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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 0:19:04 GMT -5
Poll start! Three selections for all and the poll closes midnight, September 16 (I need to do these earlier.)
Across The Universe (September 14, 2007) Jukebox musical/romantic drama featuring the songs of The Beatles. Dir. Julie Taymor
Amazon Women On The Moon (September 18, 1987) Skit-based comedy parodying late-night TV. Dir. Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (September 2, 2007) Revisionist western starring Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt. Dir. Andrew Dominik
The Brave One (September 14, 2007) Vigilante psychological thriller starring Jodie Foster. Dir. Neil Jordan
The Brothers Solomon (September 7, 2007) Comedy starring two Wills, Forte and Arnett. Dir. Bob Odenkirk
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (September 15, 1972) Late-period entry in Buñuel's surrealistic oeuvre. Dir. Luis Buñuel
The Game (September 12, 1997) Conspiracy thriller starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn.
L.A. Confidential (September 19, 1997) 50's-set neo-noir based on the book by James Ellroy, starring Russel Crow and Kevin Spacey. Dir. Curtis Hanson
Mr. Saturday Night (September 23, 1992) Comedy-drama starring Billy Crystal. Dir. Billy Crystal
The Prisoner of Zenda (September 2, 1937) Swashbuckler black-and-white adventure film starring Ronald Colman and Madeleine Carroll. Dir. John Cromwell, W. S. Van Dyke
The Ruling Class (September 13, 1972) Satirical black comedy starring Peter O'Toole. Dir. Peter Medak
Singles (September 18, 1992) Seattle-set romantic comedy made during grunge's heyday. Dir. Cameron Crowe
Spirited Away (September 20, 2002) Fantasy anime film, Studio Ghibli's 12th. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Sept 12, 2017 13:01:43 GMT -5
My brief plug for The Ruling Class[/b]:
1. It features a compellingly, charismatically mad Peter O’Toole.
2. Its satire isn’t subtle, at all, but it’s still pretty funny and sadly quite, quite relevant, now on both sides of the pond.
3. It’s a lush, lovely film shot mostly at a big opulent English country house.
4. It has a battle between O’Toole’s character, the English God of Love, and the Scottish High-Voltage Messiah.
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Post by repulsionist on Sept 12, 2017 18:50:45 GMT -5
Jean-Luc Lemur, and don't forget the Harry Andrews bit at the opening. Truly taboo for the 70s. I remember being slightly shocked into a guffaw when I first saw it 5 years back. I gather you've seen The Hill (1965); Lumet does 13 Angry Men in the Desert.
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Sept 12, 2017 21:49:51 GMT -5
repulsionist I was surprised they went there too! What a way to go. I have not seen The Hill but it sounds extremely like my kind of shit.
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