CinemaInternational wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 1:39 pm
Yes, Karen Black is terrifying at the end of Burnt Offerings. The whole end of that film is truly messed up.
"I've been waiting for you, Ben."
CinemaInternational wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 1:39 pm
Yes, Karen Black is terrifying at the end of Burnt Offerings. The whole end of that film is truly messed up.
Fedya wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 6:41 amThus endeth BRONXGIRL'S COMPLAINT.Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 5th, 2024, 8:06 pm I am still recovering from PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT.
Oy vey.
Not the best choice.....
kingrat wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 10:42 amI missed this, but saw the outro to Ace in the Hole, where Spike Lee made some intelligent comments about how much he loved the last shot of the film, with Kirk Douglas crashing to the floor right in front of the camera, and how he liked to show this film to his students. I couldn't decide if Lee was a bit stoned, or if this was just part of his manner.Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 5th, 2024, 8:59 pm I never get tired of A FACE IN THE CROWD (which is a good thing since they air it so much, lol) so decided to dive in again.
Now, some of you might know that my recent great will power (not when it comes to Lay's Dill Pickle potato chips) concerning maintaining a calm attitude towards a certain main host's intros and outros was, shall I say, sorely tested the other night while this individual was chatting with their guest programmer about the prescient nature of the movie. Mr. Main went political, naming three people on a certain side of the aisle, including the current presumptive presidential nominee.
I admittedly fumed for about five minutes, then took deep breaths and went into zen mode. Slowly but surely, all was well again!
"Hibi wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 8:54 amLOL. I warned you!Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 5th, 2024, 8:06 pm I am still recovering from PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT.
Oy vey.
Not the best choice.....
Hibi wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 8:56 amA lot of her scenes were cut. (the growing up part).Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 5th, 2024, 8:49 pm Or --- TRILOGY OF TERROR!
Actually it was Lee Grant as Alex's mother who was the real scary one.
I barely recognized Jill Clayburgh as the Israeli girl.
Yes, Lee's. Probably for the best.Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 7th, 2024, 12:24 amHibi wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 8:56 amA lot of her scenes were cut. (the growing up part).Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 5th, 2024, 8:49 pm Or --- TRILOGY OF TERROR!
Actually it was Lee Grant as Alex's mother who was the real scary one.
I barely recognized Jill Clayburgh as the Israeli girl.
Lee's? If the ones they left in were any indication I frankly can't even imagine those they cut! Good Lord....
BING could act. He might be lucky enough for INGER STEVENS to show anything other than contempt (she was 23... he was 54... playing 42!)Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 11:38 pm ...
Bing's toupee looks good, which is the only positive thing I can say about this family drama which for me is a slog.
Trish didn't go far once her relationship with George C. Scott ended. I saw this years ago on TCM but don't remember much about it. (Dull, that I remember!) It slipped in and out of theaters at the time in a few weeks.Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 7th, 2024, 12:02 am Ladies and gentlemen, submitted for your bad movie approval -- ONE IS A LONELY NUMBER. Kindly ignore imdb comments along the lines of "this is groundbreaking in terms of feminist cinema". Well, you know what I say to that? Horse manure!!
1972, Trish Van Devere is left high and dry by English professor hubby who takes it on the lam with a 19 year old blonde. Trish's character is a ripe 27. She seeks solace from a withered-looking Janet Leigh, a cheerfully cynical survivor of divorce who offers some eloquent advice: "When your old man leaves, you gotta get laid!" Janet also exclaims "men are sh*t!" You go, girl. Melvyn Douglas (my uncle Louie from Queens lookalike) as an elderly fruit-and-vegetable shop owner offers his own brand of comfort to Trish: "There's a performance of King Lear in the park. There's nothing better for an evening". Sure. Meanwhile, Trish has to find work so she high-tails it to an employment agency where the sleazy male counselor tries to make his moves and later corners the poor girl in the locker room. She then meets a seemingly normal Monte Markham (remember him?) at an outdoor art event (this story takes place in hippie-ish San Francisco, and believe me, I was there at that time) and the two hit it off. So far, so good. Or so it seems. Poor Trish can't catch a break. Without a man in the house she can't fix the plumbing and is spooked by strange noises in the night.
Trish's job as a lifeguard at the neighborhood city pool is emotionally if not monetarily rewarding, so is open to her lawyer's suggestion about taking the hubby for all he's worth. Will she emerge an independent woman? We wait with bated breath for the totally expected ending, complete with freeze frame.
When we were watching AIRPORT 75, the sweetie said it would have been funny if the one who came to rescue Karen Black in the cockpit was the Zuni doll from TRILOGY OF TERROR.