buckytom said:a great night at home is watching "sunset boulevard" over a big bowl of popcorn. one of the great old ones.
"i'm ready for my close-up, mr. demille"...
some of my other faves that i've seen recently are:
captains courageous, the mutiny on the bounty, the caine mutiny, solid gold cadillac, bridge on the river kwai, the african queen, chisum, true grit, ...
What a GREAT flick that was! Just reminded me of another - Pappilon (sp)...yep I know it's not a gangster, romantic or classic movie... but IMO there's nothing out there that compares to the old genre of movie making at its best.
A side note 'bout Once Upon a Time in America - it's probably not considered a gangster movie - if that's what you're looking for, but has a steller cast, music that sticks in my brain, a feeling of a time gone by in NYC. If I recall the movie was shot with two different endings...so I really wanted to see which one was finally released. (Okay maybe I'm partial to the flick, cause I helped pick out one of the clips.)
Most of the stuff out there, I consider fluff - quick boxoffice money makers.
One movie I thought was interesting/cool, for its time, was First Men in the Moon (or Men in the Moon) - with Martha Hyer -- with creatures that reminded me of looking thru the old green coke bottles. You'd have to see it, to appreciate it & see what I mean.
Re Romance - Somewhere in Time - Chris R. - great music as well.
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