Black & White Films

[Pidge]

Christ... this is impossible.

 

The Third Man has to be mentioned.

 

The Apartment is one of the best (if far from the funniest) comedies of all time. Likewise, Harvey. One from each of the two greatest actors of all time for you there.

 

The Misfits is possibly Monroe's finest hour (bar the Seven Year Itch, which is the only DVD I've watched three times back to back and still been laughing) and it's one of Huston's best too.

 

The Kid is damn near perfect as a film.

 

Being a Haneke nut I'll mention The White Ribbon.

 

and finally, as with my foreign films post, I'll end with the daddy of all family dramas, Tokyo Story.

[Chairman Meow]

M

 

Good call, M and Metropolis are both top quality as are the Mabuse films. Fritz Lang was ace.

[jonnybastard]

Raging bull. Wouldn't have looked as good in colour. Unlike rumblefish.

[Baldi]

Ed Wood - Johnny Depp - Hilarious - Martin Landau - Amazing Performance

 

Raging Bull - One of the best

 

Young Frankenstein - Brilliant Film

 

Goodbye Mr Chips - Always brings a tear to the eye, and a great Anti-War film

 

The Count of Monte Cristo - Robert Donat again, brilliant

 

Its a Wonderful Life - Jimmy Stewarts Best

 

Citizen Kane - Without it you wouldnt have had some of the greatest directors and editors

[Lee909]

clerks

[Sut]

Howard Hughes' The Outlaw on iPlayer

[Dougie Do'ins]

Cant believe Lord of the flies hasn't had a mention yet, and Kes.

 

Going to throw in The Longest Day, but cant remember if it was BW/Colour.

 

Also, All Quiet On The Western Front. 1930s American film about WW1.

[Pidge]

Kes wasn't black and white. Although a number of the more famous promo photos were.

 

Fucking ace film though.

 

"We'll be Spurs so there's no clash of colours"

[Mike D]

[razor]

Great to see so many going for Night of the Hunter.

 

Last Year At Marienbad great call also, FH. I'd add La Notte to that.

 

Sweet Smell of Success

Touch of Evil

A Tale of Two Cities

The Front Page

Some Like It Hot

Sunset Boulevard

White Heat

To Kill A Mockingbird

A Kind of Loving

Goodbye Mr Chips

 

Saturday Night Sunday Morning is my favourite film.

Edited March 16, 2011 by razor

[silverlining]

My favourite black & white film is "Night Of The Living Dead"

 

But I do also like Laurel & Hardy, Harold Lloyd.

 

Other mentions:

 

"Angels With Dirty Faces"

"Schindler's List"

"Psycho"

"Raging Bull"

"Man Bites Dog"

"Sin City"

"Some Like It Hot"

"Twelve Angry Men"

[INTORRESTING]

Watched these again lately - need something lighthearted next!

 

Man bites dog

la haine

tzameti 13

[cochcaer]

Dead of Night.

 

Night of the Hunter.

 

Les Diaboliques.

 

Night of the Demon.

[VladimirIlyich]

My favourite black & white film is "Night Of The Living Dead"

 

But I do also like Laurel & Hardy, Harold Lloyd.

 

Other mentions:

 

"Angels With Dirty Faces"

"Schindler's List"

"Psycho"

"Raging Bull"

"Man Bites Dog"

"Sin City"

"Some Like It Hot"

"Twelve Angry Men"

 

Good shout.

 

Laurel and Hardy any day over the Marx Brothers.

It should read the Marx Brother because it was all Groucho.

[Stouffer]

NotLD, finally.

 

"Barbara, they're coming to get you Barbara...."

[Mike D]

not movies as such, but I love the old British transport films (BTF) from the 1950s, short film/documentaries, mainly about railway and road transport.

my dad got me into them, got most now on DVD, I like the old commentaries and just the general way of life.

 

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[Sut]

Has anyone suggested Night of the Living Dead?

 

[The Golden Eel]

Psycho

The 39 Steps

Strangers on a Train

Carnival of Souls

Eyes Without a Face

The Innocents

Night of the Living Dead

Freaks

La Haine

[Pidge]

Sweet Smell of Success

 

Top shout that, I found it on at 1:30 on a Saturday just as I was heading down to... a green place with lots of people and a little bit of net... ended up sacking that off to sit in alone and watch a film. The dialogue is possibly the sharpest I have ever heard.

 

The director was an Ealing alumnus, which reminds me...

 

The Ladykillers

The Lavender Hill Mob

Kind Hearts and Coronets

 

Alec Guiness was brilliant.

[Mike D]

Ladykillers is colour, one of my faves.

[RED.DUB]

Blackboard Jungle

On the Waterfront

Young Frankenstein

Psycho

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Defiant Ones

 

to name but a few.

[Pidge]

You're right, I thought it was a coloursied (after the fact) one (like that awful version of Some Like It Hot), but checking my DVD, you are correct. Shot in colour. Unusual for Ealing.

 

Anyway, here's a treat (for some... maybe):

 

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1933... incredible ingenuity.

Edited March 16, 2011 by Pidge

[razor]

 

Say...

 

 

I say...

[Mike D]

forgot to add Two way stretch

 

and my dads all time favourite is School for scoundrels

[Sut]

 

Hard Cheese!