Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Yahoo's list of 100 movies to see before you die


(bold movies you have seen)

1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 3. 400 Blows (1959) 4. 8 1/2 (1963)
5. The African Queen (1952)
6. Alien (1979)
7. All About Eve (1950) 8. Annie Hall (1977)
9. Apocalyse Now (1979)
10. The Battle of Algiers (1967)
11. The Bicycle Thief (1948) 12. Blade Runner (1982) 13. Blazing Saddles (1974)
14. Blow Up (1966)
15. Blue Velvet (1986)
16. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
17. Breathless (1960)
18. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
19. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
20. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
21. Casablanca (1942) 22. Chinatown (1974) 23. Citizen Kane (1941) 24. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 25. Die Hard (1988)
26. Do the Right Thing (1989)
27. Double Indemnity (1944) 28. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
29. Duck Soup (1933)
30. ET the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
31. Enter the Dragon (1973)
32. The Exorcist (1973) 33. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
34. The French Connection (1971)
35. The Godfather (1972) 36. The Godfather, Part II (1974)
37. Goldfinger (1964)
38. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1968)
39. Goodfellas (1990)
40. The Graduate (1967)
41. Grand Illusion (1938)
42. Groundhog Day (1993) 43. A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
44. In the Mood For Love (2001)
45. It Happened One Night (1934) 46. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) 47. Jaws (1975)
48. King Kong (1933)
49. The Lady Eve (1941)
50. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
51. The Lord of the Rings (2001)
52. M (1931)
53. M*A*S*H (1970) 54. The Maltese Falcon (1936) 55. The Matrix (1999)

56. Modern Times (1936)
57. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) 58. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)

59. Network (1976)

60. Nosferatu (1922)
61. On the Waterfront
(1954)

62. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
63. Paths of Glory (1958)
64. Princess Mononoke (1999)
65. Psycho (1960) 66. Pulp Fiction (1994) 67. Raging Bull (1980) 68. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
69. Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
70. Rashomon (1951)
71. Rear Window (1954) 72. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) 73. Rocky (1976) 74. Roman Holiday (1953) 75. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
76. Schindler’s List (1993)
77. The Searchers (1956)
78. Seven Samurai (1954)
79. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
80. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
81. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 82. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 83. Some Like It Hot (1959) 84. The Sound of Music (1965) 85. Star Wars (1977) 86. Sunset Blvd. (1950) 87. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
88. The Third Man (1949)
89. This is Spinal Tap (1984) 90. Titanic (1997) 91. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 92. Toy Story (1995) 93. The Usual Suspects (1995) 94. Vertigo (1958) 95. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
96. Wild Strawberries (1957)
97. Wings of Desire (1988)
98. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
99. Women on the Verge of Nervous Breakdown (1988)
100. The World of Apu (1959)

60 out 100...not too shabby! How many have you seen?


Tuesday, October 6, 2009

"Community" Remix

Have you guys been watching the new NBC comedy "Community"? It's not a show that's Must Watch for me, yet. The Thursday 9pm block is dominated by FlashForward for me. But it is a show I try to catch on hulu when I have some down time. It's hilarious while still having some emotional aspects. A fan made this awesome remix to clips from the show. Check it out:



UPDATE: You can now download the song here: Barely Digital.

Also, Community can be streamed on hulu. If you haven't seen it yet, check out the pilot embedded below:


Or, if you don't have 20 minutes, check out my favorite moment from last week's episode:

Vampire Weekend

Check out their new song "Horchata".




I love it! It's just such a happy, upbeat, light song. Vampire Weekend's new CD comes out January 12, 2010. Too bad it couldn't get a pre-holiday release, I bet that would have really helped sales. I wonder if they'll get more notice now that vampires are all the rage? It probably helps their search engine traffic!

Trick r' Treat



This looks terrifying! While I normally wouldn't give straight to DVD films a second glance, the fact that it stars Anna Paquin gives it a bit more credibility. This is getting added to my Netflix queue.

UPDATE: Check out this Q&A with the film's writer-director Michael Dougherty.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Glee: Boys' Mash-Up GENIUS



Wow, do I LOVE this show! I'm hoping the use of Confessions means that Quinn's pregnancy truth comes out. That story needs to be resolved, along with Terry's fake pregnancy.

I can't wait to see the girl's showing in this girls vs. boys glee-off!