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Roger Ebert's Annual Top Ten Lists
Favs/dislikes: 108:2. Every year since 1967 the famed film critic Roger Ebert has released a list of his ten favorite films of the year. In some recent years he has divided up the lists, making separate top tens (or twenties) for documentaries and foreign-language films. I've included all the lists here. -
Jonathan Rosenbaum's List-o-Mania Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love American Movies
Favs/dislikes: 68:0. Critic Jonathan Rosenbaum provides an alternative list to the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list. -
Jonathan Rosenbaum's 100 Favorite Films
Favs/dislikes: 55:0. The 100 favorite films of film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum. All of these appear on his extended top 1000, but for those looking for a more manageable list of his biggest recommendations, here it is. -
Dictionary of Films from Jacques Lourcelles
Favs/dislikes: 52:0. 1508 movies up to year 1992. Movies from every part of the world selected and analyzed by Jacques Lourcelles, a french cinema critic. A lot of movies (mostly french) you won't find on any other lists -
Jean-Luc Godard's Top Ten Lists 1956-1965
Favs/dislikes: 44:0. Each year's top 10 lists between 1956-1965 that been published in Cahiers du Cinema when Godard worked there as a movie critic, plus "Ten Best American Sound Films" and "Six Best French Films since the Liberation" lists. In 1962, Godard included his own film "Vivre sa Vie", the only movie by Godard in this list, in his top ten list as number six. -
Kim Newman's Nightmare Movies
Favs/dislikes: 39:1. This list contains all movies mentioned in Kim Newman's "Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s"; an encycopaedic critical reference guide to modern horror, taking Night of the Living Dead (1968) as its starting point, and continuing to the publication date of the second edition in 2011. While chiefly concerned with the evolution of the horror film, the book will occasionally mention non-horror to compare and contrast. #1-119: Chapter 1 - Shoot 'Em in the Head! or The Birth of the Hate Generation #120-273: Chapter 2 - The Indian Summer of the British Horror Film #274-396: Chapter 3 - The Changing Face of Classical Gothic: #397-563: Chapter 4 - Devil Movies or: "If the mousse tastes chalky, don't eat it." #564-687: Chapter 5 - Deep in the Heart of Texas or: The Down-Home, Up-Country, Multi-Implement Massacre Movie #688-1245: Chapter 6 - Paranoia Paradise or: Five Things to Worry About #1246-1460: Chapter 7 - Tales of Ordinary Madness or: The Close-Up Crazies #1461-1595: Chapter 8 - Auteurs #1596-1764: Chapter 9 - The Weirdo Horror Film or: Cult, Kitsch, Camp, Sick, Punk and Pornography #1765-1889: Chapter 10 - Psycho Movies or: "I didn't Raise my Girl to be a Severed Head" #1890-1977: Chapter 11 - Ghost Stories #1978-2162: Chapter 12 - Return to the past #2163-2331: Chapter 13 - Cannibal Zombie Gut-Crunchers - Italian Style! #2332-2398: Chapter 14 - Fun with the Living Dead #2399-2428: Postscript: The Post-Modern Horror Film #2429-2723: Chapter 2.1 - The Lecter Variations #2724-3133: Chapter 2.2 - Vampires and Other Stereotypes #3134-3604: Chapter 2.3 - Scream and Scream Again: Franchises, Post-Modernism, Remakes #3605-3973: Chapter 2.4 - At First Just Ghostly #3974-4151: Chapter 2.5 - Virtual Realities and Imaginary Friends #4152-4351: Chapter 2.6 - Why Are Your Doing This to Me? #4352-4439: Chapter 2.7 - More Auteurs #4440-4720: Chapter 2.8 - Zombie Apocalypse Now! #4721-4725: Postscript: There will still be blood -
Ebert's Original 100 Great Movies
Favs/dislikes: 30:0. Below is a subset of Roger Ebert's list of great films containing only those in his book "The Great Movies", published in 2002. The Apu Trilogy, Decalogue, and Up Documentaries are all broken out separately, hence more than 100 listings. An excerpt from Ebert's introduction to the book: "They are not 'the' 100 greatest films of all time, because all lists of great movies are a foolish attempt to codify works which must stand alone. But it's fair to say: If you want to make a tour of the landmarks of the first century of cinema, start here." -
Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide.
Favs/dislikes: 21:0. From the Silent Era Through 1965. All 3, 3.5 et 4 stars ratings. Second Edition -
The Ultimate 50 Horror Movies
Favs/dislikes: 20:1. As voted for by followers of TheUndeadCritic.co.uk -
Dave Kehr's Annual Top Ten Lists
Favs/dislikes: 18:0. Film critic Dave Kehr's annual top ten lists since 1974. -
Ebert's Great Movies III
Favs/dislikes: 17:0. Below is a subset of Roger Ebert's list of great films containing only those in his book "The Great Movies III", published in 2010. An excerpt from Ebert's introduction to the book: "I believe great movies are a civilizing force. They allow us to empathize with those whose lives are different than our own. I like to say they open windows in our box of space and time. Here's a third book filled with windows." -
Leonard Maltin's Must-See Movies 2011 - 365 reviews and recommendations
Favs/dislikes: 15:1. "Leonard Maltin's Must See Movies 2011 features a full year's worth of great films, each and every one of which Leonard Maltin would personally recommend to anyone. From classics to indies, slapstick comedies to documentaries, family films to edgier fare - no genre is unexplored. Cast and director information accompanies Mr. Maltin's incisive and witty capsule reviews, and every film is available on DVD. Coming from the worlds of Hollywood, independent cinema, and abroad, these 365 films promise inspiration and entertainment for the year ahead, making them truly must-see movies." -
The Big Screen - The Story of the Movies (2012) - David Thomson
Favs/dislikes: 14:0. All films mentioned in Thomson's book. + "Band of Brothers", "Berlin Alexanderplatz", "Boardwalk Empire", "Brideshead Revisited", "Deadwood", "Dexter", "Downtown Abbey", "I Love Lucy", "John Adams", "Mad Men", "Mission: Impossible", "Monty Python's Flying Circus", "Perry Mason", "Rawhide", "Sex and the City", "Six Feet Under", "The Sopranos", "Starsky and Hutch", "Star Trek", "True Blood", "24", "Twin Peaks", "The Wire", "The World at War" and "You Bet Your Life" among other TV-(mini)series. Also included are "Cathy Come Home" and "The Century of the Self". ISBN: 978-0-374-53413-4 -
Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (Nominees)
Favs/dislikes: 13:0. On May 23, 2004, TIME Magazine published online their list of "100 estimable films since TIME began, with the March 3, 1923 issue." Critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel collaborated on the list, and their original 100 films comprise selections 1-106 below. TIME subsequently added 20 more titles in February of 2005, and they are included in titles 107-134. In the process of making the original list, Corliss and Schickel had each started with a list of over 100 nominees. Of the 36 films on both lists, 31 made the original cut. Of the remaining five, one (All About My Mother) was included in the '05 addendum while the other four are items 135-138 below. Entries 139-234 represent the remaining nominees. -
Top10ner’s Critic Edition: 500 'Greatest' Movies of All Time
Favs/dislikes: 13:0. Combined the Critic ratings from Rotten Tomatoes (Average Rating & Tomatometer), Metacritic and Letterboxd, and then weighted and tweaked the results with general film data from IMDb and iCheckMovies (incl. Official Top Lists) to reveal the 500 Movies that the Critics love. -
The Hollywood Romantic Comedy
Favs/dislikes: 12:0. From the book by Leger Grindon (2011). The filmography is arranged by a chronological progression of themes: Transition to Sound (1930-1933) Screwball (1934-1942) World war II and the Homefront (1942-1946) Post-War: Melancholy and Reconciliation (1947-1953) The Comedies of Seduction: The Playboy, the Gold Digger, and the Virgin (1953-1966) The transition through the counter-culture (1967-1976) Nervous Romance (1977-1987) Reaffirmation of Romance (1986-1996) Grotesque and Ambivalent (1997-present) -
Ebert's Great Movies IV
Favs/dislikes: 11:0. Below is a subset of Roger Ebert's list of great films containing those not covered by books I, II, or III. May he rest in peace. -
Jean-Louis Bory. French Critic
Favs/dislikes: 8:0. Jean-Louis Bory, the famously french movie critic. Critics from 1961 to 1979. From his 8 books : Des yeux pour voir, La nuit complice, Ombre vive, L'écran fertile, La lumière écrit, L'obstacle et la gerbe, Rectangle multiple, Dernières chroniques cinématographiques -
The Most Influental Films Ever Made
Favs/dislikes: 7:0. These were listed by Total Film magazine as the most influential movies ever made in their May 2009 Issue. It covers a broad range of landmark movies from every decade and from every genre. -
UndeadCritic | Top 25 Horror Movies
Favs/dislikes: 7:0. My personal favourite 25 horror movies. The lower portion of this list changes frequently. -
Paste's 50 Best Samurai Films of All Time
Favs/dislikes: 6:0. What is it about the samurai that captivates Westerners? The armor and swords, the reverent attitude and the reputation for supreme competence in warfare are all pretty impressive, but they don’t get to the heart of it. I believe it might be that at the core of every samurai is the code of bushido, the feudal Japanese equivalent of chivalry, with its one edict above all else: If the time should call for it, protect your lord with your life. That self-abnegation in service of something greater than oneself is the question at the heart of the works of generation after generation of directors as they revisit the samurai film. And it’s why we’re so excited to present Paste’s list of the 50 Best Samurai Films of All Time. This is a broad genre, just from a the standpoint of how much history falls within it. The American Western falls more or less within the bounds of the 19th Century, yet samurai films offer centuries of warfare, palace intrigue and a drawn-out end of an era for the history and film buff to chew on. Samurai flicks really have something for everyone. Fans of period pieces will love the intricate set design, costuming and portrayals of towering historical figures in the midst of epic conflict. If operatic drama is more your speed, you can sit back and watch committed actors dine upon lavish scenery. Action junkies get to watch riveting combat with cool-looking swords. And fans of film history in general will delight in tracing the lineage of some of the West’s cinematic touchstones to their forebears in the East, as well as some stellar Eastern adaptations of Western canon. It is with solemn bushido reverence that I invite you to join us as we dive into 50 films that exemplify this mightiest of genres. We’ve formed this list with a careful eye toward the classic jidaigeki (Age of Civil War period piece) and chambara (swordfighting) films that typify the genre in Japan, but also to some of the weird and subversive outliers that challenge audience expectations or the mythic idea of the samurai code. And because this genre is so deeply steeped in the history of its homeland, we’ve also arranged this list in a loose sort of historical chronological order and added some context that might help clarify the settings of some of the movies. In the interest of keeping things tight, we’ve excluded anime entries, but for a definitive list that includes some animated samurai action, check out Paste’s 100 Best Anime Films. Published August 2017 -
Silver Screen Riot's The 100 Greatest Horror Films of the 2010s (2019)
Favs/dislikes: 6:0. Compiled by Matt Oakes. A ranked list of the greatest horror films released in the 2010s. -
Slant Magazine's The 100 Best Westerns of All Time
Favs/dislikes: 6:0. -
Charles Bramesco's Colors of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes
Favs/dislikes: 5:0. Taking you from the earliest feature films to today, Colours of Film introduces 50 iconic movies and explains the pivotal role that colour played in their success. The use of colour is an essential part of film. It has the power to evoke powerful emotions, provide subtle psychological symbolism and act as a narrative device. In Colours of Film, film critic Charles Bramesco introduces an element of cinema that is often overlooked, yet has been used in extraordinary ways. Using infographic colour palettes, and stills from the movies, this is a lively and fresh approach to film for cinema-goers and colour lovers alike. He also explores in fascinating detail how the development of technologies have shaped the course of modern cinema, from how the feud between Kodak and Fujifilm shaped the colour palettes of the 20th Century's greatest filmakers, to how the advent of computer technology is creating a digital wonderland for modern directors in which anything is possible. Filled with sparkling insights and fascinating accounts from the history of cinema, Colours of Film is an indispensable guide to one of the most important visual elements in the medium of film. I. Over the Rainbow: Post-facto Colorization (1-11) II. Unbound Imaginations: Kodak & Fujifilm (12-24) III. Making a Statement: Color Theory (25-41)* IV. Digital Wonderlands: The Color TV (42-52) *Three Colors Trilogy is considered one entry, thus 52 movies. -
Horror Movies: An Illustrated Survey
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. The filmography of the 1968 book by Carlos Clarens. Also known as "An Illustrated History of the Horror Film", this was a seminal academic study of horror films, one of the first critical studies to take the genre seriously.
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