EWB Film Club

[Liam]

I second The Apartment as a potential selection.

That, or Some Like It Hot.

[MDK]

1 minute ago, Liam said:

That, or Some Like It Hot.

I fuckin know you do, babes 

[Jimmy]

32 minutes ago, Liam said:

I second The Apartment as a potential selection.

That, or Some Like It Hot.

or any Billy Wilder film, really

[MalaCloudy Black]

The Dollars Trilogy falls within pre-70s as well. So does the first film of the Once Upon A Time trilogy.

[GoGo Yubari]

I was strongly considering Once Upon a Time in the West but I think it's gonna be too long. I'm seeing Dr. Strange and Hacksaw Ridge this week so I'm gonna want something shorter.

[Your Mom]

 Metropolis is 2 and a half hours! Will have to watch tomorrow

[C-MIL]

11 minutes ago, Fly the W! said:

 Metropolis is 2 and a half hours! Will have to watch tomorrow

A version I found on youtube was 1:58. I'm not sure which is the original or how all that works though.

[Your Mom]

Just now, C-MIL said:

A version I found on youtube was 1:58. I'm not sure which is the original or how all that works though.

Now I'm curious. The one I was looking at was on Netflix

[I Don't Mind]

According to wikipedia, the runtime for Metropolis varies depending on which release you're watching:

153 minutes
(1927 premiere, lost)
118 minutes
(2002 restoration)
148 minutes
(2010 restoration)

Also, I already completed this assignment and may get around to watching another. Hulu has a great selection of stuff pre-70's, including some Bond films. I went super-pre-70's with The Gold Rush (1927) but unwittingly chose the 1942 re-release with Chaplin narrating, as talkies were now in vogue. Hulu had the original, but oh well.

It was awesome and really hit a lot of different emotions that I didn't expect. I expected it to be just Chaplin bumping his head on things, and falling off of high places for 95 minutes. Don't get me wrong, I was totally up for that, because he does it better than anyone, but it really had some scary and some sad moments too. And lots of animals. I also grew a crush for Georgia Hale, the leading actress, who replaced Chaplin's own pregnant wife in the role.

[Benjamin]

6 hours ago, Jimmy said:

or any Billy Wilder film, really

Shush, that's probably going to be my theme if it comes around to me. 

[MDK]

4 hours ago, C-MIL said:

A version I found on youtube was 1:58. I'm not sure which is the original or how all that works though.

A minute fifty eight? 

[Meacon Keaton]

Movie Cliff's Notes.

[LittleDaniel]

This might make me an outcast on EWB, but...I've never seen 12 Angry Men.  I missed the deadline for the last one, but I'm thinking I'll have a bit more free time this week.

[GoGo Yubari]

Oooooooooh. That's one of my favorites.

[LittleDaniel]

Oh man oh man oh man so by "I might have more time this week" I actually meant "I'm going on vacation this week" so I'm not going to have time so I watched it now.  Holy shit that is one hell of a movie.  Such suburb acting that I was drawn in from the very beginning, and I'm usually the type of person who can't pay attention to movies for very long.  But that deserved it.  None of y'all are topping that one for this week.

[Jimmy]

I haven't seen 12 Angry Men in like six or seven years but I remember it made so much of an impression on me, knockout writing and performances. 

[MDK]

12 Angry Men is great. A film set in one room? Yes!

[GA!]

So many choices for this round... I'm sure I'll think of something.

[DFF]

I deliberately tried to keep it open (for film availability), but also give people an option to expand their horizon.  

[GoGo Yubari]

I've made my decision, I think. Probably tonight or tomorrow I'm gonna get into the Worst Election Ever spirit by watching The Manchurian Candidate.