandson – gave the filmmaker the scope to travel in space and time, to move from Africa to the West Indies and then from the United States to Canada, to show the loneliness of the cotton fields, the slaves’ courage, suffering and rebellion, to let us hear the crack of the whip, the dignity of the singing and the deep voice of the Reverend Martin Luther King dreaming of brotherhood and a better future for his children.

This series of images interwoven with references that take us back to the origins of coffee, sugar and cotton, the collage of sounds and pieces of music as rich as the shimmering colours, come together to create a fresco, a broad panorama that encompasses both the famous and the nameless, kings and poor folk, old people and children.
Title: "B" is Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Post by: southendmd on March 14, 2008, 01:07:17 pm
(http://www.agirlsworld.com/rachel/hangin-with/pix/beautyandbeast1.jpg)

The film is dedicated to Howard Ashman, the lyricist, who died before the movie's completion. At the end of the final credits, you can read the dedication: "To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful."

Here's the wonderful prologue, narrated by David Ogden Stiers:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__x8CYAVMbk[/youtube]
Title: "C" is The Cat Came Back (1988)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 14, 2008, 01:18:33 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/cat_came_back.jpg)


Some comments from IMDb:

This humorous short is based on a children's folk song that I recently learned dates back to 1893. The original song was written by Harry S. Miller under the dated and clumsy title "The Cat Came Back: A Comic Negro Absurdity." Cordell Barker alters the lyrics just slightly but the intent is wholly intact. That darn cat just won't leave!

There are many little pockets of funny in this over-all comedic short but one of my favorite is when Mr. Johnson tries to entertain the Evil Kitty with his old baby rattle and then looks lovingly at his baby picture. The year cited on the picture frame is 1903!

and

This short, nominated for an Academy Award, is one of the two shorts produced under the auspieces of the National Film Board of Canada that most people would recognize (the other is Bob's Birthday) even if they've never seen anything else. The first time I saw this, I wondered if John Weldon and/or Cordell Barker had stood next to Richard Condie too long and mutated! I learned that Condie was directly and significantly involved in its creation. If you are one of the 28 people out there who haven't seen this cartoon, then why are you reading this? Go watch it, for heaven's sake! Most highly recommended.

And if you are one of those 28 people, here it is for your viewing pleasure!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnoEbld_ht4[/youtube]
Title: "D" is Dots (1940)
Post by: oilgun on March 14, 2008, 01:55:45 pm
An early abstract short from the master, Norman McLaren, while he lived in the U.S.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/dots.jpg)

Isn't Youtube great?
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3-vsKwQ0Cg[/youtube]
Title: "E" is An Elephant Never Forgets (1935)
Post by: southendmd on March 15, 2008, 03:19:56 pm
A Max Fleischer cartoon.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFbU4tFiBMU[/youtube]
Title: "F" is Fritz the Cat (1972)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 15, 2008, 03:23:50 pm
The first X-rated cartoon!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/fritzprb.jpg)

I remember seeing this in college...but that's about all I remember!

Title: "G" is Gumby: The Movie (1995)
Post by: oilgun on March 15, 2008, 04:55:52 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/gumby_the_movie.jpg)
Title: "H" is A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)
Post by: southendmd on March 15, 2008, 05:04:43 pm
(http://www.animationarchive.org/pics/coronet08.jpg)


Includes a funny scene concerning a billboard for Egyptian cigarettes:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNFq38cFr0U[/youtube]
Title: "I" is I Eats My Spinach (1933)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 15, 2008, 05:46:21 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Crandall-IEatsMySpinach.jpg)


from IMDb:

You can tell this is another early Popeye (the fourth one ever) with the ultra-macho and strong (almost Superman) powers of our hero, and Olive putting up with anything just to be with her sailor man. Here, after Popeye's introductory song which he sings while walking down the street past a lot of tough guys, good and bad, Popeye calls on Olive. He does so by throwing a boulder through her top-story window! He shimmies down the water drain into a barrel but doesn't seem bothered by that. When he asks if she wants to go the rodeo, she says OK, and off they go.

The rodeo proves to be the showdown we have seen for so many Popeye cartoons: Popeye vs. Bluto. In this story, Bluto is part of the rodeo, billed as "The Great Bluto." Olive reaches in her blouse (this was pre-Hays Code days) and gets her money out and pays for both of them. Wow, too bad Popeye didn't have Olive under his thumb like this in later years.

However, this is the first instance (of many to come) where Olive turns fickle and is enamored by some feat the beastly Bluto performs. "Ohh, what man," she cools after Bluto gives a great exhibition of horse riding.

Popeye's jealousy kicks in and the real fun starts as each guy tries to outdo the other to impress Olive. Of course, Bluto kidnaps Olive to set the customary finale.

There are some funny sights in here, such as a big bull turning the tables on Bluto, tying him up and then taking bows from the fans! The end is clever, too, with the "meat market."
Title: "J" is Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
Post by: oilgun on March 15, 2008, 11:07:53 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/jimmy_neutron_boy_genius_ver1.jpg)
Title: "K" is Knight-Mare Hare (1955)
Post by: southendmd on March 16, 2008, 11:19:16 am
IMDb:  Only in cartoons can you get a goofy set-up or premise like the following:

Bugs Bunny is out in the country sitting under a big hairdryer, as they used to have (maybe they still do, for all I know) at women's beauty salons? "Hey," says Bugs, "I just washed my ears and can't do a thing with them!"

Anyway, he's reading a big book called "Tales of Knighthood and Gallantry," when an acorn falls from the tree, clangs off the hairdryer and suddenly is transported back into the days of knights and castles. He wanders around in a daze when he's suddenly confronted with a huge knight on a horse with a lance stuck right into Bug's chest. "Uhhh, what's up, Duke?" asks our hero.

With that, we get introductions which are very funny, full of puns guaranteed to make you wince (I am "Sir Oh Of Kay, Sir Osis of the Liver, etc., etc.) Bugs, as usual, is not impressed nor scared and fires back a few one-liners at him. He names some of his friends: "Duke Of Ellington, Count of Basie, Earl Of Hines," etc. You get picture: this cartoon is full of wise cracks as only Bugs Bunny could deliver them!

There is nice artwork in here, too, not just silly gags. The drawings of the castle, surrounding area, the dragon, sorcerer and Merlin's wild house more are very colorful and look terrific on these "restored DVDs" put out by Warner Brothers.


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOweffjD2cg[/youtube]

I guess "A Knight's Tale" is still on my mind; plus, I love Bugs!
I particularly like the mailbox that says "Merlin Monroe".
Title: "L" is Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 16, 2008, 11:36:09 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Lilo2020StitchLG.jpg)
Title: "M" is Meat Love (1989)
Post by: oilgun on March 16, 2008, 12:07:38 pm
By Jan Svankmajer

Runtime: 1min.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQkWrZw05P4[/youtube]
Title: "N" is The Night the Animals Talked (1970)
Post by: Fran on March 16, 2008, 12:49:36 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/o_Animals_1.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LTFwnV-Qo4&NR=1[/youtube]
Part 1 (Time: 1:55)
Title: "O" is Out of the Inkwell (1919)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 16, 2008, 01:34:17 pm
I remember watching these on TV which tells you how old I am! LOL

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Out-of-the-inkwell.jpg)

from Wikipedia:

Out of the Inkwell was a major animated series of the silent era produced by Max Fleischer from 1919 to 1929. The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced in the period of 1914-1916 to demonstrate his invention, the Rotoscope, which was a device consisting of a film projector and easel used as an aid for achieving realistic movement for animated cartoons. The Rotoscope would project motion picture film through an opening in the easel, covered by a glass pane surving as a drawing surface. The image on the projected film was traced onto paper, advancing the film one frame at a time as each drawing would be made. Fleischer's younger brother[ [Dave Fleischer]] was working as a clown at Coney Island, and served as the model for what was to become their first famous character that later evolved as "Koko the Clown".

Out of the Inkwell was begun at The Bray Studio as a monthly entry in The Bray Pictorgraph Screen Magazine produced for Paramount from 1919 to 1920, and later for Goldwyn in 1921. In that same year, The Fleischer brothers started their own studio, and in 1923, the clown who previously had no name came to be known as KO-KO when animation veteran Dick Huemer became the new Director of Animation production. Huemer, who had begun animation with the MUTT AND JEFF cartoons in 1916, brought the influence of that series to "Out of the Inkwell" and created a small canine companion named "FITZ." Huemer also redesigned the clown for animation and lead the Fleischers away from their dependency on the Rotoscope for animating. He also defined the drawing style with his distinctive inking quality that the series was famous for.

But it was the integration and interaction of the live action sequences starring Max Fleischer as the artist/creator in contest with his pen and ink creations that propelled the series. Typically, the cartoons start out with live action showing the cartoonist (Max) beginning his day. He begins drawing the characters on paper, or he opens the inkwell and they come out and interact with reality.

The "Out of the Inkwell" series ran from 1919 to mid 1927, was renamed "The Inkwell Imps" for Paramount, and continued until 1929. Fleisher continued in the series, serving as actor, producer, writer, and animator for his studio Out of the Inkwell Films, Inc., producing 65 Out of the Inkwell and 29 Inkwell Imps films. While "The Inkwell Imps" series was replaced by the "Talkartoons" in 1929, Koko the Clown returned in 1931 as a supporting character with Bimbo and Betty Boop. Koko's last theatrical appearance was in the "Betty Boop" cartoon, "Ha-Ha-Ha" (1934), which was a remake of the silent "Out of the Inkwell" film, "The Cure" (1924). Koko had a brief cameo in his only color theatrical appearance in the "Screen Song" entry, "Toys will be Toys" (1949).

In 1955, "Out of the Inkwell," along 2,500 other pre-1950 Paramount shorts and cartoons were sold to television packagers, the majority acquired by U.M.&M. TV Corporation. In 1958, Max Fleischer reactivated his studio in a partnership with Hal Seeger, and in 1960 produced a series of 100 Out Of The Inkwell five minute cartoons. In the new colorseries, KoKo had a pretty clown girlfriend named KoKette and a villain named Mean Moe. Larry Storch provided the voice for KoKo and all of the supporting characers.
Title: "P" is Peter and the Wolf (1946)
Post by: southendmd on March 16, 2008, 01:47:29 pm
I remember listening to this Disney version on LP when I was little.  I didn't know it was also a cartoon.


(http://www.thedctraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/disneys-peter-and-the-wolf-1946.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIonH47Iwjw[/youtube]
Part I:  6:51
Title: "Q" is Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 16, 2008, 02:04:05 pm
I'm not a big fan of Queer Duck, but there you go..
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H99OWqT7yr0&feature=related[/youtube]
Title: "R" is Rhapsody in Rivets (1941)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 16, 2008, 02:23:46 pm
I LOVE this cartoon!

From IMDb:

I've always found it neat when classic cartoons play famous songs to move the action along, and Friz Freleng's "Rhapsody in Rivets" adds to that. This is one of the many instances* (it may have been the first one, in fact) where they play Franz Liszt's inimitable "Hungarian Rhapsody #2". In this case, a construction foreman conducts/instructs the builders to that tune as they erect a skyscraper...with a surprise at the end.

The Academy's decision to not give this cartoon an Oscar was matched only by their decision to not give "The Shawshank Redemption" any Oscars. It's one of the all-time classics and one that I recommend to everyone. Among other things, it goes to show that a cartoon doesn't need dialog to be great; as a matter of fact, that makes it easier for people in other countries to understand. Available as a special feature on "The Bride Came C.O.D." DVD.

*Other Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons that play that song are "Rhapsody Rabbit", "Back Alley Oproar", "Wise Quackers" and "What's Up, Doc?". Many years later, Daffy Duck and Donald Duck played it in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit".

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTlWMRf4Hjs[/youtube]
Title: "S" is Song of the South (1946)
Post by: southendmd on March 16, 2008, 02:27:58 pm
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah!

(http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/songofsouthrrfeb07.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ak4vjiNzw[/youtube]
Clip is 2:19
Title: "T" is Tintin et le temple du soleil (1969)
Post by: oilgun on March 16, 2008, 04:21:21 pm

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/temple_soleil.jpg)
Title: "U" is The Up-Standing Sitter (1948)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 16, 2008, 05:28:36 pm
A Daffy Duck cartoon, which included the music "Powerhouse" from Raymond Scott.

http://www.raymondscott.com/powerhs.mp3

From Wikipedia:

Daffy Duck, working for The Acme Baby-Sitting Agency, is sent to a farm to sit for a hen who is literally "sitting" on an egg and wants to take a trip. Soon after the hen leaves, the egg hatches, producing a yellow chick whose shape, voice and attitude are similar to that of Henery Hawk.

The chick first calls Daffy "Daddy", then "cousin", "uncle", etc. When Daffy points out he is not a relative, the chick says he is not supposed to talk to strangers, and runs away with Daffy in hot pursuit of his charge. The chick first simply eludes Daffy, and then begins to torment the duck with one violent gag after another (anticipating Home Alone by decades).

At one point, Daffy (whose voice is identical to Sylvester's but electronically sped up) invokes a phrase more closely associated with the cat: "Sufferin' succotash!"

In the process, Daffy also incurs the wrath of the barnyard's bulldog, especially as many of the chick's gags lead to Daffy crashing into the dog's house, (re-)splintering it. The film's final joke has Daffy over the dog's knee as he applies a loud and painful spanking to the duck. Daffy calls his agency and tells them he will have to do his next "sitting" job standing up.

The whole cartoon is not available on YouTube but here are the last 12 seconds, which is notable (apparently) because of its odd closing credits.

[youtube=425,350]
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While doing research on this cartoon, I also came across the website for ACME - The Looney Tunes Corporate Conglomerate - ACME, which is definitely worth a look!

http://looneytic.com/index.html
Title: "V" is Ventroliquist Cat (1950)
Post by: southendmd on March 16, 2008, 08:31:34 pm
A Tex Avery cartoon.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbBhLpScOTs[/youtube]
Title: "W" is Woody Woodpecker (1941)
Post by: oilgun on March 16, 2008, 11:15:58 pm

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/woodywoodpecker02-big.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 17, 2008, 06:19:37 am
Not much to say about this one, except it's a classic. Runtime: 1m30s.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwnd3PY46-g[/youtube]
Title: "Y" is You're Too Careless with Your Kisses! (1932)
Post by: southendmd on March 17, 2008, 08:38:36 am
(http://www.asifa-hollywood.org/hello/603205/400/kisses-2005.07.28-22.28.00.jpg)

IMDb plot:  A bee returns home late after a night out having too much honey. His wife leaves him, but quickly ends up in the clutches of an evil ladybug. The whole hive turns out to fight the ladybug and get her back.
Title: "Z" is The Zit (2005)
Post by: oilgun on March 17, 2008, 09:14:11 am
http://www.thezitmovie.com/ (http://www.thezitmovie.com/)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Zit.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I'm So Colourful!
Post by: MaineWriter on March 17, 2008, 09:32:48 am
Last round we were animated...

This round, let's be colourful!

Here's another suggestion from Oilgun:

Movies with a COLOUR or COLOURS in the title.

All the usual rules apply! Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress

Title: Re: "Y" is You're Too Careless with Your Kisses! (1932)
Post by: oilgun on March 17, 2008, 09:43:54 am
Quote from: southendmd on March 17, 2008, 08:38:36 am
(http://www.asifa-hollywood.org/hello/603205/400/kisses-2005.07.28-22.28.00.jpg)

IMDb plot:  A bee returns home late after a night out having too much honey. His wife leaves him, but quickly ends up in the clutches of an evil ladybug. The whole hive turns out to fight the ladybug and get her back.


Evil ladybugs!?  Actually, I believe it.  A few years ago, we had an infestation of evil ladybugs in southern Ontario.  They weren't the classic cute red ones, they were a sickly orange colour with browninsh spots, probably mutants.  They were everywhere!  Millions of them.  They were agressive and it was rumoured they could bite.  They swarmed a neighbour's Golden Lab and within minutes only the skeleton was left.  OK, that part isn't true, but seeing so many ugly ladybugs was creepy nonetheless.  I saw two little girls with those little plastic bug collection boxes, running for their lives, their fun day of collecting ladybugs gone horribly wrong.  OK, that's a bit of an exageration but they were running and screaming because of clouds of bugs around them.  Just thinking about it is giving me the creeps!
Title: "A" is Air Bud: Golden Retriever (1998)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 17, 2008, 09:50:45 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/51AWF85399L_AA280_.jpg)
Title: "B" is Blue Velvet (1986)
Post by: memento on March 17, 2008, 10:02:45 am
(http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Blue-Velvet-Poster-C10080070.jpeg)
Title: "C" is Crimson Tide (1995)
Post by: oilgun on March 17, 2008, 10:52:06 am
Featuring the wonderful Viggo!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/crimson_tide.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dark Blue World (2001)
Post by: Meryl on March 17, 2008, 12:30:43 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Dark_blue_world_dvd.jpg)

Dark Blue World (Czech: Tmavomodrý svět) is a 2001 film by Czech director Jan Svěrák about Czechoslovakian pilots who fought for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. The screenplay was written by Zdeněk Svěrák, the father of the director.
Title: "E" is Everything's Gone Green (2006)
Post by: southendmd on March 17, 2008, 12:43:46 pm
IMDb:  Ryan, a good-natured slacker, is tempted into a money laundering scheme while working for a lottery magazine. A capitalistic comedy that asks the question - when is "enough" enough?

(http://www.coupland.com/film/images/eggposter.jpg)

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Everybody!
Title: "F" is Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 17, 2008, 01:45:54 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/far-from-home.jpg)
Title: "G" is The Grey Fox (1982)
Post by: oilgun on March 17, 2008, 02:32:05 pm
The charming story of Canada's "Gentleman Bandit," Bill Miner, who took up the profession of train robbery shortly after his release from San Quentin. Filmed on location in the Pacific Northwest.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Grey_Fox_poster.jpg)
Title: "H" is The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Post by: southendmd on March 17, 2008, 02:33:40 pm
(http://www.solarnavigator.net/films_movies_actors/actors_films_images/Sean_Connery_The_Hunt_for_Red_October.jpg)

Per IMDb, Sean Connery's hairpiece cost $20,000.
Title: "I" is Indigo (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 17, 2008, 02:45:06 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Indigo.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jack Mitchell: My Life is Black and White (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 17, 2008, 02:55:47 pm
This looks pretty interesting...

Plot Summary:
Director Craig Highberger follows his acclaimed documentary Superstar in a Housedress with this exceptional portrait of Jack Mitchell, a pivotal photographer of the arts for more than five decades. Through hundreds of his beautiful images, recollections from Jack and from Bob Pavlik, his partner of nearly 50 years, as well as interviews with luminaries including playwright Edward Albee, Broadway star Patti LuPone, critic Clive Barnes, dance greats Merce Cunningham, Judith Jamison, and Kevin McKenzie, and author/composer Ned Rorem, among others, Highberger reveals his fascinating life and the art world he documented for Dance Magazine, The New York Times, After Dark and countless other publications.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Jack-Mitchell.jpg)
Title: "K" is Krasnaya strela (1986)
Post by: Fran on March 17, 2008, 05:19:27 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/4.jpg)
Kirill Lavrov and Petr Shelokhonov on location in
St. Petersburg, Russia, filming Krasnaya strela

From IMDb:

Krasnaya strela (The Red Arrow) is the special train No.1 between Leningrad and Moscow. The film is set in the 1980's during perestroika in the Soviet Union. Kropotov (Lavrov) is an old-style executive of a big industrial company in Leningrad. He is working hard on a major order from the Soviet Government, building an automated assembly line. But his style of management clashes with his subordinates, talented engineers. Their potential is strangled by Kropotov's control. The government order is not accomplished and Kropotov gets fired. He is rethinking his outdated business style while on the train No.1 to Moscow. Written by Steve Shelokhonov
Title: "L" is Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 17, 2008, 05:41:04 pm
The way I look at it...if one color is good, three are better!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/legally_blonde_two.jpg)
Title: "M" is Ma vie en rose (1997)
Post by: oilgun on March 17, 2008, 05:53:40 pm
I'm so glad I got to play this title!  It's such a wonderfully touching story!  (And it's from Belgium!)

IMDb Plot Summary: Ludovic is a young boy who can't wait to grow up to be a woman. When his family discovers the little girl blossoming in him they are forced to contend with their own discomfort and the lack of understanding from their new neighbors. Their anger and impatience cave and Ludovic is sent to see a psychiatrist in the hopes of fixing whatever is wrong with him. A movie that addresses trans-gender and gender issues in general through the eyes of a child.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ma_vie_en_rose-01.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ma_vie_en_rose-02.jpg)
Title: "N" is Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
Post by: Fran on March 17, 2008, 06:42:07 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/neil_young_heart_of_gold.jpg)
Title: "O" is Oxford Blues (1984)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 17, 2008, 07:04:27 pm
I remember seeing this movie back when Rob Lowe made my heart go pitter-patter. So who cares if the story was inane and the acting terrible? LOL

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/404px-Oxford_blues.jpg)
Title: "P" is Purple Rain (1984)
Post by: memento on March 17, 2008, 07:27:52 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/purple_rain.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quattro Mosche di Vellutto Grigio (1971)
Post by: oilgun on March 17, 2008, 08:12:57 pm
AKA: Four Flies on Grey Velvet

IMDb Plot Summary:  Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quattro-mosche-di-velluto.jpg)
Title: "R" is Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 17, 2008, 08:24:06 pm
Yes, I could have picked one of dozens of "red" movies but I decided to do something a little different!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/reflections_in_a_golden_eye.jpg)
Title: "S" is The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
Post by: southendmd on March 17, 2008, 08:42:28 pm
(http://www.thuedia.com/Prometheus/Images/Image/p/papayaM.jpg)
Title: "T" is Trois couleurs: Blanc (1994)
Post by: oilgun on March 17, 2008, 09:01:33 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/trois_blanc.jpg)
Title: "U" is Undercover Blues (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 17, 2008, 09:04:30 pm
Another silly movie that made my heart go flutter, this one with my boyfriend Dennis Quaid....

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/quaid2.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/quaid3.jpg)

Oh wait...those are recent pictures. Here's the movie... ;)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/70.jpg)
Title: "V" is Varsity Blues (1999)
Post by: southendmd on March 17, 2008, 09:16:02 pm
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/varsity_blues/_group_photos/ali_larter2.jpg)
Title: "W" is Wedding in White (1972)
Post by: oilgun on March 17, 2008, 09:29:37 pm
Plot Synopsis: Haunting drama set in a small Canadian town during World War II. A young woman is raped and impregnated by her brother's Army pal. The incident leads her father to try to save the family's honor, but his efforts lead to an explosive situation. Carol Kane, Donald Pleasence, Leo Phillips star. 103 min.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Wedding_in_white.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is La Vie en Rose (2007)
Post by: southendmd on March 17, 2008, 09:35:59 pm
(http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/06/Rose_070705125550391_wideweb__300x375.jpg)

AKA "La Mome"

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzEJ7NV_g98[/youtube]

Trailer 2:01

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUcJWaC-2Co[/youtube]

And, the real thing.
Title: "Y" is Yellow Jack (1938)
Post by: Fran on March 17, 2008, 10:27:56 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/1879_1_b.jpg)

From IMDb:

In 1898 Cuba, U.S. troops who have survived the Spanish-American War are now dying by the hundreds from disease -- yellow fever, known as "yellow jack." Major Walter Reed, an Army physician, struggles to find the cause of the infection and to overcome governmental interference. When an answer seems at last possible, Reed decides that the only way to test the theory is to expose his own men to the disease. He cannot order men to undergo the test, yet finding volunteers seems impossible. Without them, though, "yellow jack" will perhaps kill millions.
Title: "Z" is Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Post by: oilgun on March 18, 2008, 07:16:36 am
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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Critter Round
Post by: MaineWriter on March 18, 2008, 08:29:13 am
Four our next round, a slight variation on a suggestion from Oilgun....

The Critter Round

In other words, movies with an animal, bug, or other critter in the title.
("Must Love Dogs" eg).

The animal, bug or critter can be buried in a word ("Ratatouille")

Colours turned out to be easier than I expected. Let's see how we with this one!


Note regarding the archive: I have all the rounds posted, so every movie that has been played is listed in the archive. What I have not had time to do is add movies from the special rounds to their respective years. I think I am about 5 rounds behind on that. So...what I suggest is that you use ctrl-F to do a search, and search on a keyword in a title you are interested in. Sometimes if you try to do an exact title search it fails, because the movies are listed with The or A at the end, not the beginning. I hope this makes sense! Let me know if you have questions!

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Albino Alligator (1996)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 18, 2008, 08:48:21 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/503335Albino-Alligator-Posters.jpg)
Title: "B" is Buffalo Soldiers (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 18, 2008, 10:16:43 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/BuffaloSoldiers.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cat People (1942)
Post by: southendmd on March 18, 2008, 12:48:29 pm
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/VinMagCo/AP036~Cat-People-Posters.jpg)
Title: "D" is The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 18, 2008, 01:11:24 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/200px-Day_of_the_dolphin_ver3.jpg)
Title: "E" is Elephant (2003)
Post by: oilgun on March 18, 2008, 01:41:18 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/elephant-01.jpg)
Title: "F" is The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Post by: southendmd on March 18, 2008, 02:41:04 pm
(http://videochurchblog.typepad.com/my_weblog/images/2007/09/24/fish_saved_pittsburgh_2.jpg)

"Interesting" IMDb comment: 

Strategically placed bong hits at 0:01, 0:33, 0:045 and 1:11 into this film will really enhance your enjoyment.

This movie is the 70's disco NBA version of Major League. It's like Major League meets Space Jam meets The Age of Aquarius meets the time you accidentally took the bad yellow blotter that was going around at Woodstock.

Dr. J pulls off a stellar performance and by the time this film is over you're convinced he's the greatest actor in the universe, provided you followed the instructions above.

If your cable is out and this is on regular TV, go for it, you won't regret it.
Title: "G" is Gojira (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 18, 2008, 03:12:19 pm
to my fellow players: will you accept this one? L

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/gojira_cover.jpg)
Title: Re: "G" is Gojira (1954)
Post by: southendmd on March 18, 2008, 03:26:37 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on March 18, 2008, 03:12:19 pm
to my fellow players: will you accept this one? L

I wouldn't mess with him, but he sure is a critter!
Title: Re: "G" is Gojira (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 18, 2008, 03:37:58 pm
Quote from: southendmd on March 18, 2008, 03:26:37 pm
I wouldn't mess with him, but he sure is a critter!


Yes, I thought he was an eponymous critter. Glad you agree! Next up, H!
Title: "H" is The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Post by: Fran on March 18, 2008, 06:22:24 pm
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Title: "I" is I'm Reed Fish (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 18, 2008, 06:35:37 pm
Damn you Fran!  ;)  I was coming here to post the Dakota Fanning horror film HOUNDDOG!

Anyway, here's an "I" movie starring the adorable Jay Baruchel.  I loved him in KNOCKED UP.  I've never heard of this one but someone on IMDb says it's way better than PRINCESS DIARIES 2(!)  ;D

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ReedFish.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jack the Bear (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 18, 2008, 06:58:59 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/237409Jack-The-Bear-Posters.jpg)
Title: "K" is Killer of Sheep (1977)
Post by: southendmd on March 18, 2008, 09:21:31 pm
IMDb:  Somewhat reactionary to the black exploitation films that usually define the Black cinema experience in the 70's, Killer of Sheep presents a realistic portrait of a Black urban L.A. community. Burnett's method of telling a story, using the camera in the most unobtrusive manner, enlivens the film and draws the viewer into a world not frequently seen on film. Stan, the depressed insomniac lower middle-class worker struggles to provide for his family, love his wife and maintain responsibility to his community while haunted by the historical futility and impotence of the African American male. In Killer of Sheep, Burnett aptly demonstrates his knowledge of the cinema aesthetic and his proficiency with the camera while telling a most compelling story about the Black experience in America.

(http://www.mastersofcinema.org/pics/killer-of-sheep_poster-lg.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Lion in Winter (1968)
Post by: Fran on March 18, 2008, 09:49:58 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/lion_in_winter.jpg)

Gil, at least we were both thinking about hounds....
Title: "M" is March of the Penguins (2005)
Post by: Meryl on March 18, 2008, 10:14:46 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Marchofthepenguins.jpg)
Title: "N" is The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
Post by: memento on March 18, 2008, 11:10:58 pm
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Title: "O" is Officer Duck (1939)
Post by: Fran on March 19, 2008, 12:53:27 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/officerduck.jpg)
Title: "P" is The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 19, 2008, 06:38:01 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/perils_of_gwendoline_in_the_land_of.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Qui a peur du grand méchant loup? Enquête sur les désirs politiquement in
Post by: southendmd on March 19, 2008, 08:26:32 am
Qui a peur du grand méchant loup? Enquête sur les désirs politiquement incorrects (2006)

Roughly translated as "Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?  Survey of politically incorrect desires".  Apparently the first documentary directed by the French porn star Ovidie.

=aside=
What'a YikYak?  And what's it gonna do to that cute guy?
Title: "R" is The Rat Thing (2007)
Post by: oilgun on March 19, 2008, 09:06:56 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/rat_thing.jpg)
Title: "S" is Smiling Fish & Goat On Fire (1999)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 19, 2008, 09:27:04 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/v729247irk5.jpg)

from IMDb:

Terrible title for a very good, modest and charming movie. Great cast, good story, good dialogue. The beginning is a bit slow but it grows on you. Both funny and moving. I cried a little at the end. But it's not a drama. It's just about love and real life, complicated, messy and rewarding. It's a 'feel good' movie but it's not with the usual Hollywood crap. I recommend it without any restriction, except to those who liked Richard Gere in "Autumn in New York". If you liked that, the "Goat/Fish" is not for you. We are talking about cinema here.



Quote from: oilgun on March 19, 2008, 09:06:56 am
I think the Yak is the critter in Yik Yak.  Whatever happened to Brent Huff, anyway?

Yes, Yak, that's what I was thinking. As for Brent Huff, I dunno. Who is he, anyway? LOL
Title: "T" is Teen Wolf (1985)
Post by: southendmd on March 19, 2008, 09:46:19 am
(http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee320/tillcat5c/Teen_Wolf_custom-cdcovers_cc-front.jpg)

(http://www.lazydork.com/movies/teenwolf.jpg)

=aside=
Here's Brent Huff in your "shirtless male bondage" movie (that's the IMDb keyword LOL), Leslie:
I'm guessing his career went downhill from there.
BTW, "Yik-Yak" appears to be a place, according to user comments.

(http://www.movieswithmalebondage.com/images/thumbnails/ArmedResponse.jpg)
Title: "U" is The Unicorn in the Garden (1953)
Post by: oilgun on March 19, 2008, 02:43:53 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Unicorn.jpg)
Title: "V" is Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 19, 2008, 02:52:54 pm
A Turkish movie.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/kurtlarvadisiirak.jpg)

from IMDb:


A commando of Turkish intelligence agents enter Irak to avenge a real life episode in the war where Turkish soldiers were arrested and blindfolded by American troops. A very good action film, condemned unseen by many in the west, it represents at least a change of pace by showing the Muslims as the good guys and the Americans as the bad guys. The movie is actually very strongly against terrorism (the Sheikh in the movie criticizes the terrorists who wants to behead an American journalist, and prevents this from happening) but is also against American ignorant meddling in the Middle East. Most of all, though, Valley of the Wolves is a terrific action movie. And Billy Zane - who has apologized to the American press for appearing in this film - has actually one of the best performances in his career as a real meanie.

Observant game players might recall that Billy Zane was a real meanie in Titanic, too.
Title: "W" is Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Post by: southendmd on March 19, 2008, 03:43:11 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/sco/thumb/b/b9/Wallace_gromit_were_rabbit.jpg/300px-Wallace_gromit_were_rabbit.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
Post by: southendmd on March 19, 2008, 03:44:02 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519GPKN55JL._AA240_.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a7/MDollarDuck.jpg/200px-MDollarDuck.jpg)

I loved this film when I was a kid. Dean Jones, Sandy Duncan and a duck that lays golden eggs.  Hilarity ensues.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Critter Round
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on March 19, 2008, 03:57:39 pm
Wow I did too, as I remember the duck stood on a battery and connected to poles and was all glowing for a moment and then, oh the look on Sandy Duncan's face when she held that golden egg!
Title: "Y" is Yellow Ox Mountain (2006).
Post by: oilgun on March 19, 2008, 04:28:12 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/yellowOx.jpg)
Synopsis: China is a country where dissenting voices have been systematically purged and propaganda efficiently woven into every aspect of life. Art has often served as a political tool, particularly during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) following Mao’s direct orders. This politically turbulent atmosphere drove many contemporary Chinese artists to emigrate to New York City.

Yellow Ox Mountain is a documentary that portrays the artistic endeavors and the personal journeys of two such artists, Zhang Hongtu (b. 1943) and Zhang Jian-Jun (b. 1955), who are part of the Chinese contemporary art community of New York. They were determined to escape from the artistic leash imposed by Chinese cultural control. Each expresses through his art his different experience of the Cultural Revolution, as well as his own personal background. Yet there is a shared sense of constant cultural negotiation as they concurrently look back to their traditions and forward to the multifaceted creative influence of New York.
Title: "Z" is Zebraman (2004)
Post by: Fran on March 19, 2008, 04:42:13 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/zebraman-749901.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Polar Opposites
Post by: MaineWriter on March 19, 2008, 04:58:21 pm
That last round was fun, I have to say! Thanks again for Oilgun for the semi-suggestion that got it going.

Okay this time....

POLAR OPPOSITES

What does that mean?

Each movie that is played has to be be

 "fundamentally different"

from the movie that was played previously.

For example, say someone played Airplane! as the A. The B movie would have to be fundamentally different--in what way? You decide. Things that come immediately to my mind: Airplane! is a comedy so the B movie could be a drama. Airplane! takes place mostly in the air so the B movie could take place mostly underwater (Blue Lagoon??? LOL). Airplane! is an American movie so the B movie could be a foreign film. And so on...as we have seen in previous rounds, I think there is room for lots of creativity here.  ;)

When you post, state in your response how the movie is fundamentally different from the one that went before. The next player doesn't have to use that same fundamental difference. Again, for example:

Airplane! is A. Whoever plays B picks a drama, saying that Airplane! is a comedy, so B is a drama. The C player doesn't have to use drama; s/he could pick another feature of the B movie and use that for the fundamental difference to C....and so on.

I hope this makes sense. It is clear in my mind and I think we'll get the hang of it as we go on.

Have fun! PM me with questions!

Leslie
GameMistress

Title: Re: "Z" is Zebraman (2004)
Post by: oilgun on March 19, 2008, 05:08:27 pm
Quote from: Fran on March 19, 2008, 04:42:13 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/zebraman-749901.jpg)

Great poster!  It's funny, just last night I watched Big Bang Love, Juvenile A a movie by the same director, Takashi Miike.
Title: "A" is Across the Universe (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 19, 2008, 05:08:57 pm
I didn't see this in the theater although I wish I had. Lots of good Beatles music. So...what fundamental difference will someone use for B?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/across-the-universe-7-800.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bug (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 19, 2008, 07:12:31 pm
IMDb Plot Summary: Having escaped her abusive ex-husband Goss, recently released from state prison, Agnes, a lonely waitress with a tragic past moves into a sleazy, rundown motel and her lesbian co-worker R.C. introduces her to Peter, a peculiar, paranoiac drifter and they begin a tentative romance. However, things don't always seem as they appear and Agnes is about to experience a claustrophobic nightmare reality as the bugs begin to arrive...

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Bug2006-01.jpg)

Well, ACROSS THE UNIVERS is a light and airy love story, a feel-good musical.  (Or so I gather, I haven't seen it).
BUG, is also a love story but, in my opinion, is a polar opposite: it's a dark, heavy and claustrophobic psychological thriller where,  instead of flying across the univers in song,  we are confined to a sleazy motel room as we slowly sink into a quicksand of madness!  ( ;D)  (Or so I gather, I haven't seen this one either.)

Title: "C" is The Care Bears Movie (1985)
Post by: southendmd on March 19, 2008, 08:23:52 pm
Hmm, the opposite of "a dark, heavy and claustrophobic psychological thriller where...we are confined to a sleazy motel room as we slowly sink into a quicksand of madness!" 

How about...something light, light and lighter.  So sweet you'll slowly sink into a quicksand of diabetic coma.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HRB3CH8WL._AA240_.jpg)


Title: "D" is Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 19, 2008, 08:34:57 pm
Even though the Care Bears were little critters, and Darby was hanging around with little people, the Care Bears movie was animated and Darby O'Gill was not. Darby O'Gill also starred (are are you ready for this?) Sean Connery! He was nowhere to be found in the Care Bears movie!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Darby_o_gill_and_the_little_people.jpg)
Title: "E" is eXistenZ (1999)
Post by: Meryl on March 19, 2008, 09:41:39 pm
I think that Walt Disney and David Cronenberg can pretty safely be described as polar opposites.  ;D

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Existenz.jpg)

A psychological thriller about a virtual reality game that takes over the lives of two people so that they no longer know what is real and what is not.
Title: "F" is Fidel (2001)
Post by: oilgun on March 20, 2008, 07:30:22 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Fidel01.jpg)

While EXISTENZ is a fantastical story about fictional people experiencing the unreal, FIDEL is a documentary purporting to show us the real life of an actual person.

==COMMENT==

Leslie, I think this is the most challenging & interesting round yet.
Title: "G" is George Bush Goes to Heaven (2006)
Post by: southendmd on March 20, 2008, 08:06:18 am
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YNJXGXA2L._AA240_.jpg)

While Fidel is a documentary about a repressive dictator, George Bush Goes to Heaven is a satire of a repressive dictator, um, shows the powers of free speech and the irrational fear of dissent.
Title: "H" is Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 20, 2008, 08:22:17 am
Even though both movies have "Heaven" in the title and each features a character as an angel on the cover, I think it is safe to say that Warren Beatty and George W. Bush are polar opposites!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/heaven_can_wait.jpg)

Quote
==COMMENT==

Leslie, I think this is the most challenging & interesting round yet.

Thank you! I wasn't sure if it would be dud! LOL
Title: Re: "H" is Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Post by: southendmd on March 20, 2008, 08:30:57 am


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/heaven_can_wait.jpg)(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YNJXGXA2L._AA240_.jpg)

That is too funny!

I love this round, Leslie!

Title: "I" is In Hell (2003)
Post by: oilgun on March 20, 2008, 09:15:28 am
If you find yourself in a place that is the polar opposite of Heaven, then you are probably...

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/in_hell.jpg)


Especially if you're sitting next to the Muscles from Brussels.
Title: "J" is Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montréal) (2004)
Post by: southendmd on March 20, 2008, 09:55:16 am
(http://www.roydupuis-online.com/images/history/films/Jack%20Paradise/paradise1.jpg)

The opposite of Jean-Claude Van Damme in an action film In Hell is Roy Dupuis in a musical Jack Paradise.

(http://www.sectionsix.com/images/jack_1.jpg)

Il est beau, n'est-ce pas?
Title: "K" is Kurt & Courtney (1998)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 20, 2008, 10:18:02 am
A jazz pianist in Montreal is certainly the polar opposite of rocker Kurt Cobain from Seattle, who took his own life in 1994.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/greatestRockMovies_54kurtAndCourtne.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife (1991)
Post by: oilgun on March 20, 2008, 11:07:21 am
Synopsis
An awardwinning documentary, first shown on Channel 4 TV's 'True Stories' programme which shows what happens when an apparently bumbling Nick Broomfield tries to make a film about the neo-Nazi Afrikaner Resistance Movement and its leader, Eugene Terreblanche. The result is both frightening and hilarious.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Leader.jpg)

Although another documentary by Nick Broomfield the subject of this one is pretty much the polar opposite of the empathetic, sensitive and wonderfully creative Kurt Cobain. 
Title: "M" is M. Butterfly (1993)
Post by: southendmd on March 20, 2008, 12:15:34 pm
The opposite of a neo-Nazi Afrikaaner must be a gender-bending Chinese opera star.


(http://opera-diary.cocolog-nifty.com/mt/images/M_Butterfly.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 20, 2008, 01:41:01 pm
The opposite of a glorious opera in color certainly has to be a silent movie in black and white! I suspect gender bending Chinese opera stars are pretty different from vampires, too!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Nosferatu-medium.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/nosf19.jpg)
Title: "O" is Oviri (1986)
Post by: oilgun on March 20, 2008, 04:10:29 pm
OVIRI is a biographical film about the artist Paul Gauguin.  Since Gauguin's work continues to inspire us and improve our lives with its beauty and  because he  moved to the sunny tropics to escape the oppressive european artistic environment, surely that makes him a polar opposite of a nocturnal blood-sucking killer.
 
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Oviri.jpg)
Title: A Brief Interruption: Housekeeping
Post by: MaineWriter on March 20, 2008, 04:53:10 pm
I spent the better part of the afternoon creating a new archive because I was starting to feel like the old one was out of control!

The new archive is in chronological order, with placeholders for every year from 2013 down to 1890. All movies for every year are listed alphabetically within that year (no more breaking out "from the special rounds.") Because the size of the archive is fixed, you can use the [All] feature to open it all at once for searching. Hopefully this will help everyone find played movies quickly and easily. I actually found a few missing movies; those have been added to their respective years. The new archive is up-to-date as of Nosferatu (played in the current round).

I will continue to add the special rounds, as they are played, to the old archive. This is more to keep a record of the game and what has gone on. As noted above, the new archive will be better for searching.

I have the entire archive in an excel spreadsheet and I have to say, it's a beautiful thing! If anyone would like a copy, send me your email address and I will get it right out to you!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: A Brief Interruption: Housekeeping
Post by: MaineWriter on March 20, 2008, 04:59:23 pm
The ABCs at the Movies Game began in October 2007. We played rounds 2007-1966 "straight"; the first special round came after 1966. The game changed to special rounds only when we finished the "Don't Forget Me" round earlier this month.

Here are the special rounds we have played so far. If there are any that you really liked and would like to play again, let me know. Also, I am always open to ideas and suggestions for rounds so please send them my way!

Wildcard X rule began after round 1983

I didn't keep track of these three rounds, so I don't know when exactly they were played.

Round 2007 Redux 
Countdown
Mega Countdown

The following special rounds are in the order they were played, ending with the one we are inthe midst of.

I Can't Believe This Movie Hasn't Been Played!
The Stars Come Out
Prizewinners!
So Bad It's Good
Guilty Pleasures
Numerology
Working Stiffs
The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
Musicals
The Heath Ledger Round
The Comedy Round
Round 1979 Redux
Six Degrees of Heath
Round 2008
The Roaring Twenties
Don't Forget Me! (1888-1920; 2009-2013)
We Fought on American Soil
The Count UP! Round
The Count UP! Round No. 2
The Count UP! Round No. 3
Seven Deadly Sins
I'm So Animated
I'm So Colourful
The Critter Round
Polar Opposites

And now, back to our regularly scheduled game! Sorry for the interruptions!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "P" is Pollock (2000)
Post by: southendmd on March 20, 2008, 05:11:07 pm
While Paul Gauguin was a French post-impressionist, Jackson Pollock was an American (from Cody, Wyoming) abstract expressionist.

(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/sony_pictures_classics/pollock/ed_harris/pollock4.jpg)

=aside=
Leslie, it's a labor of love and a work of art!
Thank you. :-*
Title: "Q" is Quick Draw McGraw (1959)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 20, 2008, 05:43:44 pm
The "draw" in Quick Draw's name didn't refer to his artistic talent; rather, it was his prowess (or lack thereof) for getting his six shooter out of his holster.

There are probably many more differences between Pollock and Quick Draw, but I am all tuckered out from updating the archive and can't think of them right now.  :D  ;)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/horses_quickdraw.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/quick.jpg)
Title: "R" is Renegade (2004)
Post by: oilgun on March 20, 2008, 07:21:45 pm
AKA: BLUEBERRY

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Blueberry02.jpg)

RENEGADE is a gritty, violent and hallucinatory(!) Western based on the popular French/Belgian comic book character of Marshall Mike Blueberry, a former racist who became a defender of the oppressed in the American Wild West.  That's kind of the flip side of the wacky American cartoon character of QUICK DRAW McGRAW.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Blueberry01.gif)
Title: "S" is Salmonberries (1991)
Post by: southendmd on March 20, 2008, 08:34:50 pm
The opposite of Blueberry from France  is Salmonberries from Alaska.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Salmonberries.jpg)

IMDb:  A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find
out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it, which is the name of the town and also the name of the family that founded the town. She eventually befriends the librarian, an East German immigrant who lost her husband while escaping from behind the Iron Curtain. They help each other try to find closure to the events in their past
Title: Re: "S" is Salmonberries (1991)
Post by: oilgun on March 20, 2008, 10:44:16 pm
Quote from: southendmd on March 20, 2008, 08:34:50 pm
The opposite of Blueberry from France  is Salmonberries from Alaska.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Salmonberries.jpg)

IMDb:  A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find
out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it, which is the name of the town and also the name of the family that founded the town. She eventually befriends the librarian, an East German immigrant who lost her husband while escaping from behind the Iron Curtain. They help each other try to find closure to the events in their past

SALMONBERRIES and BLUEBERRY may be opposites but they both suck!  :laugh:
Title: "T" is The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 21, 2008, 08:58:50 am
A movie about hijacking a subway in New York City has to be the polar opposite of a story of a woman in Alaska searching for her roots!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/TakingOfPelham.jpg)

Title: "U" is United 93 (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 21, 2008, 11:36:36 am
A film based on a real plane hijacking with a horribly tragic ending is pretty much the polar opposite of a movie of a fictional subway train highjacking that ends well. 

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Title: "V" is Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
Post by: southendmd on March 21, 2008, 01:17:21 pm
The opposite of a true tragedy in the air is a fictional nuclear submarine trying to save the world.

(http://www.cinemaretro.com/uploads/VOYAGE.jpg)
Title: "W" is Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich (1958)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 21, 2008, 01:53:21 pm
The opposite of a fictional nuclear submarine has to be a documentary of the Norwegian training vessel, the tall ship Christian Radich, filmed in beautiful Cinemiracle!

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The 1958 film Windjammer recorded an actual voyage of the Norwegian sail Windjammer training ship Christian Radich. It was the first movie to be shot in Cinemiracle with 7-track stereophonic sound and gave the viewers a panoramic image of the 17,500 nautical mile voyage. The motion picture was produced by Louis de Rochemont.

The ship and its Norwegian crew were filmed while sailing from Oslo, across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, to New York City, Portsmouth in New Hampshire, and then back home to Oslo. The movie featured a score by Morton Gould, with additional musical performances by cellist Pablo Casals and Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra.

The film also features a meeting with the German Pamir (ship), which sunk in a hurricane in September 1957.

The world-premiere was at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood on April 8, 1958 and the movie ran for 36 weeks. The film was also released at selected cinemas in America, Canada, and Europe that were specially equipped to project the movie on a wide screen. It was particularly popular in the Scandinavian nations.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Derek Jarman's Blue (1993)
Post by: oilgun on March 21, 2008, 03:36:09 pm
I think that an unchanging blue image qualifies as the opposite of panoramic views of a 17,500 nautical mile ocean voyage.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Blue.jpg)

Plot Summary:  
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

IMDb Comment:

A touching farewell

Derek Jarman's final work is perhaps his most unusual. The visuals are nothing but a solid screen of bright blue. The soundtrack is a montage of sound effects, voice overs, and music. The dialogue is Derek Jarman's coming to terms with himself, and his terminal illness.

Some will find the whole affair a pretentious bore. Others will find it a moving farewell from a groundbreaking British film-maker who was completely blind by the time the film was completed. He broke the rules, especially with this film, and it's probably how he wanted to be remembered.

Title: "Y" is Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times (2002)
Post by: southendmd on March 21, 2008, 09:00:37 pm
The opposite of Derek Jarman's blue monochrome is Yves St. Laurent's ever-changing colorful palate of fabulousness.

(http://www.filmforum.org/films/yves/10021_02.jpg)

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1054/1460216606_81f972b556_o.jpg)

YSL with Catherine Deneuve.
Title: "Z" is Zero Woman (1995)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 22, 2008, 08:02:24 am
A movie with a female Japanese cop (a member of the elite Zero Unit) who wears lingerie as her uniform-du-jour has to be the polar opposite of YSL's fabulousness!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/ZeroWoman.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We're On The Move!
Post by: MaineWriter on March 22, 2008, 08:07:54 am
For our next round...I got this idea from the last round, with all the planes, submarines, subways, etc. that were popping up in movies....

We're On The Move!

Movies played must prominently feature some sort of means of transportation or conveyance or the movie must mostly take place on said means of transportation. So, from the last round, "United 93," "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three," and "Windjammer" would all qualify in this round (except, of course, they've all been played).

The new archive is up-to-date for your searching convenience.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is L'Arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat (1896)
Post by: oilgun on March 22, 2008, 09:22:20 am
IMDb Post Summary:Another of the Lumiere Brothers' one-shot films, this time showing a steam train arriving at a station and moving towards the camera It has passed into film folklore for the incident that occurred at its world premiere, when the audience, unfamiliar with the cinema thought the train was really coming right at them, and panicked!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cUEANKv964[/youtube]

Note:   IMDB shows the year as 1896, but on the clip and on Youtube it's listed as 1895
Title: "B" is The Big Bus (1976)
Post by: memento on March 22, 2008, 10:18:20 am
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From IMDB:
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is going Non-stop from New York to Denver and is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the Oil lobby. When the driver is injured a washed up, down on his luck, but used to be great type, who as it happens, used to be engaged to the inventor's daughter is brought in to drive the giant bus which includes a one lane swimming pool and a one lane bowling alley.
Title: "C" is Cars (2006)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 22, 2008, 10:51:17 am
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Title: "D" is Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
Post by: southendmd on March 22, 2008, 10:58:12 am
IMDb:  Terry O'Rourke, an American operating a small airline in Canada, is having a tough time making a go of it; he has to cope with unfavorable weather conditions, a rocky terrain, and a large Americam company determined to buy him out at their low price. In addition, one of his primary employees is working against him. One of his airplanes is transporting a cargo of gold and the pilot arranges for the gold to be stolen. He planned to parachute to safety, letting the airplane be looted when it crashed, but a co-worker cuts his parachute cord and he is killed. O'Rourke, with the air of one of his best pilots, Kay Cameron, sets out to track down the culprits.
Title: "E" is Executive Decision (1996)
Post by: memento on March 22, 2008, 02:58:48 pm
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IMDB: Terrorists take over a 747 bound from Athens to Washington D.C., supposedly to effect the release of their leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and convinces the military that the 'plane should not be allowed to enter U.S. airspace. An assault mission is devised, using a specially equipped 'plane designed for mid-air crew transfers, and Grant finds himself aboard the 747 with a team of military anti-terrorists who have to defuse a bomb and overpower the terrorists.
Title: "F" is The Final Countdown (1980)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 22, 2008, 03:09:12 pm
It is 1980 and the USS Nimitz puts to sea off of Pearl Harbor for routine exercises. After encountering a strange storm and losing all contact with the US Pacific Fleet, nuclear war with the Soviet Union is assumed and the USS Nimitz arms herself for battle. However, after encountering Japanese Zero scout planes and finding Pearl Harbor filled with pre-World War II battleships, it is realized that the storm the Nimitz went through caused the ship to travel back in time: to December 6th, 1941.

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Title: "G" is The Getaway (1972)
Post by: oilgun on March 22, 2008, 04:12:44 pm
I seem to remember a lot of car chases in this Pekinpah film.  I also remember being really impressed with Sally Struthers' performance(!)

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Title: "H" is Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Post by: southendmd on March 22, 2008, 04:16:08 pm
(http://www.ukquad.com/herbiemontecarlo.jpg)
Title: "I" is The Iron Horse (1924)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 22, 2008, 05:41:12 pm
John Ford's 50th movie...at the age of 29!

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"The Iron Horse" is the first trans-American railway system; the story of its construction is told in this film. Chief among the other plot lines is the love story featuring hero George O'Brien (as Davy Brandon) and heroine Madge Bellamy (as Miriam Marsh). Villainous Cyril Chadwick (as Peter Jesson) comes between them. Will Mr. O'Brien and Ms. Bellamy come together? Will the Central Pacific railroad and the Union Pacific railroad hook up? Only time will tell…

This film takes a long, long time to pick up steam. Star O'Brien (and many regular cast members) appear only after a prolonged prologue. Some of the supporting cast are dispensable, like the unfunny "three musketeers". Fortunately, "The Iron Horse" is expertly directed by John Ford; and, lead actor O'Brien is very appealing.
Title: "J" is Jet Lag (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 22, 2008, 11:39:42 pm
OK,  so most of the movie is set in the airport, but the word Jet is in the title and they are waiting for a flight so I think it qualifies.

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==ASIDE==

Tonight I spent 2 HOURS at a church service!  My friend's 14 year old son inexplicably decided to become a Catholic and tonight was his baptism/confirmation/first communion.  It was excrutiatingly boring and completely irrelevent!  I don't know what attarcted him to that particular church.  The completely uncharismatic priest just droned on and on, it was mind-numbing.  At one point he walked down the aisle sprinkling holy water on the congregation and man, he got me good!  I had to wipe my glasses off, it was awful.  I felt like screaming: IT BURNS!.  So basically I've been re-baptised!  I'll have to masturbate later to undo the damage, lol!
Title: "K" is Kuro no tesuto kaa (1962)
Post by: southendmd on March 23, 2008, 12:00:56 pm
AKA "Black Test Car".  Described as a "neo-noir-industrial-espionage" film.

(http://www.avclub.com/content/files/images/black-test-car-DVD.jpg)

=aside= Gil
You are a heathen in every sense of the word! LOL
So, Happy Easter, eat a chocolate bunny.
(http://tineybopper.blogspot.com/HappyEaster.JPG)
Title: "L" is Lost in Space (1998)
Post by: Fran on March 23, 2008, 12:09:51 pm
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Title: "M" is Motor Psycho (1965)
Post by: oilgun on March 23, 2008, 01:56:30 pm
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==ASIDE==
RE:  Baptirm/Easter Service
Just to clarify, I'm not anti-religion (well I suppose I am, really), I actually went with an open mind expecting to at least enjoy the music and the pomp, but both my friend (the boy's mother), and I were quite dismayed at the staid & lackluster event, it certainly wasn't a joyous affair.  The music, there was a choral, was trite and remiscent of some cheap televangelist program.  And like I said, the priest had no presence whatsoever, he stumbled over his words, shouldn't he know this stuff by heart by now?  Never mind that the kid is joining an anti-gay religion but why choose such a loser congregation?  Oh well, to each his own I guess, he's still young.
Title: "N" is Night Skies (2007)
Post by: Meryl on March 23, 2008, 02:05:01 pm
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Title: "O" is Out to Sea (1997)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 23, 2008, 02:27:06 pm
Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, rich widows, dancing, a cruise ship....you get the idea.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Out-To-Sea-Poster-C10328319.jpg)

=aside=

I'm back! I'm back! Easter brunch is over, the family has come and gone (although we did have a good time). I didn't show anyone my new tattoo though...LOL

Title: "P" is Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Post by: memento on March 23, 2008, 04:33:00 pm
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=aside=
Three for the price of one.
Title: "Q" is Québec-Montréal (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 23, 2008, 07:31:48 pm
This is a decent comedy from Québec.  Most of the film takes place in various cars driving on the highway between those two cities.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: We're On The Move!
Post by: Artiste on March 23, 2008, 07:35:34 pm
Did you see that film oilgun?

I wonder if I did!

More?

Hugs!
Title: "R" is Riding the Rails (1997)
Post by: Fran on March 23, 2008, 08:58:38 pm
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From IMDb:

Riding the Rails is the story of the children the either ran away or were forced to leave home during the Depression. In most movies the hobos riding the rails are shown as grown men and as bums. This movie debunks that myth and shows that most of the rail riders were teenage runaways.

The story is told very effectively in a series of interviews with the survivors from this era and shows footage from old movies and newsreel. Most of survivors are now in their late 70's or 80's but were as young as 13 when they first ran away. These are very personal stories about children who had no hope of a better life and how they hopped boxcars hoping to find something better.

I've seen this documentary a number of times now and it never fails to move me. I remember the first time it came on TV it was late at night, I had to work the next day but I couldn't stop watching it. The whole next week I couldn't get these people out of my mind. It all happened over 60 years ago when the world was a very different place and yet their stories are still very moving today. This documentary really captures the desperateness of the depression and shows the sincerity of the people that grew up in that time.
Title: "S" is The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Post by: southendmd on March 23, 2008, 09:26:08 pm
This one features submarines, trains, helicopters, a car that can "drive" underwater, and more.  Plus, that great opening on skis.


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The "amphibious" Lotus Esprit
Title: "T" is Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 23, 2008, 10:52:15 pm
This is a shameless plug for the boys!
This movie adaptation of the cult Canadian show was unfortunately a disappointment, but still had plenty of laughs.  I mean these guys are so huge and beloved here, they are practically an institution.
Although Julian, Ricky & Bubbles are going nowhere fast, in contravention of this round's requirements, they do spend a lot of time in a trailer park inside various mobile homes which are designed to, well, move...

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Title: "U" is U-571 (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 24, 2008, 06:35:19 am
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Title: "V" is Voyager (1991)
Post by: southendmd on March 24, 2008, 12:43:32 pm
AKA "Homo Faber"

IMDb:  Walter Faber (Sam Shepard) has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board this ship he meets the enchanting Sabeth (Julie Delpy) and they have a passionate love affair. Together they travel to her home in Greece, but the rational Faber doesn't know what fate has in mind for him for past doings.

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Title: "W" is The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Post by: oilgun on March 24, 2008, 03:32:40 pm
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Title: Wildcard "X" is Twentieth Century (1934)
Post by: southendmd on March 24, 2008, 03:55:49 pm
IMDb:  Broadway director Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) is a bigger ham than most actors, but through sheer drive and talent he is able to build a successful career. When one of his discoveries, Lily Garland (Carole Lombard), rises to stardom and heeds the call of Hollywood, Oscar begins a career slide. He hits the skids and seems on his way out, until he chances to meet Lily again, on a train ride aboard the Twentieth Century Limited. Oscar pulls out all the stops to re-sign his former star, but it's a battle... because Lily, who is as temperamental as Oscar is, wants to have nothing to do with her former mentor.

(http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews9/twentieth-century/TWENTIETH-CENTURY-post1.jpg)

And here is the eponymous train:

(http://www.trains.com/ctr/objects/images/4-6-4_hudson_1.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 24, 2008, 04:17:53 pm
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from IMDb:

"Yankee Buccaneer" is a variation on the demented Arabian Nights fetish that Universal Pictures seemed to have in the late '40s and early '50s, the difference being that this one doesn't take place in the days of Ali Baba. It's the 1840s, and a U.S. Navy ship is ordered to disguise itself as a merchant vessel and sail to the waters off North Africa to put a stop to pirates preying on American ships. The action scenes are handled well, Jeff Chandler fits the part of the dashing American naval officer, the women are fetching, the cast is full of familiar faces (including Jay Silverheels, who played Tonto in the "Lone Ranger" series), the story doesn't venture past the realm of possibility and it moves along at a good clip. All in all, a neat little B picture--not the best of the lot, but far from the worst.
Title: "Z" is Zentropa (1991)
Post by: oilgun on March 24, 2008, 05:20:23 pm
aka: Europa   A wonderful early film by Lars von Trier that is still not available of DVD in North America.

IMDb Plot Summary:   An American of German descent arrives in post-war Germany 1945. His uncle gets him a job on the Zentropa train line as a sleeping car conductor. The American's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by the Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but he finds himself being used by both the Americans and the influential family that owns the railroad. After falling in love with the railroad magnate's daughter, he finds that he can't remain neutral and must make some difficult choices.

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IMDb Comment:   One of the Greatest Films of All Time
Someone release this movie on DVD so it can take its hallowed place as on of the greatest films of all time in ten to twenty years when critics and film historians look back on the so-called films of the 1990's and see how vapid they were for the most part, and how Lars Von Trier tried to revolutionize and revitalize the international film world with this masterpiece. As it stands, "Zentropa" (or "Europa" as it is referred to outside the US) is one of the most fascinating and artistic views of the bleakness and almost psychotic uncertainty that oozed out of post WWII Europe, namely the decimated German landscape, whose physical horrors were matched only by the damage to the psyche of its people. Von Trier brilliantly paints his vision on screen. You will feel like you are watching some lost espionage noir classic from the late 1940's with the perfectly lighted black and white scenes, while at the same time feel you are on the brink of something beyond the cutting edge, especially in scenes like the assassination aboard the train. Literally, when you see this movie, you are witnessing the evolution of an art form.

For some reason, Von Trier got caught up in his own Dogma movement shortly after this. And while his "Breaking the Waves" and "Dancer in the Dark" are classics in their own right, it is with "Zentropa" that he truly lifted the art of film making to new and exciting heights. 10/10, ages like a fine wine, and begs for a DVD release.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Bad Guys and the Big House
Post by: MaineWriter on March 24, 2008, 06:39:38 pm
For our next round:

Bad Guys and the Big House

or its corollary, "Crime Doesn't Pay."

Movies that feature bad guys (or gals) engaged in nefarious deeds; they may or may not end up in the big house (prison, jail).
Prison movies are okay, too, since they are (presumably) full of bad guys already.

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All the usual rules are in effect.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress

Title: "A" is The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Post by: southendmd on March 24, 2008, 09:30:07 pm
IMDb:  'Doc' Riedenschneider, legendary crime 'brain' just out of prison, has a brilliant plan for a million-dollar burglary. To pull it off, he recruits safecracker Louis, driver Gus, financial backer Emmerich, and strong-arm man Dix Handley. At first the plan goes like clockwork, but little accidents accumulate and each partner proves to have his own fatal weakness. In the background is a pervasive, grimy urban malaise.

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Title: "B" is Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 24, 2008, 09:41:49 pm
Synopsis: Maverick Japanese director Takashi Miike calls this juvenile prison drama, an expressionist boys-behind-bars picture by way of Jean Genet, his "masterpiece." Ryuhei Matsuda is a soft, sad gay bartender incarcerated for his brutal killing of a customer who assaulted him, and Masanobu Ando is a Yakuza thug brimming with anger and violence. The two arrive in juvenile detention on the same day and, with nothing in common, their fates become intertwined by longing, mutual dreams of escape to a fantasy world, and a murder within the walls that leaves one dead and the other confessing to the killing. It's a murder mystery of young men in stir and in lust, with surreal scenes on sets of shadow and light and the merest suggestion of detail. Miike resorts to equally unusual choices in his interrogation scenes as outside cops come in to investigate the murder. - by Sean Axmaker, Special to MSN Movies

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==COMMENT==
I may be jumping the queue since I played the Z in the last game.   I'm not sure if "the wait two turns" rule applies between game transitions.
Title: "C" is City of God (2002)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 24, 2008, 09:58:23 pm
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from IMDb:

Brazil, 1960's, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970's: Li'l Zé has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bené is the only one to keep him on the good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980's: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God.

=aside=

oilgun, your playing was fine. No problem!
Title: "D" is Down By Law (1986)
Post by: southendmd on March 24, 2008, 10:23:00 pm
IMDb:  DJ Zack and pimp Jack end up in prison for being too laid-back to avoid being framed for crimes they didn't commit. They end up sharing a cell with eccentric Italian optimist Roberto, whose limited command of the English language is both entertaining and infuriating -but rather more useful to them is the fact that Roberto knows an escape route.

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JKFX.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "E" is Escape From L.A. (1996)
Post by: oilgun on March 24, 2008, 10:47:11 pm
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"Touch my shampoo and conditioner again, and I'll kill you!"

Title: "F" is The Female Bunch (1969)
Post by: Meryl on March 24, 2008, 11:51:40 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/FemaleBunch.jpg)

The Female Bunch is a 1969 crime film. It was directed by Al Adamson and starred Russ Tamblyn and Lon Chaney Jr.. The plot centered around a group of female criminals who cause trouble around the Mexican border.
Title: The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 25, 2008, 06:57:10 am
I remember the book being hilarious but the movie was a disappointment. Robert DeNiro's first starring role as racing bicyclist from Italy who falls into the middle of a gang war.

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Title: "H" is The Hard Word (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 25, 2008, 07:50:46 am
IMDb Plot Summary:   Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.

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Title: "I" is Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
Post by: southendmd on March 25, 2008, 08:07:53 am
IMDb:  Another in a unrelated series of Warner's penitentiary tours in three different decades. This one is California's notorious Folsom Prison prior to its 1944 reformation make-over. Ben Rickey, the prison's sadistic old-school warden who believes that the prison system if for punishment rather than reformation, rules Folsom with an iron-hand. He highly resents his university-trained assistant, Mark Benson, who does not share Rickey's beliefs. Rickey, hoping the results will be disastrous, gives Benson permission to try his modern method. He tolerates Benson's innovations until convict "Red" Pardue is killed by another prisoner. Benson blames Rickey, who had refused Pardue protection after he had reported an escape attempt. Benson resigns and Rickey brings back his concentration-camp program. Chuck Daniels, a hardened convict, then stage his long-planned prison break. A bloody riot ensues in which Rickey is murdered and the escapees are accidentally killed by a dynamite blast while taking revenge on a treacherous convict.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Folsomprisonposter.jpg/200px-Folsomprisonposter.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jail Bait (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 25, 2008, 09:03:22 am
Ed Wood does film noir...with predictable results.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/lg_11320.jpg)
Title: "K" is The Killing (1956)
Post by: oilgun on March 25, 2008, 09:11:30 am
IMDb Plot Summary:   Johnny Clay has a plan. After spending 5 years in Alcatraz, he decides that if he's going to commit crimes, the risk had better be worth the punishment. He then proceeds to mastermind a brilliant criminal scheme to steal $2,000,000 from a local racetrack in which "no one will get hurt." The only flaw in his plan is that he does not consider one of his co-horts' greedy, shrewish wife and her ruthless boyfriend. That's when something goes wrong...

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/killing2.jpg)
Title: "L" is Lock Up (1989)
Post by: Fran on March 25, 2008, 10:05:46 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/078401123001LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

From IMDb:

Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Title: "M" is Malice (1993)
Post by: memento on March 25, 2008, 10:12:44 am
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/105454.1020.A.jpg)
Title: "N" is Never Love a Stranger (1958)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 25, 2008, 10:53:44 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/US1sheet02.jpg)

from IMDb:

I came to own and watch this film because the score was written by musician and inventor Raymond Scott. The acting is very wooden. but fans of Steve McQueen might get a kick out of seeing him in an early role, not to mention the Buddy Holly glasses!

NB: Raymond Scott is the Powerhouse composer.
Title: "O" is Ossessione (1943)
Post by: oilgun on March 25, 2008, 11:26:57 am
Definitely the best adaptation of The Postman Always Rings Twice.  I just LOVE this movie!  The pheromonal Massimo Girotti has charisma and screen presence like few actors I've seen, hairy back and all. JP Belmondo comes to mind.

Synopsis
Passion turns deadly when beautiful but frustrated Giovanna (Deep Red's Clara Calamai) finds herself helplessly drawn to Gino (Last Tango in Paris' Massimo Girotti), a handsome drifter staying at her inn. Repulsed by her husband, Giovanna begs Gino to rid her of the unappreciative spouse and help her to collect his hefty insurance premium, the solution to all their problems. The course of cold-blooded murder never runs smoothly, however, and soon thelovers are trapped in a downward spiral of deception, jealousy and cruel fate.

Internationally acclaimed director Luchino Visconti (Death in Venice, Rocco and His Brothers) ignited a stormy religious and political scandal in Italy with the release of this film, which adapted James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice through the eye of a master filmmaker. Banned and censored for years, Ossessione launched the influential neorealist movement in Italian cinema and profoundly affected generations of audiences. Now available in its original, uncensored director's cut, Visconti's debut masterwork still stands as both a powerful thriller and a devastating portrayal of society thrown into turmoil.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Ossessione.jpg) (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ossessione-3.jpg)
Title: "P" is Prison (1988)
Post by: southendmd on March 25, 2008, 12:31:42 pm
IMDb:  When Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where it occured. Flash forward several years the prison is reopened, under the control of it's new Warden Eaton Sharpe. A former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the electric chair, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being suffering from a murderous rage, all leading up to the Warden himself.

Sounds kind of silly to me.  But it stars Viggo Mortensen, and was filmed at the Wyoming State Prison in Rawlins.

(http://www.brego.net/upphotos/vmovie_image_30.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Queen of the Mob (1940)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 25, 2008, 01:29:51 pm



Mobster Ma Webster rules her clan with an iron hand, taking charge of all their robberies despite the protests of George Frost, the only member of her gang who is not her son. On Christmas Eve, Ma, George and her sons Eddie, Charlie and Tom, rob the Centre City bank, but are warned to get out of town by her other son Bert, who disdains their criminal activity and is studying to be a lawyer. Ma and the gang go on a crime spree across the states, receiving $300,000 in ransom for kidnapping, and additional cash from various robberies. Aware that the serial numbers on the ransom money have been recorded by federal agents, they arrange with fellow crook Pan to trade the money $100,000 in unmarked bills, but take the bills and kill him instead, They are unaware, however, that the police have found a list of the serial numbers for all Pan's bills in his coat pocket. Federal agents Scott Langham and Ross Waring are put on the case, and trace the Websters to a Southern town, where Ma is posing as a socialite. The Websters elude the police, but are forced to live meagerly while hiding out in cheap hotels. By the next Christmas, Ma returns to Centre City to visit Bert's baby boy. While she is out, her boys hold up a store, but Charlie is killed and Tom is arrested. Bert represents Tom at his extradition trial, and convinces him to plead guilty and return willingly to the city of the kidnapping. When George wants to go his own way, Ma and Eddie kill him, then hire Stitch Torey to get Tom away from the police. Their attempt fails, however, and most of Torey's gang perish. After a year, Ma and Eddie have developed a low profile while Eddie works at a cannery to support them, and Ma becomes neighborly. Unknown to Ma, Eddie arranges a hideout for some robbers he hopes to join up with and gives them a case of canned food, but the criminals' car crashes and the police get Eddie's fingerprints from the cans. On Christmas Eve, federal agents attempt to arrest Ma and Eddie, who respond with gunfire. In the hail of bullets, Eddie is killed and Ma is finally arrested.
Title: "R" is Read My Lips (2001)
Post by: oilgun on March 25, 2008, 02:29:29 pm
aka: Sur mes lèvres

Synopsis
She teaches him good manners. He teaches her bad ones.

As a secretary, Carla Behm (Emmanuelle Devos - Winner "Best Actress" 2002 Cesar Awards) is overqualified despite a disability that forces her to wear hearing aids in both ears. Still, her coworkers ridicule her daily for her plain looks, all the while taking credit for her best work. She's on the verge of cracking until she gets permission to hire an assistant.

Enter Paul Angeli (Vincent Cassel - CRIMSON RIVERS, BIRTHDAY GIRL). He's a suave, light-fingered ex-con unqualified for the simplest of tasks. However when it comes time to steal a file a co-worker has pilfered from Carla's desk, Paul has all the skills that Carla requires. Soon he discovers Carla's uncanny ability to read lips, and their relationship becomes a seductive tango as Paul enlists Carla in a revenge plot against a crooked loan shark.


(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/read_my_lips-02.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Read_my_lips-01.jpg)
Bad boys never wear shirts.  "Bad boy, bad boy, whatcha gonna do?"



Quote from: southendmd on March 25, 2008, 12:31:42 pm
Sounds kind of silly to me.  But it stars Viggo Mortensen, and was filmed at the Wyoming State Prison in Rawlins.

(http://www.brego.net/upphotos/vmovie_image_30.jpg)

Viggo looks amazing, is that a shot from the film Prison? 
Title: Re: "P" is Prison (1988)
Post by: southendmd on March 25, 2008, 02:39:19 pm
(http://www.brego.net/upphotos/vmovie_image_30.jpg)
Quote
Viggo looks amazing, is that a shot from the film Prison? 

Yes, it is, even though he looks like he might be starring in "Grease".  We all looked a little more amazing twenty years ago. :)
Title: "S" is Stir Crazy (1980)
Post by: Fran on March 25, 2008, 03:53:22 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/stirdd5.jpg)

From Amazon.com:

Sidney Poitier directed--without much distinction, sorry to say--this 1980 comedy teaming Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as New York knuckleheads who try their luck in California and are accused of robbing a bank. Most of the laughs concern their survival strategies in prison (at one point, Wilder decides to "reach out and talk" to some hulking murderer) and their plans to escape. Both performers are so brilliant in any situation that they give this film plenty of funny moments (one or two of which became instantly classic), but this is not exactly a film for the ages.
--Tom Keogh
Title: "T" is There Will Be Blood (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 25, 2008, 04:02:43 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/there-will-be-blood-poster.jpg)
Title: "U" is The Unknown Man (1951)
Post by: southendmd on March 25, 2008, 04:52:02 pm
IMDb:  Organized crime boss Rudi Wallchek is accused of murder and defended by prominent attorney Dwight Mason. After Wallchek is acquitted, he admits to Mason that he was, indeed, the murderer. When the chairman of the local crime commission is murdered, Wallchek is again accused. Attorney Mason sets in motion a series of events that assures justice will be served.

(http://movies.toptenreviews.com/reviews/images/m324782.jpg)
Title: "V" is Vera Drake (2004)
Post by: Meryl on March 25, 2008, 09:00:00 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/vera_drake.jpg)

Vera Drake (2004) is an Academy Award-nominated British film directed by Mike Leigh. It tells the story of a working class woman in London in 1950, whose values conflict with the social mores of the period.  She is arrested for performing illegal abortions.
Title: "W" is We're No Angels (1989)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 06:19:17 am
Roert DeNiro and Sean Penn as as escaped convicts. They end up in Canada impersonating priests. This is the second DeNiro priest impersonation movie in this round (the first was The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight.)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/B00015HX7201LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is M (1931)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 07:40:01 am
(http://filmsdefrance.com/1931_M_1.jpg)

IMDb user comment:  After seeing this, all I can think is "wow." Impeccably directed by Fritz Lang, and starring a young and plump Peter Lorre, M is perhaps the single greatest film I have ever seen. Lang created two film genres with this one film: Film-Noir, and the Crime/Psychological Thriller. The origins of Film-Noir can clearly be seen in this, as are the remaining traces of German Expressionism, brought about by the director that helped pioneer both movements.

M is about the search for a child murderer in Berlin, and as the story, and the search progress, the high profile murderer begins to inhibit the lives of everyone from the Police, to the criminals, to innocent bystanders who are accused of being the murderer for even the slightest contact with any child.

The most startling thing about this film is it's use of sound. M was Germany's first talkie, and is evident by the primitive sound recording. Characters can often be just barely heard (thank God for the subtitles), but regardless of the limitations of the technology in the medium, the use of sound is advanced even by today's standards. This film featured the first scene where two different parties are talking about the same thing, and the conversation is continued between the two groups (for the dramatic touch, the two parties were the Police, and the Criminals both intent on finding the murderer to save their reputation). It was also the first talkie to have a person heard off screen while an image unrelated to the dialog is displayed on screen (as seen early in the movie when Mrs. Beckman is heard calling for her child Elsie while an empty attic, an empty chair, and an empty stairway are shown). While Lang used sound heavily to enhance the mood and feel of his film, he also went without it (complete dead silence) on occasion to increase tension and create a paranoid mood.

Other cool tricks used by the Fritz Lang include heavy use of shadows (largely in the style of the yet to come Film-Noir genre), and the use of setting to create darker moods (evidence that Lang was at the head of the German Expressionist movement).

This is a must see film. Without this film we would probably not have the modern psychological/crime thrillers like Silence of the Lambe, and Se7en.

(http://www.akg-images.com/akg_couk/_customer/london/images/en/collections/album/akg_247006.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Ying hung boon sik (1986)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 07:56:01 am
AKA "A Better Tomorrow"

IMDb:  A ex-con just released from prison (Lung Ti) is forced to choose between his loyal gang-based best friend (Yun-Fat Chow) and join crime once again, or, turn himself and his former mob in and make remorse with his angry, betrayed policeman brother (Leslie Cheung).

(http://www.asiateca.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/abt_cover.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zendan-e zanan (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 09:38:34 am
aka: Women's Prison; Jail of Women

IMDB Plot Summary:  Spanning 18 years in an Iranian women's prison, this follows two women: the new prison warden, a tough as nails devout Muslim who has served in the army on the Iraqi front, and a young midwife, Mitra, who is serving her sentence for killing her mother's abusive husband. In the early years, Mitra is repeatedly punished as the warden tries to break her. This includes punishment for delivering a baby in the prison cell while all of the prison staff has taken shelter during an Iraqi bombing. The warden's attitude starts to change after 8 years, when Mitra tries to protect a new inmate from rape at the hands of her older cellmates. When the baby comes back in 1991 as a 17 year old delinquent, Sepideh, the warden respects Mitra enough to protect the girl.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/zendane-zanan.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Cute Guy Round
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 10:26:12 am
Next up: The Cute Guy Round

And for this round, "cute" has a pretty broad definition:
handsome, suave, debonair, cute...

This time, a slight change in the rules:

1. Previously played movies may be played again.
2. You must identify the cute guy from the movie...and include a picture!
3. Cute guys cannot be repeated; by the end of the round we'll have 26 different men.

The movie titles go in alphabetical order, as usual, with title and year.

Let me know if you have questions!

Leslie
GameMistress

Title: 'A' is the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Post by: belbbmfan on March 26, 2008, 10:49:24 am
Casey Affleck! Nice!

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/MV5BMTE5NDgyODc5MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTY.jpg)
Title: "B" is Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 10:51:32 am
Heath Ledger!!
 
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/l15_jpg.jpg)


==running list of cute guys==remember, no repeats!

Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Title: "C" is The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 11:29:02 am
Henry Cavill

Here he is in The Tudors:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Henry_Cavill.jpg)
Title: "D" is Donnie Darko (2001)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 01:03:00 pm
Jake Gyllenhaal!

(http://www.criticsrant.com/Images/criticsrant_com/News%20Rants/Jake_Gyllenhaal.jpg)
Title: 'E' is The English Patient (1996)
Post by: belbbmfan on March 26, 2008, 01:57:26 pm
Ralph Fiennes

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/MV5BMTI0NjY3MzcwMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTc.jpg)
Title: "F" is The Father of the Bride (1991)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 02:11:41 pm
George Newbern!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/george1.jpg)

What I had to go through to get a picture of this man! He needs a bigger fan club!

He played Bryan MacKenzie in Father of the Bride and Dan Lynch (the cute college student) in Adventures in Babysitting (1987).

==running list of cute guys==remember, no repeats!

Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Henry Cavill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ralph Fiennes
George Newbern
Title: "G" is La guerre à Paris (2002)
Post by: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 02:42:35 pm
Louis Garrel!

He was also in The Dreamers (2003) & Ma mère (2004)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/louis_garrel-02.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/louis-garrel.jpg)

And he's not afraid of full-frontals  ;)

Cutie List
Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Henry Cavill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ralph Fiennes
George Newbern
Louis Garrel


Title: "H" is Hannibal Rising (2007)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 03:33:32 pm
Gaspard Ulliel!

(http://www.ichatgay.com/img_blog/gaspard_ulliel.jpg)

(http://soberingconclusion.com/movies/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/hannibal-rising.jpg)

Cutie List
Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Henry Cavill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ralph Fiennes
George Newbern
Louis Garrel
Gaspard Ulliel
Title: "I" is Incendiary (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 03:39:54 pm
Ewan McGregor!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/pillow2.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/01.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/20070907-tn2_ewan_mcgregor_3.jpg)


Cutie List
Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Henry Cavill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ralph Fiennes
George Newbern
Louis Garrel
Gaspard Ulliel
Ewan McGregor
Title: "J" is Jumper (2008)
Post by: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 03:43:29 pm
Jamie Bell!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/jamie1.jpg)

==COMMENT==

Well, I tried to get cuties who's first letter of the last name matched the first letter of the movie but it's getting too tough.  I'm opening it up to include the first letter of the first and middle names.  ;)



Quote from: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 03:33:32 pm
Gaspard Ulliel!


YOU BASTARD!  You stole my cutie!  :laugh:



Cutie List
Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Henry Cavill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ralph Fiennes
George Newbern
Louis Garrel
Gaspard Ulliel
Ewan McGregor
Jamie Bell
Title: "K" is Kalifornia (1993)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 04:07:28 pm
Brad Pitt!

(http://data1.blog.de/blog/t/traummann/img/BradPitt01.jpg)

(http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9811/13/brad.pitt/joe.black.jpg)

(http://bradlaidman.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/bbdance3.jpg)

=aside=
Sorry, Gil.  I think there are enough cuties to go around.
Title: 'L' is Love Actually (2003)
Post by: belbbmfan on March 26, 2008, 04:10:33 pm
Colin Firth.

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/MV5BMTUwMTE3MDU4OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTc.jpg)

==aside==

Dang, Paul, I was going to take 'K' with Kate and Leopold and HUGH JACKMAN.  Oh, well, Colin's cute too!  ;D

Title: "M" is Munich (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 04:20:23 pm
Eric Bana!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/b18jpg7xo.jpg)


Cutie List
Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Henry Cavill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ralph Fiennes
George Newbern
Louis Garrel
Gaspard Ulliel
Ewan McGregor
Jamie Bell
Brad Pitt
Colin Firth
Eric Bana
Title: Re: 'L' is Love Actually
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 04:23:33 pm
Quote from: belbbmfan on March 26, 2008, 04:10:33 pm
==aside==

Dang, Paul, I was going to take 'K' with Kate and Leopold and HUGH JACKMAN.  Oh, well, Colin's cute too!  ;D



We still have The Prestige and Scoop for Hugh, Fabienne!
Title: "N" is The Name of the Rose (1986)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 04:24:37 pm
Christian Slater!


(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/protectedimage.php%3Fimage%3DMichaelMackenzie/rose-4.jpg&usg=AFQjCNF9R2N8zXjJXoNvemFRG0l-DdYqxQ)

(http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/060907/13135__heathers_l.jpg)

My, aren't we possessive of our cute guys?! :)
Title: 'O' is 'El Ojo en la nuca' (2001)
Post by: belbbmfan on March 26, 2008, 04:35:55 pm
Gael Benal García

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/MV5BMTM1MDQ2ODA3MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTY.jpg)


Title: "P" is The Prestige (2006)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 04:43:00 pm
Hugh Jackman!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/hugh-jackman.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/hugh-jackman02.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/thumb.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/kate_e_leopold_2.jpg)

Cutie List
Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Henry Cavill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ralph Fiennes
George Newbern
Louis Garrel
Gaspard Ulliel
Ewan McGregor
Jamie Bell
Brad Pitt
Colin Firth
Eric Bana
Christian Slater
Gael Benal Garcia
Hugh Jackman
Title: "Q" is Queen Margot (1994)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 04:43:42 pm
Vincent Perez!

(http://www.vincentperez.com/mags.jpg)

(http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/00/02/57/89/p1.jpg)

Qu'est-ce qu'il est beau!
Title: "R" is Romeo+Juliet (1996)
Post by: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 04:45:56 pm
Paul Rudd!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Paul_Rudd-02.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/paul-rudd.jpg)


Cutie List
Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Henry Cavill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ralph Fiennes
George Newbern
Louis Garrel
Gaspard Ulliel
Ewan McGregor
Jamie Bell
Brad Pitt
Colin Firth
Eric Bana
Christian Slater
Gael Garcia Bernal
Hugh Jackman
Vincent Perez
Paul Rudd
Title: 'S' is The Secret Life of Words (2005)
Post by: belbbmfan on March 26, 2008, 04:55:46 pm
Tim Robbins

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/MV5BMTk5NTUxMDM1M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTY.jpg)

Title: "T" is That Thing You Do (1996)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 04:56:19 pm
Chris Isaak!

(http://www.aidinvaziri.com/uploaded_images/isaak06-721843.jpg)

(http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3486/surfboard19mp.jpg)
Title: "U" is Undercover Blues (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 04:57:53 pm
Dennis Quaid (redux!)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/quaid3.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/quaid2.jpg)

Cutie List
Casey Affleck
Heath Ledger
Henry Cavill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ralph Fiennes
George Newbern
Louis Garrel
Gaspard Ulliel
Ewan McGregor
Jamie Bell
Brad Pitt
Colin Firth
Eric Bana
Christian Slater
Gael Benal Garcia
Hugh Jackman
Vincent Perez
Paul Rudd
Tim Robbins
Chris Isaak
Dennis Quaid
Title: "V" Valse Noturne (1995)
Post by: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 05:01:44 pm
Vincent Cassel!  -if Tim Robbins can be on here so can Vinz  ;D

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Vincent-Cassel.jpg)
Title: "W" is The Way We Were (1973)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 05:06:25 pm
Robert Redford!

(http://amaliaunleashed.files.wordpress.com/2006/05/redford_robert.jpg)

(http://www.newyorkpersonalinjuryattorneyblog.com/uploaded_images/Redford2-731828.png)

(http://www.afi.com/Images/tvevents/laa/archive/gal_Streisand_Barbra_7.jpg)

Quote from: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 05:01:44 pm
What is this a lightning round?

Fast or slow, I just like the direction we're going in. ;)
Title: Wildcard X: is The Right Stuff (1983)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 05:07:15 pm
Sam Shepard!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/shepard.gif)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/0312004_3.jpg)
Title: "Y" is The Young Lions (1958)
Post by: memento on March 26, 2008, 05:22:14 pm
Montgomery Clift

(http://peppermintkisskiss.com/images/monty.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zodiac (2007)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 05:25:31 pm
Robert Downey, Jr.!

(http://www.deadbodiesinc.com/photos/robert_downey.jpg)

He can tickle my ivories any time.

(http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/09/84/0000000984_20060919140931.jpg)


Leslie!  What a fun round!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Celluloid Cute Guys
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 05:36:19 pm
Quote from: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 05:25:31 pm

Leslie!  What a fun round!

Well, let's do it again, but this time, a little bit differently....those suave, debonair, handsome and yes, CUTE guys who are only with us now on celluloid. Handsome men from the past.

Once again, movies can be replayed but no repeats on the good looking dudes--and include pictures!

Have fun!

L
Title: "A" is An Affair to Remember (1957)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 05:37:18 pm
Cary Grant! (1904 - 1986)


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/CaryGrant.jpg)
Title: 'B' is The Big Sleep (1946)
Post by: belbbmfan on March 26, 2008, 05:44:55 pm
Humphrey Bogart (1899 - 1957)

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/MV5BMTIwMDY5NzAyOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTY.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cape Fear (1962)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 05:47:27 pm
Gregory Peck (1916-2003)


(http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/fox/images/peck_tierney_power/ss1.jpg)
Title: "D" is Don Juan DeMarco (1995)
Post by: memento on March 26, 2008, 05:56:45 pm
Marlon Brando (1924 - 2004)

(http://www.myclassiclyrics.com/artist_biographies/Marlon_Brando_Biography.jpg) (http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/covergallery/img/2004/jul162004_774_lg.jpg)
(http://threadtrend.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/marlon.jpg) (http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac/039_4032~Marlon-Brando-Posters.jpg)
Title: "E" is Executive Suite (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 06:08:09 pm
William Holden! (1918 - 1981)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/WilliamHolden.jpg)
Title: "F" is Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)
Post by: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 07:56:18 pm
Gérard Philipe (1922-1959)

From Those Who Died Young:   His magnetism on the screen has [...] been compared to James Dean and Valentino's.  His romantic appeal lay in his 'presence' rather than in his roles - and in the dreams of his audience.  He exerted on the public the same spell he cast on the heroines of his films.[...] He fascinates not just because he plays well or looks great but because he is 'there' and his presence has the power to make us dream.  This is as true for Philipe as it is for Valentino...[or Heath Ledger- Gil]

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Le-Rouge-et-le-noir-1954.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Gerard_Philipe-1.jpg)

Title: "G" is Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 08:06:31 pm
John Wayne 1907-1979

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513S5IUX57L._SS500_.jpg)

Who knew he was so pretty?
Title: "H" is Honky Tonk (1941)
Post by: Meryl on March 26, 2008, 08:31:52 pm
Clark Gable (1901-1960)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/HonkyTonk.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Gable.jpg)
Title: Re: "G" is Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 08:41:52 pm
Quote from: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 08:06:31 pm
John Wayne 1907-1979

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513S5IUX57L._SS500_.jpg)

Who knew he was so pretty?

Oh. My. God.
Who knew is right!
Title: "I" is It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 08:44:42 pm
Young Frank Sinatra...no wonder my mother swooned! He was with us from 1915-1998.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/sinatra.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/sinatra-frank-young-5001155.jpg)

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Celluloid Cute Guys
Post by: Artiste on March 26, 2008, 08:48:46 pm
Wow!

Wow!

Hugs! Roses to you for finding and showing these great images!
Title: "J" is Jesse James (1939)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 08:52:12 pm
Tyrone Power (1914-1958)

(http://www.vividvision.com/autographs/tyronepowersmed.jpg)

(http://midnightoil.squarespace.com/storage/midnight-oil-blog-06/jesse%20james%20power%20gun.jpg)
Title: "K" is Knock Off (1998)
Post by: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 09:08:27 pm
  Leslie Cheung (1956-2003)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/leslie-01.jpg)
Title: "L" is Let's Make Love (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 26, 2008, 09:16:41 pm
Yves Montand! 1921-1991

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/img-4367.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/3170990.jpg)
Title: "M" is My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Post by: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 09:18:19 pm
River Phoenix 1970-1993

(http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/video/stills/river.jpg)

(http://www.river-phoenix.org/filmography/standbyme/press-kit/page5/03.jpg)

IMDb trivia:  He was supposed to be the interviewer in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) but died. Christian Slater (another ABC cutie) took his place, and donated his entire paycheck from the movie to all of River's favorite charities.

Was set to star in Total Eclipse (1995), the story of a young gay poet. After River died the part was given to Leonardo DiCaprio.

Title: "N" is Natale al campo 119 (1948)
Post by: oilgun on March 26, 2008, 09:35:58 pm
Massimo Girotti   (1918-2003)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ossessione-3.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ossessione-gino.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Ossessione-1.jpg)



Quote from: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 09:18:19 pm
River Phoenix 1970-1993
Was set to star in Total Eclipse (1995), the story of a young gay poet. After River died the part was given to Leonardo DiCaprio.


I didn't know about Total Eclipse, he would have been wonderful in the part.  Nothing against Leo, he was good too.
Title: "O" is One Sunday Afternoon (1933)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 27, 2008, 08:04:32 am
Gary Cooper! (1901 - 1961)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/039_60362Gary-Cooper-Posters.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/gary_cooper_dvd_.jpg)
Title: "P" is Pursued (1947)
Post by: southendmd on March 27, 2008, 09:05:49 am
Robert Mitchum! (1917-1997)


(http://www.isastaffing.com/gallery/49sm.jpg)
Title: "Q" is The Quest of LIfe (1916)
Post by: oilgun on March 27, 2008, 02:43:58 pm
Rudolph Valentino 1895-1926

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/RudyValentino01.jpg)


Celluloid Hotties
Cary Grant
Humphrey Bogart
Gregory Peck
Marlon Brando
William Holden
Gérard Philipe
John Wayne
Clark Gable
Frank Sinatra
Tyrone Power
Leslie Cheung
Yves Montand
River Phoenix
Massimo Girotti
Gary Cooper
Robert Mitchum
Rudolph Valentino
Title: "R" is Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 27, 2008, 03:02:04 pm
Leslie Howard! (1893-1943)


(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/174.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/1801-01.jpg)
Title: "S" is Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Post by: southendmd on March 28, 2008, 09:16:39 am
Burt Lancaster!  (1913-1994)

(http://bp3.blogger.com/_tIMMkxU9BKc/RoaY_jv9vSI/AAAAAAAAADM/-2xuRy1CIFc/s400/174675~Burt-Lancaster-Posters.jpg)

(http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2007/10/19/kerr460.jpg)
Title: "T" is The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Post by: oilgun on March 28, 2008, 09:37:35 am
Steve McQueen (1930-1980)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/stevemcqueen.jpg)
Title: "U" is Under Milk Wood (1972)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 28, 2008, 11:57:44 am
Richard Burton! (1925 - 1984)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/and0-014.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/3259608.jpg)
Title: "V" is Vera Cruz (1954)
Post by: southendmd on March 28, 2008, 01:23:50 pm
Cesar Romero! (1907-1994)

(http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/30_image/devel.jpg)
Title: "W" is Westworld (1973)
Post by: oilgun on March 28, 2008, 03:03:49 pm
Yul Brynner! (1915-1985)


(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/yul1.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/yul_brynner_01.jpg)

==COMMENT==
You should see some of the nude pics of Yul that popped up when I googled him!  Uncensored and uncut!
I love this game, I'm learning so much.

Title: "X" is Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
Post by: oilgun on March 28, 2008, 03:04:27 pm
James Dean! (1931-1955)  :'(

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/JamesDean_2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/JamesDean_1.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/JamesDean_3.jpg)

==COMMENT==
I know I jumped on the 'X' like a fat kid on a Smartie, but I HAD to get Jimmy included in this round!

Celluloid Hotties
Cary Grant
Humphrey Bogart
Gregory Peck
Marlon Brando
William Holden
Gérard Philipe
John Wayne
Clark Gable
Frank Sinatra
Tyrone Power
Leslie Cheung
Yves Montand
River Phoenix
Massimo Girotti
Gary Cooper
Robert Mitchum
Rudolph Valentino
Leslie Howard
Burt Lancaster
Steve McQueen
Richard Burton
Cesar Romero
Yul Brynner
James Dean
Title: Re: "G" is Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
Post by: loneleeb3 on March 28, 2008, 04:50:00 pm
Quote from: southendmd on March 26, 2008, 08:06:31 pm
John Wayne 1907-1979

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513S5IUX57L._SS500_.jpg)

Who knew he was so pretty?

I know I am late on this one,
But lawd he was a  good lookin young man!!
Title: "Y" is The Yellow Ticket (1931)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 29, 2008, 09:33:17 am
Sir Laurence Olivier (1907 - 1989)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/olivier010906_461x600.jpg)


==comment==

You're not the only person learning things, oilgun! Married three times, Sir Laurence apparently had hot affairs with all sorts of folks, including Noel Coward, Danny Kaye and Marlon Brando!
Title: "Z" is Zbrodniarz i panna (1963)
Post by: oilgun on March 29, 2008, 02:20:46 pm
Zbigniew Cybulski! (1927-1967)

Known as Poland's James Dean he came to international attention with Wajda's Ashes and Diamonds(1958)
Unlike Dean's Jim Stark, Cybulski's character was a rebel with a cause, he just stopped believing in it..

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/AshesDiamonds.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/cybulski2.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/cybulski1.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Numerology Redux
Post by: MaineWriter on March 29, 2008, 04:01:10 pm
All those cute guys were alot of fun, I have to say!

In honor of my seeing the very mediocre 21 yesterday, let's have another numerology round. Movies with numbers (or words that refer to numbers, like dozen) in the title.

Back to the rule of unplayed movies only. Wildcard X is in effect.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002)
Post by: southendmd on March 29, 2008, 05:13:24 pm
(http://junior.apk.net/~hoon/amandla.jpg)

IMDb:  Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H52-6d92lHs[/youtube]
Trailer is 1:37
Title: "B" is Bailey's Billion$ (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 29, 2008, 07:23:28 pm
Sorry, oilgun, this does not sound like one of the better Canadian film making efforts....

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/bailey.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cinq fois deux (2004)
Post by: oilgun on March 29, 2008, 08:24:18 pm
aka: 5x2
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/5x2_2004.jpg)


Title: "D" is Dinner at Eight (1933)
Post by: Fran on March 29, 2008, 09:36:54 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/04675u.jpg)
Title: "E" is 8 Seconds (Eight Seconds) (1994)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 30, 2008, 07:27:04 am
The story of professional bull rider Lane Frost. It gets very good reviews.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/1897258-Seconds-Posters.jpg)
Title: "F" is Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Post by: oilgun on March 30, 2008, 08:02:33 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/five_easy_pieces.jpg)
Title: "G" is Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)
Post by: southendmd on March 30, 2008, 09:38:10 am
(http://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/library/glass-a-portriat-of-philip-detail.jpg)

IMDb:  Academy Award® nominated director Scott Hicks ("Shine") documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, including Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar and Martin Scorsese.
Title: "H" is Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 30, 2008, 10:14:51 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/hot_shots_part_deux_ver3.jpg)
Title: "I" is Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
Post by: Fran on March 30, 2008, 11:09:10 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/icaruscover.jpg)

AKA Voyage to the End of the Universe

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/voyageuniverseos.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 (1976)
Post by: oilgun on March 30, 2008, 01:19:48 pm
aka: Jonah Who will be 25 in the Year 2000

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/jonas_qui_aura_25_ans_en_l_an_20000.jpg)

==COMMENT==
I just discovered that "Number in Title" is an IMDb keyword..
Title: "K" is Km. 0 (Kilometer Zero) (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 30, 2008, 05:02:21 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/B00014NEUS01_AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/9164450.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Post by: Fran on March 30, 2008, 05:10:39 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/legend_of_seven_golden_vampires.jpg)
Title: "M: is The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
Post by: oilgun on March 30, 2008, 08:36:11 pm
Dir:  Wim Wenders

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/million_dollar_hotel.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Million_Dollar_Hotel-1.jpg)
Title: "N" is 1900 (1976)
Post by: Meryl on March 30, 2008, 11:02:28 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/1900_Bertolluci.jpg)

1900 (original title Novecento) is a 1976 epic film starring Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Donald Sutherland, Alida Valli and Burt Lancaster, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half on the 20th century.
Title: "O" is Ocean's 11 (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 31, 2008, 06:43:54 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/oceans11dvdcover.jpg)
Title: "P" is Powers of Ten (1977)
Post by: Fran on March 31, 2008, 10:05:38 am
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBsOeLcUARw[/youtube]
Time: 9:02

From IMDb:

This is a really interesting film about how large the universe is and how powers of ten become so drastically distant.

It starts out by showing a couple at a picnic in Chicago. It then shows an overhead shot a meter up of the man lying down on the picnic blanket. It then proceeds to zoom out by increasing the distance by a power of ten every ten seconds; 10 to the first meters, 10 to the second meters, 10 to the third meters, and so on.

Before long the viewer is above the earth, then the solar system, then the galaxy, then much of the visible universe. The viewer is projected back forward by decreasing the powers of ten every two seconds.

After a while the picnic scene is displayed again, but it doesn't stop there. The view returns to the regular speed and goes into the negative powers; ten to the negative first meter, ten to the negative second meter, and so on. The viewer is zoomed into the man's hand, and ends up zooming into a single proton in an atom.
Title: "Q" is Qui de nous deux (2006)
Post by: oilgun on March 31, 2008, 11:32:46 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Qui_de_nous_deux.jpg)
Title: "R" is Richard III (1955)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 31, 2008, 12:08:13 pm
I still have that image of handsome Laurence Olivier in my mind from the other day, so here he is again!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/4155ZRH90TL_AA280_.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/richarddvd.jpg)
Title: "S" is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Post by: southendmd on March 31, 2008, 01:24:02 pm
IMDb user comment:

Put simply, not only the greatest silent film ever made, but one of the 10-15 perfect films. Sunrise, to me, is the definitive moment in silent cinema. Not only is sound unnecessary, but so are words -- indeed, there are remarkably few title cards. Instead, Murnau trusts in the ability of his images to convey his story; he doesn't need words. The story itself is simple, archetypal. It functions primarily as a frame onto which Murnau fastens scene after scene of breathtaking splendor. In particular, the first shots of the City are dizzyingly complex and layered. Additionally, it's impossible to come away unimpressed by the Storm which tosses the characters during their return journey. Murnau is one of the few filmmakers, and perhaps the first, to truly embrace the possibilities of film as its own medium, rather than as a novelty or, alternatively, a convenient way to preserve a stage play. Though he is better remembered for other films, most particularly Nosferatu, Sunrise is his crowning achievement.


(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5e/Sunrise_vintage.jpg/200px-Sunrise_vintage.jpg)

(http://www.dvdoutsider.co.uk/dvd/pix/s/sunrise2.jpg)
Title: "T" is 2046 (2004)
Post by: oilgun on March 31, 2008, 01:28:16 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/2046_2004.jpg)
Title: "U" is U2 3D (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 31, 2008, 01:39:41 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Foto1.jpg)
Title: "V" is The Violent Ones (1967)
Post by: Fran on March 31, 2008, 01:41:13 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/c728_1.jpg)
Title: "W" is Winchester '73 (1950)
Post by: southendmd on March 31, 2008, 01:45:56 pm
IMDb:  For the viewer who comes upon it long after its making, "Winchester '73" has something in common with "Casablanca." While you watch it, you get this feeling that you're looking at a string of clichés encountered so often in the genre; then you realise that the clichés became clichés only after being copied from this particular film, and that they were so widely copied because this film was so great. In other words, it's a seminal work.

"Winchester '73" is a joy to watch. The broad lines of the plot are somewhat predictable, but mostly because you've seen them copied so many times in later movies, and nevertheless it still contains a number of twists which surprise you. The dialogue, the pacing and Mann's direction are excellent. Stewart shines in particular, and if you're a fan this is a "must-see," but he is not alone in delivering a good performance. Remarkably, many of the most thoughtful and/or witty lines go to minor characters. Because this makes these characters (much) more than cardboard cutouts, it lent additional realism to the film.

This is a remarkably underrated film, and well worth keeping an eye out for. The DVD also contains an interview with Stewart which provides some background on the film.


(http://www.mikequatro.com/westernposters/winchester%2073.gif)

(http://amazing3rdplanet.com/img/posters-westerns/Winchester73sm.jpg)
Title: "X" is 3 hommes et un couffin (1985)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 31, 2008, 01:47:13 pm
The original...so much funnier than the US remake, IMO.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/3_hommes_et_1_couffin.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Year One (2009)
Post by: oilgun on March 31, 2008, 02:27:57 pm
Dir:  Harold Ramis

From IMDb: When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.

Couldn't find an image of the film but Chris Mintz-Plasse (aka: McLovin) will be playing Isaac in it.  Hank Azaria will be Abraham.  Should be interesting...

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Mintz.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zwei Mütter (1957)
Post by: Fran on March 31, 2008, 03:41:55 pm
(Two Mothers, in German)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/57043.jpg)

Zwei Mütter was the thesis film of Frank Beyer, one of East Germany’s most renowned filmmakers in its Communist era.

That is a cool poster, Gil.  Thanks.

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Title: Re: "Z" is Zwei Mütter (1957)
Post by: oilgun on March 31, 2008, 03:57:05 pm
Quote from: Fran on March 31, 2008, 03:41:55 pm
(Two Mothers, in German)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/57043.jpg)

I found this cool poster for the same film:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ZweiMtter.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Nourish Me!
Post by: MaineWriter on March 31, 2008, 04:28:32 pm
For this round...nourish me! Food and drink in the movies.

Eligible movies might have words of food or drink in their titles, or they may have significant scenes of food and drink as part of the plot (Sideways comes to mind as an example.) Alternatively, a character may have a role involved in the food and drink industry: chef, waiter, wine taster, brewer, etc.

Unplayed movies (the archive will be updated shortly!) as usual. Wildcard X is in effect.

L

Title: "A" is American Pie (1999)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 31, 2008, 04:29:34 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/pie.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bad Taste (1987)
Post by: southendmd on March 31, 2008, 04:47:21 pm
Directed by Peter Jackson!

IMDb:  Four dim-witted men from the New Zealand National Air and Space Defense League arrive in a small New Zealand fishing town to investigate a report of landing UFO's and take on a batallion-sized army of aliens who have massacred the town's population as part of their plans to use humans as part of their main ingredient for their intergalactic fast-food chain.

(http://www.cinemorte.com/images/Bad_Taste.jpg)

=aside=
He looks a little like Richard Nixon after a bad nose job.
Title: "C" is Chop Suey (2001)
Post by: Fran on March 31, 2008, 05:05:40 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/CHOP20SUEY201SH20DIFF.jpg)

From IMDb:

This movie came out briefly in one theater in Los Angeles and then disappeared. Why I don't know, because it was a fascinating look back into the gay life in the 50's and 60's when everything was kind of hidden and hush-hush. The other fantastic thing about it was its focus on the great singer Frances Faye. Mention her name now and most people would have a blank look on their faces - which is too bad because this great talent deserves more recognition. I just can't understand WHY this movie hasn't been released on DVD. Something is wrong because every other film -- good and bad -- eventually is put on DVD. This film is GOOD..........so come on guys - get it out there!!!!!!
Title: Re: "B" is Bad Taste (1987)
Post by: oilgun on March 31, 2008, 05:07:39 pm
Quote from: southendmd on March 31, 2008, 04:47:21 pm
Directed by Peter Jackson!

IMDb:  Four dim-witted men from the New Zealand National Air and Space Defense League arrive in a small New Zealand fishing town to investigate a report of landing UFO's and take on a batallion-sized army of aliens who have massacred the town's population as part of their plans to use humans as part of their main ingredient for their intergalactic fast-food chain.

(http://www.cinemorte.com/images/Bad_Taste.jpg)

=aside=
He looks a little like Richard Nixon after a bad nose job.

I tried watching that, it's available free online, but had to stop after 10 minutes, it was so bad.  Like 'boring and stupid' bad, lol!
Title: "D" is Diner (1982)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 31, 2008, 05:14:32 pm
It was a discussion of this movie that gave me the idea for this game, way back in October. I can't believe it hasn't been played yet!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/diner.jpg)

Title: "E" is Estomago (2007)
Post by: southendmd on March 31, 2008, 05:21:46 pm
(http://www.cinemacafri.com/img/poster/pequeno/Estomago.jpg)

IMDb:  I saw the movie at the ninth edition of the Rio International Film Festival. Estômago, a Gastronomic Story, wins four awards at Latin America's largest movie showcase. It's about Nonato (João Miguel), who immigrant from the northeast to the south of Brazil and becomes a talented cook. He uses his talent to get a better life and to get the attention of a a voracious and beautiful prostitute Iri (Fabiola Nascimento) The official jury gave "Estomago" a special jury prize as well as awards for best director and best actor (Joao Miguel). The Brazil-Italy co-production also took home the audience award. "Estomago" centers on a talented cook who aims to use his culinary skills to gain power and love.
Title: "F" is Fast Food Nation (2006)
Post by: Meryl on March 31, 2008, 05:52:02 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/FastFoodNation.jpg)
Title: "G" is The Gourmand (1902)
Post by: oilgun on March 31, 2008, 06:03:04 pm
IMDb Plot Synopsis: Here we see a fat, jolly fellow enjoying with the utmost gusto a luncheon of oysters and champagne. The film is remarkably fine photographically, and the facial expression is splendid. In fact, this is one of the best film of the kind ever made. Written by AMB Picture Catalogue (1902)
Title: "H" is Hamburger Hill (1987)
Post by: MaineWriter on March 31, 2008, 07:10:46 pm
This will be on AMC tomorrow (Apr 1) and Apr 2.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/picture5C189255013111.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Am the Cheese (1983)
Post by: Fran on March 31, 2008, 08:09:37 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/843171005708.jpg)

From IMDb:

Not as good as the book.

I'll admit that this movie, which was based on Robert Cormier's young adult novel, must have been difficult to make. The novel jumped through many time frames and had many scenes which would have been difficult to capture on film. But it simply lacks the subtle horror of the book, and the low budget really shows. Also, why change the ending? The ending of the novel might have been bleaker, but in the movie the ending left many questions unanswered.

=comment=

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/lg_et82.jpg)
If the kid on the bike looks somewhat familiar, it's because he's the same kid who played the older brother in E.T.
Title: Re: "I" is I Am the Cheese (1983) - comment
Post by: BelAir on March 31, 2008, 08:58:39 pm
Quote from: Fran on March 31, 2008, 08:09:37 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/843171005708.jpg)

From IMDb:

Not as good as the book.

I'll admit that this movie, which was based on Robert Cormier's young adult novel, must have been difficult to make. The novel jumped through many time frames and had many scenes which would have been difficult to capture on film. But it simply lacks the subtle horror of the book, and the low budget really shows. Also, why change the ending? The ending of the novel might have been bleaker, but in the movie the ending left many questions unanswered.

=comment=
If the kid on the bike looks somewhat familiar, it's because he's the same kid who played the older brother in E.T.

=comment=

I loved this book in high school!!!  In fact, I wanted to "take" something from my high school - you know, to get back at them for the he** they put me through - so I took this book from the library, lol!  I am such a rebel!
Title: "J" is Johnny Stecchino (1991)
Post by: southendmd on April 01, 2008, 08:59:49 am
IMDb:  A kindhearted but bumbling idiot who likes to steal bananas, is passed off for a snitch hiding from the mob.

Means "Johnny the Toothpick" in Italian.  With Roberto Benigni.


(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6303614280.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "K" is Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 01, 2008, 09:08:49 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/1804471353p.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Lost Weekend (1945)
Post by: oilgun on April 01, 2008, 09:26:06 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/lost_weekend_fr2.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Lost-Weekend-3.jpg)
Title: "M" is Meatballs (1975)
Post by: Fran on April 01, 2008, 09:31:47 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/Meatballs_1979.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nacho Libre (2006)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 01, 2008, 10:35:28 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/nacho_libre.jpg)
Title: "O" is Oyster Farmer (2004)
Post by: southendmd on April 01, 2008, 12:38:44 pm
IMDb:  Jack Flange leaves the big city for a respite in Australia's Hawkesbury River region, where generations of oyster fishermen (and maybe one woman) have made a living, built histories, and piled up grievances. Jack finds a small-town mentality, with pluses and minuses. There's also a recent burglary and lots of missing cash. Jack gets a job oystering; his boss is separated from a woman of invention, Jack's attracted to a chambermaid turned letter carrier, and there are plenty of mine fields for a city boy to step through. Jack also has a sister, who's ill, to worry about. It's a river journey of self discovery. Is he passing through, or has he found home?

(http://www.digitallard.com/images/dvd%20review/content731/of.jpg)
Title: "P" is Peppermint Frappé (1967)
Post by: oilgun on April 01, 2008, 02:52:22 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/peppermint_frappe.jpg)


==COMMENT==

What's with the sudden name-changes?  Did I miss a meeting or something?
Title: Re: "P" is The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Post by: southendmd on April 01, 2008, 02:55:27 pm
Quote from: oilgun on April 01, 2008, 02:52:22 pm



==COMMENT==

What's with the sudden name-changes?  Did I miss a meeting or something?

=reply=
Just a little April Fool's Day fun.
Didn't you get the memo? :)
Title: Re: "P" is The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 01, 2008, 02:56:32 pm
Quote from: oilgun on April 01, 2008, 02:52:22 pm

==COMMENT==

What's with the sudden name-changes?  Did I miss a meeting or something?

It's April 1st, sort of a Bettermost tradition to change your name for the day.

There is also talk of everyone changing their name to a Heath-related name on Friday April 4th in honor of Heath's birthday.

WSB
Title: Re: "P" is The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Post by: southendmd on April 01, 2008, 02:59:08 pm
Quote from: Sir Sterndale-Bennett on April 01, 2008, 02:56:32 pm
It's April 1st, sort of a Bettermost tradition to change your name for the day.

There is also talk of everyone changing their name to a Heath-related name on Friday April 4th in honor of Heath's birthday.

WSB

Hmm, as mine's already Heath-related, I may just keep it all week.
Title: "Q" is Qi Lime Pie (2004)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 01, 2008, 03:17:15 pm
from IMDb: East meets West in this satirical mock-infomercial.
Title: "R" is Rumble Fish (1983)
Post by: Fran on April 01, 2008, 04:23:21 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/rumble_fish.jpg)
Title: "S" is Soylent Green (1973)
Post by: oilgun on April 01, 2008, 04:57:31 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Soylent_Green_1973.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Soylent_Green_Simpsons.gif)
Title: "T" is Tea With Mussolini (1999)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 01, 2008, 07:13:33 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/821458Tea-with-Mussolini-Posters.jpg)
Title: "U" is Unser Taglich Brot (2005)
Post by: southendmd on April 01, 2008, 09:42:36 pm
AKA "Our Daily Bread".

IMDb:  Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming! To the rhythm of conveyor belts and immense machines, the film looks without commenting into the places where food is produced in Europe: monumental spaces, surreal landscapes and bizarre sounds - a cool, industrial environment which leaves little space for individualism. People, animals, crops and machines play a supporting role in the logistic of this system which provides our society's standard of living. OUR DAILY BREAD is a wide-screen tableau of a feast which isn't always easy to digest - and in which we all take part. A pure, meticulous and high-end film experience that enables the audience to form their own ideas.

(http://static.flickr.com/128/320288747_78f492e393_o.jpg)

=aside=
Lee, I've always admired your work.
Title: "V" is Un vaso de whisky (1958)
Post by: Fran on April 01, 2008, 11:13:05 pm
AKA A Glass of Whiskey

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/32627vasowhisky0tu.jpg)

From Answers.com:

Leaning heavily on the side of lecturing to the audience, this drama by director Julio Coll is similar to an old-fashioned morality tale. A devil-may-care gigolo supports himself by living off the affections and generosity of a string of women. His insensitivity to the consequences of his actions has a tragic result when one of the women commits suicide. This time, however, it is more than her death that will haunt his conscience. A trained boxer happened to be in love with her, and his opinion of the Don Juan can only be expressed in a personal encounter of the violent kind. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Title: "W" is The Wayward Cloud (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 01, 2008, 11:22:09 pm
aka: Tian bian yi duo yun
by Tsai Ming-liang, one of my favourite directors.

IMDb Plot Synopsis:   Hsiao-Kang, now working as an adult movie actor, meets Shiang-chyi once again. Meanwhile, the city of Taipei faces a water shortage that makes the sales of watermelons skyrocket.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/wayward_cloud_ver2.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/wayward_cloud_02.jpg)

IMDb Comment:   Somehow, amazingly, this film manages to correct nearly every problem I've had with Tsai Ming-Liang's work so far, and yet at the same time amplify, if anything, everything I love about his films to begin with. At last he has made a film that actually leads up to something resembling a satisfying climax (very literally, actually). Also, it may just be that I saw it in a theater, but the cinematography seemed far and away much better than any of his previous films. It's easily one of the most beautiful films, visually, that I've ever seen, up there with the best of Wong Kar-Wai, no question. It's also, somewhat oddly, both his most accessible film (possibly) and also, by far, his most confrontational and edgy. This is, basically, his "Brown Bunny" or "Ken Park", and i mean that in the best possible way. [:o ]That said, it may not be his most consistent film, but it is probably his most rewarding. Also, watching it with an audience that laughed at all the right places was rather remarkable. At times I felt like Tsai Ming-Liang was playing up to the audience's expectations too much, but my opinion in that regard was completely changed by the end of the film.



Quote from: Patrick Verona on April 01, 2008, 09:42:36 pm

=aside=
Lee, I've always admired your work.

Thanks!  It was hard.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Chocolat (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 06:49:26 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/404px-Chocolat_sheet.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/2001_chocolat_008.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Yam (2004)
Post by: southendmd on April 02, 2008, 07:51:13 am
(http://img.kelkoo.com/pdb/34001/medium/12/40/22/12402218.jpg)
IMDb:  There's nothing special about Pamela Plagely: her husband doesn't understand her, her son is doing time for dealing skunk and her doctor wants to fill her up with chemicals. But she's not having any of it. With a little cross-cultural communication Pamela discovers the remarkable medicinal properties of yam and begins to take an interest in promoting her own well-being. But Pamlela's alternative health choices attract unexpected attention. Events sweep her out of her predictable daily routine and into public view, where the media machine is waiting...

=aside=
(http://blogs.salon.com/0002003/images/popeye-yam-spin.gif)
Title: "Z" is Zombie Vegetarians (2004)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 08:15:50 am
Tainted veggie burgers turn people into zombies. I couldn't find a picture  :(

Title: Re: "Z" is Zombie Vegetarians (2004)
Post by: southendmd on April 02, 2008, 08:25:56 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 08:15:50 am
Tainted veggie burgers turn people into zombies. I couldn't find a picture  :(



Is this close?

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Title: Re: "Z" is Zombie Vegetarians (2004)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 08:45:55 am
Quote from: Patrick Verona on April 02, 2008, 08:25:56 am
Is this close?

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Hahahaha, yes. Thanks!

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Take Five!
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 08:50:12 am
For our next round...

Take Five!

Movies must be played from years that are divisible
by 5 (2005, 2000, 1995, 1990, etc).

To make it a little trickier, every eligible year can only be played TWICE in the round...ie, when two movies from 2005 have been played, that's it for that year. I'll be keeping track.

NB: The years DO NOT have to be played in order.

Unplayed movies, as always. I'll update the archive with our "Nourish Me!" round as soon as I get to the office.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005)
Post by: Fran on April 02, 2008, 08:56:20 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/adventures_of_shark_boy_and_lava_gi.jpg)

Title: "B" is The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985)
Post by: southendmd on April 02, 2008, 10:22:12 am
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wP7QDNE1L._AA240_.jpg)

(http://mog.com/pictures/wikipedia/4477/The_Beach_Boys.jpg)
Title: "C" is Le cercle rouge (1970)
Post by: oilgun on April 02, 2008, 11:30:46 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/CercleRouge-03.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dark Command (1940)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 11:51:13 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/darkcommandlg.jpg)
Title: "E" is Emperor of the Bronx (1990)
Post by: Fran on April 02, 2008, 11:55:08 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/5.jpg)

From TLAvideo.com:

When up-and-coming criminal Tony targets the wrong stash and steals from New York’s biggest crime boss, Falco, he loses his best friend and is run out of the city.  Moving his small operation to LA. Tony plots his revenge.  NYC isn’t big enough for the both of them and he returns to take it all.
Title: "F" is Fandango (1985)
Post by: southendmd on April 02, 2008, 12:44:42 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/60/Fandango.jpg/200px-Fandango.jpg)

IMDb trivia:

The movie is based on a short student film directed by Kevin Reynolds when he was in USC film school. The student film is basically just the skydiving sequence, based on a true story. 'Steven Spielberg' , having seen the student film, recruited Reynolds to direct a full-length movie based on it.


Kevin Costner auditioned for and lost a part in the student film on which Fandango is based, the same part he later played in the feature film.


In the end, 'Steven Spielberg' was so disappointed with this film, he took his name off of it when it was released.
Title: Note from the GameMistress
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 12:50:22 pm
1985 has been played twice, so no more 1985 movies in this round.

L
Title: "G" is Le genou de Claire (1970)
Post by: oilgun on April 02, 2008, 01:30:49 pm
From Eric Rohmer, another favourite.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Genou_de_Claire.jpg)

==COMMENT==
And that's it for 1970!
Title: "H" is The Happy Hooker (1975)
Post by: Fran on April 02, 2008, 01:44:19 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/happy_hooker.jpg)
Title: "I" is Island of Doomed Men (1940)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 01:52:28 pm
IMDb keyword: "shirtless male bondage"

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/DOOMEDMEN.jpg)

==comment==

That's it for 1940!
Title: "J" is Les jeux d'amour (1960)
Post by: oilgun on April 02, 2008, 01:56:47 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Jeux_de_Lamour.jpg)

1940
1970
1985
Title: "K" is Kagemusha (1980)
Post by: Fran on April 02, 2008, 03:22:24 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/avclub_review2824article.jpg)

From IMDb:

When a powerful warlord in medieval Japan dies, a poor thief recruited to impersonate him finds difficulty living up to his role and clashes with the spirit of the warlord during turbulent times in the kingdom.
Title: "L" is The Long Gray Line (1955)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 03:51:35 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/LongGreyLineFilm.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mallrats (1995)
Post by: memento on April 02, 2008, 04:04:22 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Mallrats.jpg)
Title: "N" is Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
Post by: southendmd on April 02, 2008, 04:35:47 pm
(http://www.janepowellscrapbook.com/janep49.jpg)

IMDb plot: Mother and daughter (Sothern and Powell) compete over same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.
 

=aside=
Leslie, gotta love the "shirtless male bondage" genre!
Title: "O" is Once Is Not Enough (1975)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 04:43:38 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/51VFF33QC6L_AA280_.jpg)

==comment==

and with that, 1975 is done!

1940
1970
1975
1985

These years have been played once

1950
1955
1960
1980
1990
1995
2005
Title: "P" is Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
Post by: memento on April 02, 2008, 05:27:28 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/ich-hab-doch-nur-meine-frau-zerlegt.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quai de Grenelle (1950)
Post by: oilgun on April 02, 2008, 06:16:12 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/quai_de_grenelle-1.jpg)

==comment==

and with that, 1950 is done!

1940
1950
1970
1975
1985

These years have been played once

1955
1960
1980
1990
1995
2005
Title: "R" is Roman Legion-Hare (1955)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 06:38:52 pm
This one is for Paul, er, Patrick Verona....
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==comment==

1955 is done!

1940
1950
1955
1970
1975
1985
Title: "S" is Son of a Gunfighter (1965)
Post by: southendmd on April 02, 2008, 08:32:22 pm
Another "shirtless male bondage" film with Russ Tamblyn of "West Side Story" fame.

(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/102230.1010.A.jpg)
(http://www.cinemovies.fr/images/data/films/Pfilm10115373863777.jpg)
IMDb:  Produced near the tail-end of the western cycle, this is a handsomely photographed movie that -- in its many outdoor scenes -- makes good use of the wide-screen process. It also has a rousing musical score, though at times this score drifts too far into modern territory. However, the movie's weakened by the miscasting of its two top-billed actors. Russ Tamblyn simply isn't "tough" and "hard" enough for the kind of character he's asked to play, (such was also the case with Bobby Darin in "Gunfight at Abilene"), and Irish-born Kieron Moore can't seem to find the right accent for the half-Texan, half-Mexican character he's asked to play. (On the other hand, Fernando Rey is just right as a wealthy landowner.) What's more, there seem to be too many plot elements squeezed into this script. You have Tamblyn and his outlaw father, you have a Mexican bandit, you have Fernando Rey and his daughter, you have Tamblyn and the daughter, you have the bandit versus Rey, you have the bandit versus the outlaw father, you have ... Well, this is one of those movies in which it's hard to determine the key relationship, the key conflict. Something leaner and less cluttered would have been preferable.

A small point of interest: a bare-chested Kieron Moore winds up being staked out in the desert, spreadeagle style, and left to die. This time, though, a strip of wet rawhide is tied around his neck. As the rawhide shrinks in the hot sun, it will slowly strangle him. A similar fate befell another Moore in the movies. In "Gold of the Seven Saints," Roger Moore was also staked out, but in that case the wet rawhide strips were tied around his chest. Kieron was about 40 years old at this time and he still looks in good shape, physique wise, but one wonders: why was it necessary for the bad guys to remove his shirt in order to tie that rawhide strip around their victim's neck?

Here's a pic of Kieron Moore:

(http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3289416.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=4F84C7EF07395AB6EFC9CF8130F2F440A55A1E4F32AD3138)
=aside=
Leslie, thanks for the Bugs!
Title: "T" is Tatie Danielle (1990)
Post by: oilgun on April 02, 2008, 08:43:04 pm
Not one of my favourite movies.  That hateful bitch reminded me too much of some of my relatives.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Tatie_Danielle_1990.jpg)

==COMMENT==

For Friday, I've decided to be Jacob Grimm.  How do I reserve the name?  :-\
Title: Note from the Game Mistress
Post by: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 09:13:11 pm
with the nasty relative, 1990 is retired for this round.

As for the name, I'd say, just change it now. Maybe if enough of us do it an extra day early, it will give others the idea to join in.

(note to self: change name now)

L
Title: Re: Note from the Game Mistress
Post by: oilgun on April 02, 2008, 09:17:51 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 09:13:11 pm
with the nasty relative, 1990 is retired for this round.

As for the name, I'd say, just change it now. Maybe if enough of us do it an extra day early, it will give others the idea to join in.

(note to self: change name now)

L

Thanks, I was going to change it, but I'm on a French kick for this round, to go along with my Avatar and Banner.  :laugh:


1940
1950
1955
1970
1975
1985
1990
Title: "U" is The Underneath (1995)
Post by: Fran on April 02, 2008, 10:42:05 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abc%20movies/01-044430.jpg)

The year 1995 is now out of contention.
Title: "V" is V for Vendetta (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 03, 2008, 08:19:36 am
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and now, 2005 is retired from the round.

1940
1950
1955
1970
1975
1985
1990
1995
2005
Title: "W" is Wild About Harry (2000)
Post by: oilgun on April 03, 2008, 08:41:34 am
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==COMMENT==
Quote from: Sir William Thatcher on April 03, 2008, 08:19:36 am
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Sir William, wherever thou findeth such an excellent poster for V?  I bow to thee!
(I don't know the difference between thou and thee, lol!)

PS:  Your Heath leaf is way nicer than mine!  :'(
Title: Re: "W" is
Post by: southendmd on April 03, 2008, 08:45:55 am
Quote from: Jacob on April 03, 2008, 08:41:34 am
Sir William, wherever thou findeth such an excellent poster for V?  I bow to thee!
(I don't know the difference between thou and thee, lol!)

Kind Jacob,

As an almost-Shakespearean character, I wouldst like to impart to thee the following:  "thou" is the nominative case, like "I"; whereas "thee" is the objective case, like "me".  Verily, thou hast used them correctly.  Like, forsooth, dude.

Patrick
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Post by: southendmd on April 03, 2008, 08:46:17 am
IMDb trivia:  The production was overseen by a Catholic priest who served as an advisor during the shooting. While the final farewell sequence was being filmed, Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman decided to play a prank on him. They asked director Leo McCarey to allow one more take, and, as "Father O'Malley" and "Sister Benedict" said their last goodbyes, they embraced in a passionate kiss, while the offscreen priest-advisor jumped up roaring in protest.

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Title: Re: "V"
Post by: MaineWriter on April 03, 2008, 08:52:40 am
Quote from: Jacob on April 03, 2008, 08:41:34 am
Sir William, wherever thou findeth such an excellent poster for V?  I bow to thee!
(I don't know the difference between thou and thee, lol!)

Why thank you, kind Jacob! I doth found it at the impawards site, which has the best posters, if you asketh me. I liked this one too (my second choice):

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Herewith, the site:

http://www.impawards.com/2006/v_for_vendetta_ver5.html

NB: They list the year as 2006 but IMDb has it for 2005 (our gold standard).
Quote
PS:  Your Heath leaf is way nicer than mine!  :'(

Thank you! I really love it.
Title: "Y" is Young Cassidy (1965)
Post by: Fran on April 03, 2008, 10:07:11 am
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Title: "Z" is Zhivago: Behind the Camera With David Lean (1965)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 03, 2008, 10:57:20 am
from IMDb:

This film short "Zhivago" was shown on the TCM network. As the host explained, this type of short was often made as a way to advertise upcoming movies and whet the appetite of the audience so that they would come back to see the feature.

David Lean himself is shown in spots where he explains why the various actors were chosen for the roles. He had previously worked with Sharif and was his choice for the title role as Dr. Yuri Zhivago. Geraldine Chaplin (daughter of Charlie Chaplin) was at first thought too young looking to play Tonya, but they show us her screen test and explain why she was the eventual choice. For Julie Christie who plays Lara Antipova, Lean explains that he had seen her in a different movie and found her face unforgettable, and that is why she was chosen.

Very interesting, also, was the choice of Spain for filming in a location that looked like Russia. That included the construction of a set outside Madrid that was made in every detail to look like a section of Moscow.

A "must see" for fans of the movie, "Doctor Zhivago."

NB: This is included on the 2 disc DVD of Doctor Zhivago.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Let's Celebrate!
Post by: MaineWriter on April 03, 2008, 11:02:56 am
For this round, in honor of Heath's birthday (tomorrow),

let's focus on movies that include

Celebrations and Festivities!

(Holidays count, too).

The celebration, festivity or other event can be in the title (ie, Royal Wedding) or it can be a theme of the movie (ie, Father of the Bride). If the movie has some sort of party, celebration, or event that occurs within the movie, that can be played too (ie, I am imagining the Christmas party scene in Desk Set).

Movies from 1888-2013. Wildcard X is in effect.

Let me know if you have questions!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Let's Celebrate!
Post by: southendmd on April 03, 2008, 01:03:12 pm
A thousand pardons, dear Mistress, but may I query?

Didst thou mean to include films which have been played afore, or only hitherto unplayed films?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Let's Celebrate!
Post by: MaineWriter on April 03, 2008, 01:05:46 pm
Quote from: Patrick Verona on April 03, 2008, 01:03:12 pm
A thousand pardons, dear Mistress, but may I query?

Didst thou mean to include films which have been played afore, or only hitherto unplayed films?

Unplayed movies, as usual. I think there should be enough out there, don't you?

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Let's Celebrate!
Post by: southendmd on April 03, 2008, 01:10:31 pm
Quote from: Sir William Thatcher on April 03, 2008, 01:05:46 pm
Unplayed movies, as usual. I think there should be enough out there, don't you?



Indeed, my dear lady.

To paraphrase the bard, "If film be the food of love, play on."
Title: "A" is All You Need (2001)
Post by: southendmd on April 03, 2008, 01:10:42 pm
IMDb user comment:  I absolutely loved this film from the moment it opened. The photography in the beginning was gorgeous! I knew this was "my" film as soon as the family started talking over Thanksgiving dinner. The mom over did herself (again), the Grandmother just isn't all there, and of course the siblings argue over who will say grace. Then after the meal of course the guys watch football and the women do the dishes. And all of this happens, and then what do we do? Relive the nightmare all over again at Christmas... only this time the grandparents out do themselves with gift giving, and the stressful holiday season tends to bring out the worst in families. I felt like the writer of this film had to have lived in my home!

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Kelly Martin
Title: "B" is Betsy's Wedding (1990)
Post by: Fran on April 03, 2008, 01:16:46 pm
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Title: "C" is Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 03, 2008, 02:51:51 pm
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Title: "D" is Don't Open 'Til Christmas (1984)
Post by: southendmd on April 03, 2008, 03:03:04 pm
IMDb:  Somebody with very little Christmas spirit is killing anyone in a Santa suit one London holiday season, and Scotland Yard has to stop him before he makes his exploits an annual tradition.

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Title: "E" is Easter Yeggs (1947)
Post by: Fran on April 03, 2008, 05:03:22 pm
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From Wikipedia:

Easter Yeggs (1947) is a 1946 Looney Tunes animated short originally released theatrically on June 28, 1947. The title is a play on "Easter eggs" and on "yegg", a slang term for a burglar or safecracker.

Bugs Bunny finds the Easter Bunny sitting on a rock, crying. The Easter Bunny tells Bugs that his feet are sore, so he cannot deliver the Easter eggs. Bugs takes up the job, not knowing that, every year, the Easter Bunny gets some stupid rabbit to do his work for him.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7BBXCK8K00[/youtube]
Time:  7:16
Title: "F" is Father of the Bride (1991)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 03, 2008, 05:30:47 pm
I know we played George Newbern (the fiance) in the cute guy round, but this movie actually hasn't been played!

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Title: "G" is Una giornata particolare (1977)
Post by: oilgun on April 03, 2008, 06:52:44 pm
aka: A Special Day

IMDb Plot Synopsis: The film is set during the late 1930s: the occasion is the first meeting between Mussolini and Hitler. Left alone in her tenement home when her fascist husband runs off to attend the historic event, Sophia Loren strikes up a friendship with her homosexual neighbor Mastroianni. As the day segues into night, Loreon and Mastroianni develop a very special relationship that will radically alter both of their outlooks on life.

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Title: "H" is Holiday (1938)
Post by: southendmd on April 03, 2008, 08:08:56 pm
From and IMDb user comment:

...But what really makes this one special are the performances of Grant and Hepburn. Grant is as charming as ever, but just a bit looser and slightly less debonair than he is in most of his later roles. And it becomes him; he endows Johnny with youthful exuberance, good looks and personality, as well as a carefree yet responsible attitude that makes him someone you can't help but like. And Hepburn fairly sparkles as Linda, a role she was born to play; this young woman filled with a zest for life and an indomitable spirit. She imbues Linda with that same, trademark Hepburn feistiness you'll find in so many of her characters in films like `The Philadelphia Story,' `Adam's Rib' and `The African Queen.' All of whom she plays with a variation that makes each of them unique. And it's that personal spark of life that she's able to transfer to her characters that makes Hepburn so special. Whether she's locking horns with Tracy, pouring Bogart's gin into the river or falling in live with Grant, nobody does it quite like Kate. And Cukor had an affinity for Hepburn that enabled him to bring out the best in her, always. Arguably, her best work was with Cukor.

The memorable supporting cast includes Lew Ayres (Ned), Edward Everett Horton (Nick), Binnie Barnes (Laura), Jean Dixon (Susan) and Mitchell Harris (Jennings). A thoroughly enjoyable film, `Holiday' makes a subtle statement about embracing the time you have and grabbing for the brass ring while you're still able; that in the end, life is what you make of it. But Cukor never lets it get too serious, and never lets you forget that the main thing here is to have some fun, beginning with this movie. And by the time it's over, the world seems just a little bit brighter somehow. And that's the magic of the movies. I rate this one 8/10.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Let's Celebrate!
Post by: MaineWriter on April 03, 2008, 08:46:06 pm
Re: Holiday...

I usually don't like men with alot of gel and goo in their hair, but I have to say, Cary Grant makes me throw that feeling totally out of the window. LOL

L
Title: "I" is It Had to Be You (1947)
Post by: Fran on April 03, 2008, 11:40:32 pm
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From Wikipedia:

Victoria Stafford (Ginger Rogers) is a wealthy young woman who has been engaged three times and who has changed her mind at the last second at all three weddings.  She is engaged again and is determined to wed her fourth fiance, Oliver H.P. Harrington (Ron Randell), when she has a dream in which a man dressed like an Indian (Cornel Wilde) breaks up her fourth wedding.  Upon awakening she is startled to find that the "Indian" from her dream is real.  Various complications ensue until and after she meets her childhood sweetheart, the real-life version of her dreamman.  All is straightened out in time for a happy ending.
Title: "J" is Jingle All the Way (1996)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 04, 2008, 06:54:52 am
What the governor of California was doing before he started governing...buying Christmas presents!

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Title: "K" is Koinonia (1975)
Post by: oilgun on April 04, 2008, 11:48:42 am
Wow, this is fascinating! Koinonia is the birthplace of Habitat for Humanity.  These people are giving Christianity a good name!  I'm an Atheist and I kinda want to join them  :o

IMDb Synopsis: The film is both a presentation of life at Koinonia and a statement about an experiment in alternative living. Using original music, the camera observes the changing of the seasons in a community close to nature, touching on celebration and a sense of transcendence.

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From their Website: http://www.koinoniapartners.org/index.html (http://www.koinoniapartners.org/index.html) :
Koinonia—from the ancient Greek, meaning loving fellowship or community.
The Koinonia mission: We are Christians called to live together in intentional community sharing a life of prayer, work, study, service and fellowship. We seek to embody peacemaking, sustainability, and radical sharing. While honoring people of all backgrounds and faiths, we strive to demonstrate the way of Jesus as an alternative to materialism, militarism and racism.
Our vision is:

Love - through service to others

Peace – through reconciliation

Joy – through generous hospitality..

Koinonia is the Christian community founded in 1942 by Clarence Jordan, “prophet in blue jeans,” author of the Cotton Patch Gospels.
 
Title: "L" is Last Night (1998)
Post by: southendmd on April 04, 2008, 01:14:30 pm
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How would you celebrate the end of the world?  Cast includes Roberta Maxwell!
Title: Re: "L" is Last Night (1998)
Post by: oilgun on April 04, 2008, 01:31:37 pm
Quote from: Patrick Verona on April 04, 2008, 01:14:30 pm
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How would you celebrate the end of the world?  Cast includes Roberta Maxwell!

One of the characters makes a list of all his sexual fantasies and proceeds to make them happen one after another.  One includes having sex with his highschool French teacher, played by Genevieve Bujold (she obliges), and another is to have sex with a guy, so he asks his best friend (who doesn't oblige him unfortunately).  A very good Canadian movie!  David Cronenberg is in it too.  I don't remember which character Roberta plays, maybe Sarah Polley's mother?
Title: Re: "L" is Last Night (1998)
Post by: southendmd on April 04, 2008, 01:38:38 pm
Quote from: Jacob Grimm on April 04, 2008, 01:31:37 pm
One of the characters makes a list of all his sexual fantasies and proceeds to make them happen one after another.  One includes having sex with his highschool French teacher, played by Genevieve Bujold (she obliges), and another is to have sex with a guy, so he asks his best friend (who doesn't oblige him unfortunately).  A very good Canadian movie!  David Cronenberg is in it too.  I don't remember which character Roberta plays, maybe Sarah Polley's mother?

I believe it's Patrick's (Don McKellar) mother.  Always the mother.
Title: "M" is My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Post by: Fran on April 04, 2008, 05:06:44 pm
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Title: "N" is Next Stop Greenwich Village (1976)
Post by: oilgun on April 04, 2008, 05:19:14 pm
This really is a gem from Paul Mazurski.  A tribute to, and a celebration of a wonderful neighbourhood.  (Also features several 'rent-party' scenes.)

Excerpt from an IMDb comment:
In the Greenwich Village of the 1950's, racial integration had been in place for well over two decades. But far more important, forbidden talk of sexual liberation, interracial sex, homosexuality, along with political, artistic and literary freedom at all levels were openly discussed, flouted and displayed for all to see; performed to a background mixture of new age Jazz, early Rock and Roll and Folk Music. Virtually nothing was excluded from the social or musical menu this incredible place had to offer.
[...]
Joyfully, director Paul Mazursky has managed to capture on film, a moving snapshot of the social life and time of a remarkable neighborhood, in what was probably the last fifteen to twenty years of it's legitimate life. And I do remember it so well. The rent parties for starving (sometimes talented) artists, the ubiquitous book shops, the coffee houses featuring impromptu poetry readings, the fashion statements (or blatant lack thereof), the mixing and making of all sorts of colorful characters who, even in their farcical attempts to parody themselves, were more alive and real then those who would put them down. This was the Greenwich Village of the 1950's and of legend.

This magical place was for me and many others (as was for the director who produced this film as an ode to his time there), our first real awakening and taste of adult life. And far more important, a fortuitous preparation for the new social order that was, in time, to come.

The place, as it was, is truly deserving of this wonderful little gem of a film.

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Title: "O" is The Old Maid (1939)
Post by: southendmd on April 04, 2008, 08:33:53 pm
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IMDb user comment:

Cousins Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins battle each other and the elements as they struggle to find happiness during the second half of the 19th Century. It's one of those films that rests on the shoulders of the main actors. Since Davis and Hopkins are so good, the result is a passionate film with many stirring dramatic sequences. Many film revisionists now claim this film contains Davis' best performance, and while I disagree, Davis is indeed brilliant in one of her most difficult roles; her transformation from radiant debutante to embittered old maid is something to be seen. Hopkins is not far behind, and this movie reminds me of what a good actress she was; Hopkins almost manages to steal the show from Davis. However, despite two powerhouse performances, this is not your typical star vehicle; this is an extremely well-written, well-directed Civil War melodrama. It could also be considered as one of the best studies (on film) of women living under the shadow of a male-dominated society.

Title: Re: "M" is My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 04, 2008, 09:01:21 pm
Quote from: Elaine Wyatt on April 04, 2008, 05:06:44 pm
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I think it is pretty common knowledge that I took the bus to Boston on December 27, 2005 with my daughter. I put her on the train to NYC and I went off and saw Brokeback Mountain at the Loew's Multiplex (near Boston Common) for the 11:10 am show. I got the 3:30 pm bus back to Portland and this was the movie they were showing on the bus. I remember being a little bit in shock but coming on the heels of BBM, I also remember finding it rather insensitive (maybe even offensive?).

It probably didn't help that I had seen The Producers the day before.

Ai yi yi as they say...

L
Title: Re: "N" is Next Stop Greenwich Village (1976)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 04, 2008, 09:03:47 pm
Quote from: Jacob Grimm on April 04, 2008, 05:19:14 pm
This really is a gem from Paul Mazurski.  A tribute to, and a celebration of a wonderful neighbourhood.  (Also features several 'rent-party' scenes.)



I saw this movie back in 1976, in the theater, but I was too young. I didn't get it and I have never seen it since. Maybe it is time to revisit it?

L
Title: "P" is Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 04, 2008, 09:20:58 pm
The entire movie is a celebration: a celebration of life, love, and a rebel with his bike. I always believed that Paul Reubens was screwed by "the establishment" the way he was treated/charged with the whole sex in the movie theater thing. What I didn't know (until this minute) is that Tim Burton directed this movie! No wonder I loved it...and I saw this one in the theater (sans children, I might add!).

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Title: "Q" is Quinceañera (1960)
Post by: Fran on April 05, 2008, 12:37:56 am
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From Rotten Tomatoes:

This coming-of-age tale is about three beautiful young Mexican women who are the daughters of prominent socialites and are excited to soon be celebrated at the upcoming debutante's ball.  The only aspect that can spoil the whole event is the competition for position by their very own parents.
Title: "R" is Roma (1972)
Post by: oilgun on April 05, 2008, 09:34:19 am
Fellini's tribute to the Eternal City, a real celebration.

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==COMMENT==
I celebrated last night and now I'm suffering for it.  I'm not used to hangovers anymore because I essentially quit drinking a few years ago, and this one's a doozy!  I didn't even drink that much.  I blame it on Heath!  Or rather, my missing him so much.  Plus I had a night full of horrible, horrible dreams:  a series of gory, violent deaths. Most were in a movie within the dream, but still very disturbing.
Title: "S" is The Shootist (1976)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 05, 2008, 10:51:14 am
John Wayne's last movie. He was dying of cancer when he made this, a story of an aging lawman who is dying of cancer. Many comments on IMDb about how it is Wayne's personal personal celebration of his life and his efforts to die on his own terms, with dignity.

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Title: "T" is That Old Feeling (1997)
Post by: Fran on April 05, 2008, 11:03:47 am
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From IMDb:

A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days, upsetting the newlywed's honeymoon.
Title: "U" is Under The Volcano (1984)
Post by: oilgun on April 06, 2008, 06:22:21 pm
Not exactly a celebration for the main character, but the film does take place during Mexico's Day of the Dead.

IMDb Plot Summary: Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta, Day of the Dead, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The Consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.

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Title: "V" is Valentine (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 06, 2008, 07:01:15 pm
Not necessarily the Valentine's gift that I want to receive!

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Title: "W" is The Wedding Singer (1998)
Post by: Fran on April 06, 2008, 08:51:12 pm
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Title: Wildcard "X" is It's My Party (1996)
Post by: southendmd on April 06, 2008, 09:37:56 pm
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IMDb:  In the last few days before an AIDS-related brain tumor renders him insensible, a young LA designer (Eric Roberts) decides to end his own life, and throws a final joyous bash for family and loved ones. However, the occasion is strained by the arrival of Roberts' former lover (Gregory Harrison), seeking reconciliation at the eleventh hour...

Randal Kleiser's powerful film - inspired by actual events - feels more like a reunion of showbiz friends than a structured narrative, though the results are often deeply moving. Kleiser's defiant screenplay gives short shrift to the suicide debate (Roddy McDowall's character acts as the Voice of Conscience), and he employs mordant humor to keep mawkishness at bay (at one point, Roberts and best friend Bronson Pinchot launch into a rousing rendition of "It's my party / And I'll DIE if I want to"!). As you might expect, however, the final twenty minutes are relentlessly, heartbreakingly sad. Amongst the notable supporting players, look fast for Nina Foch, Sally Kellerman, Greg Louganis, Steve Antin and a virtually unrecognizable Dennis Christopher and Christopher Atkins.

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Title: "Y" is Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 07:30:39 am
Newlywed Nanette brings her new husband Hillory home to meet the family...

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Title: "Z" is Zona Zamfirova (2002)
Post by: southendmd on April 07, 2008, 08:51:41 am
IMDb:  The plot follows the story of Zona Zamfirova (Katarina Radivojevic), a local rich man's daughter, and the vicissitudes of her affair with Mane (Vojin Cetkovic), an ordinary goldsmith. As it was undesirable for the daughter of a rich man to marry a craftsman, the two are at first divided, with the possibility of Zona marrying the son of other rich people, Manulac. Everything is, however, changed as Mane organizes a successful conspiracy to keep Zona for himself.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Foreign Films
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 10:17:13 am
For this next round, let's do

Foreign Films

(by foreign, I mean non-US)

Let's see how many different countries we can get....

Unplayed movies, as usual. Wildcard X is in effect. I'll be updating the archive shortly. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress

Title: "A" is Adama Meshuga'at (2006)
Post by: Fran on April 07, 2008, 10:43:23 am
Israel

AKA Sweet Mud (literally "Crazy Mud")

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From Film.com:

On a kibbutz in southern Israel in the 1970's, Dvir Avni realizes that his mother is mentally ill.  In this closed community, bound by rigid rules, Dvir must navigate between the kibbutz motto of equality and the stinging reality that his mother has, in effect, been abandoned by the community.

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Foreign Films
Post by: oilgun on April 07, 2008, 10:44:38 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 10:17:13 am
For this next round, let's do

Foreign Films

(by foreign, I mean non-US)

Let's see how many different countries we can get....

Unplayed movies, as usual. Wildcard X is in effect. I'll be updating the archive shortly. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress


So English language films are eligible then?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Foreign Films
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 10:50:35 am
Quote from: oilgun on April 07, 2008, 10:44:38 am
So English language films are eligible then?

Yes!
Title: "B" is Benny's Video (1992)
Post by: oilgun on April 07, 2008, 10:51:57 am
Austria

Synopsis
One of the most inscrutable, alarming, frustrating, and fascinating contemporary film directors, Michael Haneke (THE PIANO TEACHER, CACHE) has created a name for himself by examining disturbing issues (sadism, violence, suicide, racism, voyeurism, alienation, nihilism, and misguided faith) with a cold cerebral eye. BENNY'S VIDEO opens with disturbing images of a pig being slaughtered; it is one of the many images obsessively viewed and reviewed by Benny, the 14-year old son of a wealthy Viennese family. Detached and ignored, Benny seems only able to experience life through his video camera. When he kills a young girl on tape, his parents go about covering up the murder, and Haneke draws everyone--Benny, his parents, and the viewers themselves--into a web of complicity and postmodern dysfunction. Though his films are difficult to watch and invariably leave the viewer with more questions than answers, Haneke's unswerving films are some of the most compelling examples of the new European cinema.

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Title: "C" is Control (2004)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 10:55:30 am
Aruba

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Title: 'D' is Dagen Zonder Lief (2007)
Post by: belbbmfan on April 07, 2008, 11:16:55 am
Belgium!  :)

Imdb:
The lives of a group of friends get disturbed when one of them (Zwarte Kelly) comes back after having lived in New York for some years. Her arrival leads to problems for Frederic when his girlfriend, who's away on a volleyball tournament, thinks he's having an affair with her. While Nick turns out the only one of the group who hasn't really changed with advancing years, some unfinished business between Zwarte Kelly and Kurt make already troubled Kurt decide he has had it and he takes off. Frederic and Nick are going after him.
Title: "E" is En el balcón vacio (1961)
Post by: Fran on April 07, 2008, 11:30:28 am
Mexico

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From IMDb:

This film is about a woman who was a child refugee from the Spanish Civil War and is now living as an adult in Mexico City.  She tries to remember the traumatic events of her childhood.
Title: "F" is Fögi is a Bastard (1998)
Post by: oilgun on April 07, 2008, 11:55:26 am
Switzerland

French Title:  F. est un salaud
Description :
Clean cut 16 year old Beni is a Zurich high school student just itching for an alternative life. That opportunity comes when he goes to a rock concert where he falls madly in love with Fogi, the dangerously attractive lead singer of The Minks. With looks suggesting a thuggish Keanu Reeves, the 26 year old Fogi surprisingly take to the cute, but coltish youth. He hires him as a roadie and the two begin a wild sexual attraction that hardens into love and devotion for Beni but wears off for the soon bored Fogi. Beni, willing victim for this first love, is emotionally eaten alive by his slavish devotion, lust and eventual servitude to the increasingly indifferent Fogi. The two stay together however but soon sink into alienation, drug addiction, and self destruction. The teen must soon decide to venture into the dark inevitably with his love or jump off.

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Title: "G" is Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 12:21:22 pm
UK/Luxembourg

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Title: "H" is Happy Times (2000)
Post by: Fran on April 07, 2008, 01:11:31 pm
China

AKA Xingfu shiguang

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From Amazon.com:

A beautifully heart-wrenching movie. Zhao, a middle-aged laid-off factory worker, longs for a wife; in the hopes of marrying a pushy divorcée, he agrees to pay for an expensive wedding. To raise money, he turns a derelict bus into a place for couples to rendezvous, and brags to his fiancee about how he manages the Happy Times Hotel. When the divorcée insists that Zhao give Ying, her blind stepdaughter, a job at the hotel as a masseuse, he convinces his friends to help him concoct a fake massage parlor where the girl can work. Happy Times begins as a delightful light comedy, but as the relationship between Zhao and Ying grows, this deceptively simple movie flows effortlessly back and forth from sweetness to sorrow, culminating in a devastatingly moving ending.
Title: "I" is Il Ne Faut Jurer de Rien (2005)
Post by: southendmd on April 07, 2008, 02:20:49 pm
France

(The title is apparently a proverb meaning "nothing is certain", but literally means "don't promise/swear anything".)

IMDb:  Paris, 1830. Valentin (Jean Dujardin) loses himself in alcohol, gambling and women. He does not believe in life and especially not in love. His uncle Van Buck (Gerard Jugnot) believes only in the virtues of money and trade. Everything separates them until the day when Van Buck, to improve his public image, wants to make Valentin marry the young and impoverished Baroness Cécile(Melanie Doutey). Valentin, who has absolutely no desire to get married, bets that he can easily seduce her in 24 hours and thus prove that she, like all the others, is not worth loving... But Cécile, who believes in true love, will prove much more difficult to woo than envisaged and Valentin will have to use all possible stratagems to try and win his bet. The game of cat and mouse starts... But who is the cat?

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Title: "J" is Jakten (1959)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 02:32:20 pm
Norway


About this film, Jostein from Lillehammer says: All Norwegians do basically not like Norwegian movies. Except for Flåklypa Grand Prix that everybody have seen. But if you look back into the archives you'll find this pearl. This is usually the only Norwegian movie you'll read about in the film history. It's very unconvential and very modern. The narrator takes our side and asks the actors all the way. Thereby scenes become surreal and you ask yourself, what am I watching?

To make it short, it's great, even greater than the new French wave that came later that year. And I have never seen any movie similar to this. If you're going to see one Norwegian film in your life, see this one.
Title: Countries so far...
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 02:39:41 pm
Aruba
Austria
Belgium
China
France
Israel
Luxembourg (with the UK)
Mexico
Norway
Switzerland
Title: Re: "J" is Jakten (1959)
Post by: southendmd on April 07, 2008, 02:43:36 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 02:32:20 pm
Norway


Leslie,

Looked what popped up when I searched "Jakten":

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Title: "J" is Jakten...
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 02:51:37 pm
Hahahah, yes, I had the same result!

I have deduced that "Jakten" means "Hunt"; the movie is about a hunting trip with Bjorn and Knut. I also found a movie poster for "Jakten på Rød Oktober."

L
Title: "K" is Kabloonak (1995)
Post by: oilgun on April 07, 2008, 03:23:36 pm
Canada
From IMDb:
A work of Existential art, in "Kabloonak" the desert of ice gleams with fine acting and cinematography
In this film Claude Massot brought to the screen his vision of the first film documentary, Robert Flaherty's "Nanook of the North." From start to finish, this film is a constellation of brilliantly choreographed performances, both by the professional actors and by the Inuit who are cast in native roles. Harsh, frozen vistas are polished to crystalline perfection through cinematography as pure and sharp as Japanese calligraphy. Charles Dance and Adamie Q. Inukpuk bring enormous strength and essential restraint to their roles as Flaherty, the "Kabloonak", or stranger, and Nanook, two utterly unalike men made brothers by their struggle through an arctic lunarscape to film the hunt of a polar bear. Inukpuk's Nanook is not a primitive, but a complex human living in bitterly primitive conditions. Dance turns in one of the finest performances of his screen career as Flaherty, a geologist and former prospector who made the film of his dreams, yet turned down offers to make another such motion picture. Charles Dance, Cinematographers Jacques Loiseleux and François Protat, and Sebastian Regnier's score all have won international gold medals for their work in "Kabloonak."

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Title: "L" is Lotna (1959)
Post by: Fran on April 07, 2008, 04:03:41 pm
Poland

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From IMDb:

This excellent film follows a company of Polish Ulans (cavalry) and a beautiful Arabian horse that comes into their possession during the collapse of Poland with the German invasion in 1939.  Despite their bravery, the company is decimated in skirmishes with tanks and dive bombers.
Title: "M" is Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)
Post by: opinionista on April 07, 2008, 04:15:57 pm
Spain



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Title: "N" is La Nuit de la vérité (2004)
Post by: oilgun on April 07, 2008, 04:23:12 pm
Burkina Faso

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From IMDb:
Impressive and relevant
The Night of Truth refers to a peace accord between government and rebel troops who are joining at the camp of the rebels to celebrate peace at the end of a civil war. But terrible atrocities have been committed by both sides, and animosity threatens the peace. Taking place in one day, this little gem really engages right from the start and is a terrific tribute to peace and forgiveness, a common theme with Dry Season, also set in Africa.

The film quickly builds tension with a believable sense of mutual mistrust between the parties. The leaders of each side are committed to the peace process and each faces obstacles within their respective ranks who do not share that faith. Some have agendas of their own that threaten to derail the process. This is an impressive debut by Fanta Régina Nacro. I wouldn't go so far as to say that the end was disappointing, but it wasn't quite able to maintain the same level of believability as the first two acts. An excellent story with universal and current themes, good performances and good visuals make this well-worth seeing.


==COMMENT==
PS:  Great poster for Women on the Verge!
Title: "O" is Om Shanti Om (2007)
Post by: southendmd on April 07, 2008, 04:26:02 pm
India/Bollywood

IMDb:  In the 1970s, Om, an aspiring actor, is murdered, but is immediately reincarnated into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise and find Shanti, the love of his previous life.


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Title: "P" is The Piano (1993)
Post by: memento on April 07, 2008, 04:29:50 pm
Australia

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Title: "Q" is Qivitoq (1956)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 05:03:09 pm
Denmark

Nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film; also nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

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Title: "R" is Romeo and Juliet Get Married (2005)
Post by: Fran on April 07, 2008, 05:53:58 pm
Portugal

AKA O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta

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From IMDb:

A Romeo-and-Juliet kind of love affair.  The difference here is what sets the two lovers apart: their soccer teams. Being a fan of Corinthians, Romeu has to fake he really likes Palmeiras in order to gain Julieta's heart.
Title: "S" is Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997)
Post by: oilgun on April 07, 2008, 06:43:50 pm
Turkey / Italy

AKA: Hamam

IMDb Plot Summary: Francesco and Marta are husband and wife running a small design company in Rome. When Francesco's long forgotten Aunt Anita dies in Istanbul, he travels there to look after the sale of the hamam (one of a few traditional Turkish baths left) he inherited. There he meets the family running the hamam, gets attracted to a member of it and the whole Turkish atmosphere and decides not to sell the hamam..

IMDb Comment:
A Beautiful, subtle, literate movie

This film is really a very subtle, literate story. Nothing hits you over the head, there's nothing to win or lose at the end, it's just characters and events unfolding and interacting within a languid pace. It's really a beautiful film, both in scenery, sentiment and depth of feeling.

If you've ever visited Istanbul you should see this film. I expected to see the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque right off, but you never see them-- the film chooses to see Istanbul through the charming back alleys and everyday people. The traditions of the country and the warmth of the people are ever-present in this film. Istanbul itself is like a character here, and its special charms are at the center of the story. If you have visited there, you will understand why the characters become so captivated.

But this film only uses Istanbul and the Hamam as a vehicle for showing its characters ways of finding happiness and tranquility in one's life. The story is much more general and eternal. It shares that quality with literature-- it is at once about these specific characters, and also about everyone, everywhere.

Here in New York this film is called "Steam" and is being sold as a major homoerotic experience. It's sad that they have to cheapen this wonderful movie in that way, and people going expecting to get their jollies will be woefully disappointed-- and entirely missing the point.

One tends to think of Turkish/Italian cinema as not being as technically sophisticated, but this film is vary carefully and intelligently written and directed. This really is one of those special, beautiful movies, not as flashy or intense as some, but I think I will remember this film for a long time.

Village Voice Review: 

http://www.villagevoice.com/film/9848,lim,1704,20.html (http://www.villagevoice.com/film/9848,lim,1704,20.html)

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Starring the ridiculously handsome Allessandro Gassman (right):
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And to prove that it is called Steam in North America (because we are too stupid to go see a film called Hamam?  ::)):
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==COMMENT==
I guarantee that watching this will make you want to visit, if not move to, Istambul.  An absolutely wonderful film!
Title: "T" is Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 07, 2008, 07:12:55 pm
Finland

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This comment is long, but I am including it for Gil:

I didn't find Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made to be one that worked completely as a documentary, but there was a lot that I did admire about it. The director Mika Kaurismaki (of the Kaurismaki brothers, the famous Finnish filmmakers) chooses to not just plunge the viewer into the Karaja culture, of which Tigrero is mostly set in, but sets up a sort of 'huh' opening scene where director Samuel Fuller persuades Jim Jarmisch to go with him on a trip into the jungles of Brazil for some odd reason or another. I could get a sense of what Kaurismaki was after with this, to make the documentary feel more like a hybrid, like something out of Jarmusch's own Coffe & Cigarettes where the real people are themselves, only still playing characters. But the film really only gets some lift once Kaurismaki gives up on the scripted stuff- which isn't awful but feels like it's out of some other movie- and gets to the facts, the images of total reality and the stories of old. In this case, like with Les Blank's Burden of Dreams, Kaurismaki is almost more interested in the native people of the area, the Karaja, who were there for centuries when Fuller arrived in 1956 to do some 16mm rough shooting of the area for a film he was preparing (of the title here).

In fact, I wondered after a while when Kaurismaki would get to the story behind the 'film never made', as he continually shows the Karaja and their customs. This isn't a bad thing at all actually, and there are even a couple of wonderfully strange moments, like the two men doing their chant as their stuck together and go by the cigar-chomping Fuller. Or when we see how the natives do their mating ritual, which involves the men being covered completely by bushes and going around the women, who rub their bellies in hope of having babies. But really, part of the touching factor is just in seeing how these people lived and payed heed to nature, which is their sort of God, however not exactly their God as Fuller observes "they don't know what God is" (he makes a note, however, that Christians don't either, but they just flaunt it more). With all of this footage, either shot by Kaurismaki or Fuller or even through Jarmusch as he carries around a camcorder, it's all very absorbing on an anthropological level, and the history behind the people too is interesting, how the Westerners came into try and modernize, and they almost crushed their culture.

Once this is mostly through with we do finally get to Fuller talking about Tigrero, and it's pretty much worth the wait to hear one of the giants of American film in the 50s and 60s (both studio-wise and independent) talk about the ambition of it all, how John Wayne and Ava Gardner would be cast, how it all rung of slight subversion of the action/adventure picture set in exotic locations. It's always a treat too just to hear how Fuller tells these stories, no b.s. involved ever, and how after the crushing blow from the insurance company that the film could not go on (they wouldn't want to put up the millions of dollars in case, well, one of the stars died), how he integrated the footage into Shock Corridor. Jarmusch also makes sure the questions are direct as possible, however with a good level of adoration from an obvious fan, and with his own dead-pan narration telling of the Karaja's stories and the like. By the end, I knew I had seen at least 2/3 of an excellent documentary on a group of people I'd never known before, and had seen things about their ways of life and understanding of one another that was fulfilling, and from knowing another lot of great lost stories by a filmmaker who knew his stuff. If only Kaurismaki wouldn't get in the way sometimes.
Title: "U" is Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
Post by: Fran on April 07, 2008, 09:31:44 pm
Japan

AKA Gunki hatameku motoni

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From Digitally Obsessed:

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun concerns Sakie Togashi (Sachiko Hidari), a war widow whose husband (Tetsuro Tamba) was, so the only surviving document shows, executed after a court martial for desertion. Every year since the war's end (the film is set in 1971), she has appealed this status, feeling that her husband never would have abandoned his duty or country. The film opens with footage of the Emperor presenting flowers in honor of the war dead; Sakie simply wants her husband to be one of those honored, something his status as deserter will not allow. The latest bureaucrat to handle her claim tells her that during their inquiry, four members of her husband's unit failed to respond to letters asking for their recollections. If she visits them and discovers new proof, then perhaps something can be done.

Each man of the four is haunted, and in some ways ruined, by their experiences as soldiers. The first man, Terajima, lives like a refugee in a Korean shantytown on the outskirts of Tokyo. The next, Akiba, is a comedian parodying his own war days. The third, Ochi, drank himself blind after the war. The last of the four, Ohashi, is a teacher whose questions about the war throw out answers he doesn't like. A final visit to the fat cat officer who ordered the husband's execution reveals both the ruling class's disinterest in the truth as well as an unexpected and shocking surprise.
Title: "V" is Vive l'amour (1994)
Post by: oilgun on April 07, 2008, 09:42:03 pm
Taiwan

From U of Edinburgh Cinema of China Festival 07 Catalogue: Bernardo Bertolucci once said that Tsai Ming-liang is re-inventing cinema. Malaysian by birth, his films are set in present day Taiwan, where rapid urban development is bewildering ordinary people, where loneliness is palpable, and sexuality uncertain. In Vive l’amour, his third and perhaps best film, his regular actor Lee Kang-sheng steals the key to an empty apartment that Yang Kuei-Mei is selling for a real estate company; Chen Chao-jung plays her new lover, whom she meets there. The three interact and the result is like Billy Wilder’s The Apartment, remade by Michelangelo Antonioni. Filming in long, engrossing takes, Tsai attempts nothing less than a portrait of the human soul. In the extraordinary last shot of this film, he succeeds.

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==COMMENT==
Another one of my all time favourite films.  This round is really working out for me  :)

==ASIDE==
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This comment is long, but I am including it for Gil:

For me?!  Thanks!  (Why is it for me?  ???)

Title: Aside = Re: Wildcard "X" is Chocolat (2000)
Post by: BelAir on April 07, 2008, 10:03:22 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on April 02, 2008, 06:49:26 am
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=aside=
That is one hot picture of Mr. Depp!
Title: "W" is The Weeping Meadow (2004)
Post by: BelAir on April 07, 2008, 10:26:33 pm
Greece

The Greek title: Τριλογία 1: Το Λιβάδι που δακρύζει

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from imdb:
This is the first film of Theo Angelopoulos' trilogy. The story starts in 1919 with some greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among these people are two small kids, Alexis and Eleni. Eleni is an orphan and she is also taken care by Alexis' family. The refugees build a small village somewhere near a river and we watch as the kids grow up and fall in love. But difficult times of dictatorship and war are coming... Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos {[email protected]}

Title: Re: "V" is Vive l'amour (1994)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 08, 2008, 06:16:03 am
Quote from: oilgun on April 07, 2008, 09:42:03 pm
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==COMMENT==
Another one of my all time favourite films.  This round is really working out for me  :)

I had a feeling it would!
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==ASIDE==
For me?!  Thanks!  (Why is it for me?  ???)

Because I was mixed up...LOL. Seriously, I was thinking you had posted a bunch of Jim Jarmusch films and talked about him as a director, but now I see I had confused him with someone else. Oh well, sorry!

L
Title: Wildcard "X" is 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 08, 2008, 07:02:24 am
Romania

Romanian title: 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2007.

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Title: "Y" is A Year Without Love (2005)
Post by: southendmd on April 08, 2008, 08:32:50 am
Argentina

AKA "Un ano sin amor".  I saw this at the Provincetown film festival in 2005, and it was quite memorable.  A writer and French teacher in Buenos Aires in 1996 with HIV seeks human contact via the S&M underground.



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Title: "Z" is Zona Rosa (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 08, 2008, 09:23:02 am
Mexico

I couldn't resist playing this one, even though Mexico has been played already.  I used to go to Mexico City on a regular basis so I'm familiar with the Zona Rosa, but strangely, not with these strip clubs, they must have popped up after my time there.  :o

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IMDb Plot Synopsis:  "Zona Rosa" is a documentary about the strippers who work in the gay clubs in Mexico City's famous district, the Zona Rosa. Christian Miranda gives us a tour though his professional and personal life while working as a cage-dancer stripper at one of Mexico City's famous gay nightclubs. Along with Christian we meet other strippers, patrons of the clubs and the club mangers. The nightlife, the scene, the money and the consequences are all on display as we tour through the notorious reality that gives the Zona Rosa its name





Quote from: southendmd on April 08, 2008, 08:32:50 am
Argentina
AKA "Un ano sin amor".  I saw this at the Provincetown film festival in 2005, and it was quite memorable.  A writer and French teacher in Buenos Aires in 1996 with HIV seeks human contact via the S&M underground.
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Well, that certainly looks like it might be right up my alley,  :laugh:.  I'll see if Zip has it...
EDIT:   Sex...Sin...Passions - Zip does have it and I've added it to my queue!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Foreign Films!
Post by: MaineWriter on April 08, 2008, 11:12:21 am
That was a fun round! We had an impressive list of countries:

Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Burkina Faso
Canada
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Greece
India (Bollywood)
Israel
Japan
Luxembourg (with the UK)
Mexico
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey

Shall we continue with Foreign Films Round Two, since Round One was such a success?

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Avventura, L' (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 08, 2008, 11:18:06 am
Italy

from Michelangelo Antonioni.

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Title: "B" Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 08, 2008, 11:20:40 am
Iceland / Canada / UK

aka: Bjólfskviða

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With the Studly Gerry Butler:
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==COMMENT==
I found a cool site about Icelandic film:  http://landogsynir.wordpress.com/ (http://landogsynir.wordpress.com/)
Title: "C" is Careful, He Might Hear You (1984)
Post by: southendmd on April 08, 2008, 11:44:03 am
Australia

IMDb:  Surely one of the best modern films about childhood, this swept the Australian Academy Awards and remains a thrilling film experience. When a young boy is left orphaned, his two aunts wage a bitter custody war over him. We see the adults' actions from the boy's point of view, with all the wonder, confusion, and naive wisdom such an outlook would provide. The events have a wry edge even in tragedy and remain gripping even in happiness. Stay tuned through the final credits for one of the best epilogues in film history.

Wendy Hughes plays the dark side of Auntie Mame, and she is both entrancing and repulsive, ludicrous and heartbreaking. The late John Hargreaves delivers a shattering cameo, and young Nicholas Gledhill deserves to be named in the company of Jean-Pierre Leaud, Anton Glanzelius, and Haley Joel Osment. The child's-eye direction is never less than astonishing, while the cinematography and music are gorgeous enough to take your breath away. If you thought the squabble over Elian Gonzalez was great drama, wait till you see this!

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I loved  this film when I saw it back in '84.

=aside=
Gil, A Year Without Love will not disappoint.
Title: "D" is Despair (1978)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 08, 2008, 11:59:15 am
West Germany

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Title: "E" is Ecstasy (1933)
Post by: Fran on April 08, 2008, 12:06:53 pm
Czechoslovakia / Austria

AKA Ekstase (Austria), Exstase (Czechoslovakia), Symphony of Love

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From IMDb:

The world's first glimpse of a 19-year-old Hedy Lamarr occurs in the early moments of this 1930's treasure as she sweeps across the screen in an angelic wedding gown. This was to be the start of a legendary career. This was our glorious introduction to the most beautiful woman ever to grace the silver screen.

It is Eva's (Lamarr) wedding night and her older husband seems uninterested in her romantic advances. She retreats to the lonely bed and, in a beautiful scene, she fiddles with her wedding ring as the realization of her marital mistake overcomes her. The husband seems more interested in neatness and order than he does in love. Gustav Machaty uses gorgeous camera angles and pristine shot framing to capture Lamarr's considerable talent and beauty. With no words spoken in the early part of the film, she is able to grasp our sympathy, our hearts and our support. It is that combination that prepared the 1930's audiences for what they were about to see as the film unfolded. Ecstasy was considered shocking for its time... Some thought it to be scandalous.

She returns home to her father's estate and files for divorce. The next day, she wakes with a complete sense of freedom and happiness. She just has to go outside and feel the freedom of the countryside and fresh air. Eva goes for a horseback ride and happens across a beautiful lake. And in one of the most famous scenes in film history, Hedy Lamarr became the first person to ever appear nude in a major film. Her frolic in the woods and her skinny-dipping adventure in the lake were legendarily scandalous. But the audiences couldn't stay away. As with many of today's movies, the controversy made it a must-see film.

Eva's mischievous adventure introduces her to a handsome young man who helps her find her horse, who had run off with her clothes. After an awkward meeting, they eventually fall for each other. Their first romantic rendezvous was almost as controversial as the nude scene, with its blatant waves of eroticism. However, Machaty does beautiful work in these romantic moments. Machaty creates one delightful moment, when Eva literally seems to sink into her new lover, using a gorgeous early camera trick.

It cannot be overstated how brave this performance was on Lamarr's part. Many might have presumed it was career suicide. Instead, it gained her worldwide fame and caught the eye Louis B Mayer, who signed her to a contract with MGM. There are some truly erotic moments in this film, even by today's raunchy standards. It is impossible to imagine how they were received in the 1930's. Again, Machaty was very clever with his imagery, leaving a lot to the imagination. But we all understand very well what we are seeing and it is supremely well done.

The meeting of Eva's former husband and her current lover is perhaps inevitable. However, the consequences of that meeting are not. The film takes a few unexpected turns in its final act and it all makes for a great story and a lovely debut on the grand stage of movie stardom for Hedy Lamarr.

I highly recommend this once controversial, now tame film and urge you to seek it out in its restored form on DVD. It is easily worthwhile, if only for the pleasure of seeing Hedy Lamarr. But the story is compelling too and the direction is ahead of its time. Ecstasy is a memorable early treasure.
Title: "F" is Fresa y chocolate (1994)
Post by: opinionista on April 08, 2008, 12:23:17 pm
Cuba

=comment= I loved this movie!

Diego, a cultivated, homosexual and skeptical young man, falls in love with a young heterosexual communist full of prejudices and doctrinary ideas. First come rejection and suspicion, but also fascination. Fresa y chocolate is the story of a great friendship, that is, a great love between two men, which overcomes incomprehension and intolerance.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106966/plotsummary (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106966/plotsummary)
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Title: "G" is Das Gespenst (1983)
Post by: oilgun on April 08, 2008, 12:52:41 pm
West Germany

aka: The Ghost

IMD Comment:
Blasphemy!
It is quite a while I saw this controversial movie, but as nobody else wrote a comment, I feel compelled to do so. The film caused a scandal in Germany in the mid-eighties. The that-time Minister of the Interior Zimmermann, a conservative Roman-Catholic and a Bavarian like director Achternbusch, decided that such a blasphemous movie should not be supported and withdrew state funding which the production already had received. This created more publicity for the movie than, I guess, any other movie Achternbusch had made before. The film is actually quite funny. Jesus (played by the director) returns to present-day Bavaria, walks around Munich in a somewhat dazed manner and strikes up an affair with a nun, arguing that they are married anyway. Therefore, he refers to himself as "Ober" (waiter), obviously the male form of "Oberin" (Mother Superior). He occasionally transforms into a snake when being afraid and is finally carried up into the sky by the nun, who transforms into a bird of prey. Blasphemy? Sure, but in a rather bizarre fashion. The film obviously doesn't take itself too seriously - one particular highlight comes when two policemen try to defecate into two tiny Schnaps glasses. Like in many of his other films, Achternbusch targets Bavaria's everyday culture with his meandering, anarchic, quirky ideas, and like his other films, this has a deliberately amateurish look. The pacing is uneven and can become challenging, but the cinematography is at times quite beautiful. Overall, if you look for edgy, quirky films that deliberately defy standards of slick movie making, this can be some fun.

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==COMMENT==
The nun on the poster trumped any other 'G' film in consideration  ;)  Then I saw the photo of the crucified Christ and realized I had actually seen this film!  It was at the Toronto Film Fest in 1984, and as I remember, it was god-awful (pun intended).  All I remember is Jesus going around saying  "I want shit" over and over again. (In German of course)
Title: "H" is Half-Caste (2004)
Post by: Fran on April 08, 2008, 02:39:41 pm
South Africa

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From IMDb:

A half-caste is a human/leopard hybrid believed to feast on unsuspecting travelers, but after Bobby is found soaked in blood, the police think that he murdered his friends.  It becomes a race against time to convince the cops of his innocenc before the creature comes back to finish off what he started.
Title: Re: "H" is Half-Caste (2004)
Post by: oilgun on April 08, 2008, 03:19:12 pm
Quote from: Elaine Wyatt on April 08, 2008, 02:39:41 pm
South Africa

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From IMDb:
A half-caste is a human/leopard hybrid believed to feast on unsuspecting travelers, but after Bobby is found soaked in blood, the police think that he murdered his friends.  It becomes a race against time to convince the cops of his innocenc before the creature comes back to finish off what he started.

I can see Furries getting yiffy over that one!  Rowrrr!
Title: "I" is Intermission (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 08, 2008, 03:45:56 pm
Ireland

with Colin Farrell. As one poster said, "It's not a film, but a movie, and a pretty bloody funny one at that."

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Title: "J" is De Johnsons (1992)
Post by: oilgun on April 08, 2008, 04:07:19 pm
Netherlands

aka:  The Johnsons  ;)

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IMDb Comment:
One bride for seven brothers!,
"De Johnsons" is a rare Dutch horror gem and actually a lot better than the negative-minded reviews around here suggest. It has an original and oddly compelling storyline, involving anthropology myths, incest and teenage-sexuality. The complex and ambitious script tells the story of seven portentous brothers that have only one goal in their life: impregnate their virgin-sister so that she can give birth to a creature that'll bring the world to an end. Their father once went along with a scientific expedition near the Amazone, and he got obsessed with a local monster called "Xangadix". The subject matter seems far too complicated for a modest Dutch production like this, but director Rudolf van den Berg upholds the tension and credibility surprisingly well. The film contains several disturbing moments and there even are a couple very well-mounted gore sequences. Especially the scenes inside the fort (where the septulets got institutionalized after butchering an entire nursery home) and Emalee's nightmares result in very powerful horror cinema. The cast is good, with some 'famous' Dutch stars (Monique van de Ven, Kenneth Herdigein) as well as convincing new talent (Esmée de la Bretonière). Sure, it also has its flaws (like the somewhat disappointing climax-scene) but it's definitely recommended. Tip: invite some friends and organize a Dutch horror night! You can program this film, alongside "Amsterdamned" and "De Lift".
Title: "K" is The Komediant (2000)
Post by: Fran on April 08, 2008, 06:20:57 pm
Israel

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From IMDb:

A documentary on the life and career of Yiddish actor Pasach Burstein and his family.
Title: "L" is The Lovers (Les Amants) 1958
Post by: MaineWriter on April 08, 2008, 06:42:45 pm
France


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from the Criterion Collection:

Louis Malle unveiled the natural beauty of Jeanne Moreau in his breakthrough, Elevator to the Gallows. With his follow-up, the scandalous smash The Lovers> (Les amants), he made her a star once and for all. A deeply felt and luxuriously filmed fairy tale for grown-ups, perched on the edge between classical and New Wave cinemas, The Lovers presents Moreau as a restless bourgeois wife whose eye wanders from both her husband and her lover to an attractive passing stranger (Jean-Marc Bory). Thanks to its frank sexuality, The Lovers caused quite a stir, being censored and attacked for obscenity around the world. If today its shock has worn off, its glistening sensuality and seductive storytelling haven't aged a day.
Title: "M" is Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo (1985)
Post by: oilgun on April 08, 2008, 06:56:48 pm
Argentina

Excerpt from an IMDb Comment:
The Mothers Clamour for Justice -This film, of the New Latin American Cinema is in a documentary form and its intention is to inform, educate, as well as denounce and raise the consciousness of the public that watches it, regarding the abuses and violations of human rights that were perpetrated in Argentina during the years between 1976 and 1983, during which repressive military governments took over power as all-powerful and oppressive dictatorships. The principal subjects of this documentary, are the mothers of all the young people, all those hundreds and hundreds of men and women who were taken prisoners by the military and never seen again. The mothers in this documentary are shown clamouring and protesting in the Plaza in Buenos Aires and they demand to know their sons' and daughters' whereabouts, after they disappeared from their homes, at a very critical and tragic moment in the political life of Argentina; a period in its history that was called, "The Dirty War."


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Title: "N" is Nightmaster (1987)
Post by: Fran on April 08, 2008, 08:32:01 pm
Australia

AKA Watch the Shadows Dance

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From IMDb:

Really a shame, poor direction ruined what could have been a far better film. Solid, believable performances from a very young Nicole Kidman and a fine martial arts actor, Tom Jennings, just aren't enough to save this. The screenplay didn't quite realize the basic concept of a bunch of older kids staying up all night to play Ninja war games in an abandoned power plant, much to the neglect of their school work. It was, to say the least, a bit muddled. There were some good futuristic elements thrown in, but not convincingly enough to play true. As to what year of school these "kids" were in, it's hard to guess. They're clearly too mature for an American high school, but then again, it's an Australian movie, set in the future.

With better editing, this movie could have been a bit more watchable, but I suspect there just wasn't enough footage shot that the editor had much choice. Some sequences were reused in pointless mini-flashbacks that really didn't belong in the film. This makes me wonder if it wasn't being padded to play on television. And the director just didn't seem to be able to tell a story. He did frame the occasional dramatic picture, but not often enough to achieve the artsy effect I think he was going for. Besides, without being able to accomplish the basics, you should be careful with the frills.

However, it's a treat to see the young Kidman. Despite the bad direction, muddled script, all the martial arts sequences executed in the dark, and her thick Australian accent, you can see what everyone saw in her, even then. Tom Jennings wasn't bad either, seemed to show a lot of potential, but I wonder what happened to him. According to IMDB, he made one more movie in '88 and then dropped out of sight.

I wouldn't recommend you go out of your way to see this one, but it lapsed into the public domain and is available very cheaply from a number of sources. I can only think of two reasons to see this: 1) You're a die-hard Kidman fan who would watch ANYTHING if she was in it, or 2) You're lazy and dishonest and looking for an obscure script to recycle for a student film project.
Title: "O" is Onibaba (1964)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 09, 2008, 06:35:32 am
Japan

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Title: "P" is The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 09, 2008, 06:49:09 am
Germany / UK / France

Plot Outline:Dark fairytale about a demonic doctor who abducts a beautiful opera singer with designs on transforming her into a mechanical nightingale.

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Title: "Q" is Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux! (1982)
Post by: southendmd on April 09, 2008, 08:23:20 am
France

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Loosely translated "What are we waiting for to be happy?"
Title: "R" is Ran (1985)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 09, 2008, 08:31:05 am
Japan

I know, I've played two Japanese movies back-to-back but I couldn't resist this cover and I am a bit of a Kurosawa fan.

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Title: "S" is Der Siebente Kontinent (1989)
Post by: oilgun on April 09, 2008, 09:23:26 am
Austria

IMDB Comment: Arguably, no greater cinematic interpreter of alienation exists in the world today than Austrian director Michael Haneke. Haneke shows us characters whose response to the world around them has deadened, people who have forgotten how to feel, how to love, how to care. The Seventh Continent, the first film of the trilogy that, with Benny's Video (1992) and 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994), depicts what Haneke has called "my country's emotional glaciation." Based on a true story of the disintegration of a middle class Austrian family, the film has little plot, only incident and observation. Divided into three parts and shot in episodic fragments, as in his 2002 film Code Unknown, each fragment is tenuously connected by fadeouts in which scenes start and end abruptly. A mood of banality is established early in an extended sequence in which a car moves through a car wash showing all the details of detergent sprays, high-pressure washers, and rotating brushes. At the end of the car wash is a travel poster beckoning tourists to visit Australia with a peaceful scene of sand and water, a motif that is repeated periodically during the film.

The Schobers, husband George (Dieter Berner), wife Anna (Birgit Doll), and daughter Eva (Leni Tanzer), are the happily married family living next door. George is an engineer and Anna an optician. Eva is a bright child of about eight with deep, expressive eyes. The family moves through their morning ritual with precision -- brushing their teeth, feeding the fish, and eating breakfast with little conversation or emotional interaction. The camera avoids their faces, focusing on mundane objects such as a bowl of cereal, an alarm clock, a fish tank, a package of congealed broccoli. This preoccupation with objects underscores the lack of connection between the characters and the things they have acquired. We get our first hint that something is not right when Eva pretends to her teacher that she has lost her eyesight. Anna questions her about the incident, promising not to harm her if she tells the truth but, when Eva admits to the lie, suddenly slaps her across the face ignoring the fact that she is a very troubled little girl. It is from here that the cracks begin to widen.

Depicting ritualistic actions like counting of money at a supermarket, the distractions of television, the meaninglessness of work, the film reflects the powerlessness and isolation of people in modern society. Haneke chronicles a family enslaved to the structures they have created, operating in a morass of emotional vacuity. The first hour may seem slow but it builds considerable tension until it reaches a shattering climax. Little by little the family disengages. George quits his job and writes letters to his parents hinting of something dark about to happen. In the absence of a spiritual core, without the possibility of meaningful action, the family sinks deeper into an abyss, unraveling and discarding the tightly woven structures of their life. Similar in theme to Todd Haynes' 1995 film Safe but with three times the power, The Seventh Continent is a ruthlessly intelligent film that burns its way into your psyche, leaving an indelible mark that will forever haunt your dreams.

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Title: "T" is Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
Post by: memento on April 09, 2008, 11:28:26 am
UK
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Title: "U" is Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 09, 2008, 12:21:00 pm
France

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Title: "V" is Vibrator (2003)
Post by: Fran on April 09, 2008, 12:24:37 pm
Japan

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From IMDb:

This film opens in a convenience store where the pretty, but exhausted looking, Hayakawa Rei finishes off her daily ritual by purchasing a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin. A bit unstable, Rei continuously talks to herself and is almost unable to distinguish if she speaks out loud or not. The alcohol helps to silence the voice in her head, but it always returns. While browsing the bottles and wondering why there is no red German wine available, a trucker wanders into the store and Rei becomes entranced with his boots that look like those of a fisherman. The trucker immediately notices that Rei has an interest in him, so he wanders by her and taps her on the backside before returning to his truck. Rei follows and the two strangers soon engage in a sex.

The next day, instead of heading back home to her job as a freelance writer for magazines, Rei asks the trucker, Takatoshi, if she can accompany him on his deliveries. Takatoshi agrees and soon the couple begins their journey across the frosty winter back roads of Japan's countryside. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the country Rei and Takatoshi tell each other of their struggles, Rei, besides being an alcoholic is also bulimic and Takatoshi tells of his days working for the yakuza. Rei seems to be happy, but her inner demons soon overpower her. Can a bleached-blond trucker truly help her?

Based on a novel by Akasaka Mari, Vibrator is a highly sexualized film without being raunchy. The scene where Rei and Takatoshi sit together in a bathtub is very touching. Taking place almost exclusively in the environs of Takatoshi's truck, the film is little more than a dialogue between two characters, however, it is quite an enjoyable trip watching the relationship between the two characters grow. The film also has an awesome soundtrack. Check it out if you get the chance.

Title: "W" is Wah-Wah (2005)
Post by: southendmd on April 09, 2008, 12:52:28 pm
UK/France/South Africa

IMDb:"Every family has its own language."

Set at the end of the '60s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from Great Britain, the film follows the young Richard E Grant, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14. It is based on true events from Richard E Grant's childhood.


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Title: Wildcard "X" is Law of Desire (1987)
Post by: southendmd on April 09, 2008, 01:01:03 pm
Spain

AKA "La ley del deseo".

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IMDb:  "Fatal attraction without the bunny."

You will find all the familiar Almodovar devices here: telephones, drug use (cocaine in particular), dysfunctional families, sexual ambiguity, pedophile priests, and hospitals. These themes permeate his work, but they are woven intricately throughout this film.

Pablo (Eusebio Poncela) is a writer/director of fantastic movies. He gets into the snares of an obsessive (Antonio Banderas in a great performance) who has a fatal attraction and will kill for his love. At the same time, he has to deal with his transvestite sister played by Carmen Maura (Volver, Women on the Verge, Matador) in another magnificent role.

It is a melodrama about love as that is the overriding need for Banderas and for Maura, who has given up on men since her father left her. It is also about family. Of course, there is a crossing of genres as there is some comedy, but that is minor.

Another magnificent Almodovar film.
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Title: "Y" is Ya lyublyu tebya (2004)
Post by: oilgun on April 09, 2008, 01:45:22 pm
Russia
aka: You, I love

IMDb Plot Outline: Vera and Tim are successful young professionals living fast-paced lives in ultra-modern Moscow. Their lives crackle with the capitalist energy of excess, anxiety, consumption, and stress- and they are in love. Everything changes one night when Tim accidentally drives his car into Uloomji, a young Kalmyk day worker. (The Kalmyks are a semi-nomadic people of Mongolian decent.) The two men begin a torrid affair that involves howling and knocking over a lot of furniture. Tim is attracted to Uloomji's exotic demeanor and liberated by his impulsiveness and lack of inhibition. To Uloomji, Tim embodies a kind of class and refinement he sees only in magazines. Vera struggles to comprehend their bond and her boyfriend's erratic behavior. She is dragged reluctantly into a bizarre love triangle. Before long, all three lives unravel, exemplified by a visit to a Buddhist healer, a three-way in the bathroom of a gay bar, a faked death and a kidnapping.

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==COMMENT==
Don't be fooled by the cool poster, it's a dreadful film.  At least it must be because all I remember about it  is not being able to sit through the whole thing.
Title: "Z" is Zero Focus (1961)
Post by: Fran on April 09, 2008, 01:49:20 pm
Japan

AKA Zero no shoten

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From DVDVerdict.com:

A newlywed named Teiko (Yoshiko Kuga) sees her husband of one week, Kenichi (Koji Nabara), to the train station. He is handing the reins of his advertising agency's Kanazawa office to Mister Honda so that he can spend more time in Tokyo with his new wife. He tells her he'll return on the 12th. But that day comes and goes with no sign of Kenichi.

Teiko has scant experience with Kenichi's patterns of behavior, but even so she begins to worry. Calls to his home office and the Kanazawa branch indicate that he should have been home on the 12th as expected. Teiko speaks with Kenichi's brother, who becomes concerned and helps her investigate Kenichi's whereabouts.

The initial questions are obvious: Is Kenichi alive? Is he abandoning Teiko? If so, is it of his own free will? These questions will be answered, but they'll invite deeper questions about Kenichi and his acquaintances from the past. To answer those questions, Teiko will need self-reliance, perseverance, and a keen intellect.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Incredibly Weird Cinema
Post by: MaineWriter on April 09, 2008, 03:01:54 pm
And now a round to challenge all of us...LOL

Here in Portland, ME at Videoport (our independent video rental store) they have a section called, "Incredibly Weird Cinema." In honor of that, let's all pretend we work at Videoport and are tasked with stocking the "Incredibly Weird Cinema" section. What would you choose?

Unplayed movies, from 1888-2013 are eligible. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Incredibly Weird Cinema
Post by: oilgun on April 09, 2008, 03:29:30 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on April 09, 2008, 03:01:54 pm
And now a round to challenge all of us...LOL

Here in Portland, ME at Videoport (our independent video rental store) they have a section called, "Incredibly Weird Cinema." In honor of that, let's all pretend we work at Videoport and are tasked with stocking the "Incredibly Weird Cinema" section. What would you choose?

Unplayed movies, from 1888-2013 are eligible. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress

Damn, I waste several good incredibly weird titles in other rounds rounds already!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Incredibly Weird Cinema
Post by: MaineWriter on April 09, 2008, 03:46:52 pm
Quote from: oilgun on April 09, 2008, 03:29:30 pm
Damn, I waste several good incredibly weird titles in other rounds rounds already!


Hahahaha, I think there is enough other incredibly weird stuff out there to create a fun round!

PS, the archive is completely up-to-date for your searching pleasure!
Title: "A" is The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 09, 2008, 04:12:25 pm
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Title: "B" is The Baby (1973)
Post by: oilgun on April 09, 2008, 04:20:39 pm
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IMDb Plot Synopsis: Ann Gentry is a social worker, whose husband has been involved in a car crash, and takes up the case of the twisted and mysterous Wadsworth family, and takes a special interest in a member only called "Baby", a mentally-ill twenty-something who still acts and is treated like an infant by his mother and sisters. Ann is interested in Baby and wants to have him for her own. The Wadsworth clan has been neglectful and abusive to Baby, but Mrs. Wadsworth has been extremely overprotective of him ever since his father left shortly after his birth, and isn't going to let another caregiver mess with her son...

A 7 min. clip
[youtube=425,350]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gS1qxSDrwHg[/youtube]

A fun review from Cinema de Merde:
http://www.cinemademerde.com/Baby.shtml (http://www.cinemademerde.com/Baby.shtml)



==Comment==
Yep, I changed titles from Bubble to The Baby, and believe me, this one qualifies!  :o

==ASIDE==
On the Cinema de Merde home page, there is a VERY funny video podcast review of Night of the Lepus, the killer bunny movie.  It's worth checking out..
Title: "C" is Chappaqua (1966)
Post by: Fran on April 09, 2008, 06:07:58 pm
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From Answers.com:

The bizarre hallucinations of a heroin addict in withdrawal provide the basis for this unstructured, autobiographical film by director Conrad Rooks. It begins as he arrives strung-out in Paris for a sleep-cure. As the strange visions begin, the story jumps haphazardly between reality and his dream-world memories of growing up in Chappaqua, New York. The score was composed and played by sitarist Ravi Shankar.

Here's the trailer:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lRAvRQBwco[/youtube]

Time:  2:40
Title: "D" is Dolemite (1975)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 09, 2008, 07:24:29 pm
I had a hard time choosing between this and its sequel, "Disco Godfather," but that may turn up in a future round I have in mind  ;)

One of the strangest blaxploitation movies, "Dolemite" is a very funny spin on the genre. Based on comedian Rudy Ray Moore's stand up act, "Dolemite" tells the story of a pimp named Dolemite (Moore) who is released from prison after he agrees to help the police drive down the crime rate. He runs into many interesting characters while he's on his mission, including a corrupt preacher, a madam and racist cops.

What makes "Dolemite" such an enjoyable film is just how strange it is and how much energy was put into making it. Moore is a very talented comedian and the film is filed with colorful and interesting characters. In addition director D'Urville Martin keeps everything moving at a nice and lively pace. The script contains many quotable lines and it is just fun to listen to the characters read them. Overall a really fun little flick.

Apparently, it is one of David Lee Roth's (of Van Halen fame) favorite movies.

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Title: "E" is Existo (1999)
Post by: oilgun on April 09, 2008, 07:41:34 pm
From Bright Lights Film Journal:
The "political camp art musical" is a rare bird indeed, and perhaps justly so; as a movie's genres multiply, so surely must the problems. But Existo has so much manic energy it works, despite having the intermittent feel of a metastasizing performance piece. The title character is a hyper idiot-savant who looks like a demented janitor with greasy hair and a worn-out suit. In this bizarre post-apocalyptic world, the religious right has taken over but a pack of revolutionaries — artists and queens mostly, it seems — led by Existo stages "illegal" performance pieces and "drive-by art events." Song titles include such ditties as "Hegel's Navel," "I'm a White Bread Poodle," and the hummable "Fuckin' A," which features Existo bouncing up and down on a big beach ball screaming the title phrase to an audience of jaded scenesters. Existo is the multitalented (and quite mad-looking) Bruce Arnston, who also wrote the fun music. The cast appears to be a lot of performance artists and queens from Nashville, including the late Jim Varney of Ernest movies fame. There's lots of rude imagery, dildos every few minutes, snipes at the lunatic right wing, and plenty of drag, and the filmmakers ultimately keep the chaotic fun rolling right along with the cultural critique. Inexplicably, an early cut of the film featured a great opening number cut from the DVD release. It's the memorably vulgar "Just Do Me," warbled by a fat drag queen who looks like Jonathan Winters genetically spliced with Rae Bourbon. Don't believe Amazon or the Internet Movie Database. There is a DVD.

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Title: "F" is Fando y Lis (1968)
Post by: Fran on April 09, 2008, 09:02:12 pm
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From Blockbuster.com:

Fando and Lis are a young couple who embark on a journey to the city of Tar. Lis is handicapped and is aided by Fando who pulls her along in a wagon or carries her in his arms as they encounter a series of offbeat characters and situations:  a man plays a burning piano in a dump surrounded by dancer; a girl eats a rose; and three men and a child huddle under an umbrella as someone cracks eggs over their heads. The couple frequently quarrels as they struggle to complete their symbolic journey.

As for the girl eating the rose, here you go:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM6x0ZolTGE[/youtube]
Time:  1:00
Title: "G" is The Gong Show Movie (1980)
Post by: southendmd on April 10, 2008, 07:43:41 am
I always thought the Gong Show was way ahead of its time.  So much better than "American Idol".


IMDb:  "...Some of the acts include a man portraying Jesus Christ on the cross singing the Dean Martin tune "Please Release Me, Let Me Go", The Unknown Comic's vulgar jokes, two siamese twins singing The Captain and Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together", Jaye P. Morgan flashing her breasts, a human flatulent machine, an upside down banjo player who is dropped onto the stage head-first, and a folk song about legalizing prostitution, just to name a few."

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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhlLqvlM7KA[/youtube]
Title: "H" is The Holy Mountain (1973)
Post by: oilgun on April 10, 2008, 08:58:50 am
==COMMENT==
I'm not a fan of Jodorowski but I can't resist playing this one.  I fell asleep at a midnight screening of it back when midnight screenings were popular.  All I remember is a bunch of frogs on a model of an aztec-ish pyramid...zzzzz...

IMDb Plot Outline: A Christlike figure wanders through bizarre, grotesque scenarios filled with religious and sacrilegious imagery. He meets a mystical guide who introduces him to seven wealthy and powerful individuals, each representing a planet in the solar system. These seven, along with the protagonist, the guide and the guide's assistant, divest themselves of their worldly goods and form a group of nine who will seek out the Holy Mountain, in order to displace the gods who live there and become immortal.

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Title: "I" is Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 10, 2008, 09:11:14 am
from IMDb:

OK, so the title is a little misleading. There's hardly an "invasion", and these aren't really girls who have turned into bees. But don't bee a sourpuss; there's a lot to love in this gleefully low-budget drive-in funfest. Consider:

- the antagonist is a maniacally feminist doctor who has found a way to transform herself and other women so that they are able to you-know-what men to death.

- instead of actual costumes or makeup, the so-called "bee girls" are usually designated by their acquired affinity for large sunglasses that give them a bee-like visage.

- said transformed "bee girls" adopt an almost comical method of seduction, revealing that heterosexual men are very easily duped as long as there is a miniskirt and some go-go boots involved. (side note: the only person to evade the seductive tactics of the "bee girls", a gay man, forces his would-bee assassin to resort to the more patently boring technique of running him down with a car.)

- the filmmakers justify a gratuitous lesbian grope scene through a flimsy attempt to explain the science of the "bee girls", a process that involves a phone booth, a colony of bees, a whole lot of bread dough spread over a naked woman's body, and a large laser-beam aimed directly at the crotch of said woman. (side note: this begs the question, what would happen if this process would be duplicated with a man instead of a woman?)

Although I couldn't figure out if the filmmakers were satirizing the leering, sex-driven men or the lethal, man-hating "bee girls", I had to admire the goofy appeal of this film. Ultra-70s, Ultra-campy, Ultra-weird. Recommended late-night viewing.

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A batch of Bee Girls ready to get to work...

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Title: "J" is Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
Post by: southendmd on April 10, 2008, 12:13:18 pm
IMDb:  This is a strange film done in the style of Dogma 95, which means hand held cameras and other restrictions. It's not so much a story as it is a portrait of a family with a schizophrenic member, specifically Julien (as played by Ewen Bremner). We're shown his older sister who is pregnant (by whom, we're not sure, until maybe later), his dad (played by Werner Herzog) who swills Robutissin and is inflicts mental cruelty on his family members, and his brother Chris, who wants to be a wrestler, etc. We're also shown other disabled folks at various functions including bowling, parties, etc. All in all the effect is a rather surreal collection of snippets of the life in this strange little family and at times it's a bit mundane but at other times it's fairly disturbing, and at times VERY disturbing. This is not a film for the unadventurous and it's not far from the style of "Gummo" so if you've seen that you sort of know what to expect but then again, not really. 8 out of 10, it will stick with you.

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Title: "K" is The Kirlian Witness (1979)
Post by: oilgun on April 10, 2008, 01:34:30 pm


NY Times Review Summary:
In this mystery, a woman is telepathically linked to houseplants. That link comes in handy when a plant witnesses the murder of her sister. The film is most interesting for its photography. Many of the striking auras were created using Kirlian photography, which manifests the auras that seem to surround all living things. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

IMDb Comment: Entirely original thriller is a tad slow moving, but never-the-less, somewhat conceptually revolutionary

A woman with an unearthly connection to plant life turns up dead...and it's up to her sister to learn how to communicate with the plants to unravel the mystery surrounding her death. Through research and experimentation, she begins to realize that her sister's plants are more than just simple vegetation, but key witnesses to her murder.

Good performances and a wonderfully offbeat story make this above average in the world of low-budget films. Probably not the easiest title to find, but worth the hunt.

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For some reason I couldn't find any images from the film, this is just an example of kirlian imaging.

Quote from: southendmd on April 10, 2008, 12:13:18 pm
IMDb:  [...] This is not a film for the unadventurous and it's not far from the style of "Gummo" so if you've seen that you sort of know what to expect but then again, not really. 8 out of 10, it will stick with you.

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I'm pretty adventurous I think, but I certainly wouldn't rate 8 out of 10.  :o  Gummo was pretty bad but it was better than this one.  (maybe it was my unmet expectations that this movie was about the equinely endowed,  ;D!)
Title: "L" is The Legend of Leigh Bowery (2002)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 10, 2008, 02:11:26 pm
from IMDb:

This short film, coming a decade after Bowery's untimely death from AIDS-related meningitis at the age of 33, presents an honest and interesting portrait of a clearly complex figure under all the glitter, high energy, and mad costumes. A larger than life image took him from Australia to the London gay clubland, costume design, and performance art (including a long association with the superb Michael Clark Dance Company), eventually culminating in the series of astonishing and touching portraits painted of him by Lucien Freud in 1990.

This film attempts to give a balanced view of its subject through interviews with his family, friends, colleagues and widow Nicola (a lady with odd fashion sense!). I think it does the job pretty well, and the chance to see so many clips (including interviews, bits from Because We Must, and footage of Minty) and so many costumes more than justifies an entire film on this bizarre kid from Down Under.

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Another one to get the furries excited... ;)

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Title: "M" is Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
Post by: Fran on April 10, 2008, 06:15:22 pm
AKA Dokfa nai meuman

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From Rotten Tomatoes:

Part documentary, part experimental narrative, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON may occupy a genre all its own. Inspired by the Surrealist storytelling technique known as Exquisite Corpse, Mr. Weerasethakul roamed the Thai countryside interviewing people to contribute a line or perhaps a chapter to his narrative. What results is a film unlike any other, simultaneously a documentary about the people of Thailand's many villages and their surreal narrative, built one line at a time, that begins with a story about Dogfahr, a caring teacher who teaches a disabled boy and ends, quite literally, miles from there.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqv8RwbG4_Q[/youtube]
Time:  8:17
Title: "N" is Northfork (2003)
Post by: oilgun on April 10, 2008, 07:41:54 pm
IMD Comment: The Polish brothers are unique film artists, and they've really pushed the envelope here. A fantasy that has points in common with "Wings of Desire," "Northfork" tells the story of a '50s era small town in the middle of nowhere that is two days shy of being inundated and submerged thanks to the U.S. government's desire to make a reservoir on the place where the town stands. It's a wry parable about loss and remembrance, featuring angels, dreams, premonitions, and the most hilarious government reclamation functionaries since "Repo Man." The performances are all outstanding, especially Nolte and Woods. I've noticed in reading down some of the comments that there are people who were offended simply by the fact that the Polish twins use elliptical storytelling tactics, and I want to say, that's one of the things that makes this film so great: its willingness to embrace the mysterious as an aspect of everyday life. David Mullen's cinematography is stunning. Highly recommended; if you've suffered a meaningful personal loss, such as the death of a parent, I would even call this film necessary viewing.

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Title: "O" is The Opposite of Sex (1998)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 11, 2008, 02:25:15 am
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From IMDb:  A 16 year old Louisiana girl (Christina Ricci) moves in with her homosexual half-brother (Martin Donovan) and immediately starts coming on to his sexual partner (Ivan Sergei), finally forcing him into an affair in which she becomes pregnant. The whole affair blows into a scandal exposing her school teacher brother and the true parent of the child is called into question as it is revealed that there have been a series of lovers. Written by John Sacksteder {[email protected]}kins {[email protected]}


Note to All:  I just caught up on the last 40 pages of this thread!  Kudos to youse guys.  I missed some fun rounds.
Title: "P" is Phase IV (1974)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 11, 2008, 05:45:05 am
from IMDb:

Despite the dated quality of some elements, particularly the costumes this picture is, in my book, the best killer bug movie of all time. Through the use of an almost nature documentary style of photographing the ants, we really get a new perspective on the film's six-legged antagonists. There's something totally raw about the way these ants act and are shot alongside the inexorable, almost plodding pace of the piece that makes Phase IV seem amazingly, terrifyingly real.

The performances by the human actors are very much in the wooden, gee-whiz style of older sci-fi but here it works. The ants are a silent, almost invisible, killer. Their creeping terror, when cut against the classic characterization of the chisel-chinned hero and the bearded professor, illustrates that the best that humanity has to offer against the threat might not be enough.

Trivia tidbit: The was the only feature length movie directed by Saul Bass who is more known for his work as a graphic designer, designing the opening credits for many films, including The Seven Year Itch, Vertigo, North by Northwest, West Side Story, Alien and Casino.

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==aside==Clarissa

Welcome back! If you have suggestions for special rounds, pass them along.
Title: "Q" is Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? (1966)
Post by: oilgun on April 11, 2008, 06:27:43 am
IMDb Comment excerpt: The main draw in this film for me was Grayson Hall, who portrays Miss Maxwell, Editor of Vogue magazine--a character so closely based on Director William Klein's former boss Diana Vreeland, it's amazing Vreeland didn't sue for libel. Grayson Hall was flown over specially from America to do this. Try to get the original French language version--she spoke French and her accent, and delivery, are priceless. (She referred to the experience acerbically as "Hell, honey!") The film's eponymous star Dorothy MacGowan was chosen at random from a crowd shot of Beatles girls welcoming the Fab Four at a New York airport. MacGowan stands at the center of a wildly gyrating scenario that satirizes pretty much everything in mid Sixties French society that is or isn't nailed down--politics, fashion, the media, the idealization of rural life and French traditions--taking frequent detours into fantasy sequences and even including some animated segments that must have helped inspire the animated interludes in the original Monty Python series. The score by Michel Legrand has some brilliant moments, particularly during the opening sequence featuring sheet metal fabricated fashions; the rest of the film never quite lives up to the promise of this inaugural tour de force.
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Title: "R" is Russian Ark (2002)
Post by: Fran on April 11, 2008, 11:37:57 am
AKA Russkiy kovcheg

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From IMDb:

2000 Actors. 300 years of Russian History. 33 Rooms at the Hermitage Museum. 3 Live Orchestras. 1 Single Continuous Shot.

Told in one fluid shot, a tale which floats like a dreamlike journey through the majestic spaces of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, engaging real and imagined characters from Russian and European history. The nameless protagonist, a 19th-century French diplomat, guides the audience through a lost, sumptuous dream that was the Enlightenment period. The film, staged among some of the Western Art tradition's greatest masterpieces, climaxes in a pageant of color, motion, and music. For (director Alexandr) Sokurov, the Hermitage -- home to generations of Romonovs and repository of so much Russian history -- is the ark of the Russian soul, guarding it affectionately until the world sees better days.

Here's the trailer, which looks pretty amazing:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J--TDEHizVA[/youtube]
Time:  2:18
Title: "S" is Species III (2004)
Post by: Meryl on April 11, 2008, 01:09:17 pm
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Title: "T" is Tideland (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 11, 2008, 01:33:37 pm
Exerpt from TWITCH review:
Based on the novel by Mitch Cullin, Tideland tells the story of Jeliza-Rose, a young girl who has retreated into a vigorous fantasy life to compensate for, to put it bluntly, the extreme shittiness of her family life. Her father is a washed up musician, burned out on drugs, still using heavily, with an absolutely inexplicable fixation with Vikings in general and Jutland in particular. Jeff Bridges plays him as an utter madman and while he’s fascinating to watch, and Bridge’s best character in years, and much loved by his young daughter you absolutely would not want this man for a father, particularly not after watching him have his little girl prepare a hit of heroin for him. Jeliza-Rose’s mother, as played by Jennifer Tilly, is even worse. Also a major drug user and massively bi-polar good ol’ mom can be screaming at you one moment and kissing you the next. She is completely volatile and unpredictable. Tilly dives into this white trash role with such abandon that it should completely cure any Tilly fetishists out there of your lusts. The woman has never been so unattractive. With a family like this is it any wonder that Jeliza-Rose’s best friends in the world are a quartet of doll heads that she wears on her fingers to engage in lengthy conversations? I think not.

Life takes a difficult turn when Jeliza’s mother dies of a drug overdose and dad, who is talked out of burning mom in a proper Viking funeral pyre right there in the bedroom only when Jeliza-Rose points out that doing so would likely burn the entire building down, takes the girl on the road heading for his childhood home in the prairies. They arrive to find the house neglected, abandoned, a much vandalized but settle in anyway and when dad, too, dies of a drug overdose Jeliza-Rose is left with only his decomposing corpse, her doll heads, the wild haired one eyed madwoman down the way and her brain damaged brother for company. - http://twitchfilm.net/archives/003465.html (http://twitchfilm.net/archives/003465.html)

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Title: "U" is The Undertaker and His Pals (1966)
Post by: Fran on April 11, 2008, 02:54:49 pm
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From IMDb:

An undertaker and his two friends, who are restaurant owners, drum up business by going out on the town and killing people; the restaurant owners use parts of the bodies for their menu, and the undertaker gets paid by the families to bury the remainder.  Their racket goes awry when two detectives suspect that something isn't quite kosher.
Title: "V" is The Vagrant (1992)
Post by: memento on April 11, 2008, 06:13:20 pm
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From IMDB: Graham is content! He has a just purchased a new house which he can afford due to his successful well okay job which also comes closer to him with a swell chance of picking up a great girlfriend as a bonus feature. Of course he is something of a suck up yuppie and his potential companion Judy Dansig is sex-crazed real estate agent. However his new home has unwanted guest, a disgraced destitute shrink, who sees a chance to carry on the mind games that led him to his current situation. As Graham starts finding pieces of those around him turning up in places like his fridge and with him getting the blame by the law. Graham struggles hard not to lose it, but that isn't easy as the deaths continue and he starts to even doubt his very own sanity!
Title: "W" is Wax, or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991)
Post by: oilgun on April 11, 2008, 07:15:55 pm
From Answers.com:David Blair's WAX, OR THE DISCOVERY OF TELEVISION AMONG THE BEES is the first independent feature film to have been edited on a digital non-linear system. It is also the first film (independent or otherwise) to have been re-formatted as hypertext and posted on the Internet. The New York Times recognized the accomplishment, and ran the article "Cult Film is First on the Internet" in its May 23, 1993 business section.

Director Blair pieced Wax together over a period of six years, writing the film as he edited it, letting creative accidents and "directed random readings at the public library" (as Blair puts it) guide its creation. The result is a work much like the early structuralist films of British director Peter Greenaway, an obsessive, artificial history which has been fastidiously detailed with fragments of real and imagined facts.

The film is set at a flight simulation factory in Alamagordo, New Mexico, where Jacob Maker (Wax's narrator, played by Blair) is a computer programmer. Jacob designs gun sight displays and lives with his wife Melissa near the weapons testing range. He is also a beekeeper, whose "Mesopotamian" bees have been handed down to him from his grandfather, Zoltan. These bees are not ordinary bees; they have the power to put thoughts and images into Jacob's mind, and Jacob soon realizes that he is able to personally identify with the weapons he is helping to create. One day the bees put a special "television" in Jacob's mind. Through the bee television Jacob is subject to a bizarre series of fictions and hallucinations, and is finally lead by the bees to their subterranean home: an enormous cave below the Alamagordo desert. In the cave it is revealed to him that he must actually become a weapon and destroy his "target" in Iraq, before rebirth in a new body.

Wax wears its low-budget origin on its sleeve (it was shot on video) but has enjoyed an art-house reputation due to its wild imagination, its hybrid media existence as part-film-part-Internet-site, and its similarity to works of postmodern literature. Enthusiasts of Greenaway's early films, and readers of Jorges Louis Borges, Italo Calvino, and Thomas Pynchon, should look this one up. ~ Anthony Reed, All Movie Guide

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IMD Comment: This movie is so clearly a christmas classic that i can barely contain myself! Please, make this movie a part of your family's traditional holidayic behavior. Watch it while you wrap the presents, and for a truly quixotic effect, watch it backwards when you unwrap them.

I think that this movie has also taught my "dog" how to talk. I have showed him this movie (privately) over fourteen hundred thousand times and now he can speak. Of course, he doesn't vocalize his speech: he transmits it through the air-but i think that this is still somehow remarkable (I think).

He is telling me to write this: -------- I am so hungry please feed me. Please. I am starving. I need to eat. I am so skinny I that can barely move. Don't hit me anymore. It only hurts and makes me sleepy enough to fall into some reverie. -------- Well, better go feed the pup! (10 out of 10 stars.)

IMDb Comment: Watch it if you think that David Cronenberg's adaptation of Burrough's book, "Naked Lunch," is too linear. If you don't know who William Burroughs is definitely avoid this. This has more to do with surrealist dream films than documentaries.

Delightfully mad IMHO.

Bees, Bouroughs, Book of the Dead. Egyptian myth.

Anti-War Sci-Fi Cyberpunk "My dead wife was in the hive. She fragmented." "They were the dead and vengeance was their life." "I was Cain." "The Planet of Television, transmitting the dead."

It's all pretty schizophrenic. Jacob Maker, beekeeper, in the land of the dead and the garden of eden, Iraq.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Sissy-Boy Slap-Party (1995)
Post by: oilgun on April 11, 2008, 07:16:52 pm
IMDb Comment: Shot in Guy Maddin's black and white faux early-film style, it's a six-minute dance of, well, sissy boys slapping each other. They slap, they cry, they giggle, and you laugh. It's set up, timed, and concluded flawlessly. There are jungle rhythms, beautiful boys, builds and climaxes, and one-of-a-kind cinematography. If you appreciate Guy Maddin at all, if you like camp, or if you think the title "Sissy Boy Slap Party" is funny, there's no reason not to own this and stick in your DVD player whenever you need a quick pick-me-up. Sofa guests seem to love it, too.

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6 min. of ...slapping!  :laugh:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldFWvHa4Svg[/youtube]

==COMMENT==
IMDB has it as 1995 but the Youtube version I picked is the 2004, Director's Cut...
Title: "Y" is Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
Post by: Fran on April 11, 2008, 08:01:07 pm
AKA Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san

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From Amazon:

In the ancient Edo period Yaji and Kita are two flamboyant down-and-out samurai who embark on a journey on their souped-up chopper to battle Kita's heroin addiction and contemplate the meaning of their truly bizarre existence. On their way to a healing shrine at Ise they trip through a world where fantasy is reality and the past and present intersect. A surreal blend of slapstick comedy musical and EASY RIDER, YAJI AND KITA heralds the directorial debut of Kankuro Kudo (acclaimed writer of Takashi Miike's ZEBRAMAN) and stars Tomoya Nagase and Shichinosuke Nakamura as the whacked-out titular duo. Marked with a unique brand of cinematic mayhem, this hallucinogenic gay love story is sure to delight and bewilder all who dare journey with them.

From IMDb:

Without a doubt the best movie I have ever seen, in every respect. With excellent effects, to the many themes covered, entertaining, colorful, crazy. I couldn't sit still in my seat and definitely have to grab a copy of this any way I can! It's like BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN meets SAILOR MOON, on speed.

It really shows you that the American film industry don't know anything about the gay community, or for that matter have the ability to produce anything exciting, new, and original. This is a masterpiece; its one of those films that has to power to make you laugh and cry in the same night and enjoy laughing and crying.
Title: Re: "Y" is Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 11, 2008, 09:01:35 pm
Quote from: Elaine Wyatt on April 11, 2008, 08:01:07 pm
AKA Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san

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Thanks for finding this,  I just ordered a copy from Amazon!
Title: "Z" is ZPG (1972)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 12, 2008, 09:37:26 am
Another entry from the "twisted utopia" genre.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I'm Loving Your Name!
Post by: MaineWriter on April 12, 2008, 09:42:31 am
For this round....

Movies that have a name in the title, such as Auntie Mame, M. Hulot, Ben and so on. The name has to be a character in the movie but the character doesn't necessarily have to be human.

Unplayed movies, please. The archive is up-to-date except for the last round (incredibly weird). I won't be able to update the archive til after lunch since I have to run out to do some errands...so if you want to play The Legend of Leigh Bowery (there's a name!) you can't, because that was played in the last round! LOL

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Alice (1990)
Post by: memento on April 12, 2008, 11:26:34 am
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Title: "B" is Betty Blue (1986)
Post by: oilgun on April 12, 2008, 11:29:10 am
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Title: "C" is Charlotte Gray (2001)
Post by: Fran on April 12, 2008, 01:52:22 pm
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From IMDb:

Charlotte, a young Scottish woman, who has studied in France, is living in London during World War II. Within weeks she both falls in love with a young pilot and is recruited by the Secret Service to act as a courier for the French Resistance. However, her mission behind enemy lines becomes a personal mission to find her lover who has been shot down. Assigned to a Communist Resistance group, she encounters acts of betrayal from sometimes unexpected sources,\ but meets the violence of war and her own disappointment with hope....
Title: "D" is Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 12, 2008, 02:00:35 pm
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Title: 'E' is Evan Almighty (2007)
Post by: belbbmfan on April 12, 2008, 02:05:19 pm
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Title: "F" is Frankie and Johnny (1991)
Post by: memento on April 12, 2008, 02:41:44 pm
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Title: "G" is Gerry (2002)
Post by: oilgun on April 12, 2008, 02:52:33 pm
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Title: "H" is Harold (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 12, 2008, 03:14:34 pm
from EW, July 2007:

Blonsky, Sheedy tapped for Harold

Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray), Ally Sheedy, and Colin Quinn have joined the cast of teen comedy Harold. Blonsky will play Rhonda, the awkward best friend of balding teen Harold (Spencer Breslin), while Sheedy plays Maureen, Harold's mother who helps her prematurely aging son cope with incessant teasing. Quinn portrays a drunken barfly who's a regular at a strip club Harold frequents, and Cuba Gooding Jr., who is one of the movie's producers, also appears as a school janitor who befriends Harold. Filming just got underway in Great Neck, N.Y., Blonsky's hometown. The 18-year-old actress said she had no idea they would be filming there when she signed onto the project. It is Blonsky's first role since she landed the starring role as Tracy Turnblad in musical feature Hairspray. Sheedy will next appear in the upcoming indie drama Day Zero.

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The movie is scheduled to premiere in New York on April 30th.
Title: "I" is Ira and Abby (2006)
Post by: Fran on April 12, 2008, 07:06:53 pm
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From IMDb:

Greg and Dharma meets Annie Hall

Nice.

While not up to "Jessica Stein" (which remains one of the best NY romantic comedies ever) this is a smart, witty, and winsome romance.

With a wonderful supporting cast and real thought in the filming, this is definitely worth the viewing. Complaining that romantic movies are unrealistic is like complaining about the body count in action movies -- either it's your cup of tea or it's not. This, most definitely, is our cup of tea.

Abby and Ira are two unlikely soul mates -- she dippy and soulful, he neurotic and unsure; after one day they decide to marry....

Of course, you know they'll have problems, and yes, the families, the therapists et al. are there; but what separates this out from the herd is two things:  firstly, it has modern taste, the filming and shape and arc of the film are much better than most; and secondly, a host of great performances that neatly skewer the comedy.

Title: "J" is Julius Caesar (1953)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 12, 2008, 07:13:22 pm
Original trailer (1:26)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy_9ymBTFis[/youtube]

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring:
Marlon Brando    ...   Mark Antony
James Mason    ...   Brutus
John Gielgud    ...   Cassius
Louis Calhern    ...   Julius Caesar
Edmond O'Brien    ...   Casca
Greer Garson    ...   Calpurnia
Deborah Kerr    ...   Portia

Title: "K" is Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 12, 2008, 07:30:35 pm
"It's too darn hot...too darn hot..."

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I know you guys like chests and butts (so do I) but you can't deny that Ann Miller has a fabulous pair of legs....

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Title: "L" is Lianna (1983)
Post by: Fran on April 12, 2008, 09:32:35 pm
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From IMDb:

John Sayles' ability to get you acquainted with his characters shines again in this study of a wife and mother who is coming to terms with her sexuality. Unlike the tawdry stories that focus solely on the sexual aspect of lesbian relationships, Sayles explores and reveals the complexity of discovering homosexual orientation -- what it means to Lianna as her sexuality emerges from repression and what it means to her and others that she chooses to live truthfully with it.

There are some very rare vignettes in this film that belie what it is like to discover the attractiveness of women for the first time. Sayles does such a masterful job at portraying this process of discovery -- it is joyful, playful, and exciting. These scenes remind me of Truffaut's "The Man Who Loved Women" (also badly remade in the USA, starring Burt Reynolds), but they seem to have a more natural depth and feel. Sayles' movies are typically populated with real characters, not posing movie stars. This film is true Sayles... so much is at stake for Lianna, and you are drawn into the aspects and dimensions of her life, the complexities and facets of the human sexual nature and of life in general, and what it means to come to terms with being gay.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRgAtMWvpgg[/youtube]
Time:  2:04
Title: "M" is Maurice (1987)
Post by: oilgun on April 12, 2008, 09:34:44 pm
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Title: "N" is Nell (1994)
Post by: Meryl on April 13, 2008, 01:20:57 am
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Title: "O" is Oscar (1991)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 13, 2008, 07:20:03 am
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Title: "P" is Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (1980)
Post by: oilgun on April 13, 2008, 10:00:24 am
IMDB Plto Outline: Almodovar's first film of life in Madrid during the punk era and not one for the squeamish. He covers everything from drugs and sexual violence, to female masochism.

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Title: "Q" is Queen Margot (1994)
Post by: Fran on April 13, 2008, 04:24:47 pm
AKA La Reine Margot

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From IMDb:

A bloody depiction of the lives of the Catholic Queen Margot and her Protestant husband Henri around the time of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
Title: "R" is Roger and Me (1989)
Post by: memento on April 13, 2008, 09:10:11 pm
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Title: "S" is Sabrina (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 13, 2008, 09:17:21 pm
This is the movie that gave me the hots for William Holden...before I saw Sunset Blvd!

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Title: "T" is Trevor (1994)
Post by: Fran on April 13, 2008, 10:24:04 pm
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From Amazon:

Trevor constists of diary excerpts narrated by their author, a buoyantly charming 13-year old (Brett Barsky) who loves to lip-sync to Diana Ross records, gets excited looking at photos of men, and develops a crush on the most popular boy in school, Pinky Faraday (Jonah Rooney), who befriends him.  Trevor's world comes crashing down when his true feelings for Pinky are discovered.  Mocked by classmates and branded a "fairy", Trevor is shunned by his new best friend and attempts to kill himself in a scene that is both heart-wrenching and darkly funny, but as played by Brett Barsky, Trevor is no victim. You can be certain that his enthusiasm and developing sense of self will see him through.
Title: "U" is Umberto D (1952)
Post by: Meryl on April 13, 2008, 11:28:56 pm
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Title: "V" is Veronika Voss (1982)
Post by: oilgun on April 14, 2008, 09:41:55 am
IMDb Outline:  Munich, 1955: A sports journalist meets Veronika Voss, an UFA actress who supposedly had an affair with Goebbels. Now declining, Voss is kept by her "kind" doctor, Dr. Kart, supplying her house, food, clean clothes and her favourite: morphine. Voss, trying to come back towards the cinema, cannot perform an absurdly simple scene, but it attracts the attention of the journalist, who suspects that something's very wrong regarding her doctor.

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Title: "W" is The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Post by: Fran on April 14, 2008, 02:14:32 pm
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From Amazon:

A prim young Chinese woman on the Kowloon ferry accuses a middle-aged American of stealing her purse -- thus begins a culture-clash romance.  Seeking to escape his stifled life, Robert (William Holden, Stalag 17, Sunset Boulevard) has come to Hong Kong to become an artist.  He rediscovers the girl from the ferry and learns she is not what she seemed; she's a prostitute named Suzie Wong (Nancy Kwan, Flower Drum Song). Though Robert resists her charms, she becomes his model, and their relationship grows surprisingly complex.  While The World of Suzie Wong can be patronizing and has some dubious interpretations of Chinese manners and mores, it's also sophisticated (in a censored sort of way) about love, sex, and social pressure.  A viewer may scoff at the child-like hookers, yet find the movie accumulates an unexpected emotional force, particularly through its exploration of how the characters maintain their illusions.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Post by: oilgun on April 14, 2008, 03:22:20 pm
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==COMMENT==
Hey, like Sarah Silverman, I'm f#&%ing Matt Damon!
On the bed, on the floor,
on a towel by the door,
in the tub, in the car,
up against the mini-bar!
 :laugh:
I never get tired of that song..
Title: "Y" is Young Einstein (1988)
Post by: memento on April 14, 2008, 08:05:03 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zhou Yu's Train (2002)
Post by: Fran on April 14, 2008, 09:27:20 pm
aka Zhou Yu de huo che

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From IMDb:

Zhou Yu, a ceramic artisan in China's rural Northwest, has a deep rapport with Chen Qing, a shy sensitive poet. Taking a long train ride every weekend just to make mad passionate love with him, her longing seems insatiable. Until one day, she meets the hedonistic vet Zhang Qiang and begins a torrid affair, which takes her to another train station and another level of lust. Driven by the locomotive of love and desire, she hustles through a dark tunnel of no return.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I'm Feeling Sort of...Meh.
Post by: MaineWriter on April 15, 2008, 09:21:44 am
For this round, let's celebrate those movies that no one else celebrates--films that are just sort of meh. Not good, not bad, just mediocre. Movies that will never show up on a top ten list for anything!

I am really busy with work so I am a little behind on the archive, but I will try to get it updated asap.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Alex and Emma (2003)
Post by: Meryl on April 15, 2008, 10:25:07 am
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Title: "B" is Brenda Starr (1989)
Post by: oilgun on April 15, 2008, 10:48:40 am
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==COMMENT==
I used to love Brooke Shields.  I still have some residual affection for her.  (I was really pissed when Tom Cruise dissed her about the post-partum thing, for examp)  If I get the letter "E" you can be sure I'll be playing Endless Love (if it hasn't been played).
Title: "C" is Casual Sex? (1988)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 15, 2008, 01:55:43 pm
from IMDb:

Movies like this never win awards, never top lists, are never hot topics around the water cooler (do people ever have powwows around water coolers in real life?). This is the kind of movie critics like to cite as evidence of the decline of Western Civilization, because they make easy targets: they don't change lives, and they have few defenders. But, leaving aside Western Civilization for a moment, I want to say a word for the underdog. I watched the tape today, and was struck again by my happy mood after watching it. The story is featherweight, the acting likable if sitcom-ish, and the ending is as sweet as you could ask. Andrew Dice Clay's performance is indeed surprisingly good, and the occasional forays into real dialogue about "the mating game" touch on real issues. "Casual Sex?" won't change your life, but it's a pleasant way to spend a few hours. If you care what the snobs think, just don't tell them.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I'm Feeling Sort Of...Meh.
Post by: oilgun on April 15, 2008, 03:23:17 pm
I think I'm getting it now so  I may change my "B" selection.  These movies are like a cross between underrated and a guilty pleasure?  Benignly mediocre?

==ASIDE==
GREAT NEWS!!  Lars and the Real Girl was released on DVD today!!!  :-* :D :D :D :D
(and Leslie, I know what you're thinking: "Speaking of begninly mediocre..."  >:()
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I'm Feeling Sort Of...Meh.
Post by: MaineWriter on April 15, 2008, 03:53:07 pm
Quote from: oilgun on April 15, 2008, 03:23:17 pm
I think I'm getting it now so  I may change my "B" selection.  These movies are like a cross between underrated and a guilty pleasure?  Benignly mediocre?

==ASIDE==
GREAT NEWS!!  Lars and the Real Girl was released on DVD today!!!  :-* :D :D :D :D
(and Leslie, I know what you're thinking: "Speaking of begninly mediocre..."  >:()


Hahahaha...and it hasn't been played yet, either!  ;)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I'm Feeling Sort Of...Meh.
Post by: oilgun on April 15, 2008, 03:59:12 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on April 15, 2008, 03:53:07 pm

Hahahaha...and it hasn't been played yet, either!  ;)

Don't you dare!  I'm saving it for the Best Movies of All Time round.  ;)

Just in case:  DIBS ON "L"!!!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I'm Feeling Sort Of...Meh.
Post by: MaineWriter on April 16, 2008, 06:16:04 am
Everyone,

I don't have a "mediocre meter" so don't be scared off from playing...if you think a movie is mediocre, I'll agree with you! Let's get this round going...

Leslie
Title: "D" is Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
Post by: Fran on April 16, 2008, 10:57:33 am
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From IMDb:

OK the premise is dumb, the babysitter dies within the first 15 minutes and the kids basically have to live alone all summer. Applegate easily gets an executive position (just like real life, right?) and, naturally, is incredible at her job. And her brothers and sister learn values from her example... yadda, yadda, yadda. Sounds horrible, but it's well-acted (especially Applegate and Cassidy), it moves quickly, it is very funny and I enjoyed every minute of it! Not a great movie by any means, but if you can turn off your brain for 2 hours, you'll really enjoy it!
Title: "E" is Endless Love (1981)
Post by: oilgun on April 16, 2008, 12:04:17 pm
IMDb Comment: I borrowed this movie at my local video store because I am a fan of Brooke Shields. I honestly don't see why people bag this film as much as they do these days. It is a sweet, even if a little cheesy film with great performances by all the cast (some better than others). One of it's bad points is that it's a little too 80's - which may explain why it hasn't aged that well. But I think this movie should not be put down as much as it has, and is worth viewing, especially if your a lover of romance. Another great point in this movie is it's title song and theme "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross. This song is beautiful and the movie would not be the same without it.

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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ1HI0meefk[/youtube]

==COMMENT==
I just loved this movie when I first saw it!  I was convinced that Martin Hewitt was going to make it big!   :D 

==ASIDE==
I stayed up till 1:30 last night watching Lars & The Real Girl.  I just wanted to check if there were any special features not listed on the box-sadly it's a completely bare-bones DVD- and ended up watching most of the movie.  I stopped it when I started tearing up about 3/4 of the way through.
Title: "F" is Failure to Launch (2006)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 16, 2008, 12:20:09 pm
It sounds like it lived up (or down) to its name, although apparently it has lots of Matthew M. in nothing but a towel  ;)

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Title: "G" is Gable and Lombard (1976)
Post by: Fran on April 16, 2008, 03:22:13 pm
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From IMDb:

This movie was so maligned when it came out. Since I had been a big fan of both vivacious Jill Clayburgh and the manly James Brolin at the time,  I went to see it. Since I was a teen, I took a lot of what was portrayed as quite accurate. True it is a mostly fictionalized account of the two stars, but it has got some redeeming qualities. Namely, Brolin's dead-on Gable. He is indeed very good, and I kept forgetting that it was not really Clark Gable. Clayburgh, as attractive as she is, does not have Lombard's classic beauty or figure, but she's so gosh-darn likable as Lombard one can overlook her shortcomings. Seeing it again recently, Jill Clayburgh as Lombard is a stretch, but I felt she put so much into the character, and a better script couldn't have hurt. Physical aspects aside, the two actors have great chemistry, and one gets the impression they are really crazy about each other. It's ashame that neither Brolin or Clayburgh got more to do. The story does meander at times, and the film is a tad too long. Although it's not a great film, it's definitely worth checking out. Be on the lookout for Melanie Mayron as Dixie, before she went from frump to vixen.
Title: Hometown USA (1979)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 16, 2008, 03:29:09 pm
Got a 4.6 out of 10 at IMDb - that's a pretty good "mediocre meter."  :)

Tagline: Every town is... Hometown U.S.A.

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Title: "I" is It's All About Love (2003)
Post by: oilgun on April 16, 2008, 04:27:14 pm
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IMDB Comment: 'It's All About Love' is a true oddity. It feels almost like someone recorded all the strange ideas that came into their head for a week, and chose a common topic, i.e. 'Love', and wrote a screenplay from their notes.  But that's not to say it's a bad movie.  In truth, I quite enjoyed it, although I came out of it feeling like I'd woken up from a dream, or possibly a nightmare.  It's quite unsettling.  The plot is both incredibly simple and incredibly complex:

John (Joaquin Phoenix) goes to New York to get a divorce from his famous figure skating wife, Elena (Claire Danes). While he's there, he notices that Elena seems to be in the middle of a vast conspiracy, and together they try to escape it, rediscovering their love at the same time.

The film is set in the near future, although it doesn't really need to be. I like the future in this film, because it's not radically different (except for flying Africans...go figure) but feels like twenty odd years from now. In the near future, people who are lonely or suffer a great loss will often drop dead. And the people of the near future merely walk over their bodies.

John and Elena are Polish, although they don't need to be. It adds certain poignancy, two foreigners not quite in place in a world that keeps putting them out of place.

Joaquin Phoenix and Claire Danes, while both very good (I think...it's hard to tell in a film as strange as this) could possibly have used some accent work. At times they speak with no accent at all, and it seems to distract.

On that note, I would like to point out how brilliant Claire Danes is. Ever since I saw Brokedown Palace, I have been astounded by her acting ability (although, that said, she doesn't do heart-wrenching crying very well). I won't spoil it, but under the circumstances of what happens to her character(s), she's incredible.

Also thrown into the mix is Sean Penn playing John's brother. I honestly couldn't see why he was in the movie, except maybe to oversee all the weather changes (think a far more subtle, low budget Day After Tomorrow with more meaning. For instance, it snows in New York in July, and there are days when all the fresh water freezes) I'm not saying it's a bad point, but another end that wasn't loose, but still needed tightening.

As I mentioned, the plot is incredibly complex. It twists a fair bit, until it seems to cut all things loose and start a new movie some twenty minutes before the ending. Still another way this movie unsettles me.

Visually, the film is stunning. It looks like a far more mainstream film than it obviously is. And while the film is beautiful, it still feels hard to watch, like there's something dreaded under the gloss.

If this reads as an ambiguous review, that's probably a good thing. I like this movie, quite a lot. But I also dislike it. It's easy to see why the DVD cost me $10.

I also like the fact that I own this movie before America even get an official release date. As an Australian, always open to release dates getting pushed back by three months, or movies being on DVD in America for about a year before we even get a theatrical release, this gives me a strange sense of superiority.

An incredibly strange movie and most certainly not everyone's cup of tea, I'll have to be careful of who I recommend this movie to. But see it yourself, as it's a movie that deserves an audience, just a very select one.

==Comment==
I saw this film and it is indeed incredibly strange.  ;D

==ASIDE==
Does Matthew have an inner ear problem or something?  :laugh:

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Title: "J" is Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Post by: Fran on April 16, 2008, 06:02:08 pm
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From a review at IMDb:

This movie will never turn Roger Ebert's crank....
Title: "K" is Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 16, 2008, 06:14:17 pm
from IMDb:

The film's title invites the irresistible observation, and convenient movie review, "Krakatoa is West of Java." The movie's story is likewise without direction. For what seems like an interminable length of time, the volcano Krakatoa spurts and sputters -- you are teased by the threatening eruption. During this time, the film should be providing its great characterizations; so, you really care about the people who are soon to be blanketed with volcanic lava and/or tsunami waters. That doesn't exactly happen.

Some of the special effects are explosive. Stars Maximilian Schell (as Captain Hanson) and Diane Baker (as Laura) are fine performers, who seem to be trying their best with the material. Brian Keith (as Connerly) is wasted. Sal Mineo (as Leoncavallo) is the best supporting player; though the director cuts away from him a little too soon following a nice "goodbye" scene with father Rossano Brazzi, it shows the most unused potential. Mr. Mineo resembles Marlon Brando in pensive medium shots -- too bad he didn't get more Brando-caliber scripts.

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I remember seeing this in the movie theater....
Title: "L" is Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
Post by: oilgun on April 16, 2008, 08:42:34 pm
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From IMDb:
"Nerds in love." One of my favorite "guilty pleasures"
Guilty because I know if I admit how much I like it, I might lose some cred as a film buff. But it's a great fairy tale, Anne Bancroft's brief scenes are funny, and Tate Donovan is a man I can get behind! The scene where the nasty superficial gal crushes his ego at the bar must really hit home with a lot of men. And say what you want about Bullock, but here she shows why she became a huge star with her megawatt smile! But my favorite is Mary Mara, a great character actor given a chance to play a broadly funny, well, broad. If you ask me, Pretty Woman is overrated and this movie is underrated!
Title: "M" is Mannequin: On the Move (1991)
Post by: southendmd on April 17, 2008, 12:47:13 pm
AKA Mannequin Two: On the Move

(http://galacticdvds.com/mannequin2dvd1.png)


IMDb:  OK, it's bad, but not too awful.

Even though this is a pretty badly made movie, it's something that I just enjoyed when I was a kid. I think because I was in my princess and "damsel in distress" phase.

Watching this movie now, it is pretty ridicules. I mean, the whole history back flash in the beginning, now I know this is a movie and it is supposed to be fairy tale like, but the peasant girl having a beautiful dress and cape with perfect hair and make up? Just didn't make sense. The knights were complete wusses when in real life they were trained to take a sword through a gut and continue in battle.

And the acting, yes it's pretty bad. But again, this was just something that I enjoyed as a kid. For the kids, just let them have fun with it. But as a movie for adults in a serious train of mind, just ignore it.
Title: Re: "M" is Mannequin: On the Move (1991)
Post by: oilgun on April 17, 2008, 04:56:51 pm
Quote from: southendmd on April 17, 2008, 12:47:13 pm
AKA Mannequin Two: On the Move
(http://galacticdvds.com/mannequin2dvd1.png)


I can't believe Mannequin spawned a sequel! :o  It makes you wonder about all those "good scripts" that float around unable to get produced.  I feel the same way when I go into one of those remaindered "Giant Book Sales" and see all the crap that's being published. Is it realy difficult to get published?  Publishers don't seem very discriminating to me.  :-\

This is a really slow round isn't it?  People must be busy.
Title: Re: "M" is Mannequin: On the Move (1991)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 17, 2008, 05:31:27 pm
Quote from: oilgun on April 17, 2008, 04:56:51 pm

This is a really slow round isn't it?  People must be busy.

Yes, I am! LOL...but since I can play again...
Title: "N" is The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 17, 2008, 05:34:06 pm
from IMDb (bold is mine):

Dennis Quaid plays Travis Child a skirt-chasing (yet lovable) guy who is constantly sleeping with married women and getting in trouble with the law. His sister straight arrow Amanda (Kristy McNichol) tries to keep him out of trouble but can't do it. She tries to get policeman Conrad (Mark Hamill) to help her...but has Travis gone too far?

If you've heard the title song you basically know the outcome. This is a dull, totally predictable, by the numbers drama. I was one of the few people who actually paid money to see it in a theatre in 1981. I remember the snickers coming from the audience during the "dramatic" scenes...especially at the ending. The only thing that made this endurable where Quaid and McNichol. They effortlessly give out good performances and make this somewhat interesting. Also McNichol play a singer and she was a good singer so she belts out a few songs. Also, in case any one is interested, Quaid bares his butt in this one. Hamill is just terrible...but it's not entirely his fault. His character is badly underwritten and he's just there to provide a love interest for McNichol.

So...this is pretty bad story-wise but worth catching if you like Quaid or McNichol. Or you can just listen to the song and get virtually the entire movie in three minutes. Pretty much forgotten...and for good reason. I give it a 5.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/nightlightsga.jpg)

(I actually found this poster at a website called "cinema masterpieces"! LOL)

Title: "O" is Over the Top (1987)
Post by: oilgun on April 17, 2008, 11:11:47 pm
From IMDb:
Not as bad as you would think from an Arm Wrestling movie
Author: Shinjiro Kusanagi from Osaka
I actually quite liked Over the Top. The story of the kid and Stallone was pretty deep if you look at it closely. The idea of Arm Wrestling being a major part of a movie sounds stupid, but Stallone plays it pretty well. Some of the acting in this is pretty bad, but some of it is pretty good. Also, the sound track a excellent (Sammy Hagar - Winner Takes It All was the best). Overall, I give it 3.5/5 for being a good movie, but not excellent
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/over_the_top.jpg)

==ASIDE==
Just got back from seeing part 1 of the stage production of NICHOLAS NICKLEBY!  It was fantastic!  I sat there with a big smile on my face for three hours.  Can't wait for part 2 tomorrow night!
Title: "P" is P.S. Your Cat is Dead (2003)
Post by: southendmd on April 18, 2008, 08:56:28 am
(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/70/210770.jpg)

IMDb:  Jimmy (Steve Guttenberg), a failed writer and actor, comes home on New Years Eve to find his girlfriend has left him, his cat has died and a gay burglar (Lombardo Boyar) is robbing his place...for the third time that month. He captures him, ties him up and things get strange.

James Kirkwoods' play was an off-Broadway hit in the 1970s. I never saw it but I read the script and it was wonderful. This film comes far too late--the play was very much of its time. The gay character (which was pretty revolutionary when the play came out) is old hat by now and the movie feels washed out. Basically the comedy doesn't work. Boyar is VERY good in his role but Guttenberg (who can be good) was pretty bad. Maybe both directing and acting for the movie was too much. The two actors have no chemistry at all (even though Boyar is trying). The movie isn't unwatchable...it's just no big deal. Also Guttenberg's apartment was WAY too big and beautifully decorated for a starving artist. They also (badly) changed the ending of the play.

So it's worth seeing for Boyar alone. Also he's got guts--he spends half the movie tied down with his pants cut wide open showing his back side.

(http://www.baldocomics.com/images/lombardo_boyar.jpg)
Lombardo Boyar's front side.


=aside= Gil
Lucky you!  Enjoy and report back!

(http://media.toronto.com/images/2d/79/9044acc247feb4b27397b442b235.jpeg)

Philip Battley playing NN in Toronto?  What a hottie.

(http://www.philipbattley.com/USERIMAGES/philip43webcastnet.jpg)
Title: Re: "P" is P.S. Your Cat is Dead (2003)
Post by: oilgun on April 18, 2008, 11:33:30 am
Quote from: southendmd on April 18, 2008, 08:56:28 am

=aside= Gil
Lucky you!  Enjoy and report back!

Philip Battley playing NN in Toronto?  What a hottie.

(http://www.philipbattley.com/USERIMAGES/philip43webcastnet.jpg)

Actually NN is played by Daniel Weyman who is also a hottie:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Dan_Weyman.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/nich-nick.jpg)
Title: Re: "P" is P.S. Your Cat is Dead (2003)
Post by: southendmd on April 18, 2008, 11:50:42 am
Quote from: oilgun on April 18, 2008, 11:33:30 am
Actually NN is played by Daniel Weyman who is also a hottie:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Dan_Weyman.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/nich-nick.jpg)


That's funny, his website says he's playing in Toronto.  I suppose he could be playing a different part...

http://www.philipbattley.com/ (http://www.philipbattley.com/)
Title: "Q" is Quick Before It Melts (1964)
Post by: Fran on April 18, 2008, 02:20:04 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/1019901020A.jpg)

IMDb User Rating:  5.1/10


Title: "R" is Return to Horror High (1987)
Post by: oilgun on April 18, 2008, 02:43:50 pm
From IMDb:  A film crew sets up shop in an abandoned high school where horrific murders (is there any other kind of murder in the horror genre?) once took place. Well, wouldn't you know it, they start dropping like flies...
Well, I'm sure other people have said it before me, but any film that kills off George Clooney within the first thirteen minutes bears some looking into. (I'm not sure that qualifies as a spoiler, his is not even a major character, and he was a newcomer to film back then.) It doesn't quite seem to be a parody, but more of a tongue-in-cheek horror movie (I think the more recent film "Cherry Falls" would also fall into this small category). Reasonably entertaining but no ball of fire, film has appealing leads (Brendan Hughes, Lori Lethin) and funny supporting performances by Alex Rocco (probably the best performance in the film) as the sleazoid producer and Scott Jacoby as the pretentious director. There's also the prospect of seeing some one-time TV stars in cameos: Maureen McCormick as a police officer who is turned on by gore, and Vince Edwards as a teacher.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/HorrorHigh.jpg)

==COMMENT==
The eighties decade is a goldmine of mediocrity...
Title: "S" is Supergirl (1984)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 19, 2008, 03:13:09 am
I decided to take Gil's suggestion about 80s mediocrity, and went to the middle of the 80s and found Supergirl.  Despite having quite a cast, this got a 3.9/10 at IMDb.

Faye Dunaway    ...   Selena
Helen Slater    ...   Kara / Supergirl / Linda Lee
Peter O'Toole    ...   Zaltar
Mia Farrow    ...   Alura
Brenda Vaccaro    ...   Bianca
Peter Cook    ...   Nigel

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Supergirl.jpg)

Title: "T" is Take This Job and Shove It (1981)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 19, 2008, 06:20:00 am
Another mediocre movie based on a mediocre country western song...

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Take20this20job20and20shove20it.jpg)

==aside==

It's the weekend, hooray! I hope I have a chance to update the archive. This week was wild...

Title: "U" is Until September (1984)
Post by: oilgun on April 19, 2008, 08:53:10 am
From IMDb:  A Harlequin Romance type of movie about an American horticulturist marooned in Paris who encounters a married man when the group she is traveling with departs for other countries with her visa. Endlessly contrived situations that break up/make up the relationship between them - however, the charm and acting skill of both leads, Karen Allen and Thierry Lhermitte, together with countless nude scenes, succeeds in overcoming the deficiencies in the script. What the movie is missing most of all is a forceful subplot, which would have added a greater degree of complication and reasons for breaking up and making up. Both leads act well. Hard to understand why Karen Allen never became a bigger star. And interesting to see Thierry Lhermitte, sleek and groomed, in a romantic role instead of the comedic roles he usually plays. And of course there is Paris - which never looked lovelier, more sophisticated and charming. (What time does the next plane leave?) Not a great movie but enjoyable to watch on a rainy afternoon.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Until_September_1984.jpg)





==ASIDE==
Elle, here are some images of Supergirl.  I saw it when it came out and actually enjoyed it.  Brenda Vacarro was great in it.  I'll have to watch it again because I remember thinking that it was almost a feminist manifesto.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Supergirl.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/supergirl_poster.jpg)
Last night I had one of those wonderful, and rare, flying dreams so these images remind me of it.  It was amazing,  I was flying above the city just like that,  I didn't want to wake up :(  ( I was also a woman, and undead, but I won't get in to that  :o.  My shrink will love hearing about that one.  Actually, that's not true, he's neither Jungian nor Freudian so dreams don't interest him.)
Title: "V" is Vanity Fair (2004)
Post by: Fran on April 19, 2008, 09:02:13 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/vanity_fair.jpg)

From IMDb:

"Vanity Fair" (2004) is an acceptable but abbreviated version of the classic Thackery Victorian period novel which tells of Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon), who uses artifice and charm to climb from lowly governess to aristocrat, always able to find a suitable family of peerage or property to use as a rung in her ladder to the top in spite of the tribulations of the time. At just over two hours, this film cannot deal in depth with the many characters in the story and has to content itself with hitting the high points which make for a very condensed telling suited to those who only wish the flavor of the story. Those with a particular interest in Victorian pulp fiction or more expansive dramas should turn to the BBC's 1998 six hour miniseries which offers greater character depth, a presentation much more true to the period, and a very much better cast. (B-)
Title: "W" is Waterworld (1995)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 19, 2008, 10:36:10 am
This movie might be worse than mediocre (I couldn't sit through it, I tried) but it still gets a solid 5 at IMDb.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/waterworld.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Eating Out (2004)
Post by: oilgun on April 19, 2008, 12:14:11 pm
From IMDb:
Not that bad! - I saw this movie even after reading all the horrible reviews. Expecting the worst, this movie really isn't that bad! It's a funny, light, fluff comedy. Everyone seems to have hooked-up with everyone in this tale of boy-wants-girl-who-wants boy-who-wants-boy. It's reminiscent of the teen comedies of the past decade, but with a gay twist. There are a lot of unspoken elements to the plot that add to the Ralston's of the gay world - such as the flamboyant "straight" boy who's girlfriend doesn't catch on. Caelb's oversexed ex-girlfriend is hysterical and under-used.

The much-hyped phone sex scene is very well done and will make most audience members (gay or straight, male or female) squirm their seat - and likely the reason this movie isn't rated. If you are going for the full-frontal male nude scene of Ryan Carnes and Scott Lansford, don't blink or you'll miss it! If you are looking for a fun way to spend 90 minutes, check out Eating Out. And stay for the hidden scene after the credits!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/eating_out.jpg)


==ASIDE==
Quote from: southendmd on April 18, 2008, 11:50:42 am
That's funny, his website says he's playing in Toronto.  I suppose he could be playing a different part...

http://www.philipbattley.com/ (http://www.philipbattley.com/)

Philip Battley plays:  Frank Cheeryble, Mr. Snobb, Graymarsh, Mr. Blightly, Mr. Witittirley & Mr. Scaley!  You gotta love those Dickensian names!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I'm Feeling Sort Of...Meh.
Post by: Ellemeno on April 19, 2008, 01:05:36 pm
Quote from: oilgun on April 19, 2008, 08:53:10 am

==ASIDE==
Elle, here are some images of Supergirl.  I saw it when it came out and actually enjoyed it.  Brenda Vacarro was great in it.  I'll have to watch it again because I remember thinking that it was almost a feminist manifesto.



You know, I did wonder if there was a sexism thing going on for the movie to receive a 3.9, especially with that cast.  But I was tired, and ready to be done searching for the right movie...

(And too tired to look for an image, I'm embarrassed to say.  So thanks, I took one you offered.)
Title: "Y" is You Can't Hurry Love (1988)
Post by: Fran on April 19, 2008, 06:34:56 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/106132067_o.jpg)

From IMDb:

Hardly a great picture, but the guest stars lift it up beyond the usual retread romantic comedy. Charles Grodin has probably 2 minutes of screen time and yet manages to create a complete character out of a few lines. Sally Kellerman and David Leisure are also good. Other minor characters are well-cast. I hate to admit it, but I liked this one.
Title: "Z" is Zone 39 (1996)
Post by: oilgun on April 19, 2008, 08:51:35 pm
From IMDb: First of all, let me come out by saying this is not the best movie ever, far from it. The story is shady, vehicles look shoddy, and the weapon props used are downright shitty.

But this movie is not just a Mad Max clone, as a great many people would have you believe. Sure, they're both about a man who loses his wife and any hopes for a sane future, they're both Australian, and they're both mostly set in desert backgrounds in a not-so verdant future, but that doesn't mean it should be shunned. I think there's plenty of room for culty sci-fi movies like this one and Screamers for instance.

About the movie: The atmosphere of desolation the creators wanted to use throughout is brilliant. The drugs used also put extra feelings of gloom on it, making the difference between reality and figments of a depressed mind's imagination not so easy to discern. If you're into this sort of thing, I'd advise you (all three of you) to just watch it without any hopes for Mad Max styled action scenes, because that's not what the makers wanted with this. Violence used is always harsh and short-lived, which is quite realistic.

So, in recap: Only watch this without prejudice and if you're into this sort of thing. Zone 39 is Zone 39, not Mad Max 1.5

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/zone39.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/zone39-01.jpg)

==ASIDE==
This round featured ten titles from the eighties and a couple from the early nineties that would qualify as eighties titles.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: In Honor of BBM...
Post by: MaineWriter on April 20, 2008, 11:13:01 am
for our next round, in honor of Brokeback Mountain, let's have movies that were adapted from short stories, books, or plays. No original movies, the story has to come from a different source.

Years: 1888-2013

Unplayed movies as always.

Wildcard X is in effect.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Away From Her (2006)
Post by: oilgun on April 20, 2008, 11:45:42 am
Adapted from Alice Munro's short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain included in:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Hateship.jpg)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/away_from_her_ver2.jpg)

==COMMENT==
I had several to choose from staring at me from the bookshelf, including American Psycho & The American Friend, both book adaptations but picked this one because it's from a short story.  Plus one critic called it the most touching love story since Brokeback Mountain.
Title: "B" is Beowulf (2007)
Post by: Fran on April 20, 2008, 01:57:33 pm
Adapted from Beowulf, the oldest surviving English epic poem, author unknown.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Beowulffirstpage.jpg)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/beowulf-final-poster.jpg)




Title: 'C' is the Cider House Rules (1999)
Post by: belbbmfan on April 20, 2008, 04:25:03 pm
based on a novel by John Irving

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/MV5BMTc3Mjc1MzUwOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTc.jpg)
Title: "D" is The DaVinci Code (2006)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 20, 2008, 05:04:03 pm
I didn't see the movie, but from everything I heard, the book was better (I enjoyed the book).

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/DaVinci.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/da_vinci_code_ver9.jpg)
Title: "E" is The End of the Affair (1999)
Post by: oilgun on April 20, 2008, 06:19:57 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/end_of_the_affair_Book.jpg)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/end_of_the_affair_ver2.jpg)

==COMMENT==
One of my favourite tear jerkers!   :'(

==ASIDE==
Leslie, good idea to include the book cover!
Title: "F" is Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Post by: Fran on April 21, 2008, 12:00:23 am
The screenplay by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy is based on their 1947 stage musical of the same name.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/FinianPlaybill.jpg)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/finiansdvd.jpg)
Title: "G" is The Glass Menagerie (1987)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 21, 2008, 12:22:17 am
Directed by Paul Newman, based on the Tennessee Williams play.

Joanne Woodward    ...   Amanda Wingfield
John Malkovich    ...   Tom Wingfield
Karen Allen    ...   Laura Wingfield
James Naughton    ...   Jim O'Connor (the gentleman caller)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/Video20-20Tennessee20Williams20The2.jpg)

Just a rambling aside - I got to see The Glass Menagerie live on Broadway with Katharine Hepburn, Sam Waterston, Michael Moriarty, and I forget who played Laura.  Sam Waterston sure was a babe back then.  I also saw him in my first live Shakespeare in Much Ado About Nuttin', also starring the very talented Kathleen Widdoes, whom I expected to go on to great things, but somehow didn't, though IMDb says she's been on "As the World Turns" the last few years, so that' probably a good living.


Title: "H" is Hamlet (1996)
Post by: Meryl on April 21, 2008, 01:33:49 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Hamlet.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Capture the Castle (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 21, 2008, 07:11:11 am
Another case where I enjoyed the book much more than the movie.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/031220165601LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/i_capture_the_castle_verdvd.jpg)

Quote
==ASIDE==
Leslie, good idea to include the book cover!

Thanks! I have my moments of inspiration....
Title: "J" is Jane Eyre (1996)
Post by: oilgun on April 21, 2008, 07:38:30 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Jane_Eyre.jpg)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/jane_eyre_ver1.jpg)

==COMMENT==
If this seems familiar, it's because the 1944 film was played earlier.



Title: "K" is Killshot (2007)
Post by: Fran on April 21, 2008, 10:13:35 am
Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard:

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/51CZN5E0KJL.jpg)

The movie will be released on May 21.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/killshot-0.jpg)
                                          Diane Lane and Thomas Jane

 The trailer can be found here:  http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Killshot-Trailer-Hits-3332.html
Title: "L" is Little Dorrit (1920)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 21, 2008, 10:37:02 am
from the book by Charles Dickens:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/dickens.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Dorrit.jpg)
Title: "M" is Misery (1990)
Post by: memento on April 21, 2008, 10:38:33 am
From the book by Stephen King

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419PYYWDG4L._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

(http://www.best-horror-movies.com/images/Misery-movie-poster-small.jpg)
Title: "N" is No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Post by: Meryl on April 21, 2008, 12:50:26 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/NoTimeforSergeants.jpg)

No Time for Sergeants was a 1954 best-selling novel by Mac Hyman, which was later adapted into a popular Broadway play and 1958 motion picture starring Andy Griffith, as well as a 1964 television series. The book chronicles the misadventures of a country bumpkin named Will Stockdale who is drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II and assigned to the United States Army Air Forces.
Title: "O" is The Other (1972)
Post by: oilgun on April 21, 2008, 01:31:31 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Other-book.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Other_1972.jpg)
Title: "P" is Pedro Páramo (1967)
Post by: Fran on April 21, 2008, 01:45:40 pm
From the novel by Juan Rulfo:

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/pedro.jpg)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/356a_1.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quo Vadis (1951)
Post by: southendmd on April 21, 2008, 02:28:27 pm
From the novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz:

(http://fleury.antoine.free.fr/antiq/538.jpg)
(http://www.bloxsome.com/images/1638.jpg)
(http://www.leconcombre.com/bio/binz/quo-vadis.jpg)

Three Years in the Making! Thousands in the Cast! Filmed in Rome!


IMDb trivia:  In An Audience with Peter Ustinov (1988) (TV), Ustinov recalled that he had been attached to the role of Nero for over a year before filming began. During this time he received a memo from the producers, informing him that they still wanted him for the part, but were concerned that he was too young. Ustinov replied that Nero died when he was 31; if they waited much longer, he would be too old for the part. He then received a reply, which he said he had kept and treasured. The reply stated: "Historical research has proved you correct."

(http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/u/fotos/ustinov_2.jpg)
Title: "R" is Ripley's Game (2003)
Post by: oilgun on April 21, 2008, 02:38:51 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Ripleys_game-book.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ripleys_game.jpg)

==COMMENT==
I'm a dedicated Ripley fan but I can't say I enjoyed Malkovitch as our favourite sociopath.

==ASIDE==
Today I received my dvd copy of Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims from Amazon!  The 2-disc special edition, lol!  Not sure when I'll watch it though, but I'll report back once I do.
In the same order (gotta get the free shipping) is a copy of Love is the Devil because a movie with Daniel Craig in the buff is a must-have...
Title: "S" is The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Post by: Fran on April 21, 2008, 02:40:20 pm
From the novel by Russell Banks:

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/0060923245.jpg)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/sweethereafter.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=F7w-dPZI_LY[/youtube]
Time:  2:31

=comment=
This is one of my favorites movies.
Title: "T" is The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Post by: southendmd on April 21, 2008, 02:53:48 pm
From the novel by Patricia Highsmith.
(aka The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley)

(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.bookembooks.com/shop_image/product/8667.jpg&usg=AFQjCNGMw_utJ4LnCkXRID5hR1DbeVJ2sw)(http://www.bookembooks.com/shop_image/product/9433.jpg)
(BTW, this copy with the dust jacket is for sale for $1750 US!)

(http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/G/posters/Kjm-030_The_Talented_Mr_Ripley_1999.jpg)
(http://www.culturevulture.net/movies/images/Talented11.jpg)
How far would you go to look up Jude Law's bathing suit?
Title: "U" is Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Post by: Meryl on April 21, 2008, 03:54:48 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/UptheDownStaircaseposter.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/UpTheDownStaircasebook.jpg)

Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 drama film about the first, trying assignment for a young, idealistic teacher played by Sandy Dennis. Tad Mosel wrote the screenplay adaptation of the novel of the same name by Bel Kaufman.  The play version is frequently performed in high school drama classes. The film version was parodied in Mad under the title "In The Out Exit."

Quote from: southendmd on April 21, 2008, 02:53:48 pm
How far would you go to look up Jude Law's bathing suit?

I'm too dignified to look up his bathing suit, but I might bribe a pool boy to rent me the nearest beach chair.  ;D
Title: "V" is A Very Long Engagement (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 21, 2008, 04:23:43 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Very_Long_Engagement-Book.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/very_long_engagement.jpg)

==COMMENT==
I didn't know that Gaspard Ulliel was romantically involved with Vincent Cassel's sister, Céline?  Apparently they were together for two years and broke up last year.  here's a cute shot of Gaspard that's new to me:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/gaspardglasses.jpg)
Title: "W" is Washington Square (1997)
Post by: southendmd on April 21, 2008, 04:26:45 pm
From the novel by Henry James.

(http://www.randomhouse.com/images/dyn/cover/?source=9780375761225&height=300&maxwidth=170)

(http://www.ukquad.com/washington%20square.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Bostonians (1984)
Post by: southendmd on April 21, 2008, 04:37:28 pm
From another Henry James novel.

(http://www.randomhouse.com/images/dyn/cover/?source=9780812969962&height=300&maxwidth=170)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0a/The_Bostonians.jpg/200px-The_Bostonians.jpg)

(http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2005/02/25/1109350353_6944.jpg)
Christopher Reeve and Madeline Potter on the banks of the Charles River.
Title: "Y" is Youngblood Hawke (1964)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 21, 2008, 04:42:01 pm
the book:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/n173518.jpg)

the sheet music:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/youngblood_hawke.jpg)

the best I could find for a movie poster!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/750459.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zolotoy telyonok (1968)
Post by: Fran on April 21, 2008, 05:27:20 pm
aka The Golden Calf
      Золотой телёнок

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Zolotoy_telenok.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7JDoSvcZAU&feature=related[/youtube]
Time:  4:00
     
From IMDb:

The film is a screen adaptation of the cult novel "The Golden Calf" by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov. The book is the sequel to "Twelve Chairs" and both are among the most deservingly famous and adored, wittiest satirical books written during the Soviet period. I believe that the film "Zolotoy Telyonok" is the most successful adaptation of Ilf and Petrov's works due to the skillful directing by Mikhail Schweitzer, spectacular B/W cinematography and unmatched performances by some of the most talented Soviet actors.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Musicals!
Post by: MaineWriter on April 22, 2008, 12:08:18 pm
It's a beautiful spring day here and I am in a great mood, so let's celebrate with a musicals round. All singing, all dancing, all the time!

Unplayed movies from 1888-2013. The archive is up-to-date except for the last round.

Wildcard X is in effect.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Abduction of Figaro (1984)
Post by: southendmd on April 22, 2008, 12:31:37 pm
This one's for Meryl:

by PDQ Bach aka Peter Schickele

(http://www.schickele.com/images/Scanned/shoppe/figarodvd.jpg)

IMDb:  PDQ Bach's only full length opera. Based in unequal parts on just about every famous Mozart opera you can think of from Don Giovanni to Cosi fan tutti to The Abduction from the Seraglio and the Marriage of Figaro Professor Peter Schickele once again proves that only PDQ Bach could write an opera with references to everything from Star Wars to the Maltese Falcon, Wagner's Valkyrie, Swan Lake, Peter Pan and Dragnet. If you have never seen an opera then this is proof that not all operas are stodgy overlong and boring. I won't give away any of the plot but suffice it to say that if you see this opera then you will become familiar with the plot devices of most of Mozart's Operas. Someone even tells me that there is a reference to the Flight of the Bumbleebee in the music somewhere.


Here is the cast:

 Professor Peter Schickele, conductor of Chorus, Corpse de Ballet, Orchestra of the   Minnesota Opera, the Whole Schmeer
 Leroy Lehr, bass (Al Donfonso, Pasha Shaboom, Papa Geno)
 Dana Kruger, mezzo soprano (Susanna Susannadanna, Mama Geno)
 Bruce Edwin Ford, tenor (Pecadillo)
 Marilyn Brustadt, soprano (Donna Donna)
 Lisbeth Lloyd, soprano (Blondie)
 Michael Burt, bass baritone (Donald Giovanni)
 Jack Walsh, almost-a-baritone (Schlepporello)
 Will Roy, basso (Caption Kadd)
 John Ferrante, bargain counter tenor (Opec)
Title: "B" is Beach Party (1963)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 22, 2008, 12:43:55 pm
Singing, dancing, and surfing, too!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Img203.jpg)
Title: "C" is Les Chansons d'amour (2007)
Post by: oilgun on April 22, 2008, 01:10:09 pm
From IMDb: I wish I could see this film at least another 3 or 4 times, before making this comment, but I can't wait telling the world (ah ah) how much I loved it! This film is a huge and wonderful homage to a great deal of things. 'Great things' such as love, life, death... and more 'minor things' (?) such as youth, friendship, music, Paris, actors and actresses, directors such as Stanley Donen, Jacques Demy, etc. And still, this film manages to stay incredibly fresh, new, full of veiled references (I couldn't help smiling with delight, when seeing Chiara Mastroianni under her transparent umbrella, a reference to her mother, Catherine Deneuve, in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg). And the film goes on like that, like on a tight rope, with actors perched on their frail voices, never ridiculous, always moving and/or witty. It keeps moving (never a dull moment) and it keeps moving you. Never vulgar, never cheap, never shocking. A marvel of lightness. Could it be the unbearable lightness of what we call life?
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ChansonsDamour.jpg)

The trailer:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s54vpKAFmS0[/youtube]
==COMMENT==
If I don't see this soon, I'll just go completely insane!
Title: "D" is Down Argentine Way (1940)
Post by: southendmd on April 22, 2008, 01:13:29 pm
IMDb:  One of the best Betty Grable musicals. As always the plot is unbelievably vacuous but who cares really? When you have the tippy-tappy Grable (doing what she does best), Carmen Miranda (in her American debut), Don Ameche (speaking in a nice Spanish accent), and the Nicholas Brothers (with their usual dance specialties) all in one movie, the implausible plot and meet-cutes are beside the point. The slick lively tunes and dances are more than enough to like this fluffy musical fiesta set in Argentina.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/76/DownArgentineWay1.jpeg/200px-DownArgentineWay1.jpeg)

(http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_03_img1234.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBE9oa3ODK0[/youtube]
Carmen Miranda sings "Mamae eu quero" 1:52
Title: "E" is The Emperor Waltz (1948)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 22, 2008, 02:09:15 pm
Directed by Billy Wilder and starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/51Y1736CW4L.jpg)
Title: "F" is Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
Post by: Meryl on April 22, 2008, 03:08:59 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/ferry_cross_the_mersey.jpg)

Often accused of copying the Beatles films, this one actually preceded "A Hard Day's Night" by a few months.

From IMDb:  Shot on location in Liverpool. Entertaining enough in its own limited way. Looks like it contains some genuine concert footage and there are a number of guest appearances by some of the big name "Merseybeat" stars of the era. Lots of toe tappers throughout and, of course, there's that wonderful theme song.

Quote from: southendmd on April 22, 2008, 12:31:37 pm
This one's for Meryl:

Here is the cast:

 Professor Peter Schickele, conductor of Chorus, Corpse de Ballet, Orchestra of the   Minnesota Opera, the Whole Schmeer
 Leroy Lehr, bass (Al Donfonso, Pasha Shaboom, Papa Geno)
 Dana Kruger, mezzo soprano (Susanna Susannadanna, Mama Geno)
 Bruce Edwin Ford, tenor (Pecadillo)
 Marilyn Brustadt, soprano (Donna Donna)
 Lisbeth Lloyd, soprano (Blondie)
 Michael Burt, bass baritone (Donald Giovanni)
 Jack Walsh, almost-a-baritone (Schlepporello)
 Will Roy, basso (Caption Kadd)
 John Ferrante, bargain counter tenor (Opec)

Thanks for posting this, Paul!  I listened to it years ago and thought it was hilarious.  Reading the cast now, I realize I've worked with five of the artists and know of the others.  Leroy Lehr has even come to dinner at my house!  ;D


Quote from: oilgun on April 22, 2008, 01:10:09 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ChansonsDamour.jpg)

Gil, John Gallagher has told me he's head -over-heels in love with this movie.  8)
Title: "G" is Godspell (1973)
Post by: oilgun on April 22, 2008, 03:27:09 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Godspell.jpg)

==COMMENT==
Victor Garber?!

Quote from: Meryl on April 22, 2008, 03:08:59 pm
Gil, John Gallagher has told me he's head -over-heels in love with this movie.  8)

I know!  He's driving me crazy with all the info he's been posting in the thread he started!  It's not even playing here yet and I've already pre-ordered the DVD from Amazon!
Title: "H" is Hallelujah! (1929)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 22, 2008, 04:11:14 pm
from IMDb:

I saw "Hallelujah" on cable television one night, and I had to buy the video because it really touched me. I learned that it was the first all-black sound movie, and I must say it was a classic. This was such an achievement for 1929, and I must say I immediately became a fan of the beautiful Nina Mae McKinney who played the young temptress Chick in the movie. This movie was enlightening because the characters, action and everything that took place reminded me so much of today's time, especially the character Chick as a temptress, the African-American church with its unique praise and the importance of dance and song. I loved the moral of the story, it was one of redemption and forgiveness. This is a powerful film and it will always remain a historical classic. "Hallelujah" gave the young Nina Mae McKinney her start, and she later inspired other African-American beauties like Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horn to let their stars shines. Truly she was before her time, but she helped blaze the trail for others to follow, and gave so much light from her star in this film. This movie is unforgettable and truly a classic!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/hallelujah.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Hate Musicals (2007)
Post by: Fran on April 22, 2008, 08:27:48 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/festivalscntr0807.jpg)

Synopsis from Ihatemusicals.com:

Brad hates musicals. He really, really, really hates musicals. But his fiance Melissa lives for them. His contempt for musicals threatens to tear them apart, until one night Melissa makes a wish, and Brad is horrified to discover that whenever he opens his mouth, he bursts into song!
Title: "J" is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
Post by: memento on April 22, 2008, 09:23:37 pm
(http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/CoverArt/1481.jpg)
Title: "K" is The Kissing Bandit (1948)
Post by: oilgun on April 22, 2008, 09:42:00 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Kissing_bandit.jpg)

Synopsis from Class Act: Set in 19th Century California under Spanish rule. Farcical musical-comedy about a bandit who always "leaves his mark" by kissing the prettiest girl in any group he robs. When he dies, his son (Frank Sinatra) is called in to take his place. Frank has been studying Hotel Management in Boston, but dutifully returns to California to take his father's place. When he finds out who his father was and what he's expected to do he's is not overly enthusiastic, but takes his father's place reluctantly (a spoof of "El Zorro"?).

On his first and only heist he and the gang rob a stagecoach with the Governor's daughter (Kathryn Grayson) aboard. Though Frank is completely enchanted, he is too shy to kiss the girl, and she returns home to sing "What's Wrong with Me?" completely upset that the Kissing Bandit (apparently) didn't find her pretty enough to kiss.

Meantime, the King of Spain has sent Count Belmonte (Carleton G. Young) and General Torro (Billy Gilbert) to collect the taxes long overdue from the Governor. Learning of this, J. Carrol Naish and Frank Sinatra hijack the two travelers, tie them up in Naish's inn and take their place. They ride to the governor's palace to collect the taxes and the girl. Things are going well enough until the real Count Belmonte manages to escape and show up at the palace.

Really fun film with a wonderful cast. Kathryn sings "Love Is Where You Find It," Frank sings "Siesta," Sono Osato sings and dances a very provocative "I Like You," and Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller dance the "Dance of Fury."

The film begins with, "Long ago, when California was a colony of Spain, it was customary to deliver the mail by horse. However, after a great many complaints, the Post Office decided to put a man on the horse. Then the service became somewhat better."



Quote from: Elaine Wyatt on April 22, 2008, 08:27:48 pm
Photo coming soon.

Synopsis from Ihatemusicals.com:

Brad hates musicals. He really, really, really hates musicals. But his fiance Melissa lives for them. His contempt for musicals threatens to tear them apart, until one night Melissa makes a wish, and Brad is horrified to discover that whenever he opens his mouth, he bursts into song!

OMG, that sounds like a hoot!  :laugh:
Title: "L" is Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
Post by: Fran on April 22, 2008, 10:24:15 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Lullalby-of-BroadwayAd.jpg)
Title: "M" is Madama Butterfly (1954)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 23, 2008, 07:32:50 am
I just saw the San Francisco Opera presentation of Madame Butterfly on Sunday, so it seemed appropriate to play this here.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/MADAME20BUTTERFLY20YUG.jpg)
Title: "N" is Night and Day (1946)
Post by: southendmd on April 23, 2008, 08:34:32 am
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Night_and_Day_.jpg/200px-Night_and_Day_.jpg)

(http://www.sondheimguide.com/porter/graphics/smnight.jpg)

IMDb:  One of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters, Cole Porter (1891-1964) worked hard to present an unflappable image to the world--but in truth he was a tremendously complex man, a homosexual who lived with wife Linda Lee Thomas in a marriage of convenience, subject fits of depression, and suffering horrific pain in the wake of a horseback riding accident which left him crippled at the peak of his career. Add to this the fact that his lyrics were often censored for film, radio, and records and it seems very odd that 1940s Hollywood would attempt a biography. What they did, of course, was fictionalize it to the max, reducing the story of his life to a mix of backstage musical and domestic drama--and transforming the tiny and waspish Porter and his icy bride Linda into handsome Cary Grant and lovely Alexis Smith. The result is pure nonsense, of course, but when you tack in a host of Porter classics--fantasy it might be, but it is entertaining enough to watch.

Grant is no singer, but he has considerable charm, and Smith is as always extremely attractive. The supporting cast is remarkably strong, featuring the likes of Jane Wyman, Eve Arden, Dorothy Malone, and Alan Hale--and rare screen appearances by Monty Woolley and Mary Martin, who deliver knockout performances of "Miss Otis Regrets" and "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" respectively. The DVD transfer is reasonable, and although the bonuses are pure fluff they are amusing. While it may be short on fact with a story little more than pure melodrama, the music and performers make NIGHT AND DAY a reasonably pleasant way to spend a rainy afternoon.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7UwoPT_Xd4[/youtube]

Cary Grant singing! You're the Top with Ginny Simms (1:35)
Title: "O" is One Touch of Venus (1948)
Post by: oilgun on April 23, 2008, 09:17:15 am
From Class Act (www.classicmoviemusicals.com (http://www.classicmoviemusicals.com)): Delightful fable about a department store statue of Venus that's brought to life by a window dresser's kiss. Ava Gardner is radiant as the goddess of romance, who returns to spread love throughout the world. Co-stars Robert Walker, Dick Haymes, Eve Arden. The Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill songs include "Speak Low" and "The Trouble with Women".

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Venus.jpg)

==COMMENT==
The inspiration for Mannequin, I assume?
Title: Re: Night and Day
Post by: MaineWriter on April 23, 2008, 09:24:28 am

Quote
Cary Grant singing! You're the Top with Ginny Simms (1:35)

And playing the piano with a cigarette in his hand, and smoking while singing! Oh for Pete's sake!

L
Title: Re: Night and Day
Post by: southendmd on April 23, 2008, 09:39:04 am
Quote from: MaineWriter on April 23, 2008, 09:24:28 am
And playing the piano with a cigarette in his hand, and smoking while singing! Oh for Pete's sake!

L

(http://www.musicals101.com/News/colesmoking.jpg)

And why is there a grand piano on the lawn?

Title: Re: Night and Day
Post by: MaineWriter on April 23, 2008, 09:46:27 am
Quote from: southendmd on April 23, 2008, 09:39:04 am

And why is there a grand piano on the lawn?



Why indeed? This is why I love old movies, though. If you actually think about them, they are totally ridiculous. LOL
Title: "P" is Pal Joey (1957)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 23, 2008, 09:47:47 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/paljoey.gif)
Title: "Q" is Queen High (1930)
Post by: southendmd on April 23, 2008, 09:53:13 am
Talk about totally ridiculous!

IMDb summary:  The two partners of a ladies' garter business are constantly feuding with each other. When they ask their lawyer to dissolve their partnership, he proposes that instead the two of them play a single poker hand: the loser to become the winner's personal manservant for a year.

Manservant?

With Ginger Rogers

(http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/images/MASTOSprofiles/0378_rogers_standard_oil.jpg)
Title: "R" is Royal Wedding (1951)
Post by: Fran on April 23, 2008, 11:10:01 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/royalweddinga.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac6o8PXthzQ[/youtube]
                       Fred Astaire's famous ceiling dance (3:01)
Title: "S" is South Pacific (1958)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 23, 2008, 11:22:16 am
This movie is 50 years old this year! Hard to believe...

Poster from the Broadway production:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/soupac.jpg)

and the movie:

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Southpacificposter.jpg)

South Pacific is currently playing in New York in a revival that is getting wonderful reviews. It will be there until June 22nd although I have heard it is completely sold out. Paul, time for ebay tickets  ;) ?

Title: "T" is The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006)
Post by: southendmd on April 23, 2008, 11:57:11 am
Val Kilmer as Moses?  Oy!

IMDb:  This film/musical is absolutely atrocious. It's nothing but a long collection of drawn-out, uncreative, boring, canned songs with pretty much every cliché lyric in the book. Is it supposed to be a Jesus Christ Superstar wannabe, without the writing talent? The cheesy MIDI drums and Windows 95ish video transitions especially add to its "bad church production" feel. I wasn't expecting much going in, but I was completely stunned by the tremendous void of artistic or entertainment value. I swear I've seen class presentations by high-school kids with more creativity. Could this possibly be a serious effort? By professionals? And how in the world does someone with as big a name as Val Kilmer get wrapped into something so awful? Perhaps he owed somebody a favor? I don't get it. Absolutely disgusting.

(http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/blog/15553_OR.jpg)

(http://www.beliefnet.com/imgs/tout/story/ValKilmer061121.jpg)

Quote from: MaineWriter on April 23, 2008, 11:22:16 am
Paul, time for ebay tickets  ;) ?

Very tempting...
Edit:  I just looked:  they're going for $500 to 2600 per pair!
Title: "U" is U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha (2005)
Post by: Fran on April 23, 2008, 02:04:42 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/U_carmen_2005.jpg)

From IMDb:

U-CARMEN is a feature film based on Bizet's nineteenth century opera, filmed on location in a modern South African township setting. The energy, compassion and heat of township life in all its elements will create a constantly visually interesting and dynamic background for the unfolding of the story.

The Carmen story owes part of its huge popularity to the thrilling combination of a violent gangster tale with a passionate almost supernatural love story. As it unfolds it explores issues of fame and wealth, the position of a strong and independently minded woman in a very masculine society, and perhaps most importantly, the incomprehensible attraction between abuser and victim.

Bizet's opera, based on Prosper Merimee's novel, premiered in Paris on March 3, 1875. Set in a poor area of Seville, the story of the magnetic woman who seduces, loves and ultimately destroys her lover and herself, is well known. Girl (Carmen) seduces boy (Don Jose), boy becomes completely obsessed, girl leaves boy for another (the Matador), boy in a jealous rage kills her. Carmen's mother-obsessed soldier lover who is displaced by the glamorous matador is one of the greatest tragic figures in all of musical theatre. But the story is her story. Why does she push her soldier into violence? Why doesn't she escape at the last moment? What drives her to destruction?

Although these fascinating aspects of human relationships are explored in a penetrating and at times uncomfortable way this is no intellectual journey but a bawdy, passionate, vibrant tale with enormous warmth and heat and some of the greatest tunes ever written. The fantastic vitality and huge skill of the performers from Dimpho Di Kopane make an impact beyond that achieved by any filmed opera to date. The soundtrack, recorded by Dimpho Di Kopane with Imbumba, a young South African orchestra, combines Bizet's score with traditional South African music creating a powerful musical experience.
Title: Re: "S" is South Pacific (1958)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 23, 2008, 02:08:17 pm
Quote from: southendmd on April 23, 2008, 11:57:11 am

Very tempting...
Edit:  I just looked:  they're going for $500 to 2600 per pair!

YIKES!!!
Title: "V" is Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 23, 2008, 02:12:13 pm
I can't believe this hasn't been played yet!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Viva-Las-Vegas-Poster-C10126153.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Viva20Las20Vegas.jpg)
Title: Re: "U" is U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha (2005)
Post by: southendmd on April 23, 2008, 02:13:47 pm
Quote from: Elaine Wyatt on April 23, 2008, 02:04:42 pm
From IMDb:

U-CARMEN is a feature film based on Bizet's nineteenth century opera filmed on location in a modern South African township setting. The energy, compassion and heat of township life in all its elements will create a constantly visually interesting and dynamic background for the unfolding of the story...

I actually saw this on a plane!  I loved it.  Great fusion of Bizet and township music.  
Title: "W" is The Wiz (1978)
Post by: southendmd on April 23, 2008, 02:17:28 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5142ABE9HZL._SX220_.jpg)

(http://www.mjfanclub.net/home/images/stories/thewiz.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seCJz2FDec0[/youtube]

"Ease on Down the Road" 2:41
Title: Wildcard "X" is Jeanne & the Perfect Guy (1998)
Post by: oilgun on April 23, 2008, 03:31:12 pm
Original Title:  Jeanne et le garçon formidable

Synopsis
This French musical features dialogue and songs by Paris University's Jacques Martineau on a wide range of subjects -- from immigrant workers to book-selling. Travel agency receptionist Jeanne (Virginie Ledoyen and the singing voice of Elise Caron) is always on the lookout for men, and she thinks she's found the perfect guy in Olivier (Mathieu Demy, son of musical director Jacques Demy) -- who turns out to be HIV-positive. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Jean_garcon_formidable_1998.jpg)

Title: "Y" is The Young Ones (1961)
Post by: Fran on April 23, 2008, 06:33:12 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/40164970.jpg)

From IMDb:

... The Shadows come off best here with their few lines and great instrumentals undermining the potential datedness of pop stars' movie appearances. However, Cliff really rocks and, even if the cinematic techniques would be bettered in the follow-up Summer Holiday, the music is just superb.

The basic plot of this is so similar to The Blues Brothers it's uncanny. I should be very surprised if John Landis and Dan Aykroyd hadn't seen The Young Ones.

Forget about Grazina Frame's dubbed voice, forget about the square old pop played by Robert Morley, and remember the great songs and the unbelievably handsome Cliff!
Title: "Z" is Zero Patience (1993)
Post by: oilgun on April 23, 2008, 07:33:54 pm
Synopsis:  The surreal and the supernatural join forces in this extremely unusual "AIDS musical." The story features the ghost of the French-Canadian airline steward (played by Normand Fauteux) who, according to And the Band Played On, Randy Shilts' book about the AIDS epidemic, was the origin of one of the largest outbreaks of HIV.  Known as "Patient Zero" by the Centers for Disease Control, the handsome and promiscuous steward was basically the "Typhoid Mary" of the AIDS phenomenon.  In the story, Patient Zero comes back from limbo as a ghost to see his friends suffering from the syndrome:  some dying, the rest protesting at ACT-UP rallies. He realizes that his memory has been vilified as the extremely promiscuous source of all this suffering.
 
However, it is only when he becomes aware of an exhibit being prepared at the Toronto Natural History Museum, one which singles him out yet again as the villain, that he becomes aware that the exhibit's curator is an unusual being in his own right.  In fact, the show is being put together by the famous nineteenth-century explorer of the upper Nile, Sir Richard Burton (John Robinson), inexplicably still living, working at the museum, and filled with misguided homophobia. Though no one else can see Zero, Burton can, and eventually the two become lovers and the ancient explorer comes to view "Patient Zero" as "the heroic slut who inspired safe sex." Musical numbers include a high-camp underwater ballet production of Tell Me The Story of My Life."

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Zero_Patience_DVD.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Short and to the Point
Post by: MaineWriter on April 24, 2008, 10:24:03 am
For this round...short and to the point. Movies with one word titles. One word, that's it.

A, An, and The count as words, so The Order is out.

Unplayed movies only, from 1888-2013.

Wildcard X is in effect.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Adaptation (2002)
Post by: memento on April 24, 2008, 10:45:56 am
(http://www.cosmomovieawards.com/2002awards/images/adaptation.jpg)
Title: "B" is Babyfever (1994)
Post by: Fran on April 24, 2008, 10:56:20 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/8.jpg)
Title: "C" is Crank (2006)
Post by: oilgun on April 24, 2008, 11:04:22 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/crank_ver2.jpg)
Title: "D" is Deception (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 24, 2008, 11:06:43 am
It opens tomorrow!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/deceptionposter.jpg)
Title: "E" is Evening (2007)
Post by: southendmd on April 24, 2008, 11:38:53 am
(http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/focus_features/evening/evening_posterbig.jpg)

(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/06/28/arts/29eve600.jpg)
Title: "F" is Frisk (1995)
Post by: oilgun on April 24, 2008, 11:43:23 am
Synopsis: An unsettling examination of the intersections of eroticism and violence, and the impact of pornography on the psyche, following the sexual trajectory of Dennis (Michael Gunther)--from a pornography-obsessed teenager to a practicing sadomasochist, and finally an accomplice to a heterosexual couple's thrill-killing sprees. Based on the novel by Dennis Cooper.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Frisk.jpg)

==COMMENT==
Sad proof that the presence of Parker Posey is not a guarrantee that a movie will be worth watching..

Title: "G" is G (2002)
Post by: Fran on April 24, 2008, 11:44:17 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/51A8QF2CHNL_SS500_.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hairspray (1988)
Post by: southendmd on April 24, 2008, 11:52:10 am
The original, the Divine.
(http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/posters/gif/hairspray-1.jpg)

(http://takatukaland.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/hairspray_mellomstort.jpg)
Title: "I" is If... (1968)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 24, 2008, 11:57:53 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/If_movieposter.jpg)
Title: "J" is Junebug (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 24, 2008, 01:41:00 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/junebug.jpg)

==COMMENT==
Great movie!
Title: 'K' is Kandahar (2001)
Post by: belbbmfan on April 24, 2008, 01:57:24 pm
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/Belbbmfan/other/MV5BMTc3NDM2NTE0MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTY.jpg)
Title: "L" is Laura (1944)
Post by: southendmd on April 24, 2008, 02:01:42 pm
(http://www2.amialbacete.com/filmoteca/fotos/Laura%201.jpg)
Title: "M" is M (1931)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 24, 2008, 02:11:38 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/m.gif)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/pict689.jpg)
Title: "N" is Notorious (1946)
Post by: Fran on April 24, 2008, 02:38:21 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/notorious.jpg)
Title: "O" is O (2001)
Post by: southendmd on April 24, 2008, 02:58:35 pm
(http://cache.cinemanow.com/images/boxart/175/o_movie_175.jpg)

IMDb:  An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in a high school and centered around basketball player Odin.

How many Shakespeare updates has Julia Stiles done??
Title: "P" is Popeye (1980)
Post by: oilgun on April 24, 2008, 03:14:24 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/popeye.jpg)

He's Large 4:01
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po2lG0hHFYY[/youtube]

Sweethaven 2:51
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG4K5mX7jgk[/youtube]


Quote from: southendmd on April 24, 2008, 02:58:35 pm

How many Shakespeare updates has Julia Stiles done??

I know of three:  1- 10 Things/Taming of the Shrew; 2- Hamlet; 3- O/Othello
Title: Re: "P" is..
Post by: southendmd on April 24, 2008, 03:19:36 pm
Quote from: oilgun on April 24, 2008, 03:14:24 pm

I know of three:  10 Things/Taming of the Shrew; Hamlet; O/Othello

She could have her own round!  "Julia Stiles's Shakespeare updates" round.
Title: "Q" is Quarantine (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 24, 2008, 03:30:11 pm
I couldn't find a poster, but the movie does have a website. Opening October 17, 2008.

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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/body.jpg)
Title: "R" is Ragtime (1981)
Post by: southendmd on April 24, 2008, 03:33:04 pm
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000065DV8.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)

(http://odeon.typepad.com/silverscreen/ragtime.jpg)
Title: "S" is Safe (1995)
Post by: oilgun on April 24, 2008, 03:37:29 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Safe-01.jpg)

==ASIDE==
Why are Region 2 DVD covers always nicer?
This has been a constant source of frustration & anxiety for me...
Title: "T" is Taken (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 24, 2008, 03:42:00 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/taken1_large.jpg)
Title: "U" is Underworld (2003)
Post by: southendmd on April 24, 2008, 03:45:18 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/Underworld_poster.jpg)
Title: "V" is Venom (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 24, 2008, 04:10:26 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/venom.jpg)

==COMMENT==
Oooh, scary!
Title: "W" is Wasabi (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 24, 2008, 04:36:27 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/wasabi.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Pi (1998)
Post by: oilgun on April 24, 2008, 04:54:27 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Pi.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Yeelen (1987)
Post by: Fran on April 24, 2008, 05:01:10 pm
aka  Brightness (USA)
       Das Licht (West Germany)
       La Lumière (France)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/IMG-Yeelen.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zuotian (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 24, 2008, 05:02:41 pm
I almost played this as Q since in English, the movie is called Quitting.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/zuotian.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/60531.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: One Degree of Separation
Post by: MaineWriter on April 24, 2008, 06:56:26 pm
I don't think there are enough Julia Stiles/Shakespeare movies for a whole round, but Paul's comment gave me the idea for this round....

Each movie played must have something similar to the previous movie (one degree of separation). What they share is up to you. A character? Director? Location? When you play the movie, you need to state what is shared with its predecessor.

Unplayed movies, as always. I have a quiet evening here at home (the family is at a meeting) so my goal is to have the archive completely up-to-date in a few hours.

PS...Whoever goes first, playing the A movie, gets to play anything they want. Fran, you and I have to hold on A to let the requisite two turns pass.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Apocalypto (2006)
Post by: oilgun on April 24, 2008, 07:25:14 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Apocalypto.jpg)

 ;)
Title: "B" is Bandidas (2006)
Post by: Fran on April 24, 2008, 11:03:13 pm
Apocalypto and Bandidas share the same casting director:  Carla Hool.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/4022981020A.jpg)
Title: "C" is Un Chateau en Espagne (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 25, 2008, 06:37:56 am
Luc Bresson was one of the writers on Bandidas, and he was executive producer of Un Chateau en Espagne.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/10990.jpg)


Title: "D" is Dust (2001)
Post by: oilgun on April 25, 2008, 07:07:25 am
Anne Brochet stars in both Un château en Espagne and Dust.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Dust.jpg)
Title: "E" is The Escapist (2008)
Post by: southendmd on April 25, 2008, 08:09:14 am
Both Dust  and The Escapist  star Joseph Fiennes.


(http://www.firstshowing.net/img/sundance08/TheEscapist-sundance.jpg)

Not yet released, apparently it did well at Sundance.  UK release date is June 20.

=aside=
Great round, Leslie!
Title: "F" is First Knight (1995)
Post by: Fran on April 25, 2008, 08:24:09 am
Liam Cunningham appears in both The Escapist and First Knight.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/first_knight.jpg)
Title: "G" is Guerrilla (2008)
Post by: oilgun on April 25, 2008, 10:27:26 am
Julia Ormond is in both First Knight and Steven Soderbergh's Guerrilla

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Guerrilla-01.jpg)

==COMMENT==
I don't know what happened to this production.  The poster says January 2007 and lists Ryan Gosling and Javier Bardem. IMDb has it as Completed 2008, but Gosling and Bardem are not listed and Lou Diamond Phillips and Kahlil Mendez are.
Title: "H" is Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 25, 2008, 11:08:49 am
This movie features Lou Diamond Phillips, who was also in Guerrilla (at least according to IMDb).

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/hollywood_homicide.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Come with the Rain (2008)
Post by: southendmd on April 25, 2008, 12:32:10 pm
Also starring Josh Hartnett
"in production"

(http://www.soompi.com/files/fanclub/sfanclub4.jpg)

IMDb:  Ex-Los Angeles cop turned private eye travels to Hong Kong in search of the missing son of a billionaire.
Title: "J" is Jungdok (2002)
Post by: Meryl on April 25, 2008, 01:19:05 pm
Byung-hun Lee, who plays Su Dongpo in I Come with the Rain, plays Dae-jin in this 2002 South Korean mystery (translates as "Addicted").

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Jungdok.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kurutta kajitsu (1956)
Post by: oilgun on April 25, 2008, 01:20:32 pm
aka: Crazed Fruit

Like the preceding (South Korean) film this one is also from the far east (Japan) and both films have two brothers as an important element of the plot.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Crazed_Fruit.jpg)

==COMMENT==
It's a wonderful film, btw.
Title: "L" is The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 25, 2008, 01:24:36 pm
Crazed Fruit and The Last Temptation of Christ are both offerings from the Criterion Collection.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/70_box_348x490.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mean Streets (1973)
Post by: Fran on April 25, 2008, 02:48:28 pm
The Last Temptation of Christ  and Mean Streets  had the same director:  Martin Scorsese.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/mean_streets.jpg)
Title: "N" is New York Beat Movie (1981)
Post by: oilgun on April 25, 2008, 04:54:40 pm
aka: Downtown 81

This movie is about an artist evicted from his apartment and wandering the "mean streets" of New York.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/downtown81.jpg)

From IMDb: The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into. He finally manages to sell his painting to a wealthy female admirer, but he's paid by check. Low on cash, he spends the evening wandering from club to club, looking for a beautiful girl he had met earlier, so he'll have a place to spend the night. Downtown 81 not only captures one of the most interesting and lively artists of the twentieth century as he is poised for fame, but it is a slice of life from one of the most exciting periods in American culture, with the emergence of new wave music, new painting, hip hop and graffiti.

Title: "O" is Overnight Delivery (1998)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 25, 2008, 05:12:51 pm
New York Beat Movie featured Debbie Harry in the role of the Fairy Godmother. In Overnight Delivery, Debbie Harry is on the soundtrack, singing "One Way or Another."

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/39049-large.jpg)
Title: "P" is P.S. (2004)
Post by: Fran on April 25, 2008, 05:13:35 pm
Paul Rudd appears in both Overnight Delivery  and P.S.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/2440141020A.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971)
Post by: oilgun on April 25, 2008, 07:21:54 pm
This film also features a talented art student  :-\

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/4nuits.jpg)

==COMMENT==
Sorry about the delay folks.  I had computer issues which have now been resolved.  I also had some difficulties finding a "Q" film that related to P.S..  It was either this or Quest for Camelot with Gabriel Byrne and we already had a Camelot film so..

Anyway, it might be a good idea to implement a time limit (10-15 minutes?) on reserved letters in cases where someone unexpectedly cannot follow through on a post.  What do you think?
Title: "R" is Rakushka (2004)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 26, 2008, 01:02:52 am
Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971) and Rakushka (2004) are both based on stories written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/rakushka_small.jpg)
Rakushka

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/fyodor_dostoyevsky.jpg)
Dostoyevsky


From Imdb: A husband whose young wife has committed suicide meets for the first and last time his Russian mother-in-law who has arrived to collect the coffin. A quiet war is declared between them. During the sleepless night, attempting to understand the motives of her sudden act, he recounts in the first person, both accuser and accused, their brief and impossible relationship. In "Rakushka'(the shell), the eighteen years old cellist, Zogia Petrova, an immigrant from Taskent seeks a future in Athens of today. Vassilis, the enigmatic middle-aged pawnbroker, is quickly enchanted when she visits him as a customer. He pursues her and finally she accepts marriage. Very soon their relationship develops a conflict. Vassilis from being her protector he moves to becoming her jailer. Their social, age and cultural gap, his possessiveness, her forced isolation will lead to rebellion, eventually to a state of silent sickness and finally to her fatal decision. With one movement, the "victim" renders the "hunter" harmless and escapes.
Title: "S" is Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 26, 2008, 08:17:55 am
The legendary Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was a great influence on many musicians and his performances were so highly provocative in their originality that even today they can be considered “revolutionary”.

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins met Nicholas Triandafyllidis and commissioned him to make a documentary about his notorious life in and out of the music industry. Screaming Jay came to Greece and he gave his very last concerts in Thessaloniki and Athens, before his sudden death in Paris in 2000.

Having been left a legacy of confidential sessions and footage of his final live performances, Triandafyllidis completed the film with a little help from Jay’s friends: Jim Jarmusch (director of Ghost Dog), Bo Diddley, Eric Burdon (The Animals), Rudi Protrudi, Diamanda Galas, Arthur Brown (The Crazy Word of Arthur Brown), Andre Williams and others.

He remained faithful to their common vision:

“A film full of positive energy, an endless source of life.”

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/DAVID0064.jpg)

The connection to Rakushka? Greece...Athens, specifically. They both have scenes filmed there.
Title: "T" is Ticker (2001)
Post by: Fran on April 26, 2008, 09:21:56 am
Both Screamin' Jay Hawkins:  I Put a Spell on Me  and Ticker  are movies from 2001, and both have a character named Frank.  Frank Ash played himself in Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Steven Seagal played Frank Glass in Ticker.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/470701_DV_L_F.jpg)
Title: "U" is Under One Roof (2002)
Post by: oilgun on April 26, 2008, 10:53:17 am
Ticker is set in San Francisco and so is Under One Roof.  -There was no way I was going to play Under Siege, I hate Steven Seagal.

An erotic romance about an adorable, closeted Chinese-American guy who falls in love with his mother's new tenant. Daniel (Wong) is a gay Chinese-American twenty-something who lives with his mother and grandmother in San Francisco. He is out to his friends, but certainly not to his mother, who is always trying to set him up with women. He keeps his life compartmentalized until a handsome gay man – Robert (Marks) moves in downstairs. They flirt with each other, and Robert comes onto Daniel – only to be rebuffed. Inevitably, they end up in the sack, and a tenuous relationship is formed. Their happiness is hampered by Daniel's wariness of a connection so close to home, with his meddling mom always around. [...].

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/under_one_roof.jpg)
Title: "V" is A View to a Kill (1985)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 26, 2008, 11:17:25 am
As you can see from the poster, A View to a Kill takes place in San Francisco, as does Under One Roof.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/view_to_a_kill.jpg)
Title: "W" is The Wild Geese (1978)
Post by: Fran on April 26, 2008, 12:19:28 pm
Roger Moore starred in both A View to a Kill  and The Wild Geese.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/wild_geese.jpg)
Title: Wild Card "X" is Lovespell (1981)
Post by: Meryl on April 26, 2008, 01:17:42 pm
Richard Burton, star of The Wild Geese, also starred as King Mark of Cornwall in Lovespell, a retelling of the Tristan and Isolde legend, with Kate Mulgrew and Nicholas Clay as the star-crossed lovers.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Lovespell.jpg)
Title: "Y" is Yolanda (1981)
Post by: oilgun on April 26, 2008, 02:27:07 pm
This George Kuchar short was made the same year as Lovespell and also stars a drunk Richard Burton, this time as a 12 foot tall Sasquatch :laugh:

A film about a housewife obsessed with the idea of a large hairy creature, 12 feet tall, with big feet. Chronicles her eventual breakdown in no uncertain terms.

Couldn't find an image.

Title: "Z" is Zoot Suit (1981)
Post by: Fran on April 26, 2008, 05:39:20 pm
Both Yolanda  and Zoot Suit  are from 1981.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/1714.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Where in the World?
Post by: MaineWriter on April 26, 2008, 06:31:38 pm
For this round...Where in the World.

Movie titles that have a place name (ie, Is Paris Burning?) or a geographic item (ie, Brokeback Mountain) in the title are what we will be playing.

The archive is up-to-date except for the last round (one degree of separation). I'll get to that shortly. So...unplayed movies as always. Wildcard X is in effect. The usual range: 1888-2013.

Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Agent Cody Banks: Destination London (2004)
Post by: Meryl on April 26, 2008, 07:30:28 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Agent_Cody_Banks_2_film.jpg)
Title: "B" is Brazil (1985)
Post by: oilgun on April 27, 2008, 01:10:51 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/BRAZIL.jpg)
Title: "C" is China Clipper (1936)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 27, 2008, 08:43:19 am
Starring Humphrey Bogart and Pat O'Brien.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/moviechinaclipper-sm.jpg)
From IMDb: Being very familiar with the story of the China Clipper, I viewed this movie as a fictional story very closely paralleling the growth of Pan American Airways. The events in the movie and especially the scenes put a picture with the words of the historical facts. I was especially pleased to see the "Christ the Redeemer" statue on Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro! (I saw it for real in 1990.) Aviation/Flying Boat buffs will really appreciate this documentation of the Clippers in flight.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/Martin-ChinaClipper2.jpg)
The China Clipper over the partially complete Golden Gate Bridge.

The year was 1935. The China Clipper was about to make transoceanic passenger service a reality. The flight, from San Francisco to Manilla, took six days, with a flying time of 60 hours. There were overnight stopovers in Honolulu, Midway, Wake Island, and Guam. Holy cow. Six days! Still, direct passenger service from California to Hawaii in one day was a stunning achievement in 1935. The first nine passengers paid $1,438.20 for a round trip from San Francisco to Manila. That would be about $10,000 per ticket today. When it arrived in Pearl Harbor, 3,000 people showed up to watch it land on the waves and cruise in to port. It was a major event.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/CrewInFrontOfMartin130Clipper.jpg)

Title: "D" is Dakota (1945)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 27, 2008, 09:15:31 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/WayneDakotaTCsm.jpg)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/2584061020A.jpg)
Title: "E" is Europa, Europa (1990)
Post by: oilgun on April 27, 2008, 09:45:02 am
Plot Outline: "Europa Europa" tells the story of Solomon Perel, a Jewish boy who attempts to survive World War II by posing as a Aryan German. Perel joins the German Army and is eventually accepted into the Hitler Youth. At the end of World War II, he is reunited with his family.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/europa_europa3.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/EUROPA_EUROPA.jpg)
Title: "F" is From Nashville with Music (1969)
Post by: Fran on April 27, 2008, 10:41:19 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/1077971020A.jpg)

From IMDb:

This is a visual jukebox of some of the biggest Country stars of the 1960's, including four true giants of the genre, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and Don Gibson. The usual inane plot shouldn't detract from the fact that there is a lot of good country music included in the film....
Title: "G" is Georgia Rule (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 27, 2008, 11:22:48 am
By all accounts, a completely dreadful movie that ended up on many critics' "Worst Movies of the Year" lists.

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Title: "H" is Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
Post by: oilgun on April 27, 2008, 12:21:48 pm
From Mika Kaurismäki of the Wild and Wacky Kaurismäki Bros.

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From IMDb:  Quentin Tarantino must have seen this bit of European Noir. It is unknown in North America (thank God for TVOntario).

It follows a Finnish cab driver, with an Italian wife and and a Russian best friend, through a night in Berlin after he stumbles across a couple of corpses and a briefcase full of cash.

It is high paced and giddy, and it has a bit of Scorsese's After Hours in it, and it does seem to be a predecessor of 90s noir.
Title: "I" is I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
Post by: Fran on April 27, 2008, 01:21:34 pm
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From IMDb:

The key to this movie is whether one understands the motivation for it. I've seen it a few times since reading the book after my second visit to Africa. I've been back to that continent four more times since. Not a great movie but very enjoyable for one who has a passion for Africa, its people and wildlife.

It doesn't pretend to be a story about the indigenous people and culture, or the wildlife, so there's no need for either of those elements to play a significant role. The key characters are still among the people of Africa, whether they're black, white or brindle. After all, Kuki, for whatever reason, chose to go to Africa and make a life there, and still lives there. Karen Blixen did not remain in Africa (somebody unsympathetic would say she copped out), so comparisons with "Out of Africa" are rather pointless even from an artistic viewpoint. "Out of" is a good movie, one that I enjoyed equally, but it is highly romanticised. Too Hollywood, too box office. Not so "I dreamed of". It's fairly well told, fairly well acted, certainly beautifully filmed....
Title: "J" is Journey to Shiloh (1968)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 27, 2008, 05:45:28 pm
This movie's biggest claim to fame is "tons of cute guys" including a very young Harrison Ford.

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Title: "K" is Kentucky Rhapsody (2009)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 27, 2008, 07:54:51 pm
Not much to find about this movie yet - except that it is written by Nick Cassavetes, son of the illustrious John Cassavetes and Gena Rowland.  That is actually enough for me to be interested.

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With his mommy

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His fabulous daddy
Title: "L" is London (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 27, 2008, 08:16:57 pm
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Yes, that's Jason Statham, with hair.  And that's the cutie Chris Evans, sitting on the vanity.
Not a bad movie really.

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It's not exactly his best look...
Title: "M" is Malta Story (1953)
Post by: Fran on April 27, 2008, 08:54:38 pm
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From IMDb:

In 1942 Britain was clinging to the island of Malta since it was critical to keeping Allied supply lines open. The Axis also wanted it for their own supply lines. Plenty of realistic reenactments and archival combat footage as the British are beseiged and try to fight off the Luftwaffe. Against this background, a RAF reconnaissance photographer's romance with a local girl is endangered as he tries to plot enemy movements.
Title: "N" is New Jersey Drive (1995)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 27, 2008, 09:06:38 pm
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Title: "O" is Outpost in Morocco (1949)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 27, 2008, 10:51:30 pm
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Starring George Raft
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Title: "P" is Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
Post by: Fran on April 27, 2008, 11:39:35 pm
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From IMDb:

This was the first movie I saw when I was a kid. I was almost seven at the time and it was on a double bill with "The Sword and The Stone." My mum dropped my two sisters and myself off at the Altantic Theater in Long Beach, California, and this movie played first. I can't tell you a thing about the Disney movie, but I remember just about every scene from Palm Springs Weekend. The '63 Thunderbird, Bugs Bunny, Stephanie Powers, Connie Stevens, the pool with the bubbles, and the car chase at the end. Hard to believe, but this film made me want to work in the movies.

And so I did. I have worked in film and video most of my career and I always tell people this was the film that first gave me the notion.

During my career I have been fortunate to meet two of the people involved with this film, Connie Stevens and Earl Hamner Jr (the man who wrote this film). When I met with Hamner over lunch, it was to talk about his classic television show "The Waltons," but his eyes lit up when I asked him about PSW. He told me several stories and we had a good laugh. A very special memory.

I too would like to see this film released on DVD. It really captures a time and a generation and that '63 T Bird!
Title: "Q" is Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
Post by: Meryl on April 28, 2008, 12:32:10 am
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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx is a 1970 film directed by Waris Hussein and written by Gabriel Walsh. It starred Gene Wilder as the titular Quackser Fortune as a lazy Irishman who falls in love with an American exchange student, Margot Kidder, who almost runs him over.
Title: "R" is The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes (1968)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 28, 2008, 01:34:09 am
This sounds cool, and it won a BAFTA Film Award for "Best Specialised Film."

From Wikipedia - The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes is a 1968 Canadian short film (17 minutes). It is a humorous geography lesson where a tour of the Great Lakes is made by a lone canoeist who experiences most of the cataclysmic changes of ages of lake history. Words of the lesson are sung in familiar ballad form.

Some animation is employed in the film to show the coming and going of the Ice Age when the lakes were born, but most of the other episodes of lake history are suggested by camera tricks that affect the canoeman and so emphasize the change. There is, for instance, a scene where open water suddenly turns to ice, freezing the canoe in mid-paddle. Such slapstick effects are employed to mark all the major changes in this history of the Great Lakes.

Sudden changes of level leave the canoe stranded, or submerge the traveller’s tent. Between times the camera examines surviving evidence of the passage of the Ice Age – the striations of the rocks, the folds in the earth of farm landscapes viewed from the air. Toward the end of the film the canoeman seems once more safe from violent change and contentedly paddles across crystal-clear waters. Casually he dips his cup for a drink and savours the good water. But on the second dip the lake has changed. This time when he drinks is not pleasant. The lakes that have survived so many changes without losing their purity are now seen to be sadly fouled by man.

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Title: "S" is Scotland, Pa. (2001)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 28, 2008, 06:48:46 am
A modern interpretation of MacBeth. Shown at Sundance and that seems to be about it.

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Title: "T" is This is England (2006)
Post by: oilgun on April 28, 2008, 09:45:56 am
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Title: "U" is The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Post by: Fran on April 28, 2008, 10:27:22 am
aka Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

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From Wikipedia:

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg  is a musical film made in 1964. It was directed by Jacques Demy, and stars Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo. The music was written by Michel Legrand. The film dialogue is all sung as recitative, even the most casual conversation.
Title: "V" is Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 28, 2008, 10:43:04 am
due to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival

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Title: "W" is West Beyrouth (1998)
Post by: oilgun on April 28, 2008, 11:41:11 am
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Title: Wildcard "X" is Mystic River (2003)
Post by: southendmd on April 28, 2008, 11:56:40 am
Filmed in my fair city.

(http://www.palmtree.dk/Books/Books/Mystic.2.bmp)
Title: "Y" is Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Post by: southendmd on April 28, 2008, 12:08:40 pm
AKA "Les demoiselles de Rochefort"

(http://www.catherinedeneuve.com/images/dvds/young_girls.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zoo in Budapest (1933)
Post by: Fran on April 28, 2008, 12:28:45 pm
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From IMDb:

Flamboyant Zani grew up and works in the zoo. He loves animals so much that he steals animal furs from the women who wear them. Zani coaxes young beautiful Eve, an orphan, to escape her caretakers while on a group visit to the zoo. Dr. Grunbaum, the zoo director, is forced to organize a search party to capture both Zani and Eve.... 
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Movies with Mountains
Post by: MaineWriter on April 28, 2008, 01:12:38 pm
Quote from: Elle on April 28, 2008, 01:00:44 pm
What's next?  I have three hours in which I can play!! 

How about...movies with mountains. This can be a movie with a mountain in the title (ie, Brokeback Mountain) or a movie in which a mountain features prominently (ie, Brokeback Mountain!). Things that are coming to mind are spy thrillers where they are running through the Alps, movies like The Pink Panther (note, The Pink Panther hasn't been played), pioneers hiking over the Rockies....get the idea?

Unplayed movies, 1888-2013. Wildcard X is in effect. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Alive (1993)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 28, 2008, 01:24:03 pm
Great theme for a round.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/Alive-dvd_cover.jpg)

Yucky topic for a movie.
Title: "B" is The Big Trail (1930)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 28, 2008, 01:35:20 pm
Good looking John Wayne takes weary settlers from Missouri to Oregon and falls in love along the way.

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Title: "C" is Careful (1992)
Post by: oilgun on April 28, 2008, 02:08:04 pm
Amazon.ca Canadian Essential
A self-styled "pro-incest" movie about a town in the Alps where the fear of avalanches means that no one speaks above a whisper? When Winnipeg's Prairie surrealist Guy Maddin, slowly working his way through the forgotten genres of early film, decided to turn to the German Alpine pictures of the 1930s, he created what is so far his masterpiece. Awash with colour and filled [ds1]with forbidden whispers, Careful finds the perfect balance between Maddin's senses of kitsch and tragedy.

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==COMMENT==
From the director of Sissy Boy Slap Party!

==ASIDE==
Quote from: Elle on April 28, 2008, 01:24:03 pm
Great theme for a round.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/Alive-dvd_cover.jpg)

Yucky topic for a movie.

I don't know, I though Ethan Hawke looked delicious in it!  :laugh:
Title: "D" is Dogstar (1997)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 28, 2008, 02:34:45 pm
This sounds interesting.  This game teaches me a lot.

From IMDb: The story of Dogstar, a reclusive artist, who lives with his bohemian mother in a remote mountain home.  Writer/Director Sophie Dia Pegrum has an unusual story-telling style and a visual style of great imagination. This story of a reclusive astronomer who is brought out of his shell by an unexpected visitor is both real and other-worldly. The esemble of actors are diamonds-in-the-rough but their rough edges are balanced by their honesty and commitment to the actions that Ms. Pegrum wrote for them to play.

John Jacobs as Dogstar
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Sophie Dia Pegrum, writer/director
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Title: "E" is Everest (1998)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 28, 2008, 02:45:36 pm
Talk about a mountain movie!

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Title: "F" is For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Post by: Fran on April 28, 2008, 03:04:18 pm
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From Amazon:

For Your Eyes Only is showing its age a bit now. At the time a hugely welcome return to basics after the leaden FX spectacle of Moonraker (the second remake of You Only Live Twice in a row for the series), it still holds up as one of the best of Roger Moore's Bonds, but its faults are much more apparent than they once were. Among them is the tendency to undercut everything with unfunny little jokes (a scoreboard keeping count of thugs Bond knocks out, Bond giving a bemused royal wave to pursuing thugs, and a horrendous cameo from a Maggie Thatcher lookalike in the end), some flat studio work (no disguising the fact that the mountaintop Greek monastery is just a Pinewood set), a dated Bill Conti score and a comic relief nympho nymphet Lynn Holly Johnson constantly throwing herself at a disinterested Bond. Luckily, the pluses more than compensate -- a stronger plot than usual for the Moore efforts, at least one cold-blooded murder, and a very welcome absence of gadgets until the postscript that ensures that Bond has to extricate himself with his own wits in some pretty good setpieces. Best among them is a mountaineering sequence where he uses his bootlaces - not steel bootlaces, just common bootlaces - to save himself in an old mountaineers' trick.
Title: "G" is The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 28, 2008, 03:14:25 pm
Keep in mind this was 1918:

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Tagline - The crowning triumph of the motion picture.  These giant monsters of the past are seen to breathe. To live again. To move and battle as they did at dawn of life.

Plot Outline - In a dream Uncle Jack looks through a magic telescope owned by the ghost of a hermit and sees what life was like millions of years ago, including a battle between prehistoric monsters.

Here's a long review of it: http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewse-g/ghostofslumbermountain.htm
Title: "H" is Hohenfeuer (1985)
Post by: southendmd on April 28, 2008, 03:22:47 pm
AKA "Alpine Fire"

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IMDb: "Hoehenfeuer" intimately shows the powerful and sad story of a family in the Swiss alps, living far from the next village, and its deaf son who not only feels trapped in his lack of hearing but also in the narrow-minded context of the family.

Its beautiful camera shows the alps how they really are (or at least were): the old snow, the sleeping trees, the cold, wet air, the hard life.

The film is gnarled like the old trees standing there and looking at what these poor people do, how the story inevitably goes where it has to go.
Title: "I" is The Italian Job (1969)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 28, 2008, 03:42:28 pm
Lots of zipping around the Italian Alps, when they aren't zipping around Torino.

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Title: "J" is Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Post by: oilgun on April 28, 2008, 03:58:57 pm
From IMDb: An American soldier goes west to escape the Mexican War and becomes a mountain man. He is taken in by an old trapper who teaches him how to survive. After unavoidably violating an Indian burial ground, he loses his new Indian wife and their adopted child to vengeance, and a vendetta between him and the Crows ruins his idyllic life as a fur trapper. Gorgeous scenery and a great role for Will Geer in a thoughtful meditation on the American West.
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Title: "K" is Kimen (1974)
Post by: southendmd on April 28, 2008, 04:02:23 pm
(http://www.helgejordal.no/images/thumbs/kimen.jpg)

Hmm, "K2" was already played.  So, I found this Norwegian film.  And this tiny little picture.  No idea what the film is about, but "mountain" is a listed keyword.

Here's the plot summary:  (Mikaela, help!)

IMDb:  På en gønn øy i havgapet bor en gruppe mennesker. I sitt enkle jordnære miljø lever de i harmoni med seg selv og hverandre. Et lite samfunn i balanse, tilsynelatende. En fremmed kommer til øya, og brått ødelegges likevekten. Som en orkan rammer ulykken det lille samfunnet. I løpet av noen korte, dramatiske timer av fortettet vold forandres øyfolkets tilværelse. Et drap utløser angst, hat og massepsykose, og skjulte krefter slippes løs.
Title: "L" is Lost Horizon (1973)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 28, 2008, 04:23:46 pm
A musical remake of the 1937 classic which by the reviews I read, falls into the "so bad it's funny" genre. But they are still in the Himalayas!

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Lost_horizon.jpg)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/LostHorizonPoster.jpg)

Somebody out there loves this movie, and actually created a website for it!

http://www.losthorizon.org/1973/index.htm
Title: "M" is My Backyard Was a Mountain (2005)
Post by: Fran on April 28, 2008, 05:09:57 pm
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From Palmarejo Films:

Synopsis: "My Backyard Was A Mountain" is the story of Adan, a Puerto Rican boy who has one day to find a home for his pet goat, Chivo, before his family relocates to New York City in the late 1950’s. While searching for a new owner for Chivo, Adan discovers the promise of first love with his childhood friend, Denise, whom he will also have to leave behind.

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From IMDb:

"My Back Yard Was A Mountain" is a wonderful, beautiful film. Twenty-four emotional minutes that go by so quickly the film feels as though it is only five minutes in length.

The music is perfect, not intrusive in the least, yet as important to the narrative as the character's themselves. The acting is accomplished, and I was particularly impressed by Leily Sanchez as the young girl who etches herself in the memory of the young boy, a memory that will remain with the boy who becomes a man for another 40 years.

The directing is confident, intelligent, thoughtful, and the story a pure joy to watch; as powerful and emotional as I have seen in a short film to date. "Is this really a student film?" was my question after seeing the film for the first time. I have now seen the film three times and will see it again.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OffsnKDa89A[/youtube]
Trailer: 1:30

Title: "N" is Nashan naren nagou (1999)
Post by: southendmd on April 28, 2008, 05:44:17 pm
AKA "Postmen in the Mountains"
(an IMDb user states the literal translation is "Those Mountains, Those People, That Dog")

(http://paveldanton4.googlepages.com/Nashannarennagou19991.jpg)

IMDb:  An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire. His only son is due to take over his duties. As father and son journey through the mountains, the son begins to appreciate the toil and burden his father has to bear as postman for the villagers, and the old postman is also deeply moved as his son relates his mother's anxiety as she waits for him to return home from every trip.
Title: "O" is L'Ours (1988)
Post by: oilgun on April 28, 2008, 06:38:47 pm
aka: The Bear

The director of _Quest for Fire_ creates yet another film in nature with almost no human dialogue in this picturesque story of an orphaned bear cub who is adopted by an adult male bear and must avoid hunters. Bart the Bear stars in this anthropomorphic fantasy.

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Title: "P" is The Pink Panther (1963)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 28, 2008, 07:02:42 pm
I had to play it  :)

David Niven in the Alps

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Title: "Q" is Quel maledetto treno blindato (1978)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 28, 2008, 09:21:53 pm
Okay, it took me a pretty long time to find this.  Since some of it takes places in Switzerland, I'm assuming there's a mountain in it somewhere.

From IMDb: Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions, ranging from desertion to murder. While they're being transported, a German artillery attack hits the convoy, killing the MPs and enabling four of the prisoners to escape. The group decides their best bet is to head to neutral Switzerland where they can avoid the fighting and prison.

Look at all the English titles that were used on it at one time or another:
Counterfeit Commandos (USA) (reissue title)
Deadly Mission (USA) (video title)
G.I. Bro (USA) (reissue title)
Hell's Heroes (USA) (video title)
Inglorious Bastards (USA)

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Title: "R" isi Ravenous (1999)
Post by: oilgun on April 28, 2008, 09:36:28 pm
You are who you eat... [Dibs on Guy Pearce!]

Excerpt from an IMDb Comment: Ravenous is so much more than a meditation on people eating other people, though it's obvious there was a great deal of confusion about how exactly to present this dish to the public. Its plot is fairly simple for the first half: Mexican War hero (and hidden coward) Lt. Boyd, played by LA Confidential's Guy Pearce, is assigned to an end-of-the-Earth fortress in the western Sierra Nevadas. This fort, populated over the winter by a tiny handful of misfit officers and enlisted men, receives a visitor in the person of a starving man with an awful story of a failed mountain crossing that eclipses the Donner Party's. What happens then is so twisted, but skillfully crafted, that it would be criminal to spoil what transpires.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/RAVENOUS.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Ravenous01.jpg)
Title: "S" is The Shining (1980)
Post by: Fran on April 28, 2008, 09:41:43 pm
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From IMDb:

Jack Torrance becomes the caretaker of the Overlook Hotel up in the secluded mountains of Colorado. Jack, being a family man, takes his wife and son to the hotel to keep him company throughout the long and isolated nights. During their stay strange things occur....
Title: "T" is The Trollenberg Terror (1958)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 28, 2008, 10:03:33 pm
Ah, art!

From IMDb - A remote mountain resort in Switzerland is invaded by horrible alien creatures that like to decapitate humans. The beings are also in telepathic communication with people and inhabit a mysterious, radioactive cloud at the base of the Trollenberg mountain.

But here's it's big claim to fame:

Under the title The Crawling Eye, the film was the first of many to be mocked on the nationally-televised version of TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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FYI on The Shining (which I have never seen, and will never see), when we were in Estes Park, they pointed out a hotel on a hill where The Shining was filmed.
Title: "U" is Under Colorado Skies (1947)
Post by: Meryl on April 29, 2008, 12:19:13 am
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Starring Monte Hale and Lorna Gray
Title: Re: "K" is Kimen (1974)
Post by: Mikaela on April 29, 2008, 02:35:56 am
Quote from: southendmd on April 28, 2008, 04:02:23 pm
(http://www.helgejordal.no/images/thumbs/kimen.jpg)

Here's the plot summary:  (Mikaela, help!)

IMDb:  På en gønn øy i havgapet bor en gruppe mennesker. I sitt enkle jordnære miljø lever de i harmoni med seg selv og hverandre. Et lite samfunn i balanse, tilsynelatende. En fremmed kommer til øya, og brått ødelegges likevekten. Som en orkan rammer ulykken det lille samfunnet. I løpet av noen korte, dramatiske timer av fortettet vold forandres øyfolkets tilværelse. Et drap utløser angst, hat og massepsykose, og skjulte krefter slippes løs.

Sorry for being late in responding to the translation request. Here's the translation:

"A group of people lives on a green island on the ocean coast. In their simple rustic environment they live in harmony with themselves and each other. A small community, appearing to be perfectly balanced. But a stranger comes to the island, and equilibrium is shattered. Misfortune hits their small society like a hurricane. In the course of a few short and dramatic hours of intense violence the islanders' lives are changed. A murder engenders fear, hatred and mass psychosis, and hidden powers are unleashed."


Hmm.... Just another day as experienced on mountains and islands round here, in other words!  ;) In truth, this doesn't sound like my kind of movie!  I've never heard of it. Now I'm curious and shall have to go see who acts in it. And who directed.
Title: "V" is Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 29, 2008, 06:01:00 am
from the director, John Bush: VAJRA SKY OVER TIBET, a documentary feature, is a cinematic pilgrimage to some of the most revered venues and festivals still surviving in Tibet. This poignant journey bears witness to the indomitable faith of its endangered Buddhist community and the imminent threat to its very survival. The vastness of the Tibetan sky, reflecting snowy mountains, rushing rivers, and turquoise lakes, leads the journey west. Tibetans respond to the denial of the human right to practice one's religion without interference with a defiant devotion. As interviews were not appropriate because of likely retribution, VAJRA SKY employs the evocative voices of Tenzin Choegyal and Dadon, both Tibetans in exile. Many of Tibet's most legendary musicians and singers are featured in the compelling soundtrack.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/vs_poster3.jpg)

Website for the movie, for people who would like to learn more:

http://www.vajrasky.com/index.html
Title: "W" is White Fang (1991)
Post by: oilgun on April 29, 2008, 06:26:57 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/white_fang.jpg)
Title: "X" is The Mountain (1956)
Post by: oilgun on April 29, 2008, 06:36:06 am
RottenTomatoes Synopsis: Spencer Tracy stars in this outdoor adventure as Zachary Teller, a retired Alpine guide lured back into mountain climbing by his fortune-hunting younger brother, Chris (Robert Wagner). A passenger jet has crashed high in the Alps, and Chris hopes to recover the jewels and money carried by the undoubtedly dead survivors. After a long and treacherous climb, the pair discovers one passenger is still alive--a young Hindu girl (Anna Kashfi). Soon it's brother vs. brother in a test of strength and wills over the girl, the loot, and getting down the mountain alive. Director Edward Dmytryk (MURDER MY SWEET, THE CAINE MUTINY) nicely captures some eye-popping Alpine scenery while carving out this rugged, character-driven story. Tracy is a little too portly and gray to be climbing mountains, but he knows how to act the role of a spiritually intrepid adventurer. Robert Wagner comes off well in one of his early roles as the greedy brother.i]

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/mountain.jpg)
Title: "Y" is You Only Live Twice (1967)
Post by: southendmd on April 29, 2008, 08:39:59 am
(http://img.dailymail.co.uk/img/galleries/bond/WALLS1_350x264.jpg)

(http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n4/n20935.jpg)
The book reminds us of the scene with a volcano.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1stQI9RDTY[/youtube]
My favorite Bond theme, sung by Nancy Sinatra (2:51).

=aside= Mikaela
Tusen takk for the translation!
Title: "Z" is Zornige Küsse (1999)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 29, 2008, 09:07:55 am
A Swiss film. Synopsis: Lea, a student at a religious school in the mountains falls in love with Father Bachman, a handsome young priest who teaches there. She pursues him and eventually he weakens, but their actions have serious repercusions for the couple and those around them.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/img_600x600.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Free For All Round
Post by: MaineWriter on April 29, 2008, 09:29:26 am
All right folks, time for a little "free for all."

In this round, you can post any movie you like (appropriate to the alphabet, of course, and unplayed movies only, please) but you have to tell WHY you posted it. A special favorite? A movie you walked out of in the theater? A movie that has always intrigued you but you've never seen? Something else?

Once again, get your creativity juices flowing and have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
Post by: oilgun on April 29, 2008, 09:56:59 am
I chose this movie because, not only is it Canada's first feature-length fiction film written, produced, directed, and acted by Inuit (in the Inuktitut language) but it's also one of the best films Canada has ever produced.  (And all for under $2 million)  A sweeping epic with universal themes that resonates way beyond its limited geography, a masterpiece.

==REVIEW==
"The Fast Runner" is not merely an interesting document from a far-off place; it is a masterpiece. Mr. Kunuk's film, which won the Caméra d'Or for best first feature at last year's Cannes International Film Festival, is much more than an ethnographic curiosity. It is, by any standard, an extraordinary film, a work of narrative sweep and visual beauty that honors the history of the art form even as it extends its perspective.-  AO Scott, New York Times

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/atanarjuat_the_fast_runner.jpg)
Title: "B" is The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
Post by: Meryl on April 29, 2008, 10:27:31 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/The-bumblebee-flies-anyway.jpg)

Forgettable movie, but notable for a radiant pre-LOTR Elijah Wood.
Title: "C" is Center Stage (2000)
Post by: Fran on April 29, 2008, 10:40:42 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/center_stage.jpg)

I've watched this one countless times with my younger daughter, a ballerina-wannabe.  She'd be the first to tell you that Ethan Stiefel rocks!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR-SC1ulJ-k[/youtube]
Trailer 2:31

Title: "D" is Doc Hollywood (1991)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 29, 2008, 11:23:29 am
I'll admit it...a guilty pleasure.  :)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/doc_hollywood.jpg)

Title: "E" is Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001)
Post by: southendmd on April 29, 2008, 12:09:28 pm
Because I saw this (very, very bad) film at the Provincetown International Film Festival, and got to meet Cassandra Peterson, who is bizarrely normal in real life.

(http://www.tangibledreams.net/elvira/EHH2.jpg)

(http://www.elvira.com/hauntedhills/elposters/elposter3.jpg)

(http://www.elvira.com/photos/CP_2005.jpg)
Title: "F" is Fly Away Home (1996)
Post by: Fran on April 29, 2008, 12:34:15 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/B00005LK9401LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

A heartwarming story that just makes you feel good.

Title: "G" is Gay Sex in the 70s (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 29, 2008, 02:37:26 pm
I haven't seen it, but it looks intriguing.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/51K7GBopSBL_AA240_.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Post by: southendmd on April 29, 2008, 02:59:13 pm
(http://cc.usu.edu/~alexjack/viddiedreviews/viddiedpics/hedwig.jpg)

Because I loved the play, and because John Cameron Mitchell is god/dess.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tgy9ODhwNI[/youtube]
Trailer 2:24.
Title: "I" is Irréversible (2002)
Post by: oilgun on April 29, 2008, 03:03:44 pm
Because it's still the most disturbing (fiction) film I've ever seen.  There is one scene in it that I just can't bring myself to watch again.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Irreversible.jpg)


==ASIDE==
Quote from: MaineWriter on April 29, 2008, 02:37:26 pm
I haven't seen it, but it looks intriguing.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/51K7GBopSBL_AA240_.jpg)

Good times, good times...sigh!  It's a mystery how I survived that decade.  ???

This doc is a good overview of how bacchanalian the scene was in New York.  Let's just say that the scene portrayed in Crusing was pretty accurate, lol!   It feels like fiction now when I think about those days.
Title: "J" is Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Post by: Meryl on April 29, 2008, 03:40:39 pm
Because Fellini and his wife, Giulietta Masina, are an unbeatable combination.  8)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/JulietoftheSpirits.jpg)

Juliet of the Spirits (Giulietta degli spiriti) is a 1965 surrealist drama film about an Italian housewife, directed by Federico Fellini. It was Fellini's first feature length color film. His first color film appears in Boccaccio 70.

Giulietta (played by Fellini's wife, Giulietta Masina) explores both her subconscious and the odd lifestyle of her sexy neighbor, Suzy (Sandra Milo), to help her deal with her mundane life as well as her philandering husband (Mario Pisu). As she spends more time in touch with her desires, she slowly gains more independence.
Title: "K" is King of the Hill (1993)
Post by: memento on April 29, 2008, 05:32:07 pm
Because it is a wonderful story of a young boy's struggle for survival.

(http://www.horroria.com/i/nposters_orig/00/32/3259-XX.jpg)
Title: "L" is Leslie (2010)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 29, 2008, 05:43:07 pm
A movie named after me! Too bad it is a horror movie  >:(

Plot Summary

At the historically black college of Dillard University in the lush mystical city of New Orleans, the beautiful and serious Leslie Beaudet is struggling with a dark secret of power in a world that is pulling her in many different directions. In the eyes of her Haitian immigrant father, Leslie is a queen who deserves more than the broken dreams and carnage of poverty. To her Black Indian mother, she is a source of pride and strength, a reason for carrying on. To her younger sister, already the mother of two and a high school dropout, Leslie is the only person who cares enough to share her woes. To her brother, she is the victim he failed to protect. To her college peers and teachers, Leslie is a determined, resourceful student, most likely to succeed, yet always impenetrably private. "Leslie" is based on the novel by New York Times Best selling author Omar Tyree.
Title: "M" is Memento (2000)
Post by: oilgun on April 29, 2008, 06:38:38 pm
Because I loved the movie (and can't believe it hasn't been played yet!), but mostly because I'm in love with Guy Pearce and he looked so damn sexy with bleached hair and tatts!
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/memento-02.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/memento.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Memento-Guy-01.jpg) :-*

Title: "N" is No Country for Old Men (2007)
Post by: Fran on April 29, 2008, 08:53:22 pm
Because it was excellent!

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/no_country_for_old_men_poster.jpg)
Title: "O" is The Object of My Affection (1998)
Post by: southendmd on April 29, 2008, 09:47:56 pm
Because I loved the book by Stephen McCauley, and because Paul Rudd is so cute.

(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/10/A70-5115)

(http://videodetective.com/photos/178/000751_34.jpg)


Quote from: Fran on April 29, 2008, 08:53:22 pm
Because it was excellent!


How did your tender eyes stand the violence?
Title: "P" is Poison (1991)
Post by: oilgun on April 29, 2008, 10:26:15 pm
Because it was such an unusual film in many ways, and it was my introduction to Todd Haynes who instantly became an idol, and that turned out to be a really good long-term thing, :laugh:

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/poison-02.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Poison-01.jpg)
Title: "Q" is The Quiet (2005)
Post by: Fran on April 30, 2008, 12:28:47 am
Because you can see it for free on YouTube.  Warning:  it's pretty disturbing.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/81702-large.jpg)

Quote
How did your tender eyes stand the violence?

Paul, I guess they're not so tender.  :)
Title: "R" is The Rapture (2011)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 30, 2008, 02:13:34 am
Because on IMDb, it's the movie beginning with R furthest in the future.  There is no info on it on regular IMDb, just IMDb Pro.
Title: Re: "R" is The Rapture (2011)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 30, 2008, 06:21:53 am
Quote from: Elle on April 30, 2008, 02:13:34 am
Because on IMDb, it's the movie beginning with R furthest in the future.  There is no info on it on regular IMDb, just IMDb Pro.

Because Leslie has IMDb Pro, here you go:

Genre
Drama

Plot outline
A young girl with the ability to predict natural disasters senses danger when an offshore drilling project gets underway off the coast of Florida.

Plot keywords
Based On Novel
Title: "S" is Shelter (2007)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 30, 2008, 06:32:49 am
I haven't seen it yet, but there are a bunch of folks talking about it on another thread. All the reviews are great. "The gay surfer movie and so much more!" I have the links to watch it on Chinese YouTube and it is due out on DVD in the next month or so.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/Shelterposter.jpg)
Title: "T" is Team America: World Police (2004)
Post by: oilgun on April 30, 2008, 07:11:24 am
Because it's "gut-bustingly hilarious"?!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/team_america-01.jpg)
Title: "U" is Untitled Harvey Milk Project (2008)
Post by: southendmd on April 30, 2008, 07:53:32 am
Because it's an incredible story and Gus Van Sant is directing an incredible cast:

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Josh Brolin (replacing Matt Damon as Dan White), and Victor Garber as Moscone.  Tom Ammiano will play himself (!) and Cleve Jones has a small role. 

(http://blog.ugo.com/images/uploads/Sean_Penn.jpg)
(http://www.ichatgay.com/img_blog/932.jpg)
(http://www.victor-garber.com/images/home/VictorGarber.jpg)

(edit:  apparently, it's no longer untitled; it's called "Milk")
Title: A Note from the GameMistress
Post by: MaineWriter on April 30, 2008, 12:20:43 pm
Folks,

I am heading off to NH and will probably be offline for the next 8 to 9 hours. If you finish up this round in my absence, please feel free to use your creativity to start a new round! You don't need to wait for me.

Have fun!

Leslie
Title: "V" is The Village (2004)
Post by: Fran on April 30, 2008, 03:53:25 pm
Because it was better than I thought it would be after reading the reviews.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/B00064LJVE01LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB55bv4B8LQ&feature=related[/youtube]
Trailer:  2:31

Title: "W" is What Time is it There (2001)
Post by: oilgun on April 30, 2008, 04:32:12 pm
Because I'm a big fan of this minimalist director's work

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/What_Time.jpg)

Synopsis
From acclaimed director Tsai Ming-Liang comes the quirky story of Hsiao Kang, who sells watches on the streets of Taipei. One day, he meets Shiang-chyi, a young woman leaving for Paris the next day. The encounter prompts Kang to run around setting all the watches and clocks in Taipei to Paris time, in an effort to bridge the distance between them. Back in Paris, Shiang-chyi witnesses events that seem mysteriously connected with Kang.

==ASIDE==
OMG!  This is my 1000th post!  Thanks for pointing it out, Paul, I never would have noticed.  :-*
Does this mean I can now post in the Original 1000+ Posts Club?  I can be original. ;)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Moment by Moment (1978)
Post by: southendmd on April 30, 2008, 04:37:13 pm
Because just the idea of John Travolta schtupping Lily Tomlin is beyond absurd; they have the exact same hairstyles, and you can't tell who is who in the sex scenes.  Apparently, they both have tried to suppress it; it's only available on TV at 3AM.

(http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4738/momentbymomentem5.jpg)

(http://www.raredvdworldwide.com/moment%20by%20moment.jpg)

Congratulations to Gil on 1000 (Original) Cinematic Posts!
Title: Re: Wildcard "X" is Moment by Moment (1978)
Post by: oilgun on April 30, 2008, 05:20:52 pm
Quote from: southendmd on April 30, 2008, 04:37:13 pm
Because just the idea of John Travolta schtupping Lily Tomlin is beyond absurd; they have the exact same hairstyles, and you can't tell who is who in the sex scenes.  Apparently, they both have tried to suppress it; it's only available on TV at 3AM.

(http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4738/momentbymomentem5.jpg)

(http://www.raredvdworldwide.com/moment%20by%20moment.jpg)

Congratulations to Gil on 1000 (Original) Cinematic Posts!

Good one!!  But you forgot to mention that John Travolta's character is called STRIP!  I saw it at the theatre when it came out so I understand why they would want to suppress it.  :laugh:

==ASIDE==

Which for some reason reminds me:  Did you hear that Vivid Video is releasing a Jimi Hendrix sex tape?  I find it highly suspect that a film of Jimi Hendrix having sex with two women, made 40 years ago, is just now surfacing.  They say that a memorabilia collector had it in his collection.  Riiiight.  (and yes, I've ordered my copy, I remember what the Plaster-Casters said about Jimi  ;D)


And thanks again for the congrats!
Title: "Y" is Yellowstone Cubs (1963)
Post by: Fran on April 30, 2008, 08:42:50 pm
Because the poster has mountains, a tent, and what appears to be some fishing buddies.  :)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/2946501020A.jpg)

And look who's got 1000+ posts!

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/congratulations-3.jpg)
               
Well done, Gil!!!




Title: "Z" is Zerophilia (2005)
Post by: oilgun on April 30, 2008, 09:00:55 pm
Because the premise is so intriguing:

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/zerophilia.jpg)

IMDB Synopsis: In this provocative teen comedy, Luke, a young man insecure about his masculinity discovers he's a Zerophiliac, with the ability to change sex at will. Join Luke as he journeys into the extraordinary world of Zerophilia where so many crazy questions arise, only one question matters: "Whom do you love?"



==ASIDE==
Quote from: Fran on April 30, 2008, 08:42:50 pm
And look who's got 1000+ posts!

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/congratulations-3.jpg)
               
Well done, Gil!!!

Thanks Fran!  About 900 of those posts are in this thread :laugh: 
Title: Re: Congratulations to Gil
Post by: MaineWriter on April 30, 2008, 09:03:42 pm
Quote from: oilgun on April 30, 2008, 04:32:12 pm
Because I'm a big fan of this minimalist director's work

==ASIDE==
OMG!  This is my 1000th post!  Thanks for pointing it out, Paul, I never would have noticed.  :-*
Does this mean I can now post in the Original 1000+ Posts Club?  I can be original. ;)

Yes, it does. And we are already posting congratulations to you over there. I'm in charge of the sekrit handshake, btw, so be prepared.

L
Title: Re: Wildcard "X" is Moment by Moment (1978)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 30, 2008, 09:09:12 pm
Quote from: southendmd on April 30, 2008, 04:37:13 pm
Because just the idea of John Travolta schtupping Lily Tomlin is beyond absurd; they have the exact same hairstyles, and you can't tell who is who in the sex scenes.  Apparently, they both have tried to suppress it; it's only available on TV at 3AM.


Hahahaha, he's gay, she's a lesbian. Sounds like a match made in heaven to me!

Oh right, he's not REALLY gay....LOL

L
Title: Re: Wildcard "X" is Moment by Moment (1978)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 30, 2008, 09:11:32 pm
Quote from: oilgun on April 30, 2008, 05:20:52 pm
==ASIDE==

Which for some reason reminds me:  Did you hear that Vivid Video is releasing a Jimmy Hendrix sex tape?  I find it highly suspect that a film of Jimmy Hendrix having sex with two women, made 40 years ago, is just now surfacing.  They say that a memorabilia collector had it in his collection.  Riiiight.  (and yes, I've ordered my copy, I remember what the Plaster-Casters said about Jimmy  ;D)


And thanks again for the congrats!

Here's what the New York Times has to say about the Jimi Hendrix sex tape:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/arts/music/29vide.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=jimi+hendrix&st=nyt&oref=slogin

Now I don't usually scour the New York Times for salacious tidbits like this, but it popped up yesterday on my Kindle! Man, I love my Kindle!

L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I've Been Exploited!
Post by: MaineWriter on April 30, 2008, 09:24:50 pm
Okay, the Jimi Hendrix sex tape gave me the idea for this round: exploitation films! Exploitation films of all types, in all their luridness. LOL. This should be fun.

If you need a primer, Wikipedia has a nice summation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploitation_film

Post the movie and tell us what exactly is being exploited, okay? Britsploitation? WHO KNEW? LOL

Have fun. All the usual rules are in effect. One of these days I'll get to the "new" archive, but meanwhile, the old archive is up-to-date with all the rounds that have been played (except the last one).

Hee hee hee....


Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Assassin of Youth (1937)
Post by: MaineWriter on April 30, 2008, 09:52:38 pm
In the genre of Reefer Madness

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/089218455291.jpg)
Title: "B" is Blacula (1972)
Post by: Meryl on April 30, 2008, 09:57:44 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Blacula.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cannibal Holocaust (1979)
Post by: oilgun on April 30, 2008, 10:07:49 pm
Shock Exploitation

From xploited cinema (Excerpt): The most controversial movie ever made has finally arrived on DVD! Banned and heavily censored throughout the world, here is a film that surpasses its reputation as a shotgun blast to the senses. CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST presents the "found footage" of four documentary filmmakers who experience brutal death at the hands of a savage South American tribe of flesh-eaters. This footage is so intense, so graphic and so unflinching in its realism that the director and producer of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST were arrested upon its original release and the film seized.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Cannibal_Holocaust_1979.jpg)

And the original soundtrack recording is available from MovieSoundtracks.com (!)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Cannibal_holocaust_soundtrack.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
Post by: Fran on April 30, 2008, 11:01:48 pm
Blaxploitation version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic:

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/drblackmrhyde.jpg)
Title: "E" is E yu tou hei sha xing (1978)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 30, 2008, 11:34:13 pm
Also known as "The Tattoo Connection" and "Black Belt Jones."
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/TattooConnectionChinesePoster.jpg)

Starring the rather satisfying Jim Kelly.
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/bbjones.jpg)

Title: "F" is Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Post by: Meryl on April 30, 2008, 11:59:17 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/FasterPussycat.jpg)

Directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script, together with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams.

The film features gratuitous violence, sexuality, provocative gender roles, and campy dialogue. It has become a cult film favorite and has been widely referred to in pop culture.  It is one of Meyer's more provocatively titled and explicitly exploitative films, yet unlike most of his films it does not contain explicit nudity.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I've Been Exploited!
Post by: Ellemeno on May 01, 2008, 12:08:42 am
Quote from: Meryl on April 30, 2008, 11:59:17 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/FasterPussycat.jpg)


Meryl, I think I speak for all Movies thread regulars, when I say this movie is so...you.    :laugh:
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I've Been Exploited!
Post by: Meryl on May 01, 2008, 12:11:32 am
Why, thank you, Elle (I think).  I particularly identified with the cheerleader-type chick jumping up and down in the background.  ;D
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I've Been Exploited!
Post by: oilgun on May 01, 2008, 12:16:42 am
Quote from: Meryl on May 01, 2008, 12:11:32 am
Why, thank you, Elle (I think).  I particularly identified with the cheerleader-type chick jumping up and down in the background.  ;D

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: "G" is Goyôkiba (1972)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 01, 2008, 06:03:24 am
In English, Hanzo the Razor. Samurai exploitation.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/KICA3032.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hell's Angels 69 (1969)
Post by: oilgun on May 01, 2008, 07:37:05 am
Biker Exploitation

Synopsis: Biker exploitation at its best, starring Ralph "Sonny" Barger and the original Oakland Hell’s Angels! In one of the wildest robbery plots ever conceived, two brothers play a deadly game by infiltrating the ranks of the Hell’s Angels with the ultimate purpose of using them for a cover so that they can holdup Caesars Palace in Las Vegas! Their scheme is a smashing success, but they have forgotten one small detail- NO ONE makes fools of the Hell’s Angels.

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==ASIDE==
There is some really twisted stuff available out there, quite the eye-opener! Yikes!
Title: "I" is Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976)
Post by: memento on May 01, 2008, 09:48:09 am
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IMDB: Finding a new employer, and looking not a day older since the end of World War II, Ilsa works for an Arab sheik who enjoys importing females to use as sex slaves. An American millionaire's daughter, a movie star, and an attractive equestrian are among his latest victims.

=aside= Gil

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Title: "J" is J.D.'s Revenge (1976)
Post by: Fran on May 01, 2008, 10:20:52 am
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From IMDb:

This horror/blaxploitation hybrid set in New Orleans delivers a fairly original variation of the old ghost-seeking-revenge plot. Ike (Glynn Turman), a handsome college boy who also works as a cabbie, is one night out on the town with his girl and his pals. Now I didn't live in the 70's or 60's but judging from this movie, and "The Graduate", a strip joint was the ideal place for a date in those old days! But that is also a fine excuse to show some shapely dancers in their birthday suit. Well, the night goes on, and in another spot Ike agrees to be a volunteer for a hypnotist. But while being in trance, Ike is possessed by the ghost of J.D., a gangster who died in the 40's and now is back to take revenge on those who killed him and his sister. Ike begins to have cryptic hallucinations and sees blood on his hands, slaughtered cattle, the sister getting her throat sliced and even J.D.'s face in the mirror where his own was supposed to be!


Title: "K" is Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Post by: Meryl on May 01, 2008, 10:38:53 am
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Title: "L" is Lash of the Penitentes (1937)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 01, 2008, 02:42:08 pm
from IMDb:

The Library of Congress print of this bizarre, apparently hybrid film clocks in at 45 minutes, so if you've seen a shorter version, you haven't seen the 'whole' film. Cobbled together from what appears to be three or possibly four different pieces of footage, The Penitente Murder Case (as the LC print is titled) outlines in bare detail the journey of a newspaperman into the barrens of New Mexico, where he stumbles upon a hardcore Catholic sect of peons who practice bizarre rites of self-flagellation. He hooks up with a cooperative local 'boy', Chico, who escorts him, unseen, to a number of secret rituals. At the end of the film the reporter is murdered so that the 'secret' of the sect stays within the local community.

The distinct sets of celluloid include some apparently silent footage, which appears to be real, of New Mexicans performing their Good Friday ceremonies (these segments were clearly shot at 16FPS); extremely bad hand held footage with enough pan shots to give anyone a headache; incredibly dull footage of the reporter and Chico standing around 'watching' the natives; and some ve ry fine dramatic footage that is clearly staged--especially good is the circular shot of the police interrogation at the end of the film. Credited director-cinematographer Roland Price was probably responsible for the character shots, but I can't imagine the man who also shot Marihuana: Weed With Roots In Hell and Son of Ingagi being capable of the 8 or so competent minutes in this film. Penitentes was apparently butchered by the Hays Office, but the extant footage is still pretty strong stuff, as the film features whipping, nudity, and crucifixion. Narrator Zelma Carroll flubs several lines and sounds like he was given a single take to record his unctuous overdubs. He also sounds like he was well lubricated for the task at hand.

This is truly a roadhouse classic, a film so strange and so ineptly made that I find it hard to criticize. Essential viewing.
Title: "M" is El Mar (2000)
Post by: oilgun on May 01, 2008, 02:45:13 pm
ParaCinema

An example of paracinema that includes taboo sexuality, gore & my favourite, nuns!  I just LOVE this film!

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From an IMDb Comment: A small group of children are shown in the Spanish Civil War of Spain, threatened with blackouts and invasive nighttime slaughtering of citizens. Ramala (Nilo Mur), Tur (David Lozano), Julia (Sergi Moreno), and Francisca (Victoria Verger) witness the terror of the assassination of men, and the revenge that drives one of them to murder and suicide. These wide-eyed children become adults, carrying all of the psychic disease and trauma repressed in their minds.

We then encounter the three who survive into adulthood where they are all confined to a tuberculosis sanitarium. Ramala (Roger Casamajor) has survived as a male prostitute, protected by his 'john' Morell (Juli Mira), and has kept his life style private. Tur (Bruno Bergonzini) has become a frail sexually repressed gay male whose cover is his commitment to Catholicism and the blur of delusional self-mutilation/crucifixion. Francisca (Antònia Torrens) has become a nun and serves the patients in the sanitarium. The three are re-joined by their environment in the sanitarium and slowly each reveals the scars of their childhood experiences with war. Tur longs for Ramala's love, Ramala longs to be free from his Morell, and Francisca must face her own internal needs covered by her white nun's habit.

The setting of the sanitarium provides a graphic plane where the thin thread between life and death, between lust and love, and between devotion and destruction is played out. To detail more would destroy the impact of the film on the individual viewer, but suffice it to say that graphic sex and full nudity are involved (in some of the most stunningly raw footage yet captured on film) and the viewer should be prepared to witness every form of brutality imaginable. For this viewer these scenes are of utmost importance and Director Villaronga is to be applauded for his perseverance and bravery in making this story so intense. The actors, both as children and as adults, are splendid: Roger Cassamoor, Bruno Bergonzini and Antònia Torrens are especially fine in inordinately difficult roles. The cinematography by Jaime Peracaula and the haunting musical score by Javier Navarrete serve the director's vision. A tough film, this, but one highly recommended to those who are unafraid to face the horrors of war and its aftermath. In
Title: "N" is Norman... Is That You? (1976)
Post by: Fran on May 01, 2008, 05:15:46 pm
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Yet another one from the blaxploitation genre.

From IMDb:

Even though this movie came out a year before I was born, it is definitely one of my favorite comedies. It stars Redd Foxx as a father who tries to understand his son's homosexuality. Like most parents, he doesn't know a thing about what it means to be gay and has all of these stereotypical notions of what gay people are like. His son, Norman, is now grown up and living on his own. When his father, Ben, finds out that his son is gay, he pays his son a visit in hopes of changing him. The title comes from one of the funniest lines in the movie -- when Ben gets to Norman's apartment he runs into a female prostitute and thinks it's his son in drag ("Norman... is that you?")....
Title: "O" is One Shocking Moment (1965)
Post by: memento on May 01, 2008, 05:57:49 pm
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IMDB: Hunky businessman Cliff and his sweet wife Mindy move from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Los Angeles, California. They take up residence in an apartment complex where several lovely young ladies also live. Pretty soon Cliff is cheating on his wife with the boss' secretary while Mindy gets involved with alluring and predatory bisexual nightclub owner and dominatrix Tanya.
Title: "P" is Pervert (2005)
Post by: oilgun on May 01, 2008, 06:01:56 pm
Sexploitation

From xploited cinema: Russ Meyer would be proud! Salacious porn princess and ex-gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey heads a cast of scantily-clad, buxom vixens whose tops are popping amidst a devious serial killer wreaking havoc by splattering buckets of gore. Perpetually horny James (Sean Andrews) is spending the summer with his bible-preaching, whore-loving father when gruesome deaths, objectifying sculptures and a sexy lesbian nurse disrupt his visit. This instant cult classic salutes sexploitation comedies with female flesh, a bloody hex, and above all, sex!
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Title: "Q" is Queimada (1969)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 02, 2008, 07:30:48 am
IMDb does have "exploitation" as one of the keywords for this movie.

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Title: "R" is The Return of Superfly (1990)
Post by: Fran on May 02, 2008, 09:53:25 am
More blaxploitation.

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Title: "S" is The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine (1974)
Post by: oilgun on May 02, 2008, 11:21:05 am
Nunsploitation

From xploited cinema:   An Italian nunsploitation epic in which a demented Mother Superior and a rabid collection of mentally disturbed and sex crazed sisters lose their habits and morals with equal gusto. Inspired in part by "The Devils of Loudon," this is considered a classic of the genre. Stars Françoise Prevost, Jenny Tamburi, Paolo Malco & Franco Ressel.

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Title: "T" is Too Soon to Love (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 02, 2008, 11:41:24 am
from IMDb:

Incredibly over-dramatic "message" film about a good girl (Jennifer West) and a good boy (Richard Evans) who fall in love but make the dramatic choice of having sex. Soon the girl ends up pregnant, which makes her feel like a slut and it also puts a strain on the teenager's relationship. This is in the same company as Reefer Madness as far as being overbearing in trying to deliver a message but this film here never quite hits the same level of camp. There are some over the top moments, which make for a few laughs but for the most part this is played straight forward and tries so very hard to be serious. The biggest problem are the two leads who turn in horrible performances and they bring more laughs when the film is going for seriousness. There's one great sequence inside an abortion clinic, which was shot to look like a horror film and actually manages to be just as creepy as the majority of horror films out in this time period. Jack Nicholson has a small role as a hot rod.


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Title: "U" is The Ultimate Degenerate (1969)
Post by: memento on May 02, 2008, 11:53:50 am
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IMDB: Maria is in the city, bored with her lover Tammy. An exhibitionist, she answers an ad in the "New York Review of Sex." She's invited to a house in Vermont, owned by an eccentric named Spencer, a man who likes to watch. Maria goes, seeking thrills. She meets women who spend their days rehearsing for shows staged for Spencer. He has a concoction of aphrodisiacs, and the women are happy to take the drugs and play - with each other, for the camera, in front of Spencer, and with Boris, Spencer's assistant who runs the household. Maria throws herself into the games. Which person will prove to be the ultimate degenerate?
Title: "V" is Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
Post by: Meryl on May 02, 2008, 01:27:13 pm
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This poster makes it look like that poor vampiress is reduced to chomping a sex mannequin!  ;D
Title: "W" is Werewolf in a Women's Prison (2006)
Post by: oilgun on May 02, 2008, 01:52:11 pm
Women's Prison Films

From xploited Cinema: As the title suggests, there's not much mystery as to what this movie is all about, and fans of both horror and women's prison films won't be disappointed. In a small third world country, Sarah and her boyfriend Jack go camping in the woods despite all warnings about the dangers awaiting them.

When Sarah wakes up in prison, blamed for killing and mutilating Jack, she knows they should have stayed away. But what she doesn't know is that she's been bitten by a werewolf, which is about to come in handy when those in charge of the prison try to sell her as a sex slave. Will the full moon help her to carve out some revenge against her captors and set her free?

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Title: "X" is The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Post by: oilgun on May 02, 2008, 02:14:29 pm
Bible Exploitation

Excerpt from Review by Mark Kermode at http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/945 (http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/945)  :  While such debates are of vital import to those who consider The Passion of the Christ a declaration of religious and historical faith, their significance is perhaps diminished when the film is considered within the cannon of exploitation cinema to which it also belongs. Despite the use of 'authentic' Latin and Aramaic dialogue, the language of the movie is often that of phantasmagorical fantasy rather than period 'realism'. Indeed, what is most surprising is just how upfront Gibson is in declaring his gothic reference points. From the film's full-moon opening in a ghostly Garden of Gethsemane, with its ominous echoes of every horror movie from Night of the Living Dead to An American Werewolf in London, The Passion frequently walks and talks like an unashamed monster movie. Lurking within its reels we find an apparition of Satan whose pallid visage recalls the subliminal 'Captain Howdy' face from The Exorcist ; a gaggle of monstrous children apparently hijacked from The Brood ; and even a demon baby who seems to have crawled off the set of Larry Cohen's It's Alive. Most famously, we also have a series of spectacular physical tortures which put the torments of Last House on the Left and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to shame. By the time the contents of the (Turin) shroud magically evaporate on screen in the enigmatic tomb-bound finale, we have passed through the looking-glass of history into the realms of supernatural myth.

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Title: "Y" is Young Nurses in Love (1986)
Post by: Fran on May 02, 2008, 04:56:20 pm
Nurse Sexploitation

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Title: "Z" is Zestos minas Avgoustos, O (1966)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 02, 2008, 05:18:17 pm
In English: The Hot Month of August

Synopsis: A young man, Jason, is on his way home and meets two beautiful women, Hope and Alexis. He falls for Hope, but has sex with Alexis. He doesn't know that Alexis' husband has hired a private detective to trail her, and the man reports back to Alexis' husband about her affair with Jason. The husband kills Alexis but the police suspect Jason. He and Hope have to clear his name and find enough evidence to prove the husband is the killer.

Trivia: Producer/director Doris Wishman was on vacation in Greece and bought two films from a bankrupt Greek film studio. Unfortunately, she lost the script for this film and had to make up her own story for it, so she shot new footage, invented a new storyline and re-assembled the film.

Doris Wishman ("the female Ed Wood") was quite a character. You can read more about here here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Wishman

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I've Been Exploited!
Post by: Ellemeno on May 03, 2008, 12:22:14 pm
What's next?  :)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I've Been Exploited!
Post by: MaineWriter on May 03, 2008, 12:28:25 pm
Quote from: Elle on May 03, 2008, 12:22:14 pm
What's next?  :)

I'll be posting it shortly, Clarissa. I wanted to get the archive up-to-date before we begin the next round. I am a few rounds behind...

L
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Horror Movies!
Post by: MaineWriter on May 03, 2008, 12:33:16 pm
Since it is Saturday and people like to watch horror movies on Saturday night, let's have a horror movies round, shall we?

Just how scary can we be....

Unplayed movies only, please, from 1888-2013. Wildcard X is in effect.

Both archives should be up-to-date shortly, for your searching pleasure.

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (2000)
Post by: Meryl on May 03, 2008, 12:45:53 pm
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(Anybody looking at my photobucket account would certainly wonder why in heck I've got so many of these weird movie posters saved in there!)  ;D
Title: "B" is Black Sheep (2006)
Post by: oilgun on May 03, 2008, 01:29:54 pm
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Synopsis:
A genetic engineering experiment gone horribly awry turns a large flock of docile sheep into unrelenting killing machines in this rural horror comedy directed by Jonathan King and featuring special effects designed by Weta Workshop. When the death of his father and a stress-induced fear of sheep pushes him toward the edge of a nervous breakdown, skilled farmer Henry Oldfield leaves the family farm behind in a desperate bid to achieve inner peace. Upon returning to the farm following a 15-year absence, Henry discovers that his brother Angus has been performing genetic experiments on the sheep. Unfortunately for both the brothers and the rest of the humble farmers who make their living off of the land, these experiments have produced a strain of sheep that crave human flesh and will stop at nothing to satisfy their diabolical hunger. ~ All Movie Guide

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Title: "C" is The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 03, 2008, 02:20:46 pm
from IMDb:

Before Peter Weir went on to make 'A' class films such as The Dead Poets Society and Witness, he had a rather unsuccessful stint as a B-movie cult flick director. Despite the fact that he's become better known for his critically acclaimed films, his lesser cult films show much more imagination and are far more fun to watch. The Cars That Ate Paris works from a delicious premise. A small township in Australia named 'Paris' causes car accidents and salvages valuables from the wreckages. The town's currency is radios, clothes etc and this lucrative business is doing well for the town. When someone survives a crash, they usually end up mentally disabled, which is good for the town as it stops them from being caught by the pesky insurance investigator. This is all well and good until George and brother Arthur drive into town. George is killed in the crash, but Arthur survives it; pretty much unharmed. Nobody has ever left Paris before, which prompts the Mayor to take the young man into his family home. This is something that will go on to have massive repercussions on the township of Paris...

Peter Weir deliciously blends several elements into the plot line. On one hand, we have the incredibly surreal idea of a whole town killing people for their valuables. This blends with the whole crazy cult idea, and this in turn mixes with the idea of the things that people will do to survive. Weir has speckled the movie with loads of great imagery, such as the old women who's job it is to take the valuables from the cars stuffing clothes down their top, and the devilish cornerstone of society, the Mayor, overseeing all the horror. Despite all the film's good elements, however, Weir has failed to make the film a complete whole. It may be down to inexperience, but while he's busy creating his atmosphere; the characters have been forgotten about, and this makes it difficult to care for them, and the story beyond an aesthetic level. There is much to like about this movie, and it's definitely worth seeing for the imagery alone; but it's hard to really love it, and that stops me from giving the film a high rating. I still recommend the movie, however, as it's well worth seeing.

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Title: "D" is Devil Bat's Daughter (1946)
Post by: Fran on May 03, 2008, 02:26:04 pm
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From IMDb:

Wishing to dispose of his wife, psychiatrist Doctor Elliott (Nolan Leary) makes his patient Nina (Rosemary La Planche) think that she suffers from a compulsion to kill. He drugs Nina, murders his wife and leaves evidence that points to Nina. The latter, pre-conditioned by Elliott, also thinks she is guilty.
Title: "E" is Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Post by: oilgun on May 03, 2008, 03:01:03 pm
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Amazon.comGeorges Franju brings a haunting poetry to this lyrical and horrifying 1959 French classic. Dr. Genessier (Pierre Brasseur), a famed plastic surgeon, lures a young woman to his secluded mansion with the help of his mistress Louise (Alida Valli), where he proceeds to remove their faces in an attempt to restore his daughter's scarred visage. Christiane (Edith Scob), disfigured in car accident caused by her guilt-ridden father, hides behind a spooky blank mask that exposes only her sad, lonely eyes, which seem to lose a little more life after each failed graft. Franju's cool presentation gives an unsettling edge to the picture, from the uncomfortably quiet family dinners to Christiane's hesitant explorations of her father's laboratory to the unflinching views of Genessier's bloody operations. Reminiscent of Cocteau's fantasy imagery in Beauty and the Beast, Franju creates an eerie poetry of the doctor's sadistic experiments, culminating in an astonishingly brutal and beautiful finale. The screenplay was cowritten by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac, authors of the novels which became Les Diaboliques and Vertigo. Originally titled Les Yeux Sans Visage upon its original French release, the film was cut, dubbed, and renamed The Horror Chamber of Doctor Faustus for American distribution in 1962, but was restored years later for American re-release. --Sean Axmaker
Title: "F" is Flesh Eating Mothers (1989)
Post by: memento on May 03, 2008, 04:43:50 pm
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IMDB: After sleeping around with the town's population of mothers, a man spreads a cannibalistic venereal disease to each woman. The result is a horrific display of flesh eaters as they turn on their children for food. The teens must somehow inject the antidote into the rearend of their own mothers before they too become Sunday dinner.
Title: "G" is The Ghoul (1975)
Post by: Fran on May 03, 2008, 10:33:15 pm
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From IMDb:

Peter Cushing stars as a former priest who harbors a dark and horrible secret in his attic. The locked room serves as a prison cell for his crazed, cannibalistic adult son, who acquired his savage tastes in India during his father's missionary work there. Cushing fears that his son will escape to prey upon the effete guests at his rural English estate during a cross-country auto race.
Title: "H" is House of Usher (1960)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 03, 2008, 11:06:23 pm
from IMDb:

Corman's first Poe film (out of eight) is one of the best adaptations of the familiar story (rivaled only by French director Jean Epstein's superb, yet completely different, 1928 version) and was a critical and commercial success in its day on a meager $125,000 budget. Vincent Price is superb as Roderick Usher, an eternally tortured soul who lives in a crumbling castle with his sister Madeline (Myrna Fahey) and faithful butler Bristol (nicely etched by Harry Ellerbe). When Philip Winthrop (bland Mark Damon) shows up to take Madeline away, Roderick's incestuous feelings come to surface and the terror begins. Highlights include Damon's colorful nightmare sequence and Price's explanation of the Usher family history.

HOUSE OF USHER is intelligent, subtle and effective, with good sets and costumes and excellent work from scripter Richard Matheson, composer Les Baxter, cameraman Floyd Crosby and art director Daniel Haller--all united by Corman's smart, stylish, fluent direction. Truly deserving of it's reputation as horror classic.

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Title: "I" is Inside (2007)
Post by: oilgun on May 03, 2008, 11:40:57 pm
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Synopsis
A pregnant widow awaiting her ride to the hospital must fight for her life against a mysterious woman who comes knocking on her door in directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury's daring tale of caesarian terror. It's been four months since Sarah (Alysson Paradis) was involved in the tragic car accident that claimed the life of her husband, yet somehow the couple's unborn child miraculously survived the jarring ordeal. Now it's Christmas Eve and Sarah is sitting alone in her suburban home, still grieving the loss of her beloved. Soon, Sarah's mother will arrive to drive her daughter to the hospital, where the doctors plan to induce labor. Out of nowhere, Sarah hears a knock at the door; on the other side is a stranger (Beatrice Dalle) who calmly asks to use Sarah's telephone. Immediately suspicious of the stranger's motivations, Sarah locks the door and quickly calls the police. Upon searching the grounds, the policemen find no trace of an intruder and Sarah cautiously bolts her doors once again. But unbeknownst to the expectant mother, this time she has unwillingly locked herself into a violent struggle for the one thing that matters most to her. Now, as the scissor-wielding psychopath attempts to forcefully claim the new life within Sarah, the jealous maternal battle is about to get bloody. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Title: "J" is Jason X (2002)
Post by: Meryl on May 04, 2008, 01:15:49 am
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Title: "K" is Killer Barbys vs. Dracula (2002)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 04, 2008, 01:19:24 am
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Title: "L" is Les lèvres rouges (1971)
Post by: oilgun on May 04, 2008, 07:32:42 am
aka: Daughters of Darkness
Excerpt From IMDB: Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory didn't die in 1613 walled up in her castle . She is still alive over 350 years later and still preying on young girls for their blood. Elizabeth [Delphine Seyrig] and her secretary Ilona Harxzy [Andrea Rau] have arrived at a hotel in Ostend, Belgium[...]It is winter, and the only other hotel guests are a newlywed couple, Stefan [John Karlen] and Valerie [Danielle Ouimet] Chilton, who are en route from Switzerland to England, where Stefan's mother lives. Elizabeth comments to Ilona that Stefan and Valerie are perfect...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067690/synopsis (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067690/synopsis)

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Title: "M" is May (2002)
Post by: Fran on May 04, 2008, 11:23:26 am
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From IMDb:

Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her.

=comment=
Anna Faris (with dark hair) appears in this one.  Here's the trailer:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwytTsUy0kg[/youtube]
Time:  1:44


Title: "N" is The Night Has Eyes (1942)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 04, 2008, 12:15:37 pm
The British restricted horror movies during WWII, figuring that people preferred wholesome, happy entertainment. This was one of the few movies that was allowed and was rated "H" (for Horror) meaning no one under 16 was allowed in the theater. By today's standards it is pretty tame but interesting as a historical tidbit.

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Title: "O" is Open Water (2003)
Post by: oilgun on May 04, 2008, 01:26:29 pm
Synopsis
Independent filmmaker Chris Kentis directs the dramatic thriller Open Water, based on a true story. Susan (Blanchard Ryan) and Daniel (Daniel Travis) are a busy married couple on an island vacation. They board a vessel called the Reef Explorer with a group of other scuba divers, traveling 15 miles out to sea. Since they are certified to dive in open waters, the couple breaks off from the group to go exploring. The Reef Explorer accidentally leaves without a proper head count, leaving them stranded in shark-infested waters. Kentis and producer wife Laura Lau did all the filming themselves in the actual ocean without extraneous special effects, while the actors wore special steel-mesh under their wetsuits in the scenes where actual sharks were involved. Open Water was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 as part of the American Spectrum competition. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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==COMMENT==
A lot of people don't like this movie, but it worked for me.  I thought it was a tight and effective thriller. Of course, it's not very PC because it does make the sharks look pretty bad.

==ASIDE==
I forgot to mention that my previous movie, Daughters of Darkness, was filmed in Belgium and one scene, right in Bruges.
Title: Re: "O" is Open Water
Post by: Fran on May 04, 2008, 03:31:05 pm
Thanks for posting this, Gil.  I was trying to remember the name of this movie for quite a while now.  Like you, I thought it was very good.  (But it compelled me to add scuba diving to my list of things I'm never going to do.) 

Here's a link that refers to the event it's based on: 
Open Water:  The True Story Behind the Disturbing Movie (http://www.cdnn.info/news/article/a040723.html)

The sun is bright and hot as you break surface. You squint to see the outline of a boat. After 40 minutes of scuba diving you feel disoriented. You paddle round to see whether the boat is behind you, but there is nothing: just calm, blue ocean, stretching to the horizon.

Such is the scenario of Open Water, the surprise hit of this year's Sundance film festival....

Title: "P" is Phone (2002)
Post by: Fran on May 04, 2008, 03:41:08 pm
aka Pon

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From IMDb:

Soon after Ji-won gets a new cell phone, her friend's young daughter, Yeong-ju, puts it to her ear and immediately begins screaming in terror. When other strange things start happening in connection with the phone, Ji-Won does some investigating and discovers that of the people before her who had the same number, almost all of them died suddenly under unusual circumstances. As Yeong-ju's behavior becomes increasingly alarming, Ji-won digs deeper into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the number's first owner, a high school girl named Jin-hie.
Title: "Q" is The Quick and Undead (2006)
Post by: memento on May 04, 2008, 04:11:50 pm
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IMDB: The protagonist, Ryn Baskin, is a bounty hunter. After a successful hunt, he is robbed, shot, and left for dead by a rival gang of hunters led by Blythe Remington, a man with a plan to weaponize the plague in order to create more zombies and line his pockets with the bounties. Ryn survives and follows Baskin with the aid of Hans Tubman, the cowardly foreigner who double crossed him, in order to retrieve the sack of pinkies he collected when the movie began. His quest leads him to a final confrontation not just with Blythe, but with a massive zombie armada.

Title: "R" is Requiem (2006)
Post by: oilgun on May 04, 2008, 06:32:03 pm
==COMMENT==
This is apparently more Drama than Horror but just the fact that a major church actually believes in demonic possession is pretty damn scary.

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Synopsis
Director Hans-Christian Schmid helms this award winning account of a first-year university student whose bout with epilepsy leads to a tragic exorcism. Inspired by the same events that were previously dramatized in The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Requiem follows college freshman and devoted Catholic Michaela Klinger (Sandra Hueller) as she attempts to adjust to dormitory life while struggling to meet the growing pressures and academic expectations of school. Though a tentative friendship with temperamental classmate Hanna (Anna Blomeier) and a blossoming romance with easygoing chemistry student Stefan (Nicholas Reinke) at first find the shy student developing a pair of healthy bonds, an ill-advised abandonment of her medication regimen sets into motion a chilling series of events. Warned by a series of apparitions and disembodied voices that she should stay away from rosaries and crucifixes, Michaela seeks out the help of both her parents and amiable priest Father Landauer (Walter Schmidinger) to no avail. When Michaela becomes convinced that she is being made to suffer in the same manner of a well-known saint, well-intending pastor Borchert (Jens Harzer) hastily assembles an in-home exorcism that is doomed to end in tragedy. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Interesting article on the real events the mvoies are based on: http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/emilyrose.php (http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/emilyrose.php)  You can even listen to audio clips of the woman's voice and of one of the exorcism.

=ASIDE==
Quote from: Fran on May 04, 2008, 03:31:05 pm
Thanks for posting this, Gil.  I was trying to remember the name of this movie for quite a while now.  Like you, I thought it was very good.  (But it compelled me to add scuba diving to my list of things I'm never going to do.) 

Here's a link that refers to the event it's based on: 
Open Water:  The True Story Behind the Disturbing Movie (http://www.cdnn.info/news/article/a040723.html)

The sun is bright and hot as you break surface. You squint to see the outline of a boat. After 40 minutes of scuba diving you feel disoriented. You paddle round to see whether the boat is behind you, but there is nothing: just calm, blue ocean, stretching to the horizon.

Such is the scenario of Open Water, the surprise hit of this year's Sundance film festival....

Thanks for the link, Fran, it's an interesting article.  I hadn't read anything detailed about the real events the film is based on.

Title: "S" is Sick Nurses (2007)
Post by: Fran on May 04, 2008, 09:25:17 pm
aka  สวยลากไส้
       Suay Laak Sai

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From IMDb:

Suay Laak Sai (Sick Nurses), a Thai horror film about a group of seven nurses and a doctor who are involved in a somewhat vague scam of selling dead bodies for money. When one of the nurses discovers that the doctor she intends to marry is having a fling with her sister (also a nurse), she threatens to oust the nurses' evil scheme. In return, the girl is brutally murdered to prevent their secret from being revealed. To make things short, the rest of the film takes on a horror plot. The murdered nurse comes back from the dead seven hours after her death to enact her revenge. And what a revenge it is! The ghost visits each girl and tortures them based on their individual vices -- bulimia, materialism, narcissism, the desire to obtain the perfect body. The film contains surprising plot twists that are too good to even allude to and a balanced mix of humor, satire, and gore to gain it "cult" status. Under the rubric of successful horror films, Suay Laak Sai has a terrifying ghost, a good amount of gore, and a satisfying plot as well as ending.
Title: "T" is Tremors (1990)
Post by: Meryl on May 05, 2008, 12:02:51 am
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Title: "U" is The Ugly (1997)
Post by: oilgun on May 05, 2008, 11:20:21 am
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From IMDb: Simon is a killer. Unfit to stand trial. He has been locked away for five years, watched by the sinister Dr Marlowe. Enter Karen, an enthusiastic but formidably intelligent psychologist. She will interview Simon - who wants to prove that he is cured. He seems sane. Seemingly incapable of ferocious acts of violence. He tells her of a terrifying force within him, which drives him to destroy those around him. He says this force has gone. Karen listens to his story. At first she trusts him, even believes him. But then her trust gives way to scepticism. His confession is replaced by deception. The interview unleashes demons from Simon's strange internal world - threatening Karen's previously stable sense of reality. She wants the truth. But she finds that truth can be the most terrifying thing of all.

Title: "V" is Vampire Vixens from Venus (1995)
Post by: Fran on May 05, 2008, 04:09:50 pm
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From IMDb:

Three Venusians land on Earth and transform themselves into beautiful buxom babes, then go about their task of sucking the life force out of unsuspecting males. Their disguises are apropos since the life force is more valuable when extracted at a moment of extreme sexual excitement.
Title: "W" is Werewolf of London (1935)
Post by: Meryl on May 05, 2008, 04:23:17 pm
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Werewolf of London was the first Hollywood mainstream werewolf movie and is the oldest extant werewolf movie; it was preceded by the lost The Werewolf (1913).
Title: Wildcard "X" is 30 Days of Night (2007)
Post by: oilgun on May 05, 2008, 04:35:38 pm
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==COMMENT==
It feels like I played this title already but I did a search of each word and came up with nuthin'.  Anyway, it's the best (recent) horror movie I've seen since The Descent.
Title: "Y" is Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)
Post by: Fran on May 05, 2008, 08:11:20 pm
aka  Yôkai daisensô
       Big Ghost War
       Big Monster War 
       Ghosts on Parade
     
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From IMDb:

A zucchini-headed vampire from Europe comes to Japan, kills and then possesses the body of a good and noble lord. The local demons aren't too pleased by the idea of a foreigner moving in on their territory and decide to battle the monster. Thus, a horde of boogeymen assemble - a water demon who looks like a flatheaded Woody Woodpecker, a woman with two faces; one lovely and one hideous, a demonic umbrella with a tongue that Gene Simmons would envy, a tiny little dude with a round head who bears a freaky resemblance to Aunt Jemima and a woman with a deadly python-like neck. As the vampire claims more victims and literally begins to reproduce himself, the villagers and the demons band together and go to war.

This is a hilariously funny and visually beautiful film. The special effects are outstanding, considering the year was 1968. Simple camera tricks turn the battle at films end (and the ensuing victory "parade' of the Japanese ghosts and demons) into something resembling a weird ballet as transparent ghouls and projected monsters jump, spin, fly and fight in slow motion. Despite some unexpected (and hysterical) light expletives and a few splashes of ketchup-y blood, this is a great film for kids as well as adults. It's really very funny, oddly sweet and a lot of fun. HIGHLY recommended!
Title: "Z" is Zeder (1983)
Post by: oilgun on May 05, 2008, 10:33:17 pm
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SynopsisIn this inventive psychological horror story from Italian director Pupi Avati, an aspiring novelist named Stefano (Gabriele Lavia) receives an old portable typewriter as a gift from his girlfriend Alessandria (Anne Canovas). One day while playing with the machine, he notices the impressions on the ribbon left behind by the previous owner and becomes curious enough to copy them down and find out what had been written on the typewriter in the past. Stefano is startled to discover that it was once owned by a noted scientist named Paolo Zeder (Luigi Costa), and that Zeder was working on a report on his theories about "K Zones" -- places where supernatural energy is concentrated so heavily that the newly dead will rise from the grave and walk among the living. Stefano sets out to find out the facts about the K Zones, and he discovers that the truth is horrifying indeed. Zeder was originally released in the United States as Revenge of the Dead, and it was marketed as a standard-issue zombie movie, where it predictably failed to find an audience until more thoughtful genre enthusiasts rediscovered the original Italian version several years later. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: B&W, then color, then B&W...
Post by: MaineWriter on May 06, 2008, 06:06:36 am
Good morning everyone,

Meryl suggested the theme for this round. It reminds me of "The Wizard of Oz." For this round, let's alternate black & white and color movies. We'll start with a movie in b&w (A), then B is in color, C is in b&w, and so on.

Except for the horror round (just played), both archives are up-to-date.

Let me know if you have questions. Have fun!

Leslie
GameMistress
Title: "A" is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 06, 2008, 06:11:44 am
In honor of the Wizard of Oz and its inspiration for this round, I selected a movie from 1939.

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Title: "B" is Becoming Jane (2007)
Post by: Meryl on May 06, 2008, 03:58:49 pm
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Our own Anne Hathaway, looking colorful.  :)

Thanks for going with my idea, Leslie!  8)
Title: "C" is Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Post by: Fran on May 06, 2008, 04:07:15 pm
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From IMDb:

Fabulous first film from director Vincente Minnelli (who went on to become one of America's best directors and had previously produced stage revues including star Waters) with an all-black cast headed by the magnificent Ethel Waters. She sings classics from the musical and interpolated songs -- fortunately MGM had a good songsmith on hand in Harold Arlen, who added tunes which were, for once, the equal of the show's originals. Lena Horne also makes a sensational screen debut as "sweet" Georgia Brown. Loose comedy plot about Rochester saving his soul only holds the songs together, but the whole thing is done in a spirit of fun and shows off the great cast in full flavor. An experimental movie that passes its mark with an A+! May offend some modern tastes, but those who are offended should consider questioning their hangups and just kick their feet up and have a good time with it! Ellington and crew appear in a wonderfully photographed "shack dance".
Title: "D" is The Deep End (2001)
Post by: oilgun on May 06, 2008, 05:18:46 pm
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Title: "E" is Eternally Yours (1939)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 06, 2008, 06:00:58 pm
with David Niven and Loretta Young...

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Title: "F" is Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Post by: Meryl on May 06, 2008, 07:16:36 pm
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Title: "G" is The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Post by: Fran on May 07, 2008, 09:07:40 am
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From IMDb:

Lucy Muir, a widow of one year, decides to start life anew, with daughter and faithful housekeeper, in a cottage by the sea, despite the warnings by the real estate salesman that the house is haunted by the ghost of its former owner, a seaman, Capt. Gregg. After Mrs. Muir encounters the ghost, the two strike an eerie, yet deep, relationship, which grows even more when Lucy, forced to earn the money for payment of the cottage, writes a book about the captain's sea encounters. When Lucy sells the manuscript, she meets and falls for a fellow writer, a relationship, which does not sit well with the housekeeper, the daughter, and especially the captain. Will Capt. Gregg have to roam again to find eternal happiness? A beautiful film from all standpoints, with brilliant performances by Tierney and Harrison, who play extremely well off each other with tender, humorous, and bickering encounters, and Sanders, who is, as usual, his charming self. A touching and romantic ending set this film off as one of the all-time great cinematic love stories. Rating: 9 of 10.
Title: "H" is The Hottest State (2006)
Post by: oilgun on May 07, 2008, 12:00:35 pm
Ethan Hawke adapts his own novel, he also directs and stars in the film.  Michelle Williams also has a role.

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Plot: A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

==COMMENT==
I tried watching this film, which I bought blind, but wasn't able to get through it, it's talky, slow and not very compelling but I'll give it another try eventually.
Title: "I" is I Dream Too Much (1935)
Post by: Meryl on May 07, 2008, 01:10:14 pm
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A romantic comedy film, directed by John Cromwell.  It stars Henry Fonda, opera singer Lily Pons, and Lucille Ball in one of her earliest roles.

=comment=
A colleague of mine always refers to this film as "I Scream Too Much."  ;D
Title: "J" is Juno (2007)
Post by: memento on May 07, 2008, 05:26:52 pm
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Title: "K" is Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Post by: Fran on May 07, 2008, 05:56:18 pm
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From IMDb:

Bill Saunders, disturbed ex-soldier, kills a man in a postwar London pub brawl. Fleeing, he hides out in the apartment of lonely nurse Jane Wharton. Later, despite misgivings about his violent nature, Jane becomes involved with Bill, who resolves to reform. She gets him a job driving a medical supplies truck. But racketeer Harry Carter, who witnessed the killing, wants to use Bill's talents for crime.
Title: "L" is Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Post by: oilgun on May 07, 2008, 07:55:02 pm
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Title: "M" is Manhattan (1979)
Post by: memento on May 08, 2008, 01:11:54 am
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Title: "N" is The New World (2005)
Post by: Meryl on May 08, 2008, 07:45:00 pm
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Title: "O" is Ossessione (1943)
Post by: oilgun on May 08, 2008, 09:07:44 pm
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Excerpt from http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Ossessione_rev.html (http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Ossessione_rev.html) :
What is most striking about Ossessione is its earthiness.  The characters are so real, so anchored to their location, that you can feel their lust, smell their sweat, become intoxicated by the cloud of petrol fumes and the dust that surrounds them.  The extraordinary on-screen rapport between the two principal actors Clara Calamai and Massimo Girotti is so tangible, so explicit, so torrid, that you feel almost guilty about intruding on their frenzied amorous couplings.  This is perhaps the essence of neo-realism.  It is impossible to separate the characters from their setting; if the setting appears real, so do they.  This is what makes neo-realist films – particularly those made by the Italians in the 1940s and 1950s – so powerful.  We believe what we see, down to the smallest detail, and if what we see hurts, then we are hurt, and very much so.

==COMMENT==
God, it's crazy how much I love this movie!
Title: "P" is The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Post by: Fran on May 09, 2008, 10:33:00 am
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From IMDb:

The film is a real throwback to the 1970's. It captures the pervasive feeling of nihilism perfectly well, particularly on the subject of drugs.

The not-so-great colour and sound strangely add to the experience in making the film seem more documentary than a tale of two young people caught in the vortex of addiction.

Pacino and Winn both play remarkably believable leads.

It may not be an uplifting experience to watch the film, but in watching it, you cannot help feeling that it's a privilage to watch such mastery of directing and acting.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VMjZyfyODM[/youtube]
Trailer:  2:51

Title: "Q" is Q Planes (1939)
Post by: Meryl on May 09, 2008, 02:47:49 pm
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Starring Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Valerie Hobson.
Title: "R" is The Raspberry Reich (2004)
Post by: oilgun on May 09, 2008, 03:16:46 pm
"The revolution is my boyfriend"
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From http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=8559 : Hey, kids. Do you like gay porn? How about terrorism? Imagine this: your watching "Die Hard" and in a quiet moment Hans Gruber approaches Karl, rips off his clothes, and precedes to sexually ravage his terrorist companion in the most graphic way imaginable. [...] If this terrorist homosexual hanky-panky is something that appeals to you, or if you’re simply intrigued by the complex notion of politics mitigated by sexuality then you should definitely still not see this movie. "Raspberry Reich" is an awful, awful film. It’s trite, pretentious, and condescending. For those desiring an interesting political message, you will be bored. For those desiring erotic homosexuality, you will be bored stiff.
Title: "S" is The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Post by: Fran on May 09, 2008, 04:20:54 pm
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From IMDb:

I'm not Catholic, but this film makes you want to believe the whole thing. I've never been so moved by a story demonstrating the incredible power of innocence and simplicity as performed by Jennifer Jones in this faithful adaptation of the true story of the now-canonized Bernadette Soubirous. Beyond this story, the sets, performances, narrative flow, and in particular, the heavenly-inspired music of Alfred Newman is nothing short of transporting. Some may find the movie overlong, but I cherished every character and angle to the story -- much like enjoying the book with all of its detail. This effort demonstrates more than just the quality of the golden age of cinema and 20th Century Fox, but it adds a cast and crew clearly inspired to tell this true story like no other has been told before or since.
Title: "T" is Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Post by: memento on May 09, 2008, 05:51:37 pm
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Title: "U" is Up in Central Park (1948)
Post by: oilgun on May 11, 2008, 12:49:30 pm
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Title: "V" is Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Post by: Fran on May 11, 2008, 12:54:24 pm
aka Valerie a týden divu

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From IMDb:

Another great Czech new wave film that is both haunting and beautiful is "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders." (What a week... drip drip drip!) The story concerns a girl's surreal journey into womanhood. Things aren't what they appear to be for Valerie. When she gets a magical pair of earrings, she discovers strange secrets. Her peaceful village is really a town of sex-crazed vampires. Poor Valerie, of all of the times to get your period. To top it off, her grandmother is evil too. She's not even safe from the town priest. (Surprise surprise.) The film contains beautiful religious images, strange sexuality, incest, nudity and other crazy assorted weirdness. Sometimes it's hard to tell if the events are happening or if Valerie is dreaming. Director Jaromi Jires also used the story as symbolism for that political era in Czechoslovakia. One thing's for certain, they don't make fairy tales like this in the US. So if you enjoy films by Bergman, Fellini, Bunuel and Jodorowsky you'll enjoy "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders". Except for Cissy Spacek, I don't think I've seen anyone suffer with a more horrifying time of the month in cinema!
Title: "W" is Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
Post by: Meryl on May 11, 2008, 02:24:27 pm
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Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film was also called Strauss' Great Waltz. The film tells the story of the writing and performance of The Blue Danube. According to Hitchcock: “Waltzes from Vienna gave me many opportunities for working out ideas in the relation of film and music. Naturally every cut in the film was worked out on the script before shooting began. But more than that, the musical cuts were worked out too.”

Hitchcock told François Truffaut that this film was the lowest ebb of his career. He only agreed to make it because he had no other film projects that year, and wanted to stay working. He never again made a musical film.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Nines (2007)
Post by: oilgun on May 11, 2008, 02:38:52 pm
Because I just watched it and loved it..

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Title: "Y" is Young Frankenstein (1974)
Post by: oilgun on May 11, 2008, 10:40:58 pm
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Title: "Z" is Zatoichi (2003)
Post by: Fran on May 11, 2008, 10:41:38 pm
aka   Zatôichi
       Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi 
       The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

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From IMDb:

Blind Zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages. But behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightning-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful samurai. He's destined for violent showdowns when he stumbles on two beautiful geishas avenging their parents' murder... Duels, wit and a touch of zen! Cult anti-hero Zatoichi is back in a sword-fighting adventure written, directed and starring Takeshi Kitano.
Title: The everything-is-connected-to-Brokeback-Mountain round
Post by: Ellemeno on May 12, 2008, 12:51:31 am
Okay, I have permission to start the next round. 

The movies have to have a connection to Brokeback Mountain.  Tell the connection.  Feel free to be as creative as you want with that connection.  The usual rules apply, including no repeated movies.
Title: "A" is The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 12, 2008, 12:55:16 am
Randy Quaid played Joe Aguirre in Brokeback Mountain and Cappy von Trapment in The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle.

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Title: "B" is The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Post by: Meryl on May 12, 2008, 01:51:28 am
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Both Brokeback Mountain and The Battle of Algiers won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Title: "C" is Cowboy Forever (2006)
Post by: oilgun on May 12, 2008, 07:13:29 am

From IMDb: Sexy & Subtle Gay Cowboy Short Film---Perfect!

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Cowboy Forever is included in this DVD:
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Title: "D" is Danny Deckchair (2003)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 12, 2008, 07:21:42 am
Danny Deckchair and BBM both have a scene with fireworks.

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From IMDb - Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean off the map, and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence. In this new town, he rockets into the world of Glenda, the town's only parking cop. While the media back home becomes obsessed with the story of his disappearance, Danny gets to reinvent himself in this new town, and in his great adventure, he discovers a true soulmate in Glenda. Fate catches up with him eventually, as Danny's true identity is revealed and Trudy--now a tabloid celebrity--comes to the idyllic town to claim Danny and drag him back to Sydney. Danny, however, is a changed man; he's discovered what it means to be happy and has found a new self-worth. Saying farewell to Trudy, Danny makes a dynamic re-entry to the town of Clarence--determined to win Glenda back again and embrace his newfound zest for life. Written by Sujit R. Varma


Title: "E" is Ennis' Gift (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 12, 2008, 08:36:43 am
from IMDb:

Ennis William Cosby was dyslexic. As a boy, he struggled to learn in school. And he didn't know why. Eventually, Ennis came to understand that he simply learned differently and that he could succeed in school. In this film you'll meet actors, scientists, business leaders, a polar explorer, and dozens of others, both children and adults, who have one thing in common: they all have learning differences. These individuals refused to be limited by their difficulties or defined by the labels that were assigned to them. They, like Ennis William Cosby, found their gifts in their differences.

Ennis Cosby was Bill Cosby's son and was murdered on January 16, 1997. He was 27 years old. Like another Ennis that we all know and love, he died much too soon.

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==aside==

Clarissa, thanks for starting a new round! Everyone, sorry for being AWOL for most of the last round. Things have been hectic around here, to say the least...

L
Title: "F" is Fall (1997)
Post by: Fran on May 12, 2008, 09:45:09 am
Roberta Maxwell played Joan Alterman in Fall and Mrs. Twist in Brokeback Mountain.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/3795641020A.jpg)

From IMDb:

Fall tells the tale of a brief love affair between star-crossed lovers and unlikely bedfellows... a NYC cabbie (Schaeffer) and a super model (de Cadenet). Protagonist, writer, producer, and director, Schaeffer goes where few romantic writers have dared to go before as he spins his tale of impossible love from the initial casual attraction to the intensely sexual backlash of two lonely people to the reluctant search for a deeper and more profound meaning to the ultimate and necessary death of the relationship. "Fall" is a wonderful mix of reality and poetry which will maddeningly captivate realists and aggravate hopeless romantics. Kudos to Schaeffer for having the cajones to put this film out there for those few of us who delight in the real but bittersweetness of life.
Title: "G" is The Good Girl (2002)
Post by: Meryl on May 12, 2008, 12:40:37 pm
A cute younger Jake.  I was surprised this hadn't been played yet.

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Title: "H" is Happy Together (1997)
Post by: oilgun on May 12, 2008, 02:47:48 pm
Because it stars two (Asian) heart-throbs as lovers in a mainstream film. 
Right at the beginning, there is a scene that is basically the equivalent of FTS.
It also has a natural landmark as a symbol of their love/relationship.  In this case it's the Iguazu falls in Argentina.
It's sad, depressing, compelling and affecting.

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And there is also a lot of cigarette smoking ;)
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Title: "I" is Incendiary (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on May 12, 2008, 02:56:17 pm
Stars Michelle Williams as a woman whose husband is killed during a bombing at a soccer game. It was playing at Sundance when Heath died.  :(

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Title: "J" is Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Post by: southendmd on May 12, 2008, 03:51:08 pm
Because it's about forbidden love.  And because I was just in Paris.


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=aside=
You've all been busy!  Great rounds!
Missed you!
Title: "K" is Kart Racer (2003)
Post by: Fran on May 12, 2008, 06:38:25 pm
Randy Quaid played Vic Davies in Kart Racer and Joe Aguirre in Brokeback Mountain.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/0.jpg)

From IMDb:

14-year-old Watts Davies is estranged from his dad, a former International Karting Federation (IKF) champion. Watts's resolve to race in the upcoming IKF Regional Championships rekindles their relationship as they pursue the dream together.
Title: "L" is Love Forbidden (2002)
Post by: oilgun on May 12, 2008, 07:39:04 pm
Are they straight, are they bi , are they gay?  ???  In any event, their love is forbidden!

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Title: "M" is The Money (1976)
Post by: southendmd on May 12, 2008, 09:25:12 pm
With our own Graham Beckel (LD Newsome). AKA Atlantic City Jackpot.

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IMDb:  Out of enough pesos for a better night out on Magsaysay, I saw this movie for $.35 (American!) on the Navy base at Subic in 1979. The major problem wasn't the plot, which was fairly interesting, but it was completely overshadowed by the incredible number of times the boom mike fell down into nearly every shot. I can just imagine the director (Rod Amateau) cringing at the dailies... it makes his Gilligan's Island efforts look like DeMille epics. There's also an incongruent appearance by a Coke machine in a parking lot, that leaves you wondering why it's there, except it gives the lead something to vent his anger upon. Funny what you remember 24 years later, huh? Would've been better as a ABC Tuesday Night Movie instead of a feature. Watch for Danny DeVito.

Title: "N" is North Country (2005)
Post by: Meryl on May 12, 2008, 11:01:37 pm
Another movie with a score by Gustavo Santaolalla.

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=aside=
Welcome back, Paul!  :-*
Title: "O" is The Other Side of Heaven (2001)
Post by: Fran on May 12, 2008, 11:24:05 pm
Anne Hathaway played Jean Sabin in The Other Side of Heaven and Lureen Newsome in Brokeback Mountain.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/B00008CMSU01LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

From IMDb:

John H. Groberg (Christopher Gorham), a farm kid from Idaho Falls, crosses an ocean to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan islands during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean (Anne Hathaway). Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.
Title: "P" is Passchendaele (2008)
Post by: southendmd on May 13, 2008, 07:38:13 am
A film in post-production starring rodeo clown Tom Carey.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Passchendaele.jpg/200px-Passchendaele.jpg)

Wikipedia:  Passchendaele is the name of a film project spearheaded by Canadian actor and director Paul Gross. The film was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Alberta, CFB Suffield, and on location in Belgium, focuses on the experiences of Gross's grandfather, Michael Dunne, a soldier who served in the 10th Battalion, CEF in the First World War at the Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres). The film is tentatively scheduled to be released on Remembrance Day, November 11, 2008.
Title: "Q" is Qing ren jie (2005)
Post by: oilgun on May 13, 2008, 11:05:57 am
AKA: A Time to Love

Because it's a story of star-crossed lovers and it came out the same year as BbM ?  (Hey, Q's are tough, ok!)

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==ASIDE==
Welcome back Paul!  Sounds like you had a great time!

Title: "R" is Rich Kids (1979)
Post by: Fran on May 13, 2008, 01:19:40 pm
Roberta Maxwell played Barbara Peterfreund in Rich Kids and Mrs. Twist in Brokeback Mountain.

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From IMDb:

Franny is 12 years old. She, unknowingly, is the glue that keeps her parents together. When she starts keeping tabs on her Dad, however, she begins to unravel the thread that we all dread, Mom and Dad aren't too happy with one another and they are not being honest with their little girl about it. So she starts learning about divorce from a new boy in school who has recently been through it. She realizes that kids have a maturity level that parents never will achieve. Thus said, the parents embark on an all-out search for their daughter amidst the crazy world of a rich kid who has everything. His Dad lives in the most idyllic bachelor pad and doesn't dote on him, his mother is happily married to a psychiatrist cause she doesn't have to pay for the sessions. Ah, the pleasures of divorce. Franny comes full circle with the acknowledgement of her fighting parents and that it's not her fault and they will love her no matter what. If you are a Robert Altman fan, then this film is for you. If you like a good family film with a great score then this is for you. I saw it in the theaters in 1979 and have since loved it on every viewing. I wish this movie was on DVD, but for the time being look for it on Showtime or Encore in WS.
Title: "S" is Six Figures (2005)
Post by: southendmd on May 13, 2008, 01:50:13 pm
Stars David Trimble (Basque)  and  Brooklyn Proulx (Jenny, age 4)!!

IMDb user comment:  All the drama and dynamics of watching paint dry.

A shameful rendering of the novel.

David Christensen's sense of artistry is comparable to a painters obsession to the proper selection of wood to build an easel and the proper tension to stretch the canvas. The characters and their actions/interactions are less than vague hollow renderings glibly gleaned from the novel.

Brooklynn Proulx (Sophie) is the only reason for anyone to see this film. But don't worry...She'll be seen in better films in the future.

Hopefully Christensen will return to documentaries where the technical trumps the artistic.


Title: "T" is The Thing (1982)
Post by: oilgun on May 13, 2008, 02:31:49 pm
Because if "that thing gets a hold of us at the wrong place, wrong time?  We're dead."


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Title: "U" is Up at the Villa (2000)
Post by: Meryl on May 13, 2008, 04:06:37 pm
Focus Features distributed both Brokeback Mountain and Up at the Villa.

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Title: "V" is Vincent & Theo (1990)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 13, 2008, 04:19:10 pm
Geraldine Peroni was one of the two editors on both Robert Altman's Vincent & Theo and Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/t62881jr3lz.jpg)
Title: "W" is Wyoming (1947)
Post by: oilgun on May 13, 2008, 06:46:26 pm
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Title: Wildcard "X" is Tomorrow (1972)
Post by: oilgun on May 13, 2008, 06:55:44 pm
Because this movie is also based on a short story and is also masterfully done and because the character that Duvall plays is basically the southern equivalent of Ennis del Mar.  Really, it's uncanny.

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From IMDb (Emphasis mine):
A work of rare brilliance...,
This is an incredible film. Not only is it a near perfect visualization of something quite complex, the Faulkner literary style, but it shows Robert Duvall to be the genius that he is. His style is so understated that you might not realize that he is one of the two or three greatest actors alive, but this film will nail that reality home for you. "Tomorrow" is a heartbreaking story set in the deep south a generation after the Civil War, and the tiny sad tale of a man and a woman and their child. It is a tale of profound love felt by people who cannot eloquently express themselves in words due to their social circumstances, but speak volumes with their actions.  And so does the film.  Shot in a very modernist style, there are long pauses, long glances, uncomfortable silences, all just like real life. And the effect, in this case, is brilliant. I am proud to say that I have, in my life, known a few people like the people in this film, and I can tell you that the portrayals are precisely right. The costumes are flawless in their detail. (Duvall's shirt is held shut with a safety pin, a tiny detail that my grandmother noticed immediately as the way men used to do it when the button fell off - she saw it hundreds of times as a girl in the 20's.) I could go on and on, but if you have any interest in Faulkner, or the South, or post Civil War culture, or the human condition in its most affecting moments, you really owe it to yourself to see this little gem of a movie. You absolutely will not be sorry.
Title: Y is El Yapo Galeana (1990)
Post by: Lynne on May 13, 2008, 07:08:36 pm
Rodrigo Prieto was cinematographer for the Mexican filmEl Yapo Galeana, which won an award for a short documentary at the Nimes Film Festival, and Brokeback Mountain.

A documentary about Rafael "Yapo" Galeana, native of the coast of the state of Guerrero. We discover two very different aspects of his life.

Premios y Festivales / Awards and Festivals

    * Exhibido en el Festival Latino de Nueva York, EUA, 1991.
    * Exhibida en el Festival Internacional de Cine Documental y Cortometraje de Bilbao, España, 1991.
    * Exhibida en el Festival Internacional de Cortometraje, Leipzig, Alemania, 1993.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The everything-is-connected-to-Brokeback-Mountain round
Post by: Ellemeno on May 14, 2008, 04:06:56 am
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Señor!
Title: "Z" is Zelary (2003)
Post by: southendmd on May 14, 2008, 07:55:18 am
Zelary was also nominated for an Oscar (best foreign film), expected to win, and lost; also it deals with romance found in unexpected places.

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Title: ABCs at the Movies: The Great Writers Round
Post by: southendmd on May 14, 2008, 08:06:41 am
I propose, in honor of our esteemed gamesmistress MaineWriter, that we have a round devoted to great writers.  Post films either written by, or adapted from works by great writers (of course, in the opinion of the poster).

Unplayed films, as usual, and Wildcard X in effect.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Great Writers Round
Post by: MaineWriter on May 14, 2008, 08:15:23 am
Quote from: southendmd on May 14, 2008, 08:06:41 am
I propose, in honor of our esteemed gamesmistress MaineWriter, that we have a round devoted to great writers.  Post films either written by, or adapted from works by great writers (of course, in the opinion of the poster).

Unplayed films, as usual, and Wildcard X in effect.

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Ah, thank you Paul! What a great idea!

Folks, I am zooming off to Dartmouth, Massachusetts for the next two days so I won't be around much, between driving and presenting at a workshop. (Gasp! Work! What a concept!). So, have fun and I'll try to pop in when I have a free minute in the evening.

Leslie
GM/MW
Title: "A" is The Alphabet Murders (1965)
Post by: Fran on May 14, 2008, 09:03:21 am
aka The ABC Murders

Agatha Christie

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From IMDb:

The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials. The first victim is A.A. the second B.B. and so on. Poirot is assisted in his investigations by Captain Hastings and Inspector Japp.
Title: "B" is The Black Cat (1934)
Post by: Meryl on May 14, 2008, 10:39:30 am
Edgar Allan Poe

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Great idea for a round, Paul!  8)
Title: "C" is Choke (2008)
Post by: oilgun on May 14, 2008, 11:42:49 am
Chuck Palahniuk
Does it count if they're still alive?  ;)

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I could find the movie poster but here is a still:

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Title: "D" is The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
Post by: southendmd on May 14, 2008, 11:46:22 am
Steven Vincent Benét

(http://blogs.citypages.com/amadzine/images/devildaniel1.jpeg)

Retelling of the Faust tale, this story won an O. Henry award in 1938.
Title: "E" is Emma (1996)
Post by: Fran on May 14, 2008, 12:02:59 pm
Jane Austen

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From IMDb:

By no means my favourite Austen novel, and Paltrow is by no means my favourite actress, but I found the film almost totally delightful. Paltrow does a good job, and Cummings, Stevenson and the one who plays Miss Bates are all absolutely terrific. The period detail is not alienating; the feel of the movie is just right, in fact. But the real 'find' is Jeremy Northam as Mr Knightley. There could not be more perfect casting, IMO. I hated Mr K in the novel, but found him wonderfully human and humane in the film. Northam's good looks and smiling eyes are no hindrance to enjoyment, either! Highly recommended.
Title: "F" is Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Post by: Meryl on May 14, 2008, 02:27:47 pm
Ray Bradbury

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Title: "G" is The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Post by: Lynne on May 14, 2008, 03:00:34 pm
John Steinbeck

From Wikipedia:

The Grapes of Wrath is a classic novel published in 1939 and written by John Steinbeck, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. It is frequently read in high school and college literature classes. A celebrated Hollywood film version, starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, was made in 1940; however, the endings of the book and the movie differ greatly.

Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath at his home, 16250 Greenwood Lane, in what is now Monte Sereno, California. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on a poor family of sharecroppers, the Joads, driven from their home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in the agriculture industry. In a nearly hopeless situation, they set out for California's Central Valley along with thousands of other "Okies" in search of land, jobs, and dignity. The novel is meant to emphasize the need for cooperative, as opposed to individualistic, solutions to social problems brought about by the mechanization of agriculture and the Dust Bowl drought.
Title: "H" is Henry & June (1990)
Post by: southendmd on May 14, 2008, 03:02:04 pm
Anais Nin


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The first film to earn an NC-17 rating!
Title: "I" is The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Post by: Meryl on May 14, 2008, 03:24:59 pm
Oscar Wilde

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The film stands as the most famous adaptation of an Oscar Wilde play.

    * Michael Redgrave as John Worthing
    * Michael Denison as Algernon
    * Edith Evans as Lady Bracknell
    * Joan Greenwood as Gwendolen
    * Margaret Rutherford as Miss Prism
    * Miles Malleson as Canon Chasuble
    * Dorothy Tutin as Cecily
Title: "J" is Jacquou le croquant (2007)
Post by: oilgun on May 14, 2008, 04:24:11 pm
Eugène Le Roy

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Title: "K" is King Lear (1987)
Post by: southendmd on May 14, 2008, 04:38:17 pm
Shakespeare


Jean-Luc Godard's adaptation.  A rather strange cast, including Godard himself, Woody Allen, Julie Delpy, Norman Mailer, Molly Ringwald(!), Burgess Meredith and Peter Sellars.

(http://filmsdefrance.com/1987_King_Lear.jpg)

=aside= Gil
You managed to fit in your little Gaspard again, eh?!
Title: "L" is Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
Post by: Lynne on May 14, 2008, 04:39:58 pm
Gabriel García Márquez

...was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.  He is best known for his novels One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera.
Title: "M" is Moll Flanders (1996)
Post by: memento on May 14, 2008, 06:38:19 pm
Daniel Defoe

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Title: "N" is Native Son (1951)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 14, 2008, 06:39:32 pm
Richard Wright


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The 1951 version actually starred Richard Wright himself as Bigger Thomas.  An interesting anecdote from IMDb:
When Native Son was made in Argentina in 1950 some of the actors were not from the United States, thus they spoke English with accents not realistic for the characters they portrayed. Dialogue was then dubbed using the voices of local American residents of Buenos Aires. I was then a student at an American high school in BA; they came to the school looking for an American boy and girl to be the voices of Bigger Thomas' brother and sister. I did Vera Thomas' voice and a boy whose Dad was in the Navy did the voice of Bigger's brother. We got off school for two days and as I recall we were paid 300 pesos. Mr. Chanal drove us home afterwards. My big line was, "Eeek, eeek, a rat!". It's a long time ago but I seem to remember that some parts were actually played by non-actor local Americans. After 49 years, I saw this movie again in 1999 and couldn't believe how amateurish it is, but in many ways the making of this movie was Amateur Night, so that makes sense.

Title: "O" is Orlando (1992)
Post by: oilgun on May 14, 2008, 06:42:52 pm
Virginia Woolf

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Title: "P" is The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Post by: Lynne on May 14, 2008, 07:48:54 pm
Henry James
Title: "Q" is Queen of the Yukon (1940)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 15, 2008, 03:52:30 am
Jack London

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Title: "R" is Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Post by: oilgun on May 15, 2008, 07:33:59 am
Margaret Laurence

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==COMMENT==
Not to be confused with Rochelle, Rochelle from that Seinfeld episode.  ;D
Title: "S" is The Scarlet Letter (1995)
Post by: southendmd on May 15, 2008, 07:48:42 am
Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Title: "T" is The Trial (1962)
Post by: memento on May 15, 2008, 10:22:20 am
Franz Kafka

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Title: "U" is Under Heaven (1998)
Post by: oilgun on May 15, 2008, 10:57:56 am
Henry James

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Title: "V" is Vanity Fair (2004)
Post by: southendmd on May 15, 2008, 11:16:01 am
William Makepeace Thackeray


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Title: "W" is War and Peace (1956)
Post by: Fran on May 15, 2008, 11:49:03 am
Leo Tolstoy

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Great Writers Round
Post by: oilgun on May 15, 2008, 11:58:47 am
Boy, when the cat's away, the mice certainly play!  Again, anarchy reigns!  Vanity Fair is the THIRD title  (that I know of) in the last two or three rounds, that was played before.  The others were Q's so I didn't say anything, even though it was killing me  :laugh:
Title: Wildcard "X" is Madame Bovary (1949)
Post by: Fran on May 15, 2008, 12:02:46 pm
Gustave Flaubert

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/madamebovary.jpg)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/img.jpg)




Gil, I thought  I had played Vanity Fair, but I did a quick search of the archives and it didn't show up.  I was just about to check my old posts. 
Title: Re: Wildcard "X" is
Post by: oilgun on May 15, 2008, 12:23:31 pm
Quote from: Fran on May 15, 2008, 12:02:46 pm
Gil, I thought  I had played Vanity Fair, but I did a quick search of the archives and it didn't show up.  I was just about to check my old posts. 

It comes up when I do a search.  It's in the 2004 list:

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,18198.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,18198.0.html)

*Cough!*Q Planes*Cough!*Queen of the Yukon*Cough!*
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Great Writers Round
Post by: southendmd on May 15, 2008, 12:27:14 pm
The other archive (the one I usually check because it's listed first) only lists "Van Helsing" under 2004??

Well, the archives aren't perfect, neither are we, I say we move on!
Title: "Y" is Yoba (1976)
Post by: oilgun on May 15, 2008, 03:30:26 pm
aka: The Possessed

Ryunosuke Akutagawa
From amazon: Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927[suicide]) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. 'Rashomon' and 'In a Bamboo Grove' inspired Kurosawa's magnificent film and depict a past in which morality is turned upside down, while tales such as 'The Nose', 'O-Gin' and 'Loyalty' paint a rich and imaginative picture of a medieval Japan peopled by Shoguns and priests, vagrants and peasants. And in later works such as 'Death Register', 'The Life of a Stupid Man' and 'Spinning Gears', Akutagawa drew from his own life to devastating effect, revealing his intense melancholy and terror of madness in exquisitely moving impressionistic stories.

I'm assuming that the shortstory this movie is based on is included in this collection:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Yoba-2.jpg)

This is a poster for a play based on another of his books called The Picture of Hell.  I've included it because it's gorgeous:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Yoba.jpg)

==COMMENT==
Other than the IMDb listing I couldn't find anything about the movie Yobu.  (and I didn't check to see if it's been played before  :laugh:)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Great Writers Round
Post by: Ellemeno on May 16, 2008, 01:47:15 am
Quote from: oilgun on May 15, 2008, 12:23:31 pm
It comes up when I do a search.  It's in the 2004 list:

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,18198.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,18198.0.html)

*Cough!*Q Planes*Cough!*Queen of the Yukon*Cough!*


I looked in the archive and somehow missed Queen of the Yukon!  My mistake - but man it was tough to find a Q.  If anyone finds a replacement, let me know.

I
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Great Writers Round
Post by: oilgun on May 16, 2008, 06:32:22 am
Quote from: Elle on May 16, 2008, 01:47:15 am

I looked in the archive and somehow missed Queen of the Yukon!  My mistake - but man it was tough to find a Q.  If anyone finds a replacement, let me know.

I

Elle, the only reason I caught those is because I remembered playing them originally so believe me I know how hard the Q's are.  Anyway, don't worry about it, we're moving on  :-* 
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Great Writers Round
Post by: Ellemeno on May 16, 2008, 11:55:29 am
And meanwhile, no on is coming up with a Z....
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Great Writers Round
Post by: oilgun on May 16, 2008, 12:15:47 pm
Quote from: Elle on May 16, 2008, 11:55:29 am
And meanwhile, no on is coming up with a Z....

I found a good one but I'd be out of turn!




[...Ziemia obiecana...]
Title: "Z" is Ziemia obiecana (1975)
Post by: southendmd on May 16, 2008, 12:19:43 pm
[A great "Z" just occurred to me...]

Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont
(Winner of the 1924 Nobel Prize for Literature)

AKA "The Promised Land"

(http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000AZKJU.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V46522097_SS500_.jpg)

Title: ABCs at the Movies: The Heroine Round!
Post by: southendmd on May 17, 2008, 10:23:57 am
Methinks GamesMistress is busy working.  With all this fuss about "Ironman", how about a strong woman round?  With the usual rules, of course.



(http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/06/joans_of_arc.jpg)

The Heroine Round!
Title: "A" is The Abductors (1972)
Post by: Fran on May 17, 2008, 11:33:13 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/3778621020A.jpg)

From IMDb:

Someone is stealing cheerleaders and other pretty girls and selling them to the highest bidder. Female super sexy spy Ginger is soon employed to investigate the disappearances. She does so by going undercover with a fellow agent and doing whatever is necessary to put an end to the operation and take down the leaders.
Title: "B" is Bull Durham (1988)
Post by: memento on May 17, 2008, 12:11:29 pm
(http://1heckofaguy.com/wp-content/photos/bull%20durham.gif)

Annie Savoy:  I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn't work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there's no guilt in baseball, and it's never boring... which makes it like sex. There's never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn't have the best year of his career. Making love is like hitting a baseball: you just gotta relax and concentrate. Besides, I'd never sleep with a player hitting under .250... not unless he had a lot of RBIs and was a great glove man up the middle. You see, there's a certain amount of life wisdom I give these boys. I can expand their minds. Sometimes when I've got a ballplayer alone, I'll just read Emily Dickinson or Walt Whitman to him, and the guys are so sweet, they always stay and listen. 'Course, a guy'll listen to anything if he thinks it's foreplay. I make them feel confident, and they make me feel safe, and pretty. 'Course, what I give them lasts a lifetime; what they give me lasts 142 games. Sometimes it seems like a bad trade. But bad trades are part of baseball - now who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for God's sake? It's a long season and you gotta trust. I've tried 'em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.
Title: "C" is Calamity Jane (1953)
Post by: Meryl on May 17, 2008, 12:45:42 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/calamityjane.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dawn! (1979)
Post by: southendmd on May 17, 2008, 12:53:59 pm
(http://services.windowsmedia.com/video/cov120/drv000/v042/v04209vavqp.jpg)

(http://www.schools.ash.org.au/npssentry/images/DawnFraser.jpg)

Biopic of Australian 3 Time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Dawn Fraser

Title: "E" is Elektra (2005)
Post by: Fran on May 17, 2008, 05:16:30 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/elektra.jpg)

From IMDb:

Elektra is a lethal synthesis of grace and power with the mystical power known as Kimagure: a limited ability to see the future. She has purposefully severed all ties with the world and lives only for her next assignment. Elektra's latest job forces her to make a decision that can take her life in a whole new direction or destroy her.
Title: "F" is Frida (2002)
Post by: memento on May 17, 2008, 05:33:36 pm
(http://www.axelmusic.com/resources/covers/7/786936180992.jpg)
Title: "G" is Ginger (1971)
Post by: southendmd on May 17, 2008, 05:55:56 pm
(http://www.dreamingant.com/covers/0001680.jpg)

She's sinful ... she's provocative ... she's super spy "Ginger."
Title: "H" is Harriet the Spy (1996)
Post by: Meryl on May 17, 2008, 08:03:25 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/harriet_the_spy.jpg)
Title: "I" is Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975)
Post by: oilgun on May 17, 2008, 09:38:08 pm
Ilsa
(Like Cher, she doesn't seem to have a last name.)

IMDb Plot Summary:   Ilsa is an evil Nazi warden at a death camp that conducts "medical experiments". Ilsa's goal is to prove that woman can withstand more pain and suffering than men and therefore should be allowed to fight on the front lines.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Ilsa_Shewolf.jpg)

==COMMENT==
Not exactly a heroine, but there you go.
Title: "J" is Joan of Arc (1948)
Post by: Fran on May 18, 2008, 12:00:59 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/1437751020A.jpg)

From IMDb:

There are rare moments on film where the actor gives and gives and gives. This is Ingrid Bergman at her best. Her monologues are magnificent. Her timing, her rhythm, the delivery of her lines are transcendent. Not only for Bergman fans, or fans of Joan of Arc, it is the best version of the film. You cannot beat this greatness of spirit. Many have tried, but none have succeeded. Highly recommended for those who love film, for sure, for those who teach film, and for those who teach acting. It is our great fortune that we live in an era of DVD technology, to have such quality of reproduction, matching the quality of acting. And Victor Fleming -- well, he had the great karma and good fortune to be associated with some of the most fascinating films of the studio system, and fascinating actors on the big screen.
Title: "K" is Kitty Kelly, M.D. (1919)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 18, 2008, 12:08:17 am
From the NYT: Released in 1919, Kitty Kelly (Bessie Barriscale) has just graduated from medical school and she decides to set up business in a Western mining camp.
Title: "L" is Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Post by: Meryl on May 18, 2008, 12:49:05 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/lara_croft_tomb_raider.jpg)
Title: "M" is Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Post by: oilgun on May 18, 2008, 05:47:57 am
Muriel Heslop

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Muriel-s-Wedding.jpg)
Title: "N" is Noose (1948)
Post by: Fran on May 18, 2008, 08:52:42 am
aka The Silk Noose

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/story3.jpg)
Carole Landis played Linda Medbury.

From IMDb:

Sugiani, a black-market racketeer in London, following World War II, is amassing a vast fortune until Linda Medbury, an American newspaper reporter, learns about him and his operation. She wages a crusade against Sugiani, and enlists the aid of her fiancée, "Jumbo" Hyde, a former British Commando captain. Sugiania tries to buy her off but fails, and then threatens her life. Linda and Hyde get a gymnasium operator to lend them some fighter to storm Sugiani's headquarters.
Title: "O" is Olly, Olly Oxen Free (1978)
Post by: southendmd on May 18, 2008, 10:17:14 am
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e1/OllyOllyOxenFree.jpg/200px-OllyOllyOxenFree.jpg)

(http://www.katethegreat.net/gallery/olly-2.jpg)

Synopsis from Katethegreat.net:  Miss Pudd is a pixillated old woman who owns a store that some call an antique establishment and others term a junkyard. How did she get into that line of work? "I never had much luck with men," she says, "so I concentrated on junk." She often refuses to part with her goods, which have a sentimental association for her, but she does sell some items, for trifling amounts, to two small boys. The youngsters are refurbishing a balloon that once belonged to the older boy's grandfather, The Great Sandusky, a stunt man. They plan to take it aloft to celebrate the grandfather's birthday. Miss Pudd prods, encourages and inspires the boys to sail the balloon from San Francisco to Los Angeles, accompanied by her and their English Sheepdog.


Title: "P" is Princess Mononoke (1997)
Post by: oilgun on May 18, 2008, 02:43:16 pm
Princess Mononoke
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/mononoke.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/princess-mononoke-DVD.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Queen of Atlantis (1961)
Post by: Fran on May 19, 2008, 10:01:24 am
aka L'Atlantide
     Antinea
     Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta (Italy)
     Atlantis, City Beneath the Desert
     Journey Beneath the Desert (USA)
     Lost Kingdom
     Siren of Atlantis (USA)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Atlantide3.jpg)

From IMDb:

I love old adventure/fantasy movies like this, where the acting is overdone, the Technicolor is glowing, the art direction flawless, and the costumes so over-decorated you'd think it was Shakespeare In the Park. This one is no exception! It concerns a group of explorers who become stranded in the desert when trying to help a lost countryman. They save his life and are "welcomed" into the city of Atlantis, which, prior to common belief, actually sank into the sand. Once inside, however, they have to fight for their lives against a malicious queen, her servants, and the threat of an atomic bomb testing site near by. Elegant to the last frame, this is a movie to savor! Leave it up to Something Weird Video to preserve weird gems like this for people who love classic cheeseball movies that are made with passion and style.
Title: "R" is Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Post by: southendmd on May 19, 2008, 03:31:27 pm
Katharine Hepburn as Miss Eula Goodnight

(http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/hepburn/images/04-03_full.jpg)
Title: "S" is Serenity (2005)
Post by: Lynne on May 19, 2008, 04:37:46 pm
Zoe Washburne (née Alleyne) was played by Gina Torres.
Title: "T" is The Terminator (1984)
Post by: oilgun on May 19, 2008, 04:54:21 pm
Sarah Connor

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/linda-hamilton-terminator.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/terminator.jpg)

==ASIDE==
I changed my "P" selection because I couldn't stand the god-awful poster of my orginal choice.
Title: "U" is Untraceable (2008)
Post by: Meryl on May 19, 2008, 05:15:51 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Untraceable.jpg)

Starring Diane Lane as Jennifer Marsh
Title: "V" is Victoria the Great (1937)
Post by: southendmd on May 19, 2008, 05:22:13 pm
(http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3252738.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=12F00EB112845DECD4DE07F8CF3F9278A55A1E4F32AD3138)

Anna Neagle as Queen Victoria
Title: "W" is Wonder Woman (2009)
Post by: oilgun on May 19, 2008, 06:04:40 pm
Princess Diana of the Amazon Warrior Tribe.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/wonder_woman-1.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is The MatriX (1999)
Post by: Lynne on May 19, 2008, 08:08:29 pm
Trinity, portrayed by Carrie-Ann Moss

==I found The Matrix Revisited had been played, but not The Matrix. Correct?==
Title: "Y" is Yong zheng ming zhang Shao Lin men (1977)
Post by: Fran on May 19, 2008, 09:10:30 pm
aka The Shaolin Invincibles

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/4.jpg)

From IMDb:

SHAOLIN INVINCIBLES (1977) is out on DVD now in a fairly good transfer and is worth checking out by fans of its stars Carter Wong (aka Huang Chia Ta) and Judy Lee (aka Chia Ling). For the most part, it's a fairly straightforward revenge yarn, in which Judy Lee is out to avenge the massacre of her family by the Emperor's men and is assisted by another young woman, played by Lung Chun Erh. The two infiltrate the Emperor's court by posing as maids. Carter Wong plays a kung fu fighter sent to help Judy by the monastery where she was raised.

Things take a turn for the ridiculous with the mid-film introduction of two characters with very long tongues (that look like red plastic neckties sticking out of their mouths) and their trained kung fu-fighting "gorillas." The gorillas are actors in the cheesiest, most moth-eaten ape suits ever seen on film, yet we're supposed to believe that they're actually gorillas! The two leading ladies fight the gorillas at the end, before taking on the "king" (whose relation to the aforementioned "Emperor" is never explained).

In addition to these bizarre touches, the film is not very well-directed; everything moves a little slower than it ought to. But there ARE a lot of fight scenes, including a battle in a tavern that foreshadows the similar scene in CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, especially since one of the women here is dressed as a male scholar in the same kind of costume the female fighter wore in CROUCHING TIGER. Overall, the film serves as an adequate showcase for the underrated Judy Lee who is costumed and photographed very attractively. Another kung fu star, Tan Tao Liang, shows up to help the heroines near the end. The film also retains a very nice original Chinese music score.

 
Title: "Z" is ZsaZsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh (2006)
Post by: oilgun on May 19, 2008, 09:27:50 pm
ZsaZsa Zaturnnah

IMDb Plot Synopsis: After experiencing heartache, Adrian a.k.a. Ada - a conservative homosexual, leaves the city with his cousin Aruba. Relocating to a quaint province to start a new life and a parlor business, he meets his assistant Didi, his new secret love Dodong and a multitude of wacky characters including Dodong's brother Poldo, the peculiar couple Aling Britney and Mang Justin and her arch-rival when it comes to Dodong's affections Krystal. When a mysterious stone engraved with the words "Zaturnnah" falls from the sky one night, Ada gulps it down and he is magically transformed into Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah, a super heroine with immense strength and extraordinary beauty. In the pursuit of liberty, truth, justice and loads of excellent hair coloring, she fearlessly defends her newfound home from a giant frog, zombies running amok and from the overbearing Amazonistas from Planet X led by man-hater Queen Femina.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/zsazsa-01.jpg)

==COMMENT==
There is also ZsaZsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal !
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/zsazsa-02.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Heroine Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on May 19, 2008, 10:03:03 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/ania.gif)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/anib.gif)(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/anic.gif)

An animation round.
All usual rules apply.


Title: "A" is The AristoCats (1970)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 19, 2008, 10:16:39 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/av081.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bacall to Arms (1946)
Post by: southendmd on May 19, 2008, 10:34:07 pm
A spoof of "To Have and Have Not"

(http://glennkenny.premiere.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/05/bacall_4.jpg)
Title: "C" is Cinderella (1950)
Post by: Meryl on May 19, 2008, 10:36:56 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Cinderella.jpg)
Title: "D" is DragonBlade (2005)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 19, 2008, 10:38:48 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/dragonblade_2005_poster.jpg)
Title: "E" is Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000)
Post by: southendmd on May 19, 2008, 10:58:40 pm
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51D8XNN170L._SS500_.jpg)
Title: "F" is Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Post by: Meryl on May 19, 2008, 11:45:42 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/funandfancyfree.jpg)
Title: "G" is A Goofy Movie (1995)
Post by: Fran on May 20, 2008, 08:42:03 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/B00004R99F01LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hare Conditioned (1945)
Post by: southendmd on May 20, 2008, 08:43:15 am
(http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/titlecards/harecond.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5klZ-R-d7FI[/youtube]
Title: "I" is The Impossible Map (1947)
Post by: oilgun on May 20, 2008, 09:52:38 am
Yeah, I'm pushing old NFB stuff again  :-\

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/impossible_map.jpg)

It's not on Youtube but you can watch it here (10:04 min.):

http://nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/films/film.php?sort=director&director=Lambart%2C+Evelyn&id=14229 (http://nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/films/film.php?sort=director&director=Lambart%2C+Evelyn&id=14229)


Title: "J" is The Jungle Book (1967)
Post by: Fran on May 20, 2008, 10:00:45 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/51fcGNYHvFL_SS500_.jpg)
Title: "K" is Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Post by: memento on May 20, 2008, 11:04:45 am
(http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/10/15/kung-fu-panda.jpg)
Title: "L" is The Little Matchgirl (2006)
Post by: oilgun on May 20, 2008, 11:34:50 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/Matchstick.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mulan (1998)
Post by: Fran on May 20, 2008, 12:39:37 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/mulan-DVDcover.jpg)
Title: "N" is Not Without My Handbag (1993)
Post by: southendmd on May 20, 2008, 03:10:35 pm
IMDb:  A little girl witnesses her aunt being taken dragged into hell, for defaulting on a washing machine payment.   The aunt, while officially dead, feels that she has forgotten something, and returns to find out what it is...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAyQVRGuyKU[/youtube]
Part 1 (6:09) "My aunt is a zombie, from hell."

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suh5s2vSZc8&NR=1[/youtube]
Part 2 (6:22)
Title: "O" One Rat Short (2006)
Post by: oilgun on May 20, 2008, 03:13:33 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/one_rat_short.jpg)

From the official website: "One Rat Short" is a work of love created by Charlex Films. It began as part of the effort to grow the company's commercial CG department but eventually became much more than that. Originally, it was called "labratz" and as the title might suggest it mimicked the look and sensibility of work already pioneered by other studios. As it evolved it took on a life of its own and became "our film." From the start we decided not to use anthropomorphic animation. We decided it would take place in two worlds: one so gritty, grimy and dark that the viewer needs to peer into the screen in order to make out the images and the other a sterile white world so brightly lit that you feel the need to turn your head away from the screen. It was also important to me to keep the film looking as real as possible. One of the techniques we used was to give a lot of the camera work a hand-held feel and to keep it a little behind the action so that the scenes didn't seem staged. Lastly and most importantly I kept the story simple and tried to give it heart. One of my favorite short films which I saw as a child was "The Red Balloon." I think the melancholic and innocent spirit of that film inhabits "One Rat Short."

Alex Weil, Director

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KniV2OGwSms[/youtube]

Title: "P" is Pocahontas (1995)
Post by: Fran on May 20, 2008, 03:28:34 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/4621_poster_0_f.jpg)
Title: "Q" is The Qui-Gon Show (1999)
Post by: southendmd on May 20, 2008, 04:40:52 pm
IMDb:  Qui-Gon Jinn (as portrayed by his Kenner action figure), arrives home from another long boring day at work ("oh, the usual, trusted my feelings, practiced my lightsaber..."). Slowly, he begins to realize that his life is not what it seems. When he asks his best friend Yoda about this, he is sent on an incredible voyage...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oeMh1Szas8[/youtube]
Title: "R" is The Rescuers (1977)
Post by: Lynne on May 20, 2008, 04:41:28 pm
I loved Bernard and Biana when I was a kid!  :D

From amazon.com:

What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss Bianca respond to orphan Penny's call for help. The two mice search for clues and, with the help of an old cat named Rufus, track Penny to the clutches of the evil Madame Medusa in a dilapidated ship in Devil's Bayou. It turns out that Medusa is using Penny to locate and retrieve the Devil's Eye Diamond--a stone she'll stop at nothing to possess. With a cunning plan, courageous acts, cooperation from local animal life, and lots of faith, Bernard and Miss Bianca help Penny find the diamond and escape from Medusa. The result of their adventure is that Bernard and Miss Bianca become close friends and Penny gets adopted. This somewhat dark, classic 1977 animated Disney film is based on Margery Sharp's The Rescuers and Miss Bianca, and features the Academy Award-nominated song "Someone's Waiting for You." Voice talents include Eva Gabor as Miss Bianca, Bob Newhart as Bernard, Geraldine Page as Madame Medusa, and Jim Jordan (radio's Fibber McGee) as Orville Albatross. Followed by the sequel The Rescuers Down Under. (Ages 5 to 11) --Tami Horiuchi
Title: "S" is Spiklenci slasti (1996)
Post by: oilgun on May 20, 2008, 04:55:53 pm
aka: Conspirators of Pleasure

from Jan Svankmajer

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Conspirators-2.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/CONSPIRATORS-1.jpg)

Exerpt app. 7 min.:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISaMdVY4iwI[/youtube]

Title: "T" is The Three Caballeros (1944)
Post by: Fran on May 20, 2008, 05:50:23 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/1966891020A.jpg)
Title: "U" is The Ultimate Avengers (2006)
Post by: Lynne on May 20, 2008, 06:24:05 pm
The Ultimate Avengers (2006)

When a nuclear missile was fired at Washington in 1945, Captain America managed to detonate it in the upper atmosphere. But then he fell miles into the icy depths of the North Atlantic, where he remained lost for over sixty years. But now, with the world facing the very same evil, Captain America must rise again as our last hope of survival, and lead a strong-willed team of today's superheroes.
Title: "V" is Virile Games (1988)
Post by: oilgun on May 20, 2008, 07:18:44 pm
aka: Muzné hry

Another Jan Svankmajer film.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Virile_Games.jpg)



Part 1 (7:50 min.):
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUDK54MFjY8[/youtube]

Part 2 (6:26 min.):
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTHAv2_qM6M[/youtube]
Title: "W" is Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Post by: Fran on May 20, 2008, 08:12:35 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/4-1.jpg)
Title: "X" is The Twelve Tasks of AsteriX (1976)
Post by: Lynne on May 20, 2008, 08:57:30 pm
After a group of legionaries is beaten up by the gauls, they imagine: "With such huge strength, they can't be human... they must be gods". Julius Caesar is informed, and laughs. He makes a decision with his council and goes to Armorica, to speak with Vitalstatistix. He gives the Gauls a series of 12 tasks, inspired by Hercules (but new ones, since the 12 Labours are outdated). Vitalstatistix assembles their best warriors, Asterix and Obelix, to do the job. The Roman Caius Tiddlus is sent along with them to guide them and check they complete each task.
Title: "Y" is You Can't Shoe a Horsefly (1940)
Post by: southendmd on May 20, 2008, 09:19:08 pm
Animation by Dave Fleischer with Hunky and Spunky (6:36)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdCcc-sUS1Q[/youtube]
Title: "Z" is Zvahlav aneb Saticky Slameného Huberta (1971)
Post by: oilgun on May 20, 2008, 09:54:50 pm
aka: Jabberwocky

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Jabberwocky.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: An Animation Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on May 21, 2008, 02:20:48 am
Well, okay, I'll suggest the next round too!  My sister just found out she passed the bar exam.


Let's have a round of lawyer movies!
All usual rules apply.
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/apreLaw.gif)
(Image not of my actual sister)

Title: "A" is ...And Justice for All. (1979)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 21, 2008, 02:20:56 am
Tagline: This man needs the best lawyer in town. But the problem is... he is the best lawyer in town.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/51CZ7JBVGFL_SX220_.jpg)
Title: "B" is Breaker Morant (1980)
Post by: southendmd on May 21, 2008, 08:11:46 am
IMDb:  Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.

(http://homepage.mac.com/yingloon/images/BreakerMorantPoster.jpg)

=aside=
Congrats to Sister Elle.
Title: "C" is Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
Post by: Fran on May 21, 2008, 08:54:56 am
IMDb:  A newly divorced swinger on the prowl goes to work as a detective for a neurotic feminist attorney.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/2329571020A.jpg)
Title: "D" is The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Post by: memento on May 21, 2008, 10:08:34 am
(http://www.richcampbell.us/Devils'%20Advocate.jpg)

IMDB: Defence attorney Kevin Lomax has never lost one single case. He is invited to New York to work for a big law firm ruled by senior board member John Milton, who showers him with wealth and feeds his vanity. Kevin's wife just wants to have a baby and is distressed by Kevin always being on a case and never at home. She starts to lose her grip on reality - or so it seems. Kevin Lomax is about to find out about his true heritage and the grand scheme John Milton is running from his penthouse apartment.
Title: "E" is Evelyn (2002)
Post by: southendmd on May 21, 2008, 10:13:47 am
(http://www.reelfilm.com/images/evelyn.jpg)

IMDb:  This is a wonderful movie.

I admit this movie is manipulative, and probably exaggerated for purposes of drama, but what based-on-a-true story movies aren't? At least it goes after the right things: a father having custody of his kids, rather than them being forced to live in an "institution."

The story is based a true situation in the mid 1950s Ireland in which, in the end, the Irish Constitution was amended because of this case. "Desmond Doyle" (Pierce Brosnan) is the loving father whose wife runs off one day with another man, leaving him with three little kids and little visible means of support. Since he didn't have enough finances, the government makes the kids wards of the state and places them in Catholic schools-homes (institutions?).

On that Catholic, or "religious," angle, you get a lot of positive and negative scenes here. You have a bad, nasty almost sadistic nun "Sister Brigid," but the others are fine caring ladies, as they should be. Overall, however, you see a lot of faith portrayed in this film and it's mostly good. Of course, that faith was more out in the open in the '50s than today, but it was inspiring to see in many parts.

Brosnan is excellent in the lead role, a man everyone can identify with: a loving but flawed man. He drinks too much, he swears, he doesn't have a steady job but he has great heart and has great determination to the right thing. One has no trouble rooting for him in this story. I think it's the best role he has ever played, far better than his superficial James Bond or thieves roles he normally plays.But nobody hits you as emotionally as little Evelyn (Sophie Vavasseur), one of Doyle's three kids and the one that is focused upon here. (The two little brothers are not given much screen time, for some reason.) Brosnan's allies in here - the two lawyers (played by Stephen Rea and Aiden Quinn) are likable as is Alan Bates who plays a rugged ex-barrister who winds up helping the team. Bates might have had the best role for the supporting actors.

This is such an involving story, one that you really care about the people, it can bring a tear or two in the end, but what's wrong with that? When you are finished watching this film, you feel good.
Title: "F" is Force of Evil (1948)
Post by: Fran on May 21, 2008, 10:19:42 am
IMDb:  Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/forceofevil.jpg)
Title: "G" is The Good Father (1985)
Post by: oilgun on May 21, 2008, 10:48:36 am
IMDb Plot Synopsis: Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by hiw wife so that she can enter a lesbian relationship, Bill decides to help his friend gain custody of his son...in any way that they can devise, including using a sleazeball lawyer [excuse the oxymoron  ;)]. But while Bill feels that Feminism has robbed him of his family, he begins to be appalled at what he and Roger have done.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Good_Father.jpg)
Title: "H" is Havana Widows (1933)
Post by: southendmd on May 21, 2008, 12:36:07 pm
IMDb:  Two golddiggers go fishing for millionaires in Havana. 

With Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell.  Lawyer played by Frank McHugh.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Glenda_Farrell_in_Havana_Widows_trailer.jpg/280px-Glenda_Farrell_in_Havana_Widows_trailer.jpg)
Title: "I" is Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Post by: Fran on May 21, 2008, 01:19:05 pm
IMDb:  Rural Mississippi in the 1940s: Lucas Beauchamp, a local black man with a reputation of not kowtowing to whites, is found standing over the body of a dead white man, holding a pistol that has recently been fired. Quickly arrested for murder and jailed, Beauchamp insists he's innocent and asks the town's most prominent lawyer, Gavin Stevens, to defend him, but Stevens refuses. When a local boy whom Beauchamp has helped in the past and who believes him to be innocent hears talk of a mob taking Beauchamp out of jail and lynching him, he pleads with Stevens to defend Beauchamp at trial and prove his innocence.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/51A6PRHZ54L_SS500_.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jagged Edge (1985)
Post by: memento on May 21, 2008, 03:35:15 pm
IMDB: San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/jagged_edge.jpg)
Title: "K" is A Killer Within (2004)
Post by: oilgun on May 21, 2008, 03:53:18 pm
Tagline:  A powerful lawyer becomes the prime suspect when his wife is found murdered.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/KillerWithin.jpg)
Title: "L" is Last Time Forever (2006)
Post by: Fran on May 21, 2008, 06:05:12 pm
IMDb:  A small-time divorce lawyer gets involved with an alluring married woman, and together they draw her rich husband into a blackmail scheme involving another woman and a sleazy private investigator.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture2.png)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture4.png)
Title: "M" is My Cousin Vinnie (1992)
Post by: memento on May 21, 2008, 06:32:19 pm
(http://img.tesco.com/pi/entertainment/DVD/LF/459376_DV_L_F.jpg)
Title: "N" is North Country (2005)
Post by: Lynne on May 21, 2008, 07:15:03 pm
From IMdB:

A semi-fictionalized account of a long legal battle of group of women miners who endured a hostile work environment and numerous and continuous insults and unwanted touching when they became the first women to go work at the Eveleth Mines in Minnesota.

Woody Harrelson plays Josey Aimes' attorney, Bill White.
Title: "O" is One Big Affair (1952)
Post by: Fran on May 21, 2008, 09:30:54 pm
IMDb:  Jean Harper, a Pomona school teacher on vacation, is taking a bus tour through Mexico. Bored, she misses the bus and soon finds herself looking at Jimmy Donovan...30 years old and six feet high, and she thinks he is better to look at than ruins 1000 years old and 900 feet high. He is a high-priced divorce lawyer, also on vacation, and bicycling his way to Acapulco to "stay out of trouble." Thus begins a tour of Mexico by bus, bicycle, ox-cart and by foot and, before they reach Acapulco, he is accused of kidnapping Jean and both become the object of a nation-wide search. They also get adopted, along the way, by a whimsical Mexican orphan boy.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/1396841020A.jpg)
Title: "P" is The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Post by: oilgun on May 21, 2008, 09:58:32 pm
First time I see this version:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/people_vs_larry_flynt_ver2.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Qerq (2007)
Post by: southendmd on May 22, 2008, 02:35:07 pm
IMDb:  A young woman joins a criminal gang after being released from a juvenile correctional facility. 

"The best of Maltese cinema."


(http://www.freewebs.com/penzanadre/qerq.JPG)
Title: "R" is Runaway Jury (2003)
Post by: Fran on May 22, 2008, 04:04:57 pm
IMDb:  When a day trader is shot in cold blood at his workplace, his widow sues a major gun manufacturer. Holding them responsible for his death, she dispatches idealistic lawyer Wendell Rohr to oversee the case. A good man of principle, Wendell takes charge. On the defense team, another man will take charge: Rankin Fitch, a powerful and ruthless jury consultant riding high on his frequent successes. But in the middle of it all is the jury, which both Wendell and Rankin are determined to sway. But what they're about to discover is that one man and one woman stand in their way. Nicholas Easter is one of the jurors and he's the one collaborating with Marlee, his girlfriend, on the final outcome of the case. But as the case progresses, questions arise as to what the motives are of all those involved, and what some will do to secure the final outcome.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/runaway_jury.jpg)
Title: "S" is Secretary (2002)
Post by: oilgun on May 22, 2008, 04:21:22 pm
IMDb Plot Summary:  A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/secretary.jpg)
Title: "T" is A Time to Kill (1996)
Post by: Lynne on May 22, 2008, 05:06:09 pm
From IMdB:

A young lawyer[Matthew McConaughey] defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Title: "U" is Under Fire (1957)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 22, 2008, 08:37:45 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/johnlocke-underfire.jpg)
Title: "V" is La vérité (1960)
Post by: oilgun on May 22, 2008, 09:53:40 pm
IMDb Plot Summary:   Dominique Marceau is on trial for the murder of Gilbert Tellier. The counsels duel relentlessly, elaborating explanations for why the pretty, idle and fickle girl killed the talented and ambitious conductor freshly graduated from the conservatory. Was it passion, vengeance, desperation, an accident? The acquaintances of Gilbert testify, as well as Dominique's former lovers, and her sister, Annie, the studious violin player engaged to Gilbert. The evidence they give progressively paints a more finely-shaded picture of the personalities of Dominique and Gilbert, and of their relationship, than the eloquent and convincing justifications of the counsels.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Verite.jpg)
Title: "W" is Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
Post by: Lynne on May 22, 2008, 10:02:05 pm
From IMdB:

In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philly; one teaches school in a small Georgia town. Each claims to be the widow of long-dead doo-wop singer-songwriter Frankie Lyman, and each wants years of royalties due to his estate, money Levy has never shared. During an ensuing civil trial, flashbacks tell the story of each one's life with Lyman, a boyish, high-pitched, dynamic performer, lost to heroin. Slowly, the three wives establish their own bond.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Counsellor at Law (1933)
Post by: Meryl on May 22, 2008, 10:14:30 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/CounsellorAtLaw.jpg)
Title: "Y" is You Only Live Once (1937)
Post by: Fran on May 22, 2008, 10:39:11 pm
IMDb:  Joan is the secretary to the public defender in a large city. She is in love with a career criminal named Eddie, and she believes that he is a basically good person who just had some tough breaks. She uses her influence to get him released early, and he tries to go straight after marrying her, but things don't work out, and they both go on the lam.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/ayouonlyliveoncelangfondaPDVD_006.jpg)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/51wNo36eqL_SS500_.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zamaanat (2008)
Post by: oilgun on May 22, 2008, 11:01:51 pm
IMDB Plot Summary:   A tense court room drama where a blind lawyer, Shiv Shankar attempts to free an innocent defendent (Arshad Warsi).

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/zamaanat.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Spring Fever!
Post by: oilgun on May 23, 2008, 02:45:29 pm
I'm addicted to this game so may I suggest the next round?:


"It's spring fever.  That's what the name of it is.  And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!" 
~ Mark Twain

SPRING FEVER!
Make of this what you will.  As for me, it will probably be another 'Hotties' round! ;D
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/SpringFever.jpg)


Usual rules apply!

PS:  How does one change the main title of the round?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Spring Fever!!!
Post by: Lynne on May 23, 2008, 03:02:19 pm
=aside=
Thanks for the topic!  I was trying to think of one.  I think you have to edit the first post.  I'll give it a try. -Lynne
Title: "A" is The Age of Innocence (1993)
Post by: memento on May 23, 2008, 06:07:48 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/age_of_innocence.jpg)
Title: "B" is Bee Season (2005)
Post by: Lynne on May 23, 2008, 06:59:11 pm
Bee Season
Title: "C" is Conte de Printemps (1990)
Post by: oilgun on May 23, 2008, 08:00:46 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/ContePrintemps.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dear Brigitte (1965)
Post by: Meryl on May 24, 2008, 04:00:39 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/DearBrigitte.jpg)

Dear Brigitte is a 1965 family-comedy starring James Stewart and directed by Henry Koster. Stewart stars as a college professor of a genius son, the precocious Erasmus (Bill Mumy). After using his skills for gambling at the horse track, Erasmus becomes infatuated with model and actress Brigitte Bardot (who plays herself in the film). Through his love letters, Erasmus is invited to France, and Stewart follows along.
Title: "E" is Enfants du pays, Les (2006)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 24, 2008, 07:57:01 pm
aka Une ballade au printemps (working title)

From IMDb: May 1940, in the French Ardennes. The German Army is getting ready to invade France. Old Gustave lives alone in his village with Camille, his teenage granddaughter and Etienne, his grandson. All the other inhabitants have evacuated the village, which makes Gustave very happy as he is the sole master there. Etienne, does not care because he is too young but Camille is beginning to suffer from her solitude and finds it hard to put up with her granddad's selfishness and bossiness. One day a patrol of African-born soldiers ("Tirailleurs Sénégalais") comes to the deserted village... Written by Guy Bellinger


Title: "F" is Fireworks (1947)
Post by: oilgun on May 24, 2008, 11:31:00 pm
Dir.:  Kenneth Anger

From IMDb:  A young man enters a dream state and goes out into the night to meet his desires.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Fireworks01.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/fireworks.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Spring Fever!!!
Post by: oilgun on May 26, 2008, 02:13:19 pm
Is the theme of Spring Fever too limiting?  To open to interpretation?  Has this game played itself out?  :'(
Title: "G" is George Lucas in Love (1999)
Post by: Meryl on May 26, 2008, 03:43:00 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/GeorgeLucasInLove.jpg)


Quote from: oilgun on May 26, 2008, 02:13:19 pm
Is the theme of Spring Fever too limiting?  To open to interpretation?  Has this game played itself out?  :'(

I think everyone's just out enjoying the Memorial Day weekend, Gil.  The weather here in NYC is spectacular.  8)
Title: Re: "G" is George Lucas in Love (1999)
Post by: oilgun on May 26, 2008, 04:22:46 pm
Quote from: Meryl on May 26, 2008, 03:43:00 pm

I think everyone's just out enjoying the Memorial Day weekend, Gil.  The weather here in NYC is spectacular.  8)

I didn't even know you guys had a long weekend, that would explain it, we had one last week.   We also seem to have lost two regular players.
Title: "H" is Hope Springs (2003)
Post by: southendmd on May 26, 2008, 09:09:37 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41H2S6AZ1GL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

IMDb user comment:  "So bad I lost the will to live half-way through... "

=aside= Gil
Never fear, we're still here!
Title: "I" is In the Mood for Love (2000)
Post by: oilgun on May 26, 2008, 10:52:23 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/inmoodforlove_jp.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jungle Fever (1991)
Post by: Fran on May 27, 2008, 12:15:28 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/jungle-fever.jpg)
Title: "K" is The Kid from Cleveland (1949)
Post by: southendmd on May 27, 2008, 08:36:47 am
How about Spring Training?


(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/21/b70-10603)
Title: "L" is Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
Post by: memento on May 27, 2008, 08:59:37 am
(http://www.errolflynn.net/Filmography/lis13.jpg)

IMDB: A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to help her decide.
Title: "M" is Mon Homme (1996)
Post by: Fran on May 27, 2008, 12:35:17 pm
aka My Man

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/monhommeukquad.jpg)
Title: "N" is The New Me Workout (2007)
Post by: oilgun on May 27, 2008, 12:46:27 pm
My first direct-to-video title ever, but I couldn't resist..Spring is often spent getting ready for that f*cking bathing suit..

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/NewMe.jpg)

I had originally picked the following "M" title but was a couple of seconds too late hitting "post":

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/model_workout.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/model_workout-01.jpg)
Title: "O" is Offspring (2001)
Post by: southendmd on May 27, 2008, 01:31:09 pm
From a review on cbhd.org:  Barry Stevens begins his 2001 documentary Offspring with the following statement: "About a year ago, I found out that I might have one or even two hundred half brothers and sisters. I don't know who they are, nor do I know the man from whose body we were all made." The documentary chronicles the efforts of filmmaker Stevens to locate his family with the ultimate goal of finding out who his father was. It takes a unique perspective from a DI[donor-insemination]-produced person who was among the first to be conceived in this way in the early 50's in London by Doctors Berthold Wiesner and Mary Barton.

(http://www.cbhd.org/images/offspring-barry_stevens.jpg)
Title: "P" is Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)
Post by: Lynne on May 27, 2008, 01:39:04 pm
From IMdB:

Influential documentary about the imprisoned genius Sergei Parajanov who was persecuted by the government, during the height of his artistic power, for his unruly life style and non-conformist films "Color of Pomegranate" and "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" -- regarded as one the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century. A film by his close friend, Russian Academy Award-winning filmmaker Mikhail Vartanov, includes the complete surviving camera negative of Parajanov's unfinished final picture "The Confession"; unique 1968 behind the scenes sequences of Parajanov on the shooting of the "Color of Pomegranates"; breathtaking coverage of Parajanov's last working day in cinema in 1990 and frightening letters from Ukrainian GULAG (hard labor prison camps) with a shocking secret request that Parajanov sent to Vardanov. Mikhail Vartanov made the film in a blockaded Soviet Armenia during the hour daily limits of electricity and water, no heat, no gas, food, transport and communication shortages. He wrote: Parajanov's dreams, the farewell to the characters of his films, which, along with thousands of fans, see him off to the last journey. The Last Spring... A dove emerges from within the grave and flies off towards the immortality. Life is gone... Life is still there, imprinted on celluloid of the Altar of Joy, Beauty and Sadness that Parajanov has created.
Title: "Q" is Quelle, Die (1979)
Post by: Ellemeno on May 27, 2008, 02:48:28 pm
Okay, I lucked out, suddenly remembering that the word for "spring" (as in "source") in German is "Quelle."  And lucked out further that a TV movie of that name was made in Germany.  And lucked out even further, that when I looked for an image for it in Google, a photo of Jake popped up.  Curious, I clicked on it, and it led me to this German Jake fansite, to a page with an interview with his mother, screenwriter Naomi Foner:

(Clarification - everything following has nothing to do with the movie Die Quelle, just with the interview with Jake's mom on the German Jake fansite.  :) 
http://jakegyllenhaal.foren-city.de/topic,71,-family.html


Insider Interview with Naomi Foner

Born in New York, Naomi Foner received her B.A. in English at Barnard and her M.A. in Developmental Psychology at Columbia University. She wrote for the highly acclaimed PBS VISIONS series. Her first produced screenplay was the motion picture VIOLETS ARE BLUE, starring Sissy Spacek and Kevin Kline.

Her original screenplay RUNNING ON EMPTY, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Judd Hirsch, River Phoenix and Christine Lahti was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and a Golden Globe. Naomi wrote and produced A DANGEROUS WOMAN, starring Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey and Gabriel Byrne.

LOSING ISAIAH, which she wrote and produced, was Directed by her husband, Stephen Gyllenhaal and starred Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn and Samuel Jackson.

Foner is currently writing PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, which she is set to direct for Paramount.

It is with great pleasure that I introduce
Screenwriter Online's Artist of the Month, Naomi Foner.

Insider:
Welcome Naomi!

Naomi Foner :
Hello

Insider :
We have a lot of questions, so as soon as Naomi is ready, we'll delve right in!...

Naomi Foner :
I'm sitting here in formal clothes, in preparation for going to a dinner honoring Martin Scorsese....and I feel kind of foolish But I'm excited about this and ready for questions.

Question:
First question...Naomi what do you consider your first big break?

Naomi Foner :
I had it pretty easy. I was a producer in public television for many years and I was encouraged to write by many very wonderful people. Barbara Schultz of the PBS Visions series practically made me write my first screenplay and then produced it! It was about the blackout in NYC and of, course, it was filmed in LA!

Question:
Could you tell us what it was like working with Jim Henson?

Naomi Foner :
He was just like you might imagine. A lot like Kermit. Frank Oz is a lot like Bert. I loved them both.

Question:
Ms. Foner, what practical advice do you have for young would-be screenwriters?

Naomi Foner :
Write about something you know and care about. Know why you are writing a script. Stay true to your intentions.

Question:
Did You find it hard getting you and your work recognized with LA execs????

Naomi Foner
The first time I met an exec, they usually said "That's interesting but we don't know if you can execute it." The second time I met the same exec, they thought they know me and were willing to take a chance. Once I had some success, everyone was willing to take a chance.

Question:
Running was one of my favorite films. Was it an original idea of yours, do you have any novels you'd like to write.

Naomi Foner :
I want to write a novel. My kids are getting old enough now so I might consider taking that on. Running was an original screenplay.

Question:
How hard is it for screenwriters outside the LA group to gain acceptance and work with studios/producers???

Naomi Foner :
Everyone is looking for good scripts. Write it and they will come.

Question:
I have a script being negotiated right now, and it deals with a very complex human problem-Multiple Personality Disorder, but set in a sci-fi mode-"they" want it to be a DIEHARD MEETS SPECIES sort of thing. At what point does a new writer sell out?

Naomi Foner :
I don't think you should ever sell out. What about your idea is being compromised? Are they paying you?

Question:
Naomi, tell us about women screenwriters. We're all proud of Emma Thompson...And you too....You were also nominated for an Oscar, right?

Naomi Foner :
I wish there were more of them. Emma's success makes me very proud. The film made me feel like it is possible for a woman's sensibility to be translated to the screen. Yes, I was nominated. My son said that "Sense and Sensibility" made him feel "clean".  [Directed by Ang Lee!]I thought that was a very interesting.

Insider :
Its a wonderful movie!

Naomi Foner :
response. So much of what's on the screen today is not about feeling hopeful. Or doing the right thing. That film was about both. And it made you laugh and cry.

Question:
How much of your screenplay for Running on Empty differs from the movie cut?

Naomi Foner :
The film and screen play are quite close. Sidney Lumet is very respectful of writers. We did take out some scenes that slowed the pace down as the film came to it's conclusion. The most important one was between Gus and Judd's character in which Judd Hirsch explains why he can't help his old friend and the Gus character understands and wishes he had something to care about. But by then, everyone wanted to know what was happening to Danny and even a slight digression didn't work.

Question:
Which software do you use to write, if any?

Naomi Foner :
I use Stephanie Warrens Script Wizard. She designed something like it for me years ago. I'm glad it's available for everyone now. The Writer's Computer Store is my lifeline. I was computer illiterate when I began and they walked me through learning the computer like a baby. It really changed my writing. Made it fluid and more adventurous.

Question:
Naomi, did you feel any political pressure on the ending of LOSING ISAIAH?

Naomi Foner :
I hope not. The idea was that there was no answer. Only a beginning of a dialogue.

Naomi Foner :
Okay

Question:
Pilgrim's Progress is listed on many lists as one of the world's most boring...I happen to be a fan of the book but how on earth did you pick it for a project?

Naomi Foner :
Let me stop you right here. My screenplay has nothing to do with the book. The title is ironic.

Question:
Did you explicitly think a lot about the psychology of the characters in Running on Empty-I'm a psychoanalyst & think it was one of the emotionally most perceptive films I've seen.

Naomi Foner :
I thank you for that. I did think a lot about it. I saw the film as a more intense version of something we all go through. Parent and child is one of the only love stories that end successfully in separation. But you don't know that going in I was trying to deal with that in an exaggerated more dramatic situation.

Question:
I am re-sending my question for Naomi. Does she understand the political and ideological questions of which she wrote in "Running on Empty". The film deeply touched me for its intensity and social relevance.

Naomi Foner :
Thank you. I did know many people who worked in the political arena of that time. Several of my friends were underground for a period. I think I was formed by that time in all of our lives.

Question :
You stated earlier that screenwriters should stay true to their intentions. But how does one pierce the Hollywood veil?

Naomi Foner :
By staying really clear about why I was writing each screenplay and compromising only until that reason was threatened. You have to be driven by some kind of passion to get through all that's between you and a produced movie.

Question
Did you have an agent right off the bat? How important is the right agent?

Naomi Foner :
Yes, I had a most marvelous agent. Judy Scott Fox, who died last year. She was like the great book editors were years ago. She signed me right after I wrote Blackout I was very lucky.

Insider :
Okay...some very good questions tonight...I'd like to allow Naomi to say a few words to us...before we break for the evening...Naomi...please go ahead!

Naomi Foner :
Thank you for asking such good questions. I hope there are people out there who share my feeling that films need to be used to communicate with each other about important things. I like to say that I believe in the "trickle up" theory. Make people care...feel strongly about something...and maybe they will go home and think about it. So I look for stories that are little microcosms of more important things...The way Anne Frank make people feel for holocaust victims more than the numbers did. Thanks.

Insider :
Well put, Naomi!

Insider :
Thank you everyone, for joining us!

Insider :
Thank you Naomi...

Insider :
Goodnight Everyone! And thanks again for coming!

Quelle  [<--  This one word is the reason this page showed up when I Googled!] : www.screenwriter.com


Title: "R" is The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
Post by: oilgun on May 27, 2008, 05:22:33 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/RomanSpring.jpg)
Title: "S" is Spring (2002)
Post by: southendmd on May 27, 2008, 05:30:49 pm
(http://www.interfilm.de/verleih/stills/360.jpg)

A short film by Oliver Held. 

IMDb:  9 year old Franz has climbed on the 5 meter diving board to prove to himself that he isn't a coward. Once there his attitude changes; but because his friend Patrick is blocking the way he can't go back. Hand in hand with Patrick - eyes closed - he dares to take the leap....
Title: "T" is Torrents of Spring (1989)
Post by: memento on May 27, 2008, 05:38:41 pm
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/Acque_di_primavera_poster.jpg)


IMDB: In 1840, a young Russian aristocrat, Dimitri Sanin, is returning home after a long tour of Europe. In Germany, he falls in love with a beautiful pastry shop girl, Gemma Rosselli, who soon starts sharing his feelings. They decide to get married and, in order to finance the wedding, Dimitri goes back to Russia to sell his family estate. Unfortunately he falls prey to a seductress, Princess Maria Nikolaevna, who pretends to be willing to buy his land to come nearer him. Now Sanin is in a fix: should he choose the pure Gemma or the evil but irresistible Maria?
Title: "U" is Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Post by: oilgun on May 27, 2008, 10:29:04 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/underworld_evolution.jpg)

==Comment==
I'm really stretching the theme here but I'm equating Spring Fever restlessness with the vampire's need for blood.  Plus, Scott Speedman makes me restless...
Title: "V" is Vesna (1953)
Post by: Fran on May 27, 2008, 11:29:24 pm
aka Spring

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/120e81070.gif)
Metka Gabrijelcic played Vesna/Janja
.

From Wikipedia:  Three guys, Samo, Sandi and Krištof think up a plot to get hold of maths finals test papers from their professor at secondary school through courting a girl they assume is his daughter. Not knowing her true name, they call her Vesna, after the Slavic goddess of Spring. The professor's real daughter, the attractive Janja turns up for a date with Samo and they fall in love. When Vesna/Janja finds out the original reason for Samo's interest in her, she does not want to see him again but eventually changes her mind.
Title: "W" is Woodman, Spare That Tree (1950)
Post by: southendmd on May 28, 2008, 10:26:59 am
IMDb:  Spring comes and melts winter's icy blanket and the forest is a merry place. The birds and beavers, and the flowers and the trees awaken after their winter's slumber. But the invasion of a woodsmen brings sadness as he begins to chop down a fir tree. All the animals come to the trees rescue and prevent him from chopping it down. When he tries to blast it down with dynamite, a caterpillar calls down a rainstorm and the frustrated woodsmen departs, leaving the idyllic forest to its inhabitants.

Inspired by this old song?

(http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/images/vc220.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is State Fair (1945)
Post by: southendmd on May 28, 2008, 02:23:46 pm
For its Oscar-winning song "It Might as Well Be Spring" by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

(http://www.schubertiademusic.com/images/catalog-3/Rodgers,%20State%20Fair122.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWoUoA8BlbI[/youtube]
Here's Jeanne Crain dubbed by Louanne Hogan.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Spring Fever!!!
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on May 28, 2008, 03:20:48 pm
An aside regarding State Fair.

I was talking with my friend Brian last week about movies and this one was one of the ones that came up. A couple of beer were involved, but we both agreed this movie represents the last time any group of white people displayed such unabashed happiness.  :laugh:
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Spring Fever!!!
Post by: southendmd on May 28, 2008, 03:41:11 pm
Well, Truman, a whole new group of unabashedly happy white people did a remake of State Fair in 1962.  This time it was Pat Boone, Ann-Margaret and Bobby Darin!

Then there was the remake on Broadway in 1996 with more happy has-been white people.  This time it was Andrea McArdle (from Annie),  Donna McKechnie (from A Chorus Line) and John Davidson (from every game show ever made).

Forbidden Broadway spoofed this by having John Davidson's character sing "Oh, what a beautiful moron".


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Spring Fever!!!
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on May 28, 2008, 04:01:28 pm
Quote from: southendmd on May 28, 2008, 03:41:11 pm
Forbidden Broadway spoofed this by having John Davidson's character sing "Oh, what a beautiful moron".


Bless his heart!  :laugh:
Title: "Y" is Young and Wild (1958)
Post by: oilgun on May 28, 2008, 07:10:31 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/youngWild.jpg)
Title: "Z" is Zero. Lilac Lithuania (2006)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 02, 2008, 06:51:48 am
Lilacs bloom in spring.  :)

From IMDb: ZERO is an 0 sucking in a young deserter, a casino victim and three heroin brothers. That is a destiny, a mixture of objectives and desires of heroes. That is a lifestyle balancing on the edge - bullets, numbers and needles. 


Hunh?  :)

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/lilac.jpg)

Now, what's our next round about?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Shorts!!!
Post by: southendmd on June 02, 2008, 02:45:01 pm
How about a round of short films? 
Animated or live action.
Usual rules apply.

(http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-film-255x256-short_films.jpg)

(Thanks, Elle, for the long-awaited Z film.)
Title: "A" is The Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961)
Post by: southendmd on June 02, 2008, 02:57:31 pm
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qOY1b6Pe78[/youtube]
From an IMDb user:  "...recommended to the average Looney Tunes fans and people who like mad yetis."
(5:56)

=aside=
Sorry, my pedestrian tastes run to Bugs Bunny!
Title: "B" is Before Dawn (2005)
Post by: oilgun on June 02, 2008, 03:07:18 pm
Dir: Bálint Kenyeres
Hungary
14 min.

This is one of the better titles in the shorts collection CINEMA 16: EUROPEAN SHORTS.  I recently purchased it along with CINEMA 16: AMERICAN SHORTS which unfortunately doesn't measure up in comparison.  (I rated the former 4/5 stars and the latter 2.5/5)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/before_dawn.jpg)

From IMDb: I saw this film in New York (Sundance at BAM) and it blew me away. I wasn't expecting the film to be shot in one take, so I kept thinking about what Kubrick once said about the opening shot of a movie. According to him, it should be the most interesting thing the audience had seen that day. Well, I think I can say this film will probably be one of the most interesting things I have seen this year.

Many aspects of this film make it a short masterpiece. Its script, which comments on contemporary issues (though lightly). Its staging and choreography, which are phenomenal. I could go on for a while, but you really have to see it for yourself.

Luckily, the director attended a Q&A after the film. He explained that he had two shooting days and that they shot the film at dusk (you know, early in the evening) and only did four takes, the fourth being the final film. The director had certain ideas about the film and he practiced with a digital camera before the actual shooting. The location was found after the writing of a one page synopsis, but there was no script or storyboard. And the man in the end isn't a professional actor.

I love this film and loved talking to the director, who, by the way is a really nice guy.
Title: "C" is Centuries of June (1955)
Post by: Fran on June 02, 2008, 03:14:52 pm
Centuries of June (w/Stan Brakhage, 16mm, 10 minutes)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture1.png)

Stan Brakhage’s note about this film, from the Filmmakers’ Cooperative catalog:
This film comes to exist because Joseph Cornell wished, one fine summer day, to show me the old homes of his beloved Flushing. One of them had been torn down and another beside it was scheduled for demolition. In torment (similar to that which had prompted him to ask me to photograph the Third Ave. Elevated before it was destroyed) he suggested we spend the afternoon preserving "the world of this house," its environs. It would be too strong a word to say he "directed" my photography; and yet his presence and constant suggestions (often simply by a lift of the hand, or lifted eyebrows even) made this film entirely his. He then spent years editing it, incorporating "re-takes" into the film's natural progress, savoring and lovingly using almost every bit of the footage. And then he gave it to me, "in memory of that afternoon."

Centuries of June, perhaps more than any Cornell film, is a naked attempt to capture the soul of a place and the mood of a disappearing moment. Partly this feeling is due to the circumstance of the impending destruction of the house which dominates the first part of the film, and partly it’s due to Brakhage’s agile, kinetic camera work. Approaching the house with palpable trepidation, and straining to capture a butterfly’s movement, his camera charges the film with an energy quite different from that of Burckhardt’s.

By the last third of the film, the camera has moved away from the house – already relegated to the past – to focus on a group of children playing nearby. Though the house is no longer on camera, it provides the environment for the children’s play, and its presence is still very much felt, like a ghost. The film ends lyrically, with the children walking away from both camera and house.
Title: "D" is La dame dans le tram (1994)
Post by: southendmd on June 02, 2008, 03:30:56 pm
IMDb:  An unwanted encounter between an "acrimonious" middle-aged lady and a young black man. A comedy on everyday's racism in a Brussels tramway...

Won 2nd prize at the Torino International Short Film Competition.


http://www.dailymotion.com/bookmarks/albannl/video/x4h4da_la-dame-dans-le-tram_blog (http://www.dailymotion.com/bookmarks/albannl/video/x4h4da_la-dame-dans-le-tram_blog)

=aside=
We're back in business!
Title: "E" is Election Night (1998)
Post by: oilgun on June 02, 2008, 03:48:05 pm
aka:  Valgaften
Dir: Anders Thomas Jensen
Denmark
11 min.

From IMDb: On election night we meet Peter, an idealistic young man, who suddenly discovers he has forgotten to vote. On his way to the polls he encounters a variety of taxi drivers, all racist in their way and Peter has to decide whether to stand up for his convictions or getting to the polls on time.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/valgaften.jpg)
Title: Re: "D" is La dame dans le tram (1994)
Post by: oilgun on June 02, 2008, 04:14:25 pm
Quote from: southendmd on June 02, 2008, 03:30:56 pm

=aside=
We're back in business!

Great, now you jinxed it!  ;D
Title: "F" is Forgotten Stars: The Jerry and Delbert Story (2005)
Post by: Fran on June 02, 2008, 04:42:12 pm
From IMDb:  What happens when a wise-cracking vent figure teams up with a shy boy with a love of puppets? You get FORGOTTEN STARS, a mockumentary about ventriloquist Jerry Boyd and his partner, Delbert Schwartz. This whimsical tale covers the ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies of one of America's best, and least remembered, ventriloquist teams.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/playhouse1.jpg)
Title: "G" is Gay Zombie (2007)
Post by: southendmd on June 02, 2008, 06:02:46 pm
Tagline:  "Love means never having to say you're dead."

From an IMDb user: "...The acting is quite good, the comedy works well and the romance is disturbingly tender and believable despite one of the characters being in an advanced stage of decomposition."

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq1XZbH9mrA[/youtube]

Trailer (1:25)  I love that he wears a cowboy hat in one scene.
Title: "H" is Hubris (2006)
Post by: memento on June 02, 2008, 06:28:17 pm
(http://www.hubristhemovie.com/hubrisPoster_web.jpg)

IMDB: Fast talking, seat-of-the-pants-logic spewing Jeremy (Jeremy Koerner) convinces his single, lonely best friend Barry (Frederik Goris) to take part in a speed dating scheme that Jeremy believes is guaranteed to get Barry a date. With the help of three friends, Jeremy and Barry unleash Jeremy's plan on the women at an exclusive speed dating session. As the session comes to a close, it appears that Jeremy's hubris may have placed all five men into the center of a sinister plot for which none are prepared.

=aside= Paul
"The Gay Zombie" looks like a panic.
Title: "I" is I am a Boyband (2003)
Post by: oilgun on June 02, 2008, 06:45:51 pm
Dir: Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay
Canada
6 min.

From the Art Metropole website : Renowned since its appearance in 2002, I AM A BOYBAND sets John Dowland's 1597 madrigal, 'Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite' to an electro-pop beat and features Nemerofsky Ramsay in four different incarnations, each experimenting with the distinct articulations of masculinity found in contemporary boyband music videos. Nemerofsky Ramsay's self-conscious and deliberate performance reveals the ways in which such overly manufactured gestures of both character and sentimentality fall flat in their expression. Sarah Milroy remarks that Nemerofsky Ramsay's "performance is all camp glitz, but it's hard to know precisely what level of irony is intended. Ramsay has such a gorgeous singing voice that you find yourself sucked in depsite yourself."

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Boyband.jpg)
Title: "J" is La Jetee (1992)
Post by: southendmd on June 02, 2008, 09:55:05 pm
IMDb:  In a devastated Paris in the aftermath of WWIII, The few surviving humans begin researching time travel, hoping to send someone back to the pre-war world for food, supplies and maybe a solution to their dire position. One man is haunted by a vague childhood memory that will prove fateful.

(http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews31/a%20la%20jetee%20sand%20soliel/a%20le%20jeteePDVD_011.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-j-nnWnDFE[/youtube]
Title: "K" is Keep Off the Grass (1970)
Post by: Fran on June 03, 2008, 12:58:05 am
From IMDb:  Tom's mother discovers a marijuana joint in his room. When his parents confront him, Tom denies being a "dope fiend." Despite his dad's admonitions about the dangers of pot, one of which is "an uncontrollable feeling of hilarity," Tom still doesn't buy it, and decides to find out for himself what pot's effects are. He goes down to where the local "weedheads" hang out and is disgusted by their sloppiness and their laziness. A couple of friendly policemen tell Tom that the reason the weedheads are like that is that pot use results in a "wholesale abandonment of goals and ambitions." While digesting this terrifying prospect, Tom is mugged by a desperate band of marijuana addicts, and finally realizes how right his parents were to try to get him to "keep off the grass!"

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmuLkiZw2lY[/youtube]
Part 1 (Time: 10:16)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdt4NgYFd6g&feature=related[/youtube]
Part 2 (Time: 10:44)

A viewer comment from Internet Archive:  This is great. Imagine showing this to a classroom full of high school students today: they'd laugh you out of the room.

Title: "L" is Love Shorts (2004)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 03, 2008, 01:52:46 am
Tagline: Eight women, eight stories, and one passionate question... Can we trust love?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/4422940.jpg)
Title: "M" is Mario Banana (1964)
Post by: oilgun on June 03, 2008, 03:11:23 pm
Andy Warhol
USA
4 min.

http://www.dailymotion.com/mychannel/TobiasMorgan/popular/video/xp1wr_mario-banana-andy-warhol_creation (http://www.dailymotion.com/mychannel/TobiasMorgan/popular/video/xp1wr_mario-banana-andy-warhol_creation)
Title: "N" is Nuit et brouillard (Night and Fog) (1955)
Post by: southendmd on June 03, 2008, 03:16:04 pm
Alain Resnais' 30-minute masterpiece only has to be seen once, as one will never forget it. 

I saw this in high school 30 years ago when the Holocaust was then 30 years old.  It was etched in my brain. 

Francois Truffaut famously called this the best film ever made. 

(http://img.verycd.com/posts/0607/post-332432-1152660083.jpg)

From an IMDb user:  Alan Resnais' "Night and Fog" was made in 1955 and illustrates with ghastly details exactly what went on inside the Nazi death camps of Struthuf, Oranienburg, Auschwitz, Belsen, Ravenbruck and Dachau.The footage was shot with the Nazi's own cameras and those of the liberating Allied Forces...Resnais filmed color footage of the empty, overgrown concentration camps Auschwitz and Majdanek and juxtaposed it with historical black and white images.The score by Hans Eisler is incredibly powerful as is the narration written by Jean Cayrol, a French poet, novelist and camp survivor.This is surely the film that needs to be seen by everyone interested in the true story of the Holocaust.

Title: "O" is One Man's Trash (2004)
Post by: memento on June 03, 2008, 06:10:45 pm
Dee Dee (Dagney Kerr) is having another sale to save up money for fashion school. Erik (Eric Espinoza) is an Ebay entrepreneur looking for a good find to turn around and sell, dragging his girlfriend Kayla (Alana Lobit) along on the search. Harold (Tom Jermain) is on the hunt for another pocket-sized trinket to add to his collection. Donna (Donna Grayson) and Gladys (Renee Weltzien) take time from practicing in their band to get up at the crack of dawn to have first pick at sales. Eleanor (Cami Black) steps down from Beverly Hills to be among the common folk in the hopes of finding a bargain, with her incompetent assistant Charles (Jason Stiff) in tow. The City Official (Chris Hink) lays down the law about posting yard sale "advertisements" on public property. The common ground that brings this motley crew together is a yard sale, where one man's trash is another man's treasure...and anything can happen.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En5I0iSZ9sg[/youtube]
(trailer)
Title: Re: "O" is One Man's Trash (2004)
Post by: oilgun on June 03, 2008, 07:16:30 pm
Quote from: memento on June 03, 2008, 06:10:45 pm
Dee Dee (Dagney Kerr) is having another sale to save up money for fashion school. Erik (Eric Espinoza) is an Ebay entrepreneur looking for a good find to turn around and sell, dragging his girlfriend Kayla (Alana Lobit) along on the search. Harold (Tom Jermain) is on the hunt for another pocket-sized trinket to add to his collection. Donna (Donna Grayson) and Gladys (Renee Weltzien) take time from practicing in their band to get up at the crack of dawn to have first pick at sales. Eleanor (Cami Black) steps down from Beverly Hills to be among the common folk in the hopes of finding a bargain, with her incompetent assistant Charles (Jason Stiff) in tow. The City Official (Chris Hink) lays down the law about posting yard sale "advertisements" on public property. The common ground that brings this motley crew together is a yard sale, where one man's trash is another man's treasure...and anything can happen.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En5I0iSZ9sg[/youtube]
(trailer)

I had only one yard sale in my life and let me tell you it was one too many!  I couldn't believe what a miserable bunch of penny-pinching, rude people these things attract.  I'd rather throw my stuff in a landfill before having to go through that ordeal again!  They are probably all nice and quirky in that doc but don't be fooled, these people are EVIL!
Title: "P" is Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
Post by: Fran on June 04, 2008, 12:10:40 pm
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnO4EhusWuQ[/youtube]
Part 1 (Time:  8:01)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6CzDqbK2ng&feature=related[/youtube]
Part 2 (Time: 8:18)

Title: "Q" is Queer Things I Hate About You (2001)
Post by: southendmd on June 04, 2008, 12:40:56 pm
IMDb:  Just because gay men and women don't sleep with each other, it doesn't mean that they are not just as involved as their breeding buddies with "the battle of the sexes".

In this amusing short gay men and women voice their displeasure with some of the stereotypes associated with each other.

Don't expect anything deep or novel here but if you enjoy hearing gay folks vent about such things as womens' plaid shirts and men's tomcat ways this may just be the short for you.
Title: "R" is Rabbit (2005)
Post by: oilgun on June 04, 2008, 04:23:31 pm
Dir: Run Wrake
UK
9 min.

Another wonderful short included in the dvd CINEMA 16: EUROPEAN SHORT FILM.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Dxn3VWOws[/youtube]

From IMDb: This strange short story tells an old tale in a new way. Two ambitious, young children chase down a rabbit and find a small idol hidden inside. This idol has the odd power of turning insects into jewels. Soon, the two kids hatch up a plan to make an operation of it—killing animals to attract flies that are then transformed into more jewels. Connections to our consumer culture can be readily drawn.

Animated from a set of 1950s stickers meant to teach kid's how to read, Rabbit reads like a children's book brought to life in 3D. In combination, the horrific storyline and the innocent imagery creates a sense of twisted unease that has no equal.

Run Wrake is a seasoned animator/illustrator with a bizarre taste in the grotesqueness of pop culture. His website is chock full of more film pieces and probably the best illustrated biography page I've seen.
Title: "S" is Spin (2005)
Post by: Fran on June 04, 2008, 06:33:40 pm
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP59tQf_njc[/youtube]
Time:  8:15
Title: "T" is Tony vs. Paul (2007)
Post by: southendmd on June 04, 2008, 10:22:13 pm
To me, this looks like a low-budget Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon !

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJzU3NjDikY[/youtube]

IMDb:  This zany little stop-motion short has caused quite a sensation on the popular video-sharing website, YouTube, and it was with some surprise that I discovered that this apparently-"amateur" film was recognised as legitimate on the Internet Movie Database. This eligibility arises from the fact that the film has featured at two well-known film festivals: the Boston Underground Film Festival and the Riverrun International Film Festival. "Tony vs Paul" was written and directed by two first-time filmmakers, Paul Cummings and Tony Fiandaca, who also star as two former friends who engage in a wacky stop-motion battle through the countryside of Massachusetts, USA.

The film makes use of pixilation – an animation technique using live actors as stop-motion objects – which was made popular back in 1952 in Norman McLaren's short, "Neighbours." It uses the technique exceedingly well, with the characters' movements always seeming completely smooth, particularly when each man finds himself gliding a good one metre above the ground (an effect accomplished by continuously jumping into the air for each frame). According to the filmmakers, the film took two months to film and edit, and – stop motion being a relatively tedious process – you can imagine what sort of patience the two must have been required to have. The film's soundtrack, which is a catchy little techno tune, was performed by the third and final credited crew member, Christopher Donovan.

To be perfectly honest, there's really nothing significant about this film. The story is virtually non-existent, and it doesn't say anything important or incite any powerful emotions. However, it does demonstrate the commitment of the two filmmakers so very well, and some of the visuals can only be described as "cool." I look forward to their next effort.

=aside Fran
Thanks for "Spin"; I really enjoyed that.
Title: "U" is Unnatural History (1959)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 05, 2008, 03:35:45 am
A Merrie Melodies cartoon.

From IMDb:  Are animals human? Or vice versa? This is the question asked by a professor, Dr. Beest Lee, who appears on a stage in a theater to give a lecture and show a film about the human-like qualities of various cartoon animals, among them a beaver who "damns" a troublesome river, a groundhog who uses technology to predict the coming of spring, and a dog who scolds his neglectful master. Written by Kevin McCorry {[email protected]}

Mel Blanc    ...    (voice)

(http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/egg.jpg)

Title: "V" is Vincent (1982)
Post by: oilgun on June 05, 2008, 07:53:14 am
Tim Burton
USA
6 min.

Plot Summary: Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o[/youtube]
Title: "W" is Wallace & Gromit in the Wrong Trousers (1993)
Post by: southendmd on June 05, 2008, 08:51:37 am
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Here's the fabulous chase scene (3:16).  Who knew penguins could be so evil?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH0fjTof8P4[/youtube]
Title: Wildcard "X" is Rabbit of Seville (1950)
Post by: southendmd on June 05, 2008, 08:59:05 am
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I like this one even better than "What's Opera, Doc?"

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Bugs presages gay marriage by greater than 50 years   ;D (watch at 6:55).

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ3efT1kqXs[/youtube]
Title: "Y" is Yeah No Definitely (2007)
Post by: oilgun on June 05, 2008, 03:58:27 pm
David Snyder
USA
14 min.

IMDb Plot Summary: 'yeah no definitely' is about a young man unable to express himself, and the danger he poses when his long-seething emotions finally explode. Cam and Kiff are students in an intense platonic relationship. At a summer party, Cam becomes intoxicated and angry. He's unwilling to admit his attraction to Kiff, and unable to release powerful feelings of grief he's holding inside. Kiff hopes having a good time might make Cam forget his pain. Both are in denial, and the truth's suppression may kill one of them before the night is over. The film is a study in self-deception, a theme worth exploring now, when Americans seem particularly desperate to avoid dealing with reality, and grasp at any diversion rather than look in the mirror.

Trailer, 45 sec.:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wPi-7klvzY[/youtube]


==ASIDE==
Is anyone updating the archives?  I haven't checked any of my titles for the last several rounds.  Has Leslie abandoned the game? :'(
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Shorts!!!
Post by: Fran on June 06, 2008, 10:24:57 am
Gil, I've volunteered to help Leslie update the archives.  There's a lot of catching up to do.  To give you some idea, I'm currently on the "B&W, then color" round.  Leslie hasn't abandoned the game; real life is just interfering. 
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Shorts!!!
Post by: southendmd on June 06, 2008, 10:51:50 am
Thanks, Fran, for your efforts. 

Dontcha hate when RL interferes with our ABCing? :)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Shorts!!!
Post by: oilgun on June 06, 2008, 01:44:52 pm
Thanks Fran!

 Now, can someone please post a "Z"!  ;)
Title: "Z" is Zoe's Day (2007)
Post by: Fran on June 06, 2008, 03:55:00 pm
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From IMDb:  "ZOE'S DAY" is a short film directed by Rebecca Gwynne that chronicles what should have been a typical afternoon for seven-year-old Zoe, played by Ruby Jerins (ABC"s "Six Degrees"). Michael Kelly ("Invincible" and "Dawn of the Dead"), plays Zoe's devoted father Bill. Together Zoe and her dad romp through beautiful Park Slope, Brooklyn, on a whimsical journey of childhood wonder, only to discover that the world is not as simple as it seems.

http://www.bellarosefilms.com/largemovie.htm


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Disaster Movies
Post by: Fran on June 06, 2008, 09:05:31 pm
How about a round of disaster movies? 
 
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Real or imagined, of any intensity.
Usual rules apply.

Title: "A" is Abominable (2006)
Post by: southendmd on June 06, 2008, 09:22:41 pm
IMDb:  A man, crippled in an accident, returns to the woods after rehabilitation, certain that he'll not see Bigfoot again.

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Title: "B" is Bhopal Express (1999)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 07, 2008, 11:27:49 am
From IMDb: Set against the gas tragedy in Bhopal, India in 1984, this human drama examines the irresponsible methods of large corporations and the effects of their actions on common people. The night of the tragedy, poison gas clouds from the Union Carbide factory enveloped an arc of over 20 square kilometers killing over 8,000 people in its immediate aftermath and causing multi-systemic injuries to over 500,000 residents. Lest the neighborhood community be "unduly alarmed", the siren in the factory had been switched off, adding to what would become an enduring disaster of immeasurable proportions. Adding insult to injury, researchers are finding that the future generations of the survivors will continue to suffer through chromosonal damage caused by the leak. This unforgettable story unravels through the eyes of a newlywed couple and their friends as they try to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the catastrophe. Written by Christa Hamilton

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Title: "C" is Crack in the World (1965)
Post by: Fran on June 07, 2008, 12:33:15 pm
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A viewer comment from IMDb: 

Interesting story about a dying scientist who plans to tap the geothermal energy beneath the Earth's crust, with dire consequences. Andrews, Scott and Moore, as well as Alexander Knox, all give excellent performances. Special effects are superb and very believable. I remember seeing this on TV when I was a kid, and it scared me to DEATH. Seeing it again as an adult, it is not quite as scary, but is still fast-paced and entertaining. Sadly, it is not available on video to my knowledge. Perhaps someone at Paramount will read this and take the hint.

While the science is now dated, thanks to the discovery of plate tectonics (the Earth's crust is divided into may separate "plates", and therefore already has many "cracks"), the story is still entertaining. The interaction between Dr Sorenson (Andrews), an aging scientist trying for one last victory; his young wife Maggie (Scott), a scientist in her own right; and Dr Rampion (Moore), the project's geologist and an old flame of Maggie's to boot; works very well, even if it is a bit formulaic.

All in all it is a fun movie, and definitely worth the time to see it if you can. Paramount would do well to re-release it on video and especially widescreen DVD. How about it, guys?
Title: "D" is Deluge (1933)
Post by: Lynne on June 07, 2008, 02:07:38 pm
From Wikipedia:

Deluge (1933) was an apocalyptic science fiction film, released by RKO Radio Pictures, about a group of worldwide natural disasters which lead to the destruction of the earth.

The film is very loosely based on a novel by S. Fowler Wright, with the setting changed from England to the United States. A series of earthquakes destroy the Pacific coast of the United States, causing a massive tidal wave, which heads toward New York City. The wave leaves New York submerged in water and nearly all inhabitants of the city drown. This special effect sequence later inspired a scene in The Day After Tomorrow (2004).

The impressive effects were done by a team which later worked on the H. G. Wells-scripted film Things to Come (1936). For many years, Deluge was thought to be a lost film, but a print dubbed in Italian was found in a film archive in Italy in the late 1980s. Before the discovery, the only part of the film known to survive was the impressive footage of the tidal wave destroying New York City, which was used in the Republic serials Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc and King of the Rocket Men.
Title: "E" is Epidemic (1987)
Post by: memento on June 07, 2008, 02:43:23 pm
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From IMDB: A film director and a script writer (performed by Lars von Trier and Niels Vørsel themselves) write a screenplay, in which an epidemic spreads about the whole world. Like the protagonist they do not notice, that a real epidemic is developing around them.
Title: "F" is Flood (2007)
Post by: Fran on June 07, 2008, 03:02:31 pm
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A viewer comment from IMDb: 

A really wonderful cast and very talented technical crew wasted their valuable career time, and our equally valuable leisure time, by bothering to support this utterly predictable and plainly formulaic piece of commercial junk. The movie is based upon a really good and very topical idea but both the producers and the director simply applied the standard Hollywood "disaster movie" formula and thereby ruined any potential value from the production.

An unusually high tide and very strong gale conditions combine to produce a record high storm surge that overwhelms London and floods most of the Thames Valley. The plot centers around a heroic scientist (Tom Courtenay) who alerts the authorities of the danger and ultimately saves the day, a glamorous female police chief who runs the entire show and an embattled Deputy Prime Minister (David Suchet) who tries to look important.

But it's all so unreal that one feels like an extended tea break after just 30 minutes....
Title: "G" is Gray Lady Down (1978)
Post by: Lynne on June 07, 2008, 03:17:03 pm
From Wiki:

An aging, respected commander (Charlton Heston) is on his final submarine tour before his retirement. Surfaced and returning to port, the submarine, USS Neptune (possibly a Skate-class or Nautilus-class attack submarine), is struck by a Norwegian freighter in heavy fog, and sinks to a depth of 1,450 feet on canyon ledge above the ocean floor. A US Navy rescue force commanded by Stacy Keach arrives on scene, but Neptune is perched at an angle that does not allow the Navy's Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) rescue submarine to complete its work.

==Thresher   :'(==
Title: "H" is The Happening (2008)
Post by: memento on June 07, 2008, 03:25:25 pm
From Wikipedia: A family is on the run from a mysterious, inexplicable, unstoppable event that threatens not only humankind – but the most basic human instinct of them all: survival. The way this event threatens the human race is in three stages. The first stage is the loss of speech, the second stage is physical disorientation, and the third stage is suicide.

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Title: "I" is It's Great to Be Alive (1933)
Post by: Fran on June 07, 2008, 04:08:46 pm
This musical sci-fi film was directed by Alfred L. Werker.

From IMDb:  An aviator who crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific returns home to find that he is the last fertile man left on Earth after an epidemic of masculitus.


Title: "J" is The Johnstown Flood (1989)
Post by: southendmd on June 07, 2008, 05:11:13 pm
IMDb: On May 30, 1889 the South Fork Dam, which maintained a pleasure lake for wealthy Pittsburgh industrialists and their families, failed due to very heavy rains and poor maintenance by the dam's owners. The burst dam sent a wall of water and debris, 40 feet high and half a mile wide, 14 miles downstream to the bustling industrial city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. More than 2000 people lost their lives in the disaster. This documentary tells the story, and tells us that the disaster was easily avoidable.

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Title: "K" is Killer on Board (1977)
Post by: MaineWriter on June 07, 2008, 05:41:15 pm
Hi everyone!

I just took a nap and had a really really crazy dream which prominently featured Paul (!). I took that as a sign I was supposed to get up and play a movie.

"Krakatoa, East of Java" immediately comes to mind as a K disaster but I know I played that, so let me go hunt for something else.

L

----

Killer on Board ... with Patty Duke Astin, Claude Akins, George Hamilton, and Jane Seymour (?!) is the story of a cruise ship, its passengers, a trans-Atlantic crossing and...A KILLER VIRUS!

Sorry, couldn't find a picture!
Title: Re: "K" is Killer on Board (1977)
Post by: southendmd on June 07, 2008, 05:58:22 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on June 07, 2008, 05:41:15 pm
Hi everyone!

I just took a nap and had a really really crazy dream with prominently featured Paul (!). I took that as a sign I was supposed to get up and play a movie.

"Krakatoa, East of Java" immediately comes to mind as a K disaster but I know I played that, so let me go hunt for something else.

L


So, dreaming of me makes you think of disasters?  LOL

Welcome back, Leslie!  We missed you!
Title: Re: "K" is Killer on Board (1977)
Post by: MaineWriter on June 07, 2008, 06:01:07 pm
Quote from: southendmd on June 07, 2008, 05:58:22 pm
So, dreaming of me makes you think of disasters?  LOL

Welcome back, Leslie!  We missed you!

Well, I didn't know the movie round was on disasters, but yes, in the dream we were all on a hurricane watch.

It featured boats, water, kids participating in breast cancer fund raisers wearing pink baseball caps and a big bottle (really big) of Tanqueray gin.

Thanks for the welcome back!

L
Title: Re: "K" is Killer on Board (1977)
Post by: southendmd on June 07, 2008, 06:02:41 pm
Quote from: MaineWriter on June 07, 2008, 06:01:07 pm
Well, I didn't know the movie round was on disasters, but yes, in the dream we were all on a hurricane watch.

It featured boats, water, kids participating in breast cancer fund raisers wearing pink baseball caps and a big bottle (really big) of Tanqueray gin.

L

Aha.  I have more in common with gin than with volcanoes.  Wait, that doesn't sound right.
Title: "L" is The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
Post by: Fran on June 07, 2008, 06:38:31 pm
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A comment from IMDb:

If you liked "Gladiator," then "The Last Days of Pompeii" is a good choice for an empty afternoon of slash-em-up moralizing. The sets are expansive and ornate, there's loads of action and the story, though pretty one-note, is well-written and well-acted. Normally I can't stand classical actors, but the performances in "Pompeii" are so energetic that I got sucked in, anyway. The moral underpinning of the movie does include a couple of appearances by Jesus Christ, complete with awed crowds of followers and the obligatory boys choir, but compared with some of the later Jesus epics that Hollywood produced ("King of Kings" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told"), "Pompeii" handles the material with considerable flair. The only major nitpick I have for this movie is its freewheeling use of history. At most, the story only covers 20 years, but Jesus died around 35 AD and Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. But then, when has Hollywood let the truth get in the way of a good story?

=aside= Leslie
Welcome back!!
Title: "M" is Meteor (1979)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 07, 2008, 08:14:35 pm
This was insightful, from IMDb:  Was there something in the water in 1979? I was reading up recently about some of the films that major movie stars made in 1979 and it is remarkable how many actors were busy wasting their talents on duds in that year. Michael Caine in Beyond the Poseidon Adventure; Laurence Olivier in Dracula; Roger Moore in Escape to Athena; Jason Robards in Hurricane; Peter Cushing in A Touch of the Sun; Donald Sutherland in Bear Island; James Mason and Anthony Quinn in The Passage; Robert Shaw and Lee Marvin in Avalanche Express; and Richard Harris in A Game For Vultures. Even some directors seemed to be affected by the curse of 1979 - Steven Spielberg, for instance, made his only fully-fledged turkey in the shape of "1941". The '79 trend for big stars in bad films also extended to Sean Connery. Poor old Sean's 1979 film, Meteor, is a disaster movie of stupefying awfulness.

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Sean Connery    ...   Dr. Paul Bradley
Natalie Wood    ...   Tatiana Nikolaevna Donskaya
Karl Malden    ...   Harry Sherwood, NASA
Brian Keith    ...   Dr. Alexei Dubov
Martin Landau    ...   Maj. Gen. Adlon
Trevor Howard    ...   Sir Michael Hughes   
Richard Dysart    ...   Secretary of Defense
Henry Fonda    ...   The President
Title: "N" is A Night to Remember (1958)
Post by: MaineWriter on June 07, 2008, 08:56:41 pm
The original Titanic movie. One of my father's favorites. How many times I have seen this? LOL

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Title: "O" is Outbreak (1995)
Post by: Fran on June 07, 2008, 09:32:30 pm
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A comment from IMDb:

"Outbreak" isn't any kind of masterpiece, but worth seeing nevertheless. Portraying the army trying to contain a deadly virus brought by a monkey smuggled into the country, the movie seems especially relevant, what with bird flu and all. A particularly disturbing scene takes place in a movie theater, when a person coughs and the camera follows the particles catching on everyone's lips as they laugh, unaware of the fate that awaits them.

The always dependable Dustin Hoffman plays as intense a role as ever as the colonel in charge of trying to control the virus. Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey and Cuba Gooding Jr. also play their roles very well. Donald Sutherland's menacing looks are perfect for the kind of character whom he plays. All in all, Wolfgang Petersen directs another good one here.
Title: "P" is Poseidon (2006)
Post by: southendmd on June 07, 2008, 11:14:49 pm
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A rather ambivalent IMDb review:

A 'Bad' movie can still be fun to watch, especially one that sinks Titanic in special effects...

This is a remake of The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Before you jump on the bandwagon and start bashing it on this basis alone, keep it mind that the original film was not exactly a masterpiece. It was a film that sacrificed scientific reality to propel an inane plot, filled with one-dimensional characters and compensated for it with action-overload. Poseidon is exactly the same -- ridiculous plot, intrepid characters and big slice of adventure. What is different in this version is the masterful CGI. This is a perfect time to remake a film like this (much better than in 1972) -- just go overboard with special effects and no one will notice the flawed writing (which is basically a sketchbook mess).

This is the reason Poseidon does not fail in entertaining the audience. I'll admit that I was skeptical when Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas appeared in all her plastic surgery glory and Josh Lucas spouted out some cheeseball line ("Where is the disco?" "Why, you feel like dancing now?"), but I set its cringeworthy dialogue aside early on and focused my energy on not wanting to kill Fergie. The giant tidal wave capsizing the luxury liner Poseidon would take care of that, leaving only a small group of people fighting to reach the top and get out.

Another thing, besides special effects, that is by far better in this version is that the characters are actually interested in surviving and do not stop every few minutes for a petty argument as in The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Make no mistake however, these characters are still dumb to the core, getting by on lucky circumstances, occasional heroic feats and conveniently appearing objects and hatches – you've seen it all before, but damn, this is sensationally quality action.

Overall, Poseidon is bathed in a militantly hectic mood and is as fast-paced as any action film you'll see. It features mind-numbing special effects, overdoses of excitement and just typical Wolfgang Peterson overkill. It definitely won't disappoint you if you're looking for cheap but solid adrenaline kicks. I'd even happily sit through this experience again.

Title: "Q" is Quake (1993)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 07, 2008, 11:26:54 pm
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Title: "R" is The Rains Came (1939)
Post by: MaineWriter on June 08, 2008, 08:00:39 am
This actually sounds like a good movie! With Tyrone Power and Myrna Loy.

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from IMDb:

The year is 1938 in British India, and our story takes place in the picturesque city of Ranchipur, presently sweltering under the heat, with locals praying for much needed rains and relief. In this scenario we have an elegant Maharaja, Man Singh Bahadur, and his astute and wise wife, the Maharani of Ranchipur; a perpetual drunk and womanizer, Tom Ransome, who is presently courting an 18 year old runaway from the local Mission by the name of Fern; Lord Albert Esketh, and his wife, Edwina, a former lover of Tom, who are on a visit to Ranchipur, and wish to purchase some of the Maharaja's horses; Then there is Dr. Major Rama Safti, a Hindu who is currently having an affair with Lord Albert's wife, and who is the heir apparent to the throne of Ranchipur. All plans of the citizens of Ranchipur are cut short with heavy incessant rains, followed by earthquakes, flooding, polluted waters, and then - plague. And as well we all know disasters and disease have never discriminated against the Christians or Hindus; the Caucasians or the Asians; nor between the rich and the poor.
Title: "S" is The Seventh Sign (1988)
Post by: Fran on June 08, 2008, 01:10:31 pm
...which I happened to see on Oxygen this morning.

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From IMDb:

Around the world, the signs of the Apocalypse -- as outlined in the Book of Revelation -- seem to be coming to pass in the wake of a mysterious wanderer. Father Lucci, the Vatican Emissary assigned to investigate, dismisses the occurrences as natural, but Abby Quinn, a young American woman, has reason to fear they're real -- and that the unfolding events may spell disaster for her unborn child.
Title: "T" is The Towering Inferno (1974)
Post by: oilgun on June 08, 2008, 01:59:36 pm
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From IMDb: "The Towering Inferno," one in a string of disaster movies of the 1970s, was promoted as a tribute to firefighters and their heroic work. It was also among the highest-grossing box office draws of the mid-1970s. The finishing touches have just been made to the Glass Tower, a 138-story skyscraper in the heart of San Francisco. A huge celebratory gala, complete with VIP guests, has been planned to celebrate the dedication of what has been promoted as the world's tallest building. But the building's architect, Doug Roberts, suspects all is not right with the building. The contractors have used shoddy wiring, not the heavy-duty wiring he had specified. The overworked wiring develops short circuits, coincidentally enough during the height of the celebratory extravaganza; it isn't long before the Glass Tower becomes a huge towering inferno. The nearly 300 guests become trapped on the building's 135th floor, where the party takes place. Fire Chief Michael O'Hallorhan immediately devises a daring plan to rescue the trapped guests, but his efforts quickly become a battle against time and the panicked guests.
Title: "U" is Ultimi giorni di Pompeii, Gli (1913)
Post by: MaineWriter on June 08, 2008, 05:49:01 pm
In English, The Last Days of Pompeii

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Title: "V" is Volcano (1997)
Post by: Fran on June 08, 2008, 09:15:55 pm
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A comment at IMDb:

If the creators of this movie had even gone to Jr. High or bothered to open a book once in their life, they would have found out that lava is really HOT and MELTS things. It can NOT flow uphill, or be stopped by a bunch of firemen with highway barriers. In short, this movie is so frigging unrealistic, it would make any science teacher cry.
Title: "W" is The War Game (1965)
Post by: southendmd on June 08, 2008, 10:40:00 pm
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IMDb:  The War Game is one of the most amazing films I have ever seen. It's a pseudo-documentary made in 1965, about the possible effects of a nuclear attack on Great Britain. The director's premise is that Britain (and indeed the world) is hopelessly unprepared for such a thing. Some classic scenes: befuddled Brits receiving civil defence booklets. Blank stares greeting the interviewer when he asks Brits on the street about radioactive fallout. The footage is all made to look horribly real. Some of it looks a little hokey - the use of a shaky camera to simulate a desperate ground battle stands out - but there are also very convincing scenes of firestorms raging out of control, sucking the oxygen out of the air for blocks around. Also, incredible scenes of radiation burn victims, food riots, police polishing off the near dead, etc... The killer part is at the end - an interview with some young blast victims will haunt you for a long time.



Title: Wildcard "X" is On the Beach (1959)
Post by: southendmd on June 08, 2008, 10:44:12 pm
A disaster movie that doesn't have to show the disaster.  Superb book (Nevil Shute) and film (Stanley Kramer).

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A comment on IMDb: 

In an era (1959) and on a topic (nuclear war) that usually demands melodrama, "On the Beach" resists. In fact, the all-star principal cast and director Stanley Kramer seem to treat the topic as a stage play, focussing on the individual. And that is how such a story should be treated. Life on the northern hemisphere has been destroyed a defence mistake by one of the (then) two superpowers. Gregory Peck's nuclear-powered submarine was submerged at the time (they stayed under water for a hell of a long time in those days). The sub heads for Melbourne, Australia, which is one of the only places in the world not yet affected by radiation. But the radiation will come, and this is where the truth of the piece comes out.

The inhabitants of 'the end of the world' go through what you would expect: denial, anger, clinging to the thinnest hope, and finally, resignation. As I said at the start, this is clearly a story about the individual. Kramer knows this, and the cast of Ava Gardner, Tony Perkins, John Meillon and Fred Astaire play it with a reality that is all too rare. Even recent films like Final Impact fail to deliver on this count. The real joy of the film is the pacing, which gives the cast the chance to play it like it should be played. Astaire proves he is an actor, and only once slips into his raised eyebrow 'top hat and tails' mode. It is a well thought out movie without the Hollywood ending, but such is the art of Kramer that the ending is a good resolution, not just a funeral. The camera work is exceptional throughout, starting with the continuous shots in Peck's submarine. I don't know about the Waltzing Matilda music at the start, however. But it does work later in the piece, and makes it worthy of the Academy Award nomination it received.

Title: "Y" is Y: The Last Man (2009)
Post by: Fran on June 09, 2008, 02:46:47 am
Synopsis:

Vertigo Comics' heralded comic book Y: The Last Man is headed to the big screen from Disturbia's production team of director D.J. Caruso and writer Carl Ellsworth for New Line Cinema. The plot features a lone male survivor in a world where all the male mammals are wiped out by a plague.
-- Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

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Title: "Z" is Zero Kelvin (1995)
Post by: Lynne on June 09, 2008, 01:52:51 pm
From amazon.com reviewer Greg T. Smith:

This is a great film which combines extreme psychological contrasts and contradictions, beautifully filmed landscapes, and the brutal reality of sub zero temperatures where basic survival is the goal. In short, it is a harrowing game of psychological and physical survival with a lot of twists and surprises. Some of the hunting scenes, particularly the scene involving a nasty walrus, are amazing. The sledding with teams of amazingly stout and rugged sled dogs in extremely dangerous and perilous conditions are perhaps unprecedented.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Espionage Movies
Post by: Fran on June 09, 2008, 02:25:59 pm
Espionage Movies!

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Spies, secret agents, double agents, etc.
Title: "A" is Agents Secrets (2004)
Post by: oilgun on June 09, 2008, 03:23:53 pm
Synopsis
A group of four secret agents - Captain Georges Brisseau, his partner Lisa and their colleagues Raymond and Loïc - lead the External Security General Directive's latest sabotage operation in Morocco. The mission: Intimidate Russian businessman Igor Lipovsky and intercept a delivery of weapons to an Angolan rebels unit and sink their boat. A 'Guardian Angel', Tony, supplies the rebels' locations and the explosives which Raymond and Loïc will attach to the hull of the boat. Brisseau and Lisa coordinate the operation from the luxurious Casablanca hotel. Everything is working according to plan... until now.

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Title: "B" is Busses Roar (1942)
Post by: southendmd on June 09, 2008, 03:52:44 pm
Tagline:  ROARING AT YOU! Thrills galore as lone Marine grabs spies on speeding bus! (original poster)

IMDb user comment:

This Warners programmer is rarely seen today, and that's a pity. It does show up occasionally on DVD, and I found a 16mm copy in the Wisconsin State Historical Society. I enjoyed the entertaining World War II-based storyline with its loose-lips-sink-ships propaganda. Warners didn't miss adding a plug for Victory Bonds, either. (Good for them.) It's set mostly within a large bus terminal along the California coast on one dark night shortly after the onset of the War. Within the spacious interior, civilians and military personnel intermingle around the big waiting-room and its ticket counters, the news-stand, cocktail lounge and restaurant, and also eventually in the rear service areas. This interplay allows the opportunity for the human drama to unfold.

At the time of production, there was a real-life submarine sighting along the West Coast, and in "Busses Roar" we see Axis spies and saboteurs scheme to plant a bomb on a coastline bus to create a target beacon for an offshore sub. That plot device pales, though, in comparison to the interesting characters who pass in and through the ornate bus station, each with his/her own traveler's tale to tell.

"Busses Roar" has a multi-personal, kaleidoscopic plot that you'll like, and another terrific plus is the great background music score by William Lava, Howard M. Jackson and Max Steiner. Today's expensive films should have such talent.

The second half of the film has road action on the pre-Interstate nighttime coastline highways, within those long, low-slung, almost sinister-looking front-engine buses with rooftop luggage racks that predate today's boring cruiser-coaches. (Interestingly, they're equipped with radios for background music and war news.)

As the spy plot thickens, there is a chase, failed brakes, and a runaway bus. (The buses do indeed roar as their headlights sweep the night and dramatic camera angles emphasize looming fenders, wheels and grilles. Great stuff.)

The Warners cast pulls it off gracefully with humor and without heavy-handed tactics. Willie Best, of course, steals every scene.
Title: "C" is Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)
Post by: Lynne on June 09, 2008, 04:03:22 pm
Virginia McKenna was nominated for a BAFTA for her portrayal of Violette Szabo in Carve Her Name with Pride, based on the true story of the heroism of this Special Operations Executive agent during WWII.
Title: "D" is Daniella By Night (1961)
Post by: Fran on June 09, 2008, 04:38:00 pm
aka  Zarte Haut in schwarzer Seide

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From Rotten Tomatoes:

Sex kitten Sommer is hired to model for an exclusive Roman fashion house, but she gets into more trouble off the runway -- especially when she becomes mistakenly involved in a murder plot and must elude spies. Considered scandalous at the time of its release because of a nude scene....
Title: "E" is Espion, lève-toi. (1982)
Post by: oilgun on June 09, 2008, 05:22:41 pm
Rise up, Spy

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Title: "F" is The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Post by: Lynne on June 09, 2008, 05:37:06 pm
From Wikipedia:

The plot centres on a secret 1968 East-West agreement to halt nuclear proliferation. One of the clauses, the Fourth Protocol, forbids the non-conventional delivery of a nuclear weapon to a target.

=aside=
Joanna Cassidy, who I just saw in Kiss the Bride at the SIFF is also in The Fourth Protocol.  :D
Title: "G" is The Good Shepherd (2006)
Post by: Fran on June 09, 2008, 06:19:46 pm
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From IMDb:

Laconic and self-contained, Edward Wilson heads CIA covert operations during the Bay of Pigs. The agency suspects that Castro was tipped, so Wilson looks for the leak. As he investigates, he recalls, in a series of flashbacks, his father's death, student days at Yale (poetry; Skull and Bones), recruitment into the fledgling OSS, truncated affairs, a shotgun marriage, cutting his teeth on spy craft in London, distance from his son, the emergence of the Cold War, and relationships with agency, British, and Soviet counterparts. We watch his idealism give way to something else: disclosing the nature of that something else is at the heart of the film's narration as he closes in on the leak.
Title: "H" is Hopscotch (1980)
Post by: memento on June 09, 2008, 08:01:34 pm
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From IMDB: CIA agent Miles Kendig decides to get out of 'the game' and to ensure he's left alone he threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA doesn't believe him, he calls their bluff and starts writing and sending out chapters one by one. Realizing that their operations would be compromised, the CIA (led by Myerson and Cutter) set out to put an end to Kendig's plan by whatever means necessary. The heart of the movie follows a game of cat and mouse between a fumbling CIA and an artful Kendig.
Title: "I" is In Like Flint (1967)
Post by: oilgun on June 09, 2008, 09:43:46 pm
Super-spy Flint takes on a cabal of women plotting to rule the world.

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Title: "J" is Jackie Chan's First Strike (1996)
Post by: Fran on June 09, 2008, 09:51:55 pm
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From IMDb:

Compared to "Rumble in the Bronx" and "Supercop", "Jackie Chan's First Strike" packed a major punch! All the sabotage, the espionage, Jackie Chan was really ready to rumble.
Title: "K" is Knock on Wood (1954)
Post by: southendmd on June 09, 2008, 10:07:39 pm
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IMDb:  Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his doll Clarence becomes mean and jealous. His fiancée Audrey leaves him and Jerry smashes his two dolls, Clarence and Terrence. Morgan's dollmaker Papinek is member of a spy ring who has stolen the secret plans to the top secret Lafayette airplane. Since Morgan is leaving for Zurich the same night, he decides to use Morgan's dolls as a mailbox and hides the secret plan in the heads of the dolls. Another secret spy ring also wants to get their hands on Jerry's luggage and they *also* follow him. Eventually, Jerry is chased by both these organizations as well as the police, who suspects him of murder.
Title: "L" is Little Nikita (1988)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 10, 2008, 02:10:48 am
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Tagline: He went to bed an all-American kid and woke up the son of Russian spies.

Title: "M" is M. Butterfly (1993)
Post by: oilgun on June 10, 2008, 07:31:39 am
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Cronenberg Takes on a Classic Opera Espionage Twister,
Jeremy Irons plays the lead role as French diplomat, Phillipe Bouriscot, who falls in love with an absolutely seductive Chinese woman opera singer (John Lone). As Irons pursues the diva he's attracted to, she toys with his foreign ignorance of the cultural differences between their Western & Eastern societies.

In a sense, she keeps the diplomat at a distance for 18 years while their affair continues by becoming his teacher of cultural difference. The romantic & erotic chemistry between the diplomat & opera singer is a very famous true story written by David Henry Hwang--"Madame Butterfly." There have been numerous stage & screen renditions of the story.

I like this (1994) version best because David Cronenberg is undoubtedly the finest director to deal with the most important topic in the story: gender bending. "M. Butterfly" is the Canadian Cronenberg's first Hollywood funded debut. The surprise plot of the sorted true love story is one of espionage. An adults only film, it is one of intrigue, sizzling romance, twists & turns, deception & betrayal.
Title: "N" is No Way Out (1987)
Post by: southendmd on June 10, 2008, 08:56:44 am
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IMDb:  Kevin Costner stars in this stylish remake of THE BIG CLOCK, a 1948 film noir that starred Ray Milland and Charles Laughton. The setting has been changed from a publishing house to the Pentagon and the time period updated. Some extra plot twists have been added and it all adds up to riveting entertainment after a slow start.

Costner romances Sean Young after a brief flirtation and then discovers she is the mistress of the U.S. Secretary of Defense (Gene Hackman). In a fit of jealousy, Hackman accidentally kills Young and then must concoct a plot to keep his identity as her lover a secret. He assigns Costner to lead the investigation and this leads to a suspenseful turn of events that has Costner caught in a net from which he has a hard time escaping. A series of suspenseful chases take place with some excellent camerawork following the chase by car and on foot.

Only weakness here is the rather contrived ending which seems to have been added on for a final twist that is never quite convincing.

Kevin Costner, looking spiffy in his smart Navy white uniform, does an excellent job as a desperate man realizing he must keep his own affair with the victim a secret. Gene Hackman is excellent too but it is Will Patton as his loyal henchman and protector who gives the film's most penetrating performance, especially when his diabolical nature is revealed.

The first twenty-five minutes are much too slow in getting the story off the ground but once it does you'll want to stay tuned until the final denouement. One of the best thrillers produced in the '80s.
Title: "O" is The Operative (2000)
Post by: Fran on June 10, 2008, 12:25:13 pm
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From Amazon:

In THE OPERATIVE, Brian Bosworth gets to play a double role... one of an ex-CIA operative screwed by the government, and a flashy Texas billionaire.  While Brian will probably never see an Oscar on his mantelpiece, the durable action star has learned to at least put life into his characterizations and take the punches he so often gets.  Brian is bogged down in this one though by a confusing, inarticulate script and Russian dialogue that tends to hinder the understanding of what's going on.  A subplot involving an ambitious FBI agent adds a little color to the proceedings.  There's enough action, however, to keep you entertained and by the end of the movie, the plot's maelstrom almost makes sense. A good time waster, if nothing else.
Title: "P" is Patriot Games (1992)
Post by: oilgun on June 10, 2008, 02:48:37 pm
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.

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Title: "Q" is Que tia la CIA! (1985)
Post by: southendmd on June 10, 2008, 03:06:55 pm
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Title: "R" is The Russia House (1990)
Post by: Fran on June 10, 2008, 03:41:21 pm
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Tagline:  A Spy Story... A Love Story... A Story to Cross All Boundaries.
Title: "S" is Spyz (2003)
Post by: oilgun on June 10, 2008, 04:39:41 pm
(8:15 min.)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D6NFt7ov2Q[/youtube]

From IMDb: In his US version of his TV show Ali G had an episode where he visited loads of Top Brass in the TV business. As a joke he created a pilot episode of a show called 'Spyz' in which he played...wait for it...James Bond.

But this is not the James Bond we know of. Instead it's a horribly low-budget amateur film with all the sophistication of something slapped together on a high school editing suite complete with a tawdry urban/industrial soundtrack that actually gets a bit infectious. It's so deliberately awful that you'll wet yourself .The film begins with Ali G/Bond strolling, rather unrealistically, through some sort of common ground when he is ambushed by a bunch of anonymous thugs. The ensuing fight is terribly choreographed and looks even faker than a toy-fight, playground wrestling match. The one thug Ali G/Bond doesn't kill happens to a lady (Isla Fisher) and they end up making spontaneous 'love' against the nearest tree.

Before Ali G/Bond is finished he receives an important phone-call about a bomb in a 'nucular plant' and rushes off home to get his Uzi (which he keeps on top of a cupboard in the kitchen).

At home his wife moans at him that he spends more time saving the world than their marriage and that he better not miss 'little Jonathan's birthday baseball match' later on that night. Ali G/Bond's response is no more than 'f*ck off'.

Once he has found the 'bomb' (which is nothing more than a couple of wires wrapped around a battery in a small plastic toolbox) and disarms it he is once again ambushed by more anonymous heavies. The gun battle involves them not actually firing at each other but instead pointing their weapons and making the sound effects themselves. Ali G/Bond manages to kill them all but none of the impacts on the body are actually seen. Instead, once they are already dead we see close-ups of their 'wounds' which are made up of strawberry syrup being poured onto their bodies and oozing out of their mouths.

Now Ali G/Bond goes back to the lady spy's house and makes more misogynistic love to her, her pal and her pal's pal. It's a horribly superfluous scene, but it's supposed to be. It ends up being a bit hard to watch and you'll be seriously embarrassed if your parents or grandparents are there watching with you.

The film ends with Ali G/Bond actually making it to little Jonathan's birthday baseball match (though he is now cryptically referred to as 'little Tommy') and taking loads of pleasure in proving his wife wrong. He does his own version of walking off into the sunset, complete with that unrealistic swagger, as the film fades out.

Back in the offices of the TV Top Brass, all of these clueless, uptight phonies reacted to it with utter contempt. Which is understandable if you're an average guy on the street, but these dudes should KNOW when someone is pulling their leg.

'Spyz' is obviously, deliberately a spoof. It's far to simple-minded and could only ever take place in a sexist male fantasy world. But...is this really THAT different from movies and TV today? Is it really? Sacha Baron Cohen keeps an impossibly straight face throughout. So maybe this is how the dunder-headed execs thought he was being serious. If so, it proves once again that he can always expose people for the fakes and charlatans that they are. A cruel idea of humor it may well be, but phonies always end up exposing themselves and Sacha only helps them along.
Title: "T" is Triple Agent (2004)
Post by: memento on June 11, 2008, 01:25:36 pm
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From IMDB:  France, 1936-37. The Popular Front wins elections, the Spanish Civil War begins, and Hitler and Stalin are manipulating and spying. The brilliant exile, Fiodor Voronin, a general at 20, is the deputy at the White Russian Military Union, probably slated to replace the aging Général Dobrinsky soon. Fiodor's Greek wife, Arsinoé, paints and stays away from politics, befriending Communist neighbors. Her health declines; the attentive Fiodor arranges care and, against the backdrop of Stalin's Great Purge, considers his options. He plays a chess game in which love of country, love of Arsinoé, ideology, petty jealousies, and the machinations of power roil in matters of life and death.
Title: "U" is Undercover Maisie (1947)
Post by: Fran on June 11, 2008, 01:50:09 pm
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MGM's "Maisie" series came to an end with this undistinguished entry. Eschewing show business for the time being, perennially stranded showgirl Maisie Revere (Ann Sothern) decides to join the Los Angeles police force. This she does primarily to be near her latest beau, Lt. Paul Scott (Barry Nelson). After an amusingly grueling training session, our heroine goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of confidence tricksters, headed by phony swami Willis Farnes (Leon Ames). When she's found out, Maisie is taken for a one-way ride by the crooks, but Lt. Scott comes to the rescue by following a trail of clues that Maisie has cleverly left behind. More slapsticky than most "Maisie" entries, Undercover Maisie subjects Ann Sothern to an incredible amount of physical abuse, though sharp-eyed viewers will be able to detect that she is extensively doubled by diminutive David Sharpe. 

-- Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Title: "V" is Valley of Eagles (1951)
Post by: southendmd on June 11, 2008, 01:59:15 pm
IMDb:  A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However, the machine is stolen by the scientist's wife and assistant, who head across the frozen tundra towards Russia. A police inspector and a local girl team up with the scientist to help recover the device.
Title: "W" is The World is Not Enough (1999)
Post by: oilgun on June 11, 2008, 02:29:24 pm
Bond, James Bond.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is The Bourne Identity (2003)
Post by: oilgun on June 11, 2008, 02:30:11 pm
Bourne, Jason Bourne.

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Title: "Y" is You Nazty Spy! (1940)
Post by: southendmd on June 11, 2008, 02:43:46 pm
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IMDb:  In this satire of the Nazis the stooges are paperhangers in the country of Moronica. When evil cabinet ministers overthrow the king, they decide to make Moe the new ruler as he'll be stupid enough to follow their orders. Moe becomes Dictator, Curly is a Field Marshal and Larry becomes Minister of propaganda. After successfully preventing a female spy from committing mayhem, the boys are run out of office by a mob and eaten by lions.

IMDb trivia:  Was the first Hollywood film to spoof Adolf Hitler, released nine months before Charles Chaplin's more famous The Great Dictator (1940).
Title: "Z" is Zartliche Haie (1967)
Post by: Lynne on June 11, 2008, 02:52:16 pm
Zartliche Haie starred Danish-born French film actress Anna Karina (born Hanna Karin Blarke Bayer):
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Tearjerkers!
Post by: Fran on June 11, 2008, 04:20:44 pm
Tearjerkers!

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Pass the Kleenex.




Title: "A" is Arbre de Noël, L' (1969)
Post by: Fran on June 11, 2008, 04:21:00 pm
aka   Albero di Natale, L' (Italy)
       The Christmas Tree (USA)
       When Wolves Cry (USA) (video title)

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This is the first movie I saw in a theater that I remember crying at.

From IMDb: 

Pascal is a little boy who lives with his father; his mother is dead. His father, played by William Holden, takes him off on holidays to the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. During the trip, they take a small boat out to sea and whilst William Holden is diving to free a trapped fishing line, Pascal remains in the boat and gets exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb which accidentally falls from a passing plane. Hospital tests confirm that Pascal's days are numbered; his life expectancy is not expected to be longer than six months. Confronted with such a terrible perspective, Pascal's father is determined to let Pascal pursue his interests to the fullest extent during the remaining short time....

The film is extremely emotional and if you have seen it when young, you will never forget it!
Title: "B" is Beaches (1988)
Post by: Lynne on June 11, 2008, 04:28:10 pm
starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey, directed by Garry Marshall
Title: "C" is The Champ (1979)
Post by: oilgun on June 11, 2008, 05:07:41 pm
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I saw this with my sister when it came out and we were both in tears by the end of it.  Actually, everyone in the audience was in tears so we were able to cry free of embarrassment.  I can still see little Ricky Shroeder crying for his pa...

Here's what Andy James from Wakefield, England has to say about it:

One of the most heart-rending films in the history of films
I first watched this film in 1980 as a five year old with my gran and we managed to distort the credits through our tears and sobbing. I received the video about four years ago, and as a twenty-two year old it had the same effect. Last night, I watched the Champ with my girlfriend and I am happy to say that the years haven't mellowed me and we were both in floods of tears before I switched the film off. I defy anybody who has an emotional bone in their body not to be touched by the story of Billy Flynn, and more importantly TJ. I won't give any of the storyline away as it will make it all the better for watching if you haven't seen it. As for me, I can't wait until the Champ get's it DVD release as I will be first in the queue.
Title: "D" is The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
Post by: Lynne on June 11, 2008, 06:35:37 pm
very heart-wrenching
Title: "E" is Eight Below (2006)
Post by: Fran on June 11, 2008, 06:38:18 pm
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From IMDb:

I just returned from seeing Eight Below with my nine-year-old son. If you love animals, this movie will be very enjoyable. The story is about a guide in Antarctica who has to bring a scientist on an expedition by means of a dog sled team. Things get a bit hairy and the weather does not cooperate. The guide reluctantly leaves the dogs with a promise to return. The return becomes nearly impossible because of extreme weather conditions.

You can't help but fall in love with these beautiful dogs. Throughout the movie they fight for their survival while exhibiting team work and compassion for each other. It is almost impossible to hold back the tears while watching the way these wonderful dogs care for one another. The rest of the plot is almost unimportant, other than the fact that the owner of the sled dogs obviously has tremendous love for his loyal and hard-working dogs. The film sort of splits into two separate story lines: the dogs alone in Antarctica fighting to survive and the main human character trying to get back to save the dogs. I would strongly recommend this movie.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXkoGlxVbLY[/youtube]
Trailer:  2:17

Title: "F" is Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Post by: oilgun on June 11, 2008, 07:16:21 pm
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From IMDb: This is truly a beautiful film.  Well written and superbly acted it tugs at the heartstrings harder than almost any other movie. The way it sets up an obvious story line and then like a gentle roller-coaster suddenly takes you in another direction is unequalled in this type of film.  There are so many points of genuine sadness and whenever you think you have guessed the story you suddenly turn to find an outcome more surprising than you thought.  Major characters die, major characters do not "fall in love" and major characters are not allowed to cop-out; it is as a film should be.  Remarkable well written, produced with care and acted with understatement and love - it is a beautiful film.  Watch it.

==ASIDE==
What's really great about EIGHT BELOW is that even though it all takes place in Antarctica they still managed to give us a scene with a naked Paul Walker!  :D
Title: "G" is Gone, Baby, Gone (2007)
Post by: Lynne on June 11, 2008, 07:20:03 pm
Directed by Ben Affleck, starring Casey Affleck...
Title: "H" is House of Sand and Fog (2003)
Post by: Fran on June 11, 2008, 07:24:01 pm
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From IMDb:

In a tragedy that only the likes of Sophocles or Shakespeare could recreate, the film House of Sand and Fog proves that some dreams really can't be shared. The American dream is shattered for Colonel Behrani and Kathy Nicolo in this movie of devastating beauty. It is a film about the relentless struggle between an Iranian man and a post-alcoholic over a small house near a Californian beach. When Kathy loses her house due to county error, Behrani buys it for the sake of money and self-pride. Their worlds clash when they realize there is no perfect solution to this mistake, ending with a shockingly tragic twist. The acting put forth in this film was nothing less of amazing. Ben Kinglsey, as always, played his role as if he was really in it, really showing us his point of view and displaying his need for the house. Jennifer Connely played her role beautifully as well, showing the inward spiral she was facing and how her depression finally took her over. The story was nearly flawless with a few money and law errors. However, the tragic themes of the film ring through nonetheless. With a little less than a superior performance from Ron Eldard, the film still had wonderful acting and brilliant film technique. Based on the best-selling novel by Andre Dubus III, director Vadim Perelman does an incredible job of staying true to the novel, and using a few Russian film techniques to give a sense of emotion. This type of film truly will tug at your heart and bring tears, yet will give a sense of appreciation for the human life.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REodL9tT0Cg[/youtube]
Trailer:  2:27

Title: "I" is The Incredible Journey (1963)
Post by: oilgun on June 11, 2008, 07:35:15 pm
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==ASIDE==
GONE BABY GONE didn't make me cry, it made me livid.   The film I enjoyed the least in 2007.
Title: 'J" is The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Post by: Lynne on June 11, 2008, 07:40:48 pm
Mothers and daughters...there are bound to be tears!  ;)
Title: "K" is Knafayim Shvurot (2002)
Post by: Fran on June 11, 2008, 07:55:23 pm
aka Broken Wings

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From IMDb:

Dafna and her four children try to cope with the abrupt death of husband/father. As the family seems to fall apart, a sudden incident gives them a chance to heal their "broken wings."

and

I fell in love with the trailer every time I heard the singing and smiled at the video-recording segment where Dafna was told not to say she's 43 with 4 kids but say 39, and ended up saying she has 39 kids. I was most eager when I finally get to see Broken Wings. It was a filmic experience full of human, family emotions -- those ever anguish-ridden teen growing pains (conflicts and raptures). I was quite pleased, tearjerker and all.

Broken Wings, aka K'Nafayim Shvurot (2002), a film from Israel in Hebrew with subtitles, is the debut feature of writer-director Nir Bergman. It may seem like yet another movie about teens, mother and kids in a struggling household -- somehow there's a different tone and humanity level that's most warm and welcoming in feeling. Good story, thoughtful plot with trying crisis, and heartfelt performances....


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dq0bKauUa8[/youtube]
Trailer:  1:38

Title: "L" is Life as a House (2001)
Post by: oilgun on June 11, 2008, 09:42:02 pm
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From IMDb: "Life as a House" is not an easy film to watch. Its story is piercingly poignant, sometimes depraved, and unbearably sad. If you insist on flashy amusements and naive happy endings in your films, this is not for you. If you are "real" though, about the dynamics of our troubled lives, then it is for you. And if you are sensitive, then this is a film you can only watch about once a year.

It is well written, directed, and acted, especially by Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas. Hayden Christensen gives us the same believable anger, sullenness and pathos as his Anakin Skywalker character did in Episode II; maybe better. He makes a good troubled teen. And Jena Malone is good with the script she is dealt.
Title: "M" is Môme, La (2007)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 11, 2008, 09:45:22 pm
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Title: "N" is Nobody Knows (2004)
Post by: Fran on June 12, 2008, 12:18:24 am
aka Dare mo shiranai

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From IMDb:

This film was very well received at the latest Telluride Film Festival where I saw it. Based on a true incident, it is the story of four children, each child by a different father, abandoned by their mother and trying to survive in modern Japan on their own. The film is paced wonderfully slow, allowing the viewer to focus on small details that overlay other details. It does not drag at all and has moments of humor mixed with pathos.

The oldest, a son of about 13 or 14, incredibly acted, becomes the parent. He is in transition from becoming the responsible one of the family and a typical kid but one with real values.

There are moments where a box of tissues is in order. The film ends in a moment of hope mixed with a real desire to know what ultimately happened to them all.

Here's Part 1:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWRRoV7wH3g[/youtube]
Time: 9:59

Title: "O" is The Outsiders (1983)
Post by: southendmd on June 12, 2008, 09:12:58 am
Not a classic tearjerker, but very moving nonetheless.


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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_d8FKgrZ1E[/youtube]

Nothing Gold Can Stay
by Robert Frost

Nature's first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Title: "P" is Philadelphia (1993)
Post by: oilgun on June 12, 2008, 12:28:40 pm
Although all I remember is the cringe-worthy party scene with Tom dancing with Antonio & looking horribly uncomfortable.

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Title: "Q" is Quinceañera (2006)
Post by: Lynne on June 12, 2008, 02:31:59 pm
From wiki:
Quote from: oilgun on June 11, 2008, 07:35:15 pm
==ASIDE==
GONE BABY GONE didn't make me cry, it made me livid.   The film I enjoyed the least in 2007.

==ASIDE==
Very sorry you hated Gone, Baby, Gone, oilgun.  I was really invested in that film because I am a big fan of Dennis Lehane's, in addition to my Boston connection...I knew how it was going to turn out and it was for me, emotionally, like a train wreck that couldn't be avoided.  ::);)
Title: "R" is Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Post by: Fran on June 12, 2008, 03:53:33 pm
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From IMDb:

Based on a true story and set in Australia in the 1930s, Rabbit-Proof Fence is about three "half-caste" aboriginal girls, Molly Craig (Everlyn Sampi), Daisy (Tianna Sansbury) and Gracie (Laura Monaghan), who are taken from their mother and shipped 1,500 miles across the country to the Moore River Native Settlement where they are to become more integrated into white Australian culture. Molly, the eldest and most experienced of the three, initiates an attempt to return home, on foot.

There is some controversy over just how factual the film and its bases are (including the book by the real-life Molly Craig's daughter, Doris Pilkington), and there were some interesting parallels to the situation depicted in the film and behind the scenes facts about star Sampi and director Phillip Noyce. I won't get into that here, because it's irrelevant to the question of whether Rabbit-Proof Fence is a good film. It is. It's an excellent, inspirational film that should leave nary a dry eye whenever it's shown.

On the other hand, there is a politics present in the film that is not ignorable. The aborigines in the film are abused and pushed around by a culture that misguidedly wants to "protect them from themselves." A segment of historical white Australia is portrayed as the "bad guy." Noyce doesn't paint a picture completely without ethical nuance, however. The chief villain of the film, A.O. Neville (Kenneth Branagh), keeps talking about his good intentions, and such claims do not come across as insincere. This all sets the backdrop and motivation for the heart of the film, which is a story of just what conviction, persistence and a bit of resourcefulness can do.

Rabbit-Proof Fence is mostly a combination of an adventure and a suspense film. Set primarily in the breathtaking Australian wilderness, magnificent cinematography goes without saying. The suspense is realistic and comparatively subtle.

As for the cast, Sampi is simply enchanting, and Branagh is as good here as I've seen him in any other film of his, even though his role is a relatively minor one. The tracker, Moodoo (David Gulpilil), managed to be very effectively complex, all while uttering barely a word. The music, by Peter Gabriel, is also worth noting. It is very unobtrusive, but elegantly emphasizes mood throughout the film.
Title: "S" is Stand by Me (1986)
Post by: oilgun on June 12, 2008, 04:43:28 pm
SOPHIE'S CHOICE has already been played  :'(

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Title: "T" is Ti ho sempre amato! (1953)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 13, 2008, 02:12:45 am
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I Always Loved You


Title: "U" is Up Close and Personal (1996)
Post by: Fran on June 13, 2008, 10:14:42 am
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From a newsgroup review at IMDb:

If nothing else, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL will remind you just how hideous the hairstyles of the 1980's were, especially among media personalities. Fortunately, the film accomplishes a lot more than that, giving us a nice romance that isn't harmed too much by its attempts at melodrama.

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL tells the "loosely based on reality" story of Sally (who becomes Tally) Atwater (Michelle Pfeiffer), a vain upstart girl from Reno who wants to make it big in television. Robert Redford costars as Warren Justice, a Miami news director who gives her her big break and takes her under his wing. Under his influence, Tally is transformed from brash loudmouth to The Next Big Thing, and of course, the two fall madly in love along the way.

With a smart script enhanced by some excellent comic relief, Pfeiffer and Redford work together with a good chemistry. And while there are a few substantial plot gaps as the film tries to do too much in too little time, the exciting climax set in the midst a prison riot makes up for any holes in the movie's continuity.

Still, this isn't NETWORK, and at times UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL really can't decide between being romantic comedy or a tough drama. This unfortunately creates some unevenness and a couple of false endings with a tacked-on tearjerker finale. The supporting cast is also uniformly bland, with Joe Mantegna's talents totally wasted and both Kate Nelligan and Stockard Channing looking very scary and beyond over-the-top as cutthroat "I'm so tough I eat men for breakfast" newswomen.

But there I go, nitpicking again. Altogether, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL mostly works and only occasionally doesn't. It will certainly be successful as a pleasant spring romance flick with broad appeal, but most importantly, it's a whole lot of fun.
-- Christopher Null   
Title: "V" is Le Vieil homme et l'enfant (1967)
Post by: oilgun on June 13, 2008, 12:15:34 pm
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Review
Rated by François Truffaut as one of the best films about the Nazi Occupation of France, L’Vieil homme et l'enfant marks a spectacular cinematic debut for the young film director Claude Berri, his first full-length film (and arguably his best film).  Drawing on his own wartime experiences, Berri skilfully narrates a warm and touching tale of friendship between an old man and a young boy, set in France during its darkest days of World War II.

It’s a simple, understated yet very effective film, genuinely poignant, strikingly naturalistic in style, and without any of the laboured sentimentality and artifice that would mar some of Berri’s later films.  Although it was made more than twenty years after the end of the war, it was the first French film to tackle the thorny issue anti-Semitism head-on, and it does so with extraordinary sensitivity and compassion, not to mention a certain amount of humour.   By showing us the absurdity of prejudice and bigotry from a child’s perspective, it stands as one of the most potent and engaging films about racism.

The film is also significant in that it afforded the legendary Michel Simon his first major film role in over a decade.   After an accident which left him partly crippled in the 1950s, the actor was reduced to playing bit parts for several years.  L’Vieil homme et l'enfant sees Simon's long-awaited return to form, in a part worthy of his talents and which won him the Best Actor award at the Berlin Film Festival in 1967.  Simon’s portrayal of the old man Pépé is one of his most memorable and heart-rending - in spite of the fact that our sympathy for his character is undercut by his racist utterances.  The on-screen rapport between the elderly Michel Simon and his adorable young co-star Alain Cohen is nothing less than pure magic.
© James Travers 2007

Short scene:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2vqaE1Z4zM[/youtube]

Title: "W" is Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)
Post by: southendmd on June 13, 2008, 12:44:11 pm
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IMDb:  I had read this book before I actually saw the movie, and this was quite a long time ago. I thought both the book and the movie were just great. The scenery is magnificent and the characters are vivid and fleshed out. This is a story about a family of young kids who live in the mountains and the adversities they face. It is a beautiful story and one that I'd tell anyone to see. There's a Steel Magnolias touch to it(meaning you'll cry a lot!) but you'll also fall in love with these kids and the loveliness of the scenery. I rarely see this movie playing on television anymore and do not even know if the book is still in print but it is a truly lovely movie that should be a lot more known then it is and is a great movie to view.

=aside= Players
I'll be away for a week, going to where the movies bloom, i.e. the Provincetown Film Festival. 
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Tearjerkers!
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on June 13, 2008, 01:22:52 pm
Where the Llies Bloom was filmed in the western most part of North Carolina, on the Tennessee boarder. My friend Marty was a kid at the time and saw the film crews, it was the biggest thing that had ever happened 'round them parts.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Post by: Fran on June 13, 2008, 01:25:37 pm
aka Hotaru no haka

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From IMDb:

"September 21, 1945...That was the night I died."-- Seita

Reading war statistics and even seeing bloody images on television does not fully communicate the horror of war as well as the heartbreaking Grave of the Fireflies, an anime feature directed by Isao Takahata, a long-time colleague of Hayao Miyazaki. The film tells the story of two children, Seita, a 14-year-old boy and Setsuko, his 4-year old sister and their uphill struggle to survive the effects of American firebombing in Kobe near the end of World War II. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel of Akiyuki Nosaka, Grave is a powerful experience that powerfully communicates the strength of the human spirit to carry on against overwhelming odds.

Though despairing, the film does not resort to cheap melodrama to achieve its effect but delineates simple and direct images that are not watered-down to appeal to the children's market. It would indeed be too sad for most children under 13. In an interview with Cedric Littardi, AnimeLand magazine from 1992, Takahata said that he did not set out to depress the audience but to show a natural death, as opposed to a "scientific" death, the way most of us view it -- behind closed curtains in a sanitized hospital.

Takahata in some ways softens the impact of the tragedy at the outset by showing Seita dying outside a subway station and his spirit reunited with his little sister Setsuko. The story is told by flashback as the two children are left alone to fend for themselves when their mother is killed in the bombing campaign. When their father is also killed in the Navy, they must struggle against starvation, the cruelty of an aunt they trusted, people's general indifference, and their own pride. Though both children eventually succumb to malnutrition (or radiation poisoning), the animation is so lyrical that it creates a magical, dream-like effect. This does not mask the tragedy but makes it all the more poignant.

Nothing sums up the message of this film better than the beautiful poem, "I Come and Stand at Every Door" by Nazim Hikmat, one of the most important and influential figures in 20th-century Turkish literature.

I come and stand at every door,
But no one hears my silent tread.
I knock and yet remain unseen,
For I am dead, for I am dead.

I'm only seven although I died
In Hiroshima long ago.
I'm seven now as I was then.
When children die they do not grow.

My hair was scorched by swirling flame.
My eyes grew dim, my eyes grew blind.
Death came and turned my bones to dust,
And that was scattered by the wind.

I need no fruit, I need no rice.
I need no sweet, nor even bread.
I ask for nothing for myself.
For I am dead, for I am dead.

All that I ask is that for peace.
You fight today, you fight today.
So that the children of this world,
May live and grow and laugh and play.

Title: "Y" is You Don't Have to Die (1988)
Post by: Fran on June 13, 2008, 02:04:27 pm
From IMDb:

Excellent film that brought tears to my eyes more then once. It is a documentary of a boy who bravely fought cancer and won. Recommended. See it. You won't forget it.
Title: "Z" is Zohar (1993)
Post by: oilgun on June 13, 2008, 05:27:21 pm
Not to be confused with DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN  ;)

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From IMDb:  Based on real life story of Israely oriental singer Zohar Argov, who grew up in a poor family, became rich & famous but the drugs brought him down.

==COMMENT==
I don't know if it's a tearjerker but the story sounds pretty tragic, so it will have to do because we are running out of Z titles.  ;)

==ASIDE==Paul
Have fun in P-Town.  Try to catch LA LEON if it is being screened, it's a gorgeous film and of course we'll want a full report...  :D
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Love Stories!
Post by: Fran on June 14, 2008, 12:29:51 pm
Love Stories!

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Title: "A" is About Last Night (1986)
Post by: memento on June 14, 2008, 05:51:35 pm
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Title: "B" is Benny & Joon (1993)
Post by: oilgun on June 14, 2008, 06:28:52 pm
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Title: "C" is Camille (1936)
Post by: Fran on June 14, 2008, 11:44:46 pm
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From IMDb:

A Parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail.
Title: "D" is Damaged Goods (2006)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 15, 2008, 03:46:22 am
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From IMDb: Angel is a free-spirit suffering from unresolved emotional issues. Wyatt is a handsome loner with issues of his own. After meeting at a group therapy session, a spark ignites and they are soon swept up in an all-encompassing love affair. But when this love suddenly appears to "cure" Wyatt, Angel rejects him, leaving Wyatt searching for a way back inside her heart.
Title: "E" is Elvira Madigan (1967)
Post by: memento on June 15, 2008, 11:55:49 am
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From IMDB: I had the pleasure, and good fortune to see this film on the big screen. It exemplifies classic beauty, one is reminded of Renoir paintings. The film uses landscape to reveal inner emotions, a rarity these days. The structure reveals the final outcome in the beginning, leaving us with is an examination of a process so lovingly portrayed by Widerberg, a process so perfectly focused -- a delicate, lyrical love story -- quite an achievement.
Title: "F" is The Fly (1986)
Post by: Fran on June 15, 2008, 12:35:12 pm
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From IMDb:

David Cronenberg redefined what we think of as creepy with this brilliant film. The makeup special effects and grossouts are top-notch, but what is most surprising about The Fly is that it turns out to be a very well acted and emotional love story. It greatly surpasses the original '58 version.

The film focuses on the relationship between Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis at the top, and once it takes its turn towards horror, it really pays off. It's not just scary, it's a tragedy too. Jeff Goldblum is phenomenal. He is mesmerizing as he delivers great dialogue, and, once he's barely recognizable, he still breaks through the makeup and you can feel the human inside. I can't believe he didn't get an Oscar for this: it's easily his best performance.


Title: "G" is Great Expectations (1998)
Post by: oilgun on June 16, 2008, 10:48:51 am
From IMDb: Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.

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Title: "H" is He Said, She Said (1991)
Post by: memento on June 16, 2008, 09:04:57 pm
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Title: "I" is In a Lonely Place (1950)
Post by: Fran on June 16, 2008, 10:27:53 pm
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From IMDb:

Bogart stretches his acting muscles and allows his vulnerability to be on display in this realistic gut-wrenching love story. Gloria Grahame, one of the underrated great US actresses of the 40's and 50's, has an electrifying chemistry with Bogie, touching a side that we'd never seen -- not even with Lauren Bacall -- laced with an odd kind of violent tenderness. Frank Lovejoy heads a fantastic supporting cast, heavy on three-dimensional characterisations. This unknown classic is Bogie's most complete performance ever. I give it 10 out of 10.
Title: "J" is Just Like Heaven (2005)
Post by: oilgun on June 17, 2008, 04:51:30 pm
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Title: "K" is The Key
Post by: memento on June 17, 2008, 06:20:06 pm
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From IMDB: A deceptive war drama which is really a fantastical love story in the vein of Billy Wilder's Love in the Afternoon.
Title: "L" is Love Story (1970)
Post by: Fran on June 17, 2008, 06:42:44 pm
I'd put this one in the "tearjerker" category as well.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Love Stories!
Post by: Ellemeno on June 18, 2008, 02:55:19 am
Quote from: oilgun on June 16, 2008, 10:48:51 am
From IMDb: Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.

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True, it's been about 35 years since I read Great Expectations as a kid in school, but I do NOT remember anything about the book that could be associated with a languid, nudie picture of Gwyneth Paltrow!

 ::)   :-\
Title: "M" is Manuale d'amore (2005)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 18, 2008, 02:55:45 am
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Four intertwined episodes on the joys and sorrows of love.
Title: "N" is Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
Post by: memento on June 18, 2008, 10:24:47 am
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From IMDB: Unlike most romantic comedies that get distributed, Next Stop Wonderland is neither star-peopled nor entirely plot-driven. Although the film was marketed as another Nora Ephron knockoff, it is very different from the slick, syrupy Meg Ryan vehicles viewers were led to believe it would resemble. Brad Anderson's beautiful, shimmering treatment of light, and his pleasingly idiosyncratic manner of filming the Boston urban landscape (and the lovely Hope Davis), well serve the sympathetic honesty with which he treats the search for love in the modern American city. A magnificent film.
Title: "O" is One Million Years B.C.
Post by: Fran on June 18, 2008, 02:27:02 pm
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Title: "P" is Paris je t'aime (2007)
Post by: oilgun on June 18, 2008, 03:58:05 pm
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==COMMENT==
I never really thought of THE FLY and ONE MILLION BC as being love stories  :o  ;D
Title: Re: "P" is Paris je t'aime (2007)
Post by: Fran on June 18, 2008, 06:19:55 pm
Quote from: oilgun on June 18, 2008, 03:58:05 pm
==COMMENT==
I never really thought of THE FLY and ONE MILLION BC as being love stories  :o  ;D

Me neither.  It's surprising what pops up on some of these Google lists.   :)
Title: "Q" is Quality Street (1937)
Post by: memento on June 18, 2008, 11:19:38 pm
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From IMDB:
Delightful comedy of errors. Pheobe (Hepburn) is in love with the dashing Dr. Brown, but alas her love is unrequited. They meet again 10 years later on his return from the Napoleonic Wars. She has wilted under the strain of teaching little children and is self-conscious about her age. On a whim she decides to dress in her former radiant style, and ends up being mistaken by Dr. Brown for Pheobe's niece. They start to court, and from there it's all silly and predictable, but... sparkling dialogue, great acting and wonderful supporting parts (especially the nosy old spinsters at the windows.)
Title: "R" is Roman Holiday (1953)
Post by: Fran on June 19, 2008, 12:13:34 am
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From IMDb: A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
Title: "S" is Selvi boylum, al yazmalim (1977)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 19, 2008, 02:28:06 am
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I love this sentence from IMDb: ""Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim" is further than a milestone for Turkish cinema history."
Title: "T" is Tuvalu (1999)
Post by: oilgun on June 19, 2008, 02:24:21 pm
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From IMDb: In a desolate and colorless landscape stands a dilapidated bathhouse run by a puffed-up blind man, his long-suffering wife, and their son Anton, who does all the work. He's lonely and unsophisticated, and he falls in love with the beautiful Eva, who comes to bathe with her father. When Eva and her father lose their home, they come to the bathhouse to stay, but bits of the ceiling fall on the old man and he dies. Eva blames Anton, and she seems to seek the arms of the brute Gregor. Can Anton win back her heart, get the bathhouse through a rigorous government inspection, and help keep his parents employed? Waiting out there somewhere is the paradise isle of Tuvalu.
Title: "U" is An Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano (1977)
Post by: Fran on June 19, 2008, 04:17:41 pm
aka Neokonchennaya pyesa dlya mekhanicheskogo pianino

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From IMDb:

Early in the 20th century, family and friends gather at the country estate of a general's widow, Anna Petrovna. Sofia, the new wife of Anna's step-son, recognizes Misha, the brother-in-law of one of the widow's admirers: a few years before, they had been idealistic lovers and now she can't believe he has settled for a dim wife and a job as a teacher. Amidst parlor games and idle talk of women's rights and peasants' capabilities, Sofia and Misha rekindle their love.  Will they flaunt convention, abandon families, and run away to pursue lost dreams?  Rescue comes from an unexpected place.
Title: "V" is Vision Quest (1985)
Post by: memento on June 19, 2008, 05:53:34 pm
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From IMDB:

Vision Quest is a coming of age movie in which high school wrestler Louden Swain (Matthew Modine) decides he wants to be something more than an average high school athlete and sets his sights on a prize that many don't think he can win -- he then sets out to reach his goal alone, without much support from his father or coach. His father rents a room to a young drifter, Carla (Linda Fiorentino). Swain falls in love with her and she helps him stay focused and prevents him from losing sight of his goals. Although a lower-budget film than Flashdance or Top Gun, this movie is similar in theme and style. Madonna makes her first appearance in a major motion picture as a lead singer in a local band performing her hit songs "Crazy For You" and "Gambler".
Title: "W" is A Walk on the Moon (1999)
Post by: oilgun on June 20, 2008, 10:05:23 am
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Title: Wildcard "X" is Besieged (1998)
Post by: Fran on June 20, 2008, 04:12:18 pm
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From IMDb:

When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric English pianist and composer. She lives in one room of his Roman palazzo. He besieges her with flowers, gifts, and music, declaring passionately that he loves her, would go to Africa with her, would do anything for her. "What do you know of Africa?" she asks, then, in anguish, shouts, "Get my husband out of jail!" The rest of the film plays out the implications of this scene and leaves Shandurai with a choice.
Title: "Y" is A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Post by: Fran on June 20, 2008, 06:09:32 pm
aka Rok spokojnego slonca

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From IMDb:

"The Year of the Quiet Sun" tells of the love which blooms with considerable difficulty between an American GI and a Polish woman in post-WWII Poland(?). Unlike most war romance flicks where people virtually collide with each other driven by the stark desperation and deprivation of war, this film has the pair of protags (Wilson & Komorowska) spending most of the film's almost 2-hour run tentatively sorting through their pain and suffering to find feelings they can trust to be real. There's little doubt this is an excellent film. However, it is as depressingly barren as the ravaged landscape it occupies and for many will prove to be too real to be enjoyable. Not an escapist film, "...Quiet Sun" is for realists only.
Title: "Z" is Zack and Reba (1998)
Post by: memento on June 21, 2008, 12:21:04 pm
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From IMDB:

This movie is terrific... i really had my money on Britteny Murphy for a long time after seeing this...why did she go blond and all brentwood skinny? Zach and Reba seems to me a real throwback to a kind of 70's guerrilla comedy ...a time when filmmakers liked to take established genre and turn it on its ear. the romantic comedy in this case... where in the formula says you have to keep the characters apart till the end of the movie. this is usually achieved by making the romantic rival a prick or a bitch ...and once he or she is out of the way...viola ...happy ending. here the characters are held apart by the neurotic grief caused by the death of their last loves... the whole death=love thing is great. how very sad this movie didn't get to have its day or didn't get the money behind it to fully flesh it out. virtually all the performances in it are stellar especially najimi (in a religious rightwing skewering performance) ,Murphy and flannery. this should go in one of those 100 greatest movies you've never heard of books.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Scary Movies!
Post by: Fran on June 21, 2008, 01:09:09 pm
Scary Movies!

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Title: "A" is The Amityville Horror (1979)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 21, 2008, 04:07:13 pm
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Title: "B" is Boogeyman (2005)
Post by: Fran on June 21, 2008, 05:11:27 pm
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From IMDb:  Set in Chicago, "Boogeyman" tells the haunting tale of a young man traumatized by memories of terrible events he experienced in his childhood bedroom and who, years later, reluctantly returns home to face his fears of a monstrous entity that could be real or merely a figment of his imagination.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rttfauphhnA[/youtube]
Trailer:  2:22

Title: "C" is Cabin Fever (2002)
Post by: oilgun on June 21, 2008, 10:02:39 pm
From IMDb:   A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.

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Title: "D" is Dead of Winter (1987)
Post by: memento on June 22, 2008, 12:10:34 am
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IMDB:
Katie McGovern is a struggling actress living with her lazy husband and her student brother. She attends an audition that she found in the paper and is selected to shoot a short video which will be sent to the director for his approval. Mr. Murray, the auditioner, picks Katie up and takes her to a remote mansion where they shoot the video. Katie is selected to replace the previous lead in the film who looks remarkably like her. Soon, however, things begin to look as if they are not what they seem. Katie soon realizes she is in danger and attempts escape.
Title: "E" is Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Post by: Fran on June 22, 2008, 12:29:48 am
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From IMDb:

"Exorcist: The Beginning" is a prequel to one of the best known horror films of the 20th Century. This time around Stellan Skaarsgard steps into the Father Merrin role that was originally played by another Swedish actor Max Von Sydow. Lancaster Merrin is a priest who lost his faith due to a horrific act that occurred during the war. He is now just simply an archaeologist investigating a strange discovery. In the African desert a church was uncovered. A 1,500-year-old church that was so perfectly preserved that it appears to have been buried the moment it was finished. A sequence of events tests Merrin's limits as he uncovers the truth behind the evil at work. It covers the events referred to in the original film, Merrin's first exorcism and his meeting with Pazuzu.

I was skeptical at first due to the nasty problems that plagued the film (namely the original version was shot by Paul Schrader who was later tossed out by Warner and replaced by Renny Harlin, who dumped most of Schrader's version and re-shot a different script} and just the fact that it had hard shoes to film. But when I saw it in the theater I was pleasantly surprised to see a film with some excellent performances (Skaarsgard in particular) and several decent "boo" scenes and an overall satisfactory atmosphere and very strong sound effects track.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ60V9X7OfQ[/youtube]
Trailer:  2:13

Title: "F" is Final Destination (2000)
Post by: oilgun on June 22, 2008, 09:36:42 am
This series is a guilty pleasure of mine...

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Title: "G" is The Guardian (1990)
Post by: memento on June 22, 2008, 01:30:48 pm
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IMDB: Alan and Molly Sheridan have a baby boy named Jake. They hire a baby-sitter, Camilla, to look after Jake and she becomes part of the family. The Sheridan's friend and neighbour, Phil, takes a liking to Camilla and asks her out. She refuses, but Phil follows her and discovers that she is not quite human. Camilla discovers that she has been followed and Phil is pursued. He leaves a desperate message for Alan and Molly which reveals that Camilla has special plans for baby Jake.
Title: "H" is Hide and Seek (2005)
Post by: Fran on June 22, 2008, 01:50:49 pm
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From IMDb:  As a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide, his daughter finds solace -- at first -- in her imaginary friend.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9uEkTPchIo[/youtube]
Trailer:  2:20

Title: "I" is I Dismember Mama (1974)
Post by: southendmd on June 22, 2008, 01:56:04 pm
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IMDb trivia:  When this film was originally shown in theaters, patrons were given free paper "Up Chuck Cups" when they purchased their tickets.

=aside=
I'm back from the Ptown film fest.  Lots of good films.  I especially liked "Chris & Don" and "Were the World Mine", both being released soon.
Kept running into Gael Garcia Bernal (very cute, very little), John Waters (riding around town on his bike like Elmira Gulch), and Andre Gregory (no, we didn't have dinner).  I'll report more on the "resurrecting the movies" thread.
Title: "J" is Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Post by: oilgun on June 22, 2008, 04:04:40 pm
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==ASIDE== Paul
Were The World Mine won the audience award at the InsideOut Fest in Toronto, but I didn't see it.  Welcome back and I can't wait to read your report!  Gael is so adorable!  Didn't you just want to pick him up and hug him?
Title: "K" is Knocking on Death's Door (1999)
Post by: Fran on June 22, 2008, 04:13:20 pm
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From IMDb:  Two paranormal scientists attempt to document the spirits which reside at Hillside House. They track down the murderer of a little boy, whose ghost is still alive. What they don't realize is that by discovering the murderer, they might be the next two humans to become ghosts.

=aside=
Welcome back, Paul!
Title: "L" is Lady in a Cage (1964)
Post by: memento on June 22, 2008, 06:40:49 pm
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IMDB: The lady is Mrs. Hilyard, a wealthy poetess who lives in a three-story city mansion and her cage is her elevator, which stops a dozen feet short of the main floor due to an electrical failure on a July 4th weekend. She rings her outside alarm, eventually noticed by a drunken derelict, who breaks into the house, ignores her plight and helps himself to various items and alcohol. He leaves with his loot but returns a while later with a plump prostitute and three teenage hoodlums, who proceed to terrorize Mrs. Hilyard as they wreck her home.

=aside= Paul
Welcome back.
Title: "M" is Mad Cowgirl (2006)
Post by: oilgun on June 22, 2008, 07:45:11 pm
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Synopsis
A disturbed health inspector begins a surreal descent into madness when her marriage fails, her mental health begins to plummet, and her obsession with kung fu movies drives her to seek vengeance against the Ten Tigers from Kwangtung in director Gregory Hatanaka's experimental psychological thriller. Therese's (Sarah Lessez) life is falling apart; her husband has abandoned her, her affair with a sleazy televangelist has left her sexually frustrated, and her brother may have poisoned her with some particularly bad meat. Now, as Therese begins to succumb to her all-consuming nymphomania and her doctor begins to suspect that there truly is something wrong despite her outwardly healthy appearance, the delusional slaughterhouse inspector begins the rigorous training that will allow her to take on the dreaded Ten Tigers from Kwangtung in an all-out bloodbath that could claim the lives of more than a few of her recent lovers. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Title: "N" is Needful Things (1993)
Post by: southendmd on June 22, 2008, 08:52:31 pm
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IMDb:  The devil in disguise comes to a quiet, peaceful town and opens a store called Needful Things. The store has an item for everyone in town. All the devil asks for in return is a few dirty pranks. Little do they know, that they've sold their souls, and the pranks escalate to murder...

With Max von Sydow and Ed Harris.

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Title: "O" is One Missed Call (2008)
Post by: Fran on June 22, 2008, 08:58:32 pm
I saw this one Friday night.

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From IMDb:  In this remake of the Japanese horror film "Chakushin Ari" (2003), several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves -- messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1F7hJNsi5M[/youtube]
Trailer:  2:22

Title: "P" is Paperhouse (1988)
Post by: memento on June 23, 2008, 09:30:23 am
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IMDB:

Anna is becoming lost in the loneliness of her own world when she discovers she can visit another, a house she has drawn herself and occupied by a young disabled boy. But as she discovers more of the links between her fantasy world and the mundane present, she is drawn only deeper into a dream turning into a nightmare.
Title: "Q" is Queen of Screams (2008)
Post by: southendmd on June 23, 2008, 02:16:43 pm
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IMDb:  A small group of teenagers are trapped in a deserted movie theater and stalked by a crazed B-movie actress out to kill for the demise of her career.

Title: "R" is Riding the Bullet (2004)
Post by: Fran on June 23, 2008, 03:08:52 pm
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From IMDb:  When a man finds out his mother is dying and tries to hitchhike his way to the hospital, he is picked up by a stranger with a deadly secret.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdlCnaz4AAA[/youtube]
Trailer:  1:24

Title: "S" is Scream (1996)
Post by: memento on June 23, 2008, 05:52:47 pm
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IMDB: One year after the death of Sidney Prescott's (Campbell) mother, two students turn up gutted. When a serial killer appears, Sidney begins to suspect whether her mother's death and the two new deaths are related. No one is safe, as the killer begins to pick everyone off one by one. Everyone's a suspect in this case.
Title: "T" is Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Post by: southendmd on June 23, 2008, 05:58:44 pm
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IMDb:  Tales From the Darkside: the Movie was a very entertaining film. It has four stories in it. The first is a wrap-around story about a woman going to cook a ten year old boy for dinner, yet the child reads stories to her to try and delay his death. In a way, this is related to tales of the Arabian Nights. The three other stories are the ones told by the young boy. All of them are actually very interesting, have elements of fright, are generally well-acted, and have some kind of message. One deals with an ancient mummy out to avenge a smart yet socially outcast student at a college. Another story deals with a malevolent cat out to duel with a hitman paid $100,000 to kill a cat. Gruesome but great story with some real good acting, especially by William Hickey. Love that voice! The final story deals with a relationship between a gargoyle and an artist. An intriguing tale and has Rae Dawn Chong in it(a nice asset). All the stories are well-made and well-written, the wrap-around story being the weakest due to its resolution. Nonetheless, Tales From the Darkside is a fun horror film in the vein of Tales From the Crypt and Creepshow.

=aside=
My friend Michael McDowell ("Beetlejuice") was one of the writers, and I accompanied him to see some of the filming.  James Remar was a lot of fun to talk to.
Title: "U" is The Unborn (1991)
Post by: oilgun on June 23, 2008, 07:07:51 pm
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Synopsis
A married woman who has not been able to successfully conceive a child turns to a specialist who succeeds in inseminating her artificially. Before too long, she hears rumors of the doctor's past and present genetic experiments and when she finally aborts the fetus, finds that it is a monster as she had feared--and still alive! ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
Title: "V" is Voodoo (1995)
Post by: Fran on June 23, 2008, 08:42:37 pm
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From IMDb:  Corey Feldman stars as a college student transfaring schools to be with his girlfriend. Upon arrival he gets a lukewarm response from her and has nowhere to go. Desperate for a place to stay, he joins a fraternity with a bad rep, but this is no ordinary frat house. All of its members are zombies who pratice voodoo and kill anybody that gets in their way. Unexceptional but entertaining film has an appealing cast, some clever moments, and is fairly suspenseful from start to finish. Better than you would expect.
Title: "W" is Weasels Rip My Flesh (1979)
Post by: southendmd on June 23, 2008, 09:02:45 pm
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IMDb:  Quite possibly the worst movie ever made. EVER. Seriously. Well into the negative stars for worst plot, worst acting, worst monster, worst special effects, worst mad scientist, worst illicit laboratory, worst secret agents, and worst accents--New Yawk positively dripped from each syllable. Okay, maybe Joisey, too. Overall, I'd have to say that if a dozen mentally-deficient eight-year-olds on a terminal sugar-and-Ritalin binge had made "Weasels Rip My Flesh (more accurately, "Movie Ate 75 Minutes of My Life") with some WWII vintage 8mm film, a pile of butcher-shop leavings and a buck ninety-five, it couldn't have been worse. Ed Wood would have shot himself if he had been connected to this gobbler. It was made as a joke? Sorry, but it flopped. Whatever else you may do in your life, MISS THIS. Don't even watch it for a MST3K fest unless you have plenty of mind-altering substances available and a group of 'bots with absolutely no self-respect or taste whatsoever. Bad. Bad bad bad bad bad BAD. I won't even mention the blatant rip-off of the end-theme from "One Step Beyond". Okay, so I did. So sue me...JUST DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE. You have been warned. I disavow any further responsibility.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Sisters (1973)
Post by: oilgun on June 23, 2008, 09:29:20 pm
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SynopsisA reporter gets more than she bargained for when she tries to prove that a murder has occurred in Brian De Palma's disturbing thriller. Danielle (Margot Kidder) meets Phillip (Lisle Wilson) on a "Peeping Tom"-themed game show and, dodging her ex-husband Emil (William Finley), takes him back to her apartment. But Danielle has a separated Siamese twin sister, Dominique, who is not pleased about the overnight guest. Journalist neighbor Grace (Jennifer Salt) sees Phillip slaughtered by one of them through her window; the body vanishes before she can convince a skeptical detective (Dolph Sweet) to take a look. Determined to prove that she's right (and get a career-advancing story), Grace investigates, assisted by a private eye (Charles Durning), and becomes more involved in the relationships among Danielle, Dominique, and Emil than she ever expected. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
Title: Y" is You Belong to Me (2007)
Post by: oilgun on June 23, 2008, 09:44:34 pm
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From IMDb: I enjoyed this surprising film, which I saw at the SF Frameline festival this past weekend. Jeffrey is a gay architect who is enamored with a guy who won't spend the night or otherwise deepen their relationship. When he sees this guy letting himself into an apartment building (with another guy on his arm) and then sees an sign saying there's another apartment available, he lets the eager landlady show it to him. What starts out as clearly a bad idea turns into a nightmare. There's fun along the way, but it isn't really tongue-in-cheek. A good homage to lots of thrillers - yet it has its own plot twists. A good time was had by all. Recommended.
Title: "Z" is Zombie (1979)
Post by: Fran on June 23, 2008, 09:54:44 pm
Also known as:   Zombi 2
Island of the Flesh-Eaters
Island of the Living Dead (Europe: English title)
Ultimi zombi, Gli (Italy)
Zombie 2: Gli ultimi zombi (Italy) (DVD title)
Zombie Flesh Eaters (UK)


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From IMDb:  Now this is how a zombie film should be made! Whilst Lucio Fuci never had the creative genius of Dario Argento in Profondo Rosso, Tenebrae and Suspiria, he certainly knew how to make a good old-fashioned zombie/gore movie.


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Gay & Lesbian Movies!
Post by: Fran on June 23, 2008, 10:11:14 pm
Gay & Lesbian Movies!

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Title: "A" is An American Family (1973)
Post by: MaineWriter on June 23, 2008, 10:29:34 pm
from Wikipedia:

An American Family was a documentary shot in 1971 and first aired in the United States on PBS in early 1973. The show was twelve episodes long, edited down from about 300 hours of footage, and chronicled the experiences of a nuclear family, the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California, during a period of time when parents Bill and Pat Loud separated and Pat filed for divorce.

The parents had five children. One of them, Lance Loud, was a gay 20-year-old man who occasionally wore lipstick and women's clothes and took his mother to a drag show in the second episode of the series. Scholars sometimes mention that Lance came out of the closet on TV, but this is technically incorrect—he was simply gay without announcement or drama; his family says that they had known for quite a while. As such, Lance was the first openly gay character on television and has become something of a gay icon.

Most notable was when Pat Loud asked her husband for a divorce and to leave the house on camera. Pat famously saying to her husband "you know there's a problem" and Bill Loud responding "What's your problem?". The moment was later chosen as one of the Top 100 Television Moments by TV Guide.

On airing, the show drew over 10 million viewers—phenomenal viewership for PBS standards in 1973 or even today—and drew considerable controversy. The series was widely discussed in the media in 1973, and the Loud family appeared on the cover of the March 12, 1973 issue of Newsweek magazine.

The series was parodied in 1979 movie Real Life, in which a narcisstic filmmaker disrupts the filming of such a television series, instituting changes that he says are "good for the series". An American Family was featured in a 2002 television special, in which TV Guide named it one of the best 50 shows of all time.

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Title: "B" is Before Stonewall (1984)
Post by: southendmd on June 23, 2008, 10:47:19 pm
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IMDb:  I have lost count of the number of times I have seen this wonderful documentary. The archival material alone -- film clips and still photographs of gay life in America between 1900 and the '60s -- is enough to make this film a treasure; but it is the interviews with survivors of the pre-Stonewall era that make Before Stonewall a priceless heirloom of gay studies and a must in the personal education of any socially conscious person interested in gay culture.
Title: "C" is Chutney Popcorn (1999)
Post by: Fran on June 23, 2008, 10:55:19 pm
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From IMDb:  Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile. Reena offers to be a surrogate mother for her sister's baby, hoping to improve her relationship with their mother, who disapproves of Reena's sexual orientation. Reena has second thoughts when her girlfriend Lisa feels left out.
Title: "D" is The Dreyfus Affair (2008)
Post by: MaineWriter on June 23, 2008, 11:01:05 pm
IMDb lists this as being "in production." I think it has been in production since the book came out in 1994! Oh well, it also has a YEAR...probably next year it will be 2009. One of these days I'll get to see it...meanwhile, I entertain myself by reading the book over and over....

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Title: "E" is Eating Out (2004)
Post by: southendmd on June 23, 2008, 11:08:16 pm
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This review was written just before BBM came out:

I will not write of the non existent talent in this piece of trash, nor that I think any person (gay straight or refined beyond that) who writes positively about this is either playing tongue in cheek or totally high. Rather, I only add my 2 cents to the comments that we need to be supportive and gentle to reviews of gay indie films because they are so "hard to get made." Well, if this is an example of the product put before filmmakers or distributors it's no wonder! There is no excuse for this movie - I honestly cannot believe that all the people on camera are as talentless as they come off - they just bet on our lowered standards so long as they throw us a few tight torso's and full frontals. The ancillary characters were like penance for the good stuff, but there was no good stuff.

So long as we praise this poop, we'll continue to get dribbles of it. If we aim higher we might just make a film that we can be truly proud of.

I only hope that Ang Lee, and Annie Proulx save us from ourselves.
Title: "F" is Fat Girls (2006)
Post by: Fran on June 23, 2008, 11:39:57 pm
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Synopsis:

Two misfits struggle to make their way through the living hell that is high school in this independent comedy drama. Rodney (Ash Christian) lives in a small Texas town where most folks don't have much use for musical theater or much understanding of the gay lifestyle. Since the barely closeted Rodney wants little else besides a boyfriend and the leading role in a Broadway show, this doesn't make life easy for him, and he has only one close friend -- Sabrina (Ashley Fink), a smart and funny girl who happens to weigh nearly three hundred pounds. Sabrina encourages Rodney to embrace his inner "fat girl," and he finds someone who understands his dreams when he strikes up a friendship with Mr. Cox (Jonathan Caouette), the school's drama coach, who also does a mean Liza Minnelli impersonation in his spare time. Written and directed by leading man Ash Christian when he was only 20 years old, Fat Girls was screened in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide   
Title: "G" is Gay Republicans (2004)
Post by: Ellemeno on June 24, 2008, 02:43:54 am
From IMDb: In 2004, Log Cabin -- the Gay Republican Club -- was put to the test. President Bush's unequivocal opposition to gay marriage presented them with a stark choice, whether to be good Republicans and support the President, or stand up for their civil rights as gay Americans. This decision afforded them a historic opportunity to affect the election but it also opened schisms that threatened the unity of the Log Cabin itself. In GAY REPUBLICANS politics get personal as the Log Cabin wrestle with an issue that goes to the core of their identity. Written by Wash Westmoreland (the writer and director of this documentary)

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Title: "H" is High Art (1998)
Post by: oilgun on June 24, 2008, 06:13:59 am
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Synopsis
Lisa Cholodenko wrote and directed this lesbian-themed drama, winner of the 1998 Sundance Film Festival's Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Ambitious photography magazine associate editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) has a ho-hum relationship with James (Gabriel Mann). Investigating a ceiling leak, she enters the apartment of her neighbor, retired photographer Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), who lives with former Fassbinder actress Greta (Patricia Clarkson), a heroin addict. The friendship between the worldly Lucy and the naive, insecure Syd ripens into an affair, one destined to change the lives of both women. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Title: "I" is I Wanna Be a Republican (2006)
Post by: southendmd on June 24, 2008, 09:07:05 am
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IMDb:  In their first live concert film, the Kinsey Sicks -- America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet -- reveal the shocking news: they have gone Republican. In this mock GOP fund-raiser, Rachel, Winnie, Trixie and Trampolina, the four gifted singers and comedians who comprise the quartet, defend their conversion to conservatism. They sing -- literally! -- the praises of corruption, tokenism, greed and all things nuclear (both families and bombs). The Kinsey Sicks have been a cult phenomenon for over a decade.

 From Off-Broadway to Vegas and beyond, the larger-than-life Kinsey Sicks have developed a loyal following among comedy fans, music aficionados and lovers of biting political satire. Their hilarious, intelligent writing and their finely spiced menu of thought-provoking original songs and wicked parodies have won them a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Best Musical and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Lyrics. They have won numerous a cappella awards and the New York Times has praised their "voices sweet as birdsong."

Here's a clip, "We Arm the World":

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2kZKI7pSHs[/youtube]
Title: "J" is Jeffrey (1995)
Post by: Fran on June 24, 2008, 09:56:30 am
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From IMDb:  The world is a scary place, and serious contemplation of that could be enough to cause anyone to shut down. So, what happens when, in the face of the AIDS tragedy, one handsome, young gay man decides that he'd rather be celibate than risk it all? Worse yet, what happens when he then meets the man of his dreams who turns out to be HIV positive? Rent this little gem to find out.
Title: "K" is Kiss The Bride (2007)
Post by: memento on June 24, 2008, 10:45:45 am
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IMDB: In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding he's surprised - especially that Ryan is marrying a woman! Matt interrupts his ideal alternative lifestyle to return to his hometown. He plans to rescue his former love from whatever "she-devil" has trapped him into this huge mistake. On the other hand, Ryan's perky fiancé Alex takes quite the liking to Matt. Is she very cunning, disarmingly ditsy, completely adorable - or all three? As Matt tries to rekindle the old flame, Ryan is intent on putting out any sparks. Ryan dismisses their old romance as just a high school thing, but Matt realizes Ryan may still be the love of his life. All the while, Matt must deal with "his new best friend" Alex, the two families, and a hometown he thought he'd left entirely in the past. As the wedding day fast approaches (like a meteor hurtling toward ground zero), old feelings resurface and secrets are revealed. Each of them must balance the past with the present, and make a choice that will determine the rest of their lives: the boundaries of love, sexuality and identity are never constant.
Title: "L" is Loggerheads (2005)
Post by: southendmd on June 24, 2008, 12:14:32 pm
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IMDb:  "Loggerheads" interweaves three separate but related stories that take place in different parts of North Carolina. On Mother's Day 1999, Mark, a young drifter with an interest in endangered loggerhead turtles, begins a relationship with motel handyman George. On Mother's Day 2000, Mark's adoptive mother Elizabeth wonders what has become of her estranged son. On Mother's Day 2001, Mark's birth mother Grace quits her job to begin a search for the child she gave up years before-a search that ultimately brings the stories together.
Title: "M" is My Summer of Love (2004)
Post by: Fran on June 24, 2008, 12:50:53 pm
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From Focus Features:

A tale of obsession and deception, and the struggle for love and faith in a world where both seem impossible. The film charts the emotional and physical hothouse effects that bloom one summer for two young women: Mona, behind a spiky exterior, hides an untapped intelligence and a yearning for something beyond the emptiness of her daily life; Tamsin is well-educated, spoiled and cynical. Complete opposites, each is wary of the other's differences when they first meet, but this coolness soon melts into mutual fascination, amusement and attraction. Adding volatility is Mona's older brother Phil, who has renounced his criminal past for religious fervor -- which he tries to impose upon his sister. Mona, however, is experiencing her own rapture. "We must never be parted," Tamsin intones to Mona, but can Mona completely trust her?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rFYnGLSfZg[/youtube]
Trailer:  2:08

Title: "N" is Nine Lives (2006)
Post by: oilgun on June 24, 2008, 01:41:30 pm
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Synopsis
NINE LIVES is the provocative film debut from writer/director Dean Howell and writer Michael Kearns (INTIMACIES, T-CELLS & SYMPATHY, ROCK). A cross between Schnitzler's LA RONDE and Altman's SHORT CUTS, we zoom in on nine individuals whose lives intersect - emotionally, sexually and dangerously - over the course of one day.
Title: "O" is Otra historia de amor (1986)
Post by: southendmd on June 24, 2008, 01:55:49 pm
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From Argentina

IMDb:  Although cliche ridden, this film offers a rare chance to focus upon a gay relationship in which the people involved are free from any feelings of guilt, and offer us a positive outlook for the two lovers. It's a pity it is so hard to find on video...
Title: "P" is Parting Glances (1986)
Post by: Fran on June 24, 2008, 02:05:35 pm
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From IMDb: 

If you're looking for the best movie about being gay during the height of the AIDS epidemic, skip "Longtime Companion" and watch this film. Funny, sad and true to life. Well-written, well-acted...check out Kathy Kinney and Steve Buscemi at the beginning of their careers.

The movie is never preachy or sappy. And there are some Bronski Beat tunes used to very nice effect.

The true crime is that AIDS claimed writer/director Bill Sherwood before he could make another film. This was his only movie -- a perfect example of how this disease has robbed the world of a generation of talented individuals.
Title: "Q" is Que Viva Mexico! (1930)
Post by: oilgun on June 24, 2008, 03:34:02 pm
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From PlanetOut.com: A mystical exploration of Mexican history, this lushly photographed film by the famous gay director Sergei Eisenstein languished uncompleted until the mid-1980s when his former editor Grigory Alexandrov finally completed the project as the director intended (complete with homoeroticized imagery of Mexican youths).
Title: "R" is Red Without Blue (2007)
Post by: Lynne on June 24, 2008, 03:46:33 pm
From Netflix:
This provocative and insightful film documents three years in the lives of identical twins Mark and Alex Farley as they come to terms not only with their homosexuality, but also with Alex's decision to physically change his gender. Haunted by a troubled past --including divorced parents, discrimination and a joint suicide attempt -- the brothers struggle to affirm their identity and learn what it means to be a family outside of traditional norms.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egVybLHDHwI[/youtube]
Title: "S" is Superstar in a Housedress (2004)
Post by: southendmd on June 24, 2008, 04:47:06 pm
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IMDb:  Fascinating remembrance of a unique artist who could seemingly change his sex at will, and also was a talented playwright and performer. Recalls the Warhol era in New York City which saw wide artistic experimentation in art, underground theater, and experimental film. The film includes archival film and video shot in the late sixties and early seventies and hundreds of photographs. Most interesting is the look inside the apartments of about two dozen interviewees in New York and Hollywood, including obscure artists and people like Lily Tomlin and Harvey Fierstein. The stories told by Jackie's surviving friends and colleagues are priceless - and hilarious! Bravo to Highberger for capturing and sharing them with us!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Gay & Lesbian Movies!
Post by: oilgun on June 24, 2008, 04:53:06 pm
==aside==
I hope I'm not offending anyone with this but what's the difference between SEX and GENDER?  The way I understand it is SEX is biological (XX=woman, XY=man) and GENDER is a social construct and therefore subjective.  If this is correct, is it right to say that it's impossible to change one's sex, only one's gender?  I've always had difficulty understanding Transexualism.  I can't help but see sex-change operations and hormone therapies as self-mutilation in order to fit a patriarchal society's expectations.  

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Gay & Lesbian Movies!
Post by: southendmd on June 24, 2008, 05:06:07 pm
=reply=
I agree that the IMDb reviewer should have said "...artist who could seemingly change his gender at will".

As for the whole "trans" issue, that's for another (lengthy) thread!
Title: "T" is The Trip (2002)
Post by: Fran on June 24, 2008, 06:58:02 pm
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From IMDb:  Having seen virtually every gay-themed film that has ever been made and having received A+ grades in all the film studies courses that I took in college, I would like to weigh in on the excellent unique first effort that is "The Trip," written and directed by very talented newcomer Miles Swain. You already know the basic plotline, timeline and substance of "The Trip" if you have read IMDB's information. My overarching impression of this film is that it feels real and from the heart as it shows us the relationship between two very different gay men as they age through the '70s and '80s, living their lives both together and apart amidst the ongoing struggle for equal rights for gay persons. They say opposites attract, and that is very true here for lead characters Larry and Alan who clearly grow to love each other very much. The focus of this film is on the complete persons who are Alan and Larry, not just their sex life, as in so many gay-themed films. Although AIDS unfortunately affects their lives, it does not affect their enduring love, and the director has rightly said that "This is not an AIDS film." It is a delightful, moving, comedy/drama/historical record with universal themes of trusting the power of a faithful love, the importance of honesty and courage, and being true to yourself in the face of a world seemingly always against you.
Title: "U" Urinal (1988)
Post by: oilgun on June 24, 2008, 08:36:02 pm
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From PlanetOut.com: Curiously transported to the present day, a group of dead lesbian and gay artists, including Sergei Eisenstein, Frida Kahlo, Langston Hughes, and Yukio Mishima, find themselves guests in the home of Toronto sculptors Frances Loring and Florence Wyle. They have been mysteriously summoned to Ontario to research the systematic policing of public washroom sex. These artists of wildly differing temperaments embark upon their research with flamboyance and aplomb, examining not only the subject at hand, but their own sexual identities. Each night, one of the six--joined by Wilde man Dorian Gray--delivers a riotous lecture on some aspect of the issue. Toronto artist Greyson's audacious film, which could be subtitled If Only Heads Could Talk, makes a shambles of filmic expectations. The lectures themselves--"A Social History of the Public Washroom" one night, "Washroom Sex Texts," the next--are mini-parodies, taking some facet of film discourse and knocking it off kilter. But in Urinal, the formal is firmly embraced by a fiery brand of political urgency. With an irreverence for historical propriety and a story structure that doesn't discriminate between burlesque, surrealist tableaux, and bitter fact, Greyson employs a mad pastiche to confound straight narrative, as he seeks a solution to gay harassment.
Title: "V" is The Visitor (2002)
Post by: southendmd on June 24, 2008, 10:17:39 pm
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IMDb:  Michael is avoiding phone calls regarding his dear friend and former lover Chris who is dying back in America. While trying to write, he is disturbed by the noisy surfers next door as they get ready for a weekend away of surf. C.K., one of the surfers, remains behind to surf the local beach. At the beach cafe for lunch with his old friend Angus, Michael again avoids discussing Chris back in America. Angus catches Michael watching C.K. on the beach and teases him but Michael denies any interest in the surfer. Left on his own, Michael watches C.K. catch a series of waves. After a big wave and a wipe out, C.K. disappears in the surf. Michael looses site of C.K. until he sees him on the beach taking off his wetsuit before he heads back home. Michael remains on the beach then makes his way home. Once inside his house, Michael sees C.K. walking towards him on his way to the living room where he makes himself at home. Michael does not know why the surfer is in his house but before the night is over he will discover more about himself than he may have been ready for.
Title: "W" is The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Post by: Fran on June 24, 2008, 10:53:01 pm
aka Xi yan

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From IMDb:  To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Were the World Mine (2008)
Post by: southendmd on June 24, 2008, 10:56:51 pm
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IMDb:  If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy, prone to escaping his dismal high school reality through dazzling musical daydreams, gets to answer that question in a very real way. After his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he stumbles upon a recipe hidden within the script to create the play's magical, purple love-pansy. Armed with the pansy, Timothy's fading spirit soars as he puckishly imposes a new reality by turning much of his narrow-minded town gay, beginning with the rugby-jock of his dreams. Ensnaring family, friends and enemies in this heart-wrenching chaos, Timothy forces them to walk a mile in his musical shoes. The course of true love never did run smooth, but by the end of this moving musical comedy of errors based on director Tom Gustafson's prolific award-winning short film, Fairies, the bumpy ride comes to a heartfelt conclusion. With vibrant imagery, a first-rate ensemble cast and innovative music rivaling the best of pop/ rock and contemporary Broadway, Were the World Mine attempts to push modern gay cinema and musical film beyond expectation.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC_Q44P8_m4[/youtube]
Title: "Y" is The Young, the Gay and the Restless (2006)
Post by: memento on June 25, 2008, 10:22:03 am
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IMDB: A well-written, campy, tacky, sarcastic, (intentionally and brilliantly) overacted and hilarious treat, not to be missed! The only negative is a technical gaffe: the background music is way too loud, and sometimes drowns out the dialogue. But I can't hold that important enough to give this creative confection less than a full five stars out of five! DVD has no extras, other than chapter stops.
Title: "Z" is Zus & zo (2001)
Post by: Fran on June 25, 2008, 01:40:58 pm
Also known as:   Como hermanas (Colombia)
Hotel Paraiso (undefined)
Tres hermanas y dos novios (Argentina)

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From IMDb: 

Before watching this movie I didn't know anything about it except for the fact that it was Dutch. Even though their film industry isn't the biggest of all time, I've already seen several good Dutch productions and I know that the standard level of quality is often very high. That's also the reason why I try to watch as many of them as I can. However, when I saw on this website that this movie had actually been nominated for an Oscar, I must admit that I was very surprised. Not because I didn't like it or because it wasn't any good. No, I was surprised because over here no one has ever payed any attention to it.

"Zus & zo" tells the story of three completely different sisters who don't always get along that well, but who now have to fight for a common goal, called Hotel Paraiso, a hotel on the coast of Portugal that will be theirs unless their brother gets married before a certain age. Normally that shouldn't have been difficult, because the man is gay, but now that he has announced his marriage with a woman, they will have to try to prevent it. To stop their would-be sister-in-law, they are willing to go very far, because nothing or no-one should come between them and their inheritance...

Like so often with Dutch movies, I can't say that I had heard of any of the actors before, except for Halina Reijn. But just like in those other movies, this time too I really liked the performances by all of them. Even though this is a comedy, they never went too far in their performances, but instead made all the characters look very human, with all their little problems, flaws and weird specialties. That's of course not only thanks to the actors, the writer of the script has a lot to do with that too, but still, they did a fine job.

I don't know if Paula van der Oest, the woman who directed and wrote this movie, has ever been in a similar situation, but she sure knows perfectly how to describe the greediness and the double-faced way of acting from people that are about to inherit a lot of money or an important piece of property. She really did a very nice job with it and was able to add some very fine humor to it all. The entire idea behind it makes it all very suitable for a comedy of course, but that doesn't mean that it is automatically good of course. There are many things that could have gone wrong, but Paula van der Oest avoided the traps and made a very good movie out of it.

In the end this may not be the best Dutch movie that I've ever seen, but the humor and the overall quality are very good. I really had a good time with this movie and that's why I give it a 7.5/10.


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Summer Movies!
Post by: Fran on June 25, 2008, 02:03:08 pm
Summer Movies!

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Movies that take place in the summer or have a summer scene
or have a character named June, July, or August,
or, in the alternative,
movies that were released in June, July, or August*

*According to IMDb

Title: "A" is American Pie 2 (2001)
Post by: Lynne on June 25, 2008, 03:00:45 pm
From IMDB:
After their first year at college, the guys reunite for another summer of fun. Jim continues his quest for sexual independence by seeking the help of his old prom date, Michele, after an unexpected call from Nadia who plans to visit Jim. Meanwhile, Kev and Vicky find themselves in an awkward situation after having broken up for a year. Oz must deal with a long distance relationship when Heather heads off to France to study abroad. Old feuds die hard as the ever-so-horny Stifler harbors his hatred toward Finch, who is practicing the Hindu practice of Tantra.
Title: "B" is Bikini Drive-In (1995)
Post by: southendmd on June 25, 2008, 03:30:43 pm
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IMDb:  Bikini Drive-In features most of the actors from "Dinosaur Island" (Peter Spellos, Ross Hagen, Richard Gabai, Michelle Bauer) plus some straight-to-cable softcore veterans like Ashley Rhey. It follows the classic STSWB (save the something with breasts) plot: Girl inherits grandpa's drive in, must raise money in limited time to keep it, dreams up idea of letting girls in bikinis work there. Sound familiar? You probably haven't seen this movie, but you've seen one like it. I give it a solid B for many laughable parts and lots of skin. Skin-O-Max master Fred Olen Ray directs this flick.

Title: "C" is Cola, Candy, Chocolate (1979)
Post by: Fran on June 25, 2008, 03:45:35 pm
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From IMDb:  After a nasty argument with her boyfriend Carl, young Gaby spontaneously accepts her girlfriend invitation to join her on a vacation to Manila. Her plans to forget about Carl succeed very rapidly as she meets Dr. Andreas Witzig, a young scholar who plans to marry his fiancee on the island. During the following days, Gaby tries her best to convince the man of her dreams to change his mind.
Title: "D" is Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Post by: Lynne on June 25, 2008, 03:56:15 pm
From IMDB:
On the hottest day of the summer, a Milwaukee nurse named Ana has just gotten off work to cuddle up with her husband, not paying any attention to an emergency broadcast involving a plague that is sweeping the nation. When her next door neighbor, a little girl, wanders into her bedroom, she sinks her teeth into the neck of Ana's husband Louis and no sooner does Louis die from blood trauma, he's back on his feet and trying to bite Ana. Taking off in her car, Ana watches in horror as the city becomes a virtual 'hellzone' as people begin to feed upon people, until she crashes her vehicle. Rescued by tough lawman Kenneth, Ana and a group of other survivors decide to hide out at the local Crossroads mall where they begin to learn through news broadcasts that the plague is turning civilians into primal, carnivorous cannibals with an insatiable hunger for human flesh and the only way to take these bad boys down is by shooting them in the head (which should terminate all brain activity).
Title: "E" is The Endless Summer Revisited (2000)
Post by: memento on June 25, 2008, 07:51:32 pm
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IMDB: A documentary mostly edited together from unused footage from The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II, this documentary gives further insight into the making and success of the original classic surf documentary. It is written, produced and directed by Dana Brown, son of the director of the first two films, Bruce Brown (who executive produced this film). This film likely will appeal only to hardcore fans of the Endless Summer films, but it does feature more of the gorgeous cinematography for which the earlier films are famous.
Title: "F" is Friday the 13th (1980)
Post by: Fran on June 25, 2008, 08:41:24 pm
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From IMDb:  Many years after a boy drowns one summer and two camp counselors are killed the subsequent summer at Camp Crystal Lake, a new owner decides to reopen, which sparks a series of grisly murders.
Title: "G" is La gloire de mon pere (1990)
Post by: southendmd on June 25, 2008, 09:24:36 pm
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IMDb:  A young boy's life in turn-of-the-century France. Marcel, witnesses the success of his teacher father, as well as the success of his arrogant Uncle Jules. Marcel and family spend their summer vacation in a cottage in Provence, and Marcel befriends a local boy who teaches him the secrets of the hills in Provence.
Title: "H" is Harrad Summer (1974)
Post by: oilgun on June 25, 2008, 09:48:33 pm
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Synopsis:
Stanley, Harry, Sheila and Beth have just finished their first year at Harrad College and have a special bond together. Harrad College isn't an ordinary school. The school conducts an experiment where students from different sex are put together in one room. Sexual freedom is encouraged. Now the summer break has arrived, the four have decided to spend the holidays together. They will visit an old friend of Beth and after that spend two weeks at the families of Stanley, Harry and Sheila. They have to fight against bias however. Not everyone is fond of Harrad College and some see it as only an easy way for the students to fulfill their feelings of lust. Will the relationships and beliefs of the four students hold up under the constant pressure?
Title: "I" is Indian Summer (1993)
Post by: Lynne on June 25, 2008, 09:51:43 pm
From RottenTomatoes:

Seven nostalgic adults want to relive the summer of 1972 by re-visiting their childhood getaway, Camp Tamakwa. Once they arrive, the camp becomes a place where they explore mid-life crises, disclose deep secrets and renew failing relationships.
Title: "J" is Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock (1999)
Post by: memento on June 26, 2008, 12:35:42 am
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IMDB: A very good package with quite good sound quality.

Years ago before DVD, I used to stake out the TV waiting for clips of things like this to come on so I could video tape them. I even got a few from time to time but these days, a fella is spoiled for product.

There's even DVD's with Jimi on the Dick Cavett Show...where he plays some outstanding little pieces.

Jimi will always be my favourite performer and his efforts at Woodstock are incredible. There are many great moments here including the busted string on Red House, the volume down at the end of Jam Back At the House, the freakishly good Villanova Junction, Star Spangled Banner, Voodoo Child and the lead in jam type stuff that it trails out with.

The whole thing is iconic, memorable and soulful.
Title: "K" is Krámpack (2000)
Post by: Fran on June 26, 2008, 01:42:08 am
aka Nico and Dani (USA)

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From IMDb:

Teenage sexual awakening is at the center of "Krámpack". This tremendously frank account of a summer in the lives of two friends who are spending their summer vacation in the home of one of them in Spain. The film proves to be a winner because it presents a situation from the point of view of the young men instead of from judgmental adults.

Gay Cesc, the Catalan film director, made a good movie about how sex plays a key part in the lives of the two young school mates. The film is made even better by the no-nonsense approach Mr. Cesc gives the film.

Fernando Ramallo is Dani, and Jordi Vilches is Nico. While Nico wants it to be the summer where he loses his virginity, Dani has problems of his own as he discovers that he is attracted to men and has to struggle with his new discovery. Both these young actors are totally believable, giving excellent performances, wisely shaped by Mr. Cesc's direction.

This is a refreshing look at a thorny issue, which the director handles with total frankness.
Title: "L" is Levottomat (2000)
Post by: southendmd on June 26, 2008, 03:08:09 pm
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IMDb:  I saw this on DVD with English subtitles (my Finnish is very limited).

Levottomat (The Restless) explores what happens when a wild card is introduced into a circle of friends, follow the mirth and merriment as Ari, a young medical doctor, weaves a path of emotional destruction amongst a group of six student friends in Turku.

The period covers a few months in Ari's life: his mother is terminally ill, he is unwilling or unable to make any emotional ties with any of his one night stands, then he meets Tiina... and her friends.

There are many aspects of Finnish life which are seen in this film, the drinking, Juhannus (midsummer), summer cottages, sauna culture etc., young people lacking experience in relationships... all of which are peculiar to the Nordic countries. You also see people in their mid-20s gallivanting around like freshers... Finland is not only a land of the midnight Sun, but also the land of the eternal student.

Be warned, there is a large amount of nudity and sex in this film, which to most people would seem pornographic, really it's not, well not all of it... Finns have a rather unique outlook on the naked body, perhaps due to their Sauna culture.

Well worth watching.
Title: "M" is My Life So Far (1999)
Post by: Lynne on June 26, 2008, 03:47:03 pm
From IMDB:

Tagline:  Imagine a summer in paradise with nothing to do except everything your heart desires.

Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian (Rosemary Harris), her daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), her inventor husband (Colin Firth), their ten year old son (Robbie Norman), and his older sister (Kelly MacDonald). Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator (Tcheky Karyo). When the elder woman's son (Malcolm MacDowell) shows up at the estate with his French fiance(Irene Jacob), everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.
Title: "N" is Nevada (1997)
Post by: Fran on June 26, 2008, 05:23:46 pm
The role of June was played by Bridgette Wilson.

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From IMDb:  Chrysty walks through the desert carrying nothing and heading nowhere. She enters a very small town called Silver City. The local community of woman is intrigued by the sudden arrival of an attractive stranger and they find out that Chrysty left a husband and three kids behind. One of the women, McGill, calls Chrysty's husband, West to tell him where his wife is and he comes to town....

=aside= Gil
No worries.
Title: "O" is One Crazy Summer (1986)
Post by: oilgun on June 26, 2008, 05:26:41 pm
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Plot: An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.


==ASIDE==
Note to self:  "O" comes after "N", "O" comes after "N"...  :laugh:
Title: "P" is Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Post by: Lynne on June 26, 2008, 05:38:58 pm
or Pauline a la Plage...

From Wikipedia:

In a summer vacation in Normandy, Pauline, a proud and sensitive teenager, discovers the games of love.

From Amazon:

In the lighthearted third film in Eric Rohmer's "Comedies and Proverbs" series, 15-year-old Pauline (Amanda Langlet) gets an eye-opening lesson in the games grown-ups play on a two-week summer vacation with her recently divorced and ready-for-fun older cousin Marion (Arielle Dombasle, every inch the vivacious blonde goddess). Smitten young Pascal Greggory turns aggressive with jealousy when the smooth, seductive, happily shallow writer Féodor Atkine wins the fancy of the "perfect" Marion while continuing to fool around on the side. The tangled affairs, mistaken identities, and white lies are the stuff of sex farce, but Rohmer is more interested in the folly of love and the impulsive, illogical workings of human nature. He deftly crafts a gentle and sexy little human comedy that ends with Pauline learning perhaps the right lessons after all. --Sean Axmaker 
Title: "Q" is Quelle sporche anime dannate (1971)
Post by: Fran on June 27, 2008, 01:07:08 am
Also known as:  Paid in Blood (USA)

The role of July was played by Sophia Kammara.

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Review Summary:

Luigi Batzella directed this tedious spaghetti western under the pseudonym "Paolo Solvay." Gioffredo Scarciofolo stars (using his standard alias, "Jeff Cameron") as Tom Carter, whose brother was murdered and robbed by the evil Ringo Brown (William Mayor) shortly after taking all his money out of the bank to marry Cora (Krista Nell), a local saloon girl. Tom is suspicious of Cora, but she helps him unmask the real killer, ruthless town boss Lee Rastus (Donald O'Brien), who is also trying to swindle a prospector's family out of their farm. The usual showdowns and heroism ensue, although Batzella directs without much enthusiasm, and the performances are fairly listless. Much of the cast returned for Batzella's "La Colt Era il Suo Dio" the following year.
-- Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
Title: "R" is Rozmarné léto (1968)
Post by: southendmd on June 27, 2008, 09:08:39 am
AKA Capricious Summer

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IMDb:  A sleepy spa village is excited when visited by a circus acrobat and his beautiful assistant.

Oddly amusing little comedy whose main virtue is its inimitable period setting and somewhat chekhovian atmosphere; though the wayward eccentricity of its characters is also something to experience.
Title: "S" is Summer of Sam (1999)
Post by: oilgun on June 27, 2008, 09:16:15 am
Plot: Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
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Title: "T" is El tiempo de la felicidad (1997)
Post by: Fran on June 27, 2008, 09:57:56 am
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From IMDb:  It's summer 1970, and the hippie movement has taken over an entire generation. In a beach house, a very unique family begins their summer vacation, which will change everyone's lives: Fernando (the father) an actor, Lucia (the mother) devoted housewife, and their four children:  Chucho (the eldest), Elena (the intellectual), Juan (car-crazy) and Veronica (the youngest).
Title: "U" is Under the Sun (1998)
Post by: memento on June 27, 2008, 10:26:07 am
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IMDB: Olof lives alone on his family's farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik, who helps him in the afternoons. Once a sailor, Erik brags of having known hundreds of women. Out of the blue, Olof advertises in the local paper for a young lady housekeeper, and Ellen, a middle-class city woman, arrives to take over the house and, as the summer goes on, Olof's heart and Erik's desire as well.
Title: "V" is Une vraie jeune fille (1976)
Post by: oilgun on June 27, 2008, 05:01:27 pm
IMDb Synopsis:  August, 1963; Alice, 14, an only child, and physically well developed, is home for vacation. She's moody, silent, keeps a diary, and explores tactile sensations with broken eggs, candle wax, ear wax, vomit, urine, blood, and, perhaps, if the summer goes in one very possible direction, semen. Without her underpants, she walks about, rides her bike, and sits on the shore as the tide comes in. She drifts to her father's sawmill and makes eyes at Jim, a 20-something hand with a lean body and a model's face. What will Jim do, and does Alice want to do more than stare and fantasize? Meanwhile, pop music fills the air and the TV screen, and Alice's parents have their own drama.

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==COMMENT==
This is Catherine Breillat's (FAT GIRL) first film which has recently been released on DVD.  Has anyone seen it?  The ridiculously gorgeous Hiram Keller (SATYRICON) is in it.
Title: "W" is Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Post by: Fran on June 27, 2008, 05:07:17 pm
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From IMDb:  The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while she falls in love with the local astrophysics professor. He is busy trying to save the camp from a deadly piece of NASA's Skylab which is hurtling toward earth. All that, plus: a dangerous waterfall rescue, love triangles, misfits, cool kids, and talking vegetable cans. The questions will all be resolved, of course, at the big talent show at the end of the day.

Title: Wildcard "X" is Summer of '42 (1971)
Post by: Fran on June 27, 2008, 05:07:49 pm
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From IMDb:  During his summer vacation on Nantucket Island in 1942, a youth eagerly awaiting his first sexual encounter finds himself developing a contradictorily innocent love for a young woman awaiting news on her soldier husband's fate in WWII.
Title: "Y" is Young Rebels (2005)
Post by: memento on June 28, 2008, 07:07:36 am
IMDB:

Young Rebels (Jovenes Rebeldes) follows five Cuban hip-hop groups and two producers over the course of a Havana summer. Battling onstage or at home, the characters' personal travels collide in a summer of explosive concerts, intense debate, unbearable heat and rising tensions as government agencies begin to institutionalize hip-hop's street roots.

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"Young Rebels is essential viewing for anyone interested in rap music, free speech issues or the youth culture of contemporary Cuba.” – Dana Stevens, The New York Times

“Affably ambling pic is particularly strong in examining the economics of rap.” – Richard Scheib, Variety

“Young Rebels is at least as sharp as Buena Vista Social Club” – Robert Christgau, The Village Voice

“A labor of love, Young Rebels is essential viewing for anyone who wants to stay ahead of the hip-hop curve.” – V.A. Musetto, New York Post

“Fascinating” – indieWIRE
Title: "Z" is Zimmer Feri (1998)
Post by: oilgun on June 28, 2008, 10:18:07 am
Plot Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
The title of this Hungarian comedy is a German pun on "room for rent" (Zimmer Feri). Near-broke and desperate, Hungarian entrepreneur Feri decides to put a sleazy spin on tourism. After leasing a Lake Balaton boarding house [for the summer], he moves in his gang — wife, nephew, daughter, and the daughter's boyfriend — and then sets out to scam unsuspecting German tourists. Written and directed by Peter Timor (Dollybirds). This film is also known as Feri's Gang.

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Title: One Degree of BBM!
Post by: southendmd on June 28, 2008, 04:45:25 pm
One Degree of BBM Round!

Please describe the connection...

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Title: "A" is The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Post by: southendmd on June 28, 2008, 04:52:28 pm
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Randy Quaid also starred in this Eddie Murphy film.
Title: "B" is Badland (2007)
Post by: oilgun on June 28, 2008, 06:42:44 pm
BbM's Tom Carey, who plays the less than funny Rodeo Clown is also in this film as Louie.  Also stars Jake Church who played Bobby, age 10 in BbM.
 
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PLOT:   An American soldier is unable to cope with the realities of daily life after he returns from his tour of duty in Iraq. Inspired by actual events.

==COMMENT==
Oops, I'm out of turn again...
Title: Re: "B" is Badland (2007)
Post by: southendmd on June 28, 2008, 07:21:50 pm
Quote from: oilgun on June 28, 2008, 06:42:44 pm
==COMMENT==
Oops, I'm out of turn again...

We like your enthusiasm!
Title: "C" is Carolina (2003)
Post by: memento on June 29, 2008, 06:17:09 am
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Randy Quaid played the role of Theodore 'Ted' Mirabeau in this film.

Plot: A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.
Title: "D" is Dick (1999)
Post by: southendmd on June 29, 2008, 10:48:01 am
Michelle Williams (one degree) stars with Kirsten Dunst (two degrees) in this story of two girls who wander away from a White House tour and meet President Nixon.



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Title: "E" is Ella Enchanted (2004)
Post by: Fran on June 30, 2008, 12:08:41 am
Anne Hathaway played the title role in this film.

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=aside=
Great theme, Paul!!!
Title: "F" is Falling from Grace (1992)
Post by: memento on June 30, 2008, 11:46:52 am
Larry McMurty  wrote the screenplay.
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IMDB: Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds him as a country music star whose meanderings and philandering has thrown his life into turmoil. Returning to his native Indiana to try to reestablish a normal life. Instead he takes up with an old lover (Lenz), ignoring his loving wife (Hemingway), and duplicating the lifestyle of his womanizing father (Akins).
Title: "G" is Goya's Ghosts (2006)
Post by: southendmd on June 30, 2008, 12:24:50 pm
Randy Quaid plays King Carlos IV.

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IMDb:  Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.

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Title: "H" is Havoc (2005)
Post by: Fran on June 30, 2008, 12:54:59 pm
Anne Hathaway played Allison Lang.

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Trailer:  1:54

From IMDb:  A pair of naive young girls learn that even the most insignificant actions can have lasting consequences. Influenced by the hip-hop thug lifestyle and seeking to explore life outside of their insulated, culturally homogenized suburb, pretty young teenagers Allison and Emily set their sights on East L.A. to experience the "gangsta" lifestyle firsthand. By the time the pair meet a ruthless Mexican drug dealer named Hector, some true-life Latino gang-bangers, and realize just how far out of their element they really are, it may already be too late to turn back.
Title: "I" is In the Soup (1992)
Post by: oilgun on June 30, 2008, 01:29:21 pm
James Schamus, producer of BbM, also produced this film.

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Title: "J" is Just Friends (2005)
Post by: southendmd on June 30, 2008, 01:39:58 pm
Anna Faris stars.  IMDb plot:  While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with -- a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.

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Title: "K" is Knockaround Guys (2001)
Post by: Fran on June 30, 2008, 01:51:48 pm
Marty Antonini (BBM's Timmy) played the role of Airport Mechanic.

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From IMDb:  The wannabe sons of mobsters go to a remote town in the Midwest and get themselves into more trouble than anyone could anticipate.
Title: "L" is Lollilove (2004)
Post by: memento on June 30, 2008, 05:36:20 pm
Linda Cardellini plays the role of Linda.

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IMDB Plot: Mockumentary about a wealthy couple who set out to make a difference in the lives of homeless people by giving each of them a lollipop with a cheery slogan on the wrapper.
Title: "M" is Mermaids (1990)
Post by: oilgun on June 30, 2008, 07:31:06 pm
Marit Allen was the Costume Designer for BbM and this film.

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Title: "N" is The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
Post by: Fran on June 30, 2008, 08:12:29 pm
Peter McRobbie (BBM's OMT) played the role of Gangel in this film.

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From IMDb:  By the mid-1950's, Bettie Page had become the number one pin-up girl in the USA. Despite being abused by her father as a child and gang-raped as a teenager, Bettie had few hang-ups and was actually quite innocent. She worked hard and saw little to be ashamed of in her chosen line of work, whether posing in a bathing suit semi-nude or in her infamous bondage pictures. It was the latter that created all the fuss in the mid-1950s when a US Senate sub-committee launched an investigation into pornography. Still believing that she had done nothing wrong, Bettie eventually left the industry and found solace in her religious convictions.
Title: "O" is Open Road (2008)
Post by: southendmd on June 30, 2008, 09:45:36 pm
Kate Mara stars in this film with Justin Timberlake and Jeff Bridges.  IMDb plot summary:  Movie centers on the adult son of a baseball legend who, together with his girlfriend, embarks on a road trip with his estranged father.

In post-production.

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Title: "P" is The Postman (1997)
Post by: memento on June 30, 2008, 11:10:20 pm
Roberta Maxwell  (Jack's mother) played Irene March.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: One Degree of BBM!
Post by: Fran on July 01, 2008, 09:41:42 am
=comment=
As for "Q," the best I can do is "Quick Change" (1990) with Randy Quaid, but it's already been played. I know we've had some repeats in the game in the past, but they've been accidental.  This one would be done knowingly.

Maybe Gil has an unplayed "Q".
Title: "Q" is Question of Privilege (1999)
Post by: oilgun on July 01, 2008, 11:58:22 am
BbM's Jolly Minister, Larry Reese, plays Mr. Freeman in this film.

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For some strange reason, although it's a Canada/US co-production, ALL the posters and DVD covers are in German. 

Plot: A defense attorney wife and her prosecutor husband square off in court over a murder case in which four young boys are accused.

==COMMENT==
Am I the "Q" expert?  I've done so many of them it seems...
Title: "R" is Rat Race (2001)
Post by: Fran on July 01, 2008, 03:29:40 pm
Marty Antonini (BBM's Timmy) played the role of Monster Truck Driver.

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From IMDb:  A Las Vegas casino magnate, determined to find a new avenue for wagering, sets up a race for money.

=aside= Gil
Excellent "Q"!  Yes, without a doubt,
you're the "Q" expert.

:)
Title: "S" is The Station Agent (2003)
Post by: memento on July 01, 2008, 06:01:50 pm
Michelle Williams  played the role of Emily.   

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IMDB Plot: The passion of the lonely and quiet dwarf Finbar McBride is trains. Fin inherits some land with an old depot in the middle of nowhere in Newfoundland, New Jersey, when his partner, also a fanatic for trains and unique friend Henry Styles, dies. He moves to the train station, where his neighbor is the Cuban Joe Oramas, who is manning his sick father's hot-dog trailer. He also meets Olivia Harris, a clumsy divorced woman who grieves the death of her beloved son Sam. After some days, the weird trio becomes friends.
Title: "T" is Throwing Stars (2007)
Post by: southendmd on July 02, 2008, 08:15:09 am
Scott Michael Campbell (Monroe) plays Laith in this film AKA "Who's Your Monkey".

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IMDb plot:  In Jacksonville, Florida, four friends since grade school who are now in their early 30s face the challenges of adulthood: Hutto is about to become a father, Laith is intimidated by his girlfriend's sexuality, a grieving Bobby drinks heavily and sleeps on the grave of a girlfriend who's been dead 18 months, and Mark, an OB/GYN who loves his work, can't practice medicine because he can't afford malpractice insurance. Things come to a head when Mark needs his three friends' help after a belligerent animal-abusing pornographer attacks Mark with a gun over something Laith did. A midnight road trip tests friendship: can the guys help each other?

Title: "U" is An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
Post by: Fran on July 02, 2008, 10:21:24 am
Marit Allen (as Marit Lieberson) was also the costume designer on this one.

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Review Summary:

After the suicide of her friend and employer, who has been teaching her to be a detective, Cordelia Gray (Pippa Guard) takes over his business and begins an investigation of the apparent suicide of the son of a businessman. When the suicide turns out to be murder, what she discovers disrupts the entire family and puts Cordelia's life in danger. This off-beat British film is a moody, entertaining thriller, much in the tradition of film noir, but with an unusual and determined female detective. Nicely directed by Christopher Petit, and based on the wonderful novel of the same name by the acclaimed British mystery writer P. J. James, this film gives a fresh approach to the detective-film genre and introduces an intelligent and resourceful woman to a profession usually dominated by men.
-- Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide   


Title: "V" is The Vindicator (1986)
Post by: oilgun on July 02, 2008, 05:44:21 pm
Ken Roberts who is listed as the signal bartender (uncredited) in BbM plays Wyman in this ludicrous thriller.

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From IMDb:   Renegade scientists learn not to fool with mother nature in this ludicrous thriller about an experiment that backfires with disastrous consequences. After a researcher is killed in a lab accident, he is transformed into a computerized creature of superhuman strength.

==ASIDE==
Next time we do a BbM-related round, can we make it at least TWO degrees of separation?  :laugh:

Title: "W" is We Are Marshall (2006)
Post by: southendmd on July 02, 2008, 09:46:15 pm
The lovely Kate Mara starred as Annie.  IMDb plot:  When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach (McConaughey) and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.


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=aside=
Aw, Gil, it's not that hard, is it? :)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Psycho III (1986)
Post by: southendmd on July 02, 2008, 09:52:09 pm
The lovely Roberta Maxwell plays "sleazy reporter" Tracy Venable.

(http://www.mondo-digital.com/psycho3cover.jpg)

=alternate=
An alternate Wildcard "X" is A Touch of the Poet (1974).  It's a TV movie based on a Eugene O'Neill play, but it includes a very young Roberta Maxwell.  Here's a clip (with Nancy Marchand) where she looks great; do you recognize Ma Twist in her?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vksG2gLEME8[/youtube]
Title: "Y" is Yin shi nan nu (1994)
Post by: Fran on July 03, 2008, 12:41:47 am
Also known as:  Eat Drink Man Woman  [I was thrilled beyond thrilled to see that neither title had been played!!!]

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/Picture4.png)

Ang Lee wrote and directed this one.  James Schamus also contributed to the writing and served as an associate producer.

=aside=
During my hunt for a "Y", I came across an unplayed "Z".  If anyone's interested, here's a hint:  check under John Tench (Roughneck #2). 

:)
Title: "Z" is The Zero Sum (1985)
Post by: oilgun on July 03, 2008, 09:17:20 am
The same year he was cast as Roughneck #2 in BbM (Thanks, Fran!), John Tench starred in this film.
http://thezerosummovie.com/synopsis.htm (http://thezerosummovie.com/synopsis.htm)

Plot: A mugger falls in love with one of his victims and struggles to balance the relationship with his secret life of crime and the secret reason why he must carry it on.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Zero-sum.jpg)
This image of the Zero Sum manga is totally unrelated to the film.  ;)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Dysfunctional Families!
Post by: Fran on July 03, 2008, 09:52:47 am
Dysfunctional Families!

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Title: "A" is Affliction (1997)
Post by: southendmd on July 03, 2008, 01:34:37 pm

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IMDb:  "Affliction" doesn't have an immediate plot. It's mostly a delve into a man's (Nick Nolte) psyche, a divorced alcoholic man who was abused as a child by his drunken father (James Coburn). He tries to cope, he tries to make something of himself by attempting to solve a hunting accident which he thinks is really a murder. He claims that after this, everyone will remember him as a hero.

Luckily the audience isn't made to believe Nolte's cause, to us he looks just as mad as he does to the characters around them. This is well done, because it could've been presented as some big twist at the end.

Anyway, the "mystery" element to the film isn't that important. It's mostly about how hard - and almost impossible - it is to prevent an emotionally abused man to make the same mistakes his father made. This idea is presented well, but by the end it just feels so thick and depressing that it's hard to take anything from the film, because you don't want to remember it.

Acting-wise the movie is quite good. Nolte delivers what I think is his best performance here, with a quiet desperation wonderfully put out by his eyes, voice, face, and so on. James Coburn does his usual well, but I have to question just why he won an Oscar for this. Don't get me wrong, he was a terrific actor and his performance in this is great, but he's not in many scenes, and the scenes he is in are mostly just a variation of the same thing: Coburn drunkenly and violently mumbles at his sons and eventually starts to yell and thrash. This is all well and good, but his scenes never go beyond that, except for (maybe) at the end when he spews his own sort of twisted philosophy to Nolte.

Other great performances come from Sissy Spacek as Nolte's increasingly uneasy girlfriend. Also Willem Dafoe as Nolte's brother who is so concerned with being quiet and not problematic that he cant prevent the build-up of violence and abuse in his family. I'd say that this performance is more Oscar worthy than Coburn's.


=aside=
I'll be afflicted with no internet access for a few days.
Happy Independence Day!
Title: "B" is Buffalo '66 (1998)
Post by: memento on July 03, 2008, 02:04:56 pm
(http://home.in.tum.de/~paula/pic/movie_posters/buffalo_66.jpg)

IMDB: Billy Brown (Vincent Gallo) has been in jail, but his parents think that he's married and successful. When he can't find anywhere in Buffalo where he can pee, he runs desperately into a dance studio to use the washroom. He winds up kidnapping a dance student, Layla (Christina Ricci) to bring home and show off to his parents (Angelica Huston & Ben Gazzara). The parents just barely remember their son or care about him, but Layla falls for him.

=aside= Paul
Have a great Fourth.
Title: "C" is C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Post by: Fran on July 03, 2008, 02:33:17 pm
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From IMDb:  Tell you what, if C.R.A.Z.Y. doesn't win the all the Geminis (the Oscars in Canada) it deserves, and doesn't get at least a nomination for the Academy Award for best foreign language film, there's something seriously wrong. This emotional roller-coaster, which I had the opportunity to see this year at the Vancouver International Film Festival is WONDERFUL! The director has blended together a gay coming-of-age story that is not exclusive to gay audiences, anyone can see this and relate to the family functions and dysfunctions on view here. The acting, everyone from Emile Vallee who plays the young Zach (actually the director's son) to a awesome performance by Michel Cote as the father of the family, is also wonderful. This movie had me in tears....

=aside= Paul
Enjoy your time away.

=suggestion=

Now that the New Archive for the movie game is being kept pretty much up to date, I find the best way to search to see if a movie has been played is to just go to the New Archive, find the particular year of the movie you want to play -- they're in descending order -- and see if it's there.

Page 1 covers 2013 to 2004
Page 2 covers 2003 to 1994
Page 3 covers 1993 to 1984, etc., etc.

Sandy and I have just been posting the entire list of movies from each round in the old archive -- making a record of the rounds played.  I think checking the New Archive is much simpler; everything is alphabetical, so you only have to scan through a couple of movies.

Title: "D" is The Daytrippers (1996)
Post by: oilgun on July 03, 2008, 06:35:00 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/DayTrippers.jpg)

From Imdb: Daytrippers is a progressive drama about a family that takes an adventure into New York City after Eliza (Hope Davis) discovers a love letter that may uncover an affair between her husband and somebody named Sandy. Anne Meara does a good job as the typical East Coast, controlling mother. The indie-film queen Parker Posey plays Eliza's little sister whose boyfriend Carl, played by Liev Schreiber, is an exaggeration of the young, snobbish, know-it-all author. The family is hardly functional which makes this film particularly honest.

The key to Daytrippers is not the plot, which never fails to keep you watching, but the dialogue and the situations. Pay close attention to the characters that the family meets in the city. They all embody some kind of contradictions that make you think a little bit. Look for the scene where Marc Grapey begins describing his sexual exploits by condemning such practices.

If you are looking for a drama that provokes you, this is one of them. There are no happy endings and none of the issues raised are resolved. Fans of Parker Posey will especially enjoy her performance in this one.


==COMMENT==
A real gem filled with wonderful actors at their best.
Title: "E" is Esperando la carroza (1985)
Post by: memento on July 03, 2008, 10:54:28 pm
(http://www.caratulasdecine.com/Caratulas2/Esperando_la_carroza.jpg)

IMBD Plot: Mamá Cora (Antonio Gasalla) is about 80 years old and she has three sons and a daughter. Mamá lives with one of them, unfortunately, the one who is in the worst economic position. One day, all the members of the family have a reunion to celebrate an anniversary. In the middle of the whole thing, an awkward question appears out of nowhere: ¿Who's going to be Mamá Cora's heir? ¿Who is going to take care of her during her last days in this world?. The answer is not easy and it doesn't take too long for the members of this bizarre family to start a terrible and yet hilarious fight. However, in the middle of the whole thing, they're interrupted by some disturbing breaking news...Mamá Cora killed herself!
Title: "F" is Festen (1998)
Post by: Fran on July 04, 2008, 12:02:23 am
Also known as:  The Celebration

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From IMDb:

"Festen" aka "The Celebration" was the impressive directorial debut of the young Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg ("It's All About Love", "Dear Wendy"), and the first film made according to the rules of the daring Dogme 95 movement. It shows that you don't need big budgets to make a great film. However, Dogme wouldn't work if its films weren't as daring as its ideals of film-making -- and "Festen" proved that those guys really have much to say.

"Festen" is an extremely cruel film, and it's somewhat uneasy to watch in some moments. The celebration of the title refers to the 60th birthday of Helge Klingenfeldt-Hansen (Henning Moritzen), who entertains his big family in his castle. But Helge's son, Christian (Ulrich Thomsen, excellent), whose twin sister recently committed suicide, has an important revelation that will surprise -- and displease -- many people; in the meantime, other secrets are revealed and nobody will get away clean. "Festen" deserved all praise/awards it got in international festivals (it won the Jury Prize at Cannes 98) and is a great introduction to Danish cinema. My vote is 10/10.
Title: "G" is The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Post by: Ellemeno on July 04, 2008, 02:17:33 am
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Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone and Andy Garcia as Vincent Mancini
Title: "H" is Hafio (2002)
Post by: memento on July 04, 2008, 03:18:37 pm
Aka: The Sea (Canada: English title) (France) (International: English title)
Havet (Norway)

(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/204771.1020.A.jpg)

IMDB: Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed sexual abuse, lingering suspicions, sibling rivalries and incestuous passions. Ultimately, it's a heartless battle between the past and the future that culminates in a night of explosive rage.

=comment=
There were no posters for its original title "Hafio" only for the English title "The Sea."

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j288/miller2348/myspace/images/Holiday_Glitter/Independence_Day_Glitter/images/independence-day-11.gif)


Title: "I" is Igby Goes Down (2002)
Post by: oilgun on July 04, 2008, 03:28:06 pm
Plot: 17-year-old rich kid Igby Slocumb is a rebel with a cause: to break free from his pill-popping mother, his schizophrenic dad and his fascist brother. Seduced by sexy older women and subverted by family and friends, the ever-resilient, witty and inventive Igby is determined to keep up - no matter what goes down.

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Title: "J" is Jack (1996)
Post by: Fran on July 04, 2008, 06:10:23 pm
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From IMDb:

Okay it's not exactly the biggest stretch of casting to have Robin Williams playing a ten-year-old in the body of an adult. However, Jack is a pretty decent and funny movie. Jack Powell is born and he ages at four times the normal rate. For the first ten years of his life, he is tutored at home and sheltered by his parents. Bill Cosby plays his tutor Mr. Woodruff. Diane Lane and Brian Kerwin play his parents who are reluctant to send Jack to public school because they fear the other children's reactions to him. When he does go to school, his teacher, played by Jennifer Lopez, welcomes him with open arms while, predictably the kids are both awed and afraid, and teasing soon follows. Jack gains acceptance when the boys realize that he is a natural for basketball, and he soon is running with a whole group of new friends.

The rest of the movie is basically about Jack and how his body is just naturally slowing down, leading to his withdrawal from school, his eventual return, and the epilogue at his high school graduation.

Jack was a pretty charming film and I liked the way that Robin Williams acted in his scenes with Diane Lane as the 10-year-old with a strong bond with his mother and her feelings of longing when he shows that he is pulling away when he gains friends his own physical age.
Title: "K" is Kunsten at græde i kor (2006)
Post by: memento on July 05, 2008, 12:13:49 am
AKA: The Art of Crying

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IMDB:

Follows a precocious, eleven-year-old Allan, who tries desperately to keep his dysfunctional, rural family together during the social upheavals of the early seventies. Allan reveres his father, Henry, the local milkman, and can't understand why others don't feel the same way. His family life is so twisted he thinks it's perfectly normal to stay awake all night dealing with his father's hysterics and suicidal threats. Allan's older brother left town several years ago, and his mother gave up long before that, relying on sleeping pills to escape Henry's tantrums. Allan then becomes obsessed with a rival family, whom he considers foolish white trash until they start taking away Henry's customers. He is frustrated that his mother doesn't take his father's complaints seriously, and is perplexed by the increasingly rebellious and bizarre behavior of his sister, Sanne. Incapable of understanding what's going on and heavily influenced by his father, Allan commits appalling acts, unaware of their import.
Title: "L" is The Last Day (2004)
Post by: oilgun on July 05, 2008, 03:17:35 pm
aka: Le dernier jour

Synopsis
It's Christmas. Simon is nineteen years old. He returns home with Louise, a young stranger, whom he has met on the night train. The family home is on an island in the sea. His relationship with his parents is in turmoil. When family secrets are revealed, they ignite a sexual attraction that ultimately drives Simon into facing the truth about himself.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/DernierJour.jpg)

Featuring Gaspard Ulliel, one of my fave cuties:

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Gaspard-1.jpg)

==COMMENT==
I think we need another cinematic cutie round soon... ;)

Title: "M" is Las mantenidas sin sueños (2005)
Post by: Fran on July 05, 2008, 05:47:13 pm
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Also known as:  Kept and Dreamless

From IMDb:  Florence, a young irresponsible mother and her precocious daughter, Eugenia, have an unusual relationship. The roles between the two are reversed. Florence is totally inept at caring for a daughter, whereas Eugenia, only 10 years old, shows maturity and responsibility far beyond what her age might lead you to suppose.
Title: "N" is The Nanny Diaries (2007)
Post by: memento on July 05, 2008, 11:34:54 pm
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IMDB: Annie Braddock graduates from college as an anthropology major and freezes during the interview for an internship at a big corporation. To find herself, she takes a job as a nanny in Manhattan's toney Upper East Side, tells her mother she got the internship, and moves in with the X family - a cheating husband, a control-freak wife, and Grayer, a lad of five. Mrs. X works the nanny day and night while neglecting her son. As the summer wears on, Annie is chatted up by a young man in the building, dubbed Harvard Hottie. She puts her anthropology skills to use to save her sanity, but how long can she suffer? Will she speak up, and will she discover who she is.
Title: "O" is Othello (1952)
Post by: Meryl on July 05, 2008, 11:52:11 pm
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Title: "P" is I pugni in tasca (1965)
Post by: Fran on July 06, 2008, 12:23:10 am
Also known as: 
Fist in His Pocket (USA)
Fists in the Pocket (UK)

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From IMDb:  A deeply disturbed young man subject to seizures benignly decides to murder members of his dysfunctional family for altruistic reasons.
Title: "Q" is The Quiet Room (1996)
Post by: memento on July 06, 2008, 12:11:10 pm
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IMDB:
I got "The Quiet Room" on the basis of the cover in the video store. It was a risk and a risk that was absolutely worth taking.

There are few films that attempt to understand the thinking of a kid. There are even fewer films that have an actor that can portray it. In this film there are both.

There is nothing cutesy here. The girl, a seven year old, has decided not to speak because of the conflict between her parents. That's essentially it. But there is so much in the honesty of the child's monologue that resonates with any person who has been a child trying to understand the irrational world of grownups.

This film is brilliant.

=aside= Gil
I know you're the "Q" expert, but I got so excited when I finally found one that I had to play it.
Title: "R" is The River (1997)
Post by: oilgun on July 06, 2008, 12:36:02 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/River-1.jpg)

Synopsis
A mother, father and son live together in a small apartment in Taipei but lead very separate lives. The son, Xiao-kang (Lee Kang-sheng) drifts through life without a job; the mother is an elevator operator having an affair with a man who pirates pornographic movies; and the father pursues illicit pleasures in the city's gay saunas and is on a mission to stop the leaking water from the apartment upstairs. When the son is stricken with an agonizing pain in the neck and shoulders, seemingly from taking an ill-advised dunk in the polluted Tansui River, the family is driven on a quest to alleviate the son's pain.

==ASIDE Sandy==
I think you are now the Q expert.  I searched for a Q and gave up after about 45 minutes...
Title: "S" is Secrets and Lies (1996)
Post by: Fran on July 06, 2008, 01:06:18 pm
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From IMDb:

In honor of my film class wrapping up this week, I will be counting down my top five favorite films we have watched for class. I begin with my #5 choice, Secrets and Lies, a Mike Leigh drama/comedy about the secrets and lies (shock) that tear apart a dysfunctional British family. Brenda Blethyn plays Cynthia Purley, the very dramatic and always crying single mother who is one day contacted by the daughter she gave up for adoption… who happens to be black. The look on Blethyn's face is priceless as she flashes back to a one night stand she had as a young lady.

Most would think Leigh's story would revolve around race relations, which is not the case at all; race is never an issue). Instead he revolves his story around the Purley family, a unit so torn apart from over the years that a simple family cookout turns into a soap opera. "Secrets and lies! We're all in pain! Why can't we share our pain? I've spent my entire life trying to make people happy, and the three people I love the most in the world hate each other's guts, and I'm in the middle! I can't take it anymore!" This memorable quote comes from Maurice Purley, brother to Cynthia and talented photographer. Maurice is your classic good guy, the passive patriarch who always tries to hold the family together. (The irony around his character is that he cannot conceive a child with his wife, Monica). You almost feel sorry for the successful Hortense, as if she would be better off not knowing her birth mother at all.

The actors are so talented in this film that Leigh, at times, uses no cuts during a scene. The camera stays in one spot as the actors' play out scenes that can last 10-15 minutes. After you get past the difficult British dialect (you may want to use captions while watching), you will feel as if you are that nosey neighbor who can't help but listen and enjoy the problems this family confronts… and that's no lie.

Title: "T" is Tommy (1975)
Post by: memento on July 06, 2008, 06:34:35 pm
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000K3TV.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V1057212901_.jpg)

IMDB: Tommy is blind, deaf and dumb, but there is nothing wrong with him. As a small child, he accidentally witnessed the murder of his father by his stepfather. His mother and stepfather told him to forget everything he had seen and heard, and to never talk about it; but Tommy carried it to the extreme, turned inward, and stopped seeing, hearing or speaking at all. He suffered much while growing up, and finally found happiness in, of all things, playing pinball. When he became the world champion pinball player it brought his family fame and fortune. After being spontaneously healed, he began to teach others of his unique perspective on life, eventually becoming a religious cult figure.

=aside= Fran
This turned out to be a fun, challenging theme.
Title: "U" is Unstrung Heroes (1995)
Post by: southendmd on July 07, 2008, 09:04:31 am
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IMDb user comment:  Very nice, touching movie. Made me cry. A story of a boy coming of age while dealing with a dying mother and rebelling against his father all in the context of a loving extended family. The (Jewish) cultural angle gave it authenticity. A fine performance by Nathan Watt but that John Turturro is really something. Michael Richards was essentially Kramer again. Interesting in that it is a woman director (Diane Keaton) who brings this story of male family love to the screen. While mom is very loving as well, she sadly and symbolically abandons Steven/Franz by dying and it is the weird (eccentric and harmlessly schizophrenic) uncles who support him thru it all, once again posing the question, "Who really are the crazy (or heroes, for that matter) among us?" I give it an 8.
Title: "V" is Le vent du Wyoming (1994)
Post by: Fran on July 07, 2008, 09:36:40 am
Also known as:  Wind from Wyoming

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/00794842.jpg)

From IMDb:

Strange French-Canadian musing on the vagaries of love starts interestingly but becomes bogged down in its own quirkiness and over-plotting before petering out with a whimper in an unsatisfactory conclusion.

Daughter Lea is in love with one of her father's boxer's, Reo. He, however, has spurned her in favor of Lea's mom. Lea's mom has left Lea's father Marcel for Reo and is now pregnant by him. That's good parenting, right? Lea's sister Manon, who is grossly overweight, is obsessed with famous writer Chester Celine, who hails from Wyoming, but happens to speak French(?). Manon drops about 150 pounds when she learns Chester is coming to town (I guess on a book tour, though the film never bothers to make that clear), and becomes a slinky, svelte temptress. Interestingly, it seems to take her only a week to lose all that weight....


=aside= Sandy
Thanks.  When I saw that IMDb had
some 4,500 titles under that keyword,
I knew that was the way to go.

And some of the plots are making my own
family seem perfectly normal.   ;D
Title: "W" is Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
Post by: memento on July 07, 2008, 02:31:09 pm
(http://www.filmcatcher.com/uploads/img/product/41289-large.jpg)

IMDB: Seventh-grade is no fun. Especially for Dawn Weiner when everyone at school calls you 'Dog-Face' or 'Wiener-Dog.' Not to mention if your older brother is 'King of the Nerds' and your younger sister is a cutesy ballerina who gets you in trouble but is your parents' favorite. And that's just the beginning--her life seems to be falling apart when she faces rejection from the older guy in her brother's band that she has a crush on, her parents want to tear down her 'Special People's Club' clubhouse, and her sister is abducted....
Title: Wildcard "X" is Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Post by: memento on July 07, 2008, 02:34:20 pm
(http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/images/2006/little_miss_sunshine_ver5.jpg)

IMDB: Olive is a little girl with a dream: winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so burdened with their own quirks, neuroses, and problems that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father Richard is a flop as a motivational speaker, and is barely on speaking terms with her mother. Olive's uncle Frank, a renowned Proust scholar, has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student. Her brother Dwayne, a fanatical follower of Nietzsche, has taken a vow of silence, which allows him to escape somewhat from the family whose very presence torments him. And Olive's grandfather is a ne'er-do-well with a drug habit, but at least he enthusiastically coaches Olive in her contest talent routine. Circumstances conspire to put the entire family on the road together with the goal of getting Olive to the Little Miss Sunshine contest in far off California.
Title: "Y" is You'll Like My Mother (1972)
Post by: southendmd on July 07, 2008, 03:08:05 pm
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IMDb:  When her Army husband is killed in combat, a pregnant Patty Duke travels to the remote Minnesota home of his family, whom she's never met, for a visit. Meeting with icy acceptance from mother-in-law Rosemary Murphy and stranded by a blizzard, Duke begins to discover terrifying--and deadly--secrets about her husband's family.
Title: "Z" is Zoltar from Zoron (1998)
Post by: Fran on July 07, 2008, 03:12:12 pm
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From Digitally Obsessed:  "Zoltar from Zoron" (not Zoran, as the packaging states) was the USC thesis of its director-writer. Zoltar is the identity into which troubled Jimmy, the elder son in a dysfunctional family retreats — retreats so far that he even dresses in an elaborate moon suit and has built a gigantic robot in his backyard. While the emotional hideaway is a sort of utopia, it only sets Jimmy up for an even greater dystopia, since he must endure the cruelty of his compatriots in the junior high. The nightmarish experience is moving but ultimately unsatisfying. Directed by Erik Paesel.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbOCQnWlK7k[/youtube]
Time:  22:04

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Teenage Movies
Post by: memento on July 07, 2008, 03:58:11 pm
Teenage Movies
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Title: "A" is Alley Tramp (1968)
Post by: memento on July 07, 2008, 04:14:24 pm
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IMDB: Horror master Hershell Gordon Lewis took a break from the gore and went for sex and nudity in this over the top sex comedy. The film tells the story of a 16-year-old girl who catches her parents having sex so she rushes to her third cousin and the two begin sleeping around. Although she's in love, the teenage girl wants sex with more men and that includes her mother's secret lover. I'm sure this type of trash played all over 42nd Street in various Grindhouse theaters and on that level the film is a minor success. As you'd expect, the acting is laughably bad as is the script but laughter is good in these types of films. When the girl seduces her cousin it's rather sexy and hilarious at the same time. There's also some hilarious moments with the girl's father as he tries to avoid having sex with his wife.
Title: "B" is Basketball Diaries (1995)
Post by: oilgun on July 07, 2008, 04:37:13 pm
Synopsis
In a performance hailed by critics across the country, Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jim Carroll, a high school basketball hero headed for trouble. Teamed with his friends, Micky (Mark Wahlberg), Neutron and Pedro, Jim seems headed for a bright basketball career. But when pressure from his coach, his mom and school begin to mount, Jim finds solace in all the wrong places, and the dark streets of New York begin to tear him apart.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/basketball_diaries_ver2.jpg)

==ASIDE==

Check out my first poll in the Polling Place forum: Colin Farrell's New Body:  HOT or NOT?  ;D
Title: "C" is Crazy (2000)
Post by: Fran on July 07, 2008, 04:44:25 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture5-6.png)

From IMDb: 

This coming-of-age movie is an adaptation of the autobiographical bestseller by Benjamin Lebert which caused a sensation on the German bookmarket in 1999 because the author was only 17 years old when he wrote it.

It tells the story of a "half-side spastic" boy who keeps changing schools in order to pass the math exams at last. His latest school is a boarding-school in Southern Bavaria (filmed at the same one that the real Benjamin attended), where he finds friends for the first time. Each of these misfits has problems of his own but they all share the confusion of puberty. This period of life is shown so authentically that everyone in the audience will be able to identify with the characters (or remember his/her own youth).
Title: "D" is Dazed and Confused (1993)
Post by: southendmd on July 07, 2008, 04:52:07 pm
(http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/assets/2006/06/Paris-Hilton_Dazed-And-Confused.JPG)

Tagline:  It was the last day of school in 1976, a time they'd never forget... if only they could remember.
Title: "E" is L' Esquive (2003)
Post by: memento on July 07, 2008, 05:42:19 pm
(http://www.culture1030.be/ZEimages/2005avrilmaijuin/esquive.jpg)

IMDB: To be honest I didn't want to see this film, however I had to go so a movie at a film festival for my international cinema class. When I left it was one of those experiences where you want to truly thank a teacher for making you do something. Altogether this was a great movie, yes it was long, however the director captured the real emotions and nuances of teens in love so amazingly you feel like he stole the performances from the young actors. Not to mention this movie gives a great view of the hardships for minorities in the south of France, by not directly addressing them.
Title: "F" is Flirting (1991)
Post by: Fran on July 07, 2008, 06:01:02 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/471.jpg)

From IMDb: 

Before Nicole Kidman became an international superstar, she starred in this Australian flick about a romance between a white Australian boy (Noah Taylor, who played David Helfgott as a teenager in "Shine") and an African girl (Thandie Newton, of "Crash" fame) in a boarding school in the mid-'60s. It sounds like something that could easily be a total cliché, but they do it quite well, developing the characters beyond what we anticipate.

The main stars of "Flirting" certainly show the talent that they would bring to their later roles. A very young Naomi Watts -- several years before watching a killer video and getting carried around by a giant ape -- also stars.
Title: "G" is A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
Post by: southendmd on July 07, 2008, 06:14:33 pm
(http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/q/e/N/saintsposter.jpg)

IMDb:  The movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, N.Y., during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints.

(http://www.timeout.com/img/22961/w513/image.jpg)
Title: "H" is Heathers (1989)
Post by: oilgun on July 07, 2008, 06:41:50 pm
From IMDb: A girl who half-heartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Heathers.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Post by: Fran on July 07, 2008, 07:22:00 pm
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From IMDb:  Based upon Lois Duncan's book, four teenagers run down a man on a cliffside road. Thinking that he's dead, they throw him in the water. A year later, they receive messages saying "I KNOW"....
Title: "J" is Just Looking (1999)
Post by: memento on July 07, 2008, 08:05:24 pm
(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/45/175145.jpg)

IMDB: Lenny is a typical 14-year-old from the Bronx. Like every teenage boy, he is totally fascinated with the concept of sex. But the year is 1955, and Lenny is too young and too scared to actually "do it." So he dedicates his summer vacation to the next best thing. Seeing two other people do it. Easier said than done. Caught in the act of spying, his mother and stepfather ship him off to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in "the country" Queens. His plan looks like a bust, and his summer seems destined for boredom, until he meets a whole new group of friends. Young teens who have a "sex club." They don't do it; they just talk about it, but these kids have a lot more interesting information than was available in the Bronx. And then he meets Hedy; a nurse, twice his age, and gorgeous - in a former life she modeled for bra ads. Lenny is both smitten and inspired, and his goal for the summer kicks into high gear. Lenny's plan to "witness an act of love" becomes an obsession, which turns a summer vacation into an adventure that will change his life forever.
Title: "K" is Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)
Post by: Meryl on July 07, 2008, 08:31:55 pm
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Title: "L" is Like Minds (2006)
Post by: Fran on July 07, 2008, 08:50:22 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture9.png)

From IMDb:  A forensic psychologist, Sally Rowe, is appointed by police to determine whether there's enough evidence to lay murder charges against 17-year-old Alex, accused in the shotgun death of his school mate Nigel. With no tangible evidence, the detective on the case is under pressure from Alex's influential father to have the charges dropped. Delving deeply into Alex and Nigel's bizarre symbiotic pact, Rowe discovers that though dead, Nigel's psychological effect on Alex is far from diminished.
Title: "M" is Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
Post by: southendmd on July 07, 2008, 09:25:54 pm
(http://www.pleasedancewithme.com/ClipArtMadHotBallroomHome.gif)


IMDb:  The students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5wEb_3S2VM[/youtube]
Title: "N" is Night of the Comet (1984)
Post by: oilgun on July 07, 2008, 09:33:24 pm
From IMDb: Two pretty high school girls (one a cheerleader!) don't like their mother or her new boyfriend ("Daddy would have gotten us Uzis!"). One morning, they wake up to find that everybody in Los Angeles has been turned to dust by a Comet except them, a guy who looks like Erik Estrada, some zombies and the occupants of a secret underground government installation.

The original movie poster:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/NightoftheCometPoster.jpg)

The extremely tacky DVD cover:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/night_of_the_comet_dvd.jpg)

==COMMENT==
As I remember, this was actually a pretty decent movie.
Title: "O" is Oui, mais... (2001)
Post by: Fran on July 07, 2008, 10:07:55 pm
Also known as:   Yes, But...

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From IMDb:  At age 17, Eglantine is troubled by a number of things. Her argumentative parents comprise an absentee and philandering father and an overprotective, occasionally alcoholic mother. Her boyfriend Sébastien is a couple of years older; he's ready, but she isn't. Frequent furtive visits to her therapist help her to see that these issues are not '"problems" but "difficulties," which she has the strength to overcome.
Title: "P" is Pollyanna (1960)
Post by: Meryl on July 07, 2008, 11:24:48 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Pollyanna.jpg)

Starring Hayley Mills

IMDB:  Even after having lived the hardscrabble life of a missionary's daughter all her life and seen the loss of both parents, young Pollyanna Whittier refuses to be depressed. Instead, she must be glad about anything she can think of, and it's paid off big time. Now, however, she must go to live with her cold, spinsterish aunt in a town inhibited by embittered, unfriendly souls. Can she use her glad game to win over everyone and transform the town?
Title: "Q" is Queen of Cactus Cove (2005)
Post by: memento on July 08, 2008, 12:29:30 am
(http://cricketfeet.com/casting/projects/queenofcactuscove/artwork/smqueenofcactuscoveposter.jpg) (http://www.spynotebook.org/bonnie/archives/pictures/2005/11/aliacactuscovestill.jpg)

IMDB plot:
Teenage chess champ Billie (Alia Shawkat) faces the prospect of defeat for the first time when she faces her best friend (Alex Frost) at the biggest chess tournament of her career.
Title: "R" is River's Edge (1986)
Post by: Fran on July 08, 2008, 12:38:45 am
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From IMDb:  Tim Hunter made a masterful film in "River's Edge," one of the most serious and thoughtful dramatic studies of teenage life I have ever seen. So many elements of the film have a cult following (chief among them the performances of Crispin Glover as Layne and Dennis Hopper as Feck) that I will comment on my own personal favorite moment: the harrowing sex scene between Matt (Keanu Reeves) and Clarissa (Ione Skye). Entwined in sleeping bags with a six pack while police search for their good friend, the two try to find respite while the overwhelming events of the day coil into a vacuum of solitude and silence experienced by children who have sex without knowing each other or themselves. Some will argue that Hunter is heavy-handed with the close association of sex and death, but to see Matt writhe helplessly under Clarissa while elsewhere John (Daniel Roebuck) describes to Feck what it was like to strangle his girlfriend always sends chills up and down my spine.

=comment=
This movie was inspired by the murder of Marcy Conrad (http://www.geocities.com/murder_stories4/marcy_conrad1.html) in Milpitas, California in 1981.
Title: "S" is Superbad (2007)
Post by: oilgun on July 08, 2008, 01:13:28 am
Synopsis
From the guys who brought you KNOCKED UP and THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN comes SUPERBAD. Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) want nothing more than to lose their virginity before heading off to college. To do that, though, they need to get liquor for the big party that night. With the help of their friend Fogell, a.k.a. McLovin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), and his fake I.D., the three of them go on a hilarious chase for that elusive booze, dodging incompetent cops (KNOCKED UP's Seth Rogen and Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader) while attempting to reverse a lifelong losing streak in one hilarious night.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Superbad.jpg)

Title: "T" is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Post by: southendmd on July 08, 2008, 08:22:43 am
(Does this count?)

Remember Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo?

(http://i29.tinypic.com/20u4im1.jpg)

IMDb:  This was the highest-grossing independent film of all time, having made over $133 million in domestic box office.
Title: "U" is The Unsaid (2001)
Post by: Fran on July 08, 2008, 09:34:06 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/B00008NFR301LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

From IMDb:

The title of the film is a perfect depiction of what the story is about: "The Unsaid" is a journey full of agony and tension, into the deep-buried and untold secrets lurking in the hearts of Tommy Caffey (Vincent Kartheiser) and his therapist, Dr. Michael Hunter (Andy Garcia).

Dr. Hunter, who has not completely recovered from the shock of his son's Kyle (Trevor Blumas) suicide, is persuaded by a former student of his, Dr. Wagner (Teri Polo), to take the case of a seemingly normal adolescent, Tommy. The young boy, who in the past suffered a deeply traumatic experience by watching his father kill his mother, initially gets along well with his new therapist; moreover, Dr. Hunter himself seems to draw comfort from the boy's presence, as he reminds him of his lost son. However, things gradually become more complicated, as Tommy and Shelly (Linda Cardellini), the daughter of Dr. Hunter, meet and become fond of each other; moreover, Tommy's case is not as simple as it first seemed.

The film portrays three troubled characters: Kyle, Tommy, and Hunter himself. The performances by the respective actors, namely Blumas, Kartheiser, and Garcia, are simply superb. Although one might expect such A-level acting by a star of Andy Garcia's caliber, it is positively surprising and very heartening to watch young actors doing such a good job. Cardellini is also very convincing as Hunter's detached and confused daughter, while the rest of the cast remains on a generally satisfactory level.

=comment=
You can see Linda Cardellini in the trailer:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjK639F_7_8[/youtube]
Time:  1:56




Title: "V" is Violent Playground (1958)
Post by: memento on July 08, 2008, 11:44:11 am
(http://www.thevideobeat.com/movies/violent-playground-movie.jpg)

IMDB:

This film was the first British teen movie to actually address the reality of the violent rock and roll society, rather than being a lucid parody of 1950s teenage life. In an attempt to celebrate the work of Liverpool's Junior Liaison Officers the opening title points out that 92% of potential delinquents, who have been dealt with under this scheme, have not committed a second crime. However, this becomes merely a pretext to the following teen-drama until the film's epilogue where we are instructed that we shouldn't feel responsible or sorry for such delinquents however mixed-up they might seem.

=aside= Paul
They're teenagers so it counts.
Title: "W" is Wall Rats (2006)
Post by: southendmd on July 08, 2008, 01:26:53 pm
IMDb:  Teenage sport climbers Tori Allen and Scott Cory attempt to become the youngest people to climb Yosemite's El Capitan. However, they've never been more than 100' off the ground. How they'll respond to a multi-day adventure up a 3,000 foot wall is anybody's guess. With very little planning, they embark on a 5-day adventure into history.

(http://www.eugenefilmfest.org/oldsite/archive/eff2006/assets_EFF/stills/WallRats1123.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Breakfast Club (1985)
Post by: memento on July 08, 2008, 05:24:44 pm
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Title: "Y" is Yôkai hantâ: Hiruko (1991)
Post by: Fran on July 08, 2008, 08:41:10 pm
Also known as:  Hiruko the Goblin

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/hiruko.jpg)

From IMDb:

A crazed, gory, wonderfully absurd and furiously kinetic piece of Asian supernatural horror hokum; it's a feverishly inventive, turbo-charged, hard-driving trash terror item that's deliriously overloaded with demented imagination, wild-eyed passion, devilishly frolicsome wit and rip-roaring flair to spare. In short, it's a real pip.

A brutal, lethal, nearly unstoppable all-powerful otherworldly force wreaks plentiful grisly havoc in a remote rural school, decapitating students and transforming their severed noggins into swift, deadly creatures which are jet-propelled by speedy, ultra-sinewy spider legs. Two teenage guys bravely attempt to thwart the wildly out of this world supernatural mayhem, with the expected madly disastrous full-throttle four-sheets-to-the-wind insane nerve-jangling and life-threatening results.
Title: "Z" is Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège (1933)
Post by: southendmd on July 08, 2008, 10:01:12 pm
(http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/109/x1padjo0uco2h1j02sqopd1bf5.jpg)

From the Harvard Film Archive:  Banned by state censors until 1946 for its purportedly malicious attack on the French educational system, Zero for Conduct is certainly one of the masterpieces of the French cinema. Drawn from Jean Vigo’s own childhood experiences, the film is situated at a dreadful boarding school in a Paris suburb where petty restrictions imposed on the students cause four schoolboys to organize a revolt. With its blend of poetry and realism, its psychological depth, and its profound sense of anarchy, Zero for Conduct has exerted an influence on many directors, from François Truffaut and Lindsay Anderson to Philippe Garrel and Leos Carax. One of only four films made during Vigo’s brief career (he died at age 29), Zero for Conduct remains one of the great subversive works of the cinema, an eloquent parable of freedom versus authority.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Kevin Bacon Round!
Post by: southendmd on July 08, 2008, 10:32:11 pm
In honor of Kevin Bacon's 50th birthday, let's do an Nth Degree of Kevin Bacon Round!

Post any unplayed film and state how it's related to Kevin Bacon

(http://timesonline.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/22/kevin_bacon.jpg)
Title: "A" is The Air I Breathe (2007)
Post by: oilgun on July 08, 2008, 11:13:44 pm
Kevin Bacon plays Love in this film.

Plot: A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star (Gellar) falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Air-I-Breathe-01.jpg)
Title: "B" is Beauty Shop (2005)
Post by: Fran on July 08, 2008, 11:18:34 pm
Kevin Bacon played Jorge in this film.

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From IMDb:  Props to Kevin Bacon. His outrageous and flamboyant Jorge is a nice departure from his other roles, and he comes across as quite convincing in the part.

=comment=
Yikes!  I'm older than Kevin Bacon...  :(

=aside= Paul
Great theme, Paul.  Hopefully, our
"n" can be six or less.

And maybe we can repeat the theme
on other stars' birthdays.
Title: "C" is Cast Away (2000)
Post by: Ellemeno on July 09, 2008, 02:20:15 am
How could we have not played Cast Away yet?

Kevin Bacon is currently filming My One and Only (2009) with Chris Noth, who had a small part in Cast Away (2000), the movie where Tom Hanks's best friend was a volleyball named Wilson.

Wilson the volleyball
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/castaway533.jpg)

A little sumpn I found while looking for Wilson the volleyball
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Title: "D" is Digging to China (1998)
Post by: oilgun on July 09, 2008, 06:56:54 am
Kevin Bacon plays Ricky.

Plot: 10-year-old Harriet dreams of leaving her home, where she doesn't feel she's needed by her mother and sister Gwen. When her mother dies in a car accident, she really starts to make plans for leaving and she finally does so together with her childlike (mentally ill) friend Ricky.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Digging_China.jpg)

==ASIDE==
Last night I watched RAILS & TIES starring Kevin Bacon!
Title: "E" is End of the Line (1987)
Post by: Fran on July 09, 2008, 08:50:39 am
Kevin Bacon played Everett, a "guy with more testosterone than brains."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture5-7.png)

From IMDb: 

A friend at work loaned me this movie because he knows I'm nuts about trains. The plot synopsis, of driving a locomotive from Arkansas to Chicago, seemed too silly and unrealistic, to the point where I wasn't sure I would enjoy the movie. You know, like Karen Black flying a 747.

Fortunately there was a good explanation for how they managed to get the locomotive to Chicago, so I could relax and enjoy some really nice character studies and a fairly decent yarn. The life of folks who live in double-wides was told with a great deal of sympathy and understanding, without being pandering or condescending. Wilford Brimley as the life-long railroad man was particularly well done, as were Barbara Barrie as his wife and Kevin Bacon as a guy with more testosterone than brains.

But any movie that features both Clint Howard and Rita Jenrette is probably not Oscar material, and neither is a movie with a plot hole in the third act big enough to drive a locomotive through. Still, I'm glad I saw the movie. It doesn't bother me at all that I'll never get the time back that I spent watching it.
Title: "F" is Footloose (1984)
Post by: southendmd on July 09, 2008, 09:02:12 am
Kevin Bacon played Ren McCormack in this film about a town banning music and dancing!

Trivia:  Christopher Atkins, Tom Cruise and Rob Lowe were all considered for the role.

(http://www.hollywoodteenmovies.com/FootlooseBigPic.jpg)
Title: "G" is Game (2008)
Post by: oilgun on July 09, 2008, 10:10:36 am
Kyra Sedgwick is in GAME and was also in THE WOODSMAN with her husband, Kevin Bacon!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/game.jpg)
Title: "H" is Hollow Man (2000)
Post by: Fran on July 09, 2008, 10:25:12 am
Kevin Bacon played Sebastian Caine in this film.

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From IMDB:  Kevin Bacon stars as Sebastian Caine, a scientist working with a diverse crew in an underground laboratory on a military project. The goal: to achieve the power of invisibility, as well as the ability to return to a visible state. Caine, being the egotistical hothead that he is, performs the procedure on himself, but finds he is unable to return to his human state. With Caine growing further and further mad, the rest of the crew try to find a way to revert him back to his normal state, not knowing Caine is beginning to prefer his invisibility and will do anything to keep it.
Title: "I" is In the Cut (2003)
Post by: southendmd on July 09, 2008, 10:29:47 am
Kevin Bacon played John Graham in an uncredited role.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41J0X8M16KL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jumanji (1995)
Post by: memento on July 09, 2008, 11:19:49 am
David Alan Grier played Carl Bentley in this film and also played the part of Bob in "The Woodsman" which starred Kevin Bacon.

(http://www.eagleflower.com/video/pics/jumanji.jpg)

Title: "K" is King Ralph (1991)
Post by: Meryl on July 09, 2008, 11:43:59 am
Kevin Bacon starred in "Death Sentence" in 2007 with John Goodman.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/KIngRalph.jpg)
Title: "L" is Loverboy (2005)
Post by: oilgun on July 09, 2008, 11:48:14 am
Kevin Bacon both directed and starred in this film

Plot: A neglected daughter becomes a possessive mother in an emotional journey into the heart and mind of a woman who loved too much.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Loverboy_2005.jpg)
Title: "M" is Murder in the First (1995)
Post by: Fran on July 09, 2008, 12:05:20 pm
Kevin Bacon played Henri Young in this film.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture4-12.png)

From IMDb:  Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) was convicted for stealing $5 from a post office and sent to Alcatraz, the most secure jail for the most dangerous criminals. After a futile escape mission, he was sent to a dungeon and got out as a murderer after a thousand days, though 19 days in dungeon was the maximum official punishment allowed. He became scared, confused, and savage and killed one of the prisoners. It was a sure-to-lose case, so James Stamphill (Christian Slater), a fresh law graduate, was appointed as Young's lawyer. But rest is history! Based on a true story, "Murder in the First" is a masterpiece by Marc Rocco. It shows how the dungeon of Alcatraz was shut down forever!
Title: "N" is Novocaine (2001)
Post by: Lynne on July 09, 2008, 01:04:23 pm
Kevin Bacon has an uncredited role as Actor Lance Phelps.

From IMDb:

Dr. Frank Sangster is a straight-laced dentist who because of one innocent lie, finds his tidy, prosperous life transformed into a comic quagmire of illicit sex, illegal drugs and inexplicable murder in this brilliantly offbeat, bitingly comedic film!
Title: "O" is Only When I Laugh (1981)
Post by: southendmd on July 09, 2008, 02:02:55 pm
Kevin Bacon played Don in this film based on the Neil Simon play.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a2/Only_when_i_laugh.jpg/200px-Only_when_i_laugh.jpg)

IMDb:  A boozy Broadway actress (Marsha Mason) comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends (James Coco, Joan Hackett) as well as her needy daughter (Kristy McNichol). She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
Title: "P" is Pyrates (1991)
Post by: oilgun on July 09, 2008, 02:15:39 pm
Kevin Bacon stars as Ari.

Plot: As soon as they meet Ari and Sam get into a pretty passionate - and combustible - relationship. Indeed, the scenes of their rendezvous often seem reminiscent of the Chicago Fire. But the course of true flaming lust never runs true, and as they try to handle their all-consuming passion their two best friends endlessly meet to compare notes on developments.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Pyrates-01.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Queens Logic (1991)
Post by: Fran on July 09, 2008, 02:24:47 pm
Kevin Bacon played Dennis in this film.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/untitledbmp.jpg)

From IMDb:  When childhood friends Al (Joe Mantegna), Dennis (Kevin Bacon) and Eliot (John Malkovich) get together for Ray's (Ken Olin) wedding, which may or may not happen, they end up on a rollercoaster ride through reality. During one tumultuous, crazy weekend, they face adulthood and each other with new found maturity and discover what Queens Logic is all about. This wonderful, romantic comedy, reminiscent of "The Big Chill," takes a warm and hilarious look at friendship, loyalty, and love. The all-star cast is joined by Jamie Lee Curtis, Chloe Webb, and Tom Waits.
Title: "R" is Rails and Ties (2007)
Post by: southendmd on July 09, 2008, 03:02:49 pm
Kevin Bacon played Tom Stark directed by Allison Eastwood.  Plot:  a deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage (IMDb).


(http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/uploaded_images/eastwood.jpg)

The director with the poster.
Title: "S" is Stir of Echoes (1999)
Post by: memento on July 09, 2008, 03:21:29 pm
Kevin Bacon played Tom Witzky.

(http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Stir-of-Echoes-Poster-C10121069.jpeg)

From IMDB: Tom's a regular guy, a utilities lineman, married, with a young son, his wife is pregnant; he hangs out with long-time pals in a Chicago neighborhood. At a party, his sister-in-law hypnotizes him, and he goes into a deep trance. Before waking him, she suggests that he keep his mind open. That night he sees flashes of violence and the ghost of a young woman. His young son, too, is "a receiver," but while the boy is calm and coherent in his conversations with spirits, Tom is confused and agitated. Over time, the young woman's story comes to the surface, and Tom begins a hunt for her body that puts him and his usually understanding wife, Maggie, in grave danger.
Title: "T" is Telling Lies in America (1997)
Post by: Lynne on July 09, 2008, 03:25:51 pm
From Amazon Reviewer L. Quido:

Enter Kevin Bacon, the perfect Svengali for a boy looking to become a man in the "coolest" way possible. Bacon is a hot disc jockey, whose personal code of honor is questionable. There is no question that this is one of his strongest performances ever. From body language to his Texas twang, his regret at how his life turned out (from a brief glimpse he shares late in the movie) makes him a standout playing an early 60's "lounge lizard". Bacon has a fine portfolio of work, but this is his ultimate role.
Title: "U" is Up the Front (1972)
Post by: southendmd on July 09, 2008, 03:40:54 pm
Bob Hoskins starred in Up The Front and also with Kevin Bacon in Balto.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BXQN6K54L._SL500_AA240_.jpg)
Title: "V" is Villa des roses (2002)
Post by: Fran on July 09, 2008, 03:52:18 pm
Julie Delpy, who was in "Villa des roses," was also in "The Air I Breathe" with Kevin Bacon.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture5-8.png)

From IMDb:  It's a totally surreal movie that did remind me of "Delicatessen." Even the peculiar pastel colors are similar. The tale? A new maid starts working at a dilapidated boarding house -- a pension -- in Paris, in 1913, and she gets involved with a young German artist who lives there. Her relationship with him is the central part of the plot, but the other characters add subplots in their own strange ways. The people who live there are peculiar, the owners are peculiar, the situations are peculiar... but I got caught in it and came to enjoy the faintly claustrophobic atmosphere. Drama, touches of black humor, absurdity, love and betrayal, it's got it all. Not an absolute masterpiece but well worth seeing.
Title: "W" is White Water Summer (1987)
Post by: Lynne on July 09, 2008, 03:55:41 pm
Kevin Bacon plays Vic:

From IMDb:

An experienced guide (Vic) accompanies a city boy (Alan) and his three friends on their first wilderness experience. Hoping to teach the four boys lessons not only about the wilderness, but about themselves, Vic pushes them to the limit. Soon after alienating the boys, Vic finds himself in desperate need of help and must rely on his students in order to survive.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Woodsman (2004)
Post by: oilgun on July 09, 2008, 04:03:07 pm
Kevin Bacon plays Walter, the title character.

Plot: A pedophile returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/woodsman_ver2.jpg)

==COMMENT==
If you want to be creeped out, visit this film's IMDb forum...


==ASIDE==
I highly recommend Stir of Echos.  It came out around the same time as The Sixth Sense so it didn't get the attention it deserves.  It's a very effective supernatural thriller
Title: "Y" is Young Doctors in Love (1982)
Post by: southendmd on July 09, 2008, 04:29:59 pm
Michael McKean starred in Young Doctors in Love and also with Kevin Bacon in The Big Picture (1982).


(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517FDV4BZYL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)


IMDb:  An 'Airplane'-style spoof of hospital soap operas: a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order to get the key to the drugs cabinet; there's a mafioso (Hector Elizondo, hilarious) on the loose disguised as a woman - in other words all the usual ingredients present and correct, though in this case the laughs are intentional.

My comment:  there were several cameos by then-famous soap opera stars to add to the fun.
Title: "Z" is La Zona (2007)
Post by: Fran on July 09, 2008, 05:13:09 pm
Carlos Bardem (Javier's brother), who was in "La Zona," was also in "Goya's Ghosts" with Natalie Portman, who will be seen in the upcoming movie "New York, I Love You" (2009) with Kevin Bacon.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/cartel-la-zona.jpg)

From IMDb:  The Zone is a wealthy neighborhood in the middle of Mexico City, fenced off and protected by private security guards, and surrounded by a shoking poverty.Three guys from the slums break in to one of the Zone´s houses. in the bungled robbery that follows, an old woman is killed, but her housemaid escapes and warns security. The guards take swift, brutal action: two of the intrudersare shot dead. The third, Miguel, escapes but is later hunted down by a group of residents who decide to administer their own justice against him, without the police. Meanwhile Alejandro, who is preparing for his birthday party, will have to face the most dificult trial of his life....
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Crime Doesn't Pay... or Does It?" Round
Post by: Fran on July 09, 2008, 09:41:14 pm
The "Crime Doesn't Pay... or Does It?" Round

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Title: "A" is Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Post by: Meryl on July 09, 2008, 10:56:24 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/AngelswithDirtyFaces.jpg)
Title: "B" is Batman Begins (2005)
Post by: southendmd on July 09, 2008, 10:58:44 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/Batman_begins.jpg)

IMDb trivia:  (Writer) David S. Goyer mentioned in an interview that his favorite pre-audition choice for Batman was Jake Gyllenhaal.
Title: "C" is Castle on the Hudson (1940)
Post by: Fran on July 10, 2008, 12:48:06 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/castle_on_the_hudson.jpg)

From IMDb:  Mobster Tommy Gordon isn't worried about being sentenced to Sing Sing prison because his political pals have promised him a quick parole....
Title: "D" is Deuces Wild (2002)
Post by: Ellemeno on July 10, 2008, 02:53:42 am
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MZ84ZAHBL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)


Deuces...sigh...
Title: "E" is Experiment in Terror (1962)
Post by: memento on July 10, 2008, 12:26:27 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PA7SRH39L._SS500_.jpg)

IMDB: It's San Francisco in the very early 1960's. We've never heard of Inspector Harry Callahan of the SFPD. The Giants have recently moved to town from New York. When they play the Dodgers, it's always a sellout. And tonight, the Dodgers are in town and Don Drysdale is pitching. Great night to be at Candlestick Park if you're a baseball fan, or if you're a psychopathic extortionist!

Ross Martin is absolutely terrifying as the asthmatic extortionist who kidnaps little sister Stephanie Powers and demands $100,00 from bank teller Lee Remick. Glen Ford gives perhaps his finest performance as the FBI agent in charge of the investigation. Martin instructs Remick to deliver the payoff to a sold out Candlestick Park during a Giants-Dodgers game. Real major league stars make cameos during the baseball scenes.

The late Ross Martin is sensational! If you've never seen this film, I promise you won't be disappointed.
Title: "F" is Flic Story (1975)
Post by: southendmd on July 10, 2008, 12:38:24 pm
(http://www.cinemaretro.com/uploads/delon20flic20story.jpg)

IMDb:  This movie depicts the authentic story of the hunt for the dangerous criminal Emile Buisson, who escaped from prison in 1947. During three years Buisson manages to hide from detective Borniche by repeatedly killing his informants. When he's finally caught with help from the little criminal Paul, Buisson will have committed more than 100 robberies and killed 30 people.
Title: "G" is The Green Buddha (1955)
Post by: Fran on July 10, 2008, 01:06:13 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-19.png)

From IMDb:  International crook Wolf Frees and his partner, Percy Herbert, steal the "Green Buddah," a priceless Eastern art object, while it is on a display exhibition in London. Frees double-crosses Herbert and forces Wayne Morris, the owner of a small charter plane company to fly him to Glasgow. During the flight, the two men struggle and the plane crashes. Morris then sets out to find the Buddah and claim the reward to pay for his wrecked plane.
Title: "H" is He Walked By Night (1948)
Post by: Lynne on July 10, 2008, 03:03:54 pm
From Wikipedia:

He Walked by Night (1948) is a black-and-white police procedural with film noir styling, crediting Alfred L. Werker as director. In reality, most of the film was directed by western/film noir director Anthony Mann. The film, shot in semidocumentary tone, was based on the real-life actions of Erwin "Machine-Gun" Walker, a psychopathic killer whose story and capture inspired one of the film's actors (Jack Webb) to create the radio and later television program Dragnet.
Title: "I" is Infernal Affairs (2002)
Post by: oilgun on July 10, 2008, 07:00:09 pm
Synopsis
An award-winning crime thriller in the intense tradition of HEAT and RESERVOIR DOGS...critics everywhere have hailed INFERNAL AFFAIRS for its gritty action and international superstars. Chan Wing Yan (Tony Leung - HERO) is a hard-nosed veteran cop sent undercover to infiltrate the notorious Triad crime ring. An expert at bringing down violent syndicates, Chan thinks it's going to be a routine mission. What he's not prepared for is the discovery that the Triad's boss (Eric Tsang - THE ACCIDENTAL SPY) has planted a mole (Andy Lau - THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER) in the police department...and now Chan is being hunted down. In this battle of wills, only one cop can win!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/infernal_affairs-01.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jesse James Rides Again (1947)
Post by: Fran on July 10, 2008, 07:30:40 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture6-6.png)

From IMDb:  Outlaw Jesse James and his friend, on the run from Missouri, ride into a town where a gang is trying to drive area ranchers off their land because there's oil underneath it. They take particular interest in the situation of a pretty young woman and her elderly father, whose ranch is being regularly attacked by the gang.
Title: "K" is Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Post by: Lynne on July 10, 2008, 07:49:58 pm
From IMDb:

Tough L.A. private eye Mike Hammer gives a ride to Christina, a frightened young woman he finds running along the road one night. His car is run off the road by unseen thugs. Hammer is knocked out and Christina is tortured in an unsuccessful attempt to get information from her. They are put back into Hammer's car which then is forced off a cliff. Hammer wakes up in the hospital. Velda, his trusty secretary, informs him that Christina is dead. Pat Chambers, Mike's policeman friend, tells him to stay off the case, but Mike thinks it might be a big story--meaning big money for him--because the FBI is interested. He, Velda, and Nick, his garage mechanic friend, start investigating in hopes of finding out why Christina was killed.
Title: "L" is The Lineup (1958)
Post by: Meryl on July 10, 2008, 09:49:27 pm
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Title: "M" is Mexican Sky (2007)
Post by: Fran on July 10, 2008, 09:52:22 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/MexSkyPoster.jpg)

From IMDb:  "Crazy" Wayne Giles is on his way to Mexico after getting a cop's gun and hijacking a police car. He swears he never killed little Jessica Flores, but it's going to be a very hard sell to the detective that got him convicted.
Title: "N" is No Man's Woman (1955)
Post by: southendmd on July 10, 2008, 10:38:02 pm
(http://www.re-vision.com/revenge/fifties/posters/nomanswoman.jpg)

IMDb:  A greedy, scheming woman is found murdered in her studio, and the police find that there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see her dead--among them a rich husband she wouldn't divorce unless he paid her a huge settlement, a lover she caused to be fired from his job and an assistant whose fiancé she tried to seduce.
Title: "O" is Obsession (1949)
Post by: memento on July 11, 2008, 11:00:51 am
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51r%2B8NI3bqL._SS500_.jpg)

IMDB: London psychiatrist Clive Riordan, royally fed up with the repeated affairs of his wife Storm, plots a seemingly 'perfect' revenge against her latest lover, American Bill Kronin. Catching them in the act, he marches Bill off at gunpoint; and from the viewpoint of Storm and the rest of the world, Bill simply vanishes. But there's far more to the meticulously worked out plot than Clive's victims suspect, with the end slowly preparing in his private laboratory. Enter a mild-mannered Scotland Yard man, who seemingly has no clue beyond a missing dog...
Title: "P" is Plein Soleil (1960)
Post by: Meryl on July 11, 2008, 11:18:42 am
Also known as "Purple Noon"

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/PleinSoleil.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Quem Matou Pixote? (1996)
Post by: Fran on July 11, 2008, 11:26:18 am
Also known as:  Who Killed Pixote?

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture4-14.png)

From IMDb:  The true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film "Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco" (1981). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little success. As time went by, he got involved with crime.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NElEw2wwOA[/youtube]
Time:  1:34

Title: "R" is Rififi (1955)
Post by: oilgun on July 11, 2008, 02:22:31 pm
Original Title: Du rififi chez les hommes

Plot: Tony Stephanois, just out of prison and angry at his girl Mado's infidelity, decides to join his pals Jo and Mario in an ambitious crime. With Italian safe expert Cesar, they meticulously plan the burglary of a large jewelry establishment. Not a word is spoken as the crime is carried out. And then things begin to go wrong...

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/rififi44.jpg)
Title: "S" is The Saint (1997)
Post by: Lynne on July 11, 2008, 02:29:29 pm
From IMDb:

Simon Templar - a fictitious name a young orphan boy invented for himself in a Hong Kong orphanage years ago - is now a suave, debonair, international thief who needs to pull-off just one more exuberant heist to put him at the $50 million mark in his Swiss bank account (his goal amount for retirement). An easy job: simply steal Dr. Emma Russel's formula for cold-fusion, and deliver it to a Russian billionaire bent on sending Russia back to Communism - no problem, Right? Wrong! There's one thing Mr. Templar, master of disguise didn't count on ... falling in love.

I know it's fluffy, but I like it anyhow.  ;)
Title: "T" is Tsotsi (2005)
Post by: Fran on July 11, 2008, 03:09:56 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture6-7.png)

From IMDb:  Based on the only novel written by Athol Fugard, the film brilliantly depicts the story of a young boy orphaned at the age of nine and forced to fight his way to adulthood alone in the townships of Johannesburg.  In this harsh world he inhabits, Tsotsi lives forever in the moment.  An impromptu car jacking resulting in the accidental kidnapping of an infant, and forces him to confront his own humanity.  The film is an emotive and very powerful journey in which the central character learns to confront the demons of his past while also coming to terms with the reality of his own destiny.
Title: "U" is Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore (1976)
Post by: southendmd on July 11, 2008, 03:25:43 pm
AKA Live like a cop, die like a man

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IMDb:  Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome, Italy whom are licensed-to-kill, undercover cops whom thrive on living dangerously.

=comment=
My Italian is not that good, but the title seems to say the opposite:  "Born as a man, die as a cop".
Title: "V" is Very Bad Things (1998)
Post by: Lynne on July 11, 2008, 03:51:53 pm
From IMDb:

A group of friends head to Las Vegas for a bachelor party.. only things go wrong and a woman is killed. Soon, the bodies are piling up and the friends find themselves turning against one another as the coverup builds.

Another completely twisted Christian Slater movie.  ::);)
Title: "W" is The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
Post by: memento on July 11, 2008, 05:56:31 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SWR68B1CL._SS500_.jpg)

IMDB: The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armored car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Murder By Death (1976)
Post by: southendmd on July 11, 2008, 08:56:41 pm
(http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/CoverArtUnverified/8245.jpg)

Wikipedia:  Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy movie written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. The plot is a spoof of the traditional country house whodunit, familiar to mystery fiction fans from classics such as Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, a form also parodied for the stage in Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound. The cast is an ensemble of British and American comic stars playing send-ups of well-known fictional sleuths, and also features a rare performance by In Cold Blood author Truman Capote. The film was presented at the Venice International Film Festival, in 1976.

(http://i2.iofferphoto.com/img/item/297/517/46/Murder_by_Death.jpg)

Peter Sellers was hilarious as Sydney Wang.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuNzcbCrNHg[/youtube]

A vid of quotable lines and moments.  "Murderpoo!"
Title: "Y" is Yellowstone (1936)
Post by: southendmd on July 11, 2008, 10:49:12 pm
(http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/boxcovers/100_Wide/085058.jpg)

IMDb:  An ex-con is murdered in Yellowstone National Park while a bank robber's son is searching for the loot his father hid there 20 years before.
Title: "Z" is Ziddi (1997)
Post by: Fran on July 11, 2008, 10:51:01 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-21.png)

From IMDb:  Omnipresent Bollywood acting dynamo Sunny Deol stars as Deva, the son of an honest lawyer (Anupam Kher) who lives with his brother, Aakash (Sachin Khedekar), and his beloved sister, Guddi (Richa Behl).  Imprisoned after a man touches Guddi and sets off his violent, jealous rage, Deva falls into a life of crime, quickly rising to the top of the city's criminal underworld -- much to the chagrin of the other crime bosses, who plot his murder.  Their attempt to frame him for the murder of an important minister doesn't go as planned, and Deva suddenly finds himself on the run, with the minister as a hostage, and his brother and sister murdered.

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: College Movies
Post by: memento on July 11, 2008, 11:36:01 pm
College Movies
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Title: "A" is American Desi (2001)
Post by: memento on July 11, 2008, 11:37:28 pm
(http://www.filmiyana.com/americandesi/images/poster2c.jpg)

IMDB: College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned Indian roommates. Through his new experiences, he struggles to understand the side of himself he has always turned his back on in order to fit in.
Title: "B" is Brideshead Revisited (2008)
Post by: southendmd on July 11, 2008, 11:58:33 pm
Charles and Sebastian meet at Oxford in the 1920s.

(http://thebosh.com/upload/2008/05/09/brideshead_revisited/Brideshead-Revisited.jpg)

(http://www.ecossefilms.com/images/prods/brideshead02.jpg)

One of the most important novels of the 20th Century, Brideshead Revisited tells the story of Charles Ryder's obsession with the Marchmain family. After meeting the charismatic but flawed Sebastian, Charles is seduced into the unique world of Brideshead, and becomes infatuated with Sebastian's unobtainable sister, Julia.

A passionate affair erupts, but nothing - not success, wealth or experience - is enough to bridge the spiritual and social divide between them.

To be released 2008.
--ecossefilms.com
Title: "C" is College (2008)
Post by: Meryl on July 12, 2008, 12:01:54 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Collegeposter08.jpg)
Title: "D" is Decoys (2004)
Post by: Fran on July 12, 2008, 12:29:53 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture4-15.png)

From IMDb:  Luke and Roger are just another couple of college guys trying to lose their virginity. But when Luke sees something unusual, he begins to suspect that the girls on campus aren't exactly human.

=aside= Sandy
Another great theme!
Title: "E" is The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)
Post by: memento on July 12, 2008, 12:49:24 am
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IMDB: The Education of Charlie Banks is a coming of age tale that spans from the playgrounds of lower Manhattan to the idyllic greens of a fictional liberal arts college in upstate New York (originally conceived as Vassar College but renamed to avoid referential controversy). Set during the eighties, it is a story about change, inevitability, and ultimately, about facing one's fears.

=aside= Fran
Thanks, I just hope there's a "Q."

Title: "F" is Frat House (1998)
Post by: Meryl on July 12, 2008, 01:55:33 am
Frat House is a documentary film exploring the darker side of fraternity life. The film was directed by Todd Phillips and Andrew Gurland, and largely filmed at Allentown, Pennsylvania's Muhlenberg College; the majority of the film was shot in the house of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, which has since been banned from Muhlenberg.  Frat House won two Sundance Film Festival awards in 1998, but has been attacked for allegedly containing sequences that were staged for the cameras.

Title: "G" is The Girls' Room (2000)
Post by: Fran on July 12, 2008, 09:19:10 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-22.png)

From IMDb:  "The Girls' Room" is a surprisingly engaging little indie "sleeper" about two college seniors and roomies. One is a proper and privileged Southern belle "have" and the other a pot smoking, beer drinking, sexually active "have-not." The plot is about the inevitable conflict and competition which, after much ado involving friends and guys and girl issues, results in both learning more about themselves through each other.
Title: "H" is Hoop Dreams (1994)
Post by: memento on July 12, 2008, 10:27:27 am
(http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/hoop-dreams-VHScover.jpg)

IMDB: A film following the lives of two African American boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Title: "I" is if... (1968)
Post by: Meryl on July 12, 2008, 04:19:26 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/If_movieposter.jpg)

if.... is an award-winning 1968 feature film by British director Lindsay Anderson satirising English public school life. Famous for its depiction of a savage insurrection at a public school, the film is associated with the 1960s counterculture movement because it was filmed by a longstanding counter-culture director at the time of the student uprisings in Paris in May 1968. It includes controversial statements such as "There's no such thing as a wrong war. Violence and revolution are the only pure acts" and features surrealist sequences throughout. On its release in the UK it was given an X certificate.

The film was shot on location at Cheltenham College.
Title: "J" is Joy in the Morning (1965)
Post by: southendmd on July 13, 2008, 09:07:59 pm
With Richard Chamberlain and Yvette Mimieux

(http://www.bernardherrmann.org/images/events/116.jpg)

IMDb:  Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old country - and Carl's parents want better for their son than Annie, who was raised in the slums. When Annie runs away to marry Carl while he's at college, they have many difficulties, including a college Dean that frowns upon married couples, Carl's angry parents, Carl's jealousy, and Annie's own problems with her sexuality.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlbXNLhK1zQ[/youtube]

Here's Richard Chamberlain singing the title song.
Title: "K" is Kucch To Hai (2003)
Post by: Fran on July 13, 2008, 10:58:46 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture5-10.png)

From IMDb:  There's this college in Shimla (which looks like Switzerland) where psycho professors are appointed. A group of six friends accidentally run down their van over this psycho. Seized by guilt pangs the friends get separated. Three years later they reunite but the psycho is back and on a killing spree.
Title: "L" is Little Erin Merryweather (2003)
Post by: memento on July 13, 2008, 11:58:53 pm
(http://www.pix-hoster.com/upload/llllllv42.jpg)

IMDB: Once upon a time, death preyed upon a New England college campus. Rumors swirl that "if you see a flash of red, you're dead!" Local golden boy, Peter Bloom (David Morwick) investigates the grisly killings until the stakes grow higher and the body count mounts. Suddenly, Peter's search becomes a fight for survival in a fairy tale world full of nightmares.
Title: "M" is The Male Animal (1942)
Post by: southendmd on July 14, 2008, 12:26:12 am
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IMDb:  Debate over whether a professor should be allowed to read a controversial letter to his class forms the subject for this spirited football vs. academics comedy originally a stage play by Elliot Nugent and James Thurber. The screen version moves briskly but it's all played at a "full steam ahead" kind of tempo popular at Warner Bros. Henry Fonda is excellent as the mild-mannered professor resentful of his wife's ex-boyfriend (a football jock) and Olivia de Havilland is radiant as his supportive wife. Jack Carson is ideally cast as the ex-football player still in love with Fonda's wife and his bombastic approach to comedy serves him well in this role. Joan Leslie is a little too coy as de Havilland's sister (a role played on the stage by Gene Tierney). It passes the time but is little more than a mildly entertaining comedy with too many dull stretches to make it truly satisfying. Fonda and de Havilland later played husband and wife again on Broadway in 'A Gift of Time' (1962). Elliot Nugent's direction is brisk but it still seems rather stagebound. Nugent himself played the role of the professor on Broadway.
Title: "N" is Night of the Creeps (1986)
Post by: Fran on July 14, 2008, 12:30:15 am
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From IMDb:  Nothing new here; creepy crawlers invade a college campus where they subsequently take over the dead bodies of college coeds. Some comedic moments (intentional) gives this movie some merit, but in all it is still not worth 89 minutes of your life.
Title: "O" is One on One (1977)
Post by: memento on July 14, 2008, 08:56:44 am
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IMDB: Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, soon realizes that he has few skills outside the sport. Expected by his coach to contribute significantly to the team, Henry is overwhelmed by the demands on his time, the "big business" aspect of college sports, and the fact that he never fully learned to read. Things look bleak for Henry when Janet Hays, a pretty graduate student, is assigned as Henry's tutor. Her intellect and strength lift Henry out of his doldrums just in time to battle the coach, who attempts to rescind Henry's scholarship.
Title: "P" is Proibido Proibir (2007)
Post by: southendmd on July 14, 2008, 08:59:51 am
AKA "Forbidden to Forbid"

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IMDb:  Paulo is an alienated medicine student who's ever getting stoned. His roommate, Leon, a brilliant afrobrazilian sociology student dates the beautiful and rich Leticia, who studies Architecture. What seems to be another inconsequent movie about young people, their passions and a love triangle grows into a very interesting story when one of Paulo's terminal patients asks him to find her sons before she dies. The three students find themselves involved in the hard reality of the live in the favela.

Good acting, very nice choice of locations settings, showing the beauty hidden in the most unattractive part of Rio de Janeiro, incredible soundtrack and, most of all, a very precise pace make this film a really good surprise
Title: "Q" is The Quiet Ones (2008)
Post by: Fran on July 14, 2008, 10:19:45 am
Also known as:    Hush (USA) (working title)

Status:  Post-production
                          
From IMDb:  "Hush" follows the final descent of Michael Rose, a college student troubled by an abusive past, haunted by his nightmares, and tortured by his "other self."  Michael spends his days playing music, hanging with his friend, JD, and thinking about his dead mother.  Withdrawn from most social life, he falls for Isabel, a strong charismatic woman who works at the local video store.  Torn between his feelings for Isabel and his fears of the apparitions that haunt his dreams and the voices in his head, Michael plunges deeper into his dark world where the line between insanity and reality blur.  As Michael attempts to fight off violent memories of the past and the present, he must also contend with the obnoxious new boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend, an old buddy of his who since stealing his girl takes every opportunity to push Michael over the edge.  At the climax of this film, Michael must come face to face with his innermost demons and finally come to a point of reassuring contentment or utter insanity.  Will the first possible love of Michael's life save him from himself, or will he become more cold and sadistic than his old man ever was?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsBrHoUS9MI[/youtube]
Teaser 1:12

Title: "R" is The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Post by: memento on July 14, 2008, 02:10:19 pm
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IMDB: This is a twisted story about sex, drugs, and college. Three disturbed students at Camden college get involved in a love triangle. Sean Bateman is a womanizing drug dealer who falls in love with virginal Lauren (not to be confused with her slutty roommate Lara,) because he inspects that she is his secret admirer, who is leaving notes in his box. Although Lauren does like Sean, she is still infatuated with Victor (her shallow ex boyfriend) who is in Europe for a semester. Lauren used to date Paul before he came out of the closet, and now Paul has his eyes on Sean when he mistakes him for bisexual. Things get more complicated since all the side characters (including the mentioned Lara and Victor) are deeply disturbed as well. Everybody is only looking out for themselves.
Title: "S" is School for Scoundrels (1960)
Post by: southendmd on July 14, 2008, 02:17:17 pm
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IMDb:  Based on the play by Sheridan, a young man finds a very special school. It teaches him how to take advantage of people; How to seduce women, how to gain points in conversation, and how to beat a better tennis player by driving him crazy. He begins to put the lessons into operation.
Title: "T" is Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
Post by: Fran on July 14, 2008, 03:46:24 pm
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From IMDb:  A young woman enters college and learns some hard truths about sorority life, including snobbery and the cruelty of hazing.
Title: "U" Urban Legend (1998)
Post by: oilgun on July 14, 2008, 04:06:46 pm
Plot: A college coed suspects that murders around her campus are connected to Urban Legends.

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Title: Re: "R" is The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Post by: oilgun on July 14, 2008, 04:38:06 pm
Quote from: memento on July 14, 2008, 02:10:19 pm
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==COMMENT==
That is one ugly movie poster!  I actually really liked this film, there is a great OTT dinner scene with Faye Dunaway, Swoozie Kurtz, both drunk and medicated, and their sons played by Ian Sommerhalder and Russel Sams.  Sams, in a small role gives a break-out performance as Kurtz' sexy train-wreck of a son, Dick.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05PzwPK_ugI[/youtube]

==ASIDE==
Speaking of sexy, I went to a pool party on Saturday, (mixed, straight and gay) and ended up spending a lot of time talking with this amazingly sexy 21 year old trainer who is also an army reservist.  Needless to say, I was in heaven!  Neither one of us knew many people, so we gravitated toward each other.  Anyway, even though, or maybe because, he was straight, it cheered me right up  ;D
Title: "V" is Van Wilder (2002)
Post by: memento on July 14, 2008, 07:47:33 pm
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IMDB: To Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds), college doesn't get you ready for life, it is life. So when his father puts a stop to his cash flow, 7 years into his time at college, it looks like the party might finally be over for Van. Down, but not out, Van, and his team devise a way to make money from partying. However that soon come to the attention of the college magazine, who send out sexy college reporter, Gwen (Tara Reid) to do a feature on the infamous Van Wilder, Party Liaison for the graduation front page. But when things start to go wrong for Van, he realizes that this time he may need to do something really crazy... GRADUATE!
Title: "W" is A Woman of Distinction (1950)
Post by: southendmd on July 14, 2008, 08:55:38 pm

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IMDb:  Ice-cold college dean Susan Middlecott feels there's no room in her life for romance. Enter Prof. Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy, touring North America and in possession of a keepsake of Susan's he wants to return. Desperate for publicity, lecture bureau press agent Teddy Evans magnifies this into a great romance. The efforts of both dignified principals to quash the story have the opposite effect; matters get more and more involved...
Title: Wildcard "X" is Peaceful Warrior (2006)
Post by: oilgun on July 14, 2008, 10:08:35 pm
Plot: A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.

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Title: "Y" is A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Post by: memento on July 15, 2008, 10:27:14 am
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IMDB: Lee Sheridan, a young American comes to study at Oxford University, but is instantly disliked by the other students, because of his brash and big-headed attitude. After several scrapes with the college professors, and the wife of the local book seller, he becomes a hero when he joins the rowing club, and coaxes the boat crew to beat Cambridge, in the annual boat race.
Title: "Z" is Zis Boom Bah (1941)
Post by: southendmd on July 15, 2008, 11:59:21 am
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IMDb:  "Hey, kids, let's get together and put on a show!" That's the idea behind this raucous spoof about a vaudeville performer who's sent to college to spy on his bratty son.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0uqSql7IWY[/youtube]
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: "N" Degrees of Heath Round
Post by: southendmd on July 15, 2008, 12:11:30 pm
With the US release of The Dark Knight this week, let's do a Heath round:
"N" Degrees of Heath

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Title: "A" is August Rush (2007)
Post by: Fran on July 15, 2008, 03:25:03 pm
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who played Louis Connolly in "August Rush," appeared in "Match Point" with Scarlett Johansson, who appeared in "Lost in Translation" with Anna Faris, who appeared in "Brokeback Mountain" with Heath.

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Title: "B" is The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Post by: Lynne on July 15, 2008, 03:32:33 pm
starring Heath Ledger and Matt Damon
Title: "C" is Cat People (1982)
Post by: Meryl on July 15, 2008, 04:06:13 pm
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Nastassja Kinski was in "Town & Country" with Goldie Hawn who was in "Bird on a Wire" with Mel Gibson who was in "The Patriot" with Heath.
Title: "D" is A Dangerous Woman (1993)
Post by: Fran on July 15, 2008, 04:36:46 pm
"A Dangerous Woman featured a young Jake Gyllenhaal who starred in "Brokeback Mountain" with Heath.

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Title: "E" is Entropy (1991)
Post by: southendmd on July 15, 2008, 04:46:27 pm
Entropy featured Stephen Dorff who was in Cecil B. Demented which starred Maggie Gyllenhaal who was with Heath in The Dark Knight.


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Title: "F" is Factory Girl (2006)
Post by: Lynne on July 15, 2008, 04:58:33 pm
starring Sienna Miller, who co-stars with Heath Ledger in Casanova.
Title: "G" is Get Carter (1971)
Post by: memento on July 15, 2008, 06:09:36 pm
Michael Caine starred in Get Carter and costars with Heath in The Dark Knight.

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Title: "H" is The Human Comedy (1943)
Post by: oilgun on July 15, 2008, 06:21:13 pm
Stars Van Johnson who, in 1992, was in CLOWNING AROUND with Heath Ledger!

Plot: Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family, while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

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Title: "I" is An Ideal Husband (1999)
Post by: Fran on July 15, 2008, 06:34:56 pm
"An Ideal Husband" featured Julianne Moore, who appeared in "I'm Not There" with Heath.

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Title: "J" is Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Post by: Meryl on July 15, 2008, 09:12:21 pm
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Matt Damon was in this (along with half of Hollywood) and was also in "The Brothers Grimm" with Heath.
Title: Kingshighway (2008)
Post by: Ellemeno on July 16, 2008, 05:02:58 am
Eric Roberts is in The Dark Knight with Heath, as well as the upcoming Kingshighway (2008).

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Eric Roberts, for he loved a little dog
Title: "L" is Love, Honour and Obey (2000)
Post by: memento on July 16, 2008, 07:01:02 am
Jude Law who starred in Love, Honour and Obey was in Sleuth with Michael Caine who is in The Dark Knight with Heath.

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Title: "M" is Molly (1999)
Post by: southendmd on July 16, 2008, 08:20:24 am
Molly stars Aaron Eckhart who is with Heath in The Dark Knight.


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IMDb:  A man's autistic sister is released from an institution into his care. He allows her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results. It transforms her into a genius. Loosely based on a true story.
Title: "N" is Never Say Macbeth (2007)
Post by: Fran on July 16, 2008, 08:46:19 am
"Never Say Macbeth" featured Sam Zeller, who was in "Chasing Tchaikovsky" with Boyd Banks, who was in "The Love Guru" with Verne Troyer, who will appear in the upcoming (fingers crossed) movie "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" with Heath.

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From EInsiders.com:  "Never Say Macbeth" is a movie for a narrow audience -- theater fans and stage actors.  For that audience, it will be indispensable viewing.  A must for anyone who is into the great bard, Shakespeare, "Never Say Macbeth" takes a theater superstition and manufactures a love story around it.  Along the way, we get some wacky goings-on.


Title: "O" is Over the Hedge (2006)
Post by: memento on July 16, 2008, 11:40:51 am
Bruce Willis was one of the voices in Over the Hedge and also was in Die Hard: With a Vengeance with Jeremy Irons, who was in Cassanova with Heath.

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Title: "P" is Perfect Stranger (2007)
Post by: Lynne on July 16, 2008, 12:33:22 pm
Perfect Stranger (2007) starred Halle Berry, who starred with Heath Ledger in Monster's Ball.
Title: "Q" is Queerspiracy (2007)
Post by: Fran on July 16, 2008, 03:26:22 pm
"Queerspiracy" featured Darrel Guilbeau, who also appeared in "Windtalkers" with Mark Ruffalo, who will appear in "Shutter Island" with Michelle Williams, who appeared in "Brokeback Mountain" with Heath.

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From IMDb:  Can attending a gay pride parade turn your child gay?  NewsCorridor's Dan Stewart investigates.

"Queerspiracy" was nominated for the "Best Gay/Lesbian" award at the 2007 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival.
Title: "R" is The Reckoning (2003)
Post by: oilgun on July 16, 2008, 05:30:42 pm
Paul Bettany who was in this film was also in A KNIGHT'S TALE with Heath Ledger!

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Synopsis
Willem Dafoe (SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE) and Paul Bettany (MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD) deliver powerful performances in this riveting story of temptation, murder and redemption.

Against the turbulent backdrop of England during the Middle Ages, a priest (Bettany), on the run from his disgraceful past, encounters a ragtag band of travelling actors who are searching for their next performance. Soon after arriving together at an unknown village, the troupe discovers that a mute woman has been sentenced to death for the murder of a local boy. To seek out the truth, the leader of the actors (Dafoe) decides to break tradition of performing biblical plays and stages a performance based on the alleged facts of the crime.

Suddenly, the stage becomes the setting for solving a spellbinding murder-mystery...one that will reveal the power of art, the temptation of evil and the ultimate cost of justice.
Title: "S" is Sleuth (2007)
Post by: southendmd on July 16, 2008, 05:33:55 pm
Michael Caine starred in this remake, and also with Heath in The Dark Knight.



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IMDb:  On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.

The NY Times hated it.  Here's the beginning of the review:

By MANOHLA DARGIS
Published: October 12, 2007

If you like your contempt for humanity served overcooked and oozing fatty blobs of preening, lazy self-regard, you could not improve on Harold Pinter’s redo of the 1970 Anthony Shaffer play “Sleuth,” which Kenneth Branagh has used to remake the 1972 Joseph L. Mankiewicz film of the same title. (Got that?) The result is that what was once insignificant is now insufferable, though, at 86 minutes, almost an hour shorter.


(ouch)
Title: "T" is Three Dollars (2005)
Post by: Fran on July 16, 2008, 06:27:50 pm
Tom Budge, who was in this film, was also in "Candy" with Heath.

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From IMDb:  THREE DOLLARS is the story of Eddie (David Wenham), an honest, compassionate man who finds himself with a wife, a child, and three dollars.  Eddie's world revolves around the three women in his life:  his brilliant wife Tanya (Frances O'Connor), a passionate academic; their six-year-old daughter Abby (Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik), who heightens the stakes on every decision Eddie makes; and his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful, privileged Amanda (Sarah Wynter), who re-appears in his life with mathematical certainty every nine and a half years.  Surviving with a blend of self-depreciating wit, spirited sensitivity and a big heart, his life is rich with the pleasures and pains of love, family, friendship and marriage.  But with only three dollars to his name. Eddie will be faced with a choice that will change the direction of his life forever.


Title: "U" is Urban Warriors (1987)
Post by: oilgun on July 16, 2008, 09:21:56 pm
Bruno Bilotta, the star of this film, which rates a big 2.5 stars on IMDB, was also in THE ORDER/SIN EATER with Heath Ledger!

Plot:  Three technicians working in an underground laboratory discover that a nuclear war has destroyed most of the aboveground world. After a brief search for food, the trio find that gangs of murderous mutants want them for their next meal. Will the scientists be able to find other uncontaminated humans to rebuild civilization with, or will they all end up as mutant chow?

I think that's him having a swig...
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Title: "V" is Vacation (1983)
Post by: southendmd on July 17, 2008, 09:12:29 am
AKA National Lampoon's Vacation starred Anthony Michael Hall who also plays with Heath in The Dark Knight.  Bonus:  it also starred Randy Quaid!


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IMDb:  The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated
Title: "W" is War Hunt (1962)
Post by: memento on July 17, 2008, 09:44:53 am
War Hunt starred Robert Redford, who costarred in Lions for Lambs with Meryl Streep, who was in The Devil Wears Prada with Anne Hathaway, who was in Brokeback Mountain with Heath.

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IMDB: This character study remains one of the best intimate views of conflict ever filmed, and features Robert Redford's first film appearance. There's also a major appearance by actor Sydney Pollack, before he made his mark as a major director. It's starkly made, grim, and engaging, without any of the jingoism and/or sentimentality applied to most older and recent Hollywood product. The moody score was provided by jazz composer Bud Shank. Nice.
Title: Wild Card "X" is Ashecliffe (2009)
Post by: Meryl on July 17, 2008, 10:58:14 am
Ashecliffe, formerly titled Shutter Island, is an upcoming American thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The film is based on the 2003 novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. Production started in March 2008. Ashecliffe is slated to be released on October 2, 2009.

Michelle Williams is in the cast as the wife of Leo DiCaprio's character.
Title: "Y" is Yellowbeard (1983)
Post by: oilgun on July 17, 2008, 02:04:32 pm
Peter Boyle was in this film and in MONSTER'S BALL with Heath Ledger!

Plot: Yellowbeard, a pirate's pirate, is allowed to escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure. He finds that his wife neglected to tell him that he now has a son, 20, and shame of shame, an intellectual. The British Navy, Yellowbeard, his son, and members of Yellowbeard's old crew all go after the treasure.

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Quote from: Meryl on July 17, 2008, 10:58:14 am
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Couldn't believe this didn't show up in a search of the movies played.  Hope it's legit!  :)

Oops, it was played in this round already.  Check out the letter B.  ;)

Edit by Meryl:  Duh!  Thanks, Gil!  Duly corrected.  :)
Title: "Z" is Zuo You (2007)
Post by: Fran on July 17, 2008, 03:54:59 pm
Also known as:  In Love We Trust

The Chinese film "Zuo You" featured Yu Nan, who was in "Speed Racer" with Susan Sarandon, who was in "Moonlight Mile" with Jake Gyllenhaal, who was in "Brokeback Mountain" with Heath.

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Director Wang Xiaoshuai received the Silver Bear award
at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2008.


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: "N" Degrees of Donald Sutherland
Post by: Fran on July 17, 2008, 05:37:53 pm
In honor of Donald Sutherland's birthday -- he turned 73 today:

The "N" Degrees of Donald Sutherland Round

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Title: "A" is American Gun (2005)
Post by: memento on July 17, 2008, 05:53:28 pm
Donald Sutherland plays the role of Carl Wilk in this film. Linda Cardellini also appears in the film.

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IMDB: A series of interwoven story lines brings to light how the proliferation of guns in America dramatically influence and shape every day lives. A gun shop owner, an ace student, a single mother, and a school principal are among those profoundly affected.
Title: "B" is Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Post by: southendmd on July 17, 2008, 09:55:27 pm
Donald Sutherland played Merrick Jamison-Smythe in this film about:  A flighty teenage girl learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.

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Title: "C" is Cold Mountain (2003)
Post by: Meryl on July 17, 2008, 10:34:27 pm
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Donald Sutherland played Reverend Monroe in Cold Mountain.
Title: "D" is A Dry White Season (1989)
Post by: Fran on July 17, 2008, 10:45:50 pm
Donald Sutherland played Ben du Toit in "A Dry White Season."

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From IMDb:  Ben du Toit is a schoolteacher who always has considered himself a man of caring and justice, at least on the individual level.  When his gardener's son is brutally beaten up by the police at a demonstration by black school children, he gradually begins to realize his society is built on a pillar of injustice and exploitation.
Title: "E" is The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
Post by: memento on July 17, 2008, 11:07:05 pm
Donald Sutherland plays Liam Devlin in this film.

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IMDB: German soldier Max Radl (Robert Duvall) comes up with an audacious plot to deliver a devastating blow to the Allied forces by kidnapping Winston Churchill from a Norfolk village. A team of deadly German spies, led by Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine), are smuggled into England to carry out this sinister scheme. Aided by an Irish mercenary (Donald Sutherland), the German forces rapidly and ruthlessly close in on their target. Only an inexperienced American garrison, posted in a quiet corner of Norfolk, can stand in the way of a devastating German victory.
Title: "F" is Fierce People (2005)
Post by: Lynne on July 17, 2008, 11:50:22 pm
starring Donald Sutherland...

from IMDb:

Trapped in his mother's Lower East Side apartment, sixteen-year-old Finn wants nothing more than to escape New York and spend the summer in South America studying the Iskanani Indians, or "Fierce People," with the anthropologist father he's never met. But Finn's dreams are shattered when he is arrested in a desperate effort to help his drug-dependent mother, Liz, who scrapes by working as a masseuse. Determined to get their lives back on track, Liz moves the two of them into a guest house on the vast country estate of her ex-client, the aging aristocratic billionaire, Ogden C. Osbourne. In Osbourne's close world of privilege and power, Finn and Liz encounter a tribe fiercer and more mysterious than anything they might find in the South American jungle: the super rich. While Liz battles her substance abuse and struggles to win back her son's love and trust, Finn falls in love with Osbourne's beautiful granddaughter, Maya, befriends her charismatic older brother, Bryce, and even wins the favor of Osbourne himself. But when a shocking act of violence shatters Finn's ascension within the Osbourne clan, the golden promises of this lush world quickly sour. And both Finn and Liz, caught in a harrowing struggle for their dignity, discover that membership always comes at a price...


=aside=
Thanks, Paul, for mentioning my current obsession!  :-* :-* :-*
Title: "G" is Gas (1981)
Post by: oilgun on July 18, 2008, 12:26:20 am
Donald Sutherland plays Nick the Noz...

Plot:  Susan Anspach stars in this comedy as a news reporter who investigates a story about stolen milk causing milk and gas prices to rise. During the course of her investigation, other people become involved, culminating in a multiple car chase.

Hey, Susan Anspach is in it, so you know it's gotta be good...

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Title: "H" is Hollow Point (1996)
Post by: Fran on July 18, 2008, 01:04:13 am
Donald Sutherland played Garrett Lawton in "Hollow Point."

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From IMDb:  This film is one of the finest American B-movies of the 90s.  If you're looking for a serious film, look elsewhere.  However, if you're looking for some action, a lot of laughs, and a tongue-in- cheek variation on cops fighting gangsters, this is well worth watching.  Everyone chews the scenery a bit, but that's really what the film is all about, and everyone is quite funny.  Donald Sutherland and John Lithgow have great chemistry and need to do another film together.
Title: "I" is The Italian Job (2003)
Post by: Lynne on July 18, 2008, 01:30:16 am
Donald Sutherland as John Bridger:

From IMDb:

Based on a 1969 Michael Caine film of the same name, thieves plan to pull of the heist of their lives by creating Los Angeles largest traffic jam ever.
Title: "J" is Joanna (1968)
Post by: Ellemeno on July 18, 2008, 05:12:43 am
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IMDb says this is about an interracial romance. 

An interesting thing I just thought of - a year earlier in 1967, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner featured a white character named Joanna who wants to marry a black man.


Title: "K" is King of Hearts (1966)
Post by: oilgun on July 18, 2008, 10:00:55 am
Original Title: Le Roi de coeur
Fellow Canadian, Geneviève Bujold plays Coquelicot in this film and costarred with Donald Sutherland in ACT OF THE HEART (1970) and MURDER BY DECREE (1979).

Plot: During the latter part of World War I, Private Charles Plumpick is chosen to go into the French town of Marville and disconnect a bomb that the German army has planted. However, Charles is chased by some Germans and finds himself holed up at the local insane asylum, where the inmates are convinced that he is the "King of Hearts." Feeling obligated to help the inmates, Charles attempts to lead them out of town, but they are afraid to leave and frolic about the streets in gay costumes. Will Charles be able to deactivate the bomb in time and save his newfound friends?

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Title: "L" is Land of the Blind (2006)
Post by: Fran on July 18, 2008, 10:03:15 am
Donald Sutherland played Thorne in "Land of the Blind."

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From IMDb:  A political drama about terrorism, revolution, and the power of memory.  In an unnamed place and time, an idealistic soldier named Joe strikes up an illicit friendship with a political prisoner named Thorne, who eventually recruits him into a bloody coup d'etat.  But in the post-revolutionary world, what Thorne asks of Joe leads the two men into bitter conflict, spiraling downward into madness until Joe's co-conspirators conclude that they must erase him from history.
Title: "M" is A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)
Post by: memento on July 18, 2008, 10:13:41 am
Donald Sutherland played the role of Reese Halperin in this film.

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IMDB: Two novice thieves are plotting to rob a bank in Vancouver. A photographer snaps a shot of one thief as he is carrying the bank building's blueprints. The would-be thief then begins a relationship with the photographer and attempts to retrieve the photos. Meanwhile, the thieves' plot consists of this: one man will enter the bank building after dark, while the other man sits in a van and uses a computer to unlock the building's doors. The final step involves transporting the cash to a freight ship waiting on the docks, for transportation to a money launderer in Macau.
Title: "N" is Novecento (1976)
Post by: oilgun on July 18, 2008, 03:49:48 pm
AKA: 1900

Donald Sutherland plays Attila Mellanchini.

Plot: Set in Italy, the film follows the lives and interactions of two boys/men, one born a bastard of peasant stock (Depardieu), the other born to a land owner (de Niro). The drama spans from 1900 to about 1945, and focuses mainly on the rise of Fascism and the peasants' eventual reaction by supporting Communism, and how these events shape the destinies of the two main characters.

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Title: "O" is Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Post by: Fran on July 18, 2008, 06:09:49 pm
Salma Hayek, who appeared with Donald Sutherland in "Ask the Dust," appeared in this film.

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From IMDb:  Antonio Banderas returns as El Mariachi in the final chapter of the Mariachi/Desperado trilogy.
Title: "P" is Panic (2000)
Post by: memento on July 18, 2008, 08:50:20 pm
Donald Sutherland plays the role of Michael.

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IMDB: Panic delivers the goods ten fold with Oscar caliber performances from William H Macy, Neve Campbell, and Donald Sutherland. In a movie about the choices we make and the consequences we live with. Chillingly Honest and thought provoking, Panic is easily one of the best film to come out of Hollywood in years. The impact stays with you right after you leave the theater.
Title: "Q" is Les quarantièmes rugissants (1982)
Post by: oilgun on July 19, 2008, 12:27:33 pm
This French film features Julie Christie who co-starred (and had a famous sex scene) with Donald Sutherland in DON'T LOOK NOW.

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Title: "R" is Reign Over Me (2007)
Post by: southendmd on July 19, 2008, 12:45:55 pm
Donald Sutherland played Judge Raines in the film.  Plot:  A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.


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Title: "S" is Space Cowboys (2000)
Post by: Fran on July 19, 2008, 12:53:02 pm
Donald Sutherland played Jerry O'Neill in "Space Cowboys."

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From IMDb:  In 1958, four hot shot test pilots seem certain to be the first men to go into outer space. However, the back-stabbing leader of their organization disbands them to prevent their involvement in the then forming NASA and labels them as non-team players. Flash forward to the present, the foursome are now living a docile life. The electrical engineer (Clint Eastwood has a pleasant retired life in a desert home with his wife (Barbara Babcock). The pilot (Tommy Lee Jones), who had a penchant for pushing the test planes to their limits, is now a daredevil crop-duster. The navigator (James Garner) is a Baptist minister. The designer (Donald Sutherland) is a womanizing roller-coaster designer. Their former boss (James Cromwell) is now a mission leader in Nasa and still as despicable as in his younger days. It is here that the main story begins. It seems that an old Russian "communications" satellite is about to crash back into the Earth's atmosphere and somehow American technology designed by Eastwood's character has ended up as the guiding system. Of course, because of the old technology, only the original team can save the day.
Title: "T" is Threshold (1981)
Post by: oilgun on July 19, 2008, 01:44:14 pm
Donald Sutherland plays Dr. Vrain.

Plot: The celebrated heart surgeon Dr. Vrain supports the research of the offbeat scientist Aldo Gehring, who is inventing an artificial heart. Dr. Vrain performs the first artificial human heart transplant against the advice of the Ethics Committee.

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Title: "U" is The Uninvited (1988)
Post by: memento on July 19, 2008, 06:06:28 pm
George Kennedy stars in this film and also costars with Donald Sutherland in The Dirty Dozen.

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IMDB: A bunch of young people are invited to a Caribbean cruise on a gangster's yacht, to distract the attention of the authorities. Unfortunately, a mutant cat which escaped from a test laboratory also gets on board, and kills most of the passengers.

Uninvited must surely rank as one of the baddest movies ever made. And in the same time it's also one of the most entertaining Horror/ Or-whatever-you-wanna-call-it-movie. Everything that can go wrong will go wrong. it simply has everything. A small orange cat which has a monster inside, very bad special effects (Small toy boats, handpuppets, badly coloured blood to name a few. And then there's of course the bad acting, very ridiculous storyline and so forth. Still it's entertainment value is just over the edge. So all in all this movie mixed with a bad hangover, some beers and good friends, it's an unforgettable experience.
Title: "V" is Virus (1999)
Post by: Fran on July 20, 2008, 10:01:52 pm
Donald Sutherland played Captain Robert Everton in "Virus."

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From IMDb:  Tugboat passengers take refuge from a storm in a seemingly abandoned Russian intelligence post. They soon discover that the crew was murdered by aliens who think of humans as a virus that must be exterminated. The storm doesn't go away, and they find themselves stuck with the aliens with only two options: to fight or to die.
Title: "W" is A War Story (1981)
Post by: southendmd on July 21, 2008, 02:40:45 pm
Donald Sutherland narrates the story of POWs in the Pacific, held by the Japanese.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Post by: southendmd on July 21, 2008, 02:44:24 pm
Donald Sutherland plays Flan in this film "that everyone's heard of but no one has seen." (IMDb)

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IMDb trivia:  Will Smith refused to actually kiss Anthony Michael Hall just before their kissing scene so a camera trick was used showing only the back of their heads. In an interview, Smith stated that Denzel Washington advised him not to kiss a man on-screen for it would harm his career. Smith stated that he regretted not going through with it saying "It was very immature on my part."
Title: Comment
Post by: oilgun on July 21, 2008, 02:47:15 pm

Quote from: southendmd on July 21, 2008, 02:44:24 pm
x

Back just in time to jump on the X, eh!  Where have you been!  :laugh:
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: "N" Degrees of Donald Sutherland
Post by: southendmd on July 21, 2008, 02:52:09 pm
Quote from: oilgun on July 21, 2008, 02:47:15 pm
Back just in time to jump on the X, eh!  Where have you been!  :laugh:

I figure whoever posts the "W" gets first crack at "X".

Sorry, I was traumatized by TDK.   :P

I'm way too old to attend midnight screening of anything.
Title: "Y" is Younger and Younger (1993)
Post by: Fran on July 21, 2008, 02:54:20 pm
Donald Sutherland played Jonathan Younger in "Younger and Younger."

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From IMDb: Found this sleeper on the video shelf a couple of years ago and loved it.  Saw it again recently and still enjoyed it.  An eccentric film, not for your average vegetable-brained young movie viewer.  There is no action, no sex (well, not really), just an absorbing story that rolls out in a leisurely fashion, gradually pulling the viewer into this unique locale.  Sutherland, Davidovitch and even Kellerman are wonderful.  Sutherland must have been delighted to find this role and he made the most of it.  Again, not for everyone, but an intriguing trip into a world most of us will never know, but might like to.
Title: "Z" is Zwei Girls vom roten Stern (1967)
Post by: oilgun on July 21, 2008, 02:56:14 pm
Lilli Palmer was in this film and, the same year, starred in OEDIPUS THE KING with Donald Sutherland!

From IMDb: This movie was once broadcast on German TV - at a very late hour - and since one of my favourite actresses, Lilli Palmer, appears in it I decided to tape it. I'm so glad I did! Overall it's a pretty silly film, the story is certainly no masterpiece but I really enjoyed all the typical 1960's views. The buildings, the cars, the card system that picks Olga and Anja as the perfect couple to deal with the problem. The slapstick comedy group looks as if they're somewhere dragged in, but this is a minor case of Europudding so who cares. A funny film in my view, perhaps not in the way the makers meant it to be, but I had fun watching it albeit over thirty years after production. That probably helped too. Seven points out of ten, but... that's my personal opinion!
Title: The "Everything Batman" Round!
Post by: oilgun on July 21, 2008, 03:16:37 pm
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In honour of the release of
THE DARK KNIGHT
let's have a round dedicated to the Batman universe:  (Unplayed) Movies featuring actors who have played major characters in any of the Batman films.  

For your convenience here is a wiki link that lists all the characters and who played them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Batman_films_cast_members (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Batman_films_cast_members)

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Title: "A" is Angel in My Pocket (1969)
Post by: southendmd on July 21, 2008, 03:26:02 pm
Lee Meriwether (Catwoman, Batman: The Movie) played Mary Elizabeth Whitehead in this film.

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Plot:  A homespun minister (Andy Griffith) and his family move to a small town where he tries to win the support and trust of his new congregation.

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Gil, way cool round announcement. 
Just when did Batman and Robin kiss??(http://cdn-www.answerbag.com/images/answers/30588/920226/tmb_b_r_kiss.jpg)
Title: "B" is Batman Forever (1995)
Post by: Fran on July 21, 2008, 03:27:13 pm
Val Kilmer
Tommy Lee Jones
Jim Carrey
Chris O'Donnell
Michael Gough
Pat Hingle
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Batman/Bruce Wayne
Two-Face/Harvey Dent
Riddler/Dr. Edward Nygma
Robin/Dick Grayson
Alfred Pennyworth
Commissioner James Gordon

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From IMDb: 

It was clear the beginning of the end of the original series had arrived when the mediocre BATMAN FOREVER swooped into the box office. This hugely disappointing third entry lacks Michael Keaton, Tim Burton and a whole lot of other stuff.

The Caped Crusader (Val Kilmer) must once again save Gotham City from evil, this time in the form of the psychotic Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) and the twisted Riddler (Jim Carrey in a particularly annoying performance). Along the way he finally teams up with sidekick Robin (Chris O'Donnell), makes a hot blonde psychologist (Nicole Kidman) weak in the knees, and tries out a few new (mostly lame) Bat Toys.

Many critics loved BATMAN FOREVER for its departure from the darkness of the first two entries. But this new "Batman light" doesn't work nearly as well. The characters are quite irritating, and the film tries to squeeze in far too much. Did we really need two villains again, particularly with Robin entering the picture? As imperfect as it is, it's a masterpiece compared to what followed two years later.
Title: "C" is Criminal (2004)
Post by: oilgun on July 21, 2008, 04:30:04 pm
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Maggie Gyllenhall who plays RACHEL DAWES in THE DARK KNIGHT plays Valerie in this remake of the Argentinian film NINE QUEENS:
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Plot: Two con artists try to swindle a currency collector by selling him a counterfeit copy of an extremely rare currency bill.
Title: "D" is The Doors (1991)
Post by: southendmd on July 21, 2008, 04:34:44 pm
Val Kilmer (Batman in Batman Forever) played Jim Morrison.

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Title: "E" is Even Money (2006)
Post by: memento on July 21, 2008, 04:38:50 pm
Kim Basinger played Vici Vale in Batman and was in the film Even Money.

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Plot from IMDB:
Gambling: Carolyn, a novelist, is losing her family's savings at the slots; she's befriended by a close-up magician who dreams of making it big. A murdered bookie has the cops focused on Victor, who fronts for the mysterious, never-seen Ivan. Augie and Murph, two other bookies ply their partnership, which is endangered by an offer from Victor to Augie and by Murph's girlfriend's rejection of his violent vocation. A mechanic, in debt to his bookies, asks his basketball-playing brother to shave some points. A paraplegic cop sees all. Will anyone reach their dream? The odds are against it.
Title: "F" is Fire in the Night (1986)
Post by: Ellemeno on July 21, 2008, 06:18:03 pm
Burt Ward, who played Batman's sidekick Robin in both the 1960s Batman series and in Batman:the Movie (1966), was in Fire in the Night (1986).

Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin in 1966 and, 39 years later, in 2005.
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Title: "G" is Get Carter (2000)
Post by: Fran on July 21, 2008, 06:27:02 pm
Michael Caine, who played Alfred Pennyworth in "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," played Cliff Brumby in "Get Carter."

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From IMDb: 

A mob enforcer goes back to his native Seattle to sort out the suspicious death of his brother.

The original film is one of the best English thrillers of all time and, despite being made nearly thirty years ago, still packs a punch. Sadly, this film is not really in its league, despite a bigger budget and more ground coverage.

The main problem is that the authors clearly love the original, and this leaves so much of what happens as a question mark to the new viewer. Characters are thrown in from nowhere and Carter's involvement with his boss's girl is almost in another movie. Micheal Caine's small role (as a barman) is funny in that he was the original Jack Carter, here reprised by Sly Stallone.
Title: "H" is Hoffa (1992)
Post by: memento on July 21, 2008, 08:05:36 pm
Jack Nicholson played The Joker in "Batman" and starred in "Hoffa."

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Title: "I" is In Love and War (1996)
Post by: oilgun on July 21, 2008, 08:17:33 pm
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The handsome, but oh so bland, Chris O'Donnell who donned the infamous nippled Robin costume in BATMAN & ROBIN also appeared in this film, as Ernest "Ernie" Hemingway(!)

Plot: Reporter Ernest Hemingway is an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. While bravely risking his life in the line of duty, he is injured and ends up in the hospital, where he falls in love with his nurse, Agnes von Kurowsky.

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Title: "J" is Joe the King (1999)
Post by: Fran on July 21, 2008, 08:20:21 pm
Val Kilmer, who played Batman/Bruce Wayne in "Batman Forever" (1995), played Bob Henry in "Joe the King."

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From IMDb:  A destitute 14-year-old (Noah Fleiss) struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's (Karen Young) hands, harsher abuse at his father's (Val Kilmer), and a growing separation from his slightly older brother (Max Ligosh). Petty thefts for food grow into more major takes until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works. Although Joe uses the money to pay off some of his father's debts and to replace his mother's records that his father smashed in a fit of temper, Joe gets no thanks....
Title: "K" is Kurenai no buta (1992)
Post by: southendmd on July 21, 2008, 08:59:30 pm
Michael Keaton (Batman, Batman Returns) voices Porco Rosso in this film.  Plot:  The adventures of a 1920's bush pilot who just happens to look like a humanoid pig.

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Title: "L" is Luck of the Draw (2000)
Post by: oilgun on July 22, 2008, 06:53:07 am
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Frank Gorshin, the Riddler from BATMAN: THE MOVIE (1966) and Eric Roberts, Sal "the Boss" Maroni from THE DARK KNIGHT can both be found in this film.

Plot: Jack Sweeny is a young man just trying to get a job. Turned down at another bank due to his criminal record he meets a girl, Rebecca, but also witnesses a 3 way shootout between 2 groups of criminals and the cops over a suitcase containing perfect plates for counterfeiting bank notes. Jack grabs the plates and attempts to sell them via his friend Zippo. However with at least three different groups ready to kill him for the plates, Jack finds it's just one double cross after another.
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Cover by the dreaded Floating Head School of Design for the Dimwitted   >:(
Title: "M" is The Majestic (2001)
Post by: Fran on July 22, 2008, 09:09:58 am
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Jim Carrey, who played the Riddler/Dr. Edward Nygma in "Batman Forever," played a Hollywood screenwriter named Peter Appleton in "The Majestic."

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From IMDb:   In this Capra-esque drama set during the 1950's blacklist, a young, ambitious Hollywood screenwriter loses his job and his identity, only to find new courage, love and the power of conviction in the heart of a small town's life.
Title: "N" is Nick of Time (1995)
Post by: memento on July 22, 2008, 10:50:26 am
Christopher Walken played Max Shreck in "Batman Returns" and Mr. Smith in "Nick of Time"

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IMDB: Gene Watson (Johnny Depp) is an ordinary public accountant returning home from his ex-wife's funeral and is met by Mr Smith (Christopher Walken) and Ms. Jones (Roma Maffia) who kidnap his daughter (Courtney Chase) and give him a gun, six bullets, a name-tag that will give him access to anywhere in a specific hotel, and the itinerary of Governor Grant (Marsha Mason) and is informed that he must kill the Governor in 1 hour and 15 minutes or his daughter will die. The rest of the movie follows Mr. Watson as he desperately attempts to warn the Governor without the knowledge of the two and finds out that the conspiracy against her reaches all the way to those she trusts most.
Title: "O" is Omega Doom (1997)
Post by: southendmd on July 22, 2008, 11:39:57 am
Rutger Hauer (Mr. Earle in Batman Begins) played the title character in this film. 

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Plot:  After earth is taken over by an army of robots, the small number of humans left are forced into hiding. In the nuclear winter, only droids walk the face of the earth, in fear of the rumored human resurgence, and in search of a hidden cache of weapons. One robot, his evil circuits destroyed, enters a small town where a robot civil war is taking place. He tries to convince both sides to join forces in search of the weapons, all the while having a hidden agenda, and an affinity for one of the local droids.

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Title: "P" is Prince of Jutland (1994)
Post by: Fran on July 22, 2008, 02:30:53 pm
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Christian Bale, who played Batman/Bruce Wayne in "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," played Amled in "Prince of Jutland."

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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p40oQCVmzk[/youtube]
Trailer:  1:45

Title: "Q" is Quicksand (2003)
Post by: memento on July 22, 2008, 03:33:09 pm
Michael Keaton (Batman, Batman Returns) and Michael Caine (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) costar in Quicksand.

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IMDB: The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities.
Title: "R" is Rescue Dawn (2006)
Post by: oilgun on July 22, 2008, 03:52:38 pm
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Christian Bale, who portrays Batman/Bruce Wayne in BATMAN BEGINS and THE DARK KNIGHT plays Dieter Dengler in this fact-based film.

Synopsis
In 1965, an American pilot on a top-secret bombing mission was shot down over Laos and taken to a hellish prison camp deep in the impenetrable jungle of Vietnam. What followed was one of the most remarkable and harrowing experiences of the entire Vietnam War. Inspired by the true story of Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) and written and directed by internationally acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog, RESCUE DAWN is an uncanny tale of camaraderie and betrayal, courage in the face of despair, and triumph over tragedy. It stands as a true testament to the impossible boundaries of the human condition and the invincibility of the American spirit.

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Title: "S" is The Secret Agent (1996)
Post by: Fran on July 22, 2008, 05:37:47 pm
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Christian Bale, who starred as Batman/Bruce Wayne in "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," played Stevie in "The Secret Agent."

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From IMDb:  London of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts -- refugees, partisans, anarchists. Verloc has made his living spying for the Russian goverment, an agent provacateur of sorts, while simultaneously providing information to the London police, specifically Chief Inspector Heat. When the new Russian ambassador demands he prove his worth or lose his salary, Verloc sets off a tragic chain of events that involves his pretty young wife Winnie, her retarded brother Stevie, and a figure called the Professor, whose fascination with explosives and destruction makes him the person to call on when Verloc needs a bomb.
Title: "T" is Thursday (1998)
Post by: memento on July 22, 2008, 06:26:26 pm
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Aaron Eckhart who played the role of Harvey Dent/Two-Face in "The Dark Knight" played Nick in the movie "Thursday."

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IMDB Plot: A former L.A. drug dealer (Thomas Jane) has moved to Houston to make a new life for himself as a married architect. Everything falls apart when he is suddenly visited by one of his former cohorts (Aaron Eckhart) who comes carrying heroin. Discovering the dope, the architect flushes it down the drain. This sets up a series of tough customers seeking the dope including a Rasta hit-man (Glenn Plummer), an ex-lover Dallas (Paulina Porizkova) who ties him up and rapes him, a criminal called James (James LeGros) with a penchant for torture, and a rogue cop (Mickey Rourke). Michael Jeter also appears as a psychologist from an adoption agency where the couple is seeking to adopt a child.
Title: "U" is Umi to dokuyaku (1986)
Post by: oilgun on July 22, 2008, 08:02:02 pm
aka: The Sea and Poison

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Ken Watanabe who plays Ra's al Ghul in BATMAN BEGINS, plays Toda in this film.  Below is the only related image I could find:
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Title: "V" is Virgin High (1981)
Post by: southendmd on July 22, 2008, 08:27:40 pm
Burt Ward (Robin in Batman: The Movie) plays Dick Murphy in this pathetic film.

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IMDb:  Richard Gabai has carved a unique niche in the B-movie industry. He not only is a regular player in various films – he is a director himself of a handful of DTV features. (Note: the foreknowledge that his mentors/frequent collaborators as an actor are Jim Wynorski, Fred Olen Ray, and David Decoteau helped prepare me for what to expect from one of his own films.)

"Virgin High" is a typical shoestring budget sex comedy, which I'm fairly sure was aired frequently on USA 'Up All Night' in the 90s. I may have even seen some of this film a decade ago, but even now after watching it in its entirety, am unable to pick it out from the homogenous mix of films shown so long ago. The plot concerns a sex-starved teenager (Gabai) trying to gain access to the all-girls school his squeeze has been banished to by her father (Burt Ward). He enlists his dopey friends to (supposedly) help him, his girlfriend must deal with the dorm R.A. (Quigley), and all hilarity ensues.

If you're a fan of Linnea Quigley, then perhaps it's worth watching. She is in much of the movie, including (you guessed it) a few goofy nude scenes where she has phony orgasms during one-sided sex with the school's security guard. Though the reason I watched this movie was for Michelle Bauer's role, which was disappointing. Bauer is in only one short scene that looks like it was written in only because they were able to get Bauer for a day. Burt Ward's role is done mainly for kitsch value; most of his scenes he is either playing with action figures of comic book heroes including (again, you guessed it) a Batman figure, or he is being beset by his S&M dom wife, eventually hitting the ultimate low of being caught wearing a shirt saying "Sex Cowboy" at the finale. A sad state to see one of my childhood influences in.

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Title: "W" is Who's Kyle? (2004)
Post by: Fran on July 22, 2008, 09:23:37 pm
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Gary Oldman, who played Jim Gordon in "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," played Scouse in "Who's Kyle?"

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From IMDb: 

I don't know how the hell they got Gary Oldman in this monster, but it doesn't help. The main story behind this film is a uncredited rip-off of a Roald Dahl short story, and the writer should be whipped and beaten with spiny sticks.

The story is half-narrated by Kyle, who has nothing interesting to say and, in fact, is a complete idiot, and half-narrated by two wandering musicians, one of whom is a dead-ringer for "The Dude" in "The Big Lebowski." Lame, guys, lame.

British accents came and went, badly written lines were further mutilated, and Roald Dahl spun his casket halfway across the cemetery.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Top Secret! (1984)
Post by: southendmd on July 22, 2008, 09:56:29 pm
Val Kilmer (Batman in Batman Forever) and Michael Gough (Alfred in Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin) star in this hilarious spoof of WWII espionage films.

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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5bpyeY60r4[/youtube]
Cool trailer (1:32)
Title: "Y" is Yes Man (2008)
Post by: Meryl on July 22, 2008, 11:55:42 pm
Jim Carrey, who starred as the Riddler in Batman Forever, plays Carl Allen in this film, to be released in December of this year.

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A guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year. Based on the memoir by Danny Wallace.
Title: "Z" is Zerkalnie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye (2004)
Post by: oilgun on July 23, 2008, 01:20:15 am
aka: Mirror Wars: Reflection One

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Rutger Hauer, wh plays Richard Earle in BATMAN BEGINS plays Mysterious Man in this Russian espionage actioner.

From IMDb:   The whole film isn't bad (there is some good action scenes on the earth and in the air), but sometime it's a slightly inconsistently and boring. Seems, all movie budget was spent for action scenes, plane crashings (very effective - without CG!) and three foreign actors. As about Russian actors - for many of them "Mirror Wars: Reflection One" was their first movie. Their performance is rather boring and unnatural - in contrast to their foreign colleagues. McDowell is great villain, Assante - in good traditions of his old movies, Hauer - mysterious charismatic old man. So... 5 out of 10, I think.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Michael Caine Round!
Post by: southendmd on July 23, 2008, 08:46:30 am
In honor of the latest Alfred Pennyworth, how about an "N" Degrees of Michael Caine Round?


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Title: "A" is Alfie (1966)
Post by: southendmd on July 23, 2008, 08:47:01 am
Michael Caine starred with Shelley Winters.

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Title: "B" is Bewitched (2005)
Post by: Fran on July 23, 2008, 09:54:54 am
Michael Caine played Nigel Bigelow in "Bewitched."

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Title: "C" is California Suite (1978)
Post by: oilgun on July 23, 2008, 10:09:10 am
MIchael Caine starred with Maggie Smith.

Plot: 4 totally different and separate stories of guests in a hotel. Maggie Smith and Michael Caine came from England to attend the Oscars; Jane Fonda came from New York, Alan Alda is her ex who lives in California; in the slapsticky part Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor and their wives come to the hotel to relax and play tennis and find there is only one room vacant; in the fourth segment Walter Matthau has come a day before his wife for his nephew's Bar Mitzvah, his brother: sends a prostitute to his room.

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==ASIDE==
It's hard to believe that Neil Simon was so popular for a while!  I remember seeing his Chapter Two (w/ Marcia Mason) on Broadway back in the day - It was the only show available from the TKTS booth - I was with a friend, both of us high on acid and still we hated it, lol!
Title: "D" is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Post by: southendmd on July 23, 2008, 10:14:10 am
Michael Caine starred with Steve Martin in this film. 
Plot:  Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) aint big enough for the two of them. They agree to a "loser leaves" bet. The bet brings out the best/worse in the two. Interesting twist at the end.

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Trivia:  originally conceived for Mick Jagger and David Bowie!
Title: "E" is Evolution (2001)
Post by: memento on July 23, 2008, 11:54:29 am
Julianne Moore played the part of Dr. Allison Reed in this film and costarred with Michael Caine in "Children of Men."

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IMDB Plot: When a meteorite falls to Earth two college professors, Dr. Ira Kane and Prof. Harry Phineas Block, are assigned the job of checking the site out. At the site, they discover organisms not of this planet. Soon the site is taken over by the government, forcing Ira and Harry to the side. As the new life-forms begin to evolve and start to get more and more dangerous, it's up to the two professors to save the planet.
Title: "F" is Flawless (2007)
Post by: Fran on July 23, 2008, 01:29:18 pm
Michael Caine played Mr. Hobbs in "Flawless."

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From IMDb:  Heist movies are among my favorites and this jewel (no pun intended) is among the best. Superb acting by Moore and Caine, excellent direction and a great script add to a very enjoyable movie. Too often today, movies don't take the time to develop a story or get the audience involved with the characters. This one does. The atmosphere of the film (early 60's)is extremely well created. The film has a strong jazz score which adds to the films atmosphere. This movie has an engrossing plot with no gimmicks or over the top action. The ending, which is so important to the total film experience is very cleverly done while the solution to how the heist was "pulled off" is not easily guessed. I'm hoping that people will give this movie a chance. It will keep you involved. Highly recommended.
Title: "G" is Gambit (1966)
Post by: southendmd on July 23, 2008, 01:47:23 pm
Sir Michael starred with Shirley MacLaine in this film.

Plot:  Harry Dean has a plan to pull off a major robbery and needs Nicole as a gambit and windowdressing. He outlines his ideas about his perfect crime in a dream sequence and then meets Nicole, and nothing goes quite right again.

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Title: "H" is The Hand (1981)
Post by: oilgun on July 23, 2008, 03:23:09 pm
Michael Caine plays Jonathan Lansdale in this Oliver Stone Horror film that I've never even heard of...

Plot: Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.

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Title: "I" is The Island (1980)
Post by: Fran on July 23, 2008, 06:32:39 pm
Michael Caine played Blair Maynard in "The Island."

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From IMDb:  David Warner leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation out in the Caribbean.  Michael Caine is a reporter who goes out there with his son to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats.  He runs across Warner and his band of raiders and they decide to induct them into their tribe.
Title: "J" is John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965)
Post by: southendmd on July 23, 2008, 06:39:05 pm
Sir Michael starred in Bewitched and Gambit with Shirley MacLaine, who starred in this film. 

Plot:  "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home" is a farce seemingly typical of the '60s. The story centers around a bumbling pilot and former college football player who finds himself as coach of a ragtag football team in the Middle East. William Peter Blatty, author of "The Exorcist," wrote this comedy (hard to believe!). It's a movie full of political incorrectness. Peter Ustinov is at the heart, playing a crackpot Arab sultan. And Shirley MacLaine does a memorable turn as a female reporter going undercover in the harem. She does a unique belly dance here! Of course, a movie like this couldn't be made today. But let's just look back and enjoy the laughs, shall we?

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Title: "K" is Kidnapped (1971)
Post by: oilgun on July 23, 2008, 06:42:21 pm
Michael Caine stars as Alan Breck in this adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel.

Plot:   When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance his relative first tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Fortunately for the lad he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck escaping from Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat at Culludon. When the ship's captain tries to kill Breck for his money the two manage to get to land and set out for Edinburgh dodging the ruthless Redcoats

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Title: "L" is Last Orders (2001)
Post by: memento on July 23, 2008, 06:55:38 pm
Michael Caine plays Jack in this film.

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IMDB Plot: Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final request, 'Last Orders', that his ashes be scattered in the sea at Margate. The movie follows his mates, Ray, Lenny and Vic and his foster son Vince as they journey to the sea with the ashes. Along the way, the threads of their lives, their loves and their disappointments are woven together in their memories of Jack and his wife Amy.
Title: "O" is On Deadly Ground (1994)
Post by: southendmd on July 23, 2008, 07:02:38 pm
Undoubtedly a low point in his career, Sir Michael starred with Steven Seagal in this Alaskan piece of crap.

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A fun comment from IMDb:

In this Alaskan film, Joan Chen plays what is quite probably the last word in Sino-Eskimo snow bunnies.

Eskimo Joan represents the same sort of Hollywood confusion about racial boundary lines which saw Larry Fishburne play the Moor of Venice, and Jackie Chan cast to play the King of Pop in an upcoming TV movie. (I'm kidding about one of these.) Not to mention generations of Italian and Jewish Indians, and more white actors in blackface than there are seeds in a watermelon.

Joan is teamed here with Steven Seagal, quite probably the last word in inarticulate and extremely violent tree-hugging Buddhists. Sort of the Billy Jack of the Barents Sea. His jacket has more fringe on it than you'd see at a reunion concert by the Buffalo Springfield.

Together, they try to build a world where an interracial couple can be happy in an oomiak built for two.

A number of years ago, I spent nearly 8 seconds at a book-signing in the presence of Michael Caine. For each of those seconds, he was extremely personable. So it's a bit of a revelation for me seeing him playing his two-faced vicious Hun of a smooth oil company CEO. Old favourite John C. McGinley also appears against type as one of Caine's nastier henchthugs.

Finally, there's Seagal's direction which takes his film on this ecological walk through the woods which makes it all seem a little like Oliver Stone after too many days trapped in a sweatlodge.

It's so ridiculous I actually found myself enjoying the whole thing quite a bit.
Title: "M" is The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Post by: Fran on July 23, 2008, 08:02:33 pm
Michael Caine played Ebenezer Scrooge in "The Muppet Christmas Carol."

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=aside= Paul
J, K, L... O?   ???
Title: "N" is Noises Off...(1992)
Post by: oilgun on July 24, 2008, 09:36:14 am
Michael Caine plays Lloyd Fellows

Plot:   Lloyd Fellowes is the director of a theatre company. He's desperately trying to get his production together, despite the best efforts of the cast, the crew, and Lady Luck. We follow the production from final rehersals, through opening night, and onto the tour: as with any group of actors forced to work closely together for any great length of time, romances and arguments are bound to break out. Quite often, what's happening on stage is nothing compared to what's happening backstage....

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Title: "P" is Pulp (1972)
Post by: memento on July 24, 2008, 09:45:48 am
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Michael Caine played Mickey King is this film.

IMDB: Michael King is a seedy writer of sleazy pulp genre novels under a half dozen sensational pseudonyms whose ambition is to dictate 10,000 words per minute to stenographers a la Earle Stanley Gardner. He's recruited by the agent of Preston Gilbert, a quirky ex-Hollywood star currently living reclusively in exile in Malta, to help him write his biography. Despite being pursued by an enigmatic hit man, Gilbert has a large entourage of eccentrics and remains an inveterate practical joker. After Gilbert is eventually murdered by an apparent priest, King tries to stay alive himself while interacting with a variety of idiosyncratic characters including an ersatz princess, a henpecked clairvoyant, and a cross-dressing hit man.
Title: "Q" is The Quiet American (2002)
Post by: southendmd on July 24, 2008, 11:54:39 am
Sir Michael played Thomas Fowler in this film.

Plot:  An older British reporter vies against a young American for the affections of a Vietnamese beauty.


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Quote from: Fran on July 23, 2008, 08:02:33 pm
=aside= Paul
J, K, L... O?   ???

I plead insanity.  I have no idea what I was thinking.  Thanks for filling in the letters.
Title: "R" is The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
Post by: Fran on July 24, 2008, 12:02:54 pm
Michael Caine played Lewis Fielding in "The Romantic Englishwoman."

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From IMDb:  Ah, she is romantic. And he is jealous. And Helmut Berger is a cad. But you'll forgive all in this movie that begins in Baden Baden and ends in lost hope. No one dies though all suffer in some way. Hey, in this, it's just like real life. Romantic Englishwomen everywhere, if you ever wanted to run away from it all with a beautiful young man, this movie is your life.
Title: "S" is Shiner (2000)
Post by: oilgun on July 24, 2008, 02:25:36 pm
Michael Caine plays the title character, Billy "Shiner" Simpson.

Plot:   Billy Simpson is a shady boxing promoter in South London banned from legitimate fights. It's the biggest day of his life, though, because he has a champion on his hands, his 20-year-old son, Eddie. Billy's put all his money on a victory, as have his quarreling daughters. But Eddie is nervous, an odd guy in a cap is hanging about, the licensed promoter Billy has hired to arrange the evening's other fights has hired dogs, the manager of Eddie's opponent looks down scornfully on Billy and on South London, and Scotland Yard wants to Billy in gaol for the death of a club brawler. When the night goes disastrously wrong, Billy tries to find out who double-crossed him

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Title: "T" is Too Late the Hero (1970)
Post by: southendmd on July 24, 2008, 02:42:57 pm
Sir Michael starred with Cliff Robertson in this allegory of Vietnam.

Plot:  A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of the 'heros' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.

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IMDb trivia:  Director Robert Aldrich refused Cliff Robertson's request to attend the 1969 Academy Awards ceremony, as a flight from the Philippines to Los Angeles and back would be too time-consuming. Robertson won the Oscar--for Charly (1968)--and the crew presented him with a mock statuette made out of wood. According to Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, after the Philippine location shooting was over, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences President Gregory Peck greeted the cast as it disembarked at Los Angeles International Airport. Robertson was holding his fake Oscar when he got off the plane. As he was approached by Peck with the real statuette, Robertson threw the wood "Oscar" over his shoulder. The fake Oscar hit Michael Caine in the forehead, and caused him to bleed profusely.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Michael Caine Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on July 24, 2008, 06:05:37 pm
Quote from: southendmd on July 24, 2008, 11:54:39 am
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I plead insanity.  I have no idea what I was thinking.  Thanks for filling in the letters.



You could plead the weather's insanity, it sounds crazy where you are.


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Michael Caine Round!
Post by: southendmd on July 24, 2008, 06:22:02 pm
Quote from: Elle on July 24, 2008, 06:05:37 pm
You could plead the weather's insanity, it sounds crazy where you are.

Sure enough.  I got drenched to the bone at 6am and again tonight, trying to make like a beaver and dam.  I heard someone got killed in a tornado in New Hampster. 

My brain is water-logged. 
Title: "U" is Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Post by: memento on July 24, 2008, 08:23:27 pm
Under The Tuscan Sun starred Diane Lane who appeared in A Little Romance (1979) with Laurence Olivier who costarred with Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972).

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IMDB Plot: Academy Award nominee Diane Lane stars as Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old San Francisco writer whose perfect life has just taken an unexpected detour. Her recent divorce has left her with terminal writer's block and extremely depressed, and her best friend, Patti, is beginning to think she might never recover. Frances decides to take a break and she buys a villa in the beautiful Tuscan countryside and decides to begin anew. Restoring her new home, she eventually finds the fulfillment she was searching for, including love. Based on Frances Mayes' memoir of the same name.
Title: "V" is Vamp (1986)
Post by: Fran on July 24, 2008, 09:51:23 pm
"Vamp" featured Chris Makepeace, who appeared in "The Falcon and the Snowman" with Sean Penn, who appeared in "21 Grams" with Naomi Watts, who appeared in "Ned Kelly" with Heath Ledger, who starred in "The Dark Knight" with Michael Caine.

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From IMDb:  Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends. They have problems with transportation, biker gangs, and, worst of all, the staff of the bar, all of whom seem to be vampires, with Grace Jones playing the head vampire.
Title: "W" is The Weather Man (2005)
Post by: southendmd on July 24, 2008, 10:02:37 pm
Sir Michael starred with Nicholas Cage.  Plot:  A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is Deathtrap (1982)
Post by: southendmd on July 24, 2008, 10:02:56 pm
Sir Michael starred with Christopher Reeve in this adaptation of the stage play.

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SPOILER: According to separate interviews with Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve, they had hesitations regarding the filming of the infamous "kissing" scene. Once they decided to go through with it they both consumed large amounts of alcohol in order to keep themselves calm and drunk enough that they'd do anything anyone asked them to do. Caine reportedly later regretted the scene and vowed to never film another homosexual sequence. To this day he never has.
Title: "Y" is Yield to the Night (1956)
Post by: Fran on July 24, 2008, 10:09:26 pm
Michael Caine had an uncredited part in "Yield to the Night."

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From IMDb:  A young woman who has been abused and taken advantage of by all the men in her life, finally finds a man she believes truly loves her, but she snaps when she finds out that he, too, is cheating on her, and she kills her boyfriend's mistress.
Title: "Z" is Zachariah (1971)
Post by: Meryl on July 24, 2008, 10:41:53 pm
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Zachariah is a 1971 film starring John Rubinstein as Zachariah and Don Johnson as his best friend Matthew. The film is loosely based on Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha, surrealistically adapted as a musical Western. The band Country Joe and the Fish perform as an inept gang of robbers (more adept as musicians) called "the Crackers," who are always "looking for people who like to draw." In the same vein, Zachariah boasts: "I can think, I can wait, and I'm fast on the draw." This is a parody of Siddhartha's famous line: "I can think, I can wait, I can fast."

John Rubinstein was in "The Boys from Brazil" with Sir Laurence Olivier who was in "Sleuth" with Michael Caine.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Michael Caine Round!
Post by: Meryl on July 24, 2008, 10:55:21 pm
After Alfred Pennyworth, we can't leave out Lucius Fox.  Now for an "N" Degrees of Morgan Freeman Round!

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Title: "A" is Along Came a Spider (2001)
Post by: memento on July 25, 2008, 12:58:18 am
Morgan Freeman played Alex Cross in this film.

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IMDB Plot: Based on the book by James Patterson and a partner to the film Kiss the Girls, Morgan Freeman stars as the detective/psychologist Alex Cross. After losing his partner in an out of control 'bust' Alex Cross stops working and cannot forgive himself. He is drawn back to work reluctantly when a senator's daughter is kidnapped and the kidnapper seems to want to deal with Alex personally.
Title: "B" is The Bucket List (2007)
Post by: southendmd on July 25, 2008, 08:39:23 am
Morgan Freeman stars with Jack Nicholson.

Plot:  Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

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Title: Re: Wildcard "X" is Deathtrap (1982)
Post by: oilgun on July 25, 2008, 09:37:35 am
Quote from: southendmd on July 24, 2008, 10:02:56 pm
SPOILER: According to separate interviews with Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve, they had hesitations regarding the filming of the infamous "kissing" scene. Once they decided to go through with it they both consumed large amounts of alcohol in order to keep themselves calm and drunk enough that they'd do anything anyone asked them to do. Caine reportedly later regretted the scene and vowed to never film another homosexual sequence. To this day he never has.


Very disappointing, I didn't know Michael Caine was a homophobe.   >:(
Title: "C" is Chain Reaction (1996)
Post by: Fran on July 25, 2008, 10:01:09 am
Morgan Freeman played Paul Shannon in this film.

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From IMDb:

Eddie (Keanu Reeves) works on a scientific team that is searching for low-cost energy sources that are good for the environment, too. One day, it seems that such a discovery has been made. Soon after, however, the chief scientist is murdered and the invention stolen. Eddie and fellow team member Dr. Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz) are suspects in the murder and are forced to go on the run. Naturally, the police and the FBI are in hot pursuit. Another team member Paul (Morgan Freeman) may have some secrets to hide as well. Will the truth come out and will the fleeing duo be captured?

This movie is mostly a chase picture and a moderately successful one. Much of the action is centered on the capture of Eddie and Lily. There is an impressive scene, for example, where Eddie is trying to avoid seizure by climbing a raised bridge. Unfortunately, not all of the scenes are as effective. The scientific elements are quickly rushed over, causing some confusion as to what has transpired. As for the romance between Reeves and Weisz, it is nicely subdued. It's there but only manifests itself in a few embraces. Although the ending is quite exciting, the overall effect of the movie as an action flick is only partly realized. There are some missing plot elements that would have raised it to a higher level. Recommended as a fairly good action motion picture; Reeves fans, certainly, will enjoy it.
 
 
Title: "D" is Dreamcatcher (2003)
Post by: memento on July 25, 2008, 10:34:31 am
Morgan Freeman played Col. Abraham Curtis in this film.

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IMDB Plot: Four childhood friends, Jonesy, Beaver, Pete and Henry all share a special secret. Each year, they take a trip into Maine woods. This year is different. A blizzard occurs, and they recover a man found wondering around. Unbeknownst to them,this wandering individual isn't the only being to be found. Now they must act fast to stop the outbreak developing and to prevent the world from its doom.
Title: "E" is Edison (2005)
Post by: southendmd on July 25, 2008, 12:12:15 pm
Morgan Freeman played Moses Ashford in this direct-to-dvd film.

Plot:  Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes a shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.

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Apparently, Justin Timberlake had no spark.  :P
Title: "F" is Feast of Love (2007)
Post by: Fran on July 25, 2008, 12:38:39 pm
Morgan Freeman played Harry Stevenson in this film.

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From IMDb:

Greetings again from the darkness. Director Robert Benton has only made 11 movies in 35 years. What is consistent with each of his films is the way he peels back the layers of humanity. He really explores the different personalities in people. Think of the Hoffman/Streep split in "Kramer vs. Kramer" and you will see the similarities with the break-up here of Greg Kinnear and Selma Blair. The number of intimate moments and personal insecurities are too many to count ... just like real life.

Rarely do you see one partner slap the other in the midst of an affair when the one slapping is trying to lecture the soon-to-be-married other one that her morals need to be straightened out before she weds. In other words ... do as I say, not as I do. Another good story line involved two young broken people who try to accept that life and love can be good. Played well by Toby Hemingway and a stunning Alexa Davalos, the two lovers have overcome much in their lives and certainly appreciate the bond they have.

The best story line in the film is the magic of Morgan Freeman and Jane Alexander, playing the oldest interracial couple I can remember seeing on film. They are both hurting deeply from the loss of a son, yet the strength of their relationship allows them to deal with grief in separate ways, while still being there for each other. Two excellent performances.

The center of the film is the lovable, clueless, hopeless romantic played by underrated actor Greg Kinnear. We see two relationships (Selma Blair and Radha Mitchell) end badly for him, yet he clings to his belief that LOVE is what it's all about.

I like how the only kids involved in this real world mess are old enough to make their own decisions. It would have been easy to toss in a kid or two to tug even harder at the tear ducts, but this remained an adult story for adults ... and there are far too few of these. Be forewarned , this is no light-hearted chick flick. It could be termed a romantic drama but more accurately a human drama.
Title: "G" is Guilty by Association (2003)
Post by: oilgun on July 25, 2008, 03:37:02 pm
Morgan Freeman, apparently owing someone a BIG favour, plays Police Lieutenant Redding in this straight-to-video excreta.

From IMDb:  I pride myself on not being taken in by fancy packaging. Since I work in film and advertising, I understand that things are not always what they see. This movie made me sick. I was absolutely paralyzed by it. ALthough the remote was simply on the coffee table in front of me, I physically could not move to turn off the movie. I was that amazed. Morgan! MORGAN!! MORGAN!!! What was going through your mind, Brother. I find it hard to believe that you went into this project willingly. Or perhaps you were hoodwinked by the same people who got me to rent this debacle. Word of advice... NEVER EVER EVER put this movie on your resume. Most people will not have seen it or even heard of it. And don't ever go on Maury Povich. You know how they surprise people. Well it won't be a lover from your past which comes back to haunt you... it will be this film. Wow. I wish I had their money. I would have made a much better film. Isn't that always the way? People with it have no idea how to handle it. Oh well. DOn't rent this. It truly truly sucks!!!
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Title: "H" is High Crimes (2002)
Post by: memento on July 25, 2008, 03:39:50 pm
Morgan Freeman played Charles W. Grimes in this film.

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IMDB Plot: High powered lawyer Claire Kubik finds her world turned upside down when her husband, who she thought was Tom Kubik, is arrested and is revealed to be Ron Chapman. Chapman is on trial for a murder of Latin American villagers while he was in the Marines. Claire soon learns that to navigate the military justice system, she'll need help from the somewhat unconventional Charlie Grimes; meanwhile, Claire's sister, Jackie, is falling in love with wet-behind-the-ears Lieutenant Embry assigned as the official defense lawyer. And most of the eyewitnesses have rather too conveniently died.
Title: "I" is Ironweed (1987)
Post by: Lynne on July 25, 2008, 04:54:30 pm
starring Jack Nicholson who starred with Morgan Freeman in THE BUCKET LIST.

From Wikipedia:
The picture is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by William Kennedy, and tells the story of an alcoholic, wandering man and woman during America's Great Depression. Kennedy also wrote the screenplay.

It stars Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Tom Waits and Nathan Lane. The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Nicholson) and Best Actress in a Leading Role (for Streep).

Major portions of the film were shot on location in Albany, New York, including Jay Street at Lark Street and the Miss Albany Diner on North Pearl Street.
Title: "J" is Johnny Handsome (1989)
Post by: Meryl on July 25, 2008, 06:04:34 pm
Morgan Freeman played Lt. A. Z. Drones in this movie.

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Title: "K" is Kiss the Girls (1997)
Post by: Fran on July 25, 2008, 06:36:36 pm
Morgan Freeman played Dr. Alex Cross.

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From IMDb:  Washington DC detective Dr. Alex Cross travels to North Carolina to investigate the apparent kidnapping of his niece. Aided by escaped kidnapee Kate McTiernan, Cross hunts down the kidnapper, who operates under the pseudonym "Casanova."

Quote from: southendmd on July 24, 2008, 10:02:37 pm
Sir Michael starred with Nicholas Cage.  Plot:  A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

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"Fran Jr." was an extra in "The Weather Man."  She's on the sidewalk, on the far left.  :)

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Title: "L" is Lean on Me (1989)
Post by: Lynne on July 25, 2008, 06:39:56 pm
From Wiki:
Lean on Me is a 1989 biographical-drama film written by Michael Schiffer, directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Morgan Freeman. Lean on Me is loosely based on the story of Joe Clark, a real life inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is at risk of being overtaken by the New Jersey state government unless students improve their test scores. Morgan Freeman spent time with Clark to capture his mannerisms and sayings. Clark resigned as principal of Eastside High School the year after this film was released to become an author and motivational speaker. In August 1995, he was hired to run a juvenile detention center in Newark, New Jersey. Parts of the film, including the elementary school scenes, were filmed in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.
Title: "M" is Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)
Post by: oilgun on July 25, 2008, 08:45:23 pm
Morgan Freeman iprovides the voice of Neil Armstrong in this short film narrated by Tom Hanks.

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Title: "N" is North (1994)
Post by: Meryl on July 26, 2008, 12:18:03 am
Morgan Freeman was in "Deep Impact" with Elijah Wood who played the title role in "North."

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Morgan Freeman Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on July 26, 2008, 03:25:17 am
I love the pic of Junior, Fran!!  Thanks for sharing it.  Very sweet.
Title: "O" is The Other Man (2008)
Post by: memento on July 26, 2008, 11:26:29 am
The Other Man will star Liam Neeson who appeared with Morgan Freeman  in Batman Begins.

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IMDB Plot: Taken from a short story by Bernhard Sclink's collection "Flights of Love", "The Other Man" tells the story of how a widower's slowly developing revenge against his late wife's secret lover reveals to him his own compromises and failings.

=aside= Fran
I agree with Elle that Fran Jr. looks adorable.
Title: "P" is The Power of One (1992)
Post by: oilgun on July 26, 2008, 01:31:41 pm
Morgan Freeman plays Geel Piet.

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Plot: The Power of One is an intriguing story of a young English boy named Peekay and his passion for changing the world. Growing up he suffered as the only English boy in an Afrikaans school. Soon orphaned, he was placed in the care of a German national named Professor von Vollensteen (a.k.a. "Doc"), a friend of his grandfather. Doc develops Peekay's piano talent and Peekay becomes "assistant gardener" in Doc's cactus garden. It is not long after WWII begins that Doc is placed in prison for failure to register with the English government as a foreigner. Peekay makes frequent visits and meets Geel Piet, an inmate, who teaches him to box. Geel Piet spreads the myth of the Rainmaker, the one who brings peace to all of the tribes. Peekay is cast in the light of this myth. After the war Peekay attends an English private school where he continues to box. He meets a young girl, Maria, with whom he falls in love. Her father, Professor Daniel Marais, is a leader of the Nationalist Party of South Africa. The two fight to teach the natives English as Peekay's popularity grows via the myth. Peekay looses focus until he sees the success of his language school among the tribes. He and Guideon Duma continue the work in hopes of building a better future for Africa.


==ASIDE==
I must say, Antonio is aging really well.
Title: "Q" is QB VII (1974)
Post by: southendmd on July 26, 2008, 09:13:07 pm
Anthony Hopkins starred as Dr. Adam Kelno in this film about a physician who sues a novelist for publishing statements implicating the doctor in Nazi war crimes.
 Morgan Freeman will star with Anthony Hopkins in the upcoming Harry and the Butler (2008).

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=aside= Fran
How great to see Fran, Jr.!

Title: "R" is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Post by: memento on July 27, 2008, 11:59:30 am
Morgan Freeman played the part of Azeem.

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Title: "S" is Street Smart (1987)
Post by: Fran on July 27, 2008, 09:37:51 pm
Morgan Freeman was nominated for a best-supporting-actor Oscar for his portrayal of a pimp named Fast Black in "Street Smart."

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From IMDb:  Magazine reporter Jonathan Fisher, in danger of losing his job, promises to write a factual hard-hitting story of prostitution. But when he tries to get information from the subjects, he is ignored. So he ends up faking a well-received story of a pimp, describing his life and crimes. But police think the story is of a real-life pimp who is wanted for murder and start pressuring him to reveal the identity of subject in his story and all he knows. The pimp the police suspect also thinks the story is about himself and wants to know what Jonathan knows and who told him.
Title: "T" is 10 Items or Less (2006)
Post by: Meryl on July 27, 2008, 11:43:09 pm
Morgan Freeman played the role of Him in this movie.

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Title: "U" is An Unfinished Life (2005)
Post by: oilgun on July 28, 2008, 12:03:37 pm
Morgan Freeman plays Mitch Bradley.

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Plot:  In order to escape from the abusive boy-friend, Gary Winston (Damian Lewis), Jean Gilkyson (Jennifer Lopez) moves with her young daughter Griff Gilkyson (Becca Gardner) without previous notice to the ranch of her father-in-law Einar Gilkyson (Robert Redford) in Wyoming. Jean and Einar are disaffected, since he blames her for the death of his beloved son in a car accident. Einar is taking care of his friend Mitch Bradley (Morgan Freeman), who was attacked and seriously wounded by a bear, and he does not know that he has a grand-daughter. While Mitch heals his wounds and forgives the bear, Einar also changes his feelings regarding Jean, finally understanding that accidents happen and accepting her and loving his grand-daughter.
Title: "V" is Valley of Angels (2008)
Post by: Fran on July 28, 2008, 12:33:16 pm
"Valley of Angels" featured Danny Trejo, who appeared in "SherryBaby" with Maggie Gyllenhaal, who appeared in "The Dark Knight" with Morgan Freeman.

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From IMDb:  West Los Angeles -- home of the young, rich and hip. It is also home to twenty-five year old Zachary "Zeus" Andrews. Transplanted from Chicago as a kid, Zeus never fit into the hip LA culture. As a way to make a living in his undesirable world, Zeus peddles drugs to wealthy kids. He desperately seeks the path on which his destiny lies; that is, until he meets a girl who seems to transcend the shallow culture they inhabit. She gives him the purpose he has long sought. But the reality of the gritty drug culture explodes into Zeus's life in the most shattering of ways. He must find a way out of his current existence within a very dangerous world to reach a place of enlightenment he so desperately seeks.
Title: "W" is Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
Post by: southendmd on July 28, 2008, 12:37:07 pm
Morgan Freeman plays "uncredited Grand Central commuter" in this Doris Day film.

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IMDb trivia:  Although the New York blackout occurred 30 months before this movie was released, it was based on a play that opened in Paris 9 years before the blackout.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Post by: memento on July 28, 2008, 12:40:09 pm
Morgan Freeman played Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris.

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IMDB: Maggie Fitzgerald, a poor thirty-one year old waitress from the very lower classes and with a dysfunctional loser family, decides to make a difference through boxing. She convinces the experienced hardened boxing trainer Frankie Dunn to coach her and be her manager, with the support of his old partner Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris, who sees her potential as a boxer. Frankie has a problematical relationship with his daughter, and practically adopts Maggie along her career.
Title: "Y" is You Did What? (2006)
Post by: Fran on July 28, 2008, 02:06:27 pm
"You Did What" featured A.J. Buckley, who appeared in "Nightstalker" with Danny Trejo, who appeared in "SherryBaby" with Maggie Gyllenhaal, who appeared in "The Dark Knight" with Morgan Freeman.

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From IMDb:  When his brother proposes to a girl after knowing her less than 24 hours, marriage phobic Charlie Porter finds himself stuck between a two-carat rock and a hard place with his long-term girlfriend.

Title: "Z" is Zeppelin (1971)
Post by: southendmd on July 28, 2008, 02:19:34 pm
Zeppelin starred Michael York, who starred with Morgan Freeman in The Long Way Home  (1997).

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Gary Oldman Round!
Post by: southendmd on July 28, 2008, 02:33:31 pm
He was impressive as Commissioner Gordon.  Let's do an "N" Degrees of Gary Oldman Round!

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Title: "A" is Air Force One (1997)
Post by: memento on July 28, 2008, 03:06:18 pm
Gary Oldman played the role of Ivan Korshunov in Air Force One.

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IMDB: The President of the United States is on a journey home after making a speech in Moscow. But on the journey, Russian hi-jakers take over the plane, disguising themselves as newspaper reporters. They want the President to ring Moscow and release General Redek. But they think that the President has escaped in the pod. But the president is really still on board air force One attempting to regain control of the plane and to rescue his wife and daughter.
Title: "B" is Basquiat (1996)
Post by: oilgun on July 28, 2008, 03:16:59 pm
Gary Oldman plays Albert Milo in this Schnabel biopic of the artist.

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Plot:   Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist, living in Thompkins Square Park in a cardboard box, Jean-Michel is "discovered" by Andy Warhol's art world and becomes a star. But success has a high price, and Basquiat pays with friendship, love, and eventually, his life.
Title: "C" is Chattahoochee (1989)
Post by: southendmd on July 28, 2008, 04:09:00 pm
Gary Oldman plays Emmet Foley in this film.

Tagline: At the edge of insanity lies hope.

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Title: "D" is Dead Fish (2004)
Post by: Fran on July 28, 2008, 04:41:39 pm
Gary Oldman played Lynch in "Dead Fish."

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From IMDb:  Sometimes it's a miracle how they can transform a potential good movie in a complete piece of crap. Dead Fish has everything in it to become a nice gangster comedy but fails miserably. You can't blame the casting, though. There are some excellent casted actors in roles that suit them fine. Robert Carlyle is superbly casted as greedy loan shark. Gary Oldman plays the role of messed up hit-man with verve. Terence Stamp has that eerie aura that makes his presence worth gold.
Title: "E" is Eleni (1985)
Post by: oilgun on July 28, 2008, 07:21:30 pm
In 1985 Alfred Molina played Young Christos in ELENI and was in PRICK UP YOUR EARS with Gary Oldman the following year.

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Title: "F" is The Fifth Element (1997)
Post by: Lynne on July 28, 2008, 07:27:17 pm
From Wiki:
The Fifth Element is a French 1997 science fantasy, action, comedy, techno thriller film directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, and Chris Tucker. The production design for the film was developed by French comics creators Jean Giraud (Moebius) and Jean-Claude Mézières and shows a strong influence of French comic storytelling and aesthetic style[citation needed]. The costume design was created by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, who produced 954 costumes for use in the film.

The film's central plot involves the survival of humanity, which becomes the duty of a taxicab driver (and former Special Forces soldier) named Korben Dallas (Willis) when a young woman named Leeloo (Jovovich) falls into his taxicab. She is the Fifth Element, whose appearance was prophesied by Father Vito Cornelius (Holm). Korben's mission is to gather the other four elements before a black planet that represents pure evil collides with Earth. Mangalores, slow-witted, shape-shifting warrior mercenary aliens hired by corporate tyrant Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Oldman), are given the task to thwart Korben's efforts.
Title: "G" is The Glory Stompers (1968)
Post by: Meryl on July 28, 2008, 08:33:34 pm
The Glory Stompers starred Dennis Hopper who was in Chattahoochee with Gary Oldman.

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Title: "H" is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Post by: Fran on July 28, 2008, 08:42:29 pm
Gary Oldman played Sirius Black in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."

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From IMDb:  "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" takes us deeper into the characters' minds and the darkness of the Wizarding World....
Title: "I" is Intersate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
Post by: southendmd on July 28, 2008, 09:09:22 pm
Gary Oldman played O.W. Grant in this film. 

Plot:  A confused young man (James Marsden) takes a journey on a road that doesn't exist on any map.

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Title: "J" is Junior Pilot (2005)
Post by: memento on July 29, 2008, 09:16:51 am
Eric Roberts played Coach Davis in this film and also costarred with Gary Oldman in The Dark Knight.

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IMDB: This is officially the terrible, boring, corny, and ridiculous movie ever created. The movie is all about a crazy kid and his friends, and they land a 747. His dreams are very corny and make no sense at all, and is very poorly done. Every special effect looks as if it was done without any modern technology, and might have been created by the kid that plays the "leading role" in the movie. If you watch this movie, it will definitely make you stupider. I advise you to never consider watching this movie, and if you do, good luck and don't miss the brain cells you killed off. My comment does not even fully grasp the awful creation from hell that has been made. The person that wrote the comment before me did not watch the same movie that I dreadfully watched, and wish I never watched. Peace.
Title: "K" is The King (2005)
Post by: oilgun on July 29, 2008, 09:52:46 am
William Hurt is Pastor David Sandow in THE KING and he co-starred with Gary Oldman in LOST IN SPACE (1998)

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Synopsis
Discharged from the Navy with a duffle bag and service rifle in hand, Elvis (Gael Garcia Bernal) sets out for the town of Corpus Christi, Texas, to track down the father he has never met. He soon learns that his father, David Sandow (William Hurt), is now the pastor of a thriving Baptist Church and wants nothing to do with Elvis who is a shameful reminder of his own sinful past and a long-kept secret from his now legitimate family - beautiful wife, Twyla (Laura Harring), upstanding son Paul (Paul Dano) and his dreamy daughter Malerie (Pell James). David orders his family to stay away from this handsome stranger, but Elvis has already befriended the sheltered and lonely Malerie who has no idea of their blood connection. As their already forbidden relationship becomes more intense, Elvis begins to slowly infiltrate his father's family, setting the stage for an explosion of violence and tragedy that reaches Biblical proportions.
Title: "L" is The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Post by: Fran on July 29, 2008, 10:02:03 am
"The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" starred Tom Courtenay, who appeared in "Nicholas Nickeby" with Anne Hathaway, who appeared in "Brokeback Mountain" with Heath Ledger, who was awesome in "The Dark Knight" as was Gary Oldman.

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From IMDb:  This film... is amazing. This is the only way that I can POSSIBLY describe the brilliant acting performance of Tom Courtenay, one of my all-time favorite actors. His depiction of Colin, a young man from the lower class society of Nottingham, is remarkable. In fact, depiction is quite the wrong word for what he does with that character. Courtenay does not play Colin, he IS Colin, pure and simple. I will not give a summary simply because it is impossible to explain the story line without seeing the film. I have tried to explain the story line to my friends, and they just can't understand why I'm raving about. Anyone who is reading this, WATCH THIS MOVIE! It is one of the best films the '60s has to offer.
Title: "M" is Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
Post by: southendmd on July 29, 2008, 01:04:57 pm
Mrs. Dalloway starred Vanessa Redgrave, who costarred with Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears (1987).


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Title: "N" is Nobody's Baby (2001)
Post by: oilgun on July 29, 2008, 02:17:53 pm
Gary Oldman plays Buford Dill in this crowd pleaser.

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From IMDb: Caught this on cable last night and loved it - how can you not love a film that has (a nearly-unrecognizable) Gary Oldman playing Buford Dill, yer basic sadsack Southern petty criminal with a rectal problem which causes him to go through a lot of Chapstick? (This must be seen to be appreciated.) One of the funniest and endearing characterizations of his brilliant career. And Skeet Ulrich, who rescues and slowly becomes irreparably attached to the baby of the title, is thoroughly believable as well. If you watch it, make sure you stay through the end titles, which feature Oldman and Mary Steenburgen line-dancing. (PS: The baby is adorable too.)
Title: "O" is Onegin (1999)
Post by: Fran on July 29, 2008, 02:21:09 pm
Ralph Fiennes, who starred in "Onegin," appeared in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" with Gary Oldman.

From IMDb:  "Onegin" is a charming and dramatic romance. It contains all of the elements of a great film. The acting is underplayed. The cinematography is perfection itself. The colors are muted in concert with the drama itself. One can only desire an extension of the romantic relationship with Onegin himself and his lovely sweetheart. There are very dramatic moments including the duel on the pier. The snow scenes are reminiscent of "Dr. Zhivago." I can highly recommend this picture for those romantics at heart. Alexander Pushkin would be proud to see this serious play in cinematic form. It is now in DVD format with excellent soundtrack and special features. This is one not to miss.

Trivia:  Lots of Fienneses in this one.  The director, Martha Fiennes, is the sister of star Ralph Fiennes. The composer is Magnus Fiennes (Ralph's brother). Sophie Fiennes (another sister) also appears in the credits.
Title: "P" is Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Post by: memento on July 29, 2008, 02:36:01 pm
Gary Oldman  played the part of Joe Orton in his film.

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IMDB: This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. In his teens, Orton is befriended by the older, more reserved Kenneth Halliwell, and while the two begin a relationship, it's fairly obvious that it's not all about sex. Orton loves the dangers of bath-houses and liaisons in public restrooms; Halliwell, not as charming or attractive as Orton, doesn't fare so well in those environs. While both long to become writers, it is Orton who achieves fame - his plays "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" and "Loot" become huge hits in London of the sixties, and he's even commissioned to write a screenplay for the Beatles. But Orton's success takes him farther from Halliwell, whose response ended both his life and the life of the up-and-coming playwright.
Title: "Q" is Quelques jours avec moi (1988)
Post by: oilgun on July 29, 2008, 04:25:53 pm
Danielle Darieux was in this film as well as in 8 Women with Virgine Ledoyen who starred in Bosque de sombras (2006) with Gary Oldman.
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Plot: Martial's mother owns a chain of supermarkets. He had spent some years in a mental hospital because of pervasive indolence. Hoping that an active task may improve his condition, he is sent to inspect one of the supermarkets. The manager had taken a large loan of money belonging to the firm. When exposed he expects to lose his job. Instead friendship develops between him and Martial who remitted the debt. A sexual relation begins between Francine and Martial, without jealousy from her boyfriend Fernand. Suddenly Martial disappears. He was called to his mother's sickbed. Francine took a job as a waitress. It is not clear if she understood that the owner of the bar would force her to do sexual services for some customers. To save Francine Fernand kills the owner. The only witness is Martial who says 'Run! Do you want to spend ten years in prison!' If he takes the murder on him, he will just return to the luxury hospital he recently came from. Only Francine saw a glimpse of Fernand and understood what really happened. The double sacrifice radically changed her emotions: she came to feel for Fernand as for an older brother and they parted.
Title: "R" is Rain Fall (2009)
Post by: Meryl on July 29, 2008, 04:48:59 pm
Gary Oldman will star as Holtzer in this Japanese-produced film, based on the novel by Barry Eisler, now in production.

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Title: "S" is Sin (2003)
Post by: Fran on July 29, 2008, 05:14:25 pm
Gary Oldman played Charlie Strom in "Sin."

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From IMDb:  Retired cop Eddie Burns (Ving Rhames) gave 15 years and the use of his left arm to the Reno homicide squad. When his wayward sister, Kassie (Kerry Washington), goes missing Eddie Burns finds himself subjected to a fiendish and ingenious campaign of revenge by the mysterious Charlie Strom (Gary Oldman). In order to protect his sister, Eddie -- disabled, betrayed and alone -- journeys into the heart of his own darkness: where he discovers that the reason for his ordeal lies in his own past sins and those of his adversary Charlie Strom.
Title: "T" is Track 29 (1988)
Post by: memento on July 29, 2008, 05:32:54 pm
Gary Oldman  played Martin in this film.

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IMDB: For this psychological drama, Dennis Potter reworked his 1974 TV play, Schmoedipus, transposing the setting from London to the United States. The title "Track 29" is taken from the lyrics of "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Distraught and dreamy Linda Henry (Theresa Russell) complains to her husband, surgeon Henry Henry (Christopher Lloyd), about their sex-less, childless marriage, but he's obsessed with his basement model railroad layout and also engaged in an affair with a nurse (Sandra Bernhard). When mysterious stranger Martin (Gary Oldman) drops in on Linda, he claims to be her long-lost illegitimate son. As seen in flashbacks, the 16-year-old Linda was raped at a carnival by a man (Gary Oldman) who resembles Martin. Subsequent events hint at Martin as a delusion, a product erupting from Linda's fantasy world.
Title: "U" is The Unborn (2009)
Post by: oilgun on July 29, 2008, 07:48:25 pm
Gary Oldman will play Rabbi Sendak in this upcoming horror film.

Plot:   A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her


Excerpt from : 'Dark Knight' Writer Hopes To Give Horror Fans Nightmares With 'The Unborn'

[...]
Now, fresh from the success of "The Dark Knight," the director/screenwriter wants to invite you into his nightmares. Literally.

"What happened was I had some free time, and this notion popped in my head. It was kind of a creepy notion, so I just started writing down images and things that scared me or that I found frightening," Goyer said, explaining the genesis of "The Unborn," a supernatural horror film he's currently wrapping. "I wrote it in an unusual way. The movie begins with a dream. I wrote the dream first — the nightmare first — and then let the nightmare kind of dictate what the movie became."
[...]
"The notion actually comes from [the Hebraic legend of the] dybbuk, the dybbuk being someone that did something so horrible in this life that it's been barred from entering heaven," Goyer explained of the film's central conceit, which enables the spirit to wander from vessel to vessel, beginning with a young boy. "It doesn't have a body and it's trying to find a body, and the only way that it can get a body is by evicting someone else from their own body. That person then becomes a dybbuk, and the whole process begins anew."

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Title: "V' is Voyage en ballon (1960)
Post by: southendmd on July 29, 2008, 08:15:06 pm
Jack Lemmon starred in this film and also JFK, which featured Gary Oldman as Lee Harvey Oswald.


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Title: "W" is We Think the World of You (1988)
Post by: Fran on July 29, 2008, 11:41:44 pm
Gary Oldman played Johnny in "We Think the World of You."

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From IMDb:  In post-war London, aimless, young married bisexual Johnny is sent to prison, forcing him to entrust his beloved Alsatian dog, Evie, to the reluctant care of his down-trodden parents and older, middle-class former lover and best friend Frank. After a series of visits to Johnny's parents home, Frank bonds with the dog, whose mischievous spirit reminds him of his incarcerated friend. As it becomes apparent to Frank that Johnny's father is beating the dog, who is left for days on end in a small yard, a class war erupts over Evie's welfare, exacerbated by Johnny's manipulative and antagonistic wife Megan, whose sole aim is to claim Johnny back from Frank on his forthcoming release. A set of tragi-comic relationships evolve with the dog coming to represent the hold they have over each other. The story explores the characters' capacity to make their own and others' lives a misery through their fear of freedom and inability to fulfill their dreams.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Gary Oldman Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on July 30, 2008, 12:50:34 am
Quote from: memento on July 29, 2008, 05:32:54 pm
IMDB: For this psychological drama, Dennis Potter reworked his 1974 TV play, Schmoedipus, transposing the setting from London to the United States. The title "Track 29" is taken from the lyrics of "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Distraught and dreamy Linda Henry (Theresa Russell) complains to her husband, surgeon Henry Henry (Christopher Lloyd), about their sex-less, childless marriage, but he's obsessed with his basement model railroad layout and also engaged in an affair with a nurse (Sandra Bernhard). When mysterious stranger Martin (Gary Oldman) drops in on Linda, he claims to be her long-lost illegitimate son. As seen in flashbacks, the 16-year-old Linda was raped at a carnival by a man (Gary Oldman) who resembles Martin. Subsequent events hint at Martin as a delusion, a product erupting from Linda's fantasy world.



Wow, have I learned a lot reading the IMDb bits of these movies we unearth.  Christopher Lloyd and Sandra Bernhard as lovers - there's one to ponder.... :)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Sid and Nancy (1986)
Post by: Fran on July 30, 2008, 01:30:20 am
Gary Oldman starred as Sid Vicious in "Sid and Nancy."

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From IMDb:  Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death and Sid is arrested for her murder.
Title: "Y" is You Stupid Man (2002)
Post by: oilgun on July 30, 2008, 03:55:04 pm
This movie features Mila Jovovich who was also in THE FIFTH ELEMENT with Gary Oldman!

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Plot:   A young man named Owen, who can't get over his would-be fiancee and now ex-girlfriend, Chloe, who moved to Los Angeles to become a TV star, finally falls in love with Nadine, the girl who would've been their maid of honor. Soon after, however, his ex loses her TV show, and comes back home, looking to reunite.

Title: "Z" is Zelly and Me (1988)
Post by: memento on July 30, 2008, 05:58:19 pm
Isabella Rossellini starred in this film and costarred with Gary Oldman in Immortal Beloved.

(http://www.davidlynch.de/ze2.jpg)Plot: A young orphan who lives with her grandmother in a large Virginian home infatuates herself with the voices of Joan d'Arc. Her nanny seeks out the help of a rich suitor (David Lynch's first real acting role) to take her and the orphan away when she realizes that the often cruel grandmother cannot offer the orphan the love that she needs. Ends with an unpredictable plot twist.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Jack Nicholson!
Post by: memento on July 30, 2008, 06:52:29 pm
The "N" Degrees of Jack Nicholson Round!

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Title: "A" is As Good as it Gets (1997)
Post by: southendmd on July 30, 2008, 06:56:14 pm
Jack Nicholson won an Oscar for his role.

Plot:  The trials and tribulations of a compulsive writer, Melvin Udall. After his homosexual neighbor is brutally beaten, he is entrusted to the care of the neighbor's dog, with a difficult relationship with a waitress to add on top of that. What develops is a weekend trip/triangle between these three individuals, and together they learn the true meaning of "the sunny side of life".

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Title: "B" is Back Door to Hell (1964)
Post by: oilgun on July 30, 2008, 07:14:38 pm
Jack Nicholson plays Burnett in this war drama.

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Plot:   In December, 1944, three US soldiers sneak ashore on Luzon to gather intelligence about Japanese troops in advance of the American armada. The three are to reconnoiter and report via their shortwave radio. Lieutenant Craig may not have the stomach for killing; Jersey is a cynical sergeant; Bartlett is the radio man who also speaks Japanese. They're soon in touch with guerrillas, led by Paco, a tough, skeptical school teacher. The Japanese learn the Americans are in the area and take school children hostage until the Filipinos find, arrest, and turn over the GIs. Can this tiny squad make allies, save the children, get and transmit the information, and live to tell the tale?
Title: "C" is The Crossing Guard (1995)
Post by: Fran on July 30, 2008, 07:28:41 pm
Jack Nicholson played Freddy Gale in this film.

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From IMDb:  Jack Nicholson plays Freddy Gale, the completely distraught, hopelessly depressed and lost father of a young girl killed by a drunk driver that spiraled his life into hopelessness. He lost his wife; his two sons now know his ex-wife's new husband as "Dad." He's got questionable business practices running a seed jewelry store, and his only friends and hang out are in a strip joint. Gale is an intriguing and incredibly depthy and emotional character. I have never seen Nicholson embrace a character like this and take the filmgoer on such an incredible ride of emotions. This is a Nicholson MUST SEE performance, and he should have been praised to no end for this role. It's underrated and his best, and he's done some incredible work. The role of Freddie Gale is like this fragile bomb that is falling apart and ready to explode at any moment....
Title: "D" is Dragonard (1987)
Post by: southendmd on July 30, 2008, 07:36:08 pm
Dragonard  starred Oliver Reed who was in Tommy  with Jack.

Plot:  In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sugar-planters. When caught having sex with his owner's wife, Abdee is given 100 lashes with the dreaded "dragonard" whip. This sentence is meant to be fatal but Abdee survives and later joins in a slave revolt which puts an end to the island's era of savage whippings.

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Title: "E" is The Evening Star (1996)
Post by: memento on July 30, 2008, 08:24:48 pm
Jack  played Garrett Breedlove in this film.

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IMDB: Now when this movie first came out, no one really saw it. Critics gave it bad reviews. Part of the issue was the original Terms of Endearment was made back in 1983. So when some of the cast came back 13 years later, it can lose some of its box office draw. However, the time that passed actually made this movie more believable as the characters had also aged. Shirley MacLaine reprises her role and does a nice job, trying to raise her dead daughter's children. The movie stays grounded by dealing with everyday issues as well as getting older and the trials of a non-traditional family. Paxton plays a nice role in this film adding a little flare to the shadowing plot of Shirley MacLaine's character getting older. Nicholson's  return, although brief, helped this film round itself out. See this one only if you see Terms of Endearment first.

Best Scene: Nicholson and MacLaine re-living the past on the beach.
Title: "F" is A Few Good Men (1992)
Post by: Fran on July 30, 2008, 10:24:09 pm
Jack Nicholson received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Col. Nathan R. Jessep.

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From IMDb:

This is one of those films that I never tire from viewing. Despite the fascination with legal dramas these days, this film is unique as it focuses solely on one trial, almost exclusively and does not get thrown off into tangents of relationships, sexual tensions between counsel, a shadowy villain who threatens the life of the protagonist or any other outlandish 'Hollywood' circumstances. This is an extremely well-made film, not without humour, that provides a fascinating insight into the military and the litigation process.

This is one of Cruise's best roles as the brash and confident young naval lawyer Daniel Kaffee, a talented attorney who has never been to trial before, who is assigned the case of defending two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine. The cynical Kaffee is reluctant to take such a seemingly unwinnable case to trial, the facts of the case apparently very damning. But he is persuaded by the ambitious Commander Galloway (Demi Moore) that the two Marines have a case, and that there may have been a higher power responsible for the murder.

This is an absolute all-star cast. Keifer Sutherland and Jack Nicholson are terrific and despicable as the God-fearing, fanatical military superiors. Kevin Bacon delivers a solid performance as Captain Jack Ross, the ruthless but impartial prosecutor. This is a fantastic film full of twists and surprises and ultimately a very thought-provoking conclusion.

=aside= Sandy

Re:  "The Evening Star"

Who knew there was a sequel to "Terms of Endearment"!!!!! 
Title: "G" is Goin' South (1978)
Post by: southendmd on July 30, 2008, 10:27:19 pm
Jack plays Henry Lloyd Moon in this film.

Plot:  Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him. Julia Tate needs a man to help her work her mine and marries him. The sheriff makes it very clear to Moon what the consequences of his leaving Julia will be. The two begin to try to form a relationship based on necessity in which they have nothing in common.

With Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen and John Belushi.

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Title: "H" is Heartburn (1986)
Post by: memento on July 31, 2008, 12:30:03 am
Jack  played the part of Mark Forman in this film.

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From IMDB: An autobiographical look at the breakup of Ephron's marriage to Carl "All the President's Men" Bernstein that was also a best-selling novel. The Ephron character, Rachel (Meryl Streep) is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark (Jack Nicholson) at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after until she discovers that Mark is having an affair while she is waddling around with a second pregnancy.

=aside= Fran
I didn't know there was a sequel either.  Too bad the reviews weren't very good.
Title: "I" is Interiors (1978)
Post by: oilgun on July 31, 2008, 09:53:17 am
Maureen Stapleton played Pearl in this film and was also in Warren Beatty's REDS with Jack Nicholson.

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Plot:   Homage to Ingmar Bergman in this family drama involving a fashionable Long Island interior designer who tries to impose her overbearing, critical standards on her husband and her three grown daughters. The film is a realistic look at the relationships among one artistically-oriented family; one daughter is a successful writer; the second is looking for an artistic outlet; and the third is an actress. The mother has been deserted by her husband, their father. She thinks and hopes they may reconcile, but she soon learns that he has other thoughts that circle about a new acquaintance, a woman who has had two husbands and is still lively.
Title: Intermission: Gratuitous Unrelated Movie Image
Post by: oilgun on July 31, 2008, 10:51:01 am
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What movie is this from?  ::)
Title: "J" is The Jammed (2007)
Post by: Fran on July 31, 2008, 10:59:45 am
"The Jammed" featured Saskia Burmeister, who appeared in "Ned Kelly" with Heath Ledger, who was awesome in "The Dark Knight" with Morgan Freeman, who starred in "The Bucket List" with Jack Nicholson.

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From IMDb:

Just when it was beginning to look like a ho-hum year for Australian film, along comes "The Jammed," a low-budget, locally made shock of electricity that further restores one's faith in just how good Australian social-realist films can be.

Set largely in the underworld of Melbourne's illegal sex trade, the film is a prime example of how a factually based story about a hot-button topic can be morphed into compelling fiction. For want of a more eloquent analogy, watching The Jammed is the cinematic equivalent of having a bucket of cold water thrown into your face.

The film kicks off with a traditionally frenetic "what the hell is going on?" opening sequence as an illegal immigrant working as a prostitute undergoes interrogation in an immigration office, on the verge of being deported.

We then jump back in time a mere three weeks for the back-story and are introduced to five women. Crystal (Emma Lung), Vanya (Saskia Burmeister) and Rubi (Sun Park) have been imported into Australia with false papers and forced to work as prostitutes. Sunee (Amanda Ma) is a frightened Chinese mother with a purse full of cash looking for her missing daughter.

Linking these women is Ashley (Veronica Sywack), a bored, single insurance clerk who unwittingly becomes involved in the search when she meets Sunee while picking up somebody at the airport.

Reluctant at first to help this stranger, Ashley is overtaken by growing compassion for her plight, first putting up missing posters on poles then pressing an ex-boyfriend into service to help her out. She, of course, has no idea how nasty and violent the underworld is, and at one point is the recipient of the most violent verbal threat since Robert De Niro told Nick Nolte in "Cape Fear" that he was going to learn about loss.

=aside= Gil
Love the intermission idea!

I'm clueless as to where it's from, though...
(and to be perfectly honest, I don't even
know which actor that is -- well, unless it's
Gene Wilder).
Title: "K" is Kiss of Death (1995)
Post by: memento on July 31, 2008, 11:14:14 am
Helen Hunt appeared in this movie as Bev Kilmartin and also costarred with Jack in "As Good as it Gets."

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IMDB: A loose remake of the classic 1947 film noir, this version boasts an impressive cast: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Hunt, Ving Rhames, Stanley Tucci as well as the underrated David Caruso. As Kilmartin's first wife Bev, Helen Hunt is particularly good, and one feels the film loses intensity when her character shortly disappears. Unfortunately the presence of all this talent doesn't make this film anything more than a commercially entertaining 90 minutes or so. Schroeder sacrifices many of the strengths of the original production to create a thriller with a much more contemporary impact, but average results. Whereas Hathaway's film was praised at the time for its documentary feel, Schroeder's location work remains fairly anonymous, excepting the impressive crane and tracking shot through the junkyard over which the opening credits are played out. At the heart of the film is the character of Kilmartin. Dragged back into the underworld and danger by the call of an imagined debt, his journey is a gradual one from a position of weakness and entrapment to that of strength and liberation. As he says later to Junior,"whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" - hardly original philosophy, but his growing assertiveness confirms the truth of this inspiration. Kilmartin has to overcome in turn his injuries, his imprisonment, his wife's crash, betrayal and his own fear before he finds his feet again. His adventures become a means to recover his self-respect, to regain personal equilibrium, a result only achieved in the final scene.

=aside= Gil

Is the pic Donald Sutherland in Invasion of the Body Snatchers? I remember that look of horror on his face.

I like the idea of the intermission also and think we should have more of them.
Title: "L" is The Last Detail (1973)
Post by: southendmd on July 31, 2008, 12:25:49 pm
Jack played SM1 Billy "Bad A$$" Buddusky in this film.

Plot:  Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender (Randy Quaid!) to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

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Trivia:  The script was completed in 1970, but contained too much profanity to be shot as written. Columbia Pictures waited for two years trying to get writer Robert Towne to tone down the language. Instead, by 1972, the standards for foul language relaxed so much that all the profanity was left in.

=intermission aside=
Great and fun idea!
Donald Sutherland with a bad perm...
Title: Re: Intermission: Gratuitous Unrelated Movie Image
Post by: louisev on July 31, 2008, 01:38:35 pm
Quote from: oilgun on July 31, 2008, 10:51:01 am
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What movie is this from?  ::)


Invasion of the Body Snatchers - the remake with bad Donald Sutherland hair?
Title: "M" is Mars Attacks! (1996)
Post by: Fran on July 31, 2008, 01:43:33 pm
Jack Nicholson played President James Dale and Art Land in "Mars Atacks!"

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From IMDb: 

This movie is hilarious. It works at all levels. It's funny, it's original in its approach, and it's a perfect satire on all those euphoric sci-fi movies. It's a laugh-all-the-way roller-coaster with a script that never stops to shock you. It is such a pleasant diversion from the serious, heavy and pretentious sci-fi disaster films full of preachings and heroism of a few.

The characters in the film are damn funny and very well developed. The huge cast has been assembled so well by the casting director, that I feel each and every actor was born to play his/her character in the film. The double dose of Jack Nicholson is awesome. He plays the Texan millionaire cowboy so well that I couldn't identify him when he appeared the first time. Tim Burton does a commendable job of building up so many characters with so little time. He doesn't waste any time at all -- every one gets a few minutes as the movie is on the run from the word go -- but, still, each character is rock solid. I wonder how was he able to manage Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnon, Annette Benning, Glenn Rose, Michael J Fox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Natalie Portman, Danny Devito, Pam Grier and Tom Jones. Each one of them delivers a worthy performance. The special effects are too good. They are not sleek and heavy as in other big budget films but unpolished and cocky, in line with the message of the film. The martians are hilarious, but devilish at the same time. The music has the touch of 60s sci-fi films, which only adds to the effect.


Title: Re: Intermission: Gratuitous Unrelated Movie Image
Post by: oilgun on July 31, 2008, 03:57:52 pm
Quote from: louise van hine on July 31, 2008, 01:38:35 pm
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - the remake with bad Donald Sutherland hair?

And we have a winner!  Give the lady a Cupie doll!

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It's basically the final scene of the 78 remake with Donald Sutherland.
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Title: Re: Intermission: Gratuitous Unrelated Movie Image
Post by: southendmd on July 31, 2008, 04:39:26 pm
Quote from: oilgun on July 31, 2008, 03:57:52 pm
And we have a winner!  Give the lady a Cupie doll!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Cupie-Doll.jpg)


It's basically the final scene of the 78 remake with Donald Sutherland.
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How about a Cupie Doll for Sandy, who gave the correct answer in her "Kiss of Death" post? 8)
Title: Re: Intermission: Gratuitous Unrelated Movie Image
Post by: oilgun on July 31, 2008, 04:48:50 pm
Quote from: southendmd on July 31, 2008, 04:39:26 pm
How about a Cupie Doll for Sandy, who gave the correct answer in her "Kiss of Death" post? 8)

Thanks for pointing that out Paul.  I completely missed Sandy's answer for some reason.  That's what happens when I surreptitiously visit this site while at the office... :-X

My apologies Sandy.  And Louise, please hand back that Cupie doll!!

Here you go Sandy:
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Title: "N" is Nobel Son (2007)
Post by: memento on July 31, 2008, 05:27:45 pm
Danny Devito played the role of Gastner in this film and also appeared with Jack in "Hoffa", "Mars Attacks", "Terms of Endearment" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

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IMDB: I somehow managed to get a ticket to the premiere at Tribeca and it was worth the struggle. The film is a freight train that picks up speed and never stops going. Great performances from Alan Rickman, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Pullman, Danny DeVito, Shawn Hatosy, Bryan Greenberg and Eliza Dushku (so hot!). Writers Miller and Savin have us constantly off balance and Miller's direction is reminiscent of early Guy Ritchie (Lock Stock, Snatch). It's amazing that the same team that did the sweet and sensitive Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School managed to pull off this wild breathless ride of a movie.

=aside=
Thanks Gil, for the Cupie doll and thanks, Paul for pointing out my answer in my post.
Title: "O" is Outlaw Blues (1977)
Post by: oilgun on July 31, 2008, 05:53:22 pm
Peter Fonda plays Bobby Ogden in this movie but he was also in EASY RIDER with Jack Nicholson.

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Plot: Susan St. James helps Peter Fonda, an ex-convict who goes after the country music star who stole his song and made it a hit.



==ASIDE==Sandy
Did you edit your post to add the answer?  I now seem to remember seeing your post without it. It may have been for only a few seconds but I'm sure of it.   I think that's why I missed it.  Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! ;)
Title: "P" is The Pledge (2001)
Post by: Fran on July 31, 2008, 06:18:54 pm
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From IMDb:

The enormously talented, Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson stars as the retiring Reno homicide detective Jerry Black. Jerry is a superb investigator, and when he examines his final case, the sexual assault and murder of an eight-year-old girl, he promises the victim's mother he will find the individual in charge of the atrocity. Police quickly bring in a mentally handicapped American Indian (Benicio Del Toro), who was found fleeing the crime scene and previously served time for rape and various other crimes. It appears that the officers found the man responsible, and when he confesses to the crime and kills himself, the other officers, including Jerry's friend, Stan (Aaron Eckhart), and their boss (Sam Shepard), consider this an open-shut case. Jerry has a gut feeling this person is not who they are looking for, however.

The remainder of the movie is not about a police investigation, but more about Jerry Black's reaction to the events that have taken place. His obsession with catching the killer eventually leads to him going crazy, after he betrays his new friends, a single mother (Robin Wright Penn), and her young daughter. I personally desired more material involving the investigation instead of the development of the relationship between him and Robin Wright Penn's character, but that is not what the movie intended for us to watch. Regardless, the story arguably begins at its strongest point, and gradually losses much momentum as the mystery is not fully explored, and certain elements feel setup but are not paid off.
Title: "Q" is The Quality of Light (2003)
Post by: memento on July 31, 2008, 09:14:01 pm
Federic Forrest plays David in this film and appeared with Jack Nicholson in "The Two Jakes."

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IMDB: The Quality of Light is the story of a reunion between Mary and David, who were once passionate lovers - for two weeks, thirty-five years ago and haven't seen each other since. Through a funny, sometimes uncomfortable, and combative evening we learn what that brief romance meant to them and how they feel about the subsequent course of their lives. In the end, each must deal with the mysterious and, perhaps, scandalous reason their affair suddenly ended.
Title: "R" is The Raven (1963)
Post by: southendmd on July 31, 2008, 09:31:17 pm
Jack played Rexford Bedlo in this film.

IMDb:  Sorry, if you are expecting a movie based on Poe's poem. Other than Vincent Price elucidating one line from the poem and his wife being named Lenore, any other connections are coincidental. Yet, I'm sure you will find this movie entertaining and funny. An all star cast of Vincent Price, (the kind but powerful hero), Peter Lorre, (a sniveling, shifty, weasel), and Karloff at his diabolical best as the evil magician. It is sort of a D&D version of the Good, Bad & the Ugly. Great special effects for its time. A young, soon to be Superstar Jack Nicholson playing Peter Lorre's noble son does not really add to the story, but it's fun to see him in his fledging days.

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=congrats= Fran
On 7,000 grammatically correct posts!
(Look, Fran, no hyphen!)
Title: "S" is A Safe Place (1971)
Post by: Fran on July 31, 2008, 09:42:57 pm
Jack Nicholson played Mitch in "A Safe Place."

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From IMDb:  A young woman named Noah (Tuesday Weld) lives alone in New York. She is a disturbed flower child, who retreats into her past, yearning for lost innocence. She recalls her childhood, searching for a "safe place." As a child she met a magician (Orson Welles) in Central Park who presented her with magical objects: a levitating silver ball, a star ring, and a Noah's ark. She is romantically involved with two totally different men. Fred (Philip Proctor) is practical but dull. Mitch (Jack Nicholson) is dynamic and sexy, her ideal fantasy partner. Neither man is able to totally fulfill her needs.



=aside= Paul
Thanks.  :)
Title: "T" is The Terror (1963)
Post by: memento on July 31, 2008, 10:53:52 pm
Jack played Lt. Andre Duvalier in this film.

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IMDB: In one of Roger Corman's many movies about dead people who don't seem to want to stay dead, Lt. Andre Duvalier (a very young Jack Nicholson) meets a young woman (Sandra Knight, Nicholson's wife at the time) along the beach and follows her to a castle inhabited by elderly Baron Von Leppe (Boris Karloff). Von Leppe's deceased wife looked exactly like the woman on the beach. Sure enough, there's a deadly secret behind all this...something that threatens to destroy everyone.

Obviously, this movie's sure to be a treat for any fan of early '60s camp. But specifically, this stars Karloff and Nicholson, plus Sandra Knight and frequent Corman cast member Dick Miller* as Karloff's servant. It's sort of weird - but neat - seeing Miller's husky face and hearing his New York accent in a Gothic tale. A pretty cool movie.

*More recently, Dick Miller has appeared in every one of Joe Dante's movies. No doubt Dante grew up watching Corman's movies and decided to cast Miller in his own movies.

=congrats= Fran
On 7,000 Posts
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Title: "U" is Up in Central Park (1948)
Post by: southendmd on August 01, 2008, 08:39:12 am
Vincent Price played Boss Tweed alongside Deanna Durbin in this film, and also played with Jack as Dr. Craven in The Raven.

Plot:  A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City.

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=aside=
This reminds me of our Meryl, who was recently up over  Central Park in a balloon.

=OT aside=
Vincent Price played the eggs-tremely bald and punning Egghead in the campy 60s Batman TV show.

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Title: "V" is Vacant (2006)
Post by: Fran on August 01, 2008, 10:38:17 am
"Vacant" featured Simeon Henderson, who appeared in "Comatose" with Joe Kennedy, who appeared in "The Last Word" with Timothy Hutton, who appeared in "The Good Shepherd" with Alec Baldwin, who appeared in "The Departed" with Jack Nicholson.

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From IMDb:  Obsessed with revenge, a cop hunts for the criminal who shot his partner and kidnapped his son.

=aside= Sandy
Thanks!!
Title: "W" is Wolf (1994)
Post by: memento on August 01, 2008, 10:59:01 am
Jack played Will Randall in this film.

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IMDB: A cool new take on a werewolf story. Will Randall(Jack Nicholson)is your every day nice guy, who does'nt seem throw many punches, his best friend and coworker Stuart Swinton(James Spader) steals his job Has Senior Publisher, and his wife Charlotte(Kate Nelligan) is cheating on him. But something interesting happens to him. While driving home after a business trip, he accidently hits a wolf, and when he gets out of his car and tries to touch it, the wolf bites on the hand. Suddenly Wills senses start working in overdrive, He starts seeing farther then normal,and hearing farther also. And he starts able to smell things other people can't. He starts feeling great enough to fight back, And he will now start throwing punches. But happens when Will's Wolf instincts start taking over? One of the best werewolf movies in a long time. Jack Nicholson was great, really to perfect for this role. A different take on the werewolf story. Its a howling classic.

=aside= Fran
I'm impressed. How long did it take to make all those connections (degrees)?
Title: Wildcard X is About Schmidt (2002)
Post by: memento on August 01, 2008, 11:14:54 am
Jack  plays Warren R. Schmidt in this film.

(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/6/MPW-3074)

IMDB: This is the saddest movie I've seen in years, maybe in my entire life. People who say it's comedy are dead wrong. It's a realistic, brutally true example of a failed life, and it's so tragic.

Nicholson plays Warren Schmidt, an insurance salesman, whose life crashes down on him when he retires. Nicholson, someone I've loved ever since I first saw him, gives his best performance since "One flew over the cuckoos nest". He's so subtle, so sad, so hollow. You don't doubt for a second that he is Schmidt. He has let his body age for the role, which makes him even more real.

Alexander Payne's direction is flawless. Everyone, simply everyone, does a great job portraying the various characters, from the hotshot newly educated young man who takes Schmidt's job, to the embarrassing buddy of Schmidt's daughter's fiancé.

This is a must-see movie. Even if you hate Jack in all his other movies, you will love him in this one. Don't expect a "hilarious comedy", though. This is a thoughtful movie and not "Anger Management".

10/10
Title: "Y" is You Are Here (2007)
Post by: Fran on August 01, 2008, 01:10:04 pm
"You Are Here" featured Bijou Phillips, who appeared in "Almost Famous" with Frances McDormand, who appeared in "Something's Gotta Give" with Jack Nicholson.

I couldn't find a poster, but here's the trailer:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiLRA6ral0E&feature=related[/youtube]

From Yahoo! Movies:  A group of twenty-something, nightclub-going friends, wake up after a wild night on the town to find their lives in chaos. As they contact each other to figure out just what happened the night before, they begin to understand that they're affecting each other in ways they couldn't possibly imagine.

=aside= Sandy
Not too long.  I can tell you that Jack Nicholson has not appeared in any films with Timothy Hutton, Joe Pantoliano, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Dreyfuss, or Cybill Shepherd.  LOL  Seriously, IMDb's "joint ventures" feature is very helpful.
Title: "Z" is Zemsta (2002)
Post by: oilgun on August 01, 2008, 04:32:55 pm
Zemsta features Roman Polanski who was in Chinatown with Jack Nicholson!

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Plot:  A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds and the wedding is set for the next day. In response, the notary plots to marry Waclaw to the widow to upend Cupbearer's plans. When Cupbearer learns of this perfidy, he responds with his own plot. Will there be poison, a duel, kidnapping, and imprisonment; or, will fate bring another solution?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Danny Devito Round!
Post by: memento on August 02, 2008, 12:56:04 pm
The "N" Degrees of Danny Devito (The Penguin) Round!

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Title: "A" is Anything Else (2003)
Post by: memento on August 02, 2008, 01:07:13 pm
Danny Devito played the part of Harvey Wexler in this film.

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IMDB: Woody Allen's witty romantic comedy about a young writer, Jerry Falk (biggs) and his problems with his wife, Amanda (Ricci). Meanwhile the young writer has a teacher-student relationship with an old writer who teaches (Allen). I thought this was classic Woody, with a modern twist. Biggs was great as the main neurotic Woody character. Thought Ricci was great as the female neurotic lead, great performance by this young actress. I thought Channing was also good as Paula, Amandas mom. DeVito  was also good to see in a hilarious performance as Jerrys manager. This film had a great Woody script, some very good dialogues, interesting direction and good performances by the cast. 9/10
Title: "B" is Be Cool (2005)
Post by: Fran on August 02, 2008, 11:36:31 pm
Danny DeVito played Martin Weir in "Be Cool."

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From IMDb:  John Travolta reprises his role as Chili Palmer, Hollywood gangster, who now turns his eye to the music business. Using his "negotiation skills," he tries to run an independent record label with the wife of a murdered friend, played by Uma Thurman, and try to get his young singer (Christina Milian) a hit record.
Title: "C" is Christmas in Love (2004)
Post by: oilgun on August 03, 2008, 10:18:04 am
Danny Devito plays Brad in this Italian film.

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Plot: A middle-aged man's relationship with a young model is questioned by his daughter, who's dating an older man herself.
Title: "D" is Deck the Halls (2006)
Post by: memento on August 03, 2008, 12:27:01 pm
Danny DeVito plays Buddy Hall in this film.

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IMDB: This holiday comedy is centered around two neighbors in a small New England town who go to war when one of them decides to decorate his house with a so many Christmas lights that they are visible from space. The neighborhood is turned upside down as the families try to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Title: "E" is Even Money (2006)
Post by: Fran on August 03, 2008, 02:44:31 pm
Danny DeVito played Walter in "Even Money."

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From IMDb: 

Despite its decidedly un-ambitious nature, "Even Money" is a modern film noir melodrama with more story lines and characters than Robert Altman's "Nashville." Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Ray Liotta, Kelsey Grammar, Forest Whitaker, Grant Sullivan, Jay Mohr, and Carla Gugino all play individuals whose only real connection is that they are in some way or another touched by the evils of gambling.

Robert Tannen's overstuffed screenplay wanders all over the map, forcing the actors to spend most of their time just trying to keep up with all the narrative permutations. The most ludicrous subplot features DeVito as a washed-up magician who contemplates a professional comeback by teaming up with the best-selling author and compulsive gambler played by Basinger. Individually, any of the various plot strands might have made for an interesting movie, but taken together, they just keep getting in each others' way.

Veteran filmmaker Mark Rydell has not only helmed the piece but appears in a crucial cameo role late in the film. Sad to say, he doesn't make much of an impact in either capacity.
Title: "F" is Freedom Writers (2007)
Post by: Ellemeno on August 03, 2008, 11:51:22 pm
Danny DeVito has produced 33 films, one of which is Freedom Writers (2007).

IMDb: Hilary Swank stars in this gripping story of inner city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude - and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most: a voice of there own. Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students lives. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group of supposedly "unteachable" teens will discover the power of tolerence, reclaim their shattered lives, and change their world.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0463998/

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Title: "G" is The Good Night (2007)
Post by: memento on August 04, 2008, 12:31:22 am
Danny DeVito plays Mel in this film.

(http://numberonestars.com/movies/images2007/good_night.jpg)

IMDB: Gary Shaller is at a crossroads in his life: his job is going nowhere, his wife, Dora, drives him crazy, and he passed his thirtieth birthday four years ago. Add to that his best friend Paul seems to become more successful every time he breathes. Gary is feeling depressed and dejected... until he meets Anna. She's beautiful and smart; she's sexy and funny. Best of all, she's crazy about Gary. Anna is the girl of Gary's dreams...literally. And that's the problem. Gary can only see Anna in his dream life, so he's got to find a way to carry on the most satisfying relationship of his life, in his dreams. His quest for lucid dreaming techniques introduces Gary to some crazy characters who ultimately give him a new perspective on life.
Title: "H" is Heist (2001)
Post by: Fran on August 04, 2008, 12:43:30 am
Danny DeVito played Mickey Bergman in "Heist."

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From IMDb:  David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVito). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected.



Title: "I" is I Come with the Rain (2008)
Post by: oilgun on August 04, 2008, 10:45:04 am
The über sexy Josh Hartnett stars in this film and was also in THE VIRGIN SUICIDES with Danny Devito!

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Plot:  Ex-Los Angeles cop turned private eye Kline (Hartnett) travels to Hong Kong in search of Shitao, the missing son of a chinese billionaire. Enlisting Meng Zi (Wu) a friend and a former colleague now working for the Hong Kong Police, Kline follows a faint trail left by the ethereal Shitao. The path leads to local gangster Su Dongpo (Lee) and his beautiful, drug addicted girlfriend Lili (Tran). But Kline is distracted from his search, haunted by memories of the serial killer Hasford (Koteas)whose 'body of work' was the reason Kline quit the police force. Will Kline once again need to lose his mind to find his latest quarry?
Title: "J" is Just Add Water (2007)
Post by: memento on August 04, 2008, 11:20:22 am
Danny DeVito plays the part of Merl in this film.

(https://www.echobridgeentertainment.com/uploads/87555L.jpg)

IMDB: An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.
Title: "K" is Kissing Katie Holmes (2005)
Post by: Fran on August 04, 2008, 01:17:12 pm
"Kissing Katie Holmes" featured Steve Sabo, who appeared in "Rocketboy" with David Clennon, who appeared in "Syriana" with Matt Damon, who appeared in "The Rainmaker" with Danny DeVito.

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From IMDb:  Three friends try to land a star actress for their student film.

The trailer can be seen here:  http://www.bashfilms.com/kkh/kkh.html
Title: "L" is Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
Post by: southendmd on August 04, 2008, 01:18:23 pm
Danny Devito plays the voice of Rocks the dog.

Plot:  In this, the third film, it's the pets who do the talking. The Ubriaccos find themselves the owners of two dogs, Rocks, a street-wise cross breed, and Daphne, a spoilled pedigree poodle. James has a new job, pilot to the sexy and lonely Samantha. Mollie's just lost hers and is stuck at home.

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Title: "M" is Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
Post by: oilgun on August 04, 2008, 01:36:30 pm
Danny Devito plays Booth in this film.

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Plot: Dance is a very powerful drug, if embraced judiciously; to reap its rewards, one must shoulder its challenges with intrepid countenance. Frank Keene, a grieving baker in a near catatonic state, happens on a car accident. The loquacious and insightful victim, Steve Mills, is on his way to an appointment in Pasadena with a years-ago acquaintance; he asks Frank to go in his place. It's a dance class. Frank goes, to find Steve's friend. The story moves back and forth among Steve's childhood, the scene of the accident, and the aftermath of Frank's first Lindy hop. Black eyes, group therapy, loneliness, boys being boys, roads not taken, and saying good-bye color the story.
Title: "N" is Nancy Drew (2007)
Post by: Fran on August 04, 2008, 01:50:45 pm
"Nancy Drew" featured Pat Carroll, who appeared in "Freedom Writers," which was produced by Danny DeVito.

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From IMDb:  Teen detective Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles, where she happens upon clues to a murder mystery involving a movie star.
Title: "O" is The Oh in Ohio (2006)
Post by: southendmd on August 04, 2008, 02:36:33 pm
Danny Devito plays Wayne the Pool Guy in this film.

Plot:  Priscilla Chase seems to have it all -- the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect husband -- except for in bed, where sex has always left her a bit short of the finish line.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/60/Oh_in_ohio.jpg/404px-Oh_in_ohio.jpg)
Title: "P" is Paycheck (2003)
Post by: memento on August 04, 2008, 03:01:15 pm
Aaron Eckhart was in "Paycheck" and "The Pledge" with with Jack Nicholson who costarred with Danny DeVito  in  "Hoffa", "Mars Attacks", "Terms of Endearment" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

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IMDB: Jennings is the best reverse-engineer in the business. He is hired by clients to take apart other companies technologies and find out how they work. He is hired to do a special job, against the advice of some of his associates. When the job is completed, all memory of what he has been working on is erased from his mind. That's when his problem really start to begin. He is hunted for something he has no recollection of doing and has only a little time to work it out. He has sent himself 19 seemingly unconnected objects, before his memory was wiped, to allow him to put the puzzle together and discover just what has gone on and what he has done. But the authorities are after him and time is very quickly running out.
Title: "Q" is Quantum Heist (2008)
Post by: Fran on August 04, 2008, 04:29:46 pm
Also known as "The Quantum Heist"

"Quantum Heist," a film currently in production, will feature Julian Sands, who appeared with Danny DeVito in "Austin Powers in Goldmember."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-36.png)

From Power Point Films:  A group of specially recruited high-tech thieves must steal a secret government computer that apparently doesn't work at all.
Title: "R" is Romancing the Stone (1984)
Post by: southendmd on August 04, 2008, 04:36:31 pm
Danny Devito starred as Ralph in this film.

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000JBXY.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)

IMDb trivia: 

Director Robert Zemeckis asked Danny DeVito to shoot a special promo for the movie. It was to be filmed on a Malibu beach, next to a tall cliff. For the promo, DeVito was strapped into a harness and hoisted fifty feet in the air by a huge crane. When he was in the air, DeVito discovered that there was a house on top of the cliff, with a swimming pool terrace outside. A woman in a bikini was lying on a deck chair next to the pool. She jumped up and began screaming at DeVito, yelling that he was a "peeping Tom", and that she was going to call the police. In a panic, DeVito yelled for the film crew to bring him down at once. The film crew told him that the crane had jammed, and DeVito was left hanging in the air with the screaming woman throwing things at him from the top of the cliff. A few minutes later, the woman told DeVito that he was being filmed for a segment of the TV show, "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes".
Title: "S" is Screwed (2000)
Post by: oilgun on August 04, 2008, 04:51:56 pm
Danny Devito plays Grover Cleaver in this comdey.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/screwed.jpg)

Plot: A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
Title: "T" is Throw Moma From the Train (1987)
Post by: memento on August 04, 2008, 05:25:43 pm
Danny DeVito plays Owen in this film.

(http://tf.org/images/covers/ThrowMommafromtheTrain-tf.org-free-2007.jpg)

IMDB: Larry Donner is a author and writing professor who tutors people who want to write books. Larry's life has become a misery when his Ex-wife has published a book he wrote under her name and has gotten rich over it. Owen Lift, one of Larry's students offers Larry to kill Larry's Ex-wife and in return Owen wants Larry to kill his horrible mother. Larry thinks it is a joke, until he learns Owen killed his Ex-wife and he has become the prime suspect. Is Larry's Ex-wife really dead? and will Larry kill Owen's mother who is one tough woman to kill?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Danny DeVito Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on August 04, 2008, 09:55:05 pm
Quote from: southendmd on August 04, 2008, 04:36:31 pm

IMDb trivia: 

Director Robert Zemeckis asked Danny DeVito to shoot a special promo for the movie. It was to be filmed on a Malibu beach, next to a tall cliff. For the promo, DeVito was strapped into a harness and hoisted fifty feet in the air by a huge crane. When he was in the air, DeVito discovered that there was a house on top of the cliff, with a swimming pool terrace outside. A woman in a bikini was lying on a deck chair next to the pool. She jumped up and began screaming at DeVito, yelling that he was a "peeping Tom", and that she was going to call the police. In a panic, DeVito yelled for the film crew to bring him down at once. The film crew told him that the crane had jammed, and DeVito was left hanging in the air with the screaming woman throwing things at him from the top of the cliff. A few minutes later, the woman told DeVito that he was being filmed for a segment of the TV show, "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes".


Dear God.  But they had lost me at "harness fifty feet up in the air."
Title: "U" is Umbilical (2007)
Post by: Fran on August 05, 2008, 12:42:12 am
"Umbilical" featured Lyne Odums, who appeared in "Flatliners" with Julia Roberts, who appeared in "Ocean's Twelve" with Casey Affleck, who appeared in "Drowning Mona" with Danny DeVito.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture6-13.png)

From www.umbilicalthemovie.com:  "Umbilical" is a story about a dying African American mother who has an adopted Asian American son. When he brings home a white girlfriend, tensions build and relationships crumble. But in a vivid climax, we find human connection can exist beyond blood.
Title: Intermission - Random & Gratuitous Movie Image
Post by: oilgun on August 05, 2008, 12:17:10 pm
Name the actor and the movie!:

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Christian-Bale-Machinist.jpg)
Title: Re: Intermission
Post by: southendmd on August 05, 2008, 12:21:58 pm
Christian Bale in The Machinist.

He lost like 63 pounds to play the role.
Title: "V" is The Van (1977)
Post by: oilgun on August 05, 2008, 12:22:27 pm
Danny Devito plays Andy.

Plot: Bobby blows all his college savings on a van and tries to get the girl of his dreams. It's a wild time with Bobby and his friends.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/van.jpg)
Title: "W" is When in Rome (2009)
Post by: southendmd on August 05, 2008, 12:27:02 pm
Danny Devito stars with Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel and Jon Heder in this film in post-production.

Plot:  In New York City, a young art curator finds herself aggressively pursued by a band of wannabe lovers after she steals coins from a Roman fountain.

(http://media.movieweb.com/news/05.2008/jared/03.jpg)


(Gil, where's my cupie doll?)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972)
Post by: southendmd on August 05, 2008, 12:53:48 pm
Danny Devito played Adrian in this film.

IMDb:  I saw this in a college filmmaking class - the instructor had attended NYU with Brest - and it's a fantastic comedy, with a young Danny Devito as a hairbrained photographer trying to make a mint on a photo as famous as the one of the Hindenburg going down by staging one - in this case, blowing up the statue of liberty. It's a riot and worth seeing (though I don't know how you would)!

(http://bp3.blogger.com/_9bE_AcbXhGQ/Rx4ClfDmwCI/AAAAAAAAAQk/X4ItrH7s9u4/s320/two+dogs+for+frank.JPG)

(Not the real poster!)
Title: Re: Intermission
Post by: oilgun on August 05, 2008, 01:52:31 pm
Quote from: southendmd on August 05, 2008, 12:21:58 pm
Christian Bale in The Machinist.

He lost like 63 pounds to play the role.

Of course you are correct, Paul! Here is your prize!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/robot_commando.jpg)
Title: Re: Intermission
Post by: southendmd on August 05, 2008, 03:03:04 pm
Quote from: oilgun on August 05, 2008, 01:52:31 pm
Of course you are correct, Paul! Here is your prize!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/robot_commando.jpg)

Wow, cool robot!  Thanks, Gil.

Very topical intermission.
Title: "Y" is The Young Victoria (2008)
Post by: memento on August 05, 2008, 05:50:39 pm
Emily Blunt plays Young Victoria in this film and also appears in The Devil Wears Prada with Meryl Streep who stars in Heartburn with Jack Nicholson who costarred with Danny DeVito in  "Hoffa", "Mars Attacks", "Terms of Endearment" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

(http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/photos/theyoungvictoria/theyoungvictoria2.jpg)

IMDB: A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

Trivia: Producer Sarah Ferguson's daughter, Princess Beatrice of York, has a small role in the film as one of Victoria's ladies in waiting. Beatrice is a great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Title: "Z" is Zandalee (1991)
Post by: oilgun on August 05, 2008, 06:01:22 pm
Steve Buscemi plays th 'OPP man' in this film and was also in BIG FISH with Danny Devito

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Zandalee.jpg)

Plot: Bored with her marriage to burnt out poet turned corporate executive Thierry (Judge Reinhold), Zandalee (Erika Anderson) falls prey to an old friend of her husband, the manipulative and egotistical Johhny (Nicolas Cage) and becomes enmeshed in a sensual, passionate and destructive affair. But it isn't only the flames of their erotic affair that are fanned by the steamy heat of the deep New Orleans nights; hatred, desire and revenge stalk the lovers' with a relentless precision, and for Zandalee, the moment of truth arrives with a terrifying finality
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Tommy Lee Jones Round!
Post by: southendmd on August 05, 2008, 11:22:37 pm
Two-Faced with Three Names?

(http://www.metalsmiths.com/scana.jpg)


The "N" Degrees of Tommy Lee Jones Round!


(http://blogs.chron.com/beltwayconfidential/tommy_lee_jones2b.jpg)
Title: "A" is Alexander (2004)
Post by: southendmd on August 05, 2008, 11:28:16 pm
Alexander starred Val Kilmer, who was with TLJ in Batman Forever .

(http://www.winonlyriders.net/thelostforum/cinema/Alexander3.jpg)
Title: "B" is Blown Away (1994)
Post by: Fran on August 06, 2008, 01:11:41 am
Tommy Lee Jones starred as Ryan Gaerity in "Blown Away."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-38.png)

From IMDb:  Mad bomber formerly associated the IRA escapes from prison and appears in Boston to exact revenge to the man who put him there in the first place -- bomb expert Jimmy Dove, a loving family man, with a dark past....
Title: "C" is Cobb (1994)
Post by: Ellemeno on August 06, 2008, 02:02:42 am
Tommy Lee Jones plays Ty Cobb, the American baseball player.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/COBB1SH.jpg)
Title: "D" is Double Jeopardy (1999)
Post by: memento on August 06, 2008, 08:27:51 am
TLJ  played Travis Lehman in this film.

(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/153/862239~Double-Jeopardy-Posters.jpg)

IMDB Plot: When Nick Parsons appears to be murdered his wife Libby is tried and convicted. Six years later Libby is paroled and with the help of Travis Lehman (her parole officer) she sets out to find her son and the truth behind the "murder".
Title: "E" is Eliza's Horoscope (1975)
Post by: southendmd on August 06, 2008, 08:42:40 am
TLJ starred as Tommy Lee in this film.

IMDb:  Story (?) of a young ladies' interest in the zodiac, which may be beneficial or detrimental to her romantic pursuits, is initially intriguing and occasionally visually interesting. Unforunately, it digresses rapidly into senseless imagery and artistic pretention. Admittedly, I have not seen another film quite like it, and I recommend this exclusively to fans of outre' cinema. Others will surely find rough sailing here.

(http://bisson.googlepages.com/TLJ_EM_Eliza.jpg/TLJ_EM_Eliza-full.jpg)
(hubba hubba)
Title: "F" is Flynn (1996)
Post by: oilgun on August 06, 2008, 09:11:09 am
Guy Pearce was in FLYNN and also in THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT with Tommy Lee Jones!

Plot: A biographical movie on the film star's early life before Hollywood fame.
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==ASIDE==PAUL
Quote from: southendmd on August 06, 2008, 08:42:40 am
TLJ starred as Tommy Lee in this film.

IMDb:  Story (?) of a young ladies' interest in the zodiac, which may be beneficial or detrimental to her romantic pursuits, is initially intriguing and occasionally visually interesting. Unforunately, it digresses rapidly into senseless imagery and artistic pretention. Admittedly, I have not seen another film quite like it, and I recommend this exclusively to fans of outre' cinema. Others will surely find rough sailing here.

(http://bisson.googlepages.com/TLJ_EM_Eliza.jpg/TLJ_EM_Eliza-full.jpg)
(hubba hubba)

Paul, you do come up with some interesting titles. "Senseless imagery and artistic pretention"!  Sounds like it's right up my alley, lol! It's strange that the photo says 1970 and the film is 1975.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Tommy Lee Jones Round!
Post by: southendmd on August 06, 2008, 09:43:59 am
Thanks, Gil.  You certainly are a "fan of outré cinema"!

(http://bisson.googlepages.com/TLJ_EM.jpg/TLJ_EM-full.jpg)
Title: "G" is The Grand (2007)
Post by: Fran on August 06, 2008, 10:08:31 am
"The Grand" featured Woody Harrelson, who appeared with Tommy Lee Jones in "A Prairie Home Companion."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-39.png)

From IMDb:  An improvisational comedy using a handful of actors playing characters competing in an actual poker tournament.
Title: "H" is The Hunted (2003)
Post by: memento on August 06, 2008, 04:06:50 pm
TLJ played the role of L.T. Bonham in this film.

(http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/b/E/2/thehuntedpubn.jpg)

IMDB: Although it would be easy to write The Hunted off as a simple chase film (I can see the pitch now: "It's First Blood married to Predator with a dose of The Fugitive", and in reality that is a pretty fair description) but it's straight forward manner lends a constant sense of urgency. Throughout this gory (yeah it's pretty graphic) cat and mouse thriller we are also given some real insight into Del Toro's character. Unwilling to make sweeping judgments about nearly any of the characters (Connie Nielsen's FBI agent is a bit stubborn and single minded and occasionally very careless in discharging her firearm in public, Tommy Lee Jones'survivalist trainer has a guilty conscious of his own and even Del Toro's transformation is understandable), the finale is exciting but emotionally complicated, even tragic. The camera work and editing are very effective and affective while not overwhelming the finished product with the typical Hollywood style over substance dilemma. Combined with some very strong performances by the leads THE HUNTED makes for a very intense and satisfying thriller experience.
Title: "I" is In the Electric Mist (2008)
Post by: southendmd on August 06, 2008, 04:24:56 pm
TLJ plays Dave Robicheaux in this film in post-production.

Plot:  A detective in the deep South is led into a series of surreal encounters with a troop of Confederate soldiers.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41N120AYHAL.jpg)
Title: "J" is The Job (2003)
Post by: oilgun on August 06, 2008, 07:14:25 pm
THE JOB starred Brad Renfro  (:'( ) who was in THE CLIENT  with Tommy Lee Jones!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Job.jpg)

From IMDb:  "The film presents us CJ March, an assassin for hire, who bungles the job she was sent to do and is drawn into a web of circumstances where she herself mirrors the same situation of one of the persons she is to liquidate. We understand by way of flashbacks that CJ, herself, has had an unhappy upbringing. She is a cold woman who has no problem killing until she gets herself in the same situation where she would never have dreamed of being.

Daryl Hannah is CJ's is splendid. She is an underrated actress, but in here she shows a range that is not immediately associated with her work before. Brad Renfro and Dominique Swain are good as the couple CJ is pursuing; they elude her most of the time, until the final show down. Alex Rocco as the CJ's employer strikes the right note as the man without scruples who manipulates people into committing crimes for him. Also effective is Eric Mabius who is too good for CJ, and eventually, her salvation.

As a moody film of suspense it proves satisfying as it keeps the viewer interested in every turn of the action."
Title: "K" is Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
Post by: memento on August 06, 2008, 08:46:06 pm
Richard Dreyfus appeared in this film along with Lily Tomlin who costarred in Prarie Home Companion with TLJ.

(http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Krippendorfs-Tribe-Poster-C10120546.jpeg)

IMDB: A university professor is paid to find the last undiscovered tribe of New Guinea. When he fails to find the tribe, he comes home, and rather than admitting that he's failed, he gives a lecture about the Shelmikedmu tribe (named after his children: Shelly, Mike, and Edmund) and then has his family dress like "Shelmikedmus," so that he can film them as proof of his discovery.

=aside=
TLJ and Al Gore were roommates at Harvard.
Title: "L" is Life Study (1973)
Post by: Fran on August 06, 2008, 09:01:36 pm
Tommy Lee Jones played Gus in "Life Study."

I couldn't find a movie poster.  :(

From The New York Times:  Nothing works the way it should in "Life Study," Michael Nebbia's all-too-vulnerable love story about Angelo Corelli, a moody young Italian-American boy who wants to make movies "about the way things are," and Myrna Clement, who, at 17, is rich, eccentric, lonely and pregnant, though not by Angelo....

And from IMDb's message board:  ED MONA'S ACTING WAS GREAT, BEST ACTING IN THE WHOLE MOVIE! this movie bombed but ed mona was great!
Title: "M" is The Missing (2003)
Post by: southendmd on August 06, 2008, 09:33:14 pm
TLJ played Samuel Jones in this film, that also starred another Two-Face (Aaron Eckhart) and another Batman (Val Kilmer).

(http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n26/n134577.jpg)

Plot:  In 1885 New Mexico, a frontier medicine woman forms an uneasy alliance with her estranged father when her daughter is kidnapped by an Apache brujo (witch).

Title: "N" is Natural Born Killers (1994)
Post by: Lynne on August 06, 2008, 10:13:16 pm
From Wiki:
Natural Born Killers is a 1994 satirical film about serial killers and the media directed by Oliver Stone. It stars Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, and features appearances by Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Downey, Jr., Tom Sizemore, and Tommy Lee Jones. It is based on a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino that was heavily revised by Stone with Dave Veloz and Richard Rutowski.
Title: "O" is O Lucky Man! (1973)
Post by: Meryl on August 06, 2008, 10:47:32 pm
Sir Ralph Richardson was in this film and was also in "Khartoum" with Sir Laurence Olivier who was in "The Betsy" with Tommy Lee Jones.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/O_Lucky_Man.jpg)

Title: "P" is A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Post by: Fran on August 07, 2008, 12:45:22 am
Tommy Lee Jones played Axeman in "A Prairie Home Companion."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-41.png)

From IMDb:  A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Tommy Lee Jones Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on August 07, 2008, 04:04:07 am
Quote from: southendmd on August 06, 2008, 08:42:40 am

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(hubba hubba)


Wow, no kidding.  33 years ago...
Title: "Q" is Queen of the South (2009)
Post by: memento on August 07, 2008, 11:12:50 am
Ben Kingsley will appear in this film and also costarred with TLJ  in Rules of Engagement.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SBKGD5WBL._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg)

IMDB: Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Spain, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.
Title: "R" is Rules of Engagement (2000)
Post by: southendmd on August 07, 2008, 12:29:26 pm
TLJ played Hodge in this film.

(http://blog.boriss.org/img/Rules-of-Engagement-281.jpg)

Plot:  An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a third world country.

=aside= Sandy
Thanks for the idea.
Title: "S" is Stormy Monday (1988)
Post by: Fran on August 07, 2008, 02:51:41 pm
Tommy Lee Jones played Cosmo in "Stormy Monday."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture5-25.png)

From IMDb:  Like Mike Hodges' in his crime classic "Get Carter" (1971) starring Michael Caine, British director Mike Figgis takes another disturbing view on the dark city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in this modern British jazz and crime drama. In "Stormy Monday," pop singer Sting plays a jazz club owner who is threatened by American business man Tommy Lee Jones who wants to take his club with violent oppression. Unfortunately Sting's close friend Sean Bean falls in love with Jones' girlfriend Melanie Griffith....
Title: "T" is The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Post by: memento on August 07, 2008, 06:09:24 pm
TLJ starred as Pete Perkins in this film.

(http://www.moviecentre.net/albums/The-Three-Burials-of-Melquiades-Estrada/three_burials.sized.jpg)

IMDB: A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico.
Title: "U" is U.S. Marshalls (1998)
Post by: southendmd on August 07, 2008, 06:34:42 pm
TLJ played Samuel Gerard in this sequel to The Fugitive .

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JRJ8M8FWL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

Plot:  US Marshal Samuel Gerard (Jones) and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan (Snipes), a murderer and robber.
Title: "V" is Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Post by: oilgun on August 07, 2008, 08:29:54 pm
Stars Katherine Ross (along with every other working actor at the time) who was also in THE BETSY (1978) with Tommy Lee Jones!

Plot:   937 Jewish Germans are offered safe haven in Havana, Cuba, in 1939. They depart Hamburg in high spirits, looking forward to their new life. However, the whole voyage is actually a Nazi propaganda scheme and the passengers are never really intended to be allowed ashore once they reach their destination. After weeks of unsuccessful pleas they are forced to return back to Europe.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/voyage_of_the_damned.jpg)
Title: Intermission
Post by: oilgun on August 07, 2008, 10:06:19 pm
Name the movie and win a prize!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/DeadRingers.jpg)


==COMMENT==
Intermissions by other posters are welcome!


==ASIDE==
Only one other person voted on my  Who Best Portrayed Andy Warhol poll.. :'(   Even the mod ignored it  :laugh:
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Tommy Lee Jones Round!
Post by: southendmd on August 07, 2008, 10:26:10 pm
That looks like Dead Ringers  to me.  Jeremy Irons is in my avatar currently, but so creepy in this film.

Sorry, Gil, I hadn't seen most of those Andy Warhol films, but it was a very comprehensive list.
Title: "W" is The Walker (2007)
Post by: Fran on August 07, 2008, 10:36:37 pm
"The Walker" featured Woody Harrelson, who appeared in "No Country for Old Men" with Tommy Lee Jones.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/walker.jpg)

From IMDb:  Carter Page III (Woody Harrelson) holds a special place in Washington society:  the gay son and grandson of powerful men, he has connections, manners, and he's no threat, so he's an available escort when a woman's husband would rather not accompany her to a public event.  When the secret lover of one of his women friends is murdered, she asks Carter to cover for her, and his acquiescence gets him into immediate trouble with the police and an ambitious prosecutor.  Carter, with the help of his lover Emek, starts his own investigation.  They're warned off by someone's hired muscle.  Can Carter figure out what happened or will he lose more than he realizes he has? 

=aside= Gil
I just voted -- for the only movie on the list I had seen.  :)

As for the new intermission scene, once again I'm stumped.
(But I did see "Dead Ringers" a long time ago.)
 



Title: Wildcard "X" is Man of the House (2005)
Post by: Fran on August 08, 2008, 08:56:41 am
Tommy Lee Jones played Ranger Roland Sharp in "Man of the House."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-42.png)

From IMDb:  Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders.
Title: "Y" is Yuri Nosenko, KGB (1986)
Post by: southendmd on August 08, 2008, 09:00:53 am
TLJ played Steve Daly in this film. (AKA Double Agent)

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21TNPC26EQL._SL500_AA140_.jpg)

(http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeVideoArt/03/218503.jpg)
Plot:  This film tells the true-life story of Yuri Nosenko, a top Soviet KGB agent who defected to the West at the height of the Cold War in 1962.

Title: "Z" is The Zeros (2001)
Post by: memento on August 08, 2008, 11:27:25 am
Mackenzie Astin plays Joe in this film and also appears in "The Evening Star" with Juliette Lewis who appeared in "Natural Born Killers" with TLJ.

(http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/boxcovers/250_Wide/D68125.jpg)

IMDB Plot: A slightly futuristic dark comedy about a young man who finds out he is dying, and goes in search of his first love.
Title: Intermission
Post by: oilgun on August 08, 2008, 11:51:28 am
Quote from: southendmd on August 07, 2008, 10:26:10 pm
That looks like Dead Ringers  to me.  Jeremy Irons is in my avatar currently, but so creepy in this film.

Sorry, Gil, I hadn't seen most of those Andy Warhol films, but it was a very comprehensive list.

Paul, you win again!  I guess I'll have to kick it up a notch next time.

As your prize, here is a beautiful set of handcrafted gynecological instruments like those seen in DEAD RINGERS.  They can be used as paperweights or just displayed as sculptures.  CAUTION: For display purposes only. Although they are made of surgical steel they should NOT be used internally.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Dead-Ringers.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Women of Batman
Post by: memento on August 08, 2008, 12:03:23 pm
The Women of Batman

Rachel Dawes - Maggie Gyllenhaal
(http://www.maggie-gyllenhaal.net/gallery/albums/Films/2008%20The%20Dark%20Knight/Stills/normal_batman_001.jpg)

Vicki Vale - Kim Basinger
(http://www.geocities.com/~talotta/Batman/batman6.jpg)

Catwoman - Michelle Pfeiffer
(http://images.wikia.com/openserving/entertainment/images/thumb/7/79/MichellePfeifferCatwoman.jpg/350px-MichellePfeifferCatwoman.jpg)

Poison Ivy - Uma Thurman
(http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/movies/slideshow/uma-thurman-gallery/img_6.jpg)
Title: "A" is Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Post by: southendmd on August 08, 2008, 12:42:55 pm
Michelle Pfeiffer starred in this sequel to Kentucky Fried Movie.  Not the highlight of her career.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5195DK9F4EL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)
PLot:  A spoof 1950's sci-fi movie, interspersed with various comedy sketches.

=aside= Gil
Thanks for the gyn tools, and the warning.
Just what I've always wanted!
(hey, don't make 'em too hard)
Title: "B" is Beautiful Girls (1996)
Post by: Fran on August 08, 2008, 12:57:49 pm
Uma Thurman played Andrea in "Beautiful Girls."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-43.png)

From IMDb:  Pianist Willie Conway returns to his snowy home town to attend a high school reunion. Willie reunites with his old friends, Tommy "Birdman" Rowland, Michael "Mo" Morris and Paul Kirkwood. Willie finds that two of his old high school buddies have all got problems with their relationships, Tommy, is having a affair with former high school girlfriend Darian Smalls who is now married and Tommy has a girlfriend named Sharon Cassidy and Paul is angry that his former girlfriend Jan broke up with him because he won't commit and has tons of posters of supermodels on his bedroom wall. As Willie waits for his girlfriend Tracey to arrive, Willie finds himself having a crush on Marty, his 13-year old next-door neighbor and Willie, Tommy, Michael and Paul find themselves falling for Andrea, who is also visiting.
Title: "C" is Cool World (1992)
Post by: memento on August 08, 2008, 01:18:43 pm
Kim Basinger played the role of Holli Would in this film.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Cool_World.jpg)

IMDB: Jack Deebs is a cartoonist who is due to be released from jail. His comic book "Cool World" describes a zany world populated by "doodles" (cartoon characters) and "noids" (humanoids). What Jack did't realize is that Cool World really does exist, and a "doodle" scientist has just perfected a machine which links Cool World with our world. Intrigued at seeing his creating come to life, Jack is nonetheless wary as he knows that not everything in Cool World is exactly friendly.

=aside= players
I'm going to hear some great jazz in Newport. Be back in a few days.
Title: "D" is Dangerous Minds (1995)
Post by: southendmd on August 08, 2008, 01:55:12 pm
Michelle Pfeiffer played Louanne Johnson in this film.

(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n277/krystal_jean/dm3.jpg)


Plot:  An ex-marine teacher struggles to connect with her students in an inner city schools.

=aside= Sandy
Have a jazzy time!
Title: "E" is Eloise in Paris (2009)
Post by: oilgun on August 08, 2008, 08:16:58 pm
Uma Thurman will play Nanny in this film which is in pre-production.

Plot:  Based on the classic 1950's children's book by Kay Thompson, Eloise jets off to Paris for Fashion Week and, along with one of Europe's top designers, finds herself chasing after a stolen dress.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Eloise_in_Paris.jpg)

==ASIDE==

Well, tomorrow I'm off to the cottage in Grand Bend, on lake Huron, for a week.  Hopefully it won't rain too much so I can enjoy the beach  :-\  Have fun!  :-*

Grand Bend Beach:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Grand-Bend-01.jpg)
Title: "F" is Final Analysis (1992)
Post by: Meryl on August 09, 2008, 01:18:29 am
Kim Basinger played Heather Evans in this film.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/final_analysis.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Women of Batman Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on August 09, 2008, 06:19:43 am
Gil, somehow I missed the Andy Warhol poll, where is it?  And I haven't known any of the answers to the intermission questions.  But I learn when other people post them.  Okay, here's one from me:

What film is this?  Who are these two people?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/sjff_01_img0296.jpg)

BTW, I'm going to be gone for a week without my own computer.  May have a few chances to play, not sure.


Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Women of Batman Round!
Post by: Meryl on August 09, 2008, 10:47:06 am
Quote from: Elle on August 09, 2008, 06:19:43 am
Okay, here's one from me:

What film is this?  Who are these two people?

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/sjff_01_img0296.jpg)

I'll take a guess: Lone Star with Kris Kristofferson and Matthew McConaughey
Title: "G" is The Golden Bowl (2000)
Post by: memento on August 11, 2008, 05:33:12 pm
Uma Thurman played Charlotte Stant in this film.

(http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Golden%20Bowl%20poster.jpg)

IMDB: The Golden Bowl", a period piece circa 1900's, turns a microscope on the innerworkings of the relationships of four people, two men and two women, bound by blood, marriage, love, duty, etc. and scrutinizes them to the exclusion of all else. Sadly, the people aren't sufficiently interesting or charismatic to support such scrutiny for 2.2 hours. Amidst the sumptuous splendor of grand costuming, locations, props, makeup, etc. with some heavyweights behind the film, "TGB" is an earnest effort which comes off as much ado about nothing with the one steamy and passionate relationship underdone while the emphasis lingers on the minutia. Somewhat awkward and staged at times, the film doesn't rise to the level of it better period predecessors but will still be a worthwhile watch for those into films about wealth and aristocracy.
Title: "H" is The Hollywood Knights (1980)
Post by: southendmd on August 11, 2008, 05:41:05 pm
Michelle Pfeiffer played Suzie Q in this film.

Plot:  Led by their comedic and pranking leader, Newbomb Turk, the Hollywood Knights car gang raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965. Everything from drag racing to Vietnam to high school love.

(http://www.thedvdway.com/spanish/best/1980s/hollywood-knights/knights.jpg)
Title: "I" is I Am Sam (2001)
Post by: Fran on August 11, 2008, 07:54:38 pm
Michelle Pfeiffer played an attorney named Rita Harrison Williams in "I Am Sam."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture5-26.png)

From IMDb:

Sean Penn as a devoted father (Sam) who despite mental challenges fights for the right to raise his child is convincing in a complete departure from his usual "bad guy" characters. Michelle Pfeiffer plays his reluctant "pro bono" elite lawyer, who eventually puts 110% into this case.

The love between Sam and his 7-year-old daughter is evident in many sweet scenes (got Kleenex?), best described by a reclusive neighbor (wonderfully played by Dianne Wiest) who overcomes her hermit-like condition long enough to testify in Sam's behalf. Even the social workers who insisted on doing everything to "help the child" appear to be fighting emotions over this unusual case. The "support system," which includes several equally challenged "buddies," a very supportive employer, and many other people in the community gives evidence of our changing society, fostering inclusion and tolerance. Eventually, even the prospective adoptive parents of Sam's daughter can't go on fighting against this exemplary father.


Title: "J" is Johnny Be Good (1988)
Post by: memento on August 11, 2008, 09:22:13 pm
Uma Thurman played Georgia Elkans in this film.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AJ9BQCY5L._SS500_.jpg)

IMDB: It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his girlfriend and give up his football career?

Tagline: Every college in the country wants Johnny. 'Cause when he's good he's very very good. And when he's bad he's better.
Title: "K" is Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Post by: Meryl on August 11, 2008, 10:30:38 pm
Uma Thurman played The Bride in this flick.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/KillBill1.jpg)
Title: "L" is Love Field (1992)
Post by: Fran on August 12, 2008, 10:17:04 am
Michelle Pfeiffer starred as Lurene Hallett in this film.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-44.png)

From IMDb: 

Michelle Pfeiffer plays a middle-class 60s housewife who idolizes Jackie O. When JFK is assassinated, she leaves her husband and road-trips to his funeral to show solidarity with her icon. Along the way she meets a black man (Dennis Haysbert) and his young daughter. She immediately befriends them but realizes they are hiding a secret. Soon she is swept up in their lives and finds herself on the run from the FBI.

This is the best performance I've ever seen by Pfeiffer. She is practically unrecognizable -- her Southern accent is perfect and her Jackie O-inspired look is classic. She adds a welcome dose of humor to a film that is often emotionally overwhelming. The movie alternates between adorable and disturbing but never gets too extreme either way. The plot gets a bit contrived at times, but the movie serves to question the comfort of routine middle-class existence, so it works. I am surprised this is not a well-known film. It is one of the best ones I've seen from the early 90s.
Title: "M" is Married to the Mob (1988)
Post by: southendmd on August 12, 2008, 11:55:58 am
Michelle Pfeiffer played Angela de Marco in this film.

Long before the Sopranos, there was this spoof.  Mercedes Ruehl steals it.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DSXPPVW9L._SL500_AA240_.jpg)
Title: "N" is Never Say Never Again (1983)
Post by: memento on August 12, 2008, 03:52:51 pm
Kim Basinger played the part of Domino Petachi in this film.

IMDB: James Bond 007 makes his way for one last mission. Two American nuclear warheads have been stolen by the SPECTRE organisation and its leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. The British reactivate their '00' section and sends Bond off to the Bahamas to recover them. A millionaire named Max Largo has been noticed by Bond, who also has become suspicious of his Largo's female friend, Fatima Blush. Bond continues to investigate Largo, whilst dragging Largo's girlfriend, Domino into the mess.

(http://www.pmlib.org/casino_royale/cinematic/never.jpg)
Title: "O" is Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Post by: Fran on August 12, 2008, 05:29:33 pm
"Ocean's Eleven" featured Julia Roberts, who appeared in "Mona Lisa Smile" with Maggie Gyllenhaal.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-45.png)

From IMDb:  Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.
Title: "P" is Pret-a-Porter (1994)
Post by: southendmd on August 12, 2008, 09:43:15 pm
Kim Basinger played Kitty Potter in this film.

Plot:  A fashion show in Paris draws the usual bunch of people; designers, reporters, models, magazine editors, photographers. Lots of unconnected stories which all revolve around this show, and an all-star cast.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/713YMEN284L._SL500_AA280_.gif)
Title: "Q" is The Quickie (2001)
Post by: memento on August 13, 2008, 12:38:40 am
Jennifer Jason Leigh played the role of Lisa in this film and also costarred with Michelle Pfeiffer in "A Thousand Acres."

(http://www.parkentertainment.com/images/The-Quickie.jpg)

IMDB: This movie came very close to being a good flick. The direction needs to be a bit smoother to progress from one piece to the next to make it more plausible. In particular: The main character's need to escape is not explicit enough. Is he trying to kill himself? Is he trying to escape? His life does not seem to be that bad, so it makes it more difficult to swallow that he wants to leave his life so much. Also, it is not very clear how much "in love" he has fallen with Jennifer Jason L. If the movie was reworked with some more attention to these details, it would have been Great. On the other hand, for an indy flick, it's pretty good! Maybe if you have a couple of drinks, to dull the logical thinking, it would be more fun...
Title: "R" is Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
Post by: Meryl on August 13, 2008, 01:16:06 am
Maggie Gyllenhaal played Amelia in this movie.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/ridingincars.jpg)
Title: "S" is Scarface (1983)
Post by: southendmd on August 13, 2008, 09:28:13 am
Michelle Pfeiffer played Elvira Hancock.

Plot:  In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug empire while succumbing to greed.

(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.horroria.com/i/nstills/06/70/670/670-241766.jpg&usg=AFQjCNHSjUp0KfraXJyf51D7um0UKaxbJQ)
Title: "T" is Trust the Man (2005)
Post by: Fran on August 13, 2008, 11:12:14 am
Maggie Gyllenhaal played Elaine in "Trust the Man."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-46.png)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SGXGki_rSU[/youtube]
Trailer (2:23)
Title: "U" is The Unforeseen (2007)
Post by: memento on August 13, 2008, 11:31:52 am
Robert Redford was executive producer and played himself in this documentary and costarred with Michelle Pfeifer  in "Up Close and Personal."

(http://poetryfoundation.org/harriet/unforeseenposterfinal500.jpg)

IMDB: This film premiered at Austin's SXSW Film Festival after its initial showing a few months ago at Sundance. The Unforeseen is one of the most cinematically beautiful documentaries to appear in a long time. There are stunning sequences of Barton Springs. One could certainly feel the influence of producers Robert Redford (particularly A River Runs Through It) and Terrence Malick. The nature shots were spectacular. The story that is told is particularly powerful to those who know and love Austin, but the broader conflicts between land development and environmental protection are universal and can be well-understood, although perhaps in a less personal way, by those who have never visited Austin.
Title: "V" is Vatel (2000)
Post by: southendmd on August 13, 2008, 12:46:00 pm
Uma Thurman starred with Gérard Depardieu in this film.

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Plot:  In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a man of honor, talent, and low birth. The prince is craven in his longing for stature: no task is too menial or dishonorable for him to give Vatel. While Vatel tries to sustain dignity, he finds himself attracted to Anne de Montausier, the king's newest mistress. In Vatel, she finds someone who's authentic, living out his principles within the casual cruelties of court politics. Can the two of them escape unscathed?
Title: "W" is World Trade Center (2006)
Post by: Fran on August 13, 2008, 01:56:07 pm
Maggie Gyllenhaal played Allison Jimeno, the wife of a trapped Port Authority officer, in this film.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/world_trade_center.jpg)

From IMDb:  In the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster, hope is still alive. Refusing to bow down to terrorism, rescuers and family of the victims press forward. Their mission of rescue and recovery is driven by the faith that under each piece of rubble, a co-worker, a friend a family member may be found. This is the true story of John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero and the rescuers who never gave up. It's a story of the true heroes of that fateful time in the history of the United States when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race.
Title: Wildcard "X" is My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
Post by: Meryl on August 13, 2008, 07:44:29 pm
Kim Basinger plays Celeste Martin in this movie.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/my_stepmother_is_an_alien.jpg)
Title: "Y" is You Can Thank Me Later (1998)
Post by: memento on August 14, 2008, 11:39:38 am
Ellen Burstyn played the role of Shirley Cooperberg in this film and appeared in "The King of Marvin Gardens" with Jack Nicholson who costarred with Kim Basinger in "Batman."
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Y1GEWk0VL._SS500_.jpg)

IMDB: This film combines the realistic and the surreal into a delicious, yet quite believable family drama, with just enough sharp humor to satisfy your funny bone. Ellen Burstyn, always fantastic, is smashing as the mother hen of the brood, with very convincing performances by Amanda Plummer as her confused Bohemian daughter, Mary McDonnell as Burstyn's daughter-in-law, and the wonderful Genevieve Bujold as Joselle, the mysterious nun. The film is set in Montreal and nearly all the scenes take place either in a hospital room as the Cooperberg family awaits results from the patriarch's surgery, or in visits to the family's various therapists. A fabulous psychological comedy and superb performances by all.
Title: "Z" is Le zebre (1992)
Post by: southendmd on August 14, 2008, 09:26:04 pm
Le Zebre starred Thierry Lhermitte, who was in Le divorce with Glenn Close, who starred with Michelle Pfeiffer in Les lliaisons dangereuses.

(http://films.blog.lemonde.fr/files/zebre.jpg)


Plot:  Can one ensure immortal love? Hippolyte, an eccentric notary, sees his marriage to Camille as his one great success. He also believes that love doesn't last, and this flummoxes him as they approach their 15th anniversary. To test her love for him, he promotes her seduction by an anonymous stranger, behaves badly to guests, makes love clumsily, sleeps in the guest room. All this breaks her spirit, and she asks him to move. It's devastating to Hippolyte, Camille, and their two sweet children, but he persists; he can't seem to shake this humour. Then, they reconcile and depart on a second honeymoon. Is this a renewal of domestic bliss or a an interlude in Hippolyte's mad design?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Money Round!
Post by: southendmd on August 14, 2008, 09:35:22 pm
The Money Round!

Films about money, winning it, losing it, stealing it, laundering it, what have you...

(http://www.politicalprogramming.com/images/currency.jpg)
Title: "A" is Anthony Zimmer (2005)
Post by: Fran on August 15, 2008, 02:46:16 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/2963913500098321092llTmxI_ph.jpg)

From Wikipedia: 

A genius of criminal finance, Anthony Zimmer is wanted by police forces all around the world. No one knows what he looks like, but in the race opposing all those who want to nab him, Akerman (Sami Frey), an exceptional cop, is ahead of the others: he knows that Zimmer will risk everything to see Chiara (Sophie Marceau) again.

While the young woman is waiting for the uncatchable crook, she receives a message from him. To mislead all those following him, Zimmer asks her to go up to a stranger and make his enemies believe he is the one they're looking for. Chiara chooses François (Yvan Attal), a rather bland man who, fascinated by the young lady, will quickly fall into a living nightmare.

In between manipulations and shams, everyone will discover that beyond the appearances, they are only the pieces of a chess game which is being played while awaiting the master's arrival....
Title: "B" is Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Post by: memento on August 15, 2008, 10:39:59 am
(http://www.georgegroves.org.uk/warners4_files/bonnie_and_clyde.jpg)

IMDB: Bonnie Parker is bored with life and wants a change. She gets her chance when she meets a charming young drifter by the name of Clyde Barrow. Clyde has dreams of a life of crime that will free him from the hardships of the Depression. The two fall in love and begin a crime spree that extends from Oklahoma to Texas. They rob small banks with skill and panache, soon becoming minor celebrities known across the country. People are proud to have been held up by Bonnie and Clyde; to their victims, the duo is doing what nobody else has the guts to do. To the law, the two are evil bank robbers who deserve to be gunned down where they stand.

=aside= Paul
$mashing idea for a round.
Title: "C" is Casino (1995)
Post by: southendmd on August 15, 2008, 02:33:51 pm
Plot:  Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire.

(http://www.theplugg.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/casino.jpg)
Title: "D" is Dollars ($) (1971)
Post by: Meryl on August 15, 2008, 07:03:41 pm

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Dollars.jpg)

A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob three safety deposit boxes containing $1.5 million in cash
 belonging to three very different criminals from a high-tech security bank in Hamburg, Germany.
Title: "E" is Easy Money (1983)
Post by: memento on August 16, 2008, 10:31:34 am
IMDB: The life of a young man about town suddenly reaches a turning point. Before this he led a life of debauchery. He will get 10 million dollars as an inheritance if his life has undergone a complete change within a year. It is a hard question: be rich and boring all day or be depraved and amusing.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/tt0085470_largeCover.jpg)
Title: "F" is Faustrecht der Freiheit (1975)
Post by: southendmd on August 16, 2008, 10:41:47 am
AKA "Fox and his Friends" by Fassbinder.

Plot:  Franz "Fox" Biberkopf is a working-class guy, at loose ends when his lover is arrested and the police shutter their carnival booth. In need of cash for his weekly lottery purchase, Fox lets himself be picked up by an elegant older man named Max. At Max's, he meets two younger gay men who have expensive tastes and images to uphold. The next day, Fox wins 500,000 marks in the lottery, and Max's friends suddenly become Fox's friends, especially Eugen, the heir to a bookbinding firm that's short of cash. Eugen's polish beguiles Fox, and the fleecing begins.

(http://www.stadtbibliothek.graz.at/covers/M1023065.gif)(http://homepage.mac.com/vanvdo/images/Fox-and-His-Friends_000.jpg)
Title: "G" is The Golden Bowl (2000)
Post by: oilgun on August 17, 2008, 09:44:44 pm
Plot: A man marries an heiress for her money even though he is actually in love with her friend.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Golden-Bowl.jpg)
Title: "H" is The Hard Word (2002)
Post by: memento on August 18, 2008, 12:29:00 am
IMDB: Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.

(http://www.onopen.com/upload/The_Hard_Word.jpg)

=aside= Gil
Welcome back. I hope you had a nice vacation.
Title: "I" is If I Had a Million (1932)
Post by: southendmd on August 18, 2008, 12:34:37 am
Plot:  A dying tycoon gives million-dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory.

With Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, George Raft and WC Fields.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PXYBQX2KL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

=aside= Gil
Missed you!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Money Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on August 18, 2008, 02:59:53 am
Quote from: Meryl on August 09, 2008, 10:47:06 am
I'll take a guess: Lone Star with Kris Kristofferson and Matthew McConaughey


Yup, the Merly gets it!  Whoops, I'm way behind the times in this thread. 
Title: "J" is Jinx Money (1948)
Post by: Ellemeno on August 18, 2008, 03:19:05 am
The Bowery Boys star in Jinx Money (1948).


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Title: "K" is Kisses (1957)
Post by: Fran on August 18, 2008, 09:10:46 am
Also known as:   Kuchizuke

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From IMDb:  Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bicycle race, they spend an enjoyable day together at the beach. Akiko, who tries to make money as an artist's model to pay for her mother's medical expenses, now has to find 100,000 yen to pay off the company from which her father embezzled. Kinichi also requires 100,000 yen as bail for his father, who is accused of election fraud. Kinichi tries to borrow 100,000 yen from his mother, whom he has not seen for three years.
Title: "L" is The Last Seduction (1994)
Post by: southendmd on August 18, 2008, 10:05:27 am
IMDb:  Bridget Gregory has a lot going for her: she's beautiful, she's intelligent, she's married to a doctor. But all of this isn't enough, as her husband Clay finds out. After she persuaded him to sell medicinal cocaine to some drugdealers, she takes off with the money, almost a million dollars, and goes undercover in a mid-American smalltown. Because Clay has to pay off a loan shark who'll otherwise damage him severely, he keeps sending detectives after her, trying to retrieve the money. When Bridget meets Mike Swale, a naive local who is blinded by her beauty and directness, she devises an elaborate, almost diabolical scheme to get rid of Clay once and for all.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516PETS13CL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

Apparently with nude scenes between Linda Fiorentino and Peter Berg.
Title: "M" is Money (2007)
Post by: memento on August 18, 2008, 11:12:40 am
A dinner with friends witnesses exchange of millions of dollars and changing plans along with a transformation of all dynamics among friendship as money starts playing a major role in each person's life.

(http://www.nextactor.com/moneyposternew2.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Women of Batman Round!
Post by: oilgun on August 18, 2008, 11:25:59 am
Quote from: Elle on August 09, 2008, 06:19:43 am
Gil, somehow I missed the Andy Warhol poll, where is it? 
[...]


It's in the Polling Place:  http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,21936.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,21936.0.html)
I thought there would be more interest in the question for some reason.  Maybe there isn't enough skin? ;D
Title: "N" is "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (1979)
Post by: Meryl on August 18, 2008, 11:41:35 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/A_Nightingale_Sang_in_Berkeley_Squa.jpg)

Pinky (Richard Jordan) is released from prison and has decided to go straight from now on, but accidentally getting himself a job as a
maintenance man at a large bank gives him a lot of undue attention from "Ivan the Terrible" David Niven, the local hoodlum.
By using Pinky, Ivan hopes to rob the bank and Pinky starts to liken to the idea of going back to his old ways.
Title: Re: "H" is The Hard Word (2002)
Post by: oilgun on August 18, 2008, 11:44:21 am
Quote from: memento on August 18, 2008, 12:29:00 am
IMDB: Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.

(http://www.onopen.com/upload/The_Hard_Word.jpg)

=aside= Gil
Welcome back. I hope you had a nice vacation.

Thanks! It was a great vacation and the weather was perfect!

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/DSC00192.jpg)

I'm a big Guy Pearce fan but I didn't enjoy THE HARD WORD.  I assume that you saw it, what did you think?
Title: "O" is Oscar (1967)
Post by: Fran on August 18, 2008, 11:44:57 am
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From IMDb:  This film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier, played by a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning he learns that his daughter is pregnant, an employee stole a large amount of money from his company, his maid is about to resign in order to marry a wealthy neighbor, and his body builder is interested in marrying his daughter. The seemingly complicated story-line is a comedy of errors and some of the most hilarious mime scenes of the French cinema. There is never a dull moment in this film.

=aside= Gil
The beach looks beautiful.  Whatcha reading?  (I'm assuming that's you in the photo.)
Title: "P" is Plata Quemada (2000)
Post by: oilgun on August 18, 2008, 02:55:44 pm
AKA: BURNT MONEY

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One of the hot scenes with Eduardo Noriega and Leo Sbaraglia  :-* !

Plot: Burnt Money, which premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, is set in Argentina in 1965 and is the fourth film by director Marcelo Piñeyro. This true story follows the tumultuous relationship between two men who became lovers and ultimately ruthless bank robbers in a notoriously famous footnote in the annals of Argentinian crime history. Nene (Leonardo Sbaraglia), Angel (Eduardo Noriega) and Cuervo (Pablo Echarri) are bank robbers who flee from Argentina across the border to Uruguay after a large-scale hold-up that turns bloody. Angel is hurt and the three must lay low until Angel recovers. Nene and Angel are known to everyone they know as "the twins" because of their resemblance, but the two are not brothers at all - they are involved in a steamy homosexual relationship. To get back to Argentina, the group must first wait for Fontana, the brains behind the robbery, to arrange for passports. Anxious from hiding, Cuervo decides to break curfew and go party. After Nene and Angel also decide to take off, Nene meets a prostitute named Giselle and Angel ends up getting in a fight. The group is forced to abandon their refuge and Angel and Nene decide to move in with Giselle. However, the sexual attraction between Nene and Angel burns too strongly and when Nene gets hostile with Giselle and kicks her out, she goes straight to the police to snitch on the group. It's not long before police are surrounding the building and the fate of Nene and Angel appears to be sealed.




==ASIDE==FRAN

Quote from: Fran on August 18, 2008, 11:44:57 am
=aside= Gil
The beach looks beautiful.  Whatcha reading?  (I'm assuming that's you in the photo.)

Isn't it a great beach!  "Ontario's West Coast" on lake Huron is a hidden gem with miles and miles of sandy beaches.
And yes that's me in the pic and NOT Brad Pitt (or Alain Delon)  ;)  The book I'm reading is called SNUFF by Chuck Palahniuk, which was a BIG disappointment.   I also started his INVISIBLE MONSTERS which I'm enjoying a lot more, maybe because I can really relate to being invisible. :-\

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Snuff.jpg) From Publishers Weekly
Palahniuk delivers another entertaining and cynical social commentary on American materialism and gluttony. In her final pornographic performance, Cassie Wright has decided to be on the receiving end of a 600-man gangbang. Neither Cassie nor the men waiting for their chance with her expect her to survive. But some of the men have very different ideas about what this encounter will mean for them in their personal and professional lives. Todd McLaren does an excellent job voicing the many different first-person accounts. Whether reading the accounts of Cassie's assistant, an aging stud or the Cassie's presumptive abandoned son, McLaren finds a complementary voice for each and keeps them consistent throughout. Given the raunchy discussions of sex and the sinister elements that are often associated with the porn industry, McLaren's gritty voice adds the needed edge to this seedy but interesting novel.

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From Publishers Weekly
Palahniuk's grotesque romp aims to skewer the ruthless superficiality of the fashion world and winds up with a tale as savagely glib as what it derides. Narrator Shannon McFarland, once a gorgeous fashion model, has been hideously disfigured in a mysterious drive-by shooting. Her jaw has been shot off, leaving her not only bereft of a career and boyfriend, but suddenly invisible to the world. Along comes no-nonsense, pill-popping diva Brandy Alexander, a resplendent, sassy, transgendered chick, who has modeled her body rearrangement--the breast implants, the hair, the figure--on what Shannon used to look like. Brandy suggests veils, high camp and no self-pity. Shannon wants revenge[...] Adding to the plot's contrivances are the relentless flashbacks, heralded at the beginning of almost every paragraph with "Jump back to..." and the author's pretentious device of using a fashion photographer's commands ("Flash. Give me adoration. Flash. Give me a break") to signpost the narrator's epiphanies. Palahniuk writes like he's overdosed on Details magazine. Though the absurd surprise ending may incite groans of disbelief, this book does have fun moments when campy banter tops the heroine's flat, whiny bathos.

Title: "Q" is Quando le donne persero la coda (1972)
Post by: Fran on August 18, 2008, 05:01:53 pm
Also known as:  "When Women Lost Their Tails"

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From IMDb:  Filli (Senta Berger) and the other cavemen from "When Women Had Tails" are living a carefree, if boring, life inside a dinosaur skeleton. But when conman Ham (Lando Buzzanca) introduces them to the concept of currency and economics, their lives fall apart. On top of that, Filli starts to fall in love with Ham....

=aside= Gil
Speaking of Brad Pitt, maybe we should do a "N" Degrees of Brad Pitt round.  :)
Title: "R" is Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Post by: memento on August 18, 2008, 06:12:16 pm
IMDB: Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.

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=aside= Gil

I didn't see "The Hard Word." I'm disappointed that you didn't like it, knowing what a Guy Pearce fan you are. I guess I won't be renting it.
Title: "S" is Speedway Junky (1999)
Post by: oilgun on August 19, 2008, 11:04:45 am
"Every Dream has a Price"

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Plot:  In this gritty drama executive-produced by Gus Van Sant, a teenaged would-be stock-car driver gets more than he bargained for when he makes a pit stop in Las Vegas to earn a little cash. Almost as soon as he arrives in the city, high-school dropout Johnny (Jesse Bradford) finds himself victimized at the slot machines by a slick little vixen. His journey to glory on the racetrack thus sidetracked, he soon falls in with a group of hoods and street urchins. Befriended by solicitous hustler Steven (Jordan Brower) and condescended to by gay-for-pay stud Eric (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), Johnny gets a quick introduction to the sleazy Vegas landscape. At first he rejects his new acquaintances, but after a disastrous liaison with a buxom young lady (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen), he finds himself the reluctant new best friend of the besotted Steven. Adamantly professing his own heterosexuality, Johnny tries to find female clients to bankroll his ticket out of town. But soon Eric arrives, promising big bucks from his wealthy male patrons, setting the stage for conflict with Steven and unexpected bloodshed. Shown during the Panorama program at the 1999 International Berlin Film Festival, Speedway Junky was the debut feature from writer/director Nickolas Perry. Daryl Hannah co-stars as an older ex-prostitute who serves as a sort of foster mother for both Johnny and Steven. The film also marked the acting debut of musical artist Warren G and features a cameo appearance from Patsy Kensit.
Title: "T" is The Trouble with Money (2006)
Post by: southendmd on August 19, 2008, 11:22:39 am
IMDb:  Shamus O'Reilly is supposed to receive $1 million for a scandalous video-tape desperately wanted by notorious businessman Kaiser Poppo. Before Shamus arrives for the switch, Poppo's thugs accidentally give the money to Shamus look-alike Dave Rickards, a radio host in the wrong place at the wrong time. Rickards is chased through the streets of San Diego and onto a train, where he makes a clean get-away with the cash. Now Poppo wants both the video and his money back, but must contend with the FBI, con men, and his long-time nemesis "The Greek". Despite advice from San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and Watergate legend G. Gordon Liddy, Rickards loses track of both the money and the video-tape. He is then tricked into a dramatic showdown with Kaiser Poppo and a 30-year-old secret is finally revealed.

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Title: "U" is U Turn (1997)
Post by: memento on August 19, 2008, 02:07:42 pm
IMDB Plot: A man running from a mysterious past is trapped in a small desert town after his car breaks down. Everybody in this town seems to have totally lost their mind and Bobby can't wait to leave. But there is a problem: Bobby doesn't have the money to get his car back. So when an aging man offers him money  to kill his young wife Bobby seriously thinks about it. However the gorgeous young woman casts some kind of spell on him and she asks him to get rid of her husband. But this time, the stakes are much higher...

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Title: "V" is Vabank (1981)
Post by: Fran on August 19, 2008, 02:19:05 pm
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From IMDb:  Set in Lodz (Poland) in 1930's. After six years in jail, framed for bank robbery by an accomplice, the legendary Kwinto has only revenge on his mind. He is a safecracker in the old style, a thief with a sense of pride and loyalty. Upon leaving the jail he learns that his friend, with whom he played in the jazz band has been murdered by the same guy -- now a bank president -- who sent him to prison. Kramer hopes to keep Kwinto's mouth shut by paying him off, but at the same time he hires a paid gun to kill him. Meanwhile, some young, petty crooks, hearing that Kwinto is free, want to join forces with him for a job. Kwinto, employing a retired professional and two young admirers, pulls his last job to get even with Kramer....
Title: "W" is What a Way to Go! (1964)
Post by: southendmd on August 19, 2008, 02:53:44 pm
Plot:  This black comedy opens with Louisa Foster donating a multimillion dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she's crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. She then discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is Hustler White (1996)
Post by: oilgun on August 19, 2008, 03:23:34 pm
"See it with someone you've paid for."

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From the NYT: In between its kinky sexual exhibitions, ''Hustler White'' follows the adventures of Jurgen Anger (Bruce LaBruce), a writer and sexual tourist who has flown to Los Angeles to research a book on male prostitutes, and Monti Ward (Tony Ward), the young male hooker he engages as his tour guide. Mr. Ward, a successful model who was once Madonna's constant companion, lends the role of Monti a bluff, swaggering charm, even though his character is loathsome. In the opening scene, Monti, fleeing a john in a stolen car, hits a pedestrian, severing his foot, but drives on.

''Hustler White,'' directed by Mr. LaBruce, a Canadian film maker, in collaboration with Rick Castro, a Los Angeles photographer, bills itself as a comedy, but it is more facetious than funny. The third feature film by Mr. LaBruce, who fancies himself a 90's answer to Andy Warhol, it is a direct descendant of Warhol's ''Flesh,'' right down to its allusions to ''Sunset Boulevard.'' (The opening scene finds Monti floating face down in a Jacuzzi and narrating the story of how he got there.)

Mr. Ward may not not be as good-looking as Joe Dallesandro, but he has a lot more pep. If the price is right, say $200, his character will do just about anything. When Jurgen, a sourpuss pain in the neck with the hauteur of an imperious pontiff, offers him $1,000 for insider's information, he becomes a talking encyclopedia of cruising tips.

As it lurches back and forth from telling a story to exhibiting erotic sideshows, ''Hustler White'' has a lot of sex, most of it simulated, all of it between men. Strictly speaking, it is not a pornographic film. Any movie that conveys this much detailed information on the geography and social terrain of Santa Monica Boulevard must have some redeeming social value.
Title: "Y" is You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
Post by: memento on August 19, 2008, 03:50:43 pm
IMDB Plot: Hannah is so tight with her money that she takes her son, Donnie, to the charity ward a week after he hurts his leg. But she has always hoarded her money since her late husband wasted most of it and now she plans to save it for Donnie. But when Donnie graduates from Princeton, he does not want to go into banking at Hannah's bank, he wants to be a writer, which upsets Hannah. But the greatest blow of all comes when Donnie meets the daughter of the man who jilted Hannah 30 years before.

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Title: "Z" is Zhizn i priklyucheniya chetyrekh druzei 7[....] (1994)
Post by: oilgun on August 19, 2008, 04:24:34 pm
Complete Title: Zhizn i priklyucheniya chetyrekh druzei 7. Sledstvie vedet Semafor 8. Podvig Varkhata (1994)

Plot: Four friends - three dogs and one cat are helping people in search for the stolen money. The bad guy stole the cash and disappeared in the rain. Four animals are so smart - they manage to find the bad guy and the money.

==Comment==
My apologies but I couldn't find an image for this animated Russian film which seems to be a follow up to 1993's Zhizn i priklyucheniya chetyrekh druzei 5. Kot Semafor 6. Neznakomtsy.  Strangely, Zhizn i priklyucheniya chetyrekh druzei 3. Igra s ognem. 4. Kot v meshke  was also made in 1994.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Brangelina
Post by: Fran on August 20, 2008, 12:42:23 am
The "N" Degrees of Brangelina Round!

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Featuring movies that can be connected to Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie
Title: "A" is Across the Tracks (1991)
Post by: Fran on August 20, 2008, 12:53:32 am
Brad Pitt played Joe Maloney in "Across the Tracks."

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Rick Schroder and Brad Pitt are cast as unlikely brothers in "Across the Tracks." Schroder is a drug-dealing layabout, while Pitt is a hardworking "model son" (talk about casting against type!) When Schroder begins straightening himself out by becoming a high school track star, Pitt suffers the pangs of jealousy, retreating into alcohol. Now it is Ricky's turn to reform Brad! Filmed in 1989, "Across the Tracks" lay unwrapped until 1991, by which time Brad Pitt had become a first-magnitude movie star.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide   
Title: "B" is The Bone Collector (1999)
Post by: memento on August 20, 2008, 07:33:20 am
Angelina Jolie played the role of Amelia Donaghy in this film.

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IMDB: Quadripeligic ex-cop Lincoln Rhyme was looking forward to his assisted suicide when he got the news: some sicko was abducting people in a taxi and leaving them to die in particularly sadistic ways. With time counting down between each abduction and possible death, Rhyme recruits rather-unwilling Amelia Donaghy, haunted by her cop father's suicide and thinking she's next, into working the crime scenes to track down the killer.
Title: "C" is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Post by: oilgun on August 20, 2008, 09:11:14 am
Brad Pitt stars as the title character.

Plot: Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. [like, duh!]

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Title: "D" is The Devil's Own (1997)
Post by: southendmd on August 20, 2008, 11:22:30 am
Brad starred with Harrison Ford in this film.

Plot:  A police officer uncovers the real identity of his houseguest, an IRA terrorist in hiding.

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Title: "E" is Echo of Blue (1996)
Post by: Fran on August 20, 2008, 01:35:48 pm
"Echo of Blue" featured Kevin West, who appeared with Angelina Jolie in "Gone in Sixty Seconds."

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From Amazon:  There is a rogue killer on the loose who slices up his prey and leads the corrupt city on a harrowing, wild goose chase. No one has ever lived to tell the story. Now with a dead body, a crazed assassin and a murderous partner, a beautiful woman must sift through the lies before she becomes the next victim!
Title: "F" is Full Frontal (2002)
Post by: memento on August 20, 2008, 01:55:56 pm
Brad Pitt plays himself in this film.

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IMDB Plot: Arty film-within-a-film revolves around seven people with little in common whose lives collide.
Title: "G" is Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Post by: oilgun on August 20, 2008, 02:17:56 pm
Angelina Jolie won a BSA oscar for her role in this film.

Plot: Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s.

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==comment==
Quote from: memento on August 20, 2008, 01:55:56 pm
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I couldn't get pass half an hour watching this film.  Hated it almost to the point of flinging the DVD across the room!  I blame Julia Roberts
Title: "H" is Happy Together (1989)
Post by: Fran on August 20, 2008, 02:54:20 pm
Brad Pitt played Brian in "Happy Together." 

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSq9KWjDuis[/youtube]
In this scene, Chris (Patrick Dempsey) discovers that, thanks to a
computer mixup, his college roommate is a woman (Helen Slater).

From IMDb: 

It might not be a classic, it might not be realistic, but it is certainly entertaining. This is just a good, fun film that I just keep watching!

It's a typical 80's teen college story, with stereotypical characters bursting from every seam. At times you cringe. but unless you're looking for something deep and meaningful from the film or want to watch something "ground-breaking," then just sit back and enjoy.
Title: "I" is Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Post by: southendmd on August 20, 2008, 03:00:07 pm
Brad starred with Tom in this sexless, artless drivel.  Tom Cruise as Lestat is one of the biggest casting failures of the twentieth century.  The film was saved by Kirsten Dunst as one evil little child.

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Some trivia: 

Anne Rice wrote the story in 1976 with Rutger Hauer in mind as Lestat.
The role of Lestat was offered to Johnny Depp.
Tom Cruise had to stand on a box when he was next to the other vampires.
Title: Re: "I" is Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Post by: oilgun on August 20, 2008, 03:43:33 pm
Quote from: southendmd on August 20, 2008, 03:00:07 pm
Brad starred with Tom in this sexless, artless drivel.  Tom Cruise as Lestat is one of the biggest casting failures of the twentieth century.  The film was saved by Kirsten Dunst as one evil little child.

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Some trivia: 

Anne Rice wrote the story in 1976 with Rutger Hauer in mind as Lestat.
The role of Lestat was offered to Johnny Depp.
Tom Cruise had to stand on a box when he was next to the other vampires.


He may not have been the ideal person for the role but I was impressed with Tom Cruise as Lestat and believe me I'm hardly a fan of the freak.  I actually think Brad was the biggest casting mistake of the film.  He displayed the same deer-in-headlights style of acting that he gave us in the sleep-inducing MEET JOE BLACK. His range is limited.
Title: Re: "I" is Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Post by: southendmd on August 20, 2008, 04:01:25 pm
Quote from: oilgun on August 20, 2008, 03:43:33 pm
He may not have been the ideal person for the role but I was impressed with Tom Cruise as Lestat and believe me I'm hardly a fan of the freak.  I actually think Brad was the biggest casting mistake of the film.  He displayed the same deer-in-headlights style of acting that he gave us in the sleep-inducing MEET JOE BLACK. His range is limited.

Fair enough.  At least Brad has some sex appeal, even if he doesn't really do much.   Tom Cruise has all the sex appeal of cold, congealed blood.

I blame Anne Rice!  She wrote the sexless screenplay; whereas parts of the novel smoldered.
Title: "J" is Johnny Suede (1991)
Post by: Lynne on August 20, 2008, 05:01:31 pm
From Amazon (where it got 4 stars, although it sounds painful to me...)

Johnny Suede is a young man with an attitude and an immense pompadour who wants to be a rock n' roll star like his idol Ricky Nelson. He has all the stylistic accouterments except a pair of black suede shoes. One night after leaving a nightclub a pair of black suede shoes falls at his feet. Soon afterwards Johnny meets Darlette. In spite of Darlette's abusive boyfriend with a gun Johnny begins to see Darlette everyday. When Johnny is forced to pawn his guitar for rent money Darlette mysteriously leaves him. Depressed about Darlette's desertion he wanders aimlessly and he meets Yvonne a woman much wiser than Johnny who teaches him that there are things in life much more important than a pair of black suede shoes.
Title: "K" is Kokoro (2007)
Post by: Fran on August 20, 2008, 05:19:52 pm
Also known as:  "Heart"

"Kokoro" featured Kôji Yakusho, who appeared in "Babel" with Brad Pitt.

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Kôji Yakusho


This 64-minute movie was written and directed by Shô Tsukikawa.  It was released in Japan on May 12, 2007.
Title: "L" is Love Is All There Is (1996)
Post by: Meryl on August 20, 2008, 05:31:41 pm


Angelina Jolie played Gina Malacici in this film.

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Title: "M" is Meet Joe Black (1998)
Post by: memento on August 20, 2008, 05:54:15 pm
Brad plays the role of Joe Black in this film.

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IMDB Plot: Bill Parrish, media tycoon, loving father and still a human being, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the Inevitable - by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death itself enters his home and his life, personified in a man's body: Joe Black has arrived. His intention was to take Bill with him, but accidentally, Joe's former host and Bills beautiful daughter Susan have already met. Joe begins to develop certain interest in life on earth as well as in Susan, who has no clue who she's flirting with.
Title: "N" is No Man's Land (1987)
Post by: southendmd on August 20, 2008, 06:11:19 pm
Brad plays "waiter" (uncredited) in this Charlie Sheen film.

Plot:  A rookie cop goes undercover and infiltrates a car thief ring.

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Title: "O" is Original Sin (2001)
Post by: Lynne on August 20, 2008, 06:37:27 pm
From Wiki:

Original Sin is a 2001 movie starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas. It is based on the novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, and is a remake of the 1969 Truffaut film Mississippi Mermaid. Jolie was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award in 2001 for Worst Actress for her work in Original Sin and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Title: "P" is Pushing Tin (1999)
Post by: Fran on August 20, 2008, 06:46:20 pm
Angelina Jolie played Mary Bell in this film.

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From IMDb:  "Pushing Tin" concerns two air traffic controllers. One is Nick Falzone, played by John Cusack who, as the hotshot of his workplace, is happily married to one Connie (Cate Blanchett) with two kids. Into his life comes the notorious new air traffic controller Russell (Billy Bob Thornton) with his beautiful wife Mary (Angelina Jolie). The two men do not react well to one another, and spates of jealousy and male rivalry, with consequences, ensue.

Title: "Q" is La question humaine (2007)
Post by: oilgun on August 20, 2008, 06:53:30 pm
This movie stars Mathieu Almaric who will be in QUANTOM OF SOLACE with
Jeffrey Wright who was in SYRIANA with
George Clooney who is in the OCEAN's franchise with Brad Pitt

Plot: A psychologist discovers troubling links between Nazism and modern-day big business.

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==ASIDE==
I guess you've all noticed on IMDb that there is an actor called Brad Pitt Vom Mahdenwald.  How cool is that?
Title: Re: "Q" is
Post by: southendmd on August 20, 2008, 07:48:12 pm
Quote from: oilgun on August 20, 2008, 06:53:30 pm
==ASIDE==
I guess you've all noticed on IMDb that there is an actor called Brad Pitt Vom Mahdenwald.  How cool is that?

"Actor"?  It's a dog according to google:

(http://www.vom-mahdenwald.de/web_vom_mahdenwald/hunde/brad_pitt_vom_mahdenwald/foto_2.jpg)

There is a certain resemblance...
Title: "R" is Race the Sun (1996)
Post by: southendmd on August 20, 2008, 08:40:46 pm
This film starred Casey Affleck who was in the Oceans films with Brad.

Plot:  A bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher, attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their own solar car and win a trip to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge in Australia.


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Title: Re: "Q" is
Post by: oilgun on August 20, 2008, 10:05:42 pm
Quote from: southendmd on August 20, 2008, 07:48:12 pm
"Actor"?  It's a dog according to google:

(http://www.vom-mahdenwald.de/web_vom_mahdenwald/hunde/brad_pitt_vom_mahdenwald/foto_2.jpg)

There is a certain resemblance...

What a cutie!  He does come up as an 'actor' on IMDb, I just didn't look at his page.  Anyway, he's adorable, I'm surprised Hollywood hasn't snatched him.  :)
Title: "S" is Snatch (2000)
Post by: memento on August 20, 2008, 11:15:49 pm
Brad plays Mickey O'Neil in this film.

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IMDB: Guy Richie's follow up to Lock Stock and Two Smoking barrels is every bit as astonishing as its predecessor. The humour is better and I have never seen people in a cinema laugh as loud and as frequently as they did here. Vinnie Jones plays a similar role as Big Chris, here as Bullet Tooth Tony. His appearance is limited but boy does he make an impact. Even when he is not on screen there is much to savour from Dennis Farina as Avi and a trio of pawnbrokers who are sent to rob a bookies. Brad Pitt sheds his movie start personna and preforms impressively as an Irish gypsie. Unlike Lock Stock.. the humour will appeal to all nationalities. However they mind some slang expressions such as Pikey and blag hard to understand. Good preformances, fantastic characters, razor sharp diologue, expert direction and camera work and brilliant humour, Snatch will make you laugh more than any other movie this year. See it now.
Title: "T" is True Romance (1993)
Post by: Fran on August 21, 2008, 12:15:45 am
Brad Pitt played Floyd in "True Romance."

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From IMDb:  This Quentin Tarantino-scripted film uses the theme of "boy meets girl." Here, though, boy meets girl, boy kills girl's pimp, couple takes pimp's coke, and bad boys chase couple. And Elvis is their Guardian Angel....
Title: "U" is Under The Sand (2000)
Post by: oilgun on August 21, 2008, 07:59:05 am
aka:  Sous le sable

Stars Charlotte Rampling who was in SPY GAME with Brad Pitt!

Plot:   Marie, a professor of English literature in a Paris university, has been happily married to Jean for 25 years, although they have no children. During their summer vacations in the southwest of France, Jean leaves Marie sunbathing on the beach and goes to swim in the sea. When Marie turns back, she cannot find Jean. Has he left her? commited suicide? drowned? With no clue and no body to mourn over, Marie acts as her husband was still alive.

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Title: "V" is Venus (2006)
Post by: southendmd on August 21, 2008, 11:28:05 am
Venus starred Vanessa Redgrave who was also with Angelina in Girl, Interrupted.

Plot:  Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.

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Title: "W" is Without Evidence (1995)
Post by: memento on August 21, 2008, 11:49:20 am
Angelina  plays the role of Jodie Swearingen in this film.

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IMDB: For independent cinema viewers, here is a super-realistic film touted as a true story. This production contains no special effects or actors who were famous at this time. One actress, Angeline Jolie as Jodie, became famous after this film and has starred in roles including Laura Croft, Tomb Raider. Despite the small budget, this film sports a down-to-earth plot with plenty of detailed twists.

Without special effects, this artistic film is suited mainly for the minority-viewing public that enjoys a complicated murder mystery without intervention from the supernatural or Hollywood's frequent sequence of improbable events. Prosecuting attorneys, and fans of murder trials, should see this film.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Legends of the Fall (1994)
Post by: southendmd on August 21, 2008, 12:07:53 pm
Brad starred in this with Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn and Julia Ormond.

Plot:  Epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.

The soundtrack by James Horner is one of my all-time favorites.  The cinematography is stunning (Alberta and BC).  Oh, and Brad looks pretty good in this one.

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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocAeBZdSDWg&feature=related[/youtube]
Title: "Y" is Yonkers Joe (2008)
Post by: Lynne on August 21, 2008, 03:06:50 pm
starring Chazz Palminteri who was with Robert DeNiro in A Bronx Tale who was with Angelina Jolie in The Good Shepherd.

This one may not be entirely legal because it is pending release...From Yahoo Movies:
A scam artist has his plans suddenly interrupted when he must take over the care of his son who suffers from Downs' Syndrome.
Title: "Z" is Z: A Zombie Musical (2007)
Post by: Fran on August 21, 2008, 03:35:54 pm
"Z: A Zombie Musical" featured Ken Edwards, who appeared in "The Life of David Gale" with Kevin Spacey, who appeared in "Se7en" with Brad Pitt.

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From the film's website: 

Z is the story of a young woman who gets comically transformed into a Zombie. Our heroine is taken in by a group of the Living Undead who inhabit a modern-day suburban neighborhood north of Austin called "Zomburbia", where she's taught the Zombie ways.

She soon sets off on a road trip and meets various other interesting Undead characters...while along the way learning to Release Her Inner Zombie.

Oh, and it's a MUSICAL!

Z features singing/dancing Zombies, utterly gratuitous naked-osity, Zombie Nuns and Priests on roller skates, and, of course, a Zombie Dog!

What else would you expect from the sophomoric, brilliantly evil mind of JOHN McLEAN--who previously foisted the silly, feature-length mockumentary, THE PERFECT MAN CONTEST, upon an unsuspecting world?!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Medical Round!
Post by: memento on August 21, 2008, 06:04:49 pm
The Medical Round!
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Is There a Doctor in the House?
Films About Doctors, Nurses, Hospitals or Anything Medical
Title: "A" is Appointment for Love (1941)
Post by: memento on August 21, 2008, 06:16:23 pm
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IMDB: Playwright Andre Cassil marries Doctor Jane Alexander, who immediately takes a separate apartment so that calls upon her professional services will not interfere with his professional routine, and those calls postpone consummation of their marriage for quite a while. Then, on the one evening they are both free, they miss each other because she goes to his apartment and he goes to hers. The incident causes further complications, and the primary question is if they don't have time to consummate their marriage, how did they ever find time to have a romance that led to an unconsummated marriage.
Title: "B" is Boys Beware (1961)
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on August 21, 2008, 06:35:05 pm
Okay, if I can't come up with a medical themed movie for "B", can I post a Medical "B-Movie"?

"B" is Boys Beware, a mental hygene film about the dangers of homosexuality. Sorry I couldn't find a poster, so here is the movie:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4enfUyGWSY[/youtube]
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Medical Round!
Post by: Lynne on August 21, 2008, 07:08:50 pm
Quote from: shakestheground on August 21, 2008, 06:35:05 pm
Okay, if I can't come up with a medical themed movie for "B", can I post a Medical "B-Movie"?

"B" is Boys Beware, a mental hygene film about the dangers of homosexuality. Sorry I couldn't find a poster, so here is the movie:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4enfUyGWSY[/youtube]

==aside==
I think that's a good one, Truman!  ;)
Title: "C" is Carry On Nurse (1959)
Post by: Fran on August 21, 2008, 11:39:09 pm
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From IMDb:  An idiosyncratic group of patients wreak havoc in the men's surgical ward of Haven Hospital. They decide to take their revenge on the frosty Matron, and there is even a spot of DIY surgery!
Title: "D" is Doctor in Clover (1966)
Post by: Meryl on August 22, 2008, 12:45:59 am
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The film is based on a fictitious St Swithins Hospital, with Leslie Phillips on call in place as Dr Gaston Grimsdyke who is more interested in the nurses than the patients. Grimsdyke is sacked from his job as a medical officer at a women's prison, so he enrolls in a refresher course with his old medical tutor Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice), he is determined to make a successful physician out of him. There are some funny complications involving a rejuvenation serum, which is accidentally injected into Sir Lancelot causing him to run amok at a party.
Title: "E" is Extreme Measures (1996)
Post by: Ellemeno on August 22, 2008, 03:24:02 am
Oops!  I fell asleep last night before finishing my post.

From IMDb: Thriller about Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant), a British doctor working at a hospital in New York who starts making unwanted enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. The trail leads Luthan to the door of the eminent surgeon Dr Lawrence Myrick (Gene Hackman), but Luthan soon finds himself under in danger from people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.

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Title: "F" is Fighting for Life (2008)
Post by: memento on August 22, 2008, 07:26:42 am
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IMDB: "Fighting for Life" follows American military doctors, nurses and medics on the front lines of the Iraq War, young wounded soldiers and marines determined to survive and to heal, and students of USU, the "best medical school no one's ever heard of," on their journey toward becoming career military physicians.

=aside= Truman
Good choice of film. Glad to see you playing.
Title: "G" is Gray's Anatomy (1996)
Post by: southendmd on August 22, 2008, 10:21:59 am
Plot:  Spalding Gray has an eye condition that can be surgically corrected. He decides to seek alternate treatment and embarks on a journey that will take him to Christian Science, Native American sweat lodges and psychic surgeons, among others.

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Title: "H" is The Hasty Heart (1949)
Post by: Fran on August 22, 2008, 11:35:06 am
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From IMDb:  It's 1945, Burma, the day the war is over! For many this means they've survived and will be going home. But not for everyone. A Scottish soldier, Corporal Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan, is the victim of a wound to the lower back on this day. He's moved to a M.A.S.H. unit and undergoes surgery. As time goes by he begins to recover and watches, in dismay as soldiers pack up and head for home. The doctors have told him he needs to remain "for observation". The Colonel takes Sister Parker, the unit head nurse, into his confidence and tells her that the real reason Cpl. MacLachlan can't go home is because the wound he sustained destroyed one of his kidneys and the other one is defective and will shut down in three to four weeks. He asks her to put Lachlan up with some other soldiers she has waiting to go home so that he can spend his last days with friends. But Cpl. MacLachlan wants nothing to do with friends and prefers his own privacy to "idle chat". He's a hard nut to crack and their work is cut out for them to make him as comfortable as possible.
Title: "I" is Intern Academy (2004)
Post by: oilgun on August 22, 2008, 01:59:34 pm
Plot:  Follows the mis-adventures of a group of young interns at a hospital/medical school - dealing with the pressures of school and love.

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Title: "J" is Jose Rizal (1998)
Post by: memento on August 22, 2008, 05:25:00 pm
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Jose Rizal's life and works are recounted through a series of non-linear flashbacks which reflect on various aspects of his life - as writer, propagandist, lover, friend, brother, doctor, and the man that inspired a revolution.
Title: "K" is Kadachit (2007)
Post by: Fran on August 22, 2008, 08:18:42 pm
From Indian PR Wire:  Produced by Ashwini Bhave and directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni, "Kadachit" talks about a successful neurosurgeon, who has witnessed a dreadful incident in her childhood. This past daunts her and she is forced to face it in the form of her father who returns in her life after serving a long term in prison. When the actual truth is revealed, the doctor gets into acute depression. How the entire family deals with the undergoing issue is beautifully depicted in this brilliantly directed film.

Here's the trailer:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXvjPMK-644[/youtube]
Time 0:34

Title: "L" is Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Post by: southendmd on August 22, 2008, 10:59:26 pm
Plot:  A boy develops a disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his father decides to learn all about it and tackle the problem himself.

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Title: "M" is Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
Post by: memento on August 23, 2008, 12:34:37 am
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IMDB: Hari Prasad Sharma (Sunil Dutt) and his wife Parvati (Rohini Hattangadi) come from their village to visit their doctor son, Dr. Murli (Sanjay Dutt) in Bombay, who is the head of a charitable hospital. They are greeted with fanfare and are given a tour of the hospital. Hari and Parvati decide that since Murli is well settled, he should get married. So they arrange a marriage with Dr. J.C. Asthana's (Boman Irani) daughter, Suman "Chinki" Asthana (Gracy Singh), also a doctor. Hari and Parvati get a shock when Dr. Asthana tells them that their son is a fake, a underworld don, is not qualified to be a doctor, leave alone run a hospital, and he is not going to let his daughter marry such a man. Crestfallen, both Hari and Parvati return to their village. Murli alias Munnabhai swears to avenge his parents' humiliation at the hands of Dr. Asthana, by enrolling in the same institution where Dr. Asthana is the dean. Thereafter begins a comical education of an illiterate underworld don - who is all set to change the institution and all it's rules and regulations to suit his goal, and go where no "bhai" has ever gone before.
Title: "N" is Night Call Nurses (1972)
Post by: Fran on August 23, 2008, 09:35:57 am
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From IMDb: 

I'll keep this short and simple. "Night Call Nurses" concerns three nurses who work in the psychiatric ward of a hospital. There are two plots (if you could call them that) in this movie. One involves menacing letters which are being sent to one of the nurses. The other involves a black prisoner who is currently being treated at the hospital after being roughed up in prison. The nurses fear that he could be killed if he goes back to the prison and they formulate a plan to help him escape the hospital.

The real point of "Night Call Nurses" is to show all three of the main characters naked (plus a few other women for good measure). Of course, anyone who knew that this movie was executive produced by Roger Corman would have been able to guess what the real point of the movie was.

Checklist: Acting? Awful. Direction? Awful. Dialogue? Awful. Lighting? Awful. Music? Awful. Ok...you get the picture.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ0jLecLqQk[/youtube]
Trailer 1:09
Title: "O" is Ocean of Pearls (2008)
Post by: oilgun on August 23, 2008, 12:31:04 pm
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Plot:  As a Sikh man with a full beard and turban, AMRIT SINGH is often the target of racial profiling. But when he sees his dreams of becoming Chief of Surgery at a state-of-the-art transplant center dwindle because of his appearance, Amrit goes against a tradition he's maintained his whole life and cuts his hair. Hiding this decision from his girlfriend and family in Toronto is only the start of a series of compromises Amrit finds himself making as he deals with hospital politics and health care injustices. When his compromises result in the death of a patient, Amrit begins to reexamine the value of the religious traditions he'd turned his back on.
Title: "P" is The Penalty (1920)
Post by: memento on August 23, 2008, 04:51:57 pm
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IMDB: Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were perhaps needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld. Out for revenge against the surgeon who performed his operation, he undergoes brain surgery which has a chance of altering his anti-social behavior.
Title: "Q" is A Question of Immunity (1971)
Post by: southendmd on August 23, 2008, 05:08:48 pm
A Canadian short aka Propos sur l'immunite.

No other info, except the only keyword is "medical".

Ks, Qs and Vs are hard!
Title: "R" is Rabid (1977)
Post by: oilgun on August 23, 2008, 05:42:37 pm
Plot: A young woman develops a taste for human blood after undergoing experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into rabid, blood-thirsty zombies who proceed to infect others, which turns into a city-wide epidemic.

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Title: "S" is The Sickhouse (2007)
Post by: Lynne on August 23, 2008, 05:46:43 pm
From Reel Films:
Gina Philips stars as Anna, a young archaeologist whose latest case involves a 17th-century hospital in which a notorious "plague" doctor once toiled. After learning that said hospital is due to be razed the next day, Anna sneaks into the joint determined to discover an important artifact that will allow her to prevent the building's destruction. Meanwhile, in a twist straight out of Lamberto Bava's Demons, four hooligans (including Alex Hassell's Nick and Kellie Shirley's Joolz) out for a joyride are forced to take refuge within the establishment's creaky walls following a car accident. The film subsequently revolves around the quintet's efforts at escaping from the haunted hospital, as Anna comes to the realization that their fates are inextricably tied to those of five children who died centuries ago.
Title: "T" is The Terminal Man (1974)
Post by: southendmd on August 23, 2008, 06:05:58 pm
Plot:  As the result of a head injury, brilliant computer scientist Harry Benson begins to experience violent seizures. In an attempt to control the seizures, Benson undergoes a new surgical procedure in which a microcomputer is inserted into his brain. The procedure is not entirely successful.

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Title: "U" is Unser Doktor ist der Beste (1969)
Post by: memento on August 23, 2008, 07:23:38 pm
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IMDB: Dr Sommer is newly appointed to the hospital, but on arrival is mistaken for the plumber. He seems quite good at this but gets into trouble from the medical chief for being late. Romantic complications arise with a nurse. In parallel, children play practical jokes on stuffy adults, making the thin plot rather mixed.
Title: "V" is Vital Signs (1990)
Post by: oilgun on August 24, 2008, 10:23:34 am
Plot: A drama about the relationships and rivalries between a group of medical students enduring their third year at an L.A Central medical school. At the center of it is Michael Chatham (Adrian Pasdar), a handsome personable young man from a well-to-do family, and Kenny Rose (Jack Gwaltney), an ambitious student from the wrong side of the tracks. They compete for a coveted internship. Meanwhile, their personal lives are in a period of transition; Michael enters into a romance with a fellow female student (Diane Lane), while Jack's marriage to Lauren (Laura San Giacomo) suffers from lack of attention as he strives desperately to get ahead in med school.

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Title: "W" is Waiting to Inhale (2005)
Post by: southendmd on August 24, 2008, 10:51:28 am
Plot:  A documentary examining the science and the movement to legalize cannabis as medicine.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Post by: southendmd on August 24, 2008, 10:51:52 am
I loved this film when I was a kid.  With Raquel Welch, Stephen Boyd and the evil Donald Pleasence.

Was a TV series in 1968 briefly.  Also, being remade for release in 2010!


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Plot:  A diplomat is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream with a small crew. Problems arise almost as soon as they enter the bloodstream.


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o8vsU0Dw-4[/youtube]


IMDb trivia:  When filming the scene where the other crew members remove attacking antibodies from Ms. Peterson for the first time, director Fleischer allowed the actors to grab what they pleased. Gentlemen all, they specifically avoided removing them from Raquel Welch's breasts, with an end result that the director described as a "Las Vegas showgirl" effect. Fleischer pointed this out to the cast members -- and on the second try, the actors all reached for her breasts. Finally the director realized that he would have to choreograph who removed what from where, and the result is seen in the final cut.
Title: "Y" is Young Doctor Kildare (1938)
Post by: Meryl on August 24, 2008, 12:36:48 pm

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Starring Lionel Barrymore and Lew Ayres

Dr. James Kildare is a fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show. The character was invented by the author Frederick Schiller Faust (aka Max Brand).
Title: "Z" is Zwei Frauen (1989)
Post by: Fran on August 24, 2008, 06:34:42 pm
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From IMDb:  Fact-based story of a 19-year-old ballerina (Gertz) whose collapse on stage leads to the discovery that she has cancer. Transferred to a specialty clinic, she rooms with a working-class girl who is directly in conflict with the more refined girl. With both facing their potential deaths, an unlikely bond is formed.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Biographies!
Post by: memento on August 24, 2008, 11:31:18 pm
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Title: "A" is American Splendor (2003)
Post by: memento on August 24, 2008, 11:39:11 pm
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IMDB: One of the very best films of 2003, this is such an original and brilliant bio-pic. Harvey Pekar is a file clerk working at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland.Pekar is terminally depressed and is amazingly played by Paul Giamatti (where's his Oscar nomination?). Pekar meets R. Crumb with an idea for a comic book about ordinary life. Pekar soon becomes a minor celebrity, but his life changes little. I knew right from the opening credits, this was going to be something special.Using different techniques, i.e. showing the real Pekar recording the narration and his buddy, Toby, the genuine nerd and inserting comic book pictures that in the corner of the screen that tell Harvey what to do, the filmmakers carve out such a unique experience that is both sad & funny. Like I stated before, Giamatti is remarkable and the script is exceptional on a "Being John Malkovich" level.
Title: "B" is The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 08:20:29 am
Plot:  The famed slugger is played by [William] Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The film traces the "life and times" of Ruth, including his famous "called shot" in the 1932 World Series.

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Title: "C" is Chopper (2000)
Post by: Fran on August 25, 2008, 10:11:53 am
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From IMDb:  Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a murder sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside," upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.
Title: "D" is Dahmer (2002)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 10:40:35 am
It was either this or Dalì...

Plot: Based on the true crime story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, this movie tells the emotionally riveting story of a man who turned his darkest fantasies into a horrifying reality.

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Title: "E" is The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)
Post by: memento on August 25, 2008, 01:18:18 pm
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IMDB: This film opens with RuPaul Charles asking, `Whatever happened to Tammy Faye?'

Over the next hour and nineteen minutes you find out her past and present but the future is left a blank.

Almost the first words out of her mouth is her reciting some bad poetry – her own.

You also learn she buys her makeup at swap meets!

As she says, `Puppets started it all.' And the theme is carried out through the entire film with puppets introducing each segment.

She married Jim Bakker, appropriately enough, on April Fool's Day. This becomes eerily omniscient as this incredible documentary unfolds.

You will learn a lot about the life and times of Tammy Faye's existence in the `Electric Church' a term she uses herself to describe the televised evangelical preaching of her and her husband and how they were squeezed out of every project they started together; that April Fool's curse again.

I believe this film really tries to give a balanced perspective on her trials and tribulations – but you walk out of the theater with a certain amount of sympathy for all she has gone through and her ability to survive if not exactly flourish.

Her very ‘un-Christian' views about gay people show an amazing amount of personal integrity and strength. While it may seem that she is shallow and lives on the surface it becomes obvious that she has an inner core of faith and belief in what is right that runs deep through the center of her being.

It is obvious towards the end of the film she must have a great deal of personal magnetism that, in spite of her ever-tearful visage, must carry most strongly when you meet her in person.

The interviews with her multi-pierced son and the daughter who ran away from home when the scandals erupted are particularly poignant.

This documentary has Oscar nomination written all over it and it is well worth both your time and money to see it.
Title: "F" is Farinelli (1994)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 01:26:51 pm
Plot:  Farinelli, is the artistic name of Carlo Broschi, a young singer in Handel's time. He was castrated in his childhood in order to preserve his voice. During his life he becomes to be a very famous opera singer, managed by his mediocre brother (Riccardo).

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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu1Z2PoaE5I[/youtube]
"Laschia ch'io pianga" by Handel.
Title: "G" is Glitterbug (1994)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 02:51:02 pm
From IMDb: Whilst this film will not appeal to everybody, it is however, an illuminating and moving evocation of a generation, through the camera of artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman. I am a fan of Jarman, and so found Glitterbug - 20 years of edited together super-8mm footage - a fascinating watch.

Brian Eno's music accompaniment is sympathetic to the tones and ideas being provoked by the images. The footage continues Jarman's tradition of film-making found in his features - fascination with the male body, nature, landscapes, cityscapes, close up of detail, personal expression and camera experimentation. A fascinating film for anyone interested in the life of this great filmmaker.

Image for the soundtrack music by Brian Eno.
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==COMMENT==
This film is included as a Special Feature in GLITTERBOX:  DEREK JARMAN X 4 which I just received today from Amazon!   The X 4 in this DVD boxset are CARAVAGGIO, WITTGENSTEIN, THE ANGELIC CONVERSATION & BLUE.
Title: "H" is Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Post by: memento on August 25, 2008, 04:32:12 pm
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IMDB: This movie tells the true story of the tragic life of the brilliant international concert cellist Jacqueline Du Pré and her sister, Hilary. Despite starting out in music together, Hilary chooses a more normal life in having a husband and children. Jacqueline gets married too but can never seem to quite achieve the happiness of the mundane life Hilary has and Hilary's devotion to her sister causes them to take some rather drastic measures in their lives. The irony of having a great musical ability fades away as Jacqueline transcends into a slow decline when struck with a deadly illness.
Title: "I" is I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 04:40:45 pm
Plot:  The life and career of famed American composer Stephen Foster.

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Title: "J" is Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Post by: Fran on August 25, 2008, 04:45:47 pm
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From IMDb: 

I'm not sure if a biographical film as raw and truthful as "Jo Jo Dancer" ever had a chance to be a big financial hit. But viewed now, more than 15 years later, it is obvious that the film did not deserve the critical drubbing it got back in the day. Writer-director-producer-star Richard Pryor created a very strong film, simultaneously entertaining, funny, pathetic, provocative, heartbreaking, revealing, and raw. Two things held it back. Firstly, it was too rough for the super-slick mid-80s, being shot and structured more like a seventies film. Secondly, even though the climax of the film -- Jo Jo setting himself on fire in a harrowing, drug-fueled despair -- is powerful, it lacks a sense of closure. Sadly, the reason for this is that, like the real-life Richard Pryor upon whose life the story is based, Jo Jo doesn't die at the end. He is badly burned and we are briefly shown that he lives to continue his career, just as Pryor did.

The story is told through flashbacks, after Jo Jo has set himself on fire, focusing on how he got to that point. Since the story abruptly ends soon after his suicide attempt, however, we are not shown much of what happens after that point. In an odd bit of irony, Jo Jo's survival then makes for an unsatisfying conclusion, story-wise. It's as though Pryor is saying, hey I burned myself up and that made me all better. It just isn't satisfying.
Title: "K" is Kurt Cobain: About a Son (2006)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 05:07:42 pm
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Synopsis:  KURT COBAIN: ABOUT A SON is an intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain told entirely in his own voice. The film presents a rare personal portrait of a boy who becomes a musician, a husband, a rock star, a father and a songwriter whose words have touched millions.

Cobain’s story unfolds through his own narrative assembled from more than 25 hours of audiotaped conversations, never before made public, recorded during late-night sessions with noted journalist Michael Azerrad for his book Come As You Are: The Story Of Nirvana. This improbable autobiography is a profound firsthand account of Cobain’s successes and failures, fears and sense of humor that allows the audience unprecedented access into a person who turned out to be the most mysterious rock legend of his generation and beyond.
Title: "L" is The Lady in Question is Charles Busch (2005)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 05:40:37 pm
IMDb:  ...The directors take a fascinating person's career and make it even more interesting with a series of great interview subjects (including Kathleen Turner, B.D. Wong, and Rosie O'Donnell), hysterical video footage of Busch's past live performances, and clips from his film work. Busch himself is a wonderful interview subject and the life and career he's had is an inspiration for anyone who feels a little different and still wants to succeed in mainstream society. I would hope this film gets shown to every gay--or even just "different"--young person to show them they can succeed to the level of their wildest dreams, even if they have to make their own opportunities. If you're not a Charels Busch fan yet, you will be after you see this very entertaining and heart-warming film.

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Title: "M" is Mahler (1974)
Post by: memento on August 25, 2008, 05:47:50 pm
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IMDB: Both trifles and structure are tossed out the door by director Ken Russell in this film. Here, historical content matters not so much as metaphors, feelings, emotions, and interpretations, and pay close attention, as every word and frame is intended to be important. The film takes place on a single train ride, in which the sickly, aged composer Gustav Mahler and his wife, Alma, confront the reasons behind their faltered marriage and dying love. Each word seems to evoke memories of past, and so the audience witnesses events of Mahler's life that explain somewhat his present state. Included are his turbulent and dysfunctional family life as a child, his discovery of solace in the "natural" world, his brother's suicide, his [unwanted] conversion from Judiasm to Catholicism, his rocky marriage and the death of his young children. The movie weaves in and out of dreams, flashbacks, thoughts and reality as Russell poetically describes the man behind the music.
Title: "N" is Nijinsky (1980)
Post by: Meryl on August 25, 2008, 06:24:21 pm
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From IMDb: Set in the early 1910s at a time of passionate artistic experimentalism, and based on biographical fact, this is the story of Vaslav Nijinsky, the young and brilliant but headstrong premier danseur and aspiring choreographer of the Ballets Russes. The company is managed by the famous Sergei Diaghilev, himself a controlling and fiercely possessive impresario. The increasing tension between these powerful egos, exacerbated by homosexual desire and jealousy, becomes triangular when the young ballerina Romola de Pulsky determinedly attempts to draw the increasingly mentally unstable Nijinsky away from Diaghilev.
Title: "O" is The Owl in Daylight (2009)
Post by: Fran on August 25, 2008, 06:30:27 pm
Paul Giamatti will play noted science-fiction author Philip K. Dick in the semi-biopic "The Owl In Daylight."

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Philip K. Dick

From IMDb:  The life story of science fiction author Philip K. Dick, whose novels inspired such popular films as "Blade Runner," "Total Recall," and "Minority Report" and includes "Owl In Daylight," the author's great unwritten novel.
Title: "P" is Papillon (1973)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 06:34:12 pm
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Plot: Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for 'butterfly' (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly). A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in 'Guiane' (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.

Title: Re: "P" is...
Post by: Fran on August 25, 2008, 06:41:01 pm
Quote from: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 06:34:12 pm
P is not Q!  :)

LOL
Title: "Q" is Qui est Alice Guy? (1975)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 07:04:09 pm
A short French documentary, "Who Is Alice Guy?"   We may never know, as IMDb gives no info whatsoever...
Title: Re: "F" is Farinelli (1994)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 07:04:47 pm
Quote from: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 01:26:51 pm
Plot:  Farinelli, is the artistic name of Carlo Broschi, a young singer in Handel's time. He was castrated in his childhood in order to preserve his voice. During his life he becomes to be a very famous opera singer, managed by his mediocre brother (Riccardo).

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I was very disappointed with FARINELLI.  Maybe I was expecting it to be a bit sexier because I had recently read Anne Rice's novel about Venetian castrati called CRY TO HEAVEN, which is just full of hot castrato sex(!).  Anyway this movie left me ..ahem..unmoved.
Title: Re: "R" is Rob Roy (1995)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 07:32:39 pm
Quote from: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 07:04:09 pm

=whoops= Fran
You are doing "Q", aren't you? :)

Nice try, Paul!  :laugh:
Title: Re: "R" is Rob Roy (1995)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 07:37:13 pm
Quote from: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 07:32:39 pm
Nice try, Paul!  :laugh:

Hey, I fixed it!  I deleted my "Rob Roy". 

I misread Fran's P is not Q LOL as something else!

Oh, feel free to use "Rob Roy".
Title: "R" is The Rainbow Man/John 3:16 (1997)
Post by: memento on August 25, 2008, 08:11:26 pm
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IMDB: Remember that man in the rainbow-colored Afro wig who carried the "John 3:16" sign? During the 70s and 80s he seemed to be everywhere: at televised baseball and football games, shuttle launches, and hundreds of other events. So who was he, and what ever happened to him? In Sam Green's award-winning new "slapstick tragedy," we find out. And the truth involving an unhappy childhood, a kidnapped hotel maid, and three life sentences in prison is stranger than fiction.



Quote from: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 07:37:13 pm
Hey, I fixed it!  I deleted my "Rob Roy". 

I misread Fran's P is not Q LOL as something else!

Oh, feel free to use "Rob Roy".
Rob Roy would have been too easy. I've got to try to use my brain somehow.
Title: Re: "Q" is Qui est Alice Guy? (1975)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 08:26:52 pm
Quote from: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 07:04:09 pm
A short French documentary, "Who Is Alice Guy?"   We may never know, as IMDb gives no info whatsoever...

Isn't she one of the first credited film directors from around the time of the Lumière Bros.?  I seem to remember a film about fairies or flying babies or something, lol!

EDIT:  Not bad!  I just checked Wikipedia: Alice Guy-Blaché (July 1, 1873 – March 24, 1968) was a pioneer filmmaker who was the first female director in the motion picture industry and is considered to be one of the first directors of a fiction film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Guy)

And, she did make films with fairies in them: La fée aux choux (1896)  (The Cabbage Fairy) and Fée aux choux, ou la naissance des enfants (1900) & La Fée Printemps (1906)












Title: "S" is Semmelweis (1940)
Post by: MaineWriter on August 25, 2008, 08:32:39 pm
Directed by André De Toth.
Starring Artur Somlay, Theodore Uray.

Semmelweis was based on the book of the same name by Dr. William Muller. Theodore Uray heads the cast as the legendary Dr. Semmelweis, who in the late 19th century helped to wipe out the dread disease of childbed fever by ordering his interns and assistants to disinfect their hands before tending to their patients. As the first full-fledged Hungarian biopic, the film has more than its share of dramatic flaws, mostly in those scenes based on the screenwriters' collective imagination rather than the cold, hard, facts. There is also a heavy reliance upon Hollywood-style cliches, including the time-honored device of the "establishment" doctors who stubbornly oppose Semmelweiss' "radical" methods. Still, the film score points on its sincerity, not to mention the flawless performance by star Theodore Uray. Semmelweis was directed by 26-year-old Endre Toth, who went on to a successful Hollywood career as Andre de Toth. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Title: Re: "Q" is Qui est Alice Guy? (1975)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 08:34:55 pm
Quote from: oilgun on August 25, 2008, 08:26:52 pm
Isn't she one of the first credited film directors from around the time of the Lumière Bros.?  I seem to remember a film about fairies or flying babies or something, lol!

Bravo, Gil!  Sure enough, she has her own entry on IMDb.  She had a long life, and is credited as director of almost 300 films from 1896 to 1920.

Generally considered to be the world's first female director, French-born Alice Guy entered the film business as a secretary at Gaumont-Paris in 1896. The next year Gaumont changed from manufacturing cameras to producing movies, and Guy became one of its first film directors. She impressed the the company so much with the output (she averaged two two-reelers a week) and quality of her productions that by 1905 she was made the company's production director, supervising the company's other directors. In 1907 she married Herbert Blaché, an Englishman who ran the company's British and German offices. The pair soon went to the U.S. to set up the company's operations there. In 1910 she set up her own production company in New York and built a studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After a period of critical and financial success, her company's fortunes declined and she eventually shut down the studio. Although she secured work directing films for several major Hollywood studios, she returned to France in 1922 after her divorce from Blache. She was never able to secure any directorial jobs there, and never made a film again. In 1964 she returned to the U.S. and lived in Mahwah, New Jersey - not far from where her original studios were - with her daughters, where she died in 1968.
Title: "T" is The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 08:36:55 pm
A very engrossing and moving documentary.

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IMDb:  [Rob] Epstein (and Friedman) make documentaries by assembling talking heads, news footage, and narration -- they make documentaries about events and phenomena, not about detailing lives as they happen. This is an event timepiece, and it hits a weak spot in me -- it's a good movie regardless, but it twists something that makes my heart ache. The movie itself might not warrant such a high rating, but what it depicts does evoke very strong emotions, specifically in the last half hour: you come out of the movie shattered and raging. It's a very lean hour and-a-half, and it manages to cram in as much of a sense of the time, at least in terms of the gay perspective, as possible. Epstein's movie is about the gay experience, but he's not a propagandist: he's more than willing to show that the Democratic Jimmy Carter didn't want to be photographed with Milk, that his sister offered to "cure" Milk of his homosexuality through religion; and he's open to showing that Ronald Reagan, much despised in the gay community, did not support California's Proposition 6, which would make it legal to fire existing teachers who were openly gay.

The film's aim is to make a martyr out of Milk -- but then, he is one, isn't he? He knew his own assassination was coming, or felt that it could; it's why he taped his own will assuming it might be heard if in fact he was assassinated (though he likely wouldn't have known it would be an angry former fellow city supervisor who would kill him). When the head of the city supervisors announces that the mayor and Milk have been killed, presumably by Dan White, distraught about not being re-selected as a city supervisor after resigning the position and then wanting it back, it's like an electric shock to the back of your neck, the crowd of news reporters shrieking in disbelief. The story is famous: White, who shoots Milk five times (once in the head), is found guilty only of voluntary manslaughter (and eventually released after just five and-a-half years), and his trial findings result in a street mob. That mob mentality grosses me out, but when citizens furious with the ruling start to firebomb police cars in the street, I couldn't help but feel for them and root them on; this kind of spit in the face to the gay community (and the memory of two dead, innocent men) deserves a gut reaction. There's a difference between mobs fueled by hate and mobs fueled by injustice. When someone says, "We are reacting with anger because we are ANGRY" you feel that anger. When we see thousands of people in the darkened street holdings candles over their heads, you might begin to weep. 9/10


=wow=
The Game Mistress is back!!
Title: "T" is The Game Mistress Says Hello
Post by: MaineWriter on August 25, 2008, 09:25:26 pm
Quote from: southendmd on August 25, 2008, 08:36:55 pm

=wow=
The Game Mistress is back!!

Thank you! I certainly appreciate that welcome!

The Game Mistress pays attention to the game, however, I have been busy trying to get a new business off the ground. LOL. If anyone is interested, take a gander at www.bcpinepress.com.

And then, I am busy with trip preparations for three weeks in Europe....including visits to Brokie friends Fabienne and Chrissi. It's all very exciting but all very time consuming...

But movie friends, I am here, even if I only play sporadically. Actually, it makes me really happy to see that the games lives on (maybe even more vibrantly) without me. A favorite expression: you become more powerful by giving it away. That sure is true here!

Hugs,

L
Title: "U" is Unlikely Heros (2003)
Post by: Fran on August 25, 2008, 09:45:58 pm
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From IMDb:  For most, the idea of Jewish resistance or defiance during the Holocaust is limited to the Warsaw ghetto uprising and a few isolated acts throughout WWII. "Unlikely Heroes," narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley, highlights seven previously unknown stories of extraordinary men and women who exemplified the highest levels of courage and human dignity during the most desperate days of the Holocaust.

=aside= Leslie
Hi.  :)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Biographies!
Post by: Ellemeno on August 26, 2008, 02:32:35 am
Quote from: Fran on August 25, 2008, 06:30:27 pm

From IMDb:  The life story of science fiction author Philip K. Dick, whose novels inspired such popular films as "Blade Runner," "Total Recall," and "Minority Report" and includes "Owl In Daylight," the author's great unwritten novel.


Wow, I wish my great unwritten novel could inspire a popular film.  It would be so much easier to just entirely skip over that pesky writing part.
Title: "V" is Vackert väder (1996)
Post by: Ellemeno on August 26, 2008, 02:39:56 am
From IMDb:  Daniel har en virrig morsa, en spansk styvfarsa och en tom laegenhet.

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Also this:  This movie was something of a new thing for me when I saw it the first time. There are several conversations that I have used my self. Like the guy working at MC Donalds when one of the employees show up very late one morning,

Manager: Where have you been?
Boy: I been at the hairdresser cutting my hair!
Manager: On your work-time?
Boy: It grow out on work-time!
Manager: Not all of it!
Boy: I haven't cut all of it off either!!!

Stuff like this is what I think makes the movie so funny! I guess most of the jokes are hard to translate from Swedish, but you should see the movie, at least if you speak Swedish!

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Biographies!
Post by: Berit on August 26, 2008, 06:32:29 am
Tack Elle, för tipset (Thank you Elle, for the tip. Berit)

Berit
Title: "W" is Without Limits (1998)
Post by: memento on August 26, 2008, 07:25:48 am
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IMDB: The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.

=aside= Leslie
Glad you dropped in. Good to see you.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Narcotic (1933)
Post by: MaineWriter on August 26, 2008, 07:32:21 am
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from IMDb:

As the opening scroll tells us, Narcotic was "presented in the hope that the public may become aware of the terrific struggle to rid the world of drug addiction." The movie itself is a salacious plunge into a world of sordid pleasures. It tells us the story of Dr. William G. Davies, an infamous snake-oil salesman who started his career as a promising medical student. In the opening sequence he saves an unborn baby by performing a cesarean operation after the mother was killed in an automobile accident. Stock medical footage shows a woman's stomach being sliced open like a ripe watermelon and the baby popping out like a jack-in-a-box. But the allure of opium proves too strong for the doctor to resist. After a single night of relaxation in a Chinatown opium den, Davies becomes a slave to drugs. As his medical practice deteriorates, he shifts his attention to "selling medicine by demonstration." He says to his nurse/fiancee, "I can't see anything wrong if my preparation has merit." However, his "preparation" is one of the great quack cure-alls: "Tiger-Fat." Davies soon becomes one of the leading sideshow attractions for a carnival. His success as a carnival huckster initially allows him to run with a fast crowd. In the movie's most shocking episode, Davies and his ritzy friends retire to a hotel room together for a drug party. "We're gonna get lit," says a woman. A buffet of drugs is spread out on a table and each guest takes their drug of choice. "It takes a needle for me to get a bang," says a woman. As each participant indulges, the party quickly turns into an orgy of excesses, one woman hikes up her skirts, another laughs hysterically, a man pontificates, another man becomes paranoid. The movie provides a litany of different reactions to drugs. Ultimately, Davies' drug addiction leaves him gaunt and stooped, living in a hovel with no hope of returning to his previous life.


Apparently, Dr. Davies was the uncle of the woman who wrote the screenplay, Hildegarde Stadie.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Biographies!
Post by: Fran on August 26, 2008, 08:19:20 am
Quote from: Elle on August 26, 2008, 02:32:35 am

Wow, I wish my great unwritten novel could inspire a popular film.  It would be so much easier to just entirely skip over that pesky writing part.

Unfortunately, you'd have to die first.

Here's what Wikipedia says:

"The Owl in Daylight" is a novel that Philip K. Dick was working on at the time of his death in 1982. He had already been paid and was working against a deadline. After his death the Philip K. Dick estate approached other writers to see about the possibility of someone writing the novel based on his notes but this proved to be impossible as he never formally outlined the story. Dick viewed this novel as his "Finnegan's Wake." The idea was inspired partly by an entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica on Beethoven that referred to him as the most creative genius of all time, partly by traditional views of what constitutes the human heaven (visions of lights) and finally by the Faust story.
Title: "Y" is Young Tom Edison (1940)
Post by: southendmd on August 26, 2008, 08:34:35 am
Plot:  Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad [Mickey Rooney] whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Toms only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.


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Title: "Z" is Zioncheck for President (2008)
Post by: memento on August 26, 2008, 10:32:49 am
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IMDB: The story centers around activist Grant Cogswell's 2001 run for Seattle City Council and the historic and current oddities in Seattle electoral politics. Based on the memoir by Phil Campbell.

This film is directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal.

From Seattlest:
Zioncheck Goes Hollywood

Ex-Seattleite, ex-Stranger-nic and ex-grassroots campaign manager Phil Campbell wrote a book that we loved about Grant Cogswell's run for City Council in the wake of WTO. The book is Zioncheck for President, which we've discussed with Phil in the past. Now Stephen Gyllenhaal has bought the rights to the film adaptation and plans to produce the thing DIY style here in Seattle.

    In keeping with the grassroots spirit of Zioncheck for President, Gyllenhaal said he wants to make the film with very little money. Digital video technology now makes it possible to shoot a film cheaply and without sacrificing on quality, he said.

    "Zioncheck for President is about doing things by the skin of your teeth," Gyllenhaal said. "And I want to do things the same way."

    He added: "I want to film in Seattle because that's in keeping with Zioncheck, too. Seattle is a beautiful city, and there's a lot going on there. The music and the progressive politics are important to this story.

    "And I do not want to come to Seattle and try to overwhelm the city with a film production — I'll let the city overwhelm the film production. It's a more creative way to work. It's a partnership."
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Comic Relief Round!
Post by: southendmd on August 26, 2008, 12:35:36 pm
The Comic Relief Round!


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Title: "A" is The Aristocrats (2005)
Post by: southendmd on August 26, 2008, 12:45:13 pm
Plot:  One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.


(http://blogs.citypages.com/amadzine/images/aristocrats.jpeg)
Title: "B" is Bowfinger (1999)
Post by: MaineWriter on August 26, 2008, 01:18:45 pm
I love this movie!

When grasping director Bobby Bowfinger finally finds the 'perfect' script, a cheesy sci-fi story called "Chubby Rain", he decides to put everything on the line and give it a shot... gathering together an ambitious young Ohio actress, a melodramatic stage actress and a laid back male hopeful. Armed with a handful of illegal immigrants for a crew, a tiny budget, and equipment stolen from a nearby studio, Bowfinger lacks just one thing... Hollywood's hottest action star, Kit Ramsey. Refusing to give up when Kit doesn't take the part, Bowfinger and his crew do whatever it takes to complete the flick - secretly filming Kit without his permission and using his nerdy look-alike brother to fill in for remaining scenes.

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h243/lnicoll/Maine/bowfinger.jpg)
Title: "C" is The Court Jester (1955)
Post by: Fran on August 26, 2008, 01:36:54 pm
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From IMDb: 

"The Court Jester" is a terrifically funny movie, with a wonderfully complicated comic/adventure story, memorable characters, and outstanding dialogue. It also offers a great showcase for star Danny Kaye's many talents.

The story is a nicely done comic version of the Robin Hood-type adventure tales. Kaye is one of a band of rebels hiding out in a forest, led by "The Black Fox", who are opposing an evil king who has usurped the throne. Their secret plan to restore the rightful king involves having Kaye impersonate the evil king's new court jester, so that he can gain the monarch's confidence. But even as the rebels plot, the king's own nobles are maneuvering for advantage amongst themselves, some with murderous intent. The question of whom the king's daughter should marry also comes into play. The early part of the film moves somewhat slowly as all of this is established, but then things get delightfully complicated, and the laughs and adventure both start coming quickly. There are several outstanding sequences, and a fittingly wild sword fight finale.

Title: "D" is Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline (2002)
Post by: southendmd on August 26, 2008, 01:59:31 pm
Plot:  Parody of Miss Cleo and various other television psychic commercials, but with Darth Vader giving readings to various Star Wars characters.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/VaderPosterSmall.jpg)
Title: "E" is Election (1999)
Post by: oilgun on August 26, 2008, 05:08:42 pm
Plot: A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/election.jpg)
Title: "F" is Forget Paris (1995)
Post by: memento on August 26, 2008, 05:26:28 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Forget_paris.jpg)

IMDB: Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches. The story is told in flashback by their friends at a restaurant waiting for them to arrive.
Title: "G" Is G.A.D.A.R. (2003)
Post by: southendmd on August 26, 2008, 06:23:05 pm
IMDb:  This short takes a broad swipe at a lot of gay stereotypes under the dramatic premise that a straight couple can brief a clueless gay boy when he's obviously missed the lecture on detecting those like himself. It seems that G.A.D.A.R. are "Gay Attributes Detectable At Range"

The jokes are OK as far as they go and I'm in favor of anything that lampoons stereotypes but this film seemed overly long for the concept.

I'm sure Bugs Bunny, Prince Charles and Miss Piggy, who are all featured would agree. (for those that really don't know... (obviously, nope just British, and DRAG QUEEN)

The real life actors all did a credible job and I'd have really liked to see the novice gay boy hook up with his intended target (who were both adorable) but that wasn't what the director had in mind.

(http://www-english.tamu.edu/pers/fac/bhattacharya/files/figure%205%20gadar.jpg)
(Not the real poster LOL)
Title: "H" is History of the World: Part 1 (1981)
Post by: Fran on August 26, 2008, 07:57:03 pm
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From IMDb:  From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind's evolution (or lack thereof) is traced. Often ridiculous but never serious, we learn the truth behind the Roman Emperor, we learn what REALLY happened at the Last Supper, the circumstances that surrounded the French Revolution, how to test eunuchs, and what kind of shoes the Spanish Inquisitor wore.
Title: "I" is I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
Post by: Meryl on August 26, 2008, 08:34:48 pm

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/I_think_i_love_my_wife.jpg)
Title: "J" is Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstock (1943)
Post by: southendmd on August 26, 2008, 09:45:46 pm
IMDb:  I notice that "Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk" is one of a couple of cartoons in which Bugs Bunny's opponent is a total klutz - complete with a voice like George from "Of Mice and Men"* - whom Bugs could clobber without even trying. But even though the giant here is an easy target, it's impossible not to like the wacky series of events (or the literal ear drum).

There's one other thing that I notice. This cartoon contains an obvious WWII theme, as the brainless giant claims to be more powerful than Bugs but obviously isn't (much like the Nazis claimed to be). If this is what's going to happen to the US given the current state of affairs...well, don't say that they didn't warn us.


(http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/titlecards/jackwbeanstalk.jpg)
Title: "K" is King of Hearts (1967)
Post by: oilgun on August 26, 2008, 11:35:38 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/king_of_hearts.jpg)

Synopsis
One of the most popular foreign films of its time, playing continuously in some theatres for over five years, "King Of Hearts" is a "bright, lilting, whimsical, lyrical" (Cue) comedy that cleverly satirizes the absurdity of war with a "message that is meaningful and entertaining" (Boxoffice). Bumbling Scottish Private Plumpick (Alan Bates) is sent to a village in the beautiful French countryside during World War I on a suicide mission to detonate explosives set by the retreating German army. The village, soon to be blown sky-high, has been abandoned by its inhabitants - and replaced with escapees from the local insane asylum. Now with the mentally challenged running the town, Plumpick is crowned King! But his new title brings him his first horrible decision: to carry out his deadly mission or join the ranks of the blissfully ignorant who know nothing about war. "King Of Hearts" is subtle, visually striking and, in short, the "ultimate display of madness" ("Life")!
Title: "L" is The Lucky Dog (1921)
Post by: Meryl on August 27, 2008, 12:10:09 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Lucky_Dog.jpg)

The Lucky Dog (1921) is the first film to include both members of the famous comedy duo of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, later known as Laurel and Hardy and is the first occasion that they worked together. Though they appear in scenes together, they play independent of each other and not as the comedic team that they would later become.
Title: "M" is Multiplicity (1996)
Post by: Fran on August 27, 2008, 12:15:14 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/multiplicity_thumb.jpg)

From IMDb:  A comedy about a man who clones himself to save his marriage, and then almost loses his wife -- to himself! Overworked and over-scheduled, contractor Doug Kinney never has enough time for his wife and family. So when a helpful geneticist offers to "xerox" Doug, it seems like the perfect solution -- until the clones begin to take over his home, his job, and his bed.
Title: "N" is The Next Scorsese (2006)
Post by: memento on August 27, 2008, 10:44:27 am
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IMDB: The Next Scorsese is a great dark comedy film written and directed by Tom Sokalski. Its about a director who idolizes the brilliant director Martin Scorsese, and is trying to make a great movie on a next to nothing budget. Throughout this film, we are shown the ups and downs of what this director goes through to get this film done. Dealing with non-cooperative actors and situations of just plain bad luck, this film is very funny and entertaining to watch. I actually think this is an accurate portrayal of what directors really go through in the film industry, and can become very hard at times as shown in this film. Overall, if you are a fan of Martin Scorsese films or you enjoy a nice dark comedy with great acting, then this is a film for you. Very well made, and Mr. Tom Sokalski and the actors in this movie have loads of talent in their blood. 10/10, as being a great film short. Watch This!!
Title: "O" is Ocean's 7-11 (2008)
Post by: oilgun on August 27, 2008, 11:12:42 am
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Plot:   Clooney Ocean is the king of scams, but for once this scheme is about more than just a monetary payoff. He's a small time crook with a big time idea and with the help of his partner in crime, Dusty; they assemble a semi-skilled team of cons and crooks. Bound together by a common goal, the crew sets out to pull off the ultimate heist; well, at least a pretty good one. 7 Is The New 11! [-yeah, well it sounds really awful!]
Title: "P" is The Play House (1921)
Post by: Fran on August 27, 2008, 11:17:52 am
From IMDb:  The opening scene, a dream sequence prior to the vaudeville routines which follow, is what makes this film famous. In it Keaton plays everyone in a theatre simultaneously (through multiple exposures). He is the band leader, all its members, the dancers on the stage and everyone in the audience.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7AnUU3qkJw[/youtube]
Time 6:01

Title: "Q" is Queen of Hearts (1989)
Post by: memento on August 27, 2008, 12:04:33 pm
IMDB: A story of love, revenge and cappuccino.
Eddie Luca is the youngest son in a family of Italian immigrants who has moved to London. Beginning from nowhere, they open a cafe in an Italian neighbourhood. One day their father loses the cafe, the home and his wedding ring by gambling.

(http://www.nostalgia.com/posters/61140.JPG)
Title: "R" is Rabbit Test (1978)
Post by: southendmd on August 27, 2008, 12:36:26 pm
Plot:  Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!

Billy Crystal's first film.  Directed by Joan Rivers (!)

(http://daddytypes.com/archive/rabbit_test_postersnthings.jpg)

IMDb user comments (they're all like this or worse):

It's been nearly 30 years, and I STILL hate everyone involved in this movie. It remains the worst movie I've ever seen.

Before seeing this, I never much minded Rivers, one way or the other. After seeing this movie, I have an allergic reaction when I accidentally see her on television.

I got dragged to this - against my better judgment - by peer pressure. However, coming out of the theater, those friends swore an oath to never again overrule my choice of movie. Nearly thirty years later, we still carry around mental scars from this movie.

On my deathbed, one of my regrets will be the time I wasted hoping that this movie might get better. It never did.

If you are ever given a choice, you would prefer putting your own eyes out to sitting though this movie.

I registered for IMDb comments just in the hope that perhaps I can warn others against viewing this movie. If I can save just one person from watching this, then my existence on this earth will have been justified.
Title: "S" is A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Post by: Fran on August 27, 2008, 05:13:16 pm
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From IMDb:  The first sequel to "The Pink Panther" and still arguably the finest film of the entire series, "A Shot in the Dark" is a funny and very intelligent piece of entertainment. Peter Sellers returns once again as a bumbling French detective who this time unwittingly stumbles upon a group of murders that keep piling up right under his nose. Could love interest Elke Sommers be the culprit? Well it appears so, but Sellers is not buying it just because he has the hots for her. George Sanders is among the cast of several other possible suspects and of course we also have the first appearance of Sellers' superior (Herbert Lom). Co-written by William Peter Blatty (of "The Exorcist" fame!) and Blake Edwards (who also directed), "A Shot in the Dark" remains one of the better comedies from any cinematic era.
Title: "T" is The Treatment (2006)
Post by: memento on August 27, 2008, 07:17:20 pm
(http://www.popentertainment.com/treatment.jpg)

IMDB: Jake Singer is at loose ends in NYC, and neck deep in psychoanalysis with the outrageous Dr. Morales when he meets the enigmatic and beautiful widow Allegra Marshall.
Title: "U" is Ultrachrist! (2003)
Post by: southendmd on August 27, 2008, 08:28:41 pm
Plot:  What would Jesus do if he returned to Earth and discovered he could no longer relate to the youth of today?


(http://www.videoservicecorp.com/images/Ultrachrist.jpg)


IMDb:  Whoa, this movie looks cheap. It looks like it was shot on the streets of New York City with nothing but $14 and a silver superhero suit. The good news is, it's pretty funny. A few sidesplitters, and solid chuckles up until the end, which is utterly hilarious.

The premise is that Jesus comes back to Earth in the modern day and finds he's a bit of a freak. He meets a seamstress and has her make him a superhero costume so he'll be able to relate. Then the Antichrist (who's the NYC Parks Commissioner, for some reason), resurrects the greatest sinners in history to fight Ultrachrist, and then ... then things get kind of weird.

While the movie may dwell a little long on some subplots (a romance between a pretty reporter and Jesus's angel sidekick may be a tad too much gravy), it manages to sustain momentum throughout, and by the final twenty minutes, when Jesus and Satan go head-to-head at what seems to be a benefit Honkytonk concert, it's reached deliriously crazy highs of hilarity.

Minor masterpiece? Maybe not ... but I did appreciate that the movie didn't stoop to lowbrow scatological humor at all (obscure political references are more its thing), and the performances (except a few where it's clearly someones friend or sister) are quite good -- particularly Jonathan C. Green as Jesus/Ultrachrist.

If you can tolerate low production values, bad sound and Klezmer music, Ultrachrist! is a movie worth checking out.
Title: "V" is La vie est un long fleuve tranquille (1988)
Post by: Fran on August 27, 2008, 09:03:35 pm
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From IMDb:

Unlike the feel good, "everything turns out for the best," "innate human goodness" fluff comedies that we see in the US, this film is based on the proposition that, under pressure, everyone falls to the level of the lowest common denominator.

Years in the past a scorned nurse/lover switched newborns to spite the doctor who was the subject of her ire. When it was revealed, in the present, that these families from opposite sides of the track had each raised the other's son to his early teens, they set about to make it right. After all, there was enough success to go around. Right?

Rather than bringing everyone up to the level of the wealthy politician's family, however, the children (siblings included) become a lot of foul-mouthed, cigarette-smoking truants who enjoy their delinquent lives to the fullest. Naturally, the parents follow suit.

No one is immune. The film is a keeper, though the humor is decidedly French and some subtleties are likely lost in the translation.
Title: "W" is The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
Post by: memento on August 28, 2008, 12:35:02 am
IMDB: Gene Wilder and Carol Kane make a wonderful couple in this very funny movie about a guy's romantic hubris and his journey to prove himself in silent movie Hollywood. It's silly and romantic and lots of run - wonderful music by John Morris (I'm lucky - I have the record!)... If you can find it, you should see it. I wish it would come out on DVD!
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Title: "Wildcard X" is Bananas (1971)
Post by: Meryl on August 28, 2008, 12:51:53 am

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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Bananas24.jpg)

Woody Allen as Fielding Mellish
Title: "Y" is Yelp Wanted (1931)
Post by: southendmd on August 28, 2008, 08:49:18 am
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Plot:  Scrappy's dog, Yippy, isn't feeling well. Scrappy sees a sign for Dr. Woof's Dog Tonic and thinks that's just the thing. But in order to get there, he has to pass through Rough House Alley. To protect his only coin, he puts it in his mouth, accidentally swallowing it; it's jarred loose, only to roll under a lady's skirt, pointedly avoid rolling down a grate, and land in a blind beggar's cup. To remove it, Scrappy whistles, and the eagle on the coin flies out, bringing the coin home. He buys the tonic, then runs into bullies, a cop, and bullies dressed as a cop; the tonic falls into a pond, gets eaten by a duck, and comes out inside an egg (with a separate tiny egg for the cork). Finally, Scrappy gets home, only to break the bottle just outside the dog house. But Yippy is feeling fine now and so are her new puppies.

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Title: "Z" is Zwei Nasen tanken Super (1984)
Post by: Fran on August 28, 2008, 10:33:28 am
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From IMDb:  There is a god! His name is Mike Krüger, god(father) of comedy. Together with Thomas Gottschalk, he made one of the funniest and greatest movies ever. Ever picture and every line is a masterpiece for itself. You can laugh about it for years, but you can`t really describe it. You have to see it. Pure genius!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Dance, Dance, Dance!
Post by: Meryl on August 28, 2008, 10:57:48 am
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DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!

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Title: "A" is Anything Goes (1956)
Post by: Meryl on August 28, 2008, 11:14:20 am

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Showbiz partners Bill Benson (Crosby) and Ted Adams (O'Connor) some 20 years Crosby's junior, each travel to Paris to sign a dancer to star in their new show. The problem? There is only one role, and the men have unknowingly cast two dancers, Patsy Blair (Mitzi Gaynor) and Gaby Duval (Zizi Jeanmaire). It is up to the men to sort out their mess on the cruise back to America
Title: "B" is Ballets Russes (2005)
Post by: memento on August 28, 2008, 11:45:34 am
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IMDB: For many, modern ballet began with the Ballet Russe of Monte Carlo, originally made up of Russian exiles from the Russian Revolution. This film tells the story of this landmark company with its stars and production as well as its power games, rivalries and tribulations that marked its turbulent history.
Title: "C" is The Children of Theatre Street (1977)
Post by: Fran on August 28, 2008, 11:51:20 am
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From Amazon:  This candid, lovingly made 1977 tribute to the Kirov strivers who make big sacrifices to attend the legendary training ground of Balanchine is a sheer delight, both aesthetically and narratively, letting us peer into a highly disciplined world of pure art where expectations are high and the weight of tradition almost oppressive. With Grace Kelly's warm, vivid narration providing the context and translations, we watch as 20 students out of 1000 are carefully selected according to predetermined physical requirements, then spend close to a decade mastering their dance skills. You can't help feeling anxiety and then excitement watching one graduating ballerina make her heart-fluttering debut on the Kirov stage after months of punishing practice. "Street" is a tremendously enjoyable, behind-the-scenes look at greatness in the making.

I've watched this one countless times with my younger daughter.
Title: "D" is Dance of the Dead (2008)
Post by: southendmd on August 28, 2008, 12:45:26 pm
IMDb:  On the night of the big High-School Prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn't get dates to the dance.

(http://www.filmcreweproductions.com/DanceofTheDeadTeaserPoster.jpg)
Title: "E" is Erè mèla mèla (2001)
Post by: memento on August 28, 2008, 07:22:42 pm
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IMDB: Two men dance a pas de deux in the living room of a flat; the music is Mahmoud Ahmed's song 'Erè mèla mèla.' The men are nearly twins, one blond, one dark-haired, and much of what each does mirrors the other. Through the wonders of stop action, they glide in tandem; socks, trousers, and sweatshirts move from one to the other and back. It is at once a dance of athletes, of lovers, of a team, and of two abstractions. At the end, they roll up inside a rug with large red circles; when the rug unrolls, they have become flattened cutouts that blow away. White clouds pass outside, seen from the window of the flat, against a blue, blue sky.
Title: "F" is Flamenco at 5:15 (1983)
Post by: Fran on August 28, 2008, 09:53:31 pm
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From IMDb:  Students in their final year at the National Ballet School of Canada are seen learning the flamenco from Susana and Antonio Robledo, who come to the school every winter to conduct classes which are held after the day's regular schedule has ended.
Title: "G" is Il Gattopardo (1963)
Post by: southendmd on August 29, 2008, 09:20:00 am
Italian/French production starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon.

AKA "The Leopard" AKA "Le guépard".


Plot:  In the 1860s, a dying aristocracy struggles to maintain itself against a harsh Sicilian landscape. The film traces with a slow and deliberate rhythm the waning of the noble home of Fabrizio Corbero, Prince of Salina (the Leopard) and the corresponding rise to eminence of the enormously wealthy ex-peasant Don Calogero Sedara. The prince himself refuses to take active steps to halt the decline of his personal fortunes or to help build a new Sicily but his nephew Tancredi, Prince of Falconeri swims with the tide and assures his own position by marrying Don Calogero's beautiful daughter Angelica. The climatic scene is the sumptuous forty-minute ball, where Tancredi introduces Angelica to society.

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Title: "H" is Heavenly Bodies (1984)
Post by: memento on August 29, 2008, 10:25:30 am
IMDB:
I liked this really well done. It made me feel like I danced it (how many can you say do that!!) What was best was the dancing and also when she (Ninny) did those backflips. You know what I mean. Even though its primarily a film about dancing it makes you feel totally victorious. Its a shame the sequel made in 1986 was never released.

(http://www.amoeba.com/dynamic-images/blog/Phil/heavenlybodiesfront.jpg)

=aside=
See you in a couple of weeks. I'll miss you.
Title: "I" is It's a Great Life (1929)
Post by: Meryl on August 29, 2008, 10:41:07 am
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Casey and Babe are sisters who work in a department store and each year the store puts on a show. As expected, things are going wrong with every act until Casey comes out to help Babe with her song. They are a hit, but in the final act, Casey again comes out and this time the president sees her act and fires both her and Babe on the spot. Benny is able to book Casey, Babe and Dean into Vaudeville and their act is popular. But before they have their shot at stardom, Dean and Babe leave Casey and the act.
Title: "J" is The January Man (1989)
Post by: Fran on August 29, 2008, 11:25:51 am
Kimberly Glasco and Rex Harrington played ballet dancers in this film.

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From IMDb:  Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.
Title: "K" is Kit Kruses Dans (2004)
Post by: oilgun on August 29, 2008, 12:25:26 pm
Synopsis: Kit Kruse is 77 years old, a gym teacher and former ballet dancer. Her teaching philosophy has always been that if ones body feels secure ones mental state will improve.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/kit_kruse.jpg)
Title: "L" is Light Fantastic (1964)
Post by: southendmd on August 30, 2008, 11:35:29 am
Plot:  In this romantic drama, a plain, lonely secretary wins three dance lessons. Her handsome instructor tells her that she is quite talented and cons her into signing a long-term contract. She soon finds herself in love with him, and an affair begins. The normally cold-hearted instructor is surprised when he finds himself genuinely returning her affections. Trouble ensues when she dances with another instructor who gives her exactly the same sales pitch.

Seems to be a very obscure film; not much info available and no photos.  IMDb has 12 votes for this one.
Title: "M" is The Men in Her Life (1941)
Post by: Fran on August 31, 2008, 09:05:41 am
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From IMDb:  I saw this movie when I was 14 years old and it must have left quite an impression on me, even though it most likely was one of the worst ballet films ever made.  I was too young and knew nothing about dance to be critical then.  This was long before "The Red Shoes" or "Turning Point" which give a far truer picture of the real world of ballet.  Besides, Loretta Young was certainly no ballet dancer, so I wonder how she managed to present that impression.



Happy Birthday, Paul!

When we finish this round, I've got a special round
planned in honor of your birthday!
Title: "N" is Naked Tango (1991)
Post by: oilgun on August 31, 2008, 09:38:23 am
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From IMDb:   This movie does not have any special or original plot, acting is just average. There's some nice camera work and colored-lights usage, but that would be it. But the thing is, that this movie captures all that tango is. The movie is raw, erotic, sometimes vulgar. It is the only movie (as far as I've seen) that captures the essence of tango so very good. The knife fights are choreographed with tango steps, and are made sensual and erotic just as it is described in original tango songs. Cholo is a perfect compadrito, hoodlum from Buenos Aires, pimp, killer. Dance choreographies are nothing special, so if you're into that, I would rather recommend Saura's "Tango" or Potter's "Tango Lesson". But I would recommend this movie to fans of tango because it truly captures the atmosphere of Buenos Aires suburbia, how it was, when tango was danced by it's makers, whores and killers. I would give it 8/10 for atmosphere, but 5/10 for the rest. In the end, it's worth a look.
Title: "O" is Oliver! (1968)
Post by: southendmd on August 31, 2008, 09:51:39 am
Plot:  Musical adaptation about an orphan who runs away from an orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor.

(http://www.oliver1968.co.uk/oliverQD.jpg)

=aside= Fran
Thanks for the birthday wishes. 
Here's my favorite song from Oliver!  Seems like a good choice for a birthday. 

Who will buy
This wonderful morning?
Such a sky
You never did see!

Who will tie
It up with a ribbon
And put it in a box for me?

Who will buy
This wonderful feeling?
I'm so high
I swear I could fly.
Me, oh my!
I don't want to lose it
So what am I to do
To keep the sky so blue?
There must be someone who will buy...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3EhsdMUNr8[/youtube]

Here's the big dance number from the film (9:01).  I'm not sure Dickens would approve.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBby9s9ztns[/youtube]
Title: "P" is Pas de deux (1968)
Post by: Fran on August 31, 2008, 02:45:11 pm
From Wikipedia:  "Pas de deux" is an award winning film by Scottish-Canadian director Norman McLaren, produced by the NFB.
The film sees two performers dancing the Pas de deux, filmed on high contrast film stock with very stark side lighting. This is augmented by step-and-repeat printing on an optical printer. This gives the film an almost stroboscopic appearance. Biographer Maynard Collins points out that the "technical virtuosity of this film, its ethereal beauty, its lovely Roumanian pan-type music, made it a joy to watch, even if -- perhaps, especially if -- you do not care for ballet."

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAZFvQ1Uv9k[/youtube]
Part 1 - 9:03

Title: "Q" is Queen of the Nightclubs (1929)
Post by: Meryl on August 31, 2008, 11:47:54 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/QueenoftheNightClubs.jpg)  (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/QueenoftheNightclubs2.jpg)
Title: "R" is Ratataplan (1979)
Post by: southendmd on September 01, 2008, 11:56:30 am
Plot:  Misadventures of Colombo (Maurizio Nichetti), an engineer in Milano. He is the only winner of an admission test for a job, and just for this reason he isn't hired. So he become a barman, and he discover a special formula that turn simple water into the "Immortality drink". He is robbed of the magic water copyright. So he try to set up a theatrical company, but the first show is a fiasco. Since find a normal job seems a mission impossible, he tries to set the sentimental side of his life. He targets the most beautiful girl of his building, and for her he build a robot able to dance like Tony Manero (John Travolta). The robot get drunk (!). It is another fiasco. So he target an ugly girl (Angela Finocchiaro) and finally with her succeeds to live his surreal world for ever.

(http://www.nichetti.it/images/dvd_ratataplan.jpg)
Title: "S" is Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (1996)
Post by: Fran on September 01, 2008, 12:50:47 pm
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From IMDb:  Overall, the documentary "Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse" is a masterpiece. It takes us from her childhood in Cincinnati through her move with her mother to New York City to her audition for Mr. B (George Balanchine), and on to both her first and second tenures with the NYC Ballet and her stay in Brussels with Maurice Bejart in between from the late 60's through about '74. The interviews with Paul Mejia (former husband), Maurice Bejart, Jacques d'Amboise, Edward Villella, Arthur Mitchell, her own mother, and of course Suzanne Farrell herself were so honest, insightful, and very poignant.

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Dance, Dance Dance!
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on September 01, 2008, 01:47:20 pm
Wow, Fran, thank kew for posting "Pas de Deux" by Norman McLaren. I saw this film once bfore, in an intro to film class in college, and the feeling I got when the male figure appeared in the left of the screen, I just felt again. It was an amazing experence for an 18 year old who had little exposure to the arts. I never thought of dance the same again. 
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Dance, Dance Dance!
Post by: Fran on September 01, 2008, 01:54:09 pm
Quote from: shakestheground on September 01, 2008, 01:47:20 pm
Wow, Fran, thank kew for posting "Pas de Deux" by Norman McLaren. I saw this film once bfore, in an intro to film class in college, and the feeling I got when the male figure appeared in the left of the screen, I just felt again. It was an amazing experence for an 18 year old who had little exposure to the arts. I never thought of dance the same again. 

You're welcome, Truman.

Here's Part 2:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQIfPbeoBw[/youtube]
Time 4:17

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Dance, Dance Dance!
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on September 01, 2008, 02:11:13 pm
Thanks Fran, i am going to post one of his films, "Neighbors" on my blog, if you'd like to check it out!
Title: "T" is The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Post by: Meryl on September 01, 2008, 04:15:52 pm
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In a tavern in Nuremberg, the young Hoffmann (Robert Rounseville) tells three stories of past loves (played by Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, and Anne Ayars). He recounts the stories during the interval of a ballet, which stars his new love Stella (also played by Shearer). Léonide Massine and Robert Helpmann have roles in each story.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Dance, Dance Dance!
Post by: Fran on September 01, 2008, 05:03:13 pm
Quote from: shakestheground on September 01, 2008, 02:11:13 pm
Thanks Fran, i am going to post one of his films, "Neighbors" on my blog, if you'd like to check it out!

And now it's my turn to thank you.

Thank you, Truman.
Title: "U" is Les uns et les autres (1981)
Post by: oilgun on September 01, 2008, 06:39:33 pm
Plot:  Trough fabulous Music this movie tracks three generations of musicians and dancers from Russia, Germany, France and the USA, from before World War II through the war and the Holocaust, to the 1980s. Their lives become intertwined through the historical circumstances, and the culmination is the presence of several, including a former Nazi pianist and a French Jewish Holocaust survivor at an anti-famine concert

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Title: "V" is The Very Eye of Night (1958)
Post by: Fran on September 01, 2008, 08:55:00 pm
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From IMDb:  Dancers, shown in photographic negative, perform a series of ballet moves, solos, pas de deux, larger groupings. The dancers glide and rotate untroubled by gravity against a slowly changing starfield background. Their movements are accompanied by music scored for a small ensemble of woodwind and percussion.
Title: "W" is We're on Our Way to Rio (1944)
Post by: southendmd on September 01, 2008, 11:55:23 pm
Plot:  Actually, Popeye and Bluto are already there. They visit a nightclub, where the featured singer/dancer is, of course, Olive Oyl. Both of the boys instantly fall for her, but she only has eyes for Popeye. Bluto figures he'll get his revenge by claiming the awkward Popeye is a champion samba dancer. He tries to fake it, and to hide from the spotlight, but no luck, until he breaks out the spinach. Bluto tries various other ways to sabotage his dancing, but the spinach-powered Popeye is too fleet of foot for Bluto to do any harm. In a final twirl with Olive, they end up with their clothes swapped.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is Swing Kids (1993)
Post by: southendmd on September 02, 2008, 12:01:35 am
With a very young Christian Bale!
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IMDb:  Kids all over the world and all through time want to rebel. Peter Muller (Robert Sean Leonard) and Thomas Berger (Christian Bale) are two such young men whose rebellion against the conformity of Nazi Germany took the form of a love of American swing music, British fashion, and Harlem slang. But when an innocent prank forces Peter into the Hitler Youth, their friendship and their loyalties are put to the test against the seductive power of Nazism.

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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC2bOgb9tek[/youtube]

Anyone care to Lindy Hop?
Title: "Y" is You Got Served (2004)
Post by: Meryl on September 02, 2008, 12:19:14 am
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You Got Served is a drama written and directed by Chris Stokes, manager of its stars, recording artist Marques Houston and the members of boy band B2K. The plot concerns a group of dancers, who take part in a street dancing competition.
Title: "Z" is Zimniy vecher v Gagrakh (1985)
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2008, 09:39:59 am
Also known as:  Зимний вечер в Гаграх (Soviet Union: Russian title)
                        Winter Evening in Gagry

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From IMDb:  A young romantic loves step dance but there is only one person who knows this forgotten art. Beglov was a step dance super star back in 50s but as step became unpopular he lost everything. He hates even this word "chechotka" (step dance). But somehow the young man convinces him to become his coach and manager.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "All Paul" Round!
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2008, 09:55:19 am
We continue the celebration
of our own Paul's birthday with

The "All Paul" Round!

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This round is for movies that feature any Paul in any capacity:
actor, director, crew member, character, location, etc.
Please highlight the "Paul" in your post and state the connection.

For the difficult letters, "N" degrees of Paul are also acceptable.

Title: "A" is Absence of Malice (1981)
Post by: MaineWriter on September 02, 2008, 09:59:55 am
starring Paul Newman

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Title: "B" is Bio-Dome (1996)
Post by: Meryl on September 02, 2008, 10:46:35 am
Pauly Shore starred as Bud Macintosh in this movie.

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= HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL! =
Title: "C" is CQ (2001)
Post by: southendmd on September 02, 2008, 10:56:36 am
Plot:  A story of a young film maker who moves to Paris to make Sci-fi films.

Jeremy Davies plays the main character, Paul.

"CQ" is the Morse code phrase for "seek you".

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=thanks!=
Fran, what a fun way to prolong the old birthday!
Title: "D" is A Delicate Balance (1973)
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2008, 10:57:55 am
Paul Scofield played the role of Tobias in this film.

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From IMDb:  The setting is the comfortable Connecticut home of a well-to-do family. Agnes is a determined, powerful woman who feels she must hold her husband together and present a brave face to the world. Her husband, Tobias, is both retired and retiring, a man who cannot quite face up to life. Living with the couple is Agnes' sister, Claire, an alcoholic who sees through and scoffs at the insincerity and pretensions around her. Clare's outrageous comments are meant as much to reflect her own bitterness as to shake Tobias out of his mute acceptance of Agnes' dominance. They are soon joined by Harry and Edna, a married couple who are Agnes and Tobias' best friends and Agnes and Tobias' spoiled 36-year old daughter, Julia, who returns home from her fourth broken marriage.

=aside= Paul
You're welcome, birthday boy!
Title: "E" is Empire Falls (2005)
Post by: MaineWriter on September 02, 2008, 11:01:41 am
Also featuring Paul Newman and filmed right here in Waterville, Maine!

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Title: "F" is Fast & Furious (2009)
Post by: oilgun on September 02, 2008, 12:44:29 pm
Paul =  Paul Walker
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I still think he would have made a great Jack Twist...

Plot:  Vin Diesel and Paul Walker re-team for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on Fast cars -- "Fast and Furious." Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller. When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Connor (Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.

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Title: "G" is Gossip (2000)
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2008, 12:48:30 pm
Marc Hickox played Paul in this film.

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From IMDb:  The plot begins with three college friends, Cathy (Lena Headey, "The Devil's Advocate,") Derek (James Marsden, "Disturbing Behavior,") and Travis (Norman Reedus, "Deuces Wild,") who find they are very good at starting rumors. They decide to use this talent to do an experiment for a class in which they begin a rumor, track it around campus, and see how it changes and spreads. The poor subjects of their experiment are Beau (Joshua Jackson, TV's "Dawson's Creek") and Naomi (Kate Hudson, "Almost Famous.") While at a party, Derek discovers a situation between Beau and Naomi that soon becomes the rumor. However, when the rumor takes a drastic turn and students start accusing Beau of rape, Cathy and Travis must try and convince Derek that what they've started may lead to something worse. And when Naomi is found dead, the three roomates must fight among themselves and their consciences to fix a rumor that gave them more than what they bargained for.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJmALxq9u4k[/youtube]
Trailer 2:01

Title: "H" is Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Post by: southendmd on September 02, 2008, 01:12:11 pm
Paul Rudd starred in this sixth installment.

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Plot:  Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd, have disappeared. Jamie was kidnapped by a bunch of evil druids who protect Michael Myers. And now, six years later, Jamie has escaped after giving birth to Michael's child. She runs to Haddonfield to get Dr. Loomis to help her again. Meanwhile, the family that adopted Laurie Strode is living in the Myers house and are being stalked by Myers. It's the curse of Thorn that Michael is possessed by that makes him kill his family. And it's up to Tommy Doyle, the boy from Halloween, and Dr. Loomis, to stop them all.


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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "All Paul" Round!
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on September 02, 2008, 01:36:27 pm
Quote from: southendmd on September 02, 2008, 01:12:11 pm
h

"H" can be "How Does Dowsing Work", a youtube video by Paul H. Smith (probably John's brother)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYwn0c-euYE[/youtube]

( :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:)
Title: "I" is I Love You, Man (2009)
Post by: oilgun on September 02, 2008, 04:17:20 pm
Paul = Paul Rudd

Plot:  Paul Rudd will [...] be starring in I Love You, Man [...] written and directed by John Hamburg.
The flick will centre on a man about to get married who actively seeks out a male friend to be his best man for the wedding.
Also thought to be starring in the flick will be Jason Segel for the Dreamworks comedy. 

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==aside==
I was running out of Pauls!  I went through:  Paul Walker, Paul Newman, Paul Verhoeven, Paul Mazurski, Paul Giammati, Paul Lynde & Paul Bartel!   I had chosen a Paul Sorvino film when I noticed that Paul Rudd actually had two "I" movies that had never been played so I went with one of those because Paul Rudd is... well, cuter than Paul Sorvino, lol!
Title: "J" is Journey Back to Oz (1974)
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2008, 04:27:42 pm
The animated film "Journey Back to Oz" featured the voice of Paul Lynde.   

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=aside=
We've also got Paul Bettany, Paul Haggis, Paul Lukas, Paul Muni, Paul Scofield, and Paul Reubens.
Title: "K" is Katie Tippel (1975)
Post by: Meryl on September 02, 2008, 05:23:12 pm
Katie Tippel (Dutch title: Keetje Tippel) is 1975 film by Paul Verhoeven. The film is based on the memoirs of Neel Doff (1858-1942) and was the most expensive Dutch film produced up to that time.

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Title: "L" is The Lazarus Project (2008)
Post by: oilgun on September 02, 2008, 06:29:17 pm
Paul = Paul Walker
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I chose this title (aka: The Heaven Project) because I noticed that the DVD was released today.  Linda Cardellini also stars.

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Synopsis  
With parole almost behind him, Ben (Paul Walker) can't believe how much he has to be thankful for: a beautiful wife, an adorable little girl and a steady paycheck. Life is good. But when he unexpectedly loses his job, Ben foolishly turns back to crime, joining his ex-con brother (Shawn Hatosy) in a robbery with deadly consequences. Suddenly facing a lethal injection, Ben must say goodbye to his family and prepare himself for the worst. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, as Ben regains consciousness near an eerie psychiatric ward, where he's told he's been hired as the groundskeeper. With the state of his soul in question, and the love for his wife and daughter all the more real and powerful, Ben must figure out if he's truly cheated death, or if he's become part of something far more sinister.


==ASIDE==
Quote from: Fran on September 02, 2008, 04:27:42 pm

=aside=
We've also got Paul Bettany, Paul Haggis, Paul Lukas, Paul Muni, Paul Scofield, and Paul Reubens.


Thanks, that helps.   I can't believe I forgot about Pauls Bettany and Reubens and I did have to look up Pauls Scofield, Lukas and Muni.  As for Paul Haggis, he can stuff his thetans up his you-know-what...

PS: It's still socially acceptable to make fun or insult Scientologists, isn't it?  I mean, we can't make fun of Mormons anymore so I'm just wondering.. ;D
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Title: "M" is Meet the Deedles (1998)
Post by: southendmd on September 02, 2008, 07:25:33 pm
Paul Walker stars.  Ahhhhh.  Well, maybe not his best work.

Plot:  Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.


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Title: Re: "M" is Meet the Deedles (1998)
Post by: oilgun on September 02, 2008, 07:33:53 pm
Quote from: southendmd on September 02, 2008, 07:25:33 pm
Paul Walker stars.  Ahhhhh.  Well, maybe not his best work.

Plot:  Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.


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Paul Walker as a surfer?  Well, I guess I better add the title to my queue  ;)
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EDIT:  Damn!  Zip.ca doesn't carry MEET THE DEEDLES, or THE LAZARUS PROJECT.
Title: "N" is The Negotiator (1998)
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2008, 07:46:45 pm
Paul Giamatti played Rudy Timmons in this film.

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From IMDb:  Samuel L. Jackson is Danny Roman, a hot shot police negotiator and the man of the hour in the police department. One day he wakes up to find that he has been set up, and now the police are after him. In his panic, he takes control of a building. Knowing all the rules of negotiation, Danny asks for the only negotiator he can trust -- Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey). When the police get itchy trigger fingers and want to go into the building shooting, Sabian finds that the only way he can save Danny Roman's life is to go in there and become his partner. Now the police have to deal with both of them.
Title: "O" is The Outrage (1964)
Post by: MaineWriter on September 02, 2008, 09:38:12 pm
featuring Paul Newman!

Derived from the classic 1951 Japanese film Rashomon, director Martin Ritt's The Outrage attempts to modernize the original story of rape and murder, transporting from medieval Japan to the American Southwest of the 1870's. The story is told within the framework of three men waiting at a railway station. A con-man (Edward G. Robinson) listens to the account of a trial held recently in the town as told by a prospector (Howard Da Silva) and a preacher (William Shatner) suffering from a crisis of faith in humanity. Three witnesses at the trial of a Mexican outlaw give conflicting testimony. Each version is shown in flashback. The outlaw, Juan Carrasco (Paul Newman), confesses that he bound the husband (Laurence Harvey), raped the wife, and killed the husband in a duel of honor. The wife (Claire Bloom) claims that the outlaw raped her, and then she stabbed her husband when he contemptuously blamed her for inviting the assault. The third witness, an old Indian (Paul Fix), declares that he found the dying husband who stated that he stabbed himself because he couldn't live with the humiliation. As the story continues to unfold, the validity of each of the stories is questioned before the truth is finally revealed. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

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==aside==

Okay, I'll admit it...I have always been a Paul Newman fan...
Title: "P" is Pleasantville (1998)
Post by: southendmd on September 02, 2008, 09:47:45 pm
The lovely Paul Walker played Skip Martin.  As a plus, Jason Behr also starred as Lackey #2.

Plot:  Two 1990's teenagers find themselves in a 1950's sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that complacent world.

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Title: "Q" is Quick Slip Me a Bride (2010)
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2008, 10:40:13 pm
This film is categorized as being in production.  IMDb lists Paul Munn as the line producer.

From www.quickslipmeabride.com:

Title: "Quick Slip Me A Bride"
 
Genre: Romantic comedy

Location: The film is to be shot primarily in Yorkshire and India with an international cast and crew.
 
Logline:  Jack, the son of a retiring priest gets dumped by his fiancée and decides the only way to avoid impending priesthood is to have an arranged marriage. Since no self-respecting Indian parent would allow this Englishman on the rebound to marry their daughter, Jack realises that to have an Indian, he has to become one!

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Director Raza Mallal doing test shots.

Title: "R" is Red Ribbon Blues (1996)
Post by: Meryl on September 03, 2008, 12:53:42 am
Paul Mercurio plays Troy, RuPaul plays Duke and Paul Bartel plays Fred the Pharmacist in this movie.

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From IMDb: I saw this while I was channel surfing past HBO and came upon this film staring the dude from Strictly Ballroom and everyone's fave rave drag queen, RuPaul. It's an interesting independent film about guys who plot a scheme to help sick folks get free AZT. It's surprising what a light hearted fluffy comedy they make out of such a potentially dark subject but it works. It ain't a masterpiece but it's light breezy fun. The sort of movie that goes straight to video but is surprisingly fun.
Title: "S" is Slap Shot (1977)
Post by: MaineWriter on September 03, 2008, 07:50:38 am
once again, starring Paul Newman. Directed by George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, The Sting)

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Title: "T" is The Tripper (2006)
Post by: southendmd on September 03, 2008, 08:14:15 am
Paul Reubens was in this film.

Plot:  A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long concert.

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Title: "U" is Utz (1992)
Post by: Fran on September 03, 2008, 09:11:33 am
Paul Scofield played Dr. Vaclav Orlik in this film.

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From Yahoo! Shopping:  When a collector obsessed with porcelain figurines and women falls ill, his friends travel to Prague to care for him and his priceless collection only to discover the figurines -- and the women -- are now gone! Based on the novel by Bruce Chatwin.
Title: "V" is The Valiant (1929)
Post by: oilgun on September 03, 2008, 10:17:42 am
Paul = Paul Muni

From IMDb: This is an effective performance of a famous one-act play about a man condemned to execution who may or may not be the son and brother who ran away years ago. In long confrontation scenes with possible sister and mom, Muni as the hero convinces them that he is not their brother/son and gives each new hope to go on with their lives. The surprise ending I will not reveal. Worth seeking out- available on 16 mm in private collections and in archive screenings. Muni is wonderfully sensitive and deserving of his Oscar nom.

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Muni at his home in the Hollywood hills,  circa 1929.
Title: "W" is Where the Money Is (2000)
Post by: MaineWriter on September 03, 2008, 03:56:01 pm
starring Paul Newman...

Legendary bank robber Henry Manning pushes his luck too far and ends up in prison, where he suffers a massive stroke. He is transferred to a nursing home, in the care of Carol Ann McKay, a high school prom queen who married her boyfriend Wayne, the star of her school's football team, and whose glamour days are well behind her. After a few of her personal effects mysteriously disappear, Carol Ann starts to suspect that Henry isn't as sick as he seems, and she and Wayne are soon working with Henry to plan his last and greatest score.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is For Those Who Think Young (1964)
Post by: southendmd on September 03, 2008, 04:04:56 pm
Good title for a birthday round!

Paul Lynde played Uncle Sid.

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Plot:  Surfing college students hang out at a club watching comedian Woody Woodbury and drinking Pepsis. Rich playboy "Ding" Pruitt (James Darren) falls for Sandy Palmer (Pamela Tiffin). His grandfather tries to have the club closed but is exposed as an ex-bootlegger. Bob Denver plays Kelp and is hooked up with Nancy Sinatra. They are joined by Tina Louise (both she and Denver got lost on "Gilligan's Island" later that year) and Paul Lynde. Film debut of Ellen Burstyn (as Ellen McRae).

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James Darren
Title: "Y" is Young Eagles (1930)
Post by: Fran on September 03, 2008, 04:42:27 pm
Paul Lukas played Von Baden in this film.

From filmsandtv.com:   

A World War I pilot, Lieutenant Gene Banks ("Buddy" Rogers), experiences adventures in the air as a fighter as well as on the ground as a lover.

From Time.com: 

Whatever merit there is in this picture is due to the nerve and Smartness of a man whose name is not mentioned in the cast — Dick Grace, who doubles for Charles ("Buddy") Rogers in the air scenes. Grace, who has doubled for stars in dangerous moments of many cinemas, who has broken 69 bones including neck and back, is an aviator so expert that he contracts to smash up planes at specified distances, usually only a few yards, from the grinding cameras.

"Young Eagles" may be Grace's last doubling job. His contract called for several smashups and some difficult stunting in an air-battle. Most doubles die on the lot, and Grace, feeling that he has tested his luck pretty thoroughly, has told friends he will probably quit now. It is a trivial picture, a standard program air-feature about the chivalrous rivalry of a German and an Allied aviator. Rogers manipulates his long eyelashes successfully and the cameraman and doubles who risked their lives in the later sequences were not seriously hurt. Typical shot: international spies stealing Rogers' clothes after he has been drugged at a party in Paris.
Title: "Z" is Zwartboek (2006)
Post by: oilgun on September 03, 2008, 07:03:25 pm
aka: Black Book

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven

Synopsis:  Set during the end of WWII, Black Book is the story of a Dutch Jewish girl who narrowly survives the war in Holland. She joins the resistance to find out who betrayed her family after all of them were killed in an attempt to reach the liberated south.

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==Aside==
I forgot to mention that thought of two other Pauls:  Paul Reiser and Paul Williams, remember him?  Yikes!)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "All Paul" Round!
Post by: southendmd on September 03, 2008, 07:29:23 pm
Players!  Thanks for a fun round!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "All Paul" Round!
Post by: Fran on September 03, 2008, 07:47:16 pm
Quote from: southendmd on September 03, 2008, 07:29:23 pm
Players!  Thanks for a fun round!

Paul,

Our final gift to you is that you get to select the theme of the next round.  :)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "All Paul" Round!
Post by: oilgun on September 03, 2008, 07:52:02 pm
Quote from: Fran on September 03, 2008, 07:47:16 pm
Our final gift to you is that you get to select the theme of the next round.  :)

Ooh, the pressure's on!  ;D
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "All Paul" Round!
Post by: southendmd on September 04, 2008, 08:32:16 am
Quote from: Fran on September 03, 2008, 07:47:16 pm
Paul,

Our final gift to you is that you get to select the theme of the next round.  :)

OOps, I didn't see this til this morning...

I'll get to work on it.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Politicians Round!
Post by: southendmd on September 04, 2008, 08:38:35 am
In honor of the season, let's do a Politicians Round!

Films with elections, leaders, political intrigue, etc.

(http://www.boomergenerationstuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/the-three-politicians-rev-1.jpg)
Title: "A" is American Blackout (2006)
Post by: southendmd on September 04, 2008, 08:41:20 am
Plot:  A look at the career of U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney from Georgia and the historical suppression of black voters in the United States.

(http://lettertoamerica.podbus.com/pictures/American%20Blackout.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Cynthia_mckinney_presidential_candidacy.jpg)
Title: "B" is Blue State (2007)
Post by: Fran on September 04, 2008, 09:10:57 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture9-2.png)

From IMDb:  On the eve of John Kerry's 2004 defeat, campaign volunteer John Logue, canvasing in Ohio, says he'll move to Canada if Bush wins. His pledge gets televised, so when John returns to San Francisco -- where his old job and girl-friend evaporate -- his friends expect him to deliver on the promise. He gets a call from marryacanadian.org, accepts their invitation to come to Winnipeg, interviews traveling companions, picks Chloe (she with a nose ring), and sets out. Both John and Chloe have secrets, revealed one at a time, and Winnipeg in 2004, with men and women willing to help US ex-pats gain citizenship, may not be what either needs.
Title: "C" is The Candidate (1972)
Post by: Meryl on September 04, 2008, 11:13:13 am
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Candidateposter.jpg)

Starring Robert Redford, themes of the film include how the political machine corrupts, and the pointlessness of politics. There are also parallels between John F. Kennedy and Redford's character Bill McKay. The film serves mainly to show how a race for a seat in the Senate develops.  The screenplay was written by Jeremy Larner, a speech-writer for Senator Eugene J. McCarthy during McCarthy's campaign for the 1968 Democratic Presidential nomination.

=aside=Paul
LOLOL at your round announcement  :laugh:
Title: "D" is Don's Party (1976)
Post by: southendmd on September 04, 2008, 01:10:34 pm
Plot:  On the night of the 1969 Australian election, Don holds a party in his suburban Sydney house, where his raucous, rude, embarrassing, extrovert friends discuss sex, politics, and their lives, and seduce each others wives.

(http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/weblog/film/dons_party.jpg)
Title: "E" is Executive Action (1973)
Post by: Fran on September 04, 2008, 01:19:31 pm
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From IMDb:  This fictionalized speculation posits that a covert group of rogue intelligence agents, ultra-conservative politicians, unscrupulously greedy business interests, and free-lance assassins become increasingly alarmed at President Kennedy's policies, including his views on race relations, winding down the Viet Nam War, and ending the oil depletion allowance. They decide to terminate him through an "executive action" utilizing two teams of well-trained snipers during JFK's visit to Dallas and place the blame on supposed CIA operative Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone assassin.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Politicians Round!
Post by: Ellemeno on September 04, 2008, 03:57:12 pm
I'm bummed I missed the AllPaul round.  Love you, Paul!

Clarissa
Title: "F" is Final Solution (2003)
Post by: oilgun on September 04, 2008, 05:26:43 pm
Synopsis: "Final Solution is a study of the politics of hate. Set in Gujarat, India, the film graphically documents the changing face of right-wing politics in India through a study of the 2002 genocide of Muslims in Gujarat. The film examines the aftermath of the deadly violence that followed the burning of 58 Hindus on the Sabarmati Express train at Godhra on February 27 2002. In 'reaction' to that incident, some 2,500 Muslims were brutally murdered, hundreds of women raped, and more than 200,000 families driven from their homes. Borrowing its reference from the history of Nazism, the title of the film exposes what the film director calls 'Indian Fascism' and seeks to remind that 'those who forget history are condemned to relive it.'" (From the Ektaonline website)

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From IMDb:  In February and March 2002, the Indian State of Gujarat witnessed horrific incidents of unparallelled violence that can only be described as Genocide. Over 2000 people, including British Citizens were slaughtered with more than 100,000 people displaced in under-resourced refugee camps. Houses were systematically looted; businesses burnt down, hundreds of women gang raped and many children murdered.

Substantial evidence suggests that the Gujarat State government, led by the current Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the police orchestrated the violence and were responsible for the carnage. Yet, despite domestic and international public pressure, not a single prominent individual has been held to account or brought to justice.

Commentating on the violence in Gujarat, The US based Human Rights Watch states - "What happened in Gujarat was not a spontaneous uprising, it was a carefully orchestrated attack against Muslims. The attacks were planned in advance and organised with extensive participation of the police and state government officials." The violence in 2002 followed a deteriorating trend of human rights abuses against the Christian, Muslim and Dhalit minorities in Gujarat, this trend has continued since 2002. Indeed, in 2005, the Chief Minister of Gujarat was banned from visiting the US for his part in the Genocide and continued Human rights abuses in Gujarat, citing Modi to be in "in severe violation of religious freedoms".

This film is worth a million textbooks, because it shows first-hand what was happening in Gujarat and draws some very relevant parallels with the Jewish experience in Nazi Germany.

Never Again? Watch this film and wake up....
Title: "G" is George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000)
Post by: southendmd on September 04, 2008, 05:44:17 pm
IMDb:  Whether you love George Wallace or hate him, this documentary shows how power or its pursuit, corrupts. The movie shows Wallace's change from his humanistic early state to his inhuman segregationist being and then back again. When he sought power, he said whatever the people of Alabama wanted to hear. When the ability to gain power no longer existed, he reverted back to the sympathetic being that he was early in life. Very worth seeing.

(http://services.windowsmedia.com/dvdcover/cov150/dru600/u607/u60726lqen1.jpg)


Quote from: Elle on September 04, 2008, 03:57:12 pm
I'm bummed I missed the AllPaul round.  Love you, Paul!

Clarissa

Love you too, dahlin' :-*
Title: "H" is Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Post by: Meryl on September 04, 2008, 05:53:09 pm

(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Hail_Conquering_Hero.jpg)

Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) is a small town boy who  pretends to be fighting overseas in World War II while secretly working in a San Diego shipyard.  A group of Marines decides to return Woodrow to his home so his mother will not keep worrying about him, loaning him their medals.  Word leaks out, and the entire town turns out to greet its homegrown hero. With an election coming up, the citizens decide to make an unwilling Woodrow their candidate for Mayor.  Finally, Woodrow confesses everything at a campaign rally, but after considering the matter, the town decides that Woodrow has just the mayoral qualities they need.
Title: "I" is Imelda (2003)
Post by: Fran on September 04, 2008, 08:39:32 pm
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From IMDb:  Superb documentary on the hugely entertaining -- her loopy theory of the cosmos and galactic order alone is worth the price of admission -- absolutely appalling, diamond- and shoe-collecting former First Lady of the desperately poor Philippines. Apparently, Marcos attempted to block the doc's release in her home country, and one can see why. However, as she gets to speak throughout, she wasn't able to claim her words were taken out of context or that she was slandered. Happily for film-goers, her efforts to suppress the film failed. Documentarian Ramona Diaz combines archival news footage and interviews with Marcos sycophants, relatives, former employees, supporters and political opponents to present a very balanced and revelatory portrait of this truly ghastly woman, the epitome of small-town ambition run amok. Indeeed, this could be a biography of dictators anywhere.
Title: "J" is Journeys with George (2002)
Post by: southendmd on September 04, 2008, 08:54:12 pm
Plot:  Documentary account of George W. Bush's presidential campaign.

(http://blogs.indiewire.com/mattdentler/archives/B0000YTOXU.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1077877235_.jpg)

IMDb:  This is an interesting if ultimately disappointing documentary following G.W.Bush's campaign for the presidency. It is filmed entirely by Alexandra Pelosi as a member of press pack on the campaign buses and planes across the US. It is interesting because it shows the scale of the electioneering business and it shows an inside view of Bush. The overall impression one gets is that US elections are mostly about rallies and bus trips. What Bush stands for never comes into the picture. The result is mixed. Initially Bush comes across as a bit of a buffoon, not slow-witted, as he has been portrayed, but cheeky and a bit chauvinistic, like a college prankster. He never takes Pelosi seriously, and wise-cracks his way through all her questions. However, they strike up a rapport and ultimately he is shown to be more of a friend to her than her colleagues in the press corp. Democrats will probably hate this documentary because it doesn't show him to be a dim-wit monster. Karl Rove type Republicans will not like it too much either because Bush certainly does not look presidential. The press comes off worst, portrayed basically as willing poodles as they are bussed from one rally to another.
Title: "K" is Kongekabale (2004)
Post by: oilgun on September 06, 2008, 10:35:42 am
aka:  King's Game

From IMDb: A very clever and insightful political thriller, this decade's All The President's Men, though without Robert Redford. Brings new angles on the government conspiracy theme. No doubt will be remade as a big Hollywood Studio thriller but unlikely to improve on this thought provoking original. The writer was himself a former top government Spin Doctor. Since the film was released real life events have made the curious leap of imitating fiction in the USA and UK with high profile political scandals, suicides and leaked information. Part of a string of strong political thrillers in recent years including Syriana with George Clooney. Maybe he will be in the remake.

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Title: "L" is Last Party 2000 (2001)
Post by: Fran on September 06, 2008, 11:09:18 am
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From IMDb:  Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends more time outside, in the street protests and police actions than in the orchestrated conventions. Hoffman shows an obvious distaste for money politics and the conservative right. He looks seedier and more disillusioned the campaign progresses. Eventually Hoffman seems most energized by the Ralph Nader campaign as an alternative to the nearly indistinguishable major parties.
Title: "M" is Les mains sales (1951)
Post by: southendmd on September 06, 2008, 11:16:07 am
Plot:  Based on the play "Red Gloves" by Jean-Paul Sartre which appeared on Broadway with Charles Boyer in the role of "Hoederer." A young intellectual, Hugo (Daniel Gelin), joins the Communist Party out of a sense of idealism, only to see his principles manipulated by party leaders. He is given the assignment of killing Professor Hoederer (Pierre Brassuer), a party deviationist. However, he grows to admire the man and begins to have doubts about morals and revolutionary politics. But jealousy---Hugo thinks Hoederer has made love to his wife, Jessica (Monique Arthur)---takes matters out of the political realm.

I couldn't find a poster, so here's Sartre:

(http://www.philosopherprofiles.com/images/sartre_j.jpg)
Title: "N" is Napoleon (1955)
Post by: Meryl on September 06, 2008, 09:54:44 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Napoleon_1955.jpg)

Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon I of France.

The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.

Daniel Gélin plays Napoléon Bonaparte as a young general, while the older emperor Napoleon I is portrayed by Raymond Pellegrin. Guitry himself played Talleyrand, narrating the story from a drawing room as if just having heard of the death of Napoleon in 1821 on Saint Helena. Napoleon himself is played by two actors, Daniel Gélin as a young man and Raymond Pellegrin in later life; the wry, inevitable switch takes place during a scene at a barber.

Yves Montand appears as Marshal Lefebvre and Maria Schell as Marie-Louise of Austria. The film also has cameo appearances by a number of notable actors, particularly Erich von Stroheim as Ludwig van Beethoven, and Orson Welles as Napoleon's British jailor, Sir Hudson Lowe.
Title: "O" is Olive Oyl for President (1948)
Post by: Fran on September 06, 2008, 10:34:05 pm
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From Wikipedia:  "Olive Oyl for President" is a 1948 entry in the Popeye the Sailor animated short subject series, produced by Famous Studios and released on January 30, 1948, by Paramount Pictures. The short is a reworking of a 1932 Betty Boop cartoon, "Betty Boop for President," and depicts what Popeye imagines the world would be like if Olive Oyl were president.

I found the image on an animation blog that started out like this:  "Usually flat as a board, here's proof that Olive has breasts!! They made guest appearances in only 3 Popeye cartoons that I am aware of...."   LOL
Title: "P" is Pogo for President: 'I Go Pogo' (1980)
Post by: southendmd on September 06, 2008, 10:42:08 pm
If Olive Oyl can do it...


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(http://www.igopogo.com/images/igopogo01.jpg)
Title: "Q" is Québec: Duplessis et après...(1972)
Post by: oilgun on September 08, 2008, 04:40:03 pm
IMDb Plot Summary:   A documentary about Maurice Duplessis and the quebec nationalism which rose to new levels after the death of this Premier of the Province of Quebec. The director used the electoral campaigns of 1936 and 1970 and the Durham report of 1838 to illustrate his subject.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Quebec-Duplessis.jpg)
Title: "R" is Remember the Day (1941)
Post by: Fran on September 08, 2008, 04:47:47 pm
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From IMDb:  Middle-aged school teacher Nora Trinnel comes to a Washington D.C. hotel in the summer of 1940 to see Dewey Robinson, presidential candidate. While she waits, her thoughts flash back to the time when she first started teaching at the Auburn, where Robinson was in her eight-grade class, and the star pitcher on the school baseball team. The young boy falls in love with his teacher, mainly because she knows all about boats. Nora and Dan Hopkins, the school's baseball coach, are in love, but a scandal develops when they spend their summer vacation at the same place, and Dan is dismissed from his job at the school. Nora and Dan secretly marry two weeks before he sails for France, in 1916, with Canadian troops in World War I and is killed, and passes out of her life. Now, she is in Washington to see her former student, who has also passed out of her life. Her presence inspires him to stick to his ideals despite outside pressure.

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Nora (Claudette Colbert) and Dan (John Payne)
Title: "S" is A Stranger in Town (1943)
Post by: southendmd on September 08, 2008, 04:48:45 pm
Plot: In the small town of Crown Port local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant [Frank "Wizard of Oz" Morgan].

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/A_Stranger_in_Town_.jpeg)
Title: "T" is Das Treibhaus (1987)
Post by: oilgun on September 08, 2008, 07:57:30 pm
IMDb:   In 1953 Wolfgang Koeppen wrote a novel about a fictive member of the then young German parliament who resisted the Adenauer politics concerning the rearmament and the East-West policy, and the political corruption already present in the young democracy. It became a hit and a classic.

This clever retelling of the novel is done as documentary annex feature film and contains an interview with the writer and historic newsreel footage to enhance the story; moreover, in trying to do more than retelling the story the film maker links the original story up with (late 1980's) political events, trying to show that not much has changed over the years. The whole endeavour is interesting viewing, very literary (part of the story is told by a voice-over), though not easy to get involved with and certainly not for every taste; the link up with the 1980's is not very convincing and maybe too simple. The film is quiet, sympathetic, but should have been less cerebral. Some of the acting is no more than average.

For a big part the film's atmosphere depends on the very good use of Richard Wagner's music from "Das Rheingold".

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Das_Treibhaus.jpg)
Title: "U" is Unconquered Bandit (1935)
Post by: Fran on September 08, 2008, 10:58:07 pm
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From IMDb:  Tom Morgan (Tom Tyler) is seeking revenge for the killing of his father (John Elliott) by bandits instigated by a San Diego politician named Frank Cleyburn (William Gould), also the head of a gang of cattle rustlers. Tom begins to court Helen Cleyburn (Lillian Gilmore), Cleyburn's niece, planning to use the girl as a pawn on the chessboard of revenge he plans to take on her uncle.
Title: "V" is V for Vendetta (2006)
Post by: Meryl on September 08, 2008, 11:50:17 pm
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Vforvendetta.jpg)

The movie is set in Great Britain in the near future. Under the guise of several terrorist acts, a totalitarian government is elected to Parliament under Chancellor Adam Sutler (John Hurt) to save the country from these terrorists.
Title: "W" is Wilson (1944)
Post by: southendmd on September 09, 2008, 08:53:30 am
Plot:  A chronicle of the political career of US President Woodrow Wilson.

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IMDb:  This was, perhaps, the only box office disaster in the history of Hollywood to have received so many Oscar nominations (10), to have won as many Oscars as it did (5), and to have received so much critical acclaim.


Title: Wildcard "X" is How to Vote (1936)
Post by: southendmd on September 09, 2008, 09:02:19 am
IMDb:  Whether or not you are registered to vote in the 8th Election District I think you might want to tune in to this stirring campaign address, as you'll surely learn a lot about the Grounds Water Dam project so crucial to the forthcoming election. Unfortunately Mr. Murney couldn't attend in person, but he's sent his close personal assistant Robert Benchley to explain it all for you. (Maybe it's just as well for him that Murney's too ill to see this.) Happily, Mr. Benchley has brought along a list of figures and an illustrated chart to help make things less clear-- which he does with spectacular success, I might add.

Fans of Benchley's nonsense lectures will love this little entry, as HOW TO VOTE presents the great humorist at the peak of his powers. From the moment he steps up to address the audience he is stumbling over his words, launching into a joke he never finishes and questioning whether "our" candidate will actually win the election. His chart, a confused map of Odney County where the proposed fake dam will be built (the real one, we're told, will be hidden under some bushes) is a riot of nonsensical notations, pointless digressions, and helpful labels such as Proposed Post Office, Mens' Locker Room, Place to Leave Bicycles, and Possible Indians. Oh, and there's that captive balloon he was telling you about!

This is a great little comedy for Election time or any other time, and it makes as much sense as any campaign speech you'll ever hear, only faster.

(http://www.tommcmahon.net/images/benchley.jpg)
Robert Benchley
Title: "Y" is Yeshwant (1997)
Post by: Fran on September 09, 2008, 10:42:18 am
Keyword:  Corrupt politician

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From Yahoo! Movies:  Nana Patekar gives a strong, fiery performance as Inspector Yeshwant, a hardworking police officer with a beautiful and loving wife, Ragini (Madhoo). In the course of a routine investigation, Yeshwant stumbles onto evidence linking his corrupt boss Chopra (Mohan Joshi) to the very drug deals he's supposed to be preventing, and soon finds himself framed for a crime he didn't commit. While he's imprisoned, Ragini takes a job with the police in order to clear her husband's name; but her reliance on an old friend, Atul (Atul Agnilhotri), gives Chopra the opportunity to turn her jailed husband against her. Excellent performances and sharp dialogue distinguish this action-packed drama from director Anil Mattoo.


Title: "Z" is Zapata en Chinameca (1987)
Post by: oilgun on September 10, 2008, 12:10:28 pm
Since nobody wants the Z.

 I have no info on this film but it's about Emiliano Zapata who was a Mexican revolutionary so political intrigue must be involved.  Also, Mexican actor Marìa Rojo is in it and I really like her, she was great in Danzón.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Politicians Round!
Post by: southendmd on September 10, 2008, 12:40:53 pm
Hey Gil,

Since you're so good at Qs and Zs, howdya like to announce the next round?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Celluloid Hotties Round!
Post by: oilgun on September 10, 2008, 02:14:13 pm
OK, you asked for it!!

I think it's time for another round of:

Celluloid Hotties!  
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/sheep.jpg)
Any unplayed movies featuring your
favourite male or female fantasy lovers. .

Wildcard X in effect, but how do people feel about making the letter Z a wildcard as well?
Title: "A" is Abandon (2002)
Post by: southendmd on September 10, 2008, 03:38:40 pm
Triple Hotties in this one:

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Charlie Hunnam

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Benjamin Bratt

(http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.nndb.com/people/531/000103222/mark-feuerstein-1-sized.jpg&usg=AFQjCNHFtGiRX5p7td0ModT9i4Y20UXLww)
Mark Feuerstein


Plot:  A senior at an elite college, already under severe pressure to complete her thesis and land a prestigious job, must confront the sudden reappearance of her old boyfriend, after his two year, unexplained absence...

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41J37YZKMNL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

=aside= Gil
Excellent topic!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Celluloid Hotties Round!
Post by: JCinNYC2006 on September 10, 2008, 03:46:39 pm
How does this game work, what does unplayed movies mean?  Is there a list of movies that have already been used?  Thanks, J
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Celluloid Hotties Round!
Post by: southendmd on September 10, 2008, 03:49:15 pm
Quote from: JCinNYC2006 on September 10, 2008, 03:46:39 pm
How does this game work, what does unplayed movies mean?  Is there a list of movies that have already been used?  Thanks, J

Juan, check the archives here: 

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,13784.0/all.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,13784.0/all.html)

See Leslie's first post in this thread for general rules.  We're doing theme rounds now, not chronological.  And have fun with us!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Celluloid Hotties Round!
Post by: oilgun on September 10, 2008, 04:24:12 pm
Quote from: southendmd on September 10, 2008, 03:49:15 pm
Juan, check the archives here: 

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,13784.0/all.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,13784.0/all.html)

See Leslie's first post in this thread for general rules.  We're doing theme rounds now, not chronological.  And have fun with us!

I prefer the NEW ARCHIVE to check if a movie has already been played because the titles are listed by year:

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,18198.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,18198.0.html)

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Celluloid Hotties Round!
Post by: Fran on September 10, 2008, 04:27:45 pm
Quote from: JCinNYC2006 on September 10, 2008, 03:46:39 pm
How does this game work, what does unplayed movies mean?  Is there a list of movies that have already been used?  Thanks, J

Hi Juan.

As Gil just posted, it is much easier to search in the New Archive.  The other archive is essentially the history of the game. 

Rather than search through a lot of pages, in the New Archive you can just look under a specific year.  For example, page 1 has movies from 2013 to 2004, page 2 from 2003 to 1994, etc.

Since release dates vary on different movie sites especially in regard to foreign films, we go by the date listed at www.imdb.

If you have any specific questions, just PM one of the players.  Feel free to reserve a letter while you search.  For example, if you wanted to play "D", you could just type "D" is.... in the subject line of your post and then type anything in the message body and then go to IMDb to look for a movie.  Hope you'll join us.
Title: "B" is Burn After Reading (2008)
Post by: Fran on September 10, 2008, 04:30:26 pm
Starring Brad Pitt... oh, and George Clooney.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/2008-01-07-9_942969917_brad_pitt6_H.jpg) 
Brad Pitt

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From IMDb:  A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Title: "C" is Closer (2004)
Post by: JCinNYC2006 on September 10, 2008, 05:10:42 pm
OK, how about....Closer starring Jude Law and Clive Owen?  Mr. Pretty and Mr. Anti-Pretty....
Title: "D" is Dans Paris (2006)
Post by: oilgun on September 10, 2008, 05:19:11 pm
Featuring:  Romain Duris and Louis Garrel :-*
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/RomainDuris.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/louis-garrel.jpg)


(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/dans_paris.jpg)
Synopsis  Paul, depressed from his recent break-up with Anna, returns home to Paris to live with his divorced father and womanizing, slacking younger brother, Jonathan. With little success, his carefree sibling and doting father try to cheer him up with women, wine, and home-cooked meals. When, in the midnight hour, Paul is forced to entertain one of his brother's desperate girlfriends, he begins to realize that while things never go according to plan, family and the pursuit of love are always worth the fight.
Title: "E" is Entropy (1999)
Post by: southendmd on September 10, 2008, 05:53:50 pm
Plot:  Stephen Dorff narrates this tale about how his life goes astray as his character attempts to strike a balance between the demands of directing his first film and the pressures of his new romance with a model. U2's Bono plays a role in this film as both himself and Dorff's character's concience.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4197X62GEML._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

(http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/Stephen%20Dorff%20Blade%20XIII.jpg)


Hottie Stephen Dorff

=aside= Juan
Not bad for a beginner!  Jude and Clive?  Hard to choose....
(I just added the "C" is Closer (2004) to the subject line)
Welcome to a very addictive game!
Title: "F" is The Fountain (2006)
Post by: Fran on September 11, 2008, 10:10:14 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture7-10.png)

From IMDb: 

I was fortunate to see this at the Toronto Film Festival. While I have not seen "Requiem for a Dream" or "Pi," I was fascinated by this film after hearing about the reaction in Venice. This is one of the most thought provoking & evocative movies I have ever seen. I think it is a movie that people will either love or hate, there doesn't appear to be a middle ground.

While introducing the film, in Toronto, Rachel Weisz commented that Aronofsky asks a lot from his actors, this appears to be true and most certainly pays off. Hugh Jackman's gut-wrenching and emotional performance is phenomenal. This is undoubtedly his best performance and, as far as I'm concerned, you can hand him the Oscar. It is superbly written, acted and directed. Mansel's score is beautiful. Be open to this movie and receive it. There aren't enough superlatives to do justice to this film. I can't wait to see it again. Brilliant!

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture8-7.png)
Hugh Jackman
Title: "G" is Grande école (2004)
Post by: oilgun on September 11, 2008, 11:12:05 am
Celluloid Hottie:   Salim Kechiouche

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Salim02.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Salim01.jpg)


Plot: Paul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he'd rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul's behavior changes - he is attracted to Louis without realizing so himself. Agnes, on the other hand, gets quite jealous and offers a bet: Whoever gets to have Louis-Anault first, wins... If she does, Paul will no longer explore his homosexual desires, if he does - she'll walk away. Meanwhile, Paul meets Mecir, a young Arab worker, who shows him there's more to life than elite colleges...
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/grande-ecole.jpg)
Title: "H" is A Handful of Dust (1988)
Post by: southendmd on September 11, 2008, 12:32:31 pm
(http://www.centremediasales.com/cmimages/Handful-of-Dust..jpg)

Plot:  The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage.

Hottie Rupert Graves

(http://bp1.blogger.com/_joJPKrw-pCg/RuaXMaNcDrI/AAAAAAAAAGA/eEhISy2darg/s320/Rupert+Graves.jpg)
Title: "I" is I'm with Lucy (2002)
Post by: Fran on September 11, 2008, 12:38:52 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/I_m_With_Lucy.jpg)

From IMDb:  It's an hour before Lucy's wedding and her best friend wants to hear all about what led up to that moment. So, Lucy tells about the five men she had blind dates with over the past year (Doug, Gabriel, Bobby, Barry, and Luke) and her experiences with each one. As each date is told at the same time as the other four, the many ups and downs of new relationships are shown. So, while some dates start off terribly, but end well others are just the opposite. But which one of the five men is Lucy about to walk down the aisle with?

I know who I'd pick:

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture6-27.png)

=aside= Gil
It seems you've got a Paul subtheme going on here.
From your plot descriptions:
Paul and Agnes....
Paul, depressed from his recent break-up....

:)
Title: "J" is Je t'aime moi non plus (1976)
Post by: oilgun on September 11, 2008, 02:03:37 pm
Celluloid Hottie:  Joe Dallesandro
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/joe-dallesandro01.jpg) (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/joe-dallesandro02.jpg)

Plot:  The petite waitress Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for love. She develops a crush on the garbage truck driver Krassky, although her sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay. Maybe because of her boyish looks, Krassky likes her too. Both don't notice the growing jealousy of Krassky's boyfriend Padovan - until an escalation.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/jetaimemoinonplus.jpg)

==Comment==
I need a cold shower!

==Aside==Fran
I actually tried to find another movie with a character named Paul after you pointed out the Paul pattern.  ;D
Title: "K" is Kettle of Fish (2006)
Post by: southendmd on September 11, 2008, 02:31:39 pm
(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/53/911253.jpg)
Plot:  A lifelong bachelor confronts his intimacy issues when he sublets his apartment to a fetching biologist. His heartsick fish and his wise best buddy are on hand to provide perspective.

Hottie John Buffalo Mailer

(http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/features/mailer040802_1_175.jpg)
With Dad Norman.
(I've seen him around Ptown, in a bathing suit, even.)
Title: "L" is The Libertine (2004)
Post by: Fran on September 12, 2008, 09:52:05 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture8-8-2.png)

From IMDb:  The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Johnny1-1.jpg)
Johnny Depp!!!
Title: M is My Life Without Me (2004)
Post by: oilgun on September 12, 2008, 10:03:55 am
Hotties: Scott Speedman & Mark Ruffalo
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/ScottSpeedman01.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/markRufallo.jpg)

Synopsis
Ever feel like your life's been a dream and you're only just waking up? Sarah Polley (GO, eXistenZ) stars as Ann, a young wife and mother who's recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness. After vowing to keep her terrible news a secret, Ann begins living with an intensity she never thought possible.

With senses heightened and passions rekindled, she quickly begins putting her life in order: taping love letters to her husband Don ("FELICITY'"s Scott Speedman) and birthday greetings to her two small girls, making peace with her parents; and seeking solace in the arms of a handsome but lonely stranger (Mark Ruffalo, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME). Gripping, joyful and sensitive, MY LIFE WITHOUT ME is a touching tale for today that challenges us to live as if there were no tomorrow.

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/my_life_without_me_verdvd.jpg) (http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/my_life_without_me.jpg)

==ASIDE==
Quote from: Fran on September 12, 2008, 09:52:05 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture8-8-2.png)

From IMDb:  The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Johnny Depp!!!


He wasn't such a hottie in that movie though, especially when his nose does a Wacko Jacko and falls off  ;D
Title: "N" is Noel (2004)
Post by: southendmd on September 12, 2008, 02:06:24 pm
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000AAF27G.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)

Plot:  Five New Yorkers come together on Christmas Eve, seeking a miracle.

Hottie Paul Walker!

(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/Kweaver4424/paulwalker.jpg)
Title: "O" is Over Her Dead Body (2008)
Post by: Fran on September 12, 2008, 03:45:34 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-64.png)  (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/over1.jpg)

From IMDb:  A ghost tries to sabotage her former boyfriend's current relationship with a psychic.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Paul_Rudd_sexyinshirt.jpg)
Paul Rudd

Quote from: oilgun on September 12, 2008, 10:03:55 am
==ASIDE==
He wasn't such a hottie in that movie though, especially when his nose does a Wacko Jacko and falls off  ;D

I know.  I found the trailer on YouTube and thought, no, I'm not going
out of my way to see this one.  Jack Sparrow does it for me... but I'm also
looking forward to seeing him play John Dillinger.
Title: "P" is The Proposition (2005)
Post by: oilgun on September 12, 2008, 04:13:13 pm
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/proposition.jpg)

Synopsis
In the harsh, unforgiving 1880s landscape of the Australian Outback, Charlie Burns is presented with an impossible proposition by the local law enforcer: save his younger brother, Mikey, by killing his psychotic, older brother, Arthur. Short on time and torn by loyalty, Charlie and his brothers face a punishing, moral dilemma - the resolution of which will have devastating consequences.

Hottie: Guy Pearce
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/guy_pearce01.jpg)(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/guy-pearce_03.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/guy_pearce_02.jpg)

Title: Wildcard "Q" is Our Time (1974)
Post by: southendmd on September 12, 2008, 05:29:43 pm
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/section/movies/amg/video/cov120/drv200/v260/v26013tucti.jpg)
Withi Pamela Sue Martin

Hottie Parker Stevenson!

(http://www.nndb.com/people/240/000025165/parker-stevenson-sized.jpg)(http://www.pamelasuemartin.net/movies/our_time/images/parker_stevenson.gif)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/southendmd/parker_stevenson_lifeguardjpt.jpg)
(http://www.stuckinthe70s.com/images/tb1177parker.jpg)
(http://static.flickr.com/98/242568186_8892f5f8a9_o.jpg)
Title: Re: "G" is Grande école (2004)
Post by: oilgun on September 13, 2008, 03:41:00 pm
Quote from: oilgun on September 11, 2008, 11:12:05 am
Celluloid Hottie:   Salim Kechiouche

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Salim02.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/Salim01.jpg)


Plot: Paul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he'd rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul's behavior changes - he is attracted to Louis without realizing so himself. Agnes, on the other hand, gets quite jealous and offers a bet: Whoever gets to have Louis-Anault first, wins... If she does, Paul will no longer explore his homosexual desires, if he does - she'll walk away. Meanwhile, Paul meets Mecir, a young Arab worker, who shows him there's more to life than elite colleges...
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/grande-ecole.jpg)

Now Photobucket is censoring MOVIE posters?!!  This is getting ridiculous, is it owned by WalMart or something?  I have to find a less prudish image hosting site!  Any isuggestions?

EDIT:  Let's see how long the same image lasts at IMAGE SHACK:

(http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3676/grandeecole01ue3.jpg)
Title: "R" is The Ruins (2008)
Post by: Fran on September 13, 2008, 03:46:31 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture9-3.png)  (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture10-1.png)

From IMDb:  While on vacation in a resort in Mexico, the Americans -- Jeff, his girlfriend Amy, her best friend Stacy, and her boyfriend Eric -- befriend the German Mathias in the swimming pool. Mathias invites the group to visit the ruins of a Mayan temple with his Greek friend Dimitri in an archeological field where his brother Henrich and his girlfriend are camped eighteen kilometers far from the resort. They hire an old taxi and when they reach the spot, they are surrounded by Mayan villagers armed with revolver, rifle and bow-and-arrow that kill Dimitri and do not allow the group to leave the place....

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture12.png)
Joe Anderson
Title: "S" is The Spirit (2008)
Post by: oilgun on September 13, 2008, 04:29:24 pm
(http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/5739/spirit02je7.jpg)
Plot Summary:   Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face who has other plans. He's going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this cold hearted killer from the city's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader.

Hottie:Eric Balfour (plays Mahmoud)
(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8026/erikbalfour01vc6.jpg)

==COMMENT==
S was an embarrassment of riches!  When I saw this amazing pic of Eric looking all St Sebastian-like I had to fit it in somehow.  He only plays a secondary role in this film but I liked the poster so i used it.

Oh, and I can't stand Parker Stevenson, and not just because of the eighties hair  :laugh:
Title: "T" is Triage (2009)
Post by: southendmd on September 13, 2008, 05:29:58 pm
Plot:  The girlfriend of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.

Hottie Colin Farrell!

(http://www.thewallpapers.us/data/media/853/Colin_Farrell.jpg)

=aside= Gil
Hey, leave my hotties alone!  Plus, that's 70s hair.  A childhood crush, forgive me.   :P
Title: "U" is Undisputed 3 (2009)
Post by: Fran on September 15, 2008, 11:00:41 pm
Scott Atkins and Shaun Gerardo will co-star in director Isaac Florentine's sequel to "Undisputed II: Last Man Standing."

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-65.png)
Shaun Gerardo
Title: "V" is La veuve Couderc (1971)
Post by: oilgun on September 15, 2008, 11:14:22 pm
(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3189/veuvecoudercoe0.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-15
THE WIDOW COUDERC: A melodrama in which a young man and an older woman embark upon a steamy affair. When Alain Delon's character moves in to work for an attractive widow (Simone Signoret), sparks fly.

Hottie: Alain Delon
(http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5682/delon01cx2.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-13
Title: "W" is Wild Rovers (1971)
Post by: southendmd on September 16, 2008, 08:23:36 am
(http://www.screenarchives.com/fsm/images/CDL/wild_rovers.jpg)
Tagline:  They were damned good cowboys, until they robbed a bank.

Hottie William Holden

(http://www.costumes.org/history/20thcent/1950s/movies/1955williamholden.jpg)
Title: Wildcard "X" is Nickelodeon (1976)
Post by: southendmd on September 16, 2008, 08:47:09 am
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/232797.1010.A.jpg)

Plot:  Going from a lawyer to a writer, and then to a film director, is the career path on which we find the bashful Leo Harrigan. But Leo has problems as well, such as being hopelessly smitten with his leading lady, who chooses to reward his attentions by getting herself hitched to Harrigan's vulgar leading man, Buck Greenaway! This movie is based, extremely loosely, on the early career on Cecil B. De Mille.

Hottie Ryan O'Neal

(http://www.meekermuseum.com/ryan1.jpg)
Title: "Y" is You Can Count on Me (2000)
Post by: memento on September 16, 2008, 09:19:55 am
A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.

(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MG/209569~You-Can-Count-on-Me-Posters.jpg)

(http://patriotsquestion911.com/Photos/Mark%20Ruffalo%20220%20JPG80.jpg)
Mark Ruffalo
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Trick 'r Treat (2008)
Post by: oilgun on September 16, 2008, 09:21:30 am
(http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/6387/trickrtreatcl0.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-16

Synopsis: It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk among us and other unspeakable things roam free. The rituals of All Hallows Eve were devised to protect us from their evil mischief, and one small town is about to be taught a terrifying lesson that some traditions are best not forgotten. Nothing is what it seems when a suburban couple learns the dangers of blowing out a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight; four women cross paths with a costumed stalker at a local festival; a group of pranksters goes too far and discovers the horrifying truth buried in a local legend; and a cantankerous old hermit is visited by a strange trick-or-treater with a few bones to pick. Costumes and candy, ghouls and goblins, monsters and mayhem... the tricks and treats of Halloween turn deadly as strange creatures of every variety-human and otherwise-try to survive the scariest night of the year.

Hottie:  Tahmoh Penikett

(http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6656/tahmohpenikett99uk1.jpg)(http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8491/tahmoh05cy1.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-14

==COMMENT==
I just recently started watching BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - I'm still on Season 1 - and was immediately smitten with Tahmoh Penikett who plays 'Helo'.  Plus, he's a canuck from the Yukon!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Celluloid Hotties Round--The Women's Turn!
Post by: southendmd on September 16, 2008, 12:37:14 pm
Since we managed to find only male hotties from A-Z, I think it's time for a round of female celluloid hotties!

(http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/images_5/WomenPoster.jpg)

Don't forget Wildcard X, also Q and Z.
Title: "A" is Against the Ropes (2004)
Post by: southendmd on September 16, 2008, 12:47:34 pm
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/Against_the_Ropes_poster.JPG)

Plot:  A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.

Hottie Meg Ryan

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/Uzi_Rider/meg_ryan.jpg)
Title: "B" is The Black Dahlia (2006)
Post by: Fran on September 16, 2008, 01:53:20 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/black_dahlia_ver3.jpg)

From IMDb:  "The Black Dahlia" is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered. Bucky soon realizes that his girlfriend had ties to the deceased, and soon after that, he begins uncovering corruption and conspiracy within the police department.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture9-4.png)
Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/toptenjohansson.jpg)
Scarlett Johansson
Title: "C" is The City of Your Final Destination (2007)
Post by: memento on September 16, 2008, 04:22:59 pm
(http://petercameron.sb2.authorsguild.net/files/petercameron.sb2.authorsguild.net/images/Cityofyour_fina.jpg)

Plot: 28-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi, has won a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund. Omar must get through to three people who were close to Gund - his brother, widow, and younger mistress - so he can get authorization to write the biography.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/news_1362_user_2798.jpg)
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Title: "D" is The Drop (2006)
Post by: southendmd on September 16, 2008, 04:43:05 pm
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51W9H82J70L._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

Plot:  Naive but determined young hero unexpectedly fights a mysterious power in a supernatural tale of good versus evil.

Hottie Sean Young

(http://alternativemindz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sean-young.jpg)
Title: "E" is Edward II (1991)
Post by: oilgun on September 16, 2008, 04:45:56 pm
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6922/edwardiiyo6.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-16
Synopsis
In this fiery adaptation of the classic play from maverick director Derek Jarman, the new king of England, Edward II (The Last of the Mohicans' Steven Waddington), finds his throne in peril when he brings his lover, Gaveston (The Pianist's Andrew Tiernan). Enraged, the Queen (Tilda Swinton, star of the upcoming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) embarks on a plot to take down the king at all costs. Featuring an unforgettable appearance by music legend Annie Lennox performing "Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye," this stylish, visually arresting twist on a classic story is a haunting and powerful experience not soon forgotten.

Hottie:  Tilda Swinton

(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8797/tildaswinton01db9.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-16

==ASIDE==
Sean Young wasn't such a hottie when she was kicked out of the last Directors' Guild Awards for being drunk and disorderly.   ;D  It made me like her again, lol!
Title: "F" is Fantastic Four (2005)
Post by: Fran on September 16, 2008, 04:58:39 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-66.png)

From IMDb:  When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are changed by cosmic rays. Reed Richards, inventor and leader of the group, gains the ability to stretch his body and takes the name Mr. Fantastic. His girlfriend, Sue Storm, gains the ability to turn invisible and create force fields, calling herself the Invisible Woman. Her younger brother, Johnny Storm, gains the ability to control fire, including covering his own body with flame, becoming the Human Torch. Pilot Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong rock creature calling himself Thing. Together, they use their unique powers to explore the strange aspects of the world and to foil the evil plans of Doctor Doom.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/celebrities_female_30.jpg)
Jessica Alba
Title: "G" is Gunshy (1998)
Post by: memento on September 16, 2008, 05:50:02 pm
(http://www.jeffcelentano.com/Images/gunshysmall_002.jpg)

Plot: When the New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend with another guy, he goes to Atlantic City to drink himself to oblivion. He is saved from a bar brawl by a small-time mobster Frankie, and Jake falls in love with Frankie's girlfriend Melissa. Jake soon also joins Frankie in his money-collecting duties.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/bytemover/diane-lane.jpg)
Diane Lane
Title: "H" is Henry VIII and his Six Wives (1972)
Post by: oilgun on September 16, 2008, 07:11:42 pm
(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/272/henryviiiqx8.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-16

Synopsis:   On his deathbed Tudor-king Henry VIII remembers his long reign and especially the crucial part his six marriages played in it, without producing the male heir he desired most to prevent civil wars for the succession as England suffered before his father's ascent. His first queen, Spanish princess Kathryn of Aragon, had one fatal flaw: her children died, except daughter Mary, so he pressed Rome for an annulment, and when that failed out went cardinal Wolsey as chief minister and Henry made himself head of the Church of England instead of the papacy and married Anne Boleyn. When she too failed to produce a male heir, just princess Elisabeth, he had her head roll for 'infidelity'. The third queen, gentle Jane Seymour, died giving birth to sickly prince Edward. For diplomatic reasons Henry married minor princes Anne of Cleves, whose utter lack of female charms causes another annulment and the fall of Thomas Cromwell, who recommended her. Fifth is the lovely Catherine Howard, cousin of Anne Boleyn, but again childless and found to have been carnal with servants before and after her royal marriage, so also decapitated. Finally Catherine Parr, a young widow, stands at his deathbed

Hottie: Charlotte Rampling
(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9824/charlotterampling02fi8.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-16
Title: "I" is I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
Post by: Fran on September 16, 2008, 10:40:34 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/i_now_pronounce_you_chuck_and_larry.jpg)  (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture3-68.png)

From IMDb:  Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Jessica-Biel.jpg)
Jessica Biel
Title: "J" is Just Buried (2007)
Post by: memento on September 17, 2008, 11:58:21 am
(http://www.about-losangelesca.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/JustBuriedposter.jpg)
Plot: A young man inherits a nearly bankrupt funeral home from his estranged father. He falls in love with the alluring young mortician, only to find out she's offing people to keep the place in business!

(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7999/rose_byrne18_jpg.jpg)
Rose Byrne
Title: "K" is Keane (2005)
Post by: oilgun on September 17, 2008, 01:14:31 pm
(http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/8223/keanezh0.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-17


Hottie:  Amy Ryan
(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5732/amyryanfl9.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-17
Title: "L" is The Last Kiss (2006)
Post by: Fran on September 17, 2008, 01:16:53 pm
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture9-5.png)

From IMDb:  Michael and Jenna, having been a couple for three years, want to get married and start a family. These plans seem to be well on their way when Jenna announces that she's pregnant. But Michael is worried that his life and his youth will over for good. At a wedding of a friend, he meets a free-spirited college co-ed, Kim, who opens his eyes and leads him on a dangerous path away from Jenna. Meanwhile, none of the relationships of the people surrounding Michael and Jenna are happy and stable.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/Picture8-9.png)
Rachel Bilson
Title: "M" is Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Post by: southendmd on September 17, 2008, 01:20:05 pm
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Plot:  While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma (Perry) must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces.

Hottie Madea (Tyler Perry)

(http://nicholes-designs.com/final_tyler_perry/images/madea_gun2.jpg)

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc183/aaliyahbeyonce/madea.jpg)

(Drag queens can be hotties too!)
Title: "N" is Need (2009)
Post by: oilgun on September 17, 2008, 03:54:26 pm
Synopsis: In this story of psychological drama and suspense, a psychiatrist (Naomi Watts), her patient (Nicole Kidman) and the psychiatrist's husband become involved in a love triangle. The psychiatrist believes that her patient's therapy is going nowhere. The patient can't get over the fact that her husband left her for a younger woman and begins an affair with a man she meets in a bar--her psychiatrist's husband.


Hottie: Naomi Watts
(http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/7047/naomiwatts02bm3.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-17

==Comment==
I couldn't find an image for the film, sorry.
Naomi is rumoured to play Melanie Daniels in the remake of THE BIRDS.  That should be good!
Title: Intermission! Intermission!
Post by: MaineWriter on September 17, 2008, 05:06:30 pm
Sorry for interrupting, but I couldn't resist.

Historical author Erastes had rounded up a top 10, or 11 or 12 list of hot guys in historical movies. It's a pretty good list (I can't complain, Hugh J. is number 3) and some pretty great pictures. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge. CHECK OUT the pic of Rupert Everett with the skull...(warning, depending on where you work, it might not be safe!)

http://historicromance.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/thursday-13-men-in-costume/#comment-624

Okay, now back to the regularly scheduled game.

Leslie
Former Game Mistress, now European Gadabout and always observer of hot guys :-)

Title: "O" is Of Love and Shadows (1994)
Post by: memento on September 17, 2008, 05:58:12 pm
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Plot: Irene (Jennifer Connely) is a magazine editor living under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Francisco (Antonio Banderas) is a handsome photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. As a sympathizer with the underground resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes and her heart to the atrocities being committed by the state.

(http://www.myrpgs.org/tn2_jennifer_connelly_1.jpg)
Jennifer Connelly
Title: "P" is The Pallbearer (1996)
Post by: southendmd on September 17, 2008, 09:57:11 pm
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Plot:  A young man's life is thrown into a loop when he is asked to be a pallbearer for the funeral of a classmate he doesn't remember, and his old high school crush temporarily returns to town.

Hottie Gwyneth Paltrow

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Title: Wildcard "Q" is The Truth About Love (2004)
Post by: Fran on September 18, 2008, 12:21:01 am
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From IMDb:  As part of a drunken bet with her sister, a happily married woman sends an anonymous Valentine's card to her husband to see if he hides it. When he does, what was a prank leads to a series of events and revelations that puts her marriage at risk and leaves her looking for revenge.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies/jennifer_love_hewitt_19.jpg)
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Title: "R" is Rollover (1981)
Post by: memento on September 18, 2008, 03:42:09 pm
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Plot: An Arab oil organization devises a plan to wreck the world economy in order to cause anarchy and chaos.

(http://photos21.flickr.com/33138815_fee01f26fd_o.jpg)
Jane Fonda
Title: "S" is The Surfer King (2006)
Post by: southendmd on September 18, 2008, 03:43:06 pm
(http://www.fansource.com/kingposter.jpg)

Tagline:  Some days you get the wave, and some days the wave gets you.

Hottie Lindsay Wagner

(http://www.fansource.com/LW_Publicity_Photo.jpg)

(http://www.daughters-sisters.org/8_interviews/images/lindsay1.gif)
Title: "T" is The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Post by: oilgun on September 18, 2008, 05:13:58 pm
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By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-18
Synopsis: Regina (Newton) returns home from vacation to find her husband Charlie murdered and three violent strangers claiming Charlies cheated them out of millions. But when she accepts the help of a mysterious stranger (Wahlberg), Regina plunges into a world where double-cross turns to triple-cross and trust turns into the deadliest weapon of all. A spectacular roller coaster thrill ride, The Truth About Charlie will keep you guessing right up to the gripping conclusion!

Hottie: Thandie Newton

(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/448/thandienewton01ve4.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-18
Title: "U" is Union City (1980)
Post by: memento on September 19, 2008, 08:49:02 am
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Plot: A man is so obsessed with finding the person responsible for stealing his milk bottles that he ignores his beautiful young wife, who has other ideas on her mind.

(http://politicsoffthegrid.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/warhol_dh.jpg)
Deborah Harry  
Title: "V" is Volavérunt (1999)
Post by: Fran on September 19, 2008, 11:07:05 am
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From IMDb: The story revolves around Goya's womanizing and the mysterious death of the Duchess of Alba at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries, at a time when Madrid was wobbling through a difficult time and setting the scene for the following Prim vs. Crown uprising. The title of the film comes from the Duchess of Alba's euphemism for her most private parts, supposedly revealed in the famous painting "La Maja Desnuda" but which in fact is another woman's body -- possibly Pepita Tudó (Penélope Cruz).

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Penélope Cruz
Title: "W" is White (1994)
Post by: oilgun on September 19, 2008, 08:16:06 pm
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By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-19

Synopsis:   WHITE is the mysterious tale of a man whose life disintegrates when his beautiful wife of six months deserts him. Forced to begin anew, he rebuilds his life, only to plan a dangerous scheme of vengeance against her! Winner of the Best Director Award at the Berlin Film Festival, WHITE is a story of dark, illicit passions - one of the year's most provocative big-screen releases! [You can tell that this synopsis is from the the DVD box by the exclamation marks!]

Hottie Julie Delpy
(http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/8356/juliedelpyog3.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-19
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Nun's Story (1959)
Post by: southendmd on September 19, 2008, 08:36:31 pm
(http://www.garboforever.com/Bilder/Unrealized_Projects/Nuns_Story.jpg)

Plot:  In 1930, young Gabrielle Van der Mal enters a convent in her native Belgium to become a nun. Almost immediately she has difficulty adjusting to the cloistered life, and its vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. She doubts her own ability, even as she takes her final vows. Gabrielle, now called Sister Luke, excels in her medical studies and dreams of serving in the Belgian Congo. When she is asked by the Reverend Mother to fail her exams on purpose to show humility, she cannot bring herself to do so. However, despite her excellent score she is not sent to the Congo, but to a sanitarium in Brussels.

Hottie Nun Audrey Hepburn

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Title: "Y" is Young Americans (2008)
Post by: memento on September 20, 2008, 08:52:51 am
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Plot: Follow an aimless college grad who pursues his dream girl at a wild Labor Day weekend party. He, his twin sister and their best friend struggle with their burgeoning adulthood over the course of the night.
(http://www.discountautograph.com/images/AnnaFarris43.jpg)
Anna Farris
Title: Wildcard "Z" is The Hunger (1983)
Post by: oilgun on September 20, 2008, 09:19:31 am
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By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-20

Synopsis: Miriam, a centuries-old vampire, preys on urban clubgoers with her vampire lover John. When John suddenly ages and wastes away, Miriam casts her spell upon Sarah, a doctor who researches premature aging. This neo-Gothic exercise in style and atmosphere is perhaps most widely known for a lesbian sex scene involving Miriam and Sarah, played by Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon.

Hotties Catherine Deneuve & Susan Sarandon
(http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/8094/catherinedeneuve01sv4.jpg)(http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/4546/susansarandon01pj4.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Animal Movies!
Post by: Fran on September 20, 2008, 10:24:14 am
Animal Movies!

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Let's see if we can do it with movies where an animal
is a primary character or major part of the plot.

Unplayed movies only, please. Check the New Archive before posting.

Title: "A" is Adventures of Rusty (1945)
Post by: Fran on September 20, 2008, 10:37:01 am
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From IMDb:  Fearing that his recently-acquired step-mother, Ann Dennis (Margaret Lindsay), is competing with him for his father's affections and saddened by the death of his dog, young Danny Mitchell (Ted Donaldson), in the first film of the long-running "Rusty" series, seeks consolation in the companionship of a ferocious, Nazi-trained police dog, Rusty (Ace the Wonder Dog), brought to the U.S. by a returning WWII-veteran. The step-mother, with tender understanding, eventually wins Danny over while Danny pacifies his new dog.
Title: "B" is Beethoven (1992)
Post by: southendmd on September 20, 2008, 10:49:08 am
Plot:  A slobbering St. Bernard dog becomes the center of attention for a loving family but its vet secretly wants to kill him.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QP2WEK5NL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

IMDb trivia: 

Eleanor Keaton, Buster Keaton's widow, trained the dog Beethoven for this movie.

So incensed were the American Veterinary Association about the depiction of a vet as leader of a dog-napping ring, they fired off a letter of protest to Jack Valenti, head of the Motion Picture Association of America.


Title: "C" is Cat Tale (2010)
Post by: memento on September 20, 2008, 12:04:31 pm
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Plot: This is the story of a cat named Rover, who has been raised as a dog in Dogtown, by accident. And now he heads to Catopolis to discover where he really came from and find his roots. Cleo, Rover's love interest, who also is sought after by Simon, a ruthless cat-box-litter exec. Then Newton, Rover's guide and friend in Catopolis to help him find his roots.
Title: "D" is Diva Dog: Pit Bull on Wheels (2005)
Post by: Fran on September 20, 2008, 12:08:06 pm
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From IMDb:  The story of Coral, who was left permanently paralyzed by a hit-and-run driver. She touched and inspired people wherever she went, and now her legacy lives on as the official spokesdog for disabled animals everywhere.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=977HPTTu1TA[/youtube]
Time:  2:18

Title: "E" is Equus (1977)
Post by: oilgun on September 20, 2008, 06:29:03 pm
Synopsis: A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang, the only son of an opinionated but inwardly-timid father and a genteel, religious mother. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.

(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9787/equusie6.jpg)(http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6659/equusplaydx9.jpg)
Title: "F" is Flushed Away (2006)
Post by: southendmd on September 20, 2008, 11:25:21 pm
Plot:  The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.

(http://www.movieinthepark.ca/flushed_away.jpg)
Title: "G" is Good Boy (2003)
Post by: memento on September 21, 2008, 12:26:59 am
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Plot: Owen Baker is a 12-year-old loner who has been working as a neighborhood dog-walker so he can earn the privilege of getting a dog of his own. His hard work pays off when his parents let him adopt a scruffy mutt he names Hubble. Both boy and dog get more than they bargained for when Owen wakes up one morning to discover he can understand every word Hubble says, including the ominous phrase: "Take me to your leaders." Owen learns that dogs came to Earth thousands of years ago to colonize and dominate the planet. Hubble (who is really named Canid 3942) has been sent by the powerful Greater Dane on a mission from the Dog Star Sirius to make sure dogs have fulfilled this destiny. Despite the best efforts of Owen's rag-tag group of neighborhood dogs to convince him otherwise, Hubble soon discovers the awful truth about Earth dogs: "You're all pets!" Now Owen (a boy who never had a friend) and Hubble (a dog who never needed one) must work together to prepare the neighborhood dogs for a visit from The Greater Dane--or all dogs will be removed from the planet! The fate of Earth dogs hangs in the balance, and it's up to Owen, Hubble, and their canine companions to save man's best friend.
Title: "H" is Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Post by: Fran on September 21, 2008, 01:24:47 am
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From IMDb:  Remake of the popular Disney classic, this time featuring some well known voices as two dogs and a cat trek across America encountering all sorts of adventures in the quest to be reunited with their owners.
Title: "I" is Ika resuraa (2004)
Post by: oilgun on September 21, 2008, 09:47:37 am
aka:  The Calamari Wrestler

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By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-21
From IMDb:   After seeing this delightful little film, the only way I can think of to describe it is as a Santo (Mexican wrestling) movie set in the weird, weird world of a Japanese cartoon sushi menu. In fact it follows the typical Santo film formula to a T: orphans, love interest, entertaining the children, fighting for the glory of the sport of wrestling. Only the wrestler is a giant squid.

Oh, and the Squilla Boxer is a Mantis Shrimp, and they really do have a punch as fast as a bullet. The biology is surprisingly accurate, such as pointing out that invertebrates are naturally good wrestlers because they can get out of any hold. I guess that shouldn't be surprising coming from a Japanese film, though.

If you love sushi, cephalopods, magical realism and wrestling, this is the film for you! (if you can find it)

Charming, and very, very odd.
Title: "J" is Jungle Book (1994)
Post by: southendmd on September 21, 2008, 10:26:43 am
Based on the Rudyard Kipling classic.
(http://www.moviegoods.com/affiliate2/adView.asp?affiliateID=206&adID=5823)

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Hottie Jason Scott Lee

=aside= Gil
"Calamari Wrestler"??  Stop playing with your food!
Title: "K" is Kes (1969)
Post by: Fran on September 21, 2008, 10:41:25 am
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From IMDb:  Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper (David Bradley), a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher Mr. Farthing (Colin Welland) and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence, until tragedy strikes.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCOzhdP-iuI[/youtube]
Trailer 2:48

Title: "L" is Letzten Paradiese, Die (1967)
Post by: memento on September 21, 2008, 11:24:58 am
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IMDB: This is a very thrilling and beautiful photographed animal film for everyone who is interested in nature conservancy. Seven years has it taken to make this film but the images are unique. Eugen Schumacher and his cinematographer Helmut Barth have photographed some of the most endangered animals of the world like the Kakapo (New Zealand) or the Javan Rhinoceros (Java). Unfortunately is this film out of print but i hope that the distributer will make a new release.
Title: "M" is Madagascar (2005)
Post by: southendmd on September 21, 2008, 11:38:59 am
Plot:  Spoiled by their upbringing with no idea what wild life is really like, four animals from New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar, among a bunch of merry lemurs.

(http://www.videoclub.ee/modules/PostTep/images/Madagascar.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=draFZ6lLvA0[/youtube]
Trailer (2:30)
Title: "N" is Night of the Lepus (1972)
Post by: oilgun on September 21, 2008, 12:00:24 pm
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By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-21

Synopsis:   Cole Hillman's Arizona ranch is plagued with 'mongrel' rabbits, and he wants to employ an ecologically sound control method. As a favor to college benefactor Hillman, college president Elgin Clark calls in zoologist Roy Bennett to help. Bennett immediately begins injecting rabbits with hormones and genetically mutated blood in an effort to develop a method of disrupting rabbit reproduction. One of the test subjects escapes, resulting in a race of bloodthirsty, wolf-sized, man-, horse-, and cow-eating bunnies. Eventually the National Guard is called in for a final showdown with the terrorizing rabbits.

(http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6655/nightofthelepus01ib1.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-21
Title: "O" is Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
Post by: Fran on September 21, 2008, 01:39:58 pm
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From IMDb:  Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client.He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal material," and they can only decide on his final destination through one last assignment: to go back and solve his own murder. As a dog. A cute fluffy little dog (Benji). Undaunted, Browning begins to investigate the case as best he can around his canine disabilities (dialing the phone presents a special challenge) to solve the murders, save the girl, and see justice done.
Title: "P" is Phar Lap (1983)
Post by: southendmd on September 21, 2008, 03:01:19 pm
Plot:  The true story of a Australian racehorse that becomes a champion with the help of a local stableboy.

(http://www.posteritati.com/jpg/P2/PHAR%20LAP%20AU%20MINI.JPG)
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Animal (2005)
Post by: oilgun on September 21, 2008, 05:14:45 pm
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By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-21
Synopsis
A department of molecular biology at a major university. Somewhere in Europe, in the near future. A young idealistic geneticist, Thomas Nielsen, meets Vincent Iparrak, a criminal monster now serving time for having brutally murdered several women. Nielsen pretends to be merely studying Iparrak’s DNA, but in fact the has his own agenda. The researcher convinces the killer to be his guinea pig: If the geneticist can prove that Iparrak's violence is inborn, he can save him from the death penalty. In exchange, the killer must allow the scientist to modify his DNA so to eliminate the "animal" inside him. A chain of uncanny events brings these two polar opposites together in a clash between humanity and bestiality: The killer discovers compassion and the geneticist embraces violence.

(http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5845/andreas02wa3.jpg)
By oilgun (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/oilgun) at 2008-09-21
Hottie Andreas Wilson
trying to look animalistic.

==Comment==
Does the Animal inside us count?  ;D
Title: "R" is Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
Post by: Fran on September 21, 2008, 05:20:32 pm
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Columbia's dog-and-boy "Rusty" series galloped ever forward with "Rusty Leads the Way." This time, young Danny Mitchell (Ted Donaldson) and his canine pal Rusty (played by "Flash") befriend blind girl Penny Moffatt (Penny Waters). Feeling cheated by life, Penny resists all efforts to cope with her handicap. But with Rusty's help, the girl gains a new lease on life and agrees to adopt a seeing-eye dog. In addition to Ted Donaldson, John Litel and Ann Doran make return appearances as Danny's understanding parents. Way, way down on the cast list is young "Wayne Hickman," who of course grew up to become Dobie Gillis' Dwayne Hickman.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide   
Title: "S" is Space Chimps (2008)
Post by: memento on September 21, 2008, 05:31:02 pm
(http://hpod.com/files/images/Space%20Chimps%20Poster.jpg)

IMDB: Two NASA chimps that are sent to a galaxy far, far away. One chimp has "The Right Stuff," and the other, a good natured goofball, has "The Wrong Stuff." The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns the true meaning of courage as he and his crewmates, the fearless Lt. Luna and their uptight commander, Titan, risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from the evil dictator Zartog. 
Title: "T" is Troll-Elgen (1927)
Post by: southendmd on September 21, 2008, 08:20:29 pm
(http://www.lydbokforlaget.no/files/lydbokforlaget/ubercart_images/9788242128379.jpg)

IMDb:  "Troll-Elgen" offers a story split between the traditional rural life and the urban Oslo of the 1920s. The Magic Moose (literally the Troll Moose) of the title is a sort of Loch Ness monster that the farmers claim to have seen but none have been able to hunt down. The rather traditional intrigue involves a farm hand that wants to marry a rich farmer's daughter. The father says that the boy would have to kill the mythical moose if ha was to deserve his daughter's hand. Instead he ends up escaping to Oslo and working as a masked shotgun virtuoso in a circus after killing another suitor in a fight over the girl. Or did he?...

(http://www.bergen-filmklubb.no/images/Troll_Elgen.jpg)

Title: "U" is The Ugly Duckling and Me! (2006)
Post by: Fran on September 21, 2008, 09:25:27 pm
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From IMDb:  This is a sweet tale about a rat who seeks success but gets stuck with an ugly duckling.

Quote:     Ratso: Anyway, you're not as different as you might think. Deep down, everybody's --
Baby Ugly: Beautiful?
Ratso: No. Everybody's ugly.
Title: "V" is Vache et le prisonnier, La (1959)
Post by: oilgun on September 21, 2008, 09:28:39 pm
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From IMDb:
This is Fernandel's blockbuster.Even before the war,none of his movies had made so much money.

Further detailed retrospection indicates that "La Vache et le Prisonnier" thoroughly deserved its success.Even today,when it is on TV ,it attracts figures of million people.It is not certainly weaker than Renoir's "Le Caporal Epinglé" although Verneuil is not considered an "auteur".

During WW2, a prisoner tries to escape from Germany.It will not be a "great escape" .To get unnoticed he will travel with a cow called Marguerite (=Daisy).This unusual pairing en route to the man's homeland is not out of the woods. [If this had been a US production, it would be a theesome with RUSTY the Nazi Dog!- Me]

Based on a true story, this entertaining movie features an unexpected funny (or sad more like!) ending.

The whole family can enjoy it:  the children will love Marguerite. [Rusty!!  Let go of my leg!...Bitte?]
Title: "W" is The Wonder of it All (1974)
Post by: southendmd on September 21, 2008, 09:37:17 pm
Plot:  A documented journey of wilderness animals filmed all over the globe. Real life footage includes some rarely seen animal behaviors.

Title: Wildcard "X" is Born Free (1966)
Post by: southendmd on September 21, 2008, 09:50:54 pm
Plot:  Joy Adamson and her husband, Kenya game warden George Adamson, raise Elsa, a lion cub. When Elsa approaches maturity, Joy determines she must re-educate Elsa to living in the wild so that the lioness can return to a free life.

Cliche, maybe, but I loved this film when I was a kid.

(http://www.mattmonro.org.uk/sheet/BornFree_sheetmcover.jpg)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCdMVSF-rJc[/youtube]
Title: "Y" is You Never Can Tell (1951)
Post by: Fran on September 21, 2008, 10:47:59 pm
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Flame, canine film star

From IMDb:  A cracker tycoon leaves six million dollars to his German shepherd King, with his secretary Ellen as trustee. King is poisoned; Ellen inherits and is the prime suspect. But King's spirit, in "Beastatory," thinks he knows who did it and wants the chance to prove it. Enter Rex Shepherd, a private eye who snacks on dog food, and his sweet-talking secretary Goldie, a former race horse. But is Rex barking up the wrong tree?

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Dick Powell and Joyce Holden
Title: "Z" is Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
Post by: memento on September 22, 2008, 08:56:29 am
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IMDB: This is a movie about a marine biologist, Mary Beth, who is a single parent and leads a hectic life with her two impossible daughters, Judith and Nora. She, along with her partner Becky, are trying to study and save a beautiful dolphin named Roxanne. Unfortunately, Mary Beth's greedy partner, Claude Carver, tries to capture the dolphin and sell her. Zeus, Terry, and Jordan's dog stow away one day on one of Mary Beth's boat trips, which really annoys Mary Beth. However, when she finds out that the dog and the dolphin can do "interspecies communication," she is intrigued and curious. She meets Terry, the single father of Jordan, and they go out. In the end, it's a race to save the dolphin and Zeus, who was kidnapped by Claude.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Sports Round!
Post by: memento on September 22, 2008, 09:24:52 am
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(Hint: It's better to look under the keyword for each individual sport than the word "sports" on IMDB.)
Title: "A" is The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983)
Post by: oilgun on September 22, 2008, 11:13:25 am
Sport:  Hockey, eh!
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Synopsis, eh!:  Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug Mackenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious brewmaster and two teams of vicious hockey players.
Title: "B" is The Benchwarmers (2006)
Post by: Fran on September 22, 2008, 11:17:23 am
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From IMDb:  A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league squads.
Title: "C" is College (1927)
Post by: southendmd on September 22, 2008, 12:43:59 pm
Plot:  To reconcile with his girlfriend, a bookish college student tries to become an athlete.



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Title: "D" is Dancing the Bear (2007)
Post by: memento on September 22, 2008, 02:58:01 pm
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IMDB: The Bear 100-mile Endurance Run is the backdrop for two women and their 35 hour journey on the trails in the high mountains of Southern Idaho.
Title: "E" is Extreme Days (2001)
Post by: oilgun on September 22, 2008, 10:30:11 pm
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Synopsis:  As four lifelong friends, Will, Bryan, Matt, and Corey, are on the road trip they've been planning their whole lives, Corey's beloved grandfather unexpectedly dies. When going to claim Corey's inheritance, the gang meets Matt's beautiful cousin Jessie and embark on a hilarious, extreme sports-filled adventure
Title: "F" is Father Was a Fullback (1949)
Post by: Fran on September 22, 2008, 11:41:58 pm
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From IMDb:  Football coach George Cooper has as many problems managing his football team as he has at home dealing with his daughters, Ellen and Connie.
Title: "G" is The Games (1970)
Post by: memento on September 23, 2008, 10:45:28 am
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Plot: The story of four marathon runners and their preparations for the Olympics. One is a British runner with a highly demanding coach. Another is an American who participates even though it might kill him. Another is a Czech who competes for the glory of his country and the final runner is an Aborigionie who competes not only as a way of leaving his meager existence, but as a way of showing the plight of his people.
Title: "H" is He Got Game (1998)
Post by: oilgun on September 23, 2008, 11:17:11 am
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Synopsis, dawg!:  Jake Shuttlesworth is in prison serving time for killing his wife in a violent family feud. He is released on parole, but with one condition - he must persuade his son, genius basketball player Jesus to sign with the governor's alma mater university, Big State. And Jake only has a week to do it.
Title: "I" is I.D. (1995)
Post by: southendmd on September 23, 2008, 12:31:08 pm
Plot:  John, an ambitious young copper, is sent undercover into the hardcore football [i.e. soccer] gangs to track down the 'generals' - the shadowy figures who orchestrate the violence. Gradually, the hard drinking, hard fighting macho world - where Saturday's match and Saturday's rumble are all that matters - proves irresistible and John slowly finds himself turning into one of the thugs he has been sent to destroy.

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris.nightingale1/films/pics/atotb/id.jpg)
Title: "J" is Johan Cruijff - En un momento dado (2004)
Post by: Fran on September 23, 2008, 01:14:52 pm
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From IMDb:  So-so documentary about the arrival of Johan Cruijff (or Cruyff, as he is probably better known internationally), then the world's best football player, to Barcelona Football Club in 1974 and how it changed the fortunes of the Catalan team, who won several championships in the following years  and beat eternal rival Real Madrid 5-0 in Madrid in a memorable game. There are interviews with fans, and with Cruyff himself, but there is not much more. Only for die-hard football fans. Even with such limited appeal, it could have been more interesting. The title, "En un momento dado," means in a given moment, and it was an expression apparently popularized by Cruyff in Spain.
Title: "K" is Kicking It (2008)
Post by: memento on September 23, 2008, 03:23:32 pm
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IMDB: The lives of homeless people are changed forever through an international soccer competition. This film follows six players as they set off for Cape Town, South Africa to play in the Homeless World Cup.
Title: "L" is A League of Their Own (1992)
Post by: oilgun on September 23, 2008, 07:07:58 pm
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Synopsis:  Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.
Title: "M" is Major League (1989)
Post by: Fran on September 23, 2008, 09:34:01 pm
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From IMDb:  The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.
Title: "N" is North Dallas Forty (1979
Post by: southendmd on September 23, 2008, 09:42:53 pm
Plot:  A semi-fictional account of life as a professional Football (American-style) player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.

With Nick Nolte and Mac Davis. 

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DQ8S4PJRL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

(http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/070907/gallery/north_l.jpg)

(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPH/C57674~Nick-Nolte-Posters.jpg)
(Do Dallas Cowboys drink white wine?)
Title: "O" is Offside (2006)
Post by: memento on September 24, 2008, 05:56:40 am
(http://www.soccersiliconvalley.com/images/offside_poster.jpg)

IMDB: In Iran, women are officially banned from men's sporting events. In June 2005, the Iran's national soccer team has an important game against Bahrain in the Azadi Stadium for the qualification of the World Cup. A group of Iranian girls and lovers of soccer dresses like boys and unsuccessfully attempts to enter in the stadium being arrested.
Title: "P" is The Program (1993)
Post by: oilgun on September 24, 2008, 09:57:25 am
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Synopsis:   Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.

==ASIDE==
Q:(Do Dallas Cowboys drink white wine?)
A:  I think EVERYONE drank white wine back in the seventies.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Game 6 (2005)
Post by: southendmd on September 24, 2008, 10:11:09 am
Plot:  Combining real and fictional events, Game 6 centers around the historic 1986 World Series and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.


(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/Game_6_dvd_cover.jpg)

Trivia:  The three lead actors, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr. and Bebe Neuwirth, worked for a discounted salary, $100 per day, on this film.

=aside=
Go Sox!
Title: "R" is Running Brave (1983)
Post by: Fran on September 24, 2008, 10:29:37 am
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From IMDb:  This is the true story of a man's triumph over prejudice, pain and himself. Billy Mills, a North American Indian brought up on the reservation, destined against all odds to become the best distance runner in the world.

=aside=
Go Cubs!!!
(They haven't won a World Series since 1908.)
Title: "S" is Saint Ralph (2004)
Post by: memento on September 24, 2008, 11:09:32 am
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IMDB: Set in Hamilton in 1954, Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the Boston Marathon. Ralph is a fatherless 14-year-old with a seriously ill mother, who knows he's a time bomb waiting to explode into greatness, except that he has no idea where that greatness will manifest itself. An unfortunate incident of self-abuse in the community pool inadvertently sets him on this road when, as penance, Ralph is conscripted to the cross-country team. Desperate to believe a miracle will bring his mother out of a coma, Ralph becomes a convert to the church of running, and determines to win the Boston Marathon.
Title: "T" is This Old Cub (2004)
Post by: southendmd on September 24, 2008, 11:52:35 am
Plot:  Filmmaker Jeff Santo paints a moving portrait of the man some have called the best player who's not in the Baseball Hall of Fame: Ron Santo, a man he simply called "Dad". Reflecting on his father's 40 year career as a Chicago Cub third baseman and on-air commentator, the director combines vintage game footage with interviews with former teammates and fans, featuring anecdotes from Ernie banks, Fergie Jenkins, Bill Murray, and Gary Sinese.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Dv8qlQubL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)

=aside= Fran
For you!
Title: "U" is Undisputed (2002)
Post by: oilgun on September 24, 2008, 12:05:52 pm
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Synopsis:  George "Ice Man" Chambers (Rhames) is a top ranked heavyweight boxer. However Chambers has his world turned upside down when he is accused of rape and sent to prison. Upon his arrival he hears talk about Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) who is the top ranked prison boxing champ 10 years running. Immediately there is bad blood with Chambers not wanting to be second to no one which leads to a lunch room fight between the men. Figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict Emmanuel 'Mendy' Ripstein (Peter Falk) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real UNDISPUTED champ.
Title: "V" is Vägen tillbaka - Blådårar 2 (2002)
Post by: Fran on September 24, 2008, 02:56:36 pm
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Swedish football striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic

From a Zlatan Ibrahimovic fansite that needs to be updated:  "Vägen tillbaka - Blådårar 2" is going to be a movie about Zlatan and the way back to Allsvenskan, the Swedish first division, for Malmö FF after they where degraded from Allsvenskan in 1999 for the first time in 64 years. It is also said to include a "Zlatan song."

 
Title: "W" is Winning (1969)
Post by: memento on September 24, 2008, 04:01:07 pm
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IMDB: Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.]Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.

Title: Wildcard "X" is Rollerball (1975)
Post by: oilgun on September 24, 2008, 04:31:00 pm
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Synopsis:   In a corporate controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of it's powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
Title: "Y" is Yrrol (1994)
Post by: Fran on September 24, 2008, 09:35:45 pm
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Peter Dalle directed, co-wrote, and acted in "Yrrol."  He played the following roles:


From IMDb:  Peter Dalle has a way to twist a movie to the extent that the beginning is being forgotten. He begins with a very simple story and ends up with something else that is just as simple. It's just that the way to the end is... special (in a very good way). This is exactly what he has done in "Yrrol." It is impossible to keep track of all the twists and turns. I have seen this movie more times than I can count, and I discover something new every time I see it....
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Bend it Like Beckham (2002)
Post by: southendmd on September 24, 2008, 10:16:04 pm
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Plot:  Of East Indian origin of the Sikh faith, the Bhamra family have been settled in Great Britain for several years. They have two daughters, Pinky and Jessminder. While Pinky is in the process of getting married, Jessminder is preparing to play football - which is not acceptable to her parents. But Jessminder knows she is good at the sport, and she does receive considerable encouragement. Her parents are clearly uncomfortable with their daughter running around in shorts, chasing a big ball, instead of being clad in a traditional salwar khameez, and learning to cook East Indian recipes. Jessminder must now decide what's important for her. To make matters worse, a football tournament is arranged on the very day of her sister's marriage. Will Jessminder be able to play, or will her dreams be shattered?

(http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2007/12/beckhamarmani_450x321.jpg)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Name Game Round!
Post by: southendmd on September 24, 2008, 10:26:42 pm
Let's do the Name Game Round!

Play a movie with a name in the title

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Title: "A" is Anna and the King (1999)
Post by: memento on September 25, 2008, 07:47:55 am
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Plot: This is the story of Anna Leonowens, the English schoolteacher who came to Siam in the 1860s to teach the children of King Mongkut. She becomes involved in his affairs, from the tragic plight of a young concubine to trying to forge an alliance with Britain to a war with Burma that is orchestrated by Britain. In the meantime, a subtle romance develops between them.
Title: "B" is Billy Budd (1962)
Post by: oilgun on September 25, 2008, 09:34:09 am
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Synopsis:   H.M.S. Avenger is headed into battle against the French fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, and the dark shadow of two recent mutinies in the English fleet concern Captain Vere. He relies on his cruel and often sadistic Master-at-Arms John Claggert to maintain what he believes to be tenuous order and discipline aboard the ship. When a new seaman, Billy Budd, is pressed into service from a passing merchantman, his innocent, happy-go-lucky attitude quickly endears him to both his messmates as well as the ship's officers. However, his charismatic naivete seems to bother Claggert, whose perverse depravity makes him resent Billy's good-natured purity, especially after the teenager's promotion to fore-top captain. The mean-spirited Claggert unfairly plots to put him on report and ultimately perjures himself when he accuses Billy of conspiring to mutiny.



Quote from: southendmd on September 24, 2008, 10:16:04 pm
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I heard that rubbing it brings good luck!
Title: "C" is The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
Post by: Fran on September 25, 2008, 10:36:21 am
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From IMDb:  When a broken-hearted boy loses the treasured wooden Nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement and to allow her son to watch him work on it. The commission takes their relationship to unexpected places as the young client makes greater and more difficult demands of the woodcarver's ability, and as Christmas approaches, the three struggle to come to terms with each other, their painful memories, and the process of putting their unhappiness behind them.
Title: "D" is Donald Duck Goes West (1965)
Post by: southendmd on September 25, 2008, 02:47:40 pm
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Title: "E" is Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
Post by: memento on September 25, 2008, 03:17:09 pm
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IMDB: Maggie Foley (Ellen Barkin) is a reporter who's interviewing the surviving members of a band who's music is being revived. Memories of the band's leader Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare) are being relived as Frank Ridgeway (Tom Berenger) is reunited with the old members of the band. As the memories are relived on the screen, it becomes clear that someone is looking for the lost unpublished tapes of the band's final recording and that someone might be Eddie!
Title: "F" is Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Post by: oilgun on September 25, 2008, 03:58:05 pm
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Synopsis:  The title characters are children in the exuberant and colorful Ekdahl household in a Swedish town early in the twentieth century. Their parents, Oscar and Emilie, are the director and the leading lady of the local theatre company. Oscar's mother and brother are its chief patrons. After Oscar's early death, his widow marries the bishop and moves with her children to his austere and forbidding chancery. The children are immediately miserable. The film dramatizes and resolves those conflicts. A sub-plot features Isak, a local Jewish merchant who is the grandmother's lover and whose odd household becomes the children's refuge.
Title: "G" is Georgie Girl (2001)
Post by: southendmd on September 25, 2008, 04:34:19 pm
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Plot (from Human Rights Watch): 
Born George Beyer, one-time prostitute turned politician Georgina Beyer was elected to New Zealand's Parliament in 1999, becoming the world's first transsexual to hold a national office. Amazingly, a mostly white -and naturally conservative - rural constituency voted this former sex worker of Maori heritage into office. Chronicling Georgina's transformations from farm boy to celebrated cabaret diva to grassroots community leader, the documentary couples interviews and sensual images of Beyer's nightclub and film performances with footage from a day in the life of the Minister of Parliament. The film presents a remarkable account of Beyer's precedent-setting accomplishment, revealing her intelligence, charisma, and humor.

Title: "H" is Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Post by: Fran on September 25, 2008, 04:48:03 pm
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From IMDb:  Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are two stoners who end up getting the munchies. What they crave the most after seeing a TV advertisement is a trip to White Castle. So from here follows a journey for the burgers they require.
Title: "I" is Inside Irvin (2004)
Post by: memento on September 25, 2008, 08:36:43 pm
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IMDB: A couple, Irvin and Ida, get ready for a night at the opera. Their clothes are elegant, their conversation oddly stilted. Where do they actually go? On other nights, they celebrate Halloween - she as Marilyn Monroe, he as Elvis - and Thanksgiving. Sometimes they argue, sometimes they sit companionably. What is the nature of their relationship? Irvin thinks a lot about his mother; Ida remembers her father with longing. Ida talks of leaving. Irvin's memories take on qualities of hallucination. Can either break free?
Title: "J" is Jack and Sarah (1995)
Post by: southendmd on September 25, 2008, 10:41:28 pm
Plot:  A young American woman becomes a nanny in the home of a recent British widower.

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=aside= Players
I'm off to Don Wroe's for a few days.  See you soon.
Title: "K" is The Killing of John Lennon (2006)
Post by: Fran on September 25, 2008, 11:35:45 pm
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From IMDb:  "I was nobody until I killed the biggest somebody on earth." The words of Mark David Chapman perfectly sum up this Andrew Piddington biopic of the estranged murderer of John Lennon. Not only does the film track Chapman's movements in the months leading up to the fateful event, but it also follows what happened to the killer from the moment he shot the infamous Beatle, right through to his committal into a psychiatric hospital. The unknown Jonas Ball's portrayal of Chapman is splendidly subtle and disturbing, and combined with the artful and experimental direction of Piddington, "The Killing of John Lennon" makes for an aesthetically pleasing, yet chilling, examination into the mind of a killer who just wanted to be famous.

=aside= Paul
God bless Don Wroe.
Have fun.
:)
Title: "L" is Lola (1981)
Post by: oilgun on September 26, 2008, 11:19:01 am
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Synopsis:   Ten years after the war, West Germany's market economy is booming. Into an unnamed city that's rife with corruption comes a new building commissioner, Herr von Bohm, committed to progress but also upright. He's smitten by Marie-Louise, a single mother who's his landlady's daughter. Von Bohm does not realize she is also Lola, a singer at a bordello and the mistress of Schuckert, a local builder whose profits depend on von Bohm's projects. When von Bohm discovers Marie-Louise's real vocation and looks closely at Schuckert's work, will this social satire play out as a remake of "Blue Angel," a visit of Chekhov to West Germany, or an update of Jean Renoir's "Rules of the Game"?
Title: "M" is My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Post by: memento on September 26, 2008, 01:21:48 pm
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IMDB:Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, apparently playing themselves, share their lives over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant. Gregory, a theater director from New York, is the more talkative of the pair. He relates to Shawn his tales of dropping out, traveling around the world, and experiencing the variety of ways people live, such as a monk who could balance his entire weight on his fingertips. Shawn listens avidly, but questions the value of Gregory's seeming abandonment of the pragmatic aspects of life.

=aside= Paul
Have a great time. Enjoy your cabin fever.
Title: "N" is Nim's Island (2008)
Post by: Fran on September 26, 2008, 02:48:46 pm
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From IMDb:  A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading. It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with Alexandra. Now they must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer Nim's Island.
Title: "O" is Odete (2005)
Post by: oilgun on September 27, 2008, 09:26:25 am
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Synopsis:  Pedro and Rui kiss after a first-anniversary dinner; Pedro drives home, dying en route in a crash. Another pair of lovers, Odete and Alberto, split over her desire to have a child. Pedro lived in Odete's building. She attends the wake, stealing a ring, a last gift from Rui, from Pedro's finger. She behaves hysterically at the graveside, and later, wearing Pedro's ring, she insists she's carrying Pedro's child. Rui grieves as well, drinking too much and seeing Pedro's apparition. Odete's obsession intrudes on Rui, whose grief makes him vulnerable to her hysteria. Can this end well?
Title: "P" is Penelope (2006)
Post by: memento on September 27, 2008, 10:33:00 am
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IMDB: Bewitched Penelope finds it hard to find love, for having pointy little ears and a snout for a nose that will make any suitor turn tail and run, but what's worse is her over protective, aristocratic parents that must find her perfect match for happiness. This is a wonderful hide and seek fairytale of the ugly duckling that gives great performances from all. This heart-warming love affair with enchantment and magic will lift your hearts and fulfill your wishes. Make a date with Penelope and find that love is more than skin-deep.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Avenging Angelo (2002)
Post by: Fran on September 27, 2008, 12:01:41 pm
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From IMDb:  A woman (Madeleine Stowe) who has just discovered she is the daughter of a murdered Mafia chieftain (Anthony Quinn) seeks revenge, with the aide of her father's faithful bodyguard (Sylvester Stallone).
Title: "R" is Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Post by: Meryl on September 27, 2008, 01:19:41 pm

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Title: "S" is Sammy & Rosie Get Laid (1987)
Post by: oilgun on September 27, 2008, 01:32:56 pm
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Synopsis:   Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! Things become interesting when Sammy's father, Raffi, who is a former Indian government minister, comes to London for a visit. Sammy, Rosie, and Raffi try to find meaning through their lives and loves.
Title: "T" is Tamara (2005)
Post by: Fran on September 27, 2008, 02:40:26 pm
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From IMDb:  Tamara, an unattractive girl who is picked on by her peers, returns after her death as a sexy seductress to exact revenge.
Title: "U" is Ulee's Gold (1997)
Post by: memento on September 27, 2008, 05:43:23 pm
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IMDB: I just love this film. I like the Faulkner-like story set in the South. I like the subdued, yet brilliant performance by Peter Fonda. I like the detailed shots of the art of beekeeping. The music...I just love this movie. The story centers around Ulee, a stoic beekeeper and honey maker. Ulee's son is doing time in prison for his part in a robbery. His son's wife is a junkie who walked out on her three daughters, leaving Ulee to raise them. Although Ulee is not an emotional man, you sense he loves his grandkids and son, he just has trouble showing it. Well, the mom comes back, his son's partners in crime come back and Ulee realizes that his simple life is in great peril. This is a wonderful family film and I think a performance by Fonda that is very personal. I highly recommend it.
Title: "V" is Vera Drake (2004)
Post by: oilgun on September 27, 2008, 10:21:35 pm
I can't believe this hasn't been played!
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Synopsis:  Vera Drake is a selfless woman who is completely devoted to, and loved by, her working class family. She spends her days doting on them and caring for her sick neighbor and elderly mother. However, she also secretly visits women and helps them induce miscarriages for unwanted pregnancies. While the practice itself was illegal in 1950s England, Vera sees herself as simply helping women in need, and always does so with a smile and kind words of encouragement. When the authorities finally find her out, Vera's world and family life rapidly unravel.
Title: "W" is Wayne's World (1992)
Post by: Fran on September 27, 2008, 10:42:01 pm
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From IMDb:  Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Post by: Fran on September 27, 2008, 10:47:08 pm
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From IMDb:  A British woman is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
Title: "Y" is Young Alexander the Great (2007)
Post by: memento on September 28, 2008, 01:02:57 am
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Plot: The coming of age of young Alexander, future world conqueror, from his boyhood in Greece to his assumption of Regent of the Land, after proving his worth to his father, the demanding King Phillip.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
Post by: oilgun on September 28, 2008, 08:33:47 am
Original Title: La double vie de Véronique
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Synopsis:  Krzysztof Kieslowski's international breakthrough remains one of his most beloved films, a ravishing, mysterious rumination on identity, love, and human intuition. Irène Jacob is incandescent as both Weronika, a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, a French music teacher. Though unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, purely emotional bond, which Kieslowski details in gorgeous reflections, colors, and movements. Aided by Slawomir Idziak's shimmering cinematography and Zbigniew Preisner's haunting, operatic score, Kieslowski creates one of cinema's most purely metaphysical works: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE is an unforgettable symphony of feeling.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The N Degrees of Paul Newman
Post by: memento on September 28, 2008, 11:46:57 am
The N Degrees of Paul Newman - A Tribute to a Class Act

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Title: "A" is The Anniversary Party (2001)
Post by: Fran on September 28, 2008, 11:55:29 am
"The Anniversary Party" featured Jennifer Jason Leigh, who appeared with Paul Newman in "The Road to Perdition."

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From IMDb:  Celebrity couple Joe and Sally Therrian are going through yet another rough stage in their six-year marriage: while Joe's novels have been climbing higher and higher on the best-seller lists, Sally's film career has been steadily sinking into oblivion. Joe's been given the rights to cast and direct the screenplay of his latest book, but rather than resurrect Sally's career by casting her in the lead role, he's given it to Sally's rival, Skye Davidson. Even worse, he's invited Skye to their anniversary bash. Will the marriage, or anything else for that matter, survive the party?
Title: "B" is Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)
Post by: memento on September 28, 2008, 12:02:55 pm
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Plot: Buffalo Bill (Paul Newman) plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden agenda, involving the President and General Custer.
Title: "C" is Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Post by: oilgun on September 29, 2008, 02:09:55 pm
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Synopsis:   Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, "You're an original, that's what you are!" Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks.



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Paul Newman as Luke Jackson
Title: "D" is The Drowning Pool (1975)
Post by: Fran on September 29, 2008, 02:43:38 pm
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From IMDb:  Harper is brought to Louisiana bayou country to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her hellion of a daughter. What is more, he finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants her property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

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Paul Newman as Lew Harper
Title: "E" is Embrassez qui vous voudrez (2002)
Post by: memento on September 29, 2008, 05:49:03 pm
This film featured Charlotte Rampling who appeared with Paul Newman in "The Verdict."

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IMDB: Two couple of friends, one very rich the other almost homeless, decides to go on Holiday. Julie, a single mother, joins them too. Once at seaside, it starts a complicate love cross among them that will involve also a transsexual, a jealous brother,a Latin Lover and another nervous stressed couple. Not to mention about the daughter of one of them that is secretly in Chicago with one of his father's employee... More, at the end of the summer all of them will join the same party...

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Charlotte Rampling and Paul Newman in "The Verdict"
Title: "F" is From the Terrace (1960)
Post by: Lynne on September 29, 2008, 11:31:56 pm
RIP Paul Newman

From Wiki:

From the Terrace is a 1960 motion picture directed by Mark Robson and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Barbara Eden, Ina Balin, and Leon Ames.

The screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman based on the 1958 novel by John O'Hara that tells the story of a wealthy Pennsylvania boy who goes to New York City and marries into an even wealthier family.

David Alfred Eaton,(Paul Newman) an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his marriage crumbles. At the brink of attaining his career goals, he is forced to choose between business success, married to the beautiful, but unfaithful Mary (Joanne Woodward) and starting over with his true love, the much younger Natalie, (Ina Balin) who is the only one who called him by his first name,"David".

He meets Natalie, the daughter of a coal miner-client on a business visit. The depth of her compassion to feel and give love leaves an indelible imprint in his mind, since he was married to a self-aggrandizing narcissist. After ruminating for many months over the state of his loveless, childless marriage, David comes to realize that he was living a half-life, in a robotic rat race of superficiality, accruing neither personal satisfaction from his career, nor happiness from his personal life.
Title: "G" is The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
Post by: oilgun on September 30, 2008, 12:12:47 pm
Sal Mineo stars in this and also in SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1960) with Paul Newman!

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Synopsis:  The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his parents would not approve of- they want him to be a priest. When Gene's father dies he promises to enter the priesthood. He soon realizes that he doesn't belong there and leaves to join his friend, Eddie's band. Ethel, Eddie's girlfriend, convinces Gene to go to New York and make it big. The 3 of them head to New York. Here Ethel and Gene soon fall in love and Gene makes a name for himself. Gene starts to live in the fast lane, with drugs, alcohol, women and parties. Ethel, unhappy with Gene's lifestyle, leaves him. Gene soon "hits rock bottom" where he has to face reality and choose where to take his life.
Title: "H" is Hombre (1967)
Post by: memento on September 30, 2008, 12:32:59 pm
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IMDB: Outstanding direction, writing, acting, and cinematography make this film perhaps the best western ever made, and certainly outstanding in it's genre. The good guys aren't all that good, and the bad guys are despicable. The dialogue is from Elmore Leonard, and is some of the best dialogue ever written, western or not. Example: Early in the film Diane Cilento has retreated to the privacy of a shack to remove her petticoat because of the heat. Paul Newman is in the room, and watches her silently as she bears her legs. Then he says, "You'd better stop right there lady, or I'm gonna know all there is to know about you." Ms Cilento's character Jessie (a hard frontier woman who runs a boarding house and sleeps with the town sheriff) retorts, "You might have cleared your throat." Newman says, "I couldn't, my heart was in it." The minor part cast is also outstanding: Martin Balsam, Richard Boone, Cameron Mitchell, David Canary. I also mention the cinematographer, often overlooked, because it was James Wong Howe (Molly McGuires, This Property is Condemned, Hud, Fantasia) who was one of the greatest cinematographers that has ever lived.
Title: "I" is iMurders (2008)
Post by: southendmd on September 30, 2008, 01:55:08 pm
iMurders stars Charles Durning, who also starred with Paul Newman in The Sting (1973).

Plot:  A mysterious love triangle leads to a tragic shooting. Months later, eight members of a Myspace-esque chat room are being gruesomely murdered in the privacy of their own homes.

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=aside= Players
Back from the cabin, where it rained, so we saw lots of "boys-kissing-boys" movies:  Sordid Lives, Beautiful Thing, The Times of Harvey Milk, Shelter, A Home at the End of the World.
Title: Re: "I" is iMurders (2008)
Post by: oilgun on September 30, 2008, 02:54:45 pm
Quote from: southendmd on September 30, 2008, 01:55:08 pm

=aside= Players
Back from the cabin, where it rained, so we saw lots of "boys-kissing-boys" movies:  Sordid Lives, Beautiful Thing, The Times of Harvey Milk, Shelter, A Home at the End of the World.

Are you two fishing buddies? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink.. ;D
Title: Re: "I" is iMurders (2008)
Post by: southendmd on September 30, 2008, 04:48:05 pm
Quote from: oilgun on September 30, 2008, 02:54:45 pm
Are you two fishing buddies? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink.. ;D

Are you referring to Brad Rowe or Colin Farrell?   :)
Title: Re: "I" is iMurders (2008)
Post by: oilgun on September 30, 2008, 04:59:05 pm
Quote from: southendmd on September 30, 2008, 04:48:05 pm
Are you referring to Brad Rowe or Colin Farrell?   :)

Not Brad Rowe, Don Wroe!
Title: Re: "I" is iMurders (2008)
Post by: southendmd on September 30, 2008, 05:07:52 pm
Quote from: oilgun on September 30, 2008, 04:59:05 pm
Not Brad Rowe, Don Wroe!

Good one!
Title: "J" is Jaar van de kreeft, Het (1975)
Post by: oilgun on October 01, 2008, 01:58:47 pm
AKA:  Cancer Rising

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Stars Rutger Hauer who, according to IMDb,  is known as "the Dutch Paul Newman"

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Title: "K" is Kicked in the Head (1997)
Post by: Fran on October 01, 2008, 02:13:09 pm
"Kicked in the Head" featured Linda Fiorentino, who co-starred with Paul Newman in "Where the Money Is."

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From film.com:  Downwardly mobile, Redmond is living on New York's Lower East Side and admits he is participating in some self-destructive behavior. Only a few people will deal with Redmond--one is his uncle, Sam, who gives the boy a bag to deliver to a small-time criminal. Redmond fails to make the drop, causing trouble for them both. After Redmond is evicted, his buddy Stretch is willing to take him in if he will work at a beer distributing center. Ultimately, Redmond has a tryst with a sexy flight attendant.
Title: "L" is The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Post by: southendmd on October 01, 2008, 02:19:16 pm
Paul Newman starred in the title role.  Also starred John Huston, Roddy McDowell, Anthony Perkins, Victoria Principal, Jacqueline Bisset and Ava Gardner as Lily Langtry.

Plot:  A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western. With the aid of an old law text and unpredictable notions Roy Bean distinguishes between lawbreakers and lawgivers by way of his pistols.


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Title: "M" is Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990)
Post by: memento on October 01, 2008, 05:20:06 pm
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IMDB: "Mr and Mrs Bridge" is an amazingly accurate depiction of upper middle class lives, caught in the trap of repression and respectability. To watch the fate of Mrs Bridge (exquisitely portrayed by Joanne Woodward) as a woman trapped in a marriage to an inexpressive, career-focused man is to understand how women, even today, can lead limited, unfulfilled lives, bound up with a decisive husband and children who grow into self-absorbed adults, leaving their mother with a longing they won't or can't assuage.

Seeing the character of Mr. Bridge (another outstanding performance by Paul Newman), himself caught in the routine of his life, his sexual yearnings repressed, convinced of his correctness and respectability is a picture of the rigidity of ideas, values and prejudices rampant in our society, even in our own time.
 
Title: "N" is Nobody's Fool (1994)
Post by: Fran on October 01, 2008, 08:17:03 pm
Paul Newman starred as Sully Sullivan in "Nobody's Fool."

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From IMDb:  Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis, Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. Sully's long forgotten son and family have moved back to town, so Sully faces unfamiliar family responsibilities. Meanwhile, Sully's landlady's banker son plots to push through a new development and evict Sully from his mother's life.
Title: "O" is Our Town (2003)
Post by: southendmd on October 01, 2008, 09:24:15 pm
Paul Newman played the Stage Manager in this famous production of the Thornton Wilder classic.

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Title: "P" is Pocket Money (1972)
Post by: memento on October 01, 2008, 11:31:54 pm
Paul Newman starred as Jim Kane in "Pocket Money."

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IMDB: Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy gets mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked rancher.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is When Time Ran Out... (1980)
Post by: Fran on October 02, 2008, 12:17:52 am
From Wikipedia:

"When Time Ran Out..." is a disaster film released in 1980, starring Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, James Franciscus, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Burgess Meredith, Valentina Cortese, Veronica Hamel, Pat Morita, Edward Albert, and Barbara Carrera.

Produced by the "Master of Disaster," Irwin Allen, "When Time Ran Out..." is loosely based on a novel detailing the factual 1902 volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée on Martinique, which killed 30,000 people in five minutes (by pyroclastic flow). "When Time Ran Out..." has the distinction of being both the last notable "disaster film" produced at the tail-end of the 1970s cycle of the genre and Irwin Allen's last theatrically released picture.

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Paul Newman was contractually obligated to do another Irwin Allen film after his starring role "The Towering Inferno" and was less than enthusiastic about appearing in "WTRO..." (In a 1998 interview with Larry King, when Newman was asked if he ever regretted making any film, he responded "that volcano movie"). Despite his reluctance, it is thought his salary for this film was used to start up his extremely successful Newman's Own company.

Title: "R" is Road to Perdition (2002)
Post by: Lynne on October 02, 2008, 12:32:28 am
From Wiki:

Road to Perdition is a 2002 period drama directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self, from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Tyler Hoechlin and Daniel Craig. Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan, an assassin who is forced to flee with his son from the crime syndicate for whom he had worked.

Title: "S" is Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
Post by: Ellemeno on October 02, 2008, 07:02:52 am
A powerful Ken Kesey novel turned into a powerful movie, directed by and starring Paul Newman.


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Title taken from the song "Goodnight Irene"

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGd4jkaoHRg[/youtube]




Title: "T" is Twilight (1998)
Post by: southendmd on October 02, 2008, 07:36:45 am
Plot:  A retired ex-cop and private detective (Paul Newman) who lives with a rich actor (Hackman) who is dying from cancer and his actress wife (Sarandon) gets mixed up in murder when he is asked to deliver blackmail money. He walks into a 20 year old case involving the mysterious disappearance of the actress's former husband. James Garner appears as another ex-cop who also does occasional errands for the couple.

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Title: "U" is Uncle Joe Shannon (1978)
Post by: Fran on October 02, 2008, 10:16:31 am
"Uncle Joe Shannon" featured Burt Young, who appeared in "Kicked in the Head" with Linda Fiorentino, who co-starred with Paul Newman in "Where the Money Is."

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From Answers.com:

In this tearjerker, an impoverished jazz musician falls into a deep depression following the deaths of his wife and child in a terrible fire. Just as the man begins to contemplate suicide, he encounters a handicapped youth. The two become friends and manage to shore each other up through their rough times. Maynard Ferguson dubbed the trumpet playing.
~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide   
Title: "V" is Venditore di palloncini, Il (1974)
Post by: oilgun on October 02, 2008, 04:20:07 pm
Stars Lee J Cobb who was also in EXODUS with Paul Newman!

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From IMDb:  LAST MOMENTS (video) – This video that is many years old, 1974, has recently become a part of my collection. Viewed on the same day as I received it via ebay, I saw it once before when my ex-boyfriend and his mother tried to spoil it for me by making comments. You either love this type of film or hate it. Again stars Renato Cestie as the little boy trying to do good. (See "Last Snows of Spring"). This features a young boy trying to make a living out of a puppet show when his mother abandons him and his father. The father has turned to drink, the mother to prostitution. An Italian film again dubbed. The little boy lovingly saves all the money he can in a tin for his father and wishes for his parents to reunite. His wish comes true when he collapses and is diagnosed terminally ill with malnutrition. Touching scenes between nun and patient, a little bit of "treatment" shown in this one i.e. injection, but all in all again it avoids explicit medical scenes. The child has to be nursed in a library as the hospital is full and the corridors themselves have patients in beds. Also called "The Last Circus Show" this film sees the child enjoying his last circus and being visited by "God" in the shape of "The Balloon Vender." I loved it anyway.
Title: "W" is Where The Money Is (2000)
Post by: memento on October 02, 2008, 05:56:29 pm
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IMDB: This little movie is all about Paul Newman - it's a heist flick, not of the same caliber of The Sting, but good fun nonetheless. Ole Blue Eyes at 75 yrs old still has more charisma than the current, top 5 highest earning movie stars combined. Linda Fiorentino has great chemistry with both her co-stars - no surprise there. She's so good, it's a shame she's not given more dialogue to chew on. Dermot Mulroney is every woman's complete package - OOFA! Catherine Keener (his real-life wife) is a one happy woman. This is worth seeing on the big screen!!
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
Post by: Fran on October 02, 2008, 11:55:29 pm
Paul Newman played Larry Maddux in "The Helen Morgan Story."

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From IMDb:  The career of singer Helen Morgan is followed from her early days singing outdoors in a carnival, through her speak-easy and chorus-girl days, to her stardom on Broadway in Ziegfeld's "Show Boat". Her involvement with Larry Maddux, a gin-runner and con-man, and Russell Wade, a prominent, married New York lawyer, and her decline thanks to these failed romances and alcohol are punctuated by performances of many of the songs she made famous.
Title: "Y" is Yesterday (1981)
Post by: oilgun on October 03, 2008, 08:41:55 am
Stars Cloris Leachman who was in THE RACK (1956) with Paul Newman
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Sorry, I couldn't find any images related to the film.

Plot:   During the Vietnam conflict, a young American Hockey Player, Matthew, goes to college in Canada on a scholarship. There, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful young French-Canadian coed, Gabrielle. After a stupid stunt, Matthew loses his scholarship and is faced with having to return to America where he will become eligible for the draft. His grandfather, having served in the military, encourages him to do the right thing and to do his duty. At first, Matthew is conflicted, staying in Canada but soon realizing his inability to provide adequately for Gabrielle. He enlists in the army and goes to Viet Nam. While there, Matthew's heroism costs him greatly. Gabrielle is told thru a letter that Matthew has died in Viet Nam. She is pregnant with his child, something she never got to tell him. After the child is born, Gabrielle decides to travel to America and visit Matthew's mother and grandfather to show them their new grandchild. While she is there, Gabrielle discovers that Matthew is not dead, but has been Seville injured. Now confined to a wheelchair, with both legs gone, Matthew lied to her so that she would go on with her life, unburdened with him and his special needs. The film ends with their heart-wrenching reunion at a veteran's hospital and Matthew meeting his child for the first time.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is The Left-Handed Gun (1958)
Post by: southendmd on October 03, 2008, 12:59:48 pm
Paul Newman played Billy the Kid in this film, based on Gore Vidal's play.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Westerns!
Post by: Fran on October 04, 2008, 09:40:37 am
Westerns!

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Title: "A" is Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948)
Post by: Fran on October 04, 2008, 09:46:22 am
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From IMDb:  Jesse James returns to Missouri, and he and brother Frank come to the aid of a young woman who owns a gold mine. Her father was murdered and she took over the mine, and now the villains who killed her father are trying to drive her out of the mine so they can take it over.
Title: "B" is The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
Post by: memento on October 04, 2008, 11:54:39 am
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IMDB: When Cable Hogue is left in the desert without any water, double-crossed by his partners Taggart and Bowen, he prays for God. Four days later he finds a spring on the stagecoach line en route to Deaddog City. Cable meets the preacher Joshua Sloane, who advises him to claim for the land. He rides to Deaddog, where he has an encounter with the prostitute Hildy. Also, financed by the local banker, he builds a stagecoach stop helped by Reverend Joshua. Later, Hildy is expelled by the dwellers of Deaddog and she moves to Cable's place, becoming his lover. She invites Cable to move with her to San Francisco, but Cable wants to revenge first against Taggart and Bowen.
Title: "C" is C'era una volta il West (1968)
Post by: southendmd on October 05, 2008, 06:09:55 pm
Sergio Leone's brilliant 1968 film, aka Once Upon a Time in the West.  #19 on IMDb's top 250!

Plot:  Epic story of a mysterious stranger with a harmonica who joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.

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Title: "D" is Death Valley Gunfighter (1949)
Post by: Fran on October 05, 2008, 06:31:06 pm
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From IMDb:  Rocky Lane (Allan Lane) hits the trail when he gets word that one of two brothers in a partnership mining project has been killed by outlaws trying to gain possession of the mine. The other brother, Nugget Clark (Eddy Waller), a testy old sourdough, wants no part of the law, and is particularly set against the young sheriff, Keith Ames (William Henry), courting his niece Trudy (Gail Davis). Playing to the old man's ego, Rocky takes charge of the situation.
Title: "E" is El Dorado (1966)
Post by: memento on October 05, 2008, 09:40:21 pm
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IMDB: Hired gunman Cole Thornton turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend. Some months later he finds out the lawman is on the bottle and a top gunfighter is heading his way to help Jason. Along with young Mississippi, handy with a knife and now armed with a diabolical shotgun, Cole returns to help.
Title: "F" is Fargo (1952)
Post by: southendmd on October 06, 2008, 02:44:22 pm
The other  Fargo!

Plot:  The brother (House Peters, Jr.) of rancher Bill Martin (Wild Bill Elliott) is killed in a stampede started by cattleman. Bill returns to the Fargo country to take his brother's place and is welcomed by law-abiding cattleman MacKenzie (Jack Ingram) and his daughter Kathy (Phyllis Coates.) The leader of the ruthless cattle interests are townsman Austin (Arthur Space) and his henchmen Red (Myron Healey), Link (Robert Wilke) and Albord (Terry Frost.) Bill has the idea of putting up barbed wire to keep the herds from been driven over the land cultivated by the farmers. He, aided by Tad Sloan (Fuzzy Knight), produces the wire by make-shift methods, but it proves effective. The cattleman charge in court that the wire is dangerous to their herds but lose the case. Austin orders his men to seize Bill, bale him in strands of the wire, and throw him on the stage of the town hall during a fall festival. Bill doesn't take kindly to this and it precipitates open war.
Title: "G" is The Gay Amigo (1949)
Post by: Fran on October 06, 2008, 03:15:21 pm
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From IMDb:  The Cisco Kid and Pancho are mistakenly identified as leaders of an outlaw band. While the cavalry runs them down, they must hunt down the real bad guys.
Title: "H" is The Hired Hand (1971)
Post by: memento on October 06, 2008, 06:40:12 pm
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IMDB: Harry Collings returns home to his farm after drifting with his friend, Arch. His wife, who had given up on him, reluctantly allows him to stay, and soon believes that all will be well again. But then Harry has to make a difficult decision regarding his loyalties and priorities.
Title: "I" is In Old Amarillo (1951)
Post by: southendmd on October 06, 2008, 08:57:44 pm
Plot:  A drought is about to end the cattle business. The owner of a canning factory wants to buy all the remaining cattle cheap. He plans to ruin the cattlemen's plans to ship water by train and to seed the clouds for rain. Roy [Roy Rogers] is sent by a packing house to investigate.

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Title: "J" is The James Brothers of Missouri (1949)
Post by: Fran on October 06, 2008, 11:37:32 pm
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From IMDb:  The James Brothers go undercover to help a former member of their gang, who is now running a respectable freight business but is is being attacked by a rival who is trying to drive him out of business. When their former colleague is murdered, the brothers stick around to help his daughter, who is now in charge of the business, and stop the attacks.
Title: "K" is The Kentuckian (1955)
Post by: memento on October 07, 2008, 12:12:30 am
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IMDB: This film is unusual and interesting, it shows the life in a small town before the time of the westerns we are used to see, when you still had to sock powder into the rifle before shooting. When Lancaster and his son which are used to live in the woods come to town, people make fun of them, it is surprising how cruel they are. During the film both are going to change, the son will grow up and Lancaster will become a wiser man. There are two women, Diane Foster and Diana Lynn, both are charming and it is going to be a hard choice for Lancaster. Walther Matthau is an expert with the whip and his fight with Lancaster is the high point of the film. "The Kentuckian" did not age and Lancaster came out very well as a director. To see the people, their habits, their way of talking, their music, combined with a good story makes this film worth seeing.
Title: "L" is The Laramie Kid (1935)
Post by: southendmd on October 07, 2008, 08:41:24 am
Plot:  When Morley has his own bank robbed, Tom tries to break it up. Mistaken for one of the gang, he is caught and sentenced to a chain gang. His girlfriend Peggy then sets out to prove his innocence.

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In honor of the tenth anniversary of Matthew Shepard's murder. 
Title: "M" is Man with the Steel Whip (1954)
Post by: Fran on October 07, 2008, 10:18:53 am
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From IMDb:  Saloon owner Barnett (Mauritz Hugo) wants the Indian reservation land on which he knows there is gold and organizes a gang, aided by some renegade Indians, to raid and terrorize close-by settlers, hoping to arouse them to drive off the Indians. Rancher Jerry Randall (Richard Simmons), accompanied by school teacher Nancy Cooper (Barbara Bestar), sets out to defeat the plot.
Title: "N" is North to Alaska (1960)
Post by: memento on October 07, 2008, 05:49:09 pm
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IMDB: Sam (John Wayne) and George (Stewart Granger) strike gold in Alaska. George sends Sam to Seattle to bring George's fiance back to Alaska. Sam finds she is already married, and returns instead with Angel (Capucine). Sam, after trying to get George and Angel together, finally romances Angel, who, in the meantime, is busy fighting off the advances of George's younger brother, Billy (Fabian). Frankie (Ernie Kovacs) is a con man trying to steal the partner's gold claim.
Title: "O" is Outlaw Women (1952)
Post by: oilgun on October 07, 2008, 06:42:31 pm
Plot:  This rather unusual 50s western is set in a town where men may not enter. The town is controlled by a woman gambler who eventually succumbs to the allure of a handsome and persistent cowboy.

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Title: "P" is Per qualche dollaro in piu (1965)
Post by: southendmd on October 07, 2008, 07:00:50 pm
Sergio Leone's best, some think.  AKA "For a Few Dollars More".

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IMDb:  "For a Few Dollars More" has become the template for which most Spaghetti Westerns derive.

As Leone went along, his films got more daring and complex, exploring new ideas and raising not only the bar for Spaghetti Westerns (which, contrary to popular belief, were around before "A Fistful of Dollars") but for Westerns in general. However, this exploration at times affected the quality of his films. Leone was a popcorn director - a visual stylist who always entertained first and maybe provoked a thought or two second. However, his films were never think pieces so when he tried to integrate depth into his films the results became uneven.

"For a Few Dollars More" is his best film because it catches Leone in his most transitional period. At once the film is more complex and stylized than "A Fistful..." and more tight and efficient than "The Good, the Bad and The Ugly" (which is almost on par with "For a Few..."). The revenge sub-plot involving Colonel Mortimer is more compelling than the similar one in Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" because Mortimer is more developed as a character than the Harmonica Player (which is not to insult the great Charles Bronson).

And hell, it has Lee Van Cleef as one of the biggest bad-asses of all time. The mere presence of Colonel Douglas Mortimer elevates the film to a new level. He steals the film from "Manco" completely. And Van Cleef's theft of the film is what makes it a cut above "A Fistful...". As a character, "The Man With No Name" (who in actuality has three: Joe, Manco and Blondie) isn't very interesting and there always needs to be a counterpoint to play off of him. That's why "A Fistful..." isn't nearly as good as this film or "The Good..." (which had the great Eli Wallach in one of the best scenery munching performances ever).

So in closing, "For a Few..." is a tight masterpiece of fluff Western entertainment. It's mean, violent and immoral, just the way any good Spaghetti Western should be.


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Title: Wildcard "Q" is Big Jake (1971)
Post by: Fran on October 08, 2008, 09:33:09 am
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From IMDb:  Big Jake McCandles is on the trail on bandits in this action drama that stretches from Texas to Mexico. It's 1909, and the Old West is giving way to modern times. When the outlaw gang led by vicious John Fain raids Jake's ranch and kidnaps his 8-year-old grandson, Jake's wife, whom he hasn't seen in 18 years, sends for her husband to rescue the boy. While the law gives chase in rickety automobiles, Jake saddles up with an Indian scout, a faithful dog, and a box of money. But paying ransom isn't Jake's idea of good old frontier justice.
Title: "R" is Rawhide (1951)
Post by: memento on October 08, 2008, 10:40:40 am
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Plot from IMDB: Not a Rowdy Yates in sight in this western set in a stop over for the California to St Louis mail stagecoach run. The two staff are warned that four dangerous outlaws are in the area, and together with a female stage passenger and her baby they wait patiently for the word to go round that these men have been caught. Can you guess where the outlaws decide to hide out while they plan a large gold robbery? What follows is a film that concentrates on small details (like attempts to slip a warning note to a passing stage, or to reach a hidden gun that the bad guys don't know about) as the captives try anything to get away from the outlaws.
Title: "S" is Shane (1953)
Post by: Lynne on October 08, 2008, 10:42:57 am
Based on my all-time favorite western novel by Jack Schaefer!!

From Wiki:
A mysterious gunslinger named Shane (Alan Ladd) drifts into a quiet western town, and quickly finds himself drawn into a conflict between simple homesteader (sodbuster) Joe Starrett (Van Heflin) and powerful cattle baron Rufus Ryker (Emile Meyer), who wants to force him and every other homesteader in the valley off his land. Shane accepts a job as a farmhand, but finds Starrett's young son Joey (Brandon DeWilde) drawn to him for his strength and skill with a gun. Shane himself is uncomfortably drawn to Starrett's wholesomely charming wife, Marian (Jean Arthur).

As tensions mount between the factions, Ryker hires Jack Wilson (Jack Palance), a cold-blooded and skilled gunslinger. After Wilson cold-bloodedly murders another homesteader (played by Elisha Cook, Jr.) who stands up to him, Joe Starrett decides to take it on himself to go kill Wilson and Ryker and save the town; however, he is stopped by Shane who insists on going himself. Starrett and Shane get in a fist fight where the winner will go on to face Wilson and Shane regretfully uses his gun to hit Joe over the head and knock him out, knowing this was the only way to prevent Joe from getting killed. Shane then goes to take on Wilson in a climactic showdown, killing him and Ryker, but being wounded in the shootout. After urging young Joey to grow up strong and take care of both of his parents, Shane leaves for parts unknown.

When Shane rides away, Joey calls after him, "Pa's got things for you to do! And Mother wants you. I know she does." The movie closes with Joey shouting "Shane! Shane! Come back!"

Due to the ambiguous nature of the final shot, there is some question as to whether or not Shane actually survives his wound, especially as he is last seen riding off in the direction of the local cemetery, a possible symbolic intimation of his death or in a more general sense the symbolic death of the gunfighter in western life.
Title: "T" is The Train Robbers (1973)
Post by: Fran on October 08, 2008, 10:44:00 am
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From IMDb:  A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.
Title: "U" is Uninvited (1993)
Post by: memento on October 08, 2008, 11:02:40 am
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IMDB: On a cold, eerie evening, on a barren, wind-swept mountainside, a leathery, evil man named Grady brings eight people to their destiny. A priest looking for the money to build a church hides a dark past, a young married couple looking for the wealth to start a life together, a prostitute searching for a way out of her present, - they all share one thing - a desire for the gold that is buried deep in the mountain. What they find instead is a terrifying horror and a powerful greed that leads them into a descent into the maelstrom of their existences.
Title: "V" is The Virgin Cowboy (1975)
Post by: southendmd on October 08, 2008, 12:23:32 pm
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IMDb:  Truly bad western with some soft core sex scenes. Cowboy comes to town, goes to a 'cat house' to get a bath and sample the wears [sic]. For some reason or another 'the bad guys' come looking for him so he has to make a hasty departure and takes the 'madam' along with him. It all ends happily. ( If you blink you will Brigitte Maier, former Penthouse Cover Girl, in a 'cat fight' with another prostitute.) Perhaps the beautiful porn star hurt her career by appearing in this garbage.

Title: "W" is The War Wagon (1967)
Post by: Fran on October 08, 2008, 07:17:33 pm
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From IMDb:  Taw Jackson returns from prison, having survived being shot, to the ranch and gold that Frank Pierce stole from him. Jackson makes a deal with Lomax, the man who shot him 5 years ago to join forces against Pierce and steal a large gold shipment. The shipments are transported in the War Wagon, an armored stage coach that is heavily guarded. The two of them become the key players in the caper to separate Pierce from Jackson's gold.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
Post by: Fran on October 08, 2008, 07:22:45 pm
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From IMDb:  The Elder boys return to Clearwater, Texas, for their mother's funeral. John, the eldest, is a well-known gunfighter, and trouble follows him wherever he goes. The boys try to get back their ranch from the town's gunsmith who won it from their father in a card game....
Title: "Y" is Yes, We Have No Bonanza (1939)
Post by: southendmd on October 08, 2008, 08:59:33 pm
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Plot:  Set in a western town, the stooges are working as waiters in a saloon with the three girls they hope to marry. The proprietor of the saloon is a crook who, with his partner, has buried $40,000 of stolen money. The boys go prospecting in hopes of raising enough money to pay off the debts of their fiancée father, who owes money to their boss. They dig up the stolen money, which the crooks recognize as their loot and abscond with. A wild chase ensues, ending with the bad guy's car crashing into the Sheriff's office.


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Title: Wildcard "Z": The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
Post by: memento on October 09, 2008, 01:02:37 am
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Plot: The Good is Blondie, a wandering gunman with a strong personal sense of honor. The Bad is Angel Eyes, a sadistic hitman who always hits his mark. The Ugly is Tuco, a Mexican bandit who's always only looking out for himself. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, they search for a fortune in gold buried in a graveyard. Each knows only a portion of the gold's exact location, so for the moment they're dependent on each other. However, none are particularly inclined to share...



Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Political Movies!
Post by: memento on October 09, 2008, 01:20:57 am
Political Movies

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Title: "A" is American Revolution 2 (1969)
Post by: Fran on October 09, 2008, 09:25:31 am
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From Amazon:  A heady time of change and chains, the 1960s are defined by a common effort to fight against injustice. Chicago filmmaker Mike Gray was there using his camera to document the politics of the streets. AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2 is a rare cinematic treasure that captures the social upheaval that followed the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. From the riots that followed, two disparate groups -- the Black Panthers and the Young Patriots (a group of poor Southern whites living in Chicago) -- emerge to unite against prejudice and injustice in their city. Gray's gritty no-frills style is spontaneous and purposeful, suggesting a you-are-there quality that captures the excitement of the era. Shot verite style with no script, hand-held camera, direct sound, and natural lighting, the look is rough raw and real, much like the city it depicted.
Title: "B" is Barbed Wire and Mandolins (1997)
Post by: southendmd on October 09, 2008, 12:28:27 pm
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IMDb:  This documentary tells about a significant portion of Italian-Canadians were interned as "enemy aliens" during world war II. They were victims of a recurring pattern of Canadian xenophobia and bigotry that lead to the severe political persecution and imprisonment of minorities in times of war despite the lack of evidence that they posed any security threat to the nation.

Title: "C" is Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon (2006)
Post by: memento on October 09, 2008, 05:04:17 pm
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IMDB: A documentary about a rural Oregon timber town and a rift between conservatives and liberals that threatens to put an end to a 40-year-old scholarship plan that pays the college tuition for every local high school graduate the town produces.
Title: "D" is Death of a President (2006)
Post by: oilgun on October 10, 2008, 10:15:47 am
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From IMDb:   Death Of A President is an excellent film and is in no way anti-American or Anti-George Bush. It has great cinematography, an interesting and very plausible story line, and exceptional performances. Whether you're left, right, center, or none of the above, this is a a very good film for the thinking movie-goer.

The controversy, of course, stems from the use of the current U.S. President as the victim of an assassination. The assassination scene itself flies by and can't be more than 2-3 seconds long, so fast, in fact, you can be forgiven if you miss it altogether. It's what precedes and follows that scene that is the meat of the movie. Film footage of Bush and other real political figures is spliced seamlessly into this film, and includes footage of Vice-President Cheney and Mayor Daley of Chicago. None of these real persons are in any way abused or mis-characterized in the film. And the portrayal of fictional FBI agents, Chicago Police officers, and White House and Secret Service officials is, if anything, mostly very complimentary to them. This film does not do a hatchet job on anyone

What the use of real characters in a fictitious scenario allows the film-makers to do is to let the movie-goer realize that real actions have real consequences. And by putting real persons into a totally fictitious plot the film-makers can develop an accurate scenario - something that still can't be done with the Kennedy assassination of more that 40 years ago. We can't present an accurate portrayal of that real event even now because of the doubts cast on the whole event by the actions of our own government. The USG botched the assassination investigation so badly with its lies of omission and commission, that we will probably never know that whole truth about what happened that day in 1963. With the fictional scenario of Death of a President, though, we know exactly how things play out.

Whether you are a President, an assassin, an FBI agent, or just a movie-goer, realizing that actions have consequences - often unforeseen consequences, of course - is something we all need to be reminded of from time to time.

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Unfortunately, I have to agree with the above comment  ;D  My friend and I were rather disappointed with the film because we were expecting something that would feed our antipathy towards Bush.
Title: "E" is Die Entlassung (1942)
Post by: southendmd on October 11, 2008, 10:06:33 am
IMDb comment:  'Die Entlassung' ('The Dismissal') was the Third Reich's sequel to 'BIsmarck', a blatant piece of Nazi agitprop which was nonetheless a box-office success during Germany's wartime economy. Although 'Die Entlassung' is just as much a piece of propaganda as 'Bismarck', from a cinematic viewpoint it's also vastly superior to its predecessor. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, who directed both films, does a moderately better job in the sequel. More significantly, this film has a much better cast than its predecessor. The key roles of Otto von Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm the First are played here (unlike in the first film) respectively by the great Emil Jannings and the underrated Theodor Loos. There are also good performances by Werner Krauss and Bernhard Goetzke.

Emil Jannings plays von Bismarck with a bald head and a walrush moustache, which could easily have given him a laughable appearance ... especially as his moustache is slightly askew in several scenes. But Jannings's dignity and his strong presence in this role easily overcome any problems with his appearance.

Although WIlhelm the First was a major character in 'Bismarck', in the sequel Theodor Loos appears only briefly in this role. 'Die Entlassung' opens with the deaths of the Kaiser and Friedrich Wilhelm the Third, leading to the accession of Kaiser Wilhelm the Second (who plunged Europe into the Great War). Wilhelm the Second famously had a withered arm, but the obscure actor who plays Kaiser Billy in this movie makes no attempt to duplicate this handicap. The filmmakers' decision to depict Kaiser Wilhelm with two normal arms is rather like depicting Long John Silver without a pegleg.

SPOILERS COMING. Oddly for a propaganda film, 'Die Entlassung' ends with the downfall of its central figure. Members of the Kaiser's court have cooked up a scheme similar to the Dreyfus Affair, charging Bismarck with concealing important documents from the Kaiser. Bismarck is forced to resign in disgrace. I don't know enough about the true history of Otto von Bismarck to say if this is accurate or not, but I suspect that it never happened. Emil Jannings tended to play masochistic roles: proud respected figures who experience degrading downfalls. The casting of Jannings in the lead role may have been a factor in deciding the bizarre ending of this movie.

The production values and the period detail in this film are excellent, and the brilliant cameraman Fritz Arno Wagner provides some enthralling camera set-ups. I very grudgingly give credit to the anonymous person in the Third Reich's film industry who decided to let this movie tell a good story rather than exclusively serving Nazi agitprop. I'll rate 'Die Entlassung' 6 points out of 10. If it hadn't been made by Nazis, I might have rated it one point higher.
Title: "F" is Forbidden Lies (2007)
Post by: memento on October 11, 2008, 11:51:28 am
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Plot: A dramatized documentary investigating accusations that "Forbidden Love" author Norma Khouri made up her biographical tale of a Muslim friend who was killed for dating a Christian.
Title: "G" is Gezira, El (2007)
Post by: oilgun on October 12, 2008, 11:44:04 am
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From IMDb:  'El Gezira' is a film about a community of Upper Egypt residents living in El Gezira (the Island). They have their own set of rules, ethics and traditions. But they also plant drugs and buy arms from Sudan. The officer in charge of the region turns a blind eye to these happenings, and in the beginning, the government takes no heed of the Island. At the start of the film, we witness the death of the old 'Kabir el Gezira' (the island's ruler), leaving the land to his son Mansour (Ahmed el-Sakka). The first half follows Mansour as he takes control of his land and must deal with a band of other drug lords who are greedy to take control of the island. The second half of the film deals with the political conflict. It follows the government's side of things (which finally decides to take action) at the same time as Mansour's side, as the two react to each other's threats and the conflict escalates. 'El Gezira' is a multi-genre picture. It is a thematic film on Egyptian politics, but also a drama, action, and thriller/suspense film.
Title: "H" is Head of State (2003)
Post by: Fran on October 14, 2008, 03:19:55 pm
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From IMDb:  When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic party unexpectedly picks a Washington, D.C. alderman, Mays Gilliam (Rock) as his replacement.
Title: "I" is Iraq in Fragments (2006)
Post by: southendmd on October 14, 2008, 03:22:26 pm
IMDb:  Stories from modern day Iraq as told by Iraqis living in a time of war, occupation and ethnic tension.

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Title: "J" is Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007)
Post by: memento on October 14, 2008, 06:13:28 pm
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A Comment from IMDB: Jonathan Demme makes a misstep in this documentary with the former president. I believe that Jimmy Carter's advocacy of peace is sincere. But this film in support of the controversial book does nothing to advocate his position nor incite any discussion.

Demme's film leaves us with no legacy or message. We simply aren't provided enough content to understand the former president's position. Over two hours was spent watching Carter enter and exit limousines and hotel rooms. More time is spent watching Cater sign books than explaining the controversial Palestinian policies.

Former Vice President, Al Gore, made complex facts simple and digestible in his film. Unfortunately, President Carter made a complex situation and the associated politics even more distant. Carter and Demme, both articulate men, did not get a message across. Don't waste your time.
Title: "K" is Karl Hess: Toward Liberty (1980)
Post by: Fran on October 15, 2008, 02:19:53 pm
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From IMDb:  A look at Karl Hess, libertarian intellectual and activist, from his background as a magazine editor in his youth to his work as a Republican speechwriter, as he became simultaneously a writer for Barry Goldwater and a member of Students for a Democratic Society. In the late 1960s he embarked on a new period in his life, moving to rural West Virginia and becoming involved in movements promoting alternative technologies and renewable energy. He discusses his views opposing large institutions, ranging from government to corporations to universities.
Title: "L" is The Last Hurrah (1958)
Post by: southendmd on October 15, 2008, 04:16:41 pm
Plot:  Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as Mayor of of a US town for the last time.


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Title: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Post by: memento on October 15, 2008, 05:39:10 pm
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IMDB: In Korea in 1952, a US Army patrol is ambushed by Communist soldiers. A year later the squad, having escaped, returns to the US, where Staff Sergeant Raymond Shaw is to receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly saving the lives of the squad. Shaw is the son of Elanor Iselin, wife of US Senator John Yerkes Iselin, and Mrs. Iselin turns the return of Raymond into a political rally that brings out building hostility between son and mother over the ambitions of Johnny Iselin. But there is more involved, for the actions of Raymond Shaw are not what everyone believes they are, and the nightmares of a US Army officer, Bennett Marco, leads to investigation of Raymond that unlocks a stunning political conspiracy that sweeps up Johnny and Elanor Iselin, and which only Bennett Marco can possibly stop.
Title: "N" is No Man's Land (2001)
Post by: Fran on October 15, 2008, 06:16:39 pm
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From IMDb:  After various skirmishes, two wounded soldiers, one Bosnian and one Serb, confront each other in a trench in the no man's land between their lines. They wait for dark, trading insults and even finding some common ground; sometimes one has the gun, sometimes the other, sometimes both. Things get complicated when another wounded Bosnian comes to, but can't move because a bouncing mine is beneath him. The two men cooperate to wave white flags, their lines call the UN (whose high command tries not to help), an English reporter shows up, a French sergeant shows courage, and the three men in no man's land may or may not find a way to all get along.
Title: "O" is One Nation Under (2005)
Post by: southendmd on October 15, 2008, 06:23:22 pm
Tagline:To what do we pledge our allegiance?

Plot: An interrogatory vision of American identity after 9/11. Visually poetic and thoughtfully provocative.

Title: "P" is People I Know (2002)
Post by: memento on October 15, 2008, 08:25:38 pm
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IMDB Comment: A public relations agent in New York (Al Pacino) tries to recapture his misplaced ideals by organizing an event in response to the mayor's crackdown on crime, a crackdown which results in widespread arrests and deportations. Years of drugs have diminished his effectiveness, and the drug culture is an essential part of the film's murky subplot, that has Tea Leoni as a strung out actress who Pacino bails out of jail and ends up going with to a crazy party where people are smoking opium. When she's murdered later that night in her hotel room while Pacino is reclined and nearly passed out in the bathtub, the story begins to be a rather ingenious combination of this effort to mobilize the intellectual, political, and religious elite in response to the heavy-handed mayor, while also wading through the colorful and dangerous gutter in which many of them occasionally like to plod around in. With a great part for Ryan O'Neal as an Oscar winning actor contemplating politics, and some very well cast parts and a great stand-off in the kitchen at the restaurant where the benefit takes place between a leading black minister and his bodyguards and his Jewish nemesis and his bodyguards as well, the film lashes out at the hypocrisy of all of them by focusing in on an addled and vulnerable publicity agent who's just about at the end of his rope.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Bush's Brain (2004)
Post by: oilgun on October 16, 2008, 10:29:58 am
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From IMDb:  When I first glimpsed the title to this documentary, I must admit that I was indeed a little taken aback. I never knew George W. Bush had a brain. 
However, "Bush's Brain" shows that Georege W. Bush does indeed have a brain working for him; it just happens to be within the head of another individual. The premise of the film is that Karl Rove may be this generation's Senator McCarthy. Rove is to pro-war activities as Senator McCarthy was to communism, both real or imagined, in the early 1950's. By equating genuine questions by everyday citizens about the legitimacy of the war in Iraq with not being patriotic, Rove has set up a dynamic where intelligent discussion of foreign policy is difficult, if not almost impossible. Bush is shown as being co-ruler with Rove, or should I say Rove is co-ruler with Bush?
Title: "R" is Rush to War (2004)
Post by: southendmd on October 16, 2008, 04:08:45 pm

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Tagline:  Between Iraq and a hard place.

IMDb:  In today's post-9/11 world, director Robert Taicher searches for the rationale behind the war in Iraq, exploring the failed policies of several administrations in an expertly crafted full-length documentary. What he presents is a raw, provocative look into America's "War on Terror" and its effect on our society, our credibility, and most importantly, our security. As America fights the wrong war at the wrong time, comes a riveting eye-opener. The right film at the right time.
Title: "S" is Saving Marriage (2006)
Post by: memento on October 16, 2008, 05:14:08 pm
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IMDB: When Massachusetts becomes the first state to recognize gay marriage, a constitutional amendment immediately emerges that would take that right away. Now, seasoned lobbyists and rookie activists are in the battle of their lives. The holy grail of gay rights is within reach, and their fight to save marriage will change forever how people - including them -- view same-sex relationships. Civil rights history begins a new chapter in Massachusetts, and Saving Marriage is there on the scene as the drama unfolds.
Title: "T" is Terminal City Ricochet (1990)
Post by: oilgun on October 16, 2008, 10:37:42 pm
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IMDb:   Welcome to Terminal City, a decaying world where the citizens wallow amidst a mind-boggling profusion of discarded consumer goods; a ruthless world where television is exploited to its fullest to sell yet more needless junk to eager consumers; a bewildering land where the unreal is real and the real, unreal. Alex Stevens is hurled into this bedlam where he finds himself pitted against the maniacal Ross Gilmore, Mayor of Terminal City, and the evil Bruce Coddle, agent of Gilmore's Social Peace Enforcement Unit.

==Comment==
With Jello Biafra!!
Title: "U" is Underground (1976)
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2008, 08:21:59 am
Starring Bill Ayers as himself!

IMDb:  It's the mid 1970s and the Weather Underground Organization (WUO), a radical (and violent) offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society, explains to leftist filmmakers the difficulties and experiences of being underground and wanted by the federal government.


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Director Emile de Antonio
Title: "V" is Una Vida mejor (2008)
Post by: memento on October 17, 2008, 08:57:49 am
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IMDB: "Welcome to America." Behind today's cold statistics and political rhetoric on illegal immigration lie basic human needs and desires for economic opportunities that don't exist south of the border. But for many who manage to make it to the U.S., the American dream is all too often a cruel and empty illusion. For three particular families, the harsh reality of life in the United States turns out to be not at all what they expected; their route to a better life is littered with prejudice and injustice, and an almost crippling hardness. The only alternative for some is to turn to crime, entering a shadowy world where right and wrong, perpetrator and victim blur into a surreal cloud of fear and desperation. Dreamy aspirations all but gone, what remains is a nightmarish struggle for survival.

Title: "W" is W (2008)
Post by: oilgun on October 17, 2008, 09:13:52 am
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I could find the movie poster for some reason.

IMDb User Comment:  This is a very good movie, but not the classic it wants to be. It's funny and tragic, although not too informative if you've read a newspaper with any regularity over the last eight years. In short, there are no surprises.

Josh Brolin gives an excellent performance as W., and the supporting cast is generally superb, although Jeffrey Wright, Richard Dreyfuss, and James Cromwell particularly stand out. Thandie Newton is hysterically funny as Condie Rice, but it's an SNL-type parody, not an emotionally honest performance.

The film is obviously meticulously researched and carefully considered, which is why the sequences that are clearly either utter conjecture or merely political finger-pointing stand out by a mile.

Bush -- whom I personally despise for his offensive combination of idiocy and self-righteousness -- is treated with fairness and sensitivity. The effort here is obviously to fashion him as a tragic hero; a man who genuinely wants to do good but simply doesn't grasp how hard that is, especially when surrounded by the likes of Karl Rove and Dick Cheney (who is, very specifically, the villain of the piece, as he is in life). And it generally works. I found myself feeling bad for the poor guy.

However, while trying to make W. a sympathetic character, Stone pushes his theme -- "It Was All To Prove Himself To Daddy" way too far. He overplays his hand, including a mood-breaking dream sequence near the end. There simply has to be more to George W. Bush than that..... doesn't there? The film ultimately plays much, much better when Stone relies on actual transcripts and information gathered by experienced reporters, and those sequences, whether they are cabinet meetings, press conferences, or more personal moments, snap and zing.

==Comment==
Opens today!  The reviews have been so tepid that I won't even bother seeing it.  I think I'll see Mike Leigh's SO GOOD IT HURTS which also opens today.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Global, Inc. (2006)
Post by: Fran on October 17, 2008, 12:43:27 pm
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From IMDb:  At Global, Progress is our product. If you believe good old "Uncle Sam," the poorest bastard in the world is going to know what that means. Used as a metaphor to skewer world politics and the travesties that surround it, this clever satire asks the question: what if the world were a corporation and everyone who worked there each represented a country? When the destruction of a prized trophy in the boss's office mimics thoughts of the Twin Towers and being fired is likened to war... the result will anger many, while others simply nod their head in agreement. No matter what your politics, you cannot deny the controversy inside "Global, Inc."
Title: "Y" is The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
Post by: memento on October 17, 2008, 06:08:57 pm
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IMDB: William Pitt the Younger, son of a famous politician father, becomes the youngest Prime Minister England has ever known, wins an election on the promise of peace and prosperity, yet ironically ends up as the presiding spirit of an interminable war with Revolutionary France. Both his health and his private life suffer from the strain...
Title: Wildcard "Z" is An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2008, 08:59:37 pm
IMDb:  A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Remarkable Kiss Round!
Post by: southendmd on October 17, 2008, 09:20:01 pm
No more politics!

It's time for a kissing round!

Please post an unplayed film that features a remarkable kiss!

(http://www.survivinggrady.com/kiss2.jpg)

No, not that kind of Kiss--this kind:

(http://www.fineartprintsondemand.com/artists/klimt/kiss-400.jpg)

Or this:

(http://images.quizilla.com/M/methebetter2/1078205536_iends_kiss.jpg)

Or this:

(http://www.clubplanet.com/news/blogpics/girls%20kissing%202.jpg)

But maybe not this:

(http://iwim.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/when-is-a-kiss-more-than-a-kiss.jpg)

This neither:

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Title: "A" is Army of Darkness (1992)
Post by: Fran on October 18, 2008, 10:15:09 am
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From IMDb:  In the third film of "The Evil Dead" series, our gun-toting, chainsaw-handed hero, Ash, has been transported to the 13th century where he has been prophesied as the one who will find the Necronomicon, the Book of the Dead, and deliver the people from the terrors of the Deadites, who quest for the book, too. But he is mistaken as a spy from a rival kingdom and forced to fight two Deadites before the people find out what he is here for. He also falls for a woman named Sheila before he searches for the book. But after finding it, he says the wrong words that will allow the wise men to use the book to send him back and stop the Deadites and accidentally awakens the Army of the Dead, led by his clone, Evil Ash. Now, Ash must use his 20th century wits and skills to beat Evil Ash and his army of skeletons.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies2/Picture9.png)From www.filmsite.org:  After time-traveler Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) had returned to S-Mart and finished relating his incredible tale about his adventures in Medieval England to a bored co-worker (Ted Raimi), a sexy S-Mart worker (Angela Featherstone) told him that she enjoyed his story; suddenly, a She-Demon (Patricia Tallman) attacked Ash ("I'll swallow your soul!"), and he dispatched her with a shotgun ("Come get some!"); after the She-Demon was killed and the girl embraced him, Ash mused in voiceover: "Sure, I could have stayed in the past. I could have even been king. But in my own way, I am king." He then told the girl: "Hail to the king, baby!" and kissed her passionately.

=aside= Paul
Great theme!
 :-*
Title: "B" is Bounce (2000)
Post by: memento on October 18, 2008, 12:06:18 pm
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IMDB: BOUNCE, in my opinion, is a heart-warming, hilarious, romantic, and touching romance. If you ask me, the way that Buddy (Ben Affleck) and Abby (Gwyneht Paltrow) met was pure magic. This was because fate intervened. Plus, it was love at first sight. Some people have said that this is one of the worst movies they've ever seen, but I strongly disagree. This is a great movie with terrific performances from very talented actors and actresses. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say, "This is a perfect movie to see with the one you love!" Now, in conclusion, to all you Ben Affleck or Gwyneth Paltrow fans that have not seen this heart-warming, hilarious, romantic, and touching romantic drama, I highly recommend it! When you see it, prepare to laugh and have a good time.

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Title: "C" is Coming Out (1989)
Post by: southendmd on October 18, 2008, 03:04:48 pm
IMDb:  Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by 'accident' he stumbles into a gay bar, meets and promptly falls in love with a young man. Transformed by this love he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.

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Title: "D" is Duel in the Sun (1946)
Post by: Fran on October 18, 2008, 05:22:03 pm
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From IMDb:  When her father is hanged for shooting his wife and her lover, half-breed Pearl Chavez goes to live with distant relatives in Texas. Welcomed by Laura Belle and her elder lawyer son Jesse, she meets with hostility from the ranch-owner himself, wheelchair-bound Senator Jackson McCanles, and with lustful interest from womanising, unruly younger son Lewt. Almost at once, already existing family tensions are exacerbated by her presence and the way she is physically drawn to Lewt.

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies2/Picture11.png)From www.filmsite.org:  A final notorious, and infamous show-down scene at the film's end was the climax of all the confrontations between "bad" Lewt (Gregory Peck) and half-breed Pearl (Jennifer Jones); when Lewt appeared in the rocks at a long distance from her, Pearl took aim and shot her lover to end their passionate love-hate affair, and then crawled forward as she re-cocked her gun, while he shot back and seriously wounded her; as the ex-lovers continued their bloody shoot-out in the hot desert sun, she cried out for him: "Lewt, hold on, Lewt, Hold on. Wait for me, Lewt," and lustfully crawled toward him; they stretched their hands out toward each other, as Pearl requested: "Just hold me. Hold me once more", and Lewt replied: "Little bob-cat" - he died mid-kiss, and she died shortly thereafter in a bloody embrace in his arms in the dust....


Title: "E" is Elephant Shoes (2005)
Post by: memento on October 19, 2008, 10:36:23 am
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From IMDB: Alexis and Manny are a "12-hour" couple whose turbulent love affair is told over the course of a half-day. Their romance begins with a chance meeting on the street, then is fast-forwarded to Manny's apartment where they spend an unforgettable one-night stand together that feels like a lifetime. They say time stops when you meet the love of your life. Unfortunately, Alexis and Manny have only 11 hours and 54 minutes left to go...
Title: "F" is A Four Letter Word (2007)
Post by: southendmd on October 19, 2008, 10:42:16 pm
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IMDb:  When Luke enters the gay bar flanked by his sidekicks, he doesn't know that he is about to meet his match-in hot macho man Stephen.



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Title: "G" is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Post by: Fran on October 20, 2008, 12:47:22 pm
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(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies2/Picture7.png)    From www.filmsite.com:  Stanley Kramer's and Columbia Pictures' socially conscious message film was the first truly mainstream Hollywood film to portray an interracial couple's romance between Dr. John Prentice (Sidney Poitier in a star-making role) and his fiancee Joey Drayton (Katharine Houghton -- Katharine Hepburn's actual niece); except for one brief revolutionary view of the couple kissing (seen in a cab driver's rearview mirror on their way to the city of San Francisco from the airport), other scenes of their physical intimacy were edited out.
Title: "H" is Happy Endings (2005)
Post by: memento on October 20, 2008, 06:41:20 pm
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IMDB Plot: Mamie Toll (Lisa Kudrow) is an abortion clinic counselor with a massage therapist lover, Javier (Bobby Cannavale), and a secret: when she was younger, she and her gay stepbrother, Charley Peppitone (Steve Coogan), had a child she gave up for adoption. One day, Nicky Kunitz (Jesse Bradford), a sleazy filmmaker, shows up and plans to blackmail her with information on her child's whereabouts so that he can film the reunion and use it to get into the AFI. Charley now runs his father's restaurant with his lover, Gil (David Sutcliffe), and suspects that their lesbian friends, Pam (Laura Dern) and Diane (Sarah Clarke), lied about using Gil's sperm to create a child so that they wouldn't have to share him with them. Jude (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has been kicked out of her cousin's house and is now living with the latent Otis (Jason Ritter), who lives with his widower father, Frank McKee (Tom Arnold), who has become infatuated with Jude. What Jude didn't count on was actually falling in love with Frank. In the end, will anyone have a happy ending?

=aside=
I couldn't find a kiss, but with all these characters there must have been one remarkable kiss.
Title: "I" is In Bruges (2008)
Post by: southendmd on October 21, 2008, 12:37:05 pm
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Plot:  Holed up in Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, two hit men begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs.

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Title: "J" is Jurassic Park III (2001)
Post by: Fran on October 21, 2008, 03:26:49 pm
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From the screenplay:

EXT. JUNGLE - DAY                     69M

   Still following the faint RINGING, Grant and Eric turn to find

   A SAIL

   moving through the low trees. We recognize it as the back of a
   spinosaurus. We might think it's any random spinosaurus,
   except for the RINGING coming from somewhere inside it.

   Grant and Eric press back against a tree, keep perfectly
   still as they hear the THOOOOMB, THOOOOMB, THOOOMB of the
   creature's footsteps reverberating. It's tail RUSTKES against
   the brush.

   It's moving behind them, and it's close.

   We hear the RINGING move from left to right as it passes. So
   far, its has no idea they're there.

   Looking across the clearing, Eric is startled to see

   PAUL AND AMANDA

   are no more than 20 yards away, also hiding. An involuntary
   reflex, Eric calls out...

            ERIC
      Mom! Dad!

   Grant immediately covers the boy’s mouth. But it's to late.
   The dinosaur has stopped. We still can't see it. We don't know how
   close it is.

   Paul and Amanda spot Eric with Grant. They're a thousand
   emotions at once: relieved, disbelieving, terrified, overjoyed.
   They want to run to him, to yell out to him, but the monster is
   close.

   Grant takes his hand off Eric's mouth. They both stay
   completely silent.

   All this time, the sat-phone is RINGING.

   Than it stops.

   And after an agonizing beat, the beast moves. At first we're
   not sure which direction it's headed, but finally we can tell
   its moving away.

   Once the sail is finally out of sight, Eric breaks from Grant's
   hold and dashes to his parents' arms. They coop him up. Hug
   him, kiss him, their affection unquenchable. He's crying.
Title: "K" is Kiss (2008)
Post by: memento on October 21, 2008, 05:41:39 pm
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From IMDB: "KISS" is an experiment in mood, a study in sensuality, and an erotic poem that captures the intimacy of three gay male couples as they kiss. Set to the stirring music of indi artist Marc Manning, 'KISS" is a simple, yet visceral short work that is a positive and moving expression of gay passion.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Remarkable Kiss Round!
Post by: Artiste on October 21, 2008, 06:20:57 pm
Is Kiss available on DVD ?
Title: "L" is Lie With Me (2005)
Post by: southendmd on October 21, 2008, 09:55:31 pm
Plot:  An outgoing, sexually aggressive young woman meets and begins a torrid affair with an equally aggressive young man in which their affair begins to bring a strain on their personal lives.

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Title: "M" is Maytime (1937)
Post by: Fran on October 22, 2008, 12:00:42 am
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies2/maytime.jpg)

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies2/Picture7-1-1.png)From www.filmsite.org:  In the third of MGM's popular and profitable Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy films, unrequited lovers Paul Allison (Nelson Eddy) and Marcia (Jeanette MacDonald) sang the film's magnificent "Will You Remember?" ("Sweetheart, Sweetheart, Sweetheart, Though our paths may sever, To life's last faint ember, we will remember, Springtime, love time, May") on a path showered with flower blossoms;they kissed after he confessed: "I love you. I always loved you. And I always will."
Title: "N" is Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
Post by: memento on October 22, 2008, 10:57:04 am
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From IMDB: Two unhappy people's lives become entwined when they have a life changing romance. Adrienne is a woman who's trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not. Her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is traveling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn in a North Carolina beach town where she is staying.

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Title: "O" is One More Kiss (1999)
Post by: southendmd on October 22, 2008, 12:56:00 pm
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Plot:  When Sarah Hopson (Valerie Edmond) realizes her successful high-rise New York lifestyle is devoid of meaning, she packs her bags and heads for her home town in the Scottish Borders to look for Sam, her childhood sweetheart and the only man she ever loved. Sam Murray (Gerard Butler of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, DEAR FRANKIE) runs a restaurant. He and Sarah grew up together and Sam hoped they'd grow old together. His world fell apart the day Sarah left and now she's back, standing on his doorstep and telling his wife she'd like to spend some time with him.

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Title: "P" is A Place in the Sun (1951)
Post by: Fran on October 22, 2008, 04:14:35 pm
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From www.filmsite.org:  In one of the most romantic performances ever filmed, in an extended scene of budding romance, the film captured the sensuous and electrifying romantic interplay between rich girl Angela (Elizabeth Taylor) and poor boy George (Montgomery Clift) at a dance; in a sensual series of full-face closeups as they danced together, George finally confessed his love to Angela... and breathlessly Angela began to confess her love for him in kind; on the balcony during powerfully erotic moments, their enormous, extreme closeups filled the screen as they revealed innermost, heightened emotions and inflamed passions and pledged themselves to each other. They closely embraced and kissed passionately, caught up in an all-consuming relationship over which they had no control.

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Title: Wildcard "Q" is Kissed (1996)
Post by: oilgun on October 22, 2008, 04:39:20 pm
Plot:   Over the years, a child's romantic ideals about death blossom into necrophilia, the study of embalming and the most profound relationship of her life.

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==Comment==
A feel-good film featuring necrophilia!   It's actually a good adaptation of We so Seldom Look on Love, a short story by Barbara Gowdy,  easily my favourite Canadian writer, I just love her work.
Title: "R" is A Room with a View (1985)
Post by: memento on October 22, 2008, 05:22:57 pm
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IMDB: Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman, makes her first visit to Florence, Italy in the early 1900's. There, she meets a quiet yet eccentric young man named George Emerson. Upon her return to England, Lucy must decide whether to follow through with her marriage to her stotic fiance, Cecil, or follow her heart and her growing attraction to George.

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Title: "S" is Sleeper (1973)
Post by: Fran on October 22, 2008, 08:39:27 pm
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From www.filmsite.org:  After futuristic rebels Miles Monroe (Woody Allen) and Luna Schlosser (Diane Keaton) successfully kidnapped and killed The Leader's nose (by throwing it under a steamroller), Luna guessed correctly that Miles' jealous rant about rebel leader Erno (John Beck) was because he loved her:  "Of course I love you! What, this, this is what this is all about..." After Luna had unsuccessfully tried to convince Miles that science had proven long-lasting relationships were impossible, she amusedly asked:  "Oh, I see. So, you don't believe in science, and, and you also don't believe that political systems work, and you don't believe in God... so then, What DO you believe in?" Miles, in a deadpan tone, quickly replied:  "Sex and death. Two things that come once in a lifetime -- but at least after death you're not nauseous." They kissed passionately as the film ended.

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Title: "T" is Thousands Cheer (1943)
Post by: southendmd on October 23, 2008, 07:19:27 am
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Plot: 
Acrobat Eddie Marsh [Gene Kelly] is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones [Kathryn Grayson], the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during his family's trapeze act in the army variety show, which also features a gallery of MGM stars.



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Title: "U" is U, Me Aur Hum (2008)
Post by: memento on October 23, 2008, 11:20:14 am
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From IMDB: I just saw the film and I found it extraordinary. It's main story it's obviously the same of "The notebook", the base is the same, love at first sight that lasts forever and that even the Alzheimer's disease can't break. But the film itself is very different; while "The Notebook" relates basically their love story before the disease, this film narrates mainly the experience of the disease for the patient and the whole impact on the life, family and social circles. The interpretation by Ajay Devgan and Kajol is extremely well achieved in this part, and it's that that in my opinion makes the film really good. It's a very sad movie, but with a kind of a happy but totally unreal ending, although being a romantic film, we couldn't expect another thing. Despite the idealistic ending, the form of how this disease is explored and showed really gives value to this film, it ain't the first one that I see that explores deeply the impacts of the Alzheimer's disease, but it's definitely the best acted one. I had never seen Ajay Devgan on screen and I'm positively surprised. I give "U, me aur hum", 8 out of 10:)

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Title: "V" is Viva Maria! (1965)
Post by: Fran on October 23, 2008, 04:00:03 pm
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Two of the most beautiful women in the European cinema of the 1960s -- Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau -- team up under the direction of Louis Malle in this engaging comedy/adventure. Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley (Bardot) is the daughter of an Irish political dissident who has traveled to Latin America with her father to take part in an anarchist political uprising. When her father is killed, Maria, left to her own devices, happens upon a traveling circus, where she strikes up a friendship with one of the performers, also named Maria (Moreau). Maria O'Malley joins up with the carnival, and she works up a dance routine with Maria; the act is a smash hit, especially after the Irish Maria accidentally loses part of her costume during a performance. Despite their success, the two Marias find themselves increasingly distressed with the poverty and brutality of the peasants' lives, and they soon decide to use their talents in support of revolutionary leader Flores (George Hamilton). Viva Maria!'s original ending was trimmed slightly for its American release, but the complete version was later released in the United States on DVD.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide   


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Trailer 3:05
Title: "W" is A Walk to Remember (2002)
Post by: southendmd on October 23, 2008, 04:14:24 pm
Wow, Fran, that's a hard act to follow...


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Plot:  The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter (West) and Jamie Sullivan (Moore), who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is The Cooler (2003)
Post by: memento on October 23, 2008, 05:46:18 pm
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From IMDB: The Cooler is Bernie Lootz, and THE COOLER is a love story about the changing fortunes of this down-at-heels loser who has made a career out of spreading his virulent bad luck on the floor of Las Vegas' aging Shangri-La casino. When Bernie falls for a gorgeous cocktail waitress his bad luck is thrown into reverse.

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Title: "Y" is You'll Get Over it (2002)
Post by: oilgun on October 23, 2008, 07:47:04 pm
aka:  A cause d'un garçon

Plot:  When Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the drastic changes it provokes, and redefine his relationships with his friends and family.

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Title: Wildcard "Z" is Priest (1994)
Post by: southendmd on October 23, 2008, 09:22:34 pm

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Plot:  A priest tries to reconcile his love for another man with his love for God, but when a girl steps into the confessional and reveals that her father sexually abuses her, he's frustrated by the laws of the church and questions his faith in a God who would allow this to happen.


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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "School's Cool" Round!
Post by: Fran on October 23, 2008, 10:57:45 pm
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The "School's Cool" Round!

Movies that have a connection to school or education

Title: "A" is Amor de hombre (1997)
Post by: Fran on October 23, 2008, 11:06:27 pm
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From IMDb: 

AMOR DE HOMBRE is a smart, snappy, fast-paced, entertaining little film which considering its release date of 1997 was a precursor to the now frequent appearance of films that deal with tender relationships between gay men and straight women ("My Best Friend's Wedding" and all the spin-offs). It is a smart script, well cast and acted and directed and scored and should be given the chance for a theater release now, in more expansive gender-friendly times.

Ramón (Andrea Occhipinti) is a handsome, successful lawyer in Madrid who happens to be gay and unlike most of his friends has not settled into a partnership. His closest friend is Esperanza (Loles León) who is a divorced school teacher, just turned 40, who love Ramón and constantly tries to help him find the "right man" while Ramón tries to help her find her "right man." They party together with all of Ramón's professional friends -- doctors, businessmen, teachers -- and Ramón is hedonistic enough to have a different bed partner every evening. After an automobile accident in which Ramón is injured, Esperanza moves in to care for him, a care that includes asking one of her fellow Phys Ed teachers Roberto (Armando del Río) to offer physical therapy and massage to the ailing Ramón. Because Roberto seems to rebuff Ramón's growing obsession with an unattainable straight man, the therapy ends when Ramón is able to walk. A twist occurs once Ramón is well and Roberto changes roles and is seductive to Ramón, a romance that comes to a tragic ending. In the end it is the quality of friendship between Ramón and Esperanza that provides the lasting nucleus of this tale.
Title: "B" is Billy Madison (1995)
Post by: memento on October 23, 2008, 11:21:07 pm
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IMDB: Billy Madison is a non-working, non-educated slacker who lives entirely off his dad. He spends his day drinking beer, reading girly magazines, and hanging out by the pool. When his father realizes that Billy is unfit to run the family business, Billy decides that he must go back to school and earn a real education. He figures it will be no problem going back to high school and learning over again, until he learns that his father bought Billy's passing grades all the way back in elementary school. Thus, Billy must return to elementary school and pass each grade one at a time in a short time, or else he loses his place as heir to the company. In addition, Billy tries to win the hand of Veronica, a sexy school teacher who thinks her students are more mature than Billy.
Title: "C" is The Corn Is Green (1945)
Post by: southendmd on October 24, 2008, 08:57:42 am
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Plot:  Schoolteacher Lilly Moffat is dismayed by conditions in a Welsh mining town. She sets up a school to teach fundamental education to the villagers. Her housekeeper and daughter oppose the project, as does the local Squire who will not rent her space. Using part of her own home, she goes ahead with Miss Moffat's School. One of her students Morgan Evans turns from bully to brilliant student.
Title: "D" is Dirty Deeds (2005)
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2008, 11:16:20 am
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Also known as:  "Dirtier Deeds"

From Wikipedia:  "Dirty Deeds" is a 2005 comedy film directed by David Kendall. The plot is about a high school student who tries to complete the "Dirty Deeds" — an outrageous series of challenges that must be completed between dusk and dawn on the Friday night of Homecoming Weekend. In the movie only one other student completes all the tasks (eight at the time, two new tasks are added after as per the games rules).
Title: "E" is École de la chair, L' (1998)
Post by: oilgun on October 24, 2008, 01:34:03 pm
aka: The School of Flesh

Plot: Fashion executive Dominique's obsession for Quentin, a young bisexual hustler, fills her desire for physical love but leaves her taxed emotionally. Twists and turns in the relationship, along with the man's violent and abusive nature, force Dominique to reconcile the conflicts created by her passion. In this quest, Dominique is aided [and sometimes hindered] by friends, clients, and Quentin's former and current acquaintances.

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Title: "F" is Frontrunners (2008)
Post by: memento on October 24, 2008, 05:22:40 pm
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Plot from IMDB: It's hard to run for office - even in high school. And the campaign for student body president at Stuyvesant, perhaps the most prestigious public high school in the country, is almost as sophisticated as any presidential election. Candidates must choose running mates, navigate primaries, write political platforms, perform in televised debates, shake as many hands as possible, and win newspaper endorsements. But unlike presidential candidates, they also have to do their homework, take their SATs and write their college applications. FRONTRUNNERS follows the recent elections at the country's most competitive high school, exploring how politics works at a nascent level. As the race unfolds, it takes on undertones familiar to anyone who has watched a national election -- revealing that teenagers have an implicit understanding of how strategy, race, gender, personality, platforms, charisma, and hairstyle figure into a winning campaign.
Title: "G" is The Great Debaters (2007)
Post by: Fran on October 24, 2008, 06:40:45 pm
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From IMDb:  Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly undefeated season that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience.
Title: "H" is High School Musical (2006)
Post by: Lynne on October 25, 2008, 12:44:59 pm
...courtesy of my new roommate Lauren, off the top of her head!

From Wiki:

High School Musical is a Disney musical about Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez (portrayed by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens) auditioning for the roles of Arnold and Minnie in the winter musical Twinkle Towne, against Sharpay and Ryan Evans. It was one of the best Disney Channel Original Movies, or DCOMS, and recieved several awards. It was released in several different versions of DVDs and even had two different soundtracks. Other merchandise was also created.

Along with that, several video games were made, including High School Musical: Sing It! and another game, High School Musical: Makin' the Cut!. The first, Sing It! will be for Nintendo DS and will come out this August. The second, Makin' the Cut!, will be for several platforms and will be released in August as well.
Title: "I" is It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)
Post by: southendmd on October 25, 2008, 05:24:21 pm
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IMDb:  Woody and Nell have been next door neighbors since childhood, but couldn't be any different. He's a jock, she's a nerd, she's graduating to Yale, he's going to second rate college on football scholarship. Despite being next door neighbors, they couldn't be any different and neither have any love for each other; in fact the despise one another intensely. But all that is about to change, courtesy of a trip to a local museum, and a run in with a Mayan god of sorcery, which leaves them in a situation where the term "Walk a mile another person's shoes" soon occurs next morning.
Title: "J" is Jimmy and Judy (2006)
Post by: Fran on October 25, 2008, 06:11:03 pm
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From IMDb:  In the Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, social misfit Jimmy Wright always has his video camera -- at his psychiatrist's, spying on his parents in their bedroom, and watching high-school senior, Judy Oaks-Kellen. He rescues Judy from a teacher and students who tease and torment her, and, showing her his video tape of revenge, kick-starts their friendship, which is soon in an overdrive of romance, sex, and pleasure. Jimmy is in and out of mental institutions, and, before long, he and Judy are on the run. Cocaine, guns, and a commune of other misfits figure in their flight. How far can their love take them? It's all on video.
Title: "K" is Klassenfahrt (2002)
Post by: oilgun on October 25, 2008, 06:43:04 pm
aka:  School Trip; Voyage scolaire

Plot: The class of a normal German school travel to a small village in Poland near the sea where no action of any kind can take place. Due to this fact they focus on themselves. Especially one girl, Isa, has to choose between two boys who are fighting against each other. Then a final "test" is made to come to a decision... a test with final results

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Title: "L" is Lockdown (2006)
Post by: southendmd on October 25, 2008, 06:53:51 pm
Plot:  A seemingly innocent, yet stressed high school girl is caught in a room with a man she doesn't recognize during a high school shooting.
Title: "M" is La Mala Educaion (2004)
Post by: memento on October 25, 2008, 07:11:33 pm
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aka: Bad Education

IMDB Plot: In the early 60s, two boys - Ignacio and Enrique - discover love, movies and fear in a Christian school. Father Manolo, the school principal and Literature teacher, both witnesses and takes part in these discoveries. The three characters come against one another twice again, in the late 70s and in 1980. These meetings are set to change the life and death of some of them.
Title: "N" is Nagisa no Shindobaddo (1995)
Post by: Fran on October 25, 2008, 09:17:57 pm
Also known as:  Like Grains of Sand

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From IMDb:  Fortunately this film isn't just another repetition of the Japanese high-school drama genre -- even though all characters are students and a reference to bullying is not missing. Instead, we witness the very complex relationships between Yoshida, leaving Shimizu for Aihara (or at least he tries to), and his friend Ito, whose love for Yoshida seems to have little chance for success. In the end we have a coalition of Ito and Aihara -- who may or may not be in love with Ito (or with Yoshida, who knows) -- teaching Yoshida a lesson. This is not a film about homosexuality either; indeed, one message of the film may be that it doesn't matter if a boy loves a boy or a girl. Anyway, the complexity (even incomprehensibility) of the motivations of the characters is a most realistic and just reflection of the motivations of modern Japanese teenagers. Or in other words: the film captures exactly the same thing which Banana Yoshimoto describes in her novels; what it is however, is very difficult to say.

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You can watch this movie online here:  http://video.aol.com/video-detail/like-grains-of-sand-movie/1785026699
There are English subtitles.  (Time:  129:09)
Title: "O" is Our Miss Brooks (1956)
Post by: southendmd on October 26, 2008, 09:20:47 pm
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IMDb comment:  I, too, was a fan of the radio and TV series (via recordings--I'm was born after the movie was made). The problem with this movie, the TV series, and the later episodes of the radio series was that the cast was getting too old. The story is not so disappointing. And if they used another group of actors to be the same characters, that would be disappointing.

Many years later, when the cast of the Saturday morning TV series, Saved By the Bell, became too old looking to be high school students, they graduated them and put in different students.

Maybe it's like the proverbial soap opera storyline: An egg takes two days to fry. A pregnancy lasts two weeks. A baby remains a baby for five years. And Helen Trent still hasn't found a husband.

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Title: "P" is Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004)
Post by: Lynne on October 26, 2008, 11:55:19 pm
From TLA Video:

SYNOPSIS
Gay teen Marc Hall made headlines in Spring 2002 when he defied his Catholic school board and brought his boyfriend to the prom. In this Canadian television film, the events are re-enacted with lots of style and sense of fun we think you'll love, we did.

REVIEW
With his blue hair and life-size poster of Celine Dion on his bedroom wall, Marc Hall's devout Catholic parents had to deal with having a gay son, but now the school board of his Catholic Parish had to face Marc as well. All Marc wanted to do was bring his date to the prom like all of his accepting friends, and that's just what the school wouldn't allow -- so sets the drama for this excellent, surprisingly fun, made-for-Canadian TV movie.

Set in the fictional working-class town of Inniston, Ontario, Prom Queen introduces viewers to Marc Hall (Ashmore), a popular student who manages to avoid the typical harassment a gay kid in a small town would expect to face. But when Marc decides to take his boyfriend to the prom, he finds he has stepped over the line, straight into a firestorm. His boyfriend Jason wasn't prepared for the battle and closet issues arise. His mother and father love their son unconditionally and they join the battle. Marc submits his application to take his date to the prom like all other students, expecting nothing more than to join the party. What he gets is a firm rejection first from the principal and then the school board. When Marc appeals the decision he loses that too. It's then that sharp gay attorney Lonnie Winn (Scott Thompson) takes up the battle toward the end we all know is coming -- after all this is a happy movie!

With lively set design, lots of catchy pop tunes and clever screenwriting, Prom Queen has none of that dryness a US TV movie has. While you won't be getting any sexual jollies off the film, you will probably laugh, you'll learn something and you'll probably find yourself cheering for Marc before the film's end.
-- Scott Cranin
Title: Wildcard "Q" is School Ties (1992)
Post by: memento on October 27, 2008, 12:03:00 am
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From IMDB: Set in the 1950s, School Ties sheds light on the "true" nature of the old boys club. David Green (Fraser), a supreme athlete, is granted admission to an exclusive boarding school reserved for the country's blue bloods. Green hopes to use the school to get into Harvard, while the school uses him to win football championships. Everything is going as planned until a spoiled classmate Charlie Dillon (Damon), finds out that Green is Jewish. Given the time and circumstances, this does not sit well with his classmates. The movie comes to a climax when the classmates are forced to choose between Green and Dillon in a cheating scandal. The movie really highlights the religious inequality that took place at that time in America. One also comes to realize how the elite maintain their status and privilege by attending schools such as the one in this movie.
Title: "R" is Return to Florence (2006)
Post by: Fran on October 27, 2008, 12:37:08 am
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From IMDb:  "Return to Florence" takes a humorous look at Anglo-American art students in romantic Florence, Italy. In an intimate school setting, they learn the painting techniques of the Renaissance period while being isolated from modern influences. The documentary compares the students' expectations with what they actually experience, exploring as well their love affairs and conflicts.
Title: "S" is Suicide Club/Suicide Circle (2002)
Post by: Lynne on October 27, 2008, 02:36:57 am
From Wiki:

Suicide Club, known in Japan as Suicide Circle (自殺サークル, Jisatsu Sākuru?) is a 2002 Japanese independent film and part of a trilogy that gained a considerable amount of notoriety in film festivals around the world for its controversial subject matter and gory presentation, and has since developed a significant cult following. It won the Jury Prize for "Most Ground-Breaking Film" at the Fantasia Film Festival. The movie was written and directed by Sion Sono. It deals with a wave of seemingly unconnected suicides that strikes Japan and the efforts of the police to determine the reasons behind the strange behavior.

From TLA Releasing:

SYNOPSIS
A brilliant and wicked tour-de-force from Japanese writer/director Sion Sono about 54 girls who leap to their death.

REVIEW

Beginning with one of the most unforgettably outrageous scenes in recent cinema, as 54 smiling high-school girls join hands and then cheerfully jump off a subway platform to be crushed by an oncoming train, The Suicide Club is a remarkably bold and bizarre film which becomes stranger and more surreal as it progresses. A wicked social critique in the form of a creepy and enigmatic detective mystery, the film examines the despair of disaffected Japanese youth and the influence of pop culture with fantastic style and perceptive wit....
Title: "T" is Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
Post by: memento on October 27, 2008, 03:40:50 pm
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From IMDB: A faithful rendition of the Thomas Hardy book of life at the famed Rugby School for Boys in 1834, when Dr. Thomas Arnold, headmaster, was trying to alleviate the brutality of the 'hazing system' which was supposed to make men of the young boys, but which actually was a mask for passionate, unregenerate cruelty. The primary story has Tom Brown ragged continually by one particularly brutal upper-class-man, Flashman. Tom's bravery and school-spirited silence gains him Arnold's admiration.
Title: "U" is University Heights (2004)
Post by: Fran on October 27, 2008, 09:17:56 pm
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From IMDb:  A story of life. A story of love. A story of hate. A story of guilt. "University Heights" tells the story of four lives on a college campus which have been torn apart -- lives which could not be more different than the other. Throughout the course of a few days, each past is revealed -- and each future will be uncovered. A tale of drugs, relationships, sexuality, racism, and deceit, "University Heights" grasps the everyday struggles of humanity -- finding yourself.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4pHYpF934I[/youtube]
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Title: "V" is Venner for altid (1987)
Post by: southendmd on October 27, 2008, 10:50:42 pm
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IMDb:  Teenager Kristian moves to a new neighborhood. He makes friends with two very different boys in the new school: Henrik, an independent boy, and Patrick, the leader of a gang. Later on, Kristian is startled when he finds Patrick is gay and having an affair with the captain of a soccer team.


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Title: "W" is Who Shot Pat? (1989)
Post by: memento on October 28, 2008, 10:29:47 am
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IMDB Plot: Sandra Bullock stars in a wistful story set during the late 1950s. This nostalgic drama portrays the lives and adventures of a group of Brooklyn high-schoolers. Big trouble starts when random gunfire wounds one of the teenagers. The rest of the group now goes in search of the scoundrel doing the shooting.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Evil (2003)
Post by: oilgun on October 28, 2008, 10:40:56 am
aka:  Ondskan

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Stars hottie, and A&F model, Andreas Wilson:
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From IMDb:   Imagine the schoolboy sadism of Der Junge Törless (1966), the anarchism of If... (1968), with just a dash of the old school bullying of Tom Brown's School Days, and you get something of the flavour of Evil, which sets its student angst in 1950s' Scandinavia. Ironically for a film that will end up on a relatively pacifist message, it starts with a punch up as the rowdy hero Erik (Andreas Wilson), thrashed by his unpleasant step father at home, duly takes it out on another student at his current school - only to be summarily expelled on the basis of his continuing bad behaviour. Dubbed 'evil' by the headmaster at his disciplinary hearing Erik appears, at least at first sight, to be irredeemably bad. Surly and uncommunicative, a trait he only gradually overcomes, he's a disruptive influence. One measure of the film's success is how it will show a growing moral dimension to this truculent and uncooperative personality, the once-bad boy quickly maturing before our eyes. It will also show how being a 'disruptive' influence can ultimately be a positive, just as much as a negative, force in a closed society. But meanwhile Erik's long suffering mother packs him off at short notice to Stjansberg, an exclusive boarding school where, we are told, are moulded generations of Swedish 'supermen'.

Adapted from a bestselling novel based on painful reminiscence, Evil is praised in interview on the disc by the author for its 'journalistic accuracy' in recreating events. It's a fact that makes the environment in which a more subdued Erik finds himself all the more chilling and depressing. For Stjansberg is a school where the teachers believe in leaving students to their own devices outside of classes, a place where enthused with an ethos of alleged 'team spirit' the system of discipline and punishment is arbitrary, prejudiced against the weak or different, and where elements of fascism still lurk within the teaching profession. Despite its regimentation and strict codes, Erik soon discovers that "there's no honour in (the) school - only ways of making it hell," while eventually realising that "what separates men from animals is not only intelligence, it's morality." Set on a painfully steep learning curve, he makes friends with the best student in the school (his roommate), and while remembering his promise to his mother, struggles to stay out of trouble. Erik's painful introspection at this point recalls that of Jim Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (1955) another film in which a troubled male youngster forms an alliance with a weaker soul (Sal Mineo's 'Plato') while in moral agony over conflicting impulses.

Erik may suddenly be concerned to stay out of conflict, but his refusal to compromise a newfound dignity and moral superiority quickly brings him up against Silverstein, the Flashman figure of the piece who, as a the most visible representation of the fascist strain that permeates the school has "to be fought, now and forever." What infuriates the bullies at the school no end is Erik's unexpected - and, in the light of what we have seen of him previously, uncharacteristic - refusal to fight. Instead he maintains a quiet mocking stoicism, bearing glumly, at least to a point, the institutionalised humiliation heaped upon him. Like Gandhi, a name associated with a philosophy of peaceful protest and civil disobedience (and who is specifically invoked at one point in the film) Erik's mature response to provocation is hard earned, but grows increasingly effective.

Wilson is excellent as the put upon student, although from such a physical person one might have wished more passion in his liaison with Marja, the young woman from the kitchen(Linda Zilliacus), who tacitly supports his tactics. In fact, this affair proves to be Erik's Achilles' heel, and the events leading on from it form the real climax of the picture. So much of Evil has been outstanding and intriguing to this point that it's a shame that the conclusion of the piece, springing so readily from a plot 'plant' earlier in the story, is a little too pat. From the interviews on the R2 DVD [also included on the R1 issue] the viewer learns that, in real life, the school in question was brought to book by eventual and unwelcome media exposure prompted by the author. Whether or not it was achieved so easily as is suggested by the movie is a moot point, but the convenient threat of sensational journalism, easily obtainable and brought down upon the head of a palpable corrupt and unfair system is too much of let off, at least to this viewer, as well a cliché of a sort, not to pass un-remarked. One imagines that the scene of an arrogant headmaster made to eat humble pie dramatically was too irresistible to exclude, but I sensed here that such a moment was an easy way out.

With this hesitation, one can recommend the film thoroughly, being both excellently shot and acted as well as making an important statement of its own. Rather amusingly in the accompanying DVD material is a comment from one of the principals, that they didn't want it to be "a Dogme film, a small film that no one cares about, we want(ed) it to be a stylish, big, expensive, heavy, good film." It's an ironic remark as, arguably, a stricter and more rigorous approach to the story, familiar from Van Trier and colleagues, would have led to some fascinating dividends especially in the presentation of such stark material. Fortunately filmic conservatism also pays off when the results are so sincere and full of verisimilitude as here, and with a cast who fit their roles like a glove and, as a film with an 'old fashioned' humanistic message about standing out against the evils of totalitarianism in a closed society, the message is as relevant as ever. In short I doubt whether another 'school film' as fine as this will come along for some time, and so seek it out.
Title: "Y" is Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999)
Post by: Fran on October 28, 2008, 02:46:20 pm
Also known as:  "Not One Less"

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From IMDb:  In a remote mountain village, the teacher must leave for a month, and the mayor can only find a 13-year old girl, Wei Minzhi, to substitute. The teacher leaves one stick of chalk for each day and promises her an extra 10 yuan if there's not one less student when he returns. Within days, poverty forces the class troublemaker, Zhang Huike, to leave for the city to work. Minzhi, possessed of a stubborn streak, determines to bring him back. She enlists the 26 remaining pupils in earning money for her trip. She hitches to Jiangjiakou City and begins her search. The boy, meanwhile, is there, lost and begging for food. Minzhi's stubbornness may be Huike and the village school's salvation.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llevtAQUhHQ[/youtube]
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Title: Wildcard "Z" is The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933)
Post by: southendmd on October 28, 2008, 03:01:16 pm
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Plot:  A campus flirt who has been "pinned" by most of the boys of Sigma Chi fraternity falls for a no-nonsense athlete who doesn't have time for such diversions as women.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Friendship Round
Post by: memento on October 28, 2008, 03:34:14 pm
The Friendship Round

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Title: "A" is Auberge espagnole, L' (2002)
Post by: memento on October 28, 2008, 03:37:17 pm
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From IMDB: There are a few things in life that we can't experience more than once and the college experience is one of them. Especially if we're living in a foreign country and in a apartment with 6 wackos from 6 different countries. Xavier the main character leaves his tidy life in Paris, his ex-hippy mother and his beautiful girlfriend and goes to Barcelona to study spanish in order to get a job at the embassy. He falls in love with the wife of a french doctor and he makes friends that make him look at things differently. When Wendy's brother (Wendy is one of the room mates) comes from England the film starts to become a lot funnier. Well anyway, Xavier starts to see things differently with all his new friends and he probably lives something he will never forget and will change his life forever. Overall a very nice nostalgic film, which becomes even more interesting because of the multinational cast. I thought it was very interesting that you could see all these kids from different countries, all of them speaking different languages and having different cultures get along with each other and fun. I gave it a 9 out of 10 because I left the theatre with a smile on my face and thinking about things I haven't done yet while I'm still in college and would want to do before it's too late.
Title: "B" is Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996)
Post by: Fran on October 28, 2008, 11:49:33 pm
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From IMDb:  Mark O'Brien is a journalist (for Pacific News Service) and poet who lives in Berkeley, California. He is in his 40's, and for most of every day, he is encased in an iron lung, the result of polio as a child and a relapse 20 years later. O'Brien comments on his life, his parents' courage and devotion, his studies at Cal, his writing, the sweetness of friendship, and his fears. Occasionally he recites one of his poems. The film includes footage from days when O'Brien motored around the sidewalks of Berkeley, flat on his back. While O'Brien's health declines, his meditations on the spiritual and on the nature of the soul embody great power.

Also from IMDb:  I just saw this incredible film by Jessica Yu and just have to say something about it. Actually, it's not really an achievement in filmmaking --  the images and words used here really tell all there is to it. I simply can't describe it; you have to see it for yourself (if you're interested in life). Words just ... aren't enough to say what kind of man Mark O'Brien was. No, even that isn't saying enough. I just want to praise his parents for their incredible loving, his friends for respecting him as a human being and, of course Mark O'Brien himself, for, well, just being who he was. I really learned from these 35 minutes, more than from most people I have met and from most films I've seen, books I've read. This man's thoughts about God, life, his poetry -- I reckon many people won't expect that from a man who can't live outside his machine, who actually hasn't got a body, at least not like most others. But his thoughts and courage reach far beyond those of most people who have the ability to move and do things Mark O'Brien can't. Or couldn't, because he passed away after the making of this film. So this is for you, Mark, and for all the others who have the courage to make life worth living for all of us and who teach us things that matter. And thanks to Jessica and all who worked on this for telling this story. Here's to all of you!
Title: "C" is Cravate Club (2002)
Post by: southendmd on October 29, 2008, 07:33:47 am
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Plot:  Two architects and best friends have a difficult time sharing an office and their troubled private lives.
Title: "D" is Defying Gravity (1997)
Post by: memento on October 29, 2008, 10:55:49 am
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From IMDB: Griff and Pete are two regular guys going to college someplace in the Western U.S., that enjoy rough housing with their friends, partying, going to sporting events, all the typical "guy" things, except dating in public, since they're gay. Pete is proud of his relationship with Griff, Griff however, is afraid that he'll have to choose between his lover, and his frat house friends.

When Pete gets attacked after they have an argument, Griff has the difficult choice to make of helping catch Pete's assailants and being 'out-ed', or letting his partner's assailants possibly get away.

This movie is not nearly as light hearted as "Get Real", and most of the characters aren't developed as fully as they could have been. I gave it a higher rating than I normally would have, since it was a really good effort by independent film makers.
Title: "E" is Elevator (2007)
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2008, 03:23:24 pm
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From IMDb:  Two men are stuck in an elevator. One thinks he is going up and the other thinks he is going down. For each, the elevator is on an endless trip in his direction until they question the reasons that led them to meet each other.
Title: "F" is Foxes (1980)
Post by: oilgun on October 29, 2008, 03:32:11 pm
Plot: A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley set to a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.

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Title: "G" is Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)
Post by: southendmd on October 29, 2008, 03:56:59 pm
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IMDb comment:  The story deals with Charlie Bright, and his boyhood pals Damien, Tommy, Francis and Justin. These lads have grown up together since they were toddlers and still spend most of their waking hours together, wasting time, pulling pranks, doing drugs and doing some thieving to pay for them. However they are now coming of age and drifting apart. Tommy has joined the army and is leaving soon; Francis has found a steady girl and is now drifting away from the guys. Damien is the most daring thief of the lot and `would do anything for a few quid but you could never trust him.' That leaves Charlie and Justin. Justin has grown up in an almost parent-free environment and has attached himself so tightly to Charlie since toddler hood that the neighbors have noticed the especially close relationship and have taken to referring to Justin, when talking to Charlie, as `the wife.'

While none of the boys exhibit any outwardly gay actions it is this `special friendship' between Justin and Charlie that gives this film its gay interest. Charlie is in fact straight and has interest in a girl living in the same council flats but is afraid to make the first move for fear that the ever-present Justin will somehow embarrass him or otherwise screw it up. Justin on the other hand is content to let things go on as they have and treats girls as a target for teasing just as he has done for years.

In the end Charlie loses his patience and does something that allows Justin to do things that will force the end of their close association. How much Justin perceives of Charlie's motives, as he smilingly carries out his end of the little drama is where the mystery and the brilliance of this piece lies. Straight folks have panned this film as being plot less and a `waste of lottery funds' but reading between the lines I saw a heartbreaking story that was original and memorable.

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Title: "H" is The Hours and Times (1991)
Post by: memento on October 29, 2008, 04:11:20 pm
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From IMDB: This movie explores the complex relationship between John Lennon and homosexual Beatles manager Brian Epstein. In April 1963, Lennon and Epstein took a trip to Barcelona together, and what may have happened there is the subject of this finely nuanced film. Epstein struggles with his desperate, hopeless love for Lennon, and the surly, sharp-witted and cruel Lennon is torn between needling him about it and relieving his suffering. Watching them spar in conversation is fascinating. Contrary to what it might sound like, the movie is not exploitative. Instead it is a meditation on the frequently tortured friendship between these two men. Very well done!
Title: "I" is Indien (1993)
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2008, 06:25:12 pm
Also known as:  "India"

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From IMDb:  Heinzi Boesel and Kurt Fellner are two Austrian health inspectors forced to work together, traveling through Austria. Over time a beautiful friendship evolves between the odd couple who couldn't stand each other initially, a friendship that even overcomes the boundaries of great tragedy.
Title: "J" is Johnny Vang (2003)
Post by: southendmd on October 30, 2008, 03:05:55 pm
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Plot:  Three friends since childhood are trying to work out their complicated relationships. Jonny tries to be best friends with Magnus, Magnus tries to be married to Tuva, and Tuva tries to have sex with Jonny.


=Happy Birthday=
Gil!
Title: "K" is The Kite Runner (2007)
Post by: memento on October 30, 2008, 05:22:08 pm
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From IMDB: In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kitting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassam to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kitting, Hassam runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption.

Happy Birthday, Gil
Title: "L" is Leaving Metropolis (2002)
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2008, 05:47:38 pm
A Canadian movie, in honor of today's birthday celebrant:

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Successful Winnipeg-based artist David (Troy Ruptash) has become isolated from humankind due to his fame and notoriety, which negatively affects his inspiration for painting new works. Having come to the conclusion that the only cure for this condition is a heavy dose of culture immersion, David sets out to find a job -- and quickly finds one waiting tables at a diner run by married couple Matt (Vincent Corazza) and Violet (Cherilee Taylor). David purposefully manages to keep this new part of his life a secret from his best friends Kryla (Lynda Boyd) and Shannon (Thom Allison), especially when he starts developing a crush on Matt. As the two start a romantic relationship, Violet and Kryla each separately become suspicious and begin looking into the various inconsistencies surrounding Matt and David's recent actions. Matt, under pressure, ends the relationship but finds he must confess his sins to Violet when his and David's relationship is about to be made public due to some nude portraits David painted with Matt as the subject. The feature-film directing debut for Canadian playwright Brad Fraser, Leaving Metropolis gained wider public notice after being selected for inclusion into the 2002 Montreal World Film Festival.
~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide     


Gil,
Hope you're having an exceptional birthday!
Title: "M" is Mean Creek (2004).
Post by: oilgun on October 31, 2008, 10:46:43 am
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PLOT:  When Sam Merrick (Rory Culkin) is beaten up by local bully George Tooney (Josh Peck), Sam's older brother Rocky (Trevor Morgan) and his friends Clyde (Ryan Kelley) and Marty (Scott Mechlowicz) plan to pretend it's Sam's birthday to "invite" George on a boat trip in which they would dare him to strip naked, jump in the lake, and run home naked. But when Sam, his girlfriend Millie (Carly Schroeder), Rocky, and Clyde see George as not much of a bad guy, they want to call off the plan, but Marty refuses. Will the plan go ahead as planned?


Quote from: Fran on October 30, 2008, 05:47:38 pm
A Canadian movie, in honor of today's birthday celebrant:

Gil,
Hope you're having an exceptional birthday!

Thanks guys, I had a great birthday!  People at work ordered a pizza lunch for the occasion and actually SANG happy Birthday!  Later I had a nice dinner with friends at an Indian resto. 

As for LEAVING METROPOLIS, the play was much better!  Although Vince Corazza is an absolute doll!:

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Title: "N" is The Night Listener (2006)
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2008, 12:45:36 pm
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IMDb comment:  The Night Listener held my attention, with Robin Williams shining as a New York City radio host who becomes enamored with his friendship with a 14 year old boy (Rory Culkin) who is very ill. Williams has never met the boy in person, as they have only been in contact by talking on the telephone. However, Williams' ex-boyfriend (nice job from Bobby Cannavale) raises doubt about the boy, which prompts Williams to arrange a meeting with him in person. What follows makes a permanent impact on Williams in a way he does not expect. I will leave it at that. Toni Collette also stars.

I enjoyed this film, with Toni Collette giving a memorable portrayal of Culkin's adoptive mother. Sandra Oh also starred as Williams' friend. The Night Listener is inspired by actual events, and it has a somber, almost creepy silence throughout. At times it is predictable, no thanks to some of the reviews I read before seeing the movie and just due to logic, but I liked it anyway. I enjoy Williams in roles like this, more so than his comedic characters so that was an added bonus for me. Recommended. 8/10

Based on the book by Armistead "Tales of the City" Maupin.
Title: "O" is On a Clear Day (2005)
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2008, 01:47:37 pm
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From IMDb:  After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man, suddenly finds himself laid off. For the first time in his life, he is without a job or a sense of direction, and he's too proud to ask for guidance. His best mates -- rascally Danny, timid Norman and cynical Eddie -- are there for him, but Frank still feels desperately alone. An offhand remark from Danny inspires Frank to challenge himself. Already contemplating the state of his relationships with loving wife Joan and all-but-estranged son Rob, Frank is determined to shore up his own self-confidence. He will attempt the near impossible - swimming the English Channel. As Frank plunges headlong into his new daily life, his astonished friends are swept along with him. Prodded by stalwart fish-and-chips shop owner Chan, the men support Frank, train him, and keep their goal secret from his wife and son. Frank is unable to confide in those closest to him, but as the big day and moment of truth draw near, there is a sea change. Frank's family confronts him, and he realizes that he must repair his strained family ties. As Frank and those closest to him discover -- or re-discover -- reserves of love and compassion, he realizes that he is also swimming from one part of his life to another.
Title: "P" is Palermo Hollywood (2004)
Post by: memento on October 31, 2008, 05:52:42 pm
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From IMDB: In a country that has been broken down and corupted by poverty, Pablo and Mario are best friends and local thieves. Although they come from very different backgrounds, they help each other out by commiting petty crimes that help Pablo support his family and Mario become independent from his own. In a twist of fate, they become involved in a kidnapping that goes sour. This tragedy triggers and unmasks a series of events that changes their lives forever. Now the two friends will be tested and their lives taken to the limit.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2008, 06:49:59 pm
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Plot:  Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, DC.
Title: "R" is Rock On!! (2008)
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2008, 10:12:44 pm
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From IMDb:  Four friends reunite to relive their moments of glory as a rock band.
Title: "S" is Sing Now or Forever Hold Your Peace (2006)
Post by: memento on November 01, 2008, 11:28:46 am
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From IMDB: A group of guys who sang together in a college a cappella group reunite 15 years later to perform at a friend's wedding and discover how their lives have progressed -- and in some cases regressed -- since their college heyday.
Title: "T" is Trainspotting (1996)
Post by: oilgun on November 01, 2008, 12:18:29 pm
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PLOT: A wild, freeform, Rabelaisian trip through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends: Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy, dimbulb Spud, psycho Begbie, 14-year-old girlfriend Diane, and clean-cut athlete Tommy, who's never touched drugs but can't help being curious about them...

Title: "U" is Umi wa miteita (2002)
Post by: Fran on November 01, 2008, 05:54:05 pm
Also known as:  The Sea Is Watching (USA)
The Sea Watches

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From IMDb: 

Contrary to some people's summaries, the women depicted in the film are not geisha. They are oiran (prostitutes) living outside the most famous pleasure districts, and their lives and experiences represent the lives of a great number of Tokugawa era women. I can't say the stories were particularly enlightening, but their charm lies in just how typical they are. The themes are universal and everyday: love, friendship, and sacrifice.

I did greatly enjoy the art direction and the acting. I felt like I was getting a glimpse of a time and place I can never otherwise glimpse. The actors, especially the 4 women who played the main oiran, were a thrill to watch. I'd only recommend this movie to people who want a taste of Japanese culture, or to those who enjoy quiet and emotional stories. It's a great example of both.
Title: "V" is Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974)
Post by: memento on November 01, 2008, 07:11:36 pm
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From IMDB: Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming Vincent, everyone's favorite, faces bankruptcy, his mistress leaves him, and his wife, from whom he's separated, wants a divorce. The strains on the men begin to show particularly in François and Paul's friendship and in Vincent's health. A younger man, Jack, becomes attractive to Lucie, François's wife. Another young friend, the boxer Jean, who's like a son to Vincent and whose girlfriend is pregnant, has taken a bout with a merciless slugger. Has happiness eluded this circle of friends?
Title: "W" is The Women (1939)
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2008, 10:10:39 pm
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Plot:  If Mary Haines can pretend ignorance of her husband's affair with Crystal Allen, who sells perfume at a department store, she has a good chance of saving her marriage. But has she no pride? The women in her circle of friends soon have her packing for Reno. On the train, Mary meets the Countess DeLave, trading in her fourth husband and exclaiming "l'amour, l'amour." Everyone is staying at the same dude ranch outside Reno that is run by a no-nonsense woman. The woman who is about to marry the husband of Mary's cousin Sylvia, who first spread the gossip about Mary's husband's affair, tells Mary to forget her pride and the divorce.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The American Friend (1977)
Post by: oilgun on November 02, 2008, 11:04:21 am
aka: Der Amerikanische Freund

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Plot: Tom Ripley has a sweet deal with an art forger. The forger creates the paintings; Tom sells them. But another criminal business associate wants Tom to go in for an even riskier enterprise: murder. Tom suggests his associate ask a local picture framer instead. That man has a fatal disease, or so it's rumored. More, he has a wife and kid that surely he wouldn't want to leave penniless. Let this picture framer be a hit man, and no one will suspect. The terminally ill craftsman may agree to the misdeed, and several more, but he'll end up needing Tom Ripley in a pinch.
Title: "Y" is Ying hung boon sik (1986)
Post by: Fran on November 02, 2008, 01:04:48 pm
Also known as:   A Better Tomorrow

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From IMDb:  This John Woo film tells the tale of Mark and Ho, friends and couriers for a Hong Kong crime syndicate with a large counterfeiting operation. Ho is double-crossed during a set-up and turns himself in to the police and Mark is shot during the firefight of a retribution hit. The plot is complicated by the fact that Ho's younger brother, Kit, is a rookie cop whose reputation is tarnished by his gangster brother. When Ho gets out of prison, he wants to start a new life, free of crime. Unfortunately, he is haunted by his past, with the crime bosses leaning on him and Mark encouraging him to return to a life of crime as his partner. In typical Woo fashion, the various factions clash and our protagonists engage both the police and the gangsters in a bloody bullet-fest.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Peter's Friends (1992)
Post by: memento on November 02, 2008, 06:29:02 pm
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From IMDB: Seven friends in an acting troupe graduate from Cambridge University in 1982 and go their separate ways. Ten years later, Peter inherits a large estate from his father, and invites the rest of the gang to spend New Year's holiday with him. Many changes have taken place in the lives of all the friends assembled, but Peter has a secret that will shock them all.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "I Love NY" Round!
Post by: Fran on November 02, 2008, 10:10:25 pm
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A round of movies with a New York connection
Title: "A" is Autumn in New York (2000)
Post by: southendmd on November 03, 2008, 09:54:08 am
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Plot:  Romantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman.
Title: "B" is Baby Snakes (1979)
Post by: Fran on November 05, 2008, 12:04:50 pm
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From IMDb:  Rock artist Frank Zappa hosts a concert in New York City. This movie contains tons of on-stage footage, off-stage footage, and animation.

=aside= Sandy
My bad. I was waiting for you or
Gil to play "B". Sorry.
Title: "C" is The Crowd (1928)
Post by: memento on November 05, 2008, 12:14:52 pm
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FROM IMDB: Born on the fourth of July, 1900, the future holds unlimited potential for newborn John Sims. But dreams soon fade with the death of his father when John is but a lad. Like many before him, John sets out to make his mark in New York City, but ends up a faceless worker (#137) in a large office of a large business. Still he is happy with his fate and soon meets a young woman named Mary on a blind double date. Things take their course and they soon marry and live in a small apartment. Soon John is bickering with Mary and finds that he has no love for the in-laws. When the marriage looks like a bust, he finds that Mary is with child and he stays. After 5 years, he has a son and a daughter and the same dead end job. When tragedy strikes, John must find the conviction to continue or lose what little he has left.

=aside= Fran
No problem.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "I Love NY" Round!
Post by: Shakesthecoffecan on November 05, 2008, 12:46:07 pm
I have seen The Crowd, restored with a new score. It is a timeless classic. I remember reading the liner notes that they had figured out the film had been shot a 20 frames per second insted of the standard which is faster, and when they made the adjustment in the speed, it flowed like it was supposed to.
Title: "D" is The Docks of New York (1928)
Post by: southendmd on November 05, 2008, 01:25:27 pm
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Plot:  A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.


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Title: "E" is The Event (2003)
Post by: Fran on November 05, 2008, 02:38:40 pm
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From IMDb:  An intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery, "The Event" centers around a series of unexplained deaths that occur among the gay community in New York's fashionable Chelsea district. Nick, a district attorney investigating the most recent case, a suspicious apparent suicide, and her interviews with friends and family of the deceased trigger extensive and intricately interwoven flashbacks that reveal surprising facts about the man's life and death.
Title: "F" is Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2007)
Post by: oilgun on November 05, 2008, 04:32:59 pm
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PLOT:  In 1958, in New York City, the upper class Diane Arbus is a frustrated and lonely woman with a conventional marriage with two daughters. Her husband is a photographer sponsored by the wealthy parents of Diane, and she works as his assistant. When Lionel Sweeney, a mysterious man with hypertrichosis (a.k.a. werewolf syndrome, a disease that causes excessive body hair), comes to live in the apartment in the upper floor, Diane feels a great attraction for him and is introduced to the world of freaks and marginalized people, falling in love with Lionel.

==COMMENT==
A very underrated film, I really enjoyed it.
Title: "G" is The Girl From Manhattan (1948)
Post by: memento on November 05, 2008, 06:42:11 pm
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From IMDB: A small-town girl who's made it big in New York as a fashion model returns home, only to find that her somewhat dotty uncle has mortgaged his boarding house to the hilt. In her efforts to help him keep his boarding house, she becomes involved with a handsome young minister and his superior, an older bishop.
Title: "H" is Husbands and Wives (1992)
Post by: Fran on November 05, 2008, 06:58:46 pm
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From IMDb:  "Mature" is an apt description of this drama written and directed by Woody Allen, centering on a New York couple whose relationship hits a wall after finding out their best friends are splitting up. It's an often gut-wrenching picture that doesn't shy away from some really tough scenes and emotions. That said, I didn't buy the ending that attempts to wrap things up with a bow and a smile. This plastic conclusion seems foisted upon Allen, who sucker punches marriage and then gives us an "everything will be OK" tag. I don't feel Allen's belief in this section of the movie, but it's such a small portion that it can be forgiven (or, at the least, overlooked). Mia Farrow and (especially) Sydney Pollack give amazing performances; Judy Davis' highly-strung character is one of those too-smart-for-her-own-good types who tend to grate if they're on-screen too long (and she is). Woody himself gives another of his wise performances playing a teacher, Juliette Lewis is very sweet and real as one of his students, but Liam Neeson is a bland hunk. Overall, a scathing dissection of marriage and arguably Allen's best film of the 1990's.
Title: "I" is I am Legend (2007)
Post by: oilgun on November 05, 2008, 08:51:43 pm
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Plot:   Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.


==ASIDE==
I changed my "F" movie.  I wasn't at all happy with my initial choice. :P
Title: "J" is Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
Post by: southendmd on November 05, 2008, 11:27:44 pm
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Plot:  Michael Cromwell, a New-Yorker, suddenly learns that he has a 13-year old son that's been raised in the jungle. He brings the boy to New York, and that's where the fun starts...
Title: "K" is The Kiss (2003)
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2008, 12:24:06 am
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From IMDb:  Reflections of a disaffected young Spanish couple living in New York (Adriane Forlana Erdos and Miquel Belmonte) are counterpointed against the anxieties of an architect (John Weigand) whose new skyscraper has been discovered to be dangerously unstable.
Title: "L" is Looking for Kitty (2004)
Post by: memento on November 06, 2008, 11:10:03 am
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From IMDB: A high school baseball coach (Krumholtz) and a down-on-his-luck private investigator (Burns) form a bond as they scour New York City for the coach's wife, who's run away with a second-rate rock star. As in Burns' previous films, the city itself becomes a character as the two men confront their fear of change and the familiar habit of loneliness.

=congrats= Paul  

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Title: "M" is The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2008, 02:35:32 pm
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Plot:  Kermit and his friends go to New York to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.

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Title: "N" is New York, I Love You! (2008)
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2008, 03:09:22 pm
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From IMDb:  An anthology film joining several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York.

=aside= Paul
Congrats on hitting 6,000!!!!!!
Nicely done!
Title: "O" is Oh! Calcutta! (1972)
Post by: oilgun on November 06, 2008, 03:12:13 pm
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Plot:   Based on the controversial off-Broadway musical comedy revue, "Oh! Calcutta! is a series of musical numbers about sex and sexual mores. Most of the skits feature one or more performers in either a state of undress, simulating sex, or both.
Title: "P" is The Promise of New York (2008)
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2008, 04:16:05 pm
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Synopsis:  A blogger turned stand-up comic, an obsessive political gadfly and a high-school math teacher compete against each other and arch rival incumbent Michael Bloomberg for the post of New York City mayor. As these ordinary citizens take politics into their own hands, "The Promise of New York" explores the meaning of democracy and the identity of a city with hilarious irreverence and thought-provoking sensitivity.

=aside=
Thanks guys!
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Marathon Man (1976)
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2008, 04:47:35 pm
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From IMDb:  A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his globe-trotting brother, his European girlfriend and a Nazi war criminal in hiding. Includes one of the most agonizing torture scenes ever portrayed. "Is it safe?" You'll never see your dentist the same way again.

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Title: "R" is The Rage of Paris (1938)
Post by: memento on November 06, 2008, 05:31:55 pm
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From IMDB: Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problem is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre'd at a ritzy New York City hotel, the trio plot to have Gloria catch the eye of Bill Duncan, a handsome millionaire staying at the hotel. The plan works and the two quickly become engaged. Nicole's plan may be thwarted by Bill's friend, Jim Trevor, who's met Nicole before and sees through her plot.
Title: "S" is Synechdoche, New York (2008)
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2008, 06:01:12 pm
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Plot:  A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

(Stars our own Michelle Williams.)

IMDb trivia: 

*Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary defines "synecdoche" as: "a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (as society for high society), the species for the genus (as cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as a creature for a man), or the name of the material for the thing made (as boards for stage)."


*The title to this movie is a play on Schenectady, New York, where the movie takes place. Schenectady, New York has the distinction of having the ZIP code 12345.


*Synecdoche is pronounced: si-nek-duh-kee (with a stress on "nek").
Title: "T" is Times Square (1980)
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2008, 06:22:40 pm
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From IMDb: 

People who love:


will get a kick out of this movie. I recommend it, especially if you don't require that you grow spiritually or expand your vocabulary every time you invest 90 minutes in a movie.
Title: "U" is Unmade Beds (1976)
Post by: memento on November 06, 2008, 07:53:39 pm
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From IMDB: This is the story of Rico, a man who lives in New York in 1976 but who lives his own life in Paris during the time of the 'New Wave'. He is a photographer who thinks he's a gangster, a loner, and an outsider. He uses his camera like a gun, loading it with bullets of film. He's constantly on the look for a reality to fulfill his fantasy, and as long as he has that energy, he lives. Of course, he's also a romantic, and this is his downfall, because he believes all photographers to be liars. When Rico falls in love, the delicate balance of the world he has made for himself is disrupted.
Title: "V" is Vettaiyaadu, Vilaiyaadu (2006)
Post by: Lynne on November 06, 2008, 08:22:20 pm
From Wiki:

Raghavan (Kamal Haasan) is an honest cop in Tamil Nadu. His wife Kayalvizhi (Kamalinee Mukerji) dies in a violent incident. Arokiyaraj (Prakash Raj) is his colleague. Raghavan is deputized to investigate Arokiya Raj's daughter Rani's murder in some remote village in Tamil Nadu. Arokiya Raj shifts his base to New York after his daughter's murder.

After 9 months, Raghavan receives message about the gruesome murder of Arokiya Raj and his wife. He proceeds to New York to conduct preliminary investigations, with the help of NYPD detective Anderson. There, he saves Aradhana Arun (Jyothika) from committing suicide due to problems with her estranged husband. Raghavan unearths a series of murders of young girls murdered in New York. He finds a pattern in those murders and finds resemblance to Arokiyaraj's daughter's murder in India. Based on these clues, he tracks down two Indian medical students studying in New York. The duo escape to India after severely injuring Raghavan and killing Anderson.

Raghavan, who reveals that his wife was 5 months pregnant when she died, returns to India, and Aradhana, who reveals that she's a single-mother, follows him. She accepts Raghavan's offer of marriage. In India, culprits chase Raghavan and commit a series of murders, including those of Raghavan's driver and security guards. Meanwhile, Aradhana accedes to Raghavan's proposal to marry her. The serial killers see this and kidnap Aradhana in an attempt to blackmail Raghavan. The rest of the story is a graphic depiction of the culprit's acts and how Raghavan traces and brings an end to the chase. At the end of the movie, 6 months after the chase, Raghavan and Aradhana get married, making Raghavan the stepfather of 17-month-old Maya.This movie turned out to be a record breaking hit at box office. It had 150 successfull days in Tamil Nadu. In august 2007 this movie was dubbed in telugu as Raghavan and met with equal success in telugu also. It can be considered as one of biggest hit of Kamal's career until his rescent flick Dasavatharam which breaked all his previous movies records & turned out to be the most successful movie ever made in Tamil Film Industry.
Title: "W" is West New York (1996)
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2008, 08:39:29 pm
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Plot:  An ex-cop supervises the destruction of corporate bonds redeemed by a New Jersey bank. He plans to steal small amounts of the paper from each shipment without raising suspicion and have a small- time fence from his old neighborhood find a buyer for the stolen bonds. The local mob boss, angry because he is not cut in on the deal, has the 'fence' brutally murdered. He orders his hitman to eliminate the out-of-town buyers and find the 'inside' man. Tom is abducted by the buyers and persuaded to pull off a large scale theft of bonds. He asks help from another ex-cop, his former rookie partner. Tom is killed in a botched exchange and Jimmy and Tom's daughter, DIANE agree to complete the deal and get the men responsible for Tom's death.

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Hey Sandy, that looks like Debbie Harry!
Title: Wildcard "X" is BookWars (2000)
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2008, 09:41:56 pm
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From IMDb:  The gritty world of New York City street booksellers is exposed in a remarkable story that chronicles their lives and loves and their unique perspectives on life. Directed by a street bookseller, it explores the other side of the book tables along the streets of the Village, on the Lower East Side, along 6th avenue, and elsewhere in New York City. See the Mayor, the University and the NYPD try to shut them down!

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Title: "Y" is Year of the Dragon (1995)
Post by: oilgun on November 06, 2008, 10:54:55 pm
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Plot:   Using unprecedented degrees of violence, young Joey Tai becomes the head of Chinese mafia in New York and undisputed leader of the Chinese community. Stanley White, the most decorated cop in New York, who hates Asian people since his service in Vietnam, is put in charge of Chinatown. Both men are prone to breaking long-established rules and both men are unlikely to make compromises with each other, which leads to unavoidable and bloody conflict.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Sidewalks of New York (2001)
Post by: memento on November 07, 2008, 12:19:27 am
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From IMDB: Six New Yorkers have an interrelated series of relationships. TV producer Tommy, who's just broken up with his girlfriend, has a short relationship with commitment-phobe Maria, who he meets in a video store, and also hooks up with married real-estate agent Annie, who he meets while apartment hunting. Annie is open to a relationship because her husband, Griffin, is cheating on her, which she slowly comes to realize through talking to her friend/co-worker who's gone through the same thing. Griffin, a 39-year-old dentist, is cheating with 19-year-old waitress Ashley, who he picked up in a park; she realizes she can do better when Ben, a hotel doorman and aspiring musician, tries to pick her up, in a belated attempt to recover from his divorce a year ago from schoolteacher Maria (the same Maria from the video store). Most of these relationships seem driven more by a desperate need to be in a relationship than actual love.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "I Love NY" Round! Take 2!
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2008, 10:13:48 am
I Love NY:  Take 2!

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Title: "A" is All the Vermeers in New York (1990)
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2008, 10:16:13 am
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Plot:  Anna, a French actress, is approached by financial broker Gordon in the Vermeer room of a New York gallery. However, romance does not ensue...
Title: "B" is Brooklyn Rules (2007)
Post by: Fran on November 07, 2008, 12:29:13 pm
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From IMDb:  Brooklyn, 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty.
Title: "C" is Can't Stop the Music (1980)
Post by: oilgun on November 07, 2008, 05:30:03 pm
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Plot:  In this pseudo audiobiography of the Village People, Jack Morell (a thinly disguised character of the group's founder Jacques Morali) is a struggling composer desperate to gain fame with his songs, but all he needs is a group to sing them. With the help of his roommate Samantha and a lawyer named Ron, Jack forms a group of six "macho men" from his Greenwich Village neighborhood and the rest of the film details their rise to fame from New York City to a climatic concert in San Francisco.

==COMMENT==
I see Steve Guttenburg was in this.  Did anyone catch that clip of him jogging in Central Park with NO PANTS ON?  The show that's on before SURVIVOR showed some of it and it was quite surreal.  You see him jogging in the park wearing a baseball cap a T-shirt and...running shoes.  At one point he says quite nonchalantely that he's just out doing his daily excercise routine!  I didn't know that he had gone completely insane!  Must have been that DWTS gig, lol!  It must be on Youtube
Title: "D" is Dinner Rush (2000)
Post by: memento on November 07, 2008, 06:47:44 pm
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From IMDB: Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor and bookmaker Louis Cropa in New York? Anything but as tonight's guests include; a local police detective and his wife specially invited by the owner; on the balcony rival bookmaker gangsters from Queens who want to become partners in the restaurant; in the corner renowned food critic 'the food nymph' is her usual demanding self; and at the bar, seemingly unnoticed, is Ken. As the evening continues enter Duncan, inveterate gambler and sous-chef on-the-line in the frenetic kitchen downstairs, who acts as the catalyst that causes the evening to draw to its inevitable, explosive, deadly conclusion.
Title: "E" is Even in My Dreams (2008)
Post by: Fran on November 07, 2008, 06:51:59 pm
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From IMDb:  In this sparely drawn psycho-drama the protagonist is anything but the usual confused teenager prone to alternating fits of sexual excitement and histrionics in dealing with the first sparks of sexual awakening. Michael, an elderly, world-worn widower, in his pattern of mundane daily urban meanderings, happens upon a Tom of Finland doll in a sex shop display window. His bemused subconscious fascination with the erotic doll is the trigger for a belated and reluctant sexual self-discovery at the end of a lifetime of sexual repression.

From eveninmydreams.com:  The film was shot in five days in four different locations between Manhattan and Queens in New York City.

Title: "F" is Funny About Love (1990)
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2008, 07:40:19 pm
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Plot:  When Duffy Bergman, a New York cartoonist, meets Meg Lloyd, a gourmet chef, he discovers the love of his life and they marry -- yet love alone isn't enough to make them happy. Meg decides she wants to have a baby, a goal that initially makes Duffy frantic, but soon becomes his most important desire as well. When they are unable to have a baby, Meg begins concentrating on her career and the two slowly drift apart -- eventually separating. Later, when Duffy is speaking at a convention of the Delta Gamma sorority, he reveals that the Delta Gamma girls have always been his dream girls -- his Love Goddesses. There he meets the young and uninhibited Delta Gamma girl, Daphne Delillo. When Daphne moves to New York to work as a network sports reporter, their mutual attraction and Daphne's spontaneity spark an adventurous new relationship for Duffy. Now Duffy must decide which is more valuable to him -- the relationship he has given up, or the relationship he has always dreamed of having.
Title: "G" is Ghost (1990)
Post by: Lynne on November 07, 2008, 09:05:18 pm
...can't believe this hasn't been played, but I couldn't find it when I searched so maybe I'm OK. ???

And in other trivia - on my first trip to NYC (Easter 1991), I got to see the cobblestone street in Greenwich Village where Sam Wheat was killed...got my picture taken lying there and everything.  :D

From Wiki:

Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) and Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) are a happy and loving couple living in New York City. The only problem in their relationship is Sam's apparent discomfort with saying "I love you" to his girlfriend, only responding to her saying it with "ditto". This bothers Molly, who feels she needs to hear him say "I love you" in return.

One night, while walking back to their new apartment after going to the theatre, they encounter a thief named Willy Lopez (Rick Aviles). He pulls a gun and Sam is shot. Sam chases Willy, but loses him; when he returns to Molly, he sees her cradling his own corpse, and realizes that he is now a ghost, trapped between worlds. Lights descend to take him away, but he flees.

Sam realizes that the robbery was planned when Willy sneaks into the house and rifles through his belongings. Sam follows Willy home and learns that his close friend and co-worker, Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn), hired Willy to rob Sam in order to get his office computer password; Carl is involved in a money laundering deal at the bank where he and Sam worked. Sam had recently changed his computer password, locking Carl out of the phony accounts where Carl had stashed the money. Sam lashes out in frustration at his supposed best friend, but realizes that, as a ghost, he can do little.
Title: "H" is How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Post by: oilgun on November 07, 2008, 09:19:22 pm
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Plot:  Three New York models move into a Manhattan penthouse apartment and set out to find eligible millionaire bachelors to marry. Two of the women find a potential candidate, but all three also fall in love with other men who may not be as financially secure. Each woman now faces a dilemma: do they choose love or money?


==ASIDE==
Lynn:   You have to show us that pic of you lying on the street, lol!

--
Steve Guttenburg! NO PANTS!!  :laugh:
Title: "I" is Imagine New York (2003)
Post by: southendmd on November 07, 2008, 09:27:38 pm
Plot:  Harvey Keitel, Kevin Bacon, Yoko Ono, and other famous New Yorkers talk about rebuilding New York in the wake of Sept 11th.


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Title: "J" is Just My Luck (2006)
Post by: Lynne on November 07, 2008, 09:34:13 pm
From Wiki:

Just My Luck is a romantic comedy film starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine released in the US on May 12, 2006. Lohan has described the film as "a little bit of an over-the-top comedy, but it's funny and it's cute and it's silly."....

Lohan plays an ultra lucky Manhattan girl, Ashley. When asked about her character, Lohan said "She takes advantage of the fact that she has luck, and she does not recognize it and is not thankful, [then] everything just basically goes downhill for her."

Chris Pine plays the role of Jake, a music manager in the film, overseeing the pop band McFly (Danny Jones, Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd), played by themselves.
Title: "K" is The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
Post by: memento on November 07, 2008, 10:00:53 pm
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From IMDB: Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspapers get hold of the story and photographers even catch Burleigh knock out Speed again. Speed's crooked manager decides to turn Burleigh into a fighter. Burleigh doesn't realize that all of his opponents have been asked to take a dive. Thinking he really is a great fighter, Burleigh develops a swelled head which puts a crimp in his relationship with pretty nightclub singer Polly Pringle. He may finally get his comeuppance when he challenges Speed for the title. 
Title: "L" is The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
Post by: Fran on November 07, 2008, 10:17:26 pm
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From IMDb:  The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirschfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people -- many in the entertainment industry -- over a span of more than sixty years. He is still drawing in his nineties. His interesting domestic life, political, and cultural views are highlights. In addition, he talks about himself a bit -- seriously and lightly. (At one point he claims that his only form of exercise has been to live in his Manhattan townhouse: stairs). He drives his car around Manhattan -- an adventure in itself. Brief interviews with and reminiscences of many friends and associates.
Title: "M" is Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Post by: Lynne on November 07, 2008, 10:40:35 pm
From Wiki:

Manhattan Murder Mystery is a 1993 film directed by and starring Woody Allen, who plays Manhattanite book editor Larry Lipton.
Title: "N" is Native New Yorker (2005)
Post by: memento on November 08, 2008, 11:40:05 am
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From IMDB: This silent documentary with an original score was filmed through the eye of a 1924 hand-crank spring-wound Cine-Kodak camera. This film features Terry 'Coyote' Murphy representing the Native American influence of the isle of Manhattan. Coyote, a Shaman Trail Scout, takes a journey which transcends time, weaving from Inwood Park (where the island was traded for beads & booze), down a long native path (now called 'the great white way', more commonly known as 'Broadway'), to the lower reaches of Manhattan into 'ground zero' (which is now a sacred burial ground for not just the American Indian & the slaves of yesteryear, but for the newest natives of this island empire as well).

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Title: "O" is Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
Post by: southendmd on November 08, 2008, 11:44:33 am
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Plot:  The rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70's
Title: "P" is Pi (1998)
Post by: Fran on November 08, 2008, 01:26:25 pm
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From IMDb:  In Manhattan, behind six locks, lives Max Cohen, a mathematician and computer whiz. Since staring at the sun at age six, he's had terrible headaches; plus, he can't abide human contact except with an aging professor, and he's obsessed with finding numeric patterns. His current obsession is the stock market; his theories bring him to the attention of Wall Street traders. He also keeps running into Lenny, a fast-talking Hasidic who fronts for a cabal that wants to rediscover long-lost mathematical mysteries in the Torah. Neither group is benign, and they pursue Max as his hallucinations and headaches worsen. Does nature offer any solutions? Can Max find them?
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Sunday in New York (1963)
Post by: Lynne on November 08, 2008, 01:44:17 pm
From Wiki:

Sunday in New York (1963) is a American comedy film directed by Peter Tewksbury and starring Cliff Robertson, Jane Fonda, and Rod Taylor. The screenplay by Norman Krasna was adapted from his play which had been produced on Broadway the previous year. It was one of Fonda's earliest films, and she was called "the loveliest and most gifted of all our new young actresses" by Newsday. The soundtrack score was composed and performed by Peter Nero.
Title: "R" is Rooftops of New York (1961)
Post by: southendmd on November 08, 2008, 02:00:01 pm
Plot:  McCarty takes his camera up high to look down on the roof tops of New York, to watch vignettes unfold. A modest voice-over narration invites us to see the city and the habits of its residents from a new vantage. For example, a portly gentleman goes to his roof top to exercise, working up a sweat with calisthenics and a jump rope. The camera cuts away from him, and comes back every few minutes to watch his progress. By the end, he sits down to consume a huge picnic lunch. In other vignettes, women sunbathe, lovers meet, children play, gardeners potter, laundry dries - an entire set of social events takes place out of sight of all but McCarty and his bird's eye view.
Title: "S" is Smoke (1995)
Post by: Fran on November 08, 2008, 02:31:30 pm
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From IMDb:  The plot of this movie, like smoke itself, drifts and swirls ethereally. Characters and subplots are deftly woven into a tapestry of stories and pictures which only slowly emerges to our view. This film tries to convince us that reality doesn't matter so much as aesthetic satisfaction. In Auggie's New York smoke shop, day by day passes, seemingly unchanging until he teaches us to notice the little details of life. Paul Benjamin, a disheartened and broken writer, has a brush with death that is pivotal and sets up an unlikely series of events that afford him a novel glimpse into the life on the street which he saw, but did not truly perceive, every day. Finally, it's Auggie's turn to spin a tale....
Title: "T" is The Toast of New York (1937)
Post by: Lynne on November 08, 2008, 02:36:08 pm
I *heart* Cary Grant.

From Wiki:

The Toast of New York is a 1937 American biopic that starred Edward Arnold, Cary Grant, and Frances Farmer. The film is a fictionalized account of the lives of financiers James Fisk and Edward S. Stokes. The screenplay was based on the books The Robber Barons by Matthew Josephson and The Book of Daniel Drew by Bouck White.

In post-Civil War America, unscrupulous, ambitious partners Jim Fisk (Arnold) and Nick Boyd (Grant) talk tight-fisted businessman Daniel Drew (Donald Meek) into selling them his shipping company, paying with worthless Confederate bonds. Later, worried that his longtime rival, Cornelius Vanderbilt (Clarence Kolb), is trying to take control of his railroad, Drew seeks help from Fisk, only to have him turn the situation to his own advantage. Fisk and Boyd eventually become powers to be reckoned with on Wall Street.

Meanwhile, both men fall in love with entertainer Josie Mansfield (Farmer). Mansfield agrees to marry Fisk out of gratitude, but really loves Boyd.

Fisk's greed grows beyond all reason and he tries to corner the market in gold. When Fisk ignores Boyd's warnings. Boyd turns against him, worried that the resulting panic threatens the financial system of the whole country. The federal government finally intervenes by releasing its gold reserves, bankrupting Fisk in the process.
Title: "U" is The Unidentified (2008)
Post by: memento on November 08, 2008, 03:30:25 pm
From IMDB: The Unidentified is a drama about the struggle between cynicism and idealism among today's twenty-somethings. It follows Estlin, an ambitious idealist who swoons at any mention of the 1960s. But life in the present is difficult. His job at a local Brooklyn newspaper is not a forum for social change and Brooke, his best friend and political partner in crime, is leaving for Ohio. Alone and confused, he is swept off his feet by Sophie, a beautiful artist he knew in his childhood. Estlin and Sophie's relationship is completely different from the ones he's accustomed to -- she's whimsical and optimistic; the real world doesn't seem to affect her. But as Estlin and Sophie enjoy life in their protective bubble, he realizes her fanciful exterior protects a deep and severe wound that she keeps tightly guarded. Estlin tries to get her to be truthful with him, but the more he pries, the more the relationship crumbles. At the height of Estlin's frustration, he hurls himself into the political world. Furious at the apathy of his peers, he goes to a protest in Washington, desperately looking for traces of the idealism of the 1960s. But there he must come to terms with what has been lost, what still remains and where he must go from here.

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Title: "V" is The Voice of the Prophet (2002)
Post by: Fran on November 08, 2008, 04:08:17 pm
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From IMDb: An interview with Rick Rescorla, head of security for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, filmed in his office on the 44th floor of the World Trade Center in 1998. A retired Army colonel and veteran of three wars, Rescorla was killed in the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, during which he saved the lives of thousands of WTC employees at the cost of his own life.
Title: "W" is What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City (1901)
Post by: southendmd on November 09, 2008, 07:26:45 pm
Plot:  A winner and sure to please. In front of one of the largest newspaper offices is a hot air shaft through which immense volumes of air are forced by a blower. Ladies in crossing this shaft often have their clothes slightly disarranged. A young man is escorting a young lady and talking very earnestly. They walk slowly along until they stand directly over the air shaft. The young lady's skirts are suddenly raised to an almost unreasonable height, greatly to her horror and much to the amusement of the newsboys, bootblacks, and passersby.

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Title: Wildcard "X" is Being John Malkovich (1999)
Post by: memento on November 09, 2008, 10:54:53 pm
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From IMDB: Craig, a puppeteer, takes a filing job in a low-ceilinged office in Manhattan. Although married to the slightly askew Lotte, he hits on a colleague, the sexually frank Maxine. She's bored but snaps awake when he finds a portal leading inside John Malkovich: for 15 minutes you see, hear, and feel whatever JM is doing, then you fall out by the New Jersey Turnpike. Maxine makes it commercial, selling trips for $200; also, she's more interested in Lotte than in Craig, but only when Lotte is inside JM. JM finds out what's going on and tries to stop it, but Craig sees the portal as his road to Maxine and to success as a puppeteer. Meanwhile, Lotte discovers others interested in the portal.
Title: "Y" is You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Post by: Fran on November 09, 2008, 11:58:27 pm
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From IMDb:  Alice Faye, Don Ameche, The Ritz Brothers, Louise Hovick (Gypsy Rose Lee), Charles Winninger and Tony Martin star in "You Can't Have Everything," a 1937 musical from 20th Century Fox. MGM musicals were glamorous; Fox musicals were down to earth, glitzy, and just plain fun. This is one of them. Faye is a playwright, Judith Poe Wells, a distant relative of Edgar Allan Poe's, who takes herself very seriously. She meets a man (Ameche) at a restaurant while eating food she can't pay for and doesn't realize he is a major Broadway producer, George Macrae. He options her play, North Winds. In the meantime, his musical's ingénue (Phyllis Brooks) walks out of the show, and Judith is talked into replacing her by Sam Gordon (Winninger), George's business partner. Though there's another woman (Hovick), Judith falls in love with George and he with her. Complications ensue.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Post by: Lynne on November 10, 2008, 01:32:34 am
From Wiki:

Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation film starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, and Redd Foxx based on Chester Himes' novel of the same name. The plot revolves around the efforts of the two Harlem detectives to recover the life savings of 87 poor black families which have been stolen in a Back to Africa swindle; the money is concealed in a bale of cotton, which keeps changing hands. The film was directed by Ossie Davis.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Sweet Home Chicago" Round!
Post by: Fran on November 10, 2008, 11:22:04 am
The "Sweet Home Chicago" Round!

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Featuring movies with a Chicago connection
Title: "A" is Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
Post by: memento on November 10, 2008, 12:34:11 pm
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From IMDB: Townley Hotel telephone operator Kitty O'Day (Jean Parker) and travel bureau clerk Johnny Jones (Peter Cookson), become involved in a murder when Kitty hears shots over the telephone. They investigate, find the body of a man and call the police. But when Inspector Clancy (Tim Ryan) and police sergeant Mike (Ralph Sanford) arrive, the body has disappeared. As Kitty and Johnny have shown up before as somewhat bothersome amateur detectives on other cases, Clancy is inclined to believe there has been no murder. Jewel robberies of the hotel safe have occurred recently, and insurance investigator Tracey (William Ruhl) has been sent to investigate. More killing occurs and finally the body of businessman Williams, the first one killed, is found again. Carla Williams (Jan Wiley), the widow, and Nick Joel (Hugh Prosser)are suspected as Carla had claimed her husband was in Chicago. Kitty suspects hotel manager Sauter (William Forrest) and goes to his room looking for clues.
Title: "B" is Bad Boys (1983)
Post by: Fran on November 10, 2008, 12:45:45 pm
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From IMDb:  Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien has been sent to a juvenile prison for vehicular manslaughter. Most unfortunately, the person he kills is the kid brother of his nemesis Paco Moreno, who vows revenge by raping Mick's girlfriend. Paco is caught and sent to the same prison where he re-works his revenge plan, and Mick has no choice but to defend himself.
Title: "C" is Chicago (1927)
Post by: southendmd on November 10, 2008, 01:29:50 pm
Plot:  Based on a true crime story, the movie is about a wild jazz-loving and boozing wife Roxie Hart who kills her boyfriend in cold blood after he leaves her, and how she finagles her way out being convicted. Remade once as a movie, and as a Broadway musical.

IMDb user comment: Long before the musical and long before the musical film, this property had a successful run in three incarnations - first as a Broadway play in the mid-twenties, then as a late silent film in 1927, and finally as the talkie, ROXIE HART, starring Ginger Rogers.

The 1927 film, though seemingly unavailable in any private collection I have come across, does still exist. UCLA, according to a noted archivist and expert on lost films, owns a copy, although I do not find it listed in their online database. Also the George Eastman House of Photography in Ithaca, NY owns a copy. Both UCLA and the Eastman House allow private viewings of their films through pre-arranged appointments in writing. One wishes someone had brought this out on the same disc as the recently DVD'd ROXIE HART to give us both film experiences.

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=aside= Fran
Very homey theme!
Title: "D" is Dragonfly (2002)
Post by: memento on November 10, 2008, 06:28:58 pm
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From IMDB: Dr. Joe Darrow is a recently widowed doctor. He is grieving due to the death of his pregnant wife in a Red Cross mission in Venezuela. Although being atheist, he began to believe that his dead wife wants to communicate with him, through her young patients in the Pediatrics of a Chicago hospital. 
Title: "E" is Eight Men Out (1988)
Post by: Fran on November 10, 2008, 07:16:01 pm
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From IMDb:  John Sayles' recounting of the 1919 "Black Sox" incident, in which the Chicago team conspired with organized-gambling powers to throw the World Series.

=aside= Paul
 :)
Title: "F" is The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago (1969)
Post by: southendmd on November 10, 2008, 08:06:02 pm
IMDb user comment: 
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Sluts, Sleaze and Booze, all in the windy city.

John Alderman stars as Steve Desmond, the gad about town who has a series of mobsters on his back.

As with any production that has Dave Friedman involved there is a huge amount of T and A and even Gherkin sex! (now I haven't seen that one before).

A heady mix of roughie explotation and a nudie, all in the mix with a Bonnie and Clyde inspired duo (Steve and Nancy) that forge a bond in filth and shared resentment for "Fats" the guy that has paid to have Steve and Nancy killed.

Highly enjoyable, from an age when smut was good and healthy.
Title: "G" is Ground Control (1998)
Post by: memento on November 10, 2008, 11:37:02 pm
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From IMDB: Chicago air controller Jack Harris is a wreck with guilt nightmares after a major Transair crash, killing all 174 aboard, gives up the job and designs air control software instead. Five years later, his ex-colleague T.C. Bryant, meanwhile also transferred to Phoenix, desperately asks him to help out short-term, given desperate staff shortage on Newyears eve with a bad storm predicted, after a power cut hits, which is actually the sabotage work of technical whiz John Quinn, who has meanwhile messed up the systems on several airports, so they see their workload multiplied. Colleagues welcome him in very different states of mind but he quickly proves his capabilities, alas then the fatal memories start creeping up again: will his lack of self-confidence cause another drama?
Title: "H" is Heroes for Sale (1933)
Post by: Fran on November 11, 2008, 12:41:53 am
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From The New York Times: 

Many a mystery is less bewildering than "Heroes for Sale," which was not intended as a puzzler at all. Just when the Strand audience is beginning to wonder how Richard Barthelmess is going to handle an interesting situation, the producers throw the Jonah plot over-board and set the cast to work on a new one. Both plots are good, but not in the same picture.

Plot No. 1 tells the story of a rich young man and a poor young man, both from the same town. During the war Roger Winston, the rich one, leads a prisoner-seeking foray into No Man's Land. He loses his nerve and the capture is made by Tom Holmes, the poor one. Roger receives all the credit while Tom, seeking surcease from the pain of his wounds, acquires the morphine habit. Discredited when his addiction becomes known back home, Tom is cast off, while Roger continues to enjoy his unmerited laurels.

Plot No. 2 shows Tom starting life anew in Chicago. He prospers, marries and becomes half-owner of a labor-saving machine. During a workers' strike, which he tried to stop, his wife is killed. He is blamed for leading the riot and is sentenced to jail. Still prompted by love for his fellow-man, he devotes his fortune to feeding the hungry, but becomes himself a homeless wanderer, unable to find work.

If there be any connection between these stories, it is only that of Tom's unbroken misfortune.

Mr. Barthelmess carries on bravely under the afflictions which fall to the lot of Tom; Aline Mac-Mahon does well, as in any part, as the keeper of the soup kitchen, and Loretta Young, as the wife, and Gordon Westcott, as the spineless Winston, help the story along. The brightest characterization is that of Roger Barrat as Max, the Communist inventor who turns capitalist when his invention proves successful.
Title: "I" is In Chicago: A Jazz Documentary (2008)
Post by: southendmd on November 11, 2008, 09:25:07 am
Plot:  Chicago is a worldwide icon in the story of American jazz, from the earliest days of the musical genre up to to the present. "In Chicago - A Jazz Documentary" gives a quick, symbiotic overview of the city's immutable ties to jazz through imagery and in-person narration.
Title: "J" is The Jungle (1914)
Post by: oilgun on November 11, 2008, 11:04:56 am
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PLOT: A silent movie version of Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel, "The Jungle," appeared in 1914. The novel's graphic descriptions of horrendous conditions in meat-packing plants [in Chicago] spurred passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act. In the silent movie, Sinclair himself played a socialist agitator.

==COMMENT==
Damn Socialists!   :laugh: :laugh:
Title: "K" is Knute Rockne All American (1940)
Post by: memento on November 11, 2008, 11:18:57 am
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From IMDB: " Knute Rockne All American", the biopic about famous Notre Dame beloved coach Knute Rockne, is an excellent sports film to watch. Not ever having seen it, we were surprised by the technique used in the movie by director Lloyd Bacon, who shows he was ahead of his times in photographing football games. The result is a vibrant picture about the man responsible for the legacy of the collegian sport, Knute Rockne.

The film presents Rockne from his humble origins in Chicago to his studies in famed Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana. He was an ambitious man who had a vision about how the game should be played. Luckily, he went to give his beloved Notre Dame the glory he was after.

Pat O'Brien looks a bit older when he starts as a freshman. In fact, he doesn't change much throughout the film, but he is fine as Mr. Rockne. Pat O'Brien shows he could inspire the players under him by just being a father figure. Gale Page plays Bonnie Rockne, the wise woman who understood her husband's call in life. Ronald Reagan plays George "The Gipper" Gipp, who was a legend that died much too young, but who left a legacy behind. Donald Crisp makes a good contribution as Father John Callahan who was Rockne's mentor at the university.

This film will delight not only sports because of LLoyd Bacon's direction and the fast pace he gives to the movie.
Title: "L" is Little Chicago (2009)
Post by: southendmd on November 11, 2008, 11:24:33 am
In preproduction.

Plot:  Al Ritchie makes a name for himself during 1920's Prohibition as he climbs the mob ranks distributing illegal alcohol.

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Title: "M" is Michael (1996)
Post by: Fran on November 11, 2008, 01:10:19 pm
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From IMDb:  Frank Quinlan and Huey Driscoll, two reporters from a Chicago-based tabloid, along with Dorothy Winters, an "angel expert," are asked to travel to rural Iowa to investigate a claim from an old woman that she shares her house with a real, live archangel named Michael. Upon arrival, they see that her claims are true -- but Michael is not what they expected: he smokes, drinks beer, has a very active libido and has a rather colourful vocabulary. In fact, they would never believe it were it not for the two feathery wings protruding from his back. Michael agrees to travel to Chicago with the threesome, but what they don't realise is that the journey they are about to undertake will change their lives forever.
Title: "N" is A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
Post by: memento on November 11, 2008, 06:51:35 pm
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From The NY Times: The teen drama A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon is directed by William Richert, who adapted the screenplay from his own semi-autobiographical novel Aren't You Even Going to Kiss Me Goodbye? Set in a wealthy Chicago suburb during the 1960s, middle-class Jimmy Reardon (River Phoenix) hangs out with his upper-class best friend, Fred Roberts (Matthew Perry), and sleeps with Fred's snobby girlfriend, Denise Hunter (Ione Skye). He spends his time writing poetry and drinking coffee while he decides what to do after high school. His parents won't help him pay for tuition unless he attends the same business college as his father did, but Jimmy doesn't want to follow that path. Instead, he focuses on coming up with enough money for a plane ticket to go to Hawaii with his wealthy yet chaste girlfriend, Lisa Bentwright (Meredith Salenger). On the night of a big party, Jimmy is given the task of driving home his mother's divorced friend, Joyce Fickett (Ann Magnuson), who conveniently seduces him. Since he is late picking up Lisa, she goes to the dance with the rich Matthew Hollander (Jason Court) instead. Jimmy then crashes the family car and shares an intimate rapprochement with his father (Paul Koslo).
Title: "O" is Opportunity Knocks (1990)
Post by: Lynne on November 11, 2008, 07:54:33 pm
Opportunity Knocks is a 1990 comedy film, starring Dana Carvey as a Chicago con man who assumes the identity of the friend of a wealthy businessman who is on vacation, and ends up falling in love with the man's sister.
Title: "P" is Pennies From Heaven (1981)
Post by: Fran on November 11, 2008, 08:14:28 pm
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From IMDb:  In Chicago during the Depression, sheet-music salesman Arthur Parker is trying to sell his products, but it's not easy to convince unwilling music-store owners to buy them. Although he's already married to the somewhat drab Joan, when he meets school teacher Eileen in a music store, he falls in love with her.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Gaily, Gaily (1969)
Post by: southendmd on November 11, 2008, 08:23:34 pm
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AKA Chicago, Chicago.

Plot:  To escape sinful impulses, Ben Harvey, a callow youth, leaves his small town for Chicago in 1910. A pickpocket promptly relieves him of his money, and he nearly starves before Queen Lil takes him under her wing, gives him a room in her high-class bordello, and gets him a job at a newspaper. He's so sweet and dumb, he thinks Lil's is a boarding house. He's soon caught up in an electoral struggle between a secretly corrupt reformer and an openly corrupt councilman. Can Ben expose corruption or will he be caught up in allure of power? An alcoholic investigative reporter and the bordello's ingénue try to help him grow up.

First feature film for Beau Bridges and Margot Kidder.

Title: "R" is Rookie of the Year (1993)
Post by: memento on November 11, 2008, 09:04:56 pm
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From IMDB: 12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. Although he's close to his mother Mary, Henry hates Mary's latest boyfriend, Jack Bradfield. After Henry's arm is broken during a little league game, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's homerun ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for. At first, Cubs manager Sal Martinella doesn't like Henry being on the team, but despite the rawness of his talent, Henry revives everyone's team spirit and reignites the enthusiasm of the fans. While money hungry Jack pulls strings behind the scenes to line his own pockets, Mary starts to fall for veteran pitcher Chet "Rocket" Steadman, whose injuries are curtailing a once sparkling career. While Henry bonds with Chet, Henry's friends resent Henry's star status when he arrives late to help them work on an old boat. As the Cubs head for the National League Championship series, Jack agrees to hand over Henry's contract to the New York Yankees for 25 million dollars. Mary doesn't like that, so when Jack angers Mary even more by stupidly saying that Henry is half his, Mary literally punches Jack out the door, with Henry cheering her on. Thinking about the idea of retiring, both Henry and Chet start performing badly, but they set out to redeem themselves at the National League championship series.
Title: "S" is Sex Drive (2008)
Post by: Fran on November 11, 2008, 09:36:21 pm
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From IMDb:

Eighteen-year-old Ian Lafferty sets out on a cross-country drive with his best friends Lance and Felicia in order to lose his virginity to a red-hot babe he met on the Internet. But the journey, filled with hilarious misadventures and raunchy escapades, teaches all three more than they expected about life and love. Randy, raucous and unexpectedly romantic, "Sex Drive" follows three friends on the road trip of a lifetime!

Ian Lafferty (Josh Zuckerman) can't seem to catch a break. He's taunted by his cocksure older brother Rex (James Marsden), shown up in the romance department by his 14-year-old younger brother, and humiliated by his job at a mall donut shop. But Ian's biggest problem is that he's about to start college as a virgin!

Getting nowhere with the girl of his dreams and longtime best friend Felicia (Amanda Crew), Ian resorts to the Internet for dates. He soon hooks up with Ms. Tasty, a flaming hot blonde who can't wait to get busy. The only catch: Ian has to drive 500 miles from Chicago to Knoxville to consummate the deal.
Title: "T" is The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2009)
Post by: southendmd on November 12, 2008, 08:59:09 am
In preproduction, with Ben Stiller directing a script by Aaron Sorkin.
Title: "U" is The Undercover Man (1949)
Post by: memento on November 12, 2008, 12:02:51 pm
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From IMDB: The Undercover Man starts out in the detail-cluttered, reverential way of so many of these para-patriotic films, but about halfway through Lewis finds his stride and eschews hagiography for moviemaking. A tense and violent sequence among the street stalls of Chicago's  Italian neighborhood, where a turncoat gangster is chased and killed in front of his little daughter, delivers a welcome jolt after all the handwriting experts and accountants' ledgers. But the movie always slinks back to Ford, suffering valiantly - he's such an irresistible target it's no wonder Kelley can't help needling him. And it's Kelley's sly, smug performance that lends The Undercover Man the subversive grit that, in the absence of Cummins (or any of her sisters), it sorely needs.
Title: "V" is ¡Viva América! (1969)
Post by: Fran on November 12, 2008, 12:53:01 pm
Also known as:  Vera storia di Frank Mannata, La (Italy)

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From IMDb:

Director:
Writers:

Genre:
Plot Keywords:   		Javier Setó
Luigi Mondello (story)
Javier Setó (writer)
Crime
Gangster | Chicago, Illinois





Title: "W" is Wages of Sin (2007)
Post by: southendmd on November 12, 2008, 02:11:24 pm
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AKA "Chicago Cop"

Plot:  A deep cover agent is framed after a botched sting operation and the assassination of two undercover officers.

Title: Wildcard "X" is Barbershop (2002)
Post by: oilgun on November 12, 2008, 04:05:40 pm
Plot: A day in the life of a South Side Chicago barbershop.

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Title: "Y" is Yippie (1968)
Post by: Fran on November 12, 2008, 05:24:01 pm
From AllMovie.com:  Filmed on the ground in Chicago in 1968, this ten-minute documentary was produced by the Youth International Party. This newsreel focuses on the Yippie presence in Chicago and introduces the infamous pig that the Yippies ran for president that year. While the production values are impressively low, even for an off-the-cuff production, the film does contain some interesting footage of protesters and police against the backdrop of the city.

I don't know if this is from the film, but here's a photo of Pigasus's "arrest":

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Title: Wildcard "Z" is We Believe: Chicago and its Cubs (2009)
Post by: southendmd on November 12, 2008, 06:47:33 pm
"In production."

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=aside= Fran
Keep believing!
Title: ABCs at the Movies: The "After Boston, There's Only Heaven" Round!
Post by: southendmd on November 12, 2008, 06:53:44 pm
The "After Boston, There's Only Heaven" Round!

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Films with a Boston or Bostonian connection
Title: "A" is The Autumn Heart (1999)
Post by: memento on November 12, 2008, 07:31:56 pm
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From IMDB: When a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters (Ally Sheedy, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline Hugo) - she wants them to find their long lost brother, who was taken away by their father (Jack Davidson) 16 years ago. What they discover is that while they have struggled, their father has become a wealthy man and their brother is in school at Harvard.

=aside= Paul
Wicked awesome theme.
Title: "B" is Blow (2001)
Post by: Lynne on November 12, 2008, 07:38:04 pm
From Wiki:

Blow is a 2001 drama/biopic film about the American cocaine smuggler George Jung, directed by Ted Demme. David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes adapted Bruce Porter's 1993 book Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All for the screenplay. It is based on the real life stories of George Jung, Pablo Escobar, Carlos Lehder, and the Medellín Cartel. The film's title comes from a slang term for cocaine.

Plot

The film opens to a young George and his parents Fred (Ray Liotta) and Ermine (Rachel Griffiths).George's father never wanted to argue in front of the boy. The boy's father supports his family in Weymouth, Massachusetts by running a small plumbing company. His mother is constantly complaining that the family has no money and badgers her husband, asking him what they are going to do. Finally, despite Fred's relentless efforts to keep the family afloat, they eventually have to file for bankruptcy and lose everything. The boy decides then that he will not let the same fate befall him.
Title: "C" is Celtic Pride (1996)
Post by: Fran on November 12, 2008, 08:07:12 pm
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From IMDb:  The National Basketball Association play-offs are taking place, and the Boston Celtics are facing the Utah Jazz in a crucial series. This is also the last year that any games will be played in the Boston Garden, which is going to be torn down after the end of the season. Mike and Jimmy, two die-hard sports fans who will risk anything for the Celtics to win, are really getting into the games. The Celtics would be a sure win if it weren't for Lewis Scott, the cocky, loud-mouth star of the Jazz. After Scott himself punishes the Celtics in a bad loss, Mike and Jimmy decide to take things into their own hands by kidnaping Scott and holding him until after the crucial game takes place.

=aside= Bostonians
Excellent theme!!!
Title: "D" is Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
Post by: southendmd on November 12, 2008, 11:01:35 pm
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Plot:  This was a great little Saturday night flick that kept me laughing and highly entertained. This was actually a fairly intelligent teen comedy for the day without the Adam Sandler style inanity. The director had some very interesting techniques that really kept my attention. There was the guitar solo that was sung off-key, but by the end of the song, it really worked. The cool "dealer" kid all buffed out in his shades, sitting on the pot, and somehow devolving into an infant. The big dope deal, and just after our hero departed the house, every cop on the West Coast descends upon it. I really liked it, and I wish it was available on re-release somewhere.

With John Lithgow (with hair) and Barbara Hershey, and a script by Michael Crichton!
Title: "E" is The Exchange (2000)
Post by: memento on November 13, 2008, 12:29:17 am
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Plot: In Boston, the four Naldoff brothers make a comfortable living running money scams. But the youngest brother, Lee, is dangerously attracted to the excitement of the underworld lifestyle. When Lee puts a hit on a wealthy businessman, he unknowingly pins his brothers and entire family up against a ruthless Chinese Mafia gangster. Lee and his brothers, Michael, Matty, and David, but join forces to untangle the situation which seems impossible to get out of.
Title: "F" is The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Post by: Fran on November 13, 2008, 12:39:24 am
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From IMDb:  Jet Li. Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan and Jet Li! For many people that is all that is needed to elicit a "wow, I need to see that." Beyond star power, the film is a riveting success. This is a kung-fu film with a healthy sense of humor, an epic story and amazing visual imagery. Some people will object to Michael Angarano's character, they will say, the film doesn't need a white lead to keep the audience engaged. That is true, but Angarano plays the role well and the character adds substance to the story. The cultural conflict from thrusting a boy from Boston into ancient China reflects the conflict between his kung-fu masters. His personal growth helps carry the heroes journey through China. This layering of themes works well.
Title: "G" is The Good Mother (1988)
Post by: Lynne on November 13, 2008, 02:18:58 am
From Rotten Tomatoes:

A recent divorcee and mother of a four-year-old girl discovers true passion for the first time in her life after meeting a free-spirited artist. But shocking charges against the young woman could shatter her new love and force her to prove she is a good mother in this tale of social intolerance.

Set in Boston, MA and Washington, DC
Title: "H" is Harvard Man (2001)
Post by: memento on November 13, 2008, 12:49:50 pm
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From IMDB: College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity.
Title: "I" is Irish Eyes (2004)
Post by: Fran on November 13, 2008, 01:45:27 pm
Also known as:  "Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy"

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From IMDb:  "Irish Eyes" explores the relationship between two Irish-American brothers in Boston born to immigrant parents and raised in a rough, working-class Irish neighborhood. After watching their father being gunned down in front of their eyes as children, Thomas and Sean Phelan grow up building their lives on opposite ends of the law. Thomas, the studious and responsible brother, creates a better life for himself through education and hard, honest work. Eventually, he builds a successful career as a US attorney. Sean, the more rebellious of the two, gets caught up in a life of crime and rises through the ranks to become the head of the Irish mob. Spanning from post World War II during the late 1950's through the Irish Mob wars of the 1970's and culminating in their adulthood in the 1990's, the story is set to the backdrop of backroom politics and the realities of the Irish mob and its gang wars. The theme of the film simultaneously addresses the similarities between the two factions of law and crime while revealing the similarities between the two brothers.
Title: "J" is Joe's First Day in Boston (2003)
Post by: southendmd on November 13, 2008, 02:05:04 pm
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Plot:  A strong-willed pedestrian battles an equally strong-willed traffic light.
Title: "K" is The Kid from Cleveland (1949)
Post by: memento on November 13, 2008, 06:43:44 pm
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From IMDB: Teen baseball fan Johnny Barrows sneaks into the baseball stadium of the Cleveland Indians, then playing in the 1948 World Series; claiming to be an orphan, he befriends team members & broadcaster Mike Jackson. But it develops that Johnny has a troubled home life with his mother and stepfather, and is involved in juvenile crime. His 'better side' shows only when he runs away to visit the team again. Can Mike and the Indians (playing themselves) wrest Johnny away from bad influences?

Trivia:
Archive footage was used for the 1948 game with the Boston Braves, the 1948 World Series, spring training in Tucson, Arizona, USA and a game in 1949.
Title: "L" is The Late George Apley (1947)
Post by: Fran on November 14, 2008, 12:42:17 am
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From IMDb:  George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. When grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), and son John with Myrtle (from Worcester!), the ordered life of the Apley home on Beacon Street is threatened, as is the hoped-for union of John and Apley-cousin Agnes.
Title: "M" is Monument Ave. (1998)
Post by: Lynne on November 14, 2008, 08:50:11 am
Monument Ave., originally titled Snitch and titled Noose in Australia, is a 1998 American film directed by Ted Demme and starring Denis Leary. The film centers on the Charlestown, Massachusetts Irish Mob and small-time criminal Bobby O'Grady (Leary) who is dealing with the problems that arise due to Charlestown's code of silence. The film also stars Famke Janssen, Martin Sheen, Billy Crudup, Colm Meaney, Ian Hart, and Lenny Clarke.
Title: "N" is Night School (1981)
Post by: southendmd on November 14, 2008, 09:30:30 am
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Plot:  A Boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds commited by a helmeted, black-leather clad serial killer which leads him to suspect a well known anthropology professor as well as his female live-in assistant.
Title: "O" is The Out-of-Towners (1999)
Post by: memento on November 14, 2008, 04:54:51 pm
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From IMDB: Being that I was a fan of the original, I found this film to be a complete disappointment. Who thought that they could remake the Out-Of-Towners? It was a stupid move actually. George and Gwen Kellerman are now George and Nancy Clark (Played by Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn). This time they are left with empty-nest syndrome after their son leaves for London. With nothing to do, George needs to go to New York because of a job interview that he desperately needs being that he was let go from his previous job after 23 years. The only thing is that Nancy doesn't know this. But she does nearing the middle of the film. A few jokes are resurrected from the original and still bring a smile to those that watched and enjoyed the original. Other than that, the rest of the movie is a complete disappointment from start to finish.

Errors in geography: When the main characters are driving out of Boston to supposedly head for New York City, they are seen passing over the Longfellow Bridge over the Charles River. This leads to Kendall Square in Cambridge and would be not be an acceptable route. In reality they would have taken I90 (Mass Turnpike) to get to New York and would not have crossed the Charles River until the I95 interchange in Newton.
Title: "P" is Prozac Nation (2001)
Post by: Fran on November 14, 2008, 05:15:56 pm
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From IMDb:  A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard. Based on Elizabeth Wurtzel's novel.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QWM_Kni6l0[/youtube]
Trailer 1:46
Title: Wildcard "Q" is The Brink's Job (1978)
Post by: southendmd on November 14, 2008, 08:02:14 pm

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IMDb comment: 
Words almost fail me in talking about how much I love this film, this very funny, very stylish portrayal of what was considered the robbery of the last century.

First of all it could never have been done earlier. J. Edgar Hoover was not a figure to be satirized before May of 1972 when he breathed his last. Sheldon Leonard who plays him here and has him get it all wrong about who pulled the Brink's Armored Car Robbery, would not have taken the role, neither would any other actor. No one wanted to be on that man's bad side. Hoover was not quite the figure you see Leonard play here, though Leonard is fine in the part. Books and films subsequent to his death still really haven't got it quite right about him.

For all of J. Edgar's fulminations about the great Communist conspiracy at work in the Brink's job, the whole point of The Brink's Job is who actually did it. Six very ordinary street criminals, none of them violent felons in any way and one fence who declared himself in on the job.

The group is headed by Peter Falk who should have been Oscar nominated for his portrayal of Tony Pino, the group's leader and planner. You see The Brink's Job, Peter Falk will remain with you forever. A man without complications and hangups, he's a thief because it's his profession. He does have pride in how good he is though.

Some of Falk's best scenes are with his wife Gena Rowlands. She too is a woman who stands by her man. No doubt they came from the same hardscrabble background in Boston's Italian North End and she's completely supportive of him and his work. In particular I love the scene where she's bidding him off to work just like any other wife who's husband had a night job. Don't forget your screwdriver, here's a sandwich in case you get hungry, the scene is priceless.

I also love the scene in the restaurant where he takes her after a nice score. Falk is at the height of his considerable talents as he tells Rowlands of his plans for the Brink's Armored Car Company.

What everyone will love when they see this film is how comparatively easy it was for these knockabout guys from Boston to accomplish stealing over 4 million dollars. This score was so big, it HAD to be the work of a master criminal mind. The thing is it was, the mind was just not in a body where you would expect it to be found.

The others in the mob are Paul Sorvino, Kevin O'Connor, Warren Oates, Gerard Murphy and Peter Boyle who plays the fence. But my favorite in the mob and in the film is Allen Garfield who plays Falk's brother-in-law and sidekick who Falk keeps around for laughs. They have an Abbott&Costello like relationship with everything Garfield touches turning to waste product. My favorite scene in the whole film is when they decide to rob a gum factory payroll. Poor Garfield accidentally presses the wrong switch and he's awash in gumballs. Falk's and Sorvino's differing reactions are priceless.

A lot of the film was shot in Boston which in many ways is a city that tries more than most to keep it's traditional look. I haven't been in that city in about five years, but I daresay you could remake The Brink's Job today in the same area.

But if you did it wouldn't be as good, that isn't possible.

IMDb trivia:  During production, a Boston Resident was paid to remove the air conditioner from his window so they could film on that particular street for a shot. The next day when they arrived to continue filming, every window on the street had an air conditioner.
Title: "R" is The Recruit (2003)
Post by: memento on November 14, 2008, 08:36:52 pm
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From IMDB: 'The Recruit,' is an MIT whiz kid James Clayton (Colin Farrel). His recruiter is CIA guy Walter Burke (Al Pacino). He is the head guy at the CIA training centre, 'the farm,' which Clayton and fellow trainee/love interest Layla Moore (Bridget Moynahan) go through.

The movie is good enough to watch but is not entirely riveting. You see, we are told 'everything is a test!!!' and this lurks behind every plot turn that Clayton goes through. Are his problems for real? Or is it just another training test by Burke? If this sounds like tense stuff, it is and it isn't. Sometimes it will hook you in but other times it is just annoying - the feeling that he's not in any real danger but its all just a drill. Interest goes up and down until after the 'farm' training stuff. At this point, the story's focus gets much sharper and things become more consistently interesting, with a few cool twists. This is quite a fair way into the movie, though.

I love Pacino, and was quite interested in whether Farrell could match him after the promise he showed in 'Minority Report.' Well he does. In fact, everyone holds their own and the combined chemistry boosts the film. Pacino is steady throughout and doesn't do his unrestrained thing until the end (its still worth the wait!). Also, Moynahan is thankfully given more to do than just be the obligatory chick/eye-candy.

Overall, decent enough to give a whirl. It's better than most of the other spy / thriller stuff out there.
Title: "S" is Session 9 (2001)
Post by: Lynne on November 14, 2008, 10:03:43 pm
From Wiki:
Session 9 is a 2001 horror film directed by Brad Anderson. The film takes place in and around the Danvers State Mental Hospital in Danvers, Massachusetts.

=aside=
I'm late for Halloween, but that just looks creepy!  ::)
Title: "T" is Talk of the Town (1942)
Post by: southendmd on November 14, 2008, 10:54:47 pm
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IMDb user comment:  A superb comedy from 1942, written by Sidney Buchman and Irwin Shaw, and directed by George Stevens, this movie has a little bit of everything in it: comedy, drama, social commentary, suspense and mystery. It also features three of the most charming stars to ever grace the screen: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur and Ronald Colman. As this was filmed on the Columbia lot it has a Capra-esque feel to it. There is also a dark, austere quality to the photography and lighting that evoke the wartime mood, otherwise not evident in the film.

The story concerns Cary Grant escaping from jail and hiding out in the summer cottage of middle-aged bachelor law professor, Ronald Colman. Grant's character (named Leopold Dilg, who has a fondness for borscht with an egg in it), was falsely accused of burning down a textile mill. Jean Arthur's local gal vacillates bewteen these two very different men, who, as things turn out, get on quite well with one another. Grant teaches Colman a thing or two about real life, while Colman instructs Grant in the law. The problem is that the gentle professor doesn't know that Grant is in trouble with the law. Things gets awfully complicated near the end, as the story turns melodramatic, not altogether happily, as it had been for the most part up till this time a warm, funny study in character and mistaken identity.

Overall, the movie is hard to fault. The actors are so engaging and the dialogue so good, one can forgive almost anything. There's a nicely suggested small-town New England feel to the film, which does not caricature Yankee types, as was so often the case at the time, and is most refreshing here. Grant is, as usual, so excellent that one forgets that he is acting, as he manages to suggest working-class origins, genuine intellectual curiosity, and a hint of anger, especially in the eyes, as his performance perfectly sums up what the film is about, without drawing too much attention to itself. A remarkable achievement, for Grant, director Stevens, and everyone involved in this happy production.
Title: "U" is Urban Relics (1998)
Post by: Fran on November 14, 2008, 11:21:04 pm
From AllMovie.com:  Bostonian Roger Saquet made his directorial debut with this low-budget crime comedy about small-time Boston hustlers and gangsters. Middle-aged bookie Charlie (Richard Romanus of Mean Streets), planning spy activities via a "Surveillance Channel," has a rug damaged by the painters. When his wife Nikki (Terry Donohoe) expresses dismay, he hires pal Tommy (Frank Sivero of "Goodfellas") to steal a new rug. However, when Tommy profits from the situation, Charlie gets so angry he brings in his cousin Louie the Klutz (Richard Donelly) to have Tommy gunned down -- but events conspire to make Charlie the leading suspect. The color film features a black-and-white boxing sequence. Premiered in the filmmaker's suburban Boston hometown of Belmont.
Title: "V" is Vogues of 1938 (1937)
Post by: memento on November 15, 2008, 10:44:02 am
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From IMDB: The blueblooded Van Kletterings are broke; debutante Wendy, slated to remedy this by marrying rich bore Henry Morgan, instead leaves him at the altar and goes to work as a model for high-fashion clothing designer George Curson, whom she soon falls for. But he's happily married (at least on his side) and going into debt financing a show to please wife Mary's desire for stardom. Vindictive Morgan, jealous of George, hopes to hasten his ruin. Can the House of Curson be saved?

From Classic Film Guide: The film's Technicolor seems to get better as the fashion shows and other productions are staged. Even though Morgan is selected, unanimously as the annual show’s chairman, Wendy is able to sabotage Mrs. Lemke's dress and win the contest. But she has to celebrate by herself because Curson must travel to Boston  where his wife's show is being refined in hopes of running on Broadway. The show is called "The Vogues of 1938", and it's an opening night failure per the laughing reaction of an "always wrong" ticket broker (Dick Elliot, uncredited).
Title: "W" is War of the Worlds (2005)
Post by: oilgun on November 15, 2008, 05:41:21 pm
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Plot:   Ray Ferrier is a dock worker who is finishing a night of work in the morning, because he works the night shift. But when he gets home his young daughter Rachel and teenage son Robbie are staying with him at his house in Bayonne, New Jersey, while his pregnant ex-wife Mary Anne and her new husband Tim visit her parents in Boston for the weekend. But then the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to him in an extraordinary sense! Witnessing, and barely escaping the horror, first-hand, it's up to Ray to protect his two kids from terrorist and races up to Boston before one of them gets murdered by a large tripod machine in its path!

Title: Wildcard "X" is The Boston Strangler (1968)
Post by: oilgun on November 15, 2008, 05:48:48 pm
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Plot:   Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "After Boston, There's Only Heaven" Round!
Post by: Fran on November 15, 2008, 07:37:04 pm
I've had no success finding an unplayed "Y" movie.

However, I just realized that several actors were born in Boston.  Maybe we can find a movie that way, with the actor's birthplace being the connection.  I'm off to dinner, so I can't search now.

Here's the IMDb page link:  http://www.imdb.com/BornWhere?Boston,%20Massachusetts,%20USA

My only other suggestion would be a Wildcard "Y" for this round.
Title: Wildcard "Y" is Beantown (2007)
Post by: memento on November 15, 2008, 08:40:35 pm
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From IMDB: The Winter Hill Gang is a mere shadow of its former self. Times are tough in a city where the working class they prey upon are replaced by increasing numbers of students and yuppies, so when the latest boss Sean catches wind of an Italian heroin deal he sees a chance to help bring the organization back to its earlier heights. While some are nervous about outright aggression against the stronger group, the young enforcer Molly Finn sees this as a chance for the gang to rise up, not realizing what the ultimate cost could be.

The Leone Family based in Boston's North End is in an even worse situation. Their leadership crippled after years of federal investigations, those in command now find themselves behind the wheel of an organization they cant lead. Abandoned by Providence, with New York snapping at their heels, college-dropout Sergio and his cousin Nick take a serious risk with hopes of setting things right. One Connecticut-born low-level scumbag named Jimmy the Weasel, however, is fated to ruin everything.

=aside= Fran
I decided to go with the wildcard but the birthplace is a good idea for future rounds.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
Post by: Fran on November 16, 2008, 02:04:08 am
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From IMDb:  Connie (Ricki Lake) lost her mother at twelve in Hoboken, New Jersey. Because she did not get along with her father, Connie left NJ at 18 and went to NYC. Unfortunately, she immediately hooked up with a low-life named Steve and became pregnant. Steve was less than thrilled with the news and threw Connie out of the house. Although she works as a waitress for a while, when her delivery date draws near, she finds herself broke and homeless. The next day, Connie boards a train she thinks is the subway but which turns out to be a railway to Boston. There, she is befriended by handsome, rich Hugh and his new and very pregnant wife Patricia. The train derails. Hugh and Patricia are killed. But, by a twist of fate, Connie is mistaken for Patricia and finds herself and her new baby in a private hospital, as befitting the wife of a member of the rich Winterbourne family. She meets her new mother-in-law (Shirley MacLaine) and her "husband's" twin brother, Bill (Brendan Fraser) and goes home to a posh Boston mansion, complete with servants. Just how long will she be able to fool everyone into thinking she really is a part of the family?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The City of Angels Round!
Post by: Fran on November 16, 2008, 02:27:37 am
The City of Angels Round!

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Featuring movies set in or with a connection to Los Angeles
Title: "A" is American History X (1998)
Post by: oilgun on November 16, 2008, 09:04:01 am
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Plot:   The story follows Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton), the leader of a Venice Beach gang of skinheads, who is released from prison after doing time for killing two black crooks he caught breaking into his car. His younger brother Daniel (Edward Furlong) is now following in big bro's footsteps and looks up to him for leadership. But he discovers that his brother has changed a great deal during his stint behind bars.

==COMMENT==
Does Venice Beach count?
Title: "B" is Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Post by: memento on November 16, 2008, 02:22:19 pm
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From IMDB: The story of life in South Central Los Angeles, following the fortunes or otherwise of a group of young blacks. Struggling to escape the violence and drugs, some of them opt for education, pinning their hopes on college, others are caught up in the violence that is endemic to the neighbourhood.
Title: "C" is Changeling (2008)
Post by: Fran on November 16, 2008, 03:16:13 pm
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From IMDb:  Inspired by actual events that occurred in 1920s-era Los Angeles, Clint Eastwood's "Changeling" tells the story of a woman driven to confront a corrupted LAPD after her abducted son is retrieved and she begins to suspect that the boy returned to her is not the same boy she gave birth to. The year was 1928, and the setting a working-class suburb of Los Angeles. As Christine (Angelina Jolie) said goodbye to her son, Walter, and departed for work, she never anticipated that this was the day her life would be forever changed. Upon returning home, Christine was distressed to discover that Walter was nowhere to be found. Over the course of the following months, the desperate mother would launch a search that would ultimately prove fruitless. Yet just when it seemed that all hope was lost, a nine-year-old boy claiming to be Christine's son seemed to appear out of thin air. Overcome with emotions and uncertain how to face the authorities or the press, Christine invites the child to stay in her home despite knowing without a doubt that he is not her son. As much as Christine would like to accept the fact that her son has been returned to her, she cannot accept the injustice being pushed upon her and continues to challenge the Prohibition-era Los Angeles police force at every turn. As a result, Christine is slandered by the powers that be and painted as an unfit mother. In this town, a woman who challenges the system is putting her life on the line, and as the situation grows desperate, the only person willing to aid her in her search is benevolent local activist Reverend Briegleb (John Malkovich).

=aside= Gil
Yes, Venice Beach is definitely close enough. No worries.
Title: "D" is Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Post by: Lynne on November 16, 2008, 08:30:21 pm
from Wiki:

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) is an American neo-noir film directed by Carl Franklin and photographed by Tak Fujimoto.

The motion picture was based on the novel of the same name written by Walter Mosley, who was brought in to help produce the film. The movie was executive produced by Jonathan Demme, and featured in the drama are Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Terry Kinney, Jennifer Beals, and Don Cheadle.

In this noir, that takes place in 1948 Los Angeles, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins is a World War II veteran who has been unfairly laid off at the aircraft factory. He becomes a private eye to make ends meet and pay for his mortgage. Trouble is he's never done work as sleuth.
Title: "E" is Eating Raoul (1982)
Post by: memento on November 16, 2008, 08:34:02 pm
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IMDB: The Blands are a couple living in swinging Los Angeles, with their ultra-conservative ways, they find it hard to live life in the midst of completely obnoxious swinging bachelors. But one incident too grand to ignore leaves one of them dead, with a wallet full of cash. The birth of a scheme comes to light when they decide to off the swingers in their apartment with the use of a frying pan to the head. But fate intervenes when they meet a cat burglar named Raoul, who devises a plan for them to dispose of the bodies. But things take a turn for the worst when people become untrustworthy leaving one of them for dead.
Title: "F" is Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Post by: Fran on November 16, 2008, 11:30:28 pm
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From IMDb:  Phillip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) is hiding in a hotel telling Los Angeles Chief Detective Nulty (John Ireland) of all the events leading up to this day. Told in flashback the story concerns Moose Mallory (Jack O'Halloran), fresh out of jail, hiring Marlowe to find his lost love Velma who has quit writing to the jail bird. At the same time an effinanent gentleman Marriott (John O'Leary) hires Marlowe to accompany him to a secluded location to buy back a string of jade that has been stolen. When Marriott is killed and Marlowe is slugged unconscious the police get involved attempting to pin the murder on the private Dick. As he gets deeper into the case Marlowe discovers that the jade Marriotte was buying back belonged to Mrs. Grayle (Charlotte Rampling), a trophy wife with a personal agenda. As he finds out more Marlowe discovers corruption in the heart of Los Angeles that flows up the higher echelons of society.
Title: "G" is Go (1999)
Post by: Lynne on November 16, 2008, 11:40:39 pm
From IMDb:
Told from three perspectives, a story of a bunch of young Californians trying to get some cash, do and deal some drugs, score money and sex in Las Vegas, and generally experience the rush of life.  Written by Vladimir Zelevinsky {[email protected]}

'Go' is set mostly during one long Christmas Eve in the lives of a group of young adults on the events surrounding a drug deal in Los Angeles replayed three different times from three different views. In a straightforward manner; when slacker Simon Baines takes off for a getaway to Las Vegas with his friends, Ronna takes his shift at the 24-hour grocery store where they work. When two guys, named Adam and Zack, walk in asking to score some dope from Simon, Ronna takes it upon herself and her friends Claire and Mannie to buy some some stuff from the local drug dealer Todd Gains. But the drug deal is a sting that Adam and Zack are forced to set up by an overzealous narcotics agent, Burke. Ronna is forced to dispose of the drugs. With no other alternative, she tries to double-cross Todd with phony drugs. Meanwhile in Las Vegas, Simon's adventures with his best friend Marcus hit an unfortunate turn during a trip to a strip club, while Adam and Zack end up spending Christmas Eve with Burke and his wife Irene, and afterward while driving to a rave that Ronna is dealing, the guys accidentally hit Ronna with their car and leave her for dead. Nearby, Mannie nearly OD's on dope, and Claire gets more friendly with a vengeful Todd whom is now looking for Ronna. Written by Matthew Patay
Title: "H" is High Sierra (1941)
Post by: southendmd on November 17, 2008, 10:57:46 am
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Plot:  Roy 'Mad Dog' Earle is broken out of prison by an old associate who wants him to help with an upcoming robbery. When the robbery goes wrong and a man is shot and killed Earle is forced to go on the run, and with the police and an angry press hot on his tail he eventually takes refuge among the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas, where a tense siege ensues. But will the Police make him regret the attachments he formed with two women during the brief planning of the robbery.

Filmed all over CA including the Venice canals.
Title: "I" is Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Post by: Fran on November 17, 2008, 12:46:10 pm
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From IMDb:  Writing team Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers scored a bullseye with IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES, a surprisingly smart and amusing comedy that blended the family dysfunction comedy with the "inside Hollywood" type of comedy and the results is quite entertaining. Our story begins with 10-year old KC Brotzky (Drew Barrymore) arriving in a Los Angeles courtroom where she is suing for emancipation from her divorced parents, filmmakers Albert and Lucy Brotzky (Ryan O'Neal and Shelley Long). The film then flashes back to the beginning of Albert and Lucy's relationship,showcasing the first smash hit film they made together, followed by another film during which Albert has an affair with the leading lady (Sharon Stone, very funny in one of her earliest roles) and how the making of this film tore Albert and Lucy apart. Albert and his new love then make a "Gone With the Wind"-type spectacular that bombs at the box office, and things just go from bad to worse, with poor little KC caught in the middle and tired of being a bargaining chip between her parents. O'Neal delivers what is probably the best performance of his career, and Long is a good match for him. Aided by a deft screenplay, O'Neal, Long, and Barrymore deliver a nearly forgotten gem here which delivers warm family laughs and takes accurate potshots at Hollywood as well.
Title: "J" is The Journey of Jared Price (2000)
Post by: memento on November 17, 2008, 03:35:05 pm
From IMDB: A hustler for a roommate, a wealthy Hollywood executive for a boss, a lonely blind woman and a loveable new best friend make "The Journey of Jared Price" an adventure you will never forget. Jared Price is a small town boy who arrives in Hollywood with a few hundred bucks and a lifetime of dreams. See how he handles each situation he gets into and grows in his understanding of who he is. When what he thinks is his first love turns out to be false, see how he is helped and given the strength to stay in L.A. and try again. This film will remind you that love is worth waiting for and that there is always hope.

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Title: "K" is Karen Black: Actress at Work (1999)
Post by: southendmd on November 18, 2008, 02:14:45 pm
Documentary by Kerry Feltham.  Keywords include Los Angeles.  No plot or comments on IMDb. 

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Trivia!  Her real name is Karen Blanche Ziegler.  Was a child prodigy, entering Northwestern University at age 15.  Studied with Lee Strasberg. 

I'll always remember her from "Trilogy of Terror". 

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=aside=
"K" movies are getting very hard to find!
Title: "L" is Latter Days (2003)
Post by: Lynne on November 18, 2008, 04:15:57 pm
Latter Days is a gay romantic drama released in 2003. Set in Los Angeles, California it portrays the seduction of Aaron Davis, a Mormon missionary, by Christian Markelli, a party animal who falls in love with him. The film, written and directed by C. Jay Cox, stars Steve Sandvoss as Aaron, Wes Ramsey as Christian, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Elder Ryder, and Rebekah Jordan as Julie Taylor. Mary Kay Place, Amber Benson and Jacqueline Bisset have supporting roles.

=aside=
Thanks, Fran, for letting me play one of my fave movies for "L"!  :-*
Title: "M" is Midnight Madness (1980)
Post by: Fran on November 18, 2008, 04:16:49 pm
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From IMDb:  This is a must-see for any 80s junkie. Fun and innocent, and all at night! Nothing like all of the college-buddy groups going on an all-nighter. Who would have thought the guy who put it all together could be such a ladies man; there's hope for us all. Sure it would never happen, but after seeing this you'll wish it did. Look for all of the cast who went on to have bigger and badder days in Hollywood. Enjoy all of the Los Angeles landmarks that have come and gone or just don't look like they used to. Take this romp if you liked other memorable films such as "Scavenger Hunt," "One Crazy Summer," or, more recently, "Rat Race."
Title: "N" is Night Moves (1975)
Post by: memento on November 18, 2008, 06:38:45 pm
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IMDB: Former footballer and present private detective Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as an aging Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks to being married to a studio mogul wants Moseby to find and return her stepdaughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection with the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.
Title: "O" is One Eight Seven (1997)
Post by: Lynne on November 18, 2008, 11:27:57 pm
From Wiki:

One Eight Seven (also known and abbreviated as 187) is a 1997 drama / crime / thriller film, starring Samuel L. Jackson, who plays a Los Angeles teacher caught with gang trouble in an urban high school. The film was directed by Kevin Reynolds and its name comes from the California Penal Code number, called 187 (murder).
Title: "P" is Predator 2 (1990)
Post by: Fran on November 19, 2008, 12:48:30 am
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From IMDb:  Harrigan, a brash policeman who is fighting drug lords in a decaying L.A., finds that the criminals are being killed in a very odd fashion. The federal authorities keep telling him to stay out, even though his own men are also being killed. He catches sight of a nearly invisible alien hunter who is searching for trophies. Harrigan injures the creature and pursues it, becoming the hunter.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is The Day of the Locust (1975)
Post by: oilgun on November 19, 2008, 09:06:48 am
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Plot: Tod Hackett, fresh out of Yale, wants to make it as an art director in late 1930's Hollywood - but he finds himself increasingly distracted by his new neighbor Faye, a would-be starlet with possible designs of her own on a lonely, morose accountant. As Tod is drawn deeper into the lurid private lives of studio bosses and film industry workers, he gradually becomes desperate to know if Faye - or anyone - is capable of real love

==COMMENT==
I didn't know that Donald Sutherland's character is called Homer Simpson?!
Title: "R" is Repo Man (1984)
Post by: southendmd on November 19, 2008, 10:58:51 am
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Plot:  Now-classic punk fable of Otto, the newly hired repossession man. Off beat film has a little of everything: action, comedy, urban decay, police drama, mystery, governmental conspiracy and even UFO's. Story centers on Otto's search for a mysterious Malibu carrying an odd cargo.

Set in LA.
Title: "S" is Stuck on You (2003)
Post by: Fran on November 19, 2008, 11:23:26 am
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From IMDb:  The very essence of the relationship between co-joined twins Bob and Walt is tested when Walt convinces them to move to L.A. so he can become an actor. Quickly the twins find fame and fortune by landing a job on Cher's TV show, but the success threatens to drive them apart.
Title: "T" is To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Post by: memento on November 19, 2008, 11:46:28 am
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From IMDB: In Los Angeles, the secret agent Richard Chance (William L. Petersen) loses his partner and friend Jim Hart (Michael Greene) in an investigation of counterfeit, two days before the retirement of Jim. The agent John Vukovich (John Pankow) is assigned to work with Chance, who is obsessed to capture Eric 'Rick' Masters (Willem Dafoe), the criminal responsible for the death of Jim. Chance risks his partner and his own career, trying to arrest Rick.
Title: "U" is Urban Justice (2007)
Post by: southendmd on November 19, 2008, 02:04:30 pm
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Plot: [Steven] Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.

Set in LA.
Title: "V" is Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)
Post by: Fran on November 19, 2008, 03:28:22 pm
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From IMDb:  The film footage at the beginning and end of Van Nuys Boulevard accurately portrays the action and excitement of what life was like cruising the boulevard. By the time I cruised there in 1981, there were plenty of college and high-school students hanging out, cruising and racing. Car clubs gathered in parking lots. I was 22 attending college and my dad bought me a 1978 Corvette. I cruised there in the summer, and I will never forget the adventure. It truly was just like in the movie and better. You made friends easily, and there were always street races. In the fall of 1981, the LAPD began barricading off the boulevard and closing off traffic. This killed the adventure, and those times are gone forever. Having been there, "Van Nuys Boulevard" is a nostalgic return to the past and a memorable way of remembering a great time of American youth.
Title: "W" is What's Cooking? (2000)
Post by: memento on November 19, 2008, 07:04:48 pm
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From IMDB: In LA's Fairfax district, where ethnic groups abound, four households celebrate Thanksgiving amidst family tensions. In the Nguyen family, the children's acculturation and immigrant parents' fears collide. In the Avila family, Isabel's son has invited her estranged husband to their family dinner. Audrey and Ron Williams want to keep their own family's ruptures secret from Ron's visiting mother. In the Seelig household, Herb and Ruth are unwilling to discuss openly their grown daughter's living with her lover, Carla. Around each table, things come to a head. A gun, an affair, a boyfriend, and a pregnancy precipitate crises forcing each family to find its center.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Long Goodbye (1973)
Post by: Lynne on November 19, 2008, 08:13:21 pm
From Wiki:

The Long Goodbye (1973) is a film adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel The Long Goodbye. Directed by Robert Altman from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett, the film stars Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe, film noir veteran Sterling Hayden as Roger Wade and director Mark Rydell as the gangster Marty Augustine. The Long Goodbye holds up a mirror to the culture of the Hollywood lifestyle in the 1970s. The film is "a study of a moral and decent man cast adrift in a selfish, self-obsessed society where lives can be thrown away without a backward glance...and any notions of friendship and loyalty are meaningless"

Leigh Brackett was also one of the screenwriters on the 1946 film The Big Sleep, also based on a Chandler novel.

Unlike the novel, which is set in the 1950s, the film is set in the 1970s.
Title: "Y" is You're Next (1940)
Post by: Fran on November 19, 2008, 09:12:45 pm
This 18-minute film was directed by Del Lord, who is best known for directing Three Stooges films.

From IMDb:  Two goofball private detectives are hired to find a millionaire who has been kidnapped by a mad scientist.

Filming Location:  Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Twilight: Los Angeles (2000)
Post by: southendmd on November 19, 2008, 09:17:08 pm
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IMDb comment:  This work is breathtaking. The ability of Anna Deavere Smith to transform herself convincingly into a myriad of people who talk about their experience of the Los Angeles riots has to be seen to be believed. She makes us listen to and care about what people from a wide range of vantage points have to say. I defy anyone to watch this all the way through and not be moved and challenged. It should be required viewing for all high school and college students, as well as anyone who wants to better understand this tumultuous event in American history.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The City of Angels Round--Take 2!
Post by: southendmd on November 19, 2008, 10:27:49 pm
LA--Take 2!

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Title: "A" is Anywhere But Here (1999)
Post by: memento on November 20, 2008, 01:16:20 am
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From IMDB: Fed up with her small-town Bay City existence, Adele August leaves her family and second husband and heads for Beverley Hills with her daughter. The teenager resents the move and her mother's always flamboyant behaviour and in turns plans to get away to university on the east coast. Mum's plans are different - she wants a movie star for a daughter.
Title: "B" is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Post by: Lynne on November 20, 2008, 01:26:31 am
From Wiki, we have Keanu's big break:

The film opens in the future San Dimas, California, with Rufus (George Carlin) preparing to use a time machine disguised as a phone booth to travel back to 1988 to make sure that Bill S. Preston, Esq. (Alex Winter) and Theodore "Ted" Logan (Keanu Reeves) remain together as the band "Wyld Stallyns", as their music is the core of the future's Utopian society...
Title: "C" is Criss Cross (1949)
Post by: Fran on November 20, 2008, 10:10:50 am
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From IMDb:  Romantic, obsessive Steve Thompson is drawn back to L.A. to make another try for Anna, his former wife. However, Anna belongs now to the L.A. underworld. Steve believes he can rescue her, ignoring the advice and warnings of people who would try to save him. He commits himself to a dangerous course of action that quickly takes everyone somewhere unintended.
Title: "D" is Die Hard (1988)
Post by: memento on November 20, 2008, 01:09:18 pm
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From IMDB: New York cop John McClane flies to Los Angeles on Christmas eve to spend the holidays with his family. He arrives at the Nakatomi corp. building for his wife's office party. International terrorists take over the building and hold every one as hostage to steel $600 million of bonds from the vaults of the building. Now its up to McCLane to face the terrorists and save his wife and the other hostages.
Title: "E" is Echo Park (1986)
Post by: southendmd on November 20, 2008, 01:43:10 pm
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Plot:  In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everyone is more than they initially seem. May waits tables, raises a son, Henry, and is an aspiring actress. She needs a roommate and takes in a pizza deliverer named Jonathan, an aspiring songwriter. In the adjoining flat is August, an Austrian body sculptor who appears in a deodorant commercial and dreams big dreams. May takes a job delivering singing telegrams as a stripper, Jonathan invites Henry to tag along with him on deliveries, August gets into trouble with the police who call his father in Austria, and the friendships, frustrations, and love affairs of everyday life come to a head.

With Susan Dey and Tom Hulce.
Title: "F" is Fletch (1985)
Post by: Fran on November 20, 2008, 02:14:18 pm
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From IMDb:  Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, Los Angeles journalist, really lives for his profession. As Jane Doe, he publishes articles that have caused several heads to roll in the past. Now, Fletch is at it again: In disguise as a bum, he lives at the beach, researching drugs and their dealing. One day, Fletch is addressed by Alan Stanwyk, a rich man, who asks him, the bum, a favour. For the sum of $50,000, Fletch should kill poor cancer-ridden Mr. Stanwyk with a gun, so that his wife will get the insurance money. What the guy didn't think of was Fletch's real profession. Returning into normal life, Fletch instantly takes up research not only to find out that Mr. Stanwyk is healthy as life itself, but he also runs into certain connections between drug dealing at the beach, Alan Stanwyk, his private jet, the police and a very expensive piece of Land in Utah.
Title: "G" is Gods and Monsters (1998)
Post by: oilgun on November 20, 2008, 04:00:44 pm
Can't believe this hasn't been played!

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Plot: Set in 1957, James Whale, the director of Show Boat (1936), The Invisible Man (1933), Frankenstein (1931), and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), had long since stepped back from the glamor and glitz of Hollywood. A stroke triggers once buried flashes of memory of his life in Dudley, his film career, and, most influentially, the trenches during the Great War. Haunted and lonely, he recounts many of his experiences to his musclebound gardener, Clay Boone. Despite the divide that exists between them, their friendship develops. Reliant on his sternly disapproving housemaid, Hannah, the flamboyant director whose time has passed sees himself slipping away, unable to stop the decline, and indulges his fantasies by coaxing Boone to model for him
Title: "H" is Hollywoodland (2006)
Post by: southendmd on November 20, 2008, 05:06:33 pm
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Plot:  A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, TV's Superman.

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Trivia:  The famous Hollywood sign originally read Hollywoodland, promoting a real estate project in the 1920s. The last 4 letters were removed in 1949.
Title: "I" is I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Post by: Fran on November 20, 2008, 06:03:30 pm
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From IMDb:  Susan Hayward never lets her foot up. As Lillian Roth in "I'll Cry Tomorrow," she sticks with her strident, pedal-to-the-floor style. Whether she's belting out "Sing, You Sinners" on a Paramount set, screeching at her mother or one of her husbands, or writhing with the D.T.s, Hayward elbows Roth clear off the screen.

And that's a shame, because this story of a singer laid low by her alcoholism (based on Roth's memoir) doesn't need turbocharging. But, like his star, director Daniel Mann keeps twisting the dials up to 10, opting inflexibly for ear-splitting melodrama over quieter insight. Those necessary connecting passages hold little interest for him. So, with abrupt, disorienting shifts of time and locale, the movie judders along from one star turn to the next (as would, two years later, the almost identical "The Helen Morgan Story").

In his rush to get to the juicy parts when Roth starts sliding off banquettes in ritzy nightclubs, he whizzes through the Lower East Side shtik of stage-mama Jo Van Fleet pushing young Roth in front of the footlights, and through a pivotal romance with childhood sweetheart Ray Danton (his death starts her drinking). During a blackout, she marries a stage-door Johnny; after a drunken spat, it's suddenly two years later and he's long gone. From Roth's lavish layout in Manhattan, she boards a train and ends up in a dump of a Los Angeles apartment; we're left to supply the why.

When cool sadist Richard Conte enters her life, all but twirling a moustache, he slows things down a bit. But it's never clear who he is or why he married her. For her fame and money? Or just because he needed a vulnerable victim to torment? Leaving him furtively in the middle of the night, she stumbles around the Bowery for – days? Weeks? Years? The director's grasp of the passage of time is as slippery as his subject's.

Most centrally, we never see the precise point when she becomes unreliable – unemployable. In one of the most affecting scenes, when she can barely walk but must perform, she tells a grip, "Better put the chair on the stage." But then, propped against it, she sings the truest, most understated number in the movie, "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe."

Finally, after failing to hurl herself out a hotel window, Hayward/Roth creeps into AA. But even that venerable fellowship gets treated to a full Hollywood rewrite. She and sponsor Eddie Albert fall in love, she turns the meetings into her private cabaret, and then goes on "This Is Your Life" to tell her story on national television (so much for principles before personalities).

As a tale of transformation, "I'll Cry Tomorrow" is seldom less than fascinating. But it's not as much a journey from alcoholic squalor into sobriety as it is the change from a heartfelt account of recovery into an ambitious actress' overwrought bid for an Oscar.
Title: "J" is Jackie Brown (1997)
Post by: memento on November 20, 2008, 07:05:54 pm
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From IMDB: Jackie Brown is the name of a flight attendant who gets caught smuggling her boss' gun money on the airline she works for. Luckily for her, the Fed Ray Nicolet and the LA Cop Mark Dargus decide to team up in order to arrest the arms dealer she works for, whose name they don't even know. Here's when she has to choose one way: tell Nicolet and Dargus about Ordell Robbie (the arms dealer) and get her freedom -except that if Ordell suspects you're talking about him, you're dead- or keep her mouth shut and do some time. That's when she meets Max Cherry -her bail bondsman-, a late fifties, recently separated, burnt-out man, who falls in love with her. Then Jackie comes up with a plan to play the Feds off against Ordell and the guys he works with -Louis Gara and Melanie Ralston, among others- and walk off with their money. But she needs Max's help. No one is going to stand in the way of his million dollar payoff..
Title: "K" is Kotch (1971)
Post by: Lynne on November 20, 2008, 08:29:55 pm
Kotch is a 1971, Oscar-nominated comedy film which tells the story of an elderly man who runs away so as not to be put into a nursing home, and strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenage girl. It stars Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer.

The movie was adapted by John Paxton from the novel by Katherine Topkins. Matthau's friend and frequent costar Jack Lemmon directed; it was Lemmon's only film behind the camera.

The movie was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Walter Matthau), Best Film Editing (Ralph E. Winters), Best Music, Song (for Marvin Hamlisch and Johnny Mercer for "Life Is What You Make It") and Best Sound.
Title: "L" is Less Than Zero (1987)
Post by: Fran on November 20, 2008, 08:45:21 pm
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From IMDb:  Clay, an eighteen-year-old freshman, comes back from his first term at a college in New Hampshire to spend his Christmas vacation with his broken-up wealthy family in Los Angeles. His former girlfriend, Blair, is now involved with his ex-best-friend, Julian. She warns Clay that Julian needs help: he is using a lot of cocaine and has huge debts. What follows is a look at the youth culture of wealthy post adolescents in Beverly Hills with a strong anti-drug message. Apart from the setting and the names, the film has very little to do with Bret Easton Ellis's book by the same title on which it was based.
Title: "M" is Mulholland Drive (2001)
Post by: oilgun on November 20, 2008, 11:11:05 pm
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Plot:  After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Title: "N" is Nothing So Strange (2002)
Post by: Lynne on November 20, 2008, 11:33:55 pm
From Wiki:

Nothing So Strange is a 2002 film shot in the style of an "independent documentary" directed by Brian Flemming. It centers on the fictional assassination of former Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on December 2, 1999.

At the very beginning of the film, Bill Gates (played by experienced Gates-double Steve Sires) walks onto the stage of the pavilion in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California on Thursday, December 2, 1999 to give a check for one million dollars to "Literacy For Life" as part of the "Bill Gates Foundation." (The filmmakers intentionally avoided mentioning Gates' family members in the film; thus, they refrain from naming the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.) Upon reaching the stage, Gates is shot dead by a sniper - first in the right shoulder, then the head...
Title: "O" is One False Move (1992)
Post by: Fran on November 21, 2008, 12:14:27 am
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From IMDb:  Three criminals pull off a cash and drug heist in LA, which results in the sadistic and brutal murders of six people. The crooks are Fantasia (Cynda Williams), a bad girl with a soft spot. She got pregnant in her teens and got talked into the robbery by her boyfriend Ray Malcolm (Billy Bob Thornton) who is a paranoid and violent psychotic. Yet throughout the course of events, Fantasia wants to go back home to Star City and see her little boy (something that ultimately contributes to her downfall). The third member of the gang is Pluto (Michael Beach), a would-be intellectual crime boss, whose personality varies between being a cold and sadistic killer with a passion for knives and a cool calm and collected crook who won't kill unless he has to. Having pulled off the job, they decide to make for Phoenix, Arizona, in order to sell the drugs and split the money. However, things are complicated by Fantasia wanting to go home, and more blood is shed along the way.

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Film critic Gene Siskel voted this film as his favorite of 1992.
Title: "P" is Peeper (1975)
Post by: memento on November 21, 2008, 01:35:21 am
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From IMDB: This is one of those movies that is just immensely good fun. First of all, it has an excellent cast. Caine is wonderful as the world-weary London private eye adrift in Los Angeles. Michael Constantine, as the ex-con desperate to find his daughter, has never been better. Natalie is very good as the satin-clad femme fatale. And then there's the outstanding supporting cast. In a sense, this film is a tribute to character actors. Even the unappreciated Robert Ito shows up as the sinister Japanese butler.

But even given the cast, what really shines is the W. D. Richter's script. Especially our hero's brilliant analysis of the location of a house based on the angle of the sun and the shadows it casts, followed by his discovery that: "I wasn't even close. It was in Beverly Hills."

On the other hand, your favorite bit may be the Humphrey Bogart impersonator reciting the credits at the beginning of the film to the accompaniment of a lone trumpet (at least, that's how I remember it; actually, since the other reviewer and I seem to be the only people in the world who have actually seen this film, who's to argue?) It's a sad fact that Peeper has been dumped. It doesn't even appear on most filmographies of Michael Caine. It's not available on video in any form, and I have never seen it appear on television (maybe we can persuade The Mystery Channel to show it, if the tape hasn't disintegrated by now). So if there's a patron saint of forgotten films wandering around this site, why don't you see if you can nudge 20th Century Fox into releasing it. It deserves better.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is A Star is Born (1937)
Post by: southendmd on November 21, 2008, 09:49:20 am
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Plot:  A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Title: "R" is Real Women Have Curves (2002)
Post by: Lynne on November 21, 2008, 09:57:28 am
Real Women Have Curves is a 2002 American movie starring America Ferrera. Produced by HBO and directed by Patricia Cardoso, it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award in addition to Special Jury Prizes for both Ferrera and Lupe Ontiveros. The independent film earned in excess of five million dollars and brought the previously-unknown Ferrera to the public's attention.

The coming-of-age plot revolves around Ana Garcia, a Mexican-American teenager living in an East Los Angeles barrio. While attending Beverly Hills High School, where she is an accomplished student, she works in near-sweatshop conditions in her sister's dress factory alongside her mother, Carmen (Ontiveros), who considers this to be her younger daughter's vocation. But Ana, encouraged by her teacher Mr. Guzman (George Lopez), has dreams of attending Columbia. Before achieving her goal, she must try to balance her mother's traditional view of women with her own contemporary ideas while dealing with self-image issues and exploring a new romantic relationship.

It is based on the play "Real Women Have Curves" by Josefina Lopez.
Title: "S" is Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Post by: Fran on November 21, 2008, 11:12:50 am
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From IMDb:   An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly and poisonous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss.
Title: "T" is Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Post by: memento on November 21, 2008, 11:54:37 am
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From IMDB: As a young man, Jack Black leaves his religious family and oppressive town (Kickapoo, MO) for Hollywood on a quest to form the world's most awesome rock band. There he meets acoustic guitarist Kyle Gass, who is performing on the street, and begins worshipping him as a rock god because of his skills and attitude. Kyle feeds Jack's fantasy by pretending to be famous with a self-named band ("The Kyle Gass Project"), and exploits him to do work such as cleaning his apartment and buying him weed with the promise of an audition for his fictitious band. After Jack learns Kyle is actually unemployed and living off his parents, the two become equal, and Kyle apologizes to Jack by giving him a brand-new guitar. They create their own band: Tenacious D, named for birthmarks found on their behinds. (Jack has a birthmark which says: "Tenac", and Kyle has a mark which reads: "ious D".)
Title: "U" is Undiscovered (2005)
Post by: oilgun on November 21, 2008, 04:02:09 pm
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PLOT: A group of aspiring entertainers try to establish careers for themselves in the city of Los Angeles.
Title: "V" is A Virgin in Hollywood (1953)
Post by: Fran on November 21, 2008, 05:01:21 pm
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From IMDb:  The editor of a small-town newspaper sends his star reporter out to Hollywood to get the real story of what goes on in Hollywood. She goes tooling down Hollywood Blvd, in her Buick-8 convertible and buys a map showing where the stars live. That's the highlight. In cowboy-speak, this exploitation film..."is all hat...and no cattle."
Title: "W" is Without Warning (1952)
Post by: memento on November 21, 2008, 06:30:59 pm
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From IMDB: Carl Martin is a morose and deranged Los Angeles gardener, who,in retribution for the infidelity of his unfaithful wife, sets about to kill as many blonde's as he can. From the time the film opens, to the sound of a radio turned up full-blast over the still-warm corpse of a blonde, the audience knows the identity of the killer. The film depicts, with documentary realism as it was shot on location in and around Los Angeles, how the police, using laboratory techniques against the few clues they have, track down Martin. Their key clue is a spring from a pair of garden shears. The police move in just as Martin is about to add Jane Saunders, the daughter of a greenhouse owner, to his long list of victims.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Sadist (1963)
Post by: oilgun on November 21, 2008, 06:50:54 pm
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Plot:   Three people driving into Los Angeles for a Dodgers game have car trouble and pull off into an old wrecking yard where they are held at bay by a bloodthirsty psycho and his crazy girlfriend.

Excerpt from Cinema de Merde:
BUT one of the most notable things about this movie—that I’m amazed that none of the reviews on IMDb mention (guess is takes a cocksucker like me…)—is that the first time the Sadist appears on screen, he HAS A HUGE BONER. The sexualized “subtext” of the film comes to the fore, as they say, because this dude HAS A HUGE DILDO STUFFED DOWN HIS PANTS and there is NO WAY this could be an accident. Watch it again and once you see it, there is NO WAY TO MISS IT. It’s kind of shocking, and provides an interesting view of how sexual menace can be conveyed while avoiding having to outwardly show other aspects. The boner reappears at one point about 30 minutes in, but the first time is the most shocking, and the most noticeable.  http://www.cinemademerde.com/sadist.shtml (http://www.cinemademerde.com/sadist.shtml)

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Title: "Y" is Yellow Cargo (1936)
Post by: Lynne on November 22, 2008, 11:21:07 am
From IMDb:

An investigator looks into the activities of a movie producer he believes is involved in smuggling Asians into the U.S.

From Amazon:

Starring superstar leading man Conrad Nagel, Sinful Cargo is the arresting story of an FBI and National Immigration Services hunt to break up a smuggling ring trading in illegal aliens. Nagel comes to Hollywood as an NIS agent helping the FBI, and is quickly mistaken for a New York actor! Cleverly, Nagel plays along in order to be completely unassuming as he investigates into the immigrant racket that's being run out of a movie studio front. Originally titled Yellow Cargo, in poor taste by today's standards, Sinful Cargo is a slick and well acted crime drama thats another tremendous performance by Conrad Nagel.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Born in East L.A. (1987)
Post by: Fran on November 22, 2008, 02:12:23 pm
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From IMDb:  Rudy is an American of Mexican descent who is caught up in an immigration raid on a factory. Deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant, he has no way of proving that he is in fact an American citizen and is forced to rely on his cunning to sneak his way back home.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Sunshine State Round!
Post by: Fran on November 22, 2008, 02:21:28 pm
The Sunshine State Round!

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Featuring movies set in or with a connection to the state of Florida
Title: "A" is Ameriikan Raitti (1990)
Post by: oilgun on November 22, 2008, 06:03:19 pm
aka:  Paradise America

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Plot:   Erkki Hakala on pohjalainen yrittäjä, joka kaverinsa Taiston kanssa heittäytyy täysin rinnoin elintasokilpaan. Siinä huumassa jäävät niin verot kuin muutkin maksut rästiin. Homma ryöstäytyy kaverusten käsistä, ja niin Erkki raskaana olevan vaimonsa Kaisun ja Taiston kanssa pakenee poliisia ensin Ruotsiin, ja sieltä edelleen Floridaan. Veropakolaisten paratiisiin, jossa kaikki onkin aluksi yhtä juhlaa.

Vähitellen alkaa tekemään tottuneelle Erkille uima-altaan reunalla ryypiskely, päättömät ostosmatkat ja rahoilla rehentely maistua puulta. Hän päättää ryhtyä taas töihin. Mutta kieltä taitamattomana Erkki joutuukin huumekauppiaiden kuriiriksi...

==Comment==
Now I feel like going to IKEA!
Title: "B" is Blood and Wine (1996)
Post by: Lynne on November 22, 2008, 06:11:05 pm
From IMDb:

Bob Rafelson has stated that this is the final part of an informal trilogy he started with "Five Easy Pieces" and continued with "The King Of Marvin Gardens". In the three, Nicholson has now played son, brother and father. In this one, Nicholson is a wealthy wine dealer who has distanced himself from his wife with his philandering and from his son with his negligence. After he steals a diamond necklace with the help of a safecracker partner, Victor, things start coming apart. His wife sets out to interrupt what she thinks is another one of his weekend dalliances, but is really his trip to pawn the jewels.  Written by John Sacksteder

Set in Miami
Title: "C" is Cracker Crazy: Invisible Histories of the Sunshine State (2007)
Post by: memento on November 22, 2008, 06:55:46 pm
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[From IMDB: Renegade filmmaker Georg Koszulinski takes on Florida's history from a decidedly different point of view. Blending archival and original footage, he brings to life a cast of historical characters spanning over 12,000 years, from Florida's ancient Indians to the migrant farm workers of the 21st century. Meet Osceola and the Seminoles, who fought alongside escaped slaves in the most costly Indian War in American History. Unmask Florida's Ku Klux Klan and don't forget about Walt Disney and Henry Flagler - perhaps the two characters most responsible for the Florida we know today. "Think you know Florida? Think again. See 'Cracker Crazy' for an eye-opening experience."
Title: "D" is Dead Meat (2005)
Post by: Fran on November 22, 2008, 07:15:12 pm
Also known as:  Andre the Butcher

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From IMDb:  When a small group of decadent cheerleaders gets stranded on their way to the regional championship, they find refuge in an abandoned hunting lodge in the backwoods of Florida. When darkness falls, terror comes along in the form of local legend Andre the Butcher. All sinners must repent for Andre is here to harvest souls for hell and turn human flesh into delicious chili.
Title: "E" is Everglade Raid (1958)
Post by: southendmd on November 23, 2008, 12:31:54 am
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Wiki:  Everglade Raid is the 86th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on July 24, 1958, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.

Plot
Woody finds out there is money to be made by turning alligators into suitcases. He wastes no time heading down to the Everglades to pursue his fortune. He then meets Al I. Gator (Daws Butler) who has his own plans for cooking the woodpecker.

Title: "F" is La Florida (1993)
Post by: memento on November 23, 2008, 01:19:17 am
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From IMDB: Tired of rough winters, a Quebec family buys a motel in south Florida. But life is not easy down where motels grow faster than grass. Two bigger businessmen are out to get them for invading their turf. However, that is not even the beginning of their troubles..
Title: "G" is Grace Is Gone (2007)
Post by: Fran on November 23, 2008, 02:07:06 am
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From IMDb:  Stan Philipps's wife Grace is a sergeant with the U.S. Army. While she's posted to Iraq, the earnest Stan is home in Minnesota with their daughters, Heidi, 12, and Dawn, 8. He manages a home supply store. After morning visitors bring Stan news, he takes the girls for a car ride that turns into a spontaneous trip to Dawn's favorite place, a Florida amusement park.
Title: "H" is Hoot (2006)
Post by: oilgun on November 23, 2008, 07:55:17 am
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Plot:   A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.
Title: "I" is In Her Shoes (2005)
Post by: southendmd on November 23, 2008, 10:49:00 am
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Plot:  In Philadelphia, the irresponsible and selfish Maggie is a drunken easy woman having sex with many men. Her sister Rose is the opposite, responsible lawyer but needy and having complex, compulsively buying shoes to relief her frustrations. Maggie is expelled from her father home by her stepmother, and Rose lodges her sister in her apartment. When Maggie has one night stand with Rose's boyfriend, Rose sends her sister away. She finds letters and postcards from her missing grandmother Ella Hirsch that she believed had died that lives in a retirement compound in Florida hidden in her father's drawer, and without any option, she decides to travel to meet Ella. With Ella, Maggie changes, becoming another woman and improving the relationships in her family.
Title: "J" is Juke Girl (1942)
Post by: memento on November 23, 2008, 11:44:15 am
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Plot:  Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick. After the Tomato crop is destroyed by Madden, Steve takes Nick, Lola and the next crop to Atlanta where they sell it for big money. Danny is going up with Madden and thinks Steve is a sucker for working in the dirt. Lola stays in Atlanta while Nick and Steve go back to Cat Tail and the real trouble begins.
Title: "K" is The King of Kong (2007)
Post by: Fran on November 23, 2008, 01:24:23 pm
Also known as:  The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

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From IMDb:  In the early 1980s, legendary Billy Mitchell set a Donkey Kong record that stood for almost 25 years. This documentary follows the assault on the record by Steve Wiebe, an earnest teacher from Washington who took up the game while unemployed. The top scores are monitored by a cadre of players and fans associated with Walter Day, an Iowan who runs Funspot, an annual tournament. Wiebe breaks Mitchell's record in public at Funspot, and Mitchell promptly mails a video tape of himself setting a new record. So Wiebe travels to Florida hoping Mitchell will face him for the 2007 Guinness World Records. Will the mind-game-playing Mitchell engage; who will end up holding the record?
Title: "L" is Loren Cass (2006)
Post by: southendmd on November 24, 2008, 10:21:46 am
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Plot:  Adolescents come to terms with their lives after the rebellions of 1996 St. Petersburg [Florida].
Title: "M" is Miami Vice (2006)
Post by: oilgun on November 24, 2008, 11:22:05 am
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Plot:  Based on the 1980's TV action/drama, this update focuses on vice detectives Crockett and Tubbs as their respective personal and professional lives become dangerously intertwined.
Title: "N" is Nightmare (1981)
Post by: Fran on November 24, 2008, 11:33:40 am
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From IMDb:  Release prematurely from a North Eastern mental institution, George Tatum (Baird Stafford) journeys back down to his home in Florida. Along the way, he has recurring nightmares of a violent incident from his childhood, which forces him to kill again. George's ex-wife, Susan Temper (Sharon Smith), young son C.J. (C.J. Cooke), and the family babysitter begin to receive "hang-up" calls, which none of them realize is George making sure his family is home. The closer George gets to his destination, the more gruesome his murders become and the memories of his first childhood murder intensify. Wearing an old-man mask to conceal his identity, George makes his way into his old house with an icepick, kills the babysitter, and goes after his son and two daughters, who have taken refuge in their mother's bedroom on the second floor. Young C.J. manages to shoot the masked maniac through a hole hacked into the door, causing George to fall back down the staircase. As he lies dying, George has a full recall of his childhood, where upon catching his father cheating on his mother with a mistress, he brutally murders both of them with an axe. As George is carried off in a stretcher, his wife comes home, identifies her husband, and goes into a screaming fit. Young C.J. is taken for questioning by the police and winks into the camera as the final image of the film.
Title: "O" is Out of Time (2003)
Post by: memento on November 24, 2008, 01:31:42 pm
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Plot: Matt Whitlock is the Chief of Police in a small town outside of Miami, Florida, living and working in a place that is normally reserved for those who have retired and spend the rest of their days relaxing in the sun. Although he enjoys his job, his drinking whilst on duty is an obvious flaw in his character, brought about in ways by his recent divorce from wife Alex. Whitlock is currently having an affair with a local resident, Ann Merai Harrison, whose abusive husband Chris has driven her to adultery. Recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, Ann Merai plans on rewarding Whitlock's loyalty to her with a handsome payout from her life insurance. After an apparent arson attack on their house kills Ann Merai and Chris, Alex arrives back on the scene as the detective in charge of the case - and Whitlock soon finds himself the prime suspect...
Title: "P" is The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Post by: southendmd on November 24, 2008, 02:28:48 pm
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Plot:  An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea. His wife, who loves him, decides to raise it for him by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.

Written and directed by Preston Sturges, with Claudette Colbert, Joel McRae, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallee.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is The Truman Show (1998)
Post by: southendmd on November 24, 2008, 02:38:25 pm
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Plot:  An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a TV show.

Trivia:  The exterior shots of 'Seahaven' were shot in the beach town of Seaside, Florida.
Title: "R" is Ruby in Paradise (1993)
Post by: Fran on November 24, 2008, 02:44:47 pm
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From IMDb:  Ruby, a young woman, arrives in a Florida resort town during the off season to make a fresh start. She gets work as a sales clerk in a souvineer shop run by Mildred Chambers. She dates, and sleeps with, Ricky Chambers, Mildred's conceited son, but breaks off with him when she finds she's just another conquest. She gets involved with Mike, a left-wing greenhouse worker. As the seasons change, Ruby's relationships with others and herself go through metamorphoses as she makes choices and discoveries establishing her own identity. A character study.
Title: "S" is Sunshine State (2002)
Post by: oilgun on November 24, 2008, 03:16:55 pm
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Plot:   A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
Title: "T" is True Lies (1994)
Post by: southendmd on November 24, 2008, 03:22:36 pm
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Plot:  When a secret agent learns of his wife's extra-marital affair, he pursues her and uses his intelligence resources in a job he kept secret from her.

Filmed in part, in Marathon, Miami and Key West.
Title: "U" is Untamed Fury (1947)
Post by: Fran on November 24, 2008, 04:14:47 pm
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From IMDb:  A native son returns to the isolated, backwards village in the Okefenokee Swamp where he was raised, with ideas of bringing modern-day progress in terms of schools, canals, new roads, running-water and other needed changes, but is met with resistance by nearly all of the residents, some out of ignorance and some with selfish vested interests in seeing that no changes be made.
Title: "V" is Virgil Bliss (2001)
Post by: memento on November 24, 2008, 06:37:40 pm
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Synopsis: Virgil Bliss (Clint Jordan) is a man obsessed with living a normal life, finding a good job, marrying a decent woman, and building a family of his own. The only problem, however, is that Virgil is a recently paroled career thief with a hair-trigger temper and the social skills of a child.

At the halfway house where he gets his first taste of freedom in nearly a decade, Virgil meets Manny Alvarez (Anthony Gorman), a fiery miscreant who takes the emotionally naive Virgil under his wing and initiates him in the ways of the world. It's Manny who introduces Virgil to Ruby (Kirsten Russell), an opportunistic junkie with whom Virgil falls instantly in love.

After a bumpy start, Virgil and Ruby begin to trust one another. Ruby shares with Virgil her plans to win back custody of her four-year-old son, currently living with a foster family in Florida. In another moment, the normally tight-lipped Virgil breaks down and recounts the horrible and senseless crime that landed him in prison.

Upon his release from the halfway house, Virgil finds work as a janitor and moves into Ruby's apartment. Together they form a kind of damaged family unit, dogged by mistrust, chemical dependency and the weight of their wasted lives, but a family nonetheless.

An already shaky domestic arrangement gets even shakier when the psychotic Manny Alvarez appears on Virgil and Ruby's doorstep. Unimpressed by Virgil's attempts to walk the straight and narrow, Manny decides a few minor adjustments are in order. As Manny expertly unravels all that Virgil has accomplished, Virgil learns a brutal and final lesson in the limits of love and his own good intentions...
   
Title: "W" is Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Post by: southendmd on November 24, 2008, 09:14:12 pm
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IMDb comment:  Taken in the context of the 'feather' craze that almost decimated the birds of the Everglades at the turn of the 20th Century, this movie -almost- presaged Rachel Carson and Marjorie Stoneman Douglas. A moving depiction of the River Of Grass, those who lived WITH it and those who tried to DESTROY it. Christopher Plummer and Burl Ives gave this movie a depth that seemed effortless It deserved a wider release and I can only hope it will be issued as a DVD. It was based upon a true story of a federal wildlife ranger.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Cowboys of Florida (2006)
Post by: oilgun on November 24, 2008, 10:02:50 pm
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Synopsis: For over 250 years, Cowboys have ridden the plains of central Florida. This film captures the beauty of the old ways with the drama of encroaching civilization. We see cowboys on the range, at the rodeo and in the corrals in a beautiful and important film documenting America in the throes of change; revealing the loss of her heritage.

A clip can be found here:
www.victormilt.com/id1.html (http://www.victormilt.com/id1.html)

==Comment==
Who knew that Florida is the state with the most cattle?
Title: "Y" is You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923)
Post by: Fran on November 24, 2008, 10:30:06 pm
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Plot synopsis from AllMovie.com:  After a promising start (not to mention a really good cast), this stylish society drama gets bogged down in overwrought melodrama. Powerful Wall Street financier Garth McBride (Lewis Stone) ruins his rival after a tough battle. To celebrate, he goes to Florida with his wife, Edith (Leatrice Joy), and some friends, including Ardrita Saneck (silent screen vamp Nita Naldi). McBride becomes infatuated with Ardrita, which doesn't go by Edith unnoticed. After a confrontation with Edith, McBride takes off for Miami with Ardrita and Edith heads back to New York alone and becomes a nurse. McBride's enemy, determined to get back at him, manipulates the stock market. McBride returns to New York and is attacked by thugs. He is taken to a hospital, which just happens to be run by Ardrita's husband, Dr. Konrad Saneck (Paul McAllister). Dr. Saneck, who has just discovered that his wife has been running around with McBride, prepares to give him an overdose of sedative, and Edith is called in to assist. Luckily for McBride, Ardrita shows up and swears that nothing untoward happened between them. Her husband, either wisely or naïvely, believes her and they reconcile. Edith and McBride reconcile too.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Vernon, Florida (1982)
Post by: memento on November 25, 2008, 02:04:44 am
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From IMDB: Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition of the word "Therefore," and the obsessive turkey hunter who speaks reverentially of the "gobblers" he likes to track down and kill.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: I Left My Heart in San Francisco Round!
Post by: memento on November 25, 2008, 02:18:44 am
The I Left My Heart In San Francisco Round!

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Title: "A" is After the Thin Man (1936)
Post by: southendmd on November 25, 2008, 10:02:55 am
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Plot:  Now back in San Francisco after their holiday in New York, Nick and Nora find themselves trying to solve another mystery. It's New Year's Eve and they are summoned to dinner at Nora's elderly, and very aristocratic, family. There they find that cousin Thelma's husband Charles has been missing for three days. Nick reluctantly agrees to look for him but the case takes a twist when Charles is shot and Thelma is accused of murder. Several other murders occur but eventually Nick gathers everyone into the same room to reveal the identity of the killer.


Title: "B" is Bullitt (1968)
Post by: Fran on November 25, 2008, 01:02:44 pm
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From IMDb:  Johnny Ross works for Chicago mobster Peter Ross, his brother. In April 1968 Johnny Ross escapes two attempts on his life and flees to San Francisco, where he is placed in protective custody by politician Walter Chalmers, who hopes to use Ross to further his own national aspirations. To protect Ross, Chalmers asks the SFPD to assign Detective Lieutenant Frank Bullitt and his partners, Sergeants Don Delgetti and Carl Stanton, to guard him at a flophouse near an overhead freeway. It looks like a simple assignment, but at 1 AM the next day it all goes awry in a blast of a shotgun, leaving Stanton and Ross fighting for life at San Francisco General. Bullitt gets what information he can, but breathing down his neck is the angered Chalmers who vows to ruin Bullitt's career should Ross die. Bullitt gets a break when the gunman appears at the hospital to finish off Ross, and Bullitt gets a good look at him; now Bullitt must smoke out the gunman and his backup man before Chalmers carries out his threat, leading to a high-speed pursuit, a fiery crash at a gas station, and a fingerprint check that leads to a stunning discovery about Ross, and about a couple staying at a swanky hotel in San Mateo.
Title: "C" is The Cockettes (2002)
Post by: memento on November 25, 2008, 01:05:27 pm
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From IMDB: On New Year's Eve, 1969, a flamboyant ragtag troupe of genderbending hippies took the stage of San Francisco's Palace Theater and The Cockettes were born. For the next 2 1/2 years, these outrageous drag performers created 20 shows with titles like "A Crab on Uranus Means You're Loved" and "Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma," and were featured in four underground films. But when the Cockettes flew to New York City to appear Off Broadway^Å well, you'll just have to see what happened when New Yorkers took a look at them. Documentarians Weissman and Weber have expertly crafted a record of a wondrous time and a wild group in The Cockettes, and you won't want to miss a minute of it.
Title: "D" is The Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Post by: southendmd on November 25, 2008, 01:27:38 pm
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Plot:  In San Francisco, the public relations Joe Clay drinks everyday to "socialize" with his clients. After an incidental meeting with the secretary Kirsten Arnesen, they date and sooner they get married. Soon the drinking catches up with them.

User comment:  Like standing on the edge of a black hole, this movie tantalizes the audience in the beginning, then plunges you into the dark, vast horror of alcoholism.

Jack Lemmon has always been a personal favorite of mine, especially for screwball comedy. But, just like Robin Williams, Lemmon is capable of turning heads w/ his dramatic roles. "The Days of Wine and Roses" is a showcase of that dramatic talent. And along with Lee Remick, this film's performances exceed all expectations. The direction and cinematography utilizes the black and white medium to it's fullest extent, while the script is earthy, human and most of all, believable.

This is a tour de force in the craft of modern filmmaking. And an absolutely essential requirement for aficionados of the dramatic genre. How Remick and Lemmon managed to be past up for the best actor/actress Oscar for their phenomenal performances never ceases to amaze me. Twenty years later, their performances are just as fresh, relevant and just as powerful.

There was no sugarcoated ended. This film sought to depict alcoholism as the demon it truly is, and that sometimes, people just don't get well, despite all the love and support that's offered to them.

If you've never seen it, rent it. Just be sure to rent it in letterbox, to maintain the movies original ratio. A film this beautiful needs to be seen in it's best form. Take someone you love along with you for the ride.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J98aP1GuqFU[/youtube]

One of those longish (3:32) old-fashioned trailers.
Title: "E" is EDtv (1999)
Post by: Fran on November 25, 2008, 03:04:54 pm
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From IMDb:  "EDtv" is about a normal San Francisco guy who becomes the star of a 24-hour reality soap opera but regrets his fame within a short time as he finds out that there is no space left for privacy, love, and personality.

Title: "F" is Foul Play (1978)
Post by: oilgun on November 25, 2008, 03:15:29 pm
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Plot: A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

Title: "G" is The Grateful Dead (1977)
Post by: memento on November 25, 2008, 04:16:24 pm
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Plot: The Grateful Dead performs live at Winterland in San Francisco in October 1974.
Title: "H" is Haiku Tunnel (2001)
Post by: Fran on November 25, 2008, 04:22:53 pm
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From IMDb:  "I don't go perm on my first week," remarks Josh Kornbluth, a San Francisco office temp by day, an aspring novelist whenever. Josh has gotten a new temp job with S&M, a downtown law firm where he works as a receptionist. But going back on his words, Josh takes on a "permanent" position as the receptionist of head lawyer Bob Shelby, and his first task is to mail out 17 high-priority letters. But due to Josh's continual procrastination, he gets further and further away from completing a simple task.

Title: "I" is I Remember Mama (1948)
Post by: southendmd on November 25, 2008, 05:34:34 pm

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Plot:  The life of a Norwegian immigrant family in 1910 San Francisco centers around Mama and her detailed, pennywise household budget. We follow the Hansens' small joys, sorrows, and aspirations, with the boisterous antics of Uncle Chris as counterpoint.
Title: "J" is Jade (1995)
Post by: memento on November 25, 2008, 06:59:06 pm
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Plot: When the assistant district attorney of San Francisco  investigates the mysterious death of an important millionaire he discovers that the first suspect in this case is a friend of his who is married to an important lawyer. Now it is difficult for him to distinguish between what is reality and what should be reality.
Title: "K" is Kuffs (1992)
Post by: Fran on November 25, 2008, 07:07:44 pm
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From IMDb:  Obnoxious, irresponsible George Kuffs (Christian Slater) leaves girlfriend Maya (Milla Jovovich) after learning she is pregnant. In need of money, he hits up brother Brad (Bruce Boxleitner) for a loan but ends up taking over his brother's privately owned police precinct in San Francisco after Brad is coldly gunned down inside a church.

Using the supposedly true-to-life hook of these privately owned and funded police precincts in San Francisco, the rest of the movie is pure movie-universe comedy:  a terminally offbeat, silly, who-cares-about-being-realistic affair with some good laughs; thankfully, for me, the best ones tended to occur more towards the end, especially when Kuffs is trapped in the laundry with Thunder the dog.
Title: "L" is The Last Gangster (1937)
Post by: Lynne on November 25, 2008, 08:46:45 pm
From IMDb:

Author: David Atfield ([email protected]) from Canberra, Australia

This is one of Edward G. Robinson's best performances. He played the gangster with the expired use by date in a number of movies, most notably in "Key Largo", but here he takes the character on a fascinating journey. He starts as a newly-wed little Napoleon, is crushed by his conviction on tax evasion, degraded through ten years of prison, and tortured to near death by his former gang when released. Through all this he is motivated by a great love for a son he has never met - when he does meet him finally his tender side is released.

What a challenging role this is - and how brilliantly Robinson rises to the challenge. At times you'll hate him, but he is always so vividly real that it is impossible not to empathise. Less effective is Rose Stradner as his wife - she too often slips into melodrama. It is perhaps not surprising to learn that she only made one other film. How fabulous Luise Rainer would have been in this role. The rest of the cast is terrific - that great Warner Bros store of thugs and villains - with Lionel Stander and John Carradine particular stand-outs.

And a pre-star James Stewart is the good guy - he even has a Clark Gable moustache in some scenes (the studio never let him grow that again!). The little boy is very icky - seems more English than American and is far too boy scouty to be appealing.

But add to all this strong direction, a good script, and stunning camera-work and you have a minor masterpiece. The torture scene is really very harrowing and the passage of time in prison montage is excellent - and you've got to love the opening credits.

Anachronisms: Joe Krozac is sent to Alcatraz in 1927, but Alcatraz didn't become a federal penitentiary until 1933.
Title: "M" is Metro (1997)
Post by: memento on November 26, 2008, 12:40:51 am
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From IMDB: Metro, starring Eddie Murphy, may well be worth your viewing time. Yes it got a fair amount of negative reviews from people who wanted to see another "Nutty Professor" or thought of "Metro" as Murphy trying to play Axel Foley again. Others had problems with the script, the plot, the pace of the film, but nobody cared to mention how good Murphy actually is in this. His character is a San Francisco hostage negotiator, named Scott Roper, who one day meets his worst enemy in a jewel thief (played wonderfully by Michael Wincott) who makes his job a nightmare. From that point on a cat & mouse chase between Murphy & Wincott develops, & plays it's part in a rather amusing way. I don't want to give a lecture here on this subject, because movies like "Metro" are just made to entertain the viewer. "Metro" is a solid action film, with some suspense, some great stunts, and very good performances from the whole cast. Murphy, in what I think is one of his better roles, gives us his comedic touch, but this is more of a dramatic, serious role for him. I saw not Murphy, but Scott Roper, throughout the whole movie. A sure sign that an actor is doing his job quite well! - Murphy is superb.
Title: "N" is North Beach (2000)
Post by: Fran on November 26, 2008, 12:49:41 am
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From IMDb:  What a great find! If you never get a chance to visit San Francisco, make sure you see this movie. It perfectly captures the essence of single life in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Here's your chance to meet a group of people who you wouldn't want to be, but you'd love to spend the day with.

From dawn to dawn, follow the life of Tyler Morgan as he tries to salvage the one relationship that makes sense in his life. So pour yourself a cocktail and be prepared to enter the sounds and psyches of these urban hipsters. This truly is a great movie to add to your collection.
Title: "O" is Out of the Past (1947)
Post by: southendmd on November 26, 2008, 09:39:03 am
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Plot:  Jeff Bailey, small-town gas pumper, has his mysterious past catch up with him one day when he's ordered to meet with gambler Whit Sterling. En route to the meeting, he tells girlfriend Ann his story. Flashback: Once, Jeff was a private eye hired by Sterling to find his mistress Kathie who shot Whit and absconded with $40,000. He traces her to Acapulco...where the delectable Kathie makes Jeff forget all about Sterling... Back in the present, Whit's new job for Jeff is clearly a trap, but Jeff's precautions only leave him more tightly enmeshed...

Filmed in part in San Francisco.
Title: "P" is Psych-Out (1968)
Post by: memento on November 26, 2008, 11:44:15 am
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From IMDB: Jennie (Susan Strasberg), a deaf runaway who has just arrived in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district to find her long-lost brother, a mysterious bearded sculptor known around town as The Seeker (Bruce Dern). She falls in with a psychedelic band, Mumblin' Jim, whose members include Stony (a pony-tailed Jack Nicholson), Ben (Adam Roarke), and Elwood (Max Julien). They hide her from the fuzz in their crash pad, a Victorian house crowded with love beads and necking couples. Mumblin' Jim's truth-seeking friend Dave (Dean Stockwell) considers the band's pursuit of success "playing games," but he agrees to help Jennie anyway.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Pacific Heights (1990)
Post by: Fran on November 26, 2008, 12:10:21 pm
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From IMDb:  "Pacific Heights" is unusual among psycho-thrillers because of its completely different approach to psychological terror. Instead of a Freddy Krueger or a Michael Myers, we have Michael Keaton as a psychotic tenant who makes life hell for his landlords Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine. Knowing every legal loophole in the book, his weapons of choice are restraining orders and civil suits, not butcher knives and chainsaws. Driving them to increasingly desperate measures to evict him, Keaton dreams up new and more sadistic methods to torment them.

I've always thought "Pacific Heights" is rather underrated. It's got a mite more intelligence than you'd expect from Hollywood's hijacked psycho-stalker genre. John Schlesinger directs it all with confidence, but then he's an old hand in this area. And Michael Keaton is wonderfully malevolent. His presence makes the entire movie.

I've always enjoyed the course the film takes us on. Even if it occasionally gets into some muddy areas along the way, "Pacific Heights" is compelling to the very end.

Modine and Griffith play Drake Goodman and Patty Palmer. A young and naive yuppie couple, they renovate a Victorian house in San Francisco. Truthfully, the house is more than they can afford, but can (barely) make ends meet by renting out two downstairs apartments: one to a nice Japanese couple and the other to businessman Carter Hayes (Keaton).

Hayes moves in without permission or even a downpayment. He locks himself in, not paying any rent. He has a roommate, who hammers away to all hours of the night. He changes the locks. Breeds cockroaches. Drives away the other tenants. And because no money is coming in, Drake and Patty's legal status is becoming all the more shakier, as is their relationship.

"Pacific Heights" is a film that comes with a certain appeal when looked at closely enough. The idea of a tenant being able to have more power than a landlord is scary stuff. I didn't always believe some of the stunts the film pulls. Unleashing hordes of cockroaches is perhaps going a little too far, even for a psycho-thriller. Even a tenant who knows how to manipulate the law for his own purposes would have to face culpability sometime.

And yet at the same time, "Pacific Heights" is a constant source of fascination. Hayes leads Drake and Patty through a wonderfully complex legal minefield. It's surprisingly the film's threats of foreclosure and mounting bills that are more effective than its outright sinister approaches.

Title: "R" is Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
Post by: southendmd on November 26, 2008, 01:54:31 pm
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Plot:  Documentary film covering Neil Young's October 22nd, 1978 concert performance at the Cow Palace. [San Francisco]

User comment:  This movie captures the electrifying spirit of Neil Young & Crazy Horse in the best era of their carer! Direction is great and the performances of all the songs are mind blowing! Cortez The Killer, Hey Hey - My My & Powderfinger are played in a way that the only thing you can do is wish you have been in Cow Palace too in 1978! The stage set-up is excellent and Neil wants to show with the gigantic speakers and mikes that the music is the star here and not the musicians! A must see for all rock fans and the DVD edition is a great chance to once again yell: Rock N' Roll will never die! If you like rock music we will love this, one of the greatest rock music movies ever put on screen
Title: "S" is So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
Post by: memento on November 26, 2008, 04:25:05 pm
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From IMDB: Charlie MacKenzie is a dedicated San Francisco coffeehouse poet, whose poems revolve around his numerous failed relationships. Every one that ends on his doing because of some weird, inexcusable paranoia. His best friend Tony and mother May can only criticize him for his wrong-doings. But Charlie believes he very well may have found the perfect woman in Harriet, a meat butcher with a heart of gold. But Charlie begins suspecting something about Harriet that may not be so perfect.
Title: "T" is They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
Post by: Fran on November 26, 2008, 04:36:15 pm
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From IMDb:  San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs is called in to investigate when a liberal street preacher and political candidate is accused of murdering a prostitute. Tibbs is also battling domestic woes, including a frustrated wife and a rebellious adolescent son.
Title: "U" is Up for Grabs (2004)
Post by: southendmd on November 26, 2008, 05:57:31 pm
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Plot:  The absurd true story of the legal battle over the "Million-Dollar Baseball." Barry Bonds' record setting 73rd home run ball sparks a melee in the stands at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco. One guy caught the ball, another guy ended up with it. Who is the rightful owner? The lawyers can't agree; the fans can't agree; even the wisened professors of property law can't agree. This is a story documenting the hilarious lengths to which someone will go for a baseball, and the few fans that will put their lives on hold for years, staking everything on one judge's decision.
Title: "V" is The Vagabond Prince (1916)
Post by: memento on November 26, 2008, 07:02:47 pm
From the NY Times: The Vagabond Prince is set in Bothalia, one of those mythical Balkan kingdoms which proliferated in pre-1920 films. Promised in marriage to Princess Athalia (Katherine Kirkwood), whom he has never met, Bothalian Prince Tonio (H.B.Warner) yearns to experience "real" life before committing himself to matrimony. Tonio heads to San Francisco, where he takes a menial job at a Barbary Coast dive. Here he rescues Fluffy (Dorothy Dalton), a cabaret singer, from the unwanted advances of a masher. Impressed by Tonio's courtly European manners (but not yet aware that he is a prince), Fluffy does not reveal that she is a "sinful" saloon chirp but pretends instead to be an artist's model. Each unaware of the other's true identity, Tonio and Fluffy become engaged. When the truth comes out, Fluffy nobly walks out of Tonio's life, rather than force him to relinquish his crown for her sake. But Tonio's waterfront pals kidnap Fluffy and bundle her off to Bothalia, where she and the Prince are finally wed.
Title: "W" is The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005)
Post by: Lynne on November 26, 2008, 09:23:48 pm
From Wiki:

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is a 2005 documentary film about a population of feral parrots- cherry-headed and blue-crowned conures - in San Francisco, and about Mark Bittner, the man who takes care of them. The movie was directed, produced, and edited by Judy Irving. The film is based on a book of the same name, written by Bittner (ISBN 0-609-61055-4). In May 2007 the documentary aired on the award winning PBS series Independent Lens.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Time after Time (1979)
Post by: oilgun on November 26, 2008, 09:43:17 pm
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Plot: H.G. Wells has just invented a time machine but hasn't tried it out yet. When he discovers that one of his friends is actually Jack the Ripper, Jack makes his escape using the time machine. Herbert follows Jack into late 1970's [San Francisco] where he meets Amy, a bank clerk, who teaches Herbert about life in 70's while they pursue Jack, who is enjoying the more violent society in which he continues his murderous activities.


Title: "Y" is You Kill Me (2007)
Post by: southendmd on November 27, 2008, 12:19:50 am
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Plot:  While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.

Trivia:  Though much of the film takes place in San Francisco, only one day of filming took place there.

=aside= Lynne
I loved the Parrots!
Title: Wildcard "Z" is The Dead Pool (1988)
Post by: Fran on November 27, 2008, 12:33:15 am
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From IMDb:  This was the fifth and last "Dirty Harry" movie, with Clint Eastwood again playing the hero, Inspector Harry Callahan, cleaning up the streets of San Francisco from all the scumbag criminals. I've always found "The Dead Pool" to be one of the best in this series.

=question=
Should we stay in SF or more on?
Your choice.



Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The I Left My Heart in San Francisco Round: Take 2
Post by: memento on November 27, 2008, 01:34:54 am
The I Left My Heart in San Francisco Round: Take 2

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Title: "A" is Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Post by: memento on November 27, 2008, 01:40:18 am
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IMDB: Really more of a remake than a sequel as the similarities between this installment and the original eight years earlier are mind-blowing. Once again Nick Nolte is a San Francisco  cop who gets convict Eddie Murphy out of prison a little early so they can stop a deviant group of criminals. This time they are after a mysterious mastermind drug kingpin who has a staggering network of thugs (mainly motorcycle) who do his bidding. And of course none of the bad guys even know who their boss is. No creativity turns this into a sequel that was just made for monetary purposes. The idea was only somewhat successful as the box office business paled in comparison with its predecessor. Critically the picture is almost a total waste. 2 stars out of 5.

Title: "B" is Barbary Coast (1935)
Post by: Lynne on November 27, 2008, 01:57:20 am
From Wiki:

Barbary Coast (1935) is a period film directed by Howard Hawks. Shot in black-and-white and set in San Francisco during the Gold Rush era, the film combines elements of crime, Western, melodrama and adventure genres, features a wide range of actors, from good-guy Joel McCrea to bad-boy Edward G. Robinson, and stars Miriam Hopkins in the leading role as Mary 'Swan' Rutledge.

=aside=
Yes , Paul - I scored with letter 'W'!  :-*
Title: "C" is Crumb (1994)
Post by: southendmd on November 27, 2008, 10:21:18 am


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IMDb user comment:  Robert Crumb must have had a bellyful of people calling him a genius, but that's exactly what he is. Having grown up a bullied, miserable child - and an anachronism almost from the start, with his interests in pop culture ephemera and old-time music - in a dysfunctional family (his father was an overbearing tyrant, his mother an amphetamine addict, his older brother so obsessed with comics that he forces his siblings to draw them), Crumb escaped this drudgery by fleeing to Cleveland, where he first became a staff artist for a greetings card company, then one of their most innovative and prolific designers, before relocating to San Fransisco. His initial impetus was to "get some of that free love stuff", but his pen ran away with his thoughts and he wound up virtually launching the underground comics movement. Between 1968 and 1993, Crumb produced some of the funniest, most outrageous, licentious and flat-out brilliant comic book work of all time, and this film is an invaluable insight into the man behind the madness and the mayhem. Turns out Crumb, despite his bizarre appearance (he's stick thin, wears Coke-bottle spectacles and dresses like a character actor from a 1930s comedy) and sexual deviance (he likes nothing more than hefty haunches and big, strong legs in a woman), is something of an everyman - he's married, dotes on his understanding wife and gifted daughter, and feels just as alienated from the 'evils' of modern living as the rest of us sensitive intellectuals! At first glance, of course, Crumb is as weird as they come, but the sight of the aforementioned older brother Charles (a reclusive crank who rarely leaves his squalid bedroom, let alone the house) and younger brother Maxon (a haunted, bedraggled amateur mystic, given to sitting on beds of nails and begging on the street with a wooden bowl) throws the relative sanity of Robert into stark relief. One gets the impression that if Robert had not escaped, he'd have wound up suffering just as much as Charles and Maxon, possibly even more. This isn't easy viewing and the subjects are undeniably resistable, but it does offer a unique and enlightening glimpse into the reality of the old cliché about genius and madness walking hand-in-hand. Recommended
Title: "D" is Dirty Harry (1971)
Post by: memento on November 27, 2008, 12:43:28 pm
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Plot: In the year 1971, San Francisco faces the terror of a maniac known as Scorpio- who snipes at innocent victims and demands ransom through notes left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Harry Callahan (known as Dirty Harry by his peers through his reputation handling of homicidal cases) is assigned to the case along with his newest partner Inspector Chico Gonzalez to track down Scorpio and stop him. Using humiliation and cat and mouse type of games against Callahan, Scorpio is put to the test with the cop with a dirty attitude.
Title: "E" is The End of the Road (2001)
Post by: Lynne on November 27, 2008, 01:00:39 pm
From Amazon:

Music by Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia, appearances by Babatunde Olatunji, Merl Saunders, Wavy Gravy, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann

Written & Directed By: Brent Meeske For 30 years, Jerry Garcia played guitar and sang for the Grateful Dead, and by doing so, inspired a modern cultural phenomenon – the legions of nomadic fans that made a communal way of life out of following Jerry and the Dead – the Deadheads. "The End of the Road" began shooting just 3 months before Garcia’s Death in 1995 – documenting ‘life on the road’ with this family of bohemian wanderers – on what would be the final tour with Jerry and the Dead. That summer the road came to an end back where it all began – in San Francisco – where thousands gathered one last time for eulogies from bandmates, friends and family at the memorial for Jerry Garcia.
Title: "F" is Fog Over Frisco (1934)
Post by: southendmd on November 27, 2008, 01:27:25 pm
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Plot:  Arlene [Bette Davis] is involved with underworld types. Her society girl sister believes it is only innocent thrill seeking; her stepfather fears it may be more criminal than that. Kidnap and murder plots ensue.

User comment:  Bette Davis shoots ..... she scores I was amazed she was wickedly delicious as Arlene Bradford.She played it full throttle also, the twist and turns that the plot took were amazing. Great vehicle to demonstrate her range and her capabilities.Ms.Davis at moments seemed sincere but you knew that there was something sinister brewing about her.As the film unfolded i was a little confused, but everything seemed to gel and it took great shape.I had to watch a second time and I enjoyed it even more.Turner Classic Movies introduced me to this fantastic film and I have recommended this film to other classic movie film fans . To no surprise the loved it*** 10* out of 10* .
Title: "G" is Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
Post by: Fran on November 27, 2008, 02:12:55 pm
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From IMDb:  Producer-director David Swift also co-adapted Jack Finney's novel about a suburban divorcée outside of San Francisco who involves her neighbors in a harebrained scheme to win a fifteen-million-dollar inheritance. She has to be happily married to receive the settlement, so she gets square, unassuming family man Jack Lemmon to pose as her spouse. Although far too long at 2 hours-15 minutes, the film takes a remarkably cogent approach to its slapstick merriment, and the grounded, terrific players allow the scenario to remain colorful while skillfully averting "wackiness."
Title: "H" is The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Post by: oilgun on November 27, 2008, 09:46:43 pm
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Plot:   At the end of the war a concentration camp inmate takes on the identity of her close friend who has just died. Eventually she is able to emigrate to San Francisco, claiming to be the mother of the child the other woman sent there shortly before the war. She discovers that the boy is heir to considerable wealth and that her arrival is not welcomed by some of those at his home on Telegraph Hill.

==Comment==
Has anyone seen this one?  It sounds really good.
Title: "I" is Impact (1949)
Post by: Lynne on November 27, 2008, 10:05:07 pm
From Wiki:

Impact is a 1949 film noir starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines. It was filmed entirely in California and included scenes at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. The film was based on a story by film noir writer Jay Dratler.

Millionaire industrialist Walter Williams (Brian Donlevy) has a young wife (Helen Walker) who is trying to kill him with the help of her young lover, Jim Torrance (Tony Barrett). The plan falls apart when Williams survives a hit on the head from the would-be killer. When Torrance flees the scene, he dies in a head-on collision in William's car. At this point, it is believed that Williams was the driver.

Meanwhile, the dazed Williams ends up in a small town in Idaho, where he gets a job as a service station mechanic and falls in love with Marsha (Ella Raines), the station owner. Meanwhile the police arrest Williams' wife for his "murder". When Marsha eventually persuades Walter to go back to clear his wife, he is charged with the murder of the lover, leaving Marsha and a kindly police detective (Charles Coburn) scrambling to prove his innocence.
Title: "J" is The Joy of Life (2005)
Post by: memento on November 27, 2008, 11:12:29 pm
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IMDB: A blending of documentary and experimental narrative strategies, combining stunning 16mm landscape cinematography with a bold, lyrical voice-over to share two San Francisco stories: the history of the Golden Gate Bridge as "suicide landmark," and the story of a butch dyke in San Francisco searching for love and self-discovery. The Joy of Life is a film about landscapes, both physical and emotional. 
Title: "K" is The Kremlin Letter (1970)
Post by: Fran on November 28, 2008, 01:36:01 am
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From IMDb:  A network of older spies from the West recruits a young intelligence officer with a photographic memory to accompany them on a mission inside Russia. They must recover a letter written by the CIA that promises American assistance to Russia if China gets the atomic bomb.

Also from IMDb:  The Museum of Modern Art in NYC is having a "Huston family" festival and they showed this film last night. Big crowd to see this film that was a flop when originally released. I had been wanting to see it for some time out of curiosity: George Sanders appears in drag as a San Francisco gay bar pianist, and Barbara Parkins has a role, three years after "Valley of the Dolls."
Title: "L" is Ladies They Talk About (1933)
Post by: southendmd on November 28, 2008, 11:33:12 am
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Plot:  Gun moll Nan Taylor, caught after an otherwise successful bank robbery, falls for radio crusader David Slade and confides her guilt to him. Much to her surprise, he turns her in. As a "new fish" at San Quentin, Nan fits right in, but won't see Slade, who still loves her. Then she learns that her former partners in crime, Don and Dutch, are on the other side of the wall in the men's section...and have an escape plan.
Title: "M" is The Man From Button Willow (1965)
Post by: memento on November 28, 2008, 12:06:09 pm
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From IMDB: In 1869, Justin Eagle lives on his ranch called "The Eagle's Nest" near the town of Button Willow, California. In addition to being a rancher, Juston is a trouble-shooter for the U. S. Government which calls for him to act as an undercover operative and thwart the forces of evil in the rapidly-growing West. He is sent to San Franciso  to find missing U. S. Senaator Freeman, who has disappeared while fighting the efforts of Montgomery Blaine, a villain who has been, with the aid of his henchman, "The Whip," forcing settlers to sell their land to him, not knowing that the land is in the path of a proposed railroad, from Utah, that will link the western United States to the East. Senator Freeman is the leader of an effort to veer the railroad southward to bypass Blaine's land and, for his efforts, is kidnapped by Bliane's henchmen and shanghaied from the San Francisco waterfront. Justin Eagle's job is to find and return him safely
Title: "N" is Night Waitress (1936)
Post by: Fran on November 28, 2008, 12:28:45 pm
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From IMDb:  Helen Roberts, who's on probation, goes back to work as a waitress at Torre's Fish Palace, a San Francisco waterfront dive. The customers are low characters trying to make time with Helen and ex-rum runners trying to make a dishonest dollar. Some of the latter, including Helen's unwelcome suitor Martin Rhodes, are after a mysterious, valuable hidden "cargo"; when violence erupts, Helen finds herself innocently involved and is soon on the run from both cops and crooks.
Title: "O" is Old San Francisco (1927)
Post by: southendmd on November 28, 2008, 06:35:11 pm
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Tagline:  A Romance of the Days When 'Frisco Was the Paris of America!---The Barbary Coast!---The Fire of 1906!---Massive!---Unprecedented

IMDb user comment:  The climax of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake might be model work made for the film, but it also looks like it might be stock footage (perhaps from Lon Chaney's movie THE SHOCK or something else). In any case, this film and THE SHOCK adopt the "cosmic retribution" angle that the dust-up was really a Gomorrah-like act of divine intervention against the Barbary excesses of Chinatown and such. Anna May Wong is thanklessly wasted as the sinfully exquisite assistant of future Charlie Chan Warner Oland, a ruthless land shark who doesn't let anyone know he's really Chinese. He keeps his jeering dwarf brother in a cage and terrorizes the heiress of an old Spanish family, whose righteous Christian iconography pierces his "mongol heart." He codifies the social and sexual threat of "passing" and miscegenation, which is depicted as repulsive to both races. But this is all articulated in religious terms. The anglos refer to his "heathen gods," while the Chinese get irate that he "betrays his ancestors." For a festival of Asian-American images in silent films, compare this with the more ambiguous sexual morality of Cecil B. DeMille's THE CHEAT with Sessue Hayakawa, the tragedy of Wong's role in THE TOLL OF THE SEA, the later films made by Hayakawa, or even Griffith's BROKEN BLOSSOMS
Title: "P" is Playing Mona Lisa (2000)
Post by: memento on November 28, 2008, 06:59:47 pm
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From IMDB: Claire Goldstein is a gifted pianist, but the same week that none of her friends pass a major competition, including her boyfriend Jeremy, he dumps her. An earthquake in San Francisco damages her apartment, so she must cross town to live with her parents. Her sister is about to get married; her mom is into the occult; her dad is withdrawing and losing his job. Claire obsesses about Jeremy, despite her girlfriends' advising her how to interest other men ("look mysterious, like Mona Lisa") and taking her to parties. Her sweet teacher, Bennett, gets her auditions, but she blows them off. Then, she meets Eddie. Is he the key to her rejoining the human race? 
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Sweet November (2001)
Post by: Lynne on November 28, 2008, 08:20:04 pm
From Wiki:

Sweet November is a 2001 American romantic drama starring Keanu Reeves, Lauren Graham and Charlize Theron. The film is based on an earlier version made in 1968 and written by Herman Raucher. Due to its poor reception by critics the film was nominated for Worst Remake or Sequel and both Reeves and Theron nominated for Worst Actor and Worst Actress (respectively) at the 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards.

And from IMDb:

Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very different from the other women in his life. Nelson causes her to miss out on taking the test and later that day she tracks him down. One thing leads to another and Nelson ends up living with her through a November that will change his life forever. Written by V. Piper

Title: "R" is Romeo Must Die (2000)
Post by: oilgun on November 28, 2008, 08:25:00 pm
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Plot:  Li is an ex-cop who went to prison in Hong Kong to let his father, a Chinese crime lord, and his brother escape to San Francisco. When his brother is killed, seemingly by a black gang headed by Delroy Lindo (of Get Shorty fame), Li breaks out of prison and gets to America to discover his brother's killer and avenge his death.


Title: "S" is The Sweetest Thing (2002)
Post by: Fran on November 29, 2008, 12:48:04 am
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From IMDb:  A film that features a "Movie Montage" and divulges (finally!) why women really go to the restroom together, this is a fun and funny romp, a bit crude around the edges, perhaps, but for the most part, "The Sweetest Thing," directed by Roger Kumble, is harmless, pleasant entertainment that will make you laugh out loud and feel good for the rest of the day. And that's not such a bad deal in my book.

Christina (Cameron Diaz), Courtney (Christina Applegate) and Jane (Selma Blair) are close friends, single and young, who have for some time been living the high life in San Francisco, each of whom seems committed to avoiding commitment in any relationship (except for Jane, who's been with the same guy for nearly a year now). Christina's motto is, "Don't look for Mr. Right, look for Mr. Right Now!" After all, girls just wanna have fun. But the men in their lives do not necessarily want to play the same game, which Jane finds out the hard way when her boyfriend dumps her suddenly. And though they don't realize it at first, Jane's situation is about to become the catalyst for all of them to do some reevaluating as to where all the fun, freedom, and frolicking is taking them in their lives. They're all closing in on thirty (Christina is twenty-eight, the others about the same), and somehow, the "love 'em and leave 'em' thing doesn't seem to be all that fun anymore. And wouldn't you know it, Christina has just met a guy named Peter (Thomas Jane) at a nightclub but doesn't realize how much she is attracted to him until after she lets him slip away. And the next day she just can't quit thinking about him. Suddenly, the shoe is on the other foot, and Christina discovers that it's just not such a good fit....
Title: "T" is Tell Me a Riddle (1980)
Post by: Lynne on November 29, 2008, 01:04:55 am
From Wiki:

When estranged elderly couple Eva and David learn she is dying, they decide to take one last trip together. In San Francisco, Eva draws inspiration from their exuberant granddaughter Jeannie, who lives life to the fullest despite any stumbling blocks it may toss in her path. To her she reveals the secrets of her soul and shares with her scrapbook clippings and photos of the literary and philosophical greats - Walt Whitman and Emile Zola among them - who have sustained her in her bleakest moments and offered her promise of a better life. As Eva comes to terms with her past, she and David manage to recapture the love they felt for each other early in their marriage.
Title: "U" is Under One Roof (2002)
Post by: southendmd on November 29, 2008, 10:24:05 am
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Plot:  It's Sex and the City meets The Wedding Banquet* for young San Franciscan Daniel Chang, living at home with his clueless, traditional mother. Desperate for a grandchild, she's eager to see him married and spends much of her time planning introductions to suitable Chinese girls for Daniel. But when she recruits a new lodger for the downstairs flat, Daniel finds himself falling for Robert, the hot Southern boy who's moved to the big city. Well, Robert's not a suitable Chinese girl - but is he gay? And does he feel the same way about Daniel? Daniel soon gets his chance to find out when the basement floods and his mother insists Daniel share his bedroom with Robert while the plumbers fix the mess downstairs...

(*it's neither, believe me.)

User comment (pretty good):  I liked this film because it comes from a very gay indie perspective. As the director notes in the commentary, all the gay characters are played by gay actors, and that's important to him. You hardly ever get that in a big budget movie because openly gay actors can't draw a big enough audience. The sex and nudity scenes are meant to contrast with typical Hollywood movies that try to hide genitalia and rush through sex and intimacy, which when you think about it is much more distracting and unnatural than including nude scenes in a romantic comedy. It is also refreshing to see gay Asian characters (and actors), especially since they are at the center of the film, and not just revolving around white characters. In fact, there are several relationships shown between two gay Asian men, both sexual/romantic relationships as well as friendships. Sure the acting isn't perfect, partly because it was so rushed, and some of the lines are cheesy. But if you look beyond that, you will be in for a treat.

=aside= Lynne
I read "Tell Me a Riddle" in high school in 1980!  It's a short story collection by Tillie Olsen; the title story won the O Henry award in 1961.  I never knew it was made into a film.  Thanks for that.  Funny that it came out the same year I had read it.
Title: "V" is Vampire (1979)
Post by: oilgun on November 29, 2008, 10:49:21 am
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Plot: An architect builds a new church in San Francisco that ultimately displeases the local vampire community so its leader, Anton Voytek, kills the man's girlfriend to show his displeasure. The architect then teams with a local cop to get even.
Title: "W" is What Ever Happened to Susan Jane? (1982)
Post by: memento on November 29, 2008, 12:10:15 pm
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From IMDB: Flips back and forth between black-n-white to color, as well as from past to present. The grainy film, super-low budget, and terribly exquisite over-acting remind me very much of an old 60's or 70's John Waters movie. Not to mention plethora drag queens and such seing as how this takes place the 1980's San Fransisco underground scene. What I found most interesting about the picture was the "school-house educational filmstrip" approach that the director used in the black and white scenes. Nice touch. I stumbled upon this in a Family Video Store. Glad I rented it.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Post by: southendmd on November 29, 2008, 12:30:10 pm
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Plot:  Alonzo Hawk is a mean-spirited property developer who has bought several blocks of land in the downtown district in order to build a gigantic shopping mall. There is one problem however; an elderly widow named Steinmetz won't sell the one remaining lot that Hawk needs to proceed with his scheme. So he resorts to all manner of chicanery, legal or otherwise, to get it. Fortunately, the widow Steinmetz has an ace up her sleeve in the form of Herbie, the miraculous Volkswagen.

Filmed in San Francisco.  Most of the posters feature the Golden Gate Bridge and/or a cable car.

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Title: "Y" is Young Bill Hickok (1940)
Post by: southendmd on November 29, 2008, 12:38:34 pm
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Plot:  Bill Hickok in his early pre-gunslinger years as a freight-line agent protecting a gold shipment from villains out to steal gold and land out west while America is diverted by the Civil War back east. With the help of Calamity Jane and her horse-trader uncle, Hickok battles the bad guys while trying to win the love of his life, Louise, in a formulaic B western adventure with songs.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Milk (2008)
Post by: Fran on November 29, 2008, 03:00:30 pm
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From IMDb:  The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Jolly Old London" Round!
Post by: Fran on November 29, 2008, 03:21:54 pm
The "Jolly Old London" Round!

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Featuring movies set in or with a connection to London


Title: "A" is An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Post by: memento on November 29, 2008, 07:45:30 pm
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Plot: Two American students are on a walking tour of England and are attacked by a Werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The Werewolf is killed, but reverts to it's human form, and the townspeople are able to deny it's existence. The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on 4 feet at first, but then finds that his friend and other recent victims appear to him, demanding that he find a way to die to release them from their curse, being trapped between worlds because of their unnatural death.
Title: "B" is Blowup (1966)
Post by: southendmd on November 29, 2008, 07:50:27 pm
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Plot:  A successful mod photographer in London  whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he accidentally captures on film the commission of a murder. The fact that he has photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering details, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together.
Title: "C" is Cassandra's Dream (2007)
Post by: Fran on November 29, 2008, 10:36:49 pm
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From IMDb:  Two London brothers are hard-up for cash, and both have girls to look out for, too. When rich Uncle Howard comes to town and agrees to help them out, he admits his finances are under investigation, and he asks them to do him a favor and "take care of" an old business relation to keep his trouble under wraps. He says that they're family, and since he always takes care of them, the least they could do is help him out this once as they're the only ones he can trust. The film follows their struggle with the immorality of this request and how each brother chooses to deal with it.
Title: "D" is Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
Post by: Lynne on November 29, 2008, 10:47:43 pm
This post is dedicated to Kelda!!  :-* :-*

From Wiki:

Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966) is the second of two films based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. It was the sequel to Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965), and starred Peter Cushing in his return to the role of the eccentric inventor and time traveller "Dr. Who". It also featured Bernard Cribbins and Andrew Keir.
Title: Re: "D" is Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
Post by: Kelda on November 30, 2008, 07:38:59 am
Quote from: Lynne on November 29, 2008, 10:47:43 pm
This post is dedicated to Kelda!!  :-* :-*

From Wiki:

Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966) is the second of two films based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. It was the sequel to Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965), and starred Peter Cushing in his return to the role of the eccentric inventor and time traveller "Dr. Who". It also featured Bernard Cribbins and Andrew Keir.


;D Thaks Lynne! Yup Dalek is an anagram of Kelda!!!
Title: "E" is Expresso Bongo (1959)
Post by: oilgun on November 30, 2008, 08:11:58 am
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Plot: Teen heartthrob Cliff Richard stars as Bongo Herbert a young rocker who plays the bongos in a London coffee house. Lawrence Harvey plays talent agent Johnny Jackson. Harvey discovers Cliff performing in a café & believes that he has the talent to become a star. The two strike up a partnership but in no time at all the relationship turns sour. The London nightlife of the late 1950's complete with smoky bars, strippers, sleazy characters, neon-lights & noisy streets is depicted well & forms an excellent backdrop for this musical drama. Look out for bit player Susan Hampshire who is the only cast member to carry her part over from the popular stage play. At the 1960 BAFTA film awards "Expresso Bongo" received two nominations, Laurence Harvey for Best British Actor & Wolf Mankowitz for Best British Screenplay. "Expresso Bongo" is an entertaining romp down memory lane it features some over-the-top musical numbers & could be best described as an intelligent satire of British pop culture in the late 1950's. Cliff Richard fans won't want to miss this early musical gem.
Title: "F" is Les femmes de l'ombre (2008)
Post by: Fran on November 30, 2008, 09:32:46 am
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From IMDb:  The story takes place during WWII, starting out in London, where four French women, on orders from the head of Special Operations Executive (the British department of covert warfare), are recruited by a French officer (Julien Boisselier) and his sister (Sophie Marceau), to attempt the rescue of an English agent from a hospital in Nazi-occupied France, who is in possession of important strategic information and in danger of being discovered and taken prisoner by the Germans.

Title: "G" is Great Expectations (1946)
Post by: southendmd on November 30, 2008, 11:08:14 am
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Plot summary:  Pip, a good-natured, gullible young orphan, lives with kind blacksmith Joe Gargery and his bossy, abusive wife 'Mrs. Joe'. When the boy finds two hidden escaped galley convicts, he obeys under -probably unnecessary- threat of a horrible death to bring the criminals food he must steal at peril of more caning from the battle-ax. Just when Pip fears to get it really good while they have guests, a soldier comes for Joe who takes Pip along as assistant to work on the chains of escaped galley-convicts, who are soon caught. The better-natured one takes the blame for the stolen food. Later Pip is invited to became the playmate of Estelle, the equally arrogant adoptive daughter of gloomy, filthy rich Miss Havisham at her estate, who actually has 'permission' to break the kind kid's heart; being the only pretty girl he ever saw, she wins his heart forever, even after a mysterious benefactor pays trough a lawyer for his education and a rich allowance, so he can become a snob in London, by now 'ashamed' of simple Joe. Only after years in idle wealth, Pip learns Havisham is not his benefactor as he assumed, and both her story and those of his real sponsor and Estelle...
Title: "H" is The Honeytrap (2002)
Post by: memento on November 30, 2008, 11:51:44 am
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From IMDB: An interesting little movie with great looks, this is one of the hard to find, hidden gems of UK independent film making. With great film noir photography and a superbly haunting soundtrack, this surprisingly well-crafted movie creates a uniquely atmospheric and oppressive view of contemporary London. Good performances too, especially from the excellent Stuart McQuarrie as the dubious private detective, as well as some promising new faces.
Title: "I" is If Only (2004)
Post by: Lynne on November 30, 2008, 12:28:35 pm
From Wiki:

After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Anna Sophie (Hewitt), dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), a grief-stricken British businessman, Alex Warie(Nicholls), living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
Title: "J" is Jack the Ripper (1976)
Post by: southendmd on November 30, 2008, 12:46:57 pm
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Plot:  A Swiss-German horror film with Klaus Kinski as the notorious Jack the Ripper. A respected doctor by day, Kinski dismembers London prostitutes by night, until the local Inspector's girlfriend (Josephine Chaplin) goes undercover to catch him.

(All right, not so jolly.)
Title: "K" is Kidulthood (2006)
Post by: Fran on November 30, 2008, 01:33:33 pm
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From IMDb:  A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
Title: "L" is Love and Other Disasters (2006)
Post by: memento on November 30, 2008, 03:27:34 pm
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From IMDB: Jacks, who spent her childhood in America, now lives and works in London, at British Vogue, and shares an apartment with her gay friend Peter Simon, a screenwriter. Afraid to be disappointed by a serious relationship, Jacks prefers to spend her free time with her friends and sleep with her ex-boyfriend, James, whom she doesn't love. Peter, who has never been in a relationship, spends too much time in his dreams and as a result cannot fall in love with a real person. As the film develops, they come to realize their mistakes and eventually reach their happy endings.
Title: "M" is Mary Reilly (1996)
Post by: southendmd on December 01, 2008, 01:59:06 pm
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Plot:  Mary Reilly is a lonely servant in the home of Dr Henry Jekyll, devoted to her position and her master. Slowly, a gradual friendship between Mary and the doctor begins as well as a growing attraction. However, Mary's quiet presence is thrown upside down when she meets Henry Jekyll's assistant, the handsome but enigmatic Edward Hyde. Although initially repelled, Mary soon finds herself drawn towards his passionate nature. But Edward Hyde is not all he seems...

Filmed in part in London.
Title: "N" is Night and the City (1950)
Post by: Fran on December 01, 2008, 02:41:58 pm
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From IMDb:  Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is a London hustler with ambitious plans that never work out. One day, when he encounters the most famous Greco-Roman wrestler in the world, Gregorius, at a London wrestling arena run by his son Kristo, he dreams up a scheme that he thinks will finally be his ticket to financial independence. As Fabian attempts to con everyone around him to get his scheme to work, he of course only ends up conning himself. This is an interesting tale of blind ambition, self-deception, broken dreams, and how a man who always thinks he's ahead of the game ends up tripping himself very badly.
Title: "O" is Otley (1968)
Post by: memento on December 01, 2008, 06:26:19 pm
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From IMDB: Martin Waddell's OTLEY is about a wannabe second-hand/antiquities dealer (on the dole) who already has a line of clients and who is not particular about how he acquires what he sells. He gets in trouble for stealing an object d'art that is actually a recording device employed for espionage (for one side or the other -- I can't recall which, but it doesn't matter). He is the most reluctant of spies, though he dips and dives, toward whichever side will help him get out of trouble, over four charming, short comic novels.

Tom Courtenay tries to breathe life to this character, and he is surrounded by some of Britains most individual supporting players (including Freddie Jones, Ronald Lacey and Leonard Rossiter) and the beautiful Romy Schneider. Perhaps they wanted to make a film that was both a spy movie (everyone was cranking them out) as well as a "swinging London" movie (a genre worn into the ground) but it comes off as more diverting than funny; and like most movies of the period that tried to be "modern" it looks quaintly dated. But the stars are always worth watching.
Title: "P" is The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Post by: southendmd on December 01, 2008, 07:30:30 pm
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IMDb user:  This is my absolute favorite film of all time, and Anne Bancroft's performance is her best. Made in 1964 and set in London, this film tells the story of a woman who is in the middle of her third marriage, to a screenwriter, played by Peter Finch. Her character, Jo Armitage, is a woman who truly seems to find her self-worth and happiness only when she is pregnant and raising children. Once her children become even only slightly older, she seems to lose her sense of purpose, and allows herself to become quite isolated in the world. Her current husband, the screenwriter, doesn't make matters any better for her either.

This is definitely Anne Bancroft's film all the way, and she is breathtakingly beautiful in it as well. Her portrayal of Jo Armitage paints a very lonely, depressed, lost, and in many ways pathetic character...but it is also strangely my favorite performance of Bancroft. Look also for wonderful supporting performances by James Mason and Maggie Smith. This film weaves a disturbing yet very realistic portrait of a bad marriage (some might just say "marriage"), and it should be studied for its acting and its writing. In addition, Georges Delerue's musical score is superb, and I am always searching for the film's soundtrack, but have had no luck. Thanks to beautiful art direction by Edward Marshall, their home interior is also gorgeous...'60's chic. I've seen this film at least 60 times, and never tire of it. It's a quiet little masterpiece.

Title: Wildcard "Q" is Notting Hill (1999)
Post by: Lynne on December 01, 2008, 07:36:59 pm
From Wiki:

Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis who had previously written Four Weddings and a Funeral. It was produced by Duncan Kenworthy, and directed by Roger Michell. The film stars Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee and Hugh Bonneville.

Bookshop owner William Thacker's world begins to turn upside down after the world's most famous actress, Anna Scott, visits his store. A few minutes later, Will knocks into Anna on the street and spills his orange juice over her. He offers her his place to change, and hence starts a tense courtship between an everyday man and the woman every man dreams of.

The film was well received by critics, and charted well at the box office, becoming the highest grossing British film yet released. The film won a BAFTA, and was nominated in two other categories. Notting Hill won several other awards, including a British Comedy Award and a Brit Award for the soundtrack.
Title: "R" is The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
Post by: Fran on December 01, 2008, 08:16:04 pm
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From IMDb:  Jimmy and Sheila Broadbent (Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall) welcome to London Jimmy's 17-year-old daughter, Jane (Sandra Dee). Jane is from Jimmy's first marriage to an American and has come to visit her father and the step-mother she has never met. While visiting Sheila has the idea of making Jane a debutante, an idea Jane resists. Difficulties range from Jane's apathy to being placed on the marriage block, the determined efforts of Sheila's cousin, Mabel Claremont, (Angela Lansbury) to win wealthy David Fenner (Peter Myers) for her debutante daughter Clarissa (Diane Clare), and Jane's attraction to David Parkson (John Saxon), an American drummer who plays in the orchestra at the coming-out balls.
Title: "S" is School for Scoundrels (1960)
Post by: southendmd on December 01, 2008, 08:29:58 pm
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IMDb user:  This fabulous film is available on DVD at last, twinned with another Alaister Sim classic, THE GREEN MAN. But, the star of this film is the dapper TERRY-THOMAS. Every scene he is in is superb. From the suave cad in the first half of the film to the flustered toff in the second, this is one of his finest performances and stands up to repeat viewings due to his expressive faces and masterful comic timing.

I hear there is going to be a Hollywood remake of this film, which will be a huge mistake as there has been no one like T-T since. I recommend anyone who is a fan of British comedy to see this classic or you will forever be crying 'hard cheese'!

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The incomparable Terry-Thomas.
Title: "T" is Touch of Pink (2004)
Post by: oilgun on December 01, 2008, 08:48:30 pm
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Plot: A gay Canadian living in London  has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit.


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I had selected TOTAL ECLIPSE because it came up when I did a search with the keyword LONDON but I don't think that city figures prominently in the film so I'm saving it for a future 'Paris' round
Title: "U" is The Unholy Night (1929)
Post by: Fran on December 01, 2008, 10:26:23 pm
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From IMDb:  On a dark foggy London night, someone tries to strangle Lord Montague, but he escapes, only to discover the four other men who did get killed were old regimental comrades in Gallipoli. When Scotland Yard gets Monty to gather the other nine surviving officers at his home, one of them is murdered, and no one else has entered the house. Now, they must determine who the murderer is.

Title: "V" is Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
Post by: Lynne on December 02, 2008, 12:48:21 am
From IMDb:

The only person that Vanessa wants to marry is Benjamin and they are finally engaged. When a fire sweeps through her fathers house, Benjie is able to save Vanessa, but he cannot save her already dead father. Since Vanessa blames him in her fathers death, they separate and Benjie marries Marion, the barmaid. After realizing that she was mistaken, Vanessa finds that he is married and she then reluctantly accepts the proposal of Ellis. However, Ellis is slowly going insane and Vanessa is not told. With her married life becoming intolerable, she tries to leave Ellis, but she cannot divorce him as long as he is insane. 
Title: "W" is Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Post by: southendmd on December 02, 2008, 10:02:07 am
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Plot:  On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front. Myra stayed with him past curfew and is thrown out of the corps de ballet. She survives on the streets of London, falling even lower after she hears her true love has been killed in action. But he wasn't killed. Those terrible years were nothing more than a bad dream is Myra's hope after Roy finds her and takes her to his family's country estate.
Title: Wildcard "X" is London to Brighton (2006)
Post by: oilgun on December 02, 2008, 10:52:12 am
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Plot: It's 3:07am and two girls burst into a run down London toilet. Joanne is crying her eyes out and her clothing is ripped. Kelly's face is bruised and starting to swell. Duncan Allen lies in his bathroom bleeding to death. Duncan's son, Stuart, has found his father and wants answers. Derek, Kelly's pimp, needs to find Kelly or it will be him who pays. Kelly and Joanne need to get through the next 24 hours alive...
Title: "Y" is Yellow Dog (1973)
Post by: memento on December 02, 2008, 12:10:57 pm
From Time Out Film Guide:
The script credits list Kurosawa's writer Shinobu Hashimoto, Professor Alan Turney, and John Bird - which just about sums it up. This is a highly eccentric spy fable about a 'yellow dog' (Japanese private eye) who comes to London on a mission, only to find himself working in rather strained tandem with MI5. Kimura is given to making rice balls, moving into his superior's garden shed, and running round (literally) in small circles. The film is directed with much amiable if incoherent humour by Donovan, image maker of the '60s, who apparently gave in to his passion for things Japanese and even financed it himself; but somewhere along the line the original thread of Hashimoto's story seems to have got lost. Which doesn't help anyone follow the plot, but does make for a strange experience.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Atonement (2007)
Post by: southendmd on December 02, 2008, 01:01:16 pm
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Plot:  Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.

Filmed in part in London.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Gay Paree" Round!
Post by: southendmd on December 02, 2008, 01:16:58 pm
The Gay Paree Round!


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Films with a Paris connection.  Ooh, la la!
Title: "A" is Les amants réguliers (2005)
Post by: Fran on December 02, 2008, 03:06:13 pm
Also known as:  Regular Lovers

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From IMDb:  The storyline seems also familiar. The movie starts with long scenes of the 1968 "emeutes," maybe among the best done until now. The film is made in black-and-white, and the perspective of the static camera on one side or the other of the barricade reminds one of Eisenstein. Then, as in "The Dreamers," the action moves in the Parisian flat where the heroes of the defeated revolt make art, smoke drugs, dream, and fall for one other. There is no direct social comment, no real explanation of the background of the revolt. The movie focuses on the psychology of the characters and on the love story between the main characters. It's like a premonition of the process of transition to the establishment that the generation of the 1968 went through; it's just that not all the participants may adapt or survive.
Title: "B" is Band of Outsiders (1964)
Post by: memento on December 02, 2008, 06:34:54 pm
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From IMDB: This is a very rich and entertaining work. The plot revolves around two men and a woman who decide to rob the employer of the woman's aunt. However, Godard uses this slender plot as an excuse to riff on a wide spectrum of subjects. The would-be criminals run around, dance, recite newspapers stories to each other and have pretend shoot-outs.

This film is a lot of fun. Watch out for the celebrated dance sequence in the cafe and the scene where the three hold a minutes silence and all the noise on the soundtrack is cut off for the duration.

Acting wise, the film is stolen by the lovely Anna Karina (who was Godard's wife at the time) as the sweet, vague woman at the centre of the trio. Godard himself does the voice-over narration relating the story.

Filmed on the cold, de-glamorised streets of urban Paris, the film has a spontaneous feel that adds a lot to the exhilarating feel of the whole work.

This film is a charming, fun and suspense filled picture from one of the world's most interesting film-makers.
Title: "C" is Caché (2005)
Post by: oilgun on December 02, 2008, 06:49:04 pm
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Plot:   Guilt. Anne and Georges Laurant have a book-lined Paris townhouse, jobs at a publishing house and as the host of a high-brow talk show, and a teenage son, Pierrot, who's on the swim team. Their dinner parties sparkle, but there's tension. They have little to say to each other: Anne may be on the verge of an affair with a close family friend, and Pierrot is monosyllabic and out with friends some evenings. There's new strain when they begin to receive tapes of their home under surveillance--tapes accompanied by childlike drawings of a boy and blood. Anne and Georges are unnerved, dreams give Georges a clue, but he shares little with Anne. What part of himself and his past has he kept hidden?
Title: "D" is The Dreamers (2003)
Post by: Fran on December 02, 2008, 07:17:26 pm
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From IMDb:  The tumultuous political landscape of Paris in 1968 serves as the backdrop for a tale about three young cineastes who are drawn together through their passion for film. Matthew, an American exchange student, pursuing his education abroad in Paris, becomes friends with a French brother and sister duo, named Theo and Isabelle, who share a common love of the cinema. While the May 1968 Paris student riots -- which eventually shut down most of the French government -- are happening around them, the three friends develop a relationship unlike anything Matthew has ever experienced or will ever encounter again.
Title: "E" is Les enfants du paradis (1945)
Post by: southendmd on December 02, 2008, 10:09:44 pm
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Plot:  This tragic tale centers around the ill-fated love between Baptiste, a theater mime, and Claire Reine, an actress and otherwise woman-about-town who calls herself Garance. Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: Frederick, a pretentious actor; Lacenaire, a conniving thief; and Count Eduard of Monteray. The story is further complicated by Nathalie, an actress who is in love with Baptiste. Garance and Baptiste meet when Garance is falsely accused of stealing a man's watch. Garance is forced to enter the protection of Count Eduard when she is innocently implicated in a crime committed by Lacenaire. In the intervening years of separation, both Garance and Baptiste become involved in loveless relationships with the Count and Nathalie, respectively. Baptiste is the father of a son. Returning to Paris, Garance finds that Baptiste has become a famous mime actor. Nathalie sends her child to foil their meeting, but Baptiste and Garance manage one night together. Lacenaire murders Edouard. In the last scenes, Garance is returning to Eduard's hotel and disaster as Baptiste struggles after her through crowds of merrymakers, many dressed as his famous character.
Title: "F" is Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)
Post by: oilgun on December 02, 2008, 11:03:34 pm
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Plot:  Fanfan, a lazy young man from Paris  escapes from a forced marriage to the daughter of farmer and joins the army after Adeline promised him a glorious career in the French Army. After singing the contract, he finds out that Adeline is the daughter of his sergant. In spite of this he tries to make the "promised faith" of him true, but he is caught when he tries to intorduce himself to Louis XV's daughter Henriette, who he shall marry due to his promised faith. He is sentenced to death, but Adeline convinces Louis XV that he shall be free. But Louis XV hasn't done this for free. So he tries to kidnapp Adeline. Fanfan chases the kidnappers, but he has no sucess in this, but he captures the military enemies supreme command. For this he receives the thanks of Louis XV. He promotes him and he's allowed to marry one of his daughters, Adeline, who has been adopted by Louis XV.
Title: "G" is Gay Purr-ee (1962)
Post by: Lynne on December 03, 2008, 12:02:31 am
From IMDb:

Mouser Jaone Tom and housecat Mewsette are living in the French country side, but Mewsette wants to experience the refinement and excitement of the Paris living. But upon arrival she falls into the clutches of Meowrice. Jaune Tom and his friend Robespierre set off to Paris to find her.  Written by Brian W Martz {[email protected]}

Title: "H" is Hotel du Nord (1938)
Post by: memento on December 03, 2008, 12:23:09 am
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IMDB: Hotel Du Nord is a gripping drama of guilt in which Marcel Carne portrayed an entertaining tale of ill-fated love which also functions as a revolt against the cruel world.The film is based entirely on a pair of hapless lovers.Pierre and Renee were mistaken when they believed that suicide would put an end to their misery.Hotel Du Nord has its own inimitable charm as its inhabitants have become an essential part of the establishment.There is an element of togetherness as everyone flocks to Hotel Du Nord to eat,chat etc. Marcel Carne has remained true to the spirit of the films produced in 30s and 40s as Hotel Du Nord has a certain kind of nostalgic feel.Carne,while recreating the life of Parisian  roads was able to create a sort of nostalgia for black and white giving a unique genre of poetic realism to his oeuvre.Hotel Du Nord can be termed as a quintessence of cinematographic populism.The 14th July ball scene on the banks of Saint Martin canal remains a magnificent sequence.The film's immense popularity can be judged from the fact that Hotel Du Nord has been declared as a national monument.
Title: "I" is Inspiration (1931)
Post by: Fran on December 03, 2008, 11:46:37 am
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From IMDb:  This is one of those typical MGM soap operas from the early 1930s. Greta Garbo is beautiful and intriguing, as usual, although the story is rather sluggish, dated, and dry. She plays a Parisian model who falls in love with a very young Bob Montgomery, but her sordid past stands in their way.
Title: "J" is J'ai pas sommeil (1994)
Post by: oilgun on December 03, 2008, 12:29:53 pm
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Plot:  Beautiful Daiga (Katerina Golubeva) has emigrated from Lithuania to Paris and is looking for a place to stay and work. Theo (Alex Descas) is a struggling musician, and his brother Camille (Richard Courcat)- a transvestite dancer. One of these three people might be connected to the serial "Granny Killer" who has been terrorizing Paris for a while. 
Title: "K" is The Kiss (1929)
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IMDb user:  The last silent film of the 20s is a perfect showcase to reveal succinctly and gloriously exactly why this cinematic form was a genuine work of living breathing visual art. Basically a 64 minute glamorous murder mystery of love gone wrong and love misinterpreted THE KISS was Garbo's silent farewell to the 20s too, before "just gimme a scotch baby" or whatever slutty thing she mumbled in 1930 set the tone for talkies. I saw this on a double feature with the astonishing and romantic 1929 talkie drama The Divorcée which I also heartily seriously recommend for students of the age and genre. SO modern! Anyway, THE KISS has committed to everlasting celluloid imagery of one of the most perfect moments in film history...and this is not a spoiler, in fact a great reason for you to find and enjoy this gorgeous film: teenager Lew Ayres has fallen in love with Greta; it is his besotted first time and she is exquisite anyway...so imagine the focus and impact for this charming boy. His tennis match with her at her home has her playfully leaping about laughing and being his friend too. At the end of the game, as they leave the court, she is delighted to be with him and playfully kisses him. So stunned at this impromptu expression of affection, he returns the kiss, and lets his emotions escape. She realises and for a brief moment has THE KISS before stopping it short. Estranged husband has seen all from the drawing room. But the focus here is also on Lew actually unexpectedly getting what he has only dreamed about. She turns away to go to the house and the camera lingers on Lew. So overwhelmed, he privately begins to cry at the enormity and perfection of what has just happened. There isn't a person on the planet who would not have had the same reaction..and this wise and almost perfect film clearly includes us all in on this act and reaction. Sooo genuinely beautiful. Find it. Love it. Kiss it even.... A murder mystery ensues....

Keyword:  Paris
Title: "L" is The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Post by: Fran on December 03, 2008, 01:46:58 pm
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From IMDb:  In a lucrative and highly successful career that saw him play everyone from Spanish savior Juarez to a cutthroat gangster in "Scarface," character chameleon Paul Muni became French novelist Emile Zola in "The Life of Emile Zola" (1937). This is perhaps the most legitimate and faithful -- certainly, the most serious and stirring -- biographical film to emerge from a major Hollywood studio and so quite unlike anything that had ever been seen on the screen until that time.

Warner spared no expense in retelling Zola's early and lingering success as an author and tragic death in a house fire. Embarking in idyllic 1862's Paris with Zola's initial fame, the film delves compassionately into the morbid curiosity and infamous trial known as the Dreyfus Affair. Encouraged by confidant and contemporary, painter Paul Cezanne (Vladamir Sokoloff) to dispel his own comfortable success and, to stand up for truth and justice, Zola decides to take on the case of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus (Joseph Schildkraut), a war hero unjustly accused of disclosing military secrets and imprisoned on Devil's Island. There are so many powerful and haunting moments in this bio that it's hard to pinpoint exactly where its greatness derives. But it is perhaps best exemplified by the dynamic interactions between Zola and Cezanne. These lead into the beautifully realized and justly celebrated courtroom summation that, once seen, is not to be forgotten.
Title: "M" is Les Misérables (1998)
Post by: memento on December 03, 2008, 04:21:46 pm
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From IMDB: Victor Hugo's enormous output is unique in French literature... He was described as 'The most powerful mind of the romantic movement' and his novel, published in 1862, continued to be widely read...

The plot - that of a detective - is as well the epic of the people of Paris... Its author claimed it as a 'religious' work, and indeed by means of its characters, sometimes a little larger than life, yet always vital and engaging, and by its re-creation of the swarming Parisian underworld, the main theme of man's ceaseless combat with evil clearly emerges while the whole gives a faithful picture of the declines and flow of life...

Hugo relives his youth in this vast novel, the culmination of 14 years work... He and Valjean share their most outstanding characteristic: their charitable heart...

The story contains glimpses of Hugo's disgust towards 'the treatment of the lower class French citizens by the government: Valjean, an ex-convict recently released from prison, but he is not given the opportunity to make a good living for himself; Fantine forced into prostitution due to the lack of money to pay her illegitimate child...

And towards the 'general injustice of the law enforcement system: Valjean sentenced to prison for stealing a loaf of bread; Fantine arrested for hitting a man of a higher class...

The symbol of France's greed that Hugo despises is Thenardier - the man that Fantine entrusts Cosette to - who betrays the trust by essentially making Cosette his personal slave...

The strongest emotions of "Les Misérables are love and hate...

Javert and Valjean are both extremes, with a conscience incredibly strict...

Liam Neeson is cast as the gentle Valjean who takes the twist of fate parlaying it into personal success and moral rehabilitation... He changes his ways to become years later the much-loved mayor of Vigau, and as a caring businessman he struggles to forget the past and manages to redeem his soul becoming benevolent, giving manual and financial help to the weak, sick and poor...

After nine years, Valjean was horrified to discover that Javert - a former guard of the Quarries of Toulon, where he served almost 20 years - has arrived to be the head of Vigau's police force...

Valjean's desire to protect the employees from bad influences leads him to fire (indirectly) one of his workers Fantine - turned prostitute... He assumes responsibility for raising her daughter Cosette... He becomes a father figure and soon forces the choice of sacrificing his own freedom for her happiness...

Geoffrey Rush plays the icy chief inspector Javert, the man who tries "to live his life without breaking a single rule." When he is given the job of spying in the barricades and Valjean gives him his freedom instead of shooting him, things begin to fall apart for him...

The action of mercy of Jean Valjean causes him to doubt the solid base of his existence... He is in emotional agony unable to betray his convictions... He sees too late the truth...
Title: "N" is Notre Dame de Paris (1956)
Post by: oilgun on December 03, 2008, 05:32:02 pm
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Plot:   The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
Title: "O" is On connait la chanson (1997)
Post by: southendmd on December 03, 2008, 07:57:13 pm
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IMDb user:  This film, a tribute to Dennis Potter (pennies from heaven, the singing detective), is the best french comedy I've ever seen. Basically it's a typical well-made french film about relations, with great acting, set in Paris. But it's more than that: it's also a musical. Here are some reasons why I think it's a great movie. First, the chansons, play-backed by the actors, are brilliant. Imagine a Wehrmachtofficer lipsinging to an Edith-Piaf chanson (in the opening act). The best thing about the chansons, is the fact that they actually support the story, as they serve as moments of reflection and introspection for the players. Maybe it's the contrast between the extreme sentimentality and the 'serious' acting that makes this film so great. Go see it.
Title: "P" is La peau douce (1964)
Post by: Fran on December 03, 2008, 08:22:52 pm
Also known as:  The Soft Skin

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From IMDb:  The title of the film, "La peau douce" ("The Soft Skin"), is notable for the multiple images and meanings it suggests. Truffaut's fourth feature film is study of the delicate balances of life and the important role that happenstance can play.

The opening sequence sets everything in motion. Pierre is rushed to the Paris airport and very nearly misses his plane for Lisbon. Had he missed that plane, we would not have the particular chain of events that follow. Chance meetings and ironic occurrences are what makes life "happen," and they can disrupt the delicate surface (the "soft skin") of what looks like a complacent, bourgeois existence.

Apart from having a roving eye, Pierre Lachenay is a pretty harmless figure. He has achieved a degree of success in the literary field as an editor and scholar (not a risk-taking creator, but one who safely appreciates the creativity of others such as Balzac or Gide). With everything seemingly under control in his life, he is unable to resist the compulsion to pursue the flight attendant. Apart from her physical appeal, Nicole offers Pierre a different angle on life: non-intellectual and romantic. The film does not condemn Pierre for his dalliance. By using Jean Desailly for the lead, Truffaut allows us to see him as an "Everyman." This could happen to anybody. Nicole, for her part, is attracted to Pierre's intellect and the way he brings out her own natural intelligence. This dynamic is central; the characters complement each other. Casting a handsome actor like Alain Delon would have destroyed this effect.

What is interesting to watch in this film is the way Pierre's life gradually self-destructs. He is fully aware of what he is doing, and Desailly is adept at conveying the protagonist's ambivalence. He does not really want to give up his home life for Nicole, yet he is drawn by her enough to continue an affair that will lead to annihilation. A finely drawn portrait of middle-class life is given to us in this film. We are allowed to see the way someone can be busy enough (in this case with travelling) not to take the trouble to observe how complacent his life really is. And the disrupting effect of his affair on the delicate surface of his life is devastating. It is hard not to be sympathetic when Nicole leaves him -- now he has no one.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Breathless (1960)
Post by: memento on December 03, 2008, 09:24:25 pm
aka À bout de souffle

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Plot: Michel Poiccard, an irresponsible sociopath and small-time thief, steals a car and impulsively murders the motorcycle policeman who pursues him. Now wanted by the authorities, he renews his relationship with Patricia Franchini, a hip American girl studying journalism at the Sorbonne, whom he had met in Nice a few weeks earlier. Before leaving Paris, he plans to collect a debt from an underworld acquaintance and expects her to accompany him on his planned getaway to Italy. Even with his face in the local papers and media, Poiccard seems oblivious to the dragnet that is slowly closing around him as he recklessly pursues his love of American movies and libidinous interest in the beautiful American. 
Title: "R" is The Rape of Europa (2006)
Post by: southendmd on December 03, 2008, 10:14:15 pm
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IMDb user"  As everyone in America retreats to their suburban mansions and the computer screens, it is a great experience to go out to the movies and see a film of real social import. If you love history and art, like I do, you certainly do not want to miss this film. The brutal effects of Nazi destruction never goes away, it keeps on coming, like a nightmare from the 20th century that we are all dreaming about. This film demonstrates the innate power of art. It shows, through a deep examination of the looting of Europe's treasures, what these works really meant to the countries who had them. And it reveals the utterly strange connection between the life of Hitler, failed art student, and the hellish destruction he unleashed on the world. In this season of filmic dreck at the mall, this strong documentary is definitely worth seeking out. 

I just saw this film last week--unbelievably powerful.  The scenes of workers frantically packing up the thousands of treasures in the Louvre in Paris, also the senseless destruction of the bridges and medieval treasures of Florence; it's truly heartbreaking.
Title: "S" is Savior (1998)
Post by: Lynne on December 03, 2008, 10:59:39 pm
Savior is a 1998 war film starring Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård, Nastassja Kinski, and Nataša Ninković. It is about an American mercenary escorting a Serbian woman and her newborn child to a United Nations safe zone during the Bosnian War.

Dennis Quaid is Guy, a former French Foreign Legionnaire who has become a volunteer for a Bosnian Serb Army. Before joining the French Foreign Legion, he was Joshua Rose, a U.S. Marine on embassy duty in Paris. His wife (Nastassja Kinski) and son are killed in a bombing by an Islamic terrorist. In a fit of revenge he storms into a mosque and shoots some of the worshippers. In order to avoid arrest, he and his friend Peter (Stellan Skarsgård) join the Foreign Legion. They soon tire of the boredom of peacekeeping and leave the Legion to become mercenaries.
Title: "T" is They Had to See Paris (1929)
Post by: Fran on December 04, 2008, 12:07:50 am
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From IMDb:  Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of people."

Also from IMDb:  This film features Will Rogers in his first talkie. It's an OK effort, but the camera is stodgy and most of the characters are two-dimensional. Great exteriors, good oil-strike scene, followed by the usual "innocents abroad" situations. Marguerite Churchill is a knock-out as Will's daughter.
Title: "U" is Un héros très discret (1996)
Post by: memento on December 04, 2008, 08:32:53 am
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Plot: The story is told mainly in the present tense and also in retrospective interview clips including several by the protagonist many years later. Our hero is first shown inventing stories as a French boy in a small town between WW1 and WW2. As a young man he meets a local girl, marries her and is employed by her father. On the liberation of France he runs away to Paris where chance encounters lead to his learning important lessons in begging, sex and employment as means of survival. Following the end of the war in France he deliberately inveigles himself into Resistance circles, copies the speech and knowledge of genuine veterans and is eventually regarded as a hero. His contacts and apparent experience result in his being sent to occupied Germany as a military observer. Here he is coincidentally forced to order the summary execution of several French defectors to the SS following which he confesses his lies. He is jailed for a short period of time on an unrelated charge following which he is rehabilitated to become an international political success.
Title: "V" is Va, vis et deviens (2005)
Post by: southendmd on December 04, 2008, 09:31:56 am
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Plot:  In 1980 the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews. In turn they are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy. Upon arrival this second mother dies. Schlomo is adopted by a good family but remains depressed until he secretly sends a letter to his real mother. From the beginning he experiences large and small racist difficulties. In his teens he and Sarah fall in love. Her father is an extreme racist. Schlomo tries to gain "real Jewishness" by winning a competition in Bible interpretation. No change of Sarah's father's attitude. Disappointed he goes to the police and reports himself as not being a Jew. But the police officer just gives him a scolding. "The newspapers are full of that stuff, the Falashas are no Jews. Now they begin to believe it themselves." His adoptive parents send him to France to study medicine. When he afterwards marries Sarah she loses her family and her status as a "white Jew". But he dares not tell her the truth until she becomes pregnant. She leaves him, but only because he had not trusted that she would love him as much anyway. His adoptive mother reconciles them. Sarah's first line when she returns: "Unbelievable what three mothers would do for you." But she makes a condition for returning: Schlomo must meet his real mother again. As a doctor he takes a job in the Ethiopian fugitive camp where she is still alive.

Filmed in Israel and Paris
Title: "W" is Wonder Bar (1934)
Post by: Fran on December 04, 2008, 05:01:51 pm
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From IMDb:  Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love with Inez. When Inez finds out, that Harry wants to leave Paris and is going to the USA with Liane she kills him.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Bride Wore Black (1968)
Post by: memento on December 04, 2008, 06:48:09 pm
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This film is an excellent example of a revenge thriller which follows Julie Kohler, the bride of the title, as she exacts revenge on those responsible for her husband's death on their wedding day. We aren't immediately told what happened to make her want to kill the men concerned but learn throughout the film.

When we are first introduced to Julie Kohler we see her attempting to throw herself from a window but this suicide attempt is prevented and soon she says that she is going away. She boards a train bound for Paris but promptly gets off on the other side and walks over the tracks to the other platform. She then seeks out a man who she only knows by name and lures him to a balcony during a party she has gatecrashed. After tricking him into climbing over the rail to retrieve a scarf she has "accidentally" dropped she says her name and no more then pushes him to his death. As she proceeds through her list of targets we learn why she wants to kill them and how the people who seemingly have no connection came to kill her husband.

The film is fairly gripping and well acted, especially by Jeanne Moreau in the title role. It does have one or two plot holes, the main one being how did she learn who was responsible for her husband's death when the police hadn't found any of them. That can be forgiven though, I think as spending time on that would have detracted from the main story.
Title: "Y" is Yamakasi--les samourais des temps modernes (2001)
Post by: southendmd on December 04, 2008, 10:26:56 pm
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Plot:  Gravity or Police, these guys don't believe in any law. Idolised by the youth of Paris as much as they're hated by the police, they are the Yamakasis, modern samurais. With acrobatic skillfulness and adrenaline pumping belief in their own immortality, they throw themselves out from incredible heights, and jump from roof to roof. Locked doors and "No Trespassing"-signs become irresistible challenges. But one day, whilst mimicking one of the Yamakasi's more dangerous stunts, a young fan gets injured. Only one operation can save the boy, an operation that his family can't afford.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Paris, je taime (2006)
Post by: oilgun on December 04, 2008, 10:28:08 pm
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Plot:   Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers will bring their own personal touch, underlining the wide variety of styles, genres, encounters and the various atmospheres and lifestyles that prevail in the neighborhoods of Paris. Each director has been given five minutes of freedom, and we, as producers, carry the responsibility of weaving a single narrative unit out of those twenty moments. The 20 films will not appear in the order of the arrondissements, from one to twenty, but rather, in a pertinent narrative order, initially unknown to the audience. They will be fused together by transitional interstitial sequences, and also via the introduction and epilogue sequences of the feature film. Each transition will begin with the last shot of the previous film and will end with the first shot of the following film, and will have a threefold function: 1) The first is to extend the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, 2) The second is to prepare the audience for the surprise of the next segment, and 3) The third is to provide a general, comfortable and cohesive atmosphere to the feature film. The delightful and brief interludes of these transitions will enable the viewer to slide from one world to the next, featuring a recurring and unexpected character. This mysterious character is a witness to the Parisian life and helps create a continuous narration. It appears both in and in-between the films. In addition to the information these transitions will provide about the city and its people, their tone will be intentionally light often referring to famous scenes easily attributed to the history of Paris cinema. Similar specifications will be followed by the composer who will supervise the musical fusion between the films and the transitions as he creates the musical score of Paris, je t'aime. Considering the common theme of Paris and Love, the fusion between the films and the transitions, the fast pace of a fluid and complete storytelling, Paris, je t'aime will not be just another "anthology" picture. It will be a unique collective feature film that will constitute a two-hour cinematographic spectacle whose original structure will make for a dramatically different experience for its global audience

==Comment==
Isn't that just the perfect movie to end this round?  :-*

NEXT:  Movies that take place in, or relate to:  Wasilla, Alaska  ;D :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Wildcard "Z" is Paris, je taime (2006)
Post by: southendmd on December 04, 2008, 11:30:49 pm
Quote from: oilgun on December 04, 2008, 10:28:08 pm
NEXT:  Movies that take place in, or relate to:  Wasilla, Alaska  ;D :laugh: :laugh:

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Forget Tina Fey:  Jodie Foster, you betcha!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Around the World" Round!
Post by: southendmd on December 04, 2008, 11:42:55 pm
The "Around the World" Round!

Post an unplayed film that features some exotic or interesting location of your choice.

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Title: "A" is Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Post by: Fran on December 05, 2008, 12:21:19 am
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From IMDb:  This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout (Chan), a Chinese thief who steals a valuable jade Buddha and then seeks refuge in the traveling companionship of an eccentric London inventor and adventurer, Phileas Fogg (Coogan), who has taken on a bet with members of his gentlemen's club that he can make it around the world in a mere 80 days, using a variety of means of transportation, like boats, trains, balloons, elephants, etc. Along the way, Passepartout uses his amazing martial arts abilities to defend Fogg from the many dangers they face. One major threat to their adventure is a detective that's following them. Why? Just as Fogg and Passeportout left London, a major bank was robbed, with Fogg suspected of using the "around the world" trip as an excuse to escape. Their path from London and back includes stops in Paris, Turkey, India, China, and the USA.
Title: "B" is Beyond Rangoon (1995)
Post by: memento on December 05, 2008, 01:24:42 am
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Plot: Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband and son, and goes on vacation with her sister to Burma. After losing her passport at a political rally, she is left on her own for a few days, during which time she falls in with students fighting for democracy. She and their leader, U Aung Ko, travel through Burma, whilst witnessing many bloody acts of repression by the dictatorship, in an attempt to escape to Thailand. Based on a true story.

=aside= Paul and Fran
Great theme and a perfect "A" post.
Title: "C" is The Company of Strangers (1990)
Post by: Lynne on December 05, 2008, 02:08:49 am
From Wiki:

The Company of Strangers (a/k/a Strangers in Good Company) is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott, and written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wilson and Gloria Demers. The film depicts eight women on a bus tour, who are stranded at an isolated cottage when the bus breaks down.

Created in a genre defined as semi-documentary/semi-fiction, the film is not tightly scripted; the writers wrote a basic story outline but allowed the eight women to improvise their dialogue. Each of the women, all but one of whom were senior citizens, told stories from her own life. A major theme of the film is how the elderly women each face aging and mortality in their own way, and find the courage together to persevere.

At various points throughout the film, a montage of photos from each woman's life is shown.

The women are:

    * Alice Diabo, 74, a Mohawk elder from Kahnawake, Quebec,
    * Constance Garneau, 88, born in the United States and brought to Quebec by her family as a child,
    * Winifred Holden, 76, an Englishwoman who moved to Montreal after World War II,
    * Cissy Meddings, 76, who was born in England and moved to Canada in 1981,
    * Mary Meigs, 74, a noted feminist writer and painter,
    * Catherine Roche, 68, a Roman Catholic nun,
    * Michelle Sweeney, 27, a jazz singer,
    * Beth Webber, 80, who was born in England and moved to Montreal in 1930.

Meigs published a book about her experiences making the film, In the Company of Strangers, in 1991.
Title: "D" is The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Post by: southendmd on December 05, 2008, 09:35:23 am
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Plot:  Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins.
Title: "E" is The Egyptian (1954)
Post by: Fran on December 05, 2008, 10:56:59 am
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From IMDb:  In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues and bizarre secrets are revealed to him, he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth. Short on historical accuracy but strong on plot and characterization.
Title: "F" is Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Post by: oilgun on December 05, 2008, 11:30:11 am
Plot: The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of the Peruvian jungle.

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Title: "G" is Guaguasi (1983)
Post by: memento on December 05, 2008, 12:00:25 pm
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Plot: A story about a simple man from the mountains, Guaguasi, who falls in love with a beautiful chorus girl, Marina, during the Cuban Revolution. Guaguasi joins the rebels and arrives in Havana at the end of Batista's dictatorship, and, in the midst of political turmoil, is swept off his feet by the mesmerising Marina. The story celebrates the vitality and lunacy of the Revolution period with surrealism, humor and sensuality and is a compassionate metaphor about the human condition. 
Title: "H" is Hokkabaz (2006)
Post by: Fran on December 05, 2008, 01:09:53 pm
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From IMDb:  I just came out of it -- it is quite a brilliant movie. There are very few actors, some glances at the amazing background of Istanbul and Çanakkale and some village that is celebrating a marriage. There are an endless number of jokes that will make you laugh, but the film takes its quality from a hidden, dark drama that unfolds slowly but inevitably. Apart from the story, I think it has a quiet message that resonates after the film.

Iskender makes a living by being a wizard (sihirbaz) -- or an impostor (hokkabaz), if you ask his father, Sait. His friend for life, Maradona, has eyes as bad as his, and both decide to make a tour in order to afford a laser operation that will finally free them of their glasses. They borrow the caravan of his brother-in-law, under the condition they relieve them of Sait, a veteran, by driving him to the memorial to the battle of Galipolli.

There is a sense of melancholy, and the accordion music when the wizardry happens on stage is only the tip of the iceberg. With very original storytelling, Cem Yilmaz highlights the drama of "normal people" that try to deal with difficult situations in their life:  family members, lack of money, lack of recognition, lack of sight and a certain form of loneliness.
Title: "I" is In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
Post by: southendmd on December 05, 2008, 02:00:29 pm
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Plot:  The surviving crew members from NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
Title: "J" is Jack London (1943)
Post by: memento on December 05, 2008, 04:40:09 pm
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Plot: Episodes in the novelist's life: In 1890, young Jack London quits a cannery job to try oyster piracy. Later, he signs on for a sealing voyage, tries Yukon prospecting and a brief university career, loving and leaving women along the way. Instead of riches, he gets story ideas. Suddenly, he finds success and a delectable lady; but the urge to adventure won't let him go.
Title: "K" is Kedma (2002)
Post by: Fran on December 05, 2008, 08:38:42 pm
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From StarPulse.com:

Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai directed this historical drama based on a true story of the conflict between Jewish refugees and Palestinians on the eve of the formation of the nation of Israel. On May 7, 1948, a freight ship, the Kedma, arrived on the coast of Palestine, carrying a load of Jewish refugees from Europe who had survived concentration camps in several nations. A few days later, the state of Israel would be created, but at the time, the passengers of the Kedma found themselves in the midst of a war, as they were greeted by British gunfire on one side, while on the other the Jewish underground army known as the Palmach stood by to defend them. The Palmach took many of the Kedma's refugees into hiding, while the rest were given weapons and asked to fight alongside the Palmach against the British and Palestinians. Over the next several days, the Palestinians and their British allies find themselves fighting with the Palmach soldiers and the Jewish refugees while interacting with one another as both sides realize how close and how far away they truly are. The cast includes Roman Hazanowski, Menachem Lang, Juliano Mer, Yussef Abu Warda, and Andrei Kashkar.
-- Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Title: "L" is The Last Emperor (1987)
Post by: oilgun on December 06, 2008, 07:32:00 am
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Plot:   A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Title: "M" is Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
Post by: memento on December 06, 2008, 08:01:49 am
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IMDB: This may be the first Russian movie I saw that did not end tragically. There were the normal problems of living in Moscow, particularly for the 3 young women trying to make it under very difficult circumstances. The things they do (particularly Lyudmilla) are funny and yet give us a glimpse into how difficult it must have been for them. Katya, the main character, goes through her trials but comes out on top. She does
better than anyone else (out of the 3), even raises a daughter (without a husband), but she secretly longs for a man in her life. After many failed attempts are relationships she accidentally meets the man who turns out to be the perfect one for her. However, they too go through some struggles before coming to the final realization that they belong together. It is a wonderful story of struggles, successes, and life in general. The acting was wonderful, particularly the actress who played Katya. Her young daughter (Alexandra) was adorable. The scene I liked the most was Gosha invites Katya and her daughter to a picnic, to get to know each other better (after declaring that he is going to marry Katya). Katya is tired and she just falls asleep in a chair in the fresh air. Gosha gently puts a blanket on her. Very simple, but very caring and touching. There are many wonderful moments in the movie. The humor is sprinkled throughout and it is very refreshing to see a movie like this one. The most valuable thing to me was it gave a glimpse into life in the USSR, and yet we can relate to the story and the characters on a human level.

Title: "N" is Nocturna (2007)
Post by: Lynne on December 06, 2008, 09:27:59 am
From Spain

A lonely orphan sheds his fear of the dark by taking an illuminating journey into the realm where nighttime truly comes alive in co-directors Adrià García and Victor Maldonado's imaginative animated lullaby.
Title: "O" is O Canada! (1982)
Post by: southendmd on December 06, 2008, 10:23:50 am
Plot:  This Disney Circle-Vision 360-degree film shown at Walt Disney World's EPCOT Center showcases the breathtaking scenery and other visual delights of Canada. Highlights along the coast-to-coast tour include winter sports such as skiing, dog sledding, bobsledding, ice skating, and ice hockey; organ music and the boys choir at Montreal's Cathédrale de Notre Dame; a parade with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; rodeos and the Calgary Stampede; a flight with the Royal Air Force; and a glimpse at all manner of wildlife including geese, possums, wolves, bison, bears and bobcats.

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(Hotel du Canada, Epcot)
Title: "P" is Parisian Love (1925)
Post by: Fran on December 06, 2008, 01:04:23 pm
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From Amazon:  From the cafes of Montmartre to the Hotel Ritz, Clara now reigns supreme in Parisian Love. A playful gamin with "It" aplenty, Marie (Bow) is a wily "Apache" dancer who thrives off the American tourists slumming in Paris's seedy districts. When her lover Armand (Donald Keith) is shot during a robbery, Marie vows revenge upon the wealthy culprit: Pierre Marcel (Lou Tellegen). With the help of a comical underworld matriarch (Lillian Leighton) and a sinister and of thieves, Marie trades in her wool cap and ragged trousers for ermine and lace in an elaborate plot to seduce Marcel.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is The Bubble (2006)
Post by: memento on December 06, 2008, 05:19:31 pm
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Plot: The movie follows a group of young friends in the city of Tel Aviv and is as much a love song to the city as it is an exploration of the claim that people in Tel Aviv are isolated from the rest of the country and the turmoil it's going through. The movie looks at young people's lives in Tel Aviv through the POVs of gays and straights, Jews and Arabs, men and women. It all begins when Noam, a young Israeli soldier, serves in the reserve forces and meets at a check point a Palestinian young man called Ashraf. Following an incident during which Noam misplaces his ID card at the check point, Ashraf shows up on the doorstep of the apartment that Noam shares with a gay man and a straight woman. How will the meeting affect all of their lives?
Title: "R" is Regret to Inform (1998)
Post by: southendmd on December 06, 2008, 10:26:41 pm
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Plot:  In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.
Title: "S" is Singapore (1947)
Post by: Fran on December 07, 2008, 12:26:02 am
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From IMDb:  After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces... with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.
Title: "T" is La Terra Trema (1948)
Post by: Lynne on December 07, 2008, 02:43:30 am
From Wiki

Poor Sicilian fishers are exploited by fish wholesalers. One of the families is trying to escape them by being their own boss. But fate nobody helps them, and even fate is against them... Played by real Sicilian fishers, filmed on location in the Sicilian dialect : almost a documentary. 
Title: "U" is Unknown Switzerland (1918)
Post by: southendmd on December 07, 2008, 10:27:03 am
Plot:  Travelogue documenting extremely isolated areas in Switzerland between Bernese Alps and the Rhone River.
Title: "V" is Venice/Venice (1992)
Post by: memento on December 07, 2008, 11:14:13 am
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Plot: Dean (Henry Jaglom) is a maverick American film director surprised that his most recent film has been chosen as the Official U.S. Entry at the Venice Film Festival. A beautiful French journalist (Nelly Alard) arrives at the festival with the apparent intention of interviewing the unique and eccentric filmmaker. In the midst of all the festival madness, she is forced to confront the wide divergence between things as they really are and things as they seem to be - both onscreen and off. And so, finally, are we. Shot half in Venice, Italy  and half in Venice, California, "Venice/Venice" looks at the profound effect movies have had - and continue to have - on our lives, our loves and on our dreams of romance. 
Title: "W" is The Wings of the Dove (1997)
Post by: Fran on December 07, 2008, 12:26:24 pm
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From IMDb:  In the early years of this century, an impoverished British woman, Kate Croy, seems trapped by and dependent upon her wealthy aunt. Befriending a fatally ill, rich American woman provides Kate with not only a trip to Venice, but an opportunity to break free of her aunt and her poverty.
Title: Wildcard "X" is My Winnipeg (2007)
Post by: oilgun on December 07, 2008, 12:41:02 pm
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From IMDb:   Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Winnipeg. Everything in Winnipeg is a euphemism. Sleep walkers hold the keys to their old homes! By law! Nazi Fascists invaded Winnipeg! The coldest city in the world! Home of the Ultravixens! Forks and the Forks under the Forks, and the horsehead picnic tables! Hermaphrodite streets - half front street, half back lane! Masons, ghosts, spirits and sad buildings! Citizen Girl! Yes, you can find these things in Winnipeg, Winnipeg, wonderful Winnipeg!

If you've ever seen a film like My Winnipeg before, it was likely only in your dreams, or the dreams of the mad poet of Winnipeg, Guy Maddin. Maddin's love of the silent film era has shaped his own visual style, shot usually on old grainy film stock, appearing as it his films were perhaps well preserved 1920s avant garde. He's built a career on making films so outrageously insane by modern film-making standards. His films are usually either bizarre horrors or totally unique comedies, or both. My Winnipeg is a film of sinisterly off the wall humor, conveyed through Guy Maddin's narration (played by Darcy Fehr). One gem: "My father died, with nothing left to do, he died. I'd like to say he spontaneously combusted on the ice at the area, that would have been great."

The narration often doubles back on itself, repeating itself in different forms, or entirely contradicting itself in single sentences. All the while the images (usually grainy black and white, but also occasionally in color or animation) are punctuated with flash cards, usually in single or short phrases (Tragedy! Dead Man walking! Dance of the Hairless Boners, Naked! Hairless! Dance! Swollen Pride! Why?!) They flash only for a fraction of a sentence, making them difficult to read.

I guess if My Winnipeg could be placed in a genre, they would have to call it a slapstick documentary. Maddin uses archive footage mixed with Maddin's own. The central thesis of the film is Maddin's memories and the city's as well. To begin, he rides a train, sleeping, while it rolls around the Winnipeg streets, seemingly unable to ever leave town. To come to terms with his inability to ever leave the city. He rents his old home for a month, to recreate his childhood memories. He recruits actors to play his siblings, and takes his mother (Ann Savage) to the home, then recreates memories and incidents from childhood. Maddin always seems to have a fascination with mothers, his mother. Elsewhere, he details the Masonic undercurrents of the city, the occult, man pageants, Nazi takeovers, and the rape of the city's beloved Winnipeg Jets by that corrupt National Hockey League!

So, the question that many ask then, "is it true?" Being Canadian, I know some things are true, some things are not. Would you want to really know the answer anyway? Its law that everyone gets to keep the keys to their old homes. Why? Because the town has the highest sleepwalking rate in the world! They leave their homes and wander to their old houses in the dark, in the cold, in the snow! You must let them in until they wake! Is that true? I don't care to know. If I knew then I would have to have come back to reality. Unless of course Maddin's Winnipeg is reality. In which case, Winnipeg! Wonderful Winnipeg!
Title: "Y" is Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (2003)
Post by: memento on December 07, 2008, 10:09:21 pm
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Plot: Is there a place in the world for Yu Ming? He's a clerk at a convenience store in China, bored with his life. At a library, he spins a globe and stops it with his finger, which turns out to be touching Ireland. He reads about the country and teaches himself Gaelic, flies to Dublin, and finds to his chagrin that no one understands him. He assumes that his Gaelic is at fault, that is, until he walks into a bar looking for work.
Title: "Z" is Zim and Co (2005)
Post by: Lynne on December 07, 2008, 10:23:45 pm
From IMDb:

Because of a motorcycle accident, a young man from the poor outskirts of Paris must find a steady job in order to avoid being sent to prison. He gets into more trouble trying to do that.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "In the Slammer" Round!
Post by: Fran on December 07, 2008, 10:26:35 pm
The "In the Slammer" Round

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Movies with jail or prison connections
Title: "A" is The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Post by: Fran on December 07, 2008, 10:27:06 pm
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From IMDb:  "Doc" Riedenschneider, legendary crime "brain" just out of prison, has a brilliant plan for a million-dollar burglary. To pull it off, he recruits safecracker Louis, driver Gus, financial backer Emmerich, and strong-arm man Dix Handley. At first the plan goes like clockwork, but little accidents accumulate and each partner proves to have his own fatal weakness. In the background is a pervasive, grimy urban malaise.
Title: "B" is Before Night Falls (2000)
Post by: memento on December 08, 2008, 12:31:40 am
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Plot: Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, he is in Havana. He meets the wealthy Pepe, an early lover; a love-hate relationship lasts for years. Openly gay behavior is a way to spite the government. His writing and homosexuality get him into trouble: he spends two years in prison, writing letters for other inmates and smuggling out a novel. He befriends Lázaro Gomes Garriles, with whom he lives stateless and in poverty in Manhattan after leaving Cuba in the Mariel boat-lift. When asked why he writes, he replies cheerfully, "Revenge." 

=aside= Fran
Great theme.
Title: "C" is Caged (1950)
Post by: southendmd on December 08, 2008, 09:25:02 am
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IMDb user:  John Cromwell's insolently insinuating women's-prison drama Caged appeared as part of 1950's bumper crop (All About Eve; Sunset Boulevard; Born Yesterday; etc.). It holds its own even in that legendary class. With the possible exception of Gilda, was any film noir ever freighted with more innuendo? (And, given the milieu and all-but-all-female cast, that innuendo has a heavily Sapphic tinge.) One need only list the characters and the players to get a map of the direction the drama will take: "new fish" Marie Allen (Eleanor Parker); corrupt, sadistic matron Evelyn Harper (the 6'2" Hope Emerson); hard case Kitty Stark (Betty Garde); vice queen Elvira Powell (Lee Patrick); warden Ruth Benton (Agnes Moorehead); and one tough old bird who almost steals the whole damn picture ("one more like you would be so much velvet"). Cinematography is dark and evocative. Subsequent women's-prison dramas became little more than exploitative, porny rip-offs; Caged (despite a bit too much grey sermonizing on making incarceration more humane) manages to be a a stylish, engaging and -- without ever being grotesquely violent -- shocking drama. Too bad it has never (to my knowledge) made it to video; scan the movie channels and tape it when it crops up -- this one is for keeping.
Title: "D" is Deadline (2004)
Post by: oilgun on December 08, 2008, 11:03:50 am
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From IMDb: My wife and I watched this dramatic documentary on Free Speech T.V. I was prompted to call two death penalty attorney friends in Colorado and Oregon to alert them that it was playing.

It documents the initiative that caused journalism students in Chicago to pursue old, closed cases, to find that a dozen innocent men had been condemned to death. They uncovered law enforcement malfeasance, rigged trials, even the identity of a true murderer from whom they obtained a confession and corroboration from the killer's wife.

Besides the human drama other commentators here have noted, it displays a stellar example of community organizing and media work.

The cinematography is near-flawless, the editing superb.

Perhaps the most stirring part of the entire film is the documentation of the angst felt by the Governor of Illinois, George Ryan, who wrestled with competing interests of the families of both victims and the convicted, with pressures from all sides of the political spectrum and how he ultimately resolved himself to the decision he made.

At the end, one litigant's attorney states that if justice was so flawed in Chicago, how bad might it be in other states, such as Florida (where James Joseph Richardson was railroaded for the murders of his seven children and spent 19 years in prison, including three on death row, while the true killer was ignored), North Carolina (see review for the "Trials of Darryl Hunt" on IMDb) and Texas (where George Bush and Alberto Gonzales were involved in the execution of the wrongfully convicted such as Ruben Cantu)?
Title: "E" is East Side Kids (1940)
Post by: Fran on December 08, 2008, 11:18:50 am
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From IMDb:  A young street kid grows up and becomes a cop when he realizes that crime doesn't pay. One of his childhood friends is in prison for a murder he didn't commit, and the cop looks for evidence to free him. Meanwhile, the prisoner's brother gets mixed up with a gang of counterfeiters, and inadvertently discovers the evidence that can set his brother free, if he can only get someone to believe him.
Title: "F" is Freeway (1996)
Post by: memento on December 08, 2008, 12:39:25 pm
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From IMDB: Deeply entrenched in the subversive world of cult films, "Freeway" could be one of the most engrossing movies I've ever seen. Reminiscent of the films of John Waters, it's a satire of such unfunny things as serial killings, drug abuse, prostitution, sexual abuse of underage children, prison life, random acts of violence, and suicide. Like the best Waters, Matthew Bright finds the pathos in all of these things, shaping the movie into a nihilistic comedy.

Reese Witherspoon is absolutely marvelous as her character, Vanessa Lutz, a sharp-witted "white trash" girl who makes the best out of every situation she finds herself in. Her mother is a drug-addled prostitute. Her stepfather is a jobless, sexually abusive moron who also hits the pipe. Vanessa herself has a history of being in trouble with the law and has trouble reading, but she's far from stupid. We never once doubt that she will prevail, no matter how desperate her situation becomes.

Vanessa is forced to make a move one day when her parents are arrested and a social worker plans on sending Vanessa to another foster home. Unable to face that prospect, she gives her social worker the slip and hits the road to search for her grandmother, who she has never met and who is not even aware of Vanessa's existence. Vanessa's life takes a detour when her car breaks down and she is picked up by Kiefer Sutherland. She does not know that he is the "I-5 Killer", a pathetic but cunning serial murderer who preys on young women he plucks from the freeway. Unfortunately for him, he comes up against the wrong victim when he targets Vanessa.

The rest of the story is best left unsaid, although Roger Ebert gave away most of the plot in his review of the film from 1996 (don't ya just love when he does that?). Bright actually references John Waters several times, first by inserting a brief passage that features the opening theme from "Pink Flamingos" and also by making a plot point out of the fact that Vanessa, who is white, has a thing for black guys (much like Penny Pingleton in "Hairspray"). The dialogue is often outrageous, too. But unlike Waters' early films, "Freeway" is technically well-made and structurally better. It also features a number of terrific cameos and roles, including Brooke Shields as Sutherland's snooty, blissfully ignorant wife.
Title: "G" is Greenfingers (2000)
Post by: southendmd on December 08, 2008, 05:10:50 pm
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Plot:  Clive Owen stars as a prison inmate who goes into an experimental "open" prison where the inmates walk around freely and get job training for their impending releases. While there, he discovers he has a talent for growing flowers. His talent is recognized by a gardening guru who encourages him and four other inmates to enter a national gardening competition.
Title: "H" is Hoose-Gow (1929)
Post by: Fran on December 08, 2008, 06:45:12 pm
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Tagline:  Neither Mr. Laurel nor Mr. Hardy had any thoughts of doing wrong. As a matter of fact, they had no thoughts of any kind.

From IMDb:  Stanley and Oliver protest that they were only bystanders to the raid but are hauled off to a prison labor camp anyway. They proceed with their usual mayhem....
Title: "I" is It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
Post by: memento on December 08, 2008, 08:18:14 pm
AKA Never Too Late to Mend

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From IMDB: This is an underrated portrait of the Victorian prison  system and the chaplain who tried to change it. An evil squire(Tod Slaughter) sends an innocent man to the British version of Alcatraz in order to get his filthy mitts on a beautiful girl. The cinematography is what makes this film so memorable. The effective use of light and shadow to accentuate the misery and suffering of the inmates, many of which are victims of a corrupt system, foreshadows a style utilized in many venerable products of English postwar cinema such as David Lean's Oliver Twist(1948) Some modern critics have panned this and many other Tod Slaughter films due to the melodramatic, stagey acting. While films like The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(1936) barely hold up today, Never Too Late is the exception because it is well-acted and photographed and is relevant to the global problem of human rights abuses that in these supposedly progressive times has still to be wiped out. After viewing this, I can see why Queen Victoria passed so many prison reform bills after seeing this story done on stage.
Title: "J" is Jailbait (2004)
Post by: oilgun on December 08, 2008, 09:08:13 pm
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Plot:   Randy commits a crime that would normally get him probation and a hefty fine, but in the "three-strikes" world of justice, he finds himself locked up for 25 years. His cellmate Jake is a congenial yet remorseless lifer who casually informs Randy that he slit his wife's throat because she slept with another man just three months after they exchanged vows. Jake recognizes Randy's fear and offers him advice on how to make it in prison. But it soon becomes clear that Jake has much more than mentoring in mind as he takes Randy under his wing. "Jailbait" sets a darkly cerebral tone, juxtaposing brutality with the unattainable ideal of intimacy in the harshest of psychological environments. For these two men so yearning to be anything but who they are and where they are, power is the goal, and it's never clear who truly holds it right up to the last unsettling moment.

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Title: "K" is Kismet (1930)
Post by: Fran on December 08, 2008, 09:10:31 pm
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Otis Skinner as Hajj

From IMDb:  Otis Skinner created his most famous stage role, Hajj in "Kismet," and went on to play it until his death. He first filmed it as a 1920 silent and then recreated the role in this 1930 talkie with Loretta Young. The work used an experimental 65mm wide-screen format and some Technicolor. Unfortunately no print or negative is known to exist so we can't gauge it's effectiveness. This version is considered to be one of the "lost" films.

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Title: "L" is Levity (2003)
Post by: memento on December 09, 2008, 12:33:23 pm
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From IMDB: Levity is a good psychological thriller about Manual Jordan (Billy Bob Thornton) that is drawn towards the city where he murdered a young man, a crime that he spent 23 years in prison for. He seeks redemption by befriending his victims sister (Holly Hunter). He also meets Sofia Mellinger (Kirsten Dunst) who is a young drunk that Manual is often found assisting. And finally, he meets Miles Evans (Morgan Freeman) who is a shady man that soon turns out to be even more unusual then he was at first.

Levity is an interesting movie that will keep you gripped from start to finish.
Title: "M" is Marmoulak (2004)
Post by: southendmd on December 09, 2008, 02:09:15 pm
AKA "The Lizard"
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Plot:  Reza is a petty thief who escapes jail by posing as a mullah. When he has to stay in disguise longer than he expected, he accidentally becomes the revered leader of a small-town mosque, bringing people flooding in with his on the hoof sermons featuring sexual innuendo and references to 'brother' Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.

IMDb trivia:  The movie was shown for 2 weeks in Iranian theaters, but was quickly pulled since it was deemed too insolent towards Islamic clerics.

Broke Iranian box-office record although it was only in theaters for two weeks.
Title: "N" is No Escape (1994)
Post by: oilgun on December 09, 2008, 05:08:49 pm
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Plot: In the not-too-distant future, Capt. J.T. Robbins (Liotta) is sent to prison for killing his superior. The corporately (and corruptly) run prison causes Robbins to rebel against the Warden (Lerner). His rebellion only gets him sent to the most maximum security facility  there is - Absolom. The worst hardcore criminals are just dumped onto the island Absolom to live or die as they can. The island is patrolled by heavily armed helicopters and fenced by impenetrable sea defenses. Two different societies have formed over the years; an evil 'empire' run by Walter Marek (Wilson) that is conflicting with the other, more pacific, group run by The Father (Henriksen). Resources are kept scarce by the warden as a game to keep the population down by destroying themselves. Who will our hardcore Captain fit in with the best? Can anyone escape from Absolom?
Title: "O" is Oklahoma Frontier (1939)
Post by: Fran on December 09, 2008, 05:14:57 pm
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From IMDb:  U.S. Marshal Jeff McLeod, forced to shoot his friend Kentuck in the line of duty, resigns his office and starts for the Oklahoma territory with his pal "Frosty" to join the 1893 Cherokee Strip land-rush. He meets childhood friends, brother and sister Tom and Janet Rankin, and agrees to help them stake a claim which controls the water to a large area. George Frazier and J. W. Saunders are also after the same tract, and force Jeff to draw them a map to the site. The map is phony and Jeff escapes. Later, Jeff draws a real map and gives it to Tom. Saunders ambushes Tom and steals the map. Jeff is framed for the killing and scheduled to be hung on the morning of the land rush. Janet discovers she has to be 21 and/or married before she can file a claim, so she visits Jeff and they are married in the jail. While Jeff is being led to the gallows, "Frosty" causes a commotion by yelling that the land rush has started, and Jeff breaks from his captors and escapes. He then goes after Frazier and Saunders.
Title: "P" is Pickpocket (1959)
Post by: memento on December 09, 2008, 07:20:38 pm
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Chris Auty, Time Out (London).  Some men are above the law. “But how do they know who they are?” “They ask themselves.” But if Martin Lassalle’s Michel seems outstanding only for his arrogance and detachment, there are feelings and reasonings we only learn about by increments and accretion in a film that director Robert Bresson firmly declared not a thriller, even if it does chronicle a young man’s rise and fall as a master pickpocket. If suspense was not unknown in the works of arguably the most austere of major directors (check out the prison break in A Man Escaped), little in his previous oeuvre could prepare us for what amounts to a tour-de-force action scene, a series of takings, passings, and disposals in the actual Gare de Lyon done with amazing sleight of hand, including a purse moved almost immediately through three sets of hands; a wallet taken, dropped in a passer-by’s pocket, then finally taken again; a wallet taken, plucked, then returned empty. (If the light-fingered “boosting” looks authentic, credit the singly-named Kassagi, a presumably reformed criminal master and the film’s technical adviser, who also plays Michel’s criminal mentor).

This was Bresson’s first completely original script (he eventually realized the unconscious inspiration from Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment) although he provides his own literary genesis in Michel’s diary (or is it a statement?), which provides the narration. Analogies between Hollywood moviemaking and Bresson seldom come to mind, but if the prison conclusion seems familiar, Paul Schrader (whose early critical work Transcendental Cinema highlighted his deep respect for Bresson) has acknowledged that Pickpocket directly influenced his American Gigolo screenplay, as well as Taxi Driver’s. “Black-and-white images in the summer sun... of hands flexing uncontrollably, of eyes opaque to the camera’s gaze... all part of a diary/flashback that is in the process of being ‘written’ by the thief himself in prison. Read it as an allegory on the insufficiency of human reason; as a tone poem on displaced desire.”
Title: Wildcard "Q" is The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Post by: southendmd on December 09, 2008, 07:30:31 pm
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Plot:  A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friends," escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
Title: "R" is Riffraff (1936)
Post by: Fran on December 09, 2008, 08:39:50 pm
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From IMDb:  "Riffraff" (MGM), directed by J. Walter Ruben, stars Jean Harlow, as Hattie who lives by the waterfront with her married sister, Lil (Una Merkel), her husband (William Newell) and their kids, Jimmy and Rose (Mickey Rooney and Juanita Quigley). She works as a tuna-cannery worker for Nick Lewis (Joseph Calleia), but her real interest is Dutch Muller (Spencer Tracy), a loudmouthed, conceited fisherman. Although she pretends to hate him, she keeps his picture in her room and follows him about, and during a festivity where she proves herself lucky for him at the gambling tables, Dutch dumps his beauties and changes his interest towards her. Eventually, they marry and prove to become the typical husband and wife, always yelling and screaming at one another, usually saying things for which they mean the opposite. After Dutch rises from fisherman to union leader, he becomes responsible for a strike that causes many men, he included, to be out of work for a length of time. Being more concerned with his pride than with his wife and people who look up to him, Dutch deserts. When Hattie learns that Dutch is sick and is living amongst homeless bums, she steals some money from Nick to give to Dutch. Because of this, she is arrested. While serving time in prison, Dutch takes time to think things over, unaware that Hattie is not only serving time for his sake, but has given birth to his child.
Title: "S" is Spy Game (2001)
Post by: memento on December 09, 2008, 10:47:11 pm
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Plot: 1991: the Cold War is ending. Just days before the US President is to visit China for trade talks, a CIA operative named Bishop is captured in a rogue operation at a Chinese prison. He'll be shot in 24 hours unless the President steps in. CIA honchos hunker down at Langley, controlling the damage to the diplomatic mission by hanging Bishop out to dry. Enter Nathan Muir, one day before retirement from the Agency, the man who recruited and trained Bishop. Can he find a way to get the President to free Bishop; if that fails, can he engineer a rescue? He hangs around Langley, telling stories about Bishop, as he gathers intelligence, looks for opportunities, and runs his own spy game
Title: "T" is Le trou (1960)
Post by: southendmd on December 10, 2008, 09:43:02 am
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IMDb user:  Probably, to really get "Le Trou", this splendid, intense movie, you have to be conscious that the great Jacques Becker was dying during the making of the film. A quiet stoicism permeates this work of art. The story is supposed to be very sad, but it isn't. The guys on the screen are too tough, by no means apt to mourn their dire destiny or, metaphorically, to ask for the viewer's sympathy.

We have the true story of the hole dug by a bunch of in-mates to escape from a jail in Paris. The screenplay is taken from a novel of the distinguished writer and film-maker Jose' Giovanni, himself formerly a convict. Becker chooses to tell the story in the simplest, neatest possible way. No music at all, an essential, dry, sharp yet powerful dialog. The in-mates do their job, to try to escape. The director avoids the annoying cliché, typical of the American jail-movies, of showing the wardens as sadistic torturers. They are tough and strict, they don't like but they feel no hate for the prisoners. The wardens just do their job, that's all. In fact, there are no really despicable characters in the film. At his last appointment with the art of cinema, Becker seems to accept and forgive all human beings.

A brilliant idea is to show how the guys turn common objects and waste iron into the tools needed for the escape (a key, a lamp, a pick, a sand-glass). The little periscope made with a tooth-brush gives raise to a shocking scene, few seconds of great cinema. We follow the in-mates' apparently endless, exhausting labor of digging and sewing. That should be rather boring for the viewer, but it isn't. How comes there's not a single moment of bore in the film? That's the privilege of Art.

The work of the camera and the black and white photography are sensational, and convey the intense emotions of the characters. The psychological study is made in such an understated way that you may overlook it at a first view. But, after seeing the movie a second time, and knowing the development of the story, you fully appreciate how the psychology of the characters is treated, with accuracy and depth. The actors make an excellent job. This is stunning, thinking that "Le Trou" was the first movie for Philippe Leroy and Michel Constantin, later prominent actors of French cinema. And Jean Keraudy wasn't a professional actor, he was one of the in-mates that actually dug the hole fourteen years earlier! (at least, this is stated by himself at the beginning of the movie, and is testified in several books on French cinema)

Are there deep messages in the film? Two wardens bring a fly to feed a spider. There is the spider, a patent symbol of death, ghastly in its immobility. Two prisoners are peeping and wondering: what the hell are the wardens doing? Got no idea. And who cares, after all? Maybe that is Becker's dry, ironic message. Don't be too deep. Fight against bad luck, be stoic and brave. Who cares, after all?

My opinion is that the artist Becker, displaying the same toughness of the guys on the screen, just fought to leave us a major work of art. Our task of viewers is to enjoy and love it. "Le Trou" is an unforgettable film, which honors the art of cinema.
Title: "U" is Under Lock & Key (1995)
Post by: oilgun on December 10, 2008, 11:42:19 am
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Plot: An FBI agent goes undercover in a women's prison to find evidence hidden by a drug dealer's ex-girlfriend. After she is taken off the case, she finds that the drug dealer has kidnapped her daughter. She enlists the help of one of her prison guards, and together they take on the drug dealer's mob.
Title: "V" is Violenza in un carcere femminile (1982)
Post by: Fran on December 10, 2008, 12:16:51 pm
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From IMDb:  Emanuelle goes undercover into a prison to expose the corrupted officials who are brutalizing the inmates. Emanuelle is shocked by the horrors and humiliation the prisoners are subjected to, but when her true identity is discovered, she finds herself at the receiving end.
Title: "W" is Why Worry (1923)
Post by: memento on December 10, 2008, 07:27:10 pm
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Plot: Harold Van Pelham (Lloyd) is a hypochondriac, rich businessman who sails to the tropics for his 'health.' Instead of the peace and seclusion he is seeking, he finds himself in the middle of a revolution. He is imprisoned where he befriends the friendly giant, Colosso (Aasen), and they engineer an escape. Together, they quell the revolution.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Prison (1988)
Post by: oilgun on December 10, 2008, 08:34:59 pm
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From IMDb:   Renny Harlin's first American film was one of the best of a slew of prison-set horror films(like "Death House" or "The Chair")in the late 80's.  Twenty years before, guard Lane Smith had wrongfully executed a condemned man.  Now,he is the warden of the newly re-opened prison, and the man's ghost is back for bloody revenge.  This atmospheric and very moody film features lots of gruesome gore and violence.  Viggo Mortensen, Tiny Lister, Tom Everett and Kane Hodder are on hand for the entertaining carnage
Title: "Y" is Yol (1982)
Post by: Lynne on December 10, 2008, 08:53:45 pm
From IMDb:

A harsh portrait of Turkey, its people and its authorities, shown through the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave, and the problems they encounter in adjusting to the world outside. 

From Wiki:

Yol (Turkish for "The Road" or "The Way") is a 1982 Turkish film. The screenplay was written by Yılmaz Güney, and it was directed by his assistant Şerif Gören, who strictly followed Güney's instructions, as Güney was in prison at the time. Later, when Güney escaped from prison, he took the negatives of the film and edited it in Switzerland.[citation needed] The film is a portrait of Turkey in the aftermath of the 1980 Turkish coup d'état: its people and its authorities are shown via the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave. The film has caused much controversy in Turkey, and was banned until 2000s due Yılmaz Güneys involement more than its content.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Azuloscurocasinegro (2006)
Post by: southendmd on December 10, 2008, 10:04:23 pm
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AKA Dark Blue Almost Black

Plot:  Jorge is a 25-year old janitor who desperately tries to find himself a new, and especially, better, job. This undertaking is complicated by the fact he takes care of his handicapped father who had a heart infarct seven years earlier. His soon-to-be-released brother Antonio finds a girlfriend (Paula) in jail who wants to get pregnant. When Antonio finds out he's infertile, Jorge is asked to make Paula pregnant. To make the dilemma even heavier, Jorge's childhood sweetheart Natalia returns after many years. Meanwhile, Jorge's best friend Israel (nicknamed Sean) secretly photographs men visiting an erotic masseur to find out something he didn't bargain for.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Composers Round!
Post by: southendmd on December 10, 2008, 10:17:50 pm
The Composers Round!

Please post an unplayed film with notable music, and name the composer.


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Title: "A" is An American Tail (1986)
Post by: Fran on December 11, 2008, 01:13:37 am
Composer:  James Horner

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From Wikipedia:  The film follows Fievel Mousekewitz, who is separated from his family after falling overboard the SS Austria as it approaches America after departing the Port of Hamburg. With nowhere to go upon arrival, Fievel ends up meeting Warren T. Rat, a conman rat who sells him to a sweatshop. Fievel escapes and with his new friends Tony and Bridget, begins a search for his parents, who believe that Fievel drowned at sea.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRjb8sMjYu8[/youtube]
"Somewhere Out There"
Written by James Horner, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil

Title: "B" is Body Shots (1999)
Post by: Lynne on December 11, 2008, 07:56:41 am
Composer is Mark Isham

From IMDb:

A tale of the mysterious, but necessary, mating ritual between men and women of today and everything they think about sex but are afraid to say.
Title: "C" is Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2008, 08:34:16 am
Composer:  Henry Mancini

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Plot:  Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sgt. Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh obtusely bungles his way past assassins and corrupt officials as though he were Clouseau's American cousin.
Title: "D" is Darkman (1990)
Post by: Fran on December 11, 2008, 11:06:58 am
Composer:  Danny Elfman

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From IMDb:  A hideously scarred and mentally unstable scientist seeks revenge against the crooks who made him like that.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L58rdhCfDIU[/youtube]
Trailer  (1:46)


=aside= Paul
I forgot to mention earlier,
great theme!
Title: "E" is Eroica (1949)
Post by: memento on December 11, 2008, 11:48:36 am
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From IMDB: This Austrian movie is the biography that Beethoven deserves to have. The recent "Immortal Beloved" was a travesty both of Beethoven himself and of the facts of his life, and a travesty of film-making. Being Austrian and the leading role being performed by one of the most distinguished actors of his day, this movie is also probably closer to what the man Beethoven himself was like. The story is good. The selection of the music was apt, and the performances of the music were stirring.

This movie was shown so many times in this country that the pictures became ratty and the sound track scratchy and irritating. I suppose it is too much to hope that the Austrians who made this film will restore the pictures and have the music re-recorded in 5.1; but that is what this movie merits. And it is what the world deserves to see.
Title: "F" is Fairies (2003)
Post by: southendmd on December 11, 2008, 03:44:51 pm
Composers:  Jessica Fogle and Tim Sandusky

Original music; lyrics adapted from Shakespeare

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Plot:  Screened in over 75 international film festivals (including the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival), "Fairies" is a musical fantasy come true. Timothy is bullied by homophobic classmates at his all boys high school. While studying A Midsummer Night's Dream, he imagines a world where he isn't so different. With the help of Midsummer, his quirky teacher, a spectacular musical dream and tons of glitter- he creates a way to fit in.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvcOeRnMb5A[/youtube]

N.B.  This short was the inspiration for "Were the World Mine".
Title: "G" is The Great Outdoors (1988)
Post by: Fran on December 11, 2008, 09:19:57 pm
Composer:  Thomas Newman

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From IMDb:  A Chicago man's hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in.
Title: "H" is How to Steal a Million (1966)
Post by: memento on December 12, 2008, 12:25:20 am
Composer: John Williams

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Plot: Nicole's father, a legendary art collector, lends his prized Cellini Venus to a prestigious Paris museum. Unfortunately, the Venus was *not* sculpted by Cellini but by Nicole's grandfather. (Her father is a forger as well, but his specialty is paintings.) Before tests can be done which would prove the Venus a fake, Nicole enlists the services of "society burglar" Simon Demott to steal the million dollar statue. 
Title: "I" is I, Robot (2004)
Post by: Lynne on December 12, 2008, 01:09:10 am
Composer:  Marco Beltrami

From Wiki:

I, Robot is a science fiction film set in a world where humans and humanoid robots interact (Chicago in the year 2035). It was directed by Alex Proyas, written by Jeff Vintar, and starred Will Smith. It was produced in the United States, filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, and released on July 16, 2004.

Marco Beltrami, composed the original music film score "with only 17 days to render the fully-finished work."  It was scored for 95 orchestral musicians and 25 choral performers with emphasis placed on sharp brass ostinatos. Beltrami composed the brass section to exchange octaves with the strings accenting scales in between. This technique has been compared as Beltrami's "sincere effort to emulate the styles of Elliot Goldenthal and Jerry Goldsmith and roll them into one unique package."  Take for example the Tunnel Chase scene, which according to Mikeal Carson, starts "atmospherically but transforms into a kinetic adrenaline rush with powerful brass writing and ferocious percussion parts."  Also, the Spiderbots cue highlight's ostinatos in meters such as 6/8 and 5/4 and reveals "Beltrami’s trademark string writing which leads to an orchestral/choral finale."  Despite modified representations of the theme throughout the movie, it's the end credits that eventually showcase the entire musical theme.
Title: "J" is Josepha (1982)
Post by: Fran on December 12, 2008, 01:23:40 am
Composer:  George Delerue

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From Spout.com:  An acting couple is forced to assess their life together when the wife falls for a wealthy horse-breeder while shooting a film.
 
~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide   
Title: "K" is The Killing Fields (1984)
Post by: memento on December 12, 2008, 12:33:59 pm
Composer: Mike Oldfield

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Plot: Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the American forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won't have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he's a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in.
Title: "L" is The Little Rascals (1994)
Post by: southendmd on December 12, 2008, 01:42:38 pm
Composer:  Randy Newman

Includes his famous song "Short People".

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Plot:  Based on the classic theatrical "Our Gang" short subject series. The sanctity of the He-Man Woman Haters Club is threatened when one of its most respected members, Alfalfa Switzer, falls in love with (of all things!) a girl, Darla Hood. It's up to Alfalfa's pal Spanky McFarland to set his pal straight before Alfalfa's indiscretions jepordize the club's chances of winning the big go-cart race in a few weeks.

Title: "M" is Matchstick Men (2003)
Post by: Fran on December 13, 2008, 02:02:58 am
Composer:  Hans Zimmer

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From IMDb:  A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y84hCWQXXiM&NR=1[/youtube]

Title: "N" is Night Shift (1982)
Post by: memento on December 13, 2008, 08:24:10 am
Composer: Burt Bacharach

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Plot: A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbour complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night as their brothel. Against his better judgement, he gets talked into the idea, only to find that it's more than his boss that has objections to this bit of entrepreneurship.
Title: "O" is Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (1932)
Post by: southendmd on December 13, 2008, 11:01:34 am
Composer:  Irving Berlin


Plot:  [Radio's Wandering Minstrels] Reis and Dunn (with Betty Boop) sing the Irving Berlin song with a Bouncing Ball. In a cartoon army camp, everything rises before the soldiers.


[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX_uq8zoScE[/youtube]

Very cute animation. (7:30)
Title: "P" is The Peacemaker (1997)
Post by: Fran on December 13, 2008, 11:24:06 am
Composer: Hans Zimmer

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From IMDb:  Two trains crash somewhere in Russia, one carrying a nuclear payload. A nuclear explosion follows the crash and the world is on alert. However, White House nuclear expert Dr. Julia Kelly doesn't think it was an accident. Special Forces Intelligence Officer Colonel Thomas Devoe doesn't think so either. Together, they must unravel a conspiracy that goes from Europe to New York, to stop a terrorist who has no demands....
Title: Wildcard "Q" is A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Post by: southendmd on December 13, 2008, 11:40:49 am
Composers:  The Beatles

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Plot:  A 'typical' day in the life of the Beatles, including many of their famous songs.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0eJEX5c1sM[/youtube]

Trailer (1:52)
Title: "R" is Romantic Comedy (1983)
Post by: memento on December 13, 2008, 12:51:07 pm
Composer: Marvin Hamlisch  

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From IMDB: I've never quite understood why this movie has so bad a reputation. It's not Tracy and Hepburn, to be sure, but I found Dudley Moore a lot more likable in this than I usually do and Mary Steenburgen is great, I think. It should appeal to those who like Neil Simon and movies set in the Manhattan theatre world. There's some funny stuff here and there and I thought the characters were agreeable. 'Romantic Comedy' is certainly no classic for the ages but I think that people who enjoy the genre in the title should like it.
Title: "S" is Signs (2002)
Post by: Fran on December 13, 2008, 01:15:01 pm
Composer:  James Newton Howard

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From IMDb: After the death of his wife in a freak accident, Reverend Graham Hess questions his faith and even leaves the church. Six months later, he discovers a gigantic crop circle in his yard. Similar events happen all over the world. Graham's children think it's aliens, his brother thinks it's pranksters, and Graham doesn't know what to think. However, as more and more strange events occur, he realizes something big is coming, and it's probably not going to be friendly.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTgO18G5zjI[/youtube]

Title: "T" is Trois Couleurs: Bleu (1993)
Post by: southendmd on December 13, 2008, 01:33:53 pm
Composer:  Zbigniew Preisner 

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Plot:  Blue is one of those little movies that grows on you. The more you think about it the more you like it. That's not to say that it's not enjoyable to view; the cinematography and music are marvelous. But this is Juliette Binoche's movie. Everything revolves around her character, Julie, who, in the first scene, survives an automobile accident that claims the lives of her famous composer husband and her five-year-old daughter. Now alone the remainder of the movie delves into Julie's long emotional recovery. Not traumatic, or depressing as the subject matter may imply it is instead subtle, graceful, and beautiful.
Title: "U" is Un, deux, trois, soleil (1993)
Post by: oilgun on December 13, 2008, 01:54:30 pm
Original Music: Cheb Khaled
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From IMDb: Memory and longing can make of our lives a continuous present tense in which those we've lost have dinner with us, in which we can call them from the grave whenever we wish, in which we can kill them as often as we like. And if we are the pretty, hyperactive daughter of demented (Italian? Spanish?) mother and pastis-drowned father, living in a nightmare suburban project in Marseilles among the walking driftwood and the detritus of loving humanity, in which crime is a career and rape a rite of passage, we are seven, seventeen, twenty-seven in the same moment while the hybrid sounds of Euro/Algerian/Camerounian music, chewing, cursing, laughing, fighting, sexing, loving, accompany us perpetually as in the old melodrama, except that it is so alive, funny, moving, devastating and rescuing all at once that we are enthralled and left with the happy/sad feeling of a life lived. A movie to be lived in and remembered with fondness.
Title: "V" is The Visitor (2007)
Post by: memento on December 13, 2008, 02:38:33 pm
Composer: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek     

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Plot: A deeply moving drama built around longtime character actor Richard Jenkins, The Visitor is a simmering drama about a college professor and recent widower, Walter Vale (Jenkins), who discovers a pair of illegal aliens who were the victims of a real-estate scam living in his New York apartment. After the mix-up is resolved, Vale invites the couple--a young, Syrian musician named Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and his Senegalese girlfriend (Danai Gurira)--to stay with him. An unlikely friendship develops between the retiring, quiet Vale and the vibrant Tarek, and the former begins to loosen up and respond to Tarek's drumming lessons as if something in him waiting to be liberated has finally been unleashed. All goes well until Tarek is hauled in by immigration authorities and threatened with deportation. His mother, Mouna (Hiam Abbass), turns up and stays with Vale, sparking a renewed if subdued interest in courtship. However, the wheels of injustice in immigration crush all manner of hopes in post-9/11 America. Vale soon realizes that he has unexpected anger over Tarek's plight, and the positive changes to his personal life that emerged from a deep involvement with his friend and Mouna might be the only legacy he takes from this experience. Writer-director Thomas McCarthy has created a wonderfully measured story about change and renewal and put it all on the shoulders of Jenkins, a largely unheralded but masterful performer whose time for renown has surely come.

Title: "W" is What Women Want (2000)
Post by: Fran on December 13, 2008, 04:27:00 pm
Composer:  Alan Silvestri

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From IMDb:  Nick, a somewhat chauvinistic advertising exec hotshot, has his life turned haywire when a fluke accident enables him to hear what women think. At first all he wants to do is rid himself of this curse until a wacky psychologist shows him that this could be used to his advantage! His first target is Darcy McGuire, the very woman that got the promotion he wanted. But just as his plan is beginning to work, love gets in the way....
Title: Wildcard "X" is Carmen Jones (1954)
Post by: southendmd on December 13, 2008, 06:31:13 pm
Composer:  Georges Bizet; new lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II


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Plot:  Love, passion, betrayal and tragedy. Carmen Jones is an adaptation of Bizet's legendary opera, Carmen. It tells the story of a young, free spirited woman called Carmen Jones whose great beauty is the object of many men's desires. However, Carmen sets her sights on young army officer Joe, who is engaged to his sweetheart, Cindy Lou. Joe quickly succumbs to Carmen's charms , forsaking his Cindy Lou, thus beginning the tragic love story.

IMDb trivia:  The singing voices of Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge were dubbed by LeVern Hutcherson and Marilyn Horne respectively, even though Belafonte and Dandridge were both accomplished singers. However, neither had the training nor the range to sing operatic roles. Catherine Hilgenberg, a soloist with the Roger Wagner Chorale (morphed later into the Los Angeles Master Chorale), was originally signed to sing the Carmen role, and a number of the arias were already recorded (with piano, on a separate track), when director Otto Preminger's bullying behavior became too much for her and she quit. Horne ("Jackie") was a 19-year-old music student at nearby USC. She auditioned for the part and was immediately hired - for $300. But it was a terrific break for her, and she grabbed it, and did an outstanding job, re-recording what Hilgenberg had already sung, plus the balance of the music.
Title: "Y" is Yojimbo (1961)
Post by: oilgun on December 14, 2008, 07:28:58 am
Composer:  Masaru Satô
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Plot: Sanjuro, a wandering samurai enters a rural town in nineteenth century Japan. After learning from the innkeeper that the town is divided between two gangsters, he plays one side off against the other. His efforts are complicated by the arrival of the wily Unosuke, the son of one of the gangsters, who owns a revolver. Unosuke has Sanjuro beaten after he reunites an abducted woman with her husband and son, then massacres his father's opponents. During the slaughter, the samurai escapes with the help of the innkeeper; but while recuperating at a nearby temple, he learns of innkeeper's abduction by Unosuke, and returns to the town to confront him.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Shine A Light (2008)
Post by: memento on December 14, 2008, 11:58:44 am
Composers: The Rolling Stones

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From IMDB: Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones." Scorcese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Siblings Round!
Post by: memento on December 14, 2008, 12:28:58 pm
The Siblings Round!

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Brother-Sister Relationship
Brother-Brother Relationship
Sister-Sister Relationship
Title: "A" is Across to Singapore (1928)
Post by: southendmd on December 14, 2008, 12:35:26 pm
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IMDb comment:  Two brothers dream of their love for the same girl back home, while aboard ship sailing ACROSS TO SINGAPORE.

Based on the famous adventure story ‘All The Brothers Were Valiant' by Ben Ames Williams, this is a rousing silent film which features strong action & good acting. The production values are first-rate, as is to be expected from MGM. Although the plot becomes somewhat ludicrous - the hero kidnaps the heroine off to the Orient where they confront a dastardly mutiny - the film is certainly never dull.

Ramon Novarro stars as the youngest son in a sea-faring family of hardy men. (The Studio kept their Mexican star constantly roaming from one ethnic identity to another; here he plays Anglo-Saxon.) Giving a typically robust performance, Novarro is not lacking in the heroics necessary to beguile his audience. It is unfortunate that Novarro's films, silent & sound, with the exception of BEN-HUR (1925), are all but forgotten today.

Big, blustering Ernest Torrence steals more than a scene or two as Novarro's sea captain brother; gruff & gentle by turns, he is indeed valiant. Joan Crawford, early in her film career, is the object of both brothers' affections. Just when she seems a mite too demure, Joan's fire begins to spark; she also proves to be a surprisingly good pistol shot during the mutiny.

Movie mavens will recognize an unbilled Anna May Wong as a Celestial temptress.
Title: "B" is Birds of America (2008)
Post by: Fran on December 14, 2008, 12:48:16 pm
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From IMDb:  A regular guy struggles with a repressive home and professional life, as well as making amends for the trouble his free-spirited brother and sister cause about town.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsvbJ-c26fI[/youtube]
Trailer

Title: "C' is Cachorro (2004)
Post by: memento on December 14, 2008, 01:13:04 pm
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aka Bear Cub

From IMDB: I have recently seen the movie,Bear Cub, aka Cachorro. It's honest, it's true, and it's a refreshing look into the life of a gay bear, Pedro, who must take care of his sister's son as she goes on vacation with her hippie boyfriend. I like that Cachorro represented gays as normal guys and not the stereotypic Will and Grace type of gay guy we see all the time in Hollywood. I got the unrated version which has some surprisingly explicit sex scenes for a mainstream movie. They were HOT. But the real cream of the crop is within the brilliant child actor who played Bernardo. We have Hailey Joe Osmond, I guess Spain's answer to that is him.
Title: "D" is Dark Mirror (1946)
Post by: southendmd on December 14, 2008, 01:24:05 pm
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Plot:  A man is murdered, and several witnesses can place Ruth Collins at the scene of the crime. But Ruth has a twin sister, Terry, who has been diagnosed as a psychotic. When Ruth falls for the psychiatrist who evaluates the two sisters, will Terry strike again?
Title: "E" is Edge of Madness (2002)
Post by: Fran on December 14, 2008, 09:50:56 pm
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From IMDb:  1851, Manitoba's Red River Valley. As winter sets in, a young woman on the edge of madness arrives exhausted at the fort, a wilderness station, claiming she murdered her husband. She's placed in a cell; for the next several months, she sews while the local prefect, Henry Mullen, investigates. In flashbacks we see her arranged marriage to the hard-working but angry Simon, who takes her to his half-built homestead and abuses her. She's treated well by his younger brother George, with whom she laughs, but he's too weak to protect her. Is she guilty? At the homestead, Mullen hears a different story, one that exonerates Annie. Can he unearth the truth? Then what?
Title: "F" is Friends and Lovers (1999)
Post by: memento on December 14, 2008, 10:43:49 pm
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From IMDB: Friends for ten years, a group of twenty-somethings head for the ski slopes as guests of Ian's father. (Ian and dad are estranged because dad worked too many hours when Ian was a lad.) Dad has something to say, but Ian won't listen. Meanwhile, David is gay and virginal; Ian's business partner, Keaton, is unhappy that his sister Jane is pregnant with no plans to tell the father; Lisa is everybody's pal and no one's lover; John, stuck in adolescence, is always on the make. He brings German-born stunner, Carla, and promptly loses her affection to Hans, a fast-talking ski instructor. David meets Manny: they have chess in common. Soon, surprises abound as relationships take new turns
Title: "G" is Guo nian hui jia (1999)
Post by: southendmd on December 15, 2008, 03:07:18 pm
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AKA "Seventeen Years".

Plot:  Tao Lan and Yu Xiaoqin are teenage stepsisters. They go to the same high school, sleep in the same bedroom, but couldn't be more different. The first is wild, a bit of a vagabond, while the other is diligent and studies hard. One day Yu Xiaoqin steals money from her father and puts the blame on Tao Lin, who accidentally kills her sister while attempting to prove her innocence, and is put in jail. 17 years later, a woman by now, she is allowed out and is escorted by a guard to find her home long demolished. The two go to the new address of the ageing parents, and the guard becomes an eyewitness to the difficult reunion and the girl's remorse, the anxiety and fear of the mother and the stepfather's silent struggle to rise above his pain and find forgiveness.
Title: "H" is Harry and Max (2004)
Post by: memento on December 15, 2008, 04:06:58 pm
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From IMDB: Harry is a 23-year-old former boy band idol who is watching his younger brother Max, 16, follow in his footsteps. Harry has detoured on his way to a Japanese concert tour to escort Max on a long-promised camping adventure. Their trip begins on a note of camaraderie but quickly turns serious as old wounds resurface, forcing them to come to terms with their dysfunctional past--Harry's drinking problems, his disconnection from the family, and, most of all, his relationship with Max and the emotional dependency that keeps them from moving into adulthood.
Title: "I" is In This Our Life (1942)
Post by: Fran on December 15, 2008, 07:06:13 pm
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From IMDb:  I am not certain Ellen Glasgow's book is faithfully reproduced in this movie, but John Huston has brought to the screen an excellent melodrama, featuring two of Hollywood's greatest actresses (both dual Oscar winners) in Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland. The story of the two sisters' relationships with each other and their men, played by two very boring actors George Brent and Dennis Morgan, is very well told, with Davis having a great final scene with her uncle, as depicted by Charles Coburn. The young Afro-American actor Anderson played his role extremely sensitively and possibly was the first of his race to be cast in a movie in this light. Character actors such as Lee Patrick and Hattie McDaniel certainly added to the charm of this film. I do feel that the character Roy (de Havilland) could have been better developed by the script, but, as usual, she carried it off brilliantly. Billie Burke was featured in a most unusual role for her, and she did it well.
Title: "J" is Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1992)
Post by: oilgun on December 15, 2008, 09:55:04 pm
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Plot: Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up.

From IMDb: This little-known movie boasts remarkable performances by an unusual ensemble. Tim Roth powerfully carries the film, and Alexis Arquette effectively conveys the sensitive, gentle personality beneath the ruins of Danny's drug addiction. The astonishing Danitra Vance, in the last of her few film appearances, burns a hole in the screen with her baleful glare -- you can't take your eyes off her. Kathleen Chalfant (a famous New York stage actress, almost unknown in the movies) is staggering in her one scene as the mother; it's been years since I saw the film and I can still hear her heart-wrenching reading of the line, "Tell him I'm sorry I couldn't see him." The brothers' time together takes on something of the quality of an odyssey over the course of the film. The movie's final confrontation, and in particular the last shot, with the camera pulling away from Danitra Vance until she seems to be running in place, are unforgettable. "Jumpin'" affected me very deeply in a way that is difficult to describe. Unbelievable that Jeff Stanzler never made another full-length movie
Title: "K" is A Kind of Loving (1962)
Post by: memento on December 15, 2008, 11:14:14 pm
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From IMDB: Part of the films which came out in the 1960s from the North of England and labelled kitchen-sink drama, Stan Barstow's novel 'A Kind of Loving' comes to the screen under the sure direction of John Schlesinger.

Alan Bates is Vic Brown, a lad dissatisfied with his lot, who wants to break away from Lancashire to go and see the world, do things, and make something of himself. June Ritchie is Ingrid Rothwell, who after a few fumbles in a bus shelter and a painfully acute quickie traps him into staying put.

Beautifully observed performances from both leads ensure this film is unmissable. As a small Northern tragedy in many ways, it shows a snapshot of a more innocent time and what could easily happen when the heart rules the head. Ingrid's overbearing mother (played by the brilliant Thora Hird) thinks Vic is nowhere near good enough for her daughter - Ingrid is set for better things, not marriage and babies with such as he.

There are lesser characters of interest too - Vic's little brother, his married sister and her husband, his parents, his friends in the local boozer. You can see both the life he wants to escape to and equally why he will stay.

It is also a snapshot of what happens when young love dies. Vic and Ingrid's plight will stay in your mind a long time after you see this perceptive, humorous, and moving film.

=aside=
Sorry I jumped the gun before.
Title: "L" is Little Giants (1994)
Post by: Fran on December 15, 2008, 11:59:22 pm
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From IMDb:  Danny O'Shea has forever lived in the shadow of his brother, the great football player Kevin O'Shea. Kevin was stronger, faster, and more popular. But when his daughter is cut from Kevin's pee-wee football team, Danny brings together a squad of picked-lasts and losers to prove to Kevin that he can still learn a lot from his brother.
Title: "M" is A Merry Mix-up (1957)
Post by: southendmd on December 17, 2008, 11:12:13 am
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Wiki plot:  The Stooges play three sets of identical triplets, born one year apart. All nine brothers lose track of each other after World War II, unaware that are all living in the same city. One set are single, one are engaged, and one are married.

Trouble brews when the engaged set of brothers decided to celebrate at a local nightclub. Before they arrive, the unmarried set show up, followed by the fiancees of their brothers. The ladies start hugging and kissing the unsuspecting brothers. Within minutes, the wives of the married brothers show up, thinking their husbands are cheating on them. All hell breaks loose when the nightclub waiter (Frank Sully) walks in and sees all nine brothers simultaneously.
Title: "N" is The Nightcomers (1971)
Post by: memento on December 17, 2008, 12:34:41 pm
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From IMDB: I guess I get rather confused with what this film is supposed to represent, because I was told by a friend who recommended it that it was the prequel to "The Innocents"....now, if "The Innocents" is based on "Turn of the Screw" then I guess that would explain it find, so I'll leave it at that. What we have here is two children whose parents have died, who are left with a wealthy relation who wants nothing to do with them and leaves them in the hands of their maid, nanny, and the somewhat questionable gardener Quint (as played by Marlon Brando). Of course, with no other adults around to help with their upbringing, the children embrace what they are told by Quint as gospel, and Miss Jessel (Stephanie Beacham), their nanny, doesn't exactly provide a better example to follow either. For it seems that she and Quint have something of a rather dubious nature going on, being that he likes to tie her up and hurt her. And the children have found a way to spy on them too, so of course soon they're imitating what they see, oops! "It has to hurt" says young Miles to sister Flora, as he has her hog-tied on the bedroom floor. Anyway, Mrs. Grose, the maid, is rather down on this whole kinky thing that's going on and forbids Quint to enter the house, but the children are rather eager to get the loving couple back together. No good can come of this all though and soon Miss Jessel and Quint are united in the afterlife after a somewhat gruesome set of events. And then, a new nanny arrives...which is where, I guess, The Innocents picks up. This is gorgeous to look at and there are a few chilling moments here and there, some of which are fantasy but you don't realize that for a few moments. The ending is rather grim and creepy though. This is fairly stylish and is not a far cry from the Hammer brand of horror. Well done and interesting, 8 out of 10.
Title: "O" is On the Black Hill (1987)
Post by: Fran on December 17, 2008, 12:40:19 pm
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From IMDb:  The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond as they go through war, love affairs, and land disputes.
Title: "P" is Poquianchis, Las (1976)
Post by: oilgun on December 18, 2008, 05:22:34 pm
Full Title: Las Poquianchis (De los pormenores y otros sucedidos del dominio público que acontecieron a las hermanas de triste memoria a quienes la maledicencia así las bautizó) 

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From IMDb: "Las Poquianchis" tells the story of the girls who were taken from their families under false promises and sent to the Poquianchis brothel. On arriving there, the girls were virtually kept as prisoners and forced to work as prostitutes - they were mistreated and sometimes even killed. Government officials took part in this scheme and took their share of the profits. A government investigation discloses the activities of the Poquianchis brothel and terrible crimes are discovered - the corpse of a girl killed is unburied and many other revelations will follow. A web of horror is uncovered to the public and it's revealed that the pillars of society (government officials and the local respectable citizens) took part in it. The girls themselves accepted after a while their "fate" and some of them after reaching a higher position didn't hesitate in using their power to crush the other ones - the Poquianchis brothel was directed by women who once had also been kidnapped, forced to work as prostitutes and mistreated. These ones and all the others who helped them in some way are to be be tried by the tribunal. What may be disquieting for some of you is that the film doesn't show us who are the bad people. "Bad" is not located in a definite place and neither can be traced to someone or some organization. Who bears the guilt of everything? The managers of the Poquianchis brothel? The government? No, not so easy! Even the media that uncovers the case does it not for idealism - they see in the Poquianchis the golden chance to sell more newspapers etc..

Alongside the Poquianchis story, the film tells us a parallel story filmed in black & white that follows the father whose two girls were taken to the Poquianchis brothel. He and other small farmers are fighting legally for their own land, but they are fighting against a bigger enemy. Their fight is hopeless - corruption will stall them and deaths will ensue. As for the government officials, they are just cogs of a great wheel – but who really runs the machine? The government or human greed? It's not easy to answer this question, because government is an abstract word. There are hundreds of thousands of people, or more, contained by this word government – but be it the government officials, be it the others – all or them are fighting for their own interests ("legitimate" or not). Some fight for bare survival, for their land, some for more money, for their position. The girls who provoked the wrath of the Poquianchis managers suffered a beating (so severe that it sometimes led to death), administered by their own companions in suffering, acting under the orders of their superiors (who had once been themselves victims of the same system). A vicious circle. That's the way society works.

"Las Poquianchis" is a political film, but a political film in the greater sense of the word, that is, a political film bearing a capital P. It is not like those films made by Costa-Gavras that offer us an "objective" cold analysis of some socio-political subject. "Las Poquianchis" is like a punch in the gut – the film is not cold, but, on the other hand, it is neither sentimental nor a tear-jerker. It is raw and emotional (but not in the usual way). This is not your typical Mexican melodrama (even if I like some of them). It's a powerful film. I will try to see some other Cazals's films. Maybe "Canoa".

Title: Wildcard "Q" is Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Post by: southendmd on December 18, 2008, 07:17:34 pm
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Plot:  With his wife doing a book tour, a father of twelve must handle a new job and his unstable brood.

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With Tom Welling as the oldest brother.
Title: "R" is Rain (2001)
Post by: memento on December 18, 2008, 07:31:38 pm
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From IMDB: In New Zealand, the teenager Janey (Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki), her young brother  Jim (Aaron Murphy), her mother Kate (Sarah Peirse) and her father Ed (Alistair Browning) are spending their summer vacation in a seaside cottage. Janey takes care of Jim most of the time, teaches him how to have endurance under the water, and observes the behavior of her parents, whose marriage is near the end. Kate and Ed promote many parties in the house and mainly Kate drinks a lot. She is also having an affair with the photographer and owner of a boat, Cady (Marton Csokas). The confused adolescent, rebel with her mother and dealing with a growing sexuality, tries to act like an adult with tragic consequences to the family.
Title: "S" is Saving Sarah Cain (2007)
Post by: Fran on December 18, 2008, 07:42:46 pm
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From IMDb:  When Sarah Cain, a self-involved big-city newspaper columnist, travels to Pennsylvania for the funeral of her Amish sister, she soon discovers that she is the legal guardian of her five Amish nieces and nephews. Rather than choose to move to Lancaster County to finish raising them there herself or let them be separated by the foster care system, Sarah decides to take them with her back to Portland where she believes she can make a new life for them. However, she soon realizes that the modern world has forced them to compromise who they are, and that she has moved them there for all the wrong reasons -- a motive which is soon exposed -- because secrets can really never be kept secret. In order to find her own redemption, she knows she must make a choice to give them back their lives in Amish Country. And whether she remains part of their lives will have a lot to do with how much she has grown to love them.
Title: "T" is Tully (2000)
Post by: Lynne on December 19, 2008, 11:49:32 pm
From The New Yorker:

A gently paced rural drama, co-written and directed by Hilary Birmingham, about two brothers who work on their father's failing farm, and a secret that comes to light. Anson Mount and Glenn Fitzgerald play the brothers with a quiet regard that's quite moving. Birmingham's direction is deftly composed and filled with background details, like the disconnected seat belt inside the car of the town's wild girl. The movie is a bit precious, but cunningly melodramatic and surprisingly effective. -Bruce Diones
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker
Title: "U" is The Uninvited (1944)
Post by: memento on December 20, 2008, 01:47:47 am
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Plot: A brother and sister move into an old seaside house they find abandoned for many years on the English coast. Their original enchantment with the house diminishes as they hear stories of the previous owners and meet their daughter (now a young woman) who now lives as a neighbor with her grandfather. Also heard are unexplained sounds during the night. It becomes obvious that the house is haunted. The reasons for the haunting and how they relate to the daughter whom the brother is falling in love with, prove to be a complex mystery. As they are compelled to solve it, the supernatural activity at the house increases to a frightening level.
Title: "V" is Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa... (1965)
Post by: Fran on December 20, 2008, 02:44:11 am
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From IMDb:  Sandra comes back to Volterra, in Tuscany, the little town where she spent her childhood. She is with her American husband, Andrew. She wishes to pay homage to her father who died in Auschwitz where she was still a little child. In Volterra, Andrew meets for the first time Gianni, Sandra's brother. He soon realizes that Sandra and Gianni have a secret since their childhood.
Title: "W" is The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)
Post by: oilgun on December 20, 2008, 12:27:36 pm
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Plot: A sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Brontë Sisters (1979)
Post by: oilgun on December 20, 2008, 12:33:08 pm
Original Title:  Les soeurs Brontë

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From IMDb: A feast of perfect acting (the three actresses earn applause), inspired direction and splendid photography (which evokes the outside and the inner landscapes of the sister writers), but strictly reserved to Bronte admirers. The screenplay, built upon continuous references to the Bronte artistic work, can create a sense of icy estrangement, but who is familiar with the writings and the life of the Bronte sisters (maybe through the cult Charlotte bio by Elizabeth Gaskell) will be enchanted. It is a pity this movie remains mainly unseen. The only chance to obtain it at the moment is to get the Spanish DVD which also features the French version.

==Comment==
I saw this back when it was released and hated it.  However, the director, André Téchiné, unknown to me at the time, went on to become one of my faves so I should give it another chance.
Title: "Y" is Ye yan (2006)
Post by: Fran on December 20, 2008, 12:39:04 pm
Also known as:  The Banquet

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From IMDb:  This movie, which I saw at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, follows a storyline similar Hamlet. However, this Hamlet has several major twists. First, the theme in this case is ancient China. Second, the dead emperor's brother, who takes the throne, is secretly trying to kill Hamlet from the start. Third, the empress has a thirst for power, is actually the prince ("Hamlet's") stepmother, is near the prince's age, and secretly harbors romantic feelings for the prince.

I would argue that the third point is the key because in many respects, the empress is the main character in this film. In contrast, the price seems at many times as an innocent bystander who is caught in a conflict out of misfortune of heredity.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Brothers (2009)
Post by: memento on December 20, 2008, 12:53:32 pm
Plot: A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Based on Susanne Bier's film, "Brothers".

=comment=
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Holiday Movies Round!
Post by: Lynne on December 20, 2008, 10:04:03 pm
The Holiday Movies Round!

Please post an unplayed film with a holiday theme!

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Title: "A" is L'Albero delle pere (1998)
Post by: Lynne on December 20, 2008, 10:19:31 pm
From IMDb:

Fourteen-year-old Siddharta lives in Rome with his mother, Silvia - an affectionate, rambling, though shifty woman. She does not work. She lives by her wits, her friendships, her relationships. She's separated from Siddharta's father, Massimo, who does his best to help them. With Roberto she has a five-year-old daughter, Domitilla, who lives with her own father, from whom Silvia is also estranged. The two siblings love each other very much. Domitilla moves in for the Christmas holidays, and, one day while rummaging among her mother's trousse, gets hurt by a syringe. Emotional turmoil ensues. Siddharta has to live on in spite of his parents' mis-doings. He sends Domitilla to do HIV, HBV and HCV tests without their parents' knowledge. Hence, he has to use his own name. That causes unexpected trouble.
Title: "B" is Bad Santa (2003)
Post by: southendmd on December 20, 2008, 11:01:51 pm
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Plot:  A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.

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Title: "C" is A Christmas Carol (1951)
Post by: oilgun on December 21, 2008, 01:37:39 am
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Plot:   Stingy old Ebenezer Scrooge is known as the meanest man in London. He overworks and underpays his humble clerk, Bob Cratchit, whose little son, Tiny Tim, is crippled and may soon die. He also has nothing to do with his nephew, Fred, because his birth cost the life of his beloved sister. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge has a haunting nightmare. He is visited by three ghosts and is given one last chance to change his ways and save himself from the grim fate that befell his business partner, Jacob Marley.
Title: "D" is Do or Diet (1953)
Post by: memento on December 21, 2008, 11:31:16 am
Plot: As usual, Casper, the Friendly Ghost, is out to make friends but the only creature willing to respond is a fat turkey worrying his wattles off about the upcoming Thanksgiving Day. Casper does all he can do to get his friend to go on a diet and lose weight but the turkey keeps eating and getting fatter. Thanksgiving arrives and here comes Farmer Jones, axe in hand, ready to execute the main course of his holiday dinner. But the farmer sees Casper and flees in panic, so Casper has a new friend...at least until next Thanksgiving.

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Title: "E" is Eloise at Christmastime (2003)
Post by: southendmd on December 21, 2008, 11:41:09 am
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IMDb user:  This is a delightful movie that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike! It's a wonderful story that takes place in New York City, the Plaza hotel, actually, at Christmastime. There are many things going on at the Plaza, including a wedding, which Eloise is determined to stop. Eloise friends and other employees and residents of the Plaza are all wonderful characters. Julie Andrew's role, though not as acclaimed as other roles she's played, is truly entertaining. I would absolutely recommend this movie to anyone.
Title: "F" is Falling in Love (1984)
Post by: Lynne on December 21, 2008, 11:55:17 am
From IMDb:

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives. 
Title: "G" is Ginger Nutt's Christmas Circus (1949)
Post by: Fran on December 21, 2008, 12:43:29 pm
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From IMDb:  Squirrel Ginger is the ringmaster for an animal circus. A parrot has snuck in using a weasel's ticket; the weasel keeps trying to enter as well, but keeps getting thrown out. The parrot heckles, and is also thrown out. The weasel prepares to clobber the parrot, but a mole pops up with a "Peace on Earth" sign which the weasel smashes on the parrot.
Title: "H" is Holiday Affair (1949)
Post by: southendmd on December 21, 2008, 01:08:04 pm
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Plot:  Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, really a commercial spy. He unmasks her but lets her go, which gets him fired. They end up on a date, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, but delights her son Timmy, who doesn't want Carl for a step-dad. Standard (if sweet) romantic complications follow.

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Title: "I" is It Happened on 5th Avenue(1947)
Post by: memento on December 21, 2008, 02:36:29 pm
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From IMDB: This is a must see for lovers of great comedies with an old fashioned feel-good ending. The film opens with "hobo" Victor Moore taking up residence in a large house for Christmas, believing the owners have gone south. The house then fills with other people also "down on their luck", including the family that the house belongs to!!! The acting from Victor Moore is excellent and the film is full of both comedy and Christmas cheer. It is very rarely shown now on TV but could stand alongside White Christmas with no problem and should included in TV schedules. Hopefully the film will released on DVD soon. There is something special about Christmas films in black and white and this deserves to be up there with the best of them!!!
Title: "J" is Joyeux Noel (2005)
Post by: Lynne on December 21, 2008, 03:17:06 pm
From IMDb:

In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood. This film dramatizes one such section as the French, Scottish and German sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiors will not tolerate its occurrence. 
Title: "K" is Karlas kabale (2007)
Post by: oilgun on December 21, 2008, 03:42:32 pm
aka:   Karla's World

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Plot:  Karla's Game is a comedy family film that deals with problems of a very modern family. The story is seen through the eyes of the 10-year-old Karla, who struggles to keep her family together at Christmas. This is however not easy when your parents are divorced and you have a new step dad, irritating brother as well as a father who doesn't always keep his promises.
Title: "L" is Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Post by: memento on December 21, 2008, 05:07:06 pm
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Plot: Andy's girlfriend Polly is planning to spend Christmas  at her grandmother's, which puts a kink in his plans to take her to the country club Christmas party. He agrees (for a fee) to pretend to be the boyfriend of his buddy Beezy's girl Cynthia to discourage other suitors (Beezy is also leaving for the holidays), but Andy soon finds her too infatuated with him. Meanwhile, Andy's next door neighbor Betsy begins to fall in love with Andy even though she's younger than him. Everything comes to a head at the country club party.
Title: "M" is Midnight Clear (2006)
Post by: southendmd on December 21, 2008, 07:39:36 pm
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Plot:  A recently homeless and jobless loser, a senior citizen estranged from her family, a mother of one dealing with her husband's brain damage, a gas station owner stuck in a job he hates, and a youth pastor feeling irrelevant face depression and loneliness on Christmas Eve. As they cross paths and experience random and minor acts of kindness, their lives are changed forever.
Title: "N" is The Nativity Story (2006)
Post by: Lynne on December 21, 2008, 07:51:16 pm
From Wiki:

The Nativity Story is a 2006 drama film starring Keisha Castle-Hughes, the Oscar-nominated actress of Whale Rider and Shohreh Aghdashloo, the Oscar-nominated supporting actress of House of Sand and Fog. Filming began on May 1, 2006 in Matera, Italy and in Morocco. New Line Cinema released it on December 1, 2006 in the United States and one week later on December 8 in the European Union. The film made history as being the first film ever to stage its world premiere in the Vatican City.
Title: "O" is O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Post by: Fran on December 21, 2008, 11:57:37 pm
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From IMDb:  John Steinbeck introduces five of O. Henry's most popular short stores. In "The Cop and the Anthem" a homeless alcoholic is increasingly frustrated in numerous attempts to get arrested and jailed for 90 days in a warm cell rather than face the rigors of a New York winter. In "The Clarion Call" a NYPD detective has a crisis of conscience when he is torn between his duty to arrest a childhood friend for a murder only he knows he committed and the debt of honor he owes to him. In "The Last Leaf" a naive young girl is stricken with pneumonia after being seduced and jilted by a venal actor. When she loses her will to live, her devoted sister and an eccentric Greenwich Village artist try to help her to survive. In "The Ransom of Red Chief" two bumbling con men kidnap the son of a rural sheriff for ransom but find they've taken on more than they can handle. In "The Gift of the Magi" an impoverished but devoted young couple struggle to pay for Christmas gifts worthy of their mutual love.
Title: "P" is Plácido (1961)
Post by: memento on December 22, 2008, 01:00:49 am
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Plot: In a small spanish town, a group of old ladies decide to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "Sit a poor man at your table" dinner: each wealthy household of the town will have a homeless person dining with them that night. The celebrations also include a parade, and in it we find Plácido, the humble owner of a three-wheeler, whose family is forced to live in a public lavatory because of the lack of money to pay the rent, and who has to pay the second bill of his vehicle before midnight or else he will lose it.
Title: Wildcard Q is "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
Post by: Lynne on December 22, 2008, 01:23:31 am
From an IMDb Reviewer:

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas paegent. Charlie Brown accepts, but it proves to be a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn what the real meaning of Christmas is. 
Title: "R" is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
Post by: Fran on December 22, 2008, 01:44:09 am
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From IMDb:  When Rudolph is born with a red nose he is bullied through out his younger years, but when Stormella closes her bridge of to the public and threaten to put Santa out of business for good this starts a chain of events that brings Rudolph from zero to hero.
Title: "S" is Scrooge (1970)
Post by: memento on December 22, 2008, 10:23:26 pm
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Plot: This is a delightful musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol. Cold-souled Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart after spirit visitations on Christmas Eve. Folks might not have had much to sing about in England in 1860, but this musical will make you believe otherwise. Kenneth More's musical number as the Ghost of Christmas Present is especially entertaining.
Title: "T" is This Christmas (2007)
Post by: oilgun on December 23, 2008, 12:50:24 am
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Plot:   This is the story of a solidly middle-class African-American family that reunites for Christmas for the first time in seveal years. Ma'dere (Loretta Devine) is the Matriarch who's Los Angeles home is where the vast majority of the story takes place. As with any family gathering there are topics that are best not discussed. When they are discussed here they end up in fights -verbal or physical (an excellent sister-on sister catfight stands out here). One sister is encouraging the siblings to sell the family dry cleaning business and split the profits. One bother is running from loan sharks. One brother is AWOL from the Marine Corps and One sister has brought along the man she's dating at a historically Black college. Despite what the trailers and TV commercials may lead you to think this is not a warm syurpy comedy. There are dramatic moments, violence and course language. It is however very much a slice-of-life that not enough hollywood features present. This family, warts and all, is definitely not a hollywood feel-good film with blackfaces. It is authentic in it's portrayal of themes facing African-Americans in particular but Americans in general.

==ASIDE -Paul==
You like Jason Behr, right?  Well, run, don't walk, to your nearest Blockbuster's and rent THE TATTOOIST.  It reminded me of STIR OF ECHOES, another excellent occult thriller.
Title: "U" is Universal Signs (2008)
Post by: Fran on December 23, 2008, 01:36:45 am
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From IMDb:  For the most part, "Universal Signs" works when it sticks to the world of the deaf characters and how they deal with the world, including such mundane tasks as being awoken by an alarm clock -- the alarm is silent, but a light flashes -- to how they deal with panhandlers who pretend to be deaf, something any major city dweller has come across more than once.

Where this film fails is when it abandons those bits and attempts to force a melodramatic plot point onto the story in some misguided hope that an audience's familiarity with the cliché will translate into a better understanding of the soundless world of the deaf. This is naïve on writer/director Ann Calamia's part and nearly ruins her wonderful film.

I am not deaf or hearing impaired, nor is anyone in my family, so, for me, watching our handsome leading man negotiate his normal workaday was the fascinating part. How does a deaf person handle it when a hearing person continues talking to him without realizing they are speaking to a deaf person; when do you spring that information on the person? How does a deaf person deal with other people thinking they are rude because they don't answer when spoken to or ever acknowledge a door knocking or the phone ringing? What do deaf people sign about when us hearing people aren't looking? This is the interesting stuff and early on, "Universal Signs" delves into that world with a bravery and gusto that could have made this film a breakthrough, like an "Annie Hall" for the deaf.

Consider the pluses:  we have a charming leading lady in Mary, played by Sabrina Lloyd, who, while not exactly copying Diane Keaton, has the kind of loopy intelligence and humor that shines right through her shy, awkward smile. The hero, Andrew, is played by a very charismatic actor named Anthony Natale, who reminds me of a pre-Sundance Kid Robert Redford, right down to the blond hair and broad shoulders. This guy is good and can express more intelligent thought with his eyes than most actors can with a two-page soliloquy.

[snip]

There is a wonderfully dysfunctional Easter dinner with Mary's family where individual tempers flare but it's all done with sign language. Margot Kidder steals this section of the film in a much-too-short cameo role as Mary's mother -- who is a sassy, signing, drunkard who cops a feel of Andrew's butt after admiring his muscles -- that just brought the house down.
Title: "V" is Verna: USO Girl (1978)
Post by: southendmd on December 23, 2008, 12:48:37 pm
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IMDb user:  ...Sally Kellerman is timeless and so sadly sexy and subtly miserable. William Hurt is just dreamy. Apparently his first film, and yet he shows here all the charisma of later films with a brand of boyish charm that should be bottled and sold over the counter.

Keywords:  WWII, Christmas


=aside= Gil
I'm so there! Thanks for the heads' up.

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Title: "W" is Wind Chill (2007)
Post by: memento on December 23, 2008, 10:48:53 pm
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From IMDB: This was one of the least recognized horror films of the year, which disgusts me. Wind Chill is a more than descent horror movie, which is rare these days. It's about two college students who are going home for the Christmas holiday. But as they're driving along a deserted back road known as "Scenic 606", they crash into a snow bank and become stranded in the bitter cold, far away from civilization. At first they think that the cold weather is all they have to deal with... they're wrong! Strange things begin to happen as they discover that vengeful ghosts are out to get them. Now it's not the most original story, and it was rather predictable, but Wind Chill in my mind is one of the years best horror movies - hands down! And it was a pretty bad year in the horror industry, but even by general standards this was at least an average horror flick. The problem these days is that everybody spends they're time bashing all the awful horror movies that are coming in huge waves. Because of this, nobody takes the time to acknowledge some of the good ones that make their way on to the scene. I think "Wind Chill" is a prime sufferer of this. Really good movie though. It is most definitely worth your time.
Title: Wildcard "X" is A Christmas Story (1983)
Post by: Fran on December 23, 2008, 11:08:55 pm
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From IMDb:  It is the Christmas season in northern Indiana, and Ralphie desperately wants a genuine Red Rider BB gun under the tree. The movie revolves around this pursuit and how Ralphie tries to overcome the obstacles in obtaining this gift, mainly in the form of adults who bleat, "You'll shoot your eye out!"

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvMLfSQrHKE[/youtube]
Trailer 2:15

Title: "Y" is Young Bride (1932)
Post by: Fran on December 23, 2008, 11:37:57 pm
IMDb plot keywords include "Christmas."

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Helen Twelvetrees, who played Allie Smith, was born
on Christmas Day, 1908, in Brooklyn, New York.

From allmovie.com:  Based on "Veneer," a 1929 Broadway flop by Hugh Stange, this sentimental domestic drama came to the screens in early 1932, first as "Love Starved," then under the less inflammatory title of "Young Bride." The love-starved young bride is Allie Smith (Helen Twelvetrees), who, after a whirlwind romance, marries handsome but weak-willed Charlie Riggs (Eric Linden). Presenting himself as a wheeler-dealer, Charlie is in reality a mere runner in a Wall Street brokerage firm and, if that isn't bad enough, is cheating on his new wife with Maizie (Arline Judge), a brassy taxi dancer. When a pregnant Allie threatens to leave him, Charlie attempts to win her back with money earned in a dance contest with Maizie, but the taxi dancer absconds with the winnings and a distraught Allie contemplates suicide. After a final confrontation with Maizie, a chagrined Charlie returns to home and hearth begging forgiveness. Convinced of her husband's reformation, Allie accepts the apology and the couple embrace.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Holiday Affair (1949)
Post by: Lynne on December 24, 2008, 09:01:07 am
From an IMDb Summary:

Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, really a commercial spy. He unmasks her but lets her go, which gets him fired. They end up on a date, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, but delights her son Timmy, who doesn't want Carl for a step-dad. Standard (if sweet) romantic complications follow.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Cooking and/or Eating Round!
Post by: memento on December 24, 2008, 12:13:34 pm
The Cooking and/or Eating Round

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Title: "A" is Amuse Bouche: A Chef's Tale (2002)
Post by: memento on December 24, 2008, 12:33:29 pm
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Plot: A Classic heroine's journey, Chef Barbara Lynch's exemplary toughness, combined with her openness to the bigger things--even in the midst of early life's pain and confusion in a South Boston housing project--allowed her to utilize all her senses, aesthetic and beyond, to discover redemption through her own generosity of spirit. Through sheer determination and tenacity, this young woman rose through the ranks of the culinary world, demonstrating what true grit is all about.
Title: "B" is Bornenes Restaurant (2007)
Post by: southendmd on December 24, 2008, 01:04:48 pm
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Plot:  With the help of TV Host Bubber and chef Thomas Castberg Larsen six children open their own restaurant and learn how to cook.

=aside=
I've met Barbara Lynch a few times in her South End eateries!
Title: "C" is Como agua para chocolate (1992)
Post by: Fran on December 24, 2008, 04:10:57 pm
Also known as:  Like Water for Chocolate

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From IMDb: Tita and Pedro want to get married, but Tita has to take care of her aging mother and is not allowed to marry. Pedro ends up marrying Tita's sister, but lets Tita know he only married her sister to be closer to her. When Tita is forced to make the wedding cake, the guests at the wedding are overcome with sadness... Tita has discovered she can do strange things with her cooking.
Title: "D" is Le Diner de cons (1998)
Post by: memento on December 24, 2008, 04:28:08 pm
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IMDB: This is a very intelligent, hilarious, and slightly poignant movie. The 'dinner' of the title is a regular gathering at which some smug young Parisian gentlemen compete to invite the most amusingly ridiculous character as their guest. Pierre Brochant (Thierry Lhermitte) believes he has a sure winner in François Pignon (played brilliantly by Jacques Villeret) whose passion is the construction of intricate models from matchsticks. Ironically, it is Brochant who ends up looking the fool, morally if not intellectually. And it is the slightly sad but hilarious antihero Pignon who emerges as far the wiser of the two. Despite the premise, which seems to offends some delicate souls, this is a very humane, as well as witty, movie.
Title: "E" is Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Post by: Lynne on December 24, 2008, 04:34:25 pm
Plot Summary from Wiki:

The film tells the story of a semi-retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu (Sihung Lung) and his family living in modern day Taipei, Taiwan. At the start of the film, he lives with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. The three daughters represent three stereotypes of woman:

    * the oldest one an old maid school teacher with a broken heart
    * the middle one the career woman who is afraid of commitment
    * the youngest one the school girl who is curious about love.

As the film progresses, each daughter encounters new men. When these new relationships blossom, the stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes. The film concludes with a surprise ending involving the chef himself.

=aside=
Can this really not have been played yet?!
Title: "F" is Fyra nyanser av brunt (2004)
Post by: Fran on December 25, 2008, 01:45:27 am
Also known as:  Four Shades of Brown

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From IMDb:  "Four Shades of Brown," as the title would be in English, tells the story about a stressed out hotelier and his wife and his elderly parents (who are traveling magicians); about the receptionist at an animal crematory and his family misadventures; about the members of a cooking course (who mostly talk about their sorry lives) and, fourthly, about the funeral for a womanizing trotter jockey, who tries to continue orchestrating the family from beyond the grave by singing and appearing in 3D during the funeral, thanks to high-tech equipment that has cost his entire fortune. (The family gets nil; not even the famous horse is given to the family!)



Title: "G" is Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (1980)
Post by: memento on December 25, 2008, 11:18:56 am
From IMDB: This is a very good movie about garlic with shots from the Gilroy Garlic Festival and lots of good information about cooking with garlic from some of the best cooks in the SF Bay Area. I view this as a comprehensive guide to garlic provided in a very entertaining fashion. Wish I could find it on DVD!! Information by folks like Alice Water of Chez Panisse in Berkeley showing how to use garlic for cooking  a nice pig dish are amazing and make you want to sit down and eat it right there. Other information on uses of garlic that you would never think of such as real garlic salt, for squid recipes, sausages and of course warding off vampires. There are ways to handle garlic for cooking and how to peel it easily as well as how to chop, mince etc for best effect. Highly recommended.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDHbDqBcNak[/youtube]
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Title: "H" is The Holiday (2006)
Post by: Lynne on December 27, 2008, 12:43:37 pm
There's a memorable scene between Kate Winslet and Jack Black in a sushi restaurant...
Title: "I" is Issiz adam (2008)
Post by: Fran on December 28, 2008, 02:24:17 pm
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From IMDb:  Director Cagan Irmak had moved his audience to tears with his beautiful, semi-political, semi-melodramatic "Babam ve Oglum" only a few years ago. Now, here he is with a much more mature and deeper depiction of a tortured soul of our times. At a certain point, it is reminiscent of Allen's "Annie Hall" and there is a gentle, sly nod to Scorsese's "Taxi Driver", and this film deserves comparison to both of these films; no need to be modest. The main character is a handsome, young restaurant owner, a chef in Istanbul and his casual relationships with a large variety of women say something about his actual loneliness. On the other hand, she is a lively, lovely young woman with a pretty little costume shop and when they meet, it's not love at first sight, but a love that grows and is woven with their efforts, especially hers. But this is not an ordinary, straightforward womanizer-turned-romantic-by-true-love-kind-of story. It is the sad story of a man who has alienated himself from all emotional human contact because of a life in "the big city". It is all the more sad because he is aware of it, he wants to open up and get rid of it, but he just can't. And she was just about to make it easier for him... Anyway, this is definitely a movie worthy of seeing. It is not just a local story, I'm sure people all around the world will identify with the characters in this film. I hope little films like these are seen by large and different audiences and get the praise they deserve.

=aside= Lynne
Very nice avatar photo!
Title: "J" is Jacob, der Lugner (1975)
Post by: southendmd on December 28, 2008, 03:02:14 pm
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AKA Jacob the Liar

Plot:  A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of Jakob's secret to spread - suddenly, there is new hope and something to live for - and so Jakob finds himself in the uncomforting position of having to come up with more and more stories.

Quote from: Lynne on December 24, 2008, 04:34:25 pm
=aside=
Can this really not have been played yet?!

Lynne, it was played as "Yin shi nan nu" many rounds ago.
Title: "K" is Kocken (2005)
Post by: oilgun on December 28, 2008, 09:46:49 pm
AKA:  The Chef (International: English title)

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==ASIDE==
Well, I'm back from visiting the relatives in Ottawa :-\ where seemingly everyone wears those Yak Trax on their boots.  I got a pair as a gift and they are just the best inventionl  I went running on ice covered streets with them on and felt very secure.
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Title: "L" is Life is Sweet (1991)
Post by: memento on December 28, 2008, 11:52:18 pm
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Plot: Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, leads aerobics at a primary school, jokes like a vaudevillian, agrees to waitress at a friend's new restaurant and dotes on Andy, a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, and with a drunken friend, buys a broken down lunch wagon. Natalie, with short neat hair and a snappy, droll manner, is a plumber; she has a holiday planned in America, but little else. Last is Nicola, odd man out: a snarl, big glasses, cigarette, mussed hair, jittery fingers, bulimic, jobless, and unhappy. How they interact and play out family conflict and love is the film's subject.
Title: "M" is Microwave Massacre (1983)
Post by: Fran on December 29, 2008, 02:50:21 am
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From IMDb:  Construction worker Donald is having a hard time getting anything good to eat since his wife has decided to only cook gourmet foods. That and her constant harping cause him to snap, and he whacks her. Somewhere in the confusion he comes up with a new use for the microwave oven and begins to eat much better. Soon he's experimenting with different recipes and different meats.
Title: "N" is Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
Post by: southendmd on December 29, 2008, 04:41:53 pm
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Plot:  A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.
Title: "O" is Other Voices (2000)
Post by: memento on December 29, 2008, 07:06:51 pm
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From IMDB: This was one of the two or three movies I really liked at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival (another being the very funny "The Tao of Steve").

I actually can't remember that much about the plot, etc, but there were a few extremely clever, fabulous things that I haven't forgotten.

I can't really describe them effectively, because they just have to be seen to have the right effect.

One example:

There's a scene in which Jeff (Rob Morrow) takes John (Campbell Scott) and out to lunch at the latest hot restaurant in New York.

This is no ordinary restaurant.


It is an outdoor restaurant located on the tiny sliver of land between 5th and 23rd in New York right in front of the great Flat Iron Building.

It's an incredibly busy intersection.

The restaurant is nothing more than white linen-covered tables and velvet ropes which make up the "walls."

While diners eat gourmet food  and try to have intimate conversations, they have to scream at each other because their voices are constantly drowned out by passing loud cars and buses.

When one of the characters decides to leave, he just raises his hand while sitting at the table and flags down a cab.

This is such an outlandish, wonderful concept, and the scene really encapsulates the New York mindset (at least before September 11, 2001).

New York is (maybe still) so consumed with the newest and the hippest and everyone wants to jump on the latest thing before anyone else, leading to more and more outlandish "it" places and things...
Title: "P" is Pimpernel Svensson (1950)
Post by: Fran on December 29, 2008, 08:33:12 pm
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From IMDb:  In post-war Sweden, dairy-farmer Anders Svensson spends his time strumming his guitar and neglecting his chores. When he hears that his nephew, Ville Lundgren, is being detained in a port city controlled by the U.S.S.R. because of a lack of the proper papers, he is urged to do something about it. With his guitar in hand, he signs on a Swedish freighter as a temporary chef. When the ship ties up at the Balkan port, Anders attempts to get past the guards, but is apprehended and brought to General Badajsky as a suspected spy. His songs and knowledge of Russian drinking songs and good nature catches the fancy of the general, and they become good friends. He goes to see his nephew, giving him instructions on the planned escape. Anders, Badajsky and his aide, loaded down with bottles and somewhat drunk plan to finish their celebrating on the Swedish freighter before it sails out of port. When his nephew approaches him, as planned, Anders gives him the bottles to carry on the ship and, because of the general's presence, the guards pass him through. Anders and the maybe/maybe-not deceived Badajsky part as friends, and Anders and his nephew head back to Sweden for a family reunion.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is La grande bouffe (1973)
Post by: oilgun on December 29, 2008, 10:23:35 pm
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Plot:  A group of men hire some prostitutes and go to a villa in the countryside. There, they engage in group sex and resolve to eat themselves to death.
Title: "R" is Restaurant (1998)
Post by: memento on December 30, 2008, 12:14:34 am
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From IMDB: RESTAURANT (2000) *** Adrien Brody, Elise Neal, David Moscow,Simon Baker-Denny, Catherine Kellner, Malcom Jamal Warner, John Carroll Lynch, Jesse L. Martin, Sybil Temchen, Vonte Sweet, Lauryn Hill. Brody gives a great performance as a struggling playwright who works in a trendy Hoboken eatery as a bartender and is trying to juggle a new promising relationship with waitress/singer wanna be Neal (equally good) while coming to terms with his ex (pop superstar Hill) as well as living his life with his co-workers, each with their own charming eccentricities.
Title: "S" is Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze (1989)
Post by: Lynne on December 30, 2008, 08:53:17 pm
Summary from an IMDb user:

At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who rents a cottage from them arrives with a young French woman; in Bologna, Angelo's mother frets that her son is marrying beneath him; his sisters are less critical. Early the next morning, the four of them go by train to the farmhouse, joined by Angelo's married, unpregnant sister. The day-long dinner is riotous, couples display affection and impatience, children chase angels. Angelo's family stays the night, and his sister Linda has a visitor. A silver elephant makes the perfect gift. 
Title: "T" is Taxidermia (2006)
Post by: oilgun on December 31, 2008, 02:25:28 pm
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Plot:  Gyorgy Palfi's grotesque tale of three generations of men, including an obese speed eater, an embalmer of gigantic cats, and a man who shoots fire out of his penis.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7bqyh4u4xM[/youtube]


==COMMENT==
I've been dying to see this Hungarian film but it's still not available in North America.  HUKKLE, by the same director, is delightfully bizarre.
Title: "U" is Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
Post by: memento on December 31, 2008, 07:22:58 pm
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Plot: When Katherine and Spencer are on there way to their fathers house, a blizzard hits delaying all plane flights at Hoover International. Zach Van Bourke (Wilmer Valderrama) takes Katherine and Spencer to the UM room (Unaccompanied Minors Room) In the huge concrete room there are lots of crazy kids in there. That is where Spencer meets Donna (Quinn Shephard), Charlie (Tyler James Williams), Grace (Gena Mantegna) and Beef (Brett Kelly).

The five kids decide to escape the UM room and try to find something to do. Spencer grabs a bite to eat, Grace goes to the high flyers room, Donna steals a golf cart type vehicle inside the airport, Beef goes into the safety equipment room and plays around in there and Charlie sings at Sharper Image. They are eventually caught and brought back to the UM room where they discover no one else is there. They also get a lecture from Oliver (Lewis Black), the head of the airport.

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Title: "V" is Vegetable Restaurant (2003)
Post by: southendmd on January 03, 2009, 06:17:33 pm
Plot:  A couple sitting at an Italian restaurant orders their meal. The film then switches to an animated segment about a pair of tomatoes sitting sitting in a restaurant staffed entirely by other vegetables. A dinner show begins, starring a motorcycle-riding squash who does stunts such as flattening a giant lump of dough and covering it in grated cheese. The tomatoes enjoyment turns to horror as they realize that he's making a giant pizza, and that they are about to become the next ingredient.
Title: "W" is Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)
Post by: Fran on January 03, 2009, 06:38:54 pm
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From IMDb:  A film exactly described by its title. German film director Herzog had made a bet with fledgling director Errol Morris that, if Morris made a film, Herzog would eat his shoe. Morris went on to film "Gates of Heaven," so Herzog kept his promise. While eating the boiled shoe, Herzog carries on a dialogue with the film premier audience on film, art, and life.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ymyiRXCszc[/youtube]
5:42

Title: Wildcard "X" is The Midnight Meat Train (2008).
Post by: oilgun on January 03, 2009, 06:45:22 pm
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Complete synopsis with Spoilers: The film opens as a well dressed, barrel chested man stalks the late-night passengers of a subway train. He assaults and kills several people with a meat hammer, and a butcher's hook. He dispatches his prey wordlessly, and with an uncannily unnatural strength. He wears a ring on his finger, adorned with eight stars.

We are then introduced to Leon, a vegan photographer who heads into the city's subway system at night to take photographs. He is criticized constantly by other photographers for fleeing danger before shooting a full reel. One night, in a decision to break this trend, he saves a woman from a gang that is abusing her. The next day, he discovers this girl has gone missing. Leon is intrigued by the mystery, and begins to investigate newsreels about similar disappearances. His investigation leads him to a butcher named Mahogany, who he suspects has been killing subway passengers for as long as a hundred years.

Leon attempts to turn some of the photos he has taken of Mahogany in to the police, but they refuse to believe him, and instead cast suspicion on his own motives in photographing the victims. Leon's involvement quickly turns into a dark obsession, upsetting his waitress girlfriend Maya, who is as disbelieving of his story as the police chief. Leon takes matters into his own hands, entering the subway train at midnight, only to witness a shocking bloodbath, as the butcher kills several passengers, then hangs them on meat hooks. Passing out on the subway floor, he awakes the next morning in a slaughterhouse with strange markings carved into his chest.

A concerned Maya and her friend Jurgis, a short-order cook, begin to examine the photos Leon has been taking of Mahogany, leading them to the killer's apartment. After breaking and entering the butcher's home, Jurgis is captured, and brutally killed. Maya goes to the police, But finds that they are as unwilling to consider her story, as they were of Leon's. It is at this point that we begin to discover that the police may be involved in the cover-up of Mahogany's crimes. A police official directs the misguided Maya to a trip on the midnight train. Leon, unaware of Maya's involvement, finally decides to put an end to the butcher's crimes, and heads to the hidden subway entrance in the slaughterhouse, arming himself with the a butcher's apron, and several slaughterhouse knives.

Leon enters the train as Mahogany has completed his nightly massacre, and has cornered a helpless Maya. Leon attacks the murderer with a knife, beginning a climactic battle between the photographer and the superhuman butcher. They fight in between the swinging human meat, Leon's knives against Mahogany's meat hammer, and human body parts are ripped, thrown, and used as weapons in the shower of epic gore. Finally, Mahogany is thrown out of the train by Leon, but not long before it hits its final stop. The train has entered an underground cavern, filled with skulls and decomposing bodies. Mahogany, in a battered and bleeding state, returns, barely alive, from beneath the train, and engages in a death struggle with Leon, who finishes the job at last by impaling the psychotic butcher's skull on a blade. Mahogany grins in his dying throes, pronouncing the single word "Welcome!"

With the butcher's death, the conductor of the train enters the car, advising Leon and Maya to "Please step away from the meat." With these words, the true purpose of the underground station is revealed, as horrible reptilian creatures enter the car, consuming the meat to which they have been delivered. The conductor explains to Leon that the creatures have always existed below the city, and that the butcher's job was to keep them satisfied by feeding them every night. The conductor then forces Leon to watch as he kills Maya with one of the butcher's knives. When he is done, he picks up Leon, and with the same supernatural strength as the deceased butcher, rips out Leon's tongue, throwing him to the ground. He tells Leon that, having killed the butcher, he must take his place.

In the final scene, the police chief hands the train schedule to the new butcher, who wears a ring with eight stars. The killer walks onto the midnight train, and turns his head to reveal that he is Leon, ready to go on his nightly slaughter.
Title: "Y" is The Young Agrarians (2005)
Post by: memento on January 04, 2009, 12:58:38 am
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Plot: A new crop of American farmers kicks the dirt around in this documentary about the food we eat and the people who grow it.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Post by: oilgun on January 04, 2009, 09:21:44 am
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Plot:   The wife of an oafish restaurant owner becomes bored with her husband and considers an affair with a regular patron.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "N" Degrees of Titanic Round!
Post by: Fran on January 04, 2009, 03:34:15 pm
The "N" Degrees of Titanic  Round!

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A round featuring films with a connection
to James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster
Title: "A" is All the King's Men (2006)
Post by: Fran on January 04, 2009, 03:40:37 pm
Kate Winslet played Rose DeWitt Bukater in "Titanic" and Anne Stanton in "All the King's Men."

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From Wikipedia:  "All the King's Men" is a 2006 film adaptation of the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren. It was directed by Steven Zaillian, who also produced and scripted the film. The story is about the life of Willie Stark (played by Sean Penn), a fictional character resembling Louisiana governor Huey Long.
Title: "B" is Blood and Concrete (1991)
Post by: southendmd on January 04, 2009, 06:21:37 pm
Bill Zane (Cal in Titanic) played Joey Turks in this film, with his own hair.

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Title: "C" is Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
Post by: memento on January 04, 2009, 06:36:47 pm
Kathy Bates played Molly Brown in Titanic and Ella Tate in this film.

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Plot: This cinema version of the Sam Shepard play is set well after the mid-century. James Woods as the alcoholic farmer drives a huge beater with a rusted roof which is emblematic of the general disrepair of his farm. A lovingly tended lamb with maggots is the reverse emblem of something helpless, needy and cared for. The refrigerator is spoken to as a character, as if standing in for absent nurturing from Woods' self-centered wife. The couple have two kids who must come of age as their home is being torn apart around them and the parents pursue fantasies of "better things" offered by crook Randy Quaid. Henry Thomas as the son copes by holding on to the land and creating a poetic commentary, and the responses of his sister to the crisis become a powerful and surprising tribute to womanhood. 
Title: "D" is The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Post by: Fran on January 04, 2009, 06:38:06 pm
Kathy Bates played Molly Brown in "Titanic" and Regina Jackson in "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

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From IMDb:  A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
Title: "E" is External Affairs (1999)
Post by: southendmd on January 04, 2009, 06:45:59 pm
Victor Garber, who played Thomas Andrews in Titanic, also played Harry Raymond in this film.
Title: "F" is Female Perversions (1996)
Post by: memento on January 04, 2009, 06:55:48 pm
Frances Fisher played Ruth Dewitt Bukater in Titanic and Annunciata in this film.

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Plot: Dresses, lipsticks, sex - the "perversions" (and neuroses) of Eve, a young, very successful lawyer. Her days are a tightrope act between extreme eloquence and frosty toughness on the one side, and scaring vulnerability on the other. The climax of her career shall be the possibly forthcoming appointment as a judge, but this step seems to be interrupted by her kleptomanian sister Mad who is arrested after one of her raids. Eve travels to Mad's town to stand by her in the jail. Their struggle about Mad's illness evokes suppressed conflicts. Eve stays at her sister's flat where she meets a girl that fights with its budding femininity.
Title: "G" is Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
Post by: Fran on January 04, 2009, 07:01:31 pm
James Cameron was the director of "Titanic" as well as "Ghosts of the Abyss."

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From IMDb:  Academy Award-winning director and master storyteller James Cameron journeys back to the site of his greatest inspiration -- the legendary wreck of the Titanic. With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts and friend Bill Paxton, he embarks on an unscripted adventure back to the final grave where nearly 1,500 souls lost their lives almost a century ago. Using state-of-the-art technology developed expressly for this expedition, Cameron and his crew are able to explore virtually all of the wreckage, inside and out, as never before. With the most advanced 3D photography, moviegoers will experience the ship as if they are part of the crew, right inside the dive subs. In this unprecedented motion-picture event made especially for IMAX 3D theatres and specially outfitted 35mm 3D theaters across the country, Cameron and his team bring audiences to sights not seen since the sinking 90 years ago and explore why the landmark vessel -- more than any shipwreck -- continues to intrigue and fascinate the public.
Title: "H" is Haven (2004)
Post by: southendmd on January 04, 2009, 07:03:33 pm
Bill Paxton, Brock Lovett in Titanic, co-starred in this film.

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Title: "I" is I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
Post by: memento on January 04, 2009, 11:15:03 pm
Billy Zane who played Cal in Titantic plays "The Thief" in this film.

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From IMDB: This is a script that Ed Wood worked over 10 years on trying to get made. Aris Iliopulos finally got the chutzpah to film a script that Wood saved from his burning home at the expense of other, more transitory valuables.

This is a dialogue-free movie, that some may foolishly describe as silent. In fact, it is a quite noisy film, without the inane chatter of most flicks. In the hands of these filmmakers, the music and sound effects provide a rich audio experience that works better than almost any grist from the Hollywood script mill, particularly that stupid boat movie Billy Zane last was in ('Watch out!', 'Oh no!' - J. Cameron.... ick...) I'll take Zane's wonderfully communicative monosyllabic grunts in this film over empty dialogue any day.

Billy Zane heads a team of players who obviously really wanted to be in this film. Ricci is radiant as always, and the gods are shining when you can put Sandra Bernhard, Rick(y) Schroeder, Eartha Kitt and Andrew McCarthy's name on the same poster.

The design is perfect, the pyramid set exquisite, and Ron Perlman's beastly performance is simply wonderful. Overall, this is a chaotic, visceral masterpiece lovingly crafted by fans of Ed Wood Jr., auteur and cinenephile. A must see for anyone who really loves movies the way that the first rate Iliopulos and his cast obviously do. A film to make you wish you had made it yourself.
Title: "J" is Jolene (2008)
Post by: Fran on January 04, 2009, 11:49:30 pm
Frances Fisher, who played Ruth Dewitt Bukater in "Titanic," plays Cindy in "Jolene."

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From IMDb: "Jolene" is the story of a young girl who, having grown up in a succession of uncaring and abusive foster homes, marries a young man at 15 in the hope of escaping, and finding a home where she might find some love and happiness. Unfortunately, a bad decision on her part results in catastrophe and ultimately lands her in an institution for young women. After a year of hell, climaxing with an affair with a prison guard, she manages to escape and is finally on the road to freedom and finding herself. In her quest, she passes through a series of relationships, adventures, and misfortunes which take her across America, in search of the life she dreams of. Based on the controversial short story by E.L. Doctorow.
Title: "K" is A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
Post by: oilgun on January 05, 2009, 04:16:21 pm
Kate Winslet played Rose DeWitt Bukater in TITANIC and Princess Sarah in this film.

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Plot: Young Calvin Fuller is pulled into King Arthur's court by Merlin. His Mission: To save Camelot. To do this he must overcome the villian known as Lord Belascoe, train to become a knight, and rescue the Princess Catherine who has fallen in love with him. Ultimately, He must help Arthur regain his confidence before he can go home.
Title: "L" is Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Post by: memento on January 05, 2009, 05:00:39 pm
David Warner played Spicer Lovejoy in Titanic  and Dr. Francis Mead in this film.

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From IMDB: .. very beautiful, very funny but immensely sad. There is not one chord that sounds falsely, musically and otherwise. Joshua Bell plays magnificently. The supporting cast is uniformly good and colourful. Natascha McElhone has beautifully grown into type. Maggie Smith brings forward her warmth and humour much more than other parts gave her the chance to do. Daniel Bruhl is suitably rough, suitably superficial and suitably nice, which might be, I imagine, much more difficult for an actor than being unsuitably polished, unsuitably deep and unsuitably cute. As for Judi Dench, she comes across as delightfully professional but at the same time she gives one of the most moving performances I have ever seen on screen. I would never have the courage to make such a movie (i.e. to touch such an impossibly delicate story), even watching it was painful and made me break down, despite the many laughs I had along the way. However, to me it felt so alive and meaningful that it made many other wonderful movies seem, by comparison, mere concoctions. Flawless (in the art-house sense), admirable accomplishment.
Title: "M" is Mass Appeal (1984)
Post by: Fran on January 05, 2009, 06:46:56 pm
Gloria Stuart, who played Old Rose in "Titanic," played Mrs. Curry in this film.

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From IMDb:  You know, there probably isn't a movie Jack Lemmon has ever made that isn't worth watching... if only for his being in it. For instance, "Mass Appeal" isn't much of a movie. It was based on a minor play and, outside of two showy roles for a couple of capable performers, it doesn't seem to have much point. Luckily, Jack Lemmon and Zeljko Yvanek are up to the task, and the movie is a pleasant enough diversion... even if it does strain credulity at times. Lemmon is a well-established, beloved Catholic priest who is given the task of honing the skills of an opinionated, headstrong, young man fresh from seminary school. Lemmon has one month to shape him up or ship him out.

A minor scandal erupts when young Ivanek defends a pair of ex-homosexuals that he went to school with who have been expelled... then his own sexuality is brought into question. Good dialogue but the movie plays itself out predictably. Not a classic but definitely worth checking out.
Title: "N" is Next of Kin (1989)
Post by: southendmd on January 05, 2009, 07:34:19 pm
Bill Paxton, who played Brock in Titanic, starrred in this film.

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Title: "O" is L'oeil qui ment (1993)
Post by: oilgun on January 09, 2009, 01:08:25 pm
David Warner plays Ellic in this film and Spicer Lovejoy in TITANIC

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Plot:  Come to the Village of the Dogs, it's easy to find. Just follow the avenue of crutches and the prosthetic legs hanging from the trees. It's where the Virgin Mary keeps appearing in the sky. And the local Marquis' (John Hurt) hobby is burying people alive, sometimes rescued by Ellic (David Warner). Sometimes not!
Title: "P" is Plain Clothes (1988)
Post by: Fran on January 09, 2009, 04:40:52 pm
Suzy Amis, who played Lizzy Calvert (Rose's granddaughter) in "Titanic," played Robin Torrence in this film.

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From IMDb:  To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Romance and Cigarettes
Post by: memento on January 09, 2009, 07:24:13 pm
Kate Winslsett played Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titantic and Tula in this film.

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Plot: Down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty, a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a torrid affair with a redheaded woman named Tula. Nick is basically a good, hardworking man driven forward by will and blinded by his urges. Like Oedipus at Colonus, he is sent into exile and searches to find his way back through the damage he has done. Explores the cost and value of a relationship through life and death. When the characters can no longer express themselves with language, they break into song, lip-synching the tunes lodged in their subconscious. It is their way to escape the harsh reality of their world - to dream, to remember, and to connect to another human being.
Title: "R" is Revolutionary Road (2008)
Post by: southendmd on January 10, 2009, 07:20:14 pm
Kathy Bates, who played (unsinkable?) Molly Brown in Titanic, plays Helen Givings in this fim.

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Title: "S" is Swept from the Sea (1997)
Post by: Fran on January 10, 2009, 07:53:32 pm
Kathy Bates, who played Molly Brown in "Titanic," played Miss Swaffer in this film.

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From IMDb:  This film is about a Russian man who survives a shipwreck. He stays in Britain to start a new life, only to face maltreatment and discrimination. His life turns a new chapter when he falls in love against all odds.
Title: "T" is Total Eclipse (1995)
Post by: memento on January 10, 2009, 08:08:25 pm
Leonardo Di Caprio played Jack Dawson in Titanic and Arthur Rimbaud in this film.

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Plot: In 1871, Paul Verlaine (1844-1896), an established poet, invites boy genius Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) to live with Paul and his young pregnant wife, Mathiltde, in her father's home in Paris. Rimbaud's uncouth behavior disrupts the household as well as the insular society of French poets, but Verlaine finds the youth invigorating. Stewed in absinthe and resentment, Verlaine abuses Mathiltde; he and Rimbaud become lovers and abandon her. There are reconciliations and partings with Mathiltde and partings and reconciliations with Rimbaud, until an 1873 incident with a pistol sends one of them to prison. Codas dramatize the poets' final meeting and last illnesses. 
Title: "U" is Unconditional Love (2002)
Post by: southendmd on January 11, 2009, 12:42:40 pm
Kathy Bates, who played Unsinkable Molly Brown in Titanic, starred in this film.

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Plot:  After her husband (Aykroyd) leaves her, a woman (Bates) travels to London for the funeral of the pop star, Victor Fox (Pryce), she's adored all her life. There, she meets the lover (Everett) of the dead pop star, and convinces him to come back to Chicago with her to figure out who killed the singer.
Title: "V" is Vlad (2003)
Post by: Fran on January 11, 2009, 12:47:57 pm
Billy Zane, who played Caledon "Cal" Hockley in "Titanic," played Adrian in this film.

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From IMDb:  Death and spiritual torment stalk three American students visiting the Carpathian mountain homeland of Vlad Tepes.
Title: "W" is The Waterboy (1998)
Post by: memento on January 11, 2009, 01:37:20 pm
Kathy Bates played Molly Brown in Titanic and Helen 'Mama' Boucher in this film.

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Plot: 31-year-old waterboy, Bobby Boucher is constantly tormented by the team he works for until he is fired by the coach. He then finds a new coach to work for. Here he finds a new talent, tackling people by pretending they're making fun of them. Soon, he becomes the best linebacker in college football, but he must keep it secret from his overprotective mother.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Blood Diamond (2006)
Post by: Lynne on January 11, 2009, 07:57:35 pm
starring Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Titanic:

from Wiki:

Blood Diamond is an Academy Award nominated 2006 action/adventure drama film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick, director of Glory and The Last Samurai, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in African war zones and sold to finance the conflicts and profit the warlords and the diamond companies across the world. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Actor (DiCaprio) and Best Supporting Actor (Hounsou).
Title: "Y" is The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
Post by: Fran on January 11, 2009, 10:15:46 pm
The "Year of Getting to Know Us" features Sharon Stone, who starred in "Casino" with Robert DeNiro, who starred in "Marvin's Room" with Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred in "Titanic."

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From IMDb: Christopher Rocket (Jimmy Fallon) is a man devoted to his work but unable to commit to his girlfriend Anne (Lucy Liu) or anything else in his personal life. He returns to his hometown after his estranged father Tom Rocket (Tom Arnold) suffers a stroke. Jane Rocket (Sharon Stone), his mother, is a central figure in his dysfunctional past.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Avatar (2009)
Post by: oilgun on January 11, 2009, 11:17:29 pm
James Cameron directed both TITANIC and this film.

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Plot:   Avatar is the story of a wounded ex-marine, thrust unwillingly into an effort to settle and exploit an exotic planet rich in bio-diversity, who eventually crosses over to lead the indigenous race in a battle for survival.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Birthday Round!
Post by: southendmd on January 11, 2009, 11:37:14 pm
In honor of our esteemed Moderators whose birthdays are NOW, let's have an ABCs Birthday Round! 

Please post a film with a birthday or party theme.

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Title: "A" is Un air de famille (1996)
Post by: Fran on January 12, 2009, 12:09:16 am
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From IMDb:  An upper-middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce.

=aside= Paul
Thank you!
Title: "B" is Birthday (2008)
Post by: southendmd on January 12, 2009, 12:26:56 am
Plot:  "If you judge people, you have no time to love them."- Mother Theresa. It's not easy celebrating your birthday alone; especially in a brothel.
Title: "C" is The Celebration (1998)
Post by: memento on January 12, 2009, 12:38:04 am
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Plot: The patriarch and grandfather Helge is having his 60th birthday. His children, two sons and a daughter arrives to celebrate with him. A second daughter has recently commited suicide and the son Christian holds a speech that clears the cobwebs from all the lies the family members have told each other for many years. The celebration becomes a weekend that none will ever forget.
Title: "D" is Diarios de motocicleta (2004)
Post by: Fran on January 12, 2009, 01:06:10 am
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From IMDb:  The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling.

Synopsis:  In 1952, a semester before Ernesto "Fuser" Guevara is due to complete his medical degree, he and his older friend Alberto, a biochemist, leave Buenos Aires in order to travel across the South American continent in search of fun and adventures. While there is a goal at the end of their journey - they intend to work in a leper colony in Peru - the main purpose is tourism. They want to see as much of Latin America as they can, more than 8,000 miles in just a few months, and also bed as many Latin American women as will fall for their pick-up lines. Their initial method of transport is Alberto's ancient and leaky but functional Norton 500 motorcycle christened La Poderosa ("The Mighty One").

Their route is ambitious. They head south, aim to cross the Andes, travel along the coast of Chile, across the Atacama Desert and into the Peruvian Amazon and reach Venezuela just in time for Alberto's 30th birthday....

Speaking of birthdays...
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Happy Birthday, Sandy!

*<:-)
Title: "E" is The Emperor's New Groove (2002)
Post by: southendmd on January 12, 2009, 09:48:38 am
Plot:  In this animated comedy from the folks at Disney, the vain and cocky Emperor Kuzco is a very busy man. Besides maintaining his "groove", and firing his suspicious administrator, Yzma; he's also planning to build a new waterpark just for himself for his birthday. However, this means destroying one of the villages in his kingdom. Meanwhile, Yzma is hatching a plan to get revenge and usurp the throne. But, in a botched assassination courtesy of Yzma's right-hand man, Kronk, Kuzco is magically transformed into a llama. Now, Kuzco finds himself the property of Pacha, a lowly llama herder whose home is ground zero for the water park. Upon discovering the llama's true self, Pacha offers to help resolve the Emperor's problem and regain his throne, only if he promises to move his water park.

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=Happy Birthday!= Sandy
Hope you get your groove back real soon!
Title: "F" is Falling Down (1993)
Post by: memento on January 12, 2009, 01:12:10 pm
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Plot: William (D-FENS) just wants to get home to see his daughter on her birthday. Unfortunately, nothing seems to be going right for him. First there's the traffic jam, then the unhelpful Korean shopkeeper who "doesn't give change". D-FENS begins to crack and starts to fight back against the every day "injustices" he encounters on his journey home. The film has a story running in parallel about a desk-bound cop who is about to retire. He's retiring for his wife's sake, and obviously isn't happy about it. The cop tracks down D-FENS and in the final scene.....

=aside= Fran and Paul
Thanks for the milkshake and the groove.
Title: "G" is A Good Woman (2004)
Post by: Fran on January 12, 2009, 02:57:53 pm
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From IMDb:  Despite my reservations, I'm glad this film will finally be released next month in US theaters, as I already saw it on a United Airlines flight in November. There is much that is worthwhile about director Mike Barker's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic play of manners, "Lady Windermere's Fan." With his trademark cleverness and sophisticated characters, Wilde wrote a shrewdly observant and trenchantly funny story of jealousy, hypocrisy, and social acceptance in Victorian London. First-time screenwriter Howard Himelstein updates the story to the 1930's, placing most of the action on the glamorous Amalfi Coast in Italy, and it certainly makes for a great excuse for a beautiful setting and period-authentic fashions.

The film sticks with the basic outline of Wilde's play, as the plot focuses on Mrs. Stella Erlynne, a scandalous socialite who has been run out of New York for using wealthy, married men to allow her to live the high life to which she has become accustomed. In Italy, she latches onto young Robert Windermere, a successful American businessman who is still a blissful newlywed with his demure wife Meg in tow. About to celebrate her 21st birthday, Meg herself attracts the not entirely unwanted attentions of notorious playboy Lord Darlington, who discovers that Robert has been paying Mrs. Erlynne a generous allowance. Complications ensue until a surprise ending (at least a surprise for anyone who doesn't know the play) uncovers the true facts behind the payments. The brittle wit of Wilde's words remains intact, but the zestful spirit seems missing given the lack of an appropriate emotional context for Wilde's shrewd observations to resonate. Ultimately it all feels very civilized but too tepid to make the story relevant to a modern viewer.
Title: "H" is Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)
Post by: oilgun on January 12, 2009, 07:07:42 pm
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From IMDb:   This play had significant personal meaning for me in the early 80s and I only recently found a copy of this film adaptation. Like many stage comedies, the translation to film falls flat in most scenes partly due to the absence of theatrical elements (including the audience) but the biggest problem with this version is the casting. With ethnicity at the core of much of the humor, it was less than convincing to have Rita Moreno as an Italian widow, Madeline Kahn as an Irish floozy, and other characters trying to "play" an ethnicity that was not natural for them. But I really liked the ending on this filmed version, and the scene between Francis and his father at the end was very real and touching making this a nice "coming out" film for the whole family.
Title: "I" is Iron Man (2008)
Post by: southendmd on January 12, 2009, 07:44:41 pm
Plot:  Tony Stark is the complete playboy who also happens to be an engineering genius. While in Afghanistan demonstrating a new missile he's captured and wounded. His captors want him to assemble a missile for them but instead he creates an armored suit and a means to prevent his death from the shrapnel left in his chest by the attack. He uses the armored suit to escape. Back in the U.S. he announces his company will cease making weapons and he begins work on an updated armored suit only to find that Obadiah Stane, his second in command at Stark industries has been selling Stark weapons to the insurgents. He uses his new suit to return to Afghanistan to destroy the arms and then to stop Stane from misusing his research.  Keyword:  birthday present.

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Title: "J" is Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008)
Post by: Fran on January 12, 2009, 07:55:17 pm
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From Wikipedia:  "Jaane Tu ... Ya Jaane Na" (Hindi: जाने तू ... या जाने ना, Urdu: جانے تو یا جانے نا, translation: Whether you know... or not) is a 2008 Hindi-language film written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala. The film stars Imran Khan and Genelia D'Souza in pivotal roles. Produced by Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan, it marks the debut of Imran Khan (Aamir Khan's nephew) as an actor, and Abbas Tyrewala as a director, and re-appearance of Genelia in Bollywood. Released on July 4, 2008, the film has received favorable reviews, going on to enjoy quite a successful run at the box office.

From IMDb:  This film is great and Imran Khan has star quality written all over him. It is one of the happiest, cleverest feel-good films Bollywood has come up with in a long time. If you are not a romantic, this film might not thrill you but it won't bore you either. And if you are a romantic (I confess), then you have got to treat yourself and go see this. The musical numbers are very good -- especially the "Can't Dance" number at the birthday party.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nccwKjcwNzU[/youtube]
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Title: "K" is Koncert med Victor Borge (1984)
Post by: memento on January 13, 2009, 01:43:30 am
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Plot: Birthday concert featuring Victor Borge conducting Det Kgl. Kapel (The Royal Orchestra) at Copenhagen City Hall.
Title: "L" is Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
Post by: southendmd on January 13, 2009, 07:07:43 pm
Plot:  Mrs Erlynne, the mother of Lady Windermere - her daughter does not know about her - wants to be introduced in society, so that she can marry Lord Augustus Lorton. Lord Windermere, who helped her with a cheque, invites her to his wife's birthday-party, but Lady Windermere thinks, she has reason to be jealous, so she decides to leave her husband and go to Lord Darlington, who is pining for her. Mrs Erlynne finds this out and tries to prevent her of this mistake, but her daughter leaves her fan in Lord Darlingtons residence.

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Ernst Lubitch directs Oscar Wilde's play.  With Ronald Coleman and May McAvoy.
Title: "M" is The Maggie (1954)
Post by: Fran on January 13, 2009, 07:11:48 pm
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From IMDb:  I've watched and enjoyed most of Ealing's classic comedies several times over the years but, along with THE MAGNET (1950), the film under review was one which had eluded me thus far. The main reason for this, perhaps, is the fact that THE MAGGIE is hardly ever discussed when the studio's golden age is mentioned which is even more remarkable when one realizes that the film was nominated for three major British Film Awards in its day; having now caught up with it, all I can say is that it has been unjustly neglected for far too long.

This amiably droll little film, full of the typically wry but gentle humor found in British comedies of its time, deals with a wealthy American businessman (an ideally-cast Paul Douglas) who is tricked by a group of old Scottish seamen (headed by a terrific Alex Mackenzie, whose first film this was, as the skipper) into chartering their ramshackle boat to carry a cargo of valuable furniture to his new summer residence in the British isles which he purchased as a surprise to his wife.

The trouble is that Douglas, forever expecting promptness and efficiency from his subordinates, is hardly equipped to cope with the devious plans of the wily Scots who treasure their own jolly company and a good stiff drink above everything else, as the various detours they take along the way -- poaching, pub-hopping, a 100-year birthday party, visits to nearby cousins, etc. -- prove only too well to the increasingly exasperated Yankee. The cast is rounded out by some old reliables like Geoffrey Keen and an unrecognizably young Andrew Keir, and valuable contributions are also provided by Hubert Clegg (as Douglas' befuddled secretary) and the child Tommy Kearins (as Mackenzie's fiercely loyal cabin boy).
Title: "N" is Next of Kin (1984)
Post by: memento on January 14, 2009, 01:35:34 pm
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Plot: Twenty-three-year old Peter Foster is an only child who lives at home, where he constantly hears his parents arguing. Because Peter does nothing all day, the family goes to a clinic where a therapist videotapes them. After Peter watches his tape, he views the tape of a troubled Armenian family, who gave their only son away for adoption when they arrived in Canada. Peter decides to visit this family, and he pretends to be their son, Bedros Deryan. The Deryan family welcomes him with open arms, and Peter tries to patch up the poor relationship between George Deryan and his daughter Azah.

Trivia: Director Cameo: [Atom Egoyan] a guest in Bedros' birthday party
Title: "O" is Our Town (1940)
Post by: southendmd on January 16, 2009, 08:47:53 pm
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From IMDb: Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.

Plot keywords include:  Birthday
Title: "P" is Persistence (2003)
Post by: Fran on January 16, 2009, 08:59:03 pm
Plot keywords include:  Birthday | Happy Birthday | Birthday Card

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From IMDb:  Henry is determined to keep a very important date -- come rain or shine. All this wheelchair-bound rebel must do is elude the nursing home's vigilant warden, Nurse Jenkins. In this battle of wills, comedy and drama dovetail in a poignant closing shot.

This ten-minute short can be viewed here:  http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi1743257881/
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
Post by: memento on January 17, 2009, 12:27:26 am
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From IMDB: Based on Kurt Vonnegut's off-Broadway play, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE,
is essentially about Susannah York's character Penelope Ryan and the
men that dominate her life, including a phenomenal Rod Steiger as ultra-
macho big game hunter Harold. The story also occasionally jumps to
heaven (yes, really), where Wanda June, the victim of a drunk driving
incident, plays shuffleboard for all eternity. This excellent film has
sadly never been available on video or DVD. I've only seen it on a
bootleg DVD made from a TBS broadcast in the late 80's (with some of
the language censored).
Title: "R" is Running with Scissors (2006)
Post by: southendmd on January 19, 2009, 11:36:58 am
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Plot:  Young Augusten Burroughs (Cross) absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father (Baldwin) and an unstable mother (Bening), he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch (Cox), and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.

Keyword:  birthday candle.
Title: "S" is The Saddest Boy in the World (2006)
Post by: oilgun on January 19, 2009, 12:51:52 pm
Plot: Timothy Higgins, the saddest boy in the world, prepares to hang himself at his ninth birthday party.

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Title: "T" is Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
Post by: Fran on January 19, 2009, 12:53:22 pm
Also known as:  "All About My Mother"

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From IMDb:  The first hour and a quarter of Pedro Almodovar's "Todo sobre mi madre" strikes me as perhaps the finest filmmaking he has produced to date. Manuela (Cecilia Roth, superb) is seeking the long-lost father of her son Esteban, who has been tragically killed in a road accident on his 17th birthday. Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona, hooking up with an old friend, Agrado (Antonia San Juan), a transsexual prostitute, who determines to help the grief-stricken Manuela to re-build her life. Subsequently we meet Rosa (Penelope Cruz), a nun who has become rather too involved in her missionary work helping Barcelona's sex workers, and also the cast of "A Streetcar Named Desire," the stage production that Manuela and Esteban went to see before his death, and starring his actress heroine, Huma Rojo (Marisa Paredes).

Almodovar dedicates his movie to the women of the world in all their guises, whether they are mothers, lovers, actresses or men who have become women. The women of this movie are all scarred by life's cruel experiences but have nevertheless endured, and they come to form an impromptu family bound together by love, humour and a shared sense of "survivor-hood."
Title: "U" is Uptown Girls (2003)
Post by: memento on January 19, 2009, 09:08:03 pm
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From IMDB: In New York City, Molly Gunn is a spoiled wealthy immature young woman, living as if she were a princess in a fairy tale. Her father was a popular rock-and-roll guitar player, who died in a plane crash with Molly's mother when she was a little girl. On her birthday in a nightclub, she meets Lorraine "Ray" Schleine, a nasty young girl with attitudes of an adult, living with her careless mother and a terminal father in a fancy uptown apartment. When Molly's accountant vanishes with her US$ 100,000,000.00 inheritance, Molly is left with nothing but debts, and she needs to work to survive without having previous experience or any skills. She is hired to be Ray's babysitter, and their close contact makes Molly reach the maturity and Ray act like as a child of her age.
Title: "V" is La Vida de Nadie (2002)
Post by: Lynne on January 25, 2009, 01:17:43 pm
Eduard Cortes' La Vida de Nadie (Nobody's Life) is about a man living a lie. Emilio (Jose Coronado) works as an economist at the Bank of Spain. He is happily married to Agatha (Adriana Ozores) and has a son. He meets a college student, Rosana (Marta Etura), who is having financial problems. He offers to help her, and their relationship grows when she keeps visiting... More him at work. What nobody knows is that Emilio has been living a lie, and the truth eventually comes out and ruins his life. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Title: "W" is Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Post by: southendmd on January 25, 2009, 01:33:21 pm
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Plot:  Little Kathy discovers a man wanted for murder hiding in her family's barn. When she askes him who he was, he says Jesus Christ just before he goes unconscious. Kathy and her siblings are convinced that he is Jesus and try to hide him from grown-ups.

With Hayley Mills and Alan Bates.  Written by Hayley's mother, Mary Hayley Bell.

Keyword:  birthday.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Bob's Birthday (1993)
Post by: Fran on January 25, 2009, 03:46:18 pm
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From Snowdenfine.com:  Bob’s a dentist turning forty, but his birthday provokes a mid-life crisis, much soul-searching and some amorous thoughts about his young receptionist at work. He returns home certain of the futility of his dental career and the emptiness of all his friendships -- unaware that wife Margaret has organised a surprise party and that his friends are hidden behind the furniture in his sitting room listening to him rant and complain. The evening does not turn out quite as they expected…  This 12-minute film won numerous awards including a 1994 Oscar for best short animation.
Title: "Y" is Yeopgijeogin geunyeo (2001)
Post by: Fran on January 25, 2009, 04:08:37 pm
Also known as:  My Sassy Girl

IMDb keywords include:  Birthday

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From IMDb:  Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend. These were later transformed into a best-selling book and the movie follows the book closely. It describes the meeting of Kyun-woo (Cha) and an unnamed girl. Kyun-woo is shamed into assisting the girl because the other passengers mistakenly think she is his girlfriend. Once he helps her, Kyun-woo develops a deep sense of responsibility for her which enables him to tolerate (somehow) the girl's abuses.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is The Boys in the Band (1970)
Post by: oilgun on January 25, 2009, 06:24:36 pm
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Plot:   It's Harold's birthday, and his closest friends throw him a party at Michael's apartment. Among Harold's presents is "Cowboy", since Harold may have trouble finding a cute young man on his own now that he's getting older. As the party progresses the self-deprecating humor of the group takes a nasty turn as the men become drunker. Climaxed by a cruel telephone "game" where each man must call someone and tell him (or her?) of his love for them.

==COMMENT==
I can't believe this hadn't been played yet...
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The California Dreamin' Round!
Post by: southendmd on January 25, 2009, 08:18:24 pm
Since we Northern Hemisphere types are having a nasty winter, how about a "California Dreamin' " Round?

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Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The California Dreamin' Round!
Post by: HerrKaiser on January 25, 2009, 09:03:49 pm
Quote from: southendmd on January 25, 2009, 08:18:24 pm
Since we Northern Hemisphere types are having a nasty winter, how about a "California Dreamin' " Round?

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It's warm and partly sunny in San francisco! I can sleep 14 (with double ups!). Head on out!  :)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The California Dreamin' Round!
Post by: southendmd on January 25, 2009, 09:49:10 pm
Quote from: HerrKaiser on January 25, 2009, 09:03:49 pm
It's warm and partly sunny in San francisco! I can sleep 14 (with double ups!). Head on out!  :)

That's very tempting indeed!  Danke sehr, mein Herr!
Title: "A" is Adventures in Wild California (2000)
Post by: memento on January 25, 2009, 11:18:02 pm
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Plot: A visit to many of the places and people that give California  its reputation as a place of extremes. Among the major segments: Sky surfing in the San Diego area; the movies, including a trip down the Oscar ceremony red carpet, the shooting of a stagecoach ride, and some memories of Walt Disney, including a roller coaster ride in Disneyland; some snowboarding and skiing stunts; a trip to the top, and then deep inside, some giant sequoias; biologists working with otters and bald eagle hatchlings; and a trip to the top of the Golden Gate bridge with the ironworkers who maintain it.
Title: "B" is The Brown Bunny (2003)
Post by: Fran on January 26, 2009, 12:03:45 am
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From IMDb:  Professional motorcycle racer Bud Clay heads from New Hampshire to California to race again. Along the way he meets various needy women who provide him with the cure to his own loneliness, but only a certain woman from his past will truly satisfy him.
Title: "C" is California Dreamin' (2007)
Post by: southendmd on January 26, 2009, 01:31:21 pm
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Plot:  A railway chief delays a NATO train transporting military equipment during the war in Kosovo in 1999.
Title: "D" is Down in the Valley (2005)
Post by: memento on January 26, 2009, 05:04:54 pm
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Plot: Tobe is about 16, living with her dad and younger brother in LA's San Fernando Valley. She invites a gas station attendant named Harlan to come to the beach with her and her friends. He's from South Dakota, wears a cowboy hat, talks country, and has been a ranch hand. They have a great time, his simple expressions seem like wisdom, he's attentive and polite, and even though he's more than twice her age, she wants to spend time with him. When her father objects, she rebels. Harlan, meanwhile, thinks she's his soul mate, and he starts making plans to get her away from her father. Worlds are set to collide, but which ones?
Title: "E" is Escape from L.A. (1996)
Post by: Fran on January 26, 2009, 08:39:36 pm
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From IMDb:  Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported.
Title: "F" is Felix in Hollywood (1923)
Post by: southendmd on January 27, 2009, 09:43:06 am
Plot:  Felix decides to make his way to Hollywood, but has no money. The owner of a failing shoe store promises Felix $500 if he can help bring in new business, which Felix ingeniously manages to do, but the owner stiffs him out of the money. Felix finds a way to get to Hollywood, anyway, and while there meets up with the famous stars of the day, like Charlie Chaplin and Ben Turpin.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_craP1oMP8w[/youtube]
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Title: "G" is Gates of Heaven (1978)
Post by: memento on January 27, 2009, 11:52:23 am
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From IMDB: At first glance, Gates of Heaven appears to be a documentary about the lives of people that run pet cemetaries. On second glance, you realize you are witnessing a visual essay on the subject of death and dying, and how these average folk deal with it.

There are esesentially three parts to the film. All deal with either the struggle to build a pet cemetery or maintaining a pet cemetery. The most interesting segment is with a family who runs a successful cemetery in the desert of California. You see generations of a family that has done nothing but run this business. They explain the philosophy behind why they choose to bury pets, and why pets deserve burial just as humans do.

Morris lets the camera do all the work. With the exception of two shots every other one is static. A talking head documentary that could probably fit the definition exactly. Morris knows when exactly to inject humor into the film, just enough to keep you interested.

If you saw this film nowadays, you would expect it to be on Lifetime or some other obscure cable channel. With a third glance and possibly a fourth, you can see the message Morris is trying to get across. Everyone has a way of dealing with death. It is just how you deal with it that determines how comfortable you are with it.
Title: "H" is How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Post by: Fran on January 27, 2009, 12:44:59 pm
IMDb plot keywords include:  California

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From IMDb:  Finn is a young graduate student, finishing a master's thesis, and preparing for marriage to her fiance Sam. But thoughts of the end of the free life, and a potential summer fling, intrude. She goes home to her grandmother, where, over the making of her wedding gift by a group of quilting-bee friends, laughter, bickering, love, and advice lead her toward a more open-eyed examination of her course.
Title: "I" is It's a Gift (1934)
Post by: southendmd on January 28, 2009, 05:35:06 pm
Plot:  A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife.

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Title: "J" is Juvenile Jungle (1958)
Post by: memento on January 28, 2009, 10:35:40 pm
IMDB Plot Keywords: Los Angeles California

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Plot: Punks and petty-thieves Hal McQueen, "Tic-Tac" and Monte do some intricate planning in order to get their hands on a large payroll which, first calls for the kidnapping of the daughter, Carolyn Elliott, of a liquor store owner. McQueen sees the light, and Carolyn learns that romance can overcome the most herculean of obstacles, even that of being a kidnap victim.
Title: "K" is Kenny & Company (1976)
Post by: Fran on January 28, 2009, 10:45:12 pm
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From IMDb:  "Kenny & Company," a true independent, ultra-low-budget "B film," as they were referred to back then, is a true time capsule of life as a suburban adolescent in the 70's... set in California, the backdrop manages not to envelop the the movie. This is a movie that most 70's kids in America could relate to, even taking in environmental/racial/economic differences. That's because the movie isn't about any of those things.

Without getting into a obtrusively descriptive plot summary, "Kenny & Company" is about three childhood friends and their adventures over a 4-day period, including Halloween night. And in the those few days, the experiences they encounter are either comical, fearful, developmental and/or life altering, and often moments apart from each other. It is perfect in it's imperfection, with some moments a little cheesy, but isn't that par for the course at age 11?
Title: "L" is Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Post by: southendmd on January 30, 2009, 09:49:51 am
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Plot:  John McClane takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States.

Keyword:  California
Title: "M" is Movie Movie (1978)
Post by: memento on January 30, 2009, 01:40:22 pm
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From IMDB: For anyone who has grown up loving Hollywood musicals, the second half of this film is an absolute joy. Stanley Donen, who has arguably directed the greatest of these, had a chance to create an homage to them which includes every silly musical plot and song and dance device he could think of. Barry Bostwick's first number will knock your socks off and the finale (including dancers on bikes!) will put a grin on your face from start to finish. Watch for Stanley Donen's cameo as a cab driver.
Title: "N" is Night Into Morning (1951)
Post by: Fran on January 30, 2009, 06:27:44 pm
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From IMDb:  Ray Milland reprises his drunken "Lost Weekend" routine in this typical drama about a professor who mourns the accidental death of his wife and 10-year-old boy, and then, instead of adequately grieving over the loss, takes to drowning his sorrows in the bottle and becomes an alcoholic. His two best friends who care about him constantly try to set him on the straight and narrow path. I found this to be pretty standard with predictable results, with a stagnant plot that really doesn't go anywhere. What set this above average and worth one look is the good performance from Milland as well as a young Nancy Davis (Reagan) as one of the thoughtful friends who's devoted to him and can relate, having lost a spouse herself.

IMDb plot keywords include:  University of California
Title: "O" is Over the Goal (1937)
Post by: southendmd on January 31, 2009, 11:04:12 am
In honor of the Superbowl:  Over the Goal.

User comment:  Injured Carlton State quarterback Ken Thomas (knee) makes a promise to his girl friend that he won't play again. Then, when she relents, he is kidnapped by crooks hoping to make money from the big game. Production values hurt the film in some scenes but there are a few enthusiastic performances, especially from Scat Davis. He displays penchant for comedy. Also, his fine singing voice and trumpet playing are featured in two short songs and in a production number near the middle of the film. Members of the USC football team also appear as it was partially filmed in the Rose Bowl. Marie Wilson and Jane Wyman appear briefly as co-eds.
Title: "P" is Pacific Vibrations (1970)
Post by: memento on January 31, 2009, 01:19:18 pm
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From nytimes.com: This colorful surfing documentary catches the waves from California to Hawaii as participants continue their endless search for the perfect wave. The surfers reveal their motivation and obsession with the sport that appears to be the highlight of their lives. Ecological concerns becomes more evident among surfers, but a disturbing trend of intolerance towards non surfers encroaching on their "territory" coincides. Imaginary lines are drawn between surfers and non-surfers. Moog synthesizer inventors Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause provide the soundtrack music along with Sky Oats, Colorado Purple Gang, Ashish Khan, Pranesh Kahn, Zakir Hussain, and David Crosby.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Lifeguard (1976)
Post by: Fran on February 02, 2009, 11:59:25 pm
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From IMDb:  Rick is in his 30s but still works full-time as a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles in California....
Title: "R" is Redbelt (2008)
Post by: southendmd on February 03, 2009, 09:43:10 am
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Plot:  A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

Keyword:  Bel Air, California

=aside= Fran
Thanks for posting "Lifeguard".  Interesting tagline:  "Every girl's summer dream".  Not quite...LOL.  Let's pause for a little Parker Stevenson moment:

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Title: "S" is Short Cuts (1993)
Post by: memento on February 03, 2009, 02:18:22 pm
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From IMDB: After watching this film one thing I was left with was a feeling of tremendous euphoria, a glowing feeling which lasted well into the next morning. I could not help but think that this collage of events in the lives of 22 people in sunny LA was realism. Not the harsh gritty realism of 'Taxi Driver', but a different realism. This movie is who we are, as people. This movie chronicles the emotions we may have when confronted with a persistent crank caller, or the lingering suspicion of a partner's affair. And the acerbic intelligence of the script is tempered with director Altman's stunning technical virtuosity.

The style is very pastiche, and one scene cuts to another, as the title suggests, with reckless abandon. This lends a very fresh and watchable quality to what is by any standards a long film. While most of the characters never meet, the movie is given shape by the connections between scenes. The connections are of two kinds: thematic connections for which the credit goes to the script, and also visual connections whereby the direction and editing employed by Altman allow him to create recurring imagery with which he weaves the sprawling, kicking constituent bits and pieces of this movie together. This style works very well indeed and at the end of the film, miraculously you are left not with the impression of having just watched a series of 'short cuts', but something entirely more holistic in nature.

There was not a false note in the acting and the star-studded cast did great justice to a remarkable script. The casting is flawless, from Tim Robbins' adulterous cop to Julianne Moore's adulterous painter. The camera-work is refreshing in its fluidity and control, transmitting an intense watchability. However many feelings there are in the human emotional vocabulary (and I am sure there are a fair few), it seems that 'Short Cuts' is somehow able, in the course of three hours, to display (in the actors) and evoke (in the audience), each and every one of them. For those who are of the belief that modern Hollywood is unable to produce films of artistic merit, watch this movie now or hold your peace forever.
Title: "T" is Touch of Evil (1958)
Post by: Fran on February 03, 2009, 02:28:40 pm
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From IMDb:  Mexico's chief narcotics officer, Mike Vargas, is in a border town on a quick honeymoon with his U.S. wife. Soon he must testify against Grande, a drug lord whose brother and sons are tracking him, hoping to scare his wife and back him off the case. When a car bomb kills a rich U.S. developer, Vargas embroils himself in the investigation, putting his wife in harm's way. After Vargas catches local legendary U.S. cop Hank Quinlan planting evidence against a Mexican national suspected in the bombing, Quinlan joins forces with the Grande family to impugn Vargas's character. Local political lackeys, a hard-edged whore, pachucos, and a nervous motel clerk also figure in the plot.

Also from IMDb:  The best film of the 1950's, bar none. A 10 out of 10. My #5 all time. Welle's performance is also uniquely pitiable, corrupt and used up. Great performance by Joseph Calleia as his assistant. Even Charlton Heston seems human for a change. Janet Leigh is spot-on and as perfectly cast as she was in PSYCHO two years later. Akim Tamiroff as Uncle Joe Grandi is a hoot.

The greatest "low-budget" every made in a creepy locale (Venice, California) and a motel that matches the Bates Motel for weirdness. Dennis Weaver is on strange pharmaceuticals for sure. Nice cameos by Marlene Dietrich and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Cinematography -- brilliant. Everyone should own this one. Score by H. Mancini. Check it out!

=aside= Paul
You're welcome!
:)
Title: "U" is The Unwritten Law (1932)
Post by: southendmd on February 03, 2009, 02:42:33 pm



Tagline:  Behind the scenes and on a location trip with a Hollywood movie company - that lived a real-life story more real , more strange, more thrilling than any picture they made.
Title: "V" is El Valley Centro (2000)
Post by: memento on February 03, 2009, 08:50:22 pm
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Description: The Great Central Valley occupies most of the interior of California and provides food for one-quarter of the population of the United States. Benning tells the story of how water irrigates this valley and how the produce is carted away in boxcars for the nation's consumption. He shows the lifestyle of a modest and growing rural community, whose concerns are often drowned out by the powerful railroads, oil companies, and insurance conglomerates which own the farms and ranches and benefit from undocumented immigrant labor while insisting on imprisoning an American population of color.   Movie Summary — Infoplease.com
Title: "W" is Westward the Women (1951)
Post by: Fran on February 03, 2009, 09:17:43 pm
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From IMDb:  In a time when "The West" pretty much ends in Texas and only California is slowly being populated by the white men, there's a severe lack of women among the workers on Roy Whitman's farm in the California Valley. So he goes back east to Chicago to recruit 150 women willing to become wives for his employees. From the candidates he selects 138 who seem able to survive a months-long journey across "The Great American Desert" and the Rocky Mountains.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
Post by: Fran on February 03, 2009, 09:35:58 pm
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From IMDb:  Sub-titled "The Birth of Extreme," this documetary takes a look at the transformation of skateboarding from its former image as a land-bound pastime for surfers to its status today as an extreme and acrobatic sport in its own right. Starting from the California surf community of Dogtown, the film follows the evolution of modern skateboarding through it's 70's heyday, its decline during the 80's, and its eventual (and highly lucrative) return in the 90's.
Title: "Y" is The Yanks Are Coming (1942)
Post by: southendmd on February 03, 2009, 09:56:45 pm
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Tagline:Those Yanks are on the way... in a patriotic musical to stir your blood!

Keyword:  California


Title: Wildcard "Z" is Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Post by: southendmd on February 03, 2009, 10:07:57 pm
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/38/MPW-19375)


Plot:  Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.

Famous song:  "They Call the Wind Maria":

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCgLNuXSaSc[/youtube]

Clint Eastwood sings (!) "I Talk to the Trees":

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh2UzWgSw3Q[/youtube]

Then there's the big production number:  "Hand Me Down That Can O' Beans"

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0y3Izc8riU[/youtube]
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "It's All Greek to Me" Round!
Post by: Fran on February 04, 2009, 11:56:01 am
The "It's All Greek to Me" Round!

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Featuring movies with a connection to Greece: 

Greek history, Greek islands, Greek director, Greek actor, fraternities, etc.
 
Please show the connection if it isn't obvious.
Title: "A" is Accepted (2006)
Post by: Fran on February 04, 2009, 12:02:55 pm
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From IMDb:  Bartleby (B.) Gaines is a fun loving slacker who, unfortunately, gets turned down by every college he applied to, much to the chagrin of his overly expectant parents. So, with a little cutting and pasting, he creates the South Harmon Institute of Technology, and lo and behold, he is accepted (along with his friends Rory, Hands, and Glen, whose college plans were also all but dashed). However, his parents want to see the website, the campus, and the dean. So now he has his other friend Sherman (who has been accepted to the prestigious Harmon College) build a web page, they lease out an abandoned psychiatric hospital, and they hire Sherman's uncle Ben to be the dean. Problem solved? Not quite. The web page was done so well, that hundreds of students show up at the front door, all of which were turned down by other colleges. Faced with no choice, Bartleby decides to proceed with turning South Harmon into a real college and sets about figuring out what to teach and how to teach it. Meanwhile at Harmon, dean Van Horne meets with Hoyt Ambrose, a rich law student and head of the KBE fraternity (which Sherman is trying to become a member of), to discuss building a gateway for Harmon using land presently being used by South Harmon. He tries finding the leaseholder of the land, to no avail. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Monica, catches him cheating on her, and a big party at South Harmon lures a chunk of Harmon's students away, including Monica into the arms of Bartleby. Now Hoyt uses Sherman, knowing he has been bouncing between the two schools, in an attempt to bring South Harmon down for good. However, Bartleby has an accreditation appointment with the state Board of Education to prove South Harmon's worthiness. Can he legally bring the South Harmon Institute of Technology to life and win the love of Monica?
Title: "B" is Bon Plan (2000)
Post by: memento on February 04, 2009, 04:23:22 pm
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Plot: Five boys and girls, aged 20-25, take on an Interrail trip throughout Europe. After a first stop in Amsterdam, where they meet up with an old teacher of theirs who happens to be gay, they cross Germany and Italy, and eventually end up in a remote island in Greek Cyclades. There, they find a home at Knut's, a faded disco sensation who locked himself up in a beautiful mansion overlooking the sea. During their trip, everyone will discover who they really are...
Title: "C" is Clash of the Titans (1981)
Post by: oilgun on February 08, 2009, 07:58:22 am
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Plot: A film adaption of the myth of Perseus and his quest to battle both Medusa and the Kraken monster to save the Princess Andromeda.
Title: "D" is The Days of Greek Gods (Physique Films of Richard Fontaine) (1988)
Post by: Fran on February 08, 2009, 03:44:02 pm
From IMDb:  Richard Fontaine and Bob Miser started the current exploration of the male nude in film and photography. The two shared ideas props and models and reinvented some of the sexual icons that we all still recognize today. The gladiator the sailor, the cowboy... Starting with posing-straps and graduating to nudes their "art studies" enlisted the talents of up-and-coming actors and bodybuilders. This film recalls that era.

Alas, no visual to be found.
Title: "E" is Eduart (2006)
Post by: Lynne on February 08, 2009, 03:47:16 pm
From Wiki:

Eduart is a 2006 Greek film directed by Angeliki Antoniou. It was Greece's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.


**Here's the IMDb link:  there's a slideshow and it looks pretty good..the actors are gorgeous:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0954926/

From IMDb:

Based upon true events Eduart, a young man raised in a cruel and oppressive family environment, leaves Albania with the dream of becoming a rock star and living a better life. His reckless character and the passions of his youth lead him to commit a murder in Athens. Chased by everyone, even by his own self, he is imprisoned under the harshest conditions. Eduart, with the help of a German doctor, learns to feel sympathy for others and guilt for his crime. His deep remorse will lead him from darkness to light. Like the Dostoevskian hero Raskolnikov, Eduart passes from crime to punishment, by daring to admit his guilt. In international criminal history, the "Eduart case" occurs once in a hundred years.  Written by CL PRODUCTIONS LTD
Title: "F" is The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
Post by: memento on February 08, 2009, 05:25:01 pm
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Plot: This movie describes the founding of the modern Olympics and concentrates on the creation of the American team and their trials in getting to the Olympics in Athens. 
Title: "G" is The Greek Tycoon (1978)
Post by: southendmd on February 08, 2009, 06:32:39 pm
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Tagline:  She was the most famous woman in the world. He was a peasant, a pirate, a shark. What he couldn't buy with money he stole with charm.
Title: "H" is Hercules in New York (1970)
Post by: Fran on February 08, 2009, 07:33:06 pm
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From IMDb:  After many centuries, Hercules gets bored living in Olympus (the home of the great Greek gods) and decides to move to... New York. But obviously, it is not easy for a man who lived in ancient Greece to get used to modern life. So, things get a little tricky, especially when Zeus sends a few gods to bring his semi-god son back to Mount Olympus.
Title: "I" is I Live My Life (1935)
Post by: memento on February 09, 2009, 09:44:19 am
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Plot: Kay, a bored society girl from New York, takes a trip to Greece-where she meets, Terry, an archaeologist. Kay flirts with Terry and he falls for Kay. Kay heads back to New York and Terry follows her to propose marriage. Terry sees Kays lifestyle is uncomfortable. He decides to leave, but, Mrs. Gage (Kay's grandmother) encourages Terry to stay. They become engaged. Just before the wedding Kay and Terry have a huge quarrel. Will Terry be left at the altar?
Title: "J" is Jason and the Argonauts: The Kingdom of Hades (2010)
Post by: southendmd on February 09, 2009, 01:26:30 pm
Movie Insider plot:  The quest to find the Golden Fleece is over, but now Jason and his band of Argonauts must embark on a new and more difficult journey, the journey home.

In some degree of production currently.
Title: "K" is Kalyteros mou filos, O (2001)
Post by: Fran on February 09, 2009, 07:25:01 pm
Also known as:  My Best Friend (International: English title)

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From IMDb:  "My Best Friend" is the outrageous story of two men, friends since childhood, who have spent their lives tormenting one another. It is only when Constantinos discovers Alekos in bed with his wife that their friendship and their respective marriages finally collapse into a death spiral of sex, deceit, and irrepressible humor. As events unfold another deception, one concealed by both men's wives, opens the door to incredible erotic intrigue. Antonis Kafetzopoulos delivers a virtuoso performance in this surrealistic comedy about lies, friendship, love, and deadlock.
Title: "L" is Lisístrata (2002)
Post by: memento on February 10, 2009, 06:56:21 pm
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From IMDB: 411 BC, Sparta and Athens are in a endless war, but Lisistrata, a beautiful woman has an idea to stop the fight, and convinces all the women to do it: no sex until there is peace. At first things are going well and men are becoming more and more desperate, but when when things are going to collapse, Hepatitos, the leader of the Gay Greek United has an idea: convince men that, if women doesn't want to have sex, let's do it only with men; which will lead to unexpected funny situations. The film is bad, very bad, the plot is quite absurd and actors are simply correct, but, in some way, the film is so absurd and weird that it results funny, i found myself laughing a lot while watching these film (maybe I was in an unexpected good mood, I don't know), it is good if you want to spend a relaxed 90 minutes, relaxed seeing a film. It does not worth at all the time you will spend seeing it, but there are lots of worse films that this one. If you have not anything more to do, possibly you will laugh a little and have a good time.
Title: "M" is Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Post by: oilgun on February 10, 2009, 07:22:23 pm
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Plot: Eugene O'Neill's updated version of the Orestaia. In New England, after the American Civil War, a war-weary Agamem--er, Ezra Mannon comes home to his unhappy wife (Christine) and loving daughter (Lavinia). But Lavinia's ex-suitor, Adam Brant, has become Christine's lover, and together Adam and Christine plot to poison Ezra. When they succeed, Lavinia turns to her brother Orin to help bring the lovers to justice, but when they succeed, Orin goes mad and his suicide note may come between Lavinia and her new suitor, Peter Niles
Title: "N" is Nightmare Sisters (1987)
Post by: Fran on February 10, 2009, 08:37:17 pm
Also known as:  Sorority Sisters (USA)
Sorority Succubus Sisters (USA)

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From IMDb:  This one has it all:  college sororities, nerds, demonic possession, babes seducing in first-person camera perspective, cherry pies, and lunk-headed jocks getting eaten by evil succubuses. All in all, the perfect family film.

"Nightmare Sisters" details what happens when three homely sorority sisters summon a demon that possesses them all and makes them seduce and/or devour every male within groping distance... oh yeah, and take baths together and get naked. A lot. Did I mention this was a comedy? No? Musta slipped my mind....

=aside= Gil
Welcome back.
Title: "O" is Oedipus Rex (1957)
Post by: memento on February 11, 2009, 04:35:09 pm
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From IMDB: An attempt to film a Greek tragedy as the Greeks would have seen it, or at least somewhat so. It's intentions are noble, but it doesn't really have any ideas of its own. This is one dull film. The monotonous chanting might have worked for the ancient Athenians, but it cancels out the greatness of the play for modern viewers. Watching this version, Sophocles' play feels entirely irrelevant to us today. Even though I'm a classics scholar, I've always disliked adaptations of the tragedies – I feel that we could never really capture what they meant to their original audience, simply because we are so vastly different from them. Fortunately, on a very rare occasion, someone gets it right. Skip this and see Pasolini's 1967 version of the same play. On a side note, William Shatner, in his second feature film performance, plays one of the chorus members. You can't see him, however, on account of his mask.
Title: "P" is Porky's Hero Agency (1937)
Post by: southendmd on February 13, 2009, 06:07:18 pm
Plot:  Porky is reading the myth of the Greek gorgon, who turned everyone she looked at into stone. Mother tells him it's bed time; he dreams of being the hero that saves Greece, Porkyakarkus. The Gorgon runs a photo studio; Porky sneaks in and grabs her life-restoring needle, saving civilization just before he wakes up.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezRl8J7sGL0[/youtube]
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Helen of Troy (1956)
Post by: Fran on February 13, 2009, 06:52:06 pm
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From IMDb:  In this version, Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee... but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks (treated here as plunder-hungry belligerents) just the excuse they need for much-desired war. The long, wasting conflict and climactic treachery are portrayed with large-scale spectacle.
Title: "R" is Rush Night (2004)
Post by: memento on February 13, 2009, 10:28:52 pm
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Plot: Jimmy and Kevin are two frustrated college-age dorks. They don't get into parties, they don't get into clubs, and they definitely don't get chicks. But, one day, they figure out that the way to be cool and get chicks is to join a fraternity. Of course, no fraternity would take these nerds, so instead, they do the next best thing; they pose as frat guys, and crash a fraternity party. There, they meet two hot girls who seem to fall for their act. The girls explain that they've had too much to smoke and have the "munchies" for chocolate doughnuts. The guys are convinced that sexual favors will be their reward. Simple right? Not for this group. They quickly realize that Karma is a harsh mistress for those with impure motives as their mission turns into a comedic spiral into the Twilight Zone.
Title: "S" is Sappho (2008)
Post by: oilgun on February 14, 2009, 08:26:13 am
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Plot: "And? What comes next?" "It's lost. We'll never know." "Perhaps we should decide for ourselves" Sappho is a provocative and passionate love story set in the 1920s - not to be watched with children or with parents. Millionaire's daughter Sappho Lovell arrives on the Greek island of Lesbos for her honeymoon with her artist husband Phil. There she meets Helene, the daughter of a Russian archaeologist, and she falls in love with her. As our three lovers live out a complex girl-boy-girl sexual triangle, Sappho also comes to believe that she is the reincarnation of the ancient poetess Sappho - that Sappho who first put the "lesbian" in Lesbos. However, our modern Sappho does realize how the ancient Sappho's legend ends... Inspired by the poems of Sappho
Title: "T" is Troy (2004)
Post by: Fran on February 14, 2009, 11:22:25 am
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From IMDb:  An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Title: "U" is Ulisse (1954)
Post by: southendmd on February 14, 2009, 05:59:16 pm
AKA Ulysses.

Plot:  A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that talks about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.

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Title: "V" is Vasilias, O (2002)
Post by: memento on February 14, 2009, 07:27:54 pm
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From IMDB: Perhaps, one of the most important and enjoyable Greek films i've seen in the last ten years..Excellent performances(especially yiannis zouganelis is great), well-written script and effective direction from a very special, for the Greek very average standards, auteur. A film, obviously influenced by Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs, that could be a masterpiece if it avoided some evident and exaggerative situations and symbolizations in the end. Nevertheless, this is a movie which deserves our attention and belongs to that rare category of Greek movies which should be watched outside Greece. It's a shame that in Greece didn't work commercially, in addition with other fake and cursory big productions like Politiki Kouzina..
Title: "W" is The Wog Boy (2000)
Post by: Fran on February 15, 2009, 02:04:15 am
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From IMDb:  Steve liked Celia from the moment they met. But following a clash with her boss, Raelene Beagle-Thorpe, minister for employment, he finds himself on national television, branded as Australia's biggest dole bludger. Now Steve has to prove to Celia, to himself, and to the whole country, that there's more to him than meets the eye. With a little help from his friends, he might just do it.

Also from IMDb:  I bought this DVD in the spur of an impulse since it was on sale and the storyline seemed to promise something different. I didn't know anyone from this production, so I was pleasantly surprised. This is a solid and very funny movie that even deals with some noteworthy issues, like the prejudices against immigrants and against people who live off welfare and the lack of integrity of the establishment. As I write those issues down I feel that it sounds much too heavy for what this movie brings because all this is handled with much fun and light-hearted irony.

Okay, Nick Giannopoulos may not be the world's greatest actor, but he is exactly right for the part of the macho, self-absorbed, loitering-about wog boy. With the help of an excellent script and a subtle direction he portrays the wog boy with conviction: his face and belly a bit too puffy, his trousers too tight, his hair too long and slick, his grins and winks too heavy, yet with a schoolboy's charm that can be easily understood to win the heart of his loveinterest. I was impressed by the way in which this actor, obviously from Greek descent himself, thus dared to more or less parody himself.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Topkapi (1964)
Post by: HerrKaiser on February 15, 2009, 07:12:55 pm
Greek actress Melina Mercouri starred in this fun filled filmed that was the genesis to the TV series and later movies, Mission Impossible.
Title: Wildcard "Y" is The Trojan Women (1971)
Post by: memento on February 22, 2009, 01:09:29 am
After much searching for a "Y" without any luck, I'm breaking the rules and making it a wildcard so we can move the game along.

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Plot: Hecuba and the other women of Troy rise to find their city in ruins and their cause lost. The city has fallen into Greek hands and it is likely their lot to become slaves of Greek soldiers. A messenger approaches to inform them that the lots have been drawn and each woman will be taken to the man who drew for her. Of particular interest is Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, who is chosen for the Greek kings bedchamber. She has received word of this news already and is in hiding because she has sworn an oath to the gods that she will live as a virgin. When she is found she has some particularly nasty things to say about treatment at Greek hands.
Title: "Z" is Ziliarogatos, O (1956)
Post by: Fran on February 22, 2009, 01:14:51 am
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From GreekShops.com:  Professional obligations force the soap manufacturer Poti to ignore his wife Lela. Lela quickly seeks the advice of her cousin who suggests she win her husband's attention by trying to make him jealous. Soon, Lela's efforts bear fruit as Poti begins to suspect the neighbour and hilarious run-around ensues as the plots and subplots play themsleves out.

Greek comedy with Vasilis Logothetis, Ilia Livikou, Smaro Stefanidou, Keti Lambropoulou, Nikos Rizos, Vaggelis Protopappas, Kiveli Theohari.

In Greek without English subtitles.
105 min.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Now That's Italian" Round!
Post by: memento on February 22, 2009, 12:36:42 pm
The "Now That's Italian" Round    

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Featuring movies with a connection to Italy   
Title: "A" is Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1960)
Post by: Lynne on February 22, 2009, 12:53:13 pm
From Wiki:

Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti also known as Fiasco in Milan or Hold-up à la milanaise) is a 1960 Italian comedy crime film directed by Nanni Loy. The film stars Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori and Claudia Cardinale.

It is the sequel of Mario Monicelli's I soliti ignoti.

A Milanese gangster contacts Peppe (Gassman); he has identified him and his accomplices as the perpetrators of the bungled attempt at the Madonna street pawn shop.  His offer: to reunite the same men for a daring robbery in Milan, where the local offices of football betting pool Totocalcio shift the weekly revenue on Sunday afternoon via a common car with just an accountant and a driver in it.  The gang would have to travel north from Rome disguised among the supporters of A.S. Roma going to Milan for a football match, commit the robbery and then flee to Bologna via a souped-up car there to rejoin the returning sport fans.  The milanese seems tough and smart and his proposal sounds very inviting for the small-time crooks who all have their problems trying to lead an "honest" life, but...
Title: Re: "A" is Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1960)
Post by: Aloysius J. Gleek on February 22, 2009, 01:17:53 pm
Quote from: Lynne on February 22, 2009, 12:53:13 pm
(http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=13749.0;attach=23889;image)(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2229/2272150686_f7474b66a3.jpg?v=0) Never mind! Sorry! Carry on....
Title: "B" is Beat The Devil (1953)
Post by: memento on February 22, 2009, 01:27:22 pm
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From IMDB: The plot, if you can call it that, concerned a group of six stranded adventurers in an Italian port whose plan is to buy up some East African land that supposed1y contains uranium… Double-crossing quickly becomes the name of the game as Bogart and his fellow conspirators (including Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Gina Lollobrigida, and a seemingly endless parade of bizarre characters) outdo each other in inspired crazy way…

Bogart, trying desperately to maintain his composure, delivered such priceless lines as: 'I'm only in on this because the doctor told me I needed plenty of money. Without money I become dull, listless, and have trouble with my complexion." But his lines weren't the only offbeat ones… In a room where he's being questioned after being captured, while a firing squad goes about its routine work outside, he is asked straight-faced, "Now tell me, do you really know Rita Hayworth?"

The film is one of those rare items that viewers either seem to love or hate, no middle ground accepted… and declared that only the "phonies" thought it was really funny… Many reviewers thought the whole thing was a tasteless joke and decried the waste of time, talent, and money…

In any case, Bogart gave an immensely satisfying performance in his tongue-in-cheek role and the film itself has now become a regular attraction in Bogart film retrospectives… It is also an excellent example of how much Bogart had matured as an actor, since it is not easy to overcome apparently inept material and still give a performance with some meaning and substance…
Title: "C" is Ciao Bella (2007)
Post by: Fran on February 22, 2009, 02:29:20 pm
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From IMDb:  CIAO BELLA is a film about yearning for the big love and the insane roller coaster ride of pain, tears and butterflies that comes along with it. In classic Hollywood fashion, we get to follow two teenagers on their journey... straight into each others arms. But there isn't enough time. Just one week. Sometimes life's greatest decisions have to be made at the age of sixteen. Mustafa Moradi is aching to find a girlfriend. The trouble is, girls just want him as their friend. Then suddenly he's struck by a brilliant idea: he'll simply pretend to be Italian. At Gothia Cup. And finally, a world of possibilities presents itself. On the other end of the city, Linnea is desperately searching for a guy with style, courage and a burning passion. Not an easy task for a girl living in Sweden's most tedious and ugly suburb. Who knows what would have become of her, had she not met Massimo, the most romantic Italian in the world.
Title: "D" is Divorzio all'italiana (1961)
Post by: southendmd on February 22, 2009, 06:47:26 pm
AKA "Divorce Italian Style"

Plot:  A married Sicilian baron falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her, but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife.

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Title: "E" is Europa 51 (1952)
Post by: Lynne on February 22, 2009, 07:00:37 pm
From Wiki:

Europa '51 (also known as The Greatest Love) is a 1952 Italian neorealist film directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman and Alexander Knox.

Irene (Ingrid Bergman) and George Girard (Alexander Knox) are a wealthy couple living in post-war Rome with their son Michele (Sandro Franchina). During a dinner party, Michele constantly tries to get his mother's attention, but Irene is more interested in being a good hostess to her guests than being an attentive mother. As a result, Michele attempts suicide by falling through a stairwell several stories, fracturing his hip.

At the hospital, Irene promises to never leave Michele and to be more attentive, but he dies soon after from a blood clot. Irene, shocked by her son's death, is bedridden for ten days, before enlisting the help of Andrea Casatti (Ettore Giannini) to help her overcome her grief. Being a communist, he takes her to the poorer parts of Rome and leads her into donating her time and money to help people there. While there, she gives the money for a boy's medical treatment, helps a woman with six children to find a job at a factory (where she has a life changing experience working for a day in order to fill in for the woman), and cares for a woman of bad reputation who is dying of consumption.

As a result of helping these people, she spends less and less time at home. Her husband comes to the conclusion that she is having an affair with Andrea, which causes her to leave him. In addition, she is picked up by the police after helping a boy who had committed a theft evade arrest (she had told him to turn himself in).

While in custody, the husband and the authorities decide to put her in a mental institution. At the end of the film, she is up for review on whether she would stay there permanently with the result being that her philosophy of helping people was dangerous for the fragile post-war society. Therefore, she becomes a permanent member of the institution.
Title: "F" is Fate ignoranti, Le (2001)
Post by: Aloysius J. Gleek on February 22, 2009, 08:27:03 pm


I loved this movie....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274497/  (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274497/)


Fate ignoranti, Le (2001)
Alternate Titles:
The Ignorant Fairies, or:
His Secret Life 

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Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek

with

Stefano Accorsi ...  Michele
Margherita Buy ...  Antonia


Review Summary
A woman dealing with the loss of her mate learns he had a surprising secret life in this drama from Italy. Antonia (Margherita Buy) is a doctor who finds both challenges and rewards in her work with people with AIDS, who has also enjoyed a long and seemingly happy relationship with her husband Massimo (Andrea Renzi). When Massimo is killed in an auto wreck, Antonia is crushed and turns away from her work and her friends; while she tries to reach out to her mother Veronica (Erica Blanc), Veronica is too emotionally distant to be of much help. As Antonia struggles to come to terms with her grief, she discovers to her shock that her husband had been having an affair through much of their marriage, and her confusion is intensified when she learns that Massimo's lover was a man, Michele (Stefano Accorsi). Antonia confronts Michele, who would prefer not to say anything about Massimo, but Antonia is persistent, and in time the two open up to each other about the man they both deeply loved. As a friendship grows between Antonia and Michele, she has another surprise in store -- she finds she's pregnant with Massimo's child. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B01EFDA1030F933A1575AC0A9649C8B63 (http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B01EFDA1030F933A1575AC0A9649C8B63)
His Secret Life: A Dead Husband's Mistress Turns Out to Be a Mister (2001)
By A. O. SCOTT (Published: September 20, 2002)

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Title: "G" is Gomorra (2008)
Post by: Fran on February 23, 2009, 02:33:47 am
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From IMDb: "Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.
Title: "H" is Hamam (1997)
Post by: Aloysius J. Gleek on February 23, 2009, 04:08:24 am

Another one I obsessively loved....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119248/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119248/) 

Hamam (1997) 

Also Known As:

Bagno turco, Il (Italy)
Hamam: The Turkish Bath (UK)
Steam: The Turkish Bath (USA)

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Writer (Story and Screenplay)
and
Director:
Ferzan Ozpetek

Alessandro Gassman ...  Francesco
Francesca d'Aloja ...  Marta
Mehmet Günsür ...  Mehmet

Find your place in life -- mesmerizing!, 3 July 2002
Author: Tim Evanson ([email protected] (http://[email protected])) from Washington, D.C.
An official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, "Steam (The Hamam)" is a mesmerizing, astounding film that grips you almost from the beginning. Francesco and Marta are a feuding, materialistic, adulterous married couple [living in Rome]. But when Francesco inherits a Turkish bath from an aunt he barely knew, he heads to Instanbul to sell it. There, he is seduced away from his high-tech, wealth-obsessed life by the slow, human pace of life led by the people of the ghetto. Francesco finds his bitterness salved by the love of the family who manages the hamam, his heart stolen by the family's hunky son Mehmet, and his too-fast life slowed by the need to rebuild and maintain the hamam. And then Marta arrives, wondering what the heck has gotten into her husband... The film even has a surprise ending. The musical soundtrack was a major hit on the dance circuit. And the film itself became notorious when the Turkish government refused to nominate it for a best foreign film Oscar because of its homosexual content. (The controversy led the Academy to change the way foreign films are nominated.) "Steam"  is MUST-see, ranking right up there with "Muriel's Wedding" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral."
Title: "I" is Italiensk for begyndere (2000)
Post by: memento on February 23, 2009, 05:02:42 pm
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AKA: Italian for Beginners

From IMDB: A young minister, a widower, is temporarily assigned to a church whose suspended pastor drove parishioners away; he stays at a hotel where he meets Jørgen, who's alone approaching middle age. Jørgen's friend Finn, a temperamental restaurant manager, may be about to be fired. Finn's assistant is Giulia, a lovely young Italian who prays for a husband. Olympia, a clumsy bakery clerk, has an ornery father; Karen, a hairdresser, has a mother who is very ill. The paths of these six characters cross at church, in the restaurant, at the hotel, and at an Italian class at the local adult school. Loneliness, grief, solace, romance, and love may meet 'nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita.'

=aside= John
Welcome to the game.
Title: "J" is Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Post by: southendmd on February 23, 2009, 05:13:02 pm
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Plot:  On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

One scene involves Mount Vesuvius in Italy.

=aside=
Phew, there aren't a lot of Js in Italian!
Title: "K" is Kráska v nesnázích (2006)
Post by: Fran on February 23, 2009, 07:35:53 pm
Also known as:  Beauty in Trouble

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From IMDb:  I recently saw this at the 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival. The film's title and in fact much of the outline of the film is from the Robert Graves poem "Beauty in Trouble." Jan Hrebejk directs a screenplay by Petr Jrchovský from a story by Hrebejk and Jrchovský. The story begins in 2002 when Prague is hit by one of those devastating 100-year floods that destroys the household of Marcela (Ana Ceislerová) and Jarda (Roman Luknár) and their two children Kuba (Adam Misik) and Lucina (Michaela Mrvikova). Because of the moldy conditions where they now live, Kuba's asthma is life- threatening. Marcela works and Jarda runs a chop shop out of the garage they live next to. Jarda's shady occupation runs him afoul of the law and one of his theft victims becomes infatuated with Marcela. Evzen Benes (Josef Abrhám) is a wealthy businessman who divides his time between Italy and the Czech Republic and offers to care Marcela and her two kids. Jana Brejchová is Marcella's mother who lives with her common-law husband called Uncle Richie, played by Jirí Schmitzer in probably the film's best role. Rounding out this excellent cast is Emília Vasaryova as Jarda's mentally fragile mother who gives any money she gets to the local religious charlatan. There is a lot going on here for a small film, and it's good story with a great script and a lot of comic relief. Ales Brezina provides the music score with additional music from Czech singer Raduza and Irish singer Glen Hansard. There is a lot to like about this film and I would give it an 8.0 out of 10 and recommend it.
Title: The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano (2009)
Post by: memento on February 24, 2009, 02:20:50 am
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(picture of the book)

From IMDB: The incredible story of how Lucky Luciano known as the "Chairman of the Board" of La Cosa Nostra - The Mafia - used his power to aid the US Government during WWII to help protect the docks and mainland from Nazi saboteurs and further helped the Allies with the invasion of Europe. His rise to power from obscurity, his modernization of an organization of very flawed characters, his deportation to Italy, and in his final chapter his falling in love for the first time ever with Igea Lusconi, and his death from undetermined causes.
Title: "M" is Man of La Mancha (1972)
Post by: HerrKaiser on February 24, 2009, 12:36:38 pm
The broadway musical was brought to the screen by an Italian production company and shot in Rome.
Title: "N" is Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957)
Post by: Fran on February 24, 2009, 01:56:16 pm
Also known as:  Nights of Cabiria

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From IMDb:  I almost turned this film off. I'm so glad I stayed with it. It's one of the best films I've seen. Cabiria, the street prostitute, is not sympathetic. She's rough, vulgar, not very attractive, a showoff, loud, proud, inelegant. I just didn't feel anything for her character at the beginning. But Fellini must have been reading my mind. He purposefully played it that way to draw the viewer in.

The streets of Rome are unforgiving and harsh for a prostitute. There are those who sleep in caves and in the archways. Cabiria braggingly says, "I've got my own house... here's one girl who's never slept under the arches. Well, maybe once. Twice maybe." By the end of the film I was completely hooked by her charm, desire, and hope, for hope is what keeps Cabiria going. A great film.
Title: "O" is Osso Bucco (2007)
Post by: oilgun on February 24, 2009, 05:22:08 pm
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Synopsis: A lovable, misfit mobster becomes trapped in his favorite Italian restaurant during the worst snowstorm in Chicago’s history.                               Reluctantly, he is forced to choose between the family he knows and the woman he loves in this dark, romantic mobster comedy.

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Quote from: jmmgallagher on February 23, 2009, 04:08:24 am
Another one I obsessively loved....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119248/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119248/) 

Hamam (1997) 

Also Known As:

Bagno turco, Il (Italy)
Hamam: The Turkish Bath (UK)
Steam: The Turkish Bath (USA)

(http://www.photos-films.com/flm/aff/orig/935/9357-Hammam.jpg)(http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov200/drt000/t088/t08852k7wlt.jpg)

Writer (Story and Screenplay)
and
Director:
Ferzan Ozpetek

Alessandro Gassman ...  Francesco
Francesca d'Aloja ...  Marta
Mehmet Günsür ...  Mehmet

Find your place in life -- mesmerizing!, 3 July 2002
Author: Tim Evanson ([email protected] (http://[email protected])) from Washington, D.C.
An official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, "Steam (The Hamam)" is a mesmerizing, astounding film that grips you almost from the beginning. Francesco and Marta are a feuding, materialistic, adulterous married couple [living in Rome]. But when Francesco inherits a Turkish bath from an aunt he barely knew, he heads to Instanbul to sell it. There, he is seduced away from his high-tech, wealth-obsessed life by the slow, human pace of life led by the people of the ghetto. Francesco finds his bitterness salved by the love of the family who manages the hamam, his heart stolen by the family's hunky son Mehmet, and his too-fast life slowed by the need to rebuild and maintain the hamam. And then Marta arrives, wondering what the heck has gotten into her husband... The film even has a surprise ending. The musical soundtrack was a major hit on the dance circuit. And the film itself became notorious when the Turkish government refused to nominate it for a best foreign film Oscar because of its homosexual content. (The controversy led the Academy to change the way foreign films are nominated.) "Steam"  is MUST-see, ranking right up there with "Muriel's Wedding" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral."

I too obsessed about this film (and its jaw-droppingly handsome star, Alessandro Gassman) which is why I played it many rounds ago.  ;)  I think we're still suppose to use un-played titles so in the future you may want to check the New Archive of Movies Played thread.

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Title: "P" is Il Posto (1961)
Post by: memento on February 24, 2009, 06:29:57 pm
AKA The Postman
(http://www.rentertainment.com/images/ilposto.jpg)

Plot: Domenico and Antonietta are two suburban Italian youths who meet while seeking "a job for life" from a big city corporation. After a bizarre screening process made up of written exams, physical agility exercises, and interview questions such as "Do you drink to forget your troubles?" (Domenico and Antonietta are no older than 17 or 18), they land jobs in the "Technical Division" and "Typing Services" respectively. From there, Domenico works as an underutilized errand boy until a clerk position is vacated by the death of an older employee. Domenico finally takes his place in a room of 12 other clerks with a manager overseeing them from a desk at the head of the room. The film ends as Domenico ponders his fate, from behind his tiny desk at the back of the small windowless room, listening to the sound of the mimeograph machine as it runs off carbon copies next to the manager's desk.

=comment=
Sometimes when a film has more than one title, especially in different languages, it's easy just to look in the archives under one title and not the others.  That's probably how "Hamam" was missed, but I think we should let it stay. We just have to remember to check all the titles.


Title: Wildcard "Q" is Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Post by: Fran on February 24, 2009, 06:49:26 pm
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From IMDb:  "Miracle at St. Anna" follows four black soldiers of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped near a small Tuscan village on the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of World War II after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy.

Title: "R" is Ragazza del bersagliere (1966)
Post by: HerrKaiser on February 24, 2009, 09:31:11 pm
Handsome Rossano Brazzi starred in this love story of 'the soldier's girl.'
Title: "S" is Shoeshine (1946)
Post by: memento on February 25, 2009, 10:19:09 pm
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From IMDB: At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of the boys Pasquale, an orphan, and Giuseppe, his younger friend are riding. The pair have been saving to buy a horse of their own to ride... The boys meet Attilio, Giuse's much older brother, and his shady friend at a boat on the Tiber. In return for a commission, the boys agree to deliver black market goods to a fortune-teller. Once the woman has paid, Attilio's gang suddenly arrives. Pretending to be cops, they shake the woman down. With a payoff from Attilio, the boys are able to make the final payment and stable their horse in Trastevere over the river... The fortune-teller identifies Pasqua and Giuse. Held at an overcrowded boys' prison, they are separated. Giuse falls under the influence of an older lad in his cell, Arcangeli. During interrogation, Pasqua is tricked into betraying Giuse's brother to the police. With their trial still in the future, the two friends are driven further apart..
Title: "T" is Teorema (1968)
Post by: oilgun on February 26, 2009, 10:43:57 am
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/oilgun/ABC%20Movies/TEOREMA.jpg)

From ITALIAN director, Passolini.
Plot:   A strange visitor in a wealthy family. He seduces the maid, the son, the mother, the daughter and finally the father before leaving a few days after. After he's gone, none of them can continue living as they did. Who was that visitor ? Could he be God ?
Title: "U" is Uomini contro (1970)
Post by: Fran on February 26, 2009, 11:21:58 am
Also known as:  Many Years Ago

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From IMDb:  On the Italian/Austrian front during World War I, a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian positions leads to a mutiny among the decimated Italian troops.
Title: "V" is Viaggio in Italia (1954)
Post by: memento on February 26, 2009, 08:22:55 pm
aka Voyage to Italy

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Viaggio_in_Italia.jpg)

Plot: Catherine and Alexander, wealthy and sophisticated, drive to Naples to dispose of a deceased uncle's villa. There's a coolness in their relationship and aspects of Naples add to the strain. She remembers a poet who loved her and died in the war; although she didn't love him, the memory underscores romance's absence from her life now. She tours the museums of Naples and Pompeii, immersing herself in the Neapolitan fascination with the dead and noticing how many women are pregnant; he idles on Capri, flirting with women but drawing back from adultery. With her, he's sarcastic; with him, she's critical. They talk of divorce. Will this foreign couple find insight and direction in Italy?
Title: "W" is When in Rome (1952)
Post by: southendmd on March 05, 2009, 04:55:33 pm
(http://dannymiller.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cca7b53ef010536606c47970c-500wi)

Starring the recently deceased Van Johnson.

IMDb user comment:  Paul Douglas, Van Johnson, and Joseph Calleia are all excellent together. The "love story" between priest Johnson and tough-guy Douglas is as affecting a character study as you are ever likely to see. The magnificent photography shows the divine beauty that is Rome inspirationally. Just when you think it can get no further into your soul, it comes up with something else clever and simply profound. Well worth watching. I give it 10/10.

Title: Wildcard "X" is Moonraker (1979)
Post by: southendmd on March 05, 2009, 10:34:03 pm
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/11/A70-5511)

Plot:  James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.

With scenes shot in Venice.

(http://www.007locations.com/italy/venice/sanmarco/sanmarco01.jpg)

Bond in Piazza San Marco.

(http://www.007locations.com/italy/venice/sanmarco/sanmarco02.jpg)

Bond in his chitty chitty bang bang gondola.
Title: "Y" is Yuppi du (1975)
Post by: Fran on March 06, 2009, 01:45:06 am
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From IMDb:  By the time "Yuppi Du" was released in 1975, Adriano Celentano was already a household name, famous for his endlessly popular songs and film roles. "Yuppi Du," however, was a bit of a gamble, given he would fill all the important positions himself, playing the lead, directing, writing, producing, editing and scoring. The gamble paid off when the film was accepted in competition at the Cannes Film Festival (where it won a quite fitting award for the music) and has since become a cult classic in Italy. (The special screening at the 2008 Venice Film Festival was as hugely anticipated as the world premiere of "Burn After Reading.")

Appropriately enough, considering its recent "revival," the film takes place in Venice, where people are upset over a series of fatal accidents that occur in unsecured work places at the docks. Among those who work there -- for a ridiculous salary, too -- is Felice Della Pietà (Celentano), who lives happily with his wife Adelaide (Claudia Mori, the singer's spouse in real life) and his daughter while trying to deal with the difficult conditions he and his friends find themselves in. Everything is turned upside down, though, when he discovers his past love Silvia (Charlotte Rampling), whom everyone believed to be dead, didn't commit suicide but actually ran off to Milan with someone else. As things get more complicated for Felice, both at home and at work, he and the others can think of no other way to express their frustrations but through music.

A musical with a social message is a rare thing, and it is to Celentano's credit that he had the guts to go all the way with his ambitious project. The big surprise is that the film works almost perfectly, despite jumping from one genre to another every five minutes....
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Amacord (1973)
Post by: memento on March 06, 2009, 07:33:39 am
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Plot: A year in the life of a small Italian coastal town in the nineteen-thirties, as is recalled by a director with a superstar's access to the resources of the Italian film industry and a piper's command over our imaginations. Federico Fellini's film combines the free form and make-believe splendor with the comic, bittersweet feeling for character and narrative we remember from some of his best films of the 1950s. The town in the film is based on Rimini, where Mr. Fellini grew up. Yet there is now something magical, larger-than-life about the town, its citizens and many of the things that happen to them.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" Round!
Post by: Fran on March 06, 2009, 11:46:40 pm
The "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" Round!

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Movies with mountains
Title: "A" is The Ascent (1994)
Post by: oilgun on March 07, 2009, 08:17:54 am
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Plot:   The real-life adventure of a dashing Italian soldier who escapes a British prisoner-of-war camp because he dreams of climbing 17,000-foot Mt. Kenya and planting the Italian flag at the summit. The obsessive British camp commander pursues him, and the two men are locked in a battle of wills, fuelled by honor and their love for the same woman.
Title: "B" is Una breve vacanza (1973)
Post by: Fran on March 07, 2009, 11:51:09 am
Also known as:  A Brief Vacation

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From IMDb:  A women lives a miserable life in the basement of her Milan apartment, with her boring in-laws and three children (boys). Her husband has been injured. Her bleak life takes an unexpected turn when she is diagnosed with tuberculosis and has to go to a sanatorium in the Italian Alps. At the medical clinic in Milan, she meets a young mechanic with the similar health problems. At the sanatorium she meets again the same man and they start a passionate love affair. All good things must come to an end. When she is cured, she has to return to that rathole from which she only briefly emerged.
Title: "C" is The Claim (2000)
Post by: memento on March 07, 2009, 01:47:20 pm
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From IMDB: Based loosely on Thomas Hardy's novel "Mayor of Casterbridge" this is a valiant recreation transposed from England to the cold mountains  of early California. A man sells his wife and daughter for a gold-mining claim. Years later, when he is the local sheriff, his wife and daughter return. A sub-plot documents the arrival of the railroad construction. This has all the makings of a truly great movie but unfortunately is good without being great. The first half is particularly disappointing - the camera fails to linger where there are wonderful scenic shots of breathtaking beauty or dialogue that could have emotional impact. It lingers over boring, inconsequential scenes. The movie also veers stomach-churningly between episodes of gripping realism to episodes where it simply looks all too obviously like actors on a set reciting their lines. Verging on pretentiousness at times, The Claim still manages to pull through as a worthwhile film, largely because it is worth seeing for the bits that work well.
Title: "D" is Death Hunt (1981)
Post by: Lynne on March 07, 2009, 04:36:19 pm
From IMDb:

Canada 1931: The unsociable trapper Johnson lives for himself in the ice-cold mountains near the Yukon river. During a visit in the town he witnesses a dog-fight. He interrupts the game and buys one of the dogs - almost dead already - for $200 against the owner's will. When the owner Hasel complains to Mountie Sergeant Millen, he refuses to take action. But then the loathing breeder and his friends accuse Johnson of murder. So Millen, although sympathetic, has to try to take him under arrest - but Johnson defends his freedom in every way possible.
Title: "E" is Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
Post by: Fran on March 07, 2009, 05:01:46 pm
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From IMDb:  I am a big fan of Herzog. But while "Encounters" provided me with an overall positive experience, it is a flawed film. First, the good news. Hearing the inorganically musical underwater vocalizations of Weddell seals through the theater's multichannel speaker system was alone worth the price of admission. One of the scientists studying the pinnipeds aptly describes their varied and otherworldly sounds as Pink Floydian. I am also pleased to have beheld extended footage of the magnificent world beneath the sea ice. It is a teeming environment whose surface we are only beginning to scratch, and I cannot blame Herzog for choosing choral background music that perhaps screams "awe" a bit too loudly; there is no danger of it cheapening the majesty of the frozen stalactites or the splendor of the sunlight dispersing through the ice-ceiling. Lastly, I'll note the humor, usually intentional, that Herzog uncharacteristically displays. His Teutonic deadpan is not his only comedic asset; he has a keen sense of the ridiculous, and ample targets among the many dubious denizens of the Antarctic.

My complaints are essentially twofold. First, the movie is disjointed. It is a hodgepodge of Herzog's encounters with various Antarctic researchers and residents; there is no apparent order or theme. This is a minor criticism, as most of the segments make for fine viewing on their own, but it would have been more satisfying if Herzog had presented a unifying thesis or two about the Light Continent (aside from the oft-repeated observation that it is populated by a fair number of "professional dreamers"). He should have at least arranged the segments in a clearly meaningful sequence. At its best, the film made no more of an impression on me than "that was beautiful," "that was cool," or "I didn't know that." Second, and more significantly, Herzog's narration is at times irritating. As someone who has studied climate change, I share his frustration and pessimism. But there is no call for saddling the film's final moments with apocalyptic platitudes (e.g., "the end of human life is assured") and a cursory reference to global warming. These sentiments are incongruous with the rest of the film, which does not substantially address environmentalism and whose most haunting scene is of a mad penguin that abandons its flock and runs inland towards distant mountains, to certain death, with a singular determination. Herzog's doomsayings, in any event, are better communicated by the satellite images of rapidly melting polar ice that we observe on a climatologist's computer screen.
Title: "F" is Fjols til fjells (1957)
Post by: southendmd on March 07, 2009, 06:01:55 pm
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IMDb user:  This movie is one of my all-time favourites. A joy to watch, mainly because of the inimitable Mr. Leif Juster in the lead. Unni Bernhoft is rather unconvincing and utterly charming as the young girl, or should we say boy, and Frank Robert does a great job (or rather two great jobs) as the ornithologist and the blasé actor. Add great one-liners, beautiful Norwegian mountain landscapes, great atmosphere, an utterly improbable story and amateurish editing, and voilà: A classic.

=aside= Fran
Re your "Encounters..." film:  I agree with the comment that Herzog's narration was beyond  irritating.
Title: "G" is The Green Glove (1952)
Post by: memento on March 08, 2009, 01:02:12 am
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From IMDB: Occasionally charming foreign adventure/romance with Glenn Ford as a down-on-his-luck American returning to post-war France to retrieve the title treasure he found during the war and becoming entangled with cops, bad guys, and tour guide Geraldine Brooks. Lovely Brooks has a wonderful girl-next-door quality, but the 50s priggishness makes the romance tiresome at times.

The whole affair has a nice Hitchcockian feel, altho Hitch would never have been so priggish--with either with the sex or the violence. Director Rudolph Mate was the cinematographer for Hitch on Foreign Correspondent and other A-list directors in the 40s but had already directed several films himself by the time he did The Green Glove, including the classic DOA in 1950, with Edmund O'Brien.

Still, something is missing. Ford remains a cipher thruout; we don't get the feel of desperation that Hitch (or his leading men) was so good at conveying. Ford was a battle-hardened lieutenant in the war, yet it doesn't seem to help him much against the bad guys. Brooks is clingy, yet coy. A European dame, sexier and more independent, might have been a more interesting choice. (This is one of those stories where the leads have to pretend to be married at one point, thereby forcing them to be titillatingly intimate, right? Wrong: Mate blows it by having them demand separate rooms anyway!) The climax is good, if a bit predictable. But the exciting mountain chase down a goat trail feels a bit like a setting in search of a story, since we know from the opening scene that the story doesn't end there. Overall, it's a good A-picture adventure that could have benefited from a bit of B-picture sex and violence.
Title: "H" is Having Wonderful Time (1938)
Post by: Fran on March 08, 2009, 04:38:21 pm
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From IMDb:  Ginger Rogers, a bored New York office girl, goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and finds Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Title: "I" is I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)
Post by: oilgun on March 09, 2009, 12:23:14 pm
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IMDb Plot Synopsis: The simple told story, based on Corra Harris' biographical book, of a Methodist minister, called to a north-Georgia mountain-community in 1910 who, with his gently-bred new bride, meets the problems and crises of his circuit-riding congregation fearlessly and honestly.
Title: "J" is Josefs Brüder (2005)
Post by: memento on March 10, 2009, 05:20:36 pm
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Plot: April 1944. Rosa, a farmers wife, and her daughter Vroni manage a small, remote farm in the Bavarian mountains. Since her brother Josef had been drafted by the army, the usually cheerful Vroni suffers under her mothers bitterness. But one evening a young, frightened man in a tattered Wehrmachtsuniform appears at the door. And only few minutes later the military police arrives.

=aside= Fran
Thank you.


Title: "K" is Katakuri-ke no kôfuku (2001)
Post by: Fran on March 10, 2009, 05:23:47 pm
Also known as:  The Happiness of The Katakuris

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From IMDb:  The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble they decide to bury him in the backyard. Things get way more complicated when their second guest, a famous sumo wrestler, dies while having sex with his underage girlfriend and the grave behind the house starts to fill up more and more.
Title: "L" is Love Letter (1995)
Post by: southendmd on March 19, 2009, 12:18:17 pm
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Hiroko Watanabe's fiancé Itsuki died two years earlier in a mountain climbing accident. While looking through his high school yearbook, Hiroko in a fit of grief decides to write a letter to him using his old school address. Surprisingly she receives a reply, not from the dead Itsuki, but from a woman with the same name whom had known Hiroko's fiancé in school. A relationship develops between the two women as they continue to exchange letters and share memories of the dead Itsuki.
Title: "M" is The Mountain (1956)
Post by: oilgun on March 19, 2009, 12:19:19 pm
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Synopsis: Spencer Tracy stars in this outdoor adventure as Zachary Teller, a retired Alpine guide lured back into mountain climbing by his fortune-hunting younger brother, Chris (Robert Wagner). A passenger... Spencer Tracy stars in this outdoor adventure as Zachary Teller, a retired Alpine guide lured back into mountain climbing by his fortune-hunting younger brother, Chris (Robert Wagner). A passenger jet has crashed high in the Alps, and Chris hopes to recover the jewels and money carried by the undoubtedly dead survivors. After a long and treacherous climb, the pair discovers one passenger is still alive--a young Hindu girl (Anna Kashfi). Soon it's brother vs. brother in a test of strength and wills over the girl, the loot, and getting down the mountain alive. Director Edward Dmytryk (MURDER MY SWEET, THE CAINE MUTINY) nicely captures some eye-popping Alpine scenery while carving out this rugged, character-driven story. Tracy is a little too portly and gray to be climbing mountains, but he knows how to act the role of a spiritually intrepid adventurer. Robert Wagner comes off well in one of his early roles as the greedy brother.
Title: "N" is Nordwand (2008)
Post by: Fran on March 19, 2009, 01:06:26 pm
Also known as:  North Face

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From MoviesTrailer.org:  Set in 1936, ["Nordwand"] centers around four mountain climbers who attempt to climb the north face of the Eiger Mountain in Switzerland and the tragic events that follow.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbbXWyI2AqE[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM3e4i2KBD0[/youtube]


Title: "O" is Obaba (2005)
Post by: southendmd on March 19, 2009, 03:43:46 pm
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This set of several stories is well conveyed by use of flashbacks. Lourdes' pursuit of the villagers' stories for her film project sets up several different story lines with no small amount of intersection in this remote mountain village.

But there are no real surprises in these stories in that the use of "magical realism" is used inconsistently. Some stories are resolved logically and others remain unresolved by rational explanations. The film suffers a little in not making up its mind about whether to be magical or not.

It's still a good movie but not a great one. I think it would be worth picking up Axtaga's Obabakoak collection to get a fuller view of this (potentially) mysterious place.
Title: "P" is Passion (1954)
Post by: memento on March 19, 2009, 03:50:39 pm
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Cornel Wilde's role in Passion is something that Tyrone Power might have done or Cornel himself might have done at 20th Century Fox when they were both there. Of course had it been done at Fox, Darryl Zanuck would have had a better plotted story than RKO did.

Wilde is a vaquero who has impregnated Yvonne DeCarlo and she's got a surprise for him when he returns from a roundup. She's got a bundle of joy for him and they're not married. But Wilde is going to do right by her.

Sad to say though DeCarlo's family is involved in a range feud with a local Don who sends riders to burn out who he considers squatters. They kill DeCarlo and her grandfather John Qualen.

They don't get DeCarlo's twin sister, also played by DeCarlo. She rides for Wilde and he gets there too late. But like Gregory Peck in The Bravados and Steve McQueen in Nevada Smith, Wilde's a man with a mission.

For reasons I don't understand the local law who is played by Raymond Burr won't arrest Lon Chaney, Jr. after she identifies his voice as one of the riders. It's a pretty lame excuse for Burr not doing his duty. Of course Wilde's duty is clear.

Later on Burr does in fact catch up with Wilde, but allows him to escape and then he tracks Wilde as Wilde tracks the bad guys. Again his reasons are rather lame.

Wilde tracks the last of the bandits to the snow clad Sierra Mountains  and the cinematography here is pretty good. RKO spent a bit more here than they normally do.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is The Alps (2007)
Post by: Fran on March 19, 2009, 05:08:46 pm
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From IMDb:  In 1966, John Harlin II died while attempting Europe's most difficult climb, the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. Forty years later, his son John Harlin III, an expert mountaineer and the editor of the American Alpine Journal, returns to attempt the same climb.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CutfoYcFMRY[/youtube]


Title: "R" is Der Rebell (1932)
Post by: Pipedream on April 02, 2009, 03:43:38 pm
aka The Rebel

With and by Luis Trenker, the mother father of all European mountain filmmakers...  :)

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Synopsis: A Tyrolean loses his farm and family to Napoleon's army and joins resistance fighters in the mountains for revenge.
Title: "S" is Stürme über dem Mont Blanc (1930)
Post by: oilgun on April 02, 2009, 04:11:47 pm
AKA:  Avalanche, Storm Over Mont Blanc

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In the Mont Blanc Observatory works Hannes. The only contact to the outside world is a pilot and Hella over the morse-code-radio. As Hella climbs the mountain with her father, the father dies. Also Hannes gets endangered as his fingers freeze. But Hella gets help.
Title: "T" is Touching the Void (2003)
Post by: Fran on April 02, 2009, 04:50:36 pm
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From IMDb:  The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

=aside= Anke
Hi. Thanks for reviving the game.

:)
Title: "U" is Uncivilized (1936)
Post by: memento on April 03, 2009, 03:45:54 pm
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Keyword: Mountain

Plot: A white authoress, looking for a story in the outback, is kidnapped by an Afghan slaver, betrothed to a white jungle-man, and menaced by a jealous half-caste rival, a hostile witch-doctor, his crazed-killer son, and opium smugglers!
Title: "V" is Der Verlorene Sohn (1934)
Post by: Pipedream on April 03, 2009, 04:38:03 pm
aka The Lost Son

Trenker again in one of his finest films: Der Verlorene Sohn

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Plot: During the depression years, a young man leaves his village in the Tyrolian mountains and emigrates to New York which he finds, well, depressing...

 
Title: "W" is Will Penny (1968)
Post by: Fran on April 03, 2009, 05:14:55 pm
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From IMDb:  Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.
Title: Wildcard "X" is K2 (1991)
Post by: oilgun on April 03, 2009, 05:45:09 pm
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Plot: Taylor and Harold are good friends and avid climbers. While climbing one day, they meet a man who it seems might be attempting to climb K2, the world's second-highest peak. Always pushy, Taylor bugs the man for a spot on the team, claiming that he and Harold are good enough. They may be very good, but K2 is a very tough mountain.
Title: "Y" is Yosemite the Magnificent (1941)
Post by: memento on April 04, 2009, 06:26:17 pm
From IMDB: This Traveltalk celebrates the beauty of Yosemite National Park. Besides the majestic mountains, we see Bridal Veil Falls and a giant sequoia with a road cut through its trunk. Tourist activities, including horseback riding and fishing, are also highlighted. And remember, DO NOT FEED THE BEARS! 
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed...Mountains(2007)
Post by: Fran on April 05, 2009, 09:06:38 am
Full Title:  Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2007)

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From IMDb:  The actual survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash have finally spoken, and you will be captivated by their words. Gonzalo Arijon, a neighbor and friend of many of the survivors, has put together a documentary called "Stranded: I Have Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains" that retells the story and illuminates it with commentary from all the survivors. The result is the closest one could possibly get to empathizing with that situation and gaining any sort of understanding of how life changes when you are stranded in the mountains for over 70 days.

The film tells it from right as they are getting on the plane until their eventual rescue, leaving very little out. It runs a bit too long, but it's worth it for the emotional impact. You need to have some familiarity with the monotony of the survivors' lives for those two months to truly appreciate their rescue.

While the survivors are the ones who truly make this story come to life, Arijon succeeds in his reenactments and the way he overlaps the survivors' words with these images. He never reenacts anything dramatically or let any words other than those of the survivors into the film. The images he recreates simply set a mood, provide some sort of visual context for the words of the survivors.

The way these men describe what happened is simply remarkable. They seem to recall it so vividly and the words they use to convey feelings that an overwhelming majority of people cannot ever say they have experienced in such a way that you can understand it. When the survivors are hit with an avalanche, the way they describe this near-death experience gives you a sense of what death might feel like. It is not far off when these men refer to their survival as coming back to life. The silence during the very sensitive and difficult parts is also very appropriate and effective. Lastly, the survivors come at the experience from all angles. There is so much to think about in this film from the way they view life now to how being outside of civilization affects your mind to the ethical considerations of the cannibalism that these men chose to partake in.

"Stranded" is powerful, deep and rich with complexity. It was far and away worth the four years of effort and care that Arijon gave it. It is simply one of the best stories of human perseverance ever and the film conveys this with absolute accuracy.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Don't Mess With Texas" Round!
Post by: Fran on April 06, 2009, 10:10:42 am
The "Don't Mess with Texas" Round!

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Featuring movies set in or with a
connection to the state of Texas

=aside= Paul
I've edited the announcement to borrow your color scheme for "Texas."  (Wish I had thought of it.)

         
Title: "A" is The Apostle (1997)
Post by: southendmd on April 06, 2009, 03:56:48 pm
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IMDb:  Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. Suddenly his stable world crumbles: Jessie is having an affair with young minister Horace. Sonny gets enraged and hits Horace with a softball bat, putting him into a coma. After that he leaves town, takes a new name, 'Apostle E.F.' and goes to Louisiana. There he starts to work as a mechanic for local radio station owner Elmo, and Elmo lets him preach on the radio. E.F. starts to preach everywhere: on the radio, on the streets, and with his new friend, Reverend Blackwell he starts a campaign to renovate an old church.
Title: "B" is Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Post by: memento on April 11, 2009, 01:08:20 pm
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Plot: Harry Palmer no longer spies for the British and is instead a starving private detective. He receives a package of money which is followed by a mechanical voice that gives him his instructions over the phone. He accepts the assignment and finds that he has entered the world of a Texas Billionaire who thinks he can bring about a popular uprising in the Soviet Union with the help of a highly sophisticated computer.
Title: "C" is Call Her Savage (1932)
Post by: Lynne on April 11, 2009, 01:17:18 pm
From IMDb:

Sexy TEXAS gal storms her way through life, brawling and boozing until her luck runs out, forcing her to learn the errors of her ways. 
Title: "D" is Dodge City Trail (1936)
Post by: southendmd on April 11, 2009, 01:33:12 pm
From the original poster:  HERE COME THE TEXAS PLAINSMEN! Swinging Down the Battle-Blazed Trail...Singing the Songs of the Saddle!

(Of course, I can't find  the poster...)

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Title: "E" is Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Post by: Fran on April 11, 2009, 02:00:55 pm
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From IMDb:  When they were kids, Texas Ranger Jack Benteen used to be best friends with drug kingpin Cash Bailey. At present, however, the only element linking them together is Jack's girlfriend Sarita, who used to be with Cash. She returns to Cash as a voluntary hostage to make certain that Jack keeps his hands off the drug lord's operation. On top of that, there is a meticulously planned drug bust, in which both Jack and Cash butt heads with CIA-funded paramilitary Maj. Paul Hackett, following his own agenda.
Title: "F" is Friday Night Lights (2004)
Post by: memento on April 11, 2009, 03:38:47 pm
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Plot: Expectations are high for the 1988 football team at Permian "MOJO" High School in the blue-collar, football-crazy town of Odessa, Texas. MOJO is a traditional powerhouse in Texas high school football, and the community lets coach Gaines know in many not-so-subtle ways that nothing short of a state championship is a failure. But when the team loses its star tailback in the first game of the season, hopes seem dashed, and MOJO goes into an early tailspin. Everyone is ready to hang coach Gaines in effigy, and the team is left for dead. But miraculously, coach Gaines pulls the team together, and MOJO makes a now-unlikely run into the state playoffs.
Title: "G" is Glory Road (2006)
Post by: oilgun on April 11, 2009, 04:29:05 pm
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PLOT: In 1966, Texas   Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Title: "H" is Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary (1997)
Post by: southendmd on April 11, 2009, 04:46:00 pm
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User comment:  I don't want to scare anyone away with the "D" word, so let's just say that this non-fiction gem is one of the year's best movies and worth begging your video store manager to stock. Using a no-frills action-and-interview technique, director S. R. Bindler follows the fate of 23 Texans who enter a bizarre annual promotional contest run by the local Nissan dealer. The contestants are to stand around a blue pickup truck, with one hand touching it at all times, and the last one left standing (70-80 hours later) wins the truck. Yes, I did say this was non-fiction! Fortunately for Bindler (or perhaps through his expert handling of them) the contestants turn out to be a colorful cross section, and you soon find yourself picking favorites and even rooting for them! The film manages as much suspense as any sporting event, with a lot more curiosity. Also, some profound themes start creeping in. This movie is sure to invite comparisons with those of Errol Morris, due to the eccentricity of its subject, and those who like Morris's work will surely like this. But Bindler deserves credit for forging his own less flashy style, and for giving us this one-of-a-kind, unforgettable experience.

Title: "I" is It Happened Out West (1923)
Post by: Fran on April 11, 2009, 04:51:08 pm
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From IMDb:  The foreman of a cattle-ranch located on the Texas-Mexico border is the leader of a gang of alien-smugglers bringing Chinese immigrants illegally into the United States. An under-cover Texas Ranger is sent to investigate.
Title: "J" is Jungle Flight (1947)
Post by: Lynne on April 11, 2009, 08:29:27 pm
From IMDb:

Kelly Jordan (Robert Lowery) and Andy Melton (Robert Kent) are former AAF fliers operating a cargo service over the South American mountain ranges in order to get enough money to return to TEXAS and buy a commercial line. Andy is killed when his overloaded plane crashes and explodes. Kelly meets Laurey Roberts (Ann Savage), who gets him to take her to the mining-camp operation as a cook, as she is running away from her ex-husband, Tom Hammond (Douglas Fowley), who has just been released from prison. Hammond catches up with Laurey, but he is killed in a gun fight, and Kelly and Laurie leave looking for a peaceful life in TEXAS.
Title: "K" is The Kansan (1943)
Post by: southendmd on April 11, 2009, 08:52:03 pm
IMDb:  Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town banker, who controls everything in town and is squeezing the townspeople for every penny he can get out of them.

Keyword:  Texas.

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Title: "L" is The Lonely Trail (1936)
Post by: Fran on April 11, 2009, 09:29:31 pm
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From IMDb:  Ex-Union officer John Ashley returns to his hometown in Texas and finds law and order being maintained by northerner Benedict Holden's armed troopers. Initially taken in by Holden's smooth talk, Ashley soon discovers Holden is a carpetbagger who, unbeknownst by the governor, is killing and stealing from the locals under cover of state authority. Hoping to thwart Holden's ongoing attacks against the citizens, Ashley enlists in Holden's troops.
Title: "M" is Major Dundee (1965)
Post by: memento on April 12, 2009, 07:11:57 pm
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Plot: During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
Title: "N" is The Nail Gun Massacre (1985)
Post by: oilgun on April 19, 2009, 06:17:33 pm
U.S. DVD Title: THE TEXAS  NAIL GUN MASSACRE
 
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Synopsis:   Following the brutal rape of a young woman by a gang of construction workers, a mysterious figure wearing a motorcycle helmet and driving a gold hearse begins hunting the perpetrators down. The masked avenger's weapon of choice, obviously, is a nail gun, with which he (or could it be she?) takes out the rapists one by one. Just who is this murderous vigilante?
Title: "O" is Oily Hare (1952)
Post by: Fran on April 19, 2009, 08:29:43 pm
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From IMDb:  A Texas oilman fights Bugs over property rights to his rabbit hole.
Title: "P" is Paris, Texas (1984)
Post by: Lynne on April 19, 2009, 10:52:52 pm
From IMDb:

A parched, grizzled man walks out of the south TEXAS desert and back into the lives of the people he abandoned 4 years earlier. After a short stay, which changes lives again, the man walks back into the desert.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Happy, Texas (1999)
Post by: memento on April 20, 2009, 10:46:10 am
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Plot: Two escaped convicts (Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn) arrive in the town of Happy, Texas, where they are mistaken for a gay couple who is to host the town's Little Miss Fresh Squeezed beauty pageant. Enjoying the celebrity and using their skill as con-men, the two adopt their persona to take on the task. Of course, as the two are heterosexual, their interest in the involved ladies intensifies. Ally Walker is a banker, who is distrustful of men and has given up on love. Illeana Douglas plays the dowdy, badly dressed teacher. William H. Macy plays a distrustful sheriff, Ron Perlman is another sheriff, and Paul Dooley is a judge.
Title: "R" is The Rare Breed (1966)
Post by: oilgun on April 20, 2009, 11:41:12 am
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Synopsis:   When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their efforts to transport their lone bull, a Hereford named Vindicator, to a breeder in Texas, but the trail is fraught with danger and even Burnett doubts the survival potential of this "rare breed" of cattle.
Title: "S" is Serving Sara (2002)
Post by: Fran on April 20, 2009, 12:19:45 pm
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From IMDb:  Reginald Hudlin, director of films such as "House Party" (1990), "Boomerang" (1992), and "The Ladies Man (2000), adds another comedy vehicle to his resume in "Serving Sara." However, this is a film that is reliant on the talents of Matthew Perry, and for the most part, it is he who saves this film, playing yet another version of Chandler Bing from "Friends." Perry plays Joe Tyler, a process server down on his serving luck, thanks to being undermined by his main competition, Tony (Vincent Pastore). Tyler is given one last important job; he must serve divorce papers to Sara Moore (Elizabeth Hurley) from Texas millionaire Gordon Moore (Bruce Campbell). Serving Sara Moore seems like a harder task than possible, and when Joe does, she offers him a better deal where the stakes are higher and Joe can finally get out of the business once and for all.

This is a fun movie, especially if your expectations were reasonably low to begin with. If you are a fan of "Friends," then it's hard not to like Matthew Perry in this movie.
Title: "T" is Texas Chainsaw Musical (2007)
Post by: southendmd on April 20, 2009, 02:50:10 pm
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IMDb user:  The short is loud and glitzy and full of musical angst, as the anti-hero begins to wonder if killing people is all it's cracked up to be. So of course, he and a chorus of bloody victims break into a song and dance number! When I saw this short film for a purported musical based on THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, I really wish it had been a real musical, not a comedy short. That's because the concept is so bizarre and unusual that I might have been tempted to see it for myself! Heck, weirder things have made it to full-length films or stage (such as the off-Broadway plays, THE EVIL DEAD or BAT BOY). I hope someone sees this silly little short and runs with the idea! Cute idea and definitely weird--this short is well worth a look and is a funny little idea.

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Title: "U" is Unseen Enemies (1926)
Post by: memento on April 21, 2009, 10:47:58 am
From IMDB: A valuable ranch lands in the hands of "Bingo" Strook when "Dad" Davenport dies and leaves two young boys. Strook is a dope smuggler and his accomplice is Laura, the Davenport housekeeper. "Happened-Along" Meredith and "Doughnut" Casey are on the property one day and Laura drives them away. They ride on laughing, and 'happen-along' in time to rescue Doris Davenport, niece of "Dad" who has come to taker over the ranch and care for the boys, when she falls off the motor-stage. Meredith borrows a couple of horse and a buckboard and takes Doris to the ranch. This does not set well with Strook. He sets a trap for Meredith, sends for the Texas  Rangers, and when they arrive at the ranch they find Meredith with a cache of dope which he says he found in a tree. Strook tries to have Meredith arrest as a dope smuggler, but Meredith shows the Rangers his papers and badge proving he is the Ranger Captain Halliday they have been expecting.

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Title: "V" is Viva Max (1969)
Post by: Fran on April 21, 2009, 11:25:30 am
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From IMDb:  When his girlfriend tells him that his men wouldn't follow him to a house of ill repute, Max, a general in the Mexican army decides to perform some great act of heroism. He takes his men over the border into Texas and re-captures the Alamo. This upsets the Texans greatly. The Texas National Guard is sent to retake the mission. Normally this would be easy as Max's men have left all of their ammunition back in Mexico, but the State Department insists that no one be killed, so the National Guard also goes in with unloaded weapons.
Title: "W" is Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)
Post by: southendmd on April 24, 2009, 08:00:15 pm
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Plot:  This controversial documentary about the stand-off between an unorthodox Christian group - the Branch Davidians, under the leadership of the young, charismatic David Koresh - and the FBI and ATF in Waco, Texas, from February to April 1993 presents a different spin on the events from that of the United States government, which held that the Branch Davidians set the fire that destroyed their compound, and killed the vast majority of them, on April 19, 1993. Using footage from the 51 day siege, from the congressional hearings afterwards, from people involved in all aspects of the siege, and from experts technical, psychological, and religious, the movie suggests that the Branch Davidians were not a cult, but a valid religious group practicing under First Amendment freedoms who fell victim to first the ineptitude of an ATF raid designed to garner the agency positive attention and later the cruel, methodical work of the FBI, who over-saw the murder of the Davidians and then quickly covered it up.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Blazing Stewardesses (1975)
Post by: southendmd on April 24, 2009, 08:05:22 pm
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AKA Texas Layover.

Plot:  BLAZING STEWARDESSES features Adamson's wife, cult scream queen Regina Carrol, and Yvonne DeCarlo, best know as TV's Lily Munster. This broad comedy, the sequel to NAUGHTY STEWARDESSES, finds a planeful of oversexed airline attendants touching down on a ranch. Little do they know, however, about the masked bandit lurking in the sagebrush, who just might ruin their plans for some lusty fun.
Title: "Y" is Year at Danger (2007)
Post by: Fran on April 24, 2009, 08:24:13 pm
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Filming Locations:  Austin, Texas, USA
Olympia, Washington, USA
Tikrit, Iraq

From MilitaryTimes.com:  Well, my initial impression of this movie turns out to be wrong. The filmmaker/director, Maj. Steve Metze of the Texas Army National Guard, didn’t set out on his 2005 deployment to Iraq intending to make a feature documentary. Speaking after the screening, Metze told the audience that he did indeed intend to document his deployment, but he wasn’t sure while he was doing it whether it was just for himself, his family or a larger audience.

Fortunately, Metze and editor Don Swaynos chose to bring the film to the people.

It’s a fairly standard war documentary:  bombs, boredom, missing family, missing birthdays. But with a soldier behind the camera, the soldiers at FOB Danger open up a little bit more. When Mezte asks his commander how he feels about being in charge immediately after the change-of-command ceremony at FOB Danger, the commander replies, “Scared [expletive]-less.” But the CC then asks for a do-over, and delivers a message of excitement and pride in his soldiers that would be very convincing if he hadn’t looked so terrified seconds before.

The thing that will stick with me the most is that this is the only war doc I’ve ever seen that deals with a fratricide.

Metze wasn’t too eager to talk about how he got permission to film all around the war zone, but it doesn’t feel like there’s a strong pro- or anti-anything slant to the movie.

This is the film’s official premier, but Metze has shown it to some of the soldiers featured in it.

After seeing it, "The military guys have all come up and just said thank you," Metze said. "And then the spouses are primarly coming up and going, 'Thank you. I had no idea. They never told me anything like this.'"

Since soldiers have tended to open up about their experiences after seeing the film, Metze thinks maybe he’ll tour it around military installations if it might help troops work through PTSD. But I think anybody who has deployed or is about to will benefit from watching this movie with their loved ones.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Texas Addio (1966)
Post by: oilgun on April 25, 2009, 01:02:11 pm
aka: Goodbye Texas
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Synopsis:  The tough gun-man Burt Sullivan (Franco Nero) leaves his job as a town sheriff to go to Mexico to find the man, Cisco, who killed his father many years ago. He and his younger brother arrive in a small town where everybody is afraid of Cisco who has become the local landowner. But there is a secret. It turns out that Cisco is the father of Burt's younger brother and Cisco are craving for respect from his "son". Burt Sullivan joins forces with the local townspeople to stop and bring Cisco back to his punishment in Texas.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Murder Round!
Post by: Fran on April 25, 2009, 03:15:10 pm
The Murder Round!

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Featuring movies that deal with murder,
attempted murder, murder investigations....

Title: "A" is All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
Post by: memento on April 27, 2009, 10:23:01 pm
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From IMDB: This excellent period drama is based on a popular novel of 1939 by Rachel Field. It told a version of the story of the murder, in Paris in 1847, of Fanny Sebastiani Choiseul-Praslin, Duchesse and wife of Theobald, Duc de Choiseul-Praslin. Fanny was the daughter of Marachal Horace Sebastiani, one of the leading political and social figures in the July Monarchy or Orleans Monarchy of France, under King Louis Phillippe (1830 - 1848). This was a middle-class supported monarchy, and was far more liberal than it's predecessor monarchy under King Louis's cousins the Bourbons. But by 1847 it had grown corrupt, and it was suffering a series a serious scandals. The murder of Duchesse Fanny by her husband was the last real blow. Supposedly the marriage had collapsed due to the growing relationship between Theobald and the children's governess, Mlle. Helene Deluzy-Desportes. The actual relationship between the governess and the Duc remains questioned, although most believe she was his lover. Rachel Field, a descendant of Fanny and her later husband, Rev. Martyn Field, presented the governess as the victim of circumstances (working in a household that was falling apart). Finally, whatever the cause, Theobald beat Fanny to death, and tried to make it look like a burglar did it. Instead the Surete was not fooled, and Theobald was arrested. But while under arrest he took poison, and he died denying his guilt and denying the involvement of the governess. Fanny came to America, where she taught school and married into the Field family (her brother-in-law Cyrus was a financier who laid the Atlantic Cable, and her brother-in-law Stephen was an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court). As for the French, they blamed the government for allowing the Duc to escape justice, and within a year the July Monarchy was overthrown. Marachel Sebastiani (Montague Love in the film) died prematurely in 1851 - the last victim of the crime.
Title: "B" is The Big Heat (1953)
Post by: Lynne on April 27, 2009, 10:37:45 pm
From IMDb:

Detective Dave Bannion investigates a police sergeant's suicide. Strictly routine...until a B-girl claiming to have evidence is found murdered, and Bannion's superiors order him off the case. Not one to suffer being pushed, Bannion pushes back at reputed mob boss Lagana, who fanatically keeps his home life free of "dirt." Result: a bomb meant for Bannion kills HIS WIFE, and Bannion becomes a white-hot sword of vengeance, alone against a corrupt world...except for Debby, disfigured ex-mistress of sadistic mobster Vince Stone.
Title: "C" is Compulsion (1959)
Post by: Fran on April 28, 2009, 02:47:20 pm
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From IMDb:  In 1924 Chicago, two rich college students, Judd Steiner and Arthur Strauss, decide they can commit the perfect murder and get away with. They kill a young teenager, Paulie Kessler, but through the efforts of part-time reporter and fellow student Sid Brooks, a pair of glasses left at the scene is traced to the murderers. For their trial, the families hire renowned defense attorney Jonathan Wilk known for his passionate arguments against the death penalty. Both men confessed to the crime but Wilk pleads them not guilty. At the trial, they change the plea to guilty and Wilk argues passionately in favor of a life sentence rather than execution.
Title: "D" is Death Becomes Her (1992)
Post by: memento on April 28, 2009, 06:15:09 pm
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From IMDB: Helen, a writer, and Madeline, an actress, have hated each other for years. Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once Helen's fiance. After she recovers from a mental breakdown, Helen vows revenge by stealing back Ernest and plotting to kill  Madeline. Both rivals have secretly drunk a miracle cure for aging; they accidentally discover, when each tries to eliminate the other, that they have become immortal and that "life" will never be the same again.
Title: "E" is Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1958)
Post by: Ellemeno on April 28, 2009, 09:48:13 pm
A very enjoyably written review by an IMDb member:

"Once I met an arabian, and while talking about cinema, he said, for knowing this movie he would forget five of his lovely movies, after watching it ! G. Fröbe and H. Rühmann are playing such fabulous, that you think somebody inconvenient is entering your near forest. Everybody I know is worn down after this Horror-criminal, where NO violence or anything bizarre is shown! Turn off the lights.

One of the best movies of the 1950ies."

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Title: "F" is The Fallen Idol (1948)
Post by: Fran on April 28, 2009, 10:04:53 pm
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From IMDb:  Philippe, a diplomat's son and good friend of Baines the butler, is confused by the complexities and evasions of adult life. He tries to keep secrets but ends up telling them. He lies to protect his friends, even though he knows he should tell the truth. He resolves not to listen to adults' stories any more when Baines is suspected of murdering his wife and no one will listen to Philippe's vital information.
Title: "G" is Green for Danger (1946)
Post by: memento on April 29, 2009, 06:23:38 pm
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Plot: When not dealing with causalities from V1 raids on London, operating theatre staff at Heron's Park Hospital spend their time handling their jealousies, rivalries, and unrequited loves. When a nurse on the team announces publicly that a recent death in theatre was murder, she too soon meets a grisly fate. Enter unorthodox Inspector Cockrill from Scotland Yard to try to unravel the bitter cross-currents that lead to the crimes.
Title: "H" is Heat (1995)
Post by: Lynne on May 05, 2009, 02:38:32 pm
From Wiki:

Heat is a 1995 American action drama film written and directed by Michael Mann. It stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer. The film was released on December 15, 1995.

De Niro plays a professional burglar who is a calm and methodical introvert, while Pacino plays a veteran LAPD homicide detective whose devotion to his job causes him to neglect his personal problems. The central conflict of the film was based on the experiences of former Chicago police officer Chuck Adamson and his pursuit of a criminal named McCauley in the 1960s, from which the name of De Niro's character, Neil McCauley, was derived.

Heat marked the first time that Pacino and De Niro appeared together onscreen, garnering much anticipation from film fans. Although both actors starred in The Godfather Part II 21 years earlier, they were not in any scenes together. The famous scene in Heat, where Pacino and De Niro share screen time together was shot at a Beverly Hills Restaurant, known as "Kate Mantillini" located at 9101 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. [1] Pacino and De Niro appeared together again in the 2008 film Righteous Kill.

The film is technically a remake of L.A. Takedown, a 1989 made-for-television film which was also written and directed by Mann; Mann had been trying to get Heat made for over a decade, and created L.A Takedown as a simplified version after his efforts were unsuccessful. Despite not receiving any Academy Award nominations, Heat was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $187 million worldwide.
Title: "I" is In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Post by: Fran on May 05, 2009, 02:53:01 pm
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From IMDb:  After a wealthy northern factory owner is murdered, racist Mississippi cops accuse African-American Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) of the crime. Once they learn that he is a renowned Philadelphia homicide detective, they reluctantly seek his help. As Tibbs displays his skills as a detective, he begins to win the respect, protection, and ultimately friendship of the Police Chief Bill Gillepsie (Rod Steiger).
Title: "J" is Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
Post by: memento on May 05, 2009, 03:40:52 pm
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Plot: Vinod (Naseeruddin Shah) and Sudhir (Ravi Vaswani) are two professional photographers trying to start a photo studio. The first real assignment that they get, from the activist magazine Khabardar (literally meaning beware), draws them into the shady world of Bombay real estate. They discover that one of the biggest builders in Bombay, Tarneja, is trying to bribe Municipal Commissioner D'Mello (Satish Shah) into giving him a bridge contract. Meanwhile D'Mello is negotiating with Tarneja's arch rival Ahuja (Om Puri). The contract is finally awarded to a third person. By chance Vinod and Sudhir find out that Tarneja has murdered D'Mello...
Title: "K" is Krótki film o zabijaniu (1988)
Post by: Lynne on May 18, 2009, 11:01:09 am
From IMDb:

A youth randomly, and brutally, murders a taxi-driver. Piotr has just passed his law exams and been admitted to the bar. He is to defend Jacek, the young murderer. There is no evidence for the defence and no apparent motive. Jacek is put on trial, found guilty and executed by hanging. Piotr, after his first case, is leftwith the bitter doubt - does the legal system, in the name of the people, have the right to kill with cold blood?
Title: "L" is Loft (2008)
Post by: Fran on May 18, 2009, 11:41:51 am
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From Wikipedia:  Five married men share ownership of an upmarket loft, which they use to discretely meet their respective mistresses. When the body of a murdered woman is found in said loft, the men begin to suspect each other of having committed the gruesome crime, as they are the only ones with keys to the premises.
Title: "M" is Murder Most Foul (1964)
Post by: southendmd on May 18, 2009, 12:08:44 pm
When Miss Marple joins a theatrical company after a blackmailer is murdered, several members of the troupe are also dispatched by this mysterious killer.

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Title: "N" is Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Post by: memento on May 19, 2009, 09:49:53 am
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From IMDB: A wave of mass murder sweeps across America as the recently dead return to life to kill and feast on their victims. A group of people board themselves up in an abandoned house to try and hold out against a small army of the undead. This is the classic low-budget horror film that is the model for recent hits such as the Evil Dead and The Blair Witch Project. George Romero stages a national disaster but reduces it to a single house for greater effect. The story focuses on the weaknesses of each of the characters in the house - their cowardice, their greedy, their stupidity etc. This makes the drama inside the house almost as palatable as the danger from outside and makes the characters more believable and important.

The undead are not huge works of special effects, nor are they anything other than lumbering beasts. But the threat they pose is well demonstrated - the film makes them feel unstoppable and relentless and makes their lingering presence more menacing and less comical than it could have been. The use of an unknown cast also makes it more realistic as none of them have any baggage. Duane Jones is the standout actor as Ben - who is not without flaws himself.

The downbeat, realistic atmosphere to the film gives it a greater sense of tension and continues right through to the very depressing conclusion. An excellent flagship for low budget horrors.
Title: "O" is The Oxford Murders (2008)
Post by: Fran on May 19, 2009, 12:19:21 pm
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From IMDb:  At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.
Title: "P" is Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Post by: Lynne on May 27, 2009, 10:11:36 pm
From Amazon.com

Following a bloody civil war, young Ofelia enters a world of unimaginable cruelty when she moves in with her new stepfather, a tyrannical military officer. Armed with only her imagination, Ofelia discovers a mysterious labyrinth and meets a faun who sets her on a path to saving herself and her ailing mother. But soon, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, and before Ofelia can turn back, she finds herself at the center of a ferocious battle between good and evil.

(Seems like the stepfather was always murdering someone...)
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Shallow Grave (1994)
Post by: memento on May 31, 2009, 05:08:05 pm
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From IMDB: See, there's these three little piggies (Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox and Christopher Eccleston) who live together as flatmates in Glasgow. The one thing that ties them together more than the genial contempt they have for one another, is the DOUBLE amount of contempt they have for everyone else. To take in extra rent money, they decide to let a spare room in their place. After having a lot of fun at the expense of many 'unsuitable' candidates, they decide to award the spot to a very dodgy looking character named Hugo, (Keith Allen), who has a shady demeanor and a rather large suitcase.

This situation is ripe for betrayal, deceit, coercion and oh, let's not leave out murder, shall we? It's dynamite with an unlit fuse, just missing a match. And that 'match' is finally struck when the three roommates find a nude Hugo dead the next morning in his room, and that in his mysterious suitcase is more cash than the three of them combined will make in a year.

Anybody hear a sizzling noise in the background? That's nothing. The explosion is coming, and it is a DOOZY! Director Danny Boyle and writer John Hodge certainly know their noir thrillers, and they skilfully weave the strands of this twisted story together like a Hitchcock chamber piece, filtered through the gimlet-eyed gaze of the Coen Brothers. With a Glaswegan accent, of course.
Title: "R" is Les rivières pourpres (2000)
Post by: Fran on May 31, 2009, 07:07:25 pm
Also known as:  The Crimson Rivers (UK) (USA)

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From IMDb:  Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.
Title: "S" is Shutter Island (2009)
Post by: Lynne on June 02, 2009, 03:23:27 pm
From IMDb:

It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity.
Title: "T" is Ted Bundy (2002)
Post by: oilgun on June 03, 2009, 11:29:38 am
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Synopsis:   Docu-drama based on the life of Ted Bundy, a serial killer who killed at least 19 young women during the 1970's (though some sources say as many as 30 to 35 were murdered). Set from his college student years, to his first victims, his capture, escape from prison (twice), his final killing spree to his trial, conviction and execution
Title: "U" is Údolí vcel (1968)
Post by: Fran on June 04, 2009, 10:46:36 pm
Also known as:  Valley of the Bees

(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa188/ffrraann/abcmovies2/Picture12-5.png)

Plot Keywords:  Bats | Monk | Widow | Castle | Bee | Murder | Middle Ages | etc.

From IMDb:  Ondrej, a young boy who loves bees and bats, is introduced to his new mother, a woman much younger than his father...
Title: "V" is Viridiana (1961)
Post by: memento on June 05, 2009, 03:25:18 pm
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From IMDB: Few film directors have worked with the sheer power and subversiveness that Spanish-born Luis Buñuel have. "Viridiana" is one of the best examples of the exiled Spaniard's feelings towards religious faith and its virtues- or his strong denial of religion as a virtue.

Buñuel started out as a Surrealist, and although he left the Surrealist Circle of Paris lead by André Breton, he always kept elements of Surrealism in his work, to the bitter end. So too in "Viridiana", where dreams play a small, but important part of the narrative, dreams being the Surrealists' main theme as a way of discovering repressed sexuality and aggression. Viridiana is a young nun who is, on the grounds of showing human compassion, talked into visiting her uncle Don Jaime, who is ill. Don Jaime, played by Buñuel regular Fernando Rey, is caring, but perverse. He falls in love with his niece, and does everything with the help of his maid, to keep Viridiana from parting to the convent, including lying to her and seducing her while she is trainquilized.

I am not going to give away all the events of the film, but the corruption of humanity and Christianity are soon evident, as Viridiana tries to help poor beggars and give them a worthy life. Her attempts at Christian charity are only met with self-pity and egocentricity, as the beggars go on a rampage reminiscient of the last supper of Jesus christ and his disciples. Violence, murder, gluttony and rape are all included to make a clear picture of the way the beggars have lost their human virtues to the hardship of poverty. We see the events through Viridiana's eyes, and everything she goes through suggests a broken belief in the goodness of both human beings and the faith she kept for so long.

A masterpiece in revolutionary cinema, this film won the Palm d' Or at Cannes in 1961, and the Spanish Board of Film were all fired afterwards, as Franco's regime could not quite swallow that "Viridiana" was the official Spanish contribution to the Festival.
Title: "W" is Where the Truth Lies (2005)
Post by: oilgun on August 04, 2009, 07:43:55 pm
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Plot:  A female journalist tries to uncover the truth behind the breakup, years earlier, of a celebrated comedy team after the duo found a girl dead in their hotel room. Though both had airtight alibis and neither was accused, the incident put an end to their act.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Post by: Fran on August 19, 2009, 03:36:03 pm
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From IMDb:  Thomas Keneally's THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH novel works on so many levels -- as a period piece, as a biting satire and as a wonderfully composed drama. This film of the same name attempts to capture the poignancy and strength of the original classic novel. It achieves this wonderfully. The film is excellently acted and the violence is both well shot and vibrantly enacted. The score is great too. Also the Australian landscape -- not to mention its social underbelly --  was never shot with as much insight.
Title: "Y" is Yôkihi (1955)
Post by: Fran on August 19, 2009, 03:55:15 pm
Also known as:     Empress Yank Kwei Fei
Joeng Gwaifei (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (USA)
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei

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IMDb plot keywords include:  Murder

From IMDb:  Donald Richie, the famous scholar of Japanese film, has dismissed this as a dull reworking of Chinese* history, albeit with some nice-looking colors. Though many others have agreed, his analysis is correct in one detail merely: the colors are absolutely beautiful, even in the VHS my library has. As it is one of only two color films Mizoguchi ever made, and the more beautiful of the two, this alone would make Yokihi a worthwhile watch.

But this film has a strange relationship with the beauty that is present, both in the color and in the relationship between the Emperor and Yang Kwei-Fei. The film admires beauty, but it is about the prostitution of beauty and the hatred that beauty can inspire. Some have accused it of being merely another Cinderella story, just like all the others, and it would certainly be a mistake to overlook the similarities. But it looks at the Cinderella archetype in a more disillusioned way: instead of being Yang Kwei-Fei's escape from her unfortunate family, her relationship with the Emperor is exploited by the same family members so that she is just as much their slave as she had always been, and so that, when the Chinese peasants get upset at the corruption caused by her family, naturally they lash out at her. But because of the sheer beauty of the film, both visual and in the way that the relationship between the Emperor and Yang Kwei-Fei is treated, the film is not cynical, ironic, and it never thinks itself better than the myths from which it arises. Instead, it becomes a sublime fabulous (in much the same way that many of Mizoguchi's greatest films, such as Zangiku Monogatari, Saikaku Ichidai Onna, Ugetsu Monogatari, and Sansho Dayu, resemble fables) romantic tragedy about beauty and its exploitation.

*This is not a typographical error. Though the film itself is Japanese, the legend of Yang Kwei-Fei is Chinese, and as such the film is set in China.
Title: "Z" is Zanjeer (1973)
Post by: Lynne on December 24, 2009, 02:56:15 pm
From IMDb:

A police inspector (Amitabh Bachchan), suspended from duty, tracks down the killer of his family years ago, with the help of a street-wise knife sharpening girl (Jaya Bhaduri), and a pathan (Pran). Based on a true story of one of the underworld dons, Teja.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The December Hollydaze Round!
Post by: Lynne on December 24, 2009, 03:00:09 pm
The December Hollydaze Round!
Title: "A" is Air Mail (1932)
Post by: southendmd on December 24, 2009, 04:43:21 pm
(http://www.antiqueairfield.com/flyins/2008/air_mail_movie_1932.jpg)


IMDb:  Level headed Mike Miller runs Desert Airport, an air mail base full of daring young pilots risking their lives to get the mail through-regardless of the weather. Following the death of one pilot in a horrific crash, Miller is forced to engage the wild and arrogant, yet skillful, Duke Talbot. When pilot Dizzy Wilkins crashes and dies in a storm, Talbot runs off with the young Mrs.Wilkins, leaving Miller to complete the last leg of Wilkins' mail run. Miller crashes on a mountain. Alive but in an inaccessible location, Miller tries to endure his injuries while futile attempts are made by air mail pilots to rescue him. Hearing of the impossibility of reaching Miller's crash site in time to save him, Talbot can't resist the challenge of trying an airborne rescue himself.

Gloria Stuart (yes, from Titanic) sings "Silent Night".

=aside=
This might be difficult--we did a holiday round last year!
Title: "B" is Black Christmas (2006)
Post by: Fran on December 25, 2009, 01:16:27 am
Also known as:  Black X-Mas (USA)

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From IMDb:  An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home on Christmas Eve, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.
Title: "C" is A Christmas Memory (1969)
Post by: Lynne on January 06, 2010, 09:32:51 pm
Paul, Leslie, Hannah, and I watched this Truman Capote story last week  :)

From Wiki:

"A Christmas Memory" is about a young boy, referred to as Buddy, and his elderly cousin, who goes unnamed in the story. The boy is the narrator, and his elderly cousin — who is eccentric and childlike — is his best friend. They live in a house with other relatives, who are authoritative and stern, and have a dog named Queenie.

The family is very poor, but Buddy looks forward to Christmas every year nevertheless, and he and his elderly cousin save their pennies for this occasion. Every year at Christmastime, Buddy and his friend collect pecans and buy whiskey — from a scary American Indian bootlegger named Haha Jones — and many other ingredients to make fruitcakes. They send the cakes to acquaintances they have met only once or twice, and to people they've never met at all, like President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

This year, after the two have finished the elaborate four-day production of making fruitcakes, the elderly cousin decides to celebrate by finishing of the remaining whiskey in the bottle. This leads to the two of them becoming drunk, and being severely reprimanded by angry relatives.

The next day Buddy and his friend go to a faraway grove, which the elderly cousin has proclaimed the best place, by far, to chop down Christmas trees. They manage to take back a large and beautiful tree, despite the arduous trek back home.

They spend the following days making decorations for the tree and presents for the relatives, Queenie, and each other. Buddy and the older cousin keep their gifts to each other a secret, although Buddy assumes his friend has made him a kite, as she has every year. He has made her a kite, too.

Come Christmas morning, the two of them are up at the crack of dawn, anxious to open their presents. Buddy is extremely disappointed, having received the rather dismal gifts of old hand-me-downs and a subscription to a religious magazine. His friend has gotten the somewhat better gifts of Satsuma oranges and hand-knitted scarves. Queenie gets a bone.

Then they exchange their joyful presents to each other: the two kites. In a beautiful hidden meadow, they fly the kites that day in the clear winter sky, while eating the older cousin's Christmas oranges. The elderly cousin thinks of this as heaven, and says that God and heaven must be like this.

It is their last Christmas together. The following year, the boy is sent to military school. Although Buddy and his friend keep up a constant correspondence, this is unable to last because his elderly cousin suffers more and more the ravages of old age, and slips into dementia. Soon, she is unable to remember who Buddy is, and not long after, she passes away.

As Buddy says later: "And when that happens, I know it. A message saying so merely confirms a piece of news some secret vein had already received, severing me from an irreplaceable part of myself, letting it loose like a kite string. That is why, walking across a school campus on this particular December morning, I keep searching the sky. As if I expected to see, rather like hearts, a lost pair of kites hurrying towards heaven."
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The December Hollydaze Round!
Post by: Lynne on January 18, 2010, 01:34:45 am
ahem...is anyone out there?  O0
Title: Re: "C" is A Christmas Memory (1969)
Post by: oilgun on February 02, 2010, 12:47:59 pm
Quote from: Lynne on January 06, 2010, 09:32:51 pm
Paul, Leslie, Hannah, and I watched this Truman Capote story last week  :)

From Wiki:

"A Christmas Memory" is about a young boy, referred to as Buddy, and his elderly cousin, who goes unnamed in the story. The boy is the narrator, and his elderly cousin — who is eccentric and childlike — is his best friend. They live in a house with other relatives, who are authoritative and stern, and have a dog named Queenie.

The family is very poor, but Buddy looks forward to Christmas every year nevertheless, and he and his elderly cousin save their pennies for this occasion. Every year at Christmastime, Buddy and his friend collect pecans and buy whiskey — from a scary American Indian bootlegger named Haha Jones — and many other ingredients to make fruitcakes. They send the cakes to acquaintances they have met only once or twice, and to people they've never met at all, like President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

This year, after the two have finished the elaborate four-day production of making fruitcakes, the elderly cousin decides to celebrate by finishing of the remaining whiskey in the bottle. This leads to the two of them becoming drunk, and being severely reprimanded by angry relatives.

The next day Buddy and his friend go to a faraway grove, which the elderly cousin has proclaimed the best place, by far, to chop down Christmas trees. They manage to take back a large and beautiful tree, despite the arduous trek back home.

They spend the following days making decorations for the tree and presents for the relatives, Queenie, and each other. Buddy and the older cousin keep their gifts to each other a secret, although Buddy assumes his friend has made him a kite, as she has every year. He has made her a kite, too.

Come Christmas morning, the two of them are up at the crack of dawn, anxious to open their presents. Buddy is extremely disappointed, having received the rather dismal gifts of old hand-me-downs and a subscription to a religious magazine. His friend has gotten the somewhat better gifts of Satsuma oranges and hand-knitted scarves. Queenie gets a bone.

Then they exchange their joyful presents to each other: the two kites. In a beautiful hidden meadow, they fly the kites that day in the clear winter sky, while eating the older cousin's Christmas oranges. The elderly cousin thinks of this as heaven, and says that God and heaven must be like this.

It is their last Christmas together. The following year, the boy is sent to military school. Although Buddy and his friend keep up a constant correspondence, this is unable to last because his elderly cousin suffers more and more the ravages of old age, and slips into dementia. Soon, she is unable to remember who Buddy is, and not long after, she passes away.

As Buddy says later: "And when that happens, I know it. A message saying so merely confirms a piece of news some secret vein had already received, severing me from an irreplaceable part of myself, letting it loose like a kite string. That is why, walking across a school campus on this particular December morning, I keep searching the sky. As if I expected to see, rather like hearts, a lost pair of kites hurrying towards heaven."

I don't care what anyone says, Capote 's writing can be very affecting, I love his stuff.
Title: "D" is Dead of Night (1945)
Post by: southendmd on February 02, 2010, 12:58:46 pm
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IMDb trivia:  US distributors thought that the original cut of the film was too long. The golfing sequence and the Christmas ghost tale were both cut.

=aside=
I agree, Gil.  Capote's "A Christmas Memory" is one of my favorites.  And Geraldine Page is brilliant.
Title: "E" is Elling (2001)
Post by: Lynne on February 19, 2010, 06:26:57 pm
Review from kamera.co.uk:

It's not often you get the chance to see a Norwegian film at the cinema, let alone a Norwegian comedy. But this little film has snowballed from winning the Best New Director Award and Youth Jury Award at the 2001 San Sebastian Film Festival, all the way to an Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Film and a theatrical release in Britain. The rights to the film have also been bought up by Kevin Spacey's Trigger Street Productions in order to produce an American re-make. The fuss Elling has generated is certainly deserved.

Elling (Per Christian Ellefsen) is a middle-aged man with psychological problems who has always lived with his mother, to whom he is totally devoted. After she dies he is discovered by the police and taken to a psychiatric home where he finds himself sharing a room with the Obelix-esque Kjell Bjarne (Sven Nordin), whom he nicknames 'The Orangutan'. After a couple of years they are given their own flat in Oslo, under the supervision of social worker Frank Åsli (Jørgen Langhelle), to try and re-assimilate themselves back into society. Elling, although very intelligent, is constantly stalked by his 'two enemies, Paranoia and Anxiety' and initially finds it hard to walk to the local shop or even answer the phone. Kjell Barne complements his flatmate's brains with his brawn and huge heart, and proves able to blunder through life reasonably effectively if pointed in the right direction. Kjell's main problem, however, is that he needs a woman and needs one fast, but has no idea where to find them or what to say to them. He and Elling discover the joy of phone sex-lines, but only until Frank presents them with the astronomic phone bill. However, his fortune changes when the drunken and pregnant Reidun (Marit Pia Jacobson) from the flat above collapses in the stairwell and needs Kjell to carry her to her flat. Elling, meanwhile, attempts to combat his personal demons by finding a hobby, and discovers a gift for poetry. Disgusted by a local contemporary poetry reading he attends, he decides to go underground by leaving his poems in boxes of sauerkraut in his local supermarket – and thus becomes 'E' the 'Sauerkraut Poet'. Faced with the constant fear of Frank sending them back to the psychiatric home, Elling and Kjell help each other through their problems and come up with wonderfully eccentric solutions.

Elling is a genuinely moving and uplifting film. Fortunately the humour is never uncomfortable or derived from laughing at 'the stupid handicapped people'. The simple honesty and kindness of their characters comes from their personality rather than their mental disabilities: indeed, there is never any medical diagnosis given to 'explain' their problems. As the director Petter Næss explains, 'their problem is that they have no social experience, that nobody has ever really given them any opportunities'. Elling and Kjell's problems are universally human, merely exaggerated versions of problems and anxieties which we all face. The acting is wonderful throughout, no doubt helped by the fact that most of the cast was taken from the successful stage version, also directed by Petter Næss. (Whenever Kjell head butts a wall or table out of frustration, you're pretty convinced that he really did it). It is certainly the relationship between the two flatmates that makes this film so beautiful to watch. The moment where they exchange Christmas presents during their first Christmas together in the flat is one of the most simple and subtly moving scenes I have seen for a long time. In many ways this is a film about all the best aspects of humanity and the human spirit. Elling is guaranteed to leave you feeling happy, spiritually cleansed, and with a strange yearning to go to Norway.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The December Hollydaze Round!
Post by: Sason on February 19, 2010, 06:34:23 pm
I don't know what this thread is about, but Elling is a WONDERFUL movie!!!!

Deeply humanistic, funny, moving, it is about tolerance and including the unfortunate and different people in this world.

Highly recommended!!!


ETA: I see you posted a review of it too. That's great.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The December Hollydaze Round!
Post by: Lynne on February 19, 2010, 06:45:36 pm
Sason - we are posting movies in alphabetical order with the theme of Christmas holidays at present.  You need to find a movie with even an obscure holiday reference that begins with an "F" to play next.  The movie should not have been played yet.

The list of movies played is here http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,13784.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,13784.0.html)

We're technically supposed to let two people play between our turns, but there have been a dearth of players lately, so I thought I'd try to get it going again.

And you can use the search function to make sure your movie hasn't been played yet.

Regarding Elling, I thought it sounded wonderful too, and I made a note to add it to the never-ending Netflix queue.   :)
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The December Hollydaze Round!
Post by: Sason on February 19, 2010, 06:50:43 pm
Thanks for explaining Lynne!

Don't think I have the time right now to play along, I just happened to see the name Elling and had to put my two cents in!!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The December Hollydaze Round!
Post by: Lynne on February 19, 2010, 06:53:01 pm
Quote from: Sason on February 19, 2010, 06:50:43 pm
Thanks for explaining Lynne!

Don't think I have the time right now to play along, I just happened to see the name Elling and had to put my two cents in!!

Well, definitely swing by and play when you get a chance.  I make shameless use of IMDb to find movies to play...both here and in the six degrees game.   :P
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The December Hollydaze Round!
Post by: Lynne on April 27, 2010, 12:13:48 am
*bump*

Reckon we can finish this by Christmas 2010??  ::) :D
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The December Hollydaze Round!
Post by: zephaniah on April 27, 2010, 08:47:00 am
We're still on 'F'?
Title: "F" is Fred Claus (2007)
Post by: Fran on April 27, 2010, 08:54:34 am
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From IMDb:  During childhood, Fred Claus suffered his younger brother Nick's saintliness. Jump ahead:  Fred is a fast-talking, genial but self-centered guy in Chicago looking for $50,000 to open an off-track-betting shop. When one scam goes awry, he calls Nick at the North Pole for a loan: Nick will give him the money only if Fred comes up to help a few days with the Christmas rush. After his girlfriend dumps him, Fred heads north. Santa's facing an audit from an efficiency expert, and it's not pleasant. Fred's job is to review charts and determine who's naughty and who's nice. Is there any fraternal feeling left, can either learn from the other, and what about Santa getting fired?

Quote from: Lynne on April 27, 2010, 12:13:48 am
Reckon we can finish this by Christmas 2010??  ::) :D

Doubtful...but I'm a pessimist by nature.   ;)

Title: "G" is Gremlins (1984)
Post by: oilgun on August 12, 2010, 10:00:03 am
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GREMLINS (1984) D: Joe Dante
Christmas Tree is one of the Keywords, lol!
Title: "H" is Happiness Ahead (1934)
Post by: memento on August 14, 2010, 05:42:25 pm
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Joan's parents want her to marry young Travis, but Joan has no interest in him. So on , she goes out to a club where she meets Bob. Things click and she rents an apartment in the city so that New Years Eve she can date Bob and he will not know that she is RICH. He works for the Peerless Window Cleaners, but hopes to soon have his own window cleaning company. The problems between Bob and Joan start when he see's Joan getting a check from an older man and also finds that she does not stay in her apartment after he drops her off.
Title: "I" is Iota (2004)
Post by: Fran on August 16, 2010, 03:29:04 pm
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Plot Keywords:  Christmas  | Coast  | Voice  | Sleep 

From IMDb:

I've seen this short on the Sundance Channel (USA) several times, and it's always a pleasure to watch again.

I don't want to say too much about the plot since I don't want to spoil anything for those who haven't seen it yet. The heart of the story is about the loving relationship between a single father and his twin daughters. However... there is another very interesting element to the story which is supernatural, though never quite slipping into horror or sci-fi, if taken literally. Or... if taken figuratively... but that's part of the beauty here... much is left to the imagination or one's interpretation.

The cinematography is gorgeous, the mostly non-verbal acting performances are wonderful, the story is interesting, sweet and yet haunting, and the quiet beautiful music sets the perfect mood.

Definitely check this short film out if you get the chance.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjP3rjh_r6U[/youtube]
Time:  10:22
Title: "J" is Johns (1996)
Post by: oilgun on August 16, 2010, 04:51:36 pm
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Plot Summary:
It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday. He's a prostitute on Santa Monica Blvd in L.A., and he wants to spend that night and the next day at the posh Park Plaza Hotel. He's ripped off a local drug dealer to pay the bill, but as he's sleeping that morning, someone steals his shoes right off his feet, with the money in them. Meanwhile, Donner, a lad new to the streets, wants John to leave the city with him for Camelot, a theme park in Branson, MO, where they'll work as lifeguards. John spends the day trying to hustle the money for the hotel, avoid Jimmy the Warlock, keep his girl friend placated, and figure out how to deal with Donner's friendship.


NOTE:   I can't believe I never played this juicy 'J' title before but I didn't see it in the (new) archive of movies played.  Is that list still a valid reference?
Title: "Re: "J" is Johns (1996)
Post by: Fran on August 16, 2010, 09:45:38 pm
Quote from: oilgun on August 16, 2010, 04:51:36 pm
NOTE:   I can't believe I never played this juicy 'J' title before but I didn't see it in the (new) archive of movies played.  Is that list still a valid reference?

Yes, Gil, the New Archive (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,18198.0.ht=http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,18198.0.html) is where to check to see if the movie you're planning on posting has been played previously.  It is current up to the last complete round (the round before this one).

"J" movies are getting harder and harder to find -- especially when a particular theme narrows the limited choices -- so great find!
Title: "K" is Karnavalnaya Noch (1956)
Post by: memento on August 18, 2010, 04:12:14 pm
AKA:  Carnival in Moscow

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From IMDb:  

Karnavalnaya Noch was the first comedy made by the Russian director Eldar Ryazanov. Filled with music, dances and singing, it featured Ludmila Gurchenko in her first role and the renowned stage and film actor Igor Ilyinsky as Ogurtsov, an old-fashioned bureaucrat/stand-in director of the Culture Palace, where a team of young people is trying to put together a musical program to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Title: "L" is Liam (2000)
Post by: Fran on August 18, 2010, 09:17:12 pm
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Plot keywords include:  New Year's Eve

Plot summary from IMDb:  

A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8 and making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.
Title: "M" is Mon Oncle Antoine (1971)
Post by: oilgun on August 19, 2010, 08:07:30 am
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Synopsis

Claude Jutra’s evocative portrait of a boy’s coming of age in wintry 1940s rural Quebec has been consistently cited by critics and scholars as the greatest Canadian film of all time. Delicate, naturalistic, and tinged with a striking mix of nostalgia and menace, Mon oncle Antoine follows Benoit, as he first encounters the twin terrors of sex and death, and his fellow villagers, who are living under the thumb of the local asbestos mine owner. Set during one ominous Christmas, Mon oncle Antoine is a holiday film unlike any other, and an authentically detailed illustration of childhood’s twilight. —The Criterion Collection

Title: "N" is National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (2003)
Post by: southendmd on August 20, 2010, 02:46:37 pm
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Tagline:  It all started three days before Christmas break with a prostitute and a large, French sausage...
Title: "O" is One Magic Christmas (1985)
Post by: memento on August 21, 2010, 08:32:52 am
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Gideon, a Christmas angel, is sent, by Santa, to help Ginny Grainger. Ginny is a cynic, and she hates Christmas. She and her family (husband, Jack and two kids, Caleb and Abbie) have fallen on hard times, making it even harder to believe in anything that can't be seen. With help from Abbie, and a trip to see Santa Claus himself, can Gideon find a way to make Ginny believe again?
Title: "P" is Patti Rocks (1988)
Post by: oilgun on August 21, 2010, 10:08:35 am
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FromIMDb:
It's Christmas time in the twin cities. Billy's working a lot of overtime, running barges on the Mississippi. He calls his friend Eddie, whom he hasn't seen in six months, and asks a favor: to drive with him to see his pregnant girlfriend, Patti, because Billy hasn't told her he's married and already has two children. The road trip of guy talk becomes a night of truths exchanged between men and women.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Santa's Slay (2005)
Post by: Fran on August 23, 2010, 12:20:31 am
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From IMDb:  

It seems as if Santa Claus (Bill Goldberg) is actually a demon who lost a bet to an angel. Because of the bet, Santa now had to be nice and deliver gifts to the children of the world for 1000 years. It turns out that last year was year one thousand, and now Santa is pretty upset and taking it out on innocent families.

Nicholas (Douglas Smith) is a teenager who has taken after his grandfather and is not particularly fond of the Christmas holidays. Soon, it is revealed to Nicholas how Santa came about by his grandfather. Since Santa has, for some reason, targeted Nicholas, he and his girlfriend, Mary (Emilie de Ravin), take it upon themselves to destroy the Christmas demon.
Title: "R" is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
Post by: southendmd on August 23, 2010, 03:33:25 pm
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDKP7epNr6w[/youtube]


Max Fleischer's last cartoon.  The first version of Johnny Marks' famous  Christmas song.
Title: "S" is Sheitan (2006)
Post by: oilgun on August 23, 2010, 06:05:53 pm
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From IMDb:
On Christmas Eve, in the Styxx Club in Paris, the troublemaker Bart and his scum friends, Thaï and Ladj, meet the bartender Yasmine and the customer Eve, and after a fight of Bart in the nightclub, Eve invites the group to go to her house in the country. While on the road near the cottage, they are introduced by Eve to the weird shepherd and housekeeper, Joseph, whose wife is pregnant. Joseph feels a sort of attraction for Bart, and during this Christmas night, Joseph discloses his real intentions.
Title: "T" is Trapped in Paradise (1994)
Post by: memento on August 23, 2010, 06:22:06 pm
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Though tempted by crime, Bill Firpo has managed to stay on the right road, unlike his jailbird brothers, compulsive liar Dave and kleptomaniac Alvin. After overcrowding leads to an early parole for Dave and Alvin, they get Bill to take them to Paradise, PA., where on Christmas Eve, the three brothers pull off the easiest bank robbery imaginable. Leaving the literally nice-little-town of Paradise, though, is not as easy as they imagined...
Title: "U" is The Usual Children (1997)
Post by: southendmd on August 23, 2010, 06:55:17 pm
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IMDb plot:  The night before Christmas, dad has to stop his two excited children from fighting. But Scoop hates his sister Hela and wishes her dead. Everything they say and do comes true in an unreal parallel world. Hela decides to become a Ghost and haunt Scoop even more. Scoops world without rules soon starts to fall apart and he soon finds he needs both rules and his sister.
Title: "V" is Vito and the Others (1991)
Post by: Fran on August 23, 2010, 07:08:51 pm
Original title:  Vito e gli altri

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From IMDb:  VITO AND THE OTHERS is the groundbreaking film which drew international attention to the problem of neglected youth and street crime in poverty-stricken Naples. The film's opening moments are startling and deeply disturbing. A despairing Rosario has just murdered his wife and daughter at the dinner table on New Year's Eve. Somehow, Vito quietly convinces his father to drop the gun, spare their lives, and call the police. Placed in the custody of sexually abusive relatives, Vito is left free to roam the trash-strewn back streets of Naples where he and his friends engage in drug abuse, prostitution, and petty crime. Ably acted by a large cast of nonprofessional street kids, VITO AND THE OTHERS is a heartrending portrait of innocents without a future.
Title: "W" is While She Was Out (2008)
Post by: oilgun on August 23, 2010, 08:50:41 pm
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FromIMDb:
Della Myers is an upper-class housewife that lives in a private condominium in the suburbs with her twin children and her abusive husband Kenneth. Della gives all the attention to the twins, neglecting their house and her appearance and upsetting Kenneth. On the Christmas Eve, she drives to the local mall in the night to buy wrapping paper for the gifts, and she does not find any parking space available. When she sees an old car parked on two spots, she leaves a message to the owner calling him "selfish jerk". When the mall closes, Della's car is hold by the driver of the old car and she is threatened by four punks - Chuckie, the Afro-American Huey, the Chinese-American Vingh and the Latin Tomás. When the security guard of the mall protects her, he is shot on the head by Chuckie, Della speeds up her car trying to escape from the criminals. However she crashes her truck nearby a forest while chased by the gang. She takes the toolbox and hides in the wood, fighting against the gang to survive.
Title: Wildcard "X" is The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972)
Post by: southendmd on August 23, 2010, 09:21:12 pm
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IMDb plot:  A young girl named Addie, living in Nebraska in 1946 wants nothing more for the holidays than a Christmas tree, but her widowed father, is bitter and refuses due to events from the family's past.

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A sentimental favorite for me.  My sixth grade class "adapted" the story and made it our own.  Whenever I see Jason Robards, I think of this film.
Title: "Y" is Youth for the Kingdom (1945)
Post by: Fran on August 23, 2010, 11:36:03 pm
I was unable to find a poster or even a photograph from the film, but here's a list of the cast and crew:

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From IMDb:  While carolling, a young girl discovers that her neighbors have lost the spirit of Christmas.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is A Christmas Tale (2008)
Post by: memento on August 24, 2010, 01:58:56 am

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IMDb plot:  The Vuillard family gathers: Junon and Abel, a daughter Elizabeth and her son Paul, Henri and a girlfriend, Ivan, his wife Sylvia and their young sons, and cousin Simon. Six years before, Elizabeth paid Henri's debts and demanded he never see her again or visit their parents' home. Paul, at 16, has mental problems and faces a clinical exam. Junon learns she needs a bone marrow transplant if she's to live beyond a few months: thus the détente bringing all together. Two family members have compatible marrow, but the spats, fights, cruel words, drunken toasts, and somewhat civilized bad behavior threaten all; plus Junon may simply refuse treatment. Do we know ourselves?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 2009 Movies!
Post by: Fran on August 24, 2010, 09:16:49 am
Next up:

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This round will feature movies with an IMDb release date of 2009.

Note:  The following 2009 movies may not be played
since they were used in previous rounds:

Ashecliffe
Avatar
Brothers
Case 39
Eloise in Paris
Fast & Furious
I Love You, Man
Kentucky Rhapsody
The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano
Little Chicago
Lovely Bones, The
Need
One Nation Under Bob
The Owl in Daylight
Public Enemies
Queen of the South
Rain Fall
Shutter Island
Triage
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Unborn
Undisputed 3
Vintner's Luck, The
We Believe: Chicago and its Cubs
When in Rome
Wonder Woman
Y: The Last Man
Year One
Title: "A" is Agora (2009)
Post by: southendmd on August 24, 2010, 09:23:12 am
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A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hopes of pursuing freedom while also falling in love with his master, the famous female philosophy professor and atheist Hypatia of Alexandria.
Title: "B" is The Blind Side (2009)
Post by: Fran on August 24, 2010, 09:59:20 am
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Plot:  The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hn5-pxWM6k[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "C" is Crazy Heart (2009)
Post by: Marina on August 24, 2010, 10:51:38 am
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Plot:  A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
Title: "D" is Dorian Gray (2009)
Post by: southendmd on August 24, 2010, 10:58:18 am
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A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

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Title: E is Earthwork (2009)
Post by: oilgun on August 24, 2010, 11:22:19 am
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From IMDb:
In 1994, real-life crop artist Stan Herd traveled from Kansas to Manhattan's Upper West Side to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump. The multi-acre artwork was made from soil, rock, plants and vegetation near an underground railway tunnel. Stan recruited a number of homeless individuals living in the tunnel to become his crew. Over the months it took to complete the earthwork, Stan dealt with a myriad of difficulties in bringing his unique, rural art form to an urban canvas and the many costs his art exacted upon his life. In the process, he unexpectedly encountered the true meaning of his art and it's ultimate, lasting rewards.
Title: "F" is The Fourth Kind (2009)
Post by: Fran on August 24, 2010, 12:34:31 pm
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Plot:  A thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover-up.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMqDtb3lLII[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "G" is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Post by: southendmd on August 24, 2010, 12:51:36 pm
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A journalist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing -- or dead -- for forty years by a young female hacker.
Title: H is Hadewijch (2009)
Post by: oilgun on August 24, 2010, 05:58:44 pm
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From IMDb:   Dumont explores the fine line between martyrdom, fanaticism, faith, and delusion in this meditative (some will call slow paced) look at a young Christian fanatic who befriends a group of 'terrorist' Muslims. Throughout there's a degree of sexual threat and violence so present in his films, as well as the very physical presence of nature, of weather, of the elements. It's an edgy mix, yet most of the time we're looking at the world through the vulnerable searching eyes and face of Julie Sokolowski as Céline/Hadewijch, the latter being a 13th century mystic who also sublimated courtship for a love to God, and who also took no vows as a nun. As Celine, the girl is sent from the convent for being too extreme in her devotion. She begins to naively explore the real world. Like the earlier poet and mystic Hadewijch – into whom she slowly seems to be transforming – Celine is also from a very wealthy family, a fact that sets up another set of questions and contrasts in this contemporary context. I love looking at the faces director Dumont offers up, and as always he sets up situations that call out for argument and conversation. The ending is sudden and unexpected, and you are left to question not only what might happen next, but to where exactly has the director led us.


I really like Bruno Dumont but I've yet to see this one.
Title: "I" is Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Post by: memento on August 24, 2010, 06:25:13 pm
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From IMDB: In Nazi occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with her life, she plots her revenge several years later when German war hero Fredrick Zoller takes a rapid interest in her and arranges an illustrious movie premiere at the theater she now runs. With the promise of every major Nazi officer in attendance, the event catches the attention of the "Basterds", a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers led by the ruthless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the relentless executioners advance and the conspiring young girl's plans are set in motion, their paths will cross for a fateful evening that will shake the very annals of history.
Title: "J" is Jennifer's Body (2009)
Post by: southendmd on August 24, 2010, 06:53:52 pm
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A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
Title: K is Kidnap (2009)
Post by: oilgun on August 24, 2010, 07:03:53 pm
I don't know why I jumped on the letter 'K'...

There wasn't much to choose from but this cute animated film caught my eye:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zddj4hjLvHM[/youtube]
Title: "L" is The Last Station (2009)
Post by: Fran on August 24, 2010, 07:07:32 pm
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Plot:  A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAk6Jf5j0GE&feature=related[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "M" is Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Post by: southendmd on August 24, 2010, 08:19:06 pm

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A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
Title: N is Nowhere Boy (2009)
Post by: oilgun on August 24, 2010, 08:29:45 pm

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From IMDb:  Imagine John Lennons childhood A spirited teenager, curious, sharp and funny, growing up in the shattered city of Liverpool. Two extraordinary sisters tussle for his love - Mimi, the formidable aunt who raised him from the age of 5 and Julia, the spirited mother who gave him up to Mimis care. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into art and the new music flooding in from the US. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the young Paul McCartney. But just as Johns new life begins, the truth about his past leads to a tragedy he would never escape.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 2009 Movies!
Post by: southendmd on August 24, 2010, 08:46:30 pm
Awesome, film, Gil!  I saw it at the Ptown film festival this summer:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Km9L1Sqd0&feature=search[/youtube]
Title: "O" is Orphan (2009)
Post by: Fran on August 24, 2010, 10:08:51 pm
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Plot:  A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgxVIB2WuHU[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "P" is for Pirate Radio (2009)
Post by: Marina on August 25, 2010, 12:27:15 am
Oops, sorry everyone, I didn't realize Public Enemies had already been played.   I'm still new at this.  :)   Anyway, here's a comedy from Focus that I wish I had seen:

 
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Plot:   Inspired by the British pirate radio revolution in the '60s, the majority of the film's shoot will take place in a large rusty metal fishing trawler moored off the coast of England in the very waters that kept the rock of the '60s booming into the U.K.

In 1966 -- arguably British pop music's finest era -- the BBC played only two hours of rock and roll every week. But pirate radio blasted rock and pop from the high seas 24 hours a day. And 25 million people -- more than half the population of Britain -- listened to these pirates every single day.

"The Boat That Rocked" is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people of the '60s and pop music. It's about a band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that, incomprehensibly, preferred jazz.Leading the cast are Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Count, a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Bill Nighy as Quentin, the boss of Radio Rock -- a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea that's populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs; Rhys Ifans as Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who has just returned from his drug tour of America to reclaim his rightful position; Nick Frost as Dave, an ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny co-broadcaster; and Kenneth Branagh (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hamlet) as British Minister Dormandy, a fearsome government official out for blood against the drug takers and lawbreakers of a once-great nation.

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Some of these movies look great - I can't believe I haven't seen NoWhere Boy, and Mao's Last Dancer looks good too.      A Single Man I must see, and I was all set to see Precious, but a clip I saw was just a little too visceral for me; but I know it must be wonderful.   :)
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Post by: memento on August 25, 2010, 10:19:27 am
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From IMDB: In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
Title: "R" is Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
Post by: Fran on August 25, 2010, 10:27:50 am
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Plot:  A rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQnBJuskguE[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "S" is A Single Man (2009)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2010, 11:23:45 am
The best film of 2009:

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A story that centers on an English professor who, after the sudden death of his partner tries to go about his typical day in Los Angeles.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aypyJtHzC70[/youtube]
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 2009 Movies!
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2010, 01:51:43 pm
Quote from: southendmd on August 24, 2010, 08:46:30 pm
Awesome, film, Gil!  I saw it at the Ptown film festival this summer:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Km9L1Sqd0&feature=search[/youtube]

I saw the trailer a few times at the cinema but I don't think it's been released yet, has it?  It does look good.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: 2009 Movies!
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2010, 03:24:47 pm
Quote from: oilgun on August 25, 2010, 01:51:43 pm
I saw the trailer a few times at the cinema but I don't think it's been released yet, has it?  It does look good.

IMDb says October 8 for the US.  No date for Canada.  :(
Title: T is Tetro (2009)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2010, 05:24:42 pm
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Excerpts from Mick Lasalle's review:

[...]
Shot mostly in black-and-white, "Tetro" could easily be the most beautiful looking movie you'll see all year. The sharp, high contrast cinematography - shot with digital cameras - calls to mind images of New Orleans in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951).
[...]
"Tetro" deals with the collateral damage of having a father who is an artist of international stature, in this case an orchestra conductor (played in a handful of vivid flashbacks by Klaus Maria Brandauer).
[...]
Awkward, but full of life. Awkward, but impassioned - like something written by a young person. Let's look at "Tetro" as the new Coppola's second film and greet this as the first major work of a promising young filmmaker.

Full Review: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/06/19/MVKE188CF8.DTL#ixzz0xejwySir

http://www.tetro.com/


Sorry to bring this one up again, albeit on another thread, but I enjoyed it so much that I squealed with delight when I saw it was from 2009.   :D
Title: "U" is The Uninvited (2009)
Post by: Fran on August 25, 2010, 05:42:03 pm
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Plot: Anna Rydell returns home to her sister (and best friend) Alex after a stint in a mental hospital, though her recovery is jeopardized thanks to her cruel stepmother, aloof father, and the presence of a ghost in their home.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnqDcdyI-qQ[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "V" is Vampiro (2009)
Post by: southendmd on August 25, 2010, 05:48:15 pm
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Half-human and half-vampire Casanova Vladimires, played by Damian Chapa, protects humans and fights vampires in East LA.
Title: W is Wild Grass (2009)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2010, 05:56:28 pm
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Les herbes folles (original title)

From IMDb:
A wallet lost and found opens the door to romantic adventure for Georges and Marguerite. After examining the ID papers of its owner, it is not a simple matter for Georges to turn the red wallet he found in to the police. Nor is it that Marguerite can recuperate her wallet without being piqued with curiosity about whom it was who found it. As they navigate the social protocols of giving and acknowledging thanks, turbulence enters their otherwise quotidian lives.
Title: Wildcard X is Life During Wartime (2009)
Post by: oilgun on August 25, 2010, 06:21:54 pm
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From IMDb:
Separated from her incarcerated husband Bill (Hinds), Trish (Janney) is about to be married again. Bill is a pedophile, so Trish couldn't be more excited to have Harvey (Lerner), a "normal" father figure for her two sons. But when Bill is released from prison and the boys finally meet their future stepdad, the family is forced to decide whether to forgive or to forget. Trish's sister, the virginal, angelic Joy (Henderson), is also haunted by ghosts of lovers past. On leave from her degenerate husband, Allen (Williams), and her job at a New Jersey correctional facility, Joy unwittingly leaves behind a trail of shame and exposed secrets wherever she goes. In one of the film's most stylized sequences, the image of Joy walking the dark streets of Miami in her nightgown maintains her innocence against a backdrop of self-affliction and desire.
Title: "Y" is Yesterday (2009)
Post by: Fran on August 25, 2010, 08:24:10 pm
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Plot:  "Yesterday" follows the lives of complete strangers in the middle of a zombie outbreak. As each person struggles to survive we find their actions begin to affect the lives of others around the dying city, culminating in a standoff at the local grocery store. There, the remaining survivors decide to band together and flee to the wilderness. Once camp is built, however, they find that the living dead are not the only danger as they begin to turn on one another in a struggle for power and control.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is 500 Days of Summer (2009)
Post by: memento on August 25, 2010, 09:33:16 pm
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From IMDB: He's Tom, from New Jersey, working in L.A. writing greeting cards even through he's an architect by training. She's Summer, in from Michigan. Day one is her first day as an AA in Tom's office. We jump back and forth in time: by day 67, they've become an item when she decides to put aside the lovemaking and just be friends. Tom, a romantic who's sure Summer is the one for him, wallows in self pity. We go back to the early days and see the relationship begin. Summer tells him right away that she doesn't believe in love. He mopes well past day 100. Then, as day 500 approaches, they find themselves at a wedding together. Does the old flame rekindle? Is Tom right that destiny controls love?

=aside= Paul
Were you waiting the whole round in order to play "A Single Man?"

Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: Question
Post by: oilgun on August 26, 2010, 06:27:10 pm
This round is for:

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The following 2010 titles may NOT be used:

Cat Tale
Jason and the Argonauts: The Kingdom of Hades
Jennifer Government
Leslie
Quick Slip Me a Bride
Yiddish Policemen's Union, The


Title: A is Animal Kingdom (2010)
Post by: oilgun on August 26, 2010, 08:11:02 pm
This Australian film is getting a lot of buzz.  It was just released here.  LOVE this poster, don't know why they didn't use it.

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Tells the story of seventeen year-old J (Josh) as he navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.

PS:  Did you know that when you do an alphabetical search on IMDb the titles that start with the article 'a' (ie A Single Man) get listed ahead of the 'a' titles.?  Doesn't seem right, I mean 'a' is just a less specific 'the' and should be relegated to the end with a comma.
Title: "B" is Black Swan (2010)
Post by: Fran on August 26, 2010, 08:24:21 pm
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Plot:  Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side -- a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHTfDcP0APw[/youtube]
Trailer

Gil, great job with the round announcement!
Title: "C" is Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
Post by: southendmd on August 26, 2010, 10:16:54 pm
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Charlie St. Cloud is a young man overcome by grief at the death of his younger brother. So much so that he takes a job as caretaker of the cemetery in which his brother is buried. Charlie has a special lasting bond with his brother though, as he can see him. Charlie meets up with his brother (Sam) each night to play catch and talk. Then, a girl comes into Charlie's life and he must choose between keeping a promise he made to Sam, or going after the girl he loves.

Quote from: memento on August 25, 2010, 09:33:16 pm
=aside= Paul
Were you waiting the whole round in order to play "A Single Man?"

=aside= Sandy
You know me too well.
Title: "D" is Due Date (2010)
Post by: memento on August 26, 2010, 11:36:13 pm
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHO6x9xa5I&feature=related[/youtube]

From IMDB: High-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child's birth on time.
Title: "E" is Eclipse (2010)
Post by: Fran on August 27, 2010, 12:02:12 am
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Plot:  As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1D5goGz0SY[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "F" is Furry Vengeance (2010)
Post by: southendmd on August 27, 2010, 08:47:25 am
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In the Oregon wilderness, a real estate developer's new housing subdivision faces a unique group of protesters, local woodland creatures who don't want their homes disturbed.
Title: "G" is The Ghost Writer (2010)
Post by: memento on August 27, 2010, 10:01:03 am
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An unremarkable ghost-writer has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister. After dominating British politics for years, Lang has retired with his wife to the USA. He lives on an island, in luxurious, isolated premises complete with a security detail and a secretarial staff. Soon, Adam Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture UK's "special relationship" with the USA. But before this controversy has started, before even he has closed the deal with the publisher, the ghost-writer gets unmistakable signs that the turgid draft he is tasked to put into shape inexplicably constitutes highly sensitive material.
Title: "H" is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
Post by: Fran on August 27, 2010, 10:19:31 am
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Plot:  Voldemort's power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore's work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But little hope remains for them, so everything they do must go as planned.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8lXKkjyeHI[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "I" is Iron Man 2 (2010)
Post by: southendmd on August 27, 2010, 12:36:47 pm
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Billionaire Tony Stark must contend with deadly issues involving the government, his own friends, as well as new enemies due to his superhero alter ego Iron Man.
Title: J is Jack Goes Boating (2010)
Post by: oilgun on August 27, 2010, 01:40:38 pm
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A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.

Director: Phillip Seymor Hoffman




PS:  Every time I open this page I see Zac Efron's giant head.  It's very disturbing. :o
Title: "K" is The Kids are All Right (2010)
Post by: memento on August 27, 2010, 04:24:17 pm
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From IMDB: I can't say enough about this wonderful little film! It is so human and so real and filled with rich dialog. It's like "Terms of Endearment," or "As Good as it Gets" with a gay angle. I mention these James L. Brooks gems because it reminded me of those films in that it had the same type of natural, humanistic and humorous touches in dealing with serious issues. Believe me this not easy to pull off these days and the cast has a lot to do with it including the kids. But also the script is great it's so full of honesty and humor. But here we are in 2010 and we finally get a film that portrays a gay couple as 'human beings' warts and all Wow what a concept.

I realize that this film is preaching to the converted in a lot of ways but I bet if a lot of more conservative people were to check out this film it would make them think twice about judging others….well some of them anyway. It really is that good.
Some people here on IMDb are annoyed or angry about the bisexual subplot in the film. I personally thought it was hilarious and kind of hot! I was however a bit perplexed at how it goes somewhat unresolved in the end but ultimately didn't ruin the film for me because as Julianne Moore's character states earlier in the film "human sexuality is complicated." No one is perfect but everybody seems to learn something about their lives including Mark Ruffalo's character and as far as movies go these days that may be as good as it gets!
Title: "L" is Love and Other Drugs (2010)
Post by: southendmd on August 27, 2010, 04:35:17 pm
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Maggie (Ann Hathaway) is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie (Jake Gyllenhaal), whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love. Based on Jamie Reidy's memoir "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman."
Title: M is La Mission (2010)
Post by: oilgun on August 27, 2010, 06:11:58 pm
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A reformed ex-convict and lowrider car aficionado kicks his beloved son out of the house after discovering that the boy has been living a secret life. In this Sundance Film Festival veteran Peter Bratt's heartfelt family drama, Che (Benjamin Bratt) is out of prison and on the straight and narrow. Still, every day is a struggle as he battles alcoholism and drives a bus in order to support his family. When the workday is done, Che and his friends, the "Mission Boyz," pass the time by restoring junked cars to mint condition. Feared by his peers yet deeply respected as the toughest Chicano on the block, Che is the kind of guy whose entire existence is defined by his macho reputation. There's no one in the world that Che loves more than his adolescent son, Jesse (Jeremy Ray Valdez), but both father and son are about to discover that love isn't exactly unconditional. Upon discovering that Jesse has been living a secret life, Che flies into a violent rage, assaulting the boy and kicking him out onto the street. Meanwhile, Che's attractive and headstrong neighbor Lena (Erika Alexander) challenges the ultra-macho gearhead to step back for a minute and take stock of the life he thought he had. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide


Note: Wikipedia says 2009 but IMDb says 2010.
Title: "N" is Never Let Me Go (2010)
Post by: memento on August 28, 2010, 11:15:01 am
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As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them.
Title: "O" is Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
Post by: southendmd on August 30, 2010, 12:40:51 pm
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A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.
Title: P is The Perfect Host (2010)
Post by: oilgun on August 30, 2010, 03:02:46 pm
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A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary.

Career criminal John [Clayne Crawford] discovers the LAPD is in hot pursuit after robbing a bank. Even though he believes he has been careful not to link the crime back to him they know his name. They even know what kind of car he is driving. Desperate to get off the streets he cons his way into Warwick's [David Hyde Pierce] home. He pretends to be a friend of Warwick's, Julia, after reading a postcard in his mail she sent from Australia. Warwick seems friendly enough, if not a bit on the gentle and soft side. He offers a glass of wine, use of his phone to call John's 'Cousin' or the airline to locate his 'lost luggage', eventually inviting him to stay for a dinner party Warwick is hosting that evening.

But early into the evening John's lies are exposed he's forced to escalate the encounter into a full-scale home invasion, holding Warwick hostage with a kitchen carving knife. John orders Warwick to cancel his dinner party. He just needs to lay low for a while and collect his thoughts; he'll be gone by the morning. But John will discover very quickly that he is not the most dangerous person in the house. The night is still young and the party is just about to get started.
Continues:  http://twitchfilm.net/reviews/2010/07/the-perfect-host.php (http://twitchfilm.net/reviews/2010/07/the-perfect-host.php)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6W8e2tdZ3k[/youtube]
"You can't kill me!  I'm having a dinner party!"  
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Cop Out (2010)
Post by: Fran on August 31, 2010, 10:27:04 pm
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Plot:  A comedy about a veteran NYPD cop whose rare baseball card is stolen. Since it's his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, he recruits his partner to track down the thief, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster.
Title: "R" is Red White and Blue (2010)
Post by: memento on September 01, 2010, 10:50:41 am
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IMB: Film follows the cool, emotionless Erica, who dives into bed with any man she meets. When she is offered a job in a DIY store in Austin, she discovers the kindness of strangers, but also the gruesome shadowy side of it.
Title: S is The Social Network (2010)
Post by: oilgun on September 01, 2010, 11:41:29 am

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From IMDb:
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.  
Title: "T" is Takers (2010)
Post by: Fran on September 01, 2010, 01:06:32 pm
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Plot:  A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse Attica (Chris Brown) successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost (Tip T.I. Harris), a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer (Matt Dillon) inches closer to apprehending the criminals.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWLiXfH62w0&feature=related[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "U" is Unthinkable (2010)
Post by: southendmd on September 01, 2010, 02:09:20 pm
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A psychological thriller centered around a black-ops interrogator and an FBI agent who press a suspect terrorist into divulging the location of three nuclear weapons sets to detonate in the U.S.
Title: V is Valentine's Day (2010)
Post by: oilgun on September 01, 2010, 05:12:24 pm
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From IMDb:
More than a dozen Angelenos navigate Valentine's Day from early morning until midnight. Three couples awake together, but each relationship will sputter; are any worth saving? A grade-school boy wants flowers for his first true love; two high school seniors plan first-time sex at noon; a TV sports reporter gets the assignment to find romance in LA; a star quarterback contemplates his future; two strangers meet on a plane; grandparents, together for years, face a crisis; and, an "I Hate Valentine's Day" dinner beckons the lonely and the lied to. Can Cupid finish his work by midnight?  
Title: "W" is Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Post by: memento on September 01, 2010, 05:26:41 pm
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From IMDB: As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two-tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader's mentor.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Post by: southendmd on September 01, 2010, 10:48:09 pm
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A young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time.
Title: "Y" is You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Post by: Fran on September 01, 2010, 11:56:08 pm
From Woody Allen:

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Plot:  Follows a pair of married couples, Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) and Helena (Gemma Jones), and their daughter Sally (Naomi Watts) and husband Roy (Josh Brolin), as their passions, ambitions, and anxieties lead them into trouble and out of their minds. After Alfie leaves Helena to pursue his lost youth and a free-spirited call girl named Charmaine (Lucy Punch), Helena abandons rationality and surrenders her life to the loopy advice of a charlatan fortune teller. Unhappy in her marriage, Sally develops a crush on her handsome art gallery owner boss, Greg (Antonio Banderas), while Roy, a novelist nervously awaiting the response to his latest manuscript, becomes moonstruck over Dia (Freida Pinto), a mystery woman who catches his gaze through a nearby window.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0c5NbPrSuY&feature=related[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Man at Bath (2010)
Post by: oilgun on September 02, 2010, 07:30:00 am

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(original title: Homme au bain)

Man At Bath is the newest film from Love Songs director Christophe Honoré, starring gay pornstar François Sagat, which marks his beginning as a “traditional” (as in: non porn) actor in a motion picture. He will be sharing the screen with Chiara Mastroianni, daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni. It is a major break for Sagat, who was chosen by Honoré because he “redefines the notion of masculinity”. The film, originally supposed to be a short film, will be released in France on September 22nd, after being screened at the Locarno Festival in Switzerland. The story, set in Gennevilliers and New York City, revolves around a gay couple who tries everything to prove to each other they are not in love anymore. The title is inspired by a Gustave Caillebote painting at the National Gallery in London.

François Sagat has definitely been capturing auteurist filmmaker’s attentions lately, since he is also starring in Bruce La Bruce’s arthouse porn L.A. Zombie.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "More is More, Mor, or Moore" Round
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2010, 09:05:24 am
The "More is More, Mor, or Moor" Round

Featuring unplayed movies that can be related to
the following words or word parts:
More, Mor, Moor, more, mor, moor

These can be movies starring John Barrymore, Roger Moore, etc.
or movies that had a Morgan Whoever working in the crew.
These can be movies about sexual mores, the Baltimore Orioles,
the Mormans, the Moors, mortgages, armored cars, etc.

Please highlight your version of "more" in bold green.

Words containing "mor" (http://www.morewords.com/contains/mor/)
Title: "A" is Amorality Tale (2005)
Post by: southendmd on September 02, 2010, 09:19:58 am
Amorality Tale (2005)

One off, no strings-attached sex and no chance his wife will find out. What's a man to do? At an interstate conference, two married men succumb to temptation and take women to their rooms. What happens behind closed doors will change their lives irrevocably, in ways neither could have begun to predict.
Title: "B" is Boys on the Side (1995)
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2010, 09:30:54 am
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Drew Barrymore played Holly.

From moviefone:  Sometimes referred to as a "feminist road movie," the film deals with women who find one another in a time of crisis and realize that the bonds among women are more powerful than any of life's obstacles.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vksfC8UNpsk[/youtube]
Trailer

Title: "C" is Cowboy del Amor (2005)
Post by: memento on September 02, 2010, 10:21:57 am
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From IMDB: As New York Observer's senior Critic Andrew Sarris puts it: "Michèle Ohayon's Cowboy del Amor turns out to be one of the sweetest, funniest and most enjoyable nonfiction films you are likely to see this year. " Cowboy Del Amor is a must see! It's funny, colorful, enjoyable for the entire family.

Mr. Sarris describes it best: ". I don't know how or where Ms. Ohayon found her hero, protagonist and prime mover, but there he is: Ivan Thompson, a 65-year-old cowboy with the unlikeliest of occupations—one that has earned him the self-coined nickname of "Cowboy Cupid." What he does is find Mexican brides for middle-aged American men who have soured on American women. His clients include Rick, a long-distance truck driver and ex-Marine, and Lee, a still-hopeful 70-year-old Vietnam veteran. Rick and Lee each pay $3,000 to Ivan for a 600-mile bus ride to the heart of Mexico in search of true and lasting love. Marriage is the only option for both parties—Ivan has no patience for men who just want a little quick sex. He turns out to be the most unexpectedly moral of matchmakers."
Title: "D" is Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Post by: southendmd on September 02, 2010, 12:35:21 pm
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Demi Moore played Helen.

Suffering from writer's block and eagerly awaiting his writing award, Harry Block remembers events from his past and scenes from his best-selling books as characters, real and fictional, come back to haunt him.
Title: "E" is Ex Drummer (2007)
Post by: oilgun on September 02, 2010, 04:24:08 pm
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Director:  Koen Mortier

From IMDb
Every village has its band of fools, trying to get to the top, following their idols in drug habits, but staying losers till the end of their pathetic days. They all do this in the name of rock & roll. Three disabled rock musicians are looking for a drummer. Dries, a well known writer, seems the right guy for the job, were it not for the fact that his only handicap is that he can't play the drums. He joins the group as a perfect, but evil god walking down his mountain to play with the populace. With the arrival of this infiltrator, personal disputes and family feuds start to jeopardize the band's fragile future. Dries will manipulate them till they are willing to drink each others blood and their only future is written down in many Punk lyrics: "No Future".  Written by Koen Mortier


Note:  I actually own the DVD of this bizarre film.  Yes, a guy walks on the ceiling, which is cool, and, no, I can't recommend the film, lol!
Title: "F" is Fourteen Hours (1951)
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2010, 04:53:09 pm
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Agnes Moorehead played Christine Hill Cosick.

Plot:  An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgt5wq0C_KE[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "G" is Gnomes and Trolls: The Forest Trial (2010)
Post by: memento on September 02, 2010, 05:41:59 pm
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The young gnome Junior travels to the Gnome community for a trial, which determines whether he will be in charge of his own forest. However, his candidacy is soon in jeopardy when a competitor appears, the whip-smart Storm. In the forest, Junior's best friend Sneaky deals with both a clone of evil troll king Fassa and the unexpected return of his father, Shifty. As Sneaky and Shifty race to the Gnome home ground to warn of a clone outbreak, Junior, his father Jalle, and Gnome chief Leif must deal with something far worse, the return of Fassa himself.

(Credited cast)
Greg Berg   ...                                Sneaky (voice)
Joe Cappelletti ...                            Face
Elizabeth Daily ...                            Junior (voice)
Janet Leon   ...                               Storm
Roger Moore                                Leif (voice)
   
Title: "H" is Hunger (2008)
Post by: oilgun on September 02, 2010, 06:27:26 pm
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Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.
Thank you Mervyn Moore    ....    sound recordist

Note: A fucking excellent film!
Title: "I" is The Inkwell (1994)
Post by: Fran on September 02, 2010, 06:59:17 pm
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Plot summary from Wikipedia:  Set in the summer of 1976, the movie follows the adventures of Drew Tate (Larenz Tate), a shy 16-year-old from upstate New York, when he and his family spend two weeks with affluent relatives on Martha's Vineyard. Drew's parents, Kenny (Joe Morton) and Brenda (Suzzanne Douglass), worry that their son is emotionally disturbed. His favorite companion is a doll with which he engages in animated conversations. They also fear that a fire he accidentally set in the family garage foreshadows a future as an arsonist.
Title: "J" is Jump Tomorrow (2001)
Post by: memento on September 03, 2010, 10:50:30 am
Jump Tomorrow

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A young Nigerian man on the verge of being in an arranged marriage, suddenly questions his situation after an encounter with a stunning Latin woman, who is also about to be married.
Title: "K" is The Killer Inside Me (2010)
Post by: oilgun on September 03, 2010, 03:12:29 pm

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From IMDb:
Lou Ford is a young small town deputy sheriff in West Texas in the Fifties, a bland young man on the outside but with a sickness he's been harboring inside for years that's just waiting to burst into horrible bloom and invade his whole being. When the sheriff sends him to pay a prostitute and make her leave town, she smacks him, and he smacks her back harder, and they make love on her bed, and a relationship begins that leads to a succession of increasingly violent acts, terminating in five deaths and along the way compelling Lou Ford to attempt a cover-up that is doomed to go up in flames and take him along with it.

'The Killer Inside Me,' this lurid serial killer tragedy, is a great role for Casey Affleck, who plays Lou Ford, one he's spent years grooming for. Lou is a cold killer with a polite mama's boy manner, a Boy Scout type who'd use his Swiss Army knife not for whittling, but for slashing women's flesh. He puts on gloves so his beating leaves fewer marks. His thing is smashing up women with his fists, then spanking them as a lead-up to sex -- or, finally, to murder.

Thank you,  Darren Moore....Makeup Artist.  I'm really stretching this theme, lol!
Title: "L" is The Left Hand of God (1955)
Post by: Fran on September 07, 2010, 04:46:58 pm
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Agnes Moorehead played Beryl Sigman.

Plot summary:  A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone....
Title: "M" is More (1969)
Post by: memento on September 07, 2010, 05:44:48 pm
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More

From IMDB: The making of a heroin addict. Stefan, fresh from college, hitches from Germany to Paris, where he does a little breaking and entering to get some money and soon meets Estelle, a young American. Even through a friend warns him off Estelle, Stefan falls for her (she's quixotic). Although he's quickly petulant and possessive, she invites him to follow her to Ibiza for romance in the sun and sand. There Stefan meets another German, Wolf, whose connection with Estelle Stefan can't fathom. He also meets Kathy, whose relationship with Estelle is also unclear at first. What explains her disappearances and furtive behavior? And once Stefan understands, what will he do about it?  
Title: "N" is Nô (1998)
Post by: oilgun on September 07, 2010, 07:10:33 pm
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From IMDb:
Prolific man of the theatre and occasional film-maker Lepage brilliantly finds a farce among the separatists in Montreal in 1970 to match the Feydeau varierty being performed at Expo 70 in Tokyo. The link is the actress Sophie in Japan, whose boy-friend Michel in Montreal wants to write a more elegant note to go with the bomb his terrorist colleagues plan to set off in three hours' time. His confusion over Japanese and Canadian time has hilarious consequences, as does Sophie's involvement with a lecherous diplomat and his snooty wife. 'No' refers to the Quebequois vote against separation in 1980 & to a No play in Tokyo. My "Yes' is acclaim for a delicious film. Catch it if you can.

Thank You, André Morency.... Writer
Title: "O" is The Opposite Sex (1956)
Post by: Fran on September 07, 2010, 09:46:28 pm
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From IMDb:  Kay Hilliard, a former nightclub singer, married ten years and mother of a young daughter, is informed that her husband Steve is having an affair with chorus girl Crystal, so she goes to Reno for a divorce. After that, Steve marries Crystal, but Crystal isn't true. When Kay hears about this, she starts fighting to win her ex-husband back.

Agnes Moorehead played Countess D'Brion.
Title: "P" is Passion of Mind (2000)
Post by: memento on September 08, 2010, 10:42:38 am
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IMDB: When Marie, a widow in Provence with two daughters, locks her bedroom door and goes to sleep, she dreams about Marty, a literary agent in Manhattan who dreams equally vividly about Marie. The women look alike. Marie meets William who begins to court her. Marty meets Aaron, an accountant, becomes his friend and then his lover. Both women tell their lovers about their dream life. William is jealous, Aaron is accepting. Even though they've become lovers, Marie won't fall asleep next to William. Marie goes on holiday with William to Paris, and Marty wakes up with an ashtray from the hotel on her night stand. Are they the same person? What will unlock reality?

Starring Demi Moore as Martha Marie / 'Marty' Talridge
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Once More (1988)
Post by: oilgun on September 08, 2010, 05:21:19 pm
ONCE MORE
(Encore)


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Louis (Jean-Louis Rolland) is a family man, with a wife and young daughter, who discovers in mid-life that he is gay. After breaking up with his wife Sybele (Florence Giorgetti), his first homosexual encounter nearly drives him to suicide. A short stint as a gay prostitute follows as he continues to struggle with his sexual identity. Louis later finds love with another man who stays with him in spite of the fact that he has AIDS. This remarkable film was shot in ten days and follows the lives of those in it over a ten-year period (from 1978 to 1988) in ten episodes. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

I saw this little-seen film back in 88.  At one point the cast breaks out into song which probably makes this the first AIDS musical.
Title: "R" is Rock Star (2001)
Post by: Fran on September 08, 2010, 08:02:20 pm
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From IMDb:  Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.

Stephen D. Moore is credited as a special effects technician.
Title: "S" is Stardust Memories (1980)
Post by: memento on September 09, 2010, 12:28:16 am
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Stardust Memories

IMDB: A director named Sandy Bates is a man who simply doesn't want to make goofball comedies anymore, and it seems that the comedies are all that society wants from him. He's unhappy at the moment because his first "serious" film isn't well received by the public. He decides to stay a weekend at a hotel to reflect upon his life, body of work, and relationships of the past while a festival showcasing his films is occurring. Meanwhile, he encounters groups of his fans who ask for autographs, compliment him on his "early funnies", his style of filmmaking, and he encounters a beautiful woman named Dorrie, with whom he falls in love. 
Title: "T" is The Tempest (2010)
Post by: oilgun on September 09, 2010, 06:31:26 pm
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From director Julie Taymor

From IMDb:
In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the gender of Prospero has been switched to Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. In Taymor's version, Prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an island; it's a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a father figure to Miranda. This leads to the power struggle and balance between Caliban and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about intellect.  

I'm proud of this one, lol!
Title: "U" is Unrequited (2010)
Post by: Fran on September 09, 2010, 10:08:53 pm
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Plot summary:  UNREQUITED is a psychological thriller and tells the story of Ben Jacobs, a troubled young man who, on his 18th birthday, has to leave the group home for "troubled teens" where he has been living for the past several months and move back in with his alcoholic mother. Upon his return, Ben soon discovers that his girlfriend, Jessica Morgan, has moved on with her life and is now dating an older college guy. Desperate for love and unable to cope with losing Jessica, Ben's troubled past catches up with him as he kidnaps her in an attempt to regain her affection. Spiraling out of control and on a very dangerous path, Ben must ultimately decide whether to let her go, or hold on to the one person he loves, even if it means destroying them both in the process.

Sarah Habel plays Jessica Morgan.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQaSvm0XP8&feature=related[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "V" is Vincere (2009)
Post by: memento on September 10, 2010, 05:52:21 pm
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Plot: The powerful new film from acclaimed auteur Marco Bellocchio (My Mothers Smile, Good Morning, Night, The Wedding Director), VINCERE is a compelling drama based on the littleknown story of Benito Mussolinis first wife. Ida Dalsar (Giovanno Mezzogiorno) and Mussolini (Filippo Timi) begin their liaison in 1914; she is a well-to-do beauty salon owner and he is an impoverished young Socialist and union activist. When Ida sells all her possessions to fund her lover's new newspaper, the rise of Fascism is set into play An official selection of the Cannes, Toronto and Telluride Film Festivals, VINCERE is a gripping film that combines drama, archive footage, and music creating a highly cinematic oratorio of enormous emotional force.

Giovanna Mori plays Tedesca.
Title: "W" is Wendy & Lucy (2008)
Post by: oilgun on September 12, 2010, 03:38:28 pm
Executive Producer:  Phillipp Morrison

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A woman's life is derailed en route to a potentially lucrative summer job. When her car breaks down, and her dog is taken to the pound, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she is led through a series of increasingly dire economic decisions.


Title: Wild Card "X" is On The Road (2011)
Post by: oilgun on September 12, 2010, 06:07:39 pm
Cast includes:  Viggo Mortensen


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Title: "Y" is Youth in Revolt (2009)
Post by: memento on September 13, 2010, 10:18:58 am

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Plot: At 16, Nick Twisp is wry about his teen funk: he lives in Oakland with his sex-addled mother; his father's child support is her meal ticket. While camping in Ukiah, Nick meets Sheeni: for him, it's love at first sight. Nick has to figure out how to get his father a job in Ukiah, then how to get sent to live with his father, then how to get close to Sheeni, whose religious parents may want her sent away from temptation to a boarding school. There's also Sheeni's all-American boyfriend to contend with. Overwhelmed by the challenges, Nick's about to give up when he conjures an alter ego who whispers revolt into his ear. Nick is not altogether hapless, but can this end well?

Sarah Morse   production supervisor: additional photography
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Swimming Upstream (2002)
Post by: Fran on September 13, 2010, 06:45:14 pm
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From IMDb:  The scrapbook of most teenagers shows family members and friends at a picnic, at the high school basketball game, at Disneyland. Morris Bird III's, however, paints a different picture. This happy-go-lucky, all-American kid whose only wish in life is to get laid by his cute, but hesitant, girlfriend, suddenly faces terminal cancer, bringing painful and difficult issues to the surface. Picture an alcoholic father, played by Michael Moriarty, whose devotion to the bottle and mastery of self-pity keeps him from communicating with his son and daughter. Picture a teenage boy whose English teacher encourages him to write; he's eloquent, full of passion for life, and is the type of free-spirit who goes against the grain, walking up on the wrong side of the escalator. Picture a best friend, played by Ben Savage, who may not be the most mature person in the world, but his support makes up for that. Then there's a sister who nurses the wounds felt from living in a fractured family. Now try to imagine a mother who died when Morris was five; her picture is missing and the only way to get a complete sense of her is through the alcoholic father. In a moving, honest scene at the end, Morris Bird II gives Morris Bird III the truth and then some. He offers his love and desire to have a relationship with his son, giving this young man completion before he succumbs to his tragic fate.

Title: ABCs at the Movies: The "Gone Fishin'" Round!
Post by: Fran on September 13, 2010, 11:01:37 pm
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Featuring movies that can be connected to fish (or fishing)

These may also be movies with, say, an Eddie Fisher or a James Fisher
in the cast or crew or even a character named Joe Fishsomething.

IMDb keyword fish (http://www.imdb.com/find?s=kw&q=fish)
IMDb keyword fishing (http://www.imdb.com/find?s=kw&q=fishing)

Title: "A" is Arizona Dream (1993)
Post by: southendmd on September 14, 2010, 02:15:38 pm
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IMDb:  An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles.
Title: "B' is Blue Fin (1978)
Post by: memento on September 14, 2010, 03:24:02 pm
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Based on the children's novel by celebrated South Australian author Colin Thiele, this is an emotional father and son story about tuna fishing of Southern Blue Fin tuna in South Australia's Port Lincoln fishing district. Accident prone son Snook is forever making mistakes much to the chagrin of his father Pascoe. But when tragedy strikes the fishing boat during a deep sea fishing trek in the Southern Ocean, the boy is called on to become a man in a rites of sea passage to reconcile is past mishaps and save both his father and the ship from certain disaster.
Title: "C" is Clash by Night (1952)
Post by: oilgun on September 14, 2010, 06:57:58 pm
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From IMDb:
The bitter and cynical Mae Doyle returns to the fishing village where she was raised after deceptive loves and life in New York. She meets her brother, the fisherman Joe Doyle, and he lodges her in his home. Mae is courted by Jerry D'Amato, a good and naive man that owns the boat where Joe works, and he introduces his brutal friend Earl Pfeiffer, who works as theater's projectionist and is cheated by his wife. She does not like Earl and his jokes, but Jerry considers him his friend and they frequently see each other. Mae decides to accept the proposal of Jerry and they get married and one year later they have a baby girl. When the wife of Earl leaves him, he becomes depressed and Mae, who is bored with her loveless marriage, has an affair with him.
Title: "D" is Deep Waters (1948)
Post by: Fran on September 14, 2010, 07:18:55 pm
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Plot summary:  A Maine lobster fisherman, trained as an architect, prefers to be a fisherman over the objections of his fiancée.
Title: "E" is The Eel (1997)
Post by: southendmd on September 14, 2010, 08:19:50 pm
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Original title:  Unagi
IMDb:  White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) and talks almost to no-one except for the eel  he "befriended" in prison. One day he finds the unconscious body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his wife. She starts to work at his shop, but he doesn't let her become close to him.
Title: "F" is Follow That Dream (1962)
Post by: oilgun on September 14, 2010, 08:39:55 pm
^^^That's pretty gutsy^^^^

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When the Kwimper family car runs out of gas on a new Florida highway and an officous state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop Kwimper digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He and his son Toby and their "adopted" children - Holly, Ariadne and the twins - start their own little community along a strip of the roadside. The fishing is good and the living is easy until the mob sets up a gambling operation and the state supervisor sics a sexy social worker on the Kwimpers in an effort to take away Ariadne and the twins.

Title: "G" is Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Post by: Fran on September 14, 2010, 09:43:44 pm
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Plot summary:  Things don't seem to change much in Wabasha County:  Max and John are still fighting after 35 years, Grandpa still drinks, smokes, and chases women , and nobody's been able to catch the fabled "Catfish Hunter", a gigantic catfish that actually smiles at fishermen who try to snare it. Six months ago John married the new girl in town (Ariel), and people begin to suspect that Max might be missing something similar in his life. The only joy Max claims is left in his life is fishing, but that might change with the new owner of the bait shop.
Title: "H" is Hyperhelion (2008)
Post by: southendmd on September 15, 2010, 07:18:00 am

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IMDb:  Hyperhelion is a cautionary tale of greed and its impact on our natural world. Extraterrestrial herbalist, Dehma Jow'say, must defend her asteroid ecosystem from a ruthless prospector, Speen Relco, and his interstellar mining company. The survival of her planet's remaining species depends on her success.

Starring Carrie L. Fisher-Coppola.
Title: "I" is The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
Post by: memento on September 15, 2010, 10:25:37 am
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Plot: Meek and mild mannered bookkeeper Henry Limpet has few passions in life. It's mid-1941 and he would love to join the Navy but has been rated 4F. His friend George Stickle is in the Navy and lays it on pretty thick. If Henry could have one thing it would be to become a fish. While on a visit to Coney Island, Henry falls into the water and miraculously gets his wish. Now a fish, he makes friends, Ladyfish and Crabby the craft and loves his new life. He also uses his abilities to help the US Navy locate and sink Nazi U-Boats, forcing the Germans to create a new weapon to deal with the Allies secret weapon. When years later the Navy finds intelligent activity among dolphins, they may also know who is teaching them.

=asdie= Paul
Carrie L. Fisher-Coppola seems a litty fishy to me.
Title: Re: "I" is The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
Post by: southendmd on September 15, 2010, 11:36:19 am
Quote from: memento on September 15, 2010, 10:25:37 am
=asdie= Paul
Carrie L. Fisher-Coppola seems a litty fishy to me.

I LOVE Mr. Limpet!

I know what you mean, but she has a fishbook facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/people/Carrie-Fisher-Coppola/695736330
Title: "J" is Jack Said (2009)
Post by: Fran on September 15, 2010, 03:05:10 pm
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Did you know that one of the definitions of "jack" is:   Any of several food and game fishes of the family Carangidae, found in tropical and temperate seas?  I didn't.  

From Film.com:  

"Some journeys are measured by what you sacrifice to get there", is the rather apt tagline for the latest gangster flick, Jack Said, based on Paul Tanter's successful graphic novel. Fledgling directors Lee Basannavar and Michael Tchoubouroff's dark and gritty new film is such a non-descript journey of sorts that it has you questioning the sacrifice of roughly an hour-and-a-half's worth of viewing time. Like a poor man's version of the stylish Sin City, Jack Said does raise initial expectations with the opening black-and-white hostage scenes that give credit to the film-makers' willingness to try interesting angles and design, respectfully in-keeping with the cartoon images in the novel. But transforming the visuals into grainy, washout colour soon after provides little impact or incentive, short of adding to the look and feel of low-budget (almost student) film trying to emulate the drama in its bigger budget brother. In fact, Jack Said may have fared better as a TV feature, and it certainly speaks volumes that the title is going straight to DVD on 5th October, so soon after its theatrical run.

Title: "K" is Kazablan (1974)
Post by: southendmd on September 15, 2010, 03:14:10 pm
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IMDb:  An adaptation of a popular Israeli stage musical. Kazablan is an army veteran turned gang leader in the Israeli port of Jaffa who masks his feelings of bitterness with a lot of bravado. He's sweet on Rachel, a young woman who lives with her father and stepmother. The budding relationship scandalizes the neighbors (not to mention Rachel's parents) and infuriates Yanush, a middle-aged shoe store owner who wants Rachel for himself. (Yanush feels he's entitled to marry Rachel since they're both Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern European origins, whereas Kazablan is a Sephardic Jew from Morocco.) The neighborhood has something else to worry about besides the antics of Kazablan and his gang: the city wants to tear down their crumbling homes. The residents pool their resources to save their houses, but the money that's collected is stolen. When he's jailed for the theft, Kazablan must find a way to clear himself.

Key word:  gefilte-fish
Title: "L" is Love Serenade (1996)
Post by: memento on September 15, 2010, 06:01:07 pm
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Plot: In Sunray, a backwater town on Australia's Murray River, there's little to do but fish or listen to the local radio station. D.J. Ken Sherry arrives from the hustle of Brisbane to run the station; he's mid-40s, detached, thrice divorced, hatchet faced. But both sisters next door find him attractive: awkward Dimity, only 20, who works in a Chinese restaurant with few patrons, and perky Vicki-Ann, a hairdresser with a hope chest who invents a happy future with Sherry based on little but his arrival. First Dimity then Vicki-Ann spend the night with Ken, one concluding he's her boy friend, the other her fiance. Then Dimity begins to smell something fishy.
Title: "M" is Mon Oncle (1958)
Post by: oilgun on September 15, 2010, 06:27:48 pm
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It's all about appearance for the highly regimented Arpels. They live in an ultra modern house, equipped with all the latest automated conveniences. They've decorated the property in a minimalist theme. And the fish fountain in the yard has to be turned on before anyone of importance is allowed on the property. The house is not very child friendly. Hence, their son, Gerard, prefers to spend time with his uncle, M. Hulot, who lives a more lackadaisical lifestyle in a smallish flat in an old building in a older established neighborhood. M. Arpel in particular doesn't like the influence his brother-in-law has on his son. The Arpels try to make M. Hulot more of a person in their own mold. M. Arpel gets his brother-in-law a job at his factory, and Mme. Arpel hosts a garden party, hoping to match her brother with her equally style conscious neighbor. As both the work and social situation are contrary to M. Hulot's general bumbling nature, neither turns out quite the way the Arpels plan. But M. Hulot may have more of a positive effect on the Arpels than they realize.
Title: "N" is The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Post by: Fran on September 15, 2010, 11:42:07 pm
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From IMDb:  What can I say about this movie? I introduced it to my cousin when we were both a bit younger and we were on vacation together. We were both in an Abbott and Costello craze at the time and, over the course of the trip, we probably watched that movie upwards of thirty times. It was great! Easily my favorite of their many films. The film consists of hilarious routine after hilarious routine which occur around a central plot. Three crooked gamblers cheat an honest riverboat captain out of 3/4 of his ship. It's up to Bud and Lou (a ham actor and his dimwitted assistant) to get it back. The routines keep on coming with the mirror routine, the catfish, Lou as the "little Indian", My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (Hilarious!!), 33 at the roulette table, bird shooting Lou, the out-of-control ending chase, and, of course, the full-length "Who's On First?" -- just to name a few. The crew couldn't even contain their laughter during this routine. Listen for them chuckling! The many gags throughout don't hinder the plot of the movie, only enhance it. The music and classic atmosphere of "Nineties" also adds a great deal to the film and gives it that "feel good" vibe which makes it so special and easy to enjoy time and time again. This is the perfect film to introduce anyone to this great comedy team. The boys are in top form here, and I recommend this to A&C fans, classic comedy fans, comedy fans, movie fans, music fans, and to people who just want to enjoy an evening of fun and laughs. Sit back and enjoy!
Title: "O" is Orca (1977)
Post by: memento on September 16, 2010, 05:37:31 pm
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Plot: The fisherman and owner of a fishing vessel, Captain Nolan, becomes aware of the economical value of an orca whale alive through the lecture of the biologist Rachel Bedford and decides to capture one to pay the mortgage of his ship. However, the operation fails and he kills a pregnant female whale and its offspring. The male mate orca seeks revenge against Captain Nolan and his crew, jeopardizing the fishing community of the coastal town.
Title: "P" is Piranha (1978)
Post by: oilgun on September 16, 2010, 06:17:24 pm
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A young couple stumble across an abandoned US Army test site on a mountain, in which is a huge pool. Thinking it's an ordinary swimming pool, they jump in. But this pool is home to the piranha, and the couple are eaten alive. A young woman P.I. is hired by the father of one of the missing kids to find them, and she meets up with an alcoholic outdoorsman who lives on the mountain. The two of them find the test site and drain the pool to see what's in it. As they do they are accosted by Dr. Hoak - the sole resident of the test site - who informs them that the inhabitants of the pool were the products of a gene-splicing experiment called 'Operation Razorteeth', designed to produce a mutant strain of piranha fish for deployment in the Vietnam War against the NVA. The fish could live in cold water and breed at a high rate. Realizing that a children's summer camp and the Lost River Lake Resort downriver are in the piranhas' path, they set out to try to stop it. The piranha are well ahead of them, and they kill several people on their way downstream. When they try to warn the camp director and resort owner of the danger, they are arrested. Thanks to the woman's ingenuity they escape custody and race down to the camp in a state police car to warn them. But the piranha have already struck - and there are others who want to keep the danger of the piranha a secret...
Title: Wildcard "Q" is A Bout with a Trout (1947)
Post by: southendmd on September 16, 2010, 07:22:03 pm
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44XcpiKWqAQ[/youtube]


IMDb:  Little Lulu, torn between playing hookey and going fishing, or going to school, chooses to go fishing...where she encounters the Fish from Cartoon Hades.

Features the song "Swing on a Star" which includes these lyrics:

A fish  won't do anything but swim in a brook
he can't write his name or read a book
to fool the people is his only thought
and though he's slippery he still gets caught
but if then that sort of life is what you wish
you may grow up to be a fish

Also a conga line with the ABCs!
Title: "R" is Respiro (2002)
Post by: Fran on September 16, 2010, 09:47:19 pm
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From IMDb:  Grazia is a mother of three who spends suffocating days packing fish while her husband Pietro is at sea. Her oft-erratic behavior leads Pietro into thinking she may need medical attention, and he prepares to send her off to a psychiatric institute in Milan. Their son Pasquale, the one person who understand his mother the most, vows to do whatever it takes to foil his father's plan.
Title: "S" is Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
Post by: memento on September 16, 2010, 11:16:40 pm
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Plot Summary: Carl, a fisherman in the waters off Washington state, has been found dead, drowned in his own nets, but with a serious head wound. Was he murdered? Post-war anti-Japanese sentiments are still running high, and a murder suspect is found in the local Japanese-American community in the form of Kabuo, another fisherman, who had a grudge against Carl's family. Ishmael, the small town's newspaperman, may have the information that would acquit Kabuo, but can he ever put his jilted love for Hatsue (Kazuo's wife) aside?  
Title: "T" is Target Practice (2008)
Post by: oilgun on September 17, 2010, 07:26:20 pm
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NabtXPYA02s[/youtube]
whoa, there's a lot of killing goin' on there, lol!

"Target Practice" is an intelligent but raw, visceral, extremely tense outdoor thriller with an emphasis on character as much as action. The story centers on 5 blue-collar friends on a weekend fishing trip - and the hell that's unleashed upon them when they almost run into a car that's been abandoned in the middle of an isolated mountain road. Stopping to see if anyone needs their help, they inadvertently stumble into the middle of an undercover operation involving a CIA agent and a hidden training camp for homegrown terrorists (molded after real-life, recent discoveries in both the U.S. and Canada). Suddenly, these 5 regular, everyday guys find themselves way out of their league, fighting a bloody battle against a cunning, well-trained, brutal enemy that knows the rugged terrain like the back of its hand. A battle that quickly spirals into a full-scale mini-war for which they are completely unprepared - a war that not only pits them against their murderous foe but against the elements and against their own simmering resentments, prejudices, and conflicting loyalties as well.
Title: "U" is Undead (2003)
Post by: southendmd on September 17, 2010, 10:18:12 pm
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IMDb:  A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out.
Title: "V" is I vitelloni (1953)
Post by: Fran on September 17, 2010, 10:28:25 pm
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Plot summary:  A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.

Plot keywords include:  Fishing | Fisherman

From Wikipedia:  I vitelloni (1953) is an Italian comedy drama film directed by Federico Fellini. Recognized as a pivotal work in the director's artistic evolution, the film has distinct autobiographical elements that mirror important societal changes in 1950s Italy.

Nominated for an Academy Award in 1958, it was Fellini's first successful motion picture after the commercial failure of his second film The White Sheik (1952), and launched the career of Alberto Sordi, one of post-war Italy's most significant and popular comedians.
Title: "W" is Woman On Top (2000)
Post by: oilgun on September 18, 2010, 04:16:00 am
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Isabella is a great cook, making her husband's restaurant in Bahia, Brazil, a success. To control her motion sickness, she must do the driving and be on top during sex, which drives her macho husband, Toninho, to infidelities. Heart-broken, she leaves for San Francisco, moving in with her childhood friend, Monica, a cross-dresser. To mend her heart, she makes an offering to Yemanja, the goddess of the sea. The goddess responds: Isabella no longer loves and the fish in Bahia no longer bite. Stricken, Toninho heads north to get her back; he finds her hosting a popular TV show, Passion Food, courted by its producer. Can he learn humility? Can she find happiness without him?
Title: Wildcard "X" is Ponyo (2008)
Post by: oilgun on September 18, 2010, 04:20:34 am
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The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father's magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo's father sends the ocean's mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo's dreams of becoming human.
Title: "Y" is ¥ou're So Cupid (2010)
Post by: Fran on September 18, 2010, 04:31:06 pm
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Plot summary:  Fraternal twin sisters Emma and Lilly are as different as night and day. Emma, the beautiful blonde tomboy, would rather be riding a horse than anything else in the world. While Lilly, her shy red-headed twin, loves to be left alone to curl up with a good book. Inseparable since the day they were born, Emma and Lilly have an insatiable desire to play matchmake, even though they've never fallen in love themselves. Emma and Lilly find out their matchmaking skills are not just a gift from heaven, but rather because their father is actually Cupid (yes the guy who shoots bows and arrows). As they enter their senior year in high school, Emma and Lilly finally fall in love. Life gets complicated when they discover they're in love with the same guy, and they become bitter rivals as they try to win his affection. Sisterhood and matchmaking are tossed out the window like last year's shoes as Emma and Lilly plot to sabotage each other so they can win the heart of their dream guy. The sisters, who once were inseparable, now spend every waking moment planning each other's demise. Meanwhile, their parents are falling out of love. Can Emma and Lily overcome their problems and use their matchmaking skills to bring their parents back together?

From the credits:

Camera and Electrical Department

Brandon Gleave        
Paul Green                
Tracy Keele        
Kelly Klindt                
David Skousen        
David Liddell Thorpe		electrician
assistant camera
best boy grip
key grip
still photographer
lighting technician
   
 
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Killer Fish (1979)
Post by: southendmd on September 18, 2010, 05:15:53 pm
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IMDb:  Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.

Starring Lee Majors, Karen Black, Margaux Hemingway, James Franciscus, Gary Collins and Marisa Berenson-- a '70s dream cast!
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "I Love My Cat" Round!
Post by: Fran on September 18, 2010, 10:07:59 pm
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Featuring movies with a cat connection

These may also be movies about Catholics, vacations, catchers, etc.,
or movies with a Catherine Somebody-Or-Other in the cast or crew.
Title: "A" is Angels' Brigade (1979)
Post by: oilgun on September 19, 2010, 10:23:53 am
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From IMDB:
Meet six women and a teenage girl who never expected to risk their lives fighting for justice. A schoolteacher had seen one too many kids succumb to drugs. A Las Vegas entertainer learned her brother had been beaten by a drug pusher. A martial arts teacher knew how insidious drugs were among children. A top model knew that drugs were destroying her life. A stunt driver was in shock when her brother overdosed - on drugs! Add a nosy schoolgirl and a policewoman with a perm, and you've got the Angels Brigade. These women (and the girl, too) are sexy, smart - and dangerous! Just ask the right-wing militia these ladies have destroyed. But the evil fat cats pushing drugs to kids? Not even they are a match for these vengeful vixens. They just say POW! to drug pushers
Title: "B" is Bolt (2008)
Post by: Fran on September 19, 2010, 10:29:35 am
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Plot summary:  The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.

Susie Essman provided the voice for Mittens, a cynical, scraggly alley cat.
Title: "C" is The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Post by: memento on September 19, 2010, 11:23:42 am
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Plot: Mike Myers stars in the title role as the mischievous feline with the red-and-white striped magical stovepipe hat, a film adaptation of the beloved Dr. Seuss book, `The Cat in the Hat'. The Cat stirs up mischief wherever he goes, especially for Conrad and Sally Walden, (Spencer Breslin and Dakota Fanning) two children who are home alone with their pet fish. With nothing to do, Conrad begins to mess-up the house by riding a board down the stairs. Their single mom (Kelly Preston) is having the company party that night, and the house must be neat and clean or her germ-o-phobic boss will fire her. She orders the children not to take one step into the living room. Of course, when the Cat arrives, he is part of a wrecking crew that destroys the house.
Title: "D" is Dead Air (1999)
Post by: oilgun on September 19, 2010, 05:46:44 pm
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A black comedic murder mystery that revolves around a failing shock jock at a radio station whose ratings improve as his staff and co-workers are murdered. A mysterious caller takes credit for the murders and threatens to kill the DJ, Jack Auphil and his news anchor, Amanda Quaker. The police suspect Auphil yet can't establish the evidence to arrest him engaging him in a brutal game of cat and mouse as the bodies stack up and suspects mount.
Title: "E" is Eternity (2006)
Post by: Fran on September 20, 2010, 09:56:23 pm
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Plot summary:  "Eternity" is an epic romance about a pair of star-crossed lovers Crisanto (Dingdong Dantes) and Milagros (Iza Calzado) and how true love transcends different lifetimes. In the face of family hostilities and atrocities, the two continue to fight for their love until the bitter end. Cholo (Mark Herras) and Maegan (Jennylyn Mercado) are two different people with different backgrounds, finding each other as if by fate. It's as if they've known each other all their lives! But the young lovers' romance is thwarted by their respective families' deep-rooted dislike for each other. Will history repeat itself? Or will love finally conquer all the odds this time around?

Plot keywords include:  Catholic Priest
Title: "F" is Fish Fry (1944)
Post by: southendmd on September 21, 2010, 08:31:43 am
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2KojkNO_js[/youtube]

IMDb:  An alley cat attempts to steal the goldfish Andy Panda just bought from a pet shop, but the fish proves too clever for him.

(This would have been better in the last round!)
Title: "G" is Gummo (1997)
Post by: oilgun on September 21, 2010, 04:23:27 pm
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Constructing this film through random scenes, director Harmony Korine abruptly jettisoned any sort of narrative plot, so here we go: Solomon and Tummler are two bored teenage boys who live in Xenia, Ohio. A few years ago, a tornado swept through it, destroying more than half the town and killing the same amount, including Solomon's father. The film, from there, chronicles the anti-social adventures these two boys have. These include sniffing glue, killing cats, having sex, riding dirtbikes, listening to black metal, and meeting a cavalcade of quirky, bizarre, and scary people. These include a man who pimps his mentally ill wife to our anti-heroes, three sisters who play with their cat and practice becoming strippers, a black midget fending off the sexual advances of a troubled man (played by the director Harmony Korine), a 12-year-old gay transvestite who is also a cat killer, Solomon's mother who seems to be the only glimpse of sanity, two foul-mouthed six-year olds, and most importantly, a nymphlike skateboarder who walks around town wearing pink rabbit ears.



(re: "E" - Dingdong Dantes?! Those wacky Filipinos, lol!)
Title: "H" is High School Hellcats (1958)
Post by: Fran on September 21, 2010, 05:13:32 pm
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Plot summary:  The Hellcats are an all-female gang bent on bucking authority and terrorizing the schools by doing things like having a bad attitude toward their teachers and parents. When Joyce, a new student, moves into the neighborhood, she draws the attention of The Hellcats. Desperate for acceptance and unhappy with her homelife, Joyce goes along with the gang, and is soon drinking, dancing, and meeting boys. Can her parents stop her descent into depravity?
Title: "I" is In the Mix (2005)
Post by: southendmd on September 22, 2010, 11:51:06 am
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IMDb:  A successful DJ named Darrel (Usher), managed to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay Darrell, the mobster, Frank Pacelli, gives him the task of protecting his daughter, Dolly (Chriqui).

Keyword:  gingercat

IMDb user review:  Very possibly the worst movie I have ever seen.

IMDb rating:  2.2, which ranks it as the bottom 75th worst movie.
Title: "J" is Jack of Diamonds (1967)
Post by: oilgun on September 22, 2010, 04:00:46 pm
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The protege of a famous cat burglar reluctantly agrees to join forces with a lesser criminal in the daring heist of several famous jewels from a seemingly impenetrable vault.
Title: "K" is Killing Zoe (1993)
Post by: Fran on September 22, 2010, 04:43:27 pm
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Plot summary:  Zed has only just arrived in beautiful Paris and already he's up to no good. Having just slept with a call girl, he spends a night on the town with his dangerous friends. They all decide to rob a bank the following day. There's only one problem:  Zed's call girl, Zoe, just happens to work at the bank which is to be robbed!

Plot keywords include:  Dead Cat

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqGj6bWX_6o&p=502BA8413993B186&playnext=1&index=10[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "L" is Loose Cannons (1990)
Post by: memento on September 22, 2010, 05:38:58 pm
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Plot Summary: Mac, the two fisted savy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burn out, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is, Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning fast deductions. Ellis has a couple of problems. He keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them.  

Herb Armstrong plays the Cheshire Cat.
Title: "M" is Mouse Wreckers (1948)
Post by: southendmd on September 22, 2010, 06:46:39 pm
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IMDb:  Mice Hubie and Bertie try to remove Claude the Cat from his house by driving him insane.

A Chuck Jones Looney Tunes short (nominated for an Oscar) with Mel Blanc doing the voices of Hubie and Claude.

Sorry, couldn't find it on youtube.
Title: "N" is Night of the Demon (1957)
Post by: Fran on September 22, 2010, 07:27:46 pm
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Plot summary:  American psychologist John Holden arrives in London to participate in a symposium aiming to expose witchcraft and devil-worship as a fraud, with attention centered on a cult run by a Julian Karswell. Debarking his plane, Holden learns that the symposium leader, Henry Harrington, has suddenly died and he is now in charge. What only the audience knows is that Harrington was clearly killed by a demon, apparently summoned by Karswell to avenge his persecution. Despite both threatening and cajoling behavior by Karswell, Holden determines to proceed, though the only cult member willing to talk about his experiences is in a prison psychiatric ward, catatonic after allegedly killing yet another cult member. However, Harrington's niece, Joanna, believes, based on her uncle's notes, that Karswell may indeed have some satanic powers derived from an ancient tome in an obscure language which he has been able to translate and attempts to warn the skeptic Holden. Karswell's mother also attempts to warn Holden off. However, the thing which begins to most get to Holden are the occasional, but mounting, sensory and mental disturbances he begins experiencing after an encounter with Karswell and the discovery that, during this encounter, Karswell secretly slipped a slip of parchment with a curse in runic symbols on it into Holden's belongings, a parchment identical to one Harrington recorded having had passed to him in a similar manner shortly before his death....
Title: "O" is Old Cats (2010)
Post by: oilgun on September 22, 2010, 09:31:42 pm
Old Cats (Los gatos viejos)
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Isadora (Belgica Castro) and Enrique (Alejandro Sievking) live a comfortable life. They have a modest yet elegant apartment in Santiago's old downtown district complete with a lovely terrace and mountain views. Well into their 80's, they both maintain their independence and live happily with their books, their eclectic art, and most of all with their beloved two ample cats. That is until, one day, the building's elevator breaks and unable to descend the ten flights down, Isadora is left a prisoner in her own home. At the same inconvenient time, Isadora's passionate "wild child" daughter Rosario (Claudia Celedon) and her butch female lover, Hugo, (Catalina Saavedra) come for a visit with a new "scheme" of how to make them all rich. The one glitch is that the elderly couple must sign over the lease to their apartment. The tug of war between mother and daughter escalates when Isadora, beginning to show signs of onset senility, has a near dangerous adventure and bravely journeys down ten flights and onto the crowded Santiago streets. Once rescued, mother and daughter and their respective spouses begin the slow process of forgiveness and begin to see a new future. Using many of the same actors as THE MAID, Sebastian Silva and co-director Pedro Peirano have made a touching film of black humor and pathos reflecting the often treacherous territory of mother-daughter relationships and the empathy needed to find a survivable neutral ground
Title: "P" is Puss in Boots (2011)
Post by: memento on September 22, 2010, 11:11:05 pm
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Puss in Boots (also known as Puss in Boots: The Story of an Ogre Killer) is an upcoming computer-animated adventure film being produced by DreamWorks Animation, directed by Chris Miller (who helped animate and direct Shrek the Third in 2007) and written by Brian Lynch, David Steinberg, Tom Wheeler and Jon Zack. It is set to be released in theaters November 4, 2011.

The film is based on and follows the character of Puss in Boots from the Shrek and his adventures before his first appearance in 2004's Shrek 2. The prequel's story centers on the swashbuckling cat and how he comes to meet Shrek and his friends, while introducing new characters.   -- Wikipedia
Title: "Q" is Quicker'n a Wink (1940)
Post by: Fran on September 23, 2010, 11:00:32 am
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IMDb user review:  Harold E. Edgarton invented a stroboscopic camera that allows us to see such things as the moment of impact when a football is kicked, a bullet as it shatters an electric light, a cat lapping milk with its tongue forked downward and curled below to scoop up the milk, a dentist drilling a tooth as bits of enamel fly around, and a man driving a golf ball through a telephone book.

This Pete Smith Specialty is one of their more serious attempts to enlighten us on how things really happen but escape detection from the human eye.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUZwFrGzQGw[/youtube]

Zoom ahead to 4:42 to see the cat.
Title: "R" is Re-Animator (1985)
Post by: oilgun on September 23, 2010, 04:31:17 pm
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In this H.P. Lovecraft tale, Herbert West is a Swiss scientist who has discovered a fluid which brings dead tissue back to life. After the suspicious death of his professor in Switzerland, West moves to Miskatonic University to continue his research. He involves fellow student Dan Cain and his fiancée Megan Halsey in his research by experimenting on their dead cat. Dan, fascinated by West's research, agrees to smuggle him into the hospital morgue with predictable results.


(Sorry about all the dead cats in my posts, lol!)
Title: "S" is Shinbone Alley (1971)
Post by: memento on September 23, 2010, 07:23:11 pm
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Plot: A newspaperman jumps in the river to drown himself. He reappears as a cockroach, who finds he can still type by jumping up and down on the keys of a typewriter. He is in love with Mehitabel, the office cat. He writes poetry to her, and tries to keep her on the straight and narrow. Big Bill the Alley tom cat is Mehit's heart-throb, and Archy's nemesis. She has kittens, and archy declares war in a George Herriman sequence.
Title: "T" is The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964)
Post by: Fran on September 23, 2010, 07:38:44 pm
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Storyline:  A young Scottish girl's cat, Thomasina, apparently dies at the hands of her widowed veterinarian father. The strained relationship between the girl and her father is eventually repaired with the return of Thomasina and the aid of a beautiful and mysterious "witch" who seems to have powers to revive and heal animals.
Title: "U" is The Unexpected Pest (1956)
Post by: southendmd on September 23, 2010, 07:52:35 pm

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IMDb:  Sylvester Cat must catch mice or lose his happy home. When he can't find a mouse inside, he searches out of doors and comes upon one meek, little mouse who agrees under duress to be Sylvester's one rodent to catch and rough up again and again in front of his masters. But it isn't long before the mouse realizes Sylvester needs him alive and decides to stop being Sylvester's stooge.
Title: "V" is Variety Lights (1950)
Post by: oilgun on September 24, 2010, 05:07:27 pm
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When a young woman of beauty and talent joins a provincial vaudeville troupe, they're suddenly playing to packed houses, and their aging comic Checco Dalmonte gets big ideas. He falls in love with the ingenue, Liliana, and ignores his companion of several years, Melina Amour. (She wants to marry Checco and she's saving to open a deli.) Also, believing he can be an impresario, he hires other actors and begins rehearsal for a revue that will star Liliana and himself. Liliana admires Checco, but she's being squired around town by Adelmo Conti, the assistant to the region's biggest impresario. Can Checco's new troupe hold onto Liliana, and how will Melina fare?

Keyword: CAT
Title: "W" is When the Cat's Away (1996)
Post by: Fran on September 24, 2010, 11:52:54 pm
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Plot summary:  Chloe, a young woman, is going on holiday. She entrusts her beloved cat to Madame Renée's care. But one day Madame Renée (an old lady of the neighborhood) cannot find the cat. Chloe starts searching the neighborhood....
Title: Wildcard "X" is That Darn Cat (1965)
Post by: memento on September 25, 2010, 04:49:31 am
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Plot summary: A young woman with an active imagination contacts the FBI when her cat DC (Darn Cat) comes home wearing a wristwatch. She's convinced its the tip-off to crack a bank robbery and kidnapping case that has the authorities baffled. An allergic agent is assigned to "tail" the cat to find the hostage, and laugh (and romance) follows.
Title: "Y" is Yabu no naka no kuroneko (1968)
Post by: oilgun on September 25, 2010, 09:43:51 am
English title: Black Cat From The Grove

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IMDb Comment by Horror-Fan:
Another excellent classic from Kaneto Shindo who made The Island and Onibaba. Similar to Onibaba, this film is about two women who one day are ambushed by samurai who rape them and burn their house down. Then the women return to life as Bakeneko, cat vampires who lure samurai into a creepy bamboo forest and then drink their blood.

This keeps going on until a young man who was victorious in war is hired to hunt down the vampires but he realizes to his horror that these creatures are the vengeful souls of his mother and wife who died while he was off at the war. He is then torn between his lord, who orders him to kill the ghosts or else he will be killed, and his mother and wife whom he loves and couldn't possibly kill.

This film is very creepy and full of grotesque images that stay with you forever. The most horrifying are the charred bodies of the two women being licked by two stray cats and the final image of the poor young man who finally is driven to madness. The film is acted much like a Kabuki play and the story is a very powerful one. The film is both a ghost story and a vampire film and very imaginatively blends the two genres

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I have to see this film!

EDIT:  I just found out that the film played here as part of the Fantasia Film Fest in July!
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwJ8lY8u_yY[/youtube]
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Cat's Eye (1985)
Post by: Fran on September 25, 2010, 10:24:45 am
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Storyline:  Three horror-thriller tales revolve around a mysterious stray cat which is attempting to find a little girl in trouble. In "Quitters, Inc." the cat is picked up by a shady New York "doctor" who uses experimental techniques to get people to quit smoking. His latest client is a man named Morrison, who learns he'll suffer some terrible consequences if he tries to cheat. In "The Ledge" the cat is picked up by Cressner, a shady Atlantic City millionaire who forces tennis pro Norris (his wife's lover) to walk a narrow ledge around his high-rise penthouse apartment. In "The General" the cat arrives in Wilmington, North Carolina, where it is found by Amanda, the young girl it has been sent to protect. What she needs protection from is a tiny, evil troll who lives behind the skirting board in her bedroom.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBdshG0lWac&feature=related[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Color in Title of Movie Round
Post by: memento on September 28, 2010, 05:39:23 pm
The  Color in the Title  of Movie  Round

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Featuring Movies with A Color  in the Title

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Title: "A" is Agent Red (2000)
Post by: memento on September 28, 2010, 05:52:28 pm
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Storyline: The Cold War has ended, and the Russian government has decided get rid of a deadly bioweapon sample by returning it to the United States, from whom it had been stolen. Officer Hendricks has been assigned to pick up the virus sample and escort it back to America via submarine. Along the way, however, a gang of terrorists hijack the sub in an attempt to launch a bioweapon attack on both New York and Moscow. Can Hendricks stop them before it's too late?
Title: "B" is Blue (1993)
Post by: oilgun on September 28, 2010, 08:33:34 pm
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Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.
Title: "C" is Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Post by: Fran on September 28, 2010, 09:37:03 pm
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Storyline:  A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discover a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancée of one of the expedition, with whom it has fallen in love.

(Thanks, Sandy.  Great theme!)
Title: "D" is Dark Blue (2002)
Post by: southendmd on September 28, 2010, 09:52:50 pm

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IMDb:  A robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Title: "E" is Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Post by: memento on September 28, 2010, 11:15:36 pm
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IMDB: A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert.
Title: "F" is Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
Post by: Fran on September 29, 2010, 12:04:23 am
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Floyd, the owner of a bar on the Texas coast, has been depressed for a year after his wife disappeared in a swimming accident. He lives with his senile father-in-law, "The General", and is helped by Jimmy, a former asylum inmate, and the good-natured Louise. The bar is rapidly losing money, and Charlie wants to buy it cheaply before it becomes publicly known that a nearby bridge is to be built. Louise offers her savings to go into partnership with Floyd, but Floyd decides to sell when he is forced to pay his back taxes.
Title: "G" is Green Hell (1940)
Post by: southendmd on September 29, 2010, 07:18:46 am

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IMDb:  A group of adventurers head deep into a South American jungle in search of ancient Incan treasure. A beautiful woman, brought to their camp by hired bearers, has come to join her husband, a newer member of the group, who was recently killed by hostile natives. As the months go by, jealousies and tempers flare as fights break out over the woman. The Incan treasure is finally found but the treaure-seekers, now united by a common enemy, are about to be attacked by hundreds of fierce natives armed with bows and poisoned arrows.
Title: "H" is The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
Post by: memento on September 29, 2010, 10:40:11 am
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Plot: Frederick Bolton has to solve two problems. First, his boss has instructed him to come up with a reasonable campaign to promote a new product, a stomach pill named "Aspercel" - by tomorrow. The second problem is Fred's daugther, Helen. She is absolutely fond of horses, takes riding classes and has already had decent success in some competitions. Her biggest wish is to own a horse herself, a dream her father cannot afford at all. Now Fred tries to solve both problems at once by simply combining them: A horse named "Aspercel", ridden by his daugther should bring the name of the pill into the papers and make Helen happy, too. But there's still one more obstacle: Helen and Aspercel of course have to win a few prices to make this idea work..
Title: "I" is It's Pink But Is It Mink? (1975)
Post by: Fran on September 29, 2010, 11:38:26 am
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The short, pointy-nosed man is Tarzan, feared King of the Jungle but henpecked husband of Jane at home. When Jane orders Tarzan to get her a pink fur coat, he sets out to capture the Pink Panther. But every attempt to capture the feline ends unluckily.

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Time:  6:09
Title: "J" is Johnny Blue (2011)
Post by: oilgun on September 29, 2010, 06:54:58 pm
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from IMDb:
'Johnny Blue' is the story of two teenage boys from different backgrounds that find friendship through music and the love of playing the guitar. Johnny is an exceptional guitarist and singer. He lives at home with his parents, Ellen and Louis. Louis is confined to a wheelchair after an automobile accident left him a paraplegic. Louis is bigoted toward Julie and Charles, an African-American family who just moved into their neighborhood. Johnny befriends Charles, the families mentally challenged teenage boy who also plays the guitar. Ellen, Johnny's Mom, is having a difficult time trying to take care of Louis. Johnny is worried that he will lose his father, while it is revealed that Charles' father was murdered and that the crime was never solved. As the two boys become friends, the realization of just who might have murdered Charles father comes to light. 'Johnny Blue' has emotional family moments coupled with some thrilling plot twists to make an enjoyable dramatic film for all.
Title: "K" is Kommissar X - Drei gelbe Katzen (1966)
Post by: memento on September 30, 2010, 04:30:08 pm
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IMDB: Death Is Nimble, Death Is Quick" is the third movie included in the "Kommissar X" DVD collection, and the first thing that must be noted is that it has by far the worst picture quality of the three: the color especially is all wrong, and the sky & sea end up looking green instead of blue. There also appear to be some scenes missing at one or two spots, unless it was just bad editing to begin with. The film does feature some impressive stuntwork (such as a hotel rooftop chase that ends with both guys jumping from the roof to the ground below), a memorable fight between Captain Rowland and an evil karate master, and a slim and spirited leading lady (Ann Smyrner). But in between the few good scenes, the vague plot does not hold much interest, and there is a bit too much talk. Out of these 3 movies, "Kiss Kiss Kill Kill" follows the Bond formula most faithfully, and comes off as easily the best; the other two try to follow their own path more, and end up getting lost in the way.
Title: "L" is Little Boy Blue (1997)
Post by: Fran on September 30, 2010, 05:36:58 pm
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An IMDb user review:  "Little Boy Blue" had me transfixed the entire time, wondering about this and that, and the final climax is startling and surprising. You think you've got it figured out, but then something (rather, someone) comes along and everything gets turned upside down.

I watched this three days ago and still can't get it out of my head. It was, as far as I can remember, the most disturbing movie I've ever watched and when I started doing some math in my head the next day, I got very, very queasy. I think this film was well acted and well made, even though certain things could have been improved. When the movie finishes you might get caught, like me, stuck between wanting to watch it again with a fresh perspective and being too hesitant to re-watch some of those scenes.

John Savage is convincing in his role as the father, you try (it's not a big effort, but it's there) not to sympathize with him and I feel you'll succeed since he is one twisted fellow. Ryan Phillippe is the title character and the story's center, but he doesn't have as much to say, it seems, as other characters. He perfects the role, though, he does an excellent and very truthful job of it. The mother, well, I disagree with the actress' portrayal of her, but I understand it. I think it should have been different, though. You sympathize with her too much and when the movie's over with and you start 'doing the math', like me, you might be left feeling quite a bit less sympathetic. Oh, and the two boys do a fantastic acting job. Those are some good child actors there. The plot is full of twists and keeps you hooked, but it does drag on a little if you're convinced you know what's going on and there's no surprise or point in watching other than to be wigged out. Believe me, it pays off. But you won't be able to figure out what's what until it's over, and then you still might be wondering about certain motivations, and well, numbers.

It isn't for the faint of heart. My mother, I know, would have a heart attack if she watched it. I recomend it, if you've got a strong stomach and a bit of patience. It's worth watching twice (kind of like The Sixth Sense, how the movie is in a new light on the second viewing), it'll have your wheels spinning. If anything can be said about it...it's unique, original and interesting...and certainly affecting.
Title: "M" is Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Post by: oilgun on September 30, 2010, 05:48:04 pm
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A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources.

I'm really surprised that this one hadn't been played yet.
Title: "N" is Les Noces Rouges (1973)
Post by: memento on September 30, 2010, 07:07:47 pm
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Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's husband holds no excitement for her, and he is always away in Paris on business. Pierre is now the vice-mayor, thanks to Paul. Lucienne and Pierre have a secret meeting spot by a lake along a country lane. Pierre's wife dies suddenly, by suicide the town gossips believe. Pierre confesses otherwise to Lucienne. Paul proposes a shady land deal which will "benefit the town", and wants Pierre's political support and collusion. Then Paul discovers proof of his wife's affair...  

Title: "O" is Orange Winter (2007)
Post by: Fran on September 30, 2010, 10:37:09 pm
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They poisoned the opposition candidate. But he survived. They exerted full control over the media. But one rebelled. They stole the election. And streets erupted. This is they story of the Orange Revolution in Kiev, Ukraine.
Title: "P" is Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)
Post by: southendmd on September 30, 2010, 10:52:24 pm
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IMDb:  The movie tells the story of rock singer "Pink" who is sitting in his hotel room in Los Angeles, burnt out from the music business and only able to perform on stage with the help of drugs. Based on the 1979 double album "The Wall" by Pink  Floyd, the film begins in Pink's youth where he is crushed by the love of his mother. Several years later he is punished by the teachers in school because he is starting to write poems. Slowly he begins to build a wall around himself to be protected from the world outside. The film shows all this in massive and epic pictures until the very end where he tears down the wall and breaks free.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)
Post by: memento on October 01, 2010, 03:42:15 pm
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IMDB: Lena, aged twenty, wants to know all she can about life and reality. She collects information on everyone and everything, storing her findings in an enormous archive. She experiments with relationships, political activism, and meditation. Meanwhile, the actors, director and crew are shown in a humorous parallel plot about the making of the film and their reactions to the story and each other. Nudity, explicit sex, and controversial politics kept this film from being shown in the US while its seizure by Customs was appealed. 
Title: "R" is Le rouge et le noir (1954)
Post by: oilgun on October 02, 2010, 07:22:44 am
English Title:  The Scarlet and the Black

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It's no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post- Napoleonic era, his intensely romantic liaisons propel him forward at a pace he cannot control.
Title: "S" is Stellina Blue (2009)
Post by: Fran on October 03, 2010, 08:59:47 pm
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Shot during a failed robbery attempt, a reclusive woman mysteriously acquires an extraordinary gift that challenges her beliefs and the beliefs of those around her.
Title: "T" is La Tulipe Noire (1964)
Post by: memento on October 04, 2010, 09:29:25 am
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IMDB: In 1789, when the Revolution went on, a bandit named "Black Tulip" held the surroundings of village Roussillon in fear. The poor people respected him as Robin Hood, who declare himself a revolutioner but Count Guillaume de Saint Preux "plays" this benefactor. When he fought with Mouche, the policeman he was wounded ...
Title: "U" Ultraviolet (2006)
Post by: oilgun on October 04, 2010, 04:54:03 pm
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IMDb:
A beautiful hemophage infected with a virus that gives her superhuman powers has to protect a boy in a futuristic world, who is thought to be carrying antigens that would destroy all hemophages.
Title: "V" is Volkodav iz roda Serykh Psov (2007)
Post by: southendmd on October 04, 2010, 05:24:04 pm
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IMDb:  He was doomed to die, but managed to survive, and now his mission is to revenge for the annihilation of his tribe. He is the great warrior who calls himself Volkodav, and is the last man from the tribe of Serie Psi (Grey Hounds). After escaping certain death, Volkodaw (accompanied by Neletuchaya Mysh) is on a mission to kill Ludoed who is responsible to what happened to Serie Psi.
Title: "W" is White Lightning (1973)
Post by: Fran on October 04, 2010, 10:21:12 pm
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From an IMDb user review:  "White Lightning" is a terrific action/drama that tells the story of a hard-driving moonshiner named Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) who is released from prison early in exchange for any help he can give the government with its case against his fellow moonshiners. Gator, however, has his own agenda and it has nothing to do with his altruistic nature. It seems that Sheriff J.C. Connors (Ned Beatty) of Bogen County is not only one of the biggest moonshiners in Arkansas, he's also responsible for killing Gator's brother. And Gator wants revenge.

Title: Wildcard "X" is Blue Valentine (2010)
Post by: memento on October 04, 2010, 11:17:31 pm
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IMDB: The film centers on a contempo married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.
Title: "Y" is YellowBrickRoad (2010)
Post by: oilgun on October 05, 2010, 04:36:08 pm
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IMDb:
One Morning in New England, 1940, the entire population of Friar New Hampshire - 572 people - walked together up a winding mountain trail and into the wilderness. They left behind their clothes, their money, all of their essentials. Even their dogs were abandoned, tied to posts and left to starve. No One knows why. A search party dispatched by the U.S. Army eventually discovered the remains of nearly 300 of Friar's evacuees. Many had frozen to death. Others were cruelly and mysteriously slaughtered. The bodies of the remaining citizens are still unaccounted for. Over the years, a quiet cover-up operation managed to weave the story of Friar into the stuff of legends and backwoods fairy tales. The town has slowly repopulated, but the vast wilderness is mostly untracked, with the northern-most stretches off limits to local hunters and loggers. In 2008, the coordinates for the "YELLOWBRICKROAD" trail head were declassified. The first official expedition into a dark and twisted wilderness will attempt to solve the mystery of the lost citizens of Friar...and reach the end of the trail.

Oooh, scary!
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Green Eggs and Hamlet (1995)
Post by: southendmd on October 13, 2010, 01:27:20 pm
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From the producers: 
This feature length twisted creation is based on Shakespeare's tragedy of almost the same name, but the annoying iambic pentameter has been replaced by a more accessible Dr. Seuss style rhyme. Of course, to capture the plot twists the good Dr.'s story as well, we added a new character, SamIamlet, who interacts with the brooding Prince in many ways I am sure you can imagine. There's drama, suspense, conspiracy, and even a healthy dose of innuendo (thanks to the Bard).
Title: The One Degree of Separation Round!
Post by: southendmd on October 13, 2010, 02:18:55 pm
The One Degree of Separation Round!

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Each movie played must have something similar to the previous movie (one degree of separation). What they share is up to you. A character? Director? Location? When you play the movie, please highlight what is shared with its predecessor.

Unplayed movies, as always.

PS...Whoever goes first, playing the "A" movie, gets to play anything they want.
Title: "A" is Ace In The Hole (1951)
Post by: memento on October 13, 2010, 05:47:44 pm
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 "Ace in the Hole" was the original title and it was changed to "The Big Carnival."

IMDB: Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck reporter, takes a job with a small New Mexico newspaper. The job is pretty boring until he finds a man trapped in a mine. He jumps at the chance to make a name for himself by taking over and prolonging the rescue effort, and feeding stories to major newspapers. He creates a national media sensation and milks it for all it is worth.

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Hoorah for the Chilean miners.
Title: "B" is Buried (2010)
Post by: oilgun on October 13, 2010, 09:00:13 pm
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Paul is a U.S. contractor working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

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Good one, memento!  Don't forget the Bolivian miner (#4).

Edit:  Oh, and look what I just found:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/finding-traces-of-cinema-in-a-real-life-rescue/?scp=2&sq=kirk%20douglas&st=cse (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/finding-traces-of-cinema-in-a-real-life-rescue/?scp=2&sq=kirk%20douglas&st=cse)

Kirk Douglas starred as a former big-time New York City newspaper reporter in possibly the greatest man-stuck-in-hole-while-media-watches movie of all time, Billy Wilder’s “Ace in the Hole,” which came out in 1951. On Wednesday, like many of us, he watched as Chilean miners emerged from the earth one by one. City Room gave him a call and asked if it brought back memories.
Includes a short video with A.O. Scott discussing the film.

Edit:  I'm on a roll!

Sitges 2010: BURIED Wins Prestigious Melies D'Or

The 2010 Méliès d'Or Award - for Best European fantastic film went to BURIED a Spanish thriller starring Ryan Reynolds. The award was handed out at the Méliès d'Or award ceremony during the 43rd Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain on the evening of October 14th 2010, with director Rodrigo Cortés in attendance.

http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/10/sitges-2010-buried-wins-prestigious-melies-dor.php (http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/10/sitges-2010-buried-wins-prestigious-melies-dor.php)
Title: "C" is Chaos Theory (2008)
Post by: southendmd on October 15, 2010, 04:42:49 pm
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The story of an obsessively organized efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature of love and forgiveness.

Ryan Reynolds stars as Frank Allen.
Title: "D" is Dear Frankie (2004)
Post by: memento on October 15, 2010, 06:17:39 pm
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Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...

Emily Mortimer stars as Lizzie.

=aside= Gil
Thanks for the info and links.
Title: "E" is Ernesto (1979)
Post by: oilgun on October 15, 2010, 07:44:29 pm
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Let's see how long it takes for the reactionary Photobucket to censor this one, lol!
EDIT:  Not even a day as it turns out.  I've replaced the "offending" image.

From IMDb:
Triest in the year 1911. Ernesto is the priviliged, seventeen year old son of a jewish mother and a non-jewish father, who has deserted his family. He is raised by his uncle Giovanni and his moaning aunt Regina, who send him to work at the office of a trading company. Ernesto doesn't take his new job very serious, he wants to become a violin player. One day when he is alone in the storage, he is approached by a young stablehand, to whom he has given working orders before. They agree to meet. Ernesto is very aware of the sexual intentions of the man. He is curious and starts having sex with the man frequently. But after an overwhelming heterosexual experience with a prostitute, he decides to avoid any further contact with the man. He quits his job and concentrates on studying the violin. During a concert, Ernesto meets a 15 year old violin player of classic beauty called Emilio. The two boys start an intense friendship that is troubled by jealousy and possessiveness. Untill Emilio introduces Ernesto to his twin sister Rachele. Then Ernesto becomes insecure and confused. Does he want the brother or the sister?  

One Degree of separation:  Absent Father; Name of Son in Title

Comment:
-believe me,I didn't go searching for this one.  It kept popping up with each key word I used.
I'm sure I must have seen it though, the title is very familiar, but I don't remember anything about it.
Title: "F" is Fotografando Patrizia (1985)
Post by: southendmd on October 15, 2010, 08:33:49 pm
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The sexual relationship between a successful woman and her brother, an introvert, hypochondriacal youth, who is also a pornophile.

Directed by Salvatore Samperi
Title: "G" is Grazie Zia (1968)
Post by: memento on October 17, 2010, 02:59:38 pm
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Young Alvise's body is paralyzed, or at least he thinks so. He is infatuated by his beautiful aunt Lea. What starts as innocent therapy and care soon develops into strange erotic and psychological battle between them.

Directed by Salvatore Samperi
Title: "H" is Ho! (1968)
Post by: oilgun on October 17, 2010, 07:38:51 pm
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The year before,Robert Enrico had released his best film ever:"les aventuriers".Its follow-up "Tante Zita " was one of his most personal movies ,but also his least accessible work ."Ho" was a major disappointment.Third film featuring Johanna Shimkus ,it's by far the weakest link of the "trilogy".Far from the wonderful Leatitia in "les aventuriers" and the maiden who had to cope with death in "Tante Zita" ,Shimkus 's part is so thin here it's reduced to a decorative walk on.It's Belmondo who gets the lion 's share here.He portrays a race driver who has lost his membership card (like Delon's pilot Manu had lost his in "les aventuriers").So he has become the chauffeur of a gangsters pack ,a very humiliating situation.Good start,but disastrous screenplay ,never rising over routine cops and robbers genre.Stick with "les aventuriers" .

One degree of separation:  Italian film from 1968  :-\

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I figure it's time to be done with that pervy Samperi
Title: "I" is Incorrigible (1975)
Post by: Fran on October 18, 2010, 01:00:06 am
Original title:  L'incorrigible

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From IMDb:  Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using different names and changing disguises. He's charming and outrageous, incapable of uttering a sentence that isn't embellished or an outright lie. His life goal is to make enough money to build a sea wall to protect Mont-Saint-Michel. Charlotte, a parole officer, shows up: she's young and seems taken in by Victor. He discovers she lives above the Senlus Museum, where her parents are the curators. With two pals he decides to steal a priceless El Greco triptych and then ransom it back to the cultural ministry. What will Charlotte do when she realizes he's used her to make a fortune?  

Jean-Paul Belmondo starred in the role of Victor Vauthier.
Title: "J" is Jericho Mansions (2003)
Post by: memento on October 18, 2010, 06:18:08 pm
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From IMDB: Leonard Grey has been the super of the apartment building Jericho Mansions owned by Lily Melnick for thirty years. Leonard is slow and agoraphobic, as well as having amnesia, and dedicates his leisure time to build a complex bridge with clips. When the husband of the landlady (Lily) dies and she receives a call from her sister that lives in Europe, Lily rebukes Leonard and tries to force him to be fired or arrested by the police, forging evidences that he is a thief. However, most of the dwellers like Leonard and he stays working in the building. When Bill Cherry, husband of the masseuse Donna Cherry and lover of Dolores O'Donell, is murdered in Jericho Mansions during the night, the police investigate. There are many suspects, including Dolores's betrayed husband Eugene; Lily and Leonard. However, Jericho Mansions hides a dark and cruel secret.

Geneviève Bujold starred in the role of Lily Melnick
Title: "K" is Kamouraska (1973)
Post by: oilgun on October 18, 2010, 06:43:21 pm
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Quebec, the 1830s and 1840s. As she attends the bedside of Jérôme, her second husband, Élisabeth recalls her youth, her marriage to her first husband, Antoine, life in remote Kamouraska where he is seigneur, their love dissolving in his mental illness and cruelties, her falling in love with an American physician, Georges Nelson, and the aftermath of Antoine's violent death.

Élisabeth is played by Genevieve Bujold
Title: "L" os The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
Post by: Fran on October 18, 2010, 07:12:48 pm
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From IMDb:  When a plane carrying various animals makes a forced landing on a desert island, the only chance to escape is to convert the plane into a boat.

Geneviève Bujold played Bernadette Lafleur.
Title: "M" is Move (1970)
Post by: memento on October 18, 2010, 10:50:47 pm
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IMDB: A young playwright who writes porno novels to overcome a writer's block, lives the fantasies of one of his books, while trying to move with his wife from one apartment into a larger one.

Elliot Gould plays Hiram Jaffe.
Title: "N" is Noah's Ark: The New Beginning (2010)
Post by: southendmd on October 19, 2010, 11:43:16 am
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Not yet released.

Elliott Gould plays the voice of God.
Title: "O" is The Other Guys (2010)
Post by: Fran on October 19, 2010, 11:51:39 am
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From IMDb:  Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops whom they idolize -- only things don't quite go as planned.

Michael Keaton plays Captain Gene Mauch.
Title: "P" is The Perfect Storm (2000)
Post by: memento on October 19, 2010, 05:53:04 pm
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IMDB: In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure.

Mark Wahlberg  played Bobby Shatford
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Secretariat (2010)
Post by: southendmd on October 19, 2010, 06:27:54 pm
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IMDb:  Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.

Diane Lane from Perfect Storm also starred in this film.
Title: "R" is Ripley's Game (2002)
Post by: Fran on October 19, 2010, 06:43:09 pm
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From IMDb:  Tom Ripley persuades a man to commit a murder for a large sum of money. The situation goes out of control, and that man must escape trouble.

John Malkovich, who also appears in Secretariat, plays Tom Ripley in this film.   
Title: "S" is Sexy Beast (2000)
Post by: oilgun on October 19, 2010, 08:39:02 pm
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What a great poster!

Gal, Deedee, Aitch and Jackie, having left behind respective lives of ill-repute, bask in the sun of Spain and in the most essential brand of leisure. A hazy yarn of barbecues, beer and botched hunting expeditions make up their retirements, until a sudden and unforeseen disruption emerges from their past. Enter the childishly violent and hilariously edgy Don Logan. Through a series of side-splitting negotiations and irrevocable acts, retired crook Gal is forced to shake off the rust and accept one last mission, put forth by the menacing Logan, his ex-mentor. A heist of legendary proportion and personal implications, this job should make for one hell of an encore.

Ray Winstone who was in Ripley's Game plays the hapless Gary 'Gal' Dove in this.
Title: "T" is Teen Patti (2010)
Post by: southendmd on October 20, 2010, 10:23:20 am
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IMDb:  Perci Trachtenberg, widely regarded as the world's greatest living mathematician, meets Venkat, a reclusive math genius from India, at a high rolling casino in London. Venkat tells Perci about an equation that could not only change the dialogue on mathematics forever, but one that has already left an indelible impression of guilt - for many painful reasons - on Venkat's life.

Ben Kingsley, who starred in Sexy Beast, plays Perci in this film.
Title: Re: "E" is Ernesto (1979)
Post by: oilgun on October 24, 2010, 01:33:33 pm
Quote from: PQ Zombie on October 15, 2010, 07:44:29 pm
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Let's see how long it takes for the reactionary Photobucket to censor this one, lol!
EDIT:  Not even a day as it turns out.  I've replaced the "offending" image.


Evidently, that offending Ernesto image provoked a raid of my Photobucket account because a day later, over ten other of my images were censored.  Some had been sitting there for years unmolested.  Does anyone know an image hosting site that isn't based in the US?  That country is going out of control.

Anyway, I uploaded the offending images to Image Shack (for now, lol!) and posted them in my blog if any of you are interested in seeing what Photobucket frowns upon.

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,36575.msg591309/topicseen.html#msg591309 (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,36575.msg591309/topicseen.html#msg591309)

Title: "U" is L'Uomo Che Guarda (1994)
Post by: memento on October 26, 2010, 07:30:02 pm
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Title Changed to The Voyeur

IMDB: At a college in Rome, a professor, nicknamed "Dodo" is in a deep depression. His stunningly beautiful wife has just left him for another man. Dodo wants her back very badly and has erotic daydreams about her. A beautiful young student in his class asks him for a ride home and seduces the lucky man, but still he wonders about his wife and her lover. Wile visiting his father he meets his dad's very sexy live-in nurse who takes care of much more then his broken leg. She tells Dodo of a beautiful young woman whose been having a sexual relationship with his father?

Plot keyword: Student
Title: "V" is La vacanza (1971)
Post by: Fran on October 27, 2010, 12:40:39 am
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From IMDb:  Medieval drama in which [Vanessa] Redgrave plays an allegedly insane woman who is allowed to finally leave the madhouse to see if she is capable of functioning normally. Her parents pay no attention to her and eventually sell her to a creditor. En route she escapes and runs into a poacher. She explains her terrible situation via flashback. He feels sympathetic and so the two head off for many free-flowing adventures.

This film was directed by Tinto Brass, who also directed L'Uomo Che Guarda.
Title: "W" is The Whistleblower (2010)
Post by: southendmd on October 27, 2010, 07:22:01 am
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IMDb:  A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex scandal.

Like La Vacanza, The Whistleblower stars Vanessa Redgrave.
Title: Wildcard "X" is My Blueberry Nights (2007)
Post by: memento on October 27, 2010, 03:59:31 pm
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IMDB: Elizabeth's heart is broken. For solace, she drops in late at night a few times at Jeremy's diner for blueberry pie a la mode; they talk. Once, he watchers her sleep, her head on the counter. Abruptly, she leaves New York City to get away from her pain. She works a couple of jobs in Memphis. There, a heart-broken cop is drinking himself into oblivion, his ex occasionally showing up where he drinks and Lizzy works. Then, she's in Nevada, working at a casino where she uses her savings (she wants a car) to stake Leslie, a busted gambler, in a high rollers' game. After, Beth drives Leslie to Vegas where Leslie's estranged father lives. Broken relationships. What about Jeremy?

Rachel Weisz  who starred in The Whistleblower plays the part of Sue Lynne.
Title: "Y" is Your Highness (2011)
Post by: oilgun on October 27, 2010, 04:23:56 pm
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A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.

Natalie Portman who was in MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS plays Isabel in this film.

Title: Wildcard "Z" is 127 Hours (2010)
Post by: southendmd on October 27, 2010, 04:25:30 pm
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IMDb:  A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.

The ubiquitous James Franco starred in both Your Highness and this film.
Title: Another One Degree of Separation Round!
Post by: southendmd on October 27, 2010, 05:04:47 pm
Another One Degree of Separation Round!

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Each movie played must have something similar to the previous movie (one degree of separation). What they share is up to you. A character? Director? Location? When you play the movie, please highlight what is shared with its predecessor.

Unplayed movies, as always.

PS...Let's start with the ubiquitous James Franco and 127 Hours.
Title: "A" is Annapolis (2006)
Post by: memento on October 27, 2010, 11:39:23 pm
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IMDB: Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman, he's selected despite dubious grades. Once inside, Jake soon proves sub-standard academically. Constantly challenged to his limits, repeatedly made the 'over-cocky' reason for the entire class to suffer, Jake nearly quits, but after facing his utterly un-supportive father's gloating returns just in time. Stubborn Jake finds support withs mates as well as Senor Ali, his lover-to-be, and a discipline he may excel in: the 'brigade' boxing tournament, open to all ranks.

James Franco starred in 127 hours and Annapolis.
Title: "B" is Bullfighter (2000)
Post by: Fran on October 28, 2010, 01:09:10 am
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From IMDb:  Jack is a wanderer whose aimless roaming leads him to a number of interesting locations and into the company of many interesting people, and, despite his fascination with bullfighting, he leads a largely peaceful existence. When a crime boss' daughter is accidentally gored to death, Jack is implicated in the unfortunate event and singled out for termination by a seemingly unending army of lethal hitmen. As Jack wages an uphill battle for survival against the harsh desert terrain and a hail of gunsmoke and lead, his will to live depends on his ability to exorcise his demons and come to terms with the fact that he may not live to see another sunrise.

Donnie Wahlberg appeared in Annapolis and in this film.
Title: "C" is Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Post by: southendmd on October 28, 2010, 01:33:48 pm
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IMDb:  A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.

Willem Dafoe starred in this and in Bull Fighter.

Title: "D" is Detention (2011)
Post by: oilgun on October 28, 2010, 03:39:07 pm
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Bloody-Disgusting.com:
The story centers on teens who must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is a slasher-movie killer who has seemingly come to life.

Josh Hutcherson of Cirque du Freak plays Clapton Davis in this film.

Title: "E" is Employee of the Month (2006)
Post by: Fran on October 28, 2010, 04:20:57 pm
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From IMDb:  When he hears that the new female employee digs ambitious men who are the store employee of the month, a slacker gets his act together but finds himself in competition with his rival, an ambitious co-worker.

Dane Cook, who appears in the upcoming Detention, had a starring role in this film.
Title: "F" is Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face (2009)
Post by: southendmd on October 28, 2010, 05:15:54 pm
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IMDb:  A UFO crashes to earth. The first human the alien meets is a hillbilly named, Elmore P. Fudge, the dumbest man in the world. Elmore learns the Alien came to earth because, like in the movie 'Footloose', they are forbidden to dance on his planet. Elmore helps the alien find a disco and in the process they have many great adventures and become best friends. Meanwhile the U.S. Military has tracked the UFO crash and they reactivate their top alien bounty hunter ' Agent 3000', to exterminate the alien. The race is on for the dumbest man in the world to save the smartest being in the universe. No one told 'It' that coming to Earth would be so stupid.

Andy Dick appears in this film as well as Employee of hte Month.
Title: "G" is The Girl Next Door (2004)
Post by: memento on October 28, 2010, 07:34:12 pm
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IMDB: 18-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight 'A' over-achiever who feels that he has never really lived life till the fall. This is, until he meets 'the girl next door'. Danielle moves in next door, and Matthew thinks he's found the girl of his dreams. All is going well, until Matthew's sex-mad friend Eli reveals that Danielle is actually a ex-porn star. Matthew doesn't know how to take the news or how to treat Danielle, and things go from bad to worse when Danielle's former producer Kelly appears to take her back.

Alonzo Bodden appears as Steel in this film as well as the bouncer in Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face.
Title: "H" is He Was a Quiet Man (2007)
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2010, 11:51:26 am
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From IMDb:  A troubled loner, Bob Maconel, imagines blowing up the tower in Los Angeles where he works. He takes a revolver to his office intent on killing colleagues, and then himself. At home, he holds conversations with his fish, who encourage him to do it. His supervisor picks on him. As he's screwing his courage to the sticking place, he drops a bullet; while on the floor looking for it, another colleague does exactly what Bob has been planning. Bob emerges a hero and the one colleague he likes, a woman with a bright smile, is severely wounded. Can Bob help her through despair and find himself and joy in life? Or, as everyone says, is this impossible for a man like him?

Elisha Cuthbert starred in The Girl Next Door and this film.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNig9W51KXo[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "I" is for Igor (2008)
Post by: oilgun on October 29, 2010, 04:50:15 pm
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Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.

Christian Slater was in He Was a Quiet Man and provided the voice of Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor in this animated film.
Title: "J" is The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Post by: southendmd on October 29, 2010, 05:39:50 pm
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IMDb:  Natty Gann (played by Meredith Salenger) is a twelve year old Depression era girl whose single-parent father leaves her behind in Chicago while he goes to Washington State to look for work in the timber industry. Natty runs away from the guardian she was left with to follow Dad. She befriends and is befriended by a wolf that has been abused in dog fights, hops a freight train west, and is presumed dead when her wallet is found after the train crashes. Dad gets bitter and endangers himself in his new job. Meanwhile Natty has a series of adventures and mis- adventures in various farmhouses, police stations, hobo camps, reform schools, and boxcars.

John Cusack starred as Igor in Igor and as Harry in this film.
Title: "K" is The Kiss (1988)
Post by: Fran on October 29, 2010, 11:14:07 pm
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From IMDb:  Amy's (Meredith Salenger) mother has just died in a freak automobile accident. To make matters worse, an almost unknown Aunt named Felice (Joanna Pacula) shows up and takes a fancy to Amy's dad. That's when all of Amy's friends start to meet gruesome ends and Amy starts to find voodoo spells and other assorted items in Felice's stuff. It seems Amy is the next in line to get a fatal kiss from Felice.

Meredith Salenger, who starred in The Journey of Natty Gann, played Amy in this film.
Title: "L" is Lost and Delirious (2001)
Post by: memento on October 30, 2010, 01:11:32 am
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IMDB: Lost and Delirious is the story of three adolescent girls' first love, their discovery of sexual passion, and their search for identities. Set in a posh, private boarding school surrounded by luxuriant, green forest, Lost and Delirious moves swiftly from academic routine, homesickness, and girlish silliness to the darker region of lover's intrigue.

Mimi Kuzyk was in The Kiss and played the part of Eleanor Bannet in this film.
Title: "M" is Mambo Italiano (2003)
Post by: oilgun on October 30, 2010, 07:56:47 am
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IMDb:  The son of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he's gay.

Luke Kirby who got his start as Jake Hollander in Lost and Delirious plays Angelo Barberini in this delightful comedy.
Title: "N" is Nowhere in Sight (2001)
Post by: Fran on October 30, 2010, 11:23:10 am
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From IMDb: A motorist has a heart attack, and his car hits a young jogger (Slater). She is blinded by the accident. A year later, she is starting a new life, with a new love (McCarthy), and a new apartment, a loft on the fourth floor of secluded building. She is having difficulty adjusting to her sightless condition, but, is managing. Her boyfriend has to go out of town to help a friend. Enter two psychos that want her to tell them the combination to the safe in her uncle's business. Her dark world just got darker.

Mark Camacho, who appeared in Mambo Italiano, played Marc Cory in this film.
Title: "O" is The Orphan King (2005)
Post by: memento on October 30, 2010, 03:59:56 pm
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IMDB: Four boys growing up in the '80s start selling marijuana, and as they get older they start selling harder drugs and take control of a nightclub. One of the four, Seth, tries to break away by going to college and getting a new girlfriend.

Andrew McCarthy who appeared in Nowhere in Sight played Charles King in this movie.
Title: "P" is Push (2009)
Post by: oilgun on October 30, 2010, 11:54:34 pm
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Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.

Gorgeous Chris Evans who was in The Orphan King plays Nick Gant in this sci-fi thriller.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Stay Cool (2009)
Post by: southendmd on October 31, 2010, 10:09:48 am
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IMDb:  An author who returns to his hometown to deliver a commencement address to a class of graduating high school students has to deal with his feelings for an old flame as well as the advances of a student who has the hots for him.

Our own Monroe, Scott Michael Campbell starred in both PUSH and this film.
Title: "R" is Rudy (1993)
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2010, 05:03:22 pm
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From IMDb:  Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.

Sean Astin, who played Big Girl in Stay Cool, played the title role in this film.
Title: "S" is Spring Forward (1999)
Post by: memento on October 31, 2010, 06:23:03 pm
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From IMDB: As the seasons change in a Connecticut town, two men of different age and backgrounds who work together outdoors for the local park system, share thoughts and feelings that gradually deepen into a relationship approaching father and son. Paul is just out of prison for armed robbery, assigned to work with Murph, a middle-aged vet whose grown son Bobby is dying. Paul is trying to control his temper and build a spiritual side based on reading. Murph is a down-to-earth Sancho Panza to Paul's more ethereal ideas. And Murphy seems to need forgiveness for mistakes as a dad. As Murphy's retirement approaches and winter sets in, the men talk and love blossoms.

Ned Beatty played Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy and stars in this film.
Title: "T" is Top of the Food Chain (1999)
Post by: oilgun on October 31, 2010, 06:37:49 pm
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IMDb: An isolated Canadian town (populated by the weirdest group of people this side of Saturn) has seen its share of problems. First the nut factory closed, then the CATV antenna stopped broadcasting, and now something is gruesomely devouring the townsfolk! Can visiting atomic scientist (and expert on "cool fusion") Dr. Karel Lamonte solve the mystery before everyone disappears?

Inexplicably, Campbell Scott who was in Spring Forward (and reads BbM on the audio book),  plays Karel Lamont, Atomic scientist, in this film.
Title: "U" is Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
Post by: Fran on October 31, 2010, 10:42:34 pm
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From IMDb:  Dudley Moore plays a composer who suspects his wife of cheating. He plots to kill her and frame it on her lover. The whole movie sort of compares his expectations of a perfect result to reality. In the end nothing turns out as planned.

Bernard Behrens, who played Mayor Claire, Exceptional Vista in Top of the Food Chain, played Bill Lawrence in this film.
Title: "V" is Vendetta (1950)
Post by: memento on November 01, 2010, 12:30:17 am
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IMDB: Filming began in 1946, but the production was plagued with problems. At least five directors worked on it, some leaving when they were either fired or quit because of producer Howard Hughes' constant interference, others being hired only to shoot retakes or small bits of new footage. The film was finally released in 1950 after costs had ballooned to more than $4 million - a staggering sum at the time for a picture that wasn't an epic and had no big stars - and was a major critical and box-office disaster.

Preson Sturgis wrote the 1948 screenplay of Unfaithfully Yours - he was credited in the 1984 version -  and was an uncredited writer for this film.
Title: The White Angel (1936)
Post by: oilgun on November 01, 2010, 08:36:21 am
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The sharp, focused performance by Kay Francis carries this film into an impressive arena for its viewer. I've seen in several times and although Francis doesn't go into histrionics in her portrayal like some of the "greats" would -- Francis exemplifies the determination, courage, and humaness of one who "feels a calling". She never wavers in what she is about, frustrated but not discouraged, and Francis' subtlety emphasizes these qualities. The beginning of the film offers Francis a chance to don the elegant gowns of the mid 1800's, but most of the film she's wearing a plain nurse's uniform and often looking quite drawn from the conflicts with male prejudice on the Crimean front and the squalid conditions that she faced in all directions. I don't know how historically accurate the film is, but it gets to the heart of the Nightingale story and what she was up against. Strong support from players like Donald Crisp and Ian Hunter add to the overall success.

Nigel Bruce was both in Vendetta and this film.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Allotment Wives (1945)
Post by: southendmd on November 01, 2010, 03:07:06 pm
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From filmnoir.net:  The story of a woman who uses her social status and ill-gotten wealth to front a bigamy racket where dames marry multiple GIs during WW2 to skim the allotment support paid by the Defense Dept to spouses of men on active duty, is predictable but well-made with a snappy script. Noir regular Paul Kelly as an army investigator is disappointingly wooden and his performance is underwhelming at best. Otto Kruger is fine as the lady boss’ right-hand man.  The climax is brutal with Francis plugging a dame without qualm or remorse, but justice triumphs in the end.  Francis’ flamboyant hats and her hair-do add a juicy camp quality to the goings-on.


Kay Francis, who played Florence Nightingale in The White Angel, played Sheila Seymour in this film.  

(I loved the Allotment in the title!)
Title: "Y" is The Yellow Mountain (1954)
Post by: Fran on November 01, 2010, 09:30:00 pm
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From IMDb:  A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned down. Pete is interested in "Nevada" Wray, daughter of mine-owner "Jackpot" Wray, but she has eyes only for Andy. The rejected Pete joins forces with Bannon and they learn that, because of location, "Jackpot" Wray may be the owner of all the gold in the respective veins. Bannon and his men try to get rid of Andy.

Matty Fain, who played Louie Moranto in Allotment Wives, had an uncredited role in this film.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Monster in the Closet (1986)
Post by: memento on November 02, 2010, 08:56:16 am
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IMDB: Monster is a spoof of horror/monster films. After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a "mild-mannered" reporter, a college professor, her son and a befuddled professor band together to uncover the mystery but not without involving the U.S. Army and mass panic.

Howard Duff starred in The Yellow Mountain and plays the part of Father Finnegan in this film.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Let's Dance" Round!
Post by: southendmd on November 03, 2010, 12:33:04 pm
Let's Dance!

Please post an unplayed film that is associated with,
or features dancing.

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Title: "A" is Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
Post by: southendmd on November 03, 2010, 12:41:54 pm
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IMDb:  In the 1830's beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then unnamed territories of Montana and Idaho. Flint marries a Blackfoot woman as a way to gain entrance into her people's rich lands, but finds she means more to him than a ticket to good beaver habitat.

With Clark Gable and Ricardo Montalban.

Features a sword dance.

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Title: "B" is Baby It's You (1983)
Post by: Fran on November 03, 2010, 10:04:43 pm
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From IMDb:  In 1966 New Jersey, Jill Rosen, a frustrated high-schooler, is intrigued by an enigmatic new student known only as the Sheik. Sheik is an Italian whose primary interests are his car, Frank Sinatra, and Jill. At first she is taken aback by his forwardness, but they soon develop a relationship, much to the chagrin of their parents. Sheik gets expelled from school, and Jill is accepted at an all-girls college. After a fight, Sheik goes to Florida to work in a club lip-synching Sinatra songs. Sheik becomes dissatisfied with his Florida lifestyle and goes back to New Jersey to try to win Jill over.

Features a dance contest.
Title: "C" is Carmen (1983)
Post by: memento on November 04, 2010, 01:04:30 am
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From IMDB: A group of flamenco dancers  are rehearsing a very spanish version of the Prosper Merimee's drama. Antonio (the coreographer) falls in love with Carmen (the main dancer). Their story then turns similar to the play.
Title: "D" is La Danse (2009)
Post by: southendmd on November 04, 2010, 07:44:23 am
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IMDb:  The film follows the production of seven ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet.

Title: "E" is Evil Dead II (1987)
Post by: Fran on November 04, 2010, 11:04:38 am
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From IMDb:  The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holds up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.

Plot Keywords include:  Cabin | Evil Dead | Demon | Book of the Dead | Dance
Title: "F" is Fish Tank (2009)
Post by: memento on November 04, 2010, 04:00:30 pm
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IMDB: Mia, a foul-mouthed, stroppy fifteen-year-old, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been excluded from school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's handsome, extrovert Irish boyfriend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing. What could go wrong?
Title: "G" is Gangster No. 1 (2000)
Post by: oilgun on November 04, 2010, 06:41:24 pm
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IMDb: Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.

Keyword: Dancing

Paul Bettany does a maniacal dance of death in a particularly gruesome torture scene.  It kept me awake for nights.

Edit: Maybe he didn't dance in that scene, strange that it's how I remembered it.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhzqQSMmrys&feature=fvw[/youtube]
Title: "H" is Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
Post by: Fran on November 05, 2010, 10:51:28 am
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From IMDb:  An American adaptation of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Sadly his master departs one day, passes away and never returns to the station. Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits, Hachiko touches the lives of many who work near and commute through the town square. He teaches the local people love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty. Today, a bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya station in Japan as a permanent reminder of his devotion and love.

Plot Keywords:  Dancing | Ballerina
Title: "I" is In the Groove (1941)
Post by: southendmd on November 05, 2010, 11:10:05 am
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IMDb:  This Name Band Musical short from Universal (production number 6222) features Freddie Slack and his orchestra, with Martha Mears the featured singer. The Tanner Sisters (Betty, Martha and Mickey) also have a song, and Sunnie O'Dea dances, as does The Knight Sisters, an adagio dance team. No Universal short was complete without some kind of vaudeville act tossed in, and the tossed-in act here is a roller-skating team called The Lightning Trio.
Title: "J" is Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Post by: memento on November 05, 2010, 05:49:55 pm
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IMDB: A poor but beautiful girl named Jeanne takes part in a beauty contest but fails to be crowned its queen. Nevertheless both her determination and her shapely figure impress Sal Satori, the organizer, so much that he gives her a job as a carnival dancer. He becomes her friend and, before long, her great love. However, being a hootchie-kootchie dancer  is not Jeanne's dream: she wants to be an actress. That is why Jeanne takes advantage of the Satori company being in New York to consult a renowned drama teacher, Mrs. Neilson. The latter thinks she CAN act and she is proved right since the audience of the first play Jeanne is in responds favorably. But Jeanne will only feel wholly satisfied when she acquires star status. She soon obtains the part which will lead her to stardom by stealing it from Elsie Desmond, an aging actress who planned a comeback through it. In desperation, Elsie commits suicide...
Title: "K" is Kontroll (2003)
Post by: Fran on November 05, 2010, 06:39:56 pm
Also known as:  Control

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From IMDb:  Ghost trains and ghostly characters, figuratively speaking of course, are what run through the perpetual night of this underground metro system. Bulcsú's (Sándor Csányi) life that once was, on the surface, where the real people go home after work, who go to the movies or a fine restaurant is now replaced by the dark, cold and solitude arena of his new dwellings. Him [sic] and his motley crew of ragtag metro ticket Kontrollers must patrol the trains that run these City dwellers back and forth and, with daily ritual, check that no one dare come down into their world for a free ride. With indifferent passengers, a possible love interest, a regime set on competition and to top it all a mysterious serial killer at large, Kontroll is a dark and bleak comedy of the world of the ticket inspector who, in the end, must keep this Metro system running. If not, what would be the worst that could happen, if they ever lost control? Dare you ride here for free, too?

Plot Keywords:  Dance | Dancer

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJQnWCPMrII[/youtube]
Trailer
Title: "L" is Love 'N' Dancing (2009)
Post by: southendmd on November 06, 2010, 11:24:42 am
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IMDb:  2002: Jake Mitchell is the defending World West Coast Swing Champion. He's got everything going for him: looks, personality, and style. He's at the top of his game when he and his partner Corinne are crowned the unexpected winners at the World Swing Dance Championships. As the crowd cheers and the celebration begins, Jake appears uneasy. Did he really deserve to win? The music blasts and the bass is thumping, and Jake hears none of it. He feels it. Jake is completely deaf, due to an ear infection when he was a teenager. He learned how to dance by feeling the vibrations of the music. Now he feels something else: that perhaps the judges gave him the win out of sympathy. Present Day: Jessica Donovan's life is boring. When she was younger, she was a dancer who had dreams of Broadway. Now she's an English teacher for disinterested, upper class middle school kids, and she's dying to let loose...
Title: "M" is Montenegro (1981)
Post by: oilgun on November 06, 2010, 12:14:37 pm
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Montenegro is, without a doubt, one the freshest, most original and seldom seen gems on the planet. Anspach delivers a personal best as a housewife on the brink of insanity who befriends a band of eccentrics at the Zanzi Bar. What follows is a bizarre odyssey of sexual and emotional discovery. Robust characters, Pinter's beautiful cinematography, and tart humor make this a must. The stuff of life.

There is much Dancing at the Zanzi Bar.

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Montenegro
Title: "N" is Nowhere in Africa (2001)
Post by: Fran on November 06, 2010, 01:18:04 pm
Original title:  Nirgendwo in Afrika

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From IMDb:  Based on a true story, a Jewish family escapes Nazi Germany and relocates to Kenya. Traumatic at first, then the family discovers a new way of life to be not without its rewards.

Listening from a portable radio in Africa about the details of Jewish Holocaust is somewhat confining but a wonderful way of providing emotional tension central to this story. Instead of being witness to visceral aspects of the war, we are left to examine the resilience of human spirit and infinite possibilities of life. Vast and captivating African sceneries are not only beautiful but also gives spiritual lift that guide the family along their journey. Caroline Link does not discover new territories with this traditionally-told melodrama but succeeds in making "Nowhere in Africa" a timeless and moving film.

Keyword:  Dancing
Title: "O" is Orfeu Negro (1959)
Post by: memento on November 06, 2010, 03:45:26 pm
also known as Black Orpheus

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IMDB: In Rio, Orfeo is a trolley conductor and musician, engaged to Mira. During Carnival week, he sees Eurydice, who's fled her village in fear of a stalker; it's love at first sight. Her cousin Sarafina, with whom she stays in Rio, is a friend of Orfeo and Mira, so the star-crossed lovers meet again. Later, during the revels, wearing Sarafina's costume, Eurydice dances a provocative samba with Orfeo. Not only is Mira enraged when her rival is unmasked, but she is being stalked by Death: Eurydice is in danger, pursued through noisy crowds and a morgue. Can Orfeo conduct her to safety? Don't look back.
Title: "P" is Piccadilly (1929)
Post by: oilgun on November 07, 2010, 02:27:20 pm
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Image soon to be censored on Photobucket, I'm sure

IMDb:  The star attraction of the Piccadilly Club is the dancing team of Mabel and Vic. Victor is infatuated with Mabel, but she rejects his advances, since she is in love with Valentine Wilmot, the club's owner. One night, as Mabel and Vic perform their act, there is a disruption caused by a customer who is unhappy about a dirty plate. When Wilmot goes back to the kitchen to investigate, he finds several employees in the scullery watching Shosho, one of the dishwashers, dancing on a table. That night, Wilmot fires both Shosho and Victor. But the club's sagging fortunes soon lead him to re-evaluate Shosho's talent
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Save the Last Dance (2001)
Post by: Fran on November 07, 2010, 11:51:23 pm
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From AllMovie.com:   In this romantic drama, two teenagers in love struggle to look past their differences. After the unexpected death of her mother, Sarah Johnson (Julia Stiles) moves to Chicago to live with her father. Knowing no one at her new school and not at home in a gritty, inner-city high school, Sarah has trouble adjusting, but she soon becomes friends with Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), who has talent and street smarts but a checkered past. Sarah was an avid student of ballet before her mother's death sidelined her studies, while Derek has some serious hip-hop moves, and their mutual love of dance leads their friendship into something deeper. However, since Sarah is white and Derek is black, they have more to contend with than the average high school couple; Sarah gets static from Nikki (Bianca Lawson), Derek's former girlfriend, while Derek has to deal with his friend Malakai (Fredro Starr), who is still deep in the thug life Derek is trying to avoid.
Title: "R" is Rendez-vous (1985)
Post by: southendmd on November 08, 2010, 10:18:09 am
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IMDb:  A provocative erotic drama, stylishly rendered by Andre Techine, who won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this compelling investigation into the intersection of sexual and artistic passion.

Keyword:  dance rehearsal.
Title: "S" is Shall We Dance? (1996)
Post by: memento on November 08, 2010, 10:53:24 am
Original Title: Shall We Dansu?

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IMDB: Shohei Sugiyama has attained all that he has wanted in life. But he is still depressed and unhappy. One day, he gathers up the courage to sign up for dancing  lessons. He hopes they will rid his depression and help him get his life back together.
Title: "T" is They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Post by: Fran on November 08, 2010, 09:22:32 pm
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From Wikipedia:  They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a 1969 American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay, by James Poe and Robert E. Thompson, is based on the 1935 novel by Horace McCoy. It focuses on a disparate group of characters desperate to win a Depression-era dance marathon and the opportunistic emcee who urges them on to victory.
Title: "U" is Les uns et les autres (1981)
Post by: southendmd on November 09, 2010, 07:40:50 pm
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IMDb:  Through fabulous Music this movie tracks three generations of musicians and dancers  from Russia, Germany, France and the USA, from before World War II through the war and the Holocaust, to the 1980s. Their lives become intertwined through the historical circumstances, and the culmination is the presence of several, including a former Nazi pianist and a French Jewish Holocaust survivor at an anti-famine concert

AKA Bolero
Title: "V" is Vinyl (1965)
Post by: oilgun on November 09, 2010, 08:52:40 pm
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Warhol's strange interpretation of "A Clockwork Orange." Includes Gerard dancing to the Martha and the Vandellas classic "Nowhere to Run" and being tortured by professional sadists.
Title: "W" is Whale Rider (2002)
Post by: Fran on November 09, 2010, 09:39:49 pm
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From IMDb:  On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.

Plot keywords include:  Dance | War Dance

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE7-_Z03Aw4[/youtube]
Title: Wildcard "X" is Morristown: A Ballerina Love Story (2010)
Post by: memento on November 09, 2010, 10:24:35 pm
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IMDB: Dawn is a teenage dancer  with dreams of becoming a professional ballerina. Unfortunately, Dawn's mother wants her to take a more conventional career path and attend college like the rest of her friends. However, Dawn's luck soon changes when a former ballet star, named Chris, turns up teaching in her local dance studio. Dawn secretly enlists the help of the dance  pro to help prepare her for a dance career against her mother's wishes. Meanwhile, Chris discovers that his ex-girlfriend, Crystal, is also teaching at the school and engaged to the wealthiest man in town. While Chris is hoping to rekindle the flame of his lost love, Dawn focuses on getting better to achieve her goal of becoming a professional dancer.
Title: "Y" is Young Soul Rebels (1991)
Post by: oilgun on November 09, 2010, 11:04:37 pm
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Wikipedia: The action centres on several themes firstly a homosexual murder investigation involving one of the central characters (Valentine Nonyela) and his relationship with his girlfriend (Sophie Okonedo).

The second narrative involves a gay punk (Jason Durr) and a soul boy (Mo Sesay) in a relationship, which is the source of the narrative conflict as they face double prejudice of racism and homophobia, in both West Indian and white British communities. Ultimately, The film is a love story that could be seen as an allegory for racial and class unity, as their love transcends class and race barriers.

IMDb Keyword:  Dancing
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
Post by: southendmd on November 09, 2010, 11:08:51 pm
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IMDb:  Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRm7gnx_uug[/youtube]
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "There's No Place Like Home" Round!
Post by: Fran on November 12, 2010, 12:10:07 am
The "There's No Place Like Home" Round!

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Please post an unplayed film that
can be associated with the word "home."
Title: "A" is Auto Focus (2002)
Post by: Fran on November 12, 2010, 12:15:36 am
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From IMDb:  The film follows the sexual exploits of Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane, the real-life star of Hogan's Heroes, who during and after the show became a full-blown sex addict, ruining two marriages and possibly sabotaging his career in the process. Willem Dafoe is John Carpenter, Crane's partner in crime who lacks Crane's charisma with women but is fed some scraps by Crane in return for his extensive knowledge of and access to video equipment. Crane's fetish is using the home video cameras to record his sexual trysts, which he reviews over and over again, looking for something that we can't see, and that he probably can't see either.

The film follows the sexual exploits of Greg Kinnear as Bob Crane, the real-life star of Hogan's Heroes, who during and after the show became a full-blown sex addict, ruining two marriages and possibly sabotaging his career in the process. Willem Dafoe is John Carpenter (no, I know what you're thinking, and he's not), Crane's partner in crime who lacks Crane's charisma with women but is fed some scraps by Crane in return for his extensive knowledge of and access to video equipment. Crane's fetish is using the home video cameras to record his sexual trysts, which he reviews over and over again, looking for something that we can't see, and that he probably can't see either.Kinnear and Dafoe's performances alone are worth the price of admission. This is the best, boldest, and most nuanced work that Kinnear has ever done. His performance is all subtlety and detail; he introduces Crane as a regular, aw-shucks family man, but as the movie progresses we gradually see the facade fall as his quiet desperation and insatiable sexual appetite begin to consume him. Not content to go over the top and yell at the top of his lungs to be effective, Kinnear instead puts on a fake smile and charms with a velvety voice while openly degrading and hitting on women. The effect is one of the most genuinely creepy performances ever committed to film. Dafoe is the perfect companion to Kinnear's subtle predator; Carpenter is a pathetic loser, easily angered and easily hurt. He gets angry, yells, and does all of the things that you've seen Dafoe do in his other portrayals of guys you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley, or a lighted one, for that matter. It's effective elsewhere, and it's effective here. Together, these men form a pair so utterly joyless and shallow that just seeing them on-screen together made my stomach churn. Their dialogue is only incidental, usually reminiscing on previous sexual escapades or planning new ones, but it's the little tics, gestures, Kinnear's untouchable confidence foiled by Dafoe's insecurity, Kinnear's hidden hunger foiled by Dafoe's overt desperation, that give these scenes their resounding power.
Title: "B" is The Bodyguard (1992)
Post by: memento on November 17, 2010, 12:13:45 pm
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IMDB: A pop singer has been receiving threatening notes, and her manager hires a bodyguard known for his good work. The bodyguard ruffles the singer's feathers and most of her entourage by tightening security more than they feel is necessary. The bodyguard is haunted by the fact that he was on Reagan's secret service staff but wasn't there to prevent the attack by Hinckley. Eventually the bodyguard and the singer start an affair, and she begins to believe his precautions are necessary when the stalker strikes close to home.
Title: "C" is Coming Home (1978)
Post by: southendmd on November 17, 2010, 01:11:06 pm
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IMDb:  Sally Bender is the wife of a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. He is sent over to Vietnam, and Sally is alone. With nothing else to do, she decides to volunteer at a local veteran's hospital, where she meets Luke, who went to high school with Sally. Luke was wounded and is paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. When Sally begins to fall in love with Luke, she has to make a crucial decision about her life.

=aside= Fran
Great theme!
Title: "D" is Dandelion (2004)
Post by: Fran on November 17, 2010, 01:42:03 pm
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From The New York Times:   Mason lives with his grim parents, Luke (Arliss Howard), a grain-factory worker, and Layla (Mare Winningham), in a farmhouse in Washington State. A mood of cosmic boredom reigns. The few local teenagers have nothing to do on Saturday night but drink beer, take drugs and huddle in couples. Mason's best friend, Eddie (Blake Heron), is dogged by a bullying older brother, Arlee (Shawn Reaves), a crystal-meth user who carries a gun and baits Mason whenever he sees him.

Early in the film, Luke, who is running for county council, goes to pick up some campaign signs he ordered, finds his name misspelled (without the h), and is barely able to contain his rage. Layla forestalls an emotional meltdown by pacifying herself with vodka and pharmaceuticals.

One evening while driving home in a rainstorm after posting his campaign signs on the road, Luke accidentally hits and kills a lone pedestrian. Deciding not to report the death, he drags the body into a field and leaves it there covered with underbrush, then returns to find his car stuck in the mud. While helping his father free the vehicle, Mason discovers the body. Later, when the police call, Mason takes responsibility for the homicide. While the father keeps silent, the son is sentenced to two years in a juvenile correctional center....
Title: "E" is The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
Post by: memento on November 17, 2010, 05:54:44 pm
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IMDB: This movie takes place over an 18 month period but the entire story of the cottage dates back to the mid 1700's. Oliver (Robert Young) and his fiancee make plans to stay at the Cottage after they marry. Oliver is called to war and the wedding is postponed. Oliver gets injured in the war and comes home. His injuries are a badly scarred face including the cheek, eye and mouth. He has also lost the use of the arm on the same side of his body as the facial injuries. He returns to the Cottage after being released from the armed services and has already seen his fiancee and because of her reaction is hiding out at the cottage. Oliver's fiancee and his parents try briefly to convince him to come back home to no avail. Laura (Dorothy McGuire) is working as a maid at the cottage and feels sorry for herself and unattractive and out-casted as does Oliver. Over the next 3 or 4 months they have bonded and marry more out of need then love. The cottage doused it's magic dust over them and on their wedding night they see each other in a different light. They are both interesting and beautiful. Is it really the cottage or is it true love?
Title: "F" is Family Viewing (1987)
Post by: oilgun on November 17, 2010, 06:40:32 pm
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IMDb:  The breakthrough film by the most stylish and original critic of the audio/visual age is a sophisticated mock soap opera charting the corrosive influence of TV and video on the fabric of modern family life. With astonishing versatility and a grab-bag of black comic gestures, writer director Atom Egoyan injects an air of deadpan, dispassionate humor into a convoluted melodrama which is less kinky than it sounds: a young man, finding his family identity threatened, rescues some nostalgic home videos before his father can erase them with homemade S&M porn, and then 'kidnaps' his neglected grandmother from her nursing home with the help of a sympathetic woman who earns a living selling phone sex. The screenplay shows a tendency toward over plotting (which should be obvious from even this thumbnail synopsis), but Egoyan unravels the many narrative knots with a rare technical and creative dexterity that earned his film the honor of being the best Canadian film of the year.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy1u1nT8iq4[/youtube]
Title: "G" is Gosford Park (2001)
Post by: Fran on November 17, 2010, 07:48:22 pm
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From IMDb:  GOSFORD PARK is an update of Jean Renoir's 1939 film LE REGLE DU JEU, in which wealthy relatives of an aristocrat come to a shooting party at a country home. Here, because of the obviously strained relationships between the host and his family has been less than amicable, it serves as a springboard where everyone's worst behavior and heretofore concealed feelings towards each other really come forth with an undertone of mean-spirited cruelty just brimming below the surface, while the servants act as non-entities when in their employers' presence....

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwtZuGvawwY[/youtube]
Title: "H" is Home (2005)
Post by: southendmd on November 17, 2010, 08:10:57 pm
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IMDb:  On a hot summer night in Brooklyn, singles and couples converge in a brownstone apartment to flirt, fight, hook uo and break up. A dreamy comedy-drama about sex, love and freedom, "Home" packs a lot of stories into just two floors.
Title: "I" is I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)
Post by: oilgun on November 21, 2010, 10:17:03 am
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IMDb:  Forest fires burn in Sumatra; a smoke covers Kuala Lumpur. Grifters beat an immigrant day laborer and leave him on the streets. Rawang, a young man, finds him, carries him home, cares for him, and sleeps next to him. In a loft above lives a waitress. She sometimes provides care and attention. More violence seems a constant possibility. They find another man abandoned on the street, paralyzed. They carry him. While no one speaks to each other, sounds dominate: coughing, cooking, coupling, opening bags; music and news reports on a radio, the rattle and buzz of a restaurant. It's dark in the city at night. We see down hallways, through doors, down alleys. Who sleeps with whom?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azu197bM2Zk[/youtube]
Title: "J" is Junior Bonner (1972)
Post by: memento on November 21, 2010, 12:29:34 pm
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IMDB: A week with Junior Bonner, a rodeo pro on the wrong side of 40, broke, bruised, and headed into Prescott, his home town, for the annual 4th of July Frontier Days. His dad, Ace, is a dissolute dreamer fixed on finding gold in Australia; his mom is resigned to Ace's roving; his brother Curly is tearing up the countryside to make a million in real estate. Junior just wants to stay on a bucking Brahma for eight seconds, hang out with Ace, find a way to spend time with a beautiful woman whose eyes catch his, and earn enough to get to next week's rodeo. As the old West and its code give way to progress, Junior is lonesome, laconic, and on the road - just where he wants to be.
Title: "K" is Kotia päin (1989)
Post by: Fran on November 21, 2010, 06:48:56 pm
Also known as:  Homebound

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Synopsis:  This bleak melodrama chronicles the life of a masochistic drudge, her obnoxious and abusive second husband, and the effect this unfortunate union is having on Mika (Ilkka Koivula), her bright, previously optimistic son, who is driven to extreme lengths to cope with the ever-deteriorating situation he sees at home. His uncle has hired a man to kill his mother's new husband, and the killer tries to blackmail Mika, who has other ideas about the situation, all of which lead to a messy, violent conclusion. Curiously, the real-life story this Finnish movie is based on had a much happier ending.

-- Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide   
Title: "L" is Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
Post by: southendmd on November 21, 2010, 08:44:00 pm
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IMDb:  Staff and students at a rural school react to a warning of an imminent nuclear attack, not knowing whether it is real or mistaken.

Keyword:  home.
Title: "M" is Mr. Mom (1983)
Post by: memento on November 22, 2010, 12:53:24 am
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IMDB: Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living When Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...
Title: "N" is Night of Evil (1962)
Post by: Fran on November 22, 2010, 01:40:32 am
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From IMDb:  Unloved foster child and cheerleader Dixie Ann Dikes (Lisa Gaye) gets abducted, raped and thrown from a moving vehicle after a date -- and as a result gets put into a home for girls until she turns eighteen. Upon her release, Dixie moves to the big city and rooms with another alumni, Linda (Lynn Bernet), whose boss is sure Dixie has what it takes to become the next Miss America. Things start to happen fast after she's crowned Miss Colorado and gets swept off her feet by smooth-talking Chuck Logan (William Campbell). Dixie elopes despite pageant rules but is unaware Chuck is an escaped convict who robs a liquor store on their honeymoon. When he's arrested for kidnapping and the marriage comes to light, scandal erupts and Dixie spirals down into a seedy world of strip clubs, attempted suicide, armed robbery, a court trial, and imprisonment -- all before she turns twenty-one.
Title: "O" is Once Were Warriors (1994)
Post by: oilgun on November 22, 2010, 07:24:17 pm
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Set in urban Auckland (New Zealand) this movie tells the story of the Heke family. Jake Heke is a violent man who beats his wife frequently when drunk, and yet obviously loves both her and his family. The movie follows a period of several weeks in the family's life showing Jake's frequent outburst of violence and the effect that this has on his family. The youngest son is in trouble with the police and may be put into a foster home while the elder son is about to join a street gang. Jake's daughter has her own serious problems which are a key element in the plot.
Title: "P" is Palwolui Christmas (1998)
Post by: southendmd on November 22, 2010, 08:39:01 pm

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AKA Christmas in August.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Martians Go Home (1989)
Post by: Fran on November 22, 2010, 09:06:03 pm
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From IMDb:  Ever wonder what Earth would be like if we were invaded by Martians who all thought they were a bunch lousy comedians? Me neither! But for those who do there's "Martians Go Home," a laughless comedy that lives up to it's title. You'll be begging for the Martians to go home a mere 10 seconds after they first appear. The Martians are almost all played by stand-up comedians, among them Barry Sobel and Rob Schneider, people who know how to be funny, but you'd never know it here. About the only thing I enjoyed about this movie was seeing Dean Devlin, future producer of "Independence Day," playing a hot-shot director of sci-fi films. It was good for a short laugh.

=comments=

1.  One of the IMDb keywords for Brokeback Mountain is Home Schooling.  Huh?

2.  BBM's Randy Quaid starred in Martians Go Home.
Title: "R" is The Rugrats Movie (1998)
Post by: memento on November 23, 2010, 10:06:09 am
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Storyline: Tommy faces responsiblity when Dil, his new baby brother is born. As with all newborns, the child becomes a bane to Tommy and the rest of his gang. Even Phil and Lil don't like them. So they decide to return Dil to where he came from, the hospital. But they get lost along the way, REALLY lost, and get into even more trouble with a circus. Can they find their way home  and can Tommy and Dil just get along?
Title: "S" s The Swimmer (1968)
Post by: oilgun on November 28, 2010, 11:24:22 am
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One summer day in an upper class neighborhood of suburban New York City, middle aged Ned Merrill appears in the backyard of one of his friends and neighbors, who he has not seen in quite some time. Before the neighbors can welcome him, Ned jumps into their swimming pool with much energy and vitality. Ned learns that with the addition of a recent swimming pool in another neighbor's backyard, he can literally swim home, miles away, moving from swimming pool to swimming pool. He names the route Lucinda's River, after his wife. He is determined to make this journey despite some obstacles along the way. At each swimming pool, Ned stops and chats with his neighbors. Each stop reveals more and more of Ned's life journey until he reaches his final destination.
Title: "T" is Ten Canoes (2006)
Post by: Fran on November 28, 2010, 11:55:39 am
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Plot keywords include:  Ancestral Home

From IMDb:  The story takes place in two periods in the past. In the first story, shot in black-and-white, a young man called Dayindi (Jamie Gulpilil) takes part in his first hunt for goose eggs in the Arafura swamp, in central Arnhem Land. As he learns how to build a bark canoe, his older brother tells him a story. This older man, Minygululu (Peter Minygululu) knows that Dayinidi fancies Minygululu's young and pretty third wife (Cassandra Malangarri Baker), so the story he tells is about the old laws and a young man who had no wife.

This second story is set in a much older time and shot in colour, with most of the parts played by the actors from the first story. In this story, Jamie Gulpilil plays Yeeralparil, who fancies the third wife of the warrior Ridjimiraril (Crusoe Kurddal). When this man's second wife, Nowalingu (Frances Djulibing), disappears, Ridjimiraril suspects a stranger who has been seen near the camp. By mistake, he spears the stranger, but it's the wrong man. Ridjimiraril must face the man's relatives in a ritual payback. He chooses his brother Yeeralparil to stand beside him for the payback. Ridjimiraril is mortally wounded by the spears. When he dies, the custom is that his brother inherits his wives, but these new responsibilities are more than the young man expects.
Title: "U" is Until Death (2007)
Post by: memento on November 30, 2010, 11:44:52 am
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From IMDB: Growing up in the 90's it was almost routine to watch a Van Damme movie where he jump kicks
everyone into oblivion and does a split in the process. This movie is quite different for he plays the vigilante crooked cop for once, maybe its either his age or the role but it was far from what I've gotten used to....and may I say this is for the better.

In this caper, Van Damme plays a down on his luck crooked cop who is gunned down by his former partner and put into a coma. When he comes out of it he realizes the error of his ways and vows to take out the man who put him in this position.

As the film progresses its unnerving to see Van Damme in a role that hit so close to home with his real life drug addiction, but still its quite a difference from his pretty boy savate kick days of the 90's.

Stephen Rea rocks the role he plays, but the real star was Van Damme for once. As he gets older his days of diving through windows and taking on Bolo Yeung are over, so roles like this should become more common.
Title: "V" is Vi gifter oss (1951)
Post by: southendmd on November 30, 2010, 01:43:27 pm
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AKA We Are Getting Married.  Norwegian.

IMDb:  Petter and Kari meet, fall in love, and get married. But it is not easy for a young couple of limited means to find a place to live. Moving in with Petter's parents proves impossible, Kari can't endure her mother-in-law's constant interference. Trying to build a house of their own is halted by so much red tape, and affordable rentals is hard to come by. When Kari gets pregnant things doesn't get any easier.

Keyword:  creating a home
Title: "W" is Waterworld (1995)
Post by: Sophia on November 30, 2010, 06:33:22 pm
W as in Waterworld (1995)

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(Wikipedia) An antihero, known only as "the Mariner" (Kevin Costner), is a drifter who sails the Earth in his trimaran. He comes into an atoll seeking to trade his dirt, which is now a precious commodity. There, it is revealed that he is a mutant with webbed feet and gills, a new step in evolution to accommodate the changes in climate. The atollers, fearful of him, vote to "recycle" him by drowning him in a yellow sludge-like brine pool. At this moment, pirates known as "Smokers" arrive in a raid on the atoll, as they have been tipped off by a Smoker spy posing as a trader (Gerard Murphy), known as "the Nord."

Helping people to find a true home.
Title: Wildcard "X" is Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
Post by: memento on December 01, 2010, 05:18:45 pm
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IMDB: Melanie Carmichael, an up and rising fashion designer in New York, has gotten almost everything she wished for since she was little. She has a great career and the JFK-like husband of New York City. But when he proposes to her, she doesn't forget about her family back down South - and, more importantly, her husband back there, who refuses to divorce her ever since she sent divorce paper for almost five years. To settle matters straight, she decides to go to the south quick and make him sign the papers. But when things don't turn out the way she planned them out, she realizes that what she had before in the south was far more perfect than the life she had in New York City.
Title: "Y" is Ya mei gui (2009)
Post by: Fran on December 01, 2010, 06:21:37 pm
Also known as:  Evening of Roses
                       Night Rose
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Plot keywords include:  Love | Landlord | Home

From Wikipedia:   A man named Ke Zhi Hong (Wallace Chung) moves into a new apartment. His initially thorny landlord, whose Chinese name sounds similar to the words for "Evening Rose," Xia Mei Gui (Ruby Lin), lets him rent one room of the apartment because her dog likes him. She reminds him of his dream girl from his university years, who was his senior by one year and taught him to dance the Jewish dance "Evening Rose."

He gradually falls in love with his landlord, but he continues to dwell on his memories of the past "Evening Rose." In the end, he realizes that he remembers the past "Evening Rose" because the name "Evening Rose" reminds him of the feeling of love, and he falls into the arms of the present "Evening Rose."
Title: Wildcard "Z" is A Sweet Little Home in the Country (1902)
Post by: southendmd on December 03, 2010, 04:02:51 pm
A black-and-white silent from the very early days.

IMDb:  Taken in a country chicken yard. A little child is feeding the chickens, when a tramp approaches and attempts to steal one. He is driven away by the farmer. Very realistic.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Let It Snow" Round!
Post by: Fran on December 03, 2010, 07:10:55 pm
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Please post an unplayed film that
can be associated with the word "snow."
Title: "A" is Assa (1987)
Post by: memento on December 03, 2010, 10:56:49 pm
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3DLEvMPCyo[/youtube]


From IMDB: When I think of this now, 12 years after I saw this movie for the first time, I can probably compare it somehow with "Fargo". The same gloomy colors, the same snow    everywhere, the same slow motion of people dozing in winter like bears. The same sad realism in all the scenes, including the car chases, the same end. And also -- and this is the most amazing of it all, in my opinion -- the same feeling of light you experience at the end, despite the end which can hardly be called happy.

This film also has a winning mixture of criminal plot and love triangle. (Remember "Heat"?). A young girl is waiting for her lover in the snowy Yalta, and he comes one night too late because of the storm -- and in this one night she meets a young musician who offers her to spend the night in his apartment. (Mind you, this is a Soviet film -- there are no sex scenes at all in the movie, but the simplest gestures become erotic as they are real, as we all have been in those situations of late teens who just discover each other). Her lover is an underworld tycoon who manages to plan some more of his dark affairs, to mislead the KGB trail and to entertain the girl -- he saw for everything but the musician. Clever, rich, attractive, charming when needed (although extremely cruel when needed as well), brilliantly educated erudite -- he can do nothing against a young boy who has nothing but a pure heart and a love this heart can generate. And as usual in the love triangles, it does not end well for the involved sides -- for some lethally, for some with awful soul scars...

=aside= Fran
Cool theme.
Title: "B" is Baran (2001)
Post by: Fran on December 04, 2010, 12:43:24 am
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From IMDb:  BARAN centers around 17-year-old Latif (Hossein Abedini), the cook and gofer at a Teheran construction site. He's initially angered when he is replaced by Rahman (Zahra Bahrami), the son of an injured Afghani co-worker, until he discovers that his colleague's son is actually his daughter in disguise. Most of the workers at the site are illegal immigrants from Afghanistan (Afghan refugees are legally blocked from entering the Iranian job market), and are in continual jeopardy of losing their jobs in the event of a sudden illness or a sudden visit from government building inspectors. Latif has discovered Rahman's true identity by the time the inevitable moment of crisis arrives and surrenders to an unrequited crush on Baran, propelling him towards a selflessness which at first seems surprising, as Latif is seen as hot-tempered and a bit selfish at the beginning of BARAN.

Latif's eye-opening introduction to the desperate conditions in which she lives definitely makes this transformation more plausible. The ever-present subtext -- the state of life in Taliban-era Afghanistan, the exodus of the Afghan work force from the country, and the plight of Afghan refugees abroad -- gives the romantic side of the story urgency, and perhaps makes the rather unreal Latif seem considerably more realistic or even politically daring. The camerawork throughout BARAN is also exceptional -- the construction site is captured in great detail through the graceful and uncluttered cinematography (by Mohammad Davudi), the harshness of Teheran's environment (this film features some of the most effective use of rain, snow and fog this side of a Kurosawa epic) is casually ever-present, and serves to underscore the intensity of the story, and the scenes set in the Afghan refugee settlement are uncomplicated in their minimal beauty, and are consistently devastating in their emotional power. In any case, BARAN is an excellent hour and a half that qualifies as one of the finest of the recent wave of Iranian dramas.

=reply= Sandy
Thanks.

And I love the way you highlighted the word "snow."  It's perfect!
Title: "C" is The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
Post by: southendmd on December 04, 2010, 10:10:48 am
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IMDb:  This mostly unrelated sequel to Cat People (1942) has Amy, the young daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed. Amy is a very imaginative child who has trouble differentiating fantasy from reality, and has no friends her own age as a result. She makes an imaginary friend though, her father's dead first wife Irena. At about the same time, she befriends Julia Farren, an aging reclusive actress who is alienated from her own daughter Barbara.   


Key word:  tire snow chain.
Title: "D" is The Dead (1987)
Post by: memento on December 05, 2010, 02:02:43 pm
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From IMDB: This is the film you have to stay with, let it pull you in, listen to what and how the guests at the party say, how they communicate. Pay attention to the body languages, to the looks at their faces when they drift away from the light, laugh, and music of the present to the long gone but never in fact left most precious memories where the Dead of the title are not dead but forever young and so alive. If you do, you will be awarded with the final scene of such emotional power and impact that it will always stay with you. It will break your heart to pieces, pull them together and put it back transfixed. The film as well as Joyce's story centers on Gabriel Conroy (Donal McCann as James Joyce's alter ego gave a very moving understated performance) as one of the party guests who arrives with his wife Gretta (Anjelica Huston). Gabriel is still in love, feels close connection to and fascinated with her. It is after the party, he discovers that even after many years of closeness, he does not know all about her past, her pains, her regrets, and the unforgettable emotions and loss she had lived through as a young girl, and he is no part of. For the first time, he looks at her and thinks of her not as the indelible part of his existence but as another human being with her own inner world, her own loneliness and sadness, and for the first time, "a strange, friendly pity for her entered his soul." It is he who narrates the final most powerful and profound lines of the story: "Snow is general all over Ireland. . . falling faintly through the universe, and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead."
Title: "E" is Eskimo (1933)
Post by: oilgun on December 05, 2010, 03:07:14 pm
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Mala leads a contented life as the best hunter in his Canadian Arctic tribe, providing meat, fish and birds with his great skill. When another tribe member returns from trading furs with the white men for items such as a gun and an iron needle, Mala's wife, Aba, urges him to make the 500-mile trek across the frozen tundra to do the same. After the long night of winter, Mala does go with his family to the white man's "floating house" in Tjarnak. The friendly captain makes trade for Mala's excellent furs, but upsets Mala when he insists that Aba sleep with him that night. "He didn't even ask me!" Mala complains. Afterwards, the captain suggests that Mala go whale hunting and promises not to touch his wife, so Mala agrees. But news of a successful catch spurs a celebration on board ship, and the captain has Aba forcibly removed from her tent, plied with liquor, and then he rapes her. In the morning, the still-drunk Aba staggers from the ship, but collapses in the snow, where she is mistaken for an animal by a hunter and shot and killed. When Mala returns from the whaling expedition, he learns that Aba "has swallowed sleep." He is so enraged he harpoons the captain, packs up his dog sled team and leaves with the rest of his family. It takes some time to recover from his grief and take on two new wives including Iva, who has loved him all along. The newly formed Royal Canadian Mounted Police learns of the murder and dispatches two mounties to arrest Mala. Ironically, Mala finds them frozen in the snow, near death, and saves their lives reluctantly, since he now trusts no white man. But they convince him they are his friends and must go back with them or else they may starve. So he goes, leaving his family behind. At the RCMP base, Mala learns from a translator he may hang. With great effort, he slips out of his shackled wrist, injuring his hand, steals food and a dog sled team and heads back to his land. In the morning, the two mounties go after him.

An interesting article on the movie's lead Ray Mala "Hollywood's first native American star":

http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2010/11/eric-s-blog/-ray-mala-hollywood-s-first-native-american-star.html (http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2010/11/eric-s-blog/-ray-mala-hollywood-s-first-native-american-star.html)

Title: "F" is Familie (2001)
Post by: Fran on December 05, 2010, 10:09:10 pm
Also known as:  Family
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From IMDb:  Mother is dying and invites her family to spend a few days in a chalet in Austria. In the isolation of the snow-covered mountains, old wounds are reopened and the family ties crumble steadily through quarrels and irritations.
Title: "G" is The Ghostkeeper (1981)
Post by: memento on December 06, 2010, 09:20:51 am
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From IMdb: a snow-covered creep-fest, 21 December 2005
Ghostkeeper probably has one of the best horror movie settings ever, in my opinion. It takes place in an isolated old lodge (Deer Lodge, an actual functioning resort)amid the snowy Canadian Rockies, surrounded by huge snow-covered mountains and towering evergreen trees. The outdoor scenes alone make the film worth seeing. Once we get inside the lodge, we start running into some lighting issues. In some cases, the overly dark scenes are effective, especially when all you can really see are the character's piercing eyes. Also effective are the shots of the wendigo's basement enclosure, which is made out of blocks of ice, emitting an eerie blue light. Very cool. I also thought Paul Zaza's score worked well for the film. In particular, there is a strange synthesizer part that sounds like distorted wind or maybe a train...whatever it is, it's spooky as hell. The acting, unfortunately, is mediocre with the notable exception of Georgie Collins, who plays the "ghostkeeper". Her performance, especially in her last scene, is really disturbing and frightening. I recommend Ghostkeeper to any serious horror fan who likes creepy, atmospheric films.
Title: "H" is Hero (2002)
Post by: oilgun on December 07, 2010, 07:11:26 pm
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In feudal China, the King of Qin is waging a bloody campaign to conquer the entire land. He has been made a target of three dangerous assassins: spear-wielding Sky, and the lovers Broken Sword and Flying Snow. One day word comes that he has nothing left to fear; a prefect known only as Nameless has killed all three assassins. Nameless is called to the palace and asked to recount the tale of how he accomplished this amazing feat. After he tells his story, however, the King notices some flaws in it...
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Let It Snow" Round!
Post by: Front-Ranger on December 07, 2010, 08:50:02 pm
One of my favorite films!! Have you seen it?
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Let It Snow" Round!
Post by: oilgun on December 08, 2010, 05:47:21 am
Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 07, 2010, 08:50:02 pm
One of my favorite films!! Have you seen it?

no i haven't seen it. I'll look for it.
Title: "I" is Inception (2010)
Post by: Fran on December 08, 2010, 12:31:27 pm
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From Warner Brothers:  Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible -- inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

Here's a snow scene from the film:

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=aside=
I promise to update the Answer List very soon.
Title: "J" is Joshua (1976)
Post by: southendmd on December 08, 2010, 03:08:29 pm
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IMDb review:  I really like western films but this one is absolutely insupportable. There's no story here, no acting, no directional touches. The cast is completely lost in a series of scenes that made no sense at all (like the showdown in the cave when Joshua killed the last outlaw). There's no dialogue here, too. Williamson develops a zombie-like performance all the time and that contributes to make this mess a complete waste of time and a great exercise of patience.

Keyword:  hide in snow

=aside= Players
I'll be away for a week.  No snow in the plans.
Title: "K" is Kissed by Winter (2005)
Post by: oilgun on December 08, 2010, 05:02:41 pm
Original title: Vinterkyss

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IMDb: After her son is hospitalized, a doctor cheats on her husband with a snow plow driver who is a suspect in her investigation of the recent death of a young Arab boy.

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An emotionally buttoned-up doctor flees home and husband after the death of her young son, trying to escape her grief by tending to the citizens of a small town. Instead, she becomes an amateur sleuth investigating the mysterious death of a young Muslim immigrant. Lean and precise, this melancholy film sneaks up on you with its insightful sketches of grief, loss and tearstained resolution. Annika Hallin is fantastic as the inwardly crumbling doctor, while director Sara Johnsen’s recurring use of Jeff Buckley’s version of “Hallelujah,” especially in the film’s closing moments, fuses music and image into a graceful poetry of spiritual ache and escape.
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Title: "L" is The Last Samurai (2003)
Post by: Fran on December 08, 2010, 07:36:37 pm
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Nick Schager's review (http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-last-samurai/828) for Slant:

Like Dances with Wolves, another film about a disaffected 19th-century American soldier going native, Edward Zwick's tame The Last Samurai romanticizes an ancient culture as the pure and honorable adversary of the deviously amoral and bloodthirsty modern world epitomized by the United States and its allies. The film's dichotomous narrative is designed to engender audience sympathy for the fierce, noble samurai who, in their civil struggle against the emperor's nefarious Imperial court, represent the last vestiges of a supposedly more ethical era. The Americans are murderous boors, and the emperor's right-hand man Omura (Masato Harada) is a soulless creep more interested in howitzer machine guns than cultural history. All the while, the film conveniently (and, one might say, deceptively) sidesteps commenting on the dubious militaristic legacy of the samurai on Japan's modern history.

More problematic than the film's political shortsightedness is its obviousness and simplistic didacticism. A damp "epic" adventure about the value of multiculturalism, the film traces the path of washed-up drunken soldier Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) to Japan to train the emperor's peasant army for battle against the rebellious samurais led by the imposing Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe). In battle, Algren is captured and brought back to the samurai enclave nestled deep within Japan's lush green countryside of rolling hills and snow-capped mountains. There, he slowly learns to embrace the samurai way of life (discipline, perseverance, spirituality) and, in the process, purge himself of the painful memory of an Indian massacre in which his repugnant commanding officer Colonel Bagley (Tony Goldwyn) forced him to participate. Algren slowly falls in love with Katsumoto's demure sister (Koyuji) -- wife of a man Algren killed in battle -- and, after a few nights of detox and a few strolls around the lovely village, discards his Western mentality for a life of Zen bliss.

Cruise convincingly brings Algren's metaphysical resurrection to life, smoothly masking the character's disarming fragility with defiant, devil-may-care courage. Still, the actor's palpable vanity -- playfully mocked by one samurai's comment that Cruise is "still so ugly!" -- periodically inhibits his performance. Cruise's likeably confrontational scenes with Watanabe soon give way to mushy man-love declarations of solidarity, and thus there's little surprise when Algren decides to take up arms with the samurais against his former comrades. There's a crisp, sinewy rhythm to Zwick's direction, and cinematographer-par-excellence John Toll ably captures the overpowering majesty of both the Japanese countryside and the regal samurai, such as when the fierce warriors, encased in spiked armor and ornate horned helmets, burst forth from the forest mist like rampaging specters on horseback. A spectacular battle between Katsumoto's tribe and a band of fearsome swordsmen gives the film a momentary jolt of combative excitement, but, by and large, The Last Samurai is content to be a squishy, serious-minded lesson about embracing one's heritage and cherishing the virtues of valor and respect. It could have used more edge.
Title: "M" is Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Post by: memento on December 16, 2010, 11:16:23 am
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From IMDB: I just saw Mystery, Alaska and I couldnt take my eyes off the screen!!!! Filled with both laughter and tears, I couldnt stop myself. Russell Crowe may be known for Gladiator, but personally, I like him a lot more as John Biebe. Laughter filled me up as Biebe's kids repeat words heard in the locker room, as Skank (Ron Eldard) tells of his sex ordeals, as people torture each other with punishments such as whacks over the head with snow shovels, sliding into a ][snow bank wearing only a jock strap, and punching each other. I couldnt stop. And the tears came when people died and with Biebe's Dear Abby column for his wife (Mary McCormack). And Birdie's (Scott Grimes) heart felt talks with his dad (Burt Reynolds) is a heart wrencher too.

A great hockey movie, and basically for all ages. There are a few sexual encounters in the movie, but not many. Skank has sex with the Mayor's (Colm Meaney) wife (Lolita Davidovich), and he says some subtle remarks to the female newscaster, and Mike Myers making a great cameo says something about a "rub and a tug".

All in all, this is a great film to watch at night, cuddled up with a mug of hot chocolate. ****4STARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!****
Title: "N" is Necrosis (2009)
Post by: oilgun on December 18, 2010, 05:29:00 pm
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In 2009, six friends arrive at an isolated cabin to enjoy a long weekend in the snow. An epic snowstorm interrupts their vacation, trapping them on the mountain and resurrecting the haunting ghosts of the Donner Party. But, are they true 'entities' or is it simply 'cabin fever' that brings out their fears and darkness, causing friends to turn against each other as reality deteriorates around them.

Title: "O" is Oldboy (2003)
Post by: Fran on December 20, 2010, 11:08:33 pm
Original title:  Oldeuboi

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From IMDb:  An average man is kidnapped and imprisoned in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. He then is released, equipped with money, a cellphone and expensive clothes. As he strives to explain his imprisonment and get his revenge, he soon finds out that not only does his kidnapper still have plans for him, but that those plans will serve as the even worse finale to 15 years of imprisonment.

Plot keywords include:  Snow | Snowing
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHhRgBcVYeQ[/youtube]
Title: "P" is The Polar Express (2004)
Post by: memento on December 21, 2010, 11:38:28 am
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IMDB: I have to say that I adored 'The Polar Express'. It was just the sort of film I needed to truly get me into the Christmas mood. The story revolves around a young boy, who is coming to an age where he is doubting Santa Claus' existence, until the Polar Express- a magical train destined for the North Pole- takes him and a group of other young children on a journey to Santa and to reaffirm their faith in Christmas.

I had reservations about the use of CGI animation since I felt it really only worked for stories about cute animals but having seen the film, the CGI was the best way to capture the spirit of the film. It really wouldn't have worked as well in live action, the sense of other-worldly magic would have been lost. And as it was, the artwork was beautiful, especially the snowy mountainous scenery that the train passes through.

This film took me back to my childhood and that tingly-feeling every child gets on Christmas Eve in anticipation of Santa's visit. The story was sweet and innocent without being nauseating, and I think every one of us can empathise with the boy who wants to believe in Santa but is growing away from the innocence of early childhood and faith in magic. Much like Raymond Briggs' 'The Snowman', I predict 'The Polar Express' will go down as a Christmas classic. It certainly makes a pleasant change that this year's Christmas film was actually about Christmas and I hope they make the re-release of this film an annual Christmas event.
Title: Wildcard "Q" is Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Post by: southendmd on December 21, 2010, 01:48:42 pm
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IMDb:  Four guy friends, all of them bored with their adult lives, travel back to their respective 80s heydays thanks to a time-bending hot tub.

Keyword:  snow sports.
Title: "R" is Rendez-vous (1985)
Post by: Lynne on December 30, 2010, 05:09:28 am
This looks fascinating, and I'm sure snow is involved somehow because IMDB says so.   ::)

From http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/942/year/1985.html (http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/942/year/1985.html)

Nina, young girl from the provinces discovering the capital, meets people by chance, and carries out apprenticeship of the theatre and love. Paulot first of all, reassuring figure of an ordinary man, solid as a rock. Then Quentin, a fallen actor tormented by a past drama, violent as lightning. Finally, Scutzler, an inflexible and exhausted director who chooses Nina, throws her on the stage. A revelation is born through these three meetings. But, it is with herself that Nina has an appointment.

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Title: "S" is Snowboarder (2003)
Post by: Fran on December 30, 2010, 09:29:29 pm
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From IMDb:  A young snowboarder with talent but no ambition, is introduced to the profession by a professional and Machiavellian snowboarder.
Title: "T" is Together (2000)
Post by: memento on December 31, 2010, 05:27:54 pm
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From IMDB:   Together is a story of human relationship. As one character says at one point in the film, "I'd rather eat porridge together than pork chops alone", and that is the recurring message throughout the film. Our story takes place in a commune in 1975, which is called, you guessed it, 'Together'. The commune serves as the crux of the movie; it's the centre of the film, and the people that inhabit it are what surrounds the central habitat. The film really starts when Elisabeth has a fight with her husband and leaves him, with the kids to live at the commune, which is owned by her brother; the far too kind, Goran. From there, the film just takes off; the multiple personalities that inhabit the commune are each allowed to grow and be nurtured by the audience, no one character is similar to another and they all have their own strengths and weaknesses. Just like he did in his masterpiece; Show Me Love, Lukas Moodysson creates characters here that are real and that we therefore are able to feel for and like for being people, as opposed to just because they're the central characters. It's this realism that gives Together its edge over most other human dramas, such as In America or Whale Rider.

plot keywords   Snow                        

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Title: "U" is Un autre homme (2008)
Post by: oilgun on December 31, 2010, 07:21:49 pm
English title: Another Man

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Psychological drama about a young, inexperienced film reviewer who falls for the charms of a well-established female colleague. A challenging look at the essence of film critique as well as an erotic encounter between two unequals... in Switzerland, where there is lots of SNOW.
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Well, I'm starting the new year sick as a dog!  Damn my kissy family!  >:(


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Title: "V" is Vals Im Bashir (2008)
Post by: southendmd on January 03, 2011, 05:51:35 pm
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AKA Waltz with Bashir.  Vals Im Bashir is the original Israeli title.

IMDb:  One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there's a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can't remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.

Keyword:  snow

Interesting trivia:  Artist David Polonsky is right handed, but did most of the illustration for this film with his left hand, as he felt that his original drawing were 'too pretty.'
Title: "W" is Wicker Park (2004)
Post by: Fran on January 03, 2011, 11:21:35 pm
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From IMDb:  Matthew, a young advertising executive in Chicago, puts his life and a business trip to China on hold when he thinks he sees Lisa, the love of his life who walked out on him without a word two years earlier, walking out of a restaurant one day. With a little help from his friend Luke, Matthew obsessively and relentlessly tracks Lisa down and while doing so, runs into another young woman calling herself Lisa whom, unknown to Matthew, is an actress named Alex and may hold the key to Lisa's disappearance, and discovery.

Here's a screen cap with snow:

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Title: Wildcard "X" is Dead Snow (2009)
Post by: Fran on January 03, 2011, 11:32:52 pm
Original title:  Død snø

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From IMDb:  A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxnloAzzNvA[/youtube]
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The "Let It Snow" Round!
Post by: oilgun on January 04, 2011, 01:25:07 am
^^^ Dead Snow was great fun to watch!^^^
Title: "Y" is You I Love (2004)
Post by: memento on January 04, 2011, 12:00:40 pm
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From IMDB: Vera and Tim are successful young professionals living fast-paced lives in ultra-modern Moscow. Their lives crackle with the capitalist energy of excess, anxiety, consumption, and stress- and they are in love. Everything changes one night when Tim accidentally drives his car into Uloomji, a young Kalmyk day worker. (The Kalmyks are a semi-nomadic people of Mongolian decent.) The two men begin a torrid affair that involves howling and knocking over a lot of furniture. Tim is attracted to Uloomji's exotic demeanor and liberated by his impulsiveness and lack of inhibition. To Uloomji, Tim embodies a kind of class and refinement he sees only in magazines. Vera struggles to comprehend their bond and her boyfriend's erratic behavior. She is dragged reluctantly into a bizarre love triangle. Before long, all three lives unravel, exemplified by a visit to a Buddhist healer, a three-way in the bathroom of a gay bar, a faked death and a kidnapping.

Keyword: snow
Title: Wildcard "Z" is Snow White (2005)
Post by: southendmd on January 04, 2011, 12:33:57 pm
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IMDb:  The life of 20-year-old Nico from upper class Zurich is all party, sex and drugs when she meets Paco, the front man of a rap band. She finds herself drawn to his independent, creative and profound way of life, so different from her own. With naiveté and infinite self-confidence, she tries to adopt his lifestyle - without anticipating the consequences.

From a commenter:  Snow White....of course refers to the world famous fairy tale. And it also refers to coke. In the end, real snow of the Swiss Alps plays its part as well.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Missing Round!
Post by: Fran on January 04, 2011, 12:50:41 pm
The Missing Round!

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Featuring movies about missing pieces,
missing links, missing people -- you name it.

Be sure to specify what exactly is missing in your post.
Title: "A" is Ajami (2009)
Post by: Fran on January 04, 2011, 12:51:48 pm
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From IMDb:  Ajami is an area of Jaffa where Arabs, Palestinians, Jews, and Christians try to live together in an atmosphere that is -- to say the least -- electric. Omar, an Israeli Arab, struggles to save his family from elimination by a gang of extortionists. He also courts a beautiful Christian girl, Hadir, but marrying her is far from obvious. Malek, an illegal Palestinian worker, tries to collect enough money to pay for his mother's operation. Dando, an Israeli cop, does his utmost to trace his missing brother who may have been killed by Palestinians. Binj, Malek and Omar's Arab friend, suffers from being rejected by other members of his community for mixing with an Israeli girl. All of them will meet violence, most of the time ... with violence.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6M-ng9XLyU[/youtube]
Title: "B" is Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)
Post by: memento on January 04, 2011, 04:58:39 pm
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IMDB: A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.

=aside= Fran
Good one.
Title: "C" is The Collector (1965)
Post by: southendmd on January 04, 2011, 05:11:20 pm
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IMDb:  Freddie, a socially withdrawn bank clerk and butterfly collector, decides to expand to collecting human specimens. That's where art student Miranda Grey comes in [and becomes a missing person]. Miranda matches wits with Freddie the icy psychopath.

Creepy "Silence of the Lambs"-like poster.
Title: "D" is The Dead Girl (2006)
Post by: Fran on January 04, 2011, 06:17:48 pm
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From IMDb:  A story about a dead girl, told in five chapters. A woman, miserable in her circumscribed life caring for her domineering mother, finds a body. Somehow, this discovery allows her to change. At the morgue, the sister of a girl missing for 15 years believes the body is that of her sister; this liberates her. An older woman, married to a man who pays her little attention, finds evidence in a storage unit; how will she handle it? The mother of the dead girl, who left home some years before, visits the last place her daughter lived and makes her own discoveries. Last, we flash back to the victim's final day.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBJ8zo3EBVY[/youtube]

=aside= Sandy
I like how you highlighted the word "missing"
in your post, so I've done some editing.
Title: "E" is Echos of Enlightment (2001)
Post by: memento on January 04, 2011, 07:51:51 pm
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IMDB: Everyday, somewhere in America, a middle aged man leaves his home, his family, and never returns. Daniel, who knows the meaning of dreams and visions, is one such man. 60 days after Daniel disappears, his wife Mary, is determined to find him. She retraces his path, meets all the people he touched before he vanished, and makes a startling discovery. The answer to what happened to Daniel is resolved in a remarkable life affirming ending.

Plot Keyword: Missing  Person
Title: "F" is Frantic (1988)
Post by: oilgun on January 04, 2011, 08:41:21 pm
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IMDb:  In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder.

What is it with Poles and great movie posters?

Title: "G" is Ginger Snaps (2000)
Post by: Fran on January 04, 2011, 08:46:04 pm
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From IMDb:  Is becoming a woman analogous, in some deep psychological way, to becoming a werewolf? Ginger is 16, edgy, tough, and, with her younger sister, into staging and photographing scenes of death. They've made a pact about dying together. In early October, on the night she has her first period, which is also the night of a full moon, a werewolf bites Ginger. Within a few days, some serious changes happen to her body and her temperament. Her sister Brigitte, 15, tries to find a cure with the help of Sam, a local doper. As Brigitte races against the clock, Halloween and another full moon approach, Ginger gets scarier, and it isn't just local dogs that begin to die.

Plot keywords include:  Missing Person

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN86SzY5RCk[/youtube]
Title: "H" is The Hangover (2009)
Post by: memento on January 05, 2011, 10:59:07 am
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From IMDB: Just two days before his marriage with Tracy Garner, Doug Billings, in the company of two friends: Phil Wenneck and Stu Price; and Tracy's eccentric brother, Alan, head out to party in Vegas. Driving his father's Mercedez, they rent a pricey villa at Caesar's and head for the rooftop to have a good time. Three of them later wake up with a hangover, unable to re-collect what exactly happened. With the villa in a wreck, they find that they have a baby in the closet; a grown tiger in the bathroom; Stu has a missing tooth and a hooker for a bride; and Doug is missing. Hilarious chaos results as the trio head out to re-trace their steps as well as try to locate Doug and bring him home in one piece before the wedding.
Title: "I" is In Adam's Dress and a Bit in Eve's Too (1971)
Post by: southendmd on January 08, 2011, 11:21:14 am
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IMDb:  Two young men, Heikki and Jussi, and the local railway stationmaster cause havoc in a small village when a fugitive from prison (Granberg) steals their clothes and they have to run around naked. In their birthday suits, the young bachelors manage to wake up the motherly instincts of local police chief's daughter and her friend, and a romance or two ensues.

Missing their Finnish clothes.
Title: "J" is Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (2006)
Post by: Fran on January 08, 2011, 11:58:40 am
Also known as:  Don't Worry, I'm Fine
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Plot keywords include:  Missing Person

From IMDb:  Back from a holiday in Spain, Lili, 19, finds that Loïc, her twin brother, has left the house following a row with their father. She disapproves of her parents' apparently light attitude and is particularly shocked by her father's reluctance to even talk about the event. Lili desperately waits for a phone call from Loïc but her brother shows no sign of life. It is not long before Lili falls into depression and her condition quickly deteriorates. She won't eat anymore and is about to die when, at long last, a postcard written and sent by Loïc brings her back to life....

Title: "K" is King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Post by: memento on January 08, 2011, 05:42:36 pm
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IMDB: This colorful outdoor story is great entertainment and has excellent work by Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr. The spare plot involves a search for a woman's missing husband which leads eventually to a diamond mine in a distant province. The safari braves assorted dangers along the way from wild animals and savage tribesmen, and the film captures the beautiful vistas of the African plains and exotic animals in their natural habitat. Richard Carlson is along as a member of the safari, as are two natives who provide fine characterizations as the plot unfolds. This picture doesn't have a music score but does have instead the drums and chants of the tribesmen that provide an authentic accompaniment to the film. Robert Surtees received an Academy Award for his excellent cinematography for this movie.
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Missing Round!"L' is Lady in the Lake (1947)
Post by: oilgun on January 09, 2011, 07:21:46 pm
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IMDb:  Private investigator Phillip Marlowe recounts one of his recent cases, which he has named The Lady in the Lake. Just prior to Christmas, he is secretly hired by Adrienne Fromsett, the tough talking second in command at Kingsby Publishing, to find Chrystal Kingsby, the wife of her boss Derace Kingsby. Chrystal has been missing for two months, and Derace, who believes for her own reasons has run off, just wants her to be left alone. But Adrienne knows that Chrystal has a boyfriend named Chris Lavery, the supposed reason for her running off. Marlowe believes Adrienne has ulterior motives for wanting Chrystal found, beyond her want to get Chrystal out of the way so that she can become Mrs. Derace Kingsby herself. Those ulterior motives may have something to do with the fact that everywhere Adrienne points him, people are either unhappy to see him, or he finds other people murdered. One of those murdered is a woman found in a lake near where the Kingsbys own a cabin. But what Marlowe learns is that to find Chrystal and discover the reasons for the additional murders, he has to dig through a complex web, which also includes the involvement of the police.
Title: "M" is Missing (1982)
Post by: Fran on January 09, 2011, 09:13:20 pm
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From IMDb:  Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman, this is the story of an American father of conservative background who comes to a South American country to search for his missing son, a journalist. Ed joins with his daughter-in-law Beth, who like her husband is politically polarized from the father, in prying through the bureaucracy and dangerous political intrigue in search of their son and husband. Little by little, the father comes to realize that his own beloved government is not telling him the truth.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7rMVneWfto[/youtube]
Title: "N" is Night Must Fall (1937)
Post by: memento on January 10, 2011, 12:04:02 am
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IMDB: Olivia Grayne acts as a paid caregiver for her dowager aunt, Mrs. Bramson, who is stingy toward her niece. The two live in a house in the English woods with Dora and Emily, the household domestics. Into their lives and house comes Danny, Dora's fiancé, who is a simple, common man. Despite Dora admitting that she doesn't know that much about Danny, Mrs. Bramson, who prides herself on being a good judge of character, hires Danny to be her live-in personal attendant. Olivia is suspicious but at the same time attracted to the mysterious man. Olivia's suspicions are aroused when she finds among his possessions a photograph of a local woman who has been missing  for the past two weeks and was thought to be murdered. Olivia, who fears Danny of being a murderer, continually comes back to to face him anyway.
Title: "O" is One of our Aircraft is Missing (1942)
Post by: oilgun on January 10, 2011, 08:02:26 pm
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IMDb:  During the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the public was often informed that "A raid took place last night over ..., One (or often more) of Our Aircraft Is Missing". Behind these sombre words hid tales of death, destruction and derring-do. This is the story of one such bomber crew who were shot down and the brave Dutch patriots who helped them home.
Title: "P" is Paprika (2006)
Post by: Fran on January 11, 2011, 12:11:12 am
Original title:  Papurika

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Plot keywords include:  Missing Person

From IMDb:  Three scientists at the Foundation for Psychiatric Research fail to secure a device they've invented, the D.C. Mini, which allows people to record and watch their dreams. A thief uses the device to enter people's minds when awake and distract them with their own dreams and those of others. Chaos ensues. The trio -- Chiba, Tokita, and Shima -- assisted by a police inspector and by a sprite named Paprika, must try to identify the thief as they ward off the thief's attacks on their own psyches. Dreams, reality, and the movies merge, while characters question the limits of science and the wisdom of Big Brother.

Title: Wildcard "Q" is The Missing Person (2009)
Post by: memento on January 11, 2011, 11:59:03 am
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Private detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man's identity as a missing person; one of the thousands presumed dead after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Persuaded by a large reward, Rosow is charged with bringing the missing person back to his wife in New York City.
Title: "R" is Renaissance (2006)
Post by: southendmd on January 11, 2011, 02:55:04 pm
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IMDb:  Paris, 2042: a dark Rotoscope world of shadows and right angles. Ilona Tasuiev, a brilliant young scientist, is kidnapped, and her employer, Avalon, a major health and beauty corporation, wants her found. Karas, a jaded police captain, is assigned to find her, fast. He seeks help from her sister, Bislane, and they are soon uncovering identify theft, missing files, and hints that something back in 2006 may explain what's going on. Ilona's mentor, Avalon's vice president, a Japanese researcher, an underworld boss, and Bislane's drug connection all figure in the mix. So does an attraction between Karas and Bislane. What's behind the kidnapping? Who's the victim?
Title: "S" is Silent Hill (2006)
Post by: Fran on January 11, 2011, 03:50:06 pm
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From IMDb:  Video games never seem to translate well to film, or most of the time anyway. Once in a blue moon you do get one that isn't a total stinker like the first Tomb Raider movie or Alien vs. Predator, but even then they rarely turn out to be better than average. Silent Hill, for these reasons is definitely one of the best game to film translations but that, sadly, doesn't make it a great piece of cinema. Don't get me wrong, its entertaining stuff and a good Saturday or Friday night movie, but looking at the cast and crew involved along with the undeniable quality of the source material, it's really a bit of a pity it isn't better.

The story follows Rose, whose daughter Sharon is sleepwalking and when she does she talks about a place called Silent Hill. Rose decides to take Sharon to the town of Silent Hill in the hope that what is clearly disturbing her daughter's mind can be resolved when she sees the place. The place itself is now a ghost town, abandoned for years it would seem. However, when Rose and Sharon reach the outskirts of the town, they have an accident that leaves both mother and daughter knocked out. When Rose wakes up Sharon is missing, and it's up to her and Police Officer Cybil to find the little girl in a town where everything is far from what it seems.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtXBvH7DrWM[/youtube]
Title: "T" is Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Post by: memento on January 11, 2011, 07:17:13 pm
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IMDB: A young FBI agent disappears while investigating a murder miles from Twin Peaks that may be related to the future murder of Laura Palmer; the last week of the life of Laura Palmer is chronicled.

Plot keywords include:  Missing Person

Title: "U" is Up (2009)
Post by: southendmd on January 12, 2011, 09:40:24 pm
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IMDb:  By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.

Keyword:  missing teeth.
Title: "V" is Vermist (2007)
Post by: Fran on January 18, 2011, 11:36:50 pm
"Vermist" means "missing" in Dutch.

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From IMDb:  Five members of the Missing Persons Task Force investigate the mysterious disappearance of 17-year-old Evi. While unraveling the girl's troubled relationship with her parents, which leaves her father as one of the prime suspects, they discover that her life had recently taken a bizarre turn, with the teenager seen at several sex parties, receiving expensive gifts from a shadowy new friend. Was Evi the victim of a pimp, or did her father discover his daughter's double life and lose control?
Title: "W" is Winter's Bone (2010)
Post by: memento on January 19, 2011, 11:37:16 am
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IMDB: This shockingly diverse film offers numerous delights to the viewer. Beginning with simple title credits, and ending in a beautiful display of foliage. Winter's Bone will grab your attention and never let go.

Based on a novel of the same name, it's the story of a seventeen year old girl who is searching for her missing  father. Sound like something you've seen before? Well it's not! The basic premise surrounds itself with remarkably new idea's and situation's. A feeling of noir envelopes the screen and each character and action leads you on a most enjoyable journey. The Actor's and more importantly Actress, are dug so deep into their characters that there isn't a single fake second.

Debra Granik does an amazing job in the director/screenwriter role. Her vision entangles the story together and propels it forward to the unforgettable climax. The world that is shown through this story is one i was unfamiliar with, but after seeing the film all i can think about is the life those characters lead. And how different it is from my own.

A film that deserved the grand jury award at Sundance and one which i hope to see again. Winter's Bone is a film for everyone, be you young, old, or in the middle. Just walk into the cinema with an empty plate and you will leave filled.
Title: !Wildcard "X" is Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
Post by: oilgun on January 20, 2011, 06:56:51 pm
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Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work. He regards the assignment as "kindergarten" work. When a young woman asks him to help locate her husband, Therme, he learns that she is really Norma Phillips, wanted by Chicago police for murder of her husband. She escapes, but Saunders borrows a corpse from the morgue to arrange her fake funeral. The trap brings the woman and Therme to the mortuary out of curiosity.
Title: "Y" is Yajima Biyôshitsu the movie: Yume o tsukama Nebada (2010)
Post by: Fran on January 20, 2011, 10:16:45 pm
Also known as:  Miracle Girls: Neva-da Stop Dreaming

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From AsianMediaWiki:  Musical band "Yajima Biyoshitsu" comes to Japan from Nevada, USA, to debut their CD. The movie will cover the process the band goes through and also reveal their past. During this time band member Margaret searches for her missing Japanese husband.
Title: Wildcard "Z" is 88 Minutes (2007)
Post by: southendmd on January 20, 2011, 10:34:25 pm
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IMDb:  In Seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor Jack Gramm is in evidence since he was responsible for the condemnation of the serial killer Jon Forster, influencing the jury to sentence him to the death row. Jon accuses Jack of manipulation, inducing one witness and sister of one of his victims to testify against him. On the eve of Jon's execution, Jack receives a phone call telling him that he has only eighty-eight minutes of life, while a killer is copycatting Jon, killing women with the same "modus-operandi" and is investigated by Seattle Slayer Task Force. With the support of associate Shelly Barnes, an FBI agent, his friend Frank Parks, and his assistant Kim Cummings, Jack investigates some weird and problematic students, a security guard of the campus and the woman with whom he had one night stand.

Keyword:  searching for a missing pet
Title: Re: ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round!
Post by: Fran on January 21, 2011, 02:40:43 pm
The Doubles Round!

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Featuring movies about double lives,
double agents, double dates -- you name it.

Be sure to specify what the double is.
Title: "A" is Arabesque (1966)
Post by: memento on January 21, 2011, 04:31:49 pm
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IMDB: Professor David Pollock is an expert in ancient Arabic hieroglyphics. A Middle Eastern Prime Minister convinces Pollock to infiltrate the organization of a man named Beshraavi, who is involved in a plot against the Prime Minister. The nature of the plot is believed to be found in a hieroglyphic code. Beshraavi's mistress, Yasmin Azir is a mystery intertwined in the plot. Pollock needs her help, but when she repeatedly seems to double cross him in one escapade after another, he can't decide on whose side she is working. Ultimately working together, Pollock and Yasmin decipher the plot and set out to stop an assassination of the Prime Minister.

=aside= Fran
Another fun theme.
Title: "B" Is Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Post by: oilgun on January 21, 2011, 07:10:07 pm
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A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.
Title: "C" is Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Post by: Fran on January 21, 2011, 07:30:30 pm
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From IMDb:  Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

=reply= Sandy
Thanks.
Title: "D" is Double Trouble (1967)
Post by: memento on January 22, 2011, 12:31:04 am
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From a dissatisfied reviewer on IMDB: Okay, so Elvis Presley movies aren't the creme de la creme of the cinema, but " Double Trouble" really scrapes the barrel's bottom. Despite it being 1967, the film seems to take place in a 1930s screwball surreality, with a teenage heiress being followed by bad guys and Elvis alternately in love with her and the numerous other girls on the trail. He plays a rock singer touring smoky dives overseas, and newcomer Annette Day is his 17-year-old main squeeze ("18 in only four days!"). There must have been no shortage of nubile young actresses in 1967 who would've loved a co-starring part in a Presley picture, so why the producers picked sugary, harmless Annette Day is anybody's guess (she looks and sounds like Samantha Eggar's baby sister--with Deborah Walley's hairdo). An embarrassing movie for all concerned, and arguably Elvis' worst. NO STARS from ****
Title: "E" is End of Love (2009)
Post by: oilgun on January 22, 2011, 11:39:45 am
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Stuck in a Christian 'rehabilitation' camp, Ming recalls his double life, a whirlwind of sex and drugs as a rent boy, and a sedate, romantic life with the older and more conservative Yen. Secrets and lies haunt their relationship, as Ming's mother confronts her son's sexuality in a most extreme fashion and Yen tries to get Ming to give up hustling.
Title: "F" is Flame & Citron (2008)
Post by: Fran on January 23, 2011, 10:07:38 pm
Original title:  Flammen & Citronen

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From IMDb:  During Nazi occupation, red-headed Bent Faurschou-Hviid ("Flame") and Jørgen Haagen Schmith ("Citron"), assassins in the Danish resistance, take orders from Winther, who's in direct contact with Allied leaders. One shoots, the other drives. Until 1944, they kill only Danes; then Winther gives orders to kill Germans. When a target tells Bent that Winther's using them to settle private scores, doubt sets in, complicated by Bent's relationship with the mysterious Kitty Selmer, who may be a double agent. Also, someone in their circle is a traitor. Can Bent and Jørgen kill an über-target, evade capture, and survive the war? And is this heroism, naiveté, or mere hatred?
Title: "G" is The Good Thief (2002)
Post by: memento on January 24, 2011, 11:00:38 am
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IMDB: Set on the scenic French Riviera, Neil Jordan's `The Good Thief' is a remake of 1955's `Bob Le Flambeur,' a Gallic film that enjoyed a successful re-release in this country a few years back. This new version is a stylish caper film about an aging master criminal who comes out of retirement to help lift some priceless paintings from a Monte Carlo casino.

In terms of plotting, there is little that we haven't seen in this type of film before. First, there's the idea for the heist, then the wooing of the reluctant `reformed' criminal, then the gathering of the other participants, then the intricate planning and rehearsing for the job, followed by the inevitable double dealing and double crosses, and ending with the sly turnabout ending to set our heads spinning and make us question everything we have seen heretofore. But Jordan has a knack for turning the ordinary into the extraordinary, and this he accomplishes with a complex screenplay, a strong sense of atmosphere, a host of well-developed characters, a sly sense of humor and an assortment of first-rate performances from a talented cast. Nick Nolte is superb as Bob, a shrewd, world-weary thief who is also a compulsive gambler and drug addict. Needless to say, the role seems tailor made for the star. Most of the rest of the cast is made up of French or Eastern European actors, all of whom do a fine job in their assorted roles.
Title: "H" is The Human Factor (1979)
Post by: southendmd on January 24, 2011, 01:32:26 pm
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IMDb:  When Arthur Davis, a junior bachelor in the British secret service's African section, is seen taking a file with him -to meet his girlfriend Cynthia- the brass fears he may be the leak to Moscow, and allows Dr. Percival to terminate the 'risk factor' by poisoning to avoid a scandal. In fact Davis's desk chief, Maurice Castle, is the double agent since the South African communists helped him smuggle out his black lover Sarah M., meanwhile his wife and mother of schoolboy Sam, to force him to cooperate with the Apartheid government. When Cornelius Muller, the South African official who failed to get him in Pretoria's power, visits London for the anti-communist operation Uncle Remus, he points out Castle still is the natural suspect...
Title: "I" is Insurance Investigator (1951)
Post by: Fran on January 24, 2011, 04:07:11 pm
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From IMDb:  When a businessman who has had a double indemnity policy taken out on him dies mysteriously, his insurance company sends an undercover investigator to town to determine exactly what happened.
Title: "J" is Jesse James (1939)
Post by: memento on January 25, 2011, 11:44:58 am
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IMDB: The story begins in Missouri following the Civil War as carpetbagger Barshee (Brian Donlevy) is buying up local ranches dirt cheap for the railroad which is to cross the land. He tries to by up the James Boys spread but runs afoul of the brothers. Frank (Henry Fonda) bests him in a fight and drives him off. Barshee returns with a gang and burns out the farm killing the boys mother (Jane Darwell). Jesse and Frank vow revenge and in a gunfight Jesse kills the carpetbagger thus beginning his life of banditry.

Along the way, Jesse courts and marries his sweetheart Zee and they have a son. However Zee wants Jesse to end his outlaw ways and when he doesn't, leaves him to return to her home with her uncle, newspaper editor Rufus Cobb (Henry Hull). Sympathetic Marshall Will Wright (Randolph Scott) had earlier convinced Jesse to turn himself in with the promise of a light sentence by railway tycoon McCoy (Donald Meek). Of course McCoy double  crosses Jesse and Frank is forced to break him out of jail...
Title: "K" is Kaminey: The Scoundrels (2009)
Post by: southendmd on January 25, 2011, 01:53:09 pm
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IMDb:  Guddu and Charlie are identical twins born and raised in the slums of Mumbai. They dream of leaving the squalor behind and moving into a life of prosperity and dignity. Though they look alike, the two are as different as chalk and cheese. One lisps, the other stammers. One is an honest, diligent social worker while the other hedges bets at a racecourse. The brothers want nothing to do with each other. But when Charlie gets mixed up in a deadly get-rich-quick scheme and Guddu realizes that the love of his life has unwittingly put a price on his head, their lives begin to collide. They find themselves facing rogue politicians, drug dealers and crooked cops. As they uncover a sinister plot laid out by the 'political-police-underworld' nexus, their stories finally converge to a point when they realize they only have each other.

Keyword:  double cross
Title: "L" is Legion (2010)
Post by: Fran on January 25, 2011, 08:23:24 pm
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From IMDb:  An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner with the Archangel Michael.

Plot keywords include:  Double Impalement

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGE_zSdCzDU[/youtube]
Title: "M" is The Mechanic (1972)
Post by: memento on January 26, 2011, 11:00:53 am
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IMDB: Charles Bronson gives a splendidly steely and stoical performance as Arthur Bishop, a merciless and meticulous, but stressed-out aging veteran hit-man who lives by his own strict personal moral code. Cocky eager beaver Steve McKenna (excellently played by Jan-Michael Vincent) befriends Bishop. Bishop teaches McKenna the tricks of his lethal trade. But does McKenna have some other nefarious secret agenda concerning Bishop? Tautly directed in a supremely mean'n'lean stripped-down no-nonsense style by Michael ("Death Wish") Winner, with a crafty and ingenious script by Lewis John Carlino, slick cinematography by Robert H. Kline, a superbly shivery'n'spooky score by Jerry Fielding, and several stirring slam-bang action set pieces, this fine film certainly makes the grade as a very tense, exciting and suspenseful crime thriller. Popping up in nifty minor roles are Keenan Wynn as a crusty mob capo and Jill Ireland as an alluring prostitute. From its bravura laconic, virtually wordless first fifteen minutes to its startling double whammy surprise twist ending, this superior favorite never makes a single false step and delivers the immensely satisfying goods with exceptional skill and efficiency.
Title: "N" is Nothing but the Truth (1941)
Post by: oilgun on January 26, 2011, 07:17:18 pm
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Stockbroker T.T.Ralston has promised his neice Gwen to double it if she can raise $20,000. for charity. But he connives so those she asks refuse to give her more than the $10,000 she's already raised. Gwen secretly gives T.T.'s new partner Steve Bennett the $10,000 and asks him to double it. Later in a discussion with T.T., business partner Dick and client Van, about truth in business Steve bets the $10,000. that he can tell the truth for 24 hours. Having already accepted an invitation for a weekend on T.T.'s houseboat, Steve is subjected to 24 hours of attempts to get him to lie or divulge the bet, which would lose him (and Gwen) the $10,000.
Title: "O" is One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Post by: Fran on January 26, 2011, 08:22:05 pm
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From IMDb:  I was surprised to see the 7.1 (as of the time of this writing) rating for this movie. Really, I found it to be just plain bad. The dialog is nothing to write home about. The acting of Brando is ridiculous. The plot is full of holes. The worst part, however, is the editing. The scenes seem cut together haphazardly. There's very little exposition, and the audience is left to infer what they should be feeling based on vague references. The main character is on a hunt for his old friend because he was double-crossed. It's not served up as just simple revenge, though; there's an implied depth of emotion that is never earned by the protagonist. There's one scene in which Brando's character sacrifices his freedom for his friend, but there's very little explanation as to why he would do such a thing. There's not enough backstory to make this sacrifice believable. We're just thrown into the scene and expected to absorb the understood history between the men. Then his friend leaves him for dead. This would be fine if the scenes prior to that hadn't had him wasting precious time (with him barefoot and on the run) to find Brando, waiting for him to retrieve his ring (let's not talk about the realism of a stuck-up aristocratic RICH female STRANGER suddenly allowing Brando's character to grope her simply because he gave her a crappy ring), and then sticking with him through a chase scene where any seasoned criminal would know it's better to split up.

This movie is horrible.
Title: "P" is Primer (2004)
Post by: memento on January 27, 2011, 11:41:04 am
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From IMDB: This movie is great, I had the opportunity to see it twice at Sundance, the first time it was very confusing. The second time, it makes sense, when you can understand all the story tricks and plot twists. I think this film is in t he same vane as Memento, Existenz or The Usual Suspects, you have to watch it twice to know whats going on. I had the opportunity to talk to Shane Carruth the maker of this film and aside from being a really nice guy, he explained that you simply have to watch it a few times and pay attention to the doubles and triples of people. This film won 2 well deserved awards at Sundance because it truly embodies the independent spirit of film making.
Title: Wild-card "Q" is DoubleImpact (1991)
Post by: oilgun on January 30, 2011, 12:42:30 pm
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Van Damme plays twins re-united in Hong Kong to avenge their parents' murder by local bad guys, but this lunkhead kick-em-up doesn't even take advantage of that gimmick; the basic story would have been exactly the same with just one Jean-Claude. Lots of profane dialogue and some gratuitous nudity for the kiddies.

Question:
"Q" can still be a wild card, right?
Title: "R" is Rambo III (1988)
Post by: Fran on January 30, 2011, 12:58:04 pm
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From IMDb:  John Rambo's former Vietnam superior, Colonel Samuel Trautman, has been assigned to lead a mission to help the Mujahedeen rebels who are fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but the Buddhist Rambo turns down Trautman's request that Rambo help out. When the mission goes belly up and Trautman is kidnapped and tortured by Russian Colonel Zaysen, Rambo launches a rescue effort and allies himself with the Mujahedeen rebels and gets their help in trying to rescue Trautman from Zaysen.

Plot keywords include:  Double Agent
Title: "S" is Le Samouraï (1967)
Post by: memento on January 30, 2011, 06:46:03 pm
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IMDB: Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai is the cinematic embodiment of cool. This film is unlike any Hollywood action treatment of a hitman in that it every single movement is treated like a precious gemstone. Alain Delon plays a double crossed assasin who stays one step ahead of the law in what becomes a very smart cat and mouse plot. Delon's character could very well have influenced the loner action hero of the 70's and 80's. Every single movement he makes is done with a cold calculated precision; the way he puts on his hat, smokes a cigarette, and handles a gun. He makes The Fonz look like Roger Rabbit. Dialogue isn't even necessary for a lot of the story. Melville is smart enough to know that movies are about images. The story unfolds in compelling scene after compelling scene. There is also quite a fair bit of sly humour too. Entertaining on many levels. See this!
Title: "T" is The Tiger's Tale (2006)
Post by: southendmd on April 16, 2011, 08:57:19 pm
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Director John Boorman's ('Deliverance,' 'The General') 'The Tiger's Tail' is the story of Liam O'Leary (Brendan Gleeson), an Irish property developer of humble origins who has become rich and powerful on the back of the "Celtic Tiger" the name given to Ireland's illustrious economic boom. His hubris has led him into a scheme to build a national stadium, but a rival developer has connived to thwart his plans. Wildly over-extended, Liam finds himself struggling in a receding market. Stressed and over-stretched, he seems on the verge of a mental breakdown when, to his horror, he sees his Double.

Who is this man? Is he for real or some kind of harbinger of death? As Liam searches for answers, his neglected wife, Jane (Kim Cattrall), and ignored son Connor (Briain Gleeson), distressed by his erratic behavior, treat his claim to have seen his Double  as a hallucination. Only Liam's sister Oona (Sinead Cusack) and childhood friend Andy (Ciaran Hinds), a priest, believe him.

Confronting his Double, Liam discovers a shocking truth about his past, a truth that makes him ask himself and others.. "who am I?"
Title: "U" is Underworld, U.S.A. (1961)
Post by: Fran on April 17, 2011, 02:35:22 am
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From IMDb:  Fourteen-year-old Tolly Devlin sees four hoods beat his father to death. Twenty years later, the killers have risen to the top of the crime syndicate and Tolly has a plan for revenge.

Plot keywords include:  Double Cross
Title: "V" is Vantage Point (2008)
Post by: oilgun on April 17, 2011, 11:13:10 am
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The President of the United States is in Salamanca, Spain, about to address the city in a public square. We see a plain-clothes cop, his girlfriend with another man, a mother and child, an American tourist with a video camera, and a Secret Service agent newly returned from medical leave. Shots ring out and the President falls; a few minutes later, we hear a distant explosion, then a bomb goes off in the square. Those minutes are retold, several times, emphasizing different characters' actions. Gradually, we discover who's behind the plot. Is the Secret Service one step ahead, or have the President's adversaries thought of everything?

Keyword: Double. I think the Pres that got shot was a double.