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36. "Maltese Falcon" could be improved...

Fri Sep 27, 2019, 12:54 PM

Sep 2019

... by losing Mary Astor. IMO, she butchered the role, making it very hard for me to believe Bogart would have had any feelings for her. Might have been the director's fault, of course.

-- Mal

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Not just "anti-union"... regnaD kciN Sep 2019 #62

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Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Key Largo. stopbush Sep 2019 #14

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"Maltese Falcon" could be improved... malthaussen Sep 2019 #36

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lol ... yeah, those are GREAT! mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #33

Funny you mention Texas Chainsaw Ahpook Sep 2019 #39

Texas Chainsaw truly was perfect. And that reminds me: The Devil's Rejects BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2019 #121

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Pulp Fiction. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2019 #20

12 O'Clock High Sherman A1 Sep 2019 #22

Citizen Kane, Frankenstein, Philadelphia, Cold Turkey Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #23

On Golden Pond lastlib Sep 2019 #24

East of Eden - John Ford understood the power of B&W film Brother Buzz Sep 2019 #25

Since everything you mentioned was about "The Grapes of Wrath"... regnaD kciN Sep 2019 #66

TOTAL BRAIN FART!!!! LOL, yes I meant Grapes of Wrath Brother Buzz Sep 2019 #71

Shawshank...and Seven Samurai Docreed2003 Sep 2019 #26

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Omg yes, I loved that film! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2019 #122

❤️ LiberalLoner Oct 2019 #134

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The Godfather. edbermac Sep 2019 #42

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ugh. that racist scene Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #92

Okay... jmowreader Sep 2019 #45

What? The Dark Knight is awesome. Initech Sep 2019 #47

Agreed. And the Burton films are very close to unwatchable Orrex Sep 2019 #75

Except the part where Christian Bale steals my luggage. NT Throckmorton Sep 2019 #95

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Don't forget this one as well jrandom421 Oct 2019 #142

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A River Runs Through It. MontanaMama Sep 2019 #98

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The Producers (Zero Mostel/Gene Wilder version) NoPasaran Sep 2019 #100

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Henry and June. LisaM Sep 2019 #104

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