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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Does anyone like old, black and white films? What are your favourites?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I watched It's a Wonderful Life a few days ago, absolute classic

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"Does anyone like old, black and white films? What are your favourites? "

Yes. Big fan of most things by Hitchcock & Orson Welles.

Newer stuff - Pi by Darren Aronofsky is b&w Mad Max Fury Road - black & chrome.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I went through a phase a few years back of watching them. 12 Angry Men is my favourite and great example of getting the absolute most out of a simple story

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Does anyone like old, black and white films? What are your favourites?

Yes. Big fan of most things by Hitchcock & Orson Welles.

Newer stuff - Pi by Darren Aronofsky is b&w Mad Max Fury Road - black & chrome."

I've really gotten into Orson Welles in a big way over the last couple of years. As well as Kane, I think Touch Of Evil, The Trial and Chimes At Midnight might be my favourites.

Pi is an old favourite.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I went through a phase a few years back of watching them. 12 Angry Men is my favourite and great example of getting the absolute most out of a simple story "

I saw that for the first time recently and was a bit worried that it wouldn't live up to its reputation. I was totally wrong - brilliant film.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Would Schindler's List be classed as black n white or is that cop out as its new compared to those mentioned and not fully in black n white due to the girl in the red coat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The artist

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By *ensualMan
over a year ago

Sutton

I echo the comments on Orson Wells' films and would throw in "The Third Man" although technically not his film.

Bogart and ensemble make "Casablanca" brilliant. "The Maltese Falcon"is good as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Magnetic Monster by Ivan Tors

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I echo the comments on Orson Wells' films and would throw in "The Third Man" although technically not his film.

Bogart and ensemble make "Casablanca" brilliant. "The Maltese Falcon"is good as well.

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The Big Sleep is my favourite Bogart.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Inherit the Wind (1960)

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I'm also a big fan of the Universal horror films - the original Frankenstein, Dracula, Creature From The Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man - and other b&w horror like Night Of The Demon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I watched the original Miracle on 34th Street during Christmas and loved it.

I used to love watching old black n white TV. The Munsters, Phil Silvers, Rawhide and the Laurel and Hardy short films.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"I'm also a big fan of the Universal horror films - the original Frankenstein, Dracula, Creature From The Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man - and other b&w horror like Night Of The Demon. "

The first words at the beginning of Kate Bush's the Hounds of Love is taken from Night of the Demon

#uselessfact

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

Casablanca

And

Young Frankenstein

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire


"The artist"
That's the one I was thinking of and couldn't remember the name

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden


"Does anyone like old, black and white films? What are your favourites? "

The Ealing comedies.

Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes" and "The 39 Steps"

The first few Carry On movies.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

La haine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To Kill A Mockingbird - Gregory Peck at his finest.

All Quiet On The Western Front

Great Expectations - John Mills

From Here To Eternity

In Which We Serve

Paths Of Glory.

Raging Bull - ok, im cheating abit with that one

Way Out West - Yes, Laurel and Hardy. And i still laugh at it

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry

Dr Strangelove

Also I've always wanted to watch Metropolis but my dyslexia makes it hard for me to keep up with the text and spoils my enjoyment.

Mr

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts


"I'm also a big fan of the Universal horror films - the original Frankenstein, Dracula, Creature From The Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man - and other b&w horror like Night Of The Demon. "

These are done with style.

I'm a big fan of Claude Rains version of The Invisible Man

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Dr Strangelove

Also I've always wanted to watch Metropolis but my dyslexia makes it hard for me to keep up with the text and spoils my enjoyment.

Mr"

Metropolis is hugely influential and a great achievement...but an absolute chore to watch. Honestly the Queen video for Radio Gaga has pretty much all the clips you need from the film.

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By *dam1971Man
over a year ago

Bedford

I love the Ealing comedies but pretty much anything with Terry-Thomas or Alistair Sim gets my vote.

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

The Cruel Sea

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

The original version of The Fly

Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

My absolute favourites are Angels with Dirty Faces and Whatever happened to Baby Jane but I love old movies

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I really like film noir - I've watched loads of it over the last couple of years. The shadows and contrasts, the snappy dialogue and dynamite dames.

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By *asterR and slut mayaMan
over a year ago

Bradford

To many to list

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By *uckoldDesiresMan
over a year ago

Dublin


"Does anyone like old, black and white films? What are your favourites? "

The Maltese Falcon, A Night to Remember, Captain Courageous and The Ghost Train are my favs.

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By *agertha73Couple
over a year ago

Cardiff

Love watching the old Sherlock Holmes films, with Basil Rothborne.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Love watching the old Sherlock Holmes films, with Basil Rothborne."

Absolutely. Good shout

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Love watching the old Sherlock Holmes films, with Basil Rothborne."

For years I was against those because I felt they toned Holmes down and made Watson an idiot. But then a few years ago at Christmas a channel showed a few of them back to back and I really enjoyed them - they were shot like film noir, and a lot more interesting than I was expecting. I need to get hold of a box set.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saw the David Lean Great Expectations over Christmas, maybe the best Dickens film adaptation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I really like film noir - I've watched loads of it over the last couple of years. The shadows and contrasts, the snappy dialogue and dynamite dames. "

Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity the greatest Noir imo.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Some Like it Hot!!

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke


"I really like film noir - I've watched loads of it over the last couple of years. The shadows and contrasts, the snappy dialogue and dynamite dames. "

Me too. I can just melt into the cinematography

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By *ny1localMan
over a year ago

READING

The great thing about most black and white films is that they relied on a decent script and fairly good acting, not special effects or CGI.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I really like film noir - I've watched loads of it over the last couple of years. The shadows and contrasts, the snappy dialogue and dynamite dames.

Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity the greatest Noir imo."

It's probably the noir film you'd use to explain what noir is to someone who didn't know. I'd probably choose Kiss Me Deadly as my favourite noir, although that has a genre twist. The Big Sleep is also right up there.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I really like film noir - I've watched loads of it over the last couple of years. The shadows and contrasts, the snappy dialogue and dynamite dames.

Me too. I can just melt into the cinematography "

Over the last couple of years I've come to the conclusion that I've missed my calling and should have been a cinematographer

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By *dwalu2Couple
over a year ago

Bristol


"The great thing about most black and white films is that they relied on a decent script and fairly good acting, not special effects or CGI. "

Only the good ones did, which is why they are still around today. There were just as many with terrible scripts, acting and effects…but no-one has preserved or shows them.

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke


"I really like film noir - I've watched loads of it over the last couple of years. The shadows and contrasts, the snappy dialogue and dynamite dames.

Me too. I can just melt into the cinematography

Over the last couple of years I've come to the conclusion that I've missed my calling and should have been a cinematographer "

Perhaps you should? I wouldn’t know where to start but I love the art form. My favourite noir film is Blood Simple but then I do absolutely love the Coen Brothers films

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I really like film noir - I've watched loads of it over the last couple of years. The shadows and contrasts, the snappy dialogue and dynamite dames.

Me too. I can just melt into the cinematography

Over the last couple of years I've come to the conclusion that I've missed my calling and should have been a cinematographer

Perhaps you should? I wouldn’t know where to start but I love the art form. My favourite noir film is Blood Simple but then I do absolutely love the Coen Brothers films "

I haven't seen Blood Simple but I know people who love it.

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By *ommodoCouple
over a year ago

OX16

Jack says all films was black and white when he was a kid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Some Like it Hot!! "

Nobody's perfect !

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By *asycouple1971Couple
over a year ago

midlands

Some Like it Hot.

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By *entlemanFoxMan
over a year ago

North East / London

Some really good films mentioned already.

One cultural icon:

Abel Gance's 'Napoleon'

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By *nterblueMan
over a year ago

manchester

The Hill and Ice Cold In Alex spring to mind.

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

The Dambusters

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've taken a notion for ticking off as many classics as I can think of. Not all b&w though.

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