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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/25/06 7:48pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Destry Rides Again" (1939)
	Next: "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939) USA: 121 min. B & W; Languages: English Director: Howard Hawks Producer: Howard Hawks Screenplay: Jules Fuhrman, Howard Hawks Photography: Joseph Walker Music: Dmitri Tiomkin, Manuel Maciste Cast: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell This is one of the great adventure films of the 30's, centring around a mail-carrying business in the Andes. Cary Grant is the cynical hero; Jean Arthur is a stranded showgirl, Richard Barthelmess is trying to atone for a 'Lord Jim' moment; Rita Hayworth is his wife, and Grant's ex. Who's Joe? Who indeed.
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Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 10/25/06 7:54pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939)
	Destry Rides Again is loads of fun; I always seem to forget it when counting up the 'great' Westerns in my mind, but that has more to do with the film's absurdity and my memory than with the film's quality. Stewart is very good in what would become a signature role: the nominal hero who is both something less and something more than we might think. It's played for laughs, but this is the same kind of idea that drove Anthony Mann and Stewart in the fifties: demythologizing the Western hero. Dietrich is very charismatic and Mischa Auer is, per usual, very funny. It's a Western unlike any you'll ever see, but it's very good. The definitive catfight. Only Angels Have Wings . . . you challenged me to that one years ago in the old 'Have You Seen This Movie?' thread . . . never tracked it down. -----signature----- Don't be a fool, don't be blind Heart of mine If you can't do the time, don't do the crime Heart of mine
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/26/06 6:38am Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939)
	Try your library. Well worth your time.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/26/06 8:32pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939) - Date Edited: 10/26/06 8:54pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Zaz
	Next: "Gone With the Wind" (1939) USA: 222 min. Colour. Languages: English Director: George Cukor, Victor Fleming & Sam Wood Producer: David O. Selznick Screenplay: Sidney Howard and a cast of 1000's Photography: Ernest Haller, Lee Garmes, Ray Rennahan Music: Max Steiner Cast: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Thomas Mitchell, Hattie McDaniel Selznick's famous Civil War epic. It has a great cast, and it wore out three separate directors (like "The Wizard of Oz", it is a producer's film). The first half is far more interesting than the second, but boring it's not. Released in Europe after WWII, where its message ("As God as my witness, I'll never be hungry again") had a special resonance.
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JohnWesleyDowney Registered: Jan '04	Date Posted: 10/26/06 8:43pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gone With the Wind" (1939) - Date Edited: 10/26/06 8:53pm (4 edits total) Edited By: JohnWesleyDowney
	I highly recommend Roland Flamini's book SCARLETT, RHETT AND A CAST OF THOUSANDS. It's one of the best about GWTW. It's been reported that Producer David O. Selznick, ever the interfering perfectionist, personally directed the final scene of the film with Rhett and Scarlett, in the presence of a not-too-happy Victor Fleming. Zaz, you list it as black and white, it's definitely in color! A film for the ages. Adjusted for inflation, it remains the highest grossing movie ever released. Of course, keep in mind, it was released before the televison medium existed in commercial form. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm The Max Steiner score is as iconic as they come. -----signature----- Namaste.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/26/06 8:54pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gone With the Wind" (1939) - Date Edited: 10/26/06 8:55pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Zaz
	Oh, hell, you're right. My mistake. I've read the Flamini book, and it is indeed highly interesting.
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TheBoogieMan Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 10/26/06 11:36pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gone With the Wind" (1939)
	Not yet seen the film, but this: Zaz posted: Music: Max Steiner has got to be one of the most influential moments in film music history.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/27/06 7:11am Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gone With the Wind" (1939) - Date Edited: 10/27/06 7:12am (1 edits total) Edited By: Zaz
	There were actually three scores written for this movie; I forget who did the second, but the third was by Herbert Stothart. That was in case Steiner couldn't finish (or perhaps to spur him on.) His score was written very rapidly, and he finished on time.
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_HothWampa_ Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 10/27/06 8:39am Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gone With the Wind" (1939)
	This movie amazes me. It's not the best film I've ever seen....hell, it's not even the best film of 1939 (Rules of the Game wins in that category)...but it is far and away the most influential. Everything about it is revolutionary, and in my opinion represented a turning point in the film industry. There are still parts of it that take my breath away, which is something that can not be said for most movies. A classic in every sense of the word. -----signature----- How could you not love a wampa? Gig'Em Ag's!! Meet me in Montauk.... ESOTSM
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lovelucas Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 10/27/06 8:47am Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gone With the Wind" (1939)
	and the beautiful and British Viven Leigh was the perfect Scarlett - and she seemed to understand American history thoroughly. Fiddle dee dee! Somewhat surprising to realize that the Civil War took place so close to the time of filming - about 70 years. That may seem like a large quantity of time but in terms of history it's a nano-second. -----signature----- The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace is not just the absence of violence but the manisfestation of human compassion. Yub Yub makes the world go 'round
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JohnWesleyDowney Registered: Jan '04	Date Posted: 10/27/06 2:01pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gone With the Wind" (1939) - Date Edited: 10/27/06 2:02pm (1 edits total) Edited By: JohnWesleyDowney
	Somewhat surprising to realize that the Civil War took place so close to the time of filming - about 70 years. That may seem like a large quantity of time but in terms of history it's a nano-second. Very interesting observation! Think about it, Gone with the Wind was filmed 67 years ago, almost the same amount of time had elapsed since the Civil War. It's not that much time. It's possible a few very old people that actually LIVED during the Civil War could've seen Gone with the Wind. -----signature----- Namaste.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/27/06 2:32pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gone With the Wind" (1939)
	In fact, the last surviving soldier of the Civil War died in 1960, and was over a hundred years old (certain elements of the armies were only ten years old--drummer boys, etc.)
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/27/06 7:16pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gone With the Wind" (1939) - Date Edited: 10/27/06 7:17pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Zaz
	Next: "Le Jour Se Leve" (1939) France: 93 min. B & W. Languages: French Director: Marcel Carne Producer: None listed Screenplay: Jacques Prevert, Jacques Viot Photography: Philippe Agostini, Andre Bac Music: Maurice Jaubert Cast: Jean Gabin, Arletty, Jules Berry, Mady Berry Famous film which is the source of the American film noir, with Jean Gabin as the cynical alienated hero. Haven't seen it, however.
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Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 10/27/06 8:10pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Le Jour Se Leve" (1939)
	Gone with the Wind is an amazing film; one of those rare extremely highly praised films that is in fact worthy of even more praise than it gets. Leigh is a revelation as Scarlett, Steiner's score is tremendous and the direction is outstanding. It just cracks off the screen; how could a movie this long not be boring? How? I don't know; but it isn't, not for a single second. The ending is brilliant; I still always cheer when Gable walks off into that fog. I still get cold chills when she stands up against that red sky and says "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again." Incredible film. -----signature----- Don't be a fool, don't be blind Heart of mine If you can't do the time, don't do the crime Heart of mine
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_HothWampa_ Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 10/27/06 8:43pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Le Jour Se Leve" (1939)
	Rogue1-and-a-half posted: I still get cold chills when she stands up against that red sky and says "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again." Incredible film. No doubt one of the most gorgeous shots ever put to film. -----signature----- How could you not love a wampa? Gig'Em Ag's!! Meet me in Montauk.... ESOTSM
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