Alan’s Favorite Movies

Here are a selection of my favorite movies!

  1. The Apartment
  2. Irma La Douce
  3. The Maltese Falcon
  4. Treasure of the Sierra Madre
  5. Casablanca
  6. The Big Sleep
  7. Out of the Past
  8. Metropolis
  9. Paths of Glory
  10. Spartacus
  11. The Strawberry Blonde
  12. White Heat
  13. The Seven-Year Itch
  14. Blackboard Jungle
  15. The Asphalt Jungle
  16. Citizen Kane
  17. The Best Years of Our Lives
  18. A Christmas Carol
  19. Crime in the Streets
  20. A Guide for the Married Man
  21. The Big Country
  22. The Big Heat
  23. Rebel without a Cause
  24. East of Eden
  25. Shane
  26. The Man who Shot Liberty Valance
  27. It’s a Wonderful Life
  28. Angels with Dirty Faces
  29. The Day the Earth Stood Still
  30. The Fountainhead
  31. Grand Hotel
  32. The Barefoot Contessa
  33. The Harder They Fall
  34. Sweet Bird of Youth
  35. The Long Hot Summer
  36. A Hatful of Rain
  37. On her Majesty’s Secret Service
  38. The Lost Weekend
  39. Cape Fear
  40. Shadow of a Doubt
  41. How Green was my Valley
  42. Life with Father
  43. Bad Day at Black Rock
  44. Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  45. City Lights
  46. A Streetcar named Desire
  47. The Heiress
  48. The Man with the Golden Arm
  49. The Caine Mutiny
  50. Casino Royale

Quotables

Look after Mr. Bond.   See that harm comes to him. 

Do you expect me to talk?  No, Mr Bond. I expect you to DIE!

A Hard Day’s Night

 A HARD DAY’S NIGHT                

 

From the first ringing note (BBRRAANNGGG!) to the ending montage of the Beatles’ faces, A Hard Day’s Night is an absolutely exuberant, intoxicating film.

When I first saw it in 1964, it was the height of Beatlemania and to say that the movie didn’t disappoint would be a huge understatement!

I practically floated out of the theatre, my whole body tingling with joy and happiness. It wasn’t just the songs themselves – they were great – the film was alive with vitality and humour.

My favourite scenes:

John tells the middle-aged stuffed-shirt in their train compartment to “Give us a kiss.”;

Ringo walking along the riverbank;

George’s fashion discussion with the advertising director;

Wilfrid Brambell’s visit to the casino.

Brambell is a positive delight as Paul’s curmudgeonly grandfather (“He’s very clean.”)  Overall, a joyful romp!

AL

 

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