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Star Slammer Official synopsis: Two women who have been unjustly confined to a prison planet plot their escape, all the while having to put up with lesbian guards, crazed wardens and mutant rodents.

Very unusual in that the main actor in Fallen Idol is a little boy who's endearing rather than annoying. I enjoyed seeing the confusing or frightening world of grownups from his perspective, often from the staircase. Some themes reminded me of Hitchcock. Mrs. Baines was almost as evil as Mrs. Danvers from Rebecca, and the fear of police/wrong man scenario was there. Ralph Richardson was wonderful.

The Nesting Sadly the last film of former A-lister Gloria Grahame. I have to admit that this was actually kind of fun, despite the bad acting. John Carradine was in it too. Official synopsis: A writer suffering from agoraphobia rents an isolated house so she can concentrate on her writing. She doesn't know that the house is a former brothel, and is inhabited by the ghosts of dead prostitutes.

I couldn't get over how depressing that sculpture was for a nursing home. Thankfully it's not actually a medical facility, according to Wiki, but Blythe House, used in many films and "originally built as the headquarters of the Post Office Savings Bank, it is now used as a store and archive by the Victoria and Albert, Science and British Museums."

I put off seeing this because I lived it with my own father several years ago, but did watch it yesterday. Incredible work by everyone, but especially Hopkins. The scene where he's crying for his mommy about destroyed me and I had to take a break, but plan to watch it again before my 48 hrs is up. Someone said "It's not the years in your life, but the life in your years" that matter. How true that is.

Lawrence Tierney and Jayne Mansfield in Female Jungle. The trailer is hilarious. If after watching that and you have 1 hr 10 min to kill, here's the full movie. I like the mercifully short running times in some of these.

Brokeback Mountain was wonderful film, but Carol was a case of style over substance for me and had less of an impact.

Did anyone watch Carol from 2016 last night? Was glad to see them mix it up a bit with a relatively new film, and I love Cate Blanchett in just about anything. The 50's sets and colors were as sumptuous as Far From Heaven, but I felt little chemistry between the two leads and it moved at a glacial pace. I'm not a fan of overly "talky" films, but was left wondering what on earth these two were about.

Capone I don't know which is more disturbing (or lethal), his loaded diaper or tommy-gun.

Thank you! That's been on my 'must see' list along with The Third Man for a while now. The trailers look fantastic.

Some real life femme-fatales. Liz Taylor as Cleopatra Elizabeth Olsen as Audrey Williams. Annette Bening as Virginia Hill in Bugsy I liked Bugsy, but they tried to make it seem like he founded Las Vegas out of nothing. According to the city's website it was a thriving city before he ever got there. Here's a pic from 1941.

Good point. Not me, I can't afford to live there anymore. There's now a petition to tear down the iconic statue of Junipero Serra on the 280 freeway, like trying to cancel the Hispanic founding of the state. Next we'll have to rename half the cities. It's crazy. But anyway, back to our regular programming. Looking forward to watching "Being There" soon, haven't seen that in years!

People may react strongly because of what's happening to art around the country, even in my beloved San Francisco. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/san-francisco-renaming-spree/617894/ The Holier-Than-Thou Crusade in San Francisco "This debacle is just the latest example of “progressive” cultural censorship in a city once renowned as a bastion of free speech."

The "re-framed" series made me fear that censorship is right around the corner, despite their denials. I love film-noir even though I know some dame will probably be slapped around. I'm able to put that in perspective without their help.

Sometimes I worry about losing brain cells by watching too many bad movies. I knew Gotti with John Travolta was going to be bad when his jailors strapped him to a hand truck like Hannibal Lector in order to visit with his son. In case we missed it, Gotti doubles down on the comparison. It was so silly. They don't actually transport prisoners that way, it was a freaking movie. If anything he needed a wheelchair. The whole movie was cheap looking like a B-grade Eric Roberts gig.

It's a shame it was so overlooked. In 2008 Deakins was double Oscar nominated for this and No Country For Old Men, but There Will Be Blood took the prize. It's been argued that those two big neo-westerns overshadowed this one. I thought Casey Affleck's Oscar nom was well deserved - he showed astounding range - but Javier Bardem's win was sweet.

Anne Reid isn't the classic femme fatale, but a lot of shit happens when she comes to visit her grown children, including an affair with her daughter's boyfriend played by Daniel Craig. This film is beautifully shot, sad, thought-provoking, and smokin' hot, to be honest.

Although I've never understood the fascination with the thug, this film is an underappreciated gem, if a bit long at 2 hrs 40 min. Breathtaking cinematography by Roger Deakins.

Another contender, and trust me, the trailer makes it seem much better than it is. It's so bad that it has NO reviews on RT and opened in Brazil instead of the US. At almost 21/2 hours I could only stand it for 45 minutes. Just a big old sausage bucket of yelling, shooting, blood, sweat, bad writing and acting.

Joan Crawford today on TCM. Starting at 10:30 am Pacific time - Mildred Pierce, Possessed, and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

I got curious about Gloria Grahame after seeing the biopic with Annette Benning in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool. I've seen a lot of her work since and most of my favorites all happen to made in a busy time period of 1950-54 when she was at her peak.... The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044391/?ref_=vp_back Lana Turner is actually the femme fatale in this Hollywood movie about the seedy underbelly of Hollywood, which I always love. Kirk Douglas is a big movie mogul like Zanuck or Selznick. Gloria plays against type as the wife of a screenwriter and won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. In a Lonely Place, 1950 Starring Gloria and Humphrey Bogart, directed by husband Nicholas Ray. Their marriage was already in trouble, but the picture was their best work together. Pic is of Ray directing a kissing scene with Bogie. Sudden Fear, 1952 Gloria and Jack Palance team up to prey on Joan Crawford in a suspenseful thriller. Nominated for 4 Oscars. The Big Heat, 1953 A big hit. Excellent Fritz Lang film-noir with Gloria, Glenn Ford, Lee Marvin, and Marlon's sister Jocelyn Brando. Human Desire, 1954 Fritz Lang got the band back together for another great film-noir about a torrid affair and murder on a train.

I'm hooked on Smithsonian's Air Disasters, but I'll probably never fly again! It's been a while since I've watched ID Disc. and I refuse to pay extra for "Disc. Plus"

Marilyn Monroe is the ultimate femme fatale in Niagra. She and her husband (played by Joseph Cotten) cause trouble at the Rainbow Cabins. First her dress causes a stir among some partying vacationers... Huge buzzkill when her husband comes running out and smashes her record. Guests Jean Peters (Mrs. Howard Hughes) and an annoying actor (Casey Adams) as her husband get sucked into her game. Great shots of the Niagra Falls and a nail-biting finish!

I never even knew it was a real thing before this movie, so if you enjoy that you may well enjoy this too. Admittedly I can't stand Will Ferrell but many others love him, so YMMV.

I remember liking Beloved, but it was difficult to sit through a 3 hour movie and some parts were hard to watch. I thought Danny Glover and the girl who played Denver were outstanding, but some editing would have improved it tremendously. Since it's award season I thought a nom for the Worst Movie of the Year (that I've seen) is in order. So far Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a shoe-in. I normally avoid Will Ferrell comedies but was curious about about the Oscar nomination. Turns out it's for the song, which is good, but to my ears very similar to most Oscar nominated songs with the uplifting, soaring vocals. You know the type, as do the writers of them. Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams play Lars and Sigrit, an Icelandic couple who enjoy some minor success in a local bar band where the patrons don't want to hear anything other than their one hit "Ja Ja Ding Dong". Scandinavians deserve a hand for being good sports about it all. Dan Stevens was a bright spot and McAdams did her best with the material, but Ferrell is getting too old for this shit and insists everything revolve around him. The length is excruciating at over 2 hours which also hurts the film. I slogged all the way through, hoping something unpredictable would happen, but seeing a film in its entirety is not required in this thread. We are only human.