Agree. Man it's all great. George C. Scott's scenes too when he get's all excited about nuking the Russians is hilarious ... and sellers as in all 3 characters
Who likes Classic Movies - 1960 and earlier
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Agree. Man it's all great. George C. Scott's scenes too when he get's all excited about nuking the Russians is hilarious ... and sellers as in all 3 characters
Sellers was supposed to do the Slim Picken's character too... which probably would have been hilarious, but he hurt his back.
This is timely for me... I'm kind of stuck in my recliner for a few days and watching Netflix.
Thanks for that bit of trivia ... I didn't know that about Slim's character. It would have been fab but as you said and as we know Slim was fantastic. That's an iconic role for him riding that missile and going through all the routines and checklists ... that stark reality part has a training film or documentary feeling which really ads to the seriousness of the topic in the midst of this hilariously mad movie.
Sorry to hear about your leg or foot. Do you get TCM?
Foot... Old injury and trying to get it stable and calmed down enough to treat it next month. Long story...
I have TCM as a regular cable channel.
Sorry to hear that but sounds like you are getting it taken car of.
Great lineup tonight, not true pre 61 classics but still some great movies .... but goes very late or early
2 of my favorites - Young Frankensite and The Sunshine Boys
Oh God is pretty good too ... I really like it and in prime time is The Conversation with Gene Hackman
Great lineup tonight, not true pre 61 classics but still some great movies .... but goes very late or early
2 of my favorites - Young Frankensite and The Sunshine Boys
Oh God is pretty good too ... I really like it and in prime time is The Conversation with Gene Hackman
I'm watching this one now
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Yolanda and the thief..
Sometimes just have it on in background...if l don't like will flip chanel or watch parts as lm hunting crap on the net...
Sometimes just have it on in background...if l don't like will flip chanel or watch parts as lm hunting crap on the net...
yeah, some of my "personal" classics may/may not show up on some "experts" list of "best/worst" movies .. but I could watch them today, and turn around watch again a few months later .. with the same excitement almost as the first time i saw them.
yes, ranking the thousands of movies i have seen and liked is not a useful exercise for me ..there would be too many "tie votes".
my 'hated 'em" list is much much shorter .. but i like the positive nature of this thread so I for one will keep that list to myself in any event.
Watching "Call Northside 777" right now.
I'd like to watch "Fugitive from a Chain Gang" again. I found it on Amazon, but I'm kinda to cheap to buy it.
I'd like to watch "Fugitive from a Chain Gang" again. I found it on Amazon, but I'm kinda to cheap to buy it.
Cool I see you like the noir ... those are two noir classics that pretty much define the genre. I may watch the second one again myself. I wish Netflix had more of the older classics like it used to
Pretty cool to learn there are several of you who actively watch and enjoy these older movies also.
Movies starring:
Bogie
Cary Grant
Grace Kelly
Ava Marie St.
Audrey Hepburn
James Stewart
Movies like:
It takes a Thief
North by Northwest
12 Angry Men
Charade
Many of the classics i liked as a kid just seam kinda stiff nowadays.
But i do miss movies with actually dialogue between characters. Where did those writers go?
Bogie
Cary Grant
Grace Kelly
Ava Marie St.
Audrey Hepburn
James Stewart
Movies like:
It takes a Thief
North by Northwest
12 Angry Men
Charade
Many of the classics i liked as a kid just seam kinda stiff nowadays.
But i do miss movies with actually dialogue between characters. Where did those writers go?
Wow, so many great movies listed here. I tried to make a list then tried again by actor/actress. Here's what I came up with:
Almost anything with these actors/actresses:
Edward G Robinson
Burt Lancaster
Spencer Tracy
Audrey Hepburn
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Jimmy Steward
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
Tony Curtis
Richard Widmark
James Cagney
Orson Wells
Ingrid Bergman
John Wayne
Key Largo - 1948
Casablanca - 1942
The Woman in the Window - 1948
Criss Cross - 1949
This Gun for Hire - 1942
Dark Passage - 1947
The Postman Always Rings Twice - 1946
Naked City - 1948
North by Northwest - 1959
Rear Window - 1954
White Heat - 1949
The Third Man - 1949
Asphalt Jungle - 1950
Double Indemnity - 1944
Maltese Falcon - 1941
Forbidden Planet - 1956
A Christmas Carol - 1938 Props to George C Scott version from 1984, one of the few remakes I have in my collection
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World - 1963
Birds - 1963
Miracle on 34th Street - 1947
It's a Wonderful Life - 1946
Christmas in Connecticut - 1945
Bad Day at Black Rock - 1955
Father of the Bride - 1950
Father's Little Dividend - 1951
Adam's Rib - 1949
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo - 1944
Men of Boys Town - 1941
Boys Town - 1938
Suddenly - 1954
Ocean's 11 - 1960
Death Takes a Holiday - 1934
King Kong - 1933
Some Came Running - 1958
Pal Joey - 1957
The Tender Trap - 1955
The Devil at 4 O'Clock - 1961
Judgement at Nuremberg - 1961
The Alamo - 1960
The Public Enemy - 1938
G Men - 1935
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 1956
Smart Money - 1931
Frisco Kid - 1935
Almost anything with these actors/actresses:
Edward G Robinson
Burt Lancaster
Spencer Tracy
Audrey Hepburn
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Jimmy Steward
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
Tony Curtis
Richard Widmark
James Cagney
Orson Wells
Ingrid Bergman
John Wayne
Key Largo - 1948
Casablanca - 1942
The Woman in the Window - 1948
Criss Cross - 1949
This Gun for Hire - 1942
Dark Passage - 1947
The Postman Always Rings Twice - 1946
Naked City - 1948
North by Northwest - 1959
Rear Window - 1954
White Heat - 1949
The Third Man - 1949
Asphalt Jungle - 1950
Double Indemnity - 1944
Maltese Falcon - 1941
Forbidden Planet - 1956
A Christmas Carol - 1938 Props to George C Scott version from 1984, one of the few remakes I have in my collection
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World - 1963
Birds - 1963
Miracle on 34th Street - 1947
It's a Wonderful Life - 1946
Christmas in Connecticut - 1945
Bad Day at Black Rock - 1955
Father of the Bride - 1950
Father's Little Dividend - 1951
Adam's Rib - 1949
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo - 1944
Men of Boys Town - 1941
Boys Town - 1938
Suddenly - 1954
Ocean's 11 - 1960
Death Takes a Holiday - 1934
King Kong - 1933
Some Came Running - 1958
Pal Joey - 1957
The Tender Trap - 1955
The Devil at 4 O'Clock - 1961
Judgement at Nuremberg - 1961
The Alamo - 1960
The Public Enemy - 1938
G Men - 1935
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 1956
Smart Money - 1931
Frisco Kid - 1935
Love all those actors.
Great List: I will reveal the depths of my "tardiness" (what i have seen in BOLD) on these fine films.
I have heard of ALL them, Except Father's Little Dividend, Smart Money, and Bad Day at Black Rock.
Key Largo - 1948
Casablanca - 1942
The Woman in the Window - 1948
Criss Cross - 1949
This Gun for Hire - 1942
Dark Passage - 1947
The Postman Always Rings Twice - 1946
Naked City - 1948
North by Northwest - 1959
Rear Window - 1954
White Heat - 1949
The Third Man - 1949
Asphalt Jungle - 1950
Double Indemnity - 1944
Maltese Falcon - 1941
Forbidden Planet - 1956
A Christmas Carol - 1938 Props to George C Scott version from 1984, one of the few remakes I have in my collection
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World - 1963
Birds - 1963
Miracle on 34th Street - 1947
It's a Wonderful Life - 1946
Christmas in Connecticut - 1945
Bad Day at Black Rock - 1955
Father of the Bride - 1950
Father's Little Dividend - 1951
Adam's Rib - 1949
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo - 1944
Men of Boys Town - 1941
Boys Town - 1938
Suddenly - 1954
Ocean's 11 - 1960
Death Takes a Holiday - 1934
King Kong - 1933
Some Came Running - 1958
Pal Joey - 1957
The Tender Trap - 1955
The Devil at 4 O'Clock - 1961
Judgement at Nuremberg - 1961
The Alamo - 1960
The Public Enemy - 1938
G Men - 1935
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 1956
Smart Money - 1931
Frisco Kid - 1935
That's a great list!
Asphalt Jungle trivia... TV Tommy Ivo, the drag racer, has a quick scene in it.
Nice work and great list of fine movies and actors
This might be a bit edgy .. i apologize in advance.
Burt Lancaster is an all-time favorite actor of mine. I had never seen this movie --- no objections to it, but just never saw it even after hearing tons about it over the years. Finally saw it over Christmas 2014.
Back in 1960, and even today -- people were all over the board on it. Love it or hate it .. not a lotta "mehs".
Subject matter aside (a debate for a different thread), I see why Burt won an Oscar (and movie was up for Best Picture but lost to "the Apartment" -- another good one) and writer won Oscar for Screenplay.
Burt Lancaster is an all-time favorite actor of mine. I had never seen this movie --- no objections to it, but just never saw it even after hearing tons about it over the years. Finally saw it over Christmas 2014.
Back in 1960, and even today -- people were all over the board on it. Love it or hate it .. not a lotta "mehs".
Subject matter aside (a debate for a different thread), I see why Burt won an Oscar (and movie was up for Best Picture but lost to "the Apartment" -- another good one) and writer won Oscar for Screenplay.
It's funny that so many people love "It's A Wonderful Life" today because when it was released it was a huge flop! In modern films the same is true for "Princess Bride" and "Big Trouble in Little China." Both have huge cultic followings today but were box-office failures.
I love movies from all eras.
I love movies from all eras.
I'm definitely a classic movie fan because they depended on acting and cinematography. Now it's all about special effects, sex and violence and the sex and violence doesn't add to the movie at all, they only throw it in to distract from the fact that the script, screenplay and acting suck. Obviously some exceptions to that. Second Hand Lions and Oh Brother Were Art Thou are two exceptions that come to mind.
