tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post8847782084847958655..comments2024-03-27T16:02:25.334-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Twelve moviesMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-47753505823369300502019-01-10T09:50:07.491-06:002019-01-10T09:50:07.491-06:00I meant to add: I agree with you — the pace is a l...I meant to add: I agree with you — the pace is a little glacial, even though it’s one joke after another. The dialogue makes me think of something designed for second-language learners — slow, deliberate. Maybe a hangover from stage performance?Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-51895399258311758492019-01-10T09:46:42.506-06:002019-01-10T09:46:42.506-06:00Those were both on TCM, yes.Those were both on TCM, yes.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485410374923842372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-55170354329224298562019-01-10T09:45:17.776-06:002019-01-10T09:45:17.776-06:00Thanks for the recommendations, Chris. Were the fi...Thanks for the recommendations, Chris. Were the first two on TCM? No sign of them at DVD.com (Netflix).<br /><br />We saw <i>Three Identical Strangers</i> in a theater and were also impressed. The conversations with researchers explaining away their involvement — just appalling. The film is coming up again on CNN soon (I’ve been seeing commercials).Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-48117935992661648182019-01-10T09:18:04.541-06:002019-01-10T09:18:04.541-06:00We watched the Laurel & Hardy set until we wen...We watched the Laurel & Hardy set until we went to bed halfway through <i>Way Out West.</i> I found the shorts a bit stiff compared to Chaplain or Harold Lloyd, but still fun. If you're referring to the dance sequence I'm thinking of in <i>Way Out West</i> it was pure genius.<br /><br />Two movies we saw that were better than expected: George More O'Ferrall's 1952 <i>The Holly & the Ivy,</i> the kind of dark, well-acted "Christmas movie" I could imagine Mike Leigh making; and Lou Breslow's <i>You Never Can Tell</i> from 1951, which manages to squeeze some wit out of a plot involving a dog coming back from the dead (as Dick Powell) to solve his own murder.<br /><br />We also were very impressed by a new documentary called <i>Three Identical Strangers,</i> which is about identical triplets raised apart. It starts out giddily upbeat, as the three accidentally reunite, then turns somber as their personal problems come to the fore, and then becomes increasingly sinister as the filmmakers investigate the circumstances that led to the separation of the triplets in the first place. There are some interesting reflections on nature vs. nurture, but overshadowing them is the horror at contemplating the willingness of psychologists to conduct experiments without a shadow of ethical consideration.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to seeing <i>Roma</i> and <i>Cold War</i> as soon as they come near us.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485410374923842372noreply@blogger.com