[Varsity Flight]

* Twelve O’Clock High. Gregory Peck

* Ben Hur. Charlton Heston, Steven Boyd

* Bridges of Toko Ri. William Holden

* Midway. Glen Ford, Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda

* John Wayne (any)

* Last Train from Gun Hill. Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn

* The Robe. Richard Burton

* Elmer Gantry. Burt Lancaster

* Star Trek. The original series. DVD

* Goodbye Mr. Chips. Greer Garson, Robert Donat

* Splendor in the Grass. (1961. Elia Kazan) Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty

* Jim Thorpe All American. Burt Lancaster

* Patton. George C. Scott, Karl Malden

* Picnic. William Holden, Kim Novak

* Strategic Air Command. Jimmy Stewart

* All Quiet on the Western Front. (1930)

* The Time Machine. Original. Rod Taylor

* King of Kings. (Original)

* Beckett. Richard Burton

* My Fair Lady. Audrey Hepburn

For starters. Pop em in and stay home for comfort.

[sphinx]

Thanks. Several of those are on. My GOAT list, and I’ve watched most of them more than once.

I do like to see new movies from time to time. YMMV.

My point of entry with the movie ping list was the culture war question. We’ve lost before we start if we tell young people to stick with stuff that was made before they were born, and often before their parents were born. We have to give them something better than Woke Hollywood and TikTok.

And while I’ve aged out of date nights and my daughters are grown, I do like to get out of the house from time to time and watch something on the big screen.

[sphinx]

By the way ... since you like John Wayne movies, have you seen the Coen brothers remake of True Grit (2010)? It’s one of those rare instances in which a remake is definitively better than the original, and with a very different flavor that is stunningly original. It walks the drama-comedy tightrope as well as it has ever been walked. Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn makes John Wayne look like an amateur. But Hailee Steinfeld — then a 14 year old actress playing a 14 year old Maddie Ross — completely steals the show. Watch it if you haven’t seen it.