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    Today, 08:54 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Tcm mark 2 in General Film Forum
    PSYCHO (1960) Probably Alfred Hitchcock's most famous film. Was this the first slasher flick? Janet Leigh is Marion Crane, a woman who...
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    Today, 07:20 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Tcm mark 2 in General Film Forum
    His Oscar nomination was probably due to how sensational and edgy this was at the time. He's believable, but ultimately boring to me. Put Brando in...
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    Today, 06:53 PM
    Chris Knipp replied to a thread Tcm mark 2 in General Film Forum
    This came across as lurid at the time and was well publicized, but emerges as only a watered down version of the bolder Nelson Algren novel it was...
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    Today, 06:31 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Tcm mark 2 in General Film Forum
    THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (1955) Dramatic noir from Otto Preminger. Frank Sinatra plays Frankie Machine, fresh out of prison and back home...
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    Today, 08:52 AM
    Chris Knipp replied to a thread Tcm mark 2 in General Film Forum
    I agree with your assessment of the two quotes completely though I have not seen this film.
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    Today, 08:36 AM
    Johann replied to a thread Tcm mark 2 in General Film Forum
    Those are great quotes. The second one is more accurate. THe plot was just plain ridiculous, with too many coincidences. The first quote is Brody...
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    Today, 06:22 AM
    Chris Knipp replied to a thread Tcm mark 2 in General Film Forum
    From Richard Brody, the back pages movie commentator of The New Yorker: A citizen review sounds more like my opinion:
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    Yesterday, 09:05 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Tcm mark 2 in General Film Forum
    MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1954) Weird romance/melodrama from Douglas Sirk. Rock Hudson plays Bob Merrick, a rich playboy who crashes his...
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    Yesterday, 12:40 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Tcm mark 2 in General Film Forum
    WOODSTOCK: the director's cut (1970) This Oscar-winning documentary by Michael Wadleigh is a fantastic time capsule. Wadleigh was an...
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    03-29-2023, 07:58 AM
    Chris Knipp started a thread THE FIVE DEVILS/LES CINQ DIABLES (Léa Mysius 2022) in General Film Forum
    LÉA MYSIUS: THE FIVE DEVILS (2022) SALLY DRAMÉ IN THE FIVE DEVILS A powerful mélange of elements doesn't quite mix in this surreal portrait...
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    03-28-2023, 06:39 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    I'll see it sometime. It's Aronofsky, and he said he wanted to get back to working with actors more deeply. It garnered gold for Brendan.
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    03-28-2023, 06:27 PM
    Chris Knipp replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    So now you must watch THE WHALE?!
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    03-28-2023, 05:10 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (2008) Enjoyable movie in the vein of The Goonies from Eric Brevig. Starring Brendan Fraser, this is...
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    03-28-2023, 02:31 PM
    Chris Knipp replied to a thread THE LIGNE/LA LIGNE (Ursula Meier 2022) in General Film Forum
    Welcome. Not especially mine either, though her previous one, SISTER, was great and I recommend it.
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    03-28-2023, 01:45 PM
    Johann replied to a thread THE LIGNE/LA LIGNE (Ursula Meier 2022) in General Film Forum
    Thanks for this, although it doesn't sound like my kind of movie.
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    03-27-2023, 08:00 PM
    Chris Knipp started a thread THE LIGNE/LA LIGNE (Ursula Meier 2022) in General Film Forum
    URSULA MEIER: THE LINE/LA LIGNE )2022) VALERIA BRUNI TEDESCHI IN LA LIGNE Violent femmes Much as she conceived Home with Isabelle Huppert...
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    03-27-2023, 05:14 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    I suffered through three of the new JJ Abrams STAR TREK movies. They were terrible. Not even worth reviewing.
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    03-26-2023, 04:25 PM
    Chris Knipp replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    You'll hear of him now.
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    03-26-2023, 03:49 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    I’d never heard of him. The acting won Oscars, and his short film SIX SHOOTER is a bonus on the blu-ray. It stars Brendan Gleason and I didn’t find...
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    03-26-2023, 08:27 AM
    Chris Knipp replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    But you're not American. To me it rang false. He is English-born Irish. I guess I'm an outlander. But to me his plays are far better than his...
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    03-26-2023, 08:00 AM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    I would never have known he was British-seemed like a U.S. production all the way. I loved the twists and turns. If a movie is so unpredictable that...
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    03-25-2023, 08:33 PM
    Chris Knipp replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    Martin McDonagh made his name originally as a playwright and I'm not as convinced by his movies, also not a fan of Frances. I felt he was out of his...
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    03-25-2023, 06:17 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (2017) Excellent film with wild twists and turns from Martin McDonough. Frances McDormand stars as...
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    03-24-2023, 11:08 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    You were right. It is a downer. It was criticized for deadening the liveliness of the Village back then. It was a much happier time and place. I...
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    03-24-2023, 10:39 PM
    Chris Knipp replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    OSCAR ISAAC IN THE COEN BROTHERS' INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS This was featured at the 2013 NYFF, which I covered for Filmleaf. Find it HERE. The photo...
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    03-24-2023, 08:42 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (2013) The Coen bros. gave Oscar Isaac his big break. This movie is great, but kinda bleak. It's one week in the life of...
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    03-24-2023, 06:39 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    PHANTOM THREAD (2017) Suave masterpiece from P.T. Anderson. Daniel Day-Lewis plays Woodcock, a famous dress maker/designer in 1950's London....
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    03-24-2023, 04:33 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    CONTACT (1997) An interesting film that fictionalizes making first contact with alien intelligence. Jodie Foster stars as Ellie, a gifted...
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    03-23-2023, 09:09 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (2014) This is a marvellous comedy from the great Wes Anderson. F. Murray Abraham stars and narrates his version of...
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    03-23-2023, 08:59 PM
    Johann replied to a thread Blu-ray thumbs in General Film Forum
    It was great. Hayden Christensen proves he can do more than play a Jedi. Matt Dillon is the big star cop, and what happens to him at the end...
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