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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 12/17/06 9:01pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Ivan the Terrible, Parts I and II" (1944)
	Next: "Double Indemnity" (1944) USA; 107 min. B & W Languages: English Director: Billy Wilder Producer: Joseph Sistrom Screenplay: Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder Photography: John F. Sietz Music: Miklos Rozsa Cast: Fred McMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson Famous film noir, with McMurray and Stanwyck successfully cast against type. Great dialogue (the notorious 'how fast was I going, officer?) and a great score.
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soitscometothis Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 12/18/06 12:13pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Double Indemnity" (1944)
	Good movie, good cast - what's not to like? Not my favourite noir, but always watchable, and deservedly a classic. -----signature----- I am not an eel popsicle. Art: http://boards.theforce.net/Fan_Art/b10020/17816752/?21 Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 12/18/06 12:17pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Double Indemnity" (1944)
	I like them focusing on Stanwyck's face during the murder. I won't say what her expression looks like (the TOS, you know), but how did that ever get by the Production Code?
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Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 12/18/06 6:21pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Double Indemnity" (1944) - Date Edited: 12/18/06 6:22pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Rogue1-and-a-half
	Double Indemnity is a masterpiece of suspense and humor. MacMurray is really great; he's cast against type and (as in The Apartment) he makes you wish this had been his type instead of the other. Stanwyck is great too. And Edward G. Robinson steals the whole show; every scene he's in is a masterwork. Every aspiring character should watch this movie; you don't have to overplay to be memorable and funny. It's a vast improvement over the book which is a real mess. Also worth mentioning: a fantastic opening titles sequence; Rozsa's thundering, looming score as a shadow on crutches limps across the screen. "Closer than that, Walter, closer than that." -----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: 12/18/06 7:42pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Double Indemnity" (1944)
	Saw it yesterday on TCM, and for the first time, I noticed the score, especially with the credits...really good.
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TheBoogieMan Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 12/19/06 12:55am Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Double Indemnity" (1944)
	Funnily enough, I didn't really notice the score when I saw it, which is especially odd given that Zaz did. But yes, it's terrific. I don't know that the book was a mess, but it certainly isn't as good as the film. The only mistep in the film is Stanwyck's awful, awful wig.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 12/19/06 7:25pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Double Indemnity" (1944)
	Next: "Murder, My Sweet" (1944) USA; 95 min. B & W Languages: English Director: Edward Dmytryk Producer: Sid Rogell, Adrian Scott Screenplay: John Paxton, from the novel "Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler Photography: Harry J. Wild Music: Roy Webb Cast: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, Mike Mazuki Powell wanted the lead in "Double Indemity" very badly and when Paramount refused to let him try out, he ended his contract with them. He got a chance at Philip Marlowe in this movie, and does a reading closer to the novel than Bogart or Mitchum (though he hasn't their authority or charisma), and he's good and so is the movie. The book: "as usual with Chandler, the villian turns out to be the strongest woman in the plot."
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Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 12/20/06 2:05pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Murder, My Sweet" (1944)
	It's a great film; Powell's Marlowe is more flippant. He strikes a match on a stone cupid at one point, giving the bottom a rather hilarious look and early in the film plays hopscotch while waiting in the massive parlor of the Grail house. You wouldn't think it would work, but it does. The film itself is brilliant; per Chandler, it's incredibly baroque with lots of twists and turns and, per forties noir, a homosexual who tips himself off with a perfumed handkerchief. There's an infamous drug trip scene that is absolutely fantastic and Powell is surprisingly effective. Definitely a great 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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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 12/20/06 7:39pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Murder, My Sweet" (1944)
	Next: "The Battle of San Pietro" (1945) USA; 33 min. B & W Languages: English Director: John Huston Producer: Frank Capra Screenplay: John Huston Photography: Jules Buck Music: Dmitri Tiomkin Cast: John Huston (narrator) Huston's war documentary about the taking of an Italian hill town from well-entreched Germans is seen from the POV of the soldiers themselves and the Italian civilians. Some sections were removed by the censors of the day as 'too disturbing' (there were over a 1000 deaths in the battle) Very hard to see.
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Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 12/21/06 5:38pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "The Battle of San Pietro" (1945)
	I'd love to see this one. -----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: 12/21/06 9:11pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "The Battle of San Pietro" (1945)
	Next: "Spellbound" (1945) USA; 111 min. B & W Languages: English Director: Alfred Hitchcock Producer: David O. Selznick Screenplay: Angus McPhaill, Ben Hecht Photography: George Barnes Music: Miklos Rozsa Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekov, Leo G. Carroll The book deems this movie a failure, but praises the Dali sequences, the score, and the performance, while complaining about the script.
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Erk Registered: Aug '01	Date Posted: 12/22/06 1:05am Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Spellbound" (1945)
	Is it the one with the wine cellar? -----signature----- "One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place." Mick Travis, If.... Blast. They've removed my icon. U S A ! U S A ! U S A !
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soitscometothis Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 12/22/06 3:07am Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Spellbound" (1945)
	Spellbound was one of the first Hitchcock movies I saw as a kid, and consequently a movie I am very fond of. The music is great, I like the story, and the Dali dream-sequence is unforgettable. Peck, who can be dull, is good in this, as is Bergman (although she is not an actress I find beautiful or alluring; this makes me a freak, right?), and the rest of the cast is good enough. I know many consider it to be one of Hitch's lesser works, but I always enjoy watching this film. -----signature----- I am not an eel popsicle. Art: http://boards.theforce.net/Fan_Art/b10020/17816752/?21 Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 12/22/06 6:38am Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Spellbound" (1945)
	The wine cellar is in "Notorious", which is no doubt coming up..."Spellbound" has its areas of interest, no question.
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Rogue1-and-a-half Title: Manager: Amphitheatre Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 12/22/06 2:02pm Subject: RE: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. "Spellbound" (1945)
	Spellbound is lesser Hitch, but even lesser Hitch is often interesting. Peck, who rarely played heavies, has a great role and there are moments when you're in serious doubt as to his sanity (the razor scene is a classic). Bergman is, as always, particularly beautiful. The dream sequence is a masterwork and Rozsa's score is certainly one of his best. Also nice to see Bill Goodwin, so hilarious on the Burns and Allen show, in a small role as an arrogant detective. And Hitch, as always, has new ways of doing old things; the climactic suicide is seen from the perspective of the villain, which is a hoot. I wouldn't say the movie's a failure; it relies a bit to heavily on concrete dream interpretation and its not as interesting as most, but Peck, Bergman, Dali and Rozsa more than make up for the flaws. -----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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