Watched "Forbidden Planet" yesterday with Walter Pidgeon and Leslie Neilsen. Great old SciFi flick from 1956.
Big Trouble in Little China was on yesterday - one of my favorite movies. Rumor has it, they want to Remake it w/ the Rock. I fucking hope not. I was born the year this movie came out.
Did you ever see Throne of Blood? Which was Kurosawa's variation on MacBeth. I thought Toshiro Mifune's best performance. My favorite of his many great films.
Two great old English comedies: the original The Ladykillers with Alec Guinness. The first time I saw it was my freshman year of college in an auditorium with a bunch of other kids. The entire place was in stitches. And I'm Alright, Jack with Peter Sellers.
Two WW2 movies that I liked (but haven't seen in years) are: DESTINATION GOBI (with Richard Widmark). This one might be hard to find. I haven't seen it on TV, etc. for a long time. And THE DESERT FOX: THE STORY OF ROMMEL (with James Mason). One from the '80's I loved in the horror/comedy genre was NIGHT OF THE CREEPS.
TCM does show the Rommel movie occasionally. Great Flick BTW as I am a big James Mason fan. I read Rommel's biography and was surprised to learn he wasn't a Nazi but simply a German Soldier who did try to overthrow Hitler.
My favorite lines from NIGHT OF THE CREEPS: Ray Cameron: I've got good news and bad news, girls. The good news is your dates are here. Sorority Girl with Hairbrush: What's the bad news? Ray Cameron: They're dead.