Perfection
Just what it says on the box. These titles have nothing wrong with them, and the first few are my all-time faves.
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- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsGeorge O'BrienJanet GaynorMargaret LivingstonA sophisticated city woman seduces a farmer and convinces him to murder his wife and join her in the city, but he ends up rekindling his romance with his wife when he changes his mind at the last moment.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko TanakaOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.Hands down the most important animation ever made besides Steamboat Willie. Miyazaki's use of atmosphere, careful detail, and brilliant early CG animation makes this a contemporary classic.
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonKathryn McGuireJoe KeatonA film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.Keaton is at the head of this one, the best love letter to movies ever made. And it was made surprisingly early too. The effects and gags still get me today.
- DirectorChris NoonanStarsJames CromwellMagda SzubanskiChristine CavanaughGentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him?Come at me pig!
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank OvertonAtticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.Atticus Finch is the greatest American hero, and my favorite character of all time. I Will hear no arguments to contest the above remarks.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.What can I say that hasn't yet been said? Nothing!
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneMaureen O'HaraBarry FitzgeraldA retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union.John Ford's love letter to the Emerald Isle was my favorite movie for the longest time, and it still holds a beloved spot in my collection. "Woman of the House, I have brought the brother home for supper!"
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.Criminally under-appreciated crime thriller from Luc Besson. Gary Oldman's performance in here is the stuff of Legends. Also, Natalie Portman's best performance to date.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsKevin SpaceyRussell CroweGuy PearceAs corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.Cast- perfect. Script- perfect. Direction- perfect. Tone- perfect. Music- perfect. Verdict- PERFECT!
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeChief Dan GeorgeMissouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.Eastwood's best, a riveting tale of character, survival, and redemption. Need to watch this one again. And again afterwards.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsDaniel CraigRooney MaraChristopher PlummerJournalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.My one guilty pleasure pick. An improvement on the original book and Fincher's best work in my opinion. Great cinematography, wonderful acting, brilliant script, and excellent re-watch value. She shoulda won the Oscar.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'HerlihyIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.The best thing to come out of the 80s. Dark, bloody, spellbinding, and absolutely hilarious from start to end. "Come quietly or there will be. . .trouble." Also, Clarence. Just, Clarence.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell CoreyA wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.Hitchcock's greatest, most flawless work. Penultimate scenes are more than gripping, they're vice-like.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffElsa LanchesterColin CliveMary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.Surprisingly dark, early Universal talkie, as well as the best thing they ever churned out. Spooky, chilling, entertaining as hell itself, and beautifully made by James Whale.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie HarrisClaire BloomRichard JohnsonHill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.God, this movie is truly terrifying. And I counted only one special effect in the whole film, the door. Every other scare is done with camera angles and sound design. Brilliance!
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko TsushimaFarmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.One of those films you simply have to see, all 3 hours of it. Shut up and watch already.
- DirectorRuss MeyerStarsDolly ReadCynthia MyersMarcia McBroomSinger Kelly McNamara, swinger Casey Anderson, and soul sister Petronella Danforth are sexy super-vixens who move to Hollywood, get discovered, and are thrown into a whirlpool of drugs, alcohol, lesbianism, abortions, violence, and sex.Holy crap, this movie. Where to start? What to mention? Just watch it.
- DirectorSam MendesStarsTom HanksTyler HoechlinPaul NewmanA mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.Sam Mendes is one of my new favorite filmmakers because of movies like this, American Beauty, and SKYFALL.
- DirectorLeos CaraxStarsDenis LavantEdith ScobEva MendesA man boards a limousine to be driven to his day's work: nine mysterious "appointments."Oh boy, all I can say is. . .Godzilla, songs, and accordions!
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.Great debut from a modern master.
- DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn GoodmanWhen George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.This had the best scene of 2011, in the foley scene. Jean Dujardin and the rest of the cast are electric and the camerawork and music showcase a master at work.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiAkira TeraoJinpachi NezuIn Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.Another epic Kurosawa work. Just look at his uses of color and scope and no one will question his genius. Again, WATCH!
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu AmalricA writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.O Wes Anderson, you hippie.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsChloë Grace MoretzJames CaanMary SteenburgenKaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.