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jlhFilm memes. It would do you well to remember that I was a film theory grad student. Read 'em and weep.
1. Citizen Kane (1941) Dude, that crane shot is sooooo long.
2. Casablanca (1942) Round up the usual suspects
3. The Godfather (1972)
4. Gone With The Wind (1939) SO LONG. And why did she bother with Ashley in the first place?
5. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) No female speaking parts
6. The Wizard Of Oz (1939) Should have been Shirley Temple
7. The Graduate (1967) When he pulls himself out of the pool and lands on top of Mrs Robinson in the hotel room? Bliss.
8. On The Waterfront (1954) Wrote part of my undergrad thesis on this film. As such have far too much to say.
9. Schindler's List (1993)
10. Singin' In The Rain (1952) Almost my favorite film. That closeup of Gene grinning? THAT's what musicals are all about, baby.
11. It's A Wonderful Life (1946) If I see it from start to finish, I will cry. And, hey, Bert and Ernie!
12. Sunset Boulevard (1950) I think the musical is a travesty, however.
13. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
14. Some Like It Hot (1959) Nobody's perfect
15. Star Wars (1977) I was going on eight. It was amazing. I am sorry that you youngsters can't really see it for the first time. Think Matrix.
16. All About Eve (1950) Fasten your seatbelts! The best party scene ever, and an incredible ending.
17. The African Queen (1951) Who needs gin when you have Kate?
18. Psycho (1960) Love that opening plot.
19. Chinatown (1974) I just saw this for the first time recently, and man, it's powerful.
20. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) The book is better.
21. The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) The book is better.
22. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
23. The Maltese Falcon (1941) The stuff dreams are made of. And a really nasty Mary Astor.
24. Raging Bull (1980)
25. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) I cried when he died but not when he left--I mean, he was trying to get home, right? The last film I saw with my parents until I was an adult.
26. Dr. Strangelove (1964) The only Kubrick flick apart from Spartacus that I actually like.
27. Bonnie And Clyde (1967) Brilliant from start to finish.
28. Apocalypse Now (1979) Look, it's Morpheus and President Bartlet! In this instance the book is not better.
29. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) One of my favorite movies ever, especially as a child. When his voice breaks during his philibuster? *sigh*
30. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948) There are no words. Amazing, and John Huston gives an Oscar-winning part to his old man.
31. Annie Hall (1977) Sneezing into the cocaine. Classic.
32. The Godfather Part II (1974) Wherein Pacino and DeNiro fail to have a scene together for obvious reasons.
33. High Noon (1952) John Wayne said that the star in the dust was the most unAmerican thing he'd ever seen in a movie. I'd say the opposite.
34. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) Wherein everyone falls in love with Gregory Peck, and lesser men think they can wear seersucker.
35. It Happened One Night (1934) The best romantic comedy ever. I could go on for hours. The first film to sweep the awards: film, director, screenplay, actor and actress.
36. Midnight Cowboy (1969) Hey! I'm walkin' here! Also, x-rated at the time.
37. The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946) God, the scene where he comes home and she nearly drops the plate. And: "I'm going to break up that marriage!"
38. Double Indemnity (1944) There's a speed limit in this state.
39. Doctor Zhivago (1965) Omar Sharif, Julie Christie in fur, and a great deal of snow. Mother loves the theme song.
40. North By Northwest (1959) Not the cropduster scene, but the final scene on Mount Rushmore.
41. West Side Story (1961) The dancing! God bless Jerome Robbins.
42. Rear Window (1954) Miss Lonelyhearts and the songwriter. *sigh* Oh, and the peignor in the little case.
43. King Kong (1933) Never liked it, though.
44. The Birth Of A Nation (1915) Actually, there is not a complete print of this in existance, though I have seen large portions of it. Horrifically unpleasant and racist.
45. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Never mind Blanche. Keep your eye on Stella and Stanley. Now THAT is a hot relationship.
46. A Clockwork Orange (1971) So hard to get through. Ultimately I didn't like it, but then, I'm NO Kubrick fan.
47. Taxi Driver (1976) See. It. Now.
48. Jaws (1975) The book is not better. Rite of passage, really.
49. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) Though at the end of the day she's really uninteresting, isn't she?
50. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) "Swim? The fall 'll kill ya!" Best buddy picture ever, and surprisingly unslashy. Made a star out of Redford, finally.
51. The Philadelphia Story (1940) I could go on for days. I am Liz Imbrie. If you think that Kate Hepburn should end up with Jimmy Stewart, come talk to me, and I'll tell you why not.
52. From Here To Eternity (1953) Frankie's big comeback. Oh, and kissing in the surf actually very uncomfortable.
53. Amadeus (1984) Great film, totally the film of that year.
54. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
55. The Sound Of Music (1965) You really just can't deny Julie Andrews.
56. M*A*S*H (1970) Movie better than book and TV show, though I do love the TV show.
57. The Third Man (1949) Harry Lime! Dad loves this theme song.
58. Fantasia (1940) They just re-edited it to take out the racist bits. Whatever.
59. Rebel Without A Cause (1955) "You're tearing me apaaaaart!" Way too many girls think they can be Natalie Wood and heal the rebel with their GATL.
60. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) Melting faces. Nuff said.
61. Vertigo (1958) "This bra is based on the principle of the cantilever bridge."
62. Tootsie (1982) However, here I always wanted him to be with Teri Garr and not Jessica Lange. I never liked her character.
63. Stagecoach (1939) A really great film. John Wayne before he was John Wayne.
64. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) That damn theme song was EVERYWHERE
65. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) When I saw it there were people leaving the theater because it made them sick. Damn.
66. Network (1976) We're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore!
67. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) One of my favorite films ever. Nearly wrote my undergrad thesis on it.
68. An American In Paris (1951) My favorite film through my adolescence. I love the ballet, and "Stairway to Paradise". I mean, Gershwin AND Gene Kelly? Who could ask for anything more?
69. Shane (1953) "Come back!" Such a brilliant ending.
70. The French Connection (1971) The best car chase ever, until maybe Matrix II.
71. Forrest Gump (1994) "We was just like peas and carrots again." Sentimental crap. And you know how sentimental I am.
72. Ben-Hur (1959) Chariots! Half dressed men! Woot!
73. Wuthering Heights (1939) Swooning over Laurence Olivier. Hate the book.
74. The Gold Rush (1925)
75. Dances With Wolves (1990) Or, as Pauline Kael famously said, Plays with a Camera.
76. City Lights (1931) *weeps*
77. American Graffiti (1973)
78. Rocky (1976) He went the distance, that's what mattered. Oh, and he drank eggs and ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum.
79. The Deer Hunter (1978) Russian Roulette.
80. The Wild Bunch (1969)
81. Modern Times (1936)
82. Giant (1956) Definition of sprawling. Also really bad aging makeup on Liz, Rock and Jimmy, who mops the floor with the other two through his method acting. Liz not quite there yet, but she will be.
83. Platoon (1986) When Charlie Sheen could act. Willem Dafoe vs. Tom Berenger.
84. Fargo (1996) Such love for Marge, and her painter husband.
85. Duck Soup (1933) I LOVE THE MARX BROTHERS. Chaos, man.
86. Mutiny On The Bounty (1935) Sexy sexy Clark. I still love the name Fletcher Christian.
87. Frankenstein (1931) Oh, that little girl. :(
88. Easy Rider (1969) Though, I think the ending is sort of unnecessary.
89. Patton (1970) Please, that speech in front of the flag? In 1970?
90. The Jazz Singer (1927) It's actually only sound intermittently. It's also a really lousy movie.
91. My Fair Lady (1964) God, Audrey. The only Lerner & Leowe I really like as I hate that talk singing thing they do.
92. A Place In The Sun (1951) Based on a true story, actually. Liz never looked lovelier, and Monty? *sigh*
93. The Apartment (1960) "Shut up and deal." Best last line ever. Also a motto for living. One of the most cynically romantic movies ever.
94. Goodfellas (1990) The tracking scene throught the restaurant. The paranoid day that he got arrested. Just, brilliance.
95. Pulp Fiction (1994) I cannot say enough good things about this film. "You're on a cell phone? Who are you? I don't know what you're talking about!"
96. The Searchers (1956) Intensely disturbing.
97. Bringing Up Baby (1938) "I'm looking for my intercostal clavicle!" I just BET you are.
98. Unforgiven (1992) About what happens when you try to give up the Life.
99. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967) One of my favorite films. As a child I used to pretend that the couple in this film were my birth parents. Come on, the date works!
100. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) For those who didn't know that Cagney was a hoofer. That little dance down the steps in the White House? Or of course the big tap number? Great old-fashioned dancing, from one of filmdom's greatest tough guys.
So I need to see some Chaplin, clearly. But other than The Gold Rush and Modern Times, and The Wild Bunch, the films are ones I really don't want to see for one reason or another. I really am the worst film geek . . .
*phew* I'll do the comedies later, I think.
1. Citizen Kane (1941) Dude, that crane shot is sooooo long.
2. Casablanca (1942) Round up the usual suspects
3. The Godfather (1972)
4. Gone With The Wind (1939) SO LONG. And why did she bother with Ashley in the first place?
5. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) No female speaking parts
6. The Wizard Of Oz (1939) Should have been Shirley Temple
7. The Graduate (1967) When he pulls himself out of the pool and lands on top of Mrs Robinson in the hotel room? Bliss.
8. On The Waterfront (1954) Wrote part of my undergrad thesis on this film. As such have far too much to say.
9. Schindler's List (1993)
10. Singin' In The Rain (1952) Almost my favorite film. That closeup of Gene grinning? THAT's what musicals are all about, baby.
11. It's A Wonderful Life (1946) If I see it from start to finish, I will cry. And, hey, Bert and Ernie!
12. Sunset Boulevard (1950) I think the musical is a travesty, however.
13. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
14. Some Like It Hot (1959) Nobody's perfect
15. Star Wars (1977) I was going on eight. It was amazing. I am sorry that you youngsters can't really see it for the first time. Think Matrix.
16. All About Eve (1950) Fasten your seatbelts! The best party scene ever, and an incredible ending.
17. The African Queen (1951) Who needs gin when you have Kate?
18. Psycho (1960) Love that opening plot.
19. Chinatown (1974) I just saw this for the first time recently, and man, it's powerful.
20. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) The book is better.
21. The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) The book is better.
22. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
23. The Maltese Falcon (1941) The stuff dreams are made of. And a really nasty Mary Astor.
24. Raging Bull (1980)
25. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) I cried when he died but not when he left--I mean, he was trying to get home, right? The last film I saw with my parents until I was an adult.
26. Dr. Strangelove (1964) The only Kubrick flick apart from Spartacus that I actually like.
27. Bonnie And Clyde (1967) Brilliant from start to finish.
28. Apocalypse Now (1979) Look, it's Morpheus and President Bartlet! In this instance the book is not better.
29. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) One of my favorite movies ever, especially as a child. When his voice breaks during his philibuster? *sigh*
30. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948) There are no words. Amazing, and John Huston gives an Oscar-winning part to his old man.
31. Annie Hall (1977) Sneezing into the cocaine. Classic.
32. The Godfather Part II (1974) Wherein Pacino and DeNiro fail to have a scene together for obvious reasons.
33. High Noon (1952) John Wayne said that the star in the dust was the most unAmerican thing he'd ever seen in a movie. I'd say the opposite.
34. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) Wherein everyone falls in love with Gregory Peck, and lesser men think they can wear seersucker.
35. It Happened One Night (1934) The best romantic comedy ever. I could go on for hours. The first film to sweep the awards: film, director, screenplay, actor and actress.
36. Midnight Cowboy (1969) Hey! I'm walkin' here! Also, x-rated at the time.
37. The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946) God, the scene where he comes home and she nearly drops the plate. And: "I'm going to break up that marriage!"
38. Double Indemnity (1944) There's a speed limit in this state.
39. Doctor Zhivago (1965) Omar Sharif, Julie Christie in fur, and a great deal of snow. Mother loves the theme song.
40. North By Northwest (1959) Not the cropduster scene, but the final scene on Mount Rushmore.
41. West Side Story (1961) The dancing! God bless Jerome Robbins.
42. Rear Window (1954) Miss Lonelyhearts and the songwriter. *sigh* Oh, and the peignor in the little case.
43. King Kong (1933) Never liked it, though.
44. The Birth Of A Nation (1915) Actually, there is not a complete print of this in existance, though I have seen large portions of it. Horrifically unpleasant and racist.
45. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Never mind Blanche. Keep your eye on Stella and Stanley. Now THAT is a hot relationship.
46. A Clockwork Orange (1971) So hard to get through. Ultimately I didn't like it, but then, I'm NO Kubrick fan.
47. Taxi Driver (1976) See. It. Now.
48. Jaws (1975) The book is not better. Rite of passage, really.
49. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) Though at the end of the day she's really uninteresting, isn't she?
50. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) "Swim? The fall 'll kill ya!" Best buddy picture ever, and surprisingly unslashy. Made a star out of Redford, finally.
51. The Philadelphia Story (1940) I could go on for days. I am Liz Imbrie. If you think that Kate Hepburn should end up with Jimmy Stewart, come talk to me, and I'll tell you why not.
52. From Here To Eternity (1953) Frankie's big comeback. Oh, and kissing in the surf actually very uncomfortable.
53. Amadeus (1984) Great film, totally the film of that year.
54. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
55. The Sound Of Music (1965) You really just can't deny Julie Andrews.
56. M*A*S*H (1970) Movie better than book and TV show, though I do love the TV show.
57. The Third Man (1949) Harry Lime! Dad loves this theme song.
58. Fantasia (1940) They just re-edited it to take out the racist bits. Whatever.
59. Rebel Without A Cause (1955) "You're tearing me apaaaaart!" Way too many girls think they can be Natalie Wood and heal the rebel with their GATL.
60. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) Melting faces. Nuff said.
61. Vertigo (1958) "This bra is based on the principle of the cantilever bridge."
62. Tootsie (1982) However, here I always wanted him to be with Teri Garr and not Jessica Lange. I never liked her character.
63. Stagecoach (1939) A really great film. John Wayne before he was John Wayne.
64. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) That damn theme song was EVERYWHERE
65. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) When I saw it there were people leaving the theater because it made them sick. Damn.
66. Network (1976) We're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore!
67. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) One of my favorite films ever. Nearly wrote my undergrad thesis on it.
68. An American In Paris (1951) My favorite film through my adolescence. I love the ballet, and "Stairway to Paradise". I mean, Gershwin AND Gene Kelly? Who could ask for anything more?
69. Shane (1953) "Come back!" Such a brilliant ending.
70. The French Connection (1971) The best car chase ever, until maybe Matrix II.
71. Forrest Gump (1994) "We was just like peas and carrots again." Sentimental crap. And you know how sentimental I am.
72. Ben-Hur (1959) Chariots! Half dressed men! Woot!
73. Wuthering Heights (1939) Swooning over Laurence Olivier. Hate the book.
74. The Gold Rush (1925)
75. Dances With Wolves (1990) Or, as Pauline Kael famously said, Plays with a Camera.
76. City Lights (1931) *weeps*
77. American Graffiti (1973)
78. Rocky (1976) He went the distance, that's what mattered. Oh, and he drank eggs and ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum.
79. The Deer Hunter (1978) Russian Roulette.
80. The Wild Bunch (1969)
81. Modern Times (1936)
82. Giant (1956) Definition of sprawling. Also really bad aging makeup on Liz, Rock and Jimmy, who mops the floor with the other two through his method acting. Liz not quite there yet, but she will be.
83. Platoon (1986) When Charlie Sheen could act. Willem Dafoe vs. Tom Berenger.
84. Fargo (1996) Such love for Marge, and her painter husband.
85. Duck Soup (1933) I LOVE THE MARX BROTHERS. Chaos, man.
86. Mutiny On The Bounty (1935) Sexy sexy Clark. I still love the name Fletcher Christian.
87. Frankenstein (1931) Oh, that little girl. :(
88. Easy Rider (1969) Though, I think the ending is sort of unnecessary.
89. Patton (1970) Please, that speech in front of the flag? In 1970?
90. The Jazz Singer (1927) It's actually only sound intermittently. It's also a really lousy movie.
91. My Fair Lady (1964) God, Audrey. The only Lerner & Leowe I really like as I hate that talk singing thing they do.
92. A Place In The Sun (1951) Based on a true story, actually. Liz never looked lovelier, and Monty? *sigh*
93. The Apartment (1960) "Shut up and deal." Best last line ever. Also a motto for living. One of the most cynically romantic movies ever.
94. Goodfellas (1990) The tracking scene throught the restaurant. The paranoid day that he got arrested. Just, brilliance.
95. Pulp Fiction (1994) I cannot say enough good things about this film. "You're on a cell phone? Who are you? I don't know what you're talking about!"
96. The Searchers (1956) Intensely disturbing.
97. Bringing Up Baby (1938) "I'm looking for my intercostal clavicle!" I just BET you are.
98. Unforgiven (1992) About what happens when you try to give up the Life.
99. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967) One of my favorite films. As a child I used to pretend that the couple in this film were my birth parents. Come on, the date works!
100. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) For those who didn't know that Cagney was a hoofer. That little dance down the steps in the White House? Or of course the big tap number? Great old-fashioned dancing, from one of filmdom's greatest tough guys.
So I need to see some Chaplin, clearly. But other than The Gold Rush and Modern Times, and The Wild Bunch, the films are ones I really don't want to see for one reason or another. I really am the worst film geek . . .
*phew* I'll do the comedies later, I think.
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Date: 2003-05-22 10:57 pm (UTC)I'll have to disagree with you on Wizard of OZ. I love Shirley, but I don't think she was right for it.
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Date: 2003-05-23 06:48 am (UTC)Go you for watching the silents!
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Date: 2003-05-23 08:06 am (UTC)I'm trying to remember what channel showcased the Charlie Chaplin stuff when I was ... eh ... 10-14 or so. Disney channel? Something else? I haven't watched Chaplin in a long time, but I remember adoring much of The Little Tramp's stuff. :)
The bit in Modern Times where the machine 'feeds' him - my mom and I laughed so hard we cried.
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Date: 2003-05-23 09:01 am (UTC)Somewhere in a lonely hotel room, there's a guy starting to realize that eternal fate has turned it's back on him.
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Date: 2003-05-23 09:17 am (UTC)Noir recs, noir recs. You know, actually, what you might want to do is watch some gangster films of the 30s, to see the sort of filmic precursor to noir. And if you haven't seen DOA or Kiss Me Deadly then see those. The briefcase in Pulp Fiction is a reference to Kiss Me Deadly.
But as Mahoney would say, what you are writing has more to do with the novels than the films. So I'd keep reading if I were you.
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