What determines a classic? Are any more classics being made today??? If so, what are they?

Just something to discuss...

In general, a classic film has been considered an older film which maintains some prestige by being historically-significant ("The Birth of a Nation", "Intolerance"), techically-innovative ("Citizen Kane"), or just flat-out entertaining (Singin' in the Rain") or artistic (Vidor's "The Crowd", Murnau's "Sunrise"). The thing is the original classics keep getting older, and film watchers/students/historians keep growing older (just a fact of life), so that means more "newer" films may qualify to be called classics. Also, you hear the term "modern-day classic." I've never used that term, but I've inferred it to mean a movie which is as entertaining/artistic/important as the older classics, but hasn't actually stood the test of time. If I ever were to use the term, it might be for something as narratively-innovative and artistically-powerful as "Schindler's List."

To me, I'd consider any film which is great to be a classic, but this definition wouldn't be very highly-regarded among film historians; for one thing, my definition would delete many "true" classics because I would think there was nothing very interesting about them aside from some historical significance. It would also throw the question of "classics" into a subjective realm, as opposed to a theoretically-more-objective historical area. Whoa, Nellie! That's my clue to stop since that last sentence reads like total BS.

Classics here are obviously older movies that don't show up too often at theatres nowadays, but if you're lucky, you might come across a revival theatre, art museum or library which shows classics on a regular basis. There's also good ole Turner Classic Movies.

Shut up, mark.

Over the top Mark!
Let us say that 'classic is as classic does'... you get to define classic; a classic movie is not limited by time... older is not synonymous with 'classic'... let us digress on the term classic: archetypal, the model, set a standard, atypical, timeless, unforgettable, memorable, a masterpiece. For example the minute I saw Pulp Fiction, and Fight Club..Yup Classics... they were of the genre of 'cultural archetypal' like Rebel Without a Cause, On the Waterfront, Easy Rider.... and of course others of this genre. How about the classic mystery/suspense: Gas Light, The Spiral Staircase, Wait Until Dark, .... Then we get the classic psycho/serials... Phantom of the Opera, Psycho, Silence of The Lambs... Ohhhh,the way he said "Clarisse" ...yup a Classic! Musicals: South Pacific, Music Man, Oklahoma, Singing in the Rain, Moulin Rouge, Guys and Dolls (oh Frank!) soooo many! Could go on and on .... Any new classics emerging today... you tell me; now that is the real question. Don't you think?