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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #320 on: November 23, 2009, 09:43:13 PM »
Bob Hope doesn't get enough applause from the film community today.  I recently watched The Paleface and two of the Hope/Crosby 'Road' pictures and he's amazing.  Easily deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Robin Williams and Groucho Marx.

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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #321 on: November 23, 2009, 11:16:21 PM »
I'm still interested in seeing Che, even though Soderbergh is pretty low on my list at the moment.

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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #322 on: November 23, 2009, 11:17:34 PM »
Blake Lively looks like Helen Hunt and Kate Hudson somehow had a baby together.
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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #323 on: November 23, 2009, 11:20:49 PM »
Bob Hope doesn't get enough applause from the film community today.  I recently watched The Paleface and two of the Hope/Crosby 'Road' pictures and he's amazing.  Easily deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Robin Williams and Groucho Marx.
Woody Allen often cities him as a major influence on his stand-up and comedy.
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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #324 on: November 23, 2009, 11:40:11 PM »

Oh, and I'm mostly clueless on Hioshi Shimizu as well.

Nice to see Ermanno Olmi on that list. "The Tree Of Wooden Clogs" is a real gem.(and winner of the Palme D'Or!)

Shimizu kind of reminds me of Il Posto.  At the same time, they're totally different.  It's the way the films unfold and their mixture of drama and comedy along with the presence of social criticism.  Shimizu's films are comparatively more plot.  The Eclipse Shimizu set has his road/travel films.

More Olmi, please!  Posto, Fidanzati, Clogs-- masterpieces.

Tree of Wooden Clogs played every xmas season up at U Film Society in Mpls forever (i have no idea if it still has over the past few years as that org was swallowed by Oak St/MN Film Arts) - unfortunately i never caught it
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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #325 on: November 24, 2009, 12:16:15 AM »
Blake Lively looks like Helen Hunt and Kate Hudson somehow had a baby together.

That would make sense seeing Helen Hunt has a penis.
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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #326 on: November 24, 2009, 12:20:09 AM »
Blake Lively looks like Helen Hunt and Kate Hudson somehow had a baby together.

That would make sense seeing Helen Hunt has a penis.

That would explain a lot of things.  But I'd have to forget I saw The Waterdance
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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #327 on: November 24, 2009, 01:28:12 AM »
Bob Hope doesn't get enough applause from the film community today.  I recently watched The Paleface and two of the Hope/Crosby 'Road' pictures and he's amazing.  Easily deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Robin Williams and Groucho Marx.
I agree! He really is hilarious.

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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #328 on: November 24, 2009, 02:00:20 AM »
Bob Hope doesn't get enough applause from the film community today.  I recently watched The Paleface and two of the Hope/Crosby 'Road' pictures and he's amazing.  Easily deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Robin Williams and Groucho Marx.

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Re: Random Movie Thoughts/Questions
« Reply #329 on: November 24, 2009, 04:08:09 AM »
There is an entire room/display dedicated to Bob Hope and his era (but mostly Bob Hope) in the Library of Congress. 
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