Shhhhh! It's Time to Pick Your Bestavorite Silents!

[movieman1957]

Whatever you do don't forget your hat!

[MissGoddess]

I'm thinking about my list already. One question I have, though---could Woman on the Beach be considered a film noir?

[cinemalover]

MissG,
I'll post all the specifics at the end of the month when the contest will offically start. But, basically, everyone will have to decide for themselves what qualifies as a noir. If you think it's a noir and want to include it, than please do.

[ChiO]

MissG: I lean (at a baroque angle) toward the inclusive, rather than the exclusive, end of the spectrum and consider WOMAN ON THE BEACH to be a film noir -- and a fine one. For what it's worth, IMDb also labels as a film noir.

Conclusive proof that it's film noir: Joan Bennett and Robert Ryan are in it. That more than makes up for the lack of Dana Andrews, Whit Bissell and Dan Duryea.

[Dewey1960]

I think the fewer rules and restrictions the better. What's to prevent someone from wanting to include color films like Don Siegel's THE KILLERS (64) or John Boorman's POINT BLANK (67) or even John Stahl's LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (45)? How about all of those intense 70s films like CHINATOWN, CHARLEY VARRICK, TAXI DRIVER, BLUE COLLAR and WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN? And does it get much more noir than Ivan Passer's 1981 CUTTER'S WAY?
This looks like it's gonna be one heck of a competition!! I, for one, cant' wait!

[MissGoddess]

Thanks guys!

ChiO---don't tip over!

[cinemalover]

The polls are open on the Noir thread! You can submit your top 15 choices of Noir films from now until Friday, May 9th.

Come over to the dark side and voice your choice!

[cinemalover]

I've been thinking that after we complete the Noir competiton that we'd have to do something with silent films since we have so many silent fans on the site. I'll just need to figure whether we want to do all silents as a genre, or seperate them into categories. Best comedy silents, best dramas, etc..

If you have thoughts I'd love to hear them.

[Hollis]

Hi Chris,

Where exactly do you want us to post our lists?

As always,

Hollis

[cinemalover]

Hi friend Hollis,
There is a thread for posting your top 15 noirs on the Film Noir and Crime forum. When we get around to listing the silents I'll create a thread on the silent forum.

Thanks

[ChiO]

Chris,

I'll just need to figure whether we want to do all silents as a genre, or seperate them into categories.

Bestafavorite silent musical?

May want to consider limiting it to feature-length movies to keep it manageable. I've always assumed that in the other polls, but it may be more of an issue regarding silents.

[cinemalover]

Good thought, ChiO.

That could definitely be an issue with silents. Perhaps we'll do the shorts by themselves at some point, though I don't know if that would generate enough interest to keep it fun.

[melwalton]

I disagree vehemently. Limiting choices to feature length would wipe out much of Keaton and Chaplin. including two at the top of my list, 'the 'Cameraman' and 'One week'. .... mel

[charliechaplinfan]

The Cameraman is a feature length but not One Week.

I do think that silents is a large subject. Maybe best silent comedies, best foreign silents etc. Whatever you decide I'll put a list in.

I must get around to doing my film noir list. I like film noirs but have only watched the most popular ones.

[melwalton]

Version I saw ran 67 minutes. Most feature leng ths run 85 -90