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: On The Waterfront (#8)
On the Waterfront (1954) Starring Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint and Lee J. Cobb Written by Budd Schulberg Directed by Elia Kazan Terry Malloy (Brando) is a New Jersey dock worker whose brother is in the mob. That mob runs the Worker's Union, and as long as you play by the rules you get the … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: On The Waterfront (#8)
The AFI Top 100 Films: The Maltese Falcon (#23)
The Maltese Falcon (1941) Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet Written by John Huston (screenplay) and Dashiell Hammett (novel) Directed by John Huston Chances are when you think about the quintessential film-noir detective, you're thinking about Humphrey Bogart from The Maltese Falcon. On the off chance that you aren't, the person you're thinking … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Maltese Falcon (#23)
The AFI Top 100 Films: Double Indemnity (#38)
Double Indemnity (1944) Starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson Written by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler Directed by Billy Wilder Holy cats, do the two main characters in this movie do terrible things. That's actually what makes it so fascinating -- this is a film noir that's actually more Fargo than The … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Double Indemnity (#38)
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 