It's a joke, son!
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(05/16/08 9:29 PM) |
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TomWeaver999 |
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(05/16/08 9:49 PM) |
Ford's Theater is where Lincoln was, the day Lincoln was shot.
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DonM435 |
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(05/17/08 12:07 PM) |
And, Lincoln Center was one of the few places that nobody tried to shoot President Ford.
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Wich2 |
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(05/17/08 2:17 PM) |
"How many times did Massey play Lincoln, anyway??"
Too many. Seriously, I'd like to see this adaptation of the Bishop book, to see if Ray's any better than in ...IN ILLINOIS. In that one, I'd have to agree with a contemporary review which basically said that the warmth in Fonda's playing of the same role in the same year, made Massey's characterization seem like a waxworks figure. -Craig W. (Quicksilver Radio Theater's GOOG FRIDAY, 1865) |
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cabmangray |
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(05/20/08 12:47 PM) |
I recently gave NIGHT a look again after a very long time. A very strange and gripping film, to be sure. I can remember seeing this listed in TV Guide back in
1969, and wondering what kind of film this was; a melodrama or horror movie. Well, the movie got me right from the begining with it's dark threatening
opening title music. It's power kept me in front of the tv right till the end. Seeing the film again many years later, I am struck by the way Laughton used
shadows, weirdly shaped sets in the best Germanic tradition, bright outdoor photography, all mixed together in a strange, surreal stew held together by
Mitchum's scary performance. But the music is what I remember best, that brooding fanfare whenever Mitchum looks ready to strike. It's a shame Laughton
never directed another film after this.
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(05/22/08 7:06 PM) |
yendor1152 wrote: Beautifully put. The film has what I seek in horror films: a dream-like fairy tale quality that seems to sum up human feelings the way myths do.
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Bill Warren |
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(07/05/09 4:11 PM) |
the way Laughton used shadows, weirdly shaped sets in the best Germanic tradition, Agreed I also liked how he used shaped wipes and mattes, as in the scene in the attic when Mitchum kills Winters, or when he confronts the children in the basement later on. |
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Wich2 |
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(05/28/08 9:49 PM) |
Again, Laughton admitted Griffith's Silents as a big influence, that he re-screened at MOMA as he planned the film.
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Jameson281 |
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(06/03/08 1:19 PM) |
A NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Special Edition is coming September 9. No extras announced yet. |
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TomWeaver999 |
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(06/03/08 3:03 PM) |
Again, Laughton admitted Griffith's Silents as a big influence, that he re-screened at MOMA as he planned the film. <<
Wm. Phipps (FIVE, CAT-WOMEN OF THE MOON, etc.) told me that Laughton spent a loooong time immersing himself in oldies in a projection room at a place called Nosseck's Studio (somewhere in Hollywood, I'm sure), studying various directors' techniques, in preparation for making NIGHT OF THE HUNTER; Phipps says he went there with Laughton every day. |
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(06/03/08 7:05 PM) |
Jameson281 wrote: Hope they get the aspect ratio correct this time!! |
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(06/03/08 7:10 PM) |
killer meteor wrote: UCLA determined the aspect ratio to be 1.66:1 when they restored the film in 2001, so it will be 1.66:1. |
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Koukol 5 |
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(06/03/08 9:21 PM) |
I hope they have the footage of Charles directing as an extra.
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(06/03/08 11:27 PM) |
Jameson281 wrote: Of course, cuz I finally bought a copy last week! (well, got it with store credit) |
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Cadaverino |
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(06/08/08 2:49 AM) |
The river boat scene. Stay with it: the clip goes from the chase scene at the river bank,
to the following night when the children taken refuge in a barn.
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Jameson281 |
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(06/10/08 1:07 AM) |
Word has it that the Special Edition is being postponed; no new release date has been announced yet.
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(06/12/08 9:49 AM) |
One rumored extra on the Special Edition will be a Commentary with Tom Weaver and the elderly Mystical Bullfrog #1.
"This picture was made at an interesting time in Robert Mitchum's career. Did he seem like he was having a good time on the set?" "BRRRRRRAAAAAPPPPP" "How hands on was Charles Laughton as far as directing the actors' performances?" "BBRRRRRROOORRRP"
"Synthetic Flesh!"
Chris Herzog zogstar67@yahoo.com
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06/12/08 10:00 AM.
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TomWeaver999 |
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(06/12/08 10:52 AM) |
William Phipps would be great on a NIGHT OF THE HUNTER commentary, talking about his long friendship with Laughton -- from the mid-1940s (or earlier) to when
Laughton was on his deathbed. And, as I mentioned earlier, it was Phipps who put Laughton and his (Phipps') friend Mitchum together, got after Laughton to
consider Mitchum for the role (Laughton really wasn't familiar with Mitchum's work, and resisted and resisted). Phipps was also on the NIGHT OF THE
HUNTER set -- 20 years ago he told me about Laughton leaving the camera running between takes.
The only "problem" is, Phipps tells it like it is, pulls no punches when he talks. After "the lawyers" got through listening to it, there'd probably be half a commentary left! |
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TomWeaver999 |
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(06/12/08 10:54 AM) |
Phipps and the Mystical Bullfrog would be great, too.
"Why are you HERE? You add NOTHING!" "BBRRRRRROOORRRP" "What in the &$#$ #& is THAT supposed to mean? I mean, you're just #$%& imbecilic!" "BRRRRRRAAAAAPPPPP" |
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(06/13/08 2:25 PM) |
William Phipps, Paul Gregory and Preston Neal Jones. The legal department would go nuts!!!
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