Im surprised not many mentions for the old British films - the Ealing comedies in particular, like The Ladykillers, The Smallest Show On Earth, The Titfield Thunderbolt, Passport To Pimlico, or my own particular favourite Hobson's Choice.
Im surprised not many mentions for the old British films - the Ealing comedies in particular, like The Ladykillers, The Smallest Show On Earth, The Titfield Thunderbolt, Passport To Pimlico, or my own particular favourite Hobson's Choice.
Also what about the silents?
The Wicked Lady is fantastic, as is Kind Hearts and Coronets ( even my 14yr old likes that one )
Im surprised not many mentions for the old British films - the Ealing comedies in particular, like The Ladykillers, The Smallest Show On Earth, The Titfield Thunderbolt, Passport To Pimlico, or my own particular favourite Hobson's Choice.
Also what about the silents?
The Ladykillers was in colour which it why it's missing from my list. But i see what you mean because I have left off The Lavender Hill Mob & The Man in the White Suit from my previous post. I couldn't think of them all !
Im surprised not many mentions for the old British films - the Ealing comedies in particular, like The Ladykillers, The Smallest Show On Earth, The Titfield Thunderbolt, Passport To Pimlico, or my own particular favourite Hobson's Choice.
Also what about the silents?
Surely Thunderbolt was in colour?
I think if you go back to the days of B & W there are too many to mention but my personal favourites from the silent age are Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton.
Can I just say I must be the only person who doesn't care for It's A Wonderful Life. I just don't get the fuss.
The Ladykillers was in colour which it why it's missing from my list. But i see what you mean because I have left off The Lavender Hill Mob & The Man in the White Suit from my previous post. I couldn't think of them all !
Maybe I'm wrong, but weren't Thunderbolt and The Ladykillers colorised?
Schindler's List, Elephant Man, La Haine and an old film with Vivien Leigh, Waterloo Bridge. Brings a tear
Still haven't seen Waterloo Bridge, but my wife tells me it gets shown on Chinese TV all the time.
My favourites are the German expressionist films in b/w:
Metropolis
Nosferatu
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The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (my all-time favourite!)
+ some of the other classics:
All Quiet on the Western Front
King Kong
Casablanca
Plan 9 from Outer SPace (funniest film ever, especialy once you've seen Ed Wood)
and a few modern classics:
La Haine
Schindler's List
Elephant Man
Sin City
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A Streetcar Named Desire
It's A Wonderful Life
Cape Fear
The Big Sleep
The Maltese Falcon
Dark Passage
Bit of a Bogie fan I'm afraid!
I've tried to explain to the missus many times why I love B&W movies, but she just doesn't understand.
I think rainy sunday afternoons is the perfect time for them.
Casablanca would be 2nd.
Love to see some of the old Laurel & Hardy's on a wet winter afternoon.
Sunset Boulevard
Night of the Iguana
Inherit the Wind
Modern day these spring to mind:
Paper Moon
Manhattan
Rumblefish
Elephant Man
The Last Picture Show
Raging Bull
Good night and Good Luck
Ed Wood
Also what about the silents?
A Night to Remember
Stalag 17
The Apartment
Scrooge - Alistair Sim
The Lemon Drop Kid
The League Of Gentlemen
Hobson's Choice
Two Way Stretch
The Wicked Lady is fantastic, as is Kind Hearts and Coronets ( even my 14yr old likes that one )
The Ladykillers was in colour which it why it's missing from my list. But i see what you mean because I have left off The Lavender Hill Mob & The Man in the White Suit from my previous post. I couldn't think of them all !
Surely Thunderbolt was in colour?
I think if you go back to the days of B & W there are too many to mention but my personal favourites from the silent age are Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton.
Can I just say I must be the only person who doesn't care for It's A Wonderful Life. I just don't get the fuss.
Maybe I'm wrong, but weren't Thunderbolt and The Ladykillers colorised?
City Lights
Sons Of The Desert
Blockheads
Pack Up Your Troubles
Way out West
Our Relations
Some like it hot
All about Eve
Rebecca
The Lady Vanishes
Not sure about Thunderbolt but Ladykillers was shot in technicolor.
Still haven't seen Waterloo Bridge, but my wife tells me it gets shown on Chinese TV all the time.
My favourites are the German expressionist films in b/w:
Metropolis
Nosferatu
M
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (my all-time favourite!)
+ some of the other classics:
All Quiet on the Western Front
King Kong
Casablanca
Plan 9 from Outer SPace (funniest film ever, especialy once you've seen Ed Wood)
and a few modern classics:
La Haine
Schindler's List
Elephant Man
Sin City
Yep, apparently it's a big hit over in China. I had to import my copy from Korea. Sometimes you can catch it on TCM.
I can't believe I forgot Rebecca! One of my absolute favourite films!