What MOVIES or DVDs have you seen? (PART NINE: On-Going General Thread) Showing 1,051-1,100 of 1,343

[Nina]

Yes, I so enjoyed that movie. Maybe I'll watch it again.

[Linda]

"Till The Clouds Roll By" - love this title. We enjoy musicals so will try this one.

Speaking of musicals, we are going to Proctors next week to see a "Bronx Tale."

https://www.schenectadytheater.com/th...

[Linda]

I like the title, "Till The Clouds Roll By" and will add to my list.

Speaking of musicals we are going to Proctors next week to see "A Bronx Tale."

https://www.schenectadytheater.com/th...

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Have a good time, Linda.

[Linda]

Really looking forward to this show. Purchased aisle seats more towards the back so hubby doesn't have to walk "downhill" too much.

Very good reviews.

[Sally]

I recently streamed the following movie from Amazon for $2.99:
"Trouble Along the Way" (1953)
https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Along-...
"John Wayne stars as a former college football coach who tries to maintain custody of his daughter during a tough divorce while coaching a small-town Catholic school's football team."

IMDb link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046463/...
"Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability."

Stars: John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn

A very enjoyable old movie!

[Sally]

My nickname is Sally.
---Joy

[Joy H., Group Founder]

PS-My nickname is Sally.
---Joy

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Last night I watched a good old movie FREE on YouTube.
It was: "Life Begins At Eight Thirty". (1942)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1w4g...
Stars: Monty Woolley, Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde

IMDb link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034976/...
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Begins-Ei...

DESCRIPTION:
"A young disabled girl spends her days trying to help her alcoholic father return to his glory days as a famous thespian, until a handsome composer comes into her life.

"The father finally lands the lead in King Lear, but will he lose the daughter he never fully appreciated?"

[Joy H., Group Founder]

PS - " 'Life Begins at Eight-Thirty' is a 1942 drama film starring Monty Woolley as a washed-up, alcoholic actor, Ida Lupino as his daughter, and Cornel Wilde as her boyfriend."

"It is based on the play "The Light of Heart" by Emlyn Williams. ... F. Scott Fitzgerald worked on the picture's screenplay. ... "Life Begins at Eight-Thirty" was the last motion picture writing assignment for Fitzgerald, who died in December 1940."

ABOVE IS FROM WIKI at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Be...

[Joy H., Group Founder]

PS - The title, "Life Begins at Eight-Thirty", references the time the curtain goes up on Broadway.

ABOVE is from: http://cinemasentries.com/review/life...

[Nina]

Just added :Trouble Along the Way," to my Queue

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina wrote: "Just added :Trouble Along the Way," to my Queue"

It's a good movie for football fans too, Nina.
I can't remember how it ended. Did St. Anthony's College stay open at the end?

https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Along-...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046463/...

[Linda]

Joy and Nina
My list of things to watch continues to grow. Will have lots to watch when the weather conditions outside keep me in.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Another good old movie free at YouTube is:
"Louisa" (1950)
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jh4i...

Imdb Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042687/...
"To her family's discomfiture, grandmother Louisa starts dating two men...a grocer and her son's boss."

Stars: Spring Byington , Ronald Reagan, Charles Coburn, Ruth Hussey

[Nina]

Watched half of a dreadful movie last night . I recommend not watching, "The shack,: unless you wish to be depressed. I just couldn't take it any longer.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina wrote: "Watched half of a dreadful movie last night . I recommend not watching, "The shack,: unless you wish to be depressed. I just couldn't take it any longer."

Nina, here's my review of the book, The Shack by William Paul Young:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nina]

I was interested in your review, Joy. It possibly explained the theory better than the movie version. I once asked our Parish Pastor why bad things happen to good people and his answer was, "You won't know the answer to that until you die." I also wonder as the concept that when someone is spared; like their life during a hurricane or fire or tornado they almost immediately say, "Thank God." So they thank God for sparing them but what about the people who weren't spared or houses weren't etc. Should they blame God for not sparing them"

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina, the classic answer to all of that is: "IT'S A MYSTERY!" :)

[Nina]

Yes it remains a mystery and perhaps our pastor is correct by saying we won't know the answer until we die. But, will we know then? And sad to say I can't get movie "Louisa" on our Netflix as it sounds like one I'd like.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina, "Louisa" is FREE on YouTube.
The link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jh4i...
Do you have access to YouTube?

[Nina]

I don't have the patience to sit at my computer for a couple of hours so will pass on seeing it. I have a long list of movies that have been recorded so they are my salvation.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Another good movie FREE at YouTube!
"The Impatient Years" (1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArE2A...

Don't miss this one if you can help it! Great fun!
IMDb link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036950/...

"To rekindle their love, a divorce judge orders a couple whose marriage is on the rocks to re-enact their four-day breakneck courtship."

Stars: Jean Arthur, Lee Bowman, Charles Coburn

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Another terrific movie Free on YouTube!
"What A Woman" (1943)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6GC2...

Stars: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Willard Parker

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036526/...

IMDb SUMMARY: "A literary agent is pursued by the charming writer of a popular magazine while she attempts to sway one of her clients, a handsome but innocent college professor, to star in an upcoming movie based on his best-selling novel The Whirlwind."

[Jim]

I just watched an old Disney movie "Victory Through Air Power" 1943. The first part was fantastic. It gave a great overview of the history of flight as only Disney could do it. The second half was pretty much a propaganda flick, though. Still interesting.

It's really incredible how fast & far planes developed from the Wright brother's flight in 1903. There was a short cartoon sketch showing how their first flight, all 120' of it, could fit on one wing of a WWII bomber with room to spare.

Another cartoon sketch showed the first flight across the US. The pilot was followed by a train with spare parts & tools. A good thing since he had about as many crashes as landings. By the time he got to CA, only a couple of pieces were still the original plane!

[Nina]

Sounds interesting. We are in Amelia Earhart country; interesting saga, toured her home in Atchison KS.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Jim and Nina, thanks for posting.

"Victory Through Air Power" (1943)
(Documentary , Animation , History)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036497/...
"An animated documentary promoting of the soundness of strategic aerial bombing in World War II."

PHOTO: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036497/...

Stars: Alexander de Seversky, Art Baker, Billy Mitchell

[Jim]

It's not all animated. It's a hybrid with some animations, some clips, & some live action. That helps make it even more interesting.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Yes, Jim, I understood that.

[Jim]

I recently put together a list of all the Disney movies & one of the lists I used made a big deal out of the difference between 'animated' & 'hybrid'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

It's kind of weird because I had to meld the above list with this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
to get all the movies. While "Victory Through Air Power" is listed as a hybrid in the first list, it's also listed on the animated list, so that can lead to confusion.

It's pretty incredible how many movies they've made, about 450. I remember a lot of them & have seen many of the new ones, but certainly not all.

[Linda]

Joy H. wrote: "Another terrific movie Free on YouTube!
"What A Woman" (1943)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6GC2...

Stars: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Willard Parker

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt..."


Thank you for posting, adding to my list.

[Linda]

Jim wrote: "I recently put together a list of all the Disney movies & one of the lists I used made a big deal out of the difference between 'animated' & 'hybrid'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of......"

Good lists. Surprised I did NOT see all of these movies. Some titles are new to me. Will check them out someday.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Jim wrote: "I recently put together a list of all the Disney movies & one of the lists I used made a big deal out of the difference between 'animated' & 'hybrid'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of......"

Jim, that was quite a project.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

The following are 2 very good suspense movies FREE at YouTUbe:

"The Strange Woman" (1946)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeSyE...
imdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038990/... ===
Stars: Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis Hayward
Writers: Herb Meadow (screenplay), Ben Ames Williams (novel)
The Strange Woman BY Ben Ames Williams
=====================================

"Personal Affair"-1953
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSNg8...
imdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046181/...
Stars: Gene Tierney, Leo Genn, Glynis Johns |

[Joy H., Group Founder]

PS-Below are the descriptions from IMDb.com.

"The Strange Woman" (1946)
"In 1820s New England beautiful but poor and manipulative Jenny Hager marries rich old man Isaiah Poster but also seduces his son and his company foreman."
STARS: Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis Hayward

"Personal Affair" (1953)
"Barbara Vining, a teen-age girl in a small English town falls in love with her teacher Stephen Barlow, who has no interest in her other than as a pupil and has done nothing to encourage her. When his wife, Kay Barlow confronts her, Barbara runs off. Stephen follows her to try and explain to her how hopeless the situation is. When she doesn't return home, the gossip and rumors begin."
STARS: Gene Tierney, Leo Genn, Glynis Johns

[Nina]

All the movies you recommend sound good but alas I can't get any of them on Netflix.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina, don't you have access to YouTube?

[Nina]

I don't want to sit at my computer to watch a movie for two hours and if there is a lot of background noise I need subtitles so You Tube wouldn't work for me.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina, some YouTube movies have subtitles. Just click on "cc" at the bottom of the picture. CC means closed captions.

[Nina]

Thanks, I'll try that.

[Jim]

I watched "The Molly Maguires" (1970) last night. It stars Sean Connery & Richard Harris. Great movie. It's about 2 Irish immigrants trying to make a living in the US. Sean Connery is a miner rebelling for better treatment in the coal mines of PA in the 1800s while Richard Harris is a detective sent in as a spy to get him. Fantastic!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066090/

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Thanks for posting, Jim.

[Linda]

We have Netflix and Amazon Prime and sometimes its hard to find something to watch. Usually by 8pm we like to sit in our comfy chairs and escape the world with some good shows.

Found - Steve Martin and Martin Short - a variety special show (they will be at Proctor's in Schenectady in February with this show) - very very funny and entertaining.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Linda wrote: "We have Netflix and Amazon Prime and sometimes its hard to find something to watch. ...

That's exactly why I quit them.

Martin & Short are good together.

[Nina]

Presently watching, "Dr. Throne," on Netflix adapted from the book by Anthony Trollope and it's fairly good; worth watching.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina wrote: "Presently watching, "Dr. Throne," on Netflix adapted from the book by Anthony Trollope and it's fairly good; worth watching."

Doctor Thorne - TV Mini-Series (2016– )
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4938084/...
"The life of penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her Uncle, Dr Thorne, and her relationship with the family at nearby Greshamsbury Park estate. "

Dr. Thorne by Anthony Trollope

[Joy H., Group Founder]

I streamed the following from Amazon:
Marty (1955)
https://www.amazon.com/Marty-Ernest-B...
Ernest Borgnine won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a Bronx butcher who gives up on love -- until he meets an equally lonely school teacher in this charming story that garnered a total of four Oscars including Best Picture.

and
Carrie 1952
https://www.amazon.com/Carrie-Laurenc...

"As Carrie, the smalltown girl come to Chicago, Jennifer Jones "seems to have stepped out of the pages of the book" (Time). And Laurence Olivier gives one of his finest portrayals as love-doomed Hurstwood."

Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

BOTH VERY COMPELLING!

[Nina]

"Marty," was an excellent movie and the first one that showed a naked woman's breast and was lots of controversy around whether the movie could be shown.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina wrote: ""Marty," was an excellent movie and the first one that showed a naked woman's breast and was lots of controversy around whether the movie could be shown."

I don't remember that part, Nina.

[Linda]

Joy H. wrote: "Linda wrote: "We have Netflix and Amazon Prime and sometimes its hard to find something to watch. ...

That's exactly why I quit them.

Martin & Short are good together."


At least with Amazon Prime with purchases from Amazon online - all shipping is free.

Netflix - allows you to put services on hold for a period of time. I may do that for a few months.