The 4 black and white movies I really like [Archive]

tbl

1/28/2007, 10:46 AM

Lifeboat - 12 Angry Men - Citizen Kane - To Kill a Mockingbird

Any time any of the above movies come on, I'm automatically in for the duration. I love them. As for any other B&W movies, I can't get into them, but I'm sure there are some great classics out there that I'm missing out on.

I tried Casablanca one time, but I couldn't get past the opening 20 minute snooze fest in the bar. That ones out.

Any suggestions?

King Crimson

1/28/2007, 10:51 AM

Kiss Me Deadly.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0048261/

jk the sooner fan

1/28/2007, 10:56 AM

wasnt red river originally in b&w?

greatness

tbl

1/28/2007, 10:56 AM

Were you correcting my spelling or offering a suggestion for a movie I already said I liked? The list was only 4 movies, so surely you were able to pick that one out. ;)

tbl

1/28/2007, 10:59 AM

I should clarify. As a whole, I'm not a fan of most "older" movies (60's and earlier). Mostly b/c I've never given them a chance.

I liked Patton a lot. I heard "The Bridge Over the River Kwai" was good.

OUHOMER

1/28/2007, 11:18 AM

The Birds- Alfred Hitchcock

sanantoniosooner

1/28/2007, 11:22 AM

Young Frankenstein

King Crimson

1/28/2007, 11:23 AM

Treasure of the Sierra Madre

King Crimson

1/28/2007, 11:24 AM

Seven Samurai

The Hidden Fortress

BoogercountySooner

1/28/2007, 11:34 AM

Was the Last picture show in Black and white seems like I remember it being that way. Anyway good movie.

WILBURJIM

1/28/2007, 12:32 PM

Four more great, must see B&W movies.

Sands of Iwo Jima w/ John Wayne - The Third Man w/ Orson Welles - Sunset Boulevard (1950s Hollywood creepy) - The Misfits w/Clark Gable & Marilyn Monroe

Viking Kitten

1/28/2007, 12:47 PM

Was the Last picture show in Black and white seems like I remember it being that way. Anyway good movie.

Yes, and yes it was.

"Schindler's List" and "Chinatown" are also great b&w movies.

And try again with "Casablanca," tbl. Maybe you weren't in the right frame of mind before. It's an excellent movie.

RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!

1/28/2007, 01:07 PM

I'm getting a copy of "On the Beach", which I haven't seen since it came out in '59 or '60, but have positive memories. I'll offer a report.

oklaclarinet

1/28/2007, 01:10 PM

The Birds- Alfred Hitchcock

I thought The Birds was in color. Still a good movie though. Hitchcock's most famous film, Psycho, is in black and white. Other good Hitchcock films include Rear Window, and my personal favorite of his, North by Northwest, but those are both in color.

birddog

1/28/2007, 01:11 PM

sunset boulevard

oklaclarinet

1/28/2007, 01:15 PM

Another one you might try is The Maltese Falcon. Bogart is one of the all-time great actors, and this is one of his best roles.

colleyvillesooner

1/28/2007, 01:25 PM

Not super old, but black and white: Raging Bull

yermom

1/28/2007, 01:43 PM

The Hidden Fortress

i just saw that one a week or two, very strange... the farmers are so R2d2 and C3p0 though ;)

i'd also add Clerks to the list :D

proud gonzo

1/28/2007, 02:52 PM

Miracle On 34th Street
Some Like it Hot
Ikiru
Bringing Up Baby
The Palm Beach Story
The Awful Truth
It Happened One Night
The Lady Eve
Sabrina
Hail the Conquering Hero
Arsenic and Old Lace
Life With Father
The Ladykillers
Sullivan's Travels

jacru

1/28/2007, 03:02 PM

MamaMia

1/28/2007, 03:09 PM

The original version of Imitation of Life.

SoonerGirl06

1/28/2007, 03:22 PM

It's A Wonderful Life
Harvey
Grapes of Wrath

King Crimson

1/28/2007, 03:44 PM

Four more great, must see B&W movies.

Sands of Iwo Jima w/ John Wayne - The Third Man w/ Orson Welles - Sunset Boulevard (1950s Hollywood creepy) - The Misfits w/Clark Gable & Marilyn Monroe

3rd Man is a good one. fo sho.

John Huston's "Asphalt Jungle" is the original bank "heist" flick.

1stTimeCaller

1/28/2007, 04:03 PM

I can't believe nobody has recommended 'High Noon' yet. It's a great film.

Chuck Bao

1/28/2007, 04:18 PM

For B&W movies, any movie starring Cary Grant is good by me. But, I like him better in comedies.

Monkey Business
North by Northwest
Bringing up Baby
The Bishop's Wife
Arsenic and Old Lace
Topper

SoonerGirl06

1/28/2007, 04:22 PM

For B&W movies, any movie starring Cary Grant is good by me. But, I like him better in comedies.

Monkey Business
North by Northwest
Bringing up Baby
The Bishop's Wife
Arsenic and Old Lace
Topper

Arsenic and Old Lace... now that's a good one.

SoCal

1/28/2007, 05:00 PM

Casablanca
Red River

Ruuuuuufus

1/28/2007, 06:52 PM

Psycho
most Audrey Hepburn movies
Dr. Strangelove etc.
The Third Man
The Man Who Knew Too Much (v. 2)

SoonerInKCMO

1/28/2007, 07:11 PM

And try again with "Casablanca," tbl. Maybe you weren't in the right frame of mind before. It's an excellent movie.

Don't listen to 'bowhead' - Casablanca blows. :texan:

SoonerInKCMO

1/28/2007, 07:14 PM

Psycho
most Audrey Hepburn movies
Dr. Strangelove etc.
The Third Man
The Man Who Knew Too Much (v. 2)

I really like Roman Holiday. And I'm not even gay.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the original King Kong yet. Not a masterpiece - but entertaining.

I don't like a lot of older movies because the acting seems so over the top to me. It's like the actors hadn't yet realized that they can be more subtle and nuanced on film than they could be on stage.

TUSooner

1/28/2007, 07:21 PM

I don't see how any sentient being can say "Casablanca blows." :rolleyes:
Heck, the scene where they sing the Marseillaise in the bar is better than many entire movies. Y'all MUST be Satan-worshipping pedophiles is all I can figure. ;)

High Noon also rawks.

I think the next B&W movie I rent will be Seven Samurai. I only saw it once, in college, and I want to see it again. It was the inspiration and model for the Maginficent Seven, y'know.

TUSooner

1/28/2007, 07:25 PM

....I don't like a lot of older movies because the acting seems so over the top to me. It's like the actors hadn't yet realized that they can be more subtle and nuanced on film than they could be on stage.

This is true in many cases. I just watched The Searchers (John Wayne, Technicolor.) I'd love to see a more modern director tackle that story, without some of the cliches, hamming (Jeffery Hunter) and hokey stereotypes - and without the speaking Indians all being played by white actors.

SoonerInKCMO

1/28/2007, 07:30 PM

I don't see how any sentient being can say "Casablanca blows." :rolleyes:

I drink a lot. My level of sentientnous is debatable. :D

Casablanca does blow though.

TUSooner

1/28/2007, 07:39 PM

I drink a lot. My level of sentientnous is debatable. :D

Casablanca does blow though.
OK: DRUNK, Satan-worshipping pedophile. There. :P

Viking Kitten

1/28/2007, 07:59 PM

I'll throw in "sadistic puppy eater with poor personal hygiene" for good measure. '85 mullet-boy. :D

Viking Kitten

1/28/2007, 08:01 PM

And kudos to PG for remembering to include "Some Like it Hot." That movie was greatness.

SoonerInKCMO

1/28/2007, 08:02 PM

That isn't a mullet. It was long all over. :P

SoonerInKCMO

1/28/2007, 08:03 PM

I showed that picture to a co-worker last night (yes, I had to work on Saturday night) and told her when it was taken. She said "that's the year I turned one!"

:mad:

Viking Kitten

1/28/2007, 08:13 PM

I showed that picture to a co-worker last night (yes, I had to work on Saturday night) and told her when it was taken. She said "that's the year I turned one!"

:mad:
I was getting ready for my ballet class the other night, changing into my leotard in a bathroom stall. A couple of teenagers came into the bathroom and were discussing the announcement they had just heard that the adult ballet class was about to begin.

Girl One: We have an adult ballet class at this school?

Girl Two: Yeah! Isn't that great? I think old people are so cute when they do stuff like that.

:mad:

SoonerInKCMO

1/28/2007, 08:15 PM

Aren't you kinda old for ballet? :confused:

Wouldn't want you to break a hip or nuthin'.

;)

Ike

1/28/2007, 08:16 PM

No mention in this thread of the greatest Sci-fi movie EVAR?!?!?

WTF is wrong you people?

Gort is so gonna kick your ***.

Viking Kitten

1/28/2007, 08:16 PM

You really don't value your spleen, do you?

SoonerInKCMO

1/28/2007, 08:17 PM

Why are you threatening Ike like that? :confused:

Viking Kitten

1/28/2007, 08:18 PM

Ike's spleen is safe for the time being.

soonerboomer93

1/28/2007, 08:20 PM

Clerks

booomer

1/28/2007, 09:06 PM

sunset boulevard

Excellent movie!

I also like, The Little Foxes, The Heiress, Suspicion, Jane Eyre, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Rebecca, Top Hat.

TheHumanAlphabet

1/29/2007, 04:53 AM

Dr. Strangelove - Peter Sellers
7 Days in May - Kirk Douglas
In Harms Way - John Wayne, et al.
The Longest Day - John Wayne, el al.

oumartin

1/29/2007, 06:37 AM

We have some black and white movies the wife made :D

oklaclarinet

1/29/2007, 07:47 AM

I haven't seen it, but a friend told me one of the scariest movies he's ever seen is the original black-and-white Night of the Living Dead.

crawfish

1/29/2007, 08:42 AM

Dr. Strangelove - Peter Sellers

47 posts to get to Dr. Strangelove? *sigh*.

Orson Welle's "A Touch of Evil" is excellent.

sanantoniosooner

1/29/2007, 08:49 AM

http://www.movieweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15740

Rook65

1/29/2007, 11:52 AM

On the Waterfront and In Cold Blood are a couple that come to mind.

SoonerJack

1/29/2007, 12:38 PM

I was getting ready for my ballet class the other night, changing into my leotard in a bathroom stall. A couple of teenagers came into the bathroom and were discussing the announcement they had just heard that the adult ballet class was about to begin.

Girl One: We have an adult ballet class at this school?

Girl Two: Yeah! Isn't that great? I think old people are so cute when they do stuff like that.

:mad:

This is deserving of its own thread, by the way. So VK, did you straighten the young tykes out on what exactly is old and what is and is not acceptable talk in the leotard changing area?
:pop:

MamaMia

1/29/2007, 01:21 PM

I was getting ready for my ballet class the other night, changing into my leotard in a bathroom stall. A couple of teenagers came into the bathroom and were discussing the announcement they had just heard that the adult ballet class was about to begin.

Girl One: We have an adult ballet class at this school?

Girl Two: Yeah! Isn't that great? I think old people are so cute when they do stuff like that.

:mad:
"Cute" is a good thing. :D
Telling your trainer you cant do your ball exercises today because your menopause has a taken a drastic turn...not good. :O

Viking Kitten

1/29/2007, 01:26 PM

This is deserving of its own thread, by the way. So VK, did you straighten the young tykes out on what exactly is old and what is and is not acceptable talk in the leotard changing area?
:pop:

I was too busy mourning my lost youth. And I almost did think it threadworthy.

Viking Kitten

1/29/2007, 01:27 PM

"Cute" is a good thing. :D
Telling your trainer you cant do your ball exercises today because your menopause has a taken a drastic turn...not good. :O

Try telling your ballet teacher you can't do Arabesque today because you fell off a rolling chair at work. :D

tbl

1/29/2007, 02:39 PM

In Cold Blood

That came on TV one night recently and I couldn't get into it at all. The dialog just droned on and on.... I was very distracted by kids and such, so maybe when it's nice and quiet it'd be different.

AllAboutThe'O'

1/29/2007, 07:12 PM

What, no love for "The Jazz Singer," the first "talkie" when it came out in 1927? Surely we have some Al Jolson fans on the board.

usmc-sooner

1/29/2007, 07:47 PM

Jungle Fever
White Men Can't Jump
Save the Last Dance
A Bronx Tale

AllAboutThe'O'

1/29/2007, 08:15 PM

Jungle Fever
White Men Can't Jump
Save the Last Dance
A Bronx Tale
OK, best black and white buddy movies:
Lethal Weapon I, II, III and IV.

usmc-sooner

1/29/2007, 08:28 PM

OK, best black and white buddy movies:
Lethal Weapon I, II, III and IV.

might I add Rocky III and IV