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@JohnInTheShelter Жыл бұрын
As a big soundtrack fan and a Jerry Goldsmith cultist, was glad to see CHINATOWN on your soundtrack list. (A few years ago a complete release came out; most of the cues were of the suspense/percussive cues.) Also, THE BATMAN is easily the best score from last year, and it wasn't even nominated. P.S. The third volume of Simon Cowell's Welles bio is my favorite of the (so far) three.
@EverythingIDoIs4You Жыл бұрын
I notice, a lot of your videos are on romantic films. Are you romantic with your husband? If so, what do you guys do for a date night?
@EverythingIDoIs4You Жыл бұрын
I notice, a lot of your videos are on romantic films. Are you romantic with your husband? If so, what do you guys do for a date night?
@MoreMovies4u Жыл бұрын
Great job CC, congrats on the 10K, here's to the next 10. Well deserved!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
thank you my friend!
@MoxieMcMurder Жыл бұрын
I also prefer to watch films alone, I don't want any interruptions! Thanks for the book recommendations, will be checking some of them out.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
same. I hate getting lost in a movie and then someone interrupts and pulls me back into reality.
@robbush6822 Жыл бұрын
I typically prefer watching them alone too, but there are also those times where I enjoy a movie so much that I have to share it with someone.
@1feloniouspunk Жыл бұрын
Yes, effin Jean Arthur! Smokin!!!!!!!!!!!! Great channel. Thank you for being here. And I'm glad to be here.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. (Yes, Jean Arthur rules!)
@georgesunday9855 Жыл бұрын
There is a quality about classic cinema that has “that little something extra” that separates what came after. I’m most interested in it’s beginnings to roughly about the mid sixties. I’ve been fascinated with film since I was a child (I’m 70 now), and own a large library of books, having started my collection when I was in my late teens, supplemented by frequent visits to the library. Having never gone to college, with all the books I’ve read and films I’ve seen, I might have the equivalent of a PHD in film history. It makes me very happy to know there are others like yourself who love and appreciate film as I do.
@TigerKhukhbar Жыл бұрын
I discovered this marvellous channel a couple of weeks ago, I’m really enjoying it, thank you for creating the great content. Glad you’re a Joan Fontaine fan, she’s my favourite. In my opinion she was the epitome of both outer and inner beauty. It’s sad to think that it’s been almost 10 years since she left this world.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you found the channel. Thank you for watching! I can't believe it's been 10 years. I remember when they reported her death on the news.
@johnnyjolijt2 Жыл бұрын
The Golden Turkey Awards is a great book!
@maartenlemmens8628 Жыл бұрын
If you love film noir , Dark City by Eddie Muller is a must read. And yes, those Orson welles biographies are wonderful, i keep checking if the 3rd volume has been published. 😖and Barry Lyndon....spot on!👏
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Last I heard, he was still working on it. . . .
@paulkitt-er9dr Жыл бұрын
Another interesting Orson welles read is conversations with Orson by director Henry jaglom it gives an insight on Orson s opinions on everybody
@robbush6822 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, BARRY LYNDON is borrrrrring.
@MothGirl00710 ай бұрын
@@CinemaCities1978 Personally, I have huge problems with the book series because the author, Simon Callow, so clearly dislikes Orson. He also did a lot of consulting for the book's material with John Houseman, who Orson considered his only enemy, so any of the input from that quarter has to be deemed questionable, imho. Mr Callow also seems obsessed with trying to prove that Orson was secretly gay, even though there is NO basis whatsoever for this idea. I'm not planning to read the final book in this series because they've all been written with a very negative agenda that is very off putting, years of research not withstanding.
@timothydigiuseppe1753 Жыл бұрын
Well done! Coincidence (for me) that you ended this with Tyrone Power as your feature on him was the first of your videos I saw. I note and like the "beat" that accompanies your narrative. Keep them coming.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've got some good stuff on the way! Stay tuned!
@nickbovi Жыл бұрын
Love, My Man Godfrey and The Young at Heart. Love the themes from Laura and The Uninvited, definitely Joan over Olivia, Bette over Joan, and Tyrone over Errol. Stray Dog and Elevator to the Gallows are both top notch. I will have to read all the books you listed, I am becoming much more interested in the history of Hollywood. Cheers on the most terrific episode.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you've seen The Young In Heart. It's such a funny movie, but also very touching and very sweet. It's another one that brings the happy tears to my eyes. If you get around to reading any of the books let me know and if you ever want more suggestions also let know!
@southron_d1349 Жыл бұрын
I first saw Jean Arthur in "You Can't Take It With You" when I was but a young teen. Been a fan ever since. She's so much fun in "Talk of the Town", too. Stealing scenes from Cary Grant is no mean feat yet Rosalind Russell just strolls off with them. "Le Quai des brumes" is a favourite non-US film noir.
@DocFarnoff Жыл бұрын
1960's Noir B movies directed by Seijun Suzuki or starring Jo Shishido are terrific! We love your videos!
@kevinjenner9502 Жыл бұрын
A similar but slightly different flavor of that cool 60’s Yakuza thang, might be ‘Outlaw:Gangster VIP and it’s sequels, starring Tetsuya Watari.
@robs9237 Жыл бұрын
The ending of Cinema Paradiso always brings me to tears
@Whippets Жыл бұрын
Have you ever seen Umberto D directed by De Sica?
@wooden5c Жыл бұрын
That was enjoyable - Nice to put a personal touch to your channel. Everything I have seen so far of yours has been worthwhile - Thank you
@linneysalas1937 Жыл бұрын
Bette Davis is one of my favorites. I love her in "The Little Foxes" and "Jezebel" and everything else she was in. Tyrone Power! Oh, my! (My mother's favorite actor). I recently bought the soundtrack to "China Town". The music puts me in a trance. 😎
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
The Chinatown soundtrack is one I put on when it's grey and cloudy outside and I want to be in a total mood.
@harpgal9950 Жыл бұрын
That might be my all time favorite soundtrack - truly a masterpiece. Every time I hear it, I remember the night I saw Chinatown at the theater: who I was with, even what I wore. Such an impact!
@harpgal9950 Жыл бұрын
I like watching old movies alone, also. It's easier to immerse myself into the film without anyone around to distract.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
me too!
@HowardMoon56 Жыл бұрын
Not everybody can watch old movies for whatever reason. So I'd rather watch it alone or with someone who shares the same passion for them, instead with someone who's finding them boring.
@bb1111116 Жыл бұрын
Long time movie fan who soaks up KZfaq classic film reviews / essays. I’m new to your channel. Glad I found / subscribed to it.
@frenchcuff9453 Жыл бұрын
Loved this so much! Love a good weepy melodrama THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE (‘45) and RANDOM HARVEST (‘42) are four handkerchief favorites! 😢😢😢😢
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
The enchanted cottage is so lovely. They find the beauty in each other. 😭😭😭 I LOVE Random Harvest. The way Greer Garson says "Oh Smithy. . ." sigh..
@mickey4355 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for answering my question on your site! I’ll have to read that Atlantic article.
@qtandem Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite channels on KZfaq. I'm always looking forward to new content. Congrats! :D Btw, I prefer Bette to Joan Crawford as well, by a mile. But Joan really was one hell of an actress. On the other hand, I'm more of an Olivia de Havilland girl than a Joan Fontaine one, but the more movies I see by Joan the more I like her and I think she was pretty underrated compared to her sister. Same with Errol and Tyrone. Errol starred in several amazing adventure movies that just made my childhood, but Tyrone got to mature more as a dramatic actor.
@DanielOrme Жыл бұрын
I feel the same about Flynn v Power. I love Captain Blood (my father's favorite movie) and The Adventures of Robin Hood, but nothing Flynn did as an actor is at the level of Power in Nightmare Alley.
@J2_G Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Sydney! Your channel has filled a void. I have taken as many of your recommendations that Netflix offers. Although it's from 1991, Until the End of the World is a great film with a fantastic soundtrack.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that you are enjoying the channel and that I've been able to help you find some new movies! I know the U2 song from Until the End of the World but I'll definitely check it out the complete soundtrack. Thanks for the suggestion!
@stevensnow2084 Жыл бұрын
Love your channel and insightful information on the Films and Actors you profile! Agree on Breaking Point and John Garfield, have the Criterion edition beautiful transfer with one of the best film essays I've ever read by Stephanie Zacharek. Keep up the excellent compelling work for one of my new favorite channels!
@stevenboyd593 Жыл бұрын
It never fails to amaze me that the industry back then despite all of its warts and stuff, (like other ethnicities played by white folk) was blessed with some very talented and effective story tellers with compelling stories.
@bluenetmarketing Жыл бұрын
I hope you will review "Phantom Lady." Ella Raines in a high favorite of mine. "Johnny O'Clock" is also an amazing movie right to the end......
@luisdevega6075 Жыл бұрын
Barry Lyndon "meh"???? It's one of my all time faves!
@AllSeeingScorpio Жыл бұрын
SAME!!!!
@diego-search Жыл бұрын
Always liked Jean Arthur in, "The more the merrier." With Joel McCrea & Charles Coburn, what could go wrong?
@grahamjenkinson6876 Жыл бұрын
It's nice to know there are others that love the film noir era.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
You are definitely not alone. There are tons of us that love noir.
@Whippets Жыл бұрын
I would call it my favorite genre.
@martinrenzhofer8241 Жыл бұрын
Recently discovered your channel. Excellent. I'd like to recommend the film The Hitchhiker by director/actress Ida Lupino, and for reading, Sam Fuller's A Third Face or anything by essayist Danny Peary.
@classiclife7204 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, 1978's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" is the BEST version: pod-people invade Hippie City, USA. If one loves the 1970s, that movie is the dessert that crowns a paranoid meal, lol. Malle's "Elevator to the Gallows" is an old fave of mine, as well. Congrats on the 10K, Sydney; looking forward to what's next!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is just so good! Plus, there's the added bonus of the location of 70s San Francisco. 10/10 film for me.
@robs9237 Жыл бұрын
Body snatchers from 1978 deserves more praise and recognition, it's a classic
@robbush6822 Жыл бұрын
I still prefer the original. I also prefer the original THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD too. Thankfully, no one will ever remake THEM! I love it so.
@DanielOrme Жыл бұрын
So many more things for me to like about you and your channel!: Loving Jean Arthur, the soundtrack of The Best Years of Our Lives (I thought that was just me. The music gets to me every time.), and Diana Lynn in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek. Bette over Joan. Being 'meh' on Barry Lyndon (actually, I'm 'meh' about everything Stanley Kubrick after Dr. Strangelove, but that's another discussion). The 1994 Little Women is the best version. Your channel is (deservedly) growing so fast. You make this to celebrate 10,000 subs and by the time you post it the number is 13,000. Terrific!
@bookmouse2719 Жыл бұрын
Bernard Herman...Alfred Newman....Max Steiner. I do like Jean Arthur and Roselyn Russel. I watched old movies all the time as growing up. China Town was weird. Leslie Howard my dear. Tyrone Power!
@caryblack5985 Жыл бұрын
Forgot Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
@tombaker4586 Жыл бұрын
I must say all the videos are really good, it moves and it's enjoyable. Greetings, Tom, Belgium.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@lbbotpn5429 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video and the book recommendations... but especially thank you for your channel! Not that anyone asked, but my favorite foreign noir is La Bete Humaine (honorable mention to High and Low); my most 'meh' cinematic masterpiece is Battleship Potemkin (honorable mention to Gilda), and my always choke up movie moment is Homer's homecoming in Best Years of Our Lives (honorable mention to the scene that ends with Lillian Gish saying 'It's a hard world for little things' in Night of the Hunter). Really glad to see your channel taking off!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
The wedding scene in TBYOOL is another one that gets me. When Dana Andrews tells Teresa Wright that it might take them years before they get anywhere and they'll get kicked around.. . . 😭
@mrgeorgejetson Жыл бұрын
Love the channel, but wow... you could not be more wrong about "Barry Lyndon." So underrated. On the other hand, we are in agreement that Sterling Hayden amazing. Can't wait to read his autobiography.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
that's the beauty of art. It's all subjective and one person's "meh" is another person's "yeah."
@mrgeorgejetson Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaCities1978 Yep!
@MothGirl00710 ай бұрын
This is just me, but I find it unwatchable.
@paulkitt-er9dr Жыл бұрын
Very entertaining like how you mentioned count the hours as your introduction to movies it featured MacDonald Carey and Teresa Wright who appeared in my favourite Hitchcock movie shadow of a doubt
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Indeed! When I finally saw Shadow of a Doubt for the first time my reaction was "hey, they were in Count the Hours!" 😀
@MiriamVintageClassics Жыл бұрын
Great fun video! I always love learning about the films that made people become passionate about classic films. Teresa Wright is one of my favorite actresses and I always thought that she and Macdonald Carey were great in Shadow of a Doubt. I must watch Count the Hours! I get chocked up with the final scene of E.T., several moments of The Best Years of Our Lives and the final scene between Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in They Died With Their Boots On. Thank you for all your wonderful work!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Miriam and thank you for being a cool youtube friend! The last scene in The Best Years of Our Lives where Teresa Wright and Dana Andrews embrace after Homer's wedding makes me cry 😭 😭 😭
@MiriamVintageClassics Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaCities1978 Likewise! It may take us years to get anywhere... So great, also Al's arrival home gets me every time!
@MiriamVintageClassics Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaCities1978 Likewise! So true, the smile on Teresa Wright's face and when you see him finally smiling too! Also Al's arrival and seeing Milly after so long, gets me every time. Another moment that moves me and find charming at the same time is when, Milly and Al are dancing at Butch's and he tells her that she reminds him of their wife and she says, let's not think about them now amusingly. So much understanding there. Love that scene. Sorry, I got carried away! 🥰
@jamesallard7223 Жыл бұрын
I just picked up an admittedly poor quality copy of My Man Godfrey, IMHO one of the finest examples of dialog captured on film for any era. This was fun! Hoping for the best for you and yours, and of course, do carry on.
@robbush6822 Жыл бұрын
Seek out the Criterion Blu-ray of MY MAN GODFREY. Worth it.
@stretch9952 Жыл бұрын
My list of films I will watch any place, any time includes: Open City, Imposter, Double Indemnity, Best Years of Our Lives, Treasure of The Sierra Madre, DOA, From Here to Eternity, On The Waterfront, Stalag 17, Blow Up, and by the way, wasn't Jean Arthur in Shane? ...and I probably missed a lot more in my list.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
She was in Shane. It was her last film role.
@erocrush Жыл бұрын
How do you feel about commentary tracks? Is there a film you’d personally like to record a commentary for?
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I love commentary tracks. I think I’m fully qualified to do the track for John Garfield’s film Four Daughters 😂
@Whippets Жыл бұрын
Favorite Female Led Comedy ... well not sure it's considered a comedy per se, but Stage Door always cracks me up - Ginger Rogers and Eve Arden are especially of note in that regard. Movie moment that chokes me up every time, the ending of Umberto D ... although I generally feel "choked up" through most of that movie.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Ginger Rogers, Eve Arden and Gail Patrick have some spectacular one liners in Stage Door. I would say it's more of a dramedy than straight comedy.
@Whippets Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaCities1978 True, I see it listed as Comedy, Drama and Romance so it's at least acknowledged as part comedy. Another comedy I enjoyed with Ginger was The Major and the Minor, never see it mentioned though.
@Brian-pf7qq Жыл бұрын
A good place to get classic films is the library. There is also a lot free streaming station on the internet for classic film. Good magazine on film are classic images and films of the golden age
@maartenlemmens8628 Жыл бұрын
Joseph mcbride also wrote Frank Capra: the catastrophe of success. In which he debunks the dozens of, well let,s say myths the director has told about himself in his autobiography. Pretty devastating for Capra fans , but a great read. And my nomination for Overrated Movie: Novecento by Bertolucci.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
That Capra book sounds like it's going to shatter some illusions I have. But, I'm going to read it. Novecento also left me feeling "meh".
@frederickcombs8661 Жыл бұрын
I LOVE HOW MUCH YOU LOVE IT.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
thank you! 😊 😂
@hiramnoone Жыл бұрын
Ginger Rogers certainly deserves at least an honorable mention for "The Major and the Minor" in the category of old B&W female lead comedies I should think. And Veronica Lake in "Sullivan's Travels". Eww! Eww! And Barbara Stanwyck in "Christmas in Connecticut ".
@waynej26089 ай бұрын
And Eve Arden in just about anything. 👍
@karleyyork9001 Жыл бұрын
LOVE YOU! Keep up the good work.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
☺️☺️☺️
@amosperrine1909 Жыл бұрын
Jean Arthur is the reason why we not only have a Peter Pan musical, but a woman as the lead. Another nice vid, BTW, the movie that did it for me was They Live By Night, saw it as a 15 year old, late at night, long before I ever heard the term film noir. BTW2, I collect film noir lobby cards and full page ads in magazines, posters are so expensive, my favsi are Ride the Pink Horse and Human Desire.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I saw they live by Night around that age as well. I had a massive crush on Farley Granger/Bowie Bowers. That's so cool that you collect lobby cards. I collect original movie star candid photos they are MUCH cheaper than posters.
@JohnInTheShelter Жыл бұрын
Re; THE COLOR PURPLE. Not a big Spielberg fan, didn't care for TCP at all. But it's interesting that you mention the reunion scene. Like most of the movie it left me cold, BUT the scene where they're separated really got me. When she calls out, "Write!" it started raining on my face...
@MatthewDLDavidson9 ай бұрын
Great video! But doesn’t “The Third Man” count as non-American noir? Also, I agree, “Bring on the Empty Horses” is one of the great books about Hollywood, told with great self deprecation and humour. What do you think of the Kevin Brownlow books, e.g. “the parade’s gone by”?….
@autumnscott568 Жыл бұрын
Loved this! I answered the lightning round questions as you did - crazy we liked much the same!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I need to start a Joan Fontaine fan club. I wrote her a letter once and she wrote back. Unfortunately , I lost the letter and I'll never get over that.
@autumnscott568 Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaCities1978 oh how cool! Love all of Joan Fontaines movies
@tombaker4586 Жыл бұрын
I find B & W movies very relaxing.
@withanopenheart Жыл бұрын
I just found your channel and I love it! I am very passionate about good storytelling via film. I’m looking forward to more videos to learn more about obscure movies…which are some of my favorite but obviously hard to find.
@janepatton2907 Жыл бұрын
So glad I found you!!!!!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Me too!😀
@MyLovelyDeadFriends9 ай бұрын
Hey, what's that movie at 3:48, where the guy says: "Where is Rosemary?" Can't figure it out. Lovely video, by the way. I especially love that you mention "The Young In Heart", such a gem of a film.
@CinemaCities19789 ай бұрын
That little clip of the guy saying "Where is Rosemary" is from Strangers In the Night. I did a fun video about that B movie and the hook was everyone wanted to find Rosemary.
@henrygonzalez8793 Жыл бұрын
Thank you CC, you answered all of my questions - all two of them (lol). I want to recommend to you the last movie book I read, Hollywood: The Oral History by J, Basinger & S. Wasson. It’s a great book though not really for newcomers to this topic as many of the participants are not really familiar to the general public. Still, a great read for aficionados. Be well !!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I have the one! I was so excited for it to be released and it's sitting on my bookshelf and I haven't gotten to it yet. I'm glad to hear it's a good read. I. must get to it soon.
@djzilla Жыл бұрын
I hope one day you’ll tackle Bette Davis in Beyond the Forest. I can’t help it but it’s a guilty pleasure of mine.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
that's not a bad idea. . .
@nathanensoll27969 ай бұрын
Love your videos! You have the perfect narration voice! Very soothing on the ear. Looks like you've left 10,000 for dead 😮 Future ideas - how about doing some videos on the pre code era, 1934-1938 and silent era? The 30's is overlooked i feel - every year except 1939 of course 😂 Ill definitely read some of those books you've referenced. If you're interested, I found Esther Williams book million dollar mermaid and Stewart Grangers sparks fly upwards fascinating! Keeps up the good work 👍
@CinemaCities19789 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you are enjoying the channel. I have the Esther Williams book but I'm already fascinated the Stewart Granger title and now I must get a copy.
@brittlizzzzzz Жыл бұрын
Congrats! Well deserved!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
thank you!
@davidhull148111 ай бұрын
Elevator to the Gallows- yow!
@waynej26089 ай бұрын
Just Jeanne Moreau walking in the Paris rain at night to Miles' trumpet won me over. I never tire of that film.
@davidhull14819 ай бұрын
@@waynej2608 You got that right!
@jeanne-marie8196 Жыл бұрын
I think your interest in history also helps with enjoyment of classical films. Knowing what was going on in the world that may have influenced those involved in making a film, for me, let’s me see misogyny, views of relationships in general, racism, etc. through my understanding of the attitudes at the time. (This philosophy, however, does not extend to a young viewer! I was introducing my young granddaughter to my favorite Shirley Temple film that I watched as a kid matched, The Littlest Colonel. At the time, knowing virtually nothing about our Civil War, I saw it as a child lovingly helping her family members. I turned it off before the first scene was finished, and opted for Heidi instead! (Which she loved!). Also, I matched everyone of your lightening round choices! If you haven’t seen it, which I highly doubt!; the “screwball” comedy Ball of Fire with Barbara Stanwycke, Gary Cooper, Dana Andrews, and a slew of highly skilled character actors, is one a my favorites. Cracks me up everytime! My crying (sobbing?) moments each time are many, but the one that stands out is Tale of Two Cities. That ending. Yikes!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I agree. Knowing what was going on socially, culturally and politically at the time a film was made means you can't help but contextualize its place in that history. I almost put Ball of Fire in my list of top female comedies, but then I went down the Jean Arthur rabbit hole. I do love Stanwyck as Sugarpuss O'Shea and that's another great Billy Wilder/Charles Brackett screenplay.
@DanielOrme Жыл бұрын
The scene that moves me the most in Tale of Two Cities is the last conversation between Sidney Carton and the old banker Jarvis Lorry. As Lorry realizes that he has misjudged Carton for all these years and it begins to dawn on him what Carton plans to do, the sincere change in his demeanor always gets to me.
@johnpresnell Жыл бұрын
My mother passed onto me her love of Hollywood’s Golden Age, as well as entertaining the idea I was Tyrone Power in my last life, but that’s a story for another day...
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
that's a cliffhanger ...
@mrkurtlovesmovies Жыл бұрын
How delightful! Enjoyed this peek into you. It's a credit to your content that I've focused on it so intently I hadn't realized how handsomely your hard work and consistency were paying off. Congratulations on hitting 10k subs! You deserve every one. 🏆
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
thank you so much Mr. Kurt!!
@numbersix8919 Жыл бұрын
#1 I see you included a clip from "The Razor's Edge" ❤ I also the love the remake, starring Bill Murray! #2 Won't you agree that the actual worst movie ever made (especially per $) is Titanic? #3 Thanks so much for your channel!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to try the Persovka. As for Titanic. . .I don't hate it. . .😂
@TheQuirkyCharacter Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaCities1978 You can make Pertsovka yourself. I will not give you a recipe (just the thought of the amount of different kinds of pepper used in it brings tears to my eyes!), but it's basically vodka infused with pepper. Do you think you'd like that?.. ;-)
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
@@TheQuirkyCharacter I think I would like it!
@tthompson9244 Жыл бұрын
If I had a vote, which I don't. Foreign noir - Rififi (1955)
@waynej26089 ай бұрын
Excellent! And Bob, Le Flambour. 👍
@melissavidic2895 Жыл бұрын
Hi I absolutely love your channel!❤ And I so agree with you on the Lightening round, I too love to watch classic films alone.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
So it's not weird! I just like getting caught up in whatever i'm watching and other people always pull me out of the story.
@melissavidic2895 Жыл бұрын
@@CinemaCities1978 No not weird at all and besides I’m more of a loner with my tastes/genres in films. 😎
@wlljohnbey1798 Жыл бұрын
Love your channel!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@stephenbarker5162 Жыл бұрын
I agree about "Barry Lyndon" beautiful to look at, but so slow. Also an exceptionally wooden performance from Marisa Berenson. Personally I don't think Ryan O'Neal was the right choice to play the lead role.
@karlj8092 Жыл бұрын
I am new to your channel, so this helps me to understand what you do. I am really enjoying this. Would you ever be interested in discussing the unfair pressures that were put on actresses while filming? Like Bette Davis during Beyond The Forest? She wanted out of her contact, but Warner Bros demanded she finish. She tried to sink the movie with a terrible performance, but WB's said keep filming! They believed she was worthless to them and sought to ruin her image as she went to another studio. The director watched dailies and begged to stop. They continued. The final train depot scene is where we see the first glimpse of her Baby Jane persona. She drags her self through the scene while chewing the scenery. If you know this about the film it becomes like watching a soap opera or reality show. There are many other examples of women being treated badly at that time, too. Thanks again for what you do! P.S. I may be wrong about some details because I am going from memory, thanks!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
The stories of studio pressure, abuse and sabotage are just crazy. I covered it a bit in my Angel Face video with regards to Jane Greer and Jean SImmons over at RKO under Howard Hughes. But, the idea of a larger overview is a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!
@numbersix8919 Жыл бұрын
Bette Davis was the woman in the lead, fighting the system for her independence. Her movie that gets me the most is Now, Voyager.
@zetectic7968 Жыл бұрын
If you want to cross the pond, have a look at BFI Player. I'm a slow reader so I have 20 unread at least to 1 I have. You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again this was popular. Anything by William Goldman.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
I've found some great films on the BFI youtube channel. I'll have to see if I can get the BFI player.
@onepcwhiz6847 Жыл бұрын
Late to the game.. but I'm in!
@crisslastname9417 Жыл бұрын
👍
@kennethrussell1158 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever thought about writing a screenplay?
@Gertyutz7 ай бұрын
The best comedies were made in the '30's, before the Hayes Code.
@JohnInTheShelter Жыл бұрын
You need to do a piece on Carole Lombard.
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
That is a great suggestion! I feel like it might have to be a deep dive. . .
@waynej26089 ай бұрын
@CinemaCities1978 But it should be worth it. 👍
@Deepurplerain Жыл бұрын
I wish i could read that much, i only got Billy Wilder's bio with Helmuth Karasek, a must from "the greatest writer/director of the cinema" Spielberg said during Wilder's birthday..and David Niven indeed is quite a recommandation, it blew me away, and he's been great friend with Gable,Bogey,Flynn and Astaire so we have great insight/tasty anecdotes on those legends(mostly bad boy Flynn..). 50 ans de cinéma américain from Bertrand Tavernier&Coursodon is perfect for new findings,which is the goal right? very well documented, Tavernier french director, huge historian and great person with juggernaut passion,especially for western & film noir, consider him like the french Scorsese, they knew each other well logically. Great channel,but i heard nothing upon Barry Lyndon 🙈🙉🙊..
@Pdjohnners Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy my questions made the lightening round! Interesting video and some films to add to my list.😊 PS For me: Joan over Bette Olivia over Joan Niven and Howard a tie - Pimpernel Smith is one of my favourite films Power over Flynn kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hpxndJipsdWuk6s.html
@Dtwdom Жыл бұрын
You made a common error relative to the name of the composer of the "Laura" (1944) soundtrack - it's David Raksin - NOT "Raskin" ;)
@dbarker7794 Жыл бұрын
Love your channel. But "meh" for Barry Lyndon??? 😞
@maureentuohy8672 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, Errol Flynn all the way!!!
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
not a bad choice either 😀
@MothGirl00710 ай бұрын
Same!
@waynej26089 ай бұрын
I call it a tie. Both fellas were quite talented and charismatic. Imho.
@mainstreettoffee488 Жыл бұрын
I want to be you when I grow up (I’m a 24 year old woman but you are the epitome of cool)
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! That's a big change from being the strange girl in high school that always talked about old movies. 😂
@johnaverson22274 ай бұрын
Rosalyn Russell aunt mame
@manuhurricane Жыл бұрын
Excuse me, I'm new to your channel can you talk about love from a stranger 1937? Thanks you
@CinemaCities1978 Жыл бұрын
i will add it to the list
@jefferyroy2566 Жыл бұрын
Waiting for a mention of Turner Classic Movies. I fear for its future post-Discovery takeover. How about "The Lady Eve" for female-led comedies? It's easy to be "meh" about Kubrick films because of his cold-eyed view of human existence. Barry Lyndon is 45 minutes too long, and Ryan O'Neal was a poor choice for the lead. The risk Kubrick took in using nothing but natural light is one of the reasons I must see it every 3-4 years. Upon viewing it when released in 1976, then learning a couple of years or so later about the natural light decision, that solidified my enjoyment of it. Why wasn't Teresa Wright a bigger star? She was the best thing about "The Best Years Of Our Lives." Love your channel because I love movies from Golden Age of Hollywood, warts and all!
@RanBlakePiano Жыл бұрын
I ve wondered same thing about Teresa W? This a wonderful video,