Any film recommendations

[Dramarama]

Preferably pre-1970 movies :)Thanks

[nytemare]

1. How about pre-pre 1970's?

Chaplin's "Great Dictator" was a masterpiece, right down to the score Chaplin composed.

[Dramarama]

2. Thanks

Hope Netflix has it

[nytemare]

7. What did you end up getting?

:hi:

[Dramarama]

11. On The Waterfront

Brando FTW

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. As begin_within suggested, all of movie history is your oyster

and Netflix has almost everything that was made before 1970. Their catalogue is simply amazing.

Last night I watched a bizarre Hungarian thriller Kontroll on instant view. It takes place entirely within the Budapest subway system, where someone is pushing people onto the tracks. The crew of ticket takers, a bunch of misfits, is assigned to find the killer. It's a strange ride, with lots of questions never answered, but it epitomizes why I like foreign films: stories I've never seen before, glimpses of life in another country, a willingness to take artistic risks, and the lack of any compulsion to tie things into a neat and cheerful happy ending.

[klm55500]

3. ben hur

[mikeSchmuckabee]

4. Anything with Humphrey Bogart

All Through the Night-with Peter Lorre, Jackie Gleason, and Phil Silvers too. Great WWII terror comedy. Cheesecake, Nazis, Gangsters-what more could you want. Netflix available
Sahara
In a Lonely Place
Passage to Marseille

All available from Netflix, but worth owning.
Beat the Devil and The Big Sleep are available instantly.

Also Nevada Smith with Steve Mcqueen.

[stewartcolbert08]

5. What types of films?

If your looking romantic comedy I like anything with Doris Day or any type of cooky thriller type Betty Davis rules them all! ;-)

[begin_within]

6. Good pre-1970 films

"Mary Poppins" (1964) - a landmark achievement in filmmaking, multiple themes, witty script, stellar cast, dazzling special effects, unforgettable songs, works well on both kid and grown-up levels

"Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba)" (1964) - Best cinematography of all time

"Tokyo Story" (1953) - Slow-moving film but a life-changing experience

"Au Hasard, Balthazar" (1966) - Enigmatic art film revered in France

"Salt of the Earth" (1954) - the only blacklisted film, moving true story about a strike

"Psycho" (1960) - the best example of the craft of filmmaking. Every aspect and discipline of filmmaking is done to perfection, story, script, acting, camera work, editing, musical score, and it all coalesces into one unique unforgettable experience

"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) Landmark macabre comedy-thriller that revived the careers of its two stars. Supporting cast is also top-notch

"The Americanization of Emily" (1964) - Sharp script written by Paddy Chayefsky, James Garner's finest hour, Julie Andrews proves her acting chops, outstanding performances by James Coburn and Melvyn Douglas

"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) Enigmatic science fiction with intentionally ambiguous meanings

"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965) Top-notch action, script loaded with double-entendres, fun cast

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
A Night At The Opera (1935)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Casablanca (1942)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette) (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Harvey (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Ikiru (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Singin' In The Rain (1952)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Glen or Glenda (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953)
The Yearling (1954)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
The Seven Samurai (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
A Star Is Born (1954)
On The Waterfront (1954)
Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
Marty (1955)
East of Eden (1955)
Panther Panchali (1955)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
A Man Escaped (1956)
Giant (1956)
The Searchers (1956)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Vertigo (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
South Pacific (1958)
Pickpocket (1959)
Some Like it Hot (1959)
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
The Apartment (1960)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
L'Avventura (1960)
The Hustler (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Lolita (1962)
Hud (1963)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Pink Panther (1964)
Goldfinger (1964)
Lilies of the Field (1965)
To Sir, With Love (1965)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Ship of Fools (1965)
Dr. Zhivago (1965)
The Loved One (1965)
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
Seconds (1966)
A Man For All Seasons (1966)
Born Free (1966)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1968)
Easy Rider (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)

[Dramarama]

12. Is that every movie ever

[sarge43]

13. Wait. There's more: The Lady Eve, Scarlett Street, The Oxbow Incident,

Red River, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Murder My Sweet, Singing in the Rain.

[sarge43]

9. Any film Fritz Lang directed

From Metropolis to The Big Heat.

[gmoney]

15. except maybe the "Indian Epics"

The remarkable Debra Paget dance sequence not withstanding, this is pretty dreadful stuff.

[sarge43]

16. Never saw that one. Thanks for the warning.

Debra Paget dancing - that's different.

Well, even the great ones make at least one stinker.

[gmoney]

17. The Debra Paget dance is on YouTube... quite racy and athletic for the day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGU_bPxYFIM

Get a load of the "snake"

[sarge43]

19. A snake? Oh my. I'll check it out. Thanks again. n/t

[gmoney]

26. no, a "snake"

Not quite on par with Ollie of Kukla, Fran & Ollie fame...

[edbermac]

10. Any film by great directors like Hitchcock, Kubrick, Russ Meyer.

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[Forkboy]

14. A few...

Fail Safe (Tense, cold war nuclear drama)

Yojimbo (A Japanese foreshadowing of the Man With No Name theme soon made popular by the spaghetti western. In this case it's a ronin instead of a cowboy.)

Le Salaire de la peur (The Wages Of Fear) (The remake Sorcerer is even better, imo, but you asked for pre-70's. This is an excellent and tense movie about men hired to transport nitroglycerine through a jungle to put out an oil fire. Either version is worth seeing, but William Friedkin's remake is the version I personally prefer.)

Patton (The mighty George C. Scott at his very best. Not so much a war movie as a character study. Also the best intro to any movie ever made...)

Destroy All Monsters (Big monsters, aliens, spaceships, hidden bases....do you really need more?)

[lunatica]

18. Arsenic and Old Lace (it's a delightful comedy)

[rurallib]

21. Yes indeed. May I add -

Bob Hope in 'My Favorite Brunette"
Fred McMurray in '"Murder, He Said" and
Rod Steiger in "The Pawnbroker" (a much overlooked film)

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. The Night of the Hunter, with Robert Mitchum.

Unforgettable.

then watch Thunder Road with Mitchum..he sings!!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

23. Good God, that'll give him nightmares!

I still can't watch it... :scared:

[BlooInBloo]

22. Pan's Labyrinth was AWESOME!

It's a recent movie (I don't do black n white days stuff very much).

But I'll never watch that weaksauce fail shit Tim Burton puts out ever again.

[RandomThoughts]

25. I am going to watch that movie again.

But honestly, I lean more towards a Dune quote, (also found a quote that also makes a bit of a comment on a recent rulling by the supreme court, and from my opinion defence of democracy.)

The Spacing Guild
Good government never depends upon laws, but upon the
personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of
government is always subordinate to the will of those who
administer that machinery. The most important element of
government, therefore, is the method of choosing leaders.
-Law and Governance
The Spacing Guild Manual

Any path which narrows future possibilities may become a
lethal trap. Humans are not threading their way through a
maze; they scan a vast horizon filled with unique
opportunities...
-The Spacing Guild Handbook

opportunities, and a few obstacles, but still many choices.


But my main point is that life is not a maze with one black path and one white, but many directions and oppurtunities that are hues of grey. And many times people want you to think you have only a few choices, so that you do not look at all the things around a person.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. "Bringing Up Baby" still makes me laugh...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029947/

"My Favorite Wife" is another good one. Pretty much anything with Cary Grant is worth seeing. :D