Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade EmailEmail Since we first published our 100 Best Movies of the Decade in 2009, films have continued to get bigger and better. Here’s an update to the original list. Here’s what we originally wrote five years ago. We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers: 2009 – 11 2008 – 11 2007 – 7 2006 – 14 2005 – 12 2004 – 8 2003 – 7 2002 – 12 2001 – 10 2000 – 8 100. 99. 98. 97. 96. 95. 94. 93. 92. 91. 90. 89. 88. 87. 86. 85. 84. 83. 82. 81. 28 DAYS LATER… (2002) – Danny Boyle 80. 79. 78. 77. 76. 75. 74. 73. 72. 71. 70. 69. 68. 67. 66. 65. 64. 63. 62. 61. 60. 59. 58. 57. 56. 55. 54. 53. 52. 51. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER (2009) – Marc Webb 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 25th HOUR (2002) – Spike Lee 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? 19. 18. “My name is Gladiator.” 17. 16. 15. LOST IN TRANSLATION is one of my favorite films of all time. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4.
The 50 Best Movies of 2009 Call us greedy, but we've said it once, and we'll say it again: Ten is not enough. While nearly all movie critics engage in the time-honored tradition of ranking their picks for 10 best flicks of the year, we prefer to take this time of year to recognize the admirable quantity of quality movies being produced, despite our occasional moaning that says otherwise. Therefore, like we have the past several years, we count to 50. The big stories from 2009's list: Family fare ruled, with four animated films ranking in our top 15. It was also a good year for action and big budget movies, even if six of the year's 10 highest grossing movies didn't make the cut (prior to 'Avatar's' final figures, anyway). Presenting our 50 favorite films of 2009... 50. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 49. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 48. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 47. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 46. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 44. 45. 43. 42.
20 Greatest Extended Takes In Movie History - GeekWeek The extended take or long take is the first time I noticed a filmmaker articulating cinematic space and pushing his/her desire for notions of auteurism. It was the iconic opening shot in Stanley Kubrick's A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, where we are introduced to our anti-hero Alex in an extreme close-up of his face, a smirking landscape of human evil that never blinks. We then slowly PULL BACK to reveal the Korovo Milk Bar, the surroundings that fosters said evil with its retro-futuristic decay. Ever since then, I've been obsessed with the extended take in movies. Let's be clear. The extended take is often mistaken for the tracking shot. The extended take is a cinematic high-wire act that pushes the director, actors, cinematographer, art department, sound design, and every other department to their limits. This list is, in my opinion, the 20 greatest extended takes in movies. 20. 19. 18. Not as complex or lengthy as the other takes on the list, but is included for its iconic visual. 17. 16. 15.
The greatest films of all time: download the data, as a spreadsheet | News Greatest films of all time: Psycho Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/ The Guardian/Observer greatest films of all time are being revealed and you can follow the whole lot here. Each day, our top 25 movies will be released, and each day here on the Datablog we will add them to our and the sortable table below. Today is the horror 25. Horror crashes through boundaries and challenges the prohibitions of taste and thinkability in a way few other genres can match. We've added loads of extra info to the spreadsheet, including the key Guardian and IMDB links, plus the country of origin. The full list - so far Download the data • DATA: download the full list as a spreadsheet Can you do something with this data? Flickr Please post your visualisations and mash-ups on our Flickr group World government data • Search the world's government datasets
50 Best Movies of 2010 Much has been debated about the quality of the top movies released this year, but that we were able to pull together a list of the 50 best movies of 2010 means it couldn't have been so bad after all. After the jump, we count down our favorite movies of the year, from the mind-bending 'Inception' to the movie that may have defined our generation, 'The Social Network.' Think you can figure out which movie topped our list? There's only one way to find out. - the Moviefone Editors, Dec. 21, 2010 50. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 49. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 48. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 47. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 46. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 45. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 44. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 43. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 42. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 41. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 40. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 39. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 38. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 37. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 36. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 35. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 34. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 33. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 32. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 31. 30. 29.
Generation Why? by Zadie Smith The Social Network a film directed by David Fincher, with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto by Jaron Lanier Knopf, 209 pp., $24.95 How long is a generation these days? At the time, though, I felt distant from Zuckerberg and all the kids at Harvard. In The Social Network Generation Facebook gets a movie almost worthy of them, and this fact, being so unexpected, makes the film feel more delightful than it probably, objectively, is. But something is not right with this young man: his eye contact is patchy; he doesn’t seem to understand common turns of phrase or ambiguities of language; he is literal to the point of offense, pedantic to the point of aggression. ERICA: I have to go study. MARK: You don’t have to study. ERICA: How do you know I don’t have to study?! MARK: Because you go to B.U.! Simply put, he is a computer nerd, a social “autistic”: a type as recognizable to Fincher’s audience as the cynical newshound was to Howard Hawks’s. With rucksack, naturally.
Free Film Noir Movies During the 1940s and 50s, Hollywood entered a “noir” period, producing riveting films based on hard-boiled fiction. These films were set in dark locations and shot in a black & white aesthetic that fit like a glove. Hardened men wore fedoras and forever smoked cigarettes. Women played the femme fatale role brilliantly. Love was the surest way to death. All of these elements figured into what Roger Ebert calls “the most American film genre” in his short Guide to Film Noir. For more free films, please visit our big collection of Free Movies Online. Would you like to support the mission of Open Culture?
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The 50 Best Movies of 2008 Most movie critics make it an annual tradition to rank their top 10 films of the year. We think that's way too limiting -- what with instantly classic superhero flicks ('The Dark Knight,' 'Iron Man'), top-notch comedies ('Tropic Thunder,' 'Role Models'), fantastic family fare ('WALL-E,' 'Kung Fu Panda') and must-see Oscar contenders ('Milk,' 'Slumdog Millionaire') all in the running. Believe it or not, we've got 42 more where those came from ... Presenting our third annual list of the year's 50 best movies. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. '4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days' This 1980s-set drama of a Romanian girl helping her roommate get an illegal abortion is really an illustration of how existing in a totalitarian state is soul-killing. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11.
Given our current technology and with the proper training, would it be possible for someone to become Batman The 50 Best Movies of 2007 (and the 10 Worst) Some 300 movies came out in 2007, and we managed to see almost every one that mattered (sorry, 'Who's Your Caddy?'). Hollywood had a good year, despite all those three-quel let-downs. We battled like Spartans (but with fewer casualties) to hammer out this definitive list of the year's 50 best, plus 10 we could've lived without. 50 Best Movies of 2007 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. '300' We! 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. '3:10 to Yuma' Christian Bale is fascinating to watch as a wounded Civil War vet, Russell Crowe brings a menacing sizzle to his role of career outlaw with a conscience, and Ben Foster stands out as a grimy villain in James Mangold's remake of a minor '50s classic Western. 3. 2. 1. 10 Worst Movies of 2007 As members of the media, we don't generally pay for most of the movies we see (we love you, press screenings). 10.
Briggs, Statistician Oscar Statistics: Money, Men, and Maturity This article was written with the assistance of the very employable John Briggs, who did all the grunt work. Also see And The Winner Goes To…Oscar Statistics Wrap Up. Which is the better movie, the one awarded an Oscar for Best Picture or the Most Popular, defined as the one with that year’s highest box office gross? The former is, ostensibly, chosen by experts, the latter picked by you. We cannot answer that question, but we can discover some of the differences between Best and Most Popular pictures. The Most Popular picture routinely made about twice what the Best Picture took in, and there is good evidence this trend is increasing.Many pictures had only men in the lead and no women.Women over 40 are rare, and over 50 virtually non-existent, while older men show up increasingly frequently.Best Pictures usually had older actors and actresses than the Most Popular movies.There were fewer comedies for Oscars, more Action & Adventure for Most Popular flicks. Money Men vs. Age The old—get it?
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Pourquoi Marion Cotillard cartonne autant Hollywood Grâce à un rôle, un seul, Marion Cotillard accède à la consécration internationale qui lui ouvre les portes d'Hollywood. Depuis La Môme, on l'a vue charmer Johnny Depp dans Public Enemies, pousser la chansonnette avec Nicole Kidman et Penélope Cruz dans Nine, torturer les méninges de Leonardo DiCaprio dans Inception. Petite pause en France le temps de fumer pétard sur pétard dans le film de son compagnon Guillaume Canet Les Petits Mouchoirs. publicité En 2011, Cotillard sera à l'affiche de Minuit à Paris de Woody Allen, puis de Contagion, le nouveau film de Steven Soderbergh. A 36 ans, un peu plus de dix ans après son rôle sexy et pas franchement transcendant dans Taxi, la voilà propulsée comme «THE French actress» aux yeux des Américains. Comment a-t-elle –aussi vite– conquis leur coeur? La France surannée de La Môme En 2008 La Môme profite de la vague du biopic. On ne s'étonne plus de la représentation romantique de la France dont les Etats-Unis raffolent. «Oui, an Oscar!» Devenez fan sur