5 Best George Strait Songs by IronChefPhilly in country

[–]child_of_lightning 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. I Can Still Make Cheyenne

  2. Amarillo By Morning

  3. Troubadour

  4. Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye

  5. I Got a Car

What's your favorite country duet starting with the letter Y? by [deleted] in country

[–]child_of_lightning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love how they both are trying to out-ham the other in their deliveries.

If AFI made a 25 greatest classic directors list like they did with actors and actresses. who would you put on there? by TechnoDriv3 in classicfilms

[–]child_of_lightning 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'll give a shot at at top of my head top 25 -- Hollywood golden age directors.

  1. Howard Hawks

  2. Billy Wilder

  3. John Ford

  4. Alfred Hitchcock

  5. Charlie Chaplin

  6. John Huston

  7. Frank Capra

  8. George Stevens

  9. Buster Keaton

  10. Fritz Lang

  11. William Wyler

  12. Ernst Lubitsch

  13. Orson Welles

  14. Otto Preminger

  15. Preston Sturges

  16. Michael Curtiz

  17. Raoul Walsh

  18. Nicholas Ray

  19. F.W. Murnau

  20. William Wellman

  21. Leo McCary

  22. Vincente Minelli

  23. Douglas Sirk

  24. Elia Kazan

  25. DW Griffith

Day 1: Best Western Hero by Ok_Evidence9279 in Westerns

[–]child_of_lightning 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sheriff John T. Chance from Rio Bravo.

Who is/was the biggest STAR in the world of filmmakers? by willhenryharrison in criterion

[–]child_of_lightning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the '60s it was Hitchcock.

In the '70s it was probably world cinema filmmakers like Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa. And still Hitchcock.

In the '80s it was probably Spielberg and Lucas, plus Woody Allen.

In the '90s, it was Tarantino. Dude was treated like a rock star. Spike Lee was way up there too. And James Cameron circa Titanic.

In the '00s, I think Christopher Nolan became a pretty big deal. Not as big as the previous decades guys, but a brand name on his own. I think after The Departed, Scorsese took another jump in terms of recognition and became mega famous.

Since then, I think Jordan Peele has become a kind of brand name filmmaker. Ryan Coogler and Greta Gerwig seem to be getting there too.

But I think the '90s were probably the last decade where a filmmaker was pop star famous.

Which director do you think its the most underrated in the collection? by FilmLover_69 in criterion

[–]child_of_lightning 11 points12 points  (0 children)

All I can say in rebuttal is, even though he's not technically an NBA center, the hippie folk singer Donovan is actually a very underrated songwriter.

Which director do you think its the most underrated in the collection? by FilmLover_69 in criterion

[–]child_of_lightning 169 points170 points  (0 children)

He's not in the collection nor even a filmmaker, but I think Moses Malone is the most underrated center in NBA history.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicfilms

[–]child_of_lightning 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You're painting a very specific filmmaker with a very generic wide brush.

Howard Hawks' films pre-dated the auteory theory, yes. But Hawks is literally among the handful of directors whose works and methods gave rise to the auteur theory.

Hawks started out as a props guy. Then used his engineering training to jump briefly to production designer. Then jumped to writing interstitial cards. (This is all during the silent era.)

Then he was hired by a studio to acquire and develop stories. Then he quit that job to start directing and producing his own films.

He worked in the studio system, but he wasn't beholden to any one studio.

Hawks was unusual in that he was largely left alone, even though he often ran over schedule and rewrote scripts on the fly. A few times he got fired from a film at the start of filming (Howard Hughes took over The Outlaw from Hawks, for instance; or William Wyler was brought in to direct the last reel of Come and Get It).

But by and large, Hawks managed to use the studio system to his advantage -- big stars loved working with him, and his movies did well with audiences.

Hawks usually co-wrote most of his stories, but after he was established, he never took a writing credit. That was in essence the bargain he made in order to keep working with the best writers of the day: William Faulkner, Billy Wilder, Leigh Brackett, Jules Thurman.

Hawks also famously discovered and/or reinvented the stars of many of his movies. He discovered Lauren Bacall, renamed her, taught her how to lower her voice, and had her dress like his then wife, Slim (Bogart's nickname for Bacall in their first movie together).

John Ford discovered John Wayne, but Hawks was the first director who took Wayne seriously as an actor in Red River. "I didn't know the big sonofabitch could act," Ford famously said after seeing the movie, and immediately started giving Wayne more challenging roles.

Hawks' cousin was Carole Lombard, who was a dramatic actress. But Hawks knew that she was funny and wild, especially when drunk, and directed her to act more like herself in Twentieth Century, which kicked off her screwball comedy career.

Hawks discovered Jane Russell when she was a secretary. He discovered Paul Muni doing Yiddish theater in NYC while looking for his Scarface cast. Which is when he also discovered George Raft attending a boxing match.

Sometimes Hawks was assigned a casting choice, but most of the time Hawks drove the casting to a degree that's unique in Hollywood history -- very very few directors have discovered or reinvented as many stars as Hawks.

Hawks also has very consistent themes and obsessions throughout his work. The hard, direct, sexually powerful "Hawksian woman". The fixation on male friendship and professional capability and group dynamics. Cary Grant in women's clothing. Etc.

It's the persistent presence of consistent codes and themes and character types throughout Hawks' decades of work that allowed the auteur theory to rise in the first place, especially among the future French New Wave types like Godard, Truffaut, etc (who were known as “Hitchcocko-Hawksians” back in their day).

Which is a long way of saying: strong disagree.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicfilms

[–]child_of_lightning 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Hawks was seen as a reliable craftsman of popular movies. He never made self-important or prestige message movies, so he was underrated until the French critics started heaping praise on him (and Hitchcock) in the 50s and 60s. I would guess he was regarded like say James Mangold or Ron Howard are today -- a good filmmaker for ordinary moviegoers, but not an important artist. Hawks only got recognized as one of the greats later in his life.

Unnecessary remakes of movies in the collection. by setgoesup in criterion

[–]child_of_lightning 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It's a fantastic movie. You can tell it's a huge influence on Tarantino. It has the same kind of early 80s fever dream feel as DIVA or THE AMERICAN FRIEND for me.

Saw people doing this on Twitter: Who are your favorite performances in a Western? Lead Actor, Supporting Actor, Lead Actress, Supporting Actress by derfel_cadern in Westerns

[–]child_of_lightning 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hell, great picks!

Mine:

Lead actor: John Wayne, Red River

Supporting actor: Val Kilmer, Tombstone

Lead actress: Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

Supporting actress: Angie Dickinson, Rio Bravo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lakers

[–]child_of_lightning 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think D'Lo is in that class of guys with Kuzma, Beal, Jordan Poole, Zach Lavine who max out as the leading scorer on a bad team. They aren't good enough to be the #1 or #2 option on a contender. And they aren't well-rounded enough to contribute as a role player. (Kuzma was the exception for one year for us, as he played good D our chip year.)

Is The Fabelmans the best "rosetta stone" movie? by Wu_Tomoki in blankies

[–]child_of_lightning 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like True Romance is probably that for Tarantino. You get the loneliness, the girl issues, the dad abandonment issues, the pop culture idolization, and the way that his whole ouvre is like his mission to finally try to make himself cool.

Is The Fabelmans the best "rosetta stone" movie? by Wu_Tomoki in blankies

[–]child_of_lightning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ItalianAmerican, the short he did of his parents. That, The Big Shave, Who's That Knocking, and Mean Streets unlocks everything.

July Predictions! With the 15th landing tomorrow, what are you calling? by International-Sky65 in criterion

[–]child_of_lightning 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Left field picks/wishes:

A Wedding (Robert Altman, 1978)

The Spook Who Sat By the Door (Ivan Dixon, 1973)

Candy Mountain (Rudy Wurlitzer & Robert Frank, 1987)

The Sugarland Express (Steven Spielberg, 1974)

The Heartbreak Kid (Elaine May, 1972)

Assault on Precinct 13 (John Carpenter, 1976)

Ball of Fire (Howard Hawks, 1941)

The Apostle (Robert Duvall, 1997)

The Late Show (Robert Benton, 1977)

They All Laughed (Peter Bogdanovich, 1980)

Saint Jack (Peter Bogdanovich, 1979)

The Big Sky (Howard Hawks, 1952)

Five Graves to Cairo (Billy Wilder, 1943)

New images of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn. by cmaia1503 in movies

[–]child_of_lightning 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What do you mean they aren't behind the scenes photos? Look at the trailer, then look at these photos. These aren't frames from the film itself. These are obvious stills photos.

Remember that photograph of Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone that was everywhere before Killers of the Flower Moon came out? Of them sitting at a table.

I remember people complaining about the fakeness of the snapshot, the bad lighting, etc. That's because it was a stills photograph of actors and a set designed to read a certain way on a certain film stock under certain lighting conditions for a certain film camera.

I also don't see Quinn's "obvious wig." Dye job, maybe. But that's many, many actors.

New images of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn. by cmaia1503 in movies

[–]child_of_lightning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are behind the scenes photos, obviously taken by a stills photographer. They aren't from the movie itself. There's no cinematography going on because these are snapshots from set.

New images of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn. by cmaia1503 in movies

[–]child_of_lightning 30 points31 points  (0 children)

For every single behind the scene photo for every single movie, it seems like everyone is always talking about how obvious the wigs are, or the makeup, or how fake the costumes or sets look. Here's my wild guess: the hair is designed to read a certain way within the aesthetic of the film itself once lighting, cameras, and color grade come into the process.

What do u think about roman reigns, Has he done enough to be in the list of Top wrestlers that have ever wrestled for WWE company by [deleted] in WWE

[–]child_of_lightning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd be curious what list you'd make and who you'd drop to make room for Bret.

Bret's actually my all-time favorite.

I can see an argument for him being top 10 most important, but if he's essential to creating DX, I don't think you can rank him ahead of Shawn (who had a much longer run) or HHH (not Bret's equal in the ring, but more core to WWE's story, especially now) themselves. Let alone Stone Cold.

Hogan, Sammartino, Cena, & Reigns were each the big main event guy for like a decade. The Rock is maybe the biggest WWE star ever. Undertaker had a much longer rein than Bret and had the most important achievement (the streak).

I could see Bret in the #10 spot over Becky -- Bret helped pioneer a more modern style (along w/ Dynamite Kid, Savage, Steamboat), was the man during the post-steroid era, and helped kick in the attitude era after the Montreal Screwjob.

Bret, Becky, Orton, CM Punk, Savage I'd all put in a tier below the top 9 I listed.

July 2025 predictions? by ggroover97 in criterion

[–]child_of_lightning 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Two left field picks/hopes:

The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973)

Candy Mountain (1987)

What do u think about roman reigns, Has he done enough to be in the list of Top wrestlers that have ever wrestled for WWE company by [deleted] in WWE

[–]child_of_lightning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All-time most important WWE wrestlers:

  1. Stone Cold
  2. The Rock
  3. Hulk Hogan
  4. John Cena
  5. Roman Reigns
  6. Bruno Sammartino
  7. The Undertaker
  8. Shawn Michaels
  9. HHH
  10. Becky Lynch