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richard
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response 41 of 144:
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Apr 12 06:26 UTC 2004 |
I garbled the name of the actor whose scalp the Monkees get lost in, in the
"dandruff" segment of Head. It is the esteemed Victor Mature, who no doubt
probably thought this was the weirdest movie he'd ever been in
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slynne
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response 42 of 144:
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Apr 12 13:57 UTC 2004 |
I have never even heard of that movie and I *love* the Monkees ;) I can
see I am going to have to check that out. Thanks richard!
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starship
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response 43 of 144:
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Apr 12 17:44 UTC 2004 |
monkeys are ok.
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polygon
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response 44 of 144:
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Apr 12 21:13 UTC 2004 |
Re 32. I'm also a fan of Wings of Desire (its dumb English title; the
German is "Der Himmel Ueber Berlin", the Sky/Heaven Over Berlin (a pun).
The real star of the movie is Rainer Maria Rilke, a German poet, who wrote
most of the words the movie uses. The poetry is stunning and totally
unfamiliar to English speakers. And of course the time/place is of West
Berlin completely encircled by the notorious wall.
James Howard Kunstler writes that the most startling thing to a visitor is
that Berlin is actually in color. Wings of Desire (done mostly in b/w)
reinforces the notion that it is a city in shades of gray.
Re Yellow Submarine. I never saw it back in the old days, never bought
any Beatles music or products, didn't consider myself a fan of theirs.
However, at my daughter's insistence, I obtained a copy of the video of
Yellow Submarine via mail order. What can I say? At age four, she
already knew who her favorite Beatle was (John), without any encouragement
from either parent.
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remmers
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response 45 of 144:
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Apr 12 21:26 UTC 2004 |
I'm not sure if this belong under "underappreciate movies" or "guilty
pleasures", but check out "You're a Big Boy Now," a very early (five
years pre-Godfather) Francis Ford Coppola film, from 1967. Made as
his final project when he was a film school student, Coppola's comedy
manages to capture the essence of much of late-1960s youth culture.
Elizabeth Hartman does a terrific turn as a neurotic femme fatale,
and Coppola apparently persuaded a number of other well-known actors
to appear in it as well for virtually no pay (e.g. Geraldine Page,
Rip Torn). Peter Kastner is excellent as the naive, young hero,
and Karen Black has her first film role as his girlfriend.
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mary
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response 46 of 144:
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Apr 12 21:53 UTC 2004 |
Rilke's poetry isn't "totally unfamiliar to English speakers".
In fact, I've looked at his poetry every day for the past
35 years. One of my favorite passages of all time is quoted
under a watercolor of a dragon and it hangs beside our bed.
How should we be able to forget those ancient myths
about dragons that at the last moment turn into
princesses?
Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses
who are only waiting to see us once
beautiful and brave.
-Rilke
I love that one.
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gelinas
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response 47 of 144:
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Apr 13 21:22 UTC 2004 |
I don't know that this movie is "underappreciated," but I once caught Peter
Sellers as "Hoffman" on late-night TV. I thought it a wonderful character
study.
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marcvh
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response 48 of 144:
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Apr 13 22:04 UTC 2004 |
Peter Jackson's _Heavenly Creatures_ qualifies in my book.
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mcnally
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response 49 of 144:
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Apr 13 22:11 UTC 2004 |
Alfred Hitchcock is most famous for his psychological dramas of suspense
but to borrow a joke Woody Allen applied to himself, I've always liked
his "earlier, funnier films." I particularly like his humorous and
adventurous romantic comedies such as "The Lady Vanishes" (my favorite
Hitchcock) and "The 39 Steps" (good, but not *as* good..)
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remmers
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response 50 of 144:
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Apr 14 15:35 UTC 2004 |
"The Hudsucker Proxy" -- not particularly well received when it came out,
but this fictionalized account of the hoola hoop craze of the 1950s is one
of my favorite Coen brothers films.
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tod
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response 51 of 144:
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Apr 14 16:09 UTC 2004 |
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slynne
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response 52 of 144:
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Apr 14 16:41 UTC 2004 |
I liked "The Hudsucker Proxy" but I think that "The Big Labowski" is
probably my favorite Coen brothers film.
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mary
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response 53 of 144:
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Apr 14 16:46 UTC 2004 |
Raising Arizona!
Favorite movie everyone else either never heard of
or hated? Most certainly "Local Hero".
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mcnally
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response 54 of 144:
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Apr 14 17:04 UTC 2004 |
Having seen it years after its release, when the outsider-comes-to-
charming-British-town-full-of-colorful-characters genre was no longer
especially novel, I didn't find a lot to like about "Local Hero."
At least the outsider/schmuck doesn't really Learn a Valuable Lesson
and develop a Heart of Gold (tm) by the end of the movie..
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albaugh
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response 55 of 144:
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Apr 14 18:06 UTC 2004 |
Again, I don't know if it's underappreciated, but late last night on TCM
(Turner Classic Movies) they showed one I watch every time I stumble across
it: Jeremiah Johnson (Robert Redford). The host mentioned that the producer
got a mortgage on his home just so they could finish production.
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tod
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response 56 of 144:
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Apr 14 18:09 UTC 2004 |
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jor
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response 57 of 144:
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Apr 14 19:52 UTC 2004 |
I like Local Hero.
I like to hear aboot the high energy prootons.
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richard
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response 58 of 144:
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Apr 16 02:46 UTC 2004 |
I love "Local Hero", its one of my favorites. Burt Lancaster was wonderful
in this, as he was in another movie he also did towards the end of his life,
"Field of Dreams", where he played the Doctor who always wished he'd made it
as a baseball player.
btw, I have linked this to the Movies conference. Yes, Agora has a Movies
conference. Check it out.
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richard
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response 59 of 144:
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Apr 16 02:46 UTC 2004 |
er typo, I meant Grex has a movies conference
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remmers
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response 60 of 144:
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Apr 16 12:44 UTC 2004 |
Re #52: "The Big Lebowski" is great, but it's not underappreciated.
"Hudsucker Proxy" is.
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gregb
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response 61 of 144:
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Apr 21 15:42 UTC 2004 |
Why would anyone want to watch movie about the hoola hoop? Was it a
documentary?
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remmers
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response 62 of 144:
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Apr 21 17:17 UTC 2004 |
Nope, not a documentary. I think I mentioned that it was a fictionalized
account.
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mcnally
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response 63 of 144:
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Apr 21 19:12 UTC 2004 |
I agree with remmers -- I think "The Hudsucker Proxy" is underappreciated
and is one of the Coen Brothers' better movies.
re #61:
> Why would anyone want to watch movie about the hoola hoop?
> Was it a documentary?
The story's not really *about* the hula-hoop, it's more about the rise
and fall and rise again of a dense-but-lovable dupe.
It's done in the style of a Hollywood screwball comedy from the height
of the Capra / Sturges era and works well as an homage.. Actually, it's
a lot of fun.
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tsty
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response 64 of 144:
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Apr 27 09:49 UTC 2004 |
had the ooprtunity to view the substitute and it's derivations over
the weekend.
event though the first was best, the sequence/followons were pretty
good.
thought a lot about 'to sir, with love'
there is that quality in the first 'substitute' but it devolves slightly
to contemporary h.s. cultures adn gang junk. not bad, mind you, just
a more modern/current content.
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tod
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response 65 of 144:
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Apr 27 15:20 UTC 2004 |
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