What are some of your favorite old movies

[paul]

I love a lot of movies from the 40s and 50s because they had to act and didn't have special effects to cover their asses for 'em :lol: Examples:
No Down Payment
Hell To Eternity
From Here To Eternity
A Raison In the Sun
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Carmen Jones

You folks wanna share some with me?

[K-Bee]

The League of Gentlemen (1960). One of the most intelligent suspense thrillers ever made. Starring Jack Hawkins & Richard Attenbourgh.

summery from imdb.com

"Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way."

They sure don't make 'em like this anymore!

[paul]

Hey K-Bee.
I guess I need to rent the movie to see what the skeletons in the cupboard are.
I just found my old copy of colorized The Postman Always Rings Twice. I think I prefer the straight black & white version better. Also, Lana Turner was truly one of the most beautiful women to be in the movies.

[BrunoRepublic]

Citizen Kane remains a masterpiece of cinema to this day.

[Mixmachine]

I havent seen Citizen Kane in a long time, I've got the DVD but haven't seen it yet, I believe it has a very good commnetary by Rogert Ebert. "The Postman always.." it's a great film noir movie, I need to pick up this one.

Anything by Bogart is a treat for me , The new "Treasure of Sierra Madre" dvd is great with a historian's commentary full of interesting trivia, the same goes for the new "Casablanca" dvd.

I love Film noir, there is a new Noir Classics box comming that contains great classics.
"The Asphalt Jungle" (Cameo by Marilyn Monroe)
"Murder my Sweet"
"The Set up" and "Out of the past" with Mitchum and Douglas, this one is great, the remake "Against all odds" doesn't even come close!
others classics, "Maltese Falcon" "The big Sleep" and "Double Indemnity" with Macmurray,Stanwyck and the great Edward G Robinson.

I recently discovered two great old horror/mystery flicks that somehow I never saw before.

"The Night of the Hunter"(1955)
"The Haunting" (1963)
Good scary stuff....

[paul]

Originally Posted by Mixmachine

I havent seen Citizen Kane in a long time, I've got the DVD but haven't seen it yet, I believe it has a very good commnetary by Rogert Ebert. "The Postman always.." it's a great film noir movie, I need to pick up this one.

Anything by Bogart is a treat for me , The new "Treasure of Sierra Madre" dvd is great with a historian's commentary full of interesting trivia, the same goes for the new "Casablanca" dvd.

I love Film noir, there is a new Noir Classics box comming that contains great classics.
"The Asphalt Jungle" (Cameo by Marilyn Monroe)
"Murder my Sweet"
"The Set up" and "Out of the past" with Mitchum and Douglas, this one is great, the remake "Against all odds" doesn't even come close!
others classics, "Maltese Falcon" "The big Sleep" and "Double Indemnity" with Macmurray,Stanwyck and the great Edward G Robinson.

I recently discovered two great old horror/mystery flicks that somehow I never saw before.

"The Night of the Hunter"(1955)
"The Haunting" (1963)
Good scary stuff....

Hey Mixmachine, I gotta admit it. I love Against All Odds. I have been promising myself to see Out Of The Past however.

[efunk_adelic]

Paul,

I like THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT starring Jane Mansfield :D

I enjoyed seeing the 50's vocal groups...

Platters, Little Richard, Fats Domino, etc. etc.

[paul]

Originally Posted by efunk_adelic

Paul,

I like THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT starring Jane Mansfield :D

I enjoyed seeing the 50's vocal groups...

Platters, Little Richard, Fats Domino, etc. etc.

Dats right efunk. THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT is another movie I've gotta rent. Hehehehe :lol:

[markydefad]

OK, I've gotta get a camp classic mentioned here.

1939's MGM all-female spectacular, directed by George Cukor..."THE WOMEN"

One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. So many quotable lines. Best enjoyed at the Castro Theatre in SF with the company of booing & hissing & applauding& line-quoting savvy queens.

My fave character: Rosalind Russell as the scheming, back-biting, gossiping best friend/worst enemy bitch of all time...Sylvia Fowler, aka Mrs Howard Fowler. She is beyond hilarious--chewing the scenery and sinking her teeth into Paulette Goddard's leg. :D

Also the Countess DeLave portrayed by the delectibly dizzy Mary Boland..."L'amour, l'amour...toujour l'amour" "Let's have a little drinkie". :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

OK, now you can go back to the Testosterone Film Festival. :P

[NickNack]

Originally Posted by markydefad

OK, I've gotta get a camp classic mentioned here.

1939's MGM all-female spectacular, directed by George Cukor..."THE WOMEN"

:lol: :lol: I bought this years ago on VHS. Bill looked at me like I was crazy. I said, "You don't like this? These women are cats, baby!"

One of my old favorites is "Imitation of Life". My parents took me to see it when I was kid. This was the 1959 remake with Lana Turner. Years later I saw the original with Claudette Colbert. Like 'em both. Still breaks my heart when she rips open the door to the hearst screaming for Momma, Mahalia Jackson wailing in the background. Never forgot that scene even though I must have been 8 or 9 years old when I first saw it.

[paul]

Originally Posted by markydefad

OK, I've gotta get a camp classic mentioned here.

1939's MGM all-female spectacular, directed by George Cukor..."THE WOMEN"

OK, now you can go back to the testosterone film festival. :P

:lol: Marky, you are truly a piece of work :lol: Testosterone Film Festival :) Well ya know what, your always invited to my festivals and parties. Tell ya what. Perhaps I'll rent THE WOMEN if I can find it and give a straight eye for the queer guy review 8)
Speaking of testosterone, Cameron Mitchell demostrated a lot of that in No Down Payment.

[PeaceFroggy]

The Adventures of Milo & Otis is my favourite old school film. It was made in 1989 so that's not really old school given most of you old guys were already going bald and fat by then but for us 90s kids that was like the classic film that defined our childhoods. Certainly was for me anyway!

[paul]

Originally Posted by PeaceFroggy

The Adventures of Milo & Otis is my favourite old school film. It was made in 1989 so that's not really old school given most of you old guys were already going bald and fat by then... !

Hey, I resemble that remark :lol:

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by paul

:lol: Marky, you are truly a piece of work :lol: Testosterone Film Festival :) Well ya know what, your always invited to my festivals and parties. Tell ya what. Perhaps I'll rent THE WOMEN if I can find it and give a straight eye for the queer guy review 8)
Speaking of testosterone, Cameron Mitchell demostrated a lot of that in No Down Payment.

Paul,

"The Women" has some early slow patches with Norma Shearer at home with her annoying daughter (hisssssssss)--but once the other characters make their entrances--it's a hoot!!! I'd be curious if you would enjoy it. I wonder what you'll make of the fashion show within the movie. The clothes look like Adrian (the designer) was on crack or acid or just wanted these models to evoke laughs!!!! Lotsa pointeed witch hats and fake hands used to button coats!!! Veeeeeeery weird.

I agree that Cameron Mitchell was a walking testicle--sorta like an early version of Bob Hoskins--but better looking.

[efunk_adelic]

I also like the original THE FLY starring Vincent Price .... that was a scary horror movie... I believe it's from the 50's... :oops: