Archive for the ‘Films to see before you die’ category

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It’s not easy being a young genius, but it’s good to be a young genius

Amadeus by Milos Forman (1984) is an opulent, although somewhat inaccurate, biographical work about the moving, feverish life of the unique musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His incredible yet tormented genius as well as his lust for life and sensuality is set up against the backdrop of the mediocre Viennese royal court.

Published by admin on February 28th, 2009 at 01:02 pm
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If you can spoof a near-air catastrophe, you can spoof anything

Airplane (1980) from Jim Abrahams, David and Jerry Zucker is a hilarious spoof about the popular action air drama Airport from 1970. Filled with fast moving, slapstick gags and constant visual puns, it sets the stage and the standard for the many irreverent parodies (think The Naked Gun) yet to come.

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This is the low-budget high-style science fiction film that could

James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984), “his first” Terminator movie, sets the stage for The Terminator II, a watershed in technological breakthroughs which introduced computer generated animation into film in an unprecedented way. Here, too, a robotic killer comes from the future to kill a figure who will influence the outcome of the coming war between [...]

Published by admin on February 28th, 2009 at 01:02 pm
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This is the low-budget high-style science fiction film that could

James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984), “his first” Terminator movie, sets the stage for The Terminator II, a watershed in technological breakthroughs which introduced computer generated animation into film in an unprecedented way. Here, too, a robotic killer comes from the future to kill a figure who will influence the outcome of the coming war between [...]

Published by admin on February 28th, 2009 at 01:02 pm
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We’re still mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore

Sidney Lumet’s Network from 1976 is an acidic satire about ugly, abusive and debasing nature of network television in its all-important search for ratings. A news anchorman goes mad after being told he must be let go due to poor ratings, after twenty-five years on the job. Needless to say, he doesn’t take this sitting.

Published by admin on February 28th, 2009 at 01:02 pm
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I, like you, have grown accustomed to her face

One of the best loved musicals of all time, George Cukor’s My Fair Lady from 1964 is based upon George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion and a modern Cinderella piece filled with humor and grace. Eliza the guttersnipe charms the hearts of everyone she meets, the reserved and cold-hearted Henry Higgins who “created her” included.

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That’s the sexiest robot I’ve ever seen, silent film or not

Fritz Lang’s German Expressionistic classic Metropolis (1927) helped establish science fiction as a viable film genre. On opulent and highly imaginative film filled with the futuristic structures of a bizarre, class-stratified world, the story revolves around the intrigues of an evil robotic-like Maria who incites the oppressed working class to revolution and destruction.

Published by admin on February 28th, 2009 at 01:02 pm
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If this was the last picture show, I wonder what the first one was like?

Released in 1971, Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show is a moving, black and white classic about a troubled 1950s rural American town. Seemingly dying a slow, unavoidable death, the town’s characters, all suffering from some unspoken form of “coming of age” desperation, entangle themselves in sordid sexual affairs before growing apart and going their [...]

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With connections like this, you won’t need to speak French

When it comes to action-packed tough New York cop thrillers (based upon a true story, to boot), nothing beats the fast-paced chase scenes in William Friedkin’s French Connection from 1971. The elevated-railway scene elevating Gene Hackman to superstar status, this movie was a smash hit and still a thrill to watch.

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Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to the best musical in town

There aren’t many musicals which can live up to the popularity and success of Bob Fosse’s 1972 released Cabaret. One of the best known and longest established theater shows in the world, its Hollywood film counterpart is a festival of musical and acting talent. The film’s ten Academy Award nominations pretty much say it all.

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