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Post by PhantomWolf on Nov 5, 2007 23:06:28 GMT -4
And George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead and the original (staring a young Jack Nicholson in just his third film) Little Shop of Horrors.
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Post by Jason on Nov 5, 2007 23:10:32 GMT -4
And the first few reels and epilogue of The Wizard of Oz.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Nov 5, 2007 23:11:03 GMT -4
could add in any of Charlie Chaplin's, Buster Keton's, or the Marx Brother's works as well.
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Post by AtomicDog on Nov 5, 2007 23:13:12 GMT -4
And Attack of the the Eye Creatures.
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Post by Jason on Nov 5, 2007 23:13:43 GMT -4
He doesn't even know who the Three Stooges are.
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Post by Jason on Nov 5, 2007 23:15:07 GMT -4
Or who first said "Gort! Klaatu Barada Nikto!"
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Post by Ginnie on Nov 5, 2007 23:15:58 GMT -4
Or Paths of Glory Dr. Strangelove Frankenstein Citizen Kane The Caine Mutiny The Incident The Birds Night of the Living Dead Judgement at Nuremburg (Shatner!) King Kong All Quiet on the Western Front Its a Wonderful Life Psycho Shape of Things to Come (I think it was called that) A Hard Days Night A Streetcar Named Desire , heck The Wild One and On the Waterfront too... oh, there's too many too mention. Plus we have all the silents, though they may not be to everyone's taste. You could build a fabulous DVD collection of just black and white movies! EDIT: Ooops , I see some of these were already mentioned. Must of forgot to refresh the page. Yeah, the Marx Brothers! Or Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis, Humphey and Bogart...
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Post by Jason on Nov 5, 2007 23:16:42 GMT -4
The Birds was in color. assuming you mean the Hitchcock film.
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Post by Jason on Nov 5, 2007 23:19:09 GMT -4
No Plan Nine From Outer Space! Or Robot Monster!
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Post by Ginnie on Nov 5, 2007 23:24:38 GMT -4
The Birds was in color. assuming you mean the Hitchcock film. Ha ha. You know, I only watched it when I was a kid on a black and white television! It scared the crap outta me. I've only seen bits of it on TV recently, and never paid much attention to it because I always miss the beginning. Of course now that they colourize B&W films how could I tell. Blood in B&W movies is so scary, because it comes out so black.
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Post by Ginnie on Nov 5, 2007 23:31:47 GMT -4
No Plan Nine From Outer Space! Or Robot Monster! Honestly, I can't watch Plan 9 all the way through. I've never seen Robot Monster. I just bought all the Frankenstein movies in a DVD collection for seven bucks - the deluxe set that came out two years ago. Boy, does the Monster ever such when Boris Karloff isn't playing the role. Shouldn't a new thread be started to discuss this topic?
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Post by Count Zero on Nov 6, 2007 0:16:18 GMT -4
could add in any of Charlie Chaplin's, Buster Keton's, or the Marx Brother's works as well.
Oh, I love Chaplin! City Lights & Modern Times are my favorites, but The Circus & The Gold Rush are close behind. Of Keaton I liked Our Hospitality more than The General. The latter had hilarious moments, but the pacing seemed off - as though the sum was less than its parts. Still, I love Keaton's brand of dead-pan humor. Of the Marx Brothers, what can one say? Duck Soup!
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Post by JayUtah on Nov 6, 2007 1:43:59 GMT -4
Dr. Strangelove
An absolute classic. A still of Sterling Hayden's low-key monologue is in my office.
The Caine Mutiny
In color, but well photographed and acted.
I went through a phase where I jiggled ball bearings for effect during stupid meetings, but nobody got it.
Judgement at Nuremburg (Shatner!)
Some of the best cinematography in the industry. In addition to Shatner, there's a young, dynamic Maximilian Schell who commands the screen. The slow trucks during the cross-examination scenes were the inspiration for a technique we use frequently in our live theater in the round, where the stage very slowly rotates during dialogue.
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Post by Czero 101 on Nov 6, 2007 2:17:36 GMT -4
To Kill A Mockingbird Metropolis
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Post by Count Zero on Nov 6, 2007 3:02:32 GMT -4
Judgement at Nuremburg (Shatner!)
The haunting performances by Montgomery Clift and Judy Garland blew me away. Talk about playing against type; wow!
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