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08 Aug 2022, 3:08pm
I've found myself in possession of almost the entirety of John Cassavetes' oeuvre. Started chronologically with Shadows last night. Interesting as an artifact, but kind of a rough watch. Faces is next. Gotta get to some Gena Rowlands content.
Cassavetes is good stuff! I'd recommend seeking out the Director's Cut of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, though, as the original is said to be pretty bloated and meandering. Even Ben Gazzara hated it.

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Kory wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 3:08pm
I've found myself in possession of almost the entirety of John Cassavetes' oeuvre. Started chronologically with Shadows last night. Interesting as an artifact, but kind of a rough watch. Faces is next. Gotta get to some Gena Rowlands content.
Cassavetes is good stuff! I'd recommend seeking out the Director's Cut of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, though, as the original is said to be pretty bloated and meandering. Even Ben Gazzara hated it.
This boxset I have has both versions, I believe. I'll definitely watch the director's cut first, thanks!
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Gotta get to some Gena Rowlands content.
I'll take some Gena Rowlands anything

FYI, she's in 1 Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and 3 Alfred Hitchcock Hours
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Kory wrote:
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Gotta get to some Gena Rowlands content.
I'll take some Gena Rowlands anything

FYI, she's in 1 Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and 3 Alfred Hitchcock Hours
Definitely going to seek those out now thanks!
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Alligator II: The Mutation (1991) Years ago when I saw comedian Joseph Bologna featured on a Married…with Children episode as one of Al’s friends, I thought “why isn’t this guy starring in PG rated creature features?” The only thing worth mentioning about this stinker is an interesting cast, which included Dee Wallace, Steve Railsback, Richard Lynch, Brock Peters, the other guy from I Dream of Genie, and several pro wrestlers, including Chavo Guerrero Sr. Not recommended. (SHUDDER)

Mosquito (1994) When something otherworldly lands in a swamp, giant mosquitos emerge and wreak havoc on a national park in this gooey, gory, enjoyable time-waster with Gunnar Hansen, and Ron Asheton from the rock band The Stooges. Some nudity too. Don’t think too hard and you might like it! (SHUDDER)

Smithereens (1982) Indie punk film about a girl trying to hustle her way around New York, meeting interesting characters such as Richard Hell. The horror connections? There’s a “movie-in-the-movie” scene that has some pretty cool gore effects, and Geretta Geretta has a small part as a hooker. (TCM/cable)

The Devils (1972) Ken Russell’s infamous, semi-biographical story of a whore-mongering priest falsely accused of witchcraft, and the spectacle that followed was censored and banned around the world for graphic nudity, violence, and exposing religious corruption. Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave are outstanding as the flawed but charismatic Father Grandier and the sexually repressed, hunchbacked Sister Jeanne, respectively. This was a personal bucket list film for decades, and now that I’ve seen it twice, I think I can call it a true masterpiece, and a 10/10. (SHUDDER)

The Fly (1986) David Cronenberg’s great remake of the 1958 classic about a scientist whose DNA becomes merged with a common housefly in a teleportation experiment. Some great gross out FX and strong performances from Jeff Goldbloom, Geena Davis, and a baboon. I hadn’t seen this in well over ten years, so much fun. (cable tv)

Mansion of the Doomed (1976) Prominent Eye Doctor/Expert Dr. Chaney gives an eye transplant to his daughter, who lost her sight in an auto accident. Problem is, only eyes from living humans will work, so he takes the eyes of his daughter’s fiancee (Lance Henricksen) and locks him in a cage in the basement, eyeless. The transplant is a success, Nancy has regained her sight ...temporarily. When she loses her vision, the doctor, with the help of his assistant (Gloria Grahame) kidnaps victim after victim and transplant the eyes into Nancy's head until she's a scarred up mess! Not to mention a basement full of eyeless freaks! Early production from Charles Band (Full Moon) is pretty much a reworking of French classic Eyes without a Face. (SHUDDER)
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I watched X this week and LOVED it. tep, I think I remember you giving it a positive review here. Who'd have thought that Ti West would have cracked the code on his slow burns by filling the "slow" part with "grindhouse pornography"?
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I watched X this week and LOVED it. tep, I think I remember you giving it a positive review here. Who'd have thought that Ti West would have cracked the code on his slow burns by filling the "slow" part with "grindhouse pornography"?
exactly, his movies take forever to get the motor running, fill the downtime with strippers/porn. loved it.
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Hey, movie folks, I'm teaching a seminar this fall on life in postwar America, and for the last class I want to show a movie (a bit of a reward after making them read like demons for three months). It's got to be something that will inspire less film criticism kind of stuff than discussion about America at the time. My early list includes Rebel Without a Cause, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Manchurian Candidate (1962, but it's a very 50s film, based on a 1959 novel), and in more of critique of the critique kind of way, Pleasantville. Thoughts, suggestions?
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14 Aug 2022, 6:12pm
Hey, movie folks, I'm teaching a seminar this fall on life in postwar America, and for the last class I want to show a movie (a bit of a reward after making them read like demons for three months). It's got to be something that will inspire less film criticism kind of stuff than discussion about America at the time. My early list includes Rebel Without a Cause, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Manchurian Candidate (1962, but it's a very 50s film, based on a 1959 novel), and in more of critique of the critique kind of way, Pleasantville. Thoughts, suggestions?
Need something from the Debbie Does Dallas series. You know, because of society.
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Night of the Living Dead

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Flex wrote:
14 Aug 2022, 6:26pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
14 Aug 2022, 6:12pm
Hey, movie folks, I'm teaching a seminar this fall on life in postwar America, and for the last class I want to show a movie (a bit of a reward after making them read like demons for three months). It's got to be something that will inspire less film criticism kind of stuff than discussion about America at the time. My early list includes Rebel Without a Cause, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Manchurian Candidate (1962, but it's a very 50s film, based on a 1959 novel), and in more of critique of the critique kind of way, Pleasantville. Thoughts, suggestions?
Need something from the Debbie Does Dallas series. You know, because of society.
If it were a 1970s seminar … I still wouldn't be able to get away with it. Damned cancel culture. :angry:
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Night of the Living Dead
Way out of the time frame (1945–1960), but I like the idea of using horror to get people to talk about the underlying essence.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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Night of the Living Dead
Way out of the time frame (1945–1960), but I like the idea of using horror to get people to talk about the underlying essence.
Ok Heston.

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How about the man who shot liberty valance? 1962 but it's a a reappraisal of the American myth.

Addendum: high noon as an allegory for the red scare and so forth could also be interesting, but I suspect liberty valance gets closer to what you're looking for.
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