| 9.50 |
American Beauty |
1999 |
MENDES, Sam |
SPACEY, Kevin; BENING, Annette; BIRCH, Thora; BENTLEY, Wes; SUVARI, Mena; GALLAGHER, Peter; COOPER (I), Chris |
Mesmerizing in its perfection - performances, story, direction, courage |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0169547 |
Yes |
5 |
| 9.50 |
Ararat |
2002 |
EGOYAN, Atom |
ALPAY, David; KHANJIAN, Arsinéel; PLUMMER, Christopher; |
Awsome - Perhaps Egoyan's best, and that's saying a lot. Intricate as always. Totally beautiful and thoughtful. |
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0273435/ |
Yes |
1 |
| 8.25 |
Big Chill, The |
0 |
KASDAN, Lawrence |
BERRINGER, Tom; CLOSE, Glenn; GOLDBLUM, Jeff; HURT, William; KLINE, Kevin; PLACE, Mary Kay; TILLY, Meg; WILLIAMS, JoBeth |
Fantastically well-made and even more believable. Essenital viewing |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0085244 |
Yes |
3 |
| 9.25 |
Big Night |
1996 |
TUCCI, Stanley; SCOTT, Campbell |
Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm, Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini, Allison Janney, Campbell Scott, Marc Anthony |
One of the most nearly perfect films made in the U.S. Perfect textures and tension. (Eat well before or after!) |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0115678 |
Yes |
2 |
| 8.50 |
Bull Durham |
1988 |
SHELTON, Ron |
Susan Sarandon, Kevin Kostner, Tim Robbins |
Works well second time! Funny, moving, well done. Costner's best. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0094812 |
Yes |
2 |
| 8.75 |
Calendar |
1993 |
EGOYAN, Atom |
Atom Egoyan, KHANJIAN, Arsinee, ADAMIAN, Ashot |
Unusual cyclic film of loser Armenian photographer's lost love, pay-for-dates, and beautiful ruined churches |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0106504 |
Yes |
2 |
| 8.75 |
Casablanca |
1942 |
CURTIZ, Michael |
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Heinreid, Konrad Veidt, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lore, Conrad Veidt, Dooley Wilson |
Unbeatable romance, intrigue. part corny, but highly sentimental |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0034583 |
Yes |
5 |
| 8.00 |
Chicken Run |
2000 |
LORD (I), Peter; PARK, Nick |
GIBSON, Mel; RICHARDSON, Miranda |
Excelent - cleaver parallels with POW camps, very good for grown-ups and children alike. The 'acting' is wonderful! |
http://us.imdb.com/Details?0120630 |
Yes |
2 |
| 8.75 |
Fargo |
1996 |
Joel Coen |
Frances McDormand, Steve Biscemi |
excelent direction, nice twists on cliches |
|
Yes |
3 |
| 9.00 |
Greed |
1925 |
VON STOHEIM, Erich |
Gibson Gowland, Jean Hersholt, Zasu Pitts, Chester Conklin, Dale Fuller |
Fabulous depressing, detailed silent movie. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0015881 |
Yes |
1 |
| 8.50 |
Hope and Glory |
1987 |
BOORMAN, John |
Sarah Miles, Derrick O'Connor, Sammi Davis, Sebastian Rice-Edwards, Annie Leon, David Hagman, Susal Cuoalridge, Ian Bannan, Jean-Marc Barr, Charley Boorman |
wonderful atmosphere, performances. V. believable characters. apparently v. authentic |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0093209 |
Yes |
2 |
| 8.75 |
Howards End |
1991 |
IVORY, James |
Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thomas, Helena Bonham-Carter, Vannessa Redgrave |
Wonderful, uniformly supurb acting, TRAINS!, scenary, photography, class consciences, etc. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0104454 |
Yes |
1 |
| 8.50 |
Immortal Beloved |
1994 |
ROSE, Bernard |
Gary Oldman, Isabella Rosellini, Jeroin Krabbe, Valeria Gollino |
Beautiful. Some parts uselessly confusing, and some dialogue difficult to understand. Tragic love story. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0110116 |
Yes |
2 |
| 8.75 |
Independence Day [1982, NOT 1996!] |
1983 |
MANDEL, Robert |
David Kieth, Diedie Weist, Kathleen Quinlan |
Excellent portrayals (weak ending) |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0085724 |
Yes |
1 |
| 7.75 |
Kansas City |
1996 |
ALTMAN, Robert |
Jennifer Jason Leight, Miranda Richardson, Dermot Mulroney, Michael Murphy, Harry Belafonte, Steve Buscemi |
Wonderful, especially the womens' roles and performances |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0116745 |
Yes |
1 |
| 9.25 |
Manchurian Candidate, The |
2004 |
DEMME, Jonathon |
WASHINGTON, Denzel; STREEP, Meryl |
An unusually good re-make of an outstanding original |
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0368008/ |
Yes |
3 |
| 8.00 |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
1974 |
GILLIAM, Terry; JONES, Terry |
CHAPMAN, Graham; CLEESE, John; JONES, Terry; IDLE, Eric; PALLIN, Michael |
Classic. So many hilarious skits. Seems to survive re-viewing and test of time better than 'Brian' |
http://us.imdb.com/Details?0079470 |
Yes |
12 |
| 7.50 |
Monty Python's Life of Brian |
1979 |
JONES, Terry |
John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones |
Great slapstick and satire |
http://us.imdb.com/Details?0071853 |
Yes |
10 |
| 9.50 |
Once were Warriors |
1994 |
TAMAHORI, Lee |
Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga |
Amazingly well made view and explanation of brutal urban Mauri life. Every moment contributes. (Brutal violence) |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0110729 |
Yes |
2 |
| 9.00 |
Pulp Fiction |
1994 |
TARENTINO, Quenten |
John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Quenten T., Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Amanda Plummer, etc. |
(Upon reflection SUPERB!) But made me laugh at repugnant violence. All performances, direction great. Most thought provoking film in a long while. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0110912 |
Yes |
4 |
| 8.75 |
Red Violin, The |
1998 |
GIRARD, Francois |
JACKSON, Samuel L; McKellar, Non; SATCHI, Greta |
Exquisit and cleverly designed film - Tarentino-esque editing. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0120802 |
Yes |
2 |
| 9.00 |
Sling Blade |
1996 |
THORNTON, Billy Bob |
THORNTON, Billy Bob; YOAKAM, Dwight; WALSH, J.T.; RITTER, John; BLACK (II), Lucas; CANERDAY, Natalie (DUVALL, Robert; JARMUSCH, Jim) |
Awesome ensemble, script, direction, filming, everything. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0117666 |
Yes |
1 |
| 8.25 |
Soldier's Story, A |
1984 |
JEWISON, Norman |
Denzel Washington, Aldolf Caesar, ROLLINS, JR., Howard; EVENS, Art |
Superb story. Effective messages about black WW2 soldiers. Imperfect otherwise. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0088146 |
Yes |
2 |
| 8.75 |
Tous les matins du monde |
1991 |
CORNEAU, Alain |
Gerard Depardieu, Guilliome Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Merielle |
Stunningly beautiful, better than Amadeus. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0103110 |
Yes |
2 |
| 8.75 |
Trainspotting |
1996 |
BOYLE, Danny |
Ewen McGregor, Ewen Bremmer, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly MacDonald, Peter Mullan, James Cosmo, Eileen Nicholas, Susan Vidler, Pauline Lynch |
Fantastic all ways round. One of the very best. Masterpiece withstands repeated viewing |
http://us.imdb.com/M/title-substring?title=trainspotting&type=substring |
Yes |
4 |
| 9.25 |
William Shakespere's Romeo + Juliet |
1996 |
LUHRMAN, Baz |
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Pete Postlethwaite |
Awsome present-day setting. Terrific insertion of scenes into gangsta culture. Better than Zerffereli's, for acting, direction, but especially design. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0117509 |
Yes |
3 |