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Go Geezers Guide: Documentary Films
Thursday, March 31, 2011. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould 2009 (Grade B ). Director: Michael Hozer and Peter Raymont. ABOUT: Glenn Gould - Canadian musician. Featuring: Glenn Gould; Vladimir Ashkenazy; Frances Batchen; Kevin Bazzana; Petula Clark; Victor Feldbrill; Christopher Foss; Cornelia Foss; Don Hunstein; Fliza Foss. Saturday, February 19, 2011. Strange Culture: 2006, (Grade B). Director: Lynn Herschman Leeson. It suggests our government is WAY out of touch with the intellegencia.
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Go Geezers Guide: Made For Television
Saturday, January 1, 2011. The Pillars of the Earth, 2010. Cast: Ian McShane; Donald Sutherland; Matthew MacFadyen; Eddie Redmayne; Hayley Atwell; Sarah Parish; Natalia Worner; David Oakes; Tony Curran; Sam Clafin; Anatole Taubmann; Liam Garrigan; Gotz Otto; Jody Halse; David Bark-Jones; Alison Pill. Mjc says: fun story, fun to watch .good production values for a series. Saturday, December 25, 2010. Red Riding Trilogy: '74 / '80 / '83, 2009 (Grade B ). Directors: Jullian Jarrold; James Marsh; Anand Tucker.
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Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 1930s
Sunday, March 13, 2011. Destry Rides Again, Grade B. Awards: Not that I know of- but it could be said it is deserving of some. Cast: Marlene Dietrich; James Stewart; Mischa Auer; Charles Winninger; Brian Donleay; Allen Jenkins; Warren Hymer; Irene Hervey; Una Merkel; Billy Gilbert; Samuel S Hinds; Jack Carson; Tom Fadden; Virginai Brissac; Edmund MacDonald. ANd in the end, when the men begin shooting it out, the women march in, with brooms and sticks and rakes and put an end to the shooting (men won't sh...
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Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 1940s
Saturday, April 30, 2011. Rome Open City, 1945, Grade A. Yes at least it was nominated for best screen play. Cast: Also Fabrizi, Anna Magnani; Marcello Pagliero; Vito Annicchiarico; Nando Bruno; Harry Feist; Giovanna Galletti; Francesco Grandhacquet - and actual German Soldiers who were- at the time of the films production, prisoners of war. Sunday, April 3, 2011. Leave Her to Heaven, 1945, (Grade D). Director: John M Stahl. Awards; A number of academy awards and nominations. Saturday, January 1, 2011.
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Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 1970s
Wednesday, November 10, 2010. A Star Is Born, 1976 (Grade B-). Yes both Academy Awards and Golden Globes - winners and more nominations. Cast: Barbara Streisand; Kris Kristofferson; Gary Busey; Oliver Clark; Venetta Fields; Clyde King; Marta Heflin; M G Kelly; Sally Kirkland; Joanne Linville. Plot summary: a remake of the 1930s classic- that was remade in the 1950s with Judy Garland- this being the third incarnation. about a young woman. She and Kristoferson are a hard match to make. But it ultimatel...
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Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 1980s
Thursday, March 24, 2011. Blood Simple, (1984) Grade B. Directors Joel and Ethan Coen. Awards - Independent Spirit Best Actor and Best Director, Sundance Grand Jury- also on AFI Top 100 Thrillers List. Cast: : Frances McDormand; John Getz; Dan Hedaya; M Emmet Walsh; Samm-Art Williams, Deborah Neumann, Rawquel Gavia, Van Brooks, Senor Marco, William Creamer, Loren Bivens, Bob McAdams, Shannon Sedwick, Nancy Finger, William Preston Robertson, Holly Hunter. Monday, February 15, 2010. Rome Open City, 1945, G...
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Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 1990s
Friday, May 6, 2011. Johnny Skidmarks, 1998 (Grade D-). Cast: Peter Gallagher, Frances McDormand, John Lithgow, John Kapelos, Jack Black, Geoffrey Lower, Charlie Spradling; Michael D Weatherred, Lee Arenberg, David Doty, Michael Beach. Thursday, October 21, 2010. Kolya 1997, Grade C. Directed by Jan Sverak. Awards: Academy Award Best Foreign Film. Cast: Zdenek Sverak; Audrei Chalimon, Libuse Safrankova. Set at the end of the Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia we meet a musician whose mother hates the R...
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Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 2000s
Sunday, June 24, 2012. Life as a House (Grade C ). Monday, November 7, 2011. Code Unknown (2000) Grade B. German director Michael Haneke's drama carefully interweaves the stories of a promising actress, her photojournalist boyfriend, a young teacher of African descent and a Romanian illegal immigrant. Starring: Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic. Is a bit obtuse. Sunday, August 21, 2011. After the Wedding, 2006 (Grade B). Sez says: great acting, hard to believe story, but diverting. Saturday, April 30, 2011.
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Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 2010s
Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 2010s. Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Black Swan 2010, (Grade B-). Has received lots of nominations - and it won some Golden Globes- time will tell if will get more. Cast: Natalie Portman; Mila Kunis; Vincent Cassel; Barbara Hershey; Winona Ryder; Benjamin Millepied. Ksenia Solo, Kristina Anapau, Janet Montgomery, Sebastian Stan. Sez says: this movie has gotten a lot of hype. I went expecting much more than it delivered. Only sort-of. It was mildly interesting. Mjc says: In ...
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Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 1950s
Saturday, January 1, 2011. The Tales of Hoffmann, 1951 (Grade F). Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Not that we know of - and we would be surprised if there were any. CAST: Robert Rounseville; Moria Shearer; Pamela Brown; Edmond Audran; Robert Helpmann; Meinhart Maur; Frederick Ashton; Philip Leaver; Leonide Massine; Ludmilla Tcherina; Anne Ayars; Mogens Wieth; Lionel Harris. Sez says: OMG- this was awful- but it was also pretty strange- so the strange kept us watching (using fast forward liberally).
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Go Geezers Guide: Movies of the 1960s
Wednesday, February 9, 2011. True Grit, 1969 (Grade D). Academy Award for Best Actor and for music. Cast: John Wayne; Glen Campbell, Jeremy Slate; Robert Duvall; Kim Darby. Plot: down in the heels lawman, Reuben 'Rooster' Cogburn (John Wayne) reluctantly helps teenage girl Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) pursue her father's killer. But he had been around a long time and I guess they all felt sorry for him. Plus, here, he plays a bit of a drunk- who can still handle a gun. Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Gina Lollo...
