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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
A Danish historical drama film from 2012, A Royal Affair. A late-1700s story about the "mentally ill" King Christian VII (Mikkel Folsgaard), his English-born queen (Alicia Vikander), and the court physician who loves them both (Mads Mikkelsen). An interesting bit of European history that I...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Return of "Pulp" Heroes?
Sorry to be a pessimist, but it seems very unlikely to me that they'd get it remotely right. Like I recently said about the next Indy film on another thread, they may get it "right" by their standards - pleasing today's (much younger than us) audience, making a profit, starting a franchise -...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
It was a cute experiment that was laser-guided to our interests, but it's no basis for a series in today's world. Retro just isn't mainstream enough. The 1930s is WAY too far back for today's audience, the vast majority of whom are MUCH younger than we are. To them, the 70s and 80s are the...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Excellent review of this multi-Oscar-winner. I have only two things to add... as usual, about the writing and directing. This tragic story didn't come out of nowhere, it was based on An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser. Director George Stevens was an expert at light comedy before WWII...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Honestly, it comes off a lot worse now than it did in 2003. It's a visual treat, but the story and characters are an unholy mess. As I believe I said even back then on the other long review thread for it... It essentially proved that a computer geek who made a cool ten-minute retro-futuristic...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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How many hats does one man need?
Right, I don't collect hats these days. I only buy new-manufacture hats that I wear... and I only get myself a new one every couple of years. (I've got around ten in the rotation, none bought recently.) This is VERY different from the folks here with roomfuls of hats and constant purchases...- Doctor Strange
- Post #26
- Forum: Hats
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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
Another outstanding musician, the great Commander Cody: George Frayne, a.k.a. Commander Cody, Alt-Country Pioneer, Dies at 77 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)- Doctor Strange
- Post #5,462
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Despite having known about Ozu for decades, Tokyo Story was the first of his films I've seen. But I've watched a lot of Kurosawa on TCM in recent years, and some of his non-samurai films like Lost Dog, Ikiru, and Redbeard (and No Regrets For Our Youth) have really stayed with me. And yeah...- Doctor Strange
- Post #29,298
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Great review, but you didn't mention that it was directed by Akira Kurosawa. Folks who think that he only directed samurai movies may be surprised to discover that his filmography contains a wide range of films... united by Kurosawa's deep understanding of human nature, no matter the subject...- Doctor Strange
- Post #29,296
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Which A2
I'd like to put in a good word for US Authentic A-2s - no spurious pockets or other bogus features for a WWII jacket, real wool knits and cotton linings, a more rough-hewn handmade feel 'cause they're from a small shop. (And compared to that new "bomber": nice classic shape pocket flaps, a...- Doctor Strange
- Post #7
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What else do you collect?
I'm surprised that I never posted on this thread before! Books, thousands of books, all different kinds, some rare early editions, some nearly worthless paperbacks. Last time I moved, it was 43 boxes... after I'd given away 10. I've got big tubs of 50s-80s magazines and 70s Marvel comics too...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021) on Amazon Prime (I think.) Not exactly a good film - low budget, less than stellar cast (with one exception), some much-too-recent phrases in the dialog and anachronisms in the props - but it tells a fascinating WWII story that I didn't know...- Doctor Strange
- Post #29,266
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is far from my favorite Preston Sturges movie (that would be Sullivan's Travels!), I find it too shrill and overwrought. It's got that frantic war years energy turned up to 11 - maybe past 11 - and I don't care for either Hutton or Bracken at all. But it is a...- Doctor Strange
- Post #29,253
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
If you're a serious jazz fan, you probably already know how important the late George Wein was to the music: George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival Trailblazer, Is Dead at 95 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Meh, I didn't like the first one enough to want to watch the long-delayed sequel. And as I've said here before, I find zombies the absolutely least interesting monsters ever, and don't understand why they're so popular. Most monsters - vampires, witches, werewolves, even the Frankenstein...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
The Barbarian (1933) with Ramon Navarro and Myrna Loy, via TCM On Demand. A terrible remake of a (probably also terrible) silent film Navarro had starred in 1924 that was essentially a ripoff of Valentino's The Sheik. Shot entirely on MGM soundstages, and without an actual Arab anywhere in...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
The 1953 Japanese drama Tokyo Story directed by Yasujiro Ozu, which I'd recorded from TCM a while back. I've known the film's title and reputation for 50 years, but have only managed to see it now. It did NOT disappoint. Tokyo Story has often turned up on many "best ever" lists, and I can see...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Since so many of us are Turner Classic Movies regulars, note the changes coming to the channel's presentation TOMORROW: Turner Classic Movies Is Changing. And Trying to Stay the Same. - The New York Times (nytimes.com) As for me, I only have one problem with TCM: I'm still waiting for the day...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Lizzie, my sister and I also watched Footlight Parade. Like you, it's nearly my favorite of the Busby Berkeley pictures, I've seen it MANY times (though the one that I have long owned a 16mm print of is Dames). But my sister hadn't seen it since we first watched it... when were kids, on one of...- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
BTW, A Guy Named Joe was remade by Steven Spielberg as Always (1989), with the airmen changed to aerial firefighters.- Doctor Strange
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
