What did you watch?
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spiderwort — 2 days ago(March 31, 2026 08:09 PM)
Perhaps there was something about it that was more appealing to audiences back in 1940 than audiences today. It is rated 6.9 on IMDB.
Yes, I think you're right. It probably was more appealing to the audiences then, especially for fans of Ginger Rogers. And as for those other films, they are vastly superior in my opinion. I especially love
The Shop Around the Corner
,
The Mortal Storm
, and
His Girl Friday
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PygmyLion — 4 days ago(March 29, 2026 03:27 PM)
In Person
1935 Ginger Rogers, George Brent, Alan Mowbray. Ginger Rogers is very cute, but the plot seems a little weak here. **1/2
Baby Face
1932 Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent **1/2
Virtue
1932 Pat O'Brien, Carole Lombard, Ward Bond. A cab driver (O'Brien) unknowingly marries a girl who had been a prostitute (Lombard). Trouble lies ahead. *** -
spiderwort — 2 days ago(March 31, 2026 08:23 PM)
I don't think I've seen any of your films, PL. I have a vague memory of maybe seeing
Baby Face
, long ago, but I can't remember for sure. But it's unlikely I'd forget, given that I'm a huge Stanwyck fan.
Virtue
sounds really interesting though. I like the idea of Lombard and O'Brien together, especially with a story like that. I'll keep an eye out for it. -
PygmyLion — 2 days ago(March 31, 2026 11:14 PM)
You might well like
Baby Face
more than I did as you are a huge Stanwyck fan. I'm not much of a Stanwyck fan and don't find her particularly attractive. This movie sort of requires one to feel Stanwyck is irresistible. -
CoriSCapnSkip — 3 days ago(March 29, 2026 11:42 PM)
Journey to the Unknown
, "Somewhere in a Crowd," originally aired December 12, 1968. Attributed to Michael J. Bird, the story is mostly an uncredited ripoff of Ray Bradbury's 1943 short story "The Crowd." Watched on March 22.
The Picasso Summer
, 1969, watched on March 23.
A Sound of Thunder
, Short Subject, 1970, watched on March 24.
Ulybka
(
Smile
), Short Subject, 1971, watched on March 24.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
, extremely low budget British film from 1972, watched on March 24.
Zero Hour
, Short Subject, 1978, watched on March 25.
Infinite Horizons: Space Beyond Apollo
, documentary from 1979. Unfortunately the only copy available has been cut to half an hour from the original hour. I did see the original when it aired. Watched on March 25.
Gnomes
, Animated special, 1980, watched on March 26.
The Veldt
, Short Subject, 1979, watched on March 26.
Omnibus
, "Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man," documentary from 1980 watched on March 27.
The Martian Chronicles
, Part 1, (1980). Watched on March 28.
Started
The Dick Van Dyke Show
, Season 4, on March 22. -
spiderwort — 2 days ago(March 31, 2026 08:47 PM)
You're sure making headway with your Ray Bradbury effort, Cori. Congratulations on that.
Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of your titles. I did see the 1983 version of
Something Wicked This Way Comes
when it was first released, and I remember enjoying it, although I don't remember it that well.
And I would love to see this one:
Omnibus, "Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man," documentary from 1980 watched on March 27.
Maybe one of these days. Bradbury was an enormously talented man. -
spiderwort — an hour ago(April 02, 2026 10:02 PM)
Thanks for that Cori. I hope to get to it one sometime soon. It's so hard to keep up. Sigh. . .Btw, Bradbury lived not far from me where I lived in L.A., and I always felt a personal connection to him because of that, although I did not know him personally.
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Rufus-T — 3 days ago(March 30, 2026 08:25 PM)
Men (2022)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13841850/
This was the only film by Alex Garland I hadn’t seen. I thought Ex Machina was outstanding, Annihilation very good, Warfare was okay, and I wasn’t too impressed with Civil War. The story follows a young woman, played by Jessie Buckley, who retreats to a small village after a personal tragedy involving her husband. Through flashbacks, we gradually learn what happened. In the village, she encounters a series of strange and increasingly unsettling men. As the film progresses, it becomes less of a straightforward narrative and more symbolic in nature. The final half hour is especially bizarre. After reading a bit about it, I learned that some of the imagery draws on British folklore, which helps explain some of the film’s choices—but it didn’t fully work for me. Jessie Buckley delivers a solid performance, though I’m not sure the role—or perhaps the film’s tone—fits her as well as it could. Overall, this just wasn’t my type of movie. It’s my least favorite among Garland’s films. -
spiderwort — 2 days ago(March 31, 2026 08:51 PM)
Rufus, after Buckley's amazing performance in
Hamnet
, I've been wanting to see every film she's made. But I'm not sure this one sounds right for me, and I appreciate your excellent review, which has allowed me to make that assessment. -