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Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape

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A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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Sean K - Apr 28, 2008 8:55:29 am PDT #5370 of 10000

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

At the beginning of the shoot in Africa for African Queen, Kate marked Huston's safari shirt with a pencil. At the end of the shoot in Africa months later - she showed him the mark still on the shirt. They checked for it everyday and everyday - SAME SHIRT.

Although, in Houston's defense, I suspect that for that movie in particular (and most Houston movies in general), trying to keep your clothes clean is a swiftly losing battle. I doubt I'd bother under those conditions either.

Still funny.

But it's seriously goofball. I mean, Bogie and Gina Lolabridgida as a married couple?

If I knew how to make those anime-boggle-eyes smileys, I would make one.

Fred Pete - Apr 28, 2008 9:16:35 am PDT #5371 of 10000

Ann, that's a ferret.

Beat the Devil wasn't my type of movie. Probably because I never got the feeling that it was making fun of the adventure genre. But that may be because some of my detectors in that area are pretty defective and not any problem with the movie itself.

In This Our Life is one of those Bette Davis melodramas that you can enjoy straight up or as camp. But I don't think Bogart is in it.

I haven't seen Across the Pacific.

I'd probably pick Key Largo. But on a different day and in a different mood, I could very easily go with Maltese Falcon.

Hayden - Apr 28, 2008 9:21:25 am PDT #5372 of 10000

aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Man, I agree that Beat The Devil is nuts. And I'd go Sierra Madre or Maltese Falcon over Key Largo or African Queen.

Sean K - Apr 28, 2008 9:29:38 am PDT #5373 of 10000

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

And I'd go Sierra Madre or Maltese Falcon...

t is validated by Corwood

Laga - Apr 28, 2008 9:30:32 am PDT #5374 of 10000

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I think I've already spouted off about my feelings regarding African Queen in this space so I'll refrain... this time.

Sean K - Apr 28, 2008 9:31:27 am PDT #5375 of 10000

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Now I have to go dig up laga's previous spouting about African Queen.

Glamcookie - Apr 28, 2008 9:32:38 am PDT #5376 of 10000

I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

Sierra Madre is my fave and we watched In This Our Life recently - no Bogey, but good movie!

ETA: Love African Queen and GF and I saw the actual boat, which is in Key Largo.

Laga - Apr 28, 2008 9:37:41 am PDT #5377 of 10000

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I have to go dig up laga's previous spouting

I can sum up. He should have thrown her in after the booze.

Polter-Cow - Apr 28, 2008 9:38:27 am PDT #5378 of 10000

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Ha!

I was unimpressed by The African Queen. There was an explosion at the end, but it was mostly boring.

Sean K - Apr 28, 2008 9:43:11 am PDT #5379 of 10000

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I was unimpressed by The African Queen. There was an explosion at the end, but it was mostly boring.

It's funny, because African Queen is a bit of a cult movie for whitewater rafters, due to its whitewater sequence, and not being totally creepy like Deliverance.

There are a number of rafters who tried the sport due to African Queen.

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