CJ

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kiwi gal, now living in the ole usa

Favorite films

  • All About Eve
  • Gold Diggers of 1933
  • Dinner at Eight
  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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  • The Blue Dahlia

    ★★★★

  • Bachelor Mother

    ★★★★½

  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    ★★★★½

  • Out of the Past

    ★★★★½

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  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    ★★★★½

    God, I forgot how much of an absolute prick Charles Laughton is in this.

    Also, it's fucking wild that all 3 leads were nominated for the Best Actor oscar. Totally deserved, but definitely a bit of an anomaly.

  • Out of the Past

    Out of the Past

    ★★★★½

    God, I wish I was anywhere near as effortlessly cool as Robert Mitchum in this. If only smoking didn't, you know, fuck you up.

    So glad I finally live somewhere I can actually see old ass movies on the big screen on a regular basis. My couch is great, but there's nothing like a dark theatre and just you and the screen.

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  • Pan 0

    Pan 0

    ★★★½

    Well, I'm glad I don't have epilepsy.

  • Battleship Potemkin

    Battleship Potemkin

    ★★★★½

    Film School Drop Outs – Weekly Challenge 2017
    Week 5 - Movement - Russian Montage (1923-1934)

    Battleship Potemkin is a film that I've heard so much about over the years, but I still didn't entirely know what to expect. It's rare that a film actually legitimately shocks me (unless there's a dog dying. It could be the most shit film in existence, and if the dog dies I'ma be screaming at the screen) but the dudes under the tarpaulin about…