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Year: 1950
Director: Rudolph Maté
Plot: "I want to report a murder...mine." So begins D.O.A. Told in flashback, the story tells of how vacationing CPA Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) becomes the recipient of a deadly poison known as iridium. Told by a doctor that he hasn't long to live, Bigelow desperately retraces his movements of the previous 24 hours, trying to locate his murderer. Through the aid of his secretary Paula Gibson (Pamela Britton) (who doesn't know of her employer's imminent demise), Bigelow traces a shipment of iridium to a gang of criminals who've used the poison in the commission of a crime. But for much of the film, it remains unclear why Bigelow himself was targeted. Though we know from the outset that Bigelow isn't long for this world, the film builds up an incredible amount of suspense towards the end, when Bigelow is taken "for a ride" by a psychopath (Neville Brand). with a penchant for pummeling his victims in the belly. DOA was remade in 1988 with Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:54:11 GMTD.O.A.1950Rudolph Maté"I want to report a murder...mine." So begins D.O.A. Told in flashback, the story tells of how vacationing CPA Frank Bigelow (<a href="/players/P____53260/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Edmond O'Brien</a>) becomes the recipient of a deadly poison known as iridium. Told by a doctor that he hasn't long to live, Bigelow desperately retraces his movements of the previous 24 hours, trying to locate his murderer. Through the aid of his secretary Paula Gibson (<a href="/players/P_____8563/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Pamela Britton</a>) (who doesn't know of her employer's imminent demise), Bigelow traces a shipment of iridium to a gang of criminals who've used the poison in the commission of a crime. But for much of the film, it remains unclear why Bigelow himself was targeted. Though we know from the outset that Bigelow isn't long for this world, the film builds up an incredible amount of suspense towards the end, when Bigelow is taken "for a ride" by a psychopath (<a href="/players/P_____8058/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Neville Brand</a>). with a penchant for pummeling his victims in the belly. <a href=/films/244461/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>DOA</a> was remade in 1988 with <a href="/players/P____58161/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Dennis Quaid</a> and <a href="/players/P____62388/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Meg Ryan</a>. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide7Taggedy Taggged (6-10)9532http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t28691flwoh.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/D_O_A/7741/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2009/2/4/40232.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: Publisher Quirk Books and author Seth Grahame-Smith have come up with the best way to make a literary work more accessible since the creation of Classics Illustrated comic books: they’ve added “all-new scenes of bone crunching zombie action” to Jane Austen’s 19th century novel Pride and Prejudice. This new version, out in stores this May, is titled Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now With Ultraviolent Mayhem! And if you didn’t think it was a masterpiece before, chances are you will now. Could we do the same thing to classic films? Well, the technology to add extraneous enhancements to movies exists. Just check out The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for proof. But like Pride and Prejudice, we’d need to “enhance” films in the public domain if we wanted to get away with it. Fortunately, there are hundreds of such titles (see a list at Wikipedia), some of which actually already have zombies (Night of the Living Dead, White Zombie, Revolt of the Zombies, and in a way the “scientific” film Experiments in the Revival of Organisms). Avoiding the majority of public domain movies already consisting of horror and science fiction elements, we’ve come up with ten great classic films that would be even greater with the addition of zombies. Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstin, 1925) New title: Mutinous Zombies of the Battleship Potemkin Synopsis: A Soviet cinema masterpiece, Eisenstein’s film depicts the 1905 uprising of zombies on the titular vessel against the oppressive officers of the Tsarist regime. It begins when soldiers aboard the Potemkin are forced to eat rotten, maggot-infested meat, which turns the men into mutinous zombies. Later, the city of Odessa becomes overwhelmed with undead citizens and the Tsarist military is sent in to massacre them. In the end, though, even the soldiers are converted. Other Eisenstein films, particularly October, may also appropriately receive similar special zombie editions. The General (Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton, 1927) New title: The General and the Zombies Synopsis: Buster Keaton’s greatest silent blockbuster is kind of like the Shaun of the Dead of its time. The film begins with Keaton’s character losing his girlfriend due to his inability to prove he’s not a coward and a bum, but then by happenstance he ends up a hero and, most importantly, salvages his relationship in the process. In this special edition, Johnnie Gray still has to rescue his train (and his girlfriend) from the Union army, but now those Northern spies are zombies. Like the title character in Shaun of the Dead, Johnnie must in one new scene impersonate a zombie in order to fool them. The stone-faced Keaton is a natural for this masquerade, but of course then soldiers on his side mistake him for being a Union zombie, with hilarious consequences. Abraham Lincoln (D.W. Griffith, 1930) New title: Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies Synopsis: Griffith’s biopic about the 16th President of the United States was filled with historical inaccuracies when first released almost 80 years ago. The main complaint? Griffith left out Lincoln’s triumphant one-man battle against a Confederate brigade made up completely of zombie soldiers (yep, the South had them, too). Now, in a special edition release timed to coincide with Honest Abe’s 200th birthday, scenes depicting that battle, as well as a new ending, in which Lincoln recommends the enslavement of zombies, because they are not technically men and therefore are not guaranteed Constitutional freedom, are included. Also, on the DVD: a bonus behind-the-scenes supplement featuring a still-undead Lincoln zombie overseeing the restoration; an exclusive look at Lincoln’s famous stovepipe hat, which he wore to keep zombies from getting at his brains. (The above image of Abe Lincoln, Zombie Hunter is from this t-shirt.) At the Circus (Edward Buzzell, 1939) New title: At the Zombie Circus Synopsis: The Marx Brothers’ films were crazy enough without the addition of zombies, but this late episode from Groucho, Harpo and Chico just wasn’t anarchic enough for their fans. So, now the plot involving the stolen money has been eliminated and the film consists of the three Marx boys trying to stay alive inside a circus tent filled with zombies. There’s a strong man zombie, a dwarf zombie, and then there’s Margaret Dumont, who is so dull Groucho thinks she’s a zombie. Or maybe he just stabs her in the brain for fun? His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940) New title: His Girl Zombie Synopsis: Despite the new title, Rosalind Russell is never turned into a zombie. Rather, the zombies are merely in the background, causing even more fast-paced hysterics (yes, they’re the quick sort of zombies that are all the “rage” these days). Actually, at one point Ralph Bellamy’s character is thought to be a zombie, but then it’s realized that as much as he appears to be the walking dead, he’s just too slow to be one of the zombies running around outside the courthouse. Again, His Girl Zombie has something in common with Shaun of the Dead (not to mention Twister), in that it’s another story in which a couple attempts to separate but is thrust back together during a chaotic event. Angel and the Badman (James Edward Grant, 1947) New title: Angel and the Badman and the Zombies Synopsis: In this early precursor to the ‘80s Harrison Ford classic Witness Zombies, John Wayne plays a shootist and womanizer who is wounded near a Quaker family home. Brought in and nursed back to health, he attempts to tame himself after falling for a young Quaker woman. But his desire to become a pacifist is made difficult when brain-hungry zombies attack the house, and he must choose to either commit himself to the Quaker ways and “die” with his new religious society of friends, or go out and kick some zombie ass. D.O.A. (Rudolph Mate, 1950) New title: Z.O.A. Synopsis: The film begins with Frank Bigelow, filmed from behind, entering a police station to report that he’s been murdered. The reason he is able to do this is not because he’s not yet died from the poison; it’s because he is a zombie, which we finally discover when the camera finally shows us his face. The film then goes to flashback and details the events that lead to Bigelow’s zombification. After the back-story is complete, the film returns to the scene in the police station, where cops proceed to shoot Bigelow in the head. His file is then marked “Z.O.A.,” meaning “zombie on arrival.” Royal Wedding (Stanley Donen, 1951) New title: Zombie Wedding Synopsis: Fred Astaire and Jane Powell star as a brother and sister song and dance duo in this musical classic, which features two of Astaire’s most famous scenes. “Zombie Jumps” has him dancing first with a coat rack, then with a corpse, Weekend at Bernie’s-style. The latter of these objects ends up coming to life, a metaphor for Astaire’s famous ability to animate the inanimate. In “You’re All Zombies to Me,” Astaire playfully escapes from the zombie he’s created by dancing on the walls and ceiling of a room. Beat the Devil (John Huston, 1953) New title: Beat the Devil and the Zombies Synopsis: It’s been called the first camp movie, but unfortunately it wasn’t the first camp zombie movie. That all changes now with newly added scenes in which Humphrey Bogart and a great ensemble of character actors, including Peter Lorre, must fight off zombies while killing time at an Italian port. It’s very likely that Huston and co-screenwriter Truman Capote would have no problem with this additional subplot. Anyone familiar with the background of the film knows its makers didn’t take it seriously in the least. Actually, let’s just go ahead and add zombies into every section of the film. Zombies on the boat, zombies in Africa, zombies everywhere. Heck, make Bogie a zombie due to a lack of money. After all, as his character sets it up with the line, “I’ve got to have money. Doctor’s orders are that I must have a lot of money, otherwise I become dull, listless and have trouble with my complexion.” It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946) New title: It’s a Zombie Life Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, George Bailey wishes he were a zombie. But before he can find another zombie to bite him, an angel comes down from Heaven and shows him what his life would be like if he were undead. Zombie George infects the whole town of Bedford Falls, all except the wealthy Mr. Potter, who manages to take over the town by enslaving and exploiting the zombified citizens. In the end, George realizes that he’s better off simply shooting himself in the head so that he can’t possibly become a zombie. (Note: It’s a Wonderful Life is actually no longer in the public domain, but we just couldn’t not include it). Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:00:51 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com2/4/2009 10:00:51 AMPublisher Quirk Books and author Seth Grahame-Smith have come up with the best way to make a literary work more accessible since the creation of Classics Illustrated comic books: they’ve added “all-new scenes of bone crunching zombie action” to Jane Austen’s 19th century novel Pride and Prejudice. This new version, out in stores this May, is titled Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now With Ultraviolent Mayhem! And if you didn’t think it was a masterpiece before, chances are you will now. Could we do the same thing to classic films? Well, the technology to add extraneous enhancements to movies exists. Just check out The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for proof. But like Pride and Prejudice, we’d need to “enhance” films in the public domain if we wanted to get away with it. Fortunately, there are hundreds of such titles (see a list at Wikipedia), some of which actually already have zombies (Night of the Living Dead, White Zombie, Revolt of the Zombies, and in a way the “scientific” film Experiments in the Revival of Organisms). Avoiding the majority of public domain movies already consisting of horror and science fiction elements, we’ve come up with ten great classic films that would be even greater with the addition of zombies. Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstin, 1925) New title: Mutinous Zombies of the Battleship Potemkin Synopsis: A Soviet cinema masterpiece, Eisenstein’s film depicts the 1905 uprising of zombies on the titular vessel against the oppressive officers of the Tsarist regime. It begins when soldiers aboard the Potemkin are forced to eat rotten, maggot-infested meat, which turns the men into mutinous zombies. Later, the city of Odessa becomes overwhelmed with undead citizens and the Tsarist military is sent in to massacre them. In the end, though, even the soldiers are converted. Other Eisenstein films, particularly October, may also appropriately receive similar special zombie editions. The General (Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton, 1927) New title: The General and the Zombies Synopsis: Buster Keaton’s greatest silent blockbuster is kind of like the Shaun of the Dead of its time. The film begins with Keaton’s character losing his girlfriend due to his inability to prove he’s not a coward and a bum, but then by happenstance he ends up a hero and, most importantly, salvages his relationship in the process. In this special edition, Johnnie Gray still has to rescue his train (and his girlfriend) from the Union army, but now those Northern spies are zombies. Like the title character in Shaun of the Dead, Johnnie must in one new scene impersonate a zombie in order to fool them. The stone-faced Keaton is a natural for this masquerade, but of course then soldiers on his side mistake him for being a Union zombie, with hilarious consequences. Abraham Lincoln (D.W. Griffith, 1930) New title: Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies Synopsis: Griffith’s biopic about the 16th President of the United States was filled with historical inaccuracies when first released almost 80 years ago. The main complaint? Griffith left out Lincoln’s triumphant one-man battle against a Confederate brigade made up completely of zombie soldiers (yep, the South had them, too). Now, in a special edition release timed to coincide with Honest Abe’s 200th birthday, scenes depicting that battle, as well as a new ending, in which Lincoln recommends the enslavement of zombies, because they are not technically men and therefore are not guaranteed Constitutional freedom, are included. Also, on the DVD: a bonus behind-the-scenes supplement featuring a still-undead Lincoln zombie overseeing the restoration; an exclusive look at Lincoln’s famous stovepipe hat, which he wore to keep zombies from getting at his brains. (The above image of Abe Lincoln, Zombie Hunter is from this t-shirt.) At the Circus (Edward Buzzell, 1939) New title: At the Zombie Circus Synopsis: The Marx Brothers’ films were crazy enough without the addition of zombies, but this late episode from Groucho, Harpo and Chico just wasn’t anarchic enough for their fans. So, now the plot involving the stolen money has been eliminated and the film consists of the three Marx boys trying to stay alive inside a circus tent filled with zombies. There’s a strong man zombie, a dwarf zombie, and then there’s Margaret Dumont, who is so dull Groucho thinks she’s a zombie. Or maybe he just stabs her in the brain for fun? His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940) New title: His Girl Zombie Synopsis: Despite the new title, Rosalind Russell is never turned into a zombie. Rather, the zombies are merely in the background, causing even more fast-paced hysterics (yes, they’re the quick sort of zombies that are all the “rage” these days). Actually, at one point Ralph Bellamy’s character is thought to be a zombie, but then it’s realized that as much as he appears to be the walking dead, he’s just too slow to be one of the zombies running around outside the courthouse. Again, His Girl Zombie has something in common with Shaun of the Dead (not to mention Twister), in that it’s another story in which a couple attempts to separate but is thrust back together during a chaotic event. Angel and the Badman (James Edward Grant, 1947) New title: Angel and the Badman and the Zombies Synopsis: In this early precursor to the ‘80s Harrison Ford classic Witness Zombies, John Wayne plays a shootist and womanizer who is wounded near a Quaker family home. Brought in and nursed back to health, he attempts to tame himself after falling for a young Quaker woman. But his desire to become a pacifist is made difficult when brain-hungry zombies attack the house, and he must choose to either commit himself to the Quaker ways and “die” with his new religious society of friends, or go out and kick some zombie ass. D.O.A. (Rudolph Mate, 1950) New title: Z.O.A. Synopsis: The film begins with Frank Bigelow, filmed from behind, entering a police station to report that he’s been murdered. The reason he is able to do this is not because he’s not yet died from the poison; it’s because he is a zombie, which we finally discover when the camera finally shows us his face. The film then goes to flashback and details the events that lead to Bigelow’s zombification. After the back-story is complete, the film returns to the scene in the police station, where cops proceed to shoot Bigelow in the head. His file is then marked “Z.O.A.,” meaning “zombie on arrival.” Royal Wedding (Stanley Donen, 1951) New title: Zombie Wedding Synopsis: Fred Astaire and Jane Powell star as a brother and sister song and dance duo in this musical classic, which features two of Astaire’s most famous scenes. “Zombie Jumps” has him dancing first with a coat rack, then with a corpse, Weekend at Bernie’s-style. The latter of these objects ends up coming to life, a metaphor for Astaire’s famous ability to animate the inanimate. In “You’re All Zombies to Me,” Astaire playfully escapes from the zombie he’s created by dancing on the walls and ceiling of a room. Beat the Devil (John Huston, 1953) New title: Beat the Devil and the Zombies Synopsis: It’s been called the first camp movie, but unfortunately it wasn’t the first camp zombie movie. That all changes now with newly added scenes in which Humphrey Bogart and a great ensemble of character actors, including Peter Lorre, must fight off zombies while killing time at an Italian port. It’s very likely that Huston and co-screenwriter Truman Capote would have no problem with this additional subplot. Anyone familiar with the background of the film knows its makers didn’t take it seriously in the least. Actually, let’s just go ahead and add zombies into every section of the film. Zombies on the boat, zombies in Africa, zombies everywhere. Heck, make Bogie a zombie due to a lack of money. After all, as his character sets it up with the line, “I’ve got to have money. Doctor’s orders are that I must have a lot of money, otherwise I become dull, listless and have trouble with my complexion.” It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946) New title: It’s a Zombie Life Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, George Bailey wishes he were a zombie. But before he can find another zombie to bite him, an angel comes down from Heaven and shows him what his life would be like if he were undead. Zombie George infects the whole town of Bedford Falls, all except the wealthy Mr. Potter, who manages to take over the town by enslaving and exploiting the zombified citizens. In the end, George realizes that he’s better off simply shooting himself in the head so that he can’t possibly become a zombie. (Note: It’s a Wonderful Life is actually no longer in the public domain, but we just couldn’t not include it). Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2008/2/28/25684.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 2/28/2008 5:05:16 PM
Body: This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.White HeatIt's always exciting to see an older movie and hear a famous line you'd heard before but didn't know where it came from. It's even more exciting when the movie totally rocks, as is the case for me with White Heat.Cagney is such a watchable actor for me. And it was interesting to see Edmond O'Brien again just after watching D.O.A. This seems to happen to me often in watching movies from my "movie year countdown" list. Other actors I've seen in movies very close to each other are Tony Curtis, Takashi Shimura, Claude Rains, and Olivia de Havilland, from what I remember. It kind of reminds you that there were the same cast of stars and regular players in all eras of movie making. Another movie where you have the good guy and the bad guy, but you almost root for the bad guy more than the good guy even though you know there's just no way he can come out on top, no matter what his ma keeps telling him. Oh yeah, very Freudian too.Rating: 9/10
]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:05:16 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog2/28/2008 5:05:16 PMThis blog entry is part of my &ldquo;movie year countdown&rdquo;. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.White HeatIt&#39;s always exciting to see an older movie and hear a famous line you&#39;d heard before but didn&#39;t know where it came from. It&#39;s even more exciting when the movie totally rocks, as is the case for me with White Heat.Cagney is such a watchable actor for me. And it was interesting to see Edmond O&#39;Brien again just after watching D.O.A. This seems to happen to me often in watching movies from my &quot;movie year countdown&quot; list. Other actors I&#39;ve seen in movies very close to each other are Tony Curtis, Takashi Shimura, Claude Rains, and Olivia de Havilland, from what I remember. It kind of reminds you that there were the same cast of stars and regular players in all eras of movie making. Another movie where you have the good guy and the bad guy, but you almost root for the bad guy more than the good guy even though you know there&#39;s just no way he can come out on top, no matter what his ma keeps telling him. Oh yeah, very Freudian too.Rating: 9/10 http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2008/2/13/25099.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 2/13/2008 3:09:49 PM
Body: This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.D.O.A.Although this movie is good, it lives on it's premise. And the premise is fantastic. But the director didn't quite seem to know how to push the noir feeling that it neededThere were however many unexpected moments for me. Some of them were enthralling like some of the fight scenes. Some stuff was just plain laughably outrageous. For instance, the thing that everyone who sees this movie will probably remember, every time a beautiful woman enters the screen in one scene this goofy slide whistle plays. I'm not sure what the reaction to this would have been in 1950, but for anyone watching it today it will probably take them totally out of the movie and remind them this was something of another era.The wild shots of all of the black jazz musicians playing for all of the white people who start going out of control is also memorable. It's almost like jazz music was some mysterious underground phenomena that had the potential to drive people into a demented frenzy, like it was totally out of control and almost dangerous.The movie hardly feels like a noir at first, but starts to get there near the end.Rating: 8/10
]]>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:09:49 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog2/13/2008 3:09:49 PMThis blog entry is part of my &ldquo;movie year countdown&rdquo;. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.D.O.A.Although this movie is good, it lives on it&#39;s premise. And the premise is fantastic. But the director didn&#39;t quite seem to know how to push the noir feeling that it neededThere were however many unexpected moments for me. Some of them were enthralling like some of the fight scenes. Some stuff was just plain laughably outrageous. For instance, the thing that everyone who sees this movie will probably remember, every time a beautiful woman enters the screen in one scene this goofy slide whistle plays. I&#39;m not sure what the reaction to this would have been in 1950, but for anyone watching it today it will probably take them totally out of the movie and remind them this was something of another era.The wild shots of all of the black jazz musicians playing for all of the white people who start going out of control is also memorable. It&#39;s almost like jazz music was some mysterious underground phenomena that had the potential to drive people into a demented frenzy, like it was totally out of control and almost dangerous.The movie hardly feels like a noir at first, but starts to get there near the end.Rating: 8/10 http://www.spout.com/blogs/smithco/archive/2007/4/8/6828.aspx Post By: smithco
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Post Date: 4/8/2007 10:14:29 PM
Body: D.O.A. is an interesting film. On one side, Maté prioneered some brillant shots and the premise is absolutly genious. But, at the same time, it is a B-movie, and there are plot holes (since when did he carry a gun?) and the acting is overly melodaramatic.
]]>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:14:29 GMTsmithcoMy Ponderings on Cinema4/8/2007 10:14:29 PMD.O.A. is an interesting film. On one side, Mat&eacute; prioneered some brillant shots and the premise is absolutly genious. But, at the same time, it is a B-movie, and there are plot holes (since when did he carry a gun?) and the acting is overly melodaramatic. http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2007/2/17/5581.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 2/17/2007 11:57:00 AM
Body: Here’s the dilemma. I have a list of well over three thousand movies I want to see saved on IMDB. I have a subscription to Netflix and recently every time I return a DVD it has been an extremely arduous task to make the decision as to which movie I should see next. In an effort to narrow down my choices and make the process of choosing slightly less overwhelming I have devised a system, almost a bit of a game for me. Here’s how it goes.For my first film selection, I have narrowed the options down to only films that were released in the year 2006. Then after I have watched that movie, my next selection would have to be a film released in 2005. Then I would see a film from 2004, then 2003, etc. The process of deciding is still laborious, but actually quite a bit more exciting. (I'm going by IMDB as my source for release years)I have already been making a list and have also already begun watching the films. I decided this might be a good time to start fooling around with this spoutblog I have until now left unutilized. So I’ll try to start writing a little blurb or so about each movie I watch in this process.My only limitation here is of course movies that are available on Netflix. Which sadly excludes several I know are available on DVD, and have been longing to see for a long time, but Netflix just doesn’t seem to have available. It’d sort of annoying how they do list quite a few movies that that you can put in your queue under “saved”, yet they obviously do not have available. I have countless movies in that unavailable but saved queue, and I’m not sure that a single one has ever become available. What’s the point I wonder.But if anyone has any recommendations, I'll take that into consideration. THANK YOU!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------New addition to this post:Today is Tuesday March 13, and I have completed a preliminary list of all of the movie I will be watching. Unfortunately many of them were not available on Netflix. I will hunt those down some day. I'm don't doubt that as I make my way through the list I will make a few more changes depending on my mood and other factors, but for now, here it is:1. Art School Confidential (2006)2. The Comedians of Comedy (2005)3. The Passion of the Christ (2004)4. Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (Last Life in the Universe) (2003)5. Im toten Winkel - Hitlers Sekretärin (Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary) (2002)6. El Espinazo del diablo (The Devil's Backbone) (2001)7. Werckmeister harmóniák (Werckmeister Harmonies) (2000)8. The Virgin Suicides (1999)9. Buffalo '66 (1998)10. In the Company of Men (1997)11. Hard Core Logo (1996)12. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)13. Hoop Dreams (1994)14. Short Cuts (1993)15. In the Soup (1992)16. Surviving Desire (1991)17. Misery (1990)18. Der Siebente Kontinent (The Seventh Continent) (1989)19. Topio stin omichli (Landscape in the Mist) (1988)20. Evil Dead II (1987)21. Ying hung boon sik (1986)22. Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond) (1985)23. Sixteen Candles (1984)24. Videodrome (1983)25. Chan Is Missing (1982)26. Coup de torchon (1981)27. The Ninth Configuration (1980)28. Hardcore (1979)29. Halloween (1978)30. Pumping Iron (1977)31. Logan's Run (1976)32. Tommy (1975)33. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)34. The Exorcist (1973)35. Kozure Ôkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru (Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance) (1972)36. Get Carter (1971)37. Il Conformista (The Conformist) (1970)38. Hsia nu (A Touch of Zen) (1969)39. Fando y Lis (1968)40. Dutchman (1967)41. Kenka erejii (Fighting Elegy) (1966)42. Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie (The Saragossa Manuscript) (1965)43. Sei donne per l'assassino (Blood and Black Lace) (1964)44. The Great Escape (1963)45. Cape Fear (1962)46. Yojimbo (1961)47. Plein soleil (Purple Noon) (1960)48. Some Like It Hot (1959)49. Mon oncle (1958)50. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)51. Biruma no tategoto (The Burmese Harp) (1956)52. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)53. Gojira (Godzilla) (1954)54. Ugetsu monogatari (1953)55. Ikiru (1952)56. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)57. D.O.A. (1950)58. White Heat (1949)59. Rope (1948)60. Born to Kill (1947)61. Black Narcissus (1946)62. And Then There Were None (1945)63. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)64. Le Corbeau (1943)65. Cat People (1942)66. The Wolf Man (1941)67. Road to Singapore (1940)68. Gone with the Wind (1939)69. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)70. Drôle de drame ou L'étrange aventure de Docteur Molyneux (1937)71. Flash Gordon (1936/I)72. Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will) (1935)73. The Thin Man (1934)74. The Invisible Man (1933)75. Trouble in Paradise (1932)76. City Lights (1931)77. Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930)78. Chelovek s kino-apparatom (The Man with a Movie Camera) (1929)79. La Chute de la maison Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher) (1928)80. The King of Kings (1927)81. Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) (1926)82. Stachka (Strike) (1925)83. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)84. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)85. Häxan (1922)86. Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)87. Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920)88. Blind Husbands (1919)
]]>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:57:00 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog2/17/2007 11:57:00 AMHere&rsquo;s the dilemma. I have a list of well over three thousand movies I want to see saved on IMDB. I have a subscription to Netflix and recently every time I return a DVD it has been an extremely arduous task to make the decision as to which movie I should see next. In an effort to narrow down my choices and make the process of choosing slightly less overwhelming I have devised a system, almost a bit of a game for me. Here&rsquo;s how it goes.For my first film selection, I have narrowed the options down to only films that were released in the year 2006. Then after I have watched that movie, my next selection would have to be a film released in 2005. Then I would see a film from 2004, then 2003, etc. The process of deciding is still laborious, but actually quite a bit more exciting. (I&#39;m going by IMDB as my source for release years)I have already been making a list and have also already begun watching the films. I decided this might be a good time to start fooling around with this spoutblog I have until now left unutilized. So I&rsquo;ll try to start writing a little blurb or so about each movie I watch in this process.My only limitation here is of course movies that are available on Netflix. Which sadly excludes several I know are available on DVD, and have been longing to see for a long time, but Netflix just doesn&rsquo;t seem to have available. It&rsquo;d sort of annoying how they do list quite a few movies that that you can put in your queue under &ldquo;saved&rdquo;, yet they obviously do not have available. I have countless movies in that unavailable but saved queue, and I&rsquo;m not sure that a single one has ever become available. What&rsquo;s the point I wonder.But if anyone has any recommendations, I&#39;ll take that into consideration. THANK YOU!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------New addition to this post:Today is Tuesday March 13, and I have completed a preliminary list of all of the movie I will be watching. Unfortunately many of them were not available on Netflix. I will hunt those down some day. I&#39;m don&#39;t doubt that as I make my way through the list I will make a few more changes depending on my mood and other factors, but for now, here it is:1. Art School Confidential (2006)2. The Comedians of Comedy (2005)3. The Passion of the Christ (2004)4. Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (Last Life in the Universe) (2003)5. Im toten Winkel - Hitlers Sekret&auml;rin (Blind Spot. Hitler&#39;s Secretary) (2002)6. El Espinazo del diablo (The Devil&#39;s Backbone) (2001)7. Werckmeister harm&oacute;ni&aacute;k (Werckmeister Harmonies) (2000)8. The Virgin Suicides (1999)9. Buffalo &#39;66 (1998)10. In the Company of Men (1997)11. Hard Core Logo (1996)12. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)13. Hoop Dreams (1994)14. Short Cuts (1993)15. In the Soup (1992)16. Surviving Desire (1991)17. Misery (1990)18. Der Siebente Kontinent (The Seventh Continent) (1989)19. Topio stin omichli (Landscape in the Mist) (1988)20. Evil Dead II (1987)21. Ying hung boon sik (1986)22. Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond) (1985)23. Sixteen Candles (1984)24. Videodrome (1983)25. Chan Is Missing (1982)26. Coup de torchon (1981)27. The Ninth Configuration (1980)28. Hardcore (1979)29. Halloween (1978)30. Pumping Iron (1977)31. Logan&#39;s Run (1976)32. Tommy (1975)33. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)34. The Exorcist (1973)35. Kozure &Ocirc;kami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru (Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance) (1972)36. Get Carter (1971)37. Il Conformista (The Conformist) (1970)38. Hsia nu (A Touch of Zen) (1969)39. Fando y Lis (1968)40. Dutchman (1967)41. Kenka erejii (Fighting Elegy) (1966)42. Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie (The Saragossa Manuscript) (1965)43. Sei donne per l&#39;assassino (Blood and Black Lace) (1964)44. The Great Escape (1963)45. Cape Fear (1962)46. Yojimbo (1961)47. Plein soleil (Purple Noon) (1960)48. Some Like It Hot (1959)49. Mon oncle (1958)50. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)51. Biruma no tategoto (The Burmese Harp) (1956)52. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)53. Gojira (Godzilla) (1954)54. Ugetsu monogatari (1953)55. Ikiru (1952)56. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)57. D.O.A. (1950)58. White Heat (1949)59. Rope (1948)60. Born to Kill (1947)61. Black Narcissus (1946)62. And Then There Were None (1945)63. The Miracle of Morgan&#39;s Creek (1944)64. Le Corbeau (1943)65. Cat People (1942)66. The Wolf Man (1941)67. Road to Singapore (1940)68. Gone with the Wind (1939)69. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)70. Dr&ocirc;le de drame ou L&#39;&eacute;trange aventure de Docteur Molyneux (1937)71. Flash Gordon (1936/I)72. Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will) (1935)73. The Thin Man (1934)74. The Invisible Man (1933)75. Trouble in Paradise (1932)76. City Lights (1931)77. Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930)78. Chelovek s kino-apparatom (The Man with a Movie Camera) (1929)79. La Chute de la maison Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher) (1928)80. The King of Kings (1927)81. Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) (1926)82. Stachka (Strike) (1925)83. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)84. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)85. H&auml;xan (1922)86. Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)87. Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920)88. Blind Husbands (1919) http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_Classic_Noir/190/3962/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 12/1/2006 2:32:01 PM
Body: [quote user="Jymkata"] Rizzo- In my opinion This Gun for Hire is a masterpiece - midget-sized Alan Ladd makes a very tough noir anti-hero. I would also highly recommend The Big Clock (decently remade as No Way Out in the 80's) and D.O.A. (horribly remade in the 80's), but I would caution that I only have one problem with D.O.A. (early in the film there is a sound effect that becomes an annoyingly unsuccessful attempt at humor) . I also love The Postman Always Rings Twice (dissapointingly remade in the 80's - see a pattern?) and In a Lonely Place. The Lost Weekend is a precursor to addiction films like Requium for a Dream and it is well made, but I don't get excited about the subject matter. [/quote] Thanks for the insight into all of those. I was wondering if anyone would say anything. Man, I'm getting ansty to see some of these now! What's the deal with all of those 80's remakes? What was it about the 80's that made people interested in noir again? It doesn't seem to fit with my impression of anything that went on in the 80's, except for maybe a lot of shitty city scum television series. I'm soooo curious about this sound effect in D.O.A. now. My imagination is taking me to strange places. So what would your list be Jason?
]]>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:32:01 GMTRisseladaTop 512/1/2006 2:32:01 PM[quote user="Jymkata"] Rizzo- In my opinion This Gun for Hire is a masterpiece - midget-sized Alan Ladd makes a very tough noir anti-hero. I would also highly recommend The Big Clock (decently remade as No Way Out in the 80's) and D.O.A. (horribly remade in the 80's), but I would caution that I only have one problem with D.O.A. (early in the film there is a sound effect that becomes an annoyingly unsuccessful attempt at humor) . I also love The Postman Always Rings Twice (dissapointingly remade in the 80's - see a pattern?) and In a Lonely Place. The Lost Weekend is a precursor to addiction films like Requium for a Dream and it is well made, but I don't get excited about the subject matter. [/quote] Thanks for the insight into all of those. I was wondering if anyone would say anything. Man, I'm getting ansty to see some of these now! What's the deal with all of those 80's remakes? What was it about the 80's that made people interested in noir again? It doesn't seem to fit with my impression of anything that went on in the 80's, except for maybe a lot of shitty city scum television series. I'm soooo curious about this sound effect in D.O.A. now. My imagination is taking me to strange places. So what would your list be Jason? http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_Classic_Noir/190/3928/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Jymkata
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 11/30/2006 8:24:51 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] As much as I have LOVED pretty much every classic film noir I've seen, I'm surprised that I've seen so few. But here's my top 5. It's pretty much more than half of all of them I've seen. 1. Out of the Past, 1947. 2. Pickup on South Street, 1953. 3. The Killing, 1956. 4. The Big Sleep, 1946. 5. Strangers on a Train, 1951. If you'd have let it go to 1958, I would have put Touch of Evil up there for sure! Here's a couple I'm hoping to see. Anyone want to recommend any of them?D.O.A., 1949.The Big Clock, 1948.The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946.In a Lonely Place, 1950.The Lost Weekend, 1945.This Gun for Hire, 1942. [/quote] Rizzo- In my opinion This Gun for Hire is a masterpiece - midget-sized Alan Ladd makes a very tough noir anti-hero. I would also highly recommend The Big Clock (decently remade as No Way Out in the 80's) and D.O.A. (horribly remade in the 80's), but I would caution that I only have one problem with D.O.A. (early in the film there is a sound effect that becomes an annoyingly unsuccessful attempt at humor) . I also love The Postman Always Rings Twice (dissapointingly remade in the 80's - see a pattern?) and In a Lonely Place. The Lost Weekend is a precursor to addiction films like Requium for a Dream and it is well made, but I don't get excited about the subject matter.
]]>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:24:51 GMTJymkataTop 511/30/2006 8:24:51 PM[quote user="Risselada"] As much as I have LOVED pretty much every classic film noir I've seen, I'm surprised that I've seen so few. But here's my top 5. It's pretty much more than half of all of them I've seen. 1. Out of the Past, 1947. 2. Pickup on South Street, 1953. 3. The Killing, 1956. 4. The Big Sleep, 1946. 5. Strangers on a Train, 1951. If you'd have let it go to 1958, I would have put Touch of Evil up there for sure! Here's a couple I'm hoping to see. Anyone want to recommend any of them?D.O.A., 1949.The Big Clock, 1948.The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946.In a Lonely Place, 1950.The Lost Weekend, 1945.This Gun for Hire, 1942. [/quote] Rizzo- In my opinion This Gun for Hire is a masterpiece - midget-sized Alan Ladd makes a very tough noir anti-hero. I would also highly recommend The Big Clock (decently remade as No Way Out in the 80's) and D.O.A. (horribly remade in the 80's), but I would caution that I only have one problem with D.O.A. (early in the film there is a sound effect that becomes an annoyingly unsuccessful attempt at humor) . I also love The Postman Always Rings Twice (dissapointingly remade in the 80's - see a pattern?) and In a Lonely Place. The Lost Weekend is a precursor to addiction films like Requium for a Dream and it is well made, but I don't get excited about the subject matter. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_Classic_Noir/190/3569/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 11/6/2006 2:51:56 PM
Body: As much as I have LOVED pretty much every classic film noir I've seen, I'm surprised that I've seen so few. But here's my top 5. It's pretty much more than half of all of them I've seen. 1. Out of the Past, 1947. 2. Pickup on South Street, 1953. 3. The Killing, 1956. 4. The Big Sleep, 1946. 5. Strangers on a Train, 1951. If you'd have let it go to 1958, I would have put Touch of Evil up there for sure! Here's a couple I'm hoping to see. Anyone want to recommend any of them?D.O.A., 1949.The Big Clock, 1948.The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946.In a Lonely Place, 1950.The Lost Weekend, 1945.This Gun for Hire, 1942.
]]>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:51:56 GMTRisseladaTop 511/6/2006 2:51:56 PMAs much as I have LOVED pretty much every classic film noir I've seen, I'm surprised that I've seen so few. But here's my top 5. It's pretty much more than half of all of them I've seen. 1. Out of the Past, 1947. 2. Pickup on South Street, 1953. 3. The Killing, 1956. 4. The Big Sleep, 1946. 5. Strangers on a Train, 1951. If you'd have let it go to 1958, I would have put Touch of Evil up there for sure! Here's a couple I'm hoping to see. Anyone want to recommend any of them?D.O.A., 1949.The Big Clock, 1948.The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946.In a Lonely Place, 1950.The Lost Weekend, 1945.This Gun for Hire, 1942. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Classic/MemberTagFilms.aspxClassic
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