Some of the greatest films ever made have the key distinction of being black-and-white. And there are some folks out there who wouldn’t dare consider sitting down to watch any of them for that exact reason. The ol’ two-tone films are simply “too slow” or “too bland” or “too...
Stacker ranks the 100 best black and white films of all time, according to IMDb data. Each film needed at least 10,000 votes to qualify. In the case of a rating tie, the film with more votes ranked higher on the list.
Mankiewicz’s development of the 1941 film “Citizen Kane.” Fincher made the choice to mirror the films of the “Citizen Kane” era by filming in black and white. Though nearly all movies had switched over to color by the early to mid-1960s, since then directors such as Steven Spielberg...
Sixty years ago,black and whitefilms were the norm. But with the advent of color film and technology likeTechnicolor, studios and filmmakers began to step away from the tried-and-true medium to embrace the future of color. In the years since, black-and-white films have fallen out of favor...
To determine the best black and white films of all time,Stackerdug intoIMDb's broad database, which yielded a list spanning genres, decades, and nationalities. To qualify, each film had to be primarily in black and white, meaning colour films with black and white sequences were not included...
Over 1K filmgoers have voted on the 100+ Best Black Thriller Movies, Ranked. Current Top 3: Training Day, Get Out, Boyz n the Hood
eeriness of black and white imagery to devastating effect. From renowned hits of the silent era to enduring monster movies of the 1950s, these 15 famous fearsome films offer emphatic proof that some of the best horror flicks come in the form of the black and white scary movies of yesteryear...
Over 2K filmgoers have voted on the 100+ characters on Greatest Black Characters In Film History. Current Top 3: Jules Winnfield, T'Challa / Black Panther, ...
RELATED:Top 10 Black And White Classic Movie Every Film Fan Should See Taste of Fear (1961) A paraplegic woman named Penny returns home to visit her estranged father after years of being away. Having since remarried, he has now requested to see his daughter. Yet on her arrival, Penny is...
Today, the choice to shoot in black and white is merely a stylistic choice. But when done right, it can add so much to the overall tone of the film. Some directors even release an alternate version of their color films in black and white for dramatic effect, like Bong Joon-Ho did wit...