Picking up from where we last left off from those other relatives of the alphabet, we all know the 'T' is a wild card, because when it comes to titles, it's all about the 'the', which has no relation to its namesake, that post-punk band of Johnny Marr's by the way. I guarantee you this compilation that I have presented to you in increments over the past few years will feature some most unusual bedfellows, if you're expecting The Wizard of Oz , Ghostbusters or anything from the canon of John Hughes here, expect something else.
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The Unbelievable Truth (1989) If you needed to remember something positive about that decade they refer to as the 1980s, and that there was anything at the time that could restore a little faith, you may have found solace that Hal Hartley existed. This man rarely puts a wrong foot anywhere and he knows how to use a quill and make a song too! The late gifted Adrienne Shelley stars in this one, the actress was tragically murdered in her Manhattan apartment in 2006 at the age of forty, and even more tragically the reason was because she complained about a worker that made too much noise I can't stop from wondering what just might have been for Miss Shelley, the fiery-carrot top definitely came from that certain something extra special department. Hartley j'adored her and cast her in several of his works.This one was done on a very anemic budget, but it certainly has got plenty o' iron in it.
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| The Unholy Four and some Five Card Stud |
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Unholy Four (1970) If you are a lover of the linguine western here is a palate pleaser for you kemosabe- the kahuna here is no other than Enzo Barboni who later down the line went the infamy route with his Trinity series.
This was his maiden foray - and is it shabby , is it heck! It may be a slow-burn but watch out be forewarned it will reach out and grab you when you expect it least. And though he would be remembered mainly for his farces
this was relatively dark for the director, an autumnal western with an unrelenting atmosphere.
Leonard Mann And George Eastman pony up for this one . Mangiare,mangiare!
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| One of several lobby cards for the Victor Mature vehicle Violent Saturday (1955) |
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Violent Saturday (1955) And you may just never have any peace until you see this one, CinemaScope had their own signature way of doing that. Lee Marvin will string you along with his violins on a Saturday and its no wonder there is such an artistic standard in this little zeitheist - animator extraordinaire Max Fleischer's boy was its director.
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| This magic couch moment before Herr goes apeshit, I mean amok. |
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Warum lauft Herr R. amok (1970) And here in one of his earlier works, the fourth to be precise and starring his usual suspect and favorite emotional punching bag Irm Hermann. But as much as he was volatile he was hyper-sensitive and beautiful as well, and this film is an indication of that. Fassbinder is everyone in his films , but he is no one at all because yes he was that existential? You either love to hate him or hate to love him, either way you won't come out of the experience feeling empty.