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Hitch is my favorite Director of all time and not all of his films are classics either. but my favorite isn't Rebecca though that is a really damn good movie. the i love the most out of all of them is (1959)'s North By Northwest. i love this movie so much that it's hard to say why for those who haven't seen it. if there are some that have never seen it watch it as soon as you possibly can. the last one i watched as i've been in the mood to watch old movies from the 30's recently is called Broadway Musketeers From (1938) what it really is though is a remake of 1932's Three on a match which is a far far better film that one has Bette Davis in it, Joan Blondell Ann Dvork i think that's how you spell her name? Bogie i believe was in it too.

and it's a far better written movie too i think. this one was a decent movie to be fair and honest the remake i mean. Bogie wasn't in this one though but the girl who played the little girl was adorable though. looking her up she's still alive actually and this year she turns 87! if you can believe that. there was i watched last week that is a MUST SEE called "While the Patient Slept' from (1934) it's a wonderful B movie that was a murder Mystery too boot. i truly loved this one and i had never even heard of it before. but it's so worth checking out

i honestly dunno if it's on dvd or blu-ray... etc... but if you can find it by all means watch it you will love it. it's one of those that's mainly a mystery but it's also got comedy in it too.
though the film isn't a comedy at all let me add.
Ann Dvorak. I’ve got some of her movies, including Three on a Match. I’ve got The Crowd Roars coming up soon, which has her with James Cagney and Joan Blondell. She is said to have swapped roles with Joan Blondell in that. And I have got her in Scarface and The Strange Love of Molly Louvain. All on DVD.

Three on a Match also features Warren William, who I love to watch. And Humphrey Bogart is indeed in it too.

I’ve got North by Northwest on DVD.
 

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i love love Three on a match (1932) Scarface also (1932) i watched it years ago for one reason Boris Karloff has a part in it and i will watch that man in really anything and it was an awful film at least i think so anyways
 

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if i recall Davis thought damn near all her Roles before (1936) or was it (1937) shit cept maybe for a couple i think? if my memory is right that is lol.
ya know what? they aren't yes some of them are bad like The Bad sister (1931) her 1st film that is f... terrible and she's awful in it as well i will agree with her on that one.
they also made her look so damn plain in it as well that line where she heard that one studio head talk about her lack of sex appeal look at this film and you would agree with them. another favorite of mine is her 1st big role "The Man Who Played God" (1932) With George Arliss i love that movie and i've watched it many many times.
it was really her big break even though she wasn't getting fantastic roles as it took sometime but she did get i think better roles as in some of them i think are pretty damn good films such as 20,000 years in Sing Sing (1933) is one of them
 

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Blonde Crazy. (1931). With James Cagney and Joan Blondell as a couple of fun con artists, who get closer to each other. And Ray Milland, who Cagney calls a dirty, double-crossing rat. Joan Blondell slaps James Cagney several times too. Charles Lane, who lived to 102, and was still acting in the early 2000s, pops up too.
 

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Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
This film is reputedly the worst movie ever made but I'm not so sure.
The effects are rubbish and the acting is wooden but it's not dull. I've seen any number of films with higher production values that had less plot.
 

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Mass (2021)

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Two couples meet at a church too discuss a mass shooting at a school. One couple is the parents of one of the murdered students and the other couple is the parents of the student who did the shootings. I don't know the history of the making of the film and if it was impacted by Covid lockdowns but in many ways it's a perfect film to make in these times because 90% of the film is just 4 actors in one room. It is an acting tour de force by all 4 main leads but particular Ann Dowd (Aunt Lydia in The Handmaid's Tale) and had this film been made by a major studio and not an independent one she would be nominated for all the major film awards this season. The film is totally gripping well worth watching.
100% agree, this one was really good. Besides I always love me some Isaac...! :spinning: #SaveTheOA
 

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What I like the most about this movie is that it always stays one step ahead of me, and that feeling will be even stronger if you watch it for the first time.
A new song, a new decor with eye-popping props, another guest star, Ann-Margret in yet another fabulous costume - and because it's always faster than I am it never feels as if it tries to impress or bedazzle me.
As if Tommy World was already there, and they decided to play and sing in it and then someone else decided to film it.
 

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Tower Heist (2011)
An obvious Ocean's Eleven knock-off but enjoyable nonetheless.
As much as I like Stiller & Meara, I've never cared for their son, but Ben Stiller is quite good here and Tea Leoni is always a treat.
 

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Tower Heist (2011)
An obvious Ocean's Eleven knock-off but enjoyable nonetheless.
As much as I like Stiller & Meara, I've never cared for their son, but Ben Stiller is quite good here and Tea Leoni is always a treat.
I wasn’t a big fan of this one. Glad you enjoyed it though. It was a little entertaining at times but for me it never really got going.
 

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The King's Man (2021)

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I loved the first Kingsman film for it's originality, humour and action, the sequel was disappointing though so I didn't have great expectations for this prequel. However, it's a really good film. A good story with a nice mix of comedy and drama. The plot is about the Duke of Oxford who forms a spy network to support the UK during the first World War. There is a nice retelling of historical events to fit the narrative and the cast, lead by Ralph Fiennes, is excellent.
 

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I went to see "The King's Man" on Thursday.

I won't say too much about it as I don't wish to spoil it for anyone who has not yet seen it.

However, there is a nice twist at the end when the identity of the shepherd is revealed. Also, I was stunned at the fate that befell Conrad in the trenches- I certainly didn't see that coming.

I'm also amazed that it was given a 15 classification.

How much more violence and swearing would there have needed to have been in order to merit an 18 rating?
 
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Flee (2021)

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This is a remarkable film for many reasons. The story it tells is compelling and heart-breaking and the method they use to tell it is original and absorbing. The film is of a gay Afghan refugee who tells the story of how he came to flee from Afghanistan to start a new life in Denmark. The traumas he goes through back in his home country and in his journey to Denmark is told through interviews with him illustrated with animations and some live action news footage. Incredibly, the film has been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film, Best Documentary and Best Animation categories and it's easy to see why.
 

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How much more violence and swearing would there have needed to have been in order to merit an 18 rating?
These days people have a more relaxed view about swearing and violence on film. Yes, there was violence in The King's Man but I didn't think it was shown in graphic detail so the film classification seemed ok to me.
 

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i love love Three on a match (1932) Scarface also (1932) i watched it years ago for one reason Boris Karloff has a part in it and i will watch that man in really anything and it was an awful film at least i think so anyways
I like Scarface. It usually gets singled out as one of the best of Ann Dvorak’s career, along with Three On A Match. Ann Dvorak is the most memorable part of Sky Devils. With Spencer Tracy. She gets to do some dancing in that. I’ve got her in Crooner, plus some other movies as well.


 
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