"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
I'll certainly agree with Notorious, although I certainly disagree with the "tedious spy stuff", and Red River. I can go along with Great Expectations, I guess. The other two, not so much.
He bypasssed Casablanca The Maltese Falcon The Grapes of Wrath It's a wonderful Life Command Decision(ok, it's one of my very favorites) Just to name a very few.
Can't wait for the fifties. Wonder if he'll have The Searchers in there. That is recognized as the greatest western of all time(although my favorite is still Stagecoach).
The decade also has some of Cary Grant's greatest films including To Catch a Thief(probably not) and my personal favorite, An Affair to Remember with Grant and Deborah Kerr.
History can be cruel, I wonder if Barbara Stanwyck is being gradually forgotten? It's great that he put so many of her movies. She doesn't fit into current histories mostly. But I could watch her movies forever, while I can't take more than a little Cary Grant.
So many great movies you realise when you try to make a list like this.
After finally seeing a good print of Casablanca (on DVD) I'd rate that as my best - never tire of watching it.
Hmmm
ReplyDeleteI'll certainly agree with Notorious, although I certainly disagree with the "tedious spy stuff", and Red River. I can go along with Great Expectations, I guess. The other two, not so much.
He bypasssed
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
The Grapes of Wrath
It's a wonderful Life
Command Decision(ok, it's one of my very favorites)
Just to name a very few.
Can't wait for the fifties.
Wonder if he'll have The Searchers in there. That is recognized as the greatest western of all time(although my favorite is still Stagecoach).
The decade also has some of Cary Grant's greatest films including To Catch a Thief(probably not) and my personal favorite, An Affair to Remember with Grant and Deborah Kerr.
There does seem to be a lot of "Cary Grant would have been perfect"-type bloviation over there...
ReplyDeleteGun Crazy: a good flick, and Peggy is a doll, if a little - insane. The girl just loves to shoot her guns.
But, yes, "Out of the Past" beats it all to hell and gone. MITCHUM! and a serious femme fatale...
History can be cruel, I wonder if Barbara Stanwyck is being gradually forgotten? It's great that he put so many of her movies. She doesn't fit into current histories mostly. But I could watch her movies forever, while I can't take more than a little Cary Grant.
ReplyDeleteSo many great movies you realise when you try to make a list like this.
After finally seeing a good print of Casablanca (on DVD) I'd rate that as my best - never tire of watching it.
"Good old Archie Leach. I wonder what ever happened to him?"
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I think Archie moved to the French Riviera and changed his name to John Robie. I heard he was doing some roofing work to get by.
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