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Post by ando on Jan 12, 2023 5:39:56 GMT
 The Spider Woman (1943, Roy William Neill)Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider.
Basil Rathbone is my favorite Holmes. But I haven't seen this one, reportedly one of the best in the Rathbone-Bruce/Holmes-Watson series (usually a fun team in any iteration). Fine copy on the Tube.
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Post by ando on Jan 13, 2023 7:33:07 GMT
Police Chase in San Gabriel Valley, California
A break from movies to watch this real-life cop chase scenario which happened a couple of months ago. Nuts.
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Post by ando on Sept 20, 2024 21:31:42 GMT
 Both seasons of the remastered, short lived original series (1963-65) are up on The Tube. Have a great weekend! |
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Post by ando on Sept 21, 2024 2:37:17 GMT
 Morituri (1965, Bernhard Wicki)A German war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
Good WWII espionage drama with A List talent (though a rather midling script). The cinematography is the real star. Fine YT copy above.Found a working copy. Good to see again. |
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Post by kims on Sept 21, 2024 18:36:02 GMT
I like MORITURI. I agree the cinematography is fabulous. Janet Margolin has the best role and plays it well. I agree the script is not quite up to the stars employed. Besides the A list stars, there's a great supporting cast. Have you even seen Wally Cox given a chance to do such drama?
I think the title dooms the film to obscurity. Hard to decide to plunk down your bucks at a theater if the title isn't "plain speak."
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Post by ando on Sept 21, 2024 19:20:47 GMT
Have you even seen Wally Cox given a chance to do such drama? No; in fact, I’ve never seen Wally Cox in anything else until today. This show was apparently his claim to fame (a bit before my time   |
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Post by ando on Oct 5, 2024 23:12:26 GMT
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Post by ando on Oct 8, 2024 0:40:12 GMT
Brit production. Trucker yarn. Checking it out after the Yankee game.  Hell Drivers (Cy Endfield, 1957) |
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Post by topbilled on Oct 8, 2024 2:29:50 GMT
HELL DRIVERS is a great flick. Sort of a British version of THE WAGES OF FEAR.
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Post by ando on Oct 8, 2024 14:27:11 GMT
Absolutely. Couldn’t finish it last night - too high octane (that “test run” sequence alone was nuts!) - but I’ll definitely get back to it! |
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Post by ando on Oct 11, 2024 21:26:44 GMT
YouTube finally dropped a decent version of my favorite Wells film -  Touch of Evil (1958) |
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Oct 12, 2024 20:10:25 GMT
YouTube finally dropped a decent version of my favorite Wells film - Touch of Evil (1958) A decent version with regards to the quality, or are you talking about the editing? |
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Post by ando on Oct 13, 2024 17:58:02 GMT
Touch of Evil (1958) A decent version with regards to the quality, or are you talking about the editing? Well, there’s not much you can do with the already butchered vision of Welles’ original cut, which apparently is lost forever. No, I was referring to its streaming resolution, of which the official YT streamers are far superior to most user uploads. |
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Post by ando on Oct 27, 2024 18:01:32 GMT
 Faust (1926, F.W.Murnau) Fine YouTube version of the Murnau classic with the original aspect ratio and orchestral score in tact. Halloween fave. Here’s the score’s composer, Tim Brock, on the importance of the art form - |
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Post by The OG on Nov 16, 2024 14:44:04 GMT
Not a movie but I just watched this video from TCM's YT channel. Actor Michael Sheen talks about one of his favorite movies, "A Matter of Life and Death." I don't know if he's ever been a guest programmer but based on this, he'd be great. He clearly loves the movie and it's the kind of enthusiastic detailed description that makes me want to see the movie again. TCM showing it on Nov. 30 as part of the month long spotlight on Powell and Pressburger films. I'm also working my way through the recent Scorsese documentary about the filmmakers, also showing on TCM. www.tcm.com/articles/Programming%20Article/021941/tcm-spotlight-powell-and-pressburger |
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