best black and white movies you saw this year

lester1/2jr · December 18, 2008, 11:28:05 AM

mystery Science theatre 3K- The sinister urge

Collins kids live at town hall party- brother and sister rock n roll/ country duo

The White Hell of Pitz Palu- germans stuck on a mountain

Berlin: symphony of a city (doc)

Salesman (doc)- door to door bible salesmen and their depressing lives

The Noah- the last man on earth tries to hold it together

the Career Bed -Joel Reid/ something weird trash masterpiece

the Heiress -olivia de havilland

nightmare alley - tyrone power probably rhe best movie I saw last year

the hill- sean connery anti war movie

Dark Days (doc)- people living in tunnels under NYC

the innocents

Salt of the Earth- only movie ever blacklisted

monster from the ocean floor-ridiculous Corman cheapie

Andrew · December 18, 2008, 11:38:40 AM

Finally picked up three classics on DVD that I had wanted for a long time:

Citizen Kane
Sunset Blvd
Touch of Evil

Those are the three that jump to mind.

lester1/2jr · December 18, 2008, 11:42:56 AM

check out nightmare alley sometime. it's rip snorting

Doggett · December 18, 2008, 11:53:58 AM

The Innocents.
Any film that can scare you before the opening credits is a winner in my book.

akiratubo · December 18, 2008, 02:03:50 PM

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

The Burgomaster · December 18, 2008, 04:11:40 PM

Alfred Hitchcock's LIFEBOAT.

Psycho Circus · December 18, 2008, 04:16:32 PM

Same one as every other year, Spider Baby

RCMerchant · December 18, 2008, 07:01:56 PM

First time veiwings...
.The MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM-with Frank Sinatra as a drug addicted card dealer/jazz drummer.
.the RED HOUSE-With Edward J. Robinson and Rory Calhoun. Weird mysteryfilm...at times almost a horror film. Creepy!
.MESA of LOST WOMEN-Yes...I like this alot! Weird spider women,a giant spide (kinda looks like the one in MISSLE to the MOON),a looney mo-mo with a gun,...and Jackie (Uncle Fester) Coogan! And one of the spider chicks does a cool,sexy dance...(slobber drooldrip!)

.The GREAT ST.LOUIS BANK ROBBERY (1959) With Steve McQueen! This was made right after he appeared in the BLOB! Wow. From Shlock to a Great heist film!!!
.the WILD RIDE (1960) with a very young Jack Nicholson!!! And he's a real scumbag too! A teen-age punk with a fast car...and no morals.

Trailer for the WILD RIDE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iRme1eR5Cs

Rev. Powell · December 18, 2008, 08:07:54 PM

First time viewings:

REPULSION
UN CHIEN ANDALOU
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
THE HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND (both the original and the MST3K versions)
THE BATTLE OF ALGEIRS

Re-viewings:

DR. STRANGELOVE
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
SPIDER BABY
THE BODY SNATCHER

Allhallowsday · December 18, 2008, 09:43:02 PM

Quote from: The Burgomaster on December 18, 2008, 04:11:40 PM
Alfred Hitchcock's LIFEBOAT.

You just watched LIFEBOAT? Wasn't that a treat? Did you spot HITCHCOCK's cameo...?

REV, I just watched HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND for the first time this year, too!

BELA had recommended it to me, so I bought it. Loved it's sheer stupidity!

I bought LA DOLCE VITA this year, and watched it for the first time in a very long time. I will say, this time I understood it.

HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL

Rat-Bat-Spider · December 19, 2008, 01:20:38 AM

Wild Strawberries and Beauty And The Beast (1948) on DVD. Two classics from two master directors. I had only seen these two gems on the computer before. But, as this was my first year ever to have the internet, I celebrated with a Netflix account with all the bells and whistles. I LOVE NETFLIX!!! There are so many marvels on the site that every time I change my queue, I actually do a little dance; a rousing mix of the hand jive and the robot, FYI. For the people who don't have one yet and love classic movies, get an account ASAP.

Pilgermann · December 19, 2008, 02:18:59 AM

I think I've remembered most of them.

New to me this year:

Cat People
Curse of the Cat People
The Body Snatcher
Touch of Evil (got to see it in a theater, hooray!)
The Night of the Hunter
The Old Dark House
The Giant Claw

Re-watched:

Carnival of Souls
My Darling Clementine
It's a Wonderful Life
Little Fugitive

Allhallowsday · December 19, 2008, 09:24:08 AM

Quote from: Pilgermann on December 19, 2008, 02:18:59 AM
I think I've remembered most of them.

New to me this year:

Cat People
Curse of the Cat People
The Body Snatcher
Touch of Evil (got to see it in a theater, hooray!)
The Night of the Hunter
The Old Dark House
The Giant Claw

Re-watched:
Carnival of Souls
My Darling Clementine
It's a Wonderful Life
Little Fugitive

I was going to respond what a great year you had... BUT, I NOW SEE AFTER A QUICK CHECK THAT THE LITTLE FUGITIVE is the title of a film I've been looking for for about 10 years!!! I just ordered it off of Amazon. I LOVE you!!!

Jack · December 19, 2008, 01:29:35 PM

First viewing:
Curse of the Demon - pretty good horror movie.
City of the Dead - very good movie with Christopher Lee in a small role.
IT! The terror From Beyond Space - fair movie, probably the original Alien movie. Not too exciting though.
Invasion of the Star Creatures - Ooh, stinky stinky pooh pooh! Space babes were pretty hot though.

Re-watched:
The Flesh Eaters - like this one a lot.
The Monster the Changed the World - always a fun one.

Got a few more I recorded at Halloween I haven't watched yet, all the "House of..." and "Son/Daughter/Wife of..." Frankenstein, Dracula, etc.

Pilgermann · December 20, 2008, 01:24:58 AM

Quote from: Allhallowsday on December 19, 2008, 09:24:08 AM
Quote from: Pilgermann on December 19, 2008, 02:18:59 AM
I think I've remembered most of them.

New to me this year:

Cat People
Curse of the Cat People
The Body Snatcher
Touch of Evil (got to see it in a theater, hooray!)
The Night of the Hunter
The Old Dark House
The Giant Claw

Re-watched:
Carnival of Souls
My Darling Clementine
It's a Wonderful Life
Little Fugitive
I was going to respond what a great year you had... BUT, I NOW SEE AFTER A QUICK CHECK THAT THE LITTLE FUGITIVE is the title of a film I've been looking for for about 10 years!!! I just ordered it off of Amazon. I LOVE you!!!

Um, you're welcome? I saw Little Fugitive a relatively long time ago, but I didn't know what it was called at the time, and I wondered about it for a long time. Sometime later, maybe a couple years ago, now, I spotted a DVD of it at a local library branch. A sense of recognition clicked and I had to see it. It's such a simple film, but I love it for that reason.

For those who haven't seen it, it's about a little bo who's tricked into thinking that he's shot and killed his older brother. He gets scared and runs away to Coney Island. The viewer is essentially watching a kid roam around Coney Island doing whatever, but I love its atmosphere (I usually like anything involving carnivals and such) and its natural quality.