Forum: Movie Chat
01-02-2012, 06:58 AM
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Forum: Movie Chat
30-01-2012, 11:24 PM
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Forum: Movie Chat
30-01-2012, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 7,014
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Forum: Movie Chat
30-01-2012, 11:09 PM
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RED - everything you could want in an action...
RED - everything you could want in an action adventure: wit, style and Helen Mirren kicking ass. The perfect chill-out film.
I also surprised myself by thoroughly enjoying The Other Guys; even...
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Forum: Movie Chat
30-01-2012, 10:58 PM
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Forum: Movie Players
30-01-2012, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 25
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I've now seen both Drive and The Ides Of March,...
I've now seen both Drive and The Ides Of March, and he was mightily impressive in both of them.
Can't believe that he's once again been overlooked for Oscar recognition. What the hell's wrong with...
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Forum: Movie Players
18-01-2012, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Movie Players
01-01-2012, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 7,374
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Forum: Movie Players
01-01-2012, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 12
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What best sums up Paul Newman's greatness as an...
What best sums up Paul Newman's greatness as an actor to me is the scene in Cool Hand Luke where he's told that his mother is dead. He sits on his bunk strumming his banjo and singing Plastic Jesus,...
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Forum: Classics/Retro/Cult Cinema
31-12-2011, 12:02 AM
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My Top 50 Comedies (Contd.)
10. Duck Soup Dir. Leo McCarey
(Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Raquel Torres)
Rufus T. Firefly, Prime Minister of Freedonia, wages war on neighbouring Sylvania, having paid a...
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Forum: Classics/Retro/Cult Cinema
30-12-2011, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 6
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Thanks for your comments, and I'm glad that you...
Thanks for your comments, and I'm glad that you like the lists. Although the majority of the films fall into the 'classic' category, I really believe that the 30s and 40s were a golden age as far as...
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Forum: Classics/Retro/Cult Cinema
18-12-2011, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 6
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My Top 50 Comedies (Contd.)
20. Divorce Italian Style Dir. Pietro Germi
(Marcello Mastoianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Odoardo Spadaro)
An Italian nobleman longs to marry his beautiful cousin....
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Forum: Classics/Retro/Cult Cinema
07-12-2011, 11:14 PM
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My Top 50 Comedies (Contd.)
30. Never Give A Sucker An Even Break Dir. Edward Cline
(W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Erroll, Margaret Dumont, Franklin Pangborn)
W. C. Fields' last starring film, from a story by 'Otis...
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Forum: Movie Chat
07-12-2011, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 12,115
Despite the fact that so many people react as...
Despite the fact that so many people react as though he is the second coming of Christ, I've yet to see a film by Lars Von Trier that I've come even close to liking. To me, he commits the cardinal...
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Forum: Classics/Retro/Cult Cinema
05-12-2011, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 6
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My Top 50 Comedies (Contd.)
40. My Man Godfrey Dir. Gregory La Cava
(William Powell, Carole Lombard, Gail Patrick, Eugene Pallette, Alice Brady, Mischa Auer)
One of the great classic screwball comedies.
As part of a...
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Forum: Shameless Plugs & Requests For Help
04-12-2011, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 109
Views: 31,749
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Forum: Classics/Retro/Cult Cinema
04-12-2011, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 6
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My Top 50 Favourite Comedies
Eventually I'd like to get around to posting my top 50 films covering all of my favourite genres. Comedies, particularly the classics from the golden age of the 30s and 40s, have always been among my...
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Forum: Movie Chat
25-11-2011, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,190
2000's: My Top 20
20. Lars And The Real Girl Dir. Craig Gillespie
(Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Patricia Clarkson)
19. Chocolat Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
(Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp,...
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Forum: Movie Chat
20-11-2011, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,190
1990's: My Top 20
20. Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert Dir. Stephen Elliott
(Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce)
19. The Grifters Dir. Stephen Frears
(Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette...
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Forum: Movie Chat
13-11-2011, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 14
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1980's: My Top 20
20. Atlantic City Dir. Louis Malle
(Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli)
19. The Big Chill Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
(Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt, Meg Tilly, Tom...
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Forum: Classics/Retro/Cult Cinema
11-11-2011, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 46
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Top 50 Films Noir (Contd) 10 - 1
10. The Maltese Falcon Dir. John Huston
(Humphrey Bogart, Mary Aster, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre)
Third, and by far the best version of the Dashiell Hammett Novel.
Masterful direction and...
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Forum: Classics/Retro/Cult Cinema
10-11-2011, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 46
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Top 50 Films Noir (Contd) 20 - 11
20. Kiss Of Death Dir. Henry Hathaway
(Victor Mature, Richard Widmark, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Karl Malden)
Richard Widmark's debut as a giggling, psychopathic killer is riveting.
19. The...
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Forum: Movie Chat
09-11-2011, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,190
1970's: My Top 20
20. Assault On Precinct 13 Dir. John Carpenter
(Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Charles Cypher, Laurie Zimmer)
19. The Last Picture Show Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
(Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges,...
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Forum: Movie Chat
09-11-2011, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,832
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Forum: Movie Chat
06-11-2011, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,190
1960's: My Top 20
20. The Firemen's Ball Dir. Milos Forman
(Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebanek, Josef Valnoha)
19. Targets Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
(Boris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly)
18. Zazie Dans Le Metro Dir. Louis Malle...
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