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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Apr 8, 2024 13:04:54 GMT
I had the misfortune to watch "Leave the World Behind". Absolutely terrible sign-posted garbage. A Hallmark movie sponsored by Obama. I watched also, decided against posting about it. It is open to comments such as yours. The ending is everybody's gripe, or so it seems. I enjoyed some of it , not enough to fully enjoy it. It needed more work. Just watched this last night. Rather pointless, and now I've got the goddamned 'Friends' theme tune stuck in my head. Thanks Obama!
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Post by davey on Apr 10, 2024 7:27:46 GMT
I happened to watch A Matter of Life and Death on Tuesday night, followed by catching about half of A Streetcar Named Desire on Wednesday evening (it was Brando’s 100th birthday, so they were playing his films all night on TCM). Even seeing them both so close together, it’s almost impossible to reconcile Kim Hunter from one of those films to the other. She’s really marvelous (as was pretty much everyone in both of those films). It should be said, the opening scenes in A Matter of Life and Death are truly special. And yeah…Brando. Weird how things happen. I watched an old horror/noir just now called The Seventh Victim. My interest in it was that it was produced by Val Lewton and included a character also featured in Cat People (even referencing its protagonist once). Being a huge Cat People fan, I was just intrigued enough to give it a go. So imagine my surprise when the title credits said, “introducing Kim Hunter.” I guess she’s the star of the week for me. Anyhow…she was great and the film was unexpectedly amazing. I’m reeling from it. What can you say about a 1943 low-budget horror film that quotes John Donne, features a satanic cult, has several unforgettable sequences, barely hidden gay subtext, and incredible photography. Highly recommend to any fans of Lewton’s ouvre.
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Post by Sneelock on Apr 10, 2024 17:00:51 GMT
I love Tom Conway in those Val Lewton movies. I'd seen his better known brother (George Sanders) in a lot of movies before I started binging on these (My favorite is "I Walked with a Zombie" but they are all top notch IMO)
His voice and general demeanor are almost identical to GS. I love him in those Val Lewton movies.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Apr 27, 2024 9:36:44 GMT
One of the best films of the 60s and a big influence on Performance. Great direction and cinematography to create this fevered, claustrophobic world. There was nothing else like it in 1963. I do find Joseph Losey a more interesting director than Kubrick.
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