Re: Biopics List Discussion + Suggestions (Genre Project)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:42 pm
ditto
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Oh good lord people. For future reference, if you think I occupy my mind any more about Herzog than absolutely necessary (to the extent of knowing multiple titles for his films), you're mistakenzedz wrote:Thanks Domino. But. . . The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser and Every Man for Himself and God Against All are the same film.
There were a few votes that didn't count. I didn't notice til tallying just now, so I just put them in parenthesis. None had more than one vote. It's possible some of the qualifying films didn't follow my clear rules, but what else is new. Had a good chuckle at the wag who put Zelig at 25 on their list, though (they provided two 25's, so all was well)Rayon Vert wrote:I think we ruled earlier on that The Age of Medici didn't count, otherwise that would also have made my top ten!
I almost added it - it would have been below JFK and Salvador for me, but not too much lower - but it had been too long since I'd seen it and I didn't trust my recollection enough to include it. I did, however, go out of my way to buy a copy of the Blu for a long overdue reassessment.domino harvey wrote: In a world where JFK, Nixon, and Salvador have such hearty showings, I was stunned to be the only one to vote for Stone's best film, Born on the Fourth of July.
dh, have you seen the Playhouse 90 version? I was searching for the Ann Blyth film when I stumbled on this recorded telecast from '57.domino harvey wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:17 pmthe Helen Morgan Story (Michael Curtiz 1957)
Ann Blyth stars as the famous Chicago singer of the Jazz Age, who rises from obscurity with the help of Paul Newman’s gangster and eventually develops a debilitating alcohol problem. Blyth can be a gifted actress when cast as the coquette or brat, but her sanctimonious act here is tiresome and she is woefully in over her head for the third act souse stuff. Between her and Newman’s fresh-faced, green perf, lots of second-hand embarrassment abounds here. (R1 Warners DVD)