About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1954)
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Beat the Devil (1954)
Beau Brummell (1954)
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
Black Widow (1954)
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954)
Bread, Love, and Dreams (1954)
Brigadoon (1954)
Broken Lance (1954)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Carmen Jones (1954)
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
Casino Royale (TV) (1954)
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
The Country Girl (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Crime Wave (1954)
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Desiree (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Dragnet (1954)
The Egyptian (1954)
Elephant Walk (1954)
Executive Suite (1954)
Forbidden Games (1954)
Forever Female (1954)
Garden of Evil (1954)
Gate of Hell (1954)
Genevieve (1954)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Go, Man, Go (1954)
Gorilla at Large (1954)
Hell and High Water (1954)
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1954)
It Should Happen to You (1954)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Knock on Wood (1954)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Living It Up (1954)
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Lucky Me (1954)
The Mad Magician (1954)
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
The Naked Jungle (1954)
New Faces (1954)
Night People (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Phffft (1954)
Prince Valiant (1954)
The Raid (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Red Garters (1954)
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
Ring of Fear (1954)
River of No Return (1954)
Rogue Cop (1954)
Rose Marie (1954)
Sabrina (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
The Silver Chalice (1954)
The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
A Star is Born (1954)
The Stranger's Hand (1954)
The Student Prince (1954)
Suddenly (1954)
Susan Slept Here (1954)
Them! (1954)
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Three Hours to Kill (1954)
Top Banana (1954)
Track of the Cat (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
Vera Cruz (1954)
Victory at Sea (1954)
White Christmas (1954)
The Wild One (1954)
Witness to Murder (1954)
Woman's World (1954)
(July - August 2008) Lots of great movies this year. Rear Window is one of my favorite movies and it just keeps getting better. On the Waterfront, The Caine Mutiny, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Sabrina round out my top 5. I'd also recommend Creature from the Black Lagoon - fun monster movie, Beat the Devil - absurdly hysterical, Executive Suite - great cast, and Carmen Jones - love the music.
Top Ten -- Beat the Devil. The Caine Mutiny, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Executive Suite, Forbidden Games, On the Waterfront, Rear Window, Sabrina, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, A Star is Born
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Above and Beyond (1953)
The Actress (1953)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
Appointment in London (1953)
Appointment in Samarra (TV)(1953)
Arena (1953)
The Bandwagon (1953)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
The Bigamist (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
Blowing Wild (1953)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
The Caddy (1953)
Calamity Jane (1953)
Call Me Madam (1953)
The Captain's Paradise (1953)
Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
City That Never Sleeps (1953)
The Conquest of Everest (1953)
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Dangerous When Wet (1953)
The Desert Rats (1953)
Donovan's Brain (1953)
Dream Wife (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Above and Beyond (1953)
The Actress (1953)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
Appointment in London (1953)
Appointment in Samarra (TV)(1953)
Arena (1953)
The Bandwagon (1953)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
The Bigamist (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
Blowing Wild (1953)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
The Caddy (1953)
Calamity Jane (1953)
Call Me Madam (1953)
The Captain's Paradise (1953)
Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
City That Never Sleeps (1953)
The Conquest of Everest (1953)
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Dangerous When Wet (1953)
The Desert Rats (1953)
Donovan's Brain (1953)
Dream Wife (1953)
Easy to Love (1953)
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1953)
Glen or Glenda? (1953)
His Majesty O'Keefe (1953)
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Hondo (1953)
Houdini (1953)
House of Wax (1953)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
I Confess (1953)
Innocents in Paris (1953)
Invaders from Mars (1953)
Island in the Sky (1953)
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
I, the Jury (1953)
I Vitelloni (1953)
Jennifer (1953)
Jeopardy (1953)
The Joe Louis Story (1953)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Kiss Me, Kate (1953)
Knights of the Round Table (1953)
Let's Do It Again (1953)
Lili (1953)
Little Fugitive (1953)
The Living Desert (1953)
The Love Lottery (1953)
The Man Between (1953)
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
Martin Luther (1953)
Marty (TV)(1953)
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
Mogambo (1953)
The Moon is Blue (1953)
The Naked Spur (1953)
Niagara (1953)
99 River Street (1953)
Peter Pan (1953)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
Plunder in the Sun (1953)
Pony Express (1953)
The President's Lady (1953)
A Queen is Crowned (1953)
The Robe (1953)
Robot Monster (1953)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Sailor of the King (1953)
Salome (1953)
Salt of the Earth (1953)
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Scared Stiff (1953)
Second Chance (1953)
Shane (1953)
A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)
Small Town Girl (1953)
So Big (1953)
South Sea Woman (1953)
Split Second (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Summer with Monika (1953)
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Thunder Bay (1953)
Titanic (1953)
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Torch Song (1953)
Vice Squad (1953)
Vicki (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Young Bess (1953)
(April - July 2008) The Cinemascope process began this year and soon just about every movie was shot in some form of letterboxing. 3-D continued to be very popular. TV movies began to gain popularity. Foreign films from France, Italy, Japan, and Sweden also had a surge of popularity in America. An impressive list of films. Some absolutely wonderful and some truly terrible. Glen of Glenda? was probably my least favorite movie-watching experience on this adventure. Just a terribly awful excuse for a movie. All was forgiven with the likes of From Here to Eternity, Julius Caesar, How to Marry a Millionaire, and Lili. The best film of the year was definitely Fellini's I Vitelloni! What a great movie!
Top Ten -- From Here to Eternity, House of Wax, How to Marry a Millionaire, I Vitelloni, Julius Caesar, Lili, Peter Pan, Roman Holiday, Shane, Stalag 17
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1953)
Glen or Glenda? (1953)
His Majesty O'Keefe (1953)
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Hondo (1953)
Houdini (1953)
House of Wax (1953)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
I Confess (1953)
Innocents in Paris (1953)
Invaders from Mars (1953)
Island in the Sky (1953)
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
I, the Jury (1953)
I Vitelloni (1953)
Jennifer (1953)
Jeopardy (1953)
The Joe Louis Story (1953)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Kiss Me, Kate (1953)
Knights of the Round Table (1953)
Let's Do It Again (1953)
Lili (1953)
Little Fugitive (1953)
The Living Desert (1953)
The Love Lottery (1953)
The Man Between (1953)
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
Martin Luther (1953)
Marty (TV)(1953)
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
Mogambo (1953)
The Moon is Blue (1953)
The Naked Spur (1953)
Niagara (1953)
99 River Street (1953)
Peter Pan (1953)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
Plunder in the Sun (1953)
Pony Express (1953)
The President's Lady (1953)
A Queen is Crowned (1953)
The Robe (1953)
Robot Monster (1953)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Sailor of the King (1953)
Salome (1953)
Salt of the Earth (1953)
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Scared Stiff (1953)
Second Chance (1953)
Shane (1953)
A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)
Small Town Girl (1953)
So Big (1953)
South Sea Woman (1953)
Split Second (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Summer with Monika (1953)
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Thunder Bay (1953)
Titanic (1953)
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Torch Song (1953)
Vice Squad (1953)
Vicki (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Young Bess (1953)
(April - July 2008) The Cinemascope process began this year and soon just about every movie was shot in some form of letterboxing. 3-D continued to be very popular. TV movies began to gain popularity. Foreign films from France, Italy, Japan, and Sweden also had a surge of popularity in America. An impressive list of films. Some absolutely wonderful and some truly terrible. Glen of Glenda? was probably my least favorite movie-watching experience on this adventure. Just a terribly awful excuse for a movie. All was forgiven with the likes of From Here to Eternity, Julius Caesar, How to Marry a Millionaire, and Lili. The best film of the year was definitely Fellini's I Vitelloni! What a great movie!
Top Ten -- From Here to Eternity, House of Wax, How to Marry a Millionaire, I Vitelloni, Julius Caesar, Lili, Peter Pan, Roman Holiday, Shane, Stalag 17
Also Seen - The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
Monday, October 6, 2008
1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (1952)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
Against All Flags (1952)
April in Paris (1952)
The Atomic City (1952)
At Sword's Point (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Because You're Mine (1952)
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
The Belle of New York (1952)
Bend of the River (1952)
Big Jim McLain (1952)
The Big Sky (1952)
The Big Trees (1952)
Blackbeard, The Pirate (1952)
The Black Castle (1952)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)
Bwana Devil (1952)
Carrie (1952)
Clash By Night (1952)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Deadline – U.S.A. (1952)
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
Europa '51 (1952)
5 Fingers (1952)
Flat Top (1952)
A Girl in Every Port (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
Here Come the Nelsons (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Invasion USA (1952)
Ivanhoe (1952)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
The Jazz Singer (1952)
Just For You (1952)
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1952)
Les Miserables (1952)
Limelight (1952)
Lost in Alaska (1952)
Lovely to Look At (1952)
The Lusty Men (1952)
Macao (1952)
The Man in the White Suit (1952)
The Medium (1952)
The Member of the Wedding (1952)
The Merry Widow (1952)
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Monkey Business (1952)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
The Narrow Margin (1952)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
On Dangerous Ground (1952)
Othello (1952)
Pat and Mike (1952)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
The Promoter (1952)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Rancho Notorious (1952)
Rashomon (1952)
The Ring (1952)
Road to Bali (1952)
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
Scaramouche (1952)
The Sea Around Us (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Sniper (1952)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Son of Paleface (1952)
Springfield Rifle (1952)
The Star (1952)
The Stooge (1952)
The Story of Robin Hood (1952)
Sudden Fear (1952)
The Thief (1952)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Wages of Fear (1952)
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
(January - April 2008) High Noon is a perfect movie and is my favorite of the year. I'm not really a John Wayne fan, but I really loved The Quiet Man! Singin' in the Rain is unforgettable. The Greatest Show on Earth is highly entertaining. Kansas City Confidential is a good example of a film noir thriller. The Lavender Hill Mob is a fun British comedy. A pretty good year overall. 3-D first appeared this year to combat the growing popularity of television.
Top Ten -- Come Back, Little Sheba, The Greatest Show on Earth, High Noon, Kansas City Confidential, The Lavender Hill Mob, Limelight, The Narrow Margin, The Quiet Man, Rashomon, Singin' in the Rain
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
Against All Flags (1952)
April in Paris (1952)
The Atomic City (1952)
At Sword's Point (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Because You're Mine (1952)
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
The Belle of New York (1952)
Bend of the River (1952)
Big Jim McLain (1952)
The Big Sky (1952)
The Big Trees (1952)
Blackbeard, The Pirate (1952)
The Black Castle (1952)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)
Bwana Devil (1952)
Carrie (1952)
Clash By Night (1952)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Deadline – U.S.A. (1952)
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
Europa '51 (1952)
5 Fingers (1952)
Flat Top (1952)
A Girl in Every Port (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
Here Come the Nelsons (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Invasion USA (1952)
Ivanhoe (1952)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
The Jazz Singer (1952)
Just For You (1952)
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1952)
Les Miserables (1952)
Limelight (1952)
Lost in Alaska (1952)
Lovely to Look At (1952)
The Lusty Men (1952)
Macao (1952)
The Man in the White Suit (1952)
The Medium (1952)
The Member of the Wedding (1952)
The Merry Widow (1952)
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Monkey Business (1952)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
The Narrow Margin (1952)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
On Dangerous Ground (1952)
Othello (1952)
Pat and Mike (1952)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
The Promoter (1952)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Rancho Notorious (1952)
Rashomon (1952)
The Ring (1952)
Road to Bali (1952)
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
Scaramouche (1952)
The Sea Around Us (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Sniper (1952)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Son of Paleface (1952)
Springfield Rifle (1952)
The Star (1952)
The Stooge (1952)
The Story of Robin Hood (1952)
Sudden Fear (1952)
The Thief (1952)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Wages of Fear (1952)
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
(January - April 2008) High Noon is a perfect movie and is my favorite of the year. I'm not really a John Wayne fan, but I really loved The Quiet Man! Singin' in the Rain is unforgettable. The Greatest Show on Earth is highly entertaining. Kansas City Confidential is a good example of a film noir thriller. The Lavender Hill Mob is a fun British comedy. A pretty good year overall. 3-D first appeared this year to combat the growing popularity of television.
Top Ten -- Come Back, Little Sheba, The Greatest Show on Earth, High Noon, Kansas City Confidential, The Lavender Hill Mob, Limelight, The Narrow Margin, The Quiet Man, Rashomon, Singin' in the Rain
Sunday, October 5, 2008
1951
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
An American in Paris (1951)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Appointment with Danger (1951)
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
Behave Yourself! (1951)
The Blue Veil (1951)
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
Bright Victory (1951)
The Browning Version (1951)
Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
Call Me Mister (1951)
Captain Horation Hornblower (1951)
Cause for Alarm! (1951)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Come Fill the Cup (1951)
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Cry Danger (1951)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
David and Bathsheba (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Death of a Salesman (1951)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
The Desert Fox (1951)
Detective Story (1951)
Distant Drums (1951)
The Enforcer (1951)
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Fixed Bayonets (1951)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
The Frogmen (1951)
Go for Broke! (1951)
Golden Girl (1951)
The Great Caruso (1951)
He Ran All the Way (1951)
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
His Kind of Woman (1951)
Hollywood Story (1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
I Want You (1951)
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)
Jim Thorpe – All American (1951)
Kind Lady (1951)
Kon-Tiki (1951)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Lost Continent (1951)
The Magic Box (1951)
The Man from Planet X (1951)
The Mating Season (1951)
The Mob (1951)
The Model and the Marriage-Broker (1951)
The Mudlark (1951)
My Favorite Spy (1951)
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
Only the Valiant (1951)
On the Riviera (1951)
Operation Pacific (1951)
Payment on Demand (1951)
People Will Talk (1951)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Quo Vadis (1951)
The Racket (1951)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Rich, Young, and Pretty (1951)
The River (1951)
Roadblock (1951)
Royal Wedding (1951)
Sailor Beware (1951)
Seven Days to Noon (1951)
Show Boat (1951)
Sirocco (1951)
Starlift (1951)
The Strange Door (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
The Strip (1951)
Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
The Tales of Hoffman (1951)
The Tall Target (1951)
Teresa (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Too Young to Kiss (1951)
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
Vengeance Valley (1951)
The Well (1951)
Westward the Women (1951)
When Worlds Collide (1951)
The White Sheik (1951)
(August 2007 - January 2008) Alice in Wonderland has got to be my favorite film of the year. It's probably my favorite Disney film as well. It's just so unusual and fascinating. A Place in the Sun is also terrific. I enjoyed the incredible performances in A Streetcar Named Desire. The Thing from Another World is a great monster movie. Showboat is great thanks to Ava Gardner. I also really enjoyed The White Sheik, which is my first foray into the films of Fellini. I'm already a fan!
Top Ten -- The African Queen, Alice in Wonderland, An American in Paris, Detective Story, A Place in the Sun, Show Boat, Strangers on a Train, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Thing from Another World, The White Sheik
Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
An American in Paris (1951)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Appointment with Danger (1951)
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
Behave Yourself! (1951)
The Blue Veil (1951)
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
Bright Victory (1951)
The Browning Version (1951)
Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
Call Me Mister (1951)
Captain Horation Hornblower (1951)
Cause for Alarm! (1951)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Come Fill the Cup (1951)
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Cry Danger (1951)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
David and Bathsheba (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Death of a Salesman (1951)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
The Desert Fox (1951)
Detective Story (1951)
Distant Drums (1951)
The Enforcer (1951)
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Fixed Bayonets (1951)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
The Frogmen (1951)
Go for Broke! (1951)
Golden Girl (1951)
The Great Caruso (1951)
He Ran All the Way (1951)
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
His Kind of Woman (1951)
Hollywood Story (1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
I Want You (1951)
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)
Jim Thorpe – All American (1951)
Kind Lady (1951)
Kon-Tiki (1951)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Lost Continent (1951)
The Magic Box (1951)
The Man from Planet X (1951)
The Mating Season (1951)
The Mob (1951)
The Model and the Marriage-Broker (1951)
The Mudlark (1951)
My Favorite Spy (1951)
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
Only the Valiant (1951)
On the Riviera (1951)
Operation Pacific (1951)
Payment on Demand (1951)
People Will Talk (1951)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Quo Vadis (1951)
The Racket (1951)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Rich, Young, and Pretty (1951)
The River (1951)
Roadblock (1951)
Royal Wedding (1951)
Sailor Beware (1951)
Seven Days to Noon (1951)
Show Boat (1951)
Sirocco (1951)
Starlift (1951)
The Strange Door (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
The Strip (1951)
Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
The Tales of Hoffman (1951)
The Tall Target (1951)
Teresa (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Too Young to Kiss (1951)
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
Vengeance Valley (1951)
The Well (1951)
Westward the Women (1951)
When Worlds Collide (1951)
The White Sheik (1951)
(August 2007 - January 2008) Alice in Wonderland has got to be my favorite film of the year. It's probably my favorite Disney film as well. It's just so unusual and fascinating. A Place in the Sun is also terrific. I enjoyed the incredible performances in A Streetcar Named Desire. The Thing from Another World is a great monster movie. Showboat is great thanks to Ava Gardner. I also really enjoyed The White Sheik, which is my first foray into the films of Fellini. I'm already a fan!
Top Ten -- The African Queen, Alice in Wonderland, An American in Paris, Detective Story, A Place in the Sun, Show Boat, Strangers on a Train, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Thing from Another World, The White Sheik
Saturday, October 4, 2008
1950
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Adam’s Rib (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Bitter Rice (1950)
The Black Rose (1950)
Borderline (1950)
Born Yesterday (1950)
The Breaking Point (1950)
Broken Arrow (1950)
Caged (1950)
Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
Chain Lightning (1950)
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Cinderella (1950)
Colt .45 (1950)
Crisis (1950)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
The Damned Don’t Cry (1950)
Destination Moon (1950)
D.O.A. (1950)
Fancy Pants (1950)
Father of the Bride (1950)
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
For Heaven’s Sake (1950)
Francis (1950)
The Furies (1950)
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
The Gunfighter (1950)
Harvey (1950)
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
I’ll Get By (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Kim (1950)
King Solomon’s Mines (1950)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
La Ronde (1950)
Last Holiday (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Louisa (1950)
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
The Men (1950)
The Miniver Story (1950)
Mister 880 (1950)
My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
Mystery Street (1950)
Night and the City (1950)
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
No Way Out (1950)
Our Very Own (1950)
Panic in the Streets (1950)
Rio Grande (1950)
Samson and Delilah (1950)
The Secret Fury (1950)
Shadow on the Wall (1950)
Singing Guns (1950)
The Sleeping City (1950)
Stage Fright (1950)
Storm Warning (1950)
Stromboli (1950)
Summer Stock (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Tea for Two (1950)
That Forsyte Woman (1950)
The Third Man (1950)
Three Came Home (1950)
Three Little Words (1950)
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
Treasure Island (1950)
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
Wabash Avenue (1950)
The West Point Story (1950)
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Winchester ’73 (1950)
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
(May - August 2007) The 1950s kicks off with a lot of OK movies. The classics of the year are definitely All About Eve, The Third Man, and Sunset Boulevard. When you compare these films with the others, you can really see how advanced they were for their time. I was particularly impressed with Caged, as well. Father of the Bride is fun. Spencer Tracy makes the movie. Stage Fright is notable Hitchcock. It's not one of his more famous films, but certainly a memorable one.
Top Ten -- All About Eve, Annie Get Your Gun, Caged, Cinderella, Father of the Bride, The Gunfighter, Stage Fright, Storm Warning, Sunset Boulevard, The Third Man
Adam’s Rib (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Bitter Rice (1950)
The Black Rose (1950)
Borderline (1950)
Born Yesterday (1950)
The Breaking Point (1950)
Broken Arrow (1950)
Caged (1950)
Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
Chain Lightning (1950)
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Cinderella (1950)
Colt .45 (1950)
Crisis (1950)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
The Damned Don’t Cry (1950)
Destination Moon (1950)
D.O.A. (1950)
Fancy Pants (1950)
Father of the Bride (1950)
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
For Heaven’s Sake (1950)
Francis (1950)
The Furies (1950)
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
The Gunfighter (1950)
Harvey (1950)
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
I’ll Get By (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Kim (1950)
King Solomon’s Mines (1950)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
La Ronde (1950)
Last Holiday (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Louisa (1950)
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
The Men (1950)
The Miniver Story (1950)
Mister 880 (1950)
My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
Mystery Street (1950)
Night and the City (1950)
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
No Way Out (1950)
Our Very Own (1950)
Panic in the Streets (1950)
Rio Grande (1950)
Samson and Delilah (1950)
The Secret Fury (1950)
Shadow on the Wall (1950)
Singing Guns (1950)
The Sleeping City (1950)
Stage Fright (1950)
Storm Warning (1950)
Stromboli (1950)
Summer Stock (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Tea for Two (1950)
That Forsyte Woman (1950)
The Third Man (1950)
Three Came Home (1950)
Three Little Words (1950)
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
Treasure Island (1950)
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
Wabash Avenue (1950)
The West Point Story (1950)
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Winchester ’73 (1950)
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
(May - August 2007) The 1950s kicks off with a lot of OK movies. The classics of the year are definitely All About Eve, The Third Man, and Sunset Boulevard. When you compare these films with the others, you can really see how advanced they were for their time. I was particularly impressed with Caged, as well. Father of the Bride is fun. Spencer Tracy makes the movie. Stage Fright is notable Hitchcock. It's not one of his more famous films, but certainly a memorable one.
Top Ten -- All About Eve, Annie Get Your Gun, Caged, Cinderella, Father of the Bride, The Gunfighter, Stage Fright, Storm Warning, Sunset Boulevard, The Third Man
Friday, October 3, 2008
1949
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer (1949)
Adventures of Don Juan (1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Africa Screams (1949)
All the King’s Men (1949)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Battleground (1949)
Beyond the Forest (1949)
The Bicycle Thief (1949)
The Big Sombrero (1949)
The Big Steal (1949)
Border Incident (1949)
The Bribe (1949)
Champion (1949)
Come to the Stable (1949)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949)
Criss Cross (1949)
Edward, My Son (1949)
The Fallen Idol (1949)
Flamingo Road (1949)
The Fountainhead (1949)
The Golden Stallion (1949)
Good Sam (1949)
The Great Gatsby (1949)
Gun Crazy (1949)
The Hasty Heart (1949)
The Heiress (1949)
House of Strangers (1949)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
It’s a Great Feeling (1949)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
Killer Bait (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Little Women (1949)
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
Love Happy (1949)
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
Madame Bovary (1949)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Mother is a Freshman (1949)
My Foolish Heart (1949)
My Friend Irma (1949)
Neptune’s Daughter (1949)
Once More, My Darling (1949)
On the Town (1949)
Paisan (1949)
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Pinky (1949)
Prince of Foxes (1949)
The Red Danube (1949)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Saraband (1949)
The Secret Garden (1949)
The Set-Up (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Side Street (1949)
So Dear to My Heart (1949)
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Stray Dog (1949)
Susanna Pass (1949)
Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1949)
Task Force (1949)
Tension (1949)
They Live by Night (1949)
Thieves’ Highway (1949)
Tokyo Joe (1949)
Trapped (1949)
Tulsa (1949)
Twelve O’ Clock High (1949)
Under Capricorn (1949)
Whirlpool (1949)
White Heat (1949)
The Window (1949)
Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby (1949)
(January - May 2007) Kurosawa's Stray Dog is awesome. Thinking about it now, it's prob the best of the year. I really liked Gun Crazy! Having known little about it and then watching it I was quite pleased. All the King's Men, The Heiress, and A Letter to Three Wives were all Best Pic nominees and are all worthy. The Bicycle Thief is great too. A good way to end the '40s.
Also Seen - Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Top Ten -- All the Kings Men, Battleground, The Bicycle Thief, The Fallen Idol, Gun Crazy, The Heiress, A Letter to Three Wives, On the Town, Stray Dog, White Heat
Adventures of Don Juan (1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Africa Screams (1949)
All the King’s Men (1949)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Battleground (1949)
Beyond the Forest (1949)
The Bicycle Thief (1949)
The Big Sombrero (1949)
The Big Steal (1949)
Border Incident (1949)
The Bribe (1949)
Champion (1949)
Come to the Stable (1949)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949)
Criss Cross (1949)
Edward, My Son (1949)
The Fallen Idol (1949)
Flamingo Road (1949)
The Fountainhead (1949)
The Golden Stallion (1949)
Good Sam (1949)
The Great Gatsby (1949)
Gun Crazy (1949)
The Hasty Heart (1949)
The Heiress (1949)
House of Strangers (1949)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
It’s a Great Feeling (1949)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
Killer Bait (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Little Women (1949)
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
Love Happy (1949)
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
Madame Bovary (1949)
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Mother is a Freshman (1949)
My Foolish Heart (1949)
My Friend Irma (1949)
Neptune’s Daughter (1949)
Once More, My Darling (1949)
On the Town (1949)
Paisan (1949)
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Pinky (1949)
Prince of Foxes (1949)
The Red Danube (1949)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Saraband (1949)
The Secret Garden (1949)
The Set-Up (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Side Street (1949)
So Dear to My Heart (1949)
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Stray Dog (1949)
Susanna Pass (1949)
Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1949)
Task Force (1949)
Tension (1949)
They Live by Night (1949)
Thieves’ Highway (1949)
Tokyo Joe (1949)
Trapped (1949)
Tulsa (1949)
Twelve O’ Clock High (1949)
Under Capricorn (1949)
Whirlpool (1949)
White Heat (1949)
The Window (1949)
Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby (1949)
(January - May 2007) Kurosawa's Stray Dog is awesome. Thinking about it now, it's prob the best of the year. I really liked Gun Crazy! Having known little about it and then watching it I was quite pleased. All the King's Men, The Heiress, and A Letter to Three Wives were all Best Pic nominees and are all worthy. The Bicycle Thief is great too. A good way to end the '40s.
Also Seen - Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Top Ten -- All the Kings Men, Battleground, The Bicycle Thief, The Fallen Idol, Gun Crazy, The Heiress, A Letter to Three Wives, On the Town, Stray Dog, White Heat
Thursday, October 2, 2008
1948
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The Accused (1948)
Act of Violence (1948)
All My Sons (1948)
Berlin Express (1948)
B.F.’s Daughter (1948)
The Big Clock (1948)
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Command Decision (1948)
Deep Waters (1948)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
Force of Evil (1948)
A Foreign Affair (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
Hamlet (1948)
He Walked by Night (1948)
I Remember Mama (1948)
Joan of Arc (1948)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
June Bride (1948)
Key Largo (1948)
The Lady from Shanghai (1948)
Louisiana Story (1948)
The Loves of Carmen (1948)
The Luck of the Irish (1948)
Macbeth (1948)
Melody Time (1948)
Mexican Hayride (1948)
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
Monsieur Vincent (1948)
Moonrise (1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
The Naked City (1948)
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Oliver Twist (1948)
One Touch of Venus (1948)
The Paleface (1948)
The Pirate (1948)
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Raw Deal (1948)
Red River (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Rope (1948)
The Search (1948)
Sitting Pretty (1948)
The Snake Pit (1948)
A Song is Born (1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
State of the Union (1948)
The Street with No Name (1948)
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
3 Godfathers (1948)
The Three Musketeers (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
Words and Music (1948)
(July 2006 - January 2007) Rope is easily the best movie of all of these. Hitchcock is a genius. It's mostly done in one long take. Check it out. I also enjoyed Olivier's Hamlet because he's also a genius. Otherwise, I fondly remember some others but Rope and Hamlet far outweigh their competition.
Also Seen - The Woman in White (1948)
Top Ten -- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hamlet, I Remember Mama, Johnny Belinda, Key Largo, Red River, The Red Shoes, Rope, 3 Godfathers, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Accused (1948)
Act of Violence (1948)
All My Sons (1948)
Berlin Express (1948)
B.F.’s Daughter (1948)
The Big Clock (1948)
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Command Decision (1948)
Deep Waters (1948)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
Force of Evil (1948)
A Foreign Affair (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
Hamlet (1948)
He Walked by Night (1948)
I Remember Mama (1948)
Joan of Arc (1948)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
June Bride (1948)
Key Largo (1948)
The Lady from Shanghai (1948)
Louisiana Story (1948)
The Loves of Carmen (1948)
The Luck of the Irish (1948)
Macbeth (1948)
Melody Time (1948)
Mexican Hayride (1948)
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
Monsieur Vincent (1948)
Moonrise (1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
The Naked City (1948)
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Oliver Twist (1948)
One Touch of Venus (1948)
The Paleface (1948)
The Pirate (1948)
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Raw Deal (1948)
Red River (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Rope (1948)
The Search (1948)
Sitting Pretty (1948)
The Snake Pit (1948)
A Song is Born (1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
State of the Union (1948)
The Street with No Name (1948)
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
3 Godfathers (1948)
The Three Musketeers (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
Words and Music (1948)
(July 2006 - January 2007) Rope is easily the best movie of all of these. Hitchcock is a genius. It's mostly done in one long take. Check it out. I also enjoyed Olivier's Hamlet because he's also a genius. Otherwise, I fondly remember some others but Rope and Hamlet far outweigh their competition.
Also Seen - The Woman in White (1948)
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
1947
Angel and the Badman (1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Body and Soul (1947)
Boomerang! (1947)
Born to Kill (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Captain from Castile (1947)
Cass Timberlane (1947)
Crossfire (1947)
Dark Passage (1947)
Dead Reckoning (1947)
Dear Ruth (1947)
A Double Life (1947)
The Egg and I (1947)
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
The Farmer’s Daughter (1947)
Fiesta (1947)
Forever Amber (1947)
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
The Fugitive (1947)
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Golden Earrings (1947)
Good News (1947)
Great Expectations (1947)
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
The Hucksters (1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Ivan the Terrible: Part 1 (1947)
Ivan the Terrible: Part 2 (1947)
Kiss of Death (1947)
Life with Father (1947)
Magic Town (1947)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
New Orleans (1947)
Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Odd Man Out (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
The Paradine Case (1947)
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Possessed (1947)
Railroaded (1947)
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Riffraff (1947)
Road to Rio (1947)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
The Sea of Grass (1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Shoe-Shine (1947)
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Smash Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Song of the South (1947)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
That Hagen Girl (1947)
The Time, the Place, and the Girl (1947)
T-Men (1947)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
Unconquered (1947)
The Web (1947)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
(May - July 2006) I don't even think they were made in 1947 but, I watched the Ivan the Terrible movies this year. I think one of them was released in '47 and the other was released in the '50s, but I was like whatev and watched them together. They are incredible! They're Russian and crazy lol Visual feasts haha I also enjoyed Gentleman's Agreement, The Bishop's Wife, and Miracle on 34th Street. The latter two being perfect movies for Christmas-time.
Top Ten -- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, The Bishop's Wife, Crossfire, Dark Passage, Gentleman's Agreement, Great Expectations, Ivan the Terrible: Part I, Ivan the Terrible: Part II, Miracle on 34th Street, Shoe-Shine
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Body and Soul (1947)
Boomerang! (1947)
Born to Kill (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Captain from Castile (1947)
Cass Timberlane (1947)
Crossfire (1947)
Dark Passage (1947)
Dead Reckoning (1947)
Dear Ruth (1947)
A Double Life (1947)
The Egg and I (1947)
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
The Farmer’s Daughter (1947)
Fiesta (1947)
Forever Amber (1947)
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
The Fugitive (1947)
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Golden Earrings (1947)
Good News (1947)
Great Expectations (1947)
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
The Hucksters (1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Ivan the Terrible: Part 1 (1947)
Ivan the Terrible: Part 2 (1947)
Kiss of Death (1947)
Life with Father (1947)
Magic Town (1947)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
New Orleans (1947)
Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Odd Man Out (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
The Paradine Case (1947)
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Possessed (1947)
Railroaded (1947)
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Riffraff (1947)
Road to Rio (1947)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
The Sea of Grass (1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Shoe-Shine (1947)
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Smash Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Song of the South (1947)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
That Hagen Girl (1947)
The Time, the Place, and the Girl (1947)
T-Men (1947)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
Unconquered (1947)
The Web (1947)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
(May - July 2006) I don't even think they were made in 1947 but, I watched the Ivan the Terrible movies this year. I think one of them was released in '47 and the other was released in the '50s, but I was like whatev and watched them together. They are incredible! They're Russian and crazy lol Visual feasts haha I also enjoyed Gentleman's Agreement, The Bishop's Wife, and Miracle on 34th Street. The latter two being perfect movies for Christmas-time.
Top Ten -- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, The Bishop's Wife, Crossfire, Dark Passage, Gentleman's Agreement, Great Expectations, Ivan the Terrible: Part I, Ivan the Terrible: Part II, Miracle on 34th Street, Shoe-Shine
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