913. The English Patient (1996)

Running Time: 162 minutesDirected By: Anthony MinghellaWritten By: Anthony Minghella, from novel by Michael OndaatjeMain Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Kristen Scott Thomas, Willem Dafoe, Juliette Binoche, Naveen AndrewsClick here to view the trailerAND THE 69TH OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE GOES TO...Oh "The English Patient", how I've dreaded thee. Much like Elaine Benes in the Seinfeld episode entitled "The English Patient", I've never understood the hype or the...

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907. Independence Day (1996)

Running Time: 145 minutesDirected By: Roland EmmerichWritten By: Dean Devlin, Roland EmmerichMain Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Randy Quaid, Robert LoggiaClick here to view the trailerLET FREEDOM RINGIf you wanna talk about Hollywood and I mean HOLLYWOOD, then this may very well be the most modern Hollywood film on the entire 1001 list. This film oozes everything that gives every major Hollywood executive tighter fitting pants (*wink*)....

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236. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

Running Time: 122 minutesDirected By: Albert LewinWritten By: Albert LewinMain Cast: Ava Gardner, James Mason, Nigel Patrick, Harold Warrender, Sheila SimClick here to view the trailerTHE MOVING FINGER WRITES; AND, HAVING WRIT, MOVES ONNoticing that "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" was one of the many films that Netflix lists as "SAVED", meaning that it's more than likely out of print, I skimmed through the TCM listings many, many months ago and...

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230. Los Olvidados/The Young and the Damned (1950)

Running Time: 76 minutesDirected By: Luis BunuelWritten By: Luis Alcoriza, Luis BunuelMain Cast: Roberto Cobo, Alfonso Mejia, Alma Delia Fuentes, Stella Inda, Miguel InclanTHE ART OF BEING A HOODLUMMyself and Luis Bunuel have had a real love/hate relationship going on ever since I started watching my way through the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" text. It has become apparent that he is, as it pertains to my personal tastes, a real hit...

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228. All About Eve (1950)

Running Time: 138 minutesDirected By: Joseph L. MankiewiczWritten By: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, from the story The Wisdom of Eve by Mary OrrMain Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary MerrillClick here to view the trailerAND THE 23rd OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE GOES TO...With the watching of "All About Eve", I get to check another unseen Best Picture winner off of my list of Best Picture...

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227. RIO GRANDE (1950)

Running Time: 105 minutesDirected By: John FordWritten By: James Warner Bellah, James Kevin McGuinness, from the story Mission With No Record by James Warner BellahMain Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman Jr., Harry Carey Jr.Click here to view the trailerBOOOOORRING!It seems like every season at least one movie comes along and makes me take a second look at the title of the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" book and...

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226. Winchester '73 (1950)

Running Time: 92 minutesDirected By: Anthony MannWritten By: Borden Chase, Stuart N. Lake, Robert L. Richards, from story by Stuart N. LakeMain Cast: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Dan DuryeaClick here to view the trailerONE IN ONE THOUSAND? NOT QUITE, BUT STILL REALLY GOOD!Ahh, how nice it is to revisit the great Jimmy Stewart after such a long time. I was beginning to think that the endless supply of Humph'...

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915. Mononoke hime/Princess Mononoke (1997)

Running Time: 133 minutesDirected By: Hayao MiyazakiWritten By: Hayao MiyazakiMain Cast: (voices): Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver, Billy Bob Thornton, John DeMitaClick here to view the trailerNOT MIYAZAKI'S BEST WORK...AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD...This will wrap up the new side of things and from here, we'll swing back to the front half of THE BOOK, as I work my way a little closer, from THAT end of the spectrum. Gotta' say, despite loving...

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917. The Butcher Boy (1997)

Running Time: 110 minutesDirected By: Neil JordanWritten By: Neil Jordan, Pat McCabe, from novel by Pat McCabeMain Cast: Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Alan Boyle, Aisling O'SullivanClick here to view the trailerCHOPPED!Yep, this is one of the handful of films they cut out of the 6th Edition (U.S.) of THE BOOK. Speaking of BOOK editions, I've been notified by Barron's that they will be sending me a review copy of the 7th Edition of THE BOOK...

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914. Cheun gwong tsa sit/Happy Together (1997)

Running Time: 97 minutesDirected By: Wong Kar-WaiWritten By: Wong Kar-WaiMain Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Leslie Cheung, Chen ChangClick here to view the trailer"I CAN'T SEE ME LOVIN' NOBODY BUT YOU..."Just so everyone's aware, I had myself a nice, little four day weekend this week, which is why I've been able to bang out these movies so quickly. I'm back to work tomorrow and therefore, the pace my lessen. Also, while we're on the subject of my work...

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