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Post by darksidebeadle on Jan 11, 2021 5:21:24 GMT
Pick two from each decade
1940s
Double Indemnity
the major and the minor
1950s
Witness for the Prosecution
some like it hot
1960s
The Apartment
Kiss me stupid
1970s
Fedora
the front page
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Post by rudeboy on Jan 11, 2021 5:25:50 GMT
R0s
Double Indemnity
The Lost Weekend
50s
Some Like It Hot
Sunset Blvd.
60s
The Apartment
One. Two, Three
70s
Avanti!
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
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Post by movielover on Jan 11, 2021 5:42:42 GMT
1940s
Double Indemnity
The Major and the Minor
1950s
Stalag 17
Witness for the Prosecution
1960s
The Apartment
The Fortune Cookie
1970s
The Front Page
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
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Post by jcush on Jan 11, 2021 6:29:44 GMT
40's: Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend
50's: Witness for the Prosecution, Sunset Blvd.
60's: The Apartment, The Fortune Cookie
70's: Avanti!, The Front Page
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Post by Archelaus on Jan 11, 2021 16:45:39 GMT
1940s: Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend
1950s: Sunset Blvd, Stalag 17
1960s: The Apartment, The Fortune Cookie
1970s: Avanti!, The Front Page
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Post by politicidal on Jan 11, 2021 16:47:53 GMT
1940s - Double Indemnity, Five Graves to Cairo
1950s - Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jan 11, 2021 22:19:55 GMT
1940s - The Lost Weekend
1950s - Ace In The Hole, Sunset Boulevard
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Post by OldAussie on Jan 12, 2021 0:48:28 GMT
1940s
Double Indemnity
The Lost Weekend
1950s
Witness for the Prosecution
Sunset Boulevard
1960s
The Apartment
One, Two, Three
1970s
Fedora
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
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Post by marth on Jan 12, 2021 1:09:53 GMT
40's: Double Indemnity
50's: Some Like It Hot - Sunset Boulevard
60's: The Apartment
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Post by Salzmank on Jan 13, 2021 2:45:08 GMT
If we’re doing directorial works only (I’m afraid my list may be a bit unconventional)…
’40s: The Major and the Minor, Five Graves to Cairo
’50s: Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot
’60s: One, Two, Three, The Fortune Cookie
’70s: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Front Page
I was tempted to go all unconventional and choose Love in the Afternoon and Stalag 17 as my ’50s favorites, but the consensus choices really my favorite Wilders from that decade. It was hard to leave off Double Indemnity from my ’40s list, but I wanted to shine some light on some lesser-known gems. The Major and the Minor was one of the funniest scripts Wilder-Brackett ever did, and excellently directed to boot, and Five Graves to Cairo one of the most ingenious, with that fantastic Erich von Stroheim performance.
As for conspicuous exceptions: Ace in the Hole is great but a little too sour to be a favorite; Witness for the Prosecution is almost ruined, despite Charles Laughton, by that pointless flashback; and The Apartment I like but only like, for whatever reason.
As for the ’70s, Sherlock Holmes is getting less neglected every year, which is nice to see. (It’s so good, possibly the best Sherlock Holmes movie ever made.) And, no, Wilder’s The Front Page isn’t Hawks’ His Girl Friday, but I think it’s a hilarious, well-played, fast-paced version of the source material. As usual, Lemmon and Matthau play off each other with ease, familiarity, and skill. I still haven’t seen Fedora.
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Post by drystyx on Jan 13, 2021 3:40:51 GMT
I scrolled through to see if you only meant director works, and it looks like you do. Probably for the best.
1940s
Double Indemnity
Five Graves to Cairo
1950s.
Stalag 17
Ace in the Hole (kind of by default, not great, just "best of the rest"
1960s
The Fortune Cookie
Kiss Me Stupid
1970s
The Front Page
Avanti!
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