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Forum: General Movie Discussion 17 hours ago
Replies: 29
Anyone tired of Godfather being #1?
Posted By GulfportDoc
Yeah, I can't say that I've seen any lists that...

Yeah, I can't say that I've seen any lists that have TG as number 1.

It seems that usually either Citizen Kane or Vertigo in fairly recent times have captured the GOAT spot. These opinions change...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 33,781
Movie You're Watching Tonight
Posted By GulfportDoc
Took your suggestion and watched this last night....

Took your suggestion and watched this last night. I can't remember if I saw it in 2007 or not...:rolleyes:

It was a good story but the number of melodramatic "speeches" put me off. It's one of...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
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Under the Silver Lake(2018)

There has gradually arisen a sub-category of noir which is beginning to be known as “stoner...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
I rated it about the same as did you. It was a...

I rated it about the same as did you. It was a rather peculiar picture: the combination of an old western and other-worldly aliens. I thought Paul Dano had an interesting if unflattering part. ...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
I agree. One of the great films. Seems to me I...

I agree. One of the great films. Seems to me I read that at the time they didn't think the picture was going to be anything special, but it turned out going through the roof right away upon...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 6 days ago
Replies: 2
Ed Ames, famous singer and "Daniel Boone" TV star, dies
Posted By GulfportDoc
Geez, I hadn't thought about Ames in years. I...

Geez, I hadn't thought about Ames in years. I wasn't a big Daniel Boone watcher, but I don't think I ever missed an episode of The Rifleman series!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
Very nice review! I've loved this film from the...

Very nice review! I've loved this film from the time I saw it when it was released. It's still my favorite Coen Bros. The flick really put N. Cage on the map, and it's one of his best roles. The...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 15
Politics
Posted By GulfportDoc
I really liked The Best Man (1954). It was a...

I really liked The Best Man (1954). It was a rather ground breaking look at dirty politics behind the scenes with a heavyweight cast including Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, and Ann...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
It's interesting that in Truffaut's interviews of...

It's interesting that in Truffaut's interviews of Hitchcock, Hitchcock felt that the fundamental problem with I Confess --certainly in regards the audience-- was that only Catholics would understand...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
Yeah, I think this is one of Hitchcock's most...

Yeah, I think this is one of Hitchcock's most underrated films. It's actually quite good. It's unusual having been shot in Canada-- Quebec City, with some nice typically Hitchcockian famous city...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
Haven't seen that film, but I've liked both G....

Haven't seen that film, but I've liked both G. Davis and Jeff G. in roles that I've seen them in, especially Goldblum. I always thought those two made an attractive couple, but Hyd being what it...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 1 week ago
Replies: 47
They Had Their Own TV Show?
Posted By GulfportDoc
You're right. Lots of stars got their own shows...

You're right. Lots of stars got their own shows because of name recognition. Some worked, some didn't. Gobel had been a well known entertainer after WWII, when he switched to comedy. When he...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 1 week ago
Replies: 47
They Had Their Own TV Show?
Posted By GulfportDoc
Great stuff, CT!! I was able to see them first...

Great stuff, CT!! I was able to see them first hand at a small bluegrass club in Cincinnati called the Ken-Mil in the early '60s. The guys were flawless.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 1 week ago
Replies: 90
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Posted By GulfportDoc
Yeah, this review on YouTube has the ring of...

Yeah, this review on YouTube has the ring of truth to it. I'm real reluctant to see the flick now:
https://youtu.be/eqMjJCwDzEw
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 31
unique music of a movie you really like
Posted By GulfportDoc
I just last night watched a documentary on the...

I just last night watched a documentary on the history of the James Bond 007 film music: The Sound of 007 (2022) I'd forgotten how scary good that stuff has been over the years. They point out how...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 31
unique music of a movie you really like
Posted By GulfportDoc
It's unusual how the clip starts and ends with...

It's unusual how the clip starts and ends with piano, but yet it's not a piano quintet. The Kronos of course has been one of the greatest over the years, even though they have trouble keeping...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 31
unique music of a movie you really like
Posted By GulfportDoc
I was bowled over by two film scores that come to...

I was bowled over by two film scores that come to mind:

The haunting but lovely and apropos zither playing by Anton Karas in The Third Man (1949).

And the stirring Irish music by The Chieftans...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 1 week ago
Replies: 15
Actors Who You Don't Like On-Screen Despite Talent
Posted By GulfportDoc
Well, I sure like her better than Sandra...

Well, I sure like her better than Sandra Bernhard!...:sick:
Replies: 11
AI Developers Want To Be Regulated. And With Good Reason.
Posted By GulfportDoc
Very good summary of the current AI circumstance,...

Very good summary of the current AI circumstance, which I view as a bona fide menace.

You're right that it will be almost impossible to stuff the Genie back into the bottle, but IMO Artificial...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 1 week ago
Replies: 47
They Had Their Own TV Show?
Posted By GulfportDoc
Those were good ones. The big ones in the '50s...

Those were good ones. The big ones in the '50s were The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (5 years), The George Gobel Show (5 years), The Jack Benny Program (15 years), The Ed Sullivan Show (13 years), The...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 1 week ago
Replies: 15
Actors Who You Don't Like On-Screen Despite Talent
Posted By GulfportDoc
Ha! That's funny: "his filthy seed"... I agree...

Ha! That's funny: "his filthy seed"... I agree with your comments. And Affleck has had some good roles, but IMO he's good only in limited parts. Otherwise he seems ineffective or even...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
92866 Deception (1946) This film starring...

92866
Deception (1946)

This film starring Bette Davis, Claude Rains and Paul Henreid (Casablanca) is a mixture of melodrama, romance, mystery and noir, with the emphasis on melodrama.

Davis’...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
I don't know if James Dean was a great actor. He...

I don't know if James Dean was a great actor. He didn't have the range that Brando had (few did). And the 3 movies he made were done within 2 years ('55-'56). He had been slated to play the lead...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 weeks ago
Replies: 77,211
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By GulfportDoc
I loved this film, and have seen it 8-10 times. ...

I loved this film, and have seen it 8-10 times. "Rebel", along with The Wild One (1953) were the two chief films of the earlier '50s that spoke to the new rebelliousness of youth. Nobody was cooler...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 weeks ago
Replies: 24
Rec me the worst romances ever
Posted By GulfportDoc
Love Story (1970), with Ali MacGraw and Ryan...

Love Story (1970), with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, was a huge hit. But I didn't like it. If it's possible to hit someone over the head with a tear jerker, this would be it.