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Great Films by the Decades:

THE GENERAL  - 1926  B. KEATON

GRANDE ILLUSION -  1937  J. RENOIR
     (Best Foreign Film Ever!!!!)

GONE WITH THE WIND - 1939  V. FLEMING
WIZARD OF  OZ    -  1939  V. FLEMING, et al.
CASABLANCA -1939

THIEF OF BAGDAD - 1940
   Fave Fantasy Film Ever
PINOCCHIO -  1941
   Fave Animated Film
CHILDREN OF PARADISE -1945
  Fave French film of 40's
THE RED SHOES -1948
  Fave Ballet Film

LA STRADA - 1954 FELLINI
  Fave Italian Film
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE - 1955
  Fave High School Film
IT'S A DOG'S LIFE - 1955
  2nd Fave Dog Film
THE SEARCHERS - 1956
  Fave  Western
OLD YELLER - 1957
  Fave Dog Film

THE VIRGIN SPRING - 1960
  FAVE Bergman  Film
SUNDAYS & CYBELE - 1962
  Fave French Film in 60's
MY FAIR LADY - 1964
  Fave Musical Story

ALIEN  -  1979
  Scariest Film in 70's

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - 1980
RAGING BULL   - 1980
RAIDERS OF THE
   LOST ARK - 1981
RAINMAN   - 1988

UNFORGIVEN - 1992
SHAWSHANK
   REDEMPTION - 1994
FORREST GUMP - 1994
PULP FICTION  -    1994

   MORE TO COME...   Ken    

   

     To me, the Greatest Cowboy Films Ever Made:

THE SEARCHERS  - 1956   J. FORD
S H A N E          -  1953   G. STEVENS
UNFORGIVEN - 1992   C. EASTWOOD
HIGH  NOON   - 1952    F. ZINNEMAN
RIO BRAVO  - 1959       H.  HAWKS

MAN WHO SHOT
LIBERTY VALANCE - 1962  J. FORD
McCABE & MRS. MILLER - 1971  R. ALTMAN
THE GOOD,  THE BAD,
  THE UGLY        - 1966  S. LEONE
ONCE UPON A TIME
   IN THE WEST -  1968  S. LEONE
3:10 TO  YUMA -             D. DAVES

ALL THE WAY TILL 2018

 A LUGUBRIOUS LOOK AT DECADES OF GREAT FILMS:

BIRTH OF A NATION - 1915
SAFETY LAST  -  1923
THE GENERAL - 1926  KEATON
NAPOLEON  -  1927  ABEL GANCE
   (5 1/2 HR. CLASSIC)
METROPOLIS -1927

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT - 1930

"M"  -   1931
CITY LIGHTS - 1931  CHAPLIN
FRANKENSTEIN - 1931
TARZAN, THE APE MAN -1932
I WAS A FUGITIVE
  FROM A CHAIN GANG - 1932
SCARFACE -  1932
RED  DUST  - 1932
KING KONG -  1933
TARZAN AND HIS MATE - 1934
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT - 1934
39 STEPS  - 1935
GRANDE ILLUSION - 1937
LOST HORIZON  -  1937
THE GOOD EARTH - 1937
SNOW WHITE  - 1937
ROBIN HOOD - 1938
ALEXANDER NEVSKY - 1938
BRINGING UP BABY - 1938
GONE WITH THE WIND -  1939
GUNGA DIN -1939
GOODBYE, MR CHIPS - 1939
A CHUMP AT OXFORD - 1939
   Fave Laurel and Hardy Film
WIZARD OF OZ  - 1939
DARK VICTORY - 1939
WUTHERING HEIGHTS - 1939
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON - 1939
STAGECOACH - 1939
NINOTCHKA - 1939
BEAU GESTE  1939
LOVE AFFAIR - 1939
INTERMEZZO - 1939
OF MICE AND MEN - 1939
WE ARE NOT ALONE -1939

THIEF OF BAGDAD - 1940
HIS GIRL FRIDAY - 1940
FANTASIA  - 1940
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY - 1940
PINOCCHIO  -   1940
CITIZEN KANE - 1941
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY - 1941
DEVIL & DANIEL
   WEBSTER  -  1941
BAMBI    -  1942
CASABLANCA - 1942
I MARRIED A WITCH -1942
RANDOM HARVEST - 1942
LASSIE COME HOME - 1943
CHILDREN OF PARADISE - 1945
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE -  1946
ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER - 1946
DARK PASSAGE -  1947
BICYCLE THIEF - 1948
THE RED SHOES - 1948
SO DEAR TO MY HEART - 1948
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON - 1949
THE THIRD MAN  - 1949
WHITE HEAT -  1949

ALL ABOUT EVE - 1950
RASHOMON  -  1950
ORPHEUS    -     1950
SHOWBOAT - 1951
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - 1951
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - 1951
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN -1952
WAGES OF FEAR - 1952
HIGH  NOON  -  1952
THE QUIET MAN -1952
THE CRIMSON PIRATE - 1952
SHANE  -  1953
WAGES OF FEAR - 1953
LA STRADA - 1954
7 SAMURAI  - 1954
ON THE WATERFRONT - 1954
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE - 1955
DIABOLIQUE -  1955
IT'S A DOG'S LIFE aka
  THE BAR SINISTER - 1955
RIFIFI   -   1955
THE SEARCHERS - 1956
LUST FOR LIFE - 1956
WILD STRAWBERRIES - 1957
PATHS OF GLORY - 1957
3:10 TO YUMA -  1957
BRIDGE ON THE
   RIVER KWAI -  1957
OLD YELLER  - 1957
VERTIGO  - 1958
SOME LIKE IT HOT - 1959
NORTH BY NORTHWEST - 1959
400  BLOWS -  1959
BLACK ORPHEUS - 1959
BALLAD OF A SOLDIER - 1959

THE VIRGIN SPRING -  1960
PSYCHO  -    1960
YOJIMBO -  1961
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - 1962
SUNDAYS & CYBELE -   1962
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - 1962
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - 1963
HIGH AND LOW  -  1963
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - 1964
UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG - 1964
MY FAIR LADY  -  1964
DR. STRANGELOVE - 1964
DR.  ZHIVAGO  - 1965
THE GOOD, BAD AND
   THE  UGLY -  1966
BONNIE & CLYDE - 1967
BULLITT - 1968
THE GRADUATE - 1967
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - 1968
IF  -  1969
EASY RIDER - 1969
ONCE UPON A TIME
   IN THE WEST -  1969
THEY SHOOT HORSES,
    DON'T THEY? -1969

M A S H  -  1970
FIVE EASY PIECES - 1970
LITTLE BIG MAN  - 1970
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE - 1971
BANANAS  -    1971
DIRTY HARRY - 1971
LAST PICTURE SHOW -1971
THE FRENCH CONNECTION - 1971
THE GODFATHER -  1972
DELIVERANCE  - 1972
THE EXORCIST - 1973
MEAN STREETS - 1973
PAPILLON   -       1973
LAST DETAIL - 1973
THE STING  -    1973
GODFATHER II - 1974
CHINATOWN  - 1974
JAWS  -  1975
ONE FLEW OVER THE
   CUCKOO'S NEST - 1975
ROCKY HORROR
   PICTURE SHOW - 1975
DERZU UZALA - 1975
TAXI  DRIVER  - 1976
ROCKY   -  1976
CARRIE  - 1976
ANNIE HALL - 1977
STAR  WARS - 1977
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF
  THE 3RD KIND - 1977
THE DEER HUNTER - 1978
ALIEN  -  1979
APOCALYPSE NOW - 1979
KRAMER VS. KRAMER - 1979

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - 1980
RAGING BULL  -1980
MOSCOW DOES NOT BELIEVE
   IN TEARS -1980
RAIDERS OF THE
   LOST  ARK -  1981
BLADERUNNER - 1982
E.T.    -     1982
SCARFACE -  1983
AMADEUS - 1984
ONCE UPON A TIME
   IN AMERICA  -  1984
PLATOON  - 1986
CINEMA PARADISO - 1988
RAINMAN  -  1988
FIELD OF DREAMS -1989

GOODFELLAS  - 1990
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - 1991
UNFORGIVEN  - 1992
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT - 1992
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION - 1994
PULP FICTION  - 1994
FORREST GUMP - 1994
THE USUAL SUSPECTS - 1995
TITANIC  - 1997
SAVING PVT. RYAN -1998
THE BIG LEBOWSKY - 1998

AMORES PERROS - 2000
GLADIATOR  -  2000
CROUCHING TIGER,
   HIDDEN DRAGON - 2000
LORD OF RINGS - 2001-'03 Trilogy
AMELIE - 2001
Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN - 2001
SPIRITED AWAY - 2001
CITY OF GOD - 2002
HERO - 2002
THE PIANIST - 2002
HOWL'S MAGIC CASTLE -2002
LORD OF THE RINGS - 2003
SHAUN OF THE DEAD - 2004
MILLION DOLLAR BABY - 2004
KILL BILL - 2003 & 2004
MYSTERIOUS SKIN 2005
BABEL - 2006
APOCALYPTO - 2006
LIVES OF OTHERS - 2006
PAN'S LABYRINTH - 2006
NO COUNTRY FOR
   OLD MEN  -  2007
RATATOUILLE - 2007
ONCE  -  2007
WALL-E - 2008
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - 2008
IN BRUGES - 2008
UP  -      2009
THE HURT LOCKER - 2009
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS -  2009
AVATAR  - 2009
GIRL WHO KICKED THE
   HORNET'S NEST - 2009

TOY STORY 3 -  2010
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - 2010
GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - 2011
LIFE OF PI -  2012
AMOUR  -     2012
END OF WATCH - 2012
RUST & BONE - 2012
FLIGHT  -  2012
FROZEN  - 2013
SHORT TERM 12 - 2013
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN - 2013
WHIPLASH  - 2014
AMERICAN SNIPER - 2014
UNDER THE SKIN -2014
THE REVENANT - 2015
SICARIO  -  2015
HATEFUL 8 - 2015
HELL OR HIGH WATER - 2016
THE SALESMAN - 2016
DARKEST HOUR - 2017
SHAPE OF WATER -2017
ROMAN J. ISRAEL - 2017
COCO  -  2017

GREEN BOOK - 2018
NEVER LOOK AWAY - 2018
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - 2018
A STAR IS BORN (4) -  2018
SPIDERMAN   -  2018
 in the SpiderVerse

A Must-See German Epic !!!!

  Okay.  Now we have the second GREAT Film of this year 2018.  The first was
GREEN BOOK, with its humor which changes to a serious statement in its
second half.
   When I first heard about this film, a friend said, "It is three hours long, but
you will never forget it when you see it.  Go!"
   My friend was right.  My eyes were glued to the screen from the first flicker
of film.  The title:  NEVER LOOK AWAY.  The German Title was
WERK OHNE AUTOR (basically, a story without an author).
   This work of Art cover three decades of German History.  It follows a
boy from Youth to Manhood.
   Spoiler Alert: IF you do not wish to know how I categorized this
film,  stop reading right now and run to a Laemmle Theater to see it.
   It begins in Hitler's time where the boy's nanny (a beautiful Sashia
Rosendahl) is executed.
  Next, the older boy goes to school and falls in love.  Lots of lovely
Nudity.  Great Acting.  The gorgeous girl is played by  Paula Beer.
   Last, the Paintings by the young protagonist (played by Tom
Schilling)... where the girl's father (a ferocious Sebastian Koch)
tries to sabotage the love of his daughter for this "artist."
   It was beautifully shot by Caleb Deschanel (out of "our"
University of Southern California).
   The Director of this incredible film:  Florian H. Von Donnersmarck.
A few years back, he won an Oscar for his film THE LIVES OF
OTHERS.
    He will never have to make another film (but of course he will).
Treat yourself to a great Feature film:  NEVER LOOK AWAY.

  CREED II:  Best 'Rocky' film in a long time.  Well-cut and Directed.
Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson have a baby.  He  boxes.
Super boxing matches.  Great denouement.  No one better than
Stallone.  Felicia Rashad (mother) comes close.
   Definitely worth seeing.
   Forgot to write...   Dolph Lundgren is great as father of
killer-boxer.  Father and Son antagonists were scary.

ROMA (a small town in Mexico)

  ROMA is directed by Alfonso Cuaron, a well-established Director.  Basically, the maid
in charge of  3 boys and 1 girl  is the focal point of this picture.  There is a pregnancy, then
a dead baby amidst the slowness of the story.  There are great crowd scenes as the film
picks up its pace gradually.  There is a Super Long "take" at the beach... one shot where
the maid saves two kids... and she does not know how to swim.  That one long take
saves the picture.  Incredible.  It will be nominated for an Oscar; it may win, but
don't count on it.  Flip a coin.  50-50 chance of winning.
   By the way, if this is part of Cuaron's "young life,"  which one is he?