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LION KING
GONE WITH THE WIND
Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh ( 1939 )
DANCE WITH ME
EULOGY (2004 )
You've Got Mail
Lady in the Water
Red River (1948)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040724/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_Window
One of my most favourite Hitchcock movies with lovely suspense. The acting by James Stewart, Grace Kelly and other actors was excellent.
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White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Pearl Harbor
Rope
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Eleni (1985) - a true story based on journalist Nicholas Gage's autobiography. One of the most heart-breaking tales ever told.
p.s. Hildebrand, I have almost all of Hitchcock's films (just a handful of silents and last few films missing coz they don't interest me). Rope was an experiment (10 minute long takes) and not very well received. Another film from his peak period that flopped was Under Capricorn.
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
P.S. Faraaj, I also love his movies though don't have as many as you. We share lots of interests. If and when we meet we have lots to copy from each other!
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Arre yahan Hitchcock fan club hai? I am joining in
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
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Missed the second part of the name... sorry. And ofc this is not Hitch specific... catch him making Indiana Jones...
Orson Welles is one of my favorites too, have written a couple of reviews of his films here :
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=40396&st=15 (posts 22 and 23)
Would love to hear your comments on some of your favorite films.
(The) Lady from Shanghai (1947) Disregard the (The)
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I, Robot
Agree with Madhavi about discussing movies. I think there's a thread for that as well. Will contribute when a bit free.
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To Be or Not to Be (1942) by the great Ernst Lubitsch.
Faraaj,
Just checked those links. Some quick comments, will comment at length later after I get back in front of my pc and after I manage to read some of your reviews.
1215 movies rated... :thud:
17 pages of reviews... :double thud:
Read your review of Pickpocket. Watch Balthazar and Mouchette. Not cold. Do you have any Bresson in your collection?
Noir: Have seen Cabinet, Metropolis, M. Have not seen Le Enfants du Paradis. Will now.
Read some of your reviews. Found some very insightful, and will check out some movies that I have not seen among them.
You liked Punch-Drunk Love! Dunno why nobody gave it much bhaav.
Not gaga over Shanghai? I am even ready to like Welles' Irish accent!
No Truffaut?
Tim Burton?
More later
I had seen PTA's three earlier films - Magnolia, Boogie Nights and Sydney and thought he was ok. Punch-Drunk really made me sit up and take notice. I really think of the current crop of directors, he has the greatest chance of coming up with the next great classic - Dr Zhivago, Vertigo, Apocalypse Now standard. There is something classical about his camerawork, loving, long takes, with the camera constantly moving that is missing in the current crop, but was very much present in a Welles or Hitchcock. Another talent is Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election).
In my opinion, Truffaut and Godard are like Tarantino. They've paid homage to other movies all their lives instead of going out and doing their own thing. That's probably why Tarantino admires them so much. They're all the greatest movie buffs and have produced some films of interest, but nothing original.
I highly recommend Les Enfants - possibly the greatest film ever made.....its also good to read lots of reviews on it. They'll give you a historic perspective and make the viewing that much deeper....my reviews are really jottings or notes for my reference with an emphasis on observations not made by other reviewers...speaking of greatest film, have you seen Dersu Uzala?
nice discussion by the two of you. Coming back to the antakshari.
Erin Brokovich
liked it for the strength of the character and appreciate it more for knowing its about a real person.
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He Walked by Night (1948)
Brilliant poverty-row noir that was virtually a police procedural. Not a trace of melodrama. It inspired the landmark TV series Dragnet. Virtually all crime investigations today can trace their inspiration back to He Walked by Night.
The Man Who Knew Too much
Loved the story, script, acting and the lovely Doris Day song Que Sera Sera. I in general like Stewart's acting a lot.
I'm talking about the 1956 movie of course which was a remake of hitchcock's 1934 movie of the same name.
See its review on wikipedia.
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Good film HB. The only film Hitch remade. He was criticised at the time but felt very strongly that the original lacked something. I think he was right. Stewart-Day as a folksy, friendly American couple were great. By the way, the remake was 22 years later so this would be a 1956 release.
After Ingrid Bergman and then Grace Kelly as his icy blondes, Hitch was left without a muse and cast several actresses in a sucession of films - Day, Eva Marie Saint, Janet Leigh and Kim Novak before settling on Tippi Hedren (for whom he developed an unhealthy obsession).
He met Doris Day at a party and she told him how much she admired and he responded by suggesting they work together. Obviously she was ecstatic when an actual offer came. She was good at portraying virginal characters. Groucho Marx famously said about Hollywood "I've been here so long, I can remember Doris Day before she was a virgin"...
His Girl Friday (1940)
Superb screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks and starring the unflappable Cary Grant and Rosalind Russel (first choice Ginger Rogers foolishly refused the role). This film has been made and re-made several times and is based on the hit Broadway play The Front Page. If I recall correctly, there was also an indian version. Howard Hawks increased the speed of the reel and thats why the dialogue comes out bullet-fast and it really works....
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
Cagney was known for his "gangster" image, he did a volte face here with Yankee Doodle Dandy and danced his way with aplomb to an Oscar.
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Wonderful movie, the Kurosawa/Mifune combo at their best! Thanks Faraaj for the interesting and informative write-up and the songs.
Oliver! 1968
The cover says it all (Disregard those highbrows who look down on the Oscars )
Have not seen it yet...but one of Carol Reed's films, The Third Man is amongst my favorite films.
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Lantana 1982
A very interesting movie, a thriller and yet not really a thriller.
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3rd Man (1949) (Disregard the "The" again )
What a film! If you want atmosphere and style and the romance of films, this is it. It has Joseph Cotton playing the naive American writer of bad westerns, who has come to Vienna to meet up with his friend, Harry Lime. He comes to his funeral. And then meets up and falls in love with his friend's girlfriend and then meets up with his friend. Shot on location, Reed fought with Selznick over all the details of the film and got his way. So you get Post WW2 Vienna, bombed and savaged, with its slick long streets and crumbling buildings and cemeteries and sewers. A dark city peopled with morally ambiguous characters who know about treachery and betrayal and disillusionment. You get tilted camera angles and breathtaking black and white photography, and that insistent zither (annoying at times but integral to the film). And you get Orson Welles as Harry Lime. ... What more do you want?
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What do you think Ofc I have seen it and I loved it... In fact Altman is one of my favorite directors. Have seen most of his movies. Check out an obscure film of Altman, one of the first I saw of his, that set me off on checking out all his movies, strange and yet compelling.
Come back to 5 and dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean
His weakest is the Greer one, cannot remember the name. Dr. something and women.
No Country for Old Men (2008)
Roger Ebert has called the Coen Brothers an American institution. I agree! I also think that the finest fiction writer of the past three decades is Cormac McCarthy. The Coens and McCarthy joined hands on what is certainly the Coens best film and for me one of the top five of the 21st century. This is a film that works on so many different levels - as a thriller/chase film, a visual and technical masterpiece, and ultimately as a study of the nature of evil. Before seeing NCFOM, I never believed the Coens could top Fargo and The Big Lebowski. I stand corrected, but I really can't see them topping this one....
Film adaptations of two other Cormac McCarthy novels are up for release in the coming months or year - The Road (their Pulitzer prize winner) and Blood Meridian (a masterly but very violent critique of American/Indian relations)....
North By Northwest
Its one of my favourite Hitchcock movies. Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint did a wonderful job.
The crop duster scene and the climax at Mt. Rushmore had me riveted to my seat!
A very beautifully shot movie with wonderful music. In some ways the movie was quite Bond-like!
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Them! (1954)
Possibly the greatest B movie of all time - others from the 40s-50s include Cat People and Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Them! is one of my favourite films. A sci-fi, nuclear, horror film - Them! really captures an era and the paranoia generated by nuclear testing. The low-budget gives it a marvellous visual authenticity not found in more expensive studio films of the time. This is one of my favourite films of all time....
And talking about Hitchcock and sex...
Marnie (1964)
It was a big flop when it was released; it is now regarded as a typical, if not great Hitchcock film. Tippie Henderson is the heroine, a compulsive liar and thief who has some strange fears. Sean Connery blackmails her into marrying him and tries to find out what is behind those fears. Gossip: Hitchcock is supposed to have been so obsessed with Tippi Henderson that he used to monitor every action of hers and finally by the end of the movie, they were not on talking terms. The film itself explores the taboo subject of sexual tension/repression obliquely (ofc) and it is this underlying, freudian psychoanalytical angle that gives the film its edginess. And it is the last score that Bernard Herrmann did for Hitchcock.
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Col. Frank Slade has a very special plan for the weekend. It involves travel, women, good food, fine wine, the tango, chauffeured limousines and a loaded forty-five. And he's bringing Charlie along for the ride...
Al pacino , finest of actors won an Oscar for this 1992 film. But somehow i feel that the picture never got the reviews / revenues it warranted.
If a film is about inspiration...or character or about how and what we come to pick on our journey of life..this takes the top prizes.
No computer graphics, nor big budgeted...this small film is about how a young boy, who stands by what he believes come to get impressed by a retired colonel...and along the way inspires the maestro to see life from a different angle. For me, it has been an experience to watch this film..If you havent watched it yet, just get it and kick your shoes off..to enjoy the beauty of life. The speech of Al pacino in the climax is something legends are made of...
I enjoyed No way out immensely..the editing is fantastic for that film which makes us sit on the edge of the seat, till the very end. Gene Hackman was menacing...and ruthless. truly great actor.
This funny funny film will tickle a rib or two....with a simple plot to go with, the entire film is a laugh riot. Two people who are deeply in love...a musician and an executive, buy a mansion which has come cheap. Then they start to spruce it up a little before getting married and moving in. A big surprise awaits them..as the house needs every kind of service from Plumber to Electrician to mason....to carpenter.
As they start pouring in funds from their personal accounts...they get to know the first hand experience of building a house...
Both lead actors Tom Hanks and Shelley long were very good..and fresh as daisies. a Treat worth watching....produced by Stephen Spielberg...
The Bachelor Party(1957)
Starring Don Murray, E.G. Marshal, Jack Warden
Five bookkeeper colleagues go out for a night on the town as a bachelor party for Arnold. There is one remaining bachelor among the bunch, Eddie, who is Arnold's best man. The other three married men envy Eddie's carefree life, especially Charlie, who hates his life but can't figure out why. He works hard, goes to night school four days a week, and doesn't spend much time with his pregnant wife, Helen. Charlie doesn't want to admit to himself that he doesn't yet want to be a father. As the purpose of the night hits him, Arnold confides his insecurities to Charlie about love and marriage. A further revelation from Walter, the eldest of the group, makes the men think further about life in general. An encounter with a girl he picks up at a Greenwich Village party and what looks to be desperation on Eddie's part to have a good time makes Charlie realize by the end of the night what he really thinks of his life.
The movie had a Tom Hanks namesake in 1984 (minus the The) which was quite funny in places too.
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Here's a pic of the Tom Hanks movie poster!
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I was not much impressed with this movie. It has two of my favorite stars, yet personally, i felt something missing. But, yes, a passable film. I thought there was so much potential for this theme..and lots of it left untapped.
PS...gonna look for Bachelor party..
Loved this film
Both are my favorite films..
The first one has the finest talents coming together to play out a drama that is spellbinding..and holds us till the very last scene.
The second one is my altime favorite...not for nothing is it considered to be in the best of ten films ever made...Difficult to explain that experience. Suffices to say that if you havent seen that film...make sure you see it, because it is about life...and the inexplicable injustices it deals out to the good nice people...
This is one more film..an unforgettable drama. It missed oscars because it was released in the odd season and swept under the rugs.. But then oscars is not the ultimate praise...for a film. It is the audience that counts..and this film has won hands down in that department..
Imagine being incarcerated in a jail for no fault and on false charges..for a banker who is a decent person althrough...even in the most trying circumstances..Then, trying to mingle in the criminals that live there...and then, the way a single indomitable human soul goes about conquering the odds ...with nothing but the will to live and be free.. !!! Enough said..just try this for the beauty of life...and the celebration it deserves !
So many goodies to comment on. Will do later... But I must ask all of you to give The Shop Around the Corner another chance:
The Shop Around the Corner(1940) was directed by Ernst Lubitsch, the master of the genre of sophisticated comedies. Shop is a little different, it is a gentler romance, and yet the Lubitsch touch is evident,in the subtle details in this controlled comedy of manners. It is not witty or sparkling, but completely understated and I personally found it tremendously rewarding watching it the second time around. Watch it not just for the romance of Klara and Kralik which is framed by Lubitsch's gentle irony, but for all the supporting characters and their interactions. Schildkraut as the unctious Vadas, who everybody avoids, Pirovitch who has a family to support and who tries to avoid giving his opinion, Pepi the delivery boy who introduces himself as "liason person" to the doctor, and the wonderful Frank Morgan(the wizard of the Wizard of Oz) as the likeable, irascible store owner Hugo Matuschek. And as the movie is about a store, watch the comedy arising out of the scenes where the three main characters give their sales pitch. And as for the romance, pay attention to not just the zingers between the main characters but the comedy arising out of the idea of a romance of thoughts between them. I loved the scene where Kralik(James Stewart) is tells Bressart(Pirovitch) about the romance and compares his situation to that of a person about to open a Christmas check (that's the American spelling ). And the details...notice the look on Perovitch's face as he imagines the situation...
Here is a sample of the conversation:
P: Tell me who is the girl
K: YOu know that girl I was corresponding with?
P: O yes about the cultural subjects...
K: Well after a while we got on the subject of love. Naturally on a very cultural level...
P: Well, what else can you do in a letter?
K: She is the most wonderful woman in the world.
P: Is she pretty?
K: She has such ideas, and such a view point on things that she is so far above all the girls you meet today that there is just no comparison.
P: So she is not so very pretty...
Here is the scene:
And then there is so much more. It is about loneliness and about job uncertainties and it is a "Christmas" movie (It predates It's a Wonderful Life by six years) and then it has a wonderful ending that knits the romance, the spirit and the comedy together.
By the way, the British comedy, You are Being Served was inspired by this movie.
Love in the Afternoon 1957
Billy Wilder, was a great admirer of Ernst Lubitsch. Love in the Afternoon starring a young Audrey Hepburn and an ageing Gary Cooper is the closest he came to Lubitsch's romantic comedies. He cast Maurice Chevalier(who acted in a number of Lubitsch films) as Audrey's detective father. Cooper playes the philanderer that he had played successfully in Lubitsch's films twenty-five years ago. The story is about a young girl who steals her detective father's dossier and flees to warn a rich philanderer, who she falls in love with. She pretends to be a woman of the world and Cooper in turn hires Chevalier to find out about her.
Everyone blamed Cooper for the film's failure. Gossip: Cooper got a complete facelift done in 1958, but it was not very successful.
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Wow...now, i got one more film to find !
saw a bit of this film on TCM, if i recall correctly. BTW..i do love shop around the corner..those films are so subtle..with lots to interpret between every dialogue. The characters were so real and so were the cicumstances..
I got this film on net..and was surprised to find it to be a pretty decent film. One of those films which are lost ..i suppose. The film is a World WAr II counter-espionage drama.. based on a real life incident. The British want to pass on a snippet of false information about the allied efforts ...through a bag chained to the wrist of a dead german person. Ofcourse the german is a fiction character created by the british !
The germans, suspicious of foul play...try to find holes in the history of a man who never existed...and the rest is as they...history. Dont miss it if you can get your hand on this fine film...
Faraaj..the pleasure is mine.
Saw straw dogs..one fine film. a bit violent..but Hoffman was brilliant. I keep looking at odd films at random, without specifics...as O.Henry says..am the true adventurer who meets and greets an unknown fate..
i found " the man who never was on rapidshare..you can just google " the man who never was on rapidshare" and you will be there.. the link is still active as i checked out..
This is one more favorite films of mine..
Haley joel osment's mom drops him off at his uncles' place as she goes off on a job hunt. The boy has to cope up with two hard nosed men..with hearts of gold. but trust me, it takes real love to bring them out. A wonderful film which leaves lots of memories with you ...Michael caine and Robert duwall play the key roles...but in the end it was a film which goes beyond characters and roles and delves deep into our selves...to discover the beauty and poignancy of life !! Just dont miss it !!
Strangers On A Train (1951)
A must watch for the lovers of Hitchcock Movies.
NOTTING HILL
one of my favorite romantic films
Lonely Wives
Its a 1931 comedy Directed by Russell Mack and starring Edward Everett Horton (who plays a double role), Esther Ralston, and Laura La Plante.
It is based on a play of the same name.
Here is a link to download the movie for your enjoyment:-
http://www.archive.org/download/Lonely_Wives_1931/Lonely_Wives_1931_512kb.mp4
SERENDIPITY
Another favorite of mine (Hindi version Milenge Milenge was also good)
You Only Live Twice
Escape By Night(1937)
Watch the movie here:-
http://www.archive.org/details/escape_by_night
Titanic
Charade
Glad to see you back Madhavi. Hope to see more of you (and me!) here.
Hitchcock movies are always a delight.
next letter is E
An Education (2009)
An Education: A coming of age story based on a true story. A bright young girl growing up in the suburbs of London in the 60s, seduced, by an older man…so easily , practically in front of her parents. Could have been depressing, it is in parts, but it has the vivacious Carey Mulligan in the central role and she has a certain intensity and enthusiasm that is infectious. Emma Thomson has a wonderful cameo as her anti-Semitic headmistress. Not a great movie, but a thought-provoking one.
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Thanks Hildebrand for the welcome. I am generally around even if I am heavily erratic.
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Nine Months
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Silence of the Lambs
North by Northwest
Ongbak
Armageddon
NETWORK 1976
Kiss of Death (1995)
Helen of Troy
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YOURS, MINE AND OURS
Shrek
Kill Bill
Lost
Top Gun
Ninotchka
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