Als ich jünger war...

[mlr]

I enjoyed a couple of the movies I saw on TCM this weekend more than any of the Hollywood releases I saw this summer in the cinema. I had never heard of either of them before. Elvis on Tour, from 1972, was amazing. And yes, I'm surprised I thoroughly enjoyed a movie about Elvis Presley. Loving, from 1970, which I caught in the wee hours of the morning is a dark little comedy of manners. It seems like a forerunner of The Ice Storm - one of my favorite movies.

I even watched Captains Courageous on Saturday night, and for the umpteenth time, North by Northwest. Though not one of my favorite Hitchcock movies, I particularly enjoy one of the actors: Adam Williams. I don't think he even has a line, but appears throughout as one of the stooges. He looks exactly like the men I was attracted to when I was a boy.

I watched all of these in the kitchen, except Loving. So not completely a couch potato.

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[paulintoronto.livejournal.com]

Just this afternoon, I was in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, and discovered that they have Rear Window running in one of their galleries as a permanent exhibit. I've seen lots of video and even "art" films in galleries, but this was the first time I saw a whole commercial film on continuous display in an art gallery.

[mlr.livejournal.com]

Interesting!

[sandor-baci.livejournal.com]

I commend this.