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| whiskeypriest |
 Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:29 pm |
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daffy wrote: Sorry, there still ain't nothing like Boris Karloff and the Grinch or Charlie Brown ("Lights, please?"). I haven't seen them in years, but you just can't top 'em; don't even bother trying.
Do they still show the old Norelco ad of Santa riding the shaver through the snow? They used to dust that off every once in a while decades after it first came out.
Gotta love Rudolph too, though. I often use the phrase "Island of Misfit Toys" for one reason or another, usually referring to myself and my friends. And for obvious reasons I've always related to the line, "Nobody wants a Charlie-In-the-Box!!!". |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:49 am |
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I see that THE FOUNTAIN gets 3-1/2 chiles out of 4 in the "New Mexican" today. This is the same movie that I (plus a host of others) called "pretentious." Did I miss something??
BTW, I hate to say "bah, humbug" to lots of Christmas movies and Christmas music re: the discussion above -- but let's face it...the holidays can be a tough time for some of us. I've already read about 2 suicides in our area. It's a time of serious family issues for me. Thank God, KULTUR CAFE will not be playing holiday music...AND I will not be listening to our new Taos radio stn. LUNA, which is featuring exclusive holiday (Muzak) fare.
Somebody told me today that a Walmart shopper said their Xmas music made them want to spend money!! Huh?
P.S. The Santa Fe Film Festival starts next Weds. |
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| bart |
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:10 pm |
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| I just joined Netflix (following a dry spell, due to closure of my local favorite vidstore) and so look forward to visiting here a little more, as I get caught up on some good films I missed in the last couple years. Based on the deal Netflix gives me, I have to wonder how long video stores will endure. The only store close to me now is Blockbuster, which I'm more than happy to drive out of business. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:12 pm |
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bart wrote: I just joined Netflix (following a dry spell, due to closure of my local favorite vidstore) and so look forward to visiting here a little more, as I get caught up on some good films I missed in the last couple years. Based on the deal Netflix gives me, I have to wonder how long video stores will endure. The only store close to me now is Blockbuster, which I'm more than happy to drive out of business.
Right there with you, bart. Our local Blockbuster closed, and the only reason we went there was due to 6 months of free rentals (one per month).
Netflix has been great since I've been a member on a off over the last 7 years. Plus they have titles that Blockbuster would never even dream of carrying. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:58 pm |
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| My main source of movies is an independant that carries a vast inventory of movies that Blockbuster would never even consider. Cult movies, foreign movies, silent movies, whole directors' section etc. etc. It's a rare occassion when I can't find what I'm looking for. You can also ask them about a movie and they will try to get it. From what I can see they are doing very well. Every time I go there, they are busy. They started in a small place in the neighbourhood that I used to live between two and three decades ago and have grown into a large place in the same neighbourhood. I am puzzled as to why places that have a much larger population than Winnipeg don't seem to have places like this. Of course Taos, New Mexico has a similar type of place and they even have a cafe. Marc knows what he is doing. It seems like the vast majority of small entrepeneurs (sp?) aren't that entrepeneurial (sp?). |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:03 pm |
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I miss the locally-owned video stores. The kids that work the counters at most of the national chains really don't give a shit what movie you want and they seem more interested in talking amongst themselves about non-movie subjects that you are afraid you'll get the evil glare if you interupt their banal talk.
The closest thing we have to locally-owned is Clean Flicks, which (thank god) is closing down. The couple of times I went in for curiosity sakes, they were personable in movie discussion, but only on the level of edited scenes that were removed from their rental inventory.
Plus their hours were 6pm to 10pm 3 nights a week. Hard to rent from a place that has sanitized DVDs 12 hours a week. |
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| bart |
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:48 pm |
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| Gary, I would support an indep store like you described. Lincoln is probably about half the size of Winnipeg (225,000), and has its strengths being a university and government center, but is definitely lacking a good video outlet, or even a fair one that will special order for you. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:50 pm |
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THE CONFORMIST - ( 1970) Finally out on DVD, Bernardo Bertolucci’s masterpiece THE CONFORMIST is an absolutely astonishing piece of film making With sumptuous cinematography by Vittorio Storaro, art design by Ferdinando Scarfiotti and a gorgeous score by George Delerue, THE CONFORMIST is one of the truly great films of the seventies. The story of a fascist, emotionally repressed assassin (a sulking and intense Jean-Louis Trintignant) who falls for the wife (the breathtaking Dominque Sanda) of his would-be victim, THE CONFORMIST weaves politics and guilt into an intoxicating erotic thriller. A groundbreaking film that clearly influenced the look of Coppola's GODFATHER trilogy. Up until now, THE CONFORMIST was only available on out-of-print, dubbed, pan and scan, video tape. This DVD release is another reason why the DVD revolution is a film buff's dream. And Paramount has released THE CONFORMIST for only $14.98
and includes the following bells and whistles: "The Rise of The Conformist: The Story, The Cast" featurette, "Shadow and Light: Filming The Conformist" featurette, "The Conformist: Breaking New Ground" featurette.
SWEETIE - (1989) Jane Campion’s first full length film, SWEETIE is the depressingly funny story of a mentally ill woman, her terrorized sister, and dysfunctional family. Sweetie, played by Genevieve Lemon, is a monstrous neurotic, overgrown child (20-something), who looks like a punk rocker and acts like a younger version of Betty Davis in WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE. A dark comedy with an unsettling undercurrent, SWEETIE is one of Campion’s finer films and deals with a theme she continued to explore: a repressed family confronted with the female id run amuck . It would make for an interesting double bill with Campion’s riff on goddess power, the underrated HOLY SMOKE.
PRESTON STURGES BOX SET - The master of screwball comedy (along with Ernst Lubitsch) Sturges finally gets the DVD release he deserves.
An influence on modern film makers like The Coen Brothers and Peter Bogdanovich, Sturges pioneered a kind of comedy that was fast paced, full of pithy dialogue and biting social satire. These films have aged extremely well. Much like film noir, screwball was post modern before modern existed. The films included are
Sullivan’s Travels/The Lady Eve/The Palm Beach Story/Hail the Conquering Hero/The Great McGinty/Christmas in July/The Great Moment.
THE FIFTH SEASON OF 24. Jack Bauer (the slightly dazed and confused Kiefer Sutherland acting like the human version of the Energizer Bunny ) continues to battle the forces of evil while continuing to fail in love and continuing to get the shit beat out of him by a continuously shifting array of counter agents and bad guys who seem to have a continuous flow of weapons of mass destruction. As American Presidents continue to get pussy whipped and terrorists continue to blow things up, CTU continues to be the most inept and lucky counter terrorist organization on the planet and its staff continues to act like a bunch of lovesick, neurotic high school kids. 24 continues to be both silly and riveting. And it continues to suck me in. To be continued…
PICCADILLY (1929). The release of this wonderfully staged and photographed British silent film is a big factor in the revival of interest in Asian-American film goddess ANNA MAY WONG. Wong had many supporting roles in Hollywood (usually as Chinese stereotypes), but it took going to Europe for her to get the roles and attention she deserved. She dominates every frame of film that she appears in. A stunning sex symbol who should have been as big an icon as Dietrich, Wong was truly a victim of racism. Even the DVD cover of Piccadilly is an unintentional example of her treatment as a second class star. The cover features a vintage poster of the film that depicts Wong dancing topless. No such image appears in the film itself. Can you imagine a major white actress of the era, like Dietrich,
being treated with such disrespect? Wong was wonderful and it’s a shame that so little of her work is currently available in any form. |
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| bart |
| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:42 pm |
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| Please open a branch of Mondo in Lincoln, Nebraska! And if the staff ever needs the use of a Bobcat, I know a guy who knows a guy... |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:43 pm |
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The official start of Christmas around here is the B. C. Clark anniversary sale song:
Jewelry is the gift to give
cause it's the gift that'll live and live,
so give the gift you know can't fail
from B.C. Clark's anniversary sale.
Most sales are after Christmas,
but Clark's is just before.
Most everything is marked way down;
savings you can't ignore
at Oklahoma's oldest jeweler, since 1892.
So give the gift you know can't fail
from B.C. Clark's anniversary sale!
With the advent of cable, I never know when to buy Christmas presents. So it's a good thing the jingle is here.
http://amandaziegler.com/bcclark.htm |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:35 pm |
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| Syd, you didn't mention the B.B. Clark ad where they have people on the street try to warble their theme song. It's cringe-inducing. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:12 pm |
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A History of Violence
David Cronenberg has made a powerful, stunning meditation on violence and its place in American culture both past and present. Indeed, the first noun in the title is just as important as the second. The movie causes one to consider how large a role violence has played in the history of these United States, how we wouldn't be the country we are today without it. And then, metaphor aside, it's a thrilling, suspenseful story about a man's attempts to protect his idyllic family and small-town life from those who would tear it apart. Highly recommended. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:35 pm |
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| earl, couldn't agree more. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:44 pm |
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I also recommend a delightful film called Lucky Number Sleven. The only problem is that trying to tell you anything about this film other than its marvelous cast: Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, Stanley Tucci, Bruce Willis and a surprisingly wonderful performance by Lucy Liu, would give it and by it, I do mean the whole thing away.
This is one movie I watched not even knowing what it was about. And it was a constant surprise. I will try to write a review but as I hate writing with spoilers, it may take some time. In the meantime, ignore the critics. And enjoy the ride. You're in for one. This one's all about entertainment. And does it deliver. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:57 pm |
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I enjoyed Lucky Number Sleven, but found it a bit too contrived and lacking in genuine menace. For me, having the warring gangs opposing each other from facing apartment blocks just helped to undermine the flims credibility.
However, I will admit to finding Lucy Lui to be winningly winsome. |
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