This next film is called Heaven Can Wait. It's an Ernst Lubitsch film from 1943, starring Don Ameche as a deceased playboy.
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Imitation of Life was a book about two women bonding, the complicated mother-daughter relationship, and the even more complex issues of race. It was adapted into two films, the first of which came out in 1934, starring Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers, and the second of which came out in 1959, starring Lana Turner and Juanita Moore. They're both very good films in their own right, but which is better?
The next film on the list is Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window from 1944. It stars Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Dan Duryea, a team that would be brought back together for 1945's Scarlet Street, with similar success.
The next film on our list is Rose Hobart, a 19-minute long experimental film that splices together clips from the film East of Borneo featuring Rose Hobart, with footage of a solar eclipse.
The next film on our list is Plein Soleil, or Purple Noon if you're so inclined. It's a 1960 psychodrama/thriller from France, starring Alain Delon. Tom Ripley has been hired by an American industrialist to bring his shiftless layabout son home to San Francisco, to the tune of $5000.
Our next movies is a 1928 silent film called The Docks of New York, about a stoker who decides to marry a suicidal hooker on his one day of shore leave. This should end well.
This next film is called Duel, and it has the illustrious honor of being Steven Spielberg's debut film.
The next film we'll be watching is The Gospel According to St Matthew, a 1964 religious drama imported straight from Italy. This is a straightforward adaptation of the Gospel of Matthew, detailing the life and death of Jesus Christ.
The next film on our list is The Heiress, a 1949 drama starring Olivia de Haviland and Montgomery Clift.
The next film on the list is something a little different -- this one's a documentary from 1988 called The Thin Blue Line. Having read the description on Netflix, I have a feeling that this might serve as a companion piece to my 12 Angry Men review.
The next film we'll be watching is 12 Angry Men, a 1957 courtroom drama starring Henry Fonda, in which twelve white men have to determine the guilt or innocence of an urban Hispanic youth. Moral quandaries galore.
We're about to watch the original version of The Day the Earth Stood Still from 1951. Not the vastly inferior Keanu Reeves one, with stilted acting, a confused environmental message, and the annoying spawn of Will Smith. Just so we're clear.
The next movie on our list is Wavelength, an avant garde piece that all takes place in one room. It's often referred to as one of the greatest Canadian films ever made, which to be honest is a lot like saying those guys from Cool Runnings were one of the greatest Jamaican bobsled teams ever. Anyway, I watched this in film class while I was in college, and I don't remember being too impressed.
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