Posted on 12/12/2009 2:22:11 PM PST by randita
I Know Where I'm Going! (1949)
Two of my top favorite movies are:
Both films are co-directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and are their only collaborations with cinematographer Erwin Hillier.
FYI, Ninotchka is going to show on TCM 12/22.
Record it if you haven’t seen it.
If you look only at American films, sure, but there was an explosion in worldwide cinema during the post-war years. Italy, Japan, Russia, Australia, France, etc.
And you either “get” Eraserhead or you don’t, same goes for all of Lynch’s films. I didn’t know what to make of it at first, but on reflection I consider it a masterpiece.
Maybe you have to be of my generation to appreciate this, but I find 1985 and 1998 to be fantastic years for movies as well.
I only checked the first page, lots of good movies!
here’s one I didnt see on page one:
D.O.A.
Wizard of Oz and It’s a wonderful life.
This is too hard. I absolutely love movies made before 1950 ( and some made in the 50s and 60s as well). I will include a few titles
Good Bye Mr Chips
Harvey
DOA
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Beau Geste
But you know I would watch ANYTHING with Kate Hepburn,Bette Davis,Robert Donat, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Barbara Stanwick, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet ...I give up too many to name.
It would be easier to movies I didn’t like pre-1950
Made in ‘54 but - On the Waterfront
“I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let’s face it.”
BFL...
Besides some of the standards (Casablanca, Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane, GWTW, It’s a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Miracle on 34th Street), I like the Thin Man, the Oxbow Incident, and the Mutiny on the Bounty.
There was something magical in the interaction between William Powell and Myrna Loy in all the Thin Man movies. In the Oxbow Incident, Henry Fonda and Harry Morgan were just excellent as the drifting cowboys who found themselves riding in the posse/lynch mob. Charles Laughlin was masterful as Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty.
White Christmas ‘42
Adam’s Rib ‘49
Roman Holiday (cheated, not pre ‘50)
Turner Classic Movies is my friend.
Casablanca is my favorite.
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