30 Day Movie Challenge Part Deux
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Day 60: A Movie That Inspires You
CITIZEN KANE (1941) As we finally pull into the station after this 60 day trek, I arrive at one of the most fascinating motion pictures ever put on screen – Citizen Kane. This was the one and only time that… Continue reading
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Day 59: A Movie That Represents Your Favorite Decade In Film
THE GODFATHER (1972) While everyone that loves movies has a favorite decade of film, I’m no different. The 1950s & 1960s brought great studio productions via post WWII. But the 1970s brought the Hollywood Studio system to its knees with… Continue reading
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Day 58: A Movie With The Best Score
SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (1978) Listen to the clip below and tell me that it doesn’t give you chills. Best. Score. Ever. (My only double-dip!) Continue reading
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Day 57: Favorite Action Film
PREDATOR (1987) I was going to pick Die Hard, which truly is my favorite action movie, but since I chose this already in the first 30 days – along with James now picking it as his favorite action movie –… Continue reading
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Day 56: Favorite Horror Film
ALIEN (1979) It’s like Day 55/56 are paired together in a double feature. Alien is just as much science fiction as it is horror and very scary. While Halloween used to be my favorite horror movie, I think Alien took… Continue reading
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Day 55: Favorite Science Fiction Film
ALIENS (1986) James Cameron took a very successful film and made a sequel that was just as good, if not better by combining Sci-Fi, horror & action. If Alien was a haunted house film, Aliens became a roller coaster film.… Continue reading
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Day 54: Favorite Comedy Film
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) One of the greatest comedies ever. Period. Need I say more? No. Continue reading
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Day 53: Favorite Drama Film
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997) I’m kind of at a loss for words today. Not for any other reason than it just shows how ignorant I can be sometimes. Searching for images of this film to put in this photo album for… Continue reading
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Day 52: A Movie With The Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
CHINATOWN (1974) Chinatown has long been considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written. Robert Towne has yet to create anything better or at least equal to this masterpiece. It’s a gritty noir with a tough-yet-flawed detective who has to… Continue reading
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Day 51: A Movie With The Best Direction
SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993) Steven Spielberg’s drama of Oskar Schindler and his purchase of 1200 Jews during WWII is the epitome of his directing abilities. To be such a captivating storyteller and an amazing visual artist, this film is unbelievably difficult… Continue reading
The Inconsistent Writer 