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Topic: Older movies that shouldn't be missed...
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Scott Norwood
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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 05-01-2000 10:55 AM
Wow...I see that this is going to be a long thread...  I'm listing mostly "big" movies here and am leaving out a lot of foreign and independent titles that are worthwhile viewing, but aren't as "essential" for cultural references as these. I'm also only listing titles that I've personally seen in 35mm or 70mm in the last few years (to give reasonable assurance that prints are available, or at least were available recently).
Off the top of my head--silents: "Trip to the Moon" (short), "Birth of a Nation", "Napoleon", bunch of others. pre-widescreen-sound-films: "It Happened One Night," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Casablanca", "Citizen Kane" (of course), "M", "Robin Hood," and a bunch of others.
'50s and '60s widescreen titles: "Rebel w/o a Cause," "Lawrence," "Dr. Zhivago," "Ben Hur," "2001," "The Graduate," "Bonnie & Clyde," "Contempt," "Alphaville," and a bunch of others.
'70s/'80s: "Godfather I & II," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Blade Runner," "Star Wars" (all three), "Brazil," "Last Emperor," too many others to list.
'90s: "Schindler's List," "32 Short Films About Glenn Gould" (a personal favorite), big list of others that I don't have time to type right now.
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Jason R. Weinsteiger
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From: Kutztown, PA, USA
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posted 05-01-2000 11:14 AM
don't forget my favorite - Highlander!jasoN p.s. i'm new here, everyone welcome me! ------------------
"That's what life is - a series of down endings. All Jedi had was a bunch of muppets." -Dante Hicks
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John Walsh
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From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
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posted 05-01-2000 02:31 PM
Scott's right: It would be pretty hard to list every film you like. Even within a catagory, (say action films) you might like several different films for different reasons. 25 years ago, there were only a few catagories, (action, drama, "love-story," etc.) and films that we would treat seperate now, got lumped together. I remember when, "Star Wars" and "Close Encounter" were both out, and even reviewers were saying, "They are much the same; they're both sci-fi.." Today, people have no problem defining their favorite film in sub-catagories, (sci-fi-horror (Alien) etc.) Some of my own fav's:Silents: Anything Keaton, esp. General, Steamboat Bill, The Playhouse (a short.) Of course, every projectionist must see Sherlock Jr. 1930's: Gone WTW; Rebecca, Scarface, Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Invisible Man, Grand Illusion, Great Expectations, most of those Warner gangster films. 1940's: White Heat, Casablanca (..."broading your horizons, Louie?"), Citizen Kane (In a first-year film class, the teacher passed out a questionire to us. At the top it said, "Please list your favorite films besides Citizen Kane.") Dambusters, The Maltese Falcon, Sahara (the one with Bogart) 1950's: North by NW, Caine Mutiny, We're No Angels, African Queen, Rainmaker. (I hate musicals, especially MGM musicals!) 1960's: Birdman of Alcatraz, Dr.Strangelove, 2001, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, MMMM World, A Funny Thing Happened.., The Russians Are Coming... 1970's: Sleuth, The Man Who Would Be King, The Wind and the Lion, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Apocalypse Now, Manhattan, The Godfather (the edited TV version,) CE3K (first film I saw in 70mm.) 1980's: Being There, The Verdict, "Raging Bull" (The 80's Citizen Kane) The Last Emperor, The Mission, Places in the Heart (sappy, but I liked it..) Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, GoodFellas, Field of Dreams, Broadway Danny Rose. 1990's: Fargo, True Romance, (the best 90's "B" movie) Crimson Tide, Forest Gump, Apollo 13, more..more..! A slightly funny story: We ran Apollo 13. A guy who is local acted in it. So, for a little local advertising, we asked him to come and give a little speech at the opening, which he does. During his speech, a patron asks him what role he plays. He says; "I'm on the ship, when they get back." The patron and several people groan, and complain to him; 'You've given away the plot ending.' He looks at the patron and says; "But...it's a true story...didn't you know?" The patron stammers: "Oh,.. ah,.. yes.. I knew, but I didn't want it spoiled for other people..."
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Jason R. Weinsteiger
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From: Kutztown, PA, USA
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posted 05-02-2000 10:42 AM
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Originally posted by Dwayne Caldwell:
Welcome Jason! Sounds like someone's a Clerks fan. I can think of another good baseball movie, late eighties, that I enjoy very much. Major League. That was before Wesley Snipes developed the attitude. But the sequels suck. I didn't even watch the third one.
thanks! Yes, i'm a Kevin Smith fan, and Clerks is definitely my favorite. Major League was a great film..i'd love to get a print of that. Shame the sequels were so terrible. ------------------
"That's what life is - a series of down endings. All Jedi had was a bunch of muppets." -Dante Hicks
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Dwayne Caldwell
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From: Rockwall, TX, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 05-08-2000 07:24 AM
Oh yeah! Evel Knievel with George Hamilton (1972). Really liked that one. Two of my favorite lines from that were:"We better double our guard. We got Evel Knievel and Awful Knofful." And "Every man makes his mark. YOURS will be on the north wall." Okay. I'm sorry. I'll let this thing go. Wouldn't want anyone to think I'm posting freebies like our old friend Alan Brandt.  ------------------
The man with the magic hands.
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John Wilson
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From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-09-2000 05:47 PM
Another one's just come up... "Moonstruck".I've got a 16mm of this and every couple of years it gets the full treatment... Living room full of friends...Pasta...Red wine...and Moonstruck...Fantastic! If you haven't seen it lately, re-visit it soon. "YOU'VE GOT A LOVE BITE ON YOUR NECK! YOUR LIFE'S GOING DOWN THE TOILET!" ------------------
"It's not the years honey, it's the mileage".
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