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Epic

30/9/2012

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  • Spartacus (1960)
  • Ben-Hur (1959)
  • Cleopatra (1963)
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  • Doctor Shivago (1965)
  • Gandhi (1982)
  • El Cid (1961)
  • The Ten Commandments (1956)
  • Gone with the Wind (1939)
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

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The Horror of War and Nuclear War 

18/5/2012

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  1. Threads (1984)
  2. The Day After (1983)
  3. Testament (1983)
  4. When the Wind Blows (1986)
  5. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
  6. Platoon (1986)
  7. Flags of our Fathers (2006)
  8. Schindler's List (1993)
  9. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
  10. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  11. Gallipoli (1981)
  12. Battle of Britain (1969)
  13. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
  14. The Longest Day (1962)
  15. Zulu (1964)

SURGEON MAJ. REYNOLDS
Orderly, Damn it!  Will you keep the flies away.
Fan it!  Damn you, Chard!  Damn all you butchers!

Zulu (1964)
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Historical

5/11/2011

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  1. Zulu (1964)
  2. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  3. Elizabeth (1998)
  4. Spartacus (1960)
  5. The Pianist (2002)
  6. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  7. Schindler's List (1993)
  8. Braveheart (1995)
  9. Black Hawk Down (2001)
  10. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

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Fantasy

4/11/2011

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  1. Ghostbusters (1984)
  2. Highlander (1986)
  3. The Dark Crystal (1982)
  4. Ladyhawke (1985)
  5. The Neverending Story (1984)
  6. Donnie Darko (2001)
  7. The Truman Show (1998)
  8. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
  9. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
  10. Brazil (1985)

There are so many others to choose from.  This list would be endless.

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Comedy

1/11/2011

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  1. Bachelor Party (1984)
  2. Animal House (1978)
  3. Porky's (1982)
  4. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
  5. American Pie (1999)
  6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
  7. Meet the Parents (2000)
  8. Spaceballs (1987)
  9. The Blues Brothers (1980)
  10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

A few others

The Hangover (2009)
Quick Change (1990)
Bad Santa (2003)

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Romance (chick flicks)

29/10/2011

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  1. Pretty Woman (1990)
  2. Dirty Dancing (1987)
  3. Beaches (1988)
  4. Ghost (1990)
  5. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
  6. How Stella Got her Groove Back (1998)
  7. Steel Magnolias (1989)
  8. Working Girl (1988)
  9. Love and Other Drugs (2010)
  10. Save the Last Dance (2001)


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Westerns

25/10/2011

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  1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
  2. Young Guns (1988)
  3. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
  4. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
  5. Wyatt Earp (1994)
  6. Tombstone (1993)
  7. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
  8. High Plains Drifter (1973)
  9. Dances with Wolves (1990)
  10. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

A few more

Unforgiven (1992)
The Wild Bunch (1969)

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Sci-Fi

13/9/2011

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  1. The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars (1980 and 1977)
  2. Alien and Aliens (1979 and 1986) and Dune (1984)
  3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
  4. Terminator 1 and 2 (1984 and 1991)
  5. Blade Runner (1982)
  6. 2001 A space Odyssey (1968)
  7. The Matrix (1999)
  8. War of the Worlds (1953)
  9. Forbidden Planet  (1956)
  10. Dark City (1998)

Musn't forget

Tron (1982)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
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Studio Ghibli

5/9/2011

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If you’re bored with the usual animated movies and are seeking worlds of fantasy and intrigue. 

You should check out Studio Ghibli.

Laputa: Castle In The Sky 1986

Kiki's Delivery Service 1989

Princess Mononoke 1997

Spirited Away 2001

The Cat Returns 2002

My Neighbor Totoro 1988

Castle in the Sky 1986

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1984

The above are some of the best animated films you'll find.

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The Golden Age of Film

5/9/2011

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Call yourself a movie buff and a writer.

As a writer you should appreciate movies from every era.
  • Casablanca (1942)
  • Citizen kane (1941)
  • Wizard Of Oz (1939)
  • Gone with the Wind. (1939)
  • Psycho (1960)
  • Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
  • On the waterfront (1954)
  • Metropolis (1926)
  • Touch of Evil (1958)
Of course there are many others to choose from.
But these will go a long way in educating you in the art of movie making at its best.

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