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Always appreciated McCarthy's work. I first became aware of him through his movie posters - "The Dirty Dozen", "A Distant Trumpet", "Khartoum" and "Von Ryan's Express", among many others - but it's his western art that I enjoy most.
We deal in lead, friend.
Fathers' Day was filled with family and barbeque but this afternoon I was left without adult supervision and watched "Zulu Dawn" followed by "Zulu". Now I'm hyperactive and will have to take a St. Joseph's aspirin just to fall asleep.
We deal in lead, friend.
Never took a shine to this one. Part of the problem may be that it is another Holden film in which a bridge is blown up and the last cattle stampede is boring. It even has the same shot of Holden chivying the cattle at least three times, as shown in Larry's photo above.
We deal in lead, friend.
"Star Trek: Journey into Darkness" in 3D IMAX. I'm not much of a Star Trek fan, but have seen the original series in re-runs, and the films once or twice over the years, so I wasn't expecting much except a professional bit of storytelling and amusing banter from the protagonists. We've also seen remarkable 3D movies such as "Polar Express" and "Avatar", among others, so we figured we knew what the current state of 3D was.
Well, we were wrong. This sucker knocks everything that proceeded it out of any park in the world - even Yellowstone Natural Park.
The plot, acting, music, editing, sound and special 3D effects are stunning. I sat there grinning in the dark and dodging thrown objects like George W. Bush ducking under a shoe behind a podium.
This is a 100% immersion into a filmed experience. I thought I was ten years old again and transported mind and body into a theater screen.
It's a bit expensive, but if any of you can afford the excursion to an IMAX theater, this is the one to see. I'd advise watching the old "Wrath of Khan" movie as well as the the predecessor to this movie if you're spotty on some history.
We deal in lead, friend.
Well, just for fun, let's subtract a bunch of losers who have no chance at all of being remembered a week after their last turkey was publicly basted by fans and reviewers
Sean Penn is an over-rated dwarf who somehow has delusions of adequacy. Nicholas Cage is an untalented comic book nerd who churns out a crappy movie every six months so he can pay his tax penalties. Brad Pitt is a hair bag who specializes in trying to look soulful but comes across as constipated. Owen Wilson is blessed with having a split nose that looks exactly like a tiny ass and a whiny annoying voice to go with it. Al Pacino has lost his mind and consistently overacts - at times it appears he did not receive the same script as the other actors.
Michael Douglas is Spartacus Junior even behind the candelabra and pounds of facial putty that was troweled on by hand. Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman are absent from the Home and late for their nightly bed checks.
Tom Cruise is holding out for the role of "Grumpy" in the live remake of Snow White (It has Oscar written all over it and is a much better part than "Sleepy"). Jack Black should lose 50 pounds, shave his uni-brow and forever play a eunuch in a toga. Matt Damon should simply stick to liberal roles in movies as he fades into obscurity.
All the other contenders - Seth, Robert, Heath, Zach, Bradley, Ryan, Armie and Judd - are actually the same person. They blend together into an amorphous and banal stick figure, each of whom is substitutable for any occasion requiring a dull white male actor.
There. I feel much better and will now trundle off to sleep.
We deal in lead, friend.
Get ready to break open your piggy banks, boys and girls. Twilight Time Video has announced that a blu ray of "Drums Along the Mohawk" will be released on 9/10/13. It will also contain the special - Becoming John Ford.
No news on the price yet, but TT is pretty expensive, so I'm guessing around $30.00. The good news is that their discs are extremely well done.
We deal in lead, friend.
Get ready to break open your piggy banks, boys and girls. Twilight Time Video has announced that a blu ray of "Drums Along the Mohawk" will be released on 9/10/13. It will also contain the special - Becoming John Ford.
No news on the price yet, but TT is pretty expensive, so I'm guessing around $30.00. The good news is that their discs are extremely well done.
We deal in lead, friend.
Jay, I saw that one too and was fascinated. The best army training film I've ever seen.
Also saw "Attack on the Iron Coast" on TCM. That one had slipped by me. It started slow but got lively near the end. The other problem I had was taking Lloyd Bridges seriously after seeing the Hot Shots movies.
We deal in lead, friend.
Outstanding photos, Larry.
Question: why do the stills have the letters "AF" before the still number instead of "AU"? It leads me to believe that the title of the movie had been changed at the last minute. Does anyone know if the original title had been Allegheny Frontier or something like that?
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"Flight" starring Denzel Washington, which is not for anyone squeamish about flying. Started out great but went on too long. I wanted to flee the room and have a cocktail before it ended (so I did).
We deal in lead, friend.
"Jack Reacher" starring everyone's favorite Hobbitt Tom Cruise. It was a very entertaining mystery that demands close attention to every scene in order to follow it. Cruise was actually effective, even though physically wrong for the character. Robert Duvall also is on hand as a an old ex Marine.
Good show.
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Honestly, I told Duke that some people would hate the new format, but the simple bugger insisted it would be easier.
We deal in lead, friend.
Russ, just to lighten the tone a bit, I was wondering how you're able to type with your arm trussed up.
Hang in there.
Russ, I'm saddened by your health problems but admire your determination and rational approach toward recovery. The modern health system in this country is a quagmire of incompetence and you are smart in bringing an advocate with you. There are individual health care professionals who are very capable as you describe in your encounter with your new primary care doc, but the correct information doesn't always get transmitted to them properly.
You seem to have the tenacity to beat these burdens. Please don't despair as time grinds on.
Finally, I am honored to be considered a member of your surrogate family. My prayers are with you.
Bill
Great photos Bill, thanks for adding them to the thread
trying photos again
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Always thought Steve was under-rated. I enjoyed every time he showed up. Saw him in "Flaming Star" as Elvis' older brother and thought he stole the show. Don't forget he was in "The Longest Day" with Duke.
Vaya con Dios, Steve.
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I am having the same difficulty posting full size stills as Hawkswill. Very frustrating. The jpegs don't look very good, so I've stopped posting pictures until I can figure it out.
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Great scoop on obtaining those stills, Carl. Good hunting!
Agree that the new still posting process is much inferior to the old method. I cant figure out how to post an 8x10 at its proper size. There's a new intrusive step which requires you to select a URL but then tells you that the image is either too big or too small and can't be posted. At best you can post a jpeg that may be enlarged - but the picture quality is sub par.
I have many more rare stills that I would be happy to post, but can't be bothered with this crap, which I freely admit is caused by my own techno incompetence.
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God, save us all.
I wouldn't pay $10.00 to watch Will Smith shovel my driveway.
Why doesn't WB just pay him $1,000,000 to go away and restore the original film for another one.
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This is a movie that I've seen maybe 50 times since its release in 1966, which averages out to almost once a year. I can't explain its appeal to me - it's certainly not a masterpiece. I just enjoy the characters, the military tactics, the action scenes, the cinematography and the music score. Like all my favorite movies, it's like visiting an old friend.
It was a groundbreaker in that in the original novel, Toller (Sidney Poitier), was a white gambler, which makes this the one of first times a black actor was cast in a role that was racially neutral. Granted that Poitier had won best actor for director Ralph Nelson in 1963 for "Lilies of the Field" and perhaps was paying off a debt, but he is excellent. Garner, who also co-produced, played against his Maverick/Scrounger type as a tough as nails scout.
Ace stunt man Richard Farnsworth is the wagon driver who snakes a bullwhip to an Apache's throat and Neil Summers is a trooper who catches an arrow in the back during the night infiltration. Another stuntman, Bill Hart, plays the unlucky Corporal Harrington. Hart was also one of Robert Ryans' posse in "The Wild Bunch". All three must have extensive filmographies on IMDB.
If you haven't seen it, give it a couple hours in the dark.
We deal in lead, friend.
