fxreyman Posted January 8, 2011 Hi everyone! Happy New Year!! Lists. Interesting word, isn't it? Makes you wonder what that all encompasses, heh? Well I have been pondering lists for a very long time. Especially lists about movies. Favorite movies. Favorite actors, actresses, writers, directors, composers. Lists having to do with best movies in your own humble opinion of course! Your top 100 greatest films. Your bottom 100 worst films. Lists that showcase your own movie collections. How many movies do you have in your own collection or library? How many films from one director do you have? How many of your own films are westerns? War films, dramas, historical dramas, comedies, silents and so on. A list could be made up almost about anything. Number of films you have seen in your lifetime. Number of films you have not seen but would like to have seen. Favorite John Wayne films. Favorite F.W. Murnau films. Favorite movie heroes, movie good guys, movie bad guys, movie blondes, movie redheads, etc. Well I think you get the picture. This is a thread idea that I have been thinking about for a long time. I know that some of you out there don't like to make lists. That is okay. You do not have to participate. It's a free message board! A thread has never been started having anything to do with LISTS I think. Oh, maybe the occasional thread has a list in there somewhere, like the Greatest films of all time thread. I know that in the past I have run afoul of some posters who really did not want anything to do with publishing lists of any kind, but there are a few of us here who love to compile lists. FrankGrimes and I have gone back and forth about lists many times. In our opinion, lists are a very good way of finding out about a person's likes and dislikes. List making is a sure way to find out what other people like. What movies, which actors and so on. It is a great place to start talking about their favorite films. I thought it might be interesting and fun to see how many films are in each person's home collection. I know that filmlover has his own forum set up to include Classic Film DVD Reviews and under that he has a thread entitled: Hangin' Around the DVD Water Cooler. This thread was intended to discuss DVDs in a general way less so than actual reviews of DVDs. Under Favorites, a thread was started on January 1st, 2010 by OurGangFanatic about a listing of people's 100 greatest films. A lot of people got involved. That is what I am hoping to do with this thread. Since filmlover's forum is mainly about the releases, reviews and interest levels associated with DVDs, I thought that maybe a thread on the Favorites Forum could be about movie collections, favorite films, actors and so on like I wrote in the first paragraph earlier. I am thinking that any collection from anyone here on the boards could be included. So, what do you all think? Tonight I will include my library for everyone to see. It is going to be a long list, but I don't see a problem with that. You all are welcome to show all of your films as well. So lets get started!!! Message edited by fxreyman (Rey) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxreyman Posted January 8, 2011 Now I will be honest with you all. If you all feel that compiling a list like this will be too time consuming, well I will leave you to make that determination. You may want to just include certain titles, or just a breakdown of titles you have in your collections from each decade. So then here is my complete list of titles in my personal library. 621 total films. I have indicated which films are vhs. There are 113 vhs titles and 508 dvd titles. A breakdown by decade and a list of directors above 3 films each is included at the end. Enjoy! 1. Abe Lincoln in Illinois, John Cromwell 1940 2. About Schmidt, Alexander Payne 2002 3. The Abyss, James Cameron 1989 4. The Accused, Jonathan Kaplan 1988 5. Adam?s Rib, George Cukor 1949 6. The Adventures of Robin Hood, Michael Curtiz 1938 7. Advise and Consent, Otto Preminger 1962 8. The African Queen, John Huston 1951 9. Age of Consent, Michael Powell 1969 10. Air Force One, Wolfgang Petersen 1997 11. The Alamo, John Wayne 1960 12. Alfie, Lewis Gilbert 1966 13. All About Eve, Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1950 14. All I Desire, Douglas Sirk 1953 15. All the President?s Men, Alan J. Pakula 1976 16. All Quiet on the Western Front, Lewis Milestone 1930 17. Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe 2000 18. Altered States, Ken Russell 1980 19. American Gangster, Ridley Scott 2007 20. American Graffiti, George Lucas 1973 21. An American in Paris, Vincente Minnelli 1951 22. The American President, Rob Reiner 1995 23. The Americanization of Emily, Arthur Hiller 1964 24. Angel and the Badman, James Edward Grant 1947 25. Angels With Dirty Faces, Michael Curtiz 1937 26. Annie Hall, Woody Allen vhs 1977 27. The Apartment, Billy Wilder 1960 28. Apollo 13, Ron Howard 1995 29. The Asphalt Jungle, John Huston 1950 30. The Aviator, Martin Scorsese 2004 31. Awakenings, Penny Marshall vhs 1990 32. The Awful Truth, Leo McCarey 1937 33. The Bachelor & the Bobby-Soxer, Irving Reis 1947 34. The Bad and the Beautiful, Vincente Minnelli 1952 35. Bad Day at Black Rock, John Sturges 1955 36. The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Sam Peckinpah 1970 37. Ball of Fire, Howard Hawks vhs 1941 38. The Banger Sisters, Bob Dolman 2002 39. The Barkeleys of Broadway, Charles Walters 1948 40. Batman, Tim Burton vhs 1989 41. Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan 2005 42. Battleground, William Wellman 1949 43. Battle of the Bulge, Ken Annakin 1965 44. A Beautiful Mind, Ron Howard 2001 45. Becket, Peter Glenville vhs 1964 46. The Bedford Incident, James B. Harris 1965 47. Being There, Hal Ashby 1979 48. Ben-Hur, William Wyler 1959 49. The Best Years of Our Lives, William Wyler 1946 50. Between God, the Devil and a Winchester, Marino Girolami 1968 51. Big, Penny Marshall vhs 1988 52. The Big Country, William Wyler 1958 53. The Big Red One, Samuel Fuller 1980 54. The Big Sleep, Howard Hawks 1946 55. Birdman of Alcatraz, John Frankenheimer 1962 56. The Bishop?s Wife, Henry Koster 1947 57. Bite the Bullet, Richard Brooks vhs 1975 58. Blackboard Jungle, Richard Brooks 1950 59. Black Narcissus, M. Powell/E. Pressburger vhs 1947 60. Black Sunday, John Frankenheimer 1977 61. Blazing Saddles, Mel Brooks 1974 62. Blue Steel, Robert N. Bradbury 1934 63. Body and Soul, Robert Rossen vhs 1950 64. Boogie Nights, Paul Thomas Anderson 1999 65. Boot Hill, Giuseppi Colizzi 1969 66. Born to the West, Charles Barton 1937 67. The Bourne Ultimatum, Paul Greengrass 2007 68. Breakfast at Tiffany?s, Blake Edwards 1961 69. Breaking Away, Peter Yates 1979 70. The Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale 1935 71. The Bride Wore Boots, Irving Pichel 1946 72. The Bridge on the River Kwai, David Lean 1957 73. Bringing Up Baby, Howard Hawks 1938 74. Broadcast News, James L. Brooks 1987 75. Broken Lance, Edward Dmytryk vhs 1953 76. A Bronx Tale, Robert De Niro vhs 1988 77. Brubaker, Stuart Rosenberg vhs 1980 78. Buchanan Rides Alone, Budd Boetticher 1958 79. Bullitt, Peter Yates 1968 80. Bulworth, Warren Beatty 1998 81. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, George Roy Hill 1969 82. Cabaret, Bob Fosse 1972 83. The Caine Mutiny, Edward Dmytryk 1954 84. Call Northside 777, Henry Hathaway 1948 85. Camille, George Cukor vhs 1936 86. Cape Fear, J. Lee Thompson 1962 87. Capricorn One, Peter Hyams 1978 88. Captain Blood, Michael Curtiz 1935 89. Captains Courageous, Victor Fleming 1937 90. Carrington, Christopher Hampton vhs 1994 91. Casablanca, Michael Curtiz 1942 92. Champion, Mark Robson vhs 1949 93. Charade, Stanley Donen 1963 94. Chariots of Fire, Hugh Hudson 1980 95. Children of a Lesser God, Randa Haines 1986 96. The China Syndrome, James Bridges vhs 1978 97. Chinatown, John Huston 1974 98. Chino, John Sturges, Duillo Coletti 1973 99. Chisum, Andrew V. McLaglen 1970 100. Chocolat, Lasse Hallstrom 1999 101. Christmas in July, Preston Sturges 1940 102. The Cider House Rules, Lasse Hallstrom vhs 1999 103. The Cincinnati Kid, Norman Jewison 1965 104. Citizen Kane, Orson Welles 1941 105. City Lights, Charles Chaplin vhs 1931 106. City Slickers, Ron Underwood vhs 1990 107. Class Action, Michael Apted 1991 108. Clear and Present Danger, Phillip Noyce 1994 109. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg 1977 110. Collateral, Michael Mann 2002 111. Comanche Station, Budd Boetticher 1960 112. Comes a Horseman, Alan J. Pakula vhs 1978 113. Coming Home, Hal Ashby 1978 114. The Constant Gardener, Fernando Meirelles 2005 115. Contact, Robert Zemeckis 2001 116. The Conversation, Francis Ford Coppola 1974 117. Cool Hand Luke, Stuart Rosenberg 1967 118. Courage Under Fire, Edward Zwick vhs 1996 119. The Court Jester, Melvin Frank / Norman Panama 1953 120. The Cowboys, Mark Rydell 1972 121. Crash, Paul Haggis 2005 122. Crimes and Misdeamnors, Woody Allen 1986 123. Crocodile Dundee, Peter Faiman 1986 124. Crossfire, Edward Dmytryk 1947 125. The Cruel Sea, Charles Frend vhs 1953 126. Cry Blood Apache, Jack Starrett 1970 127. Dances With Wolves, Kevin Costner 1990 128. Dave, Ivan Reitman vhs 1993 129. David Copperfield, George Cukor 1935 130. The Day of the Jackal, Fred Zinnemann vhs 1973 131. The Day the Earth Stood Still, Robert Wise 1951 132. The Dawn Rider, Robert N. Bradbury 1935 133. Dead Again, Kenneth Branagh 1991 134. Decision at Sundown, Budd Boetticher 1957 135. The Deer Hunter, Michael Cimino 1978 136. Defending Your Life, Albert Brooks 1991 137. Deliverance, John Boorman vhs 1972 138. The Desert Trail, Lewis D. Collins 1935 139. Desperate Journey, Raoul Walsh 1942 140. Destination Tokyo, Delmer Daves 1943 141. The Devils Brigade, Andrew V. McLaglen 1968 142. Dial M for Murder, Alfred Hitchcock 1954 143. The Diary of Anne Frank, George Stevens 1959 144. Die Hard, John McTiernan vhs 1988 145. Dinner at Eight, George Cukor 1933 146. The Dirty Dozen, Robert Aldrich 1967 147. Dirty Harry, Don Siegel 1971 148. The Doctor, Randa Haines vhs 1988 149. Doctor Zhivago, David Lean 1965 150. Dodge City, Michael Curtiz 1940 151. Dog Day Afternoon, Sidney Lumet 1975 152. Donovan?s Reef, John Ford 1963 153. Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick 1964 154. Double Indemnity, Billy Wilder 1944 155. Edge of Darkness, Lewis Milestone 1943 156. The Electric Horseman, Sidney Pollack 1979 157. El Dorado, Howard Hawks 1967 158. The Elephant Man, David Lynch 1980 159. Elmer Gantry, Richard Brooks 1960 160. The Empire Strikes Back, Irvin Kershner vhs 1980 161. The Enemy Below, Dick Powell 1957 162. Erin Brockovich, Steven Soderbergh 2002 163. Executive Decision, Stuart Baird 1997 164. A Face in the Crowd, Elia Kazan 1957 165. Fail-Safe, Sidney Lumet 1964 166. Fandango, Kevin Reynolds vhs 1986 167. Fantasia, Ben Sharpsteen vhs 1940 168. Fargo, Joel Coen 1996 169. Father of the Bride, Vincente Minnelli 1950 170. A Few Good Men, Rob Reiner 1993 171. Field of Dreams, Phil Alden Robinson vhs 1989 172. Five Easy Pieces, Bob Rafelson 1970 173. The Flight of the Phoenix, Robert Aldrich 1965 174. Follow the Fleet, Mark Sandrich 1933 175. Forbidden Planet, Fred M. Wilcox 1956 176. Foreign Correspondent, Alfred Hitchcock 1940 177. Forrest Gump, Robert Zemeckis 1994 178. Fort Apache, John Ford 1947 179. The Fountainhead, King Vidor 1949 180. The Four Feathers, Zoltan Korda vhs 1939 181. The Four Musketeers, Richard Lester 1974 182. Four Weddings and a Funeral, Mike Newell vhs 1994 183. Frankenstein, James Whale 1931 184. The French Connection, William Friedkin 1971 185. The French Lieutenant?s Woman, Karel Reisz vhs 1977 186. Fried Green Tomatoes, Jon Avnet 1992 187. From Here to Eternity, Fred Zinnemann 1953 188. From the Terrace, Mark Robson 1960 189. The Fugitive, Andrew Davis 1992 190. Full Metal Jacket, Stanley Kubrick vhs 1987 191. The Full Monty, Peter Cattaneo 1999 192. Funny Face, Stanley Donen 1957 193. Fury, Fritz Lang 1936 194. The Game, David Fincher vhs 1997 195. Gardens of Stone, Francis Ford Coppola 1987 196. The Getaway, Sam Peckinpah 1972 197. Get Shorty, Barry Sonnenfeld 1995 198. Gettysburg, Ronald Maxwell 1993 199. Ghost, Jerry Zucker 1990 200. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1947 201. Giant, George Stevens 1956 202. Gilda, Charles Vidor 1946 203. Glory, Edward Zwick 1989 204. The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola vhs 1972 205. The Godfather, Part II, Francis Ford Coppola vhs 1974 206. Going My Way, Leo McCarey 1944 207. Goldfinger, Guy Hamilton 1964 208. Gone With the Wind, Victor Fleming 1939 209. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Sergio Leone 1966 210. Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Sam Wood 1939 211. The Good Earth, Sidney Franklin 1937 212. Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese 1990 213. Good Night and Good Luck, George Clooney 2004 214. Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant 1997 215. The Graduate, Mike Nichols 1967 216. Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood 2008 217. Grand Canyon, Lawrence Kasdan 1991 218. Grand Duel, Giancarlo Santi 1972 219. Grand Hotel, Edmund Goulding 1932 220. The Grapes of Wrath, John Ford 1940 221. Grease, Randal Kleiser 1978 222. The Great Dictator, Charles Chaplin vhs 1940 223. The Great Escape, John Sturges 1963 224. The Great Man's Lady, William Wellman 1942 225. The Great McGinty, Preston Sturges 1940 226. The Great Moment, Preston Sturges 1944 227. The Great Train Robbery, Michael Crichton 1979 228. The Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille 1952 229. The Green Mile, Frank Darabont 1999 230. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Stanley Kramer 1967 231. Gun Crazy, Joseph H. Lewis 1950 232. The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, John Sturges 1957 233. The Gunfighter, Henry King vhs 1950 234. Gunga Din, George Stevens 1939 235. The Guns of Navarone, J. Lee Thompson 1961 236. Hail the Conquering Hero, Preston Sturges 1944 237. Hatari!, Howard Hawks 1962 238. Heartbreak Ridge, Clint Eastwood 1986 239. Heat, Michael Mann 1995 240. Heaven Can Wait, Warren Beatty / Buck Henry 1978 241. Heist, David Mamet 2001 242. Hellbenders, Sergio Corbucci 1967 243. Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Alexander Hall 1941 244. High Sierra, Raoul Walsh vhs 1941 245. His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks 1940 246. Holiday, George Cukor 1938 247. Hoosiers, David Anspaugh 1986 248. The Hospital, Arthur Hiller 1971 249. Hotel Rwanda, Terry George 2004 250. Howards End, James Ivory 1992 251. How Green Was My Valley, John Ford 1941 252. How the West Was Won, Ford / Hathaway / Marshall 1962 253. Hud, Martin Ritt 1963 254. The Hunt For Red October, John McTiernan 1990 255. The Hurricane, Norman Jewison vhs 1999 256. The Hustler, Robert Rossen 1961 257. I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, Meryvn LeRoy 1932 258. I Am Sam, Jesse Nelson 1999 259. Ice Station Zebra, John Sturges 1968 260. The Ice Storm, Ang Lee 1997 261. Impromptu, James Lapine vhs 1989 262. In a Lonely Place, Nicholas Ray 1950 263. In Cold Blood, Richard Brooks 1967 264. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Steven Spielberg vhs 1989 265. In Harm?s Way, Otto Preminger 1965 266. Inherit the Wind, Stanley Kramer 1960 267. The Insider, Michael Mann vhs 1999 268. Internes Can't Take Money, Alfred Santell 1937 269. In the Heat of the Night, Norman Jewison 1967 270. In the Line of Fire, Wolfgang Petersen vhs 1993 271. In the Name of the Father, Jim Sheridan vhs 1993 272. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don Siegel 1956 273. The Invisible Man, James Whale vhs 1933 274. It Can be Done Amigo, Maurizio Lucidi 1972 275. It Happened One Night, Frank Capra 1934 276. It?s a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra 1946 277. Jarhead, Sam Mendes 2005 278. Jaws, Steven Spielberg 1975 279. Jeremiah Johnson, Sydney Pollack 1972 280. Judgement at Nuremberg, Stanley Kramer 1961 281. Julia, Fred Zinnemann vhs 1977 282. Julius Caesar, Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1953 283. Junior Bonner, Sam Pekinpah 1972 284. Key Largo, John Huston 1947 285. Kid Vengeance, Joseph Manduke 1977 286. King Kong, Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack 1933 287. Klute, Alan J. Pakula vhs 1971 288. The Lady Eve, Preston Sturges 1941 289. The Lady Gambles, Micheal Gordon 1949 290. L.A. Confidential, Curtis Hanson 1997 291. L.A. Story, Mick Jackson 1991 292. Last Chance Harvey, Joel Hopkins 2008 293. The Last Emperor, Bernardo Bertolucci 1986 294. The Last of the Mohicans, Michael Mann 1992 295. Laura, Otto Preminger 1944 296. The Lawless Frontier, Robert N. Bradbury 1934 297. Lawrence of Arabia, David Lean 1962 298. A League of Their Own, Penny Marshall 1994 299. Legal Eagles, Ivan Reitman 1986 300. Legends of the Fall, Edward Zwick 1994 301. Libeled Lady, Jack Conway 1936 302. Life As a House, Irwin Winkler 1993 303. The Life of David Gale, Alan Parker vhs 1999 304. Lilies of the Field, Ralph Nelson 1963 305. Limelight, Charles Chaplin vhs 1952 306. The Limey, Steven Soderbergh 1999 307. The Lion in Winter, Anthony Harvey 1968 308. Little Big Man, Arthur Penn 1970 309. Local Hero, Bill Forsyth 1983 310. Lonely Are the Brave, David Miller vhs 1962 311. Lone Star, John Sayles 1996 312. Long Days of Hate, Gianfranco Baldanello 1968 313. The Long Good Friday, John Mackenzie vhs 1980 314. The Long Voyage Home, John Ford 1940 315. The Longest Day, Annakin / Marton / Wicki / Oswald 1962 316. The Longest Yard, Robert Aldrich 1974 317. Lost Horizon, Frank Capra 1937 318. Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola 2003 319. The Lost Weekend, Billy Wilder 1945 320. Love Actually, Richard Curtis 2004 321. The Lucky Texan, Robert N. Bradbury 1934 322. Lust for Life, Vincente Minnelli vhs 1952 323. Madigan, Don Siegel 1967 324. The Magnificent Seven, John Sturges 1960 325. The Maltese Falcon, John Huston 1941 326. The Manchurian Candidate, John Frankenheimer 1962 327. A Man For All Seasons, Fred Zinnemann 1966 328. The Man From Laramie, Anthony Mann 1955 329. The Man From Utah, Robert N. Bradbury 1934 330. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, John Ford 1962 331. The Man Who Would Be King, John Huston vhs 1975 332. Marie Antoinette, W. S. Van Dyke 1938 333. The Mask of Zorro, Martin Campbell vhs 1998 334. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Peter Weir 2003 335. A Matter of Life and Death, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger 1946 336. McLintock!, Andrew V. McLaglen 1963 337. Meet the Fockers, Jay Roach 2004 338. Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy 2007 339. Midnight Run, Martin Brest 1988 340. Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood 2003 341. The Miracle of Morgan?s Creek, Preston Sturges vhs 1944 342. The Miracle Worker, Arthur Penn 1962 343. Missing, Costa-Gavras 1982 344. Mississippi Burning, Alan Parker 1988 345. Mister Roberts, John Ford / Mervyn LeRoy vhs 1955 346. Modern Times, Charles Chaplin vhs 1936 347. Moulin Rouge, Baz Luhrmann 2001 348. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, H.C. Potter 1948 349. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Frank Capra 1936 350. Mr. Holland?s Opus, Stephen Herek vhs 1995 351. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Frank Capra 1939 352. Much Ado About Nothing, Kenneth Branagh 1993 353. The Mummy, Karl Freund 1932 354. The Mummy's Curse, Leslie Goodwins 1944 355. The Mummy's Ghost, Reginald Le Borg 1944 356. The Mummy's Hand, Christy Cabanne 1940 357. The Mummy's Tomb, Harold Young 1942 358. Murder, My Sweet, Edward Dmytryk 1944 359. The Music Man, Morton DaCosta 1962 360. Mutiny on the Bounty, Frank Lloyd 1935 361. My Darling Clementine, John Ford 1946 362. My Fair Lady, George Cukor 1964 363. My Favorite Wife, Garsin Kanin 1940 364. My Life, Bruce Joel Rubin 1993 365. My Man Godfrey, Gregory LaCava 1936 366. My Outlaw Brother, Elliot Nugent 1951 367. Mystic River, Clint Eastwood 2003 368. The Naked Gun, David Zucker 1988 369. The Naked Spur, Anthony Mann vhs 1953 370. The Natural, Barry Levinson 1984 371. 'Neath Arizona Skies, Harry L. Fraser 1934 372. The Negotiator, F. Gary Gray 1998 373. Network, Sidney Lumet 1976 374. Never So Few, John Sturges 1963 375. New Moon, Robert Z. Leonard vhs 1940 376. Night and Day, Michael Curtiz 1946 377. The Night of the Hunter, Charles Laughton 1955 378. A Night to Remember, Roy Baker vhs 1953 379. Ninotchka, Ernst Lubitsch vhs 1939 380. Nixon, Oliver Stone vhs 1995 381. Norma Rae, Martin Ritt 1979 382. North By Northwest, Alfred Hitchcock 1959 383. Northern Pursuit, Raoul Walsh 1943 384. Nothing in Common, Garry Marshall 1986 385. Notorious, Alfred Hitchcock 1946 386. Notting Hill, Roger Michell vhs 2000 387. Objective, Burma!, Raoul Walsh 1945 388. Oklahoma!, Fred Zinnemann 1955 389. Once Upon a Time in the West, Sergio Leone 1969 390. Only Angels Have Wings, Howard Hawks 1939 391. On the Waterfront, Elia Kazan 1954 392. Open Range, Kevin Costner 2003 393. Ordinary People, Robert Redford 1980 394. The Outlaw Josey Wales, Clint Eastwood 1976 395. Out of Africa, Sydney Pollack 1985 396. Out of the Past, Jacques Tourneur 1947 397. The Ox-Bow Incident, William Wellman 1943 398. The Palm Beach Story, Preston Sturges 1940 399. The Paper Chase, James Bridges vhs 1972 400. Papillon, Franklin J. Schaffner 1973 401. Paradise Canyon, Carl Pierson 1935 402. Passion Fish, John Sayles vhs 1992 403. Pat and Mike, George Cukor 1952 404. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Sam Peckinpah 1973 405. Paths of Glory, Stanley Kubrick 1957 406. Patton, Franklin J. Schaffner 1970 407. A Perfect World, Clint Eastwood 1993 408. Philadelphia, Jonathon Demme 1993 409. The Philadelphia Story, George Cukor 1940 410. The Pianist, Roman Polanski 2002 411. Pirates of the Caribbean, Gore Verbinski 2001 412. The Player, Robert Altman vhs 1992 413. Pleasantville, Gary Ross vhs 1998 414. The Poseidon Adventure, Ronald Neame 1972 415. The Postman Always Rings Twice, Tay Garnett 1946 416. Power, Sidney Lumet 1986 417. The Presido, Peter Hyams 1988 418. Presumed Innocent, Alan J. Pakula 1990 419. Pretty Woman, Gary Marshall vhs 1990 420. Pride and Prejudice, Robert Z. Leonard 1940 421. The Pride of the Yankees, Sam Wood vhs 1942 422. Primal Fear, Gregory Hoblit 1996 423. Primary Colors, Mike Nichols 1998 424. The Prisoner of Zenda, John Cromwell vhs 1937 425. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Micheal Curtiz 1941 426. Prizzi?s Honor, John Huston vhs 1985 427. The Professionals, Richard Brooks 1966 428. Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock 1960 429. Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino 1994 430. Queen Christina, Rouben Mamoulian vhs 1933 431. The Quiet Man, John Ford 1952 432. Quiz Show, Robert Redford vhs 1992 433. Rage at Dawn, Tim Whelan 1955 434. Raging Bull, Martin Scorsese vhs 1980 435. Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Spielberg 1981 436. Rainbow Valley, Robert N. Bradbury 1935 437. Random Harvest, Mervyn LeRoy 1942 438. Randy Rides Alone, Harry L. Fraser 1934 439. Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock 1954 440. Rebel Without a Cause, Nicholas Ray 1955 441. Red River, Howard Hawks 1948 442. The Remains of the Day, James Ivory 1993 443. Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarentino 1992 444. The Return of the Jedi, Richard Marquand vhs 1983 445. Ride Lonesome, Budd Boetticher 1959 446. Riders of Destiny, Robert N. Bradbury 1933 447. Ride the High Country, Sam Peckinpah 1962 448. The Right Stuff, Philip Kaufman 1983 449. Rio Bravo, Howard Hawks 1959 450. Rio Grande, John Ford 1950 451. Rio Hondo, Jose Briz Mendez 1968 452. A River Runs Through It, Robert Redford 1992 453. Robin and Marion, Richard Lester vhs 1976 454. The Rocketeer, Joe Johnston vhs 1989 455. Rocky, John G. Avildsen 1976 456. Roman Holiday, William Wyler 1953 457. Ronin, John Frankenheimer 1998 458. Sabrina, Billy Wilder 1954 459. Sabrina, Sydney Pollack vhs 1995 460. Sagebrush Trail, Armand Schaffer 1933 461. Sahara, Zoltan Korda 1943 462. Sands of Iwo Jima, Allan Dwan 1949 463. The Sand Pebbles, Robert Wise 1966 464. Saturday Night Fever, John Badham 1977 465. Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg 1998 466. Scarface, Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson 1932 467. Schindler?s List, Steven Spielberg 1993 468. Seabiscuit, Gary Ross 2001 469. The Sea Hawk, Michael Curtiz 1940 470. The Searchers, John Ford 1956 471. Secondhand Lions, Tim McCanlies 2003 472. Sense and Sensibility, Ang Lee vhs 1995 473. Sergeant York, Howard Hawks 1941 474. Serpico, Sidney Lumet 1973 475. The Set-Up, Robert Wise 1949 476. Seven Days in May, John Frankenheimer 1964 477. 1776, Peter H. Hunt 1972 478. Shadow of a Doubt, Alfred Hitchcock 1942 479. Shadowlands, Richard Attenborough 1993 480. Shakespeare in Love, John Madden vhs 1998 481. Shall We Dance, Mark Sandrich 1937 482. The Shawshank Redemption, Frank Darabont vhs 1994 483. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, John Ford 1949 484. The Shootist, Don Siegel 1976 485. The Shop Around the Corner, Ernst Lubitsch 1940 486. A Shot in the Dark, Blake Edwards vhs 1964 487. Shrek, Adamson / Jenson 2001 488. Shrek 2, Adamson / Asbury / Vernon 2004 489. Sideways, Alexander Payne 2002 490. The Silence of the Lambs, Jonathan Demme 1991 491. Singin? in the Rain, Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly 1952 492. Sink the Bismarck!, Lewis Gilbert 1960 493. Sneakers, Phil Alden Robinson 1992 494. Some Like It Hot, Billy Wilder 1959 495. Song of Arizona, Frank McDonald 1946 496. Sophie?s Choice, Alan J. Pakula 1982 497. So Proudly We Hail, Mark Sandrich 1943 498. The Sound of Music, Robert Wise 1965 499. Sounder, Martin Ritt vhs 1972 500. South Pacific, Joshua Logan 1958 501. Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick 1960 502. Speed, Jan de Bont 1994 503. Spellbound, Alfred Hitchcock 1945 504. Spider-Man, Sam Raimi 2001 505. Spider-Man 2, Sam Raimi 2004 506. The Spirit of St. Louis, Billy Wilder vhs 1957 507. The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, Martin Ritt 1965 508. Stagecoach, John Ford 1939 509. Stage Door, Gregory La Cava 1937 510. Stalag 17, Billy Wilder 1953 511. A Star is Born, George Cukor 1954 512. Starman, John Carpenter 1984 513. The Star Packer, Robert N. Bradbury 1934 514. Starting Over, Alan J. Pakula 1979 515. Star Trek, J.J. Abrams 2009 516. Star Trek The Motion Picture, Robert Wise 1979 517. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Nicholas Meyer 1982 518. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Leonard Nimoy 1984 519. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Leonard Nimoy 1986 520. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, William Shatner 1989 521. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Nicholas Meyer 1991 522. Star Trek Generations, David Carson vhs 1994 523. Star Trek First Contact, Jonathan Frakes vhs 1996 524. Star Trek Insurrection, Jonathan Frakes vhs 1998 525. Star Trek Nemesis, Stuart Baird vhs 2002 526. Star Wars, George Lucas vhs 1977 527. State of the Union, Frank Capra vhs 1948 528. The Sting, George Roy Hill vhs 1973 529. Strangers on a Train, Alfred Hitchcock vhs 1951 530. The Stunt Man, Richard Rush vhs 1980 531. The Sundowners, Fred Zinnemann vhs 1960 532. Sullivan?s Travels, Preston Sturges 1940 533. The Sundowners, George Templeton 1950 534. Sunset Boulevard, Billy Wilder 1951 535. Superman: The Movie, Richard Donner 1978 536. Support Your Local Sheriff!, Burt Kennedy 1969 537. Suspicion, Alfred Hitchcock vhs 1941 538. Swing Time, George Stevens 1936 539. Switchback, Jeb Stuart 1997 540. The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3, Joseph Sargent 1973 541. A Tale of Two Cities, Jack Conway 1935 542. The Tall Guy, Mel Smith vhs 1989 543. The Tall T, Budd Boetticher 1957 544. The Talk of the Town, George Stevens 1942 545. 10, Blake Edwards 1979 546. The Ten Commandments, Cecil B. DeMille 1956 547. The Terminator, James Cameron 1984 548. Terminator 2: Judgement Day, James Cameron 1991 549. Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks 1982 550. Texas Terror, Robert N. Bradbury 1935 551. There's Always Tomorrow, Douglas Sirk 1956 552. They Died With Their Boots On 1942 553. They Were Expendable, John Ford 1945 554. The Thin Man, W.S. Van Dyke 1934 555. The Thing From Another World, Christian Nyby 1951 556. The Third Man, Carol Reed vhs 1950 557. Thirteen Days, Roger Donaldson 2000 558. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Mervyn LeRoy 1944 559. The Thomas Crown Affair, Norman Jewison 1968 560. Three Days of the Condor, Sydney Pollack 1975 561. 3 Godfathers, John Ford 1948 562. The Three Musketeers, Richard Lester 1973 563. A Time to Kill, Joel Schumacher 1996 564. Titanic, James Cameron vhs 1997 565. To Be or Not to Be, Ernst Lubitsch 1942 566. To Have or Have Not, Howard Hawks vhs 1944 567. To Kill a Mockingbird, Robert Mulligan 1962 568. To the Last Man, Henry Hathaway 1933 569. Tom Horn, William Wiard 1979 570. Top Gun, Tony Scott vhs 1986 571. Top Hat, Mark Snadrich 1935 572. Tootsie, Sydney Pollack vhs 1982 573. Tora! Tora! Tora!, Fleischer / Fukasadu / Masuda 1970 574. Touch of Evil, Orson Welles 1958 575. The Trail Beyond, Robert N. Bradbury 1934 576. The Train, John Frankenheimer 1965 577. Treasure Island, Victor Fleming 1934 578. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, John Huston 1948 579. True Grit, Henry Hathaway 1969 580. True Lies, James Cameron vhs 1994 581. Twelve Angry Men, Sidney Lumet 1957 582. Twelve O?Clock High, Henry King 1949 583. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick 1968 584. 2010, Peter Hyams 1984 585. Two Weeks Notice, Marc Lawrence 2003 586. Uncertain Glory, Raoul Walsh 1944 587. Under Siege, Andrew Davis 1992 588. Union Pacific, Cecil B. DeMille vhs 1939 589. The Untouchables, Brian De Palma 1986 590. The Verdict, Sidney Lumet 1982 591. Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock 1958 592. Victor/Victoria, Blake Edwards 1982 593. Wag the Dog, Barry Levinson 1997 594. A Walk in the Sun, Lewis Milestone 1945 595. Walk the Line, James Mangold 2005 596. West of the Divide, Robert N. Bradbury 1934 597. West Side Story, Robert Wise vhs 1961 598. Where Eagles Dare, Brian G. Hutton 1969 599. White Christmas, Michael Curtiz 1954 600. White Heat, Raoul Walsh 1949 601. Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robert Zemeckis vhs 1988 602. Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, Ted Kotcheff vhs 1977 603. Who?s Affraid of Virginia Woolfe?, Mike Nichols vhs 1966 604. The Wild Bunch, Sam Peckinpah 1969 605. Will Penny, Tom Gries 1968 606. Winchester ?73, Anthony Mann 1950 607. The Wind and the Lion, John Milius 1975 608. Winds of the Wasteland, Mack V. Wright 1936 609. The Wings of Eagles, John Ford 1957 610. Witness, Peter Weir vhs 1985 611. Witness For the Prosecution, Billy Wilder vhs 1957 612. The Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming 1939 613. Woman of the Year, George Stevens 1942 614. The Women, George Cukor 1939 615. Wonder Boys, Curtis Hanson 2000 616. The World's Fastest Indian, Roger Donaldson 2005 617. Wyatt Earp, Lawrence Kasdan 1994 618. Yankee Doodle Dandy, Michael Curtiz 1942 619. Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks vhs 1974 620. You?ve Got Mail, Nora Ephron 1998 621. Zulu, Cy Endfield 1964 The breakdown of the above 621 movies by decade looks like this: 1940's: 101 1990's: 95 1960's: 88 1950's: 79 1970's: 78 1930s: 71 1980's: 64 2000's: 45 Directors from my collection of films ( DVD / VHS ) with the most movies: Not including directors with less than 2 credits. 17 John Ford 12 Howard Hawks 11 Robert N. Bradbury 11 Alfred Hitchcock 10 George Cukor 10 Michael Curtiz 9 Billy Wilder 8 John Huston 8 Preston Sturgess 7 Sidney Lumet 7 John Sturgis 6 Frank Capra 6 Clint Eastwood 6 John Frankenheimer 6 Alan J. Pakula 6 Sam Peckinpah 6 Sydney Pollack 6 Steven Spielberg 6 George Stevens 6 Robert Wise 6 Fred Zinnemann 5 Budd Boetticher 5 Richard Brooks 5 James Cameron 5 Stanley Kubrick 5 Raoul Walsh 4 Charles Chaplin 4 Frances Ford Coppola 4 Edward Dmytryk 4 Blake Edwards 4 Victor Fleming 4 Henry Hathaway 4 Norman Jewison 4 Mervyn LeRoy 4 Michael Mann 4 Vincente Minnelli 4 Martin Ritt 4 Mark Sandrich 4 Don Siegel 4 William Wyler 3 Robert Aldrich 3 Cecil B. DeMille 3 Stanley Donen 3 Peter Hyams 3 Stanley Kramer 3 David Lean 3 Richard Lester 3 Ernst Lubitsch 3 Joseph L. Mankiewicz 3 Anthony Mann 3 Penny Marshall 3 Andrew V. McLaglen 3 Lewis Milestone 3 Mike Nichols 3 Otto Preminger 3 Robert Redford 3 Martin Scorsese 3 William Wellman 3 James Whale 3 Edward Zwick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxreyman Posted January 8, 2011 Favorite submarine films: 1. The Enemy Below 1957 2. The Hunt for Red October 1990 3. Destination Tokyo 1943 4. Ice Station Zebra 1968 5. The Bedford Incident 1965 6. Fantastic Voyage 1966 7. Torpedo Run 1958 8. Submarine Command 1951 9. On the Beach 1959 10. Das Boot 1981 11. Run Silent, Run Deep 1958 12. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961 13. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954 14. Crash Dive 1943 15. We Dive at Dawn 1943 16. Operation Pacific 1951 17. Operation Petticoat 1959 18. Gray Lady Down 1978 19. The Abyss 1989 20. Crimson Tide 1995 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 8, 2011 Hey there, Rey -- I'm glad you started this thread. As you know, I'm definitely a "lists" guy. And I definitely believe lists can tell you something about a person. I also find them to be valuable when attempting to learn something new. For example, when I first got into westerns, I checked out as many westerns lists on "Listmania!" at Amazon. I wanted to know what others felt were the best westerns, or at least their favorites. This helped me to get started. With film noir, I have been using the top 250 films noir at They Shoot Pictures. I looked over your list of movies and I have 183 of those on DVD. I have 895 films on DVD. I'd love to get to 1000 by the end of the year, but that may be pushing it. I also have 91 television box sets, if I include the Three Stooges. My DVDs by decade: 1940s - 286 1950s - 247 1930s - 182 1960s - 82 1980s - 28 1920s - 27 1970s - 25 1910s - 10 1990s - 6 2000s - 2 As you can see, nearly 60% of my collection is in the 40s and 50s and nearly 80% is from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. The directors I have on DVD: Alfred Hitchcock - 51 John Ford - 47 Henry Hathaway - 19 Anthony Mann - 19 Howard Hawks - 18 Fritz Lang - 18 Ernst Lubitsch - 15 William Wyler - 14 Robert North Bradbury - 13 Joseph L. Mankiewicz - 12 Otto Preminger - 12 Henry King - 11 Mervyn LeRoy - 9 Robert Wise - 9 Frank Capra - 8 Preston Sturges - 8 Raoul Walsh - 8 Budd Boetticher - 7 Blake Edwards - 7 John Huston - 7 F.W. Murnau - 7 Josef von Sternberg - 7 Jacques Tourneur - 7 William A. Wellman - 7 John Cromwell - 6 George Cukor - 6 Edward Dmytryk - 6 Samuel Fuller - 6 Edmund Goulding - 6 Elia Kazan - 6 Arthur Lubin - 6 Mark Robson - 6 Vincent Sherman - 6 Fred Zinnemann - 6 Michael Curtiz - 5 Delmer Daves - 5 Louis Feuillade - 5 Richard Fleischer - 5 Tay Garnett - 5 Phil Karlson - 5 William Keighley - 5 Erle C. Kenton - 5 Stanley Kubrick - 5 Anatole Litvak - 5 Jean Negulesco - 5 Richard Quine - 5 Don Siegel - 5 George Stevens - 5 John Sturges - 5 James Whale - 5 Billy Wilder - 5 Robert Aldrich - 4 Charles Barton - 4 John Brahm - 4 Richard Brooks - 4 Henri-Georges Clouzot - 4 Stanley Donen - 4 Allan Dwan - 4 John Farrow - 4 Stuart Heisler - 4 Charles Lamont - 4 Sergio Leone - 4 Rouben Mamoulian - 4 Leo McCarey - 4 Andrew V. McLaglen - 4 Lewis Milestone - 4 Vincente Minnelli - 4 Nicholas Ray - 4 W.S. Van Dyke II - 4 Charles Vidor - 4 Sam Wood - 4 Jack Arnold - 3 Lloyd Bacon - 3 Curtis Bernhardt - 3 Tod Browning - 3 Jules Dassin - 3 Cecil B. DeMille - 3 Andre de Toth - 3 Henry Koster - 3 Stanley Kramer - 3 Lew Landers - 3 Rowland V. Lee - 3 Delbert Mann - 3 Hal Needham - 3 Roy William Neill - 3 Irving Rapper - 3 Martin Ritt - 3 George Sidney - 3 Robert Siodmak - 3 Douglas Sirk - 3 Edgar G. Ulmer - 3 King Vidor - 3 David Zucker - 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
movieman1957 Posted January 8, 2011 47 Ford films. Amazing. And I get the sense you are not all that fond of him. I don't have near as many as either of you. Part of me thinks I'll never be able to watch them and another part thinks that at 40 cents a disc I ought to record everything. I think I did figure, based on another of your lists, that about 25% of my films are westerns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxreyman Posted January 8, 2011 Hey Frankie...... Wow! You are up early I see. You really are a night owl aren't you? I knew that you like to get involved in the wee hours of the day, but really don't you ever sleep? Cool list of yours. It's interesting that almost all of your films are from before 1960. And I know that you are a really big film noir fan. Having said that what other genres are you really interested in? I would be really surprised if more people do get involved with this list thread. I hope so. That was my goal here. I am always interested in knowing what everyone else likes, what types of films they lie and so on. I wonder if our lady friends-posters will post as well? I sure hope so. I will be breaking down my 621 list into genres later today. Hopefully that will give you (and me) a better understanding of what I really like. And eventually break my list into a actors/actresses sub-list. Man I could go on and one here. Especially now that I am out of work. Who knows I may even be able to get to the magical 1,000 posts number here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 8, 2011 47 Ford films. Amazing. And I get the sense you are not all that fond of him. Hi, Movieman. He's #11 on my favorite director list. I think Ford is the most emotional of all directors. Well, at least of those I've watched. Since I'm on the newer side of watching classic film, I've attempted to broaden my horizons. I've bought many DVDs that are nothing but new experiences for me. The vast majority of DVDs that I buy, I have never seen the movie before. I don't have near as many as either of you. Part of me thinks I'll never be able to watch them and another part thinks that at 40 cents a disc I ought to record everything. I know what you mean about not watching them. I haven't watched 477 of the films I have on DVD. That's why, when we discuss movies on the board, I actually prefer to do so with ones I've never seen versus ones I've seen. I also like seeing something new. I think I did figure, based on another of your lists, that about 25% of my films are westerns. That makes sense. It's your favorite genre. About 14% of my collection is westerns. I'd say it's my second favorite genre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 8, 2011 Hi, Rey -- Wow! You are up early I see. You really are a night owl aren't you? I knew that you like to get involved in the wee hours of the day, but really don't you ever sleep? Of course I don't sleep! I'm the undead. I'm definitely a late owl. I always have been. My mom's side of the family are the early-risers and my dad's side are the late-risers. I favor my dad's side... greatly. It's interesting that almost all of your films are from before 1960. I'm now into classic film. I'll eventually buy some more films from my childhood and Coen flicks. But, for now, I'm all about classic film. And I know that you are a really big film noir fan. Yes, it's easily my favorite genre. I have 180 films noir on DVD. Having said that what other genres are you really interested in? 1. Film noir 2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller (Hitchcock, mainly) 3. Westerns 4. Drama (straight drama versus drama within film noir, westerns) 5. Horror 6. Action/Adventure 7. Comedy 8. Science Fiction 9. War 10. Musicals My least favorite kind of films are Victorian period pieces. I do not like "manners" and the like. British stuff doesn't wear well with me. I'm not crazy about epics. I don't like films with dancing and singing, particularly dancing. Well, unless it's breakdancing. I would be really surprised if more people do get involved with this list thread. I hope so. That was my goal here. I am always interested in knowing what everyone else likes, what types of films they lie and so on. It depends on the person and their personality, really. You will see. I wonder if our lady friends-posters will post as well? I sure hope so. That will depend on the lists and what discussion blossoms from them. DVDs? Only one of the ladies you speak of is interested in that. I will be breaking down my 621 list into genres later today. Hopefully that will give you (and me) a better understanding of what I really like. You're 60/40 with post-60s to pre-60s. I'm 84-16 the other way. I don't believe you have a silent film. In terms of genre, I've always viewed you as a westerns/war guy. That's very "guy," to be sure. Movieman is similar. Although, Movieman also likes classic comedies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxreyman Posted January 8, 2011 Hey there! Well as I wrote earlier I am going through my 621 list now and figuring out which genre each film belongs to. Surprisingly I am finding that I have a lot of romantic-comedies and straight dramas. I am only into the G's right now. Probably will take a little longer, maybe into tomorrow before I am done. We are going to a house warming party this afternoon, so my list making is going to be interrupted. > I'm now into classic film. I'll eventually buy some more films from my childhood and Coen flicks. But, for now, I'm all about classic film. It's great to see how well you have transitioned to a "classic film" fan. That is impressive. With the recent holiday purchases that I make each year my collection now has more 1940s films than my collection of 1990s films. The one thing I have started to concentrate on is not trying to purchase a one to one replacement of my vhs films. Mainly because most of them are more expensive in DVD form than other films that I like and would rather own. As long as I have at least one vcr I am okay with keeping some of my vhs tapes around. And because of my recent layoff, I will probably not make any more purchases until I am employed again. Although one of my purchases in December was the Universal Barbara Stanwyck Collection. Six films: Internes Can't Take Money, The Great Man's Lady, The Bride Wore Boots, The Lady Gambles, All I desire and There's Always Tomorrow. Stanwyck is my favorite leading lady from the 30's to the 50's, although I'd have to say that Jean Arthur is pretty close. > You're 60/40 with post-60s to pre-60s. I'm 84-16 the other way. I don't believe you have a silent film. > You are right! 60/40. Most of my early purchases were from the eighties and nineties. Although quite a few were older westerns and war films. I do have two silents on vhs, City Lights and Modern Times, both pseudo silents, or possibly considered crossovers between silents and talkies. > In terms of genre, I've always viewed you as a westerns/war guy. That's very "guy," to be sure. Movieman is similar. Although, Movieman also likes classic comedies. Yes, based on everything I own, I would say your analysis was correct. But, until I see what all the genres are in my list, only then will I know for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
filmlover Posted January 8, 2011 rey, Wow! that is some list. So much work you put into it!!! At this point in time, I would seriously dread having to list all the films in my collection. I did once and put that in some Excel-like document but don't have that on my new computer. Great job! p.s. -- I hope you get work soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
movieman1957 Posted January 8, 2011 >Since I'm on the newer side of watching classic film, I've attempted to broaden my horizons. I've bought many DVDs that are nothing but new experiences for me. The vast majority of DVDs that I buy, I have never seen the movie before. It is amazing to think that you are on the "newer" side. I've learned plenty from you. It makes me think for a lot of years I wasn't paying very close attention. Buying DVDs I've never seen is out of my comfort zone. I always wonder how much I like it and how many times am I likely to watch it before I am comfortable enough to plunk down $10 or $20.' I also like reading some of the rambles before I watch something. I don't want to read too much lest it give me a preconceived notion of things but I like to get a sense of what everyone likes and a few things to look for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 9, 2011 Hey there, MusicMan -- It is amazing to think that you are on the "newer" side. I've learned plenty from you. Thank you. That was very kind of you to say. I've learned a heckuva lot from many different people on this board. But here's the key, you have to be willing to expose yourself to it. This is quite rare in today's world. Most people only see things in their own way. You are not one of these people. You are one who listens and one who is willing to meet people in their world. It's rarely about you, which is one of the many qualities I admire about you. It makes me think for a lot of years I wasn't paying very close attention. I've come to watch films differently because of the board. I was nowhere near the kind of film watcher I am today prior to this board, so I know what you speak of. Buying DVDs I've never seen is out of my comfort zone. I always wonder how much I like it and how many times am I likely to watch it before I am comfortable enough to plunk down $10 or $20. That's the prevailing thought with most people. What I've learned about myself is that I can find something to like in most classic movies. Sure, I've got my own comfort zone, but I still can enjoy films that are outside of this. My personality is showing with DVDs. I'm one who likes to collect and I like ownership. I'm also single, so I can be foolish. I also like reading some of the rambles before I watch something. I don't want to read too much lest it give me a preconceived notion of things but I like to get a sense of what everyone likes and a few things to look for. I don't like knowing much about a movie before I watch it. I usually don't read a discussion about a film I've never seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 9, 2011 Hi, Reyman -- The one thing I have started to concentrate on is not trying to purchase a one to one replacement of my vhs films. Mainly because most of them are more expensive in DVD form than other films that I like and would rather own. As long as I have at least one vcr I am okay with keeping some of my vhs tapes around. I prefer to have a movie on DVD versus tape but I do have to make decisions with that. I've got just over 1300 classic films that I've recorded off of TCM. The vast majority of those films don't interest me in the world of DVD. I just have them in case I wish to watch them at some point. Stanwyck is my favorite leading lady from the 30's to the 50's, although I'd have to say that Jean Arthur is pretty close. I like both of them, as well. I don't have the new Stanwyck box set, but I have the older one. Yes, based on everything I own, I would say your analysis was correct. But, until I see what all the genres are in my list, only then will I know for sure. Of my 100 favorite classic films, the breakdown would be: Film Noir - 28 Drama - 21 Westerns - 14 Mystery/Suspense/Thriller - 13 Horror - 9 Science Fiction/Fantasy/Supernatural - 5 Comedy - 5 Action/Adventure - 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissGoddess Posted January 9, 2011 Hi Rey! Great idea for a thread. I wish I could post a list of what I have on DVD/DVD-R, but alas, after working four hours on such a list a few months ago, I stupidly failed to save it correctly and LOST all that effort. It was so aggravating to put together that I have not had the patience to do it over again, yet. Once I get it together, I'll post that list here. So, the only lists I can contribute right now are the subjective ones, about my preferences. I'll start with the easiest: Favorite Actors: 1. Gary Cooper 2. Clark Gable 3. Spencer Tracy 4. Will Rogers 5. Robert Ryan 6. John Wayne 7. Robert Montgomery 9. Robert Mitchum 10. Frank Sinatra 11. Yul Brynner 12. James Stewart 13. Humphrey Bogart 14. Henry Fonda 15. Rod Taylor 16. John Barrymore 17. Alan Ladd 18. Gilbert Roland 19. William Powell 20. Sterling Hayden 21. Harry Carey, Sr. 22. Brian Keith 22. Tom Santschi 23. Errol Flynn 24. Richard Burton 25. Cary Grant 26. Victor McLaglen 27. Sean Connery 28. Charles Boyer 29. Glenn Ford 30. George Sanders 31. Gregory Peck 32. Bob Hope 33. James Cagney 34. Pat O'Brien 35. Ronald Colman 36. Edward Arnold 37. Orson Welles 38. Ray Milland 39. George Raft 40. Rex Harrison 41. Robert Taylor 42. Richard Widmark 43. Tyrone Power 44. John Garfield 45. Peter Finch 46. Van Heflin 47. Dick Van Dyke 48. Joel McCrea 49. Laurence Olivier 50. Randolph Scott Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 9, 2011 Your list of favorite actors is a really nice mix. I'm surprised George Sanders doesn't rank higher. I'm surprised that Yul ranks as high as he does. And George Raft has made the cut. Glenn Ford! He's on the rise with you! But there is one guy who is not happy with your list... and he's got a temper and a shotgun: 1. Robert Ryan 2. James Stewart 3. Cary Grant 4. Robert Mitchum 5. Humphrey Bogart 6. Henry Fonda 7. Boris Karloff 8. Dan Duryea 9. Richard Widmark 10. Burt Lancaster 11. Edward G. Robinson 12. Dana Andrews 13. Glenn Ford 14. Orson Welles 15. George Sanders 16. Peter Lorre 17. Sterling Hayden 18. Emil Jannings 19. Conrad Veidt 20. Joseph Cotten 21. John Wayne 22. Gregory Peck 23. Frank Sinatra 24. Gary Cooper 25. Clark Gable 26. Alan Ladd 27. Walter Huston 28. Van Heflin 29. Walter Brennan 30. Ward Bond 31. Dick Powell 32. Spencer Tracy 33. William Powell 34. Randolph Scott 35. Paul Newman 36. Montgomery Clift 37. Lee Marvin 38. Robert Montgomery 39. Joel McCrea 40. James Mason 41. William Holden 42. Raymond Burr 43. Laird Cregar 44. Bela Lugosi 45. Thomas Mitchell 46. Dennis O'Keefe 47. Martin Balsam 48. Ray Milland 49. Fredric March 50. Charles Boyer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JakeHolman Posted January 9, 2011 Top 10 Westerns... 1. Shane 2. The Hanging Tree 3. The Searchers 4. Red River 5. High Noon 6. Ride The High Country 7. 3:10 to Yuma 8. Rio Grande 9. Day of the Outlaw 10. The Naked Spur Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissGoddess Posted January 9, 2011 > {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote} > Your list of favorite actors is a really nice mix. I'm surprised George Sanders doesn't rank higher. I'm surprised that Yul ranks as high as he does. And George Raft has made the cut. Glenn Ford! He's on the rise with you! > My lists are ephemeral because they're based on my mood at the time. Yul's always ranked pretty high for me. And many of my favorites may have only made a handful of films I really like, but it's their characters I love. Whereas, someone like Cary Grant made many films I really like, but only played a handful of characters that appeal to me strongly. > But there is one guy who is not happy with your list... and he's got a temper and a shotgun: > Oh, HECK, I knew I was forgetting someone, and here I have been watching his TV show all week. I'm sorry Wardy! He's definitely in my top 30, somehow, somewhere. To make room for him, I maybe should take out Dick Van Dyke, who made it for the first time solely based on his television show, which has brought me so much laughter the past year. But then, Dick is so skinny I don't know if the space he leaves is big enough for Wardy! I wonder if the day will ever come that John Wayne cracks your top 20. And I'm disappointed to see Spencer Tracy ranked so low. Nice to see Charles Boyer there, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 9, 2011 My lists are ephemeral because they're based on my mood at the time. And that's a very good thing. Yul's always ranked pretty high for me. And many of my favorites may have only made a handful of films I really like, but it's their characters I love. Whereas, someone like Cary Grant made many films I really like, but only played a handful of characters that appeal to me strongly. I just don't hear you speak of Yul all that often. I usually like Cary's characters... a lot. But I can see where you wouldn't since his characters aren't that emotionally rich. Typically, Cary's characters are childish and selfish. He would be the "anti" Ford man. He would actually play Layne. Oh, HECK, I knew I was forgetting someone, and here I have been watching his TV show all week. I'm sorry Wardy! He's definitely in my top 30, somehow, somewhere. I need to bump him up my list, actually. To make room for him, I maybe should take out Dick Van Dyke, who made it for the first time solely based on his television show, which has brought me so much laughter the past year. But then, Dick is so skinny I don't know if the space he leaves is big enough for Wardy! Maybe "Rob" would top your favorite male television characters list. I wonder if the day will ever come that John Wayne cracks your top 20. Quite possibly. He's one of the warmest actors around; quite engaging. And I'm disappointed to see Spencer Tracy ranked so low. It's the films he's in, mostly. I like his 30s mug, the best. Nice to see Charles Boyer there, though. He's on the rise with me. I love his brand of tragic love. He's arguably the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissGoddess Posted January 9, 2011 > {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote} > My lists are ephemeral because they're based on my mood at the time. > > And that's a very good thing. > For the most part, the cast of characters is the same, it's just the order shifts a little. > I just don't hear you speak of Yul all that often. I usually like Cary's characters... a lot. But I can see where you wouldn't since his characters aren't that emotionally rich. Typically, Cary's characters are childish and selfish. He would be the "anti" Ford man. He would actually play Layne. > Yul didn't make too many films that come up for discussion. At least the ones that I like are not often mentioned (The Journey, Anastasia, Invitation to a Gunfighter, The Double Man). His most famous movies are not among my favorites (The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, Westworld). Even The King and I, which I like, is in a genre that I'm not crazy about lately (musicals). > Oh, HECK, I knew I was forgetting someone, and here I have been watching his TV show all week. I'm sorry Wardy! He's definitely in my top 30, somehow, somewhere. > > I need to bump him up my list, actually. > Dear old Wardy. One of the hardest working men in show business. And probably in more "classics" than just about any other actor. > Maybe "Rob" would top your favorite male television characters list. > He does. > It's the films he's in, mostly. I like his 30s mug, the best. > I wish TCM would air *They Gave Me a Gun* again. It's from the 30s, and should be better known. > He's on the rise with me. I love his brand of tragic love. He's arguably the best. He can show tragic love without making himself tiresome about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 9, 2011 For the most part, the cast of characters is the same, it's just the order shifts a little. But I'm sure your favorites have changed since you were younger. Yul didn't make too many films that come up for discussion. At least the ones that I like are not often mentioned (The Journey, Anastasia, Invitation to a Gunfighter, The Double Man). His most famous movies are not among my favorites (The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, Westworld). Even The King and I, which I like, is in a genre that I'm not crazy about lately (musicals). And those titles are why Yul and I have crossed paths just once. Dear old Wardy. One of the hardest working men in show business. And probably in more "classics" than just about any other actor. He's such an entertaining performer. I like his brand of "light." I wish TCM would air They Gave Me a Gun again. It's from the 30s, and should be better known. It's on March 21st at 8:15 AM EST. He can show tragic love without making himself tiresome about it. He's pure passion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissGoddess Posted January 9, 2011 Favorite lines of dialogue: 1. "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again." Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) *Gone with the Wind* 2. "I'll think about that tomorrow." Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) *Gone with the Wind* 3. "In the end, you pay for what you are." Paul Boray (John Garfield) *Humoresque* 4. "What makes you so sad? I think you're the saddest girl I ever met." "You're the first man who said that. Most people tell me how happy I am." "That's because you make a man feel happy." (Gay Langan and Rosalyn Taber (Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe) *The Misfits* 5. "Nothing human ever disgusts me." Hannah Jelks (Deborah Kerr) *Night of the Iguana* 6. "I know you are there, my son." Gwillym Morgan (Donald Crisp) *How Green Was My Valley* 7. "I don't bite, unless it's called for." Regina Lambert (Audrey Hepburn) *Charade* 8. "I'm not like anyone. I'm me." Gloria Wandrous (Elizabeth Taylor) *Butterfield 8* 9. "Mac, have you ever been in love?" "No, I've been a bartender all my life." Wyatt Earp and Mac (Henry Fonda and J. Farrell MacDonald) *My Darling Clementine* 10. "Miss Stevens, you are a girl in a million...not only did I enjoy that kiss, I was awed by the efficiency behind it." John Robie (Cary Grant) *To Catch a Thief* 11. "Tell your mother there are no more guns in the valley." *Shane* (Alan Ladd) 12. "It's one career all females have in common, being a woman." Margo Channing (Bette Davis) *All About Eve* 13. "You sure got wrong ideas." "They may be wrong, but they're definite." Lora Mae Finnie Hollingsway (Linda Darnell) and Porter Hollingsway (Paul Douglas) *A Letter to Three Wives* 14. "I can be smart, when it's important, but most men don't like it." Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* 15. "Build my gallows high." Jeff Baily (Robert Mitchum) *Out of the Past* 16. "What is your nationality?" "I'm a drunkard." "That makes Rick a citizen of the world!" Major Strasser, Rick Blaine and Capt. Renault (Conrad Veidt, Humphrey Bogart and Claude Raines) *Casablanca* 17. My dear ever since Eve, no woman has been taken completely unaware." Captain Gregg (Rex Harrison) The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 18. Well, they're saved from the blessings of civilization." Doc Boone (Thomas Mitchell) Stagecoach 19. "You got types?" "Just one. Lanky brunettes with wicked jaws." Nora and Nick Charles (Myrna Loy and William Powell) *The Thin Man* 20. "Statistics show there are more women in the world than anything else. Except insects." Johnny Farrow (Glenn Ford) *Gilda* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissGoddess Posted January 9, 2011 > {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote} > For the most part, the cast of characters is the same, it's just the order shifts a little. > > But I'm sure your favorites have changed since you were younger. > they reflected more romance, hope and girlishness. More Audrey Hepburn. > I wish TCM would air They Gave Me a Gun again. It's from the 30s, and should be better known. > > It's on March 21st at 8:15 AM EST. > Thank you, I'll set up a reminder. > He can show tragic love without making himself tiresome about it. > > He's pure passion. But he shrugs and blames no one but himself when he loses. I like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 9, 2011 they reflected more romance, hope and girlishness. More Audrey Hepburn. That's very typical of girls. But he shrugs and blames no one but himself when he loses. I like that. Excellent point. He really is that. And I do love that about his characters and performances. Your recent list is exceptional, Scarlett. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissGoddess Posted January 9, 2011 > That's very typical of girls. > How have your tastes changed? Less girlish? > > Excellent point. He really is that. And I do love that about his characters and performances. > His tragic lovers trail a somewhat film noir vibe. It's hard to do. An American film noir "hero" is often too self-conscious to exude passion to the end...when they get wise they either deflate or become mocking, tossing love aside like an empty pack of cigarettes. Boyer remains self-mocking, but wears his pain like a well earned badge. > Your recent list is exceptional, Scarlett. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted January 9, 2011 How have your tastes changed? Less girlish? Sadly, it's the opposite. I like romance now. I had no patience for that about five or so years ago. I've always been very boyish. I never really had mature tastes. That's now changed. I now like films that make me feel and think, the most. His tragic lovers trail a somewhat film noir vibe. It's hard to do. An American film noir "hero" is often too self-conscious to exude passion to the end...when they get wise they either deflate or become mocking, tossing love aside like an empty pack of cigarettes. Boyer remains self-mocking, but wears his pain like a well earned badge. That's wonderful. Film noir protagonists are usually selfish and chasing something other than love, although they believe what they are pursuing is love. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
