The Fifty Greatest Cult Movies of All Time. Best Movies (of All-Time) 70.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) Logline: Dorothy and her dog Toto are swept away by a freak tornado to the land of OZ–a bright, colorful new world with the likes of wicked witches, talking scarecrows, lions, tigers, and of course, bears. To get home, she must trek to Emerald City—but not without the company of fantastical characters. Memorable Moments: The scene where the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) burns a house down, plus torches poor Scarecrow. Why People Love It: The Wizard of Oz has the same “reminiscence”-effect of E.T. and Stand By Me, especially on Generation Y’ers.
Best Quote: Dorothy (Judy Garland): “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Logline: Guido (who portrays the man (Fellini) who actually directs 8 1/2) is an accomplished director who’s trying to finally settle down. Memorable Moments: Near the introduction, Guido manifests a dream where he magically floats into the sky. 68. Logline: World War II: The Basterds (spearheaded by Lt. 67. 66. 65. 25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven’t Seen. Midnight in Paris Woody Allen’s latest places starving writer Owen Wilson in Paris with his fiancée, Rachel McAdams.
Searching for inspiration for his incomplete novel, Owen begins taking strolls around the city at night where he discovers an unexpected group of people. I wish I could be more specific, but it would ruin the surprise. Know that it is brilliant, witty and full of mystique. 92% on Rotten Tomatoes (RT). Let the Right One In The best vampire movie ever made in my opinion. Watch Let the Right One In for FREE on Amazon Instant Video The Man From Earth Holy &#%@ this film’s plot is fascinating! Garden State This is my absolute favorite film. Waking Life It’s impossible for you to grasp Waking Life without actually watching it, but I’ll do my best to explain it. Watch Waking Life for FREE on Amazon Instant Video Closer This film is a rather dark, yet comedic story about the twisted relationships between Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen and Julia Roberts.
Sin Nombre Snatch. The 20 Best Foreign Language Films of the Decade. As part of our epic, two week long Decade in Review, master of the Foreign Objects Rob Hunter lays down his picks of the best foreign language films of the decade.
I can reel off the best foreign films of the year without pause and feel fairly confident that I haven’t missed anything notable, but best of the decade? Adding to the difficulty is the fact that of the thousands of films released each year in other countries very few of them actually ever reach our shores in any official capacity. Then there’s the issue of release dates… do I use the year the film was first released or the year it finally reached the US? There’s way too much gray area here, so we’re going to simplify things a bit.
This is my list of the best foreign language films of the past ten years, and I highlight that ownership because I don’t expect it to look too similar to lists put out by most other critics. 3-Iron(Kim Ki-duk, South Korea 2004) Amelie(Jean-Pierre Jeunet, France 2001) Damn I love this movie.