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Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:43 am
by mandyb
Favourite black and white movies:
Sunset Boulevard - classic film-noire giving a behind the scenes look at at the real Hollywood - atmospheric camera work and a brilliant script. The opening speech sets the scene beautifully:
Yes, this is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. It's about five o'clock in the morning. That's the Homicide Squad - complete with detectives and newspapermen. A murder has been reported from one of those great big houses in the ten thousand block. You'll read about it in the late editions, I'm sure. You'll get it over your radio and see it on television because an old-time star is involved - one of the biggest. But before you hear it all distorted and blown out of proportion, before those Hollywood columnists get their hands on it, maybe you'd like to hear the facts, the whole truth. If so, you've come to the right party. You see, the body of a young man was found floating in the pool of her mansion - with two shots in his back and one in his stomach. Nobody important, really. Just a movie writer with a couple of 'B' pictures to his credit. The poor dope! He always wanted a pool. Well, in the end, he got himself a pool - only the price turned out to be a little high.
Also: Laura, It's a Wonderful Life, Now Voyager and of course Psycho - they don't make 'em like they used to.
What are your favourite oldies?
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:59 am
by Pedronicus
King Kong
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:00 am
by heavycola
The ending, too.... 'mr de mille, i'm ready for my close up...'
*shivers* what a film...
The Maltese Falcon - because bogey is just too cool.
Lolita - the Kubrick version. Hilarious.
They don't, do they, although Rumblefish and Pi are two more recent b&w zingers.
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:25 am
by The1exile
The Big Sleep.
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:18 pm
by Hatchman
Hud
Asphalt Jungle
(Hiya Mands
)
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:38 pm
by InkL0sed
Man, there are a lot. Three off the top of my head:
Dr. Strangelove
The Battle for Algiers
A Touch of Evil
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:07 pm
by Gypsys Kiss
Christ, thats a toughy...............lets see.....
Casabanca
Hound of the Baskervilles(Basil Rathbone)
The Elephant Man
Captains Courageous
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:34 pm
by DaGip
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:55 pm
by mandyb
That's 'just 'orrible!
Another great, but modern B&W one is Schindler's List. Though rather depressing, a true masterpiece of cinematography.
Any one seen Now, Voyager? A lovely little melodrama where an ugly duckling (Bette Davis) turns swan and meets the man of her dreams. Highlight of the film is when the charismatic Paul Hendried lights two cigarettes and passes one to his lady. *sigh*
don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars..
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:28 pm
by Frop
Das Blaue Licht.
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:00 pm
by heavycola
forgot@
some like it hot
the hustler (yowza + rip fast eddie)
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:48 pm
by DAZMCFC
it's a wonderful life, this is an all time classic. a flop when it came out though.
a French film called "La Haine" set and made in the 90's Paris. top film.
anybody in to foreign films watch this, it's about rascism in Paris.
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:39 pm
by nagerous
Schindler's List, Raging Bull, To Kill A Mockingbird, Dr. Strangelove are just a few I can think of
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:48 pm
by BigBallinStalin
I've always enjoyed Seven Samurai and Yojimbo
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:48 pm
by Army of GOD
Night of the Living Dead
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:56 pm
by muy_thaiguy
It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 4th Street, and Young Frakenstein.
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:57 pm
by neanderpaul14
Stalag 17
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:51 pm
by lgoasklucyl
No mention of
Metropolis thus far?
Two more in my top ten and one in my top twenty (Metropolis hasn't made the top 20, yet, though I'll be re-watching it soon and it might. Seeing as
Brazil is my #1 it wouldn't surprise me if it did
:
The Elephant Man (#4)
Persona (#6)
Dr. Strangelove (somewhere in 10-20, haven't figured those out yet)
And, of freaking course:
Repulsion
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:50 am
by DAZMCFC
Cool hand Luke.
if you had a Black and White tv, all the greats would fit into this catergory then.
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:32 am
by ser stiefel
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.
Technology was pretty good for its time. Steve Martin in Film Noire (sort of). If you haven't seen it, and like Steve Martin, it is a must see.
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:25 pm
by spurgistan
muy_thaiguy wrote:Young Frakenstein.
Battlestar Galactica on the brain?
There have been a lot of great b/w movies.
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:31 pm
by GabonX
Does interracial pornography qualify for this thread?
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:38 pm
by DAZMCFC
GabonX wrote:Does interracial pornography qualify for this thread?
we need links or pictures.
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:54 pm
by Johnny Rockets
Alfred Hitchcock -- The Birds
JR
Re: Black, White and Brilliant
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:44 pm
by muy_thaiguy
spurgistan wrote:muy_thaiguy wrote:Young Frakenstein.
Battlestar Galactica on the brain?
There have been a lot of great b/w movies.
Sorry. Lack of sleep tends to make you overlook simple spelling errors. And as I type this, I had to redo several words.
