The Black and Whites

is rod steiger ever anything but terrific?

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Inherit the Wind
It's a Wonderful Life

This thread is so full of great films and passion for cinema that it needs to be "bumped" back to teh centre of attention.


I most recently have watched John Frankenheimer's "SECONDS" for about the 50th time. I just adore the cinematographers choices throughout.

The Coen's MAN WHO WASNT THERE has had a few screenings over the last few weeks, its such a visual treat. So much charecter in Billy Bob Thornton's face, its says so much by itself.

NIGHT OF THE HUNTER is another one Ive viewed in the last month or so and it also stands up to repeat viewings, one tense ride.

PEEPING TOM a great study of loneliness much like TAXI DRIVER and ONE HOUR PHOTO

2 great British gangster films Sean Connery in THE FRIGHTENED CITY and Richard Attenbourough in BRIGHTON ROCK.

Also rewtched a few B&W Sidney Lumet films I love FAIL SAFE, THE HILL, 12 ANGRY MEN.

been a few more but its getting late and I gotta sleep

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I love the old black and white classics. Thanks for re-activating this Deckard. None of my friends in real life are interested in the old classics so this has been interesting to read.

My top 10 favorites....
1. Top Hat (1935)
2. The Women (1939)
3. Pride and Prejudice (1940)
4. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
5. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
6. It Happened One Night (1934)
7. Captain Blood (1935)
8. A Day At the Races (1937)
9. Bachelor Mother (1939)
10. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)



I also love these and just arranged them by year.

Little Women (1933)
The Thin Man (Series: 1934,1936,1939)
The Gay Divorcee *(1934)
Swing Time (1936)
Stage Door (1937)
Holiday (1938*)
5th Ave Girl (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Random Harvest (1942)
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
Mr. Skefington (1944)
Laura (1944)
Gaslight (1944)
All About Eve (1950)

Ed Wood

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Three Faces of Eve (1957)
The Kid (1921)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
King Kong (1933)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
Night of The Living Dead (1968)
Psycho (1960)

A lot of my favorite black and whites have already been named… but to add a few that I don't think were listed:


The General(1927)
The Vagabond (1916)
The Tramp ( 1915)
Keystone Hotel (1935)
The Haunting (1963) - they don't make them like this anymore…

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