Silliness Perpetual Movie Marathon - Page 2

Greg Anos · 09-08-2008, 01:05 PM

Here are some of my favorites (not all available in region 1) -

The Big Sleep
Farewell, My Lovely (pan and scan only)
Carry On Up The Khyber (region 2 PAL only)
Young Lions
(a pair - watch in order)
Warlock (Western 1959)
My Name is Nobody
Original Ocean's 11
Original The Thomas Crown Affair
Father Goose

Greg Anos · 09-08-2008, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oh the ladykillers from 1955 is BRILLIANT !!! you should put that one at the top of the list !! which reminds me : Kind Hearts and Coronets (with Alec Guinness, Alec Guinness, Alec Guinness, Alec Guinness, Alec Guinness, Alec Guinness, and Alec Guinness. and i believe Alec Guinness and Alec Guinness also make cameo appearances) should also be at the top of the list.

I wouldn't be caught dead

watching Kind Heart and Coronets....

Greg Anos · 09-08-2008, 01:13 PM

And Zelda, I see your The Awful Truth and raise you with Libeled Lady! (Powell and Loy's finest)

zelda_pinwheel · 09-08-2008, 01:15 PM

well if you like old films (i do... you may have noticed)... Les Tontons Flingueurs is an absolute jewel of a gangster comedy. i'm not honestly sure how well it will work for non-francophones, because the dialogues were written by the all-time master of dialogue, Michel Audiard, and use lots of slang and idioms, but it's worth watching anyway. Another absolutely brilliant one is Drôle de Drame (i lent my dvd of that to someone over 2 years ago and haven't gotten it back yet

), that's a top of the list one as well. and one of my all-time favorites (not a comedy) is Jean Cocteau's Orphée (Orpheus). if you like suspense, Les Diaboliques, worthy of hitchcock. and if you want to see the heist turned into an art form don't miss Le Cercle Rouge which takes robbery to new heights of elegance (starring Alain Delon, by the way, France's major heartthrob actor from the 60's, and Yves Montand). you'll be cheering for the bad guys, seriously.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-08-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

The Big Sleep
Farewell, My Lovely (pan and scan only)
Carry On Up The Khyber (region 2 PAL only)
Young Lions
(a pair - watch in order)
Warlock (Western 1959)
My Name is Nobody
Original Ocean's 11
Original The Thomas Crown Affair
Father Goose

another of my all-time favorites !!! i won't even lend out that dvd. and the rest of that list wil be added to mine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

I wouldn't be caught dead

watching Kind Heart and Coronets....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

And Zelda, I see your The Awful Truth and raise you with Libeled Lady! (Powell and Loy's finest)

arg !! i'm still looking for that one !!!

i seem to recall that we've already decided that i want to borrow almost the entirety of your cinémathèque in a previous thread.

Greg Anos · 09-08-2008, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

another of my all-time favorites !!! i won't even lend out that dvd. and the rest of that list wil be added to mine.

arg !! i'm still looking for that one !!!

i seem to recall that we've already decided that i want to borrow almost the entirety of your cinémathèque in a previous thread.

Well, Your Majesty, how do I delivery them?

zelda_pinwheel · 09-08-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Well, Your Majesty, how do I delivery them?

weren't the llamas supposed to take care of transporting things ? where are those slackers, anyway ??? haven't seen them in *days*.

DixieGal · 09-08-2008, 01:38 PM

Oh yesm the 2-headed llama in Dr Doolittle. What was its name? Push me-Pull me?

LazyScot · 09-08-2008, 01:41 PM

I look forward to the all-night Archer's-fest (Powell and Pressburger, for those not sure). Hopefully it will include I Know Where I'm Going, Battle of the River Plate (and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and The Red Shoes for my other half) as well as the already suggested A Matter of Life and Death (which gets my vote for the best film ever).

I'd also like to see some of the early silents (like Metropolis, The Great Dicator, anything with Harold Lloyd): can we arrange a live musical accompanyment?

For more serious viewing, The Killing Fields, All quiet on the Western Front and Les Enfants du Paradis are a must (spot a theme, there?).

For the french speakers, how about the excellent Robert Le Page's Jesus of Montreal?

For a few more laughs, how about The Blues Brothers, Brazil, The Life of Brian and Shooting Fish.

I'll stop now; I spent too long involved with Film Societies at University....

LazyScot · 09-08-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Oh yesm the 2-headed llama in Dr Doolittle. What was its name? Push me-Pull me?

Musicals!. Dammit Janet. I forgot musicals:
Singing in the Rain, My Fair Lady, Little Shop of Horrors...

Noo.. Stop it....

(Oh and The Philadelphia Story in the comedies, and <whack>....
Thank you...)

Sparrow · 09-08-2008, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyScot

I'd also like to see some of the early silents (like Metropolis, The Great Dicator, ....

Should have turned the volume up.

nekokami · 09-08-2008, 02:04 PM

Perhaps The Wind and the Lion.... and, as a send-up on all those gangster films, Johnny Dangerously.

LazyScot · 09-08-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

Quote:

I'd also like to see some of the early silents (like Metropolis, The Great Dicator

Should have turned the volume up.

How about the original The Gold Rush -- which I've never seen. Or Battleship Potemkin that I only ever seem to catch a few bits of.

BookishDreamer · 09-08-2008, 02:31 PM

Got another musical for you, LazyScot Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
I think I was 9 or 10 when I saw it and kept worrying about someone getting hurt. It was an honest concern. They were dancing around with axes and my Daddy always taught me to be careful with an axe.

Dreamer

zelda_pinwheel · 09-08-2008, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

Got another musical for you, LazyScot Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
I think I was 9 or 10 when I saw it and kept worrying about someone getting hurt. It was an honest concern. They were dancing around with axes and my Daddy always taught me to be careful with an axe.

Dreamer

teehee ! that's adorable.

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09-08-2008, 01:05 PM	#16
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,531 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Here are some of my favorites (not all available in region 1) - The Big Sleep Farewell, My Lovely (pan and scan only) Carry On Up The Khyber (region 2 PAL only) Young Lions (a pair - watch in order) Warlock (Western 1959) My Name is Nobody Original Ocean's 11 Original The Thomas Crown Affair Father Goose

09-08-2008, 01:13 PM	#18
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,531 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	And Zelda, I see your The Awful Truth and raise you with Libeled Lady! (Powell and Loy's finest)

09-08-2008, 01:15 PM	#19
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	well if you like old films (i do... you may have noticed)... Les Tontons Flingueurs is an absolute jewel of a gangster comedy. i'm not honestly sure how well it will work for non-francophones, because the dialogues were written by the all-time master of dialogue, Michel Audiard, and use lots of slang and idioms, but it's worth watching anyway. Another absolutely brilliant one is Drôle de Drame (i lent my dvd of that to someone over 2 years ago and haven't gotten it back yet ), that's a top of the list one as well. and one of my all-time favorites (not a comedy) is Jean Cocteau's Orphée (Orpheus). if you like suspense, Les Diaboliques, worthy of hitchcock. and if you want to see the heist turned into an art form don't miss Le Cercle Rouge which takes robbery to new heights of elegance (starring Alain Delon, by the way, France's major heartthrob actor from the 60's, and Yves Montand). you'll be cheering for the bad guys, seriously.

09-08-2008, 01:38 PM	#23
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Oh yesm the 2-headed llama in Dr Doolittle. What was its name? Push me-Pull me?

09-08-2008, 01:41 PM	#24
LazyScot DSil Posts: 3,201 Karma: 6895096 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hants, UK Device: Kindle, Cybook	I look forward to the all-night Archer's-fest (Powell and Pressburger, for those not sure). Hopefully it will include I Know Where I'm Going, Battle of the River Plate (and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and The Red Shoes for my other half) as well as the already suggested A Matter of Life and Death (which gets my vote for the best film ever). I'd also like to see some of the early silents (like Metropolis, The Great Dicator, anything with Harold Lloyd): can we arrange a live musical accompanyment? For more serious viewing, The Killing Fields, All quiet on the Western Front and Les Enfants du Paradis are a must (spot a theme, there?). For the french speakers, how about the excellent Robert Le Page's Jesus of Montreal? For a few more laughs, how about The Blues Brothers, Brazil, The Life of Brian and Shooting Fish. I'll stop now; I spent too long involved with Film Societies at University....

09-08-2008, 02:04 PM	#27
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Perhaps The Wind and the Lion.... and, as a send-up on all those gangster films, Johnny Dangerously.

09-08-2008, 02:31 PM	#29
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	Got another musical for you, LazyScot Seven Brides for Seven Brothers I think I was 9 or 10 when I saw it and kept worrying about someone getting hurt. It was an honest concern. They were dancing around with axes and my Daddy always taught me to be careful with an axe. Dreamer

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