Four choice US films about film-making as finale 2025 for Cinematheque Adelaide -
From 3 to 19 Dec.
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The Mercury 08 8410 0979 - 13 Morphett st - Bar open
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Who could have predicted....The hottest ticket in town has proven to be a seat for passholders among the 8000 or so who turned out last night for The Wind, Victor Sjostrom's 1928 silent. Part of the attraction was the orchestra conducted by Timothy Brock which played Carl Davis's score, composed way back in 1983. That Lillian Gish can sure sell tickets....
I was not among the 8000 but Angelica Waite sent through some photos....
As Norman May once said..."I dont want to sound incredulous...but I cant believe it."
But back indoors in real cinemas there was the well-known sight of Jean Arthur as the zipped up Congresswoman in Billy Wilder's achingly brilliant A Foreign Affair and there was Jean Arthur in the until now very hard to see The Talk of the Town. George Stevens was still trying to make pictures with a little drollery back in 1942 and Talk of the Town hits that spot sweetly. Cary Grant is also in it along with Ronald Colman whom Arthur's character finally rejects in favour of Grant. On the strength of the story her decision was ridiculous. Colman's law professor was clearly a far more desirable object.... Music for both of these movies was supplied by the great Frederick Hollander...Grant also pursued Marlene Dietrich in Blonde Venus, one of the four Sternberg pictures on show in the Marlene strand. And for the completists, David Hare take note, the little cut David was the first to notice years ago in Shanghai Express remained in the copy screened here on DCP.
The screenplay was written by Celine Sciamma who seems to have been completely tuned into Barras' vision. This is a distinguished addition to her own filmography which includes Girlhood (2013),Bande de Filles(2016) and the screenplay for Téchiné's big return to form this year, Quand on a 17 ans. Since then Sciamma has had a worldwide arthouse hit with her film Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
12.25 pm 9GEM Orders to Kill (Antony Asquith, UK, 1958)
2.40 pm 9GEM Muscle Beach Party (William Asher, USA, 1964) The second of seven Beach Party movies and once again the teenage object of desire from the Mickey Mouse Club Annette Funicello stars. Stevie Wonder’s film debut at age 13.
4.40 pm 9GEM Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, USA, 1951)
7.00 pm 9GEM El Dorado (Howard Hawks, USA, 1967) The second in Hawks late career trilogy of westerns. Wayne and Mitchum have to cope with old age and the drink. The young James Caan does a variation of the Ricky Nelson part from Rio Bravo.
8.30 pm 7FLIX Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Martin McDonagh, USA, 2017)
9.35 pm 9GEM Guns of the Magnificent Seven (Paul Wendkos, USA, 1969). None of the original cast fronted for this one.
12.05 am SBS VICELAND Eureka (Nicholas Roeg, USA, 1983)
12.30 am SBS Movies Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson, UK, 2011) Gary Oldman very good indeed as Smiley.
