Classic Movies

[eliza101]

Originally Posted by lcbaseball22

^ Cool, I may have to check out the work of some of those other directors. BTW, I just came across this neat list that is sorted by such

http://beyondthecanon.blogspot.com/2009/12/canon.html

I would recommend every movie on that list. There are some I haven't seen, but I do plan on seeing them. I would say I've seen about 80% of them. He doesn't have 'The Producers'. the original with Gene Wilder. That's one funny movie and to quote Mel Brooks, 'It rose below vulgarity'.

[Perlidia]

Originally Posted by lcbaseball22

Also, perhaps you guys could name what you consider like the top 3 films from the directors listed above and/or others you know of.

Pre 1970's?

Carol Reed
The Thrid Man
The fallen idol
Odd Man Out

Orson Welles
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen Kane
The Trial

Billy Wilder
The Lost Weekend
Some like it hot
The Apartment

Stnaley Kubrick
Lolita
A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Roy and John Boulting
Brighton Rock
I'm All Right Jack
The Family Way

George Cukor
The Philidelphia story
Adams rib
A Star Is Born(1954)

Stanley Kramer
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Judgment at Nuremberg
On the Beach

Mike Nichols
The Graduate
Catch 22
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (the archers)
Black Narcissus
The Red Shoes
A Matter of Life and Death

[lcbaseball22]

Originally Posted by Perlidia

Billy Wilder
The Lost Weekend
Some like it hot
The Apartment

Ok, I'll have to give those other two a watch. Any other great ones of Frank Capra or Howard Hawk that I might not necessarily know about due to 'em not making the IMDB Top 250? Oh, and the same question goes for Grant, Stewart, and Boghart movies. There are just so many and I'm not sure which are more likely to be a waste of my time...

[Rastaban43]

Originally Posted by Brigitte

Does anyone have a favorite old movie? I really like Lady Hawke ...

Ooh, great thread, I love love love Ladyhawke! (I also have a thing for Matthew Broderick before the '90s set in, hehe.)

Anyway, let's see, my favourite film movement is French New Wave. I can't get enough of Truffaut and Godard. I also love the Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. So since we're talking about directors and their three top films to see, I'll go ahead and do the same.

François Truffaut
The 400 Blows
Fahrenheit 451
Confidentially Yours (for the Hitchcock fans, though not one of my personal favourites)

Jean-Luc Godard
Breathless
Masculin Feminin
Band of Outsiders (for people who won't like the other two suggestions)

Michelangelo Antonioni
Blow Up
l'Avventura
The Passenger

[crookshanks1177]

Originally Posted by lcbaseball22

Ok, I'll have to give those other two a watch. Any other great ones of Frank Capra or Howard Hawk that I might not necessarily know about due to 'em not making the IMDB Top 250? Oh, and the same question goes for Grant, Stewart, and Boghart movies. There are just so many and I'm not sure which are more likely to be a waste of my time...

As for Howard Hawk's have you seen To Have and Have Not? That's the movie where Bogie and Bacall met. I love them. He did The Big Sleep also with them, and it was pretty good, but not as good as To Have and Have Not.

I loved the cast of To Have and Have Not. Bogie and Bacall of course... Walter Brennan, Hoagy Carmichael, etc.

[eliza101]

Originally Posted by crookshanks1177

As for Howard Hawk's have you seen To Have and Have Not? That's the movie where Bogie and Bacall met. I love them. He did The Big Sleep also with them, and it was pretty good, but not as good as To Have and Have Not.

I loved the cast of To Have and Have Not. Bogie and Bacall of course... Walter Brennan, Hoagy Carmichael, etc.

'You know how to whistle, don't you Steve? You just put your lips together and blow'

I also like 'The Thing from Outer Space' AKA 'The Thing'.

[crookshanks1177]

Originally Posted by eliza101

'You know how to whistle, don't you Steve? You just put your lips together and blow'

Was you ever bit by a dead bee?

[lcbaseball22]

Originally Posted by crookshanks1177

As for Howard Hawk's have you seen To Have and Have Not? That's the movie where Bogie and Bacall met. I love them. He did The Big Sleep also with them, and it was pretty good, but not as good as To Have and Have Not.

I loved the cast of To Have and Have Not. Bogie and Bacall of course... Walter Brennan, Hoagy Carmichael, etc.

Yep, and I've seen The Big Sleep too. I mentioned them both on the previous page actually

Originally Posted by lcbaseball22

Hmm, I've known of this other version for a while now but I didn't realize Hawks directed it. Well, for the most part I have liked all of his films. Bringing Up Baby and The Big Sleep are masterpieces...To Have and Have Not and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes were pretty good...and His Girl Friday was, well tolerable. So while I have no desire to watch the 1983 version with Al Pacino I might add this one to my list.

Originally Posted by crookshanks1177

Was you ever bit by a dead bee?

Ugh, I found that to be such an annoying running gag...


So I'm looking through the IMDB filmography for Capra, Hawks, and Wilder...seriously, did these guys make bad movies? Just judging by the scores, but they're like all around 7.0 or higher it seems...so what about these?

Frank Capra

Lady For A Day
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Gary Cooper)
Lost Horizon
You Can’t Take it With You
Meet John Doe (Gary Cooper)

Howard Hawks

Man’s Favorite Sport
Monkey Business (Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe)
Full House
I Was a Male War Bride (Cary Grant)
Air Force
Ball of Fire (Gary Cooper)
Sergeant York (Gary Cooper)
Only Angels Have Wings (Cary Grant)
Come and Get It
Ceiling Zero
Barbary Coast
Twentieth Century
Red River
Rio Bravo

Billy Wilder

Sabrina (Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn)
The Spirit of St. Louis (James Stewart)
Ace in the Hole
Love in the Afternoon (Gary Cooper)
One, Two, Three
Irma La Douce (Jack Lemmon)
The Fortune Cookie (Jack Lemmon)
The Front Page (Jack Lemmon)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

None of those crack the Top 250, but they all look like they might be great and quite a few of 'em star some of my favorite actors too. It seems you never know with the classic movies....especially comedies. One of my favorites (It Happens Every Spring) I never would have given a second thought to watching if it hadn't been about baseball...

I think I'll stick with trying to finish up the classics from the Top 250 first, but after that I may look into some of these others, which it seems you can't really go wrong with. Oh, and I can't believe I forgot about Kubrick! After Hitchcock he's probably one of the most famous directors (10 films in the Top 250) Can't say I've been too impressed by his movies, but he's growing on me. I'll have to watch some more of his classics to form a better opinion there.

[DML1991]

Originally Posted by lcbaseball22

Can't say I've been too impressed by his movies, but he's growing on me. I'll have to watch some more of his classics to form a better opinion there.

Try out The Killing (which is thoroughly impressive as a piece of filmmaking, as well as among Kubrick's filmography, which is distinctly different and more straight forward from the films he made after it) and 2001 A Space Odyssey (probably the finest sci-fi film ever made, fascinating and deeply provoking on a visceral level). I still need to see Barry Lyndon and Paths of Glory.

[lcbaseball22]

Originally Posted by DML1991

Try out The Killing (which is thoroughly impressive as a piece of filmmaking, as well as among Kubrick's filmography, which is distinctly different and more straight forward from the films he made after it) and 2001 A Space Odyssey (probably the finest sci-fi film ever made, fascinating and deeply provoking on a visceral level). I still need to see Barry Lyndon and Paths of Glory.

Yeah, the one I'm most interested in seeing IS The Killing actually. In addition, I have some interest in Lolita, 2001 A Space Odyssey (I figure if I don't like this my general dis-like of sci-fi will be pretty well confirmed ) Barry Lyndon, and maybe a couple of his war movies. The one I really don't have much desire to see is A Clockwork Orange...

I have to admit his filmography is impressive. He only made 13 feature films and 10 are in the Top 250?!

[Perlidia]

Originally Posted by lcbaseball22

I really don't have much desire to see is A Clockwork Orange

Don't write off "A Clockwork Orange" it's not a perfect adaptation - but it’s a great film. Malcolm McDowell is ideal as Alex, one of his best roles. Visually it is stunning, the use of colour and music unsurpassed. It's a true reflection of Krubrick’s genius.

[Perlidia]

Originally Posted by lcbaseball22

So I'm looking through the IMDB filmography for Capra, Hawks, and Wilder...seriously, did these guys make bad movies? Just judging by the scores, but they're like all around 7.0 or higher it seems...so what about these?

Howard Hawks

I Was a Male War Bride (Cary Grant)
I forgot about this film – It’s one of my favorites, Quick and clever dialogue – Cary Grant Shines, his paring with Ann Sheridan is inspired. This film is a must see.


Billy Wilder

Sabrina (Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn)
Sweet enough, but nothing too outstanding. Not Audrey Hepburn’s greatest role.

The Spirit of St. Louis (James Stewart)
I am not really into biographical films, not really a fan of this one

Ace in the Hole
- Haven’t seen yet

Love in the Afternoon (Gary Cooper)
I really like this film – probably my favorite Hepburn role. It’s not overly complicated or challenging, and Gary Cooper doesn’t exactly throw himself into the role, however there is something wonderfully true and fresh about a plot that has been done to death.

One, Two, Three- Have never seen this, but really want to.

Irma La Douce (Jack Lemmon)
Really like this also. I find it fairly original and very heartfelt for a comedy. MacLaine is great, she has a knack for playing unfortunate naive wretches, who are matter of fact and romantic all at once.

The Fortune Cookie (Jack Lemmon) & the Front Page (Jack Lemmon)
-have yet to see

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
I am not a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes films – was not too interested in this. Its well made and fairly unique.

I love classic films!

Some of my faves are:
Sound of Music
Breakfast at Tiffanys
My Fair Lady
The King and I
Mary Poppins

I'm a big Julie Andrews fan n I also like Audrey Hepburn!

[LindaZhu]

two words:

Sabrina. Fair.

[captain Sparrow]

Gone with the Wind
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Waterloo Bridge
Funny Face
Roman Holiday
Sound of Music
In Name Only

I really love some of these classics...

[MissGranger1979]

Gone With the Wind - EPIC!
Breakfast at Tiffany's
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - hilarious!
The Wizard of Oz

[lcbaseball22]

I got the Universal Legacy Series DVD (to go along with the Hitchcock ones I already own) of To Kill A Mockingbird for Christmas. So excited to watch it again! I've only seen it a couple times but I recall thinking Gregory Peck's performance was one of the best I've ever seen.

Furthermore I am interested to see if I still find it to be one of the best book to film (and the book is quite amazing) adaptations I've seen.

[Prince659]

Doctor Zhivago!

[leah49]

Let's see what classic movies do I like? I'm not too into classic movies, but thanks to Netflix I've been watching a few.
The Wizard of Oz
All About Eve
It Happened One Night
A Streetcar Named Desire
Annie (I feel like it's not old enough to be considered a classic, but it's a classic to me)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (my dad is a big John Wayne fan and I've seen this one more times than I count...I thoroughly enjoy it, so that's a good thing)
West Side Story
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

[Liselle]

I watched an Affair to Remember last night, I'd not seen it before but you know what, they don't make leading men like Cary Grant anymore.

Wonderful bittersweet movie.