Thanks, I’ll look for it. I am a huge fan of the older b&w movies. They could actually act. What a concept, people who can act staring in films sold to the public on the strength of that actors ability to convince you they are who they are playing.
Today’s actors could learn a few things from the classics that has casts of thousands instead of computers of gigabyte digitalized people and scenery added after the fact.
I love classic movies as well and Turner Classic Movies is one of the few channels I frequently watch. Hopefully Robert Osborne gets well soon. This channel has made older films more available and accessible to everyone. This is one of the great ideas that Ted Turner had. However, I detest the idea of colorizing black and white film.
I am very impressed with the design of the movie sets and what they were able to do with the technology available a long time ago. They were very creative.
A lot of the old motion pictures are just as bad as some made today.
The studio system was great in some respects, but it did have some negatives. Also, there was the Hays Code that was in effect for a long time. These were some of the factors in motion picture production that are different than today.
There are some very good films today. Several examples are The Debt, Senna, and Captain America: First Avenger.
One thing I don't really care for in recent films is the overuse of 3D. It isn't needed and adds nothing to some motion pictures.