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#560: Top 5 Cold War Movies

michael phillips

5. KISS ME DEADLY
4. PICK UP ON SOUTH STREET
3. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
2. DR. STRANGELOVE
1. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

Honorable Mentions: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, My Son John,

JOSH

5. THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
4. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
3. WINGS OF DESIRE
2. THE IRON GIANT
1. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

Honorable Mentions: The Third Man, K-19: The Widowmaker, Good Night, and Good Luck, Goodbye, Lenin, Top Secret

#559: Top 5 Back-to-Back Movies

adam

5. Albert and David Maysles, SALESMAN & GIMME SHELTER
4. Ridley Scott, ALIEN & BLADE RUNNER
3. William Friedkin, THE FRENCH CONNECTION & THE EXORCIST
2. Sergio Leone, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY & ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
1. Ingmar Bergman’s THE SEVENTH SEAL & WILD STRAWBERRIES

Honorable Mentions: Andrew Stanton Finding Nemo & WALL-E

JOSH

5. Alan Resnais, HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR & LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD
4. Jane Campion, AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE & THE PIANO
3. Charlie Chaplin, CITY LIGHTS & MODERN TIMES
2. Mel Brooks, BLAZING SADDLES & YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
1. Wes Anderson, RUSHMORE & THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

Honorable Mentions: Hayao Miyazaki Princess Mononoke & Spirited Away, Jaques Tati Mon Oncle & Playtime, Brad Bird The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, & Ratatouille

#556: Top 5 Neighborhood Movies

adam

5. COOLEY HIGH
4. WEST SIDE STORY
3. THE DEPARTED
2. MILK
1. THE WARRIORS

Honorable Mentions: Attack The Block, A Serious Man, Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Inside Llewyn Davis, Poltergeist, The Ice Storm, E.T., Little Children, Crooklyn, M

JOSH

5. COOLEY HIGH
4. PATHER PANCHALI
3. TANGERINE
2. IN JACKSON HEIGHTS
1. HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

Honorable Mentions: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Rear Window, Attack The Block, Block Party, City of God, Boyz N The Hood, George Washington, Winter’s Bone, The ‘Burbs, The Village

#548: Top 5 Exciting Movie Trends

scott tobias

5. It doesn’t take much money for a movie to look great
4. Improving theatrical experience
3. Positive effects of globalization
2. Great discussions online
1. People from Des Moines can see arthouse movies too

Genevieve koski

5. The rise of luxury movie theaters
4. Overseas box office success of women-led films
3. Gradual decline of the “bro” comedy
2. Ascent of female driven comedy
1. More conversations about representation in film


 
 

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