Those great, amazing films from the past. Like Fred and Ginger dancing on a polished floor so shiny you could see their reflection in. Remind me ... what was their film where they had a 'meet cute' then Fred falls for Ginger and she almost for him until there was that silly misunderstanding...
I saw NORTH BY NORTHWEST at the Ziegfeld about ... five years ago. Unfortunately five years is dated info but that large screen did make for a wonderful presentation.
I love Shirley Bassey's DAF theme song. It's interesting how a song brings back a memory or connection. One memory was watching a truly talented stripper in Montreal dance to the song. One connection that I appreciate is Sophia Coppola's homage to the Bond Songs/Title Credits in Lost In...
I absolutely love this film so much so that I consider it a great and influential film. However, explaining why I think it's great is much harder. I think it is that with many film noirs, you know what the dream is, it's really the getting to it. Some guy gets a bunch of guys together for a...
Sorry, I remembered the film. It's Diner. and the exact quote is: Do you ever get the feeling there’s something going on that we don’t know about? I wish I could delete the thread, but apparently I can't.
It's a movie where one character says to another: 'Do you ever get the sense that there is a secret world that we're not a part of" or 'Do you ever get the feeling that there is a lot going on that we don't know about' or something along those lines ... Yes, I tried searches and IMDB but part of...
Plenty of posters at other boards and reviewers have been discussing Scorsese "channeling" Hitchcock and certainly Hitchcock is an influence on Scorsese, but you could say that about a lot of directors. Personally, I the use of music and camera angles to be similar to
Kubrick's THE SHINING...
I didn't know. Fortunately, I didn't see the film's trailer.
I do think that the visions on the ferry (particularly the weird bit with the record player) came too early and had you wondering about Teddy right from the start. Overall, I enjoyed the film.
Well, I also enjoy Great Gig in the Sky to the tornado scene. I'm sure some of you are aware that filmmakers use temp tracks while creating and editing their films. Often these are favorite albums of the director or the editor. For the Pink Floyd fans, here is Another Brick in the Wall...
Gary, Thanks for the Psycho comparison. Btw, the Notorious comparison is missing the extra "The Fate of the Unica Key" and (I think) "Arrivals at Heathrow" in the Criterion version. "The Fate of the Unica Key" is a favorite extra of mine.
Clearly there are many different and valid opinions on the different Touch of Evil releases. Some people prefer the film without the opening credits. Some people like the street level music Some people like the Henry Mancini opening music. So I thought ... why can't we get all...
It is an interesting topic. I'm not sure why you covered 80 films but I'm guessing that is the decade you're most knowledgeable about. Certainly guys like Jerry Lewis were still playing young male roles (e.g., The Errand Boy) when he was 35. Jimmy Stewart played college age (and other...
I think others have made some good points so I'm not going to pile on. That said, I enjoy things on the site such as books about films i.e. something for everybody.
Hi all, I just don't remember what commentary the film was from but Jack Nicholson once commented that before a love scene with a beautiful actress, he apologizes to her up front. Something along the lines of ‘if I’m aroused during the scene I wish to apologize in advance. If I’m not aroused...
Carl, I got the AVTAK lines (incorrectly) off the Internet and the new lines ... heck I just made them up as a joke. Sorry about that, just my attempt at humor. All, I love Shirley Bassey but as should be apparent to anyone that actually listened to her Get The Party Started album...
or this section: Could it be the whole lot opening wide A sacred why A mystery gaping inside A week is why yup .... memorable. Hey ... I just got a hold of a portion of Duran Duran's new lyrics .. Why don't we try no more time to cry three days I'm high oh no, time to fly...
With Trailers ... always a struggle between showing too little (tease) or showing too much (harming the viewing of the film). This was a nice balance and a darn fine trailer!
I thought the same thing. Overall, I really like it, particularly the first section on Earth. I'll have to think more about it, but I thought it was quite good. Just one thing, aren't there people of color in the future? Maybe I just missed them, but it just seemed like a bunch of...
Also agree for the most part, Robert. I didn't have a problem with the Oxley character per se, just the execution. There is a tradition of other searchers struggling unsuccessfully to find lost artifacts etc. in the Indy films. It was more the execution. Introduce the idea, use it as a plot...
My personal faves based on Mr. Peterson's list: ANIMATIONBeauty and the Beast
FANTASYWizard of Oz
ROMANTIC COMEDIESSleepless in Seattle
SCI-FI2001: A Space Odyssey
WESTERNHigh Noon
GANGSTERThe Godfather
SPORTSRocky
COURTROOM DRAMATo Kill A Mockingbird
MYSTERYRear Window...
Agreed. Like others, I'm glad I didn't double dip on The Third Man.
Contempt looked great in SD with great colors so that could be a real winner in HD.
I watched the film, THE BIG STEAL recently from the last Warner's Film Noir Boxset. I think that calling it noir is a joke. Chase film yes, romantic comedy yes, but noir? The commentary by Richard Jewell brings up a very valid point, the start makes absolutely no sense with the rest of...
That's interesting about the frame insert. I also missed the object falling in the water. But a group sitting near me was commenting on seeing it so someone was more observant than I was.