The 1000 Movie Journey

No, everyone, calm down.  Terminator 3 isn't on the Top 1000 List.  Fear not.  But I couldn't really stop after just the first two, come on.

The next film we'll be watching is the 1960 classic The Hustler, starring a charming young actor named Paul Newman.  Maybe you've heard of him.  It's about the most thrilling game of all: pool.

This is a bit of a random entry, as I'm still ploughing my way through The Hustler, but have been doing some other stuff as well over the past few days.

This is a new entrant on the Top 1000 list, and it clocks in as the shortest film on the list by far, running just less than one minute long.  Released in 1896, it's one of the first publicly exhibited films by the Lumiere brothers.

No relation.

Guys, I have a confession to make.  Back in September, my boyfriend and I were in NYC for our anniversary, and we decided to go to a little theater on East Houston and see this new movie called The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt.  Roger Ebert said that it was amazing, one of the best films he'd ever seen.  Who am I to argue with Roger Ebert and a glowing recommendation like that?

The next film we'll be watching is Top Hat, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.  Not for nothing, but...I bet there'll be dancing.

Score one for the film major over here.

Another year, another update to the almighty They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? Top 1000 Films list.

Which can be found here.

http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_all1000films.htm

Some new films have been added to the list, and some have been taken away.  Hardly any real movement, though, at the top of the heap:  Citizen Kane, Vertigo, and The Rules of the Game claim the top 3 spots for the third year in a row.

It seems inevitable that throughout the year, some of the films that I've reviewed will lose their coveted spots on the list.  And so with a heavy heart, we say goodbye to The Dark Knight.

We really, honestly enjoyed you, Dark Knight.  Maybe not as much as all the fanboys did, but way more than we're used to liking Batman movies.  Although you couldn't hang onto the buzz you generated after Heath Ledger's untimely death, you remain a beacon (a Bat Signal, if you will) for what superhero films should aspire to.

Happy New Year!!

Sorry I've been MIA, I'm home for the holidays, and it's been difficult to find time to sit down and watch movies.  Now I'm reviewing Get Carter (don't worry, not the Stallone one), the movie in which Michael Caine proves once and for all that he is awesome and the ruler of all things.

I am on board with this movie just from the Google Image Search.