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Post by Admin on Oct 31, 2020 18:39:19 GMT -6
What is your favorite 1960s (or 1970) Joan film?
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jack
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Post by jack on Nov 1, 2020 11:36:03 GMT -6
Maybe it’s a bit cliche, but it has to be Baby Jane. It’s the film that introduced me to Miss Crawford when I was about 10 years old, and has since been my favourite film which I have watched time and time again and never get tired of (including as our Halloween film last night!). I can honestly say it’s a film that changed my life, introducing me to classic films and most importantly, Joan, who has since been a massive influence on my life. Aside from sentimental reasons I think it’s just a brilliant film - some people criticise it for length or that it led Joan on her horror cycle, but to me it’s perfect. Watching it last night I commented that each time view the film, I am convinced it was Joan robbed of the Oscar nomination more than Bette Davis was of the win.
Don’t get me wrong, I have soft spots for the likes of Strait Jacket and Berserk, but nothing compares to this film for me.
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Post by davidmorrocco on Jan 8, 2021 8:41:30 GMT -6
The other night I wanted to watch a Joan Crawford film. I noticed that I had Trog on VHS so I ordered the DVD. I got the DVD and watched it last night. I hadn’t seen it in so long that I forgot a lot of it. I was wondering what was the last Joan Crawford movie you last watched?
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Post by Admin on Feb 1, 2021 22:40:19 GMT -6
The other night I wanted to watch a Joan Crawford film. I noticed that I had Trog on VHS so I ordered the DVD. I got the DVD and watched it last night. I hadn’t seen it in so long that I forgot a lot of it. I was wondering what was the last Joan Crawford movie you last watched? TCM just showed "Forsaking All Others" and "Strange Cargo" tonight (Monday, Feb 1), so... "Strange Cargo" was the last Joan film that I've watched! "Forsaking" was a pretty cheesy film, but "Cargo" was interesting. (I remember liking it when I first saw it decades ago, and when I watched it tonight, it was even better. The religious and sexual innuendos. Can't remember who wrote it, but an interesting writer.) |
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Post by davidmorrocco on Feb 2, 2021 9:37:42 GMT -6
I think the story was by Richard Sale, but don’t quote me. I have to agree 100% with you. The messages of religious righteousness and sexual innuendos were a little uneasy at times. Not so much the sex, but the religion. Lots of drama in this movie. I have to be in the right mood to watch it. I haven’t watched it in a long time. Oh yes, I remember the creep that played the M'sieu Pig (Peter Lorre) grossed me out. That means he played the part well. It was the eighth and last film pairing of Crawford and Gable, and the first Gable picture released in the wake of Gone with the Wind. I Always love to watch Joan and Clark together. Without them in this movie, I probably wouldn’t have ever seen it.
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