Originally Posted by SamsoniteDelilah
The suspense is killing me! Where are the rest??
50. Don’t Look Now (1973, Nicolas Roeg)
A haunting, unforgettable account of how the death of a child can pull a marriage to it‘s very edges. Unsettling and supernatural.
49. Fargo (1996, Joel Coen)
Well-written, beautifully filmed and freezing cold. For all The Coens’ perceived quirkiness, Frances McDormand’s cop-with-a-bump is a very human heroine.
And the 'Trucoat' stunt? Yeah, I've done it.
48. The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943, Powell & Pressburger)
A gorgeous account of one man’s life in the army and the women (all played by Deborah Kerr) he loved. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were without peer, in my eyes, as the cinematic stylists of their day. True masters of their art.
47. The Conversation (1974, Francis Coppola)
Downbeat and understated, with a wonderful performance from Gene Hackman as the awkward and increasingly paranoid surveillance expert hired to spy on a couple.
46. This Is Spinal Tap (1984, Rob Reiner)
Poignant and sweet, this documentary…if you will…rockumentary of one of England’s loudest bands goes one louder to show us the true power of music. But hey, enough of my yakkin’, let’s boogie!
45. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966, Sergio Leone)
The quintessential Spaghetti Western…
44. Mona Lisa (1986, Neil Jordan)
A film all about voyeurism. From the sad old men in Soho to the rough and ready chauffer, desperately in love with the high class call girl far beyond his reach. A gem from Neil Jordan.
43. Goodfellas (1990, Martin Scorsese)
Thesedays, not a lot more needs saying about Goodfellas. The sheer joy of Henry’s schooling in and subsequent life of crime is wonderfully evocative. People talk about ‘the restaurant shot’ but, for me, it’s ‘the Layla shot’ which brings home, not just the bacon, but the whole darned pig…
42. Amadeus (1984, Milos Forman)
A movie so sumptuous that I need to loosen my belt after a viewing.
Rock me Amadeus! (sorry)
41. Whiskey Galore! (1949, Alexander Mackendrick)
Ahhhh Ealing, the greatest of all British Studios. And this is one of their finest efforts - 250,000 bottles of whiskey find their way to the shores of a small Scottish island after a shipwreck. You’d alert the authorities at once……..wouldn’t you?
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