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Cary Elwes recommended Which Lie Did I Tell? in Books (curated)

 
Which Lie Did I Tell?
Which Lie Did I Tell?
William Goldman | 2001 | Biography
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"The second non-fiction book by the legendary novelist and screenwriter responsible for such classic films as The Princess Bride (a personal favorite), Marathon Man, All The President’s Men and Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Like the prequel, Which Lie Did I Tell includes candid behind-the-scenes stories, a window into the process of how to write good scripts and how The Princess Bride became his first screen credit in nearly nine years. A thoroughly entertaining insider’s look into how Hollywood works."

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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated The Sting (1973) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020  
The Sting (1973)
The Sting (1973)
1973 | Classics, Comedy, Drama
8
8.0 (10 Ratings)
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One of the greatest onscreen partnerships of all time! This is Butch and Sundance in pinstripes. A film with a plot, endless character and charm, and if not the greatest twist of all time, then one that is definitely in the conversation. It deservedly won 7 Oscars, including costume and music – two details that really make it stand out. Interestingly, Redford was nominated, but Newman was not! Whilst gloriously sinister bad guy Robert Shaw was ignored completely. I have yet to meet anyone who saw this that didn’t enjoy it. An almost perfect film.
  
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Susie Bright recommended Je Tu Il Elle (1974) in Movies (curated)

 
Je Tu Il Elle (1974)
Je Tu Il Elle (1974)
1974 | Drama
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"I remember going to my first “gay” film festival in the ’70s, with its tiny newsprint program, folding chairs for the audience, a complete underground experience. I asked my companion, “When do we see a lesbian movie?” Chantal Akerman’s avant-garde jewel was my first. My God, talk about ahead of her time. A proto-punk dyke protagonist, a butch, a whore, an outlaw, the unrepentant seize-fiend of all she sees . . . We still fight for glimpses of such antiheroines in the movies. Julie/Chantal is, regretfully, still a woman on the edge of antipatriarchal time."

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Theatre of Blood (1973) in Movies

Feb 14, 2018 (Updated Feb 14, 2018)  
Theatre of Blood (1973)
Theatre of Blood (1973)
1973 | Comedy, Horror
9
8.0 (4 Ratings)
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The Play's the Thing
Indisputably the best of the Vincent Price 'madman on a vengeful killing spree' movies from the early 70s, allowing Price to give full reign to his remarkable talents. Ham actor Edward Lionheart gets his own back on pretentious critics by performing various gory Shakespearean scenes for real; this gives him the opportunity to disguise himself as such diverse characters as a chef, a policeman, Butch the gay hairdresser, and many more; Price is having a whale of a time throughout, as you'd expect.

Notable also for an astonishingly good cast of British character actors, most of whom are only in a couple of scenes before they get murdered. Consistently witty and inventive, even a little moving in parts as well. Point knocked off for not letting Price get away with it!
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Wild Bunch (1969) in Movies

Jan 23, 2019 (Updated Jan 23, 2019)  
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
1969 | Action, Drama, Western
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8.3 (6 Ratings)
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Brutal, downbeat western, notorious for its violence. In the 1910s a gang of outlaws takes refuge from bounty hunters in Mexico and enter into a shaky alliance with a corrupt general. Basically another film about the death of the old west, but less romanticised than (say) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; these are hard men in a harsh world.

Quite apart from the volcanic spasm of violence that makes up the climax, the film is notable for its careful ambiguity - the gang eventually earn your respect and sympathy despite their flaws, while the question of who, if anyone, is the good guy in this story is left wide open. A tough film about tough men, but great performances and intelligent film-making make it well worth watching.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) Jan 23, 2019

A classic!