From last Friday’s Comments Forum, here’s a list of all the movies from those that that readers selected as their favorites, with my choices added to the mix. (Some films were listed as favorites by more than one reader.) I will post clips or trailers from the films throughout the week.
2001
Alien
Aliens
All the President’s Men
Avatar
Batman (latest series)
The Bicycle Thief
Birth of A Nation
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Bringing Up Baby
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dark City
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Dead Poet’s Society
The Departed
La Dolce Vita
Dr. No
ET
Exorcist
Fountainhead
Frankenstein (1931)
Godfather
Godzilla (1954)
Gone with the Wind
Gorgo
Graduate
Henry V (1989)
High Noon
The Hills Have Eyes
His Girl Friday
Independence Day
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Ishtar (!)
Jaws
Jazz Singer
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (2005)
Lord of the Rings
Night of the Living Dead
North by Northwest
Nosferatu (original film)
Patton
Psycho
Rosemary’s Baby
Seven Samurai
Seventh Seal
Snow White
Star Trek
Star Wars, Episode IV
Star Wars, Episode V
Superman/Superman II (1978, 1980)
Taxi Driver
The Thing
Titanic
To Kill a Mockingbird
Wizard of Oz
This is a solid list (Ishtar not withstanding). (The final set of suggestions, sent on Sunday, included some great films without which the full list wouldn’t have been the same.) Many thanks to all — much appreciated.