September 04, 2013

Final watch list for August

FIRST WATCHES:

Cain & Mabel (1936) Marion Davies, Clark Gable, Allen Jenkins, Roscoe Karns.   Uh-uh.  A silly bore.  He's a boxer; she's a stage star.  For publicity they get together - and guess what?       4/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027413/combined

Made For Each Other (1939) Carol Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Lucille Watson.   Weepy, bore.     5/10       http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031602/combined     

The Fan (1949) Jeanne Crain, Madeleine Carol, George Sanders, Richard Greene.   Lord Windermere and his beautiful wife Margaret seem to be an ideal married couple.  But a adventurous woman appears and throws a monkey wrench into the works.     7/10    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041346/combined

Possession (2002) Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle.      7/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256276/combined

Jane Eyre (TV 4 Parts) Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens.   Good version of the story.  Stephens is very good as Rochester.                        8/10     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780362/combined

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Made it through all of 15 minutes.  Nononono.

Life Of Pi (2012)  Well, I like tigers and Ang Li does beautiful films.  8/10

ENCORES:

Love Affair (1939) Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer               9/10

Together Again (1944) Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Mona Freeman, Charles Coburn.       8/10

The Desert Song (1953) Kathryn Grayson                                   7/10

Ride The High Country (1962) Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley.   Okay western.    7/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056412/combined

Anna & The King (1999) Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat.  Gorgeous color cinematography and l love the music score.

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Matt Damon.  Final of the Triology.  Shakey cam and all, it is still good.

The Town (2010) Ben Afleck, Jeremy Renner.  Mobsters in Boston rob banks.  One falls in love.  Good.

Trouble With The Curve (2012) Amy Adams, Clint Eastwood.  Favorite of 2012.  Watch it often.

The Bourne Legacy (2013) Jeremy Renner.  Favorite action film.  Opening hour of snowy mountains in Alaska is beautifully filmed.

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