Movies, Mom & Me

• Who's watched: M & G
• Mentions: *1*
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  Commentary:  Mom: This is, to my surprise, one of my mother's favorite's of any type, despite it's darkness and irony. She's especially hooked on the last spread, the death number. I think part of the attraction for her is that it is a very well done, very watchable musical. I'm not sure about the rest of her attraction.
    Me: Its simply one of my all time favorites. We watch it every couple of months.
  Update 11/17/2021:  This post was originally published February 6, 2005. It was one of the accidental deletions that occurred, which is covered in this post.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Roy Scheider	Joseph Gideon	Jessica Lange	Angelique	Leland Palmer	Audrey Paris	Ann Reinking	Katie Jagger
  Ben Vereen	O'Connor Flood	Erzsébet Földi	Nichelle Gideon	Deborah Geffner	Victoria Porter	John Lithgow	Lucas Sergeant

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up for this movie.
    Release Date: 1979
    Directed by Bob Fosse.

Labels: dramaD, john-lithgow, satire3, shared-favorite

# posted by gail @ 14:28    0 comments    email......this post

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  Commentary:  One of Mom's and my all time favorites. "Hel-lo Amanda..." need I sing more?
    This movie is a part of the Tracy/Hepburn Collection.
  Update 11/17/2021:  This post was originally published February 6, 2005. It was one of the accidental deletions that occurred, which is covered in this post.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Spencer Tracy	Adam Bonner	Katharine Hepburn	Amanda Bonner	Judy Holliday	Doris Attinger	Tom Ewell	Warren Attinger
  David Wayne	Kip Lurie	Jean Hagen	Beryl Caighn	Hope Emerson	Olympia La Pere	Clarence Kolb	Judge Reiser

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1949
    Directed by George Cukor.

Labels: katharine-hepburn, spencer-tracy

# posted by gail @ 05:02    0 comments    email......this post

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  Commentary:  Under construction.
    Yes, this is the 50-years-later remake of the 1957 movie of the same name, which I also own and appears below. I hadn't intended to add both to my collection until I was perusing the reviews for the first, kept running into reviews for the remake, became intrigued and thought, "Hmmm, it's cheap enough, think I'll add that one to my collection, too." Plus, you know, Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles? And, considering that probably all men in the world are fascinated by and envious of the Western history of the United States. And, Australia, in particular, Russell Crowe's country, has it's own Western history, a few movies about which I own. Yes, yes, yes. I want to consider both of these iterations.
    As always, more later.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Russell Crowe	Ben Wade	Christian Bale	Dan Evans	Logan Lerman	William Evans	Dallas Roberts	Grayson Butterfield
  Ben Foster	Charlie Prince	Peter Fonda	Byron McElroy	Vinessa Shaw	Emma Nelson	Alan Tudyk	Dr. Potter
  Gretchen Mol	Alice Evans	Lennie Loftin	Glen Hollander	Johnny Witworth	Darden	Kevin Durand	Tucker

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2007
    Directed by James Mangold.

Labels: christian-bale, russell-crowe, van-heflin, western

# posted by gail @ 02:03    0 comments    email......this post

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  Commentary:  Under construction.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Glenn Ford	Ben Wade	Van Heflin	Dan Evans	Felicia Farr	Emmy	Leora Dana	Alice Evans
  Henry Jones	Alex Potter	Richard Jaeckel	Charlie Prince	Robert Emhardt	Mr. Butterfield	Sheridan Comerate	Bob Moons
  George Mitchell	Mac	Robert Ellenstein	Ernie Collins	Ford Rainey	Marshall of Bisbee	George Mitchell	Bartender

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 1957
    Directed by Delmar Daves.

Labels: henry-jones, western

# posted by gail @ 01:34    0 comments    email......this post

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  Commentary:  Under construction.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Kōji Yakusho	Hirayama	Tokio Emoto	Takashi	Arisa Nakano	Niko	Aoi Yamada	Aya
  Yumi Asō	Keiko	Sayuri Ishikawa	Mama	Tomokazu Miura	Tomoyama	Min Tanaka	Homeless

    Wim Wenders appears as a cassette shop customer.
  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2023
    Directed by Wim Wenders.

Labels: psychological3

# posted by gail @ 00:31    0 comments    email......this post

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  Commentary:  Under construction.
    Lots of local buzz about this movie, which took me by surprise. I live in a seemingly quiet mountain town that likes to imagine itself a "rural city" (a quote from local news sources who have used this phrase, forever and a day, as self-descriptive). It has pretensions to grandeur based on a flagrant, state-wide governmental history, and, as well, just beneath the thin and cracking surface, an energetic, willing cadre ready to spring into action to defend "good people everywhere, but, especially here" if it seems necessary. Thus, I think this movie might have local significance. I'll let you know, once I watch it.
    

  Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role	Actor	Role
  Kirsten Dunst	Lee Smith	Wagner Moura	Joel	Cailee Spaeny	Jessie Collin	Stephen McKinley Henderson	Sammy
  Sonoya Mizuno	Anya	Jefferson White	Dave	Nelson Lee	Tony	Jin Ha	Sniper
  Juani Feliz	Secret Service Agent	Jonica T. Gibbs	Western Forces Sergeant	James Yaegashi	Secessionist Corporal	Nick Offerman	President of the United States

  
    Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
    Release Date: 2024
    Directed by Alex Garland.

Labels: A24, kirsten-dunst, war3

# posted by gail @ 00:10    0 comments    email......this post

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  Commentary:  Under construction.
    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
    Commentary:  Under construction.
      

    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
    Commentary:  Under construction.
      

    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
    Commentary:  Under construction.
      

    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
    Commentary:  Under construction.
      

    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
    Commentary:  Under construction.
      

    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.

Labels: Criterion9, western

# posted by gail @ 12:37    0 comments    email......this post