http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/-t1.htm From Citizen Kane to whatever other movies you can think of, discuss them here! Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:56:23 GMT 10 http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e54/SelenaForever01/nightcomerica.jpg http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/-t1.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/gandhi-1982-t5739.htm catbox_9 The 1982 film Gandhi is a biographical film about the life of Gandhi. The film begins with his assassination and then goes back to an even in South Africa. Most of the film deals with Gandhi's attempt to bring independence to India. Overall, this film reminded me of The Last Emperor which was another multiple Academy Award winning biopic. Like that film, I didn't particularly care for this film as I generally do not care for biographical films (Lawrence of Arabia being a notable exception). ... Movies Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:56:23 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/gandhi-1982-t5739.htm#171487 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/gandhi-1982-t5739.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/shakespeare-in-love-1998-t5738.htm catbox_9 Shakespeare in Love is a period piece. The film is about William Shakespeare as he is writing his play Romeo and Juliet. In this film, which is not based on reality, his own life seems to echo what he writes for his play. A few of the characters are based on actual people and a few scenes are based in reality, but most of this film is completely made up. Playing William Shakespeare is Joseph Fiennes. His love interest is played by Gwyneth Paltrow. This film also has Judi Dench, Geoffrey ... Movies Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:20:52 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/shakespeare-in-love-1998-t5738.htm#171486 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/shakespeare-in-love-1998-t5738.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/kramer-vs-kramer-1979-t5734.htm catbox_9 Dustin Hoffman plays a workaholic in the advertising industry. He finally lands a big account and goes home to tell his wife who tells him she's leaving him and their son. Over the next 18 months, Hoffman becomes a pretty good father and the mother is nowhere to be seen until one day she returns and decides she wants custody of their son. The film stars Dustin Hoffman as the father. For his performance, Hoffman won an Academy Award for best actor in a leading role. The mother is played ... Movies Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:25:13 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/kramer-vs-kramer-1979-t5734.htm#171471 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/kramer-vs-kramer-1979-t5734.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/viridiana-1961-t5725.htm catbox_9 Luis Buñel's Viridiana is about a nun of the same name. At the beginning of the film a different nun tells her that her uncle and only relative is dying and she should visit him. The uncle is in love with her and tries to seduce her saying she looks like his dead wife. He convinces her he raped her hoping she won't return to the covenant but this doesn't work and he tells her that was just a lie. She leaves quite furious. The uncle hangs himself afterwords and she returns to his house to care ... Movies Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:51:37 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/viridiana-1961-t5725.htm#171440 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/viridiana-1961-t5725.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/broken-blossoms-1919-t5719.htm catbox_9 D.W. Griffith's silent film Broken Blossoms is the story of a young girl whose father abuses her. After being beaten nearly to death by her drunken father, she is rescued by a Chinese man and stays with him for a while. The two sort of fall in love and this makes her father quite angry. That's pretty much all there is to this story. In 1919 it would have been illegal for these two to be married so this film was rather controversial in that it depicted an interracial romance. There was no actual ... Movies Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:28:18 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/broken-blossoms-1919-t5719.htm#171405 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/broken-blossoms-1919-t5719.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/2012-2009-t5718.htm gdennis59 As the Mayan calendar expires on the date of 12-24(I think)-12, it is according the ancient tribe that the world will end on that date. This movie goes by the belief that such will occur, and a series of catostrophical events then takes place including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos coming forming and lava and little meteor like things hitting all over the earth. All of these end up causing the Earth's crust to shift and break. I liked the movie alot, but my name's not catbox so I won't ... Movies Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:14:41 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/2012-2009-t5718.htm#171399 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/2012-2009-t5718.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/city-of-god-2002-t5678.htm catbox_9 Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund's film City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a crime drama film. The film depicts around 20 years of the life of a boy living in one of the slums of Rio de Janeiro known as the City of God. While just about everyone associated with him is a violent gang member, the protagonist is not a criminal and dreams of being a photojournalist. The film is a sort of coming-of-age film as it shows the character growing up and the troubles he tries to overcome. Overall, ... Movies Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:03:30 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/city-of-god-2002-t5678.htm#171262 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/city-of-god-2002-t5678.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-general-1927-t5713.htm catbox_9 The General starring Buster Keaton is generally regarded as one of the greatest silent films of all-time. This film depicts a railroad conductor during the American Civil War. He tries to join the Confederate army but is considered too valuable and is not allowed to enlist. Nonetheless, he ends up becoming a major hero when a train he was in charge of is taken over by Union soldiers and he helps thwart a would-be surprise attack. While technically a comedy, I found this film to be more of ... Movies Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:18:04 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-general-1927-t5713.htm#171383 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-general-1927-t5713.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/king-hearts-and-coronets-1949-t5712.htm catbox_9 Robert Hamer's black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets tells the story of a would-be Duke. The protagonists mother was part of a noble family but married a commoner and her family wanted nothing to do with her. Her dying wish was to be buried in the family crypt but this was denied. As a results the protagonist vows to become duke. The problem is that he is only 11th in line to dukedom. Of the 10 people ranked ahead of him, he murders 8 of them (all played by Alec Guinness) while 2 die without ... Movies Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:51:49 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/king-hearts-and-coronets-1949-t5712.htm#171382 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/king-hearts-and-coronets-1949-t5712.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/au-hasard-balthazar-1966-t5709.htm catbox_9 Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar is the story of a girl and a donkey named Balthazar. The film follows the two of them over many years from the donkey's birth until its death. The girl is the original owner of the donkey but it changes owners many times over the course of its life. Some owners are better than others but they all have flaws. The girls life seems to parallel the donkeys life. While not immensely popular, this film is generally well-received. French filmmaker Jean-Luc ... Movies Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:51:11 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/au-hasard-balthazar-1966-t5709.htm#171376 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/au-hasard-balthazar-1966-t5709.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/umberto-d-1952-t5702.htm catbox_9 Vittorio de Sica's Umberto D. is an Italian neorealist film. This film depicts an old man, Umberto Dominico Ferrari, who is trying to make ends meet. He lives off a pension and the lady he rents a room from is threatening to kick him out. He tries selling a bunch of stuff to get the money he needs to pay his debts, but he only manages about a third of what he needs. He decides to kill himself, but he has a dog that he doesn't want to abandon. Like de Sica's more famous Bicycle Thieves, this ... Movies Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:15:07 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/umberto-d-1952-t5702.htm#171344 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/umberto-d-1952-t5702.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/rome-open-city-1945-t5696.htm catbox_9 Roberto Rossellini's film Rome, Open City (Italian: Roma, città aperta) depicts the German occupation of Rome during World War II. In the film there is a priest who helps the Italian resistance. This film is one of the early examples of an Italian neorealism film. While current scholars tend to consider this film more melodramatic than neo-realist. Despite this, it has many of the notable characteristics of Italian neorealism - the film focuses on ordinary people; it has a loose, episodic ... Movies Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:45:38 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/rome-open-city-1945-t5696.htm#171327 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/rome-open-city-1945-t5696.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/laura-1944-t5686.htm catbox_9 Otto Preminger's Laura is a film noir film about the murder of the title character. Prior to the start of the film Laura has been murdered and the police are trying to figure out who murdered her. About midway through the film a plot twist has Laura being alive and someone else being murdered at her house while Laura was away. The film then shifts to deciding who was murdered (this was quickly resolved) and ultimately who killed the actual victim. The film stars Gene Tierney as the title ... Movies Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:09:51 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/laura-1944-t5686.htm#171288 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/laura-1944-t5686.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/apocalypse-now-1979-t5685.htm catbox_9 Francis Ford Coppola's film Apocalypse Now is an epic war film depicting the Vietnam War. The film is very loosely based on Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness. In the film, the protagonist is sent on a secret mission (which does not, nor will it ever, exist) to assassinate a fellow American soldier "with extreme prejudice". The colonel to be killed has gone crazy. The majority of the film depicts the protagonist and his crew on a boat going up a river before they finally encounter ... Movies Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:02:27 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/apocalypse-now-1979-t5685.htm#171287 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/apocalypse-now-1979-t5685.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-lady-vanishes-1938-t5666.htm catbox_9 The Lady Vanishes is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best-known British films and by far the most well-received of his films I have not yet seen (all of which are British). This film is set in a fictional Central European country with most of the action taking place on a train. The female lead meets a woman but that woman seems to vanish. When the lead asks about the woman she was with nobody has any recollection of her and a doctor convinces her she was probably hallucinating due to a blow to the ... Movies Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:06:43 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-lady-vanishes-1938-t5666.htm#171221 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-lady-vanishes-1938-t5666.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-lodger-a-story-of-the-london-fog-1927-t5648.htm catbox_9 Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 silent film The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (often referred to as just The Lodger) is a murder mystery of sorts. There is a Jack the Ripper-type murderer in the town who kills blonde women on Tuesday's. At the same time a rather suspicious man rents a room from a family and it appears he is the murderer. The viewers eventually learn he is innocent and his sister was the first murdered girl. My main problem with this film is the identity of the actual killer is never ... Movies Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:54:03 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-lodger-a-story-of-the-london-fog-1927-t5648.htm#171143 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-lodger-a-story-of-the-london-fog-1927-t5648.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans-1927-t5644.htm catbox_9 F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (often referred to as just Sunrise) is generally referred to as one of the greatest silent films ever made. The film is about a guy whose mistress convinces him to drown his wife and make it look like an accident. The man is about to throw his wife off a boat but suddenly decides he loves her. His wife freaks out that her husband was going to kill her and when they get to shore in the city she tries to run away. Amazingly, she forgives him rather quickly ... Movies Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:11:13 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans-1927-t5644.htm#171130 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans-1927-t5644.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-2008-t5510.htm bobrob2004 Based on the short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This movie was just like Forest Gump, only...backwards. I didn't realize there was a science fiction aspect of the movie until I watched it. It's about the life of a person who was born old and ages young. The acting is pretty good. Brad Pitt is a better actor than I thought. I would have liked there to be more comedy and I think there were some missed opportunities throughout the movie. The big drawback is the ... Movies Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:45:10 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-2008-t5510.htm#169723 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-2008-t5510.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/great-expectations-1948-t5387.htm catbox_9 David Lean's Great Expectations is a film based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. The film is about a boy named Pip and follows him from childhood to early adulthood. In the film Pip's parents are dead and he lives with his sister and her husband, a blacksmith. Pip falls in love with the adopted daughter of a very wealthy woman. A mysterious benefactor arranges to transform Pip into a gentleman and he hopes to win the girl's love. Notable actors in this film include Alec Guinness, ... Movies Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:38:43 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/great-expectations-1948-t5387.htm#167611 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/great-expectations-1948-t5387.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/wall-e-t2973.htm Anonymous Wall-E

I pretty much fell asleep during the whole movie. It was good, but I don't remember almost any of it.]]> Movies Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:42:01 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/wall-e-t2973.htm#99641 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/wall-e-t2973.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/watchmen-2009-t5349.htm catbox_9 Watchmen is a film based on some comic book series of the same name. It's about some super heroes who wear masks. I've never heard of the comic book and I had little desire to see this but someone was watching it and I got stuck seeing it. I don't particularly care for movies of this genre so I wasn't particularly interested in this film. For what it was I suppose it was decent. My main concern was the fact that it was like 2.5 hours which seemed like a very long time for a movie like this. This ... Movies Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:06:35 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/watchmen-2009-t5349.htm#166909 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/watchmen-2009-t5349.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-hangover-2009-t5333.htm gdennis59 Hilarious movie from beginning to end, had me rolling. I would recommend it if you can handle immaturity. If not, then it's not totally for you. Adult humour, so don't take your kids. Movies Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:45:03 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-hangover-2009-t5333.htm#166426 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-hangover-2009-t5333.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-ugly-truth-2009-t5334.htm gdennis59 This is the dating one that has Gerard Butler. It was insanely funny. There was like one slow point in the movie, but other than that, I almost didn't stop laughing. Movies Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:46:15 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-ugly-truth-2009-t5334.htm#166427 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-ugly-truth-2009-t5334.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/on-the-waterfront-1954-t1919.htm catbox_9 On The Waterfront. I'll watch this tonight so the review should be here by tomorrow.]]> Movies Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:28:24 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/on-the-waterfront-1954-t1919.htm#60896 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/on-the-waterfront-1954-t1919.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-virgin-spring-1960-t5015.htm catbox_9 Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) is a story based on the Swedish ballad "Töres dotter i Wänge". The film is set in the middle ages. A girl is sent to church to deliver candles. On the way to church she is raped and murdered. The father of the girl seeks revenge. The film isn't action-packed despite what this summary may indicate. The film moves along rather slowly and didn't come off as particularly interesting. Of the actors in this film, I am most familiar with ... Movies Thu, 28 May 2009 07:18:13 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-virgin-spring-1960-t5015.htm#156461 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-virgin-spring-1960-t5015.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-testament-of-dr-mabuse-1933-t4971.htm catbox_9 Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse) is the story of a police inspector's attempt to stop some criminals who are counterfeiting money and murdering people. The inspection gets kind of weird as the criminals seem to be ordered around by a guy named Dr. Mabuse who is in an insane asylum and will not speak or do much of anything. This film is actually the second film in a trilogy of films pertaining to Dr. Mabuse, but the other two films aren't particularly famous. ... Movies Tue, 19 May 2009 18:02:58 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-testament-of-dr-mabuse-1933-t4971.htm#155272 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-testament-of-dr-mabuse-1933-t4971.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/l-atalante-1934-t4964.htm catbox_9 Jean Vigo's film L'Atalante (sometimes called Le chaland qui passe) is about a newlywed couple's trip aboard a ship called L'Atalante. The husband is a ship captain and takes his bride, who he has only known for a short while, aboard the small ship to deliver cargo. The ship stops for a few days in Paris and the couple ends up in a fight. Personally, I thought this plot was about as boring as any film I have ever seen. Despite my hatred for this film, it is generally very well-regarded. ... Movies Sun, 17 May 2009 06:48:08 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/l-atalante-1934-t4964.htm#155020 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/l-atalante-1934-t4964.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/anatomy-of-a-murder-1959-t4962.htm catbox_9 Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder is based on a real-life murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In the story, a man rapes a woman and her husband later murders that man. The murderer's lawyer argues that the murderer was driven by an irresistible impulse and is therefore not guilty by reason of insanity. I thought the trial portions of this film were quite good, but did not particularly care for anything that took place outside of the trial. The film stars James Stewart as the defense ... Movies Sat, 16 May 2009 07:00:31 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/anatomy-of-a-murder-1959-t4962.htm#154904 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/anatomy-of-a-murder-1959-t4962.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/la-strada-1954-t4950.htm catbox_9 Federico Fellini's film La strada (or The Road) is about a girl who is sold to a guy who performs circus-like acts. The guy (played by Anthony Quinn) is quite cruel to the girl. They perform a bunch of acts together and make some money. Most of the film deals with their relationship, or lack thereof. At one point they join a circus and Quinn's character gets in a bunch of fights with someone. Later on the film they run into this guy and Quinn kills him leaving the girl devastated. I suppose the ... Movies Thu, 14 May 2009 06:56:17 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/la-strada-1954-t4950.htm#154633 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/la-strada-1954-t4950.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/eyes-without-a-face-1960-t4947.htm catbox_9 Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face (Les yeux sans visage) tells the story of a girl whose face has been badly disfigured in an automobile accident. Her father, a famous surgeon, attempts to restore her face through a face transplant. In order to get donor tissues, his wife abducts attractive young women who are then murdered in order to take their face. Despite the surgeon's best efforts, his transplants end up being rejected and he must get more faces to work with. Overall, I didn't really ... Movies Tue, 12 May 2009 06:48:09 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/eyes-without-a-face-1960-t4947.htm#154268 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/eyes-without-a-face-1960-t4947.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/clerks-ii-t4946.htm gdennis59 Ok. This is the funniest movie ever made. I seriously love this movie. Watch it!!!! Movies Mon, 11 May 2009 17:32:45 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/clerks-ii-t4946.htm#154238 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/clerks-ii-t4946.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/star-trek-2009-t4940.htm catbox_9 Before I say anything, this movie is the first time I have seen anything that has to do with anything Star Trek related. From what I understand, this film is the retelling of some events in the Star Trek universe. It gives backstories to a bunch of major characters and introduces some sort of alternate universe. I'd go into more detail, but given that I am not the least bit familiar with how Star Trek works, I won't bother. Overall, the plot here was reasonably entertaining, but nothing ... Movies Sun, 10 May 2009 06:49:58 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/star-trek-2009-t4940.htm#154084 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/star-trek-2009-t4940.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-wages-of-fear-1953-t4936.htm catbox_9 Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) is about a group of foreigners living in a South American town. They are all pretty miserable there, but have no way of going home. The first half of the film shows how miserable they are. There is an oil company, Southern Oil Company (SOC), in the country. About 300 miles from where the story begins, a fire breaks out at one of the oil fields and they have no way of stopping the fire without nitroglycerin. The SOC headquarters ... Movies Sat, 09 May 2009 07:46:02 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-wages-of-fear-1953-t4936.htm#153978 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-wages-of-fear-1953-t4936.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/one-of-last-wizard-of-oz-munchkins-dies-t4929.htm catbox_9 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving diminutive "Munchkins" in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," died of natural causes on Thursday in Missouri at age 89, a newspaper reported. Carroll, who stopped growing at a young age, was an entertainer early in life and befriended actress Judy Garland, leading to a role alongside her in classic "The Wizard of Oz," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He was a violin-playing Munchkin "Town ... Movies Fri, 08 May 2009 03:49:07 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/one-of-last-wizard-of-oz-munchkins-dies-t4929.htm#153818 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/one-of-last-wizard-of-oz-munchkins-dies-t4929.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/jules-and-jim-1962-t4925.htm catbox_9 François Truffaut's Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim) tells the story of two friends, Jules and Jim. The film takes place just before, during, and just after the first World War. Early on in the film the two meet a woman, Catherine. Jules soon marries her and war breaks out. After the war Jim comes to live with them. The marriage has failed and Jules gives Jim his blessing to marry Catherine. Eventually that doesn't work out so Jim goes to Paris to marry someone else and Jules and Catherine remain ... Movies Thu, 07 May 2009 07:27:40 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/jules-and-jim-1962-t4925.htm#153677 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/jules-and-jim-1962-t4925.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-400-blows-1959-t4908.htm catbox_9 François Truffaut's The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) tells the story of a young French boy. His parents lead busy lives and don't have much time to notice him. The boy's teacher typecasts him as a troublemaker and his parents assume he'll forever be a failure. While the boy does does misbehave often, there are moments in the film when he genuinely tries to do a good job. Despite these efforts, he is still punished as these good intentions are interpreted as further misbehaving. While this ... Movies Tue, 05 May 2009 06:46:43 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-400-blows-1959-t4908.htm#153428 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-400-blows-1959-t4908.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-39-steps-1935-t4890.htm catbox_9 Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps is perhaps the best-known and most well-received of Hitchcock's British films. This film, like many other Hitchcock films is a spy thriller. Early in the film a woman is murdered and an innocent man is presumed guilty. He spends the film running from the police while attempting to figure out who is responsible and what secrets the murdered woman knew. The plot in this film is rather similar to Hitchcock's later films Saboteur and North By Northwest. The lead ... Movies Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:39:51 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-39-steps-1935-t4890.htm#152552 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-39-steps-1935-t4890.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/sixteen-candles-t4219.htm gdennis59 It was a rather good movie compared to what I thought it would be. I liked it. Its about a teenager and her whole family forgot about her 16th birthday. To make it worse, she really likes some senior she goes to school with, he likes her back but she doesnt think he knows she exists. Cant give away too much, watch it! Movies Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:04:46 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/sixteen-candles-t4219.htm#136948 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/sixteen-candles-t4219.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/american-beauty-1999-t4796.htm catbox_9 Sam Mendes' American Beauty is the story of some people in a suburban town. The film mostly focuses on the life of a family, particularly the husband, and the people in their life. The husband is tired of his job and falls in love with his daughter's best friend. The wife is trying to be a successful real estate agent and eventually has an affair with an even more successful one to advance her own career. Their daughter is insecure with herself and eventually discovers a love interest. Overall, ... Movies Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:40:39 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/american-beauty-1999-t4796.htm#149881 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/american-beauty-1999-t4796.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/lord-of-the-flies-1963-t4599.htm catbox_9 Lord of the Flies is based on the famous novel of the same name. Unlike most novel-based movies, I have actually read this novel. Like the book, this film tells the story of a group of boys aged 6-12 on an uninhabited island during World War 2. Their plane has crashed and they are the only survivors. They attempt to build a society while they await their rescue but the society quickly falls apart. While mostly faithful to the book, this plot played out rather dully while it was vastly superior ... Movies Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:09:23 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/lord-of-the-flies-1963-t4599.htm#144435 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/lord-of-the-flies-1963-t4599.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/michigan-theaters-and-drive-ins-that-are-gone-t4439.htm GoGetEmTigers For a list of theaters and drive ins that are gone, or still in operation check the site: Indoor theaters: http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/moviehouse.asp Drive-ins: http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/drivein.asp Amusement Parks of Michigan: http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/amusement.asp There is an index at the top right of the screen that has all kinds of listings. When you select a theater or drive-in, it will tell you about it and show pictures if people have uploaded ... Movies Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:47:04 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/michigan-theaters-and-drive-ins-that-are-gone-t4439.htm#141313 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/michigan-theaters-and-drive-ins-that-are-gone-t4439.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/oscar-nominees-announced-t4425.htm catbox_9 The nominees for this year's Oscars have been announced. The full list is available all over the place, but here's the nominees for the 3 biggest categories: Best Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire Best Actor Richard Jenkins – The Visitor Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon Sean Penn – Milk Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler Best ... Movies Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:36:48 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/oscar-nominees-announced-t4425.htm#140934 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/oscar-nominees-announced-t4425.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/raging-bull-1980-t4561.htm catbox_9 Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull is a film based on the real-life story of boxer Jake LaMotta. The film depicts his fighting career, his relationships with people, his jealousy, and how his life falls apart. Despite the fact I don't care for boxing at all, I found this film rather entertaining. Playing the lead in the film is Robert DeNiro. This film is generally regarded as perhaps the best piece of work DeNiro has ever done, and I can see why. His performance was nearly flawless and he was ... Movies Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:37:02 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/raging-bull-1980-t4561.htm#143757 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/raging-bull-1980-t4561.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/81st-academy-awards-ceremony-tracker-t4532.htm catbox_9 Track tonight's Oscars here! Movies Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:39:35 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/81st-academy-awards-ceremony-tracker-t4532.htm#142958 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/81st-academy-awards-ceremony-tracker-t4532.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-jazz-singer-1927-t4480.htm catbox_9 The 1927 film The Jazz Singer is about a jazz singer. It stars Al Jolson and the story is loosely based on his own life. A young Jewish boy comes from a line of Jewish cantors. He wants to be in show business and is disowned by his father. He becomes successful and tries to win his father's forgiveness. The story itself wasn't particularly interesting. This film is generally remembered as the first talking picture. While this film did indeed have spoken dialogue, I'm not sure this is the ... Movies Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:14:52 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-jazz-singer-1927-t4480.htm#141942 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-jazz-singer-1927-t4480.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas-2008-t4470.htm swiss_tiger Awesome movie! Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. I have read the book a couple of months ago (and liked it very much) and was really looking forward to the cineastic adaption. And surprise surprise.. i like the movie too! The only strange part for me was that everybody ... Movies Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:18:37 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas-2008-t4470.htm#141831 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas-2008-t4470.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/z-1969-t4464.htm catbox_9 Z is a French-language film about Greek politics in the early 1960s. Although the film never once makes any mention to the fact it is about Greece, it is. The opening disclaimer states "Any resemblance to real events, to persons living or dead, is not accidental. It is deliberate." The film deals with the assassination of a left-wing politician. The government tries to control things such that the death is ruled an accident thanks to falsified witnesses. The government cannot control ... Movies Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:04:56 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/z-1969-t4464.htm#141734 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/z-1969-t4464.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/duck-soup-1930-t4437.htm catbox_9 Duck Soup is perhaps the most famous film starring the Marx Brothers. In this film one of the brothers in in charge of a country and the others have less important roles. Eventually a war breaks out. This film is an anarchic comedy. This is the first film I have seen with the Marx Brothers and it may very well be my last. This film sort of reminds me of Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator only this film is far less humorous and much less interesting. This film supposedly has some sort of political ... Movies Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:01:22 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/duck-soup-1930-t4437.htm#141227 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/duck-soup-1930-t4437.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/rashomon-1950-t4435.htm catbox_9 Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (羅生門,) is about the rape of a woman and murder of her husband. The film is a frame story with several layers. The film gives several accounts of what exactly happened by several witnesses told by another narrator who himself is also a witness. I did not find this film particularly enjoyable because it was fairly repetitive. While the details of each person's account are different, they were all basically the same - a bandit seduces a woman, ties ... Movies Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:15:41 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/rashomon-1950-t4435.htm#141108 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/rashomon-1950-t4435.htm http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/breathless-1960-t4434.htm catbox_9 Jean-Luc Godard's film Breathless (À bout de souffle) is one of the first films of the French New Wave. In this film, a young Frenchman is a thug who models himself after Humphrey Bogart. The film opens with him riding in a stolen car, being chased by a cop, and then shooting the cop. He falls in love with an American girl who works for the New York Harold Tribune and tries to convince her to go to Rome with him. For the most part, the plot doesn't seem all that significant and nothing much happens. ... Movies Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:35:33 GMT http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/breathless-1960-t4434.htm#141042 http://dtf1.forumotion.com/movies-f29/breathless-1960-t4434.htm