Lord Liaden Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 To this day I'd pay good money for a spray-can of Bat-shark-repellant. That stuff really seemed to work. Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Tjack said: The last non-B5 thing he did I know of was Changeling, the Angelina Jolie Shadowman (pre-production) 2017 Red Mars (TV Series) (created by - 1 episode) (pre-production) - Pilot (2017) ... (creator) Sense8 (TV Series) (created by - 24 episodes, 2015 - 2018) (written by - 23 episodes, 2015 - 2017) - Amor Vincit Omnia (2018) ... (creator) - You Want a War? (2017) ... (creator) / (written by) - What Family Actually Means (2017) ... (creator) / (written by) - If All the World's a Stage, Identity Is Nothing But a Costume (2017) ... (creator) / (written by) - All I Want Right Now Is One More Bullet (2017) ... (creator) / (written by) Show all 24 episodes 2013 World War Z (screen story) 2013 Thor in the Playroom (Video short) (story - uncredited) 2012 Underworld Awakening (screenplay) 2011 Thor (story) 2010 Babylon 5 X3: Terran Conflict (Video Game) (creator) 2009 Ninja Assassin (screenplay) 2008 Changeling (written by) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 8 hours ago, csyphrett said: I always liked the thin man. The summation at dinner has been copied by everyone, but this movie was the first that I remember seeing it used. CES After the Thin Man, Shadow of the Thin Man, and Another Thin Man are also very good. Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 The Masque of the Red Death (1965) Roger Corman was a legend for making the films he did on such small budgets -- from directing the fantasy comedy The Raven to producing the satiric masterpiece Death Race 2000. But The Masque of the Red Death is probably his masterpiece. An exploration of evil in its many forms, the film benefits from an especially strong performance from Vincent Price as Prospero, a decadent prince whose response to a devastating plague is to lock himself and his upper-class invitees in his opulent castle and leave the rest of his kingdom to rot. (That he shares a name with the mysterious sorcerer of The Tempest is almost certainly not a coincidence.) Prospero revels in his wickedness and causes a great deal of pain as he indulges his twisted whims, even to the point of invoking the Devil to dispose of a rival. The film incorporates two Poe stories, adding "Hop-Frog" to the film in the subplot of a deformed jester seeking revenge on his upper-class tormentors. death tribble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Veronica Mars was a great TV show. I loved the characters as well as the plots - especially how each episode generally had it's own separate mystery but also added stuff that fit into the overarching plot for that season. Not surprisingly, I also enjoyed iZombie, created by the same guy who made Veronica Mars. More great characters, including some bad guys (like Blaine) you really love to hate (though there were also a few failed attempts there, like Mr. Boss or the food-truck anti-zombie woman whose name I never bothered to remember). Pattern Ghost, slikmar and Tjack 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 A list of great movies would not be complete without mentioning The Princess Bride. 'Nuff said. I've always enjoyed My Favorite Year. Starring Peter O'Toole and Mark Linn-Baker, it's set at a live-TV comedy show with O'Toole being the often-drunk guest host (a swashbuckling actor named Alan Swann) and Linn-Baker the hero-worshiping junior writer (Benji Stone) tasked with riding herd on Swann until the night of the show. The on-air fight scene at the end is hilariously great, but there are also some wonderful moments throughout, particularly Benji's "silly G**-d***ed hero" speech to Swann. Tjack, mattingly and Pariah 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Greywind said: Shadowman (pre-production) 2017 Red Mars (TV Series) (created by - 1 episode) (pre-production) - Pilot (2017) ... (creator) Sense8 (TV Series) (created by - 24 episodes, 2015 - 2018) (written by - 23 episodes, 2015 - 2017) - Amor Vincit Omnia (2018) ... (creator) - You Want a War? (2017) ... (creator) / (written by) - What Family Actually Means (2017) ... (creator) / (written by) - If All the World's a Stage, Identity Is Nothing But a Costume (2017) ... (creator) / (written by) - All I Want Right Now Is One More Bullet (2017) ... (creator) / (written by) Show all 24 episodes 2013 World War Z (screen story) 2013 Thor in the Playroom (Video short) (story - uncredited) 2012 Underworld Awakening (screenplay) 2011 Thor (story) 2010 Babylon 5 X3: Terran Conflict (Video Game) (creator) 2009 Ninja Assassin (screenplay) 2008 Changeling (written by) I forgot about Sense8 and I’ll give some of these a try, but I’m still pretty solid on my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Wow, INCREDIBLY broad topic title. I could list a 100+ great movies and shows. I'll narrow it to the oldest great movie I've ever seen: The Adventures of Robin Hood - 1938 Pariah and Lord Liaden 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Oldest great movie I've ever seen? Metropolis by Fritz Lang, an icon of expressionist art in film making. A simplistic moralistic story, and expressionist acting would be considered hopelessly over the top by most movie viewers today; but Lang's visual imagery and camera work are ground-breaking and impactful in a way that's never been matched since. Ternaugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, BoloOfEarth said: A list of great movies would not be complete without mentioning The Princess Bride. 'Nuff said. A "Greatest Movies" list without The Princess Bride? INCONCEIVABLE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982) This hilarious sitcom not only had a great cast, but proved to be a showcase for Loni Anderson's talents. and as a reminder of how good this show was "As God is my witness, I thought Turkeys could fly." death tribble, aylwin13, Lee and 7 others 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 5 hours ago, Pariah said: Carl Sagan's 1980 PBS series Cosmos. This was a strong part of why I went to work for NASA as a kid. 5 hours ago, death tribble said: Batman (1966 film) 'Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb!' That was also the ending of The Dark Knight Rises. 2 hours ago, BoloOfEarth said: I've always enjoyed My Favorite Year. "I'm not an actor. I'm a MOVIE STAR!" BoloOfEarth and Cassandra 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Spartan (2004) A look into the world of Covert Operations when a VIP's daughter is kidnapped. Val Kilmer's finest role as a man who would do anything to carry out the mission. Look for Clark Gregg showing you what Phil Coulson should have been. mallet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 For a perfect movie that should never be messed with.... I give you just back from his extended tour of world capitals and the 8th Dimension...Leader of the Hong Kong Cavaliers!!!! BUCKAROO BANZAI !!!!!!! pinecone, Armory and Cancer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Tora! Tora! Tora! ... History/Biography movie of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Older, and now redolent of a bygone era, but similar genre, the TV series Victory at Sea. Cassandra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 11 hours ago, Pariah said: With appropriate respect to Neil deGrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan's 1980 PBS series Cosmos was a masterpiece that I don't believe will ever be equaled. I was about12 years old at the time, and I'd been watching Star Trek reruns for years. But this was something completely different. This was science fact. Beautiful visuals, amazing music, and Carl Sagan unfolding the mysteries of the universe to my eager young mind. This TV series literally changed my life. I don't know if I would be a science teacher had I not seen this when I was young. Cosmos came out while I was in grad school, my 2nd & 3rd year. I didn't see all of the series, but it sure put us astronomers in a spotlight. Almost 40 years later and near the close of my career, I should watch it again and see how much things have changed. I already know it is ... quite a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, Cancer said: Almost 40 years later and near the close of my career, I should watch it again and see how much things have changed. I already know it is ... quite a lot. Even considering that the version I have has the "ten years later updates", there is still quite a bit that has changed since then. I can only imagine how Carl Sagan would have felt seeing a photograph of a black hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Actually, the image from the Huygens probe from the surface of Titan, and the infrared images from the Cassini orbiter of the lakes near Titan's pole might have done more for him; his scientific origins were in planetary atmospheres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Whatever Carl Sagan's qualities as a scientist -- which I'm not qualified to assess -- he was an exceptional teacher. Sagan had a rare gift to communicate the profoundest concepts in a way any reasonably intelligent person could understand, and in an entertaining fashion. His passion and joy for science shone through his every word and expression, and was remarkably infectious. mattingly and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Whatever Carl Sagan's qualities as a scientist -- which I'm not qualified to assess -- he was an exceptional teacher. Sagan had a rare gift to communicate the profoundest concepts in a way any reasonably intelligent person could understand, and in an entertaining fashion. His passion and joy for science shone through his every word and expression, and was remarkably infectious. He had all that without any doubt. He also had a voice so soothing he could drop a charging Grizzly Bear into hibernation. I used to love Sunday afternoons back then. After staying up til dawn from Friday and Saturday nights gaming and still twitching from all the caffeine I’d ingested. I’d get comfy in front of the TV, turn on PBS to the pledge marathon for the show and just switch off and drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 16 hours ago, Cassandra said: After the Thin Man, Shadow of the Thin Man, and Another Thin Man are also very good. You missed the fifth one. Our heroes visit Nick's parents (which is totally different from the parts of the book I remember), and become embroiled in murder and espionage. At the now customary summation, Nick has all the guests searched and plenty of back up from the local cops. Nora is a little outraged at his spoiling the best part of the case for her CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 It's been decades since I last saw it, but as I recall my wife and I really enjoyed The Invisible Woman (1940). I'm pretty sure I recorded it onto VHS back when we first watched it - I'll need to hook up our VCR and watch that some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 17 hours ago, Starlord said: Wow, INCREDIBLY broad topic title. I could list a 100+ great movies and shows. I'll narrow it to the oldest great movie I've ever seen: The Adventures of Robin Hood - 1938 You should have mentioned Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone and the pair of them duelling. It is a wonderful fun movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Zorro with Tyrone Power and Rathbone. Rathbone is said to have been a good fencer. Power and Flynn were not CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 10 hours ago, Cancer said: Tora! Tora! Tora! ... History/Biography movie of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It has been called a history lesson but it is much better than Pearl Harbor. Again those are real planes and this was a film that would not be made today on health and safety grounds. People were almost killed filming that particularly the scene with the airport being strafed by the Japanese and the fuel truck blowing up. It also makes the whole thing believeable. The mistakes and second guessing. It is one of the films I have on DVD and can watch again and again. Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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