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irma la douce w/shirley macclaine and jack lemmon
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WHAT'S UP, DOC? 1972
Barbra Streisand

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HOW TO STEAL A MILLION? 1966
Audrey Hepburn

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

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[Whitelinen]

anyone seen 'lolita' (60's version) and 'pretty baby'?
i really want to watch these two..maybe i will during christmas =T

Have seen Lolita numerous times, and definetily recommend watching it. It is a great film from Kubrick

Of course even that does not beat reading the book...

 

[Beautiful Stranger]

Chocolate (I know this is a movie from only 2001 or something, but still)
The Birds
Vertigo
North By Northwest
Sunset Boulevard (Must see, it's my favourite movie ever)
The Italian Job (the orginal)
The wizard of Oz

 

[Bel]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Le Ballon Rouge for the mens/boyswear, for serious.

 

[Bonchic]

I don't want to continue repeating all the great films already listed... but here are two great classic comedy's off the top of my head..

The Odd Couple (Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau)
How to Marry a Millionaire (mentioned once, Marilyn is hilarious and captivating plus the wardrobe is great)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (great wardrobe)
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend (again great clothes as well)

 

[BellaCouture]

Gone with the wind
My Fair Lady
North and south
Singin' in the rain
Sabrina (version with Audrey hepburn)
Sissi

these are my favorites I love them

 

[Bonchic]

Gigi - how could I forget it?

 

[Bonchic]

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend (again great clothes as well)

scratch that... that's the song from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"

 

[skyred]

Whatever happened to baby Jane? With Joan Crawford and Betty Davis.
I love this movie!!

 

[rocketqueen707]

My Favorite movies of all Time!!!

Breakfast at Tiffany's!!!
[Favorite Movie Of alllll Time!!!)
(Starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard)​

My Ultimate Movie list
(Can you tell I kinda worked on this? lol, but it sorta came naturally I love all these movies some more than others but in no perticular order)​

• The Wild One (Marlon Brando)
• Last Time I Saw Paris (Van Johnson && Elizabeth Taylor)
• Some Like it Hot (Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe)
• The Seven Year Itch (Marilyn Monroe && Tom Ewell)
• On the Waterfront (Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Eva Marie Saint)
• A Streetcar Named Desire (Marlon Brando && Vivien Leigh)
• The Misfits (Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Clark Gable)
• Casablanca (Humphrey Bogart && Ingrid Bergman)
• All The Presidents Men (Robert Redford && Dustin Hoffman)
• Rear Window (James Stewart && Grace Kelly)
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Marilyn Monroe, Jane Rusell)
• Guys && Dolls (Marlon Brando, Franks Sinatra, Jean Simmons)
• An Affair To Remember (Cary Grant && Deborah Kerr)
• The Way We Were (Streisand & Robert Redford)
• Charade (Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn)
• The Outlaw (Jane Russell && Jack Beutel)
• Niagra (Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck!)
• Bonnie & Clyde (Warren Beauty & Faye Dunaway)
• Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (PAUL NEWMAN && ROBERTO REDFORD!!!)
• How To Marry a Millionaire (Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Becall)
• Spellbound (Ingrid Bergman &&Gregory Peck)
• Last Tango In Paris - (Marlon Brando & Maria
• Psycho - (Janet Leigh & Anthony Perkins)
• A Clockwork Orange (Directed BY STANLEY KUBRICK!!!!)
• East of Eden (James Dean)
• Giant (James Dean)
• Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (Paul Newman && Elizabeth Taylor)
• The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
• The Great Gatsby (ROBERT REDFORD!!! & Farrow)
• The Hustler (Paul Newman)
• Butterfild 8 (Elizabeth Talyor && Eddie Fisher)
• Scarface (Not with Al Pacino the one from the 30's I love it!)
• Don't Bother To Knock (Marilyn Monroe)
• Annie Hall (Diane Keaton && Woody Allen)
• Dog Day Afternoon (Al Pacino)
• Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean && Natalie Wood)
• Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter (Jane Mansefield)
• Move Over, Darling [Where "Somethings Gotta Give" left off] (Doris Day&& James Garner)
• Rocky Horror Picture Show
  
• Pillow Talk (Doris Day & Rock Hudson)
• Dr. No (Sean Connery)
• From Russia with Love (Sean Connery)
• Diamonds Are Forever (Sean Connery)
• Dr. Strangelove : How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love The Bomb (Peter Sellers)
• Alice In Wonderland (Disney!)
• The Wizard Of Oz (Judy Garland)
• The Godfather (Marlon Brando, Pacino, James Caan)
• Hell's Angels (Jean Harlow, directed by Howard Hughes)
• Alfie (Michael Caine)
  [*]Eraserhead (Creepy!)
  [*]The Graduate (Dustin Hoffman & Ann Bancroft)
  
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (Doris Day & Grant)
• Night Of The Living Dead (Another Creepy but goody)
• Taxi Driver (Robert Deniro)
• The Shining (Jack Nicholson)

[These next few movies are bit more modern 90's && up]

• A Bronx Tale (Robert Deniro & Chazz Palminteri)
• The Virgin Suicides (Kirsten Dunst & Josh Hartnett)
• Reservoir Dogs (Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi)
• Pulp Fiction (Uma Thurman, Sam Jackson, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Ving Rames)
• Dazed & Confused (Jason London, Matthew Mcconahey)
• I Heart Huckabees (Dustin Hoffman, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts, Jason Schwartzman)
• The Departed (Leo Dicaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon)[It just came out && it's already a classic in my book]
• Catch Me if You Can (Leonardo Dicaprio, I Him)
• King Of New York (Christopher Walken)
• Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen)
• Mean Girls (Total chick flick but hey lets face it, it was kinda good!)
• The Aviator (Leonardo Dicaprio, Cate Blanchett)
• Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas (Johnny Depp & Benicio Del Toro)
• Love Actually (Liam Neeson, Kiera Knightley)
• Kids (Chloe Sevigny, Rosario Dawson)
• Ed Wood (Johnny Depp)
• Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal)
• Garden State (Natalie Portman, Zach Braff)
• Magnolia (Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore)
• Royal Tenenbaums (Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson)
• Sin City (Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis)
• Fast Times at Ridgmemont High (Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold)[1982]
• Swingers (Vince Vaughn, Jon Farveau)
• Wedding Crashers (Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn)

One Hell of a list if I say so myself!

 

[thefrancofille]

From Here Til Eternity: GREAT! A must see.

Roman Holiday, Charade, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina: One word--Audrey

Rear Window, To Catch a Thief: Hitchcock and Grace Kelly at their finest

The Sound of Music

The Way We Were

Gone With the Wind

Splendor in the Grass

 

[cosmogrl5]

I have so many favorites. Last night, I watched "Desk Set" with Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy for the first time. It was very cute. Her clothes were very elegant.

Other favorites:

My Fair Lady (with Audrey)
Roman Holiday
Pillow Talk
To Catch a Thief
High Society
Sabrina
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Two for the Road
Paris When It Sizzles

 

[*Happiness*]

i totally forgot about some of these movies.....

went to ebay and picked up some
to catch a thief
how to marry a millionaire
irma la douce

 

[cosmogrl5]

i totally forgot about some of these movies.....

went to ebay and picked up some
to catch a thief
how to marry a millionaire
irma la douce

Awesome! I think I am going to turn to ebay to expand my collection further. I have really been utlizing the local library to rent some old classics on DVD as well. They have a great selection...and it's free!

 

[june gloom]

A bout de Souffle
Sunset Boulevard
How To Marry A Millionaire
The Misfits (these two are my favorite Marilyn movies, ever)
Rear Window (especially in the theatre, amazing)
High Society
Niagara
Charade
Roman Holiday
Annie Hall
Hannah and Her Sisters

That's all I can think of off the top of my head! Some of it's repetitive, but with good reason.

 

[*Happiness*]

Awesome! I think I am going to turn to ebay to expand my collection further. I have really been utlizing the local library to rent some old classics on DVD as well. They have a great selection...and it's free!

great! yeah....buy the classics....

 

[dinahgrace]

Audrey Hepburn:
Breakfast at Tyffany's (my absolute fave)
Sabrina
Funny Face (grace, elegance & pizzazz)
My Fair Lady

Katherine Hepburn:
Little Women
Guess who's coming to dinner? (there's a beautiful message in this movie)

Jennifer Jones:
Portrait of Jennie
The song of Bernadette (she's just so divine)
Love Letters

Bette Davis:
Jezebel (what an incredible diva she can be)

Natalie Wood:
The Westside Story (my favorite musical)
A rebel without a cause

Elizabeth Taylor:
Little Women
National Velvet
Jayne Eyre (she was so sweet & innocent here)
Cleopatra
Giant

Jean Harlow:
Bombshell
Wife vs. Secretary (a great story for all marriage couples)

Vivien Leigh:
Waterloo Bridge (a beautiful but tragic love story)
Gone with the wind

Susan Strasberg:
Stage Struck (such a demure & fragile being)
Taste of Fear

Grace Kelly:
High Society (lovely film)

Sissy Spacek:
Carrie (sad & sentimental movie)

 

[kissmesweet]

Breakfast at Tiffany's!!!

Awww! That's my absolute favorite.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CONTRIBUTED HERE!!
I wish I could give karma to everybody here, but sadly... I can't. tFS won't allow me!

 

[Barbizon]

Hitchcock Films

Rear Window with Grace Kelly!)
Psycho (Classic thriller)
Vertigo (my favorite of his)
North by Northwest (with a very well-dressed Cary Grant)
To Catch a Theif (with Grace Kelly AND Cary Grant, on the Riviera)

Italian Films

Cinema Paradiso ( beautiful film with amazing soundtrack by Ennio Morricone)
8 1/2 (mind-blowing)

More "Recent"...couldn't resist!

The Graduate (Great Soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel...with Ann Bancroft in gorgeous leopard print coat and a young Dustin Hoffman.)
Taxi Driver (with Robert DeNiro...great)
2001: A Space Oddysey (Kubrick....a must-see)
Rosemary's Baby (Polanski...with Mia Farrow)
Barton Fink (Cohen brothers....amazing. Fargo is also very good)
The Shining (....Red Rum.....Red Rum....)
Once Upon in America (If you haven't noticed, I love Robert DeNiro...)
This is Spinal Tap (You'll pee yourself laughing if you watch this)

Audrey Hepburn

Breakfast at Tiffany's (Classic)
Wait Until Dark (She is AMAZING in this...a thriller)

Old Hollywood

Sunset Blvd (Gloria Swanson and William Holden)
Singing in the Rain (Classic...I love Gene Kelly and could watch this 100 times straight!)
All About Eve (Bette Davis is FABULOUS....Also Miss Monroe's first movie!)
High Society (I haven't seen the "older" version with Katherine Hepburn but the one with Grace Kelly I love).