What classics did you see last week, June 18 to June 24?
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spiderwort — 2 years ago(June 24, 2023 05:47 PM)
And I saw
The Life of Emile Zola
about 60 years ago, so I don't remember it very well, though I suspect it's a good one to see.
Of the others on your list that you haven't seen yet, I would
strongly
recommend
Dead End
! It's terrific. I liked
The Good Earth, In Old Chicago
and
100 Men and a Girl
, but for me
Dead End
tops them all.
Wow, I do believe I saw all the films nominated that year! -
unex — 2 years ago(June 24, 2023 11:18 PM)
Gunga Din (1939)
Uncut Gems (2019)
In a contemporary review for Gunga Din cited by Wikipedia
they complain about too many remakes and sequels coming out of Hollywood
:
Up to 1938, the cinema industry was occupied with an erratic progression from its beginning in nickelodeons to its last phenomenon, screwball comedies. In 1938 the industry stopped going forward, began going backward. The retrogression took three forms: 1) a series of revivals of old pictures, from The Sheik to Dracula; 2) a series of remakes, from If I Were King to The Adventures of Robin Hood; 3) a series of disguised remakes and delayed sequels like Going Places, The Chaser, Tarzan's Revenge.
Nothing ever changes. -
spiderwort — 2 years ago(June 25, 2023 01:48 PM)
Too often sad but true. I think it's worse now though, just because of the monumental deluge of productions. And because people don't – or aren't permitted to – tell stories that are born out of their own experiences, which in some way would make them unique and personal.
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PygmyLion — 2 years ago(June 25, 2023 02:41 AM)
Holiday
(1938) - Cary Grant, Catherine Hepburn, Lew Ayres - 10
Smilin' Through
(1932) - Leslie Howard, Frederic March, Norma Shearer - Another WWI era movie - 7
The White Sister
(1933) - Helen Hayes, Clark Gable - WWI Italy tearjerker - 7
War Nurse
(1930) - Robert Montgomery, June Walker, Anita Page - Nurses at the front in WWI - 7
Play Girl
(1932) - Lorreta Young, Winnie Lightner, Norman Fraser - 7
Millie
(1931) - Helen Twelvetrees, Joan Blondell, Lilyan Tashman - 7 -
Rufus-T — 2 years ago(June 25, 2023 06:20 AM)
The Batman (2022)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1877830/reference/
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1488589/reference/ -
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ZolotoyRetriever — 2 years ago(June 25, 2023 07:07 AM)
Watched these on Father's Day, courtesy of TCM programming:
The Courtship of Eddy's Father
(1963) [FTV]
Life with Father
(1947)
Father of the Bride
(1950) [FTV]
Later on TCM saw:
Bay of Angels
(1964) [FTV]
Pitfall
(1948)
No Marriage Ties
(1933)
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
(2004) [FTV]
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
(2018) [FTV]
…and lastly, DVR'd off of TCM last September, finally getting around to seeing it:
I Love Trouble
(1948) [FTV]
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spiderwort — 2 years ago(June 25, 2023 02:08 PM)
Great list, Zolo. I have seen and enjoy a lot of those. And although I don't think it's a wonderful movie, for whatever reason
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
is a personal favorite.
I've got What
She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
recorded, but haven't watched it yet. And I'm kicking myself for missing
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
; saw the last few minutes of it and knew that I had missed something special (or so it seemed). Oh! I just found it on-line on TCM! Hate watching things that way, but it's better than nothing. Thanks so much for the reminder. -
ZolotoyRetriever — 2 years ago(June 25, 2023 02:35 PM)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
was good enough, and I liked Glenn Ford's effort, but there were a bunch of times in the movie that I distinctly felt that Jack Lemmon would've been perfect for that role. Keep that in mind if you ever see it again.
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
is excellent. Even if you don't agree with everything - or even anything - she wrote in her critiques, you can't help but applaud her taking a poke at various "sacred cows" in film.
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
was quite an eye-opener. If seeing it on the TCM site is your only option, I would still give it a go. Worth it, IMO.
Of the movies on the list,
Bay of Angels
was the best… really well-done study of the effects of a serious gambling addiction on some peoples' lives.
The "worst" one of the batch was the last one,
I Love Trouble
. It's a B&W crime noir, which I suppose I should've liked (and Eddie Muller gave his usual thorough and informative intro & outro), but the plot is absurdly convoluted, as well as unlikely and improbable, and Franchot Tone playing a suave L.A. private eye was a stretch to say the least. Still, it's got its moments, with more than a few eye-candy femmes fatale, plus some nice location footage of 1940's L.A. thrown in to keep it interesting. -
spiderwort — 2 years ago(June 25, 2023 04:03 PM)
I haven't seen
Bay of Angels
, but with its cast, director, and your recommendation, I'll keep an eye out for it. I sometimes get overwhelmed these days though – too many films, too little time. I'm sure you can relate to that.
And thanks for the update on everything else, too. Very helpful info (though for me, Glenn Ford is still my guy in
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
).
