Your Favourite...?

no holden just trying to keep you on your toes

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Godfather (Brando, De Niro, Pacino): Little Shouty Al
Living Actor: Clint
Dead Actor: Warren Oates
Comedy Actor: Groucho Marx
Robert De Niro Performance: Raging Bull
John Turturro Performance: Miller's Crossing
Jack Nicholson Performance: Chinatown
Samuel L. Jackson Performance: Pulp Fiction
Coen Brothers Film: Miller's Crossing
Martin Scorsese Film : Goodfellas
Steven Spielberg Film : Jaws
Akira Kurosawa Film: Ran
Mike Leigh Film: Naked
John Sayles Film: Lone Star
Alfred Hitchcock Film: Rear Window/Vertigo/The Birds/Psycho (can't split 'em)
Comedy Film: Monty Python & The Holy Grail
War Film : The Dambusters
Crime Film : The French Connection
Thriller : The Wicker Man
Sci Fi Film : Blade Runner
Black and White Film : Alphaville

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Godfather (Brando, De Niro, Pacino) - DeNiro
Living Actor - Paul Newman
Dead Actor - Marlon Brando
Comedy Actor - W.C. Fields
Robert De Niro Performance - Taxi Driver
John Turturro Performance - Miller's Crossing
Jack Nicholson Performance - Five Easy Pieces

Samuel L. Jackson Performance - Do the Right Thing (but I'm no fan of the man)

Coen Brothers Film - Miller's Crossing
Martin Scorsese Film - Taxi Driver
Steven Spielberg Film - Duel
Akira Kurosawa Film - Seven Samurai
Mike Leigh Film - never seen one
John Sayles Film - never seen one
Alfred Hitchcock Film - Rebecca
Comedy Film - Dr. Strangelove
War Film - All Quiet on the Western Front
Crime Film - Bonnie and Clyde
Thriller - Notorious
Sci Fi Film - 2001: ASO
Black and White Film - Red River

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And to answer Holden's questions

living director: - Martin Scorsese
dead director: - Howard Hawks
living actress: - Juliette Lewis (though she really does need to make something good as it's been awhile)
dead actress: - Jean Seberg
Marlon Brando performance: - Last Tango in Paris
Gene Hackman performance: - Bonnie and Clyde
Al Pacino performance: - Scarecrow
Dustin Hoffman performance: - Straw Dogs
Humphrey Bogart performance: - In a Lonely Place
Stanley Kubrick film: - 2001: ASO
John Ford film: - The Searchers
Clint Eastwood directed film: - Unforgiven
John Huston directed film: - Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Cassavetes directed film: - sadly I have never seen one, though A Woman Under the Infuence looks like something I'd love.
Steven Soderbergh film: - King of the Hill
Western film: - Shane
Mystery film: - Gaslight
Musical film: - Cabaret
Silent film: - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
color cinematography: - Barry Lyndon
black & white cinematography: - Rebecca

yes Alan Ladd. And only as good or as bad as the man using it.

Eh?

and liam5000's questions...


Favorite living non-english speaking director - Jean Pierre Jeunet
Favorite dead non-english speakling director - Federico Fellini
Favorite film directed by more than one person - Gone With the Wind, George Cukor, Victor Flemming, Sam Wood, David O' Selznick
Favorite Documentary - Burden of Dreams
Favorite James Woods Performance - Once Upon a Time in America
Favorite Tom Hanks Performance - Big
Favorite Tom Cruise Performance - Eyes Wide Shut
Favorite Robert Zemeckis Film - Back to the Future Part II
Favorite Woody Allen Film - Annie Hall
Favorite movie based on a television series - Pennies From Heaven

opps my bad. When I wrote that for some reason or other I had in my mind, foreign director.

and now mine...

Favorite film in Leone's Dollars trilogy - For a Few Dollars More
Favorite Klaus Kinski Performance - The Great Silence
Favorite Bruce Dern Performance - The Cowboys
Favorite Christopher Walken Performance - The Deer Hunter
Favorite Film Composer - Bernard Herrmann
Favorite Screen Writer - Paul Schrader
Favorite Movie Based on a Play - A Streetcar Named Desire
Favorite Movie Based on a Book - A Place in the Sun
Favorite Robert Altman Movie - McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Favorite Alan Parker Movie - Angel Heart or Angela's Ashes, I haven't really decided yet. Both are so great.

Favorite City for a Movie to Take Place In - San Francisco
Favorite Location/Setting for a Movie to Take Place In - The American Southwest
Favortie Country for making Films other than USA or England - France
Black and White or Color (if you had to choose) - color
Favorite James Cagney Performance - Man of a Thousand Faces
Favorite Teenage Comedy Movie - The Breakfast Club
Labyrinth or The Princess Bride? - Labyrinth
Favorite message board forum other than MF - www.moviejustice.com



oh and I guess I realize that two of my question weren't "favorites" but oh well. I cheated. So kill me!

of Leone's "Dollars" trilogy: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Klaus Kinski performance: Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972 - Werner Herzog)
Bruce Dern performance: The King of Marvin Gardens (1972 - Bob Rafelson)
Christopher Walken performance: Biloxi Blues (1988 - Mike Nichols)
Film Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Screenwriter: Preston Sturges
Movie based on a Play: His Girl Friday (1940 - Howard Hawks)
from "The Front Page" by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur
Movie based on a Book: GoodFellas (1990 - Scorsese)
from Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family by Nicholas Pileggi with Henry Hill
Robert Altman movie: Nashville (1975)
Alan Parker movie: Angel Heart (1987)
city for a movie setting: New York, NY
region or country for a movie setting: Mexico
country for filmmaking (other than U.S. or the U.K.): France
Black & White or Color (if you had to choose): don't understand the choice really, but black&white I guess
James Cagney performance: The Public Enemy (1931 - William Wellman)
Teenage Comedy: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982 - Amy Heckerling)
Labyrinth or The Princess Bride: The Princess Bride (1987 - Rob Reiner)
message board forum other than MoFo: baptistboard.com

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Favorite film in Leone's Dollars trilogy - The God The Bad and The Ugly
Favorite Klaus Kinski Performance - Woyzeck
Favorite Bruce Dern Performance - Smile
Favorite Christopher Walken Performance - King of New York
Favorite Film Composer - Morricone
Favorite Screen Writer - David Mamet (which leads to)
Favorite Movie Based on a Play - Glengarry Glen Ross
Favorite Movie Based on a Book - Goodfellas
Favorite Robert Altman Movie - Nashville
Favorite Alan Parker Movie - Angel Heart
Favorite City for a Movie to Take Place In - Paris
Favorite Location/Setting for a Movie to Take Place In - Monument Valley
Favortie Country for making Films other than USA or England - Japan
Black and White or Color (if you had to choose) - Colour
Favorite James Cagney Performance - Angels With Dirty Faces
Favorite Teenage Comedy Movie - Animal House
Labyrinth or The Princess Bride? - Princess Bride
Favorite message board forum other than MF - BBC Films

Godfather: Marlon Brando.
Living Actor: Dustin Hoffman.
Dead Actor: Humphrey Bogart.
Comedy Actor: John Cleese.
Robert De Niro Performance: Playing Rodrigo Mendoza in The Mission.
John Turturro Performance: Playing Barton Fink in Barton Fink.
Jack Nicholson Performance: Playing Robert Dupea in Five Easy Pieces.
Samuel L. Jackson Performance: Playing Elijah Price in Unbreakable.
Coen Brothers Film: Raising Arizona.
Martin Scorsese Film: Goodfellas.
Steven Spielberg Film: Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Akira Kurosawa Film: Red Beard.
Mike Leigh Film: N/A
John Sayles Film: Lone Star.
Alfred Hitchcock Film: North by Northwest.
Comedy Film: The Life of Brian.
War Film: Band of Brothers.
Crime Film: L.A. Confidential.
Thriller: The Thing.
Sci Fi Film: Blade Runner and Dark City.
Black and White Film: Casablanca.
Living director: Wes Anderson at the moment.
Dead director: Akira Kurosawa.
Living actress: Cate Blanchett.
Dead actress: Ingrid Bergman.
Marlon Brando performance: Playing Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront.
Gene Hackman performance: Playing Popeye Doyle in The French Connection…but there are so many.
Al Pacino performance: Playing Francis in Scarecrow. Thanks Holden.
Dustin Hoffman performance: Playing Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy…but again…so many.
Humphrey Bogart performance: Playing Fred C. Dobbs in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
Stanley Kubrick film: 2001: A Space Odyssey.
John Ford film: How Green Was My Valley…but he made many of my favorites.
Clint Eastwood directed film: Unforgiven.
John Huston directed film: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
John Cassavetes directed film: A Woman Under the Influence.
Steven Soderbergh film: Traffic.
Western film: Once Upon a Time in the West.
Mystery film: Rashômon.
Musical film: Chicago.
Silent film: Metropolis.
Color cinematography: Lawrence of Arabia.
Black & white cinematography: High Noon.
Favorite living non-english speaking director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Favorite dead non-english speakling director: Akira Kurosawa.
Favorite film directed by more than one person: New York Stories.
Favorite Documentary: Hitler’s Henchmen.
Favorite James Woods Performance: Playing Lenny in The Boost.
Favorite Tom Hanks Performance: Playing Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump.
Favorite Tom Cruise Performance: Playing Ron Kovic in Born on the Fourth of July.
Favorite Robert Zemeckis Film: Forrest Gump.
Favorite Woody Allen Film: I’ve always had a soft spot for Bananas.
Favorite movie based on a television series: There are so many anymore…I guess it’s Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Favorite film in Leone's Dollars trilogy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Favorite Klaus Kinski Performance: Playing Don Lope de Aguirre in Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes.
Favorite Bruce Dern Performance: Playing Freeman Lowell in Silent Running.
Favorite Christopher Walken Performance: Playing Sgt. Toomey in Biloxi Blues.
Favorite Film Composer: Maurice Jarre (I’m not heavily schooled for this question or the next three).
Favorite Screen Writer: Joel and Ethan Coen
Favorite Movie Based on a Play: Henry V (1989)
Favorite Movie Based on a Book: Catch-22.
Favorite Robert Altman Movie: McCabe & Mrs. Miller.
Favorite Alan Parker Movie: Angel Heart.
Favorite City for a Movie to Take Place In: Portland, Oregon
Favorite Location/Setting for a Movie to Take Place In: A home of some sort.
Favorite Country for making Films other than USA or England: Greece.
Black and White or Color (if you had to choose): Color.
Favorite James Cagney Performance: Playing Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett in White Heat.
Favorite Teenage Comedy Movie: Weird Science (I think).
Labyrinth or The Princess Bride?: The Princess Bride.
Favorite message board forum other than MoFo: WCReplays.

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Godfather: Marlon Brando.
Living Actor: Clint Eastwood.
Dead Actor: James Dean.
Comedy Actor: Steve Martin.
Robert De Niro Performance: Jake La Motta - Raging Bull.
John Turturro Performance: Pino - Do The Right Thing.
Jack Nicholson Performance: Jake Gittes - Chinatown.
Samuel L. Jackson Performance: Ordell Robbie - Jackie Brown.
Coen Brothers Film: The Man Who Wasn't There.
Martin Scorsese Film: Raging Bull.
Steven Spielberg Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Akira Kurosawa Film: Red Beard.
Mike Leigh Film: N/A
John Sayles Film: N/A
Alfred Hitchcock Film: Psycho.
Comedy Film: Clerks.
War Film: Apocalypse Now.
Crime Film: Chinatown.
Thriller: Chinatown.
Sci Fi Film: Blade Runner.
Black and White Film: The Maltese Falcon.
Living director: Clint Eastwood.
Dead director: Akira Kurosawa.
Living actress: Gwyneth Paltrow.
Dead actress: Audrey Hepburn.
Marlon Brando performance: Johnny Strabler - The Wild One.
Gene Hackman performance: Royal Tenenbaum - The Royal Tenenbaums.
Al Pacino performance: Carlito Brigante - Carlito's Way.
Dustin Hoffman performance: Bernard - I Heart Huckabees.
Humphrey Bogart performance: Fred C. Dobbs - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Stanley Kubrick film: Spartacus.
John Ford film: N/A
Clint Eastwood directed film: Unforgiven.
John Huston directed film: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
John Cassavetes directed film: N/A
Steven Soderbergh film: Traffic.
Western film: Unforgiven.
Mystery film: Chinatown.
Musical film: Tommy.
Silent film: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Color cinematography: The Good, The Bad and THe Ugly.
Black & white cinematography: The Man Who Wasn't There.
Favorite living non-english speaking director: Jean-Luc Godard.
Favorite dead non-english speakling director: Sergio Leone.
Favorite film directed by more than one person: The Man Who Wasn't There.
Favorite Documentary: "The Beatles Anthology".
Favorite James Woods Performance: Mr. Lisbon - The Virgin Suicides.
Favorite Tom Hanks Performance: Chuck Noland - Cast Away.
Favorite Tom Cruise Performance: David Aames - Vanilla Sky.
Favorite Robert Zemeckis Film: Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Favorite Woody Allen Film: Everythign You Wanted To KNow About Sex But Where To Afraid To Ask.
Favorite movie based on a television series: Can not think of a good one.
Favorite film in Leone's Dollars trilogy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Favorite Klaus Kinski Performance: N/A.
Favorite Bruce Dern Performance: N/A
Favorite Christopher Walken Performance: Nick - The Deer Hunter.
Favorite Film Composer: Ennio Morricone.
Favorite Screen Writer: Joel and Ethan Coen.
Favorite Movie Based on a Play: Not Sure.
Favorite Movie Based on a Book: Blade Runner.
Favorite Robert Altman Movie: M*A*S*H.
Favorite Alan Parker Movie: Pink Floyd: The Wall.
Favorite City for a Movie to Take Place In: Paris
Favorite Location/Setting for a Movie to Take Place In: Desert.
Favorite Country for making Films other than USA or England: France

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Thank you for asking Tazz. I started picking at a list when I saw your post. Unfortunately, I kept changing my mind...so here's the first two lists and I'll keep picking at the others.

Godfather (Brando, De Niro, Pacino) ~ Brando
Living Actor ~ Michael Caine / Johnny Depp / and so on... (I don’t have an absolute favorite)
Dead Actor ~ Cary Grant
Comedy Actor ~ Steve Martin
Robert De Niro Performance ~ as Stanley in Stanley & Iris (1990)
John Turturro Performance ~ as Herbie Stempel...in Quiz Show (1994)
Jack Nicholson Performance ~ as Col. Nathan R. Jessep in A Few Good Men (1992)
Samuel L. Jackson Performance ~ N/A
Coen Brothers Film ~ Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Martin Scorsese Film ~ The Age of Innocence (1993)
Steven Spielberg Film ~ Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Akira Kurosawa Film ~ Madadayo (1993)[/size] and Dreams (1990) (tie)
Mike Leigh Film ~ Topsy-Turvy (1999)
John Sayles Film ~ The Secret of Roan Inish(1994)
Alfred Hitchcock Film ~ Rebecca (1940) and Rear Window (1954) (tie)
Comedy Film ~ It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) / The Gold Rush (1925) / Elf (2003) (Too many favorites . No absolute favorite.)
War Film ~ Life is Beautiful (1997) and Grave of the Fireflies (1988) (tie)
Crime Film ~ Chicago (2002)
Thriller ~ Minority Report / Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)[/size]
Sci Fi Film ~ The Incredibles (2004) / Back to the Future (Series)
Black and White Film ~ Bringing Up Baby (1938) / Now, Voyager (1942) / Captain Blood (1935) / The Philadelphia Story (1940) (Too many that are favorites.)

Living director ~ Steven Spielberg / Ang Lee / and others... (I don’t have one favorite. )
Dead director ~ George Cukor
Living actress ~ Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson(tie)
Dead actress ~ Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis(tie)
Marlon Brando performance ~ as Marc Antony...in Julius Caesar (1953)
Gene Hackman performance ~ as Royal Tenenbaum...in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Al Pacino performance ~ as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade....in Scent of a Woman (1992)
Dustin Hoffman performance ~ as Raymond Babbitt...in Rain Man (1988) and as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels...in Tootsie (1982)
Humphrey Bogart performance ~ Casablanca (1942)
Stanley Kubrick film ~ Barry Lyndon (1975)
John Ford film ~ The Quiet Man (1952)
Clint Eastwood directed film ~ The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
John Huston directed film ~ Key Largo (1948)
John Cassavetes directed film ~ Gloria (1980)
Steven Soderbergh film ~ Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Western film ~ Dodge City (1939)
Mystery film ~ Laura (1944)
Musical film ~ Top Hat (1935) / Singin' In The Rain(1952) / Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
(I don’t have an absolute favorite.)

Silent film ~ City Lights (1931)
Color cinematography ~ Wizard of Oz (1939)
Black & white cinematography ~ Casablanca (1942)

We may not agree on the musicals/chick flicks, but damn you have good taste in old comedies

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My Top 100 favorite movies.

My favorite movies are.......

Gladiator
The Last Samurai
The Patriot
Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
Harry Potter Series
Stargate
Dances With Wolves
WaterWorld
OpenRange
StarWars Series
Troy
King Aurthur
Pirates Of The Caribbean
Hidalgo
The Matrix Trilogy
Master and Commander
X-Men Series
Spiderman Series
The Alamo
and many more like these!!!

Nothing like actually reading a thread before you reply to it!

Too Much Detail, thank you.

The only one I recall is The Princess Bride.
I love that movie!

as above, I'm

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So pretey much you like action adventure, musicals??!!!

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