Best Movies Of All Time

Foolishly, I set out to tackle the 10 Characters meme, started by Squish (I was tagged by Jason Bellamy); only recently have I managed to narrow it down to forty. And even that's sort of a cheat, but you'll have to wait until the end of my list to find out why. In four parts, over nine categories, I revel in the great characters of film history. This list full of my own prejudices. Hardly any of these people are folks you'd want to invite over for dinner. All but five are men (indeed, there...Read Full Story

These directors have won the most Oscars® for Directing:John Ford (4): The Informer (35), The Grapes of Wrath (40), How Green Was My Valley (41), The Quiet Man (52) - no westernsMister Roberts, my favorite Ford filmFrank Capra (3): It Happened One Night (34), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (36), You Can't Take It With You (38)William Wyler (3): Mrs. Miniver (42), The Best Years of Our Lives (46), Ben-Hur (59) - two anti-war filmsBest Years of Our Lives, one of the great U.S. filmsWyler has the most...Read Full Story

The French Chateau Crypt Scene | Sir Richard's Tomb Scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade There are many, many nods to the Indian Jones franchise contained with the Uncharted series. The French chateau scene isn't particularly Jones-esque, INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1989) As happens with many threequels, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade takes itself less seriously. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Dr. Jones and Dr. Jones: Ford and Connery. In 1981...Read Full Story

Before anyone jumps to any conclusions about my horror snobbery, let me just take the piss out of myself here and make it clear that this is nothing more than a fun little exercise, and "Cyber-Horror Elite" is a tongue-in-cheek term, at best. Nevertheless, it does represent the composite opinions of the some of the most high-profile writers/critics in the online horror community, so take it for what you will.Just to get everyone up to speed, some days ago, HMV put out the results of their...Read Full Story

Adding to my list of favorite movies, what follows are the inductees from the 1980s. Animalympics (dir. Steven Lisberger, 1980). Raging Bull (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1980). Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (dir. Irvin Kershner, 1980). Raiders of the Lost Ark (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1981). The Dark Crystal (dir. Jim Henson & Frank Oz, 1982). E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1982). Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (dir. Richard Marquand, 1983). Paris, Texas...Read Full Story