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Forum: General Movie Discussion 10 hours ago
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‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By GulfportDoc
Good points. I prefer closer to 2 hours,...

Good points. I prefer closer to 2 hours, providing the picture has enough material to fill that time span interestingly. That way I feel I've gotten my money's worth...:)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 10 hours ago
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Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
I agree. The '72 film is a semi masterpiece with...

I agree. The '72 film is a semi masterpiece with phenomenal acting by Olivier and Caine. Some of it still sticks with me after all those years.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 412
Documentaries
Posted By GulfportDoc
I too enjoyed the documentary. I recall the...

I too enjoyed the documentary. I recall the Tower records store on Sunset Blvd. opening in 1971 before I left L.A. I went in there a few times but don't recall if I bought anything. It was a tad...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 2 days ago
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Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story - Jerry Seinfeld directing
Posted By GulfportDoc
Oh, boy. I was looking forward to this one,...

Oh, boy. I was looking forward to this one, having been a big Seinfeld fan. But we watched it last night, and it completely missed me. Bailed after about 35 minutes.

It's not an awful premise,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
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Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
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Godzilla Minus One (2023)

This is a good old fashioned entertaining monster movie. It holds one’s attention from...
Replies: 35
I gots to quit smoking
Posted By GulfportDoc
If a person is just a casual user of alcohol or...

If a person is just a casual user of alcohol or drugs, and doesn't want to use them anymore, then simply stop.

If a person is addicted to either (or both) of those, then there's no program that...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago
Replies: 434
Noirvember 2023 - Rate the last noir you watched
Posted By GulfportDoc
That's a good one, CR. Haven't seen it in years,...

That's a good one, CR. Haven't seen it in years, so due for a re-watch. It's another film based on a Cornell Woolrich novel. I think that guy supplied the entire output of noir films....:D
Replies: 35
I gots to quit smoking
Posted By GulfportDoc
The hardest part about quitting smoking is...

The hardest part about quitting smoking is THINKING about quitting. I used to break out into a cold sweat when I'd think about quitting. But when I decided to quit, it was relatively simple. It...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Oh, I agree with your points. I didn't mean run...

Oh, I agree with your points. I didn't mean run them consecutively. I meant run them at entirely different times, even months apart. Just my druthers.

I enjoyed them both, but I joined the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Yeah, both CR and Thief did great work on the...

Yeah, both CR and Thief did great work on the countdowns, but to my taste I'd rather we had done one, then the other, just to spread them out a little.
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
That's funny..🙂 I'm sure Hitchcock would have...

That's funny..🙂 I'm sure Hitchcock would have been surprised to hear that he'd been credited with 7 noirs. 4 maybe. 7? Nah.

Outside of our own countdown world, Siodmak directed more noirs than...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Oh yeah, I'm sure Hopper was there. His father...

Oh yeah, I'm sure Hopper was there. His father too (William Hopper-- Paul Drake, Perry Mason's investigator from the original series)...;) I can almost guarantee you that every name actor --and...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 2,235
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Thanks very much to Thief for running this...

Thanks very much to Thief for running this countdown!

He's a great guy, and it takes a lot of time and effort to put one of these things together.

Many thanks, you old cinephile you!

~Doc
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 2,235
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
I can't find my review of Chinatown, but it was...

I can't find my review of Chinatown, but it was #1 on my list. I consider it to be the greatest neo-noir ever, followed by Body Heat. The story, the acting, the directing, the settings and...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Many thanks to Citizen Rules for running this...

Many thanks to Citizen Rules for running this fascinating noir countdown!

You're not only a cinephile, but a noir (and Gloria Grahame :)) lover, and a nice guy to boot!

These things take a lot...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard were my #1...

Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard were my #1 and #2 films respectively. For some reason I've never written a review for Sunset Boulevard, although one could make an argument that it's the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
IMO that's a good choice, although it wouldn't...

IMO that's a good choice, although it wouldn't make my top 25. It's my third favorite Carol Reed picture, behind The Third Man, and Odd Man Out. The photography is phenomenal as per a Reed film. ...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Nice pictures of Sinatra & Bacall (?), and...

Nice pictures of Sinatra & Bacall (?), and Marilyn and DiMaggio. The top picture doesn't look like it's in Musso & Franks, although it could be. The bottom picture looks like the booths at Musso's.
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
CR, look at the website: ...

CR, look at the website: https://mussoandfrank.com/

It's been right at the same address on the north side of Hollywood Blvd at Cherokee Ave. since 1919. It's a fairly large establishment,...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 2,235
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
L.A. Confidential(1997) This is an unusual...

L.A. Confidential(1997)

This is an unusual film noir because it was not a film from the vintage 1940s-1950s, nor a modern noir representing the classic style, but a film set in the traditional...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
It's called Musso & Frank Grille. It's been a...

It's called Musso & Frank Grille. It's been a fine restaurant/bar on Hollywood Blvd. since 1919. Here's the website. The waiter pictured is my old friend Sergio.
https://mussoandfrank.com/
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Yes, it was Apache. I absolutely loved this film...

Yes, it was Apache. I absolutely loved this film as a kid when it came out. B. Lancaster was absolutely believable as Massai, the warrior who wouldn't give up. His love story with Nalinle (Jean...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
The Maltese Falcon (1941) The Maltese...

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Maltese Falcon is one of the great films and also one of the very first noirs. There were a couple of noir films in 1940 --The Letter, and They Drive by Night, but...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
I'll wager that there's not a peep from the SJ...

I'll wager that there's not a peep from the SJ crowd when in a Mexican movie a Mexican plays a gringo..;)
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,891
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By GulfportDoc
Nice clip from a very good Ed Wood movie. I've...

Nice clip from a very good Ed Wood movie. I've sat in that booth shown (and at the bar) in the clip many times. I used to live 2 blocks up the street from Musso and Franks. I was friends with the...

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