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by Penelope
Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:21 am
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
Replies: 7227
Views: 776446

The Last Laugh (1924; F.W. Murnau) 8.5/10 An elderly doorman (Emil Jannings) at a posh hotel is demoted to bathroom attendant, an event that crushes his pride and soul. Despite some melodrama and a forced-upon-the-director tack-on ending, the film is dazzling: brilliantly directed and magnificently...
by Penelope
Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:37 pm
Forum: 2009
Topic: The Informant! reviews
Replies: 7
Views: 3289

5/10 It took me awhile to get into the rhythm of the film: I was literally hating it for much of the first half before I started to enjoy it a bit, thanks mostly to Matt Damon's performance (and, yes, Bakula and Lynskey are great, too). But Soderbergh is one of my least favorite "auteur" ...
by Penelope
Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:15 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
Replies: 7227
Views: 776446

The Great Lie (1941; Edmund Goulding) 7/10

Florid melodrama with rivals Bette Davis and Mary Astor competing for the same man, and how a tragedy and a baby bring them together. Best sparks occur whenever Davis and Astor (in an Oscar-winning performance) are at each others' throats.
by Penelope
Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:03 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: [BB] Best by Best Game - The Continuation
Replies: 4196
Views: 186694

flipp525 wrote:Best Supporting Actor:
Chris Michaels - A Night At The Adonis
Good try at slipping a porn actor onto the list, but I'm afraid IMDb lists A Night at the Adonis as a 1978 film....
by Penelope
Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:12 pm
Forum: Broadcast Media
Topic: OLTL (aka, The Best Show on TV) - You should be watching this show!
Replies: 86
Views: 7312

Part 45 and Part 46 : Fish's parents respond negatively to their discovery of Cristian's book; Nick has a surprise for Kyle, but is in for a surprise himself.
by Penelope
Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:34 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actress 1967
Replies: 28
Views: 5492

Having not seen The Whisperers, not particularly caring for Kate Hepburn in one of her least deserving nominations, being lukewarm about Audrey Hepburn in an ok turn and not being as big of fan of Anne Bancroft in The Graduate as others, I'm giving this to Faye Dunaway.
by Penelope
Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:31 pm
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: TIFF Line-up and stuff - might as well get this started
Replies: 17
Views: 2585

And for Penelope: The Vintner's Luck will be playing at TIFF. Sadly, the critics have not been kind to the film. Even more sadly, it appears that writer-director Niki Caro has jettisoned the whole gay aspect of Elizabeth Knox's novel, which is incredibly frustrating. Instead of a romance between a ...
by Penelope
Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:42 pm
Forum: Broadcast Media
Topic: OLTL (aka, The Best Show on TV) - You should be watching this show!
Replies: 86
Views: 7312

Part 44 : Fish and Layla discuss whether he'll come out to his parents, but he might not have a choice when Cristian shows up with Fish's parents in tow. By the way, both Brett Claywell (Kyle) and Nicholas Rodriguez (Nick) have hinted that some steamy stuff might be occuring soon on the show, with ...
by Penelope
Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:00 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: [BB] Best by Best Game - The Continuation
Replies: 4196
Views: 186694

Best Director: Louis Malle - Atlantic City Best Actor: Christopher Reeve - Superman II Best Actress: Margot Kidder - Superman II Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones - Coal Miner's Daughter Best Supporting Actress: Sarah Douglas - Superman II Best Ensemble: 9 to 5 Best Original Score: Somewhere i...
by Penelope
Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:15 pm
Forum: Broadcast Media
Topic: OLTL (aka, The Best Show on TV) - You should be watching this show!
Replies: 86
Views: 7312

Part 42 and Part 43 : Bo gives Fish, John, Cole and Brody medals of commendation for their participation in the drug bust; Kyle and Roxy discuss Fish and Nick, then Kyle has an awkward encounter with Fish; Cristian has surprise visitors at the diner.
by Penelope
Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:26 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: [BB] Best by Best Game - The Continuation
Replies: 4196
Views: 186694

Best Picture: The Stunt Man Best Director: Richard Rush - The Stunt Man Best Actor: John Hurt - The Elephant Man Best Actress: Kristy McNichol - Little Darlings Best Supporting Actor: Stephen Stucker - Airplane! Best Supporting Actress: Betsy Palmer - Friday the 13th Best Ensemble: Ordinary People ...
by Penelope
Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:05 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
Replies: 7227
Views: 776446

Bay of Angels (1963; Jacques Demy) 8/10

Jeanne Moreau is in total glamor movie star mode as a divorcée/gambling addict who hooks up with neo-phyte gambler Claude Mann. Gorgeously photographed and so very moody, but the end doesn't ring true.
by Penelope
Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:58 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
Replies: 7227
Views: 776446

I always found it amusing that Janet Suzman's 1 minute scene is over *before* her name appears in the "all-star" opening credits!
by Penelope
Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:16 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
Replies: 7227
Views: 776446

The Far Country (1954; Anthony Mann) 9/10

Magnificent western, one of many Mann made with James Stewart, this one about a loner (Stewart) driving cattle up to the Klondike. Gorgeous color cinematography, great performance (especially Stewart and Ruth Roman) and a wonderful final shot.
by Penelope
Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:10 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Actress 1965
Replies: 19
Views: 3527

With the exception of Samantha Eggar (who's good, but the role isn't all that interesting--it wasn't in the book, either), these are all deserving nominees. Hartman is heartbreaking, Christie is charismatically entrancing and Signoret is exquisite. But I give it to Andrews, who takes a thin role an...

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