list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Manhattan on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Manhattan/21737/default.aspx Title: Manhattan
Year: 1979
Director: Woody Allen
Plot: On the heels of Annie Hall, the Oscar-winning romantic comedy that rocketed Woody Allen to the front ranks of American filmmakers, Manhattan continued Allen's romantic obsessions in a slightly darker, more pessimistic vein. Allen stars as Isaac Davis, a TV comedy writer sick of the pap he is forced to churn out and harboring dreams of being the great American novelist. His love life is in barbed-wire territory: he is tormented by his second ex-wife Jill (Meryl Streep), a lesbian who has written a tell-all book about their marriage, and he is dating teenager Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), to whom he refuses to commit, and keeps hinting that a breakup may be imminent. Isaac's disillusioned (and married) best friend Yale (Michael Murphy) has begun an affair with the cerebral writer Mary Wilke (Diane Keaton). While Isaac makes a last minute, sink-or-swim decision to quit his job and devote all of his time to book writing, and neurotically moans about what the lack of a full time job will do to him ("My parents won't have as good of a seat in the synagogue," he moans. "They'll be far away from God... away from the action") Yale is crippled by his lack of resolve, as indicated by his inability to leave his wife Emily (Anne Byrne). Meanwhile, Isaac and Mary) begin to fall for one another. Tracy then tells Isaac the basic truth that none of his hung-up friends and past lovers fully realizes: "You have to have a little more faith in people." Manhattan is both a seriocomic dissection of perpetually dissatisfied New Yorkers and an ode to the city itself, filmed in glorious black-and-white by ace cinematographer Gordon Willis, and set to a score of rhapsodic George Gershwin music. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:45:11 GMTManhattan1979Woody AllenOn the heels of <a href=/films/1480/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Annie Hall</a>, the Oscar-winning romantic comedy that rocketed <a href="/players/P____79388/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Woody Allen</a> to the front ranks of American filmmakers, Manhattan continued Allen's romantic obsessions in a slightly darker, more pessimistic vein. Allen stars as Isaac Davis, a TV comedy writer sick of the pap he is forced to churn out and harboring dreams of being the great American novelist. His love life is in barbed-wire territory: he is tormented by his second ex-wife Jill (<a href="/players/P____68676/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Meryl Streep</a>), a lesbian who has written a tell-all book about their marriage, and he is dating teenager Tracy (<a href="/players/P____93989/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Mariel Hemingway</a>), to whom he refuses to commit, and keeps hinting that a breakup may be imminent. Isaac's disillusioned (and married) best friend Yale (<a href="/players/P___103847/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Michael Murphy</a>) has begun an affair with the cerebral writer Mary Wilke (<a href="/players/P____96996/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Diane Keaton</a>). While Isaac makes a last minute, sink-or-swim decision to quit his job and devote all of his time to book writing, and neurotically moans about what the lack of a full time job will do to him ("My parents won't have as good of a seat in the synagogue," he moans. "They'll be far away from God... away from the action") Yale is crippled by his lack of resolve, as indicated by his inability to leave his wife Emily (Anne Byrne). Meanwhile, Isaac and Mary) begin to fall for one another. Tracy then tells Isaac the basic truth that none of his hung-up friends and past lovers fully realizes: "You have to have a little more faith in people." Manhattan is both a seriocomic dissection of perpetually dissatisfied New Yorkers and an ode to the city itself, filmed in glorious black-and-white by ace cinematographer <a href="/players/P___116939/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Gordon Willis</a>, and set to a score of rhapsodic <a href="/players/P____91359/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>George Gershwin</a> music. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide20Tag Target (>10)54354http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t07117jnpo6.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Manhattan/21737/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/27/34465.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 8/27/2008 4:01:05 PM
Body: Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, has turned into a powerful tool in the hands of not only consumers but marketers of all stripes as well. Comcast, Paramount Pictures and a handful of others have all latched on to it as a way to communicate with customers, acting not only as a distribution platform but a conversation hub and customer service hub as well. Some of the biggest names in the social media marketing world are spending serious time brainstorming how to use Twitter for marketing, debating its usefulness and otherwise hashing out a series of best practices for utilizing the service. Media outlets have also turned to Twitter for many of the same reasons. TV Guide, Fox News and even Spout have a presence there to, again, promote their content and, in some cases, even engage in a back-and-forth with readers. But did you know that Darth Vader is twittering? How about Cobra Commander? In one of the most widely-discussed instances of fictional characters with Twitter accounts, the staff of Sterling Cooper - the ad agency in the hit AMC series Mad Men - have all been posting 140 charcter status updates. Initially thought to be an official effort by the cable channel, it was later found that no, these were fan efforts that almost fell victim from what was later construed as “miscommunication“, but which at first apparently looked like a take-down notice filed under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. With all these movie and TV characters expressing themselves, we thought it would be fun to see who our followers on Twitter thought should make their thoughts known in 140-characters or less. Here’s what we got back. Characters played by Val Kilmer appeared twice in the feedback. @treobenny put in his vote for Doc Holiday from Tombstone and Ryan Budke nominated Gay Perry from Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. @sabine24 put forth a bunch of names, including Frank N. Furter, Stanley Kowalski and Jack Sparrow. The Big Lebowski’s The Dude got the nod from @povertyjetset and @champura went deep into the well to bring out Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood. @tigershungry went even further for Pistachio Disguisey, Dana Carvey’s character from 2002’s Master of Disguise. Finally, @ryananderson will be taken out back and horse-whipped for suggesting Jar Jar Binks. In addition to this worthy list of nominations, here’s who we’d like to see on Twitter: The Guru Pitka (The Love Guru): Yes, the movie might have bombed and forced Mike Myers back into re-evaluating Austin Powers 4, but the pithy Pitka’s bumper-sticker life lessons are made for the format. Carl Dehham (King Kong): “Rough day. Locals speak of something we think translates to ‘big angry monkey.’ But filming continues. Ann seems wary, tho.” Capt. Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Animal Crackers): Come on. I’m a little ashamed of everyone - and myself - that a Groucho Marx character wasn’t among the first ones I thought of. I’m going with Spaulding simply because I think he gets off some better one-liners than my other choice, Duck Soup’s Rufus T. Firefly. Wolverine (X-Men): “Stabbed guy with claws. Had beer.” (repeat time and time again.) Gypsy (Mystery Science Theater 3000): The robot in charge of the Satellite of Love’s operations would be the ideal candidate to report on how Joel, Crow and Servo are holding up, as well as throw the occassional “@drforrester: You suck.” Master Control Program (Tron): Every post would conclude with “end of line.” Plus, he could brag about how easy it is to crack into Windows servers. Isaac Davis (Manhattan): Imagine the possibilities of Woody Allen’s character obsessing over the minutia of his relationships as well as sending missive after missive about his love of New York City and Ingmar Bergman film to all his followers. (Side note: Mariel Hemingway’s character Tracy would, on the other hand, have a Tumblr blog.) Peter Gibbons (Office Space): Maybe it’s a cop-out to think of Gibbons venting on his frustrations with his boss on Twitter (likely under a pseudonym to protect his shaky job) but it would still be pretty funny. Matt Hooper (Jaws): “Got call from some hick sheriff with what’s probably just an over-active imagination. At least he’s paying for the trip.” Chris Kelvin (Solaris): Just because every other post would be “Did I just see my dead wife? WTF!!!”" So who do you think would make a good presence on Twitter? Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:01:05 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/27/2008 4:01:05 PMTwitter, the popular micro-blogging service, has turned into a powerful tool in the hands of not only consumers but marketers of all stripes as well. Comcast, Paramount Pictures and a handful of others have all latched on to it as a way to communicate with customers, acting not only as a distribution platform but a conversation hub and customer service hub as well. Some of the biggest names in the social media marketing world are spending serious time brainstorming how to use Twitter for marketing, debating its usefulness and otherwise hashing out a series of best practices for utilizing the service. Media outlets have also turned to Twitter for many of the same reasons. TV Guide, Fox News and even Spout have a presence there to, again, promote their content and, in some cases, even engage in a back-and-forth with readers. But did you know that Darth Vader is twittering? How about Cobra Commander? In one of the most widely-discussed instances of fictional characters with Twitter accounts, the staff of Sterling Cooper - the ad agency in the hit AMC series Mad Men - have all been posting 140 charcter status updates. Initially thought to be an official effort by the cable channel, it was later found that no, these were fan efforts that almost fell victim from what was later construed as “miscommunication“, but which at first apparently looked like a take-down notice filed under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. With all these movie and TV characters expressing themselves, we thought it would be fun to see who our followers on Twitter thought should make their thoughts known in 140-characters or less. Here’s what we got back. Characters played by Val Kilmer appeared twice in the feedback. @treobenny put in his vote for Doc Holiday from Tombstone and Ryan Budke nominated Gay Perry from Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. @sabine24 put forth a bunch of names, including Frank N. Furter, Stanley Kowalski and Jack Sparrow. The Big Lebowski’s The Dude got the nod from @povertyjetset and @champura went deep into the well to bring out Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood. @tigershungry went even further for Pistachio Disguisey, Dana Carvey’s character from 2002’s Master of Disguise. Finally, @ryananderson will be taken out back and horse-whipped for suggesting Jar Jar Binks. In addition to this worthy list of nominations, here’s who we’d like to see on Twitter: The Guru Pitka (The Love Guru): Yes, the movie might have bombed and forced Mike Myers back into re-evaluating Austin Powers 4, but the pithy Pitka’s bumper-sticker life lessons are made for the format. Carl Dehham (King Kong): “Rough day. Locals speak of something we think translates to ‘big angry monkey.’ But filming continues. Ann seems wary, tho.” Capt. Jeffrey T. Spaulding (Animal Crackers): Come on. I’m a little ashamed of everyone - and myself - that a Groucho Marx character wasn’t among the first ones I thought of. I’m going with Spaulding simply because I think he gets off some better one-liners than my other choice, Duck Soup’s Rufus T. Firefly. Wolverine (X-Men): “Stabbed guy with claws. Had beer.” (repeat time and time again.) Gypsy (Mystery Science Theater 3000): The robot in charge of the Satellite of Love’s operations would be the ideal candidate to report on how Joel, Crow and Servo are holding up, as well as throw the occassional “@drforrester: You suck.” Master Control Program (Tron): Every post would conclude with “end of line.” Plus, he could brag about how easy it is to crack into Windows servers. Isaac Davis (Manhattan): Imagine the possibilities of Woody Allen’s character obsessing over the minutia of his relationships as well as sending missive after missive about his love of New York City and Ingmar Bergman film to all his followers. (Side note: Mariel Hemingway’s character Tracy would, on the other hand, have a Tumblr blog.) Peter Gibbons (Office Space): Maybe it’s a cop-out to think of Gibbons venting on his frustrations with his boss on Twitter (likely under a pseudonym to protect his shaky job) but it would still be pretty funny. Matt Hooper (Jaws): “Got call from some hick sheriff with what’s probably just an over-active imagination. At least he’s paying for the trip.” Chris Kelvin (Solaris): Just because every other post would be “Did I just see my dead wife? WTF!!!”" So who do you think would make a good presence on Twitter? Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/lopezdash/archive/2008/3/11/26091.aspx Post By: lopezdash
Post To: The Movie Blog
Post Date: 3/11/2008 2:54:16 PM
Body: 1. Manhattan: A Woody Allen classic all too often overshadowed by Annie Hall. The story is pretty much the same as most of Allen's films. He plays a lusty, bumbling New Yorker seeking love wherever he can find it�a search which lands him with a high schooler and later his best friend's mistress. With Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton. 2. Small Time Crooks: One of the few recent Woody Allen films worth seeing. The story follows one cookie manufacturer from near failure and foreclosure to fortune and fraud: delightful! 3. Coming to America: Eddie Murphy at his best! Murphy as an African prince arrives in Queens to find a wife and goes undercover as an employee at fast-food restaurant. 4. Trading Places: Eddie Murphy was so funny once, what happened? Oh, right. Enter: Norbit. Here, Dan Aykroyd and Murphy team up to get back at Aykroyd's boss and stick it to The Man. 5. Blues Brothers: Another fine moment for Dan Aykroyd. Aykroyd and Jon Belushi, in this musical-comedy quest, come together as Midwestern crooks and reunite their blues band in order to raise the money to save the orphanage where they grew up. 6. Raising Arizona: An earlier Coen Brothers classic. Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter steal a baby. Enough said. 7. Father of the Bride: Steve Martin charmingly grapples with the parental and financial anxieties of seeing his first-born daughter married. With Martin Short as a ambiguously European wedding planner. 8. The Mask: A Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz tour de force in which Carrey finds a mysterious mask that transforms him from a lonely goof to a smoking, green-faced stud. And Cameron Diaz looks really hot. 9. Breaking Away: A young and muscular Dennis Quaid fights to win a cycling competition and break free from his small-town digs. 10. The Sting: An indispensable Paul Newman and Robert Redford comedy and crime thriller. Set in the 1930s, Newman and Redford play charming crooks who rustle together a masterful get-rich quick scheme.Source: Bwog
]]>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:54:16 GMTlopezdashThe Movie Blog3/11/2008 2:54:16 PM1. Manhattan: A Woody Allen classic all too often overshadowed by Annie Hall. The story is pretty much the same as most of Allen&#39;s films. He plays a lusty, bumbling New Yorker seeking love wherever he can find it&iuml;&iquest;&frac12;a search which lands him with a high schooler and later his best friend&#39;s mistress. With Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton. 2. Small Time Crooks: One of the few recent Woody Allen films worth seeing. The story follows one cookie manufacturer from near failure and foreclosure to fortune and fraud: delightful! 3. Coming to America: Eddie Murphy at his best! Murphy as an African prince arrives in Queens to find a wife and goes undercover as an employee at fast-food restaurant. 4. Trading Places: Eddie Murphy was so funny once, what happened? Oh, right. Enter: Norbit. Here, Dan Aykroyd and Murphy team up to get back at Aykroyd&#39;s boss and stick it to The Man. 5. Blues Brothers: Another fine moment for Dan Aykroyd. Aykroyd and Jon Belushi, in this musical-comedy quest, come together as Midwestern crooks and reunite their blues band in order to raise the money to save the orphanage where they grew up. 6. Raising Arizona: An earlier Coen Brothers classic. Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter steal a baby. Enough said. 7. Father of the Bride: Steve Martin charmingly grapples with the parental and financial anxieties of seeing his first-born daughter married. With Martin Short as a ambiguously European wedding planner. 8. The Mask: A Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz tour de force in which Carrey finds a mysterious mask that transforms him from a lonely goof to a smoking, green-faced stud. And Cameron Diaz looks really hot. 9. Breaking Away: A young and muscular Dennis Quaid fights to win a cycling competition and break free from his small-town digs. 10. The Sting: An indispensable Paul Newman and Robert Redford comedy and crime thriller. Set in the 1930s, Newman and Redford play charming crooks who rustle together a masterful get-rich quick scheme.Source: Bwog http://www.spout.com/groups/if_i_were_a_movie_character/What_movie_character_best_represents_you/550/25396/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: theKommune
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Post Date: 2/21/2008 1:32:43 AM
Body: Nobody acts the same 100% of the time...Everyone has multiple personalities depending on the situation and their surroundings...but most of us have at least one personality that comes out 60-75% of the time...for this first discussion...I ask YOU...What movie character represents you 60-75% of the time?David Hasselhoff picked the SuperHoff...that's a heady pick for all of you to live up to....
]]>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:32:43 GMTtheKommuneif i were a movie character2/21/2008 1:32:43 AMNobody acts the same 100% of the time...Everyone has multiple personalities depending on the situation and their surroundings...but most of us have at least one personality that comes out 60-75% of the time...for this first discussion...I ask YOU...What movie character represents you 60-75% of the time?David Hasselhoff picked the SuperHoff...that&#39;s a heady pick for all of you to live up to.... http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_black_and_white_movies_made_after_1970/190/8837/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: enaretea
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 5/15/2007 3:35:31 AM
Body: This is my first post in the Top 5 group. My Top 5 have so far been given by other posters.1. Manhattan (B/W = romanticism)2. Schindler's List (B/W=starkness and nakedness)3. Lenny (B/W=reality)4. Good Night, and Good Luck. (B/W=nostalgia)5. The Elephant Man (B/W=darkness)
]]>Tue, 15 May 2007 07:35:31 GMTenareteaTop 55/15/2007 3:35:31 AMThis is my first post in the Top 5 group. My Top 5 have so far been given by other posters.1. Manhattan (B/W = romanticism)2. Schindler&#39;s List (B/W=starkness and nakedness)3. Lenny (B/W=reality)4. Good Night, and Good Luck. (B/W=nostalgia)5. The Elephant Man (B/W=darkness) http://www.spout.com/blogs/chesterfilms/archive/2007/5/14/8817.aspx Post By: chesterfilms
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Post Date: 5/14/2007 11:11:51 PM
Body: 1. Raging Bull - , Raging Bull weaves brutality and beauty into heavily character driven story. In the early years of the blockbusters Raging Bull proved that important and personal filmmaking will always inspire others to create. 2. Manhattan - One of the greatest openings in film history. 3. Schindler's List - I love it, but I can't watch it very much. 4. The Elephant Man - One of David Lynch's most accessible films. John Hurt gives one of the great performances in film history. 5. Overlord - The fact that this film was made in 1975 is unbelievably amazing. It looks like it was shot during the war. They have seamlessly inter-cut real WWII footage with this film to make it sudo-documentary looking. Shot by John Alcott (A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining), Overlord is one of the best looking WWII films I have seen. It's in my top 10 War films ever
]]>Tue, 15 May 2007 03:11:51 GMTchesterfilmschesterfilms Blog5/14/2007 11:11:51 PM1. Raging Bull - , Raging Bull weaves brutality and beauty into heavily character driven story. In the early years of the blockbusters Raging Bull proved that important and personal filmmaking will always inspire others to create. 2. Manhattan - One of the greatest openings in film history. 3. Schindler&#39;s List - I love it, but I can&#39;t watch it very much. 4. The Elephant Man - One of David Lynch&#39;s most accessible films. John Hurt gives one of the great performances in film history. 5. Overlord - The fact that this film was made in 1975 is unbelievably amazing. It looks like it was shot during the war. They have seamlessly inter-cut real WWII footage with this film to make it sudo-documentary looking. Shot by John Alcott (A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining), Overlord is one of the best looking WWII films I have seen. It&#39;s in my top 10 War films ever http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_black_and_white_movies_made_after_1970/190/6017/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: BigJeffLebowski
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Post Date: 3/4/2007 1:35:04 PM
Body: Manhattan's my favorite film, so that's obviously going to have to be my number one. Beyond that, though, the question must be raised: how much can the mere aesthetics of the film affect our selections? There are some black and white films which are beautifully shot, but are not as good as a Jarmusch or Clerks. Trying to focus on the film itself, I'm going to have to say:1. Manhattan (and also Stardust Memories and Broadway Danny Rose by Allen)2.The Last Picture Show3. Raging Bull4. Pi5. LennyThese are all films which I think are superb upon their own merits, but the fact that they are in black and white adds a new dimension.No one really brings this up when they mention the film, but I think the monetary restraints on the original Clerks (black and white, stationary camera) give the film a certain security-camera feel that really helps the juxtaposition of the mundane and the outlandish, and is part of the reason Clerks is able to assimilate the two so well.I really agree with everyone who said Man Bites Dog, Ed Wood, Good Night and Good Luck, The Man Who Wasn't There, and the David Lynch films, but we are limited to five...And shouldn't we have special mention for films that either spot-color or switch between black and white and color for more than simply flashbacks? For instance: Rumble Fish, American History X, Pleasantville, Memento, Wings of Desire, Zelig, The Notorious Bettie Page?
]]>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:35:04 GMTBigJeffLebowskiTop 53/4/2007 1:35:04 PMManhattan&#39;s my favorite film, so that&#39;s obviously going to have to be my number one. Beyond that, though, the question must be raised: how much can the mere aesthetics of the film affect our selections? There are some black and white films which are beautifully shot, but are not as good as a Jarmusch or Clerks. Trying to focus on the film itself, I&#39;m going to have to say:1. Manhattan (and also Stardust Memories and Broadway Danny Rose by Allen)2.The Last Picture Show3. Raging Bull4. Pi5. LennyThese are all films which I think are superb upon their own merits, but the fact that they are in black and white adds a new dimension.No one really brings this up when they mention the film, but I think the monetary restraints on the original Clerks (black and white, stationary camera) give the film a certain security-camera feel that really helps the juxtaposition of the mundane and the outlandish, and is part of the reason Clerks is able to assimilate the two so well.I really agree with everyone who said Man Bites Dog, Ed Wood, Good Night and Good Luck, The Man Who Wasn&#39;t There, and the David Lynch films, but we are limited to five...And shouldn&#39;t we have special mention for films that either spot-color or switch between black and white and color for more than simply flashbacks? For instance: Rumble Fish, American History X, Pleasantville, Memento, Wings of Desire, Zelig, The Notorious Bettie Page? http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_black_and_white_movies_made_after_1970/190/6011/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: HairyLime
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Post Date: 3/4/2007 9:47:12 AM
Body: Not sure what the criteria here is, just based on beautiful cinematography, or just happens to be in black in white, or black and white that works well in the telling of the story?Manhattan - a lot of great design and camera angles throughout, and fit the main character's outlook of the city (Woody has done a few other great b&w films, Stardust Memories, Broadway Danny Rose, Zelig)Eraserhead - actually prefer over Elephant Man, a lot of great use of texture, light and dark, and would not have been nearly as creepy in color. Raging Bull - absolutely gorgeous cinematography throughout, those boxing scenes, the bloody water cascading over LaMotta's torso (although there was some color 8mm film thrown in the picture in the middle)Love the all the Jarmusch films, but it seems they are either b&w for 'arts-iness' sake or to save money and most are quirky for the most part, and less beautiful to look at (although Dead Man has its moments) -- seems to be the norm for small indie films that you dabble in b&w at some point, Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It', Kevin Smith's 'Clerks' etc Ed Wood was great, Young Frankenstein too, but both seem to be striving to recreate a lost period in film history, instead of trying to break new ground in the use of b&w. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid would also fit here.Anyone know when they stopped giving separate oscars for bw and color cinematography, that might give a better cut off date for when b&w stopped being quite so prevalent. I'd actually go back a bit further, maybe to 60?Dr. Strangelove, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf - both beautifully shot and well past when most movies were released in color.
]]>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:47:12 GMTHairyLimeTop 53/4/2007 9:47:12 AMNot sure what the criteria here is, just based on beautiful cinematography, or just happens to be in black in white, or black and white that works well in the telling of the story?Manhattan - a lot of great design and camera angles throughout, and fit the main character&#39;s outlook of the city (Woody has done a few other great b&amp;w films, Stardust Memories, Broadway Danny Rose, Zelig)Eraserhead - actually prefer over Elephant Man, a lot of great use of texture, light and dark, and would not have been nearly as creepy in color. Raging Bull - absolutely gorgeous cinematography throughout, those boxing scenes, the bloody water cascading over LaMotta&#39;s torso (although there was some color 8mm film thrown in the picture in the middle)Love the all the Jarmusch films, but it seems they are either b&amp;w for &#39;arts-iness&#39; sake or to save money and most are quirky for the most part, and less beautiful to look at (although Dead Man has its moments) -- seems to be the norm for small indie films that you dabble in b&amp;w at some point, Spike Lee&#39;s &#39;She&#39;s Gotta Have It&#39;, Kevin Smith&#39;s &#39;Clerks&#39; etc Ed Wood was great, Young Frankenstein too, but both seem to be striving to recreate a lost period in film history, instead of trying to break new ground in the use of b&amp;w. Dead Men Don&#39;t Wear Plaid would also fit here.Anyone know when they stopped giving separate oscars for bw and color cinematography, that might give a better cut off date for when b&amp;w stopped being quite so prevalent. I&#39;d actually go back a bit further, maybe to 60?Dr. Strangelove, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf - both beautifully shot and well past when most movies were released in color. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Top_5_black_and_white_movies_made_after_1970/190/3430/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 10/25/2006 12:44:39 PM
Body: What are your favorite black and white films made after a time when color had become the norm? Since I'm not sure exactly when that was (that could be an interesting thing to discuss here as well), I'm going to say 1970. I can actually think of a lot more than 5, so I'm going to say more than that, but I think that's fair and allowable. 1. I'm clumping all of Jim Jarmusch's B&W films together, which is nearly half of them I think: Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Dead Man, Coffee and Cigarettes. 2. The Man Who Wasn't There. The Coen brothers' tribute to film noir. 3. The Elephant Man. My favorite Lynch film (even though I've only seen three). 4. Ed Wood. It HAD to be in B&W. 5. OK, I can't pick 5, so these all tie for 5th. Clerks, Pi, Young Frankenstein, Raging Bull, Following, Good Night, and Good Luck. Ok, I have a few more I'd like to mention, but I'll hold off for some discussion. There are several that I'm expecting a lot of people to list.
]]>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:44:39 GMTRisseladaTop 510/25/2006 12:44:39 PMWhat are your favorite black and white films made after a time when color had become the norm? Since I'm not sure exactly when that was (that could be an interesting thing to discuss here as well), I'm going to say 1970. I can actually think of a lot more than 5, so I'm going to say more than that, but I think that's fair and allowable. 1. I'm clumping all of Jim Jarmusch's B&amp;W films together, which is nearly half of them I think: Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Dead Man, Coffee and Cigarettes. 2. The Man Who Wasn't There. The Coen brothers' tribute to film noir. 3. The Elephant Man. My favorite Lynch film (even though I've only seen three). 4. Ed Wood. It HAD to be in B&amp;W. 5. OK, I can't pick 5, so these all tie for 5th. Clerks, Pi, Young Frankenstein, Raging Bull, Following, Good Night, and Good Luck. Ok, I have a few more I'd like to mention, but I'll hold off for some discussion. There are several that I'm expecting a lot of people to list. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/funny/MemberTagFilms.aspxfunny
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