Roger Ebert's reaction to London Magazine Spectator's Greatest Movies List. It's an interesting list and an interesting reaction. Specifically I appreciate Ebert's point that these lists are mostly arbitrary and useless in the sense of actually ranking films. What they DO provide is an excellent source for discovering films you may not know or sharing films you love with the world.
I was surprised to see Night of The Hunter at the top of the list. I don't think it would have ever occurred to me to rank that as a number 1. I do love that film though, Mitchum's performance alone is spectacular, and it made me smile to see it at the top.
I also have to agree that Sight & Sound's list is somewhat more useful than IMDB's.
Links for the original Spectator List as well as past Sight & Sound rankings can be found at the bottom of the article.
Has it really been over two months since my last post? Ouch. I really have no excuse other than that life happened, my apologies!
Last week I decided I wanted to watch more Cary Grant movies. Cary Grant is wonderful and I had watched His Girl Friday at the beginning of the month; I'm in the mood for more. So after scouring the internet and bugging my friends for recommendations, I have put together this following list. I actually got quite a few excellent recommendations but decided to cap the list at ten. Make it something manageable to get through!
I will always take more recommendations though! Feel free to leave them in the comments. And let me know any thoughts you have on these! Follow the links for info from IMDB.
The Cary Grant ListArsenic and Old Lace (1944) dir. Frank Capra
Bringing Up Baby (1938) dir. Howard Hawks
Charade (1963) dir. Stanley Donen
Father Goose (1964) dir. Ralph Nelson
Holiday (1938) dir. George Cukor
I Was A Male War Bride (1949) dir. Howard Hawks
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) dir. H.C. Potter
Operation Petticoat (1959) dir. Blake Edwards
Penny Serenade (1941) dir. George Stevens
Suspicion (1941) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
I would write more about Grant and these films but I think it would make more sense to do that AFTER I've watched them. Don't you think?
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This blog is about film and life in the wonderful world of LA. I'm a filmmaker just getting started; I'm navigating my way through the industry, trying to find work, and sometimes even managing to make a living.
I've worked across the country on projects big and small. Everything from an indie in PA shot during the dead of winter to one of the bigger reality shows involving Models and the things they do.
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