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post #251 of 262
3/10/10 at 6:54pm
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I caught Stalag 17 on TV the other night, it's very obviously the template for Hogan's Heroes but with a decidedly darker edge. I was surprised to see Jim Phelps show up. William Holden was terrific, his character was self-serving but pragmatic about the situation. Wilder throws in moments of levity constantly and they work, the bickering soldiers were a hoot.
Some Like it Hot is great. Wilder is one of the great writers directors. William Holden was a great actor, watch the Earthing to see how great.
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post #252 of 262
3/10/10 at 11:07pm
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Originally Posted by RathBandu View Post
They were playing Red Dust, but a) I misjudged the showtime, so I missed the first five minutes of it, b) I was right up front and it wasn't stadium seating, so I had to lean back to watch it, c) according to the old people at the theater, it was an edited print, d) because of the fact that Film Forum is very warm and item b, I fell asleep for part of it. Which I hate, because what I saw was really good.
Do NOT miss When the Clouds Roll By on the 15th. Great underseen Fairbanks comedy.
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post #253 of 262
3/11/10 at 11:42am
Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to do the Wizard of Oz (one of my favorite films ever)/Gone With The Wind (which I've never seen) double header on Saturday. Pretty excited about that one.

One of the things that's funny about going to Film Forum all the time is the sheer amount of senior citizens that go there.
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post #254 of 262
3/11/10 at 9:19pm
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Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to do the Wizard of Oz (one of my favorite films ever)/Gone With The Wind (which I've never seen) double header on Saturday. Pretty excited about that one.

One of the things that's funny about going to Film Forum all the time is the sheer amount of senior citizens that go there.
Not really a fan of Gone With The Wind. It not bad by any mean, I just have no love for it. The Wizard on the other hand is greatness.
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post #255 of 262
3/15/10 at 11:14pm
I really dug When The Clouds Roll By. Inventive, fun, and while I didn't find it as funny as some of the folks in the theater, I definitely thought it was very satisifying and a great debut for Fleming.
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post #256 of 262
3/16/10 at 12:06am
I watched The Big Sleep this weekend. And just now, after reading up about it online a bit, I realized that Geiger's book store was actually selling pornography. I didn't put two and two together. Everything just flies by! So much fun.
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post #257 of 262
3/16/10 at 3:13am
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I really dug When The Clouds Roll By. Inventive, fun, and while I didn't find it as funny as some of the folks in the theater, I definitely thought it was very satisifying and a great debut for Fleming.
The nightmare sequence is incredible, especially for its time. I can't think of another silent film that makes such great use of slow-motion.
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post #258 of 262
3/16/10 at 10:13am
The author of the most recent Fleming biography introduced the screening, and he said that it's one of the first films to even use slow motion. Fleming learned about the technique/film from his time in the signal corps in World War I.
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post #259 of 262
3/16/10 at 11:38pm
I wouldn't be surprised if Fairbanks had had some input. There are impressive high-speed stills of him from the period, including a great one of him in mid-broad jump. Of course I can't find it now.
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post #260 of 262
3/17/10 at 10:34am
Fairbanks is the man, though. Did he do his own stunts? I couldn't tell.
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post #261 of 262
3/17/10 at 4:18pm
Yes, it's almost always him. On many of his films he had the sets and props constructed so that everything-- steps, railings, balconies-- was within his physical reach, allowing him to move as gracefully as possible.
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post #262 of 262
3/18/10 at 8:12am
I watched the original Scarface the other night and thought it was pretty good, Hawk's keen sense of imagery was on full display here from the opening shot to the very last. You could also sense Hawk's gift for comedy in some of the scenes, especially with the bumbling secretary. Paul Muni reminded me of Beinicio Del Toro but he was still pretty good. I didn't realize Boris Karloff was in this either, so that was a welcome surprise.

Hawks stages the action scenes with surprising intensity and the actress playing Francesca has a surprisingly moving death scene.
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