2004 Fox Studio Classics: What would you like to see?
08-01-03, 05:33 PM
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2004 Fox Studio Classics: What would you like to see?
I haven't seen any posts announcing the next series of film classics from Fox,
so, in case anyone at the studio is monitoring this board, I thought we ought to
have a thread with our suggestions. Here are mine, in order of preference:
Heaven Can Wait (Lubitsch, 1943)
Unfaithfully Yours (Sturges, 1948)
My Darling Clementine (Ford, 1946)
Two for the Road (Donen, 1967)
Leave Her to Heaven (Stahl, 1945)
Cluny Brown (Lubitsch, 1946)
How to Steal a Million (Wyler, 1966)
The Girl Can't Help It (Tashlin, 1956)
Desk Set (Lang, 1957)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Tashlin, 1957)
Roxie Hart (Wellman, 1942)
Nightmare Alley (Goulding, 1947)
and, of course,
The Grapes of Wrath (Ford, 1940) [previously announced in 2003; delayed for restoration of new film elements]
so, in case anyone at the studio is monitoring this board, I thought we ought to
have a thread with our suggestions. Here are mine, in order of preference:
Heaven Can Wait (Lubitsch, 1943)
Unfaithfully Yours (Sturges, 1948)
My Darling Clementine (Ford, 1946)
Two for the Road (Donen, 1967)
Leave Her to Heaven (Stahl, 1945)
Cluny Brown (Lubitsch, 1946)
How to Steal a Million (Wyler, 1966)
The Girl Can't Help It (Tashlin, 1956)
Desk Set (Lang, 1957)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Tashlin, 1957)
Roxie Hart (Wellman, 1942)
Nightmare Alley (Goulding, 1947)
and, of course,
The Grapes of Wrath (Ford, 1940) [previously announced in 2003; delayed for restoration of new film elements]
08-01-03, 05:57 PM
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Great list. I'd love to have every one of those.
I don't have anything to add to the list, but Nightmare Alley is one I've been wanting forever. From what I understand, it's all tied up in leagal issues, and has been for a long long time. There's no telling if we'll ever get this.
I don't have anything to add to the list, but Nightmare Alley is one I've been wanting forever. From what I understand, it's all tied up in leagal issues, and has been for a long long time. There's no telling if we'll ever get this.
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Definitely second How to Steal a Million and Roxie. They've made such good choices with that line so far that I don't mind just waiting and seeing what they announce for next year, but you put together a great list.
08-01-03, 06:19 PM
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Sunrise
My Darling Clementine
The Big Trail (include the 65mm version)
Cavalcade
The Robe (this time, include both the flat/1.33:1 and CinemaScope versions. Add a lot of CinemaScope related stuff, too)
My Darling Clementine
The Big Trail (include the 65mm version)
Cavalcade
The Robe (this time, include both the flat/1.33:1 and CinemaScope versions. Add a lot of CinemaScope related stuff, too)
08-01-03, 11:16 PM
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Roxie Hart would be an excellent choice, and a wise choice as well, given the huge success of Chicago. I've never seen any of the films mentioned in this thread, but one of the things I really like about the Fox Studio Classics series is that it's already introduced me to several great films that I'd never seen before.
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08-02-03, 12:51 AM
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Studio Classics I would most like to see (though not necessarily Oscar winners):
Unfaithfully Yours (Preston Sturges/1948)
City Girl/Our Daily Bread (F.W. Murnau/1930)
Night and the City (Jules Dassin/1950)
My Darling Clementine (John Ford/1946)
Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray/1956)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders/1984)
Pickup on South Street (Samuel Fuller/1953)
Call Northside 777 (Henry Hathaway/1948)
Little Murders (Alan Arkin/1971)
The Innocents (Jack Clayton/1961)
Unfaithfully Yours (Preston Sturges/1948)
City Girl/Our Daily Bread (F.W. Murnau/1930)
Night and the City (Jules Dassin/1950)
My Darling Clementine (John Ford/1946)
Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray/1956)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders/1984)
Pickup on South Street (Samuel Fuller/1953)
Call Northside 777 (Henry Hathaway/1948)
Little Murders (Alan Arkin/1971)
The Innocents (Jack Clayton/1961)
08-02-03, 01:31 AM
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THE BLUE BIRD (Lang/1940)
BLOOD AND SAND (Mamoulian/1941)
CHARLY'S AUNT (Mayo/1941)
THE BLACK SWAN (King/1942)
CRASH DIVE (Mayo, 1943)
THE GANG'S ALL HERE (Berkeley/1943)
WILSON (King/1944)
THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM (Stahl/1944)
CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE (King/1947)
...and...
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES* (Mankiewicz/1949}
...to name just a (very) few...
(*LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN was a Universal picture, not TCF)
. . .
. . .
BLOOD AND SAND (Mamoulian/1941)
CHARLY'S AUNT (Mayo/1941)
THE BLACK SWAN (King/1942)
CRASH DIVE (Mayo, 1943)
THE GANG'S ALL HERE (Berkeley/1943)
WILSON (King/1944)
THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM (Stahl/1944)
CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE (King/1947)
...and...
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES* (Mankiewicz/1949}
...to name just a (very) few...
(*LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN was a Universal picture, not TCF)
. . .
. . .
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08-03-03, 12:46 PM
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Originally posted by FilmFanSea
Studio Classics I would most like to see (though not necessarily Oscar winners):
Unfaithfully Yours (Preston Sturges/1948)
City Girl/Our Daily Bread (F.W. Murnau/1930)
Night and the City (Jules Dassin/1950)
My Darling Clementine (John Ford/1946)
Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray/1956)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders/1984)
Pickup on South Street (Samuel Fuller/1953)
Call Northside 777 (Henry Hathaway/1948)
Little Murders (Alan Arkin/1971)
The Innocents (Jack Clayton/1961)
Studio Classics I would most like to see (though not necessarily Oscar winners):
Unfaithfully Yours (Preston Sturges/1948)
City Girl/Our Daily Bread (F.W. Murnau/1930)
Night and the City (Jules Dassin/1950)
My Darling Clementine (John Ford/1946)
Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray/1956)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders/1984)
Pickup on South Street (Samuel Fuller/1953)
Call Northside 777 (Henry Hathaway/1948)
Little Murders (Alan Arkin/1971)
The Innocents (Jack Clayton/1961)
Mine would be:
Man Hunt (Fritz Lang/1941)
My Darling Clementine (John Ford/1946)
Viva Zapata! (Elia Kazan/1952)
5 Fingers (Joseph L. Mankiewicz/1952)
Pickup on South Street (Samuel Fuller/1953)
The Innocents (Jack Clayton/1961)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (Robert Aldrich/1964)
The Boston Strangler (Richard Fleischer/1968) [a classic to me]
08-03-03, 02:12 PM
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According to Mike Sarne Fox will release Myra Breckenridge!
Originally posted by jimnysf
Valley of the Dolls
Myra Breckenridge
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
Move Over Darling (Doris Day)
Valley of the Dolls
Myra Breckenridge
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
Move Over Darling (Doris Day)
08-03-03, 06:43 PM
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Originally posted by Steps
The Grapes of Wrath !!!
The Grapes of Wrath !!!
As well as:
Emperor of The North
Death Hunt
I know they don't qualify as classics but I still want 'em!
Last edited by Samuel; 08-03-03 at 06:46 PM.
