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    Martini FAQ

    If I recall correctly, in Casino Royale (book), James Bond orders a custom drink (which he later terms a "Vesper") "shaken" because he prefers the gin to be bruised. His (in)famous "shaken, not stirred" vodka martinis appear a few books later, but judging from his drink--one of many--in the...
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    Warner Brothers : "Tales from the Gangster Squad"

    Hmm. You know who might work great if he were taller? Danny DeVito. I could actually see him pulling that off with generous pumps. The difference is five inches.
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    Warner Brothers : "Tales from the Gangster Squad"

    While I'd support Gandolfini in the role, some of the other excellent suggestions may be better depending on Mickey's function in the film. If the story is viewed equally from both sides, then Gandolfini would be spot on, but if it's mainly presented from the LAPD's view, then they'd better off...
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    Warner Brothers : "Tales from the Gangster Squad"

    The Gangster Squad. Sean Penn is slated to play Mickey Cohen in an upcoming movie that's something like The Untouchables, except set in L.A. in the 40's-50's instead of Prohibition-era Chicago. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321870/ Personally, I think James Gandolfini would be a much...
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    Great post-classic noir.

    The most famous is easily China Town. One of the less well-known, but still one of my favorites, is The Man Who Wasn't There. But let's look at post-classic noir that isn't set in the Golden Era: Brick and especially The Grifters are the best I've seen. What other great films do you find manage...
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    Red Riding Hood (2011)

    That dude's haircut looks rather out of place.
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    High waist Trousers / Pants: Keeping them up with a belt? Solutions/Rants anybody?

    Didn't belts start replacing suspenders during WWII due to shortages? And highwaisted trousers seemed fairly prominent as a style in the post-war world--though I'm juding from movies, and I know Hollywood isn't exactly the best indicatior of how people actually dressed.
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    How Old Are The Members of The Fedora Lounge?

    I didn't mean members twice my age grew up then, but there are definitely people here who did, if we look at the Golden Era extending to the 1950's. Hell, my dad was born in '45, so he'd qualify if he posted here, at least in the sense I'm referring to.
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    How Old Are The Members of The Fedora Lounge?

    Age? Taking a gander around the lounge, I'm feeling kinda like a baby, being twenty-one and seeing so many fellas and dames easily twice that. So looking at this I have to ask: how many of you are interested in the Golden Era because you grew up then? And for those of you who didn't grow up...
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    Strange comments

    I've been told that I dress like Humphrey Bogart, which I thought was swell. I've also been told I'm trying to rip-off Michael Jackson's style, which I found humorous.
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    Film Noir?

    There's also the fact that Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff is cool enough to rival Humphrey Bogart. The lines! And I loved when Fred suggestively, but subtly, quickly unzipped then zipped his case.
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    Film Noir?

    And, just to note, in both of the books the films are based-off of, neither of the seductive females causes the male to kill with conventional beauty (though in my opinion both their on-screen representations had it in spades). As a matter of fact, the books particularly state that the women in...
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    Unpopular movie opinions...

    Being an avid read of pulp fiction (1920's-1950's), I can't really impugn the filth in the films of today without doing the same to my favorite form of literature.
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    Film Noir?

    The Postman Always Rings Twice is about a mutually felt animal passion that brings murder, whereas Double Indemnity is about an otherwise smart and nice guy being seduced by a sociopath into murder-for-money. There is a massive difference: Lana Turner is hot and foolish, whereas Barbara Stanwyck...
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    Film Noir?

    Out of the Past is my favorite detective film noir by a considerable margin (though it could be obtuse of me to call it that, since that groups it with films that are murder mysteries, which is certainly not the same kind of plot). I stressed Double Indemnity and Detour because of their sheer...
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    Film Noir?

    It doesn't come any more film noir than Double Indemnity and Detour.
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    Unpopular movie opinions...

    I found Deathstalker more entertaining than Conan the Barbarian.
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    Fedora hats are rarely sexy - or so does she think...

    Aye, but nothing looks right if you feel weird in it.
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    1940's Navy & Gray Two-Tone Spectators

    Dear God, those are beautiful. It's too bad my feet are enormous, else I'd buy those.
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    What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

    Presidente sized Te Amo. It was excellent for the modest price ($5). I'm guessing the reason they can't be sold for more is that Mexican cigars don't sound like they'd be of quality this enjoyable.

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