Worf
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"Captain America - Civil War" - Even better than I remembered it. Good fun!
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At least Stillman tried something different this time, instead of his usual privileged, hyper-verbal characters talking endlessly in recent-past or current settings. (Privileged, hyper-verbal characters talking endlessly in the 1790s!)
...Currently on TCM: Scarlet Street
TCM's Sunday morning noir viewing.
Edward G. Robinson
It's okay.
Easily, he does. The rest of the cast (Scarlet Street) is somewhat forgettable next to him. He is entertaining in most of what I have seen him in. Still, it was a fine enough watch with a cup of coffee on a early Sunday morning.They were definitely trying to recapture the vibe of "The Woman in the Window" with "Scarlett Street." Robinson, IMHO, is what carries both of those movies.
Easily, he does. The rest of the cast (Scarlet Street) is somewhat forgettable next to him. He is entertaining in most of what I have seen him in. Still, it was a fine enough watch with a cup of coffee on a early Sunday morning.
about Jane Austen and her possibly having been poisoned (arsenic).
I know (think I remember) that we had a Wonder Woman thread for the upcoming movie, but I couldn't find it, so anywho - just caught this trailer today:
http://wonderwomanfilm.com
Other than the Chris Nolan "Batman" trilogy, I don't watch too many of these Super Hero movies and certainly can't converse with all of you who know the origin stories, movie histories, etc., of these characters, but being a kid in the '70s made me a Wonder Woman fan for life.
Also, knowing that trailers can contain every good line, shot and visual in a movie, I try to keep my enthusiasm in check, but this one does look like a lot of fun. And neat to see Captain Kirk 2.0, I mean Chris Pine in it, as well as, Robin Wright who, other than our culture's youth-bias, looks like she could have played Wonder Woman herself. At minimum, I know I'm scared as heck of Wright and that's from "House of Cards" where she doesn't even have all the super hero skills and toys.
The serious-story-drama-action-comedy chemistry seems to be well balanced - but again, trailers can be deceiving.
Pumping and edgy "I'm willing to fight for Good vs. Evil" music, neat vintage clothes and the scene where she blocks the bullet heading toward Trevor was well done. I hope the actual movie is not a stinker.
Yesterday must've been Virginia Mayo's birthday. They had 4 "Oaters" on TCM yesterday afternoon and she was the female lead in all of em. I watched "Fort Dobbs" with Clint Walker and Brian Keith. A slightly above average western that was all but over shadowed whenever Walker took off his shirt! Man whatta specimen! For the life of me I can't understand why he wasn't a BIGGER star? Never believed John Wayne could kick my ass in a fair fight but Walker? Sheeya... Call me yella!
Worf
PS: And get this.. he's still ALIVE!!!!!
It's awfully hard for me to have any enthusiasm for the coming DC films, with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Dreck having been such an utter, godawful mess. Gal Godot's Wonder Woman was the best thing in it, but that's not saying much. I will probably be waiting for cable for this and all the forthcoming DC films, whereas I'm there the first weekend for the Marvel films. And mind you, I love the DC characters just as much, but they're being badly mishandled.
In the same way that Batman: The Animated Series will always be my favorite adaptation of Batman, I suspect that its sequel Justice League series will remain the far-more-worthwhile (and sadly, far more intelligent!) adaptation of the major DC characters. The Warners live-action films sure look like they're gonna continue to stink up the place!