Classic black and white movies

[DGMacphee]

I don't mean to be a pain the ass.  I just think that films as recent as 1990 could be considered a classic.  Plus what's this "Old Hollywood", "New Hollywood"?  Since when do Classic films have to come out of Hollywood?

Yes, you are being a pain in the ass.

As for Old Hollywood and New Hollywood, I suggest you look them up for more detail -- But simply put, Old Hollywood was a period where films had a more conventional style and structure.

It died when new Hollywood took over -- New Hollywood represented a counter-culture against convention and story that began in the 60s and it practically changed Hollywood.

New Hollywood died about 1980-81 when studios began to focus more on blockbusters.

As for 90s classics, I'M NOT FUCKING ASKING FOR 90s CLASSICS, AM I?

And as for classic films not coming out of Hollywood, you'll see I wrote:

"I'm talking about stuff like classic "Old Hollywood"" -- And, if I'm not mistaken, stuff like classic Hollywood films can come out of other cities/countries/planets/whatever the fuck you want.

Now, like I said, it's fucking obivous what I'm asking here, so stop being a dick trying to over-define every last detail and just tell me your fucking favourite films from the fucking golden years!

[remixor]

Why not the silver years?!

[DGMacphee]

STFU N00B!!!

[12431 at school]

you sure remind me of your avatar DGM  

my favorite black and white movie would be "". ( if the sign can't be shown on the forums, it's pronounced pea, pee or whatever)

[Quintaros]

Do you mean Pi (ie 3.1415926...),  perhaps?

[Las Naranjas]

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[GarageGothic]

if I believed in God, I would be a priest by now.

Funny, I felt the same way after watching Night of the Hunter

Seriously though, favourite pre-1960 movies, mostly b&w:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Bride of Frankenstein - James Whale at his finest.

Curse of the Cat People - Very atmospheric and very unusual horror film.

Kiss Me Deadly - beats any Humphrey Bogart movie hands down. This is the blackest of noir.

Rebel Without a Cause (VERY much a color film) - Best teen angst movie ever, along with The Breakfast Club.

Strangers on a Train & Rope - The gayest Hitchcock movies ever. Gotta love those effeminate bad guys

The Third Man - I just love this movie. It's exceptional in every way. Wonderful dialog, great acting, stylish cinematography and snappy-as-hell editing.

The Lady from Shanghai - Orson Welles with a horrible Irish accent. He sounds like a leprechaun. Beautiful camera work though. And a wonderful expressionist carnival fun house.

Singin in the Rain - My favorite musical from the classic era. I still can't believe the script is just pieced together to feature old songs that the studio owned the rights to.

A Night at the Opera - I just picked one of the Marx Brothers films. Could as well be Circus, Races or Duck Soup.

Treasure of the Sierra Madre - I really think they should have used more of the original's conflict in The Dig.

Arsenic and Old Lace or Bringing up Baby - Any Cary Grant screwball-comedy must be on the list.

Sunset Blvd. - Billy Wilder at his best.

Invasion of the Bodysnatchers - one of the greatest pieces of paranoid fiction.

(I watched Big Sleep and Maltese Falcon again the other day, as research for Shadowplay, and I still think they're pretty bad as detective movies. But they have snappy dialog, almost screwball comedy style, which is cool. Great actors and some nice visuals too)