Maliejandra

Mukooh thanks so much. I definitly will see that. [img]smilies/rose.gif[/img]

steffieweffie

I dunno if I posted this, but A Hard Day's Night is my fav Black and White movie. It's such a classic movie. If they had put it in color, it would have ruined it.

*Justine*

I absolutely love black & white movies! Some of my favs are:

Roman Holiday
Casablanca
The Philadelphia Story
Bringing Up Baby
Sabrina
It's A Wonderful Life
Wuthering Heights

There are so many more though, I'm obsessed with old movies. I've been on a Katharine Hepburn kick for almost three months now, her stuff is great.

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Addicted Fan

Hehe. Someone finally understands!

I'd probably agree with the other movies on your list, but I've yet to see them. I really want to see Sabrina.

Profaine Angel

Are you kidding, I could post till the cows came home [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I could dance till the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows till you come home

But how about just leaving the recommendations here instead of in a new thread. And for Buster Keaton, I recommend Our Hospitality, first full-length silent I saw so it has a dear place in my heart. I love Keaton's shorts generally more than his full features though. Ones like The Electric House, The Boat, The Frozen North, One Week, Cops...not sure how easy they are to get ahold of though. They just show them on TV here when there's a huge gap between programmes, and they're never scheduled in the listings so it's always a gamble!!

paceygirl

Wuthering Heights
Bringing Up Baby
Casablanca
It Happened One Night

Angeli_Dean

There are so many!

It Happened One Night
Roman Holiday
Love in the Afternoon
Psycho (color would ruin it!)
The Apartment
Streetcar Named Desire
Red River
The Misfits
Some Like It Hot
All About Eve
Bachelor Mother
Don't Bother To Knock
To Kill A Mockingbird
Red Dust
The Hustler
Somebody Up There Likes Me
The Postman Always Rings Twice

ALso I have to mention every Fred and Ginger movie. Actually, every Fred Astaire movie in black in white that he ever made [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]

[img]smilies/rose.gif[/img] Audrey [img]smilies/rose.gif[/img]

Profaine Angel

Not that I have seen Psycho yet but from what I have seen, I agree! Colour sometimes makes things look a bit too gaudy and takes away from the movie. It's quite funny to think of some b&w films in colour, or vice-versa - the classy 30s musicals, like Fred & Ginger ones, and showstoppers like 42nd Street just wouldn't work in colour, whereas most 40s and 50s musicals would just look plain in b&w. Reckon so?

loquacity

I watched Fred and Ginger movie last night - Shall We Dance. I loved it, I pretty much love all of their movies. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I'm on a roll, I think I'll watch Follow The Fleet tonight, but my favourite Fred and Ginger movie is Top Hat. [img]smilies/love.gif[/img] Fabulous!

EarlGrayHot

Oh ... how wonderful to find a group of people who love black and white movies [img]smilies/glow.gif[/img]

And its unbelievable that somebody else loves Penny Serenade .. I LOVE this movie

Rebecca is also great ... but I like pretty much anything Hitchock

There are so many more and when I start thinking of more titles my mind just goes BLANK [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]

Profaine Angel

How could anyone not love it???? Anyone with a heart that is [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/bawl.gif[/img]

EarlGrayHot

I just meant that so far I've not met anyone who'd even heard of Penny Serenade !! So when I saw that listed as someone elses fave ... I was totally shocked!!

How's this for a b&w ... not so old though

Young Frankenstein [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Maliejandra

I watched The Misfits and Grand Hotel again yesterday. I wish I had cable. There is something special about seeing a rare, old, black and white movie on tv rather than making the effort to rent it or buy it and then watch it.

PS Did you guys know that there is a colorized version of Penny Serenade? I looked it up to reserve at my library since you guys all are raving about it and two versions came up. And our library system has more copies of the color one than the original.

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Angeli_Dean

ProfaneAngel: yes I agree. Some are much better in Black and White where some are much better in color. And then a few rare ones are good in both. The Wizard Of Oz wouldn't be the same if it didn't have that amazing scene of Dorothy opening the door and all of sudden she steps into color!

I just watched a Jean Harlow marathon last night on TCM. They were all great, particularly Bombshell. I also realized how gorgeous Robert Taylor is. I had no idea!

Yes Fred and Ginger movies are all so marvelous. They are perfect when your feeling depressed because they are so lively, humorous, and magical that you can't help it to smile and feel better. I've seen all 10 myself. I'm not sure which is my favorite. They all have something I love from each of them. I think if I had to pick one, though, it would be Swing Time.

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EarlGrayHot

I REALLY don't like it when b&w movies are colorized !!! I know sometimes they work ... but I just prefer when you get to see it the way it was meant to be seen!!

Great observations about the effect of Fred&Ginger movies ... ITA ... They always make me feel better/lighter ... the RLS doesn't weigh as heavy after spending some time with those two [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]