Escape Artists
The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: Heradel on June 02, 2008, 06:46:45 PM
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North by Northwest
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North by Northwest (1959) is a suspense film starring Cary Grant, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and produced at MGM. The movie's world premiere took place in the San Sebastian International Film Festival. North by Northwest is a tale of mistaken identity, with an innocent man pursued across America by agents of a mysterious organization who want to stop his interference in their plans to smuggle out some microfilm (a classic MacGuffin). —Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_by_northwest)
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Amazon: $5.84 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0790749815/escapepod-20) (plus $2.98 shipping, no copies from amazon proper.
Netflix (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/North_by_Northwest/60000544)
IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053125/)
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Pulp Fiction
"Pulp Fiction is a 1994 film by director Quentin Tarantino, who cowrote the film with Roger Avary. A crime drama with a nonlinear storyline, the film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, its ironic mix of humor and violence, and its host of cinematic and pop culture references. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. A major commercial success, it revitalized the career of its leading man, John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did costars Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman." —Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction_%28film%29).
Links
Amazon: $14.99 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000068DBC/escapepod-20) (Collector's Edition) $5.69 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558908242/escapepod-20) (Just the movie)
IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/)
Netflix (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Pulp_Fiction/880640)
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This flick gets lots of my classic movie love. Any film featuring a chase scene across the faces on Mount Rushmore just can't be wrong.
I showed this to my 25 year old girlfriend a few months back. She enjoyed it, but kept asking "this is really Hitchcock?", having only been exposed to his more horror based work like Psycho. On re-watching it parts are rather slow for an action/thriller, but that's just comparison to modern cinema. Some of the twists and turns are probably a bit predictable with a modern filmgoers eye too, but there are still a few surprises. Cary Grant's performance is what really sells the whole film, he's fantastic in this.
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Did you know that Hitchcock's preferred title was The Man in Lincoln's Nose?
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I did not know that... that's pretty hilarious!
And I love this film, too. Great movie. I haven't seen it in years.