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by srowley75
April 1st, 2012, 9:26 pm
Forum: Comedies
Topic: BRIDESMAIDS
Replies: 17
Views: 25063

Re: BRIDESMAIDS

Hey Anne (and everyone else) First, sorry for not posting very much lately. I'm finishing up my last year of grad school and it's been murder. By August I should be back in full force, hopefully. Now I'm still trying to jump through all the hoops and prove myself so that eventually, I'll have a perm...
by srowley75
March 8th, 2012, 12:22 pm
Forum: Foreign Films
Topic: Giallo
Replies: 170
Views: 143537

Re: Giallo

I'll be back to post more when I have time, but I did appreciate your list at the beginning of the thread. I thought I'd seen most of these, but I guess I still have quite a few to work through... and then some I probably should check out again. The problem with these films is that they're so simila...
by srowley75
March 8th, 2012, 12:17 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD @ THE ROXIE in March
Replies: 38
Views: 42439

Re: PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD @ THE ROXIE in March

Just passing through and happened to see this... I recently saw some of Sylvia Sidney's precoders, including Ladies of the Big House, and thought they were quite enjoyable (the other one of note that I remember is Confessions of a Co-Ed). And both also managed to address serious issues of the time. ...
by srowley75
November 11th, 2011, 9:43 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Bad Movies You Love
Replies: 1143
Views: 298141

Re: Bad Movies You Love

Can anyone comment re: either Woman's World (1954) or Madison Avenue (1962)? I seem to remember seeing the latter but I can't remember. Both give me the impression that they might fit this category. I'm eager to finish with school so that I can finally sit down and enjoy several "so bad they're...
by srowley75
November 3rd, 2011, 8:20 pm
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: NOT NECESSARILY NOIR II @ The Roxie Nov 4 - 8
Replies: 33
Views: 13009

Re: NOT NECESSARILY NOIR II @ The Roxie Nov 4 - 8

This does sound like a very good show. Nov. 6 especially. Oh, if I were only out of school and had a better-paying position...

By all means, pay a visit to Columbus or Cincinnati sometime and host a marathon.
by srowley75
October 28th, 2011, 11:19 am
Forum: General TV and Media
Topic: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Replies: 24
Views: 11630

Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents

I also like the Roald Dahl adaptations. I like Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (which so many seem to dislike, for some reason), which unfortunately won't be released until Season 6 is made available, but I think this one may have been on YouTube at one time.
by srowley75
October 28th, 2011, 11:14 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Round 5 - THE FINAL - #5 Powell & #3 Hawks
Replies: 90
Views: 22966

Re: Round 5 - THE FINAL - #5 Powell & #3 Hawks

A more distinguished and diverse group is hard to imagine. My presence contributes to the "diverse" part... :mrgreen: Looking back and considering Hawks' career a bit more closely, I suppose my vote should have been more difficult than it was (though after giving it some more thought, I w...
by srowley75
October 24th, 2011, 7:21 pm
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Round 5 - THE FINAL - #5 Powell & #3 Hawks
Replies: 90
Views: 22966

Re: Round 5 - THE FINAL - #5 Powell & #3 Hawks

Wow - well, I didn't envision Michael Powell offing Hitchcock.

The final vote was much simpler than I thought it'd be.
by srowley75
October 23rd, 2011, 11:18 am
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: What Horror and Sc-Fi films have you seen lately?
Replies: 623
Views: 228414

Re: What Horror and Sc-Fi films have you seen lately?

I just recently bought the two-disc Blu-ray of classic horror film The Exorcist and had my semi-annual viewing of the movie. I think it holds up surprisingly well, though I wonder about all those surveys that call it "the scariest film ever" - not sure what that says about our society. Fri...
by srowley75
October 22nd, 2011, 6:42 pm
Forum: General TV and Media
Topic: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Replies: 24
Views: 11630

Re: Alfred Hitchcock Presents

I love AHP. I own the first four seasons on DVD and season 5 has just been announced to be released early next year.

Season five contains one of the best episodes - and one you won't be able to believe passed the censors in the late 1950s - "Specialty of the House," with Robert Morley.
by srowley75
October 13th, 2011, 6:04 am
Forum: Polls
Topic: Choose a Favorite Director: Michael Powell vs. Billy Wilder
Replies: 10
Views: 15954

Re: Round 3: SSO Favorite Director #4 Wilder & #5 Powell

It really is no contest for me. Nearly all of Powell's films impress me in one way or another. And while I love several of Wilder's films, his later work leaves me cold. I could never sit through Kiss Me Stupid or The Fortune Cookie again.
by srowley75
October 13th, 2011, 6:01 am
Forum: Classic Film on DVD
Topic: Coming soon DVDs and Blu-rays from the Criterion Collection
Replies: 30
Views: 36299

Re: Coming soon DVDs and Blu-rays from the Criterion Collection

I've taken a break from DVD buying for a bit, but when Christmas comes around (which won't be much longer- yikes), I'll definitely be looking at the sales and hoping that some of the newer Criterion discs are marked down. I'm not sure if the new Seijun Suzuki Blu-rays will be on sale by then, but ho...
by srowley75
October 10th, 2011, 10:51 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Bad Movies You Love
Replies: 1143
Views: 298141

Re: Bad Movies You Love

I've only got one title I've been searching high and low for and haven't even found a seller online for it - A House is Not a Home (1964) , starring Shelley Winters. If anyone happens to run across a copy somewhere, or if you hear about it being scheduled on one of the many movie networks, I'd appre...
by srowley75
October 5th, 2011, 11:05 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Bad Movies You Love
Replies: 1143
Views: 298141

Re: Bad Movies You Love

Good news for bad movie fans (such as myself): One of the films on TCM's December schedule is George Cukor's rarely seen The Chapman Report (1962), starring Jane Fonda, Shelley Winters, and Claire Bloom. This one has been near the top of my "to find and view" list for a number of years, ri...
by srowley75
October 4th, 2011, 10:26 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: NEW POLL! The SSO Favorite Director
Replies: 111
Views: 28015

Re: NEW POLL! The SSO Favorite Director

May actually be easier for folks. We shall see. If not, I'm selling mouthpieces to protect your molars as you grind away. Actually...I think you're right. I didn't sweat nearly as hard this time around. Each contest seemed to include (1) a director I'm pretty wild about and/or (2) a director I'm re...