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by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
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Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

Orson Welles' Touch of Evil ---who has seen it? Thoughts and preferences on the version I should watch, are appreciated. I've made it through much of the film noir genre leading up to Touch of Evil , which many consider the bookend of the genre. There are a few various versions of the film, so curio...
by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
Replies: 4321
Views: 600192

Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

Does anyone know if they ever recorded and preserved old broadway plays? For example, after having recently watched the film The Philadelphia Story , I did some research and discovered that Katherine Hepburn was also in the broadway version prior to the film's release. I think it would be fascinatin...
by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
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Views: 600192

Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

I have recently watched Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard. Double Indemnity, surprisingly, I didn’t personally really click with. I didn’t make any notes on my thoughts of it (lol), so maybe I won’t be able to elaborate too much, but the leads’ romance didn’t really sell. The dialogue at times ...
by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
Replies: 4321
Views: 600192

Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

Been watching a lot of Billy Wilder films lately. Is it just me or is Wilder the most underappreciated director of all-time? I mean, sure, in the film community he is highly regarded, yet even amongst cinephiles he rarely gets mentioned in the GOAT conversation of directors. Among the general public...
by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
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Views: 600192

Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

The Caine Mutiny is definitely an overlooked Bogart film and in addition to Treasure of the Sierra Madre and African Queen , really showcases his incredible diversity as an actor. Too often he is boxed in as merely playing the tough, cynical guy with a conscience, as in Maltese Falcon and Casablanc...
by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
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Views: 600192

Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

Guys and Dolls Pretty decent musical, though it does not either need to be as long as it is or require as many songs as it has. 7.5/10 The Caine Mutiny I enjoyed this very much, though the film is somewhat held back by the bland protagonist (he's so wooden that you couldn't even build a sinking shi...
by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
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Views: 600192

Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

The big heat and Mank Good films. Well directed. Is Lee Marvin the best at playing the worst people? Is Gary Oldman the best at plaing drunk? Is the opening shot of The big heat the one shot every film student should study? Is the scene when Mank and his pals improvise a script for Selznick the fun...
by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
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Views: 600192

Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

Maybe it's just me reaching an older age, but each year, my admiration for It's a Wonderful Life continues to grow. Having just watched it again today, I ugly cried damn near uncontrollably. Jimmy Stewart's performance as George Bailey is incredibly powerful running the entire gamut of human emotion...
by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
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Views: 600192

Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

The Philadelphia Story is one of the great romantic comedies of all-time. You have three of the greatest actors of the Golden Era (Stewart, Grant and Hepburn), an incredibly witty script, and a strong, independent female character (in an era when that isn't all that common). For my money, It Happen...
by Ozymandias
Forum: Movies & TV
Topic: Last Film You Watched? VI
Replies: 4321
Views: 600192

Re: Last Film You Watched? VI

The Philadelphia Story is one of the great romantic comedies of all-time. You have three of the greatest actors of the Golden Era (Stewart, Grant and Hepburn), an incredibly witty script, and a strong, independent female character (in an era when that isn't all that common). For my money, It Happen...