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PrintableGirlBrother said: Genesia said: I am a huge fan of classic film - and really love pre-Code movies.
One of my favorites is Baby Face (1933) which stars Barbara Stanwyck. Great script, great performances. And very gritty for the time. Yeah, I'm a tramp, and who's to blame? My father. A swell start you gave me. Ever since I was fourteen, what's it been? Nothing but men! Dirty rotten men! And you're lower than any of them. I'll hate you as long as I live! Love that movie!!! I first watched it a couple of years ago - with my jaw open. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Very sleazy - even now. "Use the men! Use the men!"  Awhile back, Turner Classic Movies showed a version with a couple minutes worth of edited scenes restored. Man, what a scorcher!  We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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johnart said: GirlBrother said: Love that movie!!! I first watched it a couple of years ago - with my jaw open. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Very sleazy - even now. "Use the men! Use the men!" Just added this to my Netflix. You.Will.Love.It!  We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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The Station Agent: Great little movie with great well acted characters. Loved it.
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johnart said: The Station Agent: Great little movie with great well acted characters. Loved it.
Most excellent. Also The Visitor. (Thanks again for that one...  )
Oh - while you're putting pre-code movies in your Netflix queue... Add the 1931 Waterloo Bridge, which comes packaged with Red-Headed Woman (with a very young Jean Harlow). And The Divorcee/A Free Soul with Norma Shearer.  We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: johnart said: The Station Agent: Great little movie with great well acted characters. Loved it.
Most excellent. Also The Visitor. (Thanks again for that one... )
Oh - while you're putting pre-code movies in your Netflix queue... Add the 1931 Waterloo Bridge, which comes packaged with Red-Headed Woman (with a very young Jean Harlow). And The Divorcee/A Free Soul with Norma Shearer. Yes! How could I forget I was raving about The Visitor! I really REALLY wanted him to win the Oscar. AND THE DRUMMING DUDE IS SOOOOO HOT! 
Adding the others to the queue. [Edited 9/25/09 18:37pm] | |
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Another one for johnart...
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Genesia said: Another one for johnart...
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! this one and hot cat on a tin roof are recommended | |
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baroque said: Genesia said: Another one for johnart...
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! this one and hot cat on a tin roof are recommended | |
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johnart said: Genesia said: Most excellent. Also The Visitor. (Thanks again for that one... )
Oh - while you're putting pre-code movies in your Netflix queue... Add the 1931 Waterloo Bridge, which comes packaged with Red-Headed Woman (with a very young Jean Harlow). And The Divorcee/A Free Soul with Norma Shearer. Yes! How could I forget I was raving about The Visitor! I really REALLY wanted him to win the Oscar. AND THE DRUMMING DUDE IS SOOOOO HOT!
Adding the others to the queue.
Drumming dude is mine!   We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Let us not forget:
Mama face it: I was the slut of all time!] ...if only to bask in her beauty.  | |
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Watch this...
And you will understand why Prince wrote Better With Time for her. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: Okay, I have to do this one for johnart.
Imitation of Life. 1959. Lana Turner, Juanita Moore and Sandra Dee in a very lush and beautiful Douglas Sirk version... 
And the original from 1934 with Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers, which is even better (and in black and white, though this image suggests it's in color)...  Thats one of momma's fave movies. I cringe whenever I watch it though   I can at least tolerate the 1st version because of Claudette Colbert and the lovely Ms.Fredi Washington who played the bi-racial daughter.
 
Even though that role gave her alot of hype, it was a curse more than a blissing. They wanted to typecast her or make her play the 2 roles black actresses were supposed to play at the time; maid or whore. She refused all of the above and in result she fell into obscurity. It didn't help that people convincingly thought that she was like just the ROLE she played in IOL, which made them to have a love/hate relationship with her,,,,even though she was different by FAAAAAR from that girl in the movie. | |
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Genesia said: Watch this...
And you will understand why Prince wrote Better With Time for her. I didn't know that  | |
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Harlepolis said: Genesia said: Okay, I have to do this one for johnart.
Imitation of Life. 1959. Lana Turner, Juanita Moore and Sandra Dee in a very lush and beautiful Douglas Sirk version...
And the original from 1934 with Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers, which is even better (and in black and white, though this image suggests it's in color)... Thats one of momma's fave movies. I cringe whenever I watch it though I can at least tolerate the 1st version because of Claudette Colbert and the lovely Ms.Fredi Washington who played the bi-racial daughter.
Even though that role gave her alot of hype, it was a curse more than a blissing. They wanted to typecast her or make her play the 2 roles black actresses were supposed to play at the time; maid or whore. She refused all of the above and in result she fell into obscurity. It didn't help that people convincingly thought that she was like just the ROLE she played in IOL, which made them to have a love/hate relationship with her,,,,even though she was different by FAAAAAR from that girl in the movie. And the whole "passing" storyline makes a lot more sense in 1934 than it does in 1959, IMO. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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not just war movies...
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I also love anything with Greer Garson...
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Harlepolis said: Lammastide said: The Landlord - Fantastic Norman Jewison project that takes on the mystique of an interracial romantic relationship in the immediate post-Civil Rights-era urban United States. A coming-of-age analogy for both liberal whites and a black middle class, the story neither demonizes nor romanticizes miscegenation, and "good guys" and "bad guys" aren't definitively drawn, making for a refreshingly realistic story. Beau Bridges is fun to watch as the naive, but well-intentioned Elger; and actress Lee Grant turns out an Oscar-nominated performance as his uncertain mother.
I'm still waiting for it to be remastered on DVD,,,,I think the best per4mance from that movie is from the underrated diva, Ms.Diane Sands  I love that dame.She did an incredible job, eh? VERY underrated actress! I would have killed to see her play Joan of Arc in George Bernard Shaw's play. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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threadbare said: "Ridicule"  Awesome movie! Really brutal in some parts! [Edited 9/25/09 19:51pm] Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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sextonseven said: Mars23 said: 
You haven't even seen the remake of this one yet, as it was decided to greenlight the remake before it even hit theaters in the US, but just know this: the Hollywood studio thought the title was too complex for American audiences and has changed it. Fucking excellent. And I don't use that adjective lightly (or at all for that matter ). That's how much I love this movie.
Just make sure that if you don't understand Swedish to watch the version with the theatrical English subtitles. The initial North American DVD release crapped all over the English translations.  I was gonna rent this flick a few weeks ago. This settles it -- I'm seeing it tomorrow night. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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Lammastide said: threadbare said: "Ridicule" Awesome movie! Really brutal in some parts! [Edited 9/25/09 19:51pm] Again.. Looooove love love Fanny Ardant's per4mance boy, that woman can't go wrong in my book.
I'm trying to get into her filmography more deeply though(esp her French films). | |
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The first movie that came to mind was 'Tigerland.'
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Harlepolis said: Lammastide said: Awesome movie! Really brutal in some parts! [Edited 9/25/09 19:51pm] Again.. Looooove love love Fanny Ardant's per4mance boy, that woman can't go wrong in my book.
I'm trying to get into her filmography more deeply though(esp her French films). You just like to say you've seen movies I've seen.  | |
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Genesia said: Watch this...
And you will understand why Prince wrote Better With Time for her. Saw this in Baltimore last year. Loooovvvvveed it. Great story, awesome performances. And, KST is breathtaking. | |
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Harlepolis said: Genesia said: Speaking of Criterion, this is my favorite movie of all time...
Very early David Lean, from a play by Noel Coward. Amazing film. I love that movie
And speaking of David Lean.... 
Fabulous
Although, I kinda sense some similarities between it and My Fair Lady I could be wrong though.
I can only assume you said that for the joke. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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Mars23 said: 
Because you probably think Spike Lee's 1st movie was "Do the Right Thing". Condescend much? I remember his first commercial film, "She's Gotta Have It." I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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Mars23 said: Harlepolis said: Actually, this is his 1st movie
And "School Daze" was VERY known(at least among the African American audience), it sparked a HELLUVA controversy if anything For sure. I knew about "Gotta Have It" as well, but I thought "School Daze" would appeal to more people. If you wanna go way back, his 1st was "Joe's Bed-Sty Barber Shop - We Cut Heads". Funny that the "Mars Blackmon" Character from the Nike commercials was from "She's Gotta Have It". But why count that one? He did it in school. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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Fauxie said: Not exactly obscure, but I think 'Chopper' is pretty funny, and there are bound to be plenty of people who haven't seen it. Eric Bana is great in it.
'Chopper' is unintentionally hilarious. The scenes at home . . . I own it too . . . I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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SUPRMAN said: Harlepolis said: I love that movie
And speaking of David Lean....
Fabulous
Although, I kinda sense some similarities between it and My Fair Lady I could be wrong though.
I can only assume you said that for the joke. I didn't know that George Bernard Shaw wrote the former untill Genesia pointed it out for me earlier,,,,but then again, I'm not well informed about George Bernard's work in general, so,,,,  | |
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2freaky4church1 said: Blood Simple. The first Coen Brothers movie and the best.
I agree. I had it on laserdisc. Haven't replaced it yet on DVD but that movie is simply good. It's like 'Bound.' I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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sextonseven said: CalhounSq said:  If you're gonna recommend this movie, shouldn't you also recommend part one? 
Love the fashion in it. I've seen 2046, I didn't know it was a sequel. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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