If you ask most folks what is a film buff, they will respond with something like a person who sees a lot of movies. This is not the definition of a film buff but rather the definition of a film goer. Big Difference. A true film buff does a lot more than sit in front of the television or in a theater watching movies, classic or not. A genuine film aficionado is knowledgeable about the boffo Hollywood movies of today and yesterday, right down to the most obscure classics no one has ever seen but him.
A film buff is the go-to guy when people have a question regarding any films subject matter, leading men and women, quotes or even actors in minor supporting roles. If you consider yourself to be a film buff, you better be sure youve got all your ducks in a row.
To check your authenticity as a film aficionado, following are five classics that every self respecting film buff must see. All the films are now in the public domain.
1) Badlands of Dakota: This western film, set during the Great Gold Rush, marked the debut of leading man Robert Stack, better known by many for his role as Eliot Ness in televisions The Untouchables.
2) Slave Girl: Featuring George Brent and Yvonne De Carlo, Slave Girl is, as Loving the Classics states, The sort of fare that the Universal higher-ups used to dismiss, nonetheless, this kind of entertainment (along with the equally lowbrow Abbott and Costello and Ma and Pa Kettle pictures) paid the bills for the studios more ponderous projects. The wisecracking Humpy, voiced by Buddy Hackett, is one of many high points in this little-known classic film.
3) Cargo to Capetown: This classic made it to the late night movies of early television. Some of you may be old enough to have seen it, even though it is not exactly a childrens movie. It stars Broderick Crawford as First Mate Johnny Phelan on a rusty old oil tanker with a villainous Steve Conway aboard. It is a memorable film but whether it should be ranked as an A movie, a B or something else, it should be put on your A list of classic films.
4) Antony and Cleopatra: Which one, you may well ask. There have been hundreds of remakes of this movie. I am referring here to Shakespeares classic drama portrayed in 1913 as an Italian adaptation starring Ida Carloni Talli, Bruto Castellani and Matilde di Marzio. Marcantonio e Cleopatra (Antony and Cleopatra) was considered to be one of the most outstanding films of its time.
5) The Hound of the Baskervilles: Because really, would any classic film list be complete without at least one reference to Sherlock Holmes? I. Dont. Think. So.
How many of these have you seen? How many do you still have to see? Which ones have you not even heard of yet? Go out there and earn your wings, young tadpole, and the next time you tell someone youre a classic film buff you can say it with pride, knowing youve earned it.
A film buff is the go-to guy when people have a question regarding any films subject matter, leading men and women, quotes or even actors in minor supporting roles. If you consider yourself to be a film buff, you better be sure youve got all your ducks in a row.
To check your authenticity as a film aficionado, following are five classics that every self respecting film buff must see. All the films are now in the public domain.
1) Badlands of Dakota: This western film, set during the Great Gold Rush, marked the debut of leading man Robert Stack, better known by many for his role as Eliot Ness in televisions The Untouchables.
2) Slave Girl: Featuring George Brent and Yvonne De Carlo, Slave Girl is, as Loving the Classics states, The sort of fare that the Universal higher-ups used to dismiss, nonetheless, this kind of entertainment (along with the equally lowbrow Abbott and Costello and Ma and Pa Kettle pictures) paid the bills for the studios more ponderous projects. The wisecracking Humpy, voiced by Buddy Hackett, is one of many high points in this little-known classic film.
3) Cargo to Capetown: This classic made it to the late night movies of early television. Some of you may be old enough to have seen it, even though it is not exactly a childrens movie. It stars Broderick Crawford as First Mate Johnny Phelan on a rusty old oil tanker with a villainous Steve Conway aboard. It is a memorable film but whether it should be ranked as an A movie, a B or something else, it should be put on your A list of classic films.
4) Antony and Cleopatra: Which one, you may well ask. There have been hundreds of remakes of this movie. I am referring here to Shakespeares classic drama portrayed in 1913 as an Italian adaptation starring Ida Carloni Talli, Bruto Castellani and Matilde di Marzio. Marcantonio e Cleopatra (Antony and Cleopatra) was considered to be one of the most outstanding films of its time.
5) The Hound of the Baskervilles: Because really, would any classic film list be complete without at least one reference to Sherlock Holmes? I. Dont. Think. So.
How many of these have you seen? How many do you still have to see? Which ones have you not even heard of yet? Go out there and earn your wings, young tadpole, and the next time you tell someone youre a classic film buff you can say it with pride, knowing youve earned it.
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