How about a movie thread?

[bobabode]

'The Hunt For Red October'

Killary's favorite movie.

[donquixote99]

Look Who's Back!

A brilliant satire that asks what Hitler would do if he woke up in 2014 Germany. Now on Netflix!

Love this movie! It is funny, and provocative. Hitler adapts quickly. He gets on TV in no time, makes a big splash. His first TV appearance is absolutely brilliant--totally in character, I think. The man can work an audience. Hitler is shown as, with some exceptions, having an uncanny ability to identify and appeal to people's resentments and prejudices.

There's a lot of looniness in this movie, but the Hitler character is always played totally straight, and very convincingly. There are a number of 'reality' sequences in which the character interacts with people on the street, and even modern 'national so@ialists.' 'Hitler's' improvisational portrayal in these sequences is always dead-on. Many people react very positively.

The climax rooftop scene makes the movies big point, loud and clear.


Pic: A reawakened Hitler learns he's landed in the year 2014:

[Boreas]

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtW1Lq5c04E

[bobabode]

'The Shoes of a Fisherman' with Anthony Quinn.

[Boreas]

"The Edge" Russian 2010 Excellent!

http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu/2011/theedge.html

[bobabode]

'The Duke Is Tops' 1938 with the beautiful Ms. Lena Horne.
Also released as 'The Bronze Venus'

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by bobabode

'The Duke Is Tops' 1938 with the beautiful Ms. Lena Horne.
Also released as 'The Bronze Venus'

Thanks indeed! This led me to a trove of old black cinema on Youtube.

Wow!

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Thanks indeed! This led me to a trove of old black cinema on Youtube.

Wow!

My pleasure, Don.

Watching a documentary right now, 'Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark'

Funny story, my Mom and a friend of hers took the old Red Car trolley all the way from the San Fernando Valley down to Newport Beach to see Nat playing at the Rendezvous Ballroom. Her green eyes still sparkle when she recounts leaning against the grand piano and flirting with Nat King Cole. That was back in the '40s. She's turning 90 this October.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/r...om-balboa.html

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by bobabode

My pleasure, Don.

Watching a documentary right now, 'Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark'

Funny story, my Mom and a friend of hers took the old Red Car trolley all the way from the San Fernando Valley down to Newport Beach to see Nat playing at the Rendezvous Ballroom. Her green eyes still sparkle when she recounts leaning against the grand piano and flirting with Nat King Cole. That was back in the '40s. She's turning 90 this October.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/r...om-balboa.html

If you listen to early Ray Charles records, you van hear how strongly he was influenced by the old Nat "King" Cole Trio records.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=716GbRD--IU

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by bobabode

My pleasure, Don.

Watching a documentary right now, 'Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark'

Funny story, my Mom and a friend of hers took the old Red Car trolley all the way from the San Fernando Valley down to Newport Beach to see Nat playing at the Rendezvous Ballroom. Her green eyes still sparkle when she recounts leaning against the grand piano and flirting with Nat King Cole. That was back in the '40s. She's turning 90 this October.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/r...om-balboa.html

wonderful story, glad you shared it.