1 Year…100 Films, #47: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)

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“Stella!” – Stanley

Alright, these are about to be some rapid fire, brief posts. Going to try to get as many as possible done before the end of the year! (I only have two films left, btw)

Basic Premise of the Film: Scarlett O’Hara is going through some shit so she moves in with her sister and her husband. Based on the play of the same name.

Here was a movie I had never seen and had only heard great things about. I was very excited to watch it but wasn’t ready for how I was going to be affected. Now, I’m writing this post from a different mindset than the one I had when first watched the movie. Mainly because I was ready to praise Marlon Brando for his performance but as of late a certain story has been circulating about some stuff that went down during filming of a certain film. I’m not going to link to it or anything. I’m not ignoring it but, I’ve decided, that these film reviews isn’t going to be the place or discuss it – even if this movie does include a rape scene. Oh, the irony of it all.

Anyways, I’m going for rapid fire here…

This was such a great film. I can see why Blue Jasmine was compared to it when it first came out a couple of years ago. Vivien Leigh as astounding as Blanche. Marlon Brando was kind of a douche, but his head was in the right place – most of the time. I really felt sorry for Blanche’s sister, Stella, she was the one who really had it bad the entire movie. The story was also very depressing as well which is why I was kinda not myself when it was over. I felt as if I was put through the emotional rollercoaster that was Blanche’s downward spriral, and then with Brando’s Stanley pulling Stella in all kinds of directions I was just so absorbed by it all. I mean, I guess that’s what we want great films to do, right? To move and touch us.

Awards-wise it got the acting awards it most definitely deserved: Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor and Actress. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Director and Actor (Brando lost to Humphrey Bogart in “The African Queen” in case you were wondering).

When the list first came out, the film was ranked at #45 and 10 years later it dropped two spots to where we are now. I expect it to remain fairly the same whenever an updated list is made solely because it contains some of the best acting I have ever seen.

I viewed this film online. CLICK HERE to watch it.

No time for the for funsies…sorry y’all.

 

1 Year…100 Films, #48: REAR WINDOW (1954)

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“A murderer would never parade his crime in front of an open window.” – Lisa

Basic Premise of the Film: Dude with broken leg is stuck in his apartment. Peeps at his neighbors through his window. Thinks one of his neighbors may have murdered someone.

Well, here it is – we are officially in the Top 50. Technically, “Lord of the Rings” kicked off the Top 50 but since I’ve seen that one so many times it didn’t count and we all know how it went when I tried to watch “Intolerance.” I had never before seen this one and, as it was the second Alfred Hitchcock film on this list, hopes were really high. A couple of weeks before I saw it, I mentioned it to a friend who proceeded to tell me that that movie with Shia LaBeouf, “Disturbia” was actually based on this one. That movie was actually kinda good, so I figured this one had to be really good. I was not let down at all. The overall premise of the story is pretty simple but the payoff is in the build-up and overall suspense as we get to the climax. That was some great stuff. I know I’ve had my moments during The French Connection and In the Heat of the Night, but this was some next level suspense. I can’t say this brought some new insight to the ways movies were filmed or made, but I guess the fact that a semi-simple plot, with surprisingly well-developed characters can go a long way. I will say that I’m surprised that it took us this long to get Grace Kelly in a film. I’m not even going to talk about James Stewart (not yet, at least) because he’s still got several appearances left on this list – I will say though, he was great as the incapacitated protagonist of the film. While, I have yet to write my post about “North by Northwest,” I’ll save a good talk about Alfred Hitchcock until I make it to his highest appearance on the list as well.

Awards wise it wasn’t no charging rhino, but it was nominated for and won for some of the technical categories. Grace Kelly’s performace was applauded as was Stewart’s. I think what has made it so enduring is that is shows what city life can be like for people – lonely, stressful, always changing and it showcased that we all really do like to be nosy on the low. Don’t act like you’ve never peaked through your blinds when you’ve heard something going on outside! Also, as I said before, the way the suspense kept building was great! If you’re looking to watch a good Hitchcock movie, I would highly recommend this one!

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Shout-out to Mark in “Love, Actually” for keeping a copy on his shelf!

When the AFI list was first released in 1998, “Rear Window” was ranked at #42, ten years later it fell to where we find it at now. It fell some spots, but still solid showing I think that it was able to stay in the Top 50. When, and if, this list is ever revised I think we should still expect it be floating around the name numbers – Top 60 for sure. I’m going to go ahead and say that “North by Northwest” might even pass it! We shall see.

I actually bought this film from a used store before viewing so I didn’t look up anything for you guys – sorry about that.

And now for fun…

Did you know that this movie was remade in the 1990’s? I sure as hell didn’t so here’s a trailer for the remake which starred the likes of Christopher Reeve (post his tragic accident) and Darryl Hannah. Have any of you seen it? How was it? Let me know, yeah? I’m asking for me and not for a friend this time.

1 Year…100 Films, #49: INTOLERANCE (1916)

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So colossal, guys.

Quick Update: While I haven’t posted about my film viewing in a while, rest assured, I’m still making progress on the list! I’m so determined to finish it by the end of the year it’s a little ridiculous. I’m in the mid 40’s now but just life has been hectic with work and school so any movie post between “In The Heat of the Night” and this one (#74-50) will be dated between the two posts so the reviews stay in chronological order. I WILL GET TO THEM!! 

Okay guys, I can’t even give you a basic synopsis of this film. I tried on four different occasions to watch it but I just couldn’t do it. It wasn’t that it wasn’t good (my opinion thus far is that it wasn’t) but just the way the flow of the story was set up didn’t cut it for me. There are four separate stories being told but they all were just overlapping and I thought it was hard to get a complete hold of how each story was being told. The running theme was that each of the four stories  — that were set during four very different timelines — would show some sort on intolerance going down. Seemed interesting enough but I just couldn’t do it.

There’s like 20 different versions of this film (okay, maybe more like 4) and they all have a running time of roughly three hours. WHHYYYYYYY!?!? I just really could’t. I tried. I hate myself a little bit for having skipped but if I couldn’t watch ONE movie in a month’s time it wasn’t going to happen.

Real quick though: let me say that it was not lost on me that I was watching a hundred year old film. My husband and I were both like, “Wow, this is cool.” The version we were watching was remastered and restored beautifully, but obviously there’s only so much that admiration will help you get through a movie. Overall, I just can’t. How is this one of the first movies we have to kick the top 50 off with? In 1998, this movie wasn’t even ranked! This means that #49 is the debut spot for this film. HOW?! Someone please explain this to me and point me in the direction of the version in which we get one complete story at a time. KTHNXBYE.

I tried watching this film on Hulu – CLICK HERE to be directed there.

Here is the version of the film that’s on YouTube (it’s in the public domain so it’s a decent copy). If you make it through, let me know how it is, yeah?

1 Year…100 Films, #75: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)

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“They call me Mr. Tibbs.” – Virgil Tibbs

Basic Premise of the Film: Mistaken identity in the racially charged South lead to the paring of a Homicide Detective and the local Police Chief in order to solve a the murder of a local citizen. Based on the book of the same name.

Okay, this was my first Sidney Poitier movie. All I knew about the man was that he was a phenomenal actor and a trailblazer at the time. This film was nothing short of one of the best suspense films I have ever seen. Yes, it was even better than my favorite suspense thus far on this  – “All the Presidents Men.” The pacing was great, I never felt once that it was dragging. Let me point out real quick that, with the exception of “Modern Times” and “Sunrise” most of the movies I’ve been watching on this list have running times of two hours or more. There’s already been a few that have three hour run times – “Spartacus,” “Titanic” and “Ben-Hur” are the ones that I can recall right now. But, back to the movie. The story definitely encompassed things that were going on in the South. Racial tensions were high so no one cared to listed to Virgil about how to go about solving the case, even if he is the best Homicide Detective out where he’s from. He really only had the sheriff on his side – who also had his prejudices. Everyone else was telling to tread carefully lest he get himself killed — but let me stop there before I spoil something. Rod Steiger as the police chief was great as well. You can see him battling himself with having to work with a black man but at the end they come to an understanding and that’s what I really liked about the film overall. That respect they both had for each other. I guess you could say it was a happy ending. The director did a great job at keeping us guessing who the guilty party was so I was somewhat surprised at the climax. What I did notice is that there weren’t any bright colors, the film has dark coloring so I think that helped to keep me in the correct mood for the film. That mood being alert and on the edge of my seat. I will NEVER get over this one scene that involves slapping — Virgil was having none of it. That scene I would say was the only exception to the “dark” coloring I’m talking about because it was bright AF and I laughed so hard that I rewound that scene three times to watch it. Fun fact about that scene: it was a big deal at the time because the 1960’s was the time of the Civil Rights Movement and the fact a black man was reacting to being hit by a white man FOR NO REASON was very powerful stuff indeed.

Upon release, this film was a bit hit. I think that’s probably because of how real it portrayed how things were in the South. It didn’t try to sugarcoat it which is one of the reasons this film did so well awards wise. It won several Golden Globes and a couple of BAFTAs. Oscars wise it was honored with Best Picture, Screenplay and Best Actor for Steiger. I told my husband that the real travesty of the film had been the fact that Sidney didn’t even get nominated. I think he deserved a nomination. I usually look up a films accolades after I watch it so I had figured that Sidney would have been nominated for Best Actor and Steiger for Best Supporting Acting. Boy, was I wrong but okay, he did do pretty darn good in this film so good for him. The reason for this film’s longevity is because at a time where it didn’t seem possible or a good idea to do so, a black man was the strong protagonist of the film. At the time, that was just unheard of so it’s good that people not only got some life lessons thrown there they got a really good movie out of it.

When the list first came it wasn’t even ranked! Ooookay, but when it did make the list it debuted at 75. I think that’s a pretty solid debut. I think it might be some spots higher (I’d like to hope) but as long as it’s still floating in the 70’s, I’d totally be okay with that.

I viewed this film on a hosted site, CLICK HERE to watch. Didn’t even bother to see if it was streaming anywhere. Sorry guys, I’ll get back on that for those of you who are interested.

For fun today, here’s that scene with the slaps!

1 Year…100 Films, #76: FORREST GUMP (1994)

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“Momma always said life was like a box of chocolates…” – Forrest Gump.

Basic Premise of the Film: Trials and tribulations of the aforementioned Forrest Gump and run-in’s with significant points of American History. Based on a novel of the same name.

This is the second film in this group of ten that I am able to just skip through because I’ve seen this movie so much. This is one of the films that, if I had one, it’d be in my personal Top 10 — Top 5 even! I just absolutely love this movie so much. I don’t know what it is about it, but there’s just something so innocent and beautiful about Forrest — played by the amazing Tom Hanks — that you can’t just help but be enthralled by his life’s story. Tom Hanks just gives such an amazing performance that you wonder if anyone else could have pulled it off. Let me not forget to mention the equally amazing Sally Field as Forrest’s mother, Mrs. Gump. She was simply amazing and she has this one particular scene that always leaves me a sobbing mess every single time. This movie is just that good. The plot moves at a pretty good pace. You never feel like it’s dragging which is good because it has a running time of just over two hours. The movie, I believe, is aided greatly in part by its perfectly curated soundtrack. The music included touches up on the iconic sounds of the many decades in which the film takes place. Also, featured in the film are Gary Sinise, Robin Wright and, in his film debut, mini-nugget Haley Joel Osment. Remember him? From “The Sixth Sense?” Repeat offenders man – although his role is very minor in this movie; a blip if you will so he’s a minor repeat appearance. The cinematography is beautiful as well. It captures the simple beauty in which the world looks like to Forrest and so it definitely help to put us all in the perfect mood. Shout out to the film editors/special effects crew of this movie. The way they were able to drop him into footage of historical events and make it seem like the was actually there was simply amazing. When I was younger, before I understood the ways of the world, I actually thought I was watching raw footage of this guy. I thought this was real life. Don’t worry guys, I figured it out …eventually.  I cannot forget to mention the director of this film, Robert Zemeckis. He did such a great job in ensuring that we got the whole story but also leaving us feeling as if we lived the story with him.

No surprise that when this film was released people loved it. It really is a good movie — unlike “Easy Rider” (yes, I’m still salty about that one). Nominated for a whopping 13 Oscars, it took home 6 of them in categories such as Best Picture, Director and Actor to name a few. Interest tidbit for ya: Also nominated for best picture the same year as this one – Pulp Fiction. Knowing that now, I completely agree with the list in that this one is a better movie than Forrest Gump. Not that Pulp Fiction isn’t good, this one is just a tad bit better. Although it’s like comparing apples and oranges because they’re not even in the same genre. I think this film has had such a great legacy in it’s TWENTY YEARS (can you believe that?!) because, well, its hard not to like. I mean I have hear some people say that this movie is not their cup of tea so I just look at them like, “HOW?!” Also, there’s nothing wrong with a film that encompasses several aspects of history — even if it makes some of the serious events a little bit more lighthearted.

When the list first came out this film was ranked at #71, ten years later it saw a five spot decline to be where it currently is now. Not gonna lie, I think that’s fair. The movies that came and took over those five spots I would say are better films than this one so I’m not bothered.

Another film that I already own so I didn’t look to see where it is being hosted/streamed.

For fun, I thought we can all watch Tom Hanks accepting the Oscar for this role. His speech is very touching — see if you don’t catch a case of the feels. Not only that, but also watch him in historical moment of becoming one the very few individuals who have won a Best Actor/Actress Oscar in consecutive years.

1 Year…100 Films, #77: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976)

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“Follow the money.” – Deep Throat

Basic Premise of the Film: Two journalists are assigned to cover the story of the break-in at the Watergate Hotel. Shiet goes really high up in government ranks. Based on actual events.

Okay, first things first, I was originally going to skip this movie because I’ve seen it before, but then I changed my mind — because young Robert Redford is bae — and I watched it anyhow. GUYS, THE SUSPENSE IN THIS MOVIE IS REAL. It’s kind of like that suspense that I experienced while watching “The French Connection” but more like “I’m-scared-for-my-safety-suspense.” I always forget how enthralling this movie is. That fact is only helped along by the superb acting in this film We not only get Robert Redford but we also get the great Dustin Hoffman. I mean, could this film get anymore stacked?! Answer: Yes. This film marks the first instance, that I’ve noticed, in which we have a repeat offender. What do I mean by “repeat offender” you may ask? Well, that’s where we have actors making multiple appearances in multiple films on this list. The repeat offender here: Jack Warden. He was one of the main/supporting cast members in the film at #87: “12 Angry Men.” What we’re really going to see from now on, is great acting. Not that the acting of those in previous films wasn’t good but here’s where we’re going to start seeing the screen legends really come out. I mean, a guy isn’t going to be in more than one of the films on this list if they aren’t good at it. But, back to the point I was trying to make about the acting in this film: fucking great. If it wasn’t for this film, the alias of their inside informant “Deep Throat” would have never been coined. Other notable actors in this film include Hal Holbrook – as deep throat — and Jason Robards (in an Oscar winning role) as editor-in-chief of the newspaper. I know for sure we’ll be seeing some of these individuals further up the list. BUT this movie is great, the pacing is amazing, and the raw truth of the story can’t be beat. It was honestly insane to think that shenanigary actually went down and how deep and involved the government was involved — in not only the break-in of DNC headquarters but also in the attempted cover-up of it all. It was low-like the NSA blowout but not so wide scale, obviously.

When this film calm out people loved it. It was a huge success and left people wondering “WHO THE FUCK IS DEEP THROAT?!?!” By the time I actually heard and learned about deep throat —you know, when I actually cared — the world already knew who he was. He was some FBI guy and the real MVP of this story. But I digress. It was nominated for all kinds of Oscars but only managed wins in a few technical categories and Original Screenplay. I was about to be outraged low-key because this film was nominated, but didn’t win Best Picture. I was like, “How, fam?” After some quick detective work I saw that it had some stiff competion. Of the five films nominated that year, FOUR of the films are on this list. In case you were wondering, Rocky won Best Picture that year. I think this film has the enduring legacy that it does because it’s real life American history. This feat of journalism had a contributing had in the resignation of a sitting US President — the only time in history. Short of it: WATCH IT.

When this list first debuted in 1998, this film wasn’t even ranked. HOW?!?! I guess it’s saving grace is that it came at #77. It deserves that spot — for now. I’m gonna guess that it’ll climb a few but it will still be in the 70’s but no lower than #80. It’s definitely been better than a lot of the films I’ve seen thus far, but I’m still holding a torch for Sunrise — have ya’ll seen it yet?

I actually own this film on DVD, so I did no kind of search for it — sorry.

For fun, here’s a news clip “celebrating” 40 year anniversary of when these events actually transpired in real life.

1 Year…100 Films, #78: MODERN TIMES (1936)

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Basic Premise of the Film: Man is just trying to make it through life in the depression era with his sanity. Shows we all deserve a second chance.

Now, I’ve only ever seen one Charlie Chaplin film before and even then I wouldn’t have considered it a movie. It was more like an extended short, I guess? Or at least it felt like one – so I was excited about this one. I really liked this one. It was funny, cute and sad all in one. I feel like it was talking how much the industrialization of the workforce really affected people lives. Chaplin’s character was having anxiety/panic attacks and shit because of work – he couldn’t hang with this new modern world. No good. It was also sad because it covered a lot of what happened during the depression and didn’t try to make it seem unrealistic at that either. I think what I liked the best was how the two main characters were brought together. The female lead (too lazy to look up her actual name) was a victim of the depression and Chaplin’s Tramp character was just trying to help her out. Obviously, shenanigans ensued. It was cute. Chaplin did a great job directing this film  – he had a vision and he went with it. Honestly, I would say the social commentary it made is still relavant today. Not in the same sense as in “Do the Right Thing” but still relevant nonetheless. What is very unique about this film, I mean I was suprised AF, is that Charlie Chaplin sings in it! I mean, it might not be him doing the actual singing, but there’s SOUND in this silent film. Further research (wikipedia, lol) uncovered the fact that this is the only occasion in which The Tramp is given a voice! I think that’s pretty awesome.

Critical reception to this film, from what I read, was lukewarm. I think what also affected is that it was a silent film released in 1936 – when “talkies” had already taken over. So, while it wasn’t this big awards contender I think people are so fond of it because it’s just downright hilarious. I wasn’t dying but I was surprised at how much I was laughing. Some of his gag have been reused – kind of like the stuff in the Marx Bros. films – but it’s cool to see them when they were fresh.

Alright, so when this list came out this movie was at #81 and ten years it saw a three spot climb. That’s actually not bad. That slight climb shows that it’s a film that’s aging well and it’s excellence is not soon to be forgotten. I think at the next update it might climb another couple of spots as well because it’s definitely a movie everyone should watch. I mean it ain’t no “Sunrise” but if you’re looking for a good silent comedy, I don’t see why this one shouldn’t be it.

I lucked on this one that it’s streaming on Hulu – which means I don’t know if the other streaming services have it or where it’s available free. 

For funsies, here’s that musical/singing number that I was talking about earlier in the post.

1 Year…100 Films, #79: THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

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Basic Premise of the Film: Older outlaws are trying to make one last go of that outlaw life. Find out their last heist was a set up, have to hide in foreign land and work their way back out of that life. Totally a shoot ’em up western.

I have to be honest guys, if these are the kind of westerns that await me further up the list, I’m not going to be a huge fan. Not to say that this movie isn’t good, I just didn’t care for it. I will say though, that this did feel like an authentic western. Not too hokey or anything. The movie lived up to its title – they really were a wild bunch. Half of the film took place while they were hiding out in Mexico. There’s nothing wrong with it having taken place there, it was refreshing to hear a different language being spoken for a change. I actually speak Spanish fluently (being Hispanic and all) so I enjoyed that. This was also my first William Holden movie – I’d seen him on an episode of “I Love Lucy” once, but other than that, nada. Don’t really recognize the names of anyone else in the case except for Ernest Borgnine – and that’s only because he did the voice of “Mermaid Man” on Spongebob, haha. Other than that, everyone’s acting matched up pretty well with how their assigned characters were supposed to be. The scenery was great – definitely felt like you were where they were.

Critically this movie was praised. Awards-wise not so much. The only Oscar nominations this film received were for Screenplay and Score and it lost both of those to a movie we will be coming across further up the list. As for the film’s longevity I think it’s because of how well it fits into its genre. It seems to have been the Pulp Fiction of it’s time – according to Wikipedia at least. Crazy good but lots of violence. Lastly, as I already mentioned, this was some of William Holden’s best work according to material that I read. I wish I had something to compare it to but maybe I might further up the list, we’ll see.

When the list first came out this film was ranked at #80. Ten years later it moved up a whopping ONE SPOT. I guess that’s better than nothing right. All things considered, if and when this list is updated I fully expect it to still be floating in the low 70’s. I didn’t find this film to be amazing or great. It was okay – in my opinion. I will say though that it was better than “Easy Rider” so as long as that one is ranked lower than this one, we’ll be good.

I viewed this film on a hosted site. Forgot to write down the link. OOPS. Available for rent on YouTube, Amazon and VUDU from $2.99.

I couldn’t think of anything intersting to do for this movie’s “for fun” section, so a questions: Have you seen this movie before? Did you like it? Why/Why not?

Update on the “1 Year…100 Films” Series

Hey there!

So, I just finished and posted the entry for the #80 film on the 100 Greatest list but that’s not where I’m at viewing wise. I actually watched the film at #62 this evening which means that there’s about a 20 film lag – so I have some serious catching up to do. The big lag in posts isn’t because I don’t have adequate time to get them done, it’s just that I tend to get lost in the direction that I want to take my conversations on each film in that seems to be my problem. Mainly, I just want to make sure that I touch up on the things that I feel are in line with the reasons why I wanted to work my way up this list. In order to try an accomplish this I’ve come up with some points that I want to touch up with every post going forward so there’ll hopefully be some flow and consistency between the posts.

Each of the following points will have a paragraph dedicated to them:

  1. Basic premise/plot of the film.
  2. My general thoughts on the film including, but not limited to, overall plot, acting, setting, direction, similar films, previous thoughts on the film, and anything that is relatable to these points.
  3. How the film fared when it came to awards and why I believe it has had an enduring legacy.
  4. Why I believe the film is where it is on the list, where it might be at the update, and how it holds up against the movies that have come before it (or after it depending on how you look at the list).

Lastly, I will provide info on how I watched the film (if I don’t own them) as well as where you can view the film is you don’t own it and still do something “for funsies”.

Now, let the catching up commence!

 

1 Year…100 Films, #80: THE APARTMENT (1960)

 

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“Mildred! He’s at it again.” – Dr. Dreyfuss

Basic Premise of the Film: Ambitious guy loans his apartment to the higher-ups so they can have their rendezvous. As he climbs the corporate ladder he falls for the elevator operator gal and wants his apartment back.

I’ve seen a few Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine films before this one but this is the first film I’ve seen with a super young MacLaine. She is just beautiful. Not that she isn’t in her later years, I’m just saying it’s like “WOAH!” when you see people when they were young. Also, minus the film “Terms of Endearment,” I’ve only seen the two leads in comedic roles. Not that this isn’t comedic, but I would consider it more of a Dramedy – a nice little hybrid of both – and it really delivered on both fronts. Jack Lemmon, who can play a serious role very well (as was apparent in “Glengary Glen Ross“) still delivers some of the laughs, but when he needs to get down to it, he really does – which is why this film garnerned him a nomination for Best Actor. Ms. MacLaine for her part is also funny but she plays the vulnerable side chick down (who has a little crazy in her) brilliantly as well which also landed her a Best Actress nomination. Let me not forget the supporting cast because this wasn’t a two person show, they were great and really brought the whole thing together – even if their characters were all dick bags.

I think that one of the things that I loved the very most about this movie was that it was in black and white. By this point on the list, I’ve seen quite a few of them but I just like that while this could have been in color I think it was elevated a bit more by being in black and white. A couple of posts ago I talked about how no film had won an acting Oscar for a silent film until “The Artist” – in regards to this film, no other film completely in black and white had won Best Picture until “The Artist” did so back in 2012. Obviously, Billy Wilder – the director – knew what he was doing when he made this film (he also had a hand in writing it).  Overall, this movie was great, the plot was definitely unique and not one I have seen in any other film since and I think everyone should check it out.

When the AFI list first came out in the 1990s, this movie was ranked at 93, at the update it landed here at #80. I think that’s pretty good for a movie thus far, a 13 spot climb – it’s the biggest jump we’ve seen thus far for a film that was previously ranked. I’m guessing at the update (if and when that happens) it’ll probably be floating around here give or take a few spots. It’s definitely better than “Spartacus” so it deserves to remain ranked higher than that one. We shall see.

I saw this on a hosted site. CLICK HERE to watch. As usual, available to rent on Amazon, VUDU and YouTube from $2.99

And for fun today, here’s the trailer for you. I just love the font!