Classics.
Generally noted to be Keaton's magnum opus is 1922's "The General." I prefer his straight up comedies like "Sherlock Jr." to this one, but still this is one of my favorite movies. The canon stunts are classic. The sequences where Keaton is riding on the front of the train are remarkable. Keaton was a crazy, crazy man.
One of Orson Welles's most underappreciated masterpieces, to my mind, is his 1946 film noir "The Stranger." Orson Welles is definitely one of my all-time favorite actors. He's just so damned charismatic, even as a Nazi fugitive. Yes, that's right: even as a Nazi fugitive. The film was also one of the first films to show actual footage of concentration camps after WWII.
George Roy Hill's 1969 "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" starring the handsome Paul Newman and Robert Redford and the beautiful Katharine Ross. The film tells the partially factual story of two outlaws on the run to Bolivia in hopes of finding a more successful/safe criminal career. One of the best scenes is at the cliffs edge. Will they survive that jump!?
My final classic recommendation is John Schlesinger's 1969 "Midnight Cowboy," which stars Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman. Voight plays a Texan who travels to NYC to become a male prostitute. Hoffman plays Ratso, a polio-stricken con-man. Hoffman cons Voight, but later they become close friends as Hoffman's health worsens. It's a gritty movie, but one of the best for anyone looking to get into classics. "Hey! I'm walkin' here!"
All these are on Netlfix Instant! YEAH!
Generally noted to be Keaton's magnum opus is 1922's "The General." I prefer his straight up comedies like "Sherlock Jr." to this one, but still this is one of my favorite movies. The canon stunts are classic. The sequences where Keaton is riding on the front of the train are remarkable. Keaton was a crazy, crazy man.
One of Orson Welles's most underappreciated masterpieces, to my mind, is his 1946 film noir "The Stranger." Orson Welles is definitely one of my all-time favorite actors. He's just so damned charismatic, even as a Nazi fugitive. Yes, that's right: even as a Nazi fugitive. The film was also one of the first films to show actual footage of concentration camps after WWII.
George Roy Hill's 1969 "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" starring the handsome Paul Newman and Robert Redford and the beautiful Katharine Ross. The film tells the partially factual story of two outlaws on the run to Bolivia in hopes of finding a more successful/safe criminal career. One of the best scenes is at the cliffs edge. Will they survive that jump!?
My final classic recommendation is John Schlesinger's 1969 "Midnight Cowboy," which stars Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman. Voight plays a Texan who travels to NYC to become a male prostitute. Hoffman plays Ratso, a polio-stricken con-man. Hoffman cons Voight, but later they become close friends as Hoffman's health worsens. It's a gritty movie, but one of the best for anyone looking to get into classics. "Hey! I'm walkin' here!"
All these are on Netlfix Instant! YEAH!
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