a meh
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 22 February 2021 21:55 (three years ago) link
Yeah. I remember exactly one line from it, when Dietrich wanted to tart up her widow's weeds.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 22 February 2021 21:57 (three years ago) link
Which I see I mentioned upthread ten years ago. Time flies.The Hitchcock Poll
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 22 February 2021 22:07 (three years ago) link
Teresa Wright the GOAT. I actually think she gave a better performance in the Hitchcock Presents episode she did, "Lonely Place" or something, Bruce Dern is in it. it's on streaming sites that are not youtube that are easy to find. Absolutely astonishing performance. Frankly last time I watched SOAD I thought she was a bit too gee-shucks for some of it, but it's necessary for the incest subtext
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 06:44 (three years ago) link
who gives a fuck what's best? Vertigo is great, so is Notorious, Rear Window etc. Enjoy.
Right as usual, Morbs.
― avatar of a kind of respectability homosexual culture (Eric H.), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 16:15 (three years ago) link
You can enjoy the movies AND enjoy discussing what's best!
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 16:18 (three years ago) link
"no need to argue about movies when we can all enjoy our different favorites without conflict"
LOL who posted that and what did they do with morbs
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 16:35 (three years ago) link
Lol, exactly.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 16:56 (three years ago) link
Although truth be told, that seems to be a classic flanking maneuver that I believe he employed upon more than one occasion.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 17:55 (three years ago) link
It had been so long since I last saw "Rebecca" that I not only forgot so much of it *doesn't* take place at the house, but I forgot basically the last half hour deviates from the Gothic stuff entirely and becomes kind of the George Sanders show.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:39 (three years ago) link
ha yeah, i always forget about that part too, and then when it comes its like a whole extra bonus movie!
watched marnie last night for the first time in a couple decades and man, is that movie such a bizarre misfire. i was enjoying the first two thirds or so just watching these two characters who initially seem super cool and sexy and together, and then the layers get peeled back until we eventually see that theyre both completely twisted walking disaster areas - almost reminded me of phantom thread, love story between two deeply warped people whose pathologies nevertheless complement each other. but as the freudian stuff takes over more and more it just gets so goofy. at the end my partner was like "oh so she bonked bruce dern on the head, big deal", which made me lol in agreement.
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 15:20 (three years ago) link
Forgot about Michael Powell working on Blackmail
This was just on, I'd never seen it before, it was good!
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Saturday, 3 July 2021 13:57 (two years ago) link
Yes
― Planck Generation (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 3 July 2021 14:31 (two years ago) link
To-Night'Golden Curls'
― Build My Gallows Hi Hi Hi (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 June 2022 00:48 (one year ago) link
Saw Notorious for the first time today and as much as I fell for Bergmann, the character I can't stop thinking about is Claude Rains'. Only Hitchcock could/would make me feel sorry for an actual Nazi (notwithstanding John Boyne's efforts)?
What I came to ask: is there a definitive Hitchcock documentary?
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Friday, 22 July 2022 21:20 (one year ago) link
Hitchcock/Truffaut maybe?
― Meme for an Imaginary Western (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 22 July 2022 22:53 (one year ago) link
Watching Rebecca for the first time in a while, I'm struck by Laurence Olivier's proto-Method performance: mumbles, ear pulling, tossing lines away.
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:50 (one month ago) link