What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Matt Crunk]

That was a good one! He nearly nailed it that is true.

I thought the voiceover seemed a little forced at times, but in his dialogue while interacting with the other characters it came off very natural and I found it easy to forget it wasn't Bogey.

I'd love to see someone do a new movie featuring Sacchi as an aging Spade or Marlowe compelled out of retirement to take one last case. The books put both characters in their 30s during the 1930s, so a 60 to 70 something year old detective (I believe Sacchi is in his early 70s now) would place the story in the 60s or 70s as well.

 

[1mach1]

About Time with my wife. It was better than I thought it would be, considering it's a chic flick. Good date movie, I guess.

 

[rocketeer]

Sharknado! Comedy Horror at it's best, CGI at its worst

 

[Seth Duzan]

The Maltese Falcon... Had never watched from beginning to end before. Probably have seen all of it, but in chunks...

 

[jamespowers]

 

[Doctor Damage]

database of selected movies and television shows LINK
it doesn't have many listed, but very usefully it has photos of all cast members!

 

[jamespowers]

database of selected movies and television shows LINK
it doesn't have many listed, but very usefully it has photos of all cast members!

4 For Texas. Ursula Andress :eyebrows:

 

[Stearmen]

The Racers. A terrible film, staring Kirk Douglas. Worth watching if you like sports cars and Grand Prix racing in the 50s. They filmed actual races in 1954, some excellent helicopter footage, harbinger of 1966 Grand Prix! The studios bought seven cars for studio work back in Hollywood, five are known to still exist.

 

[Fading Fast]

The Maltese Falcon... Had never watched from beginning to end before. Probably have seen all of it, but in chunks...

That's one that has grown on me over time. I first thought, it's okay, but now I really appreciate Bogart's, Lorre's and Greenstreet's performances: they are each so good (and when together in a scene the sparks fly) that it doesn't matter what else happens in the movie. Mary Astor - a fine actress - seems miscast in the role. She has no chemistry with Boggie and isn't (IMHO) believable as this wily, shady figure moving amidst gangsters and international thieves.

 

[Worf]

"The Lost Squadron" - An air war flick from the early 30's about 4 squadron mates who survive the war only to return home to nothing or less than nothing. Heading west they find work flying for a tyrannical director of WWI combat movies played by Eric Von Stroheim. A few cheesey romances were thrown in to widen the gate and the acting's pretty wooden but you could spend an hour and a half watching much worse.

Worf

 

[hatguy1]

1776.


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[Tomasso]

The Butler

 

[countryclubjoe]

Pride Of The Yankees

 

[Touchofevil]

Thor: The Dark World

 

[jamespowers]

 

[Seth Duzan]

Hannibal... Forgot that character was a hat wearer. He had a few I saw and interestingly the brim flip wasn't a 12-6, but off center at a 1:30-7:30ish cant... Found that interesting but Anthony Hopkins wore it well...

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Just came back from seeing Need For Speed. It was basically a porno for car lovers & gear heads. Yes, there is a plot, but that's not why you watch it.

 

[Jeremy James Cook]

Cocktail Party at the British Library next Friday
Hello, my name is Jeremy and I have just joined Fedora Lounge. cannot see how to start a new thread, hence I am posting on this thread to say that we need more people to come to a 1920s style cocktail party next Friday at the British Museum in London. In particular we would like to get a few more blokes to come as most attendees coming at the moment are women (fashion industry). The cocktail party takes place in the entertainment room of the British Library and follows a talk on 1920s Hollywood fashions. The famous art deco band 'Alex Mendham and his Orchestra' will be playing on the night. regarding what to wear there is no rigid dresscode in case it might deter people from coming but I would have thought black-tie would be expected given nature of event. best of all cocktail party only costs £5 as event is sponsored by an American cultural organisation. below are details of the event, or if you would like to see original website then please see - http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibition...er&ns_source=blogs&ns_linkname=glitz&ns_fee=0 or to book a ticket please look at separate website - http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/puttin-on-the-glitz-the-cocktail-party-tickets-6101532849?aff=efbbt


Puttin' on the Glitz - Fashion & Film in the Jazz Age


Fri 28 Mar 2014, 18.30-22.30

Conference Centre, British Library

£8, (£6 Over 60s) and £5

Amber Jane Butchart

Book now for 28 Mar 2014


Film Pictorial Annual 1935, British Library Shelfmark PP.1912.FECFashion extraordinaire Amber Jane Butchart transports you to the glitz and glamour of Jazz Age Hollywood and the costumes that took London by storm. She draws on the Library's collection of vintage magazines in this talk with Christopher Laverty, editor of the popular blog Clothes on Film, who examines the flamboyantly dressed 'Dandy Gangster' as portrayed in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

Joan Crawford in Letty Lynton,MGM, clothesonfilm.comFrom Theda Bara and Ginger Rogers to the costume designers who became celebrities in their own right, Amber explores fashion on the big screen during the 1920s – 30s. Magazines like Photoplay and Vogue featured Hollywood stars and every detail of their costumes, exciting fans and retailers to recreate dresses like the famous ruffled gown worn by Joan Crawford in the 1932 film Letty Lynton.

London Art Fashion Journal, July 1900.British Library Images Online

Gangsters from the 1920s Prohibition era cared more for their suits, hats and shoes than anything else. They wore lavish fabrics and glaringly bright tones. Chris examines the history of the 'dandy gangster' and the specifics of his attire. He gives us exclusive access to the costumes in award-winning series Boardwalk Empire and the influence these colourful men still have on fashion today.

This event is perfect for fashion designers and students, bloggers, costume designers, film-makers and anyone interested in fashion and film.

Followed by a cocktail party hosted by The Vintage Mafia.


Step into our boudoir and get your hair done in jazz-age style by Pretty Me Vintage before getting snapped in Hanson Leatherby’s Travelling Portrait Studio. The Vintage News will be interviewing the glitziest guests and Alex Mendham and his Orchestra - the UK’s foremost deco era dance band – will make you Charleston the night away!

Sponsored by The Eccles Centre for American Studies. Food by Peyton & Byrne.

If you can only join us for the cocktail party, please book your tickets here.

About the speakers:

Amber Jane Butchart

Amber Jane Butchart photo by Jo DuckFashion historian, writer, broadcaster and lecturer at London College of Fashion, Amber's website Theatre of Fashion is recommended by the British Fashion Council and Italian Grazia. She's appeared on BBC and has been featured in Vogue and the Guardian. Her book Amber Jane Butchart's Fashion Miscellany is out in February 2014 published by Ilex.

Christopher Laverty

Christopher Laverty photo by David WadeWriter and broadcaster Christopher Laverty has written for Mr Porter, Stylist and Empire and has been featured on HBO television. He's the creator of Clothes on Film which has made countless 'best blogs' lists, is endorsed by Ralph Lauren and hailed by BBC Radio 6 DJ Lauren Laverne as a 'Proper indie website made with mad love for its subject'.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

...Are you serious..?? Looks alot like SPAM to me.
HD

 

[Tomasso]

It's actually an event that a lot of FLoungers would probably like to attend, I know I would. Seems they are late with the invite so they're pulling out the shotgun. Given proper notice I may have hopped over to check it out but I'd need a bit more than a weeks notice.