10 Great Movies in B/W

most of my favorite movies were filmed in black and white

a few were made before the technicolor era

some as an artistic decision

and many simply because many of these directors didn't have enough money to afford color

here's a short list



La Dolce Vita - my favorite fellini movie, perhaps because it was the first one i had ever heard of, it has come to symbolize the fellini essence, three hours in length, i like the idea of an epic film from the early 1960's about a man running crazy in the streets of rome

Dr. Strangelove - a kubrick film to watch again and again, in a class by itself

Persona - bergman's strange experimental film about two beautiful, intriguing women and their mysterious relationship with each other

Band of Outsiders - new wave french classic from 1964 featuring beauty anna karina

Seven Samurai - the great samurai epic

The 400 Blows - classic truffaut

Hamlet (Laurence Olivier) - always a fascinating perspective on shakespeare

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - richard burton and elizabeth taylor

A Streetcar Named Desire(Marlon Brando/Vivien Leigh)

Casablanca - still one of the greatest ever


if you are like me

and appreciate the black and white medium

don't miss any of the above
















[Edited on May 20, 2005 by zenhell]

hurrah for the seven samurai

DOUBLE INDEMNITY

why does there need to be a distinction between black and white and color mvoies at all?

Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin)... that's my whole list

To Kill a Mockingbird.

Gilda=Rita Hayworth in all of her glory.

key largo

Mr Smith goes to Washington

not sure but i think its called The Train

dead man

Yes, dead man AND the original mancurian cantidate.

because he asked for the top ten in B&W, that's why.

Raging Bull
Casablana
Notorious
The Third Man
M
Rififi
Psycho
Citizen Kane
Yojimbo
Paths of Glory/Dr. Strangelove
Manchurian Candidate

[Edited on May 18, 2005 by PointBlank]

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe
Dr. Strangelove
A Face In The Crowd
Night Of The Hunter
To Kill A Mockingbird
Bride Of Frankenstein
King Kong
Rashomon
Strangers On A Train
Eraserhead

Clerks!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU!

Plus thanks to every who recognized Akira Kurosawa.

-TM

Deja vu...I just posted to this in groups. I'll add to what has already been mentioned:
Throne of Blood
Girl on a Bridge
Bob Le Flambeur
Night of the Living Dead
Hidden Fortress
Sanjuro
Schindler's List
Ed Wood (Gorgeous)
Wings of Desire

And I'll go ahead and say it - Sin City.

Sin City is neither good nor in B&W.

Thanks, but the fact that I missed "Stranger than Paradise" is killing me.

Huh. I must have been mistaken. Please disregard. Apparently, Sin City was in color and it sucked. My bad.

One statement is debatable. The other is not.