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Post by dvdjunkie on Mar 20, 2010 9:42:10 GMT -6
Because of The Golden Voices concert, when we came home we began watching some of our favorite Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra movies. My Friend Irma (1949) was the debut of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in the movies. Marie Wilson was "Irma", and Dean and Jerry were more or less themselves. One of the funniest movies of this era that I can remember. Ocean's Eleven (1960) and one of the first of the "Rat Pack" movies starring Sinatra, Martin, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Joey Bishop. Although I like the remake of the film in 2001, I still think this film has the better 'twist' ending. Sergeant's 3 (1962) is probably one of the funniest comedies that the 'Rat Pack" ever did. Some of the most memorable one-liners came from this film. Robin and The Seven Hoods (1964) introduced us to Peter Falk and proved once again that the "Rat Pack" had a box office drawing power. Just some really good movies to help pass the time in this week of weird weather in Kansas. I am now looking at 6 inches of snow on the ground and today is supposed to be the first day of spring!!! Go figure!!! ;D
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Post by Hedvig on Mar 20, 2010 18:42:35 GMT -6
Ah, silents.
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Post by dvdjunkie on Mar 21, 2010 9:15:34 GMT -6
It was James Bond night in the Junkie Home Theater. We watched one movie of each actor who has played the Bond character.
Thunderball with Sean Connery.
Moonraker with Roger Moore
On Her Majesty's Secret Service the only one with George Lazenby (thank goodness!!!)
Tomorrow Never Dies with Pierce Brosnan
Casino Royale with Daniel Craig
Have a strong distaste for the two Bond films that were made during the interim of searching for a replacement for Roger Moore and finding Pierce Brosnan. Timothy Dalton was two short, and did not fit the description in Ian Fleming's books of how the super-sleuth looked.
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Post by dvdjunkie on Mar 31, 2010 9:39:42 GMT -6
With the release of Sherlock Holmes on Blu-ray I just had to sit back and re-watch this amazing reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes character. Robert Downing Jr. as Holmes was just a pleasure to watch, and Jude Law as Dr. Watson was given more to do than I anticipated.
There is humor, and lots of action, and a new look for the Sherlock Holmes character given by Director Guy Ritchie. It was a pleasure for us to watch this film again.
With plans to make at least three more Holmes movie, I am looking forward to how they treat the characters as they get older.
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Post by dvdjunkie on Mar 31, 2010 22:50:54 GMT -6
Tonight was 'Oldies But Goodies' night in the Junkie Home Theater!!
On DVD for the first-time ever and also a beautiful Blu-ray version of "The African Queen" starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. Great film and I will be watching this one on a regular basis, one of my all-time favorite films.
The number one movie on my list of favorites is "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland and a scene-stealing role by Basil Rathbone. This film was just released in Blu-ray also, and is absolutely beautiful. The three-strip Technicolor process just jumps off the screen at you. And all the extras are going to take a few days to watch, but we watched the two cartoons from Warner Bros that are included in this Blu-ray edition - "Rabbit Hood" and "Robin Hood Daffy".
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Post by tinyhippy on Apr 2, 2010 10:51:06 GMT -6
The number one movie on my list of favorites is "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland and a scene-stealing role by Basil Rathbone. This film was just released in Blu-ray also, and is absolutely beautiful. The three-strip Technicolor process just jumps off the screen at you. And all the extras are going to take a few days to watch, but we watched the two cartoons from Warner Bros that are included in this Blu-ray edition - "Rabbit Hood" and "Robin Hood Daffy". ;D I just bought that on Blu-ray, too! Looking forward to watching it. We just got our first big-screen TV. The one we had before was about 10 years old and not even widescreen let alone flat screen, HD and all the rest of it. Very excited to have that now. Last night we watched Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. (My husband loves Jennifer Garner, which is why we were watching this movie). Typical movie for its genre, a slight twist on the classic Scrooge story. Cute in parts but not great. Also watched yesterday This Boy's Life (1993) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Ellen Barkin. I had never seen this before but it was recommended to me. I really liked it a lot, and DiCaprio is a much better actor than I had previously given him credit for. Great movie (although some of the language spoken by kids in the movie made me cringe - I must be getting old!) I will be watching it again. :thumbsup:
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Post by filmnoirfanatic on Apr 2, 2010 13:02:41 GMT -6
Hi! Diner members, Over this Easter holiday week-end...I plan to watch... Easter Parade,(but of course!) Nightmare Before Christmas, Ratatouille, COCO before Chanel and Shutter Island is on my list.(Thanks, to one of my writers' for my blog review of this film.)I hope that the Owners, Moderators and most definitely, all of Larry 66 Diner members, have a good holiday week-end too! DeeDee
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Post by dvdjunkie on Apr 5, 2010 10:48:55 GMT -6
Watched Sherlock Holmes last night in Blu-ray. Directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jr., and Jude Law, this movie really looks great in hi-def, and all the extras on the blu-ray make it that much more special.
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Post by tinyhippy on Apr 5, 2010 13:18:08 GMT -6
Yesterday I watched The Adventures of Robin Hood in Blu-ray. A beautiful film anyway, it looked even more so in Blu-ray. Olivia de Havilland never looked lovelier. We also watched Live and Let Die (1973?) - I'm not really a James Bond fan, this was my husband's choice! Entertaining enough, I'm sure, but I've never been an action fan. This morning I watched Brigadoon (1954) starring Gene Kelly, Van Johnson (love him) and Cyd Charisse. I had actually never seen this one before, even though MGM musicals are my favourite! Not the greatest of the MGM collection, but it has a certain charm to it. Van Johnson wasn't given much to do but was fine in his part.
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Post by tinyhippy on Apr 7, 2010 14:24:20 GMT -6
This morning I watched Battleground (1949). Great movie! It was the first time I've seen this, as I never usually pick out war movies to watch (I don't know why, because the handful I've seen have all been really good). Great cast including Van Johnson, George Murphy and Ricardo Montalban. George Murphy was particularly excellent in this movie. I've always liked him. :thumbsup: He always seemed to me like a really decent guy. This is the first time I've ever seen Van Johnson not dancing, singing or being a comedic lead. Good job.
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Post by merry on Apr 7, 2010 22:26:54 GMT -6
Well, hmm. Mine wasn't a movie, although Easter night, we did watch Jaws. Tonight one of my favorite shows was on. In Plain Sight. It used to be on Sunday nights, then this year, they moved it to Wednesday. :irate:
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Post by dvdjunkie on Apr 7, 2010 22:46:13 GMT -6
It was a Bogart-Cagney night in Junkie Home Theater, as we watched:
White Heat, one of Cagney's most memorable roles. This film still stands up today as a very real movie.
Treasure of Sierra Madre, this was Bogey at his best. Great photography, great script, and all around great movie.
The Caine Mutiny - great courtroom drama starring Bogart, Fred McMurray, Jose Ferrer, and a great supporting cast. Capt. Queeg at his craziest in one of most memorable Bogey films.
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Post by tinyhippy on Apr 8, 2010 7:40:53 GMT -6
It was a Bogart-Cagney night in Junkie Home Theater, as we watched: White Heat, one of Cagney's most memorable roles. This film still stands up today as a very real movie. Treasure of Sierra Madre, this was Bogey at his best. Great photography, great script, and all around great movie. The Caine Mutiny - great courtroom drama starring Bogart, Fred McMurray, Jose Ferrer, and a great supporting cast. Capt. Queeg at his craziest in one of most memorable Bogey films. ;D Three very excellent movies! I'm currently watching Cross of Lorraine (1943) starring Gene Kelly and.... a French actor I forget his name! Good so far. Hume Cronyn is terribly slimy in this, really made me hate his character. That's a sign of a good actor! :thumbsup:
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Post by tinyhippy on Apr 8, 2010 10:02:57 GMT -6
Well, I finished The Cross of Lorraine. The movie was rather believable up until the last 20 minutes or so. I understand though that the movie was largely propaganda for the wartime effort, so I'll forgive them that. ;D Hmm... which WW2 movie to watch next??
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Apr 8, 2010 11:11:55 GMT -6
Hmm... which WW2 movie to watch next?? If you haven't seen it then I would recommend The Longest Day. It has the coolest closing line of all time.
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Post by tinyhippy on Apr 8, 2010 14:44:31 GMT -6
Hmm... which WW2 movie to watch next?? If you haven't seen it then I would recommend The Longest Day. It has the coolest closing line of all time. No, I've never seen it though I think I do own a copy. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Post by Midge on Apr 8, 2010 18:10:35 GMT -6
Angie, if you haven't seen it yet I highly recommend Since You Went Away (1943). It's the story of women holding down the home front during World War II. It stars Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Robert Walker, Shirley Temple, Monty Wooley and Agnes Moorehead.
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Post by tinyhippy on Apr 9, 2010 9:44:04 GMT -6
Thanks Midge, I have seen that one. It's a great movie, although a little long if I remember correctly. I'll have to rewatch sometime. Ah, so many movies and so little time!!
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Post by Hedvig on Apr 9, 2010 12:52:04 GMT -6
So many movies so little time yes! I know woefully little about classic WWII films apart from Casablanca, so I also welcome these recommendations! The Third Man is a great post-WWII film, it shows the effects of the war. It's probably quite different from the wartime movies.
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Post by Midge on Apr 9, 2010 13:49:00 GMT -6
Another film I highly recommend is The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). It tells the story of three returning war veterans and their attempts to readjust to society.
I have posted a review in the Classic Movies forum.
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Post by filmnoirfanatic on Apr 24, 2010 0:32:08 GMT -6
Hi! Midge, Great film... The Best Years of Our Lives...I must admit that my mother introduced me to all the classics. By the way, I like the fact, that three film noir stars are presence in a film that is considered a non noir. Dana Andrew, (Where the Sidewalk ends, Beyond a Doubt, Fallen Angel and Laura.) Virginia Mayo, (Flaxy Martin, White Heat,) and Steve Cochran. (Highway 301, The _amned Don't Cry, White Heat...) As for what I plan to watch and what I have watched... I just watched... Two Smart People...a comedy/noir **1/2 The Sellout...a film noir *** Shutter Island...a neo noir *** Coming up: Coco Before Chanel,Avatar, Edvard Munch, Alice in Wonderland.So, Evil My LoveLarry 66 Diner Members, I hope that all of you have a pleasant weekend. DeeDee
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Post by dvdjunkie on Apr 24, 2010 10:08:50 GMT -6
Now that the dust has settled and the moving is done, and almost all the movies have been unpacked it is time to take a look at some favorite films to pass the time this weekend.
Of course, Avatar came out this week on Blu-ray and DVD, and I had to watch that at least twice. What a wonderful movie, and well worth the almost three hours it takes to watch it. Don't notice the time at all, because it is so good.
The African Queen is out for the first time in any form of video and I picked this up on Blu-ray and it looks like it was made yesterday. Kate Hepburn, Robert Morley and the great Humphrey Bogart make this a must see. Included in the blu-ray release is the documentary "Embracing CHAOS: The Making of The African Queen" a feature length documentary showing the trials and tribulation of making this classic film.
And for just plain entertainment value alone, watched Up, the Walt Disney/Pixar Award-Winning film featuring the voice talents of Edward Asner. This film just jumps off the screen at you in Blu-ray and all of the extras are well worth watching after the film.
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Post by Hedvig on Apr 24, 2010 20:20:21 GMT -6
I too saw Coco Before Chanel recently, filmnoirfanatic. I saw it in the movie theater when it first premiered, and then I didn't know what to make of it. It seemed an oddly closed movie, existing in a few isolated places without giving much of an impression of the word outside. It's not quite a living world, if you know what I mean. More like a stage. But when I watched the film again on DVD I was less confused, and liked it much better. The odd feeling about the world Chanel inhabits adds to the movies memorable quirkiness, and it makes all the more sense when you listen to Anne Fontaine's comments re. the movie, when she says that she wanted it to be like a Chanel design. The characters are believable. I've heard Audrey Tatou's Chanel being described as cold and stiff-lipped, but I have no problem identifying with her - perhaps I read different things into her face? Anyway, good film.
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Post by filmnoirfanatic on Apr 27, 2010 22:23:29 GMT -6
I too saw Coco Before Chanel recently, filmnoirfanatic. I saw it in the movie theater when it first premiered, and then I didn't know what to make of it. It seemed an oddly closed movie, existing in a few isolated places without giving much of an impression of the word outside. It's not quite a living world, if you know what I mean. More like a stage. But when I watched the film again on DVD I was less confused, and liked it much better. The odd feeling about the world Chanel inhabits adds to the movies memorable quirkiness, and it makes all the more sense when you listen to Anne Fontaine's comments re. the movie, when she says that she wanted it to be like a Chanel design. The characters are believable. I've heard Audrey Tatou's Chanel being described as cold and stiff-lipped, but I have no problem identifying with her - perhaps I read different things into her face? Anyway, good film. Hi! Hedvig, CoCo Chanel was on my list of films to watch...but I didn't get around to watching it yet, but once I Iog off I plan to watch the film. Unfortunately, I didn't watch CoCo Before Chanel on the big screen. Therefore, I hope that I experience your description of the film once I watch the film on television. Once again, Thanks, for the heads-up! :thumbsup: DeeDee
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Post by gina1975 on May 9, 2010 21:28:28 GMT -6
At our house we are currently watching an episode of The Upside Down Show on Nick JR. Tora loves Shane and David. Lonnie and I watched part of Land of the Lost with Will Ferrell. With all the stress our house has been under, we needed a good laugh. Will Ferrell does that.
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Post by liz on May 10, 2010 1:05:57 GMT -6
I'm not really sure of the names of the shows I've watched. But I must say they :thumbsup: were putting exciting. Educational,too. Been a long time since I've watch children's program. Some of really good and some I won't turn the tube on for. Yuk. Now back after this commerial. Should host my own show,talking about :thumbsup: or :thumbsdown: of kid's tv.
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Post by dvdjunkie on May 23, 2010 17:55:52 GMT -6
From the ridiculous to the sublime is how I would call what we watched last night.
First off we watched Woody Allen's classic Play It Again Sam and then we watched the REAL Bogart in The African Queen. In between the two movies we watched some of the Chuck Jones directed Tom and Jerry Cartoons. All in all it was a good night of movie watching, and popcorn eating.
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Post by dvdjunkie on Jun 1, 2010 7:07:50 GMT -6
In remembrance of Dennis Hopper, who just passed away, we turned to a couple of his films to watch in the Junkie Home Theater.
Speed was one of remarkable performances. He played an upset employee of a transportation company who puts a bomb on a passenger bus that will set iself to explode if the bus goes below 50 MPH. Co-starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, this was one heck of a roller coaster ride.
We then watched the second episode of the season for television's favorite western The Rifleman, which starred Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. Hopper played a crazed killer who was looking for Connors.
The movie that started it all for Dennis Hopper, as a writer, producer and director Easy Rider was next on the screen. With a budget of just over $50,000, Hopper brought a classic to the screen which starred Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, and himself. This was always regarded as the turning point in Hopper's career. He wanted to be more of a director than an actor and this film showed he could do it. "Easy Rider" has made millions for Columbia Pictures, and made Dennis Hopper the star he was til his untimely death.
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Post by dvdjunkie on Jun 6, 2010 18:42:19 GMT -6
Basically just watching the Food Network tonight because they are premiering the first episode of "The Next Food Network Star" and that is always a fascinating journey watching all those potential cooks get narrowed down to the champion. Tonight's show is two hours long and then each Sunday for the next 10 weeks it will be one-hour long.
Every night this week, they have a new show making its debut. Will probably be doing a lot of DVRing for these shows.
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Post by gina1975 on Jun 8, 2010 19:33:34 GMT -6
I am currently watching America's Got Talent. This is the only talent show that I watch. Some of the people that I have seen on here have a lot of guts for even thinking that they can get on stage and make a fool of themsleves. I also like NCIS and watched it earlier. I love Mark Harmon and the cast is wonderful and has a lot spark together.
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