Ben-Hur
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LorqVonRay1999 — 3 years ago(February 23, 2023 07:49 PM)
I have Quo Vadis and The Robe recorded so hope to watch them.
Forbidden Planet
Ben-Hur
Them!
Paths of Glory
The Killing
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
All About Eve
The Fly
Sunset Boulevard
12 Angry Men
Strangers on a Train
North by Northwest
Rear Window
The Searchers
Singin' in the Rain
The Quiet Man
The Thing From Another World
In a Lonely Place
Sleeping Beauty
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— 3 years ago(April 02, 2023 11:04 PM)Forbidden Planet
Ben-Hur
Them!
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Fly
12 Angry Men
Strangers on a Train
North by Northwest
Rear Window
The Thing From Another World
The Day the Earth Stood Still
“Call a SPADE, a SPADE; and a TRANNY, a TRANNY, or an IT!!!”.
"THAT'S SOME BAD
SHIT
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HARRY
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spiderwort — 3 years ago(February 26, 2023 03:12 AM)
Too many to name, but these are some of the many (American films only):
On the Waterfront
East of Eden
A Streetcar Named Desire
Wild River
Picnic
From Here to Eternity
Shane
Rebel Without a Cause
All About Eve
Marty
The Searchers
12 Angry Men
Roman Holiday
An Affair to Remember
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PygmyLion — 3 years ago(March 10, 2023 12:13 AM)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Horse Soldiers (1959)
Roman Holiday (1953)
The Big Sky (1952)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (1957)
The Quiet Man (1952)
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Winchester 73 (1950)
High Noon (1952)
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spiderwort — 3 years ago(April 02, 2023 08:35 PM)
Oh, my gosh, Zolotoy, so great to see you here! Wow. So far, I know that jervis, Rufus-T, telegonus, and MortSahlFan post here. And I've posted here throughout the years, but not much of late. But I suspect I'll be here a lot more from now on.
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ZolotoyRetriever — 3 years ago(April 02, 2023 08:44 PM)
Too bad about V2 going
Poof!
without warning. The CFB had nearly 275 pages of contributions by a relatively small but dedicated batch of very knowledgeable people. Now it appears all that wealth of info is toast. *No more Garth Games, either… sad. -
MissMargoChanning — 3 years ago(April 02, 2023 09:07 PM)
I like all of the movies on your second list, and many from your first…
Picnic is one of my favorites, although I do think that William Holden was miscast. The role should have gone to a younger man. Just my opinion.
Another favorite is A Streetcar Named Desire. Have you ever seen the TV movie remake with Treat Williams and Ann Margaret? It's on YouTube. Not bad, but I prefer the original.
I personally enjoy some of the 50s films that Alfred Hitchcock directed.
North By Northwest
Dial M For Murder
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Rear Window
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night! -
spiderwort — 3 years ago(April 02, 2023 10:25 PM)
Hi, Margo. It's been awhile, hasn't it? So glad you like PICNIC, which is definitely one of my favorites, notwithstanding Holden (maybe) being too old. And STREETCAR is a masterpiece, plain and simple. I think maybe I saw the Treat Williams/Ann-Margaret version, but frankly I don't remember it. The one I saw that I do remember starred Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones – not bad, but not great.
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MissMargoChanning — 3 years ago(April 02, 2023 10:42 PM)
Hi, spiderwort! It has been a while, indeed!I don't believe I ever did see the rStreetcar with Tommy Lee Jones.
I wouldn't mind seeing that!
Another one from the 50s is A Hatfull of Rain, 1957. You may watch it here on Filmboards.
Here is the link…
https://www.filmboards.com/board/10050487/
You may see most movie here on Filmboards. Just type out a movie and click on that board. At the top of the page, you can click on the picture beside the movie description, and the movie will start.
A Hatfull of Rain is also on YouTube.
I wouldn't mind seeing the 1968 TV movie with Sandy Dennis and Peter Falk.
I can't find it anywhere.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night! -
spiderwort — 3 years ago(April 02, 2023 11:06 PM)
I love this film! I have it on DVD. Probably a good one to look at again; haven't seen it in awhile. By the way, don't know if you know, but it was born out of a workshop that actor/writer Michael Gazzo did at the Actors Studio. And I haven't seen the 1968 version. But I'm sure the original would remain my favorite.
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MissMargoChanning — 3 years ago(April 03, 2023 01:55 PM)
I agree that I would most likely pick the original over the 1968 production.
Still, I like Sandy Dennis. I can see her as Celia.
I also like Peter Falk. I can just about see him as Polo.
Michael Parks is easy to see as Johnny. In his early career, he was always good at playing troubled young men. He'd be believable as an addict. It would be interesting to see what they did with those roles.
I have the original too.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night! -
telegonus — 3 years ago(April 03, 2023 07:55 AM)
I felt the same about William Holden in
Picnic
, the first time around, but that was decades ago. His careworn, prematurely near middle aged looks seemed all wrong for an ex- college classmate of Cliff Robertson, although men age differently (as women do also).
Even as early as junior high I had a six foot plus friend who would have been, due to his size and general demeanor, perfect casting for
Of Mice & Men
,'s Lennie. Yet he could buy cigars and cigarettes without being carded, and even, in drive-in movies, he would buy the beer for his friends with no questions asked.
Now, for me, William Holden's aged looks in
Picnic
lends him an air of tragedy, and that air gets smoggier as the film progresses. That Cliff looks so much young than Bill in that movie speaks to the different lives these two men had lived. Holden seemed to me a far more tragic figure in
Picnic
due to all those lines in his face.