I was just wondering about peoples favorite olden golden films...

I just watched the Big Sleep for the 50th time so wanted to know what are peoples favorite Black and White films and if anyone still watches them?

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I rememebr this time my brother and I sat down to watch the legend of sleepy hollow with johnny depp. Our component cable for the colors was messed up and I didn't know anything about that stuff at the time and I just figured they made the movie in black and white. Needless to say we sat and watched it in black and white and I think it was better than when I watched it in color.

But for actual B/W movies I'll have to say Stalag 14.

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Eraserhead from David Lynch without any doubt. Not an oldie though, it's from 1977.

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i would say M and Metropolis for me

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Dr. Strangelove was the bomb.

....get it? Bomb?

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erm does schindler list count?....

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[quote=Digger;461034]erm does schindler list count?....[/quote]

not really when I said black and white I meant something from the 40's...

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Touch of Evil

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Casablanca. Only seen it once and it was fairly recently but I was hooked on the story right away.

In fact I might I think I'm in the mood to watch it right now.

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schindlers list

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Dr Stangelove

the elephant man citizen kane eraserhead

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[quote=Huggie Smiles;461479]schindlers list[/quote]

that doesnt count.... :lol:....back in the 40?s

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[quote=Digger;461590]that doesnt count.... :lol:....back in the 40?s[/quote]

he probably saw it 'live' then ;)

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dr strangelove is a very good film from the 70's but it counts cuz its so good...casablanca is a safe classic...Humphrey used to smoke sooo much. Did you know he died of throat cancer?

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Watched Metropolis with my old flatmate who had to study it as part of her german degree, thought it was pretty cool.

Another recent B&W flick which I thought was very good was "pi"

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^^^^ I agree, Pi was excellent - don't know if its that old though

I saw the seventh samourai the other day - truly a masterpiece

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pi came out in '99 so its certainly not old. Appeals to me because im a chaos/physics geek at heart

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Pi is a good film as most by arnovsky but it definatly does not count!!! dr. stranglove is border line..

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The Lady From Shanghai: Orson Wells Seven Samurai: Without a Doubt any old Kurasawa The Seventh Seal Hiroshima, Mon Amour
Alphaville Public Enemy From Here to Eternity Fort Apache

(I could go on for hours)

More Recent Rumble Fish Down By Law Dead Man

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Young Frankenstein

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[quote=AntonyM;464645]The Lady From Shanghai: Orson Wells Seven Samurai: Without a Doubt any old Kurasawa The Seventh Seal Hiroshima, Mon Amour Alphaville Public Enemy From Here to Eternity Fort Apache

(I could go on for hours)

More Recent Rumble Fish Down By Law Dead Man[/quote]

Now thats a list...dead man with depp is one of my favorite films...its got great music as well. The reason I started this thread is that I was raised on b&w films and loved a lot of them as a kid but I can't remember specific names since it was a while back...so thanks I've seen most of these but not all...

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^^^^True that anything that Jim Jarmusch makes is gold!

Anybody seen Cofee and Cigarets?

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[quote=zeronineteen;464889]Young Frankenstein[/quote]

Same here.. but surely it doesn't count :D

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I say Seven Samurai is my number 1.

the 47 Ronin is another,

Pi.

Woman in the Dunes.

Double Suicide.

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PI was pretty cool

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[quote=Troklo;465439]^^^^True that anything that Jim Jarmusch makes is gold!

Anybody seen Cofee and Cigarets?[/quote]

i like Coffee and Cigarrettes ... favourite scene has to be the one with Rza and Gza and Bill Murray .. White Stripes with the tesla coil is quite funny

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i used to always watch one flew over the cuckoos nest in black and white it just felt right... ok off for my meds now

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The Man who wasn't there i thought was quite good. (AKA The Barber Project) Probably the best Billy Bob Thornton movie i've seen.

Pi i enjoyed too - all fans of Darren Aronofsky (THe fountain, requiem for a dream) probably would.

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Clerks Pt. 1....

Schindlers List

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definitely Metropolis

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Strangeglove - hands down

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fav bbw film?

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what is a bbw film...big beautiful woman, well then it has to be....