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are either disposable or a threat dr michel ambrose alain delon a psychiatrist skilled at working with exceptionally difficult mental health cases is hired to analyze armaguedon s words and actions track down his real identity and help the authorities find louis before he poses a real threat to the public armageddon armaguedon 1977 is a heavy handed crime thriller that tries to do too much with an ultimately flimsy plot all of the action comes at the expense of any real character development i m reluctant to call this a psychological thriller because even though one of the protagonists is an actual psychiatrist there is very little conveyed to the audience about louis psychosis we learn more about dr ambrose techniques but very little about him as a psychiatrist or even as a person there is one scene where we see him with his wife and two children later in the film he and inspector jacques vivien michel duchaussoy are seen in bed with prostitutes no context is given they re just expected to cheat on their wives because they re professionals who work high stress jobs and need to unwind in general the female characters are depicted as sex objects or they re just a pawn to move the plot forward the way the gay characters are depicted is even worse overall there is no complexity or nuance with any of the characters other than some with louis and his buddy einstein the performances are a bit of a mixed bag delon seems to be sleepwalking through his performance jeanne yanne on the other hand does an excellent job conveying louis increasing mania and downward spiral the movie was directed by alain jessua and produced by alain delon they both worked on the script adapting david lippincott s novel the voice of armageddon to screen from what i ve gathered jessua and delon butted heads according to unit manager alain depardieu gerard s brother delon didn t even want to breathe the same air as jessua this must have made for a lot of tension on set and could explain why the end result was a mess of a movie this was delon and jessua s second collaboration traitement de choc 1973 being the first delon hired astor piazzolla to compose the film s score french is the movie s main language but italian english and german are also spoken armageddon armaguedon did well at the french box office it doesn t seem to have gotten a us release armageddon armaguedon 1977 is worth watching if you re an admirer of alain delon or you re looking for a movie about the psychology behind mass murderers otherwise this weird macabre and ultimately empty thriller is one you may want to skip amazon deep discount kino lorber armageddon armaguedon 1977 is available on dvd and blu ray from kino lorber the blu ray edition comes with subtitles trailers and audio commentary by film historians howard s berger steve mitchell and nathaniel thompson posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1970s alain delon alain jessua blu ray film reviews foreign film french international film jean yanne kino lorber wednesday july 27 2022 the yearling 1946 based on the pulitzer prize winning novel by marjorie kinnan rawlings the yearling 1946 stars gregory peck and jane wyman as penny and ora married pioneer farmers who live and work deep in the florida backwoods their son jody claude jarman jr is their sole surviving child fearing that her love and attention was responsible for the death of her other children she exudes a cold demeanor to jody as a way of keeping him alive jody finds joy in his close relationship with his father and with the domestic and wild animals that he encounters on a daily basis when penny has to kill a doe in order to gather its liver for life saving medicine jody takes the doe s orphaned fawn under his wing and names him flag jody s relationship with flag helps him through tragedy unfortunately when flag becomes a yearling he begins to cause much destruction on the family farm jody must learn that when every day is a struggle heartbreak comes hand in hand with survival directed by clarence brown the yearling 1946 is a visually stunning and ultimately heart wrenching film about family tragedy and the cruelty of mother nature it s a difficult watch for animal lovers like myself who hate to see the poor creatures suffer while the animals in the film were not harmed during production they are depicted as severely injured or dead and that can be a lot to bear for someone with no tolerance for cruelty towards animals the yearling was shot on location in the ocala national forest and silver springs florida with additional scenes shot in lake arrowhead california author marjorie kinnan rawlings served as production advisor and helped with location scouting rawlings was originally from the area and the novel was based on her experiences and observations growing up in rural florida mgm had purchased the rights to the novel in 1938 and while production was meant to start in 1940 a variety of production problems including financial burdens casting issues the volatility of filming in nature and acquiring trained animals for filming pushed back production until 1945 it was around that time that the studio finally cast claude jarman jr after a long search for their jody this was jarman s feature film debut the trio of stars peck wyman and jarm are absolute perfection gregory peck is charming as the former soldier turned farmer and loving father who will do anything to protect his family wyman gives ora a range of emotions underneath the cold demeanor we witness the depths of her pain and frustration as well as her fleeting moments of tenderness claude jarman jr is the heart of the film and through jody he conveys a sense of innocence and sheer joy that makes one want to shield his character from the impending heartbreak the film was shot in technicolor which is brilliantly enhanced with the warner archive collection s restoration they sourced a 1080p hd master from the 4k scan of the original technicolor negative the quality is absolutely breathtaking the color is amazingly brilliant and nature seems to come to life through the screen facial details are very important and with the rich detail that can be seen in this restoration peck wyman jarman and the other cast members looked like contemporaries standing right before me rather than renderings of figures from decades past amazon barnes and noble deep discount i highly recommend getting the warner archive collection s blu ray edition of the yearling 1946 if you can in addition to the gorgeous 4k restoration the blu ray also features english subtitles a screen guild players radio broadcast the cat concerto cartoon and restored theatrical trailer warner archive wednesday on random wednesdays i feature titles from the warner archive collection thank you to warner archive for sending me copy of the yearling 1946 posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1940s blu ray clarence brown claude jarman jr film reviews gregory peck jane wyman mgm warner archive warner archive wednesday thursday july 21 2022 thoroughly modern millie 1967 directed by george roy hill thoroughly modern millie 1967 stars julie andrews as the eponymous millie as a young woman living in new york city millie has big dreams she sheds her out of date style for the new 1920s flapper look and sets her sights on a job so she can ultimately marry her boss and live a life of luxury and stability millie is staying at mrs meers beatrice lillie boardinghouse where the elevator requires its riders to tap dance for it to function and where a series of new tenants have mysteriously disappeared mrs meers is secretly running a sex trafficking ring with the help of a pair of chinatown henchmen jack soo and pat morita who disguise themselves as launderers she targets women who come to the city as orphans free of familial connections and with no one to miss them if they re gone they re the perfect targets for mrs meers to drug and sequester her new target is miss dorothy brown mary tyler moore a wide eyed and naive young woman whom millie quickly takes under her wing millie becomes the object of affection for paperclip salesman jimmy james fox but is adamant she will marry her boss trevor graydon john gavin who really just has his sights on dorothy a series of events unfold including a wild party hosted by widowed millionaire muzzy van hossmere carol channing and many attempts by mrs meers to drug dorothy will this quartet of love birds finally catch on to mrs meers machinations and save dorothy before it s too late thoroughly modern millie 1967 is a fun and lively musical that has a grand ole time with song dance costumes color palettes and 1920s style and culture it doesn t take itself too seriously which adds to the light and frothy feel this was the first musical for director george roy hill best known for his later films butch cassidy and the sundance kid and the sting he s quoted as saying i wanted it to be a soufflé i knew it had to stay afloat by its own mindless nonsense and he definitely succeeded at that the movie was produced by ross hunter who had made numerous big budget films for universal pictures including all that heaven allows 1955 imitation of life 1959 pillow talk 1959 and flower drum song 1961 hunter originally wanted to adapt the 1920s themed musical the boy friend but wasn t able to secure the rights so he decided to pursue the 1956 musical thoroughly modern millie instead while the movie is not meant to be a wholly accurate portrayal of 1920s life i was impressed on how many key cultural elements were shown that were indicative of the era these include automobiles aviation a reference to automats dance parties 20s colloquialisms banana oil by jingo etc vaudeville and most notably buildering the fad of climbing buildings that harold lloyd depicted in his 1923 silent comedy safety last there are references to silent films including various title cards which appear as thoughts for millie when she breaks the third wall to deliver a quip to the audience my favorite visual element of the film is the changing color pallette the set design and fashion appear in muted colors of white black grey and beige with a pop of a singular color this statement color becomes the visual focal point of those scenes we see green yellow orange pink red black blue gold then purple and eventually there are more references to previous colors even though the lighter elements dominate thoroughly modern millie is ultimately a problematic movie a sex trafficking musical that features really harmful asian stereotypes is not going to sit well with contemporary audiences and it s not like these themes are minor ones that could easily be edited out of the musical they re really ingrained into the overall story thoroughly modern millie 1967 was a critical darling and a box office hit julie andrews is at the top of her game and both carol channing and mary tyler moore really shine in this musical the film was nominated for seven academy awards including best actress in a supporting role for carol channing and best costume design for jean louis elmer bernstein earned the only win for the film with a best original score oscar a sequel called the jazz babies was planned but never came to fruition amazon deep discount kino lorber the roadshow edition of thoroughly modern millie 1967 complete with full overture intermission and exit music is available on blu ray from kino lorber the movie has been fully restored in 4k by universal pictures it really benefits from this restoration especially since color is such an important element in the movie the blu ray disc also includes english subtitles audio commentary by film historian lee gambin and art historian ian mcnally and various theatrical trailers thank you to kino lorber for sending me a copy to review posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1960s beatrice lillie blu ray carol channing film reviews george roy hill julie andrews kino lorber mary tyler moore musicals ross hunter tuesday july 19 2022 classic movie books i ve been reading 2 in my latest youtube video i discuss the books and reviewing so far this year check it out mentioned in the video charles boyer the french lover by john baxter dervish dust the life and words of james coburn by robyn l coburn camera man buster keaton the dawn of cinema and the invention of the twentieth century by dana stevens girls on film lessons from a life of watching women in movies by alicia malone colorization one hundred years of black films in a white world by wil haygood topper by thorne smith double indemnity by james m cain lana the lady the legend the truth by lana turner nazimova a biography by gavin lambert buzz the life and art of busby berkeley by jeffrey spivak make sure you subscribe to my youtube channel to be alerted to new videos as they go live posted by raquel stecher email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels book reviews books youtube videos wednesday july 13 2022 first roundup 2022 classic film reading challenge i m excited to share the first round up of reviews for this year s classic film reading challenge i m so impressed with the reviews in this batch a wide variety of selections and there are some very thorough reviews as well as great youtube videos from lee andy and robert chris and andy are the leaders of the challenge with 4 books reviewed by each so far i ll be doing another round up next month so stay tuned alejandro on goodreads image courtesy of alejandro alamofilmguy on twitter the book is the portrait of a complicated man and eyman takes his time in delving into his subject s multifaceted life with careful research and sharp reactions observation cary grant a brilliant disguise by scott eyman it s a rare look into the life of a mexican american actor building his career and the emotional toll that career had later in his life but perhaps one day we will have a fuller text to explore all the areas of this extraordinary life one can hope the original sin by anthony quinn andy of journeys in darkness and light this book is filled with great information and several surprises if you re a fan of classic movies you re going to love it character people by ken d jones arthur f mcclure and alfred e twomey bottom line you can t go wrong with an elmore leonard work western or crime hombre by elmore leonard you watch aldrich mature as a director and reflect on the successes and the failures putting both into perspective robert aldrich interviews edited by eugene l miller jr and edwin t arnold ari of the classic movie muse i appreciated the additional insights into the characters from inge s text we also gain a little more insight hal s family history and troubled background picnic by william inge brittaney of the story enthusiast allanberger 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