LadyK Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I'm hosting a movie classic party next month over the weekend the guest are mixed couples, singles (male&female) and would like your thoughts on movie selections. Some are classic movie watchers and some will be introduced to this genre at this event. Please forward me what you feel are must sees. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy24 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Lady ~ There are so many wonderful movies out there, I don't know where to start. If I knew your age group and your friends' interests, I might be of more help. One good movie is Mrs. Miniver (WWII) ~ an award winner. Has everything, love story, war, woman alone, etc. Touches a lot of soft spots. Also good (though very old) is Frank Capra's It Happened One Night with Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable. For musicals, many to pick from. I especially like Judy Garland's films. However, an interesting contrast might be to pick a James Cagney gangster film (Roaring 20s is a good one), paired with Yankee Doodle Dandy ~ Cagney can dance like a bandit! Also good for those who like the supernatural "The Uninvited" with Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey and "The Haunting" ~ but the cast members escape me at the moment. If you tell me more of what you like, and who you like, I can make more recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I'd show something directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Probably Notorious, since it's underrated, and it's got great stars in its cast (Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and the always-wonderful Claude Rains). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewey1960 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Here's a list of 10 must-see classics; directors in ( ): 1. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959; Hitchcock) 2. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952; Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen) 3. OUT OF THE PAST (1947; Jacques Tourneur) 4. BRINGING UP BABY (1938; Howard Hawks) 5. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954; Elia Kazan) 6. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959; Billy Wilder) 7. CHARADE (1963; Stanley Donen) 8. THE LADY EVE (1941; Preston Sturges) 9. THE BIG SLEEP (1946; Howard Hawks) 10. EAST OF EDEN (1955; Elia Kazan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewey1960 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 The difference being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviefan2 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Here is a quick list: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Stanley Kramer) My Name is Nobody (Tonino Valerii and Sergio Leone) North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock) The Lady from Shanghai (Orson Welles) The Shining (Stanley Kubrick) Kubrick and Welles have done other great films, but some of them might not be liked by all. One other suggestion for Welles might be F for Fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Here are my choices: Casablanca" (Michael Curtiz) "His Girl Friday" (Howard Hawks) "It Happened One Night" (Frank Capra) "Sabrina"(1954 - (Billy Wilder) "On the Waterfront" (Elia Kazan) "West Side Story" (Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins) "All About Eve" (Joseph Mankiewicz) "Notorious" (Alfred Hitchcock) "Adam's Rib" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 P.S......."Adam's Rib" of course was directed by George Cukor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 ABOVE SUSPICION RASHOMON FLIGHT TOBACCO ROAD MIRACLE OF THE BELLS DESRAELI SEVEN SAMURAI BLOW-UP JUAREZ THE MAGIC BULLET SVENGALI WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD STAR WITNESS THEY WON?T BELIEVE ME TRIUMPH OF THE WILL OLYMPIA UNCLE HARRY MISSION TO MOSCOW OSS THE BLUE ANGEL THE GENERAL DIES AT DAWN STEAMBOAT BILL JR. THE NAVIGATOR CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE THE SEVENTH CROSS PHANTOM LADY STANLEY AND LIVINGSTON NIGHT OF THE IGUANA JOHNNIE BELINDA THE SIN OF MADELEN CLAUDET OPERATOR SORCERER ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO LONE STAR THE GENERAL WILD BOYS OF THE ROAD JOURNEY INTO FEAR MIRACLE IN THE RAIN EMIEL ZOLA LOUIS PASTEUR WHITE CARGO MACAO THE SEVENTH VICTIM HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES PAYMENT DEFERRED SALT OF THE EARTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shonna Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Can we come??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 > Also, it might be interesting to feature a selection > of all Hitchcock films. They seem to appeal to both > sexes equally well. > > The Lady Vanishes ("remade" as > Flightplan w/ Jodie Foster) It's nice to see you overlooked the Cybill Shepherd version. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFriedman Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 "Above Suspicion"? I actually like that movie but never before saw it on a persons "Essentials List". Fred MacMurray and Joan Crawford are very entertaining in it. PFriedman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSueApplegate Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Those are some of my top faves, Baker. I would add Stalag 17, and The Major and the Minor, Billy WIlder's directorial debut in a romantic comedy that also unleashes a bit of WWII propaganda but with a smile. Also, Fred, I'm glad to see you added Miracle of the Bells. hlywdkjk - Shadow of a Doubt, for sure! Message was edited by: SueSueApplegate Message was edited by: SueSueApplegate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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