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Here are my picks, for now:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
West Side Story (1961)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
The Warriors (1979)
Fantasia (the original--1940)
Fantasia 2000 (2000)
Jaws - the first one (1975)
Thank you very much, MinaVladimir. Will do.
You've got a good analysis of "The Hateful 8", Popcorn Kernel. It was rather disgusting, but entertaining at the same time.
Hi! Is it too late for me to join? Just curious. If it's okay I'd like to join.
That's true enough, GameofSlaves. It's sickening.
That's a good question, MissMargoChanning! More movie theatres should follow the example that Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has--a Zero Tolerance policy regarding cell-phone use and texting during the movie. It's what's known as a "three strikes and you're out" policy. If a cell-phone user has to be told more than twice, management turns them out, with no refund of their money, or anything.
When I went to see a movie at the Coolidge Corner Theatre afew days ago, I had to matter-of-factly speak to a young guy who was texting during the film. Even though he was a couple of rows in front of me, the small, bright light of his cell phone was very distracting. He obliged, and turned off his cellphone, and I thanked him.
I think that the fact that concessions are so expensive is even more disgraceful! Especially because a lot of them taste totally artificial, like they're chock full of chemicals or something.
Hmmmmm. Sounds cool. I've never heard of MoviePass. Thirty dollars to get into even an IMAX movie?!? THAT is highway robbery, imho!
I wonder if I should start looking into that one. Thanks for the heads up.
It really is crazy! The price of tickets for movies really has gone sky-high, as have the concessions, to boot. It's sickening!
The only way to get a discount is if one is either a Senior citizen, or if one holds an annual membership to a repertory movie theatre in his/her area.
There have been afew occasions in which I've paid a lot of money to see a film, and it's turned out badly, but since they do cost so much, and i am a Senior citizen, I'm much more selective about the movies that I go to see, and am glad of it.
Thank you, MovieManCin2. Glad to see somebody who likes the same films I like.
A lot of the older films like that are much better, not only because they've got real style, substance, and a real story behind them, but because they're far better photographed, as well.
The movie theatre not far from where I live is having its second annual 70mm Classic film festival, starting on September 20th, and ending October 1st. "Lawrence of Arabia" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" will be among them. Last year, they had "West Side Story" (my all time favorite!), "The Ten Commandments", "Sleeping Beauty", to name afew.
It's great that some of these great golden oldie-but-keeper classic films are being re-released into the movie theatres. Everything old is new again, as the saying goes.
Thanks again for your compliment/reply.
I didn't know about the re-release of "Titanic" back into the movie theatres, but I did see advertisements for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
I saw "In the Heat of the Night" during it's 50th-year national re-release in select movie theatres. That was a good film.
"Bonnie and Clyde" was also re-released as a 50th-year Anniversary screening.
"West Side Story" was re-released for its 50th-year Anniversary back in early November of 2011. I saw that, however.
Thank you, Dazed.
There are all kinds of 1960's movies, and people have different interests regarding film.
I've always thought of the 1960's films as exuberant, brilliant classic films that are beautifully photographed, have lots of style and substance, and have real stories behind them.
From what I understand, however, 70mm films are very hard to come by, especially nowadays. It's really too bad, because 70mm really does bring out the most wondrous and wonderful aspects of given films.
Hi, Dazed. Although I've heard of "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning", I've never seen it. Ditto for "Billy Liar".
As for "A Taste of Honey", "A Kind of Loving", and "Alfie", I've admittedly never heard of these particular films, much less seen them. Thanks for your info. Sorry I didn't respond sooner.
Claire didn't seem to care about right or wrong, either, nor did she turn out to be that likable or sympathetic. I didn't root for her after her bank was robbed, precisely because of all the stupid, asinine things that she did (i. e. getting involved in a wholesale romance with Doug MacRay, refusing to sever all contacts with Doug even after learning who he really was and what he was up to, accepting expensive gifts (i. e. a diamond necklace) that Doug spent his blood-stained money on, covering Doug's ass whenever she could, deliberately making dupes out of FBI Agt Frawley and his men when they were attempting to do the job that they were assigned to do, thus helping Doug MacRay to become a fugitive from the law and from justice, receiving stolen goods (i. e. Doug's blood-stained loot money), and spending that money on the renovation of the Charlestown ice hockey rink, instead of finding more honest ways to procure the money).
Agt. Frawley was the only one I sympathized with in this film.
Thanks, BillHicksFan. I did watch the trailer of "Battle of Algiers" on youtube. It looks like a rather intense, but good, interesting film.
I remember when "Battle of Algiers" was very, very popular, and it was the "in" thing to go and see it. I didn't get to see it when I was a teenager during the 1960's, but it's never too late. Thanks for the info on the length of the film.
Okay, thanks, BillHicksFan. How long a film is "Battle of Algiers", btw? Just curious.
Never saw either "Dirty Dozen", or "The Pawnbroker ".
Although I never did see either "In Cold Blood", or "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", I did see both "Rosemary's Baby" and "Psycho" on TV, long after they were both out of date.
I enjoyed "Psycho", and I immediately recognized Simon Oakland, who'd also played Officer Krupke in the film version of "West Side Story".
I feel that the movie version of "Rosemary's Baby" was a tad overrated, however. I liked the book on which it was based much better.
I remember seeing "Casino Royale" (the original one) back in 1965. I never did see "Dr. No", and I don't think that either David Niven or Peter Sellers were in "Casino Royale."