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| The Clue Game got me thinking. Are there any movies you've really enjoyed but doubt that anyone else here has seen?
One of my very favorite lesser known movies is called "The Miracle of Marcelino" (or "Marcelino pan y vino"-1955). I highly recommend it for those who like the unique. It's about a little orphan boy who grows up in a monastery. What are some of your lessen known favorite picks? |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Miracle of Marcelino
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| The Whisperers with Edith Evans, Eric Portman, directed by Bryan Forbes |
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- Posted by Clairabelle (My Page) on Tue, Jul 5, 05 at 15:47
| Well, perhaps 'great' is in the eye of the beholder, but here are a couple I reallllly enjoyed: An Angel at My Table |
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| I get most of my films from the library. I recently watched "Hester Street" again. It was even better than I remembered. I also just saw "Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity" and enjoyed it very much. It starred Sandra Oh. I believe it was made by her then husband. Much of what I enjoy from the library is made for TV serials. I saw the 3 volume "Daughters of the Country", a Canadian production and very, very well done. Another favorite was "Harp of the South" and the sequel, "Poor Man's Orange. These two are Australian. A film I rather enjoy that was absolutely savaged by the critics is "Zandy's Bride" with Gene Hackman. |
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| I kind of remember Zandy's Bride. I hadn't thought of it, thanks for the reminder. Hackman always gives a complete performance IMHO |
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| Italian for Beginners was a great surprise -- I saw it on The Movie Network as a fluke and I was pleasantly surpised. I don't know if it qualifies as a "great movie" but I recently saw "Better Off Dead" (yes, that 80s movie with John Cusak) and I was very grateful that I did. I really enjoyed it -- it was quirky, funny, and, of course, there's the nostalgia factor. |
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- Posted by Clairabelle (My Page) on Tue, Jul 5, 05 at 21:07
| That's what I meant by my interpretation of 'great' It. for Beginners may not be a great movie, but it was one movie i just happened to stumble upon and really liked. The kind of movie I'll always remember. Another one just popped into my head (not a great one but a really good one that 'stuck': The Man from Elysian Fields, with Andy Garcia. |
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| One odd pic that I enjoyed (can't remember the name- maybe someone else will) was about a child who got separated from his brother and spent a day at Coney Island (or maybe Atlantic city) on the beach - It was in black and white and took place - in the 40's I would guess. Great experience of a by-gone era. It's really just a "little" film but I loved it. Also, A Duck's Tale - a documentary about a real duck family in Japan. You really get involved in it. |
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| "diane_pa (My Page) on Wed, Jul 6, 05 at 18:10 One odd pic that I enjoyed (can't remember the name- maybe someone else will) was about a child who got separated from his brother and spent a day at Coney Island (or maybe Atlantic city) on the beach - It was in black and white and took place - in the 40's I would guess. Great experience of a by-gone era. It's really just a "little" film but I loved it." |
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- Posted by reggie_van_gleason (My Page) on Thu, Jul 7, 05 at 0:40
| Another Sandra Oh movie that is really good is called "Last Night on Earth". |
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| reggie, you're not still on that Sandra Oh kick are you? :)...You may have lucked out, I heard she filed for divorce from Payne... By the way, I looked up the movie you mentioned above and I think it's just called "Last Night". Sounds interesting. |
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- Posted by reggie_van_gleason (My Page) on Thu, Jul 7, 05 at 11:44
| Check out Roger Ebert's review of Last Night. That's how I heard of the movie. BTW, I once emailed Roger Ebert and asked him to recommend a good South American movie and he was kind enough to write back and recommend the Peruvian movie "The Green Wall" which is from 1968 and still an incredibly beautiful movie to watch. It's just as timely now as it was in 1968. The ending, which I won't give away, is filmmaking at its best. |
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| We thought the movie "Bread and Tulips" (Pane e Tulipani) was charming, and I don't think it's very well known. It's about an Italian vacationer (Licia Maglietta) who takes an unexpected detour. I think it would be classified as a romantic comedy. |
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- Posted by reggie_van_gleason (My Page) on Fri, Jul 8, 05 at 0:57
| About ten years ago, there was a movie called "Smoke" with William Hurt and Forrest Whitaker (at least that is my recollection) that is quite good. I think it played only in art houses and I don't recall it having a run in the multiplexes. |
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| Reggie, thanks for the reminder! I saw 'Smoke' on tv some years ago. It was excellent. Harvey Keitel was also in it - one of my favourite actors. One of my all-time favourite movies is Jean Cocteau's 'La Belle et la Bete'. I don't know how unknown it is, but as it was made in 1946, it's probably not hugely famous in the English-speaking world. |
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| I really liked Household saints. |
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- Posted by reggie_van_gleason (My Page) on Fri, Jul 8, 05 at 21:59
| "A River Runs Through It" was one of the lesser known Brad Pitt movies and it was directed by Robert Redford. I think it was one movie which was actually better than the book (which was really a novella). Since the subject was Montana around 80 years ago and had lots fishing in streams during the movie, it was not a movie that would apeal to the teens who flock to the multiplexes. But it was quite good. |
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- Posted by woodnymph2 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 9, 05 at 11:25
| "The Night of the Shooting Stars", directed by the Taviani brothers. This is a tale of love, betrayal, treason, with some humor, set in Italy in WW II. Italian subtitles, of course, but a wonderful story. |
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- Posted by Clairabelle (My Page) on Sat, Jul 9, 05 at 11:59
| Another wonderful movie is BIG NIGHT, with great ensemble cast including Tony Shaloub and Stanley Tucci. Also: |
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| Clairabelle, is Big Night the one about the two brothers? I remember a great one with Tucci but can't remember Shaloub in it. I think in the end they "made up" or something like that. |
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- Posted by Clairabelle (My Page) on Sat, Jul 9, 05 at 14:28
| That's it, Minnie. It's about 2 Italian brothers who run their family's restaurant and come up against stiff competition that threatens to put them out of business. Shaloub is the chef and Tucci the manager. A true tale of brotherly love. |
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| thanks, I remember it more now that I think about it. It was really good and I loved Tucci in it. If I'm not mistaken at the end nothing was said but they both started eating together or something like that. I don't rent many movies but will have to look this one up. |
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- Posted by reggie_van_gleason (My Page) on Sun, Jul 10, 05 at 19:03
| I loved night of hhte shooting stars. Check out a Mexican movie called "Y tu madre tambien." |
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- Posted by Clairabelle (My Page) on Sun, Jul 10, 05 at 19:38
| Here's another one: Cidade de Deus (City of God) The story is riveting, the directing admirable and the cinematography sublime. Some scenes are hard to watch (particularly those involving the street children), but very poignant. Hard to imagine (for us have-alls) that this is their life. Based on a true story, as the film shows. A GREAT movie. |
Here is a link that might be useful: City of God
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| Another one I loved was Old Exolorers starring Jose Ferrar and James Whitmore. The only other person I know that even heard of it is my brother (who knows every movie under the sun). Every time I watch it I am in awe of their wonderful acting. |
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| Heh. I'm pretty sure no one here has seen "Primer". A recent indie pic. Fantastically written. |
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- Posted by lynne_melb (My Page) on Mon, Jul 11, 05 at 3:11
| Sorry I'm a newbie to this particular forum. If the one I'm mentioning is too well known, sorry, or if it doesn't fit your definition of great. One of my 3 favorite comedies of all times is In-Laws, the 1979 version. I can't find the words to describe it, but film bug does "This 1979 comedy is absolutely indispensable for fans of Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, or Andrew Bergman, who wrote the film's screenplay and went on to direct The Freshman and Honeymoon in Vegas. (Let's forgive him for Striptease.) Arkin is extraordinarily funny as a dentist who quickly grows skeptical about the wild claims of his daughter's future father-in-law (Peter Falk) that he is a CIA agent. When he is drawn into a bizarre adventure in a banana republic, however, he takes a different view. Arthur Hiller (Love Story) provides serviceable direction, but the real draw here is the perfect chemistry between the two leads and Bergman's weirdly comic mind. Watch for the look on Arkin's face when Falk's character tells a story about giant tse-tse flies" Not great drama, but my choice for when a need a comedy, or recovering from a surgery (make sure that laughing will not make you hurt more.) Every one I tell about this comedy loves it and no one has ever heard of it. I've been watching Ebert for many years - I lived in a suburb - I always respected his opinions - I often liked the movies he did. I used the opposite approach for one of his co-reviewers. If this person liked a movie, I would not like it. Anyway, Ebert always seemed like such a nice person, glad that he is. |
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- Posted by reggie_van_gleason (My Page) on Tue, Jul 12, 05 at 17:56
| I don't know if "Blair Witch Project" fits in this category. It was after all a big hit. But it was made on a shoestring budget with unknown casting. And it sure was scary. |
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| Last month's "Bottom Line" had the article excerpted below. Some films mentioned are famous, some more obscure, but there are many mentioned worth renting from whatever company or mail-order service you prefer: *The Best Movies You've Probably Never Seen* (Ben Cooper - Blockbuster Online) With tens of thousands of movies now available on DVD, it is impossible to watch them all. But which are the best films most people haven't seen? Bottom Line/Personal asked Blockbuster ... to put together a list of films that receive high feedback ratings from those who have seen them, yet are rented relatively infrequently. Among the films at the top of the list ... COMEDY The most highly rated, underwatched comedies tend to be dark or quirky ... "Harvey" (1950) James Stewart plays a drinker befriended by an imaginary rabbit. "The Trouble With Harry" (1955) Alfred Hitchcock's comedy about a troublesome corpse. "Rushmore" (1998) Oddball high school student persues a romantic relationship with a first-grade teacher. "Being John Malkovich" (1999) A failed puppeteer discovers a portal into actor John Malkovich's brain. DRAMA "The Last Laugh" (1924) A silent film about a proud man robbed of his dignity. "Lilies of the Field" (1963) Sidney Poitier stars as an ex-GI who discovers his purpose in life helping East German nuns. "Interiors" (1978) Grown daughters reflect on their parents' failing marriage in Woody Allen's first dramatic film. "Remains of the Day" (1993) Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson are servants on an English estate in the 1930s. THRILLERS "Out of the Past" (1947) Robert Mitchum is a private investigator in this film noir. "Marnie" (1964) Hitchcock classic about a mysterious woman who robs her employers and then changes her identity. "Tightrope" (1984) Clint Eastwood stars as a detective on the trail of a serial killer. MUSICAL Only one musical made the under-watched film list ... "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944) Judy Garland stars in a charming tale of a St. Louis family during the 1903 World's Fair. DOCUMENTARIES "Shoah" (1985) Nine-and-a-half-hour Holocaust documentary made up of interviews with survivors. "When We Were Kings" (1996) The story of the politically charged 1974 Muhammed Ali/George Foreman title fight in Zaire. "My Best Friend" (1999) A look at the tumultuous relationship of actor Klaus Kinski and director Werner Herzog. FOREIGN All have English subtitles ... "Yojimbo" (1961) Japanese tale of a samurai in a divided town. "Jules and Jim" (1962) Two friends fall for the same woman in World War I era Paris. "Shame" (1968) Director Ingmar Bergman's story of a retired couple whose lives are turned upside down by war. "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeouisie" (1972) A biting French satire of the upper class. 'Fitzcarraldo" (1982) An eccentric music lover tries to build an opera house in the Amazon jungle. One of the famed collaborations between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski (see My Best Friend, above) "The Vanishing" (1988) Dutch thriller about a man's search for his missing girlfriend. |
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- Posted by Clairabelle (My Page) on Tue, Jul 12, 05 at 19:25
| Ahhh Fitzcarraldo! DEFINITELY great! |
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| A really sweet, gentle movie is "Quality Street" starring Franchet Tone and Katherine Hepburn. I retaped it last night from Turner Classic Movies. Sir James Barrie wrote the play/book. I'd put it with Enchanted April for a nice quiet watching. |
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- Posted by reggie_van_gleason (My Page) on Wed, Jul 13, 05 at 1:11
| How about "Harvey", a wonderful Jimmy Stewart movie that is not one of his most famous? It stands the test of time, 40 or 50 years after it was made. |
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| I agree Reggie. And what a supporting cast too. |
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| I saw Gena Rowland's name on the screen this morning and remembered an old movie she was in. I think it might have been in black and white and she may have co-starred with Peter Falk, at least that is the name I came up with. I haven't researched in yet but wondered if anyone can remember it. I think it was a study of a woman's mental illness or breakdown, Mr Falk playing her husband. |
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- Posted by woodnymph2 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 14, 05 at 15:07
| I completely agree about 2 foreign entries mentioned above: "Jules & Jim" is marvelous, and my all-time favorite film. Also the Dutch version of "The Vanishing" is unforgettable. |
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| Clairabelle thanks, I bet it was but I was thinking it was in black and white. I think she is such a good actress, I think her husband, Cassevettes, directed this film too. thanks for the link I'll study it. |
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- Posted by mele123 (mele123@aol.com) on Thu, Jul 14, 05 at 17:08
| i loved joan of arch. the 1920 french silent version. great black and white cinema...it is a film based soley on her trial....mostly close-ups of the actors faces....and "run lola run" a german movie...with 3 or 4 different endings... another movie comes to mind but the title eludes me, but it is a french movie narrated by young boy who tells of the family's hoilday a funny and poignant movie...then there is "my life as a dog"...michelle |
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- Posted by Clairabelle (My Page) on Thu, Jul 14, 05 at 19:36
| Oh surely you mean the wonderful duo 'Le Château de ma Mère' ( My Mother's Castle) and 'La Gloire de mon Père' (My Father's Glory). How could we have forgotten those two??! A couple more foreign 'greats': |
Here is a link that might be useful: ...or how I spent my summer vacation!
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| Ah, mention of Le Chateau de ma Mere and La Gloire de mon Pere reminded me of another fine pair of French films, Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs. And what was the name of the delightful French film about the boy who is sent to the country to live during the war and must hide the fact he is Jewish from the old man he is living with? |
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- Posted by woodnymph2 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 15, 05 at 10:06
| gandb, would that one be "Au Revoir, Mes Enfants" directed by Louis Malle? Several films were made with similar WW II themes, but Malle's film was wonderful. I second "Run, Lola, Run." Really, really unique, with multiple endings. |
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| I don't know the film gandbb mentions, but it reminded me of a film called Europa Europa about a Jewish boy during the war who does escape capture by alternately pretending russian, or a nazi. (Is that what you're referring to?) It was a true story and actually was delightful despite the subject matter. I've been following this thread and have made a list of the films mentioned which are available at my local library to check out. Keep em coming! |
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| The movie I am thinking of was actually a comedy - sort of an "Uncle Silas" but with the added bit that the boy couldn't let the old man see him nude. I think it came out in '69 or '70 |
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- Posted by lumberjack (My Page) on Sat, Jul 16, 05 at 1:30
| "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" based on the Neil Simon play, stars Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft. Considering the talent involved, this film is very obscure. I have never seen it on TV. I happened to catch it back in the mid-70s when it first came out. Me and the girl I was dating were 2 of about 5 people in the theatre and we were laughing our behinds off. I thought it was nearly as good as "the Odd Couple". I never saw or heard of this film again until several years later I found a VHS version at Blockbuster. I watched it and again thought it was hilarious. Think I will go and see if Amazon has a DVD of it as I doubt that I will see it anytime soon on cable. |
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| Thanks for all the postings and ideas. Most of the movies sound really good. I'm even going to forward some suggestions to a friend who is always complaining that there are no good movies to rent. I've seen a few that have been mentioned that I'd like to second: "City of God", "Y tu Mama Tambien" and "Jean de Florette"... They are all exceptional movies, IMHO! Well, hi, lumberjack. I can't recall you posting recently. I was beginning to think you were using another alias :) |
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| Great thread! I'm such a big fan of "off beat" little movies. Unfortunately most of my friends find them "wierd". One of their spouses actually refused to watch any of my recommendations. LOL. His loss! My Favs: BAGDAD CAFE - I love the idea of how peoples lives can be changed when they meet each other. My favorite movie. DONNY DARKO - Wow. Wasn't sure what to expect, cant fully explain it, but definitely worth checking out. Great 80's music too! DEAD MAN - Johnny Depp looking handsome as ever, a western directed by Jim Jarmusch. Who could ask for more? A WALK ON THE MOON - If you're an old "flower child" like myself, you'll enjoy this romance with Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen and the soundtrack. Enjoyed reading others favorites, someone mentioned "Hester Street" I remember seeing that in the theater back in the 70's, haven't ever seen it out in video. Great! |
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- Posted by woodnymph2 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 16, 05 at 11:45
| I second "A Walk on the Moon". Liev Schrieber was fantastic in the role of the cuckold husband. "Hester Street" was wonderful, too, and reminded me of another film set in the garment district of NYC that was amazing. Can anyone else help me with the title? I think it was the name of one of the streets in that part of the city. |
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| Have no idea if this fits, but the film was a complete surprise to me. I'm embarrassed to admit I never knew "the Magdalene asylums" existed before seeing this movie. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Magdalene Sisters
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- Posted by reggie_van_gleason (My Page) on Sat, Jul 16, 05 at 21:26
| "The Brothers McMullen" was a very nice, sweet small movie. I can't remember much about who played the McMullen brothers but the lead actress was a young woman named Maxine Bahn. She was great to look at and a good actress as well but I can't recall seeing her in any other movie. You can tell from the camera work that is was done on a shoestring but it's quite a good movie anyway. I think it played mostly in arthouse type theaters, mid 90s. |
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- Posted by woodnymph2 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 17, 05 at 13:14
| I answered my own question, above: I thought of the title; it was "Delancey Street". I also liked the Chinese film "Raise the Red Lantern" (gorgeous cinematography). |
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| I don't know if I'd call it great but maybe overlooked: "The Day of the Triffids" a 62/63 production with Howard Keel (no singing) for some reason I loved this movie and could see the potential for a really good remakeT the author of the book Jon Wyndham probably is more famous for his "Midwich Coukoo" (sp) which was made into the Village of the Damned. I read a lot of his stuff when I was younger and I think an episode of Outer Limits may have been written by him. The episode being the one where potential "mothers" were given everything they wanted and men were nonexistent at that time in the future or something like that. |
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- Posted by CindyandMocha (My Page) on Mon, Jul 18, 05 at 1:11
| I just stumbled onto this site by chance, having been a gardenweb member for years... Many of the above movies strike me, but there are a few old classics I can't resist, even if it is worth watching just for a few choice lines. 1. "Dinner at Eight" with Marie Dressler (she totally rocks.. she made us fat gals look cool waaaaaaaaaaaaay before large-sized supermodels)....... and Jean Harlow. Watch it all the way through if only for the lines before closing credits........ Harlow: "yanno... I read a book once".. Marie pauses as if she is going to have a stroke.. and what is said in the two lines after that is utterly priceless. Unbelievable really for that era. 2. "The Women" circa 1939 with a very young Crawford and Norma Shearer (who hated each other's guts offscreen).. An extremely rare all women ensemble. Extremely good stuff.. Watch it to the end, and aside from the terrific comedy before the end.......... laugh your a$$ off at the final scene of Norma clutching air dramatically. |
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| I agree Cindyandmocha, some of those old ones are really goldies. I think Marie Dressler also starred in the original make of the Apple Annie Movie that Bette Davis later starred in. Both were classics. the "Women" was really modern for its time too. |
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- Posted by reggie_van_gleason (My Page) on Wed, Jul 20, 05 at 21:26
| Paul Newman and Bruce Willis costarred in a small movie called "Nobody's Fool" about ten years ago and Melanie Griffith was also in it. It was one of the smaller movies for these 3 actors but quite good. |
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| Watched a grainy VCR copy of "Hobson's Choice" last night. Great movie with Charles Laughton and all star cast. Somehwhere I have a copy of the ballet they made out of it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hobson's Choice
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| I love Mrs. Miniver and Heaven Knows Mr. Allison. Do they count as "unknown?" |
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| beth, maybe just "forgotten" |
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- Posted by Clairabelle (My Page) on Thu, Jul 21, 05 at 19:56
| Ditto Voyage of the Damned and Bagdad Cafe!! A couple more (maybe not great, but wot fun!): The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Muriel's Wedding |
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| I don't know if it counts as a "great" movie but I recently saw Intermission with Colin Farrell and Colm Meany and, I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed myself! Clairabelle -- you might like Intermission if you liked both Pulp Fiction and Italian for Beginners. I should warn you though -- there's a fair amount of swearing and violence. Oh, and a lot of fairly heavy Irish brogue. I actually had to turn on closed captioning to get what some of the characters were saying. Good flick though! |
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- Posted by Callie_in_TX (My Page) on Sun, Aug 14, 05 at 13:20
| I am looking high and low for that Japanese documentary, "A Duck's Tale" about a family of ducks living in the city. Anyone knowing where a VCR or CD can be located for purchase, please tell! Thanks! |
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| DH and I enjoyed "Shadowlands," the story of C.S. Lewis and his wife Joy. |
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| Callie, I just checked Half.com and the name of the movie actually is A Little Duck's Tale. They have tapes of it, which is where I picked up my copy. |
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- Posted by Jodi_in_So_Calif (My Page) on Thu, Aug 18, 05 at 21:45
| I really enjoyed a humorous little film from 1990 called "Flashback" starring Dennis Hopper and Keifer Sutherland. Sutherland plays an FBI Special Agent assigned to transport a criminally insane (or is he?) prisioner (played by Hopper). What happens next is an interesting case of identity theft. One of Hopper's lines from the movie "Once we get out of the 80s the 90s will make the 60s look like the 50s. Jodi- |
Here is a link that might be useful: View Flashback movie trailer
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| - On Borrowed Time (1939) - It Grows on Trees (1952) - Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) - cheesy but I love it! - A Far Off Place (1992) - Gigot (1962) - Portrait of Jennie (1948) - Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) Connery SINGS! - The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) - Helen of Troy (1956) - Much perferable to the godawful TROY And in the foreign category: |
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- Posted by caruso2323 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 17, 06 at 21:50
| My lessen known favorite picks is : "The Incident" (1967) Directed by Larry Peerce with Martin Sheen acting ... " Late one night, two young toughs hold hostage the passengers in one car of a New York subway train... It is a master piece of tension build-up ..." Caruso2323 |
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- Posted by paula_in_pa (My Page) on Tue, Jul 18, 06 at 9:27
| I thought this was a 2006 post until I looked ! A lot of our old posters are not around :-/ I love these great youth movies The Man in the Moon, with young Reese Witherspoon |
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- Posted by moongirl719 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 18, 06 at 10:36
| Great thread...I love many of the films mentioned here....Big Night, The In-Laws (the ridiculous recent remake does not compare), Rushmore, Marnie, Tightrope, Harvey, Shoah, Run Lola Run, Babette's Feast, Au Revior Les Enfants, Europa Europa, Prisoner of Second Avenue, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Donnie Darko, A Walk on the Moon, Brothers Macmullen, The Women... I'd like to add: Crossing Delancey (Amy Irving as a young Jewish girl set up by her bubbe with the local pickle guy) Secretary (James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhal star as boss and secretary, in an, ahem, beautifully symbiotic relationship) Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Forest Whitaker as a mafia hit-man who models himself after the samurai finds himself targeted by the mob) (directed by Jim Jarmusch) Coffee and Cigarettes (another Jarmusch film) (a series of vignettes starring famous people which all involve coffee and cigarettes) After Hours (a hilarious film from the 80s, directed by Martin Scorcese, where poor Griffin Dunne tries to get home after a date and things turn bizarro) She's The One (another film by Edward Burns about Irish brothers and their loves) Focus (Bill Macy stars - In the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by their anti-Semitic Brooklyn neighbors) Auto Focus (Greg Kinear portrays "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane, the film explores his friendship with John Carpenter, his downward spiral into sex addiction and the incidents that lead to his death) Smoke (Harvey Keitel stars in the film about a Brooklyn smoke shop and the stories of its customers) and the sequel....Blue in the Face
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- Posted by woodnymph2 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 18, 06 at 17:40
| moongirl, I adored "Crossing Delancey", one of the most romantic films I've ever seen. (Whatever happened to Amy Irving, BTW?) Similar movie set much earlier in NYC, also a hidden gem, was "Hester Street." (about Jewish immigrants in the late 1800's) Did you see that one? Also loved Aldomavar's "Talk to Her."(Spanish with subtitles). |
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| "Crossing Delancey", I loved it too. Vanilla for pickle juice???? I have to get my copy out and watch it tonight Thanks |
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- Posted by lauramarie_gardener (My Page) on Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 18:33
| Here's my list -- Modern Films: 1.) "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" -- Comedy 2.) "The Dish" -- Australian -- Light Comedy/Drama Old Films: 1.) "The Secret Cottage" -- American -- 1930s or '40s -- Fantasy 2.) "Sapphire" -- British/English -- 1950s or '60s -- Murder Mystery |
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- Posted by woodnymph2 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 22, 11 at 15:32
| I thought of some more: "Lacombe, Lucien" (2 young French kids during WW II). "Dimanche dans une ville d'Avray" (aka "Sundays with Cybele"). A poignant film in B & W set in a narrow-minded French village. "The Red Shoes" ( set in the ballet world, a dancer torn between her love for her career and her love for her new husband). Moira Shearer, the dancer, filmed in 1948. "Tales of Hoffmann" filmed in the 1940's -- an exquisite film. |
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