Comments on: F is for “favorite films” http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/ When film critic Will Pfeifer isn’t watching movies, he’s reading about movies, talking about movies, thinking about movies or dreaming about movies. Now he shares that unhealthy obsession with you. From Hollywood hits to Japanese obscurities, from Oscar night to the summer season, he’s got movies on the brain — and on this blog. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:02:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: hokumboy http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1130 hokumboy Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:55:47 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1130 Speaking of great films and blog spam... I guess this would fit in both catagories, but I thought I'd let folks know that Criterion is running a sale 'til the 24th of Nov. Everything in their catalogue is 40% off. That beats Amazon and Deep Discount http://criterion.com/asp/index.asp Speaking of great films and blog spam…
I guess this would fit in both catagories, but I thought I’d let folks know that Criterion is running a sale ’til the 24th of Nov.
Everything in their catalogue is 40% off. That beats Amazon and Deep Discount
http://criterion.com/asp/index.asp

]]> By: hokumboy http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1129 hokumboy Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:32:38 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1129 blog spam... You've hit the Big Time, Will! I still haven't figured out favorites for V & X. No,,, I hated both Vendetta and the X-men films and just can't pick them to fill the roster. But here's my favorites for the rest of the alphabet: Air Force (1943) Dated, racist and jingoistic but still..... Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau) Close Encounters Dave Ed Wood Fort Apache The General Heaven Can Wait (1943) It Happened One Night Jaws King Kong (2007) * Everything an action movie should be! Lawrence of Arabia * The quintessential Epic Magnificent Ambersons Nosferatu * Max Schreck actually looks like he drinks blood to live The Old Fashioned Way or Oh, Brother... Parallax View Quest For Fire * I think I used to work with some of those guys Raiders of the Lost Ark Seven Chances The 39 Steps Uncle Buck Waiting for Guffman Yankee Doodle Dandy or You're Telling Me Z blog spam…

You’ve hit the Big Time, Will!

I still haven’t figured out favorites for V & X. No,,, I hated both Vendetta and the X-men films and just can’t pick them to fill the roster. But here’s my favorites for the rest of the alphabet:

Air Force (1943) Dated, racist and jingoistic but still…..
Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau)
Close Encounters
Dave
Ed Wood
Fort Apache
The General
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
It Happened One Night
Jaws
King Kong (2007) * Everything an action movie should be!
Lawrence of Arabia * The quintessential Epic
Magnificent Ambersons
Nosferatu * Max Schreck actually looks like he drinks blood to live
The Old Fashioned Way or Oh, Brother…
Parallax View
Quest For Fire * I think I used to work with some of those guys
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Seven Chances
The 39 Steps
Uncle Buck
Waiting for Guffman
Yankee Doodle Dandy or You’re Telling Me
Z

]]> By: Brian M http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1123 Brian M Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:39:21 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1123 wow... blog spam wow… blog spam

]]> By: Susan http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1121 Susan Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:22:45 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1121 I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. Susan http://www.car-insurance-choices.com I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

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]]> By: LD http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1120 LD Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:44:54 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1120 American History X (The) Bourne Ultimatum Children of Men Dark City Equilibrium Fargo Garden State HIgh Fidelity In America (The) Jacket Kill Bill (The) Last of the Mohicans Memento Ninja Scroll Once Pulp Fiction Riding Giants (The) Shawshank Redemption Tsotsi Unbreakable V for Vendetta Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory X2: X-Men United Young Frankenstein Zodiac American History X
(The) Bourne Ultimatum
Children of Men
Dark City
Equilibrium
Fargo
Garden State
HIgh Fidelity
In America
(The) Jacket
Kill Bill
(The) Last of the Mohicans
Memento
Ninja Scroll
Once
Pulp Fiction
Riding Giants
(The) Shawshank Redemption
Tsotsi
Unbreakable
V for Vendetta
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
X2: X-Men United
Young Frankenstein
Zodiac

]]> By: Brian M http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1117 Brian M Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:28:04 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1117 I think what Pat MEANT to say for C was "Casablanca OR Citizen Kane OR Clerks" I think what Pat MEANT to say for C was “Casablanca OR Citizen Kane OR Clerks”

]]> By: Pat Cunningham http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1116 Pat Cunningham Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:46:49 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1116 Off the top of my head (and subject to revision): All the President's Men OR Annie Hall OR All About Eve Being There OR Becket Casablanca OR Citizen Kane Dr. Strangelove Evita OR E.T. From Here to Eternity Godfather (I and II) or The Graduate His Girl Friday OR Heaven Can Wait It's a Wonderful Life Joe Kramer vs. Kramer Lion King Maltese Falcon OR Midnight Cowboy Nashville On the Waterfront Paths of Glory The Quiet Man Rushmore OR Red River Schindler's List OR Saving Private Ryan Taxi Driver Unforgiven Viva Zapata Wizard of Oz OR The War Game (1966) (For X: Any good X-rated movie) Year of Living Dangerously Z Off the top of my head (and subject to revision):

All the President’s Men OR Annie Hall OR All About Eve
Being There OR Becket
Casablanca OR Citizen Kane
Dr. Strangelove
Evita OR E.T.
From Here to Eternity
Godfather (I and II) or The Graduate
His Girl Friday OR Heaven Can Wait
It’s a Wonderful Life
Joe
Kramer vs. Kramer
Lion King
Maltese Falcon OR Midnight Cowboy
Nashville
On the Waterfront
Paths of Glory
The Quiet Man
Rushmore OR Red River
Schindler’s List OR Saving Private Ryan
Taxi Driver
Unforgiven
Viva Zapata
Wizard of Oz OR The War Game (1966)
(For X: Any good X-rated movie)
Year of Living Dangerously
Z

]]> By: Mack http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1115 Mack Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:10:21 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1115 I was remiss in mentioning how good the rest of your list was as I was so happy to see USED CARS in its place. Also, A FACE IN THE CROWD is an amazing movie. It's like watching the Bush presidency fifty years earlier, only with Lee Remick as a hot cheerleader. I was remiss in mentioning how good the rest of your list was as I was so happy to see USED CARS in its place. Also, A FACE IN THE CROWD is an amazing movie. It’s like watching the Bush presidency fifty years earlier, only with Lee Remick as a hot cheerleader.

]]> By: Will Pfeifer http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1114 Will Pfeifer Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:01:49 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1114 It's a true comedy classic. It's packed with great scenes, characters and lines of dialogue, and you're right Mack, part of the reason it's so funny is that it's so wrong. Kurt Russell and Gerrit Graham are completely amoral, but we love them because they're up against the even worse Roy Fuchs. (Jack Warden in a great twin performance.) I could watch this one again and again -- and the commentary track with Russell, Bob Gale and Bob Zemeckis is almost as funny as the movie. It’s a true comedy classic. It’s packed with great scenes, characters and lines of dialogue, and you’re right Mack, part of the reason it’s so funny is that it’s so wrong. Kurt Russell and Gerrit Graham are completely amoral, but we love them because they’re up against the even worse Roy Fuchs. (Jack Warden in a great twin performance.) I could watch this one again and again — and the commentary track with Russell, Bob Gale and Bob Zemeckis is almost as funny as the movie.

]]> By: Mack http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1113 Mack Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:58:14 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/11/10/f-is-for-favorite-films/#comment-1113 I love USED CARS. what a wonderfully <i>wrong</i> movie. :) I love USED CARS. what a wonderfully wrong movie. :)

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