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Post by kijii on Apr 7, 2018 16:41:59 GMT
88 - Not so good on the non-English language and creature movies.
Here is a list of those I can NOT claim as having seen:
01. The Children of Paradise (1945)
02. Rome, Open City (1945)
03. Cat People (1942)
04. Late Spring (1949)
05. I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
06. Day of Wrath
07. The Inspector General (1949) --(neither non-English nor creature)
08. Dead of Night (1945)
09. Sahara--(neither non-English nor creature) Maybe I should see this?
10. La Terra Trema (1948)
11. Beauty and the Beast (1946)
12. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)--(neither non-English nor creature)
Are there lists like this for the 30s? --50s?-- 60s?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 7, 2018 16:48:11 GMT
kijii _re: Are there lists like this for the 30s? --50s?-- 60s?
You can check out the other lists at that website . If there's no list for those decades already, it's fun to make one several. It's pretty easy! Heck, even I have made some  You provide the theme, they provide the illustrations.
WARNING : The Surgeon General has determined that List Making can be ADDICTIVE!
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Post by kijii on Apr 8, 2018 1:19:01 GMT
82. With any such lists, there are bound to be disagreements. I'd rate The Body Snatcher (1945), missing from the list, higher than I Walked With A Zombie, for instance. And I miss the inclusion of such films as Lifeboat (1944), Crossfire (1947), The Hucksters (1947), The Three Musketeers (1948) and Battleground (1949) to name a few, so I guess I'd have to jettison some to accommodate them. BTW, m'friend how'd you do? Doghouse-- We could always play a game of discard-and-draw with their list   For example, I think their list is a little too heavy on Sturges and the Archers. And, I can't see why A Letter to Three Wives (1949) was not included. This was well constructed with three interlocking stories--using 3 pretty good 20th Century "Foxes" other than just Gene Tierney. |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 8, 2018 2:07:39 GMT
82. With any such lists, there are bound to be disagreements. I'd rate The Body Snatcher (1945), missing from the list, higher than I Walked With A Zombie, for instance. And I miss the inclusion of such films as Lifeboat (1944), Crossfire (1947), The Hucksters (1947), The Three Musketeers (1948) and Battleground (1949) to name a few, so I guess I'd have to jettison some to accommodate them. BTW, m'friend how'd you do? Doghouse-- We could always play a game of discard-and-draw with their list For example, I think their list is a little too heavy on Sturges and the Archers. And, I can't see why A Letter to Three Wives (1949) was not included. This was well constructed with three interlocking stories--using 3 pretty good 20th Century "Foxes" other than just Gene Tierney. is an excellent citation. Vacation From Marriage/ Perfect Strangers is another I'd have liked to see included. I suspect choosing what to add might prove less problematic than deciding which to eliminate (which explains why my closets and basement look the way they do). |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 on Apr 8, 2018 14:33:47 GMT
I've seen these 41 so far...my classic movie education will continue!  Citizen Kane
Casablanca
It's A Wonderful Life
The Grapes of Wrath
The Maltese Falcon
The Philadelphia Story
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Double Indemnity
The Big Sleep
The Best Years of Our Lives
Hamlet
The Great Dictator
Beauty and the Beast
Red River
Rebecca
His Girl Friday
Meet Me in St. Louis
Out of the Past
Adam's Rib
Bambi
Cat People
Key Largo
The Lost Weekend
Miracle on 34th Street
The Shop Around the Corner
How Green Was My Valley
The Postman Always Rings Twice
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
All the King's Men
Mrs. Miniver
National Velvet
Mildred Pierce
Now, Voyager
To Have And Have Not
Woman of the Year
Sergeant York
Gentleman's Agreement
Johnny Belinda
The Heiress
Going My Way
The Man Who Came To Dinner |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 8, 2018 15:30:44 GMT
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 on Apr 8, 2018 15:41:21 GMT
I keep on pluggin' away!  |
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Post by Salzmank on Apr 8, 2018 16:00:42 GMT
Only 63, unfortunately… I’m missing many of the non-Anglophone ones, a decided lapse, I know (though, speaking of non-Anglophone pictures, I’m happy to see one of my favorite films of the ‘40s, Cocteau’s La belle et la bête, on here). Like Doghouse6, I would have preferred The Body Snatcher as representative Lewton rather than I Walked with a Zombie—indeed, I’d also prefer its inclusion over Cat People, as I’ve never really warmed up to it or Zombie. And I’m afraid that I’ve never really liked neorealism of any nationality, in film or in literature—I can appreciate it, yes, but I suppose that’s not my cup o’mud… |
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Post by louise on Apr 8, 2018 16:53:10 GMT
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 8, 2018 17:27:27 GMT
Like Doghouse6 , I would have preferred The Body Snatcher as Lewton-representation rather than I Walked with a Zombie or Cat People, neither of which I’ve ever really warmed up to. And I’m afraid that I’ve never really liked neorealism of any nationality, in film or in literature—I can appreciate it, yes, but I suppose that’s not my cup o’mud… Just for the record, I'm perfectly happy with the inclusion of Cat People, perhaps the best example of the Lewton unit's less-is-more minimalism applied for maximum effect, and the closest they came to a true urban noir, which is something I wish they'd had an opportunity to explore. |
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Post by Salzmank on Apr 8, 2018 17:31:40 GMT
Like Doghouse6 , I would have preferred The Body Snatcher as Lewton-representation rather than I Walked with a Zombie or Cat People, neither of which I’ve ever really warmed up to. And I’m afraid that I’ve never really liked neorealism of any nationality, in film or in literature—I can appreciate it, yes, but I suppose that’s not my cup o’mud… Just for the record, I'm perfectly happy with the inclusion of Cat People, perhaps the best example of the Lewton unit's less-is-more minimalism applied for maximum effect, and the closest they came to a true urban noir, which is something I wish they'd had an opportunity to explore. Yes, I know I should have clarified that my preference for The Body Snatcher over Cat People is individual to me and that you only noted that you’d prefer its inclusion over Zombie. Sorry about that, Doghouse—I can edit it now. I really don’t hate Cat People, and I liked it better the last time I saw it (Everson said that would happen, if I’m remembering correctly), but I think that its two famous sequences—Lewton’s first and literal bus and the swimming-pool scene—far overshadow everything else in the movie. |
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 8, 2018 17:53:13 GMT
All but two -- LATE SPRING and LA TERRA TREMA
(and will seek those out)
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 8, 2018 17:56:55 GMT
Just for the record, I'm perfectly happy with the inclusion of Cat People, perhaps the best example of the Lewton unit's less-is-more minimalism applied for maximum effect, and the closest they came to a true urban noir, which is something I wish they'd had an opportunity to explore. Yes, I know I should have clarified that my preference for The Body Snatcher over Cat People is individual to me and that you only noted that you’d prefer its inclusion over Zombie. Sorry about that, Doghouse—I can edit it now. I really don’t hate Cat People, and I liked it better the last time I saw it (Everson said that would happen, if I’m remembering correctly), but I think that its two famous sequences—Lewton’s first and literal bus and the swimming-pool scene—far overshadow everything else in the movie. I hope you don't feel any chastisement was intended. And not meaning to dissect the entire film, to those you cited, I'd add for my personal preference the "cat in the office" sequence...   ...the "analysis"...  ...and the confrontation with Dr. Judd...  ...among some other moments. For my money, it has thematic weight, suspense, atmosphere and style to burn. This is not to say I think anyone should like it better than they do, but these are some of the things for which I admire it. |
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Post by Salzmank on Apr 8, 2018 18:06:06 GMT
Oh, no worries, Doghouse6 —it’s actually something that I realized just a few moments before you posted, so it was on my mind as well. I do admire Cat People, but it’s just that between the big sequences, it never seems to work for me. It usually feels dull to me in ways that The Body Snatcher, Isle of the Dead, and Tourneur’s non-Lewton Night of the Demon do not. I’ve tried to warm up to it, but—ah, well… |
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Post by jervistetch on Apr 8, 2018 18:12:01 GMT
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My shame is palpable.
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 8, 2018 18:12:49 GMT
hhhmmmm -- same as my age, Jervis |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 8, 2018 18:26:42 GMT
I’ve tried to warm up to it, but—ah, well… And ah, how well each of us knows that feeling toward this, that or the other film. Marvelously inscrutable. |
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Post by jervistetch on Apr 8, 2018 18:38:36 GMT
mattgarth You don't look a day over 28 in your picture.
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 8, 2018 18:40:37 GMT
mattgarth You don't look a day over 28 in your picture. my secret -- Jazzercize and Noxema |
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Post by teleadm on Apr 9, 2018 17:33:38 GMT
72/100 I think, maybe a few more but I'm not sure about them.
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