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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/29/06 7:15pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Le Jour Se Leve" (1939)
	Next: "Gunga Din" (1939) USA: 117 min. B & W. Languages: English Director: George Stevens Producer: George Stevens Screenplay: Ben Hecht Photography: Joseph H. August Music: Alfred Newman Cast: Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, jr., Sam Jaffe, Eduardo Cianelli, Joan Fontaine Based on the Kipling poem, this wonderfully entertaining and staged adventure film is one of the high points of the 30's. At this point Stevens was a very good director indeed.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/30/06 8:31pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Gunga Din" (1939) - Date Edited: 11/14/06 4:55pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Zaz
	Next: "Ninotchka" (1939) USA: 110 min. B & W. Languages: English Director: Ernst Lubitsch Producer: Ernst Lubitsch Screenplay: Charles Brackett, Melchior Lengyel Photography: William H. Daniels Music: Werner R. Heymann Cast: Greta Garbo, Melvin Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi, Sig Ruman, Felix Bressart Garbo's last great role, and her first comedy, is great fun. She plays a Soviet agent sent from Moscow to recover jewels from the exiled Grand Duchess Swana (Claire). Melvin Douglas is pretty good, though I wish the first casting--Cary Grant--had stuck.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 10/31/06 7:12pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Ninotchka" (1939)
	Next: "La Regle du Jeu" (1939) ("The Rules of the Game") France: 110 min. B & W. Languages: French Director: Jean Renoir Producer: Claude Renoir Screenplay: Carl Koch Photography: Jean-Paul Alphen, Jean Bachelet, Jacques Lemare, Alain Renoir Music: Roger Desmormieres Cast: Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parely, Marcel Dalio, Jean Renoir Jean Renoir's masterpiece. Heavily edited after negative audience reaction. Suppressed by the Vichy government as demoralizing; suppressed by the Nazis as subversive; reconstructed after WWII in its entirety, except for one small scene, and re-released in 1959. I've seen this film twice, courtesy of TCM. I'm damned if I'm exactly sure what it's about, but you can tell it's brilliant. The high early point is a chin-dropping rabbit hunt; the hunting then gradually changes to bigger game. Don't miss it.
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Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 10/31/06 7:20pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "The Rules of the Game" (1939)
	Ninotchka is very funny. Garbo has a pitch perfect, dead pan delivery. "Supress it." -----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: 11/1/06 6:20am Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "The Rules of the Game" (1939)
	I was forced to watch Rules of the Game for a film class, and really....really...really... didn't want to. The film sounded boring, pointless, and pretentious. Well, it would appear that I was wrong :P This movie is surprsingly entertaining and provides the viewer with a nice mix of witty, sharp dialogue and astute social commentary. It's interesting that Renoir decided to cast himself in a pretty substantial role... -----signature----- How could you not love a wampa? Gig'Em Ag's!! Meet me in Montauk.... ESOTSM
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 11/1/06 12:23pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "The Rules of the Game" (1939)
	Yes, Renoir plays a man who prides himself on being a confidant and fixer to the main characters. Interesting choice of roles. It's beautifully photographed, too.
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Zombi_2_1979 Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 11/1/06 4:21pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "The Rules of the Game" (1939)
	Those are probably the two opportunities I had to see the film the first time but didn't follow through. I caught the opening scenes which were festive and talky than did something else.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 11/1/06 7:35pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "The Rules of the Game" (1939)
	Next: "Wuthering Heights" (1939) France: 103 min. B & W. Languages: English Director: Wm. Wyler Producer: Samuel Goldwyn Screenplay: Charles McArthur Photography: Gregg Toland Music: Alfred Newman Cast: Laurance Olivier, Merle Oberon, Geraldine Fitzgerald, David Niven, Flora Robson, Donald Crisp I have seen this, and don't think too much of it; it's a bit too sanitized and cellophaned. Olivier did say later that Wyler taught him to act for the screen. If so, I wish he had done a better job.
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Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 11/2/06 4:58pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Wuthering Heights" (1939)
	Zaz posted: Olivier did say later that Wyler taught him to act for the screen. If so, I wish he had done a better job. I think it's rather overrated too; Newman's score is a bit too on the nose, as is, to be honest, about ninety percent of the acting. Drama is fine; melodrama, when it's this contained, gets tiresome. Read the book instead. -----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: 11/2/06 7:39pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Wuthering Heights" (1939) - Date Edited: 11/3/06 7:40pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Zaz
	Next: "His Girl Friday" (1940) USA: 92 min. B & W. Languages: English Director: Howard Hawks Producer: Howard Hawks Screenplay: Charles McArthur, Ben Hecht Photography: Joseph Walker Music: Sidney Cutner, Felix Mills Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Porter Hall The play (by Hecht and McArthur) had a male Hildy Johnson, but Hawks switched the sexes. Rosalind Russell is the ace reporter, formerly married to editor Walter Burns (Grant). She returns from divorcing him to announce her engagement to an insurance salseman who lives in Albany, NY. Not on your tintype; Burns is not having any, and lures her back to report on a notorious murder case. Every good comedienne in Hollywood turned down Hildy, fearing it was Grant's show. Russell, a friend of his in real life, accepted, but shrewdly paid a gag writer out of her own pocket to punch up Hildy's dialogue. It worked; Hildy's the equal of Burns and their showdowns are hilariously funny (they ad libbed wildly, some of it remaining in the film.) Walter Burns is completely amoral, hugely self-centred, and best of all, funny. Grant is really brilliant. Very possibly my favorite comedy.
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Zombi_2_1979 Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 11/2/06 7:48pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "His Girl Friday" (1940)
	Sadly haven't seen this one yet and seeing this title also made your ten list, definitely move it up on my list of must-sees.
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Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 11/3/06 12:23pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "His Girl Friday" (1940)
	Incredibly funny film; changing Hildy into a woman just makes everything come together. Once again, Ralph Bellamy plays the, er, 'Ralph Bellamy' role. Grant snaps at one point for someone to go find him; what's he look like, the character asks. Like that actor, Grant snaps back, what's his name, Ralph Bellamy. It's a hilarious film from start to finish and, of all screwball, crackerjack dialogue films I've seen, it is the absolute fastest paced. This thing goes ninety to nothing. -----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: 11/3/06 12:24pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "His Girl Friday" (1940)
	I once saw an analysis of the film which noted that Grant pushed his way to the centre of every shot, in keeping with the personality he played.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 11/3/06 7:51pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "His Girl Friday" (1940) - Date Edited: 11/3/06 11:04pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Zaz
	Next: "Rebecca" (1940) USA: 130 min. B & W. Languages: English Director: Alfred Hitchcock Producer: David O. Selznick Screenplay: Phillip McDonald Photography: George Barnes Music: Franz Waxman Cast: Laurance Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson Master Alfred enjoys torturing Joan Fontaine; Laurance Olivier is a stick as Maxim de Winter (perfect bodice-ripper name!), Judith Anderson is one of Hitchcock's best villainesses
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KissMeImARebel Registered: Nov '03	Date Posted: 11/3/06 10:40pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc: "Rebecca" (1940)
	One of my all time favs - and I don't even tend to favor older flicks. The acting is great and so are all the twists. Maybe I'm just gullible but I fell for every false lead: I almost died when Olivier said 'I didn't love her, I hated her!' -----signature----- Waru's Sword of Truth RebelMollom of The Kind
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