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Lol! Did he 'date' all 3?
At least two that I know of---including Hayworth.
Lol! Did he 'date' all 3?
Great comedy so far. I stopped it so I can watch it with the better half. I think she will like it.Currently the following rule is being considered for the "What is the Last TV Show You Watched" thread. Perhaps we should consider it for this thread as well. See proposed rule below.
vmtrevino2 - what did you think of "Roman Holiday?"
Proposed Rule
"The Jamespowers" rule: one must post, at minimum, a one sentence comment / observation / opinion about the show or movie they are posting that they have watched.
All meant in good fun - it's great to hear the opinions of our members - even if just a blurb - of the movies and TV shows that they posted that they just saw.
"The Man Who Never Was" - 1956 British film about the deception pulled off by the Brits to pull German troops out of Sicily before the invasion. Taught little thriller only marred by the romantic subplot that I doubt happened in real life but I can't be sure. I enjoyed it a great deal. Good Netflix find... you can find some gems in there if you look.
Worf
I sat through this. I just don't see what the attraction for this film was though. But then...I was never a Rita Hayworth fan.
OTOH, I did love Hotel Berlin, which I saw next. Wonderful film.
"The Man Who Never Was" a 1954 movie version of Britain's attempt during WWII to convince Germany to move its defenses of Sicily elsewhere because the allies where planning to invade elsewhere. This is a solid, enjoyable movie - enhanced by Clifton Webb's and Josephine Griffin's outstanding performances. I won't give any more of the plot away in case you aren't familiar with it or the real story that inspired the movie - and he real story is at least as fantastic as the movie.
Also, it was odd to see Clifton Webb in a hero role - which he handled wonderfully even while still bringing some of his usual snark and condescension. And as noted, Josephine Griffin, a British film star of the 1950s, was excellent as the quite, efficient, but passionate aid to Webb.
This movie popped up on some obscure (channel 1230 or something like that) cable channel which is only one of three new channels - at least to my basic-plus cable package (the "plus" is so that I can get TCM) - that play old movies regularly now - glad that is happening, but wonder why it is?
After seeing Worf's and Strearmen's post on this movie, I pulled my comment from a few weeks ago forward as I was equally impressed with the movie - nothing incredible, but as Worf said, a good taught thriller and based on a true story.
Thanks for reminding me bra.... My fave Clifton Webb role of course is his villainous turn in "Laura"! He was as suave a villainous basterd as they come! Nice to see him as an amazingly understated hero for a change.
Worf
Inside Llewyn Davis (2014). Written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, the movie follows down-on-his-luck folk singer Llewyn Davis (Oscar Issac) for a week in Greenwich Village in February of 1961. And that's about it. The story doesn't have much of a beginning and it just ends when it ends, so you're essentially following this schmuck around for 104 minutes. [huh]
I consider myself a fan as well, but when I review a list of their movies I find they're really more "miss" than "hit" with me. Still, as you wrote, even if I didn't care for the movie overall I'm always impressed by the way they're written and filmed, the casting and performances, the music they use, and so on. The brothers are meticulous in the way they construct their movies, but sometimes the ingredients just don't blend well. I didn't dislike Inside Llewyn Davis, but it's not destined to become one of their movies I would watch several times like Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, etc..You know, I'm a big Coen Bros. (and folk music) fan and I really wanted to love this movie... but didn't. It's got a lot going for it - excellent period detail, gorgeous photography, great actors, their usual sharp writing, and some of the musical performances are downright spellbinding. And as a Coen film, it's all uniquely observed and occasionally pretty funny. But Llewyn Davis is such an off-putting and self-defeating character that you can't really warm to him.
I realize that the Coens are making an interesting point here: what happens to somebody who has a lot of talent, perhaps even enough to be a star, but with such a difficult personality that they antagonize everyone? At least in this case, I'm afraid, it yields one of their less satisfying films.