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Post by Doomsday on Jul 4, 2020 13:33:41 GMT -5
Speaking of, we are going to see DW Griffith I assume?
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Post by Dracula on Jul 4, 2020 13:57:43 GMT -5
Speaking of, we are going to see DW Griffith I assume? Intolerance is the one on the 2007 list. |
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 4, 2020 14:15:57 GMT -5
Excellent, that's exactly the movie that I was thinking.
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 4, 2020 14:26:24 GMT -5
I really don't like double indemnity, but I understand its importance.
Or do I? Hmm, maybe I shouldn't vote for it?
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Post by PG Cooper on Jul 4, 2020 14:58:18 GMT -5
I really don't like double indemnity, but I understand its importance. Or do I? Hmm, maybe I shouldn't vote for it? It's so good. |
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 4, 2020 15:28:35 GMT -5
It's a great movie, and pioneered a lot of the things we think of as noir (the blinds, alley shadows), and the main three performances are really good.
I'm changing my ambivalent vote to an "in"
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jul 4, 2020 17:46:38 GMT -5
I don't think it's going to happen again. CBS probably isn't interested in airing the specials anymore, so there's no profit motive, also they are probably wary of causing a backlash if whatever list they compile isn't diverse enough for certain tastes so it's more likely to cause bad publicity for them than good publicity. That's frustrating but I suppose understandable. I always enjoyed those two lists but I don't hold them in too high of regard either. I mean, come on, no one actually thinks Sophie's Choice, Wuthering Heights, Yankee Doodle Dandy, etc. are among the 100 greatest American/British movies ever made. It's not the Sight and Sound list which carries major merit, despite it coming from a place as prestigious as AFI. But you're right, what's the incentive to do it if it won't be broadcast and will undoubtedly just stir up groaning from everyone no matter what goes on it? |
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 4, 2020 21:09:02 GMT -5
Both Vertigo and Double Indemnity are kept on the CS! AFI Top 100 2020.
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 4, 2020 21:23:49 GMT -5
Director: Frank Capra
Written by Robert Riskin Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Screwball
In Frank Capra's acclaimed romantic comedy, spoiled heiress Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) impetuously marries the scheming King Westley, leading her tycoon father (Walter Connolly) to spirit her away on his yacht. After jumping ship, Ellie falls in with cynical newspaper reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable), who offers to help her reunite with her new husband in exchange for an exclusive story. But during their travels, the reporter finds himself falling for the feisty young heiress.
Director: William Wyler Written by Karl Tunberg Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins
Genre: Epic
Epic drama about an aristocratic Jew living in Judaea who incurs the wrath of a childhood friend, now a Roman tribune. Although forced into slavery on a galley and compelled to witness the cruel persecution of his family, he survives, harbouring dreams of vengeance. A battle at sea and a chariot race are among the memorable sequences. The film used 300 sets at Rome's Cinecitta Studios and won a record 11 Oscars.
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Post by Dracula on Jul 4, 2020 21:30:22 GMT -5
Cut and cut
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 4, 2020 21:42:11 GMT -5
It Happened One Night: Keep
Ben-Hur: Keep
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Post by PG Cooper on Jul 4, 2020 21:42:39 GMT -5
Cut both.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 4, 2020 22:55:01 GMT -5
It Happened One Night: Cut
Ben-Hur: Keep
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 5, 2020 0:09:02 GMT -5
Keep both baby!
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 5, 2020 5:02:27 GMT -5
Everybody who cuts It Happened One Night is my mortal enemy.
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 5, 2020 10:43:56 GMT -5
My votes
It Happened One Night: keep
Ben-Hur: cut
To those that would cut It Happened One Night, why are you leaning that way?
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Post by PG Cooper on Jul 5, 2020 10:44:51 GMT -5
My votes It Happened One Night: keep Ben-Hur: cut To those that would cut It Happened One Night, why are you leaning that way? I don't find it especially romantic or funny. |
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Post by Dracula on Jul 5, 2020 10:58:15 GMT -5
My votes It Happened One Night: keep Ben-Hur: cut To those that would cut It Happened One Night, why are you leaning that way? There are better screwball comedies and better romantic comedies and it just generally isn't a favorite of mine. Not a bad film by any means, but I can think of a hundred better movies. |
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 5, 2020 11:04:39 GMT -5
One Night is sound era hollywood getting its %^&* together.
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 5, 2020 11:10:58 GMT -5
Fucking hipsters.
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Post by Dracula on Jul 5, 2020 11:17:40 GMT -5
One Night is sound era hollywood getting its %^&* together. The Thin Man and It's a Gift came out the same year, King Kong and Duck Soup came out the year before. Other notable sound era Hollywood films of the same period included The Scarlet Empress, Cleopatra, Trouble in Paradise, and 42nd Street. They were well on their way without One Night, which is in many ways a tamer and more bland version of what they had been doing in the pre-code era. |
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 5, 2020 11:33:03 GMT -5
My votes It Happened One Night: keep Ben-Hur: cut To those that would cut It Happened One Night, why are you leaning that way? There are better screwball comedies and better romantic comedies and it just generally isn't a favorite of mine. Not a bad film by any means, but I can think of a hundred better movies. This. |
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 5, 2020 11:49:12 GMT -5
It Happened One Night is the best Best Picture winner.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 5, 2020 11:55:50 GMT -5
The Artist is also a Best Picture winner. Your point?
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Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 5, 2020 12:05:58 GMT -5
The Artist is also a Best Picture winner. Your point? Also one of my favorite Best Picture winners. It Happened One Night is still the best. |
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