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Another Top 100 Movies List

The Times Online has published their own Top 100 Movies List, based on recommendations of their resident movie critics. The top 10 movies are:

Casablanca Michael Curtiz, 1942
There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007
ET: The Extra Terrestrial Steven Spielberg, 1982
Chinatown Roman Polanski, 1974
The Shining Stanley Kubrick, 1980
Vertigo Alfred Hitchcock, 1958
Kes Ken Loach, 1969
Sunset Boulevard [...]

The Top Ten Oscars that Weren’t

CNN.com has compiled a list of classic films, performers, and people behind the scenes that have been snubbed by the Academy, often for lesser films. Here is their top 10 list:

Stanley Kubrick’s double snub - 1968/1964
“Citizen Kane,” denied best picture - 1941
Martin Scorsese, ever the bridesmaid - 1976/1980/1990
James Dean: Rebel without an Oscar - [...]

2001: A Space Odyssey Released on Blu-Ray and HD-DVD

Stanley Kubrick’s classic 2001: A Space Odyssey has been recently released in two high definition formats: Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. The Blu-Ray DVD features a TrueHD audio soundtrack, while the HD-DVD version uses PCM. Here are two reviews:

2001: A Space Odyssey: Blu-ray Review from Electronic House
Can this legendary sci-fi classic renown for its powerful [...]

“Citizen Kane” tops greatest movies list

From the Associated Press, this article describes the unveiling of the new “greatest movies” list from the AFI:
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — The years have been kind to “Citizen Kane,” including the last decade.
The 1941 Orson Welles classic — the story of a wealthy young idealist transformed by scandal and vice into a regretful old [...]