A Christmas Carol (1951) Alistair Sims version.
The only film I've watched every year for 30+ years
Its the best version of all.
A Christmas Carol (1951) Alistair Sims version.
The only film I've watched every year for 30+ years
Its the best version of all.
All About Eve 1950. Bette Davis, Celeste Holmes , George Sanders , Marlyn Monroe. This is a facinating film to watch. I love the dialogue .
Things to Come
Gunga Din
Well the middle section of Things to Come is one of the best dystopias I have ever seen.
The first third is ok, the last third of the film has great production vales but is ponderous and does not work.
Touch of Evil has an absolutely brilliant opening scene. Everything about it seems spot-on. I can't remember many opening scenes, but I remember that one.There are a lot of really great films from the 1950s , but Touch of Evil (1958) (Orson Welles) really sticks with me. (The restored version in recent years is even better.)
There is a case of Hollywood's tin ear . Touch of Evil was nominated (like The Searchers) for zero academy awards in any category.
Two other great films that will always be in my "best collection":-
King Kong (1933) - truly terrifying from start to finish, and benefits greatly from a black & white production (which I realise was all that was available back then), but I don't think colour would have been quite so dramatic and eerie.
The War of the Worlds (1953) - The sight of those alien war craft hovering through the clouds of planet Earth and torching everything in sight, still lingers decades after first watching it as a child. A little hokey by today's standards of course, but back then the concept of "close encounters" with alien kind was novel to say the least, and the design of those war machines was outstanding in concept!
I think Tampopo has almost everything one could wish for in a film. It is a romantic comedy but it is also much more than that.I apparently have a mild thing for weirdo romantic comedies: Tampopo, Cashback, Gross Pointe Blank, Orlando and Barcelona.
More serious films: Michael Clayton, I Am Love, 12 (2007)
I'm leaving off all the SF or action movies.
Tampopo is brilliant! I love Tampopo, but I can't watch it without having ramen. Miso ramen mmmmmmm.I think Tampopo has almost everything one could wish for in a film. It is a romantic comedy but it is also much more than that.
Agreed. But I would say the same of all five of those films I listed under that heading.I think Tampopo has almost everything one could wish for in a film. It is a romantic comedy but it is also much more than that.
Because of this mention I made this this morning.I apparently have a mild thing for weirdo romantic comedies: Tampopo.
I eventually figured out this omelet making method from watching this scene!Because of this mention I made this this morning.
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