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Reply #120 posted 04/02/06 11:04am

SHANNA

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North By Northwest
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Reply #121 posted 04/02/06 11:42am

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SHANNA said:

A Raisin In The Sun


YESSSS! Add to that these remarkable movies.


The Defiant Ones - probably one of the best movies ever made


A Patch of Blue - great ending

Edge of the City

Blackboard Jungle

Yeah, I love Sidney Poitier.
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Reply #122 posted 04/02/06 11:46am

u2prnce

SHANNA said:

North By Northwest


Nope, this one's color too. lol
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Reply #123 posted 04/02/06 11:49am

u2prnce

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It's a Wonderful Life

Casablanca

12 Angry Men

Meet John Doe

A Streetcar Named Desire

On The Waterfront

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf

....

I could go on forever


How could I forget Streetcar? eek That's THE best Brando ever. I even got Henry Rollins to agree with me when I asked him about it.
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Reply #124 posted 04/02/06 11:51am

u2prnce

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Rebel Without A Cause


Color. wink
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Reply #125 posted 04/02/06 11:56am

Justin1972UK

Hmmm... The first one which came to mind was 'Destry Rides Again'.



But it all depends on what you'd term "classic"... More than 50 years old?

If I were to pick something a little more contemporary, it would be 'Manhattan'.

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Reply #126 posted 04/02/06 12:01pm

u2prnce

Justin1972UK said:

Hmmm... The first one which came to mind was 'Destry Rides Again'.



But it all depends on what you'd term "classic"... More than 50 years old?

If I were to pick something a little more contemporary, it would be 'Manhattan'.






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Reply #127 posted 04/02/06 12:21pm

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Sunset Blvd,Citizen Kane, and Casablancha...
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Reply #128 posted 04/02/06 12:50pm

SHANNA

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u2prnce said:

"Nope"..."Color"..." lol "..." wink "


Okay... smile

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Reply #129 posted 04/02/06 1:17pm

u2prnce

SHANNA said:

u2prnce said:

"Nope"..."Color"..." lol "..." wink "


Okay... smile

I'm done. rose


Hey, don't feel bad. I used to work at Borders and there's plenty of dvds with color pictures on the box, but the movie is in b & w. People make that mistake all the time. North by Northwest is one of my favorites, though. Hitchcock and Cary Grant are two great tastes that taste great together! hug
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Reply #130 posted 04/02/06 1:34pm

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There are tons, but here are a few off the top...


...Cape Fear


...Dracula


...Frankenstein


...Bride of Frankenstein


...Mighty Joe Young


...Anatomy of a Murder


...The Rose Tatoo


The Hustler


...Of Mice and Men


...Double Indemnity


...Little Caeser


...White Heat


...Laura


...Out of the Past


...The Pawnbroker


...Spellbound


...Strangers on a Train


...Psycho


...High Noon


...Come back Little Sheba


...The Lost Weekend


...Hunchback of Notre Dame


...Metropolis

...Too many to name.


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Reply #131 posted 04/02/06 1:57pm

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Reply #132 posted 04/02/06 2:33pm

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heartbeatocean said:

A quick summary about Birth of a Nation's popularity at the time.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/c...ion_a.html

A modern take on that film by...



...DJ Spooky (photo w/Oakland Symphony 2004)

http://www.djspooky.com/art.html
http://www.npr.org/templa...Id=4112682


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Reply #133 posted 04/02/06 2:53pm

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heartbeatocean said:

Smittyrock70 said:

How about Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. Sorry, I couldn't pull a picture.


Here ya go.



Thanks!!!
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Reply #134 posted 04/02/06 2:56pm

Icicle

I LOVE black and white movies, so it`s very hard to pick just one.



The acting and the story makes this one my favorite.

But also...


Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby and snow!!! nod


Great movie!


And last, but not least...
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Reply #135 posted 04/02/06 2:58pm

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u2prnce said:

SHANNA said:



Okay... smile

I'm done. rose


Hey, don't feel bad. I used to work at Borders and there's plenty of dvds with color pictures on the box, but the movie is in b & w. People make that mistake all the time. North by Northwest is one of my favorites, though. Hitchcock and Cary Grant are two great tastes that taste great together! hug


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Reply #136 posted 04/02/06 3:38pm

u2prnce

Jeez, how could I have forgotten this one?



My top 5(ranked from the top down)
The Man Who Wasn't There
Young Frankenstein
A Streetcar Named Desire
Psycho

and




Suspicion



I had to edit out Casablanca. It *just* missed my top 5. wink [/img]
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Reply #137 posted 04/02/06 3:44pm

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Smittyrock70 said:

How about Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator.


That opens up the category of early b&w comedies.


...Charlie Chaplin - The Kid



...Buster Keaton - The General



...Harry Langdon - Strong Man



...Harold Lloyd - Safety Last



...Laurel & Hardy - Sons of the Desert



...Abbott & Costello - Hold That Ghost


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Reply #138 posted 04/02/06 3:50pm

u2prnce

Haven't seen these guys represented yet.





I'm feeling impish like Prince, so can anyone name the two films?
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Reply #139 posted 04/02/06 4:14pm

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StoneCrib said:

Lammastide said:

Why did I list Griffith's Birth of a Nation? Well...

I didn't list it because I thought it was fun or comfortable. The movie's historical bias is absolutely revolting. BUT, as art goes, that movie changed the entire paradigm of the motion picture. I'll defer to heartbeocean's link to get into details, but that film changed everything! It showed the world, perhaps for the first time, the immense power that cinema can have not only in the movie-going world, but over the psyche of its audiences and in the overarching culture altogether.

And thanks, heartbeatocean for reminding us of Riefenstahl's later and terrifying Triumph of the Will, which I'd also place among my favorites, in the same vein.

...As for Intolerance, also by Griffith: No, it definitely wasn't an apology for BOAN. In fact, as I recall, it made no reference to the American Negro at all, which is amazingly ironic given the human message of the film. Again, though, the sheer cinematic innovation of that film -- and it's enormous scale (Just look at how HUGE Griffith's images of ancient Babylon are!! And remember this was in 1916!!) -- cements its place in world cinematic history, let alone my personal appreciation.


Perhaps if you yourself were African-American you'd feel differently. The film is an atrocity and should NEVER be mentioned as one of the top 100s. Never. I could give a flying fuck at how it changed cinema because it also help add to the already negative shaping of the mindset of some Americans at how they perceive Blacks. No amount of cinema prowess could wipe away what that film did to Blacks in the U.S. at that time. None.


You're absolutely right. Even if the movie were in 3d, dolby surround and all that shit, it would still be one of the lowest points in American cinematography. A terrible waste of money, time and tape.
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Reply #140 posted 04/02/06 4:22pm

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rushing07 said:

StoneCrib said:



Perhaps if you yourself were African-American you'd feel differently. The film is an atrocity and should NEVER be mentioned as one of the top 100s. Never. I could give a flying fuck at how it changed cinema because it also help add to the already negative shaping of the mindset of some Americans at how they perceive Blacks. No amount of cinema prowess could wipe away what that film did to Blacks in the U.S. at that time. None.


You're absolutely right. Even if the movie were in 3d, dolby surround and all that shit, it would still be one of the lowest points in American cinematography. A terrible waste of money, time and tape.

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Reply #141 posted 04/02/06 4:26pm

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theAudience said:







cool photo
a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on
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Reply #142 posted 04/02/06 6:10pm

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Repeat edit
[Edited 4/2/06 18:14pm]
Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #143 posted 04/02/06 6:17pm

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Stax said:

theAudience said:







cool photo

omfg Poor Spooky. Apparently someone TRICKED him into seeing the artistic and cultural reach of BOAN. Lord be with him. pray

...Perhaps if he were African-American he'd feel differently. confused
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Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
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Reply #144 posted 04/02/06 10:57pm

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Lammastide said:


...Perhaps if he were African-American he'd feel differently. confused
[Edited 4/2/06 19:15pm]

I'm not surprised to read immature comments like that, especially from the org, because there are some people who will never know what it's like to be the victim of racism so they truly don't care who they offend.
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Reply #145 posted 04/03/06 1:35am

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AnckSuNamun said:



a few years ago we were forced to watch that in class. I just didn't see what was so great about it.



heresy!


disbelief...

ah, the ignorance of the masses...
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Reply #146 posted 04/03/06 6:15am

Anx

oh my GOD, how could i forget....




WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

one of my all-time faves!
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Reply #147 posted 04/03/06 7:39am

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StoneCrib said:

Lammastide said:


...Perhaps if he were African-American he'd feel differently. confused
[Edited 4/2/06 19:15pm]

I'm not surprised to read immature comments like that, especially from the org, because there are some people who will never know what it's like to be the victim of racism so they truly don't care who they offend.

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The more I read of you, Crib, the bigger my smile. You may understand later.

It's cool, though. Your point is well taken.
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Reply #148 posted 04/03/06 8:43am

Heiress

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As for American B&W, I like...

The It Girl
Birth of a Nation
Intolerance
42nd Street
King Kong

I dunno what my absolute favorite would be, though. Maybe Under the Cherry Moon? wink


ON that theme, how about Broken Blossoms?

speaking of which, where's lilgish? confuse
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Reply #149 posted 04/03/06 8:45am

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I cant believe it took 5 pages before someone gave Citizen Kane Props??

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