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The 20 Greatest Black-and-White Films Ever Made
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| Chris Kent
Posted on 02/12/2011 9:19:45 AM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
The Bad Seed -=''You still have Rhoda!"
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:35:46 AM PST
by
de.rm
('Most people never believe anything you tell them unless it isn't true."-Groucho Marx)
To: JoeProBono
Some good choices, but you left off the best B&W film of all time.
The Maltese Falcon.
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:37:27 AM PST
by
Reagan Man
("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
To: JoeProBono
Paths of Glory? This list is junk without that movie. Most lists have it in the top 50 of all time, never mind limiting the list to black and white.
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:37:46 AM PST
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: JoeProBono
What...no Cary Grant, Bette Davis, Clark Gable?
I watched 3 good film noirs over the weekend...ones probably very few people have heard of.
It would be very, very difficult to make a list of 20 of the best Black & Whites.
To: JoeProBono
Like others here, I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that Casablanca wasn’t on your initial list.
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
Author has ZERO credibility for even suggesting at the end that Citizen Kane would have been better in color. A significant part of the genius of CK is Welles’s use of lighting and cinematography to engross the viewer without the need for color. And for the film itself not being in the top 3 at the least is a sin against art. Apology not accepted.
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:41:17 AM PST
by
TruthHound
("He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." --Leonardo da Vinci)
To: JoeProBono
Good list. I'd put Citizen Kane at the top of the list.
Would also add The Big Combo, The Big Sleep, Kiss Of Death, Nightmare Alley and Paths Of Glory.
Jack.
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:41:25 AM PST
by
Jack Deth
(Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
To: JoeProBono
You can’t leave out “The Third Man”, that brilliant morality tale set in a smashed, decaying Vienna. I guarantee the ferris wheel scene will have you on the edge of your seat.
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:41:59 AM PST
by
popdonnelly
(If Obama improves education, who'll vote for him?)
To: JoeProBono
The General, 1916 starring Buston Keaton
To: al baby
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:42:30 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: All
La Strada by Fellini, 3rd behind Citizen Kane and Casablanca
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:42:53 AM PST
by
Jonah Johansen
("Coming soon to a neighborhood near you")
To: JoeProBono
Great list!
12 Angry Men
It’s a Wonderful Life
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Miracle Worker
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:43:20 AM PST
by
BufordP
("Drink me if you can't take a joke." -- Kool-aid)
To: Jack Deth
D'OH!.... Scratch The Big Sleep. It's already there.
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:43:41 AM PST
by
Jack Deth
(Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
To: JoeProBono
Thanks, some I hadn’t seen.
But, Stagecoach is missing. Casablanca is missing. And, the Maltese Falcon is missing. I could trade out some on your list for those.
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:44:18 AM PST
by
IrishCatholic
(No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:45:07 AM PST
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: JoeProBono
“Touch of Evil” instead of “Citizen Kane”?...very brave! I cannot judge, I have not seed “Touch of Evil”, though I saw a Documentary on how it was made...NOW I have to see it.
But I will say I always thought the camera work on “Citizen” was mind-blowing, and several on this list are barely an indent on my mind in any way. (though my mind is probably too “dented” to impress at all anymore:)
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:45:47 AM PST
by
bigjoesaddle
(Why Me?.... Why Not Me?.... Me Why Not?... Not Why Me?...Me Not Why?......Me Drunk.)
To: JoeProBono
To: Huck
Ah, “Double Indemnity”. “I smell a rat, Walter.”
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posted on
02/12/2011 9:47:46 AM PST
by
popdonnelly
(If Obama improves education, who'll vote for him?)
To: JoeProBono
Sorry for all the posts, they’re just coming to me... Andrei Rublev.
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