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To: Family Guy
Oh, I love Seven chances, and all Keaton's silent features (though Go West is kind of weak). The General is not really all that funny, but is a brilliant adventure film/epic. And Buster is often funny just standing there.

I love Hitchcock's films. Many of them could be "the best Hitchcock". Vertigo is certainly one of his greatest I love the on location filming in San Francisco, back before it became Sodom); but is not for everyone. The Lady Vanishes is really enjoyable, as is the earlier 39 Steps. My favorites of his "great" films include Strangers on a Train, Notorious, Rear Window, North by Northwest and Psycho. To Catch a Thief is a lot of fun, but not truly great. I guess I'd put Rear Window at the top. But all the ones I listed are great. I don't care for The Birds. Never saw much of a point to it.

As far as this new "10 best" list goes, I still have Citizen Kane at the top of my list. It is more than just a bunch of innovations. I still find it exhilarating and entertaining time and again.

Later this year, there is going to be some major Blu-ray releases of Hitchcock's films. Dial 'M' For Murder is going to be released in its original 3D(!) version. Strangers on a Train is coming out on Blu as well; and there is a big boxed set coming out with 12 or 13 films in it (from the early fifties to the end of his career-the 'great' ones).

Speaking of silent films on Blu-ray: the recently released Wings is beautifully done with a new music score. Sunrise may be hard to find. when I bought it on DVD, I had to buy several other Fox titles before they'd allow me to order Sunrise. PM me if you cannot find it at a decent price. I don't have Netflix any more, so I do not know if they offer it.

45 posted on 08/02/2012 8:05:44 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: Sans-Culotte
Sunrise may be hard to find.

I found it at Archive.org, so I'll watch it as soon as I have the opportunity. I've never heard of Wings, but I'll check that one out as well.

46 posted on 08/02/2012 8:12:43 AM PDT by Family Guy (A society's first line of defense is not the law but customs, traditions and moral values. -Williams)
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