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Great book and film adaptation. Highly recommend it if you get a chance to see it.

Definitely!

I don’t recall that discussion but I love that story. What a great starting point for classic movies.

Also love The Conversation. Highly recommend in case you haven’t seen it.

You’re welcome. It’s a really good album, but the title track is my favorite.

… and won for Best Director (John Ford) and Supporting Actress (Jane Darwell as Ma Joad).

The family has a strong-willed dignity and resilience while suffering economic injustice, family deaths and waning hope.

Adapted from a John Steinbeck novel.

One of my all-time top 10 films.

This movie poster for the Grapes of Wrath shows the Joad family, who battled poverty amid the Great Depression.

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Day 7: G (A-Z)

THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) is a heart-wrenching Great Depression-era story of poverty and loss as an uprooted Dust Bowl family heads to California for a better life, only to find the American Dream out of reach.

It was nominated for seven Oscars …
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#FilmSky #drama

The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (High Quality) YouTube video by FishermansBluesHQ

Music for cooking brunch:
#NowPlaying The Waterboys - Fisherman’s Blues

What a brilliant, impassioned record.
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Title track
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So good!

Great director for sure.

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Day 6: F (A-Z)

The French Connection is a gritty, NYC streets film of morally flawed cops battling a heroin smuggling ring.

It won five Oscars including Best Picture, Director (William Friedkin) and Actor (Gene Hackman).

The car-elevated train chase is riveting.
#FilmSky #thriller

Underworld - Two Months Off YouTube video by Underworld

When world news is gloom and doom, Underworld can help:

#NowPlaying
Two Months Off, a euphoric track to start the weekend.

Video version:
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Longer album version:
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#FridayVibes

The atmosphere throughout the entire movie is great.

I’ve seen it many times.

a man with a briefcase walks down a dark street at night Alt: A priest stands under a streetlight outside a house during a scene from The Exorcist.

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Day 5: E (A-Z)

My favorite #horror film—and one of my top films of any genre—was nominated for 10 Oscars and won for Best Adapted Screenplay (the book is fantastic too!) and Best Sound.

Superb acting, directing, cinematography and soundtrack (Tubular Bells!).
#FilmSky

An image of lips with legs is the poster for the film The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

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Day 4: D (A-Z)

THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (French, 1972)

Luis Buñuel’s satirical film uses surreal sequences to mock upper-middle class friends by interrupting their attempts to dine together.
Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film.

Great title; awful poster.
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New to me!
Dennis Coffey (Scorpio!!) used to play at Northern Lights Lounge in Detroit. Not sure if he still does.

Vivian Girls - Tell The World [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] YouTube video by viviangirlsnyc

Off to the grocery store with Vivian Girls.
Hopefully my driving is better than theirs in this video.
#NowPlaying

Tell the World
youtu.be/NLEK7N0TpBY?si…

First time hearing this version. Who knew??!! Thanks for sharing. That said, The Stylistics version is untouchable.

It’s so good, especially for a low-budget movie.

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a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is clapping in a black and white photo from stream Alt: The character from Citizen Kane is clapping during a scene from the landmark film.

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Day 3: C (A-Z)

CITIZEN KANE (1941)
Orson Welles’ masterpiece detailing the meteoric rise and humiliating fall of a powerful media mogul, complete with stunning cinematography.

Nominated for nine Oscars, it only won for Best Original Screenplay.

I saw it years ago. Not a Fellini favorite but it’s okay.

Definitely worth it, Ian.

… a bank heist or risk harm to his wife.

Sterling Hayden as a hard-nosed detective is solid, as are Gene Nelson and Phyllis Kirk as the couple forced to comply with the bad guys.

CRIME WAVE is a classic example of how #FilmNoir can reach great heights on a low budget.

Love this one!

A poster of the noir film Crime Wave.

Rewatch: CRIME WAVE (1954), a gritty, 74-minute B-noir with a taut script, rapid pace, superb performances and perfect on-location filming in L.A.

Three prison escapees rob a gas station, kill a cop and force an ex-con-gone-straight into …
#FilmSky #noir #FilmNoir #MovieSky #thriller
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Absolutely love this film. Due for a rewatch.

A poster showing characters from the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives.

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Day 2: B
(A-Z challenge)

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director (William Wyler), for its poignant portrayal of three WWII servicemen struggling to adapt to civilian life after the emotional and physical trauma of war.
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That’s a great way of describing it. 👍