The Godfather, Part II (1974) Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall Written by Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) and Mario Puzo (screenplay, novel) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola When Ryan and I were watching the AFI Top 100, we decided that it would probably be a good idea to save The Godfather Part … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Godfather Part II (#32)
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The AFI Top 100 Films: The Godfather (#3)
The Godfather (1972) Starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando and James Caan Written by Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) and Mario Puzo (screenplay, novel) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola I've become fascinated with stories of regular people becoming extraordinarily bad ones. I'm not talking about the "fairy tales from a villain's perspective" story that have become a … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Godfather (#3)
The AFI Top 100 Films: Star Wars (#15)
Star Wars (1977) Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher Written and Directed by George Lucas What could I say about this movie that hasn't been said before? The impact of this space fantasy epic can't really be understated. It provided a template for science fiction movies to follow for a long time to … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Star Wars (#15)
The AFI Top 100 Films: Chinatown (#19)
Chinatown (1974) Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston Written by Robert Towne Directed by Roman Polanski Chinatown is a hell of a noir film. Set in the Los Angeles of the 1930s, it uses the acquisition of water by land barons to explore deeper themes of moral bankruptcy and how one man's remorseless … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Chinatown (#19)
The AFI Top 100 Films: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (#20)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Will Sampson Written by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman (screenplay) and Ken Kesey (novel) Directed by Milos FormanJon Ronson (he of The Men Who Stare at Goats fame) submitted a report for NPR's This American Life one week, about a man in England … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (#20)
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 