Movies, Mom & Me

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    For yet another view of this collection, here is a somewhat more contextual (to the time these movies were produced and released in Japan) essay on the importance of these films. Truthfully, I found this article more enlightening than the one I attached to the title, above.
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film maker's career.
    In addition, you might find this artice about the Japanese New Wave movement helpful in understanding what was going on in the Japan film making community at the time these movies were being made. Yes, yes, yes, I have a heightened interest in East Asian films, for a reason I covered before, in some other post, in case you're interested. Maybe I'll scour this site at later date, find that mention and link to it here. Or, maybe not.
  
  
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    Intimidation
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    The Warped Ones
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    I Hate but Love
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    Black Sun
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    Thirst for Love
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    Oh, and, hey, all you people out there in USA's movie land, I'm still waiting for a viable, Region 1 (or Region A) copy of Kurahara's Antarctica, with meticulous production values, DVD or Blu-ray and a reasonable price. It was, and probably still is, one of Kurahara's most popular movies in Japan and around the world. What's the hold-up on this one here in the USA?!?
    Ooh, wait! I think I found a passable copy of Antarctica on YouTube. Hold on, let me try it out. Yes, yes! Click on subtitles, adjust them for 0% background opacity and you're good to go! I'll be adding the movie to to my movie list to the left, later, once I figure out if I need to do anything special for this one.
    Release Dates: Various
    Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara.

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Shih Chun	Xiao Shao-zi	Shangkuan Ling-fung	Miss Zhu	Bai Ying	Cao Shao-qin	Miao Tien	Pi Shao-tang
  Han Ying-chieh	Mao Zong-xian	Hsieh Han	Zhu Ji	Tsao Chien	Wu Ning	Hsu Feng	Yu Chien's Daughter

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1967
    Directed by King Hu.

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Supriya Choudhury	Nita	Anil Chatterjee	Shankar	Gyanesh Mukherjee	Banshi Dutta	Bijon Bhattacharya	Taran
  Gita Dey	Mother	Gita Ghatak	Gita	Dwiju Bhawal	Mantu	Niranjan Ray	Sanat

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1960
    Directed by Ritwik Ghatak.

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Glenn Ford	Jubal Troop	Ernest Borgnine	Shep Horgan	Rod Steiger	"Pinky" Pinkum	Valerie French	Mae Horgan
  Felicia Farr	Naomi Hoktor	Basil Ruysdael	Shem Hoktor	Noah Beery Jr.	Sam	Charles Bronson	Reb Haislipp
  John Dierkes	Carson	Jack Elam	McCoy	Robert Burton	Dr. Grant	John Cason	Ranch Owner

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1956
    Directed by Delmer Daves.

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Uttam Kumar	Arindam Mukherjee	Sharmila Tagore	Aditi Sengupta	Bireswar Sen	Mukunda Lahiri	Soumen Bose	Shankar
  Nirmal Ghosh	Jyoti Banerjee	Premangshu Bose	Biresh	Jogesh Chatterjee	Aghore Chattopadhyay	Sumita Sanyal	Promila Chatterjee
  Ranjit Sen	Haren Bose	Bharati Devi	Manorama	Lali Chowdhury	Bulbul	Kamu Mukherjee	Pritish Sarkar
  Susmita Mukherjee	Molly	Subrata Sensharma	Ajoy	Jamuna Sinha	Sefalika	Satya Banerjee	Swami of WWWW

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1966
    Directed by Satyajit Ray.

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    I know almost nothing about this movie, but, Kathatharine Hepburn and Cary Grant? Romantic comedy? Criterion? On sale? Of course!
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Katharine Hepburn	Linda Seton	Cary Grant	Johnny Case	Doris Nolan	Julia Seton	Lew Ayres	Edward Seton Jr
  Henry Kolker	Edward Seton Sr	Edward Everett Horton	Professor Nick Potter	Jean Dixon	Susan Potter	Binnie Barnes	Laura Cram

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1938
    Directed by George Cukor.

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    It's been almost one and a half decades since I first saw this movie, the year it came out. One of my nieces encouraged me to see it, then watched it with me when it was first available for rental. Frankly, it wasn't what I was expecting, considering who recommended it to me. It was gritty, ethically and politically ambiguous. Nothing I would have expected my niece to enjoy, well, except that it was so well-acted, full of stunning performances, large and small. She's an actor and she was drawn to the performances in the movie, the way they expertly intermingled with the subject matter and with each other.
    Bits and pieces of dialogue and gestures from this film have melded with my thoughts. It's one of those movies where, when I watch it, yet again, I find these continue to bring up memories of past movie moments, including those of much more recent movies. Puts me in mind of wanting to watch this movie yet again. Perhaps, I'll do that, when my own personal copy arrives later this week.
    Obviously, more later.
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2000
    Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Labels: Criterion9, neo-noirD, political6, violence5

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    I'm really looking forward to watching this collection. It's only been within the last couple of years that westerns have intrigued me, starting with the TV show Rawhide. Frankly, its sophistication surprised me.
  
  
  
  
  
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    The Tall T
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    Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
    Randolph Scott	Pat Brennan	Richard Boone	Frank Usher	Maureen O'Sullivan	Doretta Mims	Arthur Hunnicutt	Rintoon
    Skip Homeier	Billy Jack	Henry Silva	Chink	John Hubbard	Willard Mims	Robert Burton	Tenvoorde

    
      Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
      Release Date: 1957
      Director: Budd Boetticher
  
  
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    Decision at Sundown
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    Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
    Randolph Scott	Bart Allison	John Carroll	Tate Kimbrough	Karen Steele	Lucy Summerton	Valerie French	Ruby James
    Noah Beery Jr.	Sam	John Archer	Dr. John Storrow	Andrew Duggan	Sheriff Swede Hansen	James Westerfield	Otis the Bartender
    John Litel	Charles Summerton	Ray Teal	Morley Chase	Vaughn Taylor	Mr. Baldwin the Barber	Richard Deacon	Reverend Zaron
    H. M. Wynant	Deputy Spanish	Bob Steele	Irv	Abel Fernandez	Pete	Guy Wilkerson	Abe

    
      Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
      Release Date: 1957
      Director: Budd Boetticher
  
  
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    Buchanan Rides Alone
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    Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
    Randolph Scott	Tom Buchanan	Craig Stevens	Abe Carbo	Barry Kelley	Sheriff Lew Agry	Tol Avery	Judge Simon Agry
    Peter Whitney	Amos Agry	Manuel Rojas	Juan De La Vega	L. Q. Jones	Pecos Hill	Robert Anderson	Waldo Peck
    Joe De Santis	Esteban Gomez	William Leslie	Roy Agry	Jennifer Holden	K.T.	Nacho Galindo	Nacho

    
      Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
      Release Date: 1958
      Director: Budd Boetticher
  
  
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    Ride Lonesome
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    Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
    Randolph Scott	Ben Brigade	Karen Steele	Mrs. Carrie Lane	Pernell Roberts	Sam Boone	James Best	Billy John
    Lee Van Cleef	Frank	James Coburn	Whit	Bennie Dobbins	Outlaw	Roy Jenson	Outlaw

    
      Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
      Release Date: 1959
      Director: Budd Boetticher
  
  
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    Comanche Station
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    Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
    Randolph Scott	Jefferson Cody	Claude Akins	Ben Lane	Nancy Gates	Nancy Lowe	Dyke Johnson	John Lowe
    Skip Homeier	Frank	Richard Rust	Dobie	Joe Molina	Comanche Chief	Rand Brooks	Station Man

    
      Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
      Release Date: 1960
      Director: Budd Boetticher
  
    Here's a link to the Criterion write-up of the collection.
    Release Date: Various
    Directed by Budd Boetticher.

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Louise Smith	Molly	Ellen McElduff	Lucy	Amanda Goodwin	Dawn	Deborah Banks	Diane
  Liz Caldwell	Liz	Marusia Zach	Gina	Boomer Tibbs	Bob	Frederick Neumann	Fred
  Carla-Maria Sorey	Debbie	Eli Hasson	Voice of Hasid	Richard M. Davidson	Jerry	Ronald Willoughby	John

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1986
    Directed by Lizzie Borden.

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Simone Signoret	Nicole Horner	Véra Clouzot	Christina Delassalle	Paul Meurisse	Michel Delassalle	Charles Vanel	Alfred Fichet
  Jean Brochard	Plantiveau	Thérèse Dorny	Mme Herboux	Michel Serrault	M. Raymond	Georges Chamarat	Dr. Loisy
  Robert Dalban	Gas Station Attendant	Camille Guérini	The Photographer	Jacques Hilling	Forensic Institute Employee	Jean Lefebvre	The Soldier
  Aminda Montserrat	Mme Plantiveau	Jean Témerson	The Hotel Waiter	Jacques Varennes	M. Bridoux	Georges Poujouly	Soudieu

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1955
    Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.

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  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Melanie Mayron	Susan Weinblatt	Anita Skinner	Anne Munroe	Eli Wallach	Rabbi Aaron Gold	Christopher Guest	Eric
  Bob Balaban	Martin	Gina Rogak	Julie	Amy Wright	Ceil	Viveca Lindfors	Beatrice
  Mike Kellin	Abe	Adam Cohen	Bar Mitzvah Boy	Jean De Baer	Terry	Nancy Mette	Denise
  Ken McMillan	The Cabbie	Albert Rogers	The Hair Dresser	Jane Anderson	Omega Receptionist	Russell Horton	Photo Editor
  Regina David	Rabbi's Receptionist	Ted Lambert	Peter Gold	Tanya Berezin	Eleanor Gold	Kathryn Walker	Carpel's Receptionist
  Roderick Cook	Simon Carpel	Kristoffer Tabori	Charlie	Stacey Lomoe-Smith	Rebecca	Norma Mayron	Mrs. Weinblatt

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1978
    Directed by Claudia Weill.

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