A Year of Essential Cinema
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Inspired by the chronological charting of film, and the vast history of world cinema, as presented by Mark Cousin's superb 'A Story of Film: An Odyssey', I have decided to make 2012 the year where I finally get to watch those recognised classics and take a bite out of the canon.
Follow me as I take on the world of cinema from the silent era to the explosion of the talkies, through the golden age of Hollywood to the uprising of new wave cinema across Europe and worldwide, the uprising of the movie brats to the dawn of independent film making right through to the current digital boom.
This list will constantly be updated throughout the year.
January - 1895 - 1927
February - 1928 - 1936
March - 1937 - 1946
April - 1947 - 1954
May - 1955 - 1962
June - 1963 - 1967
July - 1968 - 1972
August - 1973 - 1979
September - 1980 - 1987
October - 1988 - 1995
November - 1996 - 2002
December - 2003 - Present
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163 new
Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
86 new
Forbidden Planet
1956, in 9 top lists Check -
235 new
Hugo
2011, in 6 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
100 new
Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
63 new
Red River
1948, in 16 top lists Check -
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Stagecoach
1939, in 21 top lists Check -
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Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
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To Have and Have Not
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
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Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
123 new
Xia nü
1971 — a.k.a. A Touch of Zen, in 15 top lists Check -
190 new
Zendegi va digar hich
1992 — a.k.a. And Life Goes On, in 10 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 6, 2012;