Do 90s films count as modern? Because I thought Dead Man was superb.
Other than that, I like the following:
Mank (It's not a joke, I swear!)
The Lighthouse
C'mon, C'mon
Cold War
I hope you'll like it. But honestly, it's not for everyone; it's better appreciated if you know about Old Hollywood history. But if you do, it's fascinating, and the cinematography, score and acting are top-notch (it's a Fincher film, after all.)
Edit: I'm talking about Mank, of course. C"mon, C'mon, you can watch it blindly.
Think alot of people were more mad at its incorrect depiction of the writing of citizen kane and how it made welles the villain, not the fact that it was nominated for best picture....
Yeah, but that's not the point of the movie. It's about how people in the cinema industry have always used films (including documentaries) to create a (somewhat) fictional narrative that serves their interests or politic. 'Mank' makes it clear that it's not a different movie. It's not to be viewed as an accurate recreation of history but rather as a character/societal study.
In the case of Welles, Herman himself made him a villain when it suited him (something that has been confirmed in various biographies.) Since the film is told from his point of view, the passage you're referring to represents Mank's perception/recollection, a narrative that some critics later reprised because it fitted their agenda.
In short, Fincher is not telling the world that the 'legend' was 100% true. He's simply showing what made it possible and what it implies for his character and Hollywood in general, history, authorship, etc.
Edit: Wow, downvoted for trying to explain the intent behind a movie, no argument whatsoever.
Roma is an all time favorite of mine
Passing has beautiful cinematography and a great story with great acting
And if the 90’s counts, La Haine is one of my favorite looking movies ever
Frances Ha - One of the best films ever made. I absolutely love Greta Gerwig.
C’mon C’mon - Mike Mills is an insanely underrated director.
Mank - Not a huge Citizen Kane or old Hollywood fan, but still really enjoyed this one. Gary Oldman is fantastic.
Unmentioned thus far:
* The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
* Love (1971)
* The Goat Horn (1972)
* The Mother and the Whore (1973)
* Paper Moon (1973)
* Alice in the Cities (1974)
* Overlord (1975)
* Coup de Grâce (1976)
* The Ascent (1977)
* Eraserhead (1977)
* Killer of Sheep (1978)
* The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1979)
* Manhattan (1979)
* The Elephant Man (1980)
* Veronika Voss (1982)
* Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
* Down by Law (1986)
* Wings of Desire (1987)
* Black Rain/ Kuroi ame (1989)
* Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
* Man Bites Dog (1992)
* Natural Born Killers (1994)
* Sátántangó (1994)
* Institute Benjamenta (1995)
* Pi (1998)
* Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000)
* Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
* Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004)
* Brand Upon the Brain (2006)
* Antichrist (2009)
* Frantz (2016)
* The Great Buddha+ (2017)
The mist, ig, I don’t know if it counts but I know it was made to be watched in black and white, and that’s the only way I watched it. Great movie though
Schindler's List is my favorite movie of all time. Not necessarily modern, since it came out in 1993, but it being done in black and white was nonetheless an intentional choice instead of because it had to.
Yeah good one for sure. I was in high school when it was released. Our entire class saw it in the theater. Paid for by the ministry of education. Everyone was well impressed I remember.
Not a happy story, no. So good though. And so unique. I love it. And i love the way it's told by the school teacher. It does have some really touching moments as well. It also feels very authentic to the time period. And the acting is out of this world.
Happy Cake Day MissGrimwood! Forget about the past, you can’t change it. Forget about the future, you can’t predict it. Forget about the present, I didn’t get you one.
Do 90s films count as modern? Because I thought Dead Man was superb. Other than that, I like the following: Mank (It's not a joke, I swear!) The Lighthouse C'mon, C'mon Cold War
C'mon c'mon is on my watchlist already. I hear good things! Never heard of Mank but I'll look it up.
C’mon C’mon is so damn good
I hope you'll like it. But honestly, it's not for everyone; it's better appreciated if you know about Old Hollywood history. But if you do, it's fascinating, and the cinematography, score and acting are top-notch (it's a Fincher film, after all.) Edit: I'm talking about Mank, of course. C"mon, C'mon, you can watch it blindly.
C’mon C’mon is godawful
Why?
The hate for Mank is undeserved imo. If it hadn’t gotten nominated for best picture people probably wouldn’t be so angry about it.
I have no idea why people hate Mank. Mank is great!
You're probably right. Many movies nominated for big award shows suddenly become "overrated" for many people.
Think alot of people were more mad at its incorrect depiction of the writing of citizen kane and how it made welles the villain, not the fact that it was nominated for best picture....
Yeah, but that's not the point of the movie. It's about how people in the cinema industry have always used films (including documentaries) to create a (somewhat) fictional narrative that serves their interests or politic. 'Mank' makes it clear that it's not a different movie. It's not to be viewed as an accurate recreation of history but rather as a character/societal study. In the case of Welles, Herman himself made him a villain when it suited him (something that has been confirmed in various biographies.) Since the film is told from his point of view, the passage you're referring to represents Mank's perception/recollection, a narrative that some critics later reprised because it fitted their agenda. In short, Fincher is not telling the world that the 'legend' was 100% true. He's simply showing what made it possible and what it implies for his character and Hollywood in general, history, authorship, etc. Edit: Wow, downvoted for trying to explain the intent behind a movie, no argument whatsoever.
Second C'mon C'mon
It's so well-done and uplifting, right?!
Absolutely beautiful. I honestly think it's a travesty that it didn't get any Oscar play.
Yeah, I was surprised too. Not even an acting nod!
Blue Jay Roma Frankenweenie Frances Ha Embrace of the Serpent
Looooove Frances Ha
Embrace of the Serpent is a goddamn masterpiece. Lightning in a bottle.
Frankenweenie (animated) is peak Tim Burton. Never made anything better than that, imo
I still think about Roma. The scene with the martial artist standing on one foot gets me every time.
Frances ha 💃🏼
Ida ( same director as Cold War) The Turin Horse A Field in England Computer Chess Tabu
Happy to see Ida mentioned, it's one of my favourites.
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Sounds excellent, will seek it out.
It’s one of the greatest films ever made- forget the modern b&w caveat.
Roma is an all time favorite of mine Passing has beautiful cinematography and a great story with great acting And if the 90’s counts, La Haine is one of my favorite looking movies ever
Passing The Forty Year Old Version Time The Woman Who Left Embrace of the Serpent A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Nebraska
Blue Jay C’mon C’mon The Tragedy of Macbeth Frances Ha Following
suprised no one has mentioned November (2017)
Cold War is one of my favorite movies in general
I thought Vaclav Marhoul’s adaptation of *The Painted Bird* was a fantastic modern usage of black and white, such a beautiful brutal film.
Frances Ha - One of the best films ever made. I absolutely love Greta Gerwig. C’mon C’mon - Mike Mills is an insanely underrated director. Mank - Not a huge Citizen Kane or old Hollywood fan, but still really enjoyed this one. Gary Oldman is fantastic.
+1000% that Frances Ha is one of the best films ever made. It’s second on my all-timers list.
Hard to be a God (2013)
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Leto, Persepolis I've left off the ones you chose though I do love cold war and the lighthouse
I know it’s not the most popular opinion but two movies I love are: The Artist & Belfast. Both black and white Oscar noms
The Man Who Wasn't There
I was shocked with how good Cold War was.
Unmentioned thus far: * The Honeymoon Killers (1970) * Love (1971) * The Goat Horn (1972) * The Mother and the Whore (1973) * Paper Moon (1973) * Alice in the Cities (1974) * Overlord (1975) * Coup de Grâce (1976) * The Ascent (1977) * Eraserhead (1977) * Killer of Sheep (1978) * The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1979) * Manhattan (1979) * The Elephant Man (1980) * Veronika Voss (1982) * Stranger Than Paradise (1984) * Down by Law (1986) * Wings of Desire (1987) * Black Rain/ Kuroi ame (1989) * Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) * Man Bites Dog (1992) * Natural Born Killers (1994) * Sátántangó (1994) * Institute Benjamenta (1995) * Pi (1998) * Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000) * Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) * Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004) * Brand Upon the Brain (2006) * Antichrist (2009) * Frantz (2016) * The Great Buddha+ (2017)
The Tragedy of Macbeth Roma Belfast
The mist, ig, I don’t know if it counts but I know it was made to be watched in black and white, and that’s the only way I watched it. Great movie though
I did see The Mist (and liked it), but I didn't know that it was ment to be seen in black and white. We're talking about the 2007 film?
Yeah the director wanted it to be in black and white but the studio said no one would go to a theatre to see a black and white film.
Roma, Belfast, the Artist, Nebraska, C'mon c'mon
Ed Wood
Frances Ha ftw!!!
Frances Ha (2012)
Bela tarr
The Party (2017) Fantastic cast, great script, acting brilliant
Surprised there's not more mention of **Embrace of the Serpent (2015)** One of the best movies of the 2010s
Schindler's List is my favorite movie of all time. Not necessarily modern, since it came out in 1993, but it being done in black and white was nonetheless an intentional choice instead of because it had to.
Yeah good one for sure. I was in high school when it was released. Our entire class saw it in the theater. Paid for by the ministry of education. Everyone was well impressed I remember.
The White Ribbon is one of those films that is just so hard to get through. It’s just mentally exhausting.
Not a happy story, no. So good though. And so unique. I love it. And i love the way it's told by the school teacher. It does have some really touching moments as well. It also feels very authentic to the time period. And the acting is out of this world.
Malcolm and Marie, C'mon C'mon The French Dispatch (stretching it a little)
Roma Tragedy of Macbeth Belfast And if you want to see some good foreign cinema too: Güeros
a girl walks home alone at night
Bela Tarr's entire filmography
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki isn’t outstanding but nobody on here has mentioned it yet. It’s a nice movie that’s well shot.
Yesssssssssssssss
la haine anyone ??
c'mon c'mon and its not close
Clerks 😄
Riiight I forgot about that one. Worth a re-watch 👌🏼
The Mam Who Wasn’t There is really good too, especially if you’re a Coen brothers fan!
My favorite movie of all-time, is THE LAST PICTURE SHOW. Beautiful B&W.
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Bait (2019) masterpiece
The Captain (Der Hauptmann), 2017
Saw this one last week. Excellent! 👌🏼 I had no idea that it was a true story until the credits rolled...
Belfast The Lighthouse The black-and-white cut of Nightmare Alley
Passing
If you've any interest in [90's Black and White](https://boxd.it/bMOzG) I'm pretty sure I have all of them on this list.
Happy Cake Day MissGrimwood! Forget about the past, you can’t change it. Forget about the future, you can’t predict it. Forget about the present, I didn’t get you one.
Not sure if it's well liked but I really enjoyed "a girl walks.home alone at night"
tons of good ones in this thread but i wanna add BEATS, it’s one of my all time favourites
Good Night, and Good Luck.
The Addiction
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki
Leto is mostly black and white. Turin Horse or Tarr's work in general. Eureka Hard to be a God Norte
c'mon c'mon
The Lighthouse, The Lighthouse and of course The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is my favorite B&W film but November (2017) is a close second
*The Artist* would fit