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| BayonneTenor@gmail.com |
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Some friends and I were discussing good gost movies -- not horror or
splatter flicks -- and came up with the following list. Let's see if
we can add to it:
The Haunting (1961)
The Uninvited (1944)
The Shining (1997) (not the Jack Nicholson version -- too funny!)
The Others (2001)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
The Innocents (1961)
Below (2002)
Ringu (1998)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
The Changeling (1980) |
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:58 pm |
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On Jun 29, 12:11 am, "BayonneTe...@gmail.com" <BayonneTe...@gmail.com>
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Quote: Some friends and I were discussing good gost movies -- not horror or
splatter flicks -- and came up with the following list. Let's see if
we can add to it:
The Haunting (1961)
The Uninvited (1944)
The Shining (1997) (not the Jack Nicholson version -- too funny!)
The Others (2001)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
The Innocents (1961)
Below (2002)
Ringu (1998)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
The Changeling (1980)
Ooh. I love ghost movies. In addition to those mentioned, how about:
_Don't Look Now_
_No End_ (Are there other ghosts somewhere in Kieslowski? It feels
like there should be...)
_Blithe Spirit_
_The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_
_Dead of Night_
_Portrait of Jennie_
_Fanny and Alexander_
any film of _Hamlet_ (there are also less crucial ghosts in _Macbeth_,
_Julius Caesar_, and _Richard III_)
Any film of _A Christmas Carol_
_Cries and Whispers_ (?)
Presumably, the film of _Our Town_ (I haven't seen it)
_Topper_
And there's something rather ghostly about the set-up of, say, _Letter
from an Unknown Woman_.
Tom |
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| David Oberman |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:48 am |
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amolad2@gmail.com wrote:
Quote: Presumably, the film of _Our Town_ (I haven't seen it)
Yep, ghosts in that one, but not in the ordinary sense -- they don't
mix with the living or haunt them, & in fact aren't noticed by the
living. A few of them just gaze on those loved ones who have survived
them, & get into a funk over missed opportunities & existential
myopia. (I think Wilder suffered from depression.)
The Sam Wood film is quite beautiful, but unfortunately is in wretched
shape. The Copland score -- for my money, his finest -- is widely
available in Boosey & Hawkes sheet music for piano.
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The engraver's copy is scarcely viable as
a textual source for the Missa Solemnis.
-- Norbert Gertsch
Urtext Vocal Score
Et vi-tam ven-tu-ri sae--cu-li
a--men, a-men, a-men, a-men
et_____ vi-tam ven-tu-------ri
ven-tu-ri, ven-tu--------ri
-- Beethoven
Op. 123 Et resurrexit |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:28 am |
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On Jun 29, 1:48 am, David Oberman <doberman@etc.> wrote:
Quote: amol...@gmail.com wrote:
Presumably, the film of _Our Town_ (I haven't seen it)
Yep, ghosts in that one, but not in the ordinary sense -- they don't
mix with the living or haunt them, & in fact aren't noticed by the
living. A few of them just gaze on those loved ones who have survived
them, & get into a funk over missed opportunities & existential
myopia. (I think Wilder suffered from depression.)
Right. Is the film substantially different from the play? How do the
ghosts work? Are they just filmed like anybody else?
Quote: The Sam Wood film is quite beautiful, but unfortunately is in wretched
shape.
How do you mean? In need of restoration?
Tom (who keeps meaning to see _Thunder Rock_ and ought probably to
have added _Volver_ and _Ghostbusters_ to his list.)
Quote: The Copland score -- for my money, his finest -- is widely
available in Boosey & Hawkes sheet music for piano.
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The engraver's copy is scarcely viable as
a textual source for the Missa Solemnis.
-- Norbert Gertsch
Urtext Vocal Score
Et vi-tam ven-tu-ri sae--cu-li
a--men, a-men, a-men, a-men
et_____ vi-tam ven-tu-------ri
ven-tu-ri, ven-tu--------ri
-- Beethoven
Op. 123 Et resurrexit |
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| Paul B. Thompson |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:11 am |
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Sole Survivor
Kwaidan
PBT
<BayonneTenor@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1183090303.683998.251110@w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
Quote: Some friends and I were discussing good gost movies -- not horror or
splatter flicks -- and came up with the following list. Let's see if
we can add to it:
The Haunting (1961)
The Uninvited (1944)
The Shining (1997) (not the Jack Nicholson version -- too funny!)
The Others (2001)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
The Innocents (1961)
Below (2002)
Ringu (1998)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
The Changeling (1980)
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| Dave in Toronto |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:47 am |
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Quote: Tom (who keeps meaning to see _Thunder Rock_ .....
I saw _ Thunder Rock (1942 version)_ long, long ago. Great premise
and cast but I recall being rather disappointed - too preachy.
Dave in Toronto |
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| Dave in Toronto |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:31 am |
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A few enjoyable comedy ghost movies :
THE GHOST TRAIN - I saw the Arthur Askey version when I was a kid.
Askey's British music hall comedy probably isn't for everyone but I
enjoyed it. Some spooky moments - I recall a character with a
lantern emerging from a tunnel singing "Rock of Ages" - Trivia moment
- Robert Mitchum (when he was very young) played the Arthur Askey
character in a high school stage play.
OH, MR PORTER - Will Hay is sent to a lonely railway station in
Ireland where the staition masters have a reputation for either going
mad or disappearing - Some classic comedy routines - Don't know how
familiar American audiences are with Will Hay but his seedy roguish
screen personna (Something like W.C. Fields) is worth a look.
BLONDIE HAS SERVANT TROUBLE - Blondie and Dagwood find themselves
staying in a haunted house - One of the best Blondie films.
Dave in Toronto |
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| Magnus, Robot Fighter. |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:15 am |
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On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:11:43 -0000, "BayonneTenor@gmail.com"
<BayonneTenor@gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: Some friends and I were discussing good gost movies -- not horror or
splatter flicks -- and came up with the following list. Let's see if
we can add to it:
The Haunting (1961)
The Uninvited (1944)
The Shining (1997) (not the Jack Nicholson version -- too funny!)
The Others (2001)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
The Innocents (1961)
Below (2002)
Ringu (1998)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
The Changeling (1980)
How are some of these not horror films? |
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| Marv Soloff |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:28 am |
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Dave in Toronto wrote:
Quote: A few enjoyable comedy ghost movies :
THE GHOST TRAIN - I saw the Arthur Askey version when I was a kid.
Askey's British music hall comedy probably isn't for everyone but I
enjoyed it. Some spooky moments - I recall a character with a
lantern emerging from a tunnel singing "Rock of Ages" - Trivia moment
- Robert Mitchum (when he was very young) played the Arthur Askey
character in a high school stage play.
OH, MR PORTER - Will Hay is sent to a lonely railway station in
Ireland where the staition masters have a reputation for either going
mad or disappearing - Some classic comedy routines - Don't know how
familiar American audiences are with Will Hay but his seedy roguish
screen personna (Something like W.C. Fields) is worth a look.
BLONDIE HAS SERVANT TROUBLE - Blondie and Dagwood find themselves
staying in a haunted house - One of the best Blondie films.
Dave in Toronto
Got the Will Hay "Oh! Mr. Porter" last year. It is worth a look but
really nothing more. Will Hay probably was great in person in
the late 1930s. Those who saw him in the music halls would
probably have a better appreciation of him than I do.
Marv |
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| artyw2@yahoo.com |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:45 am |
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On Jun 29, 8:31 am, Dave in Toronto <dmatthew...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Quote: A few enjoyable comedy ghost movies :
THE GHOST TRAIN - I saw the Arthur Askey version when I was a kid.
Askey's British music hall comedy probably isn't for everyone but I
enjoyed it. Some spooky moments - I recall a character with a
lantern emerging from a tunnel singing "Rock of Ages" - Trivia moment
- Robert Mitchum (when he was very young) played the Arthur Askey
character in a high school stage play.
OH, MR PORTER - Will Hay is sent to a lonely railway station in
Ireland where the staition masters have a reputation for either going
mad or disappearing - Some classic comedy routines - Don't know how
familiar American audiences are with Will Hay but his seedy roguish
screen personna (Something like W.C. Fields) is worth a look.
BLONDIE HAS SERVANT TROUBLE - Blondie and Dagwood find themselves
staying in a haunted house - One of the best Blondie films.
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| artyw2@yahoo.com |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:48 am |
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On Jun 29, 12:11 am, "BayonneTe...@gmail.com" <BayonneTe...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Quote: Some friends and I were discussing good gost movies -- not horror or
splatter flicks -- and came up with the following list. Let's see if
we can add to it:
The Haunting (1961)
The Uninvited (1944)
The Shining (1997) (not the Jack Nicholson version -- too funny!)
The Others (2001)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
The Innocents (1961)
Below (2002)
Ringu (1998)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
The Changeling (1980)
The Devil's Backbone
The Haunting of M |
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| David Oberman |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:07 am |
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amolad2@gmail.com wrote:
Quote: Yep, ghosts in that one, but not in the ordinary sense -- they don't
mix with the living or haunt them, & in fact aren't noticed by the
living. A few of them just gaze on those loved ones who have survived
them, & get into a funk over missed opportunities & existential
myopia. (I think Wilder suffered from depression.)
Right. Is the film substantially different from the play? How do the
ghosts work? Are they just filmed like anybody else?
I think so. I haven't seen my public domain disc in a few years. The
spirits (not really ghosts) are filmed fairly straightforwardly --
maybe with some transparency?? The film follows the play unusually
closely: Wilder & Frank Craven (the Stage Manager) worked on the
screenplay. The great Cameron Menzies designed the production, which,
apart from the melancholy dialog, is what stands out, along with the
camerawork: some jutting angles & slightly Germanic perspectives. As
is true of the play, the film isn't a cozy "home & hearth" melody.
Quote: The Sam Wood film is quite beautiful, but unfortunately is in wretched
shape.
How do you mean? In need of restoration?
Yes, definitely. I can understand what the holdup might be on a film
like "The Big Sky," but "Our Town" is a perennial in junior highs
across the country. Schoolteachers are probably dying for a restored
print.
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The engraver's copy is scarcely viable as
a textual source for the Missa Solemnis.
-- Norbert Gertsch
Urtext Vocal Score
Et vi-tam ven-tu-ri sae--cu-li
a--men, a-men, a-men, a-men
et_____ vi-tam ven-tu-------ri
ven-tu-ri, ven-tu--------ri
-- Beethoven
Op. 123 Et resurrexit |
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| Frank R.A.J. Maloney |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:37 am |
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artyw2@yahoo.com wrote:
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
_The Ghost Goes West_ (1935)
_The Canterville Ghost_ (1944)
_Hold that Ghost_ (1941) -- one or two scenes that seem to suggest the
presence of a "real" ghost in addition to the crooks
_The Ghost Breakers_ (1940) -- definitely some haunting going on amongst
the flimflammery
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Frank in Seattle
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Frank Richard Aloysius Jude Maloney
"Millennium hand and shrimp." |
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| Bill Anderson |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:11 pm |
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BayonneTenor@gmail.com wrote:
Quote: Some friends and I were discussing good gost movies -- not horror or
splatter flicks -- and came up with the following list. Let's see if
we can add to it:
The Haunting (1961)
The Uninvited (1944)
The Shining (1997) (not the Jack Nicholson version -- too funny!)
The Others (2001)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
The Innocents (1961)
Below (2002)
Ringu (1998)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
The Changeling (1980)
I think nobody has yet mentioned one of my guilty pleasures: "Ghost"
with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. Yeah, yeah, I know, it's an
annoying movie in many ways, most of them involving Whoopi Goldberg.
But I really do enjoy some elements of the film. I like the poor ghost
stuck in the subway station and I like the floating penny and (so sue
me) I like "Unchained Melody," and I really really like seeing the bad
guys get hauled off to Hell. I mean, no matter how much you might wish
it, that's not something you get to see every day. Any time I come
across "Ghost" while channel surfing, I stop and watch to the end.
Guilty pleasure, as I said.
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Bill Anderson
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| Paul Clarke |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:05 pm |
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Bill Anderson wrote:
Quote: BayonneTenor@gmail.com wrote:
Some friends and I were discussing good gost movies -- not horror or
splatter flicks -- and came up with the following list. Let's see if
we can add to it:
The Haunting (1961)
The Uninvited (1944)
The Shining (1997) (not the Jack Nicholson version -- too funny!)
The Others (2001)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
The Innocents (1961)
Below (2002)
Ringu (1998)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
The Changeling (1980)
Haunted (1995)
Ghost Ship (2002)
(Neither of which were any good.)
--
“My life fades. The vision deepens. All that remains are memories. I
remember a time of chaos. Broken dreams. This wasted land. But most of
all, I remember the road warrior, the man we call Max. To understand who
he was, you have to go back to another time, when the world was powered
by the black fuel...”
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