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Post by doc on Oct 28, 2015 20:34:20 GMT
I had never seen it before. It was the 1942 Best Picture and the story took place as England was about to enter WWII. I thought it was very good and the plot had a very tragic twist that I didn't see coming. It also ended with a powerful sermon where the pastor calls the people of his village to meet the challenges of the war, to fight on.
I did find it odd that the characters were all British but some of the actors/actresses spoke with no accents at all. Greer Garson won the Academy Award for Best Actress while Teresa Wright won Best Supporting Actress - that was clearly a consolation prize since she was also nominated for Best Actress for Pride of the Yankees. I actually thought the woman who played Wright's grandmother in the movie did a better job - she also was the star of one of the key scenes in the film. The movie also starred the actor who played Clarence the Angel from It's a Wonderful Life in a very cute and charming role.
I always do a little follow-up on the movie we watch on Sundays and learned that Greer Garson actually fell in love with the actor who played her son in the movie who was 12 years her junior. That might explain a couple very awkward kisses between them that appeared in the movie - even my wife commented that the kisses appeared to be a little too 'engaged' for a mother and son.
We are 5 weeks into this Sunday night extravaganza and so far have watched Oliver, Terms of Endearment, Gentlemens Agreement, All the Kings Men and Mrs. Miniver. I think we'll take on The French Connection this weekend and Patton is on tap for November 8 - we decided to do a movie about war for Veteran's Day. It's been fun - even our oldest son who moved home to save some money before his big wedding is enjoying it. |
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Post by Bevo on Oct 28, 2015 20:55:24 GMT
I love Patton.
I remember going to see it in the theater as a kid. Loved it then, still do.
It's another movie, like Lawrence, where the music is SUCH a big part of the films success.
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Post by tigercpa on Oct 28, 2015 22:05:38 GMT
I love Patton. I remember going to see it in the theater as a kid. Loved it then, still do. It's another movie, like Lawrence, where the music is SUCH a big part of the films success. Patton is one of the few movies that if a am surfing and find it, I'll sit and watch - everytime. |
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Oct 29, 2015 4:52:53 GMT
Coming up at 7:45am Thursday on TCM is a rare showing of Tod Browning's "Freaks", from 1932. The storyline is built around circus sideshow human freaks of nature.
Even if a daring filmmaker defied the PC police and produced this film today, it would be next-to-impossible to find theaters that would exhibit it.
TCM rates "Freaks" 3.5 out of 4 stars. It ranks high among my all-time favorite films.
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Post by doc on Oct 29, 2015 12:45:54 GMT
I love Patton. I remember going to see it in the theater as a kid. Loved it then, still do. It's another movie, like Lawrence, where the music is SUCH a big part of the films success. I haven't seen Patton since the early 70's - looking forward to watching it again from the perspective of a 57 year old as opposed to a 13 or 14 year old who just wanted to hear George C. Scott say cuss words! My dad was pissed I saw it because of the swear words which was quite ironic given that my dad's vocabulary would have probably made Patton blush... |
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Post by doc on Oct 29, 2015 12:49:23 GMT
Coming up at 7:45am Thursday on TCM is a rare showing of Tod Browning's "Freaks", from 1932. The storyline is built around circus sideshow human freaks of nature. Even if a daring filmmaker defied the PC police and produced this film today, it would be next-to-impossible to find theaters that would exhibit it. TCM rates "Freaks" 3.5 out of 4 stars. It ranks high among my all-time favorite films. I've seen 'Freaks' numerous times - some of the characters were actual sideshow freaks at the time and very freaky indeed. Did you know there's a show - I believe on FX - that actually is based on that movie? I believe it's called American Horror Story, Freak Show. Kathy Bates plays the bearded lady and Sarah Paulson is a Siamese twin. I've only seen it a couple times, very strange! |
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Post by FLORIDA HERD FAN on Oct 29, 2015 14:37:01 GMT
I'll definitely check that out, Doc. Thanks for the heads up! The freaks were treated with respect in "Freaks". Nevertheless, the PC police would never allow it to be made today. Sideshow freaks have their own community during the offseason in Gibsonton, Florida, which is about 30 minutes from my home. Now, their community is dwindling. The murder of the notorious "lobster boy" in 1992 was a huge news story. articles.latimes.com/1994-11-06/news/mn-59142_1_lobster-boy |
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Post by doc on Oct 30, 2015 13:10:06 GMT
Change in programming - with the World Series being the big sporting event this weekend we've decided to postpone The French Connection and go with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to pay homage to the greatest imaginary world series game ever not played - "Someone get me a fucking wiener before I die!" |
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