1. The Great Escape
2. Bullitt
3. The Magnificent Seven
4. The Cincinnati Kid
5. Papillon
6. Junior Bonner
7. The Sand Pebbles
8. The Getaway
9. The Thomas Crowne Affair
10. The Towering Inferno
The Best Films of Steve McQueen
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The Best Films of James Stewart
1. It’s a Wonderful Life
2. Rear Window
3. Vertigo
4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
5. The Philadelphia Story
6. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7. Anatomy of a Murder
8. Harvey
9. The Shop Around the Corner
10. You Can’t Take it With You
11. Winchester ’73
12. Rope
13. Destry Rides Again
14. The Mortal Storm
15. The Naked Spur
16. The Man from Laramie
17. Bend of the River
18. The Man Who Knew Too Much
19. The Far Country
20. Vivacious Lady
21. The Glenn Miller Story
22. The Spirit of St. Louis
23. The Flight of the Phoenix
24. After the Thin Man
25. Call Northside 777
26. Broken Arrow
27. The Stratton Story
28. The Shootist
The Best Films of William Wyler
1. The Best Years of Our Lives
2. Ben Hur
3. Roman Holiday
4. The Little Foxes
5. The Heiress
6. Wuthering Heights
7. Mrs. Miniver
8. Dodsworth
9. Funny Girl
10. The Big Country
11. The Westerner
12. Friendly Persuasion
13. The Letter
14. Jezebel
15. How to Steal a Million
16. Counselor at Law
17. The Collector
18. Detective Story
19. The Desperate Hours
20. The Children’s Hour
21. These Three
22. The Good Fairy
23. Dead End
The Best Films of Dana Andrews
1. The Best Years of Our Lives
2. Laura
3. Where the Sidewalk Ends
4. A Walk in the Sun
5. While the City Sleeps
6. Night of the Demon
7. The Ox-Bow Incident
8. Ball of Fire
The Best Films of Teresa Wright
1. The Best Years of Our Lives
2. Shadow of a Doubt
3. The Pride of the Yankees
4. The Little Foxes
5. Mrs. Miniver
6. Pursued
7. The Men
8. Somewhere in Time
9. Enchantment
10. The Rainmaker
My Oscars
So obviously I have not seen all the nominated films, and even if I did I am only human, and humans do not pick all the same things. That being acknowledged, I wanted to make an award list of my own that is not meant to rival the Academy of Awards in any way. They are simply My Oscars.
Here are 14 picks and I would say that most of them are certainly worth your time:
Most Entertaining Picture: American Hustle
Best Picture for the 21st Century: Her
Best Picture Visually: Gravity
Best Picture Romantically: The Spectacular Now
Best Nostalgic Picture: The Way, Way Back
Best Sentimental Picture: Saving Mr. Banks
Best Dystopian Picture: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Best Young Actor: Michael B Jordan for Fruitvale Station
Best Young Actress: Brie Larson for Short Term 12
Best Animated Movie: Monster’s University
Best Action Film: Star Trek Into Darkness
Best Superhero Picture: Iron Man 3
Best Biopic: 42 (Jackie Robinson)
Best Rivals: James Hunt and Niki Lauda in Rush
Have Yourself a Very Movie Christmas!
It’s that time of year again to dust off those old videos and tune your TVs to some Christmas classics. Whether it’s oldies like It’s a Wonderful Life or White Christmas, or more recent favorites like Home Alone and Elf, these films spread Christmas cheer for all to hear. As always Charlie Brown knows the real reason for the season. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Scrooge (1935)
Remember the Night (1940)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
Holiday Affair (1949)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
White Christmas (1954)
Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Santa Claus is Coming to Town (1970)
Scrooge (1970)
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
The Gathering (1977)A Christmas Story (1983)
Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
Scrooged (1988)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Home Alone (1990)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Elf (2003)
Prep & Landing (2009)
Some Christmas Movies and Specials!
Remember the Night (1940)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
Holiday Affair (1949)
Scrooge (1951)
White Christmas (1954)
Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Santa Claus is Coming to Town (1970)
Scrooge (1970)
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
The Gathering (1977)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
Scrooged (1988)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Home Alone (1990)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Elf (2003)
Prep & Landing (2009)
Charlie Brown knows the reason for the season. Enjoy and Merry Christmas to all!
Sight & Sound List (2012)
The Sight & Sound poll for the top 10 greatest films came out recently because it is conducted every 10 years and the last polling was 2002 . The list is in and ranked #1 is Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo! It has beaten out Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane which had held the title for a very long time.
Here are the lists:
Critics’ Poll1. Vertigo
2. Citizen Kane
3. Tokyo Story
4. The Rules of the Game
5. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. The Searchers
8. Man with a Movie Camera
9. The Passion of Joan of Arc
10. 8 1/2
Directors’ Poll
1. Tokyo Story
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Citizen Kane
4. 8 1/2
5. Taxi Driver
6. Apocalypse Now
7. The Godfather
7. Vertigo
9. Mirror
10. Bicycle Thieves
My 25 Essential Films
I have always been interested in lists and over the last two years I have become interested in film, specifically high-quality classic films. That being said, after seeing a good deal of movies I thought I would try my hand at making a list of the best. This obviously is a monumental task and is always going to be up for debate . For this reason I will give the criteria I used in order to come up with the compilation and then give my list.
I thought of this as a list of the best films which I would give to a friend unfamiliar with cinematic history.
The list was meant to span the decades and cover as many genres, actors, actresses, and directors as possible. That way someone could grasp a better understanding of the change in film after viewing a couple dozen movies. I also used five other criteria in order to help me decide which to pick. They were:
- Critical Response
- Cultural Impact
- Entertainment Level
- Film Making Quality
- Historical Setting
Without further ado here is my list of 25 films:
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Casablanca (1942)
Double Indemnity (1944)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
High Noon (1952)
On the Waterfront (1954)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Some Like it Hot (1959)
Psycho (1960)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The Godfather (1972)
Jaws (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975)
Rocky (1976)
Star Wars (1977)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Schindler’s List (1993)
The Return of the King (2003)
I have created an alternative list of 25 essential films that keeps some films and adds other significant films.
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