list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Touch of Evil on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Touch_of_Evil/35573/default.aspx Title: Touch of Evil
Year: 1958
Director: Orson Welles
Plot: This baroque nightmare of a south-of-the-border mystery is considered to be one of the great movies of Orson Welles, who both directed and starred in it. On honeymoon with his new bride, Susan (Janet Leigh), Mexican-born policeman Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) agrees to investigate a bomb explosion. In so doing, he incurs the wrath of local police chief Hank Quinlan (Welles), a corrupt, bullying behemoth with a perfect arrest record. Vargas suspects that Quinlan has planted evidence to win his past convictions, and he isn't about to let the suspect in the current case be railroaded. Quinlan, whose obsession with his own brand of justice is motivated by the long-ago murder of his wife, is equally determined to get Vargas out of his hair, and he makes a deal with local crime boss Uncle Joe Grandi (Akim Tamiroff) to frame Susan on a drug rap, leading to one of the movie's many truly harrowing sequences. Touch of Evil dissects the nature of good and evil in a hallucinatory, nightmarish ambience, helped by the shadow-laden cinematography of Russell Metty and by the cast, which, along with Tamiroff and Welles includes Charlton Heston as a Mexican; Marlene Dietrich, in a brunette wig, as a brittle madam who delivers the movie's unforgettable closing words; Mercedes McCambridge as a junkie; and Dennis Weaver as a tremulous motel clerk. Touch of Evil has been released with four different running times -- 95 minutes for the 1958 original, which was taken away from Welles and brutally cut by the studio; 108 minutes and 114 minutes in later versions; and 111 minutes in the 1998 restoration. Based on a 58-page memo written by Welles after he was barred from the editing room during the film's original post-production, this restoration, among numerous other changes, removed the opening titles and Henry Mancini's music from the opening crane shot, which in either version ranks as one of the most remarkably extended long takes in movie history. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:04:48 GMTTouch of Evil1958Orson WellesThis baroque nightmare of a south-of-the-border mystery is considered to be one of the great movies of <a href="/players/P___116368/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Orson Welles</a>, who both directed and starred in it. On honeymoon with his new bride, Susan (<a href="/players/P____41670/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Janet Leigh</a>), Mexican-born policeman Mike Vargas (<a href="/players/P____94233/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Charlton Heston</a>) agrees to investigate a bomb explosion. In so doing, he incurs the wrath of local police chief Hank Quinlan (Welles), a corrupt, bullying behemoth with a perfect arrest record. Vargas suspects that Quinlan has planted evidence to win his past convictions, and he isn't about to let the suspect in the current case be railroaded. Quinlan, whose obsession with his own brand of justice is motivated by the long-ago murder of his wife, is equally determined to get Vargas out of his hair, and he makes a deal with local crime boss Uncle Joe Grandi (<a href="/players/P____69745/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Akim Tamiroff</a>) to frame Susan on a drug rap, leading to one of the movie's many truly harrowing sequences. Touch of Evil dissects the nature of good and evil in a hallucinatory, nightmarish ambience, helped by the shadow-laden cinematography of <a href="/players/P___102643/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Russell Metty</a> and by the cast, which, along with Tamiroff and Welles includes <a href="/players/P____94233/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Charlton Heston</a> as a Mexican; <a href="/players/P____19148/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Marlene Dietrich</a>, in a brunette wig, as a brittle madam who delivers the movie's unforgettable closing words; <a href="/players/P____46916/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Mercedes McCambridge</a> as a junkie; and <a href="/players/P____75126/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Dennis Weaver</a> as a tremulous motel clerk. Touch of Evil has been released with four different running times -- 95 minutes for the 1958 original, which was taken away from Welles and brutally cut by the studio; 108 minutes and 114 minutes in later versions; and 111 minutes in the 1998 restoration. Based on a 58-page memo written by Welles after he was barred from the editing room during the film's original post-production, this restoration, among numerous other changes, removed the opening titles and <a href="/players/P___100975/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Henry Mancini</a>'s music from the opening crane shot, which in either version ranks as one of the most remarkably extended long takes in movie history. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide14Tag Target (>10)311693http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t08027o1e9y.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Touch_of_Evil/35573/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_May_18_Headin_Down_South/625/42308/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 5/18/2009 11:39:00 AM
Body: I just watched Out of the Past the other night and I decided to do this week's theme on that good old fashion American past time: Going to Mexico. I actually really liked Gore Verbinski's The Mexican in spite of Julia Roberts.... Tony Soprano as a gay hit man very good. Touch of Evil is another great film noir that bounces back and forth across the border. This is probably my favorite Orsen Welles film. Mexico's been on my mind lately. The lovely wife and I are going to be celebrating our 10th anniversary later this year and we're planning a trip to Puerto Vallarta. I've heard that town was basically discovered by American tourists as a result of John Huston filming Night of the Iquana there. Well there you go. Another week another theme. Have at it.
]]>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:39:00 GMTleeroy711Weekly Theme5/18/2009 11:39:00 AMI just watched Out of the Past the other night and I decided to do this week's theme on that good old fashion American past time: Going to Mexico. I actually really liked Gore Verbinski's The Mexican in spite of Julia Roberts.... Tony Soprano as a gay hit man very good. Touch of Evil is another great film noir that bounces back and forth across the border. This is probably my favorite Orsen Welles film. Mexico's been on my mind lately. The lovely wife and I are going to be celebrating our 10th anniversary later this year and we're planning a trip to Puerto Vallarta. I've heard that town was basically discovered by American tourists as a result of John Huston filming Night of the Iquana there. Well there you go. Another week another theme. Have at it. http://www.spout.com/blogs/shaunhuston/archive/2009/3/22/41181.aspx Post By: ShaunHuston
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Post Date: 3/22/2009 2:45:04 PM
Body: I have a feature on directors, marketing, auteur-ship, Orson Welles, and Touch of Evil up at PopMatters. It will be on the front page for another day or so.
]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:45:04 GMTShaunHustonShaunHuston filmblog3/22/2009 2:45:04 PMI have a feature on directors, marketing, auteur-ship, Orson Welles, and Touch of Evil up at PopMatters. It will be on the front page for another day or so. http://www.spout.com/blogs/shaunhuston/archive/2009/3/19/41127.aspx Post By: ShaunHuston
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Post Date: 3/19/2009 2:01:22 AM
Body: A little while ago, I posted an entry about my evolving approach to writing DVD reviews. Since then, I have thought more about how my writing process has changed over the past few years.One mental block I have had to push past is the idea that each review needs to hold some grand insight into cinema, or pop culture, or society, or, at least, the TV series or film itself.The truth is not every film or TV show lends itself to such statement-making. I have been detaching myself from this idea for awhile, but it was my recent, forthcoming review of Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief that crystalized the need.When confronted with a film by someone like Hitchcock, I immediately gravitate towards the Statement, but Thief, not surprisingly, deflected such thinking. Yes, it's well-crafted, etc., etc., but no one is going to mistake it for one of the director's masterworks. It's high gloss entertainment. No reason to make it into much else (by way of example, I think I forced the modest Diggers into too big of a box, and I know that one reason why I struggled with Touch of Evil is Orson Welles).There is also the question of readership. PopMatters aims at a general, but literate audience. That gives me license to write with an academic eye and formality of language, but PM readers, ultimately, want what most readers of reviews want: a sense of whether a DVD is worth their time or not. Being able to claim some grand significance could be one reason to buy, rent, or watch something, but, of course, there's a lot of ground leading up to that point, too. In academia, there's a fetish for originality that I've had to unlearn, something that I'm actually a little thankful for for other reasons as well. I think that readers likely gravitate to the “voice” of a reviewer more than they look for novelty.Length is another perceptual adjustment I've had to make. Journal articles tend to run 5,000-10,000 words. I knew that that wasn't necessary for features at PM, let alone reviews, but I started with three pages, or 1,500-2,000 words as a standard. This has been largely self-imposed, my reviews editor is pretty laissez faire on this issue, but I have, over the past few months, especially, begun to value concision. I think that this has emerged from writing “Worlds in Panels” where my editor does insist on brevity. Online reading is measured primarily in time rather than pages, and avoiding TLDR-type judgments only makes sense in terms of building and keeping readers.And on that note ... Originally posted on:Short-Circuit Signs
]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:01:22 GMTShaunHustonShaunHuston filmblog3/19/2009 2:01:22 AMA little while ago, I posted an entry about my evolving approach to writing DVD reviews. Since then, I have thought more about how my writing process has changed over the past few years.One mental block I have had to push past is the idea that each review needs to hold some grand insight into cinema, or pop culture, or society, or, at least, the TV series or film itself.The truth is not every film or TV show lends itself to such statement-making. I have been detaching myself from this idea for awhile, but it was my recent, forthcoming review of Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief that crystalized the need.When confronted with a film by someone like Hitchcock, I immediately gravitate towards the Statement, but Thief, not surprisingly, deflected such thinking. Yes, it's well-crafted, etc., etc., but no one is going to mistake it for one of the director's masterworks. It's high gloss entertainment. No reason to make it into much else (by way of example, I think I forced the modest Diggers into too big of a box, and I know that one reason why I struggled with Touch of Evil is Orson Welles).There is also the question of readership. PopMatters aims at a general, but literate audience. That gives me license to write with an academic eye and formality of language, but PM readers, ultimately, want what most readers of reviews want: a sense of whether a DVD is worth their time or not. Being able to claim some grand significance could be one reason to buy, rent, or watch something, but, of course, there's a lot of ground leading up to that point, too. In academia, there's a fetish for originality that I've had to unlearn, something that I'm actually a little thankful for for other reasons as well. I think that readers likely gravitate to the “voice” of a reviewer more than they look for novelty.Length is another perceptual adjustment I've had to make. Journal articles tend to run 5,000-10,000 words. I knew that that wasn't necessary for features at PM, let alone reviews, but I started with three pages, or 1,500-2,000 words as a standard. This has been largely self-imposed, my reviews editor is pretty laissez faire on this issue, but I have, over the past few months, especially, begun to value concision. I think that this has emerged from writing “Worlds in Panels” where my editor does insist on brevity. Online reading is measured primarily in time rather than pages, and avoiding TLDR-type judgments only makes sense in terms of building and keeping readers.And on that note ... Originally posted on:Short-Circuit Signs http://www.spout.com/blogs/mconrad3/archive/2009/2/26/40659.aspx Post By: mconrad3
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Post Date: 2/26/2009 11:45:54 PM
Body: I suppose it should be noted that, before I continue, I am commenting on the so-called "director's cut" that is supposedly as much the director's cut as that of Blade Runner. From what I have been told, the studio threw in as much footage as possible whether it perhaps belonged or not. It is clear that you can see Orson Welle's style behind the shots and composition, but it is clear there are elements of this film that belonged on the editing room floor. The story is clearly B-movie material, but it still doesn't meet up to my expectations of what to expect from a B-movie by Orson Welles. The biggest issue I noticed is the pacing. Throughout the entire ordeal, it is very difficult to figure out how this plot moves along. Characters show up that appear all of three times and have histories that are never really explored, while two dimensional characters show up all throughout the film and stick around solely to annoy and build tension. I can understand having fun with things like trying to play Charleton Heston off as a Mexican native, but when the film feels twice as long as it should, all the good moments get lost in the clunkers. I am not refuting the directing prowess of Orson Welles. Clearly there are moments in this flick I found enjoyable. The problem is they are too few and far between scenes that make little to no sense. I think seeing a different, more condensed version would have benefited my ability to enjoy it greaty. When I get the chance to watch a different version, I'll offer another judgement. However, this cut was clearly not the definitive version.
]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:45:54 GMTmconrad3mconrad3 Blog2/26/2009 11:45:54 PMI suppose it should be noted that, before I continue, I am commenting on the so-called "director's cut" that is supposedly as much the director's cut as that of Blade Runner. From what I have been told, the studio threw in as much footage as possible whether it perhaps belonged or not. It is clear that you can see Orson Welle's style behind the shots and composition, but it is clear there are elements of this film that belonged on the editing room floor. The story is clearly B-movie material, but it still doesn't meet up to my expectations of what to expect from a B-movie by Orson Welles. The biggest issue I noticed is the pacing. Throughout the entire ordeal, it is very difficult to figure out how this plot moves along. Characters show up that appear all of three times and have histories that are never really explored, while two dimensional characters show up all throughout the film and stick around solely to annoy and build tension. I can understand having fun with things like trying to play Charleton Heston off as a Mexican native, but when the film feels twice as long as it should, all the good moments get lost in the clunkers. I am not refuting the directing prowess of Orson Welles. Clearly there are moments in this flick I found enjoyable. The problem is they are too few and far between scenes that make little to no sense. I think seeing a different, more condensed version would have benefited my ability to enjoy it greaty. When I get the chance to watch a different version, I'll offer another judgement. However, this cut was clearly not the definitive version. http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Re_Need_more_Noir/643/39286/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 1/8/2009 6:53:11 PM
Body: [quote user="leeroy711"] I feel like I've recently re-discovered the noir genre. I just watched The Killing last night and I loved it. As with Fuller's Pickup on South Street. I had previously been a fan of Fritz Lang's older German movies, but now I've seen Fury and I need to see more of his American stuff. And after watching Touch of Evil, I can't understand why Citizen Kane is known as Orson Welle's best work.. I mean c'mon....!!! Charlton Heston just grows a mustache and presto!!! He's a Mexican. You can't beat that! Anyways what are some of the films I'm missing?? [/quote] I've seen all of these except for Fury, and they are all fantastic!! You MUST see these: Born to Kill Murder, My Sweet Out of the Past And these are also highly recommended and are all listed as film-noir on IMDB (for what it's worth): Sunset Blvd. The Big Sleep White Heat The Night of the Hunter Strangers on a Train The Third Man The Maltese Falcon And if you liked Samuel Fuller's Pickup on South Street you should check out another one of my favorites from him, Shock Corridor.
]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:53:11 GMTRisseladaCommunity Recommendations1/8/2009 6:53:11 PM[quote user="leeroy711"] I feel like I've recently re-discovered the noir genre. I just watched The Killing last night and I loved it. As with Fuller's Pickup on South Street. I had previously been a fan of Fritz Lang's older German movies, but now I've seen Fury and I need to see more of his American stuff. And after watching Touch of Evil, I can't understand why Citizen Kane is known as Orson Welle's best work.. I mean c'mon....!!! Charlton Heston just grows a mustache and presto!!! He's a Mexican. You can't beat that! Anyways what are some of the films I'm missing?? [/quote] I've seen all of these except for Fury, and they are all fantastic!! You MUST see these: Born to Kill Murder, My Sweet Out of the Past And these are also highly recommended and are all listed as film-noir on IMDB (for what it's worth): Sunset Blvd. The Big Sleep White Heat The Night of the Hunter Strangers on a Train The Third Man The Maltese Falcon And if you liked Samuel Fuller's Pickup on South Street you should check out another one of my favorites from him, Shock Corridor. http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Need_more_Noir/643/39263/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 1/8/2009 2:58:15 PM
Body: I feel like I've recently re-discovered the noir genre. I just watched The Killing last night and I loved it. As with Fuller's Pickup on South Street. I had previously been a fan of Fritz Lang's older German movies, but now I've seen Fury and I need to see more of his American stuff. And after watching Touch of Evil, I can't understand why Citizen Kane is known as Orson Welle's best work.. I mean c'mon....!!! Charlton Heston just grows a mustache and presto!!! He's a Mexican. You can't beat that! Anyways what are some of the films I'm missing??
]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:58:15 GMTleeroy711Community Recommendations1/8/2009 2:58:15 PMI feel like I've recently re-discovered the noir genre. I just watched The Killing last night and I loved it. As with Fuller's Pickup on South Street. I had previously been a fan of Fritz Lang's older German movies, but now I've seen Fury and I need to see more of his American stuff. And after watching Touch of Evil, I can't understand why Citizen Kane is known as Orson Welle's best work.. I mean c'mon....!!! Charlton Heston just grows a mustache and presto!!! He's a Mexican. You can't beat that! Anyways what are some of the films I'm missing?? http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/12/17/38484.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 12/17/2008 12:01:25 PM
Body: Time to feature two more members of the Spout community, each of which will be receiving a copy of the two-disc edition of Yule-A-Go-Go, the perfect thing to give you that warm, fuzzy feeling this Christmas season. (Note: I’ll be doing this twice today since I spectacularly failed to do it yesterday.) –Chris Thilk, Director of Marketing Username: leeroy711 Real name: Emery From: Phoenix , AZ Last 5 movies I’ve loved: Missing (1982), Touch of Evil (1958), Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), Volver (2006) and The Princess and the Warrior (2000). My favorite group on Spout is: The Weekly Theme. The strangest place I’ve ever watched a movie has to be at the Glendale Drive-in. A friend and I used to know where the hole in the fence was. We would sneak in and find a family that was watching something we wanted to see and sit on the parking block next to thier car so we could just pretend that we were with them. Also, I watch about one movie a week on my laptop in a hotel room in Nogales, AZ (border town) which is just a strange place to find yourself in. —————- Username: Pippin06 Real Name: Kylie From: Grand Rapids, MI Last 5 movies I’ve loved: The last ones I’ve loved (as in, I gave them 5 stars here on Spout) were: Double Indemnity, Hotel Rwanda, The Painted Veil, All About Eve, and Wall-E (these don’t count the ones I “revisited” for the AFI Project thing in my blog; they’re ones I saw for the first time and fell in love with them). Favorite group on Spout is: My favorite group on Spout? I can’t narrow it to one, so I’ll say three: two of the ones I own, which would be the Oscars group (It’s a Wonderful Night for Oscar) and the Imagination of Fantasy group, because I started them and love talking about awards shows and fantasy, but otherwise I enjoy the discussions in Top 5 a lot because I like making lists of things. I don’t know about unusual, but definitely one of the best experiences I had watching a movie was when I went to a drive-in somewhere outside of Loveland, CO near the foothills of the Rockies. I think I saw Anger Management and Bringing Down the House. It was like camping under the stars but with movies! And there are no mountains in Grand Rapids. I’m just sayin’. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:01:25 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com12/17/2008 12:01:25 PMTime to feature two more members of the Spout community, each of which will be receiving a copy of the two-disc edition of Yule-A-Go-Go, the perfect thing to give you that warm, fuzzy feeling this Christmas season. (Note: I’ll be doing this twice today since I spectacularly failed to do it yesterday.) –Chris Thilk, Director of Marketing Username: leeroy711 Real name: Emery From: Phoenix , AZ Last 5 movies I’ve loved: Missing (1982), Touch of Evil (1958), Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), Volver (2006) and The Princess and the Warrior (2000). My favorite group on Spout is: The Weekly Theme. The strangest place I’ve ever watched a movie has to be at the Glendale Drive-in. A friend and I used to know where the hole in the fence was. We would sneak in and find a family that was watching something we wanted to see and sit on the parking block next to thier car so we could just pretend that we were with them. Also, I watch about one movie a week on my laptop in a hotel room in Nogales, AZ (border town) which is just a strange place to find yourself in. —————- Username: Pippin06 Real Name: Kylie From: Grand Rapids, MI Last 5 movies I’ve loved: The last ones I’ve loved (as in, I gave them 5 stars here on Spout) were: Double Indemnity, Hotel Rwanda, The Painted Veil, All About Eve, and Wall-E (these don’t count the ones I “revisited” for the AFI Project thing in my blog; they’re ones I saw for the first time and fell in love with them). Favorite group on Spout is: My favorite group on Spout? I can’t narrow it to one, so I’ll say three: two of the ones I own, which would be the Oscars group (It’s a Wonderful Night for Oscar) and the Imagination of Fantasy group, because I started them and love talking about awards shows and fantasy, but otherwise I enjoy the discussions in Top 5 a lot because I like making lists of things. I don’t know about unusual, but definitely one of the best experiences I had watching a movie was when I went to a drive-in somewhere outside of Loveland, CO near the foothills of the Rockies. I think I saw Anger Management and Bringing Down the House. It was like camping under the stars but with movies! And there are no mountains in Grand Rapids. I’m just sayin’. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/12/15/38410.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 12/15/2008 5:00:38 PM
Body: As promised earlier today, here are the first two member profiles as we highlight some of those who have made Spout the great place it is over the course of 2008 (and even before that). As promised, each one of these members will receive a copy of Yule-A-Go-Go on DVD for them to snuggle up to in ways we don’t need to hear about. –Chris Thilk, Director of Marketing Username:  Risselada Real name: Brian Risselada but some people here call me Rizzo From: Jenison, MI. But have been in Chicago, IL for over 4 years now Fav Group on Spout: Movie Polls Last five movies I saw for the first time that have become my favorites: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Burn After Reading 21 Up Born To Kill Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx Most Unusual Place You’ve Ever Watched a Movie: I’m not sure the most unusual place I’ve watched a movie, but one of the most unusual experiences I had watching a movie was when a couple of my friends and I went to see Happy, Texas when it first came out.  I personally wanted to see Bringing Out the Dead, but that movie was chosen and our fates were sealed.  Without going into too much detail I will say that when we first walked into the theater we were the only ones there.  And by the middle of the movie one of my friends was writhing around on the ground in just his underwear, covered in Mountain Dew, while angry old biker in leather was cussing him out. I’m excessively honored to be chosen as a featured profile!  I LOVE SPOUT!!! ———- Username: leeroy711 Real name: Emery From: Phoenix , AZ Last 5 movies I’ve loved: Missing (1982),  Touch of Evil (1958), Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), Volver (2006) and  The Princess and the Warrior (2000). My favorite group on spout is The Weekly Theme. Most Unusual Place You’ve Ever Watched a Movie: The strangest place I’ve ever watched a movie has to be at the Glendale Drive-in. A friend and I used to know where the hole in the fence was. We would sneak in and find a family that was watching something we wanted to see and sit on the parking block next to thier car so we could just pretend that we were with them. Also, I watch about one movie a week on my laptop in a hotel room in Nogales, AZ (border town) which is just a strange place to find yourself in. Merry Christmas! Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:00:38 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com12/15/2008 5:00:38 PMAs promised earlier today, here are the first two member profiles as we highlight some of those who have made Spout the great place it is over the course of 2008 (and even before that). As promised, each one of these members will receive a copy of Yule-A-Go-Go on DVD for them to snuggle up to in ways we don’t need to hear about. –Chris Thilk, Director of Marketing Username:  Risselada Real name: Brian Risselada but some people here call me Rizzo From: Jenison, MI. But have been in Chicago, IL for over 4 years now Fav Group on Spout: Movie Polls Last five movies I saw for the first time that have become my favorites: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Burn After Reading 21 Up Born To Kill Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx Most Unusual Place You’ve Ever Watched a Movie: I’m not sure the most unusual place I’ve watched a movie, but one of the most unusual experiences I had watching a movie was when a couple of my friends and I went to see Happy, Texas when it first came out.  I personally wanted to see Bringing Out the Dead, but that movie was chosen and our fates were sealed.  Without going into too much detail I will say that when we first walked into the theater we were the only ones there.  And by the middle of the movie one of my friends was writhing around on the ground in just his underwear, covered in Mountain Dew, while angry old biker in leather was cussing him out. I’m excessively honored to be chosen as a featured profile!  I LOVE SPOUT!!! ———- Username: leeroy711 Real name: Emery From: Phoenix , AZ Last 5 movies I’ve loved: Missing (1982),  Touch of Evil (1958), Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), Volver (2006) and  The Princess and the Warrior (2000). My favorite group on spout is The Weekly Theme. Most Unusual Place You’ve Ever Watched a Movie: The strangest place I’ve ever watched a movie has to be at the Glendale Drive-in. A friend and I used to know where the hole in the fence was. We would sneak in and find a family that was watching something we wanted to see and sit on the parking block next to thier car so we could just pretend that we were with them. Also, I watch about one movie a week on my laptop in a hotel room in Nogales, AZ (border town) which is just a strange place to find yourself in. Merry Christmas! Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_3_The_Movies_in_the/625/36978/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: chrismorrell
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Post Date: 11/5/2008 5:57:45 AM
Body: [quote user="tadiv"] How about this -- Touch of Evil within In Bruges... [/quote] Yes ,that was the most recent one i could think of..the "big guy" is watching back at the hotel while Colin Farrell's character is out gallivanting...
]]>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:57:45 GMTchrismorrellWeekly Theme11/5/2008 5:57:45 AM[quote user="tadiv"] How about this -- Touch of Evil within In Bruges... [/quote] Yes ,that was the most recent one i could think of..the "big guy" is watching back at the hotel while Colin Farrell's character is out gallivanting... http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_3_The_Movies_in_the/625/36922/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: tadiv
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Post Date: 11/3/2008 9:57:18 PM
Body: How about this -- Touch of Evil within In Bruges...
]]>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:57:18 GMTtadivWeekly Theme11/3/2008 9:57:18 PMHow about this -- Touch of Evil within In Bruges... http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Classic/MemberTagFilms.aspxClassic
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