Here are the films up for consideration. Please vote for TWO films in the comments section of this post. The two films that receive the most votes will be the October selections. Voting is open as of now, and will remain open until midnight PST on September 30th.
Votes as of 7:10 AM PST on September 29:
Gaslight - 22 votes
Strangers on a Train and Maltese Falcon - 12 votes
Sunset Boulevard - 8 votes
Talented Mr. Ripley and Niagara both have - 6 votes
Double Indemnity, Memento, Gilda - 5 votes each
The Third Man - 4 votes
Shadow of a Doubt - 3 votes
The Man Who Wasn't There, In a Lonely Place have - 2 votes each
Usual Suspects and DOA - 1 vote each
Gaslight (1944) : A young girl loses her aunt, a famous entertainer, to murder. The young girl, Alice, is sent away to school, only to return 10 years later with her husband to live in her aunt's home. She finds herself psychologically terrorized by her husband, while questions involving her Aunt's murders resurface.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943): A young girl named after her favorite uncle Charlie, suspects that her uncle may really be a killer.
D.O.A. (1950): A man is told that he has been poisoned and has only days to live. He tries to find who has killed him and why. This movie was remade in 1988.
The Maltese Falcon (1941): A private detective is on a hunt for the man who murdered his partner, and find himself investigating the characters who are all after a valuable statuette.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999): A man is sent to bring back an errant playboy, but ends up trying to take over the rich man's life.
Sunset Boulevard (1950): A failed screenwriter takes a job writing a screenplay for a former silent film star, only to find himself trapped.
The Third Man (1949): A pulp fiction novelist searching for work travels to Vienna for a job offered by a friend of his. He finds his friend dead and decides to try to find out what happened.
Niagara (1953): Two newlywed couples are honeymooning at Niagra Falls. One relationship's problems lead to murder.
Gilda (1946): The boss of a South American casino finds that his new wife and right hand man already know each other.
The Usual Suspects (1995): A boat full of dead seaman and missing cargo leads to an investigation into the mysterious and deadly Keysar Soze.
Memento (2000): A man who suffers from short term memory loss uses notes, tatoos, and a crooked police officer to hunt for his wife's murderer.
Double Indemnity (1944): An insurance rep is seduced into an insurance scam that arouses an investigator's suspicions.
Strangers on a Train (1951): A tennis star and a socialite happen to meet on a train and decide to trade murders.
In a Lonely Place (1950): A screenwriter is accused of murder. His attractive neighbor clears him of murder only to begin to suspect his innocence.
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001): A barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in a drycleaning business.
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42 comments:
I vote:
Sunset Boulevard
Double Indemnity
Maltese Falcon & The Talented Mr. Ripley
Maltese Falcon
Strangers on a Train
Maltese Falcon
The Third Man
Memento
Gaslight
(so hard to pick!!...)
Gaslight and
Strangers on a Train
Double Indemnity
Memento
Dang, I should have seconded Key Largo! What a great field to pick from.
Gilda
Sunset Boulevard
The Man who wasn't there
Sunset Boulevard
thanks !
Strangers on a Train
Niagara
The Talented Mr. Ripley (because I've wanted to see it)
The Usual Suspects (b/c it's one of my favorite movies!
Gaslight
Strangers on a Train
Gaslight
Shadow of a Doubt
My votes:
Maltese Falcon
Strangers on a Train
Gilda
Sunset Boulevard
I must have a femme fatale in my noir. Anyone else in Chicago interested in figuring out a knitting and movie night?
I'll vote Gaslight &
Talented Mr. Ripley
The Maltese Falcon and Shadow of a Doubt
I'll make it a double G:
Gaslight or Gilda
I vote for Sunset Boulevard and The Maltese Falcon.
Strangers on a Train
Maltese Falcon
My votes are for Gaslight and In a Lonely Placy
I vote for Strangers on a Train and Gaslight
I vote foe The Third Man and Memento.
I vote for:
The Talented Mr. Ripley
and
Gaslight
Hmmm... so many great choices.
Gaslight
The Maltese Falcon
I vote for Memento and Double Indemnity! :)
Hi Jennifer! I got here! Finally...
I'll vote for Memento
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Gaslight
Strangers on a Train
I vote:
Gaslight
Niagra
Niagara and In a Lonely Place are the only ones I haven't seen.
Gaslight
maltese Falcon
so many excellent choices!
my votes are:
Sunset Boulevard
Gaslight
Shadow of a Doubt
Double Indemnity
Wow - some cool things -
Gaslight
The Third Man
Gaslight
Strangers on a Train
Gaslight
Maltese Falcon
Gaslight and The Talented Mr. Ripley
my votes are for maltese falcon and gaslight.
Gaslight
Maltese Falcon
Gaslight
Shadow of a Doubt
Thank you very much for letting me join.
Memento
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Amanda :)
I'm just making it under the wire on the vote!! ;)
Strangers on a train
Niagra
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