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From: mapd1@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Nigel Ling)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies,rec.arts.books
Subject: Re: Graham Greene
Date: 28 Jul 92 10:56:20 GMT
Organization: University of Sussex

In article <1992Jul21.141437.7597@morrow.stanford.edu> francis@oas.stanford.edu (Francis Muir) writes:
>
>	This actually makes sense.  Greene was an operative for British 
>	Intelligence earlier in his life.
>
>
>It would make no sense if it were true, since it is well-known that
>intelligence operatives plough far too narrow a furrow to know what is
>going down around them. I believe Greene was in the Colonial Service,
>where, as a Resident, he would be deeply involved in the day-to-day lives
>of those around him. In a broad sense, and depending on your political
>bent, you may wish to view the colonial Service as a giant intelligence
>operation.

Nope, Graham Greene was head of wartime intelligence in West Africa
(interestingly Malcolm Muggeridge ran East Africa).

For my money Greene is one of the finest writers of modern times.
Many of his novels are quite dark, but they are marvellous stories.
Amongst my favourites are Brighton Rock, The Ministry of Fear, and
The Power and the Glory (Greene's personal favourite). The Heart of the
Matter is set in Sierra Leone where he was based during the war/
From: rsemenof@ee.ubc.ca (SEMENOFF ROBERT)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Scream of Stone
Date: 24 Jul 92 03:11:08 GMT
Organization: University of BC, Electrical Engineering

This one just recently came out here in Vancouver.
Anyone have any comments?

I was a little disappointed with it, I guess expecting something
more "deep" from a Hertzog film. Great mountain scenery and climbing shots, tho.

Have any Spanish-speakers seen it ? What was the old Indian woman saying ?
Supposedly she was just ranting on, but I got the feeling there
was supposed to be some significance to it.
From: gbradley@uks197.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Bradley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Favorite musicals
Date: 24 Jul 92 17:30:21 GMT
Reply-To: gbradley@uks197.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Bradley)

>There doesn't generally seem to be much discussion of musicals
>in this newsgroup.  Perhaps that's because there are so few made
>nowadays, aside from Disney animated features.
>So I thought I'd come up with the list of my favorite movie musicals.
>...So I'm definitely looking for your suggestions.

   The Rocky Horror Picture Show
   Little Shop of Horrors

   ever other musical I have seen is crap, IMHO.

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From: jon@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Jon Corelis)
Subject: Re: Philly in the movies
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 15:28:05 GMT


   Though the story about W.C. Field's epitaph is not true, there is
another story that may be (I've never tried to verify it.)  Supposedly,
when Fields was on his death bed, a friend visited him and found him
reading the Bible.  "Why, Bill," said the friend in astonishment, "What
are you doing?"

   Fields answered, "Looking for loopholes." 
--


Jon Corelis               jon@lindy.stanford.edu
Stanford University       BITNET:  BR.JGC@RLG.STANFORD.EDU
From: gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Lifeforce (was Re: Unintentionally hilarious movies)
Date: 24 Jul 92 02:37:50 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA
Originator: gharris@jade.tufts.edu

In article <14kkrhINNcsl@network.ucsd.edu> M Maxwell writes:
>
>You _haven't_ seen 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'?  You must.  It is
>an absolute classic of _baad cinema_.

	Sorry, it isn't.  It deliberately attempts to be funny by simulating
being bad.  This is more appropriately termed campy.  For truly bad cinema see
Plan 9 From Outer Space, or Return of the Jedi.

>Matt Maxwell
>mmaxwell@ucsd.edu
--
"If you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce, they taste more like
prunes than rhubarb does."              -Groucho Marx 

gharris@jade.tufts.edu          George Harris, Tufts Univ. Dept. of Mathematics
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From: rehak@breeze.rap.ucar.edu (Nancy Rehak)
Subject: Re: "Sisters" song - where????
Organization: NCAR / RAP
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 13:18:24 GMT

In article <1992Jul29.015324.4745@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> ren@Turing.ORG (Karen Prestemon) writes:
>Summary: 
>Expires: 
>References: <1992Jul28.143457.8202@infonode.ingr.com> <l7bt5aINNs9k@smli.Eng.Sun.COM>
>Sender: 
>Followup-To: 
>Distribution: 
>Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia.
>Keywords: 
>
>In article <l7bt5aINNs9k@smli.Eng.Sun.COM> germond@popov.Eng.Sun.COM writes:
>>
>>>O.K. Movie quote-ahaulics, name this movie for me.  It contained
>>>the song:
>>>
>>>sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters,
>
>	So forth and so on....
>
>>"White Christmas," starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. The song was
>>sung by a sister act who were alternately falling into and out of love
>>with the heroes. I can't recall the name of either actress, I'm
>>sorry to say.
>
>Actually, the movie was called "Holiday Inn," but the song "White
>Christmas" made it's debut during the film.  I can't remember the
>names of the actresses either, but the one thin one always had
>her neck covered up by a scarf or a turtleneck....  I've always
>wondered about that!!
>
>--Karen


Actually, the movie "Holiday Inn" included the song "White Christmas", but
didn't include the song "Sisters."  "Holiday Inn" was the Bing Crosby/
Fred Astaire movie about an inn which is only open on holidays (hence the
name :-).

"White Christmas" was the correct answer as originally posted.


Nancy Rehak
From: rjn@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 14:24:00 GMT
Subject: Re: Bill Forsyth and Housekeeping
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies

re: > Does anybody remember a film called `Housekeeping' from 1988?  I have
    > been trying to find it on video, with no success.  Is it out anywhere?

In a domestic release, I have no clue.  But it is (or was) available on NTSC
laserdisc in Japan.  I have a catalog number of SF0505285, but no label info.

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This article represents only the opinion[s] of its author, and is not an
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supplied without warranty of any kind.
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From: fehr@ms.uky.edu (Jeff Davis)
Subject: Re: The Rapture ** SPOILER ** 
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 14:27:09 GMT
Organization: Loose Affiliation of Millionaires and Billionaires and Baby

Mark B. Bendiksen writes:
>
>Robert McAulay writes:
>
>>I noticed in the Siskel & Ebert top ten lists that Ebert listed.
>>The Rapture' as one of his favourite films in the last few years.
>>I saw this recently and was so turned off by it I can't even
>>remember if I finished watching it.
(spoiler) 

>                                                                
>>What the hell was this?  Some gratuitous sex at the start to attract
>>the viewers and then some disconnected, badly acted and
>>horribly frustrating scenes to finish.  I remember that the idea
>>interested me at first, the imminent return of God and the fact
>>that only a select group of people knew about it, but then it
>>deteriorated into... I don't know what.  
>                                    
>>Any comments out there?  Did anyone like this movie?  Did
>>anyone get a coherent message out of it?  I'd like to know what
>>Ebert saw in it.
>                                                  
>>Mike. 
>
>I haven't yet seen the film, but as I recall Ebert really
>admired the film on account of Mimi Rogers' performance more
>than anything else. He kept rambling on about how Ms. Rogers
>really took a risk by taking such a role that no other actress
>in Hollywood wanted, etc. In fact, I don't remember him saying
>anything substantial about the film itself.
>
Rogers was very good as the icy woman searching for something better.
The movie's "message" seems grounded in the 19th century's reaction
to the crumbling belief in an all good God: the Great Refusal. Basically,
with sciences like biology and geology pointing out that "evil" (sickness,
old age, death, the suffering of innocents, etc) were part of God's Plan then 
He had better have a good explanation and some pretty darn good excuses
when Judgment Day rolled around. Mimi played a woman who couldn't accept
the traditional explanations and preferred to Just Say No. Even with
Eternity on the line. Basically, it would have been a pretty racy film
back in 1947 when Existentialism and bad coffee were all the rage.
As it turned out, Rogers' performance is the highlight of the film.
-- 
Jeff Davis <davis@keats.ca.uky.edu> Older than before.
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From: kiser@taronga.com (James H. Kiser)
Subject: Re: Philly in the movies
Organization: Taronga Park BBS
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 23:24:23 GMT

In article <1992Jul29.111918.1@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu> bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (Greg Bole) writes:
>
>There are quite a few neat Hollywood allusions to Philly out there:
>
>   The famous W.C.Fields quote: "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
>
	First, it is his epitath.

	Second, it is: "All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."
-- 
      "Never send a bunny to do a duck's job."  - DW
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From: reiher@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Peter Reiher)
Subject: Re: george miller
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
Distribution: rec
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 16:06:19 GMT

In article <92208.180847PAK114@psuvm.psu.edu> <PAK114@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>Ok, how about this.  Which George Miller produced DEAD CALM for Phil Noyce?
>I say DR. George...

It was the good doctor, as opposed to the mediocre horse-lover.


--
		Peter Reiher
		reiher@wells.cs.ucla.edu

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From: bew@brahms.udel.edu (Ben Williams)
Subject: Re: Christopher Walken
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 02:44:02 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.172308.29431@midway.uchicago.edu> kmrc@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
; An incredibly nice change from the usual psychos he plays is "Who
; Are We This Time," with Susan Sarandon.  Sarandon plays a telephone
; operator who moves to a small town just in time to be recruited as
; Stella in a community theater production of "Streetcar Named
; Desire."  Walken played the extremely shy hardware store clerk who
; only came alive on stage--I especially liked the way Sarandon
; finally courted him (with a copy of "Romeo and Juliet").  Sweet,
; sweet movie.
; 
; MAM
; -- 
; * kmrc@midway.uchicago.edu   * As long as I make sure the plants *  
; * The University of Chicago  * are watered, my boss doesn't care * 
; * Department of Pediatrics   * what I post.                      *
;      "PMS?  No, I'm like this naturally--why?" -- Hoosier Red       


Hey, I remember hearing this short story read over the radio.  Wasn't the
author named "Kurt Vonnegut"?  I had no idea it had been made into a movie.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Williams
bew@brahms.udel.edu

               What we got here is a failure to communicate... 
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From: welter@fwi.uva.nl (Richard Welter)
Subject: Re: Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 12:33:51 GMT

dling@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (David Ling) writes:

>The beginning was weird and very enjoyable (in a weird clever way).  The
>last 15 minutes was a drag, as the final fight scene dragged on an on,
>with the constant agonizing sound of 

>"AaaRRRGGGGHhhhhh!ArraaaAAgggh ... !"  (spelling the same in English as 
>					in Japanese)

>Worth seeing for the stop-go-action scenes, and if you want to come out
>of the theater feeling grimy and unclean.

>By the way, there was a short before Tetsuo, called "Drumstruck".  I liked
>this better than the main feature.

Too bad you didn't like it, I loved it. 
So much in fact that I'm looking for Tetsuo on video, so who knows where I
can find a copy? VHS, pal or ntsc, pal preferred, I might even consider
laser disc if I have to.

please mail me with information.

Thanx,
	Richard

-- 
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* welter@fwi.uva.nl	  X   University of Amsterdam		\  /	      *
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From: mfriley@pacman.WPI.EDU (Margaret F Riley)
Subject: Re: Graham Greene
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 13:01:04 GMT

In article <1992Jul20.185512.1920@beaver.cs.washington.edu> louns@cs.washington.edu (Michael Lounsbery) writes:
>yousten@atlantis.CS.ORST.EDU (Ken Yousten) writes:
>>
>>I've been watching old movies lately, and have noticed that several good ones
>>have the name Graham Greene in the credits.  For instance:  he wrote the 
>>screenplay for THE THIRD MAN, MINISTRY OF FEAR and THIS GUN FOR HIRE are
>>based on novels of his, etc.  Could someone give me some information on him--
>>he seems worth looking into.
>
>He's one of my favorite writers, and he just died last year.  I believe "Our
>Man in Havana" and "The Quiet American" were also made into films.  
>[...]  He also had an eerie knack of
>setting government-questioning stories in places shortly before events of
>major importance subsequent to the publishing (Cuba, Haiti, Vietnam).
>

This actually makes sense.  Greene was an operative for British Intelligence
earlier in his life.

Margaret



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From: eiscoop3@bmerh52.bnr.ca (Robert McAulay)
Subject: Cool World *does* rock!
Reply-To: eiscoop3@bmerh52.UUCP (Robert McAulay)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 16:39:13 GMT

Amid all the _Cool World_ bashing going on I just wanted to say that I thought
the movie was great.  I've only read *one* favourable review, and I agree with
its conclusion that the movie is a sort of animators wet dream - this is like
a glimpse into one of Bakshi's visions (it's not *supposed* to have an airtight
plot or make perfect sense all the time).

Admittedly, Basinger is downright *embarassing* at some points, Byrne is
very wooden and reactionary and the cartoon/person interface leaves a lot to
be desired (we were really spoiled by _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_'s beautiful
animation/action mixing), but the animation is very original and entertaining
(I love the constant frenetic activity in all parts of the screen) and funny 
at times.  This is an intriguing way of seeing a cartoon world - the 'toons
can't kill each other so they spend all their time terrorizing/maiming each
other.  I thought the constant rain of safes/anvils/etc. was hilarious.

Maybe what I'm trying to say is that I loved what _Cool World_ *could* have been
and I want to give it all the support I can so that others will make more
movies like it.

Mike.
From: moursund@hpcvnb.CV.HP.COM (David_Moursund)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 16:33:22 PDT
Subject: Re: Misha a Faggot!
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, Oregon
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies

In article <1992Jul23.160413.14107@husc3.harvard.edu> zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu (Michael Zeleny) writes:

>It's hardly possible for me to have a bad time whilst my phallus is
>erect.

Noting that this topic does not belong on rec.arts.movies, I must
say that I do find it amusing, in a sophomoric sort of way, but I
am inclined to ask:

Haven't you ever had an urgent and immediate need to urinate,
say upon waking up in the morning, and found that your erect
phallus made this situation difficult?

(Maybe this should have gone to alt.peeves?  =)   

dm


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From: gregde@microsoft.com (Greg Demichillie)
Subject: Re: Cool World *does* rock!
Date: 29 Jul 92 20:32:26 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

In article <1992Jul28.163913.14779@bmerh85.bnr.ca> eiscoop3@bmerh52.UUCP (Robert McAulay) writes:
>Amid all the _Cool World_ bashing going on I just wanted to say that I thought
>the movie was great.  I've only read *one* favourable review, and I agree with
>its conclusion that the movie is a sort of animators wet dream - this is like
>a glimpse into one of Bakshi's visions (it's not *supposed* to have an airtight
>plot or make perfect sense all the time).
>
>Admittedly, Basinger is downright *embarassing* at some points, Byrne is
>very wooden and reactionary and the cartoon/person interface leaves a lot to
>be desired (we were really spoiled by _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_'s beautiful
>animation/action mixing), but the animation is very original and entertaining
>(I love the constant frenetic activity in all parts of the screen) and funny 
>at times.  This is an intriguing way of seeing a cartoon world - the 'toons
>can't kill each other so they spend all their time terrorizing/maiming each
>other.  I thought the constant rain of safes/anvils/etc. was hilarious.

Let me see if I've got this straight:

	1. The plot doesn't make sense
	2. Bassinger is embarassing
	3. Byrne is wooden
	4. The human/cartoon interaction isn't well done

but you still loved the movie.  

"Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?" 

-Greg
-- 
Greg DeMichillie          
gregde@microsoft.com      -- All opinions are mine, not Microsoft's --
From: peterme@ocf.berkeley.edu (Peter D. Merholz)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: REVIEW: NAKED LUNCH
Date: 27 Jul 92 06:11:42 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: earthquake.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Jul26.124451.3981@nuscc.nus.sg> med50003@nusunix2.nus.sg (WANSAICHEONG KHIN-LIN) writes:
>Naked Lunch - Movie by D Cronenberg et al
>
>I liked Naked Lunch but I agree with what Ken said about not everyone
>liking it. When I watched it in the theatre, 10 - 20 people walked out
>after the bugs appeared - which appears to correlate to the things said

When I saw this flick, a woman two seats away from me audibly gasped at
 the first mention of "Mugwump jism," as if that was so NAUGHTY...

You wonder why people even go to these flicks...

(In fact, I think she also gasped when one character called another,
"queer")

--Peter M.
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From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (Evelyn C. Leeper)
Subject: Re: The Hunger soundtrack
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 19:39:28 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.114654.19284@cs.utwente.nl> skow@cs.utwente.nl writes:
> Can somebody tell me who was the author of the beautiful The Hunger soundtrack.
> I don't mean the rock part, but the classic part.

It's from "Lakme" by Delibes.

Evelyn C. Leeper  |  +1 908 957 2070  |  att!mtgzy!ecl or  ecl@mtgzy.att.com
--
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new
discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny ..."
					 -- Isaac Asimov (1920-1992)
From: peterme@ocf.berkeley.edu (Peter D. Merholz)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Old movies:  In theaters? CASABLANCA
Keywords: Classics movies theaters Los Angeles
Date: 25 Jul 92 01:26:42 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: earthquake.berkeley.edu

The only L.A. revival theaters that I know of are the NuArt and the 
NuWilshire (which aren't that good, and show lotsa new, independent 
flicks)...

Thankfully, the Bay Area has two excellent revival theaters (Castro and
UC Theater), and bunches of others that show old and new (Red Vic, Roxie,
Paramount, etc.)

Video is no match for the cinema experience... i.e., I always liked 
SHADOW OF A DOUBT when I saw it on telly, but when it was shown at the 
Pacific Film Archive (UC Berkeley) on 35mm film, it was overwhelmingly
powerful...

--Peter M.
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From: jil@uts.uucp (Jamie Lubin)
Subject: Re: Another Name That Movie
Organization: Bellcore, Piscataway, NJ
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 17:15:54 GMT
Keywords: western, Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder

In article <1992Jul28.170703.14608@infonode.ingr.com> margaret@infonode.ingr.com (Margaret Wiginton) writes:
>Well, I did it again -- tuned in after the title and opening
>credits.  This was a pretty predictable "buddy" movie, but
>I really liked Gene Wilder's performance.  He played a rabbi
>trying to make his way through the wild, wild west.  I missed
>the first part, but he somehow hooks up with this card playin'
>shoot-em-up outlaw (H. Ford).  They rob a bank, get into a 
>fight, etc., etc.
>
>I'd like to rent the video and see the entire film.  Could 
>someone kindly email me with the title and/or other information?

The Frisco Kid--enjoyed it too!!
From: germond@popov.Eng.Sun.COM (Tom Germond)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: "Sisters" song - where????
Date: 29 Jul 92 01:30:18 GMT
Reply-To: germond@popov.Eng.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: popov.eng.sun.com


>O.K. Movie quote-ahaulics, name this movie for me.  It contained
>the song:
>
>sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters,
>many men have tried to split us up, but no one can
>lord, help the mister who comes between me and my sister
>and lord, help the sister who comes between me and my man!
>
>I'm thinking late-70's?  Help if you can.
>You'll win "Movie trivia genius of the hour" :-)

Earlier than that; probably the late 40's or early 50's. The movie was
"White Christmas," starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. The song was
sung by a sister act who were alternately falling into and out of love
with the heroes. I can't recall the name of either actress, I'm
sorry to say.
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From: gardneds@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (David Gardner)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Question about Die Hard quote
Keywords: Alexander Hans Gruber Die Hard
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:09:06 GMT
Organization: Purdue University

Can someone please identify the source of this quote spoken by Hans Gruber
(Alan Rickman) in Die Hard.  He says it in reference to the holdings of he
Nakatomi Corporation:

	"And when Alexander looked upon his kingdom, he wept for he had
	 no more worlds to conquer"

I may not have the quote exactly right, but you get the idea...

Thanks in advance for any help provided...

-- 
/ Dave 'Scruffy' Gardner        | One ring to rule them and in \
| INTERNET: gardneds@mentor.cc. | the darkness bind them...    |
\                    purdue.edu |                      Tolkien /
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