Movies of the 30's and 40's

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

we had a dialogue writer in france, Michel Audiard, he was later (mostly active in the 60's) but in a way he belongs to the same tradition ; he was like a silversmith of words. his dialogues are unbelievable ; it seems impossible that one person could write so much sheer brilliance.

Now isn't this a coincidence! Dialogues De Michel Audiard.

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Maybe what we need is a movie of the month thread. Everybody agrees on a Golden Age movie and watches it around the same time and discusses it afterword...

That's a fantastic idea!

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Maybe what we need is a movie of the month thread. Everybody agrees on a Golden Age movie and watches it around the same time and discusses it afterword...

i like that idea. (assuming everyone can get a hold of the film... i've got a lot of them already, myself.)

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Now isn't this a coincidence! Dialogues De Michel Audiard.

I MUST HAVE THAT BOOK !!!

edit : never mind, i just realised it's a film. for a second i thought it was a book of his dialogues, which would be brilliant.

[zelda_pinwheel]

so, for the film of the month, which one should we start with ??? (how to decide, my god ! should we have a vote, like for the book club ?)

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

so, for the film of the month, which one should we start with ??? (how to decide, my god ! should we have a vote, like for the book club ?)

We should definitely have a poll or a vote of some kind.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

We should definitely have a poll or a vote of some kind.

okay, i've got to go and get some stuff done today so i'll leave you others to launch it, and i'll add a few suggestions later. we should start with a suggestion thread, then the nominees can be voted on.

i can't wait for this !!! brilliant idea, Sir !

[Moejoe]

Here's a list of the 100 greatest movies of the 40's

http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/p...movie_40s.html

Maybe we could pick say, 10 of those and make a poll from that?

[Greg Anos]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

so, for the film of the month, which one should we start with ??? (how to decide, my god ! should we have a vote, like for the book club ?)

Exactly. Furthermore, I think, (and others can override me on this) we need to swap types of movies every month. For example, comedy one month, detective another month, musical the next month, ect... In addition, if it was based on a readily available book, include the book in the discussion.

Just some thoughts.

[Greg Anos]

Let me give an example. Topper (1937 - Cary Grant). Good comedy, based on the book by (drawing a blank, drat my memory), which is on MR as an e-book, to boot.

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Exactly. Furthermore, I think, (and others can override me on this) we need to swap types of movies every month. For example, comedy one month, detective another month, musical the next month, ect... In addition, if it was based on a readily available book, include the book in the discussion.

Just some thoughts.

Definitely switch them out every month, and it would be cool if we could somehow tie them into reading the book (if available).

[Greg Anos]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Here's a list of the 100 greatest movies of the 40's

http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/p...movie_40s.html

Maybe we could pick say, 10 of those and make a poll from that?

I looked it over and noticed no musicals. We ought to throw in a Alice Faye/Carmen Miranda musical. I'll throw in The Gang's All Here.

[MickeyC]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Dialogue and story. That's all they had, they couldn't rely on whizbang effects or CGI to get that across. I'm not saying there haven't been great movies made since then, there have, but to me that period of film-making (I'd say up to the 70's) across the globe produced some of the finest talents.

What we seem to have now is endless comic-book movies with bigger and bigger explosions, tired serial-killer thrillers, torture-pornography horror, and unfunny comedies. There's been very little on release in the last five years that has drawn me to the cinema. And if I see one more remake I think I might give up altogether.

One of the things I've always admired about '2001 A Space Odyssey' is that film was made without computer generated special effects that films like 'Star Wars' had. All the scenes in 2001, like the astronauts jogging weightless around the spacecraft were on actual sets. They built the set and rotated it as the astronaut jogged making it appear he was weightless. Ditto the stewardess walking from coach to first class on the spaceship.

Okay, okay, I like HAL too. In fact, notice what you end up with if you move each letter in HAL's name one letter to the right in the alphabet.

[Moejoe]

Here's some completely legitamate downloads of movies from the Internet Archive (no copyright worries here)

My Man Godfrey

His Girl Friday

The Stranger

Nora Inu (Stray Dog)

Sugata Sanshiro

The Front Page

Topper

Topper Returns

Meet John Doe

Father's Little Dividend

My Favorite Brunette

My Dear Secretary

The Amazing Adventure

I'll expand the list as I find more.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Exactly. Furthermore, I think, (and others can override me on this) we need to swap types of movies every month. For example, comedy one month, detective another month, musical the next month, ect... In addition, if it was based on a readily available book, include the book in the discussion.

Just some thoughts.

i love the idea of reading the book if it's available too.

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Let me give an example. Topper (1937 - Cary Grant). Good comedy, based on the book by (drawing a blank, drat my memory), which is on MR as an e-book, to boot.

i've read topper. it's quite different from the film ! but both are great.

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Here's some completely legitamate downloads of movies from the Internet Archive (no copyright worries here)

My Man Godfrey

His Girl Friday

I'll expand the list as I find more.

excellent ! i was just wondering to myself how public domain works for films, and whether there were some kind of database for them like gutenberg for books. maybe we could start with a pd one, so we can be sure everyone can get it ?