Old black & white movie fav's ...

Obviously original King Kong (stayed up to watch it at midnight when i was a kid with mom) Citizen Kane... On the Waterfront.. um Stardust memories ...

but the one that caught my eye was on last night - The Fountainhead

I had never seen this movie with gary cooper about not towing the line in a corp environment - but it was great

i dont know much about ann rand either - except my mom was in a play called January 16th - that had a different ending every night and the audience voted (many many years ago)

so.. i am not an ann ryand freak or anything..  but this was a really good movie

it came on at like 2am and i ended up watching the whole thing..

(* i thought it would have been cooler if the jury came back hung ( collective) and the judge (individual) had to deliver the verdict.. but it was really good.

anyway..bla bla.. what OLD BW movies do you like - that may have been over-looked  (i never even knew of this one)

edit: here is the speech at the end (id wait and rent the whole movie but whatever)

Arsenic and Old Lace
Dracula
King Kong

Dharma Punk wrote:

Arsenic and Old Lace
Dracula
King Kong

thank you for rescuing me from a messy argument over the value IP in relationship to its innovative creation point.

yes messy!

african queen...  1/2 wizard of oz.. 

Hitchcock's Psycho is good.

jamie wrote:



Dharma Punk wrote: Arsenic and Old Lace Dracula King Kong

thank you for rescuing me from a messy argument over the value IP in relationship to its innovative creation point.

yes messy!

african queen...  1/2 wizard of oz.. 

M?

Dharma Punk wrote:



jamie wrote:  Dharma Punk wrote: Arsenic and Old Lace Dracula King Kong thank you for rescuing me from a messy argument over the value IP in relationship to its innovative creation point. yes messy! african queen...  1/2 wizard of oz..

M?

no!....  

ok ok...

if you want to know... i viewed some of the IP aspects of this movie as disturbing - but others as liberating..

i think to me the point is - go be gung ho over IP if you are indeed the innovator...  but basically shut up if you are copying...

cue the hordes...


* The Creature.. where is that remake?

Casablanca
The Lady Eve
Dear Ruth
The Best Years of Our Lives
All the Andy Hardy movies
Witness for the Prosecution
("I am constantly surprised that women's hats do not provoke more murders.")

Persona
Wild Strawberries
Seven Samurai

harumscarum wrote:

Seven Samurai

D'oh! Forgot that one.

Gojira or Godzilla... the original B&W film.

Personal favorites:

• King Kong, a childhood favorite and still my second-favorite movie of all time.
• Casablanca, probably because the first time I saw it was right after I finished Grim Fandango. Also, it's featured in Quest For Glory 2.
• The Maltese Falcon. Probably my favorite noir movie. I fondly remember one legendary night when I watched it, realised I had no idea exactly who was doublecrossing who, so I immediately watched it again and took notes (in OneNote ) this time. Then, with my chronologic list of events at hand, I watched it a third time, and now I know exactly what's going on at any point in the movie.

jamie wrote:


african queen

I thought The African Queen was in color? Or maybe I've only seen the colored in version.

Speaking of colored in versions of black and white movies, I'd love to one day get my hands on the colorized version of Casablanca, because it's in such horrible taste. And I'm a sucker for bad taste.

And on the comedy side of things, add any one of the Marx Brothers' classics (e.g., "Duck Soup") and W.C. Fields in "It's a Gift".  A number of Carg Grant comedies (mention has already been made of "Arsenic and Old Lace") certainly qualify, too.  And don't forget Laurel and Hardy!  (As I did, before I hastily edited this post.)