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Black and White Movies

i was raised on b&w so i love them. grapes of wrath is one of the best, imo. a type of movie style called film noir [mystery stories mostly shot in strange angles] are a favorite of mine, if you get a chance see 'they live by night' starring farley granger.
 
I'm quite partial to any movie that's over 60 years old. I'm devoted to Katharine Hepburn, and I watch TCM religiously. So yes, I love black and white movies. The classics had an air of charm, style, class and magic that most movies today simply don't have. Topper for example leaves me asking, "How'd they do that??" compared to something like Transformers which is obviously CGI-ed to death. There's absolutely no magic in a film like that!
 
Adrock said:
There are some great films that were printed in B&W.

Psycho
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Did you know Hitchcock filmed Psycho in B&W because of the shower scene? He knew the scene was going to be intense and he thought it would be too intense if the blood was seen in colour.

(By the way, the 'blood' in the film that you see swirling down the drain was actually chocolate syrup.)
 
I still have a B&W TV in my bedroom, so I watch many more recent color films in B&W.
 
darrow said:
I'm quite partial to any movie that's over 60 years old. I'm devoted to Katharine Hepburn, and I watch TCM religiously. So yes, I love black and white movies. The classics had an air of charm, style, class and magic that most movies today simply don't have. Topper for example leaves me asking, "How'd they do that??" compared to something like Transformers which is obviously CGI-ed to death. There's absolutely no magic in a film like that!
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Darrow, I couldn't have said it better myself. The distance of time has added a patina to these films that probably is only noticeable in hindsight. Film makers had to rely on story and acting to make a good movie instead of being reliant on special effects as they do today. I also think part of their appeal is that they are a product of a more innocent time, which can be a breath of fresh air in our de-constructed, ironic, post-post-post-you name it culture.
 
hungrybrownbear said:
Oh, whoopsies. I was thinking about M, and wrote Dial M.

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That's also one of my favorites. In fact I have so many favorite B&W movies that I don't even really have the energy to participate in this thread.

So I'll post some B&W movie stills instead. If you don't love these, security will be by in a minute to clear out your desk and escort you from the building...


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I used to sneer at B&W movies until I met a friend who loves old movies. I saw A Streetcar Named Desire and thought it was great--and Marlon Brando was a hottie when he was young (all I ever knew him from was The Godfather).
 
ToungeTied, you're certainly right. There is a big dose of nostalgia that comes with these films that I appreciate. I love marveling at the fashions, mores and overall way of life. It's practically like visiting another world.

SonofSlobone, I am reading a book by Jeanine Basinger and that very picture of Tyrone Power and Loretta Young is on the cover. It's called The Star System and it's fantastic. I've only just started to watch some of Loretta Young's movies and I'm surprised to find she's not only a capable actress but a very good one too. If she's remembered for anything today it's for being a religious hypocrite and the mother of a child born out of wedlock (Clark Gable's child no less!) That's unfair as it betrays her considerable talent. She's marvelous in A Night to Remember and Cause For Alarm.

And what else can anyone say about Judy Garland? That's a gorgeous photo of her. I'll just add that I'm totally psyched that my copy of the 70th Anniversary dvd of The Wizard of Oz and Judy Garland At Carnegie Hall arrived in the mail back to back!
 
another reason i love any old movie, [1960s or older] is looking at the cars, fashion, slang terms of that era, furniture, nik-naks around the house, and mainly the values people had that you don't see today.
 
Love black & white movies - it's true - they don't make 'em like they used to.

^ the guy is Tyrone Power.
 
That's such a beautiful photo of Judy Garland. She was such a treausre, and so talanted. I bought my copy of "The Wizard Of Oz" Blu Ray last week, and I love it. The six-hour documentary included with the Blu Ray "When The Lion Roars: The History Of The MGM Studios" was fascinating. They showed alot of clips from old movies that I really would love to get a chance to see. :D
 
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Gene Tierney


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Here's another one of Tyrone Power

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JB1986 said:
That's such a beautiful photo of Judy Garland. She was such a treausre, and so talanted. I bought my copy of "The Wizard Of Oz" Blu Ray last week, and I love it. The six-hour documentary included with the Blu Ray "When The Lion Roars: The History Of The MGM Studios" was fascinating. They showed alot of clips from old movies that I really would love to get a chance to see. :D
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Oh that documentary is wonderful - I love the old Hollywood system - there was so much going on behind the scenes that none of us are aware of. Everyone thinks Hollywood is bad now, but reading the history books, I reckon this is tame compared to what it was then! Think Fatty Arbuckle, & William Desmond Taylor!!
 
gsdx said:
Did you know Hitchcock filmed Psycho in B&W because of the shower scene? He knew the scene was going to be intense and he thought it would be too intense if the blood was seen in colour.

(By the way, the 'blood' in the film that you see swirling down the drain was actually chocolate syrup.)
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No. I didn't know about the intensity issue. That just shows how much times have changed.

I had read about the 'chocolate syrup' for blood.

I liked the remake, in color, w/ Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn
the fact that they didn't alter the script or scenes (much) was nice
 
Adrock said:
No. I didn't know about the intensity issue. That just shows how much times have changed.
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Hitch was really a very funny man with an extremely dry sense of humour. When he was filming Lifeboat, one of the cameramen took him aside and told him that there was a problem. Tallulah Bankhead, one of the stars of the film, was not wearing panties and, in some of the shots, she was 'visible' under her skirt.

Alfred pondered for a moment or two and said, "That is indeed a problem. Do we call for wardrobe or make-up?"

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Pumpkin said:
It is best not to talk about the great films of the past. Hollywood might get some misguided idea to remake them. Are they so starved for ideas that they have to go back a few decades to find material they can bastardize?
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i don't think hollywood has orginal talent anymore for movies and music. they just put high tech on everything and think we are going to buy it. all of my favorite entertainment was produced in the 50s, 60s and some 70s. guess i'm just a boomer stuck in my ways.
 
The cost of a typical Hollywood movie is so prohibitively expensive that the studios stay as safe as can be with the tried and true. An expensive flop can ruin a carreer , i.e. "Heaven's Gate". Their jobs depend on being as unoriginal as possible.


When you listen to the dialogue on so many classic films- "The Philadelphia Story"," The Thin Man", "Ninotchka", etc. - it is so sophisticated and fast paced that I think it goes over the heads of many people today. I also like the fact that they packed so much story into rather short running times (rarely over 90 minutes) while today, especially with contemporary dramas, the dialogue is soooo slowly delivered with lots of silences that frankly I can't watch a lot of them. Also the 2 1/2 to 3 hour running times don't justify the lack of content.
 
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