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"Now Listen to Me..."

December 03, 2016  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM Recommendations, Lost Weekend The, Ipcress File The, King Kong (1933), Patterns, Umberto D., Ikiru (To Live), Shop Around the Corner The, Conflict (1945), Dark Passage (1947), Ride the High Country, Double Indemnity, Remember the Night, Sullivan's Travels, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Peggy Cummins, For Whom the Bell Tolls (Soundtrack)

21st Century Treasure Quest #8

November 28, 2016  /  Arthur Grant

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.)

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tags / Current Film Reviews, Bad Moms, Ben-Hur (2016), Florence Foster Jenkins, Kubo & the Two Strings, Nerve (2016), Nine Lives (2016), Pete's Dragon (2016), Sausage Party, Suicide Squad, Don't Breathe (2016)

"Now Listen to Me..."

November 04, 2016  /  Arthur Grant

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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tags / TCM Recommendations, D.O.A. (1950), Learning Tree The, Innocents The, Sullivan's Travels, Ride the High Country, Searchers The, Brief Encounter, Guys and Dolls, Narrow Margin The (1952), Blonde Crazy, Ipcress File The, Ascent The (Voskhoz hdenie), Umberto D., Shop Around the Corner The, Ennio Morricone, Time of Destiny A (Soundtrack), One-Eyed Jacks

Plundering the Genre: A Halloween Tribute to Horror in Cinema Part 3

October 30, 2016  /  Arthur Grant

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).

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21st Century Treasure Quest #7

October 17, 2016  /  Arthur Grant

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.)

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tags / Current Film Reviews, Batman: The Killing Joke, Ghostbusters (2016), Infiltrator The (2016), Jason Bourne, Lights Out, Matt and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Purge The: Election Year, Secret Life of Pets The, Shallows The, Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Sterling Silver Dialogue #20

September 24, 2016  /  Arthur Grant

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.

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