tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post9003089377463709013..comments2024-03-28T13:02:41.274-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: A baker’s dozen, plus oneMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-41820007125463336542015-07-22T21:34:29.243-05:002015-07-22T21:34:29.243-05:00I just added that to the queue — still need to see...I just added that to the queue — still need to see the restored footage.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-42482538258560798902015-07-22T08:34:43.035-05:002015-07-22T08:34:43.035-05:00I should have thought to mention Fritz Lang's ...I should have thought to mention Fritz Lang's <i>Metropolis,</i> which I saw for maybe the third or fourth time the other night.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485410374923842372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-47733522054820801712015-07-22T08:01:33.006-05:002015-07-22T08:01:33.006-05:00Seems pretty classy to me. :) Thanks for them all,...Seems pretty classy to me. :) Thanks for them all, Mike. I’m having an long debate with myself about whether I really want to see <i>Love and Mercy</i>. Same with <i>The End of the Tour</i>. I’m sure I’ll end up seeing them both.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-23919845045884938532015-07-21T22:19:01.387-05:002015-07-21T22:19:01.387-05:00You inspired me to rattle off my own list of stuff...You inspired me to rattle off my own list of stuff we've seen recently. Not as classy as your list though: http://www.brownstudy.info/2015/07/21/what-weve-been-watching-and-reading/brownstudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333599990012361188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-88209225469587522532015-07-20T14:13:25.113-05:002015-07-20T14:13:25.113-05:00I think you’ll enjoy it.I think you’ll enjoy it.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-35667267203119271032015-07-20T04:10:36.883-05:002015-07-20T04:10:36.883-05:00A fascinating post, Michael. Must get that Wreckin...A fascinating post, Michael. Must get that Wrecking Crew DVD.The Subliminal Mr Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026560115807068974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-80151352194743752672015-07-19T15:07:44.244-05:002015-07-19T15:07:44.244-05:00@Chris: I, too, love Dreyer. I saw Fanny and Alexa...@Chris: I, too, love Dreyer. I saw <i>Fanny and Alexander</i> a long time ago. The others are new to me.<br /><br />@Zhoen: I would like to see that documentary, as long as it doesn’t come with an order of General Tso.<br /><br />I thought I left a reply to your comments days ago. I’m not sure what became of it.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-54723654091880129432015-07-15T17:31:20.970-05:002015-07-15T17:31:20.970-05:00The Search for General Tso, documentary about Chin...The Search for General Tso, documentary about Chinese food in America, with side trips. <br /><br />http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_search_for_general_tso/<br /><br />Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-41524353774458079972015-07-15T17:05:00.504-05:002015-07-15T17:05:00.504-05:00House of Games is the only movie on Michael's ...House of Games is the only movie on Michael's list that I've seen, and I missed the beginning of that; the rest sound great. Five movies I'd watch anytime? Dreyer's silent The Passion of Joan of Arc; Bergman's Fanny and Alexander; Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke; Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida; and the Quay Brothers' Street of Crocodiles.<br /><br />Okay, six: Billy Wilder's The Apartment, with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485410374923842372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-69891415226530561652015-07-15T09:36:54.923-05:002015-07-15T09:36:54.923-05:00I know about the Fassbinder but have yet to watch ...I know about the Fassbinder but have yet to watch it. I haven’t seen <i>Picnic</i> in ages. Thanks.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-20127061217509746062015-07-15T09:08:28.899-05:002015-07-15T09:08:28.899-05:00But first on my list, speaking of 1950s repression...But first on my list, speaking of 1950s repression (painful! yet weirdly hilarious), is the makes-me-squirm-but-can't-look-away <i>Picnic</i>, 1955, staring William Holden and Kim Novak.<br /> <br />Friends disagree, but I think the scene where they slow-dance to "Moonglow" is genuinely sexy.... and yet sort of horrible, cringe-making too (the repression is as uncomfortably tight and revealing as Novak's dress).Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-19162355875363445392015-07-15T09:00:07.424-05:002015-07-15T09:00:07.424-05:00Ooooh, a movie challenge:
I must make my own list!...Ooooh, a movie challenge:<br />I must make my own list!<br /><br />I love Douglas Sirk's stuff.<br /><br />Have you seen Rainer Fassbinder's version of Sirk's <i>All That Heaven Allows</i>, <i>Ali: Fear Eats the Soul</i>? I recommend it, if not.<br /><br />http://www.criterion.com/films/152-ali-fear-eats-the-soulFrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.com