Here's where I'll be keeping a running tab of the 250 films I
- Pre-codes. As exciting as they sound, I fail at this genre. I really want to remedy that this year and so I vow to definitely see more films made before the year 1934!
- Silents. I've only seen three or four of these and I really want to give them more of a chance. I guess this kind of falls under pre-codes, too, because most silents are pre-codes.
- 1960's fluff. The 60's brought change to Hollywood. There were films that pushed the envelope of the quickly dying Hays Code and more fluffier films that were geared to the teeny bopper audience that decided the trends of pop culture. I've seen a lot of Doris Day's rom-com pairings with Rock Hudson and Natalie Wood's glossier films of that era... so what I mean by this is (and don't laugh) the Sandra Dee/Bobby Darin/Annette Funicello/Frankie Avalon stuff. Like Gidget and Beach Party. Now, I know they're probably not the best films or the most serious, but being a teenager of this generation I think these movies would give me a good perspective of what it was like for the teenagers of that generation. Kind of a pop culture experience... sort of...
- Film noir. You'd think after participating in Film Classics's contest in the summer of 2011, I would have brushed up more on this genre but not yet. I'm taking it in at little doses so far but I really need to catch up on this genre!
- Filmographies. I'm also working on completing the filmographies of my favorite actresses, particularly Lucy.
And I'm also focusing on 10 actors [Errol Flynn, Tyrone Power, John Wayne, Robert Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Paul Newman, Laurence Olivier, Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, Charlie Chaplin] and 10 actresses [Greta Garbo, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Norma Shearer, Marlene Dietrich, Jean Harlow, Clara Bow, Paulette Goddard, Gene Tierney]. I haven't seen enough of all 20, and this year and this meme will give me the opportunity to do it!
For more my film and blogging goals of 2012: go here.
You're welcome to leave as many suggestions as you like, they're all very much appreciated! :) This is a growing list because I'm determined to reach this goal, and therefore I encourage you to drop by often to see what I've added. Also, if I have written a review for the film, I've attached the link.
As of now [January 2012] I am including rewatches, but if I have reached my goal by the end of August, then I will try to make up for the rewatches by films I haven't already seen. I don't rewatch films all that often, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Now, let's get on with the show! <3
two hundred fifty films in 2012
5 Star System is Used
* = Rewatch
JANUARY 2012
1. THE VALLEY OF DECISION (1945) | Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore | ★★★ 1/2
*2. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942) | Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy | ★★★★
3. THE HUMAN VOICE (1966) | Ingrid Bergman, a telephone | ★★★
4. THE LAW AND THE LADY (1951) | Greer Garson, Michael Wilding, Fernando Lamas | ★★★ 1/2
5. EASY LIVING (1949) | Lucille Ball, Victor Mature, Lizabeth Scott | ★★★
6. ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON (1942) | Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers | ★★★★
7. JEZEBEL (1938) | Bette Davis, Henry Fonda | ★★★★
8. MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT? (1964) | Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss | ★★ 1/2
9. BORN TO BE BAD (1934) | Cary Grant, Loretta Young | ★★★★
10. SUMMERTIME (1955) | Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi | ★★★★ 1/2
11. COVER GIRL (1944) | Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth | ★★★ 1/2
12. THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (1941) | Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland | ★★
13. A STOLEN LIFE (1946) | Bette Davis, Glenn Ford | ★★★★
*59. PICNIC (1956) | William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell | ★★★★
*60. SUMMERTIME (1955) | Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi | ★★★★ 1/2
61. A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT (1932) | Katharine Hepburn, John Barrymore | ★★★ 1/2
62. MORNING GLORY (1932) | Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | ★★★
63. UNDERCURRENT (1946) | Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum | ★★★ 1/2
64. PEYTON PLACE (1957) | Lana Turner, Hope Lange | ★★★★ 1/2
*2. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942) | Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy | ★★★★
3. THE HUMAN VOICE (1966) | Ingrid Bergman, a telephone | ★★★
4. THE LAW AND THE LADY (1951) | Greer Garson, Michael Wilding, Fernando Lamas | ★★★ 1/2
5. EASY LIVING (1949) | Lucille Ball, Victor Mature, Lizabeth Scott | ★★★
6. ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON (1942) | Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers | ★★★★
7. JEZEBEL (1938) | Bette Davis, Henry Fonda | ★★★★
8. MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT? (1964) | Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss | ★★ 1/2
9. BORN TO BE BAD (1934) | Cary Grant, Loretta Young | ★★★★
10. SUMMERTIME (1955) | Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi | ★★★★ 1/2
11. COVER GIRL (1944) | Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth | ★★★ 1/2
12. THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (1941) | Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland | ★★
13. A STOLEN LIFE (1946) | Bette Davis, Glenn Ford | ★★★★
FEBRUARY 2012
14. BLACK NARCISSUS (1947) | Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons | ★★★★
15. THE CRYSTAL BALL (1943) | Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard | ★★★★
16. THE WOMEN (1939) | Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine | ★★★★
17. TOMORROW IS FOREVER (1946) | Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, Natalie Wood | ★★★★
18. LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1946) | Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain | ★★★★ 1/2
19. STROMBOLI (1950) | Ingrid Bergman | ★★★
20. RINGS ON HER FINGERS (1942) | Gene Tierney, Henry Fonda | ★★★
21. MY FATHER IS 100 YEARS OLD (2005) | Isabella Rossellini | ?
22. GRAND HOTEL (1932) | Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford | ★★★
23. KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1942) | Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy | ★★★
24. LUCY & DESI: A HOME MOVIE (1993) | Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz | ★★★★★
25. THE BODYGUARD (1992) | Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner | ★★★ 1/2
26. HEDDA GABLER (1963) | Ingrid Bergman, Michael Redgrave | ★★★
58. PSYCHO (1960) | Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh | ★★★★★16. THE WOMEN (1939) | Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine | ★★★★
17. TOMORROW IS FOREVER (1946) | Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, Natalie Wood | ★★★★
18. LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1946) | Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain | ★★★★ 1/2
19. STROMBOLI (1950) | Ingrid Bergman | ★★★
20. RINGS ON HER FINGERS (1942) | Gene Tierney, Henry Fonda | ★★★
21. MY FATHER IS 100 YEARS OLD (2005) | Isabella Rossellini | ?
22. GRAND HOTEL (1932) | Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford | ★★★
23. KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1942) | Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy | ★★★
24. LUCY & DESI: A HOME MOVIE (1993) | Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz | ★★★★★
25. THE BODYGUARD (1992) | Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner | ★★★ 1/2
26. HEDDA GABLER (1963) | Ingrid Bergman, Michael Redgrave | ★★★
MARCH 2012
27. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE (1961) | Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty | ★★★
28. THE KILLERS (1946) | Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien | ★★★ 1/2
29. THE PROUD AND THE PROFANE (1956) | Deborah Kerr, William Holden | ★★★ 1/2
30. I MARRIED A WITCH (1942) | Veronica Lake, Fredric March | ★★★
31. HUGO (2011) | Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield | ★★★ 1/2
32. WIFE VS. SECRETARY (1836) | Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow | ★★★★
33. MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (2011) | Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh | ★★★ 1/2
34. DREAM WIFE (1953) | Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon | ★★★★
35. I'LL BE SEEING YOU (1945) | Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotton, Shirley Temple | ★★★★
36. BELOVED INFIDEL (1959) | Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr | ★★★★
37. PEOPLE WILL TALK (1951) | Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain | ★★ 1/2
38. TEA AND SYMPATHY (1956) | Deborah Kerr, John Kerr | ★★★★
*39. THE GRASS IS GREENER (1960) | Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum | ★★★ 1/2
40. A FREE SOUL (1931) | Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard | ★★★
41. THAT FORSYTE WOMAN (1949) | Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon | ★★★
42. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) | Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters | ★★★ 1/2
43. THE RAINMAKER (1956) | Katharine Hepburn, Burt Lancaster | ★★★
44. A WOMAN'S FACE (1938) | Ingrid Bergman | ★★★
28. THE KILLERS (1946) | Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien | ★★★ 1/2
29. THE PROUD AND THE PROFANE (1956) | Deborah Kerr, William Holden | ★★★ 1/2
30. I MARRIED A WITCH (1942) | Veronica Lake, Fredric March | ★★★
31. HUGO (2011) | Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield | ★★★ 1/2
32. WIFE VS. SECRETARY (1836) | Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow | ★★★★
33. MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (2011) | Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh | ★★★ 1/2
34. DREAM WIFE (1953) | Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon | ★★★★
35. I'LL BE SEEING YOU (1945) | Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotton, Shirley Temple | ★★★★
36. BELOVED INFIDEL (1959) | Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr | ★★★★
37. PEOPLE WILL TALK (1951) | Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain | ★★ 1/2
38. TEA AND SYMPATHY (1956) | Deborah Kerr, John Kerr | ★★★★
*39. THE GRASS IS GREENER (1960) | Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum | ★★★ 1/2
40. A FREE SOUL (1931) | Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard | ★★★
41. THAT FORSYTE WOMAN (1949) | Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon | ★★★
42. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) | Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters | ★★★ 1/2
43. THE RAINMAKER (1956) | Katharine Hepburn, Burt Lancaster | ★★★
44. A WOMAN'S FACE (1938) | Ingrid Bergman | ★★★
APRIL 2012
45. TWELVE CROWDED HOURS (1939) | Lucille Ball, Richard Dix | ★★
46. SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER (1959) | Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Kate Hepburn | ★★★★
46. SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER (1959) | Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Kate Hepburn | ★★★★
47. COMING TO AMERICA (1988) | Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall | ★★★
48. HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON (1957) | Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr | ★★★★
49. TITANIC (1997) | Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio | ★★★★
50. CASH MCCALL (1959) | Natalie Wood, James Garner | ★★
51. A WOMAN'S FACE (1941) | Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas | ★★★★
52. THE IRON LADY (2011) | Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent | ★★★★
53. ALL THIS, AND HEAVEN TOO (1940) | Bette Davis, Charles Boyer | ★★★★
54. SEA OF GRASS (1947) | Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Melvyn Douglas | ★★★
55. HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (1935) | Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray | ★★★★
56. MR. AND MRS. SMITH (1941) | Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery | ★★★★
57. THE ACTRESS (1953) | Jean Simmons, Spencer Tracy, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins | ★★★★
48. HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON (1957) | Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr | ★★★★
49. TITANIC (1997) | Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio | ★★★★
50. CASH MCCALL (1959) | Natalie Wood, James Garner | ★★
51. A WOMAN'S FACE (1941) | Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas | ★★★★
52. THE IRON LADY (2011) | Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent | ★★★★
53. ALL THIS, AND HEAVEN TOO (1940) | Bette Davis, Charles Boyer | ★★★★
54. SEA OF GRASS (1947) | Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Melvyn Douglas | ★★★
55. HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (1935) | Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray | ★★★★
56. MR. AND MRS. SMITH (1941) | Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery | ★★★★
57. THE ACTRESS (1953) | Jean Simmons, Spencer Tracy, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins | ★★★★
*59. PICNIC (1956) | William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell | ★★★★
*60. SUMMERTIME (1955) | Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi | ★★★★ 1/2
61. A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT (1932) | Katharine Hepburn, John Barrymore | ★★★ 1/2
62. MORNING GLORY (1932) | Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | ★★★
63. UNDERCURRENT (1946) | Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum | ★★★ 1/2
64. PEYTON PLACE (1957) | Lana Turner, Hope Lange | ★★★★ 1/2
MAY 2012
65. THE CRACKER FACTORY (1979) | Natalie Wood | ★★★★
66. THE AVENGERS (2012) | Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey, Jr. | ★
67. THE INNOCENTS (1961) | Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave | ★★★★
*68. PSYCHO (1960) | Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh | ★★★★★
69. IMITATION OF LIFE (1959) | Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee | ★★★
70. THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1955) | Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson | ★★★
*71. BRINGING UP BABY (1938) | Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant | ★★★★★
72. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) | Gregory Peck, Mary Badham | ★★★★
73. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) | Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift | ★★★★
74. INTERMEZZO (1936) | Ingrid Bergman | ★★★
75. IMITATION OF LIFE (1934) | Claudette Colbert, Warren William | ★★★
76. LUCY (2003) | Rachel York, Danny Pino | ★★ 1/2
77. DR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1941) | Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner | ★★★
78. ROOM SERVICE (1938) | Lucille Ball, The Marx Brothers | ★★★
79. SARATOGA TRUNK (1945) | Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper | ★★★
80. TRUE CONFESSION (1937) | Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Una Merkel | ★★★★
81. THE SLENDER THREAD (1965) | Anne Bancroft, Sidney Poitier | ★★★★
82. 13 GOING ON 30 (2004) | Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo | ★★★ 1/266. THE AVENGERS (2012) | Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey, Jr. | ★
67. THE INNOCENTS (1961) | Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave | ★★★★
*68. PSYCHO (1960) | Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh | ★★★★★
69. IMITATION OF LIFE (1959) | Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee | ★★★
70. THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1955) | Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson | ★★★
*71. BRINGING UP BABY (1938) | Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant | ★★★★★
72. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) | Gregory Peck, Mary Badham | ★★★★
73. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) | Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift | ★★★★
74. INTERMEZZO (1936) | Ingrid Bergman | ★★★
75. IMITATION OF LIFE (1934) | Claudette Colbert, Warren William | ★★★
76. LUCY (2003) | Rachel York, Danny Pino | ★★ 1/2
77. DR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1941) | Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner | ★★★
78. ROOM SERVICE (1938) | Lucille Ball, The Marx Brothers | ★★★
79. SARATOGA TRUNK (1945) | Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper | ★★★
80. TRUE CONFESSION (1937) | Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Una Merkel | ★★★★
81. THE SLENDER THREAD (1965) | Anne Bancroft, Sidney Poitier | ★★★★
JUNE 2012
83. BIG (1988) | Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins | ★★★★
*84. THE COUNTRY GIRL (1954) | Grace Kelly, William Holden, Bing Crosby | ★★★★
85. ON GOLDEN POND (1981) | Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda | ★★★★ 1/2
*86. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944) | Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor | ★★★★
87. ROCKABYE (1932) | Joel McCrea, Constance Bennett | ★★★
88. JOURNEY TO ITALY (1954) | Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders | ★★
89. THE HUCKSTERS (1947) | Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Ava Gardner | ★★★★
90. DIRTY DANCING (1987) | Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey | ★★★
91. THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961) | Vincent Price, John Kerr | ★★★
92. UNDER CAPRICORN (1949) | Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotton, Michael Wilding | ★
93. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946) | Lana Turner, John Garfield | ★★★★
94. WATERLOO BRIDGE (1940) | Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor | ★★★★ 1/2
95. MAN OF THE WORLD (1931) | William Powell, Carole Lombard | ★★
96. THE VISIT (1964) | Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn | ★★★★
97. POSSESSED (1947) | Joan Crawford, Van Heflin | ★★★
*98. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) | Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer | ★★★★★
*99. THE LONG, LONG TRAILER (1953) | Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz | ★★★★
100. I SEE A DARK STRANGER (1946) | Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard | ★★
101. TORN CURTAIN (1966) | Julie Andrews, Paul Newman | ★★★★
*102. SEND ME NO FLOWERS (1964) | Rock Hudson, Doris Day| ★★★★
103. MADAME X (1966) | Lana Turner, Burgess Meredith, Constance Bennett | ★★★
*84. THE COUNTRY GIRL (1954) | Grace Kelly, William Holden, Bing Crosby | ★★★★
85. ON GOLDEN POND (1981) | Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda | ★★★★ 1/2
*86. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944) | Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor | ★★★★
87. ROCKABYE (1932) | Joel McCrea, Constance Bennett | ★★★
88. JOURNEY TO ITALY (1954) | Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders | ★★
89. THE HUCKSTERS (1947) | Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Ava Gardner | ★★★★
90. DIRTY DANCING (1987) | Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey | ★★★
91. THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961) | Vincent Price, John Kerr | ★★★
92. UNDER CAPRICORN (1949) | Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotton, Michael Wilding | ★
93. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946) | Lana Turner, John Garfield | ★★★★
94. WATERLOO BRIDGE (1940) | Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor | ★★★★ 1/2
95. MAN OF THE WORLD (1931) | William Powell, Carole Lombard | ★★
96. THE VISIT (1964) | Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn | ★★★★
97. POSSESSED (1947) | Joan Crawford, Van Heflin | ★★★
*98. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) | Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer | ★★★★★
*99. THE LONG, LONG TRAILER (1953) | Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz | ★★★★
100. I SEE A DARK STRANGER (1946) | Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard | ★★
101. TORN CURTAIN (1966) | Julie Andrews, Paul Newman | ★★★★
*102. SEND ME NO FLOWERS (1964) | Rock Hudson, Doris Day| ★★★★
103. MADAME X (1966) | Lana Turner, Burgess Meredith, Constance Bennett | ★★★
JULY 2012
104. THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI (1954) | William Holden, Grace Kelly | ★★★
105. THE CHILDREN'S HOUR (1961) | Shirley MacLaine, Audrey Hepburn, James Garner | ★★★★
*106. BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (1967) | Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Charles Boyer | ★★★★
107. DARLING LILI (1970) | Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson | ★★★
108. LITTLE MISS MARKER (1980) | Julie Andrews, Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis | ★★1/2
109. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1976) | Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Laurence Olivier | ★★★
110. THE YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE (1964) | Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Maclaine, Rex Harrison | ★★★
111. THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (1967) | Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore | ★★★
112. THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY (1964) | Julie Andrews, James Garner | ★★★
*113. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) | Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer | ★★★★★
105. THE CHILDREN'S HOUR (1961) | Shirley MacLaine, Audrey Hepburn, James Garner | ★★★★
*106. BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (1967) | Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Charles Boyer | ★★★★
107. DARLING LILI (1970) | Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson | ★★★
108. LITTLE MISS MARKER (1980) | Julie Andrews, Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis | ★★1/2
109. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1976) | Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Laurence Olivier | ★★★
110. THE YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE (1964) | Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Maclaine, Rex Harrison | ★★★
111. THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (1967) | Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore | ★★★
112. THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY (1964) | Julie Andrews, James Garner | ★★★
*113. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) | Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer | ★★★★★
114. THE TAMARIND SEED (1974) | Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif | ★★★★
116. STAR! (1969) | Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna | ★★★
*115. SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (1961) | Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty | ★★★★
117. JUNE NIGHT (1940) | Ingrid Bergman | ★★1/2
118. CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (1950) | Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain | ★★★1/2
119. THAT'S LIFE! (1986) | Julie Andrews, Jack Lemmon | ★★★
120. THE TURNING POINT (1977) | Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine | ★★★1/2
118. CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (1950) | Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain | ★★★1/2
119. THAT'S LIFE! (1986) | Julie Andrews, Jack Lemmon | ★★★
120. THE TURNING POINT (1977) | Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine | ★★★1/2
AUGUST 2012
121. THE HEIRESS (1949) | Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift | ★★★★
*122. WEST SIDE STORY (1961) | Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno | ★★★★★
123. VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982) | Julie Andrews, James Garner | ★★★1/2
*122. WEST SIDE STORY (1961) | Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno | ★★★★★
123. VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982) | Julie Andrews, James Garner | ★★★1/2
*124. YOURS, MINE, AND OURS (1968) | Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda | ★★★★
125. AUTUMN SONATA (1978) | Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann | ★★1/2
125. AUTUMN SONATA (1978) | Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann | ★★1/2
126. THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (1952) | Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner | ★★★★
127. THE GRADUATE (1967) | Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross | ★★★★★
128. PERSONA (1967) | Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson | ★★1/2
129. PLEASE BELIEVE ME (1950) | Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker, Peter Lawford | ★★★
*130. MARY POPPINS (1964) | Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke | ★★1/2
131. THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (1947) | Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, Natalie Wood, George Sanders | ★★★1/2
*132. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967) | Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier | ★★★★1/2
133. WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967) | Audrey Hepburn, Richard Crenna | ★★★
*130. MARY POPPINS (1964) | Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke | ★★1/2
131. THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (1947) | Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, Natalie Wood, George Sanders | ★★★1/2
*132. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967) | Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier | ★★★★1/2
133. WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967) | Audrey Hepburn, Richard Crenna | ★★★
134. CORRINA, CORRINA (1994) | Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta | ★★★★
135. THE NUN'S STORY (1959) | Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch | ★★★★
136. THE APARTMENT (1960) | Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray | ★★★★★
137. KINGS GO FORTH (1958) | Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis | ★★★
138. EUROPA '51 (1952) | Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox | ★★★
139. TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967) | Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney | ★★★★
135. THE NUN'S STORY (1959) | Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch | ★★★★
136. THE APARTMENT (1960) | Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray | ★★★★★
137. KINGS GO FORTH (1958) | Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis | ★★★
138. EUROPA '51 (1952) | Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox | ★★★
139. TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967) | Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney | ★★★★
SEPTEMBER 2012
140. PENNY SERENADE (1941) | Cary Grant, Irene Dunne | ★★★1/2
*141. THE LONG, LONG TRAILER (1953) | Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz | ★★★★
*141. THE LONG, LONG TRAILER (1953) | Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz | ★★★★
142. HAWAII (1966) | Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow | ★★★★
143. DESIGNING WOMEN (1956) | Lauren Bacall, Gregory Peck | ★★★
144. PORTRAIT IN BLACK (1960) | Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, Anthony Quinn | ★★★1/2
145. VERTIGO (1958) | James Stewart, Kim Novak | ★★★★★
146. THE GREAT GATSBY (1974) | Robert Redford, Mia Farrow | ★★★1/2
148. BRAINSTORM (1983) | Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood | ★★1/2
149. BY LOVE POSSESSED (1961) | Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalest, Jr. | ★★1/2
144. PORTRAIT IN BLACK (1960) | Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, Anthony Quinn | ★★★1/2
145. VERTIGO (1958) | James Stewart, Kim Novak | ★★★★★
146. THE GREAT GATSBY (1974) | Robert Redford, Mia Farrow | ★★★1/2
OCTOBER 2012
147. A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN (1967) | Walter Matthou, Lucille Ball | ★★★
149. BY LOVE POSSESSED (1961) | Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalest, Jr. | ★★1/2
150. VALLEY OF THE SUN (1942) | Lucille Ball, James Craig | ★★★
151. GREASE (1978) | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing | ★★★★
153. THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964) | Vincent Price | ★★
154. THE PRINCESS COMES ACROSS (1936) | Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray | ★★★
155. DARK VICTORY (1939) | Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart | ★★★1/2
151. GREASE (1978) | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing | ★★★★
152. LURED (1947) | Lucille Ball, George Sanders | ★★★
151. THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962) | John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart | ★★★★153. THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964) | Vincent Price | ★★
154. THE PRINCESS COMES ACROSS (1936) | Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray | ★★★
NOVEMBER 2012
156. ANNABEL TAKES A TOUR (1938) | Lucille Ball, Jack Oakie | ★★1/2
157. BREATHLESS (1960) | Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo | ★★★★
158. FOLLOW THE FLEET (1936) | Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire | ★★★
159. ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974) | Ellen Bursytn, Kris Kristoffosen | ★★★★
160. THE AVIATOR (2004) | Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale | ★★★★
161. FOR ME AND MY GAL (1942) | Judy Garland, Gene Kelly | ★★★
162. LOVE STORY (1970) | Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, Ray Milland | ★★★1/2
163. NINOTCHKA (1939) | Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas | ★★★★
175. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) | Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Frederic March | ★★★★★
176. GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1939) | Greer Garson, Robert Donat | ★★★
177. NEXT TIME I MARRY (1938) | Lucille Ball, James Ellison | ★★★
*178. THE WAY WE WERE (1973) | Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford | ★★★★1/2
157. BREATHLESS (1960) | Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo | ★★★★
158. FOLLOW THE FLEET (1936) | Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire | ★★★
159. ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974) | Ellen Bursytn, Kris Kristoffosen | ★★★★
160. THE AVIATOR (2004) | Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale | ★★★★
161. FOR ME AND MY GAL (1942) | Judy Garland, Gene Kelly | ★★★
162. LOVE STORY (1970) | Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, Ray Milland | ★★★1/2
163. NINOTCHKA (1939) | Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas | ★★★★
164. ANNA KARENINA (1948) | Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson | ★★★1/2
165. POSSESSED (1931) | Joan Crawford, Clark Gable | ★★★1/2
166. WHIRLPOOL (1949) | Gene Tierney, Jose Ferrer | ★★★
167. LIZ & DICK (2012) | Lindsay Lohan, Grant Bowler | ★
DECEMBER 2012
168. DANCING LADY (1933) | Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire | ★★★1/2
169. LOLITA (1962) | Sue Lyon, James Mason, Peter Sellers, Shelley Winters | ★★★★
170. CITY LIGHTS (1931) | Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill | ★★★★
171. DIARY OFA LOST GIRL (1929) | Louise Brooks | ★★★1/2
172. PANDORA'S BOX (1929) | Louise Brooks | ★★1/2
174. MISS GRANT TAKES RICHMOND (1949) | Lucille Ball, William Holden | ★★★★
*173. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) | Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore | ★★★★★
175. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) | Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Frederic March | ★★★★★
176. GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1939) | Greer Garson, Robert Donat | ★★★
177. NEXT TIME I MARRY (1938) | Lucille Ball, James Ellison | ★★★
*178. THE WAY WE WERE (1973) | Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford | ★★★★1/2
[updated last: Dec-29-2012]
10 comments:
Is there any place I can see what you have already watched Rianna? That way I can make better suggestions.
Well, for what films I've seen in general, no there isn't - there are too many to count, haha! But as for pre-codes and silents, just go ahead and suggest anything as I have only seen one or two movies or perhaps none of each genre. As for 1960's fluff, I particularly mean the real teeny bopper, Sandra Dee/Bobby Darrin, Annette Funicello/Frankie Avalon stuff, which I have seen none of. I've seen plenty of the Doris Day and Rock Hudson type.
In film noir, I've seen: "The Dark Corner", "To Have and Have Not", "The Big Sleep" and "Gilda" - that's all I can think of.
As for the actors, I have seen nothing of Errol Flynn, Montgomery Clift, Laurence Olivier, and Steve McQueen. Tyrone Power: "Witness for the Prosecution", John Wayne: "The Searchers", Robert Taylor: "When Ladies Meet", Paul Newman: "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Marlon Brando: "A Streetcar Named Desire". I have seen at least one Charlie Chaplin movie, but I can't remember the name.
In actresses, I have seen nothing of Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Jean Harlow, and Clara Bow. Rita Hayworth: "Gilda", Lana Turner: "A Bachelor in Paradise", Hedy Lamarr: "My Favorite Spy", Marlene Dietrich: "Witness for the Prosecution", Susan Hayward: "Adam's Four Sons", Gene Tierney: "Heaven Can Wait".
I hope that helps!
I will come up with more later but for right now, Baby Face and Five Star Final are essential Pre-Codes.
Thanks for your suggestions. I watched one of my 'first' pre-codes last night and I think I'll enjoy the genre.
CORRECTION: I've seen Laurence Olivier in "Rebecca".
Glad to see you saw and loved Leave Her to Heaven. I went through a Gene Tierney run in 2011 and enjoyed most of it. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is another very good one.
And you should have fun with the precodes. Some of my favourites are Safe in Hell, The Last Flight, Three on a Match, Wild Boys of the Road and Union Depot.
I loved Leave Her to Heaven. I'm working my way through the femme fatales, but so far Gene Tierney's Ellen is the worst I've seen. I plan on seeing The Ghost and Mrs. Muir soon; Natalie Wood is one of my favorite actresses and she plays Gene's daughter in that.
Thanks for your pre-code suggestions!
I also have a goal about movies this year: to watch more silents and more westerns. Until now I'm going very well with the silents : )
Last year I've watched 230 movies. I've watched 42 movies in 2012 so far.
I need to watch more westerns, too, but I'm really not a fan of them so I gave myself a break and didn't choose that genre :) I'm so behind in this challenge; I've seen only 31 and I doubt I'll make it to 250. Congrats on seeing 230 last year!
Hi. I just found your site and saw your movie goals for the year. I would love to make some suggestions for a few of your actors. You happened to pick some of me favorites. For John Wayne: Searchers, Red River, Rio Bravo, Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and The Shootist. Montgomery Clift:The Search, The Heiress, From Here To Eternity, Place In The Sun, and even though it is a small part, Judgment At Nuremberg. For Chaplin it is easy: Modern Times, City Lights, The Dictator, and The Gold Rush. Brando may be even easier: The Men, Streetcar Named Desire, Julius Caesar, On The Waterfront, and of course Godafather. Finally, Paul Newman: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Hud, Torn Curtain, and The Sting. Last year my goal was 500, and this year I'm going for 700 total, with 350 first time viewings. I hope you reach your goal and thanks for watching the classics!
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