. . . would you list along with it as great movies of the century? Do you think of these primarily as entertainment or as art? If you were classifying them for a reference book would you be more likely to discuss them under the heading Theater and Film or Television and Movies?
2006-08-06 19:40:46 · 10 answers · asked by bfrank 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Wow. Just off the top of my head, and in no particular order, and great for a number of reasons (changed film history, etc.): "Birth of A Nation", "Gone With The Wind", "Casablanca", "The Godfather", "Some Like It Hot", "Star Wars", "Singin' In The Rain", "Bonnie and Clyde", "City Lights", "Wizard of Oz", "Sunset Blvd.", "Schindler's List", "Duck Soup"...the list goes on and on...may add to it later when I've had more time to think about it...
I suppose TV & Movies have more in common than Theatre & Film, so that part of your question is a toss-up...Oh--and entertainment AND art. The greatest films are successful at being both. (That's the slight problem with "Citizen Kane": it's brilliant art, but it's not nearly as entertaining as almost everything else I've mentioned...)
2006-08-06 19:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by zeebaneighba 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Patch of Blue. Field of Dreams, Rebecca,Shadow of a Doubt, Portrait of Jenny,The Enchanted Cottage, I'll Be Seeing You, Mr. Blandings Build His Dream House", Apollo XIII,To Kill A Mockingbird, 12 Angry Men, Fail Safe, Inheirit The Wind, The Life of Emile Zola,The Ugly American, The Devil at 4 O'Clock, King of Kings,Since You Went Away, People Will Talk, Johnny Belinda, Kitty Foyle, The Seven Year Itch.
These are art to me!! And I would discuss them under the heading Theatre and Film.
2006-08-07 03:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's see...
On the Waterfront
Chinatown
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
On the Waterfront
The Wizard of Oz
Star Wars
Forrest Gump
On the Waterfront
The Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Pulp Fiction
Oh, and did I mention On the Waterfront?
Not sure if I did :)
2006-08-08 13:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by LooneyDude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Gone with the Wind" is top on my list. Story, cinematography, acting, direction, everything is just perfect. And to think that it was produced in 1939! I'd classify it under both in Theater and Film and Television and Movies.
2006-08-07 02:49:26 · answer #4 · answered by dds502 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Brokeback Mountain" has got to be up there as one of the great films.If not a great American film,certainly a great film about America.
When you look at the symbolism in the premise of the movie,it makes a bold statement about the American white male facade and how American white males have falling in love with his own image and how that love affair has taken a very unnatural turn and is reeking havoc with the so called "American values".
There should be a sequel for women.It might be called'Brokeback Shopping Mall' or "Brokeback Kitchen".
(Did anyone catch the humor in the title of the movie?When I was growing up,if someone had gay tendencies he was referred to as having a "broke wrist"!
2006-08-07 03:55:59 · answer #5 · answered by robert2011@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would list them under Theatre and Film.
The first movie that jumps to mind is The Shawshank Redemption.
2006-08-07 02:59:18 · answer #6 · answered by Mary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. It is a remarkable production for its age and its timeless.
My favorite movies of late is Secondhand lions and Shaw shank Redemption.
Its a wonderful life and Pleasantville are charming as well.
2006-08-07 12:17:16 · answer #7 · answered by Denise W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chaplain's "City Lights" -- the final sequence is one of the most sublimely beautiful moments ever committed to film.
2006-08-08 02:06:42 · answer #8 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forrest Gump..?
2006-08-07 06:27:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
this film has been declared as such by many authorities.
2006-08-07 02:46:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋