Film Noir, Are you a sucker for the oldies? |
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 Mar 29 2008, 07:49 PM
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Well I searched the forums and didn't find a topic on this so I wanted to make one. I love film noir and old black and white. I don't get a lot of time to watch movies and where I live it's hard to find these off the beaten track films at places like Blockbuster. What movies do you love? I might make a list of "must sees". I also like the neo noir films but rarely get a chance to see those ones since I don't have IFC anymore. Here's a few of the ones I really love:
1) The Bad Seed, the original not the remake. 2) Double Indemnity 3) Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (might as well save some space and say all Bette Davis since there is no one above her  )4) Mildred Pierce A few of my favorite horror films, not so old but still good: 1) The Legend of Hell House 2) The Omen, original 3) The Legacy of Maggie Walsh 4) Rocky Horror Picture Show, ok not scary but who doesn't love Tim Curry in a pair of fishnet stockings? 5) The House On Haunted Hill, remake good also, was called The Haunting 6) Anything Brad Dourif has been in 7) Anything from the 70's made in England, they make some ridiculous movies and I love them for it. |
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Mar 29 2008, 07:57 PM
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The only film noir I can remember watching is "The Third Man", which I saw in my Media Arts 9/10 class. That was pretty cool, but I wasn't really paying attention.
Does "Eraserhead" count? I watched that one in the same course, and that one freaked the hell out of me! Holy crap... |
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Mar 29 2008, 08:05 PM
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I remember Eraserhead. It was hysterical. Haven't heard of the other one. Since I live in a fairly small town, any ideas how I can get movies like these? No credit card to use on internet but maybe a prepaid one will do.
I don't scare easily from movies. I think The Ring is one of the few exceptions. Just something so creepy about that one. |
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Mar 29 2008, 08:49 PM
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QUOTE(Rhianann @ Mar 29 2008, 06:05 PM)  I remember Eraserhead. It was hysterical. Haven't heard of the other one. Since I live in a fairly small town, any ideas how I can get movies like these? No credit card to use on internet but maybe a prepaid one will do. I don't scare easily from movies. I think The Ring is one of the few exceptions. Just something so creepy about that one. Hm, I don't know where you can find movies like this. I would have thought they'll be at movie-rental places like Blockbuster and Rogers' but I guess not. I would probably try downloading them, but film noirs are hard to find on the internet. I think the best way to watch these movies is to buy them off Amazon or something. "Eraserhead" mostly freaked me out because of that 'baby'. Holy crap, I felt like throwing up after watching it.. gahh. As for "The Third Man", it's a classic! You must watch it. Here's the synopsis, courtesy of IMDB: QUOTE An out of work pulp fiction novelist, Holly Martins, arrives in a post war Vienna divided into sectors by the victorious allies, and where a shortage of supplies has lead to a flourishing black market. He arrives at the invitation of an ex-school friend, Harry Lime, who has offered him a job, only to discover that Lime has recently died in a peculiar traffic accident. From talking to Lime's friends and associates Martins soon notices that some of the stories are inconsistent, and determines to discover what really happened to Harry Lime.
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