End Credits #58: 2016 Lost Treasures Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher / Capturing a Golden Moment #17: Singin' in the Rain
These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2016 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
Read MoreEnd Credits #57: Cinema's 2016 Lost Treasures Montage Part 1
Some of Cinema's 2016 Lost Treasures. The music by John Barry is from the film Walkabout.
(A link to Part 2 is here).
End Credits #56: Cinema's 2016 Lost Treasures Michele Morgan
These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2016 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
Read MoreAnswers to Treasure Trivia Quiz #7
TREASURE TRIVIA #7: (Answers)
Read MoreTreasure Trivia: Quiz #7
Treasure Trivia:
The Cinema Cafe has a chat room on Facebook that readers are welcome to join here. On Mondays, we have a movie trivia game called "Match-up Mondays" where the object is to name the common denominator between all of the films pictured and also correctly identify them.
Like Quiz #6, there is a commonality between the films depicted here, but this time, instead of the characters having something in common, it is one of the scenes in each of the films represented below. Can you name the films shown and what each of their scenes has in common? Feel free to use all resources that are available. The first person to complete the answers here will win their choice between a Region 4 (Australia) DVD of Top Ten Guilty Treasure Let It Ride or the Michael Curtiz/Elvis Presley film King Creole, neither of which are presently available on Blu-ray.
#Edit: On closer inspection, it's been discovered that the selected scene from The Getaway (previously #4) does not actually occur at the same type of location as the others. It has therefore been replaced by another film that does fit the criteria and an additional film has been added bringing the total to 6.
Here are the (now) 6 films (Good luck!):
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Top Ten: Motion Picture Music Treasures Part 4 The Lost Weekend
Ever since silent pictures were shown with live organ accompaniment, music has been an important asset in enhancing the dramatic development of a cinematic story.
Read MoreEnd Credits #55: Cinema's 2016 Lost Treasures Peter Vaughan
These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2016 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
Read More"Now Listen to Me..."
Just some thoughts on current happenings:
Read MoreEnd Credits #54: Cinema's 2016 Lost Treasures Fritz Weaver
These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2016 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
Read More21st Century Treasure Quest #8
Our contributor Renard N. Bansale has completed 10 more contemporary film reviews for your consideration. The rating system he'll use is devised primarily to give those who are trying to decide which films to see, a fun and easy way of (hopefully) choosing a more pleasurable movie-going experience. For a further introduction to this series please see 21st Century Treasure Quest #1. (A.G.)
Read MoreTreasured Images Part 10 (#91 - 100)
I'll continue with some of cinema's most treasured images. For those familiar with the scenes represented they're bound to invoke a strong emotional response. The narratives' indelible moments are the primary reason these captures were selected.
Read MoreTop Ten Treasure Maps: Best Movie Trailers Part 5 Seconds
Top 10: Best Movie Trailers
These previews entice viewers of the feature-length wealth to come.
The choices are by Mr. X.
Read MoreClose Encounters of the Treasured Kind #8: Karl Malden
Karl Malden
Read MoreEnd Credits #53: Cinema's 2016 Lost Treasures Robert Vaughn
These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2016 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
Read MoreEnd Credits #52: Cinema's 2016 Lost Treasures Raoul Coutard, Andrzej Wajda
These are some of Cinema's sad departures of 2016 taken from my personal notes soon after the events took place:
Read More"Now Listen to Me..."
Just some thoughts on current happenings:
Read MorePlundering the Genre: A Halloween Tribute to Horror in Cinema Part 3
The following montage is compiled from a selection of motion pictures that have included some noteworthy moments of horror throughout the years. None of the entries are repeats from our two prior montages. This year, the net has been cast even wider than with the previous tributes. The 108 films referenced are not specifically recommended nor are readers discouraged from seeing them, especially if they are fans of the genre. The music from Psycho (1960) is by Bernard Herrmann. The list of stills selected is printed below in the order they are presented. *Note: Some of the images may be disturbing.
Part 1 (2014) is here which has a link to Part 2 (2015).
Read More21st Century Treasure Quest #7
Our contributor Renard N. Bansale has completed 10 more contemporary film reviews for your consideration. The rating system he'll use is devised primarily to give those who are trying to decide which films to see, a fun and easy way of (hopefully) choosing a more pleasurable movie-going experience. For a further introduction to this series please see 21st Century Treasure Quest #1. (A.G.)
Read More"Now Listen to Me..."
Just some thoughts on current happenings:
Read MoreSterling Silver Dialogue #20
Sterling Silver Dialogue From The Movies:
Do you know where they're from?
Special Film Noir Edition
"Art is one of the remaining ecstasies that is neither immoral nor illegal.."
“We didn’t exactly believe your story, Miss O’Shaughnessy. We believed your two hundred dollars. I mean, you paid us more than if you’d been telling us the truth, and enough more to make it all right.”
"I won't because all of me wants to regardless of consequences... and because you've counted on it.”
"I've got a pretty good bottle of rye in my pocket and I'd rather get wet in here.”
"You know what he’ll do when he finds out don't you? He'll beat my teeth out, then kick me in the stomach for mumbling.”
"Doesn’t it bother you at all that you’re married?"
(response) "What I want to know is, does it bother you?”
“I hate you so much I think I’m going to die from it.”
(at a roulette wheel) "That’s not the way to win."
(response) "Is there a way to win?"
(reply) "There’s a way to lose more slowly.”
"Maybe I’ll live so long that I’ll forget her. Maybe I’ll die trying.”
"Maybe you shouldn’t dress like that."
(response) "This is a blouse and skirt. I don’t know what you’re talking about."
(reply) "You shouldn’t wear that body.”
“I wouldn’t give you the skin off a grape.”
"Look, you’re a nice girl, but in case you’re thinking of mothering me, forget it. I’m no stray dog you can pick up, and I like my neck without a collar. Now get lost!”
"I told you to keep away from that radio. If that battery is dead, it'll have company."
“A woman doesn’t care how a man makes his living, only how he makes love.”
"Okay Marlowe," I said to myself, ‘You’re a tough guy. You’ve been sapped twice, choked, beaten silly with a gun, shot in the arm until you’re as crazy as a couple of waltzing mice. Now let’s see you do something really tough—like puttin' your pants on.”
“Kiss me, Mike. I want you to kiss me. Kiss me. The liar’s kiss that says I love you and means something else. You're good at giving such a kiss. Kiss me."
Answers to Sterling Silver Dialogue #20 are here.