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kwebtv · 10 months

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Terror in the Sky - CBS - September 17, 1971

Drama

Running Time: 90 minutes

Stars:

Doug McClure as George Spencer

Leif Erickson as Marty Treleavan

Roddy McDowall as Dr. Baird

Lois Nettleton as Janet Turner

Keenan Wynn as Milton

Kenneth Tobey as Captain Wilson

Jack Ging as Controller

Sam Melville as Stewart

Leonard Stone as Harry Burdick

Television film remake of 1957's Zero Hour!, which itself was based on the 1956 television play Flight into Danger. Arthur Hailey recycled the premise in his book Runway Zero-Eight which was co-written with John Castle in 1958.

#Terror in the Sky #TV #CBS #1971 #drama #Doug McClure #Leif Erickson #Roddy McDowall #Lois Nettleton #Keenan Wynn #Kenneth Tobey #Jack Ging #Sam Melvilloe #Leonard Stone

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citizenscreen · 2 years

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Jean Arthur with Ron Harper and Leonard Stone in a publicity shot for “The Jean Arthur Show” (1966)

#jean arthur #ron harper #leonard stone

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cinemacentral666 · 9 months

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Movie #1,135 • FRIDAY WILDCARD

I will be taking a break from double posting on Mondays and Fridays in September to give myself a slight breather as I'll be on the road for much of the end of August and won't be able to take in my usual glut of cinema. This one is the lone exception as I watched it recently with my daughter after we finished the original Roald Dahl book.

For starters, it absolutely still holds up and really its only flaw is that Gene Wilder isn't in the movie until halfway through. This both heightens his appearance/role but it also makes the opening 45 minutes a tad boring by comparison.

I hadn't realized until this rewatch that Roald Dahl also penned the screenplay and briefly worked as a screenwriter as in the 60s, even penning two James Bond adaptations (for You Only Live Twice and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). Interestingly enough he wound up disowning the final film version of Willy Wonka both because of deviations made in the production and ultimately placing too much of the emphasis on Wonka instead of Charlie (and that's obvious in the title change). But, that being said, it truly is Wilder in the titular role that makes this movie work. Visually, it is definitely fun if not dated but none of it works without his performance at the center. It's as hilarious as it is completely bizarre. Wilder presents an affect that is uncanny, almost creepy at times, but constantly engrossing. It's the rare execution that is both perfect and impossible to explain.

And not to disagree with the master Dahl, but I found most of the deviations of the original story to be mostly positive changes, especially the ending, which is a bit more complicated the book but actually strengthens the character of Charlie as well as the moral implications. The book just kind of ends with him getting the factory and I think the final twist in the film is the better conclusion.

SCORE: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#🇺🇸#9 #1971 #musical #mel stuart director #gene wilder #jack albertson #peter ostrum #roy kinnear #denise nickerson #leonard stone #julie dawn cole #paris themmen #dodo denney

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loveboatinsanity · 1 year

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moviehealthcommunity · 5 months

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has a few scenes with cameras flashing infrequently. One late scene involves some sudden, very bright lights. When a boat enters a tunnel, there are lights that rapidly change colors, similar to strobe lights. This effect ends when the announcement is made that the boat ride is over.

All of the camera work in this film is either stationary or very smooth. The final scene of the movie depicts flight high above a city.

Flashing Lights: 4/10. Motion Sickness: 1/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: There is some disturbing imagery during the tunnel sequence, including a chicken having its head chopped off with no indication if it's previously alive or dead. Claustrophobic viewers may be disturbed by a scene of crowding in a small room, and by one of a child stuck inside a tight pipe.

Image ID: a promotional poster for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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thealmightyemprex · 2 years

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WAtching Soylent Green

One of my favorite things to do while movie watching is spotting character actors and realizing where I know them from

Like why does the guy who runs this hotel look so familiar

Well its cause HES GOT A BLUEBERRY FOR A DAUGHTER

@ariel-seagull-wings @metropolitan-mutant-of-ark @the-blue-fairie @princesssarisa@filmcityworld1

#soylent green #willy wonka #leonard stone

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adamwatchesmovies · 2 years

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Some films capture the imagination so elegant, so perfectly, it seems almost effortless. Like The Wizard of Oz or Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is such a film. Filled with splendid and memorable songs, unforgettable characters, distinct visuals, and a performance by Gene Wilder so good that to imitate it would be pure folly, this is essential viewing; a film destined to be revisited by children and their parents again and again.

Poor, kind Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) lives in a small house with his mother (Diana Sowle) and his four grandparents. When legendary candy maker Willy Wonka (Wilder) announces he has hidden five golden tickets in his world-famous Wonka Bars, and that the children who find them will be allowed access to his mysterious factory, our hero dreams of finding one for himself.

This is a strange film. It’s whimsical, funny, tragic, and occasionally, a little frightening. The strange blends of emotion and bizarre imagery somehow fill you with comfort the same way as the bedtime fairytales you enjoyed as a child. The instant you see Charlie, you fall in love with him. You know how badly he wants to visit Wonka’s factory because he's you. As the tickets get snatched up one by one by vile children, your anticipation keeps growing. If the gluttonous Augustus Gloop (Michael Böllner) and insufferable Veruca Salt (Julie Dawn Cole) are the only ones who meet the reclusive Willy Wonka, there's no way he'll ever emerge from his factory ever again. Even if you already know what’s going to happen to them, to Mike Teevee (Paris Themmen), or Violet Beauregarde (Denise Nickerson), the child inside you is filled with such nervousness you forget.

When we finally go inside Wonka’s factory and learn the secrets of his chocolate, it’s pure bliss. You want to reach into the screen and stuff your pockets full of the impossible colors and textures you see. Then, there’s the music. Anyone who says they don’t remember the Oompa Loompas’ song, Pure Imagination or Candy Man, are lying; trying (for reasons no one but them could understand) to distance themselves from a children’s film that has a lot to offer adults. Like Grumpy in Snow White, the story frequently injects humor by undercutting what’s happening on-screen via Willy Wonka. He says exactly what you’re thinking a second before you’ve finished thinking about it. He’s full of sarcastic remarks and delights in seeing the spoiled brats who've entered his factory get what’s coming to them. If the visuals, the performances (Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe stands out as particularly magical), the music, and everything else didn’t already cement the film as timeless, Wilder certainly does.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is mandatory viewing. Your movie-viewing life isn’t complete without it. More than that, seeing it just the once isn’t enough. It’s the kind of picture you should see when you’re young - I vividly remember viewing the picture with my grade-four class – and again, at regular intervals during your lifetime to see how its appeal changes but never diminishes. Just thinking about it brings a smile to my face. (On Blu-ray, September 1, 2017)

#willy wonka and the chocolate factory #Charlie and the Chocolate Factory #movies #films #Movie Reviews #Film Reviews #Mel Stuart #Roald Dahl #Gene Wilder #Jack Albertson #Peter Ostrum #Roy Kinnear #Denise Nickerson #Leonard Stone #Julie Dawn Cole #Paris Themmen #Dodo Denney #1971 movies #1971 films

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spryfilm · 1 year

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Blu-ray review: “Jerry Lewis at Columbia” (1967 - 1969)

Blu-ray review: “Jerry Lewis at Columbia” (1967 – 1969)

“Jerry Lewis at Columbia” (1967 – 1969) “The Big Mouth” (1967) Comedy Running Time: 107 minutes Written by: Jerry Lewis and Bill Richmond Directed by: Jerry Lewis Featuring: Jerry Lewis, Harold J. Stone, Susan Bay, Buddy Lester, Del Moore, Paul Lambert, Jeannine Riley, Leonard Stone, Charlie Callas and Frank De Vol Released recently on Bluray from the Imprint label are two Jerry Lewis…

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ruleof3bobby · 6 months

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SOYLENT GREEN (1973) Grade: B-

Holds up really well for a futuristic plot that takes place just last year. It's more of mystery, detective film. Will be an a great dramatic series now or remake.

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gbhbl · 11 months

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Horror Movie Review: Soylent Green (1973)

A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.

Soylent Green is a 1973 American ecological dystopian film directed by Richard Fleischer, and starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Edward G. Robinson in his final film role. By 2022, the cumulative effects of overpopulation and pollution have caused severe worldwide shortages of food, water, and housing. New York City has a population of 40 million, and only the elite can afford…