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› Favorite Movies, not necessarily the greatest works of their makers, and not in any particular order, but these are the ones I keep going back to time and again.

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#1Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka) (1988)

Grave of the Fireflies...

See this at: imdb.com| Added on 09/18/07

A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. It will tear your heart out. Not to be missed.

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#2Kind Hearts & Coronets

Kind Hearts &...

See this at: criterion.com| Added on 09/14/07

Director Robert Hamer’'s fiendishly funny Kind Hearts and Coronets stands as one of Ealing Studios’ greatest triumphs, and one of the most wickedly black comedies ever made. Dennis Price is sublime as an embittered young commoner determined to avenge... See more more

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#3Sansho the Bailiff (Sanshô dayû) (1954)

Sansho the Bailiff...

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Zushiô: [quoting his father] "Without mercy, man is not a human being." There is a reason why I am adding this to my list on September 11.

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#4Whisky Galore! (1949)

Whisky Galore! (1949)

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During WWII, the only pub on a tiny Scottish Island runs out of whiskey. Then, during a storm, a ship runs aground offshore. Guess what her cargo is.

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#5Black Narcissus (1947) - The Criterion Collection

Black Narcissus (1947) -...

See this at: criterion.com| Added on 09/11/07

Plagued by uncertainties and worldly desires, five Protestant missionary nuns, led by Deborah Kerr'’s Sister Clodagh, struggle to establish a school in the desolate Himalayas. All the elements of cinematic arts are perfectly fused in Powell and... See more more

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The most erotic movie I have ever seen. And yes, it's about a group of nuns in the Himalayas. The Technicolor cinematography has rarely been equaled, and never excelled.

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#6The Criterion Collection: I Know Where I'm Going!

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See this at: criterion.com| Added on 09/04/07

In Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's stunningly photographed comedy, romance flourishes in an unlikely place—the bleak and moody Scottish Hebrides. Wendy Hiller stars as a headstrong young woman who travels to these remote isles to marry a rich... See more more

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#7The Ladykillers (1955)

The Ladykillers (1955)

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A gang of crooks rent a house in London, where they plan and carry off a robbery, enlisting the unknowing aid of their little old landlady. Then they try to whack her. Big, big mistake.

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#8Hot Fuzz (2007)

Hot Fuzz (2007)

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Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events. Then things get really interesting. And funny. ... See more more

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#9One Hour with You (1932)

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In this, the second of the three Lubitsch/Chevalier/MacDonald films, the leads are a happily married couple. Deliriously happy. Chevalier's closest friend is Charlie Ruggles, who secretly loves MacDonald, although he never seems to get anywhere with... See more more

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This is a remake of Lubitsch's "The Marriage Circle" (1924). George Cukor is listed as co-director. Not presently available on DVD, for now, but the old LaserDisc edition, in a Lubitsch box set, is worth tracking down.

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Coming out in February 2008 from Criterion in an Eclipse DVD set with three other Lubitsch musicals. Get this NOW!

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#10The Criterion Collection: Playtime

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Jacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in the age of technology reached their creative apex with Playtime. For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again... See more more

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Produced in 70mm, although not at full 2.20:1 aspect ratio. For some reason, Tati used an undercut camera aperture at about 1.75:1. Best seen in the wide film format because of the dense, and delightful, details only apparent that way.

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#11MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO by Hayao Miyazaki

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO by...

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 09/03/07

Two young girls, Satsuke and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuke and Mei discover the nearby forest is inhabited by creatures called Totoros, whom they soon... See more more

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#12The Criterion Collection: Fanny and Alexander Box Set

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See this at: criterion.com| Added on 09/02/07

New restored high-definition digital transfers | Ingmar Bergman’s feature-length documentary The Making of Fanny and Alexander, presented here for the first time on DVD in a new high-definition digital transfer | Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film,... See more more

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After a dreary evening at the multiplex, watch this to restore your faith in movies. Watch the 5 1/2 hour television version first.

Posted by captainbill on 9/2/07

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