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The first one was the Dangerous Female on AMC. aka The Maltese Falcon of 1931 - the first movie based on that book.The Houston/Bogart version is universally considered far superior.... I don't know if the word "far" is right here. This one I thought offered plenty of good entertainment, actually, so I would not be so quick to dismiss it. Had some moments that were simply great. Bebe Daniels alone was worth the price of admisison.
Take a look if you have a chance.
The second one - Band of Outsiders (Bande à part), Godard's 1964 film about three inept robbers-to-be.
Not much there that needs to be said about this film - it is one of the great works of cinema art. Anna Karina steals it, of course, with her dance scene simply intoxicating.
So there is plenty of good life on television - you just don't want to give in to the sense of despair.
It seems like I can easily catch three or four good films each week. Not too bad at all, considering the general state of decline.
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Does this favorite cable channel present films in their original aspect ratios?
The channels are of course just the standard 4:3, but there is ofter the letterbox which doesn't really mean it is the original ratio.That is why watching the Clockwork Orange in HDTV was so ejnoyable - it was of course in wide screen... not sure the true original or not, but of course closer to it.
I suspect Band of Outsiders was shot in 4:3... but will check into that.
A friend and I were talking about that first Maltese Falcon version recently and couldn't remember the name. Thanks.I've been able to catch up on some things I taped and have seen L.I.E., The Grey Zone, Brother (Brat), Kiss of Death, the 1931 Spanish version of Dracula, The 47 Ronin, and Road House. I just finished watching An Honest Dealer and recommend it. I understand that Philippe Noiret came out of retirement to be in that one.
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