The Glade 4.0

I figure this thread can be used anytime someone wants to talk about a classic film they've recently seen and want to talk about.
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Yesterday, browsing through Netflix, I saw an old Jimmy Stewart movie I've never watched. I always liked Stewart, so I decided to give it a go.

I was treated to what might be the best law movie of all time.

Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is set in the upper penninsula of the state of Michigan, and references (correctly) several towns I know well in the USA and northwestern Ontario. Despite being a 50's movie, it didn't shy away from adult topics or language appropriate to the film and setting. I strongly suspect that the audiences at the time would have found it explicit. It would have been groundbreaking at the time, but it was such a realistic portrayal of how the human factor in law can make the justice system imperfect. Stewart played the defense lawyer, and was his usual charming self. But I get the impression that this movie was ahead of its time, and greatly advanced cinema in ways that set the stage for the 60's. It's too bad that future legal movies didn't also learn from its realism. Brilliant Soundtrack by Duke Ellington (who also plays a short role in the movie.)

If you like trial movies, and haven't watched it, give it a try.

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I'll have to check that out.

My current top classic law movies are Inherit the Wind and To Kill a Mockingbird.

I watched Casablanca last night with Bunny and her parents. I think Rick is an *** and Ilsa is *****, but it's still an awesome movie.

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I love Casablanca. (FarSky, have you ever gotten around to watching it yet?)

And yes, Rick is an ***. But this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Holiday Inn (1942) - We used to watch this every Christmas Season when I was growing up. A really good movie.

At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer. Lovely Linda Mason (Marjorie Reynolds) has crooner Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire) wants her for his new dance partner after femme fatale Lila Dixon (Virginia Dale) gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and manager Danny Reed. The music's (by Irving Berlin) the thing.

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Watched the original Planet of the Apes (1968) over the weekend. I had forgotten how great that film actually was.

I think I need to buy/rent this movie:M

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Casablanca, now M. I get the impression you're becoming a Peter Lorre fan.

The Maltese Falcon has Lorre in a much more prominent role than Casablanca does, and pretty much invented the Film Noire genre. I like Bogart, so I will always recommend it.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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I have the Maltese Falcon on Bluray. And yeah, I was impressed by Peter Lorre in both movies.

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Oh my....that was such a good movie. But he certainly was a douche bag. I didn't like Ilsa either.

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Moo + Bunny = <3

Oh yes. Have the initial Blu-ray, want the new transfer (in all its big collector's edition boxiness), and took Phe to see it in its one-night theatrical showing commemorating its 70th anniversary (this was a few weeks back). Such a perfect film.

Some neat facts about Casablanca:

-Based on an unproduced stageplay "Everybody Comes to Rick's", the screenplay for Casablanca was not finished yet when the movie started filming. They kept writing and altering it to fit events taking place during the ongoing war.
-Most of the refugees in Casablanca were actual european refugees, actors who had fled Europe to escape the German occupations. (Peter Lorre himself was one of the first, a German Jew who left Germany for obvious reasons.)
-Ingrid Bergman was significantly taller than Humphrey Bogart. The director had Bogart stand on boxes when they were filmed beside each other so you couldn't tell.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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