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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Picture of the day, part I...
Last post by Trevor - September 01, 2026, 09:36:07 PMQuote from: indianasmith on September 01, 2026, 06:35:12 PMQuote from: Rev. Powell on September 01, 2026, 02:57:18 PM
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I drew the line with THE JEWISH AMERICAN SEX AND COOK BOOK AND HOW TO RAISE WOLVES, thanks!
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#52
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - September 01, 2026, 08:04:29 PMI watched that one 20 years ago - on VHS! It's long too, right? Like almost 2 hours?
CHARACTER STUDIES (1925):
This is six minutes long and barely a film - it was really a gag made for a Hollywood party. Roscoe Arbuckle had publicly been persona non grata for about 4 years following the Virginia Rappe debacle. He directed this (uncredited) as a favor to Douglas Fairbanks, and in the next 5 years would direct a bunch of other films (also uncredited) before finally he was cleared of all charges.
Stage actor Carter DeHaven (apparently also in THE GREAT DICTATOR) opens a large trunk with the lid facing the camera and sort of fakes that he's putting on wardrobe pieces and make-ups. There are visible (though not egregious) jump cuts before "he" intermittently closes the lid and reveals that "he" has "become" six movie stars, including Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Rudolph Valentino, and Fairbanks. The thing is, they're all small-ish white guys in medium-wide shot, so - though those guys all apparently played themselves - you kind of have to take the stunt on faith.
However, the other two stars that DeHaven "becomes" are Arbuckle himself (who is a big white guy) and child actor Jackie Coogan, who of course was a tiny white kid. Those two "studies" pay off and probably got big laffs @ the party.
3/5 Coogan appeared in some wonderful Bad Movies in the 50s through 80s and eventually obtained immortality as the original "Uncle Fester".
CHARACTER STUDIES (1925):
This is six minutes long and barely a film - it was really a gag made for a Hollywood party. Roscoe Arbuckle had publicly been persona non grata for about 4 years following the Virginia Rappe debacle. He directed this (uncredited) as a favor to Douglas Fairbanks, and in the next 5 years would direct a bunch of other films (also uncredited) before finally he was cleared of all charges.
Stage actor Carter DeHaven (apparently also in THE GREAT DICTATOR) opens a large trunk with the lid facing the camera and sort of fakes that he's putting on wardrobe pieces and make-ups. There are visible (though not egregious) jump cuts before "he" intermittently closes the lid and reveals that "he" has "become" six movie stars, including Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Rudolph Valentino, and Fairbanks. The thing is, they're all small-ish white guys in medium-wide shot, so - though those guys all apparently played themselves - you kind of have to take the stunt on faith.
However, the other two stars that DeHaven "becomes" are Arbuckle himself (who is a big white guy) and child actor Jackie Coogan, who of course was a tiny white kid. Those two "studies" pay off and probably got big laffs @ the party.
3/5 Coogan appeared in some wonderful Bad Movies in the 50s through 80s and eventually obtained immortality as the original "Uncle Fester".
#53
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by indianasmith - September 01, 2026, 07:39:13 PMTHE ST. FRANCISVILLE EXPERIMENT (2000) - This was a found footage style movie that came highly recommended, but I must admit, it bored me to tears. Six amateur filmmakers locked overnight in a haunted house; they spend most of the time scaring each other silly and trying to carry out cleansing rituals. One character is so New Age she's downright painful to listen to, another keeps saying "I love all ghosts" over and over. The payoff, when it comes, is quick, blurry, and inconclusive. Ditch this garbage; watch GRAVE ENCOUNTERS instead. 1.5/5
#54
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - September 01, 2026, 07:11:17 PMBOB DYLAN Bringing It All Back Home
#55
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Picture of the day, part I...
Last post by indianasmith - September 01, 2026, 06:35:12 PMQuote from: Rev. Powell on September 01, 2026, 02:57:18 PM
This is a real book you can buy on Amazon
I drew the line with THE JEWISH AMERICAN SEX AND COOK BOOK AND HOW TO RAISE WOLVES, thanks!
#56
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Memes n' stuff of the day
Last post by LilCerberus - September 01, 2026, 06:24:39 PM
#57
Games / Re: Movie Title Chains
Last post by bob - September 01, 2026, 05:10:48 PM
most impressive
#58
Bad Movies / Re: 100 Movie titles that are ...
Last post by LilCerberus - September 01, 2026, 05:10:28 PM61) Django(1966)
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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Movie titles that are ...
Last post by bob - September 01, 2026, 05:09:14 PM60
#60
Bad Movies / Re: 100 Movie titles that are ...
Last post by zombie no.one - September 01, 2026, 05:04:50 PM59. BRÜNO (2009)
Rev, for future reference, were nicknames allowed or not? I've got one that's technically a nickname, not the character's actual name.
Rev, for future reference, were nicknames allowed or not? I've got one that's technically a nickname, not the character's actual name.