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Without looking it up, how many songs from Popeye cartoons can you name?
1) Theme song, obviously
2) “It’s a hap-hap-happy day”
3) “We aim to please”
Popeye Song Folio, 1936.
"Check The Math On That..."
With respect to The Social Network gif regarding Universal Studios, Tree Law, and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike I posted, look once more at the scene where Mr. Garfield is smashing the laptop. Besides Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake, how many background actors do you see? The witnesses to this pivotal scene are there for a reason that enhances every single thing about the emotions on display.
I want human beings in those scenes, not AI. Do the math, pay the actors, and don't replace them with machines. Destroy the laptop not the people.
The people you don't see in films, the writers, the crew, and all the others who labor or work in industries nationwide to support our well-being and our daily lives? Pay them a living wage. They count.
26.06.2023
#Mira-Marathon | Spider-Verse
Hey! A new part of Spider-Man came out and I decided to review the first one! Guys, I really want to watch the second part, I even decided to go to the cinema in another city (in ours it is not) myself! And irony: just on the last day when it will be shown👍
Cartoon Name: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018); Production studios: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, SPE, Lord Miller, Sony Pictures Animation, Pascal Pictures, Avi Arad Production; Director by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman; Screenwriters: Phil Lord; Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry; Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure; Running Time: 1 hours, 57 minutes
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is a great animated film of 2018 that is captivating, innovative and moving. The film follows the adventures of Miles Morales, the new Spider-Man, and other alternate versions of spiders. It offers an exciting plot, interesting characters and stunning visuals.
My rating: 9/10
30.01.24
#Mira-Marathon | Ghostbusters
Film Name: Ghostbusters (1984); Production Studios: Columbia Pictures, Delphi Films, Black Rhino Production; Director by: Ivan Reitman; Screenwriter: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis; Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis; Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Comedy; Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes;
"Ghostbusters" (1984) is a cult horror comedy, with a paranormal team and incredible moments, including a meeting with Slimer and a fight with the Marshmallow Man. Impressive characters, revolutionary effects, the perfect combination of humor and fear.
My rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
01.02.24
#Mira-Marathon | Ghostbusters
Film Name: Ghostbusters II (1989); Production Studios: Columbia Pictures; Director by: Ivan Reitman; Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis; Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Comedy, Fantasy; Running Time: 1 hour 48 minutes;
"Ghostbusters II" (1989) is a cool sequel with familiar characters and humor. The iconic Ghostbusters team is back in the fight against the threat, revealing new exciting moments. Special effects, character chemistry and funny moments keep the film at a high level.
My rating:
⭐⭐⭐
04.02.24
#Mira-Marathon | Ghostbusters
Film Name: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021); Production Studios: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing, BRON Studios, Ghostcorps, The Montecito Picture Company; Director by: Jason Reitman; Screenwriter: Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman; Starring: Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim; Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy; Running Time: 2 hours 4 minutes;
"Ghostbusters: Afterlife" is a charming sequel, marked by pleasant humor and nostalgia. The new generation of Ghostbusters adds freshness, but the plot may seem less original. With impressive special effects and touching moments, it's worth a watch for fans of the original series.
My rating:
⭐⭐⭐
23.07.24
#Mira-Marathon | MCU
Film Name: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017); Production Studios: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, CPTC, Film Victoria, Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Matt Tolmach Productions; Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office; Pascal Pictures, LStar Capital, Government of Australia, OPSTC, The New South Wales Government, DC Film Television & Entertainment Rebate Fund, OCASE, Arad Productions; Director by: Jon Watts; Screenwriter: Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein; Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jacob Batalon, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei; Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure; Running Time: 2 hours 13 minutes;
"Spider-Man: Homecoming" is a superhero film about Peter Parker, a schoolboy with superhuman abilities. After the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter balances his normal life with the life of a superhero under the tutelage of Tony Stark. Pros: Light and fun tone, Exciting and unpredictable plot, Inventive fight scenes, Great performance by Tom Holland, Introduction to the school side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Cons: Some characters are not very well written, some plot twists are predictable. Overall, it's a light, fun and exciting film with a charismatic lead.
My rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
For many film fans around the world, Cannes means the latest and best films that contemporary cinema has to offer. But Cannes is more than that: the festival has an impressive past that is well worth discovering. Because some films and themes are simply timeless!
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The actors who are regarded as the most significant figures in the film industry today were, at one point in their careers, relatively unknown. These actors played significant roles in films that are now regarded as classics, but now known only to a small number of enthusiasts.
Fat City (1972)
🎬 John Huston
THE MOB (Dir: Robert Parrish, 1951).
A tough gangster movie-cum-film noir thriller. The Mob stars Broderick Crawford as Johnny Damico, a tough New York cop who poses as a longshoreman to bust up the corrupt union activity polluting the city's dockyards.
Based upon the novel Waterfront by Ferguson Findlay, The Mob covers similar ground to the more famous On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954). Pre-dating the latter movie by three years it is more of a pulpy crime drama that Kazan's socially conscience classic.
In his second outing as director, former editor Robert Parrish has crafted a hard hitting, at time brutal thriller which still packs a considerable punch seven decades later. It is a tough movie, with tough guys talking tough. William Bowers' screenplay is interspersed with some smart hard boiled dialogue, delivered in suitable pithy fashion by the excellent Broderick Crawford.
A year after his Oscar winning performance in All the King's Men (Robert Rossen, 1949) Crawford is dynamite here; perfectly cast as a hard nosed cop, ruthless in his mission to bring down the mob. Also impressing in an early role is Ernest Borgnine as thuggish mobster Johnny Castro. As his right hand man, Neville Brand is equally effective in one of many maniacal bad guy roles.
Often categerised as a film noir, The Mob feels closer to a gangster film than a true noir; its staccato pacing and overall theme evoking the Warner Brothers mob movies of 1930s. It presents an evocative, shadowy world of backstreets and dive bars populated with shady characters It is surprisingly violent at times, especially in its realistically scrappy fist fights.
It may not rank among the greatest thrillers of its era, but it is an exciting and engaging minor noir, or rather a gangster movie in noir clothing. Deserving of far more attention than it generally receives, The Mob is neat little crime flick with a cracking screenplay and a first rate cast. To my knowledge, the movies only official home video release is as part of Spain's Columbia Classics range. This may make The Mob a little difficult to source, but it is well worth the effort!
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SIROCCO (Dir: Curtis Bernhardt, 1951).
A romantic melodrama/crime thriller in the mold of Casablanca (Michael Curtis, 1942).
In 1925 Damascus, ex-patriot American Harry Smith (Humphrey Bogart) is mixed up in gunrunning for the Syrian rebels who oppose the French occupation. Wishing to flee the country he strikes up negotiations with Colonel Feroud (Lee J Cobb) to ensure safe passage. Things get complicated Smith embarks upon a relationship with the colonel's ambivalent mistress Violetta (Marta Toren). The odd twist in the tale enlivens the otherwise routine thrills.
Read the full review of SIROCCO on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME! Link below.
LET’S DO IT AGAIN (Dir: Alexander Hall, 1953).
Big screen adaptation of Arthur Richman's 1923 play The Awful Truth.
Stage star Constance Stuart (Jane Wyman) concocts an affair with a friend (Tom Helmore) in an attempt to make her philandering songwriter husband Gary (Ray Milland) jealous. However, her plan works a little too well when it ends in divorce. Desperate to win his wife back he has a rival in uranium millionaire Frank McGraw (Aldo Ray). Despite Frank's attentions and a proposal in marriage Constance still holds a candle for Gary.
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME. Link below.
MEET THE STEWARTS (Dir: Alfred E Green, 1942).
A domestic comedy from Columbia Pictures which provides an early role for future acting legend William Holden.
Meet the Stewarts' paper thin plot concerns the matrimonial problems of working class Mike Stewart (William Holden) and new bride Candy (Frances Dee). Juggling a limited budget and disapproving families, Candy is determined to prove herself a dutiful wife, without the help of Daddy's income.
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME. Link below.
THE DARK PAST (Dir: Rudolph Maté, 1948).
Told in flashback and narrated by Lee J Cobb as criminal psychiatrist Dr Andrew Collins, Collins relates how he and his family were held hostage by escaped convict Al Walker (Holden). With the help of Walker's girl Betty (Nina Foch), the good doc attempts to uncover Walker's unconscious motivation to kill, a disorder linked to a recurring nightmare following childhood truma.
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ESCAPE IN THE FOG (Dir: Oscar Boetticher Jr, 1945)
The evocatively titled Escape in the Fog is a B-movie thriller from Columbia Pictures; directed by Budd Boetticher, billed here, as on all his early movies, as Oscar Boetticher Jr.
Wartime nurse Eileen Carr (Nina Foch) has a nightmare about the attempted murder of friendly neighbourhood G-Man Barry Malcolm (William Wright). The premonition proves prophetic and on this preposterous premise is hung a convoluted plot involving smuggled documents, kidnapping and Nazi bad guys.
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME. Link below.
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Created by a Greek god, Talos was a metallic giant that guarded the island of Crete. Greek myths say that this beast broke huge chunks of rock off the cliffs to throw at approaching ships and burned men on his blazing bronze skin, which was nearly as hot as the sun. The giant's brute strength could wipe out an invading army.
Talos was said to be a metallic giant made entirely out of bronze, and stood about 30 feet tall. This beast was crafted atop Mt. Olympus by Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, and sent by Zeus to guard the shores of the island of Crete.
This legendary giant was given life by a fluid called ichor, which was the blood of the gods. Ichor ran through a single vein that stretched from Talos' neck to his heel. A nail was used as a plug in the giant's foot to keep the fluid from running out.
His name comes from the Latin word "talus," which means "enduring".
Plus, fun fact, Hephaestus, the god that created Talos, also made metallic dancing women and fire-breathing bulls.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Terry Gilliam.
Based on the tall tales about the 18th-century German nobleman Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire.
It is, to this day, a misunderstood film.
A titanic exercise in bravura filmmaking. A testament to the power of imagination. Moving and magical.
Gilliam is a master. ^^