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I haven't updated my list since October, so I thought it was time for a revised one. There are a lot of changes to the list, with 18 new ones added. View my new list on the 100 Favorite Films page.
Films added:
The Bridge on the River Kwai, Chungking Express, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Cries and Whispers, The Departed, Holy Motors, In Bruges, The Lady Eve, A Matter of Life and Death, Mona Lisa, The Passion of Anna, The Rules of the Game, The Set-Up, A Short Film About Killing, A Short Film About Love, The Third Man, The Tree of Life, Wild Strawberries
Films removed:
The Artist, Black Narcissus, Black Orpheus, Black Swan, From Here to Eternity, The General, Grave of the Fireflies, High Noon, It's a Wonderful Life, Love in the Afternoon (1957), Modern Times, North by Northwest, The Ox-Bow Incident, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rashomon, Se7en, The Seven Year Itch, The 39 Steps
You can view my old list after the cut.
List posted on 10/25/12
100. From Here to Eternity (1953)
99. All About Eve (1950)
98. Rashomon (1950)
97. The Artist (2011)
96. Pierrot le Fou (1965)
95. Love in the Afternoon (1957)
94. North by Northwest (1959)
93. Black Swan (2010)
92. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
91. The 39 Steps (1935)
90. Black Narcissus (1947)
89. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
88. Do the Right Thing (1989)
87. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
86. Black Orpheus (1959)
85. Chinatown (1974)
84. Modern Times (1936)
83. American Graffiti (1973)
82. Se7en (1995)
81. High Noon (1952)
80. Amelie (2001)
79. 12 Angry Men (1957)
78. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
77. To Have and Have Not (1944)
76. Lost in Translation (2003)
75. 8 1/2 (1963)
74. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
73. The General (1927)
72. Apocalypse Now (1979)
71. Once (2007)
70. Gattaca (1997)
69. L'Enfant (2005)
68. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
67. The Red Shoes (1948)
66. Cache (2005)
65. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
64. The Birds (1963)
63. Manhattan (1979)
62. Jackie Brown (1997)
61. His Girl Friday (1940)
60. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
59. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
58. Psycho (1960)
57. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
56. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
55. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
54. Vertigo (1958)
53. The Graduate (1967)
52. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
51. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
50. Double Indemnity (1944)
49. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
48. The Great Escape (1963)
47. Atonement (2007)
46. Taxi Driver (1976)
45. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
44. On the Waterfront (1954)
43. Naked (1993)
42. Citizen Kane (1941)
41. Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
40. The Godfather (1972)
39. Schindler's List (1993)
38. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
37. Seven Samurai (1954)
36. L.A. Confidential (1997)
35. Notorious (1946)
34. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
33. Dial M for Murder (1954)
32. The Thin Red Line (1998)
31. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
30. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
29. All the President's Men (1976)
28. Casino (1995)
27. The Decalogue (1989)
26. Spirited Away (2002)
25. Before Sunset (2004)
24. Winter Light (1962)
23. The Deer Hunter (1978)
22. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
21. Three Colors: White (1994)
20. Hugo (2011)
19. M (1931)
18. Rear Window (1954)
17. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
16. City Lights (1931)
15. Metropolis (1927)
14. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
13. Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
12. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
11. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
10. The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
9. Blade Runner (Director's Cut) (1982)
8. Persona (1966)
7. Three Colors: Red (1994)
6. Rio Bravo (1959)
5. Casablanca (1943)
4. The Seventh Seal (1957)
3. The French Connection (1971)
2. Three Colors: Blue (1993)
1. The Apartment (1960)
That's quite a lot of change! Nice to see The Decalogue (1989) so high up. I considered Chungking Express for my top 100. Can't argue with adding The Tree of Life & Wild Strawberries ! I saw Rashomon recently, and while it is great story device, I wouldn't have it in top 100 either. Adding The Set-Up to my watchlist.
ReplyDeleteIf you loved Mona Lisa (1986), you should check out The Long Good Friday (1980), which is also in Criterion Collection, and Bob Hoskins' breakthrough performance.
Yeah, it's actually the same amount of new films that I added in October. My list is always changing, except the top 5-8 are pretty solid right now. :) Hope you like The Set-Up. It's an interesting film noir told in real time about an aging boxer who is supposed to throw a big fight.
DeleteI've had The Long Good Friday on my watchlist for a while, so I need to give it a look soon.
This APARTMENT is much better:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwapQhrZ-D0
http://onedeadfish.blogspot.com/2008/11/whatever-happened-to-gilles-mimouni.html
I still haven't seen that film, but it's on my watchlist.
DeleteI see The Apartment still landed the top spot. ;-) I'll get around the watching it one of these days.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the fact that you've turned me on to so many fascinating movies that weren't on my radar, such as Eyes Wide Shut and the Three Colors Trilogy.
Haha. The top 5-8 picks are pretty solid, but I fluctuate on the rest. :) Take your time. Know you're busy. Hope all is going well with your projects and activities with your family.
DeleteThanks! I'm glad you like them. There are several films you've introduced me to that I'd never heard of either. Speaking of which, I finally watched Kes, and I loved it. It'll be present on my 1969 ballot on Friday. :)
I'm glad you liked Kes. Sarah introduced me to that one, and I feel it's tragically overlooked and underrated. Have you seen Sweet Sixteen?
DeleteLove the style of the film. Can't wait to check out more of Loach. I haven't seen Sweet Sixteen yet. It's on my watchlist though.
DeleteGreat stuff. Three Bergmans and two Kieslowskis recently added... I'll take it!
ReplyDeleteThanks man. 8 Bergmans and 7 Kieslowskis overall! :D
DeleteLOVE these:
ReplyDeleteThe Artist
The Apartment
Black Swan
Amelie
Lost in Translation
Once
Psycho
A Fish Called Wanda
Atonement
Taxi Driver
The Godfather
Overall, a great list!