20th-century Sci-Fi movies: What's worth watching? ”A few movies stand out as pillars of the genre.”

20th century Sci-Fi movies: What's worth watching?

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By: Steven Woolfolk and Brian Sheldon

Narrated by @jmwood.bsky.social

#scifimovies #classicscifi #FilmRanking #20thcenturycinema #bladerunner #TheMatrix #2001aspaceodysseyy #aliens #terminator

Running Out of Time (1999) Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's or...

Last nights first watch #film was Johnnie To's reliably entertaining police drama Running Out Of Time (HK, 1999)
with Sean Lau, Andy Lau and Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai.

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#20thCenturyCinema #90sFilm
Watched on DVD #PhysicalMedia
#movienight

The Fallen Idol (1948) Thriller, based on a short story by Graham Greene, starring Ralph Richardson. The close friendship between a kind-hearted butler and an ambassador's y

Freeview (UK) #film of the day :

Excellent thriller The Fallen Idol (1948 91 mins.)
based on a short story by Graham Greene, superbly directed (as always) by Carol Reed and starring Ralph Richardson.

[Film 4 13.20 & +1]

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#20thCenturyCinema #40sFilm

Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murde...

Last night's first watch #film was Luis Buñuel's version of Diary of a Chambermaid (FR, 1964)
starring the wonderful Jeanne Moreau with Georges Géret & Michel Piccoli

letterboxd.com/film/diary-o...

#20thCenturyCinema #60sFilm #blackandwhitefilm

Watched on #DVD
#PhysicalMedia

The Big Sleep (1946) Howard Hawks's classic detective drama based on the novel by Raymond Chandler, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Tough private eye Philip Ma

Freeview (UK) #film of the day :

Howard Hawks's classic detective drama The Big Sleep (1946 109 mins.)
based on the novel by Raymond Chandler and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

[BBC 2 14.40 & iPlayer for 30 days]

www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...

#20thCenturyCinema #40sFilm

The Conversation (1974) Classic psychological thriller starring Gene Hackman. Harry Caul is a professional eavesdropper, a wire-tapper and industrial spy for hire. He is also

Freeview (UK) #film of the day :

Francis Ford Coppolla's psychological thriller The Conversation (1974 109mins.)
starring Gene Hackman.

[BBC4 22.40 & iPlayer for 26 days]

www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...

#20thCenturyCinema #70sFilm

The Dark Man (1951) A killer called 'The Dark Man' commits double murder. This is witnessed by the young aspiring actress Molly Lester. The Dark Man tries everything to put Molly out of the way. Detective Inspector Viner of Scotland Yard investigates the murders.

Last night's first watch #film was the entertaining #FilmNoir influenced thriller The Dark Man (Jeffrey Dell, UK 1951)
with Edward Underdown, Maxwell Reed & Natasha Parry

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watched via @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

#20thCenturyCinema #50sFilm
#movienight

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most...

Last night's #film was Lewis Gilbert's superior British WWII drama Sink The Bismarck! (1960)
with Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Laurence Naismith and Karel Stepanek.

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#20thCenturyCinema #60sFilm #blackandwhitefilm
#movienight

Blackmail (1929) London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an el...

Last night's #film was the 'full sound' version of Alfred Hitchcock's first 'talkie' Betrayal (UK, 1929)
with Anny Ondra and John Longden

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#20thCenturyCinema #1920sFilm #blackandwhitefilm
#movienight

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

Last night's #film rewatch was Alfred Hitchcock's first version of The Man Who Knew Too Much (UK, 1934)
with Leslie Banks, Edna Best and Peter Lorre

letterboxd.com/film/the-man...

#20thCenturyCinema #30sFilm #blackandwhitefilm
#movienight