The Silver Screen Oasis

laffite wrote: ↑March 14th, 2024, 7:44 pm
You're right on all counts regarding Fred and 'The Apartment.' I recall the latter as being number one for you, may I know what has eclipsed it at the pinnacle?

Thanks, and glad you agree. And, tops on my all-time favs list would be 'The Best Years of Our Lives'.

laffite wrote: ↑March 14th, 2024, 7:44 pm I'm going with [for "dive bar"] Days of Wine and Roses, I am recalling where Jack is sitting at the bar and buys his other person a drink, "...and give her one of those mothers." Or was that The Apartment. And that might not be a dive. Jack gets around, doesn't he?

As I haven't watched DOWAR for many years and so I could be wrong here, but yes, I wonder if you might actually be thinking of the bar in 'The Apartment' and where on Christmas Eve we have Jack sitting at the bar with the woman (actress Hope Holiday who's wonderful) down in the dumps because she can't be with her jockey husband for Christmas in NYC because he's stuck in jail in Havana. Just another great scene in that movie.

laffite wrote: ↑March 14th, 2024, 7:44 pm next : a movie with very little or no music (background, non-diagetic)

'Rope'

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The Lady In The Lake

Next : teen angst

Some flick where this young guy says this ...



Next: and so speaking of which, of the three flicks said young man was in, your favorite

GIANT

Next : favorite Rock Hudson film

'Seconds' (with a very close second being, 'Giant')

Next: someone dies on the operating table

Coma ('78)

-a fav with Robt. Duvall

Godfather 1 and 2

Next : eating pizza

KayFrancis wrote: ↑March 16th, 2024, 4:20 am Next : eating pizza

Do the Right Thing

Next: Playing polo

The Thomas Crown Affair

Next : sightseeing in Iraly

Roman Holiday

next : a landmark in France

Funny Face ( Effiel Tower )

Next : typing pool in an office

'Working Girl'

Next: River Thames

Frenzy

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The Big Lebowski

next : favorite from 1953

The Sun Shines Bright [Also John Ford's favorite among his films.]

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