06-06-2003 21:08									#1
	Recommend me a good black and white film: Increase the size of your Attachments

Old or new, doesnt matter as long as its good. But old would be better.

I dont care what kind of genre it is. But I'm guessing there wont be too much really good black and white action film, cause that kind of movies usually rely heavily on visuals. But you can try to prove me wrong. That would be actually be really nice.

	06-06-2003 21:10									#2
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Buster Keaton's "The General."

Or (IIRC) Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai."

IIRC the movie that "City of Angels" remade was in black and white, but I can't quite remember its name. Wings of an Angel? Something like that...

	06-06-2003 21:11									#3
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Dr Strangelove ('64)

I wouldn't rule out a chance to preserve a nucleus of human specimen.

	06-06-2003 21:12									#4
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Lets see:

Metropolis
M
His Girl Friday
Philladelphia story
The Third Man
A Touch of Evil (?)
King Kong
It Happened one Night
Frankenstein
...... and endless more.

	06-06-2003 21:15									#5
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger IIRC the movie that "City of Angels" remade was in black and white, but I can't quite remember its name. Wings of an Angel? Something like that...

I think Im looking for the same movie ur talking about. Its a foreign movie correct? problem is im having the same problem ur having (cant remember the title)

	06-06-2003 21:16									#6
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"Duck Soup" or "A day at the Races", in fact ANYTHING by the Marx brothers.

I think, as a group, they have yet to be bettered for US comedy.

"The African Queen". Always preferred Bogey in this to "Casablanca".

	06-06-2003 21:16									#7
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Psycho.
Dead men don't wear plaid. (The only Steve Martin movie that i've ever liked actually)

	06-06-2003 21:18									#8
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Zero: Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was a german film (not that it really mattered, since it was silent). Been awhile since I've seen it, but "Wings of an Angel" or "On the Wings of an Angel" seem close.

	06-06-2003 21:19									#9
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"All Quiet on the Western Front" if you like war movies. Bit long for today's audience though.

	06-06-2003 21:20									#10
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some you wont have to recommend. heres a list on top of my head (I already watched these)

All quiet on the wester front
Citizen Kane
Seven Samurai (and other samurai films by kurosawa)
King Kong
Frankenstein
Dracula
Seventh Seal
All of kubrick (including color anyway)
Pi
Schindler's list

...etc

There's just something about seeing things in black and white. Sometimes film would suck if they were in color. I dunno it looks nicer on rare ocassion.

	06-06-2003 21:20									#11
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Citizen Kane
Harvey
It's a Wonderful Life

	06-06-2003 21:22									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Cruddy "The African Queen". Always preferred Bogey in this to "Casablanca".

Wasn't that in colour?

"To kill a mockingbird".

	06-06-2003 21:23									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp Wasn't that in colour? "To kill a mockingbird".

That and inherit the wind: I wasnt sure if they were in color or not. Its been awhile, but nontheless they were good films. (being a good novel always helps )

	06-06-2003 21:24									#14
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Orson wells' a Touch of Evil (50 something) and The Third Man (49) are both excellent films.M was by lang, and it was Peter Lorre's first film. Very good.

	06-06-2003 21:25									#15
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I'm a tad soft for the 1930 version of "All quiet on the western front". Some parts of it hasn't aged that well though. It's a long time since 1930 in the world of films but there's a couple of very good scenes. If you'd like to move forwards a couple of years and see that it wasn't so funny on the french side of the front either, Kubricks "Paths to Glory" is a very good film.

	06-06-2003 21:25									#16
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A Night to Remember (1958 - Refreshing antitode to Cameron's bloated "Titanic")
Les Miserables (1935, with Charles Laughton/Frederic March)
Psycho
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Private Life of Henry VIII (Charles Laughton in his best role)
Alexander Nevsky
Battleship Potemkin
The Haunting (1963, with Julie Harris. Again, far better than the recent Hollywood remake)
Metropolis (a silent classic)
Citizen Kane
Dr. Strangelove
Orson Welles's Macbeth
The Manchurian Candidate
Casablanca

Jeez, too many to list...

	06-06-2003 21:29									#17
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quote: Originally posted by GePap Orson wells' a Touch of Evil (50 something) and The Third Man (49) are both excellent films.M was by lang, and it was Peter Lorre's first film. Very good.

Touch of Evil should ONLY be seen in the recent re-edit. The original theatrical release is terrible, which was a result of bad editing done by the studio after they fired Welles for going over budget and time.

Welles saw a preview of the studio's version and, appalled, wrote a 50-page manifesto begging them to incorporate some changes. They ignored him, and the movie bombed. A few years ago, however, someone took Welles's manifesto and re-edited the film to his specifications. The result is far, far superior.

M is chilling, yes. Lorre's voice when describing how he has to kill the children still gives me the absolute creeps.

	06-06-2003 21:29									#18
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Yup, lots of great older movies... Back in the days when people actually acted instead of relying on FX to take care of that for them...

I am a big Jimmy Stuart fan, I also really like John Wayne so anything with either of them in it, or get the double wammy with "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"... Another good JS film is "The Glen Miller Story"... Made my wife cry when I showed it to her, rather long though...

	06-06-2003 21:35									#19
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The man who wasn't there [2001] - Film noir with Billy Bob Thornton
Some like it hot [1959] - Comedy with Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon & Tony Curtis
Strangers on a train [1951] - Hitchcock film

	06-06-2003 21:41									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Japher Back in the days when people actually acted ... I also really like John Wayne

Is that what acting is supposed to be like?

Actually, I think acting has improved considerably since the earlier days of film, with few exceptions. Go watch a major film like Quo Vadis and see just how excruciatingly bad most of the lead actors were, and in those days people lauded them! I'd say the average film actor today is far better than the average film actor of 50-60 years ago, just because standards of what constitutes good acting have improved considerably (Marlon Brando should get a lot of credit for this).

	06-06-2003 21:47									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp [q]"The African Queen"[q] Wasn't that in colour?

You are quite right Laz. Sorry, must have watched it on a black and white set (DOH).

	06-06-2003 21:47									#22
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All About Eve.

	06-06-2003 21:50									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov Is that what acting is supposed to be like? Actually, I think acting has improved considerably since the earlier days of film, with few exceptions. Go watch a major film like Quo Vadis and see just how excruciatingly bad most of the lead actors were, and in those days people lauded them! I'd say the average film actor today is far better than the average film actor of 50-60 years ago, just because standards of what constitutes good acting have improved considerably (Marlon Brando should get a lot of credit for this).

i agree

	06-06-2003 21:52									#24
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The first 20 minutes of "The Wizard of Oz".

	06-06-2003 22:15									#25
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Bringing Up Baby with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn is one of my all time favorites. Another Cary Grant movie that is a must see is Arsenic and Old Lace. Grant's facial expressions in both movies are great.

Several Bogie movies: Key Largo, To Have and Have Not, The Maltese Falcon, and Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries by Inmar Bergman.

	06-06-2003 22:21									#26
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To Have and Have Not.
To Kill A Mockingbird

A good John Wayne movie, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; also has Jimmy Stewart and Lee Marvin.

	06-06-2003 22:36									#27
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand A good John Wayne movie, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; also has Jimmy Stewart and Lee Marvin.

That is a GREAT movie.

*chegitz is huge Westerns fan.

Another great B&W Western is High Noon. Can't go wrong with Stagecoach either, the original or the remake (both have John Wayne).

	06-06-2003 22:51									#28
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Seventh Seal Possible the best movie ever

Knight : I hear that you play Chess
Death : Where did you hear that?
Knight : I have seen it in picture and heard it told in songs
Death : I am quite good
Knight : But you can't be as good as me...

But in Swedish

-Jam

	06-06-2003 23:06									#29
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Jungle Fever

	06-06-2003 23:07									#30
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I liked especially "Judgment at Nuremberg", "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Apartment". I also like those old movies about stuff from E.A. Poe with Vincent Price.