Re: The Cobalt Club Screening Room

by ghemrats 10/3/2022, 3:55 pm

The Screening Room has been collecting cobwebs for over five years, so it's time to open 'er back up.

Toward that end, I am imploring Cobaltians of all nations to assist in finding an apparently Ultra-Rare and Hard To Find 1940 British film starring the gorgeous Sally Gray. Can you folks help me track down a copy of *Olympic Honeymoon* (1940) aka *Honeymoon Merry-Go-Round*?

I've been amassing a collection of Sally Gray's work (some of it really fine stuff, Maynard) but this one eludes me at every pass.]
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[Channeling Mickey Rooney enthusiasm with Judy Garland]: Come on, Crew! Let's put on a show!
Jeff

by Space Cadet 3/23/2024, 8:47 pm

Maybe it's time to drag this thread back into the light. Anyone interested?

Space

by ghemrats 3/24/2024, 5:41 pm

Oh man, Space, you must have been monitoring my brain waves again. Because I found this, arguably the WORST and therefore most memorable Bad Movie in the annals (spelled with TWO n's) of Cheese Factory Favorites.

Not only is it an infamous Ed Wood movie, but it wasn't released for twenty-three years after it was in the can (whether that was the metal reel can or another, smaller room of the house is debatable).
Anyway, as Little Jack Little said, "here 'tis."

Jeff

by ghemrats 3/24/2024, 5:44 pm

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

Just when you thought it was safe to journey out into the jungles,

To quote Count Floyd from Chiller Theater, "Ooooh oooh, that is one scary, boy I tell you, bone-chilling double feature. Awooooo!"
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful,
Jeff

by Space Cadet 3/24/2024, 8:15 pm

DID YOU SAY ED WOOD??? That looks like a two bagger. One popcorn, one barf! Can't wait. I've already seen Mesa a couple of times.

Masochistic giggling... Giggle-chism? Shocked

by Space Cadet 4/16/2024, 5:14 pm

Finally, the Grand Reopening of The Cobalt Club Screening Room!

I'll try to keep additions to the place on a regular schedule. But life, situations and procrastination are all likely to cause a few stutters. And Awaaay we go...

Deep Water - 1948

Starring - Dana Andrews & Jean Peters

The friendship between a fisherman and an orphan boy disturbs others because of the dangers at sea.

by Space Cadet 4/16/2024, 5:18 pm

Chicago Confidential - 1957

Starring - Brian Keith and Beverly Garland.

In Chicago, a crime syndicate tries to take over a labor union by killing its whistle blower treasurer and framing the honest union boss for the murder.

by Space Cadet 4/16/2024, 5:26 pm

This one will stir up some excitement. From Hammer Films and starring...

The Unholy Four - 1954

Starring Paulette Goddard and William Sylvester.

A man on a fishing trip with three of his friends receives a blow to the head that makes him lose his memory. Three years later it all comes back to him, but on the day it does one of the men who was on the trip with him turns up dead.

by Space Cadet 4/16/2024, 5:29 pm

The Night Holds Terror - 1955

Starring Jack Kelly & Hildy Parks

A group of convicted felons take over a suburban house to escape the ongoing police manhunt, turning the life of the family living there into a nightmare.

by Space Cadet 4/16/2024, 5:34 pm

And finally, how about some Philip Marlowe?

The Brasher Doubloon -

Starring George Montgomery & Nancy Guild

Detective Philip Marlowe encounters a variety of characters while checking on why Leslie Murdock stole a rare doubloon from his mother.

by Space Cadet 4/16/2024, 5:39 pm

Folks, let me know what works and what doesn't. I promise I'll do my best, to avoid turning the thread into a total shrine to cheesy goodness. And if you'd like to add anything of your own choosing, feel free. This ain't my thread. It's ours.

Space

by chad3006 4/16/2024, 7:57 pm

Thank you Space Cadet. Some of those I've seen, some I haven't. I'll be giving them a watch.

by Seamus 4/17/2024, 7:22 am

YouTube now has a ton of 50's Sci-Fi I have watched a lot there so anything from the cheesy Sci-Fi or Horror I am happy to see.

by Space Cadet 4/17/2024, 5:51 pm

You're welcome Chad. I'll try to balance my offerings between better and lesser known movies.

Boss, I need no temptation here. I'm trying to be good and not fling cheese all over the walls. But yes, the cheese is sure to work it's way in regardless. Because I am, if nothing else, a cheese whiz.

by Space Cadet 4/17/2024, 6:04 pm

And Now a Special Feature!

This movie has an amazing cast and is a personal favorite. Not a great movie. Just great fun.

Secondhand Lions - 2003

Starring: Haley Joel Osmet, Robert Duvall and Michael Caine.

Fourteen-year-old Walter Caldwell's irresponsible mother Mae sends him to live with his bachelor uncles, Hub and Garth, so that she can go on yet another husband-hunting trip.

OK, that's IMDB's description. But this movie wanders back and forth between screwball comedy and fractured fairy tale. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

by Seamus 4/18/2024, 8:14 am

Loved that movie the fight at the general store The Cobalt Club Screening Room - Page 11 1f601

by ghemrats 4/18/2024, 6:39 pm

Space-Dude, you are the master, so I wouldn't dare to impose my views on you, but this is really fun. And my backlog of noir is ever-expanding, so take this, Seamus:

It ain't Bogart or even Dick Powell, but it's in my mind leagues better than the British remake of *The Big Sleep* Mitchum did three years before. Enjoy.
Jeff

by Space Cadet 4/18/2024, 10:02 pm

Master? More of a quirky eclectic. YouTube is a great source for classic movie fans. It kinda makes up for not being able to watch TCM. I refuse to pay for cable or the streaming equivalent. And they no longer offer a standalone app. Oh well. YouTube helps quite a bit. Not to mention my disk and digital collection.

And I'm still feeling the need for CHEESE!

by Seamus 4/19/2024, 7:02 am

This movie falls under noir and also firmly in cheesy. But an enjoyable sequel to Fred Wards brilliant Cast a Deadly Spell. H. Phil Lovecraft the shamus who won't use magic. Dennis Hooper replaced Fred in this outing the cast in both movies was stellar.

by Seamus 4/19/2024, 7:06 am

Well, well Youtube also had Cast a Deadly Spell. Watch this one first Enjoy..

by Seamus 4/19/2024, 7:09 am

Can't believe they also had The Last Starfighter. I went to see this at movie theatre with my brother when it first came out. I could not believe the effects back then. Wow first gen computer animation.

by Seamus 4/19/2024, 7:17 am

And my last share of the day is a movie that tried to cash in on the Starwars phenomenon but failed slipping firmly into a large wheel of stinky blue cheese. But an enjoyable romp. With Rudy Jordache himself Peter Strauss as Hans Solo I mean Wolff and Pretty in Pink Molly Ringwald sans Ducky playing the plucky gal friday.

by ghemrats 4/19/2024, 6:22 pm

When I was in college, a bunch of us settled into a local theater house to wile away four hours of bizarro mayhem known as *Movie Orgy*. It was a compilation of clips from various 1950s sources--high school hygiene films, rotten movies, cartoons, commercials, and anything that would stick to celluloid.

This is the uncut version of one of the films *Movie Orgy* reveled in: Brett Halsey's immortal portrayal as Nick "Don't crowd me, Joe" Barrow, a punk whose chip on his shoulder has melded with his head so there's no discernible difference. But as the tagline says, "From juke joint to drag strip, it's the livin' end!"

I offer you one of the top three Guilty Pleasures in my treasury:SPEED CRAZY!

Everybody's always crowding me. . . . oh, and here's the trailer. . .
Jeff

by ghemrats 4/19/2024, 6:39 pm

And to me it wouldn't be summer or spring without a taste of cheesy spy movies. This one isn't your father's Bulldog Drummond, but who cares? It's got Elke Sommer. And some of the best non-Bond 60s spy music you could ever hope for. . . .

I give you. . . DEADLIER THAN THE MALE (1967)

It'll curl your teeth.
Jeff

by Space Cadet 4/19/2024, 9:02 pm

Very much appreciated guys. But the craving is still there for CHEESE! I need...

THE BIG STINKY IMPORTED LIMBURGER OF SHAME!!!

So, I give you...

Supermen Dönüyor - A.k.a. - Turkish Superman

Starring: Tayfun Demir, Güngör Bayrak and Yildirim Gencer.

Born out of a Christmas ornaments-filled heaven, Turkish Superman fights the mob in order to save the day!

Enjoy this in a room alone and in the dark, where no one can see your shame.

Yes, I surely need some kind of help.

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