Tag Archive for '20th Century Fox'

Can’t get that sax-heavy Bowie song outta my head

YoungAmerica082309-01

Yeah, yeah, I know it’s YOUNG AMERICA (1932), not “Young Americans,” but that doesn’t stop my brain from singing this.  Plus there’re a lot of young americans in this sweet, funny, stupid little film:

YoungAmerica082309-02

…a young Ralph Bellamy, and…

YoungAmerica082309-03

…a baby-faced Spencer Tracy. Oh, and a bunch of really cute juvenile delinquent kids. The print looked so rich and with just the right amount of shimmery contrast; the preservation team under Bob Gitt at UCLA filled in all the jumpy bits around the head and tail leaders with full audio and brief seconds of still image where the missing frames were.  A brilliantly done—and not overdone—preservation.

Sean Connery in a red loincloth and bandoliers

Zardoz081309-01

[Sorry to tantalize you with a heading like that and then accompany it with such a bad animated gif—so here's Sean in aforementioned outfit.]  According to the Time Out Film Guide, John Boorman didn’t get to direct a J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation, so we ended up with this visual feast as a substitute.

Zardoz081309-15

This screen shot gives away one of the main points of ZARDOZ (1974).  Can you work it out?

Zardoz081309-18

By the way, from what fountain of youth does Charlotte Rampling drink?