Casablanca
causes viewers to
wrestle over the
controversial debate about whether true love is defined by risking everything to be together or sacrificing the flame of passion for a greater common good. This film is iconic because of the surprise ending (not even the cast knew while filming), foreign setting, confused love and glimpses of hope.
(1943)
Director:Michael Curtiz
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
Singing in
the Rain
showcases all five musical comedy styles and is esteemed for its original songs, choreography, and star studded cast. Both visual appeal and fast-paced wit add to the film’s flavor.
(1952)
Directors: Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly
Starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
Vertigo
embodies every
aspect of a classic Hitchcock film including a dominant blonde female lead and a multilayered plot that translates off screen through a combin-ation of screenplay and camera angles that reflect each scenes theme.
(1958)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: James Stewart and Kim Novak
The
Searchers,
a John Wayne classic, is revolutionary due to its unapologetic racism that is either overemphasized to prove distasteful or bold in support.
(1956)
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles
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Each film is as timeless as a little black dress. They all played a dynamic role in defining movie history, as though each famous film, scene, line, character, and special effect are the threads that stitched the fabric of iconic Hollywood together. Without these early movies setting the standards, Hollywood as we know it would not be the same. Respect the classics.
Apocalypse
Now
was inspired by Heart of Darkness. It receives all glory through surprising war themed cinema-tography rare for it's day.
(1979)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall
Pictures left to right: Singing in the Rain, Casablanca, Apocalypse Now, and Vertigo