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OFCS's Top 100 Animated Features of All Time
Favs/dislikes: 159:13. 138 reviewers of the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS), the international association of the leading Internet-based cinema journalists, selected the Top 100 Animated Features of All Time. The lsit was compiled from a reminder list of more than 350 feature films (not including animated short films), spanning the years from the 1926 silent film The Adventures of Prince Achmed to recent release Treasure Planet. [url=http://ofcs.org/ofcs-top-100-top-100-animated-features/]Source[/url] -
Anthology Film Archives's Essential Cinema
Favs/dislikes: 88:6. A very special series of films screened on a repertory basis, the Essential Cinema Repertory collection consists of programs of shorts and hundreds of features assembled in 1970-75 by Anthology’s Film Selection Committee – James Broughton, Ken Kelman, Peter Kubelka, P. Adams Sitney, and Jonas Mekas. It was an ambitious attempt to define the art of cinema. The project was never completed but even in its unfinished state the series provides an uncompromising critical overview of cinema’s history. The titles are still being screened under the brand of "Essential Cinema". Now and then additional titles are added to the collection. [url=http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/about/essential-cinema]Source[/url] -
BFI's 100 Animated Feature Films
Favs/dislikes: 172:5. This list is from Andrew Osmond's book [url=http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/info_17635.html]100 Animated Feature Films[/url] (2011). "Andrew Osmond provides an entertaining and illuminating guide to the endlessly diverse styles, cultures, and visions of the genre, with entires on 100 of the most interesting and important animated films from around the world, from the 1920s to the present day." [url=http://shop.bfi.org.uk/books/100-animated-feature-films-book.html#.Wgyw3GhSzIU]Source[/url] -
Cahiers du Cinéma's Annual Top 10 Lists
Favs/dislikes: 264:5. Cahiers du cinéma is an influential French film magazine founded in 1951. The magazine has picked its top ten films of the year, most years. Top ten films were not picked in the years 1952-1954, 1969-1980, and in the year 2003. Rankings can be viewed in my source list URL, or via the link provided in the comments section. In some cases, films tie for a certain spot in the yearly top 10; for example, 2012's #4 spot is tied between three films (consequently, there is no #5 or #6). Some directors definitely appear to be heavily preferred by those responsible for selecting the list. This list does not include the special "best of 1990s" and "best of 2000s" decade lists, though most of those twenty films are included here. (The exceptions are David Lynch's TV show Twin Peaks on the 1990s list, and Gus Van Sant's Elephant, Abdellatif Kechiche's The Secret of the Grain, and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds on the 2000s decade list.) Other anomalies: The TV show "24" tied for the #10 spot in 2002, along with Gus Van Sant's Gerry. Gerry also tied for #6 on the 2004 list. A TV episode "Travolta et moi" (dir. Patricia Mazuy) from the show "Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge..." was selected as #6 in 1994. Claire Denis' episode "US Go Home" from the same series rated #9 in 1994. Raul Ruiz's Les trois couronnes du matelot (Three Crowns of the Sailor) tied for #7 in 1983 and tied for #8 in 1982. 1968's #4 spot for Histoires extraordinaires is specifically for Federico Fellini's segment "Toby Damnit." 1965's #4 spot for Paris vu par... is specifically for the Jean Rouch episode. 1959's #3 spot was claimed by Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible. Since Part II was released in 1958, it is possible that the award was for Part II, but since my sources didn't specify a part and both parts may have been shown together, I have included Parts I & II in the list. Love it or hate it, here it is... [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahiers_du_cin%C3%A9ma%27s_Annual_Top_10_Lists]Source[/url] -
100 All-Time Best Movies for History Buffs
Favs/dislikes: 56:4. History isn’t marked by years, but events. Being a history buff means looking at the way major ideas or happenings played out and how they had an effect on everything from politics to the economy. War, invention, discovery, love: the history of the world has been shaped by the way we deal with these things. The movies on this list are great ways to take a closer look at the moments that changed history. [b]NOTE[/b]: The list is constructed out of seven minor lists, as noted below: #01 - 13: Ancient History #14 - 29: Medieval Times #30 - 46: Exploration & Colonization #47 - 53: The American Revolution #54 - 68: The American Civil War #69 - 81: World War II #82 - 100: The 20th Century -
Eureka!'s The Masters of Cinema Series
Favs/dislikes: 188:4. The Masters of Cinema Series is a specially curated DVD collection of classic and world cinema using the finest available materials for home viewing. An ongoing collaboration between mastersofcinema.org and Eureka Entertainment, the MoC Series started in early 2004 and has so far included award-winning DVD editions of films by Carl Th. Dreyer, F. W. Murnau, Jean Renoir, Akira Kurosawa, John Ford, Masaki Kobayashi, Roberto Rossellini, Kaneto Shindo, Nicholas Ray, Satyajit Ray, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Peter Watkins, Sadao Yamanaka, Rene Laloux, Fritz Lang, Shohei Imamura, Vittorio De Sica and many more. MoC Series releases all come with extensive booklets, and where applicable, a host of extra features. [url=https://eurekavideo.co.uk/masters-of-cinema/#page-1]Source[/url] -
Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
Favs/dislikes: 285:4. This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria. The list is divided into 5 sections: I. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+narrative+films+2012/]Narrative Films[/url] [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+hollywood+genres+2012/mjf314/]Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)[/url] II. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+non-fiction+films+2012/]Non-Fiction Films[/url] III. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+animated+films+2012/mjf314/]Animated Films[/url] IV. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+experimentalslashavant-gardeslashunderground+films+2012/mjf314/]Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films[/url] V. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+single-channel+video+2012/mjf314/]Single-channel Video[/url] [url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416235509/https://ves.fas.harvard.edu/files/ves/files/fvs_suggested_viewing_2012.pdf]Source[/url] -
Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
Favs/dislikes: 327:4. The top films in the 2022 Sight and Sound Poll from the combined votes of 1639 critics and 480 directors. Contains films with 4 or more votes. In order by number of votes. [url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time]Source[/url] [url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time/all-voters]All Voters 2022[/url] [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11BGihZPt8niqlBCpnXEh3yCEe9jzes9uoi6GU690PqU/edit?usp=sharing[/url]Spreadsheet with all votes 2022[/url] [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/sight+and+sounds+the+greatest+films+of+all+time+critics/dolwphin/]Sight and Sound 2022 - Critics list[/url] [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/sight+and+sounds+directors+100+greatest+films+of+all+time/dolwphin/]Sight and Sound 2022 - Directors list[/url] -
The Criterion Collection
Favs/dislikes: 843:4. Since 1984, the Criterion Collection, has been dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements for a wider and wider audience. The foundation of the collection is the work of such masters of cinema as Kurosawa, Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky, Hitchcock, and Kubrick. Each film is presented uncut, in its original aspect ratio, as its maker intended it to be seen. [url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse?sort=spine_number&popular=criterion]Source[/url] -
Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films (2012)
Favs/dislikes: 105:3. This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria. The list is divided into 5 sections: I. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+narrative+films+2012/]Narrative Films[/url] [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+hollywood+genres+2012/mjf314/]Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)[/url] II. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+non-fiction+films+2012/]Non-Fiction Films[/url] III. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+animated+films+2012/mjf314/]Animated Films[/url] IV. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+experimentalslashavant-gardeslashunderground+films+2012/mjf314/]Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films[/url] V. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+single-channel+video+2012/mjf314/]Single-channel Video[/url] According to the list source, this section is incomplete (i.e. they're planning to expand it in the future). -
AFI 100 Years... 100 Movies Complete Nominations
Favs/dislikes: 9:2. Every film nominated for at least one of the American Film Institute's "100 Years... 100 Movies" lists that were televised annually from 1998 to 2008: 1998: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (400 films nominated) 2000: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs (500 films nominated) 2001: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills (400 films nominated) 2002: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions (400 films nominated) 2003: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (400 characters from 367 films nominated) 2004: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (400 songs from 348 films nominated) 2005: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes (400 quotes from 342 films nominated) 2006: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers (300 films nominated) 2007: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (400 films nominated) 2008: AFI's 10 Top 10 (488 total films nominated) Lists not included: 1999: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars 2005: AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores 2006: AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals Note: Two songs from "lost films" (Gold Diggers of Broadway and Little Johnny Jones, both from 1929) were nominated for the "100 Songs" list. These two films are not included on this list. Films listed chronologically. -
BFI's 100 European Horror Films
Favs/dislikes: 120:2. Part of the BFI Screen Gudes series, this book provides thoughtful analysis on one hundred European horror films from the silent era to the present day. This list is for those using the BFI publication as a viewing guide. [url=https://shop.bfi.org.uk/100-european-horror-films-book.html#.XoeVvogzY2w]Source[/url] -
BFI's 100 Science Fiction Films
Favs/dislikes: 115:2. "Since its explosion in the 1950s, science fiction has become one of the most popular film genres, with numerous dedicated fan conventions, academic conferences, websites, magazines, journals, book clubs, memorabilia and collectibles. Once relegated to B budget status, today's science fiction films are often blockbuster productions, featuring major stars. Despite its high profile, science fiction is notoriously difficult to define. In his introduction to 100 Science Fiction Films, Barry Keith Grant explains the genre's complexities, while also providing an overview of its history, suggesting that the cinema is an ideal medium for conveying the 'sense of wonder' that critics have argued is central to the genre. From Georges Melies's Le Voyage dans la lune (1902), to the blockbusters of the 1970s that dramatically changed Hollywood, to the major releases of the past few years, the films featured in this book represent a range of periods, countries and types (including alien invasion, space travel, time travel, apocalypse, monsters and anime), and cover the key directors and writers. 100 Science Fiction Films provides a lively and illuminating guide to the genre from the beginning of film history to the present, taking the reader on a comprehensive tour through the rich and varied alternate universe of sci-fi cinema." [url=http://shop.bfi.org.uk/100-science-fiction-films-book.html#.Wg3hHmhSzIU]Source[/url] -
I Am Curious, Film (History of a Scandinavian Cinema)
Favs/dislikes: 3:2. List of movies that was mentioned in BFI documentary project about nordic cinema -
Kino International
Favs/dislikes: 38:2. "Kino International was founded in 1977 as a theatrical distribution company specializing in classics and foreign language art films." -
Library of Congress's National Film Registry
Favs/dislikes: 161:2. The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board was established in 1988. Each year, 25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films" are preserved, to increase awareness for its preservation. To be eligible for inclusion, a film must be at least ten years old but it is not required to be feature-length, nor is it required to have been theatrically released. [url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/]Source[/url] -
The Criterion Collection's Eclipse Series
Favs/dislikes: 132:2. Eclipse from the Criterion Collection is a brand for a line of DVD film series released by the Criterion Collection. It debuted on March 27, 2007. The brand was created to produce budget-priced, high-quality DVD editions of hard-to-find films. The DVDs are released in boxed sets that typically contain between two to seven films across and focus on a specific film director. Future sets will also focus on themes. Typically, they are released monthly. In order to keep prices low, the films do not receive the same degree of remastering nor any of the special features that have became associated with Criterion Collection titles. [url=https://www.criterion.com/library/list_view?b=Eclipse&p=1&pp=all]Source[/url] -
100 foreign films, recommended by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for watch
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100 Silent Films (BFI Screen Guide)
Favs/dislikes: 40:1. "100 Silent Films provides an authoritative and accessible history of silent cinema through one hundred of its most interesting and significant films. As Bryony Dixon contends, silent cinema is not a genre; it is the first 35 years of film history, a complex negotiation between art and commerce and a union of creativity and technology. At its most grand – on the big screen with a full orchestral accompaniment – it is magnificent, permitting a depth of emotional engagement rarely found in other fields of cinema. Silent film was hugely popular in its day, and its success enabled the development of large-scale film production in the United States and Europe. It was the start of our fascination with the moving image as a disseminator of information and as mass entertainment with its consequent celebrity culture." -
AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Laughs: The Nominations
Favs/dislikes: 36:1. The American Film Institute’s original 2000 list of the 500 movies nominated for the top 100 Funniest American Movies of All Time. Films released in 1998 and prior were eligible. -
AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Passions: The Nominations
Favs/dislikes: 25:1. The American Film Institute’s original 2002 list of the 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Romantic American Movies of All Time. Films released in 2000 and prior were eligible. -
AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Songs
Favs/dislikes: 34:1. The American Film Institute revealed the Greatest Movie Songs of All Time in 2004. The 100 songs came from 91 movies total. Films released in 2002 and prior were eligible. -
AFI’s Top 10 Fantasy: The Nominations
Favs/dislikes: 23:1. The 50 Fantasy movies nominated for the American Film Institute’s 10 Top 10. Films released in 2006 and prior were eligible. -
AFI’s Top 10 Mystery: The Nominations
Favs/dislikes: 23:1. The 50 Mystery movies nominated for the American Film Institute’s 10 Top 10. Films released in 2006 and prior were eligible. -
AFI’s Top 10 Romantic Comedy: The Nominations
Favs/dislikes: 24:1. The 50 Romantic Comedy movies nominated for the American Film Institute’s 10 Top 10. Films released in 2006 and prior were eligible.
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