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Post by Cassie on Jun 10, 2005 14:17:46 GMT -5
Martin Landau played the part of Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood" According to the article I found: "Cutting 20 minutes off the movie wouldn't hurt. But by all means, don't skip Vincent D'Onofrio's brief appearance as Orson Wells. In the commentary, Burton said Wood and Wells never met, it was pure artistic license, but it's still fun. Trivia note: D'Onofrio couldn't nail the distinctive Orson Wells diction, so Maurice LaMarche, who does such a beautiful Wells impression, did the voice over, but didn't get the credit. dvd.ign.com/articles/491/491303p1.html?fromint=1I thought it was a fun movie  |
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Post by goreneames on Jun 11, 2005 4:04:48 GMT -5
WOW!! I had no idea D'Onofrio was dubbed in Ed Wood! Has he ever discussed this in interviews? I wonder how it impacts his view of the film and his performance. I'd imagine it's got to be a blow to an actor to have his vocal performance dubbed...  |
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Post by Metella on Jun 11, 2005 7:09:20 GMT -5
oh yah, the first time I watched it - it seemed disjointed; who ever edited that in didn't do the best job of it. The whole scene just seemed odd to me.
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Post by janetcatbird on Jun 11, 2005 12:43:36 GMT -5
Maurice LaMarche: also known as The Brain, in addition to most of the animated shows in my generation. I think he's Toucan Sam, and random voices as needed in various bits. I went through a "Pinky and the Brain" phase in 8th grade, I wish it was still on the air--or at least DVD. And yes, he does do a great Orson Welles impersonation.
I hate it when they dub actors. MGM is notorious for it in their old musicals, but the singer in me gets indignant. If you can't do the part, clear out to pave the way for someone who can! Although the physicality of Orson Welles would make that kind of tricky. Haven't seen "Ed Wood", but I'd like to.
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Post by janetcatbird on Jul 13, 2005 17:24:19 GMT -5
Gentlemen start your timers: Late Sunday night 1:30 AM-3:45 AM Turner Classic Movies is showing "Ed Wood", to quote the promos, uncut and commercial free. (Technically it's the morning of Monday the 18th, so check your VCRs on that.)
Saw an old gangster flick the other day called "Johnny Eager". The film and story itself is mediocre but Van Heflin--whom I personally like--won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as the alcoholic best friend. I'm not sure the part was that well written, but he did an excellent job with it. As it was 1942, I'm guessing that he was the original and all the cliche best friends are based on his performance.
As my wisdom teeth get taken out Friday I have a long weekend to catch up on all my TCM tapes, yay!!
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Post by domenicaflor on Jul 15, 2005 22:50:05 GMT -5
I'm on a bit of a John Frankenheimer kick these days. I love "The Train" with Burt Lancaster. I recently got to see "Seven Days in May", also with Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Frederick March, among others in a stellar cast. I just received the original "Manchurian Candidate" in the mail from EBay, and I hope to also rewatch "Birdman of Alcatraz" very soon.
Frankenheimer does wonders with a wide angle camera lens and deep focus. WIth experienced actors, he also took advantage of long takes to frame everything in camera instead of post-editing. He makes mention of these stylistic choices on various DVD commentaries. That's part of the artistic beauty of black and white film that color just cannot capture. I could not imagine those same films having the same impact in color.
That's my pithy B&W film update for today.
D.
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Post by janetcatbird on Jul 21, 2005 16:02:37 GMT -5
"Ship of Fools", 1965. Need to read/see the play, but was quite impressed with the movie (even if I need to watch again to keep the characters straight). Loved Oskar Werner and Simone Signoret (sp?) as the two main foci of the passengers, but also enjoyed the chance to see Michael Dunn as something other than Miguelito Loveless on "Wild Wild West". (Is it just me, or did he have an awful minor role to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor?)
Not much of an action plot: it's in the late 1930s, a ship is sailing across the Atlantic to Germany. A multi-character study of a cross-section of Jews who think the fuss will blow over, Nazis in the founding stage, aristocrats and starving artists, etc. Good for a long slow afternoon, but be careful you aren't too sleepy.
--Catbird
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Post by Cassie on Aug 15, 2005 17:04:00 GMT -5
We rented “the Human Comedy” 1943, with Mickey Rooney, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, Frank Morgan and Robert Mitchum, had a small part in it. It ‘s about life in a small down during the days of WWII. Young Homer (Mickey Rooney) is coming of age, helping out his widow mom, while working part time delivering telegrams to the town. His brother, Marcus is serving in the army. It’s a story with some encouraging words on how to live life, through rough times. Very naïve for these days, but I wish Hollywood, could come up with a story to help encourage us all as we live through this current War. I particularly liked the ending when Toby was welcomed home . |
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Post by NikkiGreen on Aug 25, 2005 13:40:04 GMT -5
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Post by Metella on Aug 25, 2005 14:39:23 GMT -5
Bang ! the admiral in Star Trek - by buddah, I knew I knew that face! Didn't connect that with mocking bird - my all time fav. RIP - Mr. Peters
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Post by janetcatbird on Aug 25, 2005 15:44:07 GMT -5
I really need to see some of his other works. I remember reading that in "Star Trek VI" the conference scene where Cartwright is talking about the Klingons--in a racist way that echoes some of the ugly things said about blacks--required several takes because it was so difficult for him. Poor man; at least he's at peace now.
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Post by Techguy on Aug 25, 2005 23:23:42 GMT -5
Brock Peters also portrayed Joseph Sisko, father of Cmdr./Capt. Benjamin Sisko in several episodes of ST: DS9. Of course, my favorite Brock Peters role is Tom Robinson in "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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Post by Cassie on Oct 18, 2005 21:45:58 GMT -5
it's halloween time, flipping through the channels this weekend I discovered.....Carnival of Souls….1962, A campy black and white horror film. It was creepy enough.
I am not big into horror films....
but my favorite is The Shadow of the Vampire, (2000) starring John Malovich and Willem Dafoe. The story is based on the fictional filming of the 1922 Nosferatu film. I found it quite funny and scarey.
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Post by LOCIfan on Oct 30, 2005 14:30:33 GMT -5
I'd highly recommend the original THE HAUNTING (starring Claire Bloom -- who also starred in the CI episode UNREQUITED -- and Julie Harris). It's a truly frightening ghost story.
Also, there's always Fritz Lang's M -- the first serial killer movie ever made. And a child-killer at that! Peter Lorre is incredible as the villain.
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Post by Sirenna on Nov 5, 2005 0:04:46 GMT -5
Dial M for Murder was on last night. sigh
It was great.
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Patrick Roy, 2006 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame
