Most of my tops are already included in this thread, but my #1 top Black and White I think would have to be L'avventura.

To me its the definition of "film"- the way Antonioni creates atmosphere and emotion through visuals. Its master craft.

Its not for everyone, but for some of you mentioning films by directors like Jarmush I think this would fall into your taste range.

If you like it and you want to keep on an Italian kick check out La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2 by Felini. Different pacing but great for different reasons.

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Shelly scoring again - no surprise

I'm gonna bookmark this thread for tips

Was about to drop a very vicious and nasty remark regarding "ArseWithClass" but I guess I'm growing up

Its not Black and white but (Silent Movie) by Mel Brooks is one of mine for sure!

L'avventura is on my must see list now, Antonioni made Julio Cortazar's "Blow Up" which is one of my top 10 non-genre films. Once again that film is not for everyone, I've shown it to people who hated it. It's not high action and the pace is deliberate but the underlying story is brilliant.

And I would be surprised if Metropolis wasn't on nearly everyone's top 10 b&w list. To this date no one has surpassed the effects used in the film. They work perfectly and every thing they did they had to invent.
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compare that to modern effects. I Robot starring Will Smith for example. What a freaking joke. 100 million dollars for what? Crappy looking cgi robots, not to mention how badly they butchered Asimov's story.
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Great film :2 cents: