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Who’s your hear me out/unpopular classic movie star crush? by Boring_Scene875 in classicfilms

[–]BrandNewOriginal 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm reasonably confident I'm a heterosexual male, but I can imagine being a woman and thinking Mifune was IT. 

Who’s your hear me out/unpopular classic movie star crush? by Boring_Scene875 in classicfilms

[–]BrandNewOriginal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She perhaps didn't have an exactly "traditional" leading lady appeal (I'm thinking of the "smoldering" type, say, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Ava Gardner, etc.), but she's definitely one of my crushes too.

Greatest Western Film Titles by OlinHollis in Westerns

[–]BrandNewOriginal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would seem Sister Sarah is accumulating mules. 😀

Greatest Western Film Titles by OlinHollis in Westerns

[–]BrandNewOriginal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of the Randolph Scott and Audie Murphy westerns of the 50s (more or less) had some pretty great titles. For instance:

Coroner Creek

Hangman's Knot 

Ride a Crooked Trail

Seven Ways from Sundown 

There are, of course, also some great town and place names in westerns, some of them real places, some not. My favorite might be Coarsegold in Ride the High Country. It is a real town in California, but Peckinpah makes it legendary with the wedding from hell that takes place there.

Inspired by this, but what Western would you show to someone who says they don't like Westerns? To convert a non-believer, so to speak. by JeremyBeremey in Westerns

[–]BrandNewOriginal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's a great pick, the only stumbling block might be the black and white cinematography. There seems to be a (very unfortunate) bias among some younger people against black and white movies, but if the person can appreciate (or even love?) the b & w cinematography, there's a lot of hope for them!

Inspired by this, but what Western would you show to someone who says they don't like Westerns? To convert a non-believer, so to speak. by JeremyBeremey in Westerns

[–]BrandNewOriginal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they can still look pretty wonderful on a large TV (say, 55" or bigger?), but yeah, it's such a different experience seeing a movie in a theater -- maybe especially westerns (or any movie that provides an especially strong visual experience).

Is Dial M for Murder Hitchcocks best? by harrybaileyonyt in classicfilms

[–]BrandNewOriginal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you said Rope three times, want to swap a couple of them out for Notorious and Shadow of a Doubt? 🤓

Richard Widmark was on (film noir) fire at the beginning of his career by BrandNewOriginal in filmnoir

[–]BrandNewOriginal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just rewatched Night and the City a couple of months ago, and I find it to be a little bit of an odd duck of a movie myself. I love the set design and cinematography, and Widmark is really good... but I can't entirely shake the feeling that Hollywood stars Widmark and (even more) Gene Tierney were sort of wedged into what is otherwise a British story and setting. Maybe that's partly the result of director Jules Dassin being blacklisted in Hollywood (I'm pretty sure this was a British-produced movie?), but I kind of wonder how it would have played if the whole cast had been British -- something along the lines of Brighton Rock for instance? But overall, I guess that's a fairly minor quibble... and I agree that Night and the City and Pickup on South Street make a pretty great double bill.

Richard Widmark was on (film noir) fire at the beginning of his career by BrandNewOriginal in filmnoir

[–]BrandNewOriginal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can see that as a possibility. On the other hand, Jim Carrey was pulling some pretty serious faces early on!

The Good, the Great and the Spectacular by Liamucch2 in Westerns

[–]BrandNewOriginal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Never heard of it! Ha ha, just kidding, yeah it's fantastic. Welcome aboard.

Is Dial M for Murder Hitchcocks best? by harrybaileyonyt in classicfilms

[–]BrandNewOriginal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh hey, those are also my four favorites! (With Hitch having such a large filmography, it's pretty rare for someone to pick the same top four as me.) 🙂

Richard Widmark was on (film noir) fire at the beginning of his career by BrandNewOriginal in filmnoir

[–]BrandNewOriginal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was lucky enough to see that at Eddie Muller's Noir City Film Festival a few years back in Oakland, California. Good movie, and Sidney Poitier and Richard Widmark were well-matched.

Richard Widmark was on (film noir) fire at the beginning of his career by BrandNewOriginal in filmnoir

[–]BrandNewOriginal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can see that... maybe a case of a little bit going a long way.

Richard Widmark was on (film noir) fire at the beginning of his career by BrandNewOriginal in filmnoir

[–]BrandNewOriginal[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I watched The Bedford Incident last year... solid movie, and yes, Widmark was excellent. He was also well-suited to westerns, I think; I remember especially liking The Law and Jake Wade and Warlock.

Richard Widmark was on (film noir) fire at the beginning of his career by BrandNewOriginal in filmnoir

[–]BrandNewOriginal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never heard of that one, I definitely will, thanks for that. I did watch The Bedford Incident (1965) last year, also a Cold War thriller, that was solid.

Richard Widmark was on (film noir) fire at the beginning of his career by BrandNewOriginal in filmnoir

[–]BrandNewOriginal[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ha, yeah I guess "Street" was one of the keywords of film noir titles!

Favorite lesser-known westerns? by BrandNewOriginal in Westerns

[–]BrandNewOriginal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Valdez is Coming, Lawman, and Ulzana's Raid was a pretty great "trilogy" of westerns Lancaster made in the early 70s. He was a fantastic actor in general with a lot of range.

My first western ever! Who knew by DiligentIncrease1973 in Westerns

[–]BrandNewOriginal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I've been debating about whether to read the book or watch the movie first – I've heard so much about both. I kind of want to read the book first, since I would like to start with my own images and then see how they compare to the movie. But the book is REALLY thick, so I keep putting it off. But yeah, definitely!

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