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BruisedOrange said:
If you enjoy the snappy patter in Maltese Falcon tonight, try The Big Sleep (1946 version). The plot is so tricky, you can enjoy watching it a dozen times trying to figure it all out. But the dialogue and chemistry between Bogie and Bacall is so much fun, it makes the plot almost an afterthought.

I don't know if they actually made 'em better back then, but with +5 studios turning out 40-50 movies a year, they got good at their craft. And even if their batting average was the same as today, that production means they totaled more home runs.
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Thank you for the movie recommendation! I will put The Big Sleep on my watchlist. Love movies with tricky plots - that speaks to great screenwriting. And add Bogie and Bacall? That’s a must see movie. They were the power couple of that era.

There’s something to be said about movie studios of the 1930s-1950s. Many classics came from that system.
 
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TN_gal said:
Thank you for the movie recommendation! I will put The Big Sleep on my watchlist. Love movies with tricky plots - that speaks to great screenwriting. And add Bogie and Bacall? That’s a must see movie. They were the power couple of that era.

There’s something to be said about movie studios of the 1930s-1950s. Many classics came from that system.
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I'll bet you have heard the story (stories) behind how Casablanca was made. But if not, it will give you even more appreciation for the studio system.

Even though 80 years later it's still on most Top-10 Movies Ever list, Casablanca was just one of fifty movies Warner Bros. made that year, and the day before the last day of shooting--which was the final scene--the writers still didn't know how it was going to end or who was going to get the girl.

As in a great athletic department, it was the commitment, craftmanship, and passion of all the contributors within the studio that resulted in something special. I hope we can pass along those special movies to the next generation (but we're going to have to lengthen their attention spans to do so).
 
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Really proud of how these young men responded to adversity in this series. Between the absolutely horrible weather, a UK team who played extremely well (and seemed to get all the breaks in the first two games), I appreciate how the team put it together
yesterday. Overall, Walsh was outstanding per usual and Beck put on a defensive clinic and rebounded with a mammoth HR. I don’t know how there were not more errors with that wet baseball and the pouring rain. UGA will be a huge final home series at LNS! GBO!
 
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TN_gal said:
Thank you for the movie recommendation! I will put The Big Sleep on my watchlist. Love movies with tricky plots - that speaks to great screenwriting. [...]
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Not to derail the thread, but because I've benefited so much from others' recommendations through the years...

For plot twists in a romantic, magical film (in the way only Powell & Pressburger could do it) you might enjoy A Matter of Life and Death (American title: Stairway to Heaven) from 1946.

For harder-edged plot twists in a British post-war noir (that shows us how European countries viewed Americans immediately after WW2), featuring incredible B&W cinematography, literate use of symbolism, a quirky soundtrack, and a "reveal" scene you'll always remember... you might enjoy The Third Man (1949). When students say they just can't watch a film that's not in color, this is the film I screen that converts them.

I guess this thread should be done by now with baseball from Lexington. Care to post some of your favorites, or underrated gems?
 
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BruisedOrange said:
If you enjoy the snappy patter in Maltese Falcon tonight, try The Big Sleep (1946 version). The plot is so tricky, you can enjoy watching it a dozen times trying to figure it all out. But the dialogue and chemistry between Bogie and Bacall is so much fun, it makes the plot almost an afterthought.

I don't know if they actually made 'em better back then, but with +5 studios turning out 40-50 movies a year, they got good at their craft. And even if their batting average was the same as today, that production means they totaled more home runs.
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The Big Sleep is good. Right now the wife is into reading Raymond Chandler, Ian Fleming and Alfred Hitchcock, so I’m watching a lot of those type movies with her right now.
I’m really enjoying them!
GBO!!
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
The Big Sleep is good. Right now the wife is into reading Raymond Chandler, Ian Fleming and Alfred Hitchcock, so I’m watching a lot of those type movies with her right now.
I’m really enjoying them!
GBO!!
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The movie San Francisco (Clark Gable) is a good one. The Sands of Iwo Jima is excellent (starring John Wayne).
 
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BruisedOrange said:
Not to derail the thread, but because I've benefited so much from others' recommendations through the years...

For plot twists in a romantic, magical film (in the way only Powell & Pressburger could do it) you might enjoy A Matter of Life and Death (American title: Stairway to Heaven) from 1946.

For harder-edged plot twists in a British post-war noir (that shows us how European countries viewed Americans immediately after WW2), featuring incredible B&W cinematography, literate use of symbolism, a quirky soundtrack, and a "reveal" scene you'll always remember... you might enjoy The Third Man (1949). When students say they just can't watch a film that's not in color, this is the film I screen that converts them.

I guess this thread should be done by now with baseball from Lexington. Care to post some of your favorites, or underrated gems?
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My gosh, you Sound like the hosts from TCM!😎
You and @TN_gal keep giving me suggestions and recommendations on some of your favs!
I like the silly/quirky stuff too, like forbidden planet and attack of the 50 ft woman!😂
GBO!!
 
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