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I thought the mid-atlantic accent was used in those 'putin-on-the-Ritz' dramas of rich people in the 1930s - a kind of arch fakism to seperate that fantasy world from the realities of the 1930s. When you had those song and dance films about chorus girls in the 1930s, they had exaggerated Brooklyn accents. Westerns with Gary Cooper from the same time don't have mid-atlantic accents. And so on. Anyway, I have a 3 minute recording of my Canadian mother and father made in a booth on their Honeymoon in NYC in 1954, and there voices are also high pitched, tinny and they speak with that amped - up enthusiasm - I think the sound is connected with the microphones, and the speaking manner is how people spoke then. The queen of England is the best documented example of how her accent and 'sound' changed over time.

You said yourself that the film treats its audience as if it has intelligence. For an average audience, the film is too convoluted and there are too many characters doing there seperate things. Walter Matthau was right, a mass audience needs exposition and spoon feeding, it doesn't mean people are necessarily stupid, they just don't go to the movies to be challanged

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David Lynch is a huge fan of SUNSET BLVD (see MULHOLLAND DR). In TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME he plays an FBI agent named Gordon Cole.

This really is a favorite film of mine, one of my favorite romantic comedies especially. But why do I always get the gnawing feeling that they'd be divorced in five years. LOL

Great analysis of one of my all-time favorite films. Agree with your final points about the political situation that the country found itself in once Nixon got in back in 1968. To that I would only add that it sounded very similar to what has happened to us very recently. in other words: 1968 = 2016. Just my take, for what it's worth, about how we got here now.

Reminds me of the game Driver

What do you think/interpret about the scene at the police station where Whoopi and everyone else starts laughing and Tim Robbins goes crazy? I'm not sure If I got everything the movie was trying to say there.

Love this movie. Love Charles Grodin. As they leave on their honeymoon, you can see Grodin become more and more disillusioned, you can read his mind "what did I marry". When she gets egg salad on her face, eating in bed, on and on. So spot on.

Watched it for the first time the other evening. Your discussion is great, just as good or better than the historical reviews. The title is what struck me as relevant. I somewhat knew that it would be an iconoclastic statement about the industry and I was not disappointed, especially in the brilliance of Holden and Swanson. Thank you for a great analysis.

A rom com with more heart and substance than flash and superficiality.

You're right, whether you like it or not. Original ideas, great casts, and directed with skill pacing and a love for the craft.. no woke messages, no agenda for casting equality.. just great stories, told in a gripping way.

Hester Street is a gem. Thank you for sharing your views.👍😊 I am not Jewish. But I remember my father telling me how when they went to Ellis Island to pick up the relatives from Ireland that one of the first things they did was to buy the women a hat rather than have them pull their large (Galway) shawls[1] over their head when out in public. Back then everyone wore some sort of hat/head covering when outside of their home. 1.) Galway-style shawls are similar in design to the Scottish woman's Earasaid (female great kilt) although, not always composed of fabric in woven plaid design. Also, by the late 19th -- early 20th century, not as large as an Earasaid. Women owned both a winter (in a heavy wool) and at least one summer Galway shawl.

Hard to image a straight male hairdresser

Was this an homage of Jay Sebring or Jon Peters

I first saw this film when I was 21 it changed my life a adored it , so camp. Gloria Swanson is amazing. Iv see the musical about 18 times . I'm now 66 and hope one day it will be made into a movie. It a GLORIAS PIECES OF WORK.

Elaine May is the mother of Jeannie Berlin who played 'Lila'.

The contradiction between anarchy and poetry. Great film

I fuckin love this movie, truthful and tragic

What makes this film especially great are the non-verbal scenes throughout the movie! This is especially true with Sidney Poitier and the woman who is being interviewed by chief Gillespie about possible rape. Poitier finds her nonverbally through eye contact, and she does the same, but no words are spoken. It’s very powerful.

Very nice choreography by Polanski, all in one shot but the movement within the shot and the dialogue keep it going.

Salome was Herod’s step daughter.

REALLY LIKED this movie and have seen it a few times; great plot; great cast; glad he got away with the loot at the end.

GREAT MOVIE- great very precise and accurate review. Just picked up the BLU RAY of this movie.

My girlfriend came downstairs to ask me what I was watching because it just sounded like people talking over each other 😅

Unbelievable that this absolute gem of a film faced so many obstacles to get to the cinemas.

I recommend this film to everyone it’s perfect,thank you

This one is probably my favorite movie of all time. I watch it a few times a year. What I love most is how Charley pulls everyone's strings the whole time and brings about his desired outcome. The long pan scene at the end that focuses on his coveralls burning in the trunk, along with Schiffrin's perfect score, gives me chills every time. Brilliant film.

What I always found funny about this movie: At night, it's hot and everyone is sweating. In the daytime scenes, you see people wearing coats and sweatshirts. Makes no sense.

I think verric is one of best.

Sidney Poitier made this movie great. RIP

Thank you for your commentary. This is one of the best films I've ever seen. Its conclusion is heartbreaking.

The scene where John Lydon breaks down and cries is heartbreaking.

I love this film. One of Delon's best, although he's been so great in so many others. I never get tired of watching him. I loved your analysis. Great observations. You're very good at this. Thank you.

the sad part of this movie is we seem to be going backwards instead of forward. all the progress made in the last 60 years seems to be lost in one presidential term.

Youre spot on the charter lenny he a Douchebag with no morals. a Me too attitude, and caring only about himself ....Typical of a secluar society, as the saying goes you reap what you sow

id always heard it was about real life peeps, notably Peter Guber.. but no mention of that..🙊

thank you.. for this perspective ✌

Downey overdubbing his voice adds an extra layer of absurdity and thought provocation

Just watched yesterday, love the film and I'm loving that you did this long analyses! Already subscribed and hope for more like this one, cause it was really good!

When Reigert tears into Irvings characters smug superiority, very powerful drama, yet a small comedic touch as they part. Great film.

I love this film. My favorite scene is one at the very end when Izzy and Sam are in her kitchen and she is struggling with her feelings for Sam. She calls him “a nice guy” and their relationship is really on a knife’s edge. It could go either way, but Sam makes a bold move to earnestly tell Izzy how he feels about her. He kisses her and all at once she understands that he’s more than a nice guy, he’s a man that she could really fall in love with.

The Denzel Washington remake is really bad, does not hold a candle to the original. In the original Laurence Harvey is good, but Angela Lansbury is simply excellent.

Control 🧐

That was a dreadful film. Poorly written, badly-paced & with DREADFUL acting from the leads.

Carol Kane made me cry in this movie. Her enough is so perfect, so relatable. Finally, just, enough.

Wow, great channel. Only seeing this now. Like others have said, it's like a college class you've always wanted to attend. Thanks for your efforts!

I loooooooove this film! Hackman’s best dramatic role. (The Reichart film is great too lol)

It's a beautiful film. I remember also The Children's Hour. Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine. Desert Hearts was an amazing film.

Long shots, establishing shots part of the era Heel turn for narrative, up to now his sympathetic pov Gothic instability, close up shot and lots of reveals/twists. Hollywood using people and then victims becoming perpetrators. Vampiric element. Unsettling things like speaking from the dead. Betty as real tragedy, lured in from innocent position