For some good Marilyn Munroe films I highly recommend both Bus Stop and How To Marry a Millionaire. (Watch for Lauren Bacall's hilarious reference to her RL husband.) Both are rather cheesy and of their time, but also funny and zany and charming in a way that The Seven Year Itch is decidedly not (unless one considers creepy, adulterous stalking charming).
As for Casablanca, I'm afraid I'm one of those who dislikes it, but not for any other reason than that I cannot abide Bogart, nor stretch my imagination enough to ever imagine him as convincing in a romantic role. Love him in The Treasure of the Siera Madre (great great film!) because he basically plays an asshole, but that's about it.
For film noir, my faves are less gangster-y and more along the lines of crime-of-passions, like Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce. Sooooo juicy and fun, with snappy banter and characters you love to hate and sumptuous cinematography.
Doctor Zhivago is wonderful, and definitely worth watching again. Along the same lines, and also directed by David Lean, Laurence of Arabia is excellent. (Actually, you can't really go wrong with David Lean: A Passage to India is also outstanding.)
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As for Casablanca, I'm afraid I'm one of those who dislikes it, but not for any other reason than that I cannot abide Bogart, nor stretch my imagination enough to ever imagine him as convincing in a romantic role. Love him in The Treasure of the Siera Madre (great great film!) because he basically plays an asshole, but that's about it.
For film noir, my faves are less gangster-y and more along the lines of crime-of-passions, like Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce. Sooooo juicy and fun, with snappy banter and characters you love to hate and sumptuous cinematography.
Doctor Zhivago is wonderful, and definitely worth watching again. Along the same lines, and also directed by David Lean, Laurence of Arabia is excellent. (Actually, you can't really go wrong with David Lean: A Passage to India is also outstanding.)
~Pasley